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Islanders, Monica and her Mom, Joan King, took The Moon to Venice, Italy, to celebrate Joan and husband Richard's 25th wedding anniversary. Local author and Island Moon columnist Devorah Fox took the Moon with her on a recent trip to the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York. See her column on page A4 of this issue.
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PD Seeks Two Peckerwoods Who Stole the ATM from Laguna Shores Marina in a Stolen Boat July 19 3:45 a.m. Island/3900 Laguna Shores Road Burglary of a Building officer who told them she observed a male and a female eat two bananas in the store before purchasing them. The security officer contacted both suspects and directed them to the self-check out to pay for the items. As the items were being scanned the suspects became disruptive and verbally abusive towards store employees. When store security tried to direct the suspects into the loss prevention office one of the suspects grabbed the officer by her upper body to pull her away. Both suspects then left the store in a car. Corpus Christi Police Officers went to the address of the vehicles registered owner and attempted to contact the male suspect. When he saw officers, he ran up the staircase of the mobile home and went inside. Officers contacted him and the male suspect used physical force to resist arrest. Casey Raines (06/06/1981) was arrested and charged with robbery for the physical assault on security following the theft, evading arrest for fleeing on foot from police officers, a Class A Misdemeanor, and resisting arrest, for using physical force to resist arrest, a Class A misdemeanor. The female was not located.
Talking on Cell Phone While Driving Leads to Hard Drugs July 18 12:20 a.m. 1800 Flour Bluff Drive Possession of Controlled Substance (HS 481.115 State Jail Felony)
Corpus Christi Police Property Crimes Detectives released these images of two men believed to be responsible for an unauthorized use of a boat and for a theft of an automated teller machine. Corpus Christi Police Officers were dispatched to a business located 3900 block of Laguna Shores Rd. for a theft of an ATM from inside of a business located on a fishing pier. A 62-year-old male reported that when he arrived at work he observed two males on a boat near his business. When he observed that the front door to the marina was open, he walked inside and observed that the ATM was missing and he also noticed that the lock on the front door was missing. When he walked back outside the two males on the boat attempted to flee the scene but the boat bottomed out in the shallow water. The suspects were able to regain control of the boat and left toward The Island. The boat was later determined to be stolen from a home on the Compass canal and was recovered where it was abandoned on the canal near the base of the JFK Causeway. Anyone who can identify any person responsible, or has any additional information about this crime should call the Corpus Christi Police Property Crimes Detectives at 8862841. Anyone with information about this crime and would like to keep their identity secret may call Crime Stoppers at 888TIPS (8477) or submit the information online at http://www.888TIPS.com. Information provided to Crime Stoppers which results in an arrest may earn the caller a cash reward.
65 year-old forger arrested July 21 2:40 p.m. 1100 Waldron Road Forgery Corpus Christi Police Officers responded to a business located in the 1100 block of Waldron Road for an individual attempting to cash a forged check from a car in the drive through lane. Officers were shown a cashier`s check for over $1,700 issued by another bank. That bank was contacted and they said the check was not issued by them and was a forgery. Roberto Seidner (08/15/1949) was arrested for forgery, a state jail felony and transported to the City Detention Center without incident. The 2012 Mercedes sedan he was in was impounded. The police department reminds everyone to never agree to cash a check or money order made out to you for over the amount you are owed, with the agreement that you will send someone else the difference.
Banana Thief Splits the Scene Flees to Trailer House July 20 8:25 p.m. 1200 Flour Bluff Drive Robbery (Banana) PC 29.02 Second Degree Felony) Corpus Christi Police Officers responded to a business located 1200 block of Flour Bluff Dr. and contacted a store loss prevention
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A Corpus Christi Police Officer on patrol observed a male driving a 2013 Nissan Rogue in the 1800 block of Flour Bluff Dr. on his cell phone. The officer contacted the driver, Rocky Haggard 34, who did not have a driver’s license. Inside the vehicle officers found a backpack in the back seat that contained several small zip lock bags with a white, crystalized substance residue and a measuring scale. In the console of the vehicle there was a zip lock bag that contained a white, crystalized substance believed to be methamphetamine
Two Lone Star Tall Boys + One Baby = Jail for Granny July 21 4:30 p.m. 15000 Leeward Street Child Neglect Corpus Christi Police responded to a call in the 15000 Leeward Dr. in response to an intoxicated female pushing a stroller in the middle of the road with a child in it. Officers arrived and observed a 41 year-old woman staggering while walking north on the side of Leeward Dr. and she was pushing a small pink stroller. As officers approached the female she nearly lost her balance and fell and when she noticed the officers, she dropped two 16 oz. Lone Star beer cans. Officers contacted her, and they immediately detected a very strong odor of alcohol coming from her person and her breath and she refused to let go of the carrier. The 20 month old child was crying and officers had to pull the females right hand off the carrier`s handle in order for her to let loose of it. Four other witnesses told officers they saw the female staggering while walking and drinking beer and they were concerned for the safety of the female and the child. CCFD EMS responded to check on the child and the female who was identified as the child’s grandmother was arrested. She was charged with child neglect, a state jail felony, and public intoxication, a Class C misdemeanor. The child was released to the grandfather when he arrived at the scene.
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Are You Well Versed on Your Social Security Benefits?
By Dotson Lewis, dlewis1@stx.rr.com Special to the Island Moon Dotson’s Note: By no stretch of the imagination am I an expert on Social Security. But since I have been receiving some of the “benefits” for almost 20 years, I have had and have heard many questions regarding this rather important matter for those who have been paying in to social security for all of their working careers. The following are some of the questions/answers I have heard. If you have others, please send them to me by phone or Email. I also know an expert Social Security “red tape cutter.” We tend to think of Social Security benefits as going just to retired workers. But the more than 59 million Americans who receive monthly payments from Social Security include children, widows and widowers who’ve lost working mates, disabled people who can no longer work, and even the former spouses of breadwinners. Q: Retirees are the biggest group, right?
Q: And benefits can extend to divorced spouses, too? A: Yes. In 1965, because divorce so frequently created financial distress for older women in this country, Social Security extended benefits to divorced spouses whose marriages had lasted at least 20 years. That term was later shortened to the current 10 years.
Basically, the rules provide that a divorced spouse can receive benefits on an ex-spouse’s work record — even if the ex-spouse has remarried. This includes a spousal benefit while the ex is still alive and a survivor benefit after that person dies.
To claim benefits before the death, you must be unmarried and age 62 or older. Your ex-spouse must be entitled to retirement benefits. And the benefit you’d get on your own work record must be smaller than what you’d get on the work record of your ex-spouse.
A: Yes. They number about 38 million. Generally, you need 10 years of work in a job in which you pay Social Security taxes to be eligible for retirement benefits. You can apply for these benefits as early as age 62 or as late as age 70, with the monthly amount going up the longer you put it off. Your payment is largely determined by your lifetime earnings — specifically the money you earned during your highest-paying 35 years.
The rules are a bit different if you’re claiming a survivor’s benefit as a divorced spouse. You can’t qualify if you remarried before age 60, but you can if the wedding took place at 60 or older.
If you’ve been married at least a year, your spouse may qualify for a spousal benefit when you begin your own retirement benefit. It’s generally equal to as much as 50 percent of what you’re getting.
A: One of the unfortunate facts of American life is that 1 out of 4 of today’s 20-year-olds will become disabled before they reach retirement age. However, it’s not easy to win approval for disability benefits. Social Security’s definition of disability is quite strict — the condition must be severe enough to last for at least a year or to end in death.
Q: How is it that children can get benefits? A: Social Security provides cash benefits to families who lose their breadwinners because of death or disability. The money goes not just to the surviving spouse but to children and can be substantial over time. For example, if a 30-yearold worker dies, leaving a wife and two young children, the expected lifetime benefits for the children and widow would equal a $476,000 life insurance policy, according to the Social Security Administration. But there may also be benefits for children whose parents simply retire. That can happen when the people became parents late in life.
If you wait until your full retirement age to begin a benefit as a divorced spouse, you can get 50 percent of your former spouse’s full retirement amount. How do benefits work for disability?
If you apply online, you’ll be asked to fill out several questionnaires electronically. You’ll need medical reports that support your claim.
All claims begin with a five-month waiting period, which is followed by a review process that typically requires about 100 days for a decision. If you’re turned down, you can then begin an appeal that may take as much as a year for a final verdict. Q: What about SSI benefits? Are they provided by Social Security?
Generally, benefits are available to children under the age of 18 — or 19 if they’re still in high school. The money is payable to a biological child, an adopted child or a dependent stepchild. A child who is over 18 and disabled may also be eligible if the disability started before age 22.
A: Social Security administers SSI (it stands for Supplemental Security Income), but the money doesn’t come from the Social Security taxes that workers pay. It comes from general tax revenue. And the program is “means-tested” — only certain people with low income qualify.
For a child to claim benefits, the parent must normally have worked for at least 10 years. However, in cases where a parent dies at an early age, his or her children can get benefits if the parent had as little as a year and a half’s work in the three years before the death.
SSI benefits may be available to people 65 and older who fall within strict financial limits. That’s in addition to any Social Security you may qualify for. Disabled adults and children who have limited incomes and resources may also qualify. Generally, resources must be less than $2,000 for an individual and $3,000 for a couple. When valuing your assets, Social Security counts bank accounts, cash, stocks and bonds but not your home or your car, or small life insurance policies, burial plots and burial funds.
Q: How much money can a child receive? A: It can be as much as half of a living parent’s full retirement or disability benefit, or 75 percent of a deceased parent’s full retirement benefit. However, because several children in a family may be receiving benefits at the same time, there’s a limit on how much can be paid to one family. The limit ranges from 150 to 180 percent of the parent’s full retirement amount. Q: What about survivor benefits? A: Widows and widowers can receive 100 percent of their deceased breadwinner spouse’s full retirement benefit if they wait to claim until they reach their own full retirement age, currently 66 for people born from 1945 to 1956. However, a reduced survivor benefit can be taken as early as age 60. Widows and widowers who are disabled can take their survivor’s benefits as early as age 50.
Q: How do I apply?
A: You can apply for many types on the Social Security Administration website. Or call the agency’s toll-free phone number, 800-7721213. Another Dotson’s Note: If you need a list of Social Security or Veterans Administration contacts, please let me know, I have a bunch. Questions and/or comments are welcome. Please snail mail or Email The Island Moon or call Dotson at 361-949-768 or 530-748-8475 or Email: dlewis1@stx.rr.com Have Fun!
100 block Zahn Road 6:15 a.m. July 20 Burglary of vehicle 14400 block Compass Unauthorized use of motor vehicle 14500 block SPID 9:10 p.m. July 18 Gasoline theft 14600 block SPID 11 a.m. July 17 Burglary of vehicle/burglary of habitation 15200 block SPID 10:20 a.m. July 8 Theft from building $50-$500 15200 block Leeward 4 p.m. July 17 Burglary from motor vehicle 15300 block Leeward 9 a.m. July 19 Burglary of motor vehicle 15500 block Dyna 7 p.m. July 17 Theft of vehicle parts
Record Breaking Marlin Caught Near Rockport Team Legacy out of Houston reeled in this 972-pound Marlin in the Bustante tournament last week beating the old Texas record by nearly 100 pounds. The Marlin was caught in the Gulf of Mexico and, amazingly, according to the fisherpersons took only about twenty minutes to land.
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Ethel Eyerly Community Center The Ethel Eyerly Community Center in Flour Bluff is open with a full activities schedule which is shown below. All are welcome.
Wine, Whine, & Design! The Hibiscus will be the subject of the next Wine, Whine, & Design workshop at the Port Aransas Art Center on Sunday, August 3.
Nutritious Meals Served For Persons Age 60 and Over
Texas A&M UniversityCorpus Christi Begins Construction on Momentum Village Housing
Paint a gorgeous Hibiscus one step at a time. trace patterns and paint in simple steps guided by an artist. The Art Center provides all materials including 16X20 canvas, brushes, paint & wine glasses! The instructor is Arlene Hughes; BYOB and Snacks. Call or stop by to sign up & Pre-pay to save your spot, it fills up quickly. Cost is a $40 donation to the new Art Center Building Fund.
11:30 A.M. ($1.50 Suggested meal donation) Monday Silver Haired Fitness 10-11 AM ($8/month-Ladies Only) Computer Interest Group 12:30-2 PM
If you drive along Ennis Joslin between SPID and Ocean Drive you will notice some new construction on the site that used to be city ball fields. Work has begun there on new student housing at the Momentum Campus.
The three-building housing complex, called Momentum Village, will be open for any student, offering fully furnished rooms for 482 students, mostly in four bedroom-four bath combinations. The four-story housing on seven acres will feature townhome and apartment-style living complete with study rooms, a pool and fitness center. Students living at Momentum Village may catch the Wave bus shuttle that will operate exclusively between Momentum Campus and the Island Campus.
The class runs from 5-8 p.m. and is at the Art Center, 323 N. Alister 361-749-7334.
Wii Bowling 12:30 PM Ping Pong (Table Tennis) Class each Monday 5-9 pm
Mission Winds Clarinet Quartet Coming to PACT
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Momentum Village is the latest addition at the University’s Momentum Campus, off Ennis Joslin Road. Momentum Campus also includes the Dugan Family Soccer and Track Stadium, the Thomas J. Henry Tennis Center, and recreational sports fields. Road construction is currently ongoing to complete Islander Way and the underlying infrastructure needed to continue to fully develop the site.
Noted Quartet Adds Port Aransas to Their Southern Travels
Zumba Gold (Co-Ed) 10:30-11:30 AM ($20/month or $4/session) Table Tennis & Table Games-12 PM Wednesday Silver Haired Fitness 10-11 AM
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Fabulous music will resonate from the walls of the Port Aransas Community Theatre (PACT) on August 24th beginning at 7:00 PM as the Mission Winds Clarinet Quartet will perform a variety of musical offerings.
AARP Chapter 4181 Meeting @ 1 PM (2nd & 4th Wednesdays) Thursday
American Campus Communities is the developer for the $26 million project, which is scheduled for completion by July 2015. The Island University is preparing for continued increases in student enrollment. Enrollment has increased 22 percent over the last five years. Since 2011, freshmen enrollment has increased 20 percent. The University’s official 2013 fall student enrollment is nearly 11,000 students.
This accomplished quartet comprised of Eb, Bb, and Bass Clarinets will please the audience as they perform a wide spectrum of today’s music. The quartet is from the United States Air Force Band of the West, stationed at Joint Base San AntonioLackland, Texas.
Zumba Gold (Co-Ed) 10:30 AM ($20/month, or $4/session) Wii Bowling & Chair Volleyball - 12:30-4:45 PM Quilting 2nd Thursday of the Month Friday Silver Haired Fitness 10-11 AM ($8/month – Ladies Only) Table Tennis – 11 AM Bingo -12:30 PM ($.50 Cards)
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Launches New ‘Writing for Non-Profit Agencies’ Course Beginning August 4 The Office of Community Outreach and the College of Liberal Arts at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi are launching a new non-credit course titled “Writing for Non-Profit Agencies” to begin Monday, Aug. 4, and run through Saturday, Oct. 5. “This course will give participants a thorough understanding of the kinds of writing they would have to do in non-profit careers,” said Dr. Charles Etheridge, Associate Professor of English. “This course differs from others because it enables participants to do the writing themselves, and receive constructive criticism for their work from a professional.” The nine-week professional development course, which will be completed entirely through Texas A&M UniversityCorpus Christi’s Blackboard Learning System, will be taught by Etheridge. The course will cover a range of professional documents commonly written by non-profit professionals including internal communications, public information and announcements, newsletter and social writing posts, grant proposals and fundraising letters. The cost for the course is $200, and all members of the community are invited to enroll. Participants will receive a certificate of completion from the University upon successful completion of the course for 45 hours of continuing education credit. For more information or to register online.
Practice for Parkinsons There will be a free practice paddle and organizational meeting for Paddle For Parkinson’s on Saturday, July 26 at Billish Park, 15601 Gypsy. The paddle begins at 9:00 am at the boat ramp closest to the park and at 10:00 am at the pavilion in the park for the meeting. Following the meeting, we will move to the Moon Market held at the Windward Drive Parking lot on the Gulf side of North Padre Island. There will be t-shirts, kayak raffle tickets and holiday cards for sale. Come out for any and/or all of it, but definitely come out for the fundraiser on 8/30th! FMI:361-9609597 or www.catchthecure.org.
With the addition of this housing complex, the Island University will have 2,272 units for students. This includes two additional residence halls on the Island Campus that will open in August.
Performing for civilian and military audiences throughout the southern region of the United States the members of Mission Winds Clarinet Quartet total many years of professional experience with symphony orchestras, chamber ensembles, touring shows, and today’s popular artists. See http://www. bandofthewest.af.mil/ for more information about the quartet and the United States Air Force Band of the West.
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Tickets are FREE and are available at the door or from brownpapertickets.com. Visit www. portaransascommunitytheatre.com for more theatre information or call (361) 749-6036.
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Corpus Christi’s Greatest Treasures Award Presented to Betty Noble Turner, Mayor Emeritus
For those who have ever considered joining PIE, or just wonder what PIE is all about, join PIE for a festive August entertainment! What a great opportunity!
Betty Noble Turner, former mayor of Corpus Christi and Port Aransas resident,was awarded the Corpus Christi’s Greatest Treasures Award on July 17, 2014 at the American Bank Center.
PIE booths will include, but will not be limited to: Bridge, Bunco, Lunch Bunch, Happy Hour, Beach Night, Craft Night, Movie Night, Service Standing Committees, Scholarship Committee, and Executive Board.
Membership fair and BINGO at 11:20 a.m. Friday, August 8, Holiday Inn.
PIE members will man booths for each PIE activity. Expert PIE members will give information, answer questions, accept new members, initiate new activities, help form new activity groups, and explain about PIE Board membership.
This special award recognizes Corpus Christi residents, age 65 and older, who have made a significant difference in the lives of those they have touched. The Mayor’s Council on Aging, which was established by Mrs. Turner, instituted this award that was inspired by Tom Brokaw’s The Greatest Generation.
12:00 Noon -- Lunch, $15.00 -- catered by Holiday Inn Make reservations early! Kathy Merchant at 361-774-8994, or email:
kmerchant99@gmail.com. Bring $25.00 for your yearly dues! For questions and testimonials, ask any happy PIE member!
“As I heard of all the selfless acts of service and commitment to our country and community I was thinking I’d vote for her and I’d vote for him. I am in awe of all the honorees and humbled to have been nominated. I established the Mayor’s Council on Aging in 1987 and they created the award later on. Never did I imagine that 27 years later I would be a recipient. I am very proud of the work of the organization and their passion for creating an age friendly community,” acknowledged Mrs. Turner.
Godspell Coming to Port Aransas Community Theatre
Fish open new doors in the fight against cancer
July 31 is first performance By Brent Rourk Godspell is coming to Port Aransas Community Theatre.
It began when a research professor gave a talk at the University of Texas Marine Science Institute Advisory Council meeting heard by Jack and Valerie Guenther and Ronald and Karen Herrmann. He related the story of how a small fish is leading the fight to understand the role of hormone receptors in cancer. The two couples are giving Dr. Thomas the support he needs through a combined generous grant of $250,000, for the next step in his research.
Godspell is a powerful musical originally penned as a master’s project by John-Michael Tebelak in 1970 and released as a musical by Stephan Schwartz. It is loosely a series of parables based on the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. Modern music set to traditional hymns infuses the musical with a distinct flavor.
In the PACT presentation individual actors have wrapped their vision and creativity around a parable, directing and presenting it with their own musical interpretation and cast. The overall director is Ken Yarbrough, a seasoned actor and director. The results are bound to please as PACT as this play has drawn a top notch community theatre cast.
The professor is Dr. Peter Thomas with the University of Texas Marine Science Institute, and when he speaks about his research there is passion in his voice. It is understandable given that he discovered a new class of hormone receptors called membrane receptors (mRs). The first he found was the mR for progesterone in spotted seatrout ovaries, which led to the discovery of two additional mRs for estrogen and androgen. Each of these receptors is found on the outside of the cell wall and each has also been identified in humans by searching the human genome. Dr. Thomas’s research has shown that the estrogen and progesterone mRs play important roles in premature birth and breast cancer in humans.
Godspell director Yarbrough said, “Generationally, Godspell has changed lives and inspired community within people that come from every background, because it is about love and compassion.”
Godspell plays at PACT on July 31, August 1,2,7,8,9 at 7:00 PM and matinees on August 3rd and 10th at 2:30 PM. Tickets are $15.00 and available at Brown Paper Tickets - http://www. brownpapertickets.com/ or at the door. PACT is located at 2327 State Highway 361 in Port Aransas.
His most recent discovery, the androgen mR and subject of this gift causes breast and prostate cancer cells to die when activated. The next phase of research is finding ways to selectively activate the androgen mR and thus new treatments to help kill cancer cells.
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Sunset Review at State Office of Administrative Hearings
Little-known office plays large role in dispute resolution
From Oil Boom to Sustainable Economic Growth
By Jim Lee By Todd Hunter, District 32
Over the past few weeks, I have written about a number of state agencies that are undergoing the sunset review process. As a reminder, this is the process in which the state has to identify and eliminate government waste, duplication and general inefficiencies in state agencies. The Texas Legislature established the Texas Sunset Advisory Commission in 1977. The sunset review process is designed to review each of the state agencies every twelve years. This review is done by taking up a certain number of the state agencies each time the Texas Legislature convenes. In this week’s article, we are going to review the Texas State Office of Administrative Hearings. The Texas State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH) is an agency within the executive branch that operates as an independent state agency. It serves as an agency that is tasked with conducting efficient, fair, and prompt administrative hearings along with alternative dispute resolution proceedings. Overall, SOAH is responsible for referrals from more than fifty state agencies as well as other governmental and quasi-governmental entities. It is their objective as an agency to conduct fair and timely decisions that are placed before them. To achieve this mission, the agency has a team of Administrative Law Judges committed to due process and focused on an impartial review of the cases before them. These judges preside over a variety of contested case hearings and work to come to a logical and pragmatic resolution. In some cases, SOAH is able to mediate the appropriate cases to resolve them without having a hearing, which results in a quicker resolution and less expense for litigation. The referral process at SOAH is divided into a total of seven different teams dealing with the agency, as well as its subject matter. The teams are broken down into the Alternative Dispute Resolution, Administrative License Revocation and Field Enforcement, Licensing, Economic, Utilities and Tax. The Administrative Law Judges will generally serve on several of the teams depending on the variety of the types of cases before the agency. As an example, the
Texas Office of Administrative Hearings can cover a wide range of subjects from professional and vocational licensing and regulations, teacher and state employee benefits, child abuse and neglect, child support enforcement, workers compensation healthcare provider reimbursement, financial and utility regulation, environmental and natural resources, and the payment of taxes owed to the state or counties. The Texas State Office of Administrative Hearings is run by the Chief Administrative Law Judge who is appointed by the governor and must be confirmed by the Texas Senate for a two-year term. SOAH is headquartered in Austin, Texas but also has a number of additional field offices that are located in Corpus Christi, San Antonio, El Paso, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, and Lubbock. Due to the size of our state, the agency has a total of thirtyone other remote sites where SOAH can hold hearings. The agency is also able to conduct certain hearings and take public testimony by telephone. Depending on the situation, SOAH may do mass hearings in cases where it is more appropriate to do so, to try and make the process more efficient. If you are interested in learning more about the Texas Office of Administrative Hearings, you can go to their website at http://www.soah.state. tx.us/ Some of the other agencies we will review in the upcoming weeks include the Texas Education Agency, Texas Facilities Commission, Texas Workforce Commission, University Interscholastic League, as well as a number of other agencies. If you would like to learn more on your own about the Sunset Advisory Commission or other agencies undergoing the sunset review process, you can go to www. sunset.state.tx.us . If you have any questions regarding the Texas Office of Administrative Hearings or the sunset review process, please don’t hesitate to contact either my Capitol or District office. My offices are available at any time to assist with questions, concerns or comments (Capitol Office, 512463-0672; District Office, 361-949-4603).
Rep. Hunter represents Nueces (Part) County. He can be contacted at todd.hunter@house.state.tx.us or at 512-463-0672.
Cornyn in NRO: A HUMANE Border Solution This is a moment to put politics aside and prove that you are serious about governing. By Sen. John Cornyn From its beginning, our nation has faced enormous challenges. During these times, leaders who didn’t always see eye to eye came together to solve our nation’s problems. Looking at the current situation in Washington, I find myself wondering if those days have passed. I wonder if the youth of America will witness the same sort of great compromises and great results that fill their history books. Right now, there is an urgent humanitarian crisis on our southern border. Children are risking their lives in the hands of drug cartels. Some are dying. Communities are being overrun, and government resources are being strained. The Obama administration has admitted there is a humanitarian crisis, and that a loophole from a law passed in 2008 is a source of the problem. After identifying a problem and a cause, one would think that it would be easy for a president to propose a solution. Sadly, we do not have such a leader in the White House. Nor do we have oneý running the Senate, for that matter. Instead of addressing the challenge at hand, President Obama and Harry Reid have chosen to take the easy way out, pander to their political base, and simply throw money at the problem. I understand that putting forward a solution is tough. It requires effort, the ability to withstand criticism, and a willingness to compromise to get things done. It requires taking the responsibility that comes with public office seriously and putting forward solutions to difficult problems. It is about doing our jobs. This is why I have partnered with Representative Henry Cuellar (D., Texas) to put forward the HUMANE Act, which would help solve the immediate crisis on our border. Now, some on both sides of the aisle have expressed concerns about this legislation. On the right, they have said this bill would make it easier for illegal minors to achieve legal and
asylum status. That is wrong. The HUMANE Act would not change current law with regard to either claim. It would, however, make sure current law is actually enforced by speeding up court dates and the removal process for unaccompanied children. It is also worth reminding the American people that (1) there are numerous fraud-prevention measures in our current asylum laws, which the HUMANE Act would not change, and (2) more than 70 percent of those seeking asylum in the U.S. last year were ultimately not awarded status. On the left, many claim that these children will not receive proper legal representation. Wrong again. ýThe HUMANE Act would not change current law, which requires the Department of Health and Human Services to ensure to the greatest extent practicable that legal representation is provided for these children. I have not heard many of my friends on the other side, who supported this legislation unanimously six years ago, complain about the current law in this respect over the years. Some worry that this bill will be seen as a vehicle for comprehensive immigration reform. I in turn would ask if they have witnessed any of the dysfunction in Washington as of late. Others are concerned that there are not enough protections in this bill for the children. Yet we have added protections that do not exist under current law, such as an expedited court hearing before a judge, and for those with credible claims, stronger safeguards to ensure that children are not released to dangerous criminals. Now, is the HUMANE Act everything that everyone would want? By no means. It is narrowly targeted to solve a national crisis and assist thousands of children. To those who would like to see more, I would say that this is a moment to put politics aside and prove that you are serious about governing. If we can demonstrate to the American people that we can fix this problem, we can earn their trust to solve bigger issues.
Tourism to Padre Island National Seashore creates $20.976 million in Economic Benefit
Report shows visitor spending supports 279 jobs in local economy A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 515,831 visitors to Padre Island National Seashore in 2013 spent $20.976 million in communities near the park. That spending supported 279 jobs in the local area. “Padre Island National Seashore is proud to welcome visitors from across the country and around the world,” said Superintendent Mark Spier. “We are delighted to share the story of this place and the experiences it provides and to use the park as a way to introduce our visitors to this part of the country and all that it offers. National park tourism is a significant driver in the national economy - returning $10 for every $1 invested in the National Park Service - and it’s a big factor in our local economy as well. We appreciate the partnership and support of our neighbors and are glad to be able to give back by helping to sustain local communities.” The peer-reviewed visitor spending analysis was conducted by U.S. Geological Survey
economists Catherine Cullinane, Thomas and Christopher Huber, and Lynne Koontz for the National Park Service. The report shows $14.6 billion of direct spending by 273.6 million park visitors in communities within 60 miles of a national park. This spending supported more than 237,000 jobs nationally, with more than 197,000 jobs found in these gateway communities, and had a cumulative benefit to the U.S. economy of $26.5 billion. According to the 2013 economic analysis, most visitor spending was for lodging (30.3 percent) followed by food and beverages (27.3 percent), gas and oil (12.1 percent), admissions and fees (10.3 percent) and souvenirs and other expenses (10 percent). The largest jobs categories supported by visitor spending were restaurants and bars (50,000 jobs) and lodging (38,000 jobs).
economic boom and its long-term growth path.
Connecting the long road to sustainable growth from the current economic boom are physical and human capital accumulations, among other things. Workforce development appears to be the weak-est link in South Texas, contributing to historical income and skills gaps with the rest of the nation. To bridge such gaps, local higher education institutions and workforce training facilities could ac-celerate their student enrollments and graduation rates by multiple folds. Yet a more effective alter-native is to focus on academic programs of professional degrees, such as engineering and medicine, which generate higher “wage premiums.”
Oil Boom and Bust Global energy crises during the early and late 1970s sent the U.S. into severe recessions. Yet soaring oil prices in the 1970s through their peaks exceeding $37 a barrel in 1980 elevated both household income and employment growth in Corpus Christi. As the nation struggled through the adverse economic effects of energy price shocks, annual income growth in Corpus Christi topped 10 percent during those periods. With a weak global economy, oil prices subsided during the first half of the 1980s, ending with a sudden collapse to below $15 per barrel in 1986. That global oil bust reversed the economic fortunes of Corpus Christi, which re-mained stagnated during the following two decades as oil prices in constant dollars stayed flat. In 2008, oil prices skyrocketed to $90 as a result of rising demand from emerging markets overseas, notably China and other Asian countries. Despite the global recession in 2009 in the aftermath of the U.S. financial crisis, advances in shale oil drilling technology and the prospect of returning to the pre-recession price levels both contributed to another round of oil boom. The current economic boom in Corpus Christi is unprecedented at least in the context of the scope of the impact. For the first time, Corpus Christi is affected by oil and gas drilling activity in its backyard. In addition to providing supporting services for oil and gas exploration and drilling, a substantial portion of the oil and gas supplies in the Eagle Ford Shale region is processed through the facilities in Corpus Christi or shipped through its port. Industries in the Corpus Christi Port District, including oil and gas refineries and petrochemical plants, are flourishing.
Growth Magic An oil boom by its very nature cannot last forever. The intimate relationship between the local economy and the world oil market implies that the current economic boom in South Texas will not sustain without continued improvements in the fundamental factors for longterm economic growth. The magic of economic growth is no magic at all. Instead of natural resource endowments, long-term economic growth results from technological advances and accumulations in human capital and physical capital, all of which also enhance labor productivity. The local economic boom during the 1970s did not result in a permanent lift in Corpus Christi’s overall standard of living because those ingredients for long-term growth were largely absence.
Annual Average Wages, Constant Dollars Employees’ productivity is typi-cally reflected in their wages. De-spite currently record job growth and income growth, wage earn-ings among local residents today remain more than 10 percent be-hind the national average as in the past. This wage gap widened over time from the early 1980s through the most recent national recession ending in 2009. The persistently subpar local wages are attributable to relatively low education attain-ment and skill levels of the local workforce. In other words, human capital was the weakest link be-tween the area’s
Closing the Wage Gap
Despite an increase in the local population with a college degree by 2 percent over the past decade due in part to increased enrollments at the area’s institutions of higher education, the share of college graduates in Corpus Christi today remains appreciably below the national average. The metro area has 6 percent fewer bachelor’s degree hold-ers than the rest of nation does. One in five local residents at least 25 years old have not finished high school, compared to 12 percent for the U.S.
Education as the Weakest Link
One way to bolster a region’s labor productivity and thus wage earnings is workforce development through education or skills training. According to the data of Economic Modeling Specialists Interna-tional (EMSI) Analyst, the so-called “wage premi-um” for college degree holders working in Corpus Christi is about $14,000 for Del Mar College gradu-ates, and $21,000 for Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi graduates. About 60 percent of grad-uates from the university and nearly all Del Mar graduates have found employment within South Texas. Given these data and a number of simplifying assumptions, some back-of-the-envelope calculations suggest that, other things being equal, the current wage gap would be eliminated if the area’s community college enrollment expands by four times, while the university enrollment expands by 16 times.
While expanding college enrollments by multiple times seems a formidable goal, those two local institutions are already heading in that direction. In particular, Texas A&M UniversityCorpus Christi has adopted a strategic plan, called Momentum 2020, which includes a goal to attract 15,000 students within the next five years. This implies that the university’s enrollment could double by 2025. Should its student body expand twice as fast as its current projection, the deficit in local education attainment would diminish by 2035.
High-Paying Jobs
Enlarging the overall size of college enrollment is, of course, one of myriad ways to close the local income gap. A more effective alternative to boosting wage earnings is to focus on highpaying occupations and their skills. The “wage premiums” among workers with professional degrees, such as accounting in business and engineering in sciences, are substantially higher than those for non-professional degrees like history. For instance, the hourly wages for mechanical engineering graduates in the Coastal Bend currently average at just below $40, which is more than twice as much as the average local wage rate. As such, if the local university were to expand its academ-ic programs solely in professional degrees or fields that would help graduates land high-paying jobs, then the community’s wage gap would also be closed within the next 20 years—the same amount of time the university must take by doubling the rate of its planned enrollment growth with its existing academic programs.
Plan CC
The City of Corpus Christi is in the process of developing a community-wide strategic plan for the next 20 years, dubbed Plan CC. One priority of this plan should be to enhance the community’s standard of living. With hind-sight, this goal cannot be realized without raising its labor productivity and regional competitiveness to meet the workforce demand of the 21st century marketplace. To this end, additional investment in workforce development should be part of the community’s long-term action plan. Building a skilled workforce also fosters the region’s oc-cupational diversity, which in turn makes the Coastal Bend economy less vulnerable to a downturn should its local oil and gas industry suffer an eventual downfall.
IUPAC to Sponsor Candidate Endorsement Night Islanders Can Meet Candidates in Formal and Informal Settings By Brent Rourk Save the dates. Meet the candidates who are running for office in November and who will represent you and be a part of your city government. The Island United Political Action Committee (IUPAC) is sponsoring a Meet and Greet BBQ fundraiser and a Candidate Endorsement Night during the next two months. On Monday, August 25th at the Office Lounge IUPAC will sponsor a Meet and Greet BBQ from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM . Mark your calendars so that you can enjoy the fun and help the IUPAC raise funds so that they can continue to sponsor events that bring candidates to our island. Brauts, dogs, and chips available. IUPAC will then sponsor on Wednesday, September 24th a Candidate Endorsement Night for District 4 and at large candidates at the Holiday Inn on North Padre Island from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM. This is an opportunity prior to the November 4th election to listen to candidates explain their qualifications and reasons for seeking office and to hear their
answers to pivotal questions that impact our island.
Early voting for this year’s election will be held from October 20th until October 31st. Applications for ballots run from September 5th until October 24th. So far City Council candidates running for District 4 include incumbent Colleen McIntyre and Joseph Edward Vollmer II. One at-large City Council post will be available as Councilman David Loeb announced that he will not run for reelection. Additionally, Mayor Nelda Martinez intends to run for re-election. The deadline to file as a candidate for the November elections is 5:00 PM on August 18th.
IUPAC is a non-partisan organization that encourages islanders to vote in city elections. IUPAC knows that a large block of voting islanders can make a difference and can swing elections. They are working diligently to provide community members the opportunity to learn more about candidates running for office this November. Mark your calendars and see you at these two important events.
Dog Dodges Deck Mower, Desires New Digs
I have another puppy that I would like to try to get to live large on the island. This little girl is about 10 weeks old, not spayed, and was a mess! She had been living in the farmers fields near the airport for weeks and would not come out. They started cutting the fields this week and she got out but almost ended up under a deck mower! She had a collar on but it was so tight that it looks like she was growing into it and choking herself. We got it off and cleaned up her wounds. I have put her on Craigslist and Petfinders thinking that the collar would draw someone’s attention. So far nothing. I think she is a corgi mix, and will be a small dog. She has been cleaned up, first set of shots done, and de-wormed. Please call John if you can adopt this baby 361-877-8521
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Daddy Detector, Mama Metal & Baby Bucks By: Thomas Worsham As with any endeavor one pursues, there is always a better place, method or idea to enhance the experience a person has in the pursuit of excellence in one’s hobby. That was the case in late 1979 for several of us detectorists in the Coastal Bend Area. Myself and two or three of my hunting buddies had been hunting land sites all over the coastal area. We had been quite successful finding old coins, artifacts and an ample supply of jewelry, both silver and gold on the local beaches. Although we had been finding a lot of things, we all had been reading about the new and exciting hunting that was catching on along the Eastern coastal states of the United States. A couple of hunters had begun hunting in the shallow waters of Chesapeake Bay, hitting many of the old swimming holes and long forgotten resorts of yesteryear. It was unbelievable the amount of old and new jewelry that they were amassing. As they progressed, they would write in magazines and would tell their stories to the metal detector manufacturers for all to hear. It didn’t take long before the water hunting fever had taken hold of myself and one of my friends. Like all people in the beginning, we struggled to invent the equipment that we would need for retrieval of underwater targets. Our long handled scoops that we started out with were crude; however, we found them to be effective enough to do the job. We both purchased state of the art underwater metal detectors from Fisher Electronics that we know would perform the best under our local beach conditions. So in the summer on 1979, underwater detectors and homemade long handled sand scoops in hand, we made a list of the local bay swimming areas that we would start our new hunting strategy in the water. We decided to first try the local beach called North Beach or Corpus Christi Beach to just see if this water hunting was going to open up an all new territory for us. It didn’t take long in the water to get accustom to the new detectors, but it did take a bit longer to master the scoops and how to handle them as we attempted to retrieve the signals that we came across. However, almost immediately we realized that we were on to something that would change our hobby forever. Almost every step I took would yield a target. It may have been a coin, a pull tab, a pair of glasses or a fishing weight or a pocket knife, however, we knew immediately that this was going to be an experience that we would be hooked on forever. My friend, within the first thirty minutes started shouting and waving. I stopped and started wading toward him. As I approached, I could see that he was holding a shiny gold wedding band. We both spent twenty minutes looking it over before it dawned on both of us that this is only the first of many. Next I came up with a beautiful, yet small woman’s ring with four small diamonds. As the morning went on, we continued to find coin after coin, rings, silver and occasional gold one, as well as the usual trash that one might expect to find in the water after years of people swimming. We ended this day with four or five gold rings each as well as some silver rings and coins. We thought we
were done for the day, tired and wet but still overwhelmed at what we had found. We got out of the water and as we walked to the vehicles, were confronted with a lot of people there were curious as to what we were doing. As we were unloading our pouches, all were amazed at the finds that we had made and were buzzing around us like a swarm of bees. We had been in the water wading for over six hours. Our arms were aching, our legs were heavy from the weightless conditions and cramping from the fact that we had dehydrated ourselves. Still neither one of us could stand it and we decided to rest for a while that afternoon, find some night lights and begin hunting in the water again that very same evening. We met back at the beach just before dark and decided to hit an area where the remnants of an old pier still protruded from the water, knowing that this pier had been in existence for 50 or 60 years with much use by fishermen and tourist. We entered the water and started digging targets all over. As with all pier areas, fishing weights and leaders, etc. were everywhere. Knives and fishing implements of all kinds were showing up, even fishing reels. Just about the time we both were tired of exhausting our energy digging up these common things, I received a signal that sound strange but still worth going after. As I began to dig, it became louder and louder. Excited, I dug even faster, then a strange thing happened, the signal was no longer in the hole in the underwater spot that I had been digging. I searched all around the water near the hole thinking I had thrown in out with a scoop of sand but had no luck. I flashed my night light at my friend and caught his attention. He came over and I told him what had happened. He searched to same area with his detector and had no luck either. He then turned on his light and waded up next to me to talk about how the target could have disappeared, but as he neared, his light happened to fall upon my long handled scoop and the glint of gold reflected in the artificial light of his headlamp. There hanging around the handle, above the scoop section was a gold chain with a Mexican five Peso coin attached to it. He mumbled something and never missed a beat, just took off hunting furiously, moving from one target to the next. I secured my find in my pocket, separating it from all the other junk I had found, guarding it like the Holy Grail. We continued to hunt the waters until almost midnight. All total, we each came out with a couple of more gold rings a piece and I had my gold chain and Mexican gold coin. The bug had bit us both and we spent days hunting the waters of this beach and the finds kept surfacing, seemingly never ending. I hunt these same waters today. My good friend has since passed away, yet as I hunt these waters, I think of him and know that he is there with me, eager to see my next find. I will continue to hunt this beach as well as many in the local area, however, this particular beach will forever hold memories of the times my friend and I spent together in this exciting hobby. We each would best each other on different occasions however, there was no jealousy on either of our parts. We were just excited to see what each other had discovered. This story that I have told is, yes, the thrill of the hunt, a new experience, but really it is about the friendship and companionship that a friend and in shared for many years. This story also, is not the last one you will read about this friend and me at this very same beach. There will be more. Remember, even when hunting in the water, carry all of your trash out of the water and if you think that the hole underwater that you dug is too big to leave uncovered, kick a little sand back in so that another wader doesn’t stumble across it and fall.
She Works Hard for the Money By Erica Rose Who is she? She’s a working mother in this case, she DOES work hard for the money, and as the song goes, “So you better treat her right!” But who is that “you” that Donna Summer is singing about? A husband? Boyfriend? Friend? Any one of these people would do well to treat the working mother in their life the right way – but let’s not forget the most important person. If you are a working mother, that person would be YOU. You should also treat yourself right!
Working Mother I am a working mother. I’m pretty sure many of you would agree that working mothers put themselves last in the grand scheme of things. We forget to eat lunch in the middle of a busy workday, we hope that we have remembered a dentist appointment on the right day, and we still have no idea what we will cook for dinner in the evening. A working mother juggles her own schedule as well as her children’s, and maybe even her husband’s. Where, in all of that chaos, do we remember to treat ourselves right? And how can we do it? What does it look like? My own mother was a working mother, and she worked other working mothers under the table! I don’t think I ever heard her use the phrase “me time” – and I can’t help but think about how common that phrase is today. Even though she never used it, as I began my journey into motherhood and the working world, she would remind me to take care of myself. “Take time for you,” she’d say. Perhaps she recognized the changing dynamics in marriages and in households – a working mother could take some time because a working husband was willing to hold down the home front, or someone in the family was willing to take the reins so that mom could take a few moments to herself.
Treat yourself right In any case, treating yourself right can happen in many forms. The place that comes to my mind immediately, living here on the Island, is the beach! Whether its 30 minutes or a couple
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Another favorite of mine is going to a movie – ALONE. Now, don’t get me wrong – I am the first in my group of friends to plan a ladies’ night. But sometimes, just sometimes, going to the movies with your girlfriends is as much work as taking your own kids! I love my girlfriends, but there are times that call for seclusion. You don’t have to ask anyone what they want to see, or what they want from the snack bar, or save seats….you take a couple of hours to sit in the darkness and turn your brain off…and enjoy!
Since I brought up the notion of girlfriends and ladies’ night – you might be thinking about the last time you went out to dinner and a movie with the gals. I have another suggestion: start a book club or join a book club. Most book clubs read one book per month. It provides many sessions of treating yourself right, when you take the time to sit down, read and relax. (Why not double up and take your book to the beach?!) I belong to a book club that my sister started, and I am able to enjoy reading the book selection for the month, as well as look forward to meeting with my group to discuss the book. We cook, we have drinks, and we meet in each other’s homes or in a public setting. We even came up with a cool name - “Between the Covers.” Feel free to email me with questions on joining our book club or questions on starting your own.
These are three easy suggestions to take care of YOU, while being easy on the wallet as well. Consider sharing them with other working mothers that you know – and take the time to try one out for yourself. There is indeed no truer adage than that of “If Momma ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy!” – so take that important step of treating yourself, too.
Port A Happenings Christmas in July Four days of Christmas celebration begins on Monday, July 21. Each day through Thursday, from 2-4pm, activities, games, crafts and more will be available for kids at the Girl scout hut in the Parks and Recreation building, 739 W. Ave. A, on the corner of Cut Off Road. Thursday will be ‘Christmas’, including presents. All ages are invited, but those under 5 need to have an adult present. Cost is $2. Adults are free.
Guided Beach Walk Tomorrow, Friday, July 25, all ages are invited to participate in a guided beach walk. Join guide Shirley Fischer as she leads the stroll between the pier and jetties. While walking, she will impart her knowledge gained from roaming local beaches for many years as you hunt for shells and other treasures. Meet under purple pennant near Horace Caldwell Pier at end of Beach Street. The free walks are held the fourth Friday of each month courtesy of Parks and Recreation.
Cookie Night Yum! Cookies are included in with the afterhours pool fun Saturday, July 26. Meet at the Community Park Pool, 700 Clark Pkwy, off Ross Avenue. Regular entry fees apply for the event set for 6:30-8:30pm. All ages are invited to come have fun.
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Take a break from the hot sun with some inside fun at the free bingo and board games afternoon.
Three hours of entertainment provided as we stimulate our minds in the cool. It is open to all ages, but those under 5 must be accompanied by an adult. Meet Monday, July 28, 1-4pm, at the Girl Scout hut inside the Parks and Recreation building, 739 W. Ave. A, on the corner of Cut Off Road.
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Try more fun experiments during Weird Science on Tuesday, July 29. From 2 to 4pm, the science stuff will happen at the Girl Scout hut inside the Parks and Recreation building, 739 W. Ave. A, on the corner of Cut Off Road. Cost is $2 per child. No charge for adults who attend, but kids under 5 need to have an adult stay.
Splash Camp
Drop the kids off at the pool and take the time to enjoy some time for yourself, or go run some errands. For whatever reason, children ages 6-10 can go to the Community Park Pool and play with lifeguard supervision without an adult. Splash Camp is Wednesday, July 30, from 11:30am to 1pm. The cost is $1, and it is held at the pool, 700 Clark Pkwy., off Ross Avenue. Send sack lunch with child.
Halloween
We will be celebrating another ‘pretend’ holiday on Thursday, July 31. Come dressed up or make a costume here as we play games, make crafts and have all kinds of Halloween fun. It will be another Chillin’ Time at the Girl Scout hut inside the Parks and Recreation building, 739 W. Ave. A, on the corner of Cut Off Road. The cost is $2 for children. No charge for adults.
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Although variations of this scam have been around for a long time, it has become more sophisticated with the abundance of information on the Internet. Con artists are more often using personal information gleaned from family blogs, social networking sites and online newspapers to add credibility to their calls. A new twist reported recently to BBB had these roles reversed. An 18-year-old Corpus Christi man received a phone call from a scammer who claimed to be his grandfather and stated he was in need of money. Unfortunately for this con, the victim’s grandparents were deceased. BBB offers this advice to avoid becoming victim to an imposter scam: Resist the pressure to act quickly. Don’t let a potential scammer push you into sending money before you verify the situation. Be skeptical. Ask questions only the grandchild could know the answer to, without revealing too much personal information about yourself. Ask the name of a pet, a favorite dish or what school they attend. Your loved one should not get angry about you being too cautious. Verify information. Check with the parents to see if their child is really traveling as they say they are. Don’t wire money. Never use a transfer service to send money for an emergency you haven’t verified is real. Know where to turn. If you fall victim to a scam, report the incident immediately to local police, the Texas State Attorney General and your local BBB.
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Another great weekend in Port A…
By Ronnie Narmour ronnienarmour@gmail.com
I’m sorry sir, you have AFBS…
I just spent five hours NOT writing this column because I couldn’t get off Facebook. It’s quite an addiction. I wake up in the middle of the night and check it. I check it first thing in the morning. I’m up to almost 900 “friends.” I got it bad. Only one thing keeps me from totally going over the edge. I refuse to buy a smart phone. Yep. I still carry my beloved flip-top so my compulsion is limited only to computer time at home. I do have a laptop but I don’t take it with me much. My friends (the real ones that I actually see and talk to) give me a hard time about not buying a smart phone. “Ronnie, you’re living in the dark ages. You need one of these fancy smart phones so you don’t miss anything.” I don’t care. I watch too many people stare endlessly at theirs, completely oblivious to everything going on around them. I know I would be right there with them if I had one. I think our brains are going soft here. I see syndromes in the making. Yes sir, they got all the tell tale signs: eyes—glazed and vacant; posture—slumped and unresponsive. It looks like a bad case of Acute FaceBook Syndrome, or “AFBS” for short. Perhaps the zombie apocalypse is already here. AFBS hits teenage girls the most, but anybody can get it. Here, give ‘em this pill and throw that smart phone as far as you can. I’m keeping my flip-top.
R.I.P. Johnny Winter …
Kevin Giles and Two Tons of Steel played the Back Porch on Friday night I saw some good stuff last week. Two Tons of Steel (San Antonio, TX) hit the Back Porch with a vengeance. Frontman Kevin Giles was on fire. I mentioned that he was sort of a cross between Dwight Yoakam and The Ramones… I Jake Ward and the Coastal Riders should have thrown a whirling Dervish played Giggity’s on steroids in there last Friday night somewhere. This dude was on a mission. Also last week, I saw excellent performances from Americana newby Jake Ward and the Coastal Riders (Corpus Christi, TX) at Giggity’s; our favorite piano man, Stevie Start (N. Padre Island, TX) at Shorty’s; blues rocker John Cortez (Corpus Christi, TX) also at Shorty’s; and cosmic cowboy pioneer, Gary P. Nunn (Austin, TX) at the Back Porch. The island was packed and so were the bars. But, Saturday night at Giggity’s was the place to be… the incredible blues belter, Shelley King
The Shelley King Band played Giggity’s last Saturday. Johnny Winter dead at 70
Texas blues icon, Johnny Winter died at the age of 70 in a hotel room in Zurich, Switzerland last week. The unmistakable albino with long white hair and a voice gravely as 50 miles of bad road was at the end of a European tour and succumbed to pneumonia. Born in Beaumont, TX on Feb. 23, 1944, John Dawson Winter III grew up comfortably middle class, the son of a cotton broker-turned-building contractor. An undeniable force on the international blues scene, Winter collaborated with such giants as Muddy Waters, Mark Knopfler, Eric Clapton and Billy Gibbons. He played Woodstock and was named 63rd on Rolling Stone Magazine’s list of All Time Greatest Guitar Players. I knew Winter back in the mid 70’s in Austin when he hung around Antone’s and Rome Inn with Stevie Ray Vaughan and The T-Birds. He was always spooky as hell but played a guitar like nobody’s business. I’ve got a great Johnny Winter story that’s a little too colorful for this page. Buy me a drink and I’ll tell you sometime. Rest in Peace Johnny. You made a difference.
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(Austin, TX) was in town and brought a full band with her. Her boys, Perry Drake on drums, Kyle Judd on guitar and Tony Velasco on bass were actually her original line-up and have played with her, off and on, since 1996. Shelley has played a half dozen or so solo gigs at Shorty’s over the past year and a half, but hadn’t brought her whole band to town since she played the Back Porch over a couple of years ago and brother this show rocked and rocked hard. She’ll be back at Giggity’s for another band show on August 23rd.
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The surprise of the week came on Thursday Coming this week… when Mike Stinson (Houston, TX) made his Port A debut at the Porch. This guy has it going On Thursday the 24th, Independent Thieves’ on. According to Wikipedia, “A frontman, Garrett Wieland native of Virginia, Mike Stinson will play a solo gig at Shorty’s moved to Los Angeles in 1991. and country music singer, Inspired by the country rock of Tracie Lynn (originally Gram Parsons, as well as more from Portland, TX) will play traditional country artists such the Back Porch. On Friday as Johnny Cash and George the 25th, Americana rising Jones, he began to write songs star, Neil Austin Imber, will and eventually formed his own play Giggity’s and a very band. Stinson released his debut cool party band from San album Jack of All Heartache Antonio, Finding Friday, in 2002. The album includes will play the Porch. The lead a sardonic ode to California singer, Chris Byrd, was a entitled “Late Great Golden doorman at the Laboratory State.” Dwight Yoakam later Brewing Company in S.A. covered the song on his album (circa: 2000) when I was the Population Me and released it GM there. He used to blow us as a single. Robert Hilburn of away when he’d sing karaoke. the Los Angeles Times wrote I’m glad he found a band. On in 2003 that Stinson is “one of Saturday the 26th, one of my Singer-Songwriter Mark Los Angeles’ best-kept musical all time favorite bands, The secrets.” In the 2004 edition of McKinney will play the Black Dirty River Boys (El Paso Marlin on Saturday its annual Best of LA feature, by way of Austin) will return Los Angeles magazine selected to the Back Porch. Melissa him as Best Country-Western Artist, adding Brooke will open the show. The DRB’s are that “Late Great Golden State” ought to be amazing. I’ve seen them a half dozen times and California’s official anthem. His song “Counting put them in the same league with Uncle Lucius, My Lucky Stars,” from second album Last Fool The Wheeler Brothers, Folk Family Revival at the Bar, was featured in a 2006 episode of the and blacktopGYPSY. DO NOT MISS the CBS series Cold Case entitled “The Red and Dirty River Boys. Also on Saturday, real deal the Blue.” Though he plays guitar in his own authentic country artist, Pete Devin and Texas band, Stinson has worked as a drummer for Moon will play Shorty’s, 80’s cover phenom other musicians, including Christina Aguilera Passing Strangers (San Antonio, TX) will and Lucinda Williams. Stinson relocated to play Brewster Street, jumping blues cruisers Houston, Texas in 2009. His most recent album, Mike Milligan and the Altar Boys will play The Jukebox in Your Heart, was produced by Giggity’s and rising American/country artist Jesse Dayton and recorded at Willie Nelson’s Mark McKinney (Austin, TX) will play the Pedernales Studios in Austin.” He’s got the Black Marlin. This show is another installment pedigree. Stinson’s show was spirited and of the Black Marlin’s summer concert series original. He didn’t soak us down with tired which will feature Adam Hood and the Tejas relics, instead treated our unsuspecting ears to Brothers in future weeks. a barrage of sharp as a tack hooks and turn on a dime themes. I heard a new Ely in the making. ♫ ♪ And, that’s the truth! ♪ ♫ His polish is raw enough to keep you off guard
Live Music Tonight Thursday, July 24 Tracie Lynn @ Back Porch Free Beer Band @ Giggity’s Garrett Wieland @ Shorty’s Jon Wolfe, Cameran Nelson @ Brewster Street Brian & Diana @ Doc’s Seafood After Work Concert Series (5 PM) @ House of Rock Double R Nothing @ Katz 21 Lil Jon, Cash Out, Kat Dahlia, Propain @ American Bank Center Billy Snipes @ Fins Starlite & the Moonbeams @ Dr. Rockits Marco @ Scuttlebutt’s Chrome Wheels @ Upper Deck John Boyd @ Stingrays Friday, July 25 Billy Snipes @ Shorty’s Neil Austin Imber @ Giggity’s Finding Friday @ Back Porch Ray T & the City Crew @ Flats Lounge Brian & Diana @ Doc’s Seafood Five Card Draw @ Brewster Street Indie Boom @ House of Rock N’Rumba @ Katz 21 Clarence Clark @ Fins Ruben Limas @ Blackbeard’s Starlite and the Moonbeams @ Dr. Rockits Flashback @ Executive Surf Club Fabian Rivera @ Scuttlebutt’s Chrome Wheels @ Garage Bar Abbi Walker @ Stingrays Saturday, July 26 Pete Devin & Texas Moon @ Shorty’s Mike Milligan & the Altar Boys @ Giggity’s Dirty River Boys, Melissa Brooke @ Back Porch Mark McKinney @ Black Marlin Passing Strangers @ Brewster Street Will Owen Gage @ Katz 21 Taboo, Hush @ Concrete Street Tiffany @ Fins
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