Friday, March 11, 1983AThe Battalion/Page 3
She’s got style!
staff photo by William Schulz
Teresa Hanson models the ‘in’ look Hospitality fashion show held
, for spring break at the MSC Thursday in the MSC lounge.
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olds spring activities
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by Wanda Winkler
Battalion Reporter
* The College Station Parks and
FRecreation Department will
' I sponsor a kite-flying contest
k /Saturday, one of five programs
i^jcheduled for spring and
r's/ummer. ,
r^^BThe contest, which is free and
^ 'open to all ages, has been spon-
^^Wed by the parks department
-^»[oi the past five years. To com-
5fi?plte, a person cannot receive
issistance from others in flying
is kite, said Marci Rodgers, re-
^--.reation superintendent. Con-
" yest rules require that kites be
t/iomemade and flyable.
^MBl he event begins at 2 p.m. at
Anderson Park, which is at the
corner of Anderson Street and
Hollernan Drive. Rodgers said
first place trophies will be given
in categories such as best deco
rated, highest-flying and
strongest-pulling kite. Both the
youngest and oldest flyers will
receive a trophy for partici
pating.
On May 28, the parks depart
ment will host the fifth College
Station Spring Arts Festival at
Central Park, across from Peli
can’s Wharf on Krenek Tap
Road. Rodgers said about 50
artists from around the state will
demonstrate their artistic talent
and sell their arts and crafts.
“It’s a fun event, and the com
munity really gets involved,” she
said. Live music, food, drink, a
quilt raffle and puppet shows
will be some of the attractions at
the festival, which will be from
10 a.m. until dark. A free con
cert by a German oom-pah band
called Mountain Vagabonds be
gins at 3 p.m.
A committee of professional
artists selected festival partici
pants by reviewing three art
pieces from each applicant,
Rodgers said.
On May 21 and 22, the Col
lege Station and Bryan parks de
partments will host their third
annual tennis tournament at
Texas A&M. Rodgers said the
event is open to all ages, and the
entry fee is $5 per person.
Free summer concerts also
will be held at Central Park on
Friday evenings by the College
Station parks department.
Groups performing include
Neil Archer Roan, Mercy River
Boys, Sunrise and Dixieland
Sextet.
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SOCIETY
MANDATORY MEETING
for anyone interested in
applying for membership
MARCH 22 OR
MARCH 23
Room #350 Rudder Tower
For more information call
MSC OPAS: 845-1515
Applications available only at the meeting.
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CS Council
grants dental
office permit
by Robert McGlohon
Battalion Staff
The College Station City
Council Thursday reversed a
Planning and Zoning Commis
sion decision by granting a con
ditional use permit for a small
plot of land at the corner of
Texas Avenue and Richards
Street.
That action followed an
appeal by Grant R. Wolfe of the
unanimous Planning and Zon
ing Commission decision.
Wolfe, who plans to graduate
from dental school in June,
asked the council to allow him to
build a dental office on the land.
A conditional use permit
does not re-zone the land but
allows the land to be used for a
specific purpose only — in this
case, dentistry.
The city staff also recom
mended the appeal be denied.
Jim Callaway, assistant director
of planning, gave three reasons
for the staffs recommendation:
— The request is inconsistent
with the goals of the develop
ment program for the neighbor
hood.
— The proposed dental office
would box in the neighborhood,
which is already borderd on two
sides by commercial property.
— And alternative locations
are available in the area for
dental office.
Mayor Gary Halter gave three
reasons for his support of the
request:
First, it is unlikely that the
land will be used for a single
family residence, as no such
houses have been built border
ing Texas Avenue in the last 10
years. Second, granting the per
mit will prevent a future council
from allowing the land to be
used for a purpose more de
trimental to the neighborhood.
And third, the office could be
built to look as if it is a residence.
Spring break hours
Nfost facilities at Texas A&M
will be closed for spring break
from March 16 through March
21.
• MSC bowling and games
will close at 5 p.m. today and will
reopen at 1 p.m. on Sunday,
March 20. The MSC Snackbar
will close at 2 p.m. today and
reopen on Monday, March 21.
• The Memorial Student Cen
ter Bookstore will close at 4:30
p.m. on Tuesday, March 15, and
will remain closed urttil Monday,
March 21. MSC food services
will close at 3 p.m. on Tuesday
and will reopen on March 21.
The MSC Main Desk will close at
5 p.m. on Tuesday and open at
noon on Sunday, March 20. The
Browsing Library will be open
until 5 p.m. today and Monday
and will be closed front 5 p.m.
Tuesday until noon on Sunday,
March 20.
• The MSC post office will be
open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. to
day, Monday and Tuesday. It
will be closed from noon on
Wednesday until March 21 at 10
a.m.
• Sterling C. Evans Library
will be open Monday and Tues
day from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m.,
Wednesday-Saturday from 9
a.m. until 5 p.m. and will resume
regular hours on Sunday,
March 20.
• The A.P. Beutel Health
Center will close at 5 p.m. on
Tuesday, March 15, and will
reopen on Monday, March 21.
• The Student Financial Aid
Office and the Registrar’s Office
w ill close on Wednesday, March
16, and will reopen on Monday,
March 21.