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Bi-annual Bike Ride A2 P.I.E. Luncheon A7 Fishing A13 Mysterious Knights A5 Issue 738 The Island Free

The voiceMoon of The Island since 1996 June 7, 2018 Weekly www.islandmoon.com FREE Photo by Mary Craft Around The Texas Supreme Court rules Bid Expires on Island Water Exchange By Dale Rankin Homeowner Associations Bridge Someone came along and took away our water this week as levels in the Funding for Packery canals are down by about a foot. The Nearshore water this week has been Can’t Prohibit Overnight Stay Repairs Sought full of stingrays and the sharks that By Dale Rankin chase them. If you’re kicking around in the Skinny Water at the beach be One year after bids were opened for in Neighborhoods construction of the proposed SPID/ sure to shuffle your feet and you can sing Mississippi Mud if it makes you Park Road 22 Water Exchange Bridge feel better. City zoning still in force the winning bid expired Tuesday without action on the project, And speaking of Nearshore Waters By Dale Rankin support of Texas Attorney General term rental. Islanders who list on according to information presented Jay Gardner and CCA, among others Ken Paxton. They argue that by the website are caught in a Catch In one fell swoop on Friday the to the Island Strategic Action have been working to expand a reef restricting short-term rentals, the 22 under which state laws and city Texas Supreme Court overruled deed Committee at its regular monthly in about 75 feet of water nine miles City of Austin prevents homeowners ordinances require them to pay a restrictions and rules by homeowner meeting Tuesday. off Packery Channel. That’s pretty from using their property as they Hotel Occupancy Tax, but in doing so associations in Texas that prohibit The bid of $11.5 million from Haas- big news hereabouts for fisherpersons see fit, and treats short-term renters are admitting they are violating city overnight stay in neighborhood Anderson Construction had been and divers alike. differently than it treats long-term rules prohibiting it. Failure to pay the homes as long as the short-term rolled over monthly but has now renters. state portion of the tax is a violation Unbanning the Ban on the Ban! visitor is using the abode for expired according to Acting City of state law with potential criminal residential purposes. However, closer to home Friday’s Manager Keith Selman who said penalties, failure to pay the city tax ruling will have no effect on Padre the bid could possibly be revived if The ruling stemmed from a case is a violation of the city ordinance Island, according to officials with the the project moves forward, or the in the San Antonio area where the prohibiting overnight stay and City of Corpus Christi and the Padre bidding process could be redone from owner had been renting his home for enforceable by city code enforcement Isles Homeowners Association. the beginning. $7.5 million of the overnight stay until his homeowner’s officers. The result is many property money for the project is in the form association informed him the practice “The ruling is that the language owners who are skirting the law pay of leftover bond money from various The Supreme Court of Texas this violated his deed restrictions. The in that particular ordinance was the state tax but ignore the city tax. projects with the remaining $4 month is in the forefront of two issues court, the highest civil court in not specific enough,” said Buck Recent changes in state law make million pledged from the Island Tax with high visibility and potential Texas, ruled that the prohibition was Brice with the Corpus Christi City finding figures for Hotel Occupancy Reinvestment Zone which captures interest for we Islanders. The first unconstitutional as long as the over- Attorney’s Office. “Our rules for Tax difficult, making it difficult to property tax on new construction was their ruling on overnight stay night visitors were using the home for overnight stay are contained in the determine the number of payers on in residential areas which kicked residential purposes. Unified Development Code (UDC). North Padre Island. Bridge cont. on A4 up much heat but little light Around “So long as the occupants to whom Becky Perrin, the outgoing Executive The Island this week as homeowners Some areas of The Island which are Tarr (the plaintiff) rents his single- Director of the Padre Isles Property began gearing up for leasing homes zoned for Planned Use Development Rebuild Texas family residence use the home for a Owners Association said Monday as overnight stay spots. But hold on (PUDs) do allow overnight stay, ‘residential purpose,’ no matter how that the organization does not enforce there pilgrim, as usual the Large Print primarily in the area around the Fund Donates short-lived, neither their on-property overnight stay violations. giveth and the Small Print taketh Schlitterbahn waterpark and near use nor Tarr’s off- property use away. We provide the background in “When we get a complaint the Michael J. Ellis Seawall. $1 Million violates the restrictive covenants in this issue. about someone renting out their Inside those areas most of the the Timberwood deeds,” Justice Jeff home on Airbnd, HomeAway, overnight accommodations are in The second issue is a pending ruling to Local Brown wrote Friday for a unanimous or VRBO, we turn it over to condominiums and townhomes either upholding or striking down court. the city and they investigate.” where the rules are drawn by the a state ban which prohibits city Organizations A similar case is pending in Austin A check of the websites this week homeowners associations. Dwellings governments from prohibiting the The Rebuild Texas Fund, which challenging a city ordinance there found more than two hundred homes in areas where overnight stay is use of single-use plastic bags – did was created by the Michael & Susan which was filed by the Texas Public and condominiums on North Padre you get all that? Just as the City of Dell Foundation, in collaboration Policy Foundation and has drawn the Island listed as available for short- Overnight cont. on A4 Corpus Christi was moving toward with the OneStar Foundation, which an ordinance that would have stopped has raised $94.1 million from more the use of the bags three years ago Island voters take note than 32,000 donors – including the State Legislature stepped in and individuals and organizations - this banned the bans. month donated over $1 million local Island United recipients recovering from Hurricane The city at that time had millions Harvey. of the bags that had been recycled Political Action bagged up and stored because nobody The grants include: wanted them. But they didn’t get all of Committee • $300,000 to the Nueces County them as you can see from this photo Coastal Parks Department taken on our beach this week. It turns Annual Meeting (NCCPD) to rebuild the I.B. out they have a second use which is to Magee Beach Park’s (Park) fly into the dunes near trash cans and Thursday, June pump station and assist with live there until they literally become the reopening of the Horace part of the landscape. 14 Caldwell Fishing Pier located Before the ban on the ban the The run up to the Corpus Christi on the Gulf of Mexico side of push was to ban their use at Island City Council race in November the Park. convenient stores, at least during begins on The Island Thursday, June • $250,000 to the Port Aransas the peak of the summer season to 14 when the Island United Political Independent School District reduce the number of them migrating Action Committee holds its annual (PAISD) through the Port around our little sandbar like so many meeting at 6 p.m. Aransas Education Foundation migrating birds that never actually The meeting is at Schlitterbahn with (PAEF) to support Behavior migrate once they attach themselves registration and social time beginning Specialist needs within the to palms trees and cactus. The effort at 6:00 p.m. with the meeting starting Andrew Orgill from the ARK and Myrna Goodliffe with Frank the Special Education department to ban them has been kept alive by at 6:30. Bird. See Page 5 for the story. and library services in PAISD. local supporters in anticipation of the Rebuild cont. on A4 court’s ruling which is expected this Meeting cont. on A4 month. The court rulings come out each Friday in Austin so stay tuned. A little Island history in the making And speaking of litter… Nearshore Reef Site is Getting Larger Some Civic Minded Soul decided to Editor’s note: Most of the time the between CCA, SEA, and Texas Parks do his part for the common good by history we write about in this spot and Wildlife. The KINTA is in the dumping this load of palm clippings has already happened. But this northeast portion of the site with on the beach just inside the Kleberg week we look forward at history in some cement pyramids in one corner, County maintenance area this week. the making. and box culverts in the center. The purpose of the sensors is to find out By Jay Gardner which types of structures the fish When you are building homes for prefer to help in deciding what to put Red Snapper the first thing you in the remainder of the site. I have have to do is find out what kind written about that ongoing effort in of homes they like. To do that you previous columns. put a sensor on them and see which Kesley Gibson’s research is to Thank you sir! We hear that since the type of underwater structures they determine whether the snapper return of the Naked Men of Kleberg gravitate to. That process has been like the big tall pyramids or the in recent months Constable Bobby ongoing at the man-made reef nine jumbled piles or concrete culverts, Sherwood’s patrols have shooed them miles offshore from Port Aransas or the Kinta. Recently, thanks to the away. Maybe if a couple get arrested and Packery Channel since January, company that builds the receivers, they can go to work picking up palm 2017. leavings. Of course if that happens be they were able to triangulate and sure to take your Buck knife along if The reef is called MU-775 and it acquire GPS coordinates for the you head down that way to poke out is a 160-acre site in about 73 feet missing receivers out there thanks your one good eye. of water where the Japanese ship to hurricane Harvey. Some of the the KINTA was sunk about three Stay cool everybody, and say hello if years ago. The reef is a joint effort New fish habitats going into new reef you see us Around The Island. History cont. on A4 June 7, 2018 Island Moon A 2 Driving Miss Daisy Bi-annual Bike Ride

The P.I.E. ladies drove in open air vehicles for their 3rd Annual Driving Miss Daisy. Their drivers dressed in chauffeur attire. They had lunch at the Angry Marlin, cocktails at Mikel May's and a poolside appertif at Portofingo Condos. More pictures of the even can be seen on A group of Island friends and neighbors went on their bi-annual evening bike ride last page A7. Photos by Jan Rankin Saturday. They stopped at several host homes of riders for drinks and snacks. June 7, 2018 Island Moon A 3

up” after the board thought they had hired a Moon Monkeys “professional”. Did Ya Mike Ellis, Founder Letters to the It is my professional observation that too many “professional” people have (and some still are) Hear? used our POA as their personal CASH COW. By Mary "Scoop" Craft Editor Charging a lot of money for shoddy work and [email protected] leaving the board to take the blame. Maybe all board members, old and new, and members no matter which side we may be on, need to start Business Briefs placing some of the blame where it belongs. To Island Italian has had most of the work many “unprofessional” professionals, milking the POA. completed and just needs to put in the bathrooms, complete the flooring, decide And, to all you unprofessional “professionals” on tables and then order them and the bar Distribution (you know who you are), if you want to be stools and chairs already selected plus thought of as a “professional” on this island finishing touches. The hallway to the Pete Alsop again, get your checkbook out and make it Island Delivery payable to, the PIPOA. In other words, start bathrooms was taken out to expand the Coldwell Banker standing behind your work!! kitchen and a stage has been built in the back corner. There will be a few items Advertising W. Alan Rickertsen -- Aquarius St. removed from the menu but the pizzas Jan Park Rankin Good Ole Boys & and lasagna will remain the same although Classifieds What’s to Hide? Tony said he was thinking about adding Arlene Ritley (sometimes) Girls Club I am speaking for myself and not as a PIPOA a white lasagna. Tony hopes to have the I have been attending PIPOA Board meetings Production Manager board member. restaurant open some time in July. and/or watching them on You Tube for a little Abigail Bair over a year and I have a little different view on The subject of an Audit has hit a nerve within this La Palma Restaurant in the Bluff closed Contributing Writers one reason why “our” POA is in such a mess. I community. Most people want an audit because and there is new restaurant La Casita will Joey Farah am not going to name any names in this brief it would settle any doubts, answer everyone’s be opening there soon. Andy Purvis summary, my intent is only to refocus the questions, and provide critical data needed by discussions a little bit. our bookkeeper so she can move forward. Every The Texas Sealife Center rescues, Mary Craft five years, most businesses routinely hire a CPA rehabilitates and releases coastal animals. Kelly Trevino All board members of the PIPOA (past & to perform an audit. Considering this, the size of Visitors are allowed in a portion of the Jay Gardner present) serve for free. As such they are not our organization, and the excessive number of building and outdoor trail to view and hold claiming to hold themselves out to be any more Todd Hunter irregularities discovered by our bookkeeper - to animals. Some of the animals were exotic Dotson Lewis than property owners on this island. While all not do an audit at this point is irresponsible and have life experiences in varying fields they pets that cannot be released here. They have Dr. Tom Dorrell poor business practices. should not have been elected with the idea that snakes, lizards, turtles and even a mouse. It Ronnie Narmour they would be “all things to all people”. Any yet, there are some who are rabidly is a great experience for kids and the cost Brent Rourk against it. With so much to be gained, why of the guided tour is $5 but more would be As such, it is only fitting that when projects would anyone object to doing an audit? Photographers come along that require specific skills and/or appreciated by this non-profit organization. Miles Merwin (Emeritus) expertise in a given field, the board hires and It is important to point out that there is a They are located at 14220 SPID across the huge difference between discussing opposing Debbie Noble PAYS WELL FOR, people or businesses who road from the Subway. The center is open hold themselves out to be “professionals”, with views on issues and those who deliberately and Wednesdays and Saturdays from 10 - 4 and Jan Rankin the skills and/or expertise needed to do the knowingly spread false information and engage Sunday from 12 - 4. Mary Craft project. Some of these “professionals” are big in personal attacks. Angry Marlin Restaurant had Karaoke Ronnie Narmour part of the distrust and turmoil we, the citizens At our last board meeting, one member from with Brian Miller for the first time Office Security/Spillage Control (Emeritus) of this island, are living through. For lack of a the audience stood at the podium red-faced and better term, I am calling them The Good Ole angry as he used his three minutes to express to Wednesday of this week. John Eric will Riley P. Dog th Boys & (sometimes) Girls Club. the board what he saw as an injustice. Some of entertain on Thursday, June 7 , Stevie Start on Friday and Dave’s Duo on Saturday. Today, I am only going to list a few examples to what he said was based on misunderstanding, illustrate why I have come to this professional but I support his right to have his say about the The 70th Annual Shrimporee at Aransas observation. If I were to spend a day or two in issues he believes to be important. I see this as Pass will be held June 8 - 10. There will be an opportunity to review our policies and make the POA office looking through records I have more than 25 bands, art & crafts, farmers no doubt I could find many more examples. It is changes if and where needed. I would welcome the opportunity to talk with this man and hear market, parade, carnival, petting zoo and also my professional observation that this has Kidz Korner. Daily admission is $10 and not been limited to the last few years. all he has to say. That way we can clear up any misunderstandings and move forward to do $5 for kids 7-12 and seniors. #1. MMD – The POA spent $60,000.00 (more what is best for this community. or less) setting up an MMD. If you do not know La Barataria Restaurant & Wine Bar what that is, join the club, but you own one. It is What we should not do is tolerate abuse formerly at Island Moorings in Port A is my professional observation, that one member and the unfortunate events as seen at our last now open next to Tarpon Inn. They are Publisher of the board did not wake up one morning and Town Hall where a board member launched open 5- 10 pm Monday, Thursday, Friday Dale Rankin decide the POA really needed to have an MMD. into inflammatory personal attacks, and and Saturday and 11 am - 9:30 pm Sunday. About the Island Moon I think some attorney or somebody else in the deliberately attempted to incite fights with The Island Moon is published every Thursday, Dale position to make some money from the deal, people he targeted in the audience. Engaging in Castaways Seafood & Grill in Port A will Rankin, Editor / Publisher. pitched the idea to the board and the board intimidation tactics, aggressive body language, reopen across the street where the Phoenix Total circulation is 10,000 copies. Distribution includes thinking it could possibly save the POA some and verbal assaults based on lies serves no one. Restaurant was located but no opening delivery to 4,000 Island homes, free distribution of 3,000 Anyone employing such methodology does not copies in over 50 Padre Island businesses and condos, money someday, thought it would be a good date yet. The Phoenix Restaurant moved to as well as 600 copies distributed in Flour Bluff, 1,400 deal. Now the POA has a worthless MMD and understand true leadership. Island Moorings Marina a few months ago. copies on Mustang Island and Port Aransas businesses. somebody is long gone with our $60,000.00 The coordinated onslaught by a few at the The Island United Political Action News articles, photos, display ads, classified ads, dollars. Town Hall is not the path to building a strong payments, etc. may be left at the Moon Office. Committee's annual meeting will be #2. In 2017, the POA spent in the neighborhood community. Fortunately, those who were th targeted did not take the bait and demonstrated held on Thursday, June 14 6 pm at the The Island Moon Newspaper of $60,000 in “legal fees”. Almost three times Schlitterbahn game room on the second the budgeted amount. One day last summer restraint. floor. Everyone is invited. 14646 Compass, Suite 3 I called the POA office and ask, just how Some have voted against an audit claiming Corpus Christi, TX 78418 many lawsuits the POA was a party to, I was that we first need to know exactly where the Summer Island Art & Farmers Market told none! No lawsuits and yet three time the discrepancies lie and how much the audit will Thursday, June 7th 4 - 8 pm at the Island 361-949-7700 budget on “legal fees”. Also, at most monthly cost. That is like having a broken-down car— Presbytyrean Church near Billish Park. [email protected] board meetings, the board went into “executive no one can answer these questions until the session” and one of the reasons given was to mechanic pops the hood or a CPA is allowed to Estate Sale at 4130 Waldron Road On th th Facebook: The Island Moon Newspaper discuss, wait for it….. “legal issues”. In my review our records. Thursday, June 7 noon – 6 pm, June 8 8 professional observation, this is an excellent am – 3 pm and June 9th 8 am – 1 pm. There example of the board trusting the opinion of a My suggestion is to start an audit with will be furnishings, cars, boat, tools and reasonable parameters. As the facts come in, we hired and PAID WELL FOR “professional” and workshop. To view items go to estatesales. follow those facts to wherever they lead. During being led down the yellow brick road. I heard at net/TX/Corpus-Christi/78418/1903746. later board meetings that the board was paying this process and under the guidance of our CPA, Where to Find The for legal opinions concerning “threatened” we repair the damage, set up new systems that lawsuits. I have been a party to more than my will bring our accounting up to professional Island Moon share of lawsuits and I never had an attorney standards, and we implement a check and tell me I needed a legal opinion on a lawsuit that balance system to prevent this from ever Trinity By the Sea was “threatened”. Not until a real filing comes happening again. Port in the mail and you see what it says, do you get things from a community member perspective Episcopal The antics as seen at the Town Hall were a a legal opinion. and from a more symbolic angle, what truly Aransas choreographed diversion from the real issue should the role of the POA President be? We Sand Piper Condos North #3. Primavera Bulkhead Repair – This subject – the need for an audit. When our office staff believe the President should be a leader, who could have a novel written about it. I will say cannot deliver to the board accurate financial sets an example as to how the Board members Sea Gull Condos Padre that this is another prime example of a board records such as a simple profit and lost statement, should treat each other. The President should Gulf Breeze RV being led on a snipe hunt. The board hired and it is a shot-over-the-bow that something is lead an orderly and efficient meeting, while All Stripes Stores PAID WELL FOR a “professional” engineer to seriously wrong. When financial records cannot Pioneer RV encouraging teamwork, trust, and respect Black Sheep/ tell them how to fix a problem. Before it was all be balanced or reconciled, it is a huge warning between ALL board members. All members La Palmilla Golf Barrel done, the engineer came back to the board, not that we have a significant problem. When vital deserve to be treated fairly and respectfully Club once but twice, asking for more money because financial data cannot be obtained or reports while working together to set/amend policies. CVS of problems that just “came up”. Big money! Stripes (1A) generated, it is a red alert that action must be Most importantly, the President should allow Whataburger In my professional observation, an engineer is taken. And it needs to happen now. all Board members to express their thoughts, Kody’s Restaurant hired to keep big money problems from just I believe in our members. Throughout our lives, opinions and views. After all, each Board Doc’s Restaurant “coming up”. Amano we have all witnessed the great struggles over member was elected to that Board by the community and thereby speaks for those that WB Liquor Snoopy’s Pier #4. Old CPA – We were told at several board human rights, war, terrorism, and hatred. By meetings that the old CPA quit because too elected them. Without the individual Board Isle Mail N More comparison, the problems in need of addressing 361 Bar many members were asking questions and on our island are fixable, especially if we work member being heard, those that voted for them are not being heard. Moby Dicks Island Italian bothering them. In my professional observation, together. the old CPA quit because they did not have any The whole point of Roberts Rules of Order is First, we want to say that we like and Spanky’s Liquor Brooklyn Pie Co. answers to those questions. If the old CPA had to remind people to discuss the issues at hand appreciate our POA President. He is a highly been doing their job properly, the POA would IGA Grocery Store Ace Hardware and avoid personal attacks. Vigorous debate is intelligent and well-spoken individual. He has not be in the financial mess it is today. I have healthy, but everyone benefits if we remember many years of experience in his field, and we Port A Glass Studio Holiday Inn never met a CPA who after doing an audit of that first and foremost we are neighbors. genuinely like making small talk with him if we San Juan’s Mexican Texas Star (Shell) my finances, could not figure out that I may see him around our community. He is polite, Restaurant have a few “secret” accounts and that I was Best wishes, and an overall great community member. We Jesse’s Liquor floating money in and out of them. Just another Wash Board Marta Sprout appreciate the time he volunteers to handle this hired and PAID WELL FOR “professional” Laundry Mat Scuttlebutt’s monster of a task of service to the community who was doing shoddy work and then left the Restaurant we live in. However, over the recent months we Drop Anchor Bar & board holding the bag when the tough questions The Role of the Board have been disappointed in some of the things Grill Subway started coming. President he has allowed during his tenure. At the last Port A Parks & Rec Island Tire #5. Last for today, but certainly not least, monthly meeting, he would not allow members Most organizations define the duties of the of the Board to speak or ask questions. At the Public Library Bullish Park. POA board hired and PAID Padre Pizzeria WELL FOR an engineering firm to design the Board President in their bylaws, and the recent townhall meeting, he was disrespectful Chamber of park. In my professional observation, this deal PIPOA is no different. Article 3.02, Duties, to other Board members, and members of And all Moon Part A states: “The president shall be the the audience who tried to ask questions. He Commerce/ Visitor’s retail advertisers takes the cake. For a “professional” engineer Center and/or a group of engineers that were hired to chief executive officer of the Association and has allowed residents to create hysteria over WB Liquor design a park that is to have a large area of green preside at all meetings of the members and tax filings, debit card purchases, the Billish Woody’s Sports directors. The President shall supervise the Park situation, and while he has the historical Center grass and an elaborate irrigation system to forget the irrigation pump would need an outlet Executive Director in carrying out the Board’s knowledge to explain many of these decisions Back Porch Flour Bluff to be plugged into is borderline criminal. And decisions and in the administrative affairs of and situations he has instead decided to take a the Association. The President shall execute back seat and let rumors spread like wildfire. Shorty’s Place H.E.B. upon figuring out that they forgot the outlet did this engineering firm stand behind their work? contracts, conveyances and other documents A President should not let personal allegiances Fisherman’s Wharf Whataburger on on behalf of the Association. The President to certain community members cloud the duties Waldron Not a chance, they came and asked the POA for Giggity’s an additional $8,600.00. They wanted to take or the Executive Director shall be the only of impartial service to the community overall. persons to speak on behalf of the Association”. Ethyl Everly no responsibility. There is no telling how much Many of us in the community talk about Tarpon Inn Historically and globally, a Board in any setting Senior Center their incompetence cost others working on the moving on and coming together, however what sets policies, and any staff members working Gratitude’s park. What does the sod supplier do with acres are we actually doing to make that happen? Fire Station under that Board implement that policy. The of sod that was ready to be delivered? Put it in Accusations continue to fly with no substantiated The Gaff role of the Board is not to run everything, but the icebox? What does the contractor do with evidence regarding the “old Board”, which Police Station merely to set policy. Wild Horse all of their employees while it takes weeks to we find incredibly disappointing. Here is a Stripes on Flour Treasure Island get the outlet wired? The engineer thinks the We have given the official definition of the role reminder - nothing you read on social media Bluff & SPID POA should be liable. Just another in the never- of the POA President, and a quick summary of ending list of “minor problems that just come a historical Board of most entities. Looking at Letters cont on June 7, 2018 Island Moon A 4 History cont. from A1 Overnight cont. from A1 Letters cont. from A3 receivers had been moved surprising distances, allowed by the city ordinance but prohibited by temporary promotional event. has actually been proven, yet many community but she and the team were able to locate enough the homeowners association or deed restrictions The temporary use permit rules in Section members continue to embellish upon rumors of them to get down the road of analysis. They could be the only ones potentially effected by 5.4.(2.) read as follows: and create conspiracy theories to the detriment are hoping to go get the remaining eleven soon. Friday’s ruling. of our community. We truly believe all of us 5.4.2. Temporary Use Permit Required After her analysis we will have some insight on In the vast majority of the residential areas residents on Padre Island have the same goal types of habitat that we should be putting down, on Padre and Mustang islands and located in The following temporary uses are allowed in – to do what is best for our community. We although we all suspect that a variety of low- the Corpus Christi City Limits, the Unified the frequency stated except that no property realize that there are differing opinions on how relief to high-relief over a large area is the best. Development Code applies. Any Island shall have more than four of the events listed we get there. We humbly ask the community to Kesley also told me that someone reported (and property owners inside the city limits and not in paragraph 5.4.2.A below in a calendar year. stop for a second before posting a scathing reply the receivers confirmed) that one of her tagged or comment on one of the social media groups inside a PUD wishing to make their home or A. Commercial Circuses, Carnivals or Fairs snapper had been caught and released TWICE condo available for overnight use would have – stop…..look at the situation objectively. last year from MU-775. Once that process is to take their case for a zoning change to the Commercial circuses, carnivals or fairs are Think about the fact that the person you are complete work will move forward to begin the Planning Commission which would make a allowed for not more than 16 consecutive days, talking about is your neighbor and fellow task of filling more of the site with material for determination for the change based on the rules once every three months. human being with a family just like you. Are habitat. you really GAINING anything by bashing in the UDC. B. Non-Profit Special Events someone online and making accusations – The UDC reads as follows: Special events run by non-profit, philanthropic many of which have been shown to be blown 5.2.24. Rentals (Single Family) organizations occurring no longer than seven out of proportion or wrong? We have differing consecutive days are allowed once every three perceptions on the motivations behind people’s Single-family units in a single-family district months. Outdoor motor vehicle or recreational actions on the Board and in the community, cannot be rented for less than a one- month vehicle shows or sales are allowed for three however this turns into negative “Groupthink” period, unless approved by the Planning consecutive days, once every three months. and makes things worse for our community Commission and City Council as a bed and C. Other Temporary Uses – not better. I think it is time for all of us to breakfast home. step up to the plate – stop the blame game and 5.2.8. Bed and Breakfast Home Other temporary uses similar in nature to the the tit-for-tat behavior, because the only place ones listed, with corresponding limitations, as it gets all of us is to become enemies. It does A bed and breakfast home shall be permitted in determined by the Building Official. nothing positive for anyone. If there were truly accordance with the use tables in Article 4 (see criminal actions, the District Attorney should be below) subject to the following standards: So while Friday’s ruling may have long- term implications for homeowners in some involved, not a bunch of community members A. Sleeping accommodations shall not exceed Texas cities, for it to have an effect on homes bashing each other, making accusations online five bedrooms and no more than 10 lodgers shall on The Island, or anywhere in the City of in social media, and continually adding fuel to be accommodated at one time, not including the Corpus Christi, the existing rules would have the growing wildfire around us. That makes us owner- occupied rooms. to go before the city council for revision and look negative in the eyes of the greater Corpus Christi community around us. B. Kitchen and dining facilities may be the current rules prohibit overnight stay in included to provide meals to guests only. No residential areas outside of PUDS. Do community members really have anything food preparation shall be permitted in guest to lose by putting away the axes they have to bedrooms. Meeting cont. from A1 grind? Think about that…. The president of our POA should take a step C. Parking in the street yard of a bed and In addition to regular business (year in review, up and be a true leader. Be an example to allow breakfast home shall be prohibited. All parking Treasurer's report, and board elections) the fall Kesley with a recovered receiver. Photo equal voices across the board and take initiative shall be screened from an adjacent residential endorsement schedule will be presented, and courtesy of CCSC to build together a true team again. It is time use by an opaque fence or a hedge a minimum there will be an opportunity to discuss issues for to stop the finger pointing and move on. That This was a big week on the conservation of 6 feet in height. inclusion in both the candidate questionnaire is what mature and loving neighbors do. You and Nearshore artificial reefing front; Valley D. In residential districts, no exterior evidence and as topics at endorsement night. It’s a chance cannot change the past, but we can definitely Crossing Pipeline donated $350,000 to of the bed and breakfast home shall be allowed, to let fellow Islanders and potential candidates move forward together. Our POA President the Rio Grande Valley (RGV/CCA) Reef except that one attached sign no larger than know what is on your mind. down south out of South Padre/Cameron can have a big role in that. Moving forward, 1 square foot in area shall be permitted with The IUPAC was formed prior to the 2009 city County. Commissioner Sofia Benavides was we hope our new POA President will treat no additional advertising of any kind allowed elections to unite Island voters behind candidates instrumental in getting the teams together and EACH board member fairly and with respect on site. In nonresidential districts, the sign chosen in an open forum prior to each election. making it happen. There were lots of local and (regardless whether or not “his supporters” have provisions of Section 7.5 shall apply. All registered voters in precincts 40 and 81 (as state dignitaries on hand, including reefing and disagreed with him historically) so that we can E. The operator shall keep a current request well as Precinct 19 inside the Corpus Christi fishermen’s rights friends US Congressman have fact-based and honest discussions to move register including names, permanent addresses, City Limits) are automatically members of the Philemon Vela, representatives from Senator us beyond this mess. Now is the time to be a dates of occupancy and motor vehicle license IUPAC, whose endorsement has become one of John Cornyn’s office, the local SPI mayor true leader for all members in our community. numbers for all guests. the most important in the city. Dennis Stahl, councilpersons, and Cameron With Much Love and Respect, County Judge Eddie Trevino. The Herculean F. A temporary use permit in accordance There are currently 7657 registered voters in the Dr. George Potter and Dr. Lauren Denver- efforts of Gary and Bob Glick were instrumental with Section 5.4 shall be required for any Island precincts and traditional turnout in both Potter in getting this done, and it was their day for party, reception or similar special event that is is among the highest in the city. Historically acknowledgement. The list of folks there anticipated to draw more than 10 total guests about 60,000 voters citywide cast ballots in the was long, which tells me that the grassroots (including overnight guests) to the bed and November elections highlighted by the race for Money momentum that has been building over the past breakfast home. Special events subject to the Governor. In past elections Island voters have Recently I have heard at some meetings few years is gaining not only local, but also temporary use permit shall be limited to a total made up as much as 6% of the total citywide concern for whether the $10 million PIPOA of six such functions per calendar year and shall vote, a number high enough to swing most city fund for the bulkhead replacement in the event be limited to between the hours of 7 a.m. and elections. of a hurricane is actually there. midnight. Such events shall be limited to the The endorsement process consists of a series interior of the bed and breakfast home. Anyone who has this concern can go to the of questions to be asked of candidates, which PIPOA and ask to see the statements that come G. The bed and breakfast home shall be not will be discussed June 14, with questions and on a regular basis from the mutual funds. closer than 1,000 feet to any other bed and answers published in the Island Moon. Then breakfast home. shortly before balloting begins an open forum And one can see what the assessment of the is held in which candidates field questions from quality of the fund is by googling Morningstar The “tables in Article 4 deal with Industrial the public after which registered voters weigh ratings and see how that fund ranks compared to Areas, of which there are none on The Island. in on their choice for Mayor, three At-Large other similar funds. The sign provisions of Section 7.5 reads as Council seats, and City Council District 4. The Henry Quigley follows: highest vote getter in the Mayoral and District G. The Building Official may issue a permit 4 seat wins the IUPAC endorsement, along with Kinta and Donzi for a freestanding banner within the required the three top vote getters in the three At-Large Rebuild cont. from A1 street yard for a promotional event. The permit seats. national attention. It really gives me a warm shall be subject to the following conditions: United Islands are stronger Islands, and your • $526,700 to the Coastal Bend Chamber Foundation - New Day Port A Fund fuzzy feeling loyal readers, because my mantra 1.One banner shall be permitted for each involvement in the PAC ensures that our Islands Initiative (NDPA) to undertake critical of “a reef out of every Texas port” and Randy’s arterial, expressway, orfreeway frontage, have a greater voice in City decisions. housing repairs and address unmet needs “it’s all about the fish” is seriously catching on. however, if any of these street frontages exceed of residents in Port Aransas. Half Moon Money 500 linear feet, an additional banner shall be Golf Carts and Poker $70,000 to Adapt-A-Vet to purchase five RV permitted for thatfrontage. There’s more to it than just kudos for a reef- trailers for five veteran families in Port Aransas. job well done; economic “splash”. You all 2.A banner shall have an area no greater than on The Island! This month alone, the Rebuild Texas Fund has know about Half Moon Reef up in Matagorda 0.25 square feet for eachlinear foot of street distributed over $10 million to more than 20 Bay, and the money that particular reef has frontage along an arterial, expressway or What could be more organizations to assist with rebuilding efforts. generated in the local economy is on the order freeway;and the banner shall have an area no of $1.2 million a year in annual economic greater than 60 square feet andshall have no better? activity. That’s for a reef in the bay, not dimension greater than 20 feet. The first Padre Island Poker run will hit the offshore (spoiler: we’re working on some of 3.The height of the banner as measured from streets from Black Sheep Bistro on June 28th Bridge cont. from A1 those already too, more later). Compared to the the existing grade to thetop of the banner shall at 6 p.m. starting at The Black Sheep then cost of constructing the reef (several million) not exceed 25 feet. proceeding to The Boathouse, and ending up at inside the zone, which includes the bridge site. the payout is immeasurable in the thousands the Angry Marlin where the best hand will get of hours of angling opportunity and economic 4.Any banner located along an arterial, a $100 gift card. The money has been available for almost a impacts that will be seen in city and county expressway or freeway andshall be oriented year but the project has been stuck, first due to coffers for years. Think about real estate and toward that roadway. This is a golf cart event everybody, so charge foreclosure on land leading to the bridge site up your batteries and let’s go! Participants will on the west side, and then by the failure of the build out of say a strip mall; you’re hoping to 5.The permit for a banner shall allow a banner be given a card at each stop and the best hand new owners to pledge $5 million in funds to re-coup your costs in five years or so, right? for no more than fourpromotional events wins the prize. guarantee construction of bulkheads on the canal Artificial reefs can re-coup their costs in less per year for a total duration of 64 days per leading to the bridge from the west. Most of the time than that, spread over a variety of local year, ortwo promotional events each having a The event will be held on the last Thursday of canal is dug but without bulkheads which are entities. Artificial reefs are literally a direct duration of not more than 32days per year. each month and each cart gets a special koozy investment in the local economy; they create from the event because if there is one thing required by a Memorandum of Understanding local jobs, and the money stays there. Voters 6.Banners shall not be located in a visibility Islanders always need more of it is koozies. between the City of Corpus Christi and the and especially people that like voters should be triangle as defined in owners of the two tracts of land which border It is sponsored by C.C. Cycle Plaza, Black all over that. Re-read those last two sentences; the canal, International Bank of Commerce Subsection 1.11.3. Sheep Bistro, the Angry Marlin, Boathouse Bar go ahead, I’ll wait…. and Axys Capital Management of Austin. Both H. The Building Official may issue a permit & Grill and The Island Moon Newspaper. entities acquired the two tracts, about 70 acres Part of that $350,000 donation is actually going for an inflatable device which does not exceed It’s a good reason to get out in your golf cart each, through foreclosure in 2018. to HRI and the Center for Sportfish Science and 30 feet in height and is secured on the ground and have some fun on The Island. We’ll see you Conservation (CSSC) to continue their research Packery Channel Repairs or on the roof of a building on the principal there! on exactly what types of habitat we need to be use premises which are the location of the City staff also told the ISAC Tuesday that putting down. More on that later. negotiations have begun to hire an engineering Last week I wrote about the start of the 82 day firm to design repairs for the Packery Channel federal snapper season and hopefully y’all have Jetties caused by Hurricane Harvey. Requests downloaded the Isnapper app by now and are for Qualifications on the project were issued in comfortable using it. February and five responses were received with Well folks, I’ve run out of space already this the firm HDR being selected. week, so it looks like we’re going to have to go Cost estimates on the project vary from $8- to a classic two part series here On the Rocks. $10 million depending on the final design of Next time I will fill you in on another amazing the jetties which collapsed due to rushing water announcement that came out of the meeting last from the storm. One design issue is to decide week that just blew my mind, as well as efforts, whether to re-build the jetties back as they were plans, and needs that are going on around here before the storm, or whether to return to the to get back to work on our local reefs Drop me a original design which included sheet piling on line at [email protected] and I’ll see you the water side to keep water from finding its next week. way under the structure. Funding on the project is yet to be determined with three primary sources; the Island TRZ, FEMA, or the RESTORE Act, which has two Follow us on Facebook: funding buckets and requires requests for grants which have not been submitted. The best The Island Moon estimates for the beginning repairs is early to Newspaper mid 2019. Send photos and letters to: [email protected] ISLANDMOON.COM Now live! Mustang reef map June 7, 2018 Island Moon A 5 Tides of the Week Stuff I Heard on the Island By Dale Rankin

Frank has a big nose and the fishhook out. Once that was done it was just Tides for Bob Hall Pier: June 7 - June 14 a pointy head and he likes fish but doesn’t talk a matter of time for him to get better. much. But the good news is he can fly because So Frank hung around the pond under the big Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time Moon /Low Time in Feet Sunset Visible he’s a bird. net at the ARK until finally he started coming around. He seemed a bit uncertain at first but Th 7 Low 2:41 AM 0.5 6:33 AM Rise 2:18 AM 49 For the past several months Frank has lived on a deck on Caribe on the north end of The as things went along Frank said he was ready 7 High 10:46 AM 1.3 8:23 PM Set 2:17 PM Island. Like most herons he likes to fish off to fly so Andrew took him back over to Myra and Mike’s house and it was like he knew right 7 Low 6:30 PM 0.6 the dock and scare the neighborhood dogs away by flapping his wings. He’s bigger than a where he was. He seemed uncommonly calm 7 High 11:04 PM 0.9 Chihuahua but smaller than a German Shepard. for a bird with his mouth being held shut by a F 8 Low 3:58 AM 0.7 6:33 AM Rise 2:53 AM 39 He lives across the canal from Myrna and Mike human. The house dogs were curious but gave him plenty of room because he was at least as 8 High 11:03 AM 1.3 8:23 PM Set 3:12 PM Goodliffe and they like to watch him from their deck. He became part of the community. big as they are and he has a spring coiled neck 8 Low 6:31 PM 0.4 that can shoot his pointy beak out at any dog But a few weeks ago Frank had a problem. that comes within his range. When it comes to Sa 9 High 12:52 AM 1.1 6:33 AM Rise 3:30 AM 30 He somehow swallowed a fishhook and it was dogs Frank can hold his own and the dogs seem 9 Low 5:58 AM 0.9 8:24 PM Set 4:10 PM sticking out through his long neck with the lure to know it. hanging out of his mouth. After some time he 9 High 11:17 AM 1.2 couldn’t eat and got so weak he ended up in the So Wednesday morning there was Frank, just 9 Low 6:46 PM 0.2 water and water soaked birds that aren’t natural a few feet from his regular perch on the deck water birds don’t have much of a future. waiting patiently while the humans told his Su 10 High 2:16 AM 1.3 6:33 AM Rise 4:08 AM 20 story to a guy holding a camera. He had come 10 Low 8:06 AM 1.0 8:24 PM Set 5:11 PM So Myrna got busy. She called around to get this far so what was a few more minutes? Then Frank some help and ended up calling 911 when came the moment everybody including Frank 10 High 11:24 AM 1.1 she couldn’t find anyone to come and get Frank had been waiting for – it was time to fly. When 10 Low 7:11 PM -0.1 out of the canal. The 911 operator gave her the Andrew let go Frank knew just what to do and number of the Amos Rehabilitation Keep in right where to go, he flapped his wings and M 11 High 3:24 AM 1.5 6:33 AM Rise 4:50 AM 12 Port Aransas and it was closed but the ARK across the canal he went. It only took a couple 11 Low 7:45 PM -0.3 8:24 PM Set 6:15 PM gave Myra the name of volunteer Andrew Orgill of flaps and he was sitting on the deck across and when his cell phone rang Andrew answered Tu 12 High 4:24 AM 1.7 6:33 AM Rise 5:37 AM 5 the way right where he likes to hang out in the the call and with help from the neighbors they evenings. 12 Low 8:25 PM -0.6 8:25 PM Set 7:21 PM corralled Frank and took him to the ARK. When So everything’s back to normal on Caribe now. W 13 High 5:21 AM 1.9 6:33 AM Rise 6:29 AM 1 they went to grab him Frank didn’t put up much of a fight, he was just too weak and knew he was Frank is on his perch on the deck with a heck 13 Low 9:10 PM -0.7 8:25 PM Set 8:27 PM in trouble. of a story to tell his bird friends, Mike is on his perch in the lawn chair, and Myra can watch Th 14 High 6:17 AM 2.0 6:33 AM Rise 7:27 AM 0 “I didn’t think he was going to make it,” Myra Frank and tell her friends about the time Frank 14 Low 9:59 PM -0.8 8:25 PM Set 9:32 PM said. “He didn’t look so good.” was in the canal with a fish hook in mouth but The ARK is just recently back up and running Andrew came to the rescue. after Hurricane Harvey but they made room for So far Frank isn’t talking. But if he could I’ll Frank and he settled in to see if he could get bet he would send out a big bird thank you to better. He had lost a lot of weight and, well, he Myra and Mike and Andrew and his human had a fishhook sticking out of his neck. The first friends over at the ARK. thing was to give him a freshwater bath and get Somewhere Tony Amos is smiling. Mysterious Knights on the Rio Grande

On April 6, 1860, a correspondent for the New Orleans Crescent reported from Brownsville: "This section of the country is filled with members of this mysterious organization, and their camp fires are increased every night by new parties arriving during the day. The road is dusty with their constant movement, and from this place to Goliad it is said there is a continuous caravan of them, coming in small parties and large parties, on horseback and in wagons, armed and unarmed, with money and without it."

Ask Ralph When to Quit

By Ralph Coker Q. I work for a company that is publicly accosted by irate people accusing me and my accused of mistreating its employees and company of ripping them off. They wouldn’t customers. Should I quit? listen to my explanation of why gasoline prices George Washington Lafayette Bickley went up. They just wanted to yell at someone. A. First, before acting, try to determine - Founder of the Knights of the Golden whether the accusations are true or false. Remember that multiple, false accusations by "Great Seal of the K's of the G. C." Circle With social media and chain emails, false different people does not make the accusations balloon. The money, weapons and leadership accusations can go viral and cause a firestorm true if the accusers have conflicts of interest The "mysterious organization" was the for the mission never arrived from New Orleans. of false accusations. Most of such accusations and motivation to lie. Knights of the Golden Circle, whose goal was are erroneous and there’s no legal regulation to Unknown to the men on the Rio Grande, an • If the accusations are false, try to set to create a slave empire with its geographic punish false accusers. The malicious accusers impostor had been traveling about the South the record straight with facts. However, center in Havana and extending 1200 miles in can have numerous conflicts of interest that impersonating the group's leader, George based on my experience don’t expect to all directions. W. Bickley, and collecting donations. The discredit their accusations. An employee convince malicious false accusers. could have received a poor performance rating This "Golden Circle" would extend as far north leadership was sent into disarray when the New or have an unsolvable personality conflict • Spend more time at work on tasks that as Maryland and as far south as Columbia. It Orleans Picayune denounced the real Bickley, with their manager. An employee could have are meaningful to you. would encompass the entire Gulf of Mexico and then headquartered in that city, as an impostor. been passed over for a promotion or raise. • Find something to like in your company’s the Caribbean. Customers could have complaints about prices mission. According to the communique that brought or service. • Try to fix some part of your company’s them to the Rio Grande, their mission was to For example, in the 1970’s, I worked for a problem that you can control. "make 58 of 2." If you had a copy of their large oil company refinery. The large middle decoder sheet, known as The Key to Degree east Arab oil producing countries colluded to • Mentor and encourage subordinates who Work, you would know that 58 meant "a slave reduce production and embargo their oil from show promise. state" and 2 meant "Mexico." being imported into the US. The US imported • Work on skills that will help your career They were not alone in this project. There was more than half its oil. As a result, the US oil in the future. help on the other side of the river. The governor prices suddenly went up from bout $3 per If you decide the accusations are true and are of Guanajuato had agreed to provide 16,000 barrel to about $10 a barrel which caused a men to serve under KGC officers. corresponding large increase in gasoline prices. either unethical or illegal, it’s time to look for Calling card of George Bickley When I went to public meetings, I would be another job. The KGC regrouped, rallied and attempted to make another go of the Mexican invasion that fall. But Lincoln's election in November turned their eyes towards home as the Southern states, one by one, seceded. The Knights of the Golden Circle and their dreams of a slave empire where swallowed whole in the coming conflagration.

Attention Coded KGC message from 1861 Boat Owners! The object was actually to to turn Mexico Do you own a boat with a cabin into 25 slave states and get them admitted to the union. That would mean 50 new Southern and would you like to make some senators and 60 representatives in Washington. The slave holding agricultural states of the money with it? We have slips and South would then be able to politically dominate the industrial North. are looking for boats to use for But don't think we are only talking about black slavery. Another stated goal this mission charters. If you have a boat and was to change 88 (the Mexican peon system) into 89 (perpetual slavery). No race was to be are interested in an entrepreneurial exempt. The Golden Circle would be a rainbow of servitude. opportunity The army on the border swelled through early April...then gradually deflated like an old party call 361 332-9978.

Send letters and photos to editor@ islandmoon.com A6 Island Moon June 7, 2018 Senior Moments Anecdotingly The War of the Hedgerows Help! My Dog is Defective!

By Dotson Lewis By Abigail Bair she’d kill the fun if I told her where I was getting ideas about gigantic alligators that would eat me Special to the Island Moon Dateline: Monday 5:30 a.m. I was awakened in the bathtub. So, I developed a complicated Dotson’s Note: I am sure all of you *Moon the defenses there and create a breach through by fairly serious seismic activity at the end system of monster deterrents, the most basic Monkeys are aware that Operation Overlord which his forces could pour. The area he chose of my bed. Alarmed, I peeled back my of which was that if you hang any part of your (D Day), took place 74 years ago on June 6, lay between the villages of La Chapelle-Enjuger sleep mask and in the dim, pre-dawn light, anatomy over the side of the bed, monsters will 1944. Many of you may remember this as the and Hébécrevon, a few kilometers north of the witnessed Stadler (my intellectually challenged, grab it, suck you under the bed, and devour you. “Normandy Invasion.” Normandy was the main road between Saint-Lô and Coutances. hydrophobic Black Lab) bouncing up and down So, bearing this in mind, imagine how I felt scene of furious combat for weeks after June An initial attempt, on July 24th, proved on the mattress like it was a trampoline. She when Stadler woke me from a three-o’clock- 6, 1944. After the battle of the beaches, there disastrous, as the bombers dropped some of would plant her four feet and leap four vertical coma-like slumber by giving my left foot one was what historians today call the “hedge war.” their projectiles on the American front lines, feet straight into the air as though she were a long, loving, sloppy lick. I think I flipped three The “hedge war,” also known as the “bocage,” killing or wounding 150 men. Despite this, a dog-in-a-box with a spring that had recently times in the air (watch out Olympic high divers) began the day after D-Day and did not end for second attempt was made the very next day. been compressed by Thor. before I landed beside my bed, square on my more than a month. Thanks to Marc Laurenceau For three hours, 1,500 B-17 and B-24 bombers Evidently (and contrary to all logic and cat butt. As I leapt into a fighting stance (no evil for many of the facts in this report and to The pummeled the target, supported by medium gigantic space bunnies are taking me without US National Archives for the photos. observation), it’s tougher to land on four feet bombers and fighter bombers attacking with than it is on two. Stadler managed to get three a brawl) and caught the breath that had been After The Fall of Cherbourg-July 27, napalm. This time, the Germans did not escape solid hops in before she lost all coordination and knocked out of me, I noticed my dog (bouncing 1944 so lightly. General Bayerlein’s Panzer Lehr, everything went catawampus -- which resulted on her toenails) waiting for me to follow her. which had only recently arrived in the sector, in my getting hit full steam with the equivalent Thinking that my loyal friend most certainly was literally blown to pieces. 45-tonne Panther of an eight-pound fluffy bag filled with elbows, had some under -the-bed-dwelling monster tanks were lifted off the ground by the force slobber and miscellaneous forks. intel, I slowly got to my feet and followed her of the explosions and torn apart like children’s wagging tail into the kitchen – right to her food toys. Infantrymen were buried alive in their “OW!!! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?” I bellowed as I attempted to extricate myself bowl. She was upset because she could see the shelters. The few, shell-shocked survivors either bottom in one tiny spot. I shook the bowl to surrendered without a fight or fled. from the mess that is my beloved canine. Stadler licked my cheek and snuggled in deeper, equally distribute the food and hobbled back to Even so, it was certainly no picnic for the jabbing me in several soft spots with even more my room. American infantry. Fierce fighting continued pokey bits as she relaxed and rolled onto her There are other quirks as well. For instance, throughout the 25th, as efforts were made to back for a belly scratch. the entire back seat of my car is filled with open up a passage for the armored vehicles. dog toys because every time we go anywhere, Now that they had been fitted with the famous This behavior is not abnormal, although I’d never seen her take the acrobat routine quite this Stadler thinks she has to bring something to play hedge-cutting devices invented by Sergeant with, just in case. Then said squeaky bone gets Cullins, the American tanks were able to rip far. I think it’s maybe time to accept the fact that my dog is a weirdo. left in the car when we get home. About once their way through the thickets with the greatest a week, the dog becomes distraught because the After the fall of Cherbourg, Bradley led his of ease. For years, I read Charles Schulz’s classic toy box inside our house is empty, and I have troops back to a line between Carentan and On July 26th, Collins’ VII Corps advanced comic, and thought that he was making up the to clean everything out of the car before she’ll Portbail, in order to thrust southwards. This new ten kilometers, taking first Saint-Gilles, then concept of Snoopy carrying around his empty settle down. offensive, however, launched at the beginning food bowl. After all, at one point in the series Canisy, after crossing the Coutances-Saint-Lô She also buries ice cubes and then gets really of July in torrential rain, soon became bogged Snoopy flies a WWII fighter plane. Clearly, road. Cracks started to appear in the German upset when she tries to dig them up. down. The Germans had received considerable front, reduced to a thin crust. It collapsed the Schulz at least occasionally took some poetic reinforcements and had had plenty of time to next day. The American armored divisions license. Color me wrong, however, because my I’m pretty sure she’s sneaking food to the yard establish entrenched positions of formidable swept southwards and westwards. Marigny, dog pulls a Snoopy almost every day. If I don’t squirrels again. fill her bowl fast enough, she carries it over to me efficiency like the units defending them. Lessay and Périers were taken the same day. She once tried to befriend an opossum and ran These included General Meindl’s parachutists Coutances was liberated on the 28th by General and drops it, very deliberately choosing a place that will be the most noisome. For instance, if to my Mom to try to get her to resuscitate it. and elements of the Das Reich and Götz von Wood’s 4th Armored Division. When they got back to the scene, the opossum Berlichingen SS Divisions. I’m sitting on the couch, she won’t let it go on Entire German units were encircled – in the the cushy rug at my feet. Instead, she’ll aim for was alive and hissing. Now Stadler thinks When the strategists drew up the plans for Roncey Pocket, for instance -- while others the tile behind my back to create a resounding opossums are made of terrifying magic and Overlord, they failed to pay enough attention simply fell apart. The suffering they had “THWWOOOOMMMMMMPPPP” which won’t get anywhere near them. to the particular nature of Normandy’s bocage endured during the previous two months of hard never fails to startle me. This is her idea of a Oh, and let’s talk about magic. Stadler is landscape. The cumbersome American war fighting suddenly came home to these shaken “funny joke.” always very concerned by the detachable thumb machine was ill-suited to this maze of tiny and demoralized troops. Thousands of men trick. enclosed fields and sunken lanes, which were were captured, disarmed and, more often than Since Stadler was mostly raised from far more favorable to guerrilla warfare. Lying puppyhood by Hot Fat (our family’s cat), she This week, after the trampoline incident, I in wait in the undergrowth, snipers armed with has also developed some feline tendencies, figured out that the vast majority of my bruises panzerschrecks (the equivalent of the American especially regarding food. About two weeks are dog related. I used to get black and blue bazooka) picked off the tanks as they lumbered ago, I was sleeping soundly, sprawled like a just by walking into things, but dogs do provide over the hedges, exposing their vulnerable starfish across my queen-sized bed. I think quite a bit more companionship than coffee undersides. of my feet as independent temperature control tables, so I guess I’m a little better off. Plus, systems, and use my sheets accordingly. I must how can you not love a creature who was bred The support from tactical artillery and aviation have been hot, because not only were my tootsies over thousands of generations to get her tiny which was normally so decisive was less useful sticking out, but one was actually hanging over black Lab brain to think: “THING! THING here, because of the impossibility of pinpointing the edge of the bed. Since childhood, I have FALL FROM SKY!! THING FALL FROM enemy positions with any degree of accuracy. suffered from dramatically terrible nightmares SKY, FRIEND! I’LL GET IT! I’LL GO GET The “war of the hedgerows” was above all an due to the fact that the G.P. (my Dad) would IT FOR YOU AND NOT NOT NOT BITE infantry battle in which the defender had the not left where they were, as there was no time haul me out of bed almost every Friday night IT. NO BITING BECAUSE LOVE.” I’ll say advantage. Plunged into a living hell, tens, if so that we could watch B-Grade horror movies this for her: she always knows where to find a not hundreds, of GIs lost their lives in battles to take them to a POW camp. Von Choltitz, the commander of the 84th Corps, vainly attempted together. I got pretty scared of the monsters, tennis ball. to capture a hedge that looked exactly the same but couldn’t rely on Mom to protect me because as the last one they had taken and desperately to rebuild new lines of defense, but these became Maybe she’s not defective after all. similar to those they had yet to conquer. obsolete before they had even been established. Nothing could stop the Americans now. Seven thousand GIs were killed or wounded during fighting to liberate the modest town of On July 30th, Grow’s 6th Armored Division Sainteny, between Carentan and Périers. Ten crossed Bréhal and drove past Granville without thousand more were put out of action while stopping. Wood, who was still spearheading the fighting to capture first La Haye-du-Puits (July advance, captured Avranches the same evening, 8th), then Lessay (take a whole week later, and the next day succeeded in securing a vital despite being just eight kilometers away). One bridgehead over the Sélune at Pontaubault man lost for each meter won! Some companies Bridge. The Americans were now in Brittany. were reduced to just a few dozen men. The In less than a week, Bradley’s troops had made losses were even more terrible in the slogging a breakthrough of sixty kilometers and taken battle to take Saint-Lô, as the town was fiercely 18,000 prisoners. The stalemate had come to defended by a regiment of paratroops who an end and the war of attrition had suddenly held the hills to the north. When he entered and dramatically been replaced by a war of the “capital of ruins” on July 18th, in the movement. wake of the men of the 29th Division, one war *Readers of The Island Moon correspondent described it as “the valley of the Dotson’s Other Note: For years I thought shadow of death.” Korean War combat was the worst of combat, We’re advancing at a snail’s pace,” Bradley that is, until some of my friends, who survived admitted. “The Germans are making us pay both, related to me the facts of “bocage.” I Suicide awareness display located at Island Presbyterian. 23 veterans die from suicide an exorbitant price for each paltry meter we am now convinced that except for the winter gain.” Another American general added “this weather, Korea was a “piece of cake” compared each day. Photo by Marcel. goddamn war may well last ten years!” to the hedgerows of France. If any of you July 1944 was undoubtedly the blackest and the *Moon Monkeys visited the hedgerows before, most difficult month for the Allies. According during and/or after June 6th 1944 to June 7th to their forecasts, they should have liberated 2018, please Email me or give me a call. Thank Brittany and reached the Loire by D+60, but you for reading and commenting on Senior they were still held in check along the Saint- Moments. I can be reached at: dlewis1@stx. Lô-Caen line. In more than three weeks the rr.com and/or Land Line: 361-949-7681 or front had only advanced by a few kilometers, Cell: 530-748-8475. and losses had been heavy. At this rate, it would Please Note: The next Veterans Round Table be another month before the Americans reached Meeting will be Tuesday, June 12th, 9-11 AM, Coutances. 3209 S. Staples. All Veterans, their families and anyone interested in Veterans affairs, are OPERATION COBRA invited. Coffee & doughnuts are provided. Hope For nearly a month, the Americans had been to see you there. Also our Veterans Radio Round bogged down in the hellish war of the hedgerows. Table is on the air on KEYS AM 1440, 8 – 10 Operation Cobra, launched at the end of July, AM, Saturdays. The next show will air June 9, would at long last open a decisive gap in the 2018. Please listen and call in. The listener/ German lines. General Bradley, commanding text line is: 361-882-5397…It’s your two hours, the First Army, had worked out his strategy let’s hear from you. extremely carefully. Aerial saturation bombing Hang in there/Have fun! over a limited area would briefly destroyThe all BACK PORCH THE PATRONS JUNE 7 CODY ANGEL JUNE 8 JOE KING CARRASCO JUNE 9 The CODY SPARKS JUNE 14 HAMILTONBACK LOOMIS PORCH JUNE 15

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Sometimes, regardless of how much food you gallo and you will soon see the appreciation I cook or food knowledge you may or may not have for this dish. have, it’s normal to get bored and tired of the Tostones-Fried Green Plantains: same ole same ole. There is a way to fix this food boredom dilemma. When shopping, try 4 Plantains to buy things you don’t typically buy. For 1 c coconut oil or cooking oil instance, how often do you buy capers or use anchovies in your dish? How often do you roast salt to taste your garlic before putting it in your dish? It 1 tbs granulated garlic seems like it’s not much would change just by roasting garlic, but it definitely has an impact. It 4 c water takes away the bitter sharpness and caramelizes 1 tbs salt for water during the roasting process and sweetens it up. Putting this form of garlic into a mashed potato Directions: dish certainly changes the dynamics. Plantains are difficult to peel when they are Another example of this is using a plantain-a green and not quite ripened. Therefore, I’ve tropical, Latin ingredient, but a banana none the included a YouTube link to the video that less, as a side dish. It can be cooked when green, demonstrates a fast, easy way to peel back the as a side dish, which then tastes like a potato or hard, green skin. Once you have peel off, cut like a yuca (aka manioc or cassava-which is a the plantain into 3 inch pieces. tuber) or if ripened, it takes on sweetness and Heat the oil, in a frying pan or cast iron skillet. is still amazing as a side dish, with rice, and Place circles in hot oil and turn when golden. protein of choice. Place on a dish covered with a paper towel to I love adding tropical flare to my dishes, simply absorb excess oil. When all are done frying, because they are light, fresh and bold in flavor. place water in a bowl and add the granulated Tropical fruits and vegetables served alongside garlic & salt. Place plantains in water and let our amazing Gulf seafood or grilled meats just soak for 15 minutes. Remove from water and elevates them to another level and living on place on a dish covered with paper towels. On an Island makes this combination perfect with a cutting board or counter, place a piece of many dishes hot or cold. parchment paper or wax paper on top and place the drained plantains on there. Typically 3-4 at a time. Drape another piece on top and with a heavy skillet gently press down to flatten the plantain. Put all of them to the side, as you prepare to heat the oil and fry them once more. Once all are flattened, reheat oil and gently re-fry until Ladies enjoyed the luncheon while their drivers purused the Island Moon. For more they are a bit more photos by Jan Rankin, see page A2 golden. Remove onto another dish, with Another great light tropical dish for the Island paper towel and season with salt. Preferable to Is Ceviche. Traditionally, ceviche is raw fish, serve warm, alongside rice, and meats. marinated in citrus so that its acid lightly cooks the fish but still keeps it raw and fresh. Somewhat Tip of the week: like the fish we eat with sushi. Ceviche isn’t for When plantains are ripened, they are easier to everyone, but if you like eating fresh caught fish peel. They too can be fried until golden and or sushi grade fish tossed in lemon, lime, orange then served as a sweet side dish. They taste or grapefruit, this dish can be served over rice, amazing alongside fish, rice and the ideas are in a taco shell, with a tortilla chip as topping and endless! Should you wish to make mofongo, a the list goes on. great Puerto Rican staple, using plantains, you For this week’s recipe I’d like to give you can look up great recipes online. Or I can type the recipe for tostones. Tostones made from another one soon! plantains aren’t a common side dish in South The important thing is to Have Fun! Try New Texas, but it’s certainly one I’d love for you to Things! Happy Eats… Enjoy! try with a fish or meat dish. Plan on making a tropical meal with fresh guacamole, pico de http://youtu.be/cJJ921WArMU BUYING | SELLING | LEASING | INVESTING

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Billy’s dad called the Colt LeBron James or Michael Jordan rages on. Houston Astros. I had two weekend season 45’s and asked to meet with Aspromonte. Bob Cleveland Cavaliers small forward LeBron tickets in the last row behind home plate. On was told what Billy had said and decided to visit James has had quite the uphill battle to climb this particular day, I was alone and a fellow Billy in the hospital. Bob took Billy Bradley a in his attempt to dethrone Chicago Bulls legend dressed in a suit and tie approached me and signed ball and a glove. Billy was blindfolded Michael Jordan as the greatest player of all- asked, “Is anyone sitting here?” “No,” I said, and could not see anything, including Bob. time. Thanks to Quenton S. Albertie for many of “Have a seat.” He was over 6 feet tall, slender, Shades of Babe Ruth, Billy Bradley asked Bob the facts contained in this report. wore glasses and had gray hair. You don’t see to hit a home run for him in his next game. Whom Do You Prefer very many people in coats and ties at a baseball Once the press caught wind of the request, game. Over the years I had sat close by many added pressure was applied in interview after A player whose team is favored to win every different scouts and former players from other interview. As fate would have it, in Bob NBA Finals they’ve taken part of and came out teams and once met President George Herbert Aspromonte’s last at-bat with Billy Bradley on top, every time, just as he’s supposed to? Or a Savannah Has Stood By Lebron Since Bush and his wife Barbara, along with Astros’ listening to the game on the radio in the hospital, player whose team has been favored to win just Before He Went Pro owner, Drayton McLain. Bob hit a home run. Houston announcer Bob two out of the nine NBA Finals series they’ve Elston screamed, “This one is for you, Billy been in, going 1-1 as a favorite and 2-4 as an After losing the 2015 NBA Finals with neither Bradley.” underdog? Of course a player who is always the All-Star available in Games 2-6, James defeated Interestingly, the following year, after several favorite and always come through, right? the Golden State Warriors in the 2016 NBA more surgeries, Aspromonte visited little Finals, more impressive than anything Jordan James Is Battling A Myth Billy one more time in the hospital and again has ever done in the Finals. Despite an amazing Billy asked Bob to hit him a home run. Bob A myth that having to overcome the odds performance in the 2017 NBA Finals, the Aspromonte delivered this time with a grand rather than being the favored team shouldn’t Warriors collection of four All-Stars created the slam. Luckily for Bob, Billy eventually affect your Finals record. most dominant team in NBA history, virtually regained part of his sight, but this is not the end the same team that LeBron is facing in the 2018 A myth that Jordan did it all by himself and of the story. so when comparing team stats, like NBA Finals NBA Finals. On July 26, 1963, after receiving partial wins, he’s the only one that deserves credit He’s 1-2 in the Finals since The Return and sight from further surgery, little Billy Bradley (it would be like saying Bill Russell, Kareem widely expected to end up 1-3, to no fault of his attended his first Houston Colt 45’s baseball Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson or Kobe Bryant own. That James went 2-2 in Miami is perhaps game. He had asked Bob Aspromonte to hit were solely responsible for their team’s NBA unspectacular given the talent on the team but him another home run. Billy was finally going Finals victories). Most of the mythos is borne he had equal success as an underdog and as a to see his hero play in person. “When he asked out of nostalgia, hate and favoritism. favorite. While his individual performance in again, I said, ‘Billy you’re really pushing your the 2014 NBA Finals is beyond criticism, his luck. Will you settle for two base hits?’” said 2011 NBA Finals isn’t and will be a permanent Bob. In the first inning Bob came to the plate blemish on his record. For some, that’s where with the bases loaded against the New York the comparisons end. A fair critique as James’ Mets. Pitching for the Mets was Tracy Stallard, lows as a player were lower than Jordan’s and the same guy who had given up Roger Maris’s Jordan’s peak was slightly higher than James. My new friend asked if I knew a lot about baseball. I said “I think so.” Then he said, 61st home run in 1961, to break Babe Ruth’s However, if you want to play the long game to “I see you like to keep score,” and I nodded, single season home-run record. Apsromonte hit look at their career, James’ longevity, durability yes. “Do you know who holds the record for another grand slam over the left field wall and and records will easily set him apart from grand slams?” he asked. I said, “Yes, it’s Lou the place went crazy. Bob was crying, Billy was Jordan. In that sense, James has had a more Gehrig with 23.” “No,” he said, “I mean for the crying. The fans were crying. The game was successful career than Jordan. Astros. Who holds the record for grand slams stopped so Billy could come down on the field If you compare skillsets, the summary is this: for the Astros?” I did not know but was willing where the two embraced. Bob gave Billy the James can do everything Jordan could but more to guess. I offered Glenn Davis, Jeff Bagwell, baseball. All was right in the world, or was it? and, aside from scoring in bunches, better. He Jimmy Wynn, Jose Cruz, and Rusty Staub as he There is still more to this story. In 1974, during has higher averages in every category except shook his head side to side, and then I said, “I a freak accident, Bob Aspromonte was blinded scoring and steals. He has better shooting splits don’t know, who was it?” He said, “It’s me.” when a car battery blew up in his face. The from the field and three-point range while Now I’m embarrassed, especially since I’d had same surgeon who had restored Billy Bradley’s Jordan has the edge in free-throw percentage. a radio sports talk show for about ten years at vision performed surgery on Bob Aspromonte. Yvette Prieto & Michael Jordan He can play at five positions and dominate at the time and really do spend a lot of time on The surgery gave Bob back about 40% of his four of them any time he’s on the court. That’s baseball. So, I said, “And who are you?” He sight, but required him to wear glasses. Bob Wedding-2013 why the debate is legitimate. grinned like a catfish, stuck out his hand and Aspromonte hit a team record six grand slams said, “I’m Bob Aspromonte.” Whether Jordan had more success is debatable during his career for the Houston Astros and Ask any person who puts Jordan above LeBron and largely subjective. By all objective I remembered the name and shook his hand became a successful Budweiser Distributor and their three reasons will be their NBA Finals measures of analysis though, James has long while he snickered at me. I knew a bit about and Billy Bradley became an executive with record or “killer instinct” or Jordan never been the more complete player. his background and asked him to autograph my Merrill Lynch Insurance Company in Memphis, needed help. Toni Kukoc hit game-winners, program. He was actually with his brother Ken, Tennessee. They still visit with each other quite To some, all that means is James has like Game 3 of the 1994 Eastern Conference who had played professionally for six different often. underachieved given his Finals record. Others semifinals. Steve Kerr hit the game-winner in clubs before becoming the Manager of the still would say James has also beat the odds So, that’s the story of how I met Bob Game 6 of the 1997 NBA Finals. Cleveland Indians. They both had seats down twice as much as he’s let down odds makers who Aspromonte. in front of me. I remembered a story I had heard In Game 6 of the 1992 NBA Finals, a little- made him the favorite (2:1). Individually, he Andy Purvis is a local author and radio years ago about Bob and a kid who was blind. I known guard named Bobby Hansen sparked a played well enough to beat the odds five times personality. Please visit www.purvisbooks. asked him to tell me the tale. comeback victory for the Chicago Bulls when but as we all know, teams win championships. com for all the latest info on his books or to he came in for Jordan. When the run started and Bob Aspromonte signed with the Brooklyn If rings are all that matter in the debate, having listen to the new radio podcast. Andy’s books Hansen asked Jordan if he wanted to come back Dodgers in 1957 at the age of 18. He was Jordan over James is natural. Just understand are available online and can be found in the in, Jordan said no. from Brooklyn, New York, and went to high that you also rank Russell, Abdul-Jabbar, local Barnes & Noble bookstore. Andy can be school with pitcher Sandy Koufax. He played That’s three Finals series that could have gone Magic and Kobe ahead of James. It means if the contacted at [email protected]. Also third base for the Colt 45’s from 1962-1968 to a Game 7 — which could have resulted in a Warriors win this Finals series, from a historical listen to sports talk radio on Dennis & Andy’s Q and became one of Houston’s first baseball series loss — had a player not named Jordan perspective you would put Stephen Curry or & A Session from 6-8 PM on Sportsradiocc.com stars. He set the National League record for stepped up in the clutch. Draymond Green on James’ level too. 1230 AM, 96.1 FM and 103.3 FM. The home of errorless games with 57 at third base. Bob hit the Houston Astros. Again, as impressive and unassailable an Considering that the player with the most rings 60 home runs during his thirteen-year career accomplishment as a perfect Finals record is, it’s in NBA history (Russell) is never truly inserted and, in 1971, he became the last of the original Father’s Day Special impossible to ignore Jordan’s team always had into the GOAT* debate and countless players Brooklyn Dodgers to retire. Book Signing, Saturday, June 9th at Small superior talent and both his teammates and head with more than three rings are never mentioned, In 1962, a nine-year-old kid named Billy Planet Bakery on 5625 Saratoga Blvd. coach were a major part of that. Scottie Pippen, it seems like the idea people really rank players Bradley, living in Arkansas, was struck by Dennis Rodman and Horace Grant were world- by their championships is a myth as well. 1-3 PM I will be joined by Dotson Lewis. lightning and blinded while playing on a class defenders. Two of whom would go on to All six books will be available. be Hall of Famers. Kerr, Paxson and Kukoc *GOAT (Greatest Of All Time) baseball diamond. He was moved to Methodist were world-class shooters. Bulls head coach Dotson’s Other Note: By the time you read this Hospital in Houston for eye surgery and Phil Jackson took his triangle offense and won the 2018 NBA finals may be playing the last five more rings with the Los Angeles Lakers. game tomorrow evening. Since I have played, LeBron has certainly had help following his coached and officiated basketball, I believe that initial departure from The Land, a seven-year I possess the expertise to make the decision as span that saw no perennial All-Star playing to whom is the better basketball player of the second fiddle to him. two. I have decided (in my mind…but have told no one). Please note that I wrote above, “of His roster the first season in Miami lacked the two,” not the GOAT. Who do you believe is strong depth but he, Dwayne Wade and Chris the better player, James or Jordan, and while Bosh were perennial All-Stars with the ability we are at it, who in your opinion, is the NBA to be difference-makers on both ends of the GOAT? court. They added shooters like Shane Battier, -30- Send letters and photos to [email protected]

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There are always be the fastest way to summon assistance emergency. Holy Cow Where did the water go??? many small gas rigs from your closest rescuers. That means that out there as well going without one can hurt your chances for Mistake #3: Not reading the owner’s We have seen tides as low as they get in late winter this last week. This alone brings fish big and you can catch a a safe summer on the water. Here are three manual that came with your radio and load of specks, sand common mistakes boat owners make with DSC- familiarizing yourself with your radio’s and small off of the shallow flats and into deeper water. In the big picture baitfish and predators trout, big reds, and VHF radios and some simple ways to improve features even some small safety aboard your boat. will move out to the deeper waters of the Gulf Your DSC-VHF radio manual contains a ton passes, the surf, and Corpus Bay. With this in sharks. 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Shores, live bait. lines each island and old phone, television set or computer. Today’s drops off into deep DSC-VHF radios have new lifesaving features, Digital Selective Calling technology can water. Anchor out most importantly a distress button that can hail also make your everyday boating better. In deep and throw live a mayday and relay your position to rescue addition to being able to send a distress signal croakers towards the authorities — all at the push of one little red with the press of a button, a DSC-VHF radio beach. (distress) button on the face of the radio. BoatUS can privately hail other DSC-VHF-equipped vessels or groups of boats without tying up Keep covered up, has some help to set up your new DSC-VHF this is going to a hot radio at BoatUS.com/SettingUpDSCRadio. VHF channel 16, the distress, safety and calling frequency. It also allows you to ‘ring’ dry summer. I’ve Mistake #2: Thinking you don’t need to (hail) others if you know their MMSI numbers been wearing my bother to register a DSC-VHF and get an without them having to monitor a particular ANETIK HOODED channel. SHIRTS and staying MMSI number clear of any sun A Maritime Mobile Service Identity (MMSI) If you haven’t yet purchased a DSC-VHF radio, burns. They are cool number is a unique registration number that make it one of your safety-gear equipment and loose, dry quick is assigned to your vessel to be used with the priorities this season. To learn more DSC- School is out and and easy to blast the vessel’s DSC-VHF radio. MMSI numbers are VHF radios, take a free online DSC-VHF radio fishing with kids is on fish gut stains out of issued by organizations including BoatUS tutorial at www.BoatUS.org/DSC. The course is fire! Take yours out on with the hose. 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When 2018 is under local schools, colleges, and other academic institutions are winding down their normal skills and continue to grow academically in a I read a social media post by Nita Smith control, she will start in on 2017. comfortable, educational environment. Other calling for a moratorium and cease-fire from class schedules. In our area, we are fortunate The Executive Director- A local Executive to be home to several educational institutions programs include music camps, youth aquatics all members of the POA. Again, it is a sad day placement firm has been engaged to seek and lessons, and public safety academies. To find when a small number of people can so control offering a number of opportunities for those provide the Board with qualified candidates. seeking educational opportunities during more details about these programs, including the culture and function of our POA. enrollment information, please visit Del Mar The island is a great place to live. Let us the summer months. Texas A&M University College online here: http://www.delmar.edu/ Therefore, I ask that all parties take to heart make it even greater with a sense of pride and – Corpus Christi (TAMUCC) and Del Mar Continuing_Education/Youth_Camps_and_ Nita Smith’s request for less negativity and cooperation. College both offer continuing education courses more cooperation. May I suggest we all stick to and summer camps in addition to their standard Academies.aspx . Litter Critter- “Working on it.” provable facts and leave allegations, innuendo, summer classes for students. The Texas State In addition to its children’s programs, Del and rumors behind. Police Service- “Working on it.” Aquarium also offers engaging camps and Mar College also offers opportunities for Let us embrace Nita’s moratorium for 90 days. workshops. This week, I would like to share adults seeking to enhance their skill sets or As always, let me have your thoughts. You can information about some of these programs to Let us give cooperation a try- “for a change of reach me at [email protected] further their education through the Career & pace.” Perhaps 90 days can be a new beginning. encourage both children and adults to use this Community Education Department. Courses Marvin Jones summer as a time to learn a new skill, continue are offered in a number of different focus areas, to grow academically and professionally, or including health care, workforce training, real Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission pick up a new hobby. estate, computer training, and education for Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi seniors. Information on these camps can be Approves Hunting Regulation Changes for offers both online and classroom continuing located here: education courses as well as educational camps http://www.delmar.edu/ce/ . for students in grades K-12. From fine arts to 2018-19 engineering, TAMUCC’s youth summer camps The Texas State Aquarium, also a key are designed to appeal to a variety of unique educational institution in our area, offers interests. For example, from June 4th to August Summer SeaCamp on a weekly basis for South Zone Dove Hunters to See Earliest 10th, TAMUCC is partnering with the Art students in pre-kindergarten through 12th Museum of South Texas to host a program called grade. These camps are designed with a focus Opener in Seven Decades The Fine Art of Summer Camp. This program on STEM (science, technology, engineering consists of ten different sessions, each designed and mathematics) educational techniques Hunters will see several hunting regulation • Set a 20-inch minimum outside antler to highlight a different pop culture theme and and give students the opportunity to observe, changes this fall, including an early opener for spread of the main beams restriction on technique, such as cartooning/drawing, mine explore and discover more about marine life dove season in the South Zone, a mule deer mule deer bucks in Briscoe, Childress, “craft”/collage, Jurassic art/printmaking and and science. More information about the Texas season in Lynn County, experimental mule deer Cottle, Floyd, Motley, and Hall counties. more. You can find more information about State Aquarium’s SeaCamps can be found here: antler restrictions, an increase to the northern https://www.texasstateaquarium.org/educate/ • Clarify that deer antler restriction TAMUCC’s summer youth programs here: pintail bag limit, and a one week reduction to http://www.tamucc.edu/Camps/ camps/summer-seacamp/ the spring Eastern turkey season for 2019 in 13 regulations that state in each county If you have questions regarding any of the counties. where antler restrictions are imposed, The Community Outreach program at a person who takes a buck in violation TAMUCC offers online courses for workforce information mentioned in this week’s article, The following modifications and clarifications of antler restrictions is prohibited from training and continuing education across please do not hesitate to call my Capitol or to the 2018-19 Statewide Hunting Proclamation, subsequently harvesting any buck deer several fields and disciplines. Participants District Office. Please always feel free to details of which will be incorporated into this with branched antlers on both main beams in this program are given the opportunity contact my office if you have any questions year’s Texas Parks and Wildlife Department in that county during that current deer to take a number of courses geared towards or issues regarding a Texas state agency, or if Outdoor Annual, have been approved by the season. career advancement, fulfillment of training you would like to contact my office regarding Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission: requirements for licensed degrees, or simply constituent services. My offices are available Lastly, The Commission adopted changes at any time to assist with questions, concerns • Open the general dove season in the South that simplified archery regulations by remove to learn a new skill for fun or enrichment. Zone on Sept. 14; earliest starting date for TAMUCC also offers adult outdoors courses or comments (Capitol Office, 512-463-0672; requirements for broadhead hunting points to District Office, 361-949-4603). the region since 1950. have two cutting edges and a cutting width of focused on birding, kayaking and fishing. Information about TAMUCC’s Community • Shorten the Eastern spring turkey hunting 7/8 of an inch. Also removed were the minimum pull requirement of 125 pounds and the Outreach courses and programs can be found - State Representative Todd Hunter, District 32 season in Bowie, Cass, Fannin, Grayson, here: http://outreach.tamucc.edu/elearning/ Jasper, Lamar, Marion, Nacogdoches, minimum crossbow stock length of 25 inches. Newton, Panola, Polk, Red River, and Del Mar College also offers variety of After re-evaluating a proposal that would Rep. Hunter represents Nueces (Part). He can Sabine by one week while retaining the different educational activities and camps permit the use of air guns and arrow guns to take be contacted at [email protected] current closing date of May 14. The geared towards children of all ages throughout certain game animals, game birds, alligators, or at 512-463-0672. Commission also approved closing the and furbearers, the Texas Parks and Wildlife the summer. Del Mar College’s Viking Kids Eastern turkey season in Upshur and San Commission has rescinded the previous rule Augustine counties. they adopted in March and has requested staff Hurricane Season is here: Prepare your • Open in Lynn County a 9-day buck-only to modify their recommendations and propose mule deer season with no special archery new rules to be considered by the Commission Home and Family Today season. at their next scheduled meeting in August. 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People seek out St. Jo for the fishing, beach-combing, surfing, swimming, and solitude. “The best way to describe it is if, in the summertime, we’ve got 20,000 people on the beach in Port Aransas, we’ll have 200 on the beach on St. Jo, and that’s high,” said Bill Cofield, a Jetty Boat captain. “Most of the time we’ll have less than a hundred.” For several months in 2017, however, almost no one visited the St. Jo beach. The hurricane Relaxing on St. Joe Island June 7, 2018 Island Moon A 15 Saying “I Do” Might Mean “I Can’t” for BBB Study: Sweepstakes, Lottery, & Roth IRA Prize Schemes Devastate Thousands June is a popular month for weddings. If you Essentially, a backdoor Roth IRA is a with Evolving Tactics are planning on tying the knot this month, conversion of traditional IRA assets to a Roth. 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If they want money for taxes, you don’t start withdrawals until you are 59-1/2 any money in your traditional IRA that hasn’t The study notes these scams bilked $117 themselves, or a third party, it is most likely and you’ve had your account at least five years. already been taxed, and the funds going into million out nearly 500,000 people in 2017 a scam. In 2018, you can contribute up to $5,500 to your your Roth IRA will likely count as income, alone, with actual victims and losses likely Roth IRA, or $6,500 if you’re 50 or older. which could push you into a higher tax bracket numbering much higher. Seniors are the most Call the lottery or sweepstakes company But here’s where your “just married” status can in the year you make the conversion. frequent target and suffer the largest losses directly to see if you won. Publishers by far in these scams, which the report found Clearing House (PCH) does have a affect your ability to invest in a Roth IRA. 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Snoopy’s (361) 949-8815 13313 S. Padre Island Drive Scoopy’s (361) 949-7810 Corpus Christi, TX 78418 June 7, 2018 Island Moon A 18 Three Chords and the Truth By Ronnie Narmour sitting with. Baker was Paul has held the years; drummer Roy Hollingshead and guitar Tuesday evening slot and keyboard player Tommy Procter. I’m sure [email protected] left with numerous injuries, including for several years in these bands will be doing some late night mixing There MUST be order… brain damage, a cut various forms, this and matching. This could get wild. But then, it always gets wild when Joe King is around. Last weekend I made a mad artery, a maimed left one with Victoria dash up to Kerrville to catch one night of hand, and blown-in seems like a good On the horizon… the 46th annual Kerrville Folk Festival. The eardrums. Over time fit. On Thursday, There’s a ton of summer festival runs for three weekends and he taught himself Ruben Limas will cool stuff coming is actually alive and functioning for a full 18 to play guitar again bring his Bob Dylan up throughout June. days each year. I attended the first one in 1972 chording with his right meets the Marlboro VIctoria Majors will Here’s some shows at the ripe old age of 19. I rode on the back of a Sam Baker played hand and hasn’t let it Man to Shorty’s and join Paul Taylor every to put on your radar: motorcycle from Lubbock to Kerrville. A bunch the Kerrville Folk slow him down. After torch singer Mike Tuesday at Giggity’s Jonmikael Mertz of us from Lubbock went.We made camp and Festival last Friday. Sam Baker, Eliza Williams will play (7-10). at Treasure Island slept on the ground and had a great time playing Gilkyson (Austin, TX) the Gaff accompanied on the 15th, blues guitars all day and night. In the early days of took the stage with an by Denny Larkin on man from Houston the KFF, the founder, Rod Kennedy, brought outstanding band backing her. The Australian bass. The Patrons Hamilton Loomis in regional artists such as Allen Damron, mando player from the Greencards, Kym will play Sunset at the Porch on the Mance Lipscomb, Steve Fromholz, and Warner, was a standout, along with her son, Sounds on Friday and Mike Williams and 15th. The 16th has Bill and Bonnie Hearne. But by the twenty- Cisco Ryder on drums. Gilkyson has been an old island resident, Denny Larkin will play big time options second season in 1993, more than two dozen active on the national folk circuit for decades. Cody Angel, will the Gaff on Thursday. with the great of its early “unknown” performers had earned She has released 23 albums since 1969, was play the Back Porch. Toman Brothers national recording contracts, including Lyle nominated for a GRAMMY in 2005 and again Also on Friday, (San Antonio, Lovett, Nanci Griffith, Hal Ketchum, Tish in 2011 and has toured worldwide as a solo Chris Hays brings TX) at Giggity’s , Hinojosa, Darden Smith, Lucinda Williams, artist and in support of artists such as Richard his country show Larry Joe Taylor James McMurtry, Steve Earle, Robert Earl Thompson, Patty Griffin, Mary Chapin to Treasure Island Cody Angel will be and Davin James Keen, Jr. , and the Flatlanders (Joe Ely, Carpenter and Dan Fogelberg. She has a and the powerful back in town this at Third Coast, the Butch Hancock, and Jimmie Dale Gilmore). beautiful voice and her show was absolutely Ty Dietz will weekend. Powell Brothers at It is now in its 46th year and is a well honed charming and upbeat. Eliza Gilkyson is without play Giggity’s. On the Back Porch and machine. Attendance rose consistently through a doubt, a well seasoned performer. Saturday, Treasure San Antonio folk the years and now draws 30,000 people from all Island has blues rockers Bushbullit. Also on rock icon Michael over the world. It’s grown to become a major Saturday, the undisputed King of Tex Mex, Joe Martin. Later in music festival on an international scale. I was King Carrasco returns to the Back Porch. This the month, watch standing off to the side of the stage where an will be a special night in the neighborhood. The for Gary P. Nunn. area had been cordoned off with rope lights on Chanklas are playing Shorty’s also on Saturday Mike O’Neill, the ground. It was the official “dance floor.” As and two of the musicians in the Chanklas lived Big Joe Walker, I stood there trying to figure out my best camera in Mexico and played with Joe King for many Mark McKinney, angle, a lady came up an asked me to put my Joe King Carrasco will Todd Dorn, The one foot back inside the line. I hadn’t noticed play The Back Porch on Dirty River Boys, I was straddling the rope-light outline and June 9. The Independent didn’t realize it was an infraction of the rules. Thieves and James Evidently, there have been issues with over Little. That ought stepping this boundary in the past. Even old Eliza Gilkyson played the Kerrville Folk to keep you busy for a while. Be safe out there. hippies have rules, too. There MUST be order! Festival last Friday. I ended up staying a few hours at the festival ♫♪♫ And, that’s the truth ♫♪♫

Scattered shots… The Chanklas with Roy Hollingshead on I made it back to drums and Tommy Procter on guitar will Port A on Saturday play Shorty’s on Saturday. and caught some of Aloha Dave and the Tourists at Giggity’s, Chris Saucedo (San Antonio, TX) at the Back Porch and Jim Live Music Dugan at Shorty’s. I also sat on my Selfie @ Shorty’s bicycle outside of Mike Williams and Denny Treasure Island Tonight Larkin @ The Gaff and listened to Cody Sparks @ Back Porch Christian Colbert @ Angry I ran into Tanner Adamson at the Tommy Saad helps Scarecrow People. Thursday, June 7 Free Beer Band @ Marlin Kerrville Folk Festival. to put up his new I could actually hear Treasure Island sign Giggity’s Falco & the Wolf @ them at my house Selfie @ Shorty’s Rockit’s at his place on Alister. too. I haven’t made that evening. It had such a warm, familiar vibe. Mike Williams and Denny it into their new Larkin @ The Gaff THE PATRONS JUNE 7 Friday, June 15 I kept thinking, “If ever there was a place where late night dance club, Pleasure, yet. I’m sure The Patrons @ Back Porch CODY ANGEL JUNE 8 Chanklas @ Giggity’s they put old hippies out to pasture, this must Bernie’s is going to take a hit there. BTW, Ruben Limas @ Shorty’s Magnus @ Shorty’s surely be the pasture.” I felt right at home. And Tommy Saad, your new sign looks great. I John Eric @ Angry Marlin JOE KING CARRASCO JUNE 9 Jonmikael Mertz @ I especially felt at home when we first arrived guess you plan to stick around a while. That’s Supervillains @ House of CODY SPARKS JUNE 14 Treasure Island Hamilton Loomis @ Back and were standing in line to buy tickets (at a good thing. Rock HAMILTON LOOMIS JUNE 15 Falco & the Wolf @ Porch fifty bucks a pop!), and my old friend Tanner POWELL BROS. JUNE 16 Adamson came cruising by in a golf cart. He’d Rockit’s Stevie Start @ Angry Victoria Majors @ Vino Marlin been out there volunteering the past ten days. 132 W. Cotter St. Port A On the Waterfront Messer @ House of Rock Tanner lived in Port A and was a regular at the Mio Friday, June 8 Audiobox @ Rockit’s Tarpon Ice House but moved out to Terlingua BELT SANDER RACES a few years ago. I’ve played a lot of darts @ Gaff Saturday, June 16 with Tanner. He used to get into bath tubs and The Patrons @ Sunset Toman Brothers @ sleeping bags full of rattlesnakes at rattlesnake Sounds Giggity’s round-up. Ty Dietz @ Giggity’s Hyde After Nine @ Billy Snipes @ Shorty’s Treasure Island Kerrville Folk Fest… Cody Angel @ Back Porch Ruben Limas June 7 Powell Bros @ Back Porch Michael Martin @ Shorty’s While I was at Kerrville, I listened to Chris Hays @ Treasure Billy Snipes June 8 Chris Saucedo played the Back Porch on Island Metal Shop @ Brewster performances by Sam Baker, Eliza Gilkyson Saturday. Stevie Start @ Angry Chanklas June 9 Street and porterdavis. Sam Baker (Austin, TX) was Marlin Selfie June 14 Larry Joe Taylor & Davin an interesting act. I had a hard time figuring Flatland Calvary @ Magnus June 15 James @ Third Coast him out at first. He sporadically plucked the DO NOT MISS LIST Brewster Street Jam Band @ Angry Marlin guitar strings left handed and sang acappella. Edison Chair @ Vino Mio Michael Martin June 16 Splendiferous @ Rockit’s His songs were powerful and dark. His voice Coming this weekend… Return 2 Sender, Sonny Salinas @ Rockit’s OPEN Till 2am • 823 Tarpon St. Port Aransas Sunday, June 17 often quivered. It all made sense when he told Songbird Victoria Majors has joined jazz/ of being on a bus in Peru when a bomb went Kinda Smooth @ South Mike Williams (brunch), R&B crooner Paul Taylor for his weekly Texas Ice House Antone & the All Stars @ off in the overhead compartment, severely show at Giggity’s every Tuesday from 7-10. Giggity’s injuring him and killing the five people he was Saturday, June 9 BELT SANDER RACES Monday, June 18 @ Gaff Open Jam w/ Ray Summy Red Giant @ Giggity’s @ Giggity’s GIGGITY’S RESTAURANT & BAR Bushbullit @ Treasure Behemoth @ House of LIVE MUSIC Island Rock LIVE MUSIC Joe King Carrasco @ Back Free Beer Band June 7 Porch Tuesday June 19 EVERY Ty Dietz June 8 Chanklas @ Shorty’s Paul Taylor @ Giggity’s Daves Duo @ Angry Open Mic w/ Rev Matt @ NIGHT Red Giant June 9 Marlin House of Rock Antone & the All Stars June 10 Sing Along Piano Show @ All You Can Eat Brewster Street Wednesday, June 20 Open Jam June 11 Disco 3000 @ House of Stevie Start @ Giggity’s FRIED Paul Taylor and the Majors June 12 Rock Expert Computer Repairs Firedancing- Stella Moon FLOUNDER Another Level, Samantha @ Bron’s Everyday 11-7 Aiken @ Rockit’s Open Mic @ Executive 722 Tarpon, Port Aransas, TX Clarissa Serna @ Vino Surf Club Mio Shane Watson @ South Thursday, June 21 Texas Ice House Capt. Legendary @ Back Treasure Island Porch Sunday, June 10 Free Beer Band @ Mike Williams (brunch), CHRIS HAYES JUNE 8 Giggity’s Antone & the All Stars @ BUSHBULLIT JUNE 9 Selfie @ Shorty’s Giggity’s JONMIKAEL MERTZ JUNE 15 Tommy Schaefer @ Angry Fundaze @ House of Rock HYDE AFTER DARK JUNE 16 Marlin Sean McConnell @ TRUE COUNTRY JUNE 22 Monday, June 11 Brewster Street Open Jam w/ Ray Summy MARK MCKINNEY JUNE 23 Flatbroke @ Rockit’s @ Giggity’s 315 N. Alister (361) 416-1020 treasureislandporta Friday, June 22 Tuesday June 12 Gary P. Nunn @ Back Paul Taylor & Victoria Porch Majors @ Giggity’s Mike O’Neil @ Giggity’s Open Mic w/ Rev Matt @ True Country @ Treasure House of Rock Island Red Giant @ Shorty’s Wednesday, June 13 Stevie Start @ Angry Magnus @ Giggity’s Marlin John Eric @ Angry Marlin Seattle Rising @ Brewster Firedancing- Stella Moon Street @ Bron’s Another Level @ Rockit’s Open Mic @ Executive Cream Cheese Accident @ Surf Club Vino Mio Jam Band @ South Texas Thursday, June 14 Ice House Free Beer Band @ Giggity’s Saturday, June 23 Cody Sparks @ Back Selfie @ Shorty’s Porch Todd Dorn @ Giggity’s The Gaff Now Open! Pizza Beer Darts Belt sander Races