Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Big Birthday Wishes for Laura!

Stop in and wish Laura a
Happy 70th
 on Thursday Feb 6th.
  4pm to 6pm 
open house/happy hour 
 lot 430.
Pass the word.
Dakota Bill

Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Country Dance-Sat, Jan.25th


From the Heart Auction


Adopt-A-Family
From the Heart
Auction
 
Mar 2, 2014 at 2:30pm
Where: SPR Pavilion
We are seeking donations to be auctioned
to support our Adopt a Family
2014 Christmas program.

We are seeking donations of items from
your own personal efforts.
 
These may include dinners, handmade items,
pies, pet wash, auto wash,
 knitted or crochet items, paintings,
carvings, table runners or other unique items.

Items or description of items to be auctioned
 may be dropped off to Mary or John
 at Lot 5 by February 20th.

Your support is greatly appreciated.

John & Mary

Friday, January 17, 2014

Bon Voyage Tom & Louise!

We are having a bon voyage
 lunch for Tom and Louise,
 who are leaving us for
a 4 1/2 month vacation.


 The lunch will be on Wed. Jan. 22
 at 11:30 am in the pavilion.


A light lunch of tea sandwiches
and
cookies and brownies
will be provided.
 
 Bring your beverage of choice-
no glass please.
 
Questions?
  see
Sandy # 48 or Elsie # 114.

Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Winter Outdoor Wildlife Expo! WOWE!!!

 Tom B. mentioned this on the bike ride today and several people were interested.  For the rest of the park, the Winter Outdoor Wildlife Expo (WOWE) is an annual event on South Padre Island.  This year it is a two day event, Jan 24 and 25 at the South Padre Island Convention Center.  
 

Winter Outdoor Wildlife Expo opens at SPI Convention Center Jan 24

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas – The 20th anniversary St. Andrew’s by the Sea Episcopal Church Winter Outdoor Wildlife Expo (WOWE) opens January 24 for two days at the South Padre Island Convention Center from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

“We have more than 45 programs, workshops and events scheduled, including a number of new and popular topics covering a variety of interests,” said Ralph Ayers, chairman for the Expo.

For a full schedule of events and times, and a list of exhibits, vendors and activities, visit the Winter Outdoor Wildlife Expo on Facebook at www.facebook.com/wowespi.

Workshops and lectures include:

Friday: A Bird Walk, Nature Sketching, Shelling, Coastal Fisheries, RGV Reptiles, RGV Birding, RGV and Monarch Butterflies, Butterfly Gardens, Geocaching, Digiscoping, RGV Weather, Shells, Seagrasse, Critters of Cactus Creek Ranch, Marine Mammal Stranding, Reptiles of the RGV, Birds, Butterflies, and Wildlife of the RGV,  Bats, and the Turtle Lady Legacy.

Saturday: Danny Connor's Reptile Adventures (three shows throughout the day), Surf Fishing, Monarch Butterflies, RGV Mammals, Africanized Bees, Kayaks for Sport & Fishing, Bait Fishing the Bay, Beach Combing, Fly Fishing, Nature Sketching, Advanced Nature Photography, Laguna Madre Dolphins, Critters of cactus Creek Ranch, Wildlife & Bird Rehabilitation., Gardening and Native Plants, Fishing's Future, Ocelot Up-date, Sea Turtle Rescue, Texas Prairie Chickens, Sabal Palm Sanctuary, Digiscoping, Medicinal Plants, Beach Erosion and Open Beach Law, and The Richard Moore Video Theater.

Exhibits both days include: Pirate's Landing and Black Dragon Pirate Ship, Bass Pro Shops, Caterpillar Caregiver, Quinta Mazatlan, Zieman Studios, Southern-Tip, River's End Nursery, Alamo Birding, SPI Adventures, Tom Leeman Art, Marni Law Art, Patty Avery, Cudjoe Exah, Primordial Persuasions, William Heath, Trash Art & fashions, Dutch Oven Cooking, Sea Life Center, Sea Turtle Inc., The U.S. Coast Guard, Port Isabel Rotary Club, The Port Isabel Press, Arroyo Colorado Audubon Society, Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival, Texas Master Naturalists, Marine Coastal Studies Lab, S.P.I. Birding Center, Valley Nature Center, Estero Llano Grande,  Fishing’s Future, Nature Photography, Laguna Atascosa NWR, The Surf Rider Foundation, Resaca de la Palma State Park, NOAA, WR, Bay Area Birders, Sabal Palm Sanctuary, the Sea turtle Legacy, and St. Andrew's Church.

Monday, January 13, 2014

Soup Nite

Soup Night
Tuesday, Jan. 13th.
 5:30 p.m.
At Flip- Flopz
$5.00 donation to support our Adopt-A-Family program
Soups:
Hearty Vegetable
 and
Split  Pea soup
Delicious home made desserts
Come for soup,
 come for fellowship
and come to support A-A-F.

Sunday, January 5, 2014

Wines of Venice!

I would like to wish all of you a Happy New Year
 and remind you who have signed up for this year's
Wine Appreciation Classes
that the first one is this coming
Sunday, January 12th @ 3:00 PM. 
 
 Also, a few of those who have signed up have not paid yet and there are a few spots still available. 
 Please see me if you need to pay or want to sign up. 
 
 We will be covering wines from the northeast of Italy,
 basically around Venice. 
We have been able to obtain some excellent wines
 from this region. 
 
 So mark your calendars and see you at 3:00 PM sharp.
Bob and Bernie
Lot 36

Saturday, January 4, 2014

Surrender "The Bike Ride"

I am surrendering to the weather
for the bike ride on Tuesday, January 7.
 
With temperatures in the morning forecast to be near freezing and
the high later in the day forecast to be in the mid 50's,
 I am canceling the bike ride. 
 
 We'll hope for better weather for the ride on the
 14th at Port Isabel.

Tom

Lot 44

Friday, January 3, 2014

Bob Hope Auditions


THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES. 
AUDITIONS ARE AT 3 PM WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8,
 IN THE PAVILION
 FOR THE BOB HOPE SALUTE TO VETERANS SPECIAL.
 ORGANIZERS ARE LOOKING FOR A FEW GOOD MEN AND WOMEN WHO WOULD LIKE TO
PERFORM SKITS OR TELL JOKES.
COME BY THE PAVILION ON WEDNESDAY AT 3 PM TO AUDITION FOR THIS SPECIAL SALUTE TO VETERANS.