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February 18, 2016

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Backwater Adventures

On the Rocks

Big Trout

By Jay Gardner

By Joey Farah Farah’s Fishing Adventures Well once again I’m behind deadline for my MOON MONKEY crew, too many hours on the water. This does say that what I write is up to date happenings on the water so I hope it helps a few out or inspires you to stop looking out the window and go fishing.

Just as hearts were pounding spring flowed through the jetties.

Massive amounts of shrimp and small baitfish poured into the bay this week and with it came the BIG MONSTER BLACK DRUM. As many as 40 a night have been coming to hand at JOLLY ROGER OUTLAWS got together on the Lagoon marker 37 pier the last few for a great day of fishing. We had limits of trout from the nights. The only problem is that ICW on soft plastics. there are so many small trout that you have to use crab or sea lice to keep a turn on again till mid day. The grass lines are bait in the water. This massive movment of fish best first thing in the morning as these fish are shallower and in clear water, feeding on small has let loose spring fishing. perch that are eating shrimp. Natural colors in This morning we stopped along the east side of small 3”DOA CALL SHADS have been tops the ICW about five miles down from the bridge. for an all day bite. Order all your DOA BAITS We were using soft plastics and as swarms of FROM THEIR WEBSITE or stop bye Roy’s, bait swam by we caught a trout on every cast they have a pretty good selection. The biggest for over thirty minutes until we picked up advantage you can give yourself this week is a tube of PRO-CURE. This is an extra fish-smell additive that I use every day on my soft plastics and live bait. Shrimp, blue crab, shad, and menhaden are my favorites depending on the fishing you’re doing. Down south fishing along the north shoreline of Baffin has been good for hunting big trout but now that temperatures have stayed up the big fish have definitely spread out to all reaches of Baffin and beyond. This is great, getting out away from the boat pressure will improve your chances. Look for most of the biggest fish along grass beds in 2ft of water close to rocks.

Carol beat the boys easily with this double jig and SOA soft plastics. Her first cast was a double!

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and moved. The amount of fish in the channel this week is amazing, with the low tide. Try drifting or wading the east and west side at first light, then move towards the flats adjacent to the channel as shrimp settle down and bury themselves out in the soft bottoms in about 2-5ft of water. We have also been catching good keepers out in the murky open water of the King Ranch Shoreline during the middle of the day.

These fish feed heavy during the night and don’t

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Man, the weather has been GREAT lately out and about on our Island. The water at the beach has been beautiful, the winds have been mostly cooperative, and driving hasn’t been all that bad on the sand at all. This is definitely the calm before the storm, almost like an “Indian Spring?”. We all know what an Indian summer is, but I haven’t been able to figure out what beautiful, mid-and-late February weather is.

I’ll take it in any terms. What a great time to live on the Island! The Zeps even got baby Nash out the other day and joined us for a bit.

We’ve been having some wonky tides over the past six months. First, it came up so high in the early fall that it floated boards off the docks.

Then, it didn’t drop out when it was supposed to in November and December; in fact, the water levels stayed up and we saw some pretty high tides, especially for winter. And then it held high through January and into February, where it finally started dropping out (and I mean, Elvis has LEFT the building two weeks ago), and

the appearance of scissor-tailed flycatchers. Of course, there is also the dreaded “three-at-30” that also marks the start (and continuation) of spring typically followed by a hard summer.

Three months of 30 MPH and plus winds out of the southeast every day, and you loyal readers know what I mean. Time to stock up on AquaNet to hold those coiffures down, and nail the deck furniture to the deck.

Time to get your stuff together for the big show next weekend on February 27th; this will be the 47th (just kidding, it’s the 21st) annual Big Shell Beach Clean Up down on the Padre Island National Seashore. As a reminder, due to the popularity of NOT waking up at 4:45am on a Saturday, we will again be starting at 8am this year. Come on down to the Visitors Center (free admission to the Park) and Tom Bergen and Ranger Buzz will tell you where to go and get lined up this year. Maybe you’ll be un-lucky enough to wind up with me as your section leader, but we’ll head south and get it knocked out anyway. Of course there will be hotdogs thanks to CCA-Corpus Christi Chapter and pizzas thanks to Daniel Dain at Dominoes. Get it on your calendar for next weekend and hit up info@ friendsofpadre.com if you need more information.

This past week has been a bunch of those “you’re going the wrong way” days when I’ve crossed the bridges into town to go to work in the morning.

The weather has been very nice, and maybe after the CCA-CC banquet coming up here on March 10th I’ll be able Rachel and Zep with baby Nash to breathe a little easier and might even be able to take a now its creeping right back up. What is going day off (gasp! Oh no! the world would end!) on around here? Meanwhile, Florida is getting Drop me a line if you want to know more about pummeled with some actual winter weather, any of the events coming up at tarponchaser@ and the manatees are all hiding up the rivers in mail.com and we’ll see you On the Rocks. the springs together. Wouldn’t surprise me if a manatee showed up here the next season, maybe word will get out that we had a mild winter.

Speaking of having a mild winter, I’m really starting to believe that we might be headed towards spring sooner than later. I’ve already seen a few snakes out and about and there have been other reports of them stirring already as well. What’s also really telling is the mourning doves (and collared, and white-wings) are all talking to each other and starting nesting season.

I can’t remember the last year that they really cranked it up in mid-February. This could be a fairly interesting season.

However, we may get whacked again, and again like what happened two years ago. That was a really bad spring break, and I hope for the local businesses sake alone that we are really headed into spring. The last two harbingers of spring are the new leaves on all the mesquite trees and

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Refreshments will be available in the work area and at Malaquite following the event.

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This masked marvel loaded up on a nice 4-pound trout on glow DOA SOFT PLASTICS along the ICW this week.

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Class Rankings Sports, job searches, and UIL events hardly compare to the competitiveness of school. From an early age we are taught that we must reach a certain standard to succeed and move forward, and later shown that as our academic careers progress, it only becomes more difficult. The smartest pass in elementary and middle schools, and only the top percent of high school students are accepted into colleges and universities. It’s an intense fight for top positions.

This was highlighted earlier this week when Flour Bluff High School finally released the mid-year class rankings. As soon as it was announced, dozens of students piled into the registrar’s office, glanced at the wavers, and left with either their head held high or their eyes to the ground. Now students are judging themselves and others on their GPA and rank, and it is very wrong to do so. The difference between placements may be as little as a hundredth of a grade point, and the slightest change can bump a person up or down. Most students are in school for more than nine hours a day, not including extracurricular activities, and then have three or four hours of homework on top of that. It’s difficult to maintain good marks, and a person cannot be defined by a number. As long as a student tries his or her best and keeps their goals in mind, they will always find a way to succeed.

If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions, email me at PadreIslandTeen@ gmail.com.

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A Day in the Artist Life “Do you guys live here? What do you do?” is a common question from out-oftown visitors at the Frostbite Falls Pub. “Oh I make jewelry and she has an art gallery and illustrates books,” Bert says. Often their eyes go a little dreamy and we hear, “Oh how perfect, you get to live here, and have the long winter to do your art.” We refrain from saying , “Well, it’s not totally perfect, and I’ll bet you guys have a retirement plan, right?” But actually at best, it is kinda perfect.

Our days go like this: Frostbite Betty, being the hearty northern girl that she is, slides out of bed while it is still dark, and stirs up what coals are left from How we keep warm up the overnight fire.

Some birchbark North. and a couple of logs go on top of that, and the stove shortly roars to life, beginning to warm up the 50 degree house. Then comes the hot tea that I can groggily sip while sidled up to the cozy fire, and watch the sky change from black to deep indigo to light gray. Or on lucky days the sun comes up as an actual bright yellow ball. The birds start flitting to the feeders, as do the cute but pesky red squirrels.

Winter Texan Roundup grind the glass into shapes and create fun glass works of their own. Classes in Garden Stakes $79, dichroic glass jewelry $59, frit painting $119, glass etching, and Christmas ornaments $69 are offered weekly. Special occasion celebrations welcomed. All Supplies included in price. Please allow 24-48 hours for kiln firing. A $10 deposit is required for all reservations.

Port Aransas Chamber of Commerce & Visitor’s Center 403 W. Cotter, Port Aransas (800) 45- COAST or (361) 749-5919 www.portaransas.org 20th Anniversary Whooping Crane Festival February 25-28, 2016, Port Aransas, Texas www.whoopingcranefestival.org or (361-749-5919 (Port Aransas, TX) Every February, Port Aransas showcases its rare and famous winter neighbors, the Whooping Cranes. The festival is open to birders, photographers, families, and anyone who loves the outdoors and naturerelated activities. The 20th Annual Whooping Crane Festival is February 25-28, 2016 in Port Aransas, Texas.

This year’s festival will feature keynote speaker Carter Smith, Executive Director of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Twentieth anniversary special events include a luncheon presentation by Tom Stehn, retired U.S. Whooping Crane Coordinator; a photography exhibit and reception with photographer Zhongjie Zheng from China; a painting and wine tasting class; and a family birding field trip.

World renowned crane expert, Dr. George Archibald, will be one of the featured speakers, along with representatives from the different Whooping Crane populations across North America. Festival attendees will have the opportunity to take guided boat tours to the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge to view the cranes on their wintering grounds. Additional festival events include birding and nature boat and bus tours, exhibits, a free nature-related trade show, and interactive workshops and seminars.

The festival, sponsored by Cheniere, Eagle Optics, HEB, Port Corpus Christi, Swarovski Optik, and many local partners, is proud to be a nature-related and educational festival which stands out as “one of a kind”; focusing on conservation and recovery of one of our most endangered species.

Some of Bert’s new rings.

After that first pot of tea, I am moving in at least third gear, and the house is pretty warm.

With a thermos full of tea, I head for my art shack, which is a cute little cabin across the driveway. Then I shovel my way in, and the artWork day begins. There’s a list,in case I am not fully awake. Today it says: Book cover for One North Star, sketch revision for Wolf Ridge capital campaign, proposal and timeline for the next book (The Lost Forest) to bring to the editor meeting next week. Right, the same list will likely be relevant for many days. Part of it is drawing pictures, which is the most fun of all. Part of it is low-level anxiety because everything has a deadline.

It takes plenty of hot tea in the mornings to get Frostbite Betty up and moving.

After a couple hours, including intervals of gazing half-dazed out the drawing-board window at the snow and horses, I head back to the house. Meanwhile Bert is up, and deep into the eBay gem auctions on his iPad. Every day he buys rubies, and moonstones, and sapphires, and other beautiful dazzles from around the world, which I call Kryptonite. Then we find some breakfast, and Bert heads for the town studio to pick up his exotic packages from the Orient, and make them into terrific jewelry with silver he has on his workbench. This winter his excitement has been about rings. He wants to have dozens of them done for the shop opening in May. In the late afternoon I come to town to make printouts on the gallery machine, such as the typeface for the afore-mentioned book cover.

By then Bert will have some fresh new pretty things to show me. And before we know it, it’s happy hour again! So back to the pub we go, no closer to having a retirement plan, except for the hunch that we just actually aren’t likely to retire. What is that, anyway?

Y’all be happy, Betty and Bert

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For more information and online registration, visit: www.whoopingcranefestival.org. Many trips have already filled up due to the popularity of this event. Onsite registration will open on February 25 at 1:30 p.m. at the Port Aransas Civic Center and run daily through the festival.

Port Aransas Parks and Recreation 361-749-4158 Contact Pam Greene pamg@cityofportaransas.org, Ken Yarbrough, kyarbrough@cityofportaransas.org www.cityofportaransas.org/parks_and_ recreation.cfm Whooping Crane Talk On Tuesday, Feb. 23, at 7pm. Keep Port Aransas Beautiful and the Port Aransas Parks and Recreation will present Dr. Liz Smith of the International Crane Foundation. She will speak on “Why Our Communities Care about Whooping Cranes”. It will be held at the Port Aransas Community Center, 408 N. Alister St. Liz’s research includes sealevel rise and storm surge effects on coastal habitat change, and promoting community advocacy for conservation planning and coastal protection. These efforts are being undertaken with the specific goal of ensuring quality wintering habitat for the Whooping Crane as its populations continue to increase. The event is free and open to the public as part of Parks and Rec’s Health/Ecology/Lifestyle/ Preparation (H.E.L.P.) series.

Pastime Matinee Relax, kick back and enjoy good old-time movies on the big screen Wednesdays at 2 pm.

Port Aransas Parks and Recreation provides the movies with popcorn at no charge at Port Aransas Community Theatre, 2327 Hwy 361.

Concessions are available for purchase from PACT. Enjoy a variety of comedy, mystery, sci-fi and more. Feb 24: The Perils of Pauline.

March 2: Gone With The Wind.

Picturing Port Aransas View slideshow of photographs taken around Port Aransas and the area. It will be shown on Sunday, Feb. 21, 6pm, at Port Aransas Community Theatre, 2327 Hwy 361. Wine, beer for donation to PACT, and concessions are available for purchase from PACT. Free, but seating is limited.

Offers Glass workshops weekly. Students learn the basics of glass fusing. Students work with the raw glass and learn to cut and

Interval Training Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays: three classes, 7am, noon & 5:15pm (no 5:15 on Fridays), of Interval Training: Held in Civic Center, 710 W. Ave. A. with certified trainer Karen Decker 361-903-0901. High Intensity Training in short spurts for all ages/levels. Work at own pace. Cost $3/class or $30/15 classes.

Cash/check to COPA. Open to men & women.

Bring mat & water.

Birding on the Boardwalk A guided birding tour for novice to expert, is held every Wednesday at 9am. Guide Nan Dietert will share her vast knowledge about the inhabitants of the Leonabelle Turnbull Birding Center, off Ross Avenue. The tour is free courtesy of Port Aransas Parks and Recreation.

The boardwalk is handicap accessible, and the tower has a lovely view of the wetland area.

Winter Walking Tours Come see the fauna and flora at a free guided tour of the Port Aransas Nature Preserve at Charlie’s Pasture.

The walks are held every Friday at 3pm with volunteer docent Judy Perkins. MissionAransas Reserve partners with Parks and Rec for the one-hour nature walks. Meet at the Preserve at end of Port Street. Bring binoculars, camera, water and mosquito spray.

Port Aransas Museum Community Center Complex 101 E. Brundrett at Alister St. (361) 749-3800 or portamuseum@paphafarley.org Winter Lecture Series 2016 Texas Underwater Archaeology by Amy Borgens, February 29

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Trisha Conner and Terry Mitchell are from Wyandotte Oklahoma. They have known each other for over 40 years but were just married in June 2015. This is their 2nd winter here and they love it. What brought us here? “Hummm….” Trisha says “God and Terry. We had been to Falcon Lake twice and Galveston once. Wanted closer and warmer.”

Terry came up with Port Aransas by looking at the good atlas. They met their neighbors, Jim and Lynn Hanson, in the RV park. Jim happened to be the keyboard player for PA Rockers band. They now follow four bands, know all the members, their wives and their dogs. They love the Full Moon Fire on the beach, and all the activities offered on the island. Took a painting class at the Art Center, learned to play Mah Jongg and play 3 times a week, walk the beach, drive on the beach, cook out on the beach, and plan take a glass fusion class soon. They will be heading home mid-march to rest up! They will be back in the fall as this is the friendliest place to be.

Oil Spill by Drs. Ed Buskey, Andrew Esbaugh, Lee Fuiman, Zhanfei Liu, Hernando Bacosa, and graduate student, Meredith Evans from UTMSI February 25 — Birds, Beast, and Conservation in the Northern Serengeti by Scott Holt from UTMSI PORT ARANSAS ART CENTER 323 N. ALISTER 361-749-7334 Siberian Crane Exhibit 2/17 thru 2/29 Zhongjie Zheng - Siberian Cranes in Asia, Photography on Silk Exhibition

Amy Borgens is the marine archaeologist for the Texas Historical Commission. She earned a Bachelor’s Degree from Purdue University in Fine Arts and received her Master’s Degree in Anthropology, Nautical Archaeology Program, from Texas A&M University.

University of Texas Marine Science Institute 750 Channel View Dr, Port Aransas, TX 78373 Phone:(361) 749-6711 or sally.palmer@utexas.edu Wetlands Education Center Tours Did you ever want to visit and learn about a marsh without getting your feet wet? The Wetlands Education Center is a ADA compliant 3.6-acre wetland will allow you to do just that, as you stroll through seagrass, salty marsh plants, and dunes. Come during a free guided tour Tuesday and Thursday, at 10 a.m. (the trails are always open for self-guided walks) and you will learn about the special plants and animals of our local wetlands. Participants meet at the University of Texas Marine Science Education Center (855 East Cotter Avenue, Port Aransas, Texas 78373). Programs sponsored by The University of Texas Marine Science Institute (UTMSI) and Mission-Aransas Reserve. Call Nicole Pringle at 361-749-3153 for more information.

Enhance your environmental literacy through film. Films range in time from 10-45 minutes with a 15-20 minute facilitator-led, group discussion. These programs are free of charge and occur through March 10th, every Tuesday and Thursday from 3 - 4 p.m. Participants meet at the University of Texas Marine Science Education Center auditorium (855 East Cotter Avenue, Port Aransas, Texas 78373). Programs sponsored by The University of Texas Marine Science Institute (UTMSI) and MissionAransas Reserve. Call Nicole Pringle at 361749-3153 for more information. Check the calendar on www.utmsi.utexas.edu for movie listings.

Dancers of any kind or age are invited to join in for Thursday, Feb. 18. Meet at 6:30pm, at Community Center, 408 N. Alister St. Come dance, learn a few steps, teach a few steps, socialize and partake of refreshments. Everyone welcome, no partner needed…we wing it and have fun and a little exercise. Free, but donations will be accepted for the Recreation Foundation of Port Aransas, a 501(c)(3) non-profit geared toward helping improve recreational activities and facilities for citizens and visitors of Port Aransas.

Trisha Conner & Terry Mitchell

Perfect for anyone of any age or condition with yoga sitting and holding onto chairs. Held on Thursdays at 10am, in the Girl Scout hut inside Parks and Recreation building, 739 W. Ave. A. Certified instructor Brittany Young leads the class. $2/class to COPA. Open to everyone.

Every Tuesday at 1:30pm meet at the Girl Scout hut to have some fun. The hut is in the Parks and Rec building, 739 W. Ave. A, on corner of Cut-Off Road in Port Aransas. All supplies are provided and the activities are free.

WHF is learning how to-or-not-to make or do something. Doesn’t always work, but we always have fun!

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A large group has formed to participate in this sport in Port Aransas. Experts Bill Arvold and his wife Laura have been doing the heavy work of leading, teaching, scheduling and keeping everyone informed. It is played (and taught starting at noon) weather permitting on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 1pm. This paddle sport combining elements of badminton, tennis and ping-pong can be played at the Community Park Rink at 700 Clark Pkwy, off Ross Avenue (or may be held at the pavilion in Roberts Point Park if too windy). Rink is marked allowing teams to play. Have equipment and know how to play? Rink may be used anytime not in use.

Know how to play, but without equipment?

Players may check out equipment owned

by Port Aransas Parks and Recreation at the Community Pool by showing Driver’s License.

Interested with no partner? Contact Pam at 361-749-4158 or pamg@cityofportaransas.org.

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Public Lectures in Port Aransas (Marine Science Education Center) Join us for a series of free presentations about the oceans, local wildlife, and some history - led by the people who study them. Lectures are on Thursday evenings. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the lectures begin at 7:00 p.m.

Located at 855 East Cotter Avenue (near the beach), Port Aransas, Texas at the UT Marine Science Education Center auditorium. Call 361-749-6805 for more information. Programs sponsored by The University of Texas Marine Science Institute (UTMSI) and MissionAransas Reserve.

February 18 — Dispatches from the Gulf: Research Updates from the Deepwater Horizon

The critically endangered Siberian Crane breeds in northeastern Siberia and winters along the Yangtze River in China-the majority of the population wintering in the Poyang Lake basin.

The Siberian Cranes have the longest distance migration of all 15 crane species. Zhongjie Zheng has recorded their remarkable migration for 13 years, capturing the cranes’ lifecycle and annual migration in stunning photographs.

Zhongjie Zheng has been working in the media industry for over 30 years, including working as a cameraman in the Arctic and Antarctic. In 2006, he won the Fan Changjiang Prize which is the top prize in journalism in China. After recording the migration of Siberian cranes for 13 years, he became a contributing photographer of the International Crane Foundation in 2014.

Currently, he is the deputy director of the City Channel of Jiangxi television in China. He also published a photography book called Siberian Cranes in My Dreams and many articles in magazines, including the Chinese version of National Geographic.

MONDAYS-SOFT PASTELS- DONNA GARVEN ~ Feb. -March 7, 9:30 am -12:30 pm- Cost: $20.00 non-members\ $18 members Learn this very fun and artistic medium. She will have a lesson plan each week or complete something of your own. Use our pastels to get started if you don’t have a set-consult instructor about proper paper.

TUESDAYS DROP IN & DRAW -PAT DONOHUE - 9:30am-12:30pm Cost:$20.00 non-members $18 Members Come, learn to draw or improve your skills, you will have a great time! Bring your drawing supplies. (First Tuesday is portrait drawing if you don’t want to do a portrait you may bring something else if you wish).

THURSDAYS--SOFT PASTELS- LAURA GRIFFITH ~ 9:30 am -12:30 pm -Cost: $20.00 non-members\ $18 members Learn this very fun and artistic medium. Laura has a great lesson plan each week or complete something of your own. Use our pastels to get started if you don’t have a set-consult instructor about proper paper.

FRIDAYS -BEGINNING / INTERMEDIATE WATERCOLOR -KAY BARNEBEY 10am-1pm Cost: $25 Come, learn to paint or advance your painting skills with great instructors. Class is sometimes also taught by Nancy Buskey. Supply List available, the A/C has paints and brushes you can use to get started.

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STATE Coastal Bend: Food Bank Giving Opportunity

By Todd Hunter, District 32

In this week’s article, I want to discuss the importance of donating food to your local food bank. It is important to note that it is not just during the holiday season that people are in need of food. I ask that we try and give back by helping those who are less fortunate and very much in need. District 32 is served by the Food Bank of Corpus Christi, which serves Corpus Christi and Port Aransas and eleven coastal counties that include Aransas, Nueces and San Patricio County. The Food Bank is one of the 21 food banks located throughout the state that make up the Texas Food Bank Network. The network provides food to charities and service organizations in all 254 counties in Texas.

It is estimated by a recent study that around 1.7 million Texans suffer from food insecurity in our state. The food banks across Texas are an extremely important source of food. It is important to remember that the individuals that need help from the food banks come from a broad cross-section of households. The percentage of the total food that is distributed by food programs is heavily dependent on our local food banks. To put that in perspective, around 69% of all the sources of food comes from Feeding America member food banks.

There are many ways that you can help feed the hungry, not just this Holiday Season, but year round. You can donate food and/or money to the food banks or even coordinate a food/fund drive. If you would like to donate food, the food banks are always in need of nutritious, nonperishable foods such as: meals in a can (stew, chili, soup), tuna / canned meat, peanut butter, canned foods with pop-top lids, low sugar cereals, 100% fruit juices in single serving boxes, canned fruit packed in juice, and canned vegetables (low salt). The food bank in our area can be located at:

While food donations are welcome and appreciated, the most cost-effective and convenient way to give is to make a monetary donation on-line. Our local Food Bank is able to accept credit card donations by way of their websites: www.foodbankofcorpuschristi. org (Aransas, Nueces, San Patricio Counties).

Monetary donations give each food bank the flexibility to put resources towards specific food areas that may be more depleted than others.

Port Aransas also features a food pantry called Helping Hands. It is located within the Community Presbyterian Church at 113 S Alister St, Port Aransas, TX. Helping Hands can be reached at (361) 749-4506.

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 .

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).

Food Bank of Corpus Christi 826 Krill Street Corpus Christi, TX 78408

Rep. Hunter represents Nueces County (Part). He can be contacted at todd.hunter@house.state.tx.us or at 512-463-0672.

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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.

The Rotary Club meets on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of every month at Veranda Restaurant from 5-6 pm. 2nd Thursday is a business meeting, 4th Thursday is a social meeting.

Be sure to include a brief description of what your organization does and a contact person for those interested in joining.

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.

Send the info to editor@islandmoon.com and we will include it. Or call us at 9497700.

Padre Island Antique Classic Car Club (PIACCC) is open to all vehicles 25 years and older: Antique, Classic, Roadsters, Hot Rods, etc; who would like to meet to plan meetings, socials, rallies, tours, car shows on and around the Island.

Please contact piaccarclub@aol.com for information on the upcoming meeting.

Please include your contact information and the type of car owned.

Padre Island Dog Owners Group (PI DOG). Meets monthly for dog & owner activities, training and education. 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 Ukulele Club – We meet every other Tuesday night! Call or text Danny Salazar at (316) 877--‐7071 for the next meeting date. Beginners Workshop: 6 to 7 PM and Open Jam: 7 to 8 PM. All Skills levels welcome. Location: Island Joe’s Coffee and Gallery, 13919 SPID, right here on the island.

A $3 per person donation covers the workshop, materials and the open jam.

Loaner ukuleles available at no extra cost.

RSVP online. PadreIslandUkeClub@gmail. com Padre Island Yacht Club – is welcoming new members.

We have Boat slips available now for members.

Contact Ralph Ferges, rferges@gmail.com for slip rental information.

Check us out as every Friday Night is Happy Hour from 6:00 p.m. to 9 p.m .

Contact David Satterwhite, Rear Commodore in charge of Memberships, dgsatterwhite@gmail.com to attend. Padre Island Yacht Club (PIYC) members enjoy small boat Poker Runs, Cruises to area restaurants, Progressive Dinners, 4th of July Boat Parade, extended boat cruises to Palacios, TX. South Padre Island, Ingleside, Rockport, Fulton, and other areas.

The Members plan several social events every year including Holiday Events and Potlucks, Dinner Dances, Murder Mysteries, Soup Nights, Chili Cook-offs, Old Fashioned Picnics, Talent Night, Theme Parties such as “Tie One On”, Fab 50’s, Brazilian, Western, and Medieval Nights.

PIYC hosts The La Posada Foundation, whose mission is to gather toys and other donations for the US Marines “Toys for Tots” campaign through The Annual La Posada Parades and the Scuttlebutts La Posada Kick-off Party and Auction. PIYC actively supports and promotes other charities as well; Wounded Warriors, Spoil Island Cleanup, Coast Guard Auxiliary, and Paddle for Parkinsons.

Please come, join us! Check us out for a Friday Night Happy Hour!

KIWANIS Club of Padre Island. Kiwanis meets at Veranda Restaurantat Schlitterbahn at Noon on the first and third Wednesday of the month.

Padre Island Rotary Club. Of the things we think, say or do…. Is it the TRUTH?….

Is it FAIR to all concerned?.... Will it build GOODWILL and better FRIENDSHIPS?....

Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

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If you can answer this 4-WAY TEST the Padre Island Rotary is looking for you! The OBJECT of ROTARY is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster: 1. The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service; 2. High ethical standards in business and profession; the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupation; and the dignifying of each Rotarians occupation as an opportunity to serve society; 3. The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarians personal, business, and community life; 4. The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service. This is what Rotary is and stands for. The Padre Island Rotary is involved in many aspects of our community.

Some examples of this are in our upcoming programs and fundraisers. Contact Linda Walsh, Secretary at lawalshva@yahoo.com or 361-445-7999 to join.

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 InnPadre 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 is a ladies only social club open to all owners/ residents of North Padre. We hope to enrich our members through social activities and community involvement and we have A LOT of FUN in the process. We have monthly luncheons (2nd Friday) along with groups of bunco, bridge, spades, craft club and book clubs. We also have social events throughout the year including a monthly “Happy Hour” where the guys join in. We enjoy raising money for scholarships for local graduating seniors as well as other worthy causes in our community. We would love for you to join us and see how PIE can be part of your life.

For more info please contact our membership chair Jaki Boyd @ 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 notfor-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.

Brunch is served until 2 pm.

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Moon Classifieds

February 18, 2016

A 15

Island Moon

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Call Arlene direct at 834-1382 (no texts please) to place your ad or email at:

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Costs start at $10 for 25 words, 20 cents a word after that. Your ad can be centered for a small additional charge.

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Applicants can come by Monday through Friday 12-4 PM 132 W. Cotter Port Aransas TX 78373 On the Waterfront VOLUNTEERS NEEDED As docents at Port Aransas Museum Contact: www.docentspapha@yahoo.com

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Bookkeeping Services

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Taxes are around the corner and I can assist you in preparing your records for filing. We are a bonded experienced bookkeeping team. One time clients or long term monthly services for businesses. I am available to work in the Corpus Christi area, in your place of business or at my home on the island.

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Church Meetings Church Services

LUTHERAN TABLE TALK Thursday Afternoons On the island JB's German Bakery, 15137 SPID

Computer Repair Scott’s Computer Repair

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Pet Adoptions

PAAC has kittens of all colors, ages, and gender available for adoption.

These youngsters are from Corpus Christi Animal Care Services. Adoption fee is $15 and they are spayed/neutered, microchipped, and have age appropriate vaccinations.

Kittens are in foster homes or at Petco in Calallen. If you are interested in adopting or fostering, please contact PAAC at 361-248-2009 PeeWee’s Pet Adoption World Sanctuary

Volunteer to help socialize a homeless animal so it has a better chance of finding a forever home. Adopt a special friend or sponsor one if adopting is not possible. Call PeeWee’s Pet Adoption 888-4141 or go to PeeWee’s at 1307 Saratoga www.peeweespets.com

PeeWee’s Mobile Adoption Clinics at Petco and Petsmart on Saturdays and Sundays desperately need volunteers

Please call PeeWee’s at 888-4141

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Al-Anon & AA Meetings

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Try Al-Anon Al-Anon meets at 7:00 pm Sundays at Padre Island Baptist Church Friends and families of problem drinkers find understanding and support at Al-Anon meetings An Al-Anon group meets each Thursday at 7:00 PM at Island in the Son United Methodist Church 10650 Highway 361 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS MEETINGS The Sunset 7 AA Meetings are held on Monday, Wednesday & Friday at 7 PM at : The Presbyterian Church On the Island 14030 Fortuna Bay Dr. In addition AA Meetings are held at 8 AM at The Pavillion on the Boardwalk Near Padre Bali

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Crossword Solution

A 16

Three Chords and the Truth

By Ronnie Narmour ronnienarmour@gmail.com

Clyde Leonard murdered at Flats Lounge…

The island lost another good friend this week. Clyde Dean Leonard was murdered at the Flat’s Lounge on Sunday night. All I know is that it was a stabbing and two suspects were arrested on the ferry and are in custody. From what I understand, the two guys were in the Flat’s and had an altercation with Clyde, who escorted them out. They had been cut off and were refused service at a couple of other bars in the neighborhood earlier. Apparently, they went to the Stripes Store across the street, bought a 10 inch filet knife then returned to the Flat’s and went in and killed Clyde, while one guy kept the car running out front. The outcry from the community was immediate. Clyde was a very popular fellow and a friend to all.

pounced upon for trying to use this bad situation to promote his own shows. Look, I’ve been going to the entertainment district in the flats area on a fairly regular basis for a good while and know my way around all those haunts pretty well. Make no mistake about it, the Flat’s and Shorty’s are dives. In fact, I considered them world class dive bars. They are bar bars, dark and seething. No frills. No gimmicks. Drinking encouraged. No light comes in. No smoke escapes. It ain’t nursery school. Hell, the Flat’s is full of vampires. But even so, that horrific act of evil was random and it isn’t the norm around there. Rarely are there fights and generally speaking, nobody gets hurt. It’s usually the whisky talking and more often than not, it’s all a bunch of posturing. The local cops are pretty good to keep an eye on things around there.

But, this random and isolated evil act is pure insanity and took us all by surprise. I’m glad those guys are in jail. They are clearly monsters and shouldn’t walk amongst us. Their bond was set at a half million dollars. One of them is from Puerto Rico and both of them needed an interpreter to communicate with police. One is 25, the other is 31. As of this writing, not much is being released.

Clyde Leonard will be missed.

Port A will attempt the world’s record of the largest human peace sign on the beach.

A good man dies…

Port A For Peace…

Clyde leaves behind a widow, Janice Leonard and a son, Tyler Dean Leonard, who is in the Marines. Clyde was only 44. He moved to Port A 25 years ago from Illinois. This June would have been his and Janice’s 20th wedding anniversary. He loved to fish and bar-b-que and work on cars. Always smiling, always funny.

One of the nicest, most generous guys ever.

Everyone was his friend…even Cowboy’s fans (he loved the 49ers). And, I know he was damn proud of his boy, Ty. Gonna miss you Clyde.

Rest in Peace my brother. And, say hey to Scotty.

Old hippies never say die, they just move to Port Aransas and make peace signs in the sand.

Have you seen that colorful hippie car running around town? The one with peace signs and flowers and rainbows and butterflies painted all over it? It’s parked outside the Gaff much of the time. It belongs to Dianna Aston, our local children’s book author and resident hippie.

Dianna is a Facebook friend and recently started the Port A For Peace page looking for people to jump on the plan to beat the world’s record for largest human peace sign on the beach. I started poking around to find out who else might be doing this and what is the record we’re shooting for. Well, they’re doing it in Biloxi in May and they did one in Miami in 2014 and the one in Central Park NYC in October is expecting over 10,000 people. And somebody organized

Many friends of Clyde Leonard placed flowers at the door of the Flats Lounge.

Bad men in jail…

So, as to be expected, Facebook lit up when news of Clyde hit the coconut telegraph. One Austin bongo player got the stream raging when he suggested that the flats area where Shorty’s, The Flats and Bernie’s is, was seedy and prone to violence and to attend his gigs away from that area would be safer. He was immediately

Hippie Dianna Aston and her hippie car The Mermaid Mobile.

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February 18, 2016

Island Moon

Selfie will play Shorty’s on Saturday.

DO NOT MISS LIST Coming this weekend…

Larry Joe Taylor and Richard Leigh will play the Third Coast Theater on Saturday.

Noted Nashville songwriter, Richard Leigh will play a song swap with Larry Joe Taylor at the Third Coast Theater this Friday. Leigh is a Grammy winner and a 35 year veteran of

a floating human peace sign once in the Dead Sea. John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s names kept coming up a lot. The day for the Port A For Peace is April 22nd, also Earth Day! And the first day of Passover and a full moon. The location will be somewhere near Caldwell Pier and I’ll let you know the time. I think Dianna may be on to something cool here! Somebody put some music in the mix and we can call this thing a festival.

Billy Snipes will play the Drop Anchor on Saturday.

John Eric will play Treasure Island on Friday.

Music Row. He wrote Don’t It Make Your Brown Eyes Blue and I’ll Get Over You. Leigh has been recorded by Crystal Gail, Don Williams, The Dixie Chicks, Kathy Mattea, Reba McIntire, Steve Wariner, Micky Gilley and Billy Dean who collectively have sold more than 50 million records of Richard’s songs. Also on Friday, local faves The Bad Buoys will play at Giggity’s, John Eric is at Treasure Island and Ty Dietz and Tony Saracene will lay down their stomp and slide at Shorty’s. On Saturday, Billy Snipes is at the Drop Anchor, Melissa Brooke will play Treasure Island and Todd Dorn and the Sea Drifters will play Giggity’s, plus Selfie is at Shorty’s. On Sunday, rock legend Pat Benatar will play Selena Auditorium. ♫ ♪ And, that’s the truth ♫ ♪

Live Music Tonight Thursday, February 18 Free Beer Band @ Giggity’s Children of Bodom, Havok @ House of Rock Rich Lockhart @ Scuttlebutt’s Fauna Noir w/ Fabian Rivera @ Cassidy’s Irish Pub Cuveralls @ Rockit’s Whisky Bar Wade Bowen, Parker McCollum @ Brewster Street Billy Snipes @ Wild Horse Open Mic @ Executive Surf Club

Opening Feb. 26 132 W. Cotter St. Port A On the Waterfront

Sunday, February 21 Antone & the All Stars @ Giggity’s Mike Williams & Jack Trowbridge (11 AM) @ Giggity’s John Eric @ Scuttlebutt’s SWMRS, Frights, Turnaways, Evan Buhidar @ House of Rock Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo @ Selena Auditorium Monday, February 22 Open Jam w/ Selfie @ Giggity’s Buckshot @ Scuttlebutt’s

Tuesday, February 23 Ty Dietz Feb. 19 Friday, February 19 Paul Taylor Band @ Selfie Feb. 20 Bad Buoys @ Giggity’s Giggity’s John Eric @ Treasure John Eric @ Scuttlebutt’s Jerry Diaz Feb. 21 Island Open Mic @ House of Jim Dugan Feb. 22 Ty Dietz & Tony Saracene Rock Stevie Start Mar. 4 @ Shorty’s Independent Thieves Mar. 5 Billy Snipes @ The Gaff Wednesday, February 24 Carol Elliott (5-7) @ Drop OPEN Till 2am • 823 Tarpon St. Port Aransas Jim Dugan @ Giggity’s Anchor Blake Sparx @ Chris Saenz @ Scuttlebutt’s Scuttlebutt’s Port A Rockers @ Bernie’s Rockaholics @ Katz 21 Scarecrow People, Arcade Richard Leigh & Larry Hustlers @ House of Rock Joe Taylor @ Third Coast Open Jam @ Executive ull ar rill Theater Surf Club Live Music • Dog Friendly FFE, Go Betty Go, Switchblade Jesus @ Thursday, February 25 All You Can Eat Specials Thurs-Sun House of Rock Free Beer Band @ Cheap Drink Specials Lucas Jack @ Cassidy’s Giggity’s Carol Elliott Every Friday (5-7) Irish Pub Rich Lockhart @ Billy Snipes on Saturday Somethin’ Silky @ Rockit’s Scuttlebutt’s 361-945-9595, 118 Cut Off Rd., Port Aransas Whisky Bar Granger Smith @ Brewster www.dropanchorportaransas.com Another Level @ Brewster Street Street Fabian Rivera @ G CO Strangetown @ Executive Cassidy’s Irish Pub M MIN SO ING CO ON! Surf Club Somethin’ Silky @ O O N S !

Rockit’s Whisky Bar Saturday, February 20 Granger Smith, Isaac AFPA Yappy Dance @ Jacob @ Brewster Street PA Community Center Melissa Brooke @ Friday, February 26 Treasure Island Ruben & the Rolling J’s Jim Dugan @ The Gaff @ Giggity’s Billy Snipes @ Drop Emily Dale @ The Gaff Anchor Jerry Diaz @ Shorty’s 905 Hwy. 361, Port A, (361) 749-2662 Todd Dorn & the Sea Carol Elliott (5-7) @ Drop Drifters @ Giggity’s Anchor Janel @ Scuttlebutt’s Chris Saenz @ Selfie @ Shorty’s Scuttlebutt’s Metal Shop @ Brewster Port A Songwriter Street Invitational @ Plantation Timeline @ Katz 21 Suites Independent Thieves @ Something Silky @ Katz Cassidy’s Irish Pub 21 Electrotypes @ Rockit’s Matt Krebs Piano Man @ Whisky Bar Cassidy’s Irish Pub Travis Kiel @ Executive Splendiferous @ Rockit’s Surf Club Whisky Bar 315 N. Alister (361) 416-1020 James Little @ Brewster treasureislandporta 21 & Up Street

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The Gaff Beer ● Pizza ● Belt Sander Races (361) 749-5970

February 18, 2016

Island Moon

A 17

A 18

Island Moon

February 18, 2016

February 18, 2016

Island Moon

A 20