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OUTINGS

Purchase your tickets for CA Sponsored Outings at www.sctexas.org or at the Member Services Office.
Tickets for outings listed for the first time will be available Monday, Jan. 4, at 8 a.m.

Key to Outings After lunch we will take a walk on the historical Chisholm
Trail Bridge. Learn a little history, take some great photos and
SCPL - Social Center Parking Lot participate in two Waco traditions, a surprise you are sure to
CCPL - Cowan Creek Parking Lot enjoy.

Level 1 – Light Activity Bus trip over approx. The Texas Ranger Museum, our final destination, was established
Level 2 – Moderate Activity 3 hours in 1823. The Texas Rangers, some of the most colorful heroes
Level 3 – Active Activity in American history, brought peace to an untamed frontier and
Overnight stay have become one of the most famous and respected crime-fighting
Meal provided Walking - Expect a forces in the nation. Enjoy an introductory 45-minute movie
Requires climbing in walking tour or a large followed by free time to explore.
and out of a boat venue
Walking and steps Ticket cost includes transportation and museum tours.
Bus is wheelchair
accessible Volunteer Trip Leader: Jerilee Prather

Perry’s Steakhouse – Austin

Dinner Outing
Sunday, Jan. 17, $67 pp
Depart SCPL 4:30 p.m.; Return 8 p.m.

PERK Cards! Sunday dinner at Perry’s
Steakhouse in downtown Austin will feature
Every time you travel on an outing their ‘two inch high’ center cut pork chop. From
planned by the Lifestyle Department, its humble beginnings as a meat market in
you will receive a card to fill out and 1979, Perry’s has stayed true to serving the
turn in at the Monitor’s desk. We will very finest cuts of meat. Their pork chops are smoked, roasted,
draw a card monthly and the lucky caramelized and then topped with herb-garlic butter sauce. The
winner will receive a 50% discount on a future CA bus outing of pork chop is fabulous and can be eaten with a fork! Accompanying
your choice! (Note: Excludes overnight outings). We will notify the pork chop is homemade applesauce and tea or coffee. Additional
the winner via phone and email. beverages may be purchased. ‘Dessert Trio’ consisting of Vanilla
Crème Brulee, Grand Marnier Chocolate Truffle and Praline
Our Perk Card winner was Dolores Calafati. Congratula- Cheesecake concludes this delicious feast.
tions, Dolores! Thank you for being a frequent traveler
on our bus outings. Note: We will be seated upstairs in the Capitol Room, so
you must be able to climb stairs. Also, we are traveling
If you have any questions about our outings, please in the small bus which has no amenities, and the ride
contact Lifestyle & Activities, 512-948-7392. could be bumpy.

Masonic Lodge and Texas As we leave the restaurant, we will see the horseshoe-shaped
Ranger Museums – Waco Bar 79 named in honor of the 1979 founding date, along with
their vault and private wine holdings.
Lunch on Your Own – Rudy’s Bar-B-Q
Wednesday, Jan. 13, $40 pp Ticket cost includes transportation and dinner.
Depart SCPL 8 a.m.; Return 5 p.m.
Volunteer Trip Leader: Ellen Mire
Explore two Waco museums. First,
we will visit the Masonic Lodge Museum. UT Symphony Orchestra – Bates Hall
Tracing their Lone Star roots to 1835, the Texas Austin - NEW!
Masons boast such influential members as all
four Republic of Texas Presidents, 31 governors, and an astronaut Dinner – Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen
who established a Masonic lunar outpost called Tranquility Lodge Wednesday, Feb. 17, $58 pp
No. 2000. The Texas Grand Lodge not only houses a fine exhibit Depart SCPL 4:15 p.m.; Return 10 p.m.
of Masonic memorabilia, but also artifacts from the Republic of
Texas, the Texas railroads, and an exhibit dedicated to the Nazi Our evening begins at Pappadeaux
persecution of Freemasons during the Holocaust. with their famous salad. Dinner options to be
Enjoy lunch on your own at Rudy’s Bar-B-Q, which does Texas selected when you purchase your ticket are
proud. Choose from slow smoked, tender brisket, sausage, ribs, ginger salmon, a char-grilled filet; pan grilled
chicken or turkey – sliced or sandwiched, with all the sides and tilapia topped with toasted hazelnuts; mixed
trimmings.
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