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Issue 649

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September 22, 2016

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By Dale Rankin editor@islandmoon.com Life is good here on our little sandbar this week as we have made it through the heart of the 2016 Hurricane Season with nothing more than some unusually high tides and even after a full week of the Harvest Moon shining down on us we have not had a single report of a Comanche raid anywhere on the Wild Horse Prairie. So we got that going for us. For the lunarly challenged the Harvest Moon is the full moon closest to the autumnal equinox, which is this Thursday, September 22. These days we Islanders don’t worry about Comanche raiders riding in, but we do keep the dogs inside lest they go canal jumping and we keep a wary eye on lunatics among us – we all know who they are. When the earth, sun, and moon all line up like they did last Friday it can exert a strange pull on the highly-strung among us

Watch out everybody And speaking of lunatics and highly strung people there is a purse snatcher making his way around the city. This desperado has hit twice but so far has not made his way to The Island. But you never know, because anyone stupid enough to take up a career as a purse snatcher has a broken picker and is capable of just about anything.

Island Moon by E-mail We Moon Monkeys were a bit taken aback by the response from readers wanting us to send the Island Moon to them each week by e-mail. We got requests from as far away as Saudi Arabia and as close as Swinney Switch. But alas, the Corporate Giant that is the Island Moon has sprung into action and, we think, got a copy to everyone who made a request. If you didn’t get one hit us up again. As we say here at the Word Factory – there’s always time to get it right the second time. The address is editor@ islandmoon.com and we thank all of you for reading.

Shoaling in Lake Padre The boating crowd has alerted us to a burgeoning sandbar which has formed just inside the watergate leading from Lake Padre into Packery Channel. The high tides of late have helped but boaters say at normal slack tide the water is barely two feet deep. The gate is scheduled to be expanded to about 70 feet and with the opening of the channel under the Water Exchange Bridge Mother Nature will likely remove the problem, but in the meantime if you head through there you might get yourself a free Bottom Job.

Jammin’ on the B Bus We stirred up the B-Bus riders last time when we wrote about Selena on the B-Bus. Boy those B-Bus riders are a tough crowd. We are paraphrasing here because the messages all came by voice mail; they want us to make sure and tell you that the Selena Bus that comes to The Island doesn’t go downtown. It only goes to the station on Stapes and from there B-Bussers have to catch another bus for downtown. A matter of contention as it turns out. We were also instructed by them – even though we didn’t mention it before – that there are no homeless people on the B-Bus. So we got that going for us. We hope that sets the record straight, if not we’ll see you on the B-Bus. In the meantime say hello if you see us Around The Island.

Sleepy Towns girls on a flight to Idaho with their parents.

Work has begun on the bulkheads along the canal leading from Lake Padre to the site of the planned Park Road 22/SPID Water Exchange Bridge.

About 200 of the Island’s 7332 registered voters gathered at the Holiday Inn Monday night to hear from candidates in the races for the District 4 Corpus Christi City Council Seat and for Mayor. In the end they voted to endorse candidate Greg Smith in the District 4 race and incumbent Mayoral candidate Nelda Martinez in the November General Election. The District 4 seat will have a new face after City Councilwoman Colleen McIntyre announced she will not seek re-election. There are two candidates seeking the position: Businessman, and former Chairman of the Island Strategic Action Committee Smith, and Dr. Lloyd Stegemann, a surgeon. Islanders will get a chance to hear

IUPAC cont. on A4

BIG ISLAND WEEKEND

Extreme Kayak Fishing Tournament to Benefit Sealife Center A gaggle of kayakers will take to the water Saturday as the Extreme Kayak Fishing Tournament will take place at Bob Hall Pier, Saturday September 24, from 11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. to benefit the Texas Sealife Center. The latest and hottest extreme sport has drawn major attention from all over the USA as registrations are coming in from Florida, Georgia, Arkansas, the Carolinas, Alabama, Oklahoma, New York and all over the State of Texas. This sport attracts all extreme fishermen for the excitement of using paddle power instead of motor power and being solely on your own when fighting monster fish on a small plastic boat. Registration will be open at the

Captain’s Meeting taking place at the Boathouse Bar and Grill on Friday September 23rd from 5 p.m.—8 p.m. “There will be live entertainment and all registered anglers receive an awesome goodie bag. Huge raffle giveaway including Eddy Gear Kayak and 75L Cooler, 72” Sailfish Mount, Costa Del Mar Sunglasses, Hobie Gear, AFTCO merchandise, ACK Gift Certificates and so much more to benefit the Texas Sealife Center. Everyone is welcome to join in the fun and take part in the raffle!” said Maria Hector, Marketing Director and event organizer. The Copper Tones will be performing live on stage from 12 p.m.-4 p.m.

Kayak cont. on A4

Adopt a Beach Cleanup This Saturday

This is the weekend to get out and help clean up our beaches as the 20016 Texas General Land Office Adopt-A-Beach Fall Cleanup takes to the sand at 30 sites coast-wide. Volunteers can sign up online at www.TexasAdoptABeach.org or show up on-site Saturday morning to take part in a fun-filled day at the beach that makes a difference. Everyone who signs up online and checks in at their cleanup location will be entered to win one of seven RTIC Soft Pack 20 coolers. The random drawing will take place after the cleanup. Winners will be contacted directly. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. The cleanup begins at 9 a.m. Volunteers

are asked to wear closed-toe shoes and bring plenty of drinking water. Adopt-A-Beach will provide all necessary materials. The Texas Adopt-A-Beach program began in the fall of 1986, when 2,800 volunteers picked up 124 tons of trash. Since then, more than 496,000 volunteers have removed more than 9,200 tons of trash from Texas beaches. Each volunteer will be given data cards, gloves, pencils and trash bags. All volunteers are advised to wear closed-toe shoes, bring sunscreen and plenty of drinking water. The Texas General Land Office Adopt-A-Beach cleanups are

WHAT'S IN THE WATER?

Beaches cont. on A4

Distilled Island water leaves behind mystery gunk

water came out of the filter it still had some minerals in it which could be seen when the water was used to clean dark tile. “I called the filter company and they told me that while the filter got most things out it didn’t get all the minerals,” Fraley said. “So I bought a distiller.” The distiller worked Paul Fraley and the mystery gunk fine but when the clean water drained By Dale Rankin into a bottle what it left behind When longtime Islander Paul Fraley has Fraley scratching his head and bought a new Aquasana water filter concerned about exactly what it is. for his house on the south end of The “The stuff in this jar is what was Island he figured his water problems left after we distilled a gallon and were taken care of. But when the

a half of water,” he said. “I tasted list of accredited laboratories around just a tiny bit of it and it tastes the state so send the gunk for testing. like petroleum. It took me a day “I’m going to get to the bottom to get the taste out of my mouth.” of this,” he said. “Because people Concerned that the new filter on his without water filters may be house may be the source of the gunk drinking this stuff, whatever it is, he tested the water at his sister’s house without knowing it, whatever it is.” and got the same result. Thinking Let the testing begin. that maybe both filters were the source he tested a friend’s house which had no filter and got the same result again. “I’m going to test houses all over the Island just to see if it is everywhere,” he said. “And I am going to find out what it is.” Fraley called a scientist at the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality who is also curious as to what is Three tests from three separate houses left behind the same gunk. in the water and sent Fraley a

A little Island history

Historic Artistic Journey Finds its Way to the Art Museum of South Texas

By Brent Rourk and Dale Rankin Our story begins in Mexico City and winds its way through New York City, the salons of Paris, Houston, and finally comes to its denouement with the largest and most ambitious show ever presented at the Art Museum of South Texas here in Corpus Christi. The show will open on Friday, September 30 at the museum, located next to the American Bank Center downtown, will bring together the life’s work of Houston-based artist Dorothy Hood who passed away in 2001 at the age of 81. The works run

the gamut from small drawings to wall-sized abstracts with pieces borrowed from the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, to McNay Art Hood in Mexico Museum in San Antonio, circa 1943 D a l l a s Museum of Art, and private collections from across the United States and Mexico. Plans are in the

works to take the show on the road to Houston and Monterrey, Mexico with the ultimate goal of bringing the worldwide recognition to Hood fifteen years after her death that eluded her in life.

An artist’s life Hood cut a wide swath through the international art world beginning in 1941 when Hood, described by contemporaries as a stunning strawberry blonde with a sense of adventure and a lust for bohemian life, after her graduating from the Rhode Island School of Design Hood drove her father’s roadster

Hood at Work History continued on A2

September 22, 2016

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History cont. from A1 to Mexico City for a two-week vacation that lasted for 22 years. When she arrived in Mexico City she moved into the house of artist Frida Kahlo, known as La Casa Azul (Kahlo’s blue house), and worked beside Diego Rivera, while studying with Jose Clemente Orozco. She was friends with Spanish surrealist Remedios Varo, while other noted personalities like English-born surrealist Leonora Carrington and Spanish novelist Luis Buñuel influenced her. After leaving Mexico City she moved to New York City in the 1950s where she gained a show at a prestigious New York Gallery and the Museum of Modern Art purchased one of her paintings. She settled in Houston where serendipitously her large-scale works were perfect for hanging on the walls of the new office

Hood with husband, composer and conductor Valesco Maidana towers being built with Houston oil money. But fame was fleeting for a female artist working outside the art center of New York and late in life Hood devoted much of her time to caring for her ailing husband, Bolivian composer and conductor Jose Maria Velasco, filling her Houston studio with a lifetime of notes, compositions by Velasco, and the large mostly-abstract works of her own. “She was overlooked largely because she spent a lot of time taking care of her husband. She also spent a lot of time in Texas,” Schenk said. “She was also part of a small group working in abstractionism.” Hood chose from different art styles, specifically abstract, Mexican surrealism and modernism to create her own hybrid of art. The

viewer will see abstract elements in her work; in color, technique, and style. Yet Hood’s work is more complex as she introduced sweeping, brilliant colors, undoubtedly a vital and forceful influence from over twenty years of living and paining in Mexico and South America. After Velasco’s death Hood became romantically involved with geneticist Krishna Dronamraju who was seventeen years her junior, and on her death her estate – including paintings, drawings, notes, and her own works which had kept for her private collection – passed to his control. In 2001 Bill Otton, then director of the Art Museum of South Texas, got a call from Dronamraju asking whether the museum would be interested in acquiring the artwork that remained in Hood’s Houston residence. The museum at the time was in the midst of a $10 million fund raising drive to add on to the museum but raised in excess of $50,000 to buy the collection which contained 1017 works and filled two 24-foot trucks and the Art Museum of South Texas became the repository for all things Dorothy Hood. But the collection languished in the museum’s storage rooms until the museums’ current director Joe Schenk attended a dinner party in Fort Worth in 2001. Also there was Houston-based curator Susie Kalil who had known Hood well. That conversation evolved into the exhibit, “Dorothy Hood: The Color of Being/El Color del Ser” which will open at the museum on Friday, September 30 and will include Hoods 1972 masterpiece Zeus Weeps.

The Exhibit The exhibit, beginning September 30th and running through January 8th, 2017 will offer much more than typical exhibits running the national route. With help from Boston Productions the Hood exhibit will engage the visitor from the moment they enter the Museum. Utilizing interactive presentations by Boston Productions the visitor to the exhibit will be able to not only view countless Hood paintings, but also to learn more about who she was, from her studio and her travels to her personal life with Maria Velasco Included in the interactive exhibit are the Six Degrees of Inspiration Exhibit, a vignette of her personal studio, 4 iPad stations presenting the different people who knew Dorothy, a ‘hands-on’

collage touch table, a ‘do it yourself’ digital painting station, and a Hood and Seek in depth investigation. These interactive stations are bound to inform the visitor about Hood’s life and engage each person regardless of age in art. A total of 160 of Hood’s works will be shown throughout the museum with her larger, more massive paintings adorning the walls of some of the large rooms in the museum. Director Schenk commented on the show, “Our goals are to have our customers develop a love and appreciation for Dorothy Hood’s work, to shine a light on a Texas star, to bring her work together, and to create a tour throughout the country.”

Zeus Weeps, 1972

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September 22, 2016

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Publisher Dale Rankin About 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.

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such Common Area Maintenance. In fact the, "primary responsibility," in the, "Mission Statement," of this POA is supposed to be to collect fees from US, to maintain the POAowned Common Areas on this Island, as follows: "Mission Statement - The Padre Isles Property Owners Association (the POA) will provide its owners with superior quality services. The Association’s primary responsibility is to maintain the Common Areas, assess and collect the annual fees and provide information and assistance to our owners." Here is the link to that POA Mission Statement http://padreislespoa.net/ mission-statement-history/ So POA, you had one job! What happened? What's the problem, POA? Are ya just too busy writing up all those threatening letters to US, to find the time to maintain the property that YOU are supposed to be responsible to maintain? Robert Algeo

In response to your article “Rusty old dredge” dated September 2, 2016, I would like to take this time to clarify a few of your facts, and to add some noteworthy items.

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Business Briefs

Dragonfly Restaurant is closed for three weeks and will re-open Tuesday, October 11th. The Gaff in Port A Belt Sander Race will be held Saturday, September 24th at 6 pm. The races are held the second and fourth Saturday of the month. The 3rd Annual Struttin’ for Strays will be held at the Vino Mio Social Club on Alameda Thursday, September 29th. It will feature fashion shows, silent auction, dinner, live music, comedy, door prizes and more. Tickets are $30 and can be purchased by calling 2771731or online at www.missionpawsiblecc. org.

To clarify some of your statements, The ship is 398 feet in length, not 351 feet; and your tonnage stated as 8,432 is our gross tonnage, which is not an accurate number to describe the weight of a vessel. Gross tonnage is a number derived from calculations used by governing maritime organizations to determine certain requirements of the vessel. When referring to a vessels weight, displacement is used, and our loaded displacement is 20,217 tons. Furthermore, we do not drag sleds through the water and store silt in bins. Our dredging system consists of two main dredge pumps that pump material from the sea floor through two suction pipes, to be stored in our hopper for disposal. Imagine two large vacuums dragging alongside the ship extending to the sea floor, and storing the material in a large tank in the center of the ship. When the material is disposed, we have doors on the bottom of the ship that open up and allow the material to fall out.

Drop Anchor Full Bar & Grill in Port A offers homemade seafood dishes including a house specialty Caribbean Plate with 7 ounce catch-of-the-day filet with Creole spices. Their extensive menu includes oysters on the half shell, burgers, salads, desserts and much more. Enjoy a view of the ship channel with your meal. The Island United Political Action Meeting this week had 200 registered voters in attendance who voted to endorse Greg Smith and Nelda Martinez for this year’s election. The eight At-Large candidates for the three seats are coming to the Island Monday, September 26th 6:30 – 8 pm at the Holiday Inn. If you cannot attend you can vote at the POA office next to Billish Park or by email at IslandUnitedPAC@gmail.com.

As recent history shows, the US merchant ship fleet is shrinking and American jobs are being taken overseas. This ship and its direct operations employ over 60 people, many of which have worked with it for over a decade. Our “paint challenged vessel” from “Waterworld” is not only our home, but it is our livelihood. We have gotten past the shallowness of judging this lady by her looks, and we hope you and your readers will to. When you see large deep draft ships entering Aransas Pass, remember that the work of the US dredging fleet makes that possible.

Auditions for “Murder Mystery in Margaritaland” are set for September 24 & 25 at 6:30 pm at the Port Aransas Community Theater at 2327 Hwy 361. The play will run October 26 – 28. Contact Director Aileen Elizondo at aileen939@yahoo.com for more info. Texas Adopt-A-Beach 2016 Coastwide Fall Cleanup will be held Saturday, September 24th. Our local beach check-ins will be held at Padre Balli Park Office, Avenue G and the beach in Port A and Malaquite Visitor Center at PINS. You can register at glo.texas.gov.

Thank you for your hospitality in beautiful Port Aransas, Texas. Until Next time, Crew, M/V Stuyvesant

The First Port A Chamber of Commerce and Padre Island Business Association Mixer was held at Cinnamon Shores on Hwy 361 this week.

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The Fabulous Fall Arts &Crafts Sale will be held Saturday, September 24th 9 am – 3 pm at Island in the Son United Methodist Church at 10650 Hwy 361.

This Rusty Old Dredge was built in Avondale, Louisiana in 1982. Since then it has worked all around the world off of five continents, and been subjected to underwater mines, unexploded torpedoes, and countless other harsh and dangerous environments. This ship pioneered modern dredging technology, and was the largest US flagged hopper dredge for over 20 years. Nearly 35 years later, it is our crew of a mere 20 people that call this ship home, and that have kept her alive over the years.

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As many of you know by now after eight years of service Deno Fabrie has stepped down as the Adopt a Beach Coordinator for Port Aransas. I will be stepping into his shoes "Crocs" and taking over his responsibilities. I want to thank him for all his help in the transition and all his years of dedication to the community. I just wanted to also send out a reminder to all the members that our fall clean up will be this weekend. Registration will start at 8:30 AM Saturday at the intersection of the Beach Road and Avenue G.

see the board at school for the first time to examine people whose only request is to see well enough to read their Bible. Amazing what we take for granted .

Danger in the Dunes

The Port Aransas Parrot Heads club will help with registration and I want to thank them for their continued support. If anyone is interested in helping with registration or the post clean up volunteer appreciation pizza party, please give me a call or just stop by the registration booth. Thanks for all your support. Very sincerely yours, Harry Martinez

Uncommon Problems With the POA Moon, My apologies to all other Island neighborhoods, for only noticing the City Code Violations in my neighborhood on Cumana Drive, when I posted the topic titled, "City Code POA Violations." I now see that our POA is in violation of City Code for tall grass and weeds on POA-owned, canal end, "Common Area," property in all Island neighborhoods. This morning, as I checked on the house of a friend who is out of town, I couldn't help but notice the total lack of maintenance of canal end, POA-owned, Common Areas, nearly everywhere I looked. All of these photos attached show canal end, POA-owned, Common Areas, which are the PIPOA's responsibility to maintain. Each pic is a different POA-owned canal end, and all were taken this morning, Tuesday, Sept 20th. I have more photos of others, but am website limited with this many per a topic title post. It's obviously blatant negligence and hypocrisy on the part of our Island POA, considering that they have mailed out over 1,000 letters to Island homeowners in the last 6 months threatening, "penalties and fines," against us - when they, as an organization, are guilty of such clear violations on an Island-wide scale. So what's the deal, POA? Do you need to collect fines from US, to be able to afford the Common Area maintenance on this Island that YOU are supposed to be responsible to maintain? Oh no, I almost forgot. This Island POA has about $10,000,000 of our money, and an annual budget of $350,000 for

Yesterday a man and a woman decided to camp out at this location overnight. They decided to stay close to this sign and by the dunes to protect them from any four-wheel vehicles running over them since they heard of the two fatalities recently. About 10 pm Monday night a green jeep and a blue Chevy four- wheel drive vehicles were driving in the dunes from beach marker 235 to 262. You can see their tracks this morning and all the damage they did. When both of these vehicles approach the campers they went around them and back into the dunes. The campers told me they were both scared and felt unsafe being there. I told them since they are still staying on the beach that I would put reflectors on both sides of their tent before dark. I also told them I would try to get them help with a police patrol. David Pierce

Seeing Zambia My favorite moment of today...this young man could only see 5 inches....never had glasses! This is the moment that he put on the Rx I prescribed for him. I am with amazing old friends and new...966 pts today . Finish up tomorrow then head home Sat/Sun. Such a heartwarming and heartbreaking experience...to go from helping a young student

Editor's Note: Islander Jack McIntyre is in Zambia treating children with eye problems.

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Kayak cont. from A1 Weigh in is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. on the big stage with “guess the weight of fish” prize giveaways. Winnings include over $15,000 in cash and prizes for 1st-6th place winners. 1st Place Winner takes home $5,000, one of the largest cash payouts for offshore kayak fishing. Free food and drinks provided by Mikel Mays, Budweiser and Papa’s Pilar Rum for registered anglers. Free kayak demos, Over 20 vendors displaying merchandise and giving away goodies on the beach. For more information call (954) 661-0175or visit the web site:www. extremekayakfishingtournament.org

Beaches cont. from A1 held rain or shine! Locations to volunteer around the Coastal Bend are:

Mustang Island State Park Check-in: Park Headquarters Parking Lot, 17047 State Hwy 361, Contact: Eric Ehrlich 361-749-5246 eric.ehrlich@texasadoptabeach.org

North Padre Island/Padre Balli Park Check-in: Padre Balli Park Office, 15820 Park Road 22, Contact: John Vaughn 361-779-0477 john.vaughn@texasadoptabeach.org Jim Needham—Surfrider Foundation james.needham@texasadoptabeach.org

Port Aransas Check-in: Avenue G at the beach, Contact: Deno Fabrie, 361-749-0256 deno.fabrie@texasadoptabeach.org

Packery Channel Packery Channel Check-in: Parking lot off Hwy 361, on Mustang Island near the Packery Channel, Contact: Coastal Bays Foundation, 361-8823439 cbbf@baysfoundation.org

Baffin Bay Check-in: Kaufer-Hubert Park, FM 628 Contact: Susan Ivy 361-595-8591 susan.ivy@texasadoptabeach.org

Padre Island National Seashore Check-in: Malaquite Visitor Center, 20420 Park Rd 22 Contact: William “Buzz” Botts 361-949-8068 buzz.botts@texasadoptabeach.org

IUPAC cont. from A1 and endorse candidates in the race for three At-Large seats on the council at the Holiday Inn, 6:30-8 p.m., when the eight candidates in the races will attend the meeting held the Island United Political Action Committee. All registered Island voters are eligible to attend and vote in the endorsements. The committee was formed in 2009 to unite Island voters behind their chosen candidates in order to push Island interests and projects with the city council. Since its inception the IUPAC endorsement has become one of the most sought after in the city and launched the successful campaign of former Mayor Joe Adame as well as a host of city council members. As Benjamin Franklin wisely said, “If we don’t hang together, we shall surely hang separately.”

Voting options: 1) In person at Endorsement Night (the highly preferred method.) Those attending should bring their voter registration card and an ID to confirm that they are registered to vote. 2) If a person is unable to make Endorsement Night, they may obtain and cast a ballot in person at the POA Office during the office's regular business hours. Ballots must be completed in full and require name, voter registration number, address, phone number, and a signature. If not completed in full, the ballot will not be counted. Ballots delivered in bulk will not be accepted. 3) If a member of the PAC is unable to attend Endorsement Night, and unable to cast an early voting ballot at the POA Office, they may vote via email provided that they have an email that has already been registered with the PAC (for example, they signed up at a previous event such as a meet and greet, or forum). Email votes must be sent to IslandUnitedPAC@gmail. com, and voters must provide name, address, phone number, and voter registration number, along with their vote in the body of the email. Votes cast by email may only contain votes for candidates being considered at the next immediate Endorsement Night (either Mayor and City Council District 4, or City Council AtLarge...not both at the same time).

Beach Cleanup Rockport Style Community & Waterways Cleanup 8:30 – 11:30 am, Saturday, September 24th Keep Aransas County Beautiful (KACB) officials announced it is hosting its third trash clean-up event this year to be held on Saturday, September 24. Our Trash and Treasure theme will include “scavenger hunt-type activities” to win prizes and enjoy a hot dog appreciation cookout following the clean-up, supported by Mac’s BBQ in Rockport. Everyone is encouraged to come out and join in this community effort to keep our coastal community clean, pristine and beautiful. Calling all volunteers, students, business owners, community leaders, citizens of all ages, you are invited to participate. It will kickoff Saturday, September 24th from 8:30 – 11:00 a.m. with registration at Bay Education Center parking lot located at 121 Seabreeze Drive in Rockport. Teams will leave from there to designated areas to cleanup. For more information contact: KeepAransasCountyBeautiful@gmail.com Volunteers will receive gloves, vest, trash bags and cleanup instructions. For your comfort and safety, please wear sturdy, closed toe shoes. Release forms will be signed online prior to event or during registration. Minor participants under 15 years old must be accompanied by an adult. Please plan to attend the appreciation hot dog cookout after event.

How to vote There are three ways to vote in the IUPAC Candidate Endorsement.

Islanders Bryan and Shannon Gulley hosted a fundraiser for City Council candidates Greg Smith, Chad McGill, and Michael Hunter at their home last week.

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Early voting, at the POA Office and by email, began Thursday, 22 September, and runs through 3 pm on Monday, 26 September, for the City Council At-Large Endorsement.

In the At-Large races the top three vote getters win the seats. If The Island turnout this November is similar to the last Presidential cycle as many as 5500 Island voters could cast ballots making up about 5% of the total countywide turnout which is expected to be about 100,000.

Eligibility - Only registered voter residing in Precincts 40, 81, and registered voters in Precinct 19 who are eligible to vote in Corpus Christi elections are eligible to vote in the PAC endorsement process.

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Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association State Meeting The Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association Texas Chapter 23-8, Coastal Bend, will be hosting its Annual State Meeting this year in Corpus Christi. The State Meeting will run from Thursday, September 29 to Sunday, October 2, 2016. The association is comprised of members from all branches of the United States Armed Forces some of whom are Full Members (those with verified combat service) while others are Support Members (those who have non-combat military service, and have a sincere dedication to helping veterans). Members hail from nearly all 50 states with many also living abroad. Many members continue to serve in our Armed Forces, with several currently serving in combat areas. The Combat Veterans Association sponsors and/or participates in many motorcyclerelated charity events each year and as a nonprofit organization they donate to various veteran care facilities and veteran charities. The Combat Veterans Association is a 501(c) 19 tax deductible association of 90% Combat War Veterans. While motorcycle riding is the collective hobby, the true mission of the association is to assist veteran care facilities with providing meals, shelter and guidance as well as welcome home those who have defended our country. The State Meet will bring a large number of motorcycle riders into Corpus Christi and the local area, identifiable by the vests they

wear containing a skull and spade insignia. “We are pleased to have our state meeting in Corpus Christi and are expecting to have about 600 members joining us this year,” said Henry "CowDog" Schwerdtfeger, Public Relations Officer for the local Combat Veterans Association chapter. The State Meet culminates in a self navigated motorcycle ride around the Corpus Christi Bay on Saturday, October 1 ending in downtown Corpus Christi. The association extends an invitation for all riders to join them for this ride. For more information please contact Henry "CowDog" Schwerdtfeger CVMA 23-8 Public Relations Officer at (361) 510-2072 or visit http://www.cvma23-8.com/.

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September 22, 2016

September Moon Phases

Island Moon

Stuff I Heard on the Island By Dale Rankin

Tides of the Week Tides for Bob Hall Pier September 22 - September 29

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It was Hunter Thompson who said, “When the going gets weird the weird turn pro” and if that’s true there are going to be a lot of pros at City Hall over the next two years after council action Tuesday. Not content to confine things to the current political season the discussion at City Hall on Tuesday doubled down and leaped ahead two years to the 2018 season and the run for the Mayor’s seat when Nelda Martinez terms out. Even by normal Election Season standards this one is a doozy with enough twists and turns to keep the watercooler chatter at City Hall in full bloom for the next two years. The City Council on Tuesday voted to hire outside council to determine if elected At-Large Councilman Mark Scott can run for Mayor in 2018 or whether term limits in the City Charter prohibit him from doing so. One thing is certain at this point, Scott doesn’t think he can run in 2018 if he finished out his current twoyear term, the last of four consecutive, which expires at the end of 2016. His resignation statement, which we ran last week reads in part: “I have recently been made aware of a City Charter provision that requires me to resign from City Council to protect my effort to run for Mayor in 2018. After consulting with local City legal expert John Bell, I have decided to heed his counsel that I resign in order to be eligible as a candidate in 2018. As such, I will be resigning from my City Council position effective at 5 pm today. Again, I am doing what I ‘have to do” in order to do’what I want to do” which is be our City’s Mayor in 2018.” Bell, an Islander and council for the Padre Isles Property Owners Association who has served on Charter Review Commissions in the past is put in the position of interpreting a Charter he helped shape, making him qualified and, according to council discussion Tuesday, creating a potential conflict of interest; thus the need for outside council. The City Charter is not silent on the issue: (d) No person shall serve more than four two-year terms consecutively as a council member, or four twoyear terms consecutively as mayor, or six twoyear terms consecutively in any combination of such offices. A person who has reached the limitation on terms provided in this section shall not be eligible for election or appointment to the city council until three consecutive terms of office for the council have expired. So, at least as I read it, a person who has reached the limit of four, two-year terms can’t run again for six years; a position Scott would find himself in if he served the remainder of his current term. He has served a combined 10 years on the council first as representative for District 4, which includes Flour Bluff and Padre Island, until he was termed out there and after a hiatus has been in the At-Large seat since 2009. His solution, as outlined in his resignation letter, is to resign at the eleventh hour of his eighth year in the At-Large seat so the term limits in the Charter don’t apply. A move that District 1 Councilwoman Carolyn Vaughn

on Tuesday termed, “gaming the system.” Then there is the question of whether he actually resigned. One thing the outside council will have to determine is whether that is the case under the Holdover Provision in the Texas Constitution which reads: Holdover Provision (Article XVI, Section 17, Texas Constitution): “All officers within this State shall continue to perform the duties of their offices until their successors shall be duly qualified.” So if the current council doesn’t name a successor, which so far they have said they will not, there is a question over whether Scott actually resigned or just quit working. On the city’s website Scott is still listed as an At-Large member but what exactly that means is up for grabs. And this is where things get really weird; if whatever ruling the outside council comes back with requires any kind of a council vote that vote would almost certainly turn into a referendum on whether Scott can run for Mayor in 2018 and there would be only eight council members which could result in a tie. Or, in the alternative, if the council comes back and says Scott is still a member until he is replaced the council vote to decide on whether to replace him would in effect be a referendum on whether he can run for Mayor in 2018. Now that’s a meeting I will attend. At the heart of the question is the intent of the Term Limit provision in the Charter. It seems pretty clear to me that the intent was to forbid anyone who has been in a council seat for eight years from running again for six years; now the question is what constitutes a full term. If it is determined that resigning at 11:59:59 on the day before your term expires waves the eightyear term limit provision; and if not at 11:59:59 then how much before that before does he/she have to resign to avoid the eight-year limit. Based on his statement Scott clearly thinks resigning in mid-September waves the limit. My guess is that the framers of the Term Limit provision simply never thought to include language defining what a “term” is made of because it seemed fairly obvious, but by remaining silent on the question left a loophole that Scott has jumped through– but that is what outside council must figure out. What can be said for certain is that if Scott is successful in this ploy there’s going to be a heck of a lot of resignations by council members who have served 70079 hours of their eight-years in office. By going to Bell for advice Scott has tabbed someone who presumably can speak to the intent of the Charter language because it was around when it was written, but after Tuesday it looks like it will be up to the lawyer for hire to parse that out. Here’s a prediction; if Scott is successful in his Term Limit end run we have the first issue for the 2018 Mayor’s race – should he be running at all. For Scott it is a free bite at the apple, if he wins he runs Scott free, if he loses he’s just right back where he would be if the term limit provision applied in the first place. You can’t make this stuff up.

List of candidates for November Election Here is a list of candidates for local races on the November 8th ballot. Island residents can vote in five positions for the Corpus Christi City Council; Mayor, Three At-Large seats, and District 4. In the mayoral race Mayor Nelda Martinez is seeking re-election, challenged by Dan McQueen, an engineer who ran against Martinez in 2014. The District 4 seat will have a new face after City Councilwoman Colleen McIntyre has announced she will not seek re-election. Two candidates are seeking the position: Businessman, and former Chairman of the Island Strategic Action Committee Greg Smith, who also is the CEO of Pioneer RV; and Dr. Lloyd Stegemann, a surgeon. The most crowded race this year will be for the three at-large positions, where eight people will be candidates and Island voters can vote for three candidates and the three top vote getters will win seats. City Councilman Mark Scott, who currently serves in an at-large position, has met his term limits leaving only two incumbents in the race. The candidates are: Current at-large City Councilman Chad Magill who is seeking re-election, and City Councilman Michael Hunter - appointed to an at-large position on the council after Lillian Riojas moved to San Antonio earlier this year. Challengers include: Dr. Jimie Owsley, a medical doctor; John Garcia, a director of sales; and Paulette Guajardo, an independent insurance agent; Reynaldo "Ray" Madrigal, who is retired and also ran for an At-Large position in 2014; Joe McComb, a former councilman and County Commissioner; and Margareta Fratila, a business consultant who also ran for the same position in 2014. For nine council seats, there are 19 candidates. The top three vote getters in the AtLarge race will win seats; voters can vote for three candidates and winners need only a plurality of votes not a majority. Council members serve for two-year terms and earn an annual salary of $6,000. The mayor earns a $9,000 annual salary and also serves two-year terms. Early voting is from October 24 through November 4.

Flour Bluff ISD In the races for seats on the Flour Bluff Independent School District Board where candidates run in At-Large seats the candidate are: Place 1 Steve Ellis (Incumbent) Running uncontested Place 3 Flo East, and Jeff Rank Current Place 3 Board Member, Dan Suckley, is not running for re-election Place 6 Jennifer Welp Current Place 6 Board Member, Richard Pittman, is not running for re-election Place 7 Michael Morgan (Incumbent) Running uncontested Property taxes for the FBISD account for half of the property taxes paid by Island property owners.

Del Mar College Board of Directors

Five candidates filed for Three Del Mar College Regents Seats where one At-Large and Districts 2 and 5 seats up for election. A total of five individuals filed for a place on the ballot for the Del Mar College (DMC) Board of Regents November election. Three seats––which include one At-Large, District 2 and District 5 seats. On the DMC Board of Regents, five regents represent specific geographic districts while four serve At-Large. The Del Mar College District includes all the area in the Calallen, Corpus Christi, Flour Bluff, Tuloso-Midway and West Oso Independent School Districts. Candidates will draw for their place on the ballot Monday, August 29, at noon in the Isensee Board Room, Harvin Student Center, Del Mar College East Campus. District 2 (6-year term) Susan Hutchinson District 5 (6-year term): Ed Bennett, Jim Boggs Candidates for At-large (6-year term) Trey McCampbell, Laurie Turner Boggs, Hutchinson and McCampbell are currently serving on the Del Mar College Board of Regents.

September 22, 2016

Island Moon

Life is risky business – consider getting life insurance

Senior Moments

First Data Processing Machine

By Kelly Trevino Regional Director, Corpus Christi Better Business Bureau

By Dotson Lewis

Special to the Island Moon Dotson’s Note: As many of you are aware, tasks which could be automated. "He conceived I spend some of my time conducting Senior a system that relied on stiff pasteboard cards Education computer classes. During the classes with various patterns of punched holes. At each we, on occasion, talk/discuss/learn, about throw of the shuttle, a card was placed in the the “newfangled” machines and the miracles path of the rods. The pattern of holes in the they routinely accomplish. To remind and/or card determined which rods could pass through enlighten you Monkeys, I thought it might be and thus acted as a program for the loom. interesting to review the who, how, when and This control system allowed for flexibility and where of one of these. By the way, just in case various levels of complexity in the patterns. it has slipped your mind, tomorrow September From the Jacquard loom, Hollerith deduced 23rd, is the 132nd anniversary of the first word the pattern for his first attempt at constructing processor. That’s when Herman Hollerith his tabulating machine. He used a single, patented the mechanical tabulating machine. continuous paper feed with holes punched in it, This was the beginning of data processing. something like a player piano. The position of Thanks to the Encyclopedia of World Biography the hole on a line of the paper determined what for contributing to this article. it stood for. For example, a hole in one position

Inventor-Herman Hollerith Herman Hollerith began his university education at the City College of New York at the age of 15, and graduated from the Columbia School of Mines with distinction in 1879. While at Columbia, Hollerith took the standard

course of study which required both classes and practical work. As an engineering student, he took chemistry, physics, and geometry, as well as courses in surveying and graphics, and surveying and assaying. Hollerith was also required to visit local industries, such as metallurgical and machine shops, in order to understand how they functioned. Shortly after graduation, Hollerith got a job at the U.S. Census Bureau as an assistant to his former teacher, William Petit Trowbridge. He worked as a statistician, compiling information on manufacturers. His article, "Report on the Statistics of Steam and Water-Power Used in the Manufacture of Iron and Steel," was published in 1888 in the Census Bureau's Report on Power and Machinery Employed in Manufacture. His work revealed the problems of dealing with large amounts of data by hand.

The 1880 census took seven and a half years to complete. Because of the large numbers of people immigrating to the U.S., the 1890 and 1900 censuses were expected to take much longer. At the Census Bureau, Hollerith met Dr. John Shaw Billings, head of the Department of Vital Statistics. In addition to his work at the Bureau, Billings designed seven medical institutions and the New York Public Library, was chair of the Carnegie Institution, member of the National Board of Health, and oversaw publication of the Index Medicus, which contained abstracts of medical publications. Because Billings liked to help talented young men, Billings took an interest in him. It was Billings who was thought to have provided Hollerith with the inspiration for the punched card tabulating machine. Hollerith acknowledged near the end of his life the help that Billings had given him. While Billings denied providing much assistance, it is clear that he relied heavily on Billing's design concept. Hollerith thought he could design the machine, and later offered to include Billings in the project. In 1882, Hollerith became an instructor of mechanical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Because he disliked working with students, he left to go to St. Louis, Missouri, where he experimented with and designed an electrically activated brake system for railroads. The railroads, however, chose a steam-actuated brake system which had been designed by Westinghouse. In 1884, Hollerith got a job with the U.S. Patent Office in Washington, D.C., where he remained until 1890.

Newfangled Machine Hollerith continued to experiment with the elements for a punched card tabulating machine. Billings had recommended that he study a Jacquard loom, a mechanical loom or weaving machine, for inspiration. Jacquard had realized that weaving required a number of repetitive

indicated a male, in another a female; a hole in another position indicated that the person was born in the U.S., one in another, the person was a foreigner. As the roll of paper was fed through the tabulating machine, the holes would pass over a drum, completing an electrical circuit for each hole. Counters connected to the machine registered each electrical current caused by a hole as a hit for that statistic. Because it used electricity, Hollerith's tabulating machine anticipated the advent of computers. Also, the hole punching system is analogous to the binary system of zeros and ones, which is found in the digital data storage of computers. The continuous strip which Hollerith initially used was similar to the tapes used in early computers.

The problems with Hollerith's continuous paper strip were that it was easy to tear, it was difficult to find a specific piece of information on the strip, and it was almost impossible to resort information. For these reasons, Hollerith decided to use a card similar to the Jacquard cards used on the looms. The cards, which came to be called Hollerith cards, were small stiff-paper cards, the size of one dollar bills. The advantage of the cards was their relatively small size, and the fact that they could be sorted or resorted, and corrected. The drum was replaced by a press which sandwiched the cards. Pins over the holes would pass through the cards to be submerged in mercury, which created electrical circuits that yielded hits on counters. In 1884, Hollerith was awarded his first patent and a contract to test the merits of his new machine. In spite of some problems, the test of mortality statistics at the Baltimore Office of Registration was successful enough that the machine was subsequently used in New Jersey and New York City for similar purposes. In 1885, Hollerith's machine was first used by the U.S. Navy. This military use gave Hollerith added prestige, increased sales, and the financial resources needed to make improvements. The 1880 census was still not completed by 1885. Hollerith felt that his machine would speed the counting of the 1890 census. The Census Bureau was worried that they might have to count two censuses at the same time, because of the length of time it took to count them. The Bureau held a competition which proved Hollerith's machine much faster than any of its competitors. By the time of the 1890 census, Hollerith had made more improvements. He increased the categories which the machine could count, and adding a mechanical feeding device and a sorting box with a number of compartments. With Hollerith's machine, the counting for the 1890 census was completed in six weeks. The census was finished in two and a half years rather than the seven and a half years needed for the previous one. Hollerith had saved the government five million dollars in expenses. In 1890, he was awarded the Elliott Cresson medal from the Franklin Institute of Philadelphia for the outstanding invention of the year.

Forerunner of IBM In 1896, Hollerith started the Tabulating Machine Company, to make his machines and sell the cards needed for them. In 1911, his company merged with two other companies, the Computing Scale Company of America and the International Time Recording Company, to become the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company. In 1924 the company changed its name to International Business Machines (IBM). Dotson’s Other Note: That 5 M saved in 1890 was a big chunk of the National Budget. Herman Hollerith died at home in Washington, D.C. on November 17, 1929. His is a fascinating story, which had to be condensed to fit in this issue of The Island Moon. For the rest of the story, suggest you start with the Encyclopedia of World Biography and if you get mad at your computer, blame Herman Hollerith not Al Gore. And if you really get mad at the infernal machine and decide to throw it out the window, my advice to you is: open the window first! Your thoughts regarding this or any articles appearing in The Island Moon are greatly appreciated. Thank you for reading and commenting on Senior Moments. I can be reached at dlewis1@stx. rr.com and/or Land Line: 361-949-7681 Cell: 530-748-8475. Please Note: The next Veterans Roundtable Meeting will be Tuesday, September 27th, 9-11 AM, 3209 S. Staples. All Veterans, their families and anyone interested in Veterans affairs, are invited. Coffee & doughnuts are provided. Hope to see you there. Hang in there/Have fun!

September is National Life Insurance Awareness Month, an annual campaign aimed to educate and emphasize the importance of having life insurance. While it’s easy to get caught up in our day-to-day lives, Better Business Bureau serving Central, Coastal, Southwest Texas and the Permian Basin advises consumers to prepare for the unexpected and consider getting insured.

Know the insurance carrier. What insurance company provides the insurance? Note the customer service number, or the contact information for your insurance agent. You may want to consider adding this information to your phone address book in case of an emergency. Be cautious if your application is being sent to more than one company and if multiple insurance policies are being bought on your life.

Whether you are young or approaching retirement, life insurance can be a tool to make sure your final expenses are paid. However, it’s important to do your research to find out if life insurance is right for you and which policy is a good fit for your needs.

Understand who the policy insures. Who do the benefits apply to; you, your spouse, or a dependent child? Also, find out if life insurance is offered through your employer, as many cover their employees at little to no cost.

Most insurance policies contain a page in front of the insurance contract that gives a policy summary. That will contain most of the information you will want to review. The easiest way to organize and review your insurance policies is to read over this summary for each insurance policy. An insurance policy summary should contain a section that has the basics of your policy and a section with details on the benefits and restrictions. When conducting a review of your insurance policies, pay the most attention to the benefits and restrictions. BBB advises policyholders: Research the company. Check a company’s BBB Business Profile first at bbb.org. You can view the company’s background, how they handle complaints, licensing and certifications, and advertising-related information. Know what company you’re applying with and look over the insurance application carefully. Research the type of policy. For example, if it’s a life insurance policy, what type of life insurance policy it is: term life, whole life, universal life or variable life? The Texas Department of Insurance recommends getting a sample copy of the policy for which you’re applying. Make sure you know your policy number, as this is needed for any questions or claims when you inquire about an insurance policy. Also, understand that the policy may count as an asset when determining eligibility for public benefits, such as Medicaid.

Find out if a premium required. Always keep track of the premium you pay and how frequently it is paid. Note whether payments are paid by dividends within the policy or paid monthly from your bank account. Keep a copy of your policy. Consider keeping a signed copy of your policy in a safe place, such as a safe deposit box or in-home safe. Make sure a close family member or emergency contact has a copy in case anything unexpected happens to you. Review your beneficiaries regularly. If you had a major life event, such as a marriage, divorce or birth of a child, make sure the beneficiary information is up-to-date. Remember, whoever is listed as the beneficiary on your policy will receive the life insurance money. After you have finished reviewing these basics, be sure to call your insurer and get clarification on any remaining questions or issues. If any promises or clarifications are made and are not in your policy, ask for a printed copy of the information. When in the market for insurance, visit checkbbb.org for a list of BBB Accredited insurance agencies in your area. Kelly Trevino is the regional director for the Corpus Christi/Victoria area of Better Business Bureau serving Central, Coastal, Southwest Texas and the Permian Basin. Kelly is available for media interviews and speaking engagements. You can reach her by phone: (361) 945-7352 or email: ktrevino@corpuschristi.bbb.org.

Padre Island Real Estate Ticker September 1 - September 15

By Cindy Molnar Coldwell Banker Island Realtors

Waterfront Homes Sold 13506 Ducat 13906 El Soccorro Loop 13530 Carlos Fifth 13509 Ducat 15929 Cuttysark 13622 Moro

Waterfront Condomiums/Townhomes Sold 15002 Windward #302

119 Waterfront Townhomes/ Condominium/Duplex’s Listed From $69,000-$529,000 Interior Lot Homes/Condominiums and Duplexes 14721 Whitecap #196

121 Interior Lot Townhomes/ Condominiums/Duplex’s Listed From $89,900-$389,000

15342 Isabella 15949 Cuttysark

Average Sales Price $507,500 95 Waterfront Homes Listed From $250,000-$3,500,000 Interior Lot Homes Sole

Waterfront Lots 15341 Isabella

41 Waterfront Lots Listed From$110,000-$6,000,000 Interior Lots Sold 15862 El Soccorro Loop

14757 Dasmarinas

15866 El Soccorro Loop

13814 Whitecap

15821 Punta Espada Loop

13826 Sea Horse

15409 Cuttysark

13933 Skysail

15542 Dyna

13846 Longboat

15730 Dyna

15601 Finistere

15721 Dyna

Average Sales Price $217,450 82 Interior Lot Homes Listed From $135,000-$449,900

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September 22, 2016

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Rockport Center for the Arts to Host 3 Day Drawing Workshop New York City artist, Lauren Redding arrives in Rockport next week to conduct a workshop on silverpoint drawing. Her much anticipated workshop is scheduled to start Thursday, September 29. Participation in the workshop is free of charge to members of the Art Center and limited to the first 16 registrants. Before her workshop, Redding will do a presentation on Wednesday, September 28 at 5:30 PM, to discuss her artistic journey as a woman and a professional artist living and working in New York. The presentation is open to the public and admission is free of charge. Libations will be served. Evelyn Atkinson, Art Festival poster artist in 1998, established The Penny Redmond Fund at the Art Center with the goal of promoting artistic excellence and providing a vehicle to help developing artists further their skills and learn new techniques that can be applied in studio practice. Redding states “Within my art practice, I draw upon two primary influences: my mother’s Cuban family and their cultural and personal legacies, and the meticulous draftsmanship that constitutes my technical fulcrum. I primarily work in the anachronistic medium of silverpoint, drawing with a piece of silver or gold in a stylus to create delicate works that require focus, have no room for error, and possess a tangible yet fleeting quality evocative of memory and narrative.” Redding is the second of three visiting artists in 2016 to impart classes through The Penny Redmond Fund. “This is a wonderful complement to the Artist-in-Residence Program which provides significant and free art education in our community every year,” said Karen Ernst, Director of Education. The Fund provides over 900 direct contact hours per annum for art students, free of charge.

Line and shadow are woven so that, from their neat labyrinth, the sentiment and psyche of my subject emerges more truthfully. I want to ensure that the faces of my Cuban family are recorded so that their history can be remembered: though despondent, they emerged victorious, and I wish to pay homage to their journey and inherent beauty” Redding, who is also a poet, writes in an artist statement. She obtained a Masters of Fine Arts with a concentration in painting from New York Academy of Art in New York City and a Bachelors of Arts from Northwestern University in Illinois. She obtained both degrees cum laude. Redding’s Fall schedule is full as she is participating in three important exhibitions: International Drawing Salon at Menduiña Schneider Gallery in Los Angeles; Picturing the Unprintable organized by the Alumni Association of the New York Academy of Art in New York; and Chévere at Sirona Fine Art in Hallandale Beach, Florida. Redding’ workshop will help artists explore techniques in drawing with silver, prepare surfaces for silverpoint drawing as well as gold/ silver leafing processes. There is a $50 supply fee, the cost of the workshop is free. Redding is the second East Coast artist to visit the Art Center through The Penny Redmon Fund this year. “Through The Penny Redmon Fund the Art Center maintains Rockport’s long-standing tradition of mentoring artists,” stated Luis Purón, Executive Director. “Our plan is to do more to have this tradition continue in the future.” For more information call (361)729-5519 or visit rockportartcenter.com.

Porchetta By Chef Vita Jarrin Porchetta is a Roman dish made of an entire de-boned pig. The interior of the pork is scored and then slathered with an herb and garlic paste, that cooks into the meat, once it's trussed and cooked over an open flame. However, when I'm not feeding a huge crowd, I take this very recipe and scale it down by using a boneless pork rib roast. I also decided to add another twist to this traditional Roman recipe. Bacon! What could be more appropriate in this pork dish, then layering slices of bacon on the inside of the roast, as well as wrapping the exterior roulade of pork with more bacon. By adding bacon on the outside, it adds the layer of fat that is missing on a rib roast, unlike the fat on a whole pig, that turns into the crackling while roasting over a fire, which elevates this dish to another level.Additionally, I added capers and mustard for a briny kick, which balances the salt and fattiness in this dish and chili flakes for a little additional heat.

TIP Of The Week: I've also included a sweet tea brine recipe that I use, prior to cooking this dish, that elevates the taste by adding a little subtle sweetness, that people can't put their finger on. Serves 8 to 10

4 Stems fresh Rosemary (leaves only) 6 lg fresh sage leaves 1/2 C extra virgin olive oil 1 tbsp. Dijon Mustard 1 tsp. ground cumin 1 tsp. granulated garlic 2 tsp. kosher salt 1 tsp. sweet fennel seeds 1 tbsp. capers 1 tsp. chili flakes 3 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil for searing 1/2 c chardonnay white wine for deglazing kitchen twine for trussing 1 dutch oven or heavy bottom stainless steel skillet / roaster (oven safe) Food Processor Tongs Cutting board Cookie Sheet Paper towels Preheat oven to 350

Sweet Tea Brine Recipe: 1 Quart hot water 4 peach flavored tea bags 1 C brown sugar 1/2 C Iodized salt 2 Cloves Garlic 2 Sprigs Fresh Rosemary 4 Quarts of ice water 6 Cups of Ice Boil 1 quart of water and once it's boiling, turn off heat and add to a stainless steel pot. Add the tea bags, sugar, salt, herbs and garlic. Once the sugar and salt melt, add the ice and then the ice water. Add the pork and let sit in refrigerator for at least 2 hours prior to cooking. It is preferable to butterfly the meat before brining, as indicated below. This exposes the interior of the meat to the brine as well. Once done with the brine, drain the meat and place on a cookie sheet or cutting board and towel dry with clean paper towels.

Porchetta Recipe: 3.5 lb. Boneless Pork Rib Roast (butterflied) 1lb. Wright Applewood Smoked Bacon 2 Cloves Garlic

Either have butcher or yourself, butterfly the pork rib roast in thirds. Therefore, make a cut slightly to the left of the middle of the roast, almost to the bottom, and open one flap of meat to the left, and cut another third of the meat and flap that piece to the right, as if you opened a 3 section card. If you need to pound it out a little to flatten it, you may. This allows for you to smear the paste all over the meat before layering it with the bacon and then trussing it into a roll. In a food processor, combine the herbs, seasonings, oil, mustard, capers, chili flakes etc. and pulse to a paste, Spread the meat out on your cookie sheet or cutting board and score the interior of the roast with a knife. Spread the herb paste all over the meat, the front and back side. Layer the inside of the meat with Wright Applewood Smoked Bacon, vertically, and then roll the meat by rolling the widest part of the meat forward while keeping the meat tucked as you roll. Then add more bacon on the exterior, by layering them next to each other all around the roast, tucking the bacon ends under the roll of meat and then securing them by trussing the meat. You may use a butcher's method with one large piece of string tying it in sections, or with several small strings, securing the bacon for the searing process. Heat the dutch oven or skillet with the additional oil and sear the meat about 3 minutes on each side by turning the roast constantly to evenly sear the bacon. Once all sides are golden, deglaze with the white wine. Cook off the alcohol for about 3 minutes and place the pot WITHOUT a lid into the oven and cook until the internal temperature of the meat reaches 145. Let roast rest for at least 15 minutes. Place on a cutting board and cut thin or thick slices, depending on the application or your preference.

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Good Salt; Bad Salt I was cooking a recipe the other day when I noticed "salt" as one of the ingredients, and it hit me -- sometimes I forget that most people still falsely believe that salt is "bad for you". At least that's what the media tells you, right? WRONG! The REAL problem is refined table salt. Refined salt is simply nothing more than sodium chloride, but it's MISSING over 80 trace minerals that are naturally supposed to be in salt, because those vitally important minerals have been refined out. Refined salt is the main reason salt in general has such a bad reputation. It’s the same terrible stuff you find in processed foods. Humans actually NEED salt, but most research (especially what's been published in America) has revolved around refined table salt - and the results have shown that this stuff is BAD for you. In many parts of the world, it is well-accepted that salt itself is NOT the problem ... it's the TYPE of salt that's causing problems. Refined table salt is pretty scary, actually. It often contains harmful anti-caking agents, some of which have been linked to heavy metal toxicity and kidney problems. A common preservative in these refined salts, sodium acetate, may cause elevated blood pressure and kidney disturbances.

So what should you use instead? The truth is that unrefined sea salt is actually VERY good for you. It helps to balance your blood sugar, helps keep your bones strong, regulates your metabolism, boosts your immune system and more. Natural, unrefined sea salt provides a number of nutrients and minerals, in a way that the body recognizes and knows how to use. Over 80 trace minerals found in the naturally filtered salt water used to create unrefined sea salt give it its vital grayish color, and its slight moistness keeps the salt and minerals in a form that the body can use. Not only that, but the naturally occurring minerals in REAL unrefined sea salt are vitally important to maintaining normal blood pressure. In fact, it's been found to be dangerous to your health to eat too little salt, and this frequently happens when somebody has been told by their doctor to restrict sodium, so they erroneously start avoiding ALL salt, instead of eating truly natural healthy salt that contains all of the trace minerals.

September 22, 2016

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Chicago Cubs Need to Go to The World Series

By Dotson Lewis

Special to the Island Moon Dotson’s Note: I have hoped for a long time for the Chicago Cubs to make a run for and maybe even win the National League Championship. The reason for my hoping the best for the Cubs is the fact that I have a bunch of friends, diehards they are, who live and die (figuratively speaking) with the Cubs. I would like for them to live long enough to celebrate winning the pennant and perhaps even the World Series. Chicago Sports writer, Aaron Dana contributed to this article.

born, lived full lifespans, and died without ever witnessing their team win a championship.

The Chicago Cubs-Maybe This is The Year!

The Cubs have been unlucky — they were famously five outs away from the World Series in 2003, and were up two games to none in a best-of-five NLCS in 1984 — but mostly they just haven’t been very good. The last time they had the best record in the major leagues was 1945, so even if baseball played by EPL rules and awarded the crown to the team with the best regular-season record, the Cubs’ title-less streak would be at 71 years and counting.

To give you a frame of reference to start, here are 20 events that have occurred since the Chicago Cubs won their last World Series; 1. Both radio and TV were invented 2. Fourteen teams were added to Major League Baseball 3. George Burns celebrated his 10th, 20th, 30th, 40th, 50th, 60th, 70th, 80th, 90th and 100th birthdays 4. Haley's comet passed Earth, twice 5. Harry Caray was born, and died 6. The NBA, NHL and NFL were formed,

A Cubs world championship would not be the most unlikely outcome in sports — it would not even mark the conclusion of the longest championship drought this year — but it’s not an exaggeration to say that it would be the most anticipated championship in sports history. Nothing can come close. The Cubs’ streak is now 22 years longer than the Red Sox’s 86-year drought (that’s nearly an entire generation).

For any team to go a century without a title is improbable. For that team to be the marquee baseball franchise in what was the secondlargest city in America until the 1980s (when Los Angeles passed Chicago in population), with all the revenue advantages that accompany its geography in a sport with no salary cap, is

Little Big Man By Andy Purvis Special to the Island Moon Oscar Robertson never won five. Neither did Robert Parrish, Shaquille O’Neal, Paul Silas, James Worthy or Kevin McHale. Heck, Wilt won only two and Larry Bird only has three. What am I talking about? Rings, NBA championship rings. This guy has won five rings, just like Magic, Kobe and Tim Duncan, and I bet you’ve never even heard of him. This guy was as quick as a cat, a bulldog, country tough, a bundle of energy, and a tremendous competitor. He owned a great personality, was one of the first athletes to wear contact lenses, and could sell a blind man a newspaper. This fellow played like he had a one-year contract and in fact he did. He was a catch-and-shoot guy when flying onehanded push shots dominated the league. One sports writer wrote, “He’s the Eddie Stanky of basketball. He’s too small to play, he can’t shoot, he’s not a fast runner and he doesn’t do tricks with the ball; yet he’s one of the greatest clutch players and defensive stars the game has ever seen.” Slater Martin could play the stars of the game to a standstill. A defensive wizard, he wasn’t considered a great scorer, yet he ranked 11th in post-season scoring and finished on the top 25 All-Time scoring list, when he retired. One of the last of the truly great little men, Martin once slugged it out with 7-foot Wally Dukes of the Detroit Pistons. It took several players to separate them. Slater Martin was a modern day “David” who spent eleven years in professional basketball cutting down Goliath. Slater Nelson “Dugie” Martin Jr. was born on October 22, 1925, in Elmina, Texas. Don’t bother to look it up, it isn’t there anymore. You see, Slater’s father operated a railroad station and general store in Elmina, until the entire family decided to pack up and move 70 miles to Houston. Dugie was two years old at the time. When the Martin family left, the town ceased to exist. Folks called him Dugie, a nickname his grandfather had given him, after Dugan’s Tavern, a bar featured in the “Mutt and Jeff” comic strip.

and Chicago teams won championships in each league 7. The US fought in World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, Persian Gulf War, Iraq War, Afghanistan War 8. Man landed on the moon 9. Sixteen US presidents were elected 10. Eleven amendments added to the Constitution 11. Prohibition was created and repealed 12. The Titanic was built, set sail, sank, and was re-discovered 13. Wrigley Field was built and becomes the oldest park in the National League 14. Flag poles were erected on Wrigley Field roof to hold all of the team's future World Series pennants, which have since rusted and been taken down

almost unfathomable. Unfathomable though it may be, it is also undeniable: The Cubs have wasted away a sizable competitive advantage for 108 years, which is why their pursuit of a championship is the greatest ongoing adventure in American sports. It wasn’t always this way. The Cubs were, in fact, one of the game’s premier franchises during the game’s first 40 years as a professional sport. The Chicago White Stockings, as they were then known, were champions of the National League in its inaugural year of 1876, the first of their six NL titles in the league’s first 11 seasons. After a 19-year stretch of fielding competitive teams without a first-place finish from 1887 to 1905, the Cubs (who adopted their current name in 1903) broke through in 1906 with the greatest regular-season record of all time. Featuring a 6–4–3 trio immortalized

15. A combination of 40 Summer and Winter Olympics have been held

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16. Thirteen baseball players have won the Triple Crown 17. Swing music, bell-bottoms, and disco came in style, went out of style and came back in style 18. The Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox and Florida Marlins have all won the World Series; what next, the Nationals?!? 19. The Cubs played almost 15,000 regularseason games, losing the majority of them 20. Alaska, Arizona, Hawaii, Oklahoma and New Mexico were admitted to the Union

An Irresistible Force Rises in Chicago The 2016 Cubs might actually be able to end the franchise’s immovable title drought — and emerge as the best team in baseball history. What happens when an irresistible force meets an immovable object? For those who remain convinced that this paradox has a solution, however, there’s finally good news: The question will be resolved this year. The answer lies in the fate of the 2016 Chicago Cubs. The immovable object here is the year 1908, when Teddy Roosevelt was president, the Model T first rolled off the assembly line, and the Cubs last won a world championship. The last Cubs title predates modern skyscrapers, toasters, home air conditioning, sliced bread, and Arizona. The weight of 1908 has proved not only immovable, but unapproachable since 1945, the last time the Cubs even played in the World Series. The last Cubs pennant predates the United Nations, Israel, India, and integration. Decades of Cubs fans have been

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Martin attended Jefferson Davis High School in Houston, Texas, and starred for the baseball, football, and of course basketball teams. He also enjoyed slipping on a pair of boxing gloves on occasion. At 5’ 7” tall and weighing about 130 pounds, Slater ate, drank, slept, dreamed and lived basketball. He would play a big part during his junior and senior years (19421943) in helping Jefferson Davis High School win consecutive Texas State Championships in basketball. Martin’s size made him difficult to recruit. The story goes that Slater hitchhiked to Austin for a tryout at the University of Texas and made the team. Longhorn Head Coach H. C. Gilstrap was impressed with Martin’s desire and determination. Slater enrolled at Texas in

in poetry and remembered today as Tinker-toEvers-to-Chance, the Cubs went 116–36. They lost to the White Sox in the World Series in six games, in one of the greatest upsets in World Series history, but rebounded to win back-toback titles in 1907 and 1908. From 1906 to 1910, the Cubs won four NL pennants, two World Series, and averaged a record of 106–47. Their .693 winning percentage over a five-year span looks like a misprint; in the last 60 years, just three teams have posted a winning percentage that high over a single season: the 2001 Mariners (.716), the 1998 Yankees (.704), and the 1995 Indians (.694), who played only 144 games following the 1994 strike. Make that four teams, because at least for the moment, the 2016 Chicago Cubs are on the list. Dotson’s Other Note: Well, do you think the cubbies will do it? At this writing, the odds are in their favor. Your comments, suggestions, questions and concerns regarding Sports Talk articles are greatly appreciated, please call the Benchwarmers at 361-560-5397 weekdays, Mondays thru Fridays, 5-7 PM, or contact me. Phone: 361-949-7681 Cell: 530-748-8475 Email: dlewis1@stx.rr.com Have fun -30-

the fall of 1943 and played in several varsity games as a freshman. In 1944, Martin’s college career was interrupted by World War II. Slater joined the Navy and grew to 5’ 10” tall while he was away. He returned to school in 1946 and helped the Longhorns, now coached by Jack Gray, to reach the 1947 NCAA Final Four. In a tournament that included eight teams, the “Mighty Mice” of Texas would beat Wyoming before losing to Oklahoma by one point, 5554. This placed them in the consultation game where they beat City College of New York (CCNY) 54-50, to claim third place. Holy Cross, with a freshman guard by the name of Bob Cousy, would beat Oklahoma for the title. Slater would remember watching Cousy play. These two would make some history together. On February 26, 1949, Slater Martin scored 49 points in an 81-60 victory over Texas Christian University (TCU) and set the Southwest Conference single-game scoring record that stood for years. He was also selected an AllAmerican that year, while finishing his career with 1,140 points, to become the highest scorer in Texas team history at that time. Only three Texas Longhorn players have had their numbers retired: Slater Martin #15, T.J. Ford #11, and Kevin Durant #35. Of these three, only Slater is apart of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. He was inducted on May 3, 1982. “I saw Slater sit on a basketball during a game for ten minutes,” said my pal, Dotson Lewis. “Texas was playing the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, and the Razorbacks loved to runand-gun under Head Coach Eugene Lambert.” This game was played in the early forties during the days of no shot clock, no five-second call, and when goal tending was allowed. “Arkansas had a big kid in the middle named George Kok who was 6’10” tall, so Texas slowed the game down by stalling the ball,” continued Dotson. “Slater brought the ball over the center court line uncontested, and then sat down on top of it like he was sitting on a pumpkin. It was the darnedest thing I’ve ever seen. No one from Arkansas came out to confront him. I think the final score ended up in Texas’ favor,” exclaimed Dotson. Dotson Lewis became a Hall-of-Fame Supervisor of Officials and officiated college football, basketball, baseball and volleyball in many conferences. Martin joined the Minneapolis Lakers in 1949. He was married and had a family. “Although the pay was horrific,” said Slater, “I wanted to

play basketball for a living.” After the Lakers paid George Miken, Vern Mikkelson and Jim Pollard, there was little money left over for Martin and the others. Martin held out for more money at contract time for four of the seven years with the Lakers. Martin and the Lakers won four NBA Championships in his first five years with the Lakers. Martin scored 32 points against the Knicks in 1952, to clench the NBA Championship for the Lakers. Eventually, the Lakers decided to trade Slater Martin. The Hawks inquired about him but the Lakers did not want to trade him to St. Louis because both teams were in the same conference. So, in 1956, Martin was traded to the New York Knicks for center, Wally Dukes. New York then traded him in December to St. Louis, for Willie Naulls. Hawks’ owner, Ben Kerner exclaimed, “Martin saved my franchise. I’d have gone broke without him.” Slater Martin’s financial troubles were over. “Martin gave us great leadership,” said Bob Petit. “He was the glue who held us together.” Before the 1956-57 seasons, the St. Louis Hawks lost their head coach, “Red” Holzman. So, Kerner made Martin the coach of the Hawks, but Slater really disliked the job. Martin appointed his roommate and teammate, Alex Hannun, to succeed him, and then resigned after eight games as coach. “Buddy” Blattner was the St. Louis Hawks’ radio announcer and roomed with Slater on the road. “One year, the team got to Boston at three o’clock in the morning, and I fell asleep almost immediately,” said Blattner. “I woke up three hours later and saw Martin pacing the floor. I asked him what was wrong.” Slater responded, “Nothing, I’m just thinking about Cousy.” “At six o’clock in the morning?” exclaimed Blattner. “I’m always thinking about Cousy,” said Martin. Slater was the only guard in the league who could check Bob Cousy at the door. In the 1957 NBA Championship game, Martin held Bob Cousy to two baskets out of 20 shots and outscored Cousy 23 to 12, but the Hawks lost in double overtime to the Celtics. “He never left you alone,” said Cousy. “I don’t know where he gets all the energy.” In 1958, Slater Martin, with Bob Pettit and Cliff Hagan, led the St. Louis Hawks to their one and only NBA title. It took six games to bring down the mighty Boston Celtics. While with the Hawks, Martin and Cousy would meet on the floor of battle a total of three times, in the NBA finals. Slater Martin once shut out Bob Davies of the Rochester Royals; it was the first time in 16 years that Davies didn’t score. Martin retired in 1960 from injuries. He was 34 years old. In 1962, Slater Martin was elected to the Texas Longhorn Hall of Honor. He was also inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame, in 1964. In 1966, Martin was hired as the general manager and head coach for the Houston Mavericks of the American Basketball Association (ABA). On February 2, 1967, the Mavericks became one of the ABA charter members. They played their home games at Sam Houston Coliseum. Martin tried his best to draft Elvin Hayes and Don Chaney, but both opted instead for the NBA. In 1968, Martin coached the Mavericks to the ABA playoffs against the Dallas Chaparrals. Houston was defeated three games to none. With attendance dwindling, the Mavericks were purchased by James Gardner and the team was moved to North Carolina. There they became the Carolina Cougars from 1969-1974. It was in North Carolina that my dad took my brother and me to see our first professional basketball games. The Cougars drafted local stars like Doug Moe, Bob Verga, Larry Miller, and Ed Manning (the father of Danny Manning). We got to see, firsthand, stars like Julius Erving (Dr. J), George Gervin, Charlie Scott, and Moses Malone. By 1975, the Cougars had moved again and became the Spirits of St. Louis. After several more moves, this original franchise is now known as the Utah Jazz. Slater Martin had been chastised all his life for being short; too short to play basketball. Some teammates joked, “Give him an inch and he would be 5’ 11”. There have been very few players who stood less than six feet tall that were good enough to play with the big guys. Martin was one of the best of the little big men. Slater Martin died suddenly on Thursday, October 18, 2012, while living in a skilled care nursing home in Houston, Texas. He was 86 years old and survived by his sons, Slater Jr. and Jim. Wearing the #22, Martin had become a five-time NBA Champion (1950, 1952-1954, 1958), a seven-time All-Star (1953-1959), and was selected to five All-NBA Second Teams (1955-1959). Martin collected 7,337 points, 2,302 rebounds, and dished out 3,160 assists, during his NBA career. Slater Martin averaged 9.8 points per game and 4.2 assists per game, in 745 regular-season games played. He averaged 10.0 points and 3.2 assists per game, in 92 postseason games. The season after Slater Martin retired, the Minneapolis Lakers moved to Los Angeles, where they reside today. In April 2002, the Los Angeles Lakers honored Martin and other surviving members from the Minneapolis years, in a celebration at the Staples Center. John Ruskin once said, “Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so shall you become. Your vision is the promise of what you shall at last unveil.” The giants of the game had nothing on the little big man, Slater Martin. Andy Purvis is a local author and radio personality. Please visit www.purvisbooks. com for all the latest info on his books or to listen to the new radio podcast. Andy’s books are available online and can be found in the local Barnes & Noble bookstore. Andy can be contacted at purvis.andy@mygrande.net. 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September 22, 2016

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