Issue 736 the Island Free

Inside the Moon

Beach to Bay A2 Schlitterban Gets Ready A5 Sisters on the Fly A7 State Surfing A12 Issue 736 The Island Free

The voiceMoon of The Island since 1996 May 24, 2018 Weekly www.islandmoon.com FREE Photo by Leah Edwards Around The Memorial Day Island Expected to be a By Dale Rankin Record Breaker We don’t know about you guys but when the rain and thunder kick in – Maybe it confuses the daylights out of our By Dale Rankin Island dog who thinks the Scary Monsters are coming in through Hotel rooms will be at a premium the roof to spirit her away. After a as The Island rolls into Memorial few years of Island Living our dogs Day Weekend with the seven largest figure that if the rain lasts more than overnight stay operations inside about ten minutes a road trip is not the Corpus Christi City Limits still far behind because it’s a hurricane. closed, and Port Aransas with only Such was the case Sunday night about half of the normal number of when the what Weather Wonks at the hotels room back up and running National Hurricane Center described after Hurricane Harvey. as a “weak disturbance” came riding “Obviously we are very concerned in across the northwestern Caribbean about the fact we are only about 45- Sea and ended up dumping a good 48% lodging open as of now, and rain on our little sandbar. It won’t will barely creep up past 50% thru be long before we are all doing the mid-summer,” said Jeffery Hentz, Mosquito Dance but considering how President and Chief Executive dry we were it will be worth it. Officer of the Port Aransas Chamber Sisters on the Fly visited Port Aransas this week to hold a benefit for breast cancer. More photos on A7. of Commerce & Tourist Bureau. Thank you! Hentz said Port Aransas broke all We want to send out a big Moon records for visitors last year, prior Thank You to the good folks at Axys to Hurricane Harvey, based on tax Capital and/or IBC Bank this week Parade of Homes Puts Island Memorial Day cont. on A4 for re-opening the tennis courts at Schlitterbahn. It may seem like a small thing from an OTB vantage Santa Fe Tragedy point but for the guys who have been Homes Front and Center playing tennis there every Wednesday for thirty some odd years it’s a Big “We build where people want to live” Two Islanders Island Deal. By Dale Rankin homes out there,” said Wendy Thank you for responding and it is Herman, Executive Officer of Waited for When the Coastal Bend Home much appreciated. the Coastal Bend Home Builders Builders Association’s Parade of Association. “The Island is growing Word from the top Homes 2018 kicks off on the weekend and so many people want to live out Word of June 1 fully eight of the thirty-six By Matt Briscoe We had word from the top (third there, we build where people want to homes on display around the city hand) this week that the decision live.” Carol Samuels and her husband will be on Padre Island, the highest makers at International Bank of Mike moved to The Island last year number ever by far for Island homes. Of the eight Island homes three are the Parade,” said Cindy Molner, an Commerce, the new owners of the from Dallas, hoping to be closer to waterfront and five are interior lots. agent at Coldwell Banker who has “There is such a building boom Schlitterbahn park and 203 acres been working in the local industry for their children and grandchildren. of surrounding land including a on The Island we had several “Since 1996 we never had more They rent a small house where Mike portion of the new channel needed homebuilders who wanted to feature than three or four Island homes in Parade cont. on A4 still actively consults with petroleum to move forward with proposed companies as a landman in between Water Exchange Bridge on SPID, POA News fishing trips. But Friday morning are working to get the park up and while having their morning coffee, open for the season before addressing Wakemaker they began getting alerts on their cell what to do about the canal or the re- Two Special Meetings phones about a school shooting in opening of the nine remaining holes Santa Fe, Texas. of the golf course at the old Padre Executive Director Resigns of the “My heart stopped”, said Carol, Isles County Club. With the crews The Padre Isles Property Owners knowing that three of their seven busy at the park this week and the Association Board of Directors Week! grandchildren attend school in Santa opening next week maybe there held their regular monthly meeting will be some movement right after Tuesday. Here are the highlights. Fe. “I was hoping that it was only a Memorial Day. Here’s hoping so. person with a gun or something, but Credit Card Account when I heard helicopters were on the Boating in a hurricane… Board President Marvin Jones way, I knew there was more to it.” This week of May 19-25 is National outlined findings from his Carol was right. Safe Boating Week, we’re not sure examination into the use of a POA Mike said he picked up the phone if that means dangerous boating is credit card. For details see his column and called their son Travis, who allowed after Friday or not – we’ll in this issue. A complete review of works as an engineer at have to check on that. In 2017, 45 the account will be the subject of a Johnson Space Center in nearby boating fatalities occurred on Texas Town Hall Meeting, Tuesday, May Clear Lake, Texas. waters, an increase of more than 28 29, 6:00-8:00 p.m. at the Presbyterian percent from 2016, and on top of that, Church, Annex, 14030 Fortuna Bay “I asked if they had heard from marine enforcement officers logged The City of Corpus Christi is Drive. going take the wrecking ball to our grandson, Will and with Carol 172 boating accidents and 83 boating listening in the other room, I almost related injuries. Be safe out there. Special Members Meeting this luxurious mansion on Dyna did not want to repeat the answer There is a Special Meeting called for Street and a second home on aloud,” says Mike. Now, over an We hate to be the bearers of bad Windjammer. This fellow was pushing a tsunami news but the reality is that as of Friday, May 25, 6 p.m. at Seashore down the canal on the back of The hour later, as the news reports kept coming, there had still been no word this writing we are but ten days Learning Center gym to vote on Curb address Island a while back. He earns the away from Hurricane Season 2018. proposed changes to the POA bylaws honor of being our first Wakemaker on the status of their grandson. The prognosticators say it will be a which would require any future While supplies last ---Supplies were of the Week! “I was pacing the floor while packing busy one and we will have complete changes to the bylaws to be approved donated by an anonymous donor If you have a wake-worthy a bag preparing for the worst”, Carol coverage in our next issue. by a vote of the membership. Ballots for homeowners to paint their street says, still nearly in tears as she recalls will be accepted at the meeting until contestant take a photo and send it along. Our friend Kyle 6:20 p.m. POA cont. on A4 Santa Fe cont. on A4 As we went to press Wednesday A little Island history we got word that longtime Islander Kyle How Port Aransas Got Its Name Garrison Editor’s note: Longtime Port pass workers naturally wanted to send to Mustang Island a fast talking passed away Aransas resident John Guthrie and receive mail. Therefore in 1880, Northerner (from New Jersey) named in Beaumont Ford passed away this year at the The U.S. Postal Service established a Eliju Ropes. He brought plans for at the young age of 53. We will age of 73. Ford was a prolific writer facility, and needing a name for such prosperous times and so snowed have more on Kyle and his time on and professor at Trinity University the USPS took the obvious, Mustang the Islanders with his money talk The Island in the next issue but just in San Antonio from 1972-1999. Island – hardly creative, but in 1880 that in 1888 they named their town wanted to let his Island friends know He also was a contributor to the there was essentially no town to Ropesville. The promised good of his passing. Island Moon. This article is one he name. times, however, never materialized. sent us for publication in 2010. It Ropes went back North, and in 1896 It’s a weekend to hunker down is excerpted from his book A Texas Town names reflect favorable the town took the name Tarpon. This everybody, from Thursday afternoon Island. economic factors was the era when the townsfolk to Monday afternoon we’re going realized that this popular game fish to have an OTB Invasion and it By John Guthrie Ford The “Mustang Island” appellation just might be the key to an economy looks like it’s going to be a big one. (which had been used off and on The 1880 work to modernize the based on mainlanders paying to fish, We’ll see you at the Ski Basin, in since 1880) was not part of the town Aransas Pass brought numerous particularly for the coveted Silver the meantime say hello if you see us name history because in 1880 there workmen to Mustang. Staying on was essentially not town, but in King (tarpon’s vernacular name). Around The Island. The Island for long periods, the 1886 there was. In 1887 there came History cont. on A4 John Guthrie Ford May 24, 2018 Island Moon A 2 Big Day for Beach to Bay

Angela wins third place in her division

Terry Palmer won the Beach to Bay! He ran it as a marathon. Photo by Marcus Cantu

Since 1976, the annual Beach to Bay marathon has been a yearly highlight in Corpus Christi and on the Island. Runners can participate as a team of six by running legs of 5.25 miles (max), or in teams of two where each runner will run three legs. The most hardy of all athletes treat the event as a marathon and run the entire 26.2 mile course solo. The even begins on the beach just South of Bob Hall Pier and finishes at McCaughan Park. Over 2,000 athletes from all over the world participate in this event. Photos by Leah Edwards and Marcel. May 24, 2018 Island Moon A 3

hand when disaster strikes people both local and Moon Monkeys from across the nation come to help. It's what Did Ya Mike Ellis, Founder Letters to the we do as Americans. One way to help those still struggling is to invite them to celebrate the day Hear? with you. Take them to the parade, the beach , Editor a picnic, the fireworks or however you celebrate By Mary "Scoop" Craft and give them a normal fun 4th of July. [email protected] One last word on the traffic light. Rather than complain about losing 2 minute every once New Advertisers in a while we should all be thankful that our Realtor Victoria Munt Rogers has neighbors on that end of the island can safely enter the roadway. a listing with 102 feet of bulkhead at 14241 Almeria. This 3/2/2 home JoAnn Smith & Pat Diggins has a pool and screened patio and is Distribution listed at $436,000. For more info call Pete Alsop Thanks You to the Ark 548-6804. Island Delivery I would like to publicly thank Andrew form the Coldwell Banker Amos Rescue Keep in Port A. Sunday morning I had a grey heron by my pool who looked Business Briefs Advertising half-drowned. He had a fish hook in his neck The Boathouse Bar & Grill Jan Park Rankin Packery Jetties sticking out and an orange bobber hanging from has reopened the downstairs bar/ his mouth. Classifieds Thanks for the Moon and the time on Lago. restaurant area. Arlene Ritley What is the hold up on hurricane rebuild? Is it He was too weak to fly. I tried all the bird Production Manager lack of money, labor, insurance, or something rescuers – Sea Life had no one available to The Back Porch is featuring Mark else? There seems to be a lot of work that still th Abigail Bair come, the Aquarium was not taking sea birds, McKinney on May 25 and Larry Joe needs to be done. Thanks again for all the and the ARK was closed until 9 a.m. I was afraid th Contributing Writers Taylor on May 26 . information you provide. he was going to die and the kind operator at 911 Joey Farah Tom Spiewak have me Andrew’s number. He was on his way Avery’s Kitchen has reopened their Andy Purvis to work at the ARK and he said he would come restaurant in New Braunfels this Mary Craft Editor’s note: The short answer Tom is that immediately – text my address. month. They were located at 200 W. Kelly Trevino the wheels of government, at least in this case, grind surely but slowly. According to He arrived within twenty minutes and took Avenue G in Port A before Hurricane Jay Gardner information presented so far to the Island the heron to the ARK. On Monday the hook Harvey hit. Todd Hunter Strategic Action Committee the city staff has and bobber were removed; Frank – that is Dotson Lewis met several times with officials from FEMA in what we call the bird who hangs around our Billish Park should have sod in Dr. Tom Dorrell an effort to make sure they will reimburse the neighborhood all the time – was eating well and place by the end of June and the Ronnie Narmour city for the estimated $8 million required to had been bathed and dried off. playground equipment will have Brent Rourk repair the damage to the Packery Jetties once He is schedule to be released in our canal features for children 3 and under. they are paid for by the city. this week. Thanks to the ARK and thanks to Photographers Larry Joe Taylor and Davin James An issue that has arisen is that the jetties Andrew! Miles Merwin (Emeritus) as built were not the same as the jetties as will be at the Third Coast Theater in Myrna Goodliffe th Debbie Noble originally designed; missing is a sheet piling Port A on Saturday, June 16 8 pm. Jan Rankin sunk twenty feet below the bottom of the channel If interested you should purchase Mary Craft on the water side of the jetties to prevent water Javier Don't Go! the $30 tickets now for this popular from undermining the structure which were Last week Moon publisher Dale Rankin wrote Ronnie Narmour event. They can be purchased at the in the original design but not in the as-built his weekly column on the travails of Island Office Security/Spillage Control (Emeritus) final product to save money in the face of cost business owner Javier Garcia Villarreal who is theater web site through PayPal. Riley P. Dog overruns. According to what city officials have being forced to move his landscaping business Schlitterbahn has had more than a told ISAC FEMA officials have understandably OTB due to aesthetic issues regarding the million dollars in park improvements been reluctant to rebuild the jetties at the pre- landscaping rock he uses for his work. Here Harvey design since they failed to stand up to are some of the responses to that column from done in anticipation of the opening the storm water. Instead, they propose to rebuild our facebook page: on Saturday, May 26th. The Veranda them at the original design with the sheet Alex Murphy But they let developers tear up has a new chef with a new menu that pilings, and other amenities, included. Going lake padre and turn it into Afghanistan!?!?!? includes Bang Bang Shrimp served through that process takes time for design and with jasmine rice, blackened drum, engineering. Isabella Vann "Is the city really going come around and measure our shrubs?" if there may Seafood Fondue and Mermaid Bark To further complicate matters funding for be money involved, please don't give ideas. And Funnel Cake. The tennis courts will the repairs will come through the Island Tax to whoever complained about Paul's trailer, a Reinvestment Zone (TRZ) which requires a reopen in the next week or two. very welcome sight when we wanted seafood vote by the two TRZ boards, made up of the Publisher without going OTB, I hope you get a case of Harvey House Interiors at 210 N. members of the Corpus Christi City Council food poisoning. Javier is a great islander, a Alister in Port A is having their grand Dale Rankin and four other taxing entities which provide great friend, his business is out of sight and it th About the Island Moon tax incentives for the TRZ. Before that process opening on Saturday, May 26 noon is not bothering anyone; it is a mess that he has The Island Moon is published every Thursday, Dale begins a final re-build design must be settled on – 6 pm. It is a one stop event service Rankin, Editor / Publisher. to go through this. I guess that in Corpus, you and that is the process playing out at the ISAC. com that can make your wedding, Total circulation is 10,000 copies. Distribution includes don't have to invest on your business, you have delivery to 4,000 Island homes, free distribution of 3,000 Then, once that all happens, the time of to invest in the pockets of the right people to beach party or company part a copies in over 50 Padre Island businesses and condos, year that jetty work can be done is limited by get anything off the ground and then in some as well as 600 copies distributed in Flour Bluff, 1,400 memorable one. hurricane season, and the turtle nesting season more pockets to keep it going. Any lawyer out copies on Mustang Island and Port Aransas businesses. Angry Marlin will have live music News articles, photos, display ads, classified ads, which restricts work during certain parts of the there willing to do some pro bono work to help year (how much the nesting season may effect Javier? this weekend starting at 6 pm with payments, etc. may be left at the Moon Office. this project has not yet been determined since Phyllis Freeman . . . and this from the fools The Alley Cats on Thursday, Stevie it should involve no dredging and subsequent The Island Moon Newspaper that decided to plant oleanders in the median. Start on Friday and The Jam Band dumping of spoil sands on the adjacent beach). 14646 Compass, Suite 3 Scott Schwartz I’m confused you can build a on Saturday who will later that night City staff has indicated the repairs are expected store out of shipping containers but don’t you play at the Pelican Lounge. Corpus Christi, TX 78418 to take about nine months to complete and dare have some rock on display in front of your Packery Channel would need to be closed some, Rockport Festival of Food & Wine 361-949-7700 land scape business or all, of that time. will be held this weekend on Saturday [email protected] Heather Coxe ISAC...PIBA...elected officials? To sum it up Tom, there is an old adage among and Sunday starting at 2 pm. There Please. All I hear are crickets from those groups engineers that there is always time to do it Facebook: The Island Moon Newspaper when it comes to really advancing or assisting will be more than 100 varieties of right the second time; this is the second time small, local biz. That is, of course, unless your wine, food demonstrations, music for “building” the jetties and doing it right this biz is Shitterbahn. Seriously, you got rocks: and vendor booths. It will take place time is taking some time. The best way to keep fines, tickets and an escort off the island. But, up with progress on the project is to attend the on the grounds of the Texas Maritime a landfill of debris, crap construction years city briefings to the ISAC on the first Tuesday Museum. behind schedule, the Sahara desert, BS scam on Where to Find The of each month, held 5:30 p.m. at Holiday Inn tax papers: that’s a free ride all the way. The Port A VFW will be having Express on Windward Drive, the meetings are Island Moon open to the public and we will have updates Crystal Byrd This is the most asinine and a ground breaking ceremony on here as things progress. business killing ridiculousness. No business Saturday May 26th 2 pm at 311 N. Trinity By the Sea owner in their right mind wants to deal with Alister. The post will be undergoing Port Episcopal things like which is probably why the island an extensive reconstruction. Fireworks and Jetties looks like it's been lost in the late 90's for as Aransas Dale, long as I've been going there. My Coastal Home has a Memorial Sand Piper Condos North As I read the letter from the man concerning Color schemes and aesthetics get dated. Day Sale with $100 off a three piece Sea Gull Condos Padre your involvement with the jetties I thought It is INEVITABLE. Whatever group of patio set. They have locations in Gulf Breeze RV WHAT THE HECK????? He made it sound like authoritarians y'all have over there who think Rockport, Port A and North Padre. All Stripes Stores everything was your fault. OK so the engineers they know best for everyone on the island how Pioneer RV Black Sheep/ and construction people tried to cut cost and it it should look need to be reminded to look good Island Day Spa wants you to La Palmilla Golf Barrel bit them in the --- and will cost us. No sense and hard at what they created and ask themselves try their Wellness Spa Retreat Club crying about spilled milk, but to blame you is why the island never turned into the upscale that includes body wrap, cellulite CVS just crazy. I sincerely want to thank you, your resort community they imagined... newsflash... Stripes (1A) wife and all those that contribute to producing treatment and mini facial. Other Whataburger It's probably got alot to do with all your dumb Kody’s Restaurant the MOON, which many of us think is the rules. And I'm sorry but palm trees are the most services they provide are massage, best newspaper in South Texas. I do not know useless tree in existence. The provide no shade, makeup, waxing and skin care. Amano Doc’s Restaurant the logistics of how the MOON is financed. they shed all over, they're ugly, and they provide Cita’s at 129 N. Alister in Port A WB Liquor Snoopy’s Pier However it's done is amazing. I have lived here a perfect breeding ground for roaches. Nope. 18 plus years and have always gotten the paper will have their grand opening on 361 Bar Isle Mail N More No thank you. #sorrynotsorry and not once have Mike or you ever asked for Friday, May 25th. Shauna Stice Javier Garcia Villarreal is a Moby Dicks Island Italian a single penny. We very much appreciate all the wonderful businessman and I just outraged. th information about our area and the pictures are The 13 Annual Art Fest sponsored Spanky’s Liquor Brooklyn Pie Co. Honestly guys, again..no surprise the island great. by the Port A Art Center will be held IGA Grocery Store Ace Hardware is desolate- I honestly missed being in a Saturday, May 26th 10 am – 7 pm and As for the fireworks I think more than ever they progressive environment. Port A Glass Studio Holiday Inn are important for us to move on in a normal way. Sunday 10 am – 6 pm at the McDonald Sorry Javier! I pray your business is blessed We need to celebrate this wonderful country Field Avenue C & Alister. There will San Juan’s Mexican Texas Star (Shell) ten-fold in your new location! Restaurant and all the wonderful people that have the be live music, food vendors and all Jesse’s Liquor privilege of living here. As we found out first Wash Board types of art including, clothing, Laundry Mat Scuttlebutt’s glassware, pottery and jewelry. Restaurant Drop Anchor Bar & Meet the Artist Happy Hour at Grill Subway Angry Marlin Friday, May 25th 4 – Port A Parks & Rec Island Tire 7 pm will feature artist/photographer Gary Mc Alea. His art will be Public Library Padre Pizzeria Chamber of displayed throughout the restaurant And all Moon and will be 15% off during this time. Commerce/ Visitor’s retail advertisers Center The Island Presbyterian Church Woody’s Sports WB Liquor will have their Church on the Beach Center summer services starting Sunday, Back Porch Flour Bluff May 27th at 8 am at the end of Shorty’s Place H.E.B. Whitecap. Fisherman’s Wharf Whataburger on There are currently 126 dry lot Waldron Giggity’s homes under construction and 18 Ethyl Everly Tarpon Inn waterfront. Senior Center Gratitude’s The Island Blast fireworks display Fire Station still needs $2788. You can donate The Gaff Police Station on their Facebook page. Wild Horse Stripes on Flour Treasure Island Bluff & SPID May 24, 2018 Island Moon A 4 History cont. from A1 Santa Fe cont. from A1 Parade of Homes continued from A1 The third town name, Port Aransas, came along the experience on Sunday afternoon. more than thirty years. Molner says that while The problem, both short-term and longer term, a decade and a half later, in 1911. Why Tarpon Carol shows her phone as she recalls texting business is brisk, the typical buyers are the same is that The Island is filling up. was dropped in favor of Port Aransas take us with her son and daughter-in-law over the as in the past. back to the principle of the town name reflecting “To say it seems like we are running out of period of about 4 hours. promising economic factors – a fellow named “The type of buyer remains the same, they are interior lots is an understatement!” Molner said. Ropes, a fish named tarpon. Therefore, if you It was around 1:30 pm when Carol’s heart coming from other parts of the Coastal Bend, “Builders’ demand for interior lots has driven suspected that the words “Port Aransas” pointed stopped beating. The caller ID on her phone out of town and quite a few are Islanders going the prices up and there is almost a non-existent to yet another potentially golden horizon, you simply said “Unknown Caller”, fearing that this from interior to water, water to interior and supply at this point.” older homes to newer,” she said. “New interior would be right. was the call that she had been dreading. Currently on Padre Island there are 126 homes have been our best market, buyers get homes under construction on interior lots, 18 “Mrs. Samuels? This is David, I am here in more house and new construction compared to The economics of exporting wildlife on waterfront lots, and 123 other construction Santa Fe and I have a call for you”, the voice on waterfront.” A problem with wild creatures as economic the other side of the line said. projects; decks, docks, pools, fences, shade products is their seasonal nature: ducks, turtle, But Herman said that while the type of buyers structures, etc.) “I was screaming”, Carol recalls. “Full blown may be the same as in the past the types of homes shrimp, and game fish cycle in and out of the The Parade of Homes runs June 1-3 from 11 screaming.” the builders are designing and constructing are Mustang area. To prosper, the Islanders needed a.m. to 6 p.m. both days. Tickets are $5 and can changing. more stable ways to earn a living, and such Mike came running into the room fearing the be purchased online. opportunities were close at hand. worst as he heard his wife yelling through tears. “In the past several years the style was Tuscan,” Since 1880, work to make the Aransas Pass “She was screaming William! Oh my God, she said. “But now the home size is growing a a safe maritime waterway had been on again, William!” Mike recalls. But Carol’s screams little, and the style is more of an open concept off again, but in 1907, the U.S. Government were screams of joy, the voice she heard was without the traditional dining room, people had firmly committed to finishing the work by her grandson, Will. want usable, community space with lots of laying in the two giant rock jetties we see today. windows.” Because the improved pass would command “I just said, ‘Memo, I can’t reach Mom and the attention of the international maritime Dad. My phone is still inside the school and a world, there was great rejoicing on the Mid- fireman let me use his phone to call you’”, Will coast; so much so that some mainland investors says over the phone Sunday when recalling the announced plans in 1909 for a seaport on Harbor incident. Island- just inside the Aransas Pass, and hence Without hesitation, Mike says that he started convenient to ships having just come through it. “sobbing”, as he put it, and he was thankful that their oldest grandson was safe and sound. A port by any other name “I really didn’t know what was going”, Will When the Tarpon townsfolk heard about this 15102 Aquarius St. said. “I heard screaming and people yelling and Square Feet: 1799 * Bedrooms: 3 seaport they were excited for two reasons: A big just saw a bunch of kids running out the door.” time maritime facility meant jobs, and Harbor Bathrooms: 2 It wasn’t until Will was outside that he heard Levian Homes Island was just a short boat ride away. Not only 15825 Grenadine were the people of Tarpon enthused about this the first gunshots. bright economic prospect, they also took a shine Square Feet: 2272 * Bedrooms: 4 “I heard a loud boom and I thought to myself Bathrooms: 3 to the seaport’s proposed name; “port” plus the that this was not a normal drill”, he says. name of the pass through which ships accessed Rick’s Homes LLC. the port. When it opened, the Harbor Island As he ran outside, Will recounts how the scene complex of railroad tracks, warehouses, and unfolded from his vantage point as him and a docks would be called Port Aransas. few friends ran for cover in the backyard of a neighboring home. The Tarpon townsfolk, dependent on the sporadic export of wildlife and seasonally “We waited in this dudes backyard for what dependent guiding business, the words “Port seemed to be forever and me and some kids were Aransas” meant more stable economic times just watching. I think they were Freshmen,” Will recalls. “I don’t know how long it went on lay ahead. Well, the Tarpon Post Office was 15229 Isla Pinta Court revamping it facility in 1911, and so drawn were but it seemed like forever. When we headed for the road there was still shooting and that was at Square Feet: 2139 the townsfolk to the Port Aransas name that a 15729 Escapade postal clerk dropped Tarpon and christened least 10 minutes after I left the school.” Bedrooms: 3 * Bathrooms: 2 the post office with those two words. No one Square Feet: 2506 * Bedrooms: 4 Newcastle Homes Will goes onto to tell how the kids that were Bathrooms: 3 objected, and so by the hand of the U.S. Postal huddled with him devised a plan to get out of Service the town had its new, and last, name. the backyard where they had sought cover. It Superior H&M Homes For a time there were two Port Aransas on was then that he told them that he felt they were the Texas Mid-coast (and would be until about safe for the moment, even though the scene was 1927): The seaport on Harbor Island, and its still chaotically unfolding. Finally, after what namesake, the town formerly called Tarpon. seemed like hours to Will, he suggested that the group escape the potential safety and head for the street out front of the house. Memorial cont. from A1 “I figured that since the gunshots had finally stopped that it must have been safe to get out,” collections for the month of May. 15601 Dyna he says. 14862 Highland Mist Dr Paulette Kluge, CEO of the Corpus Christi Square Feet: 2519 * Bedrooms: 4 It was while running down the street towards Square Feet: 2703 * Bedrooms: 4 Convention and Visitors Bureau said she Bathrooms: 3 another group of students that Will had figured Bathrooms: 3 also expects a busy weekend based on hotel Royal S&F Empire Homes he had better call his family. He reached into occupancy rates from 2016 and 2017; 2015 was Ocean Glory Homes his pocket and discovered that his jacket and a slow year for Memorial Day visitors due to backpack were all still inside the school. Also wet weather in the area as well as in the primary inside was Will’s cell phone. feeder markets. “You know I didn’t really see any kids with “The weather looks great and based on the cell phones. I guess they all just got lost or left last two years we should have a great weekend. behind in the panic”, he says. Corpus Christi sold out Saturday night in 2017 and 2016 with occupancy on Friday night for As the group made their way down the street, both years running in the high 70’s and Sunday Will realized that what he had just witnessed being in the 80’s,” Kluge said. “2018 continues was much more than he could immediately to run higher occupancy versus 2017 and we wrap his young mind around. continue to see additional people staying in the “I heard helicopters, sirens and people market helping rebuild our surrounding cities.” screaming,” Will, obviously emotional recalls. What is unknown is whether problems finding “I was Holy available hotel rooms on Mustang and Padre Smokes, why are there helicopters landing at Islands will keep visitors away, or whether they the school? This must be bad.” will simply drive into town for overnight stay. The results could provide some insight into how It was after Will and the other students finally busy the summer season will be when hotel made it to the safety of a place called “The rooms will continue to be hard to find due to the Alamo,” a local athletic club that they could shortages after Hurricane Harvey. finally breathe. “The entire place sounded crazy. What was POA cont. from A1 even worse was the smell”, Will remembers. “It was like gasoline or something combined with I address on the curb. Call the POA office and don’t know what.” reserve the bucket of supplies. “I don’t know what time it was but a police Billish Park officer came in dressed in tactical gear, carrying a rifle and he was taking a headcount of all Work continues on the Billish Park of us,” according to Will. Will said the officer improvements with new sod expected to be in approached the group asking if anybody needed place by the end of June according to information anything. It was then that Will told the officer presented to the board on Tuesday. Questions that the children needed to call their parents. were raised at the meeting concerning the 15358 Caravel $68,000 expense to build the volleyball courts. “You and every other kid in the d--- school”, Square Feet: 1850 * Bedrooms: 4 Plans call for the sod to be in place through on the officer replied to Will. Bathrooms: 2 * Waterfront mowing cycle before the park will be opened to The officer then instructed them to stay there Manhattan Builders the public. with a small group of school officials. It was A $50,000 private donation will be used to starting to dawn on Will and several other purchase additional playground equipment for students the horror that their parents must be the project, in addition to the equipment already feeling. ordered. The new addition will be used to add “Then some kid found his phone and we started features for young children under three years calling people when a guy came up and told us old. to put the phone away. That is when the man Short term rentals took it”, says Will. The City of Corpus Christi has begun cracking Finally, after what Will described as “the down on short-term rentals of homes and longest time” he saw a man wearing a fire condominiums on The Island, two cases have department t-shirt hanging up his phone. been filed according to Executive Director “I just went and asked him if I could borrow Becky Perrin. his phone to call my parents and he dialed the Vacant lot mowing number”, Will explains. “I didn’t get through to them so I called Memo.” In the past the POA has undertaken the mowing of weeded lots by hiring mowing companies to It was then that over four hours later the cut the weeds then billing the property owner; Samuels family knew the fate of 17 year old that is no longer policy. Beginning immediately William. 13833 Gunwale weeded lot complaints will be handled by the “It was such a relief to hear his voice that I Square feet: 1900 * Bedrooms: 4 city. Currently there is action against twenty- didn’t know what to do”, recalls Carol, Will’s Bathrooms: 2 two property owners for overgrown lots. grandmother. Steve’s Homes The POA will continue to send out notices to “My heart was heavy and I was in total fear. property owners. Once I heard from Will that changed to utter Charter Boat Owners and Operators Wanted Executive Director resigns sadness”, Carol explains. for new location on Packery Channel POA Executive Director Becky Perrin, who has As for Will, when asked how he plans on Follow us on Facebook: been in the job for less than a year, told board tragedy and trauma that he experienced there at The Island Moon members at the meeting that she is resigning. No his high school, Will has a simple response. “I reason was given. Her last day of employment is just want to go to fishing on Bob Hall with my Newspaper Packery June 5. Pop Pop and eat some shrimp. That will be how Flats I to process all of this.” Send photos and letters TM The PIPOA office will be closed Memorial Floating Cabin Repairs Day, May 28, 2018. His “Memo” and “Pop Pop,” won’t have to to: Large Boat Slip (22’ x 40’) available wait long. good for either repairs or rebuilding [email protected] Located under the JFK bridge on Packery Channel Call for lease terms ISLANDMOON.COM Packery Flats Marina Now live! 361-774-8886 May 24, 2018 Island Moon A 5 Tides of the Week Stuff I Heard on the Island By Dale Rankin Tides for Bob Hall Pier: May 24 - May 31 Lake Padre Shallows Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time Moon There’s a lot going on around here this week… It looks like we may as well go ahead and give /Low Time in Feet Sunset Visible here is some of it. the area around the entrance to Lake Padre from Th 24 Low 6:03 AM 0.6 6:36 AM Set 3:37 AM 67 Packery Channel its own name since it seem Bond issue 24 High 12:04 PM 1.3 8:16 PM Rise 3:53 PM the sandbar formed right inside the gate there The City of Corpus Christi is putting the is a permanent Island fixture. Captain Jerry 24 Low 7:05 PM 0.5 finishing touches on a bond package set to go Watkins moved his boat to the Yacht Club this F 25 High 1:26 AM 1.3 6:35 AM Set 4:14 AM 77 before voters in November and it looks like week because of the skinny water at the location which he reports is about two feet at slack tide 25 Low 7:30 AM 0.9 8:16 PM Rise 4:50 PM Padre Island will get $1.5 million for three projects – yet to be determined - out of a total and one foot at low tide. Anyone with a boat in 25 High 12:14 PM 1.2 of $96 million on the ballot. The bonds will be Lake Padre that draws more than two feet has to watch the tide charts and hit the gate at high 25 Low 7:33 PM 0.3 divided into three separate Propositions with the two largest being $52 and $22 million for streets tide or they can’t get out. It has been an ongoing Sa 26 High 2:56 AM 1.5 6:35 AM Set 4:51 AM 85 with the third for Public Safety and Facilities at problem and seems to be getting worse as Jerry 26 Low 8:54 AM 1.0 8:17 PM Rise 5:47 PM $22 million. reports the bar is now about one hundred feet long. 26 High 12:22 PM 1.2 The Island makes up around 4 percent of the County money 26 Low 8:04 PM 0.1 city’s population but makes up about 14 percent of the city’s total property tax base meaning A subject came up while I was on Jim Lago’s Su 27 High 4:06 AM 1.6 6:35 AM Set 5:28 AM 92 the Island’s share of the bill, should all the radio show on Monday which generated several 27 Low 8:35 PM -0.1 8:17 PM Rise 6:42 PM Propositions pass, would be in the $13.4 million responses from Islanders. It’s a subject likely neighborhood. M 28 High 5:03 AM 1.7 6:34 AM Set 6:06 AM 96 to be part of the race for Nueces County Judge The $1.5 million for Island projects is part of which looks like it will be the most heated of the 28 Low 9:05 PM -0.2 8:18 PM Rise 7:38 PM the Padre Island Access Management Initiative local races as we move on toward November. Tu 29 High 5:51 AM 1.8 6:34 AM Set 6:47 AM 99 and the Island Strategic Action Committee has When some people think of a County Judge been discussing priorities for several months. 29 Low 9:35 PM -0.2 8:18 PM Rise 8:32 PM they think it means the person in that job is Among the considerations are improvements hearing cases and that is not the case. The term W 30 High 6:34 AM 1.8 6:34 AM Set 7:30 AM 99 to the SPID corridor, improving access roads is a bit misleading as the County Judge is really 30 Low 10:05 PM -0.2 8:19 PM Rise 9:24 PM around the JFK Causeway, improvements to more like the Mayor of the county. The chances the roadway in the Sea Pines/SPID intersection, Th 31 High 7:14 AM 1.8 6:34 AM Set 8:16 AM 98 are that any tax money that flows out to the road improvements in the area at SPID and community that does not come from the city or 31 Low 10:35 PM -0.2 8:19 PM Rise 10:15 PM Verdemar, and improvements to the access road a school district moves across the desk at the between Commodores and Jackfish. County Commission which is made up of five Information presented to the city council this members, four from single-member districts week shows the cost of the Island projects as and the County Judge who is elected at large follows: across the county. JFK Causeway Access Road Improvements, Not only does most state money, including $425,000 that which originates at the Federal level, come through the Commissioners Court but Access Road improvements from Commodores each of the elected department heads at the to Jackfish $850,000 county must have their budgets approved by SPID/Sea Pines intersection $225,000 at least three votes on the court. This includes In total it would raise $7.75 for much needed everyone from the District and County clerks, improvements to Laguna Shore Road starting at to all of the District and County judges (who SPID in Flour Bluff and moving west. Another do hear cases), the District Attorney, the items calls for the expansion of the Flour Bluff Veterans Affairs Coordinator, the Justices of Police Substation at $800,000 the Peace, Constables, and the Sheriff – whose budget includes some big ticket items like the Other items of interest to Islanders commissary contract at the jail. The makeup Libraries $2.2 million of the court – Democrats versus Republicans – can be a key factor when it comes to handing Fire Department Headquarter improvements out money to the various departments when the $1.2 million elected department heads are from one party Fire Station improvements $4.2 million and the three-person majority on the court is from the opposite party. When a candidate runs Roadwork on North Beach $2.75 million – for District Attorney and says he/she is going with another $2 million under consideration to increase the number of criminal prosecutors Art Museum of South Texas $385,000 what they really mean is they are going to go ask the County Commissioners for the money Heritage Park improvements $455,000 to hire more prosecutors. Park system playgrounds $750,000 On top of controlling the purse strings at the Downtown pedestrian and street improvements courthouse, the next incarnation of the court $3.9 million will be in place during the redistricting that takes places after the 2020 Census. The sitting commissioners draw their own precinct lines No final decision has been made so far and and the whichever party has the three person public input on Island projects can be done by majority after this November election will be in attending the ISAC meetings on the first Tuesday a position to decide which way those three votes of each month at the Holiday Inn Express on go for the next decade. We will have more on Windward. Once ISAC members make their this subject as the election gets closer. recommendations they will go the city council That’s all for now, have a good Memorial Day for approval and inclusion on the ballot. A Weekend and watch out for the Skinny Water! decision by the council is scheduled to be done by the end of August. We will post a link on our Facebook page –theislandmoonnewspaper – with a list of all of the proposed projects. Ask Ralph How Can I Recover My Money By Ralph Coker Q. I spent my life savings to start my new In your case, if you write off your initial business and thought it would be a great capital investment that means your product success. Instead, it’s still losing money. How prices can be lower. Your prices only have can I recover my life savings? to be high enough to recover operating and maintenance expenses. That might be enough A. You’re asking the wrong question. Your price discount to attract customers from your capital you invested to start the business is what my engineering economics professor competitors and increase your market share. called “Sunk Cost”. By that he meant it’s gone That would be a good strategy because you forever. It has no bearing on what you do now. realistically can’t expect to recover your initial Your question should be “Considering what I capital cost. know about the market, how can I make the In my career as a petroleum refinery plant business produce enough revenue to pay all engineer and later as plant manager, I initiated operating and maintenance expenses and break many capital investment projects. I was even and stop the losses?” If the answer is always very thorough and conservative in “no”, sell off the inventory, shut down and sell estimating the economic pay back and had the equipment to reduce your debt. only one project failure. It failed because Often in business, persistence will turn failure we couldn’t meet the customer’s product into success, but this is not one of those times. specifications, not because of a poor market. If there is not enough customer demand for When I realized that, I confessed my mistake your product in your market, there is nothing to corporate headquarters and we shut it down. you can do about that. Your initial capital Fortunately, we didn’t have too much capital investment is gone. What’s critical now is invested in the project, but we did lose the new eliminating the mounting losses as soon as revenue. possible. Inexperienced business people, My engineering economy professor recited have difficulty understanding that. They plow his “Sunk Cost” rule so often it was engraved ahead, creating more and more losses hoping a on my brain and served me well. miracle will happen to save them. They have Bio: Ralph Coker volunteers with SCORE great difficulty admitting their initial mistake. which provides free mentoring to small businesses and nonprofits.

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Schlitterbahn Water Park took time out on Wednesday to show off their new improvements to the media in preparation for their opening this Saturday, May 26th. Crews were busy scrubbing down the pool areas and putting a fresh coat of paint on the swim up bar near the Freedom stage. They also have new menu items and are completely remodeling their gift shop area. Stop by and take a look at their new Caribbean look. Photos by Jan Rankin A6 Island Moon May 24, 2018 Senior Moments Anecdotingly The B-52 Bomber Will Fly Better Living Through Dentistry For 100 Years By Abigail Bair Suzie: Do you have good drugs? Me: Notgungbl hsoolp93 bee (this was my By Dotson Lewis If you have the gift of only attempt at typing) terrible anxiety, like I do, you Special to the Island Moon know that it comes in many forms. Sometimes, Suzie: Awww. You can see the trauma in your Dotson’s Note: This report on B-52 was dubbed, aimed to assure the U.S. a strike it rests on your chest like a bowling ball, wee eyes (my pupils were tiny little needle Stratofortress is in response to the many Moon capability even if a Soviet nuclear attack were making it impossible for you to draw a breath. pricks) to disable ground-based American missiles. The Monkeys who commented on the B29 report, Others, it sits in the pit of your stomach like a Me: (sounding like a fairly good imitation of advent of nuclear missile-armed submarines and asked questions as to what we have flying particularly dense walnut, causing various and hobo who has been drinking Mad Dog for nine diminished the importance of the other legs of right now. Thanks to Justin Bachman & George sundry ulcerations as your body deploys Alien- years straight) Nothing even happened, I’m just the triad, but the B-52 endured. Ferguson who are with Bloomberg Intelligence, blood-worthy concentrated acid in an attempt to high high high in a car, I haven’t even been inna for much of the information contained in this The heavy bomber also played a role in dissolve it. office yet. I don’t go inna office until it’s time report. President Richard Nixon's "madman theory" Impending dental appointments are the worst to go get the gas. to persuade the Russians that he was irrational The Air Force Just Can't Let Go Of the for me. Instead of death by acid or suffocation, Suzie: Stay calm. Just do grounding exercises and unstable, willing to launch a nuclear war to B-52 the stress over a simple cleaning feels like until it’s time. You will be okay! I promise force peace talks to end the Vietnam conflict. gigantic anacondas writhing all over my body, In October 1969, Nixon dispatched 18 B-52s slowly constricting – until I can just let out the Me: I’m like woozy, but super panicked, so I toward Russia, where they flew for three days, tiniest of rodent-like “eeps.” gotta figure a way out of this…um, the best I’ve poking at Soviet air defenses in an exercise got is that maybe I’m gonna go hide in that tree. dubbed Giant Lance. At this point I usually go and hide under the bed until the appointment has passed and I am Suzie: DO NOT HIDE IN A TREE. YOU ARE Now, in addition to the plans for its extended once again safe from invasion by sadist. This NOT A SQUIRREL. lifespan, the military has announced yet another did not result in my having excellent dentition. Me: It looks like a pretty nice tree. This is bit of elective surgery for the ancient planes, By the time the Rev got her hands on me, I was a definite hiding occasion. I could be on the currently based at Barksdale Air Force Base in 34 and needed all of my wisdom teeth removed, roof of the next building in (really elongating) Louisiana and Minot Air Force Base in North and a gum resection to reverse the damage I’d NOOOOO TIME FLAT. Dakota. The Air Force will seek funds to replace done by not going regularly to the bad man. And then, five minutes later, the Rev pulled Above an U.S. Air Force B-52 refuels after the engines on its 75 B-52s, each of which has eight Pratt & Whitney power plants. Replacing The first time she hauled me to the office, I me out of a tree. I thought I was totally hidden returning from a 2003 mission in Iraq with ran away and got about half way home before because I was holding a leaf up in front of my empty bomb racks under its wings. all eight engines on all 75 planes is likely to cost several billion dollars, Ferguson said. she caught up with me. Mom knew about face. I was not. my horrible childhood dental trauma (a very In the world of heavy bombers, none has As I sat in the chair, disgusting pink mask prevailed as long as the B-52 Stratofortress. bad dentist removed two adult teeth without anesthesia when I was about nine years old), affixed to my face, the last thing I remember is This Cold War Bomber which was rolled the Dr. asking me how many pills I took. out in April 1952, joined the U.S. arsenal in and so thought something of this nature might 1954, eventually becoming part of a nuclear happen. “I took ‘em all,” I proudly slurred. threesome that, along with strategic missiles My chicken-out reflex is strong. It’s like “Ut oh,” he replied. and submarines, was aimed at giving the a super power. I can see stupid suggestions Soviet Union pause. After the Berlin Wall fell, coming and bail before they’re even out of the I don’t remember anything until Tuesday at it slowly became an aerial jack-of-all-trades. mouth of the other person. This has resulted around 4 p.m. With its long range, minimal operating cost and in my friend Paddy being abandoned in several I wouldn’t have it any other way. ability to handle a wider array of weapons than bars – but for reasons of safety. any other aircraft, it just didn't make sense to get rid of it. Anyway, it didn’t take my family long to come The decisions were detailed February as part of to the conclusion that I was going to have to Under the Air Force's current bomber plans, the President Trump’s administration's budget take a “boat-load of Xanax” to get me through the B-52 will fly until 2050 — just shy of its request to Congress. The 1980s-era supersonic even talking to a dentist. It took a while (and 100th birthday. While this prospective 100-year B-1 and the radar-evading B-2 fielded a decade the G.P. spending eight grand on an implant), old has been cause for some head line coverage, later will be phased out gradually as new B-21s but we finally found an understanding doctor little has been said about how this very complex enter service, Air Force Secretary Heather who would not only drug me to kingdom come, piece of machinery built during the Korean War Wilson said. The B-21 will offer the U.S. the but also could perform the oral surgery I needed is still useful in 2018, let alone 32 years from ability to strike with speed and stealth, "but once in-house. I’ve been going to the same guy ever now. we own the skies, the B-52 can drop ordnance since. better than most others," Ferguson said. "And What Is The B-52's Secret? The Rev and I have a pattern now. I can’t know hey," he added, "it's paid for." when the appointment will be, or I’ll freak That secret is flexibility. Boeing Co. produced Dotson’s Other Note: The United States Air out for the months or weeks in the interim, so more than 740 B-52s since the first one rolled Force reports that the B-52 can carry a wide Mom plays Reservations Secretary and sets it out. It's had many nicknames — the most apt assortment of offensive weapons including all up. Then, the night before, she comes to at this moment being "Stratosaurus." Like any conventional "iron bombs," four nuclear my house, throws a barrel of drugs at me, and other well-regarded employee who manages bombs, and a variety of missiles such as the says, “YOU ARE GOING TO THE DENTIST to survive, and even thrive, in a constantly ALCM (air launched cruise missile) and the TOMORROW. TAKE A PILL RIGHT NOW. changing organization, the B-52 has always SCRAM (short-range attack missile). Four YOU CAN’T GET OUT OF IT. DON’T YOU found an important role. Skybolt ballistic missiles were mounted on the DARE GIVE ME ANY CRAP.” Originally deployed as a long-range, high- wings of the B-52H, though this missile was not So, from the night before to well after my Fully Guided • All Tackle Provided altitude nuclear bomber, it became a carpet- put into production. Two Hound Dog missiles appointment, if you had to describe me, you’d bombing specialist in Vietnam, a fixture in the were mounted under the wings of the B-52H. probably say something like, “High as a kite? skies over Iraq during the first Gulf War and, The Hound Dog is really a small jet-powered No. She’s as high as the Mercury probe. She’s (361)442-8145 shortly after Sept. 11, 2001, a fearsome sight airplane with a range of up to 700 miles and a so stoned that she’s first in line for contact with above the mountains of eastern Afghanistan. maximum speed of over Mach 2. How about that alien life on other planets.” You would not be for offensive power?! Thank you for reading These days, it's routinely used as air support wrong. for U.S. ground troops in the Middle East, often and commenting on Senior Moments. I can be Monday morning, I got up and got ready for deploying precision-guided missiles. Though reached at: [email protected] and/or Land my appointment (after taking three or four more retrofitted repeatedly over the decades to meet Line: 361-949-7681 or Cell: 530-748-8475. happy pills). I decided that I was going to “dress its ever-changing mandate, the B-52 retains its Please Note: The next Veterans Round Table for success” so I threw on my Admiral Akbar original mission: delivering nuclear weapons to Meeting will be Tuesday, May 29, 2018, 9-11 “It’s a trap!” t-shirt (because my subconscious target. Earlier this year, the Pentagon deployed AM, 3209 S. Staples. All Veterans, their families is a winner), gray sweat pants, flip flops and a six B-52s to Guam, along with three B-2 stealth and anyone interested in Veterans affairs, are stripey cardigan. Nothing matched. Then I cut bombers, amid heightened tensions with North invited. Coffee & doughnuts are provided. Hope my hair some more because (this was seriously Korea. The B-52 is the only heavy bomber in to see you there. Also our Veterans Radio Round my logic) I couldn’t work my lipstick. the U.S. fleet that can carry both conventional Table is on the air on KEYS AM 1440, 8 – 10 and thermonuclear bombs. AM, Saturdays. The next show will air May 26, The Rev arrived and herded me out to the car. I admit, I was fairly docile at this point. She The average age of the 75 B-52s currently in 2018. Please listen and call in. The listener/ drove us the five miles to the dentist’s office and service is 55 years old — as in, they first took text line is: 361-882-5397*…It’s your hour, let’s left me in the car, by myself, to my own devices flight when President John F. Kennedy occupied hear from you. while she went inside to let them know that we the Oval Office. Compared with modern *This is 1440 KEYS new listener/text line. had arrived. aircraft, the B-52 is neither particularly fast nor Hang in there/Have fun! stealthy. But that doesn't really matter, given I took a couple more pills and waited. its current uses. "We have few adversaries that Then I started texting my friend Suzie in can challenge our air superiority," said George France…only I couldn’t work the keyboard, so Ferguson, a senior aerospace and defense I kept leaving her weird voice messages. Here analyst with Bloomberg Intelligence. "So a lot is an actual transcript: of B-52s work as the large ordnance carriers, with no stealth or speed characteristics." Flying the B-52 for almost a century makes sense because of its "total cost perspectives," plus its mission capability, supply and maintenance needs relative to flying hours, the Air Force said in a February 12th statement. At the pricier end of the spectrum, the Pentagon is budgeting almost $17 billion over the next five years to develop the new B-21 Raider from Northrop Grumman Corp., which will replace the current fleet of B-1B Lancer and B-2 Spirit bombers. The B-21, which may fly as a "crew- optional" aircraft, is expected to join the Air Force fleet in the mid-2020s. The Pentagon plans to buy at least 100 B-21s, spending about $97 billion. Backing it up will be the Stratosaurus. 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I love this time of year. Aside from the weather Ingredients for peach filling: heating up and people enjoying the summer 4 cups fresh peaches peeled sliced fun, It’s also a great time to indulge in seasonal veggies and fruits. I’ve had wonderful friends, 3 tbsp. lemon juice bring me cherry tomatoes from their garden. 1 tsp. cinnamon Let me tell you… if you’ve never had a freshly grown tomato before, you’ve never had a real 1 tbsp. corn starch tomato. Store bought tomatoes are a poor 1 cup sugar replica of the real thing. I’ve bought my first 1 pinch cayenne half bushel of Fredericksburg peaches. And ohhhhh how juicy and sweet they are! The 1 pinch nutmeg kind of drip down your elbow juicy. ;) Yes, I’ve already made a batch of gelato with them and Ingredients for batter: it’s delicious. It will be available this weekend. 1 cup all purpose flour 1 tbsp. baking powder 1 tsp. cinnamon1 1 cup granulated sugar 1/4 tsp salt ½ cup butter, melted 1 cup buttermilk Directions: Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Melt butter in a 11X13 baking dish in oven. Remove from oven when melted. Mix flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a small bowl. Add milk and mix until just mixed. Pour batter into baking dish on top of butter. Do NOT stir. Bring peaches, sugar, cornstarch and lemon juice to a boil in a medium sauce pan. Add cinnamon, cayenne and nutmeg and stir. Pour peaches over batter. Do NOT stir. Sprinkle with extra cinnamon & sugar for a crispier crust. Bake for 35 - 45 minutes until the top of the cobbler is golden Having so many yummy peaches, it’s only brown. fitting for me to make other yummy treats with Serve warm with gelato if desired. them. Southern peach cobbler sounds amazing and served fresh out of the oven with gelato or Tip of the week: ice cream in general, takes it to a whole new This dessert can be made in individual ramekins level. But before we get to the recipe, I want to as well. You can melt butter and pour a couple add that peaches are amazing in savory dishes as of tablespoons in each ramekin and then add well. They go great grilled, sautéed or cooked the batter and peaches on top as per the recipe. into a sauce, along side with proteins like pork, They are great for parties, or family gatherings. chicken, turkey, salmon etc. So if you find some You can also use whipped cream as a topping great peaches, get inspired and try something or for the foodies, try adding a little lemon and new. powdered sugar to sour cream and spoon a little dollop on the cobbler and a sprig of mint for This is group of women called Sister on the Fly who came down after Harvey in really Send letters and photos to editor@ something delicious and unexpected. ;) cool travel trailers and volunteered all over town and are really cool. They were in town The ideas are endless! The important thing is again doing a benefit for breast cancer.... hence all the boob themes. I think they are islandmoon.com to Have Fun! Try New Things! Happy Eats… from all over. They were a super fun group of ladies who just travel around and help Facebook: Enjoy! people out. Photos by Ronnie Narmour The Island Moon Newspaper A8 Island Moon May 24, 2018 SPORTS Sports Talk Special to The Island Moon Greatest 45 Minutes Ever In Master of the Mile Sports By Andy Purvis By Dotson Lewis Special to the Island Moon Dotson’s Note: As many of you know, I am, equaling the world record. Tall, lanky, courtly and regal, he was so at and finished the third lap at 3:01. Roger was and always will be, a sports nut. As far ease with himself. In his life, bitterness did Bannister would now have to run the last lap An interesting aside reported by Sports back as I can remember, I had great fun running not have a place. The man was one of a kind, in 59 seconds or better. His final finishing kick Illustrated, is that more than half the official footraces…as I recall, I participated in my first a unicorn, and owned a head full of blonde had become known as the “Bannister burst.” timers actually clocked Owens at 9.3 seconds. track meet when I was six years old. I believe I hair and the personality of a librarian. He ran Roger Bannister passed Chataway with about But the rules of the day stipulated that each won every event (in my age group) that I entered. with long strides; his mind and body worked 250 yards to go in the race and crossed the finish runner got attributed the slowest time recorded. The events were the 50 and 100 yard dash, the together with the timing of a Swiss watch. line, eyes closed, head back as if gasping for No one would run 9.3 seconds for another 13 high jump and the broad*jump. Needless to say His feet moved better than Fred Astaire’s and air, mouth open, close to complete exhaustion years. that I was an avid fan of all track and field some said he ran faster than John Wilkes Booth. and nearly unconscious from lack of oxygen. meets; and in 1935, Jesse Owens was at the 15:25 Long Jump – 8.13m – World Maybe they should have called him “wheels.” The final 250-yards had stolen all the strength and air he had left as he nearly collapsed at the top of the I “wannabe like” list. Thanks to Record No.1 He discovered spiked running shoes at the age Lily Rothman, Liz Ronk & Time Magazine for of 17 and his life changed forever. This story finish line. The announcer said 3… and then the information contained in this report. Owens’ schedule posed considerable logistical reminds me of Forrest Gump. Forrest explained rest was obscured by the noise from the crowd. challenges, so considerable in fact that the his speed, “Those were my magic shoes. You Roger Bannister had just become the first man Jesse Owens and the Greatest 45 Minutes 21-year-old knew from the beginning that he might not believe me if I told you I can run like to run the mile in under 4 minutes. There is no in Sports would only have time for one attempt at the the wind blows.” doubt that 3 minutes 59.4 seconds captured the long jump. world’s imagination. One proved enough. Owens flew down the It had been a big week for Roger, as he not runway and soared out to a breath-taking 8.13m. only ran the mile in under four minutes, but he The first man to breach the 8m barrier, Owens also met his future wife the day before the race. had broken the world record by a massive 15cm Roger married Moyra Jacobsson a year later, – only Bob Beamon* with his legendary leap in 1955. They would have two sons together, at the Mexico City 1968 Olympic Games has Clive and Thurstan, and two daughters, Erin and ever extended the world-leading mark by more. Charlotte. Owens’ record stood for 25 years and would Banister once said, “It’s amazing that more have placed him sixth in the Rio 2016 Olympic people have climbed Mount Everest than have Games finals, some 81 years later. Albert Einstein once said, “Imagination is broken the 4-minute mile.” Can’t you feel the 15:34 220 Yards Dash (200m Dash) 20.3 more important than knowledge. Knowledge spirit of Roger Bannister in the gentle breeze? It is limited. Imagination encircles the world.” Seconds – World Records No. 2 & 3 was like he was running with a four-leaf clover Roger Bannister, the man who made time stand tucked in his shoe. Most believe he belongs to Less than 10 minutes after setting a world still, did for long distance running what Arnold the ages, like Mt. Rushmore. Bannister’s world record that would stand for a quarter of a Palmer did for golf and what Mickey Mantle did record found its way onto the covers of every century, Owens lined up for the 220-yard dash. for baseball. But life isn’t measured in zeroes. newspaper and magazine in the world. Roger In the USA this distance, until the 1960s, was It’s measured in firsts. joined a group of special athletes who became Four world records in three-quarters of an often run in a straight line, with times also taken known for a single feat of skill in an individual hour. Not 45 weeks or 45 days but 45 minutes. Roger Gilbert Bannister was born on March for the straight 200m. The graceful, free-flowing 23, 1929, in the London borough of Harrow. sport. These names read like a “Who’s Who:” Eighty-three years ago, at the 1935 Big Ten Owens reportedly finished so far clear of his Rocky Marciano, Bobby Jones and Jessie Track and Field Championships in Ann Arbor, His family was evacuated to the town of Bath opponents that it looked like he was running on at the start of World War II, as the air-raids Owens. Mich.; Jesse Owens didn't rewrite the record his own. He smashed the world record by three- began during the Battle of Britain. It was In his 1955 memoir entitled, The Four Minute book -- he tore it to shreds. tenths of a second, finishing in 20.3 seconds. here that Roger began to run back and forth to Mile, Roger claimed that for the last ten years With the 200m mark in his pocket too, it was On 25th of May 1935 the 21-year-old Owens school. His passion for running began when the four-minute mile had been under assault. two world records in one race. averaged a world record every nine minutes his dad took him to a track meet at London’s American Wes Santee and Australia’s John at the Big Ten Championships. Five world 16:00 220 Yard Low Hurdles (200m Low White City Stadium. Roger won several cross- Landy had been two of Bannister’s toughest leading marks and one world equaling effort, all Hurdles) 22.6 Seconds – World Records country events while in school. At the age of competitors. Remarkably, Roger Bannister’s completed with an injury severe enough for his 17, Bannister was accepted to Oxford on an record lasted only for 46 days. John Landy ran coach to seriously consider pulling him out of No.4 & 5 academic scholarship. He decided to start a 3:57.9 mile in Turku, Finland, on June 21, the meet at the last minute. Owens arguably saved the very best until last. running seriously and made the Oxford track 1954. On August 7, 1954, Bannister, wearing Jesse Owens set five world records and equaled Some special athletes have combined sprinting team. His first mile was timed at 4:53, a long the No. 329, got his revenge by beating Landy at a sixth in 45 minutes. Yes, five world record- with long jump. The 22-year-old Jarrion way from four minutes. Long-distance runners the British Empire Games and Commonwealth breaking performances and a world record- Lawson, fourth in the long jump at the Rio had been flirting with the four-minute mile for Games, held in Vancouver, British Columbia. equaling one in three-quarters of an hour. It 2016 Games and 2016 NCAA 100m and 200m about ten years. In 1944, Arne Andersson from Landy took the lead but was caught from bears repeating. champion, is the latest in a line that also includes Sweden ran a mile in 4:01.6. In 1945, Gunder behind by Bannister on the final lap. For the Carl Lewis. But almost no athlete has been a Hagg, also from Sweden, ran the mile in 4:01.4, first time ever, both men went under the four- While Owens won four gold medals in seven sprinter, jumper and a hurdler. In front of 5,000 shaving two tenths of a second off the best time. minute mark as 35,000 spectators looked on. days at the Berlin 1936 Olympic Games – a truly or 10,000 (depending on who you ask) by now It was here that the dog began to see the rabbit. Bannister’s time was recorded at 3:58.8 and momentous feat achieved in the face of genuine very excited fans packed in to the Ferry Field Bannister had always believed that breaking the Landy ran a 3:59. The results were labeled the adversity – it has, in pure sporting terms, been stadium, Owens, bad back and all, pulled off his four-minute barrier was more psychological “The Miracle Mile” by the press. Bannister matched. Compatriot Carl Lewis followed in tracksuit for a fourth time. Exactly 22.6 seconds than physical, and he set out to prove it. always claimed this victory to be his biggest Owens’ footsteps 48 years later by doing the later he was holder of two hurdling world achievement in the sport. 100m, 200m, long jump and 4x100m quadruple records. The first man to break 23 seconds, 1948 Olympics Sir Roger Bannister died at peace on Saturday, at the Los Angeles Games. In contrast, Owens’ Owens was almost 5m ahead of his nearest With the 1948 London Olympics rapidly March 3, 2018, at the age of 88. He was efforts in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on 25 May 1935 rival. Finally finished, the young superstar had approaching, 19-year-old Bannister was listed surrounded by his wife, Moyra, his family and at the Big Ten Championships (a leading annual to climb out of the changing room to escape his as a “Possible” for the British team. Roger many loved ones. USA intercollegiate athletics meet) stand alone besotted fans. Of all his achievements, none can decided he was not really ready and began in all sports. compete with those magical 45 minutes. to focus his attention on the 1952 Helsinki IAAF President Lord Sebastian Coe, who ran a Owens Was Injured Olympic Games. Bannister set a new British mile world record of 3:47.33 in 1981, between 1936 Olympics record, but finished fourth in the 1,500 meters winning the Gold Medal at 1,500 meters at the Five days before the Big Ten Championships, As mentioned above, on Aug. 3, in 1936, Jesse event. Disappointment set in, but there was also 1980 and 1984 Olympics said: “This is a day of Owens fell down the stairs of his dormitory at Owens won the gold in the 100-m. dash, after a blessing, because he was sure that if he had intense sadness both for our nation and for all Ohio State University. A badly bruised lower setting a new record for that race the day before. won he would have retired from racing. of us athletes. There is not a single athlete of back made him an immediate doubt for the my generation who was not inspired by Roger Before the week was up, he had won at the long Fast forward two years. It was his first track upcoming meet. and his achievement both on and off the track.” jump and the 200-m. dash, and helped bring a meet in eight months. He had gone to work that The Alabama man’s physical condition had not relay team to first place also. morning at St. Mary’s Hospital and then caught “A bit of early experience of fame shows you improved much by the morning of May 25th. *broad jump—now called the long jump the train to Oxford. There, he had lunch with that fame is shallow,” said Bannister. “And a According to reports at the time, the sprint star his teammates. It was cold, wet and windy on bit of experience with reverses shows you that had to be helped in and out of the car in which **Current World Record- 8.95m (29' 4.4") May 6, 1954, as about 1,200 spectators gathered you can recover from them.” Well said, Roger, some of the team had travelled to Ann Arbor. Mike Powell (USA) Tokyo 1991 at the track. The skies would clear a bit in the well said. Once onsite, Owens could barely bend enough Dotson’s Other Note: As Jesse Owens was afternoon over Iffley Road track, located in Andy Purvis is a local author and radio to touch his knees. He even took a 30-minute running to victory in the 1936 Olympics, Oxford, England. The wind had been too brisk hot bath as a final attempt to loosen his limbs. personality. Please visit www.purvisbooks. two Jewish runners for the U.S. team, Marty to race until shortly after 6 pm. The race was com for all the latest info on his books or to Ultimately, Larry Snyder, the Ohio State Glickman and Sam Stoller, had been pulled known as Event No.9, the one mile. Twenty- listen to the new radio podcast. Andy’s books coach, agreed to let his charge compete only on by their coach from the 4×100 meter relay the five year old Roger Bannister wore the No. 41. are available online and can be found in the day before the event, in what was believed by the agreement that they assess his condition on Bannister Burst local Barnes & Noble bookstore. Andy can be an event-by-event basis. It proved an astute call. Glickman to be an attempt to not embarrass contacted at [email protected]. Also Germany. And after the games, William E. The race would take him four times around a 15:15 100 Yard Dash – 9.4 Seconds – listen to sports talk radio on Dennis & Andy’s Q Dodd, then the U.S. ambassador to Germany, cinder track. Bannister had chosen two friends & A Session from 6-8 PM on Sportsradiocc.com Equaled the World Record said Jews awaited the restoration of anti- to act as pacesetters, Chris Brasher, who wore 1230 AM, 96.1 FM and 103.3 FM. The home of Semitic Nazi actions “with fear and trembling,” Having been unable to warm up or stretch, No. 44 and Sir Christopher Chataway, who the Houston Astros. according to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Owens said later that as he settled on his wore No. 42. Brasher ran the first lap in 58 Museum. The head of the Olympic village, haunches for the 100, the pain he had been seconds and the second lap in 60 seconds. Captain Wolfgang Furstner, killed himself two feeling “disappeared, as if by a miracle”. There Chataway then moved to the front of the pack days after the games upon his dismissal from was certainly something divine about what military service due to his Jewish ancestry. came next. 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When I was growing up here on the water, a knuckle sandwich was what the old salts gave My folks decided that what I up in Port Aransas. I saw on the facebooks that Summer has broken out and the flood of people wanted to do was host them at my place and some of the docks in the city marina are being to tourists and beginners that came too close to coming to share our little island is on the way. their fishing. Today there is the sportsman act take them fishing, so that’s what we did. We rebuilt this week, which is a large economic I have learned growing up here that we all need actually got out on the water a couple of times, generator that needs to come back online. that protects outdoorsmen while hunting and to count our blessings and have a little patience. fishing. “No one may interfere directly with and while we got skunked Saturday, Sunday Friends of Padre conducted the memorial Your favorite commute on and off the island was much better and we got into some oversized another while in the act of taking game or fish”. service for Billy Sandifer this past weekend at will be jacked up by tourists stalling at the This as most game laws is very grey, certainly redfish in the back yard. Thanks to Keith Flory the Briscoe King Pavilion (the one on the left of top of the bridge for a good look around. The for running us all out in the skiff both days. not black and white. All those things I did back the entrance to Padre Balli Park, aka Bob Hall). routine coffee and taco stop at Stripes will be in the day might land you in jail today, but they It was a really great turn out, there were a mix of “the morning after” and “I’m feeding make for some dang good stories. about 70 people from all walks of life, and five kids snacks and breakfast.” even park personnel showed up, including Live croaker is hot up shallow for big trout For me and many others action around the at first and last light. Lots of good keepers in Cynthia, Donna, Ranger Buzz, and Mark marinas, boat ramps, and local fishing water is (great seeing y’all). Dr. McKee got up and 4-5 feet of water where they are staying cool just full of folks that are striving to be successful during daylight hours and sticking close to the talked, and then they showed a video, the at catching fish. This year is like any other, “Legends of Rod and Reel featuring Billy migrations of small shrimp. Redfish are up progressively worse in the old sport of POLE skinny now along the King Ranch Shoreline Sandifer” (easily findable on YouTubes). I CHASING! forgot I’m actually in the video towards the and back behind The Island in Shamrock cove, end, but you won’t recognize me because This is going out and looking for fishermen and all the shorelines of Baffin. When the wind I actually have hair (should tell you how rather than studying maps and water and finding is up you can catch them on soft plastics and long ago it was filmed). The awesome your own little Mecca of fish activity. This can gold spoons pretty easy but forget redfish from thing of the ceremony was, that Billy be frustrating because we have predominately the bait when the winds are calm. Beach fishing always connected with the coyotes, and I shallow water where boat noise can and will has really been outstanding at first light, follow suppose the coyote was his spirit animal. scatter fish. Take a big breath and look for places the green water with topwaters and live croaker. During the showing of the video, someone out of the rat race and relax, the only day that’s Those trout are thick! Give me a call when your noticed that a coyote had wandered up to going to be ruined is yours if you get upset. company comes in town we can get together for a AFTERNOON ISLAND FISHING the pavilion and was looking in the back In my past I have been regarded at times for ADVENTURE!! Follow all our hookups on door, as if Billy reincarnate was seeing being a good fisherman but some of the stories Facebook at JOEY FARAH’s BACKWATER what was going on. If that’s not a sign, that mark my reputation have not always been I don’t know what is. 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If we lived in a society where close to the JFK, Jim Williams. surprised me was that they were still viable, just one person could stop a project that 99.9% because they likely have been floating around in of the rest of folks are on board with, then the Gulf since last fall. There are also a bunch nothing would ever get done and things would about the giant trout we brought to the dock. of sheaths from the turtle grass that are floating crumble to the ground. Some people complain I’ve been known to do some pretty dirty tricks up. They look like little white straws about the about projects as they’re being constructed, and payback to disrespecting and encroaching bore of a coffee stirrer. These are sloughed not realizing that a project might have taken 5 fisherman. The standard is running circles off in the spring and fall when the seagrass is years of planning, coordination with a bunch of around the boat until they are engulfed in a about to either grow or go through the winter people, a lot of polishing, and a lot of money. washing machine of slosh while flipping the senescence. Seagrasses are seasonal flowering And then someone comes in from left field at finger or my specialty giving them the Full plants after all, and they shed leaves and parts of the last minute and filibusters with weak or Moon Treatment. I always preferred to get a the plant like everything else. self-centered reasoning in an attempt to stop a little creative. Memorial marks the end of school and the project? Some folks need a hobby. Drop me - Launching fireworks like SCUD rockets at beginning of summer. Suddenly we will have a line at [email protected] and I’ll poke nearby boats kids wandering the streets at all hours and crime my head out of the Rocks after the weekend is goes up. There will be fishing tournaments each over. - Ramming the boat dead center and throwing and every weekend until Labor Day and beyond. an open quart of outboard oil all over their floor This beautiful trout came to hand for this -Pulling up broadside and when they are couple in the Boat Hole this week on live bait. Thoughts From Dr. Tom expecting a fight lean over and kick the key Game Warden Field Notes Fish Hooks, Sting Rays License Holder Makes Handy Stash Tampering with Evidence While on patrol, a Willacy County game An Atascosa County game warden received a and Catfish Spines Oh My! warden made contact with a fisherman at Fred complaint about possible illegal hunting and the It is that time of year. We are all hitting the water hook off before coming to the ER that makes Stone Pier in Port Mansfield. The warden theft of a game camera from his property. The and the fishing is getting good. Hopefully these everything much more difficult for removal. asked the angler if he had caught anything, to warden opened an investigation and developed crazy cold fronts and high winds will back off If you want to detach the hook from the bait which the man shook his head and said, “No, a person of interest. On April 27, the warden some so that we can enjoy our wonderful coast. itself, that makes great sense. Some times nothing.” When the warden asked to see his made contact with the suspect at his residence When we get into these activities, accidents if the hook is out the other side are almost fishing license, the angler readily complied, in Charlotte. The suspect admitted to hunting occasionally happen. One of the most frequent there and you are especially tough you can pulling from his pocket a handy plastic license hogs on the complainant’s property without visits to the emergency room is for punctures punch the barb through and pinch it down and protector pouch commonly provided by some permission, and taking the game camera and foreign bodies here in the Coastal Bend. then back it out. If you do this cleaning with license retailers. While removing his one-day because he feared it had captured evidence of Fortunately, myself and our other physicians on hibiclens or peroxide and close observation fishing license from the pouch, a small bag his trespass. The case was turned over to the staff have decades of experience dealing with or better yet come in for antibiotics to prevent of cocaine fell out. The suspect stated he had Atascosa County Sheriff’s Office and the stolen these issues. What follows is a how to deal with staph and vibrio bacteria from becoming a just purchased his fishing license and that’s game camera was returned to its owner. it if it happens to you scenario. bad problem. Making sure your Tetanus is up how it was given to him. Suspect was arrested to date is also important. for possession of a controlled substance; case Easy Trail to Follow In the case of fish hooks, it depends on the size pending. and type of hook. Also important is location of Catfish spines and Stingrays should always Usually, game wardens have very few clues to go on when they discover deer remains the hook. Areas like the face or even abdomen bring you to the ER. The risk of infection with Hunting for the Right Story can create a challenge due to the elasticity flesh eating bacteria and or staph is a very big dumped alongside a roadway. Fortunately, a these are best removed in the ER with local risk. These also tend to be extremely painful A common retort by game wardens when recently wrapped up investigation in Live Oak anesthesia. If you have a smaller less than 3/0 and we can take care of that better here than they know they’re being played, “It’s your lie, County gave them an easy trail to follow. Last j hook or treble, these can be removed in the anywhere. Typically submerging the affected buddy, tell it however you want.” Such was the September, wardens were made aware of several field sometimes with the string traction method. area in hot water with antiseptic if available is case when wardens were called to investigate deer carcasses and other items dumped in a This method works great for the smaller hooks the first step. Then coming into the ER so that an alleged hunting accident that occurred in the bar ditch. Among the discarded animal parts, and requires no anesthesia. Essentially you need we can get X-Ray to rule out retained spine is Sam Houston National Forest. Game wardens wardens discovered blood-stained clothing and a large monofilament 30lb or heavier, I prefer 50 very important. If this is missed the infection responded to a Houston hospital to question a backpack. Inside the backpack were check stubs lb especially for larger hooks. You start with rate is 100% and can be catastrophic. Pain subject who claimed to have shot himself in the belonging to an individual who resided near the 30 inch piece heavy monofilament depending control and persistent submersion in hot leg while target shooting. His buddies were out area in Chambers County. Wardens interviewed on hook size. This is looped around the bend water till the protein based venom in the case hunting deer at the time, he said. The wardens the subject, who eventually admitted that he of the hook and then wrapped around the hand of stingrays and mucus from catfish spines observed numerous inconsistencies in the man’s and another person shot several white-tailed a couple of times to keep from slipping. Then is a must. Appropriate antibiotics are needed testimony, and Montgomery County sheriff’s deer over several nights. One particular buck, a the hook is pushed down to help disengage that can cover vibrio and staph species to deputies were called in to interview the subject huge 17-pointer, they shot after entering a high- the barb, next the string is given a quick short prevent infection. Delay in this can open a as well. Pressed further, the man then claimed fenced ranch. Wardens recovered the buck’s yank in the same plane as the hook parallel to window for flesh eating bacteria like vibrio. he was shot during a drug deal that went bad. antlers, which scored 176 3/8 B&C, and made Inconsistencies with the new story led to more numerous cases against both subjects. Over a the skin. Usually this will facilitate a relatively Remember the above and you will stay out painless removal. Antiseptic needs to be applied questioning and yet another tale about how the period of three nights, it was determined that of trouble with these things. This comes gun belonging to a girl he had picked up. It had eight deer (four doe, three fawn, and one buck) and close observation for infection or a trip to from years of experience in this setting and be seen for antibiotics if the hook is heavily discharged while he was showing her how to were shot from, and loaded into, their truck. The treating as more sting rays, catfish spine, use it. Finally, the man admitted the gun was his confessed to shooting at and wounding many contaminated. Hooks that cannot be removed and fish hook removals than anyone on the effectively in this fashion include circle hooks, and he accidentally shot himself while sitting more deer that were not recovered. Charges for coast. Following this protocol keeps any in his car in the hospital parking lot. Although hunting without landowner consent, hunting kahl hooks, some types of bait hooks and trebles complications to a minimum. Not following that are still attached to lures or have more than not nearly as entertaining as previous versions, from a vehicle, hunting at night, hunting with it is a bad idea and can result in catastrophic the story ending remained the same. The man, artificial light, and failure to retrieve or keep in 1 part of the hook imbedded. These need to infection many times. come to the ER for removal. a convicted felon, was arrested for being in edible condition were filed and both subjects possession of a firearm and transported to the arrested. One other pearl for fisherman when it comes Harris County Jail. to working on this yourself. Do not cut the Tight Lines, Doc Tom National Safe Boating Week Reminds Texans to Stay Safe on the Water

As part of National Safe Boating Week May 19- from 2016. On top of that, marine enforcement 25, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department boater officers logged 172 boating accidents and 83 education and law enforcement are reminding boating related injuries. While boating fatalities Texans to be safe this summer by following the and accidents can be caused by a variety of law and taking basic safety precautions while circumstances, surviving an accident on the on the water. water boils down to one important precaution – wearing a life jacket or personal flotation device In 2017, 45 boating fatalities occurred on Texas (PFD). waters, an increase of more than 28 percent Send Letters to the editor to [email protected] May 24, 2018 Island Moon A 14 POA News by Marvin Jones, President The POA Debit Card Examination- STATE Disclosure and Transparency At the April 24, 2018 Board meeting, Jim Furthermore, no separate account records of State Agencies Undergo Sunset Review McFadden, a POA member, and POA watchdog, the donations were kept by the POA. That is, made a presentation about what he considered it was impossible for the POA books to balance Process: Medical Board to be abuses and misuses of the POA debit properly. Subsequently, the donation money card. The allegations he leveled were serious was paid via three checks drawn on our debit By Todd Hunter, District 32 enough to merit an examination of the card’s card account to transfer the money out of our In order to identify and eliminate government Act was written by Dr. Anson Jones, one of the transactions. The debit card was opened in account to a well-known island charitable waste, duplication and general inefficiencies in few formally trained physicians in Texas at that May 2012 and closed in November 2017. The service organization. However, the POA state agencies, the Texas Legislature established time. The Congress of the Republic of Texas current POA Executive Director had nothing to overpaid the charity by a couple of thousands the Texas Sunset Advisory Commission then created the Board of Medical Censors for do with this account. Therefore, I examined of dollars. Thus, causing the charity to refund (Commission) in 1977. The Texas Sunset the purposes of administering examinations the debit card records to determine the facts. back to the POA money, but then the charity Advisory Commission is a legislative body and granting medical licenses. The Board I gave my report at the May 22, 2018 Board over refunded the POA. Now it appears your which is made up of six Texas Senate members was discontinued by legislative act in 1848, Meeting and will be conducting a Town Hall POA owes the mom’s playground group about and six Texas House of Representative members. but another regulatory law for physicians was on this matter on Tuesday, May 29, 2018, from $1,500. The Commission is tasked with reviewing the enacted in 1873. The Texas State Board of 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the Presbyterian annex The POA requires two signatures on checks. policies and programs of more than 150 state Medical Examiners was formed in 1907. It Church. Come one come all, full disclosure and The three POA checks mentioned above agencies. The sunset review process is designed consisted of 11 physician members appointed transparency at the Town Hall. only had one signature. to review each of these agencies every twelve biennially by the governor and confirmed by years. This review is done by taking up a certain the senate. In 1931, the legislature increased Sales tax- Our POA is a non-profit corporation. In my opinion, this entire process was number of the state agencies each session when the number to 12 physicians appointed for Thus, by law, the POA is not required to pay management at its worst. local sales tax. The sales tax rate is 8.25%. the Texas Legislature convenes. six year terms. Sunset legislation passed in Other expenditures- Such as gasoline, 1981 provided that nine physician members That means on a $100.00 purchase the buyer In reviewing the various agencies, the power tools, boat motors, water tanks, food, be doctors of medicine, three be doctors of pays $8.25 in tax. A $100.00 purchase becomes Commission examines the continual need for etc., all legal but subject to questionable osteopathy, and that three public members be $108.25. The POA staff failed to use our tax- the agency. A review is made of duplication judgment. added. In 1993, three additional public members exempt status. The exemption was used on of policies or programs with other agencies. many big-ticket items but not routinely used on were added, bringing the total to 18. In 2003, an Good News- No cash payments were taken The review also looks at new and innovative additional public member was added, bringing day by day charges. Our POA wasted hundreds from the debit card account. There is no ways to improve each agency’s operations and in not thousands of dollars paying tax it did the board to its current total of 19 members. The evidence to suggest any board member activities. During the sunset review process, the 79th Legislature changed the name to Texas not have to pay. In my opinion, this is a severe received any direct benefits from the debit Commission holds public hearings and allows failure by POA management. Medical Board, effective September 1, 2005. If card. the public to provide their thoughts, ideas and you would like to learn more about the TMB, The money conduit- Our POA debit card At the May 22, 2018 Board meeting, I asked general perception of the agency’s need. After you can visit http://www.tmb.state.tx.us/ account was used to collect and deposit money for and received authority to create a finance each agency is reviewed, the Commission Over the coming weeks, I would like to from a credit card charging account owned committee made up of members to review and then recommends actions to the full Texas outline and present to you other state agencies by a POA member. (Stay with me here) The monitor your POA money. The committee will Legislature. In the coming weeks, I’d like to undergoing the sunset review process. If you playground mom’s group wanted to accept be a much-needed oversight, heretofore missing take some time to highlight a few of the many would like to learn more on your own about the donations via credit card payments. A mom at our POA. agencies currently undergoing Sunset Review. owns a business that accepts credit cards via Sunset Advisory Commission or other agencies No doubt I will be the recipient of much One of the agencies currently in the sunset undergoing the sunset review process, you can a processor called Square. Thus, she accepted review process is the Texas Medical Board donations via her credit card processor. (Here criticism for exposing the shortcomings of the go to www.sunset.texas.gov. POA management. However, the critics cannot (TMB). The TMB is the state agency charged is the problem) The donations collected were If you have any questions regarding the defend the indefensible they can only criticize with keeping Texas patients safe through the deposited into the POA debit card account. In Texas Medical Board or the sunset review the messenger. licensure and regulation of Texas physicians. my opinion, this was a terrible business practice The TMB staff also serves as staff for the Texas process, please don’t hesitate to contact either to allow the co-mingling of private funds with State Board of Acupuncture Examiners, the my Capitol or District office. My offices are POA money. Texas Physician Assistant Board, the Texas available to assist with questions, concerns Board of Medical Radiologic Technology, and or comments (Capitol Office, 512-463-0672; Texas has 2nd Largest Number of School the Texas Board of Respiratory Care. District Office, 361-949-4603). TMB has a long history in the state of Texas, - State Representative Todd Hunter, District 32 Spankings in U.S. dating back to 1837 when the Medical Practice Rep. Hunter represents Nueces (Part) County. He can be contacted at todd.hunter@house. From the Texas Monitor punishment dropped by 11 percent, compared to texas.gov or at 512-463-0672. drops of between 17 percent to 36 percent every While most public school districts in the U.S. other year. (The 8 percent decline cited above have done away with corporal punishment, includes students in special education.) And Laborcitas Creek Ranch near Falfurrias Texas ranks second to Mississippi in paddlings, in more than 40 percent of schools that used according to a report from Education Week. physical punishment, at least some students Receives Conservation Award The data from school year 2015-2016 shows a were paddled or spanked more than once.” drop of eight percent from the previous year, but As recently as 2016, 21 states still allowed At a time when the great grasslands of South control. By allowing native grasses to recover, the same number of schools — about 4,000 — spanking as a punishment, although the new Texas face threats such as land ownership they not only improved water quantity and continue to keep spanking on the disciplinary data indicates a higher percentage of charter fragmentation and non-native invasive grasses, quality, but this also provides critical nesting menu. The district with the most incidents in schools in Texas are employing the practice, at Laborcitas Creek Ranch shines as a beacon, habitat for bobwhite quail and Rio Grande Texas is an elementary school in City View ISD least in more urban areas. bucking the trends by adding acreage under turkey and protects white-tailed deer fawns with in Wichita Falls, followed by the high school in conservation and diligently restoring native cover from predators. Floydada ISD in West Texas, enrollment: 760. In 2011, Texas lawmakers passed a measure habitat to benefit diverse wildlife, from game authorizing public school educators to use “What we enjoy here most of all is supporting Most of the schools with spanking are in animals to waterfowl and more. corporal punishment “unless the student’s the wildlife,” said Berdon Lawrence. “When smaller districts in rural areas. Although, one parent or guardian…has previously provided These are reasons why, on May 17, Laborcitas we first came down here, this property had school in Dallas — the AW Brown Leadership a written, signed statement prohibiting the use Creek Ranch received $10,000 along with a been overgrazed, and there weren’t many quail Academies Charter School, intermediate of corporal punishment as a method of student Leopold Conservation Award crystal at the or deer. Now, we really enjoy seeing all the campus in South Dallas — is on the list. discipline.” 23rd Lone Star Land Steward Awards dinner different kinds of wildlife. We enjoy hunting, Several other Dallas charters, including both in Austin. This award is given in honor of and occasionally having a tasty and healthy Nova Academies’ campuses, made the list as According to an academic report from the renowned conservationist Aldo Leopold, meal of game, but mostly we just like to see well. Districts located around Beaumont and University of Texas, the U.S. is one of two and conferred each year by Sand County them and protect them. We’re real proud that Waco both had schools listed as using paddling westernized countries that allow paddling. Foundation, a nonprofit organization devoted we’ve been able to turn this ranch back into a in 2015-2016. The debate to allow the practice is an old one, to private land conservation, in partnership wildlife paradise.” From the report: and when lawmakers in New Jersey tried to pass with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Prescribed burning in winter is a valuable tool a measure allowing it, the bill was defeated by a In Texas, the Leopold Conservation Award used to promote seed producing plants, insect “The number of students receiving physical margin of 4-1 in 1894. The state has the longest program is sponsored by the Lee and Ramona habitat, and lush green areas used by many bird discipline in school dropped from 1 out of prohibition on spanking in the U.S, dating back Bass Foundation. species and large mammals. This goes alongside every 125 students in 2000 to 1 out of every to 1867. using bulldozers and 500 students in 2015-16.” “That steady long- roller choppers to term decline seems to be losing steam, however. State Rep. Alma Allen, (D-Houston) introduced control dense brush, From 2013-14 to 2015-16, the number of a measure in 2015 that would ban paddling in leaving mottes in students without disabilities receiving corporal Texas. The bill died in committee. places to create quail habitat, and using winter disking, Texas Economy Adds 39,600 which benefits not only quail but also turkey, mourning and Positions in April white-winged dove, and many other bird sector employment growth 3.2 percent for species. The Texas economy added 39,600 seasonally April, up from 2.9 percent in March,” said TWC adjusted nonfarm jobs in April, which marked “I can remember the Commissioner Representing Employers Ruth 22 consecutive months of employment growth. first time I came down R. Hughs. “It’s no surprise that CEOs ranked the Over the year, Texas added 332,300 jobs for an here,” said Rolanette Lone Star State as the Best State for Business annual employment growth rate of 2.7 percent Lawrence. “Because for the 14th consecutive year in a row. These in April. Private sector employers added 37,900 the property had been numbers are a testament to the perseverance positions over the month. Texas’ seasonally overgrazed, the deer and resilience of our Texas employers and the adjusted unemployment rate was 4.1 percent in were very small and their antlers were small. diversity of our Texas economy.” April, up slightly from 4.0 percent in March. Since 1996, Texas Parks and Wildlife Now, over the years, we’ve made this a better Midland Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) Department has hosted the Lone Star place. The deer are bigger, healthy and thriving, “Texas employers continue to boost the recorded the month’s lowest unemployment Land Steward Awards to recognize private along with all the birds and other wildlife. impressive Texas economy by adding 39,600 rate among Texas MSAs with a non-seasonally landowners for habitat management and Every day the beauty changes—a new flower, jobs in April and 332,300 jobs over the year,” adjusted rate of 2.1 percent, followed by the wildlife conservation. In addition to the a newborn fawn, or just something moving said TWC Chairman Andres Alcantar. “Our Amarillo MSA, which had the second lowest statewide Leopold award, multiple eco-region through, like right now the hummingbirds are state’s ongoing trajectory of success is linked with a rate of 2.6 percent. The College Station- recipients are acknowledged in various parts of migrating through.” to the innovation and competitiveness of Bryan MSA recorded the third lowest rate of 2.7 the state. A primary purpose of the award is to employers in a range of industries providing In 2007, the ranch implemented a new strategy percent for April. elevate outstanding landowners who can serve workers more opportunities to demonstrate their as a positive example to other ranchers and of managing pastures that had become densely world-class skills.” “The Texas labor force is now approaching landowners, and to demonstrate how good land matted with bunch grasses using what they call 14 million and has continued to provide the Quailerator. This modified pasture aerator The Manufacturing Industry recorded the management practices can be both profitable employers with the skills and expertise needed reduces vegetation density, but leaves enough largest private-industry employment gain over and ecologically sustainable. to keep the Texas economy growing,” said cover for deer fawns and quail and turkey the month with 8,600 jobs added. Professional TWC Commissioner Representing Labor Julian Laborcitas Creek Ranch is in Brooks County, nesting. and Business Services employment grew by Alvarez. “TWC and the 28 local workforce four miles west of Falfurrias. In fact, the 7,500 jobs in April, followed by Education and “I love hearing the quail,” said Rolannette, development boards are committed to property was once known as the Miller and La Health Services with 6,200 jobs. “and when they sing to each other it’s like a love connecting Texas workers with available jobs.” Mota Ranch starting in the late 1800’s, and it song. And this is the time of year that they’re “Texas employers added 327,500 jobs over the was the original town site of Falfurrias before pairing up and really singing.” past year, making our state’s annual private- the railroad came through and the town moved. In 1990, current owners Berdon and Rolanette Laborcitas Creek Ranch has also developed Lawrence began their loving relationship with 15 wetland ponds for waterfowl throughout this landscape, and have since won multiple the ranch, including transforming some coastal awards for restoring it. After a decade of leasing grazing pastures into wetlands to create the property they purchased it in 2001 and lush green browse and to attract insects and renamed it Laborcitas Creek Ranch. Today the invertebrates for many types of waterfowl. ranch includes 16,000 acres of mostly classic Planting and irrigation have also brought many brush country but also 40 acres of valuable benefits, including installing 18 irrigation pivots wetlands. utilized not only by dove, but also by quail, Like other Leopold winners before them, the waterfowl and other birds. ranch demonstrates how wildlife, water and “The plan is to better the land,” said Rolanette. land conservation can go hand in hand with “Hopefully, we can make this land a better place traditional ranch activities like cattle. One of for our children and our grandchildren.” their key management strategies is grazing

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Neighbor Spoofing: The Growing Issue You Can Still Gain Tax Benefits from of Robocalls Charitable Donations By Kelly Trevino Like most people, you probably know several a qualified charity, the distributed amount can Regional Director, Corpus Christi and Victoria Better Business Bureau organizations worthy of your philanthropy, and be excluded from the IRA owner’s income. So, you may well have contributed to them, perhaps in effect, you can get a sizable tax benefit from Are you experiencing an increase in the number Don’t answer. Avoid answering calls from on an annual basis. In the past, when you’ve your generosity. In fact, you may be able to of local calls to your home and/or cell phone? phone numbers you don’t recognize, even if made charitable donations, it’s been a win-win: move up to $100,000 from your IRA per year You’re not alone. This phenomenon is called they appear to be local. If it’s important, the You were able to provide support to a worthy to an eligible charity and have it count as your “neighbor spoofing” and it’s the latest caller ID caller will leave a message. organization and you received some valuable RMDs, even if the amount donated is more than spoof strategy being used by phone scam artists Call blocking apps. There are call blocking tax benefits. But with the passage of the new the required minimum withdrawal. to get people to answer the phone. apps that may help decrease the amount tax laws, things may have changed considerably Even if you aren’t 70 ½ yet, you might still For phone scams to be successful, scammers of spam calls. Your phone carrier may also for many people. Are there still tax benefits to gain some tax benefits from certain types of need people to pick up the phone so they can provide a similar service or offer advice. making a charitable donation? charitable donations. When you itemized, and initiate the conversation. Neighbor spoofing Report number to FTC. The Federal Trade Here’s some background: Previously, you you donated appreciated stocks, you were uses a spoof caller ID to trick a person into Commission takes the phone numbers you may have been able to deduct your charitable generally allowed a charitable deduction for thinking somebody local, possibly even report and releases them to the public each donations if you itemized deductions on your the full fair market value of the stocks on the someone they know, is calling. business day. This helps phone carriers income tax return. So, for example, if you were date of the transfer, even if your original cost These automated calls have seen a surge in and other partners that are working on call in the 25 percent tax bracket and you gave was only a fraction of that value. Now, if you recent years. According to the New York Times, blocking solutions. $1,000 to a qualified charity, you may have been don’t itemize, that charitable contribution is not 3.4 billion robocalls were made in April. That’s You can also make sure your phone number is able to deduct $250. deductible, but you can still avoid the capital an increase of almost 900 million from the year on the National Do Not Call Registry. Though But under the new tax laws, the standard gains taxes you’d have to pay if you sold the before. it is unlikely to prevent most phone scam deduction is almost doubled for 2018, to securities, rather than donating them. Answering one of these caller ID spoofed calls, it will help to reduce calls received from $24,000 for joint filers, and $12,000 for single Finally, you could name a qualified charity as calls will indicate to the robocaller that you legitimate telemarketers, which can be helpful filers. As a result, far fewer people are likely to a beneficiary of your IRA or 401(k). This can have an active phone line. Active phone lines in screening fraudulent calls. itemize their deductions. If you’re in this group, allow the assets to pass free of income tax to the are valuable to phone scammers and will often Kelly Trevino is the regional director for you may find that you have less incentive, at charitable group. put you on what is referred to as a “sucker list,” least for tax reasons, to make charitable gifts. the Corpus Christi/Victoria area of Better Given the increased standard deduction potentially opening your phone line up to more Business Bureau serving the Heart of Texas. However, receiving a tax deduction is not resulting from the new tax laws, many charitable scam calls. Kelly is available for media interviews and the only tax benefit of making a charitable groups are worried about the potential loss of Better Business Bureau offers a few tips on speaking engagements. You can reach her by gift. If you own an IRA and you’re 70 ½ contributions. Nonetheless, as we’ve seen, you how to handle “neighbor spoofing” phone calls: phone: (361) 945-7352 or email: ktrevino@ or older, you generally must start taking can still find ways to get some tax benefits from corpuschristi.bbb.org. withdrawals – technically called required your own charitable gifts. And you’ll still get minimum distributions, or RMDs – from your the same satisfaction from supporting a good Quick Draw traditional IRA. (Roth IRAs are not subject cause. to RMDs until after the death of the owner.) Island Presbyterian Your Island Edward Jones Financial Advisor If instead of withdrawing the money, the IRA is Keith Clark. You can reach Keith by calling Masterpieces owner decides to transfer the funds directly to Church Announces (361) 949-9500. Saturday at Plein the Summer Air Southwest in Schedule for Church You’ve Spent a Rockport May 26 Lifetime Preparing Come on out to the Rockport Center for the on the Beach for Retirement. Arts on Saturday morning, May 26th. This Church on the Beach starts Sunday, May 27 unusually fun spectator sport called the Quick and continues every Sunday thru Labor Day. Now What? Draw will surely cause your jaw to drop. Bring your lawn chair, cup of coffee and even To develop a retirement Plein Air artists will be completing a painting, your dog, to the beach at the end of Whitecap. start to finish, in a couple of hours. Visitors can income strategy that Church starts at 8 A.M. interact with the artists and watch them sweat as works for you, contact they rush through the process. Results can be Come and enjoy the beautiful ocean, sun, sand, your Edward Jones bold, fresh, and colorful! breeze, and birds as we join in worshiping our Lord. Everyone is welcome! ﬁ nancial advisor. Saturday morning, May 26, the Plein Air Southwest artists’ competition continues with a short two-hour Quick Draw. The public is welcome to watch the artists complete a Registration  painting quickly. The PASW competition www.edwardjones.com artists can then add their Quick Draw result to  Member SIPC Underway for  the exhibition and sale. The competing artists  will vote on their favorite piece produced by a Summer Program at  fellow artist and award the Artists Choice.  Alongside will be another Quick Draw event with Non-Competition Outdoor Painters U.T. Marine Science IRT-4513D-A-AD Society member artists, and Local Artists, providing they registered ahead for the Center Summer Reading Free Physicals for Associates Quick Draw. Results are eligible UT Summer Science is an exciting, inquiry- for prizes. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Cash Awards will based learning experience for students entering Program for Port be given. Stick around to view all the freshly 3rd through 8th grade. Working alongside Island Athletes painted Associates and Local Quick Draw marine scientists from the University of Texas, Access Total pictures displayed on easels. students will experience science outside of the Aransas Care is supporting classroom. By the end of the program, students The Ellis Memorial Library will be hosting this our neighboring Inside the Gallery there will be more paintings. athletic No doubt you will recognize many of the local will gain a deep personal appreciation for the year’s Summer Reading Program “Libraries marine environment, become aware of local and Rock” on Wednesdays from 3 to 4 pm during communities landscape scenes depicted by the 53 artists Seashore Middle competing in the 2018 Plein Air Southwest. global threats, learn to solve complex problems June and July. The summer reading program using the scientific method and understand what will be held at the Community Center on June 5, Academy, Flour Find your favorite. The sale and exhibition will Bluff ISD and be at the downtown Rockport Center for the it truly means to be a scientist. 12,19, 26, July, 11, 18, and 25. The program is geared to children ages 4 to 9. Younger children Gregory Portland Arts on Saturday May 26th and continue until 3rd - 4th grade students in the 2018/2019 are welcome when accompanied by an adult. ISD by offering June 9, 2018. school year may register or $40 per week. The Registration will be held on-site each day of the free athletic class meets from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. For 5th - program. There will be activities, crafts, and a physicals for 8th grade students in the 2018/2019 school year lot of fun to be had by all. Activities will include Junior High and Walk In The Park the fee is $75/week. The class meets 8:30 a.m. story time, music, arts and crafts. Come join us High School - 12:30 p.m. for one or all of the programs!!! Athletes. Call to June 10 The dates are June 4-8 Our Changing Oceans schedule your free For more information on this grant or with athletic physical. Appointments can be made June 11-15 Our Resilient Coasts questions regarding how you can show your for Saturday or Sunday from 9 am to 9 pm at June 18-22 Our Changing Oceans support, please contact Jenny Dailey at 361- Access Total Care, 14254 S.P.I.D. Suite 207 749-4111. next to scuttlebutts. Call 361-589-4068 June 25- 29 Our Resilient Coasts

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The Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders in Austin has their seniors come to the Island every year for their senior trip. The tradition is to visit the UT Marine Science Institute on Saturday and have a sand castle contest on Sunday. One of the sand sculptures was of Coach Brown pictured with her likeness. Photos by Mary Craft Island Nuptials

Sandfest donated $316,000 to Port Aransas organizations including: the Port Aransas Independent School District, Port A. EMS and Fire, Animal Friends of Port A, and the Port A. Community Theater

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Snoopy’s (361) 949-8815 13313 S. Padre Island Drive Scoopy’s (361) 949-7810 Corpus Christi, TX 78418 May 24, 2018 Island Moon A 18 Three Chords and the Truth By Ronnie Narmour and check on my old pal Charlie “Preacher” DO NOT MISS LIST [email protected] Keen who just had open heart surgery. Rick (who knows a thing or two about open heart Memorial Day Weekend… Road trip… surgery) and Preacher got to compare ten inch As of this weekend, Lighthouse Rick scars on the middle of their rib cages until I we are officially “In Reichenbach is back in town to stay. He got made them put their shirts back on. You could Season.” Balloon out of Nicaragua just before the Country went smell the testosterone in the room. I’m glad drop please. To crazy. He was completely unaware there’d soon those two old coots are still sucking air. It’s not kickoff the big be rioting in the streets with a revolution against as easy as it looks when you get old. holiday weekend, President Daniel Ortega rapidly developing, Selfie will be playing and only a few days after he left. His timing this Thursday at was darn lucky. Rick had moved to Nica a few James Little will play Shorty’s. This will be a treat for years ago and after floating around the Country Giggity’s on Saturday. for a while, finally landed on Corn Island. He the local service industry types who loved the Rasta vibe and European influence The Godfather of Austin blues, WC Clark but missed his friends here. I ran into him at most likely will be Shorty’s, which is the center of the universe working there rears with Frank Rodarte on sax and George btw. He’s just bought a trailer and was waiting off the rest of the Rains on drums at Antone’s last Saturday. to fix a few things before moving in. He had weekend. Also on time on his hands and wanted to head to the Thursday, Landon Hill Country to see old friends and catch some Bullard will play the music in Austin. Kinky Friedman played his CD release at Back Porch, and the So I jumped in and the Continental in Austin last Saturday. Free Beer Band will off we went. First play Giggity’s. There stop: Bandera, the Saturday night in Austin… are some big shows Cowboy Capital of The traffic all over Lake Travis and into Austin this weekend… the World. Rick had was as gnarly as ever. Rick doesn’t do well in Mark McKinney to have a beer at an heavy traffic. In fact, he’s not ever allowed to Mark McKinney will plays the Back old beer joint called drive in heavy traffic ever again with me in play the Back Porch Porch on Friday and the Silver Dollar. the car. He’s directional challenged at best and on Friday. Larry Joe Taylor Rick steals a dance It was owned by should always be placed in the back seat during is there on Saturday. with Marcia Ball. a famous local heavy traffic events and restrained. He gets a San Antonio ledgend Michael Martin of Country singer little rattled to say the least. He kept mumbling the famed Infadels will play Shorty’s on named Arkey Blues and was host to a gathering something about “Why do we have to stop if Saturday. Rick referred to as the “Dead Peckerwood there aren’t any cars coming? We don’t stop in Club.” I guess all the old peckerwoods were Nicaragua.” We finally made it to downtown Giggity’s has the Jam Band and James Little dead because Rick didn’t see anybody he knew. Austin and found a hotel on South Congress, and Shorty’s has the great Michael Martin from So it was off to Medina to see two of Rick’s within walking distance of where we wanted San Antonio on Saturday. Also this weekend dear pals, Tony and Nancy Simons, who used to go. We caught Kinky’s CD release show at The Vibe Factory will play Treasure Island to operate the Utopia Animal Rescue on Kinky the Continental Club. For some reason I was on Friday and Passing Strangers will be there th Friedman’s ranch near Utopia. When you compelled to tell the young girl behind the bar on Saturday. Also don’t forget, the 13 Annual get out there, you are square in the middle of that I used to work Art Fest will be held at the new Art Center on Texas Hill Country. We took the mega-winding there 38 years ago. Alister. The Songwriter Showcase will be held th Hwy 16 to Kerrville with gorgeous, sweeping She wasn’t impressed. October 15 at the Tarpon Inn this year. vistas everywhere and cypress trees all along From the Continental ♫♪♫ And, that’s the truth ♫♪♫ (Bigfoot) Wallace Creek. We stopped at the we walked down to John Boyd and Passing Strangers will Quiet Valley Ranch where they were gearing C-Boy’s and caught play Treasure Island on Saturday. up for the Kerrville Folk Festival. The festival the last of Miss runs 18 days beginning May 24th and they were Lavelle White’s already letting campers in for their yearly “land Miss Lavelle White show. I managed rush.” at C-Boys on S. Lavelle back in the Congress. 90’s and we had a pretty good run with her. We traveled the Live Music world and put some records out. She’s Free Beer Band @ the real deal. From Giggity’s there, Lavelle’s Tonight Mike Williams and Denny sax player, Mark Larkin @ The Gaff And of course we “Kaz” Kazanoff, Thursday, May 24 Cody Bryan @ Back Porch needed a horse to get gave us a ride down Landon Bullard @ Back Flatbroke @ Rockit’s to Antone’s, where Porch back to the hotel. Mike Williams and Denny Friday, June 1 we hoped to catch The Kerrville Folk Festival was gearing Larkin @ The Gaff Ruben V @ Back Porch some of Marcia Free Beer Band @ LANDON BULLARD MAY 24 The Groove @ Giggity’s up for Memorial Day. Ball’s show but she’d already finished. But WC Giggity’s MARK MCKINNEY MAY 25 Starlite & the Moonbeams Clark, the “Godfather of Austin Blues,” was on Selfie @ Shorty’s @ Shorty’s Texas Hill Country… stage with none other than Frank “The Texas Shattered Sun @ House LARRY JOE TAYLOR MAY 26 Spazmatics @ Brewster Street Our next stop was Lukenbach, Texas. There Jalapeno” Rodarte on tenor sax. Rodarte is an of Rock CRUISE CONTROL MAY 27 Saul Padron @ Rockit’s Clarissa Serna @ Rockit’s was a motorcycle event going on called the old San Antonio west side horn player and it RUBEN V JUNE 1 State Series Trials. It was those little bikes with was a treat to run into him. Tommy Robinson CHRIS SAUCEDO JUNE 2 usually plays sax with WC. While WC played Friday, May 25 Saturday, June 2 no seats that can climb straight over a big rock Jim Dugan @ Shorty’s Jam Band @ Giggity’s 132 W. Cotter St. Port A On the Waterfront or truck. They ride them standing up and can his best Al Green, Rick stole a dance from BELT SANDER RACES Chris Saucedo @ Back balance them on a dime. It was fun running Marcia Ball and talked about the trailer on @ Gaff Porch around Lukenbach with all the people and stilts she used to own in Port A years ago. (I Vibe Factory @ Treasure Aloha Dave @ Giggity’s activity on a Saturday afternoon. A band from remember it… somewhere around Tarrant Island William Clark, Jake Ward Victoria, the Hot Attacks were playing on the Street I think.) By then it was time to call it a Antone & the All Stars @ @ Brewster Street Bubble Puppy @ Rockit’s outdoor stage. I used to love to go to Lukenbach night. We hailed a horse and carriage to convey Shorty’s us back to the hotel. Seriously. Mark McKinney @ Back and see Alvin Crow back in the old days. The Porch Sunday, June 3 founder, Hondo Crouch, was a regular at the Aaron Watson, Pat Green Selfie May 24 Mike Williams (brunch), Texas Chili Parlor in Austin in the mid 70’s. @ Concrete Street Antone & the All Stars @ The old dance hall still looks the same. Our next Jeff Plankenhorn @ House Antone & the Allstars May 25 Giggity’s stop was Fredericksburg where we were hoping of Rock Michael Martin May 26 to hook up with Michael Hearne who was Seattle Rising @ Brewster Ruben Limas May 27 Monday, June 4 supposed to play a winery with Shake Russell, Street Open Jam @ Giggity’s but Shake was sick so the show got cancelled. Another Level @ Rockit’s Starlite & the Moonbeams June 1 Ruben V @ Vino Mio Tuesday June 5 So we headed towards Austin. I counted 31 Jim Dugan June 2 Paul Taylor @ Giggity’s wineries between Fredericksburg and Johnson Saturday, May 26 OPEN Till 2am • 823 Tarpon St. Port Aransas City, also lots of peach stands getting ready for 13th Annual Art Fest @ Wednesday, June 6 the season. We had decided to first go out to Port A Art Center Jim Dugan @ Giggity’s Lake Travis, on the north shore near Volente Selfie will play Shorty’s on Thursday James Little Band @ Larry Joe Taylor & Davin Giggity’s James @ Third Coast BELT SANDER RACES Theater @ Gaff Firedancing- Stella Moon Passing Strangers @ @ Bron’s GIGGITY’S RESTAURANT & BAR Treasure Island Open Mic @ Executive Larry Joe Taylor @ Back Surf Club LIVE MUSIC LIVE MUSIC Porch Free Beer Band May 24 Michael Martin @ Thursday, June 7 EVERY Jam Band May 25 Shorty’s Free Beer Band @ Timeline @ Brewster Giggity’s NIGHT James Little May 26 Street Mike Williams and Denny Antone & the All Stars May 27 Cruise Control @ Rockit’s Larkin @ The Gaff All You Can Eat Open Jam May 28 JonMikelMrez Band @ TBA @ Back Porch Vino Mio Ruben Limas @ Shorty’s FRIED Paul Taylor May 29 Expert Computer Repairs Friday, June 8 FLOUNDER Stevie Start May 30 Sunday, May 27 BELT SANDER RACES Everyday 11-7 722 Tarpon, Port Aransas, TX 13th Annual Art Fest @ @ Gaff Port A Art Center The Patrons @ Sunset Mike Williams (brunch), Sounds Antone & the All Stars @ Ty Dietz @@ Giggity’s Giggity’s Billy Snipes @ Shorty’s True Country @ Treasure Treasure Island Cody Angel @ Back Porch Island Flatland Calvary @ Ruben Limas @ Shorty’s Brewster Street Inna Vision @ House of VIBE FACTORY MAY 25 Edison Chair @ Vino Mio Rock PASSING STRANGERS MAY 26 Cruise Control @ Back Saturday, June 9 Porch TRUE COUNTRY MAY 27 BELT SANDER RACES Theory of a Deadman @ @ Gaff Brewster Street Red Giant @ Giggity’s 315 N. Alister (361) 416-1020 Joe King Carrasco @ Back MEMORIAL DAY, May treasureislandporta Porch 28 Chanklas @ Shorty’s Open Jam @ Giggity’s Sing Along Piano Show @ Brewster Street Tuesday May 29 Paul Taylor @ Giggity’s Sunday, June 10 Open Mic @ House of Mike Williams (brunch), Rock Antone & the All Stars @ Giggity’s Wednesday, May 30 Stevie Start @ Giggity’s Monday, June 11 Firedancing- Stella Moon Open Jam @ Giggity’s @ Bron’s Open Mic @ Executive Tuesday June 12 Surf Club Paul Taylor @ Giggity’s Butcher, Babies & Nonpoint, Damon Scott @ Wednesday, June 13 House of Rock Magnus @ Giggity’s

Thursday, May 31 The Gaff Now Open! Pizza Beer Darts Belt sander Races