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The voiceMoon of The Island since 1996 February 1, 2018 Weekly www.islandmoon.com FREE Laissez Le Bon Temps Around Roulet! The Island Barefoot Mardi By Dale Rankin Gras Set for The sniffling, coughing, and sneezing continues unabated hereabouts as we February 10 Islanders navigate our way through the cold and flu epidemic that is Kickoff Party Friday sweeping through the population. It’s been the soundtrack of our Island February 2 for the past few weeks, punctuated The Barefoot by the occasional shotgun blast as Mardi Gras duck hunters work the water along Fat Friday the Laguna Madre. Reports from kickoff the Hill Country are that the trees party is set there are covered with red pollen just for Friday, waiting for a ride on the north wind February 2 at to find its way into Island nostrils. Briscoe King Pavilion at Padre Balli The Weather Wonks are calling for Park. It begins at 6 p.m. with live a chilly February…but they’ve been music. wrong before. Then on Saturday, February 10 the Sad news Barefoot Mardi Gras Beach Parade Tragedy struck at Del Mar College and King & Queen’s Ball will he this week when it was announced that held. the Clown School classes would be Photographer Steve Coons caught this shot of Big Foot on the move this week. The events feature a colorful and cancelled due to lack of instructors. more photos on page A2. unique beach parade followed by a Where are the clowns? Send in the clowns…oh, don’t bother they’re not Mardi Gras cont. on A4 here. It was very sad. Selling the city Schlitterbahn Deadline Passes Adopt-A-Beach It was reported to the Corpus Christi Winter Cleanup City Council on Tuesday that the Hotel Occupancy Tax is up $765,000 With No Action February 10 from the same period last year but The Texas General Land Office attendance at local attractions is down Park and hotel could be auctioned on Tuesday will hold its Winter Adopt-A- - $1 million at the State Aquarium By Dale Rankin foreclosure where it has remained of the park and is the first-position Beach Winter Cleanup on Saturday, alone. The increase in hotel business without change since that time. The lender in case of foreclosure on the The January 31 deadline for finding a February 10, from 9 a.m. to noon. is due to workers in town for repairs Judge gave the parties until January park and of 92-room hotel. Gargotta’s buyer for the Schliterbahn Waterpark Volunteers are asked to wear closed- after Hurricane Harvey. However, 31 to find a buyer or IBC Bank can sell ruling effectively made the bank the and hotel passed this week with no toe shoes and bring plenty of drinking Convention and Visitors Bureau CEO the property at auction on the steps of owners of the property, unless/until action taken by the lean holder, IBC water. Adopt-A-Beach will provide Paulette Kluge said that increase is the Nueces County Courthouse on a buyer can be found. The January Bank, and no indication of their plans all necessary materials. not seeping over in the restaurants Tuesday, February 6. The property deadline included only the park and for a potential auction of the property Since 1986, more than 517,000 and tourist attractions who are is listed for auction, but IBC which hotel, the court appointed trustee, on Tuesday, February 6 when it has Texas Adopt-A-Beach volunteers having a slow season across the city. loaned $28 million for the project, has Dawn Ragan, has until May to file been listed for sale. have picked up more than 9,500 tons To address the problem the council the option of continueing to hold the a plan for the entire development of trash from Texas beaches, some released $336,000 in funds from In December San Antonio property in foreclosure but not selling including the nine-hole golf course of it originating from as far away as the Hotel Occupancy Tax early to Bankruptcy Judge Craig Gargotta it and so far the bank spokesmen have and surrounding land, and according South America. To register go to the fund a Rediscover the Coastal Bend signed an order placing the property, declined to give indications of their to those involved in the deal has hired GLO website. campaigned aimed primarily at which has been in Chapter 11 plans for Tuesday. an outside search firm to market the the feeder markets of San Antonio, Bankruptcy since October, in Beaches cont. on A4 Austin, Houston, and the Rio Grande IBC Bank was the orginal financer Schlitterbahn cont. on A4 Valley which are the source of the drive-in tourist trade. Kluge told the Island by the Numbers council the common belief in those markets is that Corpus Christi was Hurricane Harvey hard hit by the storm and the campaign IThe following data was compiled in Port Aransas and the Texas Coastal 60.58 Inches of rain that fell in 40,000 Evacuees sent for shelter or is aimed at letting them know the city by the National Hurricane Center Bend. Nederland refuge between Texas and Louisiana is still open for business. The money and released this week. The 78-page 68 Direct deaths from Harvey in 2 New colors added to the NWS 15,000 homes destroyed in Aransas will be rolled into an ongoing $1.7 report details the tropical system million campaign which so far has Texas alone rainfall chart because of the epic County, Nueces County, Refugio from its origin in Western Africa, rainfall County and the eastern part of San seen a 45 percent increase from the 36 Direct deaths in Harris County its rather ponderous journey across Patricio County. Rio Grande Valley region. The new 336,000 Customers who lost power the Atlantic and into the Caribbean, 125 million dollars in damage by campaign will include an ad in this during the hurricane 25,000 homes damaged in the across Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula the storm month’s Texas Monthly. same areas. and into the Gulf of Mexico as a 30,000 Water rescues during and 300,000 Structures flooded in the Really Big Show weak tropical depression. Then after the storm 220,000 customers lost power. it’s quickly elevating status into a region 57 Tornadoes reported during 6 days interruption to the primary Last Thursday was a big night at Category 1 storm and even quicker 500,000 Cars flooded in the region the Third Coast Recording Studio rise into a Cat 4 before slamming Harvey, most in the Houston region water supply to Port Aransas. in Port Aransas as legendary Texas songwriter Terry Allen and a group of friends came rolling into town to raise money for the Port Aransas A little Island history Museum and Farley Boat Works. The shindig was the work of Islander Rick Pratt and the place was packed. It was Revolution in Mexico, Raid on a Texas Train, Heads in a a great time and even David Koresh’s lawyer was there. Gunny Sack, and Finally Peace in The Valley Editor’s note: This is the latest in United States. It has been accurately Bridge update a series of stories about the warfare said over the years that there are three The outlook for the proposed Park which broke out along the Texas/ ways of doing things; the right way, Road 22 Water Exchange Bridge Mexico border in the area south of the wrong way, and the Mexican way. got a little brighter this week with Corpus Christi one hundred years The Mexican way to fight a unconfirmed reports that a local ago. revolution was not to divide into two investor is considering buying the By Dale Rankin camps and fight it out, but rather to land on the south end of the new divide into five camps and fight The relationship between the canal, increasing the likelihood of a Balkanized war of attrition. By United States and Mexico with funding for bulkheads there. Funding the fall of 1915 the revolution had regards to The Border as always for those new bulkheads is a condition narrowed to two groups; one headed been a symbiotic one. Whether set down by the city to release funds by agrarian land reformer Emiliano it be a maquiladora plant where for the $11.5 million bridge. No Zapata in southern Mexico and cheap Mexican labor assembles matter what happens this week with Pancho Villa in the north, the other by parts made in China with a finished the Schlitterbahn park, the bridge is Venustiano Carranza who’s policies, product shipped to America, or the keystone of future development unbeknownst to American President whether it be a deadly border fight on The Island and the project has Woodrow Wilson, had been the cause among drug cartels literally fighting been hanging fire since the bids were of the cross-border killing spree along for access to an underground opened last April with no progress to the Rio Grande River. Pancho Villa (left center) and Emiliano Zapata in the National show on actual construction. We will American market. Palace in Mexico City. Carranza’s flirtation with the keep you up to date as things develop. The problems along the 1915 U.S./ Germans who were looking for a continued along the border Carranza In October Carranza requested and Mexico border were much like the foothold on the American continent had forged an alliance with General was granted permission to move ones we face now, except the cause had encouraged him to foment the Álvaro Obregon in Northern Mexico troops over the American Railroads of the fight going on in Mexico then Border War. Even as the warfare and was closing in on victory in the Around cont. on A4 had nothing to do directly with the revolution. History cont. on A4 February 1, 2018 Island Moon A 2 Big Foot Makes Big Move

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14717 South Padre Island Drive 361-949-0101 Corpus Christi, Texas 78418 BUYING | SELLING | LEASING | INVESTING February 1, 2018 Island Moon A 3 In the room was a large coffin with a hug dead Indian laid out inside. It was so spooky! And Moon Monkeys Letters to the it was the favorite memory of our new home. Did Ya Mike Ellis, Founder I’m wondering if anyone else remember “old Spooky.” Hear? Editor Dee Haveman -- Island By Mary "Scoop" Craft [email protected] Litter Critter Dale: New Advertisers Last week we inquired at the property owners Chris Mapp is asking for Assn. as to when the Litter Critter will start up your vote for U.S. Congress again. We were informed that the city told the th POA that they didn't think that they were going 27 District in the Republican th Distribution to do it any more. This was a highly used service Primary on March 6 . “I have a and is sure to be missed. We are wondering if passion for service, for people Pete Alsop you would have any interest in following up on and government as it relates to Island Delivery this. It seems as though taxes keep going up and benefits keep going down. our freedoms, independence and Coldwell Banker Editor's Note opportunities without burdensome Advertising John & Dottie Drew regulations”. Jan Park Rankin We are offering space here for 15622 Three Fathoms Bank Dr. Classifieds Arlene Ritley each of the seven candidates Mardis Gras Business Briefs Production Manager in the race for seat on the What is the attire for the Kings and Queens Marker 37 has big changes coming soon. The new owner, Abigail Bair Board of Directors on March Ball ? Jeans and sneakers or suits and dresses? Contributing Writers Thanks, Austin developer Mitchell Joey Farah 10. Ballots in the race will be Kalogridis, has plans to put in Derrick D. Richardson Andy Purvis sent out in the next week. a larger outer deck, restaurant, Mary Craft Firefighter, Author, Volunteer large area of fish cleaning stations Kelly Trevino Each property owner gets Editor’s note: We don’t know of anyone ever and more. Manager Trey is on Jay Gardner being turned away from the ball due to their site and will be involved in the Todd Hunter one vote for each piece dress Derrick. Anything with Mardi Gras renovations. Dotson Lewis colors, flip-flops are good for any occasion on of property owned. Seven The Island. Throw on some beads, a grocery Dr. Tom Dorrell Port A Restaurants - Moby story Mardi Gras hat, pretty much anything – Ronnie Narmour candidates are running for Dick’s opened this week but for except a suit, unless of course you want to stand now they are accepting cash only. Brent Rourk three seats, with the three top out. Photographers MacDaddys’ Family Kitchen vote getters taking office. will open Friday, February 2nd. Miles Merwin (Emeritus) Board Candidates La Playa Mexican Restaurant is Debbie Noble We are offering each of On January 18 of this year the PIPOA hosted open. Jay’s Seafood & Spaghetti Jan Rankin a question and answer session for all PIPOA the candidates space here Board Candidates. Six of the seven Candidates Works opened last week. Mary Craft attended. JR Miller was sick with the flu and Ronnie Narmour between now and the election. The Island Strategic Action could not attend. We all hope he is feeling Committee (ISAC) is looking Office Security/Spillage Control (Emeritus) Each candidate can submit better, and can make the next Candidate night on February 15. for people interested in being Riley P. Dog two statements on subjects involved in the planning for Island Our PIPOA President, Brent Moore, was the of their choice up to 700 MC of the January meet and greet. All the parks team. If interested, go to questions for the Candidates were written on the next meeting scheduled for words between now and 3x5 cards by the homeowners and given to Tuesday, February 6th 5:30 pm at Election Day. We will run the Mr. Moore to read. Unfortunately, not all the the Holiday Inn Express. questions were read which he claims were due submissions in the order they to a time restraint. The Farmers Insurance Agency are received. My suggestion is at the next PIPOA meet and office next to Bangkok Star greet, all cards should be placed in clear fish Restaurant has closed. To submit e-mail to editor@ bowl, and someone other than a PIPOA Board Member, employee, Board Attorney, or PIPOA Havana Nails & Spa will be opening soon in the former Bella’s Publisher islandmoon.com the Candidate should read the questions on the 3x5 cards as they are pulled from the bowl. That location. Dale Rankin statements will be run in their mystery Master of Ceremonies should be any About the Island Moon PIPOA homeowner who attends the February The Barefoot Mardi Gras Fat The Island Moon is published every Thursday, Dale entirety and without edit. Rankin, Editor / Publisher. 15 Candidate meeting, and after signing in, Friday Kickoff Party is set for their name will be pulled randomly from the Total circulation is 10,000 copies. Distribution includes Friday, February 2nd at Briscoe delivery to 4,000 Island homes, free distribution of 3,000 Scary Island Memory hat. That procedure would be fair to all and King Pavilion at Padre Balli Park. copies in over 50 Padre Island businesses and condos, unbiased. as well as 600 copies distributed in Flour Bluff, 1,400 Editor’s note: Our request last time for help It begins at 6 p.m. with live music. copies on Mustang Island and Port Aransas businesses. in gathering information on Island history Thank you, Pete Allsopp News articles, photos, display ads, classified ads, garnered this response from our friend Dee. It A new bait & tackle shop is payments, etc. may be left at the Moon Office. sounds pretty scary. Charter Boat Owners and Operators Wanted being built at the corner of SPID for new location on Packery Channel and Laguna Shores. The Island Moon Newspaper Dale, This not really a “history” of The Island but a Island Joe’s Coffee Shop now 14646 Compass, Suite 3 “memory” of the past. has home baked quiche daily. 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History cont. from A1 Around cont. from A1 from Eagle Pass, Texas to Sonora to reinforce their hiding place By the numbers Obregon’s forces fighting Villa. Wilson, and the raiders The head of the Corpus Christi Association unaware of Carranza’s double game of pushing fired through the of Realtors told the city council on Tuesday a Border War on one hand while seeking door. The ex- that the median price of a home in the city is diplomatic recognition for his government on Ranger had a finger now $184,000, up from $134,000 in 2004- the other, recognized the Carranza government shot off and was 2005. The bad news is that median household effectively making him the winner of the shot in the shoulder income ten years ago was $56,900 and is now Mexican Revolution. but survived. The $50,000. We’re going in the wrong direction. quarantine officer Carranza received American diplomatic One consequence of that drop is that 46 percent died. recognition on October 19, 1915. This opened of residents in the city rent their home. To the way for Carranza to move his troops across The local District further exacerbate the situation, he said, coastal American soil on American railroads, it also Attorney, John dwellers have additional costs not always borne made him the de facto President of Mexico. Kleiber, was by upland livers such as Windstorm and flood returning from insurance. Think of it as a Paradise Tax. The train will be a little late court in Corpus It’s time to Super Bowl everybody. That means Christi and was it’s time to get out the guacamole and fire up saved because he the pit, here’s hoping everybody wins their was covered in football pool. If you are not a football fan and blood from one of Train wreck and robbery. the weather holds it will be a good Sunday for the soldiers who that “no inquest would be held” over the four boating because you will have the water to was shot and the raiders thought he was dying. bodies found. The same day as the newspaper yourself. Kleiber later said there was blood from one end posting twenty-five raiders attacked the fifteen- of the coach to the other. man Signal Corps detachment at Ojo de Aqua We’ll see you on the other side, and say hello if you see us Around The Island. The raiders took $325 in cash from the killing three and wounding eight soldiers. This passengers along with diamonds and watches, was the last straw for U.S. General Frederick even a sample case from a traveling salesman. Funston who issued a statement of No Quarter Schlitterbahn cont. from A1 They stole shoes – favoring regulation U.S. authorizing the execution of captured raiders property to potential buyers. If no buyer is Army footwear which they stripped from the on the spot. He also asked the Secretary of War found by that time that property, which has also soldiers. Kleiber had his shoes stolen as well for bloodhounds and Apache scouts to be sent been in foreclosure and Chapter 11 Bankrutpcy but would later prosecute several men who to the border. Three days later raiders tried to since October, it too can be sold at auction. burn the railroad trestle which had been rebuilt participated in the attack. The ex-Ranger later Sources close to the deal said this week that but were driven off by Army troops. testified he recognized Luis de la Rosa even IBC Bank is in discussions with the owners of though the raider was wearing a mask. Heads in a gunny sack the Schlitterbahn parks statewide to continue “I’m going to kill those fellows” operating the park. Park officials have announed Luis de la Rosa Little did anyone the park will not be open for Spring Break 2018 What really disturbed the Texas authorities know this was to but will open for the summer season on April was that de la Rosa had learned that the army the last raid of the 28. Unbeknownst to Wilson was an attack the had removed the detachment guarding the train Border War which night before his recognition of Carranza on the station near where the raid occurred only a few had begun in 1911 St. Louis, Brownsville, & Mexico Railroad by days before. The raiders had an infiltrator in the and burst into full Mardi Gras cont. from A1 Mexican Revolutionaries acting presumably American Army’s ranks. They headed out for combat in 1915. This without Carranza’s orders. At 10:45 p.m. raiders Mexico and burned a railroad trestle south of was due partially to festival of food, family fun, and music, and the stuck the rail line which was the lifeline of the the station so that when the Army troops arrived Wilson’s recognition ball in the evening. The Barefoot Parade, which Rio Grande Valley. The southbound passenger to help they had to walk the last mile. By then of Carranza and travels the beach on North Padre Island between train was less than seven miles north of the raiders were back in Mexico. partially due to 800 Whitecap Blvd. and Nueces County Park Road Brownsville, near Olmisto, when sixty raiders, men from the 28th near Access Road 5, is expected to have more mostly from Matamoros and led by Luis de Along with the army troops from Fort Brown Infantry regiment than 60 floats. The Official Barefoot festivities la Rosa and Aniceto Pizana derailed the train. the Texas Rangers also arrived from their sent to South Texas kick off when the Parade begins at 11a.m. The They had pulled up the spikes holding a rail in camp in Brownsville along with about 1000 Luis de la Rosa to augment the 5000 parade is free to attend. place and as the locomotive approached they Brownsville citizens who flocked to the scene, troops already there. yanked the rail away. including a “large number of Brownsville The parade will be followed by a festival at the Local citizens put up a $1000 reward for the Balli Park Pavilion, entry fee is $5 and features women who had to be carried from the scene killing or either or both de la Rosa or Pizana. The engine overturned, killing the engineer due to feinting spells.” food trucks, kids’ activities, live music, awards, and severely scalding the fireman with steam. The U.S. Attorney General reduced the amount float displays, zany costumes, face painting, The engine, tender, baggage, and express cars The Texans wanted revenge and Ranger to $250 apiece and stipulated that the reward demonstrations, sand castle play area, The Kidz left the track, while the smoking car and first- Captain Henry Ransom obliged by seizing would only be paid to persons who delivered Fun Zone, crafts, and beer. It runs from 11 a.m. class coach remained upright. four random Hispanics and executing them. the heads of either of the men in a gunny sack until 5 p.m. and you’ll find happy hour prices This act created a rift between state and local to the American side of the Rio Grande – an Half a dozen masked raiders stormed the train for Lone Star beer, and live music this year lawman. Sheriff W.T. Vann from Brownsville unusual bounty to be issued forth by the U.S. from OTB. yelling, “Viva Carranza, Viva Luis de la Rosa, later testified “We came out there and arrested government. Viva Aniceto Pizana and began robbing and Then at 7 p.m. the King & Queen's Ball kicks those four men. Captain Ransom had them and But Carranza had withdrawn his support for shooting Anglo passengers. Hispanics were not walked over to me and says, ‘I am going to off at the Veranda Restaurant at Schlitterbahn molested. the raids and they stopped. The guerrillas were and has ramped up the adult only night with a kill those fellows’ and I told him no. He says now so busy dodging the Mexican Army they Three soldiers in uniform were shot ‘if you don’t have the guts …to do it, I will go new Cajun menu and a shrimp boil with Rollin’ had no time for raids into Texas. The death toll Tide Boil Company from 7 p.m. to midnight immediately, one died and the other two were myself.’ I says, that takes a whole lot of guts, from the Border War was put at around 5000 – wounded. An ex-Texas Ranger and a Texas four fellows with their hands tied behind them, with dance music and New Orleans style blues about 300 executed by hanging or shooting by from the band Splendiferous. quarantine officer tried to hide in the lavatory it takes a whole lot of guts to do that.” governmental entities. The war to return South but a Hispanic youngster on the train revealed A few days later a local newspaper reported Texas to Mexico was over. Carranza executed Join in the fun by Sponsoring, Participating, Emiliano Zapata and Pancho Villa would flee Volunteering, and Attending!! into the Mexican interior pursued by the U.S. Contact: [email protected], Army. www.barefootmardigras.com. On Facebook: But the damage caused by the war between https://www.facebook.com/barefoot. Anglos and Hispanics in South Texas was done. mardigras/. The Anglos viewed the Mexican-Americans Register your Krewe to be in the parade or as a fifth column for Mexican interests. The apply to be a vendor at the festival at http:// Mexican-Americans, many of whose families www.barefootmardigras.com/about/#events. had live on their land since before it was part of Email [email protected] for Texas or the United States, were ostracized by more information. Come early with all the former friends. friends and family for a great day at the beach The Border War was history but its legacy was on Padre Island near Bob Hall Pier. not. The Mexicans who had instigated the war Beaches cont. from A1 with the intent of retuning Texas, New Mexico, The sites in the Coastal Bend Are: Arizona, and California to Mexico were left with nothing but the oft repeated fateful line Packery Flats still heard today in the Border Region, “Tan Parking lot off Hwy 361, on Mustang Island cerca de Estados Unidos tan lejos de dios;” near Packery Channel So close to America so far from God.” Contact: Jace Tunnell, Coastal Bays Foundation The Border War was a dirty fight. 361-882-3439 [email protected] ISAC Meeting [email protected] Kleberg County - Padre Island National February 6 Seashore The Island Strategic Action Committee will Malaquite Visitor Center meet Tuesday, February 6, at Holiday Inn Express on Windward Drive. The meeting 20420 Park Road 22 begins at 5:30 p.m. and the public is invited to Contact: William “Buzz” Botts speak. 361-949-8068 or 8069 Topics for the meeting include a briefing on the Traffic Mobility Study for Padre Island, and [email protected] dates on improvements to the Beach Access Port Aransas Road 3A. ISAC is an advisory board the Corpus Christi City Council. The meetings are open to Avenue G at the beach the public. 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By Dale Rankin One way you can tell it will not mean more money to maintain parks. Island kids from non- But the fact that it is being updated means it is a Island kids is the Island time when changes can readily be made. kids are the ones who take off their shoes to That’s where our opportunity lies. play in the street and put them on to play in the parks. Even Island dogs won’t venture into Island plan Island parks barefoot because they know it will be a sticker bur laden experience. Four years ago when the city began work on a citywide development plan The Island was Since the majority of The Island was annexed left out of the equation so the Island Strategic in 1981 our five city parks have been like the Action Committee took on the task and drew up weather, everyone complains about them but no an Island plan that was adopted as part of the one does anything about them. It looks like work citywide plan. The advantage of Islanders doing is about to begin at Billish Park this month, but it ourselves meant we didn’t have to wait on the even for the other four parks, as of this week, it city to act, and we got to determine what we looks like we have our chance to finally address wanted in it and it worked great. We can now do the problem. the same with our parks. First some background The current park plan suggests that certain elements can only be in parks of fifty acres The Island has five city parks: Commodores or more – such as splash pads for kids in the Park 18.99 acres, Billish Park 11.15 acres, hot summer months. The restrictions are Aquarius Park 8.62 acres, Douden Park 6.77 Tides of the Week suggestions only but are obstacles to certain acres, and Ulberg Park 3.40 acres. The parks features in park development. Since the city is Tides for Bob Hall Pier: February 1 - February 8 were deeded to the City of Corpus Christi willing to donate water to parks, as is currently Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time Moon when the majority of The Island was annexed the case in Aquarius Park, splash pads could /Low Time in Feet Sunset Visible in November, 1981. A Memorandum of be an addition to any or all parks across The Understanding was drawn up between the Padre Th 1 Low 9:24 AM -0.9 7:15 AM Set 8:08 AM 99 Island – one is planned for the new Billish Park. Island Investment Corporation which then 1 High 5:43 PM 1.3 6:10 PM Rise 7:42 PM The same is true for tennis courts, playground owned the property, the Padre Isles Property equipment, and dare I say it, even a swimming 1 Low 11:15 PM 0.9 Owners Association, and the City of Corpus pool. F 2 High 2:08 AM 1.0 7:15 AM Set 8:53 AM 97 Christi spelling out what each would and would not do once The Island became part of the city. Adoption system 2 Low 10:16 AM -0.6 6:11 PM Rise 8:45 PM The heart of the quid pro quo between the city If the right rules are put in place by Islanders 2 High 6:04 PM 1.1 and The Island with regards to the parks is found in Section II Parks. and only for Island parks, we can determine for 2 Low 11:37 PM 0.7 ourselves what we want and place that language Section IV. Parks and Recreation; Subsection in the new park plan. The city encourages Sa 3 High 3:32 AM 1.0 7:14 AM Set 9:35 AM 92 B. Park Maintenance citizens to adopt their local parks and will 3 Low 11:08 AM -0.3 6:11 PM Rise 9:46 PM “Upon conveyance by Padre Isles Investment help with construction, the key is long-term 3 High 6:19 PM 1.0 Corporation and acceptance by City, City will maintenance and there we are on our own. It is up to us to decide what we want to do, but Su 4 Low 12:11 AM 0.5 7:13 AM Set 10:14 AM 86 assume responsibility for maintaining existing park areas and improvements thereon. Such the formation of the new plan offers us an 4 High 4:58 AM 0.9 6:12 PM Rise 10:45 PM level of maintenance will be equal to that opportunity, through the ISAC, to decide for ourselves what we want. 4 Low 12:01 PM 0.0 provided to other parks in the City.” We at the point where we know complaining 4 High 6:30 PM 0.9 That level is zero. The city by its own admission has no money for park upkeep beyond mowing and asking the city to fix our parks is just not M 5 Low 12:54 AM 0.3 7:13 AM Set 10:51 AM 77 the grass, in fact Parks Director Jay Ellington going to get the job done. If we want good 5 High 6:31 AM 0.8 6:13 PM Rise 11:41 PM said Tuesday nine parks have been sold recently parks we can have them, the opportunity is there, we just have to get organized and make 5 Low 12:58 PM 0.3 simply because there was not, and likely never will be, money to maintain them and no amount it happen. So talk to your neighbors, find out if 5 High 6:40 PM 0.8 of complaining is going to change that in the others might be interested in joining an effort to foreseeable future. But there is an opportunity. improve the park near you house. It is already Tu 6 Low 1:43 AM 0.1 7:12 AM Set 11:28 AM 68 being done with success in Aquarius Park and 6 High 8:22 AM 0.8 6:14 PM Window of opportunity can spread to the others as well. It’s time to act, otherwise we’ll be raising another generation of 6 Low 2:16 PM 0.6 A steady stream of citizens lined up at city hall kids who put their shoes on to play in the park. 6 High 6:48 PM 0.8 on Tuesday to stress the importance of parks in attracting and keeping young, professionals The ball, as they say, is in our park… W 7 Low 2:36 AM -0.1 7:12 AM Rise 12:36 AM 58 in the city. Several physicians and attorneys 7 High 11:07 AM 0.9 6:14 PM Set 12:06 PM took to the microphone to explain how keeping Charter Boat Owners and Operators Wanted young professionals in town due to the lack of for new location on Packery Channel 7 Low 4:19 PM 0.7 park space. It a common story that the city has 7 High 6:47 PM 0.8 difficulty keeping young doctors in town, not because the doctors don’t like working here, but Th 8 Low 3:30 AM -0.2 7:11 AM Rise 1:29 AM 48 because their spouses don’t like living here due Packery 8 High 1:11 PM 1.1 6:15 PM Set 12:45 PM to the lack of lifestyle amenities, parks being at

the top of the list. FlatsTM Each five years the city’s Master Plan for parks Floating Cabin Repairs Large Boat Slip (22’ x 40’) available is revisited and this is that year and the council good for either repairs or rebuilding will spend $75,000 on a study to determine the Located under the JFK bridge on Packery Channel best course of action. The plan will take about Call for lease terms a year to finish and when it’s done may or may Packery Flats Marina not make a difference but one thing for certain; 361-774-8886 Thoughts From Dr. Tom Managing Deer

This week I am going available is also very important. to chat about managing Population control is paramount or no matter deer to help care for the how much you feed, the land and brush environment they live in will be overgrazed and you will go broke. and also to improve the overall health of the deer Keeping a buck to do ratio of 1 to 1 is perfect herd. In general lessons learned from large high in my opinion because at that ratio your big fenced ranching for wildlife can be applied to mature bucks have some breeding advantage low fenced large ranches as long as neighbors theoretically and you will find rattling around are big or follow the same management the rut more effective due to competition for plans. Small low fenced properties are hard to does. Keeping doe numbers under control manage due to every landowner being afraid is therefore key since they have the highest Ask Ralph his neighbor will kill a deer prematurely and reproductive efficiency, often having twins therefore all premature deer are shot. during good times. Getting census numbers then is very helpful for determining harvest "Success is 50% quotas. This can be done from helicopter surveys, stand counts , game drives and game cameras. If you know about what your census Chance, is and the buck, doe and fawn numbers then you can predict what you need to harvest to keep the ranch in good shape. In general 1 50% Hard Work" deer per 20 acres was considered healthy but now I shoot for about 1 to every 15 acres due to high feed rates and it allows us to see more Editor’s note: Ralph Coker is a retired If you can live with that outcome emotionally game and still keep the ranch in good shape. petroleum refinery plant manager and long and financially, go ahead and start. When you Fawn recruitment essentially means how time Islander. He is a volunteer mentor with are retired someday, you don’t want to look many does have surviving fawns each year. SCORE which provides free mentoring to small back and regret not trying. That would really That number directly affects your census and businesses and nonprofits. be the worst possible outcome. You can survive we usually assume a 1 to1 buck fawn to doe business failure and go on with your career and My back ground is coming from 1000 to 4000 Q. I’m about to start my new business. I have fawn ratio. your life. Failure is not the end. acre ranches both low and high fenced. Prior to good management experience, a good business last year I managed a 4000 acre ranch with the When we first started out on the big ranch plan and start-up financing. However, I still I’ve been retired for many years. I often help of a group of seasoned game biologists who we would kill 200 plus does annually which have doubts whether I will succeed or fail. reminisce about my business successes and we partnered with to allow them a place to hunt is a ton of work. High fencing helps eliminate How can I be more confident? failures. Fortunately, mine were mostly and give us help reaching harvest quotas. Over some of that because this keeps out deer from successes with a few failures. I was a business A. Sounds like you are well prepared. that 15 years I learned a lot. Most folks know adjoining property that may not be well manager, not an entrepreneur. I did make a However, you never know whether customers nutrition, age and genetics create big deer. In managed and therefore has poorer range major career change at age 55 after 30 years will buy your product or service until you open order to provide age and nutrition, population conditions and then animals of all kinds will with one company. I could have retired your doors and try. To limit your risk, try to numbers have to be controlled and then deer leave to greener pastures. The nice part about comfortably at that point but didn’t want to end put your product or service on the market at the have to be allowed to reach maturity of 6 to 8 being a good steward of the land is that all my career. I took another job and had another least cost possible. years of age if they are being fed supplemental animals benefit from quail, doves, song birds, 15 years which was the most satisfying and protein. Six years is a better number if they are javis, coons and even the predators that prey When making a high risk major business rewarding years of my career. However, it was free range with no supplemental feed. on them because of improved conditions and decision, a good strategy is to identify the worst a scary experience because there was no way to population. possible outcome and decide whether you can know how it would turn out. Nutrition is big deal especially here in South live with that emotionally and financially. For a Texas where when it rains it looks like Vietnam Managing these ranches and lands can be I found most business success is 50% chance new business start-up, the worst outcome is you and when it doesn’t it looks like the moon. a challenge when doing it with stick and and 50% hard work, persistence and ability. won’t have enough customers and sales revenue I believe in supplemental protein feeding string but it can be done. Rifles are much However, chance can’t work for you if you to pay all your expenses. You’ll run out of cash especially here because rain is finicky and more useful for completing your doe harvest are not in the game. Market timing may be to pay expenses and go bankrupt. That’s a food plots are useless when it is dry because because face it the girls are just smarter but just right for your new business and make it painful process emotionally and financially. If they will not grow and when it rains you don’t don’t tell my wife that. The benefits of this successful. However, you’ll never know if you your business fails, be realistic and shut down to really need them. In areas with more moisture are a healthier ranch and more animals of don’t try. stop your losses before you get too far in debt. year around food plots are good. South Texas every kind and as a bonus you will begin to Sell off your inventory before shutting down just doesn’t get enough rain most of the time. see older larger deer and that can be exciting and after shutting down, sell your equipment to I have been more aggressive in recent years as well. reduce your debt. making sure that I have a 2000 pound feeder for every 200 acres free choice of 20 % deer The flu seems to be winding down a little. protein There are many good brands out there. We appreciate all the kind words from the I am feeding about 56 pounds per acre during patients that we see and we are always here Send letters and photos to editor@ the January to October period. Good water when you need us. Have great week. Doc Tom islandmoon.com A6 Island Moon February 1, 2018 Senior Moments Anecdotingly What Should You Do In Case Of Nuclear Attack? Frankenvacuum By Abigail Bair I sent it back to Amazon and ordered another By Dotson Lewis Bissell, per the Rev’s recommendation. By Special to the Island Moon This is a difficult column for the time it arrived, fluffy tumbleweeds were me to write, mostly because it’s about vacuum drowsily floating across all the floors. The Dotson’s Note: Do you remember soon after exploded at ground level. cleaners and I have great difficulty reliably house was embarrassing, even by my somewhat the end of WWII the drills and other “stuff” that The largest nuclear blasts would create a fireball spelling the word “vacuum.” Honestly, it’s right loose, that-pizza-is-fine-in-the-box-on-the- we, in the US of A, went through preparing for a a mile in diameter and temperatures as hot as the up there with “bureaucrat” and “hors d'oeuvres” counter-for-five-days standards. I dragged the possible nuclear attack? Do you believe that we surface of the sun, followed quickly by winds (if either of these words is spelled correctly box (so big it could double as my coffin if my should be preparing again, just in case? Thank greater than the force of a hurricane, according here, it’s because Jan or the Rev fixed it. I tried. brain melted from frustration) into the house. you to James Jainey, Brooke Buddemeier; Dr. to the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. (North Microsoft Word doesn’t know what I’m talking The new vacuum was easy to assemble, and I Robert Levin, Irwin Redlener, and Barb Graff Korea’s past nuclear tests have been far smaller, about). Anyway, I think I mentioned a few had it going in a couple of minutes. I gotta tell for their contributions to this report. with the largest an estimated 10 kilotons, less weeks ago that my ancient Bissell rug sucker you, I really expected more from “cyclonic” ‘Don’t Run. Get Inside’ than either of the atomic bombs used on Japan shot craps. Vacuum cleaners tend not to last technology. Upon close examination, I couldn’t in World War II). Radioactive fallout would be very long around me. It’s like I generate some find a single witch on an antique bicycle The threats seem to come almost daily now carried for miles by the jet stream and surface kind of field of electronic resonance that causes whirling above the dust cup. out of North Korea — ballistic missile firings, winds. While little might be done for immediate them to keel over, wheels up, having shuffled I bravely tackled the living room rug, preparations to test a nuclear bomb and routine blast victims, researchers say that the public’s off this mortal coil – kind of like bug zapper vs. bravado. In April, state-owned media in the immediately sucking up an entire Stadler’s response will be crucial. mosquito. Either that, or it’s the truly excessive worth of hair (the metric system unit for dog rogue nation vowed a “super mighty preemptive amount of dog hair that lurks in unexpected strike,” one that will reduce the U.S. to “ashes.” Resist the Instinct to Run For the Hills hair measurement is the “Stadler”). The new crevices around my house. vacuum was good – so good, in fact, that I feel A few of weeks ago, residents in Hawaii were Years of novels, television and movie I took the old vacuum completely apart three like it’s judging me. “Did you never clean sent into a panic when they received alerts on dramatizations have popularized visions of nuke times, and cleaned it out with the much smaller before I came,” says my new appliance, “You their mobile phones and televisions warning victims flowing out of cities in unruly masses, Shark vacuum that I own because I have to didn’t, did you? You just left all this here for that a ballistic missile was on its way. The seeking out radiation-free air. But experts say remove fuzzy sub-Stadlers from my couch. ME to take care of.” Maybe I’m only projecting warning, which claimed "this is not a drill," that finding a route to safety would range from Maybe because this was an act of forced because once a housekeeper I had hired hit me somewhat quickly prompted officials to say difficult to impossible, given the droves who cannibalism, it didn’t work, and I wound up with with an identical rant regarding the condition of later that it was sent in error. would be gridlocking freeways. a still-broken rug sucker and eight extra screws my bathroom. I do, however, feel that maybe Meanwhile, American weapons experts believe Survivors of an immediate blast would be which may or may not belong somewhere in the this vacuum is just a little cocky. I’m thinking Pyongyang is likely a few years from having the much better served by finding cover. A car is motor housing. I called the Rev to inform her of naming it Luke Rugwalker. It has lessons capability of firing a nuclear–equipped missile better than the open air, while most houses are of the familial loss. The burgundy Bissell had to learn. that can reach the U.S. mainland. considerably safer than a car, particularly if been her vacuum cleaner for six years before I there is room to hunker down in a basement. stole it, and I thought she might mourn its death Yet some leading emergency response planners with me. “It lived a good, long life,” said my view the persistent menace of North Korea as a “Go as far below ground as possible or in the mother, in a fashion so undramatic you might new opportunity: reason to alert the American center of a tall building,” says Ready.gov, the think we weren’t actually related. public that a limited nuclear attack can be website created by FEMA and the Department survivable, with a few precautions. of Homeland Security. “The goal is to put as The Rev had recently purchased a Dyson on many walls and as much concrete, brick and Cyber Monday. “It was half price,” she argued, That conclusion has been the consensus “and by God, I have earned a good vacuum of the U.S. emergency and public health soil between you and the radioactive material outside.” The site recommends staying inside for cleaner.” For months, Dad had been dragging establishments for years, though national, state an enormous shop vac around the house in an and local governments generally have been less at least 24 hours, unless authorities recommend coming out sooner. effort the clean up the drifts of dog hair. What than aggressive about putting the word out to wound up happening was that (while some the public. The sheltering directives go against the basic ingress was made in terms of cleanliness) he’d “The goal is to put as many walls and as much human instinct to flee and to reunite with family abandon the shop vac in the middle of the concrete, brick and soil between you and the members as quickly as possible, emergency hallway and everyone would trip over it for two radioactive material outside.” Officials at the preparedness officials acknowledge. But parents weeks. Sometimes, even though the shop vac Federal Emergency Management Agency are directed to leave their kids in school or day was a natural impediment (think “Titanic” and and Department of Homeland Security say care, rather than risk driving to them in the “iceberg”) he’d forget where he’d left it and drag the nuclear safety directives are available, radiation-laden atmosphere. “The response we in a second, even larger shop vac to “finish the including online at Ready.gov, but they have got over and over again from people was ‘Thank operation.” However, like diamonds and herpes, not broadcast them more widely. Asked about God somebody is finally doing something about dog hair is forever and the task never quite got spreading the word beyond the website, a this.” completed. The hallway was a veritable pile of FEMA spokesperson emailed a terse response: When the Los Angeles area conducted a black hose and orange tubs, which constituted "At this time there are no specific plans to do nuclear-threat exercise in 2010 called Operation a pretty serious tripping hazard since you had any messaging on this topic." Golden Phoenix, Lawrence Livermore’s health to negotiate the equivalent of a blue whale’s intestine of cords, tubes and buckets to get to Part of the reticence has been out of a fear physicist Buddemeier presented a model of a the bathroom. There was yelling. of alarming the public and part has been an possible terrorist attack near Universal Studios attempt to balance education about “radiation Hollywood. His findings showed that 285,000 The Dyson arrived (in spite of my father’s safety” with other messages about threats could die or get radiation sickness. But the vast protests about not needing it, citing from like earthquakes, hurricanes and floods, say majority of those, about 240,000, would be memory the entire history of familial vacuum academics who advise the government. spared if they could find their way to basements cleaner expenditure (“It’s got to be in the or other more substantial shelters. damned billions”). Mom refused to let him “There is a lot of fatalism on this subject, use it until he read all the directions. “NO!!! the feeling that there will be untold death and Those findings are common knowledge YOU DO NOT JUST TURN IT ON!” yelled destruction and there is nothing to be done,” among public health officials and the subject the Rev, waving the instructions at my father as said Irwin Redlener, director of Columbia of routine meetings like the recent one near though he might absorb knowledge of proper University’s National Center for Disaster Washington, D.C., of the National Council vacuum cleaner usage via osmosis. In an effort Preparedness. “But the thing that is frustrating on Radiation Protection. Yet there is a “gap” to avoid all-out war, Dad read them. He says for me is that, with some very simple public between expert knowledge about these best you basically just turn it on. messaging, we could save hundreds of practices and “getting it all the way into the thousands of lives in a nuclear detonation.” public consciousness ... to keep them and their The Dyson is a beast so impressive that I’ve families’ safe,” Buddemeier said. named it Mike. Like its namesake, the vacuum Duck-And-Cover Drills A Thing Of The Deferring To the Feds possesses a tough demeanor – like, if it was "Iron" Mike Dyson. Not pictured, adult Past accused of domestic violence, you might male tiger on a logging chain. The cities most often mentioned as possible Brooke Buddemeier, a nationally-recognized say, “Yeah. I could see that.” It looks like it targets of a nuclear-tipped intercontinental probably owns a tiger, which it walks daily on expert on nuclear disaster preparedness from ballistic missile (ICBM) from North Korea are Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, said a logging chain. Mom offered to let me use I angrily relegated it to the spare bedroom, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle. All Mike, but I was terrified of breaking it. Fear rather than the place of honor in the utility that following the 9/11 attacks, Americans may three rely on the federal government to inform have suffered a kind of “preparedness fatigue.” didn’t stop me from sneaking over to Mom’s closet. The old burgundy Bissell still sits there. the public about how to prepare for a potential and adhering stickers to the side of its tank, Like everyone on Earth, I’m hanging on to my “There was so much information that came nuclear attack. though. Probably, lots of adults sneak over to old, worn out, crappy vacuum for no apparent out altogether,” Buddemeier said, “but then it’s Barb Graff, director of Seattle’s Office of their parents’ house during naptime and dress reason. It‘s too old to use for parts, and it spits kind of hard to fit information about nuclear Emergency Management, said the city polled the new vacuum cleaner up to look like Mike all the dirt right out of the back of the brush terrorism in with warnings about earthquakes residents several years ago and found that they Tyson, right? roller when you try to use it. A friend of mine and hurricanes and wildfires and all other would hear and respond to messages about said that he understands this impulse because he emergencies that happen on a regular basis.” I ordered a new rug sucker from Amazon. It earthquakes and other threats but would “shut was small, but it came with a variety of nifty currently owns three vacuums, none of which The last time that the threat of imminent down,” and not take any preparatory action, attachments for cleaning things other than just is fully functional. I reckon most of us have at nuclear attack gripped the American conscious, when informed about nuclear threats. floors. Since everything around here is covered least one broken rug sucker stashed somewhere John F. Kennedy was in the White House. But in a fine film of dog hair, I was pretty excited “just in case…” Maybe we should combine all “It’s a hard discussion,” Graff said. “How of them into one gigantic Frankenvacuum – like duck-and-cover drills soon became a thing of do we pay attention to something we know is about the accessories. The new vacuum didn’t the past and at-home fallout shelters are a rarity. work super well on the rugs, but it really did a a huge Transformer – and use it to suck up guys important but might cause people to shut down trying to steal Talaveras pots on the Island. Local governments abandoned the mass public and not take any action if they are informed good job on the vents and tops of door frames shelters they built during the Cold War. Parking about it?” – until about 40 minutes into my intensive I get to drive first. cleaning session when the motor committed garages beneath the Los Angeles Civic Center Her department has received only a few calls and a subterranean vault beneath a Seattle suicide via self- immolation. It literally caught in recent weeks, in response to the Korean on fire, which made me think (momentarily) that Send letters and photos to freeway overpass are no longer designated as nuclear provocations. Those residents were safe zones for a retreating public. perhaps a flame thrower was the real solution to [email protected] referred to Ready.gov. Los Angeles and San the dog hair crisis. While North Korean provocations have Francisco, similarly, refer inquiries to the received the most attention in recent weeks, federal government. government officials remain at least as Dotson’s Other Note: What do you think? Do concerned about the possibility of an attack by you believe that we should be taking a proactive terrorists or other “non-state” actors. In these approach at the local level? scenarios, a nuclear device might be secreted into a ship, or some other delivery device, and Hang in there/Have fun!

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By Chef Vita Jarrin This will harden the logs for easier slicing. Mardi Gras is around the corner and so are the celebrations! As we cheer with hand crafted Remove from freezer and with a sharp or cocktails in one hand… we eat with the other. serrated knife, cut 1 inch rounds. Place them on a cookie sheet that has been sprayed and What helps in this case is finger foods. You bake them for about 12-15 minutes. They can walk around, chat and enjoy hand held should look bubbly and golden. Let cool for appetizers without getting tied down to a heavy 5 minutes, Serve while warm. meal. One appetizer that is sure to be a hit at any Tip of the week: party are warm, flaky, crispy, pinwheels. These bite size bites of goodness, can be Pinwheels are made with sheets of puff pastry prepared in advance all the way to them being layered with various ingredients and then cut into rounds. Then freeze covered very rolled into a log and cut into circles. Once well and thaw out one hour before baking. you bake them, they become these bite size Additionally, you can swap out the meats for pieces of heaven. Puff pastry puffs up in the prosciutto, bacon, make them into a spinach oven, surrounding the fillings with a buttery artichoke dip…or better yet, you can make crust and warm stringy cheese. You can make dessert ones as well. S’mores, Cinnamon Apple, pizza flavored pinwheels, taco flavored, ham Peach Cobbler, Nutella… and cheese, vegetarian… the ideas are endless. The ideas are endless! The important thing is Choose your fillings and roll them up. to Have Fun! Try New Things! Happy Eats… For my recipe this week, I want to celebrate Enjoy! with Mardi Gras flavors. One popular sandwich in New Orleans is the Muffuletta. Its an Italian specialty sandwich made with salami, mortadella, provolone cheese, and an olive and pickled pepper relish that adds a spicy acidic bite. The spread is known as an olive tapenade, or giardiniera. Both are available in the Italian isle at your favorite grocers as well as World Market. Ingredients: 1 Box Puff Pastry (available in freezer section) 1 Jar of Olive Salad 1 Jar of Giardiniera hot or mild ½ lb. genoa salami sliced medium ½ lb. mortadella sliced thin ½ lb. Provolone cheese or Havarti sliced medium flour for dusting rolling pin cooking spray sheet pans Directions: Preheat Oven to 375 degrees. Thaw the puff pastry for about 30 minutes before making this dish. Gently unwrap a sheet over a flour dusted counter top or table. With a rolling pin, gently roll the first sheet and then the second. In a food processor or on a cutting board, mince the olive salad as well as the giardiniera. Spread over the sheets of pastry leaving an inch from the edges free of any spread. Layer slices of cheese, then mortadella, then salami. Starting from the bottom roll upwards, away from you, making a log. Place both in freezer for 15 minutes.

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Stockton played college ball at little- known Gonzaga University in his hometown of Editor’s note: This is the second part of a the Super Bowl Champion Pittsburgh Steelers Dotson’s Note: I’m Spokane, Wash., where he averaged 20.9 points series about former Notre Dame Coach Ara at Soldier Field. For the record, this is the glad that I do not have and 7.2 assists as a senior and finished as the Parseghian who took over struggling Fighting only game in NFL history to be stopped by a to choose the best point guard that has played first player in school history to register more Irish problem in 1964 and began to make rainstorm. It was stopped in the third quarter, in the NBA. At present in my opinion, the best than 1,000 points and 500 assists. changes. never to be resumed. This game also turned players ever at that most important position are The Jazz selected Stockton with the 16th out to be the final match between the College Bob Cousy, Nate Archibald and John Stockton. One of those changes involved moving Jack overall pick in the 1984 NBA Draft, which also All-Stars and NFL Champs. This match-up There are a few currently playing in the league Snow from the running-back position to wide included Hakeem Olajuwon, Michael Jordan was discontinued after 42 years. Ara’s final who someday may reach that plateau, but not receiver. Snow was soon selected a Consensus and Barkley. The following year, the Jazz collegiate win-loss record stands at 170-58-6. yet. Karl Malone, John Wooden, Jack Ramsay, All-American. Coach also converted three drafted Malone. During their years together in Ara Parseghian was inducted into the College Sam Smith, Jerry Sloan, Frank Layden and rather large running backs to offensive linemen. the NBA, Stockton and Malone would become Football Hall of Fame in 1980. Athlon Sports contributed to this article. Parseghian loved the passing game and relied the most consistently productive guard-forward on smaller, quicker, more athletic players to run After leaving Notre Dame, Ara became the Some Play A Position Exquisitely, Just As combination. his offense. Last but not least, Ara decided to color commentator for ABC Sports from 1975 It Was Designed. "He's a great great friend of mine," Stockton start senior John Huarte at quarterback. Can to 1981, with Keith Jackson, and for CBS said of Malone, "and I'm thankful we're part of you say “Abracadabra?” In his first season as Sports in 1988. That would be John Stockton at point guard. head coach, his Irish horde almost ran the table each other's families." Ara Parseghian built a football powerhouse in A fast, gritty, durable player who saw the floor with a 9-1 record. They finished the season South Bend. With two National Championships as well as anyone who ever played the game, Dynamic Duo ranked #3 in the nation and their quarterback, in his pocket, Ara joined Frank Leahy and Knute he left the NBA after 19 seasons with the John Huarte, won the Heisman Trophy. The John Stockton and Karl Malone reached the Rockne as the only Irish coaches to win more Utah Jazz, holding a mass of assists records, “Era of Ara” had begun. including the career mark (15,806). playoffs in each of their 18 seasons together. than one National Championship. With a record In an Athlon Sports article, Stockton's first He was nothing if not a competitor. Never of 95-17-4, in 11 seasons, Ara won .836% of his As Stockton giveth, he taketh away: He led the resting on his laurels, he always seemed to have games which placed him third on Notre Dame’s league in steals twice and, with a career total of coach in Utah, Frank Layden, admitted the Jazz did not know what they had when Stockton something going on. Ara never resorted to rude coaching list. His teams finished in the top ten, 3,265, he retired as the NBA's all-time leader. behavior like breaking clipboards or cursing nine times, and six times in the top five. Only He also played all 82 games in 17 of his 19 arrived. "Nobody thought that he was going to be this good," said Layden, who himself his players. Ara applied a different technique Rockne (105) and Lou Holtz (100) won more seasons and his career shooting percentage was to coaching. He had learned from Paul Brown total games. His 1966 and 1973 teams were .515, a remarkable statistic for a guard. thought Stockton was a project. "Nobody. But the thing was, you couldn't measure his heart." to ease off the physical side of the game as both voted National Champions. Saturday approached, and focused more on the "There absolutely, positively, will never ever Unfortunately, in my many travels, I never During his retirement ceremony at the Delta mental side of football. He understood that be another John Stockton -- ever," said Karl got to meet Coach Ara Parseghian, but I do Malone, Stockton's teammate for 18 seasons. Center on June 7, 2003, Stockton thanked mistakes could kill the best of teams. Layden for giving him some good advice early have a good friend who played against some The Jazz never missed the playoffs during in his career. Specifically, Layden told Stockton In 1966, Parseghian led the Irish to their first of Parseghian’s finest teams. Rick Hobbs Stockton's career and they reached the Western never to change the person he was once he National Championship since 1949. The team from Evansville, Indiana, was a walk-on for Conference finals five times in a seven-year entered the league. went undefeated with the only “hiccup” being a the Purdue Boilermakers’ football team. “My span. The enduring image of Stockton is 10-10 tie with #2 Michigan State. Notre Dame mother worked at Sears with future Hall-of- him sinking a buzzer-beating 3-pointer over "I haven't changed a thing. I haven't even fell behind 10-0, and then rallied to tie the Fame quarterback, Bob Griese’s, mother. That Houston's Charles Barkley in Game 6 of the changed the length of my shorts," joked score. As the game wound down, Notre Dame, is where the idea of me going to Purdue came 1997 Western Conference finals, and then Stockton, one of the only NBA players to with the ball on the Fighting Irish own 30-yard from,” said Rick. “During my freshman year embracing Malone and Jeff Hornacek as they ignore the trend toward long, baggy shorts in line, played somewhat conservatively for the (1968), I won a scholarship starting the second celebrated their first NBA Finals berth. the 1990s. final 70 seconds in an effort to not turn the ball semester. I played defensive tackle and was over. After four straight running plays, the game number two on the depth chart.” Purdue was Utah went to consecutive NBA Finals, losing Stockton posted his best statistics from 1988- ended in a tie. This contest has been called one 1-2 against Notre Dame from 1969-1971. to the Chicago Bulls in six games in 1997 and 89 through 1990-91, a period in which his of the best college football games ever to be “Parseghian was a great coach and they had a 1998. After his final NBA game, a playoff loss combined scoring average was just better than played. Michigan State’s season was over, but fine quarterback named Joe Theismann. We in Sacramento on April 30, 2003, Stockton was 17 points and his assists average ranged from Notre Dame rolled over the USC Trojans 51-0 won the Shillelagh Trophy in 1969, but lost asked to summarize his feelings about retiring 13.6 to 14.5 per game. Also, in 1993-94 and the following week and the Irish were voted #1. to the Irish in 1970 and 1971,” said Hobbs. without an NBA title. 1994-95 he recorded the highest field-goal percentages among NBA guards. In 1969, Ara finally convinced Notre Dame to “I’ll never forget that 1971 game. We lost "A lot of this is about the journey," he said. end its longstanding policy against playing in 8-7 to them at home,” said Rick. My pal Rick "I'm sure there are people that have won He was also selected to the All-NBA First post-season games. The Irish had not played in a Hobbs played with several great players while championships who haven't had to work very Team for the first time in 1994 and again in post-season game since they had been beaten by at Purdue: Gary Danielson, Otis Armstrong, hard at it. We worked very hard and haven't 1995. Stockton became the NBA's all-time Stanford in the 1924 Rose Bowl. Notre Dame Darryl Stingley, Mike Phipps, Tim Foley, Greg done it, and yet I feel a lot of reward out of the assists leader in 1994-95, surpassing Magic accepted an invite to play Texas in the Cotton Bingham and Dave Butz, to name a few. effort that it took to compete." Johnson's 9,921 dishes on Feb. 1, and topped the 10,000-assist mark for his career by Bowl. The Longhorns won 21-17 on New In 1994, Ara started the Ara Parseghian Stockton's other assists records included most season's end. The following season, Stockton Year’s Day in 1970. In the 1971 Cotton Bowl, Medical Research Foundation in an effort to in a season (1,164), highest average for a season also surpassed Maurice Cheeks as the all-time the Irish forced six turnovers and beat Texas 24- find a cure for Niemann-Pick Type C disease, (14.5 average per game) and most seasons record holder in steals. Through 1995-96, he led 11. This defeat ended Texas’ 30-game winning a genetic pediatric nerve disorder that took the leading the league and most consecutive seasons the NBA in assists for nine consecutive seasons, streak. Revenge is sweet, and Parseghian was lives of three of his grandchildren, Michael, leading the league (nine). He also shared the besting the record of eight set by Bob Cousy. carried off the field by his players. Marcia and Christa Parseghian. record for most assists in a playoff game (24), His finest season may have been 1973. Ara Parseghian died early on a Wednesday had the second-highest assists average for a During his 18th season with Utah in 2001-02, Parseghian led his Irish to an 11-0 record, morning at his home, not far from the Notre career (10.5 average per game) and tied for third he set a league record for most seasons with the which included a “stuffing” of #1 Alabama Dame campus, in Granger, Indiana. The date for most assists in a regular season game (28). same franchise. He also became just the 10th player in NBA history to play at the age of 40. 24-23, in the Sugar Bowl, and the National will read, August 2, 2017. He was 94 years John Stockton made his NBA debut in the Another milestone he reached that season was Championship. To everyone’s surprise, 1974 old. Ara had battled an infection in his hip that 1984-85 season. Famed UCLA basketball his 15,000th assist. would be his last on the sidelines in South had undergone five surgeries. Ara is survived coach John Wooden once said Stockton was Bend. Notre Dame finished the year 10-2, by his wife, Kathleen, a daughter, Kristan and a the NBA player he enjoyed watching the most Stockton finished his career after the 2002- but lost their last game to Southern California son, Michael. Another daughter, Karan, died in and the only one he would pay to see. Hall of 03 season having played in 1,504 games. That 55-24, after leading 24-0. The 2017 UCLA- 2012, from multiple sclerosis. Fame coach Dr. Jack Ramsay called Stockton figure ranked third on the NBA's all-time list Texas A&M game reminded me of this debacle. Notre Dame President, Rev. John J. Jenkins the ultimate team player and best point guard in games played, trailing Robert Parish (1,611) Ara announced his retirement in December of said, “Notre Dame mourns the loss of a ever in the half court. and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1,560). He also that year and cited physical exhaustion and legendary football coach, a beloved member finished his career with 19, 711points for the emotional drain as the reason for stepping aside. Stockton did it all without fanfare. Sam Smith of the Notre Dame family and a good man. 28th spot on the NBA's all-time scoring list. He was only 51, when he left South Bend in said it this way: "He doesn't dribble behind his Among his many accomplishments, we will 1974. back or through his legs. He doesn't crossover. Dotson’s Other Note: John married Nada remember him above all as a teacher, leader and His highlight reel features primarily bounce Stepovich in 1986 and they currently reside in I would be remiss to not mention Daniel mentor who brought out the best in his players, passes and layups. Despite evidence to the Spokane, Washington with their two daughters “Rudy” Ruettiger, a 1974 walk-on. Rudy stood on and off the field.” contrary these days, that's basketball. He doesn't Lindsay and Laura and four sons Houston, 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighed 165 pounds. No doubt, Ara Parseghian woke up the echoes practice the no-look pass, but we'll all be poorer Michael, David and Samuel. All of their children Parseghian had always encouraged walk-ons and shook down the thunder at Notre Dame. not able to watch him anymore." play or played basketball and/or other sports, from the student body and Rudy eventually in various colleges and NBA teams. The couple The mystique continues. Stockton was also known around the league for made the scout team as defensive end. When has been going strong for many years without Andy Purvis is a local author and radio using his 6-1 body to set picks on much bigger Parseghian stepped down, Dan Devine was any rumor of divorce or extra marital affair. personality. Please visit www.purvisbooks. players, absorbing the blows while freeing up hired to lead the Irish. Although contrary to the John released his autobiography “Assisted” in com for all the latest info on his books or to teammates for baskets. movie “Rudy,” it was Devine’s idea to let Rudy 2013. He has coached many teams and trained dress out for his final game. So, on November listen to the new radio podcast. Andy’s books "It's unfortunate we couldn't keep statistics on many basketball names. He is also involved in 8, 1975, Rudy entered the game on the kickoff are available online and can be found in the screens," Jazz coach Jerry Sloan said. "That's numerous businesses. 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Hopefully the Bond 2018 with the proliferation of black mangroves into during lunch regarding state control of red for a dramatic headline, our high waters lately project will take care of that, but I digress. our local bays, the higher than normal tides will snapper, to hearing back from my doctor on my are not entirely the result of cataclysmic sea What Philippe is talking about surprising push them higher up on the banks, and they will cholesterol levels, to the water level numbers level rise. him is the seasonal variability. See the second also colonize lower than they normally would. of the Laguna. Dr. Philippe Tissot got back graphic, which shows that yes, sea levels are This will cause a shift in vegetative zonation Now, don’t get me wrong, sea level rise is along the shores. Lower low waters may to me on the high water levels that we’ve been definitely occurring (see mean sea level trend coming up, and also they are becoming more experiencing over the past year. You loyal variable (higher highs for longer periods is expose seagrass roots to air, causing them to graphic) and the water levels have come up a die back towards deeper water. Sure, the band readers remember that recently I wrote about couple inches over the past 3 or so decades. one of the things to look at) on an inter-annual basis. As quoted in the of seagrass may only move a foot out deeper, iconic movie, “The Blues but you multiply that by the many miles of Brothers” by the waitress shoreline we have, and suddenly you’re losing at “Bob’s Country acres and acres of seagrass. Besides causing the Bunker” that “we have loss of production for shrimp and fish and crabs, both kinds, Country it also may exacerbate erosion, and resulting AND Western!” We are water quality of the area. Older dock boards experiencing changes in will start floating away, but I suppose that’s par our mean sea level, and for the course anyway. the levels of our highs Well, you know I’m just spit-balling here folks, and lows. but the numbers are there in black and white So….what does any (and blue and orange and fuchsia). Changes are of that mean? Well, here, and will continue to occur. Philippe says there’s a bajillion he thinks the inter-annual variability will return potential effects that this to closer than normal, and he will be really could have beyond the surprised if it doesn’t this next year. Meaning, completely obvious need he thinks we won’t have the high water for as to raise Laguna Shore long as we did the past year. If we do, we know road. Storm water drains exactly who we can turn to for more answers. may become backed Big thanks to Philippe, and of course the Conrad up, as well as waste Blucher Institute (CBI) for the information and graphics. Well, January got by us pretty quickly, my stocks are taking a beating, we got skunked on the boat the other day, and I have City jury duty next week. It’s a familiar tempo already here at the end of the first month of 2018. Hope it picks up soon, but as busy as February looks on my calendar, I don’t know how it can’t. I’m sure some of y’all are glad you all can get some sleep now that the duck season is over. I actually got out a few times with Jay E., and it was just as fun as I remember years and years ago. It’s all about the fellowship, as Tyler says. Drop me a line at [email protected] and I’ll see you On the Rocks next week.

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615 BUSINESS HWY 35 S. OPEN MON-SAT 10-6 361-729-2266 AND PORT ARANSAS SUN 12-5 February 1, 2018 Island Moon A12 The Great Outdoors Game Warden Field Notes The Sixth Biggest Liar in Texas Editor’s note: The following items are appeared. He claimed the buck took several compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife steps toward him, and then charged at his The Legendary Lake Corpus Christi Department law enforcement reports. ground blind. The subject said he shot the buck at 30 feet away in self-defense. After dragging Bass Battle: Potato Cannons and Up on the Rooftop Mule Deer Paws the buck to his blind, the man claimed he left the ‘Twas the season for deer hunting December area to get his truck, and later returned to collect 10 in Crosby County, just not for mule deer; the deer and his hunting gear. While exiting his Mountain Dew whitetails were still fair game, but mule deer blind with his gear, the subject said a six-point Editor’s note: Mountain Dew wrapped in rags to fit the gauge season ended a week earlier. So, when a game buck with a six- inch spread came charging at Our friend Andy of the PVC barrel. We charged the cannon with warden received a text message with an image him and he was forced to shoot in self-defense Prevaricator is an lighter fluid and ducked down behind Joe’s hot of an SUV being driven through Crosby County again, this time from 36 feet away. The subject ongoing contestant in tub for some cover. Joe aimed the cannon in the with a deer trussed to its roof like a Christmas stated he put the deer heads on the shed with the Texas State Liars' general direction of the fisherman drifting past tree, it was the “branches” that caught his the intention of turning himself in, but never got Contest at the George the house and pulled the trigger. attention. One physical trait muleys possess that around to it. Multiple charges are pending. West Storyfest. He The results were much more than we imagined. differentiates them from their cervid cousin, the entered the contest Shared and Not Liked The rag-wrapped flaming can of Mountain Dew whitetail, is a distinctive branched antler. After five times with stories flew out of the cannon barrel, arced over the a quick run of the vehicle’s license plate, the Scofflaws are not bashful about posting their about South Texas lake and, with a stroke of incredible luck, or warden contacted the registered owner on his exploits to social media, and game wardens and place Third twice, unbelievable misfortune, depending on your cell phone, and asked if he was driving down the regularly scan the “bragging boards” for which by Moon Math point of view, slammed into the boat’s outboard highway with a dead deer strapped to his roof. clues into illegal game and fish activities. In means he is The Sixth Biggest Liar in Texas. motor. The impact showered the boat and angler The man acknowledged, and claimed it was a December, game wardens gathered intelligence And for the record, no, he is not our own Andy with flaming bits of rag and shrapnel from the whitetail he had harvested in Floyd County. from a Facebook post of a man with two white- Purvis. When pressed, however, the man could not tailed bucks he claimed to have harvested at the aluminum can. The flames were then put out by offer details on exactly where in Floyd County same time near Lubbock. Wardens identified the By Andy Prevaricator the spray of Mountain Dew. The angler dove he hunted. The warden told him to text a photo individual in the post and questioned him about These were tense times in Mathis. South Texas over the side of the boat to get away from the so he could verify the deer was a whitetail, and his feat. The man admitted to taking the two was suffering through its third year of drought sudden disaster (he thought his motor had blown at that point the man confessed. He had shot bucks in a one buck limit county. Over the limit and mandated water releases had Lake Corpus up), but the report from the potato cannon woke the mule deer earlier that morning. The warden and tagging violations were filed along with Christi water levels at an all-time low. In fact, up Big Charlie, who had been dozing nearby in later met with the man, gained a verbal and civil restitution. The cases are pending. In an water levels were so low the alligators were the mud by the side of the lake. written statement, and seized both the deer and unrelated case, a Trinity County warden found taking turns getting wet. All the fish in the lake When gators attack rifle used in the crime. Criminal charges for the a social media post of an untagged 8-point buck, were concentrated in the ten acres left just above out-of-season mule deer and for having illegally and began investigating the individual who the dam and fishing was good if you could get Big Charlie was enraged when his afternoon tagged it as a white-tailed deer are pending in claimed to have shot it. As it turned out, the your boat in the water. It was the San Antonio nap was disturbed by the boom from the Floyd County, and civil restitution for the mule young man did not possess a hunting license. anglers from the Alamo Bass Fishing Club that cannon, then got a good whiff of the Mountain deer are pending. Multiple citations and civil restitution are had to ruin it for everyone. Dew vaporized by the impact with the outboard pending. motor. The dog-paddling fisherman watched in In Self Defense Word had gotten out about fishing conditions horror as the 20-foot gator launched into the at the lake and the out-of-towners had shown Some hunters believe commercial scent Drive-by Poachers lake and torpedoed his fishing boat amidships. up in fleets, which really grated on the local attractants to be effective at luring in white- Deer stands offer hunters a unique elevated The impact was even louder than the potato fishermen. Big Charlie was also out of temper. tailed deer, particularly during the rut. A Smith view of the landscape, and enhance their ability cannon and the boat was crushed. Big Charlie The normally reclusive 20-foot long albino County man argued recently that these products to go undetected while observing nature. You chewed through floating cooler, fish, and bait alligator had to rub shoulders much more than work too well, and caused him to have to shoot never know what you might see. Case in point: and a couple life jackets for dessert, but didn’t he liked with other alligators in the lake and was two undersized bucks in self-defense. After a in the late afternoon of December 9, a Frio bother to go after the hapless fisherman who constantly running afoul of the fishing flotilla logging crew reported finding two buck heads County game warden got a call from dispatch was setting an unofficial lake record for the 200 currently working the lake. on top of a shed hidden in the woods, a Smith advising that a hunter in his deer stand had just yard County game warden began asking around. witnessed a white van stop, discharge a firearm The local park ranger and the game warden, Australian crawl. Upon hearing the law was investigating, a from a public road and load a deer in the back knowing Big Charlie’s ugly mood would only subject called the warden and confessed, but of the vehicle. The warden responded to the become worse if there was any Mountain Dew Joe and I watched this unfold in front of us claimed there were extenuating circumstances. location and made contact with a white van. The within smelling range took measures to ensure and our reactions quickly went from “Oh no!” The subject stated he was hunting in a ground subjects admitted to shooting a deer from the none came onto the state park grounds. You when the can actually hit the boat to rolling blind and decided to spray a commercial scent public road, as evidenced by a freshly killed doe may know from my earlier encounter with the around on the deck howling at the outcome attractant out the window. Moments later, a in the back of their van. They were transported giant gator that Big Charlie would go into a seeing the fisherman get away unhurt. The brief five-point buck with a nine- inch inside spread to the Frio County Jail. The cases are pending. feeding frenzy whenever he scented Mountain naval engagement was seen by a number of lake Dew, leaving a trail of destruction, mayhem and dwellers and fishermen and we didn’t have to despair behind him. Fortunately, alligators don’t buy a beer that evening at Grunt’s Cantina as have that great a sense of smell and, for some the story quickly spread and neighbors wanted reason, he had a phobic fear of Chihuahuas. to know how to build a potato cannon. The park ranger had his Chihuahua, General Stay beyond range Custer,bred (she was a female) and raised a The visiting fishermen were upset when the litter of Chihuahua puppies trained to defend game warden didn’t take any action on the the park against Big Charlie incursions. Big situation, but only pointed out the damage Charlie was now wearing a radio tag so the wasn’t done by the pop can, but by an alligator, game warden could track his whereabouts and making it an unfortunate natural event. The let the park ranger know if he was too close to fishermen quickly learned staying another 100 their location. He was usually across lake from yards out would put them beyond the range the park to avoid the pack of Chihuahuas. of any potato cannon and began fishing more Battle for Lake Corpus Christi toward the middle of the lake. The battle for Lake Corpus Christi began rather The standoff lasted for several weeks, until innocuously one Saturday afternoon when I Hector got involved. A retired machinist from rode the motorcycle out to the lake to visit my CCAD, Hector lived further up the lake at friend, Joe. We were hanging out Pernitas Point, didn’t appreciate the influx of visiting fishermen and decided to escalate the on the deck at his lakeside house and one of artillery war on fishing rights at the out-of- town anglers got too close to our side of the lake. Joe was fuming, he had been Lake Corpus Christi. His version of a potato watching this fellow limit out every day all cannon involved six feet of high-strength week long and there was a lot of muttering seamless steel tubing, rifled for accuracy, aimed going on in the evenings at the local watering with electronically-controlled stepper motors, holes. I was drinking my Mountain Dew (we fuelled with acetylene, and firing a sabot round were downwind of the lake) and a thought encasing a two- liter bottle of occurred to me. Mountain Dew. The secret to aiming Big “Joe, do you still have that potato cannon you Bertha was the GPS tracking units dropped into made last summer to entertain your grandkids?” the fishermen’s boats when they were parked in the hotel parking lots at night. “I sure do,” Joe replied with a grin gradually starting to show on his face. The out-of-towners found out Hector and Big Bertha could cover the lake with incredible “Well, why don’t you dig it out?” accuracy and after a couple more encounters Joe hurried off to the garage, rummaged around with Big Charlie hunting them down after for a few minutes, and came back with his scenting a Mountain Dew artillery barrage, they potato cannon. In case you’re not up on potato loaded up their boats, screaming profanities at cannons, they consist of about five feet of three the locals, vowing to return with the sheriff or inch PVC pipe, with a larger piece of pipe and Texas Rangers, if needed. a cap on the bottom end for a firing chamber. Due to the local law enforcement also being They’re fuelled with hairspray and lit off with local fishermen, that never happened and a BBQ lighter. The load is a potato hammered down into the pipe with a broomstick. Or, in our Lake Corpus Christi fishing activity returned to case, a can of more reasonable levels with Big Charlie dozing in the mud by the side of the lake, everyone hoping to see the South Texas rains return.

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Online tools With the start of the New Year, it is important the commission to refund license fees and Taxpayers they have a variety of options to get Filers have until Tuesday, April 17, 2018, to to know about the laws that went into effect. allows the commission to retain a portion help filing and preparing their tax return on IRS. file their 2017 returns and pay any taxes due. Certain laws that were passed during the 85th of the license, not to exceed the lesser of 50 gov, the official IRS website. Taxpayers can find The filing tax deadline is later this year due to Regular Legislative Session came into effect on percent of the fee or $150, in order to defray answers to their tax questions and resolve tax several factors. The usual April 15 deadline falls January 1, 2018. Over the past four weeks, we the commission’s administrative cost of issues online. The Let Us Help You page helps on Sunday this year, which would normally give have reviewed some new laws and I’d like to processing the application. answer most tax questions, and the IRS Services taxpayers until at least the following Monday. continue to review others this week. These new Guide links to these and other IRS services. HB 2358 relates to eligible voters in a However, Emancipation Day, a Washington, laws range from bills addressing residential confirmation election for a conservation D.C., holiday, is observed on Monday, April 16, Taxpayers can go to IRS.gov/account to mortgage loan originators to confirmation and reclamation district. This bill amends giving taxpayers nationwide an additional day securely access information about their federal elections. Each of the bills that took effect on the Water Code to require a voter in a to file. By law, Washington holidays impact tax tax account. They can view the amount they January 1 went through a 140-day legislative confirmation election for certain water deadlines for everyone in the same way federal owe, pay online or set up an online payment session. During that 140-day period, these bills districts, or any election to authorize taxes holidays do. Taxpayers requesting an extension agreement; access their tax records online; went before House and Senate Committees and bonds held in conjunction with such will have until Monday, Oct. 15, 2018, to file. review the past 18 months of payment history; before going before the Texas House and Senate a district confirmation election, to be a The IRS expects more than 70 percent of and view key tax return information for the as a whole and then going to the Governor’s qualified voter of the district as provided taxpayers to get tax refunds this year. Last year, current year as filed. Visit IRS.gov/secureaccess office. by the Election Code. HB 2358 establishes to review the required identity authentication nearly 112 million refunds were issued, with an The laws mentioned below represent some that a vote cast in a district confirmation process. average refund of $2,895. more of those pieces of legislation that passed election or any election to authorize taxes Renew ITIN to Avoid Refund Delays and went into effect on January 1: and bonds held in conjunction with a district Use e-File and Free File confirmation election is an illegal vote Many Individual Taxpayer Identification House Bill (HB) 3342 relates to the and that a district may not count the vote The IRS expects about 90 percent of returns prelicensing education requirements for to be filed electronically. Choosing e-file and Numbers (ITINs) expired on Dec. 31, 2017. of a person who has received monetary This includes any ITIN not used on a tax return residential mortgage loan originators. consideration from any developer of direct deposit remains the fastest and safest Interested parties contend that many way to file an accurate income tax return and at least once in the past three years. Also, any property in the district in exchange for a ITIN with middle digits of 70, 71, 72 or 80 people working in Texas as residential vote or who, on the date of the election, was receive a refund. The IRS Free File program, mortgage loan originators will soon be available at IRS.gov, gives eligible taxpayers a (Example: 9NN-70-NNNN or 9NN-80-NNNN) a developer of property in the district, was is now expired. ITINs that have middle digits 78 considered out of compliance with certain related within the third degree of affinity dozen options for brand-name products. Free federal regulations regarding the mortgage File is a partnership with commercial partners or 79 expired Dec. 31, 2016, but taxpayers can or consanguinity to such a developer, or still renew them. Affected taxpayers should act industry. HB 3342 seeks to address this was an employee of such a developer. HB offering free brand-name software to about 100 issue by adjusting the prelicensing education million individuals and families with incomes soon to avoid refund delays and possible loss 2358 requires an election officer to obtain, of eligibility for some key tax benefits until the requirements for residential mortgage loan as part of the acceptance of a voter offering of $66,000 or less. About 70 percent of the originators. HB 3342 amends the Finance nation’s taxpayers are eligible for IRS Free File. ITIN is renewed. An ITIN is used by anyone to vote in a district confirmation election, a who has tax-filing or payment obligations under Code to change the period during which voter affidavit from the voter in a specified People who earned more than $66,000 may use an individual fails to maintain a residential Free File Fillable Forms, the electronic version U.S. tax law but is not eligible for a Social form and with specified contents and Security number. mortgage loan originator license that triggers authorizes the acceptance of a voter only for of IRS paper forms. the requirement that the individual retake It can take up to 11 weeks to process a complete provisional voting if the voter is unable or Refunds in 2018: More than 90 Percent the prelicensing education requirements unwilling to complete the voter affidavit. HB and accurate ITIN renewal application. For that prescribed by the S.A.F.E. Mortgage in Less than 21 days reason, the IRS urges anyone with an expired 2358 requires a district to submit original Licensing Act from at least five consecutive or certified copies of voter affidavits to the The IRS issues more than nine out of 10 refunds ITIN needing to file a tax return this tax season years to the period established by rule of office of the attorney general in a transcript in less than 21 days. However, it’s possible a tax to submit their ITIN renewal application soon. the Finance Commission of Texas. HB 3342 of proceedings of the confirmation election return may require additional review and take Sign and Validate Electronically Filed requires the finance commission to adopt and requires that office to prescribe the form longer. Where’s My Refund? has the most up such rule not later than December 1, 2017. of the voter affidavit. HB 2358 requires to date information available about refunds. The Tax Returns Senate Bill (SB) 549 relates to refunds of the voter affidavit to require the voter to tool is updated no more than once a day. All taxpayers should keep a copy of their certain bingo licensing and registration make certain statements under oath and tax return. Some taxpayers using a tax filing The IRS also notes that refunds cannot be fees. License fees for a bingo conductor’s requires the voter affidavit to include certain software product for the first time may need issued before mid-February for tax returns license can be as much as $3,300 per year. prescribed statements. their Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) amount that claim the Earned Income Tax Credit or the If an organization chooses to withdraw its from their prior-year tax return to verify their It is important to learn and know about the Additional Child Tax Credit. This applies to the application or the Bingo Division denies identity. Taxpayers using the same tax software new laws that were passed by the 85th Texas entire refund. the application, the organization cannot get they used last year will not need to enter their Legislature. If you would like to view any of a refund on any portion of the license fees. To get help, taxpayers can visit one of the more prior year information to electronically sign the other legislation that was passed during the In 2013, the Texas Lottery Commission than 12,000 community-based tax help sites their 2017 tax return. Taxpayers can learn 85th Session, these websites are great resources: issued legal opinions indicating the that participate in the Volunteer Income Tax more about how to verify their identity and commission did not have statutory authority The Texas Legislature at www.capitol.state. Assistance and Tax Counseling for the Elderly electronically sign tax returns at Validating Your to refund charitable bingo-related license tx.us . programs. To find the nearest site, use the VITA/ Electronically Filed Tax Return. TCE Site Locator on IRS.gov or the IRS2Go application fees, or a portion thereof, to The Texas House of Representatives at mobile app. Editor’s note: For those who have read this far, applicants who withdraw their applications www.house.state.tx.us . the Moon Medical Staff offers free lobotomies at or whose applications are denied. The Filing Assistance various happy hours Around The Island. commission does have express authority in The Texas Senate at www.senate.state.tx.us . No matter who prepares a federal tax return, by the State Lottery Act to refund a portion of If you have questions regarding any of the signing the return, the taxpayer becomes legally a lottery sales agent’s license application information mentioned in this article, please do responsible for the accuracy of all information fee. The Bingo Enabling Act provides not hesitate to call my Capitol or District Office. included. IRS.gov offers a number of tips about that the commission shall set the fees for As always, my offices are available at any time selecting a preparer and information about a conductor or lessor license application to assist with questions, concerns or comments national tax professional groups. The IRS urges fee in an amount necessary to defray (Capitol Office, 512-463-0672; District Office, all taxpayers to make sure they have all their administrative costs but not less than the 361-949-4603). amounts set out in the Act. Bingo-related year-end statements in hand before filing. This State Representative Todd Hunter, District 32 includes Forms W-2 from employers and Forms license application fees must be submitted 1099 from banks and other payers. Doing so with the application or the application Rep. Hunter represents Nueces County (Part). is considered “incomplete” and will be He can be contacted at todd.hunter@house. returned unprocessed to the applicant. texas.gov or at 512-463-0672. The commission’s 2018-2019 Legislative Appropriations Report Efficiency Measures 361-452-3881 Texas Oil and Gas Production Statistics for November 2017 Production for November 2017 as reported Top Ten Crude Producing Counties to the Railroad Commission of Texas Top Ten Crude Producing Counties (Commission) is 75,573,142 barrels of crude Rank County Crude (BBBL) oil and 543,212,976 mcf (thousand cubic feet) Rank County Crude (BBBL) of total gas from oil and gas wells. These preliminary figures are based on production volumes reported by operators and will be 1. MIDLAND 7,953,990 updated as late and corrected production 2.1. MIDLANDKARNES 5,737,6777,953,990 reports are received. Production reported to 3.2. KARNESUPTON 4,359,4265,737,677 the Commission for November 2016, was: 3. UPTON 4,359,426 72,322,284 barrels of crude oil preliminarily, 4. MARTIN 4,013,533 updated to a current figure of 83,156,082 barrels; 4.5. MARTINREEVES 3,856,4434,013,533 and 571,259,135 mcf of total gas preliminarily, 5. REEVES 3,856,443 updated to a current figure of 647,261,024 mcf. 6. LOVING 3,666,484 6. LOVING 3,666,484 The Commission reports that from December 7. LA SALLE 3,343,559 7. LA SALLE 3,343,559 Send letters and photos to editor@ 2016 to November 2017, total Texas reported 8. DE WITT 3,007,723 islandmoon.com production was 1.012 billion barrels of crude 9.8. REAGANDE WITT 2,951,9993,007,723 oil and 7.6 trillion cubic feet of total gas. Crude 9. REAGAN 2,951,999 oil production reported by the Commission 10. ANDREWS 2,838,305 is limited to oil produced from oil leases and 10. ANDREWS 2,838,305 does not include condensate, which is reported TopTop Ten Ten Producing Gas Producing Counties Counties Gas separately by the Commission. RankTop Ten County Producing Total Counties Gas (MCF) Gas Texas preliminary November 2017 crude Rank County Total Gas (MCF) oil production averaged 2,519,105 barrels daily, compared to the 2,410,743 barrels daily average of November 2016. Texas preliminary 1. WEBB 55,228,511 November 2017 total gas production averaged 2.1. TARRANTWEBB 33,501,11155,228,511 18,107,099 mcf a day, compared to the 3.2. MIDLANDTARRANT 20,119,64033,501,111 19,041,971 mcf daily average of November 3. MIDLAND 20,119,640 2016. Texas production in November 2017 4. KARNES 18,173,372 came from 180,060 oil wells and 92,177 gas 5.4. KARNESREEVES 18,035,19718,173,372 wells. 6.5. PANOLAREEVES 17,062,29618,035,197 7.6. JOHNSONPANOLA 16,582,62017,062,296 8.7. JOHNSONDE WITT 15,754,65716,582,620 Attention 9.8. LADE SALLE WITT 15,083,39315,754,657 Boat Owners! 10.9. LAWISE SALLE 14,458,12015,083,393 Do you own a boat with a cabin 10. WISE 14,458,120

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Come out and join $1,200 depending on how much money is put Corpus Christi/Victoria area of Better Business materials and the open jam. Loaner ukuleles into the pyramid scheme. us we would love to have you! Contact Linda Bureau serving Central, Coastal, Southwest available at no extra cost. RSVP online. Walsh, [email protected] or 361-445- To avoid the scheme altogether, the Better Texas and the Permian Basin. Kelly is available [email protected] 7999, or just show up! for media interviews and speaking engagements. Business Bureau recommends taking the Padre Island Yacht Club (PIYC) –Padre following steps: You can reach her by phone: (361) 945-7352 or Island Emmaus reunion is open to anyone email: [email protected]. Island Yacht Club (PIYC) - is welcoming that has been on a Chryslis or Emmaus walk. new members. We have boat slips available For more information call Eileen Moeller @ now for members. Contact Doyle Thomas 830-708-8367 or Eileenmoeller@sbcglobal. Historic Port Isabel at [email protected] for slip rental net Port Aransas Artfest information. Padre Island Yacht Club members enjoy small and large boat cruises, Pot Luck Parrot Heads of Port Aransas - is a local Lighthouse Reopens Dinners, small boat Poker Runs, Cruises to chapter of the Parrot Heads in Paradise Inc., Needs Artists for area restaurants, Progressive Dinners, 4th of a not-for-profit corporation whose purpose Only public accessible July Fireworks up close, extended boat cruises is to assist in community and environmental May to South Padre Island, Ingleside, Rockport, concerns and provide a variety of social Fulton and other areas. Please come and join activities for people who are interested in lighthouse in Texas We invite you and your artisan colleagues to the music of Jimmy Buffett and the tropical join us on the island for the 13th Annual Port us, for more information and a invite to attend The historic 72-foot Port Isabel Lighthouse, one of our Friday Night gatherings contact lifestyle he personifies. Founded in 2009, the located in a plaza overlooking the lower Laguna Aransas Artfest. This year, the festival will be club motto is “Partying with a Purpose’’. To join held May 26 & 27th at Jerry McDonald Field, our Rear Commodore Ignacio (Nacho) De Madre, is reopening its doors to visitors after Landa who is in charge of our membership at or ask questions go to portaransasparrotheads. being to the public for repairs in early 2016. located @ Alister & Avenue C. We are actively com or email or call Deno “Moon Dog” seeking to expand ArtFest and make it bigger [email protected] The maintenance is the latest phase of Fabrie, President at 361 749 0256 or dfabrie@ and better than before and we need YOUR help! KIWANIS Club of Padre Island. Kiwanis yahoo.com. restoration scheduled for the site. Repairs Historically, Memorial Day brings thousands meets at Veranda Restaurantat Schlitterbahn at included the replacement of the exterior hand of visitors to the island to “kick off” summer Noon on the first and third Wednesday of the Padre Island Women’s Golf Association. railings, stucco repair, paint, repair of three and Port Aransas is diligently working to make month. All skill levels are welcome. Call Fran more casement windows, replacement of a glass panel Summer 2018 the best yet. information: 361-877-2551 on the lantern, new wood doors at the lantern Island Strategic Action Committee. Is a level, repair of a roof leak and the repainting of ArtFest is a juried show that features original 14-member committee which meets at 5:30 The New Neighbors League: New Neighbors the exposed exterior iron surfaces at the watch fine art and fine crafts for sale in all mediums. p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month at the League is a women’s social organization open room level. During ArtFest, visitors can stroll and shop Comfort Suites on Windward. The committee’s to women of the coastal bend, promoting fun while listening to music and enjoying great food purpose is to advise the Corpus Christi City & friendship. New Neighbors League holds Authorized by U.S. Congress in 1850, the Port at this fun event! ArtFest is sponsored by the Council on matters pertaining to The Island. monthly coffees, luncheons, as well as monthly Isabel Lighthouse was built for $7,000 in efforts Port Aransas Art Center, a 501(c)(3) non-profit All meetings are open to the public and the activities such as Ladies Night Out, Couples to aid navigation for booming maritime trade on corporation, and the Port Aransas Chamber of public is invited to address the committee Dinners, Movies, Cards, and Golf to name a the lower Texas coast. Lit for the first time in Commerce. during the public comment period. few. Visit our website at newneighbors.com or 1853, the lighthouse spent the next seven years email us at [email protected] guiding American, European and Mexican ships The $150 registration fee includes one 10 x Padre Island Business Association. The to the blossoming Brazos Santiago port. By the 10 booth space (no electricity provided). The association is a not-for-profit organization Flour Bluff Padre Island 4H Flour Bluff end of the decade, $10 million worth of cotton Artist/Vendor must be present at event .Setup whose primary purpose is to advertise and Padre Island 4H (FBPI4H) is a club for kids exports passed through Port Isabel annually. will begin on Friday the 25th from 12:00 to 5:00 promote Padre/Mustang Islands, Flour Bluff in 3rd grade-12th grade. We meet at 6:30 pm. The Art Center will provide cold water and and Corpus Christi while advancing the pm the first Monday of every month in the During the Civil War, the lighthouse was used temporary sitters for your booth throughout the interests of the business community. It is FB Intermediate cafeteria. 4H provides as a lookout for both Union and Confederate weekend. managed by a 9-member board of directors. opportunities and experiences where young occupying forces. The lighthouse sustained A membership luncheon is held on the 2nd people learn by doing. Please visit us on bomb damage during the war and its lenses The deadline for applying is April 15th. You Facebook at Flour Bluff Padre Island 4H or our can download an application online. We look Thursday of each month at The Veranda starting were removed. The lenses remain missing to at noon. Mixers are held on the 3rd Tuesday of website at FBPI4H.com. this day. forward to seeing you in May and thank you in advance for helping us make this year’s event a the month. The association annually has two Port Aransas Art Center 104 N. A;lister On Feb. 22, 1866, the lighthouse was huge success! fundraising events – Taste of the Island in the 361-749-7334 rehabilitated, refitted and relit. However, ten fall and a Wine Tasting in the spring. Jewelry Making Mon. February 12th 11a.m. years later it was dilapidated. In 1881, the P.I.E. Padre Island Enrichment Club is lantern area was reconstructed to raise the level -1p.m. Instructor- Noel Stephenson from Bingo on the Beach a ladies only social club open to all owners/ Steve’s Custom Jewelry- Instructor fee: $15 of the light and add a watch room floor with iron residents of North Padre. We hope to enrich gallery. Six years later, the lighthouse board Supplies: $45=$60 Total Make a Coastal Draws Great Crowd our members through social activities and Bracelet, Pearl and Natural Stone (turquoise, recommended that the Port Isabel Light Station community involvement. We have monthly By Brent Rourk amethyst etc.) Bracelet on Sterling Silver wire be abandoned due to decreasing commerce in luncheons (2nd Friday) along with groups the port. with Sterling Silver finding & a charm. Sign up Six consecutive weeks of BINGO on the Beach of bunco, bridge, spades, craft club and and pre-pay to save your space! The lighthouse board soon reconsidered began last Thursday as a full house enjoyed this book clubs. We enjoy raising money for its decision and in 1889 Congress voted to popular Winter Island pastime at Schlitterbahn. scholarships for local graduating seniors as re-establish the light. Six years later, the The Kiwanis of Padre Island fundraiser well as other worthy causes in our community. lighthouse was relit in July 1895. With the rewarded the enthusiastic crowd with 55 cash For more info please contact Rebecca Robbins heyday of maritime trade ending, the light was prizes and door prizes, including cash prizes of 303-434-0947. permanently discontinued 10 years later. $172, $150, and a few $100. Island United Political Action Committee: The Texas State Parks Board acquired the Kiwanis invites locals to join the ‘Dauber Maximize representation of Corpus Christi property in 1950 and after rehabilitation to the Crowd’ this Thursday evening beginning at residents on Padre and Mustang Islands in area structure the lighthouse was reopened to the 7PM, but encourages players to arrive early to government by promoting and supporting, by public April 25, 1952. Since then, generations of secure a seat and enjoy meals and beverages for the endorsement process, proactive and unified Texans have climbed to the top of the lighthouse purchase. voting in non-partisan races and other issues to enjoy the view of the Gulf of Mexico from and referendums put to public vote. Meetings this historic structure. are open to the public. IUPAC meets meeting the 2nd Thursday of the month from 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM at the Island Time Sushi Bar, contact: Nick Colosi 618-889-9160 ncolosi@yahoo.

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Kid and in the end, the entire ensemble joined will have the Island in on a couple of Terry Allen songs. It couldn’t Queen back soon have been a more magical night and I’ve been and maybe the big seeing Joe perform for over 40 years and have green jet boat, too. I the distinction of giving Terri Hendrix her first know Glenn Martin paying gig back in the mid 90’s when I paid has been working her a whopping fifty bucks to open for Marcia hard to get Woody’s Ball at the old Billy Blues in S.A. I did get a Bigfoot photo by Neesy Thompkins. Moby Dicks got their and the gas pumps chance to catch up with Ely a little bit after the doors back open this at the marina back show. He told me that he had just come across in the saddle, and it a picture of me and Connie Hancock with yo- of pictures on Facebook are any indication, week. appears that it’s all yos many, many years ago. We kind of made everyone in town got at least one shot of it. It coming together. I our own fun back in Lubbock in the 70’s. I really is an impressive sight coming down the heard the same thing about Kody’s Restaurant. remember Joe had an old caddy convertible that channel. A giant metal fortress on water, led by Word is they will be back open within a couple he painted pink with a broom. It was a different a dozen tethered tug boats. Some folks out at of weeks. And, Moby Dick’s got their familiar time. Hey Pratts… can’t thank you enough for Charlie’s Pasture brought ice chests and lawn Shorty’s will have their Art Fair on Feb. doors back open this week as did Jay’s Spaghetti that show. The universe owes you change on chairs and made a day of it. My friend Red, 10. Works. This is all good stuff folks. Our town is that one. A definite goodern! who lives in Comfort, said we were lucky. All coming back to life. Mike O’Neil. And, NEXT WEEKEND is the they ever got to see was big wind turbine blades DO NOT MISS LIST big Barefoot Mardi Gras Parade on Saturday, going through town on giant trucks. Just not Scattered shots… Coming THIS WEEKEND, Terri Hendrix the 10th. Plus next Saturday, Shorty’s will have the same. Certainly not enough to bring a sack and Lloyd Maines will be back at the Third another of their great homegrown Art Fairs lunch. And on Wednesday, the wait was up. We I was privileged to attend an absolutely Coast for Terri’s 50th Birthday. I feel like I’ve from 1-5. This is a very cool event with all were finally treated to a Blue Moon which only wonderful show at the Third Coast Theater last watched this child blossom into the savvy local artists showing their stuff on the porch comes around every…well… blue moon or so. Thursday. The event was a fundraiser for the artist, businesswoman, teacher and mentor she at Shorty’s. Stevie Start will be providing the Why so blue. Well, it’s actually the second full Port Aransas Museum and Farley Boat Works. is today. I remember when she’d drag her little music. And on Fat Tuesday, the 13th, Port A will moon in the month and that makes it rare plus Museum curator and celebrity bag piper, Rick guitar amp into our jams at Billy Blues and have their Mardi Gras Parade and Miss Neesie it was also a “super moon” which occurred Pratt along with his go-getter wife Cameron was so shy she would play with her back to the and Earfood will play Giggity’s. Lots going during a total lunar eclipse, which makes it put an outstanding show together by enlisting audience. Not anymore. This lady commands on. Be safe out there. very rare. So the correct terminology would the help of singer- any stage she’s on with grace and artistry and be a Super Blue Moon. According to Snopes. songwriter Terry ♫♪♫ And, that’s the truth ♫♪♫ has made a huge difference in this world. Happy com, “Supermoons, which have most recently Allen (Lubbock, birthday Terri and good luck with your big show occurred on 3 December 2017 and 1 January TX), who brought at the Paramount Theater on the 16th. Also this 2018, are full moons that happen to occur most of his talented weekend, Giggity’s has reggae on Friday with when the Earth and the moon are at or near the family along and a the Chanklas and blues on Saturday with closest positions in their orbit (an event called a few choice artists, “perigee”), making the moon appear about 14% close to the lair. larger and up to 30% brighter.” There will be Terry’s wife Jo another blue moon on March 31 in case you’re Harvey treated us keeping score. Jo Harvey Allen recited to some West Texas wit and humor with poetry at the Museum Coming back to life… her poetry and his Live Music benefit last Thursday. two sons, Bale and I ran into Lee Harper, GM at the Back Porch, Art Fair w/ Stevie Start @ Shorty’s this week and we talked about the upcoming Michael Burtts @ tourist season. His band booker, Becky Hyden, Tonight Scuttlebutt’s got a bit of a late start this year waiting on the Oddfellas @ Rockit’s obvious and has been in heavy deliberation Thursday, February 1 Free Beer Band @ Sunday, February 11 with Lee as to what to expect come March Giggity’s Antone & All Stars @ 12 when the majority of Texas schools let Melissa Ann @ Giggity’s out for Spring Break. Becky tells me , “I Scuttlebutt’s John Eric @ Scuttlebutt’s have confirmed dates with Larry Joe Taylor, Ty Dietz @ House of Rock Thomas Michael Riley, Cruise Control, Jul John Eric, Johnny Kiser @ Monday, February 12 Brewster Street HAPPY Open Jam @ Giggity’s Somethin’ Silky @ Melissa Ann @ Rockit’s MARDIS Scuttlebutt’s Friday, February 2 Fat Tuesday, February 13 Chanklas @ Giggity’s GRAS! Miss Neesy & Earfood @ Carol Elliott (6-8) @ Tiki 132 W. Cotter St. Port A On the Waterfront Giggity’s Room at Giggity’s PA Rockers @ Port A Art Chris Saenz @ Center Scuttlebutt’s Lloyd Maines, Terri Hendrix, Joe Ely, Billy Snipes @ Scuttlebutt’s Culture Wars, Smash, Bukka Allen, Bale Allen Terry Allen, Open Mic @ House of Decadence @ House of Rock and Richard Bowden at 3rd Coast last Rock

Thursday. Photo by Gary Brandenberger. Spazmatics @ Brewster Valentines Day, February Street 14 Bukka, pulled double duty Clarissa Serna @ Rockit’s A sight for sore eyes... the Mustang and Mike Williams @ Giggity’s both as band leaders and PA Rockers @ Bernie’s Gentry’s sail boat are back where they’re Saturday, February 3 sidemen. Also, stellar fiddler Michael Burtts @ Terri Hendrix & Lloyd supposed to be. Richard Bowen didn’t miss Scuttlebutt’s Maines @ Third Coast a note all evening and was as G. Love & Special Sauce, Theater Ries Bros. @ House of comfortable as a reversible Mike O’Neill @ Giggity’s & The Chrome Wheels. “ And that, “I have Art Fair Rock jacket on stage. Also on Melissa Brooke @ faith it will all come together and we’ll have Open Mic @ Executive the bill with Terry Allen Scuttlebutt’s a stellar lineup this year!” Lee told me that he Feb 10 (1-5) Surf Club was Texas State Musician Edison @ House of Rock had been working on a fresh finish on all the Rick Pratt, Reckless Kelly @ Brewster Joe Ely (Lubbock, TX) Another Level @ Rockit’s tables and chairs and that the marina behind museum Street and Terri Hendrix (San Music by Stevie Start Woody’s is 90% repaired. In fact the Mustang curator and Sunday, February 4 Marcos, TX) who brought Thursday, February 15 and the Black Booty are back in their familiar celebrity piper. Antone & All Stars @ along the maestro picker, OPEN Till 2am • 823 Tarpon St. Port Aransas Melissa Ann @ spots, right beside Gentry Powell’s sail boat Giggity’s Lloyd Maines, who plays Scuttlebutt’s John Eric @ Scuttlebutt’s with the black mast. I’m hoping Captain Billy Free Beer Band @ Giggity’s Monday, February 5 Phillip Hand @ House of Open Jam @ Giggity’s Rock GIGGITY’S RESTAURANT & BAR Tori McClure @ Scuttlebutt’s Friday, February 16 Matt Hole @ Giggity’s LIVE MUSIC Tuesday February 6 LIVE MUSIC Chanklas Feb. 2 Carol Elliott (6-8) @ Tiki Paul Taylor @ Giggity’s Room at Giggity’s EVERY Mike O’Nea Feb. 3 Billy Snipes @ Songwriters Festival @ Scuttlebutt’s NIGHT Executive Surf Club Open Mic @ House of MARDIS GRAS PARTY Chris Saenz @ Scuttlebutt’s Rock HAIR BY Another Level @ Brewster

All You Can Eat FAT TUESDAY 2/13 Street Wednesday, February 7 APEX @ Rockit’s FRIED MISS NEESIE & EARFOOD Billy Snipes @ Giggity’s Swimming With Bears, FLOUNDER PA Rockers @ Bernie’s HEIDI Soap Boxers, Wings Over Everyday 11-7 Tori McClure @ 722 Tarpon, Port Aransas, TX at Trinity By the Sea Society @ House of Rock Scuttlebutt’s Damon Scott @ House of Trojan & Ave E. Saturday, February 17 Rock (512) 914-8846 Art Fari w/ Stevie Start @ Open Mic @ Executive Shorty’s Surf Club PORT A. PROUD Richard Leigh & Larry Joe Taylor @ Third Coast Thursday, February 8 Theater Dunes Danceland @ Todd Dorn @ Giggity’s Mustang Isle Episcopal Michael Burtts @ Conference Center Scuttlebutt’s Free Beer Band @ Myndfields @ Rockit’s Giggity’s Sparta, Columns @ House Magnus @ Scuttlebutt’s of Rock Holy Knives, Wings Over Songwriters Festival @ Society @ House of Rock Executive Surf Club Port A. Proud Robert Ray, Jade Marie Patek @ Brewster Street Treasure Island Sunday, February 18 Antone & All Stars @ Friday, February 9 Giggity’s The Groove @ Giggity’s FULL BAR & John Eric @ Scuttlebutt’s Carol Elliott (6-8) @ Tiki Expendables, Through Port Aransas Room at Giggity’s 14 TAPS the Roots, Pacific Dub @ Sing Along Piano Bar @ House of Rock Construction Brewster Street OPEN EVERY Songwriters Festival @ Chris Saenz @ Est. 1999 Executive Surf Club Scuttlebutt’s DAY AT 3 Residential/Commercial Oddfellas @ Rockit’s 315 N. Alister (361) 416-1020 treasureislandporta Saturday, February 10 (361) 453-0147 Ty Dietz @ Giggity’s Expert Computer Repairs The Gaff Now Open! Pizza Beer Darts Belt sander Races