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May 16, 2013

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Around The Island

By Dale Rankin editor@islandmoon.com

By Dale Rankin

Across the country the U.S. Department of Justice is seizing the phone records of Associated Press reporters and in Winnipeg, Manitoba physiatrists told a man who beheaded a fellow bus rider that he “needs to get out more.”

Here at the Island Moon nobody has seized any phone records that we know of and no one that we know of has been beheaded in over a month.

As for getting out more, well, we’re not sure if that’s possible as we Moon Monkeys keep a pretty full social calendar.

The rain on Saturday and Sunday produced two wrecks with ensuing traffic snarls, one on the JFK on Saturday, and another on the Packery Bridge on Sunday. Somewhere along the way Island drivers became encumbered with the notion that rain somehow improves traction on our streets so when it rains they hit the gas.

Knuckleheads on the sand Speaking of bad drivers, last Friday night one enlightened driver decided it would be great fun to run over all the trash cans along

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Port Aransas ARTFEST and 30th Annual Songwriter’s Showcase This Weekend

8th Annual ARTFEST May 18 & 19.Artists with Original Fine Art & Fine Crafts for sale,10am-5 Saturday 10am4pm Sunday some booths may choose to stay open until 7pm, closing right before Songwriters S h o w c a s e starts. Location: Robert’s Point Park near the water & the Ferry Landing. Artists will offer the following for sale: Original Paintings in Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor + Prints made from originals and handmade note cards. Photography will be offered –framed or unframed on paper and on canvas. Shell art, ocean theme items plus wine stoppers. Metal sculpture, sandblasted stone designs, clay bowls, sea creatures & pottery, decorative bowls & vessels. Home accessories, painting on fabrics, hand painted fish & signs.

Stained glass, Dichroic glass wall art, sculpture &jewelry. Other Jewelry will include wire wrapped, beads, handmade & original designs in metals- sterling silver, brass, copper, shells & many more unique works of art for sale! There will also be food, beverages & some music for your listening pleasure as you stroll through the artist booths.

The 30th Annual Songwriter’s Showcase May 19th 7 pm Bring a picnic basket/cooler, beverages etc. blankets or lawn chairs and listen to some wonderful Original music under the stars and near the water. Preecher Williams & Woodie Lawson are back to organize again this Port A Happenings continued on A16

Skid-O-Smashed the beach at the seawall. Half a dozen plastic trash receptacles where smashed flat as Island Freckles by this person who, after taking out the first four or five cans, cut two giant donuts in the sand before smashing into the last can standing sending fresh refuse sprawling in a giant circle which at sunup became a smorgasbord for Island seagulls who flew in from as far away as Kingsville to take part in the bounty.

But wait…not satisfied with the trash can carnage the driver headed for the South Packery Jetty where he/she took out the only, repeat only, Skid-O-Can on the entire beach; smashed it in so many pieces it looked like a Seven-Layer Beandip after an Island party. Oh the humanity!

To their credit, city work crews were on it and by late morning they arrived with a trailer of new, un-flattened, cans and order was restored

13th Annual SEA Banquet Set for Thursday May 23 Your chance to buy a Longhorn!

The 13th Annual SEA Fundraising Banquet is set for Thursday, May 23, at American Bank Center. It begins at 5:30 and tickets are on sale now; $125 for individuals which includes SEA annual membership, $1000 for a table of eight, and $1750 for a sponsorship table.

The ticket includes free food from more than a dozen food stations, and an open bar from 5:3011 p.m.

Available for this year’s auction are four center row tickets to the George Strait Cowboy Rides Away Farewell Tour at the Alamodome in San Antonio on June 1. The package includes overnight stay at the Doubletree Hotel in downtown San Antonio and a catered party suite at the Alamodome before the concert.

Also available, a guitar signed by Strait, a fishing trip to Alaska, and another to Cabo San Lucas, several offshore fishing trips, and a trip that includes hunting at a ranch in South Texas, a round of golf at the TPC course in San Antonio, and a fishing trip to a Laguna Madre fishing cabin with air transportation to each included. A 19-foot Blue Wave boat will be raffled, but the most unusual item of the night is a live registered Longhorn bull or steer – buyers choice – which will be auctioned.

Thank you Javier and Dante to Michael J. Ellis beach.

If there is any justice in the world the contents of that Skid-O-Can left a Scarlet Letter on the underside of the offending vehicle. So if anyone Around continued on A3

SEA was formed in 2000 to raise money for enhancement of the local marine environment.

All of the money raised by SEA at this event, as well as all SEA fundraisers, stays in the immediate Coastal Bend area. SEA is heading the effort to create an artificial reef nine miles offshore from the mouth of the Packery Channel, and to improve the parking area and boat ramps at the base of the JFK Causeway.

For information on the banquette contact Libby Trevino at 361 886-1100 or e-mail at seaccadm@sbcglobal.net.

This is always a fun event and may sell out, so get your tickets early and we’ll see you there.

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Whitecap Work Could Take Up to Two Months

Crews this week are installing a temporary sewer line along Whitecap which will connect the lift station at Cruiser with the treatment plant at the west end of Whitecap. The new line is expected to be in place by the end of the week. When it is complete other crews will begin cleaning the 4-inch permanent line buried along the south side of Whitecap.

Once the cleaning is done a sounding device will be run through the permanent line to determine if it can be repaired or must be replaced.

According to work crews on the site the project is expected to take as long as two months.

Island Dogs Rejoice!

Island Dogs to be Allowed in Outdoor Restaurant Dining Areas

In a move that will live forever in the annals of Island dogdom the Corpus Christi City Council on Tuesday unanimously passed on first reading an ordinance that allows dogs to enter the outdoor dining areas of restaurants across the city. No more sweltering in hot summer cars while their humans eat, dogs will now be able to follow them into restaurants.

A second reading is needed to make the move official but no opposition to the move has yet surfaced.

Some restrictions will be in place; for instance, dogs must have a collar with current vaccinations and license tags attached,

restaurant owners will have to apply for a dog-allowed license and pay at $50 fee, dogs cannot go within seven feet of any space where food is prepared, and the restaurant staff will not be allowed to pet or touch the dogs. Dogs can be served with treats and water but will not be allowed to order off the menu.

The move follows similar rules in Austin, San Antonio, McAllen, El Paso, and Victoria, and officially or unofficially Port Aransas.

So all you biters, snarlers, barkers, and runners: clean up your act and we’ll see you on the patio!

Kemp’s Ridley Nesting Underway

By Donna J. Shaver, Ph.D. Chief, Division of Sea Turtle Science and Recovery National Park Service, Padre Island National Seashore donna_shaver@nps.gov The 2013 Kemp’s ridley sea turtle nesting season is underway. Since my last article, several more nests have been found. Through May 13, 34 Kemp’s ridley nests have been located on the Texas coast this year, including 20 at Padre Island National Seashore. Hopefully many more nests will be found before the nesting season ends in mid-July.

National Seashore volunteers and staff are working hard to find nesting Kemp’s ridley turtles and their nests. We want to document and protect them from human related and natural threats. Hundreds of people have been trained to aid with nest detection efforts for this endangered species on the Texas coast, and patrols are on-going from the Bolivar Peninsula to Boca Chica Beach.

Turtle patrols are conducted during daylight hours since Kemp’s ridleys nest mostly during the day. We patrol seven days a week, rain or shine. It typically takes only about 45 minutes for Kemp’s ridleys to nest. Patrollers search Turtles continued on A2

Angels, Serpents and Frescoes

22 Steps to the Little Chapel on the Dunes Part 2

By Brent Rourk brentrourk@yahoo.com [This is part 2 of series of articles about The Little Chapel on the Dunes in Port Aransas, Texas.

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‘The White Angel’ - Aline Carter Before long Aline began having regular Bible studies for the children of Port Aransas. She thought that it was important for the local children to learn about religion and the Bible so she shared different stories from the Bible. Aline would let locals know that she was in Port Aransas and those folks would let their children know that the “White Angel” was going to

have Bible studies. Sometimes her chauffeur Henry would pick up the kids and transport them to the Chapel. The number of children who attended Bible studies varied from ten to fifteen, including Aline’s three boys (Champe, Frank and David). With a smile, Frank admitted that his attendance at those History continued on A14

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Dyna Street is the location for our Trash Heap of the Week this time. Seems someone decided to furnish this vacant lot with a lovely divan set that has now been given that lived-in look by the weekend rain.

To complete the ensemble an anonymous exterior designer added a pile of palm tree trimmings.

Just down the street the mother lode of palm trimmings awaits a hauling off. The good news – so far no refrigerator has shown up to complete the full eyesore effect of the Trash Heap of the Week.

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One might think that this reptile would not come ashore to nest when it is cold. Reptiles cannot regulate their body temperature like mammals and birds can, and their activity slows when they become cold. This spring has been relatively cold and we have found several nests soon before or after cold fronts passed through the area, when it was cold.

On May 3, I had an interesting and moving experience that I want to relay. A nesting turtle was found at the northern end of the National Seashore and I traveled with staff to retrieve the eggs from the nest. Others from the staff were going to return the turtle to our Turtle Laboratory to affix a satellite transmitter to her. However, when I arrived at the nest site the turtle was not moving. She had laid eggs in the nest chamber, but had not covered them. The air temperature was in the 50s and it was so cold that the turtle was becoming “cold stunned”. We needed to warm her, but warming must be done gradually; if done too quickly it can harm the turtle. We did not know whether she had laid all of her eggs for this clutch. We needed to warm her on the beach so that she could complete nesting. If she was not done and we simply placed her in our vehicle to warm her she could have resumed laying eggs there and crushed them.

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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. Most of the nesting so far this year has been in far south Texas and thus most of the nests have been placed into corrals.

However, eggs from nine nests are being cared for in the incubation facility.

Eggs are closely cared for in the incubation facility and corrals. When hatchlings are fully emerged from their eggshells we release them on the beach and protect them during release.

Each year, we hold several hatchling releases at the National Seashore that are open to the public. In 2012, collectively more than 10,000 people attended our releases. As eggs are placed into the incubation facility, the projected hatchling release dates for the eggs are placed on the National Seashore website at www.nps. gov/pais. When the eggs begin to hatch we are able to more closely pinpoint when the release will occur. We then place the latest information about the releases on our recorded Hatchling Hotline (tel. 361-949-7163) and our Facebook page titled Padre Island NS Division of Sea Turtle Science & Recovery.

Now that we have some clutches in our incubation facility we can provide estimates of when our first releases will be held. Hatchlings from seven clutches of eggs are due to be released sometime between June 18 and 24. Barring a severe weather event, there should be at least one or two public releases during this time.

Although hatchings from the first clutch are due to be released sometime between June 11 and 17, it is just one clutch so it may not be possible to schedule a public release for it. Hatchlings must be released when they enter their “frenzy”; we do not retain hatchlings for viewing. There will be more releases after mid-June, but the eggs that will hatch later have not yet been laid. We should continue to find nests for several more weeks.

You can help and learn more about our efforts Sometimes nesting turtles come ashore soon after patrollers pass by. Beachgoers and others working on the beach are sometimes the first on the scene at a nest site. Each year, these individuals locate several nests, especially in developed areas of the Texas coast. You can help with recovery efforts for this species by watching for nesting while you are on the beach and immediately reporting it to a passing turtle patroller or by calling me at 361-949-8173, ext.

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You can learn more about what to do if you see a nesting turtle by visiting the Padre Island National Seashore website at www.nps.gov/ pais. The website also contains information on nest totals in Texas and our hatchling releases.

We also post updates about nesting and hatchling releases on our Facebook page (titled Padre Island NS Division of Sea Turtle Science & Recovery).

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for nesting by looking for the tracks left in the sand by the female as she crawls up the beach to lay her eggs and then as she returns to the sea after nesting. However, Kemp’s ridley is the smallest and lightest sea turtle species and they leave only a faint track. These tracks disappear quickly, especially when it is windy or stormy. Kemp’s ridleys often nest on windy days, especially in association with the passage of fronts.

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Two bronze memorial plaques have been stolen from the Leaping Marlin monument located at the southern base of the JFK Causeway.

The 24-foot bronze on stone monument was done by Islander and world-renowned sculptor Kent Ullberg and was commissioned by the Coastal Bend Community Foundation of North Padre Island and placed in October 1989. The plaques had been there since, until this week. The thieves also removed the lights.

Anyone with knowledge of who removed the plaques or their current whereabouts should contact John White at the Island Beautification Trust at 549-6347, or call us here at the Island Moon at 949-7700.

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out there noticed a foul odor in their neighbor’s driveway Saturday morning then there’s your culprit.

Property appraisals by the numbers The preliminary numbers from the Nueces County Appraisal District show that the total value of property in Nueces County – commercial, residential, and oil and gas reserves – for this year is $15,376,322,000. That is up by about $99 million from last year’s total of $14,386,376,000. Based on the preliminary 2013 numbers that would put the value of Island property at about $2 billion based on the historic trend of The Island making up 12% of countywide property value and 15% of citywide property value.

Final numbers for the 2013 city and countywide values will not be known until the tax roll is certified in late summer.

Beach to Bay Billed as America’s Largest Relay Marathon, the Beach to Bay Relay Marathon will kick off this Saturday with a new route on The Island.

It will begin on Access Road #5 near Bob Hall Pier at 7 a.m. and proceed north on the beach from Vento del Mar, the first road south of Whitecap, and head up the beach to the South Packery Jetty then back south to Access Road #6 just south of Bob Hall Pier then to SPID (Park Road 22) at a point across from Sea Pines, then north in the southbound lane of SPID to the JFK Bridge where runners will loop under the bridge to the northbound land of the bridge where they will exit The Island. In Flour Bluff the route will be entirely on the east side of SPID near the Naval Air Station.

This year runners on the two legs of the run located on The Island can arrive by bicycle and their bikes will be secured until their return so this should help some with the traffic jam.

In past years the traffic has started to clear by 10 a.m. but expect some residual turbulence through at least noon until all the cones and mounds of empty water bottles are picked up.

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By Brent Rourk Another year has quickly passed and the 8th grade class at Seashore Middle Academy celebrated by taking a two day trip to San Antonio last week.

Among the places that they visited were the Natural Bridge Caverns (mastering the Canopy Challenge), Preparing for the the Main Event (an indoor amusement Canopy Challenge center), the Magic at Natural Bridges Time Machine (for Cavern. Photo by dinner) and SeaWorld.

Michelle Ortega This marks the 6th year that the 8th grade class has ended their years at SMA by taking a trip somewhere in Texas.

Staff trip sponsor this year, Ms. Susan Bernal, along with other staff members and parent chaperones, led the students on an exhausting but fun 2 day itinerary. Bernal enjoyed the outing, “I was impressed at how this year’s group behaved and enjoyed the trip.”

Students who attended the trip enjoyed the many activities. Student Zane Ortega was very pleased with the trip and claimed, “It was a really fun way to end my time at SMA with my classmates. I liked Main Events because it was fun to play laser tag with my friends.”

Eighth grade student Haley Morgan, said, “It was a great experience for all of us and I enjoyed everything that we did. It was a great way to end the year.”

Megan Bruner shared, “I got second place overall in the laser tag. It was fun!”

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by Dale Rankin It was thirteen years ago this month when I met Mike Ellis. My friend Chris Holzhaus was worn out after more than a decade traveling as the guitar player for Delbert McClinton and his search for a new band brought us the Port A Ice House.

Through the door came a guy with an armload of Island Moons and the next week I wrote my first column for Mike. Even as I traveled around plying the journalism waters I am proud of the fact that since that day in 2000 I have never missed writing a column for the Island Moon. They weren’t all gems but they all made deadline.

I had no idea in those days that 2013 would find me living here on The Island as the paper’s owner but I got to say there are a heck of a lot worse ways to make a living.

Keep it whimsical Mike started the paper literally in his living room over at the Sea Horse Condominiums where he pasted it down on newspaper-sized sheets of paper which he got from the printer.

He got two sets so that each week he sent one copy to the printer with the next edition and on the return trip he got the “blanks” which had contained the previous edition until the copy which had been taped to them was removed so the “blanks” could be reused. The paper that Mike began in 1996 came out every two weeks and during “paper week” Mike was sequestered in his office until late Friday afternoon when the paper went to the printer. It returned Friday evening and hit the streets.

As Mike was fond of saying, it was a quirky paper for quirky readers on a quirky Island.

Mike was not afraid of being whimsical; in fact he worked hard at it.

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Over the years the paper morphed from a tabloid to a broadsheet and back to a tabloid depending on, well, depending on whatever Mike decided to do.

This is a great event but given the thousands of runners who participate, it does create a serious Island traffic jam for a few hours. The best viewing spot will be along the seawall which can easily be reached by bicycle.

Sense of community When Mike’s health rendered him unable to continue at the paper in 2007 I bought it from his brothers and we soldiered on. With the help of Gladys Choyke and Mindy Niles we put out one issue with the old paste-down method before we changed to doing it in the computer.

It was change Mike knew he needed to do but didn’t want the headache of learning how.

in speaking with one voice and the results have been palpable.

Changes come In that vein over the next year we added color to the paper, which turned out to be a good move, and then began publishing every week instead of every fortnight. Taken together those changes turned out to be game changers.

So now thirteen years after I began working for the Island Moon I look out at a very different Island. After years of false starts we are now on the verge of what promises to be an interesting time for our island. The new development headed our way is now off the drawing board and heading for construction. By this time next year The Island could be a very changed place.

And in those thirteen years the Island Moon has also changed. Aside from the aesthetic changes our content has changed as well. These days we pay more attention to city and state issue that have a direct impact on Islanders, but we also try to capture the island lifestyle in our pages.

Why is it free?

One of the frequent questions we get is why we don’t charge for the paper. Printing costs money and most papers try to recoup that cost by charging. We don’t for several reasons. First, many of our advertisers rely on the tourist trade for their business and the simple fact is that tourists won’t pay for a local paper. Yes, we could help defray our printing costs by charging, but at what cost to our advertisers? We prefer to reach a large audience by remaining a free publication so that our advertisers can reap the benefits and if our advertisers prosper then we will as well. So far so good.

We’re printing more copies than ever; in fact we now print as many copies each week as we used to print every two weeks. The biggest complaint we get is that the stores run out of papers too soon; as we enter the summer season our print run will increase and by Memorial Day weekend we’ll be printing 10,000 copies per week through the end of the summer season. Our website is also in the midst of a complete reworking and our Facebook page – theislandmoonnewspaper – has 1700 posters and growing.

In January of 2008 I decided to do an update on the projects that were in the process of being completed on The Island. I had done a similar story at Mike’s request in 2005 and when I looked at the 2005 list it was exactly the same as the 2008 list; absolutely nothing had been done on any of the projects in three years. We had recently gone through a city council election in which two candidates from The Island had split the island vote and so neither won. We were stuck at slack tide.

Coldwell Banker throws the paper to Island homes every other week and we are exploring the possibility of mailing the paper to all Island homes in the week in between. We also place over 1000 copies in Port Aransas each week and also distribute in Flour Bluff.

As I looked around I realized that our Island needed more of a sense of community and that if we were to ever make progress we had to stick together and the Island Moon was part of the glue that could make that happen. Islanders instinctively knew that we were being left out.

Since then we Islanders have made great strides

For our part, we keep working to stick to Mike’s idea; keep it quirky, make it readable, make it informative, and most of all keep it fun.

What we’re finding is that the harder we work the luckier we get and the luckier we get the harder we work.

So as we move forward we want to thank our advertisers and encourage Island businesses who currently don’t advertise to consider it. It works.

Here’s to the next thirteen years.

Flour Bluff ISD Notice to Private Schools Meeting Regarding 2013-2014 NCLB Consolidated Federal Grant Funding Thursday, May 23, 2013 at 3:00 P.M. FBISD Administration Building Board Room 2505 Waldron Road, Corpus Christi, Texas Private Non-profit schools including facilities for the neglected and delinquent may be eligible for services under Title I, Part A Improving Basic Programs, Title II, Part A Teacher and Principal Training and Recruiting fund, Title III, Part A, English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement and Academic Achievement, and the Special Education Program. For more information, please contact Linda Barganski, Director of Special Programs at (361) 694-9223.

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Farah’s Fishing Adventures In the last few weeks I’ve had many calls from folks that wanted to get out and entertain friends and family while they are down for a few days. Hiring a guide is much easier than doing it on your own and many times produces more catching. For those of you that want to do it on your own, get out there and put your people on some fish! When taking others fishing you have to approach things much different than if you were fishing alone or with a competent friend. Start off with an explanation of what you are doing, down to the finest detail. “ Right now we are fishing with the live croakers, they are a small baitfish that in the spring eat the small trout eggs off of the blades of grass here in the Laguna Madre’. The trout eat them but also attack them with a vengeance as to protect their eggs. To the croaker’s downfall they make a grunting noise that gives away their location to the trout. We are throwing them out on a large hook and concentrating them in a small area hoping to create a feeding frenzy.

When the trout attack the baits they use their large front teeth to grab and hold the baitfish, then as they bolt away they open their mouth and take the bait entirely. If you rare back and set the hook as soon as you feel the bite, they will only let go and you will miss the fish. Give them some line, by opening the bail or dipping your rod and leaning towards the fish to create some slack line as they are taking the bait.” It is important to remember that sometimes it’s just as fun and interesting to learn about what you are doing and where you are at than it is to catch fish. Show your guests the clear shallow flats so when they are fishing deeper water they have a mental picture of what the bottom looks like.

Have multiple poles ready and rigged so that when the bite is on and you get tangles or break offs you can grab and go and continue to fish.

Keep lots of line on your reels, this will allow you to cast much farther and allow anglers to fix tangles and trip bad parts of line without respooling. The cost of filling the well with live croaker gets to be expensive, don’t overlook the live shrimp right now. For lots of action start off in the Intracoastal along the west side of the channel. Look for consistent fishing from Marker 37 all the way down to Bird Island. The shrimp are still on the move and game fish are holding in the area following them. The Humble Channel area is also a good choice to take guests for some action. Under the Humble bridge is a

Manny caught and released this giant sow trout along Laguna Shores, she is still out there!

Andrew used the last bait of the day to land this monster Laguna Madre Hogg.

Large sea turtle rescued by captain Steve Schults in the boat hole with large prop scars and broken shell great spot and you will catch me tied up under there sometimes as well. The deep shaded area under the bridge is a great spot to get folks out of the sun and into fish. The best way to fish it is with a large enough weight to get to the bottom but as light as possible. You can expect to catch everything in the sea down there. Try some cut perch as well as there are a lot of big whiting and croaker in that area right now. The most important thing to remember when entertaining a group is to put them first, when you start baiting and casting show them how to operate the tackle and cast out their lines first. Spread them out so not to get tangles. When someone gets a fish on reel your line in and net or grab their fish take it off and re-bait the hook as fast as you can. Many fish are in schools and the faster you get a hook back out there the better.

If everyone stares at the fish flopping on the deck and it takes two minutes to get a cast back out there the opportunity for a double hook-up is gone. Research the best Lunar Fish Feeding Times and make your best efforts count during the best times. When you are not catching fish explore islands and stop in to a marina by water and check it out. Remember that many of the best memories of a trip is the way everything rolls together, don’t get frustrated and tire everyone out, let the day unfold naturally and with a easy fun smooth rhythm. Being “THE GUIDE” is more rewarding than catching the fish. Watching your friends and family’s eyes light up with excitement and snap shooting memories with the camera is priceless. I have taken many of the MOON readers out now that needed a little bit of help and confidence, shown them how to be the GUIDE. Now I see them out on the water and on Face Book with their catches and it makes me smile. Be proud of every victory and don’t worry about filling the box, find excitement with every hook set.

As Summer Vacation comes to us we will have our hands full with kids out for fun, LET HER RIPP!! Take them out on a adventure, small or large and have a good time doing whatever THEY want. If you need a helping hand pushing you into an adventure on the water or just some good ideas, give me a call anytime, 361-4428145 or follow our hook-ups on FACEBOOK@ JOEY FARAH’S FISHING.

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Mr Berlingeri with two of his best trout this week from the shorelines of the King Ranch.

Another large fish caught and released from the Flour Bluff Shoreline this week.

Family traditions that center around fishing last forever. Angel B. with his big trout and family.

Carla smoked us all putting this stringer together while on vacation from The BareBack Saloon in Spring Texas.

Tides of the Week

Tides for Corpus Christi (Bob Hall Pier) May 16-22

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2:20 AM

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Low

6:16 PM

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10:07 PM

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3:31 AM

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8:13 PM Rise 2:48 PM

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6:15 PM

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Letters to Riley

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Revelaire’s Dance Club is hosting a ballroom dance Saturday, May 18th 7 – 11 pm at Sokol’s Dance Hall. Music by the Reflections will honor past presidents. Non-members are welcome and there will be dance lessons 6 – 7pm. Tickets are $20 per person and the hall is located at 5502 Kostorz. Call James at 549-6048 for more info.

Moving Sale at 15901 Cuttysark this Saturday and Sunday 8 am – 2 pm. There will be furniture, power tools and much more.

I would like to visit your school the next time I am in San Antonio. Maybe my humans will bring me there and then you can write a story about me.

Do you have any hotdogs there?

Ella, my life is pretty good and it is nice being a dog on the island.

My favorite thing to eat is bacon but we don’t have a lot of pigs on our island and the seagulls get most everything else before we can get some.

They can fly faster than we dogs can run. Maybe you could send me some bacon in the mail.

I don’t have any kids that I know of. When I was a puppy they did something to me that they said would calm me down but it didn’t work and now I can’t have any kids. I do have a “weith” but I don’t know exactly what it is…I got to get weighed this week and then I’ll know if I’m still on a diet…you will notice that the first three letters of “diet” are “die” and that’s what I’m going to do if I don’t get some hotdogs soon.

Do you have any hotdogs? Can you mail me some? My human says if you send them by Federal Express they will get here faster. Please send them

by Federal Express.

Do I see colors? I don’t know if I see the same colors as you do Ella because you are a human and I’ve never been one of those so I don’t know what you see. Dog eyes and human eyes are different.

I am a lucky dog because I live on Padre Island and there are a lot fun things for a dog to do. I get to go to the beach and I get to swim there. I get to ride on the front of boats and bark and I get to bark when other dogs go by on boats and we bark at each other – my human says it’s a local custom but I don’t know about that.

Last weekend I got to hang out on the seawall and smell the tourists. They mostly smell like coconut but some smell like my dog toys. So yes,

In our eyes are little cones that allow each of us to see color. Human beings have three different kinds of cones so they see lots of colors. When a human is color blind that human is missing one of the three kinds of cones.

With only two cones, that human can still see colors, but many fewer than someone with normal color vision.

I only have two kinds of cones.

We dogs do see color but not as many a humans.

When you see a rainbow you see violet, blue, blue-green, green, yellow, orange and red; but we dogs only see dark blue, light blue, gray, light yellow, darker yellow (sort of brown), and very dark gray. So we dogs see the world as yellow, blue and gray. We see green, yellow and orange as yellowish, and violet and blue as blue. Your blue-green is our gray.

What we don’t see very well is red and orange so don’t buy us toys that are that color or we will trip on them.

And finally, Ella, no I don’t chase cars. I can’t drive them. I can’t reach the pedals and see over the dashboard at the same time and this makes for erratic lane changes – sort of like the Southside of town on Saturday night.

I’m pretty good at left turns but right turns confuse me unless I’m turning into a McDonalds and then I can turn right pretty good. I like the Double Quarter Pounder but they always ask me “Hey fella, why the long face” because they think that’s real funny, and “Where do you keep your money, you don’t have any pockets.”

Sometimes humans are stoopid like cats.

Can you send me a Double Quarter Pounder?

Put it in a different box or the mailman will eat it. Can you send it by Federal Express?

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Business Briefs Doc’s Seafood & Steaks has something new for Sunday afternoons. They now have Cajun Seafood Boil & Family Movie Night 3 pm – 7 pm with the film starting at 5. Great food and you can view the view and an entertaining film.

The Texas General Land Office is accepting bid offers for two fishing cabins at quality upland sites. One is at the Land Cut area and the

other is at Moody’s Island. You can bid online at www.glo.texas.gov by June 14th.

Scuttlebutt’s Seafood Bar & Grill now has build your own sushi roll for just $11.99. You can call ahead for this and any other menu item at 949-6769.

The Padre Island Business Association Mixer will be hosted by the Holiday Inn Tuesday, May 21st 5:30 pm in conjunction with the Corpus Christi Convention & Visitors Bureau and the Greater Corpus Christi Hospitality Association.

There will be free beer and wine and live music will be provided by a reggae band. Stop by for networking, food, refreshments and door prizes.

The 30th Annual Songwriters Showcase in Port A will be held at Robert’s Point Park Sunday, May 19th at 7 pm. Bring a lawnchair and cooler to this popular outdoor event. The $7 gate fee benefits the Port A Art Center.

Steaks and More has an extensive Mediterrean menu including gyros and baklava. It is a takeout venue with only two tables for inside dining.

They are located near Cimmaron and Yorktown Road. Not an Island business but I was craving a gyro and found this place. Rumor has it the owners of this business are now running the restaurant inside Holiday Inn. The Sand Bar at the Holiday has live music every weekend and starting in June will also have music Wednesday and Thursday evenings.

The John Cortez Band play Friday, May 17th 6 – 10 pm, Lyrical Bynge Saturday 1 – 5 pm and 90 Proof 6 – 10 pm. Sunday afternoon features the Rock-o-Holics. The bar is open daily noon until midnight weather permitting.

Rating the Local Weathermen

By Dale Rankin Last weekend we did the Island Moon ArtWalk at the seawall and leading up to it the forecasts from the local Weathermen was, well, all over the board; one guy had us running from a threeinch deluge while another, correctly, said it would not be a big deal.

But the wishy-washy forecasts reminded us that our tourist industry hereabouts is joined at the hip with the weather forecasts – not the weather per se but the forecast which tourists use to make their coast/no coast decision.

Many is the time we have heard the cries of local restaurateurs about leftover inventory during what should have been a Big Tourist Summer Weekend only to be shot from the epicurean saddle by the Weather Dudes in San Antonio predicting rain “on the coast.”

Over the years yours truly has had many lively experiences with Weather types. I have assigned them to judge frijoles cook offs, strangest looking baby contests, to parachute out of perfectly good airplanes (you’re not scared of gravity are you?), to do live shots at an uncountable number of festivals dedicated to truck crops or farm animals, rattlesnake roundups, birthday parties for 100 year olds, and as Grand Marshals at everything from bar mitzvahs to barbeques. So I understand television weatherman.

Theirs is in many ways the best job in television because unlike news types they don’t have to ruffle any feathers to do their job. They go jauntily about their business of predicting what the unpredictable will do and once the viewers understand that they will be wrong about as often as they will be right because, hey, it’s the weather, then the weather guy has it made. He shows up an hour before the show and cranks out his graphs and charts and puts his local spin on things, tells us about “the white stuff” and “the wet stuff”, “thunderbumpers” and photos of giant tomatoes grown in somebody’s garden, does his/her three shows a day, grabs his polka dot jacket and goes home; his fragile ego intact to prognosticate another day.

Not a bad gig.

AMS Seal of Approval Weatherman come to their hit and miss business honestly. Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson took their turns at recording and predicating the weather, neither with much success since all they did was take a few rudimentary measurements and then make a wild guess. Then in 1870 the U.S. National Weather Service was formed and morphed into the U.S. Weather Bureau in 1891, just in time to completely miss the 1900 hurricane that wiped out Galveston. When the Cuban weathermen

warned them that the hurricane that crossed their island was headed for Galveston their solution was as old as weather itself; they cut the telegraph lines from Cuba and silenced the messenger. Problem solved.

Weather prognosticators pretty much all worked for the government until broadcast came along; first radio and then television provided a paycheck for those who “presented” the weather until the mid-eighties when having an AMS Seal of Approval from the American Meteorological Society became the threshold for television weather duty.

In our little old 129th-sized television market the combining of news operations has left us with but two television weather departments for us to plan our weekends around. If they disagree there is no third Weather Dude to weight in and provide a consensus. So what’s a Weather Consumer to do?

Moon Weatherwatchers Well, here’s what we’re going to do; starting this week the Island Moon Weatherwatcher Department will monitor and record the weekend predictions from each of our local Weathercasters during their 10 p.m. Tuesday newscast and we’ll print it. The following week we’ll report what Island weather actually did and see how the two compare. If they disagree we’ll get a prediction from Riley P. Dog based on some stupid way of predicting that we’ll come up with each week and we’ll see who gets it right.

It shouldn’t be too hard given that for the next three months the forecast is… “hot with continued hotness through September with no rain unless it rains for more than an hour in which case you should head for higher ground because it’s a hurricane!”

So Weather Wonks start your engines…the Great Island Moon Weathercaster Predict-Off is about to commence…

Tuesday Night Predictions: Dale Nelson – KRIS/KZTV. It could rain Friday. “There will be a lot of water in the air” as a last cool front makes it way through the Coastal Bend.

Forecast for Fri-Sat-Sun…72 degrees for the low, “Sticky with scattered clouds.” Sat/Sun windy with 90 as a high.

Bill Vessey – KIII. Saturday will be “warm and breezy” for the Beach to Bay Run in the morning with a low of 73. Saturday/Sunday a high of 89 degrees “humid, breezy and warm.”

No mention of rain.

We’ll see how they do and have the results next week.

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Letters to the Editor Bottlehead Moon,

May 16, 2013

Insurance Department Warns Against Roof Repair Scams

I want to thank everyone who attended the David Bottlehead Miller Tribute and Benefit Saturday at The Tarpon Ice House. Special thanks go out to Paul Fain and Dee Dee for hosting it, Ronnie Narmour for all of his help and effort, all the musicians that showed up to pay tribute, and to Susan McBeath Lawson for baking those delicious treats! A special shout out to Chris Vanderkolk for coming in from Bulverde to lay down the rhythm on the skins and to Woodie Ray Lawson for sticking around and thumping out the bottom end. And thank you to the other musicians who generously gave your time and performed for the effort: Perry Wing, Lela Caldwell, Preecher Williams, Billy Snipes, Shirley George Fischer, Raeanne Reed, and Sky Malone.

Distribution Pete Alsop Island Delivery Coldwell Banker Advertising Jan Park Rankin

It was wonderful seeing everyone there. Thank you to all who generously donated money for David’s children. It was a great success because of you--David is smiling!

Office Lisa Towns Classifieds

Love and Peace.

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Design/Layout Jeff Craft

Denny Weaver, our big vendor will begin selling at 8am on Saturday’s at IPC. Traffic slows down about 9:30- if fact it dies, so he will close then. Can you put a note in this week’s paper??

Contributing Writers Joey Farah Devorah Fox Mary Craft

Thanks,

Maybeth Christiansen Jay Gardner

Kae Berry

Monument

Todd Hunter Danniece Bobeché

Hello Dale,

Ronnie Narmour

We returned back in town after a week away and noticed on our drive back to the island that the plaques are removed (stolen?) from the LEAPING MARLIN monument pedestal.

Brent Rourk Dr. Donna Shaver Photographers Miles Merwin

Has anybody reported this, or noticed it? These were bronze (expensive) plaques and could have been removed for their copper content.

Jeff Dolan Mary Craft

LOVE your writing!

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Port A Police

Office Security/Spillage Control Riley P. Dog Editor/Publisher/Spillage Control Supervisor Dale Rankin About the Island Moon

The Island Moon is published every Thursday, Dale Rankin, Editor / Publisher.

Total circulation is 10,000 copies. Distribution includes delivery to 4,000 Island homes, free distribution of 3,000 copies in over 50 Padre Island businesses and condos, as well as 600 copies distributed in Flour Bluff, 1,400 copies on Mustang Island and Port Aransas businesses.

News articles, photos, display ads, classified ads, payments, etc. may be left at the Moon Office.

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We asked kindly that you clean up the police department, instead you have done little to change. So we got more aggressive demanding reform of the police department but still with little effect. In turn, we hardened against you and have told you that anything illegal you do to us, we feel free to do to you. Again no significant reform of a corrupt and abusive police department. We will prevail and you will be prosecuted. If you thought that we were nasty before then you ain’t seen nothing yet.

Legally we will devastate you and all involved in your misconduct including local and State politicians. We have selected one of your members for special intense supervision and legal action. We will employ every legal means at our disposal to ruin this officer’s future and financial security for his misdeeds and crimes.

This will be a relentless dogged attack which will end when he is homeless, divorced and completely impoverished. Count on it!

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Andy It is always a pleasure to read articles about activities in Corpus Christi. I am grateful to Andy Purvis, a local celebrity radio personality and sports author, who recently wrote “A Short History of Minor League Baseball in Corpus Christi” for the Island Moon.

Furthermore, I am amazed that Corpus Christi sports action began as early as 1910 and to date has produced eight minor league teams, including the current Corpus Christi Hooks. I would like to thank Andy for his volunteer effort to keep us informed about our past and for his two recently published sports books entitled “In the Company of Greatness” and “Remember Greatness”.

Keep it up, Andy!

Gratefully, Don Woodrow, Island Resident

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In an unrelated development, the Windstorm reform bill that has been a year in the making is expected to face a critical vote in the Texas Legislature in the next few days. From all appearances it seems to have the votes necessary in both the Texas House and the Texas Senate. We will have more once the vote is final.

Response from Texas Insurance Commission Spring weather in Texas can sometimes bring severe weather in the form of high winds, tornadoes, and hailstorms. Because the roof is the most exposed part of a house, it often bears the brunt of damaging wind and hail. When filing an insurance claim for roof damage, it is important to keep these tips in mind: Be wary of unsolicited approaches. Be cautious of contractors who come to your home uninvited and ask to inspect or repair your roof.

Don’t let contractors on your roof before your insurance adjuster has inspected the damage. Write down the contractor’s driver’s license number and license plate number in case you need to identify the contractor later.

Work with reputable contractors.

Ask contractors for references and verify

Auditions for Shrek the Musical

By Brent Rourk The Port Aransas Community Theater (PACT) will be having auditions for Shrek the Musical at the PACT location next week.

Monday, May 20th is the audition date for adults 16 and older, Tuesday, May 21st is the audition date for youth under 16, and Wednesday, May 22nd is open to all ages. All auditions begin at 6:30 P.M. This promises to be a fun musical for a larger caste, so consider using your musical and acting talents in a more modern and upbeat play.

Shrek the Musical is based on the 2001 DreamWorks film Shrek and William Steig’s 1990 book Shrek! The original Broadway production opened in 2008 after a Seattle Premiere and in 2009 was nominated for a host of Tony, Drama Desk, and Grammy Awards, walking away with a total of 5 winners. That same Broadway production claimed 21 songs, including Freak Flag, I Know It’s Today, and Who I’d Be.

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Homes for high school students urgently needed! Educational Merit Foundation is a small, non-profit (§501(c)3), student exchange organization. We have 60 students from France, Norway, Germany, Brazil and China waiting for their match with a host family. These students need to have a host family and a host school as soon as possible to be able to come. Every year it is more difficult to locate families because of the state of the economy and the large number of public schools in We are the only designated high school sponsor organization based in Texas and I would appreciate it if you could help us in our mission by printing the following press release in the community news section as soon as possible and as often as you can until the last week of August. Please call me if you have any questions.

Editor’s note: This letter was dropped off at the Island Moon office this week. It is unsigned and we were not able to determine its origin. We run it here strictly in the interest of openness.

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The musical will be performed at the PACT in August. The theater is located at 2327 State Highway 361. Call 361-749-6036 or contact www.portaransascommunitytheatre.com for more information.

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Check that the contractor is insured.

Get the name of the contractor’s insurance company and policy number. Call the company to make sure the policy is current and that it covers the contractor and his or her workers.

Never rely on a contractor’s interpretation of your insurance policy. If you have questions about your policy, talk to your agent. It is your agent’s job to help you understand your coverage and to answer any questions.

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If you suspect price gouging, call the Office of the Attorney General at 1-800-337-3928.

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May 16, 2013

On the Rocks

Island Moon

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By Jay Gardner The weather wonks have a lot of ‘splaining to do lately.

Seems they’ve flip-flopped on “weather” or not this is a La Nina or El Nino year. I think it’s all silly to give weather patterns a name, but it feels like a La Nina year as I watch the over-running on the radar from the Pacific come across the Sierra Madres in Mexico and dump even more rain on us.

Need a Weatherman to know which way the wind blows Of course I’m having to watch the radar on my phone now, because they don’t show weather on the Weather Channel anymore. All the programs are about the Coast Guard in Alaska or Florida and the David Hasselhoff try-outs in Lifeguard California or something. Now don’t get me wrong folks, these are brave men and women out there keeping us all safe, but when I flip on the weather channel I want to see Local on the 8’s, not some program about Deadliest Weather in Space or Hacking the Planet. I’m A LOT more interested in the possible program “There’s a Tornado On My Front Lawn!”

Tough year for birds Speaking of weather, most of the folks I actually talk to (farmers, fishing guides, etc) are saying we’re about 4-5 weeks behind schedule on the transition from spring to summer. This phenomenon caused one of the most massive bird fallouts in recent memory. While it has been great for us birders, it’s been really hard on the birds. Many, many birds have died because of this fallout, as they haven’t been able to either get on shore before the north wind hits, or they can’t find food. My friends and family have been playing this game with me called “what’s this dead bird?” a little too frequently this season. We picked up an American Redstart out off one of the close rigs this past weekend, and it just sat on the boat. Despite us shooing it into the console for a safe ride back to land, the bird just tuckered out on the way and didn’t survive.

It’s been tough on the migrants this season.

Sargassum update As I’ve been offshore the past two weekends, many of my friends want to know what the sargassum is doing offshore. If you fish on the beach, you’re not going to like this report. There is scattered weed starting at the beach all the way out to 100 miles offshore. There are virtually no rips to entrain the stuff due to the north winds, and it’s all broken up all over the place. We need some southeast winds to line it up. We got our “3 months at 30” this season alright; however it was 3 months of a north wind. Should be a great summer though, and like I said, we need the rain desperately.

My girlfriend Carrie Crank caught this Atlantic Guitar Fish on the beach just south of Bob Hall Pier. Thought you might like to show it in the paper. It is the first one I have ever seen. Paul Slobojan

Rain Speaking of the rains we’ve been getting, if you have a rain water collection system you should be all full-up. All the tanks at the cabins down south should be overflowing as well. Rain water collection is something I’d like to see more of around the city. I have a little pond next to the house that I have to fill with the hose to keep the level up, and I also have a simple five-gallon bucket under my down spout from the roof. The birds flock to the rain water in the five-gallon bucket and obviously prefer it over the City water. The plants also prefer the rainwater, as my buddy Baxter says “it’s like free Miracle Grow”. Baxter’s two large passive collection tanks are indeed full, and he’s looking for a bumper crop out of the garden this summer, as long as he can keep the native fauna from helping themselves.

Squirrel wars Speaking of native fauna, I recently built a new bird feeder next to the pond out front. I used a piece of PVC that Mickey left at my place that had been an old rod tube in hopes that the squirrels can’t climb. While I like watching the squirrels’ crazy antics, they are pretty destructive on my attempts to keep oranges and sunflower seeds out for the birds. I have a new, young squirrel living in my barn with the rest of the crew that Baxter has named “Arnie” (from What’s Eating Gilbert Grape”). When I open the door, the rest of the squirrels run while Arnie does a back-flip and then just sits there looking at me. He is a crazy squirrel and likes to run around carrying oranges like a dog fetching a stick. Wish me luck with the new feeder, and if it works I’ll tell y’all how to build one in a following edition.

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Anyhoo, that’s enough of squirrel stories, although it’s better than watching “Truck Drivers – Alaska”. As I finish this gripping edition up this week I’m headed out the door to jump a big old jet airliner and head on back out to the Conch Republic for a long weekend.

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Senior Moments

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THE WEEKEND: A foggy vibe is in the heavens Saturday morning; it’s the backside of the Mercury Neptune square. Strange dreams last night? That’s Neptune. The Moon enters Virgo at 4:33 am and sails out into quiet waters Saturday morning—green lights are up. The kiss of the day shows up at 11:40 am when Venus makes a quiet but helpful sextile to Uranus. This is a good time to experiment, adventure, and to deal with cars, computers, your friends and the groups you enjoy—all ruled by Uranus.

Communication problems are more likely Saturday afternoon as the Moon opposes spacey Neptune at 2:35 pm and then squares Mercury at 5:02 pm. Say little then as Luna quickly sextiles practical Saturn fifteen minutes later and peace returns to the heavens.

Sunday’s Skywatch is quiet on the surface, but turbulent up in the jet stream. A powerful Uranus Pluto square is button tight in the heavens now. Uranus rules the process of change and revolution. Pluto can either be an enabling force or one that resists totally.

We use this energy well by changing and improving a situation in our life that has long-term consequences—and by getting more in touch with our truth in life and our bliss. Acts of rebellion, violence and insurrection are likely from those holding a grudge or unable to discharge the negative things they believe in any other way. The hot spot on Sunday appears when the Moon squares Jupiter at 8:55 pm and then trines aggressive Mars at 9:23 pm. Keep it simple Sunday night. As times change.

Monday, May 20. Be aware. Uranus challenges/squares Pluto in the heavens today, exact at 5:21 pm. Problems with computers, electricity and power systems could be a hassle today. A strange vibe is in the air that can excite welcome breakthroughs and discoveries around your home or office. This square creates an era that began in 2012 and will continue until Spring, 2015, as these two powerful planets

clash over and over, signaling a time of revolutions and great changes in attitudes and the philosophies of the masses, often creating powerful new movements. On a personal level, this square challenges us to let go of the poisons in our life and to make changes that will lead to us having more freedom and independence in the future.

The rest of Monday’s Skywatch is upbeat.

The Sun and Moon trine at 11:48 am which makes morning hours the best of the day for important calls and business. Mercury and Uranus join forces in a positive sextile Monday night at 10:46 pm. Listen closely to yourself and others this evening, and you’ll likely hear the truth. As times change.

Tuesday, May 21. Stop and go. The Moon gets tangled up in the Pluto Uranus square at 7:59 am Tuesday morning, so it’s likely things will be a bit stressful or out of sync as you start your day. However, that’s the only bad news in the Skywatch on Tuesday and green lights come on for work or play a few minutes later. Make an important call just before the Moon trines clever Mercury at 9:33 am this morning and take advantage of the positive energy in the heavens. Another positive marker appears at 2:24 pm when the Moon trines sweet Venus. This is an excellent time to interview for a new job, to buy art or for scheduling cosmetic surgery—Venus also likes to flirt and has trouble saying “No” to requests made to her. (Please use this trine responsibly.) The vibes from this trine will linger through the rest of the afternoon hours.

Evening skies are peaceful. As times change.

Wednesday, May 22. Stick to routine. The Moon turns Void of Course at 2:35 am early this morning and will remain in this unfocused cycle until she enters Scorpio at 3:55 pm. Green lights come on once the Moon changes signs and sails out into quiet seas for the rest of the day and night.

If your birthday is this week (May 19–25), you have big challenges but lots of support and good news in your new Solar Return, the chart of your new year, late Taurus and early Gemini birth signs. The Uranus Pluto square is calling out your name in the months ahead—don’t ignore the truth when it pokes you in the ribs— take control of the changes you want to make and let go of the things you no longer need.

Three Musketeers will help you with all of it as we find Venus, Mercury and lucky Jupiter all together in the sign of Gemini in your new SR. This is a fabulous group who promise to help you communicate your wishes and to find more than one new source of whatever you are looking for during the next year. Keep your radar on for new opportunities and do investigate new ideas—winners will show up.

Keep talking and asking questions, Taurus and Gemini. And most of all, ask for what you want.

If you think you are worth it, say it louder and to the people who can make it happen. Words carry weight this year. Times have changed.

Thursday, May 23. Green lights. The Moon in ambitious Scorpio makes just one exact hit on Thursday and it’s a kiss—a good one.

Scorpio is co–ruled by Mars and Pluto, so it’s a double shot of good energy when the Moon in this fixed water sign sextiles/harmonizes with the ruler Pluto. And that’s what happens this morning in the Skywatch at 10:25 am. This is good energy for surgery and appointments with doctors and professional folks. Clear skies dominate the Skywatch for the rest of the day and night. Of course, with the Moon in Scorpio, Lola will be in the bar tonight. And whatever Lola wants…

Continued from last week’s Moon: When faced with a discussion about driving abilities, with whom do older adults prefer to talk?

A Hartford/MIT survey indicates that older drivers have specific preferences for these conversations that vary based on several factors, such as marital status, gender, health and presence of another supportive individual.

Marital status is a significant factor that determines who should have the conversation with the older driver. The top choice of married drivers (50 percent) is to hear about driving concerns from their spouse. Older drivers living alone prefer these conversations with their doctors, adult child or a close friend. Let’s look more closely at each of these groups.

Spouses-Men prefer to hear from a spouse, slightly more than do women. Spouses have the advantage of observing driving over time and in different situations, as well as years of experience in dealing with sensitive topics and each other’s limitations. Not all married couples choose their spouses for this conversation.

More than 15 percent of older men and women said their spouse was their last choice for hearing about driving concerns, reinforcing the importance of assessing individual preference before having conversations about driving.

Doctors-Outside of the family, the opinions of doctors are often valued by older drivers. About 27 percent of those living with spouses and over 40 percent of those living alone said they want to hear first from their doctor. Many older adults think that physicians can precisely determine their ability to drive safely. And people who have health problems are more likely to listen to the advice of a doctor about driving.

However, not all doctors agree that they are the best source for making decisions about driving.

Physicians may not be able to detect driving problems based on office visits and physical examinations alone. They can assess diminished visual, cognitive and motor skills, or refer the driver to an independent occupational therapist who is qualified to conduct a comprehensive driving evaluation. This referral may avoid unnecessary conflict when the doctor, family member, and the older driver have differing opinions. Family members should work with doctors and share observations about driving behavior and health issues to help older adults make good driving decisions.

How is your reaction time?

To be continued, next week we will discuss input from Adult Children, Other Supportive Helpers and Police Officers. Please contact Dotson (Email: dlewis1@stx.rr.com Phone 361949-7681) if we can be of help in determining if a person is a safe driver.

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.

All licensed drivers are eligible to attend.

For information on local classes please call 1-888-227-7669 or Email Dotson: dlewis1@ stx.rr.com

No more Del Mar College Senior Education Classes until the Fall Semester The Computer Interest Group meetings will continue to meet 12:30-2 pm each Monday.

Everyone is invited to attend. If you have any questions about these meetings, please call (361-949-7681) or Email: dlewis1@stx.rr.com Dotson’s note: Shown below are the sites for the activities that were being held at the Ethel Eyerly Senior Center while the center is being renovated. We will keep you posted as to any changes. Call 361-937-3218 for update information.

Temporary Sites Ethel Eyerly Senior Center Activities For Persons Age 50 and Over DAILY ACTIVITIES NUTRITIOUS MEALS SERVED For Persons Age 60 and Over AT 11:30 p.m. ($1.50 SUGGESTED MEAL DONATION) Waldron Baptist Church, 2042 Waldron Rd. (Flour Bluff) MONDAY-WEDNESDAY-FRIDAY Silver Haired Fitness-10-11 a.m.

Caribbean Baptist Church-3125 Waldron Rd (Flour Bluff) MONDAY Computer Interest Group 12:30-2:00 p.m.

Garden Senior Center, 5325 Greely (Near Cullen Middle School) Chair Volleyball –12:30 p.m.

Waldron Baptist Church 2042 Waldron Rd. (Flour Bluff) TUESDAY Table Games-12-1:30 p.m.

Waldron Baptist Church 2042 Waldron Rd. (Flour Bluff) Zumba Gold (Co-Ed.) 10:30 a.m. ($20.00/mo, or $3.00/session) St. Paul the Apostle Church 2233 Waldron Rd. (Flour Bluff) Table Tennis– 12:00 p.m.

Garden Senior Center, 5325 Greely Road Dr. (Near Cullen Middle School) WEDNESDAY Art Class 1-3 p.m. (TBA) AARP #4181 @ 1 p.m.

2nd Wednesday @ St. Paul the Apostle Church, 2233 Waldron Rd. (Flour Bluff) Next Meeting Wednesday, April 10th THURSDAY Wii Bowling-12:30 pm -1:30 pm Waldron Baptist Church 2042 Waldron Rd. (Flour Bluff) Table Games- 12-4 pm Garden Senior Center, 5325 Greely Road Dr. (Near Cullen Middle School) FRIDAY Table Tennis– 12:00 p.m.

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Voters Approve $48 Million in Bonds for Flour Bluff School District Tax on $200,000 home will rise by $219 per year

Kittens!

Breezy

May 16, 2013

By Dotson Lewis dlewis1@stx.rr.com

Research & Analysis

by Islander W. Lance Ferguson Available online at www.skywatchastrology.com

Friday, May 17. Slow down. The Moon squares impatient Mars at 9:15 am and you can bet on some nasty accidents in rush hour traffic this morning. Green lights come on a few minutes later as the Moon swims away from conflict and out into quiet waters. Tackle the hard jobs first thing. The kiss of the day, Moon sextile optimistic Jupiter, appears in the heavens at 11:17 am.

A cloud of confusion begins to form in the Skywatch Friday afternoon as Mercury lines up in a square to dreamy Neptune. Exact at 2:20 am tomorrow morning this marker is trouble around alcohol, drugs and liars. And the energy will be strong by dusk. A tense Sun Moon square at 11:30 offers no love/ understanding. Call it early Friday night.

Safe Driving For Older Drivers

A Daily Astrological Timing Guide for All Signs

Thursday, May 16. One quack. A grouchy Moon Saturn square at 7:21 am Thursday morning is the only blemish in the Skywatch today. Green lights come on a few minutes later for work or play. A lovely Moon Venus sextile, exact at 10:52 am, is a good time to make a sales call, ask a favor or get a beauty treatment. Venus makes agreement easy to come by and has great taste. Another positive marker appears in the Skywatch Thursday afternoon as the Moon trines brilliant and friendly Uranus at 3:39 pm.

This is an excellent time to be interviewing for a new job or to be dealing with computers and high tech. It’s a good time for a pleasant surprise. The Moon in Leo enjoys a quiet journey through the rest of the afternoon and evening hours. As times change.

Flocka is a cuddler

Drizzy

Meet Drizzy, Breezy & Flocka! These three kittens were dumped in a box and left on a family’s door step with a note telling her to ‘have a heart and find them good homes’. Well, she found me and I am fostering them until they are ready for adoption or a foster-to-adopt home. They are beyond adorable and such sweet babies. They are just getting their little personalities and it’s such fun to watch them learn and grow. If you would like to adopt one (or more) of these precious babies, email us at adoptions@guardiansrescue.org to request an application. The adoption fee for a kitten is $50 and that includes spay/neuter and all rounds of shots. For additional photos of these babies, please ‘like’ us on Facebook - search Guardians Rescue...there you’ll find an album for Drizzy, Breezy and Flocka.

Flour Bluff schools will be getting $48 million in improvements including improvements a new athletic facility, better tennis courts, science labs and a revamped bus terminal after voters approved bond projects in that amount at the polls last Saturday.

The bonds are only the third bond program in the district’s 121-year history.

The bond issue makes way for improvements at all six district campuses as well as some district departments, such as transportation and special education.

Nueces County records show 269 votes were cast - 58.99% in favor of the bonds; and 187 votes, or 41.01%, against.

Additional improvements include a new library, security system upgrades, a Navy Junior ROTC practice facility and central kitchen and cafeteria renovations. The cost of the bonds will increase the district’s overall tax rate of $1.07 per $100 of property valuation by about 11 cents, according to material released by the district.

The overall tax rate would be about $1.18 per $100 valuation. A home valued at $100,000 would see an annual increase of $109.50, according to a district brochure about the bond issue.

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On May 9th, the PIPPs Chapter of the Corpus Christi Red Hat Society held their monthly luncheon at the Island Italian Restaurant.The program was a presentation of “Putting It All Together” for Life Saving Skills by John D. Aranda ( CPR Instructor).

Don’t plan on getting anywhere on SPID in a hurry before early afternoon and use the Aquarius Extension when possible.

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On May 10th, The P.I.E. members held their monthly luncheon at the Island’s Holiday Inn Beach Hotel. The program was a fashion show presented by Jo Anne’s Chic Boutique & Consignment Store modeled by P.I.E. members.

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