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The voiceMoon of The Island since 1996 May 9, 2019 Weekly www.islandmoon.com FREE Around Island by the numbers The Island Health By Dale Rankin Insurance It was Splash Day on our little sandbar this week as the temperatures Coverage rose enough that non-Winter Texans 9038 Civilian population could get into Island swimming pools. We’re still six weeks away 8611 With Health Insurance from the official start of the 2019 coverage summer season but judging by the 7926 With Private Health beach crowds from Port Aransas to Insurance coverage PINS this weekend visitors to the 2152 With Public coverage islands aren’t waiting for the summer heat to head to The Coast. Island 427 No Health Insurance businesses reported brisk crowds of 1218 Population under 19 customers and beaches were crowded from Packery Channel south. 51 Under 19 with no Health A dredge has been at work in the channel at Island Moorings in Port Aransas. Insurance coverage Seawall beach Photo by Bubba Brandenberger Repair Work on Packery Jetties First Predictions South Texas Could Begin in January 2020 for Hurricane Growth Lagging By Dale Rankin permits with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have been applied for and Season 2019 City staff told the Island Strategic would replace the current articulated Behind the Rest Action Committee on Tuesday that stone with riprap and would include Less active than City crews have been working to funds from the Federal Emergency a barrier at the base of the jetties to of the State widen the beach along the Michael Management Agency (FEMA) keep water from flowing underneath 2018, 12-14 storms J. Ellis Seawall by moving sand from are expected to reimburse the city the structure. The failure of those two If this region were By Dale Rankin the base out toward the water. City for about 90 percent of the cost of features was responsible for much of staff said Tuesday that current plans repairing damage to the Packery the damage during Hurricane Harvey. The first predictions for Hurricane a state, it would call for the non-traffic area of the Channel Jetties due to Hurricane Season 2019 came out this week as The staff said the expected final beach to be extended northward from Harvey, but only after the initial two of the major prognosticators have the youngest design drawings for the new jetties the current boundary at the south expense is paid by the city. releasing their predictions which to be in place by July followed by end of the seawall to a point near the agree it will be a slightly less active population in the According to a preliminary estimate bidding with construction to begin in Holiday Inn due narrowing of the season that 2018 but still more active by a consultant hired by the city the January, 2020. Funds for the repairs beach. That is expected to happen in cost for the repairs ranges from $7.5 than normal. nation the next month. would come from the Island Tax By Dale Rankin million to $14.5 million depending Increment Refinance Zone pending Colorado State University predicts Fourth of July Fireworks on the final design. According to the reimbursement by FEMA. 13 tropical storms five which Population growth in the twenty- briefing given to the ISAC the design eight county South Texas region is The Seventh Annual Island Blast will become hurricanes, while of the new jetties will be closer to the City staffer also said markers will be lagging behind the rest of Texas in Fireworks Display is on for Thursday, AccuWeather forecasters predict a original design which was altered placed at four locations near the boat population and economic growth, July 4. Event organizer Jerry Watkins near- to slightly above-normal season during construction in 2004 due to ramps on Zahn Road where shoaling according to an economic study says has raised $11,284 and needs with 12 to 14 storms with five to cost overruns. The city staff said two has caused water shallow enough to released by Texas Comptroller Glenn to get to $16,500 to make it happen. seven forecast to become hurricanes create a navigation hazard. Hager this week. The majority of that money came and two to four to become major from donations through the Padre May 16 hurricanes. The South Texas Region covers about Isles Property Owners Association, The season begins June 1 and both 37,800 square miles in southernmost donations are handled through SEA Banquet Thursday at organizations agree that a weak El Texas, stretching along the Mexican the Island Foundation and are tax Nino and cool Atlantic waters will border from Del Rio to Brownsville deductible. All money is used for American Bank Center limit this year’s season after an active and up the Gulf Coast past Rockport the event. Contributions can be sent hurricane season in the USA in 2018, to Aransas Pass and San Antonio Bay to 14493 SPID, Suite A PMB 303, building the boat ramps at the JFK which featured major storms Florence and includes Nueces, Kleberg, and Corpus Christi, TX, 78418. Causeway and the construction of the and Michael which combined to San Patricio counties. The area saw reef offshore from Packery Channel. population growth of 7.2 percent The launch site, as always is at the kill more than 100 Americans and They raise money for enhance the between 2010 and 2017 while the west end of Whitecap adjacent to the cost nearly $50 billion in damage, local environment with an emphasis state grew by 12.6 percent, according Padre Island Yacht Club. It is solely according to the National Oceanic on recreational fishing. to the study. The region lagged behind funded through private donations. and Atmospheric Administration. Sponsorship tables are available for the state as a whole in almost every An average season has 12 tropical economic category. Employment in What the hey?! $1750.00, Tables of 8 are $1000.00, storms, six of which are hurricanes, and individual tickets are $125.00. South Texas during that time grew We had a report this week of a naked The Saltwater fisheries Enhancement a tropical storm becomes a hurricane The event includes dinner, live and by 12.4 percent while the state grew man sitting in his car at the parking Association (SEA) will hold its 19th when its wind speed reaches 74 silent auction, and raffles. A 2019 by 17.4 percent; wages in South lot on Windward. Our witness did Annual Fundraising Banquet, on mph. Of the minimum five predicted TIBURON LX21 boat with a 150 HP Texas grew by 4 percent while Texas not ask why the man was naked Thursday, May 16, at American Bank hurricanes, in both predictions two Suzuki, Magic tilt tandem trailer will grew by 5.6 percent. In 2017, the but reported that at least he didn’t Center - Convention Center Exhibit are expected to spin into major be raffled for $10.00 each or six for South Texas Region accounted for exit the car. I don’t know what it Hall, it begins at 5:30 p.m. hurricanes – Category 3, 4 or 5 – $50.00. For more information contact nearly 7 percent of the state’s total is about nakedness and the beach with sustained wind speeds of 111 employment. but somehow when some guys get SEA is responsible for several the SEA Office at 361-886-1100. to the beach they drop their pants. projects in the Coastal Bend including Hurricane cont. on A4 Study cont. on A4 The Naked Men of Kleberg have disbursed as the beach crowds started A little local history showing up with the warmer weather, maybe they just migrate. Shootout on the Medina and Outlaw John Wesley Harden Internet sales tax Editor’s note: This is the latest talk around San Antonio was that Espantoso Lake where Fisher and his Four bandits went down in the first As part of its attempt to rein in in a series of stories based on the all of the stolen stock moving from men were moving a herd of horses few volleys and the three still on annual tax increases at the local level book Taming the Nueces Strip by Central and South Texas into Mexico stolen from East Texas through to the their feet were wounded. A Ranger the Texas Senate this week passed Texas Ranger George Durham was going through Fisher’s Ranch Devil’s River in the next few days. by the name of Boyd confronted a a bill that would make up cuts in who was recruited by Ranger outside Carrizo Springs. He told them that King Fisher had bandit well known to the Rangers property tax in schools across the Captain L.H. McNelly who raised a left a couple of days ago with a from previous encounters. His name state by adding a sales tax to internet company of Rangers to put an end A shootout with rustlers herd of about 150 stolen steers for was John Martin and he was a big transactions in Texas. Currently to the raids on ranches and towns Due to McNelly’s recent illness delivery in West Texas. Unknown Kansan who was in The Book listing applied only to transactions in which in the area between the Nueces Lieutenant Lee Hall had been named to the Rangers until later Fisher had Texas outlaws as One-Eyed John the retailer has a physical presence River and the Rio Grande that had the new commander of the Ranger stopped overnight at the Maverick who before coming to Texas had in the state, the additional tax is occurred throughout 1875. It was troop. Lee ordered the men to take Ranch located at the headwaters worked the border between Kansas expected to bring in $300 million in now late 1876 and the full scale 25 men and head into King Fisher of the Medina River. Key told the and Missouri as a bushwhacker. revenue. battles in the Strip were over. The country and round up anyone they Rangers there would be about six He was known for his skills with a Rangers’ job now was mopping Music from the Moon came across. The Rangers were given or eight men holding the horse herd knife. up the roving bands of bandits ten minutes to get ready to ride out and the Rangers rode to a point about The first installment of the Music operating independently in South of San Antonio and after two days of half a mile from the bandit camp and One-Eyed John and a Bowie from the Moon concert series will and Central Texas and bringing hard riding and spending the night in dismounted. The bandits had a sentry Knife them before courts. In the last hit the stage at 6 p.m. on Friday, May a cold camp in the brush they were in out and he fired a shot narrowly One-Eyed John had emptied his issue the Rangers had been called 11, at the new and improved Marker Carrizo Springs. missing Ranger Sgt. Armstrong. revolver and was now backing to meet McNelly in the Menger 37 on the Laguna Madre. The reggae Armstrong answered with one toward the brush brandishing a Hotel in downtown San Antonio. band the Chanklas will perform and shot and the sentry fell dead. The knife. Boyd leveled his rifle and the concert is free. More dates for the In short order they had five prisoners Rangers rushed the camp and the and after dangling one of them from a fired but it jammed. One-Eyed concert series will be announced as By Dale Rankin fight was on. There were seven men John charged and Boyd pulled his they approach. tree limb at the end of a rope he told around the fire and five Rangers. After leaving McNelly in the them where to find the camp where Bowie Knife. The other Rangers Come out and hear some music, watched. Their creed was that Menger the Rangers were headed the latest bunch of stolen horses The Rangers charged with their the sunset is also free. We’ll see you back to Carrizo Springs to take were being kept. The man’s name once a Ranger engaged a bandit there. Say hello if you see us Around repeater rifles firing wild and the one-on-one the rest stayed out. another crack at arresting rancher was Noley Key and he told them to bandits did the same with their pistols. The Island. and Border Lord King Fisher. The head for a camp near the west end of History cont. on A4 May 9, 2019 Island Moon A 2 Port Aransas Market Days

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WAVESRESORT CC.COM May 9, 2019 Island Moon A 3 Moon Monkeys Warming Did Ya Mike Ellis, Founder Letters to the If the ice in my martini melts will the glass overflow? Hear? Editor Chuck Armstrong By Mary "Scoop" Craft Bikes Dear Editor, New Advertisers Thank you very much for the sidewalk information last week. It was extremely C.C. Battery Company has 6V golf helpful and wound up sending me in a better cart batteries for $89.95. Besides a direction. Rather than obtaining multiple rights wide selection of all types of batteries, for sidewalk sections and then overcoming the Distribution they have starters, alternators and much higher costs of concrete, bike lanes may rebuilt gas cart generators starting at Pete Alsop prove to be the path of less resistance. $145. It is an Islander owned business Island Delivery Turns out much of this planning and research that started in 1923. Call 882-5561 Coldwell Banker has already been done for us! One of the or visit them at 3513 Agnes. Advertising nice folks from the city directed me to www. coastalbendinmotion.org which has a gorgeous Jan Park Rankin Island Splash Shave Ice is available Appreciation? bike plan for the island. Classifieds for private parties starting at $60 for Dale, The challenge here seems to be funding and Arlene Ritley 12 persons. Call George Gibson at I hoped someone would address this in the next city prioritization. City engineering checked 500-2343 for details. Production Manager for us and said there are no current plans to issue from the 4/25 article about "76 million Abigail Bair dollar loss of property value on the Texas coast” incorporate the cycle track onto the shoulders The Padre Island Yacht Club has Contributing Writers but no one did. If you read the whole article it of Encantada (where a child was struck recently boat slips available. Club applicants Joey Farah says near the end that no value was lost. It says and kids bike to/from school) or Gypsy. This can now lease a slip at the marina is due to a lack of prioritization on the project Andy Purvis the properties still appreciated but just not as because the street itself is still in good shape. prior to membership. Check their Mary Craft much as other properties in the study. To say web site for contact information. the properties lost value is false and misleading. But how much can street paint and plastic poles Kelly Trevino It’s like congress saying spending has been cut Jay Gardner really cost? Certainly, it’s infinitely less than when it only raises spending by 10% instead of concrete sidewalks. I believe that if Islanders Business Briefs Todd Hunter 15%.If you’re happy with where you live it’s can rally on this and shake the tree, if you will, Dotson Lewis worth your property not appreciating as much we can make Island bike lanes a reality. Thank The IGA Grocery received the Dr. Tom Dorrell as property where you wouldn’t want to live in you again. necessary permits and work will Ronnie Narmour the first place. Who wants to spend a million begin on the underground utilities on dollars for a 900 square foot roach trap in (insert Charles J. Brent Rourk st city here) you want to stay away from. June 1 . That’s right – it’s actually Photographers happening. Maybe we should bring Rick Self Miles Merwin (Emeritus) champagne to toast the event. Captain Kidd Dr Debbie Noble Palmilla Beach Golf Course in Jan Rankin Port A is now open. You can play Mary Craft 9 holes once or twice for 18 holes Ronnie Narmour and an example of the cost is on Office Security/Spillage Control (Emeritus) Sundays 9 holes are $40 and 18 are Riley P. Dog CLUB NEWS $60. They also offer a 12 hole option where you can add their short 3 hole The Island Moon provides this space for the Island Time Sushi Bar, contact: Nick course to your 9 holes. Call 749-4653 Island organizations. If you are a member Colosi 618-889-9160 ncolosi@yahoo. to reserve tee time or it can be done of a club and want to get the word out com. online. about your events and/or projects send them along and we will get them in. POA - Padre Isles Owners Association. The first Island Moon concert at The Association’s primary responsibility Be sure to include a brief description of Marker 37will feature the Reggae is to maintain the Common Areas, assess th what your organization does and a contact and collect the annual fees and provide band Chanklas on Friday, May 10 person for those interested in joining. information and assistance to property 6 – 8 pm. These free concerts will Send the info to [email protected] owners. .. Membership in PIPOA is be held at Marker 37 every Friday and we will include it. Or call us at 949- automatic for anyone acquiring record Publisher and next Friday a Blues band will 7700. legal title to any property within Padre entertain. Beverages will be available Dale Rankin Isles. Their office is located at 14015 About the Island Moon Youth Development Foundation of Fortuna Bay Drive on The Island. (361) at the Fishtales Bar. The Island Moon is published every Thursday, Dale Port Aransas. YDF meets at noon each 949-7025, [email protected]. Rankin, Editor / Publisher. Thursday at Stingray’s, 401 Beach Ave., Texas Mesquite BBQ will be Total circulation is 10,000 copies. Distribution includes Port Aransas. For more information please ARK – Animal Rehabilitation Keep. moving into the old Cancun building delivery to 4,000 Island homes, free distribution of 3,000 email [email protected]. Located in Port Aransas the ARK is soon. They will be opening a wings copies in over 50 Padre Island businesses and condos, affiliate with the University of Texas at as well as 600 copies distributed in Flour Bluff, 1,400 Padre Island Ukulele Club – We meet eatery in their current location next copies on Mustang Island and Port Aransas businesses. Austin Marine Science Center. They every other Tuesday night! Call or text handle the rehabilitation of most species to WB Liquors. News articles, photos, display ads, classified ads, Danny Salazar at (316) 877--‐7071 of wildlife in the area with an emphasis th payments, etc. may be left at the Moon Office. for the next meeting date. Beginners The 4 Annual Dine Island is on marine animals. If you find an animal restaurant week Island style with 21 The Island Moon Newspaper Workshop: 6 to 7 PM and Open Jam: in peril they can help. 750 Channel View 7 to 8 PM. All Skills levels welcome. Dr. Port Aransas. Contact Alicia Walker at eating establishments participating. 14646 Compass, Suite 3 Location: Island Joe’s Coffee and Gallery, 337-290-0251 or alicia.walker@utexas. Just ask for the Dine Island menu and 13919 SPID, right here on the island. edu you will get at most places a three Corpus Christi, TX 78418 A $3 per person donation covers the Island’s PIPPs Chapter of Corpus course meal at a value price. This 361-949-7700 workshop, materials and the open jam. Loaner ukuleles available at no extra cost. Christi Red Hat Society. In 2004 a event runs through May 22nd. The [email protected] RSVP online. PadreIslandUkeClub@ group of Island ladies got together under menus can ve viewed on the Dine gmail.com a Palapa and founded the Padre Island Facebook: The Island Moon Newspaper Palapa Pals (PIPPs). Our only rule is that Island Facebook page. This event KIWANIS Club of Padre Island. there are no rules! We are all about fun was started here by Islander Debbie Kiwanis meets at Veranda Restaurantat and friendship. We meet once a month Noble. Schlitterbahn at Noon on the first and for lunch and various fun outings from th third Wednesday of the month. cupcake making to CPR. The 35 Annual Songwriters Showcase will be at the Tarpon Inn Where to Find The Island Strategic Action Committee. Padre Island Book Wine & Spirits. Is a 14-member committee which meets in courtyard in Port A on Monday, This is the Island book club. We meet th Island Moon at 5:30 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each the first Wednesday of each month at The May 13 6 – 10 pm. If it rains it will month at the Comfort Suites on Windward. Barrel at 7:00 pm. Wonderful group of be held at the Community Center. The committee’s purpose is to advise the ladies that like to read, love socializing Corpus Christi City Council on matters The Gaff will host the belt sander Port North with the girls and drinking wine! Come th pertaining to The Island. All meetings are out and join us we would love to have races on Saturday, May 11 at 4 pm. Aransas Padre open to the public and the public is invited you! Contact Linda Walsh, lawalshva@ There will be live music before and Gulf Stream RV to address the committee during the public yahoo.com or 361-445-7999, or just show after the races. There will be drink All Stripes Stores comment period. Pioneer RV up! specials with some beers starting at Black Sheep/ Padre Island Business Association. The Stripes on 1A Parrot Heads of Port Aransas - is $1.50. Barrel association is a not-for-profit organization a local chapter of the Parrot Heads in My Coastal Home CVS whose primary purpose is to advertise and Paradise Inc., a not-for-profit corporation Eats Epicurea at the Waves WB Liquor Store promote Padre/Mustang Islands, Flour whose purpose is to assist in community Resort will have a Mother’s Day Whataburger Bluff and Corpus Christi while advancing and environmental concerns and provide a Brunch featuring jazz music by the Island Wine Room the interests of the business community. Doc’s Restaurant variety of social activities for people who Alley Catz. There will be a prime Kody’s It is managed by a 9-member board of are interested in the music of Jimmy Buffett Snoopy’s Pier directors. A membership luncheon is held and the tropical lifestyle he personifies. rib carving station, oysters, crab Coffee Waves on the 2nd Thursday of each month at The claws and shrimp bar, made-to-order Isle Mail N More Founded in 2009, the club motto is “Partying Moby Dicks Veranda starting at noon. Mixers are held with a Purpose’’. To join or ask questions go pasta, omelettes and smoothies, Island Italian on the 3rd Tuesday of the month. The to portaransasparrotheads.com or email or classic breakfast items, a gourmet IGA association annually has two fundraising Brooklyn Pie Co. call Deno “Moon Dog” Fabrie, President at dessert table and Bloody Mary bar. Treasure Island events – Taste of the Island in the fall and 361 749 0256 or [email protected]. Ace Hardware a Wine Tasting in the spring. Reservations are required – call 589- Ms. Woody’s The New Neighbors League: New Neighbors 4230. The restaurant will be serving Automotive Holiday Inn P.I.E. Padre Island Enrichment Club League is a women’s social organization open For further information, you may contact all you can eat crawfish boil with Port A Glass Studio to women of the coastal bend, promoting fun Texas Star (Shell) PIE President, Sandy Leber, at: 361-510- & friendship. New Neighbors League holds corn, sausage and potatoes for $35 San Juan’s Restaurant Jesse’s Liquor 2077; or Publicity Director: Bev Firmani, monthly coffees, luncheons, as well as monthly every Monday in May. 361-688-4035. Wash Tub activities such as Ladies Night Out, Couples Scuttlebutt’s on Mother’s Day is Scuttlebutt’s See you there! New, and old, Padre Island Dinners, Movies, Cards, and Golf to name a Woody’s Sports Restaurant ladies are welcome to attend. See you few. Visit our website at newneighbors.com or serving Beef Wellington with roasted Center Subway soon. email us at [email protected] scallions, cream cheese whipped Back Porch Bar potatoes and prosciutto wrapped Island Tire Flour Bluff Padre Island 4H Flour Bluff Shorty’s Place Padre Island 4H (FBPI4H) is a club for kids asparagus. Mom tinis will be $4 and Padre Pizzeria Island United Political Action in 3rd grade-12th grade. We meet at 6:30 mimosas $2. Fisherman’s Wharf Committee: Maximize representation pm the first Monday of every month in the Giggity’s And all Moon of Corpus Christi residents on Padre FB Intermediate cafeteria. 4H provides Doc’s Seafood & Steaks has brunch retail advertisers and Mustang Islands in area government opportunities and experiences where young every Sunday 10 am – 2 pm with live Gratitude by promoting and supporting, by the WB Liquor people learn by doing. Please visit us on music by Stevie Start. The Gaff endorsement process, proactive and Facebook at Flour Bluff Padre Island 4H or th Trinity By the Sea unified voting in non-partisan races and our website at FBPI4H.com. The “Island Blast” 4 of July Episcopal Flour Bluff other issues and referendums put to public Fireworks display cost is $16,500. vote. Meetings are open to the public. Port Aransas Art Center 104 N. Alister 361- H.E.B. IUPAC meets meeting the 2nd Thursday 749-7334 Classes offered, call for details. Currently $11,284 has been Whataburger on of the month from 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM at collected. To contribute to this great Waldron Island event write a check to “Island Blast” and send to 14493 SPID Suite Ethyl Everly Senior Center A PMB303, Corpus Christi 78418. Fire Station Send Letters and Photos to Police Station [email protected] Stripes on Flour Bluff & SPID and follow us on Facebook: The Island Moon Newspaper May 9, 2019 Island Moon A 4 History cont. from A1 Hurricane cont. from A1 Social Media: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly It was the Ranger’s fight to win or lose. mph or greater. The Colorado State group put By Debbie Noble One-Eyed John outweighed Boyd by a good the chance of a major hurricane strike at in by something (and anger is certainly a strong fifty pounds but that made him slower than the United States at 39%. The Colorado State Social media in general and Facebook in motivator), you may be tempted to bang your Boyd and he was also hampered by a bullet team predicts that 2019 hurricane activity particular have been accused of everything feelings out on your keyboard and triumphantly wound through his hip. Boyd was cut but not will be about 75% of the average season. By from ruining our democracy to connecting hit "SEND". You may be engaging with badly injured and worked his way around comparison, 2018’s hurricane activity was about us with long lost first loves. Like many tools, opinions or stories that you don't agree with or Martin’s left side where he couldn’t see. He 120% of the average season. Colorado State's it can be used for power of good or the power like or which just plain make you mad, and your came up behind Martin and Durham who prediction in 2018 was quite good. Last year, of evil. Because this immense platform has engagement is merely ensuring that you will see was there said when he drove the blade of his the team predicted 14 tropical storms would been used to spread so much mis-information more content like that. Your outraged comments Bowie Knife home the Rangers could hear form, of which seven would become hurricanes. and is under such international scrutiny, the and angry face emojis is what keeps the very bones crunch. Both men went down in a heap In all, 15 tropical storms developed, and eight company constantly changes the algorithms thing you don't like scrolling fast and furious in puddle of six inches of water. Boyd attached strengthened into hurricanes. (set of internal rules used to decide what you onto your feed. Engagement (liking, sharing, see) in an attempt to improve the community and ESPECIALLY commenting and replying) himself to the bigger man’s back and held on. One of the major determining factors in experience. Bear in mind that over 2 billion is everything these days. It ultimately decides The fight went on for over a minute and hurricane forecasting is whether the USA is in (yes, with a B) people globally use a Facebook what you AND your friends and family see. If finally Boyd stood up but Martin didn’t. Boyd an El Niño or La Niña climate pattern. was taken to the doctor and where it was platform (Facebook, Messenger, WhatsApp, or you constantly comment on stuff that makes determined that “the knife wounds hadn’t "The current weak El Niño event appears likely Instagram) every single day. you mad, you are going to keep seeing stuff that to maintain intensity or perhaps even strengthen make you mad!!!! found a hollow spot. The Rangers took stock People smugly and self righteously announce during the summer/fall," according to the of the bandits. One lived about thirty minutes that they have given up or deleted Facebook Facebook is trying to get back to the basics AccuWeather forecast. El Niño is a natural and when he died that tallied seven of them because it is toxic, full of fake news, partisan of people (not businesses or organizations) warming of tropical Pacific Ocean water, which dead. Only four of them could be identified, politics and people complaining. I understand communicating and sharing life's stories. This tends to suppress the development of Atlantic one of the dead was the informant Noley that this true for some people. My personal can be good (more playful pets and less petty hurricanes. Its opposite, La Niña, marked by Key who was shot “while trying to escape.” experience is that it is full of fun things to do political memes), but it does make it more cooler ocean water, tends to increase hurricanes The stolen horses stampeded during the in my city and highlights in the lives of people difficult for information on our group page to in the Atlantic. Another limiting factor: Tropical firefight and not a single one was recovered. I care about. This is where the algorithm comes successfully reach anyone. Atlantic sea surface temperatures are slightly Then Rangers made a sweep of the brush from in. Facebook DECIDES what to show you based cooler than average. Hurricanes are fueled in The more you engage with content, the more the camp and twenty two bandits were rounded on what it thinks you want to see and it bases part by warm seawater. people will see it. And maybe if we all only up and they began the 35-mile march back to that decision on what you and your friends like, Eagle Pass. comment on and share content that makes our The National Oceanic and Atmospheric share, and comment on. If you feel outraged world a better place, the world will actually The biggest feud in Texas Administration will issue its forecast in late BECOME a better place :) May. The first named storm of the Atlantic One of the Rangers who was more of a writer hurricane season will be Arlene, followed by Preserving the than a Ranger managed to get a dispatch off by Barry, Chantal, Dorian, Erin, Fernand and Mirador Sells! telegraph which was printed in the San Antonio Gabrielle. Alamo the next day. This would distress McNelly but he and the Rangers all knew he was destined for firing anyway. The state blamed the expense Texas Oil and Gas of treating his illness and keeping him in the Menger Hotel - about $200 per month - but Production Statistics everyone also knew the real reason was that once he had cleared the organized bandit gangs for February 2019 from the Nueces Strip his brand of justice was Crude oil and natural gas production as no longer politically expedient. Every now and reported to the Railroad Commission of Texas then you had to let some bandits surrender or (RRC) for February 2019 came from 176,327 May is Preservation Month, and the Alamo the rest had no reason to do anything but fight oil wells and 88,212 gas wells. is giving the public an inside look into the to the death; which was fine with McNelly The RRC reports that from March 2018 to preservation work taking place on the iconic but now some of the bandits, like Fisher, had February 2019, total Texas reported production Church and Long Barrack with a new tour, The Mirador, an upscale, 228-unit continuing care lawyers. Eventually King Fisher was rounded was 1.332 billion barrels of crude oil and Past Revealed. Inspired by the National Trust retirement community in South Texas has sold. up three more times but the Rangers never made 8.9 trillion cubic feet of total gas. Crude oil for Historic Preservation’s #ThisPlaceMatters a successful case against him. The Tampa, Florida-based Cushman & production reported by the RRC is limited to oil campaign, The Past Revealed reminds visitors Wakefield Senior Housing team of Allen But McNelly wasn’t done yet. The Rangers produced from oil leases and does not include why we remember the Alamo and why McMurtry, Paul Carr and David Kliewer were ordered to DeWitt and Karnes counties condensate, which is reported separately by the #ThisPlaceMatters. represented an affiliate of Addison, Texas-based north of the Nueces Strip to quell the most violent RRC. Recent visitors to the Alamo have noticed lifts Senior Quality Lifestyles Corporation (SQLC) feud in Texas’ history. In the past five years Study cont. from A1 and other equipment on-site near the walls of the in the disposition. An affiliate of Methodist more than 150 people had been killed without a Church and Long Barrack, as the preservation Retirement Communities (MRC), based in The single indictment much less conviction. Things The study concludes by saying: team conducts conservation work like IR scans Woodlands, Texas, acquired the asset for $20.35 were so bad that the judge in that area with the and multi-spectral imaging. million ($89,254 per unit). unlikely name of Judge Pleasant had not been “The South Texas Region and its 28 counties able to hold court in five years for fear of his have many economic variables and challenges “We are taking IR images of the walls, which Mirador was developed in 2011 and comprises life. The feud was centered in the town of Cuero. that are unique. The region contains six of the is a non-destructive method of detecting three interconnected buildings totaling ±271,455 counties with the youngest average populations moisture, salts and voids in the walls,” Alamo square feet of living, dining and common space. What became known as the Taylor Sutton feud in the state with more than 30 percent younger Conservator Pam Jary Rosser said. “These The Class A facility offers a full continuum of had begun as a disagreement between two men; than 18 years of age. If this region were a images will enable the preservation team to see care ranging from independent living, assisted Buck Taylor and Bill Sutton. It all started in state, it would have the youngest population what is going on inside the walls. The multi- living, memory care and skilled nursing. in the nation. Household income in the South 1868 when Taylor drove a herd of horses to spectral imaging helps us determine the shape Mirador houses 125 independent living Texas Region is significantly lower than the East Texas for sale. He had collected the stock of the invisible flower located on the tips of the apartments, 44 assisted living units, 18 memory state’s with 59 percent of households having from several horsemen and when he got to unseen floral motif located on the upper walls of care units and 41 skilled nursing units. The an income below $50,000. Thirty-five percent the sale the horses brought to him by Sutton the Sacristy,” Rosser added. average independent living unit at Mirador of the region’s workforce is employed within turned out to be stolen and caused Taylor much is 1,013 square feet. The property was 82% four industries (justice; public order and safety The Past Revealed is a once-in-a-lifetime trouble. When Taylor returned to Cuero he opportunity, where visitors will see the occupied at the time of sale. told anyone who would listen that Sutton was activities; ambulatory health care services; and 300-year-old painted frescoes appear almost out Throughout the sale process, the lifestyle of a horse thief - fighting words then and now. educational services and social assistance), of nowhere, visible only with state-of-the-art Mirador’s residents was not impacted. Moving Bill Sutton shot and killed Buck Taylor and helping to differentiate the South Texas Region equipment. Impossible to see with the unaided forward, they will continue to receive the same Taylor’s friend famed rancher Jack Chisholm. from other regions.” eye, the frescoes inside the Sacristy date back high level of care and services that they are It turned out that a man by the name of John Texas to the 1700’s, when the Church and Long accustomed to. As part of the sale, the buyer Wesley Hardin was related to the Taylors and Barrack were built. This is important because will honor the obligations of the resident life came over from his home in Gonzales and killed Across the state the study found the population the frescoes may shed light on what life was like care contracts. Bill Sutton and three black reconstruction police in 2017 to be 28.3 million – 43.4 percent white, 38.6 percent Hispanic, 11.6 percent black and at the Alamo well before the famous battle in who tried to arrest him. It was the beginning of 1836. Mirador is located on a ±17.0-acre site at 5857 a career as a gunfighter that would leave more 6.3 percent other. It concluded that the diverse Timbergate Drive in Corpus Christi. The campus than twenty five men dead before Hardin was economy has been steadily growing for the past “When we illuminate the walls with high- is efficiently designed with convenient access captured by Rangers in Florida, went to prison decade with the diversity insulating Texas from wattage blacklight, we truly see the past to common area amenities and parking for and eventually became a lawyer in El Paso the full effect of the 2009 recession and helping revealed,” Pam Rosser said. “Nearly-hidden residents and families. Mirador’s independent where he was shot to death over a poker game. to mitigate the results of the oil price plunge frescoes masterfully crafted by artisans who living apartments feature wood cabinets, granite in 2014. Since the 2010 Census, Texas has lived and died right here – you feel something; countertops, stainless steel appliances, large After the killing of both of the men who the feud added more than 3 million people. The state’s you feel a connection to that past, to that history. windows and high ceilings. The community was named for the feud was on in earnest. By most populous counties, as well as all MSAs, It’s incredible.” also boasts above-market finishes in assisted (Metropolitan Statistical Areas) have median the time the Rangers were called in it had been Tour-goers will have the chance to talk living and memory care units and market- ages on par with or younger than the state’s going on almost ten years. But something had about the Alamo’s past, present and future leading common areas and dining venues. median of 34.2 years. to be done when the local doctor Philip Brazell preservation work with Rosser and with Alamo “Mirador offered investors the opportunity was dragged from his house in the middle of It also found that businesses supporting the Archaeologist Kristi Nichols during the tour. to acquire Corpus Christi’s only life-care, the night and killed. But the capper was that the oil and gas industry are highly concentrated in The Past Revealed is running exclusively in entrance-fee continuing care retirement doctor’s twelve year old son who saw the killing the state. But, some of the highest annual wage May for Preservation Month. Tours run from 6 community,” said McMurtry. “The property and recognized the culprits was killed too. increases during the last decade were in the air p.m. to 8 p.m. on May 9, 16, and 23. Tickets features an exceptional physical plant, upside Judge Pleasants had seen enough. He called in transportation subsector. The Texas economy’s cost $40. potential, a market-leading amenity package the Rangers. strength can be illustrated by the increase in and the opportunity for future expansion.” Dale Rankin receipts subject to Texas state sales tax – about $170 billion (more than 50 percent) since the Next issue: The Rangers end a feud. 2009 recession. 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We had left port sometime round about six 9 8:07 PM In 2000 when I worked at a local television p.m. and by about eleven o’clock we turned station I was invited on the media cruise which around and headed back in. As I looked at the F 10 Low 12:46 AM -0.2 6:43 AM Set 12:56 AM 25 was essentially a sea trial and shakedown cruise. lights along the shore I noticed that while the 10 High 10:35 AM 2.0 8:08 PM Rise 11:50 AM The first sign of trouble came when the packed ship was headed west the lights along the shore boat got ready to shove off from the dock at were headed west faster than we were – we Sa 11 Low 1:50 AM -0.1 6:42 AM Set 1:48 AM 35 Harbor Island. We were standing in the open were going backwards. As it turned out there 11 High 11:26 AM 1.9 8:08 PM Rise 12:53 PM Poop Deck when all of a sudden Jan started was “some engine trouble.” The same engines that had showered us with molten carbon had Su 12 Low 3:04 AM 0.0 6:42 AM Set 2:36 AM 47 doing the Chicken Dance and trying to shove her hand down the back of her dress while failed and only one of them was working and 12 High 12:03 PM 1.8 8:09 PM Rise 1:57 PM uttering many words not found in the Bible. It with the wind and current direction we were M 13 Low 4:30 AM 0.3 6:41 AM Set 3:19 AM 58 turned out not to be dance craze but rather the making good headway – in the wrong direction. Carbon Shuffle. Along about two a.m. the top deck of the boat 13 High 12:28 PM 1.6 8:09 PM Rise 3:01 PM was covered with sleeping passengers as we Due to some kind of oversight at the home 13 Low 7:16 PM 1.0 had reentered state waters and the gambling office no one had done the math on how the operations were shut down. The crowd that was 13 High 10:58 PM 1.2 weight of a full load of passengers would affect so excited to get on board a few hours earlier Tu 14 Low 6:01 AM 0.5 6:40 AM Set 4:00 AM 69 the draft of the boat and when it came time was now thoroughly exhausted and at one point to get underway the ship’s hull was scraping 14 High 12:45 PM 1.4 8:10 PM Rise 4:04 PM I distinctly remember a slurry version of the bottom. To get aloose the captain poured on the Gilligan’s Island theme song being sung – ‘A 14 Low 7:20 PM 0.8 power out of the engines which hadn’t been run three hour tour, a three hour tour.” We finally up to full power in awhile and when they were W 15 High 12:55 AM 1.4 6:40 AM Set 4:39 AM 79 arrived back at our house just short of five all at full scream more than black smoke came o’clock that morning vowing never to gamble 15 Low 7:30 AM 0.7 8:11 PM Rise 5:07 PM out of the stacks. That’s when the crowd there by going on that boat again. 15 High 12:57 PM 1.3 on the Poop Deck fell under the rain of marble- sized chunks of smoldering carbon one of The ship returned on time… 15 Low 7:41 PM 0.5 which came shooting out of the stack and found The next day I picked up a copy of the Big Th 16 High 2:29 AM 1.6 6:39 AM Set 5:17 AM 88 its way down the back of Jan’s dress leaving a Daily to see if they had any updates on what smoking hole about the size of a marble. 16 Low 8:56 AM 0.9 8:11 PM Rise 6:09 PM had gone wrong with the boat. I was surprised One guy got a surprise carbon chunk in his to learn that the maiden voyage had been a 16 High 1:04 PM 1.2 cocktail leading to a discussion about whether roaring success and a good time was had by all 16 Low 8:10 PM 0.2 it rendered the drink inconsumable. We finally and the ship had returned to the dock just after came to the conclusion that if you are standing midnight. The reporter had not been on the boat. on a deck named after Poop then a little carbon Due to the vicissitudes of pressing deadlines in the cocktail was not that big a deal and down interviews with passengers had been conducted the hatch it went. while the ship was still at the dock and the assumption made that it had returned to port And then there was this… at the duly scheduled time with no mention of So after some delay and boat rocking we delays at sea, engine trouble, nor flying molten got underway and off we went. I had been on carbon.

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a similar boat in West Palm Beach and new A while later I found myself living next door from experience that if you wanted a place at to the laundry in Port Aransas and each Monday the craps table you better stake it out before some of the crew from the boat would come in the ship cleared state waters and the gambling to do their laundry. They were mostly Russian bell rung. I went below to belly up but found women who were the hostesses on the ship it to be way too late. They were stacked four who told me that the rest of the crew were also deep and the dice weren’t even rolling yet. I foreigners, mostly Filipino, who lacked the found my friend Jesse who had recently moved proper paperwork to leave the ship. If they went Logan’s Bar from San Antonio to Port Aransas ashore they could be deported so they never left who had made straight for the craps table when the boat; floating indentured servants. he boarded and was front row. He managed to make a hole big enough for me and soon enough As problems with the operation mounted over the game was on. The problem was that the time the exact ownership of the gambling ship table had a minimum bid of $15 and by the time was never really established, and then one day a Right Better got all his bets in place there was it was just gone. I happened to know the local just south of $300 on the table and you could attorney who represented the owners, he never lose a lot of money in a hurry – which is pretty talked to them directly only their corporate much what happened to me and Jesse. attorney, and I asked him what happened to the ship. So there I was out in the middle of the ocean with no gambling money left and several hours “Well, the next time you shave you might be of cruising before we headed back – I had no using a piece of that boat for a razor blade,” he idea just how much cruising would be involved. said. Then the bathrooms started backing up. The And now the dock is gone too, just like me and JB gets a new look at Paradise Computer smell coming out of the door was enough to Jesse’s money at the crap table. curl your toenails and it was not uncommon as And so it goes.

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$6.00 off any oil change! A6 Island Moon May 9, 2019 Senior Moments Anecdotingly World War II-The Ghost Army Weed Whacked By Dotson Lewis By Abigail Bair Special to the Island Moon sans goggles I would “put your eye out for This week, the G.P. headed sure.” After searching 20 minutes to locate Dotson’s note: All of you Moon Monkeys are the Ghost Army would also play the parts of back to the ol’ Kansas any kind of eye protection (Dad owns about reminded that we have two very important dates Allied generals, dressing up as the officers and homestead to visit his dying friend, leaving me 3,000 pairs of safety glasses), I found nary a coming soon. It is suggested on these two days visiting towns where enemy spies would be and the Rev to fend for ourselves in the wilds one. What I did find was a snorkeling mask. you pause for a moment, and reflect on what a likely to see them. of Corpus Christi. Normally, Dad’s travels are a “This’ll do,” thought I, partially sure that I saw privilege it is to be living in this country. In The Ghosters' role was, in some sense, to cause good thing. In his absence, we tend to finish big my father wear one while using a circular saw the event you need reminding, the dates are May chaos and confusion. And they played it not just projects. This week, however, the major task at least once. 27th and June 6th. My thanks to Megan Garber, with the help of visual trickery, but also with was mowing my ½ acre yard. It was definitely Jack Massey, Rick Beyer, for many of the facts what they called "sonic deception." With help time. The barely sentient Yard Sharks now contained in this report and to the National from engineers at Bell Labs, a team from the circled my block, focused on my uncut grass Archives & the WWII Museum for use of the unit's 3132 Signal Service Company Special like a bucket of chum. Bravely they pinned photos. traveled to Fort Knox to record sounds of handwritten notes on my mailbox: “We do The Allies Saved Thousands Of Lives By armored and infantry units onto wire recorders gud werk. Cheep.” Soon they’d be ringing the doorbell, demanding work and arguing when Embracing The Artistry Of War (the predecessors to tape recorders) that were cutting-edge at the time. In the theater, they I said, “NO!” My front doormat boasts a cat then "mixed" those sounds to match the making a rude gesture and says, “Go away,” but atmosphere they wanted to create, playing their that doesn’t deter the Yard Sharks. For sharks faux soundtracks with powerful amplifiers and you need something bigger, and probably speakers that were mounted on halftracks. The electrified. combination was so effective that the sounds Death waits for no Dad, so he left in a hurry. could be heard up to 15 miles away. Over the last few months, I’ve begged him to The unit's Signal Company Special also confer upon me the gauntlet of lawn care, with created what it called "Spoof Radio," in which only an occasional snort in response. The G.P. its actors impersonated the radio operators from (Great Provider), owns the tools. Why buy my real units. The Ghosters mimicked, as well, own when I can steal whatever I need, from departing operators' characteristic methods of my parents’ house three blocks away? When sending Morse Code. This created the illusion, I want to check out a tool, the stern Guardian for Axis armies that an Allied unit was in the of the Shop demands to know exactly what I’m Ghost Army Halftrack with a Speaker vicinity, when in fact it had already departed the doing, and if he thinks the idea is 1) dangerous Mounted On The Back For "Sonic area. The Ghost Army's sonic illusions, in this or 2) super dumb, my request is denied and I Deception" case, were so convincing that they fooled Axis get a lecture on “Why Your Idea is the Stupidest Sally, the radio propagandist, into reporting Idea Since So and So Put the Trailer Toilet on Linoleum With No Support Underneath and the Bill Blass, Ellsworth Kelly, Arthur Singer Toilet Fell Through on Christmas, Trapping Fat and Art Kane embarked on the artistic careers Grandma,” or some such other cautionary tale they would become known for as they served of epic idiocy. together during World War II. They were a Snorkeling masks don’t work well for yard The timing seemed perfect for me to take over particular kind of soldier, serving in a unique care: they’re extremely hot; if you accidentally the Duties of Yard. The night before the G.P. kind of unit. Blass and his brothers in arms were exhale through your nose, they fog up; and if left, I stopped by my folks’ house to make my recruited from art schools and ad agencies. They you try to inhale through your nose you nearly case. were sought for their acting skills. They were faint. They make screamed profanity generated selected for their creativity. They were soldiers “I guess I’ll do the yard then, right Dad?” by the difficulty of starting a cold weed whacker whose most effective weapon was artistry. Their sound somewhat less than threatening. When I job was to fool Hitler! “I forgot about that,” he replied, obviously forlorn. yelled, “GET THEE BEHIND ME SATAN” These four Army Troopers, Soldiers of the Ghost Army Check A at the devil device, I got a lot of weird looks were members of the 23rd Dummy L-4 Inflatable Air Craft “I can do it Dad! What are you afraid of?” I from the utility workers across the street. Headquarters Special screeched, desperate to be taken seriously, but Probably because it sounded more like, “BIT Troops, an elite force whose that an entire Allied division was preparing for unable to moderate my register. BE BEHIMB BE BATAB.” specialty was "tactical battle in a spot that actually contained, at the “I’m pretty sure you'll turn the mower over I got the vile creature started, and trimmed deception." For the few that time, no troops at all. on yourself and cut your leg off, but good the entire front yard. Breathing through your remember them, they're now All of which went to serve the Allies' ultimate luck,” he said kindly. The king had made me mouth while decapitated weeds are whirling better known as the "Ghost illusion: that their military force was bigger and a Squire of the Yard, my steed a riding mower through the air isn’t ideal. I briefly considered Army," a troop of soldiers more powerful than it actually was. Part of the procured from the land of Sears, my sword a adding an actual snorkel to my get up. Finished, that doubled, in the European theater, as a troupe effectiveness of the Ghost Army came from the 20lb gas powered weed whacker. I felt like I gratefully divested myself of my gear and of actors. One source reported that the unit was fact that it would employ real tanks and artillery the Highlander and almost yelled, “THERE dumped my clothing into the washing machine. the brain child of Douglas Fairbanks Jr. The CAN BE ONLY LAWN.” I didn’t, though. I I streaked through my house and took a cool 23rd were, essentially, the Trojan horse builders would’ve been demoted. shower as a reward for a job well done. of World War II. Except that their wooden horses took the form of inflatable tanks, rubber First, I tackled the mowing. The mower As I stepped out of my tub with a towel airplanes, elaborate costumes, radio codes and featured a cup holder, so I put a beer in it and wrapped around me, my doorbell rang and speakers that blared pre-recorded soundtracks backed out of the garage. The controls really Stadler started barking up a storm. “They’ll into the forests of France. suited me. All vehicles should feature speeds go away,” I thought nakedly. The bell hollered that go from turtle to rabbit. I stayed safely in again. I stuffed myself into some shorts and a turtle. I knew that if I suffered amputation the tank top, enraged, and charged to the door like first time out, I wouldn’t have a leg to stand on a bull, throwing it open without even bothering in future arguments with my father. The Yard to look through the peephole. “WHAT?!?” I Sharks circled as I worked, angry predators bellowed at the small man standing there oozing watching me for any signs of distress – waiting obsequiousness. Members Of The 23rd Lift A "Tank." to lunge in for the kill should I tire. Not me! It was easy. I forgot about my beer until I had “Would you like me to mow your yard for finished the job. I reached down and grabbed you??” he asked. pieces along with the fake ones, to make the the still-cold can and raised it to my lips for a “No,” I replied, and shut the door, laughing dummies in the distance seem to blend in with triumphal sip. It was full of grass. I spluttered, hysterically. the others. cursing Hank Hill and his televised lies. Evidently, the Squire of the Yard has a long Recently, it has been estimated that “The It was time to trim the edges. I headed over way to go before she’s knighted. Methinks His A 93-Pound Inflatable Tank Ghost Army, saved tens of thousands of to Dad’s to get the bulky weed whacker. As I Highness will understand. He once accidentally soldiers lives with its deceptions, and to have crammed the mechanical evil inside my car, I murdered the Rev’s prize plum tree with a string been instrumental in several Allied victories These props, "advanced technology" as realized I’d forgotten safety goggles. The G.P. trimmer. She’s still mad about it. in Europe. It accomplished all that by, among advanced technology, were amazingly effective, insisted that if I attempted to use the trimmer much else, taking "the art of war" brilliantly doing what all good theater props do; that is, literally. “setting a believable scene.” The Ghost Army, an estimated 1,100 men in all, ended up staging The Ghost Army's story was a matter of Beach-a-saurus Rex more than twenty battlefield deceptions between military secrecy until its declassification in 1944 and 1945. They started in Normandy two 1996. Later it was the subject of a documentary, weeks after D-Day and ended in the Rhine the straightforwardly titled Ghost Army. River Valley. Many of those performances, Director Rick Beyer sees the antics of the unit "illusions," as the men appropriately preferred as a sign, in part, of how much we still have to to call them, took place within a few hundred learn about World War II. "It's a great example," yards of the front lines. he told Smithsonian magazine, "of how many fantastic, amazing, sort of mind-bending stories They relied on what the Ghost Army termed, there still are coming out of WWII." awesomely, "atmosphere." This was creating the overall impression of an ever present It's hard to imagine a more mind-bending story, military force. Soldiers in the Ghost Army though, than the Ghost Army's tale of military were Potemkin* villages, personified. They magic. "I used to refer to us," one of its soldiers pretended to be members of fellow units, units said "as 'the Cecil B. DeMille warriors.'" that were actually deployed elsewhere, by *Potemkin villages: Grigori Potëmkin, who sewing divisional patches onto their uniforms supposedly built impressive fake villages along and painting other units' insignias onto their a route Catherine the Great (Russia) was to vehicles. The Army dispatched a few of its travel. members to drive canvas-covered trucks, sometimes as few as two of those trucks, in Dotson’s other note: Well, Moon Monkeys, circling and looping convoys that would create how many of you have previously served in, or an illusion of an entire infantry unit being heard/read of the Ghost Army? By chance did transported. you or do you know anyone who served with 23rd Headquarters Special Troops? Thanks Jack Masey, who was recruited into the Ghost for reading, I can be reached at: dlewis1@stx. Army at age 18, remembered: "We were told rr.com and/or Land Line: 361-949-7681 or we were going to be using inflatable equipment Cell: 530-748-8475. to try and fool the Germans into thinking that we were a real army, when we were in effect, I Please note: The next Veterans Round Table suppose, a rubber army." Meeting will be Tuesday, May 14, 2019; 9-11 AM, 3209 S. Staples. All veterans, their families The rubber army used its dramatic streak to and anyone interested in veterans’ affairs, are its advantage. It staged a series of, basically, invited. Coffee & donuts are provided. Hope to "traveling shows": elaborate plays designed to see you there. Also our Veterans Radio Round intimidate and/or confuse the Axis. Its members Table is on the air on KEYS AM 1440, 8 – 10 put their theatrical skills to use, engaging in AM, Saturdays. The next show will air May 11, "playacting," designing "soundscapes," and 2019. Please listen and call in. The listener/ creating "set-dressing." They were dispatched text line is: 361-882-5397…It’s your two hours, to spend time at French cafes near the war's let us hear from you. front to spread gossip among the spies who might be there, to, as one Ghoster put it, "order Hang in there/Have fun some omelets and talk loose." Some actors in

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Due to space restrictions, I limited didn’t look like a typical high school football became the Athletic Director at the Corpus myself to my most remembered five Major coach, no scars, no limp when the weather was Christi Independent School District for ten League Baseball All-Star Games. To me all bad, and no yelling at the top of his voice when more years. When he put his fingerprints on of the past games have been worth watching. his team was behind. He looked more like a something, you knew the results were going Thanks to Matt Kelly, Chris Landers and John U.S. Senator, a bomber pilot or an astronaut. to be good. Richard has been associated with Altmura for many of the facts contained in this Even now, at 73 years of age, he is still built many different sports, including over 30 report. Also, as usual, thanks to my friend Bill like a brick house; even his belly button has years as a basketball official. Richard left the Morgan, former SWC SID for the photos. muscles. CCISD in 2003; but after one year, he became an adjunct professor at Texas A&M-Corpus Intro - The All Star Baseball Game As with most of us, playing sports taught the second sitting U.S. president to attend the him about work ethic. It gave him a sense of Christi, helping student teachers who want to All-Star Game after Franklin Delano Roosevelt discipline and taught him about sportsmanship enter the coaching profession. in 1937. and teamwork, all the traits he would pass on to Avila is a member of the Texas High School The pomp and circumstance coming into the his players. He also taught his kids that to learn, Athletic Directors Association, and the Rio game was topped by the action on the field. Tom they must listen to understand, not to reply, and Grande Valley Sports Hall of Fame. In July Seaver and Jim Palmer delivered on a pitching that one of the hardest decisions they would ever of 2016, Richard Avila was inducted into the matchup for the ages by trading three shutout have to face in life was whether to walk away or Texas High School Coaches Association Hall of innings apiece. The AL eventually took a 4-1 try harder. As a coach, he had the patience of a Honors. He joins his old coach, Earl Scott. You lead into the bottom of the ninth, where Giants mother, and he always gave you four quarters of should see his ring. truth every time. For him, success wasn’t about catcher Dick Dietz led off with a homer off I met Richard at an Islanders’ tip-off luncheon. being the best; it was about getting better. “The Catfish Hunter. The NL scored two more runs We became instant friends, as he enjoyed best part about coaching was watching my kids on Willie McCovey's RBI single and Roberto reading one of my books. As kids, we both mature into great citizens,” said Avila. Clemente's sac fly to send the game into extras. enjoyed Mickey Mantle as our favorite athlete. The real fireworks set off in the bottom of the Richard Avila was born along with 14 other Getting next to Richard Avila makes you feel 12th, when Jim Hickman singled and Rose children in a poor, small, rural town located in like you are close to a really dynamic person: thundered toward home plate and barreled into South Texas, called Donna. He lost his dad someone special. The room just feels better Indians catcher Ray Fosse to jar the relay throw at the age of 12, and his football coach, Earl with him in it. Richard Avila loves his family The first Major League Baseball All-Star loose. The NL won the game, but Fosse suffered Scott, took him under his wing. As a defensive of five children and ten grandchildren, and he Game was pitched as an event to boost morale a career-altering separated shoulder after one of cornerback, he could move quicker than bad has enjoyed playing at life as much as he did amid the throes of the Great Depression, but the the most famous moments in All-Star Game news. Together with his teammates, they led the football. He has been a real blessing in disguise joy the game has brought to millions of fans history. 1961 Donna Redskins’ football team to a 13-2 for a lot of folks, including me. has come way beyond one summer afternoon record and a win over the Quanah Indians 28-21, Andy Purvis is a local author and radio 2003: American League 7 - National for the Texas State Championship. Their story in 1933. From Babe Ruth to Mickey Mantle to League 6 personality. Please visit www.purvisbooks. Willie Mays to Ken Griffey Jr. to Ichiro Suzuki has been placed on film, entitled “The Miracle.” com for all the latest info on his books or to to Mike Trout, virtually every baseball star There were only 18 players on the team, and ten listen to the new radio podcast. Andy’s books has suited up for the Midsummer Classic and of those were Mexican-Americans. This team are available online and can be found in the dazzled with their talent against the absolute battled poverty, discrimination and some pretty local Barnes & Noble bookstore. Andy can be best competition in the world. good football teams. contacted at [email protected]. Also Nearly a century's worth of All-Star Games Avila graduated from Pan American University. listen to sports talk radio on Dennis & Andy’s have brought us a little bit of everything: walk- He served as defensive coordinator at Edinburg Q & A Session from 6-8 PM on Sportsradiocc. offs, spectacular defense and dominant pitching High School, on seven different playoff football com 1230 AM, 95.1 and 96.1 FM. The home of performances, to name a few. But some Classics the Houston Astros. have truly lived up to the nickname, thrilling fans from start to finish with heart-pounding drama and unforgettable storylines. Below is my ranking of the five most memorable showdowns This game began with some old-school flair, between the American and National Leagues: as the center-field scoreboard at Chicago's U.S. 1994: National League 8, American Cellular Field (now Guaranteed Rate Field) League 7 (10 innings) shot off fireworks during the national anthem in a nod to the old Comiskey Park. It ended with The NL was determined to snap a six-year a genuine shocker. Dodgers closer Eric Gagne, losing streak, and it needed all their mettle to right in the thick of his "perfect" 2003 season overcome the Junior Circuit in this one. The (55-for-55 in save opportunities) and regular- game began with Meat Loaf's memorable season record streak of 84 successful saves, rendition of the national anthem and a first came on with a two-run lead in the eighth and pitch from Willie Stargell to the delight of the allowed an RBI single to Vernon Wells and a Pittsburgh crowd at Three Rivers Stadium. The huge, two-run homer to Hank Blalock. Red leagues traded leads twice until the bottom Sox closer Keith Foulke held up his end with of the ninth, when the NL erased a two-run a perfect ninth, and Angels slugger Garret deficit thanks to Craig Biggio's hustle to beat Anderson (3-for-4 with a double and a homer) out a double play and Fred McGriff's game- took home the game's MVP honors one night tying, pinch-hit homer off Lee Smith. McGriff's after winning the Home Run Derby. dramatic blast sent this one into the 10th, when Tony Gwynn led off with a single and then 1961: (First Game): National League 5 – motored home for the winning run on Moises American League 4 (10 Innings) Alou's double to the gap. Richard Avila and me Think this game didn't matter? Check out Gwynn's reaction after he slid under Ivan Rodriguez's tag. "It's the only time in my career Kentucky Derby Pre-Party I really acted like I was in high school," Gwynn later recalled. "[I just let out] a spontaneous, 'Yeah!'" 2008: American League 4 – National League 3 (15 innings)

This Midsummer Classic saved its drama for Baseball's biggest stars sent off old Yankee the end. The NL carried a 3-1 lead into the Stadium in about as memorable way as they top of the ninth, when Al Kaline singled home could. Rangers slugger Josh Hamilton led off Nellie Fox. Sandy Koufax, making his first the festivities with a mind-boggling 28 home All-Star Game appearance, gave up a single to runs in the first round of the Home Run Derby, Roger Maris in his only batter faced, and then a while Twins star Justin Morneau eventually balk and an error brought Kaline home for the outlasted Hamilton to take home the Derby game-tying run. The AL went on to load the crown. bases with two outs, but manager Paul Richards chose to leave pitcher Hoyt Wilhelm in to bat. The following night became an instant classic. Wilhelm, a career .088 hitter over 493 plate Miguel Tejada scored on Adrián González's appearances, flied out to left. sacrifice fly to give the NL a one-run lead in the top of the eighth, but Evan Longoria's ground- The Junior Circuit* jumped ahead in the top of the 10th when Fox scored on another NL error, Local islanders enjoying a few cocktails (& mint julips) rule RBI double tied it up in the bottom half. getting ready for the Kentucky Derby. The Senior Circuit forced out two potential but Maris struck out to strand Kaline at third. game-winning runs at home plate in the That left the door open for the bottom of the bottom of the 10th, and then Pirates outfielder 10th, when Mays doubled home Hank Aaron to Nate McLouth threw out Rays catcher Dioner tie the game at 4. If that's not enough star power Navarro at home in the 11th. The NL had its for you, Clemente ended the game two batters own chance to score with the bases loaded in the later with a walk-off single off Wilhelm to right top of the 12th before Joakim Soria and George field. Sherrill struck out back-to-back hitters to strand The two leagues were about as evenly matched the runners. On the game went into the 15th as one can imagine in 1961, as they played to inning, tying for the longest All-Star contest in a 1-1 tie in the summer's second** All-Star history, when Morneau raced home to score on contest three weeks later. Michael Young's bases-loaded sacrifice fly and give the AL a hard-earned marathon win. *American League **From 1959-1962, two All-Star Games were 1970: National League 5 – American played each season. League 4 (12 innings) Dotson’s other note: I didn’t “rank” my top Cincinnati completed state-of-the-art five…it was tough enough just picking my top Riverfront Stadium just in time for the 1970 five! I started out with 21. Do any of you Moon Midsummer Classic, and Reds fans were treated Monkey baseball nuts agree with me? If not, to five of their own stars (Johnny Bench, Jim how about sending me your top five? Email: Merritt, Tony Perez, Pete Rose and Wayne [email protected] Mobile: 530-748-8475 Simpson) on the NL roster. President Richard Nixon delivered the first pitch, becoming just -30- Hang in here and have fun!

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We got a note from Ranger on the Island. Momentum is being gathered, Farah’s Fishing Adventures Buzz today saying that a new we have some new groups in charge of things, DOLPHIN COVE webcam has been ordered and should be up and and we have a new City Manager that is going running by Memorial Day. I couldn’t think of to show up at any point in time. I know, some Years ago I was exploring the back remote a better birthday present for myself and Bizzy, of us likely have unrealistic expectations that flats of Yarborough Pass. Behind the dunes of so heres to hoping that it gets done. Thanks everything is suddenly going to start firing on our Father, Padre Island I watched as a pod of Buzz for riding herd on that, as Billy would say. all cylinders and we’re going to hit our stride, dolphins pushed up into the skinny water. They We’re going to miss you there at the Park if you but I’m not sure how that’s not going to happen breached over and over as I watched one move actually do walk out of the machine. Check out anyway? When the will of the constituents up so shallow its back was exposed. She finally the link to the webcam plus Donna’s nesting sea align with the will of the politicians, and the rolled over and as we walked up to her her eyes turtle numbers at www.nps.gov/pais will of the folks that are the movers and shakers, wept as did ours. We left her there with some what’s to stand in the way? As long as it’s a gentle touches and let nature have her way. This Speaking of the Seashore and the beach, was long before cell phones and rehabilitation there’s still a coastal flood advisory going on. good plan, then it should work out. Who knows, maybe the clouds will part, the headwind will facilities, and we were kids in a aluminum job And I mean “still”, because I’m pretty sure boat. Days later we returned to find her still there’s been a coastal flood advisory for several stop blowing, and the fates will allow the Riley P. Dog park to actually become a reality. Stick laying in the shallows and her family circling This big beautiful Baffin Bay Trout shows years now. I suppose we all just need to get into out in deeper water. As we pulled in they the mindset that the tide is up and it isn’t going with it Jan, almost there. the marks of a failed attack by dolphins, surrounded the boat breaching to look us in the we released the luck girl. to go back down. Nuisance tides, as Dr. Tissot So, speaking of a good plan, I referenced in eyes. For years after I found numbers of dead puts them, are becoming so frequent that we’re my last article that this is a really good time for dolphins in that same isolated pocket next to the directly and breached in sequence, the young becoming desensitized to water levels that are all Islanders to speak up with a unified voice to dunes. One of my hero men of my youth was elevated. Philippe also mentions that we’re in let folks know what we want out here on our jumped and played on the outside of the herd. Art Morris then a biologist for the Texas Parks They moved past the mouth of the bay and “high water season”, so I suppose we should sandbar. While we’ve always had the potential and Wildlife, later the head biologist for the expect it. What I’m expecting is for seagrass to get what we ask for, there’s been a shift in headed south towards what I call “dolphin cove”. state. I told him these stories and he agreed and A few days later my friend and guide Braeden to start growing in my ditches here pretty quick. the dynamic lately and downtown is becoming knew exactly where it was. He said that it was more in tune with us. I actually tasked everyone sent me a picture of a dolphin washed up on his The tarpon should be showing up at any point the ancient pass to the Gulf and that they moved cabin island just across from that special place. in time as the beach water temperature finally at ISAC yesterday to think of projects that we there when they were sick and ready to pass want done, and I’m talking about everything A rising tide and strong winds brought this soul nudges 80 degrees. I feel like a broken record away. Like novels and stories of ancient sea tales to his beach to rest. It’s a soulful reminder of sometimes when I say that “everything is a from infrastructure to parks. I want you loyal of islands in the ocean where whales go to die readers to think a little outside the box and how delicate life can be, but simple. Perfectly month behind.” This past winter was, well, I soon the beaches for thousands of years this was mimicking the way we deal with the loss of can’t print here what I really think about this not just shout “streets!” because that’s not the a special place for these PEOPLE OF THE SEA. exciting stuff I’m talking about. Think a golf our loved ones these creatures of the sea live past winter, but suffice it to say I’m happy it’s This last week I watched as we fished a giant as we do just under the surface of a different finally in our rear view mirror. I can’t wait to cart crossing over PR 22 at Whitecap kind of herd of dolphins move through Baffin Bay, stuff. Think about the $1.5 million in bond world. One where our language is as foreign as get back out on the rocks and stick a hook in probably 100animals. The mature adults moved theirs. Somehow I release my worries and stress something other than my thumb. money that we’re getting for improvements around the JFK Causeway bridge. What all as I scan the waters of our beloved MOTHER I was talking to Gulley at the ISAC meeting needs to occur down there? Yeah, street lights LAGOON, I escape in my imagination trying yesterday, and he was telling me that they had and pavement improvements, and maybe cut to see in mind and vision below the waves. Take managed to find a window and pop offshore a deceleration lane in so you don’t have to some moments of your life and escape to the to attempt some deep dropping for swords stand up on your brakes to make that sharp ocean and live the Island Life. Go get wet. (broadbill swordfish). While they had mixed turn, we already know that stuff. Lets come luck, he mentioned that the water clarity was up with something original, like maybe a shade mediocre-at-best even way out towards the structure, pavilion, or boat wash down rack. shelf. In addition, he mentioned a lack of rips Crazy stuff! Think about it and get back to me and the brown-stuff-that-shall-not-be-named at [email protected] Yes, this is real, and (so I don’t jinx it and give us bad juju for the yes, your ideas will be taken into consideration. season). But the Loop Current seems stable If the responses are off the charts, then I might enough for now, so we’ll see. not get back to you immediately, but if you hear Speaking of ISAC, we had a pretty good your name on the air, then call in and we’ll send meeting the other day. Unless your head has you a t-shirt. Err, something like that. But been stuck under a rock for the past year, you’d shoot me a note in any event if you have an idea. know that there is change in the wind out here See you cool cats next week.

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They are not speaking on behalf of any Please join us at Del Mar Center for Economic skin are a common injury will not be effective on hooks larger than 3/0, particular project in the region, but to focus on Development in room 106. Doors open at 5:30 in these parts. It happens trebles with more than one barb embedded educating the public on desalination as a whole. pm, talk begins at 6 pm. numerous ways. Some of the more common and also do not try if still attached to lure in For more information, see our website, mishaps are stepping on fishhook at the beach most circumstances. The string method does Facebook event or call Jenny Vander Pluym at where some knucklehead has left it probably not work on kahle or circle hooks either. 361-882-3439. before he left all his trash on the beach as well. Some anglers and doctors will try to push Bubba reaches back on back cast and catches the hook thru and then cut one side. Most Gulf Shrimp Season Closing on his buddy instead. Unhooking trout especially of the time this requires local anesthesia and from top water and trout catches angler after although effective can be done with out bolt angler catches trout. Hook comes out at cutters by just pushing through then smashing Wednesday, May 15 boat or water surface and flies into angler. the barb down with anything and just backing Occasionally we will even get hook fish and The Gulf of Mexico commercial shrimp season The Texas closure applies to gulf waters from it out no cutter required. You still usually need for both Texas and federal waters will close 30 angler tangled in net with both hook and net to be seen to get proper antibiotics to prevent the coast out to nine nautical miles. The National coming in to the ER. Any way you get the minutes after sunset on Wednesday, May 15, Marine Fisheries Service has announced federal infection. Infection here in our warm water 2019 until a still-to-be determined date in July. idea. environment is a big deal. You also need to waters out to 200 nautical miles also will be What do you do if you get stuck and can’t have updated tetanus if over 10 years. The closing date is based on samples collected closed to shrimping to conform to the Texas easily remove your hook? You have a few by the Coastal Fisheries Division of the Texas closure. Infection is usually caused by staph, Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) using options and generally these are painful but commonly the dreaded mrsa variety and a flesh While the statutory opening date for the gulf not life threatening injuries although infection trawl, bag seine, and other information gathered season is July 15, TPWD’s Coastal Fisheries eating bacteria known as vibrio. These are from the shrimping industry. can be big deal afterwards. Let’s talk about more common the dirtier the environment like Division will be sampling shrimp populations what not to do first. Do not cut the hook off. bait hooks or old hooks on the beach that are Data collected regarding TPWD bag seine to determine the optimum opening date. The Indeed cut off line or wire to the hook. You can stepped on. If you have immunosuppressive catch rates of brown shrimp, mean lengths date of the re-opening of gulf waters will be cut off the spit ring and remove from the lure conditions like uncontrolled diabetes, aids, of shrimp in April 2019, percent of samples based on data collected in June, but the closure but cutting off at the bend of the hook makes alcoholism or taking chemo then you are at containing shrimp, and periods of maximum may not be longer than 60 days. removal more difficult even for professionals. greater risk. Some of these infections like nocturnal ebb tidal flow indicate a May 15 Pour or soak in antiseptic or peroxide then try vibrio can progress rapidly over hours and can closing date is appropriate. Typically, once to get to the ER in a reasonable period of time be limb and life threatening. Doxycycline is the shrimp reach about 3-1/2 inches long, they knowing that infection rates rise after 6 hours typically the drug of choice and does decent begin their migration to the gulf. so sooner is better. job on mrsa and staph and is preferred for “The average size and abundance of brown If you are offshore or down south and you vibrio. In the past it was not used under the shrimp collected in our sampling gear in April have good pain tolerance there are couple age of 8 due to concerns for teeth staining like indicates that a closure date of May 15 is things you could try to do. A technique called you can see with other cyclines but recent data appropriate,” says TPWD’s Coastal Fisheries the string method is effective and pretty well suggest that might not be a problem. Deputy Division Director, Lance Robinson. known. You can read in more detail online but Be careful out there this summer, watch “The closure is designed to allow escapement essentially take couple feet of heavy line, I like where you step on the beach and watch out 40 pound mono. Loop it around the bend of of shrimp out to the gulf where they can grow for Bubba’s back cast and if you need our help to a larger, more valuable size before they are the hook then wrap couple wraps around your come see us we are open 24 hours 365 days hand so that it is pulled backwards from the vulnerable to harvest,” said TPWD’s Coastal per year. Old Doc Tom has tricks up his sleeve Fisheries Division Director Robin Riechers. bend. Then push down on the top of the hook to remove any kind of foreign body. 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I note no one has rod to bend over with a huge oversized redfish. written an article about this being the on 100th You can catch fish on most anything at various First-of-its-kind biofiltration system in a anniversary of the Port Aransas jetty system times – real bait including live shrimp, croaker, having been built in 1919! zoological setting; plus an up-close look at mud minnows, mullet, piggie perch, fresh dead The South Jetty of the Port Aransas access shrimp, cut bait from mullet, piggies, pinfish, endangered and rescued sea turtles pass that connects Redfish Bay and the Lydia mud minnows, croaker, whiting, sand trout, Ann Channel Intracoastal Waterway out into squid, sand lice, and ghost shrimp to every the Gulf of Mexico open sea is approximately SeaWorld San Antonio in partnership with they can help the species,” said SeaWorld and and any kind of artificial bait from spoons to a mile long, mostly jutting rocks but some parts The University of Texas Marine Science Aquatica San Antonio park president Carl Lum. crankbaits to jigs to topwaters to plastic worms are sidewalk paths far easier to navigate. Its Institute’s Amos Rehabilitation Keep (ARK) “We are excited to showcase a species that to soft fake looking small fish like lures like twin across the channel is the San Jose Island in Port Aransas this week unveiled their Turtle has never been featured before at SeaWorld Corky Fat Boys originally made by Paul Brown north jetty and is only accessible by taking Reef featuring a first-of-its-kind bio- filtration San Antonio, while educating guests about but many lure manufacturers have versions of a Jetty Boat across the ship channel which habitat. Guests can get an up-close look at our mission to protect animals and habitats them. Quite often any / all of these baits are leaves several times a day to take anglers and endangered and rescued sea turtles and multi- worldwide.” thrown under a popping cork of many different recreational folk to the island jetty and returns colored fish, while learning more about the makes some with rattles in them or wire leaders As part of the partnership with The University at 6:00 p.m. sharp. (I’ve seen people stranded human impact on the oceans. they slide around on with colored beads, etc. of Texas Marine Science Institute’s Amos on this island overnight and even made the Often my favorite thing is just watching kids Turtle Reef’s 126,000-gallon coral reef- Rehabilitation Keep (ARK) five percent of mistake of camping on it one night with a boat and old men catch fish as often they are the themed environment was designed as a natural the proceeds from the purchase of select turtle anchored right off it which we planned to fish most entertaining. But watching anyone of any bio-filtration system to build a near natural, merchandise sold at SeaWorld San Antonio will with at the crack of dawn; howling coyotes kept age or sex catch a big fish is an amazing thing. environmentally based recirculating filtration go to toward the non-profit organization whose us up much of the night.) system that attracts wildlife and reduces water primary mission is to rescue and rehabilitate Watching them make the long walk back from Most folks stick to the south jetty which is and energy consumption in the park, enabling sick and injured sea turtles, birds, terrestrial the jetty to land to get it to their car/truck or easily accessible by driving right up to at the the park to further its eco-friendly mission. turtles and tortoises found along the South cooler or the fish cleaning station is always a north most part of Mustang Island/Port Aransas This biodynamic, multi-species habitat will Texas coast. treat. Ernest Hemingway once said something and just walking to whatever part of the jetty be inhabited by rescued and non-releasable like, “No man who catches a big fish walks “We are honored to join SeaWorld San Antonio one wants to fish and throwing a line or two sea turtles in SeaWorld’s world-class care, home through the alley” and I find this very in our shared commitment to highlight the plight in. It always impresses me this set of jetties including endangered green sea turtles, and true. Most like to talk about their big catch and of endangered sea turtles in the wild,” said Dr. was built over a period of about twenty years Big Mama, a 250-pound loggerhead sea turtle show it off. Robert Dickey, Director of The University of starting around 1900 and was finally finished in rescued offshore in the Gulf of Mexico after Most don’t catch but rather donate money to Texas Marine Science Institute. “This exhibit 1919 with a few minor modifications done later sustaining significant injuries to her front and their local bait shop and their time to the fishing will help support the wildlife rescue and but this set of jetties is one hundred years old! back flippers. gods but it’s called fishing for a reason and not educational mission of the institute’s Amos Very few things built last over a hundred years catching. Countless times I’ve helped people of “Ocean pollution, oil spills and habitat Rehabilitation Keep (ARK) in Port Aransas, and this is a testament to how serious architects, all ages get back up after they’ve fallen on the degradation are some of the biggest challenges and greatly enhance public understanding of the politicians and voters can be when something often slippery wet rocks. I’ve given away and facing sea turtles, and Turtle Reef provides an incredible diversity of marine life that we must is deemed necessary. Note we are currently taken more bait than I can remember when I immersive opportunity for guests to learn how help preserve for generations to come.” having a crisis of roads and bridges collapsing was leaving and done fishing or someone else all across our country because they were not was and I stayed behind. Most every time I go built right the first time so we are having to redo I fill up a small trash bag with trash others have 2019 Turtle Count them. carelessly left behind or waves have brought in So far this year, 9 nests have been confirmed I’ve seen many people catch all kinds of fish from the open sea. on the Texas coast including (north to south in from this South Jetty including sand trout, If you go, make sure you take everything state) croaker, whiting, red drum/redfish, black drum, you think you’ll need because the best fishing flounder, speckled trout, Sheepshead, Spanish Kemp’s Ridley Turtles is a pretty good walk out on the jetty and not Mackerel, and, at the very end / the full mile everyone wants to share items you forgot with 0 Bolivar Peninsula out, several different types of shark, king you. (Although I have given away more bait, mackerel, permit and pompano and surprisingly 0 Galveston Island hooks, sinkers and lent more towels, pliers, tarpon and snook. 0 Brazoria County, N. of Surfside nets. Measuring sticks and rods and reels than Mostly people catch small piggie perch / I care to remember.) 0 Surfside Beach (area record) pinfish and hardhead catfish or lose their baits Make sure you have plenty of line, hooks, 0 Quintana Beach and rigs to these unwanted trash fish or the sinkers, leaders / bait rigs, a cooler full of ice, rocks which takes more rigs, leaders, hooks, 0 Bryan Beach water and perhaps beer, a 5 gallon bucket and weights and line than fish ever will. But the maybe a smaller bait bucket or minnow bucket, 0 Brazoria County, N. of Sargent Beach fishing is amazing year-round if you have the a net, sunscreen, bug spray as well as a large right bait, are fishing at the right time/the fish 0 Sargent Beach hat for shade, a hand towel or two, a pliers and are biting and conditions are right. Stringers/ a knife at a minimum. The walk back to the 0 Matagorda Peninsula coolers full of limits of redfish, Sheepshead, car to retrieve some essential thing you forgot Spanish mackerel and even flounder are not 0 Matagorda Island can really wear you down. Even if you catch uncommon… when conditions are right. 0 San Jose Island nothing, the people watching, seeing turtles, Almost everyone has a method they prefer for dolphin, schools of many different kinds of fish, 1 Mustang Island catching different fish. My three favorites are birds, huge ships in the channel, smaller boats 4 North Padre Island, including 4 at Padre early morning for large redfish with large gold fighting the waves, etc. all make it worthwhile. Island National Seashore spoons at the very end of the jetty (note this Mostly it is sunny and hot but with the wind is close to a half an hour walk for most folks blowing and waves crashing against the rocks. 4 South Padre Island over uneven rocky terrain for around a mile), Thousands upon thousands of anglers, tourists, throwing out a live shrimp on a hook with only 0 Boca Chica Beach visitors and others make the trip to this jetty a small split shot sinker about 12 inches up from system every day year round and it no wonder Loggerhead Turtle the baited hook and just leaving it on the bottom why. So far this year, 0 nests have been confirmed and waiting for the line to move in any direction on the Texas coast including (north to south in and yanking back to set the hook on Sheepshead Go check it out! state): (note this will still often result in catches of 0 Galveston Island 0 Matagorda Peninsula 0 Padre Island National Seashore 0 South Padre Island Green Turtle So far this year, 0 nests have been confirmed on the Texas coast including (north to south in state): 0 North Padre Island north of Padre Island A turtle washed up on the beach just south National Seashore of Bob Hall Pier Monday afternoon. The 0 Padre Island National Seashore cause of death is not yet known.

Tom Strubbe and his wife Audra fishing on the jetty.

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Brent Directors has unanimously voted to accept On Saturday, May 18, the involved and experience the fun with this Moore vs. Padre Isles Property Owners a bid from a local construction company to Coastal Bend is hosting the fantastic event. Association- The Temporary Restraining repair the Cobo de Bara parking lot adjacent 44th annual Beach to Bay Relay Marathon. The In all the excitement over the race, remember Order Hearing has been scheduled for to the boat ramp. marathon started in 1976 and attracts more than Monday, May 13th at 1:30 p.m. in County the race packet pick up at Congressman Architectural Control Committee (ACC)- 2,500 teams and over 15,000 runners annually. Solomon P. Ortiz Center (402 Harbor Dr.) on Court at Law #3 at the Nueces County This committee currently has two vacant Every year, Beach to Bay brings thousands of Courthouse. Please recall that D. Brent Friday, May 17. All teams must pick up their seats. If you are interested in being a member people to the Coastal Bend area from all over packet. In addition to Packet Pick up, Beach to Moore’s Attorney, John Bell, was removed of this committee, please contact the PIPOA the world and is the largest relay marathon in from the case due to conflict of interest. Mr. Bay is also hosting a sports expo in the same office at 361-949-7025 or email Executive the United States. All proceeds from Beach to location. Come by the Expo and check out the Moore’s new Attorney is Skip Henkel of Director, Jim Smock at [email protected] and Bay Relay Marathon go to local charities in the Corpus Christi. latest fashion, nutrition, accessories and more in request an application form. Coastal Bend Area. running. This is a great opportunity to meet and Litter Critter- There will be a litter critter Board Meeting- The next PIPOA Board The race on Armed Forces Day traditionally support local businesses and learn more about on Saturday, May 18 from 9:00 AM to 1:00 meeting will be on Tuesday, May 28, 2019, at honors military servicemen and women. The the running community. Any business interested PM. The location will be at Briscoe King 5:30 p.m. at the Island Presbyterian Church. program Run for a Hero helps match every in participating in the expo should feel free to Pavilion parking lot. Please be aware that team with a person they will represent, who has reach out online at http://beachtobayrelay.com/ Beach to Bay is taking place on that Saturday. served or currently is serving in the military. run/expo/ or contact Race Expo Director, Elsa Arroyo at 361/980-1182 At 7 am runners will begin on the beach of North Padre Island, across the JFK Causeway, Once you finish the race, complimentary food, Flour Bluff ISD choses Lone Finalist run through Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, and drinks will be served at McCaughan Park. and end along Shoreline Boulevard. There are Beach to Bay will also have live music and now three ways to run Beach to Bay. The full various vendors will be on-site with everything for Superintendent team of six, a team of two, or the full marathon from massages to health bars and industry gear. In a specially in Wichita Falls ISD. Additionally, he’s been by one individual. Registration is available Teams can even rent a tent near the finish, for called meeting a principal, assistant principal, teacher, coach online at http://beachtobayrelay.com/run/ info visit the website at http://beachtobayrelay. on Sunday, May and was an Adjunct Professor at North Central register/ or mail your registration forms to com/run/finish/ or call 361-980-1182. And 5, the Flour Bluff Texas College. Beach to Bay Relay Marathon c/o The Corpus of course, don’t miss the awards ceremony recognizing the best teams in each division. ISD Board of Dr. Freeman completed his Doctorate in Christi Roadrunners Trustees voted to Education at Texas Wesleyan University. He P.O. Box 8750, Corpus Christi, Texas 78468. If you have questions regarding any of the name Dr. David received his master’s degree from the University information mentioned in this week’s article, David-Freeman Freeman as the of North Texas and a Bachelor of Science from If you are interested in running but need a team, please do not hesitate to call my Capitol or Lone Finalist Midwestern State University. or if your team needs more people, visit the District Office. Please always feel free to for the next Superintendent of Schools for Beach to Bay website at http://beachtobayrelay. contact my office if you have any questions Dr. Freeman is active in the community and Flour Bluff Independent School District. State com/runner-connection/. Here you can connect or issues regarding a Texas state agency, or if currently serves as the Board President for the law requires the Board to wait 21 days before with other runners and fill out your team and you would like to contact my office regarding Boys’ and Girls’ Club of the Coastal Bend and a contract is signed and the superintendent is is a great way to meet members of our Coastal constituent services. As always, my offices are has volunteered as a coach in a variety of youth officially hired. Bend community. available at any time to assist with questions, sports organizations. He and his wife, Cassie, concerns or comments (Capitol Office: 512- Dr. Freeman is currently the Superintendent of have three school-aged children. If you want to be a part of the race without Schools for London Independent School District running, sideline support is always encouraged. 463-0672, District Office: 361-949-4603). Following the required 21-day waiting period, where he has served the District since 2014. Dr. Volunteer to hand out water, or motivate your – State Representative Todd Hunter, District 32 Freeman was also the Superintendent of Schools the FBISD Board of Trustees is expected to friends and family with a sign and cheer on the in Montague ISD for five years and the Chief vote and officially name Dr. Freeman during runners as they come by. Beach to Bay is an Rep. Hunter represents Nueces (Part) County. Academic Officer/Associate Superintendent the regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of event for the whole Coastal Bend community, He can be contacted at todd.hunter@house. Trustees on Thursday, May 30. texas.gov or at 512-463-0672. Schlitterbahn Lender could take Possession Sales Tax Increase Proposal Dies of two Texas Parks in Texas House By Brandon Waltens the sales tax increase with alternate funding mechanisms, including revenue dedication Local park would not be affected A proposal to raise the state’s sales tax will not from the oil and gas severance tax and sales as of Dec. 31, 2018. But EPR says it’s given be voted on in the Texas House, despite state taxes from internet purchases. additional money to Schlitterbahn to cover leaders promising to deliver on the measure as legal expenses from a series of criminal charges recently as Friday. At the time, Bettencourt told Texas Scorecard against park operators including owner Jeff he believed it would be up to the House as to Though the legislation by State Rep. Dan Henry following the death of a 10-year-old whether or not the proposal continued to move Huberty (R–Kingwood) was scheduled for boy on the Verrückt water slide in 2016. Those forward. charges were later dismissed but according to a vote on Tuesday, Huberty took to the front the EPR filing could be refiled. microphone to lament the collapse in support On Monday night, a poll commissioned for the proposal and ultimately moved to by State Reps. Kyle Biedermann (R– Any move by EPR or Schlitterbahn would postpone debate on the measure until well after Fredericksburg) and Tony Tinderholt (R– not affect the park on Padre Island which was the session ends. Arlington) confirmed that a majority of Texans bought at foreclosure auction by IBC Bank last in both parties were opposed to a sales tax Other lawmakers like State Reps. Ken King (R– year, removing all ownership by Schlitterbahn increase, preferring property tax relief to come Canadian) and Dustin Burrows (R–Lubbock) from the local park. from existing funds—an available option for A report filed this month by Kansas City joined Huberty in criticizing the Senate for the legislature’s nearly $10 billion surplus to investment firm EPR Properties raises doubts In its filing, EPR states if Schlitterbahn can’t rejecting the proposal—specifically State Sen. work with. about whether or not Schlitterbahn can re-pay pay off its debt, the firm could take control Paul Bettencourt (R–Houston), who fought $179.8 million in debt the company owes the of two of Schlitterbahn’s Texas water parks. against the passage of the plan in the Texas With Democrats in nearly unified opposition firm for the park in Kansas City. Schlitterbahn has not indicated whether or not Senate and successfully convinced lawmakers toward the proposal, and with Republican it will open this season in KCK. A company there to dedicate existing revenue to property members beginning to drop off and indicate In a required filing with the Securities and spokeswoman told a Kansas City television tax relief instead. growing opposition, the House Republican Exchange Commission (SEC), EPR notes station the company has no updates on the Caucus met on Tuesday morning ahead of the Schlitterbahn owes the firm $179.8 million The plan is one that was heavily pushed by Kansas City operation at this time. vote on the package of legislation—House Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, and Joint Resolution 3 and House Bill 4621—to House Speaker Dennis Bonnen in recent weeks, count the votes. as the “Big Three” pushed the sales tax increase Senate Approves Major Property Tax and as a method of “property tax relief” in a joint According to reports from the Capitol, press conference just days before the bill’s many members who had softly committed Education Finance Reform Bill demise. their support for the tax to Gov. Abbott and House leadership were now in opposition, But shortly after their Friday afternoon press By Richard Lee primary variable in the school finance formula, following the Senate’s action Monday and the basic allotment. There’s more money for conference, the concept received a devastating A bill to change the way the state pays for the consideration of the bill’s unpopularity as dual-language programs, dyslexia services and wound. The Legislative Budget Board released public education while reducing local property indicated in the new polling. post-secondary readiness. For teachers, the bill projections on the bill’s implementation taxes passed the Texas Senate on Monday, still includes the $5,000 pay raise for all public suggesting as many as 75 percent of Texans With the tax increase legislation officially dead moving the session’s signature bill one step school teachers and librarians, but also adds an could see their overall tax burden increased with in the Texas House and property tax reform and closer to the governor’s desk. A top priority effectiveness-based pay scale that would allow the passage of the so-called “swap,” even with relief legislation on track to be finally approved of state leadership throughout the year, the bill districts to pay their best teachers more and every dollar raised going to decrease property by both chambers—should the coming would reduce local school property tax rates by increase compensation to those who choose to tax burdens. conference committee work to keep it intact— 10 cents while updating funding formulas to work at more challenging campuses. After those numbers were released, the Texas it appears taxpayers have emerged victorious in better address the modern student population in fighting back against higher taxes. Texas, according to its author. For property taxpayers, school rates would fall Senate distanced itself from the idea. When 10 cents and the bill would implement a 2.5 the House’s school finance spending bill was However, in order for them to see serious tax After considering more than one hundred percent rollback rate on local school property brought to the Senate floor on Monday, a relief they will need to continue advocating amendments, the chamber passed the measure taxes to slow growth. To pay for this, the bill contingency component which tied property for lawmakers to cut spending and prioritize by a vote of 26 ayes, 2 nays, and 3 members initially contemplated a one-cent increase in tax relief to the passage of the sales tax increase taxpayers instead. present not voting. the state sales tax, but an amendment to the bill was removed and replaced revenues from “A system that started in the early 80s has developed by a Senate workgroup looking at had numerous Band-Aids attached to it,” said alternatives would fund it through other sources. Friendswood Senator Larry Taylor. “Here we It would divert part of oil and gas severance tax Free Schlitterbahn Admission for Military are today with the system that we have: very revenue, about $2.3 billion for the biennium, complex, very outdated, and not meeting the from the rainy day fund into a new fund and First Responders Memorial Weekend demands we have before us.” The current system dedicated toward property tax compression, is especially poor, said Taylor, at addressing the called the Tax Reduction and Excellence in Discounts for dependents and lodging needs of economically disadvantaged students, Education (TREE) fund. Along with some Members of the military, both active duty and which make up more than half of all public To qualify first responders and members of changes in the way the state collects sales tax retired, police, firefighters, and EMTs can get school students in Texas today. from online purchases and a reallocation from the military need to show their military ID or in free at the Schlitterbahn park on Padre Island proof of employment at the waterpark ticket To improve achievement among that the Permanent School Fund, plus $2.7 billion during Memorial Day weekend from May 27 – already in the budget for property tax cuts, in booths. Discounted tickets for spouses and population, the bill targets funding increases June 2. dependents are available at the ticket booth. toward students from low-income backgrounds total the bill would include about $5.6 billion in The same is true for Schlitterbahn park in New Invited members of military include active duty, in early education, including money for full- property tax relief. Braunfels, Galveston, and South Padre Island. retirees, veterans, reservists and Department of day, high-quality pre-K programs in order to If passed into law, it would mark the first time The event is called American Heroes Week and Defense. improve the number of kids reading at grade in decades that the state has made significant this will mark its fourth year. level by the end of 3rd grade. This is a critical reforms to education finance without a court Discounts are also available for lodging at standard to meet, said Taylor, as all future mandate. If the Legislature doesn’t address Aside from free admission the offer also the parks in New Braunfels, South Padre, and education hinges on a student’s ability to read. school finance on its own initiative, Taylor includes 20 percent savings on concessions Corpus Christi. This funding would be partially outcome- warns the state could soon find itself in a and 40 percent off gate price for dependents. based; schools would get more money up-front familiar situation. “We’ve been given the to improve reading standards for economically- opportunity to work on this by the court and disadvantaged students, but would also get a now is our time or we will fall back into the bonus for every student that met standards. same old pattern we’ve been doing for the last Schools would have discretion to use an three decades: supreme court decision, Band- accredited reading assessment other than the Aid, more money in a particular area, supreme STAAR test. court decision, Band-Aid, more money in Districts would get additional money for certain areas,” he said. “We’ve got to break that every economically disadvantaged student they cycle, we’ve got to move our school finance educate, and would get more depending on system into the 21st century.” The bill will how dense poverty levels are in the community now head into negotiations with the House to served by the district. Regardless of low resolve differences between the two versions of income population, all districts would see the measure. more money though a $740 increase in the

Send letters and photos to [email protected] May 9, 2019 Island Moon A 15 An historical perspective Island Moon on a Spoon When Wooly Mammoths Roamed Mother’s Day Recipe of Love Nueces Canyon By Chef Vita Jarrin Climate Change and the Coastal Bend Her name is Nunzia. To some she’s known as She learned how to drive and then taught my Nancy for short and to others she’s Nonna or father. In a time when jobs for a non English By Rolf Woods degrees F cooler than now, the shoreline was Nonna Nancy. To me she’s Mamma pronounced speaking immigrant WOMEN…were scarce, 30 miles east of Port Aransas and our favorite Mam-`ma or Mom for short. Although some she knew enough to know that being overlooked Exploration Geologist fishing “rocks” like Hospital, Aransas Bank of us celebrate Mother’s Day everyday …this for a raise or better hours wasn’t something There’s been a lot of speculation about the and Southern were exposed islands. Also, at Sunday we celebrate Mothers in a little, extra she would tolerate, and therefore, quit, after eminent demise of the human race due to that time Wooly Mammoths roamed the Nueces special way! Some of us are fortunate to still looking and landing another job! She’s an climate change and global warming. As a Canyon. have our mom’s with us, for some they are incredible, strong woman who not only was Texas Certified Professional Geologist with The CC Geological Society takes kids to the miles away and for some they’ve left us to get very independent, but extremely committed to 45 years in Oil and Gas and the environmental Sandia area to dig in the sand pits for Mammoth their Angel wings. I am one of those blessed teaching us family values, morals, compassion, field I thought it would be good to show bones. Since then the average temperature and daughters that not only still has my mom living, how to be grateful, giving and to work hard to diagrammatically how historical average global Sea Level has generally been rising although but she lives with me. Still enjoying her sassy get everything you want and need. temperature and resultant Sea Level has effected there was a time at about 12,000 years ago that humor and sarcasm as well as her teachings. This Mother’s Day I celebrate my mom and all South Texas and South Florida. the average temperature was about three degrees My mom is 84 years the other moms who may have had a similar life, The chart shows that over the last 450,000 warmer now and the average Sea Level about young and she’s just and for those who superseded and for those who years the average temperature has fluctuated 20 feet higher, effectively submerging most of as feisty and as strong didn’t but tried. Mothers all around the world between 45 and 50 degrees Fahrenheit while the present day Corpus Christi. For a more recent today as she’s been all that strive to provide and impart life lessons. average Sea Level has changed between 430 to view of climate change and Sea Level change her life. She defied Those who keep fighting the good fight and 450 feet. To put this in South Texas perspective, let’s look at Fort Lauderdale where I lived in the tradition when she was putting family and keep and push family values 100,000 years ago the average temperature was 50’s and 60’s and have made many return visits. just 18 years old, when to the forefront. Thank You to my Momma. For about 7 degrees F higher than today and the The famous canals of Las Olas Blvd. that are she married my father teaching me to be just as strong and feisty and Sea Level was 30’ higher, making the bluffs in today lined with mega yachts were blasted out who was 24 years kind and compassionate as she is. Lessons I’ve downtown Christi and Ingleside By The Bay the of previously Sea Level submerged coral rock older than her. Yes, he been able to apply to my own daughters… for current day beach. in the 50’s. The average elevation is around 15’ was 42, had served in that I am grateful. Happy Mother’s Day to all. and has been that way for the last 70 years. the military for many The average temperature cooled for the next years, before coming Recipe of Love Ingredients: 80,000 years and the Sea Level fell. At 18,000 I believe from a long term geological time perspective based on real science the eminent back to his small A Book filled with God years ago the average temperature was 35 to 40 town Ventimiglia and demise narrative is totally bogus. A truck load of sleepless nights both in Chef Vita (left() and finding his bride and marrying her. They infancy and adulthood Beaumont Deposition High Stand High Stand her Mom SL 30’ Above Present SL +/-15’ Above Present migrated from Sicily, 1000 Cups of LOVE 80-120,000 Yrs Ago 12,000 Yrs Ago +/- 8 Deg F Warmer Italy 60 plus years Ingleside 1 gazillion lbs. of Unconditional LOVE +/- 7 Deg F Warmer Coast Line ago. They boarded and traveled via a ship to

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Feeling Dashes upon Dashes of values isolated and alone, she could have crumbled and 23rd Annual Rockport Festival of given up all hope of staying here, however, she Several pot full of Compassion put her big girl panties on and decided that in Lots of Hugs and Kisses order to make a better life for her family, she Wine and Food needed to take control and learn true survival HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY TO ALL THIS skills in her new found country! SUNDAY AND EVERYDAY! AND COME The Texas Maritime Museum will kick off the an open bar for the VIP seating of the Pictures/ PICK UP SOME GELATO FOR MOMS… After many years of self discovery and a strong Memorial Day weekend with their traditional Cory Morrow. WINK WINK!! ALL MOMS, Mom to be Sicilian attitude, she decided that staying at Moms, New Moms, Older Moms, Doggy and Annual Festival of Wine and Food in Rockport. 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Since launching its partnership with that would be wrapped the promotional vehicle marketing company, Island Artist Kent Ullberg Exhibits in images of Port A and Event Strategic of Florida in April 2018, the messaging to visit Port Aransas to spread the MVC has met and exceeded expectations with at National Cowboy and Port Aransas brand across the state. over 62 events, 275 event days, 1.2 million consumer event impressions, thousands of email The RV, or as it is strategically called, the sign-ups, major uptick in Facebook followers, Mobile Visitor Center (MVC), operates as a Western Heritage Museum and the distribution of tens of thousands of mobile visitor center to promote everything Port Port A destination and businesses marketing A. It makes stops and attends large festivals and collateral. Joins nearly 100 of the finest contemporary special events in the tourism bureau’s key Texas feeder markets including Houston, Austin, San On non-event/festival days, the MVC is re- artists participating in the world’s premier Antonio, Waco, and the Dallas/Fort Worth area. purposed as a mobile billboard that drives along high-traffic roadways that provide massive “It acts like a pop-up visitor center in that consumer impressions. “It would be equivalent Western art show and sale. our team and partners who join us, distribute to 100-200 billboards a day in advertising information about Port A businesses, lodging, Sculptor and longtime United States, Ullberg decided to make The dollars and the number of people exposed to fishing, restaurants, shopping, and the many Island resident Kent Island his home. In 1998, he won the prestigious our message,” said Mr. Hentz. “The MVC has amazing experiences in Port A,” said Jeff Ullberg, will show his Prix de West Purchase Award. In recent years, our brand on all four sides with a call to action Hentz, President and CEO of the Port Aransas/ work at the annual Prix Ullberg has twice received the Henry Hering – Visit Port Aransas.com and our social media Mustang Island Tourism Bureau & Chamber de West Invitational Art Medal from the National Sculpture Society, tags. The average cost of a billboard in a high- of Commerce. “The MVC team not only Exhibition and Sale at among many more awards. traffic corridor would be $5,000 -$8,000 a distributes thousands of pieces of Port A the National Cowboy month for one billboard. Our mobile billboard There will also be a show of his work at the marketing material, but also signs consumers and Western Heritage provides great value and tremendous savings Art Museum of South Texas which opens on up for the bureau email database and our new Museum in Oklahoma for the number of consumer impressions we Saturday, May 18. Beach Nation Port A newsletter. 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Just be sure to not let easily add a tropical flair to your yard, starting the soil around the plant dry out in between first with the widely-found hibiscus. watering sessions. Also, if growing your hibiscus in a container, you may find yourself Hibiscus Plants having to water your plant more often than you would if it were growing in the ground; This plant with its so you’ll want to check on it daily if possible vibrantly colored and ensure that your container has adequate showy blooms is drainage holes. a hugely popular choice in our area. Furthermore, when it comes to hibiscus plants, They are a part they, like myself, like to eat. Feeding them a of the Malvaceae specialized hibiscus food will ensure they family, or the remain healthy and bloom their best for you. mallow family, You can find Hibiscus food, including slow which explains why release varieties, at the big box stores and they are sometimes local nurseries. 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