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September 10, 2015
Around The Island By Dale Rankin editor@islandmoon.com We can now collectively exhale fellow Islanders, Tourist Season 2015 is behind us and the 2015 Local’s Season has begun. We made it. We have now hit the sweet spot on the Island calendar and from now until the La Posada Lighted Boat Parade in December locals rule! Tourist Season 2015 went out with a bang and not a whimper on Monday as the drive down the Island Road from Port Aransas to SPID took a solid hour and the wait to cross the Port Aransas ferries was four hours. For visitors from San Antonio that turned a trip home from Port Aransas from a two-and-a-half hour drive into a three-hour drive, but for the drive home to Austin from a fourhour drive into a six-hour drive. As local business owners will tell you, visitors to The Island will not get out of a traffic line to patronize a local business; they are trying to get home and won’t make a stop until traffic clears. We certainly can’t build the church to hold the Easter crowd, but the Sunday School is starting to get crowded every Sunday.
Coyote season We are also entering what was the favorite time of the year for the Karankawa Indians in the Coastal Bend; the Cunas Season – that is the time when the pears on the Prickly Pear Cactus begin turning a deep, ripe red. According to Cabeza de Vaca who passed through the area in the early 1500s it was the only time of the year when the Karankawas had enough to eat as they feasted on the sweet red cunas. Now the coyotes are about the only Island denizens who savor the ripened cunas. If the dog droppings in your neighborhood have a slight reddish hue to them this season, they didn’t come from Fido and you need to keep your small animals indoors.
Sand and jetties Sand continues to pile up on the seawall. The sand that has been dredged from Packery Channel over the years that was supposed to be used to make the beach wider has instead served to make the beach taller. There is enough sand piled up along the seawall, more than four feet, to make the beach much wider if only it were pushed seaward instead of being piled up against the seawall.
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Lessons from Tourist Season 2015 Traffic, beach restrooms, and people don’t like bollards
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By Dale Rankin As the last of the lobster tans is salved and the last set of red taillights disappear OTB we can now take stock of Tourist Season 2015 and see what lessons there are to be learned. The most common and obvious change this summer season has been the continuous volume of high traffic. In previous years we had huge peaks on the weekends with lighter traffic during the week; for the past two summers the midweek volume, while lighter than the weekend, is still more than the roads can comfortably bear. While it is true that you can’t build the church large enough for Easter Sunday, the size of the weekly Island congregation has outgrown the existing facilities. • The Island Road, State Highway 361 from Packery Channel to Port Aransas, is one dangerous piece of highway. The death of Corpus Christi Police Chief Floyd Simpson only served to reinforce what we already knew; something has to be done and quickly about this road. It is already effecting the lifeblood of The Island economy, tourism, especially in Port Aransas as each year more and more people simply refuse to drive this 17-mile stretch after dark on the weekends. On a drive from Port Aransas back to Padre Island on a Saturday night it is more likely that you will see a wreck or flashing police lights than not.
During the day the traffic is bumper to bumper, often at 70 mph in spite of the speed limit, going north, and in the evening the same in the southbound lane. By mid-afternoon from Friday to Sunday the northbound traffic is backed up on SPID toward the JFK Bridge and each Sunday from midmorning to 2 p.m. the southbound lane of SH 361 is backed up to the Port Aransas City Limits. The road is simply not wide enough to accommodate the traffic load. While it is true that you don’t build the church to accommodate the Easter Sunday crowd, it is also true that the longer nothing is done to correct the problem the more the trepidatious reputation of this road will grow.
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• SPID from Commodores to the JFK Causeway is equally dangerous. Anyone who has tried to turn across
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Schlittertower!
SMA Science Student Advances to Broadcom Masters Final
By Dale Rankin
Nicolai Ortiz Makes Top 30 Nationally
And speaking of Packery Channel, a check of the channel sides of both of the Packery Jetties will find these rocks have been piled on top of the
The ninth annual Padle for Parkinsons was a success. More photos inside
The tower at the Schlitterbahn waterpark is nearing completion well ahead of the September 30 deadline.
It is difficult to find an Island street these days that doesn’t have at least one new house going up with more than one hundred added so far this year.
of the subdivisions on The Island allows for houses with a minimum of 1000 square-feet to be built, most have a minimum requirement of 2000 square feet.”
According to a count by MayBeth Christensen at the Padre Island Homeowner’s Association, there were 879 vacant dry lots on The Island in December, 2014, and now there are 778, and in the same time the number of vacant waterfront lots has dropped from 168 to 154. So since last December alone there have been 112 new houses built; 98 on dry lots and 14 on waterfront lots.
Building requirements on The Island are a bit more stringent than those required by the city. The stricter requirements primarily pertain to Windstorm related items such as hurricane straps, thicker lining on the walls of garages which face the water, and different shingles, but some also pertain to setback distances and square footage.
“Most of the new houses going up are three bedroom, four bathroom houses in the 2000 square-foot range,” Christensen said. “Only one
There are no current population figures available to correspond with the additional Island houses; the 2010 census placed the population of Padre Island at 9200.
A little Island history Nicolai Ortiz - currently a SMA 7th grade student photo by Renee Gage By Brent Rourk Writer’s note: this is the 4th article in a series that began last year when I first covered the Broadcom Science Fair at Seashore Middle Academy. Four Seashore students were selected to join almost 6000 others in the Texas Broadcom Fair. From there two students, Natalia and Nicolai Ortiz were selected to be a part of the Broadcom Semifinal group of 300 projects from around the nation. Last week Nicolai’s project was selected as one of the top 30 projects nationally.
original riprap where the original jetty structure has caved in. The placed rocks now make up about
News spread quickly last Wednesday afternoon at Seashore Middle Academy about one of its students who entered the Broadcom Masters Middle School Science and Engineering Fair. It was great news!
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The Town that Time Forgot
Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part series on the history of the port town of Indianola. It is based on the book Indianola: the Mother of Western Texas by Brownson Malsch. By Dale Rankin The port town of Indianola was born and died through suffering. The town was situated near sea level on Matagorda Bay near Port Lavaca from 1844-1886. During that time Indianola grew from a camp of immigrants running from suffering in Europe into a cosmopolitan port city. Before the first of two storms hit the city in 1875 Indianola was regarded as second only to Galveston in commercial and maritime supremacy and was a threat to the older port because of Indianola’s location nearer to the heart of
Texas, and points west, which were then being settled my immigrant Europeans. Indianola was the port for trade with Chihuahua and the eastern terminus for the shortest overland route to California. The town that became known as the Mother of Western Texas was founded after the earlier settlement of Matagorda, situated on the left bank of the Colorado River and which had the first newspaper in the state, failed due to raids by Comanche Indians and the development of a silt bar deposited by the river along the narrow eastern arm of the bay which prevented the approach to Matagorda by ships entering the bay through Pass Cavallo. Cargo had to be shifted to lighter vessels and ferried the final four miles of the route, which was expensive and tiresome.
Politics intervenes Then in 1839 things changed for the mid-coast region of Texas when a decision was
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Secede! Obama has authorized and directed his administration to pave the way for Hawaii to secede from the Union because it has a large number of Native Hawaiians. Note the following quote:
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The Interior Department's spokeswoman has confirmed it is drafting a rule to help native Hawaiians create a separate and independently sovereign nation with rights to their own land and rule — while still maintaining federally taxsupported welfare benefits and other privileges, such as gaming rights afforded Indian tribal territories. Since the State of Texas and its citizens would probably be much better off if it seceded from the Union, its leaders should closely monitor this development so that it is a position to follow any precedents that Obama represents exist. Texas has a large number of Native Texans (including Native Indians, Native Hispanics and Native Texans) living within its borders, if that is the basis for permitting the secession. The U.S. Supreme Court ruling in the case of Texas v. White, 74 U.S. 700 (1869), that Texas cannot secede from the Union did not cite any precedent to support its holding and serves as weak authority. If Hawaii can secede on any basis, then the case of Texas v. White should no longer serve as valid authority that Texas cannot secede. If the Union continues to be mismanaged with continued disregard for individual and state rights and if Hawaii can secede, then Texans should have the right to vote to secede if it is in the best interest of Texas and its citizens. Jack Eidman
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Paddle for Park Lane The organizers of the Paddle for Parkinsons put on what appeared to be a very successful event! For next year they may want to consider establishing a "paddle lane" for the contestants. What does everyone else think? Joe Martinez Publisher Dale Rankin About the Island Moon
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Dog Ramp I just moved to a canal home and was wondering where to get a dog ramp. My dog ( Boston terrier) loves to "fish" and gets excited. He ran out of dock to jump around on last night and he had to be gotten out of the water. We do have a gate on the top deck so he can only go down when we are with him, but would feel so much better knowing he can get out of the water if he fell in the water and we did not know. Ryan Tina Bond Leahey
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At Flour Bluff High School there are dozens of extracurricular activities. Everyone can find their niche... however, keeping up with these activities is really stressful on students. Some get up at 5:00 a.m. every morning for practice, go to school until 4:05 p.m., and then have games or practices until late that night until they come home to hours of homework. That's at least an 11 hour work day! There are arguments regarding whether there should be limits as to how many clubs a student can join because it can really affect their academic lives. It's hard to reverse when you get too caught up in extra activities and your grades start to fail. This has really been a subject of debate of late, so send in your opinion and let me know what you think. If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions, email me at PadreIslandTeen@ yahoo.com.
Whichever Plan – Still A Tax Increase While I have no doubt the financial data quoted by Councilwoman McIntyre on the Chad Magill proposal is correct, I respectfully disagree with her comment that “There is a time for an Effective Tax Rate – this is not one of them.” The leaders of our city have been the biggest cheerleaders of new development as our city has continued to add tens if not hundreds of millions of dollars in new taxable construction. When we maintain an effective tax rate and congratulate ourselves for doing so, in fact there is still a large increase of tax monies to the city – all the more when we actually raise the tax rate as proposed this year. Certainly it costs more to run a larger city, but there is not a direct short term relationship to the revenue received from increased tax assessments versus expenditures for the city. When a new $300,000.00 home is built, it immediately starts to send about $1700.00 per year to the city in taxes. The reality is that home does not cost the city ANYTHING in new services so the city is the big winner as well as the economy in general. Obviously as enough new homes are built, at some point services will have to expand, but other new development – stores/restaurants - start to develop, again expanding the cities revenue stream. No one would deny the many years of neglect on the infrastructure of this community, with the street maintenance fee being a direct actionable creation of that talk. That very street maintenance fee only implemented last January after a lengthy period of discussion will now either be scrapped and replaced with a tax increase or kept and our taxes also increased to fix the very problem the fee was intended for. Ironically Mayor Martinez commented at the time that she hoped in thirty years people would appreciate what was done to improve the streets of our city – thirty years – it has not even been two years and council wants more money for the same problem – where does that end? Howard Ludlow
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The area in front of Holiday Inn - there were some heated exchanges this past weekend (not from any of our group) with the guys putting up tents for guests of Holiday Inn. These guys were telling non-guests they couldn't park vehicles or setup tents in front of hotel as that area of beach belonged to Holiday Inn. Again, Is Holiday Inn paying for this section of the beach? We personally had a fabulous three days on the beach and realize there is plenty of beach for all to enjoy. However, as locals who pay exorbitant property taxes, windstorm and flood insurance why are these two areas of the beach proprietary and of particular benefit to The Island House & Holiday Inn. Thank you in advance for more informed answers as we have only been here for two years.
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Business Briefs Mermaid Kisses Boutique near Scuttlebutts will be closing and is having a 50% off sale. They are open 10 am – 6 pm and closed Sunday and Monday. Scuttlebutt’s Bar & Grill has great deals for any group wanting to enjoy the NFL Sunday Ticket together. The Beer and Wings Package has two buckets of beer (six bottles each) and 50 wings with ranch or bleu cheese for $49.99 or 50 wings with your choice of mild sauce, BBQ, Asian, Teriyaki or honey for $29.99. The pig skin platter with six potato skins, 20 wings, 4 mozzarella frittas and 6 jalapeno poppers for $29.99. The promotional business next to Mail n More has moved out. They were located across from the Shark store so look for a new business to be coming to the Island soon. The Farley Classic Golf Tournament benefiting Port Aransas Museum and Farley Boat Works will be held at Palmilla Golf Resort on Sunday, October 18th. It will be a four person team scramble for $100/player. The price includes taquitos, juice, coffee and two drink tickets. You can register online at www.farleyclassic.org. The Boathouse Bar & Grill will have every Sunday football game on their 15 TVs. The noon Chiefs/Texans game, 3:30 Ravens/ Broncos and the 7:30 Giants/Cowboys will have sound. Cody Gonzalez will be playing on the patio on Friday 6 – 9 pm and the Rockaholics will entertain at the bar upstairs 9 pm – 1 am. Aaron Jacob will play on the patio on Sunday 3 – 7 pm. Snoopy’s and Scoopy’s are closed for their annual employee summer appreciation celebration and will re-open Friday, September 11th at 4 pm. They, as well as most Island and Port A businesses, had a record breaking summer. The Property Owners Association staff are notaries public and offer this service for free. There is also a popular book swapping library there open to everyone. Adopt-A-Beach Fall Cleanup are signing up volunteers for the nation’s biggest coastal cleanup on Saturday, September 26th. Go to www.glo.texas.gov/adopt-a-beach for information and registration. Padre Pizzeria has half price wine bottles all day every Wednesday and half price appetizers Monday – Thursday 4 – 6 pm. They have daily weekday lunch specials for $7.99. They offer gluten free pizzas and free delivery for orders of $10 or more. Call 949-0787 or order online.
One: The area between the bollards and in front of the Island House - this area now appears to be a private beach for the benefit of The Island House ...are the condo owners paying any extra taxes for this benefit? Two:
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The Kiwanis Club of Port Aransas gave dictionaries to every 3rd grader and 5th grader, plus new, incoming students to PAISD, in that age range, to insure all students have ageappropriate dictionaries of their own. They inscribed their names on the placard inside, and were challenged to open their dictionaries daily, and learn one new word. In the 5th year of their project, Kiwanis strives to promote literacy in many ways: as mentors to children, as volunteers at Camp Marlin (formerly Latchkey, then Marlin Academy), providing cakes for after-school daycare birthday celebrations and helping children with homework, funding enrichment projects, and offering opportunities for service at the Potato Bake, the yearly Hope Devlin fishing tournament, Meet the Chefs, Beach Dash and other fun fund-raisers throughout the years. Kiwanis sponsors K-Kids for primary school children, Builders Club for adolescents, and Key Clubs for teenagers, as well as giving over $100,000 in scholarships to graduating seniors. The students' clubs choose their own projects, and have held bake sales, car washes, and collected socks and other items for the homeless. They also painted the City's animal shelter. Kiwanis encourages anyone who wants to make a difference in a child's life, to contact them for information on becoming a Kiwanian. Betsy Churgal
Editor’s note: We called Martha Lawhon, a Management Assistant with the City of Corpus Christi Beach Maintenance and Island Parks department. Ms. Lawhon said that Michael J. Ellis Beach in front of the seawall is a public beach which belongs to the Texas General Land Office and is managed by the City of Corpus Christi and that no property owners or business owners have any proprietary interest of the beach, nor do they pay a fee for such an interest. That beach, like all city beaches is open to the public on a first-come, first served basis. She suggests that if anyone tries to tell a beachgoer differently they should contact the Beach Enforcement Officer who patrols the beach in a marked vehicle on the weekends, or call the city’s non-emergency line at 886-2600, then follow during working hours with a call the Beach Maintenance and Island Parks Office at 826-3469.
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The Jackfish ramp repair is nearing completion. The Monthly Padre Island Business Luncheons held every second Thursday are now at the Veranda Restaurant instead of Holiday Inn.
Around continued from A1 half of the entire surface area of the inside of the jetties between the granite blocks on the beach side and the basin at the entrance to Lake Padre. Maintaining the jetties is paid for by funds from the Tax Increment Finance Zone #2 which captures property tax revenue from new construction inside the zone since 2003. The jetties were officially completed ten years ago this month and having their lining along the channel cave in was not in the design plans.
Local’s Season So enjoy the Local’s Season everybody, the Winter Texan Season will be here before you know it. On the positive side, a judge last week removed the Lesser Prairie Chicken from the Threatened Species list so we got that going for us; after all the Lesser Prairie Chicken has a branding problem to overcome. May you always have shells in your pocket and sand in your shoes. That’s all for now, say hello if you see us Around The Island.
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Island on the move…
Townhomes Going Up
Aside from homes going up on The Island there are also several multi-family developments under construction.
On Compass across the street from the Schlitterbahn waterpark the Water Park Villas are being built. The eighteen-unit, singlefamily complex includes two and three bedroom units.
Two new developments are under construction on Ambrosia. The first is Anegada Village which features brightly colored townhomes painted to the buyers taste. The units are twobedroom with private patios, stained concrete floors, and a large family room.
Down the street are the Ambrosia Cove Townhomes starting at $174,900 featuring two bedrooms and two baths.
On Leeward the Village By The Beach development features one-bedroom units starting at $169,000 as well as two-bedroom units which are sold out.
Student Continued from A1 After making it from the school round to the state round to the national round, Nicolai Ortiz was chosen as one of the 30 national finalists. His project ‘What’s In Your Water? It May Be Heavier Than You Think’ was a big enough splash to make the top 30 and from the concern about water pollution globally, it is easy to see why a well-formulated project about water might make the final cut.
Environmental Pollution because of its effect on my father and sister who both have asthma. My first science fair projects were about air pollution in the Corpus Christi area.” His story gets more interesting and is unlike the passion and drive that most students his age possess and demonstrate. Ortiz continued, “One day when I just started in 5th grade and learning about heavy metals, I instantly fell in love with them. So for my science fair project for 5th grade I studied the effect of heavy metal water pollution on snails. Most of the snails ended up dying at very low levels of copper. Because I found the results of my 5th grade project so shocking, I thought, ‘Where are these heavy metals coming from?’ That is how I came up with this project.”
Nicolai’s mother, Melanie Ortiz was equally excited at Nicolai science project photo by Tracy Daugird her son’s success stating, “Just to Nicolai and one of his parents will receive earn advancement to the top 300 in the an all-expense paid trip to Silicon Valley in Broadcom Semifinals was such an amazing California from October 1-7 to participate in accomplishment for both Tatiana and Nikolai! The 2015 Broadcom MASTERS Science and But, to achieve a spot as one of the top 30 Engineering Project Showcase. Finalists will Broadcom Finalists still seems like… just a present their research and compete in hands-on dream. It hasn’t really sunk in yet. But, we challenges with the other 29 finalists for over are absolutely thrilled for this opportunity for $75,000 in for prizes, including funds to attend Nikolai!” a STEM summer camp, iPads, and the Samueli There are more fantastic opportunities for the Prize of $25,000. thirty finalists as two of them who demonstrate Additionally, Seashore Middle Academy will receive $1000 for its science program from the Broadcom Foundation.
Nicolai was immensely pleased and honored at making the final 30 as he stated, “It is such an honor to be a part of this amazing competition. I can’t believe that I am one of the top 30 kids in the nation.” Ortiz pondered his future prospects in the finals, “Even though I most likely will not win anything, I am so excited to go to California for a week to compete in the Broadcom Masters Finals.”
acumen in STEM projects and show promising leadership will be selected to advance to the Broadcom MASTERS International Fair. They will serve as delegates to the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), the largest high school science fair competition in the world where they will work with the top science fair students from 16 other countries. We congratulate Nicolai and wish him the best as heads to California in October.
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Donating Blood Can Make a Huge Difference in a Peron’s Life By Todd Hunter, District 32
Last month, the Coastal Bend Blood Center held a fundraising event which is its annual “Run for Blood 5k Run/Walk”. Although this was a fundraiser, the Center is always available and welcomes blood donations throughout the year. In addition, they do have many other planned events that they organize such as this one that works to try and help raise awareness about this important cause. It is too often that many of these great initiatives are over looked and/or misunderstood. To put things in perspective, about every two seconds, there is a person somewhere that is in need of blood. Additionally, around 72% of the public underestimate their need for blood. It is estimated that 85% of people in the United States, will need blood during their lifetime.
Center does. Please visit their website at: http:// www.coastalbendbloodcenter.org/
I hope that we can continue to find ways of bringing awareness to many great organizations in our area such as the Coastal Bend Blood Center that help Coastal Bend residents as well as everyone. By bringing awareness to this issue, we can help create awareness as well as work to find new tools to help both advance and increase blood donations. It is surprising to note, but statistically speaking, almost an overwhelming majority of us will at some point need blood during our lives. We all can truly benefit from these types of worthwhile organizations by doing our part to raise awareness and try and participate by donating blood.
If you have questions regarding any of the information mentioned in this week’s article, please do not hesitate to call my Capitol or District Office. Please always feel free to contact my office if you have any questions or issues regarding a Texas state agency, or if you would like to contact my office regarding constituent services. As always, my offices are available at any time to assist with questions, concerns or comments (Capitol Office, 512463-0672; District Office, 361-949-4603).
According to the Coastal Bend Blood Center’s website, here are a few key things to know about donating blood: #1. REGISTER. Your name, address and a photo ID (such as your driver’s license) are required. #2. QUALIFY. You will be asked questions about your health, including medical history, current medications and recent surgeries. These questions ensure you are healthy enough to give blood and that your blood will be safe to give to patients who need it. Next, a phlebotomist will check your temperature, blood pressure, pulse and iron level, which requires a quick finger stick. #3. DONATE. Another phlebotomist will then draw your blood. Brand new, sterile supplies are used for each donation. The actual blood draw takes less than ten minutes. Except for a small needle stick at the start, the process is painless. Once the draw is complete, the needle will be removed and you will be asked to apply pressure to the area and raise your arm for a few minutes. Most donors feel fine after giving blood. #4. RELAX. The Coastal Bend Blood Center provides water, juice and cookies, and ask that you relax a few minutes before leaving. Take a little time to read the post-donation instructions; they were written with your health and safety in mind. You can find more information about ways to help by donating blood as well as gain additional information about what the Coastal Bend Blood
September 2 marks the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II. Though the battles were fought far from the Lone Star State, Texas—and Texans—played a significant role in the U.S. war efforts. The Texas Historical Commission’s (THC) latest mobile tour, “World War II on the Texas Home Front” explores the legacy of these efforts in Texas and their lasting impact. Here are seven sites featured in the tour where you can experience the state’s compelling range of contributions to the 20th century’s greatest conflict.
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If you would like to follow the Texas House and learn more information on news, committees or other aspects of the legislative body, you can access its website at http://www.house. state.tx.us/ . The site features live streaming from committee hearings as well as access to a number of other resources. You can also follow the Texas Senate at http://www.senate.state. tx.us/ . For important information regarding transportation in the state, feel free to visit the Texas Department of Transportation’s website at http://www.txdot.gov/ . The Texas General Land Office’s website can be found at http:// www.glo.texas.gov/ , while the Texas Railroad Commission’s website is located at http://www. rrc.state.tx.us/ .
Rep. Hunter represents Nueces (Part) County. He can be contacted at todd.hunter@house.state.tx.us or at 512-463-0672.
City Council Roundup The Corpus Christi City Council met Tuesday. Here are some of the items of Island interest. Greg Smith, Chairman of the Island Strategic Action Committee, told the council that the committee at its September meeting voted to approve the updated Land Use Map for The Island which is part of the Plan CC 2035 masterplan for the city. The first draft of the plan restricted growth along the State Highway 361 corridor and around Lake Padre. The revised map addressed the objections by ISAC members who approved it unanimously. Islander Bob Paulison, Executive Director of Port Industries, presented an update to the council on plans to bring a desalinization plan to the Coastal Bend. According to information Paulision presented a Project Definition Package is expected to be in place by the end of 2015, with a decision on whether to proceed further with the plans to be made in 2016. Dale Rankin
Experience Texas in WWII at These Seven Sites
In Fredericksburg, the National Museum of the Pacific War, one of the 20 historic sites administered by the THC, pays tribute to those who served in the Pacific Theater. Special exhibits chronicle the career of Admiral Chester W. Nimitz who was Commander in Chief, Pacific and led combined military forces of the U.S. The George H.W. Bush Gallery features high-impact multimedia presentations and elaborate exhibits to retrace the war’s causes, conduct, and legacy. One-of-a-kind artifacts include a Japanese mini-submarine captured at Pearl Harbor and an American B-25 bomber. The three-acre Pacific Combat Zone exhibition has indoor and outdoor exhibits where visitors can experience living history programs. The site is also home to a Japanese Garden of Peace and the Center for Pacific War Studies.
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The original full-scale working model of the renowned Iwo Jima Monument can be viewed at the Marine Military Academy in Harlingen. The monument was inspired by a Pulitzer Prizewinning photograph of five marines, including Weslaco native Cpl. Harlon H. Block, and a navy corpsman, raising an American flag atop
Mount Suribachi in the Pacific. Block’s grave is located behind the memorial, and a museum adjacent to the monument showcases World War II memorabilia, a film, and exhibits.
Orange Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, the bayou town of Orange grew into an industrial city when its shipyards secured contracts with the U.S. Navy. It became one of the primary Naval production facilities in the continental U.S., drawing war workers from across the country. Visitors to the Riverfront Boardwalk and Pavilion can view the shipbuilding facilities along the Sabine River and a collection of THC historical markers that interpret the city’s warera history.
Terrell Thousands of British pilots attended civilian training schools in the U.S. during the war. The No. 1 British Flying Training School Museum in Terrell was the first and largest of its kind, training more than 2,000 Royal Air Force and U.S. Army Air Forces Pilots between 1941 and 1945. The museum is currently restoring an AT-6 ‘Texan’ flown during the war, renamed “Miss Pauline,” after Pauline Bond Baxter, a training instructor at the school. The permanent collection includes log books, training materials, war memorabilia, and uniforms.
Lubbock Lubbock’s Silent Wings Museum honors the war’s glider pilots who flew engineless glider missions in perilous conditions behind enemy lines. Located at the former South Plains Army Airfield site, the museum’s centerpiece exhibit features a fully-restored CG-4A glider. The museum also has photographs, artifacts, airborne equipment, and a living exhibit, the British Horsa Glider restoration project. North of Lubbock the Hereford Military Reservation and Reception Center confined more than 4,000 Italian prisoners of war between 1943 and 1946. The POW camp was one of the largest in the U.S. during the war. The camp was dismantled upon closing in 1946 and today only a water tower and small chapel, paid for and built by the POWs, remain. The chapel was vacant for decades until the Castro County Historical Commission launched a restoration effort in 1987. “World War II on the Texas Home Front” features slideshows, videos, and an interactive map with more than 50 sites throughout Texas that reveal the immense impact of the war on Texas. The free tour is available on the THC’s travel website www. TexasTimeTravel.com/Get-Guides.
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Club News The Island Moon provides this space for Island organizations. If you are a member of a club and want to get the word out about your events and/or projects send them along and we will get them in. Be sure to include a brief description of what your organization does and a contact person for those interested in joining. Send the info to editor@islandmoon.com and we will include it. Or call us at 9497700. Annual Padre Island Art Walk, Sunday, November 1, 2015 will be held at Billish Park (on Gypsy Street, Padre Island) from Noon to 4:00 PM. This event is Free, to all Craftsmen and Artist, call JoAnn Smith at (361) 949-7114 for more informationCSM (RET) HAROLD (BUTCH) G. SMITH Padre Island Dog Owners Group (PI DOG). Meets monthly for dog & owner activities, training and education. Sign up at padreislanddogpark.com. Free to join. For more information contact Lyn Edler (lyn.edler@gmail.com) or Bev Hoffman (bevhoffman@aol.com). Kiwanis Club of Port Aransas. Kiwanis meet at Noon each Wednesday at Stingray’s, 401 Beach Ave., Port Aransas. For more information please email portakiwanis@ gmail.com. Padre Island Uke Club – NOW Meets Every Other Week from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Island Joe’s Coffee and Gallery located at 13919 SPID right here on The Island. This is your chance to learn to play the uke. More than 40 people attend most meetings so you’ll want to arrive early to get a good seat. A $3 per person donations covers the workshop and instruction book and loaner ukulele (if you need one) RSVP online or call Barber Joe Sexton at 361 500-8955.or email at PadreIslandUkeClub@gmail.com. You’ll be playing your first song in just 20 minutes. Padre Island Yacht Club – is looking for new members. We have boat slips available to members. You are invited to attend any Friday Night Happy Hour event. Contact Mr. Bill Vincent, Rear Commodore in charge of Membership, lynnmvincent@ hotmail.com, to receive information about attending Happy Hour at PIYC. For those prospective members interested in renting a boat slip contact Mr. Barratt Sturtevant, bcsturtevant59@gmail.com. The Membership hosts nearly 100 social events every year: Holiday Events and Potlucks, Dinner Dances, Murder Mysteries, Soup Nights, Chili Cookoffs, Old Fashioned Picnics, Talent Night, Theme Parties such as Brazilian, Western, and Medieval Nights. Every Friday Night is Happy Hour from 6:00 p.m. to 9 p.m. KIWANIS Club of Padre Island. Kiwanis meets at Island Italian Restaurant 15370 S Padre Island Dr, at Noon on the first and third Wednesday of the month. Rotary Club of Padre Island Corpus Christi – The Rotary Club of Padre Island is always looking for new members seeking to put “service above self”. If you are interested, please come join us and see what we are all about. For more information contact Jacqueline Carlson at 361-331-8618 or jcarlson@ jmcarchitecture.com. Island Strategic Action Committee. Is a 14-member committee which meets at 5:30 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month at the Comfort Suites on Windward Drive. The committee’s purpose is to advise the Corpus Christi City Council on matters pertaining to The Island. All meetings are open to the public and the public is invited to address the committee during the public comment period. Padre Island Business Association. The association is a not-for-profit organization whose primary purpose is to advertise and promote Padre/Mustang Islands, Flour Bluff and Corpus Christi while advancing the interests of the business community. It is managed by a 9-member board of directors.
A membership luncheon is held on the 2nd Thursday of each month at Holiday Inn-Padre Island starting at noon. Mixers are held on the 3rd Tuesday of the month. The association annually has two fundraising events – Taste of the Island in the fall and a Wine Tasting in the spring. P.I.E. Padre Island Enrichment Club, Inc, P.I.E. strives to enrich the lives of Padre Island women through social activities and community involvement. Full membership luncheon meetings are held the second Friday of each month at the Holiday Inn. Members may also participant in special interest clubs (bunco, bridge, spades, books, etc) that meet throughout the month. For more information about PIE, please contact Katherine Pierce, President, at 361 9600327 or Jaki Boyd 361 533-0854. Island United Political Action Committee: Maximize representation of Corpus Christi residents on Padre and Mustang Islands in area government by promoting and supporting, by the endorsement process, proactive and unified voting in non-partisan races and other issues and referendums put to public vote. Meetings are open to the public. IUPAC meets the second Wednesday of the month at Island Time Sushi Bar and Seafood Grill. Board President - Brent Rourk, Phone 361-244-7603 e-mail: brentrourk@yahoo.com. Parrot Heads of Port Aransas – is a not-for-profit organization whose purpose is to assist in community and environmental concerns and provide a variety of social activities for people who wish to volunteer. Founded in 2009 the club motto is “Partying With a Purpose.” To join go to portaransasparrotheads.com or call LuAnn Ferguson, 361 749-5141 or 817 291-7034. POA - Padre Isles Owners Association. The Association’s primary responsibility is to maintain the Common Areas, assess and collect the annual fees and provide information and assistance to property owners. .. Membership in PIPOA is automatic for anyone acquiring record legal title to any property within Padre Isles. Their office is located at 14015 Fortuna Bay Drive on The Island. (361) 949-7025, padreisles@pipoa.net. ARK – Animal Rehabilitation Keep. Located in Port Aransas the ARK is affiliate with the University of Texas at Austin Marine Science Center. They handle the rehabilitation of most species of wildlife in the area with an emphasis on marine animals. They care for about 1300 animals each year, including about 300 sea turtles and more than 100 species of birds. If you find an animal in peril they can help Tony Amos is the Director. 750 Channel View Dr. Port Aransas. 361 749-6793, 361 442-7638. afamos@mail.utexas.edu. Island’s PIPPs Chapter of Corpus Christi Red Hat Society. In 2004 a group of Island ladies got together under a Palapa and founded the Padre Island Palapa Pals (PIPPs). Our only rule is that there are no rules! We are all about fun and friendship. We meet once a month for lunch and various fun outings from cupcake making to CPR. Padre Island Social Club is a group of fun loving people that enjoy experiencing the area. We get together for social and cultural events like Sunday Funday at the beach, diner or a night on the town. If you are interested in meeting new people, politics, fashion, all types of musical genres, pop culture, books, theatre, art, movies, museums, wine, beer, food, traveling and more then this is the place for you. This is the go-to Social Club for the Island and general Corpus Christi Shenanigans. You can contact them on their Facebook page. North Padre Mahjong Group Group meets weekly to play in small groups for the fun of it. We are looking for those who play the game but would also be willing to teach anyone to play who would like to learn. For more information contact Mitzi Mendez at almimendez@att.net for more information.
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By Melinda Myers Don’t pack away that shovel and trowel. Fall is a great time to plant a few new additions in the landscape. Here are just a few ideas for adding immediate and long term beauty to your garden. Add cool season annuals like pansies, snapdragons, ornamental kale and stocks to brighten the fall garden. Those in milder regions will enjoy them throughout the winter. Consider adding cold hardy pansies. They provide color in the fall garden, survive most winters, and are back blooming in the spring just as the snow melts. Fall is also a good time to plant perennials, trees and shrubs. The soil is warm and the air cooler, so the plants are less stressed and establish more quickly. Select plants suited to the growing conditions and be sure to give them plenty of room to reach their mature size. Plant trees so the root flare, the place where the roots curve away from the trunk, is even with the soil surface. Dig a hole, the same depth as the rootball, and two to five times wider. Roughen the sides of the hole and backfill with the existing soil. Water thoroughly and spread a two to three inch layer of mulch over the soil surface, keeping the mulch away from the tree trunk. Follow a similar planting procedure for shrubs. Plant these so the crown, the place where the stems meet the roots, is even with the soil surface. And be sure to keep the mulch away from the stems. Plant daffodils, tulips, hyacinths and other bulbs in fall for extra color next spring. Set the bulbs at a depth of two to three times their height deep. Then cover them with soil and sprinkle on a low nitrogen slow release fertilizer, like Milorganite (milorganite.com). This organic nitrogen fertilizer promotes rooting without stimulating fall growth subject to winter kill. Start planting spring flowering bulbs after the nighttime temperatures hover between 40 and 50 degrees. Be patient – waiting until the soil cools reduces the risk of early sprouting that often occurs during a warm fall. Those gardening in the far south and along the gulf coast can purchase pre-cooled bulbs to compensate for the warm winters. Or the chilling can be done at home by storing the
bulbs in a 35 to 45 degree location for at least 14 weeks before planting. Those tired of battling the animals may want to plant resistant bulbs such as daffodils, hyacinths, Fritillaria, alliums, Camassia, gloryof-the snow, snow drops, squills, and grape hyacinths. You may find it is easier to avoid the problem than battle the animals with repellents and scare tactics. Plant a few short season vegetables in your garden for fresh-from-the garden flavor this fall. Simply count the days from planting to the average first fall frost to determine how many growing days are left in your area. Select vegetables that will mature and can be harvested in that amount of time. Leaf lettuce, spinach, mustard greens, radishes and carrots are fast growing, cool weather tolerant vegetables that make great additions to the fall garden and your dinner plate. Get these vegetables off to a good start with a side dressing of low nitrogen fertilizer. Incorporate it into the soil prior to planting or sprinkle a narrow band along the row of plants. This organic nitrogen will provide needed nutrients without damaging the tender seedlings. Extend the harvest season with the help of floating row covers. These fabrics allow air, light and water through while trapping the heat around the plants. No construction is needed; just loosely cover the plants with the fabric, secure the edges with pipes, boards or landscape staples and let the plants provide the support. So be sure to get a jump on next spring’s garden season with a bit of fall planting now.
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Federal Grant to Measure Health and Benefits of Gulf Ecosystem Scientists with the Harte Research Institute (HRI) for Gulf of Mexico Studies received a $398,349 federal grant to develop a framework for evaluating the health of the Gulf of Mexico ecosystem and its ties to the well-being of coastal residents.
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The award is one of the first made by NOAA’s RESTORE Act Science Program, which was established by federal law after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The program, which announced $2.7 million in awards made to seven research teams Tuesday, is tasked with using a portion of Clean Water Act fines collected after the spill to develop management strategies to support the sustainability of the Gulf of Mexico ecosystem, including its fisheries. “We are excited about the opportunity to take the next steps in developing the tools to allow us to objectively assess the health of the Gulf of Mexico,” said HRI Executive Director Dr. Larry McKinney. “As we invest literally billions of dollars in restoration, we must have the means to assess how well we are doing, and this project lays the foundation to do that.” McKinney will lead a team of six coinvestigators on a two-year project, “Indicators and assessment framework for ecological health and ecosystem services.”
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The goal of the project is to identify a matrix of scientific indicators, conditions that can be measured to capture a picture of the overall health of the Gulf of Mexico ecosystem and the ecosystem services it provides. Ecosystem services are benefits and uses that residents gain from the environment. They include recreational activities like fishing and surfing to the pure personal enjoyment derived from living on the coast.
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Researchers will use these indicators to survey and evaluate current ecological health of the Gulf of Mexico and its ties to human well-being. Researchers plan to develop an assessment and decision framework that can be used by federal, state and local agencies, non-governmental organizations and other groups in support of ongoing restoration and protection projects in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Woman allegedly uses boyfriend as flathead screw September 3 8:40 p.m. 15800 South Padre Island Drive Aggravated Assault First Degree Felony A 47 year old man called Corpus Christi Police after his girlfriend tried to stab him in the stomach following a disturbance between the two in the parking lot of Bob Hall Pier on Padre Island. The man told Officers that he got into a verbal disturbance over some missing money with his girlfriend. The disturbance escalated into a physical confrontation when the girlfriend grabbed a flat head screwdriver and tried stabbing her boyfriend with it. The man was nicked across his stomach and did not suffer any serious injury. The man grabbed his girlfriend and tried to restrain her, but she bit him on his right thigh. The man was then able to hold her down until Officers arrived. CCFD EMS responded and treated the victim at the scene for minor injuries. The 42-year-old girlfriend was arrested for aggravated assault.
Someone hates this box! September 2 7:40 a.m. 6900 Weber Road Criminal Mischief (shooting a traffic light box) State Jail Felony The city traffic signal superintendent called Corpus Christi Police after technicians found the traffic box located at Weber Road and Aaron Drive had been shot an damaged again. The traffic signal superintendent told Officers that this was the seventh incident of gunshot damage to this traffic control box this year. He showed Officers a large caliber sized bullet hole in the side panel of the box. The Officer also noticed the six other bullet holes on the same panel that had since been repaired with epoxy. The bullet did damage to the electrical components inside. Total cost of repairs was estimated to be $9,000.
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September 2 6:10 p.m. 900 McDonald Street Aggravated Assault First Degree Felony Corpus Christi Police responded to the report of a shooting in the courtyard area of an apartment located at 933 McDonald Street in Flour Bluff. When Officers arrived they determined that a 38 year-old man had been shot once on the side of his abdomen by an 18 year-old male suspect that he knew. The investigation revealed that there was an ongoing dispute between the two men and the younger man had threatened the older man during a phone call earlier. The older man told him to come on over, and when the suspect showed up a short time later, he was armed with a handgun. After a physical fight, the suspect went and got the weapon from the vehicle that he had driven over. The victim was shot one time on his right side by the man. The offender fled the scene and was not located. Officers did locate the weapon used in the shooting in an alley behind 709 Flour Bluff Drive. The victim was transported to Spohn Memorial Hospital by CCFD EMS with non-life threatening injuries.
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These teams and their projects were selected following a rigorous and highly competitive process, which included a review by a panel of outside experts. Each of the teams will address one or more of the Science Program’s short-term priorities for the Gulf of Mexico, which focus on assessing ecosystem modeling, evaluating indicators for Gulf conditions, and assessing and developing recommendations for monitoring and observing in the Gulf.
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Researchers will test their methods in the Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve, a 185,708-acre complex of Texas marine, wetland and coastal environments, evaluating the potential for broad use in the Gulf of Mexico region.
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Backwater Adventures Coming Down The Mountain By Joey Farah Farah’s Fishing Adventures Last week I sat on the top of a mountain looking down upon the head waters of the rio grande river. I watched the aspen leaves shimmer in the wind and turn yellow in just a few days, with each morning chill. Fall is headed our way. Here in the coastal bend the change of season is not so apparent but the annual migrations of bait and fish are already in motion. Anglers looking for a quick and productive fishing trip should take a walk along the beach or out on the jetty rocks at first or last light. The beach is a magical place the first and last hours of the day. The finger mullet and small baitfish have been swarming out of the bays and when the surf is small one can find Spanish mackerel, trout, reds, tarpon and more in the first few guts on silver spoons and all kinds of plastic. Take some shrimp or squid and some small bait rigs and the whiting are unbelievably thick. You will need some small hooks and just enough weight to cast, FISHBITES are a kind of fabric coated with real fish stuff and they work great on the whiting. Cut them small and use a small treble or circle hook that they can take the whole thing in one bite. The redfish have been making their way out as well and fishermen throwing finger mullet in the surf zone can count on small black tips and reds to keep them busy.
live piggy perch is still the preferred fishing technique, but change is coming. Drifting the shallow flats with big weedless gold spoons is a great way to hook up on your biggest redfish yet. It's not scientific but very productive. A fast retrieve with bursts of yanks to pop that spoon. Drifting with live shrimp is darn near impossible as pin perch will eat your shrimp in seconds. Try pin perch, piggies, and finger mullet under the Corks as you drift by the sand pockets. Those black drum are getting thick again around the deep channels in the Boat Hole and Packery Channel. Sight casting to them is difficult and at night they come out of the channel and feed in the flats. As hunting season gets closer and the shot guns come out for dove season the bays become empty of fishermen. One can relax and enjoy the sounds of he wind and water, void of loud baits racing back and forth. If you have been thinking of taking a day off and learning the waters of our bays give me a call this is the right time. I keep one day off a week till the last minute. Let's go have an adventure.
By Jay Gardner
Well, if you’re reading this, that means you survived the final big holiday weekend on the Island. Wee hoo!!! We should get a couple months reprieve here until the winter Texans show up after the first cold fronts hit. I’m sure some of them are making preparations as the first fronts are starting to sweep the northern tier already.
And this is a really good topic for this time of year, as migration has started. The hummingbirds are fighting at my feeder as I type this right now. Hopefully the buff belly humming bird is still around, as they are big enough to run the golden fronted woodpeckers off the hummingbird feeders. I have two goldy’s that have taken to working the feeder, and I am ready to go to war with those two at some point in the very near future if they don’t change their ways.
Randi with a redfish
Feeling pretty tough with a keeper trout on live piggy perch. Just past pita island on the King ranch
I put a game camera up around the pond again the other day. It had been a few years since I’ve had one, and had been very curious about what all goes on there when I’m making the doughnuts. The bird list was kind of slow, because migration hasn’t really started yet, which included the typical mourning dove, collared dove, Inca doves, and cardinals, sparrows, and even a couple shots of a Kiskadee. The more interesting stuff were the feral cats that come in to the pond to drink at night. The camera has an infared deal on it too. Also, I figured out that the neighbor’s dog has a broken leash, and comes in to swim in my little pond every day about midmorning and mid-afternoon. Dirty dog! I had an idea who was messing up my pump, but now I have proof!. There’s also lots of pics of me and various folks wandering around in the yard, and also it captures the skiff coming and going. WITH a time-stamp. Ha! At least it helps keep an eye on things, LOL. Game cams are fairly inexpensive, and are a lot of fun for all ages. Speaking of feral cats, there’s been an increase in the amount of attention this issue is getting again. Many folks are of the opinion that it’s ok to spay/neuter and release. However, that doesn’t help the environment. Cats are an
I don't know who is more proud of this redfish we caught along the Intercoastal canal this young fisherman or grandpa. Live mud minnows
invader species. Weird to think about that, isn’t it? They’re not supposed to be here, and they’re definitely not supposed to be running around in the wild. They have a huge impact on migrating birds, as well as other native fauna, including frogs, toads, snakes, tortoises, lizards, squirrels (almost don’t feel sad about that), and endemic gophers. Feral cats are listed as one of the top invasive species in the world. When feral cats are introduced to islands (such as Catalina off California, and our own island) they account for 14 percent of avian and mammal extinctions. Like, GONE. They kill between 2 and 4 billion (yeah, BILLION) birds per year. Biologists from the Smithsonian claim that control of feral cats is one of the top wildlife management priorities here in the U.S., and in many places abroad. So please be conscious of their effects is what I’m asking.
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When I passed over the causeway on my last mile of my journey I felt a calmness come over me, I was home. Yes the rotten sea weed smell of Flour Bluff made me smile. Without any tropical storms out tides have been stable and the fishing consistent. Anchoring up with
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Not that the fishing has been bad lately, but it’s getting better. The redfish are starting to school up a little bit, and getting a bit more aggressive with their bite. Keith and I ran the Gulf Coast out the other day with Emma and MoMo on board, and caught a few redfish. Although that dang dolphin is still up in Deadmans. It’s been holed up in there for several months now. It’s obvious that at least someone has been feeding it, as it will come up right behind your boat when you sit down and start to drift, and it will follow you most of the way through the drift, hanging out right by the drift sock. Please do not feed the dolphins, ever, because that encourages them to put themselves in harm’s way by approaching boats. They are extremely efficient predators, and do not need our help. Well, I guess the message this week is don’t feed feral cats or dolphins. LOL. Put up the hummingbird feeders to try and offset the damage feral cats do. Maybe those that support feral cat colonies should be required to also put up hummingbird feeders. Hmmm….. interesting thought. And I leave you all sitting there wondering about that one this week folks. Remember loyal readers, my email has changed to tarponchaser@mail.com and I’ll see you around.
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Port Aransas Happenings… By Pam Greene, Parks and Recreation Department, City of Port Aransas
Flag Football Registration Registration has begun for a Flag Football tournament to be held in Port Aransas. The tournament is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 10. It will be held on the soccer field in Roberts Point Park, 301 J.C. Barr Blvd. Registration forms are available at the Parks and Recreation office, 739 W. Ave. A, across from City Hall. 361-749-4158. Pick up a form and round up seven others. Individuals signing up will be assigned to a team. Cost is $10 per team. The 9 am tourney will consist of four 8-person co-ed teams. Each team must have two 6th graders, two 7th graders, two 8th graders and two either 9th or 10th graders. The 9th or 10th graders can only play quarterback or lineman. Each team must have a minimum of one girl. Teams will pick own players of those registered. A captains meeting will be held at 6 pm on Thursday, Oct. 8 at the Parks and Rec office. • Teams must wear same colored shirts • Plastic cleats are allowed • Parks & Rec will issue flags
Sunset Yoga in the Park The time for this easy hatha style class has
been changed to 7 pm, tonight and every Thursday night. Stretch and watch the beautiful sunsets over the Corpus Christi Ship Channel at Sunset Yoga in the Park. Held at the Patsy Jones Amphitheater in Roberts Point Park, the yoga is for everyone at any level, novice to experienced and involves gentle stretching. Participants are urged to go at their own pace and listen to their body at the “judgment-free” lessons lead by certified yoga instructor Lianne Thomas. Cost is $2, cash or checks may be made out to COPA (City of Port Aransas). Bring your own mat and water. Visit www.cityofportaransas.org/parks_and_ recreation.cfm or inspire2yoga.com to learn more. Like us on Facebook: Port Aransas Parks & Rec Department and Inspire2Yoga.
Interval Training Two classes of high intensity training are offered every Monday, Wednesday and Friday by the City of Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department. One is held from 7-8 am and another starts at noon. The 7 am class is held at the Community Center, 408 N. Alister St. The M-W-F noon class is held at the Civic Center, 710 W. Ave. A, on the corner of Cut Off Road. Cost is $3 drop in or $30 for 15 sessions, payable to the City of Port Aransas. With certified personal trainer Karen Decker (361-903-0901), the class is open to men and women and is intense, but at a level more conducive to all ages and levels, not as hard core. Everyone works to their own ability, health restraints and level of fitness in a judgefree environment.
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Texas HS Football Incident Under Investigation After Players Appear to Attack Official By Dotson Lewis
The Good Old Days By Andy Purvis Special to the Island Moon
Special to the Island Moon Dotson’s Note: Saturday morning I was planning a great (hopefully) article about how you can watch a high school football game with increased enjoyment. I was going to provide you Moon Monkeys with some insider tips to understanding what all is going on during a game. But when I checked my phone, I was inundated with all kinds of voicemail and messages relating to me about, or asking about, the high school football “referee” being hit by two players! So I got with it, and the second or third message I heard and read was what I perceived as a “gag order.” It read in part, “Please help us ensure a proper response to this situation by refraining from public statements on social media at this time.” I am trying to find the definition for “social media,” but in the interim the following are, what I believe to be, the facts of the matter. Friday evening, September 4, 2015, an ugly incident at the end of a Texas high school football game is being investigated after two players from San Antonio John Jay High School appear to intentionally target and hit an official in the final seconds of a game against Marble Falls High School. The Northside Independent School District and the University Interscholastic League are investigating the incident, which was caught on video from multiple angles. Spectators at the game said that the incident in question came after multiple unsportsmanlike penalties earlier in the game, including the ejection of a John Jay player who threw a punch. The attack on the official came with about a minute left on the clock, while Marble Falls was attempting to run out the clock on a 15-9 victory.
The First Hit He also said that one of the players kicked out of the game for knocking over the official was not involved in the incident. Reynolds, while playing safety, was ejected several plays beforehand for a separate altercation. In total, four Jay players were thrown out of the game.
Marble Falls coach Matt Green said John Jay coach Gary Gutierrez apologized after the game. “I’ve coached 14 years and I’ve never seen anything like it,” Green said.
Both players were ejected. Northside ISD athletic director Stan Laing said the video was "very disturbing." Laing said the district is investigating the sequence of events leading up to the play, and the University Interscholastic League is aware of what happened.
The Umpire was “very upset” and “wanting to press charges,” Austin Football Officials Association secretary Wayne Elliott told the AP.
Players and students from John Jay have tweeted that the hit came after racial slurs were used by the targeted official. One of the two players involved in the attack of the official told SB Nation that he was "offended by the disrespect" of the official and alleged that racial slurs were used to describe both Hispanic and African-American players. John Jay starting quarterback Moses Reynolds is not among those who made allegations of racist comments, but did seem to come to the defense of his team's actions. A father of one of the John Jay players believed to have been involved in the incident told SB Nation that the viral video is being "misconceived," but chose to withhold a statement, “I have advised my son to let the school put out the response to that misconceived video. Once that happens I will be more than happy to share with you and to share my feelings about an unfortunate incident.” AD Stan Laing confirmed the two players involved have been suspended from the team.
It was 20 years ago this September, that Cal Ripken, Jr., broke Lou Gehrig’s 56-year record of consecutive games played, when he reported to his Orioles’ shortstop position for game
The incident occurred with approximately a minute left in Friday’s game, according to Marble Falls coach Matt Green. Marble Falls was trying to run out the clock and called for a handoff toward the left side of the line of scrimmage. The penalties stemming from the incident gave Marble Falls a first down. John Jay lost 15-9.
The video showed the Umpire watching the play, and his head snapping back when he is leveled from behind. The other player then dove into him.
Laing said the officiating chapter that oversees the Austin-based crew that worked the game is in the process of getting statements regarding the incident.
Cal Ripken
Laing wouldn't offer more details until he had more information on what transpired on the field. According to the athletic director: "We have to be very careful with what we say until we get the entire story," Laing said. "It’s really unfortunate. We’re still getting stories on different things. That’s why we’ve got to make sure to get the entire story before we basically share it with everybody, because we don’t want anything out there to be assumed. We want to be very clear on exactly what happened."
The players involved in the targeting of the official have not been identified, and the events leading up to the attack are also currently under investigation.
"The question of what instigated that is what we're trying to figure out," Laing said.
I find it very interesting that this week’s hottest topics in professional baseball include 1) the future of Matt Harvey, the star pitcher of the New York Mets, who may call an end to his season because he has pitched too much, and 2) Major Leagues Baseball’s burning desire to shorten the length of their games, in an effort to attract more attention from younger fans whose attention span lasts all of 30 seconds. My; how things have changed.
Elliott said he was seeking guidance from the state officials association, adding, “The first thing we want is that those two kids never play football again.” He declined to release the referee’s name. The University Interscholastic League, which governs Texas high schools sports, is working with the school district and officials on the investigation, according to spokeswoman Kate Hector.
Dotson’s Note: Just for grins, what do you think of the new style helmet pictured above? As to the investigation of the attack on the high school football umpire, I will keep you posted. I am sure that by press time, there will be much more information released. Your comments, suggestions, questions and concerns regarding Sports Talk articles, please call the Benchwarmers at 361-560-5397 weekdays, Mondays thru Fridays, 3-6 P.M. or contact me. Phone: 361-949-7681 Cell: 530-748-8475 Email: dlewis1@stx.rr.com
Cal Ripken, Jr.
number 2,131 at Camden Yards, Baltimore, Maryland. John Maroon was the Orioles’ Public Relations Director and in charge of putting the record-breaking ceremony together. It was his idea to come up with the banners that hung from the warehouse in right field. “I was at the on-deck circle when the banner flipped to 2,129,” said Angels’ Rex Hudler. “I almost started to cry.” Cal Ripken, Jr., is perhaps the nicest man I’ve ever met in person. He has been described as both epic and ordinary. I mean who receives a curtain call from the visiting fans? Cal is quiet, unassuming and was indeed embarrassed by attention. All he did was what he signed up to do: show up every day and give it his all. Sure there were days he felt bad and some days where he wasn’t 100%, but his teammates counted on him and he had signed a contract to play, so that’s what he did. “I was proud of the fact I could play all those games,” said Cal. There is so much history attached to Cal’s streak. Most people forget that Babe Ruth’s dad’s bar and restaurant was located in centerfield of Camden Yards. Ruth’s childhood home, a two-story simple residence, is within walking distance from the ballpark. It now houses many of Ruth’s artifacts from his younger playing days in Baltimore and stands as a museum to him. My sons and I have visited several times. That night, Cal’s kids threw out the first pitch and he was very impressed that Lou Gehrig’s Yankee teammate, Joe DiMaggio, was present for the event. President Bill Clinton and his sidekick, Al Gore, were both there. As baseball tries now to speed up the game, I remember Ripken receiving a 22-minute standing ovation as he ran around the outfield warning track, slapping hands with hundreds of fans. No one cared that the game time had been extended. It was an emotional night that reeked of the American Way, commitment and
sacrifice. According to Tim Kurkjian, Cal said, “This can’t be happening to me. This has to be someone else.” The Orioles beat the California Angels 4-2 that night and, oh yes: Cal hit a home run in the 4th inning with a 3-0 count. Angels’ player Rex Hudler said afterward, “This was the best game I’ve ever played in.” That night as Cal’s limousine pulled out of Camden Yards at 1:45 a.m. the last thing he saw was an old man standing by the roadside holding a sign that said, “Thanks for saving baseball, Cal.”
Smells of money So, Harvey, fresh off Tommy John surgery from over a year ago, now tells the Mets that Dr. Andrews has informed him that he should not exceed pitching over 180 innings. It will be interesting to see what is decided. Harvey has already pitched in 166 1/3 innings, and it’s only September the 6th. He is scheduled to pitch Tuesday night against the Washington Nationals. The Mets have not made the playoffs since 2000. This smells of money. Is Matt Harvey’s agent, Scott Boros, protecting him or his own pocketbook? I don’t think anyone knows when the next pitch is his last. Besides, all innings are not equal. Just how do you go about preempting an injury? He could pitch for the next ten years. According to Dr. Jobe, who invented TommyJohn surgery, that ligament is now ten times stronger than the one that had been replaced. As a teammate, once you sign up, you should be all in. I would not be surprised if they find Harvey tarred-and-feathered to his locker by his teammates. And don’t be surprised if Matt Harvey is not resigned by the Mets next season even if they win the World Series. I think fans want to turn back the clock to a time when players played for the love of the game. I bet Cal is scratching his head. One of the things we humans are built to do is to remember the good old days of the past. One way to do that is to write and talk about the players from yesteryear. Cal connected us to the past. Cal Ripken, Jr., stands for what is good and right about baseball. 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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