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The voiceMoon of The Island since 1996 October 29, 2020 Weekly www.islandmoon.com FREE Around The Island Work Begins! Election By Dale Rankin Day Is There is a lot going on Around The Crews on site for first phase of Park Road Island this week with the big news being the start of work on the Park Tuesday Road 22 Water Exchange Bridge. But 22 Water Exchange Bridge before we move on we have to warn Nueces County you that the Texas Parks and Wildlife By Dale Rankin Department this week admonished Crews began work on the first phase million station are part turnout continues Texans to beware of bears after a of the Park Road 22 Water Exchange of the $19 million dollars black bear sow and her cub were Bridge this week. They broke ground of work that will connect to shatter records spotted in city limits of Del Rio. on the $5 million sewer lift station the two existing canals Nueces County voters continued Have we ever had bears hereabouts? located on the west side of SPID that flanking SPID. The bridge to turn out in record-shattering Ask the good folks out in West Bear. must be in place before the final work is being funded through numbers through close of Early Canadians on the bridge can be completed. The a combination of bonds Voting on Tuesday. With three stations is part of the infrastructure - $10 million, and $4 days of Early Voting still to go As the Winter Texans start to trickle necessary to facilitate development million from the Island more than 20,000 voters had in we are seeing fewer of our friends on both the west and east side of the Tax Increment Refinance already cast ballots than in the from Canada make the trip. Seems SPID corridor, including Lake Padre. Zone (TIRZ). residential, or other development. entire Early Voting period in 2016. there are some issues with the virus and the Canadian health system. But Work on the new bridge is scheduled The survey stakes that went up in However, District 4 City Councilman Padre Island voters followed suit our old friend Bob Currie over at El to begin while work on the lift station the land adjacent to Dasmarinas Greg Smith said this week that the with 4343 of the Island’s 8323 Constante made the trip so say hello is underway, but the station must last week sparked speculation that survey work is to mark the path of the registered voters already voting if you see Bob Around The Island. be complete before the bridge can the Waves Waterpark had been sold feeder lines from the new lift station early. Typically about 100,000 be completed. The funds for the $5 and the site was being surveyed for Bridge cont. on A5 Nueces County voters cast ballot Bob Hall repairs during a Presidential cycle, but Word came from the county this based on the Early Voting numbers week that FEMA may not kick in Short-Term Rental Ordinance PINS Officials that number could significantly for any the $15 million in repairs higher this year. at Bob Hall Pier because Nueces Moving Forward Block Beach Early Voting continues through County didn’t have enough damage Friday, October 30. On Election from Hurricane Hanna. We won Now is the time to be heard! Day, Tuesday, November 3 polls in reverse or something like that. Traffic at North are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. In Federal Logic. See Commissioner By Dale Rankin Early Voting as well as on Election Chesney’s column in this issue for End of Park Day voters may cast ballots at any more information. When it comes to deciding how to “We are looking at how other cities polling place in Nueces County, deal with short-term rental properties Boundary Survey markers have dealt with the issue and using voting in the precinct where they in residential neighborhoods Padre those as a starting place,” said Charles By Dale Rankin are registered is not required. The survey markers that went up Island is the Guinea pig. Duffley who is heading the ISAC For more than a decade the row of Convenient polling place for on the old Padre Isles County Club Short-term rentals, stays of less than subcommittee charged with writing bollards on the beach at the north of Island voters are: caused a stir this week. See Business one week in areas zoned residential, the first draft of the ordinance. “We Padre Island National Seashore has Island Presbyterian Church— Briefs and Councilman Smith’s are currently not regulated by the City expect to have something to present had a gap to allow for passage of 14030 Fortuna Bay Dr. column in this issue for more on that of Corpus Christi which is one of the to the committee at the next meeting.” vehicles. But as summer storms in subject. Padre Island Baptist last major cities in Texas without an On a parallel track a second the 2020 Hurricane Season moved enforceable ordinance in place. But the dune line about fifty feet back Church—14253 S Padre Island ISAC Thursday committee at the Padre Isles Property Dr the move to draft a short-term rental Owners Association is working to The monthly meeting of the Island ordinance for Padre Island is in the Corpus Christi Army Depot Strategic Action Committee that is mail a survey to Islanders to gather draft stage with an update scheduled feedback on which neighborhoods (NAS)—308 Crecy St (Bldg 8) usually held on the first Tuesday for the next meeting of the Island want short-term properties and which Port Aransas Community of each month has been moved Strategic Action Committee (ISAC) to Thursday, November 5 due to do not. PIPOA President Marvin Center— 408 N Alister St next week. The ordinance drafted for Jones said this week he expects that the election. On the agenda is a Ethel Eyerly Senior Center— Padre Island will be the first in the survey to be mailed to members discussion about the drafting of a city and the model for neighborhoods 654 Graham Rd (Meeting Rm) short-term rental ordinance for Padre within the next two weeks. all across Corpus Christi. Ronnie Polston County Island. The meeting can be found “We expect to look through that Building— 10110 Compton Rd. online by visiting the city’s website and probably send out a follow-up Flour Bluff and starts at 5:30 p.m. questionnaire to make sure we hear from everyone who wants to be heard Chunks of driftwood now block Flour Bluff ISD (Maintenance La Posada Lighted Boat Parade from,” Jones said. vehicles next to the dune line. Building) There are some changes to the La Once an outline for an ordinance is Posada Lighted Boat Parade this year approved by ISAC members it will from the water the National Park due to the virus. See the story in this Numbers cont. on A4 be sent to the city’s legal department Service installed eight new bollards issue for more details. One change is to begin the process of drafting an to block traffic near the dune line, that there will be no collector boats, ordinance. The information gathered leaving the only passage for vehicles and another is that the one-hour live Calling all from property owners will then well into the waters of the Gulf of broadcast of the event which has be rolled into the draft ordinance Mexico even at low tide. been hosted by Islander and KIII This picture tells the story. The Captains and which will go to the Corpus Christi anchor Joe Gazin will not be done Island property owner on the left As the dunes moved further landward City Council for final approval. The this year. But alas, the good news is leases a pool house short-term, the gap between the last bollard and First Mates... timeline for that process is still to be that plans still call for live shots on the property owner on the right the dynamic dune line was plugged determined. KIII to showcase the Island’s annual does not. By Keith Clark jewel. Short Term cont. on A4 Bollards cont. on A4 [email protected] Election blues Yes, the La Posada Foundation A little Island history has decided that we will host our Last week we reported that there 2020 La Posada Christmas Lighted were 103 election signs outside the Boat Parade for the benefit of polling place at Padre Island Baptist Island residents, visitors and, most Church. But by noon on Wednesday, Iconic PINS Turtle Rescue Program importantly, the children of Nueces right after we took a photo, they all and surrounding counties!! disappeared. Seems they were in the May Become Part of Island History TxDot right of way and were illegal. This year will be slightly different It’s still a mystery where they all in that we are NOT promoting went but hey, we thank the political Planned reduction in patrols, public releases, monitoring of Island residents or visitors to host powers that be for small favors. parties for viewing the Christmas nests and funding spell doom for the program Boat Parade on nights of 11 and 12 And on that subject, while the races December, for concern about the at the top of the ballot dominate the By Dale Rankin continuing COVID-19 flu virus and airwaves and waterhole arguments Barring a change in policy at ask residents and visitors to practice the races that impact our daily lives Padre Island National Seashore the safe, acceptable social distancing. the most are at the bottom. You are Sea Turtle Science and Recovery In light of this decision, we are a lot more likely to end up in front Program at the park faces severe of the Justice of the Peace than the asking for your support again this budget cuts in the 2021 funding year to enter your boat into our lighted President. But pay close attention cycle placing its future in doubt. to the races for the Texas House of boat parade on nights of 11 and Representatives which is up for grabs The cuts which if implemented 12 December, 2020 and our routes for the first time in a long time and will see a reduction in patrols will be the same as last year and, the outcome will have an big impact monitoring the nests of Kemp’s hopefully, the weather will also be on our Island down the road. ridley turtles, a reduction, if not as great as we had in 2019!! We will elimination of the popular turtle not have toy collector boats and will We’ll see you on the other side of releases which have been a staple not have US Marines going house- Tuesday everybody, in the meantime of the park for decades, and the to-house via collector boats, but will say hello if you see us Around The stoppage of the long-held practice be collecting toys from donors using Island. Dr. Donna Shaver releasing hatchlings. History cont. on A4 La Posada cont. on A4 October 29, 2020 Island Moon A 2 Seashore Happenings

The Grooves will be at Snoopy’s and Marker 37 on Sunset Island - Friday, October 30th, from 6 to 10 pm!

The fun begins with live music and karaoke at Snoopy’s! The Grooves will be on the Grand Deck at Marker 37.

Bring the family for a day of fun: deck games, volleyball, vendor booths, a pumpkin patch, and face painting!

Snoopy’s food can be served to you at any location on the 17-acre site on Sunset Island. We have thousands of feet of decks to enjoy; great food, cold drinks, and beautiful views!

Come on out to Sunset Island, where fun and Since COVID has eliminated pumpkin social distancing is easy. patch field trips, Seashore Learning Center's Parent Association (SPA), along with Keller Williams Realty, brought this traditional fall experience to the school last Friday. The pumpkin patch included a large selection of small pumpkins and gourds, a storytime area, donuts, and a fall photo booth with pictures by Sarah Greaud. Students in kindergarten and 1st grade toured the private pumpkin patch and enjoyed a story. Students in kinder, 1st and 2nd grades each selected a pumpkin or gourd to take home. What a treat! Photos by Kaise Burrill 13317 S Padre Island Drive and Zia Vial-Nadeau

FEELIN’ PUMPED FOR HALLOWEEN Come to the Waterline at Doc’s in your best costume on Saturday, October 31st. Prizes awarded Live music by e for 1st to 3rd place winners! Lucy M ris Band Contest from 7-9:30 p.m. Must be present to win. 7 - 10 pm Open at 12 p.m. | Close at 11 p.m.

Give the Gift of Good Taste this Year with a Doc’s Gift Card! Purchase 10, get 11th FREE! (of same increment). We have Birthday, Gift for You & Holiday assorted Holders for every occasion! TEXAS TUESDAYS STEAK NIGHT MONDAYS 5:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M. STARTING NOVEMBER 9TH

Try one or ALL of our 3 new 10 oz. Bistro Filet grilled and cooked to perfection and drizzled with Chimichurri Sauce. feature food items each week, Served with a baked Potato and toppings $12 paired with Local Craft Beer While Supplies Last. Regular menu still available Monday Night Football & Full Bar October 29, 2020 Island Moon A 3 Moon Monkeys Letters to the Mike Ellis, Founder Did Ya Hear? Editor By Mary Craft New Advertisers The Slip has happy hour every weekday 2 – 7:00 pm with $2.25 Miller Lite bottles and $3 well drinks. They have the NFL ticket and open at noon on Sundays and 2 pm – 2 am the other days. The bar is located near the Keller Williams building at 15037 SPID.

Distribution Pete Alsop Island Delivery Coldwell Banker Advertising Jan Park Rankin Classifieds Grading Arlene Ritley Hi Island Moon (and Dale ), Production Manager I’m not sure whom to thank, but thanks to whomever has been grading the Island Beach Abigail Bair Contributing Writers Access #3 entrance. It certainly takes the anxiety out of people visiting. Joey Farah Andy Purvis Best Regards, Mary Craft Danny Mitchell Emily Gaines Jay Gardner Short-Term Rentals Pastor Kris Bair In Response to Jay Gardner's Todd Hunter On the Rocks Dotson Lewis Dr. Tom Dorrell I am going to have to chime in on this short- Ronnie Narmour term rental issue. I have stayed out of it in the past just waiting to see what the final decision Brent Rourk will be but as a short-term rental owner, I have Photographers decided to speak my peace. The Slip Miles Merwin (Emeritus) We have had a house on the island for 13 years. Debbie Noble We live and work in San Antonio and would Business Briefs Jan Rankin only be at the house on the island one or two weekends a month. With that being said, we still The Waterline at Doc’s is celebrating Halloween Saturday with a costume contest 7 – 9:30 Mary Craft had a mortgage payment, paid taxes, insurance pm with prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. There will be live music by Lucy Morrison. On Steak Ronnie Narmour and the extremely high HOA fees!! Because of night Mondays enjoy a 10 oz Bistro filet grilled and drizzled with Chimichurri sauce and a Office Security/Spillage Control (Emeritus) the insane amount of money we were paying baked potato. out, we thought about selling until we decided Marker 37 and Snoopy’s have a great family Halloween evening planned on Friday, October to start renting our place. 30th starting at 6 pm. There will be a pumpkin patch display for pictures and face painting for We started renting our place out in July of this the kids. Snoopy›s food can be served anywhere on the 17 acre site. The Grooves Band will be year. We have not had one single complaint at the Grand Deck and karaoke at Snoopy›s. from any of our neighbors or the people that Giggity’s in Port A will have a special Halloween night for their last day open. The Groove are across the canal. So far, our renters have Band will provide the entertainment and there will be a costume contest. The Gaff, The Back been very considerate and have followed every Porch, Bernie’s and Treasure Island will also have costume contests. rule and request that I have typed out for them. Maybe we have just been lucky, but I don't Texas Surf Camps is having a Halloween Costume think so. One thing ya'll are not considering is Surf Contest on Sunday, November 1st 1:00 pm at Horace Riley P. Dog how much money these short-term rentals are Caldwell Pier in Port A. Competitors must catch and ride bringing to the island. Sure the homeowners are at least one wave in the 20 minute to be judges on best making a profit but as vacationers, they are also costume. Publisher spending a lot of money on food, gas, souvenirs, Dr. V, your Island physician, treats acute and chronic Dale Rankin beach passes, etc. Not to mention keeping the medical illness patients of all ages. The best part is that About the Island Moon cleaning/maid companies in business. For what Dr. V and his wife, Tina come to your home or office to The Island Moon is published every Thursday, Dale these people are willing to pay for a short-term take care of your health issues. Dr. Vasconcellos accepts Rankin, Editor / Publisher. rental, you can bet, for the most part, you are most insurances including Medicare. Call 800-5917. Total circulation is 10,000 copies. Distribution includes not going to end up with trashy, inconsiderate, delivery to 4,000 Island homes, free distribution of 3,000 obnoxious people as renters. The La Posada Christmas Lighted Boat Parade will copies in over 50 Padre Island businesses and condos, be held December 11 and 12. The La Posada Foundation as well as 600 copies distributed in Flour Bluff, 1,400 Most of you are ok with long-term renters. copies on Mustang Island and Port Aransas businesses. is looking for decorated boat entries for the parade. Long-term renters, again for the most part, We could use an uplifting event like this right now so News articles, photos, display ads, classified ads, from what I have seen, do not take care of the help make this a great one if you can. Any size vessel payments, etc. may be left at the Moon Office. yards, the plants, the bushes, trim the trees, or can participate. Contact Keith at keithclark921@gmail. The Island Moon Newspaper the house in general. And if you don't like or get com for registration. along with them, too bad. They are there for the 14646 Compass, Suite 3 long haul. Not the case with short-term renters. The 80 acres of prospective residential development around Waves Resort does not have any deal finalized. Corpus Christi, TX 78418 Although the responsibility lies with the owner for both short and long term renters, from what They are looking at several options and according to 361-949-7700 I have seen, the owners of short-term rental Councilman Greg Smith who spoke to an IBC Bank properties are totally on top of EVERYTHING!! representative DR Horton is not one of the options. So [email protected] apparently my reliable source, who told me they were, You can go on the VRBO website and read the wasn’t so reliable. Facebook: The Island Moon Newspaper ratings if you don't believe me. I don't know about all the rental companies but I do know Texas Surf Camp costume Mikel May’s at Bob Hall Pier will be back but it will that with VRBO, the owner has a choice of contest probably be at least two years. There is a possibility that either paying them a fee upfront or have them their building will be rebuilt along with the entire pier. Where to Find The take a percentage of each renter. And they DO Waypoint Customs will be opening at the former Fast Kats building on frontage road in the take out ALL of the necessary taxes that Nueces Bluff within the next sixty days. It is a division of Waypoint Marine run by Jared Poole. They Island Moon County requires. Because we were the ONLY will do custom rigging, upholstery and aluminum manufacturing for boats, golf carts and beach open at the beginning of the pandemic, ATV’s. They will also do graphics, stereo systems and lighting. our little island is not a secret anymore and there is nothing we can do about it. It doesn't matter Port North whether people rent on the island or in the city, Aransas Padre our little hideaway is going to be bombarded Gulf Stream RV with tourists!! And trust me, I definitely liked it All Stripes Stores better when I could go to the beach any day at Pioneer RV Black Sheep/ any time and not have to worry about whether one-of-a-kind ornaments. Along with the Veteran's Day Message Stripes on 1A Barrel I was going to be able to find a place to park. ornaments will be an opportunity to donate to For the first time in 13 years, I saw three rows the Art Center. Be it five dollars, fifty dollars November 11, 2020 My Coastal Home CVS of vehicles on our beach this past summer and it or whatever amount, the Art Center is sincerely On November 11th of each year, Americans WB Liquor Store Dollar General reminded me so much of Port A that it took me appreciative of your donation and will use have honored those men and women who Island Wine Room Doc’s Restaurant two months to finally go back. Bottom line here this money to continue offering outstanding have served in the U.S. Armed Services since is PLEASE do your research before deciding to programs and services to you, our community, Kody’s the armistice which ended World War I was Snoopy’s Pier ban short-term rentals! It's really NOT as bad as members and artists. declared on November 11, 1918. Veterans are Coffee Waves Isle Mail N More your making it out to be!! So please decorate your ornaments and sign women and men from our communities who Moby Dicks Penny Anders and return them and even if you cannot donate committed themselves carte blanche to the Island Italian at this time, we will love getting your ornament USA in the Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force, or IGA Brooklyn Pie Co. and displaying it on our Christmas tree. Coast Guard and put their life on the line for our freedom. Treasure Island Kudos to Ronnie Happy “Trick or Treating” and here’s to a great Ace Hardware Again, Ronnie, you are chronicling the Time of Ms. Woody’s start for our Holiday Season! As we honor their service, let’s also recognize Covid like few others. You did it with Harvey. Automotive Texas Star (Shell) veterans’ ongoing contributions. After taking off Now you've nailed vigilance at war with our Karen Winship Ridout Spanky's service uniforms, they bring their experiences Port A Glass Studio desire for normalcy. President, on behalf of the Art Center Board and expertise to strengthen our society. Veterans Scuttlebutt’s San Juan’s Restaurant Sara Hendricks of Directors become valued members of our communities Restaurant as active volunteers, leaders, entrepreneurs, Wash Tub Port Aransas, TX Subway mentors and our friends. Woody’s Sports Island Tire How can we honor our veterans? It can be as Center Port A. Art Center simple as personally thanking them for their Back Porch Bar Padre Pizzeria Letter From Our President service. In Texas, we take care of our veterans. I encourage veterans to access the benefits and Shorty’s Place And all Moon The Port Aransas Art Center is getting into the services they earned for themselves and their Holiday mode! Christmas is not far away and Fisherman’s Wharf retail advertisers family by connecting with the Texas Veterans as always the Art Center is ready to present our Commission at tvc.texas.gov. Giggity’s WB Liquor finest works of art to purchase as Christmas Gratitude gifts. Be it hand crafted ornaments, lazy susans, To all our Texas veterans, please know that you Flour Bluff bowls, both large or small, beautiful earrings, have our gratitude and our unwavering support The Gaff necklaces or that special painting or photograph, on Veterans Day and every day of the year. Trinity By the Sea H.E.B. the Port Aransas Art Center is the place to shop! Sincerely, Episcopal Ethyl Everly We guarantee you will love our November Laura Koerner Senior Center exhibition, which will feature all of those Stripes on Flour marvelous items and more for sale for your Texas Veterans Commission Bluff & SPID Christmas giving. Again we will not be Chairwoman and U.S. Navy Veteran presenting our First Friday reception, but trust us, the exhibition will not disappoint you. Debra and Sylvia will be there to insure that you are treated with our special brand of hospitality. Please stop by for a glass of wine and some visiting. Also, we will be sending out letters to you containing ornaments to decorate, sign, and return for our Art Center Christmas tree. You have done this for many years and you always Send letters and photos to editor@ manage to fill our tree with your amazing Letters to Ed cont. on A4 islandmoon.com October 29, 2020 Island Moon A 4 History cont. from A1 Bridge cont. from A1 Election cont. from A1 of relocating the nests to safe incubation areas at PINS. The PINS program began with to the Whitecap Wastewater Treatment Plant. Turnout Compared to 2016 to avoid them being in danger from vehicular releases of hatchlings on beaches there and (See Smith’s column in this issue for more beach traffic. The cuts as currently scheduled over the decades the turtles who were released information). 71,056 Total Nueces County Early Voting turnout 2016 for implementation in 2021 may mean the there have been tracked and some return to “The lines from the lift station are going across retirement of the long-time manager of the their beach of origin each year. The June report the old golf course,” Smith said this week. “I 94,768 Nueces County Early Voting program Dr. Donna Shaver leaving the future appeared to be the latest move in the efforts to can confirm that the work that that is the work through Tuesday 2020 of the program in doubt. The park service curtail the PINS program. We say “appeared” people are seeing there.” has not responded to a request to rescind the because officials at the National Seashore are 199,467 total Nueces County registered cuts meaning they will take effect in the new not commenting beyond this release they sent A spokesperson for the private owners of the voters 2016 budget year. in June, 2020: park and surrounding land who is familiar with 208,414 total Nueces County registered the effort to sell the property said this week that voters 2020 At the heart of the looming cuts to the The National Park Service would neither the Waves Park nor the land around it program is a study issued in June, 2020 by like to issue the following statement: has been sold. 103,980 Total ballots cast 2016 the Regional Office of the National Park Service and competition for a portion of the In June, Padre Island National Seashore “We are talking to prospective buyers,” the Locations with highest Early Voting $7.8 billion settlement from the Deepwater released a recent program review spokesperson said on conditional of anonymity, turnout through October 27 Horizon oil spill in 2010 between the turtle of Padre Island’s popular Division “but nothing has been sold and nothing is 6,716 Deaf and Hard of Hearing Center rescue program at PINS and similar programs of Sea Turtle Science and Recovery. currently eminent.” 5151 McArdle Rd. on the East Cost of the United States. City officials say that the provision of the $111 The National Park Service review not only 6,477 Veterans Memorial High School Dr. Shaver served as the Principle Investigator million Chapter 380 Tax Abatement Agreement underscores the importance of this program to for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill Natural with the park’s owners which required the 5279 Corpus Christi Christian Fellowship the park, but also outlines goals to strengthen Resource Damage Assessment for nesting continued use of the Schlitterbahn brand and a – 6000 block of Staples (Southside) its mission, clarify its priorities, and expand Kemps ridley and their eggs for five years with golf component as well as continued seasonal opportunities for the program’s shared 5225 Flour Bluff ISD the goal of long-term restoration funding for operation of the park have not been met and stewardship. the species. the abatements would need to be renegotiated 5174 Hilltop Community Center – North The National Park Service’s only plan forward with potential owners before a sale. So far, Leopard Street The Kemps ridley population was severely is to strengthen the program, which is built by they say, they have not been contacted by any impacted by the spill in the Gulf but a review 4690 New Life Church Sunrise Mall the support of our employees and volunteers. prospective buyers about the tax incentives. of the process shows that when the funding 4649 Nueces County Courthouse in the aftermath of the spill was doled out the Sincerely, The 380 Agreement applies to the park and surrounding land which is owned by divided 4343 Padre Island Baptist Church Trustees in charge of distributing money were Charles (Chuck) Lassiter from programs on the East Coast and Shaver interests between International Bank of 3669 The Valencia 6110 Ayers St. was excluded from the decision-making Chief of Interpretation and Education Commerce and the Austin based Axys Capital group, as well as to the undeveloped land around 3262 Del Mar College process. It wasn’t until a webinar much later Public Information Officer that Dr. Shaver found out that the project Lake Padre which is owned by a collection of 3173 Ben F. McDonald Library – proposals that she had submitted were not Padre Island National Seashore owners who also have divided interests. Greenwood area included in the funding and that no long-term When we contacted Brunnemann last week funding would likely be made available for the 3079 Adkins Middle School – 2400 block for comment he referred us to the above Ennis Joslin Texas sea turtle projects statement and to the regional park office Short-term cont. from A1 Instead a review of her program was launched in Colorado which did not respond to an Current rules 3069 Grant Middle School 4350 Aaron Dr. which resulted in the 51 page report in June, information request. Sources at the park say (Southside) The covenants and deed restrictions in the 2020. Not long after the release of the report, overtime for the turtle program has been cut 34 subdivisions on the west side of the SPID 2811 Texas A&M University Corpus embraced by the current Superintendent off meaning that turtle patrols end at sundown corridor which make up the PIPOA do not Christi of Padre Island National Seashore Eric and that beginning in the 2021 turtle nesting address short-term rentals. 2358 Johnny Calderon Building - Brunnemann, which was in many ways season some, if not most, turtle nests will be Robstown complimentary of the turtle rescue program, left where they are found rather than being The city’s Universal Development Code allows the Los Angeles Times reported that $300,000 relocated to the safe incubation areas used in for Bed and Breakfast establishments to apply 2166 American Bank Center past years. for permits to operate in the neighborhoods but in grants raised by the program and making up 1726 Port Aransas Community Center about 30% of its budget were being diverted to The only primary information coming out District 4 City Councilman Greg Smith said this other uses. The report contained language that in the aftermath of the June park service week there are no applications on file. 1720 Tuloso Midway High School didn’t bode well for the future of the program. report came from a statement issued soon The city’s UDC rules allow a bed-and 1658 Corpus Christi Army Depot Since that time, park sources say, the park after its release by the Public Employees for breakfast establishment to be licensed as long under Brunnemann’s leadership has further Environmental Responsibility (PEER) group as it is not within one-thousand feet of another reduced essential funding for the program which Shaver has turned to for help and which such operation. Once an application is received La Posada cont. from A1 including all overtime during the busy turtle has filed a request with the National Park is must go the city council for approval, and nesting season. Service that the study on the turtle program be if more than 20 percent of the residents in trucks, golf carts and drop-off locations. rescinded. But as the end of 2020 approaches The June report states: the neighborhood around the applicant’s We will have our mandatory Captain’s and the new budget year begins the park establishment object the application requires The park’s sea turtle nest protection/ meeting via WEBINAR on night of Thursday, service has not responded other than the above seven votes of the nine on council for approval. relocation/egg incubation program can 10 December at 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. and I will statement. According to the PEER statement Those rules are expected to change under the be credited for improving the science and talk with each Captain individually on the phone PINS officials have already ordered limits new ordinance. techniques for hatchling production. However, on rescuing stranded sea turtles and reducing if you are unable to attend the WEBINAR on 10 the program does implement very intensive the number of public releases of sea turtle There are currently about seventy short-term December at 7:00 p.m. and invasive techniques to reduce potential hatchlings. In addition, the PEER report goes rentals in operation on Padre Island, based on Please consider egg and hatchling mortality on only one on to say: an online survey. Complaints by neighbors entering your boat into percent of the worldwide population.” are filed through the city’s Code Enforcement this year’s lighted boat Besides fewer hatchling releases, supposedly Office but the majority of Islanders who have Shaver is currently under a gag order from the parade and we will to save money, Review actions include – filed complaints say receive little or no response park and could not be reached for comment, have several judges in • Confining rescues of stranded sea turtles to from city officials. Once the new ordinance is in however, in the 2019 article in the Island locations throughout park boundaries; place it likely will require those leasing short- Moon she explained the problem. As we first the parades on both • Discouraging further work with threatened term property to file with the city to make sure reported in June, 2019, friction between the nights and the La loggerhead and green turtles; and they are in compliance with the new zoning turtle program at PINS and federal authorities Posada Foundation • Reducing nest relocations even where rules and to ensure they pay the city state Hotel who control its funds goes back several Committee will be beach driving is allowed and eliminating Occupancy Tax of 16 percent. years. Shaver said then that over the previous beach patrols on weekends, when visitation awarding trophies to three years funding from the National Fish is highest. Property owners who want to be heard from on the winning boats as and Wildlife Foundation, the funding arm the issue should contact the PIPOA office. we did last year and we which awards grants to programs across the It further states that: Park Superintendent will also be awarding a special Commander’s country based on policy recommendations Eric Brunnemann has embraced the Review Bollards cont. from A1 Cup trophy to the winning boat decorated from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric and ordered a 30% cut in sea turtle program representing any of our Branches of Military with large chunks of Administration, has been cutting back on the funding and other steps limiting program as well as First Responders! We hope to have driftwood meaning program’s grant money. operation. as strong or better competition in this year’s that beachgoers parade from all entrants. “The NOAA rules don’t like the process When we asked Brunnemann for a driving southbound we use of ‘relocation,’ Shaver said. “So the comment in June, 2020 we received the through Kleberg Please feel free to contact either me, David National Fish and Wildlife Federation follows statement quoted above. PEER alleges that County cannot enter Rossi or Fred Edler with any questions or that lead and started cutting back our funding Brunnemann did not share the NPS Review the park without concerns and we look to another great Lighted three years ago.” with Dr. Shaver before distributing it and reversing course Christmas Boat Parade in 2020!! This has been announcing its implementation. PEER filed a The vehicles path is a difficult year for many and we need to uplift Relocation as applied to sea turtles refers to six miles back up the legal complaint on Shaver’s behalf under the now in the water even hearts going into the Christmas season!! Thanks the process of removing turtle eggs deposited beach to the Beach federal Information Quality Act demanding at low tide. . to all! on the beach by breeding females and Access Road just that the Review be retracted “due to many south of Bob Hall incubating the eggs in facilities like the one misleading findings, inaccuracies, and actions located in Shaver’s office and the turtle pins Pier. The move by PINS officials mirrors the that violate law as well as NPS policy. One of plan which six years ago led to opposition of forty miles down the National Seashore, until many issues is new restrictions placed on the the hatchlings are ready for release. adding the 3680 of land north of the current scope of sea turtle research, in violation of the park boundaries to the park’s area. “They want the eggs to remain in the sand agency’s Scientific Integrity Policy.” NPS did where they are laid until they hatch,” Shaver not respond in the 60 day window allowed for Park officials said Monday released the said in 2019. “But we can’t do that because their response to the complaint meaning it will following statement: we have vehicles driving on the beach. They take effect as scheduled in January 2021. “Tides have been higher than "normal" lately started reducing our funding because we use Shaver told the Island Moon in the June, due to the upcoming full moon, as well as relocation but I have told them until I am blue 2019, article that by the budget year 2025 tropical storm and hurricane impacts. Since in the face that we can’t remove vehicles from the program would be $600,000 short of its Hurricane Hanna hit in late July, it has not the beach at the National Seashore.” budget. generally been necessary to drive in the water Removing vehicles from the National to get through the opening in the bollard PLEASE ask your friends, neighbors and “I’ve worked my whole career to make this line except at high tide or in coastal flooding Seashore could be a violation of the deed program a success,” Shaver said then “It’s time coworkers who own boats to consider decorating restrictions in the conveyance documents situations. High tide has exceeded 2.00' MLLW and entering their boats into this years lighted to train the next generation of scientists to take at Bob Hall Pier 28 of the past 30 days. granting ownership of the land at PINS to over. But right now I don’t know what we are boat parade for the benefit of all Islanders the National Park Service possibly resulting going to do.” We need the functionality of the bollards in and visitors to help build our spirits for the in the return of the land containing the entire case of a need for a hard closure. When the Christmas holidays and to especially benefit our park to the Texas General Land Office who So as 2020 draws to a close the future of dunes were cut back it was necessary to install children who anxiously look forward to seeing sold the land the National Park Service. Those the turtle rescue program is dire at best as new bollards for this purpose. The driftwood our Christmas Lighted Boat Parade!! deed restrictions allow for the state to take Shaver nears retirement and administers at was added when visitors began driving around All they need to do is fill out the attached ownership of the park land if the National Park the National Park Service and Padre Island the bollards while the park was closed. With the forms and get to any of us on the La Posada Service restricts public access to the park in National Seashore are moving toward budget higher tides we are getting, the park can take a Foundation Committee and I will contact them any way, including but not limited to driving cuts that will leave the program struggling to look at moving the current opening closer to the with all details. Thanks to everyone! on the seventy miles of beach. survive, at least as it has operated for the past dune line.” four decades. The June, 2020 report in effect says that the There was no word by Wednesday when that cost of maintaining the PINS turtle rescue Barring a change of policy public turtle might occur. program is too high considering that the releases in the 2021 nesting season will be Kemp’s ridley turtles nesting there make up eliminated or reduced to a single event putting only 1% of the total worldwide population. an end to what has become a tradition at the Program supporters point out that the nesting park drawing thousands of spectators for grounds of the turtles in Mexico are volatile each event and signaling that the Sea Turtle placing the future of the endangered species in Science and Recovery Program at Padre Island jeopardy, the reason the program was founded National Seashore will fade into island history. 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Tides of the Week Stuff I Heard on the Island By Dale Rankin Tides for Bob Hall Pier October 29 - November 5 complain about everything even though she Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time Moon It’s funny how the mind works. wasn’t supposed to be there in the first place. /Low Time in Feet Sunset Visible Each day the small army of bleary-eyed This week as the cool weather rolled in it Th 29 High 1:52 AM 1.6 7:38 AM Set 5:53 AM 92 journalists rolled out of bed and headed to the reminded me of a time when I had to run from hotel bar where there was a free breakfast and a 29 Low 8:42 AM 0.9 6:47 PM Rise 6:05 PM the Mother of All Blizzards. Then I got a call live feed from the spelling bee down the hall… from an old television fellow traveler – and I do 29 High 3:24 PM 1.8 and free booze. Due to some severe oversight mean old. at the Home Office someone had made the 29 Low 9:44 PM 1.3 “Do you remember that last time we judged the decision that it was a good idea to start serving F 30 High 1:54 AM 1.6 7:39 AM Set 6:44 AM 96 Edward R. Murrow Awards and had to evacuate free drinks to several hundred journalists from 30 Low 9:00 AM 0.7 6:46 PM Rise 6:35 PM D.C.?” he asked. all over the country at nine o’clock in the morning. 30 High 4:21 PM 1.9 “Yea, I still shiver a bit when I think of it,” I said. “That was about as cold as I’ve ever been.” Everything was going great for the first couple 30 Low 10:48 PM 1.5 of days, but then on day three – once we all It was the late 1990s and it was the third year got to know each other and about half of the Sa 31 High 1:53 AM 1.6 7:39 AM Set 7:36 AM 99 I had flown to our Nation’s Capital to judge the contestants had already been eliminated and awards by the Radio Television News Directors 31 Low 9:18 AM 0.6 6:46 PM Rise 7:06 PM gone home - there was little to restrict the Association – which has since morphed into revelry of the reporters who could still use their 31 High 5:14 PM 2.0 the Radio Television Digital News Association. press passes to drink free all day at the hotel bar. Su 1 Low 8:37 AM 0.4 6:40 AM Set 7:28 AM 99 It was a sweet deal. They paid for my travel to My contestant missed a word that afternoon and Washington, first from San Antonio then two 1 High 5:05 PM 2.1 5:45 PM Rise 6:40 PM my work was done. years from West Palm Beach and for a week M 2 Low 9:01 AM 0.3 6:41 AM Set 8:22 AM 98 in the hotel on 16th Street. The drill was that A loud noise and pounding on the door 2 High 5:57 PM 2.2 5:44 PM Rise 7:17 PM you showed up on Monday morning and they handed you a box of about thirty tapes and you Sometime before dawn that morning I was Tu 3 Low 9:29 AM 0.2 6:42 AM Set 9:17 AM 95 and a partner sat in a hotel room and graded awakened by a pounding on my hotel room door, which under normal circumstances would 3 High 6:52 PM 2.2 5:43 PM Rise 7:59 PM them according to market size. have not been all that unusual except that I was W 4 Low 10:03 AM 0.2 6:42 AM Set 10:12 AM 91 The first year I was paired with the News asleep in the shower with the hot water blasting Director from the Fox-owned station in Dallas 4 High 7:51 PM 2.2 5:43 PM Rise 8:46 PM and the steam so thick I had trouble finding the and on the first day we blasted through our doorknob and when I opened the bathroom door Th 5 Low 10:43 AM 0.2 6:43 AM Set 11:06 AM 84 tapes by noon with the intent of heading over the screeching sound that I had been sleeping 5 High 8:53 PM 2.2 5:42 PM Rise 9:38 PM to the Smithsonian for an afternoon of cultural through hit me like a ton of bricks. I had a towel exploration. But much to our chagrin when we wrapped around me and was doing my best to handed in our reports and our tapes after lunch smash the fire alarm on the ceiling with the instead of a hall pass we got another box of leg of a chair when the fire department came tapes! Dang! No good deed goes unpunished. busting in. We learned our lesson and from then on when There isn’t much to say when the Washington we finished judging our box of tapes we stashed D.C. Fire Department busts into your hotel them after lunch then returned just before 4 room and you are wearing a towel and trying p.m. to hand them in. Everything was working to smash the fire alarm with a chair. I found according to plan until we were sitting in the out soon enough that the entire floor had been Dubliner Pub after lunch when the director of evacuated while I slept through the scream of the program came in and we had to beat a hasty the fire alarm set off by the steam from the retreat out the side door. After that we avoided shower where I was sleeping. By the time I places close to the White House or Union made it downstairs the story had morphed into Square. me being arrested, a group of reporters never let It was heady stuff… the facts get in the way of a good story; when the legend becomes fact print the legend right? Judging the Murrow Awards was heady stuff. An hour later I met the speller and her The stations in large markets had publicity complaining mother in the hotel lobby where departments which picked their entries and I handed them $300 and said, “You’re on your provided slick background packages, careers own, I’m going to New York,” and headed out. and promos featuring the winners were at stake. She complained to my Editor and I had some What we found was that one pass through explaining to do. the stories was all it took to know which were the winners. Then we just went back “I thought it was just my job to get them there,” through those and placed them in order – first I said. “I didn’t know I was supposed to bring to sixth. It was a great education in television them back too.” On the Rocks production as stations in Dallas, New York, Los By Jay Gardner Angeles, Baltimore, Seattle, and Minneapolis Back to New York each year produced the best stories that local So I was on good behavior at the Murrow As the short-term rental issue some folks are coming out of the woodwork television had to offer. But it was also a great Awards but then The Mother of All Ice Storms really starts to the hit the to provide their input on how things should be networking opportunity and each year several was blasting into town and I had to leave two pavement, several folks have done. I actually saw a comment from someone news managers around the country, including days early. My return flight was to West Palm reached out to me with varying opinions and the other day claiming that “they” poorly myself, used it to look for new higher-paying but I had a couple of days to kill and once some good information as well. One of the planned the timing of the road work, because the gigs in bigger markets. I had some experience more New York was calling. But the charge obvious issues that was brought to my attention tides are high right now, and “they” should have in being turned loose in D.C. with a large group for changing the ticket was $1600 when the was the appearance of the lack of representation started at a different time. Well buckaroo, the of journalists all sporting expense accounts. original roundtrip was only $650. It was the of some of the areas of Padre Island that are construction on segment 2 from Hustlin Hornet But somehow New York City always seemed to last time I was invited to judge the Edward R. not in the PIPOA regarding public input. I’m to Caribbean is slated to take 18 months to two come into play. Morrow Awards. not going to get into the argument of what’s years. I’m betting that “they” are going to see been filed as far as final plats (not preliminary high water at some point. This construction National Spelling Bee It was also the beginning of a turn of events plats) and restrictive covenants in place or project isn’t going to happen overnight, and the that got me a lifetime ban from the Trump Bar Some years before while working for the not, undeveloped areas within the PIPOA entire purpose of the construction is to raise the and Grill in Trump Tower on 5th Avenue in Murdoch paper in San Antonio I was assigned “boundary” or any of that. That is another can road out of flood water. Gotta happen at some Manhattan – a ban which I only challenged once to cover the Scripps National Spelling Bee in of worms someone else can open, not me. I’m point. Sometimes I wonder what color the sky and without success - and for all I know may the same hotel in D.C.. The way that gig worked loosely referring to the areas of Packery Channel is in some people’s worlds. still be in effect. But that’s a story for another was almost designed for mischief. “Woodlands”, Packery Point (“Starbucks”), day. I still shiver a bit when I think of that day Commodores Cove Unit 2, Island Fairway (the Key West Each newspaper had one contestant, except too. They threw me headfirst right out onto 5th golf course), several units of Cape Summer, Yes, the rumors are true, a few of us popped myself, and when that contestant missed a word Avenue in ten degree weather but through the Lake Padre, Lake Padre South, the Stripes/Ace/ out to Key West last week for a few days then the job was done and whatever was left in goodness of their hearts they allowed my coat Dollar General strip, and several other areas that despite the voice of reason. Roadkill Willie the expense account was Funding for Funtime. to stay nice and toasty in the coat check closet have yet to be developed. These areas are not was about to lose his mind with the quarantine In my case the mother of the teenage contestant where it may still be. part of the current PIPOA poll occurring, and and reached his breaking point and had to get accompanied her daughter to D.C. but the I’ve had a lot of fun in New York and in our we need to hear from them somehow. out. I was about there myself, and despite funding only paid for one person so mom slept Nation’s Capital over the years. Maybe one day about every fact I know about pandemics, I on the floor in her daughter’s room and ate I’ll go back but I think it will probably be in the volunteered that Key West was a fine place to half of everything on her daughter’s plate. The summer. I seem to get in less trouble that way. see what traveling was like in this brave new teen was a very nice lady but mom was one to world. There are destinations and friends in It’s funny how the mind works. Tampa and California that are supposed to be ahead of that particular destination; however, we did not want to potentially bring any Texas bugs to our beloved framily. A third-party destination as a canary-in-a-coalmine seemed to be the logical choice, although it was not a stress-free decision by any choice. So far, so good, as the groups’ tests are all coming back negative so far. I understand that it might have been foolish, but then again, some folks will say the opposite. It rained almost the entire time and we were pinned to the dock with 20 mph winds the whole time. Kimmie Sue managed to accidentally catch a nurse shark (obviously released) the few minutes we got to fish at a Kimmie Sue with a nurse shark. Photo by bridge, and took the pot for big fish of the trip. Jay Gardner. Well loyal readers, here we are looking at “fall” here in south Texas. Ha! As I write this, it is 50 Some of these areas are already developed, degrees with a northwest wind and a light rain, however some of them are not. Some of these but by the time this gets in your hands tomorrow areas may represent a “blank canvas” that could it is supposed to be partly sunny and in the low be developed with short term rentals in mind, if 70’s, while Hurricane Zeta punishes Louisiana that is the wish of the landowner. That opens a yet again this year. We can’t seem to catch a rabbit hole of discussion, I’m well aware, but break from this noise. Y’all stay safe out there, one of the potential benefits of doing so could drop me a line at [email protected] and be to provide a specific area for short term I’ll see you next week here On the Rocks. rentals that could theoretically take short term pressure off other areas within the PIPOA. The possibilities are not endless, but we definitely have some choices here. We can PLAN here This is a 40 inch red drum caught by J. 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Send letters and photos to [email protected] New to the area, not to the lawn care business CONVIENIENT MONTHLY BILLING AND PAYMENT OPTIONS A6 Island Moon October 29, 2020 Senior Moments Definitely, Definitively Divine The Grumman F6F Hellcat By Pastor Kris Bair What’s on my mind this And there are many other sorts of situations week? Been thinking about that leave people feeling that a male-only God God. Imagine that! If you object to what may By Dotson Lewis is nothing they can relate to. To insist that God Special to the Island Moon feel like far out stuff about God, this column is male-only is to limit evangelism. is not for you. If you find what I write to be Dotson’s Note: Lessons learned from the America used to arm its ally. At first, they objectionable, quit reading it. If you want to Perhaps more importantly, those female Wildcat F4F were later applied to the faster renamed these planes with the far more British argue with me about it, you’d better do your attributes of God—nursing babies, for F6F Hellcat. While the Wildcat had better title of “Gannet” instead of “Hellcat”. The research first, ‘cause I’ve done mine and this is example—are ones that touch many women’s range and maneuverability at low speed, the British received 252 Hellcats, but these planes where it took me. hearts. I highly doubt that God puts on the Hellcat could rely on superior power and high never became as important for the Royal Navy feminine trait just for a single example, This Facebook post crossed my phone just the speed performance to outperform the Japanese as they were for its US counterpart. By the end and then reverts to the Almighty Male— other day: “OMG. I just realized. OF COURSE Zero. The Grumman F6F Hellcat was one of of 1945, they had nearly all been replaced by omnipotent, omniscient, and omnipresent— God is a woman. That’s why the Bible is an the most important fighter planes of the Second other planes. most of the rest of the time. entire book filled with men explaining what World War, described by many as a war-winning she said.” (Someone I don’t know took the Am I rejecting those traits? weapon. Thanks to my good friend Captain credit for this—Jen Kirkman, God bless her.) NO. What I’m arguing is that in trying to Robert (Bob) Batterson, United States Navy describe God as GOD, we’ve sadly presented Retired and to Andrew Knighton for the facts The irony doesn’t escape me—nor does God as less than God is. We’ve put God in contained in this report, and to the National it escape most women scholars, and many a box of our own making, a “male box,” as it Naval Aviation Museum .for the photos. males, too. But I found it particularly poignant because I have been accused multiple times of were (pun intended), and demanded that God The Hellcat was designed and produced positing that God has a female presence. stay there. at an accelerated pace. The first flight by a Boy, is THAT asking for trouble! Time and prototype took place on the 26th of June 1942, Even though I am very careful not to ever again in the Bible, those who claim to know and by August 1943 is was being deployed in designate every pronoun reference to God all about God end up in deep trouble. Check the Pacific. The power beneath the hood of a as female; even though I do not change the out the Old Testament stories, those Pharisees Hellcat came from a Pratt and Whitney R-2800 “Father” references in things like the Lord’s described in the Gospels, and the folks Paul Double Wasp engine. This was an 18-cylinder, HellCAT F6F. Prayer; even though I am careful to use gender- addresses in his epistles. two-row, air-cooled radial piston engine with Though quickly phased out by the Royal Navy, neutral texts when I can; I’ve been accused 2,000 horsepower. This engine gave the Hellcat the Hellcat clearly remained popular with some of calling God “she” (heaven forfend!) and Paul himself had done this—and he got a maximum speed of 386mph. of its pilots. One Fleet Air Arm officer carried warned that I have a lot of educating to do. knocked off his ass (we are not told the gender on flying his Hellcat until 1953. In the hands of Well, I knew that. That’s part of the reason I of said beast, but I’m guessing it may have the British Fleet Air Arm, Hellcats saw service use the feminine pronouns now and again. It’s been female)! around the world. They fought in the Far East, real, guys. Get used to it. I will be the first to acknowledge that knowing the Mediterranean and off the coast of Norway, God is not easy, not entirely describable at all, as Britain engaged the Axis powers on multiple If you can’t visualize God as female, as well and I make no claims to have the complete naval fronts. as male, you haven’t been reading your Bible. Or you’ve been reading a Bible that hasn’t answer. The quality of the Hellcat’s original design been updated with modern scholarship— But I can say with absolute surety that God meant that few changes had to be made. As a which is NOT to say some new interpretation, is greater than anything we can think up. And result, it was possible to produce huge numbers but actual translation corrections from original that’s a very good thing, isn’t it? Just ask of these planes in a short time. A total of 12,272 F4 Wildcat manuscripts, or at least closer-to-the-original Job—or better yet, ask Job’s wife. Hellcats were made. 11,000 of these were than those formerly translated. manufactured in just two years. If you can accurately describe God completely, Now, I could cite a BUNCH of times when you’re not describing God. Israel understood The Hellcat could climb to up to 37,000ft at The Hellcat God is referred to as female in the Bible—from that. The Hebrew used to refer to God (God’s a rate of 3,410ft per minute. It performed well was arguably the the Creation of Adam and Eve (BOTH made in name was never used) was not gender-specific. at all altitudes, making it effective against both most successful the image of God), to Isaiah, describing God as Let me put that another way—it was neither high-level bombers and low-level attacks by aircraft-based fighters and kamikaze planes. “like a mother who will not forsake her nursing male, nor female. It wasn’t even an “it.” fighter thatchild,” to Jesus, brooding over Jerusalem like a That’s got a Biblical basis, you know. When The Hellcat had the largest wings of any fighter America ever mother hen, there are LOTS of female images asked by Moses who he should say had been in the Second World War, with a total area of produced. Over of God to stand in contrast to the very male talking to him, God (at that time burning 334 square feet. Because of the need to store it the course of images we’re bombarded with. in the limited space of an aircraft carrier, their World War Two, merrily away in a bush that was not consumed) wings could be folded away. Hellcats claimed There are some who simply do not want to replied, “I am that I am.” 75% of the kills “rock the boat” of changing the language we The Hellcat carried six 0.5in Browning God is the great “I am.” Yesterday, today, and F6F Hellcats Yourktown by US Navy use about God. But many of us think it’s time machine-guns, fitted into the outer sections of tomorrow. In the beginning, and till the end 1943. pilots, despite not that boat was refurbished. the folding wings. Each gun was supplied with of time. arriving until over The God I believe in is not merely male. 400 rounds of ammunition. And that great Being has room to be Father a year and a half into the war. They destroyed Period. The Hellcat could also carry up to 2,000lb of more than 19 enemy aircraft for every Hellcat and Mother, female and male, and genders we bombs, which could be used against Japanese lost. That is NOT to say that God is only female, cannot even conceive of. ships or in attacks on ground troops as the either. Like many American planes, the Hellcat So yes, Ms. Kirkman, God is female. And Allies launched their island-hopping campaign was also exported to other friendly countries. God is so much more than words and gender male. But more importantly, God is great and towards the Japanese mainland. Besides from Britain, it was used by France can express—although we have to try to good, and definitely NOT US! express it in ways that people can relate to, and From the moment it entered service, the Hellcat and Uruguay. The latter two kept using Hellcats Thanks be to God! swung battles in the Americans’ favor. The first until 1961. gender is a thing. large air battle fought by Hellcats took place Join us this Sunday as we remember and In November 1945, the Hellcat production lines A male-only God, though, is simply not on the 4th of December 1943, in the Kwajalein honor all the saints who have died in the shut down. The end of the war meant a sudden relatable to some people. Women who have area. 91 Hellcats fought 50 Mitsubishi A6M faith at a special worship service at 10 a.m., drop in military spending. With thousands of been the objects of domestic abuse from a Zeros, one of Japan’s most successful fighters livestreamed on the Island Presbyterian these planes already in service, no more were domineering and violent male often do not of the war. The Hellcats shot down 28 of the Facebook page, where you can also link to needed. The future lay with the jet planes that relate to a male–only God. enemy planes and only lost two of their own. Zoom. Bring some bread and juice for sharing had started to appear in the final year of the war, Children from a family with a violent male communion, and a candle(s) to light for the In early 1944, a new version of the Hellcat was and which would fight each other for the first father may not relate to a male-only God. saints in your life. See you there! introduced. This night fighter had radar so that time in the skies over Korea. it could target Japanese planes in the dark. Able Though obsolete as fighters, some American to fight effectively day and night, the Hellcat Hellcats saw a final lease of life during the became a constant presence in the skies during Korean War. Packed with explosives and turned the Pacific war. For the Japanese, this was a into remote-controlled drones, they were used source of fear and tension. For the Americans, to attack North Korean targets. it was a source of comfort. They referred to this constant Hellcat cover as the “Big Blue Dotson’s Other Note: The foregoing report Blanket”. was written because the other day I watched and listened as Bob Batterson told, and The Hellcat was a favorite of US Navy air aces demonstrated, how he landed his Hellcat F6F – men who had shot down five or more enemy on a carrier deck during the day and during aircraft. Lt. Alex Vraciu defeated 19 enemy the night. Local Channel 10 KZ TV, will air the planes in a Hellcat, six of them during one video at 9AM, November 11, 2020 (Veterans eight-minute dogfight. Lt. Bill Hardy earned his Day). Don’t miss this program, and please ace status in a single sortie in a Hellcat, when join us at 10AM on the same day at Sherrill he destroyed five Japanese planes in 70 minutes Veterans Memorial Park, for our Veterans Day on the 6th of April 1945. F6F Hellcat Ace Alex Ceremony. As a reminder Bob retired from the Vraciu Vraciu described the Hellcat as “one hell Navy after 35 years of active duty, is 99 years of an airplane” – a fitting compliment for the old and a survivor of the Japanese attack on devilishly named fighter. Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941, soon to be 80 years ago. Thanks for reading and commenting on the articles in The Island Moon. Contact me at [email protected] or call/text: 530-748- 8475. 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Mumbley Peg One of the stories Tommy I heard the P.A. announcer say over the loud Lasorda tells has remained speaker, ‘Now batting, #12, Buster Maynard.’ with me over the years and This is the guy who had shoved me out of the By Dotson Lewis I have retold this story a way when I was a kid. So, with the first pitch, Dotson’s Note: I concede to Abigail that in 9. Same as #7, except bring the handle up to the countless number of times on the radio. “When I threw right at his head. His cap went one way my report of last week, my statement “Every left eye before flipping it. I was a kid, I was a school patrol boy for the and his body the other, as he hit the dirt. I threw Man Should Carry a Pocket Knife” should be school system in Philadelphia,” said Tommy. “I the next pitch in the same place, and down he 10. Place the point of modified along the lines of “every woman and knew that every year they picked the best school went again, only this time I hit him. Confused, the blade on top of the man should carry a knife.” Please note that patrol person and gave them tickets to a baseball he got up and trotted down to first base. head. Hold it in place game, free of charge. I wanted to go to a game. I did not include ‘pocket,’ because then the After the game, I was leaving the park and this with the forefinger, So, I did a great job, rain or shine, protecting the burning question is, do women have a pocket guy came up to me outside the locker room, and and with a downward other kids crossing the street, and I won the trip. for the knife? End of subject, I am in enough said, ‘I’m looking for Tommy Lasorda.’ “I said, push send it towards We went to Shibe Park, where the visiting team trouble already. ‘I’m him, who are you?” He answered, ‘I’m the earth, where it always had to walk a ways down the outside of Buster Maynard.’ He continued, ‘I have been in Important, please note: Do not try any of the must stick with the the park to the visitor’s entrance door. The kids the Major Leagues for years and there are only below! This is just a report on a game many point of the blade in would stand there and ask for autographs from two reasons a pitcher would throw at a batter. of us played in the past—before arcades, board the earth. the visiting players. I asked this player from games, TV, computers and smart phones. The Either he hit a home run off of him or he doesn’t 11-15. Hold the left the New York Giants for an autograph, and he Island Moon and I are not responsible for like him. Since I have never seen or heard of hand with the fingers shoved me aside. As he turned, I noticed the any injuries or accidents as we are warning Throw #10 you before, I can only assume you don’t like pointing up. Place the No. 12 on the back of his jersey. I looked for his everyone NOT to try this yourself! This is for me. I want to know why?’ “I know you were in point of the knife on number in the program and found out his name your information and enlightenment only. the Major Leagues and when I was a kid, you the tip of your thumb. Hold the knife in place was “Buster” Maynard. Thanks to Bill Morgan (former SWC SID), wouldn’t give me an autograph.” with your right forefinger holding the handle Jerry Plemons and Abigail Bair for the facts ‘You’re serious, said Maynard,’ like so: contained in this report and to Bill Morgan, and he turned, shook his head also a great illustrator, for the photos. in disbelief and walked away. “Because of that,” Tommy said There are different variations of Mumbley Peg. smiling, “I have always told One version involves two opponents who stand my players to sign those darn opposite from one another, feet shoulder-width autographs; you never know apart. The first player takes his pocket knife and who they may grow up to be.” throws it at the ground, so that it sticks into the ground as close as possible to his own foot. The Andy Purvis is a local author second player takes his knife and does the same. and radio personality. Please The player who sticks his knife closest to his visit www.purvisbooks.com own foot wins. A player could automatically for all the latest info on his win if he purposely stuck his knife into his own books or to listen to the new foot. What can we say, this was a time before radio podcast. Andy’s books Xbox 360. Kids needed something do. are available online and can be found in the local Barnes A much more complicated and, I think, more Tommy Laosrda manager & Noble bookstore. Andy can fun (i.e., less likely to end in a tetanus shot) be contacted at purvis.andy@ version of Mumbley Peg is instead of trying mygrande.net. Also listen to sports talk radio Well, several years later, I was pitching in the to get the knife to stick as close to your foot With a downward motion with your right on Dennis & Andy’s Q & A Session from 6-8 Dodger Minor League system with the Montreal as possible, the aim is simply to get the forefinger, throw the knife revolving through PM on Sportsradiocc.com 1230 AM, 95.1 and team and we were in Atlanta. I was the starting knife to stick in the ground. What makes this the air so that the knife point lands in the grass. 96.1 FM. The home of the Houston Astros. version tricky is that it involves progressively Repeat this throw with the left index finger, the pitcher and retired the first two batters when more difficult trick tosses. The first man to left middle finger, the left ring finger, and the successfully perform all the trick tosses wins left pinky. and gets to drive the mumbley peg into the 16-20. Repeat what you did in throws 11-15, Young Duck Numbers Could Spell Hunter ground with the handle of his pocket knife. The except reverse your hands. loser has to pull the mumbley peg out of the Successes During Waterfowl Opening Day ground with his teeth. While mumbling curses 21. Sit down with your knees up. Place the knife at the winner. point on your right knee and hold it in place with As young ducks of all species migrate into Reports from Canada suggest that the Arctic your right forefinger. With a downward motion There are 24 different trick tosses that must be the state over the coming weeks, Texas Parks goose hatch was poor this past summer. with your right forefinger, throw the knife performed correctly to win. Players take turns and Wildlife Department (TPWD) biologists Juvenile snow geese will be in short supply, revolving through the air so that the knife point doing the throws. A player that completes a suggest that their arrival could indicate a compounding issues with an overall old and lands in the grass. throw successfully can move on to the next. So successful waterfowl season for Texas hunters. declining population. Light and dark goose season starts in the East Zone on Nov. 7 and it’s possible to have one player breeze through 22. Repeat with the left knee and left forefinger. While significant data is limited as the May Nov. 14 in the West Zone. The light geese all the throws while the other guy is still stuck Breeding Waterfowl Survey was canceled this 23. Hold the point of the blade between the first conservation order season begins in the East on the first throw. Here are the throws: year due to COVID-19, Kevin Kraai, the TPWD and second fingers and, holding the hand near Zone on Feb. 1, 2021 and on Feb. 15, 2021. Waterfowl Program Leader, says that reports 1. Hold your right fist with the forehead, flip the knife back over the head, More information regarding seasons and bag from waterfowl breeding grounds in Canada and the back of your hand to the so that it sticks in the ground behind you. Like limits can be found in the Outdoor Annual. ground and with the blade so: the United States prairie states helped TPWD in of the knife pointing to the forecasting conditions for the upcoming season. Small Canada geese will likely be abundant in Basically, you’re doing a behind the back toss. the Panhandle region but, due to the extremely right, resting on top of the “Duck production in North and South Dakota Very tricky. dry conditions, will be reliant on waters in closed fingers: was reported to be exceptional this past urban areas this winter. Hunters are encouraged 24. “Ploughing the field.” After the 23rd throw, summer,” Kraai said. “We always see a nice The hand is swung to to explore grain fields that are closest to towns leave the knife stuck in the ground. Then with increase in hunter success when the flock is the right, up and over, the palm of the hand, strike the knife handle a that have plentiful city lakes. in a semicircle, so that the knife falls point made up of a lot of young ducks.” smart blow that will send it revolving over the Good habitat conditions in the Winchester downward and sticks, or should stick, upright The special youth-only waterfowl season ground for a yard, more or less, and cause it to Lakes region in Knox and Haskell counties are in the ground. begins in the High Plains Mallard Management stick in the ground where it stops. forecast as this area has had timely rain events Unit on Oct. 24, followed by youth-only that have fed the natural wetlands. This water, Dotson’s Other Note: I ran out of space before waterfowl season in the South Zone on Oct. 31 mixed with the abundant grain and peanut fields I could relate to you the rules for my favorite and the North Zone on Nov. 7. Regular duck in the area, will be a draw for tens of thousands Mumbley Peg game. It’s played with a two season in the High Plains Mallard Management of small Canada and white-fronted geese. bladed jack knife and you earn 0, 25, 50, 75 Unit opens Oct. 31, in the South Zone on This area in the northwestern part of the state or 100 points with each flip of the knife. Did Nov. 7 and the North Zone on Nov. 14. More has become world famous for the enormous you play Mumbley Peg growing up? Do you information on season dates, including those for concentrations of white-fronted geese. Hunters still play? Please share your stories with us “Dusky” duck, and bag limits can be found in visiting this region during the winter will be Moon Monkeys. I foresee, that we, in the near the Outdoor Annual. future may have an Island Moon Mumbley Peg “We are already hearing good Throw #1 Tournament (following signed wavers). Email: [email protected] Mobile: 530-748-8475 reports of birds building in many of flooded rice fields and coastal 2. Same as the first toss, except done with the -30- Have fun and hang in there! marshes along the Texas coast,” left hand. Kraai said. “Texas duck hunters 3. Take the point of the will have the most opportunity blade between the first and for a fruitful season when hunting second fingers of the right in east Texas and along the coast. hand, and flip it with a jerk Most successful hunters will be so that the knife turns once mobile as conditions will vary around in the air and strikes throughout the state.” the point into the ground. East Texas has seen above 4. Same as #3, except done average rainfall throughout the with the left hand. summer and late summer rain events from tropical storms 5. Hold the knife as in the have helped to further prepare third and fourth positions, the landscape for the arrival of and bring the arm across migrating ducks. Soil moisture the chest so that the knife- is high and any new rainfall this winter will presented with many harvest opportunities. Throw #3 handle touches the left ear. begin to pond. These conditions, along with In addition to a valid Texas hunting license, Take hold of the right ear river flooding events, are important to duck waterfowl hunters must have their HIP with the left hand like so: populations in the region. Reservoirs are higher Certification and migratory bird endorsement than normal for this time of year and the shallow and hunters over 16 years old need a Federal shorelines and river mouths will be a big draw Duck Stamp. For county specific regulations to ducks. regarding migratory birds, along with Coastal Texas has seen three tropical storm information on means and methods, consult the events in 2020 and storm surges have impacted 2020-21 all-digital Outdoor Annual. 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In this week’s article, I want Coastal Bend Food Bank As always, let me have respectively. For those wanting to run for to discuss the importance of your thoughts. You can the Board, the registration period will begin donating food to our local food bank. I ask that 826 Krill Street reach me at marvin@ on Friday, October 16, 2020, at 8:00 AM, we try and give back by helping those who are Corpus Christi, TX 78408 pipoa.net or call at 469- Central, and close on Monday, November 16, less fortunate and very much in need. District 231-3485. You can also at 5:00 PM, Central. 32 is served by the Coastal Bend Food Bank 361-887-6291 call the PIPOA office with (CBFB), which serves eleven coastal counties While food donations are welcome and any questions you have at 361-949-7025. Per the Bylaws, board members must be at least 18 years old and be members of the that include Aransas, Nueces and San Patricio appreciated, the most convenient way to give Board Meeting- On Tuesday, October 27, association. Counties. The CBFB is one of the 21 food is to make a monetary donation online. The 2020, the Board held its monthly Board of banks located throughout the state that make up CBFB accepts credit card donations by way of Directors Meeting. The Board received Interested members are asked to please send Feeding Texas. This organization provides food their website https://coastalbendfoodbank.org/ reports from the ACC Chairman, David a notice and a brief bio to Jim Smock, jim@ to charities and service organizations in all 254 donate/. Monetary donations give each food Heitzman. He reported the ACC Committee pipoa.net. Notices and bios may also be counties in Texas. bank the flexibility to put resources towards mailed to the PIPOA office or dropped off at had an unusually high number of applications It is estimated that over 4 million Texans specific food areas that may be more depleted for construction projects. The Island the office: 14015 Fortuna Bay Dr., Corpus than others. For more information visit https:// Christi, TX 78418. suffer from food insecurity in our state. Food construction business is booming. Another banks across Texas are an extremely important coastalbendfoodbank.org/. report was presented by the Project Manager, Candidate submitted bios will be published source of food. It is important to remember If you have questions regarding any of the Dusty Gordon, regarding bulkheads. He in a newsletter; be placed on the PIPOA’s that the individuals that need help from the information mentioned in this week’s article, reported there are currently 22 properties in Facebook page, and be placed on the PIPOA’s food banks come from a broad cross-section please do not hesitate to call my Capitol or the queue to be repaired. He further stated the website. If you have questions, please contact of households. The percentage of the total food District Office. Please always feel free to repair contractor is working five days a week Jim Smock at the email address above, or call that is distributed by food programs is heavily contact my office if you have any questions for the PIPOA, weather permitting. 361-949-7025. dependent on our local food banks. Due to the or issues regarding a Texas state agency, or if The Board voted to set the next Annual 2021 Boat Trailer Stickers- The 2021 ongoing effects of the Coronavirus pandemic, you would like to contact my office regarding Meeting for March 27, 2021. In addition, stickers are now available at the PIPOA office over 54 million people may experience food constituent services. My offices are available the Board voted to employ Election Trust to for $10 each. These stickers are required to insecurity this year. at any time to assist with questions, concerns, conduct next year’s annual election. park your boat trailer on a boat ramp parking There are many ways that you can help feed the or comments (Capitol Office, 512-463-0672; District Office, 361-949-4603). The Board approved the September financial lot. Boat ramp parking lots are for the hungry. You can donate food and/or money to statements. These statements will be posted exclusive use of the PIPOA members. the food banks or even coordinate a food/fund on the PIPOA website. Furthermore, any Newsletter- A newsletter, bulkhead manual, drive. If you would like to donate food, the food - State Representative Todd Hunter, District 32 banks are always in need of nutritious, non- member who wishes to review the PIPOA and other documents will be mailed to Rep. Hunter represents Nueces County (Part). checkbooks, expenditures, and investment members in the next week. The packet will perishable foods such as: meals in a can (stew, chili, soup), tuna / canned meat, peanut butter, He can be contacted at todd.hunter@house. account statements are invited to do so. contain a short-term rental survey. Please texas.gov or at 512-463-0672. mark your answers and return the postcard canned foods with pop-top lids, low sugar The 2021 Budget is being prepared and cereals, juices, canned fruit packed in juice, and should be available for the next Board meeting survey via U.S. Mail. The short-term rental issue is an extremely important matter; your canned vegetables. The food bank in our area on December 8, 2020. The Treasurer, Ray can be located at: Singleton, is working hard to create a new opinion counts. format for the budget, making it easier for Question: Would members be interested everyone to review. in decorating an area in Billish Park with Audit- The PIPOA has received the 2019 a Holiday theme? If you are interested in audit draft from the CPA firm. The final participating with a group to undertake this, draft should be available by mid-November. please contact me at [email protected] or via A copy of the final audit is available to all phone at 469-231-3485. members and will be placed on the PIPOA Halloween- The Tricks and Treaters will be website. out and about on the Island. Please be careful 2021 Board of Directors Election- In 2021, driving the streets on Halloween evening, as there will be three board seats for election. little ghosts and goblins may be in the street. The seats are currently held by Drew Safety First, please. Diggins, Vicki McGinley, and Ray Singleton,

City Update By Greg Smith, City Council Member District 4

In Tuesday’s Council DR Horton subdivision. DR Horton recently meeting the most important announced they were purchasing Braselton item approved was the two year street Homes. The Golf Course and Schlitterbahn maintenance plan. This plan is primarily for representative of Diamond Beach Holdings, a residential streets and collectors and does not subsidiary of IBC bank said emphatically that include streets that are funded under the bond they are not in any discussion with DR Horton. program such as the Water Exchange Bridge, They are working on several options but have Sea Pines, SPID access road and Encantada nothing finalized. Any project on the golf that are on the Bond lists. Island streets that are course will require a zoning change which will in the program passed Tuesday are; Aquarius have public hearings and require City Council from Topsail to Whitecap, Barataria, Beaufort, approval. Blackbead, Bowspirit, Caravel, Man O War Wednesday the City Manager and I meet with and Yardarm. The plan is revolving one that the Rasheed’s concerning the Island Market adds new streets every year. The Public Works shopping center. The Shopping Center installed Department has been working on streamlining a large sewer line that will be paid for by the and cost reduction measures that significantly City since it will eventually serve areas south of increase the amount of street paving than can the Market. The line did not pass inspection and be done with the dollars budgeted that allowed staff and the Rasheed’s are working on resolving for more streets to be done than has been past the issue. The City does have a temporary plan practice. in place to allow for the Center to open without Outside of Council it’s been active an active being held up by the line problems. The City week. First I had several calls on the orange Manager also committed the City to help fast staking on the old golf course. This is for the track all the final inspections that are necessary new sewer line that will connect the Lake for a Certificate of Occupancy. In visiting with Padre subdivision and also improve the existing Rod Lewis owner of Hard Knocks, he is shooting system, hopefully reducing some of the odors for a mid November opening. The Island Market that come from current lift stations. One concern is waiting for some electric of residents was the staking would be for a 2021 PIPOA Board Crashes Increasing of Directors Election in Energy-Producing In 2021, there will be three board seats for election. The seats are currently held by Drew Areas in Texas Diggins, Vicki McGinley, and Ray Singleton, Last year, there were more than 205,000 respectively. crashes in counties defined as the Texas Energy For those wanting to run for the board, the Sector by the Texas Railroad Commission, registration period will open on Friday, October which includes large portions of West Texas, 16, 2020, at 8:00 AM, Central, and close on South Texas and even extends into metropolitan Monday, November 16, at 5:00 PM, Central. areas like Dallas, Fort Worth and El Paso. Per the Bylaws, board members must be at least These crashes, which represent a 3% increase 18 years old and be members of the association. from 2018, resulted in 1,638 traffic fatalities in the state’s Barnett Shale, Eagle Ford Shale, Interested members are asked to please send a Granite Wash, Haynesville/Bossier Shale and notice and a brief bio to Jim Smock, jim@pipoa. Permian Basin*. net. Notices and bios may also be mailed to the PIPOA office or dropped off at the office: 14015 “Heavy trucks and work crews on state and Fortuna Bay Dr., Corpus Christi, TX 78418. county roads continue to create a challenging driving environment. That’s why we’re urging Candidate submitted bios will be published in a every motorist to slow down, drive smart and newsletter; be placed on the PIPOA’s Facebook obey traffic laws to prevent crashes,” said page, and be placed on the PIPOA’s website. TxDOT Executive Director James Bass. The PIPOA will not proofread bios prior to publication. In 2019, 22,690 traffic crashes in the 27-county Eagle Ford Shale resulted in 238 fatalities and For questions, please contact Jim Smock at the 830 serious injuries. The number of traffic 24 Hour email address above, or call 361-949-7025. crashes in the Eagle Ford Shale in 2019 Emergency Service Thank you! increased 2% from the previous year. The number of fatalities decreased 11% from 2018. 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BBB contact you via phone, email or in person was out on Matagorda to be raised in captivity at The University of Scam Tracker has received dozens of consumer unless you are already enrolled in their Beach monitoring shorebirds when she spotted Michigan Biological Station near Pellston MI. reports of healthcare scams since September program. Be especially suspicious of a Piping Plover. The Piping Plover is an When he was old enough, he was released back 2020. They received calls and recorded threatening calls that require immediate undeniably cute shorebird species, but that is on the mainland of Sleeping Bear Dunes. messages from scammers claiming they can action or payment. not what excited Taylor. This bird was sporting Thanks to the monitors who kept track of help you navigate your insurance options. • Keep your information private. Never a leg band with an orange colored flag, marking Of,G/OB:X,G in the wild for these 9 years, Scam callers, who may refer to themselves share your health insurance plan it as a plover from the Great Lakes region. This we know quite a bit about him. “He has as something like a “health care benefits information, government numbers or was the first orange-flagged plover she’d seen nested many times, and interestingly, in many advocate,” promises they can enroll you in banking information with someone you here. locations. Most plovers are more tied to their a cheaper, better Medicare program while don’t know or unsolicited callers. Giving One of the best parts of bird monitoring is when nesting locations,” says Alice Van Zoeren from allowing you to maintain the same services this information to untrustworthy sources you see a banded bird that you don’t recognize. GLPPCT. Of,G/OB:X,G has spent summers you already have. You simply need to provide can make you vulnerable to identity theft. Banded birds always have unique combinations in Sleeping Bear, Stearns, and Muskegon State personal information, such as your Medicare • Check official websites. If you are unsure of colors and/or letters on their bands. The Park and has found a female to nest with during ID number or Social Security number, to get about a caller or your enrollment status, bands, which were placed around their legs by 4 nesting seasons. Plovers fly South for the started. hang up the phone and visit Medicare.gov biologists, are lightweight and don’t hurt the winter and Of,G/OB:X,G was reported before Other Scam Tracker reports detail scammers or Healthcare.gov to enroll or re-enroll in a birds. Researchers band birds to keep track of at Matagorda, TX in 2012-13, 2018-19 and now attempting to frighten them into sharing health plan. If you need further assistance, them as they travel around their territories and 2020. personal information, alleging your Medicare find the agency’s phone number on their across the country. account will be suspended or discontinued if official site and contact them directly. When we see a banded bird, we always report you don’t re-enroll. The fake representative For more open enrollment tips, visit us at BBB. it. Taylor took a picture of the orange-tagged claims the ability to solve the problem if you org. Piping Plover and sent it over to the Great Lakes share your account numbers. Piping Plover Conservation Team, letting them As you prepare for open enrollment, use these know that their bird had made it to Texas. Alice tips from your Better Business Bureau to stay Van Zoeren from GLPPCT got back to us with safe: this Piping Plover’s interesting origin story. The Barnacle Line By Del Smith down there on the flats, that you can’t afford. Moored at Anchor Resport But Oh Man! is it ever nice, your brain tells Of,G/OB:X,G on Matagorda Beach, TX nine years later. Photo by Taylor Bennett Here’s something I wrote back you. Well, maybe it will let you have that fire to set around. And it will, probably, have to be in 98. It’s a little long and the Piping Plovers are the subject of many new editor has a distinct similarity to the old the best damn barbecue pit around, just to cook those grease-burgers on. -- Oh well, when the conservation efforts across the U.S. because one in that he wants to make it a two-part tale. their populations are struggling. Habitat loss, So save this weeks issue and glue it to next hurricane comes you can always run back up the hillside to the cave and watch it all blow away. predation and human disturbance among other weeks to get the complete story of the Brain things hinder their nesting success. Because this War. Shelter would have to include clothing and Of,G/OB:X,G when he was a chick, just species is migratory, monitoring them has to be You want to know something? I believe that here is where the brain tells the body just what after he was released near Glen Haven, a team effort! It is always interesting to talk our brains, yah, that’s right, that gray matter it needs. We will have none of this bison robe with researchers and conservationists across stuff for warmth and protection. Makes you MI in Sleeping Bear Dunes National that sets in our skulls and is supposed to have Lakeshore in 2011. Photo by Alice Van the country about a bird that you have both look so ugly, scruffy and ratty. You are just not monitored. Thanks to all of the Great Lakes complete control of our bodies, may not be on Zoeren our side. It is quite possible that brains does not “with-it” if it isn’t designer this or it-is-all-the- researchers, rescuers, and conservationists for care one iota about the well being of our bodies. rage that. Yes sir the brain is really looking out helping these birds and sharing your data. We I know, to most of you anyway, that this seems for your bodies best interest. Just think about hope you’ll tell more of your birds to come our The plover, called Of,G/OB:X,G (this is code a little hard to believe. But follow, if you will, high-heels, sack dresses and leisure suits. way! for his specific band combination), was actually some of my reasoning for this supposition. When it comes to sleep, you would think that a captive-raised bird. He was born in the wild in If you’d like learn more about Great The Wharf Committee was in full swing, a the brain is going to shut off and allow the 2011 on North Manitou Island in Sleeping Bear Lakes Piping Plovers and their recovery while back, when one of the members said that poor weary body to get some well deserved Dunes National Lakeshore, MI. Unfortunately, project, you can visit their website: www. he was looking at another boat. You know how rest. Oh, no-no-no! It is going to start kicking his mother was predated by a Merlin (her leg greatlakespipingplover.org or their Facebook it goes, bigger, better, faster and a sundry of and thrashing around and wondering if the old bands were found in a Merlin pellet) and his page. If you see an orange-flagged Piping other brochure attributes. Said he could swing body is going to hold together long enough to father was forced to abandoned the nest out Plover, you can email [email protected] to the deal on this very expensive vessel by selling pay for all the designer clothes, houses and two of fear of the Merlins. The hatchling chicks report it. They would really appreciate it! his old one and then taking a part-time job. It foot longer boats, to let that happen. I bet the would only take two or three years to get it only thing ole Biff, back there in the cave, had done. –---- Suffering badly from “Two Foot nightmares about, was if the fire was going out. Fever” he is. Oh well, the indigestion from the grease-burger, that your brain wanted, probably wouldn’t let This got me to thinking, which can be you sleep anyway. disastrous as you will soon understand. Here Padre Island Real Estate Ticker this guy is going to punish his body for “Two Sex. 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Maybe I heard Tinker had been married and divorced that was before I started reading the Moon. I eight times, all to the same wife. And I think 14400 block Compass 6 p.m. October 24 100 Zahn Road 8 a.m. October 22 knew Tinker pretty well. He represented me his son became a lawyer also. Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle 11500 block Gulf Beach Noon October 24 on an illegal gill net fishing case. I , or should Bobbie Lee Kimbrell 14300 block SPID 7 a.m. October 24 I say he, won the case against Game Warden Burglary 14100 block Cabana North 1 p.m. October Campbell and the TP&WD. Editor’s note: In the many conversations 27 we had with Doug over the years he never 100 block Zahn Road 9 p.m. October 23 He represented me when I divorced my wife. Burglary of a Motor Vehicle 13300 block SPID 8 p.m. October 26 mentioned being married eight times so we We won the case and my wife was given the can’t address that except to say if that were 14300 block SPID 4 p.m. October 23 Traffic clothes she had on, that’s all. I got the kids, true is seems like it would have come up in Burglary of a Building my three daughters. Next he represented me in 14500 block Compass 2 p.m. October 23 conversations. Mr. Tinker wrote columns for child custody. We won the case and I retained the Island Moon in the mid-aughts. Here is one 15000 block Aruba 11 a.m. October 24 Crash custody of my daughters. Burglary of his columns that ran in the Moon around 14500 block Compass 9 p.m. October 22 Hit At that time Tinker drove an Italian sports 2004. The names have been changed to protect 15000 block Aruba 7 p.m. October 23 and Run convertible car that showed it would go 185 the guilty. Burglary of a Building Commodores/SPID Noon October 22 Crash mph on the speedometer. He got it up to 150 14900 block Leeward 8 a.m. October 21 Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle Aquarius/SPID Noon October 21 Crash 14200 block Jackfish 2 p.m. October 27 14400 block SPID Noon October 21 Crash Burglary 15800 block SPID 4 p.m. October 22 Boat Arson or Murder? Fire or Rescue 14200 block Jackfish 10 p.m. October 26 By Doug Tinker Theft of Services 11800 block SH 361 7 a.m. October 27 Crash I guess you would have to say it started when As it turned out, Billy had sustained burns to 100 block Zahn Road 5 p.m. October 25 his grandmother died in Corpus Christi, Texas, a substantial amount of his body and was not Theft SPID/Commodores 9 p.m. October 26 DWI leaving an old wood frame house located in expected to survive. While in the hospital, he 16100 block Broomsedge 9 p.m. October Disturbance an older portion of the city to his father, Mike was questioned by law enforcement officers 26 Theft Smith. When I first met Jimmy Smith, he was and told the story that I have heretofore related 14300 block SPID 11 p.m. October 23 Public 23 years old and resided in California before to you. Crimes Against Person Intoxication coming to Corpus Christi to involve himself in As a matter of law, a statement made by 14800 block Aquarius Midnight October 14500 block Compass 10 p.m. October 23 the events that I will now describe. a witness outside of the courtroom is not 24 Assault Noise Ordinance Violation After his grandmother’s death and his father’s admissible as evidence through a third party 14800 block Aquarius Midnight October 13300 block SPID 7 p.m. October 21 Arrest inheritance of her property (which included who, in this case, was the policeman who 24 Interfering with Emergency Call Warrant the lot, home and its contents), either Jimmy heard Billy’s confession. The rule states or his father would occasionally fly down, that this deprives the person accused of an 14800 Aquarius Midnight October 24 Zahn Road/SH 361 Noon October 21 rent a U-Haul and return to California with opportunity to confront and cross examine the Assault/Assault by Contact 13800 block Doubloon 6 p.m. October 24 as much of the contents of the home as they witness. There are many exceptions to this 15400 block Salt Cay 1 a.m. October 25 could possibly haul. After that, the house rule, one of them being a “dying declaration.” 14900 block Topgallant 8 p.m. October 23 Assault remained vacant, started to deteriorate and What this basically means, is that a person who 14900 block Gulf Beach 3 p.m. October 24 became a tax burden on Jimmy’s father. On believes himself or herself to be dying when 15400 block Salt Cay 1 a.m. October 25 several occasions, the father would lament they make a statement of fact has an indicia of Assault (two counts) 14900 block Gulf Beach 4 p.m. October 23 in the presence of Jimmy that they would be truthfulness to their statement. Thus, a dying Suspicious Person 15100 block Leeward 1 a.m. October 22 better off if the house just burned down. It was declaration is admissible in court. Billy Brown Noise Ordinance Violation not insurance that the father was after; he just did in fact die and Jimmy Smith was indicted 13900 block SPID 1 p.m. October 24 15600 block Gulf Beach 11 a.m. October 21 wanted to be relieved from the tax burden of a for arson based upon Billy’s dying statement to 14000 block SPID Noon October 24 Wanted Person lot with a fairly substantial house on it, which the law enforcement officers. was going unused. Thus, there was no income Sea Horse/Aquarius 10 p.m. October 23 15800 block Grenadine 10 p.m. October 26 As the time for the trial approached, I filed a from the property, only taxes. motion before the Judge stating that the dying It was more of a lark than anything that declaration should be excluded from evidence Jimmy and his friend, Billy Brown, who because, in truth, a dying declaration is only was approximately the same age, came to admissible when the trial is for an offense Riley P. Dog Park Launches Corpus Christi to retrieve a few more of his committed by another against the person who grandmother’s belongings and property. made the declaration. In this case, the arson During a drinking binge, Jimmy complained was not committed against Billy. The judge Shoe Drive Fundraiser to Billy about how his father wished that the ruled that the dying declaration of Billy Brown Riley P. Dog Park is conducting a shoe drive in developing nations who need economic house would just burn down, so after a few would not be admitted and so, as far as the fundraiser October 26th-December 24th to opportunities. It’s a win-win for everyone.” beers, they decided to do the deed. arson charge was concerned, the prosecution had no case. raise funds for the opening of our island dog By donating gently worn, used and new shoes They purchased a can of gasoline and went to park. Riley P. Dog Park will earn funds based to the Riley P. Dog Park Shoe Drive Fundraiser, the residence and spread the fuel throughout Now the case takes an interesting twist, on the total weight of the pairs of gently worn, the shoes will be given a second chance and the house. Then their consciences took over because the prosecutor, still wanting to punish used and new shoes collected, as Funds2Orgs make a difference in people’s lives around the and their courage was lost. So they headed Jimmy for his participation in the arson, will issue a check for the collected shoes. world. back to the bar and after a few more beers, returned an indictment for murder, the murder Those dollars will benefit our island dog park. bravado restored, they returned to ignite the of Billy Brown. The strangeness, I hope, Anyone can help by donating gently worn, used About Riley P. Dog Park burdensome house. should be obvious. How can he be accused and new shoes at 14646 Compass St. Suite of murdering someone who accidentally Our goal is to establish a fenced-in, off-leash The plan was for Jimmy to drive the car 3 on the porch. All donated shoes will then killed himself? The State’s theory was called dog park where well-behaved canines and because he was substantially larger than Billy be redistributed throughout the Funds2Orgs the “felony murder rule,” that is, if a person citizens can exercise and socialize in a clean safe and could not run as fast due to his tremendous network of micro-enterprise (small business) is committing one felony and by accident or environment without endangering or annoying weight. Billy was thus chosen to go up and partners. Funds2Orgs works with micro- mistake commits another felony, they are people, property or wildlife; to develop a throw a match into the house as Jimmy drove entrepreneurs in helping them create, maintain guilty of the felony committed. In this case, beautiful, well-maintained space, open to all dog around the block to return and pick him up and grow small businesses in developing the State argued that since Billy and Jimmy lovers and friends who are willing to uphold the after the blaze had begun. countries where economic opportunity and were committing the felony offense of arson park’s rules and restrictions; to view this park jobs are limited. Proceeds from the sales of the Jimmy let Billy off in front of the house and and by accident, Billy was killed, then Jimmy as a community project, in partnership with the shoes collected in shoe drive fundraisers are proceeded to drive around the block when he must be guilty of murder. This is the only City of Corpus Christi, designed to satisfy the used to feed, clothe and house their families. heard an explosion. Billy had stepped up onto theory that the prosecutor could come up needs of dog-owners and non-dog owners alike. One budding entrepreneur in Haiti even earned the porch, opened the door with a lit match with in an effort to commit Jimmy Smith. You enough to send to her son to law school. Contact and the fumes that had accumulated within the see, Billy’s dying declaration would now be house during the hours that the two men spent “We are excited about our shoe drive,” said Jeanie Valenzula, Officer | Riley P. Dog Park admissible since the charge was now murder drinking ignited in a pretty violent manner. As Jan Rankin, President of the Riley P Dog Park. with Billy as the victim. Office: 214-621-4848 planned, Billy ran to the car, jumped in and the “We know that most people have extra shoes After much skirmishing, the State looked at pair raced towards San Antonio. in their closets they would like to donate to us. Email: [email protected] its case closely and realized that it was not By doing so, we raise money for our island dog As Jimmy talked to Billy during the drive, a strong one for the offense of murder. My park, and we have the chance to help families he looked over and could see that his friend fear was that the jury would not grasp the had been burned so badly that some of his skin legal technicalities of the case, because it was was starting to stick to the seat of the rental obvious that Jimmy needed to be punished vehicle. In an effort to get help, Jimmy pulled because he did participate in the arson and that Notes From Nueces into a farm house in a small community called they would find him guilty. With apprehension Mathis, Texas, approximately thirty miles on both sides of the case, a plea bargain was from Corpus Christi, and sought medical aid. reached in which Jimmy Smith was placed on Billy was taken into the home and the family ten years’ probation for his conduct in the case. By Brent Chesney well as needed repairs to the Briscoe King Dune who resided there called an ambulance. As Jimmy is now a happily married man and has Walkover. The end of the walkover was also they waited for the ambulance to arrive, Jimmy County Commissioner Dist. 4 completed his probation. He currently resides badly damaged. Thanks to the Coastal Parks realized that he was in deep trouble and that in a town that I will not disclose, somewhere in Bob Hall Pier Department for this information. his friend would soon be receiving the medical the sunny state of California. attention that the so desperately needed, so he This is just a mess. As we speak the concern is Port Aransas Observation Deck and I.B. snuck out of the house and continued on to Edited by: Erica Gilmore that Texas will not meet the Damage threshold Magee Park Building Update San Antonio, where he took a plane back to to get FEMA aid. If that decision holds we will California. of course appeal. Quite frankly I do not know The Port Aransas Observation deck and I what FEMA is for if not to help communities B Magee park building projects both went who suffer significant damages like we have. out to bid. We did get a favorable bid on the If they do not participate and we have to tear Observation deck and that bid was approved by Island Art Gallery’s Sip & Shop Event down the pier which might be what needs the commissioners court. That should start soon. to happen then how we pay for a $15 million Oddly we did not get a bid on the park building. dollar pier on our own is a question that I do We are working on that and hope to have a job not currently have the answer to. The Nueces order contract on that soon so those projects County Commissioners Court is committed to can both get started. You might remember we refurbishing the pier but we also sure counted are still fighting with the insurance company on on some help from FEMA. Stay tuned. This one the I B Magee building from the damage from might get messy. Harvey. We are using Capital Improvement Project money for now and will replace those Coastal Parks Department Update on the funds if and when the insurance company ever Area Around Bob Hall Pier does the right thing. Nevertheless these two combined projects represent over 2 million According to the Coastal Parks Department dollars in construction for Port Aransas. they are still restricting vehicles in and around the area next to Bob Hall Pier that was once Covid Will it Ever End? a parking lot. Coastal Parks should be done cleaning up all the small chunks of asphalt and The never ending battle with COVID wages on. road base in this general area Very soon and While currently cases are very low in Nueces should be done by the time you read this article. County I fully expect a spike soon. Now I do The process started at the North end of the not believe that is cause for panic. It is just a parking lot and worked South. As they cleaned reflection of the highs and lows that go along a section they moved the barricades South and with this horrible COVID. I can not write an open the cleaned section to the public. article about COVID without taking a moment to ask for prayers for those who have lost loved As debris was being cleaned up in the area ones and those who are still infected. My hope is preparations to open the North restroom that we can continue to voluntarily do the things for the general public were also underway. that help slow the spread. Please continue to be Unfortunately the South public restroom diligent. Things are currently better in Nueces access ramps and steps we badly damaged and County. Let’s keep it that way. will need to be rebuilt. The electricity feed to the South restroom also needed repair, The A multimillion dollar road project will go out North restroom should be able to meet public to bid in the London area of my precinct. This demand for the time being. The Coastal Parks project will significantly improve the access Department is already in the process of repairing and egress and ingress in that area. It will help the weather head to the South restroom and a great deal by getting some of the heavy traffic getting quotes to repairs the ramp and steps. off of 43(Weber) and 2444(Staples). Thank you for the opportunity to serve. Please call me for The Coastal Parks Department has asked any questions at 361-888-0268 or email me at Gordian under their Job Order Contracting [email protected] program for estimates for the South restroom as Island Art Gallery hosted a Sip and Shop event last Friday. Photos by Debbie Noble October 29, 2020 Island Moon A 16

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The debs in the picture from left to right, back row: Miss Miyah Edwards, Miss Lexie Fuller, Miss Emilie Howard, Miss Cloey Watring, Miss Olivia Herrera, Miss Malley Gulley, Miss Stacie Jorgensen, Miss Lauren Guerra, Miss Paige Aguilar, Miss Riley Belcher, Miss Brooke Samuelson-Winkler, Miss Cynthia Ferguson, Miss Claudia Downs, and Miss Ariana Gonzalez, the front row from left to right: Miss Grace Hall, Miss Lacey Loomis, Miss Alexandra Leasure, Miss Taylor Garcia, Miss Jaclyn Callejo, Miss Chloe Callejo, Miss Brooke Blocker, Miss Bella Moreno, and Miss Isabella Cabrera. October 29, 2020 Island Moon A18 DO NOT MISS LIST Three Chords and the Truth Coming this weekend… Coming this weekend, the big show of course By Ronnie Narmour we won’t get any more of their GREAT gumbo will be the big finale show on Halloween at [email protected] or John Paul’s karaoke or all the things that Giggity’s with the Groove doing the honors. have become so routine in our lives like Antone Edwin tells me that he plans to have a costume Jerry Jeff Walker died… and the All Stars every Sunday or the Free contest if he can figure out a safe way to do Jerry Jeff Walker died last Beer Band every Thursday. This just sucks. it. I also know that Bron’s will have a costume Friday. The Gypsy Songman Edwin and Amy Meyers opened Giggity’s in contest just for the kids around 8 PM and the succumbed to his battle with March 2013. The building was originally the Back Porch, Treasure Island, and the Gaff also throat cancer at the age of Island Bank and then Value Bank and later plan to have costume contests. Bri Bagwell 78. I met Jerry back in Austin in the 70’s. He became Hook’s BBQ when Clyde and Laura will play the Third Coast Theater on Thursday was a regular at the Texas Chili Parlor and Raw Smith owned it. Anyone remember their six and Friday. Clay Hollis is playing Treasure Deal and I worked at both those places. Back pound “Big Ass Sandwich” challenge? I have Island on Thursday. He’s up and coming on then Jerry had one speed and it was full tilt. old pics of when Cody Angel and Bottlehead the regional radio charts. On Friday the most His antics were historic. I’ll never forget one Miller played there in 2010. Clyde died shortly excellent singer-songwriter, Ty Dietz will play night when I was a manager at the Raw Deal after the Meyers bought the place but, I can the porch at Shorty’s, the Jam Band will play (Our theme: It’ll be better next time) when Jerry attest, his orb lives on in there. The latest rumor Bri Bagwell will play the Third Coast Giggity’s and Back Pew Revival will play was on a tear throwing all the tables and chairs on the street is that the block that is home to Theater on Thursday and Friday. Treasure Island. That’s it. That’s all I got. Be off the deck into Waller Creek. I didn’t think Shorty’s, Bernie’s, Coach’s and Howie’s will safe out there and wear your damn mask like at Shorty’s… it was Dave’s Duo on Friday and your life depends on it. it was too funny also meet the wrecking ball in a couple of years, Aloha Dave and the Tourists on Saturday. It at the time and he but I don’t know that for sure. So, it’s adios was Jim Dugan and Magnus over at the Back ♫♪♫ And, that’s the truth ♫♪♫ Giggity’s got a free ride out . It’s been a fun ride but, as they say, Porch and Todd & the 2 Tars with a clear, high of the joint on top all things must end. Anybody need an ad? Just voice at the Gaff. of the bartender, saying… Eric Anderson’s, shoulder with a huge crowd cheering Jerry on. It was the highlight of Eric’s career. You knew Live Music when Jerry Jeff was around it Jerry Jeff Walker died. was going to get Tonight lively. JJW was, without a doubt, Thursday, October 29 Sunday, November 1 one of the early pioneers of the Cosmic Cowboy Aloha Dave and the Tourists played Clay Hollis @ Treasure Art Barrera @ Treasure scene that helped define Austin as the “Live Shorty’s on Saturday. Island Island Music Capital of the World”. He was there Free Beer Band @ Billy Snipes @ Doc’s with Willie and Joe Ely and Gary P and Ray Scattered shots… Giggity’s Aaron Jacob @ Pelican Wylie and Doug Sahm and Ray Benson and Bri Bagwell @ Third Lounge It almost felt like normal last weekend except Michael Martin Murphy and Guy Clark who Coast Theater for the pesky pandemic rules. All the bars were all found an audience with both hippies and Billy Snipes @ Doc’s Monday, November 2 back open and doing their best to put on some Ruben Limas @ Island Stevie Start @ Doc’s cowboys and laid the foundation that musicians shows and not kill anyone in the process. Me Italian NOW OPEN: and fans today still pay homage. Walker was Rich O’Toole @ Brewster NOON-11PM ELECTION DAY, born Ronald Clyde Crosby in Oneonta, New Street Downtown November 3 York on March 16, 1942 and was a product of Karaoke @ Angry Marlin BILLY SNIPES OCT 30 Stevie Start @ Doc’s the early Greenwich Village folk scene of the Jim Dugan @ Brewster HALLOWEEN COSTUME Karaoke @ Angry Marlin 60’s. He is probably best known for penning South the iconic Mr. Bojangles in 1968 about an CONTEST ON SATURDAY Wednesday, November 4 obscure alcoholic but talented tap-dancing Friday, October 30 WITH RICH LOCKHART Open Mic w/ Ray Summy drifter he met in a New Orleans jail. The song Billy Snipes @ Back @ Executive Surf Club Porch 132 W. Cotter St. Port A Jerry Ward @ Doc’s has been recorded by everyone from Harry Ty Dietz @ Shorty’s John Eric @ Pelican Belafonte, Bob Dylan, Neil Diamond, Garth Back Pew Revival @ @ Lounge Brooks, Arlo Guthrie, Tom T. Hall, Whitney Treasure Island Karaoke @ Angry Marlin Houston, Billy Joel, Dolly Parton, Johnny Jam Band @ Giggity’s Paycheck, Nina Simone, Sammy Davis Jr., Bri Bagwell @ Third Thursday, November 5 Elton John, John Denver, Cat Stevens, Chet Coast Theater Billy Snipes @ Doc’s Atkins, George Burns, J.J. Cale and Todd Jim Dugan @ Bron’s Ruben Limas @ Island Snyder, among others. Talk about mail box Timeline @ Brewster Italian money. Walker’s annual birthday celebrations at Dave’s Duo played Shorty’s on Friday. Street Downtown Treasure Island Karaoke @ Angry Marlin Jerry Ward @ Doc’s the Paramount Theater and Gruene Hall were Stevie Start @ Island Friday, November 6 wild and got crazier every year. I first saw Jerry Italian CLAY HOLLIS OCT. 29 Jerry Ward @ Doc’s Jeff perform in Denton in 1972 with the Nitty Robin Blue @ Stevie Start @ Island Gritty Dirt Band who had platinum success Scuttlebutt’s BACK PEW REVIVAL OCT. 30 Italian recording Mr. Bojangles. Between 1967 and The Gooves @ Marker 37 RED TIDE OCT. 31 Jon Mikael Mrez @ 2018 JJW released 38 albums and 13 singles. Parker McCollum @ ART BARRERA NOV. 1 Pelican Lounge Most people remember him for his 1973 Concrete Street Falco & the Wolf @ Saturday, November 7 release, Viva Terlingua, which he recorded at 315 N. Alister (361) 416-1020 the Luckenbach Dancehall and pretty much Rockit’s Gann Band @ Doc’s Kinda Smooth @ Pelican treasureislandporta Brian Winfrey @ Island defined “gonzo country”. In fact, Walker’s Lounge Italian back-up band for many years was named the Hyde After Nine @ Lost Gonzo Band. Rest in peace cowboy. You Halloween, October 31 Pelican Lounge was goodern. The Groove @ Giggity’s Jim Dugan’s Halloween Sunday, November 8 Adios Giggity’s… Extravaganza @ Gaff Billy Snipes @ Doc’s Red Tide @ Treasure Jerry Ward @ Pelican Island Lounge Gann Band @ Doc’s Brian Winfrey @ Island Monday, November 9 Italian Stevie Start @ Doc’s Rich Lockhart @ Back Porc Tuesday, November 10 Fundaze @ House of PORT ARANSAS’ Stevie Start @ Doc’s Rock Karaoke @ Angry Marlin Proof of Life @ The OLDEST AND Exchange Wednesday, November 11 Shattered Sun @ Brewster Jerry Ward @ Doc’s Street Downtown FRIENDLIEST John Eric @ Pelican Trisum, David Martinez Lounge @ Rockit’s OPEN Till 11pm • 823 Tarpon St. Port A. Karaoke @ Angry Marlin The Daze @ Pelican Lounge Thursday, November 12 Billy Snipes @ Doc’s Eric Magnnusum played the Back Porch Ruben Limas @ Island last weekend. Italian Karaoke @ Angry Marlin Antone and the All Stars with Mike and my mermaid gal made the rounds but did it Friday, November 13 O’Neill, Anthony Perez and Art Galvan early before things got too loose. We caught our Jerry Ward @ Doc’s played their final Sunday apperance at favorite island son, Johnny Boy Amundsen at Stevie Start @ Island Giggity’s on Sunday. Giggity’s on Friday and the great Americana Italian band, Back Pew Revival on Saturday. On That fateful day has come for Giggity’s to close Sunday we were sure to catch the last Sunday their doors for the final time. Halloween will show at Giggity’s with our pals, Antone and be their final hurrah. Being that Giggity’s was the All Stars. And we saw a couple of shows the ONLY venue around presenting live music seven nights a week, the local music scene in Port A will see a serious void. Not to mention

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