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1997

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January '97:
  • 1/7 - Happy Hour at Ruffino's Restaurant & Bar, 9901 IH10 West in the Colonnade.
  • 1/4 - Traditional-Long Trip Leaves for Snowmass/Aspen.
  • 1/7 - Traditional-Short Trip Leaves to join the fun at Snowmass/Aspen.
  • 1-11 - Traditional-Long trip returns to check in at the local rehabilitation centers!
  • 1-12 - Traditional-Short trip returns tired and hungry!
  • 1/17 - Expedition Trip Leaves to invade Val Di Fassa, in Trevalli, Italy.
  • 1/21 - Monthly Club Meeting at Aggie Park !
  • 1-25 - Expedition Trip members return from their adventure to catch up on rest and relaxation!
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Febuary '97:
  • 2/4 - Happy Hour at Wetmore City Limits, 12329 Wetmore Rd, 2 long blocks South of Thousand Oaks and Wetmore Rd.
  • 2/8 - Winter Shootout Trip Leaves for Purgatory, Colorado.
  • 2/__-__- San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo. Joe Freeman Colliseum.
  • 2/14 - Don't you forget that Valentine or you'll be in the Dog House for sure.
  • 2/15 - Winter Shootout Trip returns with ALL guns empty but still smokin'.
  • 2/18 - Monthly Club meeting at Aggie Park
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March '97:
  • 3/4 - Happy Hour at Tomatillos at 3210 Broadway, join us for Margaritas and Mexican munchies.
  • 3/8 - Final Showdown Trip leaves for Sugarloaf, Maine.
  • 3/15 - Final Showdown trip returns exhausted from those "yankee hills"
  • 3/15 - Spring Break trip "springs" for Lake Tahoe, South Shore.
  • 3/17 - Watch out for the little Leprechauns throwing them Blarney Stones.
  • 3/17 - St. Patrick's Day Margarita Pour-Off. 6:00-10:00 pm. Sample the margarita's and green beer at the various booths. Held at the Builder's Association, 8925 IH10 North between Callaghan and Wurzbach Rd. Music by "Blue Northern" - a Live Band (as opposed to a dead one? - never understood the redundancy there.) playing Blues, C&W, and Rock. Guest appearance and performance by the S.A. Pipe & Drum Corp. SPECIAL NOTE: Show your Los Amigos membership card and get in for $8.00. Everyone else gets in for a $10.00 cover.
  • 3/18 - Last Monthly Club meeting of THIS season at Aggie Park
  • 3/22 - Spring Break Trip "bounces" back - boing! boing!
  • 3-29 - Easter Sunday - Go to Church if you haven been.
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April '97: - A VERY active Month!! See if you can keep up.
  • 4/1 - Happy Hour at Poblano's, 2121 N. St. Mary's St. - This ain't no April Fool's Here. (Trust me!)
  • 4/4-6 Friday-Sunday. Annual TSC Bid meeting at Holiday Inn Riverwalk, 217 N. St. Mary's. All members may attend for $35 per person. Friday night reception. Saturday will have all day presentations by ski resorts to try to convince us to come to their respective areas next year. There will be a Saturday evening meal and party (included in the $35). Sunday morning, delegates will vote on TSC trips for next year. We usually go out and eat after that. Anyone interested in being a trip leader is STRONGLY URGED to attend.
  • 4-11-13 Friday-Sunday, Annual Strawberry Festival in Poteet, Texas.
  • 4/15 - No meetings April-July. Next Regular meeting is August 19, 1997.
  • 4/18 - Friday. Fiesta San Antonio begins. Parades, Activities and Events all over town for 10 days. Best to read the daily paper to keep up or link to Fiesta San Antonio 1997 for a FULL detailed breakdown of activities, dates and times.
  • 4/18 - Friday. Enjoy the company of other Los Amigos at Night in 'Ole Alamo Heights. Use the shuttle buses that load at the Albertson's in Lincoln Heights Center (Basse Rd. and Broadway) and save yourself the parking headaches. (Got this info from Randy.)
  • 4/18-19 - Friday/Saturday. St. Mary's University Annual Oyster Bake. Board the Via Buses at the various Park-'n-Rides around town. See the Newspaper for details.
  • 4-21 - Monday. The annual Texas Cavalier's River Parade. Always held the first Monday evening during Fiesta Week. Come watch the Texas Aggies marching band - They still haven't figured out they need a barge for a float!
  • 4/22-25 - Tuesday-Friday. Fiesta-San Antonio Style. See you at NIOSA in La Villita downtown. (That's "Night in Old San Antonio", for all you non-Texans.) Come by and visit us and say "Hi!" at the Fajita Booth (Pronounced "fah-hee'-tah"), located in the "Old Plantation" Section.
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May '97:
  • 5/6 - Happy Hour at Steak n' Ale. 2831 NW Loop 410, 341-7247, West bound access Road between Vance Jackson and Cherry Ridge
  • 5/16 - Year End Party at Midnight Rodeo, at 12260 Nacogdoches Rd.
    Hey pardner, wear them Velcro Belt Buckles you got for Christmas!
  • 5/xx - Monthly Club meetings suspended until August 19, 1997.
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June '97:
  • 6/3 - Happy Hour at The French Quarter, 4903 NW Loop 410.
  • 6/20-21 - Annual Summer Melt Down. This year, once again at Port Royal Resort, between Corpus Christi and Port Aransas, Texas.
    Hey all you Bay Watch Babes and Hunks, you better have been workin' out for this one! Have a real beachin' time swimmin', sunnin', 'n partyin'. Also available are tennis, horseback ridin'. fishin', and boatin'.
    More details forthcoming as I get them. Call Gail Summerlin for the lowdown on the 'gitdowns.
  • 6/xx - Monthly Club meetings suspended until August 19, 1997.

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July '97:
  • Before our July Happy Hour, you may want to visit a few Brewery sites on the Internet and get a little education about the Texas Breweries and the Support Texas Brewing site.
    And last but not least, read about the 1997 Texas Brewers Festival, San Antonio's South Bank - October 1997. Featuring over 50 varieties of Texas craftbeer from Texas Breweries and San Antonio Brewpubs. FREE Admission and Music All Weekend. Designated drivers get free soft drinks. Weekend Tasting Passes are available.
    For pre-order. Call 1-800-BREWFEST. Now, see you at the Happy Hour!!
  • 7/1 - Happy Hour at The Laboratory Brewery, 7310 Jones-Maltsberger. Conveniently right next door to Stonewerks, where we've been before - imagine that!!!
  • 7/12 - Missions Baseball. Leave it to Randy Hinds to arrange group seating reservations for a Saturday Night game. For only $10.00, you get a reserved seat ticket which INCLUDES complimentary Hot Dogs, Hamburgers, and Soft Drinks from 6:00-7:00 pm ONLY. And YES, you also get the privilege of sitting with other crazy Los Amigos to whoop it up together. Game time is 7:05 pm. Limited reservations for seating so call Randy quick like a bunny at 210-496-5974 for more details. First come, first serve.
  • 7/19 - Annual Canyon Lake Party at, . . . where else, Canyon Lake - Duh!!!
    More specifically, at Cranes Mill Park on the SOUTH shore of Canyon Lake.
    Time: All day Saturday, come early for the best shade spots!! Camp overnight if you wish. Take the road THROUGH Startzville and ask for directions at the guard gate at the Park entrance. Probably a "per car" entrance fee.

    Dinner: ~6:30 pm. Full BBQ provided but YOU have to bring side dishes, deserts or something, AND your own drinks. Of course the NO STYROFOAM OR GLASS CONTAINER rules apply throughout the park.
    You bring your own floats and boats. Boat ramps available, picnic tables galore. Room for horseshoes and volleyball if WE set them up. For more details call TC Carey 210-341-0771. Sun, Fun and more!!

  • ~Canyon Lake News Flash!!!~
    Due to flooding conditions, all Canyon Lake Parks are still closed. Lake Party activities are being moved to Ted and Vanisha's Volleyball Court. Call T.C. Carey for specific detailed directions at 210-341-0771. If you get lost call 935-4491. Same great bunch of crazy people, same activities!! (except the overnight camping part.)
    • From San Antonio, take "US Hwy 281" 23 miles north of "Loop 1604".
    • Go East (RIGHT for you Aggies) on "FM Rd 306" for 9.4 miles. (Do NOT pass Fire Station!!)
    • Go South (another RIGHT) on "Potter's Creek Park Rd" for 2.3 miles.
    • Follow the signs from here. DO NOT Enter the Park (even if you could!!)
    • Look for the pile of rocks. (Isn't that how you mark YOUR spot?)
  • 7/xx - Monthly Club meetings suspended until August 19, 1997.

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August '97: 
  • 8/05 - Happy Hour at Willies Grill & Ice House 15801 San Pedro Ave., 490-9220.
    On the South bound access road, South of Thousand Oaks and North of Bitters Road.
  • 8/09 - Can't let the summer get by without our Annual Tube 'N Lube at the Old Mill Stream River Park, 120 Landa St., 210-620-7600, next door to the Wursthall entrance in New Braunfels, Texas.

    Tube launch ~10:30 am. Tube rentals ~$5.00, (more w/ bottoms). You CAN bring your own tube!! BBQ and drinks after (~2:00 pm). Burgers & Dogs provided, YOU bring side dishes, deserts, munchies AND your own drinks. Of course the NO STYROFOAM OR GLASS CONTAINER rules apply throughout the park. Canned beer and sodas okay. Please transfer any WINE into plastic containers or wine pouches. (Our bare feet and the environment thank you.)

    Plenty of room for Horseshoes and Volleyball. So, git them tubes pumped up and see who will be this year's King and Queen of the "Tube 'N Lube." Don't forget your tennies and plenty of sun screen!! Call James Langford for details 210-622-3102.

  • 8/19 - First Monthly Club meeting of the New Season at Aggie Park. Come see details on the upcoming ski trips planned for this season!!

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September '97: 
  • 9/02 - Happy Hour at Pancho Willies. 9714 San Pedro Ave, 78216, 348-8989. Across from Maggie's in the old Alamo Cafe Building.
  • 9/16 - Regular Club meeting at Aggie Park. Trips have been defined and arrangements well under way. Trip lists are filling up. Don't miss your chance to be included.
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October '97:
  • 10/07 - ~5:00-9:00 PM. Monthly Happy Hour at Jazz - A Louisiana Kitchen, 2632 Broadway, 78209 (just south of Mulberry), 472-2520. We've been here before. Join us again for Gumbo and other snacks. Plenty of Friends to share in the excitement of upcoming ski season.
  • 10/21 - 7:30 PM. Regular Club meeting at Aggie Park. This month features a our annual Ski Swap. Clothing, accessories and equipment. Bring something to sell, take home something "new". Since it is sooooooo close to Halloween, come dressed up. Who knows, you might just win a door prize just for dressing up. Trips payments are probably due again. Trip lists are filling up. Don't get left out!!
  • 10/31 - Halloween. Party Hardy but watch out for the kiddies in the dark!
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November '97: 
  • 11/04 - Happy Hour at Crumpets in Oakwell Court, 5920 Harry Wurzbach. Right after you get out of the voting booth - right?
  • 11/08 - Join us in New Braunfels, Texas for Wurstfest '97. Meet us at Aggie Park to board a Charter Bus and avoid the traffic and parking hassles. For only $15.00, you get a bus ride AND admission to Wurstfest grounds. Refreshments will also be available on the bus! Bus departs Aggie Park at 6:00 pm and will depart Wurstfest promptly at 11:00 pm. For more details, contact VP Programs, Royce Sample 558-3949 or Lori Ivy-Marx, 561-9825.
  • 11/18 - Regular Club Meeting at Aggie Park. The Famous (and always unpredictable) Style Show. It is the biggest and best meeting of the year. Join us for both the Syle Show AND to send off the folks on the First Ski Trip of the year. Thanks to El Nino, Snowfall is in abundance already.
  • 11/25-30 - Fall Roundup Trip Leaves for Breckenridge, Colo!!!!
  • 11/27 - Thanksgiving: Be thankful for at least SOMETHING!
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  • 11/30 - Fall Roundup Trip Returns with Lots of Stories and Photos!

December '97:
  • 12/02 - Happy Hour will be at Texas Land & Cattle Steakhouse, 60 NE Loop 410 at McCullough, 342-4477.
  • 12/12 - Friday. Christmas Party at Aggie Park, 6205 West Ave. Music provided by CPR. Dress for the Christmas Party will be "formal." Gentleman are requested to wear coat and tie, as formal as you can get. This year's theme is "Puttin' on the Ritz." That means we get our Saturday nite bath a day early and put on or Saturday night best!!!
  • 12/25 - Christmas: Merry Christmas and a Snowy White Holiday season to all!
  • 12-26 - Trip to Sante Fe cancelled.
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June '98:
Time to update your Bookmarks by linking to the New 1998 Calendar of Events and Activities . . . or,

 


 
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