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The voiceMoon of The Island since 1996 September 19, 2019 Weekly www.islandmoon.com FREE Around By the Numbers The Island Snoopy’s Sells! Port Aransas By Dale Rankin Marker 37 owner buys Padre Island’s oldest Tourism This is the time of year we Islanders Jeff Hentz, President/CEO of await the first hint of cool air Mustang Island/Port Aransas sweeping in from the north signaling and most iconic business Tourism Board and Chamber of the effective end of the hurricane Commerce, spoke to the Padre season. Once the first cool front By Dale Rankin Island Business Association lunch arrives from OTB our chances of a Padre Island's most iconic and on Thursday, September 12. Here hurricane are about the same as a tax are the numbers he quoted with cut. longest-running business is changing hands after forty years of operation. regards to the tourism industry in We've had a few squalls that washed Port Aransas. the sand off our cars and drove the Snoopy’s Pier owner and founder Ernie Buttler said this week he has 5.5 million Visitors to Port dogs crazy but all in all, it's been Aransas annually an uneventful hurricane season signed an agreement to sell the hereabouts. The tides have been venerable and successful business New Conference Center to Mitchell Kalogridis, owner of the winding their way to the dunes and 2,500 square-foot conference adjacent Marker 37 Marina. the OTB traffic has slowed a bit but center in the new conference the restaurants have been packed on “I’ve been doing this since I was center at Cinnamon Shore the weekends and the heat has let twenty-six,” Ernie said, “It’s time to South set to begin construction up. Things are rolling our way as hand it off to somebody else. Snoopy's is one of only four Landmark restaurants in the U.S. in early 2020 we say goodbye to Summer 2019 on Monday. “We are taking over an island 250 rooms – available at institution,” Kalogridis said. “It is Cinnamon Shore South after Island property value working and we are not going to construction change a thing.” In the last issue, we ran a number 700-2000 number of people placing the value of land on He said the current staff will be kept expected to attend conventions Padre Island at $2.2 billion. After in place once the final paperwork is in Port Aransas once the we published we received more done, which is expected within the conference center is open information. These values were next week. 1000 average per convention derived using the following criteria: The change of hands ends the forty- Properties with listed addresses that year run which began when Corliss Hurricane Harvey are physically on Padre Island and and Ernie Buttler bought Snoopy’s September 2017 physically within Corpus Christi Pier in 1979, opening its doors in city limits that were being taxed by 4500 overnight-stay rooms in 1980. the City of Corpus Christi as of tax 2016 (before Hurricane Harvey) year 2019. The numbers are: Market Ernie said the area under the John 55 percent of those rooms were value: $2,253,470,805, Appraised F. Kennedy Bridge was then a open in 2018 season (post value $2,248,906,133, Assessed shantytown and the building that Harvey) value $2,240,061,014. eventually became Snoopy’s Pier had been a bait stand and fishing pier since 10 percent of the overnight-stay FBISD meetings opening in 1959. The pier closed in rooms were available in 2018 The numbers showed that the Snoopy's cont. on A4 Ernie Buttler. Photo by Mary Craft 30 percent of retail stores and property value on Padre Island restaurants back open in 2018 makes up half of the total property season value in the Flour Bluff Independent Bid Opening on Park Road 22 New 80 percent of lodging currently School District of $4,285,748,687 back on-line (almost 4000 for 2019. So for Padre Island parents Water Exchange Bridge Delayed Development on rooms but many condominiums to have a line of communication still not ready) with the district Superintendent Dr. for the Fourth Time Lake Padre David Freeman has agreed to hold a 4 months – the number of monthly meeting with Island parents Bid on repairs to Whitecap bulkheads goes A Monterrey businessman is visitors in the last four months and the Island Moon is working to set working on plans for a development beat numbers for the same up a schedule and meeting place. If to city council October 15 straddling the canal on Leeward months in 2016 (pre-Harvery) readers have suggestions on when and Drive between Running Light and where to hold these gatherings please By Dale Rankin of money left from previous bond Granada Drive. The future projects and up to $4 million from let us know by emailing us at editor@ Two major Island projects are 8000 overnight-stay rooms in the Tax Increment Refinancing Zone islandmoon.com or on our Facebook making their way through the City of Port Aransas by 2005 page theislandmoonnewspaper. We #2 which captures property tax from Corpus Christi’s bidding process with 88 percent of visitors to Port would like to hold the first one in improvements inside the zone since construction scheduled to begin on Aransas come from Austin, San October. its inception in 2004. both by the end of the year. Antonio, Houston, and Dallas The first round of bidding in 2016 Tax hike at the city The first is the long-awaited Park resulted in a low bid of $11.5 million 24-62 year olds make up the Road 22 Water Exchange Bridge While we haven’t had a hurricane but construction was never begun large majority of visitors to Port which was approved by voters in this season we did the annual tax hike due to the lack of a guarantee from Aransas 2004 at $1.2 million. Bids on the at city hall this week as the council the landowners of the west side of the project went out in July with the first $60 million Texas has spent to approved an “Ordinance setting a bridge site, on Park Road 22/SPID Juan Carlos Calvi recently purchased bid opening scheduled for August 21, bring in interstate air carriers property tax rate of $0.646264 per halfway between Commodores Drive the land along Leeward Drive that then postponed until August 28, then $100 valuation which is effectively and Whitecap Boulevard, that they connects the lots on either side of September 18, and currently October a 6.55% increase over the effective would build the canal and bulkheads the canal which he has owned for 9. Sources at city hall and in the private tax rate that will require raising more connecting to the bridge. The canal several years. Calvi said this week he Saturday, September 21 sector with knowledge of the project revenue from property taxes than in on the Lake Padre side of the bridge plans to develop the property and is say the delay is due to minor design the FY 2018-2019 Operating Budget site has been in place for more than asking the public for suggestions on changes, soil testing, and an attempt Adopt a Beach in amount of $9,321,332, of which four years. what type of development to build. $4,198,157 represents property tax to bring the bring in close to the $12.5 The Facebook page for the project Fall Cleanup revenues of $0.02 per $100 valuation million current estimated cost. The The good news this week is that features this photo. Calvi said the to be used towards residential street latest round of bidding is the second owners of the land on the western project is in its early stages but he reconstruction.” That is one way of try at moving the project forward with approach, Axys Capital Management hopes to begin construction as soon This Weekend! saying that two cents for street work funding to come from a combination who bought the land at foreclosure as possible. The Annual Adopt-A-Beach was approved by voters in 2016 but Bids cont. on A4 Fall Cleanup is set for Saturday, the $5,123,175 on top of that is a tax September 21 at 31 locations along hike initiated by the council. the Texas Coast. Volunteers can sign A little Island history up at www.texasadoptabeach.org Waves concerts or show up on-site to take part in a We have three Music from the Moon fun-filled day of giving back to our Thirty-Nine Years Under the Bridge community and taking care of the concerts left in the season with the Editor’s note: Dale Patterson – doors. Imagine if you will…the next on Thursday, September 19 Texas coast. Registration begins at known by everyone as Pete from Island circa 1980. 8:30 a.m. Clean up will be from 9 when the Toman Brothers come in Snoopy’s Pier where he was the from San Antonio, then on October By Snoopy Pete (Dale Pete a.m. to 12 p.m. second employee and has worked Patterson) 17 Independent Thieves come to for going on four decades – moved Local sites town, and finally the Big Sendoff to The Island thirty-nine years I recently surpassed my thirty- will be the day after Thanksgiving, ago, arriving by sailboat from the ninth anniversary of setting foot North Padre Island/Padre Balli Friday, November 29 which will be West Coast and coming up through on Snoopy’s Pier – Memorial Park part of the La Posada Lighted Boat Day 1980 – on a small sailing the Panama Canal. When he Check-in: Padre Balli Park Office, Parade event which has the official vessel named with my friend and arrived he joined a merry colony 15820 Park Road 22 kickoff party the following Monday, of characters who literally lived fellow adventurer Roger Goode. December 2. The parade will be under the JFK Bridge. Half Acre, Contact: John Vaughn 361-779-0477 televised again this year on KIII and Dirt Ball Debbie, Carnival John, Only worm resided in a box John and Nanette Parramore were the [email protected] it will be here before you know it. and their friends would have done The area Under the Bridge original owners of Snoopy’s and Island Jim Needham—Surfrider Foundation james.needham@texasadoptabeach. Come out and hear some music, the John Steinbeck proud. So Pete sat not to mention The Island has lore has it that his daughter's dog was org shows are all free. In the meantime down and put pen to paper to give changed much. At the time named Snoopy. This photo is from the say hello if you see us Around The us some local Island flavor from habitation Under the Bridge was early 1970s. John Parramore was an Island. the year Snoopy’s Pier opened its early columnist for the Island Moon. History cont. on A4 Adopt cont. on A4 September 19, 2019 Island Moon A 2 Waves Resorts Hosts Pups in the Pools

PadreCelebrate Island National Seashore's 57th Birthday & National Public Lands Day Saturday, September 28 Padre Island National Seashore Education Center at the Malaquite Visitor Center 20420 Park Road 22, Corpus Christi, TX 78418

Join author Catherine Stier and a park ranger for 10 AM–1 PM | Kids crafts and activities 10 AM & 12 PM | Book readings 11 AM | Q&A and book signing

FREE event More photos by Jan Rankin on A7 for all ages. Earn a Junior Ranger badge!

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The Texas oil and natural gas industry pays and Granada streets off Leeward. Jay Gardner billions of dollars into our state's Permanent Mahalo (thanks), and aloha They are looking for suggestions Todd Hunter School Fund and Permanent University Fund. John R. Meadows, LCDR, USN(RET), Corpus for what the community would like. Dotson Lewis The Permanent School Fund is the nation’s Christi You can find a survey on their June Dr. Tom Dorrell largest educational endowment and is valued at th over $44 billion - money that will be available 24 post on their Facebook page. See Ronnie Narmour story on the front page of this issue. Brent Rourk for our state's public schools in perpetuity. And Doorbells using the money generated by Texas oil and Hi, Photographers natural gas production, the University of Texas The Holiday Inn will no longer Miles Merwin (Emeritus) at Austin is offering free tuition to students with I wanted to give you a heads up that your local police department has entered into a partnership have two ways to access it from the Debbie Noble a family income of less than $65,000 starting next year. with Amazon’s surveillance enabled doorbell seawall. A fence has been put across Jan Rankin product, Ring. the stairs leading to the showers. Mary Craft The Texas oil and natural gas industry also pays millions of dollars each year in property taxes to The Washington Post revealed that there Ronnie Narmour school districts. In some communities, the oil are more than 400 of these Amazon-police Office Security/Spillage Control (Emeritus) and natural gas share of the school districts’ tax partnerships in cities and counties throughout the country, and as far as we can tell, most Riley P. Dog base tops 70, 80, even 90 percent. This money is used to enhance learning, upgrade equipment, of the were entered into without any debate and hire and retain the best teachers. or approval from local elected officials like mayors and city councils. Several local elected Beyond tax dollars and royalty payments, the officials we’ve contacted were not even aware oil and natural gas industry is investing time, of partnerships in their district. talent and resources in Texas schools, students and teachers through innovative programs and We just wanted to make sure you knew this was partnerships aimed at providing a state-of-the- happening in your city and encourage you to art education for the next generation of Texans. reach out to your local elected officials like the mayor or city council to find if they're aware of The CITGO Innovation Academy for the partnership and if they plan to review it. As a The Toman Brothers will be at Engineering, Environmental & Marine Science part of these partnerships, the police department the Waves Resort on Thursday, at Moody High School in Corpus Christi markets Amazon’s surveillance technology and September 19th 6 – 9 pm. They play a Publisher creates a rigorous four-year college preparatory in turn, Amazon gives police a seamless process mix of classic rock and country. Dale Rankin program that includes upper-level engineering, for requesting and storing unlimited footage, mathematics and science courses, with the goal About the Island Moon giving them a literal eye inside residents' homes The Port Aransas Conservancy The Island Moon is published every Thursday, Dale of graduating students who are college or career and the surrounding area. Rankin, Editor / Publisher. ready. will hold a free concert at the Patsy This partnership poses a threat to privacy rights Jones Amphitheater in Roberts Point Total circulation is 10,000 copies. Distribution includes The Texas A&M-Chevron Engineering and civil liberties. From enabling racial profiling delivery to 4,000 Island homes, free distribution of 3,000 Park on Sunday, September 22, at 4 copies in over 50 Padre Island businesses and condos, Academies, available at four two-year colleges to coaching police department on selling as well as 600 copies distributed in Flour Bluff, 1,400 in Texas, allow students to remain close to Amazon products to the lack of oversight in how p.m. The event is a fundraiser and copies on Mustang Island and Port Aransas businesses. home for the first two years of their studies police departments and Amazon employees use will feature a silent auction and raffle. News articles, photos, display ads, classified ads, while putting them on a path toward a four- the footage, there is widespread criticism and The bands include Los Fabulous, The payments, etc. may be left at the Moon Office. year engineering degree from Texas A&M response about the impacts of this partnership. Chanklas, James Derkits, and Carol University. The program, seeded by a $5 million The Island Moon Newspaper gift from Chevron, has been lauded for its The American Civil Liberties Union and the Elliott. Electronic Frontier Foundation wrote blog 14646 Compass, Suite 3 potential impact on underserved communities Developer Alex Harris is building and the number of STEM degrees awarded in posts, Fight for the Future launched a petition Corpus Christi, TX 78418 our state and for the affordability it offers many campaign, The Morning Association released a 61 unit townhome project with a a statement calling the partnership “troubling,” private yacht club and 25 boat slips 361-949-7700 first-generation college students. The program has expanded to include several more two-year and Senator Ed Markey sent a letter directly to located on Aruba at Leeward. There [email protected] colleges and brought on additional industry Jeff Bezos listing concerns and questions about will be 2, 3 and 4 bedroom units. partners including Concho Resources. the partnerships. Additionally, the Washington Facebook: The Island Moon Newspaper Post and the Information reported on the fact ABC Dancin’ Ballroom and Exxon has been a consistent advocate of STEM that Amazon has not been upfront about its Country dance sessions are held education, having contributed $1.25 billion to intentions to integrate facial recognition into education programs worldwide since 2000. In Ring’s surveillance technology. every Wednesday 7 – 9 pm at the Texas, Exxon champions numerous programs Waves Resort. The cost is $45 for the that aim to inspire and prepare students for a Sincerely, six weeks of lessons or $15 drop in Where to Find The career in the energy industry, including STEM Evan Greer | Fight for the Future fee. camps, professional development camps Island Moon for STEM teachers and "Introduce a Girl to Sunday Night Football will be Engineering" events. Harbor Island shown on the big screen at the Waves Hi Dale, From the Panhandle to the Gulf Coast, Texas Resort. The La Rams take on the Port North oil and natural gas companies are steadfast Could you please include, as part of reporting Cleveland Browns at 7:20 pm. Drink Aransas Padre partners in efforts to expand and improve about the Harbor Island development, a map specials start at 6:30pm. Gulf Stream RV STEM programs. These efforts are critical or graphic showing the relevant properties All Stripes Stores because data shows that not enough students and facility locations? For instance, where The Annual Adopt-A-Beach Pioneer RV Black Sheep/ are pursuing STEM careers to meet the oil and on Harbor Island are they proposing to dock Fall Cleanup is set for Saturday, the ships and where would they turn the ships Stripes on 1A Barrel natural gas industry's workforce needs. The September 21st 9 am – 1 pm. industry will need to hire nearly 1.9 million oil around? What is the area that is included in the My Coastal Home CVS and natural gas workers between 2015 and 2035 marina lease? I am remembering that at times Volunteers can sign up at their web WB Liquor Store Dollar General so expanding STEM education opportunities is of high traffic the state directs traffic coming to site. will be critical to keep Texas competitive. the ferry down a turn around on that land around Island Wine Room Whataburger the marina to help get more cars off the street The Cartagena boat ramp should As the Texas oil and natural gas industry grows Kody’s while they wait. Is that included as well? be opening beck up this weekend. Doc’s Restaurant to meet the energy demands of our state and Coffee Waves Snoopy’s Pier nation, so does the need for future generations When will the Port’s request for an injunction The Litter Critter will be at Briscoe be heard by a Judge? Moby Dicks to fill the jobs that will drive continued growth. Pavilion On Saturday, September Isle Mail N More Through high-quality, hands-on educational Thanks for keeping us informed. 21st 9 am - 1 pm. IGA opportunities, Texas oil and natural gas Island Italian Russell Lipe Treasure Island Brooklyn Pie Co. Ms. Woody’s Automotive Ace Hardware Port A Glass Studio Holiday Inn San Juan’s Restaurant Texas Star (Shell) Wash Tub Jesse’s Liquor Woody’s Sports Scuttlebutt’s Center Restaurant Back Porch Bar Subway Shorty’s Place Island Tire Fisherman’s Wharf Padre Pizzeria Giggity’s And all Moon Gratitude retail advertisers The Gaff WB Liquor Trinity By the Sea Episcopal Flour Bluff H.E.B. Whataburger on Waldron Ethyl Everly Senior Center Fire Station Editor’s note: This graphic shows where the slips for the Very Large Crude Carriers would be located. The turning basin will be Police Station located in the adjacent water. Stripes on Flour The area where the cars line up for the ferries are in Roberts Point Park. That area is owned by the Port of Corpus Christi but is not Bluff & SPID included in the area covered by the marina lease. As of this writing no date has been set for a hearing on the request by the port for an injunction to block the resolution by the City of Port Aransas to halt development on Harbor Island September 19, 2019 Island Moon A 4 History cont. from A1 Snoopy's cont. from A1 a smattering of colorful people with colorful home until enough success for the businesses names; Half Acre (so big his shadow cast a half allowed them to build a home on land, or at least acre), Captain Krunch, Carnival John, Caption on an island in the Gulf of Mexico. Kirk, Drunken Deacon, and Dirt Ball Debbie (300 pounds in a white bubba boots with a 100 New buildings and new people pound G-string), Worm, residing in an old walk- The layout of the building and businesses in cooler box. Only Worm resided in a box, the Under the Bridge was strikingly different. rest were more conventional, living in campers, Marker 37 and Scoopy’s Veranda were not trailers, attics, and sailboats. even thought of. That area was a spit of sand Small push boats plied the waters of the everyone simply called The Point. Intracoastal for bait and table shrimp. Others Just north of Snoopy’s – where Doc’s is now also; Solma and Rama with their three- located - was Rainbow Bait Stand presided legged dog and Cosmo conducting business at over by Tom Wait out of Dallas. Red Dot Bait Snoopy’s. I’ve forgotten a few, but it’s been a Stand was just further north – now the vacant few decades. lot between Doc’s and The Bridge. Red Dot The shark fishing association would hold had been founded by Acie Kimbral and later impromptu meetings around the fireplace at moved to its present location at the Humble Snoopy's. The shark pole was in the middle Channel by Freddie Edgeman. Clem’s was there of the sandy parking lot to measure and then and still is Under the Bridge and under weigh the behemoths. There was a pool table, the leadership of the Goelke family. Between jukebox, and pinball machines also. Occasional Clem’s and the Coastways, there was once the entertainment was provided by Baldemar Garza Intracoastal Café presided over by John Green. Huerta (also known as El Bebob Kid, Scotty Arguably the best-known landmark of the day Wayne, Eddie Con Los Shades, and Freddie The Coastway Bait Stand was founded by Louis Fender). Rawalt in 1957. Louis, although long gone, still Little incidents come to mind, like Half holds the Texas state record for Snook – over Ernie after Harvey. Acre coming in to borrow a dime for the fifty pounds! Many of his artifacts from his many years of beachcombing remained on display by 1972 and Westinghouse bought the building payphone. Half was known to be a pest for leading to both. borrowing change. After several denials, Paul his son Charlie until the reconstruction of the turning it into a clubhouse and sales office for would eventually ask, "Why?" "Because my new Coastways in the mid-80’s. A little known prospective buyers of Island real estate. When “Everything that’s here I built myself,” Ernie camper's on fire, replied Half. The volunteer fact is that Louis Rawalt taught Frenchie the Westinghouse sold its Island holdings the said. Beachcomber how to do just that. Billings Bait building sat vacant until the Buttlers bought it fire department could not save his camper! The Buttlers sold Marker 37 several years Stand also a landmark, remains today with in 1979. Pobresito! The location of his camper is still ago but kept adding on to Snoopy’s Pier even Little Gene. marked by the mesquite tree in the Marker 37 after severe damage by two hurricanes, adding parking lot. It was referred to at the time as Half Thirty-year oil spills Scoopy’s sandwich and ice cream shop eight Acre Heights. years ago. Every thirty years or so there seems to be a Then there was the night Jody Reeser shot out massive oil well blowout in the Gulf. My two “I’m a low key guy,” Ernie said. “I don’t go the spotlight of the N.L. Fox with a Thompson sailing partners and I experienced the first one around telling people who I am, but no matter submachine gun for pushing his barge to fast in 1979 in Campeche. The Ixtoc I well blew what city I go to in Texas somebody comes up to and leaving a wake so big the waves threatened only a few days after our arrival. We lingered in me and tells me how much they like Snoopy’s. his cement hull sailboat which was banked the area (Isla del Carmen) for a couple weeks, It seems like everyone knows about Snoopy’s.” on the Intracoastal and accessible by a 2 x12 having made friends with a crew boat captain gangplank. It felt a bit like the Wild West that working for Jackson Marine out of Louisiana. night. Ixtoc I was owned by twice Governor of Texas Jody eventually set sail in his cement boat and Bill Clements and spewed raw crude for about died in Guatemala after vaccinating some of nine months as I recall. I have recently read the populace against diseases. Such were my that the total was 149 million gallons. If you’ve Ernie rebuilding after Hurricane Harvey. friends and acquaintances Under the Bridge. never seen raw crude on the surface of the Gulf Fellow trolls all if you will! Most have either it’s ugly!!! The oil was floating in pancake sized “We had to get help and clean out the shacks passed on or moved on. globules clustered in spoil island sized patches. down there,” Ernie said this week. “The place Still a few survivors We happened to hit some weather and had to was a knife and gun club.” hove to for thirty hours with all hands below for Before founding Snoopy's Ernie was a I would like to mention some who are still fear of slipping off the slippery decks. commercial fisherman. He said the name that Under the Bridge or recently departed. Robert is now so synonymous with Padre Island came Morris (deceased – however I heard of a sighting Eventually, we outdistanced it only to witness it about by accident. in New Jersey 1 ½ hours after his passing; again months later in Port Isabel. We had made landfall there on July 2nd, 1979. By August it The first customers when Snoopy's Delbert Smith, residing and maintaining Da reopend after Hurricane Harvey. Boathouse; Billy Sandifer for whom I felt a was smearing South Texas beaches. special kinship for more reasons than one. And Reagan was president and had declared a of course my close friend for half my life Paul disaster to hire oil spill cleanup companies to That includes a woman who has celebrated Jones! (Who left The Island for Des Moines clean the mess. My aforementioned sailing each of her 32 birthdays at Snoopy’s and after his houseboat was destroyed by Hurricane partner Roger Goode was one of Universal families who make Snoopy’s a regular stop on Harvey). Engineering’s first hires. His first day on the their visits to Padre Island. Snoopy’s Pier is now Other longtime Island residents from those job was shoveling oil-laden sand into a front one of only four Landmark Restaurants in the days; Steve Chisholm, to my knowledge end loader. Within a week UE had noticed his United States. the longest resident of The Island and first potential and promoted him. By March of 1980, “We’ve been considering selling Snoopy’s for member of the County Club; Bill and Mable he had opened a branch office in Corpus on several years,” Ernie said this week. “We’ve got Blankenship, Karen Easton, Donna Testa, Greg Beacon Street and UE is now known a Miller it back up to speed after Harvey with a great and Debbie Boss, and of course Ernie and Environmental. staff in place and we had our biggest day ever Corky (Corliss) Buttler from Snoopy’s. In the process, Roger had met Ernie and Snoppy's has been active in taking our recently when Mitchell had a big concert at secured a slip for The Blowin’ Town. We sailed Wounded Warriors fishing for several Marker 37 so it made perfect sense to hand it Comes a change the boat up on Memorial Day in 1980. It was the years. over to him.” In August of 1980 things began to change. first time I’d ever set foot in Corpus Christi and Kalogridis said he plans to add some decking Hurricane Alan had just passed through. One it was at Snoopy’s Pier. “When we took it over there was an old sign and a walkway to connect Snoopy’s and Marker night Half said, “There’s a new sheriff in So indirectly Ixtoc I was responsible for my that was fifty-eight feet long with letters eight- 37. The City of Corpus Christi is currently in the town.” The shark pole was chainsawed down, arrival at Snoopy’s thirty-nine years ago. The feet high that said ‘Snoopy’s,’ and so we thought design phase for $1.5 million in bond money to the pool table and jukebox soon followed. The Deep Horizon blowout was much deeper and why build a new sign when we already had upgrade the area near the bridge. entertainment of the pinball machines lasted a closer to home and caused greater damage. My one,” Ernie said. “We just added Pier later on.” bit longer. “In twenty years this area is going to be our heart sickens at the thought of those people Over the years Ernie added much more than version of Kemah,” Ernie said. “This is the front Ernie and Corky were taking care of business, it effected. It brings to mind how the North “Pier” to the name. He also built the actual pier porch of Padre Island.” aided by Snoopy Paul (Jones), their first hire! American Indians must have felt when they himself, and the building, and the parking lot, Even though arriving in 1980 I did not meet viewed their slaughtered bison on the prairies. It’s a porch that wouldn’t exist without the and the marina, and Marker 37, and the street Buttlers and Snoopy’s Pier. Ernie until the end of January 1981. Hurricane I have tried to live as a castaway for a time but Alan had chased me to Colorado and Michigan the world has enveloped me. Much remains at before I could return to The Island and The stake for a marooned sailor living Under the Bids cont. from A1 Blowin’ Town. Bridge for thirty-nine years. auction in 2018, said this week they have Adopt cont. from A1 finished design drawings for the 2500-foot canal Ernie and Corky were very busy with two Padre Island National Seashore daughters Tasha and Ande aged 2 and 3, new and bulkheads and have obtained a building businesses, and dealing with the likes of the Pets for Vets Special permit from the city and they expect to begin Check-in: Malaquite Visitor Center, 20420 Trolls not to mention Bandidos. The Bandidos construction on the canal by late 2019, about Park Rd 22 the same time as the bridge work is expected M.C. were an interesting bunch. They were Event Scheduled For Contact: Charles “Chuck” Lassiter 361- to begin. known to occupy the barstools of the old 949-8068 361-949-8069 chuck.lassiter@ country. The barstools of the day were old cutoff Corpus Christi The final design for the bridge calls for a texasadoptabeach.org creosol pilings. If you had the only one with the The Corpus Christi Vet Center and Corpus center arch covering a 48-foot span with 14 feet boat cushion you were in tall cotton! I need to Packery Flats Christi Animal Care Services are holding a Pets of clearance above the waterline of the canal. say the Bandidos were always very gentlemanly for Vets event on Friday, September 20, from Two adjacent arches will cover 36 feet each Check-in: Parking lot off Hwy 361, on when occupying those old barstools. Perhaps 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. at Corpus Christi Animal with 9 and one-half feet of clearance each with Mustang Island near the Packery Channel the demure Corliss Buttler defused them. Care Services facility located at 2626 Holly sidewalks for pedestrians and golf carts. Contact: Jace Tunnell, Coastal Bays They always respected Corky! A few curious Road. The plans call for the three arches that make Foundation 361-244-8665, jace.tunnell@ fellows were hanging out on the backside of up the bridge to be pre-cast concrete resting texasadoptabeach.org the fireplace. At that time Ernie might be down The purpose of the special event is to pair on drilled shaft supports and seeking a second the bay fishing and shrimping for two or three screened animals with Veterans with an Mustang Island State Park supplier for the arches to lower price is part of weeks at a time. adoption fee of $22. Fee includes (spay/neuter Check-in: Park Headquarters Parking Lot, ,tags ,shots) as well as training to handle the the delay, according to city sources. The walls By late January 1981 Ernie, Corky, and the 17047 State Hwy 361 dogs. of the canal are lined with sheet piling and the girls were moving closer to the business. Ernie channel floor is lined with concrete to prevent Contact: Eric Ehrlich 361-749-5246 eric. and Junior Vannoy, Sidney’s older brother, were For more information contact Guillermo erosion. [email protected] hand constructing a houseboat they would make Hernandez, Corpus Christi Vet Center Outreach Specialist at 361-854-9961. Data provided by the Texas Department of Port Aransas Transportation included in the bid package shows average daily traffic over the site where Check-in: Avenue G at the beach the bridge is located at 23,900 vehicles in 2012, Contact: Shannon Solimine 512-574-9191 36,100 by 2032, and 40,800 vehicles by 2042. Shannon.solimine@texasadoptabeach. Of those vehicles 4.9% are trucks. The contract org Angie Huckabay 361-500-7642 angie. calls for Liquidated Damages of $800 per day if [email protected] the project goes over the timeline in the contact which begins within 240 days of awarding the San Jose Island bid. Check-in: Check-in at Fisherman's Wharf Axys Capital Management and International for people ferry, 900 Tarpon Street Contact: Bank of Commerce bought the 70 acres of land Shannon Solimine 512-574-9191 Shannon. between the existing Island canal system and [email protected] Angie the bridge site at auction last year. Huckabay 361-500-7642 angie.huckabay@ texasadoptabeach.org Whitecap Bulkheads Baffin Bay In a second and unrelated project, a low bid of $1.6 million has been awarded to repair Check-in: Kaufer-Hubert Park, FM 628 and refurbish the bulkheads around the vacant Contact: Letty Couch 361-522-9861 letty. land adjacent to the Padre Island Yacht Club [email protected] and Whitecap Wastewater Treatment Plan at Port Mansfield the west end of the Whitecap Boulevard. The name of the low bidder will be announced when Check-in: Laguna Point Park, 1238 South the project goes to the city council on Tuesday, Port Drive October 15 for final approval. The project has Contact: Robin Flores 361-790-6792 robin. caused a delay in work on the Riley P. Dog Park [email protected] also planned at the site. Aransas Pass/Redfish Bay Check-in: Lighthouse Lakes Park, 4 miles east of Aransas Pass on Hwy 361 Contact: Richard Gonzales 361-779-7351 [email protected] This bamboo raft washed up just norht of Port Royal this week. No castaways were spotted. Photo by Coach and Wife Cindy. September 19, 2019 Island Moon A 5

Island Animal Obituary Tides of the Week After a Nineteen-Year Run Princess Goes Tides for Bob Hall Pier September 19 - September 26 Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time Moon to Cat Heaven /Low Time in Feet Sunset Visible Th 19 Low 12:21 PM 0.5 7:16 AM Set 11:56 AM 81 (At least we think so, she could be ornery) 19 High 9:09 PM 1.8 7:29 PM Rise 11:05 PM Editor’s note: We are starting a new feature Riley P. that were left. Once again Princess F 20 Low 1:08 PM 0.4 7:16 AM Set 12:53 PM 73 in the Island Moon to honor Island pets revolted against relocation and hid under the who pass on to the Great Beyond. If you back steps of her house on Cartagena Street 20 High 10:49 PM 1.9 7:28 PM Rise 11:49 PM lose a family pet and want to feature them leaving her humans puzzled as to how to Sa 21 Low 2:05 PM 0.3 7:17 AM Set 1:51 PM 63 in the Moon send the information to editor@ remove her. Attempts to encourage her to islandmoon.com. come out by spraying her with a water hose 21 7:27 PM were met with failure leaving nothing but Su 22 High 12:25 AM 2.1 7:17 AM Rise 12:39 AM 53 The Nine Lives of Princess the Cat a wet cat under the steps much yelling by 22 Low 3:13 PM 0.2 7:26 PM Set 2:50 PM human number two. Once and again food was employed as bait and eventually, she M 23 High 1:27 AM 2.2 7:18 AM Rise 1:35 AM 42 moved to a condo on the main Island canal 23 Low 4:28 PM 0.2 7:25 PM Set 3:47 PM which was the favorite abode of her long and eventful life. Tu 24 High 2:13 AM 2.2 7:18 AM Rise 2:36 AM 32 24 Low 5:44 PM 0.2 7:23 PM Set 4:41 PM Eight W 25 High 2:48 AM 2.2 7:19 AM Rise 3:42 AM 21 She became a bit of an outdoor cat when she discovered that she could exit the sliding door 25 Low 6:55 PM 0.2 7:22 PM Set 5:31 PM on the upstairs patio and make her way along Th 26 High 3:15 AM 2.1 7:19 AM Rise 4:49 AM 12 the roofline then announce her presence with a slew of mewing before launching herself 26 Low 9:15 AM 1.6 7:21 PM Set 6:17 PM to the rail of the lower patio some ten feet 26 High 12:05 PM 1.7 below. Some say it was her finest hour. It was 26 Low 8:02 PM 0.3 here that she witnessed the fool heartedness of Riley P. Dog who while chasing a stray cat from the neighborhood failed to negotiate a quick turn and splashed into the canal where Princess that Cat ended her nineteen year his human had to retrieve him with much run in the Rankin household this week when sound and fury while cutting his bare feet on she used up the last of her nine lives. But she the barnacled bulkhead. While she never said used them every one. so directly she seemed to find that funny. One It was here that Princess ushered out her eighth life in a most spectacular fashion. Her first life began with some trepidation One evening, while mewing to call attention as her first human kept her and her mother to her upcoming flight from the roofline to in a dorm room at Texas State University in the rail below, her proclamations caught San Marcos where cats were not allowed, the attention of a circling owl. Just as she spending most of her day locked in a dark launched herself off the roof the owl made closet to avoid detection. It left some his move. He came swooping in silently out emotional scars. of the dark sky to turn the flying Princess Two into his dinner. His silent arrival was soon punctuated by screams of Princess' human Soon enough they were discovered and both who began screaming, "An owl carried off moved to San Antonio where they became the cat! An owl carried off the cat!" house cats. Both were albino cats and they liked the warmth of the sunlight through Not knowing what else to do one human the window as they slept. They lived there began driving around the neighborhood for many years and their second lives were looking skyward for an owl carrying a cat sedentary and entirely indoors, a trend that in its claws. After several hours Princess Princess continued through seven more lives. exited her lair under the deck where she had Ask Ralph run after escaping the clutches of the owl Three and dashed into an upstairs closet where she Employee Empowerment Then in her third life, Princess and her mother remained for several days taking her meals moved to Longview along with Riley P. Dog there and using the upstairs deck as her By Ralph Coker who joined the clan after a thunderstorm left temporary sandbox while taking care to keep Q. Does employee a software design business. The work is him running loose in Olmos Park beginning a roof over her head lest the owl return. But empowerment and freedom done in individual or team projects. Each a wary truce between cat and dog that lasted she had the last laugh on the owl as his attack make a more successful project progresses on its own schedule and for more than a decade. They didn’t like had sent him spinning into the canal where business? doesn't have to be coordinated with other Longview much as the dogs were mean and he was discovered the next day waterlogged projects. That type of business doesn't need and clinging to the bulkhead where he was A. Each business needs to decide the it rained a lot. A mean human poisoned Riley a lot of managers to do the planning, make P. but he survived to be trained by the cats rescued and set loose to try again. best blend of employee empowerment and decisions, allocate resources of money and freedom as opposed to the older carrot and to leave them alone and only eat their food Nine labor, communicate, coordinate, collaborate, when the humans were not around. stick approach. The right balance depends schedule, monitor progress, expedite, follow Her ninth and final life was spent in peace on the nature of the business and of its up, trouble shoot and solve problems. Some Four as Princess saw the demise of her mother and employees. businesses are like this example. Her fourth life was short but eventful when Riley P. Dog both of whom departed their If the business's tasks involve individual The skill and education level of the Princess sensed that change was in the air mortal coils and she welcomed the arrival of employees working on individual projects employees is important in deciding the degree as movers showed up and started loading her final animal companion Lizzy the dog. with little coordination, communication of employee empowerment and freedom. furniture into a big truck. Princess escaped Princess’ final year was lived primarily on and collaboration required with other Highly skilled and educated workers like through the backdoor and was the subject of the couch where she could be found basking employees, a management system of engineers and software designers know how a protracted search for her whereabouts until under the warmth of a lamp whose light never employee empowerment and freedom to do their project assignments with limited she was discovered hiding in a hole under faded. Her hearing eventually gave way and would work well. However, if the business's supervision and a lot of freedom to decide the house where the space was too small for she became very talkative in her dotage often tasks require a great deal of coordination, how to do the work. Lower skilled and less a human to go. Her humans puzzled over continuing to speak well after she ran out of communication, collaboration and team educated workers would usually need more how to retrieve her and a suggestion by one anything much to say. Cats and humans both work between employees to accomplish the supervision. human that a lit firecracker under the house can be funny that way. Christmas was her business objective, employee empowerment might persuade her to run into a waiting dip favorite time of year as she liked the lights on and freedom would not work well. In fact, it Employee experience level and turnover the tree and the softness of the white skirt at determines the level of employee net was met with hardy skepticism by her probably would result in chaos. second human and she was left to her own the bottom where she spent many a holiday empowerment and freedom. An experienced season well camouflaged. A good example of when employee long tenured employee is more capable of devices under the house in Longview while empowerment and freedom would not work is working with less supervision and more her humans moved to Austin without her. She went to join Old Deuteronomy this an aircraft carrier crew. An aircraft carrier has empowerment and freedom. They know Eventually, she was lured into a waiting week still bearing the scars of six owl claws a crew of about 4,000. It has a single mission what needs to be done and also know the raccoon trap by a can of cat food and her on her back and with a heck of an owl story and objective. To accomplish that mission, company's business. humans had to make the trek from Austin to tell her fellow felines. The remains of her each crew member has a function that must back to Longview to retrieve her even after time on this earth now reside in a wooden be performed in a specific way. There is no Most good business practices must be they had departed Longview pledging never box that still basks in the warmth of the lamp time for crew members to get together, debate adapted to the individual business's nature, to return. which gave her comfort for so many years and decide what to do and how to do it. Many needs and situation. and wonders where she went. Five businesses are a lot like an aircraft carrier. Bio: Ralph Coker volunteers with SCORE. A good example of where empowerment In her fifth life in Austin Princess was and freedom would work well would be joined by Mr. Big, a stray tabby who was the leader of the pack, and Ditch Kitty so named because she lived in a ditch in Longview until she made the move to Austin. Austin was not kind to the house’s cat population as two cats Taco Fest Draws Island Diners were killed by canines; one ugly dog from down the street and a coyote who got Mr. Big. Six Her cat box is gone now but the dog still Her sixth life was lived back where she guards the food bowl waiting to growl at the started in San Antonio and was very pleasant cat who liked to join her at the water bowl for as she and her mother had their own room a growling and mewing contest, not knowing upstairs where no one bothered them much. that the last of Princess’ nine lives has been It was a time of peace and calm and both cats used up. But her journey from a dark closet put on a little weight as cats sometimes do. in San Marcos to a flying owl on The Island Seven was a good one. Her seventh life was lived on Padre Island Princess has left The Island. where she moved with her humans, her We would like to offer special Thank You to mother, Riley P. Dog, and two cats who the staff at the Island Animal Clinic in Port joined the Movable Feast along the way. But Aransas for their compassion on her final the canines once again intervened and soon day. enough it was only the two albino cats and Dale Rankin

Omar Arellano, a chef at Rock N Roll Sushi and Gail Huesmann from Black Marlin were judges at the downtown Que Bueno Taco Fest on Saturday. They sampled tacos from 13 different places to find the best in every category. Also part of the festivities Send Letters and Photos to were a chihuahua decorating contest, live music, local market, [email protected] and lots and lots of tacos. Photos by Debbie Noble. and follow us on Facebook: The Island Moon Newspaper A6 Island Moon September 19, 2019 Senior Moments Anecdotingly Fire Control Chief Lauren Bruner & It’s Her Party... His Shipmates Assuming We Can Figure Out the Date By Dotson Lewis By Abigail Bair Special to the Island Moon As a pretend journalist, I regarded all this I don’t know when my mother’s birthday is. information as coming from unreliable sources Dotson’s Note: Thanks to The National in eight more battles against the Japanese, There. I said it. and took a deeper dive into the “Rabbit Hole of Museum of the United States Navy for many including Coghlan’s heroic charge against a In my defense, I do know that it’s on an odd- Truth and Small Cakes Which You Should Not of the facts contained in this report and to superior Japanese force in what was almost the numbered day (probably somewhere in the Eat Despite Instruction to the Contrary.” Johans Chavarro, Monee Cottman and Lewis disastrous Battle of the Komandorski Islands teens)in September. I bravely asked Mom via text message. Hunsaker, US Navy, for the photos. in the frigid Bering. He finished the war as a fire control chief on Coghlan, steaming into Every year my experience of the ninth month I got nothing in return but silence so tense even Nagasaki harbor only days after the atomic begins with a moment of intense panic. the crickets shut up for a change. bomb explosion. “Oh crap! It’s September again! Mom’s Dad replied to my Facebook query with a very Although Bruner never received an award for birthday is coming up! But when? Arrrgh.” exact date which included the year. This seemed valor, he was a hero, with an indomitable will My process of elimination gets stranger each like it might be a more plausible solution. to not only survive, but to return to the fight and year. This year, I advanced the argument that However, one year, the G.P. and I forgot see it through to the end. He never considered the Rev’s birthday couldn’t possibly be on Mom’s birthday so thoroughly that we had to himself a hero; like so many of his generation in September 11th because then we’d remember it. shop last-minute for gifts and a cake. She got that war, he believed he was just doing his duty “But,” my brain continued, “what if it is on the some magazines and a Bic grill lighter from the and for many years he never talked about it to gas station. Her birthday cake was a pizza. anyone—he was haunted by the horrors of what 11th and we DON’T remember it because of the he had seen at Pearl Harbor. other thing. AHHHHHHH!” One would think that would cause the Rev to Every year, I turn to the internet for help. have a more vested interest in us remembering Nevertheless, Bruner and Stratton fought her birthday, but when the Rev digs her heels in, persistently for many years to have a medal Above, Pearl Harbor, December 7, 2014; The Rev doesn’t have her date of birth listed on they stay dug. awarded to the man who saved their lives life Facebook. She is not a vain woman, so I’m pretty four of the then nine remaining USS Arizona at Pearl Harbor, BM 2/C Joseph George. It’s Panic was setting in. I decided that since the survivors, Donald Stratton, left, Louis Conter, sure she left that field blank simply because she a long story of classic bureaucracy, but their gets a lot of enjoyment out of watching the G.P., online consensus was the 19th, I’d just go with John Anderson, and Lauren Bruner, toast in effort finally came to fruition on December 7, that. honor of fallen shipmates and service members the Brovarian (my brother Josh who lives in 2017, when the family of Joseph George was Germany), and myself struggle to figure out the Then, early one morning, Mom rang my of the Dec. 7, 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl presented with a posthumous Bronze Star with Harbor aboard the USS Arizona Memorial at true date of her “special day.” doorbell. I let her in, and she sat down on my Combat “V” device for valor. Many believe, white couch. Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. These four that in the chaos of the disaster of Pearl Harbor, This year, the internet was not amused. Pearl Harbor survivors announced that 2014’s there were many hundreds of cases of extreme “Didn’t we just do this last year,” asked my “I need to tell you something,” she said, USS Arizona Reunion Association ceremony to valor by Sailors that went unrecognized. friend Wooz, who remembered the thread but dramatically. be the final of its kind. The final toast symbolized not the date. the brotherhood and sacrifice of the day of the This was a unique case where there were still “What Mom?” I replied, as my anxiety painted attack on Pearl Harbor what was then 73 years two living witnesses, and a written statement mental pictures of the torture she was going ago. More than 2,500 guests, including Pearl found in the archives from Vestal’s commanding to inflict upon me because I forgot when her Harbor survivors and other veterans, attended officer Cassin Young. Young was awarded a birthday was…again. the National Park Service and U.S. Navy-hosted Medal of Honor for his actions at Pearl Harbor “For my birthday this year, I want a three-quart joint memorial ceremony at the World War II and killed in action at Guadalcanal in command Instantpot. Don’t get a six-quart one. I already Valor in the Pacific National Monument. of USS San Francisco, which made the award have one of those. THREE QUARTS. They justifiable and representative of so many others used to have them at HEB, but they’re sold out.” Navy Hero, Fire Control Chief Lauren who never received one. Bruner Passes “I GOT YOU!” I crowed in my head, thinking In recent years, Stratton and Bruner finally were that if she wanted her gift, she’d be forced to tell Sadly, Fire Control Chief Petty Officer Lauren able to put their experiences onto paper. Both me when her birthday was. Fay Bruner passed away on September 10, books are excellent reads. Stratton’s, “All the 2019, a couple months shy of his 99th birthday. Gallant Men” describes the valor of many who “So…what day is your birthday, Mom?” fought back on that day. Bruner’s “Second to “You don’t know?” she teased. the Last to Leave the USS Arizona,” is generally “Is it the 19th?” said to be the most brutally honest description of the ghastly effects of naval combat, and “Yeah,” I replied ruefully. “We do it every year. “Yes, and DON’T YOU FORGET IT.” should be required reading to prepare leaders I can’t search my Facebook memories, though, and by the time it comes up, it will be too late. If there is a magic phrase that instantly causes and Sailors for battle, particularly where it a human being to forget something, it’s “And describes Sailors needlessly dying because of “If only,” my pal Teri weighed in, “there was don’t you forget it.” I remember right now, but their lack of training and experience. some invention or device that would make I’m positive that at midnight on my Mother’s Like many of the survivors of Arizona, more it easy for a person to save important dates, birthday, I’m going to come down with a soap- than 40, Lauren Bruner in his will, opted perhaps even to plan for them.” opera-level case of amnesia. to return to his ship and shipmates and will “I kinda tend to go through cell phones,” I To Dad’s credit, he got it right. be interred aboard Arizona at a date to be countered, having saved the date of my mother’s determined. Many believe that he may be the birth in several such devices which had met To mine, I’m better about it than I was before. last who have chosen to do so. bitter and expensive ends. Until about 2011, I was positive Mom’s Above, on October 23, 2014 in San Diego, “I was thinking of a calendar, Ab.” birthday was in November. Lauren F. Bruner, USS Arizona survivor, talks to Sailors and Marines assigned to amphibious Teri and the Rev both earned Phi Beta Kappa Happy birthday, Mom. I may not be able assault ship USS America (LHA 6) about his marks in sarcasm. to remember dates consistently, but you are unforgettable. experiences during the attack on Pearl Harbor. This year, however, the family weighed in. Lauren Bruner joined the U.S. Navy in 1938 The Brovarian's wife, (my sister-in-law Kenia) just after his 18th birthday and was a survivor messaged that she was sure it was either the from USS Arizona, which was sunk during the 17th or the 19th. World War II attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. My Aunt Kate (a former history teacher) sent Lauren Bruner’s battle station on the morning a date that I’m pretty sure was either Lincoln’s of December 7, 1941, was in the port-side 5” birthday or the day Kennedy was shot saying, antiaircraft gun director located on the sky “Sorry, Ab. I don’t even remember my birthday control deck high in the forward superstructure, anymore.” just above the flag bridge, 70 feet above the waterline. Above on July 22, 2017 Adm. Samuel My Aunt Karen said she thought it was the Cox, director of Naval History and Heritage 19th, but then she and Aunt Kate hijacked the He was one of only a handful of men on that Command, and Capt. Jeff Draeger, commanding thread trying to figure out when everybody deck who survived the catastrophic explosion of officer of Naval Support Activity Washington, else’s birthday was. the Arizona’s forward magazine, and who were welcome three of the five remaining USS the only ones in the forward part of the ship to Arizona Survivors from Pearl Harbor to the Aunt Karen then said that we didn’t have to survive: 1,177 of Arizona’s crew perished. Only National Museum of the United States Navy. worry about her birthday because she “gave 93 of those who were aboard the ship at the time Survivors Lauren Bruner, Ken Potts, and Donald them up years ago.” This was good news since lived; an additional 242 Arizona crewmen were Stratton toured the museum and received a no one in the family had worried about it since ashore. behind-the-scenes look of World War II-specific around 1971. Bruner was wounded by Japanese machine gun artifacts, rarely seen by the public. The National fire and burned over almost 80% of his body. Museum of the United States Navy, located at The rest of those who survived the blast were the Washington Navy Yard, is the only naval trapped by the raging inferno. Some jumped museum to present an overview of U.S. naval to their deaths in a futile attempt to escape the history 1775 to the present. flames. Dotson’s Other Note: It was recently learned Those who survived only did so because then- that Lonnie Cook, who was inside one of the Boatswain’s Mate Second Class (BM 2/C) aft turrets and survived when the magazine Joseph George, on board the repair ship Vestal exploded, passed away on August 5, 2019. Don FOUR STYLISTS (AR-4) moored alongside Arizona, threw a line Stratton, 97; Lou Conter, 98; and Ken Potts, high into Arizona’s superstructure and tied it 98 are now the only three remaining Arizona AVAILABLE FOR down. George was at great risk to his own safety survivors. After many discussions with Corpus ALL HAIR SERVICES from strafing, bombs that hit Vestal, secondary Christi’s own articulate Bob Batterson who is 98 explosions, and fires. Six badly wounded men years old and a Pearl Harbor Survivor, I believe CALL RONI OR TEXT FOR FASTER RESPONSE made it down that line, over flaming fuel oil it was timely to publish this report in The Island and despite Japanese strafing. Two of the men Moon. I can be reached at: [email protected] 15033 S. PADRE ISLAND DRIVE subsequently succumbed to their burn wounds, and/or Land Line: 361-949-7681 or Cell: 530- BOOTH RENTAL AVAILBALE and four survived. 748-8475. I really appreciate the phone calls, Emails, texts and conversations about Senior The survivors included then-Seaman First Moments. Class Donald Stratton, who is still alive today, and Lauren Bruner, who was the second to last Please note: The next Veterans Round Table to go down that line. The last was Boatswains Meeting will be Tuesday, September 24, 2019; Mate Second Class Alvin Dvorak, who the 9-11 a.m., 3209 S. Staples. All veterans, their survivors credited with organizing and leading families and anyone interested in veterans’ their escape effort and getting Joseph George’s affairs, are invited. Coffee & donuts are attention. Dvorak tied the knot on the Arizona provided. Hope to see you there. Also our end that held. He did not survive his burns. Veterans Radio Round Table is on the air on KEYS AM 1440, 8 – 10 a.m., Saturdays. The After months of agonizing recovery and next show will air September 21, 2019. Please morphine-induced nightmares—which he listen and call in. The listener/text line is: 361- barely survived—and nearly losing his fingers 882-5397…It’s your two hours, please let us due to infection, Bruner opted to return to sea hear from you. duty. He served aboard the destroyer Coghlan

Send letters and photos to [email protected] A7 Island Moon September 19, 2019 Mutts at the Hut Puppy This Fall at the Port A. Art Center By Karen Winship Ridout \President, Board of Directors Costume Contest Fall is almost here and while it is still very The Fundraising Committee of the Port A Art hot during the day, one can feel fall in the air, Center is back doing its thing after a year or so especially in the mornings and evenings and of regrouping after Hurricane Harvey. If you sense it by the movement of the sun and the remember, our fundraising, when pursuing the moon in the sky. acquisition of the land on which to build the Art Center, consisted of individuals buying On August 30th and 31st, we had a great a “square foot” of the land. We raised over turnout for the first PORTFOLIO, A Collector’s $500,000 at that time to be able to buy the Edition Art Show and Sale. It was truly that, property. While we had a few large donations, as 11 selected artists showcased their works most of this money came in small donations in a beautiful array at the Community Center. from our members and friends who purchased This was a very successful collaborative effort square feet and we whole-heartedly thank each between the Port Aransas Preservation and and every one of them. Historical Association and the Art Center and we thank everyone that donated their time or This time we are instituting the sale of a financial support to make it possible. You can “square foot” of our beautiful building. There view a brief slideshow of the event on our are 4,000 sq. ft. and each square foot is $250.00. website. If we can successfully sell these we will be able to retire the debt on the building and focus our If you missed our September First Friday attention on bringing you the classes, programs Reception you can still see the show. Men At and exhibits you love. You will be receiving Work will be on exhibit at the Art Center until September 27. Thanks go to our Corporate more information on this in the near future. Sponsor, Urban Engineering. Please let’s make this dream a reality. WOW! Our next First Friday Reception will be on The Port Aransas Art Center is growing every October 4 and it is the annual Bill Hildebrand day of this beautiful fall season in every way “Round the Bend Invitational”. Bill Hildebrand you can imagine. New people joining the Art filled many roles in the development of the Center are interested in expanding our reach Port Aransas Art Center, among them being and our capabilities in ways that we have Vice-president for many years. He and Sam always dreamed about. We welcome the return Williams were great artists and friends of all of Michele Hein to our Board of Directors and the art centers in the Coastal Bend. There is a new Board members Michele Lorette, Roseanne scholarship program at the Port Aransas Art Milroy, and Lisa Shelton. Come and explore Center that was started by Sam after Bill’s with us the endless possibilities presented to untimely death. Bill is greatly missed. us. Help us with your time as a volunteer, or with your talent as an art instructor, or with your Also put on your calendars the 13th annual "PA monetary donations to help retire the loan debt Art About” sponsored by the Art Center. It is a on the beautiful Art Center building. Thank you self-guided tour of the many delightful sites that for your continued support. showcase Port Aransas talented artists and their unique works of art.

Representatives of the Port A. Art Center Pups in the Pools cont. from A2

A canine costume contest was held at The Port A Beer Hut on Saturday benefitting Animal Friends of Port Aransas. A silent auction was also held. Brenda Beringer and her little doggie Basil took home best costume. Photos by Jan Rankin A8 Island Moon September 19, 2019 SPORTS Sports Talk Special to The Island Moon Weird Things That Happened in Major The Good Old Days By Andy Purvis League Baseball in 2018 Special to the Island Moon Once upon a time was a long time ago. In the doing play-by-play for the Philadelphia Eagles By Dotson Lewis days before ESPN and FOX SPORTS, all we and the New York Giants of the NFL. Jack had were a few mature, gray-haired fellows who also hosted the CBS Sports Spectacular show. Dotson’s Note: As the 2019 regular season June 17 – Brewers reliever Adrian Houser hid behind bulky microphones placed in the Whitaker worked as a CBS Sports announcer draws to a close, there were many “weird” things enters a game, vomits, faces two batters, center of the table. We now refer to those times for 22 years. He covered all three Triple Crown that happened in Major League Baseball’s last vomits again, and faces three more batters to as “The Good Old Days.” He lent his thoughts thoroughbred horse-racing events, as well as full season, 2018. Do you remember them? I finish the inning. to us on air for nearly four decades and that golf’s four major championships. Along the didn’t have room to list more than are in the June 19 – Pitching in the Cubs’ 70th game, voice was as smooth as a four-seam fastball. way, he covered Major League Baseball and following report. Thanks to Athlon Sports for Tyler Chatwood walks his 61st batter — a This man was one of the best at putting a story several Olympics events. His two crown jewels many of the facts contained herein and thanks total that would have been the most on the together. He had a way of bringing the audience of assignments were covering Super Bowl I, in to my friend Bill Morgan for many of the facts staff for the entire 2017 season. right into the booth with him. His on-air 1967, as well as the 1973 Triple Crown Races and for the photos. June 26 – Jake Bauers steals the presence and his unique perspective on sports starring Secretariat. The 1973 Belmont Stakes first base of his career after having made all of our lives a little bit better than it was ended before it got started, as Secretariat rushed three apparent ones in the previous before we met him. He was sophisticated and out to a 31-length victory. Jack referred to two weeks erased by a delayed balk smart and owned an amazing writing ability. the performance as “perfect” and ended his call, an overturn by replay and a Listening to this guy broadcast a sporting event broadcast with “I believe Dick Butkus could batter’s interference. was like watching Jack Nicklaus putt. It didn’t have ridden this horse today and won.” He get much better than that. The first thing you also covered boxing, the National Professional July 2 – Pirates pitcher Nick noticed was his eyes. He could look right Soccer League in 1967 and the North American Kingham misfires on a throw to through you. This guy was revered by other Soccer League in 1968. Whitaker was also a first base after a comebacker, balks sports broadcasters and executives. The man studio host for the network’s pregame show, the runner to third and allows filled the spaces we lived in with the memories The NFL Today at CBS. After leaving CBS he him to score when he misses a of sports. He wanted his words to have value, joined ABC Sports and worked for them from throwback from his catcher. to be nutritional if you would. He wanted his 1982 until he retired in 1993. Jack Whitaker July 4 – Kyle Higashioka, after thoughts to have your attention for a substantial and Jim McKay worked together while at ABC Eagle Lands on Seahawk Pitcher beginning his career 0-for-22, gets amount of time. He wanted to broadcast in a Sports. McKay admired Jack’s ability to write. three hits in his next 11 at-bats — way that required you to think about what you “It was like having Marino and Montana on the all home runs. had just heard afterward. This fellow always same team,” said McKay. July 7 – The Mets put their leadoff man Some of the MLB 2018 Weird made an impression by the way he dressed, and Jack was once banned from covering The aboard in seven innings, but go 0-for-17 with he understood that cameras don’t blink. What Occurrences runners on base and are shut out. Masters golf tournament for five years, after you saw was what you got. Jack Whitaker referring to the gallery as a “mob” in 1966. He Feb. 7 – Catcher Raudy Read, who won July 14 – Maikel Franco picks up a two- became one of the first iconic broadcasters. Washington’s 2017 Bob Boone Award for hopper along the third base line and, thinking returned to the broadcast in 1972. “professionalism, leadership and consistency” it was foul, flips it into the stands. Jack Whitaker was inducted into the Sports is suspended for 80 games after testing July 15 – Twins manager Paul Molitor Broadcasting Hall of Fame in 2012. Why they positive for a PED (Performance Enhancing employs Fernando Rodney in the fifth inning waited so long is beyond me. Jack won the Drug). so his closer could catch his flight to the Emmy Award for Outstanding Host in 1979 and Dominican Republic for an immigration March 29 – Zach Duke’s one-inning Twins won again in 1990 for writing. The Broadcast hearing. debut goes like this – strikeout (batter takes Pioneers of Philadelphia named Whitaker their July 15 – The Brewers are the initial first- first on wild pitch), wild pitch, strikeout, Person of the Year in 1981 and inducted him into place club since 1964 to be swept in a five- intentional walk, strikeout, two-run triple, their Hall of Fame in 2003. He also received game series. strikeout (that’s four). the Sports Emmy Lifetime Achievement Award July 21 – As per Elias, Juan Soto and Ronald in 2012. Jack Whitaker left us in 2019, but his April 2 – Phillies reliever Pat Neshek opens Jack Whitaker Acuna Jr. are the first pair of opposing under- words will never be forgotten. There will never a pack of Topps Heritage baseball cards and 21s to homer in the same game since 1887. be another Jack Whitaker in sports broadcasting. pulls an ultra-rare red-ink autographed Shohei Ohtani (later saying he regretted selling it on July 27 – Clayton Kershaw is the first NL John “Jack” Francis Whitaker was born on Jack Whitaker died at home from natural eBay for $6,100). pitcher ever to get a hit, draw three walks and May 18, 1924, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. causes on a Sunday morning while he slept. drive in two runs in a game. He graduated from Northeast Catholic High The date will read August 18, 2019. He was July 31 – As the Mets languish in a 24–5 School in 1941. Jack served in the U.S. Army 95 years old and living in Devon, Pennsylvania. April 5 – A bald eagle, flying around as part beating by the Nationals, their TV announcers from April of 1943 until November of 1945. Jack was married three times, including Bertha of the pregame ceremony, mistakes Mariners begin reading verbatim from the team’s media During World War II, Jack was one of many who Raring, whom he divorced in 1990, and to pitcher James Paxton for its landed on Omaha Beach three days after the tennis star Nancy Chaffee, who died in 2002. handler and lands on his shoulder. D-Day Invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944. Jack is survived by his current wife, Patricia, Jack was wounded by a blast from an artillery daughters Marybeth and Ann, and sons Gerry, April 7 – The Giants end their shell which sent shrapnel tearing into his arm. Jack III and Kevin. He was predeceased by his 57-game drought without a home After his recovery, he was wounded again and son Geoffrey. Jack had 11 grandchildren and run from their cleanup hitters. was sent home with an honorable discharge. 15 great grandchildren. For some greatness is April 14 – Deven Marrero’s first He returned home, enrolled, studied hard, and inevitable. “home run” isn’t, as teammate graduated from St. Joseph’s University in 1947. Andy Purvis is a local author and radio Alex Avila negates it by passing Jack began his broadcast career in 1950 personality. Please visit www.purvisbooks. him on the bases. at WPAM radio station in Pottsville, com for all the latest info on his books or to April 17-18 – Minnesota’s Joe Pennsylvania. He eventually joined WCAU- listen to the new radio podcast. Andy’s books Mauer and Zach Duke, both age TV in Philadelphia, where he did local weather. are available online and can be found in the 34 when their game starts on Whitaker joined CBS Sports in 1961, where he local Barnes & Noble bookstore. Andy can be the 17th, turn 35 during the 16th Snow worked with Ed McMahon and John Facenda. contacted at [email protected]. Also inning on the 18th. McMahon became Johnny Carson’s sidekick listen to sports talk radio on Dennis & Andy’s while Facenda became the voice of NFL Q & A Session from 6-8 PM on Sportsradiocc. guide with the theme from “Masterpiece Films. In 1966, he joined a broadcast team com 1230 AM, 95.1 and 96.1 FM. The home of April 18 – A 27th game of the three-week- Theater” playing in the background. the Houston Astros. old campaign begins in sub-40-degree Aug. 2 – The Dodgers score 21 of the 26 temperatures (it snowed!) — eight more than runners they put on base against Milwaukee. in any other full season in at least the last Their onslaught includes reaping four RBIs Balloon Roundup to half-century. from all three outfielders — the first time any Digital Fishing team has done that since 1964. April 24 – Forfeiting a certain double, Noel Aug. 10 – Made possible by the new minor License Now Help Gulf Wildlife Cuevas of the Rockies trips over first base on league rule in which extra innings begin with his first major league hit. a runner on second base, Hayden Deal of Acceptable April 27 – Anthony Senzatela is the first Rome (Braves) records three outs on the only A digital version reliever to earn a win and drive in the only two pitches made in an inning. of your fishing run of a game since Joe Niekro in 1990. Aug. 14 – The Tigers (haplessly) execute the license can now ever-popular “two-run sacrifice fly double April 28 – The Diamondbacks are the sole be used as proof play” against the White Sox. team since the 1907 Cubs to win their first of a license, unless Aug. 16 – The Rangers turn a triple play that nine series of a season. you're fishing for does not include retiring the batter — the first red drum. May 2 – Yoenis Cespedes’ diamond necklace of its kind since 1912. snaps as he slides into second base, scattering Aug. 16 – Precisely 31 years after tallying You can now view thousands of dollars’ worth of gems in the 23 runs in a game, the Mets set a franchise your license on the dirt. record with 24. Outdoor Annual (OA) app or the May 2 – Carlos Martinez becomes the second Aug. 21 – The Dodgers lose for the eighth My Texas Hunt Harvest app. Other acceptable Carlos Martinez to hit a home run in the time in their last 11 games, with each of the digital versions include a legible digital photo major leagues, the first being his teammate defeats going to a different pitcher — seven of your license and your emailed license receipt. Jose’s father. of them relievers. But if there's a chance you'll catch and keep an May 6 – Cubs reliever Luke Farrell is walked Aug. 29 – Andrew Benintendi makes all three oversized red drum, which requires a tag, take off by an extra-inning, two-run homer in outs (sacrifice, GIDP) of Boston’s 11-run your physical license with you. back-to-back games against St. Louis. seventh inning. May 20 – The Red Sox throw their first 13-hit Sept. 4 – The first seven Brewers runs of their shutout in more than a century. 11–1 defeat of the Cubs score on a wild pitch, a passed ball, a hit-by-pitch, an error and May 23 – For not the first, but the second three sacrifice flies. Balloon releases might seem harmless, but the time in their history, the Mets field a battery Sept. 10 – Jakob Junis completes a six-start balloon debris is killing wildlife. Endangered of players who were born on the same day stretch in which he walks only three batters, sea turtles and other marine life think floating — Jacob deGrom and Devin Mesoraco, but hits five. balloons are jellyfish and eat them, which following Bobby Jones and Albert Castillo. is deadly. Wildlife of all kinds are getting Sept. 19 – Yasiel Puig leaves a game early hopelessly tangled in balloon ribbon, like the May 29 – The Twins tie a record by suffering because, for the fourth time in a year-and-a- gull in the photo. an eighth walk-off loss in their first 50 games. half, his house is burglarized. This summer, anglers in the Galveston area May 30 – A goose, chased from the Comerica Sept. 21 – Lourdes Jr. and Yuli Gurriel are the started a balloon roundup challenge and are Park outfield, falls two levels after crashing first brothers to hit multiple home runs on the retrieving any balloons they find. They've got into an LED board, where it is wrapped in a same day. The OA is your source for all regulation the support of environmental groups and hope blanket by a veterinarian and released after a Sept. 27 – Two innings short of a $500,000 information. There have been a few changes the roundup will increase awareness of the check-up at the pet hospital. bonus, CC Sabathia is ejected from his final this year, so read over them before heading out. deadly effects balloons have after they float May 31 – “We forgot to get the ball,” laments start of the year. If your OA app was downloaded before Aug. away. Cubs manager Joe Maddon after Javy Baez 15, it will need to be updated to version 6 before Sept. 29 – A fan fires a Giancarlo Stanton You can help by not participating in balloon draws his first unintentional walk in 183 plate you can use it to access your license or view the home run ball back into the field of play — releases, and by collecting and safely disposing appearances. 2019-2020 regulations. and hits him with it. of any balloons or plastic debris you see while June 2 – The Cubs strike out 24 times, Oct. 17 – As the Red Sox beat the Astros in out on the water. including all five times they load the bases, the ALCS, at least one run is scored in eight but beat the Mets, 7–1, in 14 innings. different innings of a postseason game for just June 7 – “Felt the best I had in a while,” the second time. pronounces Tyler Chatwood after walking Dec. 14 – The Indians traded players named seven batters, hitting one and throwing three Yan, Yandy and Yonder in the past 15 days. pitches over the heads of three in 4.2 innings. Dotson’s other note: Did I leave out some June 9 – Despite throwing more strikes than that any of you Moon Monkeys think should balls, Charlie Morton either walks or hits 10 have been included? You are hereby challenged of the 23 batters he faces. to report the same kind of stuff for the 2019 June 13 – Juan Soto and Gleyber Torres are season. ….I will expect a report no later than the youngest opposing players since 1887 to November 15, 2019. hit a home run in the same game. -30- Have fun and hang in there. Send letters and photos to editor@ islandmoon.com A9 Island Moon September 19, 2019

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There’s been so much going on lately loyal readers, that I can’t even keep up with myself. My phone has been ringing incessantly, and I’m literally receiving more emails than I can respond to during the day. You folks on the inside that know what I do for a living means that’s a good thing for the Island. I can’t keep up writing proposals as fast as the requests are coming in. Last weekend was a very interesting one down the beach. I loaded Tyler, Keith Flory, and Heather up in the beach truck at the crack of 11am and we headed down south Pharyngeal teeth (crusher plates) of a to do some fishing. black drum. Not even a half mile after we got on the pavement, Heather started making calls, and a beach, there was rescue team was sent down to collect the bird. Masked booby a masked booby So, now there are at least two boobies in rehab standing literally in at the ARK. Heather says both birds were the middle of the road. We stopped right by it, dehydrated and a little hungry, but they are and it didn’t flinch, although as I got close, I doing fine and hopefully they can be released could tell that it had plenty of vigor left that if soon. These pelagic birds are the largest species you got an errant finger close to that bill, you of booby, and they nest on atolls and coral reef would have drawn back a bloody stump. We islands far from land. Alacran Reef and Obispo left it there hoping that a Ranger would notice Bank Islands in the southern Bay of Campeche it and call it in (none of us had phone service). are the closest places that birds like boobies, Unbeknownst to us, at the same time, Nick tropic birds, and magnificent frigate birds nest from Breakaway was rescuing a brown booby around here. Dr. Tunnell did a lot of coral reef down in the Devils Elbow that had also come research on these reef islands back in the day, ashore and was in a weakened state. Nick got and I would really like to mount an expedition his off the beach and turned it in to the Sealife to those islands at some point, but you have to Center, where it was later transferred to the have permission from the Mexican government ARK. to land on them. But I digress. The beach was a bit rougher than we expected, While we were cleaning the fish this past so we did something a little different and went weekend, Kimmy Sue came by to see how we on the backside. The wind coming from the did. I accidentally showed her how to get the east/northeast had the water dusted up, and the otoliths out of the drum and redfish skulls, and sight casting was really tough. Tyler started next thing I know, she’s up to the hilt carving by blind casting, and started nailing a bunch them out. I then showed her how to cut the of redfish, but they were just short of legal. I pharyngeal teeth out of a drum, and she was had a hard time finding the fish, and then once I elated. You loyal readers from a long time ago did, I had a hard time getting them to bite. We remember that reds and drum have crushing wound up with enough for a good fish fry, and plates in the back of their throat that allow them Heather got her fill of practicing fly casting into to crush crabs, pokey shrimp, and shells to get the wind. to the good stuff in the middle. It’s how they take advantage of a food source that other fish On the way off the beach, we located the can’t. masked booby at around the 3MM, so obviously the bird could still fly. However, it was up Well, folks, there’s your biology and ecology at the base of the dunes with it’s head tucked lesson for the week. Make sure to study up behind it’s wings trying to roost for the night. because there will be a test. Drop me a line at The coyotes prowl those edges every single [email protected] and I’ll see you next night, and the bird might have had a sporty week On the Rocks. go at roosting there. When we got back to the Photos by Jeffrey King who just moved to Padre Island from Maui.

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POA News by Marvin Jones, President By Todd Hunter, District 32 In the 86th legislative session, I authored HCR As always, let me have to obtain more City Code Enforcement on the 137 which designated September as Suicide September is National Prevention Month in the State of Texas. The your thoughts. You can Island. Other issues we discussed included Suicide Prevention Month. reach me at marvin@ parks, the beach, and police protection. It Coastal Bend took the lead in realizing that This month is recognized by many mental suicide exacts a heavy toll on our state, leaving pipoa.net is essential and necessary that the PIPOA health advocates, organizations, survivors, and work with the ISAC and Council Members too many people to cope with the sudden loss Budget- The Executive community members to unite and promote to promote the interests of the PIPOA and its of someone they hold dear. A greater awareness Director, Jim Smock, has suicide prevention and awareness. According to members. of suicide warning signs and intervention created a 2020 budget for the Board to review. the National Alliance on Mental Illness, suicide strategies can play an important role in reducing The Board is working through the numerous Billish Park- The recent rains have greened is the second leading cause of death among the number of these senseless tragedies. budget categories to assure the proper funding up the turf. That is good news, the bad news people aged 10-34. September is designated for each. is, the grass has to be mowed more often, and the month to share resources and educate To learn more about Suicide Prevention the weeds are growing. It is a never-ending individuals, friends, and families to shed light Month and the significance of this awareness Audit- The 2018 audit has been completed. project to keep the park beautiful. on this critical public health issue. month, please visit the National Suicide The auditor, Nita Jayroe, will attend the Prevention Lifeline’s website at https:// September 24, 2019 Board Meeting and give Beach Clean Up- The next event for the Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the suicidepreventionlifeline.org/. The Lifeline can a presentation regarding the audit. beach clean-up is Saturday, September 21, U.S., and the overall suicide rate has increased also be contacted at 1-800-273-8255, which 2019. Please think about volunteering and by 31% since 2001. Furthermore, more than Accounts Receivable- Some good news provides 24/7, free and confidential support helping clean up beaches in our area. Look for twice as many people die from suicide as from regarding collecting unpaid CAM fees. The for people in distress, or prevention and crisis the Adopt A Beach website and on Facebook homicide. From 1999 to 2016, rates of suicide first half of September, the PIPOA was able to resources. Additional information about risk for more details. rose in nearly every state, and Texas experienced collect close to $70,000 in unpaid CAM fees. factors and prevention information is also an 18.9 percent increase during that period. That is progress. However, there are tens of Boat Ramps- The Cartagena boat ramp available on the National Alliance on Mental Due to these alarming statistics it is important thousands of dollars that are yet to paid by should reopen on Saturday, September 21 or Illness’ website here: https://www.nami.org/. to understand the issues concerning suicide and members. Members, if you owe past-due Sunday, September 22, 2019. mental health, to take part in suicide prevention, If you would like to review more about the CAM fees, please pay or contact Jim Smock Litter Critter- The next Litter Critter will and to change the conversation around suicide. legislature, please visit the Texas Legislature to set up a payment plan. Thank you for your be Saturday, September 21, 2019, at Briscoe online at www.capitol.state.tx.us/ . If you have Although it is hard to predict a suicide cooperation. King Pavilion parking lot from 9:00 AM until questions regarding any of the information attempt, knowing warning signs can help. The City- The City of Corpus Christi plays 1:00 PM. If you wish to volunteer, please mentioned in this week’s article, please do not The concern expressed by friends, parents, a significant role in the quality of life for our reach out to Joe Hall. hesitate to call my Capitol or District Office. and family members can make a difference to members living on the Island. Recently, I had As always, my offices are available at any time PIPOA Board Meeting- The next regular someone who is struggling with suicide. New the opportunity to meet with City Councilman to assist with questions, concerns or comments scheduled Board Meeting will be Tuesday, behavior such as increased alcohol use and at Large, Rudy Garza at a function in which (Capitol Office, 512-463-0672; District Office; September 24, 2019, at the Holiday Inn drug use, aggressive behavior, withdrawal from he discussed the upcoming City budget. We 361-949-4603). Express on the Island from 5:30 PM until friends and family, dramatic mood swings, were able to have a good discussion regarding 7:00 PM. and impulsive or reckless behavior can be a - State Representative Todd Hunter, District 32 how the City and the PIPOA can work together few warning signs. However, by starting the Rep. Hunter represents Nueces County (Part). conversation, providing support, and helping He can be contacted at todd.hunter@house. those who need it, we can save lives and prevent state.tx.us or at 512-463-0672. Padre Isles Property Owners Association, suicides. Inc. Regular Monthly Notes From Nueces Board of Directors Meeting Nueces County Passes Notes to

Tuesday, September 24, 2019 a. Next Board Meeting: Tuesday, Help with ADA Projects and other October 22, 2019 Holiday Inn Express Conference Room - 5:30 Infrastructure Needs PM 15209 Windward Drive, Corpus Christi, TX b. Data Clean-up and Software 78418 Conversion By Brent Chesney have this project open in Port Aransas by Spring NOTICE OF MEETING AND AGENDA c. Boat ramps & signs Nueces County Commissioner Precint 4 Break. It is an aggressive schedule but we are trying. Despite a great many hardships getting Members of the audience will be provided an The Nueces County Commissioners Court this project started hopefully this time the opportunity to address the Board during Public 8. CONSENT AGENDA: (Routine recently passed $40 million in tax notes to bids will come in on budget and we can move Comment. Please speak into the microphone items; acceptable without further help fund court mandated ADA projects and forward. This project remains a high priority to located at the podium and state your name discussion) to address other infrastructure needs. The good me and Nueces County. Stay tuned.... and address. Your presentation will be limited news is this will not increase your property a. Secretary’s Report: July 23, 2019 to three minutes. Please sign in prior to the taxes. How? Nueces County has been very FLOUR FEST SET FOR SATURDAY Board Meeting Minutes meeting with your name, physical address, fiscally responsible in keeping its debt low OCTOBER 12 FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM email address, and the subject to be addressed. b. Board Votes via Email compared to other counties. Thus with some of Flour Fest set for Saturday October, 12 11a.m. 9. COMMITTEE REPORTS: the refinanced debt and the fact that we have so – 7 p.m. much debt capacity Nueces County is in great 1. CALL TO ORDER a. Architectural Control Committee- financial shape to take on this debt for these I am pleased to once again be a sponsor 2. RECEIVE CONFLICT OF Robert Pruski, Chair much needed projects. for Flour Fest in Flour Bluff. The event is a INTEREST STATEMENT wonderful economic development event put on 10. TREASURER’S REPORT- Further Nueces County has through its first by the Flour Bluff Business Association. I am 3. PRESENTATION from NITA FINANCIAL REPORTS: (The Board will Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) identified so pleased to have helped this event get started JAYROE, CPA with JENNINGS, review, discuss, and then accept all financial projects that the court will prioritize at one of several years ago and I look forward to being HAWLEY reports, with possible Board action.) its upcoming meetings. The Tax note is a way there again this year. Please come out and enjoy 4. PRESENTATIONS WITH a. Bank Accounts Update: Nick Colosi for Nueces County to address much needed the day in Flour Bluff. You can also take a quick improvements without raising your taxes. The look at the new and greatly improved Parker POSSIBLE BOARD ACTIONS: 11. OLD BUSINESS: (With possible court has already had a public meeting to lay Pool which is now a County Pool. a. ISAC Rep. Report-Polly Balzer Board action) out all the projects in the CIP and will of course 5. MEMBERS’ COMMENTS (3 a. Billish Park have more so that everyone will be able to Padre Island Business Association minutes/ member) weigh in and know exactly where the court will Meeting 12. NEW BUSINESS: (Wjth possible spend your money in advance. There is always It is always great to attend these meetings 6. PRESIDENT’S COMMENTS: Board action) a lot of misinformation regarding projects like and the last one was very informative with this so if you ever want to know the truth about a. Legal issues a. Collection Policy a presentation by Jeffrey Hentz from Port anything you hear on this or any project please Aransas. The PIBA is a very active group that b. Bank statements b. Engineer study of bulkhead feel free to contact me directly. maintenance does a very good job informing their members c. Billish Park and supporting Island issues. As Jeff Hentz said c. Appointment of Dan Herrington, Magee is going out for bids soon things are better in Port Aransas after Hurricane d. Accounts Receivable Election Committee Chair Where are we on this? The notices for the bids Harvey but your support is still needed. e. Other current topics 13. COMMUNITY DISCUSSION with have been published in the Caller Times. This is 7. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S BOARD MEMBERS first step in the legal process to move this project Thank you forward. Once this has been met there will be a REPORT - The Board will receive a report I want to thank you for the opportunity to 14. ADJOURN pre bid meeting and then bids will be due on I of important topics since the previous be your Nueces County Commissioner. I B Magee. I am cautiously optimistic that we are meeting. appreciate you and know that I am spending on the right track. This project has now been your money and do not take that responsibility properly engineered by a competent engineer or any responsibility of this office lightly. with input from a very good construction manager. So we are still trying desperately to NASA: A Texas Institution With a Large Economic Impact The Johnson science, technical or aerospace work. JSC has Space Center 24 physicians/medical officers, 497 certified (JSC) makes a flight controllers, 23 astromaterials curators $4.7 billion annual and research scientists (to study lunar and impact on the extraterrestrial samples) and even its own Texas economy SWAT team. and supports Beyond the center’s direct employment, more than 52,000 industries associated with JSC pay average jobs, according to wages two to three times higher than the numbers released average wage for all industries in Texas and the this week by Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar. Gulf Coast region. Additionally, $189 million JSC currently operates three facilities in in JSC spending directly supported 163 small Texas covering nearly 1,700 acres. It’s the site businesses in Texas in 2018 alone. of Mission Control, which manages manned NASA’s economic initiatives include space missions, including the International partnerships with research universities. 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Better saved up can help cut down on stress when It’s a cruciferous vegetable that has buds like place them in a dry bowl. This extra step will Business Bureau serving the Heart of Texas an emergency happens. Consider having broccoli, but remain small like the ones on prevent them from splattering oil all over offers these tips to keep you prepared: a savings account to use specifically in broccolini and has stems that can be trimmed when immersed in frying pan with garlic oil. • Make and practice your plan. Start your the event of a disaster or emergency, and eaten once cooked. Heat frying pan with oil and garlic. When emergency plan by discussing these and contribute to it regularly. It also garlic is golden, add the broccoli rabe. Be questions with everyone in the household: helps to have your personal, medical and Broccoli rabe, has a unique flavor profile. It careful, oil may splatter a bit. I don’t like How will you receive emergency alerts household information stored in a safe, actually has a surprising bitter finish unlike to cover them, because the steam discolors and warnings? What is your shelter plan? accessible place. That way, you can take broccoli. It pairs well with many meats, fish, them from a bright green to a pale green. What are the best evacuation routes? Is it with you easily in case of evacuation. poultry etc. It may take a little getting used to, Toss around until all sides are coated with there a communication plan for everyone however, it’s very tasty and good for you! One • Watch for scammers. There will always oil and garlic. Turn off heat and toss in a in the home? The best way to learn the of the challenges I have found here in Texas, is be scammers that try to take advantage couple of pinches of chile flakes. Place in a emergency plan is by practicing it twice a that not all stores carry it. Sprouts does carry it, of vulnerable people after disaster bowl or serving dish and they are ready to year, including with your pets. quite often actually but because not many know strikes. For example, “storm chasers” serve. what it is, it’s not always fresh. Therefore, if • Learn helpful skills. Basic home are contractors who go to areas affected you don’t buy it right when it is set out or within maintenance skills could become by hurricanes, tornadoes and floods, 24 hours or so, I find that the leaves turn yellow lifesaving. Know how to turn off the taking money upfront and delivering poor and it loses its freshness and flavor, somewhat natural gas and electricity in your home. work or disappearing altogether. They’re like older yellow broccoli would. At three Be diligent about checking smoke alarms; hoping stressedconsumers make quick, dollars a bunch it’s not worth buying if it’s not it is recommended to test them once a uninformed decisions. Staying up to date green and fresh. month and replace them every 10 years. on what scams you may be at risk for can Homes are also vulnerable to cooking, help you better protect yourself. As a side dish, I blanch and shock it and then drain out all the liquid and sauté it with extra heating and electrical fires, so visit ready. To learn more about National Preparedness virgin olive oil and sliced cloves of garlic. But gov to learn how to prevent and stop them. Month, you can visit us at bbb.org, or you can I’ve also made them the same way and then • Check your insurance coverage. find more resources from the Department of tossed them with pasta, stir fried with sausage According to FEMA, more than half Homeland Security at ready.gov/September. and potatoes, in egg frittatas, etc. of all homeowners in the United States It’s versatile and nutritious and delicious. So I Thoughts From Dr. Tom hope you try this. ***NOTE*** Once trimmed and boiled, the volume of the cooked broccoli Tip of the week! rabe is cut by half. Therefore, I usually get 3 Should you want to make these in advance, Traditional Archery bunches for a family of 4-6. cook them all the way to the blanching and Ingredients: shocking. Drain them and place in a bowl By Dr. Tom Dorrell Arrow shafts are determined by spine and refrigerate them. When you are ready to which is the amount deflection when you 3 bunches Broccoli Rabe eat them, you may heat the oil and garlic and The end of summer is here. apply weight hanging from the center of a Dove season is about to be 3 TBS. Extra Virgin Olive Oil finish them right before you are ready to serve horizontally suspended arrow. Essentially it is them. These are easily stored by refrigerating in full swing. Ranchers and the stiffness. Stiffer arrows are used with high hunters are getting ready 3 Cloves Garlic thick slices and you can reheat the next day and serve. Feel poundage draw weights and softer spines for free to cook sausage, potatoes and add cooked for the upcoming hunt. Rifle hunters are looking lower draw weights. The longer a shaft is the Salt for Boiling at new optics and wondering if their smoke pole orecchiette pasta and toss in some broccoli rabe weaker the spine and the shorter the stiffer the Salt & Pepper to taste for another yummy and amazing dish. is still zeroed in. Compound hunters and the spine. Adding weight to the front of the shaft techie guys are looking at the latest greatest also weakness the spine and tends to improve Chili Flakes (optional) but yummy The ideas are endless! The important thing is speed gizmo for their bows. Then there is the arrow flight and penetration many times. You Directions: to Have Fun! Try New Things! Happy Eats… traditional gang. want to find the right length and stiffness and Enjoy! Who are these guys? Some of us are old this can be manipulated by the head weight. Using a large soup pot, bring salted water to codgers that just like doing it the hard way. There are volumes of information on arrow a rolling boil Some of us are younger but experienced beyond tuning and arrow penetration. Dr Ed Ashby, a While waiting for water to boil... Rinse their years that are just looking for a challenge. famous veterinarian in the bow hunting world well and then trim ends of broccoli rabe, by Eagle Ford After awhile it becomes more about the process did multiple penetration studies that have paved cutting them by about an inch to two inches than the end result. Usually this group likes the way for hunting large and dangerous game from bottom the high hanging fruit not the stuff down low throughout the world. Port A’s on Bill Negley Terminals Joint Remove any yellow or discolored leaves. or falling off the tree. They like to sit around killed elephant and other large game with a Those tend to be older and tasteless. the fire and relive the almosts and the close stickbow years ago. Bill has passed but left Venture Receives encounters that often yield nothing for the quite a legacy. Prepare a bowl of water with ice, a colander freezer or the taxidermist. Their trophy pics are So you have a bow and are working on your and another bowl to hold the excess water First Vessel at New of does and management bucks. Maybe… just arrows, what next? I generally would start with and a pair of tongs maybe… they might have it all come together field tips and purchase a good target because Clean and slice garlic after all the failures that preceded. Hence, the you will go thru at least one every year. I would Dock Boil broccoli rabe and when stems are sweetest wine of all fills their glasses on that find another traditional guy to learn to shoot Eagle Ford Terminals Corpus Christi LLC, tender (10 minutes or so) pull them out of rare occasion. with if you can find one. There are quite a few a joint venture between Plains All American boiling water with tongs and place them in our area and they all love to shoot. It doesn’t Pipeline and Enterprise Products Partners L.P., How do you get there? First you have to make into the ice water for about 5 minutes. This the commitment. This means finding you a take very long to get the basics and then you received its first vessel at its new dock on the good used recurve or longbow. You can find one start shooting from about 10 yards. Quality is Corpus Christi Ship Channel yesterday. on Archerytalk.com and in my experience it is better than quantity. You can gap shoot or shoot Fido-Friendly “The commissioning of our terminal in Corpus a pretty safe bunch of guys to deal with online. instinctively by just boring a small hole with Christi is an important milestone for the Eagle The same principals that made them choose the your eyes where you want to hit. Similar to Ford Terminals Corpus Christi joint venture that stickbow generally makes them honest in their pitching in baseball, there are numerous books Outdoor Dining Act gives producers another option to move growing business dealings. Next step is to figure out the written on the subject and even some videos. Restaurants in Texas became more dog- crude oil production from the Permian Basin brace height of your bow. This is the distance These can be had at Three Rivers Archery friendly this month thanks to a new bill signed and South Texas to markets where it can help to from the back of the shelf to the string. Usually and they have a good website that sells about by Gov. Greg Abbott that allows them to dine power progress, spark innovation and advance this is available thru the bowyer and will save anything a traditional person might need. with their humans on the patios of participating quality of life,” said John Keffer, Senior Vice time in tuning your set up. One you know this Practice makes perfect in this area and usually restaurants across the state. President – Terminals, at Plains All American, you can measure your draw length by pulling an it is so fun to shoot it is addictive. There is Senate Bill 476, also known as the Fido- the operator of the joint venture. arrow back to your anchor ( I like the corner of something instinctual about the whole thing. Friendly Outdoor Dining Act, was signed into my mouth with my middle finger) and having “The Plains All American / Enterprise Eagle When you are good enough that you can plant law and allows owners to dine with their well- Ford EF1 Terminal is now in operation, adding someone mark the arrow at the back of the rest 80% are more in the kill zone at 15-20 yards behaved dogs at outdoor areas and patios at and also make a mark about 2 inches in front incremental export capacity to the region. The you are usually ready to go afield and try your participating restaurants statewide. Port of Corpus Christi applauds this addition to of the rest. This will give you draw length and wares on the real thing. This requires stealth to The bill comes with several requirements, our gateway’s Permian Basin export pipelines,” arrow length. Next you need to draw your get in your prey’s inner circle and requires total including the restaurant must post a sign stating said Sean Strawbridge, Chief Executive Officer bow on a scale to your length and get the draw body awareness and discipline. If not then you that dogs are permitted in an outside area; for the Port of Corpus Christi. “This is yet weight. Then you can review online arrow will fail miserably but if you can make it, your owners must be able to access the patio from another recognizable development for the State charts for traditional archery and get an idea of eyes will be opened to another world that few the exterior of the restaurant and dogs are not of Texas and the United States as we continue to what arrow shaft you need. humans encounter very primal. If you are lucky allowed inside the establishment. The bill also be the Energy Port of the Americas.” enough to succeed then you really have tasted requires that pooches be well-behaved - they the sweetest wine. Happy Hunting, Doc Tom The Port of Corpus Christi currently is the third must remain on a leash and cannot sit on a seat, largest U.S. port in total revenue tonnage and Two Free Lunches table or counter top. is forecasting exports of nearly $15 billion of for Veterans to Sunday Concert in SB 476 overturns local laws that are more crude oil in 2019. stringent than the state law and eases some “It is imperative that we continue to develop Roberts Point Park of the restrictions some cities already have in the infrastructure needed to accommodate the Discuss VA Health place. The bill went into effect Sept. 1. growth from our rich production fields in Texas,” The Port Aransas said Charles W. Zahn, Jr., Port of Corpus Christi Conservancy will Dogs have been allowed in outdoor dining Authority Commission Chairman. “Industry Care Program hold a free concert areas at restaurants in Corpus Christi for several outlooks show no signs of slow-down.” Two lunch events are scheduled update veterans at the Patsy Jones years, as long as the business owner allows it. on changes to the Veterans Administration’s Amphitheater Health Care Program. in Roberts Point The first is at the Port Aransas Civic Center Park on Sunday, on Monday, September 23rd from 11:30 a.m. September 22, at 10% Discount for Island Homes! to 1:00 p.m. 4 p.m. The second is at the Fleet Reserve Association The event is a fundraiser and will feature a in Flour Bluff on Thursday, October 3rd from silent auction and raffle with all proceeds going 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. to the Port Aransas Conservancy. The bands include Los Faulous, The Chanklas, James Both are free and sponsored by County Derkits, and Carol Elliott. 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Eric, Kelly Kenning @ Rock surfboard these days… not a single mention of KEVIN DEAL SEPT 21 Splendiferous @ Rockit’s It literally has every link relating to current the Hill Country. Also on the local scene, Cara Brewster Street weather conditions, sea currents, ship traffic, Toman Brothers @ Waves Ruben Limas @ Island Rose, John Morris and the Keep Her Wild and CHRIS SAUCEDO SEPT 27 Italian water temperatures, surface charts, wind gusts, Resort Port A Conservancy folks are hosting a free THOMAS MICHAEL RILEY SEPT 28 Magnus @ Scuttlebutt’s wave maps, drought monitors, earthquakes, Free Beer Band @ concert and rally at Roberts Point Park this Giggity’s HAMILTON LOOMIS OCT 04 all things tropical, satellite loops, forecasts, Sunday from 4-7. There will performances from Friday, September 27 hurricane predictions and on and on. It’s very Mike Williams @ Gaff the Chanklas, John Amundsen and Fabulous, Passing Strangers @ RUBEN V OCT 05 Chris Saucedo @ Back thorough and quite amazing compared to Carol Elliott and James Derkits. These groups Rockit’s Porch 132 W. Cotter St. Port A On the Waterfront listening to Dead Wrong Dale and wondering have been active with the protest over industrial Ruben Limas @ Island Starlite & Moonbeams @ if he’s right this time. And Mike does a very Italian Giggity’s development of the oil and gas industry and RetroVIbe @ Shorty’s cool daily broadcast on his Facebook page in the proposed desalination plant on Harbor Robin Blue @ language we can all understand. Plus, Mike Scuttlebutt’s Through the Roots, Pacific Island, the dredging of the ship channel. Also, Dub @ House of Rock seems like the cool kind of guy you’d have a th Ty Dietz @ House of tonight Thursday the 19 , James Derkits and Rock Santana Tribute @ Brewster beer with at a Selfie show at Shorty’s. Check Reconnect Port A will host a fundraiser at the Street it out the next time there’s a storm brewing David Martinez @ Gaff from 5-8 for the poor folks devastated by Executive Surf Club Cruise Control @ Pelican and you really want to know what the skinny Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas with music Lounge is. We are presently seeing active storms from from local artists. And speaking of the Gaff, Friday, September 20 Treasure Island Ron Baker @ Island Wine Humberto and Imelda, which means the next this Saturday is National Talk Like a Pirate day Toman Brothers @ Scarecrow People @ Executive Surf Club named storms this year will be Jerry, Karen, which means it’s time for our 8th Annual Pirate Giggity’s Lorenzo, Melissa, Nestor, Olga, Pablo, Riptide @ Back Porch LIVE MUSIC Cruise Control @ Pelican Parade beginning at 6 PM. You are encouraged Lounge Rebekah, Sebastien, Tanya, Van and finally to “dress like a pirate, talk like a pirate and Chanklas @ Shorty’s Wendy. Let’s hope we don’t meet Wendy. Diamond’s Edge@ EVERY WEEKEND decorate your golf cart or float”. All proceeds Brewster Street Saturday, September 28 will go to the Port Aransas EMS Toy Round Up. Nonpoint @ House of BELT SANDER RACES For more info call Kevin Fry at 817-578-7513. Rock NO COVER! (4PM) @ The Gaff Thomas Michael Riley @ Stevie Start @ Island 315 N. Alister (361) 416-1020 Scattered shots… Italian Back Porch treasureislandporta Red Giant @ Giggity’s Me and my mermaid Lyle Mathews @ Island Wine John Cortez @ Shorty’s gal had a hopping fun My Posse in Effect @ birthday weekend. We Marco Ramirez @ Scuttlebutt’s House of Rock saw Billy Snipes at The Groove @ Executive Jake Ward @ Brewster Treasure Island and the Surf Club Street Sunset Sounds Concert Stevie Start @ Island Italian in the park with Pike Saturday, September 21 Robin Palmer @ Island Italian Check out Tropical Storm Imelda on Billy Snipes played and Sutton (which was National Talk Like a Mike’s Weather Page. phenomenal), but the Pirate Day Parade @ Gaff Janelle Shetters @ Island Treasure Island on Chanklas Sept 20 Wine hottest show we caught Todd Dorn & Sea Drifters Saturday and has a @ Giggity’s Mike O’Neill Sept 21 Cathouse @ Executive Surf was at Shorty’s where Club On the local front… new CD out. John Amundsen and Kevin Deal @ Back Porch Mike O’Neill @ Shorty’s Retro Vibe Sept 27 Just to state the obvious, it’s football season! Fabulous tore the roof San Juan Underground @ John Cortez Sept 28 Sunday, September 30 And that being said, Red’s Rivera will start off. Amundsen is a young gun who has hooked Doc’s Antone & All Stars @ hosting some “Tailgate Parties” with food and up with members of San Juan Underground Crystal Method@ Fabulous Oct 03 Giggity’s pot luck dinners for day games on Sunday from Puerto Rico. This is Latin rock at its finest Brewster Street Selfie Oct 06 Virgil Donati Band @ House of Rock starting at noon and will have free hotdogs with with all kinds of hard to describe genres mixed The Movement @ House OPEN Till 2am • 823 Tarpon St. Port A. goodies and all the trimmings for Monday Night in. It was high energy and delightful. Believe of Rock Robin Palmer @ Island Monday, September 30 Football games. They have plenty of big TV’s me, the gals were wiggling. Stay tuned for much Open Jam @ Giggity’s and it’s a good place to watch the game. Also more from these cats. They are GOOD… fast Italian on the local front, our resident Rasta Cowboy, and loose and full of rhythm. Davis Gonzalez @ Island Wine Tuesday, October 1 Paul & Victoria @ Michael Perez @ Scuttlebutt’s Giggity’s Drive @ Executive Surf Open Mic @ House of GIGGITY’S RESTAURANT & BAR Club Rock LIVE MUSIC LIVE MUSIC Sunday, September 22 Wednesday, October 2 Free Beer Band Every Thurs (7-10) Keep Her Wild Rally Jim Dugan @ Giggity’s EVERY Toman Bros. on Friday (9-1) w/ Chanklas, Fabulous, Corrosion of Conformity @ James Derkits & Carol House of Rock

NIGHT Todd Dorn on Saturday (9-1) Elliott (4-7) @ Roberts Antone & All Stars Every Sunday (9-1) Point Park Thursday, October 3 Joe King Carrasco, Open Jam Every Monday (8:30-12:30) Antone & All Stars @ Giggity’s Chanklas @ Waves Resort Kitchen Open Paul & Victoria Every Tuesday (7-10) John Eric @ Scuttlebutt’s Free Beer Band @ Giggity’s Hank Reeves on Wednesday (8-12) Fundaze @ House of Until 1 a.m.! Rock Expert Computer Repairs Mike Williams @ Gaff 722 Tarpon, Port Aransas, TX The Toasters @ House of Monday, September 23 Rock Open Jam @ Giggity’s Captain Al @ Scuttlebutt’s Friday, October 4 Johnny Boy @ Shorty’s Tuesday, September 24 Chanklas @ Giggity’s Paul & Victoria @ Hamilton Loomis @ Back Giggity’s Porch Aaron Jacob @ Viral @ Executive Surf Scuttlebutt’s Club Open Mic @ House of Rock Saturday, October 5 Cody Jinks @ Concrete Wednesday, September 25 Street Hank Reeves @ Giggity’s Selfie @ Shorty’s Billy Snipes @ Todd Dorn @ Giggity’s Scuttlebutt’s Ruben V @ Back Porch

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