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On the Rocks
By Joey Farah
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Farah’s Fishing Adventures Greetings from the land of the mesas again! We are out here around Fort Stockton working for the City doing some site investigations. I have been crawling all over the desert looking for endangered species, but I haven’t found any yet at this point of writing. The land we’re looking at has been previously disturbed, and has cattle running on it. Looks a lot like the regular scrub that we all enjoy so much just south of Corpus. LOL! I’ll be here all week. Literally.
JOEY IV with a nice trout we caught in the afternoon on live croaker. Joey gets let free in his first bay boat this summer, brings back good memories. Just another good keeper this week on live bait, croakers are getting bigger. That means they are more plentiful at the marinas, live better, make more noise, and catch more fish. Learning to master this live bait fishing is a lot easier with a guided trip. You skip a lot of steps on the learning curve and in the end save money and fill the box. I have a bunch of half day afternoon trips in late May and June I want to fill. Afternoon bait trips are AWESOME.
One thing that I have found is a few nesting birds. We have of course avoided the nests, although most of them have been abandoned. I was starting to think twice about it, when I started noticing all the fledglings running around with mom and pop. In the case of these scaled quail, they literally are running around with mom and pop. Scaled quail are easily twice the size of our typical bobwhite, however the scaled quail babies are smaller than a bobwhite at this point in time. It’s kind of funny to see the new little guys and how fast their legs move just to keep up with the parents. However, the idea is that at least out this way, and home at the coastal bend, we have an interesting season going on. I hear from Topdog that I’m missing quite the fallout going on right now at the coast. He got yellowthroated and red eyed vireos, bay breasted warblers, magnolia warbs, and Tennessee warblers (that have been around for
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Nancy ended a wild weekend of fishing with her limit of specks with me this week. In her 70’s in a chair and can only use one arm she gigged her limit of flounder, caught a 25lb amberjack, and went bay fishing! Custom rod holder and a seat belt! I was so happy for her. Farah
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The Month of May Serves to Recognize and Honor Our United States Military By Todd Hunter, District 32
Over the past 230 years, the United States Armed Services has played an integral role in the foundation of our country. As such, the month of May is designated as National Military Appreciation Month (NMAM). This important month serves as a way to honor the men and women of the Armed Services who have dedicated their lives in service to our country – both past and present. Their contributions over the course of history have been instrumental in the development of the nation and provided us with the security and freedom we enjoy today. Throughout the month, I invite you to join me in honoring and recognizing the many active service members, veterans, and their families who call the Coastal Bend home. It is also especially important we remember with gratitude those fallen heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of our country. During National Military Appreciation Month, there are several specific days designed to provide specific recognition to events, days, groups and members that are associated with or a part of the United States Military. May 1st is Loyalty Day, May 6th is Military Spouse Appreciation Day, May 8th is VE Day, May 21st is Armed Forces Day, and May 30th is Memorial Day. These special days allow us to reflect on the integral role the United States Armed Services has played throughout history, and I encourage both educators and families to spend time reflecting on this history with younger generations throughout the month. Our military service members represent the highest caliber of professionalism and should be commended for their service to our country. This May, I hope you will take the opportunity to say ‘thank you’ to our men and women in uniform. If you would like to learn more about the National Military Appreciation Month as well as the different ways you can participate, you can visit the official website at: http://www. nmam.org/.
become commissioned officers in the United States Armed Services upon graduation. If you are a student who would like to be nominated for the TASSP scholarship, please submit a cover letter along with proof that you have met the required academic criteria by email to District32.Hunter@house.texas.gov no later than Monday, August 15, 2016. You may also send your application by mail to either my Capitol office in Austin (P.O. Box 2910, Austin, Texas 78768) or my District office in Corpus Christi (15217 SPID, Corpus Christi, Texas 78418) by the deadline. For more information on specific eligibility requirements and scholarship amounts, please visit http://www.hhloans.com/ apps/financialaid/tofa.cfm?Kind=GS and click on the “Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program (TASSP)” link. If you would like to follow the Texas House and learn more information on news, committees or other aspects of the legislative body, you can access its website at http://www.house. state.tx.us/. The site features live streaming from the House floor, committee hearings as well as access to a number of other resources. You can also follow the Texas Senate at http://www.senate.state.tx.us/. The Texas Governor’s official website can be found at http://governor.state.tx.us/. 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, 512463-0672; District Office, 361-949-4603).
- State Representative Todd Hunter, District 32
As a reminder, my office is currently accepting scholarship applications for the 2016 Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program (TASSP) from eligible students who reside in House District 32. This program was established by the Texas legislature as a way to support promising students who show a commitment to education and service as well as to encourage participation in Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) programs at civilian colleges. As a condition of these scholarships, students must commit to serving in the Texas Guard, Army National Guard, or Air National Guard, or to
Rep. Hunter represents Nueces (Part). He can be contacted at todd.hunter@ house.state.tx.us or at 512-463-0672.
Go For Broke! By Dotson Lewis Special to the Island Moon Dotson’s Note: During my first hitch in the Army (1947-50) I was in the First Cavalry Division on occupation duty in Japan. Among my friends in the 1st Cav, were a number of Nisei (2nd Generation Japanese-Americans), who had friends and relatives that had served in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team in Europe during WWII. Also in my outfit were two of the best soldiers I ever met, who had served in the 442nd in France and Italy. Thanks to Duane Schultz and World War II Magazine for their contributions to this article.
American Samurai Below, two color guards and color bearers of the Japanese-American 442d Combat Team, stand at attention, while their citations are read. They are standing on ground in the Bruyeres area, France, where many of their comrades fell.
That was the first time I thought I was going to die,” Sergeant Bill Hull said. Hull and his outfit—the 1st Battalion, 141st Regiment, 36th Infantry Division, had been cut off and surrounded in the Vosges Mountains of northeastern France, some 50 miles from the German border, for six days. Now the Germans were closing in for the kill. It was October 30, 1944. The 36th Division had been transferred from fighting in Italy to take part in the August 15 invasion of southern France, after which they had moved north and east, pushing the Germans back to the natural barrier of the Vosges Mountains. The GIs in the 1st Battalion were almost out of ammunition, food, and medical supplies. The dead, wrapped in shelter halves, were lined up behind the battalion aid station in a row that grew longer each day. Almost three dozen men were wounded and a dozen more were suffering from trench foot. The outfit could not hold out much longer.
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also heard soldiers closing in. He strained to peer through the thick forest growth—then saw “this short, dark-skinned kid come up, wearing an American helmet several sizes too big.” Guy raced down the hill, laughing and shouting. He grabbed the skinny soldier and hugged him. Sergeant Matsuji “Matt” Sakumoto of the U.S. 442nd Regimental Combat Team ignored the affectionate display and calmly asked, “Do you guys need any cigarettes?” Behind him came several more tired Japanese-Americans of the 442nd, their objective finally achieved. The 442nd, whose motto was “Go for Broke,” had been fighting through rugged terrain for five days to break through a veteran German force and reach what came to be known as the “Lost Battalion.” By the time Sakumoto offered up his Lucky Strikes and the rescue of the battalion’s 211 men was complete, his unit had taken 814 casualties, and mounted what was surely the only American banzai charge of the war.
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were not enough, the men of the 442nd also had to contend with the commanding officer of the 36th Division, Major General John E. Dahlquist. Known as an excellent administrator and planner in peacetime, though no expert in infantry tactics, the 48-year-old Dahlquist had been given command of the 36th Division less than three months before the onset of the fighting in the Vosges Mountains. A large, blustering man, Dahlquist treated everyone in a peremptory manner. He was commonly either scowling or brooding, but his most dangerous trait was a tendency to make decisions on the spur of the moment, ignoring input from his staff or anyone else. On October 15, the day after the Nisei joined the 36th Division, Dahlquist sent the 442nd to capture the town of Bruyères. He asserted the mission would be easy, that there were no German soldiers in the area. He was wrong. It took four days of savage fighting with heavy losses before the town was taken. Dahlquist ordered the men forward to the next town, Biffontaine, and the fighting continued for four more days. Finally, after eight days and nights of continuous combat, the Nisei were pulled back from the front for a sorely needed rest. It would not last long. That same day, October 23, Dahlquist ordered the 275 men of the 1st Battalion, 141st Regiment, 36th Division, soon to become the Lost Battalion, to advance. He assured them they would meet only light resistance from the enemy. He was wrong again, and the men were quickly surrounded.
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The 442nd was sent to Italy, where its men experienced their first taste of combat, and on October 14, 1944, the unit was transferred to France to join the 36th Division in the massive assault through the Vosges Mountains.
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the 100th was attached. At first, all of its officers and NCOs were Caucasian, but by the end of the war, many junior officers had been promoted from the Nisei ranks.
It was a steep price for any combat team to pay, but the rescue was only one of the unit’s objectives: As a Japanese-American outfit, the 442nd’s men were also determined to prove they were as loyal to their country as any other soldiers in the U.S. Army. “We’re fighting two wars,” said 24-year-old Lieutenant Sakai Takahashi. “One for American democracy and one against the prejudice toward us in America.” When Pearl Harbor was attacked by Japan on December 7, 1941, more than 5,000 Nisei, American-born Japanese Americans, serving in the American armed forces were immediately discharged. Young men of military age were classified either 4-F, unfit for service, or 4-C, enemy aliens. Japanese American families on the west coast of the United States were rounded up and transported to bleak internment camps, complete with barbed wire, guards, watchtowers, and searchlights. Nisei living in Hawaii were not interned, most likely because they accounted for more than a third of the population; the island economy might have collapsed without them. In May of 1942, they were allowed to form an all Japanese American battalion; it was designated the 100th. In February 1943, President Franklin D. Roosevelt authorized an all Japanese American force composed of men from the mainland United States as well as Hawaii. This became the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, to which
“The Germans knew we were coming,” forward artillery observer Lieutenant Erwin Blonder recently recalled. “They had us cut right off. It was cold, wet, foggy, and we had no food and very little water. We were in a heavy forest and the artillery shells exploding near the trees would create deadly shrapnel, so we had to dig in way, way deep and just hang on.” Blonder had the only working radio. That night he sent a coded message: “No rations, no water, and no communications with headquarters. Four litter cases.” Sergeant Bill Hull realized how bad their situation was when his battalion sent a 36-man patrol back to the division headquarters to bring up supplies, and only five returned. The rest had been captured or killed. -To Be ContinuedDotson’s Other Note: I couldn’t do justice to this story of American Heroes, so I decided on the “To-Be Continued” bit. In asking around in a recent Veterans Round Table meeting, all but two that I spoke to, had never heard about the 442nd, so I felt that it was imperative that this bit of our history had to be told. I am sure many of you Moon Monkeys remember that the 36th Infantry Division was known as “The Texas Division,” and also may remember, not always fondly, General Mark Clark. 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, May 24, 2016, 9-11 AM, in Room 117, Del Mar College, Center For Economic Development, 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!
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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 editor@islandmoon.com and we will include it. Or call us at 949-7700. Padre Island Antique Classic Car Club (PIACCC) is open to all vehicles 25 years and older: Antique, Classic, Roadsters, Hot Rods, etc; who would like to meet to plan meetings, socials, rallies, tours, car shows on and around the Island. Please contact piaccarclub@aol.com for information on the upcoming meeting. Please include your contact information and the type of car owned. Padre Island Dog Owners Group (PI DOG). Meets monthly for dog and owner activities, training and education. Free to join! To join, visit padreislanddogpark.com or contact Lyn (lyn.edler@gmail.com) or Bev (bevhoffman@aol.com). Saturday, June 18, 2016: 9:00 am Dowden Park. Meet for a dog walk. Bring leash, water for your dog & you, poop bags, etc. Upcoming Activities: Kiwanis Club of Port Aransas. Kiwanis meet at Noon each Wednesday at Stingray’s, 401 Beach Ave., Port Aransas. For more information please email portakiwanis@ gmail.com. Padre Island Ukulele Club – We meet every other Tuesday night! Call or text Danny Salazar at (316) 877--‐7071 for the next meeting date. Beginners Workshop: 6 to 7 PM and Open Jam: 7 to 8 PM. All Skills levels welcome. Location: Island Joe’s Coffee and Gallery, 13919 SPID, right here on the island. A $3 per person donation covers the workshop, materials and the open jam. Loaner ukuleles available at no extra cost. RSVP online. PadreIslandUkeClub@gmail.com Padre Island Yacht Club – is welcoming new members. We have Boat slips available now for members. Contact Ralph Ferges, rferges@gmail.com for slip rental information. Check us out as every Friday Night is Happy Hour from 6:00 p.m. to 9 p.m. Contact David Satterwhite, Rear Commodore in charge of Memberships, dgsatterwhite@ gmail.com to attend. Padre Island Yacht Club (PIYC) members enjoy small boat Poker Runs, Cruises to area restaurants, Progressive Dinners, 4th of July Boat Parade, extended boat cruises to Palacios, TX. South Padre Island, Ingleside, Rockport, Fulton, and other areas. The Members plan several social events every year including Holiday Events and Potlucks, Dinner Dances, Murder Mysteries, Soup Nights, Chili Cook-offs, Old Fashioned Picnics, Talent Night, Theme Parties such as “Tie One On”, Fab 50’s, Brazilian, Western, and Medieval Nights. PIYC hosts The La Posada Foundation, whose mission is to gather toys and other donations for the US Marines “Toys for Tots” campaign through The Annual La Posada Parades and the Scuttlebutts La Posada Kickoff Party and Auction. PIYC actively supports and promotes other charities as well; Wounded Warriors, Spoil Island Clean-up, Coast Guard Auxiliary, and Paddle for Parkinsons. Please come, join us! Check us out for a Friday Night Happy Hour! KIWANIS Club of Padre Island. Kiwanis meets at Veranda Restaurantat Schlitterbahn at Noon on the first and third Wednesday of the month. Padre Island Rotary Club. Padre Island Rotary Club. Of the things we think, say, or do…..Is it the TRUTH?....Is It FAIR to all concerned?... Will it Build GOODWILL and better FRIENDSHIPS?....Will it be BENEFICIAL to all Concerned? If you can meet this 4-way test the Padre Island Rotary is looking for you! We meet the second and fourth Thursday of each month at the Veranda Restaurant Schlitterbahn at 5:30 pm. Our most current program is our Rubber Duck Race fundraiser, Saturday, March 26 around noon, following the Community Easter Egg Hunt in Billish Park at the Boat Ramp at the West End of the Park. Tickets are $5 each, 5 for $20 and 30 for $100. Buy from your local Rotarians or at Island Architects behind Mail and More. Contact is Linda Walsh, Secretary, lawalshva@yahoo.com or 361-445-7999. Island Strategic Action Committee. Is a
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Chestertown, Maryland. This is old country, full of ghosts, memories and history. Looking out the front of our boat, Aimless, across Water Street, are the homes of merchants who realized the American dream in the early 1700s, and built the homes to show it. They are still here, still being lived in, still grand and majestic.
We came here for two reasons. The first was the historical significance of the town, but the second was that Linda’s high school roommate, Heller Halliday, lives here. They had not seen each other in 50 years. They had a good reunion on our boat and at Heller’s home. But we get ahead of ourselves. Our voyage this year began June 1 in Florida, and since then we’ve been traveling northeast. Our goal was to learn more about our national heritage, have a few adventures along the way and importantly, to have a good time. We’ve succeed on all three fronts. As our own hour- glass sand dwindles down, it’s far better to have a good time than staring morosely at how much more sand is in the bottom of the glass than at the top. My law firm, Cox Smith, allowed me to take three months in this discovery of America, and we didn’t need to reflect further. We were off.
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Many generations have lived under these roofs, sat on these wide porches, looked out on the broad expanse of the Chester River and made their plans for the future. The future and the past of these people are now as one, mostly forgotten and erased from all memory. But the homes remain, and with them a continuity of our history. Chestertown has been the local seat of government since 1706. It is a river town, some 26 miles from the Chesapeake Bay and 150 miles from the Atlantic Ocean, but it was a port of entry for ships coming from Europe, bringing European merchandise and returning to Europe with tobacco bales that were stuffed into wooden barrels. The Europeans loved tobacco, and so did the Americans. In our old taverns you
We are traveling on a new Aimless; this is the fourth boat we’ve had named Aimless. Granted there is a certain lack of originality in always using the same name for different boats, and it can sometimes be confusing. But I like the name which is a play on our daughter’s name, Amy, and also describes a certain quality of boats: aimlessness. This boat is powered by two diesel engines, and gets no help from sails. It has nothing in common though with the fast fishing boats you see going out of the jetties at Port Aransas, their bows proudly in the air, spray flying in every direction. No, we lumber along at a stately pace of 9 or 10 MPH, not much faster than a sailboat. But she is “yar” as the old sailors used to say, and she is safe and comfortable. You have lots of time to see things, and think about what you’ve seen. Or maybe think about nothing whatsoever and simply enjoy the present moment. As we neared the Florida-Georgia state line, Linda pointed out that a sailboat ahead of us had a Texas flag flying. As we got closer, I could make out the hailing port written on the stern of
Parrot Heads of Port Aransas – is a not-forprofit organization whose purpose is to assist in community and environmental concerns and provide a variety of social activities for people who wish to volunteer. Founded in 2009 the club motto is “Partying With a Purpose.” To join go to portaransasparrotheads.com or call LuAnn Ferguson, 361 749-5141 or 817 2917034. POA - Padre Isles Owners Association. The Association’s primary responsibility is to maintain the Common Areas, assess and collect the annual fees and provide information and assistance to property owners. .. Membership in PIPOA is automatic for anyone acquiring record legal title to any property within Padre Isles. Their office is located at 14015 Fortuna Bay Drive on The Island. (361) 949-7025, padreisles@pipoa. net. ARK – Animal Rehabilitation Keep. Located in Port Aransas the ARK is affiliate with the University of Texas at Austin Marine Science Center. They handle the rehabilitation of most species of wildlife in the area with an emphasis on marine animals. They care for about 1300 animals each year, including about 300 sea turtles and more than 100 species of birds. If you find an animal in peril they can help Tony Amos is the Director. 750 Channel View Dr. Port Aransas. 361 749-6793, 361 442-7638. afamos@mail.utexas.edu.
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could not only get a refreshing adult beverage, but you could get a smoke as well. There were public pipes that any patron could smoke. The bowl of these pipes looked much like a modern pipe, but the stems were very long and made of clay. After one person smoked, the
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 Social Club is a group of fun loving people that enjoy experiencing the area. We get together for social and cultural events like Sunday Funday at the beach, dinner or a night on the town. If you are interested in meeting new people, politics, fashion, all types of musical genres, pop culture, books, theatre, art, movies, museums, wine, beer, food, traveling and more then this is the place for you. This is the go-to Social Club for the Island and general Corpus Christi Shenanigans. You can contact them on their Facebook page. Padre Island Book Wine & Spirits. This is the Island book club. We meet the first Wednesday of each month at Island Time Sushi Bar and Grill at 7:00 pm. Wonderful group of ladies that like to read, love socializing with the girls and drinking wine! Come out and join us we would love to have you! Contact Linda Walsh, lawalshva@yahoo.com or 361445-7999, or just show up!
the boat, Port Aransas. This was exciting stuff--to see a Port Aransas boat so far from home. I called them on the radio to see if they were really from Port Aransas. “Sure are” was the pleasant reply, and then surprisingly, a question, “Is that Mayor Hardberger on Aimless?” I was speechless. It turns out that the sailboat was from Port Aransas, and its owners were Hal and Jo Cooper of Canyon Lake. They had already been cruising for six months, and were having the time of their lives. Much later we were able to meet up in Charleston, and have a visit together. That same morning we approached the Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base, and were asked to hold up 30 minutes while one of our nuclear subs came in off the Atlantic into her home base. Big, really big, a deep black, and displacing a lot of water--an American flag flying from the stern; truly a thrilling sight.
High Street in Chesterton next smoker broke off the end of the stem, so no previous smoker’s saliva reached his lips (or not too much anyway). Of course this was before the days of nasty little pictures showing the evil effects of smoking on your health. Considering how many ways you could die quickly and early in those days, it probably wouldn’t have made much difference if there had been warnings.
By the time we reached Savannah, Ga., we were ready to take a day of non-traveling. We visited Savannah, and among other places we went to the Telfair Academy art gallery and their excellent collection. After a few minutes, I heard a distinct “Mayor Hardberger”. This turned out to be three San Antonio people: Donna Hinkelman, Athena Houghtaling, and her son, Gus Houghtaling. Gus graduated from Smithson Valley High School, and now works in Atlanta at the Home Depot national headquarters. We had a great talk before moving our separate ways. Next issue: Watching the dolphins at a steamboat landing
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By Melinda Myers Don’t be afraid to add a little spicy heat to your meals this season by growing a few hot peppers in the garden or containers. It’s easier than you think and many of the hot pepper myths floating around the garden are simply not true. Don’t worry about your hot peppers heating up your sweet peppers. Peppers are normally self-pollinated. If an insect happens to move the pollen from a hot to sweet pepper, it will not affect the flavor or heat of this year’s harvest. If you save the seeds from a cross-pollinated pepper and plant them in next year’s garden, the plants they produce may have hot or sweet fruit (or a little of both), but only time will tell.
process (liquid chromatography) but translate their results into the popular Scoville heat units. The Scoville heat unit ratings vary from one type of hot pepper to another, with Poblano rating between 1000 to 2000, jalapenos 2500 to 6000, habaneros at 100,000 to 300,000 and one of the hottest, the ghost pepper, at 1,000,000 to 2,200,000 Scoville heat units. Check online or the Homegrown with Bonnie Plants mobile app (for iOs and Android) for the Scoville ratings, growing tips and a Pepper Chooser to help you pick the best varieties to grow. Ratings may also vary from individual plants within a specific type based on individual plant differences and the growing conditions. Whatever kind you grow, be sure to label hot peppers when planting, harvesting and storing to avoid any mixups. The sweet banana pepper, for example, can easily be confused with hot banana. This could make for an unwelcome surprise when preparing, serving and eating.
And don’t assume all green peppers are sweet or you will be in for a surprise. Jalapenos are typically harvested when green and others, like habanero, Anaheim and Poblano are hot, whether harvested when green or red. You’ll also find that hot peppers can be yellow, orange, brown and of course red. You can turn down the heat when preparing your favorite recipes, too. Contrary to popular belief, all the heat in hot peppers does not come from the seeds. While partially true, the majority of the capsaicin that gives hot peppers their heat is in the white membrane that houses the seeds. When the seeds are growing they may also be coated with extra capsaicin from the membrane. So remove the white membrane and the seeds, just to be safe, if you want to turn down the heat. The spicy heat of hot peppers is measured in Scoville Heat Units. The ratings are based on the amount of sugar water needed to neutralize the spicy heat in the extracted capsaicin that has been diluted in an alcohol-based extract. A panel of five taste testers decides when the spicy heat has been neutralized and then assigns the rating. Today many companies use a chemical
Also, consider wearing rubber gloves and avoid touching your face and eyes when working with hot peppers, as they can burn. Wash your hands, utensils and cutting boards when finished to avoid any future issues. And don’t worry if you are having a bad day when planting your hot peppers. Contrary to some old adages, planting hot peppers when you’re angry won’t make the peppers hotter, but unknowingly taking a bite of a hot pepper may very well change your mood.
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The Vacation Rental (VR) industry has been, for the most part, a Mom & Pop product for a long, long time. Even when owners listed their properties with local Realtors or managers, the guests were still doing business with real people. This really didn’t change much with the advent of the Internet and even the giant listing sites like Home Away and VRBO, because individual owner operators were still the primary focus and the system was developed around the way a small business operated. As a property owner, I could manage my properties as loose or tight as I wanted to. I could set my own rates, work directly with guests, accept or decline reservations as I saw fit and improve my ranking on the sites by hard work and diligence. Then, if I had done all of that properly, I would receive good reviews, which, would again improve my ranking and my status in the local market. All of that (and more) went out the window on Halloween Day – 2015 when VRBO announced their sale to the internet travel site Expedia. More on that later. But, we should have seen it coming sooner. As a writer for several vacation rental industry websites, I used to contribute an article called “Metric Mondays”, where I would pull several numbers from various vacation websites and compile them into various analyses; from occupancy trends, to rates comparisons and on and on. One of my most read analyses was the number of vacation listings on VRBO along the Texas Coast from Galveston to South Padre Island. There were other writers who crunched the same numbers in other geographical areas and we all saw the same 3 trends. Trend #1: The total number of listings was growing in almost every area of the country. In 2013 there were 2,500 listings along the Texas Coast. Our market, “The Middle Coast” including, Corpus Christi, North Padre Island, Port Aransas, Rockport, Fulton and Aransas Pass had 910 combined listings. Today, there are over 6,300 listings on the Texas Coast and 2,500 listings in just our market...an almost 300% increase. Trend #2: I would record the number of listings every day and noticed increases of twenty, thirty or more units in single days. After some digging, I found that the new listings were coming in large “chunks” from fee-managed Property Management (PM) companies. At first, this didn’t have any real impact on the independent owners because new listings started at the bottom of the rankings. Those of us who had been around for a while and kept our listing sites up to date didn’t really have much to worry about.
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Trend #3: Some more digging found that while managed properties were on a steep climb, the number of owner operator listings was either flat or declining, with North Padre Island and Galveston being the exception with nice increases in owner listings. But, even more digging unveiled a sinister side of the new push for managed listings: Double Dipping! “Owner Operated” properties get a special designation on VRBO (what does the O stand for???), but we found many, many instances of the same property having two listings; with their manager and as the owner. The numbers were getting stranger and stranger.
updates and several factors which were well within the ability of the average owner operator to manage with just a few minutes of time every day. Property managers would have too many listings to update and keep track of every day. Plus they were late arrivals to this website called Vacation Rental by Owner…where the emphasis used to be on the word “Owner”. In the world of online marketing, Ranking is Priority #1. Whether you’re using Google or Amazon, the closer you are to the top of the first page, the better off you are. The further down the page or many pages back…and you might as well be invisible. And as I mentioned, those of us who followed the VRBO rules knew that if we did as we’d been promised, we would be rewarded with good reviews and higher ranking. TRICK OR TREAT! On October 31, 2015 I was in my hotel room in Austin preparing to speak at the Home Away/ VRBO Summit about Guest Relations and Marketing and checked my rankings before breakfast. My two properties had dropped from Page One to Page None. I went from #13 and #49 out of 1,200 to #200 and #142 respectively, overnight. Fortunately I was in the same building with all the big-wigs from Home Away and would be having breakfast with them in just a few minutes, so I didn’t fret. Once I hit the buffet line, all I could hear was the buzz about how everyone’s rankings had gone in the tank. Everyone! As the breakfast meeting started, the big shots announced their sale to Expedia and then told us about their wonderful new program called “Best Match”, where the old ranking system was gone and replaced with a new calculation that would send our traffic through the roof. I had a chance to personally visit with the developers of this new system, with some programmer friends of mine and we were flabbergasted. This new system didn’t reward good properties… it punished them. And, it was obvious that this had to be an appeasement to the managed properties, because the owners had been outranking them (on a site for owners). My panel discussions did not go well that day. Nobody cared. We all felt as though the rug had pulled out from under us…and lunch was almost a food fight. Fortunately, happy hour rolled around and I had a chance to share a cocktail or two with a VRBO sales rep who clued me in on the whole deal. In order to build their value for the Expedia buy out, Home Away need inventory, lots of it… which is the new name for listings now. We are now: Inventory. And to reward all the managers who had delivered all that inventory, they took away the advantage that owner operators had had for so long on a site marketed for Owners. More on this and other “crushing blows” to owner operators later.
As I mentioned, none of us were very concerned about this big push because new properties went to the bottom of the listing site’s rankings, which used a combined calculation of time on the site, quality of reviews, current
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session, $75 for the 1-week camp. Filled out application and $25 deposit for each session completes registration. [Deposit is deducted from each session total]. Each session must be paid in full by the Monday of each session. Discounts for multiple camps and/ or multiple family campers. **ALL CAMPS are available for Grades K-5** Contact Ken at 361-749-4158 or kyarbrough@ cityofportaransas.org Port Aransas Community Pool 700 Clark Pkwy, off Ross Avenue, 361-7492416 Moms & Tot Time Tuesday through Friday 10am-1pm, Saturday-Sunday 12-1pm. Regular fee Memorial Day Splash - ½ price admission in celebration of holiday - Monday, May 30, 1-6 pm YOUTH SWIM LESSONS (2-12 years) Each session-Tuesday through Friday for 2 weeks. Kids under 3 must wear swim diaper. Class times are 9:40 am or 10:30 am. Session 1: June 7-17; Register at pool when open: Session 1: residents 5/24, non-residents 5/31; Fee: Port Aransas residents: $8 each session. Non-residents: $25. Open Swim: Tuesday through Sunday …1-5 pm. Lap Swim/Exercise: Tuesday through Friday …9 am to 5 pm; Saturday and Sunday…Noon to 5 pm. Water Aerobics: Tuesday through Friday…12 noon and Deep Water Aerobics: Wednesday and Friday…11 am. Total Body Aquacize: Tuesday and Thursday at 9:30 am and Satrday at 12 pm with AAAI Water Aerobics instructor Sally Jo Bartlett.
Birding on the Boardwalk: Guided birding tour for anyone, novice to expert, every Wednesday at 9am. Local guide Nan Dietert will instruct at Leonabelle Turnbull Birding Center at end of Ross Ave. FREE!
Spring Forest Qigong will begin May 21. It is a moving meditation. It’s a simple, efficient and effective method of activating the body’s energy system. With the simple movements, you clear energy channels of the body and preserve wellness or accelerate healing. It’s a way to discover the body’s natural intelligence and balance. Anyone and everyone regardless of ability, age or beliefs can practice the techniques and become healthier and happier. Every Saturday at 9am, meeting at Nature Preserve Pavilion.
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Beach Walk: Eliesha Barr will lead the walk on Port A’s beaches to hunt for treasures. Meet under the purple flag Friday, May 26 (4th Friday of each month) near Horace Caldwell Pier at end of Beach St. FREE!
Beware of credit card skimmers May 17 3:40 p.m. 1000 Nueces Bay Boulevard Offense: Credit Card Abuse Gas pump maintenance personnel working at a gas station, located at 1050 Nueces Bay Boulevard, found a skimming device on the credit card machine portion of the pump. Maintenance personnel were working on pump #2 at the convenience store and found the red security tape had been removed. Inside the machine, where credit cards are inserted, they located the skimming device. It is unknown how long the skimmer had been on the pump. Officers collected the skimmer. At this time it is unknown who put the device on the gas pump.
Police report 68.75% reduction in firearms stolen from vehicles compared to previous month Corpus Christi Police Crime Analysts report a 93.75% reduction in firearms stolen from vehicles in April, 2016. There was only one report to the Corpus Christi Police Department of a firearm stolen from a vehicle in the entire month of April, 2016. There were 16 reports of firearms stolen from vehicles in March 2016. The Crime Analysts report that 43 firearms have been reported stolen from vehicles in all of 2016 up to the end of April and only 11 cases of recovered stolen firearms in Corpus Christi. The report details that 12 firearms were stolen from vehicles and 6 firearms recovered in January; 14 firearms were stolen from vehicles and 0 firearms recovered in February; 16 firearms were stolen from vehicles and 2 firearms recovered in March; and 1 firearm stolen from a vehicle and 3 firearms recovered in April.” Corpus Christi Police encourage everyone not to leave a firearm in an unattended vehicle unless it is in a locked container that is attached to the vehicle. Anyone who has information about these burglaries should call Crime Stoppers at 888TIPS or submit the information online at http:// www.888TIPS.com. Information provided to Crime Stoppers which results in an arrest may earn the caller a cash reward.
Police Search For Jewelry Thief Monday, May 16, 1:30 a.m. 6343 South Padre Island Drive Offense: Burglary of a Building A 63-year-old woman reported a burglary to her jewelry store Monday morning to the Corpus Christi Police.
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The 63-year-old woman told Officers an estimated five hundred thousand dollars in jewelry was taken overnight while the business was closed. The 63-year-old woman told Officers that an unknown person broke through the concrete wall on the back of her building to get inside the store and take the jewelry. The 63-year-old woman told Officers the burglary was not discovered until hours after the burglary when employees arrived at the business.Corpus Christi Police Property Crimes Detectives have obtained images of the suspect in this case. Detectives believe the suspect is an adult male,
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Oh man, I think I hit the police station! Friday, May 13, 9:27 p.m. 1456 Waldron Road Offense: Driving While Intoxicated Corpus Christi Police arrested a 35 year old man Friday night after the man drove his jeep to the front door of the Police Bravo District sub-station and caused significant damage to the Police building and two marked patrol cars. Corpus Christi Police “X Shift” had released from roll call and loaded up their patrol vehicles to start the work day a little after 9 p.m. when there was a crash on Waldron and Graham Road which involved a black 2011 Jeep Wrangler and another car. There were no injuries in that crash. The operator of the Jeep pressed the accelerator and continued to travel from the road into the Police city vehicle parking lot, then struck a parked, unoccupied patrol car at the front door of the Police substation. The Jeep continued through the parking lot and struck an awning to the Police building
which threw bricks onto a second parked and unoccupied patrol car which caused damage to the patrol car. The Jeep struck the second damaged patrol car and was finally stopped. The Patrol shift supervisor for “X Shift” was inside the building at the time of the crash, and a patrol officer was outside the building and neither Officer was injured. The supervisor and the patrol officer met the operator of the Jeep, 35 year old Raymond Uebelacker and were relieved Uebelacker was not injured. The Officers did discover evidence that Uebelacker was intoxicated, so Officers arrested Uebelacker and took him to the hospital for a medical evaluation, and then delivered him to the city detention center. Officers cleaned up the mess from the crash, the two patrol cars were taken out of service and sent to the motor pool for repairs, and the Jeep was impounded. The building is still able to be occupied and in use. Officers delivered Uebelacker to the city detention center for Driving While Intoxicated with a blood alcohol content over .15, a Class A misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in jail and up to a $4,000 fine. No injuries were reported.
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The coolest bar in Texas turns 15…
The coolest bar in Texas, The Back Porch, turned fifteen this week. Fifteen years ago Susan Powell (Lagedrost at the time) had just sold her beloved locals hangout, Tortuga Flats which she bought into in 1983, and then did a stint at Ballyhoo’s, when she partnered up with the owner of Woody’s Sports Center, Glenn Martin, to open this Susan Powell and Billy great waterfront Joe Shaver watering hole. Susan has been bringing live music to Port A for many years. I know because I used to send her bands when I ran Billy Blues in San Antonio in the early 90’s. Actually, Susan and Dale Rankin were the only people I knew in Port A when I moved here in 2007. She has been one of my best friends in this life and I adore the lady and the Back Porch. Susan’s brother from San Francisco who is an architect, Reed Lagedrost, designed the place and her other brother, Scott Lagedrost, helped her manage it (he still works there). Susan retired in 2013 and sold her half of the business to Glenn Martin. She now lives on a ranch near Goliad with her husband Gentry Powell and plays the role of a cowgirl these days. Burke Dawson now manages the Back Porch (that’s another story I’ll tell you some time).
From beach bums to billionaires…
Through the years, Susan was the creative force behind the success of the business with such promotions as their annual turkey bowling, adult spelling bees, doggy costume contests, cook-offs, epic Halloween costume contests and live music… lots and lots of live music. She had had some of Texas’ biggest legends on her stage such as Augie Meyers, Rusty Wier, Steve Fromholz, Gary P. Nunn, Wayne Hancock, Joe King Carrasco, Max Stalling, The Sisters Morales, Billy Joe Shaver, Larry Joe Taylor, W.C. Clark, Shinyribs, Hayes Carll, Keith Sykes, Mingo Fishtrap and on and on. The theme of the Porch is “Beach Bums to Billionaires” (which Jim Urban came up with) and that couldn’t be more true. On any given day you’ll find everyone from visiting tourists, fishermen and boatmen, local politicos, real live beach bums sitting next to uber rich people in flip flops and lots of pretty girls. The setting couldn’t be more perfect
overlooking a large marina filled with sailboats and big expensive fishing boats. You can even see the lighthouse from there. It’s fun to watch the tourists return from a day of fishing on the Island Queen or dolphin watching on the Mustang with someone high in the air parasailing in the background. I never tire of watching those giant ships roll through the channel. It really is the coolest bar in Texas.
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You may have seen a new addition to the seascape in the channel around Port A lately. Captain Billy Gaskins has a
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new toy. It’s a 31 foot jet boat called the Stingray that holds 25 people, has 800 horsepower and goes 50 mph. It can do Guy Clark and Verlon Thompson at the 360° turns and power slides. I got to take a Rockport Music Festival a few years back. ride on it the other day with Mayor Keith, Photo by Carol Elliott Robin Krenek and her son Wylie and brother, it was a blast. We zipped around the ferry landing and over to St. Joe for solo studio albums and his songs were about half an hour, holding on for dear recorded by such artists as Johnny Cash, life. Billy says its designed so that it can’t Brad Paisley, Jimmy Buffett, Townes flip over, and I believe it after the workout Van Zant, John Conlee, Joe Ely, Bobby Billy gave it. I felt safe the whole time, Bare, Steve Earle, Ricky Scaggs, The like an aquatic roller coaster ride. He’ll be Highwaymen, Rodney Crowell, Kenny opening it up to the public very soon and Chesney, David Allen Cole, Vince Gill, you can book your tickets at Woody’s.
Songwriter’s Showcase gets drenched…
I guess everyone has figured out that the 33rd Annual Songwriters Showcase didn’t happen last Monday. It may have
something to do with the foot of rain we got in five hours on Sunday night. The courtyard at the Tarpon Inn stood in four inches of water when I went by there on Monday. I spoke to Mary Rose, director of the Port Aransas Art Center, and she said they would reschedule as soon as things dry out. I’ll let you know. She guaranteed me that this event would happen.
Guy Clark passes…
It’s truly a sad day. GRAMMY award winning singer-songwriter Guy Clark passed away on Tuesday at his home
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The rockabilly filly Miss Rosie Flores will play the Back Porch this Saturday.
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in Nashville after a long illness. His long time friend and accompanist Verlon Thompson was by his side. Clark was 75. He was a member of the Nashville Songwriter Hall of Fame and the Academy of Country Music Poet’s Award honoree. He was born in the dusty west Texas town of Monahans on November 6, 1941. The family lived at his grandmother’s 13-room shotgun hotel; home to bomber pilots, drifters, oilmen and a wildcatter named Jack Prigg, the subject of Clark’s famous song “Desperados Waiting For A Train.” When Guy’s father returned from WWII and graduated from law school, the Clarks moved to the Gulf coast town of Rockport, Texas. Clark recorded 14
Asleep at the Wheel, John Denver and Emmy Lou Harris, etc. He was often referred to as the fifth Highwaymen.
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The “Rockabilly Filly” Miss Rosie Flores (Austin, TX) will play the Back Porch on Saturday. I first saw Flores in San Francisco at Slim’s opening a show for Rodney Crowell. She has 13 studio albums since 1987 and has toured with the great Wanda Jackson and Asleep at the Wheel. Flores has appeared on Austin City Limits and Late Night With Conan O’Brien as well at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. She has received awards from the Academy of Country Music, The Country Music Association, The Peabody Awards and Ameripolitan Music Awards. I have seen her perform many times so trust me folks, Rosie Flores is the real deal. ♫ ♪ And, that’s the truth ♫ ♪
Live Music Tonight Thursday, May 19 Free Beer Band @ Giggity’s Simon Snyder @ Treasure Island Triggerfish (5:30) @ Back Porch Billy Snipes @ Wild Horse John Boyd @ Rockits Ty Dietz @ House of Rock Marty Haggard, JR Castillo @ Brewster Street
Thursday, May 26 Free Beer Band @ Giggity’s Aloha Dave @ Back Porch APRX @ Rockits Scarecrow People @ Vino Mio Josh Ward, Midnight River Choir @ Brewster Street
Friday, May 27 Friday, May 20 Gary P. Nunn @ Back Porch Bad Buoys @ Giggity’s Lyrical Binge @ Giggity’s Ty Dietz & Tony Saracene @ Shorty’s Victoria Majors w/ Paul Taylor @ Mikel May’s Mike Blakely @ Back John Cortez @ Shorty’s Porch Draw String Duo @ The Rae Ann Reed @ Drop Gaff Anchor James Little Band @ Wild Melissa Brooke @ Treasure Triggerfish (5:30) May 19 Horse Island APEX @ Rockits Mike Blakely May 20 Victoria Majors w/ Paul Poetry & Prose @ House Rosie Flores May 21 Taylor @ Mikel May’s of Rock Maria Williamson @ The Rotel & the Hot Tomatoes Gary P. Nunn May 27 Gaff @ Brewster Street Larry Joe Taylor May 28 Billy Snipes’ Birthday Party Flying Balalaika Bros @ @ Wild Horse Vino Mio Scarecrow People June 3 Scarecrow People @ Hard Candy @ It’ll Do 132 W. Cotter St. Port A On the Waterfront Rockits Saloon James Little @ Brewster Street Saturday, May 28 Henry & the Invisibles @ Larry Joe Taylor @ Back Vino Mio Porch Bushbullit @ It’ll Do Matt Hole & the Hot Rod Saloon Gang @ Giggity’s That Captain @ Shorty’s Ty Dietz & Tony Saracene May 20 Saturday, May 21 Victoria Majors @ Mikel Independent Thieves May 21 Picklefish @ Giggity’s May’s John Cortez May 27 Independent Thieves @ Lyrical Bynge @ Mikel That Captain May 28 Shorty’s May’s Eric Magnusson June 3 Rosie Flores @ Back Porch BELT SANDER RACES Billy Snipes @ Drop w/ Uncle Willey & Russell Anchor Edge @ The Gaff OPEN Till 2am • 823 Tarpon St. Port Aransas James Little Band @ Ray Wylie Hubbard @ Treasure Island Black Marlin Billy Snipes @ Drop Reverend’s Daughter @ Anchor Rockits Jim Dugan @ The Gaff Hip Hop Hooray @ Victoria Majors @ Mikel Brewster Street May’s Punk Rock Prom @ House Ruben & the Rolling J’s @ of Rock Wild Horse Blindfold @ Wild Horse ive usic og riendly Electrotypes @ Rockits Ruben V @ Vino Mio Metal Shop @ Brewster Bad Buoys @ It’ll Do Street Saloon Somethin’ Silky @ Vino Rae Ann Reed on Friday | Billy Snipes on Saturday Mio Sunday, May 29 361-945-9595, 118 Cut Off Rd., Port Aransas Fist Full of Metal @ It’ll Antone & the All Stars @ www.dropanchorportaransas.com Do Saloon Giggity’s Billy Snipes @ Shorty’s Sunday, May 22 Cruise Control @ Back Antone & the All Stars @ Porch Giggity’s Grace Robertson @ Mikel Billy Snipes (5-8) @ Back May’s Porch That Captain @ Wild Horse Grace Robertson @ Mikel Lighted Pier in the Gulf of Mexico Billy Snipes @ Behringer’s May’s Landing Pole Rentals Billy Snipes @ Behringer’s Josh Abbott, Pat Green, Bait, Beer, Burgers & Wings Landing Stoney LaRue @ Concrete Horace Caldwell Pier Port A Street Monday, May 23 230 N. On the Beach Open Jam w/ Selfie @ Monday, May 30 (361) 749-5333 Giggity’s Open Jam w/ Selfie @ Giggity’s Tuesday, May 24 Paul Taylor Band @ Tuesday, May 31 Giggity’s Paul Taylor Band @ Simon Snyder on Thursday Open Mic w/ Matt Giggity’s Melissa Brooke on Friday Martinez @ House of Open Mic w/ Matt Martinez James Little Band on Saturday Rock @ House of Rock
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Wednesday, May 25 Ty Dietz & Tony Saracene @ Giggity’s Open Jam @ Executive Surf Club Scarecrow People, JKLB & the Odd Fellas @ House of Rock
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Thursday, June 2 Billy Bacon & the Forbidden Pigs @ Back Porch Shayna Sands @ Vino Mio