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January 17, 2013
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The Island Where the Only difference Between a Cold and the Flu is about $80 Next Publication Date: 1/24/2012 Facebook: The Island Moon Newspaper
Around The Island
By Dale Rankin editor@islandmoon.com
In November the brightest comet ever seen by human eyes will streak across the night sky and surely strike fear into the hearts of the uninformed. The Comet ISON will make HaleBopp look like a mere flicker and someone will predict the End of the World As We Know It. Meanwhile, over in Hialeah, Florida two people have been arrested for practicing medicine without a license for injecting Fix-aFlat into the buttocks of a transgender woman in what has to go into the books as about the most ill-advised piece of plastic surgery ever concocted by Floridians. Here on The Island there are no such happenings but we are in the midst of what passes in these parts for winter. You know it’s winter here when the Winter Texans put on a jacket while wearing shorts. The water temps have been holding in the 50s but that doesn’t seem to bother the surfers who hit the waves at Bob Hall every afternoon and it has brought large sheepshead to within striking distance of Island fisherpersons. But fret not fellow Islanders, the Spring Breakers will be here before you know it.
Flu has flown The Flu Bug has flown into town. Seems just about everybody either has it or is running from it. The good news this week is that the vaccine will reduce your chances of getting it by just over half, so we got that going for us.
Look out There are a couple of items making their way through City Hall that Island property owners need to keep an eye on. The first is the formation of a Municipal Management District which is designed to help repair Island bulkheads in case of a major storm. It is much needed and looks to be on the road to approval by the council within the next two weeks but it is something homeowners need to be familiar with. The second matter is a street fee that until this week had a provision that would sock it to Island homeowners. It called for the fee to be assessed by square footage as if there is some correlation between the size of a home and the amount of wear and tear the inhabitants inflict on the road system. That would have shifted the burden of the fee inordinately to the Island. However, it looks like there is consensus to change that to a flat fee.
Oh yea, so’s your old man The Moon award for the best insult of the week goes to a fellow we overheard at Barton Street Pub the other day. One fellow said he was thinking about going back to school to get a four year degree. “Your best chance for a four year degree is to go to a two year school twice,” his friend said. Say hello if you see us Around The Island.
Winter Beach Cleanup February 9
PINS one of four beaches targeted for trash Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson is calling on volunteers for the 9th Annual Winter Beach Cleanup Saturday, Feb. 9 at four Coastal Bend beaches. The cleanup will take place from 9 a.m. to noon. The locations participating in the Winter Beach Cleanup are:
State of The Island
Where We Are, How We Got Here, Where We’re Going By Dale Rankin Part 1 of a series 2004 was the year it was all supposed to happen. The Island was on a roll; the vote approving the digging of Packery Channel was four years in the past and its construction was only months away, the push to raise the JFK Causeway was well underway, the Island’s Tax Increment Finance Zone was just over one year old – keeping property taxes levied on new Island development on The Island, a proposal for a billion dollar resort was on the table and after years of waiting it looked like this was the time for The Island to explode. The biggest problem foreseen by planners was how to manage all that growth. The City Charter mandates that the City Council “establish comprehensive planning as a continuous governmental function to guide, regulate, and manage future development” and that “ . . . all city improvements, ordinances, and regulations shall be consistent with the Comprehensive Plan.” The problem was that there was no comprehensive plan. So a committee of about twenty Islanders in conjunction with the City Planning Commission set out to make one. The result was the MustangPadre Island Area Development Plan; a 52-page plan that set out goals, means, and boundaries for development on The Island. Its Mission Statement was bursting with optimism.
Lofty Goals “The ultimate goal of this plan is to assist in transforming the Mustang-Padre Island area into a world-renowned tourist, resort and residential community. The City will encourage the highest development standards within the area’s boundaries to create a unique “sense of place.” Economic development will be tempered with environmental sensitivity to the significant coastal natural resources on the Islands. Growth will be tempered with common sense. Residential concerns will be tempered with tourism and business concerns. The area plays a vital role in the citywide and regional economies. The City recognizes this and commits to doing its part to ensure the longterm success of Mustang-Padre Island.” The question of how to manage Island development within the stated goals was the task at hand. The underlying findings of the plan were no surprise.
Nueces County May Get $225 Million from BP Oil Spill Nueces County is in line to get $225 million of a $25 billion dollar settlement with British Petroleum over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Harris County stands to get the largest part of the settlement among Texas counties at $2.5 billion. Cameron County is second with a $262,000 sum, and Nueces County third. Much of the money, both statewide and in Nueces County is expected to go to fisheries and hatcheries to help increase and maintain fish populations. There is no word on when the final judgment may be complete and the money released.
Pelican Fishing
• Padre Island National Seashore, at the Malaquite Visitor Center, 20420 Park Road 22. Contact Buzz Botts at 361-949-8068 or via e-mail at buzz.botts@texasadoptabeach.org. • Rockport Beach, at the Rockport Beach Park Pavilion. Contact Kerry Goodall for more information at 361-729-6661 or via e-mail at kerry.goodall@texasadoptabeach.org • Port Aransas, at Avenue G at the beach. Contact Deno Fabrie at 361-749-0256 or via e-mail at deno.fabrie@texasadoptabeach. org • Corpus Christi Beach, at the Texas State Aquarium, 2710 N. Shoreline Blvd. Contact Kara Hahn at 361-881-1259 or via e-mail at kara.hahn@texasadoptabeach.org.
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The public parking area should be of the highest quality design with lush landscaping and palm planting for shade. . Lighting will be of a clean white metal halide type, of an attractive design (not standard city issue), and at pedestrian scale to avoid light pollution on adjacent properties. the city as a whole. The median home value Island land use The Island consists of 31,451 acres - 49 square miles. The largest part of The Island consists of parkland – 16,794 acres, 26 square-miles, 53%; about half that amount – 7603 acres, 24%, 12 square-miles – is vacant; about half of that amount – 4139 acres, 13%, is wetlands; surprisingly residential – high, medium, and low density neighborhoods – makes up less than 2% of The Islands total area.
Island home values In 2004 The Island had higher home values than the city as a whole as well as more vacant homes. Citywide 8% of the total housing units were vacant while on The Island 28% of the total housing units were vacant, due primarily to their being owned by absentee owners. Of the 1,121 vacant housing units on The Island 788 (70%) were seasonal units, which catered largely to tourists and winter Texans. Citywide, only 16% of vacant housing units were seasonal units. There was also a significant discrepancy in median home value between The Island and
Here is a Packery Channel angler fighting a Pelican, the bird worked his way free and escaped.
citywide was approximately $72,000 while on Mustang Island the median home value was about $154,000, and on Padre Island about $216,000
Island demographics
The demographic makeup of the MustangPadre Island Area is not consistent with that of Corpus Christi. Within the area, about 70% of the population is in the 21 – 64 year age group. Meanwhile, the City has about 56% of the population in the same age group. The 0 – 20 year age group makes up about 16% of the Mustang-Padre population, as compared to about 33% for Corpus Christi’s population. This is indicative of the area’s status as a resort community. The bulk of the population is working age adults, with fewer children than the remainder of the City. Also, there is a slightly higher rate of retirement age (65+) individuals within the area (14%) than the rest of the City (11%). The proportion of married couples with
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A little Island history By Dale Rankin
St. Joseph’s Island
If you have ever taken the jetty boat in Port Aransas across the channel to St. Joseph’s Island you know it is a stretch of beach untouched by development. What you may not know is why. The island is 21 miles long and five miles wide at its north end where it is separated from Matagorda Island by Cedar Bayou. It is also said to the largest privately-owned barrier island in the United States. Some scholars believe it is the island which Cabeza de Vaca described in his writings and considered by some of them as his landing place on the Texas Coast in 1528. It has also been identified as the island called Snake Island by Diego Ortiz Parrilla who explored the Gulf Coast area in 1766. The Handbook of Texas says the French had landed parties on the island in 1712 and 1718, and José de Escandón explored St. Joseph, Padre, Mustang, and Matagorda islands in 1766. The combined islands of St. Joseph and Matagorda were also known as Culebra. The first United States flag to be raised in Texas is said to have been raised on St. Joseph Island by United States troops on July 26, 1845 and forts were erected at various times on the south end of the island.
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The Winter Beach Cleanup is one of three all-volunteer seasonal cleanups coordinated through the Adopt-A-Beach program of the Texas General Land Office.
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The shallow pass between St. Joseph’s and Mustang Island in the days before dredging caused many shipwrecks and in 1834 two vessels bringing Irish colonists to the Power and Hewetson Colony on the mainland went aground on the island. While waiting for transport to the mainland 250 of the colonists died in a cholera epidemic. Soon after the Texas Revolution several
families of cattlemen and seafarers established homes on St. Joseph’s. During the Civil War the island used to store captured Confederate cotton.
Into private hands The Island’s history was much tamer after that and in1936 oil magnate Sid Richardson bought it for less than $30,000. The well worn shot of President Franklin Roosevelt holding up two fingers while riding in a boat was taken when he came to visit Richardson at St. Joseph’s. Richardson and his partner Clint Murchison made their fortunes in the oil business. According to a family history commissioned by Perry Bass, whose family interests now own St. Joseph’s, Bass was commissioned immediately after World War II to design a house for Richardson on the island. According to the book Bass came up with the idea of making the house from shellcrete and that house still stands on the island today. Richardson also realized that St. Joseph’s Island was well suited for cattle raising and bought 100 Santa Gertrudis bulls from the King Ranch and began a cattle operation on State of the Island continued on A2
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P.I.E. Event: And that’s a BINGO!
The Traveling Moon
January 17, 2013
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the island’s 33,000 acres. One of the bulls, Mr. Sid’s Ditto, won seven grand championships by the time it was two years old in Fort Worth, San Antonio, and Houston, all in the same year.
Richardson then began raising Texas Longhorns and engaged famed Texas historian J. Frank Dobie to help him select stock to begin his herd. They chose
Islander Dan took The Moon to Belmont Park On January 11th, P.I.E. members held their monthly luncheon at the Island’s Holiday Inn Beach Hotel. The program was an exciting BINGO game with fabulous prizes. BINGO winners left to right: Cynthia Vanderzyl, Bebe Gale, Maureen Dean, Pearl Benoit, Lynn Elder & Kathleen Hiatt. Solo picture: Ginger Koclanes.
a group of longhorns from East Texas because they were the closest to the original longhorns that roamed freely on the Texas plains. The descendants of those longhorns can be seen on St. Joseph Island today.
On February 8th, P.I.E. will have an extraordinary program. Make your reservations by Wednesday, February 6th at noon to PIELuncheon@aol.com. Call Sheila@ 949-2072 for more information.
So the next time you step off the jetty boat onto St. Joseph’s Island you will know that you are stepping off into a little piece of living Texas history.
Baby Lilly and Jennifer Casias... My how they grow!
You Know You’re an Islander When… Courtesy of Salty Sue, Wes Nyle, and Island Mike. Their book is available at Isle Mail & More.
Joey Farah IV with a monster flounder caught on soft plastics along Laguna Shores.
These Island residents enjoyed a great day catching SheepHead in the Upper Lagoon.
After a fruitless wade we drifted along Rocky Slough and picked up a few redfish.
You overhear tourists confused that their take out pizza order was called in to a pizza parlor on South Padre Island when they are standing in a pizza parlor on North Padre Island.
Your OTB friends comment how lucky you are to live here and you already knew.
In the winter, Winter Texans are wearing shorts and t-shirts while the locals are wearing jackets and socks with their flip flops.
You know a salty dog is not something you drink.
You know winter is here when the white pelicans arrive. The Governor shoots a coyote during his morning jog a the state capital and its open call for coyote season.
Your wardrobe includes yard shorts, town shorts, and wedding shorts.
An ice chest with water is a constant in your vehicle. You live here because makeup and high heels are only for trips OTB. The tax dollars you pay seem to get lost downtown and never find their way home.
Real Estate Roundup The Island’s Superbowl Headquarters 13 Big Screens
Pre-Game Festivities! Live Music with Kayla Starting at 3pm Happy Hour Drink & Food Specials Free Pool, Door Prizes & Giveaways Big Groups Welcome - Reservations Suggested Take Home Party platters Also available Call 361-949-6769 For more information
2012 Numbers
Island Real Estate Ticker 3
Multi Family Units For Sale From $319,500 to $2,500,000
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Commercial Properties For Sale From $150,000 to $4,557,465
150
Island Lots and Land For Sale
54
Parcels on a Canal or Water From $98,900 to $1,850,250
96
Parcels not on the Water From $22,500 to $1,529,000
212
Island Residences For Sale
103
Attached Homes For Sale From $58,000 to $529,000
60
Detached Homes on the Water From $224,900 to $2,200,000
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Detached Homes not on the Water From $149,900 to $315,000
By Mary Lou White This is the time of year that we try to train our brain to write 2013, rather than 2012. It is also the transition month. Closing out files for last year and opening new ones, for the year to come. I feel comfortable now to use the MLS results for last year, 2012. Therefore, this article will be more about figures and less about verbage. Being informed is a good thing…….and a picture is worth a thousand words.
Closed Sales By Month on Padre Island 2012
January
2 Lots
25 Residences
February
4 Lots
26 Residences
March
14 Lots
28 Residences
April
16 Lots
40 Residences
May
10 Lots
29 Residences
June
19 Lots
42 Residences
July
28 Lots
33 Residences
August
24 Lots
39 Residences
September
7 Lots
27 Residences
October
7 Lots
35 Residences
November
8 Lots
24 Residences
December
7 Lots
28 Residences
Total 2012
146 Lots
376 Residences
Of the 146 Lots sold in 2012, 25
Water/Canal
From: $80,000 on Cruiser to
$220,000 on El Soccorro Loop
121 From:
$79,900 on Cartagena
Not on Water $13,000 on Palmira to
However, 3 lots on Sandollar sold as one parcel for $150,000 Of the 376 Residences sold in 2012, 134 From:
Attached $32,000 at Anchor to
128 From:
Not on Water $115,000 on Quarterdeck to $379,000 on Goldfish
114 From:
Water / Canal $176,900 on Whitecap to
$525,000 at Gulfstream
$840,000 on 3 Fathoms
1
Commercial Property Sold for $490,000
2
Multi Family Complexes Sold for $930,000 and $2,100,000
2
Duplex Units (both sides) Sold for $215,000 and $299,900
527
Transactions Closed on Padre Island in 2012
53
Homes Built in 2012: Z30 Closed, 8 Pending and 15 still For Sale
In my opinion, the most critical factors to watch in 2013 are: Port of Corpus Christi Expansion Windstorm Rate Resolution in Texas State Legislature Water Availability in Corpus Christi GOOD THROUGHDec FEB. 28, 2013
Schlitterbahn and Park Road 22 Bridge Construction POA Municipal Management District Creation
January 17, 2013
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Skywatch A Daily Astrological Timing Guide for All Signs Research & Analysis by Islander W. Lance Ferguson
Available online at www.skywatchastrology. com Thursday, January 17. A grouchy beginning. The Moon in impatient Aries squares Pluto and Venus at 5:37 am Thursday morning. Quack and quack. But that’s the last bad news in Thursday’s Skywatch and green lights come on for the rest of the day and night a few minutes later. The big event in the Skywatch today is a kiss: sweet Venus sextile dependable Saturn, exact at 10:03 am. This is when you want to be in the dentist’s chair or getting a haircut or interviewing for a new job. Everyone loves Venus. Saturn rules the boss, the authorities and people who know what they are doing. The good vibes linger into the afternoon hours as Luna travels on and makes another sextile/kiss to Mars at 8:27 pm and you get a second wind. Rock on. As times change. Friday, January 18. Busy, busy. The Sun and Mercury meet in the heavens early this morning while the Moon continues to romp through Aries—there’s lots of good energy in the heavens on Friday. Tackle the hard jobs first thing. Caution lights come on as the Moon squares the Sun at 5:45 pm and then squares Mercury at 6:40 pm—this pair makes it more likely we’ll have a lousy commute Friday afternoon. Luna turns Void of Course a minute later until she enters Taurus at 7:36 pm . Green lights come back on as the Moon travels on to sextile gentle Neptune at 10:49 pm and the evening ends on a peaceful note. THE WEEKEND: Astrological skies are clear and good for work or play on Saturday. The Moon in practical Taurus sails out into calm seas suggesting a good day to stock up on necessities and something sweet—Taurus is ruled by Venus who loves rich desserts. A minor miracle is yours to create Saturday afternoon as Luna lines up in a healing and productive trine to powerful Pluto at 3:30 pm. A small dip in energy is likely as the Moon opposes serious Saturn at 5:05 pm , but there’s a lovely kiss in the heavens Saturday night as the Moon trines Venus at 11:17 pm . This is an excellent night for introductions and all social plans—reach out. Get the chores done first. The Skywatch is clear Sunday morning. Caution lights come on as the Moon squares feisty Mars at 12:16 pm and then turns Void of Course until tomorrow morning. Pull back from the material world and enjoy art, nature and the spiritual world on Sunday. Save the important purchases and decisions for another day. Let times change. Monday, January 21. Don’t rush in. The Moon is Void of Course until she enters Gemini at 8:04 am this morning. Her first encounter will be a challenging square to confusing Neptune at 11:33 am. Double-check the details and be patient at this moment. Because a positive Sun Moon trine follows 20 minutes later and green lights come on for work or play. Luna sails on and makes a trine to clever Mercury at 5:13 pm. Speak up. As the Moon will sextile friendly Uranus at 6:49 pm
and then conjunct lucky Jupiter in the heavens at 9:13 pm. These last three aspects are excellent for meeting new people and putting your wishes and ideas out on the table. Jupiter inspires everyone to look on the bright side of things, so this is also a very good time to make the most difficult call you have to make this month. As times change. Tuesday, January 22. This is a day of Grace. Mercury makes two splendid connections to other planets today. Yes, yes, yes. The Moon is still in Gemini ruled by Mercury who makes a sextile/ kiss to brilliant Uranus at 4:28 am early this morning. You might wake up with an original solution or plan that works with this pair on stage. Good news is in the air today as Mercury travels on to make a most welcome trine (that’s a 120-degree angle) with optimistic Jupiter at 8:26 pm . So this is an excellent day to handle legal matters, travel, make a sales call and to interview for a new position. Get in touch with the people who can help you in some way on Tuesday—all day and all night—reach out. As times change. Wednesday, January 23. Stick to routine. The Moon trines eager Mars at 5:42 am Wednesday morning and then turns Void of Course until she enters home sign Cancer at 9 pm tonight. You’ll get a fresh burst of energy when the Moon changes signs. For some that will mean a cookie jar raid as Cancer rules the tummy. If your birthday is this week (Jan 20– 26), a golden opportunity, or two, will very likely show up in your life and times in 2013, Aquarius. In your new Solar Return, the chart of your new year, we find a lovely connection between your ruler, Uranus, and lucky Jupiter. New fields of study, new cities, new connections, new paths and maybe doing something you’ve never done before is all possible and beneficial if you set it up carefully, Aquarius. Mars is in your sign in this new SR, too. You’ll have the energy and courage to put your original ideas into motion. Venus is in Capricorn in your new SR. She brings you benefits from older persons and those in authority. Keep a journal in the months ahead, Aquarius, as the two Mercury kisses to Uranus and Jupiter in the Skywatch this week are also in your SR—your ideas can make a difference, a positive one, in the months ahead. Happy Birthday. As times change. Thursday, January 24. 7:45 am. Quack! The Moon squares unpredictable Uranus at that moment Thursday morning —could be a grumpy face at the breakfast table. But green lights come on a few minutes later as the Skywatch clears, and we have a very good day to put your ideas and thinking out on the table. The big event in the Skywatch on Thursday is the Sun lining up in a 60-degree angle, a sextile, to brilliant Uranus at 10:45 pm this evening. This marker helps you think outside the box and usually shows us the truth in a relationship or situation. Note the hour the Moon opposes Pluto at 5:18 pm. Compromise, be patient then as the Moon quickly travels on to trine dependable Saturn at 7 pm restoring peace in the heavens. The electric and inspiring sextile follows—this is a good night to experiment in some way.
Daddy’s Still Dyin’ at Port Aransas Community Theater Runs through January 26 Port Aransas Community Theatre Announces the production of the Comedy “Daddy’s Dyin’... Who’s got the Will” written by Del Shores, Directed by Emily E.J. Regier, who directed the very successful production of Desperate Ambrose earlier this year. The play is set in a small town in Texas, in anytime, USA. Dyin’ Concerns the reunion of a family gathered to await the imminent death of their Patriarch, who has suffered a stroke. This is not a story of the demise of a father, but a rebirth of the spirit of the family unit. It is fast, delicious, having tense, funny, touching moments, as well as characters you can care about. The cast includes, Connie Beane, Diane Mandarino, Denise Keller, Patsy Balcom, Bill McKinney, Chuck Thompson, Brent Rourk and Katie Sikes. Moon readers know Brent as our travel writer, photographer and regular contributor to the Moon. The production is slated for January 4,5,11,12,18,19.25 & 26 at 7:30 nightly. Matinees are January 6, 13, 20 & 27 AT 2:30. Tickets can be purchased at http://www. brownpapertickets.com/ or by calling the Theatre at 361-749-6036. PACT, is located on 2327 HWY 361, in Port Aransas.
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First Friday Reception February 1st 5:30-7:30
February Sponsor~ Loyd Neal Hearts for Arts Silent Auction 1/31 –2/13
This is an annual fundraiser for the 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 bids on almost every item last year and the total hit a new high as well, so let’s do it again! Funds go to Special Projects including the Building Fund. So come on in and Bid! Bid! Bid! Hope to see you there. Int’l Crane Foundation Children’s /Crane Bird of Peace-World Art Exhibit 2/16-2/26
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Each year, Texas’ beaches receive large amounts of marine debris due to a convergence of currents in the Gulf of Mexico. Since 1986, Adopt-A-Beach volunteers have picked up enough trash to fill a line of dump trucks 90 miles long, making it one of the most successful volunteer programs in the nation. Volunteers record data on the trash to learn more about the causes of marine debris and to help mitigate pollution along Texas’ 367 miles of coastline.
The Texas General Land Office’s AdoptA-Beach program is funded primarily by private contributions. To help out, or for more information, call the Adopt-A-Beach program at 1-877-TXCOAST or visit our Web site at http://www.texasadoptabeach.org.
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Member Padre Island Rotary Club
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Legislative Update Filed Bills For The 83rd Texas Legislative Session By Todd Hunter, District 32 In previous articles, I began outlining several of the bills which were filed within the prefiling period. In this week’s article I am going to continue outlining some of the pre-filed bills and also include bills which have been filed following the opening of the 83rd Texas Legislature. The 83rd legislative session’s prefiling period officially began on November 12th. It is important to remember that unlike our counterparts in Washington D.C., the Texas Legislature meets for only 140 days in every odd-numbered year. The established pre-filing period allows the legislature the opportunity to hit the ground running at the beginning of the session, which officially started on January 8th of this year. During the pre-filing period, approximately 535 bills, joint resolutions, and concurrent resolution were filed with the Chief Clerk of the House and the Secretary of the Senate’s respective offices. Since the opening day of session an additional 117 bills, joint resolutions, concurrent resolutions have been filed. Below is a selection of House bills which have been filed to-date: • HB 132 is relating to the establishment of a pilot program in designated public high schools in certain municipalities for placement of students in Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps programs as an alternative to placement in disciplinary or juvenile justice alternative education programs.
• SB 164 seeks to establish the issuance to veterans of specially marked licenses to carry a concealed handgun and specially marked personal identification certificates. • SB 165 is relating to the issuance of specialty license plates to officers of the United States armed forces who graduated from certain United States military academies. • SB 166 relates to the use by certain health care providers of electronically readable information from a driver’s license or personal identification certificate. The filed bills for the 83rd (R) legislative session are available for the public to view at www.capitol.state.tx.us. If you have questions or comments regarding any of the filed bills mentioned in this article, please do not hesitate to call my Capitol or District Office. As always, my offices are available at any time to assist with questions, concerns or comments (Capitol Office, 512463-0672; District Office, 361-949-4603). Rep. Hunter currently represents Part of Nueces County. He can be contacted at todd. hunter@house.state.tx.us or at 512-463-0672.
• HB 136 is concerning an annual state budget and legislative budget sessions in evennumbered years and to political contributions made during a legislative session. • HB 142 seeks to create a prohibition against human cloning and regulating other uses of human tissue by institutions of higher education; providing penalties. • HB 163 is relating requiring a copy of a named insured’s driver’s license for issuance of an automobile insurance policy. • HB 178 relates to exemption from the sales tax for certain water efficient products for a limited period. • HB 184 is relating to the penalties for possession of one ounce or less of marihuana or a synthetic cannabinoid. • HB 219 is relating to the provision of certain public benefits and services to persons not lawfully present in the United States and reimbursement from the federal government for those benefits and services. • HB 241 addresses a notice provided by the chief appraiser of an appraisal district of the availability of agreement forms authorizing certain electronic communications.
JFK Causeway to close lanes Monday and Tuesday
If you plan to go to Corpus Christi via The Island Road on Monday or Tuesday, January. 14, or January 15, allow extra time. The inside eastbound and westbound lanes of State Hwy. 358 and the JFK Causeway from Waldron Road to the Humble Channel will be closed from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. During that time Texas Department of Transportation crews will be doing maintenance and repair work on the overhead lights. Traffic control will be in place. Motorists should allow extra travel time and be aware of road crews operating in the work zone.
Spring 2013 Adult Flag Football League Registration closes March 1 The Corpus Christi Parks & Recreation Department will be offering a Spring 2013 Flag Football League for men at the Greenwood Softball Complex, 4501 Greenwood Drive. The league will feature a nine-game season that will begin the week of March 18, 2013 and include a playoff format at the end of the season. Games will be held on Wednesdays. REGISTRATION is open now through March 1, 2013. Late Registration is March 4–7, 2013. Team registration fee is $400. Late team registration fee is $450. For more information and registration, please call 361-826-3588 or 361-826-3478.
A Gentle Giant and a Saucy Shorebird The free lecture series at the University of Texas Marine Science Institute in Port Aransas will kick off with Tony Amos describing his adventures with Antarctic birds. Tony was privileged to accompany a student studying the amazing Giant Petrel on its nesting grounds and was also “helped” in his own work by the peculiar Sheathbill while installing a weather station on a remote island. The lecture will be on Thursday, January 17, 7:00 p.m. (doors open at 6:30). The Public Lecture Series is especially prepared for the public. All lectures are free, and will be held at Visitors’ Center Auditorium, 750 Channel View Drive, Port Aransas. All Lectures start at 7:00 p.m. (doors open at 6:30 p.m.). For more information call: 361-749-6805.
• HB 243 relates to the authority of a community center that provides mental health or mental retardation services to sell certain real property of the center.
January 17, 2013
FBISD Under the Stars Event Set for February 3 The Flour Bluff Independent School District is sponsoring a night of dinner, dancing and live music in its Under The Stars event on February 3rd.
The event will be at the Mansion Royal at 8001 SPID. Music will be by Five Card Draw. The event begins with dinner at 6:30 and runs through midnight. For more information call 694-9219. Deadline to RSVP is January 31.
Mark Your Calendars for the Redfish Bay Chapter’s 2013 Annual Banquet!
The Redfish Bay Chapter will be holding its annual banquet on Saturday, April 20, 2013 at the Port Aransas Civic Center, located in Port Aransas, Texas. 2012 was a record settting year for the Chapter’s annual banquet and we are looking forward to another great year in 2013. The planning is beginning and the 2013 Kick Off Meeting has been scheduled for Thursday, January 17, 2013. If your are interested in taking part in the planning of the banquet and being part of the Redifsh Bay Chapter board, please contact Norman Oates (361) 758-0266 or John Blaha, (800) 626-4222. For meeting times and banquet information, visit www.ccatexas.org/redfish-bay
Redfish Bay Chapter General Membership Meeting
The Redfish Bay Chapter will be hosting its first General Membership Meeting of the year on Wednesday, January 30, 2013. The meeting will start at 7:00 PM, is free of charge and open to all members and non-members. Our first meeting will be hosted by Redfish Bay Boathouse and we encourage all attendees to come out early and enjoy the fine food at Redfish Willie’s Restaurant. Our guest speaker for this meeting will be Capt. Doug Bowers, Gold Spoon Guide Service. Gold Spoon Charters is one of South Texas’ foremost Saltwater Fishing Pros who will gladly share his fishing tactics and provide expert instruction for all levels… from beginners to experienced anglers. Capt. Doug’s philosophy is geared around your wishes! Come out and enjoy some fine food at Redfish Willie’s and listen to Capt. Doug Bowers as he shares his thoughts and tactics for fishing the Coastal Bend area in the upcoming months. For more information, contact Norman Oates (361) 758-0266 or John Blaha, (800) 626-4222.
Below is a selection of the Senate bills which have been filed to-date: • SB 160 is relating the identification of a person as an election poll watcher.
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• SB 161 addresses the computation of the franchise tax by certain taxable entities that rent or lease equipment.
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January 17, 2013
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Here’s an update for Moon! We are cautiously optimistic-great turnout from our Island neighbors. Thanks for giving us some play in last weeks paper, lots of folks said that is where they learned about our efforts!
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Our initial market, January 12, with only two vendors was out of produce in about 2 hours.
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Thanks to our great Islanders, the vendors were delighted with the attendance and positive feedback and will be back on January 26 at Island Presbyterian Church, 14030 Fortuna Bay Blvd. Organizers have already fielded calls from gardeners interested in participating. Island Presbyterian Church is providing free space in the parking lot for farmers and gardeners. Kae Berry
Drivers You would think that people who are capable of earning their niche on The Island would be resourceful, problem-solving kinda folk.
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The Island Moon is published every Thursday, Dale Rankin, Editor / Publisher. Total circulation is 10,000 copies. Distribution includes delivery to 4,000 Island homes, free distribution of 3,000 copies in over 50 Padre Island businesses and condos, as well as 600 copies distributed in Flour Bluff, 1,400 copies on Mustang Island and Port Aransas businesses. News articles, photos, display ads, classified ads, payments, etc. may be left at the Moon Office.
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What a great surprise!!! I was looking at the online copy of the January 3rd newspaper and who do I see on page 3A? My husband (Kynan Stevenson) is the kiteboarder photographed on Mustang island at Fish Pass. I’m so proud to see him in the newspaper and so happy to see you showcasing all that the great island has to offer. We’re for sure proud full-time islanders! Thanks for making our evening. Now all we have to do is find some hard copies to send to our relatives!
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Counting License Plates Me and Bert have been driving around town lately counting license plates from “up North”. It’s fun. We’re starting to see a lot of them. We’ve seen the most at the Beltsander Races at the Gaff, the beach and the ferry. So far, we’ve seen plates from Minnesota, Wisconsin, Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, Ontario, New Brunswick, South Dakota, Illinois, Missouri and Indiana so far. BTW and speaking of the Gaff, I want to mention that they have just started their weekly Cribbage tournaments every Monday at 6:00 pm.
We try not to miss a thing! I found myself in a conversation with a lovely couple from South Dakota and asked them how they spent their time while they’re down here. The lady told me, “Well, my husband takes art classes at the Island Art Center. We go to the JELM a lot. We go to the beach. Basically, we try not to miss a thing.” That’s the spirit!
Whooping Crane Festival The Port Aransas Chamber of Commerce and Visitor’s Center has announced the next Whooping Crane Festival on February 2124. The Keynote Speaker will be Dr. Geoge Archibald, co-founder of the International Crane Foundation, head-quartered in Baraboo, Wisconsin. He received his undergraduate from Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia in 1968 and completed his Ph. D in Ornithology from Cornell University in 1977. Don’t miss the popular Whooping Crane Boat Tour to view the cranes at the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge. Two boats will be guided by Dr. Archibald with a discussion beforehand and a continental breakfast! And don’t miss the Birding Field Trip at the Port Aransas Nature Preserve with local experts Joan and Scott Holt The newest addition to nature sites in Port Aransas, this trip will explore the trails within the park that provide feeding areas and important habitat for shorebirds and endangered and threatened species...learn from the local experts! There will be a Pre-Festival Photography Excursion with Sean Fitzgerald, Experience an overnight outing at Texas A&M’s La Copita Ranch, approximately 7 miles from Alice, Texas. The overnight photography excursion includes a dinner cooked over mesquite wood by the host ranch manager, accommodations in the ranch research guesthouse and breakfast.
Delve into the creation and the geological aspect of the Great Rift, describing how fire and lava have played a role in forging the shear valleys, mighty volcanoes and how their creation led to the diverse evolution of the flora and fauna. Wednesday - 3 p.m. Vanishing of the Bees (87 min) This documentary takes a piercing investigative look at the economic, political and ecological implications of the worldwide disappearance of the honeybee. The film examines our current agricultural landscape and celebrates the ancient and sacred connection between man and the honeybee. The story highlights the positive changes that have resulted due to the tragic phenomenon known as “Colony Collapse Disorder.” Thursday - 3 p.m. Shark Week: Bull Shark: The World’s Deadliest Shark (45 min) disc 2 The bull Shark: nine feet of pure brawn, one of the most aggressive animals on Earth. Bulls don’t fear man at all and enjoy hunting in the shallows. They even pursue their prey in fresh water, bringing them in direct contact with people. NO MOVIES ON FRIDAY
FROM: Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department: For more information conact: Pam Greene, Community Program Coordinator, pamg@ cityofportaransas.org, 361-749-4158 or 361815-4691 city cell, www.cityofportaransas.org/parks
We’re Having Fun Get out and have fun making crafts, food and socializing at We’re Having Fun activities. Each week we learn how to ~or not to~ make or do something each week [sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t]…but we always have fun! We meet on Tuesdays in the Girl Scout hut, 739 W. Ave. A, at 2pm. All activities are FREE with supplies provided unless otherwise stated, and are open to everyone.
Free events for the festival include
Jan. 24: Finishing Potato Jewelry [an extra day]. Jan. 22: Fish Prints. Take real and fake fish and make wall hangings out of material. If you want to make a t-shirt, bring one with you.
• Bird’s Nest Nature Related Trade Show • Children’s Corner • Not So Creepy Critters
Jan. 29: Garden Glove Wall Hangings
• Optics Presentations • Tour the Port A birding locations • Guided Tour of the Wetlands Education Center (WEC)
Brown Bag Lecture Series
• Children’s Art Exhibit Registration is now available at their website: www.whoopingcranefestival.org .
The University of Texas Marine Science Institute (MSI) Visitor Center (located on Cotter near beach) in Port Aransas, (361) 749-6729 MOVIE SCHEDULE January 17– 30, 2013 Monday - 3 p.m. Raging Planet: Hurricane (45 min) The dramatic power and destructive potential of the largest storms on Earth -- including Katrina, the most infamous cyclone in living memory -are on display in this astounding journey to the world’s most hurricane-prone regions.
with one already filled. Reserve your space now for the four left on Tuesday, Jan. 29: 9-11am or 2-4pm, or Wednesday, Jan. 30: 9-11am, 11:30am-1:30pm. Enjoy sailing aboard the S/V Isla on one of several routes the captain selects. Pre-registration is required due to limited space aboard the boat. To reserve a spot, contact Parks and Recreation Community Program Coordinator Pam Greene at 749-4158 or pamg@cityofportaransas.org. Meet at Woody’s Sport Center on Cotter St. Call 749-4158 to register. Cost is $12 per person.
The Great Rift: Fire (58 min)
Come Wednesdays at 12 Noon at the Community Center, 408 N. Alister St. Doors open at 11:30 with Marion Fersing playing piano Jan. 23: Neil McQueen, Skip the Plastic. [moved to Civic Center, 710 W. Ave. A, for this lecture only] Neil McQueen is a graduate of Texas A&M University. For the last 20 years, he has worked on pollution prevention, hazardous waste management, air quality and water quality projects in a variety of industries. He’s an active member of the Coastal Bend Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation and is Chair of the City of Corpus Christi’s Watershore and Beach Advisory Committee. He will speak about the problems caused by plastic litter in our cities and on our coastline, and Skip the Plastic’s efforts to get a single-use plastic bag fee enacted in Corpus Christi. Jan. 30: Bryan Black, Tree Rings, Fish Ears & Global Change. He is an Assistant Professor
From Port A Parks & Rec Department We’re Having Fun with Beaded Kerchief activity at the UT Marine Science Institute in the Dept. of Marine Science. He originally trained as a forest ecologist and has used techniques of treering analysis (dendrochronology) to describe forest and climate histories prior to the start of observational records. He now applies those tree-ring techniques to the growth increments of long-lived marine and freshwater organisms including fish, clams, and corals.
Lab tours The tour to view Texas A&M AgriLife Mariculture Lab on Monday, Jan. 21, has been rescheduled for Monday, Feb. 4. A few spaces are left, but will fill fast. This working lab develops and commercializes shrimp and sea urchin farming industries for Texas and the US; develops sea urchin feed and production technology for biomedical and ecotoxicological research; develops starfish feed and production for regeneration and stem cell production; and evaluates fishery processing, biofuel/biodiesel, and grain crops as nutritional replacements in shrimp feeds. FREE [For tours, space is limited, and pre-registration 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, for the 2pm tour.
Pastime Matinee A “Jack Benny” Marathon in on tap for the next Pastime Matinee set for Friday, Jan. 18. The old TV shows will begin at 3pm, but the doors open at 2:30, so Marion Fersing can serenade attendees with lovely piano renditions. Meet in the City Council Chambers, 710 W. Ave A, in the City Hall complex. The matinee is FREE with free popcorn. Open to all.
3nd Annual Health Fair Find out about traditional and non-traditional health professionals, practices and places by coming to the 3rd Annual Health Fair. It will be on Saturday, Jan. 19, 9 am to 1 pm, in the Community Center, 408 N. Alister St. Once again, the City of Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department is partnering with KPAB (Keep Port Aransas Beautiful) to offer free services and information. It will feature professionals and health services available in the Coastal Bend. FREE Bloodmobile will be available accepting donations.
Beach Walk See what has washed up on Port A beaches at the monthly guided beach walk. January’s walk will be at 9am, on Friday, Jan. 25. Guide extraordinaire Shirley Fischer will lead the group on an up-to-two-hour stroll between the pier and the jetties, expounding her knowledge and entertaining with her witty sense of humor. Meet her under the purple flag near Horace Caldwell Pier at the end of Beach Street in Port Aransas. The tour is free and is held the fourth Friday of each month courtesy of the Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department.
Peddling in the Preserve Though the air is cooler, some still may enjoy a leisurely ride biking along trails inside the Preserve. If you are one who would, join us the second and fourth Monday mornings of each month. Novice to expert, it doesn’t matter what you skill level is, you are invited to bike with us in the Port Aransas Nature Preserve at Charlie’s Pasture. Meet at 10 a.m., on Monday, Jan. 14 and 28, at the pavilion in the Preserve at end of Port Street. The event is free, just a social way of getting exercise in the great outdoors.
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Capt. Tom Doran and his lovely wife Linda will be as entertaining as always on the winter catamaran cruises by the Parks and Recreation Department. Five cruises have been scheduled,
From The Jelm: The Joint Education Leisure Ministry (JELM) is located at the Community Presbyterian Church in Port Aransas at 113 S. Alister Street. For more information contact Pat Riley at 361- 749-5321.
State by State Gatherings
All State Coffees are held in the month of February at the JELM. Participants are asked to bring a treat to share with the crowd. The Iowa State Coffee will be Friday, February 1st in the Pollock Center at 1pm hosted by Pat Byers. Other coffee dates are as follows: Wisconsin, Saturday, February 2nd at 10am ‘til noon, organized by Barbara Buckley. Minnesota, Saturday, February 2nd at 1pm ‘til 3pm organized by John and Diane Martin/ Hushman. Canada, Saturday, February 9th at 10am to noon organized by Anthony and Norma Griffith. Michigan will be on Saturday, February 9th from 1pm to 3pm. Nebraska’s will be on Wednesday, February 6th at 1pm in the Pollock Center organized by Pat Stopak and Illinois will be on Wednesday, February 13th at 1pm organized by the Johnsons. If you would like to host and organize a state coffee, the JELM provides the space, time, date coffee and paper goods. Participants are expected to setup the tables and chairs, provide decorations (if wanted) and clean up afterwards. Participants are asked to bring snacks, sweets or finger foods to share with everyone. You can call the JELM for further details. The number is 749-5321. Hours are 9am to 3pm, Monday through Friday.
Playing Bridge at the JELM
Our bridge instructor, Arlene Vidale from Wisconsin, had to push her classes back, because she fell and broke her wrist. Her cast is off now and she wants to get started now. She will call her class Introduction to Fundamentals of Bridge and they will be on Tuesday afternoons at 1pm starting Tuesday, January 22nd and they will run every Tuesday through the end of March. These classes will be one hour of instruction and one hour of play. These classes are free but we do ask for a free will donation.
3L’s: Lunch, Listen and Learn at the JELM
There is a 3 L’s Luncheon every Tuesday – the title of the one on January 15th is THE REST OF THE STORY and the speaker is Mark Creighton. The one on the 22nd of January is a SPINNING DEMONSTRATION and talk given by Rose Proulx, who is the Drawing instructor at the JELM. These talks are on Tuesday afternoons at noon in the Pollock Center. All Free Will Donations collected at these talks will go to the speaker as a donation to a cause or as in Mark’s case to the Port Aransas Museum. The audience can bring in their lunch, tables are set up so they can eat their LUNCH while they LISTEN AND LEARN
“Daddy’s Dyin’” Theater Production at PACT
The JELM has a few seats available for the PACT theatre production of “Daddy’s Dyin’Who’s got the Will?” Prior to the production, the JELM hosts a Wine and Cheese Reception at the theatre. Doors for the reception open at 7pm. Tickets are $15 each and the date is January 19th – which is the usual price for these tickets. There are also ticket available for a February 16th performance of “Jerry Finnegan’s Sister” with the same Wine and Cheese Reception at 7pm.
Computer Classes: Intro to the Internet
Fred, from our friends at Paradise Computers in Port A, is starting up his Introduction to the Internet classes. These classes will be 4 sessions starting January 23rd (Wednesday) at 1pm in a JELM classroom 1. These classes will be one hour long and will cover basic computer skills, internet security, anti-virus information, how to set up an email account and how to install
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Walter Furley passed away last week. For those new to the city Walter was a longtime anchorman on the CBS affiliate KZTV for decades and one of the nicest people you will ever meet and a connection to a kinder and gentler time in local television news. He and Gene Looper were the local faces of CBS back in the time when uncle Walter Cronkite and CBS News ruled the airwaves in America. It was a time in our nation’s history when there were only three television news operations in the whole country and CBS News was king with the shadow of Edward R. Murrow broadcasting live from London during the blitz still a fresh memory. When Walter said the Vietnam War was unwinable everyone knew it was time to start bringing the boys home. It was in the days before talk radio began spewing its bile and the screaming heads on cable were still parking cars for a living. You could be a gentleman and still work in television in those days and Mr. Furley was a gentleman.
Live television is a passing fad But KZTV then was a piece of work. It was put on the air in 1956 by radio veteran Vann Kennedy and the station was known far and wide in the business as the cheapest station on the planet. Mr. Kennedy was an old school radio guy who in fact gave Walter Cronkite his first job out of college and who believed “live television is a passing fad” and refused to buy a live truck. His tightfistedness was legendary as each Christmas he would invite each employee into his office for their Christmas bonus and offer them any book in his library. “Oh look honey, I got my Christmas bonus today; it’s a copy of Splendor in the Grass and I don’t think it’s ever been read.” For years Walter and Gene ruled local television; even after Mr. Looper pronounced their station number one on live television by holding up a single digit – which unfortunately was the wrong finger because Gene didn’t know the camera was hot and was goofing around. He apologized in the ten o’clock show and we forgave him because that’s what you did back then.
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KZTV had a set which had carpet cut onto plywood in the shape of world map. Well, sort of a world map because the Cape of Good Hope was confusingly close to Nova Scotia and the tip of South American looked like it was right next to Sacramento. When Jan was the anchor over there years ago she refused to be seen in front of that set so she made a new one. The old one was such a unique relic that we kept it in our garage for years as a conversation piece. We moved it
from place to place until we finally just got tired of hauling it around. We always wondered at the mind who put that thing together and why they butchered up geography like that. People are funny.
KZTV was famous for shooting the weather gauges during their newscasts. In the days when most stations were touting their Natrad Super Colossal Next Generation Wiz Bang Radar KZTV would show you the current conditions by panning the camera from the weather gauge to the barometer to the wind gauge. It was one step beyond licking your finger and sticking it up in the air to check the wind.
Rushed to the hospital
But when there was breaking news and people wanted to find out what was going on it was Walter and Gene they turned to because CBS News was King and Gene and Walter were their local faces.
Local television news was a different beast in the film era. The process of shooting, editing, and airing a news story that today can be done by a single person with a camera and a laptop took half a dozen people to produce with film. When I first went to work in television some of the old film guys were still around and they were a different breed. They smoked cigarettes and drank coffee all day every day and their voices sounded like they were at the bottom of a mine shaft. They used to keep a piece of film taped to the wall in the editing room that was about thirty seconds long and was shot from the window of a moving car. If they missed a car wreck or if the film of the car wreck wasn’t ready by air time they would splice that thirty seconds into the show.
“A local man was rushed to the hospital after a wreck on the city’s Southside,” they would say as you saw houses and trees and telephone poles go whizzing by as if you were riding in the front seat of the ambulance rushing the man to the hospital. It was a more magical time in local television when the wizard stayed behind the curtain and on air mistakes were part of the charm. Live television was a little rough around the edges and we liked it that way.
Gene and Walter were part of that era when we didn’t need to know how many rat droppings were found in restaurant kitchens and the private lives of public figures were their business. When I moved back to town many years ago to work in local television one of the first things I did was call Walter and invite him to lunch. I had grown up watching him and just wanted to meet him. He was one of the nicest and most kindhearted people I ever met. I told him I would buy and he said, “Well, that’s good Dale because a free press begins with a free lunch.” So long Walter. You’ll be missed.
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Betty continued from A6 computer programs. Half of the class will be instruction and the other half would be question and answer sessions. You must register and pay $40 for these classes ahead of time.
Ballroom Dance Classes at the JELM Don’t forget about the JELM’s Ballroom Dance classes on Wednesday evenings at 6pm with DeeGee Blackwell. These are held in the Pollock Center and usually run about 2 hours. We also have Couple’s Line Dance classes offered at 4pm on Monday afternoons in the Pollock. The instructors are Ann and JD Hodges – who were the Winter Texans of the Year last year. There are no fees involved in our dance program. Free will donations accepted.
quickly, so get your tickets as soon as possible.
Road Trip to South Texas Opry
Terry Smith Concert
We still have a few seats left on the bus going to the South Texas ‘Opry on Thursday, January 17th leaving the JELM at 4:30pm. These tickets are $22 each and we pay your entrance into the Opry. There is a dinner available at the Al Amin and riders are responsible for their own food expenses.
There are also tickets for the Terry Smith concerts on February 6th both at 1pm and 6pm. These tickets are free. Free Will Donation are accepted at these performances. Again, the doors open 1 hour before each performance and the JELM sells snacks at each performance and soft drinks. Terry Smith is from Nashville, but
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limited walking. The botanical gardens prints out a newsletter that you can get on line. Wine Tasting Tour
There are still seats available for the Wine Tasting Tour on January 23rd. The bus leaves the JELM at 11:30am with lunch at Croufutt’s restaurant and bakery and then proceeding to the Southwind Winery where you are given your own wine glass for tasting several Southwind vintages. The cost for this trip is $40. The JELM has a menu in our office and you select your lunch – which we pay for. We also pay vineyard fees. They sell bottles of wine at the Southwind.
Field Trip to C.C. Botanical Garden On Tuesday, January 29 at 9am at the JELM the group will meet to carpool to the Corpus Christi Botanical Garden. They will tour the gardens, notably the Orchid House and Cactus garden. There is a great variety of birding habitat. You will be gone most of the day with
Mah Jongg at the JELM The regular Mah Jongg times at the JELM are as follows: Monday and Friday mornings at 9am is the usual time – in the JELM library. We also have Mah Jongg lessons on Wednesday afternoons at noon in the JELM library with Cheryl Sorenson as the instructor. Cheryl is the person responsible for introducing Mah Jongg to the JELM and this is her third year as instructor and leader. She has asked me if her new students could have an afternoon to play with their new-found game skills. I gave them Friday afternoons at the JELM Library and they will come every Friday afternoon at noon. We are here ‘til 3pm on Fridays. It is incredible how this game has caught on at the JELM. Marie Connolly has instituted her famous gold bag. Prizes are given with a draw from her gold bag! Goldwing Express Concerts Tickets are on sale now at the JELM office for the Goldwing Express Concerts on Monday, February 11th and Wednesday, February 13th. There will be performances at 1pm and 6pm on both days. The price is $8 each. The JELM will sell soft drinks and snacks at each event. These wonderful entertainers gave 2 performances at the JELM last year and they were terrific entertainers. They are a family act and they hail from Branson. MO. These tickets sell out very
he was born and raised in Texas. He is a singersongwriter and is famous for his tune “The Far Side of Jordan” which was the theme song for a Robert Duvall movie. We are very fortunate to have these great entertainers in Port Aransas. Everyone is invited.
The JELM naturalists group will visit the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) in a carpool situation on Saturday, January 26 at 8am, meeting at the JELM. This is an unguided tour of the refuge on paved roads with several stops to observe wildlife via short paved and unpaved access trails and boardwalks – with one huge observation tower. There is an entrance fee to the park with senior rates. This is not the best chance to see Whoopers, so they will stop at Lamar to see them up close. It is an all day trip, so bring food and water and dress accordingly. Restrooms available in refuge. It is a ten-mile road trip to the tower, with an additional 16 mile, one-way nature loop leaving from the tower parking lot and ending near the park entrance.
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Two people severely injured while lying on beach
SH 361 and Zahn Road. 12:40 a.m. January 12 Intoxicated Assault with a motor vehicle.
15100 block SPID 8 p.m. January 11 Theft over $50 13800 block Eaglesnest Bay 2:44 p.m. January 11 Harassment
Two people sleeping on the beach were severely injured when they were hit by a moving vehicle. The couple managed to copy the license number of the vehicle and a 19 year-old man was later arrested in Port Aransas.
13500 block Port Royal 2 p.m. January 13 Harassment
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14300 block SPID 3:30 a.m. January 10 Criminal mischief over $500
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15300 block Leeward 5:33 p.m. January 12 Failure to identify
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February and plans are to have a beer and wine license.
Flour Bluff Police Calls
January 7 3:30pm Forgery of Government Instrument 11102 IH 37
700 block Quetzal 8.17 a.m. January 11 Theft
A Texas Star employee reported a woman entered the store and attempted to purchase a “Snickers” candy bar with a counterfeit $10 bill. The clerk checked the bill with a detection marker and found it to be phony.
9300 block SPID 3:31 p.m. January 11 Criminal mischief 1200 block Flour Bluff Dr. 10:30 p.m. Shoplifting
The woman left the store and drove off in a light blue vehicle. She was accompanied by another woman she called “Mom.” The suspect is described as a heavyset curly-haired White female who appeared to be 25 to 30 years of age.
NAS ramp 5:11 a.m. January 13 Abandoned vehicle 10200 block SPID 6:55 p.m. January 11 Theft over $50 10300 block SPID 2:20 p.m. January 14 Gasoline theft
Anyone with any information is encouraged to call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS or submit a tip online at www.888TIPS.com . Tipsters will receive a cash reward is the suspect is arrested.
100 block Jester 10:58 p.m. January 12 Curfew violation 1100 block Waldron 3:10 p.m. January 10 Assault
Prostitute Offers to Sell a Stolen Phone to a Client’s Wife
Lakeside and Waldron 1:41 a.m. January 13 Public intoxication
January 13 7:50am Theft/Prostitution 600 S. Port
300 block Lakeside 11:53 p.m. January 10 Fraudulent use of identifying vehicle 700 block Briston 3:17 a.m. January 10 Harassment 2500 block Tulane 10:31 a.m. January 10 Found property 400 block Caribbean 11:41 a.m. January 13 Vehicle impound 4000 block Wagner Lee 10:08 p.m. January 14 Assault with injury 600 block Yorktown 3:53 p.m. January 14 Building fire
A 26-year-old woman called Police for help in recovering a stolen phone. The woman told Officers she had received a call from her husband’s cell phone in which the caller offered to return the phone for $250.
3700 block Holland 12:15 a.m. January 15 Alarms no valid permit
Further investigation revealed, the woman’s 25-year-old husband picked up a prostitute in the area of Port and Agnes. After dropping off the prostitute, the man found his phone had been stolen. Officers contacted Jose Omer Longoria at Port and Agnes and he was found to be in possession of the stolen phone. Longoria was arrested and charged with Theft and Prostitution. Both charges are Class “B” Misdemeanors and are punishable by up to 180 days in jail and a $2,000 fine. The recovered phone was returned to the man’s wife.
800 block St. Dominic 5:30 a.m. January 13 Reckless damage or destruction
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14309 block SPID 3:30 a.m. January 10 Criminal mischief
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14500 block SPID 10 a.m. January 12 Gasoline theft
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Business Briefs Island Tire & Auto could not be more convenient for your next oil change. Look for the coupon in their ad for $22.70 oil change. It includes a 25 point maintenance check and up to five quarts of Pennzoil 10W30, fittings, lube and oil filter. Call Sally at 949-4949 or just drop in.
La Barataria in Port A has one of the best Sunday brunches available and it starts at 11 am. Try their unique French toast, the popular versions of eggs benedict and their overstuffed omelettes. The momosas, champagne cocktails and house specialty champagne martinis are all half price. Mondays enjoy all wines at half price and Thursday its Martini Madness with $6 executive martinis. The restaurant/bar is located at Island Moorings.
Keepers at Horace Caldwell Pier in Port A offers great fishing at their 1300 foot lighted pier for a fun day for the entire family. Rental rods and reels, bait and any fishing need you require are available. Their bar and grill has belly filling burgers and dogs. Call 749-5333 for more info.
Ace Hardware has the popular Calcutta fishing t-shirts on sale for $10. These shirts are known to keep you cool, dry and comfortable on the water. Look for them near the check-out registers. Aloha Wa Restaurant in the Holiday Inn has 2-2-2 breakfast for $5.99. For lunch they have the soup, salad and potato bar for $6.95 and for just $2 you can add a burger. They offer three dinner specials that at $8.99. Hours are 7 am – 9 pm. Costa del Sur Café that was located in Mail n More still plans to move next door to the Office Lounge but it is taking a little longer than expected. They should be open by the end of
The Coast Club in Port A has live entertainment every weekend and happy hour specials on weekdays. Coast Club now having Samantha Aiken performson Fridays and Stevie Start every Saturday. Enjoy a cocktail in their clean, contemporary smoke-free setting. A large patio with comfortable seating is there for smokers.
300 block Hialeah 10:36 a.m. January 13 Burglary of vehicle
2200 block Lombardy 11:12 p.m. January 11 Public intoxication
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New Construction on the Island. 4/3/with study. Over 2300 sq.ft., stained cabinetry, granite countertops throughout. $239,900. Call Beth for plans 779-4943.
Enjoy the Good Life. This two bedroom, 2.5 bath at El Constante comes fully furnished. Awesome views of the Gulf of Mexico. Call Terry 549-7703.
13541 Ducat fabulous waterfront home on 75’x120’ lot. 3-4 bedrooms, 3 full baths, Trex decks. Too many extras to list $600,000. Call Cindy Molnar 549-5557.
15397 Caravel Beautiful totally updated home on fingertip lot 3/2.5/2 with 2 living areas, wood/ tile flooring and granite throughout. $649,900. Cindy 549-5557.
15905 Punta Bonaire $595,000. 3 bedrooms, 3 full baths, concrete saltwater pool, boat lift, too many extras to list. Call Charlie Knoll 443-2499.
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Beautiful Golf Course Home! 4/2.5/2, two living, covered patio, crown molding, granite countertops! 14006 Rudder Ct. $315,000. Call Shonna today 510-3445 to see.
3442 Paradise Dr. 4/3.5/3 $324,900. 1.7 acres of land with lots of mature trees, water well, 2 living and 2 dining. Call Charlie Knoll 443-2499.
New construction by Seaquist Homes. 4-2-2 on Punta Espada. Open floor plan, split bedrooms, landscaped front yard, builder’s warranty. Call Cheryl 563-0444.
13721 Cayo Cantiles 3/2/2,1926 sq.ft of living area, nice deck area w/great views. Located on a wide canal w/quick ICW access. Call Terry or Charlie. $295,000.
15942 El Soccorro Loop stunning stucco home on East facing lot w/room for a pool. 3/2.5/2 with a study, boat lift & many updates. $405,000. Cindy 549-5557.
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Beautifully Updated 3-2-2 w/ multi purpose room. Split bedrooms. Gas stove. Tile & bamboo floors. Plantation shutters. Large backyard. Cheryl 5630444.
13846 Topsail—charming 3/2/2 waterfront home. Bright, open floor plan. Exceptionally well cared for home on a very nice street & canal. Call Ana 443-7771.
This two story home sits on over 1 acre of land. Water well with sprinkler system. Four bedrooms with four baths. 3 car garage. Two living & 2 eating areas. Call Terry Cox 549-7703. $379,900.
Anchor Resort—Fully furnished & move in ready unit. 2 bedrooms plus a loft, 1.5 bathrooms. $85,000. Call Laura (361) 8152116.
722 St. Lucy $149,900 3/2.5/1. 1624 sq.ft of living area. 2 living areas. All bedrooms up. Nice landscaping. Above ground pool. Charlie 361-443-2499.
Mediterranean Bea uty — Waterfront, new construction by Seaquist. 3-2.5-2. Huge game room. Master down. High impact windows. Still time to choose colors. Cheryl.
25,570 sq.ft. feet int. lot in Coquina Bay. Two story with 4 bdrms-2207 sq. feet- $209,000. Call Dorothy @ 563-8486.
15713 Cuttysark 3/2.5/1 lovely Island home. New roof 2010, new exterior paint 2012. Large yard with room for a pool. $149,900. Laura Wallace (361) 815-2116.
13817 Doubloon impeccable waterfront with separate quarters for guest or family. 4 bedrooms, 4 baths, 2 living and 2 kitchens. $439,900. Call Cindy 549-5557.
Mystic Harbor condominium furnished one bedroom, one bath first floor unit with deeded boat slip, security entrance and onsite pool. $89,900. Cindy 549-5557.
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14126 Coquina Bay. 3 bedrooms, 2 baths + den/office, 2 car garage. 1859 sq.ft. of living area. Tile and granite throughout. Open floor plan. $208,208. Charlie Knoll 443-2499.
2426 Vialoux—3 bedroom, 2 bath home located in Flour Bluff. New roof, new tile in kitchen. Double paned windows throughout. Nice sized backyard. $119,000. Charlie Knoll 443-2499.
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Mediterranean Beauty—3-2.5-2 East facing patio & deck on large water. Master down. Free flowing floorplan. Courtyard entrance. Call Cheryl 361-563-0444.
3266 Roscher—zoned for horses, near 5 acres. 2 story home 3-2.52. Backs up to the Oso Bay, private beach, fishing pier, pool. Cheryl or Mary Lou.
121 Gulfstream $209,900 Beautiful 1st floor unit, ss appliances/granite countertop. Updated furnishings. Easy pool/beach access. Call Shonna 510-3445.
2201 Oak Crest $139,900. 2 bedrooms, 2 baths plus an 2 additional rooms. Pool on the grounds. Call Charlie 361-4432499.
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Beach Club #189 Efficiency—1 $725
Portono #705 2/2 $1800 furnished
15422 Salt Cay #F 1/1 $725
15422 Salt Cay #C 1/1 $725
Casa Europa #22 1/1 $725
15330 Cruiser #B 3/2/1 $1350
13850 Longboat $3/3/2 $1600
Seascape Villa #B‐5 1/1 $1200 all bills paid
13765 Eaglesnest 3/2/2 $2300 pool
Waterfront Lots for Sale!! Bounty $109,900 Palo Seco $154,900 San Felipe $200,000 Fortuna Bay waterfront condo 3 -2 w/boatslip. Recently updated. Furnished. Just bring your suitcase & enjoy. HOA pool, cabana, spa. Cheryl 361-563-0444.
3918 Gulfton 3/2/2 $124,900. 1369 sq.ft. well maintained house with a nice location. New countertops & backsplash. Call Charlie 443-2499 or Jeremy 960-7873.
Cuttysark $189,000 For More Info Call: Terry Cox 549-7703 Charlie Knoll 443-2499
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