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The voiceMoon of The Island since 1996 October 18, 2018 Weekly www.islandmoon.com FREE Around Time to vote New and Improved Early Voting The Island Begins Monday By Dale Rankin Early Voting in the November 6 We had one for the record books General Election begins on Monday, this week. The Island must have had Billish Park October 22 and runs through the shortest autumn on record when November 2. Voters are reminded Cold Front Abraham rolled in over that in Early Voting and on Election the Laguna late Monday morning. they are not required to vote in the If autumn is defined as the time precinct in which they are registered, between the heat of summer and the registered voters can cast ballots at first cool breeze of the oncoming any polling place in Nueces County. winter ours lasted literally less than There are 7734 registered voters in three seconds. the two Padre Island Precincts and about 60,000 votes are expected to be cast in Nueces County in the November 6 General Election. You can download a sample ballot for Island voting Precincts 40, 81, and 19 by going to our website islandmoon.com. If you have ever wondered what Early Voting hours are as a Blue Nothern looks like this follows: is it. October 22nd - 26th We Islanders stood in mid-eighty 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. degree weather as we gazed across October 27th the Laguna at the first blue northern of the season blew in and in the time 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. it takes to say “hey, that looks like a October 28th blue northern” the first blast of cool, even cold, air hit and within seconds 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. the temperature was in the fifties. October 29th - November 2nd We went straight from the balmy climes of summer to the cold grip of 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. what passes for winter around here Some convenient Early Voting justlikethat! The good news is that Island Playground Opens the arrival of Cold Front Abraham Island kids turned out in flocks on Saturday to celebrate the opening of the new playground at Billish Park. sites for Islanders are: announces the effective end of It took wise Island dogs a while to get used to the notion they can walk on the new turf at the park without Schlitterbahn 14353 Commodores Hurricane Season 2018 as cold fronts getting attacked by stickers. Work on the park is nearing completion. It’s time to start thinking about an Drive and hurricanes don’t like each other. Island softball league! Photo by Laurie Lyng Nueces County Courthouse 901 Litter Critter Leopard Street The Litter Critter is coming back Voting cont. on A2 to The Island and is normally on the Effort Continues to Fix Problems third Saturday of each month but this By the Numbers Saturday, October 20, was booked for with City Water Bills another event so the next arrival of The Critter will be Saturday, October By Dale Rankin 4800 did not receive bills originally getting the results I would hope. We City Numbers and 800 still have not. The accounts are working in a black box world.” 27. Save up your detritus, your The Corpus Christi City Council of the remaining 4000 who were 2018 flotsam and jetsam, your relatives this week continued to wrestle with He reported that about 1000 meters identified as not receiving bills were that showed up for Labor Day and problems with water bills across were not read last month due to a Editor’s note: These numbers contacted and told their accounts haven’t left, and anything else you the city. Two weeks ago the city glitch in communication between the were presented to the Corpus had been reconciled but then another can’t get Island sneak thieves to steal hired consultant Peter Collins to meters and the receivers and crews Christi City Council on Tuesday problem arose. and head on over there a week from sort through the problems and as are working to find out why. as required by the Texas Tax Code Saturday. which is the last step in complying we reported last week tracked much “Due to a glitch in the computer “This is low hanging fruit so we of the problems with the bills to software their data was not entered,” with the “Truth-in-Taxation” ISAC are not sending out crews to repair a guidelines as it relates to the problems with communication of Collins said. “We are fixing the transmitter which is in fact working,” The Island Strategic Action data between meters on homes and problem.” adoption of a property tax rate Committee meeting for October was he said. and the assessment of property the receivers which transmit the data Collins said investigators have held Wednesday night after we put back to city hall. Collins said no changes are currently taxes. They come from Constance the paper to bed so we will have a discovered problems with the 82 being made to the system to avoid P. Sanchez, Director of Financial report on what happened in the next This week Collins told the council receivers designed to take in data from confusion between longstanding Services and Kevin Kieschnick, issue. that the Water Department has redone automated meters and 75 of them problems and any new ones Nueces County Assessor and the bill to make it easier to read and were not allowed to be mounted more introduced by new changes. Collector of Taxes POA show the customer what is owned, than 20 feet off the ground which is “We need to freeze the system so City Tax Values and Levy for The next Board of Directors how the figure was arrived at, how causing some of the problems, but we can repair it. Any change can meeting of the Padre Isles Property much water was used, if there is credit the meters seem to be operating as 2018 trickle down and if you chase those Owners Association is on Tuesday, owned by the city, and reconciling the designed but there are problems. $85,525,645.81 Tax revenue down you use staff time that needs October 23, at 5:30 P.M. at the Island numbers so they add up from the top supporting the City’s “The meters are working fine,” he to be used to find the problems we Presbyterian Church, 14030 Fortuna to the bottom. maintenance and operations said, “We are going around to check already have. If we change it now Bay. Collins reported that of the 84,000 the operations of each one, and $46,138,176.87 Tax revenue Items on the agenda include updates customers with meters in the city moving in the right directions but not Water Bills cont. on A2 supporting the City’s debt on the ongoing audit, Billish Park, service discussion on filling an anticipated A little Island history $4,886,473.27 Amount of tax vacancy on the board, progress on not collected due to Over-65 replacing channel markers, updates years of age deduction on finances, and reports from the The 380 Island Tax Incentive Agreement various POA committees. $124,013,598 Total City Budget Billish! What is it and how does it work $78,516,438 General Fund Budget This week will be remembered By Dale Rankin Padre Island but the political and under which the city “has the for the opening of the playground fiscal reality was that property tax authority to make loans or grants $42,356,947 Debt Service Fund In 2012 as development of the at Billish Park. It will always be an abatements for the property were out of public funds for the purposes Schlitterbahn waterpark and 498.6 $2,412,597 Collected in TRZ #2 indelible Island memory to see kids of the question because the property of promoting local economic acres of land around it was in the on Padre Island playing in the new park and Islanders tax on new development on the development and stimulating planning stages negotiations began $131,663,822 Total Ad Valorem and their dogs able to walk on land in question had already been business and commercial activity.” between the developers and the Tax Levy before exemptions grass there without worrying about committed to Investment Zone #2 city for a tax abatement plan that The resulting agreement is stickers. A big Island Thank You to which dedicated increases in property $126,930,210.19 2018 Total would incentivize the developers to commonly referred to as the 380 all the people who stuck with the tax after 2003 to Packery Channel Ad Valorem Tax Levy after move forward with $551,215,000 Agreement and was signed on May project and made it happen. and the land around it. (See the story exemptions of investment stretched over 22, 2012 between the City of Corpus in the last issue of the Island Moon). Then the next day the Art Walk was several years. The footprint for Christi, and the owners/developers Another way had to be found that Taxable Value held there, the first of what hopefully development was bordered on the of the property, Texas Limited would provide incentives without the will be regular events now that the east by the Gulf of Mexico and on Partnership Upper Padre Partners, $27,706,080,927 Total direct commitment of city funds, the park is usable. It was a great weekend the west by the Laguna Madre, in L.P. the developer of the properties, Appraised Value of property in solution was $111 million in funds to be an Islander! between it included the land around North Padre Waterpark Holdings, city leveraged from the Sales Tax and Lake Padre with a marina, the LTD, a Texas limited partnership $6,682,387,615 Agricultural It’s time to fire up the chimanaya, Hotel Occupancy Tax on the 498.6 site of the proposed Park Road 22 as the Operator. It runs for twenty- Exemptions find a Halloween costume, and clean acres once it was developed. Water Exchange Bridge, 3600 feet five years unless cancelled under out the spare bedroom and get ready $21,023,693,312 Net Taxable of a canal with retail and residential A solution was found in Article III, its terms or when the $111 million for Island visitors everybody the Appraised Value in city after development. Section 52-a of the Texas Constitution figure in retained incentives is holiday season is might nigh upon us. exemptions and Chapter 380 of the Texas Local reached. The only cash input from At stake was nothing less than Say hello if you see us Around The Government Code ("Chapte1• 380'') Island. the development of the heart of History cont. on A2 October 18, 2018 Island Moon A 2 History cont. from A1 the city came in the form of $5 million from of the Waterpark no later than Twenty Four TideChangers 5K the Type A economic development fund which months after the agreement was signed. Delays was used to pay for infrastructure at the site, all in construction resulted in extension of the other tax incentives due the developers came completion deadline for the waterpark being from cash flow generated by the improvements. extended until September 30, 2015, to coincide with the last day of the City’s 2014-2015 fiscal Four areas year. The tax incentives were divided between four It also required that the park must be continually separate areas of the 498.6 acres as defined operated, barring natural disaster and accounting in the table printed in this issue. The land on for seasonal operations, or the city can cancel which the Schlitterbahn waterpark is located is the agreement with sixty days notice. It requires only one of four areas which represents 29.1% that a golf course remain in operation and also of the total area covered in the agreement and requires that the park retain the Schlitterbahn represented $70,872,000, or 12% of the total brand unless a change is approved by the city. $551 million investment. That $70 million The names “Schlitterbahn” and “Corpus Christ” figure changed as the cost of the project must be included in all signage and promotional escalated during construction. The remainder material. of the $111 million in Sales Tax and HOT is divided among the other three areas as shown Height restriction and buffer zone in the table. Over the years critics of the 380 The agreement limits height in the Park District Agreement have called for the entire agreement to sixty feet unless a change is approved by the to be cancelled due to problems encountered by Corpus Christi City Council and requires a the park in the mistaken believe that the entire buffer zone of four hundred feet between any $111 million in tax incentives are tied to the park feature higher than “a standard two-story park rather than divided between four distinct residence as defined in the Unified Development areas which each include their own zoning Code and any platted single family residential for Planned Use Development. According to lot.” city records as of 2018 operators of the park The city also had the option of ending the have collected on well under $1 million of agreement when the property was foreclosed the incentive funds with most of that amount in late 2016 but did not exercise that option. claimed as rebates from Sales Tax spent by the Ownership of the tax incentives in the 380 developers during the construction process. Agreement transferred to the new owners of the The other three areas consist of the Island property and the city is currently in negotiations Walk, the area west of SPID adjacent to the to rework the agreement leading up to the re- proposed water exchange bridge and a portion bidding of the Park Road 22 Water Exchange of the old golf course; the Marina District, the Bridge which, according to Mayor Joe McComb area on the west side of Lake Padre where a in early October is expected by the end of 2018. proposed marina would be located; and the The final amount of investment in the projects Resort District, the area known as Commodores could vary if return on the earliest investment Cove including the 240 acres between the in the project is higher than expected causing Aquarius extension and the Laguna Madre. the $111 million figure to be reached before the The Developer was required to begin entire $551 million is spend, in that event the construction of the Waterpark within nine incentives would cease when the $111 million months, which was done, and reach Completion figure in incentives is reached.

The TideChangers Mentor Program and Majesty Outdoors sponsored a 5K run on Saturday to raise money to help kids without fathers in their lives. It was a great turnout with an awards ceremony at Mikel Mays at Bob Hall Pier. Ethel Eyerly Community Center Activities Schedlue The Ethel Eyerly Community Center in Flour Wii Bowling & Chair Volleyball - 12:30-4:45 Bluff is open with a full activities schedule which PM is shown below. All are welcome. The center is Quilting 2nd Thursday of the Month located at 654 Graham Road (Flour Bluff). Tai Chi Class 4-5 PM Nutritious Meals Served For Persons Age 60 ($40/Month or $10/Session and Over 11:30 A.M. ($2.00 SUGGESTED MEAL DONATION) Friday Monday Fun & Fitness Exercise 10-11 AM (Free) Table Tennis – 11 AM Fun & Fitness Exercise 10-11 AM Free Bingo - 1 PM ($.75 Cards) Computer Interest Group Every Second Monday 12:30 to 2 PM Wii Bowling 12:30 PM Special Events Committee Dinner/Dance Tuesday Every 3rd Friday Zumba Gold (Co-Ed) 10:30-11:30 AM 4:30-7:30 PM ($20/month or $4/session) Tickets sold by Special Events Committee Table Tennis & Table Games-12:30-5 PM or phone reservation: 361-826-2330 Tai Chi Class 4-5 PM ($40/Month or $10/Session Wednesday Fun & Fitness Exercise 10-11 AM (Free) Thursday Zumba Gold (Co-Ed) 10:30-11:30 AM ($20/month, or $4/session) Water cont. from A1 Election cont. from A1 Ex JT-15-000002 Follow us on Facebook: we might introduce new problems and go down Port Aransas Community Center408 N. that rabbit hole,” he said. We are moving out of Alister Street, Port Aransas The Island Moon critical stage. We have bills being printed, they look good. The gunwales are coming up out of Ethel Eyerly Senior Center 654 Graham Road Newspaper Flour Bluff The Junior League of Corpus Christi the water. We are making progress.” Send photos and letters is accepting Corpus Christi City Hall 1201 Leopard Street Wastewater to: New/Gently Used Coats and Jackets While Collins works fixing problems on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Center 5151 ➢ Sizes: 4T - Adult Small ➢ water side of the bills city staff is looking McArdle Road [email protected] Island Drop Off Location: Padre Island Mail, 15037 S.P.I.D. ➢ Last Day to Donate: November 2, 2018 into problems with billing of wastewater. ISLANDMOON.COM Donations will be given to children at Evans Elementary City council was told last week that a system Now live! For more information & other drop off locations: put in place in 2018 is charging customers Splash Day at [email protected] wastewater fees for all of the water that is used in a household, even though much if not most of the water used is for irrigation and Schlitterbahn to swimming pools and therefore not entering the wastewater treatment system and should Benefit Seashore not be charged for. The council is considering going back to a Winter Averaging System which Schools bases wastewater fees on water used over and On Saturday October 20th from Noon until 5 above what is recorded in a household in the p.m. there will be beach ball pumpkins, Bob’s winter months when there is no irrigation on Cabana Bay heated swimming pool, face the theory that water used in cold months is painting, pumpkin cookie decorating stations, being discharged into the wastewater treatment a selfie photo booth, door prizes, meet and system. greets with Schatze, Schlitterbahn arts & crafts stations and much more! City staff told the council to immediately going back to the old system could result in Proceeds will benefit the Island Foundation. higher fees for as much as 90 percent of users. “Seashore Charter Schools are very excited to Collins also urged the council to leave the once again partner with Schlitterbahn Riverpark wastewater system as is until problems with the and Resort at Corpus Christi. We are grateful water billing are solved because changes could for their continued support of our highly rated confuse the process of correcting problems Seashore schools.” Colleen McIntyre, Seashore with water bills. Based on the recommendation Charter Schools Superintendent. no action was taken Tuesday but the council is now getting weekly updates on the progress of solving the billing problems. “We finally have good information on what is wrong that we are confident in,” District 4 City Councilman Greg Smith said. “Up until now that has not been the case but now we are making good progress in fixing the problem.” Send letters and photos to editor@ islandmoon.com Billish Park Playground Billish Park Art Walk Grand Opening

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JUST LISTED! •Move - in ready! •Spacious Island Moms Jennifer Seymour and Madelyn Garner (seen above being interviewed •Room for a pool for the nightly news) raised $78,000 over a three year period to replace the outdated 14813 Dasmarinas $232,500 playground equipment in Billish Park. •Lots of storage! Photos by Laurie Lyng

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Call for your Membership Package: 361-589-4223 October 18, 2018 Island Moon A 4 cost put into making this an outstanding event every year. I set up at the Art Walk on Sunday Moon Monkeys and Butch was there to help many people set up Did Ya Mike Ellis, Founder Letters to the their tents, offer ice water and provide everyone with many laughs. Hear? By Mary "Scoop" Craft Editor I know the Smiths are also involved with their church and a variety of charity organizations. So, thank you, Joann and Butch! You make us remember to “Love thy neighbor” and New Advertisers to remember we have caring, hardworking, selfless people who help our community in so Dr. V. makes house calls for all many ways. Joann and Butch...Drinks are on us! your family’s medical needs bringing primary care to your home. You can India and Nacho de Landa reach Dr. Peter Vasconcellos at 800- Distribution 5917. Pete Alsop Words From a Firefighter Dr. Roberto Diaz is accepting Island Delivery My name is Greg and I am a Firefighter for new patients at his office at 14725 the City and have been assigned to Station 15 Coldwell Banker Compass. He accepts most insurances (Commodores) for approximately two years Advertising now. I read your article and just wanted to make including Medicare. The office is Jan Park Rankin Editorial Policy sure some of the comments you made were open 8 am – 5 pm and calls are being taken at 239-4712 for appointments. Classifieds In an effort to give all our readers a fair say addressed. in these pages we have not been enforcing our For more info regarding his practice I’m a fiscal conservative and can’t stand to see Arlene Ritley length guidelines on Letters to the Editor. The waste. I was anti-union and didn’t join ours until and staff visit elitemedicalcentercc. Production Manager exchange of ideas is what we do around here about six years ago. I was an island homeowner com. Abigail Bair and some things just take longer to say than for over 20 years owning one residential home Contributing Writers others. Having said that we are asking from here Timmae’s Snack Bar offers and two condos (Not all at once) catering services for corporate Joey Farah on that writers keep the length of their letters to around 600 words or less. That is about the I paid my share of property taxes and yes Taxes events, fundraising parties or Andy Purvis length of one column all the way down the page. killed me no doubt.... I can no longer afford whatever your event. Check out their Mary Craft We will make some exceptions on request but to own on the island. I’m now a proud Bluff Facebook page for the menu items Kelly Trevino 600 words is the target. Rat. With that said, I want to clear up a few which includes my personal favorite Jay Gardner misconceptions on the fire department pension. Writers must provide contact information and Chicago style hot dog. Todd Hunter first and last name along with an address, any We firefighters are completely separate from Dotson Lewis or all of those can be withheld at the request TMRS which is the city employees and police Business Briefs Dr. Tom Dorrell of the writer but we need to make sure we are department pension plans. Firefighters pay 13.8 Ronnie Narmour hearing from a real person. The only person you percent of our salary into our pension but the Schlitterbahn is opening the world’s Brent Rourk can libel or slander is the Editor here, whatever city does not pay social security on firefighters. first permanent drive-in/dive in movie you call him he’s been called worse. And if you theater with a 60 foot movie screen on Photographers Other city employees will pay 7% of their decide to roll up the Moon and hit somebody Saturday, November 3rd. More year Miles Merwin (Emeritus) salary with the city matching 14% on Jan 1. over the head with it be aware that you may be They also pay social security for the other round events to come are virtual reality Debbie Noble on the receiving end next time out. city employees including police. That is an attractions, Escape Room where you Jan Rankin All letters to the Editor must be received by additional 6.2% on top of the 14%. need to solve puzzles and clues to get out Mary Craft the end of day on Tuesday for Thursday’s I have looked at other Municipal benefit and eSports arenas. The world’s first lazy Ronnie Narmour publication. Letters received after Tuesday will packages for city employees. Most of them are river eSports tournament is scheduled for be published the following week. March. Office Security/Spillage Control (Emeritus) 7% with a 2 to 1 match by their city. That seems Let us here from you and remember, brevity is to be the norm for the state of Texas. Corpus Riley P. Dog The Slip will have a BBQ Buffet on the soul of wit. is just now beginning to get where other cities Football Sunday, October 21st noon have been for years as far as TMRS goes. – 5 pm for $10. The all-you-can-eat Aquarius Street Traffic While the amount you quoted in your article is menu includes pork ribs, BBQ chicken, a whole lot of money and will scare taxpayers, brisket, chicken wings, potato salad, Light please understand we are the 9th biggest fire baked beans, cole slaw, ceasar salad, As a 24 year island resident, I am ever grateful department in Texas but the 23rd from the top veggie tray and more. The food is being in pay. We also average 50000 calls a year and for the wonderful traffic light and intersection catered by Angry Marling and every live markings that were installed at the, previously have one medic unit that is in the top 10 busiest ambulances in the entire nation. Medic 3 on game will be shown. The Slip is located near suicidal, intersection of Park Rd 22 and in the strip center near Keller Williams. Aquarius St about a year and a half ago. Morgan Street. Recently however, without warning, the Left- The city has a hard time recruiting due to low Spread the Warmth Coat Drive turn red light on the westbound side of Park pay. For instance, I am a senior captain with sponsored by the Junior League of Publisher Rd 22 was converted to a Left-turn yellow 25 years of service and a first year firefighter Corpus Christi is accepting coats size Dale Rankin flashing light allowing one to make a left turn in Sugarland can make about what I make with 4T to Adult Small. Coats will be given About the Island Moon off Park Rd 22 on to Aquarius St during breaks incentives. to children at Evans Elementary School. The Island Moon is published every Thursday, Dale in eastbound traffic. Rankin, Editor / Publisher. Two academies ago we lost almost 50% of Donations can be dropped at Padre Island Total circulation is 10,000 copies. Distribution includes Knowing that eastbound traffic had a green our cadets to better paying departments within Mail Plus at 1537 SPID. delivery to 4,000 Island homes, free distribution of 3,000 light and unaware that the westbound Left- two years after graduating the academy. That’s copies in over 50 Padre Island businesses and condos, turn red light had been converted to a Left-turn after we taxpayers paid them to get trained as The Padre Island Business Association as well as 600 copies distributed in Flour Bluff, 1,400 Mixer this month will be sponsored by copies on Mustang Island and Port Aransas businesses. flashing yellow light on Park Rd 22, I made a firefighter/paramedics. No ROI there. perfectly legal right turn on red, after stopping the Island Moon, Annaville Insurance, News articles, photos, display ads, classified ads, The big bulk of our benefit package is insurance and waiting for a safe break in eastbound traffic, Edward Jones and CRT Flooring at but we do pay a pretty high premium. Also, payments, etc. may be left at the Moon Office. from Aquarius on to Park Rd 22. Only then did while I’m grateful to have health insurance 14646 Compass on Tuesday, October I discover, in my left side peripheral vision, a The Island Moon Newspaper please know the day I retire I will be paying 23rd 5:30 - 7:30 pm. The mixer will have large SUV, had made a perfectly legal U-turn on $2200 a month for family coverage on city an Oktoberfest theme and will have food 14646 Compass, Suite 3 the now flashing yellow, during the same break insurance. That is over half of what my pension catered by JB’s Bakery and, of course, in eastbound traffic, rapidly bearing down on Corpus Christi, TX 78418 income will be with 25 years of service. kegs of beer. This event will take place me. With some fancy maneuvering we avoided 361-949-7700 a collision but the SUV driver made some very I am all in favor of cuts and saving money but weather permitting. while it may seem firefighters make a lot....we [email protected] rude vocalizations and gestures. Again, there The Port Aransas Old Town Festival was no signage or forewarning of this change. really don’t compared to other Texas Municipal celebrating the city’s 108th birthday will Fire Departments. th Facebook: The Island Moon Newspaper OK, now that I am aware of it I have no be held Saturday, October 20 . There problem with the yellow flashing Left-turn light Sorry for any grammatical errors....I’m typing will be events around the town all day and legal U-turns at this intersection. However, this on my phone and evening. For details check their unless the light at Park Rd 22 and Aquarius If you’d ever like to come talk to the guys at the Facebook page or see page A15 in this St is red, this is still a high speed intersection, station, please do. Or if you have any questions issue for a schedule of events Where to Find The especially for eastbound traffic coming off don’t hesitate to call me. the JFK Bridge and speeding their way to the The Dragonfly Restaurant is open Island Moon Commodores Dr. intersection. Unfortunately, Have a great weekend! again after their two week vacation. They if you are on Aquarius St or at the Shell gas Regards, are open for lunch and dinner daily and station and want to make a right turn on to Park closed Sundays and Mondays. Rd 22, during a break in eastbound traffic, you, Greg Port North and especially non-island residents, have no The Veranda Restaurant will now Aransas Padre way of knowing that someone can make a legal Compliance Committee have live music every Saturday 5 - 9 pm. Gulf Stream RV U-turn at the same time (trying to beat the same This Saturday piano man Matt Krebs All Stripes Stores speeding traffic) and smash into you. In an attempt to keep everyone (who cares) on will be entertaining. Pioneer RV the same page, I will now give the real scoop, Black Sheep/ In addition to island residents, there are a straight from the horse’s mouth or horse’s a_-_, The 58th Annual Texas Jazz Festival Stripes on 1A Barrel lot of non-island residents that patronize the whichever you prefer. at Heritage Park will be held Friday, businesses at or near this high speed, complicated My Coastal Home CVS First, if you are getting your information from October 19th - Sunday 21st. There will and sometimes very busy intersection. Most are be more than 50 bands on three stages WB Liquor Store unaware of the possibility of someone making a FB page titled North Padre Politics, you Whataburger have no idea what is going on. Even though and more than 100 vendors. Admission Island Wine Room a dangerous, but legal, U-turn at this location. Doc’s Restaurant both the staff and the management of this FB is free. Kody’s So I suggest a sign either on Aquarius St page attended and videoed the last meeting of Snoopy’s Pier prohibiting a Right-Turn on red; but that does The 1st Annual Kids Splash Day at Coffee Waves the Compliance Committee, they still find it Isle Mail N More not solve the problem for patrons turning right necessary to put out fake news or as we say in Schlitterbahn Saturday, October 20th Moby Dicks on to Park Rd 22 from the Shell gas station who Nebraska, they just flat lie. noon - 5 pm. There will be pumpkin Island Italian IGA still face a potential collision with those making beach balls, cookie decorating station, U-turns at the light or a sign on the westbound If you get your news from the Padre Island Fact Brooklyn Pie Co. Check, you also will not have any idea what is face painting and arts & crafts. The event Treasure Island side of Park Rd 22 prohibiting a U-turn at is for benefiting the Island Foundation. Ace Hardware Aquarius St. The U-turn, if necessary, could be happening because this news source has trouble Ms. Woody’s getting his/her facts to fit the questions. Tickets are $8 - $28. Automotive made on Aquarius St. Holiday Inn Early voting begins Monday, October B. P. O’Brien, Jr. With that said, here is the real skinny on the Port A Glass Studio Texas Star (Shell) issue of compliance, as of right now!! 22nd and can be done at Port Aransas Dorsal St. San Juan’s Restaurant Jesse’s Liquor #1. Committee has had three meetings, first Community Center and Schlitterbahn. Wash Tub was a town hall. The POA went to the expense Scuttlebutt’s Thank You to the Smiths to provide a room that would seat 500+ and Woody’s Sports This committee was asked to do a job. That Restaurant About three years ago, we decided to check 30 came. Ninety minutes were spent listening Center to the comments of community members. being “come up with a compliance program that Subway out the Padre Island Yacht Club Friday Happy works”. That is the job we will do. We were not Back Porch Bar Hour. Butch Smith, the Commodore at the time, Second was a committee meeting, one hour was Island Tire spent listening to the concerns and comments given a time limit. Shorty’s Place greeted us at the door with a big smile. He asked Padre Pizzeria which member had invited us. We told him, no of community members and board members. It is “my” idea that POA compliance should Fisherman’s Wharf one had invited us. We saw the ad in “The Island Third was also a committee meeting, ten be rather simple. If a property “is hurting” the Giggity’s And all Moon Moon”. Butch, with a big laugh said, “That’s ok. minutes spent listening to community members property values of the neighborhood and if retail advertisers You are my guests tonight. Drinks are on me”. and fifty minutes spent with the committee after, 2 or 3 nice letters, a few not so nice letters Gratitude discussing ideas. Each of these meetings along and maybe even a knock on the door, the owner WB Liquor (Needless to say, we put in our applications to The Gaff become members.) with agendas were advertised well in advance refuses to clean up the problem, that owner will and open to the public. get penalized. Again, that is my idea, I can’t tell Trinity By the Sea Every year, Butch and Joann Smith organize Episcopal Flour Bluff #2. The only business item past (as of today) is you what the committee will produce as a final the Cuttysark Party for all those who live on report for the board. H.E.B. Cuttysark. The Scotch company helps them a motion relating to how compliance complaints out by sending items with the Cuttysark name. are handled. A simple format for the flow of That is POA Compliance as of today. Any Whataburger on paperwork through the POA office. other so-called facts are simply lies. Everyone Waldron People bring food and it is a wonderful way for neighbors to meet each other. People do not As of today, that’s it!! Not nearly as sexy as the is welcome to come to our meetings. Our Ethyl Everly realize that Butch and Joann pay for a variety fake news, but that’s it. meetings are on the second Wednesday at 6:00 Senior Center of things for the party and spend a lot of time pm, location TBA. For North Padre Politics FB and energy creating fliers, setting up the tents, Now, I fully understand that the members of people, that means “to be announced”. POA Fire Station setting up the party and cleaning up. this POA are not accustomed to the meetings members are also welcome to send any and all of a committee being open and the workings Police Station comments, complaints, criticism, compliments They also singlehandedly organize the Padre transparent. It works like this, there are seven and/or cash to [email protected]. Island Art Walk. Joann is an artist and wanted members on the committee, each has ideas and Stripes on Flour Alan Rickertsen, Chairperson Bluff & SPID a venue for Island artists to sell their work and opinions, and each is given time to say what not have to pay a vendor fee. The Smiths get they think, in public. When we find common permits, call television stations, newspapers and ground, we make a motion and then we vote. other media. They print fliers and put signs all over the Island. There is a great deal of time and Letters to Editor cont. on A11 October 18, 2018 Island Moon A 5 Tides of the Week Stuff I Heard on the Island By Dale Rankin Tides for Bob Hall Pier October 18 - October 25 It was supposed to be a laissez-faire attitude toward The Island from kumbaya moment. the city boiled over into shouts and hard words Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time Moon aimed at the gathered police brass and it soon /Low Time in Feet Sunset Visible It was late 2007 and about three hundred devolved into near chaos leaving the Chief Islanders were gathered in St. Andrews by the Th 18 High 1:00 AM 2.1 7:31 AM Set 1:59 AM 59 looking somewhat like the proverbial deer in Sea church to hear Corpus Christi Police Chief headlights. He hadn’t seen this coming. He 18 Low 5:02 PM 0.8 6:57 PM Rise 3:41 PM Bryan Smith and the department brass brief us motioned me outside. “What the heck just F 19 High 1:23 AM 2.0 7:31 AM Set 2:52 AM 68 on a recent spate of home break-ins and what we could do about it. It was a different time on The happened,” he said. “What is going on here?” I 19 Low 6:08 PM 0.9 6:56 PM Rise 4:19 PM Island and as it turned out a watershed moment. told him then what I will tell you now. Sa 20 High 1:39 AM 1.9 7:32 AM Set 3:45 AM 77 In the previous two months we had forty-four Island Cop 20 Low 8:26 AM 1.4 6:55 PM Rise 4:55 PM burglaries on The Island with some coming in For several years prior to that meeting, I know 20 High 12:12 PM 1.6 the middle of the day when two suspects, one as far back as 2000, we had what I will refer to of them a large man with a size fourteen foot, as a community policing system on The Island 20 Low 7:08 PM 1.0 would knock on a door and if the response from as officer Chris Hooper, who kept us up to Su 21 High 1:52 AM 1.8 7:33 AM Set 4:38 AM 84 inside wasn’t quick enough they would kick in speed on police matters through his column in the door and go in and take whatever they could 21 Low 8:31 AM 1.3 6:54 PM Rise 5:30 PM the Moon, was permanently assigned to patrol grab. In one case a homeowner had them in his The Island. He carried a cell phone twenty- 21 High 1:28 PM 1.6 gun sight but didn’t fire. In another an older four hours per day, even when he was off duty 21 Low 8:03 PM 1.1 couple came home to find the two men carrying that was paid for by the Padre Island Business a computer out of their front door. Association and the number was printed each M 22 High 2:05 AM 1.8 7:33 AM Set 5:32 AM 91 I had been running the Island Moon for only week in the Moon. When help was needed, or 22 Low 8:40 AM 1.1 6:53 PM Rise 6:05 PM a few months when reports started coming in when there were questions, or when someone 22 High 2:33 PM 1.8 of home break-ins with the suspects driving saw something they thought needed police a green pickup. I started writing down the attention, Chris was only a phone call away. We 22 Low 8:57 PM 1.2 accounts as they came in and had sixteen listed, all knew and trusted him and any call, no matter Tu 23 High 2:17 AM 1.7 7:34 AM Set 6:28 AM 96 but when I called the Bravo District Supervisor how miniscule or, frankly how harebrained, the call might be there was an immediate and 23 Low 8:53 AM 0.9 6:52 PM Rise 6:40 PM I was told, “Oh, I think there might have been four or five in the last few months but it’s no big appropriately measured response that left the 23 High 3:34 PM 1.9 deal.” I knew that was wrong so I called Chris caller satisfied that he/she had been heard and action taken. There had always been someone 23 Low 9:53 PM 1.3 Hooper who until recently had been a columnist for the Island Moon under the moniker of the on The Island who was a collection point for W 24 High 2:27 AM 1.7 7:35 AM Set 7:24 AM 99 Island Cop and between us we tallied up forty- problems. 24 Low 9:11 AM 0.7 6:52 PM Rise 7:17 PM four separate Island burglaries over two months. Only a few months before the meeting the new I placed several calls to the Chief’s office to 24 High 4:32 PM 2.0 Chief, for reasons never stated, reassigned Chris get more information, who I knew, but never OTB and the new officers who took his place 24 Low 10:59 PM 1.5 got him on the phone. We needed to know if understandably didn’t want to carry a cell phone Th 25 High 2:31 AM 1.6 7:35 AM Set 8:23 AM 99 they had any leads, what the habits of these around twenty-four hours per day so people burglars were, and what we should do to protect could call them to get a cat out of a palm tree. 25 Low 9:35 AM 0.5 6:51 PM Rise 7:57 PM ourselves but was getting nowhere. Finally, I The PIBA cell phone was returned and from 25 High 5:30 PM 2.1 told his assistant that when her phone started then on calls from The Island went to dispatch ringing on Thursday it would be because I was where they were mixed in with the hundreds or going to print this phone number so people thousands of others that came in each day and could call the Chief for information on these that’s when the problems started. burglaries. A few minutes later I got a call from the Chief and the meeting at the church was set When we had an Island Cop forty calls for up. In the days leading up to the meeting we burglaries in two months, even ten calls, would had two more burglaries and The Island was on have raised an alarm. The nature of crimes on edge. The Island, then and now, was such that not any one of them singularly would raise an alarm A different time – they weren’t murders or armed robberies. A It was a different time here. We had no Island burglary here and a burglary there being called United Political Action Committee, we had no in and mixed with the deluge of other calls Island Strategic Action Committee, in fact, it downtown got lost in the system unless they was the first of any kind of town hall meeting caused a blip on the radar at the crime analysis here since anyone could remember and the bureau, which in this case they did not. As frustration level was high. I had printed the the burglars walked through the raindrops at location of all of the break-ins and the dates and the police department with no pushback they times, as best as I could piece together, on the became bolder and more active and in fact it front page of the Moon and I think it would be wasn’t the police who identified the problem accurate to say Islanders felt they were being but rather the public. ignored. As I told the Chief then we had a system that Things started out calmly as the Chief worked fine until he fixed it by dis-assigning explained that he had been unaware of the an Island Cop. Without a touchpoint at the PD number of burglaries until he saw it in the Moon Islanders felt left out and ignored and it was that and promised to bring Directed Patrol officers frustration that boiled up at the meeting with the to The Island. But it soon became clear that Chief, and if fact lead directly to the formation wasn’t going to feed the bulldog. There were of the Island Political Action Committee and questions aplenty; were there more burglaries the Island Strategic Action Committee to make than we knew about, did they have any idea us heard OTB. who these guys were, why did it take so long We have had several Neighborhood Watch for more officers to be assigned, was it true the organizations over the years but for whatever thieves were using kayaks in the canals to case reason few if any have survived over the long houses at night to see which were not lit up so haul. The Island as a target for crime is unique they could target them, was there a pattern here in that access is limited, the only way out is that could help us catch them and/or protect OTB or through Port Aransas to the ferry and ourselves, what were our rights if we came that means a little bit of crime prevention and, home and confronted the burglars, could the yes, community policing, goes a long way. police department inform us when a burglary When we had one touch point for data collection occurred so we knew what was going on? It was the system worked fine, when that touch point that last one that caused the blowup. went away the burglaries escalated almost The Chief turned it over to his district immediately. The business model for burglaries commander who after some initial platitudes as it turns out is very efficient, as soon as we and follow up questions got frustrated and lacked an Island Cop the burglars got busy. We blurted, “We are busy, we have a lot to do and got more officers, but a less effective system we don’t have time to worry about telling people than when we had one officer we always knew on The Island every time there is a burglary out was there. Sometimes the answer is simple and here!” Wrong answer. right in front of us and this looks like it is one of those times. Years of pent up frustration with bad streets, bad parks, trashed beaches, and a general It worked fine until it was fixed. Islander Makes Landing with No Landing Gear No More Sticker Burs! Kids and dogs can now walk in Billish Park My experience of an emergency landing with Southwest Airlines Flight 5421 Send letters and photos to editor@ By Denise Ebert tried calming her down. They then instructed After three weeks of medical care with UNMC the landing will be hard, once we land, we are to islandmoon.com (University of Nebraska Medical Center), it was leave everything behind and only take ourselves time for me to come home. Our flight out of to the exit and slide down the slide. Once off Omaha to Houston, was going good. When we the slide to run far away and NO Smoking. All Ask Ralph were approaching Houston I noticed we kept of my items, my wallet, identification, credit flying around Houston at for at least twenty cards, etc. were in an overhead bin. I would Should I Be More Demanding? minutes. I told the girl next to me, have you have had nothing to go on with. noticed we have been flying around Houston As we were descending I looked around, By Ralph Coker several times? people were crying and praying and even others the other person. Their motive should Q. In business I Just as I said that trying to be positive. We kept being told we be a sincere wish to help you improve. don’t react well to the pilot came on were landing in one minute, then another If it’s not, you may need to ignore it. negative feedback from the speaker and minute, then after fifteen minutes we finally colleagues or my manager. How can I be • If you do not understand the criticism, told us they were started to literally fall out of the sky. As soon more positive? ask a trusted colleague to comment and having a delay as we landed it was a hard landing, our bodies interpret. due to gates. Ten thrusted around awhile and then the quiet sound A. Research indicates there are workers who minutes goes of no panic approached. We all clapped and actually thrive on negative feedback. Those Decide whether you agree with the criticism by, and the pilot clapped and clapped. We made it! workers tend to be strivers who believe they and if so, is changing worth the effort. We announced we can improve their skills and abilities. They can’t change our inherent nature. If we are We landed as far away from the terminal as were having a possible. All the fire trucks surrounded us. have challenging personal goals and see introverted, we are not likely to become an problem with criticism as a tool to help reach those goals. extrovert. However, we can learn new skills. Luckily there were no fires, but the brakes the landing gear were too hot to taxi to the gate. We had to wait They are strong on self-control and self- We can become a better presenter, sales and that our flap awareness. The key seems to be your attitude person or planner. twenty minutes for the brakes to cool down, Denise Ebert wasn’t working, and then we started approaching the gate. All toward negative feedback. It’s natural to Make specific plans for changing your and we need to resist criticism, but those who see it as was fine but I had and I’m sure everyone had behavior. Action plans include answers to prepare for an spaghetti legs as we got up. It was very obvious helpful, discipline themselves to seek it and the questions: why, what, when, where and emergency landing. Pilot said he was trying to respond positively. They see it as a challenge that the crew felt we were their first priority how. fly into Continental as Hobby didn’t have a long and they tried to keep us calm as possible. As to overcome. enough run way. The stewards prepared us, told Be aware that most colleagues and even we were ascending, I commented to the young Researchers recommend a stepwise response us how to brace ourselves, put all under seat mother OMG all my money and credit cards managers don’t like to give negative items as far in as possible. We were to cross our to negative feedback. feedback. You will need to encourage it by are in the overhead bin. She then reached for hands and arms against the seat in front of us her wallet by her feet and took out a credit card • Stay calm and listen carefully. your attitude and, if necessary, request their and place our heads in our arms. feedback. Only ask colleagues that you are and Driver’s License said, don’t worry you will • Thank the person for the feedback. confident will be sincere in their feedback. I was sitting with a young mother and her five come to Austin with me and I will be sure you • Take time afterward to recover if needed. Negative feedback that’s not sincere probably year old. The five year-old was instructed to get to Corpus. A lesson I learned, was to always close her legs tight and place her hands under have money, ID and CC, somewhere on your • Reflect on the criticism when you feel should be ignored because it’s likely not her legs and lean forward. The young mom body when flying. Also, the “flaps” are those ready to do so. Consider the motive of accurate and will misguide you. started to have a panic attack, the child and I flaps on the wings that help stop the plane. A6 Island Moon October 18, 2018 Senior Moments Anecdotingly *Smart Cars By Dotson Lewis The Kid From Easter Island Special to the Island Moon automatic transmission. By Abigail Bair Dotson’s note: For a few A gigantic trashcan provided the basic armature years, I have been avoiding Both the 50- and 61-hp engines are three Last night, the Rev and I had what was quite for the piece. Before you ask, yes I bought the writing about smart cars, but after attending cylinder engines, with cooled turbochargers. possibly our dumbest fight to date. Here is a kid a brand-new trashcan (you guys are getting some Safe Driver meetings where Smart Cars According to Smart, the 61-hp engine can transcript: were discussed in detail, I decided it was time to go from zero to 60 mph in about 15 seconds, to know me way too well). Then, the next three bring you Senior Moon Monkeys up to speed on while top speed is electronically limited to 84 Rev: There's a news story on about people days of my life involved a whole heck of a lot what is out there. Thanks to Ed Grabianowski mph for the driver's safety. (Cars as small and making Halloween treats out of human of papier-mache. It took layers and layers of for his contributions to this report and to Auto light as the Fortwo become very unstable at remains. gluey newspaper to build the shell. I had to dry Guide and Wikipedia for the photos. high speeds.) In city driving, the Fortwo gets Me: Cremains, probably. it with a heat gun/fan/blow dryer combination. a reported 46.3 mpg, while highway driving The entire process was vastly unpleasant. I lost How Smart Cars Work is an even more impressive 68.9 mpg. The Rev: No, you couldn't because bones don't a lot of hair to “glue incursions.” break down. ¬With gas prices at historic highs in the 50-hp engine accelerates more slowly, but the On day four, I painted the great mass. Jess was United States and fuel-efficient cars in vogue, electronic speed limit is the same, and the mpg Me: Of course they do, Mom! Otherwise, desperate to help with this part (she ran away the time might be perfect for DaimlerChrysler ratings are the same as well. you'd have femurs just sticking out of urns all after about five minutes of stickiness), so I let to introduce the Smart Car to U.S. markets. All Fortwos also come with the following over the place. her dig in. She lasted about an hour. In order Already popular in Europe, the Smart Car handling and safety features: Rev: There are shards of bone. I KNOW! to get the stone texture correct, the paint had to is small in stature but big on economy. The I'VE OPENED THE BAG. be sponged on in thin layers. It took another updated Smart Fortwo (named because it's "for • esp® (Electronic Stability Program) with eternity to cover it. two" people) was released in 2008. These days Hill Start Assist Me: Yeah, so you just sift them and mix the we are seeing more and more Smart Cars on the ash with flour, duh. But, when it was finished, the costume was a • Anti-lock Braking System with Electronic thing of great majesty. road. Brake-force Distribution (EBD) Rev: I'm going to go watch the story. The Smart Car began with Nicolas Hayek, I decided to enter Jess in a costume contest the • Acceleration Skid Control (ASC) Halloween (minus human remains cupcakes) is following day. The grand prize was $250, and the man who invented Swatch watches. He my favorite holiday. When I was growing up, wanted to make a small car that would be fuel • Electronic Brake Assist I told her that if we won, she could keep the we didn’t have a ton of money for costumes, money for college. Additionally, the contest efficient, environmentally responsible and easy • Dual-circuit brake system with servo so we always made our own. Dependent on was at the nearest Mall (45 minutes away in to park in small spaces. The Swatch Company assistance the Rev to do the heavy lifting, my brother and collaborated with Daimler-Benz (after a failed Salina, Kansas) and she was thrilled to be taken • Disc brakes at front, drum brakes at rear I wound up being hoboes, clowns, pirates and there (13 year old girl, y’all). venture with Volkswagen) to create the first fortune tellers (I had gigantic gold canning City Coupe under the company name Micro Smart Drivertek Checklist ring earrings). Basically, any character that Compact Car (MCC). Development began employed a bright red or blue bandana was in 1994, and the first car was unveiled at the I have, what we call a “Smart Drivertek CheckList” a copy of which I will gladly give fair game. The absolute bottom of parent- Frankfurt Motor Show in 1997. The MCC decorates-child Halloweens was the year Dad went on sale the following year, but Hayek was you…just ask. This check list is not just for the “little” smart cars. It is for all the newfangled was in charge and I wound up being Paper Bag disappointed with the use of a conventional Head Kid. My brother got the slightly better engine -- he'd wanted a hybrid or pure electric gadgets that are on new cars. This check list is designed to help you in the car buying or ROBOT Paper Bag Head Kid mask. In case you motor -- and the price of the car, which was don’t quite understand: Dad took a brown paper higher than expected. When initial sales were leasing process. It is suggested that you take this check list with you to the dealership and grocery bag, cut holes in it for eyes, and said slow, Swatch pulled out of the partnership, “Here ya go. Have a blast.” leaving Daimler-Benz (now DaimlerChrysler) use it as a reminder of the safety features that full owner of the Smart division. Today, Smart interest you. Ask the sales person to give you We didn’t care all that much when we were is part of DaimlerChrysler's Mercedes group. a thorough demonstration of how each safety small – after all, we were in it for the candy. As feature works, and find out if the features are I aged, I started making my own costumes after When you see the Smart Car, the first thing that standard or have additional associated sots. You figuring out that better outfits get more treats. you notice is its size. The City Coupe (renamed may use this checklist to evaluate your current One year, a friend and I went as A Guy with Two the "Fortwo" once Smart began releasing other vehicle’s safety features. Heads and Three Legs. Until you’ve walked models), is only 8 feet, 2.5 inches long, less than several miles in weird home-sewn polyester 5 feet wide and about 5 feet tall. (In comparison, pants with your leg tied to your friend’s through the original Hummer H1 is over 7 feet wide.) a snow storm, you haven’t really committed to That means that instead of parallel parking in Halloween. We did get a lot of candy, though. line with other cars, a Smart Car can back right The final -- the feet still crack me up. I up to the curb. Two or three Smart Cars can park A few years ago, my niece Jess was about to want you guys to remember this next time that way in a single curbside parking space. “age out” of Halloween. She was thirteen and you think to yourselves, "She has to be decided that the upcoming holiday would be making this up. No one can possibly have her last. Aside from when she was two years a life this weird." old and went as R2D2 (made out of a trashcan), Jess had always had pretty bland, store-bought costumes. I wanted her to close out her trick- Now, had I not been greedy for recognition, it or-treating tenure on a high note. is totally possible that I never would have seen High Tech Nissan Concept 2020 the major design flaws inherent in my project. $150,000.00 It wasn’t until the kid got lost in the mall parking lot that I realized the eye holes were The above Nissan is a smart (high-tech), full too small. They also allowed for approximately size automobile…just the wheels for me! zero peripheral vision, and their spacing caused huge problems with depth perception. We *To me Smart Car does not mean just the played “follow my voice through traffic” until I little cars, smart also applies to all of the so- Smart car for two realized that was going to get both of us killed. called tech stuff found on newer cars. I believe I lined up behind her and sort of guided her the smart cars in this report should be called into the building. She couldn’t hold my hand Smart Car Safety “Micro-Cars.” because (massive design flaw #2) the costume The Smart Car has a unique appearance -- it Dotson’s Other Note: I had to break this report had no arm holes. looks almost like a cube on wheels, with the into two parts. Getting the information to for Unfortunately, we were late for the contest front edge trimmed down. However, that high this article was a lot of fun…I didn’t realize how (largely because it took us 40 minutes to length-to-width ratio helps the Fortwo corner many companies were attempting to get on the navigate the parking lot), so we didn’t get to with a greater degree of stability. The Smart smart car “Band Wagon.” So more to come next participate. Frustrated, we returned to the car Car's designers also gave it a three-cylinder week. In the meantime, I believe that the smart and discussed just leaving the costume sitting engine that provides enough power because car sources, listed below, may be of interest to on a rest area toilet along 1-70. I imagined a the car only weighs about 1500 pounds (the you: poor lady opening the door, seeing the giant updated version of the Fortwo, released in 2008 1) Aoki, Naomi. "Smart's running start Tiny head, and having a heart attack, so I vetoed the had different stats). It's easily one of the lightest auto debuts locally as official car of marathon." notion. I’m not a total monster. four-wheeled vehicles on the road. For years, I had wanted to make a costume that Boston Globe, April 14, 2004. 2) Lyon, Peter. was one of the giant heads on Easter Island. The Jess took the outfit home and wore it on her last One of the major problems with very small, "Prius hits 113 mpg." April 4, 2006. 3) "Smart idea of one of those things with feet absolutely trick-or-treat. She reported that she got more light automobiles is that they can be unsafe in fortwo Buyer's Guide." Car Pages. 4) "Smart tickled me. I unilaterally decided that this was candy than ever that year, and that everyone a collision. The Smart solution is the “Tridion Vehicles Go USA - UnitedAuto Group Selected the costume I would create for Jess (I think thought her costume “ruled.” Steel Safety Shell.” This hemispherical steel as Future Exclusive Distributor." 5) "Spy Shot: she probably wanted to be some kind of anime "cage" encloses the interior of the car and also Smart formore."Channel4.com. SmartUSA. character). Her Mom had to carry her plastic candy forms the bulk of the Smart's chassis. A small com 6) "Top Gear" Smart Car crash test. 7) collection pumpkin, though. energy-absorbing crumple zone at the front of "ZAP Smart car Frequently Asked Questions The week before Halloween, I strapped on my the car lessens impacts, and the engine lives in (FAQ)." ZapWorld. 8)"BRABUS Black Star mad scientist goggles, headed to the garage and the trunk of the car instead of the front. While 101: The Ultimate Smart Fortwo Convertible began to create. a 1,500-lb. car will never be as safe for the with 101 hp / 74 kW." Brabus.com occupants as a larger vehicle, the Tridion shell Thank you for reading and commenting on Trust holds up remarkably well in crash tests. A 70 Senior Moments. I can be reached at: dlewis1@ mph crash test conducted by British TV show stx.rr.com and/or Land Line: 361-949-7681 or Padre Island and Port Aransas’ Oldest Island Based Pest Control Company. "Top Gear" revealed that the Smart Fortwo's Cell: 530-748-8475. body remained mostly intact when compared to that of a conventional subcompact car. A sudden Please Note: The next Veterans Round Table deceleration from 70 mph will cause injury of Meeting will be Tuesday, October 23, 9-11 AM, the occupants in just about any vehicle 3209 S. Staples. 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Representing the Potters on Cotter at this year's Art About are Ken Barnett, Brenda Barnett, David Osborne and Gary Kosmos. Photos by Ronnie Narmour A8 Island Moon October 18, 2018 SPORTS Sports Talk Special to The Island Moon 2018 Major League Playoffs Are How to Bite Through a Helmet By Andy Purvis Chuck was named the All- Making History Special to the Island Moon NFL center in 1950. In By Dotson Lewis shortstop – is batting an obscene .565 in the post Part II 1953, Chuck intercepted six season. The Yankees, Dodgers and Cubs better passes and returned one for a touchdown. Dotson’s Note: I believe that it is time for all not sleep on the Astros.” Chuck tried to retire at the end of the 1959 During his NFL career, Bednarik intercepted of you Moon Monkeys who are baseball fans, season but was convinced to come back in 1960 a total of 20 passes and returned them for 268 to be anticipating a great bunch of games. The Hungry Fans at 35 years of age. The story goes, he needed yards and the one touchdown mentioned above. following was written in the hope that many of “As gluttonous as the Yankees have been with the money to build a bigger house and his wife He was named All-NFL linebacker from 1951- The Moon readers are baseball fans. Please let MLB championships, they haven’t won it all was pregnant again. The New York Giants 1957, and then again in 1960. me know if you are not and why. Please note since 2009. The Dodgers haven’t won a World played the Philadelphia Eagles for the Eastern that some of this report was written before any In 1969, Chuck was elected to the College Series since 1988. The Astros have never even Conference Championship in late November of of the playoff games had been played. My thanks Football Hall of Fame. He was also selected sniffed a championship (they got swept in 2005) 1960. Norm Van Brocklin was the quarterback to Loomis The Underdogs Voice and Larry to the NFL’s 50th Anniversary All-Time Team and while the Cubs are the reigning champs, for the Eagles. The two teams met at Yankee Young MLB Supervisor of Umpires, for their and later to the NFL’s 75th Anniversary All- Cubs fans still want more after waiting 108 stadium. Frank Gifford was from California, contributions to this report. Also my thanks to Time Team. You can also find him as a member years for the title. Big cities? Hungry fans? Lots smooth, with movie-star looks, and Chuck was Wikipedia, CBS Sports and Sports Logos for of the NFL’s 1950’s All-Decade team. In 1987, of eyes watching games.” from Pennsylvania, old-school and ugly. It was contributing the graphics contained herein. a collision of two different cultures. Near the the Eagles retired his #60 and placed him in Everyone Loves the Underdog end of the game, Frank Gifford caught a pass their Hall of Fame. The Chuck Bednarik Award Will Anybody Watch? is presented yearly to college football’s best “From the ‘Miracle on Ice’ in Lake Placid and was tackled hard at the Eagles’ 30-yard line It only took 113 years that for the first time in defensive player. Chuck, with his hands broken to 2017’s Houston Astros, everyone loves the by Bednarik. “He was flat on his back, shaking, the history of Major League baseball American and mangled, was an eight-time Pro Bowl underdog. A lot went into the ratings for last and he turned white. I thought he was dead,” League and National League Championship choice and the Pro Bowl MVP in 1954. year’s World Series, but it didn’t hurt that the said Sam Huff. “We were leading 17-10 with Series (2016) featured teams from the country’s two teams playing were two of the biggest one-thirty-five left and the Giants were driving,” Bednarik served as the chairman of the four largest cities – New York, Los Angeles, underdogs in baseball history. If the Astros get said Chuck. “Charlie Conerly threw Gifford a Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission, which Chicago and Houston. For major TV media, to the World Series, there will be real challenger pass as he headed toward me. I’m ugly. He’s oversaw boxing and wrestling in the state, for that’s like hitting the Superfecta at Churchill intrigue that could drive ratings that meet or handsome. I’m 240. He’s 190. He never made a many years. He also served as an analyst on Downs. The question is, does/did anyone care? exceed last year.” bigger mistake.” Bednarik is now smiling when the HBO program Inside the NFL during its For the past decade, pundits and prognosticators he says, “He took his eye off of me and I ran inaugural season in 1977-78. everywhere have decried the waning popularity Sheer Numbers right through him. ‘Giff’ went five feet in the air and landed hard. He didn’t move. Gifford Chuck was taken to St. Luke’s Hospital of baseball with doomsayers flat out predicting “The biggest reason ratings may finally repeat fumbled and Chuck Weber recovered, and I in Bethlehem on March 26, 2011. He was the end of America’s pastime. Part of that this year is because of the fact we started with knew we had the game won. Their team doctor suffering, and passed out from shortness of cynicism has been informed by declining – the four teams left in this year’s postseason ran out to work on Giff and as the Dr. passed by breath and low blood pressure. He was released ballpark attendance, but a large part of it is due represent the four largest populations in me, he made a snide comment. I told him he shortly thereafter. to flagging TV ratings, especially during the America. But it goes far beyond the DMAs was next,” Bednarik snickered. Frank Gifford playoffs. where those four teams play. Love or hate the Chuck Bednarik died a slow, agonizing death was unconscious for the next 36 hours, and the Yankees, Dodgers and Cubs, they have fans from complications with dementia. His time of If you look at the last 10 years or so, TV doctors forced him to sit out for 18 months. throughout the country. And while the Astros death was recorded at 4:23 a.m. on Saturday, ratings for the World Series have literally been Gifford returned in 1962 and played until 1964. don’t have quite the reach of the other three, March 21, 2015. He was 89 years old and a roller coaster ride going up and down every Some fan had a heart attack in the stands during they do have nearly 28 million people in Texas staying in an assisted-living facility located in single year with a few highs, but some very low the game and was brought into the locker room. with a keen interest in the outcome. And you Richland, Pennsylvania. His long battle took its lows. Even 2016’s historic matchup between When the players saw someone covered with know who they’ll be cheering for.” toll on his family. Chuck’s wife, Emma, their the Cleveland Indians and the Chicago Cubs, a sheet, they thought Frank Gifford was dead. five daughters, ten grandchildren and one great playing in their first World Series since 1945, The Postseason Is Underway Interestingly, opposing Giants’ linebacker, Sam grandchild survived their father’s ordeal. showed fairly average TV ratings (9.3 to 13.3) Huff, said afterwards, “Linebackers dream of until the series went the distance. The 2018 Major League Baseball postseason making tackles like that.” The Eagles would Bednarik once said, “A linebacker is an animal; is rolling along, with both Championship Series now face the Packers for “all the marbles.” he’s like a tiger or a lion that goes after prey. For Game 7, more than 40 million people scheduled to begin last weekend. In other He wants to eat them. He wants to kick the watched the Cubs win their first World Series in words, we're getting closer and closer to the The Eagles had won ten games during the s#7&k% out of them; that’s a linebacker.” Over 108 years with a 21.8 rating – the highest since 114th edition of the Fall Classic, with two teams regular season. In the NFL Championship the years, good becomes great, great becomes the Red Sox broke the “Curse of the Bambino” battling for the ultimate prize of taking home Game, played on December 26, 1960, Vince super human. The facts about Chuck are greater with their World Series win in 2004. And as if the iconic Commissioner's Trophy. Lombardi’s Green Bay Packers had the ball on than the myth. We will never see anyone do two of baseball’s biggest underdogs slugging it the Giants’ 16-yard-line with 14 seconds to go what he did, again. The highest amount he had The NLCS gets underway on Friday, October out in Game 7 wasn’t enough, the game even in the game. Bart Starr threw a little swing pass ever been paid was $27,000 a year. “I don’t go 12th, and conclude no later than October 20th. went to extra innings. For baseball fans, that’s to Jimmy Taylor, coming out of the backfield. to football games anymore. It’s not like it used The World Series itself will end no later than as good as gets. Unfortunately, from a trending Bednarik tackled him on the 10-yard line and to be. I don’t respect the game anymore, the hell Oct. 31. The remaining postseason games will perspective, the same has been true for the stayed on top of him while the clock ran down, with it. All I do now is play golf and practice air on Fox, FS1, and TBS. Those games can media. 4, 3, 2, 1, zero. “You can get up now, this with my accordion,” said Chuck. He remained be streamed on The following comments are what they were &>8@4g* game is over,” screams Bednarik. a bitter critic of the modern-day players, who fuboTV (Try for The final score was 17-13 in favor of the Eagles. saying LAST year (2017): “Could this be the free). only played on one side of the ball. Chuck year that World Series ratings go up for two Bednarik was on the field that day for every said, “They suck air after five plays, and Deion consecutive years? This year, for the first time Davis To Serve play except two kickoffs. Sanders couldn’t tackle my wife, Emma.” ever, the four most populous cities in America As NLCS Crew Chuck Bednarik was indeed an “Iron Man.” Andy Purvis is a local author and radio have a direct rooting interest in the games. Will Chief-West He played for the Eagles from 1949-1962 personality. Please visit www.purvisbooks. ratings be as big and profitable as they should Appointed To and only missed three games in his fourteen com for all the latest info on his books or to be? History suggests… maybe. But here are five seasons. He retired in 1962 and was inducted Lead ALCS listen to the new radio podcast. Andy’s books reasons why ratings just might go two for two into the Hall of Fame in 1967, his first year of are available online and can be found in the this year. Crew eligibility. “He had such a sense for the game,” local Barnes & Noble bookstore. Andy can be 3 Of 4 Teams Represent Classic Baseball On October 11th, Major League Baseball said teammate, Tom Brookshire. “You could do contacted at [email protected]. Also announced the umpires who have been assigned all that shifting and put all those men in motion, listen to sports talk radio on Dennis & Andy’s Q to the 2018 American League and National and Chuck still went right where the ball was. & A Session from 6-8 PM on Sportsradiocc.com League Championship Series. The NLCS crew He just snapped them down like ragdolls.” 1230 AM, 96.1 FM and 103.3 FM. The home of chief will be Gerry Davis, while the ALCS crew the Houston Astros. chief will be Joe West. Davis has worked an all-time high 144 Postseason games in his career, his crew includes Scott Barry, regular season crew chief Brian Gorman, Alan Porter, Hunter Wendelstedt and Jim Wolf. Davis, Porter and Wolf all were on the field for the 2018 AL Wild Card Game along with Greg Gibson, who will start the series as the NLCS Replay Official. West's ALCS crew includes Vic Carapazza, Mark Carlson, Chris Guccione, James Hoye and regular season crew chief Mark Wegner. Guccione, Hoye and Wegner all called the 2018 NL Wild Card Game. Bill Miller, who “Among the four teams playing in 2017’s was the crew chief for the 2018 NL Wild Card AL and NL Championship Series, three – the Game, will begin the series as the ALCS Replay Yankees, Dodgers and Cubs – can trace their Official. lineage back to 1901 and the beginning of what we know as Major League Baseball. Since that Gibson (NLCS) and Miller (ALCS) will serve time, the Yankees have dominated the post- as the Replay Officials for Games One and season playing in 40 World Series and winning Two of each LCS. Following each Game Two, 27. The Dodgers and Cubs haven’t fared as Barry (NLCS) and Hoye (ALCS) will shift well, but what they’ve lacked in championships, from on-field roles to Replay Official duties they’ve made up for in ballplayers. Jackie in their respective series, with Gibson and Robinson, Sandy Koufax, Duke Snider, Don Miller joining each crew in left field for Game Drysdale, Fernando Valenzuela, Orel Hershiser, Three. The Replay Assistant for both League Kirk Gibson, Ernie Banks, Ryne Sandberg, Championship Series will be Major League Rogers Hornsby, Greg Maddux, Andre Dawson, Umpire Paul Nauert. A complete listing of the Fergie Jenkins, Sammy Sosa. Even the Dodgers rotations assigned to the League Championship and Cubs announcers – Vin Scully and Harry Series accompanies this press release. Cary – are legendary.” Dotson’s Other Note: And as we all know, the The Other Team Represents the Young Houston Astros DID win the 2017World Series and the television ratings went through the roof! Up and Comer My congratulations to the Umpires listed above “From 2011 to 2014, the Houston Astros who have received playoff assignments. Very lost 324 games. They were the worst team few have even a glimmer of the tough life they in baseball. But they were the worst team lead. If it wasn’t for them, the third team on in baseball – with a plan. The Astros have the field…the games could not be played. If rebuilt with young talent and now stand on the you have comments/complaints regarding the precipice of their first trip to the World Series umpiring in the playoffs, please let me know. since 2005. Led by a strong pitching corps Be specific…I’ll answer you forthwith with a and talented hitters top to bottom, the Astros detailed answer to your critiques. Reminder: are a young force to be reckoned with. As of The World Series Starts October 23rd. Don’t today, Jose Altuve – the Astros sparkplug, 5’6” miss a pitch! -30- Have Fun

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The year was 2007 and those of us who lived here then Remember When Jerry Jeff Walker came to The Island and did a show from a temporary stage at the end of Windward. There was supposed to be a $5 cover charge but as the crowd kept growing that idea kind of went by the boards and Jerry Jeff packed the street. It was a great day to be on our Island and we Remember When…when are you coming back Jerry Jeff!?

Mona Singleterry Our Islander of the Week this time is Mona Singleterry who among many other things organizes the annual Paddle for Parkinson’s which has become a major Island event. We got this letter from Mona this week as she and long-time Islander and outdoor writer for the Caller-Times David Sikes team up to help out an Islander family. For all she has done for The Island over the years and continues to do Mona is our Islander of the Week.

Send letters and photos to editor@ A Note From Mona islandmoon.com I’m thrilled to tell you about the convergence So after wiping the tear from my eye, I Facebook:The Island Moon of some Islanders that, when combined; enlisted the third component, a fellow friend should result in a product that can benefit you, that was also interested in helping the family. Newspaper your clients, friends and family; as well as aid She is a pet sitter to this neighbor’s dogs. a young boy and his family! Note: this woman and her business partner have been known to waive pet sitting fees if it The first component was continually admiring involves an owner’s traveling due to an illness. Facebook posted photos taken by Islander A very generous and kindhearted woman. David Sikes of beautiful Island scenes. If you don’t know the name, David is the award So, now you can tell why I think this is a winning Caller Times Outdoor writer. I had convergence that I believe God arranged in mentioned to him that he should put together his time! a calendar, because his photos really showcase Anyway, the end result will be a beautiful A proud North Padre Island our Island beauty. Well...that fell on deaf ears calendar with pictures of Island scenes resident and proven leader so I thought no more about it. and include space for a limited amount of who believes education is for The second component came when a neighbor individuals/businesses to contribute to aiding and Island Business owner shared the dreadful this endeavor while advertising your kind everyone! news that their six year old grandson Aiden heartedness, all year long. had been diagnosed with a brain tumor. After The ‘July’ example month and photo hearing updates over the past six plus months illustrate the ‘logo’ spots. Please contact us and considering the financial burden that was via email at [email protected] for more Pol. ad paid for by the Sandra Messbarger Campaign mounting, a light came on in my tiny brain information and/or to reserve these limited that said ‘ask David Sikes if he’d donate some spots. of his pictures and put together a calendar to benefit the family’! So, I contacted David who Thanks for your consideration and prayers did respond this time and said “I'd be thrilled for this little boy and his family! to help with this project.” Now, if you’ve Mona Singleterry & Kathleen Dare read any of his articles, it will make sense ELECT that ‘helping others’ is a common thread that activates his involvement.

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False Statement: "$600,000 spent on a pleasure of having Mr. Joe Gazin speak at Some of his most heartfelt moments have the community is aware that, once again, these park with no plugin for water pump, no public our monthly luncheon. Joe Gazin is the main come during his work with Driscoll Children’s allegations are untrue. It isn’t honest or ethical competing bids, no bid information, no member anchor and Managing Editor of KIII-TV. He is Hospital. He says, “Meeting some of the to take a half-truth and spin it to mislead the input on final plan, no shade, no playground a 50-year veteran of the broadcast news industry children at Driscoll and who are fighting the community. While we don't object to anyone but $68,000.00 worth of "imported" sand for and has just passed the 40-year mark at KIII TV. personal struggles that most of us adults would calling for hospitality to be shown to Marvin underwater volleyball court, several other Mr. Gazin shared some of his favorite photos not have the stamina to handle. These kids & Jan Jones, Mr. Rickertsen doesn't have to water holes, a very one-sided contract with and stories of his career. After the presentation, attempt to justify it by repeating old lies, and the city (not for our side) and maybe a liability I was able to ask Mr. Gazin a few questions as creating new ones, about the former POA board problem." seen below. and staff. It's one thing for Discuss Island Truth: There is no truth to a single item in that Issues, run by James and Kelly McFadden, to sentence. First, the City is providing two-thirds be publishing these types of statements on their of the funding for the maximum $600,000 that Facebook pages, as they have made it very clear may be spent on Billish Park, which is hardly that they hold some pretty significant grudges a "one-sided" agreement against the POA. against the former POA board, but we object The plans were developed over a period of to involving the Moon in this defamatory four months, with two town-hall membership propaganda. Here are a few corrections to Mr. meetings and multiple opportunities at Board Rickertsen’s latest letter: meetings for member input. The project was 1. False Statement: The POA would have competitively bid by several contractors, been "hanging by a thread over the cliff of and the project was awarded to the lowest bankruptcy," and before Marvin Jones, "the responsible bidder. While the POA is managing Most Famous Person interviewed – All the POA financial records were nonexistent" the construction contract, all liabilities of the presidents who have been in office in his 40- and the numbers "were simply make-believe POA and the City are fully insured under the plus years as a news anchor, except for Donald numbers." insurance provided by the contractor. Upon Trump. He has also interviewed many stars Truth: Over the past five years, the POA has completion, it will be turned back over to the from late night TV while doing his old radio been operated in the black with a net surplus, City, which will have sole liability since it is a shows. He says “It is always a thrill to meet and deposited thousands of dollars into the City park. The only continuing obligation of the people who have accomplished so much in life Emergency Repair Fund to be on hand in POA will be maintaining the landscaping which and they are still human beings and not anything the event of a catastrophic loss, such as a allows the POA to mow with equipment that has above that.” not been subjected to the sticky burrs from the hurricane. In each of those years, the POA Biggest Story Ever Broken – Selena received an unqualified opinion (a letter in the other parks. The city is contributing annually Photos by Katherine Pierce and Sylvia towards this maintenance, but the POA can Quintanilla murder, March 31, 1995, an Salinas auditor's report that states that the company's international story. financial statements conform to generally terminate that relationship at any time. accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and Regarding the water pump, initially, power was Funny moments - When asked what favorite who are extraordinary and courageous in their have not hidden any important facts) from its going to come from the POA office. However, funny moments he has experienced, he brought battles and they don’t always win them but are independent auditors. Mr. Ricketsen repeats during the process of constructing the park, up his radio days of working with comedy still inspiring nonetheless.” KIII TV does a the claim of his "professional opinion" twice in there was an issue over a three phase pump writers Howard Albrecht and Sol Weinstein. telethon each year at the beginning of June for his letter – what exactly is he certified in to be versus single phase. Saying there was “no Mr. Gazin commented, “The stuff they came up the Children’s Miracle Network and he asks that qualified to deliver this professional opinion? plugin” is incorrect. The reason that shade was with would be side splitting and make it hard we be on the lookout for it. Accounting? Finance? Economics? not included in the plan is because it would for me to go on.” Joe and his family are long time Island residents May we remind you, Marvin Jones single- be cheaper for the POA to do this on its own. Travel - He has traveled as far away as China and love to be included in what he refers to as handedly debunked the crazy accusations of Jim That was always the plan, and part of why to do stories about the parent company of TPCO the “Island Family”, not expecting any special McFadden's "Red Book" of alleged financial there was such a large contingency budget – for that makes steel pipe for the oil industry. He treatment due to his position with KIII TV. improprieties, and both the prior auditors as items such as this. All of these statements have has also traveled to Cuba, Columbia, Panama well as the new auditors engaged by the POA explanations – it’s just that people have twisted have found NO significant financial issues. No the situation to fit their “bash the old board” one should become alarmed about claims of agenda. Rather than make assumptions, why pending "bankruptcy" from a nonprofessional not get the whole story to understand the history with a lack of facts against the certifications of and logic behind decisions that were made? professional auditors. We hope the readers of the Moon can see 2. False Statement: The POA "was playing what is being done here. We have had months fast and loose with its tax-exempt status by of allegations against the previous board and operating a for-profit lawn mowing business." staff – and none of them have been proven true. We have had months of drama and exaggerated Truth: The POA's tax exempt status has never soap opera type antics to defame the previous been in jeopardy and no type of "for-profit board – and all this has done is continue to lawn mowing business" was ever operated. divide the Island. Well, that is not exactly true – Since the beginning of the POA in 1976, it has it has also resulted in many good people being mowed unkempt lots when owners failed to do kicked to the curb, or resigning – losing decades so in order to help maintain appearance and of experience - and then friends/supporters of property values. Nothing about doing that in the new board being hired. To think that it was any way would jeopardize its tax exempt status, the old board that was accused of nepotism is according to ALL professionals consulted. quite ironic. To think that it was the old board 3. False Statement: There were "illegal that was accused of lack of transparency is quite It was a good day to be Lizzy. executive board sessions with no minutes ironic. (almost monthly), illegal board votes...." Think about it – much has been written about Truth: The previous boards did not conduct how much time the new board has spent any illegal executive board sessions – NONE - volunteering to keep the office afloat. No one and there is no shred of any truth to this claim. is talking about the fact that they HAVE to do At the end of many board meetings we would that to keep the doors from shutting because go into executive session to discuss matters EVERY EMPLOYEE EXCEPT ONE quit. that our fiduciary duties to the POA required be What does that say about this new board? When the people that have worked closest with them CHILI discussed in executive session as authorized by AMATURE law. NO "illegal board votes" were taken. would rather quit than continue to work with them on a daily basis? COOK-OFF!!! 4. False Statement: The POA allowed "one property owner to fall $100,000.00+ behind Mr. Rickertsen and others will likely say this with their POA assessments, total accounts is a good thing, because POA 1.0 was so awful. receivable of $500,000.00 (not counting But how have they proven that? The Red Book? FBISD's $100,000.00) with no visible attempts The audit? The fact that the old board “didn’t to collect on any of them." listen”? How’s that working out now? How’d that channel marker project go? What happened Truth: Due to FBISD's misunderstanding of to the finance committee? its legal obligations for the large canal-front property it acquired, its assessments went past We continue to hear sensationalized claims Bake Sale due but that matter was resolved without the about the “felon bookkeeper” – this seems to be need for litigation or any loss to the POA. In a favorite topic for a certain subset of the Island Sweets population. The simple facts are that when it Hot Dogs, Pop!!!corn collecting past due accounts, the POA sends & MORE & Treats LIVE MUSIC reminder notices and routinely refers all was discovered this person did in fact have a balances over $1,000 to attorneys for review and history with the law, it was handled – swiftly collection when practical. For many accounts, and respectfully. It’s been proven no money the matter is cleared when the attorneys send a was missing. Can we not let this go because copy of the lawsuit to the property owner before a background check wasn’t done initially? filing it, which saves the cost of filing fees. The How many new POA employees have had POA has a core amount of receivables, however, background checks? that involve foreign owners, or owners who Honestly, what is this accomplishing? When Kona Ice!! have passed, and it has been working with the are we going to get past the “us versus them” County, which also is trying to collect unpaid mentality? The “old board versus new board” taxes on those accounts, to determine ownership mentality? and either collect the accounts or foreclose. To imply that the previous POA staff did nothing The POA should rely upon licensed professional about these accounts is blatantly FALSE. accountants, attorneys and engineers to conduct its business - that always has been the fiduciary 5. False Statement: "Fooling around for years duty of the Board. To allow members of the before demanding cable company reimburse community, that are not professionals in any The Best Pizzeria POA to the tune of $400,000+ for damage to of these fields, to make completely untrue a seawall." statements to try and sway members of the in the Coastal Bend Truth: First, there is a difference between a community and position them against the old bulkhead and a seawall. The only pending issue board and staff is unfortunate and unfair to the with Grande cable is based on damage to the members of our Island. 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I saw in the news the other area, due to our artificial reefing program there By Joey Farah day that there had been several and proximity to the Padre Island National recent lancha excursions into Seashore. Last month, 480 lbs of marijuana Farah’s Fishing Adventures US waters from Playa Bagdad, were confiscated from a lancha and 3 subjects The first few cold fronts shock our summer and called Capt. Luis Sosa down in South Padre were detained in the Seashore/Port Mansfield time bodies, this holds true for the fish as to get the scoop. Sosa is the Supervisor for the area. This is the type of “perfect scenario” that I well. Water temperatures dropped 20 degrees MTOG (Marine Tactical Operations Group), had been writing about in previous articles. The in two days. This sends fish into deeper water a specialized group of TPWD Game Wardens lancha crew may set nets or longlines on the and triggers others to move towards wintering that roam the coast and “trouble shoot” various way to deliver drugs or illegals, completes the grounds. As fishermen, the novices shy away illegal activities as needed. This full time unit delivery, and then picks up fish from our waters from such windy and cold weather, experienced has additional training in vessel boarding’s, and tries to make it back across the border. If anglers know the fruitful harvest that comes international “situations”, and interdictions. It you’re already doing something illegal, might when the winds of winter blow! should come as no surprise that they spend a as well double the adventure. It’s all about risk/ lot of their time working the southern border, reward, right? as the waters adjacent with Mexico has become I asked Capt. Sosa about recaptured sharks, a hot bed of illegal poaching over the past year as you loyal readers know about local efforts despite sanctions being placed on the Mexican in conjunction with HRI/CSSC, Sharkathon, government. With recent high tides and lots of Texas Shark Rodeo, and CCA to tag our migrating mullet blacktip sharks have Capt. Sosa says that a majority of the illegal coastal sharks to figure out where they go. I was surprised by his response that they had been plentiful around Packery Channel and the Riggs in Corpus Christi Bay. the bay! This is a great way to cover water when fish are scattered with high tides. Also a great way to look and learn new areas. Over grassy bottoms fishermen will find herds of pin perch attacking your shrimp, live shrimp will be more effective over scattered sand and deeper rocks and oyster. A piece of FISHBITES on the hook with the shrimp will give you a big advantage. Drifting with shrimp will land all species and keep the good times going. The trout bite has been off by no secret. We had an outbreak of brown tide last spring when the water temps hit 70degrees and many of the tide runners usually came in. Then the water cleared FLOUNDER ARE ON THE MOVE!! back up by May and we had a large number Dropping water temps have grouped of trout entered the Upper Lagoon, just about flounder up along all the channels and the time croakers hit the bait stands. So many sport fishermen and a tremendous amount of guys this week! full and part time guides were going out twice Redfish have been moving towards their a day limiting out, we over harvested. We then experienced some of the lowest summer tides Gill Net north of the Rio Grande. Photo by Captain Sosa spawning grounds for two months now. The largest BULL REDS are going to end up on the I’ve seen here in 35yrs. Any trout that were fishing occurs just off the Boca Chica beach, not discovered one tag in the gill nets that have beach front and open Gulf. This is where you left LEFT! Not all by any means but the total between the Rio Grande and the south Brazos been set in our waters. Forever we have been want to be around these cold fronts for some population of speckled trout are not present. All Santiago jetty. The lanchas are placing their under the assumption that all of our sharks head of the biggest reds of your life. Fishing the of the Texas Parks and Wildlife “experts” have gill nets just a mile north and a mile out of the south down our beaches directly into the death- beach with heavier tackle and finger mullet and always claimed that trout are not migratory, until Rio Grande, which makes it a short run back nets of the lancha fleet. Maybe we need to re- cut horse mullet is prime. There will be plenty private people started putting tracking devices to the safety of Mexican waters, but a 5 mile think what’s really going on, or we’re just not of black tip sharks out there to keep your rods in them and then proved that they move quite a run from the Coast Guard Station at South capturing that data somehow. bent as well. In the bay many fishermen have bit. Winter movements will gather them in the Upper Lagoon this winter and trout fishing will Padre. While the odds are stacked in favor of That brings us to the second prong in the been using live croaker and piggy perch but that the illegal excursions, the risk/reward is low, will end with this last front. Live shrimp and improve soon. Hopefully next spring we will American law enforcement picture for lanchas; have a refreshing tide of trout come back. This as the Mexicans have pretty much fished their the U.S. Coast Guard. While TPWD mainly popping corks, and drift fishing is taking over waters out. Capt. Sosa informed me that in the is what happened in our local waters, I’ve talked patrols US waters only out to 9 miles and to many many people up and down the Texas past few weeks there have been 3 gear seizures is mainly concerned with fish and wildlife that have resulted in over 10,000 feet of gill nets Gulf Coast and EVERYONE EVERYWHERE infractions, the Coast Guard patrols a larger is having the same trout problem. Too many that have been confiscated (yup, that’s almost swath and is also concerned with the illegals and two miles in a couple of sets). These nets are people taking from a specific species in a small the narcotics aspects. Capt. Sosa informed me area will always result in over harvest. There destroyed, but more keep showing up in our that they work closely with the Coast Guard and waters. Penalties, besides losing gear, if caught, has been years of debate about the problems, other agencies, and that I should speak with the causes, and solutions I feel that something must are only a Class B Misdemeanor. This means station commander in South Padre. I got ahold that if they are arrested, usually a couple of days change but I don’t want to be in the middle of of Chief Warrant Officer Cross, and he imparted all those heated discussions. For now stay open of time served while processing for deportation some surprising statistics and information from ameliorates the fines by judges. minded in your fishing and concentrate on the what they’ve seen. We will dive into that small favorable pockets that trout are settling But they don’t limit their activities to the information next time folks. Drop me a line at into in a given area. They are not wide spread extreme southern portion, as higher risk equals [email protected] and I’ll see you On the but there is still some great world class trout Rocks for Part II of this next week. higher rewards, right? The artificial reefs Redfish are still the big show! Drifting fishing here in the best place on earth. GO GET outside of Port Mansfield are also a popular with live shrimp will seal the deal! WET!

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Padre Isles Property Owners Assoc. STATE POA News by Marvin Jones, President Full Transparency and Disclosure October is Adopt-A-Shelter Dog Month By Todd Hunter, District 32 reached at (361) 225-0845. The Corpus Christi News for Members October is Adopt-A- Animal Care Services offers adoption of dogs Billish Park- Last Saturday, the Mom’s McFadden’s Island Squad, the Boy Scouts Shelter-Dog Month. This as well. Unmarked strays without collars or group held the official playground opening. and Church groups. is a nationwide initiative to identification are brought in and are held for rescue dogs from shelters, and an opportunity It was a huge success. Families with children Bulkheads- The PIPOA bulkheads according about three days. Pets thought to be owned for us to look at ways to better the lives turned out to enjoy the playground. It was to John Pezzi (the person hired by the PIPOA remain at the animal care center for five days. of animals around the Coastal Bend. The heartwarming to see the kids playing on the to repair and maintain them) are in reasonably Peewee’s is another great shelter in our area. American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty equipment. Congratulations to Jen and the good condition for their age. Notwithstanding It is a nonprofit, no-kill shelter that is located to Animals designated this month as a way to Mom’s group for raising the money to buy the a hurricane, there is no threat of catastrophic at 1301 Saratoga, Corpus Christi, Texas. The bring awareness of dogs who need a home, and equipment. WELL DONE, LADIES! collapse. However, constant maintenance of shelter is committed to rescuing, rehabilitating to get people thinking about adopting who may Newsletter- The latest edition of your washouts and cap repair is required. and re-homing small animals. They can be not have otherwise been considering it. reached at (361) 888-4141. PIPOA News Letter is at the printer. It should Channel Markers- The Coast Guard has Americans own approximately 70 million dogs be on its way to you, next week. advised that an inspection team has been The Port Aransas Animal Shelter is situated in the United States. There are some surprising Elections- Do you want to be a PIPOA Board in our channels and determined that all at 403 W. Cotter Avenue. It was built in 1987 benefits to owning dogs. A committee at the Member? There are two Board seats up for the navigation aids violate Coast Guard after a series of fishing tournaments to raise American Heart Association reviewed many election. To be a candidate, you must be a regulations. The Coast Guard is sending the money for such a shelter in the town. The different studies on dog owners, and concluded property owner in the PIPOA. The deadline PIPOA a written notice of the violations. Animal Friends of Port Aransas is a nonprofit that, compared to non-dog owners, people who to register is November 15, 2018. You must organization that helps the area by volunteering Litter Critter- Litter Critter has been own dogs can enjoy generally healthier lives. submit a written notice to the PIPOA and for the shelter and providing care, treatment, postponed from October 20 to October Dogs are also reported to lower heart disease provide a short bio or resume to the PIPOA and re-homing services for the animals. 27. The Briscoe Pavilion is being used for risks and depression in their owners over the office. You can email it to [email protected] or These are not the only shelters in the area, but a sharkfest on October 20, 2018. The next long-term. drop it off at the PIPOA office. Litter Critter is October 27, 2018, from 9:00 selection of some of the potential choices when Besides the many advantages to owning a pet, Lot Mowing/Trespassing- Your PIPOA AM to 1:00 PM at the county’s Briscoe King adopting a pet. Some additional shelters include: there are specific benefits to taking in shelter Articles of Incorporation state: “The Pavilion parking lot. For the Love of Strays, Mission: Pawsible and dogs. The Humane Society of the United States Corporation is not authorized to provide Coastal Bend Small Breed Rescue. Adopt-A- Board Meeting- The next PIPOA Board estimates that animal shelters care for 6-8 exterior maintenance to private residences.” Shelter-Dog Month offers an opportunity to Meeting will be October 23, 2018, at 5:30 PM million dogs and cats every year in the United Violation of this provision subjects your make a difference in the lives of these animals in the Island Presbyterian Church. States. Unfortunately, of those dogs and cats, PIPOA to potential forfeiture of its tax- as well as the community. 3-4 million are euthanized. Even if the dogs exempt status. This provision does not apply As always, let me have your thoughts. You If you have questions regarding any remain at a no-kill shelter, an adoption will to neighbors helping neighbors such as Kelly can reach me at [email protected] of the information mentioned in this week’s likely give it a better quality of life as shelters article, please do not hesitate to call my Capitol can easily get overcrowded. Rescuing a dog or District Office. Please always feel free to relieves the burden on these shelters and allows contact my office if you have any questions other dogs to receive the care, attention, and or issues regarding a Texas state agency, or if P.I.B.A. October Luncheon quality of life that they need. you would like to contact my office regarding There are many dog adoption shelters in the constituent services. As always, my offices are Coastal Bend area, and I’d like to highlight a available at any time to assist with questions, few today. The Gulf Coast Humane Society concerns or comments (Capitol Office, 512- was founded in 1945, and was then called the 463-0672; District Office, 361-949-4603). Gulf Coast Humane Society for the Prevention - State Representative Todd Hunter, District 32 of Cruelty to Animals. The Society eventually built its own kennel to house stray or abandoned Rep. Hunter represents Nueces (Part) County. animals that were picked up by local police or He can be contacted at todd.hunter@house. citizens. The kennel is located at 3118 Cabaniss texas.gov or at 512-463-0672. Parkway, Corpus Christi, Texas, and can be Port of Corpus Christi Moves Record Tonnage in First Nine Months of 2018 In the first nine months of 2018, the Port of The increasing tonnage substantiates the Port Corpus Christi reached a new milestone, setting of Corpus Christi’s call for the US Army Corps a new tonnage record of 79.3 million tons. This of Engineers to move swiftly in the execution of surpasses the previous record of 77.9 million the Corpus Christi Ship Channel Improvement tons set in the first nine months of 2015, while Project (CIP), which includes dredging the ship also eclipsing the same period in 2017 by 4 channel from 47 feet to 54 feet and widening it million tons, an increase of 5% year-over-year. to 530 feet, to accommodate larger vessels and allow for safer and more efficient traffic flows. The Port’s impressive volume growth in 2018 was driven by increases of crude oil (+11%), “The record-setting tonnage supports the other petroleum products (+8%), and breakbulk critical need for continued investment in shipments (+3%). infrastructure,” said Charles W. Zahn, Jr., Port “This tonnage record is one of many set by of Corpus Christi Commission Chairman. “The the Port of Corpus Christi in 2018, and it is Port of Corpus Christi takes pride in ushering indicative of the continued growth we have in these developments in an environmentally been experiencing in the energy sector.” said responsible manner. This Channel Improvement Sean Strawbridge, Chief Executive Officer for Project absolutely will benefit the economy of the Port of Corpus Christi. “Our bullish outlook the Coastal Bend, Texas, and the United States.” of success is reinforced by this achievement and As the leading U.S. Crude Oil export port and a we look forward to continuing our investments major economic engine of Texas and the nation, alongside those of our customers as Texas Port Corpus Christi is the 4th largest port in the and the United States continues its trend as a United States in total tonnage. strategic global provider of energy.” New Building Permits Why Purchase From Gary Lunt, Inc.? 16113 Tesoro Single Family house by Ark t 13 years of proven quality and service Home Construction t Over 4,000 lights sold and working toDay t The only know system on the Gulf Cost Value $170,000 which has actually passed the Building Inspector’s test using the 15294 Cartagena Single Family house national electric code requirements u.s. 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It is sponsored by the the Community Ctr (site of former Computer when you purchase online. have some recourse if the tickets are not as promised. Debit cards, wire transfer or Port Aransas Museum, here are the main events. Center) Thanks to the internet, there are countless ways cash transactions are risky; if the tickets are for consumers to find tickets through online Port Aransas Museum & Community Sand Pumpkin Patch fraudulent, you won’t be able to get your marketplaces, ticket sellers, and resellers. Center money back. Carve your own pumpkin face in our sandy Unfortunately, some may be rip-offs and it’s not Visit our award-winning little museum and patch of pumpkin vines and pumpkin heads. always clear how to tell if a ticket is fake. Last Be very careful when purchasing from third- learn about the history of Port Aransas. Then Award-winning sand sculptor Mark Landrum year, Better Business Bureau (BBB) received party sites. These sites may be good for step next door to the Community Center for will lead the event, creating sand vines and over 300 reports on BBB Scam Tracker about buying furniture – maybe not so much for lunch and the Storytelling event. Open 10 a.m. pumpkin heads on Friday, Oct. 19. The ‘patch’ ticket scams related to sporting events, concerts, event tickets. Anonymous scammers can to 4 p.m, 408 N Alister will be lit all night, waiting for the carvers to theaters, and more. easily mask themselves behind fake email arrive from on Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., On addresses and phone numbers. Tour the 8 Wonders of Port Aransas the beach south of Ave G BBB recently received a Scam Tracker report from someone who was scammed out of two If you do decide to buy your ticket from a Take a guided tour of 8 notable places via Old Town Parade Austin City Limits Music Festival tickets. The third-party site, remember: golf cart, your own cart or hitch a ride in one report says the person lost $500 after wiring of ours on a first come, first serve basis, and The theme for this year’s parade is “Still Do not extend payment to anyone you have money to someone whom he contacted on an we’ll caravan to the 8 Wonders. Starts at 9 a.m., Standing & Celebrating”. Grab your family, not met in person. online classified site. The victim wrote that after meet at the Community Center, 408 N Alister. friends, social club and pets and decorate a he wired the money, the person “selling” the NEVER wire funds - anyone who asks you Returns in time to join the parade, so decorate car, truck, bike, yourself, golf cart or boat on tickets stopped returning his messages. to may be a scammer. your cart! a trailer and join in the fun. President FDR and other historical notables will be there! Contact With the growing popularity of online Listen to your gut. If something doesn’t Golf Cart Tour of Farley Boat Planters Rick Pratt for more info, rickpratt45@gmail. shopping, this has become a simple yet effective seem right or it seems too good to be true – Hop in a golf cart for a guided tour, led by com. Parade forms up 10:30 a.m in Port Aransas way to steal someone’s money. Fake sellers can your instincts are probably correct. Art Center parking lot, 104 N Alister. Kicks off the Port Aransas Garden Club, of some of the have everything including a local phone number If you believe you have purchased a counterfeit at 11 a.m. and ends at the Community Center beautiful Farley Boat Planters that grace our and a plausible reason for not attending the ticket, immediately report it to the NATB’s town. Bring your own cart or hitch a ride with Lunch event. hotline at 630-510-4594 and file a report with someone else on a first come, first serve basis. BBB offers the following tips for safely your BBB at bbb.org/scamtracker. This year we’re having a fish fry put on by Starts 9 a.m. at the Community Center, 408 N purchasing tickets: Alister. Also returns in time to join the parade, The Island Café’s own Pete Arzola. The meal Kelly Trevino is the regional director for so decorate your cart! includes three nice pieces of fish, potato salad, Buy only from trusted vendors. Buy online the Corpus Christi/Victoria area of Better coleslaw and tea, all for just $8. 11:45 a.m. until only from vendors you know and trust. Look Business Bureau serving the Heart of Texas. Expression Session Surfing Contest we run out, Community Center, 408 N. Alister for the lock symbol in the web address to Kelly is available for media interviews and speaking engagements. You can reach her by Celebrate the history of surfing in Port Aransas indicate a secure purchasing system. Don’t Storytelling phone: (361) 945-7352 or email: ktrevino@ during our 8th annual longboard competition. click through from emails or online ads; corpuschristi.bbb.org. Free surf movie Friday evening. Then hit the Storytelling event is all about “Wild Sea a common ticket scam trick is to create a beach early Saturday and enjoy a contest where Stories”. From fishing to hurricanes, come web address that is similar to a well-known style reigns; costumes are encouraged! To hear island locals relate interesting, humorous, company. Register call or go by The BoardHouse Surf & maybe even scary experiences on the waters Skate. around Port Aransas. Contact Cliff Strain if you’ve got a tale to tell, cliffstrain@hotmail. Coming Soon at Beachtoberfest... Surf Movie Friday 7 p.m., The BoardHouse, com, 1:30 p.m., Community Center, 408 N. 509 N Alister which are offering discounts and specials Alister during Shoptober Fest. Contest Saturday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Horace Barn Dance at the Farley Boat Works Caldwell Pier Oct. 25-28 – Harvest Moon Regatta Head over to Farley Boat Works Saturday The largest point-to-point sailing regatta in Pawesome Doggie Surf Contest evening for some socializing, good food and U.S. coastal waters, originating in Galveston CALLING ALL DOGS! K-9 Surf Contest with great music. We’re fixing linguine with your and ending in Port Aransas. http://www. prizes in 5 categories: Ankle Biters, Shark Bait, choice of clam or vegetable sauce; you provide harvestmoonregatta.com/ Shredders, Tandem and Castaway Crew, $25 a side dish or desert to share. BYOB and chair. Oct. 20 – Old Town Fest Celebrate Port Oct. 27 – Beach Pumpkin Hustle per entry. Doggie surFURing longboard and life Don’t forget your dancing shoes because there Aransas’ rich history, heritage and culture. jackets provided. Costume contest following will be great live music by our island’s own Lace up your running shoes for the island’s Tour the 8 Wonders of Port Aransas, surf competition. Denny Larkin and friends. inaugural 5K fun run. Enjoy the scenic enjoy live music, food and beverages, route through one of America’s top-rated More info on Event Facebook Page. Starts at In between music sets we’ll have a brief and a parade through Old Town. https:// membership meeting to elect Board Members beach towns. Wear your favorite Halloween 10 a.m., VW Bus at Horace Caldwell Pier portaransasmuseum.org/events/2018-old- costume—medals will be awarded for and Officers for the Port Aransas Preservation town-festival/ Native Tree Giveaway & Historical Association. overall winners and best costumes. The fun Oct. 20 – Port A Surf Classic “Expression continues into the afternoon and evening Help make Port A greener with a free tree 6:30 p.m. until ?, Farley Boat Works, 716 W Session” A must-see Old Town Fest event, with the Port A Brew ‘N Que. from the Texas Forestry Service. 1000 native Ave C the Surf Classic “Expression Session” Oct. 27 – The Port A Brew N’ Que saplings will be handed out to help replace features several categories of competitions, including adults, kids and canines. Port A’s first annual BBQ competition and beer festival. Sample great local Texas beers Oct. 20 – Shoptober Fest Shop Port A’s while enjoying mouth-watering barbeque. unique, locally-owned stores and boutiques, Fun for all ages and appetites.

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April showers may leaves, and not the roots or stolons of your grass, bring May flowers, but the damage these larvae cause can influence the when it comes to rain in aesthetics of your yard more than anything else. September, it can lead to a So sometimes merely watering it can typically less than appealing bloom bring your lawn back to its original condition. of Fall Armyworms (Spodoptera frugiperda). Although Fall Armyworms are not uncommon What to Do About Them? to South Texas, all of last month’s record- Kevin Gibbs, a horticulturist with the Texas breaking precipitation has allowed more of their A&M AgriLife Extension, advises people to eggs to survive this year, which has led to more follow an integrative pest management approach creeping, crunching caterpillars on our island, in dealing with Armyworms, and that begins but what sort of impact can you expect from with monitoring the number of them and what them in your yard? they’re eating. “Most situations will take care of themselves,” states Gibbs, but if homeowners What Are They? start to see significant damage, then they should Identifiable by the inverted “Y” shape on their consider treating the larvae with either a natural heads, these caterpillars can come in a variety or chemical remedy control. of colors from gray, brown, black and even While there are many control options on the yellowish-green. Having just hatched out of market, Gibbs comments that if he were treating their eggs, they represent the second stage of the his own lawn for Armyworms, he would choose Fall Armyworm’s lifecycle, and once mature, to apply a control method that contains Bacillus they will burrow into the ground and develop in thuringiensis (Bt), such as products like pupae before finally hatching out as moths. It’s Mosquito Beater® or Safer® Brand Garden what happens during their larval stage that gets Dust. Bt, is a popular choice because it’s a the most attention though. natural remedy control that is environmentally During significant outbreaks, the number of friendly and safe around pets and children. larvae can catch homeowners off guard, as they Other ecologically low-impact insecticides can be found in large groups munching on lawns, available include spinosad, and halofenozide, with the latter being recommended for younger, smaller caterpillars only. Regardless of what type of control method a homeowner selects, however, Gibbs recommends taking a few steps before applying it. “Keeping the grass cut or cutting it prior to treatment,” says Gibbs allows for “...better penetration of the treatment.” Also, watering the grass before applying the treatment will cause the larvae to become more active, allowing for more Army worm effective control of them. A final option is to let Mother walking along sidewalks, or even crawling Nature take its course, as she has her own up the sides of houses. At times, they can be effective methods for keeping Armyworm witnessed seemingly marching together from numbers in check. For instance, weather one food source to another, hence their name, changes can help, though our recent cold- Armyworms. Such a sight can cause alarm, front may only slow down their lifecycle. especially when gardeners begin to notice these The weather won’t be a real factor unless our caterpillars’ voracious eating habits. temperatures reach the freezing mark. In the meantime though, parasites and predators such What Do They Eat? as birds, rodents, wasps and ground beetles can The larvae feed primarily of warm-season help during outbreaks. grasses, most notably Bermuda, but they Find Out More have been known to eat other plants, as well. Most active early in the morning and late in A quick visit to a local plant nursery is a great the evening, they are an extreme nuisance to way to learn more about available control farmers, having devastating effects on crops, methods for Armyworms. For those interested but for your average neighborhood yard, their in finding out more about Fall Armyworm impacts are typically short-lived. biology though, be sure to read what state entomologists have to say about them online at With most damage being seeing in lawns, it’s https://citybugs.tamu.edu/ important to note that because they feed on the

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I’ve been threatening to make to 600 more big stuff on the way. The hill country mile trek for years. Van Blize was on me to go got hammered… again. Bridges are collapsing with him many times. It’s on my bucket list. and rivers are flooding over their banks. And all those flooded rivers are heading our way. On the horizon… And, this is a BIG weekend for Port A. I asked Cameron Pratt what the plans are for Jason and Coby put out a great bbq at the Old Town Festival should the weather man be Pig Party last Saturday. right this weekend. “Playing it by ear, Ronnie. It’s too early to cancel anything right now. We already had to cancel the 34th Songwriters Showcase on Monday when the weather man said it was going be a major deluge and we hardly got spit. But the Barn Dance at the Farley Boat Works (6:30 Saturday) will go on, Cody Hodges played Sunset Sounds on come hell or high water and so will the lunch at Friday. the Community Center with Pete Arzola doing A. Enter Renee Garland our own local honey the cooking. And the rest, we’ll have to plan to badger who used to work at Shorty’s. Turns make it happen.” So, I’m going with that plan. out that Renee used to work at Red’s years ago Here’s the Old Town Festival agenda for this Jerry Diaz and Hanna’s Reef will play the and things just sort of fell into place on the bar Back Porch on Oct 27th. Saturday: Port Aransas Museum & Community previously known as Lovett’s. It’s Red’s now Center, Golf Cart Tour of Farley Boat Planters, and they’ve done a major overhaul over there Tour the 8 Wonders of Port Aransas, Expression and are looking to get the new place open The Harvest Moon Regatta is next weekend Session Surfing Contest, Pawesome Doggie Shayna Sands played Shorty’s last Friday. pretty soon. Port A can always use another bar. Oct 25-28. That always keeps things lively Surf Contest, Native Tree Giveaway, Sand Welcome. around here. You’ll notice a lot more pedestrians Pumpkin Patch, Old Town Parade, Storytelling, on the streets. Trop-rocker Jerry Diaz and and the Barndance at Farley Boat Works. For DO NOT MISS LIST Hanna’s Reef always plays the Back Porch for details go to portaransasmuseum.org. That’s a the regatta. He’ll be there on Saturday the 27th. lot of great events that took a lot of planning Coming this weekend… And Halloween is rapidly upon us. Get your and coordination and it will be a crying shame Old Town Festival…. maybe. But for sure, costumes together. It falls on a Wednesday this if it rains on our parade. Crazy times!!! The the Chanklas will play Giggity’s on Friday year so we get to party on Saturday the 27 and only good news is that we are now officially out and Todd Dorn and the Sea Drifters will be Wednesday for Halloween proper. That ought to of hurricane season. there on Saturday. Over at Shorty’s Billy Snipes keep you busy for a while. Be safe out there… Scattered shots… will play on Friday and the Bad Buoys will be and warm. there on Saturday plus Shorty’s will have an We had another art fair on Saturday. They will have it at the ♫♪♫ And, that’s the truth ♫♪♫ successful Pig Party at Giggity’s Tiki Room in case of bad weather. Shorty’s this weekend. That would be number 34. Shayna Sands got the ball rolling on Friday night and on Saturday Magnus (not to be confused with Live Music Nikki Magnus), Matt Magnus opened the show at this year’s Hole and the Hot Pig Party and will play the Shorty’s Art Ty Dietz @ Shorty’s Jonathan Davis @ Brewster Amy Myers Rod Gang and local Fair on Saturday. Street manning her post spacezoids, Selfie, kept Tonight Zombie Prom @ House of at this year’s Pig the music rolling all Rock day and night. Kudos Thursday, October 18 Party. Free Beer Band (7-10) @ to Coby and Jason for Giggity’s Saturday, October 27 smoking that great bbq Falco & the Wolf @ Harvest Moon Regatta @ all night. It wouldn’t have been a successful Rockit’s Beachtoberfest Pig Party without sweet Amy Myers out front Authority Zero @ House Beach Pumpkin Hustle 5K selling beer and t-shirts. It takes a village. I of Rock @ Beachtoberfest BACK PORCH PICKERS OCT. 19 Port A Brew n Que also caught the Sunset Sounds makeup show Casey Donahew Band @ Brewster Street Harvest Moon Regatta @ with Cody Hodges. He’s got a pure, old HOUSTON MARCHMAN OCT. 20 Beachtoberfest school country sound for such a young man. Friday, October 19 Myndfields @ Back Porch Gives me hope. Also, I caught the Free Beer JERRY DIAZ & HANNA’S REEF OCT. 26 58th Texas Jazz Fest @ Jonmikael MREZ Band show at Giggity’s on Thursday. There’s Halloween Party @ Heritage Park MYNDFIELDS OCT. 27 been a little shakeup in their camp. Our dear The winter version of the Free Beer Band. Chanklas @ Giggity’s Treasure Island friend Crawford Brown is having some health Michael Milligan and soon be here. We may be getting an early batch Billy Snipes Band @ problems and Woodie Lawson will be filling in Shorty’s 132 W. Cotter St. Port A On the Waterfront Texiana Bluez @ Giggity’s for while until Crawford feels a little better. The of WT’s if the weather up north keeps this up. I Back Porch Pickers @ Chanklas @ Shorty’s look forward to seeing them all. Sure seems like Back Porch Randy Rogers, Turnpike Winter Texans are starting to show up, I hear Troubadours @ Concrete that Colorado Bob and Carolyn Reed will a long time since last winter. It’s already been a The Toadies @ Brewster brain rattling year. Street Street Another Level @ Rockit’s Cruise Control @ Rockit’s Welcome Texas Red’s Rivera… Falco & the Wolf @ House Timeline @ Brewster Street of Rock Dia de los Muertos @ Who’s been around long enough to remember House of Rock Logan’s Bar? That’s going back. It was Lovett’s Saturday, October 20 Billy Snipes Oct. 12 for many years and I threw many a dart in there. Old Town Fest @ Bad Buoys Oct. 20 Sunday, October 28 But then came hard luck with Tom Lovett’s Beachtoberfest Harvest Moon Regatta @ health and eventually Harvey put the final nail Shorty’s Art Fair w/ Beachtoberfest Mike Williams (brunch), in the coffin… we thought. Enter Texas Red Magnus @ Shorty’s Shorty’s Art Fair from Fredericksburg, Texas aka John Husum. Port A Surf Classic w/ Antone & the All Stars @ OCT. 20 (1 p.m. - 5 p.m.) Giggity’s Red owns Red Baron’s Sports Bar a popular Dog Surfing Contest @ Local Artisans neighborhood bar in Fredburg. He’s been Beachtoberfest 58th Texas Jazz Fest @ Monday, October 29 coming to Port A for years as a loyal follower OPEN Till 2am • 823 Tarpon St. Port Aransas Open Jam w/ Ray Summy of Kevin Higgins and Barbara Malteze’s Heritage Park Matt Hole and the Hot Rod Gang Old Town Fest @ Port @ Giggity’s headlined this year’s Pig Party.jpg Coastal Bender held in Port A for over a decade. Aransas Red was a proud Storm Chaser and loved Port Todd Dorn and the Sea Tuesday, October 30 Drifters @ Giggity’s Paul Taylor and Victoria Houston Marchman @ Majors (7-10) @ Giggity’s Back Porch GIGGITY’S RESTAURANT & BAR Bad Buoys @ Shorty’s Halloween, October 31 Metal Shop @ Brewster Damon Scott @ House of LIVE MUSIC Street Rock LIVE MUSIC Splendiferous @ Rockit’s EVERY Free Beer Band Oct. 18 Thursday, November 1 Chanklas Oct. 19 Sunday, October 21 Free Beer Band (7-10) @ Giggity’s NIGHT 58th Texas Jazz Fest @ Todd Dorn Oct. 20 Flatbroke @ Rockit’s Antone & All Stars Oct. 21 Heritage Park Mike Williams (brunch), Ty Dietz @ House of Rock All You Can Eat Open Jam Oct. 22 Antone & the All Stars @ Giggity’s Friday, November 2 FRIED Paul & Victoria Oct. 23 Expert Computer Repairs Mike O’Neill @ Giggity’s FLOUNDER Jim Dugan Oct. 24 Beartooth @ Brewster Street Clarissa Serna @ Rockit’s Everyday 11-7 722 Tarpon, Port Aransas, TX Spazmatics @ Brewster Monday, October 22 Street Open Jam w/ Ray Summy Nautical Nation @ House @ Giggity’s of Rock Treasure Island Tuesday, October 23 Saturday, November 3 Paul Taylor and Victoria Ty Dietz @ Giggity’s Majors (7-10) @ Giggity’s RED GIANT OCT 26 Another Level @ Rockit’s Jon Wolfe, Max Stalling Open Mic w/ Rev Matt @ JONMIKAEL MREZ OCT 27 House of Rock @ Brewster Street Halloween Party Wednesday, October 24 Sunday, November 4 Jim Dugan @ Giggity’s OCTOBER 27 Mike Williams (brunch), Antone & the All Stars @ 315 N. Alister (361) 416-1020 Thursday, October 25 Giggity’s treasureislandporta Harvest Moon Regatta @ Fundaze @ House of Rock Beachtoberfest Free Beer Band (7-10) @ Monday, November 5 Giggity’s Open Jam @ Giggity’s Flatbroke @ Rockit’s The Toasters @ House of Tuesday, November 6 Rock Paul Taylor and Victoria Silmeon & Megan Thee Majors (7-10) @ Giggity’s Stallion @ Brewster Street Open Mic w/ Rev Matt @ House of Rock Friday, October 26 Red Giant @ Treasure Wednesday, November 7 Island Damon Scott @ House of Harvest Moon Regatta @ Rock Beachtoberfest The Groove @ Giggity’s Thursday, November 8 Jerry Diaz & Hanna’s Reef Free Beer Band @ @ Back Porch Giggity’s Falco & the Wolf @ Rockit’s The Gaff Pizza Beer Darts Belt sander Races