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September 13, 2012
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The only Island in Texas where the Blackout Season follows the Tourist Season. Next Publication Date: 9/20/2012 Facebook: The Island Moon Newspaper Year 15, Issue 440
Around The Island
By Dale Rankin editor@islandmoon.com
In Chicago the teachers are on strike and 400,000 kids have been turned loose on the populace, at the Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi a man was arrested for trying to smuggle a loris monkey through customs in his underpants, in New York City in a puzzling bit of counter programming the Today Show skipped the ceremony commemorating the 11th anniversary of the attack on the World Trade Center in order to air an interview with Keeping Up With the Kardashians star Kris Jenner, who talked about her breast implants Here on The Island the kids are in school, the Moon Monkeys haven’t been shoved in anybody’s underpants (that we know of), and (thank providence for small favors) no one has seen Kris Jenner or her various protuberances; so we got that going for us.
Cool front Cyhhu We did get a little relief from the stifling heat as our third Cool Front of the season blew through on Saturday dropping the temps a few degrees. It put up a cloud cover and you could feel Islanders take a collective deep breath as it was the first sign of relief from what has been a sweltering summer season. This is the third “cold” front of the early autumn season so we’ll call this one, Cyhhu, the Serbian word for cloudy since it starts with a C and we have a Serbian speaker among we Moon Monkeys.
We’ve had a steady wind directly from the east the last few days and it has pushed beautiful blue water in through the Packery and on into the Laguna. The bad news, very few fish sightings around canal lights of late.
Blackout Season
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Island Voters Set to Pick Candidates in City Races September 19 and 26 Island voters will get a chance to decide who they want to back in the city elections in November during two meetings by the Island United Political Action Committee in September. The first meeting on September 19 is at the Holiday Inn and will be to decide on candidates in the races for Mayor and the District 4 Council seat. The candidates are invited to speak then the group of registered votes in attendance will vote on who to endorse. Then on September 26, the process will be repeated with candidate for the At-Large seats. That meeting is across the street from the PAC Continued on A15
Candidates Respond to Island Questions: A 14 - A16
Island Tea Party Meeting Set for Thursday, September 20th The Island Tea Party will host the At Large candidates for City Council. The meeting will be held at the Padre Isles Country Club at 6:00 on Thursday, September 20. The candidates will talk to us about their backgrounds and what they hope to accomplish as council members. Come early as seating will be on a first come, first serve basis.
Photo by Mary Craft One sure sign of the end of the Tourist Season is the onset of the Island Blackout Season. We had our first one on Wednesday when a transformer blew over on Windward and had firefighters scurrying to keep the ensuing fire away from buildings. The Blackout Season comes at the end of summer when salt has built up on the power lines causing them to gain weight and sway more in the Gulf breeze. When they sway enough it breaks contact in the wires and Pow! Bang! a transformer blows and the fire is on. We look forward to the Blackout Season as it gives us a chance to take all the stuff thawing out in Island freezers while the power is down and throw it on the pit before it spoils. That’s all for now, the election season is upon us and Islanders always vote at about twice the rate as the rest of town so get registered. And we want to send a shout out to our good friend Duane Ebert over at Decks & Docks, get well soon Duane The Island is with you. Say hello if you see us Around The Island.
Calling all WWII veterans!
WWII Vets to be Honored at 40s-Style USO Dance
Get to know your candidates, November is almost here. Remember an educated voter is a good voter!
Real Estate Roundup By Mary Lou White I am writing this article about a “timely” topic. Meaning, the subject content concerns a topic we will all be hearing about, more frequently, in the future and it involves an element of urgency where “time is of the essence”. If you drive along Whitecap daily, as I do, it is hard not to notice the new house with the array of photovoltaic panels, that was built by Garrett Dorsey, last spring. It is my understanding that approximately 70% of the total electric usage, of that home, will be generated on site and any excess production will be “sold” back to the electric company as a credit on their utility bill. At a time when all costs seem to be increasing, that sounds like an interesting concept. However, change and “new concepts” can seem highly suspect, at first glance. I vividly remember when a “microwave” was considered to be a new and unknown addition to the kitchen appliance package. Now, about 40 years later, it is an expected component. I believe we are entering a similar cycle with “solar technology”.
By Dale Rankin
Oil Washing Up on Bob Hall Beach and PINS
A 1-mile-long, 10-foot-wide band of crude oil and tar balls that began washing up at Mile Marker 39 on Padre Island National Seashore on Monday made its way north to the beach at Bob Hall Pier Wednesday where crews were busy collecting and removing it. Reports began coming in early Tuesday from the south end of PINS reporting that the band of oil was making its way north. By Tuesday night there were reports of oil being found further south, near markers 46 and 49. Smaller patches of oil were also found along a 400yard stretch of beach near mile marker 12. Oil Continued on A2
Get it While You Can
An oil ball and cleanup at Bob Hall Pier
Unless it Rains, Water Rationing Due to Hit on October 1
Low Levels at Lake Mathis.
Photo courtesy of Dr. Richard Watson
By Dale Rankin
have been in mandatory restrictions by now.
These are recent aerial photos of Lake Corpus Christ which could now more accurately be called Trickling Stream Corpus Christi.
Corpus Christi Lake is 16 feet below normal and the water supply in the three lakes together is at only 42% of capacity. If that level hits 40% as expected by October 1 then Stage II water restrictions will kick in. Those restrictions call for no lawn watering between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m., large parcels of land must obtain approval for a watering plan,
According to the latest briefing for the City Council by the City Water Department if our area doesn’t receive rainfall by the end of September water rationing will begin on October 1. Choke Canyon Lake is at 52% capacity, Lake Corpus Christi is at 15%. Fortunately, Lake Texana, where Corpus Christi now gets onethird of its water, is at levels which allow us to draw our assigned allotment without restrictions. Without it, city staffers say we would likely
Commercial nurseries must use hand held, drip, or sprinkler systems to irrigate, and the use of wastewater effluent is permitted. The city’s Code Compliance will hand out warning tickets on the first offense then a
Water Continued on A5
A little Island history
How a Cowboys and Indians Fight in San Antonio Led to the Obliteration of a Town on the Texas Coast By Dale Rankin In the summer of 1838 James Webster set out for the forks of the San Gabriel River with his family. They turned back when they encountered a band of Comanche Indians making their way to the nearby settlement. Webster and his party reversed course but at dawn the Comanches struck. The settlers arranged their wagons in a hollow square and fought until noon when the last male settler fell, thirteen were killed. The Indians cleaned out the wagons and set them on fire then took Webster’s wife and infant daughter captive.
Mrs. Webster lived two years among the Indians often riding sixty miles per day for days in succession. The Indians tried to get her to tell them how to make gunpowder which she did not know how to do. She told them it was made with coal and sand. Soon the Comanches had kettles on fire with the mixture but it never turned into gunpowder leaving the Comanches to conclude that the white people kept the secret of gunpowder from their squaws. The Indians would bring her paper money to ask its value and to keep them from using it to buy guns she told them it was worthless and destroyed thousands of dollars. Mrs. Webster and her daughter we held captive for two years during which they saw gold and silver mines but never had the opportunity to escape.
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A shaky peace
The event will be held on Saturday September 22, 6:30 p.m. and will feature a swing band,
According to the information, I was provided by Gianluca Ferrario, an Italian born Mechanical Engineer, who is the “solar” specialist with Bodine-Scott Renewable, photovoltaic experiments were first conducted in 1839, by Edmund Becquerel. 115 years later, in 1954, Bell Laboratories, USA produced the first silicon solar cell. Four years later (1958)
In 1840 the Comanches driven by the fear of Cheyenne and Arapaho attacks along the northern frontier of Comanche territory, the losses suffered in several smallpox epidemics, and the successes of Texas Rangers against them, sought to make peace with Texas. In the early spring of 1840 a deal was made
WWII Dance Continued on A3
Real Estate Continued on A9
Members of the Greatest Generation are requested to attend a “Ceremony to Honor” for them along with a 40s-style USO dance at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Bay Club.
The Great Raid of 1840
History Continued on A9
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Beach Babies
Yard of the Month
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September 13, 2012
Moon Travel
The Moon Gets Around
Islanders are travelers and each week readers send us photos of them taking the Moon to exotic and faraway places. This issue we are kicking off the Moon Travel Page to feature photos and stories about The Road Taken by our readers. Send us your photos and your stories and we will share them with others who may be contemplating taking the same trip…even if they don’t know it yet.
Bavaria
Mt. Kilimanjaro
September’s yard of the month is awarded to Ed and Jacqui Zalkovsky at 13977 Lanyard. The Zalkovskys have created their own oasis to enjoy with friends and neighbors. Drive or walk by almost any evening and you may be invited to lounge in their bright orange adirondack chairs that sit amidst too many beautiful blooming shrubs to count. Do yourself a favor and cruise by and get an eyefull!! The Island Gardeners welcome recommendations. Please call Dianne at 949-7684
What better way to launch the Moon Travel Page than with this picture of Joe K. Sieber, from Dallas, who took his copy of the Moon to the peak of Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tasmania, the highest point in Africa. Joe is a frequent visitor to his grandfather’s home on The Island, Joe N. Sieber, where he enjoys windsurfing, swimming, surfing, scuba diving, eating at Snoopy’s Pier, and just hanging out on The Island. He recently added mountain climbing with the Moon to his many sports.
Here is an Island Moon which traveled with us to Germany this summer. Bavaria Heckenbach was feeding the ducks and reading the Island Moon to them while vacationing in Bavaria, Germany this summer. Thank you, Ralf
Mt. McKinley
Thanks for thinking of us Joe K.!
Allison Morris from San Antonio entered this image of her two-year-old daughter Madeline playing in the sand at Cinnamon Shore to capture the top prize in their summer photo contest. Her family won a two night stay there.
“Annie and Patrick Foley take The Island Moon to Alaska. A two week tour which finished with a beautiful flight over Denali, Mt McKinley, the highest peak in North America at 20,320 feet.” It’s good to be back home on The Island where it’s flat and windy!
Pete Houting Top Seller for Coldwell Banker Island Realty
Mt. McKinley and Mt. Kilimanjaro all in the same week…the Moon is getting light-headed.
Aegean Sea
(Left) Sue and Ken Parsons recently returned from a cruise around the Aegean Sea sailing from Istanbul to Athens. En route they took the Moon to the Temple of Trajan on the Acropolis of Pergamon in Western Turkey. During the Hellenistic period, Pergamon reached its peak under the Attalid Dynasty (281-133 BC.) In the book of Revelation it is cited as one of the seven churches of Asia.
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Tim Burdick his wife Celeste Edwards with their son Beckham or wreck em Beckham at First Friday at the Port Aransas Art Center. The couple will soon be opening a Photography and Fine Art Gallery in the space formerly occupied by A Mano across from the Flats bar. Celeste will also be doing event planning. Look for more details coming soon in The Island Moon. Photo by Jan Rankin
Ed Boyd stands by some his recent works at First Friday. Photo by Jan Rankin
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September 13, 2012
Around cont. from A1
Water cont. from A1 ticket on the second. According to city staffers the biggest demand on city water is for lawn watering which consumes forty percent of the city’s residential demand. Under Stage II rules hand watering of lawns is allowed during the day and St. Augustine grass needs ½ inch of water twice per week. They say the best irrigation system is an automatic one which works only at night, however, there are relatively few of those in the city due to an ordinance which requires an annual inspection of the backflow preventer at a cost of $200. Residents who fail to get the required inspection are sent a letter threatening them with jail time if they don’t comply. There also are currently no provisions in city ordinances which offer incentives to people who put in xeroscape landscaping. At the direction of the City Council the city staff is beginning the work to write ordinances changing both of those to present to the council for approval. The staff is also working on plans for Phase II of the 42-mile Mary Rose Pipeline which would allow the city to take its approved share of water from the Colorado River and move it to Lake Texana where it could be moved through the existing stretch of the 101-mile Mary Rose Pipeline to the city. However, cost has become a consideration since the original 101 miles of the line cost taxpayers $121 million while the shorter 42 miles of Phase II is projected to cost $172 million. City staffers told the council much of the increased cost comes from the increased cost of buying right of ways due to high market prices brought on by demand for right of ways and other needed land due to higher prices being paid by oil companies in the Eagle Ford Shale. City planners say if the area does not receive rain during the normal rainy season in April, May, and June that the reserves in the lakes could reach 30% at which point Stage III restrictions kick in. Those restrictions call for a cutback on watering at golf courses and fines for lawn watering go to $500 per day. If the lakes reach 20% of capacity each household in the city is given a monthly water allocation.
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The Blackout Season comes at the end of summer when salt has built up on the power lines causing them to gain weight and sway more in the Gulf breeze. When they sway enough it breaks contact in the wires and Pow! Bang! a transformer blows and the fire is on. We look forward to the Blackout Season as it gives us a chance to take all the stuff thawing out in Island freezers while the power is down and throw it on the pit before it spoils. That’s all for now, the election season is upon us and Islanders always vote at about twice the rate as the rest of town so get registered. And we want to send a shout out to our good friend Duane Ebert over at Decks & Docks, get well soon Duane The Island is with you. Say hello if you see us Around The Island.
Oil Cont. from A1 There were reports early Wednesday that the oil had made its way to Bob Hall and the Texas General Land Office deployed crews there which by Wednesday afternoon had collected three 55-gallon drums mostly full of oil and tar balls from half-dollar size up to several inches in length. The size of the oil balls reported on PINS were generally larger than those found around Bob Hall. Federal investigators have equipment that can check the “fingerprint” of the oil to determine its cause but the results are not available at press time. At present its source is unknown. However, preliminary estimates from experts contradicted early speculation that the oil was from the British Petroleum spill that was washed ashore by Hurricane Isaac. They said oil from the BP spill should by now have crystallized to a greater degree than the oil washing up now. No reports of serious injury to wildlife have been reported. Large debris such as tree limbs recently began washing up in the same area of PINS, near MM 39, after likely being set adrift in the Gulf by Hurricane Isaac just over one week ago.
WWII Dance Continued from A1 along with dozens of young couples dressed in vintage WWII uniforms and 40s attire all designed to honor the contributions and sacrifices of the generation that fought and won World War II. WWII veterans and their families, including surviving widows of vets from the Second World War, along with Korean veterans, are encouraged to participate in this special celebration with USO South Texas. The “Ceremony to Honor” along with the dance at the Bay Club follows a private film shoot for the documentary, Anchored, which chronicles the life of Dewey Holden of Aransas
Pass, Texas. He met his wife Dorothy Smith at a USO dance in Mobile, Alabama in January of 1942, while serving in the U.S. Coast Guard. The family of Mr. Holden is producing the film in his honor, and is pleased to be aiding the Bay Club in hosting the USO dance on Saturday night to honor all WWII veterans. If you or your family member would contact us, it would be a privilege to talk with you. Please reach us at 512-221-2777, 361-2295581, 361.961.2391, or rstrackbein@cableone. net and/or nancy.allen@usosouthtexas.org
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Stuff I Heard on the Island
by Dale Rankin
A water wonk once told me, “When God made Texas he made enough land for everybody but he made just enough water for us to fight over.” That was back in the late 80s when a fight was on between the farmers around Uvalde, the cityfolk/waterdrinkers in San Antonio, and the treehuggers in Austin. They were in a death match over the water in the Edwards Aquifer. The treehuggers were beside themselves because fecal chloroform had turned up in the sacred waters of Barton Springs and forced its closing, the cityfolk/waterdrinkers had just inexplicably voted to kill the half built Applewhite Reservoir at a cost of $30 million when it could have been finished for half that and were now desperate for water, and the farmers believed they had sprung from their mother’s womb with a God-given right to pump as much water as they could out of the ground for as long as they could until they broke off the pump handle and the hippies and the shortsighted cityfolk/waterdrinkers could pound sand.
Texana fight
them with jail time; not a big incentive to install a sprinkler system.
There is another ordinance which prevents office buildings from using condensate from their air conditioners to water their plants. In most cities buildings are offered tax breaks if they do that and that effectively removes big office buildings from pulling off the city’s water supply to maintain their landscaping – a huge savings. Rather than encouraging it, our city specifically prohibits it.
Several years ago our state government announced an initiative aimed at using desalinated Gulf water to address what is sure to be a water crisis at some point as our state’s population grows. The State Water Board selected three sites for a feasibility analysis: Brownsville, Corpus Christi, and Freeport. Our city’s response; not interested. Now Brownsville has a desal plant that produces 7.5 million gallons of water per day, enough for one-third of Brownsville’s demand. The plant cost $21.1 million to build. By contrast the next phase of the Mary Rose pipeline alone, to get water from the Colorado River to Lake Texana, will cost $173 million.
By killing Applewhite San Antonio had given up water rights in the Medina watershed which they had been stockpiling since 1957 and planners were on the verge of panic. The Sierra Club had weighed in with a lawsuit to protect the critters in the San Marcos River and the whole steaming ball of wax was headed for a nasty floor fight in the Texas House. With the outcome uncertain, two days after the vote to kill Applewhite I found myself landing in a helicopter on the shores of Lake Texana which until that very day I had never heard of but which was now the biggest story in town.
This arial photo shows the low water level in Lake
Mathis. Photo courtesy of Dr. Richard Watson. The Palmetto Bend Dam that created Lake Texana, halfway The cost of desal water is high, $650 per acre between Corpus Christi and Houston, had foot versus $200 for purifying fresh water. Even only been competed in 1980 and at its deepest so, there are currently more than 100 desal point the lake was only 60 feet deep. But it plants operating in Texas and San Antonio will was a water source and San Antonio was after have a desal plant on line by 2016. But here in it and they had the votes in the House to force the Coastal Bend, where we are about to hit the issue. But there was one problem; Corpus water rationing, desalination isn’t even part of Christi owned the lion’s share of the water rights the discussion even though we sit next to the to Lake Texana. Gulf and are in an area with plenty of cheap But there is a red letter “use it or lose it” clause natural gas that could be used as a heat source in Texas water law and the word came down for desal operations. from the Legislature that if Corpus Christi Where’d all the water go!? failed to show that it was actively moving toward using the Lake Texana water that by the Right now our water conservation program next legislative session two years later the water pretty much consists of running a Public Service rights would be in play. In a contest between Announcement on the city cable channel which Corpus Christi – population 300,000 – and San televises council meetings and precious little Antonio – population 1.4 million – there wasn’t else. We are the proverbial drowning man who much doubt who was going to win. The result didn’t start looking for his life jacket until he was the building of the Mary Rose Pipeline to went under for the second time. It’s time for us connect Texana to Corpus Christi – against the to stop acting like a rambunctious adolescent wishes of voters but which now supplies 30% who just assumes that when he turns the tap of our water - and Corpus Christi looked to be water will always come out. set for water. Upstream from us within a 150 mile radius the population grew by 1.2 million in the last The last good decision decade. Those people need water and their That was three decades ago and it turned out numbers mean if there is a political fight over to be the last good decision our city has made it we won’t win. We’re at the end of the water on water policy. As we sit here in the throws of supply chain, downstream from literally and an historical drought staring down the barrel of absolutely everyone. Sooner or later the reality water rationing there are some things to keep in of that will kick in and we are in denial. The mind. first thing to do when you are in a hole is to stop Due to aging water lines each month we pump digging. We need to rework our ordinances so millions of gallons of treated water out of fire that they don’t actually make water conservation hydrants into the street in order to purge the illegal. Hello! lines. We have been doing that for over two We need to stop the bleeding when it comes to years at the behest of state regulators. pumping water out into the street because our As we sit here today our city has pledged system is so old. Again, we are like the arrested 1 million gallons of water per month to the adolescent who ignored the problem for so proposed Las Brisas coal fired power plant and long our parent, state regulators, had to come two months ago the City Council voted to sell in and tell us we can’t drink our water anymore up to one million gallons of water each month because it isn’t safe. to drilling operations in the Eagle Ford shale. It’s time to grow up and stop thinking that every While water wonks tell us the most efficient water project that comes along is somehow a way to water your lawn – lawn watering takes boondoggle that is only being done to make 40% of our water demand – is with an automatic “them” a lot of money. Denial is not a river in sprinkler system that comes on at night a city Egypt, it is the sum total of three decades of ordinance requires that system to have a water policy in our city. backflow preventer that must be inspected every Our well hasn’t run dry yet, but you can sure year at a cost of $200. Homeowners who fail to detect the taste of bitter dust as we head for the get the inspection get a nasty letter threatening bottom. It’s time to stop digging.
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between the Comanches and the Republic of Texas for a prisoner exchange. The city was to be San Antonio and the building the Council House located next to San Fernando Cathedral downtown. The agreement was for the Indians to bring in all prisoners, some thirteen in all. On March 19, 1840 sixty-five Comanches arrived including warriors, men, women, and children. However, they brought only one white captive, Miss Matilda Lockhart, a sixteen-year-old white girl who had been captured with her sister in 1838 at the same time as the Webster attack. She claimed that her captors had physically and sexually abused her. Burn scars, coupled with the mutilation of her nose, supported her stories Twelve chiefs were brought to the Council House for the negotiations and the first question
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were brought into the room. Once the soldiers were present the interpreter was told to tell the chief that he and the other chiefs would be held hostage until the other captives were brought in. The interpreter refused, saying if he did the Indians would revolt. The Army leaders insisted and the interpreter obliged but immediately ran from the room. The chiefs strung their bows and drew arrows and some drew their scalping knives. One leaped toward the door and stabbed the sentinel there and the fight was on. Captain Mathew (Old Paint) Caldwell was caught unawares and being unarmed defended himself with rocks until a soldier’s bullet killed his attacker. Inside the room two Indians were shot dead and outside a squaw fired an arrow with such force it went entirely through the body of a Lieutenant Dunginton while outside a Judge Thompson amused himself setting up little pieces of money for the Indian children to knock down, unaware trouble was brewing. His first clue of trouble was when he was killed by an arrow.
asked was; “Where are the prisoners you were to bring?” When there was no reply the soldiers which had been secreted a short distance away were told to surround the building. Mrs. Lockhart had told the Army leaders she had seen several other white captives at the Indians’ camp the day before and that the Indians intended to give up their prisoners one at a time in order to extract a greater ransom. After he was asked the same question again a Comanche chief replied, “This is all we have, the rest are with other tribes.”
Texas Colonel Lysander Wells rode into the plaza just as the fight commenced in time to have a large Indian vault on his horse behind him and first attempt to unhorse him then try to guide the horse out of the plaza with Wells still aboard. Wells was still trying to draw his pistol when a soldier shot the Indian off the horse’s back much to the satisfaction of the Colonel. Finally the soldiers’ numbers weighed in and the surviving Comanches were forted in a stone house nearby where they were all killed but one warrior who hid in the wall of the building. He would not come out until the soldiers set some cotton rags saturated with turpentine aflame and through an opening in the roof threw the flaming torch on the Indian’s head. Routed from his lair the Comanche was shot dead.
How do you like the answer?
Going to be a war
Heroes of the Council House
The whites knew this to be a falsehood and after a short pause the chief, through the interpreter, asked, “How do you like the answer?’ The answer to that question was not even a little bit and at that point the soldiers
During the running fight through the streets of San Antonio a group of Indians managed to cross the San Antonio River but all were killed except one renegade Mexican who escaped into the gathering crowd. Thirty-two warriors were killed along with three women and two children. Twenty-seven women and children were made prisoners. The Texans had seven killed and eight wounded. One of the surviving Indian women was dispatched to inform the other Indians that if they would bring in the remaining whites they would be traded for the captive Indians. A few days later the longsuffering Mrs. Webster, after evading Comanche pursuers for two days, wandered totally nude into San Antonio and informed the townsfolk there were other whites still held captive. Until the summer of 1840 there had never been an invasion of a white settlement by Indians but to the Comanches the violation of a truce and the capture of captives during a treaty discussion would be like another country seizing an American Ambassador. There was nothing left to discuss. There was going to be an Indian war. At that time there were few settlements between the Guadalupe and Colorado rivers, in fact the entire country west of the Colorado all the way to the Rio Grande – including The Island – was largely uninhabited. San Antonio and Gonzalez were the exceptions. So there was little warning when an army of about 1000 Comanches moved southward toward the Texas Coast under the leadership of Chief Buffalo Hump who was bent on revenge for the Council House Fight. The citizens of Victoria went about their business unaware that a large part of the Comanche Nation was bearing down on them with revenge on their collective mind. It was about to be a very bad day to be a Victorian.
Next time: Victoria is burned to the ground.
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A Big Week for Beer Related Trouble
Woman Knocked Unconscious During Beer Argument 9/10/12, 5:54 p.m. 1419 Laredo Aggravated Assault
Police were called to 1419 Laredo for a fight in which a female had Wesley Striplin been assaulted. Officers found a 55-year-old unconscious woman lying on the ground and bleeding from her head. She was taken to Spohn Memorial by CCFD Emergency Personnel with non-life threatening injuries. Further investigation revealed the woman and Wesley Striplin (03/26/43) had a disagreement over beer. The victim slapped Striplin and he struck over the head with a beer bottle. Striplin was arrested and charged with Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Beer Bottle, a 2nd Degree Felony punishable by up to 20 years in jail and a $10,000 fine. The beer bottle was not damaged.
Mason was detained by the store employee who asked for the rest of the beer hidden in Mason’s purse. The other female grabbed the store clerk as she pulled her away from Mason. Both women fled the store in newer model tan Cadillac.
The unidentified woman is described only as a black female wearing a white shirt with a leopard print shorts. Officers searched for the vehicle and found the Cadillac at Lake and Josephine Streets. Mason was found standing next to the vehicle drinking one of the beers taken in the robbery.
Mason was charged with Robbery and an outstanding Nueces County Warrant for Driving While Intoxicated. Though apprehended, Mason was not done being unlawful. She slipped her handcuffs to front and began kicking the door of the police car. Mason’s handcuffs were placed behind her back, but she continued to be resistant to being handcuffed and going to jail. Once pepper sprayed, Mason complied with the Officers instructions. She was additionally charged with Resisting Arrest or Transport.
Police Calls 15100 block Leeward Sept. 9:10 p.m. Theft over $500
“If You Only Take Four It’s a Misdemeanor
15400 block Salt Cay 4:40 p.m. Sept. 8 Assault
“Who’s gonna take care of my Cadillac while I’m in jail?
15200 block Cruiser 11 p.m. Sept. 9 Burglary of vehicle
9/9/12, 6:05 pm 1050 Nueces Bay Robbery Officers contacted Stripes Convenience Store employees who Celeste Joy Mason reported two females entered the store and stole a 6-pack of beer. When asked to return the beer, Celeste Joy Mason (12/19/85) returned two of the beers.
15000 block Tesoro 9 p.m. Sept. 8 Theft over $500 11800 block SH 361 3:34 p.m. Sept. 10 Theft from building 14300 block SPID 11:47 p.m. Sept. 9 Warrant 14300 block Aquarius 1:52 p.m. Sept. 7 Building fire 11800 block SH 361 3:24 p.m. Sept. 10 Theft from building over $1500
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14th Annual Celebration of Flight for Hawk Migration More than 100,000 raptors are invited Hawk migration is a true spectacle of the natural world and the watch at Hazel Bazemore Park is the largest and most diverse in the country. An average of 700,000 raptors is counted each fall. Although the official hawk watch counting period runs from August 15 to November 15, the three days of the “Celebration” are set during the peak of hawk migration at Hazel Bazemore County Park during the “peak” which is an eight-day period from Sept. 23 to 30 where single days of over one hundred thousand raptors have occurred most years. We are pleased to announce live raptor programs put on by Kevin Gaines of Sky Kings Falconry. These programs will take place ABOVE the audience, and are sure to impress and delight any crowd. There is always time for a “question and answer” session as well as photo opportunities with some of the birds! Visit the extended vendor’s area while you are there. The events held at Hazel Bazemore Park are open to the public free of charge thanks to the support of Swarovski Optik, Eagle Optics and the Corpus Christi Convention & Visitors Bureau. Volunteers will be on hand to show and identify hawks for visitors. But mostly come and experience the true stars, migrating raptors, in a “Celebration of Flight”.
Schedule of Events at Hazel Bazemore Park
The Corpus Christi Hawk Watch - 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM daily (or whenever the hawks quit flying). Hawks are not early risers, waiting for thermals to form before beginning their daily flight.
Sky Kings Falconry “Wildlife Revealed” live raptors programs - Friday at 2:30 pm, Saturday at 9:30 am and 3:30 pm, and Sunday at 10:30 am. This crowd pleaser features a variety of free flying raptors such as falcons, hawks, owls, and even vultures.
Bill Clark Programs - These 30 to 45 minute programs on raptors will be held on Saturday at 11:00 am (Harlan’s Hawk) and 2:30 pm (Odd Raptor Plumages) and on Sunday at 9:30 am (White-tailed Hawk) and 1:00 pm (Sharpie vs Cooper ID).
Native American Blessing Ceremony Sunday at 2:00 pm. Join in this time honored traditional blessing for our “Hazel” site.
More information on the “Celebration of Flight” can be found at www.ccbirding.com or contact Libby Even 361-813-6461.
24th Annual HummerBird Celebration Celebrate the Ruby-throated Hummingbirds and all fall migrants at the 24th Annual HummerBird Celebration in Rockport-Fulton, Texas Sept. 13-16. Many opportunities exist to see and learn more about these delightful airborne creatures during bird banding, bus/boat and nature tours, lectures, workshops, and of course, Hummer Home tours. The event features over 80 vendors of bird and nature-related merchandise. Kevin Gaines will Keynote Friday, September 14 at 5:30 p.m. Also, Saturday morning from 9 a.m. to noon you can view Live Birds in flight ,children’s activities, butterfly exhibit, native plant sales, hummingbird facts and more! This year’s line up for Keynote Speakers are as follows: Kevin Karlson is an accomplished birder, professional tour leader and wildlife photographer who has published numerous articles on bird identification and natural history for an assortment of magazines, books, and journals Karlson’s Program will feature “Birds on the Wind: The Miracle of Migration”. Breathtaking photos and several musical interludes add to the interesting nature of this presentation. This light-hearted program appeals to birders and non-birders alike. Sky Kings Falconry – Kevin Gaines Kevin has been working with raptors for almost 10 years. He has worked with birds as small as Kestrels and Conures to ones as large as Bald Eagles and Andean Condors. He has recently started using his skills in the bird abatement field, and founded “Sky Kings Falconry Service” in order to spread the message of wildlife conservation and offer an environmentally friendly alternative to bird problems. He will be presenting “Raptors Revealed” See Birds in Flight. Kelly Bryan from Fort Davis will be talking about the interesting Western U.S. hummers (different from eastern ones we usually see here) he has banded at various sites between Terlinqua & Mount Livermore. His presentation: “Jewels of the Mountains and Desert.” Bob Sargent, our official Master Hummingbird Bander, who hails from Alabama will be hummer banding at our Official Hummer Banding site. A Master Bander is a licensed
technician that records data and banding birds. The times are as follow: (Open to the public) Thursday 2-5 p.m. Friday 7:30-11:30 a.m. and 3-5 p.m. Saturday 7:30-11:30 a.m. and 3-5 p.m. Rockport Center for the Arts joins expert wildlife photographers: John Martell for a discussion of tips and tricks on “Photographing hummingbirds and Other Small Birds”, and Bruce Sherman as she covers the subject of “Photographing Birds of Texas.” Children (18 & under) are admitted to talks without charge when accompanied by an adult.
For complete HummerBird Celebration details and activities visit www.rockporthummingbird. com or call 800-242-0071. Information on Rockport-Fulton visit www.rockport-fulton.org
Island Cub Scouts By Ethan Thompson
Cub Scout Pack 949 has kicked off another active year of scouting for boys in grades 1-5. The pack meets Tuesday nights at Padre Island Baptist Church and would like to extend an invitation to all families interested in the benefits of scouting.
Among this year's activities will be a "Raingutter Regatta," a camping trip to Camp Karankawa, and of course the "Pinewood Derby." Scouts from the pack will be selling popcorn at locations on the island and doorto-door in order to fund the pack's activities, working toward the goal of a year-end trip to Seaworld.
The pack also would like to extend an invitation to island residents who would like to volunteer their time to the pack, such as sharing their knowledge and experiences at pack meetings or providing leadership for pack activities. For more information about scouting or to volunteer, please contact Cubmaster Ethan Thompson at ethan.thompson@gmail.com or 361-876-5200.
September 13, 2012
Island Moon
Letters to the Editor
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Shedding Rooms Moon,
The need to keep our recycling stream CLEAN is stronger than ever. Remember, trash that is accidently put into your recycling cans by you or your neighbors can contaminate a whole truck load of recyclables (each truck picks up 800 to 900 homes). Our processor is finding everything from clothes to fencing to water hoses to chainsaws to needles in the processing lines, among the usual Styrofoam and glass – none of which we accept in the Corpus Christi Recycles program. The City of Corpus Christi’s Recyclery has put together these handy sheets that we’d like to share- attached. Please forward onto your distribution lists and let’s help our neighbors and ourselves be the best recycling town in the US! Other updates: Remember to always, ALWAYS empty liquids and foods from containers prior to putting them into your blue recycling container. Liquids are very damaging to recycling commodities. If you are not using reusable bags and for information on what and where to take your plastic bags go here: http://abagslife.com/ . Thank you and please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions you may have about the Corpus Christi Recycles program. Thank you for doing your part in keeping our fine City green and clean! Have a great weekend. Best Regards, Angela Gonzalez, Clean City Coordinator 361-826-3673 angelamr@cctexas.com
Signs Dale,
BIG kudos to whoever decided it was a good idea to throw some fresh paint on both “The Island” and “Padre Isles” signage. Now, if we could just get something done about those neglected palm trees…
Thanks! Tony Melton, Catamaran Drive.
Editor’s note: The painting was done by the Island Beautification Trust and the POA. Actual painting was done by our friend Steve Owen. It looks nice…not sure what’s going on with the palm trees.
Sand Dune Moon,
Question....Has that pile of sand on the seawall in front of the Holiday Inn been designated a sand dune by the Core of Engineers? I would think since that stretch of seawall sees more tourists per year than any other part that they would care enough to clean up a little. At least clear a path for walkers/cyclists. It makes the hotel looks like a dump from the water side.
Darryl Island
Editor’s note: Well Darryl, we took a shot at this one a couple of issues back but we misfired. We thought you meant the sand dune in front of the seawall but instead you were talking about the sand dune on the sea wall. Ownership of the seawall is complicated but the best we can tell each property owner who owns property behind the seawall also owns the section of seawall that fronts them.
Greg Boss
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Shedding Rooms, all public buildings should have one. All building where officials, both elected and appointed, meet needs a Shedding Room. It could be located in a central location near the entrance to the meeting room. Prior to all meetings, all members would be required to pass through the Shedding Room and leave behind those things that inhibit understand, wisdom and success.
The left are so desperate. I seldom (I mean hardly ever) watch what used to be the mainstream news folks, but happened to hear that Brian somebody was going to fact check the DNC. Not only did that not actually happen, but just gave them a chance to grab more sound bites of the nonsense. This preceded by the local NBC affiliate reporter talking about someone getting shot by a 22 caliber shotgun.
The Shedding Room would become a repository for affectation, bias and bigotry, a storeroom for bloated egos, vanity and envy. Thee would be shelves for pettiness, intolerance and extreme partisanship. There would be compartments for foregone conclusions, obsessions and hasty judgments. In the corner would be a fine for closed minds. Stacked in the Shedding Room would be evasion, subterfuge, pretense and insincerity.
Greg Boss Long time Islander
A member would walk into the Shedding Room a bull and come out a good guy. He/she would enter a demagogue and emerge as an attentive listener. With the purification system functioning, the atmosphere in the meeting room would exude common sense, charity and enlightenment. Gone would be scorn and ridicule. The environment in the meeting room would encourage excellence and statesmanship. Instead of producing stalemate, blame fixing and legislative rigor mortis the officials would produce decisions that are just and helpful. The officials would inspire admiration and respect. They would begin to provide leadership, instead of seeking guidance from the wind sock. The Shedding Room would not take up very much space, because once bias, pettiness and pretense are removed from their carriers they become extremely small which requires scant storage areas. The idea of purging oneself of those flaws that inhibit positive growth is a reasonable and necessary one. Necessary, because betterment has to be pushed. It is simply much easier to let people down that it is to lift them up. It is also necessary because we have a society that is beginning to look like Humpty Dumpy after the fall. We are fragmented into many economic and philosophic demand groups. Each listening with a biased ear. Each advocating their own countless virtues while portraying the opponents as utterly lacking in any social redeeming value. We are approaching that time when we either mend our ways and our fractures, or we prepare for conflict. The Shedding Room is a harmless game that could only help. It can be played anytime, anywhere, by anyone at no cost. Jack Gordy
Sweet Swirl Open Moon, Sweet Swirl is now open for business!!!! We can’t wait to serve our Island family with delicious, tasty treats! We opened September 7 and are open from 11:00 am-11:00 pm. Like us on Facebook or visit our web site http:// www.sweetswirlfrozenyogurt.com/ for more information. Thank you, The Island Moon for your encouragement and support. We love you! Josh and Stacie Morgan Owners of Sweet Swirl
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Editor’s note: It’s been a while since we saw one of them 22 caliber shotguns but we’ve heard of ‘em and it here’s betting ammo for those things is hard to come by. It reminds the old Moon Monkey of a story he once edited while slaving in the television dodge. It was from a reporter who filed a story in which she described a man who had been hit by a train and “lost two legs.” “It’s a good thing that third leg wasn’t on the track,” he told her but she didn’t get it. She went on to become the main anchor in Baltimore.
Adopt-A-Beach Fall Cleanup Sept. 22 All-volunteer coastal cleanup effort expected to draw about 10,000 beach lovers Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson is urging all Texans to take advantage of their right to access the public beach Saturday, Sept. 22 for the 26th Annual Texas General Land Office Fall Adopt-A-Beach Cleanup. The cleanup will take place at 29 sites along the Texas coast. Adopt-A-Beach volunteers can register at any of 28 check-in sites all along the Texas coast between 8:30 a.m. and 9 a.m. on Sept. 22. Volunteers must pre-register for the St. Jo Island location in advance. Volunteers should wear shoes, a hat and sunscreen. Volunteers will be given data cards, gloves, pencils and trash bags. Most sites along the coast conclude the day’s cleanup with cold drinks, hot food and lots of fun. Volunteers may register on-line at www. TexasAdoptABeach.org or become a fan of the Texas General Land Office Adopt-A-Beach program on Facebook. Texans who can’t make it to the beach but still want to support the effort can make a tax-deductible donation at www. TexasAdoptABeach.org. Sponsorship levels range from $25 to $25,000.
Chris Adler for Mayor is a small business owner, former school teacher and longtime civic/community leader. She has lived in Corpus Christi over 40 years and is endorsed by the Corpus Christi Police Officers Association.
Sweet Swirl is now open next to Lyco’s Nails 2 on the Island. Look for their 10% off coupon in their Moon ad. They are a self serve yogurt shop with a wide variety of flavors and toppings. It is a fun stop that kids love.
Coldwell Banker Agent Jeremy Clayton is the most recent realtor to join the agency. He has a marketing degree and started the Island business Covered Up. His philosophy is to “Treat people the way I want to be treated.” Call him at
Colleen McIntyre for District 4 is known for her efforts to bring to reality a charter school on the Island. She is both a leader and educator. She is involved in many community projects.
Lillian Riojas is running for City Council At-Large and wants to work with you to ensure that North Padre Island reaches its full potential. She is excited about the future and North Padre becoming a catalyst for growing our local economy. For more info go to www. lillianriojas.com. Coldwell Banker Realtor Laura Wallace has been an Island resident for more than ten years. She is a member of the National Association of Realtors. Have her help you find your “place in the sun” by calling 815-2116 or email laura. wallace@coldwellbanker.com.
Business Briefs
CVS is bringing in more groceries! They are doing a major remodel during the night that will be done in about three weeks. The photo lab has been taken out and will be replaced with a smaller Photo Café. The section with all the beach paraphernalia to the left as you walk in has been taken out and coolers will be added there. Along with more groceries will be readymade sandwiches.
Black Sheep Bistro is now closed for lunch through the winter season. They are still open for dinner and brunch on Sundays. Moon advertisers who serve lunch are Island Italian, Scuttlebutt’s, Surfside Sandwich Shoppe, Snoopy’s, Scoopy’s, Doc’s, Dragonfly, Sonic and Costa Sur in Mail n More.
The PAC Endorsement Night for Mayor and District 4 will be held Wednesday, September, 19th at the Holiday Inn at 6 pm. Attend this important event to find out who would best represent the Island.
The Texas General Land Office Adopt-ABeach program began in the fall of 1986, when 2,800 volunteers picked up 124 tons of trash. Since then, it has grown into one of the most successful all-volunteer efforts in the nation. In 26 years, 430,000 Adopt-A-Beach volunteers have picked up more than 8,300 tons of trash from the Texas Gulf Coast.
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The Best Kept Secret In Town by Devorah Fox It’s getting to be a recurring theme with my Dee-Scoveries: as a youngster, someone falls in love with Port Aransas and vows to return. Years or even decades later, that same someone reinvents him- or herself, and that reinvention includes moving to Port A. Such is the case with John and Joyce Christensen. John was homebuilding in Kansas, taught flying and had other small businesses. Joyce ran a cleaning service. When they met in 1990 and married a year later, they wanted to make a change. That included moving to Texas. Joyce had vacationed in San Antonio. John had visited Port Aransas in the 1970’s and had been very impressed. As he was leaving, as Port A got smaller in the rear view mirror, he vowed, “Someday I want to live there.” John and Joyce piled their belongings into a truck and arrived just before Labor Day to find, no surprise, that everything was booked! Joyce went to work as a nurse and John worked for the chamber of commerce. They bought a lot in the Channel Vista subdivision for a price that was then a tenth of what lots there are going for now. He built a spec home that sold almost immediately. American Bank agreed to loan money to do more building and that got them started in Port Aransas home construction in earnest. Since then, Christensen Construction has built 20 to 30 homes in Leeward Sands near the Birding Center. Ten years ago there were lots of lots there but not much activity. John’s spec homes, however, proved popular and the subdivision finally took off, with homes going for 10 times what they had been selling for ten years ago. Although Christensen Construction focuses on smaller, vacation-style homes such as the ones in the Spencer’s Landing subdivision, John is working on a Frank Lloyd Wrightinspired home near Village Walk on Eleventh Street and another big spec home on Oceanside. He has also done commercial buildings such as Phase Two of the Tower Center on Highway 361. That was John’s first commercial project built from the ground up. On the drawing board are about 17 houses and other projects that will take him into 2013.
beachy colors and styles. Of particular interest is the distressed furniture by Herb Lancaster made in Aransas Pass for the Christensens. It’s solid construction but with that relaxed vibe that distressed furniture has. Herb’s furniture is available in bright pastel coastal colors and several gradations of distressing. “It’s Islandy, quality and local,” Joyce says. The latter is important because Joyce has found that buyers want to know where their purchase came from and are appreciative that it was made locally. “People are good to support local businesses,” she says. Joyce and son Dale, who does remodeling and construction, have a spec house of their own in Safe Harbor that they plan to sell furnished. The Island Home Center has one more feature that isn’t open to the public. That’s two apartments upstairs for the Christensens. It does keep them pretty close to work. “We never get away from it,” Joyce says, “but that’s OK because we love it.” She jokes about the grueling commute to the office. As if home building, remodeling, furnishing and décor doesn’t keep everyone busy enough, John also has time to write. In 2011, John’s novel Jesse Caulder was published. It’s available on amazon.com as a hardcover and paperback book and as a Kindle e-book. Its favorable reception has included interest from movie and TV producers, including NBC’s Meredith Viera. John was among 350 authors and publishers at a March workshop in Las Vegas who had two minutes to pitch their story and he ended up one of two finalists. He’s since had a followup phone interview with Viera. While he waits to hear further, he’s busy working on a sequel and playing the casting game (he’d like to see Charlize Theron play the title character). For more information, call 361-749-0692 or 361-774-4275. Send an email to sales@ islandhomecenter.com. Visit them at www. islandhomecenter.net, on Facebook or just stop by the store at 320 West Avenue G, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. I’ll see you there.
The Christensens saw decorating, remodeling, flooring and fencing as natural extensions of home building and started offering those services. Joyce had the challenge of finding that the vendor of a popular line of cabinets had stopped selling that brand. She could become a vendor herself but needed to have a storefront to do so. In 2006 the Christensens opened Coastal Cabinets on Avenue G, a multi-purpose establishment. It served as a showroom for kitchen and bath remodeling and a gallery of décor and furniture. Three years ago they expanded the building. They added everything John needed for building houses, plus more furniture and décor items and renamed it Island Home Center. I had been in Coastal Cabinets many times but I cannot tell you how many times I drove by the expanded building without stopping in. “It’s the best kept secret in town,” Joyce says. That means I have been missing a lot of beautiful bedroom, living room, dining room and outdoor furniture in
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September 13, 2012
Island Moon
A Fine life
Longtime Islander Sarah Barnhart Foote Passes at Age 52
her twin sister Beth Foote (52), her brother David Foote (47) and her son Michael Foote (26). Sarah always said that when she died, cut her up in to pieces and feed her to the fish. So, that’s exactly what her longtime companion, Jack Gant, tried to do… but not the cutting her up part. In a mission that somehow seemed to be orchestrated by Sarah herself, Gant and Sarah’s family took to the task of burying her at sea. They made a casket with 300 pounds of concrete in it and an anchor and took her 50 miles out into the ocean. They said their goodbyes and lowered her into the water only to watch the casket float around on top and never sank. If you know Sarah, this would be exactly the sort of thing she would have wanted. I’m sure she was looking down at the fiasco and cackling. So, now she will be cremated and her ashes spread at a favorite place where she loved to watch the turtles. A friend and fellow Islander, Sheri Hargrove wrote a touching eulogy that we will share here:
Sarah Foote aboard the Stray Cat “Barefoot” Sarah has left the building. Everyone in Port A knew Sarah. She was the one in the sun dress always riding her bicycle down Alister, usually without any shoes on. Sarah died unexpectedly last Thursday from a brain aneurysm. Her sudden death has been quite a shock to a community where she was greatly loved and will be greatly missed. Sarah moved to Port Aransas in 2001 from Las Cruces, New Mexico. She was born in Washington, DC and lived all over the world. Her father was in government services and was actually the man who delivered the papers to Korea to end the war. She claimed to have lived in 24 different countries in her life. Sarah was extremely intelligent and had two Masters Degrees and a BS in psychology from New Mexico State University. She is survived by
Port Aransas lost a true Islander due to a sudden illness over the weekend. I will look for your spirit biking down the road, no shoes on your feet but a flower on your bike basket, and smile on your face. You may be gone dear friend but your spirit will remain in our hearts forever. Sadness fills the emptiness of your passing now but soon the memories we shared will fill our souls with joys and smiles of your life and the time we got to be a part of it. Woohooie forever... Sarah loved to hang out at the Tarpon Ice House and was a daily fixture there. Her friends will have a memorial for her on Friday where they plan to have a “Barefoot Bike Parade” down Alister at 5:00 pm. Afterwards, there will be a celebration of her life. Adios Sweet Sarah… we’re going to miss you.
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Stinky Trash and Stray Flowers by Daphne Fine Sometimes mamas get tired. I don’t mean the sleep-deprived kind of tired. I mean the I-feel-like-giving-up kind of tired. My oldest kiddo is only twelve, but so far, my greatest challenge as a mom has been consistency and perseverance. I think that goes for mamas of babies all the way up to mamas of tweens, and I’ll hazard a guess that it doesn’t stop there. I’ve been learning a lot about perseverance this year – learning what to do when I get tired.
Hot flashes and hormones Because God has a sense of humor, my fortieth birthday brought on my first gray hairs, sudden unwanted pounds and hormonal craziness – all within a couple of months. Just about the time my hubby gets frugal with the air conditioning (it’s taken 15 years), I’m dying in the middle of the night and hollering at him to turn it down to 62 for crying out loud.
discouragement.
So desperation (hot flashes) pushed me off my tail and out the front door to start running. I’ve run off and on (emphasis on the OFF) for the last few years, but all these unwanted changes combined to create the perfect storm, motivationally speaking, and my consistency is improving.
Two days later, I was out running again, and as I approached the golf course, I caught the faintest scent of one of my favorite flowers – Plumeria. Yum.
Actually, I’ve come to love it. Who could ask for a more beautiful place to run? Stunning sunrises in the morning, breathtaking sunsets in the evening, ocean breezes to cool you down I never get over the blessing of living out here.
Stench of discouragement One morning, I made the rookie mistake of running early on trash day – whoa. As I rounded the corner (downwind) on Whitecap, driveway after driveway, trash can after trash can, the ocean breeze was working against me. Step by step, I was greeted with the aroma of dirty diapers, rotting produce and chicken carcasses. Lovely. Undeterred, I ran on. And as often happens when I’m running, some things came into focus. As a mama, I’m gonna run through some pretty stinky seasons. Like when my kids act like I never taught them anything. Or when they’re struggling and I don’t know how to help them. Nothing wears me out more than the stench of
But I’ve got to keep on running. Rather than avoiding the trash, looking for a detour, taking a shortcut, I’ve got to keep on going until I reach the end of my run. Because the truth is, every day isn’t trash day.
I looked around to see where the fragrance was coming from, and there between the sidewalk and the golf course tall grasses, in the middle of scrubby grass and litter, were dozens of single Plumeria blooms. (I know Plumeria flowers grow on bushes, but if I’m wrong I don’t want to know, so don’t tell me.) The closer I got, the stronger the smell – almost overwhelming.
Scent of hope
And the truth settled into my heart along with the scent. A mama’s life is all mixed up. Trash here, treasure there. If I can’t stick with it on the stinky days, I may never discover the unexpected loveliness hiding there, like a childhood masterpiece hanging on the wall of a messy room. My job, I think, is to persevere with hope; nourishing the treasure and working through the trash.
“…let us run with endurance the race that is set before us…” – the Apostle Paul Run on, mama.
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As a candidate for city council at large, I believe we have to find new ways to bring success to all our residents and to all areas of our city. Today that new path to progress leads right through North Padre Island and like you, I am excited about the future for our city and for The ISLAND, which is becoming a catalyst for growing our local economy.
Chris Adler is small business owner, former public school teacher and a longtime civic and community leader who has lived in Corpus Christi for more than 40 years. She is well known for her work with community organizations and local and national charities.
Chris Adler will help unite Corpus Christi as its mayor. She will:
Develop a plan that will improve our tax base and economy. Help businesses create jobs by supporting strong economic development efforts. Represent all people and all geographic areas of the city to improve our quality of life in the best city in the country. Work to fix our streets and other basic city services. Develop a strong plan to ensure an adequate water supply for the future. Plan to improve quality of life issues that will bring new people to Corpus Christi
I am asking for your vote, and I want you to know that I will always listen to your concerns and your ideas. I want to work with you to ensure that The ISLAND reaches its full potential while remaining a great place to live and work. • Community and business leader • Graduate of King High School and Baylor University • Senior Manager for Public Affairs at Valero ISSUES: • • • • • •
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Improve and maintain community infrastructure, including streets Enhance public safety Continue to develop a longtime water supply Grow our tax base to keep taxes low Work with new and existing businesses to create jobs for Corpus Christi Build upon existing attractions and assets to enhance quality of life .
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Senior Moments By Dotson Lewis dlewis1@stx.rr.com
Senior of the Moment John White was born in Modesto, California, in the Central Valley 1937. His dad was in the Army from 1933 to 1974 and retired as a Brigadier General, John lived in Modesto and went to school there until he started to high school. White graduated from High John White School in Fresno, California in 1955 (April 1959) and then went to Fresno State College and graduated in 1959. While going to high school and during college, he worked at a grocery store. John graduated from college and went to work immediately for KimberlyClark Corporation. Prior to graduation from college John had been interviewed and was the youngest sales person ever hired by Kimberly-Clark. Kimberly-Clark Corporation manufactures a variety of paper products such as Kleenex, ‘Huggies’ Diapers, Continental Bathroom Tissue and other such items. John White’s first and only job was with Kimberly-Clark for whom he worked 31 years 3 months and 10 days. John wasn’t ready to retire, but he had been in an automobile crash and was disabled. John says “There I was on August 1, 1990; only 52 years old, wondering what the heck I was going to do with the rest of my life.” Throughout his working career John was a district sales manager. John proudly showed me his ring which he always wears. The ring is engraved: ‘Top Pro’ (Dotson’s Note: The ring reminds me of a ‘super bowl’ ring. It has a large diamond in the center and a line of three smaller diamonds on each side of the center) To be awarded the ring John was top District Sales Manager in the country for a year. Each additional year he, as he says “was lucky enough to win” an additional diamond was added, for a total of seven diamonds. To date only three Kimberly-Clark employees of this international cooperation have been awarded ‘Top Pro’ rings. John says that he enjoyed his career, and learned a lot of things. After his retirement, he and his wife Gaye decided to change locations because of crowds and traffic. During his career with the corporation, sales persons were encouraged to become involved in community activities. John got very actively involved in community activities in 1970. Before 1970 he was in the Junior Chamber of Commerce and many more volunteer activities. From 1970 until he and Gaye moved from California, he was Chair of the Advisory Committee to the Education Department, at San Diego State University, and did volunteer work with the California State Education Commission. He also volunteered with home owners associations and other organizations.
they do evening events together. Two weeks ago on Wednesday evening, there was the Young Professionals mixer at the Radisson on North Beach so they appeared there. Then on Thursday they went to Rockport for a kickoff for the Aquarium. With many events such as this going on, they both are kept very busy. John says (with a chuckle), “of course my wife is paid and I am a volunteer.” I asked John if he had learned to say NO!. His reply: “There are certain people I can say NO to, but if it is for a worthwhile organization like the POA (Padre Isle Property Owners Association), I do not say no.”
Doudan Park Community Gardens Other examples of John’s involvement: The community gardens were established earlier this year. John raised the money for the gardens. This is the first ever in Corpus Christi. There are 20 garden plots at Doudan Park, all professionally done, and there vegetables galore. The first season is over, so John is preparing for a meeting next week to get ready for the planting for next season. Many of the gardening participants are retired and never thought of themselves as gardeners. That’s the kind of thing John does with gusto. His involvement with the Coastal County Parks is that of Vice-Chair. The goal of this group is the improvement of all park facilities in Nueces County. Among these facilities are Bob Hall Pier and Padre Bali Park.. In the next 12 month’s budget, they are spending 2.3 million dollars to upgrade facilities. Bob Hall Pier is going to be upgraded, getting ready for Schlitterbahn.. The travel trailer park is being upgraded with new electricity and sewerage. The pavilion has been there since 1972 without remodeling. These are projects that John is working on for the community and for the benefit of tourists. John says: “The tourists that come to Padre Island leave a lot of money here. In fact to be exact, according the Convention & Visitors Bureau, the typical family of four (husband, wife and two kids) spend on an average, for “T” shirts, back packs, snow cones and whatever, one hundred and eleven dollars a day per person, that’s four hundred forty-four dollars per day, per family. The majority of those that come here now are day tourists from San Antonio, Uvalde and other towns and cities in Texas. They come to spend the day on the beach. But we know that with the advent of Schlitterbahn, the vast majority of those who come will not be one day tourists, but will be two day tourists. That will double the amount of money they will spend. They will stay over one night at least. That is a substantial amount because of the number of people, the business plan for the first year of operation of the year 2013, calls for three hundred thousand people, some of them local, which is a tremendous number of visitors. The plans for facilities to take care of those people are full blown at this point around the island. At this time we are running out of short term rentals, this will be a tremendous boom in building these. We’ve got to have more restaurants, our restaurants that we have here now are doing very, very good business. There are restaurateurs that are looking for restaurants out here. The PIBA is getting more involved with downtown activities. We getting more and more people down town involved with Island activities.” John says:
Gaye & John When Gaye and John moved to Texas in 1991, he soon became very active and enjoyed volunteering. In the last 14 years, while living on The Island, volunteering, has become more than a full time job for John. He says “It is what I enjoy doing.” He is involved in many activities. Regardless what office he holds or if he is “just” a member of an organization, he tries to get things done. John White devotes every day, starting no later than 9 am, many days to mid or late evening, on volunteer activities. His wife Gaye is on State Representative Todd Hunter’s staff, where she is his District Director. Gaye’s schedule and John’s mirror each other. Gaye is active from eight in the morning and
“I concentrate 80 %, on the Island, but I think some many things downtown affect the Island. I am 75 years old and plan to keep all the stuff I have going, plus keeping up with everything new.” “I believe in promotion”
Thanks John for all you do! Moments Tech Talk The Ethel Eyerly Computer Interest Group meets each Monday, 12:30-2 pm. The meetings are held at the Ethel Eyerly Senior Center, 654 Graham Road in Flour Bluff. If you would like more information about this group, please call or Email Dotson. We hope to see you there; it is a fun and informative meeting.
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Texas Spirit Soars into Space This month marks three decades of private space exploration in Texas. The first privately launched rocket in history took place on September 9 1982 when the Conestoga 1 soared into the skies over Matagorda Island, reaching a height of 160 miles before splashing down, as planned, in the Gulf of Mexico. Conestoga 1 was the product of Houstonbased Space Services, Inc., of America headed up by Mercury 7 astronaut Donald “Deke” Slayton - and drew universal praise, including recognition from President Ronald Reagan. The rocket launched from the ranch of legendary Dallas oilman Toddie Lee Wynne, who sadly passed away shortly before the launch. Today the dream lives on in private space enterprises like SpaceX, XCOR and Blue Origin. XCOR recently expanded to Midland, Blue Origin to Van Horn, and SpaceX was already in McGregor and looking at a possible commercial launch site in Brownsville.
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Real Estate Continued from A1 the satellite “Vanguard” had 108 solar cells in use. By 1970, most of us had a calculator which used solar cells for power. My friend in southern California has had a “solar” water heater on her home for many years. Yet, most of us still consider “solar” technology as “experimental” and “evolving”. Perhaps the time has come to take a harder look and think about the advantages of participation in this “new” technology that involves using the power of the SUN that has never failed in Billions of years and produces 386 billion Megawatts of energy every second.
FAQ My first reaction to this topic, was followed by a (billion?) questions. Yes, we have abundant sunlight in Coastal South Texas, but we also have high winds, hail and salt air, not exactly a user-friendly environment for outdoor devices! Apparently, Underwriters Laboratories, a global leader based in Chicago, Illinois has been addressing this problem extensively in their San Jose facility. Within their 14 test chambers, solar panels are put through extreme weather simulation tests to pinpoint any design or manufacturing flaws, with the goal of bringing the best product to the marketplace with complete UL certification. This is an all-or-nothing process. Panels must pass ALL tests performed or they fail completely. For instance, sun exposure, pelting rain, temperature variations and humidity levels are all tested along with corrosion resistant hardware and installation techniques. To test for “hail impact”, ice balls are shot at the solar panels with a gun. Ok, that sounds good….where are the panels produced and how long is the delivery time? The answer came back that panels are produced both in the USA and Overseas and can be on site within a few days. These are all questions that can be answered by your supplier/installer, along with a guaranteed assurance that the entire system will be approved by a windstorm engineer and a Windstorm Certificate will be issued by the Texas Department of Insurance.
and family size. The system design phase must be thorough and it obviously takes time. Another aspect involves making choices about cost factors regarding which components to use. Needless to say, cost has been a major hurdle in bringing solar energy to the mainstream. That is why “incentive packages” are being offered, but they are limited in amount and availability. AEP will offer their annual rebate program in November-December. Your “solar system” must be designed and ready to go, when you submit your application, because I am told these rebates go faster than tickets to a Taylor Swift concert. Combine the AEP rebate with a 30% Federal Tax Credit that expires in 2016 and it is possible to re-coup almost two-thirds of the initial cost of your system. The remaining balance should have a seven year payoff, in reduced utility costs. The goal is to educate appraisers and lenders to factor in the value of “solar energy” homes, when making their decisions. Obviously, this is just a superficial overview of “solar” information. For specific information contact: Gianluca Ferrario (Luca) or Priscilla Soliz at Bodine-Scott Renewable 361-883-1900. Being informed is a good thing.
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Time Does Matvter! This is the critical part about this article. Each solar energy system must be individually designed for each specific property. Factors that affect design and ultimate function include: roof orientation – South facing is best and West facing comes in second/ shade issues, roofing material, home insulation, number and size of windows and doors, ceiling height, H/A capacity
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Wind is your Friend
Capt. Joey Farah (361)442_8145 Facebook: Farah’s Backwater Fishing Adventures The start of a new season has brought us sunsets that seem painted in pastel colors, and has awakened the spirit of the wild in many of us. My blood pumps a bit faster as I prepare myself in body, mind, and soul for the season of the HUNTER. My passion for hunting is an addiction that has long infected me and provided my family food, love of the outdoors, and precious time together. In the last two weeks this longing for the hunt has pushed me to change my fishing strategy, and made my time on the water both more enjoyable as well as more productive. For most of the summer months myself and others fish with live croaker for mainly speckled trout, now I’m specifically looking for target species and pin-pointing their hideouts. Like a wolf I’ve been loping through the shallows searching for schools of hungry redfish, watching for baitfish grouped up along the rocks of Baffin Bay, and flushing up groups of migrating Bull Reds under flocks of feeding pelicans south of Baffin. For the fishermen who enjoys the cooler temperatures and the lack of busy boat traffic on the water, this is your time. Get out and capture the SPIRIT OF THE HUNT as you explore and hunt some great fishing in our time of seasonal change.
you as the sun rises over the Island. Sunlight penetrates the water and the shadows of seagulls flush and scare fish as they fly overhead. When there is a chop on the water it oxygenates the water, creates shadows, and hides you and your boat’s presence.
Big Trout are still on the list as well, King Ranch live piggy perch.
Wind is your friend
Start your drifts close to a channel as many redfish have been following the contours of the various channels close to the JFK, especially when the current is moving in or out. Look for changes in the depth, maybe only a foot or two, but these are “STEPS” in the flats that are created by current and are highways for pods of redfish moving with the current. Pin perch have been a problem when lighter winds are present so grab some GULP SHRIMP and use them under your popping cork along with a squirt of PRO CURE shrimp scent. A perch trap behind the house or at the dock, or a few casts with the cast net over some shallow grass will gift anglers with plenty of SMALL pin perch. These are very hardy baits and when hooked under a cork will frantically swim down towards the bottom, calling reds up to inhale them. This is a great time to get out and daydream a little as you watch the colors change in the Western Sky and drift across the flats casting lures hunting redfish.
Child Abuse Motivates People to Walk
“Walk Padre Island For Children” to Raise Funds, Awareness to Prevent Child Abuse Inaugurating a new front in the struggle against child abuse, Prevent Child Abuse Texas (PCAT) in conjunction with the Padre Island Rotary Club, announced the launch of a new event. The Walk Padre Island For Children will debut September 22, 2012 starting at Bob Hall Pier. Participants will walk the 5K to raise awareness and demonstrate their commitment to making the lives of our children safer. The Padre Island Rotary Club is a major sponsor of the Walk. “Abused children need to have a voice outside their own home, schools and churches” said Jeff Rank, President of the Padre Island Rotary Club. “Unfortunately, the vast majority of child abuse is perpetrated by people the victims know. It is imperative that those children have a voice that is heard. PCAT provides that voice and advocates for children statewide. Walk Padre Island For Children is an important way for this amazing organization to raise awareness in our own community. A major focus of the Padre Island Rotary Club’s charitable activity, both monetarily and through volunteerism, is helping children reach their full potential and assisting them in becoming happy and successful members of our community. Supporting Walk Padre Island is just one of the
In the UPPER LAGOON redfish have definitely started grouping together in schools, looking to Big ½ and ¾ ounce GOLD make their way to the surf for SPOONS are my all time their spawn in October and favorite, and are most November. The Laguna Shores Lots of slot reds in the Boat productive when fished fast area has been very consistent with a hard jerking motion for anglers looking to hook up Hole and Laguna Shores area. so the spoon explodes then and hear their drags sing out in flutters to the bottom. Vibration is what you celebration of REDFISH SEASON! The most want and is what will bring redfish up and out productive techniques have been drifting with of the thick grass. They are digging for crabs live shrimp under popping corks, using small and flushing baitfish, when they feel one jump live pin perch under a cork, live piggy perch up and run they get up and find your spoon. fished over sand pockets, and drifting with Right now I like paddle tailed soft plastics for artificial. The WIND IS YOUR FRIEND, and catching redfish from a boat without it is near the same reason when fishing for redfish, and impossible. Slick calm mornings make your lots of action. Colors may vary but the most journey to work hard to swallow but do not consistent is FIRE TIGER, AND RED AND make for the best fishing. When conditions are WHITE. The FIRE TIGER color is watermelon “slicked out” head for deeper water like the body and bright orange tail. This color is what edge of the Intracoastal Canal. In shallow water they see when hunting for crabs, as a crab will fish feel the presence of the boat by vibration, flare up his orange pinchers in defense at the water displacement, as well as sky-lighting sight of a digging reds.
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For more information about the Walk Padre Island For Children, to register to walk, or to donate, go online to www. Prevent ChildAbuseTexas.org, or call 1-800-CHILDREN.
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