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Saturday, January 25 2:04 p.m. 1000 Purdue Road Flour Bluff Criminal Trespass Corpus Christi Police found several people inside a vacant house on the 1000 block of Purdue Road without permission Saturday afternoon. Corpus Christi Police responded to a complaint of juveniles inside a house for sale and causing damage. Responding Officers arrived and saw six people jump out http://view.websudoku.com/ of a second floor window and run from the home. The Officers caught all of those who ran which were four men (three age 17 and one age 19), a 15-year-old boy and a 16-yearold girl. Officers contacted the homeowner and learned the people had no permission to be inside. The Officers also learned the six people used a rock to break a back window to gain access into the vacant house. The Officers released the six to parents and continue to investigate the complaints of Criminal Mischief, Criminal Trespass, and Evading Detention. No arrests have yet been 1/29/2014 5:54 PM made.

9337 South Padre Island Drive Flour Bluff Aggravated Assault Two men reported to the Corpus Christi Police that a 47-year-old man assaulted them at a local storage facility on Wednesday, January 15. The man was upset when police were called the day before due to the suspect having several dogs in the storage unit.

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The 32-year-old man told Officers that he pulled the attacker off the 52-year-old man and forced the suspect out of the office. The 32-year-old man told Officers the 47-yearold man got a handgun and used the gun as hammer to strike the glass door causing an 1/29/2014 5:55 PM estimated $200 dollars worth of damage.

The 32-year-old man told Officers the 47-year-old man left prior to law enforcement arrival. The 32-year-old man had minor injuries, but the 52-year-old man was taken to Spohn Memorial by CCFD Emergency Personnel with non-life threatening injuries.

Corpus Christi Homicide/Robbery Detectives were able to identify and obtain an arrest warrant for Huyen Nguyen (10/18/66) for Aggravated Assault (Causing Serious Bodily Injury). The charge is a Second Degree Felony punishable by up to 20 years and a $10,000 fine. Nguyen’s bond was set at $170,000.

On January 24, 2014, Nguyen was arrested by the Gulf Coast Violent Offender and Fugitive Task Force at 3338 Holly Road.

Nguyen was booked at the City Detention Center.

Help Catch a Purse Snatcher Monday, January 20, 5:32 p.m. 1250 Flour Bluff Drive Aggravated Robbery Drive-By Purse Snatching 1st Degree Felony Corpus Christi Police are asking the public’s assistance to help identify the individual involved in the robbery of a 70-year-old woman. The victim told Officers she was walking through the Wal-Mart parking lot when the driver of a black Honda Civic drove by and grabbed her purse.

Surveillance video shows the suspect vehicle and the driver snatching the woman’s purse. The vehicle can be seen headed northbound on Flour Bluff Drive. Clips of the surveillance video have been uploaded to the CorpusChristiPD YouTube account at http://youtu.be/s7A3AGwLaX0.

The woman sustained minor injuries, but refused medical treatment.

Anyone with any information on this crime is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) or submit a tip online at www.888TIPS.com. Tipsters will earn a cash reward if the robber is identified and arrested.

Big Doings at the Impound Lot On Saturday, February 2, 2014, a total of 86 cars, trucks, and motorcycles will be auctioned at the Corpus Christi Police Department Vehicle Impound Lot located at 5485 Greenwood Drive during our monthly auction. The site has four paved acres for an auction lot.

Approximately 22 of these vehicles are “No Insurance” impounds. On Friday, February 1, 2014, the general public will be allowed to register and view the vehicles to be auctioned from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. There is no registration fee.

On the day of the auction, the general public can continue to register and view the vehicles from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. The auction will commence promptly at 10:00 a.m. on February 2, 2014. The vehicles to be auctioned can be viewed at www.siskauction. com. An auction list may also be downloaded from the same website.

The department’s strong stand and enforcement of this “Zero Tolerance No Insurance Initiative” will continue and all vehicles involved in accidents will be impounded and the driver cited if they are unable to provide financial proof of insurance. Driver’s license and proof of financial responsibility checkpoints will continue to be conducted at the Shift Captains’ authorization.

During January 2014, Officers issued 3109 citations for Failure to Maintain Financial Responsibility and impounded 71 vehicles for the same charge. In 2013, a total of 7,114 citations for Failure to Maintain Financial Responsibility were issued and 1,036 vehicles were impounded for the same charge.

Police Calls 15500 block Cuttysark Jan. 24 7:59 p.m.

Theft Credit Card abuse 15500 block Gypsy Jan. 26 7 p.m. Property crime Criminal mischief $50-$500 13900 block Windjammer Jan. 26 5 a.m.

Theft of vehicle/boat/trailer 14400 block Cabana East Jan. 22 3:54 p.m.

Computer securi9ty breach There are currently six registered sex offenders living on The Island, 45 in Flour Bluff

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SPORTS

Home of the Brave

By Andy Purvis Special to the Island Moon The experience of a flyover is one of the most awesome displays of military force in all of sports. The sheer speed, deafening roar and the fact it all comes from above, are enough to demand everyone’s attention. At that moment we are all one, Americans. The flyover is not confined to just the Super Bowl. College Bowl games, Indy 500, U.S. Open Tennis, Major League Baseball All-Star and World-Series games, NASCAR events, and the Army-Navy Football Game are included. The flyovers are also used to celebrate or remember historical events that have occurred during time of conflict. Flyovers over London, England and Normandy, France occur every year.

instructions on the timing of the song, as the aircraft comes in sight. The pilot can now actually hear the anthem being played inside his cockpit as they approach. The Air Force B-52H Stratofortress Bomber, the Navy F/A-18 Hornet Fighter Jets, and the CH-53 Echo Super Stallion Helicopter have all been used at different sporting events.

The only challenge comes from the weather.

The average cost of a flyover is estimated at $450,000 dollars. The costs of flyovers are part of our military budget. Of course that bill is footed by us, the taxpayers. Is it worth it?

According to the Navy, it’s more than worth their efforts. They claim that operating during

I experienced my first flyover in person in 1992, during Super Bowl XXVII, at the Rose Bowl.

Garth Brooks sang the National Anthem as the Blue Angel Navy jets roared overhead at the end of the anthem. Then the Cowboys promptly beat the Bills. It was exciting, exhilarating, and powerful. It made me feel patriotic, intense, and invincible. The adrenaline rush makes the hair actually stand up on your arms and neck. I have attended five different Super Bowls, several MLB All-Star Games and World Series Games, and many NASCAR events. The flyovers at each of these events were incredible. They just never got old. The flyover has become tradition, a part of the build-up of some of the greatest sporting events in this country. And to think it all happens right at the end of the singing of our National Anthem.

The singing of our anthem can vary from one performer to another, but it generally lasts about one minute and 15 seconds. On January 27, 1991, in Tampa, Florida, just seconds after Whitney Houston finished singing the last note of our anthem before Super Bowl XXV, four Air Force F-16 jet fighter and attack planes, in formation, thundered overhead at that precise moment. How do they do that? TOT, or “time on target,” is just another day for our military.

When you combine a specific time, with takeoff, distance, and air speed, and a forward air-traffic controller inside the stadium for lastminute guidance, you receive and experience the flyover as the last notes “and the home of the brave” are being sung. These aircraft often come from long distances and there is a holding area provided above each event, out of sight of the stadium. This is where the man on the ground comes in. He is giving last-second

a time of all-volunteer armed services, it’s important to show the strength of our armed forces and that the flyovers attract many proud young men and women to the Navy or Marines.

These flyovers also provide our pilots more time in the air, which in turn keeps them sharp and ready.

On this Sunday, February 2, Super Bowl XLVIII will be played in New Jersey at Metlife Stadium. It will look and sound awesome on television, but it will be nothing compared to being there. At the writing of this article, the name of the National Anthem singer has not been released.

As you gather with your friends and sit into that large comfortable chair, surrounded by football food and drinks, make sure and remember that the flyover is a reminder that we can all sleep safely tonight at home in our beds, because our military is out there literally watching over us from above and protecting our freedoms.

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Superbowl continued from A1 Joe Namath and Illegal Hammering For me one of the most memorable games was Super Bowl III which was the third AFL-NFL Championship Game in professional American football at the Orange Bowl in Miami.

It is regarded as one of the greatest upsets in American sports history. The heavy underdog American Football League (AFL) champion New York Jets defeated the National Football League (NFL) champion Baltimore Colts by a score of 16–7. This was the first Super Bowl victory for the AFL. Entering Super Bowl III most sports writers and fans believed that AFL teams were less talented than NFL clubs, and expected the Colts to defeat the Jets by a wide margin.

What stands out in my memory of the game was a conversation between my late friend Referee Tommy Bell and Joe Namath. During the game Joe was continually complaining to Tommy that the Colts’ defensive backs where illegally hammering (fouling & injuring) his receivers. Tommy finally had heard enough and said to Joe, “Mr. Namath, my job is to protect you from those big Colt defensive lineman, who would like nothing better that to separate your head from your body, but if you wish, I will look downfield to see that your friends are not being mauled, but keep in mind, I won’t be able to look after you.” Namath’s reply was “forget what I have been saying, let them jerks take care of themselves, please just do your job.” Tommy said he had to stop himself from cracking up.

…and the home of the brave…ZOOM!

This was the first Super Bowl to feature famous celebrities during its ceremonies instead of just college bands; comedian Bob Hope led a pregame ceremony honoring the Apollo astronauts.

Ron Gibbs Texas State; Commercial real estate developer SJ #16 David Wyant; NFL 23 years; University of Virginia; Consulting engineer BJ #133 Steve Freeman; NFL 13 years; Mississippi State; Custom home builder

Between those seven men, they have 110 years of officiating experience.

This will be McAulay’s third Super Bowl he’s worked. He previously officiated Super Bowl XXXIX (featuring the Patriots over the Eagles) and Super Bowl XLIII (featuring the Steelers over the Cardinals). Paganelli will be working his fourth Super Bowl and Steenson will be working his second Super Bowl.

The NFL requires that officials must be rated in the top tier at their position to be eligible for the Super Bowl assignment. Officials must also have five years of experience in the NFL and have previously officiated playoff games.

Trivia continued from A1 iconic roman numerals were only added one year later when “Super Bowl V” was played.

How much do Superbowl referees make?

Prior to the Jets/Colts championship game in 1969 merger talks between the AFL and NFL had been ongoing but were bogged down.

During the negotiations, so the revised history goes, Kansas City Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt came up with the name, which Dallas Cowboys General Manager Tex Schramm claimed he gave to Hunt after seeing his kid playing with a popular toy of the day called a “Superball.” The best evidence is that both stories were invented after the fact.

One of the questions I hear most often is how much do the officials make for the Super Bowl?

The 1969 game was pivotal in NFL history.

Played in the Orange Bowl in Miami in 1969 it is remembered as the one in which New York Jets quarterback Joe Namath guaranteed a victory and delivered with a 16-7 win over the Baltimore Colts making it impossible for the NFL owners to delay a merger any longer. It was the next year in 1970 when the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Minnesota Vikings in New Orleans, after the leagues fully merged, that the tickets first showed the word “Superbowl” and Hunt claimed credit for coming up with the name.

Terry_McAulay_Super_Bowl_XLVIII_ Referee

God Bless America!

Andy Purvis is a local author. His books “In the Company of Greatness” and “Remembered Greatness” are on the shelves at the local Barnes and Noble, at Beamer’s Sports Grill 5922 S Staples, and online at many different sites including Amazon, bn.com, booksamillion, Google Books, etc. They are also available in e-reader format. Contact him at www. purvisbooks.com, or andy.purvis@grandecom. net.

Answer: an official for the National Football League usually makes around $100,000 to $200,000 total for all their regular and preseason games. They each usually work about 18-20 four-hour games every “regular” season.

But for the Super Bowl, the referee will receive $25,000 with the other crew members making $24,500-$20,000, based on length of service in the league.

Special thanks to ESPN Corpus for creating Uncle Andy’s Sports Blog.

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Listed below is: Position and number; their NFL experience; the college they attended; their other current occupation

But a check of the facts reveals that the first page of the New York Times sports section on January 15, 1967 read “The Super Bowl: Football’s Day of Decision Stirs Nation,” and the lead in the Los Angeles Times the next day read, “Like a stern parent chastising a mischievous child, the Green Bay Packers soundly thrashed the upstart Kansas City Chiefs 35-10 Sunday in Memorial Coliseum in the first Super Bowl game.”

Officials Assigned to Superbowl XLVIII

R # 77 Terry McAulay; NFL 16 years; Louisiana State; College Officiating Coordinator U #124 Carl Paganelli; NFL 14 years; Michigan State; Retired federal probation officer

So there you have it. While the press dubbed the game the Superbowl from the beginning it wasn’t until the fourth game, after the NFL/ AFL merger that the NFL officially made it the “Superbowl.”

HL # 48 Jim Mello; NFL 10 years; Northeastern University; Facilities manager LJ #100 Tom Symonette; NFL 10 years; University of Florida; Certified public accountant

So the origin of the name is in the eye of the beholder.

FJ #88 Scott Steenson; NFL 23 years; North

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Left: Girl’s basketball point guard Meredith Marcum looks to pass the ball in the team’s last home game, a victory against Bishop Garriga Middle School. Marcum played on the team for four consecutive years.

Above: Jack Gibbs steals the ball from his Bishop Garriga Middle School opponent as teammate Drew Lang helps him on defense. The 8th grade boy’s team’s last home game will be on Wednesday the 3rd, a makeup game against St. James.

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Winter Texan Roundup Ellis Memorial Library Annual Book Sale The Ellis Memorial Library Annual Book Sale & Silent Auction will be held on Saturday, Feb. 1 (9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M) and Sunday, Feb. 2 (9:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M.) in the Port Aransas Civic Center, located at 710 West Avenue A inside the City Hall complex.The entire Civic Center will be full of affordable adult and children’s hardback and paperback books, videos in DVD and VHS format, audio books on CD and cassette, music CDS, vinyl LPS, and magazines for sale. Volunteers work for an entire week prior to the sale organizing and arranging the books into specific subject categories for easier shopping. Fiction lovers will find books arranged alphabetically by author. The silent auction featuring eight unique titles is currently taking place in the Library, located at 700 West Avenue A, and will be moved to the Civic Center the day of the sale. Bids will be accepted until 2:00 P.M. on Sunday, Feb. 2rd. The titles of are listed on the library’s website www.cityofportaransas.org/library. All proceeds from the sale benefit the library.

The Coast Bend Audubon Society South Texas Botanical Gardens and Nature Center, 8545 S Staples St, Corpus Christi, TX 78413, Tuesday, February 4, 2014, 7 p.m., Speaker: Justin Butts, Wholesome Heritage Garden, Topic: Bees and Beneficial Predators. Justin Butts, of Wholesome Heritage Garden and the weekly radio guest on KEDT is giving a presentation to the Coastal Bend Audubon Society on February 8th. Just like his radio program on KEDT it promises to be informative and interesting. Justin will talk about Bees and Beneficial Predators. Mature radish plants offer a brilliant display of pink, purple, and white flowers, and radishes are the one plant we can count on to flower in the coldest weather, even when they are covered with frost. The flowers serve as a beacon to draw bees and beneficial predators into the garden, especially when they are the only flowers blooming in the bleak winter landscape. Come join us - the event is free to the public.

Port Aransas Art Center (361) 749-7334, 323 N. Alister, Port A Hearts for the Arts First Friday Reception February 7th 5:30-7:30pm, Public is invited-Refreshments, Art and Live Music, February Sponsor~ Loyd Neal, Hearts for the Arts Silent Auction 1/30 –2/13. Place Your Bids to own your favorite pieces in this Fundraising Auction in time for Valentine’s Gifting! This is an annual fundraiser for the Port Aransas Art Center. Member Artists create something very special and donate it to this Auction. Bidding is open for 2 weeks only and closes just in time for Valentine’s giving. We had a bid on almost every item last year and the total hit a new high as well, so let’s do it again! Bid,Bid! This is an important yearly fundraising effort for theArt Center so we can continue to offer all the wonderful tinue to offer all the wonderful programs, classes, workshops,exhibits and venue for artists from all over the coastal bend and beyond. The funds also helps the Center’s Scholarship Fund and Special Projects. Port Aransas Art Center is a 501 © (3) Non-Profit Corp. since 1996 361-749-7334 323 N. Alister in Port A.

City of Port Aransas Parks & Rec Department pamg@cityofportaransas.org (361) 749-4158 We’re Having Fun Activities Tuesdays, 2 pm, at the Girl Scout hut in the Parks & Rec building, 739 W. Ave. A on corner of Cut Off Road. Feb. 4: Sand sculpting permanently. Feb. 11: Paper Jewelry. FREE, supplies provided. Open to everyone!

Brown Bag Lecture Series Thursdays at 12 Noon at the Community Center, 408 N. Alister St. Doors open at 11:30am, with Marion Fersing playing the piano. Bring a lunch and learn about different topics from people in the know. Feb. 6: Rick Adams, New Development in Port A. Feb. 13: Diane Martin-Hushman, Relationships, Intimacy and Adult Development. Free, open to all! Feb. 20: Mark Creighton, ‘Oh the Places I’ve Seen!’

Pedaling through the Preserve Bike riding in Nature Preserve [relaxed, not racy]. 2nd & 4th Monday of month, 10 am. [Feb. 10 & 24] Meet at Port A Nature Preserve pavilion. FREE!

Pastime Matinee Wednesdays at 2 pm at Port Aransas Community Theatre, 2327 Hwy 361. Free admittance. Popcorn, snacks, drinks available from PACT. Feb. 5: ‘The Shadow Strikes’, a 1937 mystery from radio era. The Shadow, Scourge of the Underworld appears as a shadow to ordinary men. Lamont Cranston is a man-about-town bachelor leading care-free life, but evil raises its ugly head, he becomes the Shadow to foil criminals.

Pickle Ball Tuesdays & Thursdays, 9am-noon beginning Jan. 28, at the Community Park Hockey Rink, 700 Clark Pkwy, off Ross Ave. Join pickup games and socialize with other Pickle Ball

players that can teach you how to play. Check out equipment at Community Pool with a Driver’s License. FREE!

Monday, Feb. 17: 12-2pm or 2-4pm. Enjoy sailing aboard the S/V Isla with Captain Tom Doran. Pre-registration is required.

Contact Community Program Coordinator Pam Greene at 7494158 or pamg@cityofportaransas.org to reserve space. Fee: $15

Family Dance Night Jan. 30, 6:30 pm – Community Center, 408 N. Alister St. Starts with free line dance lessons, ending with local DJ Ken Yarbrough or live music by local musicians for dancing fun. Refreshments provided.

Tour Texas A&M AgriLife Mariculture Lab Thursday, Feb. 20, 2pm: Tour this working lab that develops & commercializes shrimp and sea urchin farming industries for Texas and the US and more. FREE [Space is limited, and preregistration is required. Contact Pam Greene at 749-4158 or pamg@cityofportaransas.org to reserve space. Meet at 1:50 pm at Civic Center parking lot, 710 W. Ave A.

Groundhog Day Shadow Stroll Sunday, Feb. 2, 2pm. Meet at the pavilion at Roberts Point Park to search for the illusive ‘Port A Phillip’. He will be hiding somewhere in the park. All ages welcome. Wear ‘Phillip’ t-shirt if you have one from previous years, as there will be a prize for the oldest Shadow Stroll t-shirt in attendance. Free! Win t-shirt or pennant.

Water Safety Instructor Take an American Red Cross Certified Water Safety Instructor course set for 8am to 4pm, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 21-23, at the Port Aransas Girl Scout Hut, 739 W. Ave. A. Cost is $175 per person. Contact Bonnie Maurer at 749-2416 to sign up or for more info.

2 Family Dance Nights Feb. 6 & Feb. 20, 6:30-8:30pm – Community Center, 408 N. Alister St. Starts with free line dance lessons, ending with local DJ Ken Yarbrough or live music by local musicians for dancing fun. Refreshments provided.

Brazilian Pepper Tree Control and Tree Planting Event Tuesday, Feb. 25, 9am-4pm, hosted by the City of Port Aransas Parks & Rec Dept, Texas A&M Forest Service & Texas Invasive Plant & Pest Control Council. Join us to eliminate invasive pepper trees from local natural area then re-plant native tree species to restore the area and improve the habitat. RSVP by email to dhyde@cityofportaransas.org or phone 361-749-4158.

Lifeguard Certification Become a Red Cross Certified lifeguard in a two-part class will be offered Saturday-Sunday, Feb. 8 & 9, and Feb. 15 & 16, from 9am to 5pm. Instruction will be in the Girl Scout Hut in the Parks and Recreation Department building, 739 W. Ave. A at the corner of Cut-off Road, and at the Port Aransas Community Pool. Participants in the class learn lifesaving skills to help keep people safe in, on and around the water. The cost is $175 for the complete course with a 50% refund if hired by the city. Contact Bonney Maurer at (361) 749-2416 to register.

BINGO! January 30 – Then six across Mark your calendars! The North Padre Island Kiwanis Club has set the dates for six BINGO nights this winter and is encouraging all islanders to participate and enjoy all of the fun like they did last year. Once again the BINGO will be held at The Holiday Inn on the island and will begin at 7:00 PM on Thursday evenings: January 30th, February 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th, and March 6th.

Crazy Cart Crawl Saturday, Feb. 8, 2pm, meet in Civic Center parking lot, 710 W Ave A. Scavenger adventure for golf carts. Entry fee: $10 per cart. Licensed carts could win prizes & get to know Port A better.

Cart rental discounts from Coastal Ed’s.

There are cash prizes every game in addition to door prizes and special prizes. Enjoy the laughter and games. Food and drink are available through Sandy’s Restaurant at the Holiday Inn before, during, or after BINGO. The Holiday Inn address is 15202 Windward Drive.

Winter Sounds Monday, Feb. 10, at 7 pm, Ron Baker will perform. FREE! Refreshments, beer and wine will be available for purchase from PACT. It will be held at the theater, 2327 Hwy. 361. Seating is limited, so come on time to get a chair. Baker took up the guitar at age 9. In 1975, Ron became lead guitarist for Charley Pride’s band for 11 years and has appeared on many TV shows including The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, the Merv Griffin Show, GMA, Saturday Night Live, Dinah Shore. He uses his unique storytelling style to entertain audiences with stories of his Charley Pride days.

Admission is $5.00 plus the cost of the cards and duabers.

Revenues gained from the BINGO and sponsorships are used for a variety of causes benefitting children.

3rd Annual Hobby Day

Superbowl Party 10 Big Screen TVs

Wednesday, Feb. 12, 1-4pm, Community Center, 408 N. Alister St. Come see what others do in their spare time and/or show off your hobbies/sell items to others. Reserve a spot to share your talent with others by contacting Pam at 749-4158 or pamg@ cityofportaransas.org. FREE Parks & Recreation Department program.

Barbeque, Beer Specials, Fun & Entertainment

Citywide Garage Sale Saturday, Feb. 15, Keep Port Aransas Beautiful/Parks and Recreation has set Saturday, Feb. 15, for the sale. Port A individuals & businesses are encouraged to hold sales at their own locations. For those without a location, KPAB will have tables to rent for $25 inside the Community Center, 408 N. Alister St. Contact Darlene Secich at 749-7144 for space in the Community Center. There is no charge to hold your own sale and be included on the map Parks and Recreation prints. Contact Parks & Rec Community Program Coordinator Pam Greene at pamg@cityofportaransas.org or 749-4158 to be listed or for more information.

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January 30, 2014

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John J. Cannon, a successful San Francisco lawyer, takes a well-deserved leave of absence from the firm and buys a boat he names My GRL. He is unaware that his newly purchased boat had already been targeted by a terrorist group. John’s first inkling of a problem is when he wakes up in the hospital where he learns he was found unconscious next to the dead body of the attractive young woman who sold him the boat in the first place. John now stands between the terrorists and the success of their mission.

But the fun part of the snowy winter is the SNOW! We went out to family night in the park with the grandkids who never stopped going up and down the hill with their plastic sleds. Three year old Sally just sat right down with her little boots stuck out in front and swoop, off the jump and into the air every time. There was a skating rink and bonfires and reindeer sleigh rides.

That’s plot of “My GRL,” a hot-off-thepress thriller novel by Port Aransas author John Howell. John turned to writing as a full time occupation after an extensive career in business.

John writes thriller fiction novels and short stories.

Fiction writing isn’t something he started doing recently, though. John says, “I have been writing for about 20 years. I finished my first manuscript in 1999 and printed off a copy to edit. The copy still holds the laundry room door open.

“I started writing to organize my thoughts while in the business world. I found I enjoyed it so I did it for relaxation. I really couldn’t work and write at the same time, so once I stopped working full time, I began writing full time.”

Now that “My GRL” has been published, John is at work on his next book. “The second part of the John J. Cannon trilogy is finished and being edited,” he says. “The working title is ‘His Revenge’ and tells the story of the protagonist from ‘My GRL,’ John J. Cannon, attempting to bring the people responsible for the death of a friend to justice. I’m not sure when it will be published, but hope this year. I have also started the final piece of the trilogy with the working title of ‘Our Justice.’”

What do you do up there all winter in the frozen north?

Well it is indeed still frozen, with the roadside snowbanks growing higher and broader. The roads are so narrow in the city now that one car has to either park or back up to let the oncoming fella go through.

by Devorah Fox

John started writing “My GRL” on April 1, 2012, and finished the first draft in August of the same year. A few months later he started sending query letters out to potential publishers.

In March, 2013, he signed a contract with Martin Sisters Publishing. Nine months later, the book was published.

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with hay bales at the edges, and spectators. Most of the creative constructions had either skis or plastic sleds on the bottom, and exploded and tipped over once they got up speed on the slope. Betty’s favorite was a family of PacMan characters made out of

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I asked him what sparked the story of “My GRL.” “My GRL was inspired by a visit to the Lexington back in 2009,” he says, “I went with my sister to visit the museum since our dad served aboard her during World War II. It was with awe I toured the boat and then began to wonder what would happen to this monument if there was a security threat. This began the formulation of the plot and ultimately the final story.”

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People imagine that authors spend their time musing in coffeehouses all day or perhaps in bars at night but John’s day is much more structured and task-oriented. “My day begins early with a dog walk and then certain chores around the house.” he says. “I ride my bike three days a week on the beach. I usually keep mornings for the real world activities and then settle in to writing after lunch. I try to do onethousand words a day and sometime go over and others fall short. I do write seven days a week.”

The next day we went out to a different park to find the Art Sled Rally. Not quite sure which end of the park to go to, we parked and walked over the snow until we saw a gang of costumed Gladiators with polar fleece swords and shields and tunics and helmets. Yes these are grownups. I figured we must be close to the wacky sleds too, until they asked if we knew what the cheering across the park was all about. Art Sled we said. Oh right they said. So we drove around.

The Art Sled arena was on a hillside set up kind of like a ski jump area

Reindeer rides in the park in Frostbite Falls.

painted cardboard. There was a paper mache bulgy-eyed Chicken on skis, a fleet of cardboard Canoes with paddlers, and Noah’s ark with two zebras, two giraffes etc that had the longest run.

One gal made a twelve foot long streamlined cardboard carrot. Bert’s favorite was a shiny silver tin-man-like Robot on a saucer sled base that spun and teetered and toppled his way down. Never a dull moment!

That doesn’t mean he lacks for inspiration.

John says, “The Coastal Bend is an idea rich environment, especially the sights and sounds of Padre and Mustang Island. I have developed a number of short stories which have been inspired by walking on the beach, watching the boats, and even taking the nerve wracking trip OTB. The Islands comfort and nurture the creative side and hopefully all of us who live here appreciate the gift we have.”

Peace and Love, Betty and Bert

“My GR” is available in print on amazon. com and as a e-book for Kindle and Nook.

For more information, contact John via email at johnwhowell.wave@gmail.com. You can also follow him on Twitter where he is @ HowellWave and on Facebook at https://www. facebook.com/john.howell.98229241.

Learn more on his Amazon Author Page, https://www. amazon.com/author/johnwhowell and keep up with him on his three-times-weekly blog Fiction Favorites, http://johnhowell.com.

Bert loves to make snowmen and snowcats.

And don’t miss the My GRL launch party on Saturday, Feb. 1 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Sirena Water Wear, 1700 Highway 361 Suite C in Port Aransas. Join John for cake, ice cream and a potable concoction appropriately named My GRL. I’ll see you there.

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History continued from A1 Their fellow Bridge Droppers soon began showing up at Ellis Island where first they got a new name from the guy with the registration book and then turned around and shouted at the people in line behind them, “And the rest of you stay out of my country!”

Here on The Island these folks take the form of the people who move here and within two weeks start complaining about all the changes they have had to put up since they got here Here on The Island these folks take the form of the people who move here and within two weeks start complaining about all the changes they have had to put up since they got here.

“There used to not be so many people. You used to be able to leave your front door unlocked.

Bob Hall Pier used to be free. There used to not be any No Trespassing signs. I used to be able to hunt ducks from my living room by shooting through my open sliding glass door while sitting in front of the television watching Jerry Springer, now I got to walk a thousand feet from my own house! I used to catch my dinner by just throwing a stick of dynamite in the canal behind my house and collecting fish with a dipnet. Try doing any of that now! Some treehugger or bureaucrat or communist will have you arrested! I tell you what!”

We all know a whole bunch of them. Some of them are even long distance Bridge Droppers/ Ferry Sinkers who bought second homes on The Island with the idea of retiring here but now are not sure because, “the Island isn’t like it was when I got here.”

The common trait among Bridge Droppers and Ferry Sinkers is they believe they should be the last one allowed to move to The Island.

Once they got here The Island was full and it was time to drop the bridge into the Laguna Madre and send the ferry boats to the bottom with it.

Of course the problem with Bridge Droppers and Ferry sinkers is that if we do that then we are stuck listening to them complain about how The Island would have been so much better if it had been done six months ago when they moved here and now there is no way for them to leave so the rest of us have to listen to them gripe.

The only thing constant on The Island is change, and the Bridge Droppers and Ferry Sinkers who complain about it.

And so it goes…

Island Changers. This is the flip side of the Bridge Droppers. These folks don’t mind having so many people here; they’re used to a lot of people because there were a lot of people where they came from. Their problem is that the people who were here before them don’t want to act like the people acted where they used to live.

We’ve all met them jabbing their grubby little fingers into the Seven Layer Bean Dip at a party we weren’t really invited to but it was on the same street as the one we were invited to and we saw the cars and accidentally went into the wrong house. Come on, we’ve all done it.

Island Changers often start a sentence with, “When I lived in (insert name of snowy or California or Florida city here, or Texas city with too much traffic) that’s not how we did it.

We didn’t drive on the beach; we didn’t smoke cigarettes on the beach; we didn’t ride our bicycles on the sidewalk; we didn’t wear our hats in restaurants; we didn’t make the liquor stores close at nine o’clock (got to admit they might have a point there); we didn’t let our dogs run on the beach without a leash; we didn’t let anyone build fires on the beach.”

The response from Islanders usually follows one of two lines of thought: if you liked it so much there why did you move here? Or, after a few margaritas, “Hey bud, the JFK runs both ways.”

After a while Island Changers forget why they hated the place they moved here from and just become full time Bridge Droppers. If they can’t get everybody here to live by their rules, then at least they can stop more “morons and idiots” from moving here.

One thing, maybe about the only thing, good about talking to Island Changers is they are fun to mess with. They mostly got pretty thin skin and you can get a rise out of them.

Schlittermashers – Schlittermashers and Bridge Droppers are often one in the same but not congruent sets. These are a relatively new phenomenon since Schlitterbahn isn’t even finished yet but Schlittermashers are blaming it for causing more wrecks on SPID, a perceived or anticipated water shortage, the disappearance of horny toads, fire ants, bad fishing, rising gas prices, burglaries, wildfires, higher taxes, bad streets, traffic, some shady character they met on the B Bus, and the heartbreak of psoriasis.

If the Schlittermashers had their way the work that has already been done at the new park would be torn down, the holes filled in, and a twenty-seven hole golf course that doesn’t charge green fees and gives away free beer put in its place - all paid for by the lottery.

About all you can say to a Schlittermasher is that the park is coming. It’s a private development on private land paid for with private money. You can get used to it or you can head OTB, unless of course the Bridge Droppers have had their way already in which case you’ll need a boat.

The parting shot of most Schlittermashers is “where are they going to get the water?”

Well, they’ve only built about twenty of these things and they probably only forgot to figure that out ahead of time once.

Like Island Changers, Schlittermashers will eventually die out like people a hundred years ago who wanted to go on the Silver Standard.

They’ll either get used to the new order or leave. Either way their Schlittermashing days are numbered.

Schlitterichers.

These are the opposite of Schlittermashers. The Schlitterichers are convinced that the arrival of the waterpark is like winning an Island lottery. They’re buying up condos and opening all kinds of businesses without really stopping to think that the park itself is going to have all that stuff on site. Who knows, maybe they’re right. The fun part is that we’re going to get the chance to find out staring this summer.

POAers – These are sort of like Schlittermashers except their Bogie Man is the POA. No ducks this year – POA’s fault. Guy lives next door has bad breath – POA’s fault. Global warming – POA or Al Gore’s fault. POAers are often members of conspiracy groups who blame tepid dishwater on the Committee on Foreign Relations or the Masonic Lodge or show dislike authority in all its forms.

POAers all want the POA to “do what they are supposed to do and enforce the rules.” Until, of course, the POA tells them they can’t build a four-story tower for human sacrifices in their own back yard. Then “the POA should just leave us alone!”

Like any organization the POA has its issues, but your inability to catch fish in your canal isn’t one of them. Try different bait.

Plastic Bagheads – These come in several forms. One is the guy who buys a sixpack at Stripes and loads the cans into his ice chest in the back of his truck and throws the plastic bag in the truck bed to maybe use as a trash can later on. But as soon as he drives off the plastic bag goes airborne and attaches itself to a palm tree just high enough that you can’t reach it without a ladder where it takes up residence for the next year and a half until it rains hard enough to knock it down and wash it into the storm drain into a canal where it lives for a another year until it floats up against someone’s deck who fishes it out with a fishing rod.

Another kind is the person who goes to the beach and watches as the plastic bag that just blew out his car window rolls down the beach in the wind and thinks how beautiful and free it looks as it blows toward Packery Channel where it becomes one with nature.

Yes Virginia there is such a thing as Bagheads, always has been and always will be as long as plastic bags are being used. Bagheads, like Bridge Droppers think there is a separate set of rules that apply only to themselves and everyone else should work harder to stop annoying them.

Can heads – We got way too many of these.

The most infamous recently was the fellow who went on local television complaining about the property owners who didn’t want him trespassing to fish on their property then threw his can on the ground while on camera. We Islanders can tolerate trespassers a little more than we can put up with litterers but if you do both we only got three words – get a rope.

Powersnatchers - These guys surfaced last week on Sea Pines when they snatched the power for nine hours as a cold front blew through and Islanders, who don’t do well with cold anyway, shivered in their houses and wondered why no one makes fur-lined flip flops.

Most of the time we don’t actually see Powersnatchers, the only way we know they are there is when the lights go out for a few hours for reasons no one can figure out; except of course the Powersnatchers. They know everything. That’s how they get all the power.

The Powersnatchers are sneaky though. Last week on Sea Pines they deflected the blame to The Island being too crowded, people not acting like they did back home, Schlitterbahn and/or the POA, trespassers and people who throw down cans.

So there you go. If you can think of some we left out let us know.

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By Maybeth Christensen We have had a number of calls to the office about the various solicitors who have recently been active on the Island. Most of us do not like to be bothered by these folks, especially at night.

Although our covenants say “no solicitation,” they were done prior to our being annexed by the City and this is one which falls under their jurisdiction. The City ordinance requires solicitors be licensed. They should be wearing the license so that it is in plain sight when they are at your door. If they do not have a license, call the police.

Our Councilmember Colleen McIntyre has asked the City staff to look at amending the ordinance to require fingerprinting and background checks of the persons requesting a license. The ordinance now has a 9 PM cutoff time for soliciting. She has asked them to look at changing it to sunset. We will update you on when the changes are made.

Setout time We are in the brush setout time right now.

So, use this weekend to do your trimming and cleaning up the dead branches. The City will be

picking up starting Monday morning, February 3. Remember, do not put the brush out after you see the truck go by as it is not going to come back and you will be receiving a letter warning you of an impending fine.

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The cold weather makes for staying inside and reading a good book. We have literally hundreds of books in our swapping library.

You do not need to bring in a book in order to take one. Our great volunteers keep the books organized by author so you don’t need to worry about the Dewey Decimal system!

Notary services

Another handy service provided by the POA is if you need anything notarized, we are all notaries so one of the three of us is always available to help you. There is no charge for the service. The office is open Monday thru Thursday from 8 AM to 5 PM and 8 AM to 1 PM on Friday.

2014 started out with a bang and somehow I got off track on writing the articles. I look forward to a very busy and exciting year ahead and keeping you up to date.

Projects continued from A1 practice has been going on for several years after tests of drinking water showed alternately very low and very high levels of chlorine as lines were alternately “purged” and “shocked” to remove the film. No health problems were ever linked to the problem but many Island residents reported “musty” tasting water. The construction of the water tower near Sea Pines in 2010 was done, in part, to correct the problem but city planners at the time said the long term solution was a second water line to create a “loop” that will allow better circulation.

The city received three bids on the project with the highest being $9.3 million.

Rewiring The Island Power outages on The Island have been a chronic problem for years. Salt builds up on power lines and when the wind blows the added weight causes power outages. As anyone driving down SPID lately has probably noticed crews from AEP have been busy replacing the electric lines and poles.

According to Ken Griffin Manager of External Affairs at AEP the work is actually two separate projects. North of Whitecap where new poles and lines are being installed the work is to increase the size of the lines to allow for more power to reach the Schlitterbahn site.

“We had the capacity but we needed to be able to get the power to the site and that required replacing the old lines with bigger ones,” Griffin said.

From Encantada south, where power was cut for more than ten hours last Thursday, the replacement of lines was due simply to wear and tear in the harsh climate.

Griffin said the work is on schedule and should be completed within the next month, weather permitting.

Whitewater Treatment Plant

Also on Tuesday the City Council took a step forward in bringing an enhanced UltraViolet disinfection system to the Whitecap Wastewater Treatment Plant in order to bring it in compliance with new discharge permit requirements from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). TCEQ has issued more than twenty fines against the plant since 2009 for high levels of bacteria in the plant’s discharge.

The Engineering design contract amendment approved Tuesday is an addition of $416,000 to the project bringing the total cost of the project to $743,000 for design services of up to three new UV channels to replace the existing system, a re-lift pump station to provide sufficient head for the disk filters, canopies over the disk filters and UV channels to prevent algae growth, and provide an improved working environment for operation’s employees. The recommended improvements will also include electrical and instrumentation improvements required for supporting the disinfection improvements.

No firm time frame has been set for construction on the project.

Ban on a Bag Ban

Ignoring the advice of the city staff and despite urging by Mayor Nelda Martinez the City Council on Tuesday voted not to put a ban on single-use plastic bags in the city. Instead they ordered the staff to begin a year-long (at least) study on how an amped -up education program works.

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January 30, 2014

By Ronnie Narmour ronnienarmour@gmail.com

Did you watch the Grammys?

Allow me a bit of a rant here. I watched the Grammys this week or let’s put it this way: I watched as much of the Grammys as I could stomach. I am ever amazed at the spectacle that popular music has stooped to in this day and age. Case in point, Pink on a rope… Barnum and Bailey comes to mind. The “song and dance” has risen Kacey Musgraves is to an all time low following her arrow at when presenting a the Grammys song at the Grammy Awards entails the singer wearing a next to nothing body stocking as she bounces from the ceiling on a bungie cord. All she needed was flaming batons and a vapor trail streaming from her you know what. And what about this country artist, Casey Muskgraves? She shows up in a shorter than short mini poodle skirt with a beyond plunging neckline and boots that have flashing lights on them to sing a song about following her arrow.

I may be showing my age here, but REALLY? I mean country music artists have always had a flair for tacky fashion, but that went way beyond any rhinestone suit Porter Wagner could have ever donned. And what about these rapping robot guys? I’m officially demanding that rap go away right now. No more! I declare it dead and a threat to national security. Also,

Pink on a rope at the Grammys I think Ozzy Osborne, Paul McCartney, Madonna and Metallica need to peacefully go to their respective retirement homes and desist the cosmetic surgery. And, I’m a little nervous about Darius Rucker winning for Wagon Wheels because now that song will NEVER go away. I did think it was very cool though that Texans Guy Clark won for “Best Folk Album” and Gary Clark, Jr. won for “Best Traditional R&B Performance”. Those guys deserved it.

OK, I’m done… all comments can be addressed to Dale Rankin at editor@islandmoon.com.

Folk hero, Pete Seeger, dies at 94…

One of my all time biggest heroes and national treasure, Pete Seeger, died this week at the age of 94. The term, “voice of a generation” more than applies here. The American Civil Rights movement found its anthem when Seeger sang, “We shall overcome…” in the 60’s and his voice became synonymous with a generation eager for the times to change. An untiring environmentalist and political activist, he was best known for such folk standards as If I Had a Hammer, This Land is Your Land, Turn, Turn,

Folk icon Pete Seeger dies at 94

Turn and Where Have All the Flowers Gone and is credited with inspiring several generations of artists who were called to social justice, including Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan (who called him a saint) and Joan Baez who said, “we owe our careers to him”. When asked about his religious or spiritual views, Seeger replied: “I feel most spiritual when I’m out in the woods.” The world has lost one a giant of a man.

On the local scene…

The Independent Thieves played Shorty’s last Friday night You can’t walk outside without tripping over a Winter Texan, but that’s not a bad thing. Most of our northern friends are actually devoted music lovers, plus they don’t mind these little Texas cold snaps… they think it’s charming that we all duck for cover when our temperatures Uel Jackson and plummet to 40°… and daughter SIerra it’s minus 20° back home. I’m finding, performed at the last in spite of the cold Sunday Open Jam weather we’ve been at the Tarpon Ice having lately, the House music remains as hot as ever. My favorite priest from Trinity By the Sea, Father James Derkits played the Gaff last Friday with his preacher buddy from Austin, Father Kevin Schubert, collectively known at the Knotty Pines. They put on a charming show of original songs and even got Tiffany Duckworth and Jason and Ty Morris in on their finale, Will the Circle Be Unbroken.

I also caught sets by the amazing string band, Independent Thieves, at Shorty’s, the always rockin’ The Knotty Pines with Melissa Brooke Fathers James Derkits Band and the sexy and Kevin Schubert Edna de la Garza played the Gaff last and Lyrical Bynge at Giggity’s, and Friday

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Last weekend of the Tarpon Ice House…

With the Tarpon Ice House closing next week, many ex-pats have been returning to the nest to say their goodbyes this week. We were pleasantly surprised when our great friends, Dennis and Marilynn Sullivan popped in to town to pay homage. You may remember Dennis as the multi-talented man who supervised the building of the new Ferry Operations office and sings Willie Nelson (et al) with a voice beyond beautiful. The Sullivans moved to Kansas in April last year and didn’t tell anyone they were coming this week. They showed up on Sunday and really made the last official Sunday jam at the Ice House a special occasion. Brother, we jammed ‘til the cows came home. It will be more of the same all weekend at the Ice House as owner, Paul Fain, expects a steady stream of musicians to show up and play.

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Tonight, Thursday, the 30th, Americana dynamo Casey Donahew will play Brewster Street and our beloved Free Beer Band will play their last Tarpon gig before moving their show over to Giggity’s, every Thursday starting

Micky and the Motorcars will play Stingrays on Super Bowl Sunday 3-5

in February. Founders, Steve Goldstein and Crawford Brown have played every Thursday at the Ice House for over three years now and are planning a big blow out for their final show there. On Friday, January 31st, local folky alt rocker, Tiffany Duckworth, will play Shorty’s, Ruben Limas and the Rolling Jays will play Giggity’s and Bryan Matlock will play Stingrays. On Saturday, February 1st, you have quite a few options. The amazing duo, Terri Hendrix and Lloyd Maines (Austin, TX) will be at Third Coast Theater, Red Giant will be at Giggity’s, John Boyd and Passing Strangers (San Antonio, TX) will be at Stingrays, Bob Schneider (Austin, TX) will be at Brewster Street and much admired singer-songwriter, Carol Elliott, will perform at Shorty’s (6:00 PM) with some of her musical friends such as Tiffany Tuesday, James Derkits, Tom Doran, Dennis Sullivan and yours truly. Also on Saturday, the good folks over at the Farley Boat Works on Avenue C have started a “First Saturday Volunteer Appreciation” night with a fish fry and open jam starting around 5:00.

I went to the first one and it was a total blast with musicians Denny Larson, Barney Farley, Rick Reichenbach, Rick Pratt, Bob Reed and Val Synenko in attendance. On Super Bowl Sunday, February 2nd, Stingrays has a big show going with a performance by Red Dirt giants, Micky and the Motorcars playing before the game from 3-5 and hometown hero Melissa Brooke playing after the game. They’ve got a big tent set up for the bands and will be celebrating this event as their Grand Opening as well.

On the horizon…

Briefly, on the near horizon look for shows by Stoney LaRue, Pinata Protest, John Cortez, Joe Mack and Thomas Trapp, Alan Jackson, Gordon Lightfoot, Wayne “The Train” Hancock, Milk Drive, Jerry Diaz, Richard Leigh, Larry Joe Taylor, Ruben V, Cody Canada and the Departed and Ponty Bone and the Squeezetones. Stay tuned, I’ll fill you on these shows next week.

Terri Hendrix and Lloyd Maines will play the Third Coast Theater on Saturday.

♫ ♪ And that’s the truth! ♪ ♫

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