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January 21, 2016

Island Moon

Island Moon on a Spoon

Pasta Inspiration Please!!!

By Chef Vita Jarrin Are you bored with pasta recipes? Are you tired of the basic red or white sauce, tossed with veggies, meat or fish? Well here is a new recipe for you to try. Pasta Con Patate. In translation…It’s a creamy potato pasta sauce, cooked until the potatoes fall apart and create a creamy sauce. Besides, this dish tasting velvety smooth, this recipe gives you another reason to use the extra potatoes in the pantry.

Creamy Potato Pasta brings back childhood memories. When I was growing up my mom was frugal, as well as creative, utilizing pantry items to make a family meal that was quick, easy and delicious. This was also a dish that allowed for working parents to come home, cook a quick family meal and then have time left over to socialize together or with others, without feeling drained or over stuffed from food.

Once you taste this pasta dish, you will be pleasantly surprised. You will ask yourself…

Potato Sauce Ingredients 2 shallots minced 2 cloves garlic minced 2 anchovies (preferably ones with caper) 4 large celery stalks trimmed & diced 4 large russet potatoes peeled, rinsed & diced 1 tsp. kosher salt

I thought that I saw ‘The Fonz’ sauntering around the Sonic parking lot on Tuesday afternoon looking at the classic cars on display, but perhaps it was just one of many suave looking and aging Islanders. The cars were to die for! Proudly lined up and showing their smooth lines, bold colors, and powerful engines, eight amazing automobiles drew envious stares and coveting thoughts from Islanders and Sonic customers. The cars were impeccably clean, boasting mirror-like finishes to complement their colors and shapes.

“Why didn’t I ever make sauce out of potatoes before?” Once the potatoes cook down and you add the cream, butter and cheese, you hardly know that you made this sauce out of potatoes.

In another sauce pot, on medium heat, heat oil, add shallots, garlic and anchovies and stir.

Pinch of chili flakes (or more if you like it spicy)

Add chicken stock, bring to a quick boil and then let simmer

2 Tbsp. butter

Add salt, pepper, chili flakes (chili flakes optional)

¼ c. heavy cream 1 Tbsp. fresh flat leaf parsley minced 8 oz. Mafaldine pasta Fresh celery leaves for garnish

To finish, add butter and Parmesan cheese, stirring to maintain creamy consistency.

Extra virgin olive oil for drizzling over pasta before serving

Toss ¾ of the sauce with pasta and top the pasta with the remaining sauce.

Extra grated Parmesan cheese to sprinkle over pasta

Garnish plate with grated Parmesan cheese, celery leaves and a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil before serving.

1 tsp olive oil for pasta water for pasta not to stick 2 Tbsp. iodized salt for pasta water 2- 4 qt sauce pots Wooden spoon, tongs, spoons for tasting

A powerful 1950s-era Chevy

Add heavy cream, let cook for 2 minutes

½ lemon zested

Supplies Needed

If you have not yet had the opportunity to see these classis Island cars, take your family and friends to the Island Sonic on Saturday, January 30th between 3 and 4PM when more classics will be featured. You will also be able to see these beautiful automobiles during the Barefoot Mardi Gras. You will not be disappointed.

Once the potatoes break down and absorb the stock, the potatoes will become creamy

Remove from heat, add the lemon zest and parsley, and stir to mix.

4 qt. water for cooking pasta

A classic owned by Norm Baker. To contact the Classic Car Club call Adra Campbell at 361-537-0766 Photos by Brent Rourk

***NOTE*** Reserve some pasta water, if pasta sauce is too thick or you wish to reheat, the water will loosen the thickened sauce

Once anchovies break down, add celery, potatoes and keep stirring on medium heat

2 c. chicken stock

Each car, at least 25 years old, reflected interesting and historical automobile design, function, and style, instantly catapulting the viewer back into time when for years Detroit built classic cars. Several decades were proudly and colorfully represented, providing a scene out of Happy Days.

Bring a pot of water with salt & olive oil to a boil for pasta while you prepare sauce. Cook pasta to al dente

¼ tsp. fresh cracked black pepper

¼ imported Parmesan cheese for tossing

Happy Days at Sonic By Brent Rourk

“Pasta Con Patate” Creamy Potato Sauce & Prepare celery, potatoes, shallots and Pasta garlic for sauce as indicated above. 3 Tbsp. Extra Virgin Olive Oil

PIACC Cruise In Brings New Classics

Back to the days of the rumble seat

Tip of the week: Make the sauce 1 to 2 days in advance for a quick week night meal, and if you need to add a liquid to loosen the sauce, add a little chicken and cream to mixture when heating. This meal is filling, so it’s perfect when all you want is a one bowl meal! Have fun! Try new things! & Happy Eats and Enjoy!

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Applicants Sought for Vacant City Council Position The Corpus Christi City Council is seeking applications from qualified individuals interested in filling the City Council position being vacated by At-Large Council Member Lillian Riojas, who recently accepted an employment offer in San Antonio, Texas. According to the City Charter, the remaining council members must appoint a new council member to fill the vacant position. The City Council will be accepting applications from January 25, 2016 until February 29, 2016 at 5:00 p.m. Applications must be filed in the City Secretary’s Office and must include the following: 1. Application for Appointment to City Council; 2. Questionnaire; 3. City’s required Report of Financial Information; 4. Authorization and Disclosure Forms for Criminal Background Check

The qualifications for the position are: • Must be a citizen of the United States; • Must be at least 18 years of age at the time of appointment; • Must not be a convicted felon; • Must not have been determined mentally incompetent by a final judgment of a court; • Must have been a resident of Texas for the past 12 months and of the City for 6 months; and • Must not owe delinquent taxes to the City. Applications are available on the City’s website at http://www.cctexas.com/government/citysecretary/election-campaign-reports/index or in the Office of the City Secretary on the first floor of City Hall, 1201 Leopard Street. For more information, contact the Office of the City Secretary at (361) 826-3105.

January 21, 2016 http://onlinecrosswords.net/9

Island Moon This is the Daily Crossword Puzzle #3 for Jan 19, 2016

Across 1. Women's links org. 5. Slackens 9. __ salts 14. Make at work 15. Wacko 16. Petrol purchase 17. Food that's twirled 19. Picket line crossers 20. Pago Pago's island group 21. Emeril, for one 23. Actor Kristofferson 24. Winner of 200 NASCAR races 27. Mozart's "The Marriage of __" 30. Goes bad 31. Cupid's Greek counterpart 32. Daily weather statistics 36. Baby bringer? 39. "What __ saying?" 40. Cane cutter's tool 42. Route word 43. Dance that takes two 45. Bike basket escapee of film 46. Let off steam 47. Last yr.'s senior 49. Fighter Foreman 51. Like Shaq after a game, say 56. Shortly, to the Bard 57. Stadium section 58. Camels' rest stops 62. Close, as a jacket 64. Tanzania wildlife park 66. School for Yvette 67. Commotions 68. Quaint "Holy cow!" 69. Dissuade 70. Apollo's instrument 71. Auction goal

Moon Crossword

Down 1. To a smaller extent 2. Smurf patriarch 3. Fat unit 4. Fluffy felines 5. Scrape by, with "out" 6. Bungle 7. 1980s South African president 8. Winter Olympian 9. Ernie on the links 10. Gettysburg general known for a charge 11. Begins again 12. Shuttle path 13. In disarray 18. Rapunzel's pride

Crossword Solution on classifieds page

22. WWII pres. 25. Bubbly beverage 26. Freeze for the camera 27. Exploit 28. La Douce of film 29. On the skids 33. Columbus Day mo. 34. One of the five W's 35. Movie backdrop 37. Phone sound 38. Jackson of "Charlie's Angels" 40. Wail 41. Forum garb 44. Bit of instant coffee, e.g.

Sudoku

46. Trips on ships 48. Banned pesticide 50. Prince William's school 51. Made misty 52. Being kept cold 53. Rope fiber 54. Like a neglected flower bed 55. Typo, for one 59. Nintendo alternative 60. Latin list ender 61. Rectangle part 63. Words __ minute 65. Vietnam suffix

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January 21, 2016

Island Moon

Winter Texan Round-Up

Grandma Frostbite.

Weather permitting, it is open all other days. Call 361-749-2416 to make sure it is open. Open Swim: Tuesday through Sunday 1-5 pm. Lap Swim/Exercise: Tuesday through Friday 8 am to 5 pm; Saturday and Sunday, noon to 5 pm. Water Aerobics: Tuesday through Friday at 12 noon. Deep Water Aerobics: Wednesday and Friday at 11 am. Home-school and parent water exercise (free) on Wednesday at 1 pm. Total Body Aquacize: Tuesday and Thursday at 8:30 am and Saturday at 12 pm with AAAI Water Aerobics instructor Sally Jo Bartlett. All water fitness classes are $2 per class.

By Frostbite Betty Kids and grandkids made the wintry drive north to Frostbite Falls for the long weekend. Susie is five. This morning while we sat at the kids breakfast table by the fire, she said, “Do you know what keeps your mind in your head?” “What?” I say. “Booby traps. [Pause, frown. . . ] But they go off when you sleep. In the morning.” So, that’s that. Those hardy kids ran around on snowshoes, went for a dogsled ride, slid down the snow banks. Even well after dark one day their dad took them out for a nighttime snowshoe hike through the trees.

Port Aransas Museum

Since the temperature plummeted just as they arrived, I figured we could use some freeze-up creativity. We filled up Dixie cups and rubber gloves with colored water, to see what we could make. Icicles we already had aplenty. Turns out it only takes about two seconds to “glue” parts together with water spray. Even broken fingers! The part the kids liked the most was breaking off the icicles. Grandma Frostbite always makes them “draw their day” in their sketch books after they get ready for bed. So there we all are, sitting contentedly in the evening by the fire, and Mama says, “Isn’t this a nice place to be at the ends of our days.” And Owen looks up from his drawing long enough to say, “I’m only 7. It’s not the end of the day for me.” So that’s that. Stay warm y’all. Cheers from Betty and Bert.

Roundup: 2016 is now upon us and its time to settle in with our Winter Texan neighbors for another glorious season on the sunny Gulf Coast. We have assembled a listing of fun, interesting and educational activities our community has to offer. We encourage you to email us photos and tell us your stories (ronnienarmour@gmail. com). Enjoy!

Port Aransas Chamber of Commerce & Visitor’s Center 403 W. Cotter, Port Aransas (800) 45- COAST or (361) 749-5919 www.portaransas.org Whooping Crane Festival Join the Port Aransas Chamber of Commerce/ Tourist Bureau in celebration of our 20th Anniversary Whooping Crane Festival, February 25-28, 2016! The festival is open to avid and amateur birders, photographers, families, and anyone who loves the outdoors and nature-related activities. 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; an evening painting and wine pairing class; and a family birding field trip. World renowned crane expert, Dr. George Archibald, will be one of the featured speakers at The University of Texas Marine Science Institute, along with representatives from the different Whooping Crane populations across North America. Additional festival events include boat tours to the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge to observe Whooping Cranes, guided field trips, interactive workshops and seminars, and a nature-related trade show. Check the website http://www.whoopingcranefestival. org for registration and more information. Port Aransas Dine Around The 19th Annual Dine Around, sponsored by the Port Aransas Chamber of Commerce and Tourist Bureau, will occur January 25, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. in Port Aransas. The Dine Around introduces visitors and residents to the area’s dining and nightlife. Participating member businesses will provide samples of popular food and/or beverage items at their establishments. Tickets are $20 and will be available for purchase beginning January 15 at the chamber office or at Bilmore & Son, located at 115 N. Alister Street. Participating venues: Bernie’s Beach House Black Marlin Bar & Grill Castaways Seafood & Grill Coffee Waves Crazy Cajun Seafood Restaurant Drop Anchor Bar & Grill Fins Grill & Icehouse Giggity’s Restaurant & Bar Island Cafe & Smokehouse Kody’s Restaurant & Bar La Barataria Restaurant & Wine Bar Lone Star Taste Gourmet Specialty Shop Moby Dick’s Restaurant Port “A” Pizzeria Seafood & Spaghetti Works Spanky’s Liquor Stingrays Taphouse & Grill The Brewery The Gaff Trout Street Bar & Grill Venetian Hot Plate WB Liquors & Wine Winton’s Island Candy

Port A Parks and Rec Dept. Contact Pam Green (361) 749-4158 or pamg@ cityofportaransas.org Dance Night Thursdays, Jan. 21, 6:30pm, at Community

Community Center Complex 101 E. Brundrett at Alister St. Hello from Frostbite Falls! 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. Island Fishing Workshop Meet and learn more about fishing in Port Aransas. Scheduled on Thursday, Jan. 21, 1:30 pm, the free series by Port Aransas Parks and Recreation is held the third Thursday of each month. Bill Hoffman, with 40 years of offshore, bay and surf experience will share his knowledge and answer questions (so bring questions) in the small pavilion in Roberts Point Park, 301 J.C. Barr Blvd, by the ferry. Catamaran Cruises Register now for two trips set by Port A Parks and Rec. Trips will be on Monday, Jan. 25: either 11am – 1pm or 1:30 – 3:30 pm. Enjoy sailing aboard the S/V Isla with Captain Tom Doran. Pre-registration is required due to limited space aboard the boat. Contact Pam Greene at 7494158 or pamg@cityofportaransas.org to reserve space. Fee is $15 per person. Pickleball

(361) 749-3800 or portamuseum@paphafarley. org Winter Lecture Series 2016 The History of Texas Folk Music by David & Barbara Brown, February 1 David and Barbara Brown are well known

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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. 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. January 21 — There’s Something Fishy Here by Dr. Ken Webb from UTMSI

January 28 — Pioneering Archaeology in the Texas Coastal Bend by Jace Tunnell from UTMSI and the MissionAransas Reserve

February 4 — Save the... sharks by Dr. Greg Stunz from the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies February 11 — Skywarn Storm Spotter Training by John Metz from the National Weather Service

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

Explore, recreate, and investigate the natural world as you learn about coastal habitats and how you can help protect Wetlands Education Center tour Outreach specialist, them at our upcoming events. Nicole Pringle (in blue shirt), points out wildlife during a These free interactive programs are for all ages. SEA you there! tour. From left to right Daxson Satery, Nicole Located on Saturdays at 855 East Cotter Avenue (near the beach), musicians and scholars. This will be a very Port Aransas, Texas at the UT Marine Science different lecture as the Browns will bring their Education Center. Programs sponsored by The instruments and sing their way through this University of Texas Marine Science Institute history lesson. Dancing is permitted, and other (UTMSI) and Mission-Aransas Reserve. Call Nicole Pringle at 361-749-3153 for more musicians might just show up. information. Murphy Givens’ Book Columns II by Jim January 30 - Mustang Island Beach Moloney, February 15 Exploration from 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. Jim Moloney will review and then sign copies Chair Yoga February 13 - Fish Adaptations from 10 a.m. of the new book Columns II that he and Murphy Perfect for any men or women--any age or Givens have written about local history. Murphy - 11 a.m. shape. Great for beginners and seasoned yogis. Givens’ historical articles in the Corpus Christi Port Aransas Art Center Held in the Girl Scout hut, 10 am, Thursdays, Caller-Times are collected by many readers. by certified instructor Brittany Young. $2/ This volume, Columns II, is compiled from 323 N. Alister 361-749-7334 class Cash or check to COPA. Open to men & more than 100 columns published in 2012 and Mondays-Soft Pastels- Donna Garven ~ Jan. women. Bring mat and water. 2013. They are about the pioneers and settlers -March 7, 9:30 am -12:30 pm- Cost: $20.00 who tamed the wild land and made South Candlelight Yoga Texas their home. They were non-members\ $18 members Learn this very adventurers, outlaws, cowboys, fun and artistic medium. She will have a lesson ranchers and entrepreneurs, plan each week or complete something of your from all over the United States, own. Use our pastels to get started if you don’t Europe and Mexico. They lived have a set-consult instructor about proper paper. in dangerous times and left Tuesdays drop in & draw -pat donohue a lasting legacy. This second 9:30am-12:30pm Cost:$20.00 non-members book of Givens’ collected $18 Members Come, learn to draw or improve newspaper columns includes your skills, you will have a great time! Bring 193 photographs and maps, your drawing supplies. (First Tuesday is portrait source notes and a full index. drawing if you don’t want to do a portrait you Jim Moloney is a businessman may bring something else if you wish). with an interest in the history Thursdays--Soft Pastels- Laura Griffith of South Texas, known for his ~ 9:30 am -12:30 pm -Cost: $20.00 nonpresentations on local history. His publishing company, members\ $18 members Learn this very fun and Nueces Press, has released artistic medium. Laura has a great lesson plan six books in partnership with each week or complete something of your own. Use our pastels to get started if you don’t have Murphy Givens. a set-consult instructor about proper paper. No Texas Underwater Class 1/21 Archaeology by Amy Fridays -Beginning / Intermediate Borgens, February 29 Watercolor -Kay Barnebey Amy Borgens is the marine 10am-1pm Cost: $25 Come, learn to paint archaeologist for the Texas or advance your painting skills with great Historical Commission. She earned a Bachelor’s Degree instructors. Class is sometimes also taught by from Purdue University in Fine Nancy Buskey. Supply List available, the A/C Arts and received her Master’s has paints and brushes you can use to get started. From UTMSI... Bay Talks Dr. Bob Dickey (right) was Degree in Anthropology, WINE WHINE & DESIGN– JANUARY introduced by education coordinator Carolyn Rose (left) Nautical Archaeology Program, 24th 5-8pm Instructor– Arlene Hughes from Texas A&M University. Cost:$40 Donation to the Art Center’s Land/ and provided the first Bay Talk of the season. Building Fund BYOB & Snacks We provide University of Texas Marine the rest. Stress free, fun & creative! Paint a Relax and restore doing easy Hatha Yoga with Science Institute beautiful Roseate Spoonbill - one step at a certified instructor Lianne Thomas, at 7 pm, time. Trace patterns & paint in simple steps 750 Channel View Dr, Wednesdays during January, at the Community guided by an artist. The Art Center provides all Port Aransas, TX 78373 Center, 408 N. Alister St. Perfect for those who materials16X20 canvas, brushes, paint & wine Phone:(361) 749-6711 or sally.palmer@ never tried as well as experienced yogi. $2. glasses. utexas.edu Cash or check made out to City of Port Aransas “INDIGO SCARF” DYING Saturday, January (COPA). Open to men and women. Bring mat Wetlands Education Center Tours 30th TIME: 12-5 Cost: $25 + Supplies $25 and water. Did you ever want to visit and learn about Register & Pre-pay by January 23rd Christine Birding on the Boardwalk a marsh without getting your feet wet? The Ritter Minimum: students 4 Maximum: 16 Guided birding tour for anyone, novice Wetlands Education Center is a ADA compliant Provided: 1 fat quarter of 19mm silk Carmeuse to expert, with local guide Nan Dietert at 3.6-acre wetland will allow you to do just that, (for cutting practice pieces), 1 - 14”x72” 19 Leonabelle Turnbull Birding Center at end of as you stroll through seagrass, salty marsh mm silk Carmeuse scarf, indigo dye, reducing plants, and dunes. Come during a free guided agent, soda ash, misc supplies. Additional Ross Ave. Every Wednesday at 9 am. FREE! tour Tuesday and Thursday, at 10 a.m. (the trails items may be pre-ordered.A handout describing Winter Walking Tours are always open for self-guided walks) and you the basic processes will be provided during Mission-Aransas Reserve partners with Parks will learn about the special plants and animals class. Students are encouraged to take notes to & Rec for 1-hour, 2-mile nature walks. Meet of our local wetlands. Participants meet at the supplement the handout. Students will learn4 in the Nature Preserve at Charlie’s Pasture, at University of Texas Marine Science Education types of shibori-based resist dying techniques: the end of Port Street. Tours will be on Fridays Center (855 East Cotter Avenue, Port Aransas, 1) clamp resist, 2) stitched resist, 3)pin wheel, at 3pm through the end of March. Bring Texas 78373). Programs sponsored by The and 4) accordion folding. They will also learn binoculars, camera and water. Wear walking University of Texas Marine Science Institute to mix natural indigo dye. Students will have (UTMSI) and Mission-Aransas Reserve. Call an opportunity to practice these techniques on shoes, sunscreen and mosquito spray. Nicole Pringle at 361-749-3153 for more the practice material before committing designs Port Aransas Community Pool to their scarf. information. Pool is heated and is closed on Mondays. Afternoon Movies and Discussion Looking for players, need experienced and anyone wanting to learn. This is a paddle sport which combines elements of badminton, tennis and table tennis and can be played at the Community Park Rink at 700 Clark Pkwy, off Ross Avenue. The rink is marked off for the correct size, allowing three teams to play at a time. If you have equipment and know how to play, the rink may be used any time it is not in use. Know how to play but without equipment, check out equipment at Community Pool by showing a Driver’s License. If you are interested but have nobody to play with contact Pam at 361-749-4158 or pamg@cityofportaransas.org who is trying to match people up and or form teams FREE!

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January 21, 2016

Island Moon

2016 Volunteer Opportunities with Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle Nesting Project at The National Seashore

Cold Stun Update The numbers of cold stunned sea turtles found to date during the 2015-2016 cold stunning season in Texas are as follows: All were green turtles.

By Dimitra Guerrero, Lucia Guillen, and Donna J. Shaver, Ph.D.

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National Park Service, Padre Island National Seashore E-mail: Donna_Shaver@nps.gov Padre Island National Seashore is excited to announce the 2016 sea turtle nesting season spring volunteer training events scheduled in March. Each year, more than 100 people from the community volunteer with our nest detection and protection program. Continued volunteer participation is essential to the success of our program. If you are interested in volunteering at Padre Island National Seashore to help with the Kemp’s ridley restoration program this year, this article contains information on our program and how you can participate.

About the Program The Kemp’s ridley sea turtle is the smallest and most endangered sea turtle species in the world. For more than three decades, Padre Island National Seashore has aided with a global effort to help recover the populations of threatened and endangered sea turtles, particularly that of the Kemp’s ridley sea turtle. More than half of the Kemp’s ridley nests found in the U.S. each year are located at the National Seashore. Kemp’s ridley sea turtles nest in south Texas from April through mid-July. Females nest one to four times throughout the nesting season, at intervals of about 14 to 28 days. They often come ashore in synchronized nesting events called arribadas (Spanish for “arrival”). Kemp’s ridley turtles typically come ashore during daylight hours, on windy days, but sometimes nest at night. The females crawl onshore in search of a spot above the high tide line to lay their eggs. Once a nest site has been selected, a nester uses her rear flippers, tossing sand up in the air while digging, to build an “egg chamber.” She then deposits a “clutch” of eggs in the chamber and covers the nest, never to return to the nest again. Each clutch contains about 100 soft, leathery eggs. The eggs from nests found on North Padre Island and the northern Texas coast are relocated to Padre Island National Seashore for protected incubation. Nests recovered from the southernmost section of the Seashore are transplanted into a “corral,” a large screen enclosure located 40 miles south of Malaquite beach. Nests from South Padre Island are protected in a corral there. At these locations, the delicate eggs are protected from a variety of threats including poaching, predators, tidal inundation, and vehicles, and are monitored and cared for throughout incubation. After about 50 days of incubation, the hatchlings emerge from the eggs and are protected from predators as they are released into the Gulf of Mexico.

Galveston Area/ Inshore

Lavaca/San Antonio Bay

Copano Bay

San Jose Island

Mustang Island/Aransas Pass

Upper Laguna Madre/Corpus Christi Bay

Padre Island National Seashore Gulf Beach

Lower Laguna Madre

Boca Chica Beach

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Condition Total If you attended a full day of classroom training and a full day of UTV training last year and volunteered during the 2015 nesting season, you will be eligible to sign up for the Refresher Class on March 5. If you are returning and not going to patrol on a UTV, you will only need to attend the classroom training in the morning that day.

Alive

Dead

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Thank you to staff and volunteers from the National Park Service, ARK, Sea Turtle, Inc., Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Sea World San Antonio, NOAA-Fisheries, Texas Sea Life Center, Texas Master Naturalists, Gladys Porter Zoo, University of Texas, Texas State Aquarium, other organizations, and private citizens for their help to find, document, rehabilitate, and release cold stunned turtles on the Texas coast this year.

If you did not attend the nesting season classroom training and the full-day UTV Training And Safety class last year, or are a returning volunteer that is unable to attend the Refresher Class on March 5, you will need to sign up for the Classroom Session for New Volunteers on March 12 or March 16 and a full-day UTV Training And Safety Class on either March 13 or March 17 if you want to conduct UTV patrols. Training dates and times are listed below.

Classroom & UTV Training for Returning Volunteers (Refresher Class) Location: Padre Island National Seashore Headquarters, Turtle Lab/UTV barn Date: March 5, 2016 (Saturday) Time: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Classroom Session for New Volunteers Location: Padre Island National Seashore Headquarters, Turtle Lab Date: 12 March 2016 (Saturday) Time: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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UTV Training and Safety for New Volunteers Date:

13 March 2016 (Sunday)

Time:

8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Edge Salon

Location: Padre Island National Seashore Headquarters, Turtle Lab Date: 13 March 2016 (Sunday) Time: 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Volunteer Opportunities Each year, more than 100 people from the community volunteer with the National Seashore’s program to find, document, and protect nesting Kemp’s ridley sea turtles and their eggs. A variety of local, national, and international partners conduct simultaneous patrols throughout the Gulf coast. The success of our program is made possible through the assistance of our dedicated volunteers at Padre Island National Seashore. We are proud to say we have many returning volunteers; but we seek to recruit additional volunteers to help with increased needs of the program. Most people volunteering with our turtle project participate in patrols to find, document, and protect nesting Kemp’s ridley turtles and their eggs using Utility Transport Vehicles (UTVs). Patrols are during daylight hours since Kemp’s ridleys nest mostly during the day, along designated routes on the northern section of Padre Island. Volunteers conducting UTV patrols are paired with Biological Science Technicians. However, volunteers can also help in other ways such as radio dispatching or conducting walking patrols on local Gulf beaches. Volunteers also help with operational support activities such as transporting eggs to our incubation facility by beach and highway. Volunteers must be at least 18 years of age. If volunteers will be driving a government vehicle, they must possess a valid driver’s license. Volunteers are asked to make a commitment of at least 10 hours a month for each month of the patrol season (April through mid-July), or at least 30 hours over the entire patrol season (this does not include training hours). Housing is not provided to volunteers.

Volunteer Training Schedule All volunteers wishing to participate during the 2016 nesting season are required to attend a classroom training session every year, regardless of the activities they will be conducting. At the classroom training session, volunteers will be provided the documentation required for their participation in the upcoming season. They will also receive information about the program and volunteer duties. Note that attendance at the 2015 fall/ winter cold stunned training does not fulfill the requirements of becoming a 2016 spring/summer volunteer.

Classroom Session for New Volunteers Location: Padre Island National Seashore Headquarters, Turtle Lab Date: 16 March 2016 (Wednesday) Time: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

949-0794

UTV Training and Safety for New Volunteers Date:

17 March 2016 (Thursday)

Time:

8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

www.theislandsedgehairsalon.com

Location: Padre Island National Seashore Headquarters, Turtle Lab

Kiwanis Club of Padre Island

Date: 17 March 2016 (Thursday) Time: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Presents

Volunteers wishing to conduct walking patrols and/or UTV patrols must successfully complete a physical fitness test, which will entail a short walk at your own pace immediately after the classroom session. For the physical fitness test, please wear comfortable clothes and walking shoes, and be prepared for all types of weather. For the UTV training, you must wear long pants, eye-wear (such as glasses, sunglasses, or goggles), long sleeve shirt or jacket, and ankle-high boots. If you do not wear the appropriate clothing, you will not be allowed to participate in the UTV class. Because of high demand to attend these classes, space is very limited so come prepared. Additional safety gear (such as helmets, safety glasses and safety vests) will be provided at the training. Parking is limited at the Padre Island National Seashore Park Headquarters. Please consider car-pooling if you know someone attending the same training. Please bring a packed lunch. There will be a 30-minute lunch break. An ice chest will be available to hold your food and beverages.

Jan. 28, Feb. 4, 11, 18, 25, Mar. 3 7:00 – 10:00pm Holiday Inn, 15202 Windward Drive, Padre Island Cash Donation/Admission: $5.00 plus cost of Bingo cards A special menu will be available for Bingo players.

Please call as soon as possible to sign up for training classes. Space is limited and fills quickly. Call (361) 949-8173, extension 268 to register or you can contact us by email topais_ seaturtlevolunteer@nps.gov . Hope to see you soon and thank you in advance for your help this year!

Adult beverages will be available to purchase. Soft drinks and water will be available. Please join us for a chance to win a prize in one of ten bingo games or a door prize. Other surprises throughout the evening.

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Mia Needs Help

My name is Mia and I am the definition of a total sweetheart! When I was rescued along the side of a road by a kind lady from Mission Pawsible, I had an old injury to my right front leg. I don’t really remember what happened to me when I was little but the veterinarians said my leg had been badly injured and the bones and growth plate had healed improperly therefore I would need surgery. As I grow, the deformity can cause problems with my other bones and the discomfort will increase. Even in spite of my floppy leg, I am still very happy and energetic and I LOVE to play with my foster siblings. I guess you could say I am very “Happy Go Lucky” because now I am loved, safe and well cared for. After the surgery, I look forward to finding my forever home and being able to romp and play with a forever family. I am only 1 1/2 years young so have a lot of great years ahead of me! If you would like to donate to help towards Mia’s upcoming surgery in San Antonio next week, we offer the convenience of Paypal on our website missionpawsiblecc.org. email: info@missionpawsiblecc.org Phone: 361-4439492 - 361-277-1731 Facebook: www.facebook.com/ missionpawsiblecc Thank you very much for reading about Mia. Mission Pawsible is a 501C3 organization so any donations are tax deductible.

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January 21, 2016

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Senior Moments

General Douglas MacArthur

By Dotson Lewis

Special to the Island Moon Dotson’s Note: As I was checking though the January anniversaries, I was reminded that General MacArthur was born on January 26, 1880. To me, he stands near the very top of the great men of the 20th century…I could not let this opportunity pass to review for you my friends, the Moon Monkeys, some of the events in this most remarkable man’s life. I was privileged to meet and talk to him a few times during my tour of duty in Japan, 194750. As many of you are aware, the Japanese people still consider him to be a deity. My thanks to historian David McCullough for his contributions to this article. David McCullough said: “You couldn’t shrug your shoulders at Douglas MacArthur,” “There was nothing bland about him, nothing passive about him, nothing dull about him. There’s no question about his patriotism, there’s no question about his courage, and there’s no question about his importance as one of the protagonists* of the 20th century.” Douglas MacArthur lived his entire life, from cradle to grave, in the United States Army. He spent his early years in remote sections of New Mexico, where his father, Arthur MacArthur Jr., commanded an infantry company charged with protecting settlers and railroad workers from the Indian “menace.” These years were very hard for Douglas’ mother, Mary Pinkney Hardy MacArthur, whose upbringing as a proper Southern lady had done little to prepare her for raising a family on dusty western outposts. But seen through a boy’s eyes, life at a place like Ft. Selden, New Mexico, was heady stuff. “My first memory was the sound of bugles,” Douglas MacArthur recalled in his “Reminiscences.” “It was here I learned to ride and shoot even before I could read or write, it was almost before I could walk or talk.” Even more importantly, by watching his father and listening to his mother, he learned that a MacArthur is always in charge.

Parade Registration Form

Mail with check to: Barefoot Mardi Gras, 14493 S. Padre Island Dr., #A313 Corpus Christi, TX 78418 February 6, 2016 - Parade starts at 11AM - Check in opens at 9am (All parade participants must complete and submit a registration form)

Individuals, Not-for-Profit Organizations, or Schools - (please include a $30.00 donation) ________________________________________________________________________________________

Organization, Company, or Corporation - (Please include a $55.00 donation) ________________________________________________________________________________________ Krewe Captain (person responsible for entry)________________________________________________________________ Address__________________________________________________________Cell Number__________________________ Email address _____________________________________________________ Please check mark your type of entry - All entries are required to relate to Mardi Gras Motorized _______Decorated Float

Non-Motorized __________Walking group or Individual

_______Decorated Car or Truck

__________ Bike(s)

_______Decorated Golf Cart

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** (5) Trophies will be awarded Ð 1 place in each division. Judging will be based on originality, creativity and theme reflection trophies awarded at The Barefoot Mardi Gras Festival at the Briscoe King Pavilion ** Entry includes 6 Festival Tickets for floats willing to stay on display at the Festival from the end of the Parade to 5pm. I, ________________________________________________In consideration for permission and authority to participate in and be a part of the 2016 Barefoot Mardi Gras parade do hereby release, waive and discharge Barefoot Mardi Gras, its agents and assigns from any liability whatsoever in connection with myself or my groupÕs participation. I acknowledge that my name, likeness, and/or photograph may be taken and used by Barefoot Mardi Gras for promotional purposes. I certify that the driver of my entry (if motorized) has a valid driverÕs license and valid insurance. I acknowledge receipt of and will comply with the Barefoot Mardi Gras 2016 rule and regulations. Signature of Krewe Captain (responsible person)

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Barefoot Mardi Gras Parade Rules RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING 2016 BAREFOOT MARDI GRAS PARADE

1. Parade line-up and staging will begin Saturday, February 6, 2016 at (9:00AM) at Whitecap Blvd and Windward Dr. Parade to start at 11AM. Other than the lead float, color guard and our childrenÕs charities, all parade entries will appear in order of arrival at the staging location. The parade will begin by proceeding East down Whitecap to the beach. Once on the beach the parade will turn South towards Bob Hall Pier. The parade will end by turning West into the circle at the Briscoe King Pavilion. Floats that would like to stay on display at the Barefoot Mardi Gras Festival will receive 6 admission tickets. Floats on display must stay in place until 5pm. All other floats not staying for the festival may park along side roads where available or disburse after the parade. Float owners are solely responsible for removal of their float and float related trash from the parking lot. DO NOT dispose of float trash or materials in the ParkÕs Department parking lot. All floats cannot be higher than 20Õ due to over head lines. 2. All participants operating motorized vehicles must provide Barefoot Mardi Gras with proof of auto liability insurance by including a copy of their insurance card with their application. 3. A mandatory Parade Meeting will be held on Thursday, February 4 at 6pm at Schlitterbahn. One Krewe member must be present to participate on 2/6/16 4. All entries must be decorated for a family atmosphere and constructed in a safe manner and not present a health or safety hazard to the contestants or the general public. Pulling units must be decorated and should be made as much a part of the float as possible. 5. For safety reasons, no stopping nor change of Krewe members during the parade is allowed. 6. The person responsible for any animal or group of animals is required to have a cleanup crew immediately following and immediate pick up of animal waste is required.

7. Trophies will be awarded to 1st place in each category and Best Overall. Judging will be based on originality, creativity and theme reflection - trophies awarded at the Barefoot Mardi Gras Festival at Briscoe King Pavilion following the parade. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THESE RULES AND REGULATIONS WILL RESULT IN REMOVAL FROM THE PARADE. Ð

Questions call John Vaughn at 361-779-0477 or Bob Paulison at 361-563-2888 Or email to barefootmardigras@yahoo.com

What became a lasting connection with the Philippines began with Douglas’ first assignment out of West Point, when the young Lieutenant sailed to the islands to work with a corps of engineers. While on a surveying mission there, he recalled being “waylaid on a narrow jungle trail by two desperados, one on each side.” MacArthur responded without hesitation. “Like all frontiersmen, I was expert with a pistol. I dropped them both dead in their tracks, but not before one had blazed at me with an antiquated rifle.” Soon after this first brush with physical danger, MacArthur enjoyed excitement of a different kind, when he was assigned to accompany his father on an extended tour through Asia, where the General would review the military forces of eleven countries. The MacArthurs, Pinky included, were treated like royalty, and Douglas came away from the trip firmly convinced that America’s future, and his own, lay in Asia. One of Douglas’s next assignments included service as an aide in Theodore Roosevelt’s White House. But when he found himself in a tedious engineering assignment in Milwaukee in 1907, his performance dropped and he received a poor evaluation. To add to his confusion, he had fallen in love with a New York debutante named Fanniebelle, and his brilliant career prospects seemed to wane. But Douglas made amends in his next assignment, at the staff college at Leavenworth, and when his father died in 1912 he was transferred to the War Department in Washington, so that he could care for his mother. While there he was taken under the wing of Chief of Staff Leonard Wood, a protégé of his father, and his career was again firmly on track. In 1915 MacArthur was promoted to major and the following year became the Army’s first public relations officer, performing so well that he is largely credited with selling the American people on the Selective Service Act of 1917, as the country moved ever closer to joining the war in Europe. Even though his record to that point had been excellent, the WWI gave Douglas MacArthur his first real measure of fame. Quickly promoted to brigadier general, he helped lead the Rainbow Division, which he had helped create out of National Guard units before the war, through the thick of the fighting in France. With a flamboyant, romantic style matched only by real feats of courage on the battlefield, MacArthur became the most decorated American soldier of the war. While his peers were demoted to their pre-war ranks, MacArthur kept his through a plum new assignment as Superintendent of West Point. Although he antagonized many of the old guard, MacArthur made good on his mandate to drag the moribund Academy into the 20th century, enabling it to produce officers fit to lead the country in the type of modern war he had just experienced first-hand. He also managed to get married, to Louise Cromwell Brooks, a vivacious flapper and heiress very different from her spit-and-polish second husband. A minor scandal erupted when Chief of Staff John J. Pershing, with whom Louise had had an affair during the war, shipped MacArthur from West Point to a makeshift assignment in the Philippines. Although disappointed, MacArthur was glad to be back in his beloved islands; Louise, used to the glamorous society of cities like New York and Paris, was not pleased. Even after their return to the States in 1925, the marriage continued to deteriorate. Louise filed for divorce in 1928. Once again, MacArthur found solace in the Philippines, where he took command of the Army’s Philippine Department and renewed a friendship with the island’s leading politician, Manuel Quezon, whom he had known since 1903. Although he and Quezon failed in their bid to have MacArthur named governor of the Philippines, President Hoover helped take the sting out of it by naming MacArthur to the Army’s top job, Chief of Staff, in 1930. But the early ‘30s were a trying time to be Chief, when the Great Depression made Americans deaf to MacArthur’s warnings about the rising tide of world fascism. Despite his able leadership, the Army fell to all-time lows in strength. This, along with the damage to his reputation from the Bonus March of 1932, when he very visibly

led army troops in routing impoverished World War I vets from the capital, made MacArthur receptive to other opportunities. Once again, he was drawn to the Philippines. In 1935, his old friend Quezon, President of the newly created Philippine Commonwealth, invited him to return to Manila as head of a U.S. military mission charged with preparing the islands for full independence in 1946. The next few years were among the happiest in MacArthur’s life. On his way to Manila, he met and fell in love with 37-year-old Jean Marie Faircloth from Murfreesboro, Tennessee. When Pinky died shortly after their arrival in Manila, Jean helped fill the void, and her devotion would remain a source of strength for the rest of his life. After the birth of their son, Arthur MacArthur IV, the 58-year-old general proved a doting father. But their blissful life in Manila was slowly overshadowed by the growing threat posed by an expansionist Japan. MacArthur, despite the able assistance of top aide Dwight Eisenhower, would not have enough time or money to build a force capable of resisting the Japanese. When war finally came with the blow at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the Philippines were doomed. MacArthur’s air force was quickly destroyed, his army shredded, and by January his forces had retreated to the Bataan peninsula, where they struggled to survive. From his command post on the island of Corregidor at the mouth of Manila Bay, MacArthur watched his world fall apart. But despite MacArthur’s poor showing in the Philippines, President Roosevelt knew he couldn’t let America’s most famous general fall to the enemy, and ordered him to withdraw to Australia. Although it ran counter to his notion of a soldier’s duty, MacArthur left his men facing sure destruction, comforted only by the belief that he might lead an army back to rescue them. For the next three years, the world watched as his personal quest, “I shall return,” became almost synonymous with the war in the Pacific. Although MacArthur’s path through the dense jungles of New Guinea was hardly imagined in the initial war plans, his single minded drive and resourcefulness made it one of the two prongs in the Allied drive to roll back the Japanese. Simultaneously fighting a two front war, one with the Japanese, the other with the U.S. Navy, who understandably saw the Pacific as theirs, MacArthur slowly gained momentum. In October of 1944 the world watched (not live) as he dramatically waded ashore at Leyte, and in the following months liberated the rest of the Philippines. On September 2, 1945, he presided over the Japanese surrender on board the “U.S.S. Missouri,” bringing an end to World War II.

“I Shall Return” His place as a leading figure of the 20th century already secure, MacArthur may have made his greatest contribution to history in the next five and a half years, as Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers in Japan. While initiating some policies and merely implementing others, by force of personality MacArthur became synonymous with the highly successful occupation. His GHQ staff helped a devastated Japan rebuild itself, institute a democratic government, and chart a course that has made it one of the world’s leading industrial powers. Yet by the late 1940s, MacArthur was increasingly bypassed by Washington, and it seemed his remarkable career might be over. But in June of 1950, the sudden outbreak of the Korean War thrust MacArthur back into the limelight. Placed in command of an Americanled coalition of United Nations forces, MacArthur reversed the dire military situation in the early months of the war with a brilliant amphibious assault behind North Korean lines at the Port of Inchon. But within weeks of this great triumph he and Washington miscalculated badly. MacArthur’s approach to the Chinese border triggered the entry of Mao’s Communist Chinese, and as 1951 dawned, they faced what he called “an entirely new war.” Although the able leadership of General Matthew B. Ridgway stabilized the military situation near the prewar boundary at the 38th parallel, MacArthur’s months of public and private bickering with the Truman administration soon came to a head. On April 11, 1951, the President relieved MacArthur, triggering a firestorm of protest over our strategy not only in Korea, but in the Cold War as a whole. As the last great general of World War II to come home, MacArthur received a hero’s welcome. Despite his dramatic televised address to a joint session of Congress, however, the issue died quickly, and with it any hopes MacArthur had of reaching the White House in 1952. True to his word, the old soldier “faded away” from the public eye, living quietly in New York until his death in 1964. While it’s questionable whether his storied life ever brought him complete satisfaction, one thing is clear: Douglas MacArthur had more than fulfilled his self-imposed destiny of becoming one of history’s great men. Dotson’s Other Note: *Main character; I looked up protagonist just to make sure. I know that there are many different views of MacArthur as a man and/or soldier. I would like to hear your thoughts regarding General of the Army Douglas A. MacArthur (“MacArthursan” to the Japanese). Please call or Email me with your opinion regarding the foregoing. It’s great to hear that you read, and disagree or agree with what I write; thank you for your comments. Please call or Email. Phone: 361949-7681; Email: dlewis1@stx.rr.com The next Veterans Roundtable Meeting will be Tuesday, January 19, 9-11 AM, in Room 126, Del Mar College, Center For Economic Development, 3209 S. Staples. We are also going to have a Roundtable meeting 6:30-8:30 PM (Same place as the morning meeting except Room 117 instead of Room 126). All Veterans, their families and anyone interested in Veterans affairs, are invited. …Hope to see you there.

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January 21, 2016

Island Moon

STATE Legislative Reforms to Help Curb and Eradicate Human Trafficking By Todd Hunter, District 32

Since the 84th Texas Legislative Session has come to a close, I want to take this opportunity to look at an important bill that I had the privilege to work on for our area. Each legislative session, there are a number of priorities facing the state and it is important that we examine some of these pieces of legislation that will be impacting the Coastal Bend. House Bill 10 is an important bill that we passed this session dealing with human trafficking prevention in the state of Texas. I want to highlight some of the central themes and background information about HB 10. A few years ago, the Human Trafficking Prevention Task Force was created to have a statewide partnership between law enforcement agencies, social service providers, nongovernmental organizations, legal representatives, and state agencies that are fighting on the front line against human trafficking. The task force works to develop policies and procedures to fulfill that purpose, and proposes legislative recommendations to better protect adult and child victims of human trafficking. In the months leading up to the 84th Legislative Session, I had the privilege of serving on a joint House and Senate Interim Committee to work with the task force and develop legislation to address human trafficking in our state. The resulting legislation, HB 10, seeks to prevent and ultimately eliminate human trafficking by enacting the recommendations made by the task force in the 2014 Human Trafficking Prevention Task Force Report. The bill amends current law relating to certain criminal and civil consequences of trafficking of persons, compelling prostitution, and certain other related criminal offenses, to the prevention, prosecution, and punishment of those offenses, and to compensation paid to victims of those offenses. It is important to know that human trafficking is not exclusive to one segment of society. Human trafficking involves victims of all races, age groups, both males and females, and United States citizens, as well as non-citizens. Individuals seeking to force people into human trafficking do not discriminate amongst their victims and often prey upon those who are most vulnerable. According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, human trafficking is defined as the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for one of three purposes:

28th Annual Port Aransas Tour of Homes

The Port Aransas Garden Club will host its 28th annual Port Aransas Tour of Homes on Mustang Island Saturday January 30, 2016. The tour originates from the Port Aransas Community Center at 408 N. Alister Street Port Aransas.

This year’s tour features a diverse collection of nine homes as Port Aransas continues to grow in varied directions. From gated communities to architecture forward homes to beach properties to cottages to condos you will visit homes showing off island living at its best with remodeled and new construction exemplifying life at the beach

Morning bus tours will be available for $25.00 per/person at 9:00 AM and 11:00 AM. There will be five homes on the bus tour. Your bus ticket also permits you to view those homes not included in the morning tour during the afternoon self-guided tours. Self-guided tours are offered between 1:00 PM and 5:00 PM. The self-guided ticket is $20.00 p/p and tour maps will be provided at the Community Center for all tours. Bus tours and self-guided tickets can be purchased at Susan Castor Collection, 1908 Hwy 361 and Gratitude, 316 N. Station Street after December 15. Tickets can be purchased via our website www.PortAransasGardenClub. org using PayPal or on tour day at the Port Aransas Community Center. Bus tour tickets are limited to 90 per each tour, self-guided are unlimited. For ticket and other information call the PAGC ticket hotline 361-945-7306 or email portagardenclub@hotmail.com. Follow us at our website www.PortAransasGardenClub.org and our Facebook page Port Aransas Home Tour and our blog portaransasgardenclubhometour. blogspot.com.

• Sex trafficking in which a commercial sex act is induced by force, fraud, or coercion, or in which the person induced to perform such an act has not attained 18 years of age. • The recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for labor or services through the use of force, fraud, or coercion for the purpose of subjection to involuntary servitude, peonage, debt bondage, or slavery.

Club News The Island Moon provides this space for Island organizations. If you are a member of a club and want to get the word out about your events and/or projects send them along and we will get them in. Be sure to include a brief description of what your organization does and a contact person for those interested in joining. Send the info to editor@islandmoon.com and we will include it. Or call us at 949-7700. 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.

The national hotline for the National Human Trafficking Resource Center is (888) 373-7888 and it is available in over 200 languages and is operated 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. If you would like to learn more about what is being done to combat human trafficking, please visit http://www.humantrafficking.org/combat_ trafficking/prevention . Also, the United States Department of Justice’s website regarding human trafficking can be found at: http://www. justice.gov/archive/olp/human_trafficking.htm .

Please contact piaccarclub@aol.com for information on the upcoming meeting. Please include your contact information and the type of car owned.

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 .

PI DOG Needs YOU! PI DOG would like to get together a group of owners and dogs to march in the Barefoot Mardi Gras Parade on the beach Feb. 6, 2016. The parade starts at 11:00 AM. Please respond to bevhoffman@ aol.com if you are interested. We need an approximate number to turn in to the parade coordinators on our entry form. We have been in the last two Mardi Gras Parade and have had a good time. Look in the Padre Moon newspaper for more information about the parade route.

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).

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

Kiwanis BINGO Next Thursday Bring Family and Friends for FUN By Brent Rourk The Kiwanis Club of Padre Island begins their first of six ‘BINGO at the BEACH’ evenings on Thursday, January 28th at the Holiday Inn beginning at 7:00 PM. It promises to be another successful and fun six weeks filled with cash prizes and terrific door prizes. Dates for BINGO are Thursdays; January 28th, February 4,11,18, 25, and March 3rd beginning at 7:00 PM and ending after 9:00 PM. A special food menu and adult beverages are available for purchase at the Holiday Inn. Soft drinks and water are available. This is the 5th year of BINGO at the BEACH sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Padre Island and supported by a large number of Island businesses. Proceeds from BINGO at the BEACH (just like the proceeds from all of the Kiwanis fund raisers and events) go to children and local children’s causes. Last year the Kiwanis Club of Padre Island helped fund seven local children’s organizations by donating at least $500 to their cause. Additionally, the club sponsored Breakfast with Santa and co-sponsored the annual Island Easter Egg Hunt. If you would like to support the BINGO by purchasing advertising during the BINGO evenings, then contact Maybeth (361) 244-2337 or John (361) 779-0477.

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 looking for new members. We have boat slips available to members. You are invited to attend any Friday Night Happy Hour event. Contact Mr. Bill Vincent, Rear Commodore in charge of Membership, lynnmvincent@hotmail.com, to receive information about attending Happy Hour at PIYC. For those prospective members interested in renting a boat slip contact Mr. Barratt Sturtevant, bcsturtevant59@gmail. com. The Membership hosts nearly 100 social events every year: Holiday Events and Potlucks, Dinner Dances, Murder Mysteries, Soup Nights, Chili Cook-offs, Old Fashioned Picnics, Talent Night, Theme Parties such as Brazilian, Western, and Medieval Nights. Every Friday Night is Happy Hour from 6:00 p.m. to 9 p.m. KIWANIS Club of Padre Island. Kiwanis meets at 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? 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 Island Strategic Action Committee. Is a 14-member committee which meets at 5:30 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month at the Comfort Suites on Windward Drive. The committee’s purpose is to advise the Corpus Christi City Council on matters pertaining to The Island. All meetings are open to the public and the public is invited to address the committee during the public comment period. Padre Island Business Association. The association is a not-for-profit organization whose primary purpose is to advertise and promote Padre/Mustang Islands, Flour Bluff and Corpus Christi while advancing the interests of the business community. It is managed by a 9-member board of directors. A membership luncheon is held on the 2nd Thursday of each month at Holiday Inn-Padre Island starting at noon. Mixers are held on the 3rd Tuesday of the month. The association annually has two fundraising events – Taste of the Island in the fall and a Wine Tasting in the spring. P.I.E. Padre Island Enrichment Club 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 361-2447603 e-mail: brentrourk@yahoo.com. Parrot Heads of Port Aransas – is a not-forprofit 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 2917034. 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.

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.

Under the Bridge Back by Popular Demand: Oysters on the Halfshell Friday & Saturday 5pm until Out $7.50 / Dozen Open Daily 11:00 - 9:00

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Nutritious Meals Served For Persons Age 60 and Over 11:30 A.M. ($1.50 Suggested meal donation) Monday

Thursday

Silver Haired Fitness 10-11 AM ($8/month-Ladies Only)

Zumba Gold (Co-Ed) 10:30-11:30 AM ($20/month, or $4/session)

Computer Interest Group 12:30-2 PM

Wii Bowling & Chair Volleyball 12:30-4:45 PM

Wii Bowling 12:30 PM

Tuesday 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 ($8/month-Ladies Only) Chair Volleyball 12:30 PM-??? (about 3:30 PM) AARP Chapter 4181 Meeting @ 1 PM (2nd & 4th Wednesdays) Painting Class 1:30-4:30 PM $5 per class 1st & 3rd Wednesdays

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)

Site Council Monthly Dinner/Dance Third Friday of the Month 4:30-7:30 PM Tickets sold by Site Council members or phone reservation: 361-826-2330

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Waterfront home, garden sized lot on wide canal Spacious screened in porch, heated saltwater pool, boat lift, dock and upper deck. Pergola with large bar and natural gas grill. Extensive composite deck with free standing hot tub. 3 bedrooms, 2 bath with water views from the great room and master bedroom. Numerous built ins. Extremely low maintenance. Priced to sell. Appointments only. For Sale by Owner 361 443-0397 Enjoy all the outdoor amenities of waterfront living BEACH HAVEN TOWNHOME Great for Investors And/or Pet Parents! $196,000 3/2 1/2/1 +2nd parking space assigned Tiled throughout, Plantation Shutters throughout, Private Patio w/dog door, Community Pool. 1-Block from Beach. Short-term rentals allowed. 361-949-0635

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Public Meetings

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Is alcohol causing a problem in your family? Try Al-Anon Al-Anon meets at 7:00 pm Sundays at Padre Island Baptist Church

361-949-1231 Pet Adoptions

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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

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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

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Three Chords and the Truth By Ronnie Narmour ronnienarmour@gmail.com

Austin music icon Paul Ray dead at 73… I spent the weekend in the Austin area and really enjoyed myself this time. My goal was to help my niece move into her new place and then run into town to check out the new Antone’s and catch a few shows. I did just that. On Friday morning as I was getting ready to leave, I saw a post on Facebook that

to Austin for the first time: Clifton Chenier, Bobby Bland, Muddy Waters, Jimmy Reed, Pinetop Perkins, James Cotton, Jimmy Rogers, Hubert Sumlin…and on and on. I worked off and on for Clifford for a number of years both at his clubs and running the booking agency for his record labels. So, I knew the members of the Cobras and T-Birds pretty well and spent time with them for a while. I’m trying to keep this short because I really could write a book here on the evolution of the early Austin music scene. It was all around me and because of my involvement with Antone’s, I was privy to a lot of the shows and clubs going on at the time such as the Armadillo World Headquarters, Liberty Lunch, Castle Creek, Soap Creek, La Zona Rosa, The Opry House and so on. And the folks that worked these other bars, especially the Armadillo, had free entry into Antone’s as well. It was quite incestuous back then.

You’re one of the boys now…

Austin music icon Paul Ray dead at 73. reported Paul Ray had died. Paul Ray is a music icon in Austin whom I first met in the mid 70’s. Originally from Dallas (make that Oak Cliff), Paul migrated with a group of musicians who would eventually pioneer the blues scene in early Austin: Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimmy Vaughan, Doyle Bramhall, Keith Ferguson, Denny Freeman, Lewis Cauldry. The first time I heard these fellows play was with their band Storm at the storied One Knight on Red River where Stubb’s BBQ is now. The One Knight was the consummate dive bar and was in operation for about seven years. The owner, Roger “One Knight” Collins and his partner Summer Dog were there before Antone’s, before the Armadillo, before Soap Creek. I remember the graffiti on the men’s room wall that said, “Eat lead Johnny Law.” Paul Ray was the singer in Storm and paved the way for his famous band, Paul Ray and the Cobras. The original Cobras featured Stevie Vaughan and Denny Freeman on guitars, Rodney Craig on drums, Alex Napier on bass and Joe Sublett on tenor sax. This band smoked. Paul Ray in his prime was sight to behold. I can hear him now, “Other days…”

But I remember one time around 1977 or so, I was at the Cobra’s House… the clubhouse where Rodney Craig the drummer lived on Bluebonnet. The band would all meet at Rodney’s before a gig and leave from there. As the band members straggled in slowly, we found ourselves waiting on one of the guys who was running late. So as we sat around in Rodney’s living room killing time, I remember Paul kind of surveying the situation and looked over at me and said in his gentle voice, “Well Ronnie, it looks like you’re one of the boys now.” I felt like I had just won the lottery. Paul Ray said I was one of the boys. I couldn’t believe it. For a kid of 25 years old working the bars of Austin, it just didn’t get any better. Paul was the ring leader and his word made it so. I would have jumped off the house for him.

Paul Ray and the Cobras…

Paul Ray tribute at Antone’s

1978 Cobras poster. Paul Ray and the Cobras had a good run, but eventually Paul developed throat problems and couldn’t sing anymore. He had several surgeries but never did get his true strong voice back. The band eventually evolved into another incantation with Junior Medlow on lead vocals, Derek O’Brien on guitar, Larry Lange on bass and several different horn players… the one constant was always Rodney Craig. Paul eventually became a DJ at KUT-FM, the radio station at the University of Texas. His show, Twine Time, is a piece of Austin music history in itself. It came on Saturday evening and was Paul Ray at his best. Paul’s knowledge of blues and old rock and roll was encyclopedic and we were all his students. He was also one of the organizers and MC of the yearly Austin Chronicle Music Awards.

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Bad Buoys

Jan. 22

Todd Dorn

Jan. 23

Antone & the All Stars

Jan. 24

Open Jam w/ Selfie

Jan. 25

Paul Taylor Band

Jan. 26

Stevie Start

Jan. 27

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Mike Stinson with Lance Smith on guitar played the Saxon Pub in Austin

Austin’s Godfather of Blues, W.C. Clark played Antone’s this weekend The new Antone’s… So, by the time I made it to Austin on Friday, social media had exploded with the news of his death and it was on every local news station and in the newspaper. It was obvious that Paul Ray had touched the lives of many Austinites and the city was in mourning. Many stories and old photos dominated Facebook and the whole town showed respect. On Saturday, I grabbed up my old running buddy, Charlie “Preacher” Keen of Lake Travis, TX and we set out to hear some music. I was determined to check out the newly opened Antone’s where W.C. Clark was playing. It was a cold night in downtown Austin, and we ended up killing some time at the lobby bar in the Driscoll Hotel (directly across the street from the original Antone’s) before wandering around 6th Street, waiting for

When we finally did get to Antone’s, the doorgirl of many, many years, Ilse Haynes, greeted us with a hug and we all lamented over Paul’s demise. Susan Antone (Clifford’s sister) is still involved with the club and had set up a touching display of candles and a photo of Paul and of the Cobras over in one corner. Preacher and I listened to W.C. for a while and then headed over to C Boys to hear the great Barbara Lynn

Stewart and Garrett Mann and Ronnie Narmour at the Saxon Pub.

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Thursday, January 21 Free Beer Band @ Giggity’s Rising Star Showcase w/ Fools of the Trade, Neil Austin Imber, Dave Rukkus, Isaac Jacob@ Brewster Street Rudolph Llanes @ Vino Mio Social Club Gulf Swing Band @ Bernie’s David Martinez @ House of Rock APEX @ Rockit’s Friday, January 22 Bad Buoys @ Giggity’s Emily Dale @ The Gaff Independent Thieves @ Shorty’s Carol Elliott (5-7) @ Drop Anchor Splendiferous @ Vino Mio Social Club Five Card Draw @ Brewster Street Another Level @ Rockit’s Whiskey Bar CC Songwriters @ House of Rock Saturday, January 23 Todd Dorn & the Sea Drifters @ Giggity’s Selfie @ Shorty’s Billy Snipes @ Drop Anchor BELT SANDER RACES, Leslie Willey, Russell Edge @ The Gaff Beat Bodega @ Vino Mio Social Club Slaid Cleaves @ Third Coast Theater Hip Hop Hooray @ Brewster Street James Little @ Rockit’s Whiskey Bar Expendables, Zach Deputy, Contraband, Flatbroke @ House of Rock Sunday, January 24 Antone & the All Stars @ Giggity’s Mike Williams & Jack Trowbridge (11 AM) @ Giggity’s Expendables, Zach Deputy, Contraband, Audic Empire @ House of Rock

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Miss Barbara Lynn played C Boys in Austin on Saturday

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W.C. to start.. I worked on 6 Street for over ten years at Antones, Wylies, Raw Deal and Hut’s and my mind was flooded with old memories. th

(Port Arthur, TX). C Boys is on South Congress and is owned by the same people who have the Continental Clubs. I had booked Barbara Lynn many times through the years and it seemed only fitting that we were at this show. After that we stopped by the Saxon Pub and ran into our pals Stewart Mann and his brother Garrett Mann of the band Statesboro Revue. They had just played and were followed by another familiar face, Mike Stinson (Houston, TX). It was a fun, full night of music and I was on top of the world. My mind was ripe with nostalgia and my heart was both heavy and on fire. RIP Paul Ray. And thanks for letting me into the club.

A trip down memory lane… By the time 1976 rolled around, I was working at Antone’s on 6th Street and the Cobras played every Monday night (Blue Monday.) The Fabulous Thunderbirds played every Sunday. The owner of Antone’s, Clifford Antone, was a Port Arthur, TX native with a giant passion for the blues and brought many blues greats

January 21, 2016

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Monday, January 25 Open Jam w/ Selfie @ Giggity’s Desecrated Remains, Heavyweight, Ansible, Of Ruins @ House of Rock

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Tuesday, January 26 Paul Taylor Band @ Giggity’s Open Mic @ House of Rock Wednesday, January 27 Stevie Start @ Giggity’s Port A Rockers @ Bernie’s Scarecrow People, Archade Hustlers @ House of Rock Thursday, January 28 Free Beer Band @ Giggity’s Something Silky @ Vino Mio Social Club Gulf Swing Band @ Bernie’s Flaw, Freaks Like Me, Notrol @ House of Rock Chris Knight, Ty Dietz @ Brewster Street APEX @ Rockit’s Whiskey Bar Friday, January 29 Duke E. Brown @ Giggity’s Mark Wilks @ The Gaff Buddy Trevino @ Shorty’s Carol Elliott (5-7) @ Drop Anchor Flying Bakalaka Brothers @ Vino Mio Social Club Another Level @ Brewster Street Lucas Jack, Jimmy Wilden @ Rockit’s Billy Snipes @ Wild Horse Women of Ink @ House of Rock Saturday, January 30 Mike Milligan & Texiana Blues @ Giggity’s Jim Dugan @ The Gaff Billy Snipes @ Drop Anchor Ty Dietz & Tony Saracene @ Shorty’s Jarrod Birmingham, Richie Allbright @ Brewster Street Duke E. Brown @ Rockit’s Swimming With Bears @ House of Rock Sunday, January 31 Antone & the All Stars @ Giggity’s Mike Williams & Jack Trowbridge (11 AM) @ Giggity’s Vanna, Pinehas, Like Moths to Flames @ House of Rock