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The voiceMoon of The Island since 1996 April 20, 2017 Weekly
FREE Photo by Bruce Bair Around The 10th year running! Island Island Eggstravaganza! Seashore Middle By Dale Rankin They lined up behind the tape by the Academy thousands before noon on Saturday, baskets in hand ready to harvest Students the eggs and goodies that taunted them from the short grass. With a Advance to blast from the siren of Constable Bobby Sherwood’s patrol car – the State in Science only thing missing was a booming voice saying, “Gentlemen, start your Olympiad children!” and they were off…the By Avica Burrill Great Annual Island Easter Egg Hunt Student Reporter at Billish Park was underway. This weekend, a team of Seashore With Easter in the rearview it’s now Middle Academy students will once safe to wear white pants and break again head to College Station to out the seersucker jackets and jump represent our region at the Texas back in the pool without feeling like State Science Olympiad. a polar bear. We’ve hit the sweet spot of the Island calendar and life is good SMA has been open 10 years, and on our little sandbar. every year the school has advanced to the state competition. However, The Trula B. has left The Island when it comes to Science Olympiad, SMA does not have the advantage. The other competing schools have ...and they're off! By Brent Rourk dogs and cotton candy, face painting, groups, dashed to their favorite a visit with the Easter Bunny spots and began to fill their baskets They gathered around the barriers at (surprisingly large and soft spoken), with eggs, hoping for the special Don and Sandy Billish Park Saturday socializing with their friends, and for numbered eggs that would give the We’ve had questions about what waiting for the horn that would the grand finale the annual Easter Egg ‘finder’ a special gift. happened to the beautiful blue signal the start of the 20th Annual Hunt. and white boat that has been an Island Easter Egg Hunt and affiliated The older kids ran and collected in Island landmark alongside the JFK festivities. Families turned out to The expansive park grass did not record time, clearing their section Causeway for about two decades. It enjoy what some might call an egg hide the eggs but rather by virtue of of the field in what seemed like a is named the Trula B and belonged hunt but others more appropriately its short height and contrasting green minute. They swarmed the field Three-year Science Olympiad to Islander Norm Baker but has now term an egg gathering since there was color made the eggs quite visible leaving it bare in no time, like a veteran Marlena Osgood shows set a course for Tampa Bay where no place for the eggs to hide in the to eager youths who clutched their swarm of grasshoppers devastating 5th grader Alex Smith a paper it will be a charter. A number of we thin ground cover at the park. Easter baskets and waited somewhat a tender crop - in this case a crop of chromatography test. Islanders have celebrated big days on patiently for the high noon siren Easter Eggs. Younger kids still ran the Trula B over the years, marriages, Lots of Activities to liberate them from the plastic but took longer to clear their sections, sprinkling of ashes at sea, birthdays, Whatever the name, it was another restraining strips set up to mark the taking perhaps two minutes, while and even a few divorces. great hit for kids who enjoyed the starting line. the toddlers and their parents took their time. Little tykes stopped, bent The new owners brought in the Pros resident park playground equipment, Kids, along with a sizable smattering from Destin to deliver the boat to several children’s rides and slides, hot of accompanying parents in all age Eggs cont. on A2 Florida but they encountered many difficulties including overheating the engine, running out of fuel in one SandFest 2017 Hearing on Zoning Variance for engine near Lake Pontchartrain , and getting lost in the Lydia Ann Channel. This Weekend Portion of Schlitterbahn Property We told Norm that the crack Moon Boat Captain Team could have done How do they do Set for Wednesday all that and probably run it aground at no extra charge! that?! How to get Special ISAC meeting Monday So long Trula B, you will be missed. there As we went to press Wednesday The land in question is zoned CR-2 Packery Channel restrooms and Dale Rankin afternoon we received word there will Commercial Resort District and is the be a public hearing before the city’s site of a portion of the golf course. showers approved Board of Adjustment next week on The residential land to the west of 7th grader Ashton Haney and The Corpus Christi City Council a petition by Upper Padre Partners. the property, along Dasmarinas Dr. partner Davis Spivey won first on Tuesday approved $422,000 for L.P. the owners of the Schlitterbahn is residential and zoned RS-6 Single place at the regional event. portable air-conditioned restrooms waterpark and surrounding land to Family. Seashore cont. on A4 and showers for the beach on both “consider a “variance to eliminate City officials said late Wednesday sides of Packery Channel. Funds for the zoning district buffer yard they are unsure of the exact Early Voting the project will come from the Island requirement between the “CR-2” scope and nature of the request. Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone Commercial Resort District and the The hearing will be in City Council Starts Monday, #2. City staff said earlier this month When the 300,000-plus visitors “RS-6” Single-Family 6 District on Chambers at City Hall, at 1:30 p.m., the restrooms, which will be on skids descend on Port Aransas this the property described below: Wednesday, April 26. April 24 so they can be removed in case of an weekend for SandFest 2017 at some Island Fairway Estates, Lot 27C, After learning of the request Voting in the May 6 Special Election approaching storm, should be in place point in the event they will turn to the located along the west side of late Wednesday Libby Edwards, for Mayor of Corpus Christi will for the summer season 2017. It only person next to them and say, “How do Compass Street, west of Park Road Chairperson of the Island Strategic begin Monday, April 24. took fourteen years to get done, but they do that?” 22, south of Commodores Drive, and would never have happened without Action Committee said she will The artists who work in beach sand north of Whitecap Boulevard.” call a special meeting of the ISAC On The Island ballots can be cast at the persistence of the Island Strategic Schlitterbahn from 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. Action Committee which over the pile up and carve sand in ways that (See the complete notice on A4). Committee at 5:30 p.m. Monday, often seem to defy gravity. So what April 24, at the Veranda to discuss the through Friday, and on Saturday course of the last six years reduced April 29th from 8 a.m.- 5 p.m., May the cost from $3 million to under half is the process and how do they get it request. That meeting will be open to to stay put? BIG Beach the public. 1st and 2nd 7:00 a.m. — 7 p.m., and a million. on Election Day, Saturday, May 6 7 No more sweating it out in the First it is the sand. The fine sand on Clean-Up If there are changes in the a.m. – 7 p.m. portable sweatboxes or heading for area beaches that finds its way down meeting time or site we will This Saturday! post them on our Facebook page Voters do not have to vote in the the dunes. We have entered the era of See Page A7 For Details! indoor plumbing everybody! SandFest cont. on A4 theislandmoonnewspaper. Voting cont. on A4 KIII Island Report A little Island history Every Wednesday, the Island Moon Newspaper and KIII television will team up to produce a weekly Island Packery Channel Jetties Report featuring stories about all After our story a few weeks back events, the channel cut through what things Island. The first story is about about plans to put air conditioned is now Lake Padre and emptied into the artists that make SandFest in Port restrooms around Packery Channel the Gulf of Mexico at the end of Aransas this weekend come to life. we got several inquiries about the where Whitecap is now located. The The Island Report is scheduled to air history of the channel and when it area where the seawall is now located each Thursday at 10 p.m. on KIII. If was opened. was a separate Island often referred to on early maps as The Middle Ground. you have a story or person on The The channel separates Mustang Island you think would make a good Island on the north to Padre Island With the dredging of the Corpus subject for the series please let us on the south. The channel gets its Christi Ship Channel in the 1920s know at [email protected]. name from a meatpacking plant water flow through Packery Channel Don’t forget the big beach cleanup which was located along its shores was reduced and over the years this weekend and get out there and in the 1870s. The channel was part of the channel silted shut and was enjoy the beautiful weather. In the several channels which cut through completely closed by the 1940s. meantime say hello if you see us The Island referred to collectively Then in 2000-2001 an effort was Around The Island. as Corpus Christi Pass. Historically, and especially at times of high water Packery groundbreaking History cont. on A4 A2 Island Moon April 20, 2017 "Rock the Dog" a Lofty Affair Eggs cont. from A1 Pictured on page 1: Michael (age 4) and Julia (age 6) Kinkle pose with Ladder 15 firefighters. over, picked up the egg and inspected it while their parents urged them to hurry and get more eggs. All of the kids walked away with eggs and many collected valuable prizes. After the hunt kids and parents found a comfortable spot away from annoying red ant mounds and uncomfortable sticker burrs to
Cody and Shawn Espelend, age 4, show friendly warren.The petting zoo attracted scores off their battle spoils. of smaller children who wanted to pet a duck Photo by Bruce Bair or other peaceful animal. There seemed to be a ring of people circling the petting zoo during take an inventory of their cache. Many children found numbers on the outside of their eggs which entitled them to a great prize distributed by volunteers at the large white tent. Ray Herrera, Noe Silva, Robert Pruski Jr. Yellow spindly Big Bird and the snow-white raced to the top. Robert won with Ray a Easter Bunny were big hits again, the focus close second of many cellular cameras aimed at capturing a memory of their child with those two larger than life figures. Most kids seemed to easily accept a snapshot with the Easter Bunny, a slow, peaceful creature most likely from a Hanging out at the Animal Hospital of Padre Island's "Rock the Dog" event last Thursday. Jack (left) with Ray Herrera and Mckenna the Golden Retriever
Brian Kirkwood carried his grateful dog The line-up Rex to avoid the sandburs. the entire party. Two young children became detached from their parents but with the help from Kim Erwiin, her able driver, and the official Easter Egg golf cart, the children and parents were soon reunited. No tears and no acute panic as everybody was safe. One family with about five children stopped to chat on the large field. After a minute the kids let out horrendous screams as the ants from the mounds the kids standing on decided to crawl up their legs. The screeching children jumped and moved their body as if they were engaging in some fast club dance while slapping at their legs and clothes. Eventually, they became ‘ant
free’ and quickly moved to safer park grounds. The Easter Egg Hunt does not happen in a vacuum and again tremendous thanks goes to Keller Williams, Kiwanis Club of Padre Island, and a host of other sponsors, contributors, and volunteers. The planning and preparing is year- Isabella Phillips, 4 (left) and Lola Blair, 2 long for a fantastic party that lasts a few hours. are fast friends prior to the hunt.
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moViNG supplies aVailable Laguna Shores Storage iS our buSineSS! offiCe Hours: m-f 8:30-6:00 sat 8:30-5:30 (361) 937-8673 10514 S.P.i.d. April 20, 2017 Island Moon A 3 is about 100 miles further south and can only be Moon Monkeys Letters to the reached by driving south on 77. Mike Ellis, Founder After leaving the Crosstown Expressway on SPID, driving south you will, after about ten miles reach North Padre Island. In other words Editor you have to drive south to reach North Padre Island, although Padre Island is as one, cities and communities are the only difference. If you are now confused, take the bus, as I do! Bobbie Kimbrell -- Flour Bluff A New Agenda Dear POA Members, Distribution Below are three items I have requested be Pete Alsop placed on the April 25, 2017 Board Meeting Island Delivery Agenda. You, the POA Members, told me you Coldwell Banker would like to see these items implemented to enhance the Transparency of the POA. Please Advertising Boat Works! come to the Board Meeting and make your Jan Park Rankin Hello! views know to the Board. Classifieds Thanks for printing the Farley Boat Works 1. The Board Meetings (excluding Executive Arlene Ritley article! My husband is the guy that built the Session) shall be video/audio recorded and Production Manager Bayou Teche pirogue. His name is Mike made available to Members on the POA website. This can be done by placing a link Abigail Bair Contributing Writers on the POA website to a YouTube channel. Each Board meeting, beginning with the May Joey Farah 2017 meeting, shall be kept on YouTube for 2 Andy Purvis years. Thereafter, the video shall be stored in an Mary Craft appropriate data storage media for an additional 5 years. MayBeth Christiansen Jay Gardner 2. The Board shall hold the Executive Session at the beginning of the Board Meeting at 5:00 Todd Hunter PM. Then start the open meeting at 6:00 PM. were trimmed, and fresh flowers were planted. Dotson Lewis This will allow members to have full access to We have tried numerous times to remedy the Ronnie Narmour all the open meeting. During the open meeting, torn gravel barrier at the hydrant and weeds Brent Rourk (to extent allowed by law) the Board shall report growing in our street over the past 10 years to the members the results of the Executive that we have lived on Padre Island. However, Photographers Session. This procedure should begin with the because our house and the fire hydrant are Miles Merwin May 2017 meeting. located at the “end of the line”, the city often Debbie Noble 3. The Board shall create a link on the POA uses our hydrant to flush the lines in order to Mary Craft website for POA members only (passcode assure that the water in our system contains adequate chlorine and is safe to consume. We Ronnie Narmour protected) where by the POA check book registers will be placed. Thus, allowing all know what happens if the water lines are not Office Security/Spillage Control (Emeritus) all members to view the check and cash properly flushed and I do not advocate that the Riley P. Dog disbursements. Each month’s registers shall city stop flushing the lines. The only reason the be online by the 7th day of each month. This barrier is showing and the weeds are growing procedure shall start June 7, 2017. is because the city employees trampled on our property to flush the hydrant which damaged Thank you- Marvin Jones-New POA Board the gravel barrier. The water released washed Member out the gravel and has opened up a break Tomblin. He volunteers at the boat works and between the street and the curb which allows decided after seeing the original boat that he Sprout Answers weeds to grow. The water released also opened up several small potholes in front of our house wanted to build it. I thought you might be I posed a series of questions to the candidates interested in seeing the boat. Everyone that sees that support weed growth. Each time it rains, for our POA board and now as a write-in the weeds come out in full force. it says it's too pretty to put in the water! Not bad candidate it is only fair that I answer those for a guy with one arm! questions. Obviously, the city employees have never Tina Tomblin repaired the barrier material or replaced the Publisher The POA’s primary mission is to maintain gravel that they washed away! They also have Dale Rankin common areas, communicate with owners, made no attempt to repair the cracks between About the Island Moon For the Dogs collect dues, honor their fiduciary responsibility the curb and the street or the potholes that have The Island Moon is published every Thursday, Dale to use those funds as promised, and maintain opened up during hydrant flushing to prevent Rankin, Editor / Publisher. April 23rd is National Lost Dog Awareness the integrity of our bulkheads. Our top priorities Day. The purpose is to remind the public that weed growth, nor do they make any effort to Total circulation is 10,000 copies. Distribution includes need to include building trust and a positive remove the weeds that grow in the street due delivery to 4,000 Island homes, free distribution of 3,000 many so-called stray dogs are lost dogs. They relationship with property owners through to their hydrant flushing or after a rain. Our copies in over 50 Padre Island businesses and condos, don’t need a home, they need to find their home. transparency and communication. Of course, as well as 600 copies distributed in Flour Bluff, 1,400 landscapers do an excellent job of maintaining copies on Mustang Island and Port Aransas businesses. We Island residents are fortunate. If we lose owners should have more of a voice. This our yard, in spite of the damage done by the city News articles, photos, display ads, classified ads, or find a dog, we have a tremendous resource is your association. Our bookkeeping must workers to the rock yard and the street in front live up to proper accounting standards and payments, etc. may be left at the Moon Office. in the dog-friendly Island Moon Newspaper of our house, as illustrated by the picture of our Facebook page, which is quick to post photos IRS regulations. A qualified and competent side yard, but the weeds sometimes take hold The Island Moon Newspaper of misplaced dogs. bookkeeper for an operation of our size is an in the street before they can return. In addition, absolute requirement. 14646 Compass, Suite 3 NextDoor.com also makes it easy to get the once a gravel barrier is damaged, it is difficult word out when you need a dog publicized. With my ties to the police department, I know to maintain the gravel cover - the torn plastic Corpus Christi, TX 78418 HelpingLostPets.com will provide a free flyer that security is an important part of our safety just keeps popping through new gravel. 361-949-7700 for any lost or found animal and those dogs are and peace of mind. I have begun working on When the city first started flushing the hydrant, posted on the Lost Dogs of Texas Facebook some solutions with the PD’s VIPs division [email protected] we installed a splash guard to keep the gravel page. With almost 60,000 followers, many and the Crime Prevention Team. Additionally, from washing away. The city removed the Facebook: The Island Moon Newspaper people will see your beloved dog is missing. conflicts of interest, violations of law, giving splash guard because it interfered with their our money away, and self-serving agendas need operation. Paving the area around the hydrant One of the best ways to ensure your missing to stop. dog makes his way home is to have had him is not an option - this would further limit the microchipped. But it is not enough to microchip Our over -zealous compliance officers have city’s access and would undoubtedly end up your dog, you must also call the microchip created a deep undercurrent of outrage in being torn out at my expense the next time company and verify the contact information our community. I would cut the number of the city replaces the hydrant. Any attempt to on your microchip. There are many ways compliance officers from three to one and replace the barrier will be in vain - it will be Where to Find The information might be incorrect. Did you move? repurpose those funds for security and a better torn up again the next time the city workers Did you drop your landline? Did a clerk type bookkeeping system. Our compliance people flush out that hydrant. Island Moon in your phone number incorrectly? These must also approach owners respectfully on valid We also frequently spray the weeds in the possibilities are really probabilities. Many issues only, not nit-picking. Of course we want street. However, the recent rains caused the microchipped dogs never go home because it is our neighborhoods to look nice, but there is a Trinity By the Sea weeds to grow excessively within the short not possible to contact the owner. Your vet can vast difference between justifiable issues like Port Episcopal time since our landscaping service trimmed our tell you your dog’s microchip number, and who derelict homes and that of bullying responsible yard. If somehow our actions were to blame Aransas to call, if you do not have that information. owners over extremely trivial matters. A new for the holes in the street, I wouldn’t mind Sand Piper Condos North owners’ welcome to our community should removing the weeds. But the holes in the street Five Things to Do if You have Lost a Dog not be a violation letter, especially when it is Sea Gull Condos are the city crew’s fault! Padre 1. Immediately, put out food, water and your perfectly obvious she is actively in the process Gulf Breeze RV dog’s bed or an article of your clothing at the of fixing up the property. If these types of Rest assured we take pride in our property and All Stripes Stores want it to look good. We also understand that Pioneer RV location where your dog was last seen. There compliance demands were to be applied Black Sheep/ is a good chance your dog may return. uniformly, every owner on this island would is it the interest of Padre Isles to allow the city La Palmilla Golf get a violation letter. This heavy handed tactic to flush water lines in order to assure the quality Barrel 2. Get the word out by using flyers and Club illustrates that the POA has a skewed sense of of our water. We will attempt to remedy this signs (like yard sale signs) with a picture of CVS priorities when they obsess over palm fronds situation within the 15 days as requested. But Stripes (1A) your dog and your phone number. Go door- while ignoring property owners who have as long as the city keeps flushing their hydrant, Whataburger to-door with your flyers in the area where Kody’s Restaurant waited years for repairs to their crumbling we will continue to have issues near that your dog was last seen. Amano Doc’s Restaurant bulkheads. hydrant. Please have some understanding of our 3. Contact your local animal shelter, vet situation. We can have a perfect yard, or have Snoopy’s Pier It is time that the POA treat our property WB Liquor clinics and police departments to report your clean water for all our neighborhood. owners with respect and do what is right for our Isle Mail N More dog missing. Fax or email them a photo of 361 Bar whole community. I think a few weeds and slight amount of Island Italian your dog and your contact information. visible plastic are a small price to pay to assure Moby Dicks Best wishes, 4. Instruct everyone who is helping you that we all have good water quality here on the Spanky’s Liquor Brooklyn Pie Co. to NOT call or chase your dog. This will Marta Sprout island. IGA Grocery Store Ace Hardware prolong your search. If they see your dog, tell Sincerely, them to sit or lay down (no eye contact) and Port A Glass Studio Holiday Inn gently toss out tasty treats to lure your dog in. Response to Citation Cathy and Ron Barnard San Juan’s Mexican We offer the following response to your Texas Star (Shell) 5. Post your dog on your local Craigs List, 15889 El Soccorro Loop Restaurant letter dated April 12, 2017 regarding alleged Jesse’s Liquor in your local paper, and on other lost and violations of the POA landscaping rules: Wash Board found Internet/Facebook sites. Good luck! Laundry Mat Scuttlebutt’s This is what the POA indicated in the Fall, 2016 Mystery Person of Marilyn Knapp Litt Newsletter is a rock yard needing attention. Drop Anchor Bar & Restaurant Editor’s note: If you lose you dog on The the Week! Grill Subway These are pictures of our rock yard. It was cited Island it is also a good idea to put a notice on this past week by the POA as being in violation Port A Parks & Rec Island Tire the Island Moon Facebook page. of the the following POA rules (paraphrased): Public Library Padre Pizzeria S.P.I.D.? 1. Accumulation of trash, rubbish, or other Chamber of And all Moon unsightly articles on the premises, the easement, In response to Craig Woldridge’s letter 4/6/17, or in the street abutting same. Commerce/ Visitor’s retail advertisers Center why isn’t SPID just called PID? The most 2. Barrier showing in gravel. logical answer that I can give is because there is Woody’s Sports WB Liquor a NPID as well as a SPID. The letter suggested that we add more rock to Center the area near the hydrant or replace the rock NPID starts a Highway 37 and ends at the Back Porch Flour Bluff with another material such as asphalt, concrete, Crosstown Expressway. SPID starts at the or grass, and that we remove the weeds in the Shorty’s Place H.E.B. Crosstown Expressway and ends on Padre street. Fisherman’s Wharf Whataburger on Island. The same scenario is Staples Street. Waldron North Staples starts about three blocks north of While I admit there is a very slight amount Giggity’s Leopard Street, South Staples starts at Leopard of barrier showing in the gravel near the fire Ethyl Everly Tarpon Inn and ends at the Chapman Ranch Road. hydrant and that there are some weeds growing Senior Center on the street, in no way could the weeds be Although both street are as one a sense of Gratitude’s considered an “accumulation of rubbish" or Last week's person of the week was Fire Station direction is implied and yes it can be confusing. my rock yard considered an eyesore that needs The Gaff IE, you are coming into Corpus Christi on I 37, Islander Cheri Sperling pictured above. Police Station immediate attention, such as the yard that was Did you recognize her? Wild Horse you turn right at NPID and now you are heading featured in the Fall 2016 newsletter. Doing so Stripes on Flour south. After a few miles you are now on SPID, Treasure Island is certainly not in the spirit of the rules. In fact, Bluff & SPID still heading south, but that does not put you on the yard was just trimmed and weeded within Send letters and photos to South Padre Island because South Padre Island the past two weeks. The palm trees and bushes [email protected] April 20, 2017 Island Moon A 4
History cont. from A1 SandFest Cont. from A1 Seashore cont. from A1 the rivers from the nation’s heartland makes good material for sand sculptures. “It sticks together much better than sand on the east and west coasts,” said Abe Waterman who traveled from Prince Edward Island in Canada to create on the beach in Port Aransas. “Snow works well because you can create more overhang, but you have to work in the cold weather.” After sand the next important ingredient is water. The wetter the sand the better it sticks Under construction. Photo by Mary Craft together and the better it stays put. As the week begun to reopen the pass and voters approved the wears on and the top notch sand sculptors get city’s matching funds of $10 million to pay for busy the need for wet beach sand gets greater jetties to keep the pass open permanently. Work and workers at the site use large water containers began in 2003 and in 2005 was construction to soak the sand and get it ready for use. The serious work gets underway after noon on Thursday when large piles of sand are made ready for the delicate sculpting work to begin. That work is done with everyday tools which can be found at any hardware store, from Science Olympiad team members include: cement trowels to rollers, to knives, to picks. (back) Annika Harl, Emily Palacios, Marlena Osgood, Nikolai Ortiz, Colleen Osgood, As the work proceeds the tools get smaller and Rachel Huang, Dylan Trial, Andres Barreda; (middle) Coach Katie Crysup, Kyra smaller, until the final tool, a plastic straw used to blow loose sand from the carved product. Kaiser, Vishal Patel; (front) Alex Smith, Shane Ciardelli, Davis Spivey, Ashton Haney, They start at the top of the sand pile and work and Morgan Owen. Not pictured: Adeline Sowles their way down. 7th and 8th graders contending, and a larger Science Olympiad was “the engineering of it, Then comes the secret sauce….water mixed selection because of their student body size, but the building of things.” Trial recently built a with wood glue, or in some case Elmer’s Glue SMA relies on 5th-8th graders gathered from hovercraft for the state competition. their smaller student body size, which means – which holds the sand in place. Once the glue 8th grader Nikoli Ortiz has participated in Packery. Some blocks have tumbled loose fewer choices. Yet, every year since the opening is dry it must be a hard rain’s gonna fall before Science Olympiad since 6th grade. He says that about two-thirds of the way out the jetties. of the school, SMA has advanced to State “by doing Science Olympiad, I’ve learned a lot Competition. Ms. Katie Crysup, the team’s
any real damage is done to the work. Then some wire on the top to keep the gulls away and you’ve got yourself a sand sculpture. That’s the process, but even after you know Placing the blocks how it works you will still find yourself asking someone, “How do they do that?” of the jetties was almost complete a hurricane How to get there washed away the final “sand plug” that was It has been said that you can’t build the church being used to transverse the channel by work for Easter Sunday and the roads in Port Aransas crews and the channel opened and has remained are no exception, make no mistake the streets so ever since. leading to the beach will be packed. Buses run When the channel was designed and planned from various locations – see the map in this it was thought that annual dredging would be issue – and are a good way to go. But they, like required to keep it open, however, since its golf carts, still must negotiate the heavy traffic original opening only three major dredging heading to the beach. Bottlenecks on Beach Eighth graders Nikolai Ortiz and Anthony Ciardelli work on an early prototype of their projects have been done, the last after Hurricane Access Roads can be locked up meaning drivers Roller Coaster in March in preparation for state. The event requires that they roll a Ike left large sand deposits in the channel in arriving at peak hours can face a wait of up to "spherical vehicle" through a course, making adjustments to the course to achieve a 2008. two hours to get to the beach. One alternative for given time those arriving from State Highway 361 is to exit Maintenance of the channel and improvements of new material, I’ve made a lot of friends, and at Beach Access Road 1A (adjacent to Mustang coach, says that going to the state competition to the surrounding area are funded by the Tax I’ve really had a good time doing it. I was really Beach Airport) and turn toward the beach to the is “Never expected, but always an excitement.” Increment Reinvestment Zone #2 which collects happy to be able to help my team do so well property tax on improvements after 2003 on Science Olympiad is composed of two overall.” land surrounding the channel. competitions: State Competition and Regional The SMA Science Olympiad team will Competition. The regional competition consists relinquish many of its team members to high Voting cont. from A1 of 15 events, some of which require studying a school as they progress to 9th grade next year, given topic. Others are lab-based or engineering and it’s more than likely that these Science precinct where they are registered either for events. The team has to get 1st or 2nd place in Olympiad members will continue to excel and Early Voting nor on Election Day. Regardless of Regional Competition in order to proceed to next main road which is Eleventh Street, go left, gather more recognition for themselves and their home precinct voters can cast their ballot State Competition. At the state level, the team then right on Anchor Street which will take you their campus. at any of the voting sites around the city. competes in 23 events. to the dune side of Beach Lodge where a short The Island United Political Action Committee walk will get you to the heart of the action. The SMA students participating in Science last week voted to endorse current At-Large Olympiad spend months in preparation. “This Parking on the beach during peak hours is Creating Dreams City Council member Joe McComb in the year, with ACED [advisory] period, they’ve restricted and the chances of finding a good spot mayor’s race. had more time during the school day than most in the middle of the day are small. Walking or for Island Homeowners years, which had been a benefit. However, most since 1987 Some convenient Early Voting sites are: biking is the quickest way to get there. If you preparation for the events happens at home, at take your bicycle along you will be glad you did • New Homes SCHLITTERBAHN night, on weekends… and every waking minute when you get there. • Remodels 14353 Commodores Dr., they have!” Crysup said. 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CHRISTI NUECES COUNTY COURTHOUSE BOARD OF 901 Leopard Street ADJUSTMENT Turtle Nest PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE Updates Appeal No. ZBA 0417-01 KEMP'S RIDLEY TURTLE Upper Padre Partners, LP. has petitioned the So far this year, 5 nests have been confirmed Board of Adjustment to consider a variance on the Texas coast including (north to south in to eliminate the zoning district buffer state): yard requirement between the “CR-2” Commercial Resort District and the “RS- 0 Bolivar Peninsula 6” Single-Family 6 District on the property 0 Galveston Island described below: 0 Brazoria County, N. of Surfside Island Fairway Estates, Lot 27C, located along the west side of Compass Street, west of Park 0 Surfside Beach Road 22, south of Commodores Drive, and 0 Quintana Beach north of Whitecap Boulevard. 0 Bryan Beach The Board of Adjustment will hold a public hearing on this item during its regularly 0 Brazoria County, N. of Sargent Beach scheduled meeting on Wednesday, April 26, 0 Sargent Beach 2017, beginning at 1:30 p.m. The hearing will be held in the Council Chambers, City 0 Matagorda Peninsula Hall, 1201 Leopard Street, to discuss and act 0 Matagorda Island on the above petition. 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(ANY Send letters and photos to editor@ INFORMATION PROVIDED BELOW islandmoon.com BECOMES PUBLIC RECORD.) Rezoning map of area. ISAC will hold a special meeting to discuss re-zoning on Facebook: Case No. ZBA 0417-01 Monday, April 24th at 5:30 p.m. at the Veranda. Notifications of changes will be posted The Island Moon Newspaper Project Manager: Andrew Dimas on our Facebook page: theislandmoonnewspaper. April 20, 2017 Island Moon A 5 Stuff I Heard on the Island By Dale Rankin I was on the beach taking Schlitterbahn land foreclosure photos when the frantic call Thursday afternoon two weeks ago found me came in. pouring over legal notices posted on the wall “Head for the house I’m at the Nueces County Courthouse. I found over here trying to get a dog out of the canal what I was looking for. AXYS Capital Credit before she drowns.” Fund, Inc. had filed a foreclose notice against Upper Padre Partners, LP, on about 250 acres My dog-in-distress-magnet wife was on the of land surrounding, but not including, the back deck when she saw one of the three dogs Schlitterbahn waterpark. that lives on the deck of the mostly empty house across the canal swimming for her dog life. The obvious question was what, if anything, When I arrived more than a few minutes later does this mean for the park’s future. The answer the dog was still swimming around in circles I found was not much, if anything. The land was barking and trying to bite anyone who tried to used as collateral for part of the second round pull her out. It is not an uncommon scene on our of financing for the park and AXYS, quite Island as many Island dogowners don’t perceive understandably, wants their money. None of of the threat of dogs falling into a canal and the land is actually under the park. However, it drowning until it happens. could become a problem if the land is auctioned off as scheduled in early May on the courthouse No amount of coaxing, rope throwing, or steps as it would then, presumably, belong anything else will usually get a dog to paddle to to someone other than the park’s owners/ a human on the bank unless that human is their developers. own human, and even then it’s not a slam dunk. There are only two things certain about getting The park and the land are both part of private a dog out of canal; first, they won’t swim to a business between the owners and therefore the stranger until they get to the point that they are contracts, etc. are not open for public reading. about to go under for the last time. When they The best I can piece together the park has not figure out they are in mortal danger they will been generating enough operating funds to swim your way looking for help. Which leads pay the debt service on the loan. I will be very to the second thing – when the dog is desperate surprised if the auction ever takes place, I believe and you jump in after them they will try to the foreclosure is a move to push by the lender climb on your head. Even my own dog Riley for a resolution of the dispute between the park/ P. did this to me once when I went in after him. land’s owners over problems at the park. That Dogs are wired for survival and if that means dispute is now in a binding arbitration process climbing on a human’s head then that’s what that is far from being resolved. The park, as they will do. it was explained to me, has never been turned over to Upper Padre Partners on its completion Tides of the Week We called Animal Control who arrived with as called for in the agreement between its empty pockets and ready to go in if need be but developers due to a disagreement over what Tides for Bob Hall Pier April 20 - April 27 by that time Jan had managed to grab the dog constitutes “completion.” Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time Moon and haul her up on the bank and was waiting for /Low Time in Feet Sunset Visible them in the street as a neighbor shouted threats In spite of the best efforts of a local television station this week to tie the foreclosure to the Th 20 Low 3:41 AM 0.3 6:59 AM Rise 3:00 AM 46 and orders from the boundary line of his own yard. Thanks a lot for that bud, screaming at us future of the waterpark they could produce no 20 High 12:36 PM 1.7 7:57 PM Set 2:16 PM really helped a lot. evidence in that direction but still managed to F 21 Low 4:58 AM 0.4 6:58 AM Rise 3:43 AM 36 kick up some dust with hyperbole and flashy Dog Park graphics. 21 High 1:04 PM 1.6 7:57 PM Set 3:14 PM Speaking of the wife…and dogs…see how that The only danger I can see is that the portion of 21 Low 8:08 PM 1.1 goes…she is heading up the effort to place a dog the new canal yet to be dug is on the land south of 21 High 11:11 PM 1.2 park on The Island but a plan to put it in the new the park that is part of the foreclosure and if the and improved Billish Park, however, barring canal is not dug, or a firm agreement in place to Sa 22 Low 6:14 AM 0.5 6:57 AM Rise 4:25 AM 26 some change doesn’t look like that will happen. dig it, it could impact funding for the Park Road 22 High 1:27 PM 1.5 7:58 PM Set 4:13 PM The plans for Billish Park are in the hands of 22 Water Exchange Bridge. The Corpus Christi the POA and moving forward without a dog 22 Low 8:00 PM 1.0 City Council a week ago listed an Executive park included. That doesn’t mean we won’t get Session item on the tax abatement agreement Su 23 High 12:45 AM 1.3 6:56 AM Rise 5:05 AM 17 a dog park, just that it doesn’t appear it will be for the park and surrounding development, but, 23 Low 7:26 AM 0.6 7:58 PM Set 5:14 PM in Billish Park. The other proposed site next to since it was in Executive Session there is no the water tower on the south end of The Island record of what was discussed. 23 High 1:47 PM 1.4 has some issues but may still be possible. Stay tuned on this one. The dispute over who is responsible for 23 Low 8:06 PM 0.8 problems at the park, and more importantly M 24 High 2:03 AM 1.5 6:55 AM Rise 5:47 AM 9 Big doings in small town who is going to pay for them, has been ongoing for over a year. There are two things I can 24 Low 8:37 AM 0.8 7:59 PM Set 6:16 PM My hometown of Portland got big news this say, one, the foreclosure filing should have no week when petroleum giant ExxonMobil Corp. 24 High 2:05 PM 1.3 impact on the park’s short-term operation and announced it will build the world's largest it will be open for the summer season. Second. 24 Low 8:25 PM 0.5 ethylene cracker plant there, I’ve never eaten there is a lot of noise in the system with the an ethylene cracker but I guess with enough Tu 25 High 3:13 AM 1.7 6:54 AM Rise 6:29 AM 4 bridge funding hanging fire at city hall and honey anything tastes good. Company officials now creditors knocking on the door there is a 25 Low 9:48 AM 0.9 7:59 PM Set 7:21 PM said the pipeline and railway infrastructure lot of pressure to get the problems between the 25 High 2:20 PM 1.3 already in place made it the best location out of three scouted for the $10 billion with a B plant. ownership group ironed out and I believe a final 25 Low 8:54 PM 0.3 Exxon plans to file for its permits with the Texas solution is not far away. W 26 High 4:21 AM 1.8 6:53 AM Rise 7:14 AM 0 Commission on Environmental Quality this Stay tuned on this one too 26 Low 11:06 AM 1.1 8:00 PM Set 8:27 PM month and the permitting process is expected to last at least a year. Construction will run about 26 High 2:30 PM 1.3 three years. 26 Low 9:31 PM 0.0 By my count that places the value of Police Th 27 High 5:28 AM 2.0 6:52 AM Rise 8:02 AM 0 improvements in and around the port between Portland and Aransas Pass upwards of $40 27 Low 10:14 PM -0.1 8:00 PM Set 9:34 PM billion. That is more than the current value of all appraised property in Nueces County. At the Blotter groundbreaking of the Chinese-owned plant in Gregory officials said by 2022 GPISD will have Island Police Calls a larger budget than CCISD. 14500 block SPID Midnight April 9 Criminal mischief $750-$2500 13900 block Longbow Midnight April 7 Assault 15200 block Windward 6 p.m. April 6 Assault 15300 block SPID 5 p.m. April 16 Theft $100-$750 15000 block Leeward 9 p.m. April 15 Criminal mischief $100-$750 100 block Zahn Road 6 p.m. April 15 Assault 14500 block SPID Noon April 12 Theft under $100 14700 block Whitecap Midnight April 11 Burglary of a motor vehicle 15200 block SPID 10 a.m. April 10 Theft by check 16200 block Gulf Beach 8 a.m. April 10 Assault
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ON THE WATERFRONT 132 W. Cotter St. The PortA BACK PORCH Bar A6 Island Moon April 20, 2017 Senior Moments Anecdotingly First American Woman to Become Garage Sailin' Combat Qualified in the F16 By Abigail Bair By Dotson Lewis Several weeks ago, Jan “They’re the undead, Jan. I swear. It’s some Rankin and I decided to have Special to the Island Moon kind of garage sale induced apocalypse. We a garage sale. Jan really wanted to be able should probably run.” Dotson’s Note: She received her pilot wings in 1981, later to get more than half of a car in her two-car “Ab, shut up,” said “No Coffee” Rankin and Twenty-four years becoming the first female T-38 instructor there. garage, and I needed to downsize my collection opened the doors. ago, U.S. Defense Secretary Les Aspin ordered Between 1983 and 1985, she was named "Most of enormous black t-shirts. Like most ideas Jan the chiefs of the military to drop the prohibition Outstanding T-38 Academic Instructor" five and I have together, this one was 1) not very As the garage sale undead stormed through the on women flying in combat missions. As times. Jackie transitioned to C-141 transport well thought out and 2) forgotten directly after slowly opening portals, not even waiting for the with desegregating the military or allowing aircraft and was assigned to the 76th Military we placed an ad in the Moon classifieds. Mary doors to rise all the way, Jan’s eyes opened wide homosexuals to openly serve, the situation Airlift Squadron as an instructor pilot and “Scoop” Craft reminded us last Wednesday and her jaw dropped in amazement. called for an order from the top. The Air Force squadron executive officer. when she started talking about putting a garage “Holy….” Jan might have finished the cuss if chief of staff agreed to allow women to fly in In 1989 she graduated from the Air Force sale in her briefs (business, not underpants). combat if Congress passed it into law, but he a guy hadn’t stopped her by trying to maneuver Flight Test Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Cue immediate panic. a 48 bottle wine rack and a large table lamp in made his discomfort known. "Personally, I am Base as the first female test pilot in the history not eager to increase exposure of our women to “OMG is that Friday already?!?” I shrieked. a path that can only be described as “through of the United States Air Force. She is twice the her spinal column.” Trapped in no man’s land, additional risk," Gen. Merrill McPeak, the Air recipient of the prestigious "Kitty Hawk" Award “$#*T” said Jan. Force chief of staff, was quoted as saying. Lt. protected only by a stray end table from a for achievements in the field of aviation. Major Since Jan and I have commitment issues (in Col. Jacquelyn Susan "Jackie" Parker became pitched battle over a sheet set, I was no help. Parker is currently in training as an F-16 fighter that we should be committed for thinking that the first American woman to become combat The zombies made short work of Jan. Demands pilot at McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita, a garage sale was a good idea), we had decided qualified in the Air Force Fighter Aircraft F16. Kansas to have the sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Good that she accept $4 for items priced at $50 Eric Hehs, David Brown and the Baltimore Friday. That was about all I could take solo. Jan drove her into the house quickly. I eventually Sun, contributed to this report. Jackie Parker - Fighter Pilot insisted that she was going to hide in her house managed to escape my end table prison by scaling the Matterhorn of Jan’s garage furniture. The Story of Captain Jacquelyn Susan Soon after Defense Secretary Les Aspin with a pick ax and a bottle of wine until all the “Jackie” Parker announced in 1993 that women could be placed interlopers were gone. The first horde dwindled after about an hour. in US military combat roles, the New York Air Thursday I hauled clothing out and Stadler sat outside with me, making new National Guard offered Maj. Jackie Parker an optimistically priced it – carefully making friends by sticking her nose directly into every F-16 assignment. Throughout her Air Force tags on string and safety pinning them to the stranger’s crotch. “Oh….isn’t she friendly” career, she had been the first female in a number washing instructions. It took hours. About 3 they would exclaim, while my dog minutely of traditionally male assignments. that afternoon, I hauled my junk out to Jan’s examined their no-no zones. She was Reese AFB's first T-38 instructor pilot with Stadler precariously perched atop the pile Jan hid inside, stress cleaning her house, and and the first female graduate of the USAF Test in the back seat like Granny Clampett. Pro-tip: occasionally popping her head out, prairie dog Pilot School. Parker will tell you that being first doggie paw prints and fluff do not add to resale style. Dale loaded up Lizzy and left in his truck, has not always been pleasant. The opportunity value even if the dog in question is “Island figuring it would be easier to sleep on the beach. to fly the world's best fighter, however, was too infamous.” Dale is pretty smart. good to pass up. Parker is the first woman in the I met Jan at the Boathouse, and after a little After hours of steady sales, traffic slowed United States to be assigned to an F-16 fighter lubricating chardonnay, we headed off to her to the point that Dr. Stadler fell asleep in the squadron. garage to price Jan’s items and carve paths sun. I started selling all my junk for a dollar. Before setting out on a career of female through our combined mountainous junk. The It’s amazing how much you detach from your firsts, Parker spent her earlier years being the process took a couple more hours, largely due possessions when faced with hauling them back youngest. This designation goes back to her to dog interference. Finally, despite Stadler to your house. birth as the youngest of five sisters. At age and Lizzy’s best efforts to send one or both of At the end of the day, Jan emerged and helped fourteen, she was the youngest student to attend us to the emergency room, Jan and I forged a me close up shop. the University of Central Florida and then, at narrow path, making plans to haul the larger seventeen, the youngest graduate. She took items out into the driveway in the morning. “How did it go?” she asked. her bachelor's degree in computer science to NASA where she became the agency's youngest space flight controller. She was the Air Force's Jackie Parker youngest instructor pilot for the T-38 and for the C-141. It was a proud moment in July 1988 when Parker has accumulated over 3,000 flying Capt. Jacquelyn S. "Jackie" Parker became hours in over twenty-five types of aircraft, the first woman Air Force pilot to attend U.S. including the F-16, F-111, F-4, A-7, C-130, Air Force Test Pilot School at Edwards AFB, C-141, KC-135, T-38, OH-58, and UH-60. California. After KC-135 Aircraft Commander School at Those who knew her, however, were not Castle AFB, California, she was assigned to surprised - Jackie had learned to fly an airplane the 4952nd Test Squadron of the 4950th Test even before she drove a car. Jackie Parker not Wing at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, where only became first in many fields, but she started she was program manager and test pilot for the out as the youngest. At age 14 Jackie was the T-38 head-up display program. She was also youngest student to attend the University of program manager and test pilot for the testing Central Florida; and at 17, the youngest to of the C-27. The scene on the Rankin driveway on Friday morning resembled a zombie attack from graduate. She was elected as outstanding T-38 academic George A. Romero's horror classic "Night of the Living Dead," but with She saved up enough money to get her private instructor at Reese five times. She received the significantly less emphasis on formal attire. pilot's license but was too young to join the Air Air Force Commendation Medal in 1985 and Force. However, with tenacity, persistence, and 1988 and the Meritorious Service Medal in “You did great,” I replied, handing her a bank a bachelor's degree in computer science, Jackie 1993. Parker doesn't relish media attention. The “You’ll be here at 8:15, right?” Jan asked envelope bursting with cash. was selected as an intern at NASA and by 18 fact that one photo of her gets extended play in nervously. she became the agency's youngest full-fledged the media, however, often creates the opposite “Yup. No Problem. We get up at 6:01,” I “Well,” she said, “looks like I’m going to be mission controller. impression. In reality, she accepts very few replied. paying for everything with one dollar bills for interview requests and usually only after she the next month. Dale’s going to think I’ve taken Wanting to be a pilot since she was a small When I showed up at 8:45 the next morning, has established credibility at an assignment. up stripping. How did you do?” child, Jackie had accumulated more than 3,000 trucks, vans and cars lined Jan’s street. I flying hours in more than 25 types of aircraft, Dotson’s Other Note: In military terms, (incorrectly) supposed that people were off “Okay,” I replied. from the F-16, F-111, F-4, C-141 and KC-135 according to many, “Pilot Jacquelyn Parker work for Good Friday. A harried Jan answered I made $14, but I didn’t get eaten by zombies. to the T-38 and UH-60 Blackhawk. was a water-walking blue-flamer, with a her front door, and flagged us in, racing back to I’m calling it a win. resume that would quicken the heart of any the garage. Award to Col. Jackie Parker service flack.” She was born on the Fourth “They’ve been here since 7:45 this morning! of July, had a genius IQ, and was flying solo Gulf War Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf KNOCKING ON THE DOOR. They want in! before getting her driver's license. In 1989, presented Jackie with a distinguished award, I haven’t even had coffee. I’m skipping straight she became the first woman to graduate from "Gathering of the Greats" at the American to wine.” Academy of Achievement where she spoke to the legendary test-pilot school at Edwards young people and invited guests at Nellis AFB, Air Force Base. In 1994, she joined one of the We were almost ready to open the big doors at Nevada. In a letter from Secretary of Defense nation's premier fighter wings; the New York Air 8:57. As I ran out to Boris (my car) to retrieve Les Aspin in 1993, he wrote Jackie to say, National Guard's 174th, expecting to become my forgotten notepad, I realized that the people "Your accomplishments as an aviator have been the Air National Guard's first female F-16 pilot. crowding Jan’s driveway looked exactly like no less than exemplary. Now as the first Air She was a veritable Pentagon poster child for zombies from Night of the Living Dead. National Guard woman in F-16 training you are women in combat, appearing on CNN and “Jan, where’s your camera? We’ve got to get setting goals and standards for other women to Oprah and receiving awards from generals, Air a picture of the garage sale zombies. It’s crazy emulate. I commend you for the years of hard Force secretaries, and Hillary Rodham Clinton. out there. I think they might eat us!” work you have dedicated to this effort..." In doing research for this story, I discovered a story behind the story which is unbelievable. “Just let them in. They’re going to start In June 1994, she was presented with the It is a report about Jackie Parker which is 180 knocking again!” Jan hollered, holding a "Ground Breaker Award" by First Lady Hillary degrees from the story which you just read. Sharpie in front of her like a sword. 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It is then baked and voila! You’ve just created a meal “A La Parmigiana”! My quick version for this recipe is made Did Ya with two pints of fresh cherry tomatoes. By cooking the cherry tomatoes, over high heat and allowing the olive oil and garlic to seep into the Hear? By Mary Craft tomato juices, creates a fresh sauce. Add basil [email protected] and Voila! You just made an authentic tomato sauce right in your own kitchen… avoiding the ever so “NO NO” Jar of sauce in your cupboard. New Advertisers Recipe: The Shoe Drive is raising funds to support our police officers to purchase items needed 2 pints of cherry tomatoes (ripe) that are not provided by the Department. Last 3 tbs. extra virgin olive oil year they helped purchase Harry, a K-9 who has shown remarkable skill and assisted in 3 cloves garlic minced arrests. Your gently worn shoes will be sent to 1 medium onion small dice Haiti and Ghana where micro-entrepreneurs clean and sell them to support their families ¼ C White wine (optional) and community. Their drop off box is at the 2 tsp sugar POA office. Fresh basil Salt & Pepper to taste Business Briefs The Corpus Christi Parks & Recreation Is the type of elected Chili flakes (optional) Department is offering a four- week Heat a 4 inch deep sauté pan or use a sauce AMRAP (as many repetitions as possible) pan, add oil. Add garlic, onion and cook until Fitness Class on the beach in front of the onions are translucent. Splash in the wine seawall on Saturdays from 9–9:50 am June leader our Island needs. and cook off the alcohol for about 2 minutes. 3–23. This training style allows participants Add the tomatoes and fresh basil and cover. to exercise at their own pace and is beneficial Let the tomatoes, cook over medium heat to all fitness levels. REGISTER ONLINE until they burst open. Add salt, pepper and at www.ccparkandrec.com from April 21– sugar. If you like a spice add the chili flakes June 2, 2017 for $30/person. as well. Cook sauce for about 30 minutes and The Riley P. Dog Park aka Padre Island low heat, allowing the sauce to form. Adjust Dog Park is recruiting new board members seasoning and set aside. to help re-organize and move forward with Ingredients for Three Step Breading the project. Email [email protected] or call 949-7700. 1 C flour Early Voting for the mayor will run April 2 C Bread Crumbs Worked tirelessly to get 24 – May 2. Schlitterbahn is the Island location. Packery Channel open and 1 C Parmesan Cheese built. 3-4 eggs beaten Summer Youth Basketball League registration begins April 23rd for girls and Oil for frying (varies depending on how much boys ages 6 – 17. The eight game season Was instrumental in getting you’re making) starts June 5th. Register online at www. Nueces County to help fund Salt & Pepper to taste ccparkandrec.com . Cost is $65/person. raising the JFK Causeway. *** For Baking*** Mission Pawsible is having a Rummage Sale Fundraiser at Sunrise Mall April 4 C Shredded Mozzarella Cheese Spearheaded securing 3,680 21 – 22. PAAC (People Assisting Animal acres of land for public use at Extra parmesan for topping pieces before Control) will be there on Saturday doing nail no cost to taxpayers by baking trims and microchips. working with the Ed Rachal Heat Oven to 375. For the main dish, whether Swim 2 Survive Aquatics Academy will Foundation to get a grant for you’re cooking chicken, sandwich steaks or be offering lessons for children 6 months – 6 the property. veggies, you follow the same process. Dip years of age at the Port Aransas Community ingredient in flour, then egg and then bread Pool 700 Clark Parkway. Lessons will be offered Tuesday-Friday, 9am - 1pm, April 18 Pushed construction of new through summer 2017 beach access roads including The 31st Annual Adopt-A-Beach Spring Newport Pass Road. I Made It! Cleanup is set up for Earth Day Saturday, April 22nd. Registration is at 8:30 am and Took on state agencies to cleanup will run 9 am – noon. The three sites keep our beaches open to are the Padre Balli Park office, Mustang State the public. Park and PINS Malaquite Visitor Center. 18 interior lots sold the last two weeks of March at an average price of $50,972. There are currently 53 lots for sale. That is the most sold in that time frame I can remember and the least number for sale I can remember. Pink Beach Boutique near Subway has closed. It has been closed for a while I just kept forgetting to write about it. Vita, I made your potatoes Dauphinoise If anyone knows of a contemporary house recipe featured in last week’s Island st Moon for my Easter dinner. I followed for rent with a pool that is available July 1 please email me at [email protected]. your recipe exactly and it turned out
wonderful. I was initially concerned Island History Tidbit:In 1989, world because when I first took it out of the renowned sculptor and Islander Kent Ullberg oven it was kind of soupy but when I donated the marlin statue you see as you put it back in the oven uncovered for come onto the Island. Architect Ro Wick- 20 minutes it firmed up nicely an was a ham, who founded Island Architects in 1984, big hit. I even served the leftovers with designed the wave and sun that make up the my Easter brunch of Eggs Benedict backdrop. Former POA Executive Coordina- and asparagus. Thanks and keep them tor Nick Nikolaric spearheaded the effort and Islanders raised funds to offset the cost. Paid For By The Joe McComb Campaign Committee, P. O. Box 1689, Corpus Christi, TX 78403 coming. J.P. A8 Island Moon April 20, 2017 SPORTS Sports Talk Special to The Island Moon Before They Became Stars Have You Ever Played A History of Corpus Christi Corkball? Baseball By Dotson Lewis bases loaded. If batter # 3 would have gotten a By Andy Purvis Special to the Island Moon base hit, all runners would have advanced one Special to the Island Moon Dotson’s Note: I had base and there would have been a first and third So you like Hooks baseball; who doesn’t? winning the division. The Seagulls left at the never heard of “corkball” situation with a run scored. Maybe you retired here or like some of us, moved end of the season. until 1958 when a friend St. Louis corkball is a fast-pitch game. The here for your job. Maybe you just like the sound of mine told me about the game. He was Master distance from home plate to the pitching rubber of the ball coming off the bat, the ocean in the 1994-1995 Sergeant Joseph Failla, a native of St. Louis is 55 ft. (it’s 60’6” in baseball). Pitchers throw background and the smell of the salty air. Either The Corpus Christi Barracudas operated in Missouri, who had grown up on “The Hill” in overhand, from a mound, and feature fastballs, way, did you know that Minor League baseball Corpus from 1994 to 1995. Several one-time St. Louis. A couple of Joe’s boyhood friends curveballs, knuckleballs, changeups, and, in has been a part of Corpus Christi since the early Major League players joined the team in an with whom he played corkball were Lawrence some leagues, are even allowed to add substance 1900’s? The Corpus Christi Pelicans, a Class-D effort to work their way back to a big league (Yogi) Berra & Joe Garagiola. He told many to the ball. team of the Southwest Texas League, existed club. They were Tony Mack, Randy O’Neal, very interesting stories about playing the game in 1910 and 1911, but did not have affiliation Gary Eave, and Mike Felder. They were known in the alleys of St. Louis. His story included the with any Major League club. Their manager as a Class-Independent operating in the Texas- fact that every bar in St. Louis hosted games in was Harry Hunt. Two of the Pelican stars were Louisiana League. Their manager was Mark the alley behind their establishments. Joe Pate from Alice, Texas, an outfielder for Wasinger. The announcer for the Barracudas the Philadelphia A’s, and Denney Wilie, also an was a fellow by the name of Dave Schultz. He Corkball Is a Mini Baseball Game outfielder, for the Cardinals and Indians. asked me several times to sit in with him and do Corkball features a 1.6-ounce ball, which is the color commentary. The Barracudas played stitched and resembles a miniature baseball. 1926-1938 their home games at Cabaniss Field and one The bat has a barrel that measures 1.5 inches in The Corpus Christi Seahawks, a Class-D team, night we got into a 19-inning game against Jose diameter. Originally played on the streets and played in the Texas Valley League from 1926- Cruz and his San Antonio Tejanos. I tried to alleys of St. Louis, Missouri as early as 1890, 1928. They were not affiliated with any Major leave several times, but Dave persuaded me to today the game has leagues formed around League club at the time and were managed by stay. We were both pretty much out of things the country as a result of St. Louis servicemen “Chick” Brandon in 1926, whose team finished to say. The Barracudas finally won around introducing the game to their buddies during fourth and Jim Payton in 1927 and 1928. 12:45 or so. We figured the team coming in, World War II and the Korean War. It has many Payton’s 1927 club finished as league champs. the Harlingen White Wings, were already in of the features of baseball, yet can be played South Texas was the destination for many clubs town and in their hotel before our game ended. in a very small area because there is no base- in the early days, as the New York Yankees and The next night, the Barracudas surprised us by running. the Brooklyn Dodgers regularly played spring hitting three grand slams, two by Gary Hagy training games in San Antonio and Austin. and one by the league’s leading home-run hitter, Playing the Game Both Dick Esrey and Lee Stebbins became stars Ron Reams, to beat the White Wings 15-4. Playing fields are traditionally 30 feet in width of the hometown Seahawks, but neither was and 250 feet in length. Different measurements good enough to make it to the “Show.” are paced off to determine hits. A batter must In 1938, Rod Whitney was managing the new hit the ball at least 15 feet in order to register team in Corpus known as the “Spudders.” This a hit. Any hit between 15 feet and 150 feet is Class-D team from the Texas Valley League a single, up to 200 feet is a double, up to 250 Yogi Berra would post a 92-44 win-loss record to win first feet is a triple and beyond 250 feet is a home place, but lose to the Harlingen Hubs in the run. Measurements can be modified based Because of the miniscule size of the bat and playoffs. Pitcher “Ox” Miller from George on available conditions. Base running is ball, hits are relatively rare, and runs even more West, Texas, and George Hausmann, from nonexistent due to the measured hits. Teams so. The late Don “Mr. Corkball” Young claims Boerne, were the stars of this club. Miller would have a minimum of two players (pitcher and to have set the record for the lowest score ever become a pitcher for the Senators, Browns, and catcher) and a maximum of five players on recorded in a corkball game. “I hit a ball one Cubs, while Hausmann was a second baseman the field at a time. Fielders may wear baseball time that split down the middle. One half of for the N.Y. Giants. The Spudders lasted just gloves but they are not required. The catcher it went for a home run, but the other half was one year. It would be another twelve years must wear a catcher's mask while behind the caught by Butch Stege for the out. After some before pro baseball returned to Corpus. plate. Pitching rubber and home plate are the debate it was decided to give my team a half same as used in baseball. "Runners" advance run, and we wound up winning the game one- 1952-1959 as many bases as the batter gets on the hit. If half to nothing.” By 1952, the new Class-B Gulf Coast League a runner is on first and the batter hits a double, team in town called themselves the Corpus then the resulting runners will be on second and There has never been a St. Louisan found Christi Aces. This team would be managed third. If a runner is on first and the batter hits a willing to contradict this story; but then again no through the 1954 season by Jack Trench and single, then it will be first and second St. Louisan has ever denied that “Hammering” eventually “Showboat” Fisher. Three players Hank Stoverink once hit a ball over the road at Altuve & Correa About The St. Louis Game Jefferson Barracks, down a long LONG hill into from this club made the Major League rosters. the Mississippi river where it floated down to the Tommy Warren was a pitcher and hurled for the There is no pastime more native to St. Louis Dodgers. Heinz Becker was a fine first baseman Enter the Hooks than the game of corkball. While experts gulf of Mexico and out into the Caribbean and eventually lost in the Bermuda Triangle…….. for the Indians, and catcher Joe Kracher from disagree on the date and precise location of the San Angelo spent his time with the Phillies. Our Corpus Christi Hooks are the Class-Double first game; one thing is certain; it was played Talk about the long ball! A affiliate of the Houston Astros. Nolan Ryan right there on the banks of the Mississippi River Corkball fanatics are absolutely addicted to The Aces were replaced by the Clippers in and Don Sanders formed the ownership group sometime around the turn of the century. Forty- tales like these, and there was no one better, 1955. That year, Skipper Billy Capps would of Ryan-Sanders Baseball, with Nolan’s oldest five years ago, journalistic accounts estimate the or, who had the stories to tell than Don Young. lead his team to an 87-60 win-loss record, well son Reid as the CEO. Nolan Ryan and his group game’s disciples in the thousands. As noted by No one has put more energy into tracing the enough for a third-place finish in the Class-B purchased the Jackson Generals, located in the Late Don “Mr. Corkball” Young, there are origin of corkball than Don. Don told us the Big State League, affiliated with the Milwaukee Mississippi in 1998, and moved them to Round several hundred players in a number of leagues game originated from a game brewery workers Braves. Connie Ryan managed the 1955 club Rock, Texas, just outside of Austin. They were around St. Louis, and corkball flourishes as far and tavern goers used to play. At that time, as the Clippers became the League champs. moved again to Corpus after the 2004 season away as California, New Jersey, and Florida. beer was packaged in wooden barrels plugged Sibby Sisti and Jack Wilkinson were player- ended. They began play at Whataburger Field in with a cork called a “Bung”. Players would use managers with the club though 1957. Other 2005. In 2006, under Manager Dave Clark, the the bung for a ball, and a mop handle for a bat. stars who made it to the Majors were Leo Hooks won the Texas League Championship, Others maintain the game evolved from another Posada, an uncle of Jorge Posada, former New defeating the Wichita Wranglers. This marked St. Louis game called bottle caps in which a York Yankee catcher, who played for the Kansas the first time a Corpus Christi franchise had batter tries to make contact with a pitched bottle City A’s, and Sibby Sisti himself who played for won a league championship since the 1958 cap. As time goes on it only becomes more of the Milwaukee Braves and starred in the movie Corpus Christi Giants. a mystery. “The Natural.” Most of the players for the Aces and Clippers had their careers interrupted by In October of 2013, the Ryan-Sanders Baseball The mystery of corkball is exciting. You WWII. group sold their rights to Houston Astro’s new can have twenty guys in a discussion about owner, Jim Crane. Crane then hired Reid corkball, and you might come up with 15 stories The Corpus Christi Giants moved from Ryan to be the President of the Astros, while on its origin. As stated before, no one has put Oklahoma City in time for the 1958 season. the Hooks elevated former all-star pitcher and as much time and effort trying to trace the game They also changed affiliations from the Boston Hooks executive, Ken Schrom, to be their Club of corkball than Don Young. He had rulebooks Red Sox to the San Francisco Giants. They President. Schrom has spent 13 seasons with and articles right at his fingertips. He had a were a Class-Double A team in the Texas the Hooks since their inception. League attached to the San Francisco club. photo album dating back to the early 1930’s. Do the names, Jose Altuve, Carlos Correa, Don had stacks of articles on corkball, and even This team played at the Giants’ Field also once referred to as Clippers Field. On Friday, Dallas Keuchel and George Springer ring a a catalog from Rawlings Sporting Goods store bell? I thought so. These are just some of the from 1903. He once used this to prove to a April 18, 1958, the Giants entertained the San Antonio Missions and won their first game. players that have joined the list of former Hooks reporter that there was electrical tape in those who now play at the Major League level. The days used to tape up a cork. They would finish third with a 77-75 record and face the Houston Buffs in the playoffs. Hooks have sent nearly 100 players thus far Joe Garagiola Additionally, there were a couple more Pitchers Eddie Fisher, who would later pitch for to the Major League level, including Hunter whimsical explanations of corkball origin stated the Los Angeles Angels and the Chicago White Pence. Pence became the first former Hooks player to win a World Series title with the 2012 World War II did much to disseminate the by Don. It is claimed that the early Spanish Sox, and soon to become a Hall-of-Famer explorers played a similar game with small Gaylord Perry, who seemed to have pitched San Francisco Giants. Ben Zobrist has joined game. Howard Rackley, of the 66-year-old him with the K.C. Royals in 2015. South St. Louis Corkball League (formerly wooden balls and long poles, before Pierre for everyone, closed out the Buffs and moved Grupp Corkball League) located at Jefferson Laclede Liguest founded the city of St. Louis in on to play the Austin Senators, led by player- Hooks Skipper, Rodney Linares, is back to lead Barracks Park, introduced the game to non- 1763. Don Young has always maintained that manager “Peanuts” Lowrey. The Giants beat the 2017 Hooks again this season. This year St. Louisans on the deck of the aircraft carrier might be so, but what about the Indians along the Senators four games to three and won the will be the 13th anniversary of Corpus Christi Bunker Hill during the war. But basically, the the northern border of the U.S. that used tree Texas League and would now face the winner Hooks Baseball. With a new stadium lease in games remain a local pastime passed down branches and gum-balls made from the bark of of the Southern Association in the Dixie Series. place that will insure Minor League baseball in from father to son. In fact, the South St. Louis the trees? Birmingham had defeated Mobile for the right Corpus Christi until 2034, the Hooks opened Corkball club currently has two grandsons and Maybe - - just maybe - - that was the start????? to play the Giants. A total of fifteen players for their season Thursday, April 13th at home. one great grandson of the founders playing. the Giants played in the Major Leagues. In There are lots of great players in the Hooks Needless to say, corkball aficionados just eat 1959, the Giants won 66 and lost 79 games. Minor League system, and no doubt we will You are required only two players per team. up this sort of stuff. When a reporter once witness several this coming season. So grab This is what makes the game so great; you can mentioned to Don about the 6,000 year old 1976-1977 your mitt and come check them out, before they play with just two players, or, as many as you fertility rites involving hitting stones with Corpus Christi’s fifth Minor League team become stars. See you at the park! wish. The same goes for the field. You can play sticks, Don responded: “Yeah? Hey, that’s started in 1976. They were called the Seagulls, on an open field, or, in an alley or, as in the old great.” Nobody knows exactly when the game Andy Purvis is a local author and radio a Class-A team of the Gulf States League. days, a cage. There is only one distributor of started. When interviewing an old gentleman personality. Please visit www.purvisbooks. Their player-manager was Leo Mazzone, the corkballs and corkball bats in the country and who played the game as a young boy in 1910, com for all the latest info on his books or to famed future pitching coach of the Atlanta that is Markwort Sporting Goods located in St. the reporter was told that his father played listen to the new radio podcast. Andy’s books Braves. I have a photo of a young Leo and Louis, Missouri. before him. It may have started much earlier are available online and can be found in the Mickey Mantle taken here in Corpus. His team than this, and, you know if I could tell you local Barnes & Noble bookstore. Andy can be There are three outs per inning, as in baseball, recorded a 50-27 record and they won both exactly when and where, I’m not sure I would; contacted at [email protected]. Also but unlike baseball, just one swinging strike halves of the Western Division. They led their a little mystery is good for people.” listen to sports talk radio on Dennis & Andy’s Q is an out, if the catcher does not drop the ball. league in offense and attendance. The following & A Session from 6-8 PM on Sportsradiocc.com Two called strikes constitute an out, again, if Dotson’s Other Note: We think Alexander year, 1977, the Seagulls played in the Lone Star 1230 AM, 96.1 FM and 103.3 FM. The home of the catcher “holds” the ball. Five called balls Cartwright invented baseball, and that the League and again they were a powerhouse, the Houston Astros. is considered a walk. Foul balls and any fly newspaperman Henery Chadwick, through his ball caught are outs. Any ground ball is a hit, coverage of it, became known as the “Father provided it travels 15 feet and remains in fair of Baseball.” But, we shall never know who territory. There are no base-runners (an aspect invented the game of corkball, and perhaps of the game which makes it well suited for the that’s as it should be. I played corkball for hot St. Louis summers) hence, all hits are singles about 6 years while assigned to Ft. Bliss Texas. unless otherwise designated in the league rules I am now trying to locate the corkball bats and as at Jefferson Barracks Park (home of the balls I used to have. If I can’t find them, I will South St. Louis Corkball League) where chalk order some from St. Louis and we will start a lines designate distances from home plate that league. Are any of you Moon Monkeys up to it? represent double, triple, and home run zones. A I challenge you to join us. batter hit by a pitch is given a base. Your comments, suggestions, questions Base runners are kept track of on paper and and concerns regarding Sports Talk articles advance as many bases as the hit. 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Two mullet on the surface out past the grey light. Tunnell, Katie Swanson, and Dana Sjostrom!) days. To catch snapper in the Gulf, for millions As we spread ourselves from the time machine of recreational anglers, while a that brought us here, no one breathed a word. handful of commercial people Suddenly I heard a slap followed by a friendly get the lion’s share of access. laugh. The first fish was on! The boys danced their plugs as they moved off and I turned I know I’m on my typical into the wind making short casts with a DOA soapbox folks, but this just AIRHEAD. Rigged with a light 1/16th jig head isn’t right. When the numbers this bait would rise and flutter just beneath are revealed, as they were to us the surface like a shad. My second cast my in the audience last week, then line went limp and I saw a trout bolt from the it’s amazing how things are waves towards me. I reeled down and set the being allowed to progress in hook as the 20 incher came cartwheeling past the fashion that they are. What me. The sun started to peak out and brought really surprises me is that local those swirling mullet to the top. The surface governments like Port Aransas disturbance ignited the bite; I was catching fish and the City of CC don’t catch most every cast spinning in circles casting at Viet with OWNER HOOKS holds one on to the lost income situation nervous mullet. Within a hour everything settled of many trout we caught wading with and make their voices heard down and they became fickle. We retreated back soft plastics and topwaters this Wed. on the federal level regarding private recreational fisheries. to the boat for some snacks. In the rising sun Extremely remote shoreline in the back of we could see the shadows of grass beds growing It’s really beyond me. Baffin Bay. Me with a red and Jesse with a nice trout along the back edge of the bar and when we Enough of that rant. Guess I slid back in the water I circled around to pitch BAIT AND TACKLE has most every color There was a variety of great research findings need to go fishing more and relax, right? Well, combo to choose from. Keep it simple and information presented. Of particular we managed to do exactly that yesterday after light colors, naturals, and darks. The interest to me, were the presentations about work, and even caught a few fish to boot. Joey DOA AIRHEADS are by far the best for the economic impact of recreational fisheries, would be proud; we caught a bunch of fish on getting out of the boat and slowing down and exactly how much money fishing puts into topwaters in the flats right out front. Even had your presentation. I keep the rainbow trout the local economy. It’s staggering! For one, color in pocket at all times. The new tides Andrew of the Texas Sea Grant Program did a this week have brought fish into the bay by project on the economic impacts of increased the droves. I watched schools of sheephead fishing at Half Moon reef up in Matagorda and drum flow bye the other day as we Bay. The Nature Conservancy headed up a reef caught nice trout up to 7lbs along the ICW restoration/enhancement project that utilized just south of the JFK. This means a drift around $4 million in CIAP funds to construct or Wade along the edge is a sure bet for a massive oyster reef. The boon to recreational action at first light. Our southern migration fisheries (guides and privates) has been around is on as well as the shrimp are on the move a $1.3 million dollar a year impact to the local through the Land Cut. Just about anywhere economy. That a 4 year “return on investment” you go right now there are good numbers for those of you paying attention. It’s staggering of good keeper fish, pay close attention to think how much our fisheries dollars amount to the lunar feeding times, with so much to. Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service to eat you need to be making the most did a study in Calhoun County measuring the of every minute they are feeding. It may economic impact of fisheries. In Calhoun only take a fish a few min to fill up when County ALONE, recreational fisheries provide there is a great supply of food source. for $41 million dollars a year of income for the County, and commercial fisheries also provided LIVE CROAKER SEASON IS HERE and $11.4 million. I’m curious what the numbers starting May 1st I’ll be slamming. If you look like for Nueces County, and I bet it’s have family or customers that you would nothing to sneeze at! like to treat to a nonstop fun, absolute The take home message was crystal clear; slam dunk fishing trip now is the time a double hook up of a 29” trout and an upper This pile of specks came from drifting with DOA recreational fisheries provide a bunch of income to schedule it. I do doubles three to four end slot red at the same time. It was nice to CAL SHADS along Laguna Shores this week. to the system. In addition, they provide about days a week so even if I’m booked in the get out and enjoy the water in the evening. Natural colors with chartreuse tails. 4 times the amount of economic impact as morning there is still overturning to head Evidently the word is out that there is fish on commercial fisheries. Now, I’m not advocating out for some great fishing in the afternoon. the flats because there were half a dozen boats removing commercial fisheries from the the topwater over the hide. Just long enough Whatever you do get out and enjoy our great out doing the exact same thing we were; but equation by any stretch of the imagination. for me to slip into a state of meditation and sandbar in the sun. Follow all our hookups on everyone was playing very nicely together. No What I AM advocating though, is that the Gulf forget about all that troubles a man....BOOM! Facebook at JOEY FARAHS BACKWATER drifts were burned. The tail was all I could see against the sparkles FISHING. GO GET WET! Council’s glaring preferential treatment of flashing in the reflective mirror of Baffin. The commercial fishermen needs to be seriously Well folks, another one for the funny papers. fish dove and then circled against the drag. As reviewed, curtailed, and flat out reversed. 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Notes from Nueces Cruise Ship Industry in Texas By Brent Chesney Nueces County Commissioner Precint 4 By Todd Hunter, District 32 Another port could provide better access to Historic Nueces County The cruise ship industry ships, enable the industry to meet the demand, Courthouse Under Contract to Sell is a year-round vacation and create openings for other markets. It also option that has a positive economic impact. This provides competition to other cruise lines While it is nowhere near a done deal, Nueces has adopted the effective tax rate thus NOT industry has grown each year for over 20 years. allowing diversification in opportunities for the County has taken a big first step in making use During the interim (2016), the Texas Legislature consumers, cruise lines, and itinerary planners. of the historic Nueces County Courthouse. This INCREASING YOUR PROPERTY TAXES!. This is not easy by any means but I am hopeful developed a Joint Interim Committee, composed The Texas cruise industry created over 22,600 is truly an example of sometime it is better to of House of Representative and Senate jobs and produced $1.42 billion in job income. be lucky than good. When Colleen Simpson, we can do it again. I will be doing all I can to make cuts where possible and increase other members, to study the cruise ship industry’s The projected growth will greatly increase these a Corpus Christi resident took a picture of the impact. The Committee also included a study opportunities, as well. 1914 courthouse and sent it to her father, an revenue that is not property taxes to help do all I can to not raise your taxes. The Nueces County on the projected growth of cruise industry in Another cruise ship port will stimulate more idea was generated and hope sprang eternal. Texas and the economic impact it could have. Colleen’s father Jim McCue and his employer Commissioners Court is committed to being positive economic impact across Texas. Steve Coon with Coon Restoration took it to great stewards of your tax dollars. Please call Nationally, the cruise industry currently serves Cruise passengers and crew members spend Stephen Goodman, a Fort Worth based financier on me if I can be of any assistance. Thank you 13.6 million passengers annually. The Interim money at all stops before and after a cruise. and the real estate contract between Nueces for the opportunity to serve. Study Report projects the number of passengers Homeport passengers typically spend $105, overnight passengers spend over $250 prior County and the investors was had. One of the Sandcastle Run Sponsors per year will increase to over 20 million and projects these folks have worked on includes up to 24.5 million people by the year 2036. to embarkation, and the crew members spend the Onesta Hotel. They seem to love restoring Brent Chesney, Nueces County Texas, Louisiana, and Florida make up the around $30 prior to each embarkation. A weekly historic buildings. My fingers are crossed and Commissioner and Media Partner KIII TV- Gulf/Caribbean Region of the cruise industry. cruise ship with 3,200 passengers produces my prayers are with these folks as we try our Channel 3 This Region served 9.7 million out of the 13.6 around $100 million per year in a community and state. Last year, the Texas cruise industry best to make something positive out of this Padre Island Business Association and million passengers last year. Also, 48% of the generated $1.33 billion in direct spending building. The developers will have 90 days D&SS Construction, Presenting sponsors cruise passengers reside in this Region. of diligence before closing so as I said in the benefitting the state overall. Coastline Properties and First Title Texas has one major port for cruise ships in beginning this is nowhere near a done deal. To If you have questions regarding any of the Company, Platinum Sponsors Galveston. This port has seen continuous growth add one more cliché Hope springs eternal. each year. In 2010, the Port of Galveston served information mentioned in this week’s article, Linebarger, Attorneys at Law Gold Sponsor please do not hesitate to call my Capitol or Sandcastle Run set For approximately 900,000 passengers. In 2016, this port served over 1.7 million passengers. 1.1 District Office. Please always feel free to Saturday, May 13 at Bob Hall Pier Commissioner Mike Pusley, Valero and Andrews Distributing, Port of Corpus million of those passengers are Texas residents. contact my office if you have any questions or issues regarding a Texas state agency, or if The second annual Sandcastle Run is set for Christi, Silver Sponsors Population growth, a strong consumer market, you would like to contact my office regarding Saturday May 13 at Bob Hall Pier. The run and good air and roadway connections are Core Coastal Realty and Prince Charming constituent services. As always, my offices are starts at 8 am. This will be a really fun event. projected to drive significant growth in the Texas T’s, T shirt sponsors available at any time to assist with questions, Mikel Mays will provide a Kids Zone for cruise industry. The Interim Study forecasts the concerns or comments (Capitol Office, 512- after the race. The Deadbeats will provide the Physicians Premier, Medical Tent Sponsor number of passengers to grow from 1.7 million musical entertainment and every single dollar 463-0672; District Office, 361-949-4603). Coastline Properties, Awards Sponsor passengers annually to 3-4.6 million passengers raised will stay right here in the Coastal Bend annually by 2036. - State Representative Todd Hunter, District 32 to help children with Diabetes go to summer Mikel Mays, Kid Zone sponsor To enable this projected growth, Texas must Rep. Hunter represents Nueces County (Part). camp. Our sponsors have been unbelievable and Absolute Waste Services, Bethany Bell we have once again sold out our sponsorships. develop another cruise home port. There are He can be contacted at todd.hunter@house. and Mary Scruton, Dr. Jennifer Amaral, several benefits of having another cruise port. texas.gov or at 512-463-0672 Now we need runners. There is no better way to Teal Construction, Third Coast Young warm up for Beach to Bay than with this race on Republicans, Granado Group, Nueces the beach and so close to Beach to Bay. So go to County, Sonia Craig and Rock Engineering, Vfitproductions.com to sign up or call my office KM Properties, The Corpus Christi Bay at 888-0268 or go to Brent Chesney’s Sandcastle Outlets, The Deadbeats, Bronze Sponsors Run Facebook page for more information. This promises to be a great event! Bumstead Properties, Kiwanis Club of the Island and Frost Bank, Water Sponsors Budget time is upon us Special thanks also to The Island Moon for Nueces County is fast approaching budget their assistance in promoting this great event. time. For the last two budget cycles Nueces Please call on me if I can be of any service at County and the Nueces County Hospital District 361-888-0268. The Island Well Represented on State Senate Budget Committee Both State Senators from The Island were selected this week to serve on the five-person Senate Conference Committee on Senate Bill 1, the state’s appropriations bill for the 2018- 19 biennium.
Senator Kolkhorst proposals of $217.7 billion and $218.1 billion respectively. Senator Hinojosa Both Senator Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa and The all-important Conference Committee will Senator Lois Kolkhorst were appointed along be responsible for balancing the state budget with Senate Finance Chair Jane Nelson, Joan and funding the state’s priorities by reconciling Huffman, and Charles Schwertner. the differences between the Senate and House Hinojosa represent North Padre Island in the versions and producing the final version State Senate, his district begins at Packery of the state spending bill; the only piece of Channel and extends southward into Kleberg legislation lawmakers must pass each session. County. Kolkhorst represents the area from The conference committee is responsible for Packery Channel north to Brenham northwest funding the state’s priorities with a balanced of Houston, including Port Aransas. budget that reconciles the differences that “I was looking for somebody with a ton of integrity, somebody with a ton of currently exist between the Senate and House Senator Kolkhorst has previously served three honesty. The o ce I hold requires nothing less of me and I would require times on the conference committee. nothing less of the person I would stand up and endorse.
Not only do I want someone with a ton of integrity and honesty, I like a guy whose moral compass is set in the right direction. I have never known anyone whose moral compass is more focused than Joe McComb.
We need someone who is not afraid as mayor to make decisions based on the right reasons. I can guarantee you that Joe McComb’s decisions will be made because he feels it is the right direction for the city to take … not for political or personal gain.
As mayor, we need someone who is a real watchdog for our taxpayer dollars, who can be an e ective leader for our city … someone who can work with other council members and arrive at a decision that is best for all of us.
I highly recommend my friend Joe McComb as the next mayor for Corpus Christi.” Nueces County Sheri Jim Kaelin
Joe McComb Is Also Endorsed by the Island United PAC For Mayor Of Corpus Christi
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Paid For By The Joe McComb Campaign Committee, P. O. Box 1689, Corpus Christi, TX 78403 April 20, 2017 Island Moon A 14 Sales Tax Holiday Mobile Property on Emergency Appraisals for CLUB NEWS The Island Moon provides this space for money for scholarships for local graduating Preparation Supplies Island organizations. If you are a member of a seniors as well as other worthy causes in our Island Residents club and want to get the word out about your community. We would love for you to join April 22-24 The Nueces County Appraisal District events and/or projects send them along and we us and see how PIE can be part of your life. (NCAD,) will offer an opportunity for all will get them in. For more info please contact Rebecca Robbins With the potential for severe weather property owners to discuss their property value 303-434-0947. approaching this spring, Texas Comptroller Be sure to include a brief description of what matters without the need to travel by bringing Glenn Hegar reminds Texans they can purchase your organization does and a contact person Island United Political Action Committee: mobile offices to Flour Bluff and Port Aransas. certain items tax free during the state’s sales tax for those interested in joining. Maximize representation of Corpus Christi residents on Padre and Mustang Islands in area holiday for emergency preparation supplies, The mobile offices include everything Send the info to [email protected] and government by promoting and supporting, by April 22-24. necessary for those who wish to discuss property we will include it. Or call us at 949-7700. values face to face with appraisers and key staff the endorsement process, proactive and unified “Unfortunately, we can’t predict when the next from the district and settle disputes between Padre Island Antique Classic Car voting in non-partisan races and other issues fire, flood or tornado may strike,” Hegar said. property owners and the appraisal district. Club (PIACCC) is open to all vehicles and referendums put to public vote. Meetings “But we can be prepared, and this tax holiday 25 years and older: Antique, Classic, are open to the public. IUPAC meets meeting helps Texans save money while stocking up for On Saturday, May 13th from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 Roadsters, Hot Rods, etc; who would like the 2nd Thursday of the month from 6:00 PM - emergency situations before they happen.” p.m. the mobile offices will be set up at the to meet to plan meetings, socials, rallies, 7:00 PM at the Island Time Sushit Bar, contact: Flour Bluff High School Cafeteria located at There’s no limit on the number of qualifying tours, car shows on and around the Island. Nick Colosi 618-889-9160 ncolosi@yahoo. 2505 Waldron Rd. in Flour Bluff. items you can purchase. These include: Please contact [email protected] for com. Then on Saturday, May 20th from 8:30AM to information on the upcoming meeting. Please batteries, fuel containers and flashlights POA - Padre Isles Owners Association. 3:30PM, the mobile offices will be at Ancel R. include your contact information and the type priced at less than $75; of car owned. The Association’s primary responsibility is to Brundrett Middle School Gym located at 100 maintain the Common Areas, assess and collect hurricane shutters and emergency ladders Station St. in Port Aransas, Texas. the annual fees and provide information and priced at less than $300; and Nueces County property owners with limited Upcoming Activities: assistance to property owners. .. Membership portable generators priced at less than mobility will now be able to handle their Youth Development Foundation of in PIPOA is automatic for anyone acquiring $3,000. property value matters at one of these mobile Port Aransas. YDF meets at noon each record legal title to any property within Padre Purchases that do not qualify include: offices during the month of May. Thursday at Stingray’s, 401 Beach Ave., Port Isles. Their office is located at 14015 Fortuna Aransas. For more information please email Bay Drive on The Island. (361) 949-7025, batteries for automobiles, boats and other [email protected]. [email protected]. motorized vehicles; Padre Island Ukulele Club – We meet ARK – Animal Rehabilitation Keep. camping stoves and camping supplies; WHITECAP every other Tuesday night! Call or text Danny Located in Port Aransas the ARK is affiliate chainsaws; Salazar at (316) 877--‐7071 for the next with the University of Texas at Austin Marine LIQUOR meeting date. Beginners Workshop: 6 to 7 PM Science Center. They handle the rehabilitation plywood; Liquor Wine Beer and Open Jam: 7 to 8 PM. All Skills levels of most species of wildlife in the area with an extension ladders and stepladders; and welcome. Location: Island Joe’s Coffee and emphasis on marine animals. They care for 14414 Whitecap Blvd. Gallery, 13919 SPID, right here on the island. about 1300 animals each year. If you find an tents Corpus Christi, TX A $3 per person donation covers the workshop, animal in peril they can help Tony Amos is the Director. 750 Channel View Dr. Port Aransas. A list of emergency preparation supplies that On North Padre Island..... materials and the open jam. Loaner ukuleles 361 749-6793, 361 442-7638. afamos@mail. may be purchased tax free can be found on near the Beach available at no extra cost. RSVP online. the Comptroller’s website. [email protected] utexas.edu. The Comptroller’s office estimates shoppers 361 949-9289 Padre Island Yacht Club (PIYC) – is Island’s PIPPs Chapter of Corpus Christi will save $1.5 million in state and local sales welcoming new members. We have boat slips Red Hat Society. In 2004 a group of Island taxes during the tax holiday, approved by [email protected] available now for members. 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The easy Hatha yoga is open Week will take place May 10-24. Participating imaginations. Students learn ensemble skills to men and women wanting to stretch mind and The Redfish Bay Chapter of CCA will hold Island restaurants will offer special fixed-price and creative problem solving while activating body. Certified yoga instructor Lianne Thomas its Annual Banquet on April 29, starting at 6:00 menus to encourage diners from all over the the imagination, body and voice. End of camp will lead session that will be held at the Patsy p.m. at the Port Aransas Civic Center. city to visit Island restaurants with the proceeds field trips ARE included with the camp tuition. Jones Amphitheater in Roberts Point Park, 301 It is for grades 2-5 and runs a full day, 8:30am Tickets include 2017 CCA membership and going to help the Corpus Christi Food Bank. JC Barr Blvd. Classes start at 7pm. Bring a mat – 5:30pm for $125 per week. a full course meal with beer, wine, soft drinks Padre Island announces its second annual and water, though some mats will be available. and tea. STAR entries will be sold separately! Restaurant Week-type event: a unique three- Disney’s Aladdin “Kids”: June 5-9, Cost is $2. Ticket costs: $75 for an individual, $110 for course dining experience at a value price, island “Performance” based camp and all campers Tone and Shape with Weights: Use weights married couples and $45 for youth under 17. style. From May 10-24, people from all over must participate. League of Heroes: June to get fit at weight training through Port A Parks It is a family event, and attendance by spouses, Corpus Christi are invited and encouraged to try 12-16, Campers will explore and develop and Recreation. Certified trainer Karen Decker young adults, and older children is encouraged. out special fixed-price menus at participating their own heroic character as they work (361-800-1759) leads the exercise. Meet at the together to save Port Aransas from impending There will be a live auction, silent auction Island Restaurants, while helping out the Port Aransas High School weight room, 100 S. environmental and ecological catastrophe. and various raffles for coastal art, fishing and Corpus Christi Food Bank. Station St. Cost is $3 per person. hunting packages along with many other great Field trip to Texas State Aquarium June Paticipating restaurants are Dragonfly, Community Pool items. Costa Sur, Angry Marlin, Island Time Sushi, 15. If anyone is interested in purchasing tickets or Padre Pizza, Holiday Inn, Veranda, SurfSide Star Wars: June 26-30, Initiates in this Get fit at the Port Aransas Community Pool sponsoring a Corporate table for eight ($600) Sandwich, Mikel May’s, A La Mode Gelateria, weeklong Jedi academy will learn about the 3 located at 700 Clark Pkwy. It is open daily or in sponsoring items that will be auctioned and Island Joes. pillars of Jedi strength; The Force, Knowledge each week except Mondays and offers options for fitness and fun. Open Swim for everyone or raffled at the banquet, please call Norman The event is sponsored by the Padre Island and Self Discipline. is Tuesday through Sunday, from 1-5pm. For Oates @ (361) 758-0266 or via email noates@ Business Association. For more information Field trip to Corpus Christi Museum of Lap Swim and Exercise, it is open Tuesday cableone.net or John Blaha (CCA Texas Asst. contact Debbie Noble at 410-271-1167 or Science and Natural History June 29. through Friday 8am-5 pm, and Saturday and Director) @ (1-800) 626-4222 . e-mail at [email protected]. Hogwarts: July 10-14, Step on to platform 9 Sunday noon-5pm. Total Body Aquacize is ¾ and be transported into a week of magical held Tuesday-Friday at 9:30am and Saturday enchantment. at noon with AAAI Water Aerobics instructor Padre Island Dog Sally Jo Bartlett. Deep Water Aerobics are held Field trip to Corpus Christi Museum of Tuesday-Friday at 11am. Water Aerobics are Park Seeking New Science and Natural History July 13. held Tuesday-Friday at noon. May 13-14 The Amazing Race: July 17-21, This Birding on the Boardwalk:Everyone is Board Members adventure camp is based on hit TV show and invited to join a free guided birding tour every The Riley P. Dog Park aka Padre Island Dog will have campers competing daily in new Wednesday at 9 am. Local guide Nan Dietert Spaces Still Park needs new board members to move the challenges, dodging road blocks, avoiding leads at Leonabelle Turnbull Birding Center at park forward. If you would like to volunteer to detours and ultimately working together to end of Ross Avenue. Anyone, novice to expert Available for ArtFest be on the new board please contact Jan Rankin cross the finish line. will enjoy it courtesy of Port Aransas Parks and There are still spaces available for the 12th at [email protected] or call 361-949- Field trip to Hurricane Alley July 20. Recreation. 7700 with your contact information. We will Annual ArtFest which will be held May 13- . Spring Forest Qigong: Suzanne McCann have a meeting to assemble the new board 14th. ArtFest features original fine art and leads a moving meditation on Saturdays at 9am. and share ideas about how best to move the All registrations processed in the order fine crafts for sale in all mediums. The $150 The class is held in the outdoor pavilion at the park forward in early May. Any time you can received and will be accepted until the camp registration fee includes one 10 x 10 booth Nature Preserve at Charlie’s Pasture at the end contribute would be much appreciated. is full. Discounts for multiple weeks and/or space (no electricity provided) and artists multiple family members. A $60 deposit is of Port Street. Relax, just do it, courtesy of Port keep all proceeds from sales. Following the required to secure registration for each camp. Aransas Parks and Recreation. This freeing afternoon Booth set up on Friday May 12th Balance must be paid prior to start of camp. meditation is a great way to start your day. Cost the Art Center will provide food and drinks in Port Aransas is $3/person paid to the City of Port Aransas their Hospitality tent for all vendors after set- NEW: Camp Sailfish is for Pre-K, Kinder (COPA). up. During ArtFest visitors can stroll and shop Community Theatre and 1st Grade students. Perfect camp for Interval Training: Two different exercise while listening to music and enjoying great food youngsters getting ready for first camp classes are held at Port Aransas High School, at this fun event! ArtFest is sponsored by the adventure. Cost is $100 per week with same Seeking Board 100 S. Station St, upstairs in second floor Port Aransas Art Center, a 501(c)(3) non-profit registration/discounts as Camp Marlin. Over foyer. High Intensity Interval Training is corporation, and the Port Aransas Chamber each one-week session, children will play offered at 6:30am on Monday, Wednesday of Commerce. Artist/Vendor must be present Members in well supervised groups and take part in a and Friday. Beginner Moderate Level class at event. Applications may be found at www. variety of games and structured activities, meets at 5:15pm on Monday and Wednesday. portaransasartcenter.org. such as story time, arts and crafts, parades and Become a Key Part of special activities. Themes for Camp Sailfish Both consist of Intensity Training in short are the same as those for Camp Marlin with spurts, for all ages and levels of fitness. Work Free Legal Clinic for Community Theatre age appropriate activities that might include, at your own pace. Cost is $3 a class or $30 for By Brent Rourk fly a kite day, buddle day, cupcake day, 15 classes by certified instructor Karen Decker best friend day and many more. Each daily (361-800-1759) courtesy of Port Aransas Parks Veterans There are three new opportunities for locals and Recreation. Cash or check may be paid to The Nueces County Veterans Services who want to make a difference with community schedule at Camp Sailfish will include plenty of time for games and free play, as well as COPA. Open to men and women. Bring mat and Department and The Corpus Christi Bar theatre. Port Aransas Community Theatre water. Association will hold a free legal advice clinic (PACT) is seeking three people to fill three trips to the Community Pool Tuesday-Friday for area veterans on May 6 from 10 a.m. – 1 PACT Board seats for three year terms. for swim and water safety lessons. Held in the Port A RPG Game Night: Keeping kids p.m. at the Del Mar Center for Economic HG Olsen Cafeteria, Monday-Friday 8:30am occupied as they use their brains to figure Applicants must be current members of PACT, Development, 3209 S. Staples. – 5:30pm. All students are enrolled into camps scenarios is a great way to spend Friday and however, do not have to reside in Port Aransas. based on their 2016-2017 grade level. Saturday nights. For 16 and older, high school Volunteer attorneys will provide legal advice on During the PACT Board Meeting on May 7th and college gamers may play Pathfinder, Star issues including family law, wills and probate, elections will be held to determine the three Survival Swimming: A unique one-on- one program for children 6 months - 6 years Wars RPG and Mutants and Masterminds in consumer issues, criminal law, landlord/tenant new members. All Interested applicants must a controlled environment at no charge. Held law, tax issues, bankruptcy and foreclosures. send a ‘bio’ to portaransascommunitytheater@ of age held at the Port Aransas Community Pool, 700 Clark Parkway in Port Aransas. every Friday and Saturday 4:30pm, in the Girl The clinic is open to any veteran free of charge. gmail.com. Scout hut inside Parks and Recreation building, Veterans who need further legal representation Survival Swim Foundation program is on For many years PACT has provided top notch 739 W. Ave. A, courtesy of Port Aransas Parks may be referred to an attorney volunteer who average 6-7 weeks, 4 days a week, 15 minute entertainment to theatre goers in the Coastal and Recreation. will take the case on a pro bono basis. lessons each day. Swim 2 Survive Aquatics Bend, including classical musicals, famous Academy is partnering with the City of Port Pickleball: This paddle sport that combines plays, and other engaging entertainment. Aransas Parks and Recreation Department to elements of badminton, tennis and table PACT has been a center for children’s plays bring this life saving program to Port Aransas tennis can be played at the Community Park and musicals, annually running popular junior and its surrounding communities. Lessons will Inline Skate Rink at 700 Clark Pkwy, off Ross musicals to full houses of appreciative locals. be offered Tuesday-Friday, 9am - 1pm, April Avenue. The rink is marked off for the correct Board members are responsible for managing 18 through summer 2017. Accidents happen size, allowing three teams to play at a time. If all facets of theatre operation and for providing and drowning is preventable. Swim Float you have equipment and know how to play, leadership to continue operating an excellent Survive℠ lessons are the best way to teach a the rink may be used any time it is not in use community theatre. baby, toddler, and or a young child to rescue at no charge. Know how to play but without For additional information contact Nicole himself/herself in an aquatic emergency. equipment, check out equipment at Community Boyer at portaransascommunitytheater@gmail. For information, pricing, and availability Pool (when open) by showing a Driver’s com or Darlene Secich, PACT Theatre Manager, contact Michele Seymour, Swim 2 Survive License. For information, contact Pam at 361- at [email protected]. Aquatics Academy, LLC at 571-228-4552 749-4158 or [email protected].
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OUR GOAL IS TO COLLECT 2,500 PAIRS OF SHOES BY APRIL 30, 2017 100% funds of the funds we receive will be used to purchase items needed by our Police Officers. Last year we helped purchase Harry, a K-9 who has shown remarkable skill and assisted in arrests. Your donated shoes will be shipped to impoverished areas such as Haiti and Ghana where micro-entrepreneurs will clean, polish and sell these shoes to support their families and community. It’s a hand up, not a hand out. You are helping the environment by recycling your shoes instead of clogging landfills. Our drop box is at the POA office. For more information or to schedule Send letters and photos to [email protected] a pick-up contact Marta Sprout (361) 446-3144. Facebook:The Island Moon Newspaper April 20, 2017 Island Moon A 16 Local Sports & Fitness Opportunities Play Ball – 2017 Hooks Home Opener Brings Crowd By Brent Rourk but there are similarities to the old game - there Summer Youth Summer High are nine players, a white hard ball, a bat, and Parking lots filled early and quickly last a goal to score more runs than the other team. Thursday evening as a large opening day crowd Kids who have not abandoned baseball or Basketball League School Volleyball filed into Whataburger Field, home of the initiated interest in rival sports watch the game The Corpus Christi Parks & Recreation Corpus Christi Hooks. The Hooks were eager with unmatched enthusiasm, some visualizing Department is offering its Summer 2017 Youth to begin the season against the Seattle Mariners League themselves pitching or hitting. It has always Basketball League. Girls and boys ages 6 to 17 ‘AA’ farm team, the Arkansas Travelers, and Corpus Christi Parks & Recreation is offering been that way and will be as long as baseball (as of June 5, 2017) are eligible to participate their budding star, 6’8” hurler (and probably a its Summer High School Volleyball League is around. in this league. The eight-game season will run for girls age 14 to 17 in grades 9-12 during future big leaguer) Max Povse. from June 5 through the week of June 26, 2017. current and incoming 2017–2018 school year. Remember when kids collected baseball cards Opening Night Register online now through April 23, 2017 The season will run approximately four weeks with a piece of gum, looking to find in the pack for $65/person at www.ccparkandrec.com. beginning on July 10, 2017 with two games per a top or favorite player? Kids traded cards or week played on Monday and Tuesday nights at played games with them. Those were the young Scholarships for financial assistance are Ben Garza Gym located at 1815 Howard Street. baseball devotees, many of whom played the available for qualifying youth and are limited to game in little leagues and if very lucky in high 25 participants. Scholarship applications must The program focuses on youth development on school and beyond. Many of those kids were in be submitted in person at the Sidbury House and off the volleyball court. This league provides the ballpark last week during the home opener, (1609 N. Chaparral St.). athletes a fun and safe environment where they a little older with a bit of grey hair and a slower can learn and enhance their volleyball skills as Players will gain a full understanding of step, but with an undying love for the game of well as learn positive life lessons and values. basketball through weekly games, as well as the baseball. importance of basketball rules and the concept Register online at www.ccparkandrec.com of teamwork. This league provides structure and now through June 25, 2017 for $175/team. Whataburger Field knowledge of the sport and promotes positive For more information, call the Athletics Office Whataburger Field boasts views that many attitudes and an active lifestyle. at 826-3478, or visit www.ccparkandrec.com major league park owners envy. First, thousands (click ‘Sports’). For more information, contact the Athletics of fans have a fabulous vista of the field from Office at 361-826-3478 or 361-826-3275 or any seat in the park. The weather in Corpus visit www.ccparkandrec.com (click ‘Sports’). Christi is ideal for night baseball games and fans Excited children tugged on their parents’ can view large commercial ships exiting and clothing, directing them towards the concession entering the Port of Corpus Christi, the nation’s Summer 2017 Adult Softball Leagues stands. Wafts of freshly boiled hot dogs filled the fifth largest port. A large water slide towers into air while background music and advertisements the sky behind the right field fence, and during Four Divisions. Register Online Now Through satiated the ears. The ballpark was a buzz of night games the iconic Harbor Bridge flashes it excitement. colors. May 28 “Ice cold beer right here”, shouted an aisle The field was completed in 2005 at a cost of Come out swinging this Summer! The Corpus church teams will be held on Mondays. vendor to an appreciative section 121. Vendors $25 million and still looks new, as the park is Christi Parks & Recreation Department will Men’s Division League games will be held trolled the aisles hawking beer, water, Cracker well maintained inside and outside. A large offer its Summer 2017 Adult Softball Leagues on Thursdays. Jacks, among other ballpark delights. Smiling number of concession stands vend all of the for four different divisions at the Greenwood baseball fans dutifully opened their ballpark favorites and more. Dogs and soda Softball Complex, 4501 Greenwood Drive. Industrial Division League games for men pocketbooks. or beer seem to be the traditional favorites, Each league will feature an eight-game season will be held on Thursdays. that will begin the week of June 5, 2017. Meanwhile, grounds keepers carefully REGISTER ONLINE at www.ccparkandrec. prepared the pristine field, grooming every Division Leagues Schedules: com now through May 21, 2017 for $400/team. inch of it in one way or another. Each blade of LATE REGISTRATION will be offered May verdant grass stood at attention at the proper Co-Ed Division League games for men and 22–28, 2017 for the late fee of $450/team. women will be held on Mondays. height, and the dirt and gravel sections rivaled For more information, call the Athletics Office those of every major league ball park. The chalk Church Division League games for local at 361-826-3478. lines looked eerily phosphorescent contrasting with the green grass and tan sand. Kids pounded their gloves preparing to snare an errant foul ball or with luck a home run as more baseball fans found their seats. Teams stood at attention along the infield foul lines in anticipation of the National Anthem. The cheerful crowd stood in honor with hats in hand and eyes on our flag. Immediately after but there is fare for almost every taste. Fans that proud American tradition, raucous cheers remained supportive throughout the game on ensued followed by a chorus of excited fans opening night, in spite of the Hooks being shut yelling “play ball!” out 9-0 by the Travelers. Fans, families, and Within a couple of minutes the Hooks staring friends enjoyed the game, the ball park, the hurler threw the first pitch, a fastball. “Strike!” weather, and thoughts of the season to come. Yelled the black-clad umpire. A Houston Astros Hook History ‘AA’ affiliate team, the Corpus Christi Hooks, began their 2017 home opener. America’s For 49 years the Hooks franchise has Pastime returned to Corpus Christi under entertained baseball fans beginning in 1968 as perfect skies, ushering in spring and the long the Memphis Blues (1968-1973). Since that days of summer. time the Hooks moved to several other locations including Victoria Toros (1974), Jackson Baseball is the Same Game – Sort of [Mississippi] Mets (1975-1990), Jackson Some people mark time with the baseball [Mississippi] Generals (1991-1999), and the AMRAP Fitness on the Beach Class seasons and with the baseball players, stars, Round Rock Express (2000-2004). World Series, baseball statistics, great games, Remaining a competitive team during their Online Registration Offered April 21–June 2 and other baseball trivia. No doubt a few old lifetime, the Hooks throughout the years have The Corpus Christi Parks & Recreation group training aspect creates a fun, energetic timers were in their seats last week during delivered top notch, competitive professional Department is offering a four- week AMRAP and motivating environment that promotes opening night silently reliving old memories baseball and have helped dozens of baseball Fitness Class on the beach on Saturdays from overall wellness. The program is designed to along with watching the Hooks. Baseball – players achieve their dreams by playing in ‘The 9–9:50am from June 3–23, 2017 at Windward help participants reach their personal fitness tying youngster’s dreams and glory days of the Bigs’ [the Major Leagues]. Today the Hooks Beach located at 14926 Windward Drive. This goals, as well as teach safe and effective lifting past to the present. Thank you Hooks! continue to be a very competitive professional class is geared for adults, but anyone 16 and techniques that have been developed around baseball team and they continue to provide older may participate. Participants under the functional movement. great viewing pleasure and entertainment. age of 18 will need parental consent. REGISTER ONLINE at www.ccparkandrec. Islanders – Head to the Ballpark This group program is designed around com from April 21–June 2, 2017 for $30/ There is nothing like a great baseball game AMRAP interval training along with fun and person, or $20/person if ten or more people under dark blue skies and among family, challenging fitness games. AMRAP stands for sign up together. For more information, please friends, or a large group. Islanders can enjoy ‘as many repetitions as possible.’ This training contact the Athletics Office at 361-826-3482 or great minor league baseball for little money. It style allows participants to exercise at their own visit www.ccparkandrec.com (SPORTS). We is still a bargain, unlike some other sports and pace and is beneficial to all fitness levels. The invite everyone to Live. Learn. Play! venues. It is a great date night or simply a time to chill and enjoy fine baseball. The owners take great care of groups and encourage groups to see a game and enjoy the ballpark. As an Islander you probably enjoy the plethora One Bite and You’re Hooked! The game has not changed much. Oh, there of incredible activities available on the Island have been rule changes, uniform changes, and throughout the year and the fabulous beaches. modified details here and there, but the game There are, however, several OTB (Over the is still the same game that Abner Doubleday Bridge) super places, events, and activities Wednesdays arguably and allegedly invented in the mid- that Islanders should fully visit and enjoy; the 1850s and that millions have played and cheered Corpus Christi Hooks are one of those activities Prime Rib on for more than a century. and Whataburger Field is one of those venues. 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Snoopy’s (361) 949-8815 13313 S. Padre Island Drive Scoopy’s (361) 949-7810 Corpus Christi, TX 78418 April 20, 2017 Island Moon A 18 Three Chords and the Truth By Ronnie Narmour could do this every year!” Long time director, DO NOT MISS LIST [email protected] Ellece Calvert was instrumental in organizing Coming this weekend… the event and 20 years later, it appears to have The Okies blew my mind… taken off. Through the years, many people have It’s a big weekend in Port A… everybody beefed up for the big SandFest weekend. I sure did enjoy my pals from Oklahoma this volunteered their time to keep the festival alive. Americana heavyweight, Stoney Larue, will week. They played two gigs in downtown Port A, In the early days, it was sponsored by only local both of them off the chain. I had forgotten what businesses. As is the way of the world, under the a marvelous voice Carter Sampson has. I truly leadership of Stingray’s Restaurant proprietor, believe that she could have walked off that stage Shawn Etheridge, and the latest generation of at Shorty’s and on to the Ryman Auditorium in SandFest aficionados have taken this event to Nashville and never miss a beat. She has star the next level by bringing in national sponsors. quality written all over her. Can you tell I’m At this point it’s huge. There was a time, in John Boyd and Passing Strangers will impressed? This gal could hold her own with years past, when I took an active role out there, play Treasure Island on Saturday anyone. As she sang, I heard Tammy Wynette, volunteering up to 80 hours a week one year. I Loretta Lynn, Patsy Cline… this chica has got guess there’s my obsession with watching it go up. Back when Ellece and Arnie Govella were at the helm, I worked the music tent with Janet Planet and booked some music. But, I retired that hat. Can’t wait to see the great sculptures and hear some good music this weekend. Not looking forward to the traffic snarl. Here’s the music schedule: Friday, April 21 Selfie (12-1:30) Bart Crow will play the Back Porch on Buffalo Trio (2-4) Saturday Charley Crockett (430-630) play Brewster Street tonight, Thursday the 20th. Saturday, April 22 Okies Joe Mack, Carter Sampson and Erik Laid Back Texas played the Back Porch on Songsmith, Ty Dietz, will play Shorty’s and Port of No Return (10-11) Nathan Huble will be at Treasure Island.. Also Oftedahl played Shorty’s last Friday Friday John Cortez (12-2) on Friday, keep an eye peeled for Larry Joe Taylor (Stephenville, TX) at the Back Porch some chops, amigo. I could hear those classic Mark McKinney (230-4) and Bart Crow will be there on Saturday. country notes with a natural Okie drawl. Her That’s a strong line-up my friend. The James material is more on the folky side and its all Eric Tessmer (430-630) Little Band will play Giggity’s on Friday and original. It’s no wonder Miss Sampson is hitting Sunday, April 23 Matt Hole will play there on Saturday. That is it big all over the country, winning competitions also some strong booking. And over at Treasure at festivals and songwriting conferences near Billy Snipes (10-11) Island, Somethin’ Silky will play on Friday and far. And my boy, Joe Mack, is the perfect Flatbroke (12-2) and Passing Strangers (San Antonio, TX) will Sonny to her Cher. They are strong together. be there on Saturday. The Chanklas will bring Joe Mack is hell bent for leather on pretty much Abbi Walker (230-4) The Sandy Bottom Gospel Band played their brand of reggae to Shorty’s on Saturday. anything with strings and not bad on the kazoo. Somethin’ Silky (430-630) the Easter Sunrise Service at Roberts That ought to keep you busy for a while. Be safe I also think Joe Mack’s songs are engaging and Point Park this Sunday out there. full of life. They brought a Minnesota transplant Scattered Shots… with them this time in the form of Erik “The It was another jumping weekend of music. morning at the pavilion at Roberts Point. I was ♫♪♫ And, that’s the truth ♫♪♫ Viking” Oftedahl who at times felt like a third The great Toman Brothers (San Antonio, a “standing room only” crowd and the sunrise wheel but had some noble tricks up his sleeve, was beautiful. All the ladies and children looked nonetheless. Yall listen to me the next time I tell so nice in their Sunday best. you these folks are around. They got something to say. SandFest 2017 is upon us… All week long, I have been addicted to watching SandFest 2017 evolve on our beach. Live Music As of this writing, they have Monument Mountain and Military Mountain about half done, the fences and the tents are up and the sand is in place, ready for sculpting. I ran into Tonight Island Moon editor Dale Rankin out there Thursday, April 20 Kinda Smooth @ South interviewing one of the sculptors for Chanel 3 Nathan Huble @ Treasure Texas Ice House Out of Bounds played the Back Porch last Island Soul Fire @ It’ll Do Saloon weekend Free Beer Band @ Giggity’s Ty Dietz @ Shorty’s 132 W. Cotter St. Port A On the Waterfront Saturday, April 29 Stoney Larue @ Brewster Cruise Control @ Back Street Porch Flatbroke @ Rockit’s Billy Snipes & the Rasta Peelander-Z, One Dollar Bob LARRY JOE TAYLOR APR. 21 Cowboys @ Shorty’s @ House of Rock BART CROW APR. 22 Todd Dorn @ Giggity’s CHRIS SAUCEDO APR. 28 CPlus @ 361 Bar Friday, April 21 CRUISE CONTROL APR. 29 Bone Thugs @ Concrete Street Larry Joe Taylor @ Back RED BEARD MAY 5 Porch JR Castillo @ Brewster Ty Dietz @ Shorty’s MARK MONACO MAY 6 Street Somethin’ Silky @ Treasure Splendiferous @ Rockit’s Island Le Beat Ohs @ It’ll Do Dale Rankin interviews a sand sculptor The Toman Brothers played Giggity’s last James Little @ Giggity’s Saloon for Channel 3 News APEX @ Rockit’s Friday A Lion w/ Hell or Highwater Sunday, April 30 News in Corpus. It will be pedal to the medal to @ House of Rock Antone & the All Stars @ prepare for the 100,000 or so people who will TX), Laid Back Texas, Red Giant and Out Hyde After 9 @ South Texas Giggity’s be storming our beach, jockeying for photos of Bounds could all be found in a three block Ice House Citizen Cope @ Brewster and enjoying the fun festival environment. The radius. I also stopped by Treasure Island and Purple Mushroom @ It’ll Do Street Saloon . event was born in 1997 when a big gathering caught some of the Scarecrow People show. My Ty Dietz Apr. 20-21 of locals were watching their kids build little hillbilly gospel band, The Sandy Bottom Saturday, April 22 Monday, May 1 sandcastles at the beach and thought, “hey, we Boys, played the sunrise service on Easter Chanklas Apr. 22 Chanklas @ Shorty’s Michael Martin Apr. 28 Open Jam w/ Selfie @ Matt Hole @ Giggity’s Giggity’s Passing Strangers @ Treasure Billy Snipes & GIGGITY’S RESTAURANT & BAR Island the Rasta Cowboys Apr. 29 Tuesday, May1 2 Bart Crow @ Back Porch Stevie Start May 5 Paul Taylor Band @ LIVE MUSIC EVERY NIGHT Bama Breeze @ 361 Bar Uel Jackson May 6 Giggity’s Free Beer Band Apr. 20 Hip Hop Hooray @ Brewster IN PORT A James Little Band Apr. 21 Street OPEN Till 2am • 823 Tarpon St. Port Aransas Wednesday, May 3 Matt Hole & the Hotrod Gang Apr. 22 1i @ House of Rock Eric Magnusson Free Beer Antone & the All Stars Apr. 23 Band @ Giggity’s Open Jam w/Selfie Apr. 24 Sunday, April 23 Buy 2 Entrees Paul Taylor Band Apr. 25 Antone & the All Stars @ Thursday, May 4 Giggity’s Free Beer Band @ Giggity’s and get one Jimmy Wilden Apr. 26 Chelsea Grin, Ice Nine Kills Full Bar & Grill TBA @ Brewster Street FREE 722 Tarpon, Port Aransas, TX + 3 @ House of Rock Flatbroke @ Rockit’s Monday, April 24 Happy Hour Friday, May 5 APPETIZER Earth Day Port A For Peace Red Beard @ Back Porch @ Port A Beach Chanklas @ Giggity’s With this coupon Open Jam w/ Selfie @ Thurs & Fri 4-7 Stevie Start @ Shorty’s Giggity’s Beer Specials ALL DAY Spazmatics @ Brewster Offer Expires 4/30/17 Street Tuesday, April 25 Every Day Clarissa Serna @ Rockit’s Paul Taylor Band @ Giggity’s 361-945-9595, 118 Cut Off Rd., Port Aransas Open Jam w/ Rev. 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