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The voice of The Island since 1996 June 6, 2019 FREE Weekly Issue 790 The Island Moon Around The Island By Dale Rankin Inside the Moon www.islandmoon.com Poker Run A2 Live Music A18 A Cool Visit A7 27° 37' 0.5952'' N | 97° 13' 21.4068'' W A little Island history Hired by Captain King The summer season is upon us, the sargassum weed has started to wash up on local beaches, the turtles are tired, and we are playing chicken with our first tropical depression of the Hurricane Season. But live music is busting out all over, in spite of all the rain of late the mosquitos have yet to show themselves in numbers, and Tourist Season 2019 looks to be the best we have had in years. All in all things are looking good on our little sandbar as we wind on down toward the heart of the summer. Tired turtles The number of turtles visible on a walk out the Packery Jetties these days is the highest in memory. The locals have been helping them when they wash up and they just keep on coming. The folks who know about such things tell us there is a “washing machine effect” going on caused by heavy runoff from recent rains and the high tides which have been inundating our beaches. The result is that the turtles are tired because they are swimming all the time. Usually when you get too close to a turtle it will swim off, but now they just kind of look at you and say, “I’m a tired turtle, please leave me alone.” It may be a tough time to be a turtle but for those of us who just like to watch them swim around it’s a good time for turtle watching. Wetlands center at Balli Park The Nueces County Commissioners Court had an item on their agenda this week for development of a wetlands area at Balli Park near Bob Hall Pier. The genesis of the idea comes from an unusual source – a bar ditch. The term “bar ditch” comes from the act of “borrowing” dirt from the roadside to build up the roadway and as many things often do ended up in a bar. It may not be something you would think of as wetlands but if it stays there long enough it falls into that category and if you remove it or fill it in you have to create wetlands somewhere else to replace it and that is what led to the idea of a wetlands area at Balli Park. When planning for development around Lake Padre first began more than twenty years ago the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers wanted water circulation from Lake Padre to the Island canals on the west side of SPID. The idea was to place culverts under SPID to get the water moving. But when a bond item was passed in 2004 to turn the culverts into the Park Road 22 Water Exchange Bridge it meant that the bar ditches on each side of the road had to be removed and since they were considered wetlands they had to be replaced with new wetlands elsewhere. The process is common on The Island and involves committing an off-site property to permanently remain an undeveloped wetland. In this case the site chosen to make a permanent wetland to replace the bar ditches is Balli Park. The idea has been around for several years and has taken many forms but the latest, according to the agenda, is to create a trail that would traverse the said wetlands. The Nueces County Coastal Parks Board for several years has been pursuing a plan that would create a walking trail/cart path from Balli all the way down to PINS and the nature trail could be part of that system. If it happens it would be a great addition to The Island. We will keep you updated as things progress. Live music on The Island By Dale Rankin Durham left Banquette and headed for the King Ranch. On the way he stopped and put on the new suit of clothes he had bought in San Antonio and a clean shirt. As he rode onto the King Ranch one of the wranglers took him for a cattle buyer and took charge of his horse and Durham led him to the big house on the King Ranch “duded up like a sore wrist.” Captain King was in the front office and came out and looked him up and down. “You’re one of McNelly’s men, aren’t you?” he said. “Are you alone?” “Yes, sir.” “What brings you down this way? What are you looking for?” “A job,” Durham said. Bridge cont. on A4 Laguna A13 Fishing A11 Around cont. on A4 “That’s right. McNelly got fired. And you don’t want to work for that man Hall?" “I think he’s fired too,” Durham said. “The new governor has cut the whole outfit off.” “Did you ever work stock?” Durham shook his head and tapped his gun. “The only trade I got is chopping cotton and this.” King hired him at sixty dollars a month. “I don’t have any cotton that needs chopping right now but I can use you. Give the bookkeeper your right name.” For the next sixty years Durham worked and lived on the King Ranch as King’s driver on trips to Corpus Christi, San Antonio, and Brownsville. Between trips he worked at a cow camp on the Laureles division of the ranch and married Captain King’s niece in 1882. They had nine kids. They eventually moved to the Sauz division where Durham was general foreman and King built them a house where he lived until his death. Carolyn died in 1915. During the ensuing years there survives only one written account of his daily life there. In his book Life on the King Ranch published in 1951 author Frank Goodwyn whose father was a foreman on the ranch wrote of his encounters with Durham and another retired Ranger when he was a young boy living on the Norias division of the ranch. Adobe house on black loam Goodwyn writes that in 1918 Durham was living on the Sauz Ranch which was “located in the black loam south of the underground river that flowed through the ranch and was an adobe ranch house made of scorched earthen bricks whitewashed with lime paints. When built the houses shone in the Photo by Gary McAlea Sargassum weed showed up on local beaches this week for the first time in several years Fugitive Wichita Jailbird Seen in Lavaca Bay! Flamingo 492 escaped from a zoo in 2005 has passed into legend By Dale Rankin Fourteen years ago he/she and another captive took it on the lam and he/she has become famous across the country. Somehow the words of Stephen King’s 1994 novella 'Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption,' seem appropriate, although we paraphrase liberally. "I believe in two things: discipline and the Bible. Here you'll receive both. Put your trust in the Lord; your wings belong to me. Welcome to Sedgwick." There is no way to know if the zookeeper at the Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita, Kansas ever uttered those words to the now famous African flamingo who busted loose there on June 27, 2005, but if he didn’t he should have. It would have been poetic justice because before the zookeeper could trim the flying feathers from the wings of the bird and his/her companion who w ere both captured as adults and brought to their cage a mighty wind blew up and both of them took the opportunity to take to the sky. They got away so quickly they didn’t even have time to find out if either was a he or a she, or even give them names, only a number on a yellow armband that one bird still wears like a prison tattoo – Flamingo No. 492. "Lord! It's a miracle! Up and vanished like a bird in the wind!" The birds’ arrival at the zoo was novel enough to warrant a story in The Wichita Eagle. Like many inmates in lockup the bird was young, at least by human standards, at about 25 years old, and short by human standards at Jailbird cont. on A4 Second Bridge to The Island Approved Not time to start your OTB engine just yet By Dale Rankin The Corpus Christi City Council has approved an amendment to the city’s Urban Transportation Plan that includes a second bridge from Corpus Christi to North Padre Island at a cost of $400 million. But don’t start revving your OTB engines just yet. According to the measure approved by the council in mid-May the regional parkway as it is called would connect Park Road 22 to the Crosstown Expressway and would be funded through the Texas Department of Transportation. According to documents presented to the council the regional parkway would run 9.9 miles and include an extension of Rodd Field Road near where the new Southside Del Mar College is to be built. The measure approved by the council would consist of two separate bridges, one northbound and one southbound, but construction of the project would not begin until sometime around 2050; earlier estimated anticipated the bridge would be needed by 2035. According to the North Padre Island Development Plan which was done as part of the large areawide plan which was presented to the Island Strategic Action Committee in early 2018 the bridge would reach Padre Island in the area south of Sea Pines on a 3,680 acre tract of land in Kleberg County purchased by Nueces County in 2015 with a grant from the Ed Rachal Foundation. The area where the bridge would cross is known as Natural Beach, which runs between Bob Hall Pier and Padre Island National Seashore. The area was well-known to many Islanders due to the presence of a Monday, June 10 City Council Members Coming to Padre Island Padre Island will host two special meetings on the same day when the Island Strategic Action Committee and the Island Reinvestment Zone (TRZ #2) meet separately at the Holiday Inn Express & Suites on Windward Drive on Monday, June 10. The regular monthly meeting of the ISAC, an advisory committee for the Corpus Christi City Council, which usually meets the first Tuesday of each month, was postponed due to the Memorial Day Holiday. The ISAC agenda includes items regarding repairs to the Packery Channel Jetties and updates on plans for maintaining Island beaches. The TRZ #2 board which is chaired by District 4 City Councilman Greg Smith, includes all members of the city council and representatives of the various taxing entities which provide tax incentives on improvements inside the zone to pay for improvements, including the Packery Channel Jetties. The zone was established in 2004 and dictates that property tax on improvements in the zone since that time are earmarked for project inside the zone, including the proposed Park Road 22 Water Exchange Bridge. The TRZ board has never held a meeting on Padre Island. The board manages the TRZ fund which now has about $13 million. The Island Reinvestment Zone Board Meeting will begin at 4:30 p.m., with the ISAC meeting following at 5:30. The public is invited to attend both and it is a chance for Islanders to find out what is in The Island’s future.

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Page 1: Poker Run A2 A Cool Visit A7 Live Music A18 Fishing A11 ... · of look at you and say, “I’m a tired turtle, please leave me alone.” It may be a tough time to be a turtle but

FreeFree

The voice of The Island since 1996

June 6, 2019FREEWeekly

Issue 790 The

IslandMoon

Around The Island

By Dale Rankin

Inside the Moon

www.islandmoon.com

Poker Run A2 Live Music A18A Cool Visit A7

27° 37' 0.5952'' N | 97° 13' 21.4068'' W

A little Island history

Hired by Captain King

The summer season is upon us, the sargassum weed has started to wash up on local beaches, the turtles are tired, and we are playing chicken with our first tropical depression of the Hurricane Season.

But live music is busting out all over, in spite of all the rain of late the mosquitos have yet to show themselves in numbers, and Tourist Season 2019 looks to be the best we have had in years. All in all things are looking good on our little sandbar as we wind on down toward the heart of the summer.

Tired turtles

The number of turtles visible on a walk out the Packery Jetties these days is the highest in memory. The locals have been helping them when they wash up and they just keep on coming. The folks who know about such things tell us there is a “washing machine effect” going on caused by heavy runoff from recent rains and the high tides which have been inundating our beaches. The result is that the turtles are tired because they are swimming all the time. Usually when you get too close to a turtle it will swim off, but now they just kind of look at you and say, “I’m a tired turtle, please leave me alone.” It may be a tough time to be a turtle but for those of us who just like to watch them swim around it’s a good time for turtle watching.

Wetlands center at Balli Park

The Nueces County Commissioners Court had an item on their agenda this week for development of a wetlands area at Balli Park near Bob Hall Pier. The genesis of the idea comes from an unusual source – a bar ditch.

The term “bar ditch” comes from the act of “borrowing” dirt from the roadside to build up the roadway and as many things often do ended up in a bar. It may not be something you would think of as wetlands but if it stays there long enough it falls into that category and if you remove it or fill it in you have to create wetlands somewhere else to replace it and that is what led to the idea of a wetlands area at Balli Park.

When planning for development around Lake Padre first began more than twenty years ago the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers wanted water circulation from Lake Padre to the Island canals on the west side of SPID. The idea was to place culverts under SPID to get the water moving. But when a bond item was passed in 2004 to turn the culverts into the Park Road 22 Water Exchange Bridge it meant that the bar ditches on each side of the road had to be removed and since they were considered wetlands they had to be replaced with new wetlands elsewhere.

The process is common on The Island and involves committing an off-site property to permanently remain an undeveloped wetland. In this case the site chosen to make a permanent wetland to replace the bar ditches is Balli Park. The idea has been around for several years and has taken many forms but the latest, according to the agenda, is to create a trail that would traverse the said wetlands.

The Nueces County Coastal Parks Board for several years has been pursuing a plan that would create a walking trail/cart path from Balli all the way down to PINS and the nature trail could be part of that system. If it happens it would be a great addition to The Island. We will keep you updated as things progress.

Live music on The Island

By Dale Rankin

Durham left Banquette and headed for the King Ranch. On the way he stopped and put on the new suit of clothes he had bought in San Antonio and a clean shirt. As he rode onto the King Ranch one of the wranglers took him for a cattle buyer and took charge of his horse and Durham led him to the big house on the King Ranch “duded up like a sore wrist.” Captain King was in the front office and came out and looked him up and down.

“You’re one of McNelly’s men, aren’t you?” he said. “Are you alone?”

“Yes, sir.”

“What brings you down this way? What are you looking for?”

“A job,” Durham said.

Bridge cont. on A4

Laguna A13Fishing A11

Around cont. on A4

“That’s right. McNelly got fired. And you don’t want to work for that man Hall?"

“I think he’s fired too,” Durham said. “The new governor has cut the whole outfit off.”

“Did you ever work stock?”

Durham shook his head and tapped his gun. “The only trade I got is chopping cotton and this.”

King hired him at sixty dollars a month. “I don’t have any cotton that needs chopping right now but I can use you. Give the bookkeeper your right name.”

For the next sixty years Durham worked and lived on the King Ranch as King’s driver on trips to Corpus Christi, San Antonio, and Brownsville. Between trips he worked at a cow camp on the Laureles

division of the ranch and married Captain King’s niece in 1882. They had nine kids. They eventually moved to the Sauz division where Durham was general foreman and King built them a house where he lived until his death. Carolyn died in 1915. During the ensuing years there survives only one written account of his daily life there. In his book Life on the King Ranch published in 1951 author Frank Goodwyn whose father was a foreman on the ranch wrote of his encounters with Durham and another retired Ranger when he was a young boy living on the Norias division of the ranch.

Adobe house on black loam

Goodwyn writes that in 1918 Durham was living on the Sauz Ranch which was “located in the black loam south of the underground

river that flowed through the ranch and was an adobe ranch house made of scorched earthen bricks whitewashed with lime paints. When built the houses shone in the

Photo by Gary McAlea

Sargassum weed showed up on local beaches this week for the first time in several years

Fugitive Wichita Jailbird Seen in Lavaca Bay!

Flamingo 492 escaped from a zoo in 2005 has passed into legendBy Dale Rankin

Fourteen years ago he/she and another captive took it on the lam and he/she has become famous across the country.

Somehow the words of Stephen King’s 1994 novella 'Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption,' seem appropriate, although we paraphrase liberally.

"I believe in two things: discipline and the Bible. Here you'll receive both. Put your trust in the Lord; your wings

belong to me. Welcome to Sedgwick."

There is no way to know if the zookeeper at the Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita, Kansas ever uttered those words to the now famous

African flamingo who busted loose there on June 27, 2005, but if he didn’t he should have. It would have been poetic justice because before the zookeeper could trim the flying feathers from the wings of the bird and his/her companion who w e r e both captured as adults and brought to their cage a mighty wind blew up and both of them took the opportunity to take to the sky. They got away so quickly they didn’t even have time to find out if either was a he or a she, or even give them names, only a number on a yellow armband that one bird still wears like a prison tattoo – Flamingo No. 492.

"Lord! It's a miracle! Up and vanished like a bird in the

wind!"

The birds’ arrival at the zoo was novel enough to warrant a story in The Wichita Eagle. Like many inmates in lockup the bird was young, at least by human standards, at about 25 years old, and short by human standards at

Jailbird cont. on A4

Second Bridge to The Island ApprovedNot time to start your OTB engine just yet

By Dale Rankin

The Corpus Christi City Council has approved an amendment to the city’s Urban Transportation Plan that includes a second bridge from Corpus Christi to North Padre Island at a cost of $400 million. But don’t start revving your OTB engines just yet.

According to the measure approved by the council in mid-May the regional parkway as it is called would connect Park Road 22 to the Crosstown Expressway and would be funded through the Texas Department of Transportation. According to

documents presented to the council the regional parkway would run 9.9 miles and include an extension of Rodd Field Road near where the new Southside Del Mar College is to be built.

The measure approved by the council would consist of two separate bridges, one northbound and one southbound, but construction of the project would not begin until sometime around 2050; earlier estimated anticipated the bridge would be needed by 2035. According to the North Padre Island Development Plan which was done as part of the large areawide plan which

was presented to the Island Strategic Action Committee in early 2018 the bridge would reach Padre Island in the area south of Sea Pines on a 3,680 acre tract of land in Kleberg County purchased by Nueces County in 2015 with a grant from the Ed Rachal Foundation.

The area where the bridge would cross is known as Natural Beach, which runs between Bob Hall Pier and Padre Island National Seashore. The area was well-known to many Islanders due to the presence of a

Monday, June 10

City Council Members Coming to

Padre IslandPadre Island will host two special

meetings on the same day when the Island Strategic Action Committee and the Island Reinvestment Zone (TRZ #2) meet separately at the Holiday Inn Express & Suites on Windward Drive on Monday, June 10.

The regular monthly meeting of the ISAC, an advisory committee for the Corpus Christi City Council, which usually meets the first Tuesday of each month, was postponed due to the Memorial Day Holiday.

The ISAC agenda includes items regarding repairs to the Packery Channel Jetties and updates on plans for maintaining Island beaches.

The TRZ #2 board which is chaired by District 4 City Councilman Greg Smith, includes all members of the city council and representatives of the various taxing entities which provide tax incentives on improvements inside the zone to pay for improvements, including the Packery Channel Jetties. The zone was established in 2004 and dictates that property tax on improvements in the zone since that time are earmarked for project inside the zone, including the proposed Park Road 22 Water Exchange Bridge. The TRZ board has never held a meeting on Padre Island. The board manages the TRZ fund which now has about $13 million.

The Island Reinvestment Zone Board Meeting will begin at 4:30 p.m., with the ISAC meeting following at 5:30. The public is invited to attend both and it is a chance for Islanders to find out what is in The Island’s future.

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June 6, 2019 Island Moon A 2

What’s ha�ening at

Marker 37

Email us; [email protected] | Facebook: Marker Marina

Chef JeffCOOK YOUR CATCH!

Let us cook your catch! We have fi sh cleaning

services on-site! Choose your sides: rice pilaf, French fries, slaw and more!

Live Music From the Moon on the SUNSET DECKFriday, June 7: Ty Dietz; 7-10 pm

Saturday, June 8: Marco Ramirez; 7-10 pmFriday, June 14: Something Silky; 6-9 pm

Saturday, June 15: Dave’s Music & DJ; 7-10 pm

Email us at Events@marker37-fi shtales.comFacebook: Marker Marina

PS: BRING THE FAMILY FOR DOCK GAMES AND NEW KID’S MENU!

Full Service Marina!Let us bring your bait, ice, drinks to you DOCKSIDE!

We help with fueling-Regular/Non-Ethanol/Diesel

Paige Porter - Event DirectorI’m having great fun working with so

many people and companies on special events & tournaments! Let me show you

one of our four special event areas!All of them have amazing SUNSETS!

paige.porter@marker37-fi shtales.com

May's Padre Poker Run

Photos by Debbie Noble

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June 6, 2019 Island Moon A 3

Moon MonkeysMike Ellis, Founder

Distribution

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Classifieds

Arlene Ritley

Production Manager Abigail Bair

Contributing Writers

Joey FarahAndy PurvisMary Craft

Kelly TrevinoJay GardnerTodd Hunter

Dotson LewisDr. Tom DorrellRonnie Narmour

Brent Rourk

Photographers

Miles Merwin (Emeritus)

Debbie Noble

Jan Rankin

Mary Craft

Ronnie Narmour

Office Security/Spillage Control (Emeritus)

Riley P. Dog

Publisher

Dale RankinAbout the Island Moon

The Island Moon is published every Thursday, Dale Rankin, Editor / Publisher.

Total circulation is 10,000 copies. Distribution includes delivery to 4,000 Island homes, free distribution of 3,000

copies in over 50 Padre Island businesses and condos, as well as 600 copies distributed in Flour Bluff, 1,400 copies on Mustang Island and Port Aransas businesses.

News articles, photos, display ads, classified ads,

payments, etc. may be left at the Moon Office.

The Island Moon Newspaper

14646 Compass, Suite 3

Corpus Christi, TX 78418

361-949-7700

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Port Aransas

Gulf Stream RV

Pioneer RV

Stripes on 1A

My Coastal Home

WB Liquor Store

Island Wine Room

Kody’s

Coffee Waves

Moby Dicks

IGA

Treasure Island

Ms. Woody’s Automotive

Port A Glass Studio

San Juan’s Restaurant

Wash Tub

Woody’s Sports Center

Back Porch Bar

Shorty’s Place

Fisherman’s Wharf

Giggity’s

Gratitude

The Gaff Trinity By the Sea

Episcopal

Where to Find The Island Moon

North Padre

All Stripes Stores

Black Sheep/Barrel

CVS

Whataburger

Doc’s Restaurant

Snoopy’s Pier

Isle Mail N More

Island Italian

Brooklyn Pie Co.

Ace Hardware

Holiday Inn

Texas Star (Shell)

Jesse’s Liquor

Scuttlebutt’s Restaurant

Subway

Island Tire

Padre Pizzeria

And all Moon retail advertisers

WB Liquor

Flour BluffH.E.B.

Whataburger on Waldron

Ethyl Everly Senior Center

Fire Station

Police Station

Stripes on Flour Bluff & SPID

Letters to the Editor

Did Ya Hear?

New AdvertisersJoyride Rental Co. on The Island offers beach-ready golf carts starting at $9995. They also have a wide selection of golf carts, paddle boards and fat tire beach bikes for rent. You can make reservations online at www.joyriderentalco.com.

Business BriefsThe Lucky Tunes game room next to Subway has closed.

Mikel May’s Beachside Bar & Grill Gift Shop is now open and is the only one on the Island with a water view. The bar has happy hour weekdays 3 – 7 pm. The kitchen is open until 9 pm and 10 pm on Fridays and Saturdays. Saturday brunch is served 8 am – noon and Sunday brunch 8 am – 2 pm.

The Dads and Dinos event will be held at the CC Museum of Science and History on Sunday, June 9th noon – 5 pm. Dinos Alive will be the special guest and there will be a fossil dig station. The cost is $11 and $9 for kids 3 – 12.

Fishtales Chef Jeff at Marker 37 will cook your catch and offer sides rice pilaf, fries, slaw and more to go along with it. They have a fish cleaning service on-site. There is live music at the marina every Friday and Saturday.

The Josh Abbott Band will play at the Shrimporee in Aransas Pass on Friday, June 7th and can be enjoyed for just the price of admission which is $10 for age 13 and up. 

The Waves Resort will have big name band concerts the first Thursday of each month starting on the 4th of July with TwoTons of Steel who have performed at Gruene Hall and The Grand Ole Opry. The opening bands will start at 6:30 pm and the headliners will play 7:45 – 9:15 pm.

The Joey Farah Fishing Report can be heard Saturday and Sunday mornings at the top of hour 6, 7, 8 and 9 am on 107.3 FM.

Ray Wylie Hubbard will be at the Back Porch in Port A on Friday, June 28th.

Gary P. Nunn will be playing at the Back Porch on Saturday, June 22nd and is a must see because according to our Moon music guy Ronnie he will be retiring after this year of tours.

The Island Farmers Market will be at the Presbyterian Church on Thursday, June 6th 4 – 8 pm.

To write a letter to the editor send email to [email protected].

FYI - The events and businesses I mention in my column are on Padre Island unless I write that it is in Port A.

By Mary "Scoop" Craft

Grammar SlammerDear Mr. Rankin: Please allow me to correct

a grammatical error in your headline "Majority of Michael J. Ellis Beach Closed to Vehicles During Memorial Weekend. Majority must refer to more than one thing. Michael J. Ellis Beach is one thing. If more than one beach had been closed then it would be fine to use majority, say, "Majority of Beaches...." The correct headline should have read "Most of Michael J. Ellis Beach Closed..." We would not say "Majority of Ocean Drive Needs Repair". We would say "Most of Ocean Drive Needs Repair"

Sincerely,

George Nickas

Coquina Bay Avenue

Compound InterestI found an uncharacteristic math error in your

article about the new Tax Law (or soon to be.) In the next to last paragraph, you stated that “Between 2012 and 2016 alone the City of Corpus Christi raised property taxes by 34 %—3 years at 8% and 1 year at 10%…."

That’s not 34%. And the answer lies in which year the raise was the 10% one, but for simplicity let us say it was going from year 2 to year 3. Let’s say the taxes started at $100. The next year it was raised 8% so the taxes were now $108. The second year the increase was 10%. But that is not $118—it is 108 times 1.10, or $118.80. The 8% the next year compounds it from 118.80 to 128.30, and the fourth year it is 128.3 times 1.08, for a total of $138.56. That is a 38.56% raise over four years.And if the city did another 8% in 2017 (pretty certain they did) the taxes that year were up to $149.65. In five years with 8% four of the years and 10% once, we are at 50% increase in the city’s property taxes.

The magic of compounded interest.

And THAT’S why retirees on fixed income have to sell their home when the $8000 tax bill of 2012 becomes $11,972. It doesn’t take ten years to double their home taxes. In ten years it is more than double—$16,288.

All the while our Annual inflation rate averaged 1.5% a year. Using the same compounding interest calculations, over the ten years from 2009 through 2018, our inflation rose 12.35% from baseline.

So if using those inflation numbers from your original 2012 to 2016, the mean was 1.32% a year, but compounded was 6.8% total. Take that $8000 property tax (city only) and taxes indexed to inflation, the end of five years should have only gone up to (1.068 times $8000) to $8,544. NOT $11,972.

City Tax inflation here is like Argentina, or Columbia when their economies and governments were falling apart.

Why is the cost of our government going up over 4 times the annual rate of inflation year after year?

John Carroll

CLUB NEWS The Island Moon provides this space for

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 [email protected] and we will include it. Or call us at 949-7700.

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 [email protected].

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. [email protected]

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

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 Comfort Suites on Windward. 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 PIE, or Padre Island Enrichment Club is a Ladies' Social Club for all ladies living on Padre Island. Dues are $25.00 per year, and we have monthly luncheons on the second Friday of the month at 11:30 a.m. at the Port Royal Convention Center Restaurant. You can join many different Interest Groups, such as: Bunco, Bridge, Spades, Book Clubs, and Craft Club. For Membership information, please contact: Jo Ann Holden, at: 720-937-8711, or our Club President, Sandra Leber, at: 361-949-7145. We are welcoming new members!

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.

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, [email protected].

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. 750 Channel View Dr. Port Aransas. Contact Alicia Walker at 337-290-0251 or [email protected]

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.

Padre Island Book Wine & Spirits. This is the Island book club. We meet the first Wednesday of each month at The Barrel 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, [email protected] or 361-445-7999, or just show up!

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 [email protected].

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 [email protected]

Flour Bluff Padre Island 4H Flour Bluff Padre Island 4H (FBPI4H) is a club for kids in 3rd grade-12th grade. We meet at 6:30 pm the first Monday of every month in the FB Intermediate cafeteria. 4H provides opportunities and experiences where young people learn by doing. Please visit us on Facebook at Flour Bluff Padre Island 4H or our website at FBPI4H.com.

Port Aransas Art Center 104 N. Alister 361-749-7334 Classes offered, call for details.

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Around cont. from A1Live music on The Island

After decades of sputtering starts the live music scene on Padre Island is quickly picking up steam. Music from the Moon will feature Matt Hole and the Hot Rod Gang at Waves on Thursday, June 20, the night of the official grand opening of the new park. Waves this week announced an ambitious summer concert schedule with some bands that have never been seen on the Padre end of The Island due to the lack of a venue. But Waves has taken things up a notch with bands like Two Tons of Steel, Joe King Carrasco, Jesse Dayton, and Del Castillo. See the full schedule in this issue. Three of these bands have been packing houses in Port A for years but have never played the Padre end of The Island. Two Ton Tuesday has been a staple at the Texas Mother Church Gruene Hall in New Braunfels for more than a decade, Joe King Carrasco has been packing houses in Austin since the 1970s and his New Year’s Eve shows at Giggity’s in Port A are the stuff of legend, Jesse Dayton plays the Back Porch and tours all over the world. This is something entirely new for Padre Island and is a sign of things to come.

The Friday night events at Market 37 have already become part of the weekly routine for many of us with more shows scheduled as the summer wears on. Doc’s and the Angry Marlin are doing regular live music as well. Our music writer Ronnie Narmour who has been rocking steady to bring live music to The Island for more than a decade is going to be busy as a one-armed bass player.

World Class

The term “World Class” gets thrown around a lot in these parts referring to all kinds of things but there are two areas where it certainly is apropos. One is the Port of Corpus Christi and the other is sailing.

Worldwinds Windsurfing at Bird Island is rated as one of the best windsurfing locations in the world and the Youth Sailing World Championship that came to Corpus Christi Bay last summer are being followed by the Etchells World Championship that is kicking off there right now. Both of these are as World Class as it gets and it looks like when it comes to sailing we are on the map, which leads to a problem.

The crews that sail in the Etchells event come to town a month early to practice in the local conditions and because they are here for that long don’t want to live out of hotels. An organizer of the event called in to the Jim Lago Radio Show Monday morning to report that the arriving crews are finding lodging to be a real problem. There are almost forty crews from all over the world in town and she reports that they are having trouble finding rentals through the websites that offer vacation rentals by owner which offer houses and condos where they stay in most cities. They bring their families and like to stay near the racing venues but in Corpus Christi they are finding scant accommodations near the downtown marina area.

Our city’s policy toward private individuals renting their homes and condos for short-term rentals is a work in progress. A task force was set up last year to come up with a citywide plan but it has yet to make its way to the city council. The result is a sort of system that isn’t a system.

As things now stand leasing out your home for short-term rentals is against city codes and is in fact not legal, but if you pay the Hotel Occupancy Tax you will most likely be left alone unless there is a complaint. A check of the websites shows about 300 rental places available with many of them on Padre Island. Sources tell us that the new code if/when it is adopted will likely allow short-term rentals in all parts of the city with complaints handled as they arise from neighbors who don’t like the noise. This is a big deal for Padre Island since we are the destination of choice for about eighty percent of the visitors who come to Corpus Christi.

A few years ago the City of Port Aransas initiated a registration system requiring anyone offering short-term leasing to pay a nominal fee and get on a list. A computer program searches the websites offering accommodations and red flags anyone renting without being registered. By all accounts the system is working fine.

In comparison to Port A Corpus Christi is still in the Wild West stage of things and if the reports of Monday are an indication our system is not World Class.

On The Island the lack of overnight stay accommodations for the summer 2019 season is further complicated by the lack of rooms at the high rise buildings along the beach on State Highway 361 which are still out due to Hurricane Harvey damage. There are a few areas on The Island where city zoning already allows overnight stay but none are in neighborhoods. If

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sun like those dreamed of by Spaniards when they first brought the longhorns to the region.” But by 1918 when Goodwyn came along it represented “no man’s dreams, only memories.” Its whitewash was cracking and the main ranch house was a long square-topped edifice called The Store even though no one ever came there to buy and there was nothing to sell. Just two things connected this ranch house with the outside world; a delivery wagon that drove between it and Raymondville twenty-one miles to the west, and a new telephone.

In one of the smaller wood frame houses nestled among the mesquite trees lived a “stove-up ex-Ranger, Old Man Durham. He was tall and scarred as the adobe houses and except for his mustache he kept his face shaved so smooth of gray whiskers that it looked like a parched bacon rind. If he had not used tobacco he would never have used the phone. Distrustful of the mechanism’s efficiency, he bellowed into it at the top of his voice and sent me away gloating over the coincidence that his name and the brand of tobacco he used were the same.

“Hello! Raymondville? This is Mister Durham. When the wagon leaves, send me some Durham tobacco.”

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In another wing of the house lived another ex-Ranger Old Man Talley, the same George Talley that Durham had ridden with in their McNelly days. One can’t help but see the parallel between their existence on the King Ranch prairie and that of the fictitious Ranger Captains Augustus "Gus" McCrae and Captain Woodrow F. Call in Larry McMurtry’s iconic novel Lonesome Dove and subsequent series almost exactly one hundred years after Durham’s Ranger band broke up. It seems scant coincidence that when author McMurtry built the set for the fictional Rangers’ hometown of Lonesome Dove he placed it on the banks of the Rio Grande a scant one hundred miles from the house where Durham and Talley spent their last years.

But instead of one great last cattle drive to Montana like Captains Gus and Call, Durham and Talley rode herd on a single gate they kept in working order on a fence in the Sauz. Goodwyn’s description of the two aging Rangers bears repeating. It is the story of men who have outlived their time and have little calling in their here and now but the shared remembrance of times past in taming the land they can’t leave.

Pistols and high-heeled boots

In the words of Frank Goodwyn through the eyes of a child.

“Old man Talley did not chew tobacco but he smoked and cussed constantly. He called himself a wicked old cuss and he loved his pistol as himself. He cleaned it daily and lavished on it all the devotion that most men lavish on their wives and babies. Both Durham and Talley wore high-heeled boots that came almost to their knees. Their pants and jackets were of khaki that had once been brown but now were faded to a pale, washed out cream. Their hats were blackened in the seams by dust and use and their brims were crumpled, limber and floppy.

“Neither worked anymore but still drew a salary because they were too proud to take a pension. Talley’s self-assigned task was to limp down the road every morning to a gate to make sure it was still intact and properly latched. He went armed with cartridge belt and pistol in hopes a buzzard or hawk might appear and give him a reason to shoot.“

He and Durham had earned the eternal gratitude of Captain King, long since passed away, and his descendants by ridding the land of bandits. Durham bossed his own sons who now took care of the ranch and the two men took turns visiting each other in their respective houses, the last of the men who shared the memories of the land when it was wild and in need of their services. When in Talley’s room Durham spit his tobacco juice on the toes of his boots out of respect of the lumbered floors. They wasted no words. Goodwyn listened through windows and half-opened doors.

“Been down to the gate today.”

“H---, yes, Saw a d--- skunk. Didn’t shoot him. Too d--- close.”

“I was over at the pens today. Shot a snake. Fourteen.” And with that Durham pulled from his pocket a rattle with fourteen points he had cut from the snakes tail and handed it over.

“Hmmm. D--- good. How far?”

“Twenty feet.”

“Gonna send it to Noris?” where they paid five cents for every rattle to encourage the ridding the ranch of snakes.

“H--- no. Gonna keep it.” Durham killed rattlesnakes because it was his duty; it was a shame to take rewards for that.

“Gonna rain?”

“H--- no. Rained last month.”

Such was the life of the anachronistic Texas Ranger in the age of the singing wire. Two old warriors with no more battles to fight but with a great story to tell.

This is the last cowboy song the end of a hundred year waltz

the City of Corpus Christi passes a policy that opens up individual rentals in other types of zoning we Islanders are going to have a decision to make. A court decision last year restricted the power of property owners associations to regulate short-term, internet-based leasing so the city policy, at least for now, will rule the day. The natural forum for this discussion to take place on The Island is the Island Strategic Action Committee and from the looks of things it won’t be long before a decision will have to be made and it will be one that makes a big difference in what our Island looks like going forward.

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only five feet tall. But Flamingo 492’s natural lifespan is about 50 so he/she still has got some time left.

"I guess it comes down to a simple choice, really. Get busy living or

get busy dying."

And since busting lose 492 has made the best of it. He’s been seen in Texas several times, as well as in Louisiana and Wisconsin. He moves with the wind and just last month Texas Parks and Wildlife announced 492 was spotted by photographer John Humbert just up the coast wading in Lavaca Bay where it did a flyby about the same time last year. Maybe 492 likes to check out Beach Fest there for the country and Tejano acts that come to town for three days of live shows on Memorial Day weekend. It somehow seems fitting that a spirit-pink flamingo would like Tejano music.

"You know what the Mexicans say about the Gulf Coast? They say it has no

memory. That's where I want to live the rest of my life. A warm place with no

memory."

Flamingos are not native to Texas, in fact they are pretty much never seen in the United States except in old episodes of Miami Vice, but like many fugitives they seek reinvention here.

“As long as they have these shallow, salty types of wetlands they can be pretty resilient,” Felicity Arengo, a flamingo expert at the American Museum of Natural History, told The New York Times.

A specialist for the Coastal Fisheries Division, told the Austin-American Statesman that it’s unclear if 492 stayed along the Texas Coast all year or if it just returned as part of its migratory path. But there is no plan to try to recapture 492.

"I have to remind myself that some birds aren't meant to be caged. Their feathers

are just too bright. And when they fly away, the part of you that knows it was a

sin to lock them up does rejoice."

"There really isn't an easy way to recapture the bird," Christan Baumer, Sedgwick County Zoo spokeswoman, told the AP in 2007. "It would only disturb wildlife where it's been found and possibly could do more damage to the bird than just leaving him alone."

492’s fellow jailbird has not been seen since the escape. But the Coastal Fisheries Division says it now considers 492 a Texas citizen, and like fugitives of yore who find their way to Texas 492 needs a new name, something more fitting than 492. The office is currently taking name suggestions on Facebook with hundreds of submissions so far including Dorothy, Lone Star, Fugi for “fugitive,” and Davy Crockett. Our suggestion…

"Easy peasy japanesey."

Don’t know why, it seems to fit.

Front page Photo by Mike Cosby courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

Voices sound sad as they're singing along another piece of America's lost

Ed Bruce

Next time: George Durham’s story of the Taming of the Nueces Strip would have been lost to history but for the work of a single writer from the San Antonio Express-News who sought him out near the end of his life. The reporter’s name was Clyde Wantland and he was portrayed as the reporter at the end of Lonesome Dove who said to Captain Call, “They say you are a man of vision.”

longstanding illegal shooting range there which has now been removed. With the purchase of the land Nueces County took over law enforcement duties with officers from Precinct 4 Constable Bobby Sherwood’s office patrolling the area. Officials said that the environmental impact of the new bridge will be discussed and evaluated in the next five years as the project moves through the hearing process.

During the council meeting District 4 council member Greg Smith pointed out that, while neither commercial nor residential development would be allowed on that land the bridge will eventually be necessary due to expected growth on Padre Island and increased traffic along the SPID corridor between the Crosstown Expressway and Laguna Shores Road.

During a presentation to the ISAC by planners of the bridge project they said that a second bridge running adjacent to the existing JFK Causeway was considered but did not address the rapidly increasing traffic load on the inland side of SPID, relieving traffic pressure on that stretch of road was cited as the main concern of building a second bridge to Padre Island.

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Island Strategic Action Committee Regular Meeting

AgendaCorpus Christi, TX, US, 78418

Tuesday May 7, 2019 at 5:30 P.M.

Holiday Inn Express, 15209 Windward Dr., Corpus Christi, TX 78418 Members of the audience will be provided an opportunity to speak during the meeting. It is requested that presentations be limited to 3 minutes. Please identify yourself, give your address and state your point as briefly as possible.

The City of Corpus Christi promotes participation regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, oge, religion, disability or political belief Reasonable accommodation is provided upon request and in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. For assistance, or to request a reasonable accommodation, contact Rozie Canales at {361) 826-3232 at least 48 hours in advance.

I. Call to order/Roll Call

II. Approval of Minutes from April 8, 2019

III, Consideration of Requests for Excused Absences

IV. Public Comment

V. Ongoing Business for Discussion/Possible Action

1. Ex-Officio members updates

2. Beaches and Parks update

3. Island Engineering Update

4. TIRX #2 Update

VI New Business for Discussion/Possible Action

1.Future TIRZ Pro j ect

VII. Identify ISAC Future Agenda Items

VIII. Schedule Next Meeting - June 4, 2019

IX. Adjournment

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Stuff I Heard on the IslandBy Dale Rankin

Sometimes it takes a little fire and brimstone from the

pulpit to wake up the slumbering backbenchers, whether they be backsliding sinners or nervous lawmakers.

Islanders who have heard stump speeches by State Representative Todd Hunter over the years know that few things get him as worked up as hikes to rates by the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association.

When Hurricane Ike hit the Upper Texas Coast a storm that should have cost $2 billion in Windstorm claims ended up costing $6 billion after attorneys for homeowners piled on the system driving up settlement costs – almost two thousand claims were filed on the last day before the filing deadline. On inspection a good many of them were dubious at best and straight up money grabs at worst. Even raising the rates by the allowed 10 percent per year couldn’t keep the system solvent over the long haul if storms hit the coast too close together, or were combined with the $2 billion hail storms that had recently swept through Dallas. Something had to be done.

Hunter enlisted the help of local attorney, Port Aransas resident, and current Chairman of the Board of the Port of Corpus Christi, Charlie Zahn, and current District 4 City Councilman Greg Smith to barnstorm the state and explain the need for reform of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association. This was a political fight that pitted Tornado Alley in the Panhandle against the Texas Coast and the Panhandlers had the House numbers due to population and were always winning.

A little history

The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) was established in 1971 by the Texas Legislature to provide wind and hail coverage to property owners unable to obtain insurance in the private market. When hurricanes came in rapid succession insurance underwriters ran for cover leaving property owners potentially exposed to catastrophic damage. TWIA is governed by Chapter 2210 of the Texas Insurance Code (which is a little thin on plot) but it is not a state agency and does not receive funds from the general revenue. The Coastal area it covers includes 14 first-tier counties (including Nueces and San Patricio but not the crucial and politically powerful Harris County - Houston) and 14 second-tier coastal counties. The idea was to provide a backup to private underwriters that operates as an insurance company by issuing policies, collecting premiums, and paying losses. TWIA is required by law to transfer its net gain from operations each year into the Catastrophe Reserve Trust Fund (CRTF), an account maintained by the Texas Comptroller dedicated to the payment of future TWIA catastrophe losses.

But as Zahn and Smith pointed out as they made their rounds, the board was historically dominated by insurance industry players who rubber stamped annual rate increases favored by the powerful and well lobbied insurance industry. The majority of board members came from the industry and returned to it after granting it favorable increases. It was a great little system unless you were a ratepayer. Each successive storm on the Coast provided the political cover to raise Coastal rates while shifting the weight of paying for the system away from the Panhandle where, at the time, the numerical power in the legislature resided. The Coast subsidized the Panhandle.

The result

Without getting too far out in the weeds here, here’s what happened after Ike. In its 2015 session the legislature moved to add more seats on the TWIA board for people who lived on the Coast. Five of the seven seats on the board could reasonably come from the Coastal region. Secondly,

TWIA issued $2 billion in securities and assessments that would provide interest payments that along with annual rates would pay for damages. When Harvey hit TWIA was to use the proceeds of the issued Class 1 bonds to pay policyholders’ Hurricane Harvey claims but those claims outstripped the money available

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leading to a funding shortfall. Even with the newly organized board the pressure was too much. The board thought the storm provided the political cover to go for yet another annual 10 percent rate hike. So when 2018 rolled around the Windstorm Association Board voted to raise rates by the maximum and customary 10 percent per year that was historically baked into their DNA. Their finding for a TWIA rate increase was headed for approval by the Texas Department of Insurance, where it would undoubtable play to good reviews.

Hunter stepped in and bought time by urging Governor Greg Abbott to suspend the move until June, 2019 to give the legislature an opportunity to consider concerns about TWIA’s actuarial soundness. In other words they might need some intervention from lawmakers, or at least the threat of it, and it gave Hunter time to work the room.

To the pulpit!

It was with that goal in mind that as the legislative session wound down in Austin last month Hunter took to the podium on the House floor and delivered an impassioned plea to his fellow House members to act. It was a rare hair-on-fire performance from the normally low-key Hunter who tends to work his legislative chops on more of a one-to-one basis with individual House members.

At question was House Bill 4534 which would have extended the moratorium put in place by Abbott by 18 months giving the legislature the chance to look at an overhaul of the entire system in its next session or before. It was an existential threat to TWIA and Hunter’s arrow found its mark. House members voted twice on House Bill 4534 and Legislators voted 132-10 two separate times to extend the moratorium, sending a shot across the bow of the TWIA board that if the kids couldn’t solve the problem the adults would have to step in and do it for them. What the legislature was about to consider was nothing less than whether TWIA could be trusted to maintain the actuarial soundness of the essential government service it was established to provide – being the insurer of last resort for Texas homeowners struck by natural disasters.

The TWIA Board of Directors got the message that routinely placing the burden of paying out for coverage shortfalls solely on the backs of ratepayers was a political minefield and in their May 24 meeting the board reversed field and voted unanimously to withdraw the Association’s rate filing with the 10 percent hike they had made in 2018, and which was still pending with the Texas Department of Insurance. When Hunter managed to shine the spotlight on them they blinked, you might even say they flinched. Not only did they drop the rate hike they essentially voted to initiate what I will call a Zero Based Budgeting process that along with the Texas Public Finance Authority and the Texas Department of Insurance will look at refinancing the very underpinnings of the Windstorm system in Texas.

Private coverage is available and cheaper

One thing that stuck me back when Zahn and Smith dug into the TWIA system was that they found that Florida had gone through the same process years before and there were then as many as fourteen major windstorm underwriters ready and willing to come into Texas and offer private coverage but were being held off by rules favored by the Texas insurance industry (lobby). The Texas system rather than having uniform statewide rules for Windstorm has a polyglot system that varies from county to county. Private Windstorm carriers are out there and as many Islanders have found out since Harvey they are cheaper than TWIA. As private coverage expands its customer base it catches economies of scale in actuarial numbers and coverage will get cheaper even as the TWIA board tells us increasingly higher rates are the only way through. Maybe it’s time for a system overhaul.

As it turns out the threat of that combined with a fiery speech on the House floor is enough to make the TWIA board run for cover.

Q. How can I reduce fixed cost for my retail business?

A. There’s very little you can do to reduce fixed costs. I managed an oil refinery in my career. The fixed cost was 100 percent of plant operating and maintenance costs. If you analyze your retail business cost, I think you will find likewise that 100 percent of your operating and maintenance costs are fixed. My refinery was built to process 100,000 barrels of oil per day. If it operated below that capacity, revenue went down and fixed costs remained the same and the plant’s profitability went down.

Let’s say for your retail business, you rented space and bought inventory to serve 400 customers per day. When you open your doors each day, your rent and utility costs continue whether you have 400 customers or less. You have to schedule sales staff to handle 400 customers because you never know in advance how many customers you will have and you can’t afford to lose a sale for lack of sales staff. So, labor is a fixed cost regardless of the number of customers. The same is true of all other costs.

If you find during certain hours of the day you have fewer customers, consider reducing sales staff during those periods. However, realize that employees want to work 8 hours per day and 40 hours per week to support themselves and families. If you schedule them less, you may lose them. One

solution could be to schedule them less than 8 hours one day and make up the lost time by scheduling them extra hours later in the week to reach a 40-hour week. A better way would be to have productive fill in work for the remainder of the day such as re-stocking counters or unpacking new merchandise. If you sell online, they could be filling and packing online orders for shipment. Fill in productive work creates flexibility to have efficient sales staff on duty as customer flow varies.

When your building lease comes due to renew, consider carefully whether you need that much space or that quality of space which costs more in rent. Don’t rent in a high cost shopping mall if the extra customers and revenue doesn’t justify the extra costs. If you are not averaging 400 customers per day, maybe you can reduce the amount of space you rent. If you reduce space, consider reducing display inventory.

Finally, market constantly to increase sales revenue. Customers don’t find you, you have to find effective ways to find them and convince them to visit your business. Once there, make a sale and try to create a repeat customer. Become expert in website, social media and email marketing. They are cheap and used expertly produce sales revenue.

Bio: Ralph Coker volunteers with SCORE which provides free mentoring to small businesses and nonprofits

Reducing Fixed CostBy Ralph Coker

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Waves Resort Corpus Christi Announces First Thursday Concert Series

Presented by Shiner Brewing Company

Waves Resort Corpus Christi featuring Schlitterbahn® Waterpark and Shiner Brewing Company are proud to announce a free concert series on the first Thursday of every month beginning on the Fourth of July. Get ready to dance your flip flops off! A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Riley P. Dog Park, a non-profit organization. Awesome prizes will be raffled off at each concert. Andrews Distributing, iHeartMedia, Inc. Coprus Christi and the Island Moon are proud partners in the concert series.

When: Concert series begins on the Fourth of July at 6 p.m. - openers at 6:30, headliners play from about 7:45 pm to 9:15 pm.

July 4:

Two Ton Thursday with Two Tons of Steel with Ty Dietz

Two Tons of Steel’s rambunctious brand of country rooted rock and high-energy show

guarantee a slammin’ party for all. Whether they are performing on the Grand Ole Opry, Gruene Hall, or any other great venue, Two Tons of Steel provides a sound, attitude, and approach as big as Texas.

August 1:

Del Castillo with San Juan Underground

Spanish guitars and corrido cool, country grit and Austin flair, Del Castillo’s smoldering bybrid of flamenco, rock, Latin, blues and world music will enchant you. Warning: spontaneous burst of dancing are the norm at their concerts.

September 5:

Tomar and the FCs with Splendiferous

Tomar and The FCs deliver uplififting soul tunes with funky grooves as they pack clubs and dance floors all over Texas.

October 3:

Joe King Carrasco with The Chanklas

Tex-Mex Party Rock. It’s a Party Party Weekend any time Joe King Carrasco, high-energy leader of the Nuevo Wavo, take the stage.

November 7:

Jesse Dayton with Matt Hole and the Hot Rod Gang

Jesse Dayton’s hard chargin’ turbo country and scorching Texas rhythms will light up the night.

SAVE THE DATE

GRAND OPENING celebration

THURSDAY, JUNE 20TH~ FESTIVITIES BEGIN AT 10 AM ~

• RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY • TOUR OF OUR NEW RESORT • LIVE MUSIC • NEW TASTE EXPERIENCES • AND FUN!

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before its D-Day triumph. In August 1943, a Saint Louis-based contractor invited the city's mayor and other dignitaries to experience the excitement of a glider flight before an airshow audience of 5,000. Aghast spectators watched as a glider abruptly lost a wing at 2,000 feet and crashed in front of the grandstand, killing all onboard. After ruling out sabotage, investigators traced the cause of the crash to a faulty bolt provided by a subcontractor who was in the coffin business.

Of the 6,000 men trained as glider pilots, some had washed out of conventional pilot training and were given a second chance to fly. Others had a civilian pilot license but were passed over for powered flight training. The possibility of officer's pay and the chance to fly attracted a particular breed of risk-tolerant trainees, and the glider pilots' maverick reputation quickly spread. Gen. James Gavin, commander of the 82nd Airborne Division, lamented the pilots' demeanor. But he also recognized the audacity of landing a glider in combat. "It is a chastening experience. It gives a man religion," he said.

Germany was well prepared for a glider invasion of Normandy. Beachheads were guarded by anti-aircraft guns. Likely landing zones were saturated with “Rommel’s asparagus” – a glider-smashing network of 10-foot poles wired together with explosives.

For MacRae, his tow plane lost an engine and threatened to cut the troop-laden glider loose over the English Channel. After tense negotiations, the C-47 pilot agreed to wait until land was in sight. MacRae landed safely, but about 25 miles shy of the intended landing zone. His troops went off to find a fighting unit, and he eventually found his way back to his base in England. "I never found out what happened to my squad or the tow plane crew," he said.

Every glider pilot had at least one story of that long trip back to safety. After delivering his troops 90 miles behind enemy lines in the famous "A Bridge Too Far" invasion of The Netherlands, MacRae hit the road through no-man's land with limited rations and no plan. A ramshackle bicycle eased his journey initially, but with his rations gone and his strength ebbing, he readily traded it to a passing soldier for extra K-rations. Refortified, he happily hiked another 35 miles to Brussels.

The Waco CG-4A glider was the first and last of its kind. Mothballed at war's end, fewer than a dozen restored gliders exist today. The ranks of the pilots are thinning too. MacRae 92, died five years ago. At the time, he was one of only a few hundred living glider pilots.

Glider pilots who participated in the Normandy landings were awarded the Air Medal for their role in the Allies' early successes on D-Day. Their role in “Operation Market Garden” was lauded, even though it was overshadowed by the mission's overall failure to take the key bridge at Arnhem. Gliders were also central to Allied invasions of Sicily, Burma, Southern France, Bastogne, and the crossing of the Rhine into Germany in March 1945.

Like all Army Air Corps pilots, the Glidermen wore wings on their chests. Theirs were special, with a capital "G" stamped in the center. Technically it stood for "glider," but they were quick to tell anyone who asked that it really stood for "Guts."

Dotson’s other note: I first saw a glider in 1943, when one landed in a pasture about 2 miles from our house in the country, near Fayetteville, Arkansas. That is a story for another time. In my opinion the story of WWII Gliders has been mostly forgotten. Here is a link for a video that I believe you will find fascinating: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohroxm30GoM .If any of you Moon Monkeys know, or have heard of WWII living glider pilots, please contact me.

Thanks for reading, I can be reached at: [email protected] and/or Land Line: 361-949-7681 or Cell: 530-748-8475. Please note: The next Veterans Round Table Meeting will be Tuesday, June 11, 2019; 9-11 a.m., 3209 S. Staples. All veterans, their families and anyone interested in veterans’ affairs, are invited. Coffee & donuts are provided. Hope to see you there. Also our Veterans Radio Round Table is on the air on KEYS AM 1440, 8 – 10 a.m., Saturdays. The next show will air June 8, 2019. Please listen and call in. The listener/text line is: 361-882-5397…It’s your two hours, let us hear from you.

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The Flying Coffins of World War IIBy Dotson Lewis Special to the Island Moon

Senior Moments

Dotson’s note: 75 years ago the United States’ first military stealth aircraft, the Waco CG-4A combat glider, glided into World War II history. This was not a “flying machine,” it was powered only by the prevailing winds and the guts of the men who flew them. Thanks to Michael MacRae, Donald MacRae, Leon B. Spencer, General James Gavin and General William Westmorland for much of the data contained in this report and to The Silent Wings Museum Lubbock, Texas for some of the data and the photos.

D Day June 6, 1944

On D-Day and other major Allied airborne assaults, the Waco glider carried troops and materiel behind enemy lines to take out key enemy defenses and transportation links. These humble gliders – engineless and unarmed – overcame perilous odds to make the first cracks in Hitler's Fortress Europe. Yet their story is an obscure chapter in the Allied victory saga.

Their moment in the spotlight of military aviation was fleeting. But in the pre-helicopter age, combat gliders represented the state-of-the-art in stealth, landing precision, and hauling capacity.

"Flying coffins." "Tow targets." Pilots and glider-borne infantry had colorful and well-earned nicknames for their ungainly planes. But according to at least one veteran flight officer, the most common moniker for the combat glider was way off base: "Silent Wings."

"For us it was louder than hell," said glider pilot Donald MacRae, who flew troops into battle on D-Day and in the invasion of The Netherlands. The glider's spartan construction provided no insulation from the roar of the C-47 tow plane's engines, the pounding of the natural elements, and the din of enemy anti-aircraft fire, he said.

MacRae, who flew with the 37th Troop Carrier Squadron of the 316th Troop Carrier Group, said the glider had few provisions for passengers' safety and none for their comfort. There were four basic instruments on the control panel, which the pilots mistrusted. Air pockets and 40-mph winds created violent turbulence. Enemy fire on descent was constant, and many pilots were taken out before they could land.

With no parachutes onboard, glidermen took pain to protect their pilots. According to MacRae, "Some of the guys found an extra flak jacket for me – not to wear but to sit on. They didn't want anything coming up from underneath the plane to hit anything vital."

The CG-4A fuselage was 48 feet long and constructed of steel tubing and canvas skin. Its honeycombed plywood floor could support more than 4,000 pounds, approximately the glider's own empty weight. It could carry two pilots and up to 13 troops, or a combination of heavy equipment and small crews to operate it. The nose section could swing up to create a 5 x 6-foot cargo door for Jeeps, 75-mm howitzers, or similarly sized vehicles.

With a wingspan of 83.5 feet, the Waco maxed out at 150 mph when connected to its tow plane. Once the 300-ft length of 1-inch nylon rope was cut, typical gliding speed was 72 mph.

The Waco Aircraft Company of Troy, OH, a small manufacturer of civilian airplanes, won the contract to design and build America's first combat glider. Big names like Ford, along with a dozen or so smaller firms, also won glider contracts, but only if they weren't already producing powered aircraft for the war effort. With more than 70,000 parts to assemble and with little or no standardization, some manufacturers produced a few duds, with sometimes tragic results.

MacRae recalled an incident that nearly scrapped the glider program less than a year

Anecdotingly

By Abigail Bair

SkunkedIt was a calm and pleasant

summer night. There was absolutely zero foreboding in the air at 12:56 a.m., as I lay asleep in my bed dreaming pleasant dreams of owning a normal dog. At 12:57 a.m., however, my slumber was rudely interrupted by a huge commotion out in the yard.

Stadler (my dog) had evidently lost her mind.

She barked a series of sharp, seemingly curious woofs and then yelped loudly. I could hear her tearing over the decks to get to her dog door, as she careened into the house for comfort. In a matter of seconds, the house filled with a horrific smell – as though a field of rotting cabbages were in some serious gastric distress. I leapt from my bed, breathing through my mouth, positive that the dog had encountered the business end of a skunk.

I leerily approached Stadler, who by now was leaping up and down in the hallway exhibiting pure glee. Slowly, I took one tiny half sniff, and (to my delight) discovered that Stadler stank only of exuberant dog rather than odiferous skunk.

The rank smell pervaded the house, though. I couldn’t sleep in my bedroom due to the clouds of toxic miasma. I tried the spare bedroom and then the couch, but the stench was unbearable. I guessed that the side of the house had been sprayed, so I donned my trusty flip-flops and went outside to see if hitting the area with the hose would help at all.

It did not. In fact, it soon became evident that the cause of the problem was that the central air conditioning unit had sustained a direct hit, pushing the fumes through the duct work of the whole house. I went back inside and turned off the a/c. That did not last long.

It turns out that skunk stink is actually a lot worse hot than cool.

I didn’t get any further sleep that night, which gave me time for some annoyed reflection on Stadler’s past overtures of friendship. Since she’s mostly a Labrador(k), there have been many.

The first was when she woke the Rev up in the middle of the night, insisting that she needed to go outside. The Rev let her out and left her to her business for a few minutes, only to reopen the back door and find Stadler earnestly trying to befriend a hissing Blossom-the-Possum. Mom had a heck of a time getting the dog back in the house and settled down. Dad swears that Blossom was enraged at the intrusion for several weeks, although how he discovered that factoid is anyone’s guess.

My dog is so friendly, in fact, that once I saw her attempt to make the acquaintance of a large clod of dirt – going so far as to offer the clod several pieces of her own food. She was very disappointed when it failed to rise up from the ground and entertain her. She barked at it for awhile before giving up. I am, frankly, a little concerned for the giant toad who lives in a large hole by the side fence. He has yet to make an appearance this year. Stadler gets stompy when she’s happy.

The squirrels who live in our yard are among the fattest and sleekest I have ever seen. I’m pretty sure the dog is sneaking them food, too. I’ve seen her attempt to carry a full bowl through her door. This resulted in lots of yelling and a large mess. Still, it is rare that Stadler is ever really deterred when she thinks she has a mission. The squirrels, while clearly eating something, still have the audacity to look at the dog snottily as we pull into the driveway, sometimes going so far as to shake a fist in her direction. Stadler is oblivious to the ingratitude.

I’ve identified three and a half clear thoughts in the dog: “I want your food;” “Can I get some of that chicken;” and “What is that thing and how can I make friends with it?” The perfect example of the synthesis of these notions is how Stadler tries to trade Dale dog biscuits for his fried chicken.

Every time Dale brings his lunch back to the office, Stadler demands a biscuit. She then lays down in his doorway with the biscuit between her front paws and a big, stupid grin on her face. If Dale acknowledges her even with a “No, you can’t have my chicken,” she will nudge her bone temptingly in his direction. “Yes, but look at this FINE bone,” she seems to be saying, “it is clearly far superior to that boring old fried chicken! YOU KNOW YOU WANT IT.”

Shockingly, Dale never wants the dog biscuit, but sometimes he gives Stadler a bite of his chicken anyway. To her, he is St. Dale of the Fried Chicken – the very soul of generosity. She checks him minutely every time we see him, in case he is secreting some deliciousness about his person.

It’s been about week since the spraying incident. During that time, I’ve discovered several little known housekeeping facts -- the most profound of which being that you can’t scrub skunk juice off of an air conditioner, even with 20 Mule Team Borax. I’ve also learned that eau de faded skunk is only slightly superior to the full dose, and that my sofa sleeps like it’s filled with lava rocks.

It is amazing what you can get used to when you have a dog like mine.

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Texans at Normandy: the 75th Anniversary of D-Day

By U.S. Sen. John Cornyn

Seventy-five years ago, a courageous battle was fought and won by Allies at the beaches of Normandy.

Its significance cannot be understated; the Allies’ defeat of the German forces at Normandy recast the direction of the war and set forth the campaign to liberate Europe from Nazi Germany.

Texas’ World War II veterans who have spoken about their time in the English Channel remember the invasion as like nothing they’d ever seen. Claude Grisham of Holly Lake Ranch, Texas recalls the many boats stacked with thousands of men funneling equipment towards the beach. Jack Hetzel from Big Sandy, Texas shared that the sky was so thick with military aircraft, not even the sun shone through. Paul Marable of Waco, Texas noted on D-Day’s 70th anniversary five years ago that he could “still hear the gears in that turret [of his tank] turning.”

More than 156,000 Allied troops, including 73,000 Americans, stormed the beaches and cliffs on June 6, 1944 for the largest seaborne invasion in history. While ultimately successful, the operation cost us many lives. American forces suffered about 2,500 fatalities, and the Allied casualties have been estimated to be close to 10,000.

Homer Garrett of Lindale, Texas remembers the victory with a heavy heart: “Ninety-six members of my battalion were killed in a single day, and many were injured” as they hit a German mine approaching Utah Beach. Near Omaha Beach, Henry Willmann of San Antonio witnessed a similar mine strike a ship carrying 3,500 Allied troops. It sank in minutes.

Just up the shore at Pointe du Hoc, a native of Brady, Texas named James Rudder led the U.S. Army’s Second Ranger Battalion up 100-foot cliffs amid heavy gunfire to capture the Germans’ fortified position. The Rudder Rangers saved countless men on the shores below by destroying the German artillery positions ravaging Allied troops on Omaha and Utah beaches. Still today, a modest monument sits atop a beachside cliff commemorating their remarkable contribution to the Allied victory at Normandy and the outsized sacrifice made by the Second Ranger Battalion.

A much larger memorial to our victory at D-Day is docked along the Buffalo Bayou east of Houston. There the Battleship Texas serves as a museum for the vessel’s many heroic adventures, including her voyage in the English Channel in June 1944. As for those beachside cliffs, “there are still basketball-sized craters that she put into the side of the mountains there,” shared ship manager Andy Smith. From Omaha Beach to Pointe du Hoc, USS Texas fired round after round of 14-inch shells to soften German defenses as the Allies invaded. Remarkably, each one of her 1600-man crew survived the battle, and the ship saved additional lives evacuating wounded troops from the beach toward medical care. After D-Day, the USS Texas sailed to the Pacific Theater to finish off

the war and returned to the United States with homeward bound troops in tow. Since she was decommissioned in 1948, the Battleship Texas has been open to the public at the San Jacinto Battleground near La Porte, Texas.

On a personal note, the 75th anniversary of D-Day reminds me of my father-in-law, Don Hansen, who bravely stormed Utah Beach on June 7, 1944, and of my own father, a career Air Force officer who served as a bomber pilot in World War II. On his 26th mission, my father was shot down by the Nazis and spent months in a POW camp before General Patton’s troops freed him and his fellow service members. Both men were personal role models and inspired my career in public service, and while both men have deceased, they live on through our family and the stories we tell of their heroism.

All in all, 700,000 Texans served in uniform during World War II. Texas sent the largest percentage of men and women into combat of any state. And 22,000 Texans laid down their lives to protect others – their fellow troops, their countrymen at home, and the many fighting for freedom and peace around the world.

The loss our nation experienced on D-Day is hard to fathom, but thankfully, Texas veterans through their optimism have helped us point out some lessons to share with the next generation. Homer Garrett, who saw 96 fellow soldiers die when his landing craft hit a mine, said that because of his fellow soldiers in the Army’s 300th Combat Engineers Battalion whose remains still lie in Normandy, he “know[s] the price of freedom.” And Paul Marable, who during the invasion woke up to a German soldier poking him with a machine gun and was taken captive as a prisoner of war for seven months, explains: “Because of that, I’ve been able - a little bit better than most maybe who haven’t gone through that - to decide what’s really important. I don’t get disturbed easily at little frets.”

I encourage those of you who are lucky enough to have World War II veterans in your lives to make the time to hear their stories. The Greatest Generation has much to teach us; we need only to listen.

Senator John Cornyn, a Republican from Texas, is a member of the Senate Finance, Intelligence, and Judiciary Committees.

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Best National Basketball Association Finals Games

By Dotson Lewis

By Andy Purvis Special to the Island Moon

A Yankee for Life

Dotson’s note: The best players versus the best players. The fans at their most rabid. The stakes at their highest. There’s no shortage of legendary, classic moments from NBA Finals history. Here’s a look at some of the best NBA Finals games of all time. And sure, this list is highly subjective—but we can certainly all agree that these are historic games that will never be forgotten. Thanks to Mark Ludwiczak for many of the facts and much of data contained in this report. Also thanks to Bill Morgan, former SWC SID, for some of facts, data and all of the graphics in this report.

Game 3, 1970 — New York Knicks 111, Los Angeles Lakers 108 (OT)

Before Steph Curry made half-court shots seemingly routine, there was Jerry West, who sent Game 3 of the 1970 Finals into overtime by nailing a miracle 60-foot shot and evening the score at 102.

Game 3, 2006 — Miami Heat 98, Dallas Mavericks 96

Dwayne Wade turned the 2006 Finals around with 42 points in this dramatic comeback victory. The Mavericks had a 13-point lead midway through the fourth quarter—but Wade rallied the Heat with 15 points in the fourth, even while playing most of the quarter with five fouls. Miami won the next three games for their first championship.

Game 2, 2011 — Dallas Mavericks 95, Miami Heat 93

With a 15-point lead midway through the fourth quarter, the Heat were on the verge of a commanding 2-0 lead before the Mavericks staged a wild comeback, as Dirk Nowitzki led the way with 24 points and 11 rebounds.

Game 4, 1987 — Los Angeles Lakers 107, Boston Celtics 106

The third and final meeting between Magic Johnson and Larry Bird in the NBA Finals featured one of Johnson’s most iconic moments: his game-winning hook shot in Game 4. The Lakers went on to win the series in six games.

Game 1, 2001 — Philadelphia 76ers 107, Los Angeles Lakers 101 (OT)

Kobe Bryant and the Lakers ultimately won their second straight championship in 2001, but not before a major scare from the 76ers in Game 1. Allen Iverson exploded for 48 points in the upset win, and his infamous step over a fallen Tyronn Lue sealed his statement to the world.

Game 7, 1984 — Boston Celtics 111, Los Angeles Lakers 102

The first of three NBA Finals matchups between Larry Bird and Magic Johnson was as legendary as their rivalry. Even though the Lakers came up short after a fierce rally from a 14-point deficit late in the fourth quarter of Game 7, the series—and the Magic/Bird animosity—injected the NBA with a much-needed adrenaline boost after several down years.

Game 7, 1969 — Boston Celtics 108, Los Angeles Lakers 106

The Celtics won their 11th championship in 13 years by defeating the Lakers yet again, but it was not for a lack of effort from Jerry West. The Lakers standout notched a triple-double in Game 7 (42 points, 13 rebounds, 12 assists) and became the first Finals MVP from a losing team.

Game 7, 1957 — Boston Celtics 125, St. Louis Hawks 123 (Double OT)

The only Game 7 to ever go to double overtime. Tom Heinsohn had 37 points and 23 rebounds to lead Boston to its first of 17 championships.

Game 7, 1988 — Los Angeles Lakers 108, Detroit Pistons 106

The Lakers’ second consecutive title capped a frenetic finish to this seven-game series. Los Angeles nearly let a 15-point lead slip away before winning 108-105. James Worthy led the way with his only career triple-double in Game 7 (36 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists).

Game 7, 1962 — Boston Celtics 110, Los Angeles Lakers 107 (OT)

The Lakers came within inches of ending Boston’s championship reign when Frank Selvy’s shot in the final seconds trickled off the rim. Instead, the game went to overtime, where Boston prevailed with its fourth straight title. Bill Russell tied his own record with 40 rebounds to go along with 30 points.

Game 7, 1970 — New York Knicks 113, Los Angeles Lakers 99

Willis Reed gave the Knicks the emotional boost they needed to win their first championship. Against all odds, Reed returned into the starting lineup for Game 7 after missing the previous game with a torn thigh muscle. Even though he wasn’t playing at 100 percent, he nailed the first two shots of the game—and the Knicks never looked back.

Game 6, 1998 — Chicago Bulls 87, Utah Jazz 86

Michael Jordan’s career with the Bulls appropriately ended in spectacular fashion. With 5.2 seconds remaining, Jordan drove to his right before abruptly stepping back. (Did he push Byron Russell? Probably.) By the way, he nailed the jumper, and the one-point victory gave Chicago its sixth championship in eight seasons.

Game 5, 1997 — Chicago Bulls 90, Utah Jazz 88

Three simple words: “The Flu Game.” In the gutsiest performance of his other-worldly career, Michael Jordan put up 38 points while battling both the Jazz and the stomach flu. The 90-88 win gave Chicago a 3-2 series lead after losing the previous two games.

Game 6, 2013 — Miami Heat 103, San Antonio Spurs 100 (OT)

Officials had already begun to put yellow rope courtside in preparation of a Spurs trophy presentation, but Ray Allen and the Heat had other plans. Down three points late, Allen drained a three from the right corner with 5.2 seconds left to send it to overtime. The Heat prevailed in OT and won their second consecutive title following Game 7.

Game 6, 1980 — Los Angeles Lakers 123, Philadelphia 76ers 107

Magic Johnson lived up to his nickname—and then some—in the finest game of his storied career. With league MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar sidelined, Johnson—then just 20 years old—started at center in Abdul-Jabbar’s place instead of his usual role at point guard. Johnson went on to play all five positions and put up 42 points in the Game 6 series-clinching victory.

Game 5, 1976 - Boston Celtics 128, Phoenix Suns 126 (Triple OT)

Some games just can’t be contained in regular time. The sequence to end the second overtime defies belief. There’s an incredible steal, two of the most clutch shots you’ll ever see, and a clock controversy. At one point, fans rush the court. One attacks the referee. It would take a third overtime for the Celtics to come out on top; they won the series one game later.

Dotson’s other note: I listed the games in no particular order. You may wish to do so. I had planned on the best twenty but ran out of space. As of today three games have been played in the 2019 NBA finals. After the finals are finished, please review those games, please let me know if any of them belong in my best of the best.

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Sports Talk Special to The Island Moon

Charles Jeter answered the phone and handed it to his son. “Derek, you’re going to be a Yankee,” said the voice on the other end. Derek could not believe it.” Neither could the rest of the baseball world. Derek quickly called Michigan Baseball Head Coach Bill Freehan, a former 11 time All-Star catcher with the Detroit Tigers, told him the particulars, and said four words, “What should I do?” Freehan answered with four words of his own, “You’ve got to sign.” Derek Jeter signed a New York Yankee contract on June 28, 1992, just two days after his 18th birthday. The amount was for $800,000. Jeter had become the first high school player selected in the 1992 Major League draft. It would become the pick of a lifetime. So, sit back, relax, put your feet up, and let me tell you the incredible story of how Derek Jeter became a Yankee.

Derek Sanderson Jeter was born June 26, 1974, with good genes. In the late 1960’s, his dad, Charles, an African-American from Alabama, had played shortstop and second base at Fisk University located in Nashville, Tennessee. After Fisk, Charles moved to New Jersey were he met his future bride-to-be. She was of Irish descent, white, and her name was Dorothy. They moved their family to Kalamazoo, Michigan, when Derek was four. Charles Jeter taught his son many things, but through it all, Derek Jeter was better then everyone else the first day he played at anything.

He was tall, and very skinny; some said he had to run around in the shower just to get wet. Derek was the leader of his team at shortstop. He was quiet, respectful, and said “yes sir” and “no sir.” When others were heading to the mall, he was going to the baseball diamond to play catch. Derek Jeter hit over .500 and only struck out once in 23 games, his senior year of high school. His hands were educated and soft like cotton candy. His footwork labeled him as a tap dancer, a Gregory Hines at shortstop. He played basketball in high school to stay in shape for baseball, and he predicted two things: “When I grow up, I’m going to play for the New York Yankees and marry Mariah Carey.”

The University of Michigan, Notre Dame, and The University of Miami all offered him a scholarship to continue his education, while playing baseball for them. Dot Jeter wanted her son to go to Notre Dame, while Derek leaned towards Miami, but then he met Bill Freehan of Michigan and changed his mind. Michigan was coming off of probation and the program was down.

But lying like a snake in the grass was New York Yankee scout Dick Groch. One story had Groch telling a Michigan State recruiter who was adding Jeter’s name to a mailing list, “You’d better save your postage; that kid’s not going to school, he’s going to Cooperstown.” Groch later said that Ken Griffey Jr. had been the best he had ever seen in high school until he saw Jeter. Now, he placed them right there together. There was only one problem, the New York Yankees picked sixth in the draft. No one in their wildest dreams thought Jeter would be there when it came time for the Bombers to pick.

Here’s how the June 1, 1992, draft would commence. The Houston Astros owned the first pick. They also knew there were some issues with their starting third baseman, Ken Caminiti, and the use of steroids. Infielder Phil Nevin from Cal State Fullerton had been named the College Player of the Year. Houston Scouting Director, Dan O’Brian, liked both Nevin and Jeter and felt that their scout Hal Newhouser was right about Jeter. Bob Watson, Houston’s Assistant General Manager, leaned toward Nevin, a college kid versus a high school kid. The Astros felt that Jeter would be easier to sign, but owner John McMullen wanted someone who would

move through their system more quickly. They called Jeter’s advisor, Steve Caruso and asked what it would take to sign Jeter. The answer: $750,000 to $800,000, not a bad price for the Number One pick. The Astros made their choice.

Former pitcher and now Astros scout, Hal Newhouser, took the call from his boss, Dan O’Brian, upstairs. “Well, I’m through,” he said to his wife when he came down the stairs. “They picked Nevin.” Newhouser never spent another day in baseball after that, except when he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame later that same summer. He was beside himself with the Astros’ decision. “He’s the best I’ve ever seen,” said Newhouser. Hal never used a radar gun. He didn’t need a gun to tell him that Jeter threw fast. Other scouts with radar guns said he topped out at 90 mph from shortstop to first base. Turns out Hal didn’t need stat sheets or box scores either. The Houston Astros had lost 97 games during the 1991 season, and that’s one of the reasons Newhouser had been hired to scout for their team. Hal had made the long round trip from Bloomfield to Kalamazoo to see young Derek Jeter play in high school numerous times, all with joy. “I don’t know if Derek will play shortstop or end up in centerfield. Either way, he’s going to play in the Majors for 20 years,” exclaimed Newhouser.

The second pick was owned by the Cleveland Indians. In 1989, the Tribe had just signed Jim Thome and Manny Ramirez, and they were in dire need of pitching. A big hard-throwing right-hander named Paul Shuey, a pitcher from the University of North Carolina, was right there for the choosing. They took Shuey.

The third pick belonged to the Montreal Expos who also needed pitching. They liked left-hander B. J. Wallace of Mississippi State University. Wallace went north to Canada with the Expos.

The fourth pick rested with the Baltimore Orioles. With Cal Ripken Jr. at shortstop the O’s grabbed up power-hitting outfielder, Jeffery Hammonds, of Stanford University.

Pick number five fell to the Cincinnati Reds. They wanted Jeter but future Hall-of-Fame shortstop Barry Larkin was in the way. They chose the next best player in outfielder Chad Mottola, from the University of Central Florida.

George Steinbrenner had been banned for life from day-to-day operations of the Yankees by Commissioner Fay Vincent, for paying Howie Spira $40,000 to spy on Derek Jeter’s idol, Dave Winfield. Nevertheless, George made it clear that he still owned the team and he approved Jeter as their pick if he fell that far. The Yankees were in need of some luck as they had not been in the playoffs since 1981. “Captain Luck” was staring them right in the face with the sixth pick. Anthony Robbins once said, “You see, in life, lots of people know what to do; but few people actually do what they know. Knowing isn’t enough. You must take action.”

And so it began with the sixth pick of the 1992 draft. Kevin Elfering, the Assistant Scouting Coordinator, and Director of Minor League Operations for the New York Yankees had never seen Derek Jeter play. All he was required to do was say, “Derek Sanderson Jeter of Kalamazoo Central,” and he was a Yankee. Unbelievably, the best baseball player in the land fell to the New York Yankees.

Derek Jeter has collected 3,304 hits, five Gold Gloves, and five World Series rings, all while playing in 12 All-Star Games. He retired at the end of the 2014 season. To think, he could have been a Houston Astro. All they had to do was say his name into the telephone. What a difference it might have made, especially since Houston now plays in the American League.

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By Jay Gardner

On the RocksThe Great Outdoors

Backwater AdventuresBy Joey FarahFarah’s Fishing Adventures

Captain of the Vessel

If you have ever owned or even driven a boat, you know that feeling of being the captain of your own vessel. The excitement of being free to roam the world without barriers, only answering to the almighty power of God and our Mother Ocean. It’s easy to leave the worries of modern society behind, erupting an addiction for adventure and exploration that has fueled explorers of earth and sea, soothed souls throughout time. This feeling can be found along our beaches and water’s edges, even if you’re not looking for it. For some, visiting that feeling and the ocean is something or somewhere we long to come back to always, and for some it becomes a way of life. The Captain goes down with the ship, because that is exactly where he wants to be.

My friend MIKE KING was a perfect balance between the land and the sea. Mike, a full blooded Osage Tribal member from Oklahoma knew the ways of the land and the animals that lived upon it. We started our hunting adventures together when I was 15yrs old. A giant silver haired warrior with a Hollywood smile, towed me along to all corners of south Texas hunting and camping. Teaching me about the intertwined family of nature. As soon as he left Oklahoma and his super star college baseball career, he married the young woman of his dreams and began his life along the ocean. By the time I met him he was THE DUKE OF SURFING here in

Texas, and spread the ALOHA SPIRIT for the surf community. He put soul into my surfing and life, and everyone that met him. Mike always called me his Nephew only in respect for my father, because to both of us he was a second

dad and I was his son. You may all remember this March Mike and Karen got into a rollover accident on the JFK causeway and lost their dog THUNDER, who was found. Mike passed away this week after a long fight with complications from that wreck.

The vessel Mike road across the earth and sea was tired and wore out. The Captain went down

with the ship. I know that all of us have and will experience great losses in life, it’s all a circle. The fire that burns within that circle of life is what is important. Mike as well as your loved ones will come to you in the form of nature’s beauty. In the marbled colors of the sky, in the cool breeze blowing through your soul on top of a mountain peak, or as one of God’s creatures that for a moment makes eye contact with you. These are those moments we should all smile, remember, and in light pass on the ALOHA SPIRIT ourselves.

We left the hospital without a path, except straight to the beach. I got out with THUNDER DOG, and walked into the ocean.

Twinkling blue water stretched as far as I could see, somewhere out there was Mike. I looked down and at my feet, and there was a small sea turtle treading water looking straight up into my eyes. “I’m right here, and I’ll be here whenever you need me,” and he led me out to the sand bar and glided away. The next morning I crept the boat up close to the mouth of a flooded slough where Mike and I used to canoe. A long cast and Mike came up and struck the bait! The big trout pulled and splashed plumes of white water over the golden waters of sunrise. The big trout rolled into the net and relaxed, looking me into the eyes. We took a few pictures of my clients trophy of a lifetime, and slipped the VESSEL back into the sea. Last night I burned a fire In the back yard, dry wood popped and the colors of the rainbow swirled in the flames. Off into the distance I heard Mike singing with the coyotes running through the grass and over the dunes. We never say goodbye to our friends ALOHA.

We will have a giant celebration of life and love of the ocean on Father’s Day on the beach at North Packery. We will send Mike out for another surf session, surf, watch kids play, barbecue, and tell great stories. I’ll have a great fire, please join us.

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This BIG OL TROUT was waiting for me along a favorite old Canoe spot.

As free as a sea turtle.

Matt reared back with the harpoon as the broadbill

swordfish swam from the stern to the bow, but sensing movement from the boat decided to make another desperate run down. Matt reacted and reached over the gunnel throwing and pushing the harpoon down into the blue water, and luckily finding the shoulder of the swordfish ten feet under the boat on the first shot. As the swordfish hesitated and shuddered, it gave Matt a split second to drive the harpoon even deeper. Line began peeling off the rod again, as it had done time and again over the past hour and two miles of drifting while reeling the sea beast up from 2,000 feet of water. This time however, the harpoon point attached to heavy rope began uncoiling from the deck and heading over the gunnel. The fish was stuck, and the fight changed odds in our favor against the fish.

It’s been a wild ride lately loyal readers, having spent the last two weeks in Florida bombing around the middle Keys. We were pinned to the dock with the same high winds that y’all were experiencing for the majority of the trip, and only the last few days we were able to get out on the ocean blue. One

of the great things about the Keys is that the water drops off very quickly. Five miles out of average 20 feet deep is the reefs (Sombrero is what we were near) and then it goes to 200 feet within a mile of that. Eight miles out and you’re in 600 feet of water. Thirty miles out you are in 2,000 feet of water. Here in Texas you have to go ninety miles out to get that depth out water. At one point we were literally halfway to Cuba.

We had spent most of the week fishing close by, catching a few schoolmaster snapper, mangroves, and landing one wily tarpon. The real prize was waiting offshore though, as reports we had from before the blow were that fishing offshore was great. Finally towards the end of the trip, the forecast for the following days after that showed smooth seas. A decision was made to push flights and extend the stay to take advantage of the conditions. I mean, we were already there, right? Easy enough.

Sunday morning we headed out to the best conditions we had seen and started off trolling with a nice mahi on the old cedar plug. The decision to deep drop was quickly launched after a lull in the action, and fishing in a 4 knot current is a good trick. We had a few fails, but got on it. We decided to do “one last drop” before going back to the trolling, and got a bite as soon as we got to the bottom. The bite was subtle, barely a rod tip bump, but with a half mile of line out with a quarter mile bow in it, that’s all it takes to signal something going

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on. Doing a deep drop like that with a 10 lb weight takes almost three minutes to hit the bottom, and even with an electric reel, takes twenty minutes to reel up just the weight. This time was different, and by a quarter of the way up, the reel was struggling, and half way up, something started pulling drag back out against the reel. We knew we had a good one on the line, and we started working it up towards the surface. It was nearly an hour before we saw it for the first time.

The fish suddenly came to the surface and jumped 10 feet away from the boat, soaking us all. There were some desperate moments when it tried to get into the motors before giving Matt the shot we needed. The broadbill turned out to be a decent sized fish at around 100 lbs. The crew was ecstatic, and thankfully no one was around to hear

the yells of triumph as the first sword of the crew was brought on board and dispatched. Good times!

This next week is going to be a doozy folks. We have TIRZ #2 and ISAC on Monday, and there is a public meeting in the Bluff on Thursday regarding Laguna Shores Road. My lawn went full on Jungle Book while I was gone, and there’s a CMP application due next week too. At least I have a good tan and some stories to bask in the glow of this week. Drop me a line at [email protected] because I’ll be chained to this desk for a while here On the Rocks.

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Island United PAC held its annual meeting on Monday, June 3 at Island Italian.

Elise Lippincott and David Heitzman were elected to join existing board members Bob Paulison, Debbie Noble, Kim Wilson, Nick Colosi, Carter Tate, Doreen Kinkle, Suzanne Guggenheim, and John Vaughn.

Representative Todd Hunter and several members of his office and Luis Buentello from Congressman Michael Cloud’s office were also in attendance. The IU PAC normally meets on second Thursday nights at Island Time Sushi. We still have one open board position if anyone is interested in helping us help the island make educated voting decisions for City Council. We provide non-partisan candidate forums and endorsements, and access to elected officials and candidates during election years. See our website or Facebook page for more information and events.

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For Quiet on the Coast, Escape to the Mother Lagoon

The Laguna Madre isolates Padre Island from Mainland Texas

Editor’s note: This story by our old Austin-by-way-of-Wimberley friend Joe Nick wrote this story for Texas Highways Magazine. We use it here by permission.

By Joe Nick Patoski

Photos by Erich Schlegel

When you’re skimming the surface of the Laguna Madre at 30 miles an hour, nature doesn’t just rule. It overwhelms.

Shortly after daylight on the most remote stretch of the South Texas coast, husband-and-wife captains Aubrey Black and Sally Moffett zip past concentric circles marking spots where mullets work the surface. A redfish wiggles its silvery, one-black-dotted tail above the water to dine on shrimp in the seagrass, and squadrons of sea trout push by in semi-organized vees.

As we approach a sandbar in our inches-drafting catamaran fishing boat, a swirling swarm of several hundred ducks launches into the sky above us.

The horizon line vanishes. I can’t figure out where the water ends and the sky begins. When the morning sun finally climbs high enough to burn through the overcast, it pierces the gray gloom with bright-yellow rays shooting between the swiftly scudding clouds coming off the Gulf of Mexico. Pretty soon, patches of blue peek through, and the gray falls away. In full sunlight, the tranquil water appears startlingly clear.

There are few places in and around Texas where the visible fish—plus dolphins, peregrine falcons, and brilliant-pink roseate spoonbills—outnumber the people viewing them. The Laguna Madre is one of those places, the only body of water in the state that truly qualifies as extreme.

A skinny, elongated bay, the Laguna extends from near Corpus Christi south 130 miles to Port Isabel at the southern tip of the state. No more than seven miles across at its widest point and with an average depth of less than four feet, the “Mother Lagoon” separates Padre Island—the longest undeveloped barrier island on the globe—from the most severe, remote mainland along the coast: the South Texas brush country historically known as the Wild Horse Desert.

Fortunately, most of the hardy souls willing to make the effort to get on the water know this is not a place to run out of fuel or get stranded. And they know it’s worth the trouble for a quiet alternative to the lively resort towns just up the coast, like Port Aransas, or down the coast, at South Padre.

“It’s a fascinating body of water,” says Buzz Botts, a naturalist and education coordinator for Padre Island National Seashore. “If you take a boat out there, it’s a beautiful place to come just to get away from it all.”

Extreme water, indeed.

For our journey into the heart of the Laguna Madre, Captains Black and Moffett launch their speedy boat from a county park at Loyola Beach on Baffin Bay, the major inlet of the laguna, next to the couple’s three-year-old resort, the Baffin Bay Rod and Gun Club.

Baffin Bay can be intimidating. It’s tricky to navigate due to the presence of reefs created by petrified colonies of serpulid worms, which can shred a boat bottom like coral and make the bay extremely treacherous if you don’t know where you are going. Baffin’s waters are even more saline than the Mother Lagoon, because freshwater inflow is limited to direct rain runoff in the drainages. The conditions are ideal for record-size speckled seatrout and redfish, which drew Black and Moffett here about a decade ago.

“This is the mecca of Texas kings,” Black waxes poetically as he steers the boat deftly through channels he’s memorized. “This is the place people talk about. It’s full of rocks. It’s a mystery.”

Twenty miles from Loyola Beach, we reach Peñascal Point, where the mouth of Baffin Bay

meets the main part of the Laguna Madre. The John F. Kennedy Memorial Causeway linking Corpus Christi to Padre Island lies 26 miles north.

The boat veers south toward Nine Mile Hole, a prime fishing destination. As it turns, we pass a floating cabin tethered to the bay bottom within eyeshot of a barge moving up the Intracoastal Waterway. We pass a few more floating cabins, and then clusters of primitive fishing shacks built on the spoil islands created by dredging for the Intracoastal Waterway.

The shore around Baffin is lightly populated with a scattering of several low-key fishing lodges and motels, an RV park, the landmark King’s Inn restaurant, some Airbnbs, and the county park where most boats launch. The construction of the Baffin Bay Rod and Gun Club, which opened in 2016, was a game changer, offering luxurious amenities for up to 21 guests including a swimming pool, open bar, and on-site chef.

They didn’t intend to be so highfalutin.’

Moffett, the first female fly-fishing guide on the Texas coast, and one of the first to guide in kayaks, achieved celebrity status when she was based in Rockport, appearing on ESPN, NBC, and CNN and other national media, and writing the book, Saltwater Kayak Fishing, The Texas Way. Shallow saltwater fishing enthusiasts knew Black as the monster trout whisperer, having landed more than 120 speckled seatrout longer than 30 inches.

The couple merged their guiding services in 2009 and married the next year, setting up shop in a funky geodesic dome with an upstairs platform to accommodate five overnight guests, and five more guests in the garage.

On April 30, 2014, the dome caught fire and burned to the ground. Rather than take the insurance money and run, the couple decided to go large, living 28 months in a travel trailer

while constructing the fishing destination of Black’s dreams. As for Moffett, Black says, she was “crazy enough to go along with me.”

By going long and large, the lodge became the only Texas destination offering fishing and wing-hunting to receive a prestigious endorsement from Orvis Fly Fishing Outfitters. “It’s not how many fish you put in the box,” Black says. “It’s everything else. It’s all about the hospitality. The fishing takes care of itself.”

The boat passes through Roloff’s Cut and Hap’s Cut, dependable channels in otherwise shallow parts of the laguna, on our way to Nine Mile Hole, 35 miles south of Corpus. At the hole, we tool around, looking for places where the captains can take clients. Black and Moffett spot schools of fish where I just see chop in the surface. It pays to be with someone who knows what they’re looking at.

Back in Baffin, we explore its extension into Alazon Bay, with nary a boat in sight. Hundreds of pelicans, blue heron, ibis, sandhill cranes, seagulls, and all kinds of ducks—14 species in all, Moffett says—congregate on the sandbars and in the shallows.

Watching the Laguna Madre recede behind us as we head back toward land, a sense of calm washes over me. We’d been out where nobody else was, one of those rare places where cell phones don’t work and the wildlife is noisier and more abundant than the humans who come to see them.

It feels like the middle of nowhere, here in the cradle of the Mother Lagoon, or the middle of everywhere if the goal is to get away from it all.

Ilustration by Erwin Sherman.

Port Isabel Lighthouse State Historic Site Photo by Erich Schlegel

Federal Red Snapper Season Opens June 1The private recreational angler red snapper

season in federal water opened June 1 for a projected 97-days. Red snapper fishing is open year around in state waters. Bag and size limits will remain unchanged; 2 fish per person daily with a 16-inch minimum size limit in federal waters, and 4 fish per person daily with a 15-inch minimum in state waters.

Under an agreement between the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), TPWD can establish the opening and closing of the red snapper fishery in federal waters off the Texas coast for private recreational anglers fishing from their own vessels in 2019.

The federally permitted for-hire sector, which allows recreational anglers to fish from

charter boats or headboats, will remain in its current management structure set by the federal government. The federally permitted for-hire sector’s red snapper season will begin June 1, 2018 and last 62 days.

As part of this agreement, also known as an Exempted Fishing Permit, Texas must close the fishery when the state’s allotted poundage is reached. The red snapper season can also be closed in Texas waters if the Gulf-wide Total Allowable Catch is exceeded. TPWD’s Coastal Fisheries Division will be closely monitoring this fishery throughout the season and will close it when appropriate. The public will be notified of any closings through TPWD’s website, social media accounts and news releases.

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POA News by Marvin Jones, President

As always, let me have your thoughts. You can reach me at [email protected]

Boat Ramp- Last weekend the PIPOA

staff patrolled the Boat Ramps and issued seven orange warning stickers to boat trailers without the appropriate PIPOA sticker. The boat ramps will be checked by the staff during the entire summer. Members, please get your boat trailer stickers. The PIPOA has issued 708 trailer stickers for 2019. That my friends is a lot of boats. I wonder how many of these stickers are going to non-PIPOA members. However, the PIPOA does keep a written record of members buying stickers.

My proposal to give every member one free car and one free boat trailer sticker when their CAM fees are paid have met with enthusiasm by the Board. Because the number of boat trailer stickers issued this year is so high, it will be necessary to begin the free sticker program for 2020. Stay tuned for more news on this later.

Sea Pines- The PIPOA has scheduled a Town Hall style meeting for the Sea Pines members. The meeting will be held on June 13, 2019, starting at 6:00 PM at the Holiday Inn Express on the Island. The meeting room will accommodate approximately 80 seated people. Because the meeting is for Sea Pines residents to discuss their covenants and other needs, the seats will be made available to Sea Pines residents first, and non-Sea Pines members will be offered seats based on availability. A written summary of the discussion will be made available to all members sometime after the meeting. Sea Pines members, please come to the meeting and get the facts and straight answers.

Recount- The PIPOA has retained the services of Ms. Pam Hill to do the last Board

election recount. Ms. Hill is the Elections Administrator for San Patricio County. She is an employee of the County and is responsible for conducting the elections in that County. She has a great deal of experience in tabulating election ballots, etc.

The Elections Administrator position is specifically stated in the Texas Property Code as a person the PIPOA may engage without the agreement of the person requesting the recount. In this case, Ms. Nita Smith has requested the recount and has placed the sum of $3,500 with the PIPOA as the estimated amount needed for the recount. Good news for Ms. Smith is the cost of the recount will be $2,000. Ms. Smith will receive a refund of $1,500. Furthermore, the $2,000 cost is $500 less than Ms. Smith proposed to pay persons she suggested do the recount. Therefore, the PIPOA has saved her $500. No doubt Ms. Smith will appreciate this.

The recount will be done between June 11 and June 14 at CC Texas A&M. A&M is legally responsible for possession and security of the ballots.

Accounts Receivable- The PIPOA collected past due CAM fees in the amount of $78,000 in May. Members that are delinquent in paying CAM fees will be receiving additional billing statements and notice that failure to pay CAM fees may result in serious legal action taken against them. My view is, it is absolutely unfair to members who pay their CAM fees promptly and carry the expense of the PIPOA while delinquent members are allowed to go in some cases, years without paying their CAM fees.

Board Meeting- The next PIPOA Board meeting will be on Tuesday, June 25, 2019, at 5:30 PM. Location to be announced.

Litter Critter- The next Litter Critter is scheduled for Saturday, July 20, 2019.

Full Transparency and Disclosure

As hurricane season approaches, being aware of

hazards and having a plan for evacuation, in the case a tropical cyclone (hurricane) occurs, can be lifesaving. The 2019 Atlantic hurricane season begins on June 1 and concludes on November 30. The storms that occur during this time are among the most powerful and destructive of all natural phenomena. The United States Department of Homeland Security, the American Red Cross, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration , Texas Department of Public Safety, and many more agencies work diligently to create awareness and provide resources to keep Americans safe throughout hurricane season.

During hurricane season, tropical cyclones are more likely to form. Tropical cyclones are a rotating organized system of clouds and thunderstorms that originate over tropical or subtropical waters, have a closed low-level circulation, and rotate counterclockwise. Not all tropical cyclones produce hurricanes. The NOAA defines a tropical cyclone with maximum sustained winds of 38mph or less as tropical depressions. A tropical storm is a tropical cyclone with maximum sustained winds of 39-73mph. Hurricanes are a tropical cyclone with wind speeds of 74mph or higher and a major hurricane has a maximum sustained wind speed of 111mph or more.

The Coastal Bend is considered an “evacuation zone” during hurricane season. If a hurricane is approaching, the best/safest thing to do is evacuate. It is advised to prepare an evacuation checklist and kit ahead of time. The Texas Division of Emergency Management and the National Weather Service urges all coastal residents to have the following on their checklist and in their evacuation kits:

• First-aid kit, prescription medications, eyeglasses, copies of prescriptions, other special medical items, hearing aids and batteries

• Important documents and records, photo IDs, proof of residence, information to process insurance claims

• Credit cards and cash (if power is out, banks and ATMs may not be available)

• Battery-operated radio, NOAA Weather Radio and extra batteries

• Phone numbers of family, friends and other important phone numbers

• Road maps

• 3-day supply of non-perishable food, one gallon of bottled water per person per day, coolers for food and ice storage, paper plates, utensils

• Manual can opener, knife, tools, booster cables, fire extinguisher, duct tape, tarp, rope, flashlight with extra batteries

• Extra keys

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• Blankets, pillows, sleeping bags for each person, extra clothing, toys for children

• Supplies for babies, the elderly and family members with special health care needs

• Toilet paper, cleanup supplies, personal hygiene products

• Leash, food, cleaning supplies and veterinary records for pets

Discussing how and where you plan to evacuate is essential, as well. To find the best evacuation route please visit http://www.txdot.gov/inside-txdot/division/traffic/safety/weather/hurricane.html. Once you have established your travel plan, create a list of places between your town and your destination to stop if the highways are clogged. Having a document of potential hotel reservations is helpful, too.

The physical damage from hurricanes can be devastating. There are ways to mitigate damage from the strong winds and rain, though. Simple fixes include trimming or removing damaged trees and limbs from your yard, as well as, securing loose rain gutters and cleaning them out to prevent clogging. Retrofit to secure/reinforce your roof, windows, doors, and garages to reduce serious property damage. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) also advises building/creating a storm shelter “safe room” in the event that you are unable to evacuate. More information and tips on how to accomplish this can be found at https://www.fema.gov/safe-rooms.

To keep up with potential storms throughout hurricane season, visit http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/. The National Hurricane Center provides several resources to keep you up-to-date. To learn more about what hurricanes are associated hazards, visit http://www.nws.noaa.gov/os/hurricane/resources/TropicalCyclones11.pdf. For more information on how and what to prepare for hurricane season, please visit: http://www.redcross.org/get-help/prepare-for-emergencies/types-of-emergencies/hurricane; http://www.texasprepares.org/; https://www.ready.gov/hurricanes; and https://www.dps.texas.gov/dem/ThreatAwareness/helpfulWebLinks.htm.

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 [email protected] or at 512-463-0672

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Deadbeats Pay Attention!

City Reminder for Residents with Outstanding Utility Accounts

Disconnection Grace Period EXTENDED Through June 30

If you forgot to pay your utility bills the City of Corpus Christi has given you until June 30 to pay up or be sold into indentured servitude.

Last summer, the City stopped disconnections after finding issues with equipment used to provide billing information for utility services including water, wastewater, gas, garbage and street fees. A subsequent study found that as many as 11,000 customers may not have received bills. But the city announced this week that while they are extending the deadline to settle up delinquent utility accounts through the end of June disconnection will begin thereafter.

Payments may be made as follows:

· H-E-B Stores in Corpus Christi

· Mail – using the provided envelope with return stub, send to:

o Address: City of Corpus Christi

PO Box 659880

San Antonio, Texas 78265-9143

· Online bill pay service available via your bank or credit union

· Interactive phone payment system (361) 885-0751

· Online Payment Portal: https://ccpay.cctexas.com/IPSUB/PortalAccount/Login

· In person at City Hall, 1201 Leopard Street, Corpus Christi, Texas 78401 (1st floor)

For information regarding your utility bill, please contact the Customer Call Center at (361) 826-CITY (2489) or by email at [email protected].

LaRue named President of

United Chamber of Commerce

The United Corpus Christi Chamber of Commerce Executive Committee announces the appointment of John LaRue, former Executive Director of the Port of Corpus Christi Authority, as President/CEO. LaRue will begin work in his new position on June 24th. He will succeed Cleofas Rodriguez, Jr., who submitted his resignation in May after serving two years as President/CEO.

John LaRue was Executive Director for the Port of Corpus Christi Authority from 1994 to 2018 and to which he was unanimously selected for following an international search. LaRue is a member of the Port Industries of Corpus Christi, a coalition of major port-related entities in South Texas concerned with advancing the quality of life. Among his many local community activities, he has served as a Board Member and Past Chairman of the Gulf of Mexico Foundation; Past Chair and member of the United Way of the Coastal Bend Board of Directors; the American Heart Association Board and Executive Leadership Team, Interim President and CEO of the Corpus Christi Regional Economic Development Corporation, past Board Member of Incarnate Word Academy, and past Chair of St. Philips Parish Council.

Immediately prior to assuming his duties at the Port of Corpus Christi, John was Executive Director of the Philadelphia Regional Port Authority. A native of Reading, Pennsylvania, John received his BA and MA in Political Science from Villanova University.

Texas Surf Museum Opens China Beach: Surfing During the

Vietnam War ExhibitWhen American soldiers got a break from duty

in the Vietnam War they often headed for the 20 miles of white sand of My Khe Beach with they called China Beach. The lucky ones went to do some surfing while they were there, and they brought their stories and love of surfing with them when they came home

With that in mind Brad Lomax and the Texas Surf Museum are bringing the story of China Beach: Surfing During the Vietnam War to Corpus Christi at the Texas Surf Museum.

The exhibit is now open and features images, artifacts, and first-hand stories from the veterans who lived them.

“When I saw this exhibit in California, I understood how China Beach and surfing provided healing and hope during the war,” said Brad Lomax. “And, it shows the power of wave-riding to support our veterans as they transitioned to civilian life. The collection includes stories, photographs, and memorabilia from the era.”

“We will be adding a Texas perspective during the coming months. We are inviting Vietnam Veterans, especially those who surfed China Beach, to reach out to the Texas Surf Museum at 361-882-2364 or [email protected].” Their stories will be incorporated and featured during the Texas Surf Museum Surftoberfest Celebration in October.

Other China Beach Exhibit activities will extend beyond the Museum. The Texas Surf Museum and the USO of South Texas will host China Beach Surf Camps for military families and will sponsor a “Paddle Out for Patriotism” around the USS Lexington as part of the Fourth of July Celebrations.

The Surf Museum is located at 309A North Water Street, downtown.

Port A. Art Center Summer Camps

Due to a Grant from HEB Tournament of Champions we are able to offer each of these Camp Sessions at $35 for the week, so sign up & pay Very Soon to Save your Space. Grades 4-6 welcome.

June 10th-14th 1:30- 4:30pm-Big Wave, Big Fun! Printing, painting and more while learning about Master Hokusai’s inspiring Great Wave. Intro. To Sumie Brush painting and Shibori Tie-dye methods continue our exploration into the arts of the Far East. Families join us Friday for a Hawaiian Dance Party, Art Gallery + Awards Reception.

June 24th-28th. 1:30- 4:30pm-Express Yourself! Prepare for busting out all over with self-expression! We will discover the Expressionist artists this week while also working on our own forms of creativity culminating Friday in a Student Talent show, Art show, and Award ceremony fit for the Hollywood red carpet!

July 8th-12th. 1:30 – 4:30pm-Tree of Life! Investigate the wonderful art of the Symbolist artists this week...Imagine this! Trees of gold and wired jewels, a giant mural and t-shirt batiking... straw painting, story making, and more too! Friday we celebrate The Art of Family at the Awards Reception!

July 22nd-26th. 1:30 – 4:30pm-I’m Impressed! The Impressionists changed the art world in an exciting way, much as this week promises to be! Lily ponds, and landscapes, squishy faces in clay....of course we’ll paint a beach scene since we are in Port A! Parents are invited to our version of a Paris Salon Exhibition of Art and Award Reception on Friday.

Fishing for Scouts Fishing TournamentThe South Texas Council, Boy Scouts of

America (BSA), is excited to announce the 2019 Fishing for Scouts Fishing Tournament will be held on Saturday, June 8, 2019 at The Waterline at Doc’s Seafood and Steaks, 13309 South Padre Island Drive. The Waterline is located at sea level on the deck below Doc’s.

Fishing for Scouts is a team tournament consisting of no more than four anglers. Guides, amateurs, general public, and anglers of all ages are welcome to enter as a four-person team. Teams will compete for prizes in various categories. A silent auction will also take place at the VIP party Friday evening and Saturday during the tournament.

The purpose of the tournament is to raise funds to support the South Texas Council’s efforts to serve the thousands of youth who benefit from Scouting’s various programs across 17 counties of South Texas.

The South Texas Council, Boy Scouts of America provides outdoor experiences, character development and leadership programs for youth ages 5-20 years old. Youth are trained in the responsibilities of participating citizenship, team building, individual goal setting, and developing personal fitness.

Sponsorship opportunities start at $500 for a team entry up to $5000 for event sponsorship. To register a team or to learn more about sponsorship opportunities please contact Marty Sepulveda at [email protected] or 361-816-3825.

Laguna Shores Road Closure

Beginning June 7, and for approximately two weeks; weather permitting, Laguna Shores Road between Graham Road and Knickerbocker Street will be closed to perform utility work. Drivers are advised to follow detour routes or seek alternate routes to avoid the area.

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Prevalence of Counterfeit Products in Online Retail

By Kelly Trevino

Regional Director, Corpus Christi and Victoria Better Business Bureau

An in-depth investigative study by Better Business Bureau (BBB) finds that fraudulent consumer goods are ubiquitous, difficult to tell apart from the legitimate products they are counterfeiting, and stem from a large network of organized criminals and credit card processing mechanisms that are willing to support them.

Research shows that eight in ten Americans shop online, and the dominance of online retail means nearly anything can be bought online, sometimes at discounts that seem too good to be true. However, nearly anything available online can be counterfeited, and research also shows that one in four people have bought something online that turned out to be counterfeit.

The investigative study – “Fakes Are Not Fashionable: A BBB Study of the Epidemic of Counterfeit Goods Sold Online” – looks at the prevalence of counterfeit consumer goods and the criminal systems that circulate them. It digs into the scope of the problem, who is behind it, the multi-pronged fight to stop it and the steps consumers can take to avoid it.

The risk of encountering counterfeit goods can affect any online shopper. These goods range from brand-name sunglasses and handbags to golf clubs and consumer electronics, as well as many other kinds of products. BBB’s report finds that any shippable item with a reputation for quality and sizable markup is a candidate for counterfeiting. While counterfeit goods often are reputed to be deeply discounted, in reality, counterfeit sellers regularly use selling prices that are close to the price of the real product, so the prices offered are no longer a signal that the product is counterfeit.

The cost of counterfeiting affects not only consumers who lose money by receiving products not as advertised, but also the broader U.S. economy. BBB’s report finds that counterfeiting and intellectual property piracy cost the U.S. economy $200-$250 billion and 750,000 jobs annually.

In the last three years, BBB has received more than 2,000 complaints and more than 500 Scam Tracker reports from people who have shopped for goods online and received counterfeits instead of what they ordered. The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) processed 2,249 complaints about counterfeit goods (including pirated goods) in 2018, while the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) processed 552 complaints representing a total financial loss of more than $752,000. That being said, many victims do not file complaints, making it difficult to get a firm grasp on how often people pay for goods that are counterfeit or not as advertised.

According to BBB’s report, 88% of counterfeit goods come from China and Hong Kong, with their smuggling and their online sale via fraudulent websites widely thought to be coordinated by international organized crime groups. Customs agents seized $1.2 billion in counterfeit shipments in fiscal 2017, the most current year for which data is available; however, shipping and smuggling methods vary widely, creating major headaches for customs officials. Inasmuch as counterfeit goods are almost always paid for with a credit card, the fraudulent websites that process these sales make extensive use of the credit card and banking system, with a small number of Chinese banks and an extensive network of intermediary payment processors responsible for the vast majority of processing for these purchases.

Active efforts are being made to fight the flood of counterfeit goods. BBB attempts to identify and report on bogus businesses, especially if they claim to be located in the U.S. and Canada. Trademark holders also do

a great deal of work and spend a considerable amount of money trying to fight counterfeits. This is a major priority for customs officials and law enforcement as well; U.S. Customs and Border Protection has increased its seizures of counterfeit goods by 125% over the last five years, and the White House recently issued an executive order directing government agencies that work with brands to examine counterfeiting and make it an enforcement priority.

The report recommends:

• BBB urges the credit card payment processors to engage their full efforts in combating those that provide merchant accounts to sellers of counterfeit goods.

• U.S. consumers would benefit from a program to help counterfeit victims with chargebacks like the one operated in Canada by the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC). Such a program could help identify fraudulent credit card merchant accounts, bogus websites, and possibly locations from which such goods are being shipped.

• Law enforcement agencies could make better use of complaint information obtained by BBB, the FTC, and IC3.

• More study and investigation is needed for websites in China that deliver nothing or where goods are sold deceptively – even if there is no trademark or copyright involved.

• BBB recommends consumers check the reputation of the seller before making payment at bbb.org and contact the manufacturer for a listing of authorized sellers.

What to do if you believe you have unwittingly purchased counterfeit goods:

• Ask for a refund. Victims who don’t receive anything when buying online with their credit card, or who receive goods that are counterfeit or not as described, should call the customer service number on the back of their card and request a refund. The report goes into great detail about the process of obtaining a refund and the remedies available to victims.

• Report counterfeit goods. Contact one or more of the following:

• National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) asks victims of counterfeit goods to file a complaint with the IPR Center here.

• Better Business Bureau: Victims can file complaints at bbb.org about online sellers that claim to be in the U.S. or Canada. BBB tries to resolve complaints and may help in getting a refund. There is no cost for this service. BBB also looks for and reports patterns of complaints. Consumers can report scams to BBB Scam Tracker.

• Online markets: Victims can complain directly to eBay, Amazon, Facebook and Instagram or other online marketplaces. In addition, Amazon has an “A-Z guarantee” for goods sold by third parties on their site; victims who have purchased counterfeit items from a third-party seller can seek a refund here.

• Internet Fraud Complaint Center (IC3): The FBI takes complaints about counterfeit goods. Complain here.

• Federal Trade Commission: You can complain to the FTC by calling 877/FTC-Help or file a complaint online.

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The Coastal Cotillion Meet and GreetThe Flour Bluff / Padre Island Coastal Cotillion

opened the debutante season with a Meet and Greet at David’s Bridal. The meeting allowed the debutantes and their mothers to learn more about the coming events and activities of the Coastal Cotillion from the senior adviser, Mrs. Flo East. The first event will be in September, the “ Afternoon Delight”. After the questions from the debs and mothers were answered, Sylia DeLeon from David’s Bridal, talked about the dresses available. The debutantes had a fantastic time trying on dresses with the help of the staff, the Coaastal Cotillion board, and the mothers.

The Coaastal Cotillion was established to educate and enlighten the young women in the Flour Bluff / Padre Island and London communities about the social and educational opportunities available as they complete their

senior year in high school. Activities through the Coastal Cotillion support participating senior high school ladies develop their social skills as they pursue post graduation ecucational goals and professional careers.

The activities prior to the Coastal Cotillion Presentation Ball in January 2020 include guest speakers, workshops, and social functions designed to develop personal social skills and enhance their resumes as they work toward graduation. The Coastal Cotillion is open to any senior high school girl in the Flour Bluff / Padre Island and London schools. Please call Mrs. Flo East at 361-937-9278 or call or text her cell 361-813-7221 if you need more information on becoming one of this year’s debutantes. The 2019 - 2020 Presentation Ball will be held on January 29th, 2020.

The Coastal Cotillion Board Members for the new year are: Mrs. Flo East, senior advisor, Mrs. Elaine Boughton, Mrs. Susan Lawson, Mrs. Trudy Luce, and Dr. Elly Soler.

New Fulton Convention Center on the Horizon

The Town of Fulton ramps up for new event center

A long awaited event takes place Tuesday June 4, as ground-breaking begins on the new Fulton Convention Center, formerly Paws and Taws. The 2.5 Million project is slated to be completed in one year.

Ceremonies begin at 6 p.m. at Fulton Harbor Park, 402 North Fulton Beach Rd in Fulton. Following the ceremony, at 7 p.m., there will be a free concert featuring “The Pictures Band” of Austin, TX. The public is encouraged to attend. Bring your own lawn chair and beverages.

“Life is a series of natural changes brought on by disasters or society. You cannot resist change but embrace the change. Remember the past look forward to the change Harvey brought Fulton. This building is cornerstone of a new norm.” stated Jimmy Kendrick, Mayor of the Town of Fulton.

The Fulton Convention Center, once known as “Paws and Taws” was an iconic structure of the area. In the 1960’s and 70’s, the facility was a hopping Square Dance joint, earning its name from a Square Dance call. Later the center was an ideal venue for parties, weddings, meetings and more with amenities that included a bar, stage, sound system and catering kitchen. The building was destroyed after the effects of Hurricane Harvey made it unable to be salvaged.

The new convention center will be 10,013 square feet, with two break-out rooms, a state of the art sound system, and great views of the water. The building will feature metal framing with Hardy plank siding and a rock façade at

its base. It will have a covered entrance on the south side. The center will be built to code with hurricane windows. It will be set 4 feet higher than before. The Marquee will be built in its former location and will display current and upcoming events. The future structure will be a welcome and familiar site as it is being constructed to resemble the former building as much as codes will allow.

Special thanks go to the Town of Fulton Town Council and Staff, Federal Emergency Management Agency, the state of Texas and Rebuild Texas Fund for the efforts and assistance in getting the project underway.

Fulton was founded in 1866. It was incorporated during the 1970s, and by 1980 it had a population of 1,141 and forty-one businesses. The 2000 census recorded population numbers to be 1,553. The Township is governed by a Mayor, Mayor ProTem and four aldermen. It has a staff of 5 who work in various aspects of the town. Tourism and fishing remain the mainstays of the economy. Fulton Harbor, Fulton Pier and Downtown Fulton shopping and entertainment continue to be major draws to the area. The rebuild of Fulton Pier should commence in August of this year. An exciting day for Fulton, Texas was when the Kaboom outfit, Rebuild Texas Fund and a team of over 100 volunteers built the popular playground area at Fulton Harbor in one day. Today is equally as exciting as the rebuilding of the Fulton Convention Center begins on the very footprint where it once stood. It is a great day in Fulton, Texas!

One year ago the U.S. Coast Guard required new recreational boats to have more floatation to support the increased weight of newer four-stroke outboards if the boat becomes swamped. Now the agency is implementing those changes as reported in the Spring 2019 issue of the U.S. Coast Guard Boating Safety Circular.

If you don’t know the weight of the engine you’re replacing you can contact the manufacturer before you repower. A boat dealer or repair facility may also be able to provide that information to ensure that, regardless of horsepower, the engine weights are similar.

Federal requirements mandate that outboard-powered monohull boats 20-feet and under must be built with enough flotation to keep the passenger-carrying area at or just below the water’s surface in the event of swamping or capsizing. The boat must float level. There are no floatation regulations for vessels over 20-feet long.

Boaters Aren’t the Only Ones Getting Heavier: Outboard Engines Catch Up

When these regulations were written in the early 1970s, virtually all outboards suitable for smaller boats were two-stroke models covering a broad range of horsepower, but that’s no longer the case. Four-strokes come in virtually every size now, making them viable candidates for installation on more boats. While recently there have been some two- and four-stroke models with comparable power and weight, by and large four-stroke outboard engines remain heavier. A four-stroke’s more complex valve systems typically add 10% to 15% or more weight than their two-stroke counterparts. Twin engine installations compound the weight problem.

This isn’t the first time the Coast Guard has recognized a growing vessel weight issue and updated regulations. In 2011, the “Assumed Average Weight Per Person” was increased from 140 to 185 lbs., but only for commercial passenger vessels. Existing formulas for weight capacity on recreational boats were considered adequate and did not change.

Island United PAC held its annual meeting on Monday, June 3 at Island Italian. Elise Lippincott and David Heitzman were elected to join existing board members Bob

Paulison, Debbie Noble, Kim Wilson, Nick Colosi, Carter Tate, Doreen Kinkle, Suzanne Guggenheim, and John Vaughn. Many thanks to our outgoing President and Secretary

Keith and DeeAnna Heavilin. Representative Todd Hunter and several members of his office and Luis Buentello from Congressman Michael Cloud’s office were also in attendance. The IU PAC normally meets on second Thursday nights at Island Time

Sushi. We still have one open board position if anyone is interested in helping us help the island make educated voting decisions for City Council. We provide non-partisan candidate forums and endorsements, and access to elected officials and candidates

during election years. See our website or facebook page for more information and events ~ Debbie Noble, IUPAC President

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The Island Outdoors

By Stacey Kempf

On a Wednesday evening in September of 1993, a group of local residents, led by Robert Owens, gathered together in the meeting room of the local botanical gardens to discuss forming an organization founded on their interest in and love for a single plant. By the end of the night, the groundwork for what was to become the Plumeria Society of South Texas (PSST) was in place, and one lucky attendee would walk away with the meeting’s coveted door prize- a plumeria plant.

Since then, the PSST has grown to over 150 members, but their goal has remained the same - to educate people about plumerias and to maintain a growing collection of these tropical plants for the public to enjoy. The organization is able to fulfill its mission through the participation of its dedicated members in regular meetings (6 per year), grove workdays, and other various annual events.

The Plumeria Grove

The society’s collection of plumerias resides at the South Texas Botanical Gardens & Nature Center (8545 S Staples St, Corpus Christi, TX 78413) with plants available to view by the public from early March through mid-November. According to PSST Vice President, Melissa Garcia, the collection currently consists of around seventy cultivars, but at one time had up to two hundred. Unfortunately, many succumbed to freezing events and Hurricane Harvey, but the society continues to work towards rebuilding the grove’s numbers.

The PSST’s involvement with the grove extends beyond simply finding new and exciting varieties to add to the collection though. It is also up to members to ensure the health and vitality of the plants by providing consistent care and maintenance. Responsibilities include everything from digging the plumerias up in the late fall, to replanting them in early spring,

as well as other tasks, such as watering and inspecting the trees. One such member who takes part in the care of the grove is fellow islander, Teri Beck, who joined the group in 2017 after attending their annual summer sale. “I like to participate in the workdays,” says Beck, who now serves as the PSST’s treasurer, “because I can get free hands-on instruction on plumeria care, drip irrigation, construction, etc.”

Joining In On the Fun

The PSST is made up of members with diverse backgrounds when it comes to plumerias. Some have years of experience growing them and others have only recently been introduced to the plant. Either way, they all share an affinity for plumerias and a desire to learn more about them. For example, Beck’s experience with them extends back to her childhood in Hawaii, but it has been her participation in the PSST that has led her to appreciate and understand the plumeria plant even more. “Every single time I go to a monthly meeting, participate in a workday, or work at one of the special events with other members, I learn something new,” she explains.

Becoming a member is as simple as signing up on the PSST’s website, with memberships ranging from $15-$20, depending on the type. Members are encouraged to attend the society’s regular meetings and to volunteer when able, with opportunities to serve in the grove, on various committees, and more. Worth noting is that one of the perks of being an active member is that members can enter the annual plant sale an entire hour before it is open to the public.

To Learn More

To learn more about society be sure to visit them online via their website or Facebook page or you can make plans to attend their next meeting. Also, if you need assistance in trimming your plumeria or if you would like to donate your cuttings from your plants to the society, please contact them via their Facebook page.

PSST Information

Website: plumeriasocietyofsouthtexas.com

Upcoming Plumeria Plant Sale: July 20th, 10am-1: 30 pm @ The Garden Senior Center’s Bluebonnet Room (5325 Greely Corpus Christi, TX 78412) *Be sure to bring along a wagon, if you have one available

Next General Meeting: Sept 25th, 6:30pm @ Garden Senior Center *Meetings are open to the public

*All photos provided courtesy of the PSST

For the Love of Plumeria

PSST Volunteers Replanting Plumerias

PSST Workday At the Plumeria Grove

Plumeria At The Grove.

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Gallery Opening at Black Sheep Bistro

The Black Sheep Bistro hosted the opening of photographer Gary Mc Alea’s gallery prints. The event was sponsored by The Chris Gale Law Firm and Glenn Mier owner of Black Sheep Bistro. The photographs which are for sale can be viewed the Bistro during

regular business hours. Photos by Debbie Nobel.

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View from a van 2/2/09…

Something kept telling me to go for it...chuck it all, load up the van with all things survival and try my hand at being a real live beer chugging, sand in my wrinkles beach bum. The chain of events leading up to my grand exodus from San Antonio actually dictated that I really didn’t have any other choice. It was a prime example of the tail wagging the dog. I’ve always considered myself directionally challenged in the spiritual sense and thus could use that as my excuse to lead with my chin. So hey, my old buddy Rockin’ Dale Rankin says I can live on the beach for twelve bucks a year and they have showers....on the beach. Twelve bucks a year. Did he really say twelve bucks a year? My God, could he be right? And they really do have showers? There must be an entire population of middle aged romantics lined up in their bath robes with bottles of shampoo and the Wall Street Journal in hand. In my mind, there was a big golden plaque in front of the shower building dedicating this glorious temple of hygiene to Jack Karouac, John Steinbeck and Woody Guthrie. Maybe, I’m on to something. It could happen. I could be a beach bum.

Bueno bye…

I had just celebrated my 56th birthday two weeks earlier by getting fired for imbibing a bit too much on the job...on my birthday. As a bartender, I thought such a time honored act would not only be condoned, but encouraged. Nay. As it turns out, unless said birthday is one of numerical significance (21, 30, 40, 50, etc) getting curly as a pretzel while on the clock is about as socially acceptable as, say, a flatulence attack in church. That settled the debate. Goodbye S.A. hello P.A. So, I tied up the pitifully few loose ends that I had and with no hesitation, and blew that pop stand. On the drive down I wondered if Rockin’ had notified the Welcome Wagon that upon my arrival, a small but enthusiastic marching band and maybe a little confetti would probably suffice. I’m such a sucker for hoopla and do enjoy parades more than most.

Leading with my chin…

But, as I sat in my van, on the ferry ride on to the island, the reality of what I was doing started to set in. Let’s review...I’m a middle aged, homeless, jobless man with no viable skills driving a 1994 Ford van with 167,433 miles on it and I know all of four people in the town that I am moving to. Yikes. Did I mention that I’m famous for leading with my chin? So I did what anyone in my shoes would do the first ten minutes into my new habitation...I hit the first bar I could I find (the Wild Horse Saloon) and found a seat with my back to the wall and decided to regroup.

Where’s Rockin’?

Three rum and cokes later and I’m thinking, “I want my mama”. Where’s Rockin’? Really, all I really needed was one of his famous pep talks. “It’s all gonna be fine, Ronyea. You’re gonna be just fine.” And, like clockwork, he waltzes through the door like John Wayne and buys me a drink, pops a couple of C notes on me, gives me a job and the key to his tiny hotel room, then leaves town. Now, that’s the pep talk I was waiting for. My job was to be his eyes and ears in Port Aransas and to write about it from the prospective of a middle aged, homeless, jobless man with no viable skills....who lives in his van. I can do that. Time to celebrate. So I did what anyone in my position would do at the time...I headed for the showers.

Scattered shots…

Let’s get some pics in. Ruben V was again phenomenal last week at the Back Porch, so was the Back Porch Pickers. I also caught a young up and comer who I really like, John Amundsen, at Shorty’s. Take a look at the LIVE MUSIC TONIGHT calendar below to see what’s whooping this weekend. I’ll get back on the beat next week. You know the drill. Be safe out there.

♫♪♫ And, that’s the truth ♫♪♫

How it all started…

This is my 433rd Three Chords column. After over ten years of writing this little gossip column, I sometimes struggle to come up with something clever and funny. That’s when I draw back on old narrative that was witty and charming when it first came out. I’m allowed every now and then when my brain goes soft. So I’m thinking, let’s go back to the beginning and I’ll fill you in how this whole thing got started. I’ve known Rockin’ Dale Rankin since the 80’s from our days in San Antonio when he was working with the big daily, the San Antonio Express News and KENS TV. We were introduced by a mutual friend from Austin, Nelson Allen, who I pretty much stolt his writing style from. I was working the bars at the time and Nelson and Rockin’ Dale Rankin were always around. Nelson lived downtown in the Esquire Building and Rankin pretty much lived out of his car. Nelson wrote a column called “Behind Bars” about the S.A. bar scene and Dale was on the police beat. Man, those were the good old days. Those guys taught me the ropes of San Antonio, since I had just moved there from Austin, and we all became friends for life. I did some moving around from Austin to S.A. to Corpus working in various bars and lost track of Rankin for a while until I found him in front of my bar in South Town one night, at Casbeers circa 2009. He told me about the Island Moon and Mike Ellis and convinced me to follow him down to Port Aransas and help him out. The timing was perfect and I had a van I could live in, so we set up shop at the Beach Lodge where Dale was living and started putting out papers. My first address in Port A was the “No Dogs Off Leashes” sign at pole 9. I’d sit in my van all night writing and wrote my first column for the Moon called “View From a Van” about the chronicles of a fledging beach bum from the big city. I had a beach bum guru, James Sullivan, who taught me the beach bum routine and the rest is history. Enjoy!

By Ronnie Narmour

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Three Chords and the Truth

GIGGITY’S RESTAURANT & BARLIVE MUSIC

EVERY NIGHT

Kitchen Open Until 1 a.m.!

The GaffPizza Beer Darts Belt sander Races

LIVE MUSICFree Beer Band Every Thurs (7-10)

Starlite & Moonbeams on Friday (9-1) Mike Milligan & Texiana Bluz on Saturday (9-1) Antone & All Stars Every Sunday (9-1) Open Jam Every Monday (8:30-12:30) Paul & Victoria Every Tuesday (7-10)

Billie Snipes on Wednesday (8-12) 722 Tarpon, Port Aransas, TX

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Live MusicWednesday, June 12Billy Snipes @ Giggity’sMichael Burtts @ Scuttlebutt’s

Thursday, June 13 Free Beer Band @ Giggity’sTBA @ Back PorchRobin Blue @ Scuttlebutt’sFalco & the Wolf @ Rockit’sJ & the Sound @ Executive Surf Club

Friday, June 14Mike Blakely @ Back PorchThe Groove @ Giggity’sAdam Berry @ Scuttlebutt’sChanklas @ Shorty’sFlashpoint @ Rockit’sMichael Burtts @ Executive Surf Club

Saturday, June 15 Two Tons of Steel @ Back PorchMatt Hole & the Hot Rod Gang @ Giggity’sBilly Snipes @ Scuttlebutt’sHip Hop Hooray @ Brewster StreetCowboy & the Regulators @ Shorty’sHip Hop Hooray @ Brewster StreetSplendiferous @ Rockit’sShayna Sands @ Executive Surf Club

Sunday, June 16 Antone & the All Stars @ Giggity’sJered Clark @ Back PorchJohn Eric @ Scuttlebutt’s

Monday, June 17 Open Jam w/ Ray Summy @ Giggity’sBilly Snipes @ Scuttlebutt’s

Tuesday, June 18Paul & Victoria @ Giggity’sAaron Jacob @ Scuttlebutt’s

Wednesday, June 19Jim Dugan @ Giggity’sMichael Burtts @ Scuttlebutt’s

Thursday, June 20Matt Hole & the Hot Rod Gang @ SchlitterbahnFree Beer Band @ Giggity’sMitchell Furguson @ Back PorchRobin Blue @ Scuttlebutt’sJustin & Niki @ Rockit’sIndependent Thieves @ Executive Surf Club

Friday, June 21 The Chanklas @ Giggity’s

TonightThursday, June 6Art Barrera @ Treasure IslandFree Beer Band @ Giggity’sKevin Deal @ Back PorchFalco & the Wolf @ Rockit’sRobin Blue @ Scuttlebutt’sRandy Rogers & Wade Bowen @ Brewster StreetYosh & Yimmy @ Executive Surf Club

Friday, June 7Starlite & the Moonbeams @ Giggity’sRed Giant @ Treasure IslandYosh & Yimmy @ Shorty’sHouston Marchman @ Back PorchAdam Berry @ Scuttlebutt’sSpazmatics @ Brewster StreetClarissa Serna @ Rockit’sPublic Disturbance @ Executive Surf Club

Saturday, June 8 Mike Milligan & Texiana Bluez @ Giggity’sSplendiferous @ Treasure IslandBELTSANDER RACES with Jim Dugan @ The GaffJohn Cortez @ Shorty’sOrlando Herrera @ Scuttlebutt’sCody Sparks @ Back PorchSing Along Piano Bar @ Brewster StreetSwagger @ Rockit’sSelfless Love @ Executive Surf Club

Sunday, June 9 Antone & the All Stars @ Giggity’sRuben Limas @ Back PorchJohn Eric @ Scuttlebutt’sCorpus Christi Songwriters @ Executive Surf Club

Monday, June 10 Open Jam w/ Ray Summy @ Giggity’sBilly Snipes @ Scuttlebutt’s

Tuesday, June 11 Paul & Victoria @ Giggity’sAaron Jacob @ Scuttlebutt’s

OPEN Till 2am • 823 Tarpon St. Port Aransas

Yosh & Yimmy June 07 John Cortez June 08 Chanklas June 14 Cowboy & Regulators June 15 Dave Russell & Port City Blues June 21 Mike O’Neil June 22

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Treasure IslandART BARRERA JUNE 6

RED GIANT JUNE 7 SPLENDIFEROUS JUNE 8 HYDE AFTER NINE JUNE 14 SCARECROW PEOPLE JUNE 15

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KEVIN DEAL JUNE 6 HOUSTON MARCHMEN JUNE 7 CODY SPARKS JUNE 8 RUBEN LIMAS JUNE 9 MIKE BLAKELY JUNE 14 TWO TONS OF STEEL JUNE 15

James Sullivan my beach bum guru.

John Amundsen played Shorty’s last weekend.

Mike Ellis and Dale Rankin in the early days of the North Padre Island Moon.

Ruben V played the Back Porch last Saturday.

Shinyribs aka Kevin Russell with Alice Spencer and Kelley Mickwee will play the

Back Porch on Aug. 9-10.

The Back Porch Pickers played the Back Porch last Thursday.

View from a Van Feb 2009


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