The Kinta S has Cast Off
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September 11, 2014 Around The Island By Dale Rankin
editor@islandmoon.com In case you’ve ever wondered what brought you to our little sandbar wander outside tonight right after sundown and look east. Monday night marked the third and final Supermoon of 2014 when the moon’s orbit brings it closest to the earth. This one is also the Harvest moon because it falls closest to the autumn equinox. For the next few days if you’re out on the beach at dusk and see that cornbread moon rise up out of the Gulf of Mexico, as the song says, you’ll remember why you came this way.
Dolly Beach Tropical Storm Dolly and the bits of rain she brought have come and gone and left our beaches littered with a carpet of leftover Sargassum from water to the dunes in many places. Beachgoers report beach driving much improved on Padre Island National Seashore and smooth driving from Big Shell south to Mansfield and much storm debris still visible. The usual smattering of hardhats and wooden chocks from rigs has been temporarily replaced by bits of houses and part of vessels churned up in the Gulf. We also had some reports of a brown foam washing up which looks a lot like the kind created by the dispersant used to break up the oil of the BP oil spill that washed up on the western Florida shore a few years back but a check with the Texas General Land Office said they had no confirmation of that.
The Kinta S has cast off The 155-foot coastal cargo ship Kinta S that will become part of the Nearshore Reef Corpus Christi 9 miles off Packery Channel has begun its journey to its watery Island home. (See photos at the top of this page). As of Monday the ship was in New Orleans and is being towed through the Intracoastal Canal to Port Aransas where it will enter the Gulf of Mexico and towed to the reef site and sunk, by the end of September weather permitting. .
Photos by Lila Harris, Aquatic Soul Photography The Kinta is being towed by the marine vessel Maranatha at 4.3 knots. Its progress can be tracked online here: http://www.vesselfinder. com/?mmsi=367162090. The Kinta S will become part of the 160-acre reef site which already includes more than forty tons of concrete structures in 73 feet of water. When it is in place the Kinta will be located at: NAD83 Latitude 27° 38' 42.33" N; NAD83 Longitude 97° 00' 21.72" W and will be marked by a buoy. The project is developed and managed by the Saltwater-fisheries Enhancement Association (SEA) which is a non-profit organization which promotes local projects for the benefit of recreational users. Congratulations to Project Manager Mike Hurst and the folks at SEA for making this project happen. We look forward to being part of the Island flotilla headed out to watch as the ship is sunk at the reef site.
Island Burglar Season The summer tourist season is barely over but right on cue the Island Burglary Season kicked off with a bang this week with a rash of car breaks-ins. So far we’ve had reports of three on Whitecap, three on Dasmarinas, two on SPID, and one on Compass. The annual migration of OTB peckerwoods looking for career opportunities on The Island comes in stages; Stage I brings the bottom feeders looking for low-hanging fruit
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Island Voters Set to Pick Candidates in the Next Two Weeks
By Brent Rourk In the next two weeks Padre Island’s 6200 registered voters will gather to decide who to endorse in the races for Corpus Christi Mayor and City Council. The Island United Political Action Committee (IUPAC) will hold its public candidate endorsement forums at the Holiday Inn on two nights one week apart, with the candidates for Mayor and Council District 4 speaking on Thursday, September 18, and the candidates for Council AtLarge seats at the same location one week later, on Thursday, September 25. Both gatherings begin a 6 p.m.
By Brent Rourk Eighty members of the Padre Island Yacht Club spread their chairs and tents out on the beach near Bob Hall Pier and enjoyed a fabulous late summer afternoon and evening socializing and watching a large and colorful Harvest Moon emerge from the eastern horizon.
The candidates will have an opportunity to speak, followed by a vote of the registered voters present. The candidate receiving the majority of votes in each race for Mayor and District 4 and the top three vote getters for the three At-Large seats
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Real Estate Inventory Shrinking on Padre Island
It was a big night for ‘oooohs and ‘aaaaahs.
A little Island History
A Trip Down The Island in 1991
Growing in Port Aransas Spread is almost 100 units
Former Miss Texas Serves as State Guardsman
By Mary Lou White Time moves forward and there are subtle changes, on a daily basis. I have written before about the uniqueness of Our Island and the close proximity of Port Aransas and Corpus Christi OTB. We are a blend between those two worlds….. the vacation destination of Port Aransas and the urban amenities of city dwelling, just across the Laguna Madre. For over a year, I have been tracking the active listings on Padre Island and Mustang Island. Month after month, they remained in close proximity, which I always found very interesting, because they represent two very different lifestyle choices. Then, at the end of July, those numbers started to shift and now we have a spread of almost 100 units. Clearly the inventory on Padre Island is declining, while Port Aransas is increasing. I wish I could say definitively what is contributing to that fact, but the result is prices are creeping up. The lowest priced detached home located on the Water is $299,000 and the lowest priced “water” lot is now $135,000. Being informed is a good thing...
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This house was used when the Dunn family ranched The Island and is the oldest house on The Island. Editor’s note: This is the second part of excerpts from the book Islands at the Edge of Time by author Gunner Hansen who travelled along down Padre Island in 1991. By Gunnar Hansen I climbed a dune. I could see several miles north and south. The oncestranded red jeep was moving north slowly. Across to the wet, the dunes undulated back and then the island leveled off. Laguna Madre was about a mile and half away. The land lay too low to see from his distance, but on the far side of the lagoon, somewhere to the northwest, was the mouth of Baffin Bay, where now extinct Kawakawa Indians had once lived. There were no trees here, just sand and grasses. On the dunes themselves rusted sea oats,
the first plants to establish themselves on the salty sand. There were others – goatfoot morning glory, fiddleleaf morning glory, and sea purslane, which helped hold the sand. I started to unload, pulling out the tent and poles, opening bags. But I was uncomfortable, still unused to the idea of traveling onto an alien beach. I stood there, hesitation, an uneasy tension in my solar plexus, a vague undistilled feeling. It was fear. But this was not rock fever, fear of being cut off from the mainland, of being stuck somewhere without escape. This was fear of being out here by myself, of being the person farthest out. Whatever was down the beach would meet me first. These were feelings I did not want to have.
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Pelican Club Closes Doors After Twelve Years By Mary Craft The venerable Pelican Club, located on the water in Port Aransas, is closing its doors after twelve years. The restaurant has been a landmark in the Port Aransas culinary array since owner Guy D. Carnathan moved his operation from Beulah’s Restaurant at the Tarpon Inn to the rented property in 2002. “We have cleared out at our current location while we are getting rejuvenated,” said Carnathan, who has been in the restaurant business in Port Aransas for twenty three years. He said his next step will be to take
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“Quiet, he is going to hear us”. “I’m not making any noise, you are”. It was Joey McCarty and myself slithering like snakes under the low porch at the Island Food store. The year is 1961 and we are ten years old. We were in view of our target. It was just under the newspaper stand where we netted a couple bucks a day. It was the change that tourist dropped through the cracks in the porch. Just then we heard it. Step by step, it was Roy Turnbull stopping just above us. The dust from the porch fell in my eyes but I could not move. I was horrified. He knew we were there somewhere. We collected the coins and made our way back under the 100 feet of porch where we crawled out like ground hogs. There he was. He was terrifying and it was all we could do to out run him. He usually broke off his chase at Bill Moore’s where he would shout, “You kids quit stealing my money”. We didn’t consider it stealing because the coins were lost treasure and we were the only two kids skinny enough to go get it. We
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Election 2014 A12-A15 Roy Turnbull considered ourselves independent business men. Roy was no fan of the longer hair styles of the day. In later years he would order my friends and I out of the Island Café until we combed our hair. Once the length touched the shoulders you were not allowed in. We had to work around this because the Island Café had the
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Island residents Dee and Rick Beekman took the Island Moon along with them this summer on a road trip that included 'Hot August Nights' in Reno and the 'Sturgis Bike Rally' in South Dakota.
Devorah Fox took the Moon to the White Castle Golden Wedding Anniversary Party in Roseville, MN with hosts Alice and Sam Marks, formerly of Port Aransas.
Island Jewelers Don't Sell Your Gold! We Make New Custom Jewelry From Your Gold Moon Travels to Puerto Rico The Moon traveled with Jo Ann & Butch Smith to Puerto Rico for 6 days and also a 7 day cruise to the Southern Caribbean. We were able to spend a day each in St Thomas, Barbados, St Lucia, St Kitts, and St Maarten. What a fun trip, Puerto Rico was beautiful. We really enjoyed San Juan and all of Puerto Rico. We thought it was as good as Hawaii and the beaches were even better. We took a ferry from Puerto Rico to a beach called Flamingo beach on Calabria Island which is about 45 miles off the coast at a cost of $4.00 for both of us, what a deal.
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a trip across the country and look at new ideas for his next operation. He also owns the property which houses Liberty Hall at the corner of Cotter and Alister streets.
Market Garden Dotson, Reading your recent article in the "Moon", I was surprised you did not mention Richard Attenbourough's 1977 movie of the offensive based on Cornelius Ryan's book, both entitled "A Bridge Too Far." A star filled cast including Lawrence Olivier, Sean Connery, Michael Caine, Dirk Bogarde, Gene Hackman, Elliot Gould, Maximilan Schell and Robert Redford just to name a few. The film is readily available and rates as one of the great war films despite its tragic ending of the failed operation. The operation's name also is briefly mentioned in the movie "Patton" when Gen. Bradley (Karl Malden) halts Patton's Third Army to swing logistical support Montgomery.
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Regarding Dr. Richard Watson's exhaustive treatise (Moon 9/6/14) on long shore drift, sediment load and flood tide measurements, I would like to make some observations. While I agree with Dr. Watson that the jetties should have been longer (wider too) and that there is a shoaling problem at the end of the jetties, I think that Dr. Watson should have also pointed out that the initial dredging was stopped 500'-600' short of the end of the jetties and that subsequent dredging activities have also been suspended prior to reaching the "bar". But, in spite of "too short" jetties and the lack of dredging at the most critical part of the jetty system, the channel has now been open to small boat traffic for over 8 years, providing enormous economic and recreational benefits to Corpus Christi's residents and visitors. I'm looking forward to the day when the dredge actually reaches the end of the jetties and crossing the bar won't be such a "sporting" event.
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Vets Dear Dale, I noted with interest the Letter to the Editor last week re: the Warrior Weekend Fishing Tournament in Rockport. As an Instructor for the Rockport-Fulton High School Navy Junior ROTC, I and 20 of my cadets were privileged to volunteer to support this incredible event. On Thursday night at the Calcutta Dinner, shaking hands, serving food, and bussing tables during the meal at the VFW Post in Rockport, my cadets and I saw first-hand the incredible sacrifice these 23 heroes made to protect our freedom. And we saw the gratitude they had for the outpouring of support, loyalty and friendship the Coastal Bend community gave back to them in return. Some of my kids, expecting more horrific wounds, expressed surprise at how “whole” many of these soldiers looked. They didn’t notice the trembling hands or the more subtle reminders that these incredible veterans were working hard, every day, to acclimate themselves to everyday life and leave behind the daily confines of the military medical facilities they spend so much of their time at. The smiles, the laughs, and the many congratulations on a successful fishing trip showed that for a while they were able to break away from the doctors and therapists to enjoy some time on our beautiful Coast. On Friday, at the VFW WeighIn Luncheon, I was again privileged to volunteer with a dozen cadets to serve food, clean up and help out. We observed many Warriors happily check-in with big stringers of fish. And then we saw a wheelchair-bound Warrior, smiling from ear-to-ear, hoist a 38-inch, 21 pound tagged, oversized redfish and win the Largest Fish category. When he took the microphone to tell the crowd about his success, he could barely get out the words. His fishing guide, Captain Rod Spivey, had said “Thursday’s fishing trip was practice. But Friday’s trip, we put on our game face and we go for the win.” And win they did and Captain Spivey was one proud fishing guide. Captain Spivey’s daughter, Mariechan Spivey, an owner of a few State Fishing Records herself, is an Island resident, and if you happen to know her, please tell her thanks for having a great dad who gave his time and energy to support a worthy cause and make one Warrior’s fishing dreams come true. And if you know any of the wonderful guides, sponsors and many supporters who made this the 3rd successful Warrior Weekend, say thanks for a job well done!! Jeffrey F. Carlson
Responses to Dale’s Column of Sept. 4th Jake Goodwin Very well stated.... The fact is that people that live on the island "have to take care of these issues themselves". Anybody that is waiting on the police to solve these issues will be waiting a long time. Padre Island has a deep history of policing these issues by the locals. "Surf Spot Mantality"! I challenge people to speak out, act out, and take this opportunity to show what a community can do when they come together. Laura Eidman I have called the Coast Guard they said it was Parks and Wildlife were responsible. I have called the police when the boy got hit, they referred me to the Coast Guard. It feels as though we need to have NPI as its on city ,I am so sick of them speeding by my house and the music which is so loud, you already made that point, I wanted to shoot the boats with a water gun. I was told that was illegal... This has gotten very serious and it seems we are drowning with idiots driving boats and lets not forget the ones that drive at night with NO LIGHTS. Yma Valls Urban Living on the main canal I have a front row seat for all these offenses and more! Spot on Dale! Eugene R Doven Funny, last fall they wanted to spend $ 70 million on a park but not enough money to fully staff the police and fire. The council has a fiduciary responsibility to protect its citizens FIRST. Andy Briggs I have seen it at least five times in the last two months on the Cuttysark canal. They literally have flown by going a good
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50mph through the canal. They do it at night and have no lights on the boat! I yell as they fly by. From now on I will be making a phone call to the police. Stacie Smith Morgan Couldn't agree more... speaking of the Coast Guard, my husband and I along with 2 young girls - age 11 (they were wearing life jackets) were pulled over entering the ski canal and surched. We had everything we needed, down to the whistle. The chose to write us a ticket stating one of the girls life jacket were "slightly" too large. Then they escorted us home (all the way on Main Royal). Even as they were escorting us, we passed boaters with children not wearing life jackets, boaters blasting loud music, making wakes in the no wake zone, you name it. Bill Johnson Anybody can drive a boat! REALLY! I agree with Dale. Why Texas hasn't initiated any type of licensing for boat owners is beyond me. You rent a plane; you need a license. You rent a car; you need a license. You rent a boat; all you need is a credit card! Scary; isn't it. Shawn Farwell They just don't care because it will not affect them. I called the non-emergency number and gave a complete description of an SUV swerving all over the causeway going to the island with occupants tossing empty bottles out of the windows. The gentleman at the other end politely thanked me for the report and yawned as he hung up. They. Don't Care. Amy Gazin Spot on Dale!
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Local and out of town door to door sales people and peddlers had 30 days to become compliant with the City’s updated peddler ordinance. The modified regulations came after complaints to the Corpus Christi Police Department about people selling items in neighborhoods after dark. The updated ordinance includes: • Solicitation hours of operation from 9:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. during daylight savings time and from 9:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. during standard time; • Sales are prohibited at homes with “No Soliciting” or “No Trespass” signs; • Vendors, peddlers, traveling merchants and commercial solicitors must apply with the City’s Development Services department, 2406 Leopard Street, for a permit that now consists of a criminal background check; • Permits must be visibly displayed; • Permits will be denied to applicants convicted of a felony; and offenses of moral turpitude; • Local non-profit youth organizations are exempt from permitting process;
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Guy Carnathan (second from right) and his crew. Johnny D’s Restaurant now has brunch on Saturday and Sunday 11 am – 2 pm with a Bloody Mary bar. Enjoy tapas and slashed price wine on Tuesdays. The Padre Island Business Association monthly mixer will be held Tuesday, September 16 from 5:30 -7:30pm at the Boathouse Bar & Grill and will be cohosted by Alliance Patrol Services. There will be music, food, refreshments and door prizes. All are welcome. Island United Political Action Committee (IUPAC) now meets on the first Thursday of each month at The Boathouse at 6:00 P.M. Contact Linda Walsh at lawalshva@yahoo. com if you have any questions. The 15th Annual Home and Garden Show will be held this weekend at the American Bank Center Exhibit Hall. Admission is $7.50. Halloween City is now open inside Sunrise Mall where Mervyn’s once was. Mikel May’s Beachside Grill at Bob Hall Pier is no longer serving breakfast on weekdays but will still serve on Saturday and Sunday. They open at 7 am on the weekend and 11 am weekdays. They now have Karaoke every Wednesday 7 – 11 pm with DJ Dave from Dave’s Duo. Rock the Border: Families helping Families Benefit is being hosted by Trinity By The Sea Episcopal Church in Port A on Sunday, September 14th. The money raised will go to churches in the Rio Grande Valley who are on the frontlines, helping Central American immigrants in need of immediate humanitarian aid. There will be a free outdoor concert on the church grounds featuring sets by Derkits, Carol Elliott, Tiffany Tuesday, Independent Thieves and Todd Dorn and the Sea Drifters starting at 5:00. There will also be a silent auction with an impressive list of donations from local merchants and a BBQ dinner. Cancun Mexican Restaurant in Port A will soon have another location on the Island next to Padre Island Burger Company. No word on if it will have the same name. The 27th Taste of the Island will again be held at Port Royal Ocean Resort Wednesday, October 8th 6 – 9 pm. There are limited tickets available and the can be purchased at American Bank, 1st Community Bank, Prosperity Bank and Isle Mail & More. Tickets are $30 in advance and $35 at the door. This is the most popular event held by PIBA.
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Around continued from A1 like unlocked cars to harvest notepads, cells phones and sunglasses; Stage II is the Island Garage Sale peckerwoods who drive around looking for open garage doors hunting for a little bigger prey in the form of lawn mowers, golf clubs; and the occasional kayak. Then, if the police response is sufficiently slacking, along come the house burglars looking to score flat screens, jewelry, and guns. Last year the Island Burglary Season was more active than the previous few years as the fallout from the Big Burglary Season of 2008 began to wear down. 2008 was when we hit 45 burglaries before the armed culprits literally kicking in Island doors were accidentally caught while trying to sell stolen truck rims back to the original owner at an OTB chop shop. So for the next three months lock your car doors and lower your garage doors, the Island Burglary Season is upon us. So watch out everybody, and say hello if you see us Around The Island.
Police Calls: 15200 block Windward 7:39 a.m. Sept. 7 Theft $50-$500 15300 block Padre Island 10:24 p.m. Sept. 6 Gasoline theft 13900 block Dasmarinas 5:42 p.m. Sept. 5 Unauthorized use of motor vehicle (two counts) 15200 block Leeward 2:30 a.m. Sept. 4 Terroristic threat 15300 block Gypsy 8:30 p.m. Sept. 4 Theft $50-$500 14700 block Whitecap 8:13 a.m. Sept. 8 Burglary of motor vehicle
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Former Miss Texas Serves as State Guardsman
Former Miss Texas USA, Lauren Guzman, also serves as a sergeant in the Texas State Guard.
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Guzman was crowned Miss Texas USA 2014 on Sept. 1, 2013, representing the Lone Star State and served the citizens of Texas as both Sgt. Guzman and as Miss Texas this past year. "In the community, being a role model with high standards is expected when being in and out of uniform," Guzman said, speaking on how the TXSG contributed to her success in the pageants. "The TXSG taught me to be on time for events, meetings, and how to network, but it also takes a lot of discipline, commitment and self-motivation when there is no monetary compensation involved." Guzman is currently assigned to the 1st Regiment, TXSG, in the operations section in San Antonio and served with the regiment's Quick Reaction Team. “We've given her the latitude to attend required Miss Texas USA functions without penalty or adverse perception for not being able to attend scheduled Unit Training Assemblies,” stated State Guard Col. Vincent Carag, 1st Regiment Commander. "We, the Soldiers of the 1st Regiment, stand behind her efforts 100 percent." Guzman agreed, stating the troops and command, her “extended second family,” has been very supportive. Guzman joined the TXSG in 2007 and holds a bachelor’s degree in forensic science from St. Mary’s University, which she earned while serving in the guard.
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"As a leader, she is a coach and mentor and is not afraid to get dirty or ask questions," he said, "and when she won Miss Texas USA, both the colonel and I thought she'd be a great spokesperson and recruiter for the TXSG." A pageant veteran, Guzman started in 2005, where she won the Miss Laredo Top Model Pageant. In 2006, she was first runner-up in the Miss Laredo Teen USA but claimed the title in 2008. Persevering, she competed for Miss Texas USA, being third runner-up in 2011, first runner-up in 2012 and fourth runner-up in 2013 before winning the title in 2014. Guzman followed her father’s and grandfather's footsteps into the TXSG. Both served several years with 1st Regiment; her father, a major in the medical corps, and her grandfather, an education professor posthumously promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel. Guzman looks to her family for inspiration to do well and set an example for others. “My mom has always been there and pushed me to do well while I also try to do right to be a role model for my sister,” she said. As Miss Texas USA, Guzman traveled throughout the state and nation addressing issues such as breast and ovarian cancer awareness, attended charity events, parades and visited hospitals and schools to help educate children regarding the dangers of drugs and the importance of education. She also volunteers with numerous non-profit organizations on top of her work with the Guard.
Now that her reign as Miss Texas USA has ended, she is considering several career options to include looking to attend Officer Candidate School.
As Guzman relinquishes her crown to the next Miss Texas USA, she leaves us with this advice.
"She was a soldier before she became Miss Texas USA and I could tell she was a ‘squared away soldier' when I first came on board," said 1st Regiment, Command Sgt. Maj., Mario Zuniga, giving accolades to Guzman.
“Keep your head up till you achieve what you want and accomplish it. I kept competing until I won Miss Texas USA.”
"If you have a goal, push for it and ask yourself why you want it,” said Guzman.
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suspenders. One day, after such an incident, Joey informed me, “I can’t crawl under the porch now, I’m a sack boy and I work for Roy Turnbull”… The Island has many legends and we will discover more when we meet again. The same time next time.
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Total Units for Sale Padre Island / Mustang Island Date
PI
MI
Date
2 Jan 14
372
408
13 Feb 14
373
377
13 Mar 14
392
10 Apr 14 8 May 14
PI
MI
16 Jan 14
359
393
27 Feb 14
383
375
382
27 Mar 14
386
376
382
373
24 Apr 14
380
400
389
415
5 Jun 14
402
408
19 Jun 14
389
405
3 Jul 14
391
409
31 Jul 14
390
447
14 Aug 14
376
455
28 Aug 14
365
451
11 Sep 14
347
441
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Mustang Island Real Estate Ticker
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Lots and Land For Sale on Padre Island
41
Lots on the Water From $135,000 to $1,200,000
113
Lots not on the Water From $34,900 to $1,500,000
184
Residences For Sale on Padre Island
90
Attached Homes From $64,900 to $529,000
60
Detached Homes on the Water From $299,000 to $1,950,000
34
Detached Homes not on the Water From $159,000 to $499,900
1
Multi Family Property For Sale For $380,000
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Commercial Properties For Sale From $150,000 to $4,557,465
347
Total Properties For Sale on Padre Island per the Multiple Listing Service
202
Lots and Land For Sale on Mustang Island From $29,900 to $4,699,000
220
Residences For Sale on Mustang Island
137
Attached Homes From $89,999 to $1,199,999
83
Detached Homes From $199,500 to $2,250,000
1
Multi Family Property For Sale From $980,000
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On the Rocks By Jay Gardner The tourists made it out just in time, as the water from Dolly is up to the dunes at the beach. The NOAA buoy about 60 miles southeast of us here is reading 9-10 foot seas at around 10 second periods. This has been making some surfers happy, as the waves have been bigger than they typically are at this time of year. And no wetsuit needed at a balmy 84 degrees. Maybe as it drops and cleans up towards the weekend I may be able to get out there and enjoy it myself, if I get my chores done this short work week.
Three weeks of Sargassum Ripcharts is showing a drop in chlorophyll, although you wouldn’t know it from the fresh Sargassum that is washing up. This is a result from the last disturbance that came through the area (sparing us measurable rain, unfortunately) and changed the winds from southeast to northeast for several days. I’ve surmised that the Sargassum condition is on an exponential sliding scale; basically one day of north wind in the summer brings about a week of fresh Sargassum. So, the three days of north wind we had the past week may bring three weeks of Sargassum before it trains out of the system. I hope it doesn’t last that long, and I also hope that we don’t get any more north winds for the rest of this month. Makes everything act wonky.
Sharkathon! One of the main reasons we don’t want Sargassum is because the annual Sharkathon fishing tournament is scheduled to occur towards the end of the month from the 26th to the 28th. This has turned into a good deal for local businesses as over 500 people descend down the beach, spending a lot of money on the way in and on the way out. I’ll be down there with the rest of the crew trying our luck when the time comes.
that are on multiple-day trips. This is now in effect for the entire middle and southern coast (south of FM 457 in Matagorda). The trout deal is kind of big for people coming in from other parts who are expecting to load up on trout, although there are plenty of other fish they can target (such as black drum) that fry up great despite the freezer burn that most fillets that wind up out-of-county experience anyway. TPWD also extended the flounder reduced season of two fish into the first two weeks of December in order to keep bolstering the flatfish numbers. Other than that, I think they reduced the bag limit of squirrels in East Texas from 15 to 10, but then again, not sure that affects us much down here. I can’t remember the last time I shot a full limit of squirrels, lol. Well I hope this finds all you loyal readers in fine shape from the long weekend. There were lots of people recreating on the Island, and the Pee Canals were loaded to the hilt with people squeezing in the last bit of summer. We enjoyed our first (and likely last for the season) visit out there, and it actually seemed pretty tame from what I’ve seen in the past. Guess most folks are getting the memo that it’s dangerous and they need to exercise caution. It’s that time of year to get out and enjoy the water and beaches again as we have been. After the recent storms subside in the gulf and school gets back under-way full speed, I’ll see you out after work On the Rocks.
Bumper crop of Love Birds Dove season is just around the corner, and hope you have your lease picked out already. TPWD numbers were just out the other day, and it appears to be a bumper crop of the love-birds this year. Hopefully by now you’ve already purchased your new license, because they (typically) expire after Labor Day weekend.
New rules for trout Speaking of licenses and regulations, there are some new regulations that went silently into effect this past Monday. Number one is the reduction of the trout bag (and consequently possession) limits. The new limits are 5 fish per day, with a 10 fish possession limit for those
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History continued from A1 I climbed the dune again and looked north. The red jeep was still in sight, maybe a mile away, but not moving. Maybe they needed help – meaning I would have an excuse not to remain so far out by myself. I quickly threw everything back into its box and headed upbeach.
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The next morning a ranger told me conditions on the beach were moderate – there was a fair amount of debris to look out for. Stay high on the beach, he said. Stay off the wet sand in case you get mired and the tide comes in before you can get out. The driving was difficult. The beach and the sand changed mile by mile, becoming wider or narrower; alternating between soft, clinging loose sand and occasional hardpan; sometimes steeply eroded, sometimes flat; in places mined with ocean wrack. I crept along, mile after mile, avoiding the debris. At fourteen miles I reached Yarborough Pass, a channel dug in 1941 from the Intracoastal Waterway in Laguna Madre across t the Gulf it had filled in quickly; within five months the littoral rift overwhelmed it. A road passed from the beach through the dunes and to the lagoon a mile and a half back, the only chance I would have t get onto the back side of the island. Wellheads and tanks sprouted here behind the dunes; evidently a couple of stained the sand elsewhere on the island, too. When the National Park Service had finally acquired Padre Island in the last 1960s, it had not gotten the mineral rights. This was, after all, Texas. Once across the foredunes it was a completely different world – flat, with sea purdane, bitter panicum, seacoast bluestem, coastal dropseed, and of course the ubiquitous Spartina. Back to the east, there was no sense of the ocean, just the grassy backs of the dunes. To the west, Laguna Madre was flat, no winds riffling it for the moment.
Island ranching The island had once been a ranch. In fact, it supported cattle for more than two hundred years. The Spanish were running livestock on it and much of the Texas coast by 1760. (Reportedly a hurricane in 1791 killed fifty thousand head on Padre Island and the adjoining mainland, which belonged to just one rancher.) the Portuguese priest Padre Nicholas Balli settled near the Rio Grande in 1800 and soon acquired the island – then called Isla de Santiago and later renamed in the padre’s honor – via a grant from the Spanish crown. After Balli’s death his family continued to ranch, finally abandoning the island in 1844 in the face of the American annexation of Texas. After that, John Singer (whose brother Isaac made sewing machines) ranched the island till the Civil War. Then Richard King and Mifflin Kenedy, who established the million-acre King Ranch on the mainland, grazed cattle till a mammoth storm in 1880. Pat Dunn started leasing land on the north end for cattle, and by 1926 he owned almost all of Padre’s hundred thirty thousand acres. In 1926 he sold the surface rights to Sam Robertson but kept grazing and mineral rights for himself. Robertson started to build a hotel, four houses, and a causeway; a hurricane soon destroyed them. The Dunn family continued to run livestock on the island till the last roundup in 1971. Somewhere up on the flats three of the old line camps survive, where ranchers used to hold cattle as they drove them north. Today Padre remains the longest stretch of underdeveloped barrier island in the United States. Next time: The wreck of the Nicaragua
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A good time for Goodbye
By Joey Farah Farah’s Fishing Adventures As the clouds of storms hovered over the water a single ray of the morning sun shone through like a hand from the heavens. The cool winds of the morning blew a smell of fall over my face. Life as we have known it lately is changing, the unbearable heat is finally a thing of the past. We will eagerly embrace the new direction of the winds to come, but we will always long for the sweet summer sun to come back into our lives some day in the future. We can now enjoy the change of season and all its bounty and still feel the warm water and sun on our backs. The summer crowds are gone and walks on the beach can bring us back to our roots, clean our souls. The sunsets glow of orange, yellow, and blue stop time for just a few minutes and make us happy with the spot in this world that we are standing. Fishing and hunting in the outdoors is not about the harvest, but an excuse to get us closer to nature and God’s great blessings. All of this said I have to admit that I am happier when I am catching and not just fishing! Let us say goodbye to summer and embrace the change of seasons that is upon us.
Sue with her first fish on top water ever. Barry Gross handed me his battle scared favorite for luck and she used it. Land cut lure fishing is on fire.
The run of massive amounts of baitfish out of the Gulf passes is in full swing. The millions of baitfish upon the water at first light roll the smooth surface for miles as shad, mullet, and many small baitfish that most anglers never think about or see break the surface. Knowing this is important because what is for sale at the Marina is not always what the game fish are eating. Each species of baitfish has its special time that it is out in the greatest numbers. Game fish key in on one or a few different types of food and specialize their hunting and their eating times to match that baitfish’s
Ms Sue battled this and a few other big reds down in the Land Cut.
movements. A cast net is a fun and productive way to stay in the bite. In any particular area look at what bait source is available. Right now in the Packery area my efforts with live croaker and piggy perch have been consistent, but the choice of the game fish and local anglers from the bank is finger mullet and small shad species. When fishing is tough go to areas where bait is concentrated and catch what they are feeding on. The Bridge area of Packery is a game of moving tide. The roll of different anglers there is constant, the ones that are catching are looking for an incoming or out rolling tide to push fish to hunt certain areas during lunar feeding times. The beachfront will turn on as soon as the water clears up. Look for redfish to start patrolling the first two guts during high tide, as well as trout, Spanish Macks, tarpon and jackfish. The bait is just outside the third gut and hard to get to, unless you are on one of the big piers. The fun as a kid spending the day out at Bob Hall was priceless. We would throw silver spoons all day catching Spanish mackerel. They fight so Alex Murphy from Marker 37 Marina with one of the hard and we could see them hit biggest snapper I've ever seen in person. After looking the lures like a lightning bolt.
far and wide we stopped at a secret pipeline spot off Down south the same migration of the southern beaches of the island and caught three to the Gulf is happening but monster snappers. This one was well over 20lbs. Great moving south. The Land Cut fish bro. is both a holding area and a
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funnel spot. The endless flats of Nine Mile Hole exchange water and fish in and out of the main channel. Fish have and will be using this area as a highway towards the pass in Port Mansfield for the next month. The lure fishing has been amazing, top water explosions and lots of action on soft plastics. We have had no problem catching our five per person trout limit on lures then fishing some bait for some of those giant redfish. I have about six days in the next
I have had some major changes lately just as the bay, I am ready for a cool breeze to free up my soul. I am looking forward to a fresh tide to flush out my waters and regroup after a very hot summer. Look over your shoulder every now and then and remember that we are just here for a moment, we better stop and watch a sunset every now and then. Get out and enjoy the fishing we are blessed with here in paradise, if you need any help or just want to jump start you’re angling give me a call for any questions. Follow our hook-ups on Facebook at Joey Farah’s Backwater Fishing. Keep those lines tight and your hooks sharp!
My buddy Shane with a FREAK STRINGER OF REDS AND A 30inch trout. Playing the tides in Packery with live mullet four months that I can fill, I would love some local anglers that are hoping to gain experience and a memorable day on the water using lures with me. The pattern that I have been using is darker colors of small paddle tailed baits at first light. We have been switching to brighter colors as the sun rises in the sky and the bite slows down. Often we are catching our largest fish during the mid-day hours after fish have digested meals from their late night feedings. The water down south is great in the shallows and green out in deep water when the winds
Lots of gamefish in the Packery Channel area. Monster schools of bait moving in and out with the daily tides.
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SPORTS USC Athletic Director Goes on Field during Stanford vs. USC Football Game By Dotson Lewis Special to the Island Moon Dotson’s note: Last Saturday afternoon USC defeated Stanford in a very hotly contested college football game. Pat Haden is currently the USC Athletic Director. After reading the story, you are invited to read my thoughts regarding the new College Football Playoff System. The “Haden article” was written by Dan Wolken, USA Sports, who is, in my opinion, one of the fairest and most knowledgeable sports writers on the scene today. Late Breaking News Monday: Pat Haden fined $25,000.00 and USC Head Football Coach Steve Sarkisian given a public reprimand by the NCAA.
USC AD Pat Haden should resign from the Playoff Committee
Everything worked out fine." But have you ever seen an athletics director talk to a referee during a game, much less argue with one? That isn't merely bad form; it is simply not done. And frankly, it was embarrassing for both Haden and the CFP selection committee. The 13 people selected to pick the participants in college football's first playoff were done so because of their integrity, their ability to be impartial and their level-headedness in a highpressure job with tremendous public scrutiny. An athletics director running down to argue penalties and making a spectacle of himself on national television does not exactly scream impartiality and level-headedness. Athletics directors are supposed to be out of sight, out of mind during games. Some are more demonstrative than others. But they all know they have to keep their control. Haden lost it, and it would be bad enough if this incident was just about Haden and USC. He could apologize and move on, and few would remember it happened on a random Saturday in September. Problem is, it's about all of college football now.
The committee has to be above reproach. This wasn't above anything; it was Haden USC athletics director Pat Haden congratulates getting into the muck and involving receiver JuJu Smith (9) after No. 14 Trojans' win himself in a situation that wasn't his business. Shortly after the incident, Saturday against No. 10 Stanford. Haden did an interview with ABC and tried to explain that Sarkisian wanted him USC athletics director Pat Haden should resign to come down to the field. from the College Football Playoff selection That's odd, but whatever. The problem came committee, and he should do it today. If he refuses, CFP executive director Bill Hancock when Haden talked to officials. At that point, he should nudge him in that direction. And if should have walked away. Hancock doesn't want to go down that road, "It's been a really frustrating quarter," Haden the 10 commissioners of the Football Bowl told ABC. Subdivision conferences should intervene and Sorry Pat, but that doesn't justify what the demand a change. nation saw. You lost your cool, and now What Haden did Saturday in the third quarter you should lose your place on the selection of USC's 13-10 victory against Stanford was committee. Hancock responded to an email unacceptable — unacceptable for any athletics that he had not seen the sideline engagement director, but particularly one who will represent and thus could not comment. the Pac 12 on the CFP selection committee. Dotson’s other note: Bill Hancock had nothing It all started when USC linebacker Hayes to do with the NCAA fine and reprimand. In my Pullard was ejected for a hit on Stanford's Ty opinion the College Football Playoff “Selection Montgomery during a kickoff return. Whether Committee,” should be redone. Eight of those the penalty was warranted or not — and Pullard, currently on the committee should be dropped for the record, pretty clearly led with the helmet because they “have a dog in the hunt.” Knowing — it was shocking to see things get so out of most of them personally and the others by sorts on the USC sideline that suddenly Haden reputation, I don’t think they will be objective popped up in the middle of the scrum, angrily in their deliberations. Also the number on the going nose-to-nose with the officials. committee should be reduced from thirteen to Haden told USA TODAY Sports' Paul eight. I have the names of the four who are the Myerberg immediately after the game that he most qualified in the country to serve on the had not gone to the field to argue the targeting committee. Of those five left (after the eight have call, but was seeking clarification on a warning been dropped) from the original appointees are that USC coach Steve Sarkisian received for very qualified and deserved being appointed. Sarkisian's position on the sideline. He said The other originally appointee lacks practical he received a text from a USC staff member to football knowledge, but should be a competent Committee Chair, voting only in case of a tie. If come down to the field. you would like names, call or Email me. If you "I wasn't sure what play (the USC coaches) have comments/questions regarding “Sports were concerned about," Haden said. "It was for Talk” articles, please call the Benchwarmers the delay of game on the kickoff. (The officials) 560-5397 Weekdays, Mondays thru Fridays, 4-6 warned (Sarkisian) about being out of the box. PM or contact me. Phone: 361-949-7681 Cell: They know what they are doing. I didn't really 530-748-8475 Email: dlewis1@stx.rr.com add anything to the conversation. I just listened.
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Little Big Man ( Part 2)
By Andy Purvis Special to the Island Moon
Martin joined the Minneapolis Lakers in 1949. He was married and had a family. “Although the pay was horrific,” said Slater, “I wanted to play basketball for a living.” After the Lakers paid George Miken, Vern Mikkelson and Jim Pollard, there was little money left over for Martin and the others. Martin held out for more money at contract time for four of the seven years with the Lakers. Martin and the Lakers won four NBA Championships in his first five years with the Lakers. Martin scored 32 points against the Knicks in 1952, to clench the NBA Championship for the Lakers. Eventually, the Lakers decided to trade Slater Martin. The Hawks inquired about him but the Lakers did not want to trade him to St. Louis because both teams were in the same conference. So, in 1956, Martin was traded to the New York Knicks for center, Wally Dukes. New York then traded him in December to St. Louis, for Willie Naulls. Hawks’ owner, Ben Kerner exclaimed, “Martin saved my franchise. I’d have gone broke without him.” Slater Martin’s financial troubles were over. “Martin gave us great leadership,” said Bob Petit. “He was the glue who held us together.” Before the 1956-57 seasons, the St. Louis Hawks lost their head coach, “Red” Holzman. So, Kerner made Martin the coach of the Hawks, but Slater really disliked the job. Martin appointed his roommate and teammate, Alex Hannun, to succeed him, and then resigned after eight games as coach. “Buddy” Blattner was the St. Louis Hawks’ radio announcer and roomed with Slater on the road. “One year, the team got to Boston at three o’clock in the morning, and I fell asleep almost immediately,” said Blattner. “I woke up three hours later and saw Martin pacing the floor. I asked him what was wrong.” Slater responded, “Nothing, I’m just thinking about Cousy.” “At six o’clock in the morning?” exclaimed Blattner. “I’m always thinking about Cousy,” said Martin. Slater was the only guard in the league who could check Bob Cousy at the door. In the 1957 NBA Championship game, Martin held Bob Cousy to two baskets out of 20 shots and outscored Cousy 23 to 12, but the Hawks lost in double overtime to the Celtics. “He never left you alone,” said Cousy. “I don’t know where he gets all the energy.” In 1958, Slater Martin, with Bob Pettit and Cliff Hagan, led the St. Louis Hawks to their one and only NBA title. It took six games to bring down the mighty Boston Celtics. While with the Hawks, Martin and Cousy would meet on the floor of battle a total of three times, in the NBA finals. Slater Martin once shut out Bob Davies of the Rochester Royals; it was the first time in 16 years that Davies didn’t score. Martin retired in 1960 from injuries. He was 34 years old. In 1962, Slater Martin was elected to the Texas Longhorn Hall of Honor. He was also inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame, in 1964.
D o u g Moe, Bob Ve r g a , L a r r y Miller, and Ed Manning (the father of Danny Manning). We got to see, firsthand, stars like Julius Erving (Dr. J), George Gervin, Charlie Scott, and Moses Malone. By 1975, the Cougars had moved again and became the Spirits of St. Louis. After several more moves, this original franchise is now known as the Utah Jazz. Slater Martin had been chastised all his life for being short; too short to play basketball. Some teammates joked, “Give him an inch and he would be 5’ 11”. There have been very few players who stood less than six feet tall that were good enough to play with the big guys. Martin was one of the best of the little big men. Slater Martin died suddenly on Thursday, October 18, 2012, while living in a skilled care nursing home in Houston, Texas. He was 86 years old and survived by his sons, Slater Jr. and Jim. Wearing the #22, Martin had become a five-time NBA Champion (1950, 1952-1954, 1958), a seven-time All-Star (1953-1959), and was selected to five All-NBA Second Teams (1955-1959). Martin collected 7,337 points, 2,302 rebounds, and dished out 3,160 assists, during his NBA career. Slater Martin averaged 9.8 points per game and 4.2 assists per game, in 745 regular-season games played. He averaged 10.0 points and 3.2 assists per game, in 92 postseason games. The season after Slater Martin retired, the Minneapolis Lakers moved to Los Angeles, where they reside today. In April 2002, the Los Angeles Lakers honored Martin and other surviving members from the Minneapolis years, in a celebration at the Staples Center. John Ruskin once said, “Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so shall you become. Your vision is the promise of what you shall at last unveil.” The giants of the game had nothing on the little big man, Slater Martin. Andy Purvis is a local author and radio personality. His newest book “Greatness Continued” is now available to order online at bn.com, Amazon.com, Google Books, Booksamillion, etc. You may also purchase all three books at Beamer’s Sports Grill 5922 S Staples or the local Barnes & Noble store. Please visit www.purvisbooks.com for more info or contact him at purvis.andy@mygrande. net. Listen to Dennis Quinn & Andy Purvis Q & A Session each Thursday 6-8 PM on ESPN 1440 KEYS.
In 1966, Martin was hired as the general manager and head coach for the Houston Mavericks of the American Basketball Association (ABA). On February 2, 1967, the Mavericks became one of the ABA charter members. They played their home games at Sam Houston Coliseum. Martin tried his best to draft Elvin Hayes and Don Chaney, but both opted instead for the NBA. In 1968, Martin coached the Mavericks to the ABA playoffs against the Dallas Chaparrals. Houston was defeated three games to none. With attendance dwindling, the Mavericks were purchased by James Gardner and the team was moved to North Carolina. There they became the Carolina Cougars from 1969-1974. It was in North Carolina that my dad took my brother and me to see our first professional basketball games. The Cougars drafted local stars like
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By Sail Offcourse of my leg, this broke one ankle and fractured the other.
I lived in the District of Columbia for several years and when the relationship that had brought me there ended I raised my sails and left the Capital Yacht Club. While living there I had met a Lawyer named Mary whose father had once been the Governor of Virginia. She had inherited the family farm in the hills between Virginia and West Virginia. One weekend my friend Roy and I got invited to go see this old homestead. She wanted us to check on how the carpenter had installed the siding on the house (which had been done right). On the trip out we were told about a spot called the Devil’s Kitchen on the river, where at dusk there are bats by the thousands that come out of a cave high on the hill side. We made our plans to be there before sunset to see the show.
I tried yelling for help but the others were sitting in the car and could not hear me, so I got my feet from out between the rocks and scooted down the mountain on my butt with one ankle all twisted and my foot sticking out sideways. When I reached the road they saw me and came to help me back to the car. We went to the local fire station and paramedic said he couldn’t do much for me but I needed to get to an emergency room, because of this I gained the nickname of “Batman!” When we got back to Arlington I called my girlfriend at the time to get a ride to the hospital and she informed me that she had taken too many days off for
The Devil's Kitchen Goshen Pass hangovers and could not afford to take any more time off to get me to the hospital.
When we got to the pull off below the cave, it was several hours before sunset. I wanted to get a closer look at this cave, so up the extremely steep hillside I climbed. About an hour into my climb, the others down at the car honked and yelled that they were ready to head back to the farm. It was still daylight and the bats had not come out yet but I yelled back that I would be right there. Turning back down the hillside I started working my way back through the loose rocks that kept sliding down the hill with my weight on them. I stepped on a large rock and with the sound of a gravel truck being dumped I found myself surfing down a mountain on a rock!
This bus stops at the ER Here I was several miles from the hospital and had to take public transportation to get there. Neither Roy nor I had a car as it was cheaper to use public transportation, and we had sent Mary off thinking I would get a ride from my significant other. Roy went to the drug store and got me some crutches and we took off for the bus stop down on the corner. The Bus stop seemed miles away with the pain that I was receiving from the walk. Roy would ride the bus with me as it would go by the hospital on his way to where he worked at the University. He wanted to know if I needed help to get inside and I told him I could manage by myself and let him get to work on time.
Broke one ankle and fractured the other I started looking down the hill where I was headed and spotted a crevice with limbs and leaves between two boulders. This looked like a good spot to escape my high speed trip down the mountainside. I jumped off my rock and tried to slow myself down and aim for the leaves and sticks. When I planted my feet perfectly between the rocks the sticks and leaves gave way and my feet got wedged between the rocks and my momentum kept my body going. Over sideways I went until my ankle was on the side
I hobbled my way inside and filled out the paperwork to be seen. They took me back and took X-rays of my ankles and looked at them. An orthopedic surgeon looked at them and told me I would need surgery to correct the misalignment and neurologist to fix the nerve damage. I promptly asked who would be paying for all this that they were planning on as Virginia, where I was working, was a Right
to work state and I had no insurance to cover medical and with this injury I could not work so would not have any income. They discussed this amongst themselves and decided to set my ankle and put it in a half cast then send me home with a hand full of pain killers, some antibiotics, and orders to stay off my feet for a week then come back and they would see how it looked then.
One Amber Bock and call me in the morning
The Padre Island Uke Club practicing last week at Island Joes
I called Roy and told him the news and he insisted I go back to his place and he would keep an eye on me while I recovered. I took the pain pills got on the bus back to his place where I took a pain killer to stop the throbbing while I waited for him to get home. He arrived with a twelve pack of Amber Bock and wanted to know if I wanted a beer? I hardly drink but it sounded like a good way to kill pain, so I took a pain pill and washed it down with a drink of beer and it went like that for a week. Every four hours I would wake up do whatever I had to do then take a pain killer and go back to sleep. I don’t remember anything about that week except waking up in pain and then going back to sleep.
This Moon Monkey has enjoyed the uke club, the camaraderie, and the challenge to push myself to learn more and to play better. Grab a uke and head on out to Island Joe’s for some fine tunes, fun people, and a fantastic cup of coffee. Try something new, put away the remote, and add some excitement to your life. See you at Island Joe’s.
The week had went by to who knows where and I went back to see the doctors and they liked the way my foot was doing so they said come back in 10 days. This time I got on the subway to the Capital and back to the boat I went. I rigged up a set of block and tackle so that I could keep my legs elevated yet let them down so I could eat or relieve myself. I spent my 10 days off my feet and when they X-Rayed me they could not believe how well I had healed. They gave me a removable walking cast and said if nothing bothered me that it looked as if I would heal but that I should have surgery to fix some of the tendons and nerve routes but that was for the future. I was now convinced that my girlfriend did not love me as she claimed to. When I got back to the boat I had made up my mind I was leaving D.C. so I told the dock master I was going sailing and not to look for me. I raised my sails and away I went downriver cast and all.
Many of the charter members are still merrily strumming away while adventurous new members are continuing to arrive with a uke in hand, the desire to learn a new instrument and the drive to have fun; as did Patricia Fort and fellow Moon Monkey Miles Merwin last week. They joined a growing crowd of ‘ukers’ who come to play music and to enjoy the pleasure of singing and playing uke with a large group. In spite of the overwhelming uke club expansion, head uker Joe Sexton states that new members are very welcome and that he promises to teach any newcomer a song or two during their first evening; in a brief 21 minutes last week. The selection of songs ranges from tunes in the 60s to fine rock standards to more contemporary songs. Sexton continued, “Among some of the songs we’re working on is Hotel California, complete with a 3 part ukulele intro and out-tro. Freeze Frame from the 1980s, Dream a Little Dream of me and California Dreamin’ from the 60s are just a few of the songs we’re working on and considering.”
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