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Around The Island

By Dale Rankin

Inside the Moon

Hog Walk A3Basin Bash A2

They dug up Salvador Dali this week to see if he is fathering children from beyond the grave and found that nearly thirty years after his death his trademark mustache is still intact.

“It is still like the clock hands at 10 past 10, just like he liked it,” said the embalmer who dug him up from under the museum Dali designed

in Figueres, Catalonia. He was disinterred after a 61 year-old fortune-teller made claims she was his only child Not friends, that surreal…

A report this week from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration claims that manure and fertilizer from the beef industry flowing down rivers is leading to a dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico roughly the size of New Jersey- 8200 square-miles. Insert punch line here.

Here on our little sandbar things are much more mundane. The Dog Days of Summer wind down next week but the onslaught from late summer Island visitors meant that weekend traffic moved about as fast as Dali’s mustache, staying in a semi-permanent state of atrophy, backed up all along The Island.

Ferry lines in Port Aransas peaked at well over two hours Sunday as the line snaked all the way around Cut-Off Road to Alister. Ferry workers reported that the heat combined with lack of air conditioning in cars stuck in line coming into Port Aransas from Aransas Pass caused the death of two dogs in waiting cars. On Padre Island the traffic was in permanent snarl from the top of the JFK causeway to the traffic light at Aquarius as the traffic didn’t’ have time to clear between red signals.

Traffic backed up on State Highway 361 to the Port Aransas/Corpus Christi city limits from both directions. We are in the late throws of the 100-day summer season when uplanders realize they are running out of time to make a last of the summer blitz to The Coast.

Sign of the times

You can’t drive anywhere in Port Aransas these days without seeing a Help Wanted sign. As the tourist season heats up and traffic to and from Port Aransas becomes more problematic the lack of workers keeps reminding us that affordable housing is needed.

Schlitterbahn update

Word came from the bankruptcy court in San Antonio this week that a hearing has been set for 10 a.m. on Monday August 28 on the case of whether the Schlitterbahn waterpark on The Island will go into Chapter 11, reorganization, bankruptcy. At a hearing this week the firm which lent money on land surrounding the park, AXYS, was granted permission to begin notice of foreclosure on the land pending the August 28 hearing in which they are seeking the court’s permission to sell the land.

The Henry family, owners of the Schlitterbahn company and owners of two-thirds of the interest in the local park filed a petition on May 1 to force the local park into involuntary

A little Island history

Aftermath of 1916 Storm Two Island ranchers caught in the storm

are missing

History cont. on A4Diagram on A4

Scrum Chums A5 Live Music A18

Around cont. on A4

Tortuga cont. A4

Cinnamon cont. on A4

Adoption Event A7

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Editor’s note: In the last issue we told you about two Island ranchers, Burton Dunn and his nephew Spohn McGowan, who returned to The Island from a cattle drive to sell stock on the King Ranch and returned just in time to get caught in a violent hurricane. Rescue parties were sent out lead by Island pioneer Patrick Dunn. The story comes to us via Dunn descendent Greg Smith, Burton Dunn was his grandfather, and is written by Spohn McGowan.

By Spohn McGowan

Yes the 1916 storm was awful but we didn’t know it was going to be that bad. My cousin Burton Dunn had come to the lower ranch where we were that day, me and another cowhand, Sisto Del Marez. We were all in the cook shack and the wind was blowing hard out of the northeast. It was about the middle of the evening and so dark we had the coal-oil lamp burning. The water was high, nearly up to the cookshack floor and that was three feet from the ground.

When the wind turned due east, we knew we were in for it. I never saw such rolls of water in my life. There were logs in those mountains of water that looked as big as cars, smashing all around us, they were. The floor wasn’t nailed down and it was about to blow out or be washed out from under us. I told Burton we’d better get out of there and try to make it to Green Hill, the highest point on the Island. Burton was ready but we when we looked around at Sisto, (now Sisto was the subject of seizures) Burton said, “Oh my goodness, what’s the matter with him, anyway? Jumping around and climbing the walls like crazy! Is he is having a spell?” He wasn’t. What he did was to tie some provisions and matches wrapped in canvas to the highest rafters. We tore out, leaving the lamp burning on the table and both doors wide open.

We make it to Green Hill, somehow. I don’t know how the story started that we tied ourselves to the trees,

Construction BOOMS on the IslandSea Oats Group Announces

Five Town Center Opening At Cinnamon Shore

New addition brings Mixed-Use development and retail to Mustang Island

The Sea Oats Group this week announced the spring 2018 opening of Five Town Center, the first mixed-use development at Cinnamon Shore, Mustang Island’s premier “new urbanism” resort living community.

“We are excited to lead the charge in bringing mixed-use development and exceptional retail to Mustang Island,” said Jeff Lamkin, CEO of Sea Oats Group, developers of Cinnamon Shore. “With Five Town Center, we will significantly increase

the upscale retail and creative dining options available within a short stroll of Cinnamon Shore owners’ homes.”

Five Town Center will house several distinctive restaurants and retailers, including Max’s Coal Oven Pizzeria, a contemporary, restaurant that will serve coal-fired New York-style pizza, fresh Italian pastas, salads, desserts and signature coal-fired chicken wings; The Bottle Shop, a boutique liquor shop featuring specialty liquors, unique wines and mixers; The Market, a small grocery offering fresh fruits, vegetables and specialty items; and an ice cream and candy shop, the name of which will be decided via a contest among local elementary school children. Already open nearby at the Kiera Pool is the C Bar Café, a poolside café serving lunch and dinner, with a full cocktail menu.

Cinnamon Shore is a master-planned “new urban” development

With phase I of Cinnamon Shore 85 percent sold out, Sea Oats Group last month announced it is embarking on a $1.3 billion, 300-acre expansion featuring new home designs and a wide array of appealing amenities. The phase II expansion will take place over 15 to 20 years and will more than quadruple the size of the existing community. It will encompass Cinnamon Shore

South, an $800 million investment, and Cinnamon Shore Bay Shore, projected to be a $500 million buildout. Sea Oats Group envisions four primary pillars of distinction for phase II: (1) home craftsmanship and a lifestyle unrivaled on the Gulf Coast; (2) a dining district with dozens of restaurants to please any palate or mood; (3) enticing destination retail; and (4) a health and wellness center.

Phase II will include a 3,300-foot wide beachfront, maintained daily – almost three times the size of the beach at Cinnamon Shore North. Eventually, the development will lie on both sides of State Highway 361, about a mile south of Cinnamon Shore North, with a golf cart bridge enabling residents to access amenities on both sides of the roadway. Plans include multiple swimming pools and lakes

New Development on Lake Padre

Brite Star development this week announced a new condominium and marina project on the south end of Lake Padre.

The project will be located at the site of a house constructed on Aruba more than three years ago but never completed, until now. The project, as designed, will be called Aruba Bay and will have 52 units ranging in price from $199,000 for a one-bedroom to $359,900 for a three-bedroom on the water. Plans include a resort style pool, and 30

boat slips

Tortuga Dunes Project Moving

ForwardThe Tortuga Dunes project on

Zahn Road took a step forward last week as the plans for reviving the development were reviewed by the Nueces County Beach Management Advisory Committee and forwarded to the Nueces County Commissioners Court.

The project is owned by the Sea Oats Group, which also owns Cinnamon Shore in Port Aransas. Precinct 4 County Commissioner Brent

Two Port Aransas ProjectsTwo new projects under construction

in Port Aransas have been getting attention. The first, near the intersection of Cotter and Station streets looks like a new condominium development but is actually a large private residence.

The second, just up the street near the intersection of Station and Beach streets is a new high-rise bar to be called Blue Water Cowboy which is owned by a San Marcos area businessman.

1pm Saurday

Tony Celebrates 80!

Since 1979 when anyone on The Island found an injured bird, turtle, or any other animal they could call Tony Amos (pictured above with the skull of a sperm whale that washed up on the beach), founder of the Animal Rescue Keep in Port Aransas, and he would rescue the animal and take it to the ARK for rehabilitation.

For the last four decades, Tony has walked local beaches every other day noting changes in the beach conditions and the animals who call the beaches home, making more than 5000 trips.

To help Tony celebrate his 80th birthday Friends of the Ark are holding a fundraiser Saturday, August 12, at the Port Aransas Civic Center. Tickets and tables are available. For reservations go to friendsoftheark.org. Also, to see some of the things Tony has collected on the beach over the years see the Island Report at 10 p.m. on KIII TV Wednesday night

Packery Pointe Work ContinuesAs work continues at the Packery

Pointe development on the east side of the Aquarius/SPID intersection the plan for the future of the site, included in this issue, shows what will be built there when the project is complete.

The project consists of seven lots to be sold to commercial developers. The developers of the project have said previously the space will include retail spots, including a Starbucks coffee shop, and possibly an on-again, off-again 105 room hotel. Current work at the site is to install infrastructure and raise the elevation.

Tom Turner of Turner Holdings, LLC, is the developer of the project and, according to information released this week the project was financed with a loan originating from SouthStar Bank, with title and escrow work by Austin Title Company.

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Letters to the Editor

Canal QuestionsDale –

First, I very much enjoy the Moon and particularly yours and Abigail Bair’s columns! Just a couple of comments about items in the last couple weeks’ issues.

First, I have to take issue with the caption under the picture in the July 20 issue regarding the unfortunate dead pelican hanging from an “overhead line.” I don’t agree that the overhead line “claimed another victim” – instead it was the yards of fishing line with lures, hooks, etc. attached that irresponsible fishermen/women toss over the overhead lines while casting. These tangles of line/lures/hooks hang there for months creating a spider web-like trap for unsuspecting birds, that only gets cleaned off by infrequent joint efforts from state wildlife agencies and electric companies.

Second – regarding the water exchange bridge - you have mentioned at least 2 or 3 times that the “canals are complete on each side of the bridge site…the last few hundred feet of canal on the west side of the roadway remains undug.” It sure looks to me like there’s a lot more than “a few hundred feet” that needs to be dug – including bulkheads installed – on the west side. Can you clarify any further?

Thanks and keep up the great paper!

Connie Harris

Editor’s note: On the first item Connie, we guess it’s a chicken and egg question, the overhead line is an old one that connects to nothing at either end, it’s a relic from the past the has a longer life than Methuselah and no one seems to be able to get it down from there. Whether it’s the fault of the overhead line, an old cable television line, or the fishing line it’s the birds that are paying the price.

As for the Water Exchange Bridge and the canals leading to it, you are correct that the bulkheads on the west side are not finished, but as far as the subject matter focused on the delays in the building the bridge the bulkheads are not a deciding factor as the applicable rules from the Corps of Engineers require the bulkheads to be installed as a condition of connecting the existing canal system to Lake Padre, so the bulkheads will get built and are not the holdup on the political side. The problem is that there are a few hundred feet of the canal on the west side of SPID, the area near Cruiser Street on the north side of Whitecap that have yet to be dug. When completed the removal of that last slice of dirt between the fresh water in the existing canals, which comes from ground water seepage, will salt water all through the new canals on both sides of the roadway that would remove the political obstacle of building the so-called “bridge to nowhere” and likely free up funding for the bridge construction. The completion of the bulkheads, as far as any city official or office holder has said on the record, does not come into play in moving the bridge project forward.

Palm Reading 101“When you look at someone’s hands, you can

see their character in an instant,” says Mark Seltman, who has been a palm reader for 40 years, mostly at corporate events and parties in Manhattan. Ask the person to old up both hands, with his or her palms near your eyes. Focus mostly on the dominant had. Note shapes, proportions and color. Each person’s palmar creases are believed to be unique, like fingerprints.

The feel of a hand is important, too, but always ask before you touch so as not to comes across as inappropriate or cause awkwardness. Before speaking, take a minute or so to obserce the hands cupped in yours. It helps to have a magnifying glass and a small ruler. Don’t overlook anything in this tradition; even scars and manicures have meaning.

Reading palms is a practice dating back thousands of years to the Vedic period in India.

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Business BriefsThe Packery Pointe Development next to the Best Western will consist of seven sites with Starbucks going into one of them.Island Joes Coffee & Gallery is building a new location at the corner of Compass and SPID. They will continue to operate in their current location until the project is completed.A La Mode Gelateria is offering signature paninis and a medium gelato for $15. They open at noon and are closed Mondays and Tuesdays.The Port Aransas Art Center will hold their first First Friday event in their new building at 104 N. Alister on Friday, August 4th 5:30 – 7:30 pm. There will be live music and refreshments. The center is open 11 am – 5 pm and closed on Sundays.The Island Farmers Market will be at the Island Presbyterian Church on Thursday, August 3rd 4 – 8 pm. There will be vendors selling eggs, grass fed beef, produce, fresh flowers, people treats, doggie treats and more. There will be live music and food trucks.The Back Porch in Port A will feature Larry Joe Taylor on Saturday, August 5th.The free Overdrive App allows you to read any book available at the Corpus Christi Libraries. You just need to obtain a library card at Janet Harte Public Library next to Flour Bluff High School. You can borrow books to read on any device for two weeks. The old Greyhound bus station on Chapparal is being converted to a food truck park. The BUS Bar (bar under the sun) will also be located there. It is scheduled to be open this fall.The Blue Crab Boutique on Compass will be closed for vacation until Thursday, August 10th.Free school/athletics physicals will be given at the Flour Bluff High School Teaching Theater Thursday, August 10th noon – 4 pm.A Goodwill truck is no longer located on the Island. However, The Salvation Army offers pick up on the Island.A major blood drive will be held at the Island Presbyterian Church on Sunday, August 6th 8 am – noon. After giving blood you will be awarded a movie ticket or a free t-shirt.Recycle day is Friday, August 4th.Those of you wondering why all the fisherman have been crowding the Packery Channel it is because there has been a large school of black drum there.

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To learn the art, read widely and discerningly. (“Most palmistry literature stinks,” Seltman says.) Study the four types of hands: intuitive (long palm, short fingers): practical (square palm short fingers): thinking, (square palm, long fingers): and feeling (long palm, long fingers).

Look for the three basic palm creases: the heart line, the head line and the life line. If you’re unsure, ask questions; when in doubt, talk about love and work.

“People want to know about relationships and career more than anything else,” Seltman says.

You will be asked to, but a palmist should never attempt to diagnose an illness or predict someone’s death. When clients ask Seltman how long they have to live, he demurs by saying that the hands reveal a life’s quality, not quantity.

The moment people open their palms, they give a certain power to you. “People will think you know more than you do,” Seltman says. “They admit things that they wouldn’t tell their own psychiatrists.” Don’t let it go to your head. Convey whatever you see in their creases and bent fingers in a heartfelt, cautions and nonjudgmental way. Humans are psychologically vulnerable animals.

“Leave then with hope,” Seltman says. “Say something that allows them to grow and stretch and be more satisfied and fulfilled.

By Malia Wollan

Convention Center Worth Further Investment?

Editor’s note: This letter is from our Facebook page theislandmoonnewspaper in response to our story last week about the use of Hotel Motel Tax from Island hotels and possible plans for a $75 million expansion to the downtown Corpus Christi Convention Center.

Thank you Dale for really breaking down the numbers which paint an obvious picture. The island and its beautiful beaches are the reason people visit Corpus Christi. With a change in priorities from our City Council and our CVB the entire Coastal Bend will benefit. We (the island) need to be aggressively marketed as a year round destination and not simply an afterthought. Funding the expansion of our convention center isn't the answer folks. We have a natural, beautiful resource we are largely ignoring and those of us with hotels/attractions located on NPID, Mustang Island and Port Aransas want and quite frankly should demand better representation. The answer isn't downtown and it hasn't been for a very long time.

Amy Gazin

Coyote Alert!Coyote alert--about 4:30 this morning, there

was a coyote roaming the vacant lot on Ports O' Call between Grass Cay and Gun Cay. It seemed to have an interest in my dog (she's 12-13 pounds) so we cut our morning walk short.

Doreen Kinkel

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It was a nice afternoon for a drive on the beach! And, then, whoa......back up, turn around! I think I see a lady walking her pig!! Yep, there she was walking back to her

campsite!You never know what you will see on the beach!! It made my day!

Out Walkin' the HogChesney Funds Pool

Brent Chesney, Nueces County Commissioner has announced that he will be presenting personal funds to the Parker Memorial Pool. “Flour Bluff is one of my favorite places and I am happy to support so many of their worthy causes. Parker Pool is an outstanding community effort and I hope all in Flour Bluff and throughout Nueces County will consider donating to keep this pool operating,” Commissioner Brent Chesney said.

The presentation will occur at 2 pm on Thursday 3rd at Parker Memorial Pool located at 1456 Waldron Road, Corpus Christi, Texas 78418.

For more information please contact Commissioner Brent Chesney at 361-442-8030

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History cont. from A1

bankruptcy. That petition, along with the foreclosure request by AXYS, is the focus of the August 28 hearing.

No matter the outcome of the hearing operations at the park are not expected to be effected and the park will remain through the scheduled season. Statesboro Review, a New Braunfels based band made up of local players is scheduled for a concert at the park on Labor Day Weekend, Saturday, September 2.

ISAC, Monday, August 7

The August meeting of the Island Strategic Action Committee will be on Monday evening, rather than the normal Tuesday. It will be held at 5:30 at the Veranda at Schlitterbahn and is open to the public. The ISAC is an advisory committee to the Corpus Christi City Council on Island matters.

We will see you there, and in the meantime say hello if you see us Around The Island.

Around cont. from A1

but we didn’t. We just stayed there flat and watched all that water and prayed. It was like the whole Ocean crashing in. There was about six-hundred yearlings in the lower pasture and seven half broke horses, three mules and Uncle Pat’s gray horse. Most of them made it through the storm. The cows were all lost though. They had been at the head of the ranch and came down the Island during the first part of the storm. When the lull came, the eye of the hurricane, they had started back to the ranch and then they were hit full force by the wind and water. It was just too much for them, out in the open, and they were flattened out and bogged down – died from exposure and much as drowning. There wasn’t much of anything left where we had been. Oh, we found parts of the lamp, and later one of our saddles washed up on Flour Bluff. Uncle Pat’s saddle was never found. He had a couple of bottles of strychnine in his saddle bags and always believing that somebody found his saddle and just kept it, he also hoped they decided to sample those bottles!

Aftermath

By noon of the next day the storm was over and we knew my folks were worried about us but we just didn’t have any way to catch those horses. They were scratched up awful bad, we figured by trying to stay together, swimming in all that water and logs and scared to death. Finally me and Burton caught a couple and when we headed out for the ranch head – well we didn’t have a whip to lay on, but we hollered and kicked and screamed and those mules TRAVELED! It was about fifteen files from Green Hill to the head ranch. There wasn’t anything left here, either but we found Mr. Blumfields teeth. (Please don’t ask me how Mr. Blumfield got in this, we don’t know.) Uncle Pat was here, just waitin’ and lookin’ when he heard us and then saw us, he broke up with happiness. He told Burton, “Son I never expected to see you alive!”

Tortuga cont. from A1Chesney sent the following statement on the project this week:

“We just got the memorandum recommending a limited approval of 20 lots from the BMAC Chair. Staff is drafting a letter for Judge Neal’s signatures for the Tortuga Dunes application and for Lot 58 La Concha. Staff should have the letter out to Judge Neal this week. After Judge Neal sends the letter to the GLO we have anywhere between a week to 20 working days to get the GLO response. Since this is an exemption as soon as we receive the GLO response within a week Public Works sends out a letter authorizing construction.”

The Tortuga Dunes project was stalled for several years due to the high cost of flood insurance for the single-family homes planned at the site after streets and infrastructure were installed. The property was purchased by Sea Oats several months ago and President Jeff Lamkin said plans call for small condominium style units priced under $150,000 which can be leased as overnight stay. Insurance costs would be included in the monthly ownership fees.

Developer Jeff Lamkin with a diagram of the Tortuga Dunes project

Cinnamon cont. from A1to provide refuge and enhance the landscape. A key feature of phase II – an approximately 10-acre lake, which will be encircled by a mile-long boardwalk. The development will also feature honeymoon cottages, town centers for retail within each phase and a boutique hotel opening in 2018. Site work is already underway, and Sea Oats Group expects to begin building homes on the property in mid- to late-2018.

“With Five Town Center, we are taking a significant step toward fulfilling our vision of making Cinnamon Shore an unparalleled place to live, work and play on Mustang Island,” said Lamkin. “Phase I has already been extremely well-received, but as we roll out our phase II plans over the next several months, we anticipate an exponential increase in interest in our development as an ultimate coastal destination.”

Construction of Five Town Center will be completed in late 2017. Its retail establishments will open in the first quarter of 2018, in time for spring break.

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Notable Storms That Hit the Gulf Coast in the Month of July

Editor’s note: Hurricane Season 2017 has thankfully come in with a whimper and not a bang. Historically the most powerful hurricanes that menace the Gulf Coast of Texas come late in the season. But there are some exceptions. Here’s a partial list of storms that have come our way in July, and one that found its way to the door of the Father of Our County.

Hurricane of July, 1502--Was a storm that the great explorer, Christopher Columbus, predicted would strike the island of Hispanola. He used his prediction to warn the Governor of Hispanola, Nicholas de Ovando, who had 30 ships in his fleet set sail back to Spain. However, the governor ignored him, and refused Columbus' request to stay in port at Santo Domingo. Within two days the storm struck in the Mona Passage between Hispanola and Puerto Rico, and sank 21 of the 30 ships, and killed approximately 500 sailors.

Tempest of 1609--At the time that the first

ever colony in the United States was being developed, a strong hurricane menaced the Western Atlantic in the early weeks of July 1609 following the departure of a fleet with 500 colonists left Great Britain for the New World. The storm slammed into Bermuda in the early summer of that year. The ships then met with the maelstrom head on, and scattering all the vessels. Most were able to survive the onslaught of Mother Nature except for the flagship of the fleet, the Sea Venture, which was deposited in the infamous "Isle of Devils." Nevertheless, those who were on the ship still managed to reach shore, and received a much better fate than those, who had already situated themselves in the colony. The story of the Sea Venture was the basis of William Shakespeare's play, The Tempest.

George Washington's Hurricane of 1788--This hurricane, which began its drive toward landfall after nearing Bermuda on July 19th, proceeded on a west-northwest course into the Outer Banks of North Carolina, and then into Virginia. The Chesapeake Bay region absorbed

the worst that the storm had to offer. Most notably though, this storm is remembered for the way it was described by the father of the United States, and first president, George Washington. By the time the storm reached Washington's home in Mount Vernon, it was likely to have been a moderate tropical storm with winds about 50 mph.

Tropical Storm Claudette 1979 - Claudette was first detected as a tropical wave that moved off the African coast on July 11. The wave spawned a tropical depression on July 16 that briefly became a tropical storm the next day as it approached the Leeward and Virgin Islands. Claudette weakened to a tropical depression and then a tropical wave while passing near Puerto Rico on the 18th, and little re-development occurred until the system moved into the southeastern Gulf of Mexico on the 21st. Claudette regained tropical storm strength over the western Gulf on July 23 and made landfall the next day near the Louisiana-Texas

border. It made a slow loop over southeastern Texas on the 24th and 25th, followed by a northward motion into Oklahoma on the 27th. The remnants of Claudette turned eastward and merged with a frontal system over West Virginia on July 29.

Claudette produced tropical storm conditions along portions of the Texas and Louisiana coasts, but the storm will be most remembered for its rainfall. Widespread amounts in excess of 10 inches occurred over portions of southeastern Texas and southwestern Louisiana, with several local amounts in excess of 30 inches. An observer west of Alvin, Texas reported 43 inches in 24 hours, which is a United States record for 24 hour rainfall amount. The storm total at that location was 45 inches. The rains produced severe flooding that was responsible for one death and $400 million in damage. The storm also produced heavy rains over portions of Puerto Rico that were responsible for one death.

1979's Hurricane Claudette was known as the "mother lode of floods"

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Stuff I Heard on the Island

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Tides of the WeekTides for Bob Hall Pier: August 03 - August 10

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I guess it’s true that what goes around comes around. This week I found myself interviewing Tony Amos at the Animal Rescue Keep in Port

Aransas who as he approaches his eightieth birthday is still working every day to help injured birds, turtles, and wildlife find a new life. If there is such thing as karma in this old world surely Tony has racked up a truckload of the good kind.

I recently began dabbling back in television news doing one story each Wednesday night on The Island for KIII and was interviewing Tony when the subject of a helicopter ride in 1988 – I think – came up. Here we were right back where we were when we were both starting out, him saving animals and me shooting video (not much doubt about who’s doing the greater good there).

We were having a water fight in the Hill Country and I had flown down to The Coast to do a series of stories on rivers as they flowed into the Gulf and was flying over the Nueces delta and doing a story on the beach with Tony. We picked Tony up at the U.T. Marine Science Center and went flying south down the beach and landed. I was sitting in the backseat with Tony when we touched down and I looked over and saw him write in this book, “helicopter landing, Mile Mark so-and-so, 10 a.m.” and the date.

“What kind of helicopter is this?” he asked pilot Mike Rice, and when told it was a French-made Aerospatiale he duly noted it in his book. Almost thirty years later Tony remembers.

“The photographer was out there hanging by a strap outside the helicopter,” he said. These days that seems as ancient as driving a Flivver, in fact television stations having a helicopter seems almost as ancient.

A boat is down

We dropped Tony off back at the center and as we spun the blades for takeoff he came running out waving his arms with the news that the Dolphin II had sunk in, as I recall, seventy two feet of water twelve miles offshore from San Jose Island. We had no floatation devices but a shot of survivors jumping off the back of a boat was too good to pass up and off we went. We arrived at the site as the last of the survivors were boated and headed back to Port A where we landed in a vacant lot on Cotter where some years later a Whataburger was built. I was interviewing survivors across the street when a police sergeant arrived and informed me that the helicopter had landed illegally and would be impounded. What the sergeant thought the city

was going to do with a million dollar helicopter I don’t know, but I got on the radio and told Mike to get airborne. I headed for the city limits to try and shake the law dog but he followed right behind the satellite truck, waiting for Chopper 5 to land so he could arrest it.

It was barely an hour before I was to go live and my patience was wearing thin. I stopped at the airport and found a payphone – no cell phones in those days. I called city hall and asked to speak to the mayor and was given a number at Woody’s and called and asked for the mayor. I explained to him what had happened and that we land on the beach every spring break and no one ever said anything and now this fellow wants to seize the helicopter.

“Let me talk to him.”

I handed the phone to the sergeant who was standing right behind me, “The mayor wants to talk to you.”

“I don’t have anything to say to Lila Cockrell,” he said – Cockrell was the mayor of San Antonio at the time. After listening in silence for a time the sergeant grunted and hung up the phone and got in his car and left. Helicopter justice denied.

A couple of years ago I related this story to Glen Martin, who owns Woody’s, “That was you! I was the mayor you called. But I did think it would be kind of cool for the mayor to have his own helicopter!”

Anther full circle

The next day I flew up the coast and did a story on San Antonio Bay. As I was about to leave the County Extension Agent who I had interviewed said, “If you want a real story I would like to introduce you to a guy up on Lavaca Bay.” I interviewed the man and he was a third generation shrimper who had recently taken a job at a newly built plastics plant there and, according to him, the job they gave him was dumping barrels full of black slime and plastic pellets into Lavaca Bay in the middle of the night – the reason the agent figured the man had stopped catching shrimp and pursued a career in plastics.

Last Monday a press release crossed my desk here on The Island with the news that residents have filed a $57 million lawsuit against the company alleging they have been dumping plastic pellets into Lavaca Bay for ten years – that’s not true, according to what the ex-shrimper and then dumper told me, they have been doing it for close to thirty years.

See what I mean by full circle. Here’s hoping the (alleged) pellet dumping stops and Tony goes on forever.

And so it goes.

C.C. Rugby Football Club Tournament

The Corpus Chrisit Rugby Football Club hosted a tournament at North Packery Channel on the Island last Satturday. Eight teams (one from Oklahoma City) participated.

August 3, 2017Island MoonA6Senior Moments

The Hamilton-Burr DuelBy Dotson Lewis

Special to the Island Moon

Anecdotingly

Earlier this year, I noticed that I was lacking in the arena of culinary prowess. I could reliably concoct such delicacies as cut up vegetables with ranch dressing, cheese and pickle sandwiches, pizza pockets, and microwave popcorn – but those dishes lacked panache, even if served on the nice plates. I decided that since I have oodles of time, I might as well do something productive with it and learn to cook.

The problem with being single and trying to learn to cook is that you always wind up with tons of extra goodies. It’s tough to eat one splurge meal and then go back to a heathy diet of chicken chunks, roasted broccoli and quinoa when there’s a five layer chocolate cake and 4 pounds of lasagna sitting in your fridge. Also, I’ve been taught my entire life that wasting food is the moral equivalent of hitting a starving person in the face with a baseball bat. Even if I can’t exactly tell you where the starving children are, I know they’re somewhere and they’re very angry that I fed the extra pasta to the dog.

My inelegant solution to the Leftover Conundrum is to invite my parents and friends over to eat, and then load them down with all the extra stuff. The problem with feeding the Rev and the G.P. is that Dad is a finicky eater. He passionately despises every white condiment and sauce; mayonnaise being the prime offender. However, the G.P. loves pie the way Scrooge McDuck loves gold, and the promise of the dessert greatly increases the probability that Dad will show. I’m pretty sure he’d swim in pie given appropriate amounts and a little privacy. Mom is much easier. I called her last Tuesday and told her I was craving coconut shrimp and invited them over for a Friday night pig out. The Rev didn’t hesitate. “We’re IN!” she exulted, not even bothering to check with Dad.

I decided the menu would consist of coconut shrimp, French fries, fried breaded cod, a cucumber salad with a simple vinaigrette, homemade bread, and strawberry rhubarb pie. My friend Tamara offered to bring ingredients for fresh mango margaritas.

On Friday, I got up early to start cooking. My bread had to proof for a couple of hours before I could pop it in the oven, so I opened my new cookbook to the page that read: “Foolproof Pie Crust.” I started gathering ingredients …until I got to the line that read “1/4 cup of vodka.” Um…what? I read the text again, and then the entire recipe which said that the vodka helps make the crust moist enough to roll out easily, but evaporates so that the result is a “flaky and soft.” That sounded a little like dandruff to me, but I had vowed to actually do all the steps of the recipe, rather than just the ones that seemed sane. I had, however, recently consumed my emergency medicinal vodka because it was critical that I watch a Lifetime Television for Women movie of the week, and I needed to turn off 83% of my brain to enjoy it.

I rode my bike to the booze palace, taking Stadler (who thinks cheese sandwiches are the culinary equivalent of dinner service at the Ritz) along. It was only 8:30 in the morning. The lights were on, but the doors were locked. We peeped through the windows, Stadler’s black nose leaving a delicate snot print, but no one was there. Store hours weren’t posted, but morning exercise makes me insufferably positive, so I cheerily thought I’d try again later, and rode home.

At 10:30, we returned to the now bustling store. I blithely asked the clerk for her cheapest bottle of vodka. Still wearing my dog jogging outfit (which is basically a ragtag assemblage of holey clothes worn in optimistic layers to prevent slips of nips and nether cheeks), I looked pretty messy and sweaty. The look the clerk gave me resembled the frigid glare of a librarian who has just caught a tontine of teenagers gleefully defacing a rack of public health pamphlets celebrating “The Wonders of the Human Prostate.”

“It’s for baking!” I cried, defensively. “I only need 2 ounces.”

“Oh, well how about these small bottles of Absolut. They’re $2 each,” she sailed smoothly from suspicion into sales mode.

“What’s that one over there for $1.78,” I responded, eyeing a pint on the lowest shelf.

“That’s more than you need,” she said, misgivings restored.

“Just the alcohol content is important.” I insisted.

“Okay,” she tersely replied, ringing up the small bottle with exaggerated irritation.

I was still riding high on endorphins, and so didn’t immediately grasp that my ratty apparel and sweaty dishevelment caused the saleslady to think that I was one bandana on a stick away from being an alcoholic hobo whom she’d ultimately have to evict from her parking lot for publically swilling rot gut hooch while arguing with vodka induced Valkyries. It’s also possible that she witnessed my curious Labrador and myself peeping (creepily) through her store windows. Plus, Stadler did leave a snot print. That tends to irritate some people. I made a mental note to wear a hat and extra-large sunglasses next time. Incognito is often the only way to go.

Dinner went very well. My Dad was satisfied with the fare, going so far as to say that the coconut shrimp was “delicious” and that it was amazing how you could make much better meals at home than you can get at restaurants, for less money – completely dismissing the fact that it took me 8 hours to prepare the meal and two to clean it all up. As I was packing up leftovers in my Hillbilly Tupperware (cottage cheese tubs I save for leftover dispersal, since anyone born after 1985 is categorically unable to wash and return borrowed dishes) the G.P. allowed that although my strawberry rhubarb pie was “perfect,” I was a flawed chef.

“I’ll bet you have mayonnaise in your refrigerator!” he accused.

“Sure do,” I replied.

“Gross!” he snorted, disgusted.

“Be sure to bring my pie home,” he ordered the Rev, and walked out my front door.

The Rev took a genteel sip of her margarita, and said (with a sly grin), “Someday, I’m going to tell that son of a bitch what’s in his beloved deviled eggs.”

She did bring him his pie, though. Love endures.

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Super Fly Super Fry

Dotson’s Note: My friend, Congressman Blake Farenthold, made some remarks on our local 1440 KEYS Bob Jones radio show that went viral. CBS in Washington downloaded the show from the “cloud” and with selective editing, broadcast his remarks nationally. After hearing all this clamor, I felt it would be a good idea to review some history for you loyal Moon Monkeys that have either forgotten or never heard of the “Hamilton-Burr Duel.” Jeff Wallenfeldt, Ron Chernow, Sara Krulwich and Billy Hathorn contributed to this report.

Burr awakened early on July 11, 1804, put on a black silk coat that was said to be “impenetrable to ball” (bulletproof), and was taken to a dock on the Hudson River. To keep the duel secret, he and Hamilton left Manhattan from separate docks at 5 a.m. and were each rowed by four men to New Jersey. Burr arrived first, at 6:30.

According to the rules under which duels in the early American republic were generally fought, each duelist had a second, who was responsible for the duel being conducted honorably. Among other duties, they inspected the weapons (flintlock pistols in this case, Hamilton’s choice as the challenged party) and marked off the 10 paces separating the duelists. William P. Van Ness, the New York City federal judge who acted as Burr’s second, had also been his intermediary in the negotiations in the affair of honor between Burr and Hamilton over defamatory remarks that Hamilton had allegedly made about Burr that ultimately led to the duel.

Burr was waiting at the steep Palisades (roughly across the river from modern West 42nd Street) when Hamilton arrived at 7 a.m. with his second, Nathaniel Pendleton, a Revolutionary War veteran and Georgia district court judge, along with Dr. David Hosack, a professor of medicine and botany at Columbia College (now Columbia University). Duels were illegal in both New York and New Jersey but were dealt with less harshly in New Jersey, so Burr and Hamilton had gone to Weehawken to a secluded ledge some 20 feet above the Hudson, a spot that had become a popular dueling ground.

Most often, affairs of honor that might have resulted in duels were settled through careful

negotiation. The exchange of letters between Burr and Hamilton, however, escalated in enmity to a point of no return, beginning with Hamilton’s clinical response to Burr’s initial accusatory missive. The long political rivalry between the two had culminated in two earlier events. Owing to the quirks of the presidential election process in 1800, Burr tied with his running mate, Thomas Jefferson (who topped the Democratic-Republican ticket), in the Electoral College vote. Burr chose to vie with Jefferson for the top office. As a result of Hamilton’s influence on his fellow Federalists, Burr lost. He became vice president but was marginalized by Jefferson. In an attempt to revitalize his political career, Burr switched parties and sought the nomination as the Federalist candidate for governor of New York in 1804. Again, Hamilton used his influence to block the ambitions of Burr, who ran as an independent and lost badly. Burr’s subsequent challenge to Hamilton was another attempt by Burr to resuscitate his career. It came in response to a letter published in a newspaper in which Dr. Charles D. Cooper had reported that in a dinner conversation Hamilton had called Burr “a dangerous man.” In Cooper’s words, Hamilton also expressed a “more despicable opinion” of Burr. It was the loaded word despicable that drew Burr’s focus. In his letter to Hamilton, he called for an explanation. When that request ballooned to a demand that Hamilton deny that he had ever spoken ill of Burr, Hamilton felt that he could not comply with the blanket request without sacrificing his own political career. The only path led to Weehawken.

By lot, Hamilton picked the side from which he would he would fire. Though he had distinguished himself in the Continental Army and was Gen. George Washington’s most-trusted aide during the war, it was unlikely that Hamilton had shot a pistol since the Revolution.

Hamilton’s 19-year-old son Philip was killed in a duel near present-day Jersey City in November 1801 that had resulted from Philip’s conflict with George Eacker, a Democratic-Republican who maligned Philip’s father in a speech. Hamilton’s strong sense of personal honor had led him to issue several challenges earlier in his life that might have led to duels but through negotiation didn’t; however, he had come to oppose dueling on Christian principles. He advised Philip to salvage his honor without the risk of killing his opponent by “throwing away his shot,” shooting first into the air in the hope that his adversary would reconsider the consequences. Initially Philip did not raise his gun, but when he did, Eacker mortally wounded him.

The pistols used were the same ones employed in Philip’s fatal duel. Made by a well-known London gunsmith in the 1790s, they featured an additional hairspring trigger, which Burr may not have known about but which Hamilton chose not to set.

Burr too had been a Revolutionary War hero, but whether or not he had been an able shot during the war, there was evidence that he had been practicing his pistol marksmanship at Richmond Hill for some time in advance of the duel.

As he stood facing Burr, Hamilton aimed his pistol and then asked for a moment to put on spectacles. Hamilton, however, had already told confidants and made clear in valedictory

letters that he intended to throw away his shot, possibly by purposefully shooting wide of Burr. The seconds offered conflicting accounts of who shot first and what happened, whether Hamilton missed on purpose or whether he shot wide as a result of involuntarily discharging his pistol after being hit by Burr. In any case, Hamilton missed; Burr didn’t.

Burr’s shot hit Hamilton in the abdomen area above the right hip, fractured a rib, tore through his diaphragm and liver, and lodged in his spine. Burr apparently began to move toward Hamilton, perhaps with a look of regret on his face, but Van Ness quickly spirited him away, obscuring his face from potential witnesses. Having already declared himself a dead man, Hamilton was conveyed back to Manhattan, surviving for roughly 31 hours, mostly in the presence of his family, before he died. Soon under the threat of prosecution for murder, Burr fled, initially to Philadelphia but ultimately into infamy, though he would never be tried for murder. He had hoped to restore his reputation and political career by dueling Hamilton; instead, he extinguished them.

Dotson’s Other Note: It appears that politics were rough back in those days (the early 1800’s) too. Blake (Congressman Farenthold) was our guest on last Saturday’s Radio Round Table, and I informed him that if and when his challenge was accepted, that I would be happy to be his “second.” Stay tuned.

Your thoughts regarding this or any articles appearing in The Island Moon are greatly appreciated. Thank you for reading and commenting on Senior Moments. I can be reached at: dlewis1@stx.rr.com and/or Land Line: 361-949-7681 Cell: 530-748-8475.

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Smothered CabbageBy Chef Vita Jarrin

Some humble ingredients get the short end of the

stick, such as cabbage. In Texas, cabbage is pretty well known served raw, in various slaw dishes as a side to our Texas BBQ and many smoked meats. It adds crunch and depth to fattier dishes such as pulled pork, burgers, brisket etc. However, maybe due to its unpleasant odor while cooking, it’s often overlooked as a cooked side.

Because cabbage is bland, it has a tendency to pick up flavors while cooking. Adding ingredients like soy sauce, sugar, chicken stock, allows the cabbage to absorb those flavor profiles and become a tasty side to almost any dish. The recipe I am sharing with you today,

uses a green head of cabbage, however there are several other varieties that you can choose from.

Other varieties include Napa, it’s elongated and a bit more tender and slightly sweeter than the green cabbage. There is one called Savoy, a head of cabbage that is also a round head of cabbage, but the leaves are much looser, delicate and crinkled. Another common head

of cabbage is the Red cabbage. It’s a bit more floral in flavor, and whether in a slaw or cooked, the color fades or bleeds. But it adds sweetness and adds color. Regardless whether you are serving your cabbage raw in a slaw or salad, or you sauté, stuff and bake it or roast it with other veggies, you are sure to get a truly versatile and delicious side dish.

Smothered Cabbage:

5 tbsp. butter

2 tsp. Extra Virgin Olive Oil

1 large onion sliced thin

2 cloves garlic minced

1 large head of green cabbage

1 ½ C chicken stock or broth

10 oz Yukon gold potatoes peeled & cut into 1 inch pieces

2 stems fresh thyme leaves (pulled off stems)

2 tsp. salt

½ tsp. ground black pepper

Pinch of chili flakes (optional)

Pinch of sugar

Directions:

Melt heat oil and butter in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Add onion, garlic and cook until soft. About 4 minutes. Stir in potatoes and the thyme leaves and the rest of seasonings and sauté for about another 4 minutes. Add the cabbage, stir and add the broth. Bring to a boil and then reduce heat. Adjust seasoning and cook until potatoes and cabbage are fork tender. Gently stir and cook for about 12-15 minutes. Most of the liquid will be evaporated and absorbed by the cabbage and potatoes. Serve and enjoy!

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Feel free to use this recipe and add chopped carrots, or use sweet potatoes. You can add additional broth and it as a soup. The ideas are endless! The important thing is to Have Fun! Try New Things! Happy Eats… Enjoy!

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The Miracle MileBy Dotson Lewis

Special to the Island MoonDotson’s Note: The

build-up to this race was incredible. Track, as one

of the truly international sports, had followers all over the world. The first four-minute mile had captured the imagination of millions. And now the first two runners to have broken that barrier earlier in the summer, Roger Bannister and John Landy, were to meet in the Vancouver Empire Games. The race received huge coverage. I thought of it as “The Mile of the Century.” It took place on August 7, 1954, at The Empire Games in Vancouver, Canada. It was, in my opinion, the greatest foot race of all time. My thanks to writer Len Johnson and Sports Illustrated for contributing to this article.

Bannister vs Landy

It was given an array of names, The Miracle Mile, The Mile of the Century. As well, the television cameras were ready to supply the new medium live to an estimated 10 million North American viewers. Radio provided live coverage to the rest of the world. Bannister and Landy had become celebrities, hunted down by reporters and cameramen as soon as they arrived in Vancouver. The two runners dealt with the situation in different ways: Bannister avoided attention as much as he could and trained in private; Landy was happy to talk to anyone and trained in public.

Landy knew that he had to use front-running tactics. He had tried to show his speed by tackling the 1,000 in Europe, but Bannister’s last lap of 53 in the British AAA Championships convinced him that trying to win in a sprint would be futile. His only option was to draw Bannister into a very fast pace and thus drain him of any finishing kick. His chance of success, based on many races in the past, was not good. More often than not, big Mile races were won by a kicker. Front runners usually won only when they were significantly better than their opponents. As Landy told Mike Hurst, “It’s very hard to beat somebody of the same ability running from the front.” (IAAF.org) So Landy had to decide how to take the sting out of Bannister’s kick: should he go out early and open up a gap, or should he keep Bannister in contact and lure him on faster and faster? On top of these considerations, Landy

felt an obligation to the public to make the race a fast one.

Bannister, on the other hand, knew he had the ace card. His superb finishing speed made him the favorite. Still, he had a huge task: to be touch with the fastest miler in the world on the last lap and still keep something in reserve for the finishing kick. He planned to run the race as evenly as possible and leave his finishing kick to the last straight.

There was another factor in the race: both runners had health problems. Bannister had developed his first cold of the year. It was at its worst in the heats, but mercifully it improved before the final. Still, in post-race interviews he was coughing badly. Landy, on the other hand, had to run with two gashes on the bottom of his foot. He had gone outdoors barefoot in the night and trodden on a photographer’s flash bulb. The worst gash, which was between the ball of the foot and the heel required stitches. Landy tried to keep the injury secret, but the doctor told a reporter about it, and the story eventually got out. However, Landy has always claimed that it made no difference to his race.

There were only two heats; Bannister and Landy drew separate heats. So when they lined up for the final, they were competing against each other for the first time since the 1,500 heats in the 1952 Olympics. In appearance they were quite different: Bannister was pale and frail-looking; Landy was deeply tanned and muscular. And as they set off, their running styles also contrasted, with Landy running with a brisk, high-tempo gait and Bannister with a long-striding, loping gait. As part of their “Help-Landy” plan, Kiwis Halberg and

Baillie set off at a brisk pace. But after 220, Landy felt that their pace was not fast enough. By the crown of the bend he was in the lead, and at 440 he had a lead of 5 yards. Bannister who had stayed in the pack for most of the first lap, moved up to second in the straight before the end of the first lap. For the next 220, the five-yard gap stayed unchanged, but then Landy poured it on to double his lead. It stretched to as much as 12-13 yards, but Bannister had it back to ten at the halfway mark.

But he had lost contact with Landy. “This was the moment when my confidence wavered,” Bannister wrote later. Since Landy was not slowing and since he felt he had to be at Landy’s shoulder in the early part of lap 4, Bannister decided to abandon his schedule and try to catch Landy: “I quickened my stride, trying at the same time to keep relaxed.” He soon made up ground and regained reasonable contact, though 5 yards back. “I was almost hypnotized by his easy shuffling stride—the most clipped and economical I have ever seen. I tried to imagine myself attached to him by some invisible cord. With each stride I drew the cord tighter and reduced his lead.”

Landy had not slowed, running his third lap in 60.2, but Bannister had run an amazing 59.3. Usually the third lap of a Mile is the slowest, so Bannister’s 59.3 must have demanded considerable effort. He was close to Landy as the bell rang (2:58.4 to 2:59.0). But the Australian was able to answer; he accelerated along the back straight, opening up a 3-4 yard gap. Both runners were under 30.0 for the penultimate 220. Bannister knew that if Landy didn’t slacken, he would be defeated: “As we entered the last bend, I tried to convince myself

that he was tiring.”

Round the last bend, Bannister closed on the straining Aussie. Coming into the straight, Landy thought he had broken Bannister and looked back to the left at the very moment Bannister came by on his right. “I flung myself past Landy,” Bannister wrote. “As I did so I saw him glance inwards over his opposite shoulder. This tiny act of his held great significance and gave me confidence.”) Bannister was finally in the lead with 70 to go after a little resistance from Landy. Bannister knew he was slowing himself, but he had broken his rival and needed only to hold on. Hitting the tape in 3:58.8, he collapsed into the arms of an official. Landy was only 0.8 behind him.

Such was the excitement that officials and press swarmed on to the track and hindered the other runners. Halberg, who finished fifth, was one of those who had to fight to reach the finish line: “The end of the race was a bit of a shambles. The officials, and there were a hell of a lot of them for this particular race, converged in a mass on to the track when Bannister and Landy finished…. We had to finish into this seething clutter of mixed-up officialdom, all trying to slap the backs of Bannister and Landy.”

Bannister had a deep respect for Landy, and his comments underline the classic difference between the two runners: Bannister was a racer, while Landy was a fast solo runner. And the racer always has the advantage when the two are of equal ability. Bannister wrote of Landy: “He is the sort of runner I could never become, and for this I admire him. Before Vancouver he achieved a record of solo mile races that I could never have equaled. At Vancouver he had the courage to lead at the same speed in a closely competitive race. His boldness forced me to abandon my time schedule and lose myself quite completely in the struggle itself.” Landy’s different attitude to running can be seen in a crucial comment to Sports Illustrated: “I’d rather lose a 3:58 mile than win one in 4:10.” Though winning was important to Landy, his time was the priority.

Landy was resigned in his defeat: “I tried to set a fast pace from the start. I did exactly as I wanted, but I was beaten by a better man today.” Yes, Landy ran as well as he could. Len Johnson summarized the result most succinctly “That Landy did not succeed may just have been because Bannister ran the race of his life.”

Dotson’s Other Note: The order of finish was: 1. Roger Bannister ENG 3:58.8; 2. John Landy AUS 3:59.6; 3. R. Ferguson CAN 4:04.6; 4. V. Milligan NIR 4: 05.0; 5. Murray Halberg NZL 4:07.2; 6. Ian Boyd ENG 4:07.2. It was hard for me to believe that a mile was run in under 4 minutes and it was done by two runners in the same race. I was a pretty good miler and back in my day (in 1948), while running in an Army meet in Japan, I had run a 4:02.5 mile. As I recall, there were only two runners that topped my time in 1948. At that time, I had the four minute mile in my sights. The problem is and was, that even after the sub-four minute was relatively common, I still never broke that barrier. But I will never forget listening to the short wave radio and hearing the “Miracle Mile” live broadcast August 7, 1954 (it was August 8th where I was tuned in). I realized that I was 26 years old and past my prime as a “miler.” Your comments, suggestions, questions and concerns regarding Sports Talk articles are greatly appreciated, please call the Benchwarmers at 361-560-5397 weekdays, Mondays thru Fridays, 5-7 PM, or contact me. Phone: 361-949-7681 Cell: 530-748-8475 Email: dlewis1@stx.rr.com

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By Andy Purvis Special to the Island Moon

Promised LandBritish Prime Minister, Benjamin Disraeli once

wrote,” The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your own riches, but to reveal to him his own.” Mission accomplished. Born in the Bronx, he was wise, but not a wise guy. Short and thin with the look of your paperboy, this fellow was not an athlete. He never hit a line drive, never stole home and never put the bunt sign on. He never pulled on a uniform or laced up a pair of spikes. He was a labor economist and negotiator. Unions were his game and arbitration bought him fame. He was smart, quiet, mild; nothing about him said “I’m in charge.” He rarely spoke, but was constantly taking notes. He was Moses with a mustache, a modern day Robin Hood who stole from the rich owners and gave to the poor players. He led the players’ union; he created a work place filled with freedom, riches, and the promise of immortality. We live in a world that’s too opinionated. It’s black or white, good or bad, up or down, or rich or poor. We yearn for the ability and wisdom to see both sides; baseball is a game that sees both sides, thanks to him. For the next 16 years, the economics of baseball would change drastically. He would show the players and, in fact the owners, the road to the promised land of milk and money. You heard me right, I said “Money.” “You count everything in baseball,” said Marvin Miller, “Including the money.”

Marvin Julian Miller was born April 14, 1917. Marvin grew up in Flatbush, a Dodger fan, while walking a picket line in a union-organizing drive, as a kid. His father, Alexander, sold clothing for a company located on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. His mother, Gertrude, taught elementary school and of course was a member of the New York City Teachers Union. Labor unions were in his blood. He graduated from New York University in 1938 with a degree in economics. During WWII, Marvin helped resolve a labor-management dispute for the National War Labor Board. Later he worked for the International Association of Machinists and the United Auto Workers. By 1950, he had joined the United Steelworkers Union and was negotiating labor contracts.

The players of Major League baseball started a union of sorts in 1954, but the association had little money, no full-time employees and did not engage in collective bargaining. They had also never challenged the reserve clause. Consequently, the players were unhappy with a system where the players were bound to the owners for as long as they wanted them and all player grievances were heard and ruled on by the commissioner, who was hired by and worked for the owners. Also, the pension plan was almost nonexistent. They desperately needed a leader. The minimum salary in the game was $6,000 and had stayed there for almost 20 years. The average salary in baseball at that time was $19,000 a year.

Baseball stars like Harvey Kuenn, Robin Roberts and Jim Bunning joined together to seek out someone to help them get a better pension plan. Marvin Miller was recommended by George Taylor, who ran the War Labor Board when Miller was employed there. They even spoke with Richard Nixon, who said he had other plans; he became President two years later. In the spring of 1966, Miller visited all the camps to speak to the players in person. Miller was hesitant at first and concerned that so many of the players were uneducated about the power and value of a union. Owners had convinced the majority that they should feel lucky to play a little boys’ game and get paid at the same time. It was voting time. That same year, Miller was named the executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA).

By 1968, the players’ union, with Miller at the head, negotiated the first collective bargaining agreement in pro sports history. Miller introduced the world of sports to free agency. In 1970, players were granted the right to have their issues heard by an impartial arbitrator. In 1973, salary demands became part of the arbitration process. There is no doubt he could be tough-minded when needed. He could be condescending at times and talked down to the media and therefore the fans. Miller gave the word “strike” a new meaning besides something other than a pitched ball. He had his share of fights as Miller led the players through three strikes and two lockouts in his first ten years. On April 5, 1972, a sign was posted at every Major League park. It read “No Game Today.” The strike lasted 13 days; it was the beginning of the end for the fans and their pocketbooks. Fighting for nickels and dimes, Marvin Miller may have recorded more wins than Cy Young (511).

For all the accolades written above, Marvin Miller still remains outside of the Baseball

Hall of Fame. He has been denied five times. I believe I know the reason. The old saying goes, “The first guy through the wall always get

bloodied.” The owners despised what Miller stood for, “Unions.” He cost them money, or so they thought. It wasn’t until years later that the owners began to understand that by giving a little, they too would get back a lot. Not only did player salaries and pension plans increase, but the value of the baseball clubs themselves would skyrocket. Marvin Miller revolutionized sports, making millions for the players and billions for the owners. Why? Because Marvin Miller knew a secret, that the fans would foot the bill. Remember, in 1966 there was no Super Bowl; the NBA was just getting off the ground with only ten teams in place. Baseball was America’s Pastime. Yes, Miller had become the master of the illusion. The illusion was owners versus players, when in fact they were both pitted against the fans. Yes, the fans would pay for almost anything to be distracted three or four hours a day in a world spinning out of control. The illusion worked as fans paid more to park their cars, as team merchandise, ballpark food, programs, and seat prices increased. Fans even paid additional taxes to build magnificent stadiums and they paid for personal seat licenses to insure a good seat at the ballgames. Where will it stop? You tell me.

Scott Boras, baseballs most powerful agent, thanked Miller for changing his life. “I’ve negotiated nearly five billion worth of player’s contracts since 1980.” By the time Miller retired in 1982 as union chief, the average player’s salary was $326,000 a year. That figure exceeded 3.4 million in 2012, and the Los Angeles Dodgers were just sold for an unheard-of 2 billion dollars. The illusion worked and is still working. Baseball commissioner Bud Selig believes that Miller should be in the Hall of Fame based on the impact he made on the sport. Marvin knew the reason he had not been inducted. “I’ve never prepared an acceptance speech,” laughed Miller. Miller always believed he would earn election to the Baseball Hall of Fame Museum only after he died. If fans had a vote for the Baseball Hall of Fame, Miller’s name may have been removed years ago. In 1992, legendary announcer Red Barber said, “Marvin Miller, along with Babe Ruth and Jackie Robinson, is one of the two or three most important men in baseball history.” He could be correct but, in my opinion, not for the right reasons.

Marvin Miller died of liver cancer on Tuesday, November 27, 2012, at the ripe old age of 95, in his home in Manhattan, New York. Miller had been a lifetime smoker. I guess he had waited long enough. For Marvin Miller, the worst feeling was being forgotten by the players. Speaking with the New York Times newspaper in 1999, Miller said, “I do feel a little irked and chagrined when I realize that the players have no idea that it was the union that changed everything. What’s taken for granted are the salaries, the perks, free-agency rights, salary-arbitration rights, all of which were tremendous struggles.” In 1997, the MLB Players’ Association created the Marvin Miller Man-of-the-Year Award and on April 26, 2009, he was inducted into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.

On December 9, 2013, Joe Torre, Bobby Cox, and Tony LaRussa were all voted unanimously into the Baseball Museum Hall of Fame by the Expansion Era Committee. Marvin Miller was also on that ballot but again failed to receive the votes needed to be inducted.

Hall-of-Fame pitcher Sandy Koufax once said, “Baseball hasn’t changed; only the money has.” Well said, Sandy; well said. As for the fans and their wallets, the change has been undeniable.

Andy Purvis is a local author and radio personality. Please visit www.purvisbooks.com for all the latest info on his books or to listen to the new radio podcast. Andy’s books are available online and can be found in the local Barnes & Noble bookstore. Andy can be contacted at purvis.andy@mygrande.net. Also listen to sports talk radio on Dennis & Andy’s Q & A Session from 6-8 PM on Sportsradiocc.com 1230 AM, 96.1 FM and 103.3 FM. The home of the Houston Astros.

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Backwater AdventuresBy Joey Farah

Farah’s Fishing AdventuresGuessing where and what

gamefish are doing can be like chasing unicorns. Predicting good catches can usually be easy if you relax and keep an

open mind about the flow of tide, especially late summer when temperatures are the most influential factor in gamefish’ activities. We have had a few weeks of some of the lowest of tides of the year. This is typical of July and August before we get any tropical storm pushes of water. Tides drop out and carry loads of bait and gamefish towards deeper and cooler water and the open beaches of the Gulf. This is what we have been talking about in the last few weeks of Moon articles. The tides are rolling back in after this full moon phase and fishing is supercharged! The big trout that have been in the surf are rolling into the Lagoon and Port A with this new ride. They most likely will not travel back far but stay in the transfer zones close to the passes. Thick shoulders and girth, these fish are very healthy. Before they came back in much of the trout caught in the bay’s were skinny and weak fish that were not as good

table fare. This week make it a point to get out along the Port A jetty, Packery, and the Upper Lagoon to cash in on some great fishing.

The flats are a little deeper than they have been, this is bringing redfish action back up as well. Concentrate on the open sand pockets in less than 2ft of water. Drift or wade with big Weedless gold spoons. The edge of the deep channels at first and last light will put you in position to catch herds of redfish moving out of the ICW to the shallow flats to feed on small pin perch. They have been laying low in the main channel and under the grass in the flats all day waiting for dim light.

We are closing up a great summer as school gets closer to hand. Call and set up an adventure for your kids before the last days of summer run out. Ignite a passion for the water, fishing, and spending time with family that will never fade or wash away. It certainly doesn’t matter if they have any experience or even interest. Sometimes you surprise someone who says they don’t like fishing but may go for the ride. Shove a rod with

a fish battling on the other end to their hands and they seem to light up regardless.

The ring of thieves that have been pleading the Island lately has gotten way out of hand. I’ve heard so many stories of local residents capturing thieves on camera, license plates, even names and addresses, yet receive no interest from authorities on following through? I watched the news the other night, perhaps it is the $250 fine for non- violent crimes we have in the city now that is to blame for the total lack of both fear of being caught and/or the drive to follow through on the pursuit. Maybe we should have a special group of officers patrolling between 1-5am. This is free time for the thieves. If your out and about expect to get approached by the police. If you are fishing and are not doing anything wrong good. If your up to no good it may stop someone loosing hard earned belongings. Just a thought, I see all the druggie fishermen running around out here at all times of night under the excuse of fishermen or catching bait with cast nets.

Enough negative! Fishing is great summer is still here and the green tides are rolling into the bay! Give me a call and let’s go fishing! GET WET MY FRIENDS.

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Padre Island National Seashore Proposes Fee Hikes

August 5 open house scheduled for discussionVisitors to Padre Island National Seashore

would find increased entrance fees in 2017 under a plan to be discussed at an open house scheduled for August 5.

The meeting is scheduled from 10 a.m. – Noon at the Malaquite Visitor Center Complex (Education Auditorium, 20402 Park Road 22.

The fee schedule changes are as follow:

Single Vehicle (7 day pass) - Current: $10 Proposed $20

Annual Pass - Current $20 Proposed $40

Individual (7 day pass) - Current $5 Proposed $10

Motorcycle (7 day pass) - Current $5 Proposed $15

Commercial tour flat rate fees would remain at current rates. The following interagency passes would remain at current rates:

Annual ($80), Access (Free), and Active Duty Military (Free).

Boat Launch Ramp Fees – Current $5 Proposed $5

Annual Boat Ramp Fee – Current $10 Proposed $30

Camping Fees – Current $8 Proposed $14

Bird Island Basin Campground (1-6 people) – Current $5 Proposed $8

Park officials say in 2016 more than 643,000 PINS visitors contributed $27 million to the local economy and supported 406 jobs related to tourism.

To attend the proposed fee increase open house stop by the Malaquite Visitor Center Complex (Education Auditorium) located inside the national seashore at: 20402 Park Road 22, August 5th, 2017 from 10 a.m. 12 p.m.

Jay Gardner took his talents to the Florida Keys this week and left his computer behind, way to go Jay! But he sent us these photos, funny, the background looks

a lot like The Island…

Fresh tides and schools of big trout rolling in this week.

Joey Farah IV with a big spadefish he shot offshore this week. Those flat days are

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Medic Alert Awareness Month. For over 60 years, the MedicAlert Foundation International (MAFI) has customized jewelry for people who suffer from life threatening medical conditions. Dr. Marion Collins established MAFI after his daughter, Linda, nearly died of a severe allergic reaction during a simple non-life threatening medical procedure. Soon after, the Collins’ family came up with the idea of inscribing Linda’s medical condition on a bracelet, rather than attaching a note to her coat everywhere she went without her parents. Today, these medical alert bracelets, necklaces, and shoe tags help save millions of lives across the world annually. This month is dedicated to educating everyone about these medical alert bracelets to prevent another situation like Linda’s from occurring.

In emergency situations, good samaritans and first responders must assess a situation and react quickly as best as they can with little to no information on what has caused the emergency (i.e. when a person collapses suddenly and/or becomes unresponsive). MedicAlert bracelets are designed to clearly state what medical conditions a person suffers from. These medical conditions include: food or drug allergies; anaphylaxis shock; asthma; cardiac problems; hypertension; epilepsy or seizures; has a pacemaker; diabetes; risk of stroke; lung disease (like Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder—COPD); cancer; dialysis; multiple sclerosis; on blood thinners (Coumadin Warfarin); has anemia or a blood disorder(s); suffers from dementia or Alzheimer’s disease; Autism; child with special needs; & do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders.

In addition to stating what medical issue the victim may be suffering from, MAFI provides a 24/7 Emergency Response phone number on their identification jewelry. By calling that phone number, you will be able to receive

information on the victim’s: current medications and the dosage; previous medical and surgery information (i.e. concussion, stroke, etc.); access to emergency contacts (family members); their primary care physician’s contact information; if they have implanted medical devices; advance directives; and more. Knowing this information can significantly assist you in your response to the individual and help expedite response from medical personnel once they arrive. MedicAlert bracelets have decreased medical errors by almost 50%, as well.

MAFI is a non-profit, charitable organization that partners with organizations like the Alzheimer’s Association, American Heart Association/Go Red for Women, American Hospital Association, Emergency Nurses Association, and many more to provide those in need with proper identification jewelry. MAFI also provides free training materials (like sample identification tags) to help first responders, and anyone else interested, have a better understanding of these medical alert tags. These can be found by visiting https://www.medicalert.org/proportal/training_materials.

If you have questions regarding any of the information mentioned in this week’s article, please do not hesitate to call my Capitol or District Office. Please always feel free to contact my office if you have any questions or issues regarding a Texas state agency, or if you would like to contact my office regarding constituent services. As always, my offices are available at any time to assist with questions, concerns or comments (Capitol Office, 512-463-0672; District Office, 361-949-4603).

- State Representative Todd Hunter, District 32

Rep. Hunter represents Nueces County (Part). He can be contacted at todd.hunter@house.texas.gov or at 512-463-0672

Texas Sales Tax Holiday is August 11-13Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar reminds

shoppers they can save money on certain items during the state’s annual sales tax holiday. This year, the sales tax holiday is scheduled for Friday, Saturday and Sunday, August, 11-13.

The law exempts most clothing, footwear, school supplies and backpacks priced below $100 from sales tax, saving shoppers about $8 on every $100 they spend during the weekend.

“Most folks won’t hear the back-to-school bell for another month, but it’s never too early to take advantage of the opportunity to save

money on everything from ball caps to ballpoint pens,” Hegar said. “As the father of three young children, I know how these expenses can add up.”

Lists of apparel and school supplies that may be purchased tax-free can be found on the Comptroller’s website at TexasTaxHoliday.org.

This year, shoppers will save an estimated $87 million in state and local sales taxes during the sales tax holiday.

Texas’ tax holiday weekend has been an annual event since 1999.

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Port Aransas State Senator Kolkhorst Appointed to Windstorm Insurance

Legislative Oversight BoardLt. Governor Dan Patrick

this week appointed State Senator Lois Kolkhorst (R-Brenham) to the Texas Windstorm Insurance Legislative Oversight Board. Kolkhorst’s district includes Port Aransas and Mustang Island, with its southernmost boundary at Packery Channel.

The board reviews rules proposed by the Texas Department of Insurance relating to

windstorm insurance and submits comments to the insurance commissioner. The board also monitors windstorm insurance, including rates, operation of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association, and availability of coverage.

“With nearly a third of the Texas coast line in Senate District 18, I am honored to serve on this important board. Affordable windstorm insurance will keep our economy strong and keep Texans prepared for future natural disasters,” Senator Kolkhorst said.

Senate Approves Full Slate of Bills in Special Session

With only one exception, the Senate approved the last of the bills relating to the special session agenda remaining on its calendar Wednesday. Many of these measures are aimed at restricting city authority in favor of the state. This will give the House 20 days to consider Senate legislation relating to these issues.

First, the Senate gave approval to a bill that would require women to purchase supplemental insurance plans if they want coverage for elective abortion procedures. SB 8, by Conroe Senator Brandon Creighton, would prohibit the inclusion of elective abortion coverage in employer-offered, government or ACA exchange insurance plans. Plans could still offer coverage for medically-necessary abortions.

Also Wednesday, the Senate passed a measure intended to combat mail-in voter fraud. Texas permits people older than 65, people with a disability, or people who won’t be home during early voting or on election day to vote by mail ballot. North Richland Hills Senator Kelly Hancock says that this alternate system is ripe for mail-in voter fraud, and pointed to a number of on-going investigations into questionable mail ballots, including 700 suspicious ballots in Dallas County.

His bill, SB 5, would enhance penalties for mail-in ballot fraud, enhances protections for elderly and disabled voters, and would strengthen signature verification procedures to detect potential fraudulent ballots. It also requires prompt reporting of mail ballots rejected under fraud suspicion to the state Attorney General.

The rest of the bills considered and passed on Wednesday dealt with restrictions on municipal authority. First, SB 6 by New Braunfels Senator Donna Campbell, would curb cities’ ability to annex areas by requiring input from citizens in the area to be annexed. Before a city can annex an area, the bill would require that it receive the approval of a majority of the registered voters there; by petition in a small area with less than 200 residents, and by election in more populous areas. The city would have to pay for the petition or election and would have to hold public hearings beforehand to permit public input.

Next, the Senate approved a bill that would end cities’ authority to regulate the use of handheld devices while driving. Under SB 15 by Dallas Senator Don Huffines, only the state could place limits on the use of handheld wireless communications devices while behind the wheel. The bill would end existing ordinances prohibiting use of a cell phone without a hands-

free accessory in more than 40 Texas cities. State law already bans cell phone use in school zones and for drivers younger than 18. A statewide ban on texting and driving, passed during the regular session, is set to go into effect on September 1.

City and county permitting processes would be governed by a uniform and expedited state-wide standard under a bill passed by Fort Worth Senator Konni Burton. Her bill, SB 13, would require all municipal permitting processes to follow the same rules. The intent of the bill is to reduce the time from application to approval to about 30 days.

Finally Wednesday, the Senate passed a bill that would end city protections for trees on private property. SB 14, by Senator Bob Hall of Edgewood, would override existing ordinances that prevent people from cutting down trees or vegetation on their own land without municipal approval. This bill would not apply to some safety ordinances, such as those intended to prevent tree disease or wildfires.

The only item on the Senate agenda not passed over the last three days is SB 18, by Wichita Falls Senator Craig Estes. This measure, which seeks to put a cap on the growth of local government spending, is set to be taken up this week.

The eleven bills that have been passed by July 25 are the following:

Senate Bill 1 - Property Tax Reform and Relief

Senate Bill 2 - Tax Credit Scholarships for students with disabilities

Senate Bill 3 - The Texas Privacy Act

Senate Bill 7 - Limiting Union Check Off Deductions

Senate Bill 9 - Lowering the Constitutional Limit on Appropriations

Senate Bill 10 - Strengthen Health and Human Services Abortion Reporting Requirements

Senate Bill 11 - Requirements for Do-Not-Resuscitate (DNR) Orders

Senate Bill 16 - Commission to Study School Finance

Senate Bill 17 - Continues the Maternal Mortality, Post-Mortem Commission

Senate Bill 19 - Classroom Teacher Bonuses and Retired Teacher Insurance Premium Assistance

Senate Bill 73 - Physician Reporting Requirements on Abortion

Texas Economy Adds 40,200 Jobs in JuneThe Texas economy expanded in June for

the 12th consecutive month with the addition of 40,200 seasonally adjusted nonfarm jobs. Texas’ seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 4.6 percent, down from 4.8 percent in May. Texas’ annual employment growth outperformed the previous two years with 319,300 jobs added over the year, bringing the state’s annual growth rate up by 0.4 percentage points to 2.7 percent.

“Texas employers added 319,300 jobs over the past year, with ten out of eleven industries adding jobs in the dynamic Texas economy,” said TWC Chairman Andres Alcantar. “TWC

will continue to support strategies that boost the job creation efforts of Texas employers and equip Texas students and workers with in-demand skills.”

Education and Health Services recorded the largest private-industry gain over the month with 13,100 jobs added. Manufacturing experienced its largest over-the-year employment gain since July 2012 with 4,600 jobs added in June and Mining and Logging employment expanded by 4,400 jobs.

“Private-sector employment remained strong with Texas employers adding 283,800 jobs over the year and 34,100 jobs added in June,” said TWC Commissioner Representing Employers Ruth Hughs. “TWC is committed to developing innovative workforce programs that keep our businesses competitive and our growing talent pipeline a priority.”

The Amarillo and Austin Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA) recorded the month’s lowest unemployment rate among Texas MSAs with a non-seasonally adjusted rate of 3.4 percent, followed by the Midland MSAs with a rate of 3.5 percent. The College Station-Bryan MSA registered a rate of 3.8 percent for June.

Sales Tax RevenueCity June 2017 June 2016 %

ChangeYTD 2017 YTD 2016 % Change

Aransas Pass $155,175.67 $155,805.04 -0.40% $968,007.46 $980,259.50 -1.24%

Gregory $19,881.45 $20,240.99 -1.77% $132,804.19 $152,940.34 -13.16%

Ingleside $191,588.76 $132,007.52 45.13% $1,043,491.13 $898,707.89 16.11%

Ingleside On The Bay

$1,086.52 $3,183.74 -65.87% $8,608.45 $10,993.10 -21.69%

Mathis $80,457.88 $83,121.24 -3.20% $506,717.92 $503,720.91 0.59%

Odem $30,942.83 $29,311.03 5.56% $188,134.78 $186,219.07 1.02%

Portland $349,924.98 $367,262.62 -4.72% $2,413,450.76 $2,449,549.52 -1.47%

Sinton $56,974.40 $75,052.83 -24.08% $520,639.90 $464,132.10 12.17%

Taft $31,155.80 $26,285.95 18.52% $191,158.51 $191,630.69 -0.24%

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Island organizations. If you are a member of a club and want to get the word out about your events and/or projects send them along and we will get them in.

Be sure to include a brief description of what your organization does and a contact person for those interested in joining.

Send the info to editor@islandmoon.com and we will include it. Or call us at 949-7700.

Padre Island Antique Classic Car Club (PIACCC) is open to all vehicles 25 years and older: Antique, Classic, Roadsters, Hot Rods, etc; who would like to meet to plan meetings, socials, rallies, tours, car shows on and around the Island. Please contact piaccarclub@aol.com for information on the upcoming meeting. Please include your contact information and the type of car owned.

Upcoming Activities:Youth Development Foundation of

Port Aransas.  YDF meets at noon each Thursday at Stingray’s, 401 Beach Ave., Port Aransas.  For more information please email youthfoundporta@gmail.com.

Padre Island Ukulele Club – We meet every other Tuesday night! Call or text Danny Salazar at (316) 877--‐7071 for the next meeting date. Beginners Workshop: 6 to 7 PM and Open Jam: 7 to 8 PM. All Skills levels welcome. Location: Island Joe’s Coffee and Gallery, 13919 SPID, right here on the island. A $3 per person donation covers the workshop, materials and the open jam. Loaner ukuleles available at no extra cost. RSVP online. PadreIslandUkeClub@gmail.com

Padre Island Yacht Club (PIYC) – is welcoming new members. We have boat slips available now for members. Contact Ignacio De Lenda at  idelanda@att.net  for slip rental information. Padre Island Yacht Club members enjoy small and large boat Cruises, small boat Poker Runs, Cruises to area restaurants, Progressive Dinners, 4th  of July Fireworks up close, extended boat cruises to Palacios, TX, South Padre Island, Ingleside, Rockport, Fulton, and other areas. Please come, join us! Contact James Thompson, Rear Commodore in charge of Memberships at, jmtislandtime@gmail.com to attend.

KIWANIS Club of Padre Island. Kiwanis meets at Veranda Restaurantat Schlitterbahn at Noon on the first and third Wednesday of the month.

Padre Island Rotary Club. Padre Island Rotary Club. Of the things we think, say, or do…..Is it the TRUTH?....Is It FAIR to all concerned?... Will it Build GOODWILL and better FRIENDSHIPS?....Will it be BENEFICIAL to all Concerned? If you can meet this 4-way test the Padre Island Rotary is looking for you! We meet the second and fourth Thursday of each month at the Veranda Restaurant Schlitterbahn at 5:30 pm. Contact is Linda Walsh, Secretary, lawalshva@yahoo.com or 361-445-7999.

Island Strategic Action Committee. Is a 14-member committee which meets at 5:30 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month at the Veranda at Schlitterbahn. The committee’s purpose is to advise the Corpus Christi City Council on matters pertaining to The Island. All meetings are open to the public and the public is invited to address the committee during the public comment period.

Padre Island Business Association. The association is a not-for-profit organization whose primary purpose is to advertise and promote Padre/Mustang Islands, Flour Bluff and Corpus Christi while advancing the interests of the business community. It is managed by a 9-member board of directors. A membership luncheon is held on the 2nd Thursday of each month at The Veranda starting at noon. Mixers are held on the 3rd Tuesday of the month. The association annually has two fundraising events – Taste of the Island in the fall and a Wine Tasting in the spring.

P.I.E. Padre Island Enrichment Club is a ladies only social club open to all owners/residents of North Padre. We hope to enrich our members through social activities and community involvement. We have monthly luncheons (2nd Friday) along with groups of bunco, bridge, spades, craft club and book clubs. We also have social events throughout the year including a monthly “Happy Hour”

where the guys join in. We enjoy raising money for scholarships for local graduating seniors as well as other worthy causes in our community. We would love for you to join us and see how PIE can be part of your life. For more info please contact Rebecca Robbins 303-434-0947.

Island United Political Action Committee: Maximize representation of Corpus Christi residents on Padre and Mustang Islands in area government by promoting and supporting, by the endorsement process, proactive and unified voting in non-partisan races and other issues and referendums put to public vote. Meetings are open to the public. IUPAC meets meeting the 2nd Thursday of the month from 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM at the Island Time Sushit Bar, contact: Nick Colosi   618-889-9160  ncolosi@yahoo.com.

POA - Padre Isles Owners Association. The Association’s primary responsibility is to maintain the Common Areas, assess and collect the annual fees and provide information and assistance to property owners. .. Membership in PIPOA is automatic for anyone acquiring record legal title to any property within Padre Isles. Their office is located at 14015 Fortuna Bay Drive on The Island. (361) 949-7025, padreisles@pipoa.net.

ARK – Animal Rehabilitation Keep. Located in Port Aransas the ARK is affiliate with the University of Texas at Austin Marine Science Center. They handle the rehabilitation of most species of wildlife in the area with an emphasis on marine animals. If you find an animal in peril they can help Tony Amos is the Director. 750 Channel View Dr. Port Aransas. 361 749-6793, 361 442-7638. afamos@mail.utexas.edu.

Island’s PIPPs Chapter of Corpus Christi Red Hat Society. In 2004 a group of Island ladies got together under a Palapa and founded the Padre Island Palapa Pals (PIPPs). Our only rule is that there are no rules! We are all about fun and friendship. We meet once a month for lunch and various fun outings from cupcake making to CPR.

ISLAND ROVERS: Walks every Saturday 3 miles or less along the beach, depending on peoples fitness and desires. When: Saturday, at 9am at the Padre Balli Park Office South of Encantada, in the parking lot between the office and the RV park. No competition, just conversation and healthy fitness. For information see the Facebook group “Island Rovers”

Padre Island Book Wine & Spirits. This is the Island book club. We meet the first Wednesday of each month at Island Time Sushi Bar and Grill at 7:00 pm. Wonderful group of ladies that like to read, love socializing with the girls and drinking wine! Come out and join us we would love to have you! Contact Linda Walsh, lawalshva@yahoo.com or 361-445-7999, or just show up!

Island Emmaus reunion is open to anyone that has been on a Chryslis or Emmaus walk. Please join us on the 4th Tuesday of the month at 6pm at Island in the Son united Methodist church located on hwy 361. For more information call Eileen Moeller @ 830-708-8367 or Eileenmoeller@sbcglobal.net

Parrot Heads of Port Aransas  - is a local chapter of the Parrot Heads in Paradise Inc., a not-for-profit corporation whose purpose is to assist in community and environmental concerns and provide a variety of social activities for people who are interested in the music of Jimmy Buffett and the tropical lifestyle he personifies. Founded in 2009, the club motto is “Partying with a Purpose’’. To join or ask questions go to portaransasparrotheads.com or  email or call   Deno “Moon Dog” Fabrie, President at 361 749 0256 or dfabrie@yahoo.com.

The Schliterbahn Women’s Golf association meets every Saturday at 9 AM for a friendly round of golf. All skill levels are welcome. Call Fran more information: 361-877-2551

The New Neighbors League: New Neighbors League is a women’s social organization open to women of the coastal bend, promoting fun & friendship. New Neighbors League holds monthly coffees, luncheons, as well as monthly activities such as Ladies Night Out, Couples Dinners, Movies, Cards, and Golf to name a few. Visit our website at newneighbors.com or email us at ccnewneighbors@gmail.com

                                   

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SEEKING VENDORSFor “Fabulous Fall” Arts and

Crafts SaleIsland in the Son United

Methodist Church will have a “FABULOUS FALL” Arts and Crafts Sale on Saturday,

September 23, 2017 from 9:00 AM until 3:00 PM. You won’t want to miss this opportunity to “shop ‘til you drop” among the great selection of unique items

for sale, including food, jewelry, candles, home décor, specialty bags, crafts of all kinds, and more! A Vendor information packet with registration form

is available by emailing or calling Kathy Merchant at

kmerchant99@gmail.com or 361-749-0884. Vendor spaces

will be reserved on a first come, first served basis, and only after payment is received. Deadline for registration is September 9.

Island in the Son UMC is located at 10650 Highway 361

on Mustang Island, 2 miles north of Packery Channel between

Newport Pass Road and Beach Access Road #3. We always

welcome you to “come as you are!”

2016 Holiday Home Tour a Success

What a great Tour we had this year! Music, food, decorations and wonderful volunteers.

The tour raised a total of $2701.00. We sold 142 tour tickets and 257 raffle tickets. Less the cost ($98.43) of the gifts that we gave the homeowners as a thank you. Just imagine what we could have done if it had been a warm sunny day!

Kim Erwin featured the Holiday Home Tour on her Saturday Morning Radio Show 1040 KEYS.

Shannon Bumstead and Kim Erwin not only put their houses in the tour but also donated the signs totaling $450.00 plus tax.

Todd Moore of Dewitt Insurance donated $200.00 to the raffle

Brud Jones donated $100.00 to the raffle

The Blue Crab (Cheryl Gray) donated for two tickets the wonderful Santa Merman which was worth $50

Island Creations donated the raffle tickets, wrappings for the gifts, hardware for signs, shipping on the tickets, flyers and $200 towards the raffle.

Toucan Graphics donated the design for our tickets and signs and donated the tickets and posters placed in the local businesses.

Please thank each of these donors as you see them around.

We could not have pulled off such an outstanding event without them.

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Port A. HappeningsYoga on the Beach: Commune with nature

at a free yoga session with Nancy Myers. Bring a mat or towel suitable for use on beach. This event is held the second Saturday of each month courtesy of Port Aransas Parks and Recreation.

Sunset Sounds Watch the sun set over the Corpus Christi Ship Channel as music fills the air at the Patsy Jones Amphitheater in Roberts Point Park. Bring a chair or blanket and any refreshments you want. Golf carts may drive up for the movie. The Hot Dog Lady will sell at the park for those not bringing food to eat. Remaining 2017 Sunset Sounds Concerts: Aug. 11: Cody Wayne Band, Sept 8: James Little, Oct 13: Raeanne & the Ride.

Interval Training Classes continue with two levels of Intensity Interval Training every week courtesy of Port Aransas Parks and Recreation. Certified instructor Karen Decker leads exercise classes held at Port Aransas High School, 100 S. Station St, upstairs in second floor foyer. These classes allow for those who want more as well as those needing not as strenuous, all with good results. High Intensity Interval Training is offered at 6:30am on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Beginner Moderate Level HIT class meets at 5:15pm on Monday and Wednesday. Both consist of Intensity Training in short spurts, for all ages and levels of fitness. Work at your own pace. Cost is $3 a class or $30 for 15 classes. Cash or check may be paid to COPA. Open to men and women. Bring mat and water.

Tone and Shape with Weights Use weights to get and stay in shape through Port A Parks and Recreation. Certified trainer Karen Decker (361-800-1759) leads the exercise tailored to your needs. Meet at the Port Aransas High School weight room, 100 S.

Station St. Cost is $3 per person.

Summer Camps A few spaces remain for Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Summer Camps-Camp Marlin for grades 2-5 and Camp Sailfish for Pre-K, K and grade 1. Treasure Hunt: July 31-Aug. 4; It’s a Pirate’s Life For Me Aug. 7-11. Monday-Friday 8:30am - 5:30pm. Contact Camp Director Ken Yarbrough at 361-749-4158 or kyarbrough@cityofportaransas.org

Community Pool Longer hours means more time to play and get fit at the Port Aransas Community Pool. Located at 700 Clark Pkwy, Open Swim: Tuesday through Thursday and on Sunday 1-6pm, Friday & Saturday 1-8pm. Lap Swim & Exercise: Tuesday through Thursday 7am-6pm, Friday 7am-8pm & Saturday noon-8pm, Sunday noon-6pm. Total Body Aquacize: Tuesday-Friday at 7:30am & Saturday noon with AAAI Water Aerobics instructor Sally Jo Bartlett. Water Aerobics: Tuesday-Friday at noon and Deep Water Aerobics: Tuesday-Friday 11am. Parks and Rec taking applications for qualified beach lifeguards cashiers and slide attendants. Two new slides are open.

Port A RPG Game Night

A safe game time is offered weekly on Friday and Saturday for kids 16 and older. Keep them occupied as they use their brains

to figure scenarios. High school and college gamers may play Pathfinder, Star Wars RPG and Mutants and Masterminds in a controlled environment at no charge. Starts at 4:30pm, in the Girl Scout hut inside Parks and Recreation building, 739 W. Ave. A, courtesy of Port Aransas Parks and Recreation.

Disc Golf Got discs? Come enjoy the nine-hole Disc Golf Course in Port Aransas Community Park. It stretches around park’s edge, from the skate area to locations just beyond the outfields of the baseball fields and over near the swimming pool. It is played like golf, but with players throwing Frisbee-like discs, aiming at metal baskets on poles. No appointment needed. Folks can show up with their discs throughout the daylight hours and play for free.

Birding on the Boardwalk Local birding guide Nan Dietert holds this walk in Port Aransas every Wednesday at 9am. All year long the weekly walks are held at the Leonabelle Turnbull Birding Center at end of Ross Avenue. Anyone, novice to expert may enjoy the free informative talks courtesy of Port Aransas Parks and Recreation.

Spring Forest Qigong Unclog blockages with this moving meditation class - 6pm on Wednesdays. It is held in the outdoor pavilion at the Nature Preserve at Charlie’s Pasture at the end of Port Street in Port Aransas. This freeing meditation is led by Suzanne McCann, courtesy of Port Aransas Parks and Recreation. Cost is $3/person paid to the City of Port Aransas (COPA). Feel the peace as you open up your mind and body in this natural setting.

Pickleball This paddle sport that combines elements of badminton, tennis and table tennis may be played at the Community Park Inline Skate Rink at 700 Clark Pkwy, off Ross Avenue. The rink is marked off for the correct size, allowing three teams to play at a time. If you have equipment and know how to play, the rink may be used any time it is not in use at no charge. Know how to play but without equipment, check out equipment at Community Pool (when open) by showing a Driver’s License. For information, contact Pam at 361-749-4158 or pamg@cityofportaransas.org. FREE!

Survival Swimming A unique one-on-one program for children 6 months - 6 years of age is being held at the Port Aransas Community Pool, 700 Clark Parkway in Port Aransas. Survival Swim Foundation program is on average 6-7 weeks, 4 days a week, 15 minute lessons each day. Swim 2 Survive Aquatics Academy is partnering with the City of Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department to bring this life saving program to Port Aransas and its surrounding communities. Lessons will be offered Tuesday-Friday, 9am - 1pm, summer 2017. Accidents happen and drowning is preventable. Swim Float Survive lessons are the best way to teach a baby, toddler, and or a young child to rescue himself/herself in an aquatic emergency. For information, pricing, and availability contact Michele Seymour, Swim 2 Survive Aquatics Academy, LLC at 571-228-4552 or Swim2SurviveAA@yahoo.com. Check us out on Facebook @ Swim 2 Survive Aquatics Academy, LLC.

Residents Sue Formosa Plastics over Pollution in Lavaca Bay

Seeking $57 million in penaltiesPoint Comfort. Residents living around Lavaca

Bay have filed suit against Formosa Plastics for “significant, chronic, and ongoing Clean Water Act violations that pollute Lavaca Bay and other waterways, litter shores, and harm fish and wildlife.”

The plaintiffs, represented by Texas RioGrande Legal Aid (TRLA), the environmental law firm Frederick, Perales, Allmon and Rockwell, and Corpus Christi trial lawyer David Bright, of Sico, Hoelscher, Harris & Braugh, are asking a federal judge to order Formosa to stop all future dumping, clean up pollution it has already generated, and pay as much as $57.45 million in fines.

Plaintiffs Diane Wilson, a former shrimper and an author, and the San Antonio Bay Estuarine Waterkeeper have alleged for years that Formosa’s 2500-acre Point Comfort facility illegally discharges plastic pellets into nearby waterways. But in January 2016, in response to the lack of state and federal oversight of Formosa, Wilson and local resident Ronnie Hamrick, a Waterkeeper volunteer, started collecting pellet samples from more than 20 miles of shoreline along Lavaca Bay and Cox Creek. They reported that they found plastic pellets and debris from Six Mile to Indianola and Port Connor. Wilson, Hamrick and other Waterkeeper volunteers have collected more than 1,600 samples since Jan. 31, 2016, alleging that Formosa has violated the federal Clean Water Act continuously for over 548 days. The $57.45 million in fines, which would go to the federal government, reflect a daily fine of $104,828 for the 548 days, amounts authorized as penalties under the Clean Water Act.

“We’ve tried talking to Formosa and to the state and federal authorities responsible for protecting the environment and enforcing our laws. None of it has worked. So we’re filing suit. It’s our only option now.” Wilson said.

In April, the plaintiffs sent a notice of intent to sue to Formosa executives warning that the suit would be filed unless Formosa “made permanent changes that prevent future pellet discharge and pledged to clean up all of the plastic litter it has already left in Texas bays,

waterways, wetlands, and on beaches.”

The plaintiffs allege that two of the bodies of water are polluted by Formosa, Cox Creek and Lavaca Bay, and they connect to many other bays, including Chocolate Bay, Cox Bay, Keller Bay, and the larger Matagorda Bay System, and futher, say pellets likely have infiltrated those water systems. These bays are near the habitats of the endangered Whooping Crane and Kemp’s Ridley sea turtles.

In 1992, the Environmental Protection Agency released a 130-page report entitled Plastic Pellets in the Aquatic Environment: Sources and Recommendations, which warned that

the pellets, which stay in the environment for 10 years, had become of particular concern. The EPA recommended applying significant penalties when industries discharge plastic pellets into water.

In 2004 and 2010, the EPA documented Formosa’s problems with a settling pond spilling plastic pellets, and again in 2010, EPA found the same problem, as part of investigations of the Point Comfort facility. In the summer

of 2013, Wilson, the San Antonio Bay Estuarine Waterkeeper, the Union of Commercial Oystermen and individual shrimpers, called for a contested case hearing on Formosa’s water permit under the Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES), citing among their concerns Formosa’s alleged discharge of plastic pellets. The executive director of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) responded that any discharge of pellets clearly violates Formosa’s permit and urged members of the public to contact the TCEQ if they saw more pellets.

In 2016, Wilson and Hamrick again notified the TCEQ of the discharge of pellets into Cox Creek and Lavaca Bay. In response, TCEQ conducted investigations in March and September 2016, determining in both cases that Formosa had violated its water permit by illegally discharging pellets. Despite these investigations and findings of violations, the plaintiffs say discharge of pellets has continued and the state agency has not fined Formosa or required any corrective action.

The complaint filed this week stated that when determining penalties, the Court is required under the Clean Water Act to take a number of factors into consideration, including Formosa’s history of alleged repeat violations and the economic impact of the penalty on a company like Formosa USA with $1.36 billion in annual net income before taxes in 2016.

Navy Regatta this WeekendThe 55th Annual Navy Regatta will be held this

weekend August 5-6. It’s a weekend of sailing, camaraderie and community partnership with the military aboard Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, the Corpus Christi Yacht Club and the Bay Yacht Club.

The annual event began in 1962, and is made possible because of a partnership with the Corpus Christi Yacht Club, Bay Yacht Club and the military. Besides sailing across the bay, the regatta features a Titanic Cup race, in which teams compete in their homemade vessels constructed of anything but boat or aircraft parts.

The schedule for the weekend’s events include

Saturday

11 a.m., at the CCYC - Warning Signal for first class of the Navy Base Race

4 p.m., at NASCC’s Sunfish Beach - Titanic Cup

Sunday

12 noon, at NASCC’s Sunfish Beach - Warning Signal for first class of Military Cup Challenge Race

3 p.m., at CCYC - Trophy presentation

August Bag Heroes

Skip the Plastic!– The Skip the Plastic project of the Texas Coastal Bend Chapter of the Surfrider

Foundation (TXCBC) recognizes community members, city officials and businesses that set a positive example by making the shift to reusable shopping bags or other

alternatives to single-use plastic bags.

Our Bag Heroes for August are the employees of Corpus Christi’s Stormwater Department, who manage the city’s storm drain system with 633 miles of piping and

over 18,300 storm drain inlets. This system provides drainage when it rains but is not designed to treat the rainwater and everything it carries off the streets before the water

flows into the bays.

Members of the department strive to inform the public about their role in preventing the introduction of trash, grass clippings, plastic bags and hazardous wastes into the inlets. One way they do so is by handing out educational materials and free reusable shopping bags at events around town. “City of Corpus Christi Stormwater encourages all citizens

to skip theplastic and use reusable shopping bags to keep storm drains and local waterways clear of plastic bags!”

For more information visit http://skiptheplastic.org or call 361-765-4445.

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Police BlotterUnicorn Sighted in Island Canals!

Well, not really a unicorn, but it was almost as rare…we received several photos over the weekend of two police boats patrolling Island canals. But the boats will not be a permanent fixture. Police Lt. Chris Hooper said, they are boats used by the police dive team and were dispatched last weekend for public safety concerns and were not enforcing No Wake Zones.

Island Police Calls

10800 block JFK Causeway 4 a.m. July 31 Assault

13500 block SPID 7 p.m. July 27 Public intoxication

13700 block Suntan 1 a.m. July 26 Theft $750-$2500

14500 block Compass 4 p.m. July 29 Theft of firearm

14600 block SPID 1 p.m. July 29 Failure to identify

14700 block Gulf Beach (South Packery) 5 p.m. July 29 Assault

14800 block Granada 7 p.m. August 1 Assault

14800 block Granada 6 p.m. August 1 Assault

14800 block Windward 4 p.m. July 26 Theft under $100

15000 block Windward 11 a.m. July 26 Burglary of a vehicle

15200 block Windward 2 a.m. August 1 Violation of minor curfew

15100 block Crossjack 7 a.m. July 27 Burglary of a motor vehicle

13800 block Laffite 8 p.m. July 27 Burglary of a motor vehicle

15700 block Palmira 7 a.m. July 26 Theft of vehicle

14200 block Punta Bonaire Midnight July 27 Theft from vehicle ( two counts)

14200 block Bay Bean 6 p.m. August 1 Assault with injury

Lion King at PACT July 20 - Aug 6

The students of PAISD will present Disney’s The Lion King JR on select dates beginning July 20th and continuing through August 6th. The 60-minute musical, designed for middle-school aged performers, is based on the Broadway production directed by Julie Taymor and the 1994 Disney film. The 20 plus students in the cast and crew have studied under the direction of Ken Yarbrough, Choreographer Angie Torres and Music Director Morgan Milligan.

The Lion King JR. tells the story of the epic adventures of a curious cub named Simba as he struggles to accept the responsibilities of adulthood and his destiny as king. Along the way, the young lion encounters a colorful cast of characters, including spunky lioness Nala, charismatic meerkat Timon, and loveable warthog Pumbaa. To claim his rightful place on the throne and save his beloved Pridelands, Simba must find his inner strength and confront his wicked Uncle Scar.

General admission tickets for Disney’s The Lion King JR. are available for the following performances: July 20-22, 27-29 and Aug 3-5 at 7:30 pm and July 23, 30 and Aug 6th at 2:30pm. Tickets are on sale now and available at www.brownpapertickets.com, by calling the theater box office at 361-749-6036 and by visiting the South Jetty Newspaper Office located at 141 West Kotter in Port Aransas. Admission is $10 online and all seats are reserved

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USO South Texas Hosts Free Event at the Botanical Gardens

Thanks to a generous donation from Valero’s Reel It In for Kids, the USO of South Texas is hosting a special family friendly evening event for all active duty military and their families to honor our military and bring joy to their families.

What: A private, interactive evening at the Botanical gardens with live animal presentation, demonstrations, participation in a live butterfly release and snacks just for active duty military and their families!

Where: South Texas Botanical Gardens, 8545 S. Staples Street, Corpus Christi, TX 78413

When: Saturday, August 19, 2017

Time: 5pm-8pm

Who can go: All active duty military, active duty reservists and all currently serving in the National Guard including their spouses and their families are invited.

Age appropriates: This is a family friendly event open to all ages. There will be activities that all ages will enjoy. Children over the age of 4 may be best suited for the butterfly release.

Cost: FREE (but you need to register so we know you’re coming!)

I’m not an active duty family, can I still go?: This is a special event exclusive to and in support of those currently activated and serving in the military. To register go to: https://usosouthtexas.org/

Count Your TurtlesKEMP’S RIDLEY TURTLE

So far this year, 353 Kemp’s ridley nests have been confirmed on the Texas coast including (north to south in state):

3 Bolivar Peninsula

5 Galveston Island

0 Brazoria County, N. of Surfside

3 Surfside Beach

1 Quintana Beach

0 Bryan Beach

0 Brazoria County, N. of Sargent Beach

0 Sargent Beach

7 Matagorda Peninsula (area record)

0 Matagorda Island

3 San Jose Island

11 Mustang Island (area record)

8 North Padre Island north of Padre Island National Seashore

219 Padre Island National Seashore (area record)

70 South Padre Island (area record)

23 Boca Chica Beach (area record)

LOGGERHEAD TURTLE

So far this year, 8 nests have been confirmed on the Texas coast including (north to south in state):

1 Surfside Beach

1 San Jose Island

1 North Padre Island, north of Padre Island National Seashore

4 Padre Island National Seashore

1 South Padre Island

GREEN SEA TURTLE

So far this year, 19 nests have been confirmed on the Texas coast including (north to south in state):

14 Padre Island National Seashore (area record)

5 South Padre Island (area record)

Photos by Steve Coons

Canal Clean-upThe Canals & Waterways Committee is holding

a canal cleanup for Paddle For Parkinsons on Saturday, August 19th. Meet at the Cartagena boat ramp at 0900. Bring your own watercraft (boat, kayak, paddleboard, etc). Bags will provided by the POA and hauled off for you.

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Hot enough for you?

Every week I start out with an outline of what I plan to talk about in the column for the week and at the top of the page

is the heading, “Gonzo,” for the first paragraph. It’s usually my slant on whatever adventure I’ve just been through or something I find interesting or funny… or jaded. Today I’ve been staring at my outline page for about three hours and all it says at the top is, “Hot”. I can’t seem to get past it, so I’ve decided to embrace it. Don’t you just love those guys that always say, “Hot enough for you?” Yeah, it’s hot enough for me you twit. I feel like I’m standing in molten lava on the surface of the sun, my hair is on fire and I can’t feel my face. It’s so hot that I thought I’d dig into the interweb, where all things are revealed, and see exactly how hot it is. I found out that it’s so hot, I went outside for a smoke and the cigarette lit itself. It’s so hot, the cows are giving evaporated milk! It’s so hot, the birds have to use potholders to pull worms out of the ground. It’s so hot, that Polar Bears are wearing sun screen. It’s so hot, I saw a fire hydrant chasing a pack of dogs. It’s so hot, I wiped my armpits and got a message in a bottle. It’s so hot, my iceberg lettuce melted. It’s so hot, the chickens are laying hard boiled eggs. It’s so hot, two Hobbits just threw a ring into my back yard. It’s so hot, Jehovah’s Witnesses started telemarketing. It’s so hot, crack heads are putting copper back into A/C units. It’s so hot, I got in a fight with an old guy just because I liked the breeze his arm flaps generated (… too much?) You get the picture, it’s too hot for snakes and getting hotter. Living in south Texas in the summer is not for the weak. Hunker down friends. Hunker down. We still have a ways to go.

Scattered shots…

Man, it was another rip roaring weekend on our little sandbar. All roads in and out were pretty much saturated all weekend. Trying to make a left turn was a lesson in futility. But this is what we want. Right? Packed beaches during the day and packed restaurants, bars and lodges at night… It’s easy to lose focus sometimes. All the shows I went to last weekend were jamming with tourists. There were close to 400 people at the Uncle Lucius show at the

Porch, and I probably knew ten of them. Same thing for Gary P. the next night. And it was the same story everywhere. Giggity’s, Treasure Island, Shorty’s… all jammin’ and with a variety of great live music, all within walking distance: Aloha Dave, The Chanklas, Uel Jackson, Billy Snipes and Spendiferous. I fully expect Uncle Lucius to go viral. Those guys, and in particular, lead man Kevin Galloway, have star quality written all over them. With Galloway’s

unique voice and their strong songs and tight arrangements, they are the whole package. And they look like they’re having a ball up there. That always puts a smile on my face. I sure hope the Back Porch can get them back next year and they haven’t outgrown us yet.

DO NOT MISS LISTComing this weekend…

This is exciting. A group I used to book (a lot) back in San Antonio, Vallejo (Austin, TX), is playing Treasure Island on Friday. I know the brothers Vallejo A.J., Omar and Alejandro kicked around Corpus some and play there occasionally. They now claim Austin as their hometown and before that El Campo, and Birmingham, Alabama. This is one dynamic band. They are a hard driving rock band that does everything in the key of funky with a Latin backbeat. I booked them many times at the Lab

to catch them though is on South Congress on Sunday afternoon at C Boys for chicken poop bingo. If he’s not there, Dale Watson will be. Also on Saturday, San Antonio music legend Michael Martin will play Shorty’s. Michael is

a household name in S.A. and is the founder and leader of the Infadels. He will be accompanied on guitar by his long time friend and band mate, George Batista. Martin is sort of a Bob Dylan meets Joey Ramone at Alejandro Escovedo’s house. Another show that looks interesting is the Prophets and Outlaws (Dallas, TX) who tout themselves as “Texas Soul.” They will be at Treasure Island on Saturday. Now you got my attention. To me, Texas Soul means in the vein of Delbert. I love that stuff. That ought to hold you for a while. Get out there and support live music. Pay the cover and buy their CD.

♪♫♪ And, that’s the truth ♫♪♫

in S.A. in the early 2000’s and always packed the house. These cats have put out eleven powerful CD’s and have been rocking Austin for years. They are the real deal. And over at the Back Porch, Texas country rocker, Mark McKinney, ought to pack the house. If he doesn’t, Larry Joe Taylor will on Saturday. McKinney is starting to play with some consistency around here and looks like he’s developing a nice following. The two other DO NOT MISS shows this weekend are on Saturday. The Mike Stinson Band (Houston, TX) will bring his

California country meets H Town. With Lance Smith on guitar and Mark Riddell on bass, these boys put on a solid country music show. They play rooms like the Broken Spoke and Ginny’s Little Longhorn in Austin. The place

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Live MusicSaturday, August 12

Sing Along Piano Bar @ Brewster Street

Finding Friday @ Back Porch

Close Enough @ The GaffMynefield @ Rockit’s

Independent Thieves @ Shorty’s

Ty Dietz @ Giggity’sBeer & Berto Show @

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Sunday, August 13 Antone & the All Stars @

Giggity’sAuthority Zero, Jon Gazi, One Dollar Bob @ House

of RockGaff’s 12th Anniversary with Open Jam (2-5) @

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Monday, August 14Open Jam @ Giggity’s

Tuesday, August 15Paul Taylor @ Giggity’s

Open Mic @ House of Rock

Wednesday, August 16Stevie Start @ Giggity’s

Trapt, Resz, Rendered Heartless @ House of Rock

Thursday, August 17Free Beer Band @

Giggity’sAustin Meade @ Back

PorchSelfie @ Shorty’s

Open Mic w/ Denny Larkins @ Behringer’s

LandingWhiskey Myers, Blue

Water Highway @ Brewster Street

Oddfellas @ Rockit’sSwimming With Bears,

Selfless Lovers @ House of Rock

Friday, August 18Uel Jackson @ The Gaff

Hamilton Loomis @ Back Porch

Eric Magnusson @ Shorty’s

Beach Stone Rise @ Giggity’s

Another Level @ Brewster Street

Oddfellas @ Rockit’sResz, Ratchet Dolls + 3

Bands @ House of Rock

Saturday, August 19Mario Flores @ Back Porch

Billy Snipes @ The Gaff Todd Dorn & the Sea Drifters @ Giggity’sChanklas @ Shorty’s

Metal Shop @ Brewster Street

Splendiferous @ Rockit’sLeopold & His Fiction + 3

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Friday, August 4Vallejo, Vitera @ Treasure Island10trh & C @ The GaffMark McKinney @ Back PorchSpazmatics @ Brewster StreetThe Groove @ Giggity’sBad Buoy @ Shorty’s Clarissa Serna @ Rockit’sTy Dietz, Buddy T @ House of Rock

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Billy Snipes played Shorty’s on Saturday.

Gary P. Nunn played the Back Porch on Saturday.

Justin Estes and the Chanklas featuring Tommy Proctor on guitar.

Kevin Galloway, lead singer with the Uncle Lucius Band, played

to a SRO crowd at the Back Porch.

San Antonio legend Michael Martin will play Shorty’s on Saturday.

Splendiferous played Treasure Island on Saturday

The Mike Stinson Band from Houston will play Giggity’s on Saturday.

Uel Jackson was in town last weekend and played Shorty’s, The Gaff and Giggity’s.

Vallejo will play Treasure Island on Friday.

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