Inside the Moon DogGone Festival A2 Fall Festival A7 American Pickers A14 Trunk-or-Treat A15 Book Parade A15 Live Music A20 Issue 707 The Island Free The voiceMoon of The Island since 1996 November 2, 2017 Weekly www.islandmoon.com FREE Photo by Mary Craft Island by the numbers Around Forty Eight Thefts in October FEMA after Thieves target Island. Most are crimes of opportunity Hurricane The Island By Dale Rankin for Island burglars and thieves. incidents, like the 2007 crime spree, By Dale Rankin of home invasions or burglars and A check of reports filed with the In 2007 forty-four home burglaries homeowners coming face to face Harvey It’s been a mostly sanguine week on Corpus Christi Police Department were reported, several were home with weapons involved. The majority Editor’s note: The following are our little sandbar. Coyote sightings shows a total of forty-eight thefts invasions in which residents who of the cases are crimes of opportunity numbers reported this week by the are up - but no attacks to report; called in by Island residents in did not answer their doors quickly in which burglars ransack unlocked Federal Emergency Management no hurricanes (so far) – but Tropical October. enough confronted intruders inside cars or enter open garages to pilfer Agency (FEMA) for the forty-one Cyclone Eighteen is churning up their homes, in one case a resident The most recent incident occurred fishing gear, lawn equipment, kayaks, counties hit by Hurricane Harvey water in the Northwest Caribbean pulled a firearm but did not fire. The Friday when a resident near the end of or high-end coolers which can easily Sea; and reports of a baby manatee thieves were eventually arrested and 883,905 Total FEMA registrations Whitecap walked into his garage and some stolen items recovered. be turned into cash. in the canals in Flour Bluff – but no surprised two men rummaging though $1.02 billion in FEMA Housing The Padre Isles Property Owners corroborating photo so far. his garage. Their descriptions and In October, 2017, the forty-eight Assistance Association Board of Directors license plate number were reported calls range from home burglaries, Italian Island at their October meeting voted to $280.9 million Other Needs to police who said this week the case to theft of vehicles, theft from commission a study to determine Assistance from FEMA is under investigation. The period vehicles, and criminal mischief what kind, if any, private security between September, when kids go calls where would-be burglars were 1,115 FEMA inspectors in the field should be hired to patrol island back to school, and Christmas, when interrupted by residents before a 529, 306 FEMA inspections streets in addition to current law Island homes are ripe with presents, theft occurred. The reports are spread completed enforcement. has historically been the most active all over The Island and include no $5.65 billion Total funding distributed directly to Texans $1.30 billion Individual & Island Patrol Boat Launched Households Program Grants approved $1.71 billion U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA): Loans approved The Island is down to one Italian $2.95 billion National Flood restaurant now as Hurricane Harvey Insurance Program claims paid hit Island Italian and on Monday an 86 year-old driver hit the gas instead 18,161 households displaced by of the brake and drove through the Sherriff Jim Kaelin (L) and Harvey staying in hotels front door of Brooklyn Pie. No one Mayor Joe McComb cut the November 24, 2017 Deadline was hurt but that means two of our ribbon at the patrol boat to apply for Federal disaster favorite Italian spots are chiuso per launching assistance ora. Both will reopen and the sooner Still to be determined is whether 50,022 applications for aid filed in the better before The Island goes into the county deputies can enforce Nueces County Pasta Withdrawal. city ordinances such as No Wake With a blast from the siren and to immediately with non-specified $14, 739, 298 in claims paid in Steer Clear! Zones and ordinances regulating the cheers of the crowd gathered at hours. hunting near residences which have Nueces County the Fortuna Bay boat ramp a new era “Our deputies will be stopping by both historically been problems on 16, 495 claims filed in San Patricio was ushered in Wednesday morning decks to visit with residents as we The Island. But without a doubt the County with the arrival of a much appreciated work to get to know the Island,” presence of the deputies should deter $14, 183, 219 in claims paid in San patrol boat for Island canals. he said. “If you see them cruising home burglars who in the past have Patricio County Nueces County Sheriff Jim by we encourage you to exchange approached Island homes from the Kaelin and Corpus Christi Mayor cell phone numbers so you can call water side. 13,069 claims filed in Aransas County Joe McComb were on hand for them if you see something that needs “This is another tool for us to use the occasion and Kaelin, whose checking from the water.” to help homeowners on The Island,” $23, 577,982 claims paid in department purchased the boat with Three deputies have been trained Kaelin said Wednesday. Aransas County money seized from drug cases, to operate the boat, Kaelin said. said the boat will go into service 800-621-3362, 800-462-7585 FEMA contact numbers If you are driving around this week watch out for this guy. Especially if you are driving a Cooper! Burglary Season We feature a story in this issue about Island burglaries and thefts. We are in that time of year when burglaries Primavera Turn Around on The Island pick up as OTB thieves Work on the damaged bulkhead on Primavera is moving along but it’s a big job with two large barges and roam the neighborhoods loking for cranes on the site. The bulkhead went canterwampos after the tie-back were damaged and the POA hired crimes of opportunity to bolster the crew to come in an do the repairs. The repair costs are approximately $2,000 per linear foot. Happy birthday Max. their Christmas shopping lists. Close your garage doors and lock your A little Island history vehicles everybody, these are not master criminals these are runny nosed peckerwoods looking to steal Come and Take It! - 182 Years Ago in Texas anything they can pawn. If we take away the sugar the flies will go away. Editor’s note: The Texas Revolution whose only ostensible purpose proved began at Gonzales, 182 years ago to be the recovery of an old cannon Island Art Walk Sunday this month. which the citizens had borrowed from the garrison at San Antonio some time Don’t forget Island Art Walk Noah Smithwick was there and before to defend the place against Sunday, November 5 from noon – left us an eyewitness report of what Indians, and which was practically five at Billish Park. It is free and a lot happened. The following is an useless, having been spiked and the of fun. We’ll see you there! excerpt from a book Recollections spike driven out, leaving a touch-hole of the Old Texas Days 1827-1861 the size of a man's thumb. ISAC written by Noah Smithwick and sent The November meeting of the Island to us by Mark Pusateri at Copano Its principal merit as a weapon of Strategic Action Committee is on for Bay Press which has recently defense, therefore, lay in its presence Monday, November 6, 5:30 at the published it in book form under and the noise it could make, the Holiday Inn Express on Windward. the title Recollections of Old Texas Indians being very much afraid of Days 1827-1861 cannon. But it was the match that Don't forget to "fall back" for fired the mine, already primed and daylight savings time, and say hello By Noah Smithwick loaded. Before we reached Gonzales if you see us Around The Island. We laid off our packs and hurried the Mexican soldiers arrived on the on to Gonzales, the initial point of opposite side of the river, which they attack, to help repel the Mexicans, History cont. on A4 November 2, 2017 Island Moon A 2 Animal Hospital of Padre Island Hosts "DogGone" Good Time The Animal Hospital of Padre Island’s annual DogGone costume contest and party was held on Thursday, Oct. 26th at the clinic. The top five winners were Bailey and owners Lindsey & Adam with their little mermaid ensemble, Shiner and owner Selma as skeletons, Mia and owner Rusty & Mercedes as Chic Magnets, Bailey and owner Mindy Wright as the angel and the devil and last but not least Trigger and owners James andMaddie took fifth place. Twenty Three hundred dollars in scholarship money was given out to four Animal Hospital employees at the event. Photos by Jan Rankin & Debbie Noble THE MARQUESAS TOWNHOME #305 Daily rentals FOR INVESTOR! Pets allowed Private Beautiful ßoorpan! 14521 Cabana E #305 $169,980 SUPER PRICE TOO! November 2, 2017 Island Moon A 3 loving our island. However, the described stance of the “Have You Had Enough Movement” is Moon Monkeys Letters to the incorrect. Since you are a man of fact, let’s look Did Ya Mike Ellis, Founder at the issues you raised and see for ourselves exactly what these Citizens for Positive Change Hear? Editor want. By Mary "Scoop" Craft As you’ve stated, people should take pride in [email protected] their homes. And yet, property owners who do just that have received violation letters that are demeaning and extremely insulting in tone New Advertisers over trivial and nitpicky issues.