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The Only Island in Texas Where The Tide Is Brown & The Tourists are Red

Around The Island

By Dale Rankin editor@islandmoon.com

We have had an invasion of two types of coyotes on our Island lately. The first type is the four-legged kind which have been active from Sea Pines all the way to Doudon Park. Two of them jumped a fence near the park recently and took a cat from a backyard and in another incident they got a cat near Sea Pines in broad daylight.

Test results are in

Brown Tide is Here to Stay for a While

By Dale Rankin

Next Publication Date: 6/27/2013

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Schlitterwork Going Full Speed Ahead Clubhouse redesign work moving forward First digging on new canals begins

The test results are complete and unless we get some rain the Brown Tide that is plaguing our canals is here to stay.

Ed Buskey, a professor at the University of Texas Marine Science Center in Port Aransas, took water samples in the Laguna from the JFK Causeway, south toward Baffin Bay, and in the Island canal system on June 11. What he found is an extremely high salinity level, 54 Parts Per Thousand, almost twice the levels of Gulf water.

“What you have are ideal conditions for Brown Tide to grow,” Buskey said, “High salinity, and high temperatures with the prevailing southeast wind which doesn’t allow the water from Packery Channel to circulate into the canal system.”

Brown Tide continued on A6

Photo by Andrea Zazzara Islander Andrea Zazzara got this photo a bold fellow who posed for her shot along the new portion of Aquarius, even as she passed him and backed up to get his picture. There have also been numerous sightings all over The Island at all times of the day. They have also been very active in the dunes south of Whitecap. Keep an eye on your pets and don’t let them out by themselves after dark.

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Two-legged coyotes We have also been hit lately by two-legged coyotes cruising our streets in search of fishing poles. They have scored loot from open garages in the areas around Gypsy and Dasmarinas.

They tend to be active on weekends and early in the afternoon. They cruise looking for open garage doors then dash in and grab whatever they can pawn for a few bucks with fishing poles being their loot of choice.

It has been a while since we have had much of a problem with this particular brand of sneak thief but apparently we have some active ones around so do yourself and your neighbors a favor and keep your garage door down when not in use. Two-legged coyotes like their fourlegged cousins tend to gravitate to where they can find “food” and if the bowl is empty they will move elsewhere.

Produce on The Island Islander Jesse Hammonds is now making weekly runs to the Rio Grande Valley to bring back a large trailer load of fresh produce. His produce was a big hit last weekend at the Island Moon ArtWalk and this week marks the second of his weekly markets located on northbound SPID next to Hampton Inn. He will have produce starting on Friday and a vendor market as well on Saturday and Sunday. The spots for vendors this week are free. If you need supplies for a backyard cookout go see Jesse.

Live shrimp?

Last week in Port Aransas we saw a Live Shrimp sign at half mast. Does that mean half the shrimp are dead or all the shrimp are half dead? Or maybe all the shrimp used to be alive but now they are all dead? It’s all so confusing.

Platform If anyone has access to a barge or boat big Around continued on A3

IslandBlast!

Fire in the sky on the Fourth of July

With July 4h only two weeks away it’s time for Islanders to start making their holiday plans.

This year will mark the first ever fireworks celebration on North Padre Island. The show

Fireworks continued on A6

Island United Political Action Committee IU PAC Annual Meeting Wednesday, June 26 Please join us for the Island United PAC Annual Meeting on Wednesday, June 26, at 6pm at the Holiday Inn on Padre Island. More than just a business meeting, there will be door prizes, food, and a cash bar, not to mention the opportunity to get together and discuss the issues of the day with fellow Islanders!

All residents of Padre and Mustang Islands (Precincts 40, 81, and parts of 361) who are registered to vote in Corpus Christi city elections are eligible to participate in all aspects of the PAC, so if you meet those criteria, come on out and we’ll sign you up!

Formed in 2009 to enhance Island representation in City government through voter education and voter turnout activities, the Island United PAC completed three election endorsement cycles that saw 13 of 15 endorsed candidates elected to office, conducted block walking and outreach activities that improved Island voter participation, and worked with City government to establish the Island Strategic Action Committee (ISAC) to address Island infrastructure needs and other issues.

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Islanders Descend on Whataburger Field A couple of Islanders made a dramatic entrance at Whataburger Field downtown on Monday, dropping in for a visit from about 5000 feet.

Jason Towns and Beau Riebe did a test run in preparation for a jump into the stadium prior to the Hooks game on July 2.

KIII television was on hand and Jason and Beau made the news Monday night. Jason said the jump is a tricky one because the southeast wind is blowing in their faces as they descend into the stadium then goes to zero as they get low enough for the bleachers to block it.

So look for Jason and Beau to be coming to a baseball game near you on July 2. It seems Islanders are getting popular with the Hooks as Island favorite Rubin Limas now regularly sings the National Anthem before the first pitch.

Drivers heading south on SPID past what used to be the 11th green at Padre Isles Country Club in the past week have probably noticed

excavation work going on . The 11th green is now gone and the work just south of it is the Schlitterbahn continued on A3

Three Sea Turtle Species Are Nesting And Kemp’s Ridley Hatchling Releases Begin this Week

By Donna J. Shaver, Ph.D. Division of Sea Turtle Science and Recovery National Park Service Padre Island National Seashore e-mail: Donna_Shaver@nps.gov The 2013 sea turtle nesting season is underway.

Since my last article, several more nests from 3 threatened and endangered sea turtle species have been documented. Through mid- day on June 18, 134 Kemp’s ridley nests have been located on the Texas coast this year. Our local nests include 80 from Padre Island National Seashore, 3 from North Padre Island north of the National Seashore, and 3 from Mustang Island. Of the remaining 48 nests recorded in Texas, 33 were located south of the National Seashore and 15 were found between the Bolivar Peninsula and Matagorda Peninsula.

One green and 5 loggerhead sea turtle nests have also been found in Texas this year. Five of these were at Padre Island National Seashore and 1 on North Padre Island north of the National Seashore. The Kemp’s ridley nesting season extends through mid-July, loggerhead

nesting season through mid-August, and green turtle nesting season through mid-September, so it is likely that more sea turtle nests will be found this year.

Detection of nesting Staff and volunteers from Padre Island National Seashore and 5 other groups are patrolling Texas beaches to find and protect nesting Kemp’s ridley turtles and sea turtle nests. We want to find the nesting turtles and their eggs so that they can be protected from human-related and natural threats. However, this is challenging since we have so much area to search. Additionally, nesting Kemp’s ridley turtles are only on the beach for about Turtles continued on A3

A Little Island History...

Dunn Ranching Dynasty on The Island Began in 1879

Editor’s note: Islander Greg Smith is a descendent of the Dunn family which operated a ranch on The Island for many decades beginning in 1879.

By Greg Smioth Last article I left off with storms of the 19th century and promised to tell tales of the 1916 storm. After chewing the fat with Dale the other day he Cattle on the Island wants to celebrate these tales of devastation on their anniversaries, that lived on the southern portion of the Island. By the time Padre Balli purchased the Island from the Spanish so the number six storm of Crown it was called Isla Corpus 1916 is gonna have to wait till Christi. When the good Padre had August. his title reaffirmed by the Mexican Island by another name Government in 1828 the name Padre Island took root. Thank With this respite in time I am goodness the next major owner’s going to back up a bit and start name didn’t stick, Nicholas a century or two before.

Grisante. Who would want to say Over it’s history Padre Island they lived on Grisante Island? has been called several names.

When the Dunn clan started In early Spanish times it was ranching the Island in 1879 some referred to as la Isla Blanca folks started calling the Island the (White Island) or sometimes Dunn Ranch along with Padre Isla de los Malaguitas after a Island.

With tourism dollars band of Coahuiltecan Indians

Patrick Dunn

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The rare tree you questioned is a Royal Poinciana, AKA a ‘Flame Tree’. Royal Poinciana means the same thing as, ‘Flamboyant’ so it’s also called a ‘Flamboyant Tree.’

I’ve seen a bunch of em in The Miami area, the Florida Keys and especially in the nicely planted areas of Key West. The flowers are the flamboyant part of them. Otherwise they kind of look like a Mesquite Tree, but without the thorns and the dark sap.

By the way, that tree behind the Royal Poinciana in your photo happens to be a Mesquite Tree, coincidentally.

Thanks, Bob Av

Turtles continued from A1

Kemp’s ridley sea turtle nests documented on the Texas coast during 2013

45 minutes and the signs of their nesting are difficult to find since they leave only a faint track in the sand that disappears quickly.

If you travel to the beach during the nesting season, please watch for nesting Kemp’s ridley turtles. Drive slowly and watch carefully since they often nest in the ruts of the beach vehicular roadway. Please immediately report any nesting that you see to a passing turtle patroller or by calling 1-866-TURTLE5. If you see a nesting turtle, do not rush up to her as she crawls up the beach or you can frighten her back into the water without nesting. You should protect her from traffic and other people until biologists arrive or the turtle returns to the Gulf of Mexico, and should place a distinguishing marker next to her nest site.

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Location Found (north to south) Number of nests Bolivar Peninsula 3 Galveston Island 7 Brazoria County, N. of Surfside Surfside Beach

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Egg care and hatchling releases

Matagorda Peninsula

Eggs from most sea turtle nests found at the National Seashore and northward on the Texas coast are collected and brought to our incubation facility for protected care. Eggs from some of the nests found at the southern end of the park are brought to a large protective screen enclosure called a corral. Eggs from South Padre Island and Boca Chica Beach are brought to a corral on South Padre Island.

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Eggs are monitored and cared for in the incubation facility and corrals. It takes about 45-53 days for the eggs to hatch and the length of their incubation period is influenced by temperature. When hatchlings are fully emerged from their eggshells we release them on the beach and protect them during release.

Hatchlings must be released when they are physically ready for release and enter their “frenzy”. If they are held through their frenzy they would expend the energy that they need to swim through the surf and would be too weak for release. Fortunately, hatchlings are often ready for release during the early morning when the public can be invited to view their release. Our releases are held starting at 6:45 am, in front of the Visitor Center at Padre Island National Seashore. Each year, we hold 15-20 hatchling releases at the National Seashore that are open to the public, free-of-charge. These releases are very popular with the public and in 2012 collectively more than 12,000 people attended our releases.

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Our first eggs found this year are hatching and our first public release will be held sometime between June 19 and 24. As the eggs continue to hatch we are monitoring them closely and narrowing down when the release will occur.

For the latest information about the releases call our recorded Hatchling Hotline (tel. 361-9497163) or visit our Facebook page titled Padre Island NS Division of Sea Turtle Science & Recovery.

We have placed the projected hatchling release dates for other eggs held in our incubation facility on our website at www.nps.gov/pais.

Hatchling releases will continue through at least early August. We should continue to find nests for a few more weeks and when they are found we will post additional potential public release dates. We suggest that people traveling from out of town to view a release target a time when several clutches are due to be released at the same time. This provides “insurance” so that if one or more clutches go into their frenzy during the middle of the night and have to be released immediately then, other clutches might be available for release during the scheduled, early morning public release.

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Loggerhead sea turtle nests documented on the Texas coast during 2013 Location Found (north to south) Number of nests Quintana Beach

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Padre Island National Seashore (PAIS) 4 South Padre Island 0 *Total 5

Green sea turtle nests documented on the Texas coast during 2013 Location Found (north to south) Number of nests Padre Island National Seashore (PAIS) 1 South Padre Island 0 *Total 1

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by Dale Rankin

The Spurs had just lost game six and we were drowning our sorrows on the back deck when the dog tried to drown more than his sorrows; he decided to try and drown himself.

We have a stray cat that lives under our deck that we put food out for. It’s amazing how even a stray cat manages to make sure we humans know they don’t need us – even when they do.

This cat won’t respond to anything we do. It just stays under the porch until about 10:30 at night when it makes its way to the food bowl we leave for it.

Normally it just struts across the deck and eats, where it gets water I have no idea. We have to put the food bowl up high so the dog doesn’t eat the cat food and this time when the cat came for his nightly feast he got a big surprise. There was a fat dog guarding his food bowl and when the cat headed for it the dog came unglued.

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Dog down hard Riley P. Dog doesn’t get excited about many things but catfood is on the list. And when a cat tries to purloin the food that he has been guarding, well, he gets involved. I heard him set up a howl like he had just seen a Jetty Monster and when I turned about I saw the cat beat a hasty retreat through the bars on the gate and take off like his tail was on fire with Riley right behind him. Riley skidded to a halt just as he reached the gate and the next thing I heard was a splash. Dog down. Dog down hard. In the canal.

I was in shorts with no shoes and from the surface of our deck to the waterline is about four feet. The dog was swimming in circles trying to figure out how he got in the water and what do to about it; his thoughts of catching the cat now replaced by those of survival. By the time I got into the water he had swum under the deck next door and I couldn’t hear him splashing.

I thought he had gone submarine and began thrashing around under the water thinking he was down there somewhere.

But Riley P. has spent enough time in rivers and swimming pools that he’s a strong swimmer and when he heard me hit the water he came swimming back and I grabbed him.

I now had an eighty-five pound dog in my arms and was standing waist deep in the canal.

I yelled for help but I knew there was none and the dog was getting heavy. Fortunately Riley’s diet of late took about ten pounds off of him but he’s still a big fellow and by this time he knew he had messed up and was thrashing around like he was in quick sand.

Balancing his keister I guess the adrenaline was pumping because somehow I was able to heft the soaked dog over my head and get his front feet up on the top of

the bulkhead. One thing about dogs, they may be your friend when you put food in their bowl but when they find themselves in a perilous spot their survival instincts kick in and they will crawl on top of your head and drown you without batting a dog eye. So when I got Riley’s front end over the top he tried to climb up my head and save himself. Instead his foot slipped off the top of my head and I found myself waste deep in turbid, Brown Tide infested canal water with an eighty-five pound wet dog balancing his keister resting squarely on top of my head.

I was seeping slowly into the primordial ooze under the weight of Riley P. Dog and combined with the Spurs loss it wasn’t turning out to be all that great a night. So with one mighty heave I shoved Riley’s keister skyward and he cleared the deck. He took off like he was shot out of a cannon because he knew that I was one steaming hombre and he was in for the business.

I was now rid of the dog but still standing in the canal with no way to get to the deck except by climbing up the bulkhead. I worked my bare foot around the cement until I found a foothold placed there just for me; I worked my toe in and hoisted myself up. It turned out my foothold was a barnacle and now I was bleeding from my foot, my knee, both elbows and probably some places I haven’t discovered yet. I informed the dog I was not pleased with his decision-making process and for protection he jumped soaking wet into bed with his mother who slept through the whole Dog In the Canal episode. She awoke the next morning and saw blood all over the floor and figured it was another of my good ideas gone bad.

Punked by a stray cat I guess I have Dr. Christi to thank for saving Riley’s life. If he was still his pre-diet 95 pounds I might still be standing waist-deep in the canal with a fat dog balanced on my head until I was able to hail a passing boat. I might have made the Guinness Book of World Records for balancing a fat dog on my head but I wouldn’t have been all that happy about it.

I can’t help but wonder if that cat wasn’t playing out some kind of cartoon scenario where the cat baits the dog into chasing him then executes a sharp turn sending the hapless dog careening into the water then sits on top of the fence and laughs. Or maybe he had some of those Acme roller skates like Wiley Coyote. If I see that cat with a smile on his face I’m getting a squirt gun.

In the meantime the dog is treading lightly and I am nursing cuts and bruises. I guess I should be thankful the dog didn’t fall in when I wasn’t there. But somehow I can’t escape feeling like I have been punked by a stray cat.

The best I can tell the dog doesn’t care.

beginning of a new canal that eventually is planned to connect Packery Channel to the existing Island canal system. The spot where the digging is going on is where the Park Road 22 Water Exchange Bridge will go under the roadway.

The digging work will proceed south with the goal of connecting the new canal to the Gypsy Canal which currently dead ends just behind the German Bakery building. When completed the 3500-foot canal will go north, under the new Aquarius Extension and end at Commodores.

Work on that section of the canal will not begin until a later phase of construction.

City planners told the Corpus Christi City Council on Tuesday that they now have the environmental clearance they need from the Texas Department of Transportation to move forward on al bid package they hope to have ready by December.

Meanwhile demolition work is well underway at the country club headquarters building and new plans which call for adding a major component to the building are being finalized.

The golf course at Padre Isles Country Club is now nine holes. An announcement is expected soon on the new package for club members.

Work continues at Schlitterbahn

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Things New Islanders Should Know We are the turtle capital of Texas. The turtle program at Padre Island National Seashore is a unique part of our Island. They will be having their first turtle hatchling release of the season in the next few weeks. If you have never been to one check it out.

The beach at PINS is the longest undeveloped piece of beach in the country. It is amazing how different the beach is once you head south and get past the usual beach crowd.

It is about 70 miles from the four-wheel drive area to the Mansfield cut and there is no road; just the beach. Make sure you have a good fourwheel drive vehicle because otherwise it is not a journey for the faint of heart but it is a piece of Texas like no other.

If you come across an injured bird call the Animal Rescue Keep in Port Aransas. Either Guy Davis or Tony Amos will help out.

Don’t feed the seagulls; at least not where

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anyone can see you. Once it is known to the locals that you have engaged in this practice, even once, you will forever be known as The Person Who Feeds Seagulls and your progeny will bear the shame for generations.

Heron dung is here to stay. If a heron takes up residence under your deck it won’t take long before he starts leaving his calling cards behind.

Once those babies bake in the sun for a day or two they turn to concrete. You can’t spray them off with water, you can’t kick them loose with the toe of your boot, and you can’t bust it loose with a shovel without doing damage to your deck. No, New Islanders, when a heron comes calling you got to get to it quick or live with it.

You’ve been warned.

Naked Men cavort on Kleberg Beach. Due to a lack of police presence resulting from its distance from the county seat of Kleberg County in Kingsville there are no deputies on the beach inside Kleberg County and Naked Men know this. Why they want to walk around naked we don’t know. The best time to avoid Naked Men there is on the weekends when there are a lot of civilians; the “best” time to see Naked Men on Kleberg Beach is Wednesday and Thursday which apparently are the days that Naked Men have off work.

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By Connie Harris, Administrative Assistant Island in the Son United Methodist Church

Island in the Son United Methodist Church will have their annual “Christmas in July” Arts and Crafts Sale on Saturday, July 13, 2013 from 9:00 AM until 3:00 PM. You won’t want to miss this opportunity to “shop ‘til you drop” among the great selection of unique items for sale. A Vendor information packet with registration form is available by emailing or calling the church at islandintheson@yahoo.com or 361749-0884. Tables will be reserved on a first come, first served basis, and only after payment is received. Deadline for registration is July 3.

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Rockport, Texas (June 17, 2013) – The Rockport Art Festival is now in its forty-fourth year. The 2013 festival will be held July 6-7, right on Aransas Bay on the festival grounds next to Rockport Beach Park.The Rockport Art Festival began in 1969.

It is one of the largest outdoor art festivals in the country. In 2012, more than 10,000 people attended the event. The festival begins with a July 5 Art Auction & Party, which includes: a Live Auction, Big Board Auction; Silent Auctions; full dinner; valet parking; open bar and live music from The Rebuilt Carburetors.

On Saturday, July 6 and Sunday, July 7, over 120 artists will be displaying and selling their work. There will be an array of artwork from Paintings, Ceramics, Photography, Sculpture, Woodwork, Mixed Media, Jewelry and other.

Only high-quality fine art and master crafts are showcased. No commercial vendors. There will be live music and food under a large air conditioned tent and a kid’s activity tent with The Singing Zoologist on Saturday and Mr. Habitat on Sunday as live entertainment. The festival will open Saturday, July 6 10am-6pm; admission for Adults on Saturday is $7. Sunday Adult admission is $6, kids age 12 and under are admitted for $1. Hours of operation are 10am -5pm. An All Festival $10/pp two day pass, with no waiting line, is available online and at both gates on Saturday morning while supplies last.

For more information visit www. rockportartcenter.com and click on Upcoming Events or call 361-729-5519.

For information about Places to Stay visit www.rockport-fulton.org or call 1 -800 2420071 or email tourism@1rockport.org.

Dig it Dive in Theatre The Janet F. Harte Public Library would like to invite teens and young adults to their summer movie program, Dig it Dive in Theater every Friday through July 26 from 10 a.m to 1 p.m.

Lunch and snacks will be provided. For movie titles call the Harte Library at 937-6569. Free.

The Harte Library is located at 2629 Waldron Rd. in Flour Bluff.

Letters to Riley

A5

By Riley P. Dog Hello Oakley, I don’t lick toys. I like them but licking them isn’t so much fun. My owners are okay as humans go but they have been leaving me alone a lot lately because they say it is too hot to leave me in the car even with all the windows down. Last weekend a nice lady at the market

and I tailpipe my friends but I would never eat a Bacon Hotdog from a push cart in Mexico City.

I don’t think even a cat would do that. Stoopid cats.

Teens and young adults are invited to attend the YA Monday Morning Club every Monday from 10:00-12:30 through July 29 at the Janet F. Harte Public Library. Teens and young adults are treated to brunch and participate in an activity and a short discussion. Activities change from week to week. Call the Harte Library at 937-6569 for details. Free.

put a bag of ice on my back and that cooled me off pretty good. I don’t know why my humans don’t try that more often.

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I don’t have any hotdogs or catfood for you Oakley because when I get a hotdog I eat it quick before my humans or Dr. Christi take it away from me and I have to sneak upstairs to get catfood and then hide when my humans come home. So if you could send me some catfood in a box to my house I would eat it.

they might be tapping my phone. Last week I was talking to my friend Mud and there was a bunch of clicking on the line and when I asked Mud if his phone was making funny noises he started reciting the Pledge of Allegiance and that was weird because Mud lives in Canada.

Kids Stand Strong for God”

Island in the Son United Methodist Church will host a Vacation Bible School called “Kingdom Rock” on Monday, June 17 through Thursday, June 20 from 5:30 to 8:00 PM. Each evening will begin with a light dinner. Kids will then participate in memorable Bible-learning activities, sing songs, play teamwork-building games, experience Bible adventures and crafts, and MORE! Plus, kids will be encouraged to look for evidence of God all around them through something called God Sightings.

How do I bite? I don’t bite very often. Once a man on the ferry boat stuck his hand in my window and I nipped him to remind him not to do that and they Dog Pounded me for the night. I was in solitary in Port Aransas singing the Blue Dog Blues. It was some people from Homeland Security that got me and now I think

Kingdom Rock is for kids entering Kindergarten through 6th grade (Fall 2013).

Youth entering 7th grade and up are invited to volunteer as helpers. Registration forms are available from the church office (361-749-0884 or islandintheson@yahoo.com) or from the church website (www.islandintheson.org).

Island in the Son United Methodist Church is located at 10650 Highway 361 on Mustang Island, between Newport Pass Road and Beach Access Road #3 (on the west/Laguna Madre side of the highway). As always, we invite you to visit us and “Come as you are!”

Brown Bag Book Club / Morning Club Teens and young adults are invited to attend the YA Brown Bag Book Club at the Janet F. Harte Public Library every Wednesday through July 31 from 12 noon to 2 p.m. Bring a sack lunch, the library will provide drinks and dessert. For details call the Harte Library at 937-6569. Free.

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The 12 Annual Night at the Races presented by the Padre Island Rotary Club will be held July 19 at the Padre Isles Country Club.

The annual event lets bettors place wagers with play money on pre-recorded horse races. At the end of the night the money can be used to buy over $5000 in prizes.

The event kicks off at 6 p.m. and includes a full seafood buffet along with two beer and/or wine tickets.

Pre-race tickets are available at the Country Club or from any Island Rotarian and are $35 and limited to 120.

Children Artists Wanted

By Brent Rourk Local children have a fantastic opportunity to create art that will be used as props in the upcoming Shrek the Musical, that will play at the Port Aransas Community Theatre. Children need to register for the Shrek Art Camp soon.

It will be lots of fun and they will get a chance to see their art used on stage in a colorful, spectacular musical. Local art teachers will be teaching the class.

I had some very good news this week when I heard that someone has invented Bacon Hotdogs. I hope this is not a cruel urban myth like my dog friends say because all my hopes and dreams will be crushed. They say it can’t be true because only a dog could invent a Bacon Hotdog and they don’t let the dogs go where they keep the bacon so I don’t know but if you can find me a Bacon Hotdog Oakley don’t bother mailing it just tell me and I’ll come over to your house. I will have to get someone to drive me though because my feet can’t reach the pedals at the same time where I can see over the dash board. I think cars must be designed by cats. Stoopid cats. I’m pretty good on left turns but right turns not so much.

Sometimes I get to go to the place where they keep all the dogfood. It’s a big store where they let dogs in and they gots more food in there than I could eat in a day and a half. Since my humans began starving me I have lost eight pounds and now my collar doesn’t fit anymore.

Can you help me Oakley? Please tell me as soon as you can find a Bacon Hotdog. I know they have Bacon Hotdogs in Mexico. My human ate a Bacon Hotdog he bought from a man pushing a cart in Mexico City and boy did he turn funny colors. I’m only a dog and I drink from the toilet

I don’t know if I can come to “tusnkhits” Oakley because I don’t know where that is. I live on The Island and I want to tell all the humans reading this to watch out for their dog friends on the 4th of July because there are going to be some explosions in the sky and when we dogs hear explosions in the sky we get scared and run under the bed.

Last week I found an old shoe under the bed and I chewed the toe end off. My humans haven’t found it yet so I hope they don’t read this. It was a tasty shoe.

That’s all I have for now Oakley. If your humans try to put you on a diet tell them your friend Riley said to give you a Bacon Hotdog.

When you get it call me.

If any of you Island Dogs have questions about The Island you can send them to me. If you don’t have a quarter I’ll take a treat but don’t tell Dr.Christi.

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Moon Monkeys Mike Ellis, Founder

Letters to the Editor Fishing Pole Thefts

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Thank you Dale! We had a great time at the market last week. It sounds like we may be joining you every month, if that’s ok!! Enjoy the rest of your week!

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Business Briefs Mad Meats & More is opening between Grounded and Scuttlebutt’s. The name comes from owners Melissa (M) and Chad (ad). Will have more info next issue.

Skydive South Texas owner Jason Towns will be making a jump into Whataburger Field at the July 2nd game. The trial jump went great.

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PIBA Events for June

Mary Craft Maybeth Christiansen Jay Gardner Todd Hunter

Tuesday, June 25 @ 6:30pm

Danniece Bobeché Ronnie Narmour Brent Rourk

Flour Bluff Business Association Community Public Forum

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Real Life Conference Center on Flour Bluff Drive

Miles Merwin Jeff Dolan

Topics: “Destination” Parker Memorial Park and Parker Pool; Public Action Committee (PAC)

Mary Craft

Wednesday, June 26 @ 6:00pm Island United Political Action Committee Annual Meeting Holiday Inn - Padre Island All Padre Island registered voters are considered members of PAC and are invited

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The Island Grocery/Internet Café in the Subway strip now has produce direct from the farm and will soon also carry meats. They have fresh baked good, paninis, two daily soups and more. The Biz Center has computer rentals for $.30/minute, notary, scanning, fax, color and b&w copies and much more.

Scuttlebutt’s will prepare your catch blackened, grilled, fried or Caribbean jerked for $6.99/lb. They also have several sauces to choose from. The fish must be fileted and on ice in a sealable container.

Surfside Sandwich Shoppe is expanding their outdoor seating by building a patio behind the Keller Williams building next door.

The Dairy Queen coming to the Island rumor cannot be substantiated by us Moon Monkeys.

We have heard it was going to be near Whitecap and SPID but we talked to property owners around there who cannot verify that.

The stakes along some of the lots at the seawall are there to mark underground utilities for the new sewer line going in.

Fireworks cont. from A1 will launch from the lot next to the Padre Island Yacht Club at the end of Whitecap at 9:15 on July 4 and run for about thirty minutes.

The fireworks will do their magic about 500 feet in the air so any deck with a clear west facing view will do for viewing, and boats can also anchor around the Yacht Club area for some sailgating.

The 4th of July boat parade will muster next to the Yacht Club starting at 6 p.m. with the parade getting underway at 7:30. There is no need to pre-register. If you wish to be one of the judged boats in the parade pass by Ann and Herald’s homes at 13766 3 Fathoms and make yourself known.

If you are throwing a deck party and would like the parade to come past your location call Herald at 937-2423 and give him your location.

Brown Tide cont. from A1 Brown tide was first discovered in the Laguna Madre in 1990 and Buskey and his team named the microscopic alga Aureoumbra lagunensis which loosely translates to “Umbrella over the Laguna.” A Brown Tide algal cell is only 4-7 microns in diameter, which means that over 200 brown tide cells sitting side by side would stretch across the period at the end of this sentence. When concentrations of this alga reach 1-2 million cells per milliliter of water, the water appears brown, taking on the color of the alga and thus the term “Brown Tide.”

The Brown Tide cells have a mucus outer layer which makes them unwanted by predators.

Buskey says they are always in Gulf water but flourish in high heat and high salinity. He says they feed on ammonium in the water, but do not feed on the nitrogen which finds its way into the Laguna from agricultural runoff.

“A lot of people are convinced that the agricultural runoff feeds Brown Tide,” Buskey said. “But we took tests all along the King Ranch shoreline around Baffin Bay in the 1990s and introduced Brown Tide to it. We found that Brown Tide does not process nitrogen of that sort at all. There is no evidence that Brown Tide is in any way impacted by the activities of man.”

He said the 1990 outbreak was exacerbated by a fish kill which put a “nutrient pulse” in the water providing food for the Brown Tide to flourish and last for eight years. Buskey says he can’t predict how long the current one will last, but experience suggests between three and four months. The last outbreak in 2010 was of that duration.

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Dale, Over here at Puente Vista, we are having a rash of fishing pole thefts and I wanted to alert others in our area. The missing poles were stored outside of the units, but way up by the patio doors. We caution everyone not to leave them on the docks so the culprits are roaming closer to the units to rip them off. Wanted once more to caution folks that they are out there and they are active. Take heed.

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He said the opening of the proposed Water Exchange Bridge between Lake Padre and the current canal system would help prevent Brown Tide by allowing the circulation of water into the canals at a point further south than Packery Channel and the southeast wind would push it into the canals. But until that happens, or we get a significant rain event, Brown Tide is here to stay for a while.

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On the Rocks

By Jay Gardner

Tides for Corpus Christi (Bob Hall Pier) June 20 - 26

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I tweaked my back out something fierce the other day, and while I was lying on the couch trying not to wince from pain, I got to thinking. I mean, nothing ruins a good sick day by actually being sick and/or incapacitated, so you have to do something to pass the time, because let’s face it, daytime TV really sucks.

So, there’s been a lot of controversy (again) regarding the brown tide event going on in the Laguna lately. If you’ve had your head under a rock, the brown tide is a single celled algae (Aureoumbra lagunensis) that can and does bloom under certain conditions causing the water conditions to look stained and “brown”.

Most scientists say that the alga doesn’t hurt fish outright, but at high concentrations, it may harm larvae. It does not physically harm humans, so no worries there.

What is does do though, is decrease light attenuation. Huh? Light attenuation he says?

Yes, the amount of light that reaches the bottom of the lagoon, where the seagrasses live. The brown tide likely causes sloughing of seagrass blades, and hence a reduction in seagrass coverage.

What the graph fails to show in the cross-section, is the topographical, or “3-D” view of the upper laguna. Check out GoogleEarth for yourself, and see that the main exchange channel has been the natural channel that runs along the western edge of the laguna adjacent to Flour Bluff. This natural channel runs all the way from Baffin all the way along the King Ranch Shoreline,

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Question is; did it used to flow all through the laguna, or just through the natural, south-winddriven channel that has existed before the JFK and still exists today? Those currents can get pretty strong in contrast with the rest of the width of the Laguna.

At the end of the day, no one can deny the effect that the ICWW has had on the laguna.

Finally connected along the coast in the 50’s, the ICWW ameliorated salinities along the entire length of both the upper and lower laguna’s.

There is a contingent of people out there that say because of the ICWW, that water quality in the laguna has never been better. Harold Yette used to tell me stories (from the old timers) of the varying conditions of the laguna before the causeway, how sometimes salinities got so bad it would kill the fish. He also told me bits and pieces of old timers talking about some small spots in the laguna that used to bubble up freshwater, and that during the high salinity

There is also a contingent of folks out there that contend that the brown tide is caused by the landfill that blocks circulation in the lagoon (the JFK Causeway, built in 50’s). To that end, researchers Britton and Morton (Shore Ecology of the Gulf of Mexico, 1989) claimed that “higher salinity Laguna water was prevented from exchanging with lower salinity water from Corpus Christi Bay by the causeway, except along specific channels.” (graph from Britton and Morton, page 215, Graph B).

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above Pita Island, along Laguna Shores, and out through both Humble Channel (and the new raised section of causeway), through the Boat Hole, and into Corpus Christi Bay through the Bulkhead by the NAS.

patterns the commercial fisherman used to target the freshwater spots and that’s where the fish would be. That last part always fascinated me, and wish I had gotten the chance to talk to Dr. Price about that one.

Anyway, there are several theories out there regarding the brown tide, and I really don’t have the space to cover them all here. Maybe some of the folks that think there’s too much seagrass in the lagoon due to the causeway should praise the brown tide for shading it and knocking it down some. Err…..Maybe I’ll at least make this a two-part series, or maybe I’ll just let it pass (like the last two events I’ve lived through).

Either way, I’ve gotten some good reports about down south, and I will see you folks on the rocks sooner than later!

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Safe Driving For Older Drivers

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When driving is place within the larger context of other safety concerns, it may take the Special to the Island Moon How will the older person personal edge off the conversation.

“Driving isn’t what it used to be.” react to questions about his or her driving?

Older adults may agree with the assessment of Family members of any age can find common their driving abilities but feel depressed at the ground by talking about road conditions, such as faster, heavier traffic that make driving thought of relinquishing driving privileges. more stressful. Restricting driving in order to Older drivers may express strong emotions compensate for worsening driving conditions when someone talks to them about their makes sense for everyone, not just someone who driving. Nearly one-fourth of older adults may need to compensate declining abilities. reported feeling sad or depressed as a result of the conversation. Less than 10 percent reported “Did you hear about the car accident in responding with anger. Older adults in poor the news today?” health are more likely to have negative reactions.

Use news reports to inform, not scare, older They may even agree with the assessment of persons.

Headline news about accidents that their driving abilities but feel depressed at the involve older and younger drivers can provide thought of relinquishing driving privileges. an opportunity to explore your family member’s Negative reactions are often more about the attitudes about unfit drivers and the question message than the messenger. Older adults of who is responsible for helping them decide understand the implications of driving cessation: when to relinquish the keys.

• Fewer trips outside the home.

“How did Granddad stop driving?”

• Increased and permanent dependency This opener may provide an opportunity to on others for transportation. reveal personal feelings about driving and family intervention.

• Becoming a burden to others.

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Fewer social opportunities.

“You think safety belts are uncomfortable?”

Families also experience strong emotions.

Sometimes family members themselves become angry and frustrated while others feel guilty for depriving their loved one of the freedom of driving. A calm response will ensure a productive discussion and defuse negative emotions about the topic. Do not postpone the conversation because of fear or guilt. Be prepared to have several conversations to achieve your goal. It is more important to avoid accidents or death than to avoid unpleasant topics.

To be continued, next we will discuss the circumstances that create opportunities for conversations about driving restrictions Please contact Dotson (Email: dlewis1@stx.rr.com Phone 361-949-7681) if we can be of help in determining if a person is a safe driver.

When is it a good time to begin talking about driving?

June 20, 2013

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Safe Drivers’ Classes Take a 4 hour class Driver Safety class and qualify for an Automobile Insurance discount which is good for three years. These classes are taught by highly qualified volunteer instructors and are open to all licensed drivers.

The cost of the class is $12 for AARP members and $14 for those who are not AARP members.

Early, occasional and candid conversations All licensed drivers are eligible to attend. establish a pattern of open dialogue and can reinforce driving safety issues without the strain For information on local classes please call of asking someone to change his or her driving 1-888-227-7669 or Email Dotson: dlewis1@ behaviors. Ideally, the first conversations about stx.rr.com safety should occur long before driving becomes Computer Interest Group Meetings-The a problem. Discussion at this point allows time Computer Interest Group meets 12:30-2 pm for the older adult to consider his or her driving each Monday at the Garden Senior Center. skills and make appropriate modifications. Here Everyone is invited to attend. If you have any are some conversations openers: questions about these meetings, please call (361-949-7681) or Email: dlewis1@stx.rr.com

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by Islander W. Lance Ferguson Available online at www.skywatchastrology.com Thursday, June 20. Speak up. The big event in the Skywatch today is sweet Venus meeting clever Mercury in the heavens at 9:57 PM this evening. “Sweet talk” is one way to describe this pleasant combination. So this is a very good day and night to network and to ask for what you want. The other kisses in the Skywatch appear at 2:16 PM when the Moon trines both planets. Figure the good vibes in these trines will begin to power up around 11 AM and set up an excellent three-hour window for important calls and meetings, and for beauty treatments, buying clothes and flirting. Venus is so helpful in all situations. Note that Luna turns Void of Course after the trines and stays V/C until tomorrow morning. Just hold off on finalizing matters while the Moon is V/C. However, it’s a fine evening for long distance calls and checking in with friends and loved ones. As times change.

Friday, June 21. Welcome Summer. The Sun slips into Cancer four minutes into the new day at 12:04 AM, and we celebrate the Summer Solstice on Friday. “Changes in latitude, changes in attitude,” as Jimmy Buffet sings, and I think it’s the same thing with changes in the seasons.

At the least this is a good day to place your order for something new and positive to appear in your life over the next three months. The Moon is now riding through optimistic Sagittarius on Friday and makes just one stop: a foggy square to spaced out Neptune at 12:05 PM. Yawns then, but clear skies follow for the rest of the day and night.

THE WEEKEND: Surf’s up. The Moon in easygoing Sagittarius lines up opposite Mars in the heavens at 4:14 AM early Saturday morning.

That will get a couple of bass boats out of the garage heading for the lake, but most of us will sleep through it and wake to clear astrological skies on Saturday. The coast is clear for the rest of the day and night which makes this an excellent day for an adventure, introductions, travel, classes and all social events. A Full Moon adds some spice, too. I know we’ll hear the coyotes howling on the south Texas coast tonight.

A Full Moon in Capricorn becomes exact at 6:32 AM Sunday morning which will probably get the youngsters up early and opening cereal boxes in the kitchen. Green lights are up for work or play as Luna travels on to make harmonious sextiles to Saturn and then Neptune at 11:28 AM. Clear skies follow until the Moon meets obsessive Pluto at 8:36 PM and then squares rebellious Uranus at 10:27 PM. Save the criticism for another night and take out the garbage. Let times change.

Monday, June 24. Get the important details in your life handled today and tomorrow as Mercury will begin to back up on the bases and turn Retrograde on Wednesday. And the coast is clear Monday morning. We have two lunar oppositions in the Skywatch today which usually suggest a time to compromise. The first is at 3:20 PM when the Moon opposes Mercury— listen closely then and you can likely sidestep a problem. Luna will also oppose sweet Venus at 9:24 PM Monday night. Which is when I choose chocolate and Leslie chooses vanilla. No big deal. As times change.

Tuesday, June 25. A quick quack. The Moon enters Aquarius early this morning and squares grumpy Saturn at 10:22 AM. Green lights kick on a few minutes later as the Skywatch clears for the rest of the day and night. The big event in the heavens today is lucky Jupiter leaving his least favorite sign, Gemini, and entering his most favorite sign, Cancer, through which he will happily wander for the next year. His power is much greater in Cancer and thus there’s going to be a new shot of good luck and expansive

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energy appearing in everyone’s life in the months ahead, depending on the house Jupiter transits in your natal birth chart. This is a 12-year cycle— Jupiter last visited Cancer in 2001-2. And this new cycle bodes well for the USA as our country has the Sun, Venus and Jupiter in Cancer in the birth chart. I would expect the real estate market especially to pick up as Cancer rules your home and family. Cancer also rules silver, pearls, the stomach and breasts in the body—plastic surgeons will be busy giving some and taking some away with Jupiter in Cancer. Cancer is a water sign and this era will be especially healing and helpful to Scorpio and Pisces birth signs, and Cancers, too. Don’t ignore your gut instincts during this period and do explore the chances to heal old emotional wounds in a group setting or in therapy. Jupiter in Cancer will also inspire therapists and healers to do some of their finest work in this cycle—and old, bad habits/scars can be left behind forever. Meanwhile, the Sun trines dependable Saturn early Wednesday morning, and you may feel secure with all the details. But let’s see how it goes tomorrow. As times change.

Wednesday, June 26. Never seen this before.

The Moon trines eager Mars at 8:08 AM this morning. At this exact hour Mercury begins to back up in the heavens and Retrogrades. And once the Moon makes the trine, she turns Void of Course until tomorrow morning! All three events occurring at exactly the same moment!

Problems with communications and travel and all the machines that help us do both are much more likely now and until Mercury resumes direct motion on July 20. V/C periods double the chances or errors, misunderstandings and garbled instructions—double-check the details today and stick to routine. One guiding light is the Sun lining up in a lovely trine to creative and compassionate Neptune in the heavens, exact at 12:48 PM. The message is: take the high road today and tonight, and trust your instincts.

If your birthday is this week (Jun 23–29), you’ve just come through a strange, difficult period of time over the last three or four years, Cancer, as the destroyer Pluto has opposed your Sun while Uranus has squared your Sun—a once in a lifetime double play. Now, the tables turn and lucky Jupiter sits next to your Sun in your new Solar Return. Plus, Saturn and Neptune both form trines to your Sun creating a Water Grand Trine in this chart of your new year. What feels good? Go for it. That’s the answer in the months ahead—your gut instincts will be on target. The power in all of these trines guarantees rewards and promotions if you do the work, Cancer.

A dream can come true in ways you had not expected in 2013. Jupiter brings your future success into focus and grants you opportunities to grow and prosper if you will reach out and ask for what you want. Times have changed.

Thursday, June 27. A new order. Jupiter is now in Cancer urging you to pay attention to the emotional part of the new plan/idea as well as the logical. While Mercury now begins to appear to move backwards in the heavens signaling a time here on Earth when delays, mixups, important schedule changes and powerful winds and weather are all much more likely.

That said, the rest of Thursday’s Skywatch is very good for work or play. The Moon in Pisces trines dependable Saturn just before noon at 11:52 AM. A spacey moment follows as the Moon meets dreamy Neptune in the heavens at 12:28 PM. The energy dip is temporary as Luna swims on to trine the Sun at 2:13 PM. This is a moment of Zen and a good time to handle the most difficult task of the day. Evening hours are good for getting down as the Moon sextiles “psychologist” Pluto at 9:17 PM. What’s the real issue? As times change.

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At the Annual Meeting, PAC members will have the opportunity to elect 5 members to the Board of Directors. A slate of candidates is being developed. Additionally, nominations from the floor will be accepted at the meeting upon verification of eligibility. Candidates must reside on Padre or Mustang Island (Precincts 40, 81, and parts of 361) and be registered to vote in Corpus Christi city elections. For additional information, contact Bob Paulison at 361.563.2888.

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I think that all the prayer from the local residences were heard because the water has improved in some places in the Upper Lagoon.

The tides have been running from south to north pretty strong and have pulled the HYBRID BROWN TIDE north and brought better water up all the way to the Bird Island and Night Hawk area. The fishing around the Laguna Shores shoreline has picked up a little bit too, and on incoming tides the Boat Hole has been fairly green. So maybe before the summer is over we can get this crazy water to bleed out of the system. It is hard to sit on your back deck and stare into the nasty brown water looking at floating dead fish and want to go fishing.

Still lacking our usual wealth in numbers.

Most every trip we are finding multiple trout over 25inches, with some very nice 28 to 31inch fish caught in the last week. My success has been staying deep over gravely sand bottoms in places that have lots of grass flats, and going very shallow along shorelines with rocky structure. Boat traffic has definitely been a factor this summer. If you get out and wade with live bait, fishing is what you would expect on a good day. From the boat, anglers can get a few bites before the fish shut down because of the presence of the boat. Anchoring up off of the bow of the boat is much less disturbing than anchoring sideways but crowds’ anglers in the back of the boat. Live Shrimp have been catching fish down in the Land Cut and over the rocks in Baffin Bay, lots of redfish from both areas.

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Gulf of Mexico. I wondered if my dad was watching the same sunrise out there on the ocean. He would work offshore for weeks at a time. I climbed down and flicked a top water down the beach. As my thoughts raced away I was awakened by an explosion of whitewater and red. The redfish had attacked the bait at my feet and scared the wits out of me. I fought the fish and as he gave in I swam him up onto the sand. I had no stringer so I just left him up on the beach and walked on. I looked out and saw

Years ago my friends and I started going farther and farther in our small aluminum boats until we reached the shoreline south of Bird Island. The white sand beaches and grassy drop off was easy to navigate and the miles of endless shoreline had us captivated. We would get down on Friday evening and set out the Sail Line as we caught bait and made the camp fire. The sounds of the coyotes telling of our presence called on the night. We would fill the box with fish from the sail line Deep Sea Headquarters & and wake up at sunrise ready for adventure. The beautiful FINS Grill green water flowed in and Check out what's happening this out of the many little coves Summer! and sandbars that meandered along the east shoreline. We Daily Fishing Trips 5, 8 & 12 hour would walk the shallow sand Daily Sunset Cruises casting out over the drop with Private Charters available, Perfect for Family Reunions top waters and soft plastics, Dinner Cruises EVERY Friday night catered by FINS Grill always watching out for a FINS serves Breakfast EVERY Saturday & Sunday at 8:00am tailing redfish. The fish would sit just over the edge in knee Live Music under the Palapa every Friday & Sat. Night deep water so if you walked Deep Sea Headquarters 440 West Cotter (361) 749-5597 out to your waist you would FINS Grill and Icehouse 420 West Cotter (361) 749-8646 be spooking them. I remember one morning I climbed a dune and watched the sun rise over the dunes between me and the

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