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Island Moon

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March 31, 2016

Around The Island By Dale Rankin editor@islandmoon.com When the captain hit Reverse not much happened. It was Tuesday afternoon when the crowd at the Back Porch in Port Aransas saw a large private fishing boat come steaming into the dock, and it did indeed steam right into the dock. The boat hit the back of the Mustang which was tied up with a sickening sound of grinding fiberglass.

It turned out to be only a fenderbender but it made for good conversation at the Back Porch. Other than that things have been pretty sedate here on our little sandbar. It’s now safe to wear Seersucker and white pants in public – at least as safe as it ever is to wear Seersucker around here. As our friend and fashionista Crabby Jim says, “The next time someone tells me to stop wearing overalls I’m kicking them right in the skinny jeans.” The Lobster Tan Season is upon us as locals break out the translucent winter skin and tourists try to get a whole season worth of tanning done in two days. Monday morning was good hunting along Kleberg Beach for tents, ice chests, and beach chairs left behind by flatlanders in a hurry to beat traffic OTB. The water off our beaches was a nice deep blue on Sunday which is unusual for this early in the season. Fisherpersons report that the fish are biting in the passes. Beach driving is good, the weather is not too hot, and the Spurs are headed to the playoffs. It’s a good time to be on our Island.

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Work Continues Around Lake Padre

Easter Egg Hunt Draws Over 1200 Annual Family Festivities Marked by Successful Egg Scramble By Brent Rourk

Excavation work continues around Lake Padre as crews last week began digging at the location of the main marina planned for the area. About 30,000 cubic yards of earth will be moved to create the canal that will connect to the site of the proposed water exchange bridge on SPID/ Park Road 22, all together the current phase of the work at the site will see the moving of 500,000 cubic yards

of earth. When the entire project is finished 1 million cubic yards of earth will be moved and used to raise the elevation of land around the lake to nine feet above sea level. Developer Paul Schexnailder said this week the current excavation phase of the project, including the canal and the marina site should be done within ninety days and work can begin on bulkheads for the canal.

Dog Park Meeting Set for Saturday By Sara Russell Supporters of the proposed Riley P. Dog park on the south end of Padre Island are holding a public meeting Saturday, April 2 from 10-12 a.m. at the Seashore Learning Center gymnasium on Encantada to discuss the future of the park. The park has been in the planning

stages for more than two years and backers are looking for ways to move the project forward. Organizer Sara Russell said the meeting will cover several topics including: updates on progress, design options, and the next steps in the process. The public is invited to attend.

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Clown Attacks! We got tragic news from the Island Moon Mexico City Bureau this week that a wave of violence against clowns has broken out in our neighbor to the south. On Monday the Mexican Clown Guild (who knew?!) held a press conference to seek justice for clown Tony Tambor who was attacked in Sonora at a child’s birthday party. The clown beatdown occurred after a child lost a game during the party and sent Tony Tambor to the hospital.

Island Strategic Action Committee Meeting Rescheduled

“I must go forward, I’m alive and I have a mission in life, I am sure and convinced that it is to show my art, because being a clown is serious,” said Tony Tambor as he searched

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The countdown to the Easter Egg Hunt at Don and Sandy Billish Park last Saturday drew near, but alas at the encouragement of a few folks behind the eager children, kids in the 7-9 year old corner broke free and ‘scrambled’ after 10,000 eggs and prizes. Once they broke the line, others followed and the hunt was on. In one minute the hunt was over in most age sections, and all of the eggs and prizes were ‘found’ and ‘bucketed’. It was as if a scourge of locusts had descended on a ripe crop, leveling it to the ground.

Activities and Events The weather was perfect (no poaching in the sun) for a family fun event that in addition to the Easter Egg Hunt included several children’s rides, inflatable slides and trampolines, a train ride, cotton candy, hot dogs, chips, and ice cold water, the Rotary Duck Race, face painting by the Seashore Middle Academy Builders’ Club, and photographs with the Easter Bunny who made his annual appearance just for this festive day. It was also a fantastic opportunity to meet neighbors and old friends; a time to

The April meeting of the Island Strategic Action Committee has been rescheduled for Tuesday, April 12 at the Holiday Inn on Windward Drive. The meeting of the advisory committee to the Corpus Christi City Council which is held the first Tuesday of each month at 5:30 p.m. at either the Holiday Inn or Comfort Suites was reset due to lack of meeting space for April 5. On the agenda for this month is discussion about the proposed Water Exchange Bridge for The Island, beach maintenance practices, the Island Area Development Plan, and traffic concerns. The ISAC meetings are open to the public and people can address the committee directly during the public speaking agenda.

take a quick break and catch up with others if only for a few minutes. The children’s ride area was popular with the tykes who patiently waited for their chance to enjoy the tame rides. The carousel was popular with the small children who enjoyed sitting high on a regally painted horse and traveling the eight foot diameter treacherous trek. The bunny ride moved faster around a larger field, instantly plastering smiles on riders’ races. Helping event sponsors Keller Williams Realty and the Kiwanis of Padre Island, several other local businesses also contributed, making the day a huge hit for children, adults, and families.

The annual running of the ducks took place at the canal across from Billish Park last Saturday as part of the Easter egg hunt.

Tuesday, April 12

The six-year old attacker’s mother says her son doesn’t actually hate clowns but suffers from hyperactivity; however eyewitnesses said the clown attack was ordered by bystanders after the clown called the boy names.

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Easter continued on A2

A little Island history

Rockport’s Key Allegro

Editor’s note: When the Key Allegro development in Rockport was begun in 1962. What follows is a history of the project taken from the book “Aransas. The life of a Texas Coastal County” by William Allen and Sue Hastings Taylor. By William Allen and Sue Hastings Taylor The era of the “Winter Texans” came into its own in the 1950s. It had begun earlier than that, with the first men who came to the hunting clubs. It grew as the use of the automobile grew, and as the roads improved. Praise for the climate of Aransas spread even during the Depression and through the War. Then many retirees from the cold north began to enjoy warm winters in Aransas. Toddie Lee Wynne built the SeaGun resort, enveloping Mills Wharf. It was a complete complex, offering boat trips to the whooping cranes’ winter home, goose leases in the Tivoli area, daily fishing trips, swimming pools, activities for children and families.

The original bridge to Key Allegro Soon a more revolutionary change in the Aransas landscape was underway.

birders and shell collectors, young couples seeking a bit of privacy.

The Canals of Key Allegro

By 1953, the Aransas County Navigation District had become aware that the Texas General Land Office was required, by law, to sell submerged land to any navigation district that asked for ti – at the bargain rate of $1 an acre. The Aransas Navigation District bought 604 acres in Little Bay.

The hurricane of 1919 had swept Frandolig Point clean. From that time on, more than thirty-five years, the island served as an ideal habitat for wildlife. A few people crossed a rickety bridge, or waded through the shallow pass. To reach it – anglers headed for favorite fishing spots,

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March 31, 2016

Island Moon

Easter continued from A1 1,200 Enjoyed the Family Fun and Egg Hunt But for many, the big event was the Easter Egg Hunt (scramble, search, or run.) Though there was not an official tally of visitors, it appeared that there were about 1200 people nestled in the park, moving from one activity to another. Encompassing about two thirds of the park, the egg hunt area was almost completely surrounded by children who were poised to gather their favorite eggs. “I want the sparkly eggs”, stated one seven year old girl, pointing to a gold, sparkling egg setting high on a nest of grass six feet from the starting wire.

Children lined up with their baskets, pointing to a ‘hidden’ prize or egg somewhere in their sectioned off ‘age group’ area. Surveying the field and discovering (not unearthing) a treasure prior to the hunt was an uncomplicated and unproblematic task. Each child seemed to have formulated their secret plan regarding how they would approach the hunt once the starting horn blared. Once a small group of children jumped

families heroically braved the errant sticker burrs and plopped on the grass while their children cheerfully opened their spoils to find ‘egg-citing’ wonders. Smiles of joy lit children’s faces upon opening their plastic eggs. Some children slowly opened them with help from parents and then instantly attached themselves to the toy, while other exhausted hunters raced through their egg collection, searching specifically for a big prize. By 2:00 P.M. the park was virtually clear of any hint that there had been a huge Island bash on the grounds. Almost 1,300 hot dogs and 1,800 bottles of water later, Don and Sandy Billish Park returned to its natural Saturday state. The sugar infused children clutched their Easter Egg Baskets as families headed home to enjoy the balance of their Easter weekend.

the gun, there was no stopping them. All of the other age groups followed, not to be left on the starting line. It was on!

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Children quickly amassed eggs as they raced past the few event photographers courageously standing in the middle of a few sections. A

Kiwanis of Padre Island President Charlie Mader was extremely pleased with the event commenting, “Keller Williams Realty and Kiwanis Club of Padre Island sincerely appreciate all the volunteers who made this year’s Easter Egg hunt a great success. A special thank you goes to Signa Pappas Prather for planning and organizing this event. A really big thank you goes to all the sponsors whose generosity made this possible. I didn’t get a count of how many, but there were a lot of children having a blast. About 1300 hotdogs were served at the Kiwanis booth, cooked and served by Kiwanians and Keller Williams agents. Our head BBQ man, Ed Egger, did a fantastic job of cooking the dogs, as did the servers. A great time was had by all.

stampede quality noise, almost earth shaking, followed the charging feet of children. Wide patches of park real estate were laid barren in seconds as the stampede moved from west to east. This year parents hung back while eggstarved children charged the field. After the Easter Egg Scramble was completed,

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March 31, 2016

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Letters to the Editor

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by Mary Craft mkay512@aol.com or @padreeyelander on twitter

Port A Candidates Editor’s note: With the city elections approaching in Port Aransas we were about to offer candidates in the races there space in these pages to communicate with voters on issue in the races for Mayor and City Council seats.

Laura Lee Dagenhardt Candidate for Mayor of Port Aransas

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Leadership. Leadership to guide us into a safe, prosperous future is what I can offer the citizens of Port Aransas.

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As a woman who spent more than 20 years in a male dominated profession, I know the importance of fighting for what is right as well as standing up for the people that aren't able to stand up for themselves. After a career as a police officer and homicide detective, I know the value of principled, ethical public service. My name is Laura Lee Degenhardt and I am honored to be running for Mayor of Port Aransas.

Devorah Fox Mary Craft Maybeth Christiansen

Born in Dallas County, I'm a Native Texan who holds dear to that title. I have a husband, and two sons, which I chose to raise in Port Aransas. I love the island, I love the community, the people, and most of all, I love the rich history in maritime as well as South Texas culture.

Jay Gardner Todd Hunter Dotson Lewis Ronnie Narmour Brent Rourk

When I decided to run, I did so because I felt there is a void in the representation of the average citizen.

Dr. Donna Shaver Photographers Miles Merwin

The recent perception of our city government has been that it is dominated by special interests, like real estate agents, brokers, developers, and lawyers.

Jeff Dolan Mary Craft Ronnie Narmour Office Security/Spillage Control (Emeritus) Riley P. Dog

I am running to be the voice of every citizen. I will work to ensure fairness in local government with equal input from all citizens, be it the teacher, fisherman, nurse, or the everyday person who doesn't have the time to keep a close eye on the ins and outs of everyday governance. I will be the "everyman" or in my case, the "everywoman". With my years of experience in local government and conflict resolution, I believe that I am the right choice to tackle the issues of today as well as tomorrow in Port Aransas.

Publisher Dale Rankin About the Island Moon

The Island Moon is published every Thursday, Dale Rankin, Editor / Publisher. Total circulation is 10,000 copies. Distribution includes delivery to 4,000 Island homes, free distribution of 3,000 copies in over 50 Padre Island businesses and condos, as well as 600 copies distributed in Flour Bluff, 1,400 copies on Mustang Island and Port Aransas businesses. News articles, photos, display ads, classified ads, payments, etc. may be left at the Moon Office.

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Before we got that done Laura Lee Dagenhardt sent us this statement, which we run in its entirety. We offer the same opportunity to each of the candidates in the Port Aransas Races. Send you letter to editor@islandmoon.com and we will print it here.

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Beach Operations Upcoming Meetings For those people concerned about Corpus Christi Beach Operations and the structural changes with sand movement to our beaches that are prohibiting vehicle access to the waterline and creating beach flooding issues there are two meetings in the month of April you should attend.. Watershore and Beach Advisory Committee (WBAC) meeting on Thursday April 7th at 5:30 at City Hall. You must enter on Lipan street side of city hall as this is after hours. Beach Operations with Superintendant Russell Armstrong is confirmed to be at this meeting and on their agenda. Island Strategic Action Committee (ISAC) on Tuesday April 12th at 5:30 at the Holliday Inn. We have requested that Beach Operations superintendant Russell Armstrong be on the agenda. I do not have a confirmation on this, however Stan Hulse and Rick Sowash, both ISAC members, have requested it be on the agenda. If you can only make one of the above meetings please make the WBAC on Thursday the 7th at 5:30 at City Hall. STAY INFORMED MY FRIENDS !!! Kelly Byrom, Island Resident

Schlittermess What a disappointment Schlitterbahn has become. It's been such an eyesore ever since construction began. It was initially advertised that it would be the best Schlitterbahn ever built. I don't see where its anywhere near that goal. The property was much nicer looking when it was a country club. Homeowners would never be allowed to "maintain" our properties the way Schlitterbahn looks. Except for the main entrance it looks like a junkyard. There are piles of junk and construction debris surrounding it. The fence on the Aquarius Street side is a disgrace. Rusting unsightly construction equipment and materials are scattered around the place. The apparently abandoned "temporary" buildings add to the junkyard appearance. Are there plans for improvement or are we expected to live with the way it looks? I hate to but must admit, Hurricane Alley is MUCH nicer. A fed up with Schlitterbahn Island resident, Dave Ruhlin

Around continued from A1 vainly for his missing giant shoe. According to news reports the attack on Tony Tambor is just the latest in a string of attacks on Mexican clowns. We can only hope the clown attacks don’t spread north of the Rio Bravo. Nobody wants to see a clown’s red nose pulled off or see him get hit over the head with a giant clown shoe. That’s all for now. We’ve got to get back to working on our novel “Motorcycle Riders and the Women Who Can’t Stay Out of Their Arms.” It takes forever to read one of those things. In the meantime say hello if you see us Around The Island.

What I will bring to this office is strong leadership and a rational measured approach to the problems and concerns that affect all Port Aransans. Issues such a affordable housing, public safety, keeping drugs out of our schools, keeping the beaches clean and safe, and protecting and preserving wildlife and habitat, are what I'll be fighting for. It is my position that progress cannot be stopped, however it can be managed. The current government seems hesitant to put the reins on the explosive development which stands to permanently change the charm and identity of the island. It is possible to have reasonable growth without destroying the fabric of the island. If the frenzied development craze is allowed to go completely unchecked as it is today, it will forever change the island and potentially destroy to the reasons we all chose to live here. I believe that it is time for a woman such as myself to bring a uniting voice to local government. I can and will give one hundred percent of my working time to the the job of Mayor. I am not a business owner, a real estate agent, or an attorney. There will be no "grey area" of perceived conflict of interest. What I am is a conscientious woman, wife, and mother who believes in honest, dedicated public service to her community. If elected, I will fight for those that can't fight for themselves, speak for those that haven't had a voice, and listen to those that to often go unheard. Please consider giving me your vote! Laura Lee Degenhardt

Texas Handgun License Takes Big Jump in Applications The first notable spike in the number of CHL applicants followed 911. Terrorism such as that could never happen here "our world" but it has and it may again. Whether the recent giant jump in LTC applicants is due to recent acts of terrorism, press-hype during the 2015 session, or due to personal protection awareness, it's causing chaos within DPS-Regulatory. Today's DPS Regulatory Division cranks out our handgun license, plus the protection industry's professional licenses, drivers' licenses, and even oversees the safety inspection of Texas vehicles.

New Advertisers Wolfe Construction are insurance restoration specialists that can help with any damage done to your roof or home from the recent storm or any construction needs. They offer free hail and wind inspections, no upfront money and a five year written and transferable labor warranty. Call Islander Brian Wolfe at 949-1180.

Business Briefs The Padre Island Farmer’s Market will be held at the Island Presbyterian Church next to Billish Park on Thursday, March 31st 4 – 8 pm. There will be produce, food trucks, live music and a bounce house. This is starting as an every other Thursday event but with your support can become a weekly one. The Plant & Book Swap in Port A will be held Saturday, April 2nd 9 am – noon at Roberts Point Park Pavilion. You can get new plants for your garden, bring plants to share, swap books and recycle old ink cartridges, cell phones and eyeglasses. A public hearing on the details concerning the proposed construction of a $10.5 million water exchange bridge on Park Road 22 will be held at Seashore Middle Academy on Thursday, April 7th at 6 pm. Padre Island Yacht Club is welcoming new members and has boat slips available. They have fun events that include holiday events, dinner dances, murder mysteries, chili cookoffs and talent nights. There is happy hour there every Friday 6 – 9 pm. For membership contact David Satterwhite at dgsatterwhite@ gmail.com and for boat slips contact Ralph Ferges at rferges@gmail.com. The Riley P. Dog Park meeting will be held Saturday, April 2nd 10 am – noon at the Seashore Learning Center Gym on Encantada. They will discuss status updates, design options and next steps and hope to get ideas from public input. The Easter Egg Hunt sponsored by Keller Williams Realty and the Kiwanis of Padre Island drew over 1200. The Watershore and Beach Advisary Committee meeting will be held on Thursday, April 7th 5:30 pm at City Hall. Islanders that are concerned about how the city is taking care of our beach should attend. The Padre Isles Property Owners Association is looking for an individual to fill a maintenance compliance officer position. The duties include enforcement of maintenance standards and protective covenants. Candidates must possess excellent reading, writing and verbal communication skills. The position is for 40 hours/week and the pay is $15/hr. Contact Maybeth at maybeth@pipoa.net for more info. Realtor Mary Melick is having an open house on Sunday, April 3rd 2 – 4 pm at 13815 Almeria listed for $315,000.

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The current 139% increase in LTC applications has DPS scrambling to work extra shifts and bringing in temps. If your license needs to be renewed please don't wait until the last minute. If you're an instructor please see your applicants have all the understanding they need to complete the process and get their license. A partial package slows down the log-jammed process. Applicants have complained that they "gave their instructor money"; not understanding they had only paid for the class, still needed to get fingerprints, needed to pay the state for the license itself plus complete the DPS process on line. Alice Tripp Texas State Rifle Association

Water Exchange Bridge As the Moon reported we are now seeing machinery to move sand in Lake Padre and dig a ditch toward the highway. Coming up soon there will be the start of public hearings concerning the proposed water exchange bridge. I urge everyone to go and have a say in killing this project for the time being. Lets see if I have it straight. A developer wants a bridge built so boats and golf carts can travel from a limp half baked water park to a non-existent marina paid for in part by the public who will get little use and will need to endure construction traffic delays for the year construction is surely to last. Isn't this putting the cart before the horse. If the developer wants the bridge now he should pay for it in it's entirety to plans approved by TDOT. Sure Spitter-Blahen Has dug a ditch but they have not constructed seawalls. They have an unsightly junk filled field lowering property values behind the SPID coin op laundry and they have a gypsy construction camp and huge weed field off Aquarius. This should all be dealt with first. A marina does not exist. The marina does not need a bridge to operate and can be built on Lake Padre and brought up and running. Nothing of a condo complex on Whitecap has been started except again moving sand. Why should we put in infrastructure before there is proper construction to service. The community has better places to spend money that will benefit all the residents not just some demanding developer. This seems to be happening all to often on the island. Remember Tortuga Dunes on Zahn Road. Streets, services, walkways over the dunes and not a single structure built. Then blocked off with a cable. A third stoplight near the bridge demanded for a strip mall we do not need for a developer who said he would not build otherwise So what, no strip mall, no marina, no canal, WHO CARES!! SAY NO TO THE BRIDGE!! Gary Bachunas.

Hi Jay, The first of these pictures is of our grandson, Mark Smith. He's almost 6 and has been trying his heart out to catch a fish for the last few years. We took he and his cousin to Poco Rojo a few years ago, he had a nice Redfish on, but his line broke! These things happen as you probably know. So, over spring break we brought the boys down to the coast for some fishing time with us, had a really nice time. Mark caught this nice 17 1/2" trout and couldn't have been more proud. That first fish in the box is an important one! A few days after going home to Austin, he went to work with his Dad and drew the second picture. It's of our Everglades 230. Platforms both in the front and back, center console and four of us fishing, the scale is a little off (fish is about as big as the boat!), but I think it tells the story of a little boy making some great fishing memories. Can you find a place to post it on FB or ????< /div> He's a great little kid ... Glad the Banquet went so well, we were unable to attend as we had the two grandsons (I think they are a little young for that event)! Take care and thanks so very much for all you do for CCA! Mark and Karen Smith

March 31, 2016

Island Moon

Stuff I Heard on the Island

Island Moon on a Spoon

It’s NAAN What You Think!!!

By Dale Rankin

By Chef Vita Jarrin When we crave a slice of pizza we automatically think traditional mozzarella, sausage, pepperoni and veggies. Then we start figuring out whether it will be take out, delivery or the premade frozen ones that we pop in the oven for convenience. But what if we had an option to make a snack size pizza for a light lunch or even an appetizer to accompany a bigger meal to follow without breaking the bank? Well I have the perfect solution for you. Naan Pizza! What’s a Naan Pizza you say? It’s a pizza made on Naan bread. An Indian flat bread, often pear shaped and about 7 inches long and 5 inches wide baked in Tandoor Oven. The oven is commonly a cylindrical clay oven which reaches temps up to 900 degrees Fahrenheit. The good news is, you can buy them par baked and ready to use in packs of 2 at your local grocery store. They cost about $2 to $3 dollars for each two pack. They’re the perfect size for a single serving or for you to make several with various toppings for feeding larger crowds. When thinking of what to top a Naan flatbread with think outside the box. Better yet… think of what’s in your ice box! Red sauce isn’t the only option. I made fresh ricotta cheese (see recipe) added sautéed cherry tomatoes with salt, pepper, garlic and chili flakes, and sautéed fresh asparagus for about 5 minutes and topped it with a Queso fresco, (fresh Mexican soft cheese) and drizzled a little extra virgin olive oil on it and broiled it on high for 5 minutes and voila! I had a delicious decadent Naan Pizza for dinner! And all these ingredients were right in my fridge!

Tip of the week:

This week I chose ricotta cheese to top the Naan bread. You can use Alfredo sauce, barbeque sauce, pesto, tomato sauce, even hummus. Expand your sauce options and toppings by incorporating olives, onions, buffalo chicken, etc. then you can add fresh herbs like cilantro, basil, or greens such as arugula, kale, nuts, various cheeses such as bleu cheese, feta crumbles. This Pizza is NAAN like any other!!! Enjoy yourself, get creative, try new things and most of all have fun!!! Happy Eats! A La Mode Gelateria 14254 South Padre Island Drive Sweet 101 Have Fun! Try New Things! Happy Eats… Enjoy!

When it comes to drinking water it is kind of like the weather; everybody is talking about it but nobody is doing anything about it. Our problems with the quality of our drinking water are nothing new and there is no reason to hash that out again here. Just get a filter.

My recipe is for homemade Ricotta Sauce that tops my Naan Pizza

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I learned decades ago that if you want to get the public’s attention it’s best to stick to subjects that effect everyone; taxes, schools, and water. If you want to hit the fat part of the audience curve any one of those topics will move the needle. I learned this mostly by accident.

Pinch of chili flakes

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1 Gallon Whole Milk 5 oz. fresh squeezed lemon juice 2 Tsp. Kosher Salt or Iodized

¼ Tsp. granulated garlic ¼ C Extra Virgin Olive Oil 1 Large nonstick pot Kitchen Thermometer Large Sieve Colander or cheese cloth Large Bowl Preheat oven at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or so. Make your ricotta in the meantime. When Naan Pizza is ready, switch the oven to Low broil. Once pizza is in, watch it carefully, so that it doesn’t get too dark. Cook under broiler for about 7 minutes. Or bake at 350 for about 20 minutes. Pour milk in pot. Bring milk to a foamy simmer, add salt. Bring temp up to 190 degrees on thermometer. Add lemon juice and stir. Turn off heat. Give it a couple of minutes and watch the milk solids separate from the whey (liquid). With a sieve, skim the top of the liquid removing the ricotta cheese. Place it into a colander and drain it over another bowl underneath. Let drain for about 30 minutes. It will look a bit dense. Place ricotta into a clean dry bowl and add the olive oil, garlic, pepper and chili flakes (optional). Mix and spread over the Naan. Add any sautéed veggies of choice or ham, tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, add pesto. The choices are endless. If you’d like to try it… Come see me at A La Mode Gelateria… I am introducing a couple this week ;)

Adopt-A-Beach Spring Cleanup Saturday, April 23rd Nation’s biggest all-volunteer cleanup right here in Texas Volunteers are signing up now for the nation’s biggest coastal cleanup on Saturday, April 23rd. The 2016 Texas General Land Office Adopt-ABeach Spring Cleanup takes place at 31 sites coast-wide. Volunteers can sign up online at www.TexasAdoptABeach.org or show up onsite at 8 a.m. Saturday morning to take part in a fun-filled day at the beach that makes a difference. Each volunteer will be given data cards, gloves, pencils and trash bags. All volunteers are advised to wear closed-toe shoes, bring sunscreen and plenty of drinking water. The Texas General Land Office Adopt-A-Beach cleanups are held rain or shine!

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But the recent problems with lead content in water around the country got my attention since our pipes were put in before 1983 when lead pipes were allowed. But I am assured on good authority that we have no such problem on our Island.

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In the mid-1990s I was working at KENS television in San Antonio and we were locked in a dogfight with KSAT during a rating period when market supremacy was at stake. Winning or losing a ratings fight by a point or less may not seem like a big deal; it’s only one point. But the way a lot of national advertising buys are done is strictly by the numbers. When a big agency in Dallas or New York is looking to buy ads for a campaign in a given market they start with the market leader and buy up all their inventory first, they don’t care if the leader is only the leader by one-tenth of a ratings point, they don’t care if the station got its numbers because the anchor does the show in the nude. They’re renting eyeballs. So whichever station has the ratings lead not only sells its inventory out first, they become the de facto price setter for the entire market. While winning a ratings fight may only mean free pizza for the polyester-wearing wretches in News it means a new Lexus for the silk wearers in Sales. So as is often the case when money was at stake we had a meeting with the suits. There was one week to go in the ratings period and the two competing stations were one-tenth of a ratings point apart. “We need something big,” said a suit. “Something that will get everyone’s attention.” I suggested a live human sacrifice and they laughed. “No, I’m serious, well, sort of. There’s a guy on death row that I’ve interviewed twice who says he wants his execution televised. If we could get a camera in there we would have every set in the city tuned to us.” “Do you think they would do it during the 10 show?” someone asked. “No,” I said it wouldn’t be live, at least not at ten. They used to do them at the stroke of midnight but the state got tired of paying overtime for the staff so now they put them down at sundown.” “So maybe we could win the 6 o’clock show,” someone said. “If we hooked them up to IFB (an earpiece) with the producer we could cue the executioner to start the drugs right after the open and they would pull the sheet over his face right after sports. That would be killer! Can we do that?” Now I know there are going to be some among you reading this who are going to think I made that up. I wish that were the case. But you have to understand newsrooms in markets with meters hard-wired to television sets are brutal places. Every morning when you show up for work the numbers from yesterday’s shows are on the bulletin board and broken down into fifteen minute segments. If you start off strong and die in the second quarter the weatherperson gets very nervous and is likely to predict snow in tonight’s show even if it is August in South Texas. If you start slow and pick up in the bottom of the hour the anchor starts looking for someone to blame and the producer is the first in line. The second rule of television is it’s always the producer's fault.

Ratings correlate directly to the bottom line and if the bottom line is good, anchors and weather people get new contracts, if ratings go south the sports guy usually is the first to go after the producer simply because he/she is the easiest to get rid of.

Plan B So as I’m mulling the logistics of a live human sacrifice I’m seeing all kinds of production problems, the moral implications can come later – after the ratings are in. I realize that if I don’t stop this train from rolling down the track I’m going to spend the next five days trying to get a satellite truck into the Polunsky Unit in Huntsville. My only hope is to call Allan Polunsky, a San Antonian who was then Chairman of the Texas Board of Criminal Justice and plead my case and it’s a longshot at best and if it doesn’t work and we lose the ratings fight the blame will find me. I throw out the old standby. “How about we feature a different tree climbing dog every day,” I say. “We could to that and the human sacrifice,” a suit says. Things are getting desperate. Now besides a human sacrifice I’m going to have to find five tree climbing dogs. “How about I go test the drinking water,” I say. The suits come up with a dozen or so timewasting questions. “Let’s don’t waste time testing the water until we know what’s in it. What if we don’t find anything? Why don’t we just go to the water treatment plant and just get a sample there?” “We won’t know what's in it until we test it, if we don’t find anything then that’s the story, and we don’t have a water treatment plant, the water comes right out of the Edwards Aquifer ready to go. Look, if you want to win a ratings fight stop trying to micromanage. I’ll go out there and scare the most people possible with the fewest facts allowable and we’ll get ratings.” That seemed to do the trick. They didn’t want to win any Murrow Awards, they just wanted a new Lexus.

“Are you crazy!? So I called a friend at Southwest Research and asked if they would test the samples I bought in. “Are you crazy!? We do the testing for the San Antonio Waters Systems if we test for you once we’ll lose the contract.” I was sent to a lab in Pittsburg which agreed to do the work and given instructions on how to take water samples. “The first place they are going to come back at you is your methodology for taking the samples,” my friend said. “If that isn’t done just right they can say it’s a bad sample and it won’t matter what you find.” So the next day found me driving to six locations in different sections of San Antonio knocking on the doors of strangers and asking if I can come in and sample their tap water. I think the only reason most of the people didn’t call police is because they had seen me on the news – otherwise I was just a shady character trying to talk my way into the front doors of strangers. The great water-sampling story was now flowing downhill and there was no dam in sight. The promos were due to hit air two days before I got the sample results back. If there was nothing in them that was newsworthy it was up to me to pull a rabbit out of the hat and turn it into news. I wasn’t liking the direction this was going, but hey, at least I wasn’t sitting in an office in Huntsville explaining why it was in the public interest for me to televise an execution. “I can make this work no matter what,” I told myself, all the while knowing it was a black lie. This had catastrophe written all over it and my name was on it. Maybe I was the subject of the human sacrifice but if that was the case at least the crowd on the third floor would get their Lexus. Next time: The story starts to take on water.

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Editor’s note: San Antonio attorney, and former San Antonio Mayor, Phil Hardberger is an avid sailor who for many years kept his boat in Port Aransas. He chronicled his sailing adventures for the San Antonio Express-News and we reprint this article on his motorized trip up America’s rivers with their permission. By Phil Hardberger

Chesapeake Bay, Wye River, Summer: Aimless swings lazily back and forth on its anchor, justifying its name. It’s hot, sweltering: a threat of summer thunderstorms in the air. Drifting slowly by is a small boat, its crew a father and his two young sons, picking up their crab lines. Those crabs began the day well, but will be on the dinner table tonight, boiled and seasoned. A parable of life here, though a gloomy one. Best not to dwell on it, as we have as little control over our destiny as those crabs.

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Forty foot trees surround us, water and bird sounds are our evening concert. This is our entertainment. We eat dinner late aboard, clean the dishes, read a smattering, and fall asleep before 10 p.m. There is distant, thunderless lightning in the North, portending the possibility of a storm in the night. You don’t sleep through a thunderstorm on a boat at night. No matter how carefully you have anchored during the day, your sense of security vanishes when the first cold wind and blasts of rain descend upon you. At first you lie sleepily in your bed, in that nether land between sleep and consciousness. You try vainly to convince yourself there is no concern, no reason to get up, all is well. Then comes the little worry knot inside you, and you begin to imagine all that could go wrong. You get up. Getting up in the middle of the night though has its rewards. There is a beauty in seeing the sky light up the seascape, and hearing the cascade of a heavy rain pounding the boat and rushing to the scuppers which return the water to the Bay. And then the storm is gone, moving off into the distance, the thunder fading away, the lightning becoming ever dimmer. Towel yourself off, because you have always found some excuse for checking something, the anchor most likely, that has taken you out in the rain. When you are dry, the storm safely away, a satisfied sleep overtakes you. Next morning you awaken to a blue sky and a new cycle begins.

Lake Michigan Some 2,000 miles ago, in early June, we started this voyage in Holland, Michigan, which is just up from Chicago. Holland is an enchanting town, settled by the Dutch, in the early 1800s. It’s thoroughly American today,

Mackinac Straits but has kept its Dutch standards of beauty, cleanliness and orderliness. Flowers abound in the summer everywhere. In late spring there is a tulip festival that draws people from around the United States. It is cold in the winter, with ample snow and ice. They keep their downtown vibrant, with all stores open even in the dead of winter, by heating the streets and sidewalks. Our good friends, Jed and Nancy Maebius, of San Antonio keep a second home there and frequently entertain San Antonio guests. Jed, by the way, is former Mayor Julian Castro’s special assistant, a job he held when I was Mayor as well. We departed after a good visit that is hard to duplicate at home because of time pressures. Lake Michigan is still cold in early June, cold enough to wear a coat and a wool watchcap at sea. The Lake is strikingly beautiful. Deep blue water, frequently with white capping waves, of a white that would be the envy of a bridal dressmaker. You can see for many unpolluted miles, and there are few hazards in that deep water other than the Lake itself. It can be, and frequently is, rough. It’s also 300 miles long, and we had to go to its northernmost end, the Mackinac Straits, before turning northeast into Canada. Aimless is 42 feet long, and travels only 8-9 miles per hour, so all distances are long. A boat of this size may look big in a marina, or in a small lake, but on the Great Lakes or at sea, it more resembles a tiny cork of civilization in a basically hostile, indifferent environment. We never went out in dangerous conditions, but on the Great Lakes you need to use your hands, as well as your feet to walk the decks, even on a beautiful day. Fortunately at the end of each day you can get off the Lake into peaceful, and often attractive marinas or anchorages. The Great Lakes were gouged out by massive glaciers, but smaller glaciers dug out many smaller lakes that adjoin Lake Michigan. These lakes serve as your port of refuge at the end of a long day. Frequently there are outstanding restaurants on the shores of these lakes so you usually have your choice of eating aboard, or going out to eat. And, at day’s end, you sleep on a flat, still bed. There is much to say for small comforts.

Port Aransas Election May 7 Voters in the City of Port Aransas will go to the polls on Saturday, May 7, 2016 to elect a Mayor and three (3) Council Members - Place 2, 4, and 6 - to a two-year term beginning May, 2016 and ending May, 2018. Current Mayor Keith McMullin is not eligible to run for re-election due to term limits. Here is a list of the candidates. We offer space in the Island Moon for any statements concerning the election the candidates wish to make. Send remarks to editor@islandmoon.com.

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On April 7, 2016 at the Seashore Middle Academy, 15437 South Padre Island Drive, on The Island a public hearing will be held to explain to the public details concerning the proposed construction of a $10.5 million

water exchange bridge on SPID/Park Road 22 between Commodores and Whitecap. The hearing is part of the ongoing permitting process for the bridge. The public is encouraged to attend. Here is a copy of the notice of the event.

Notice of Public Hearing Notice of Availability of Draft Environmental Assessment PARK ROAD 22 From Whitecap Boulevard to SH 361 (Commodores Drive) CSJs: 0617-02-064 NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS The City of Corpus Christi in conjunction with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is proposing to construct two bridges (northbound and southbound) on Park Road 22 over a proposed third-party canal between White Cap Boulevard and State Highway 361 (Commodores Drive) in Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas. Pursuant to Texas Administrative Code, Title 43, §2.107 and §2.108, this notice is to advise the public that a draft Environmental Assessment (EA) is available for public review and TxDOT will be conducting a public hearing on the proposed project. The Public Hearing will be held on April 7, 2016 at the Seashore Middle Academy, 15437 South Padre Island Drive, Corpus Christi, Texas 78414. The purpose of the hearing is to present the planned improvements for Park Road 22 from White Cap Boulevard to State Highway 361 (Commodores Drive), and to receive public comment. Displays will be available for viewing at 6:00 P.M. with the formal hearing commencing at 7:00 P.M. The existing roadway consists of two travel lanes in each direction with 10 foot outside shoulders, 4foot inside shoulders and an approximate 34-foot grassy center median. The existing right-of-way (ROW) width is 200-feet. The proposed project consists of constructing two precast bridges for the north and south bound lanes within the existing TxDOT ROW of PR 22. Each of the proposed bridges would be comprised of two 12-foot lanes with 10-foot inside and outside shoulders with one foot railings for an overall bridge width of 46 feet. The 34-foot depressed median would be maintained. The total length of the proposed bridges would be approximately 128 feet. The proposed third-party canal would connect Lake Padre (east of PR 22) with the Padre Isles canal system (west of PR 22). The project also includes associated lighting, striping, railing, traffic control and other items necessary for the completion of the project. The proposed project would result in impacts to potentially jurisdictional wetlands. The draft EA, maps showing the project location and design, tentative construction schedules, and other information relative to the project are on file and available for inspection Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. at the City of Corpus Christi, Engineering Services, located on the 3rd floor of City Hall, 1201 Leopard Street, Corpus Christi, TX 78469. The information is available on the City of Corpus Christi website at www.cctexas.com (keyword “PR 22”) and the TxDOT website at www.txdot.gov (keyword “PR 22”). This information will also be available for inspection at the hearing. All interested citizens are invited to attend this public hearing. Verbal and written comments from the public regarding this project are requested and may be presented at the hearing or for a period of 10 calendar days following the hearing. Written comments may be submitted either in person or by mail to the City of Corpus Christi, Mr. Jeffery H. Edmonds, P.E., Director of Engineering Services, 1201 Leopard Street, Corpus Christi, TX 78469 or by email to JeffreyE@cctexas.com. Comments must be received on or before April 17, 2016 in order to become part of the official hearing record. The Public Hearing will be conducted in English. Persons interested in attending the hearing who have special communication or accommodation needs, or need an interpreter, are encouraged to contact

Sam Blanco, Senior Environmental Planner, at Raba-Kistner Environmental, Inc., 210-649-3691 or sblanco@rkci.com. Requests should be made at least two days prior to the public hearing. Every reasonable effort will be made to accommodate these needs. If you have general questions or concerns regarding the proposed project, you may contact Project Manager Mr. Chris Hale, P.E. at (361) 826-3807.

March 31, 2016

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The South Texas Botanical Gardens and Nature Center A South Texas ‘Must See’

By Brent Rourk As photographers, botanists, naturalists, gardeners, and folks who love flowers embrace the proliferation of spring flowers in Texas, there is yet another fabulous garden site in our own backyard – The South Texas Botanical Gardens and Nature Center. Located on 8545 South Staples just as the two lane highway melds into farmlands, the sudden appearance of a pond and striking flowers alerts you to the something special. Sprawling over 182 acres, the Botanical Gardens offers a wide range of activities and views for every gardener and naturalist. After pulling into their parking lot, a striking flower garden on the right side attracts the eye, but there is so much more for the entire family.

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Over the past year and a half the Botanical Gardens has added even more attractions. Areas of note include the flower garden and pond, the Plumeria garden (blossoming in June), the 2 large outdoor terrariums [NEW], several large bird cages [NEW], and Iguana exhibit [NEW], the Anderson Bromeliad Conservatory, the Samuel Jones Orchid Conservatory, the Butterfly House and Butterfly Garden, the Rose Pavilion and surrounding Rose Gardens, the Sensory Garden, the Mary Hope Brennecke Nature Trail, the Wetland Boardwalk, the Palapa Grande, Gator Lake, the Hummingbird Garden, and the scenic Arid Gardens sporting dozens of cacti and other arid plants.

Current News and New Attractions Currently, the Butterfly House is full of Monarch Butterflies and soon other types will escape their cocoons and fly around, filling the Butterfly house with amazing color and movement. The Orchid House is in full bloom now and very worth the trip, especially with a camera in tow.

At the March 29, 2016, Board of Directors meeting, the Board approved the hiring of a maintenance compliance officer. The help wanted ad is printed in another area of the MOON. The compliance officer will work to enforce the maintenance standards and the Protective Covenants.

The March 12 annual meeting was well attended. There was a slide presentation showing about 50 properties that were in violation of the standards. I think several of our residents were shocked to see the pictures. What is more interesting is that it took less than an hour to take the pictures. We also had a video of a drone “flyover.” We are working to get that on our website for those who missed it

Seamlessly Wedded to Wetlands and Wildlife One of the most interesting features of the Botanical Gardens is its proximity to wetlands and nature. Gator Lake [currently it is filled with water] is home to turtles, snakes, and fish while attracting a large variety of local shore birds, including ducks, egrets, herons, spoonbills, gulls, and other birds. Because there are no walls or impenetrable walls or barriers, native wildlife abounds on the grounds both during the day and evening. A large variety of birds seek food and nesting sites on the grounds, adding a cacophony of calls to the serenity of the Botanical Gardens. Radiant Red Cardinals frequent the trees surrounding the Mary Hope Brennecke Nature Trail. Jays give their characteristic calls as they survey the grounds. Insects of all types find a welcome home at the

and for people to see what the Island looks like from the air. The padreislespoa.net website is always in need of updating and we are working to continue to improve it. One suggestion is to use it for folks to respond to a survey. We will be developing the survey in the next few months. If you have suggestions for issues or questions, just give the office a call, 949-7025, or email me – maybeth@pipoa.net. We are seeing an increase in boaters and that also means an increase in speeding in the canals. All of the canals are NO WAKE ZONES! The reason for no wake is to prevent the waves from crashing against the bulkheads as well as the boats which are moored in the docks. There is no question that the wave action causes bulkhead problems. So, please slow down in the canals. It may take you a bit longer to get where you want to go, but you will certainly help lower the cost of bulkhead repairs!

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The new Iguana exhibit currently houses 5 increasingly active Iguanas that are sometimes inches from a visitor’s face. It is located adjacent to the two new terrariums that house two different native turtle species and several fish. Different species of flowers are now blossoming around the spectacular grounds and throughout the spring and summer different flowers and trees will blossom.

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The Board of Directors understands the mission of the PIPOA is to preserve the property values and quality of life of the members. It has become very apparent that in the last year, properties are not being maintained according to the standards and Protective Covenants. The majority of residents are pleased the Board is taking this action; however, there are always a few who think the rules do not apply to them.

A vast variety of presentations, areas, and exhibits provide enough ‘wonder and awe’ to attract and satisfy everybody in a family or group from two years to 100. Prior to enjoying and exploring the grounds guests must register at the Visitor’s Center where current brochures and maps of the grounds area available. The Visitor’s Center also houses the newly remodeled Nature’s Boutique gift shop, offering fine gifts for just about every age and interest. A reptile and amphibian area in the back room of the Visitor’s Center houses some very interesting animals that children love to observe.

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Botanical Gardens, enjoying the proliferation of flowers and trees. Reptiles and amphibians also abound, including frogs, turtles, lizards (including small, cute darting anoles), and snakes. Larger animals also visit the ground regularly, especially nocturnal neighbors like raccoons, skunks, rats, possums, bobcats, and more. One of the highlights of the Botanical Gardens is the delightful use of many sculptures made from a variety of materials crafted by renowned artists (Kent Ullberg and Danny O’Dowdy.) Adding to the ambiance of the grounds the sculptures also punctuate the theme of nature and amplify the inexpressible beauty that surrounds the visitor. Enjoy the Botanical Gardens soon. Many visitors find that it is a place that they plan to visit frequently, enjoying the beauty of each season, the peace, and the wonders of nature. See www.stxbot.org for additional information or call 361-852-7875.

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History continued from A1 Frandolig Point had passed from Franz Josef to J.D. Guinn and others, then to the family of Harry Hertzberg and the to the family of Dabney and Ona Petty. The sign leading to the Point read…

Notice: Please! Do not annoy our RATTLESNAKES In 1958 the Navigation District decided to make a profit on its investment. While retaining some acreage for the expansion of the recreational and pleasure boat facilities, they offered Frandolig Point for private development. San Antonian Carl Krueger, Jr. (whose family owned Alamo Iron Works) and his wife Pat had vacationed in Florida and fallen in love with Fort Lauderdale’s canals. When they returned to Texas, the Kruegers spent months searching for a place on the coast where they could replicate that Florida lifestyle. “One day we happened to drive out across that little bridge onto Frandolig Island, and I immediately knew this was it,” Carl said. He realized that Aransas was within an easy drive of Houston and San Antonio, and already noted for its wildlife and rich history. Carl. C. Krueger, Jr. and Associates was the only bidder when the Navigation District put Frandolig Point up for sale. Once the deed was in his hands, Carl began dredging canals for the development he called Key Allegro. He was not the first who had that idea in the Coastal Bend. Bahia Azul – Blue Bay – had begun at Ingleside in 1952, following Florida’s “Venetian Canal” concept. By 1957, the idea was in Aransas: George Strickhausen began digging canals for Copano Cove. In 1960 Raulie Irwin, Sr., and Doyle Brashear were at work on Palm Harbor. Their vision was modest – something better than fishing shacks, but still just weekend places. They gave no thought to the possibility of full-time residents, so the first houses were no larger than 900 square feet. They had no heat or airconditioning. The Irwins moved to Palm Harbor in 1961 and opened a sales office. In September, Hurricane Carla struck. North, at Lamar, water was twenty-six inches deep in Sea Gun’s main office. Palm Harbor sales were slow for a year after that. Undaunted, Carl Krueger started Key Allegro in 1962. Dave Davis remembered: “Most of the natives didn’t think that Key Allegro would ever work…I was doing some carpentering and boat building, and I had a friend out in Midland, Texas, that wanted to buy three lots on Key Allegro. He could get those lots for $1250 and wanted me to build three houses…I took him around and showed him all the marinas that had started over in Ingleside and what have you, and how they were all fallen into the bay and bulkheads were all falling down, and they’d been there maybe seven or eight years and never went well. I talked him out of doing it.” Dave chuckled, “It’s come to look like another error. Key Allegro never did slow down. Once it got going, it just kept on.” But even then most of the natives thought the newcomers were crazy to invest there. “They thought the first hurricane would wipe it out. And someplace down along the line they gotta be right, but so far it’s been a long time, and it hasn’t happened yet.” As Carl Krueger shaped his canals, he used the dredged sand to raise the level of the land. His streets would be higher than the mainland road leading into Rockport; his lots would be two feet higher than Corpus Christi’s North Beach had been at the time of the 1919 storm. Soon Carl had a marina, a motel, a restaurant, a private club, and some condominiums. The first homes were simple-mostly little weekend getaway stilt houses for people from San Antonio and Houston – but that changed. Key Allegro’s success was phenomenal. By the time the land was stable for the final section to develop, the price of lots was so high that people felt they had to build mansions. Some did. But the people on Key Allegro gave parties that were warm and welcoming; if you lived on Key Allegro, you got invited. Most of those parties were held at Allegro House, the island’s community building.

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The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 837 calls for service and generated 187 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. March 28 to 7:00 a.m. on March 29, 2016. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

Board President The Riley P Dog Park Board is making some changes and we really need your help in deciding exactly what those will be. It's really too much to explain here, so please join us on Saturday, April 2, from 10-12 a.m. at the Seashore Learning Center Gym on Encantada for coffee and conversation.

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 785 calls for service and generated 187 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. March 27 to 7:00 a.m. on March 28, 2016. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

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The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 970 calls for service and generated 225 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. March 24 to 7:00 a.m. on March 25, 2016. These are samples of the criminal complaints filed by the Corpus Christi Police for that time period.

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Addition of 2,100 jobs in February brings over-the-year gain to 170,900

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With the addition of 2,100 nonfarm jobs in February, Texas has now expanded its seasonally adjusted employment for 11 consecutive months.

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“Texas gained 170,900 jobs over the past year,” said Texas Workforce Commissioner (TWC) Chairman Andres Alcantar. “We continue to build local partnerships to equip the current and future workforce with the skills needed for the jobs being created by Texas employers.”

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Texas’ seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 4.4 percent in February, down from 4.5 percent in January, and remained below the national average of 4.9 percent. “Private employers have expanded their payrolls by 142,800 jobs in Texas over the past year,” said TWC Commissioner Representing Employers Ruth R. Hughs. “We are pleased to see that trend continue because it reflects the strength and resiliency of our state’s economy.”

With the tax deadline drawing near, the personal finance website WalletHub followed up on its report on the States with the Highest & Lowest Tax Rates with an in-depth analysis of 2016’s Most & Least Federally Dependent States to determine how dependent states with the lowest tax rates are compared with those paying the highest.

Texas saw employment growth in seven of the 11 major industries, including increases in all but one of the Service Providing industries. Some of those gains were offset by losses in Goods Producing industries.

In order to identify which states most and least depend on federal support, WalletHub’s analysts compared the 50 states across three key metrics: 1) return on taxes paid to the federal government; 2) federal funding as a percentage of state revenue; and 3) share of federal jobs.

Employment in the Education and Health Services industry was up in February with the addition of 6,100 jobs, continuing this industry’s upward trend for 37 consecutive months. Solid growth also continued in Trade, Transportation and Utilities which added 5,500 jobs over the month and recorded a 2.3 percent annual growth rate.

Federal Dependency of Texas (1=Most, 25=Avg.): • 46th – Return on Taxes Paid to the Federal Government • 24th – Federal Funding as a Percentage of State Revenue

“For those job seekers looking for their next employment opportunity, I encourage you to register with WorkInTexas. com, our job-matching website where you’ll find nearly 240,000 job openings and more being added every day,” said TWC Commissioner Representing Labor Julian Alvarez.”

• 27th – Share of Federal Jobs With National Financial Literacy Month coming up in April, WalletHub this week also released its report on 2016’s Most & Least Financially Literate States, which analyzes financial education programs and consumer habits in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

The Amarillo Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) recorded the month’s lowest unemployment rate among Texas MSAs with a not seasonally adjusted rate of 2.9 percent, followed by the Austin-Round Rock with a rate of 3.1 percent in February.

Our data set of 12 key metrics — including the results of WalletHub’s proprietary WalletLiteracy Survey — ranges from Champlain University’s High School Financial Literacy Grades to the percentage of residents with a rainyday fund.

Audio downloads with comments from Commissioner Alvarez on the latest labor market data are available on the TWC website press release page. Employment estimates released by TWC are produced in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics. All estimates are subject to revision. To access this and more employment data

Financial Literacy in Texas (1=Most, 25=Avg.): • 25th – WalletHub’s ‘WalletLiteracy Survey’ Score • 27th – % of Residents Who Spend More than They Earn

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NCAA Women’s Basketball – March Madness By Dotson Lewis Special to the Island Moon Dotson’s Note: I hope that you Moon Monkeys, who are college basketball (March Madness) fans have not been ignoring the 2016 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament. The championship game will be played Tuesday, April 5th in Indianapolis with the semi-finals, Washington vs Syracuse and Connecticut vs Oregon State is scheduled for Sunday April 3rd. Both semi-final games can be seen on ESPN TV. A job that I inherited in 1982 was to assist in coordinating the first NCAA Women’s Basketball National Championship. It was a very educational experience. Hope you will watch the women’s final four, it should be exciting basketball. Following is a little history to help you be a more knowledgeable fan. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Women's Division I Basketball Championship is an annual college basketball tournament for women. Held each April, the Women's Championship was inaugurated in the 1981–82 season. The NCAA tournament was preceded by the AIAW Women's Basketball Tournament, which was held annually from 1972 to 1982. Basketball was one of 12 women's sports added to the NCAA championship program for the 1981-82 school year, as the NCAA engaged in battle with the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women for sole governance of women's collegiate sports. The AIAW continued to conduct its established championship program in the same 12 (and other) sports; however, after a year of dual women's championships, the NCAA prevailed, while the AIAW disbanded.

bids, only 32 teams (the at-large bids) rely on the selection committee to secure them a spot in the tournament. Since the women's tournament began in 1982, 15 teams have entered the tournament ranked #1 in at least 1 poll and gone on to win the tournament. Only once has the reigning champion (the previous year's winner) not made it to the tournament the next year. Since 1982, at least one #1 seed has made the Final Four every year. Under Pat Summitt,

Tennessee has been seeded #1 a record 21 times. Connecticut coached by Geno Auriemma is second with 19 #1 seeds. Prior to the expansion of the tournament to 64 teams, all #1 seeds advanced to the Sweet Sixteen with three exceptions. Notably, the first two times this occurred were at the hands of the same school.

Only one team has ever played the Final Four on its home court. Two other teams have played the Final Four in their home cities, and seven others have played the Final Four in their home states.

Attendance and interest in the Women's Division I Championship have grown over the years, especially since 2003, when the final championship game was moved to the Tuesday following the Monday men's championship game. The women's championship game is now the final overall game of the college basketball season. From 1982 to 1990, 1996 to 2002, and starting in 2017 the Women's Final Four was usually played on the Friday before the Men's Final Four or the hours before the men played on the final Saturday of the tournament. The final was usually played the Sunday afternoon following the Men's Final Four.

Unlike the men's tournament, there are only 32 at-large bids (since 2014), and no play-in game. The women's tournament, like the men's, is staged in a single elimination format, and is part of the media and public frenzy known colloquially as March Madness or The Big Dance. All 63 games have been broadcast on television since 2003 on ESPN and ESPN2. Similar to the pre-2011 men's tournament coverage on CBS, local teams are shown on each channel when available, with "whip-around" coverage designed to showcase the most competitive contests in the rest of the country. A total of 64 teams qualify for the tournament played in March and April. Of these teams, 32 earn automatic bids by winning their respective conference tournaments. Since the Ivy League does not conduct a post-season tournament, the regular-season conference champion receives an automatic bid. The remaining teams are granted "at-large" bids, which are extended by the NCAA Selection Committee. Dr. Marilyn McNeil, vice president/director of athletics at Monmouth University is the current chairwoman. The tournament is split into four regional tournaments, and each regional has teams seeded from 1 to 16, with the committee ostensibly making every region as comparable to the others as possible. The top-seeded team in each region plays the #16 team, the #2 team plays the #15, etc.

Some of his players, like “Moose” Skowron, Gene Woodling and Hank Bauer, disliked him. “Mantle and Ford were the only ones who never said anything bad about Casey, but the rest of us hated him,” said Clete Boyer. Casey’s response was clever. “One-third of the guys will hate you, one-third of them will like you, and onethird of them don’t care,” said Casey. “The key is to not let the one-third who doesn’t care get too close to the one-third who hates me.” He just had a knack for teaching baseball. “He would talk baseball all night,” said Yogi Berra. “But if the conversation turned to business, it was over.” He was solid gold. How can you say Casey “Stengel” and not smile?

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Unlike in the men's tournament, no #14 seed has beaten a #3 and no #15 seed has beaten a #2 seed, but they have come close.

The tournament bracket is made up of champions from each Division I conference, which receive automatic bids. The remaining slots are at-large bids, with teams chosen by an NCAA selection committee. The selection process and tournament seedings are based on several factors, including team rankings, winloss records and Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) data.

By Andy Purvis Special to the Island Moon This guy looked like he had escaped from a silent film. He was a born actor, a comedian with signs of occasional brilliance. Cameras were invented for this guy. He could be engaging, colorful and very, very funny. He called rookies “sugarplums.” He would use his left hand to scratch his right ear. He was also a heavy drinker, looked much older than his years, and could wiggle his ears. He had hundreds of facial expressions, a great wink, and the writers loved him. “Why would you want to talk to a player when you could talk to Casey Stengel?” asked Joe Garagiola. He did not care about his players’ feelings, only winning.

The 1950’s New York Yankees were like the Roman Legion, powerful, unyielding and hated by most everyone else except New Yorkers. In 1948, George Weiss was the General Manager of the Yankees, and he had just fired “Bucky” Harris and hired Casey Stengel. Casey was 58 years old and “washed up.” He had managed the Boston Braves and Brooklyn Dodgers with little success. “He was considered a clown by most,” said Hall-of-Fame second-baseman Bobby Doerr. There are lots of great stories involving Casey. One story about Casey has him wanting the umpires to suspend a game because of rain, but the umpires would not agree. Casey called timeout and approached home plate with an open umbrella to help state his cause. “It’s raining too hard to continue to play,” said Casey. The umpires finally agreed. Another story finds Casey arguing with the umpires because of darkness. These were the days of no stadium lights. When the umpires failed to call the game early, Casey would get a flashlight and start using it to signal his pitchers in the bullpen. The Yankees once played in Mexico during Spring Training, and Casey was asked if his team might be affected by playing in a higher altitude. “No,” said Casey. “We can lose in any altitude.”

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The only team to play on its home court was Texas in 1987, which lost its semifinal game at the Frank Erwin Special Events Center. Old Dominion enjoyed nearly as large an advantage in 1983 when the Final Four was played at the Norfolk Scope in its home city of Norfolk, Virginia, but also lost its semifinal. The Scope has never been the Lady Monarchs' regular home court. ODU has always used on-campus arenas, first the ODU Fieldhouse and since 2002 the Ted Constant Convocation Center. The following year, USC won the national title at Pauley Pavilion, the home court of its Los Angeles arch-rival UCLA. Of the other teams to play in their home states, Stanford (1992) won the national title; Notre Dame (2011) lost in the championship game; and Western Kentucky (1986), Penn State (2000), Missouri State (2001), LSU (2004), and Baylor (2010) lost in the semifinals. Dotson’s Other Note: I would like to have seen one of the two Texas teams, UT Austin or Baylor in the final four. At least they got in to the Elite Eight. That fact tells us that Texas High School basketball is still alive and kicking. Your comments, suggestions, questions and concerns regarding Sports Talk articles are greatly appreciated, please call the Benchwarmers at 361-560-5397 weekdays, Mondays thru Fridays, 5-7 PM. or contact me. Phone: 361949-7681 Cell: 530-748-8475 Email: dlewis1@ stx.rr.com.

Stengel was looked down upon and resented by Joe DiMaggio and other Yankees, because he didn’t place them on their usual pedestals. He had inherited some of Joe McCarthy’s players. They couldn’t figure out if Casey was the dumbest guy or the smartest guy. “I was hired to win and I expect to win,” said Stengel. In 1949, the Red Sox had the better team and were expected to win the pennant. Stengel’s Yankees caught the Red Sox and beat them on the last day of the season. They went on to “whip” the Brooklyn Dodgers in five games, to win the World Series. It would be the start of five straight World-Series victories, unheard of in today’s game (1949-1953). Casey said afterwards, “I could have never done it without my players.” Stengel placed DiMaggio at first base the following year. Joe was “ticked-off” and remained bitter the rest of his life. It was Stengel’s way of telling Joe it was time to go. DiMaggio retired at the end of the 1951 season. He loved Billy Martin, treated him like a son he never had. He stayed on Mickey Mantle to be better and spoke highly of Whitey Ford and Yogi Berra.

A bird under his cap Stengel pitched in high school and had wanted

to be a dentist, but did not have the money to go to school. He was also left-handed and all the dental tools were more easily used by right-handed people, so he chose baseball. He joined the Dodgers in 1912 and in his first game; he went 4-for-4 and stole three bases. Later, he was traded to Pittsburgh and played in the outfield. In one game against his old team, the Dodgers, Stengel tried to make a shoestring catch and missed the ball. It rolled all the way to the wall and the crowd booed him unmercifully. It turns out that a bird had run into the outfield wall and Casey picked the bird up and placed it on his head underneath his cap. When he came to bat the next inning, the crowd gave it to him again. With that, Casey stepped back saluted the crowd by bending over and taking off his cap. With this the sparrow flew away. It was pure Stengel. In the 1923 World Series, Casey hit an inside-the-park home run to help the New York Giants win Game One. He played for five teams for 14 years and retired with a .284 batting average. Curt Gowdy tells about having a drink with Casey in a bar in Cleveland after a game. “When the bartender serves Casey his bottled beer, Casey grabs it up and gulps it down right away,” says Gowdy. “The bartender tells Casey, ‘You shouldn’t drink your beer that fast.’ Casey responds, ‘I’ve always done that since my accident.’ The bartender says, ‘What accident?’ Casey responds, ‘Someone once knocked a bottle of beer over on me.’” Yankee pitcher Jim Coates tells about the time he and several other players came in late after curfew. When they get on the elevator the operator hands them a ball for their autograph. The next day, Casey singles them out for missing curfew. They denied being late until Casey shows them the ball he had given the elevator operator. I will leave you with one last story. One time, pitcher Roger Craig was preparing to pitch against the San Francisco Giants. Casey said, “Now about Mays: Do not worry about him, Roger, no one has figured out how to get Mays out, yet. But, this McCovey kid, where do you want your right fielder to play, the upper deck, or lower deck?” He is most widely known for two things, winning and “Stengelese.” Stengel managed the Yankees for 12 years winning 10 American League pennants and 7 World Series titles. Stengelese was his way of giving you an interview without giving away any information. It was double-talk and drove writers’ nuts. Charles Dillon Stengel was born on July 30, 1890, in Kansas City, Missouri. He died on September 29, 1975, of cancer. It has been said that during his remaining days in the hospital before his death, he watched baseball on television. The day before he died, he got out of bed and stood at attention for the National Anthem. On his headstone, these words are chiseled. “There comes a time in every man’s life and I’ve had plenty of them.” He was 85. Sportswriter Jim Murray wrote on the day after Stengel died, “Well, God is getting an earful today. I hope he understands the infield-fly rule, the hit and run, how to pitch to Hornsby with men on, when to platoon, and when it would be good for you to bunt. They finally slipped a called third strike past Casey Stengel. The game is over.” Andy Purvis is a local author and radio personality. Please visit www.purvisbooks. com for all the latest info on his books or to listen to the new radio podcast. Andy’s books are available online and can be found in the local Barnes & Noble bookstore. Andy can be contacted at purvis.andy@mygrande.net. Also listen to sports talk radio on Dennis & Andy’s Q & A Session from 6-8 PM on Sportsradiocc.com 1230 AM, 96.1 FM and 103.3 FM. The home of the Houston Astros.

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When the first NCAA women's basketball tournament was held, the championship consisted of 32 teams. Since 1994, 64 teams compete in each tournament. Prior to 1996, seeding was conducted on a regional basis. The top teams (eight in the 32-, 40-, and 48-team formats, and 16 in the 64-team format) were ranked and seeded on a national basis. The remaining teams were then seeded based on their geographic region. Teams were moved outside of its geographic region only if it was necessary to balance the bracket or if the proximity of an opponent outside of its region would be comparable and a more competitive game would result. In 1993, all teams except for the top four were explicitly unseeded. The regional seeding resumed in 1994. In 1996, seeds were assigned on a national basis using an "S-Curve" format similar to the process used in selecting the field for the men's tournament. A special selection committee appointed by the NCAA determines which 64 teams will enter the tournament, and where they will be seeded and placed in the bracket. Because of the automatic

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