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The voice of The Island since 1996 June 4, 2020 Weekly The Moon Around The Island By Dale Rankin Inside the Moon www.islandmoon.com Life's a Beach A3 27° 37' 0.5952'' N | 97° 13' 21.4068'' W Issue 842 Islands Get Attention A2 Live Music A16 A little Island history Padre Island and Flour Bluff Then and Now New Business cont. on A4 History cont. on A4 Turtle Trouble A5 Island Photo By Debbie Noble FREE As we sit here at midweek residents of our little sandbar are casting a wary eye 700 miles southward as Tropical Storm Cristobal slides across Campeche and heads to points north. It looks to be an active Hurricane Season so keep the battery supply topped off. Island rain gauges marked four and one-half inches of rain over the weekend which was one of the biggest rain events we have had since Hurricane Harvey. When we get Big Rain we often get calls here at the Word Factory asking why something isn’t done to drain Island bar ditches to keep down the mosquito population. That is a complicated question. What we see in the bar ditches is actually the top of a fresh water “lake” that reaches about forty feet underground and is “floating” on top of salty water below. That water stays in the ditches because it has nowhere to go unless it runs uphill. We’ve all been doing the Skeeter Dance around here this week as the first real mosquito attack we’ve had in a while takes hold. For Islanders who are musically inclined and manage to lose their tuner – or leave it out in the rain – remember that the mosquito buzz is in the Key of B – as in Bite. For you guitar players out there just lend your ear to the Music of the Spheres and tune the string next to the bottom to the buzz of the mosquito and you will be ready to go with your version of the Mosquito Blues. The loneliest golf cart on The Island For the last couple of months this forlorn golf cart has been living at the corner of Whitecap and SPID. The sign said it was for sale but the flat tires said it was simply abandoned and the phone number was mostly illegible. Every few years a used car lot springs up at that spot and stays there until people get tired of looking at it and start making calls. The adjacent land is privately owned but the spot where the vehicles are parked is state right of way. In the past the Padre Isles Property Owners Association would tag it themselves (yellow tag) or call the PD and they would tag it (green tag). In this case the PD didn’t wait for the POA and tagged it themselves. So long you of the flat tires we hardly knew ye. Beach Parking stickers The move to enforce the purchase and use of beach parking stickers has taken on a new urgency in recent weeks as we have seen holiday- sized crowds even in the middle of the week during non-holidays times. The city workers that sell them at beach entrances on the Padre end of The Island have been hit or miss, sometimes due to the high tides, but in Port Aransas they mean business and have put up these attention getting signs. There has been a move for several years to raise the price of the annual stickers from $12 to $15 but it takes agreement by the City of Corpus Christi, The City of Port Aransas, and Nueces County to do that and so far that tri-party agreement has been a bridge too far. Hurricane Season is upon us everybody, the crowds of tourists coming OTB grow by the day, and to borrow from George Furth and Stephen Sondheim – Merrily We Roll Along. Say hello if you see us Around The Island. Sargassum arrived on Island beaches this week. Photo courtesy of Jace Tunnel and Corpusfishing.com. By Bobbie Kimbrell A while back as I was reading the Island Moon Newspaper, I noticed a column by the main Moon Monkey, Dale Rankin said that about 15,000 now live on the island. I said, “Wow,” I knew that a lot of people lived on the island because of the elbow to elbow customers at HEB in Flour Bluff, but didn’t realize there was that many. I also read that a new grocery store on Padre Island will be in operation soon, possibly in September. That story reminded me of when I first arrived in Flour Bluff in 1944. There were only two or three paved roads in Flour Bluff, the one going into the NAS, Waldron Road, named after one of the first Navy pilots killed in World War II in the Pacific, and Rodd Field Road that exits Waldron Field and goes across the Mud Bridge on the OSO to Rodd Field. The new Flour Bluff school with a gym built in between the two wings had just been built to accommodate the military students. Padre Island was accessible only by boat or down the beach from Port Aransas if the passes were closed. Packery Pass had little permanent type ferry that you could drive across at times. The population of Padre Island was just barely above zero twit a few cowhands living in a ranch house NASCC celebrates 75 years of aerial excellence Planes stand ready and waiting for students and instructors for another flight circa 1941-1942. (File photo) By the numbers… Island Crowds 2019 So far in this early summer season crowds on area beaches have exceeded those of previous years as Texans eschew flying destinations for driving ones and local beaches are high on the list. No traffic numbers are yet available for the busy 2020 Memorial Day Weekend but to get an idea of what to expect for the upcoming 4th of July 2020 holiday we take a look back at numbers from 2019. The numbers come from the Texas Department of Transportation. We will have 2020 Memorial Day traffic numbers as soon as they are available. July 4 weekend 2019 55,000 vehicles crossed the JFK Causeway on Thursday, July 4, according to a traffic count done by the local district office of the Texas Department of Transportation. 96 miles The JFK Causeway is the gateway to 96 miles of beach 50,000 vehicles per day cross the Harbor Bridge 1025 vehicles on average traveled the SPID corridor on Padre Island between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m. during the holiday weekend 7334 vehicles on average travelled the SPID corridor on Padre Island between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. 3000 vehicles per hour on average travelled the SPID corridor on Padre Island between 10 a.m. and 9 p.m 26,018 vehicles traveled along SPID between the base of the JFK Bridge and the Commodores/SPID intersection between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. 11,823 vehicles traveled through the Commodores/SPID/ SH 361 intersection on Friday, July 5 9990 vehicles traveled through the Commodores/SPID/SH 361 intersection on Saturday, July 6 10,732 vehicles, average weekly traffic throughout the year Commodores/SPID/SH 361 intersection 6587 westbound vehicles per day, average through the SPID/ Whitecap intersection during holiday weekend 7467 eastbound vehicles per day, average through the SPID/ Whitecap intersection during holiday weekend 11,656 vehicles through the Zahn Road/SH 361 intersection on Thursday, July 4 24,387 vehicles through the Zahn Road/SH 361 intersection on Friday, July 5 20,464 weekly average of traffic through Zahn Road/SH 361 intersection in2019 1050 vehicle capacity per hour for right turn lane from SH 361 onto SPID toward the JFK Causeway 1400 vehicles used right turn lane from SH 361 on SPID Sunday, July 6 Memorial Day 2019 35,237 vehicles across the causeway on Memorial Day (rain) 6346 vehicles crossed the JFK Bridge between 11 a.m.-1 p.m. 1291 vehicles crossed the JFK Bridge between 8 a.m. - a.m. Island 4th of July Fireworks Show $6000 Short of Funds The eighth annual Island Blast 4th of July Fireworks Show is currently $6000 short of the $16,000 needed to put the show in the air. The show goes up just after sundown each year from the west end of Whitecap Boulevard and is funded entirely by donations from Islanders. The show was originated by Islanders Sharon and Jerry Watkins after seeing a similar show in South Padre Island. This year marks the first year it is being put on by the Padre Island Yacht Club. John and Millie Stokes are spearheading the effort. The Padre Isles Property Owners Association aids in raising the funds by including a request for funds in the notices they send out for annual dues. “We weren’t sure we would be able to have a show this year,” John Stokes said this week. “We weren’t sure the city would give us permits, but everything is in place now except for the last of the funding.” To contribute send checks to: I.F. Blast c/o PIYC Fireworks Fund 14493 S. Padre Island Dr. Ste A PMB 342 Corpus Christi TX 78418 Fire in the sky on the Fourth of July IslandBlast! Island Chef to Compete on Food Network Islander and Executive Chef Gail Huesmann gets her chance to compete in the Food Network’s Supermarket Stakeout Tuesday, June 9th on the Food Network. The show is hosted by Alex Guarnaschelli and Gail is one of four chefs who square off in a competitive pop-up kitchen outside a grocery store. They are assigned a theme for each round and must size up shoppers as they exit the store and attempt to negotiate for their grocery bags. The episode is called Market Meltdown and airs at 9 p.m. Central. Chance Meeting Leads to Opening of Two New Island Businesses By Mary Craft A chance encounter at Office Depot two years ago led to the opening of two new businesses on Padre Island. Contractor Jose Reyes and Island developer Mohsin Rasheed happened to meet as Reyes, who owns Custom Constructing, was printing blueprints. "God has his ways,” Jose said, “ Mr. Rasheed started asking me if I was in construction and asked for my number and that he would give me a call about the project he was working on. A lot of guys tell me that so I didn't pay much attention. When he did call I told him I had done many large projects including some involving wetlands. He gave my company the project and since then the Rasheeds Jose Reyes stands on E & J 22 Bar and Grill's patio. Photo by Mary Craft.
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The voice of The Island since 1996
June 4, 2020 Weekly
The
MoonAround The
IslandBy Dale Rankin
Inside the Moon
www.islandmoon.com
Life's a Beach A3
27° 37' 0.5952'' N | 97° 13' 21.4068'' WIssue 842
Islands Get Attention A2 Live Music A16
A little Island history
Padre Island and Flour Bluff Then and Now
New Business cont. on A4
History cont. on A4
Turtle Trouble A5
IslandPhoto By Debbie Noble
FREE
As we sit here at midweek residents of our little sandbar are casting a wary eye 700 miles southward as Tropical Storm Cristobal slides across Campeche and heads to points north. It looks to be an active Hurricane Season so keep the battery supply topped off.
Island rain gauges marked four and one-half inches of rain over the weekend which was one of the biggest rain events we have had since Hurricane Harvey. When we get Big Rain we often get calls here at the Word Factory asking why something isn’t done to drain Island bar ditches to keep down the mosquito population. That is a complicated question. What we see in the bar ditches is actually the top of a fresh water “lake” that reaches about forty feet underground and is “floating” on top of salty water below. That water stays in the ditches because it has nowhere to go unless it runs uphill. We’ve all been doing the Skeeter Dance around here this week as the first real mosquito attack we’ve had in a while takes hold. For Islanders who are musically inclined and manage to lose their tuner – or leave it out in the rain – remember that the mosquito buzz is in the Key of B – as in Bite. For you guitar players out there just lend your ear to the Music of the Spheres and tune the string next to the bottom to the buzz of the mosquito and you will be ready to go with your version of the Mosquito Blues.
The loneliest golf cart on The Island
For the last couple of months this forlorn golf cart has been living at the corner of Whitecap and SPID. The sign
said it was for sale but the flat tires said it was simply abandoned and the phone number was mostly illegible. Every few years a used car lot springs up at that spot and stays there until people get tired of looking at it and start making calls. The adjacent land is privately owned but the spot where the vehicles are parked is state right of way. In the past the Padre Isles Property Owners Association would tag it themselves (yellow tag) or call the PD and they would tag it (green tag). In this case the PD didn’t wait for the POA and tagged it themselves. So long you of the flat tires we hardly knew ye.
Beach Parking stickers
The move to enforce the purchase and use of beach parking stickers has taken on a new urgency in recent weeks as we have seen holiday-sized crowds even in the middle of the week during non-holidays times. The city workers that sell them at beach entrances on the Padre end of The Island have been hit or miss, sometimes due to the high tides, but in Port Aransas they mean business and have put up these attention getting signs. There has been a move for several years to raise the price of the annual stickers from $12 to $15 but it takes agreement by the City of Corpus Christi, The City of Port Aransas, and Nueces County to do that and so far that tri-party agreement has been a bridge too far.
Hurricane Season is upon us everybody, the crowds of tourists coming OTB grow by the day, and to borrow from George Furth and Stephen Sondheim – Merrily We Roll Along. Say hello if you see us Around The Island.
Sargassum arrived on Island beaches this week. Photo courtesy of Jace Tunnel and Corpusfishing.com.
By Bobbie Kimbrell
A while back as I was reading the Island Moon Newspaper, I noticed a column by the main Moon Monkey, Dale Rankin said that about 15,000 now live on the island. I said, “Wow,” I knew that a lot of people lived on the island because of the elbow to elbow customers at HEB in Flour Bluff, but didn’t realize there was that many.
I also read that a new grocery store on Padre Island will be in operation soon, possibly in September. That story reminded me of when I first arrived in Flour Bluff in 1944. There were only two or three paved roads in Flour Bluff, the one going into the NAS, Waldron Road, named after one of the first Navy
pilots killed in World War II in the Pacific, and Rodd Field Road that exits Waldron Field and goes across the Mud Bridge on the OSO to Rodd Field.
The new Flour Bluff school with a gym built in between the two wings had just been built to accommodate the military students. Padre Island
was accessible only by boat or down the beach from Port Aransas if the passes were closed. Packery Pass had little permanent type ferry that you could drive across at times. The population of Padre Island was just barely above zero twit a few cowhands living in a ranch house
The following information was garnered from a Corpus Christi Caller Times 50th Anniversary special insert.
Naval Air Station Corpus Christi and the South Texas community will celebrate the Navy’s 75th anniversary at Corpus Christi.
The following is a “look back” at key events throughout the base’s 75 year history:
Mid-1930s: Corpus Christi is proposed as the site of a new Navy air training base. In 1938, the Navy recommends building the base.
May 15, 1940: House Naval Affairs committee opens hear-ings on a bill that would provide funding for 12 new Navy bases, including the Corpus Christi air station. The facility in Corpus Christi was planned to be twice as large as any of the other bases. Rep. Lyndon Johnson told the Corpus Christi Caller that the bill for the Corpus Christi base was put on a rush schedule.
June 30, 1940: Construction begins.
March 12, 1941: The Naval Air Station at Corpus Christi is commissioned, although just 70 percent complete.
April 7, 1941: First class of 52 cadets begin ground school.
May 5, 1941: The first training flight takes off from the air station. The initial training at the station is in N3N Yellow Peril biplane trainers.
June 7, 1941: Rodd Field commissioned. Although it would be closed down after the war, the
field would reopen for a time as a NASA tracking station.
July 1, 1941: Base hospital commissioned.
July 9, 1941: Cabaniss Field commissioned. Cabaniss would close briefly in 1948, then reopen as a separate command, which would be decommissioned in 1958. However, NAS students
still use the field to practice touch-and-go landings.
Sept. 3, 1941: Cuddihy Field commissioned.
Nov. 1, 1941: First class of aviation cadets graduate. Of the 52 who began training, all but seven
Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas March 10, 2016Vol. 22, No. 5
Navy vet shares story – page 3
Voting info assistance – page 8
75th Anniv. schedule
– page 7
see 75th Anniversary on page 6
NASCC celebrates 75 years of aerial excellence
Student pilots sprint to their waiting aircraft as they prepare to soar during training circa 1942. (File photo)
Planes stand ready and waiting for students and instructors for another flight circa 1941-1942. (File photo)
By the numbers…
Island Crowds 2019
So far in this early summer season crowds on area beaches have exceeded those of previous years as Texans eschew flying destinations for driving ones and local beaches are high on the list. No traffic numbers are yet available for the busy 2020 Memorial Day Weekend but to get an idea of what to expect for the upcoming 4th of July 2020 holiday we take a look back at numbers from 2019. The numbers come from the Texas Department of Transportation. We will have 2020 Memorial Day traffic numbers as soon as they are available.
July 4 weekend 2019
55,000 vehicles crossed the JFK Causeway on Thursday, July 4, according to a traffic count done by the local district office of the Texas Department of Transportation.
96 miles The JFK Causeway is the gateway to 96 miles of beach
50,000 vehicles per day cross the Harbor Bridge
1025 vehicles on average traveled the SPID corridor on Padre Island between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m. during the holiday weekend
7334 vehicles on average travelled the SPID corridor on Padre Island between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
3000 vehicles per hour on average travelled the SPID corridor on Padre Island between 10 a.m. and 9 p.m
26,018 vehicles traveled along SPID between the base of the JFK Bridge and the Commodores/SPID intersection between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.
11,823 vehicles traveled through the Commodores/SPID/SH 361 intersection on Friday, July 5
9990 vehicles traveled through the Commodores/SPID/SH 361 intersection on Saturday, July 6
10,732 vehicles, average weekly traffic throughout the year Commodores/SPID/SH 361 intersection
6587 westbound vehicles per day, average through the SPID/Whitecap intersection during holiday weekend
7467 eastbound vehicles per day, average through the SPID/Whitecap intersection during holiday weekend
11,656 vehicles through the Zahn Road/SH 361 intersection on Thursday, July 4
24,387 vehicles through the Zahn Road/SH 361 intersection on Friday, July 5
20,464 weekly average of traffic through Zahn Road/SH 361 intersection in2019
1050 vehicle capacity per hour for right turn lane from SH 361 onto SPID toward the JFK Causeway 1400 vehicles used right turn lane from SH 361 on SPID Sunday, July 6
Memorial Day 2019
35,237 vehicles across the causeway on Memorial Day (rain)
6346 vehicles crossed the JFK Bridge between 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
1291 vehicles crossed the JFK Bridge between 8 a.m. - a.m.
Island 4th of July Fireworks Show $6000
Short of FundsThe eighth annual Island Blast 4th
of July Fireworks Show is currently $6000 short of the $16,000 needed to put the show in the air.
The show goes up just after sundown each year from the west end of Whitecap Boulevard and is funded entirely by donations from Islanders. The show was originated by Islanders Sharon and Jerry Watkins after seeing a similar show in South Padre Island. This year marks the first year it is being put on by the Padre Island Yacht Club. John and Millie Stokes are spearheading the effort.
The Padre Isles Property Owners Association aids in raising the funds
by including a request for funds in the notices they send out for annual dues.
“We weren’t sure we would be able to have a show this year,” John Stokes said this week. “We weren’t sure the city would give us permits, but everything is in place now except for the last of the funding.”
To contribute send checks to:
I.F. Blast c/o PIYC Fireworks Fund
14493 S. Padre Island Dr.
Ste A PMB 342
Corpus Christi TX 78418Fire in the sky on
the Fourth of July
IslandBlast!
Island Chef to Compete on
Food NetworkIslander and
Executive Chef Gail Huesmann gets her chance to compete in the Food Network’s S u p e r m a r k e t Stakeout Tuesday, June 9th on the
Food Network. The show is hosted by Alex Guarnaschelli and Gail is one of four chefs who square off in a competitive pop-up kitchen outside a grocery store. They are assigned a theme for each round and must size up shoppers as they exit the store and attempt to negotiate for their grocery bags. The episode is called Market Meltdown and airs at 9 p.m. Central.
Chance Meeting Leads to Opening of Two New
Island BusinessesBy Mary Craft
A chance encounter at Office Depot two years ago led to the opening of two new businesses on Padre Island. Contractor Jose Reyes and Island developer Mohsin Rasheed happened to meet as Reyes, who owns Custom Constructing, was printing blueprints.
"God has his ways,” Jose said, “ Mr. Rasheed started asking me if I was in construction and asked for my number and that he would give me a call about the project he was working on. A lot of guys tell me that so I didn't pay much attention. When he did call I told him I had done many large projects including some involving wetlands. He gave my company the project and since then the Rasheeds
Jose Reyes stands on E & J 22 Bar and Grill's patio. Photo by Mary Craft.
June 4, 2020 Island Moon A 2
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Islands Garner Statewide Attention in Texas Highways Magazine
A fisherman casts a line on the South jetties in Port Aransas.
Bocce on Padre Island National Seashore.
Renee Garland and Shortys' made Texas HIghways Magazine this month. Photo by
Kenny Braun.
The Island got some statewide attention this when the new edition of Texas Highways Magazine came out. Texas Highways is a monthly magazine put out by the Texas Department of Transportation that features people and places across the state and this week it was our turn.
Photos by Kenny Braun
June 4, 2020 Island Moon A 3
Moon MonkeysMike Ellis, Founder
Distribution
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Island Delivery
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Advertising
Jan Park Rankin
Classifieds
Arlene Ritley
Production Manager Abigail Bair
Contributing Writers
Joey FarahAndy PurvisMary Craft
Emily GainesJay GardnerTodd Hunter
Dotson LewisDr. Tom DorrellRonnie Narmour
Brent Rourk
Photographers
Miles Merwin (Emeritus)
Debbie Noble
Jan Rankin
Mary Craft
Ronnie Narmour
Office Security/Spillage Control (Emeritus)
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Publisher
Dale RankinAbout the Island Moon
The Island Moon is published every Thursday, Dale Rankin, Editor / Publisher.
Total circulation is 10,000 copies. Distribution includes delivery to 4,000 Island homes, free distribution of 3,000
copies in over 50 Padre Island businesses and condos, as well as 600 copies distributed in Flour Bluff, 1,400 copies on Mustang Island and Port Aransas businesses.
News articles, photos, display ads, classified ads,
payments, etc. may be left at the Moon Office.
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Port Aransas
Gulf Stream RV
Pioneer RV
Stripes on 1A
My Coastal Home
WB Liquor Store
Island Wine Room
Kody’s
Coffee Waves
Moby Dicks
IGA
Treasure Island
Ms. Woody’s Automotive
Port A Glass Studio
San Juan’s Restaurant
Wash Tub
Woody’s Sports Center
Back Porch Bar
Shorty’s Place
Fisherman’s Wharf
Giggity’s
Gratitude
The Gaff Trinity By the Sea
Episcopal
Where to Find The Island Moon
North Padre
All Stripes Stores
Black Sheep/Barrel
CVS Dollar General
Whataburger
Doc’s Restaurant
Snoopy’s Pier
Isle Mail N More
Island Italian
Brooklyn Pie Co.
Ace Hardware
Texas Star (Shell)
Jesse’s Liquor
Scuttlebutt’s Restaurant
Subway
Island Tire
Padre Pizzeria
And all Moon retail advertisers
WB Liquor
Flour BluffH.E.B.
Whataburger on Waldron
Ethyl Everly Senior Center
Fire Station
Police Station
Stripes on Flour Bluff & SPID
Letters to the Editor
Did Ya Hear?By Mary "Scoop" Craft
Island BlastF i r e wo r ks D i s p l ay
tax-deductible donations are still being accepted.
Light up � e Sky � � e 4� of July!
If you’d like to help, please mail checks to Island Blast14493 Suite A PMB 342 | Corpus Christi, TX 78418
You can also donate online through the island blast facebook page.
Business BriefsE&J 22 Bar & Grill at the old Country Store will be opening in August. The custom interior
will serve up to 100 people and there will be outdoor seating and TVs scattered throughout. They will serve breakfast, lunch and dinner and will have a drive thru for their diverse menu. Learn more about it in the front page story this issue.
Fisherman’s Wharf in Port A has started booking six hour offshore fishing on the Wharf Cat this week. The trips are 6:30 am - 12:30 pm and 2 - 8 pm and the cost is $90 for adults and $45 for children 12 and under. The Scat Cat is expected to be available soon as well as longer trips. Bait and tackle are supplied and full concessions are available.
CorrectionDear Editor,
I would like to correct some misinformation from the May 21 edition of the Moon. You printed a picture on page A14 that was taken at Island in the Son United Methodist Church. The caption stated that the church members were helping to gather food for the food bank at Flour Bluff Schools. This is a mission of Island in the Son church, which was started 8 years ago with the assistance of a Flour Bluff teacher. This mission, (Feed the Kids) has nothing to do with Flour Bluff schools or the food bank. The purpose of the ministry is to provide supplemental food for those students who may otherwise not eat when school is not in session.
Anyone that is interested in supporting this ministry can contact Island in the Son United Methodist Church at 361-749-0884.
Karen Poynter
Feed the Kids Coordinator
From Our Facebook PageStuff I heard column:
Al Spilsbury I lived next door to the golf course, and when Schlitterbahn was being built, the tractors never stopped. Neighbors made several calls to complain about earth moving equipment running until 3 or 4 in the morning. Just saying, just because they are moving dirt, in ain’t necessarily progress.
Kevin Reid Digging another ditch doesn’t make a bridge. I’ll believe it when it’s built...light at bridge, Schlitterbahn, Mustang Island development, grocery store, bridge... 11 plus years and nothing but a dollar store was actually finished... although we are like 50% on some new things.
Taylor Martinez An article I read the other day said that the city will give Haas Anderson the green light to start the bridge whenever the canal is 90% (could be wrong on the exact percentage) complete.
Editor’s note: The wording in the agreement calls for work on the bridge to begin when the canal and bulkheads are “substantially complete.” That has, so far at least, been interpreted as meaning when work on the canal bulkheads is underway.
Keith Arnold Sounds positive, progress spawns more progress...Glad to read about the initiatives underway!
Bob Shirley Nice update!
From the Land that Corpus Christi forgot and where projects go to die! I like that part.
Joey's Fishing Report:
Kelly Ann I love your radio shows! We're still trying to figure out how to fish off the jetties without losing tackle. Congrats to Joey and the C/O 2020!
Abi's Thunder Dog story:
Dawn Rowe Elliott Great Scott!! Sounds like some of what happens in our house... our black lab is 85 pounds of pure chicken too..
Steve N Carrie Davies I need a nap just reading about it! Stadler needs therapy. She needs to face her fear!
Pamela Hnatiw McCourt Our Lab hated storms. He heard thunder before anyone else and he couldn’t get close enough to you. Great hunting dog and gun shots didn’t bother him.
Ada Beiter Go to U tube and look up music for dogs during thunderstorms. It helped my dog.
Jacki Jackson CBD oil for dogs before a storm hits will help some
Marta Garcia Maldonado Ditto here. Our 87 pound German Shepard Riley totally freaks out as well. He sleeps in our stand in shower. That is if I don’t lock I’m up in his crate. Although, one night he did a Houdini move and made it to our bedside!
I can’t figure out why he freaks out.
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Real Life Church will begin services again at the Waves Resort on Sunday, June 21st with Pastor Micah Davidson.
Islander and Executive Chef Gail Huesmann gets her chance to compete in the Food Network’s Supermarket Stakeout Tuesday, June 9th at 9 pm on the Food Network. Four chefs square off to size up shoppers at the exit and negotiate for their grocery bag.
Ace Hardware has added more home decor to their store including door mats, large selection of candles, towels, dishes, picture frames and much more.
You can get a Favor shopper to purchase up to 25 items from HEB for $10. I tried the app and received my groceries within the hour. All the $10 goes to the driver. You can also use Favor for other stores or restaurants for home delivery.
The last day to register to vote is Monday, June 15th for the runoff election on Tuesday, July 14th.
The Marker 37 Pollynesian Bar is open with tiki decor and lots of comfortable seating to enjoy your frozen drinks. The open air bar has plenty of fans.
Da Beer Shack in Flour Bluff has closed.
I gauge how many tourists we have on the Island by how many golf carts are at the Joyride lot on Whitecap. The past weekends it has been none.
And speaking of tourists, can someone explain to me why they schlep their cooler, boogie board, chairs, towels and toddlers down Access Road 3A instead of driving to the beach?
Fisherman's Wharf
Ace Hardware
Marker 37 Polyneisan Bar
June 4, 2020 Island Moon A 4
History cont. from A1
New Business cont. from A1
on the edge of Packery Pass. The cattle on the island were herded across Laguna Madre and came ashore about where Yorktown Boulevard abuts Laguna Shores Road, loaded onto cattle cars and headed north with som e of the them going to the Fort Worth stockyards.
E.J. Wranosky was the superintendent when I graduated at age sixteen. We nicknamed him “Rhino.” He was one of the greatest educator of that era, having built the small school into one of the biggest and highest rated schools in the Lone Star State of Texas., later forming the first bank in Flour Bluff.
Most of Flour Bluff was made up of workers at the NAS, a few ranchers, and truck vegetable farmers and commercial fishermen. Sports fisherman were as scarce as hen’s teeth but there were a few who fished in the Humble Channel that ended about one mile north of Pita Island.
It was the time before outboard motors were dependable enough for safe voyages down the lagoon. With the dredging of the Intracoastal Canal in about 1948 and building of the JFK Causeway soon after, Flour Bluff started booming with new businesses and homes popping up everywhere. It seemed like just overnight the sandy roads turned into paved roads and you could drive all over The Bluff without bogging down in the dry sand. A lot of cars got stuck on Laguna Shores Road at Mediterranean Drive because that was the highest driest spot on the road. Just a few years later Mr. Preston and Mr. Murphy put in automobile repair shops in The Bluff and Murphy’s daughter’s husband, Dr. Hughes put in a medical office. Sherm Hawley, the former Superintendent of Flour Bluff schools opened up a drug store on NAS Drive and also a laundromat. Hawley later became Justice of the Peace in Flour Bluff. Jewel Ross became Constable and also had a liquor store on Waldron Road. He did a good job of slowing down speeders like me in my younger days, after I had drank a beer of two. Hayley’s daughter Nancy got two or three Masters Degrees in college and married Deputy Sheriff Manson and taught school in Flour Bluff. A few of the Flour Bluff students became movie stars and others excelled in different professions.
Walter McCoy, “P-40” joined the Navy and became an electronic engineer and married the Vice-President of Berkley College in California. Sidney Vannoy made most of the commercial fishing skiffs used in the Laguna Madre as was also the shop teacher in Flour Bluff schools. Benny Kocurik opened the first ever restaurant on Padre Island and his wife Betty Boyd gave Whataburger its name. Benny also had commercial fish markets on Laguna Shores Road in Flour Bluff. Betty inherited her parents’ estate in in Austin and retired a millionaire.
Traffic is heavy on Padre Island and Flour Bluff and SPID is like a speedway in rush hour. On the weekend the Intracoastal Canal is so heavy with boat traffic it’s just like a freeway in the city. There are plenty of character boat captains in the Lagoon who can have armatures catching trout and redfish on the first trip, some of them trophy size.
The Island Moon Newspaper has interesting stories about what is going on around the Island as was as historical stories about the Gulf Coast and Padre Island.
I commercial fished for about 50 years, retiring in 1999 at age 69. My town is Clarksville in East Texas and with the exception of two years in the Army during the Korean War I have lived in Flour Bluff for about 75 years. I feel as if I was born and bred in Flour Bluff because I was mostly redfish fed. I quit the suds about 28 years ago but still keep a few beers in the icebox in case a friend comes by.
Padre Island in the Year 1766Although Spaniards had visited Padre Island
before 1766, Diego Ortíz Parrilla's inspection of the island in that year was one of the first detailed reconnaissances. His report is one of the first accounts, if not the first, of the island that has survived. A transcript of the document is located in the University of Texas Archives among the Dunn Transcripts. Mr. Ricardo Torres-Reyes of the Office of History and Historic Architecture, National Park Service, provided the following translation.
Year of 1767
Deposition of the writs and inquiries made by Col. Don Diego Ortíz Parrilla about the conditions of the Malaquittas Island, commonly known as Isla Blanca.
Decree: Real de Santa Petronila, September twenty two of the year one thousand seven hundred and sixty six. The ensigns Don Joseph Antonio de la Garza and Don Eugenio Fernández and the Padro Matheo Martínez certify as follows everything performed and observed from the thirteenth of the present month when they began the reconnaissance of the Island of San Carlos of the Malaquittas until last night when they arrived in this camp, carrying out with clarity and precision all the instructions and advice issued in the written orders they received.
Don Diego Ortíz Parrilla
Report:
Colonel and Commandant of this expedition:
Carrying out the above mentioned orders, we the ensigns Don Joseph Antonio de la Garza, Don Eugenio Fernández, and the Patro Matheo Martínez certify, and if necessary swear, that having departed the thirteenth of this month to reconnoiter the Island of San Carlos de los Malaquittas, with twenty four soldiers and nine Indians from the missions of Rio Grande, and with instructions dated the same date, declare: that having gone to the said Island of San Carlos we found that the water of the Island on the western part is one vara deep in some places, and half a vara in others, with places as shallow as the length of four fingers more or less, on the east the water has in some places a depth of from one fourth of a vara to a vara and a half at a distance of fifty steps towards the sea. We saw clearly that at one fourth of a league distant from the center of the Island the water is somewhat deeper since the sea beats the sand banks along the whole front of the Island. The port located at the northeast of the said Island some days
has enough water, but most of the time it has so little water that only very small boats could enter; sand banks are formed in the center of the port and the water moves them from one part of the mouth of the port to another. The same thing happens to the port located at the southeast of the said Island, and which is formed by the end of the Island and some dunes; although it has no sand banks, it has much less water at its entrance than at the other port. We found out that the width of the said island is one league more or less in most of it, in other parts three fourths of a league, and where it ends it is a little less than one fourth of a league wide. We found out that the said Island has no permanent running spring, but only some small ponds formed when it rains and they do not last long; in the old hamlets that were found the Indians obtained the water from some small holes that they make, and that is what we did the first day
we arrived on the Island. The said Island has no palisade timbers of its own other than two small patches of laurel and elders, but to the eastern beach the sea waters bring all kinds of timbers, and among them some topmasts, yards, blocks, and others belonging to the masts of all sizes of ships. We saw that on the beach of the said Island were some broken canoes, one broken down Bongo, part of a ship that had a capacity for ten or sixteen canons, and which we set on fire, but from the whole Island we did not see any ship sailing out, nor anchored. We found out that the only pasture grown in the Island were red grass, and three-spined stickleback, that only by necessity was eaten by the horses. The said Island has no quarry nor loose stone. We cannot tell the number of huts that exist nor the number of persons who live in them because the huts found were depopulated. Land cannot be seen from the eastern part of the Island, nor sand banks but those found on border of the Island. This Island is fifty five leagues long more or less, and from its end to the Rio Grande, J. Mathes Martínez certifies that there are two leagues more or less. From this end of the said island of San Carlos of the Malaquitta to the port of Vera Cruz there is found only the so called Island of Lobos, and the Blanzuilla; the others are some bars or sand banks which appear and disappear some times, according to the seasons. I have practical knowledge of these waters because I have sailed them for a long time in the schooner of Col. Joseph Escandon. Following his orders I left the Port of Santander in the year of sixty four to reconnoiter the mouth of the Rio Grande. By that reconnaissance and the one now completed I assure that from the mouth of the Nueces River to the Rio Grande, which are more or less seventy leagues distant from each other, there is no other Island than that of Lobos and the other that your Lordship has seen and that is situated in the same direction and with which the port is formed. Having requested the Indians Miguel el Nuso, and Jacabo to show us the place where the vessels anchored, the first one said that vessels passed by along the whole front of the Island and anchored and some of them sent persons in boats and canoes to speak with the Indians, the second Indian said the same, but these waters could not be sounded because the boats we found were useless. We came back to this camp the same way we went out because we did not find on the mainland a passage for horses and due to the obstructions of the lagoons. No vessels were found grounded, nor anchored. From the shore of Corpus Christi to the point where the said Island begins there must be more or less a distance of two leagues. Having answered all the questions, and not having any other information to offer, we feel we have complied with what was ordered, and therefore we sign it on the Camp of Santo Petronila on September twenty four of one thousand seven hundred and sixty six.
Eugenio Fernández,
Joseph Antonio de la Garza Falcon
Matheo Martínez
Advise:
Most Excellent Master:
Though I have informed Your Excellency on April twenty four of this year, about all the affairs of the Island of the Malaquittas, commonly known as Isla Blanca, following instructions and commission from the most Excellent Master Viceroy Marques de Craillas, enclosing exact maps of the said Island, and that of the Culebras, and coast of the mainland from the mouth of the Rio Grande, situated at twenty four degrees, and forty minutes, to the Bay of San Bernardo that is situated twenty nine degrees and twenty minutes I also put in the hands of Your Excellency a memorandum book with the legal papers that I received about the Island of Culebra. It has seemed to be proper for the certification of my stated information about Isla Blanca, or of the Malaquittas, to accompany this with a paper signed by two officers, and an experienced sailor who went with me to reconnoiter the said territories; these documents, and my special intelligence included in the account prepared the said April four, can supersede all other news that have reached the Courts of Spain and France. June twenty one, one thousand seven hundred and sixty seven.
Diego Ortíz Parrilla
Most Excellent Master Maques de Croix
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have opened up their hearts to us and treat us like family.”
As a result of that chance meeting Jose is opening E&J 22 Bar & Grill at the newly refurbished site of the long-gone Country Store on SPID and his wife is opening Celsita's Restaurant inside the Balli Center where Mr. Rasheed is building the new IGA grocery store. Celsita’s will feature authentic Mexican food.
“We traveled through different parts of Mexico to get ideas for dishes," Jose said.
When Rasheed bought the old Country Store he asked Jose to have his men gut the place.
"I looked around the property and thought that it was a great place to open up a business, Jose said. “My partner Eric Hanner has a lot of experience managing high-end restaurants including Water Street Oyster Bar downtown, and we decided to lease this 3500 square foot space. We will serve breakfast, lunch and dinner with all types of food. On Sundays we will do different specials on the outside grill area like brisket or a crawfish boil. Eric is currently working on different recipes for the restaurant."
For décor Jose put his imagination to work and made old things new again.
"There were about one thousand leftover wooden pallets from the IGA construction so I decided to use them for the outdoor walls and inside bar, he said. “I started working in a cabinet shop when I was 18 so I have had years of experience with woodwork. We are custom making the tables and chairs for the interior which will be gray and black. I plan on making the ladies restroom very elegant. The outdoor patio will have tables and an ice trough from the Gators Bar that was torn down to add character to our patio."
There will be soft music inside and depending on how things go Jose would like to build a music venue in the large area beyond the back patio. There is a path leading to that area where you can drive a golf cart to get to the restaurant.
E&Js will open in August, and it all started with a chance meeting at a copy machine in Office Depot.
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Stuff I Heard on the IslandBy Dale Rankin
It was a busy week around here, here’s some of what was going on…
Shark fishing
I can’t think of many things in the world I know less about than shark fishing. But this picture has been living in my head since someone sent it to me last week. It made me sick when I saw it and it still does every time I think of it.
What you are looking at are about forty dead pups taken from a thirteen-foot-ten-inch hammerhead shark caught south of Bob Hall Pier about two weeks ago. To their credit the fishermen who caught it tried their best to release it alive and thought they did but people who know about such things say hammerheads are known for fighting to the death when hooked. They can swim away and look fine but later wash up on the beach and that’s what happened here.
The late legendary Captain Billy Sandifer was said to be able to talk them into wanting to keep going and send them back out safe and
sound and this lady could have used his help. There have been three large sharks caught this week as the females come into Nearshore water to give birth and that is apparently what this hammerhead was doing when she was hooked. When she washed back up on the beach a necropsy was done and that is when these pups were found.
I’m not running photos of the shark fishermen here and I’m not trying to make anyone look bad, I just thought that this photo needed to be seen by as many people as possible. I’m told by people that know about such things that in the old days big sharks around the jetties were called Swivel Mouths because when they were hooked they would just break the line and keep going, but improvements to fishing line now allow the sharks to be landed. After seeing this photograph I have a new and heightened appreciation for the good people who work hard to tag and release big sharks to track their movement. Seeing this is heartbreaking.
Hey, where’s my stuff?!
Reports came this week of a lady doing laundry at the Island laundromat who put her clothes in the drier and left to run an errand. In fact, it was five dryers and when she returned they were all empty, she had been clothsnapped! I can only imagine the thought process of a clothes thief; “I’ve been waiting all my life for this!” Or maybe they just got mixed up and emptied the wrong dryers, who knows what dark secrets lurk in the heart of a clothsnapper? There was some good news when the word got out about what had happened Islanders chipped in to donate bedding and other items to replace the ones stolen. So if you see a homeless guy walking down SPID in a lady’s dress call the PD.
Suntan trouble
If you check the Police Blotter in this issue you will notice that we highlighted trouble that has been brewing over on Suntan for several months. A house over there is being rented on a short-term basis and has become the source of regular trouble. A gang from Beeville was involved in a shooting there sometime back and there are police calls there on a regular basis. Currently there is no way to hold property owners in the City of Corpus Christi responsible when their short-term tenants cause enough trouble that neighbors summon the police because the city does not have an ordinance regulating short-term rental properties. One has been in the works since late 2019 but has not yet made its way to the council for consideration. In most cities around the state property owners can be fined for problems at their rental property – up to $1000 per incident in some cases – but without an ordinance the folks on Suntan are on their own.
Tides of the WeekTides for Bob Hall Pier June 4 - June 11
Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time Moon
/Low Time in Feet Sunset Visible
Th 4 High 4:23 AM 1.9 6:33 AM Set 5:36 AM 94
4 Low 8:30 PM -0.5 8:22 PM Rise 7:26 PM
F 5 High 5:29 AM 2.0 6:33 AM Set 6:24 AM 98
5 Low 9:15 PM -0.7 8:22 PM Rise 8:33 PM
Sa 6 High 6:31 AM 2.1 6:33 AM Set 7:16 AM 99
6 Low 10:01 PM -0.7 8:23 PM Rise 9:37 PM
Su 7 High 7:29 AM 2.0 6:33 AM Set 8:13 AM 98
7 Low 10:49 PM -0.6 8:23 PM Rise 10:35 PM
M 8 High 8:24 AM 1.9 6:33 AM Set 9:12 AM 95
8 Low 11:36 PM -0.5 8:23 PM Rise 11:27 PM
Tu 9 High 9:12 AM 1.8 6:33 AM Set 10:11 AM 89
9 8:24 PM
W 10 Low 12:23 AM -0.3 6:33 AM Rise 12:12 AM 81
10 High 9:49 AM 1.6 8:24 PM Set 11:09 AM
Th 11 Low 1:11 AM -0.1 6:33 AM Rise 12:52 AM 73
11 High 10:13 AM 1.5 8:25 PM Set 12:06 PM
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Island Obituary
"Blender Bob" SeamanOur beautiful Island lost a dear friend and longtime Island
legend when "Blender Bob" Seamen passed away on May 24, 2020 after a short battle with cancer. "Blender", as many of us called him was a lover of life, with an infectious smile and
personality. Bob was known for the blender he had on his boat which he would always take out to the Ski Basin. Once out at the Ski Basin "Blender" would whip up some delicious, ice cold margaritas and hand them out to thirsty folks. This
happened nearly every weekend for years.
With Bob there were no strangers, and after a few drinks he would get down to storytelling. "Blender Bob" always had the best stories, ones that made you laugh out loud and say "that can't possibly be true", but they actually were his real
life stories.
To say that "Blender Bob" lived life to the fullest would be an under statement -he lived, laughed and loved. Anyone
that had the pleasure of knowing Bob knew that his heart was as big as his stories. "Blender" was a true friend to all and would give you the shirt off his back, if you needed it. They
broke the mold with this man and larger-than-life legend, and I'm sure there will never be another one quite like him. So if you are out at the Ski Basin or sitting on your deck, be sure to lift a glass and make a toast to honor our Island Icon "Blender Bob"! Rest in Peace our dear friend, and know that
your stories will live on forever!
Love your family and Island friends.
Hammerhead pups
Lizzy found a turtle in the Island Moon parking lot.
Bernie's Beach House was stacked up on Friday. Photo by Ronnie Narmour.
Fred and Uncle Billy under sail.
June 4, 2020Island MoonA6
The Doolittle Raid By Dotson Lewis Special to the Island Moon
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Dotson’s Note: According to materials recently brought to light, the raid obliterated 112 buildings and damaged 53, killing 87 men, women, and children. Among 151 civilians seriously injured, one was a woman shot through the face and thigh while gathering shellfish near Nagoya. At least 311 others suffered minor injuries. Thanks to Robert Bourgeois, Charles Meeus, Takehiko Shibata and Katsuhiro Hara, Father Wendelin Dunker and Bishop William Charles Quinn .for many of the facts contained in this report and to the US Air Force, US Navy and my Japanese friends for the photos.
In Tokyo, the raiders burned the Communication Ministry transformer station, as well as more than 50 buildings around the Asahi Electrical Manufacturing Corporation factory and 13 adjoining the national Hemp and Dressing Company. In Kanagawa Prefecture, just south of Tokyo, raiders targeted foundries, factories, and warehouses of the Japanese Steel Corporation and Showa Electric as well as the Yokosuka Naval Base. Robert Bourgeois, bombardier of the 13th plane, which attacked Yokosuka, later commented on the intensity of his preparation. “I had looked at the pictures on board the carrier so much that I knew where every shop was located at this naval base,” he recalled. “It was as if it were my own backyard.”
In Saitama Prefecture, to the north, bombardiers blasted Japan Diesel Corporation Manufacturing. At Nagoya, a massive Toho Gas Company storage tank burned completely. Bombs there also damaged a Mitsubishi Heavy industries aircraft factory. Six wards of the army hospital went up in flames, along with a food warehouse and army arsenal.
The Japanese logged the results of the war’s first raid on their homeland in minute detail, records that largely survived the 1945 bombardment of Tokyo and the deliberate destruction of records that preceded Japan’s surrender. Pilot Edgar Mcelroy’s attack on the Yokosuka Naval Base ripped a 26-by-50-foot hole in submarine tender Taigei’s port side, delaying its conversion to an aircraft carrier for four months. One of pilot Harold Watson’s 500-pound demolition bombs penetrated a warehouse filled with gasoline, heavy oil, and volatile methyl chloride, only to bounce into the neighboring wooden building before exploding. Bombs left craters 10 feet deep and 30 feet across. A dud ripped through a house to bury itself in the clay beneath, forcing the military to set a 650-foot perimeter to excavate the projectile.
As Doolittle anticipated, the attack burned residences from Tokyo to Kobe. In 2003 Japanese historians revealed that pilot Travis Hoover alone destroyed 52 homes and damaged 14. One bomb blew a woman from the second floor of her house to land unhurt in the street atop a mat. In the same neighborhood 10 civilians died, some burning to death in collapsing houses. Pilots Hoover, Robert Gray, David Jones, and Richard Joyce accounted for 75 of the 87 fatalities. Jones’s attack claimed 27 lives.
Gray strafed what he thought was a factory, complete with a rooftop air defense surveillance tower. But it was Mizumoto Primary School, where students, attended half-day classes on Saturdays. After school let out at 11 a.m., many students had stayed to help clean classrooms; one died in the strafing attack. At Waseda Middle School, one of Doolittle’s incendiaries killed fourth-grader Shigeru Kojima. Children’s deaths became a rallying point. A Japanese sergeant later captured by allied forces described the furor that erupted from the raid. “One father wrote to a leading daily telling of the killing of his child in the bombing of the primary school,” his interrogation report stated. “He deplored the dastardly act and avowed his intention of avenging the child’s death by joining the army and dying a glorious death.”
All 16 U.S. crews made it out of Japan. Low on fuel, one pilot flew northwest across the Japanese mainland to Vladivostok, Russia, where authorities interned him and his crew for 13 months. The rest flew south along the Japanese coast, rounding Kyushu before crossing the East China Sea to mainland Asia. Aircrews bailed out or crash-landed along the Chinese coast, getting help from locals and missionaries. Bent on preventing further strikes, furious Japanese leaders tried in June to extend the nation’s defensive perimeter with a grab for
Midway, triggering a disastrous naval battle that cost them four carriers and shifted the balance of power in the Pacific in favor of the United States.
But the raiders’ choice of haven revealed coastal China as another dangerous gap in the empire’s defense. Japan had many troops in
China. Within weeks, the imperial General Headquarters sent the main force of the 13th Army and elements of the 11th Army and the north China area army, a total force numbered 53 infantry battalions and as many as 16 artillery battalions, which were assigned to destroy the airfields the Americans had hoped to use in the provinces of Chekiang and Kiangsi. “Airfields, military installations, and important lines of communication will be totally destroyed,” the order read. The unwritten command was to make the Chinese pay dearly for their part in the empire’s humiliation.
Details of the destruction emerged from records on file at Chicago’s DePaul University. Father Wendelin Dunker, a priest based in the village of Ihwang, fled the Japanese advance along with other clergy, teachers, and orphans under the church’s care, hiding in the mountains. He returned to find packs of dogs feasting on the dead. “What a scene of destruction and smells met us as we entered the city!” he wrote.
The Japanese returned to Ihwang, forcing Dunker out again. Troops torched the town. “They shot any man, woman, child, cow, hog, or just about anything that moved,”
Ihwang’s destruction proved typical. Bishop William Charles Quinn, a California native, returned to Yukiang to find little more than rubble. “As many of the townspeople as the Japanese had been able to capture had been killed,” he said. One of the worst hit was the walled city of Nancheng. Before leaving, troops looted hospitals, wrecked utilities, and torched the city. In Linchwan troops tossed families down wells. Soldiers in Sanmen sliced off noses and ears.
The Japanese were harshest on those who helped the raiders, as revealed in the diary of the Reverend Charles Meeus. In Nancheng, men had fed the Americans. The Japanese forced these Chinese to eat feces, then herded a group chest-to-back 10 deep for a “bullet contest,” to see how many bodies a slug pierced before stopping. In Ihwang, Ma Eng-lin had welcomed injured pilot Harold Watson into his home. Soldiers wrapped Ma Eng-lin in a blanket, tied him to a chair and soaked him in kerosene, then forced his wife to set her husband afire.
* March 30, 2015: Retired Lt. Col. Robert Hite, one of the famed World War II Doolittle Tokyo Raiders, died. He was 95 and had Alzheimer’s disease. Hite, the co-pilot of the 16th bomber, was among the Japanese captives and was imprisoned for 40 months, much of that time in solitary confinement.
Dotson’s Other Note: Mr. Furakawa, who lived in Kobe, Mr. Kubata, who lived in Chiba (Kanagawa) and Miss Hideko Aoyama, who lived in Nagoya, shared with me eye witness accounts of the Doolittle raid. Also while on a trip to Japan in the 1980’s I met and talked to a former officer of the Japanese Army, who was in China near where some of Doolittle’s Raiders crash landed, who verified many of the facts in the foregoing report. I have decided that you Moon Monkeys have had about as much Doolittle Raid information as you can tolerate. There will not be a Part III…if you would like to discuss the Raid further, call me and we will get together over and few adult beverages (I’m Buying).
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Doolite raid map of Japan.
Island Moon on a Spoon
Asian Style Beef Short RibsBy Chef Vita Jarrin
Spice up your grilling talents, by adding a little Asian flare to your grilling mastery. Just a few Asian sauces and spices can add a delicious finish to any protein. Soy sauce, sesame oil, ginger, and garlic are just a few of the staples to have on hand this summer to elevate your Asian grilling techniques.
These ingredients are readily available at most grocery stores and can be used again and again, on fish, poultry, beef, pork and lots & lots of stir fried veggie options. Once you marinate you can grill, bake, or braise just about anything and transport your guests with just a sprinkle, a pour and a dash.
This week, I wanted you to explore with beef riblets and beef short ribs. They are often over looked and lose their spot to pork ribs. But it’s no secret… we love grilling beef in Texas… so here is a yummy option for you to try.
½ c all purpose flour for dusting short ribs
4 lbs. bone-in beef short ribs or thinly sliced cross cut beef ribs
kosher salt & pepper to taste
granulated garlic to taste
1/2 c low sodium soy sauce
1/2 c low sodium beef broth
1/4 c dark brown sugar, packed
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 tbsp. freshly grated ginger
1 tbsp. sesame oil
1 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes, optional
2 tbsp. cornstarch
2 tbsp. chopped fresh parsley leaves
2tbsp. minced cilantro
1 tbsp. sesame seeds
Directions:
Season ribs with salt & pepper, granulated garlic and dredge in flour. In a skillet, add oil and sear meat. Put seared meat on a paper towel lined dish.
In a large bowl, whisk together soy sauce, beef broth, brown sugar, garlic, ginger, sesame oil and red pepper flakes, if using.
If you wish to grill riblets, I suggest you place them in a ziplock bag and let marinate for a minimum of 4 hours and then grill. If you want fall off the bone, you can continue to cook them in a 325-degree oven, covered for 2 hours. If using a slow cooker, place short ribs into a 6-qt cooker. Stir in soy sauce mixture until well combined.
If using a pressure cooker, carefully release the pressure, according to instructions.
Serve immediately, garnished with parsley and sesame seeds, if desired.
Tip of the week:
The options are endless. ;) The Important thing is to have fun, try new things and Enjoy!
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June 4, 2020Island MoonA7
Are Mobile Devices Productive?Ask Ralph
Q. My employees spend a lot of time on mobile
communication devices and e-mail that do not seem to help their productivity. Are those devices really productive?
A. Worker productivity growth in the US as measured by output per worker per hour has been poor since mobile communication devices and e-mail became popular. Mobile devices include smart phones and tablets. A Harvard Business Review survey indicated workers receive and send an average of 121 e-mails each workday and spend 45 percent of their workday doing it. It is unknown how much more time they spend on mobile devices doing things other than e-mail.
Before e-mail and mobile devices became popular the average worker spent about 10 percent of their workday communicating. E-mail and mobile devices no doubt help productivity to a degree but when workers spend more than 45 percent of their workday it is questionable whether that is productive. The potential time savings is as much as 35 percent which could be a tremendous boost to productivity.
We humans are social beings. We want to belong to a group, be accepted and appreciated and communicate with the group. We are curious about what others are doing. We want to be continuously in the loop and know what is going on. We are genetically wired that way.
Today's electronic communication makes it so easy; we are over doing it. We are rapidly becoming victims of electronic communication technology rather than users. The providers are more and more in control with things like mobile alerts and users are less and less in control.
It's unlikely workers will have the self discipline to turn off or limit the use of their devices. Employers will probably need to set policies regarding employee use of those devices. Consider limiting use to business purposes only during work hours except for emergencies.
Define the specific business purposes. Nobody knows how much time workers spend chatting with friends or family, playing games, or keeping up with the news. Each business's need for communication will be different considering the type business and job duties.
Employers may want to consider setting time limits for each employee for an average workday. Mobile device APPs and computer APPs can monitor the time spent and give the employee feedback so that they can better manage their time and alarm when the time is used up.
For some employers or individual employees, it may be desirable to establish periods during the day when they shut down their devices and focus on work. E-mail services have "out of the office" notices and smart phones have voice mail.
Studies have shown that e-mail and phone call interruptions are a major interference with worker productivity. The more complex the work the greater the interference. One study indicated computer programmers lost 10 minutes of productive work for each interruption.
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Game Warden Field NotesThe following items are compiled from recent
Texas Parks and Wildlife law enforcement reports.
Hook, Line, and Sinker
While patrolling Lake Lewisville, two Denton County game wardens responded to a call of an assault to find that a bank fisherman had flung his lure towards a boat, hooking a female occupant in her right hand. As the woman pulled the hook loose, she lost her phone. Charges are pending.
Float On
As a Bell County game warden was wrapping up his day, he responded to a call on Belton Lake in regard to a capsized kayak with a female occupant who was unable to get back in and continued to cling to the boat as she drifted farther from the shoreline. The warden arrived to meet the local fire department as they were transporting one male and one female, still wearing the personal floatation devices (PFDs), and kayaks back to shore. The male subject made the comment to EMS that he had always been made fun of for wearing his PFD while kayaking but noted that wearing them undoubtedly saved two lives that evening.
You Must be This Tall to Drive
Denton County game wardens patrolling Lake Lewisville noticed a boat with an adult male driving and a child as his passenger. Minutes later, they noticed the same boat entering a local marina but with the child operating the boat. Upon conducting a water safety inspection and discussing a malfunctioning navigational light with the adult, one of the wardens noticed the smell of alcohol and numerous cues that he was impaired. Since the adult had just been observed operating the boat only a few minutes earlier, he was arrested for Boating While Intoxicated.
A Sinking Feeling
While patrolling along the Trinity River, a Houston County game warden saw some unusual tire marks near the riverbank. A month later, he was notified that local authorities had spotted a partially submerged vehicle in the river where he had previously spotted the tire marks. Leon County game wardens then responded by boat in order to assist with the truck’s recovery. After further inspection, the truck was found to be stolen out of Brazos County a month prior. The investigation is still ongoing.
Watts up with that?
A Houston and a Trinity County game warden patrolled the Trinity River for fishing violations when they approached a man in a boat who appeared to have casually thrown something into the water upon seeing them. Wardens contacted the boat and asked the man what he threw. He denied having thrown anything into the water but one of the wardens recognized him from years ago when he had been caught shocking fish. The man eventually said that he threw a small fish back into the water, but it was later determined by wardens to be wires. Wardens located a shocker still running inside a battery box. While one of the wardens was attempting to open the battery box, the man said that if the box was that hard to get into, the shocker probably wasn’t in there. Several cases have been filed and evidence was seized.
Don’t Bother Knockin’
An Orange County game warden received a call from a Bridge City resident who had discovered a large alligator on their front porch. At this point, there was no time to refer the resident to an animal control technician, so the warden responded himself. When he arrived, he discovered that the home was located next to a drainage ditch that connected to a nearby marsh. The resident’s fence had been damaged during a recent thunderstorm, allowing the
alligator access to the area. The warden was able to capture the gator, which measured close to eight feet, and relocated it to a marsh within a Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Wildlife Management Area.
Ya Snooze Ya Lose
While patrolling around Lake Somerville, a Washington County game warden noticed a vehicle parked in the road with its flashers on. When the warden approached the vehicle, he noticed that the subject inside had fallen asleep. Upon waking the person, the warden asked him to step out of the vehicle, revealing a meth pipe in plain view. The subject was then detained, and a search was performed on the vehicle. The search turned up almost 6 grams of suspected meth, tablets of suspected Xanax and marijuana, along with multiple forms of paraphernalia. The subject was taken into custody and multiple citations were issued.
Ghosted
Lake Belton is known as a great spot for jugline fishing. However, this can sometimes cause problems with “ghost fishing”, killing fish and littering in the lake. A Bell County game warden cleaned up over 40 improperly marked or derelict juglines along the north end of the lake. Unfortunately, there were many juglines that the warden had to leave behind as his boat couldn’t store any more. As a result of his clean-up effort, one 20” and one 16” blue catfish were returned to the lake. Multiple citations were issued to all individuals identified with illegal juglines. More patrols will be scheduled to pick up remaining equipment and citations will be issued.
Wait Until Your Mother Hears About This!
A McLennan County game warden contacted a subject that had been identified through a Facebook post sent to him by a Colorado game warden. The post was made in December of 2019 but then quickly deleted. In the post the subject admitting to shooting ducks over the limit and wounding several more. The same individual had been cited earlier in 2020 for duck hunting a week early. The subject was eventually located after contacting his mother. When the game warden presented the subject with the Facebook post, he confessed to shooting four red heads and two mallards over the limit the day the post was made. He then confessed to there being a second individual with him that day that shot two mallards and three Wigeons over his limit. Contact was made with the second subject and he also complied, giving a full confession. Both claimed they read the Outdoor Annual incorrectly. Citations were issued and restitution was assigned.
Ditch and Pitch
A Burleson County game warden was dispatched to a call of a man walking down a road yelling for help. More information then came in regarding a single rollover accident near the same location. The game warden was the first on scene and discovered a vehicle in the roadway with its front smashed in. Witnesses still on scene with the vehicle said that the driver left on foot. Another vehicle was found in the ditch nearby with the driver still inside. The game warden dispatched medics to the area. Once backup arrived, the warden drove the immediate area searching for the man who fled the scene. A man fitting the description was located at a nearby gas station. The man’s story didn’t make sense, but he did admit to drinking that night. The man had seatbelt burns on his stomach and chest. The witnesses to the accident were brought over for a drive-by ID and confirmed he was the individual they had seen leaving the scene. The incident was handed over to DPS and charges are pending.
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Remember WhenThe 2010 Hurricane Season
The 2010 Hurricane Season which kicked off ten years ago this week was the beginning a three years of active hurricane seasons.
The 2010 season tied the 1887, 1995, 2011, and 2012 seasons for the third-most active Atlantic hurricane season on record, with 19 tropical storms, only behind the 1933 and the
2005 seasons.
The hyperactive season featured 12 hurricanes, tied with 1969 for the second highest total. Only the quintessential 2005 season saw more activity. Despite the high number of
hurricanes, not one hurricane hit the United States making the season the only season with 10 or more hurricanes without a United States landfall.
But in early June, before Hurricane Alex hit the Mexican Coast, an unnamed storm blew across The Island doing damage and foretelling what was to come.
A boat ran aground in the Stripes parking lot.
Port-O Damage.
Storm damaged palm tree.
The storm destroyed the stage at the Holiday Inn.
The storm didn't see the sign warning against damage to lifeguard stands. What was believed to be a tornadeo
stripped the siding off the Holiday Inn..
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NFL Update By Dotson Lewis
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Rebel with a CauseBy Andy Purvis
Henry David Thoreau once said, “It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.” In the late 1940s and early 1950s, we found ourselves living in a remarkable time of change in science, the economy, in race relations, in sports and in music. With his sometimes strange and colorful personality, he became one of the most thrilling players of his generation. He was a mix of your grandfather, father, brother and best friend, and also the guy who took your lunch money every day at school. His sense of humor was as dry as your grandfather’s head and like most athletes, he was so superstitious he would only pick up a coin if it were “heads up.” For guys like him, playing it straight all the time was like having ice cream for breakfast; it doesn’t seem like a good idea, but if it makes you happy, why not? His college football coach, Bobby Dodd, understood what he had on his hands. “You don’t put a saddle on a mustang,” said Dodd.
College football is a game of youth, no grizzled veterans, no one making one last comeback. They come and they go in a few short years and stay just long enough for us to love them, sometimes never to forget them. We ask for their bodies and souls, while we get so much in return. Still, they go out on Saturday with reckless abandon. They come from all over, showing us how to take many and make one. They are reflections of their times. They dazzle us with what they offer and surprise us at what they might become. They are the players that make college football America’s Game. In 1952, playing against Georgia Tech was like going to a bad movie; it never ended like you expected. For all his antics, “Pepper” Rodgers always stuck to business on the field. Pepper, a rebel with a cause, became a Georgia Tech legend.
Franklin Cullen “Pepper” Rodgers, Jr., was born on October 8, 1931, in Atlanta, Georgia, to Franklin C. Rodgers, Sr., and Louise Rodgers. His nickname, “Pepper,” was given to him by his grandfather, who named him after Pepper Martin, the rough and rowdy infielder of the “Gas House Gang,” who played in the 1930s with the St. Louis Cardinals’ baseball team. Pepper was a three-sport athlete at Brown High School in Atlanta. He was selected All-State in basketball, football and baseball. Wearing #36, his football team won the Georgia State Championship in 1949, when he was a senior.
Rodgers enrolled with the “Ramblin’ Wreck” of Georgia Tech in 1950, and played backup quarterback and placekicker for legendary coach, Bobby Dodd, as a sophomore in 1951. He wore the #29.
From 1951 to 1953, Pepper played in 36 games for the Yellow Jackets but, interestingly, only started in six.
In 1954, Rodgers was selected in the 12th round by my favorite team growing up, the Baltimore Colts, but he decided to stay at Georgia Tech and earn his B.S. degree in industrial management, while also serving as a student assistant coach for Dodd. It was the best decision he ever made. He wanted to be a coach. In 1955, Rodgers joined the U.S. Air Force and became a pilot for the next five years. He flew the F-105 Thunder Chief Jet. While with the Falcons, Rodgers served as an assistant coach, in 1958 and 1959. He left in 1960 for
the University of Florida, where he would coach as an assistant until 1964In December of 1973, Georgia Tech called. He showed up riding a Harley motorcycle.
It would be four years before Rodgers would take the field as a head football coach again. In 1984, he became the one and only head coach of the Memphis Showboats, a professional team from the USFL. He once wore a tuxedo to the game when they played the New Jersey Generals, owned by Donald Trump. It was here that Rodgers mentored future Hall-of-Famer Reggie White, while leading the team to a 19-19 record. The league folded after two years
Franklin Cullen “Pepper” Rodgers, Jr., died on a Thursday evening at Reston Hospital Center in Reston, Virginia, from complications from a fall in his bathroom at home. Coach hit his head and the doctors were not able to stop the bleeding in his brain. Pepper was 88 years old and the date will read May 14, 2020. Pepper is survived by his wife of 45 years, Janet Lake Livingston, sons Rick, Kelly and Kyle, daughter Terri, six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
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Dotson’s Note: Many of you Moon Monkeys are NFL fans and were calling
for an update of the League…you got it….I will keep you posted…. Thanks to Bill Morgan (former SWC SID), Rich McKay, Hayley Elwood, Cameron Filipe and Ben Austro for the facts contained in this report and to Bill Morgan for the photos.
Three Rule Changes Approved for 2020 NFL Season
The NFL announced last week that owners approved three rule changes for the upcoming season. These were adopted after the owners voted at virtual league meetings.
Approved 2020 Playing Rules
• To amend Rule 15, Section 2, to make permanent the expansion of automatic replay reviews to include scoring plays and turnovers negated by a foul, and any successful or unsuccessful try attempt.
• Expands defenseless player protection to a kickoff or punt returner who is in possession of the ball but who has not had time to avoid or ward off the impending contact of an opponent.
• Prevents teams from manipulating the game clock by committing multiple dead-ball fouls while the clock is running.
Pass Interference Replay Reviews Are One-And-Done, Will Not Return In 2020
Following a season where pass interference replay reviews were an infamous hot topic, Competition Committee chairman Rich McKay has reported that the one-year proposal will not be renewed for the 2020 season, according to an interview with SiriusXM NFL Radio. McKay announced that since neither the Competition Committee nor any team has proposed extending the 2019-only rule change to add pass interference to the list of reviewable plays to the 2020 season, the ability to review pass interference has “died a natural death.”
Coaches, players, and fans alike were able to witness the results of a knee-jerk reaction to an
unfortunate no-call, as it became a headache right from the get-go. McKay noted, as we all predicted, that allowing such a subjective call to be reviewed would pose problems, even with the established “clear and obvious” standard. Out of the 102 plays from the 2019 regular season and postseason that were subject to a review of either offensive or defensive pass interference, only 24 of the calls on the field were changed; a mere 23.5% reversal rate. Only 3 of those 24 reversals picked up thrown flags for pass interference, as the remaining 21 reversals called pass interference when it had not been called on the field. 20 of the 102 reviewed plays, just under 20%, were initiated by the replay booth, and the remaining 80% of reviews were requested through a coach’s challenge.
McKay, who is also the president and CEO of the Atlanta Falcons, admitted that combining a subjective call with a subjective replay process was set up for widespread disagreement. Replay was designed to correct objective calls, such as the ball breaking the plane of the goal line, or whether a receiver had both of his feet in bounds on a catch. The subjective nature of a judgement call like pass interference would never see consistent success in replay.
Many believed reviewing pass interference would be the key to preventing a no-call like the one we all saw in the 2018 NFC Championship Game. The reality is, it just caused more headaches than it solved, and since the cons outweighed the pros, it was scrapped. In an offseason that no one expected, it seemed no one wanted to tinker with the rule, but rather just repeal it entirely instead by not proposing an extension.
NFL Divides Up Leadership Roles in the Officiating Department
Officiating administration has been undergoing a shift in the offseason, and the NFL announced its changes for management of the officiating department. Former referee Walt Anderson* and former assistant coach Perry Fewell were previously announced as senior vice presidents in the officiating channel, but now there is a little more clarity of the leadership structure going forward.
Al Riveron, the existing senior vice president of officiating, will no longer head the officiating department. It will be run as a trio of Riveron, Anderson and Fewell. They are equally positioned on the league’s organization chart and each reports directly to executive vice president of football operations Troy Vincent. It’s been well established that Riveron was drowning in the responsibility of the officiating department, and the prevailing thought was that new hires would be placed under him so he may delegate. Instead, Vincent placed those hires under his control, rather than Riveron’s.
Riveron will be in charge of just the officiating, particularly on game day and mostly with centralized replay. Anderson will oversee a continuing education aspect, with enhanced training for officials in their first 3 seasons, a term agreed to last October in the officials’ collective bargaining agreement. Anderson will also handle all aspects of the development pool and the very long process of scouting for new officials. Fewell will take the day-to-day operations and the overhead functions of the department, as well as being the point of contact for coach and general manager officiating inquiries.
Previously, a lot of these duties that are being assigned laterally were handled by directors or vice presidents under the head of the department.
Riveron is no longer the officiating boss as were his predecessors: Dean Blandino, Carl Johnson, Mike Pereira, Jerry Seeman, and Art McNally.
“Our intentions are to implement meaningful improvements to the game and officiating,” Vincent said in a press release. “We will continue to make every effort to improve officiating and pursue officiating excellence.” There is a clear delineation of responsibility laid out by the league in their press release and the previously reported job functions, however crossover is bound to occur. Based on the information presented there, Riveron’s core responsibilities — as well as his influence — have been significantly curtailed.
Assuming these are coequal positions, adding
Fewell, who was most recently an interim coach for the Panthers, is a return of coaching blood to the head of the officiating department for the first time in 50 years. Mark Duncan was the supervisor of officials from 1964 to 1968, after working as an assistant coach for the 49ers. In 1963, commissioner Pete Rozelle brought in Notre Dame head coach Joe Kuharich as head of officials, then facilitated moving him to the coach of the Eagles during an ownership change after one season. In the AFL, Hall of Fame single-platoon center and former coach Mel Hein was the league’s final head of officials, but by that time the NFL began centralizing that operation in preparation for the merger.
From 1938-55, an official served as a technical advisor to the commissioner, who was the officiating boss. The link between the officiating department and the commissioner’s office remained that way until the 1990s, when the business of football was taking on many new dimensions. Football operations became the umbrella department that separated the business end of the league, which officiating was eventually added to, but it broke that direct reporting to the commissioner.
Now, the one head of the department is Troy Vincent. If there are any intradepartmental disagreements or philosophical differences, it would be up to Vincent to make the call.
*Walt Anderson was formally a Texas High School Football Official and was the Referee in the “Deflategate Gate” fiasco.
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Flounder are a favorite among anglers and seafood enthusiasts. The bad news is Southern Flounder populations across the South and Southeastern U.S. have been in decline since the 1970s.
One man hopes to reverse the downward trend through science and education. This week, Bobby Patton, a Fort Worth businessman on the University of Texas Marine Science Institute Advisory Council, donated $1 million to the Institute in support of flounder research. An avid angler and member of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission, Mr. Patton is well aware of the perils that flounder face.
“I’m passionate about fishing and committed to making decisions with the best facts available. As a commissioner on Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission, I want to do what is right for flounder and what is right for Texas. I think there is universal agreement that flounder populations are in trouble not only in Texas but nationwide,” said Patton.
Bobby Patton is also intimately familiar with the benefits that scientific research can bring
to fisheries management. The Institute has a long history of revealing the mysteries of fish reproduction and life-cycles necessary for robust and sustainable populations. Institute scientists will now focus their efforts on Southern Flounder.
“There is agreement amongst recreational and commercial fishermen supporting sound management to reverse that decline. The research goal is to couple what is already known about flounder with new findings, educate the public on best practices and provide the best information to inform decision-makers,” Patton said.
The timing of this donation couldn’t be better. Just last week, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission moved to adopt new flounder regulations but delayed their implementation for a year. This new donation will dramatically increase understanding of flounder reproductive capacity and the critical times in their life cycle that require special attention from fishery managers and anglers to reverse the decline in Southern Flounder populations.
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trouble of bait. Putting a shrimp on the hook right now will only last a few seconds with the small perch attacking your bait. Drift just off of the main ICW around Bird Island. This area has the best water and the most fish. When the green water pushes in, the surf is full of Spanish mackerel and trout. Big sharks on the beach
are being caught, hammerheads, bull sharks and spinners. The fishermen that are landing the most of them are very specialized in their tackle and baits. They never kill the sharks, only occasionally they hook one deep and regretfully loose the fish.
Take a break and walk a little slower now that our summer crowds are here. Practice patience and withdraw from letting yourself get fired up with the busy crowds. Remember we are all on Island Time Follow all our hookups on Facebook at Joey Farah’s Backwater Fishing and tune in for a fishing report every weekend morning on 107.3&104.5FM! Get wet!
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On the Rocks
Turning the tide
The winds are playing, and the green water is moving into the surf, summer is sitting down upon the Coastal Bend. As the seasons change, a new crop of young men and women are spat out into the world. My son and his peers have waited a lifetime to walk across the stage, yet this year they swim through some struggles with the pandemic and world unrest. I hope that this is somehow a test to make them stronger for what is to come. What lies ahead of them in our close future is change. Change in many ways. The one thing that they can count on is the quality time we spend and lessons we share and teach them in the great outdoors.
This week I loaded the boat with the boys and took off for Baffin Bay. The deep rocks are full of post-spawning trout, so we used live croaker to work those fish into a frenzy. After we caught easy limits of trout, we headed to the extreme shallows of Nine Mile Hole. Walking into the flats we could see redfish under the matted grass digging for crabs and small minnows. The boys blind casted small DOA 3” cal shads with 1/16 ounce jig heads to catch some redfish in less than knee deep water. Recent high tides makes actually seeing the fish difficult. Blind casting airways with the wind in knee deep water, slowly swim the bait through areas you see bait movement. Keep an eye out for those big reds to show up at your feet! I was casting at a grass line and had already caught one nice redfish when I heard a loud explosion up along the beach. I turned to see three feet of white water in the air and small mullet scattering in about 6inches of water. Joey was only a few yards away and about 30 seconds later had the biggest redfish he had ever seen pass within two feet of his legs. Times like that, keep casting and connecting with Mother Nature. Drifting the flats in the Laguna Madre is hot right now. Look for the green water. Use a popping cork and soft plastic lures below and you will easily catch trout and redfish without the mess and
I got a text introduction the other day from our good friend Emily in Tampa putting me
in touch with Fisheries Outreach Specialist Carly who is doing a story on the recreational fishing effects of the “virus” and other things. You loyal readers know that we’ve been talking about components of that problem for a few weeks now, and it was really refreshing to talk to someone who is diving straight into that specific issue.
One of the effects is the almost seemingly excessive boat traffic on the Laguna lately. I’ve seen comments from locals and guides alike mentioning not only the numbers of boats, but also the behavior of these boat operators. People being furloughed and laid off has increased the traffic and pressure on the resource like we couldn’t have imagined.
Another effect is the large number of sharks being caught on the beaches, and some have died, maybe more than normally would have. Furloughed people don’t always prefer to fish the Laguna, and there are shark camps up and down the beaches. A few of us took Johnny Augs down the beach for his birthday this past weekend, and it was completely packed down the Seashore. I haven’t seen that many people on the beach since, like, ever. We made it down to the 28MM, but the beach was so packed AND narrowed up due to high water that we turned around and wedged in somewhere around the 16MM. Kimmy Sue caught a nice trout or two, but the bite slowed down by the time we found a spot to park. Mardi’s daughter Kai had a blast catching some bull whiting though and got a nice stack in the cooler.
Carly mentioned that when the shut-down hit, it affected businesses in different ways. For example, some coastal towns in Mississippi host weekenders that come in, get a hotel, do some gambling, hire a charter and fish, come back and gamble some more, hit the restaurants, and finish out their hotel stay before heading home. They are both fly-in and drive-in destinations, and the shutdown has caused a 3X effect on the local economy. It should go without saying that
this has also greatly affected the city and state tax bases all over the Gulf of Mexico, and local governments are scrambling to come up with solutions to the shortfalls. We are going to have to put on our thinking caps.
She also mentioned that commercial seafood suppliers along the coasts have had a tough time of it. Standing orders that they had counted on suddenly stopped. Employees had to be laid off in droves. The fishermen that have stayed in business had to re-invent themselves on the fly regarding their livelihoods, and a handful of resilient suppliers have seen a slight uptick in sales. That makes sense as we all know that there have been breaks in the supply chain of nationally produced beef, chicken, and pork. When you go to the store and the selection is mediocre to vacant, then the typical consumer will look at other venues. The local fish markets are sustained mainly by local fish and other seafoods. That isn’t an earth-shattering statement, but something I’m pretty sure a lot of people didn’t see coming. We’re supposed to be supporting local businesses anyway, right? Carly and I had a great visit, and the effects of the virus will be felt for a while.
Under the JFK
Moving down the road, I got a note from fellow ISAC member David Perry regarding the proposed improvements under the JFK Causeway. We still haven’t received a viable update on our “wish list” from City Staff regarding proposed paving and lighting improvements. One of David’s several suggestions was to pave the parking lot from Billings to Clems. When I got the Corps permit to do that project years ago, paving was supposed to be part of it, but budget limitations got to us. If that parking lot is paved, then some of the caliche will have to be removed for new asphalt base. I suggested that the removed caliche could be used to either pave the cut-throughs under the Causeway, or that empty lot next to Docs and make it usable. Hey, re-using IS recycling. Just a thought. Y’all stay safe out there in this crazy new world, drop me a line at [email protected] and I’ll see you next week On the Rocks.
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13700 block Suntan 10 p.m. May 30 Disturbance
13700 block Suntan 4 p.m. May 28 Assault
13700 block Suntan 8 a.m. May 22 Disturbance (two calls)
13700 block Suntan 10 a.m. May 19 Disturbance (two calls)
13700 block Suntan 4 p.m. May 17 Disturbance
13700 block Suntan 2 p.m. May 4 Disturbance
13700 block Suntan 11 a.m. May 4 Shots fired
13700 block Suntan April 24 Midnight 35 year-old man shot five times
13700 block Suntan 11 a.m. March 23 Burglary
13700 block Suntan 2 p.m. March 23 Disturbance
13700 block Suntan March 17 DWI
13700 block Suntan 2 p.m. May 1 Theft $100-$750
Editor’s note: These calls, while listed as the 13700 block of Suntan, occurred at a single address on that street. The Nueces County Appraisal District show the property owned by Arturo and Rebeca Guevara, 1100 block of Rosario, Laredo, Texas. The property is leased as short-term rental.
Disturbance
13300 block SPID 5 p.m. May 31 Disturbance
14500 block SPID 11 a.m. May 30 Disturbance
14500 block SPID 9 p.m. May 28 Disturbance
15100 block Leeward 10 p.m. May 27 Disturbance
Whitecap/Windward 6 p.m. May 30 Disturbance
15200 bock Beach Way 2 a.m. May 30 Disturbance
15100 block Leeward 10 p.m. May 27 Disturbance
15400 block Escapade 3 p.m. May 31 Disturbance
13900 block Laffite 8 p.m. May 30 Disturbance
15400 block Salt Cay 3 a.m. May 29 Disturbance
15200 block SPID 4 p.m. May 28 Disturbance
Crash
13300 block SPID 6 p.m. May 31 Crash
13900 block SPID 6 p.m. May 27 Crash
SPID/Whitecap Noon May 30 Crash
Assault/Violence
13300 block SPID 3 p.m. May 31 Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon
14300 block SPID 11 p.m. May 31 Assault
14300 block SPID 4 p.m. May 31 Aggravated Sexual Assault
SPID/Commodores 11 a.m. May 30 Assault
14500 block SPID 8 p.m. May 28 Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon
14800 bock Windward 11 p.m. May 29 Shots fired
Suspicious Person
13900 block SPID 9 p.m. May 30 Suspicious Person
14300 block Cabana East 1 p.m. May 28 Suspicious Person
1440 bock Compass 1 a.m. May 28 Suspicious Person
15200 block Leeward 9 p.m. May 28 Suspicious Person
Whitecap/SPID 9 p.m. May 27 Suspicious Person
15300 block Bonasse 9 p.m. May 29 Suspicious Person
Rescue/Fire
13500 block SPID 8 a.m. May 27 Boat Fire or Rescue
14000 block Fortuna Bay 4 p.m. May 28 Building Fire
Noise
14500 block Compass Midnight May 30 Noise Ordinance Violation
11500 block Gulf Beach 3 a.m. May 30 Noise Ordinance Violation
15300 block Cartagena 10 p.m. May 30 Noise Ordinance Violation
Theft Burglary
14800 block Granada 6 a.m. May 1 Burglary
15400 block Gun Cay 11 a.m. May 28 Theft of Services
13800 block Doubloon 10 a.m. May 28 Theft of Services
15200 block Isabella 11 a.m. May 29 Theft of Services
15400 block Dyna 11 a.m. May 29 Property Found
Alcohol
13300 block SPID 8 p.m. May 30 DWI
11800 block SH 361 9 p.m. May 30 DWI
15000 block Gulf Beach 1 p.m. May 30 Public Intoxication
15000 block Gulf Beach 11 a.m. May 30 Public Intoxication
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PIPOA News by Marvin Jones, President
As always, let me have your thoughts. You can reach me at [email protected]
PIPOA- The PIPOA office has reopened.
There will be social distancing and masks available. Let us all exercise good ole fashioned common sense to protect ourselves.
Boat Ramps- This last weekend, no vehicles or boat trailers were towed from the boat ramp parking lots. Thank you to everyone who has purchased stickers. Your cooperation is appreciated.
Board Meeting- The next Board meeting is tentatively set for Tuesday, June 23, 2020. The meeting is contingent upon the status of the COVID-19 opening rules by authorities.
ACC Meeting- The Architectural Control Committee (ACC) will meet Monday, June 8, at 5:30 PM at the PIPOA Office.
Bulkheads- The PIPOA has received new engineer stamped drawings for use in bulkhead maintenance and repair. The PIPOA bulkhead repair contractor continues to work on member’s bulkheads. In addition, the contractor has recently made necessary repairs to the bulkheads at the Gypsy boat ramp.
Litter Critter- No news from the City on the return of Litter Critter. The Litter Critter is not put on by the PIPOA. It is strictly a City function.
Weeds- The recent rains have caused weeds in vacant lots to explode in growth—many of these empty lot owners, contract with private mowing companies. Typically, the mowing companies start at one end of the Island mow their way across. Unfortunately, with
Full Transparency and DisclosureBy Todd Hunter, District 32
Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month
This year, the month of June has been designated as Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month. When people think of being healthy, generally we think of our external physical health. However, officials with the Alzheimer’s Association want to remind everyone that mental health is just as important. Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month began to bring attention to different brain diseases, educate communities about their effects and provide support to those individuals and families struggling with this condition.
Brain disorders come in several forms. Dementia is the general term used to describe a decline in mental ability that is severe enough to interfere with daily life. Alzheimer’s is the most common type of dementia as it accounts for 60 to 80 percent of dementia cases and is the 6th leading cause of death in the United States.
The most common early symptom of Alzheimer’s is difficulty remembering newly learned information. This is because Alzheimer’s changes typically begin in the part of the brain that affects learning. As Alzheimer’s advances through the brain it leads to increasingly severe symptoms, including disorientation, mood and behavior changes; deepening confusion about events, time and place; unfounded suspicions about family, friends and professional caregivers; and difficulty speaking, swallowing and walking. Just like the rest of our bodies, our brains change as we age. Most of us eventually notice some slowed thinking and occasional problems with remembering things. However, serious memory loss, confusion and other major changes in the way our minds work may be a sign that brain cells are failing.
Today, Alzheimer’s is at the forefront of biomedical research. Researchers are working
to uncover as many aspects of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias as possible. Some of the most remarkable progress has shed light on how Alzheimer’s affects the brain. The hope is this better understanding will lead to new treatments. Many potential approaches are currently under investigation worldwide
People with memory loss or other possible signs of Alzheimer’s may find it hard to recognize they have a problem. Signs of dementia may be more obvious to family members or friends. If you have noticed these symptoms with your loved ones, help is available. The Alzheimer’s Association is a great source of information and has many tools to help. For more information visit https://www.alz.org/. They also have a 24-hour helpline that can be used to access reliable information and support. Their phone number is: 1-800-272-3900.
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. My offices are available at any time to assist with questions, concerns or comments (Capitol Office, 512-463-0672; District Office, 361-949-4603).
- State Representative Todd Hunter, District 32
Rep. Hunter represents Nueces County (Part). He can be contacted at [email protected] or at 512-463-0672.
plentiful rainfall, the weeds they mowed last week have once again grown tall. Vegetation growth occurs on member’s properties as well. Please do your best to keep your properties weed-free. Thank you for your cooperation.
Survey- The PIPOA staff is tabulating the survey, and the results will be announced upon completion of the tabulation.
Water Exchange- The digging of the canal on the west side of Park Rd 22 continues and will be completed within the next several days. This new canal must be bulkheaded before it is completed.
Short Term Rentals- The PIPOA receives complaints regarding short term rentals of single-family residences and other properties. According to Mayor Joe McComb, the City has an ordinance prohibiting short term rentals. In addition, the Mayor advised that the City does not enforce this ordinance. The PIPOA covenants do not directly address short term rentals. Apparently, when the covenants were drawn up decades ago, the founders did not anticipate short term rentals as an issue. This issue needs to be addressed by the PIPOA Board. An amendment to the subdivision covenants could be created to restrict short term rentals in the PIPOA.
Hurricane Season- Hurricane season is here. Please prepare your properties for a hurricane. Repair of your decks and docks will reduce the debris in the canals should a hurricane strike.
The COVID-19 is still out there. Please take all the appropriate measures to protect yourself and others from the spread of the virus. The health and safety of all members is priority one.
Marvin Jones-PIPOA President
Your Chance to Make a Difference!The City of Corpus Christi has numerous
boards, commissions and committees which strive to reflect the diverse interests and abilities of our citizens.
The City Secretary’s Office is currently seeking applications for the following boards:
• Airport Board
• Animal Care Advisory Committee
• Board of Adjustment
• Building Standards Board
• Construction Trade Advisory & Appeals Board
• Corpus Christi Commission on Children & Youth (Youth High School Membership)
• Corpus Christi Regional Transportation Authority
• Human Relations Commission
• Transportation Advisory Committee
If you know of anyone interested in serving on a City board, commission or committee, please direct them to the City of Corpus Christi’s website at http://serve.cctexas.com. For assistance, please call Norma Duran at (361) 826-3893 or via e-mail at [email protected].
(NEW POLICY: All individuals considered for appointment by the City Council to a board, commission or committee must have an application on file in the Office of the City Secretary no later than the 14TH calendar day before the date appointments are considered by City Council.)
Notes From Nueces
By Brent Chesney Nueces County Commissioner Precinct 4
What Is The New Normal?
Have you heard that question over an over again? I have. It is a valid question but also it is difficult to answer. As of the time I wrote this out of all the tests done in Nueces County about 3.1% of the tests done are positive and thankfully 96.9% of the tests done have been negative. Further our hospitalizations continue to trend down. Now that could change at any minute. As the Governor re-opens Texas we must all rejoice but be careful. Please keep social distancing. Might that be part of the new normal? Maybe. I do not know when or if there will be a vaccine but until that time be careful and stay diligent.
Ib Magee To Open Soon
Please take a minute to go see the wonderful progress on IB Magee RV park in Port Aransas. By the time you read this I am hopeful that it will be open and moving forward. The construction has really gone well and this will be a wonderful re-addition to Port Aransas. The IB Magee Park building is next. The new
The New Normaleducational observation deck will start in the fall sometime and will be a great addition to Port Aransas as well.
Port Aransas And Nueces County Working Together On City/County Law
Enforcement Center
Nueces County and the City of Port Aransas along with FEMA are working together to get the City/County law enforcement center rebuilt. It has taken a while but to no fault of anyone. Working to replace a multi-million-dollar facility is not an easy task especially when government funding is involved. I will keep you posted.
Covid Testing Sites Have Huge Turnouts In Port Aransas And Flour Bluff
Both Port Aransas and Flour Bluff had large turnouts for the Free COVID testing. The Texas National Guard did a wonderful job collecting and there are so many others to thank for their help. Nueces County has no say in how fast the results come back since they are sent to the Texas state testing lab. My hope is that the come back quickly and my prayer is that all tests come back negative. There were 126 tested in Port Aransas and 141 tested in Flour Bluff.
Southwest to Increase the Number of Flights at CCIA Later This Year
Increasing weekly flights to Houston and Dallas
There is good news to report on airline activity at Corpus Christi International Airport (CCIA).
For the past couple of months, airlines have been operating reduced schedules at airports across the nation as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and the dramatic slow-down in air travel. Those reductions are slated to continue through the summer.
Southwest Airlines has published schedules through November and December, which not only restore those reduced flights at CCIA, but include additional flights as well.
In November, Southwest plans to operate 25-flights per week between CCIA and Houston Hobby. That number was 21-flights a week back in 2019. In December, Southwest will offer 28- flights a week, as compared to 21 the same time last year. That’s an average of four-flights per day.
CCIA is seeing a slow, but steady increase in the number of people coming through the terminal.
“We’re seeing promising signs that people are ready to start getting on airplanes again,” said Fred Segundo, Director of Aviation at CCIA. “When it’s time to book your travel, we encourage people to consider flying CCIA,” said Segundo. “The more we use the service that we currently have, the greater our chances of getting more service in the future.”
The reduced schedule for now has Southwest at two-flights a day to Hobby, United Airlines is also at two-flights per day in and out of Houston Bush Intercontinental, and American Airlines is operating an average of three-flights a day to DFW.
Pandemic Drives Record UnemploymentTexas Workforce Commission flooded
with claimsBy Peggy Fikac and David Green
Businesses across Texas and the nation have been forced to curtail or cease operations in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, throwing millions out of work and prompting a record increase in unemployment claims that is straining the safety net for workers.
The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC), like its counterparts across the U.S., initially struggled to cope with the flood of out-of-work people trying to file claims.
An Unprecedented Challenge
Nearly 2 million people in Texas filed for unemployment insurance benefits from the week ending March 14 through May 9, nearly triple the number of claims filed in all of 2019.
A record 315,167 Texans filed initial jobless claims during the week ending April 4; a comparable week in 2019 saw about 13,000 claims. Texas’ weekly claims during the Great Recession of 2007-09 peaked at 49,398.
Many more people, however, tried to contact TWC online or by phone; the agency received 2.7 million calls from 153,000 unique callers on April 22 alone.
In response, TWC rushed to ramp up its web-based and telephone systems, boost staffing and extend operating hours to ensure claimants could get the benefits due them.
“It’s happening all over the country — the agencies that deal with unemployment claims are just o v e r w h e l m e d , ” says economist Bernard Weinstein, associate director of Southern Methodist University’s Maguire Energy Institute. “We’ve never seen anything like this.”
In energy-intensive Texas, the impact was compounded when oil
prices plummeted and demand fell. According to Weinstein, the Texas unemployment rate could reach 15 percent in the next several months — up from 12.8 percent in April — but he foresees the recovery process beginning this summer. And while the economic shock may be stressing the state’s unemployment insurance system, he has no doubt it will withstand the pressure.
“I think we can be confident that the services will be there,” Weinstein says.
State Response
James Bernsen, TWC’s deputy communications director, says the agency has prepared for emergency situations, “but no one could have anticipated the unprecedented nature of this crisis.”
TWC upgraded its web and phone capacity, adding more computer servers and doubling
the number of call centers. It also expanded call center hours to 12 hours a day, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., seven days a week.
The agency tapped employees from other divisions to help with claims and hired temporary workers. The Legislature even sent staffers to assist. In early March, about a thousand people were fielding claims; by early April, there were 1,546, according to TWC.
Among its other actions, TWC temporarily waived work search requirements and the one-week waiting period for unemployment benefits. It also allowed children to remain eligible for subsidized childcare even if their parents’ jobs, schooling or training were lost or interrupted, and/or if parents were unable to pay their share of the cost, through June 1. The agency also is promoting its Shared Work Program to companies as an alternative to layoffs, by making unemployment benefits available to workers whose regular hours are reduced.
The state’s Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund had a closing balance of about $933 million on May 21, according to TWC. Bernsen said the agency has been authorized to draw federal advances of up to $2.6 billion in June and $2 billion in July. These federal dollars would come from Title XII of the Social Security Act, which can provide loans without interest through December.
Federal Response
In response to the crisis, the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was signed into law on March 27. The CARES Act expands unemployment insurance eligibility to those who normally wouldn’t qualify, such as contract workers and self-employed individuals. It also funds up to 13 weeks of additional unemployment benefits until Dec. 31, 2020, on top of the usual 26 weeks offered by the state of Texas.
In addition, the law will fund additional federal benefits of $600 a week for up to four months until July 31. Texas’ maximum weekly state benefit, excluding this additional federal amount, is $521 in 2020.
Slow Recovery to Come?
Weinstein expects the eventual economic recovery will be slow.
“It could actually be a couple of years before the economy is back to full health,” he says. “And that’s going to depend in part on what happens to the rest of the world.”
Ed Serna, TWC executive director, said in an April 8 Facebook Live briefing that the agency would sustain what is expected to be a lengthy effort to meet the public’s needs.
“It’s really just us helping our neighbors and our fellow Texans,” Serna said. “We ask you to continue to work with us. Continue to be patient with us. As much as possible, we are going to continue to improve how we provide you [with] resources … and to help you as much as we can.”
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Wilson’s Plover Population Thriving
Amidst a Global PandemicBy Taylor Bennett
I hope this article finds you safe and well. Despite the pandemic, the beach nesting bird season is in full swing for the Wilson’s Plover.
The Wilson’s Plover is a shorebird that breeds along the Texas coast on beaches. Though it is not federally protected, it is certainly a species that we should be concerned about due to its population decline. The Wilson’s Plover is considered threatened and endangered in some parts of the country, but because the majority of the population nests in Texas, it is not protected by the state here.
Due to its vulnerability to climate change, disturbance, and habitat loss, the Wilson’s Plover is a species of high concern. One of the few organizations that are helping to protect and monitor this species is Gulf Coast Bird Observatory. GCBO monitors two Texas beaches, Bryan Beach and Matagorda Beach, for Wilson’s Plovers. The habitat is varied between these areas due to disturbance and erosion.
There isn’t much beach habitat at Bryan’s Beach that is usable for nesting, so the plovers there tend to nest farther back in the dunes. This protects them from human disturbance, but increases their chance of being hunted by coyotes and feral hogs. The Wilson’s Plovers at Bryan Beach had zero productivity last year and due to disturbance from construction, GCBO is expecting the same for this year, unfortunately.
The Wilson’s Plovers at Matagorda Beach tend to nest in the sand close to the dunes. As well, some nest in the algal flats by the Colorado River Mouth Flats located near the beach access entrance. Both populations of Wilson’s Plovers prefer a little bit of vegetation which can provide shade on warm days and cover from potential predators.
Wilson’s Plovers nest on the ground, which makes them more vulnerable to disturbances such as vehicles, people, and dogs. Both the males and the females take turns incubating the nest. They can lay up to three eggs which hatch within 25 days. The adults and the chicks are banded to help keep track of the nests and
broods. The adults are given a U.S. Federal Government metal band and a red band with a two letter code or a letter and number. The chicks are given a metal band and a plain red band.
This year at GCBO’s study sites, there are currently 13 banded adults and 7 out of 11 chicks are banded so far. 17 nests and 4 mystery broods have been observed. More nests are expected to hatch within the next couple of weeks. The Wilson’s Plover chicks are precocial, so they hatch with their eyes open, covered in downy feathers, and can walk, run, and feed themselves within hours after hatching. The parents will protect them from threats by performing a broken wing display (faking a broken wing) which distracts a predator or threat away from the chicks or nest. They can also hide the chicks under their wings. The chicks themselves are camouflaged and blend in with the sand and wrack.
April through August is the most vulnerable time for Wilson’s Plovers and other shorebirds. Their nests and chicks are susceptible to predators, weather, and people. So if you do plan to go to the beach, please take extra precaution and practice social distancing with the birds as well.
Please stay 50 yards away from nesting birds and chicks. Drive slowly and be on the
lookout for birds and chicks. Avoid the dunes where they nest and the wrack and tire tracks where chicks like to hide. Please be mindful of your children and pets and keep your dogs on a leashfd (plovers do not know the difference between dogs and coyotes.) Avoid littering and even pick up trash. On behalf of Gulf Coast Bird Observatory, we wish you and your family well during this tough time.
Taylor graduated from Old Dominion University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology concentrating in Marine Biology, and performs shorebird surveys along the upper Texas Coast. The GCBO is a non-profit organization dedicated to saving the birds and their habitats along the entire Gulf Coast, and beyond into their Central and South America wintering grounds.
Online Purchase ScamsBy Emily Gaines | PR Coordinator for BBB serving the Heart of Texas
Online shopping has risen in the past few years, as more retailers have improved the virtual shopping experience for their customers. However, more online shopping means more opportunities for scammers to target consumers and businesses alike. In the time of COVID-19, online purchases are more common than ever, creating even more opportunity for scammers selling counterfeit or fake masks, sanitation items and health products.
For buyers, online purchases come with a risk of losing money to items that are counterfeit or never arrive. Giving credit card information to an untrustworthy website could lead to identity theft. For businesses, online purchase scams can mean selling to scammers using fraudulent cards. While businesses and credit card companies alike are increasing measures to prevent fraud, it is still a possibility that could lead to trouble for businesses that unknowingly process stolen cards through their payment system.
Better Business Bureau serving the Heart of Texas offers this advice to consumers and businesses to protect against online fraud:
For consumers:
• Be alert to product claims. Consumers will search for the best products and deals, now more than ever. Scammers will try to lure them in with big claims stating their products will work instantly or cure ailments. Use your best judgement to determine if a claim is legitimate. Remember, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
• Look for contact info. Search the business’ website for contact information. This information will allow you to reach out to the business directly if there is a problem with your purchase. A lack of contact information is often a red flag of an online purchase scam.
• Search for reputable retailers. A trustworthy business will deliver quality products on time. Many businesses are communicating with their customers to alert them to any shipping and delivery delays caused by COVID-19. The best way to find a trustworthy company is to read reviews from past customers, ask friends and family for recommendations, and search business profiles at BBB.org. Additionally, more and more small businesses are offering online ordering, which means you may be able to find a small company you’ve done business with before. It is important to find a secure website to keep your credit card safe from being used fraudulently.
For businesses:
• Know the red flags. There are several red flags that could indicate fraud in an online purchase. These include unusually large purchases, repeated requests for rush orders on high-priced itmss, multiple payment cards from the same IP address and more. Generally, fraud is indicated by several of these signs rather than just one of them.
• Be diligent. If you notice multiple red flags, take action to protect your business and your customers. Contact the credit card provider to report suspicious activity, try to reach the phone number provided or call the merchant bank to verify the billing address.
• Train your staff. Put policies in place to make credit card purchases more secure. Train your staff on implementing these policies effectively and recognizing the red flags.
With online shopping playing an important role in the day-to-day lives of consumers, keeping businesses and consumers safe is key. For more tips on avoiding fraud, visit us at BBB.org.
: Mama J5 “Janet” protecting her day old chicks. Photo by Morgan Barnes.
Mama VJ protecting her two chicks by having them hide under her wings. Photo by Morgan Barnes.
Can You Invest for Retirement and Education?
Typically, this time of year is filled with graduation ceremonies and celebrations. But with the coronavirus pandemic, not much has been typical lately. Eventually, though, things will return to normal and schools will reopen for in-person learning. And if you have young children, you may want to save for their higher education, whether that be college or trade school. At the same time, though, you’re moving ever closer to retirement. Can you save for your kids’ education and a comfortable retirement for yourself at the same time?
It is indeed possible, although you may need to prioritize somewhat. Specifically, you may not want to put off saving for retirement in favor of education. But by viewing these goals together and investing as early as possible in each of them, you can take advantage of one of your biggest assets – time.
Of course, you’ll still have to budget your resources. You want to invest as much as you can, but not so much that your monthly cash flow is crimped. Consequently, you may have to consider retiring later, contributing less to your child’s education, or a combination of the two. But in terms of logistics, you can make saving and investing easier.
First, consider your retirement accounts. If you have a traditional 401(k) or similar plan, your contributions come out of your paycheck before you even see the money – so it’s about as painless a way of building your retirement fund as possible. Put in as much as your budget allows and consider increasing your contributions when you receive a raise at work. You can also direct your bank to move money each month from your savings or checking account into your IRA.
Now, let’s move to your other key goal: education. Several education funding vehicles are available, but one of the most popular is the 529 plan. Your earnings grow tax-deferred and withdrawals are free from federal tax, provided the money is used for qualified higher education expenses. (529 plan withdrawals not used for qualified expenses may be subject to federal and state income tax and a 10% IRS penalty on the earnings.) Furthermore, your 529 plan contributions may earn a state tax deduction or credit if you participate in your own state’s plan.
You can set up recurring contributions from a bank account to a 529 plan. And you don’t have to fund your 529 plan on your own. Instead of gifts for birthdays, holidays, graduations and other occasions, why not ask friends and relatives to contribute to the 529 plan you’ve set up for your child? They’re all eligible to participate – and their contributions may earn them tax benefits if they live in your state and you’ve invested in your own state’s plans.
A financial advisor can help you plan for more than one goal, understand the benefits and tradeoffs of your decisions, and make the process of saving for those goals easier. So, get the help you need to stay on track – or rather, two tracks – toward the important objectives of education and retirement.
This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor. Edward Jones, Member SIPC
On The Island, your Edward Jones Financial Advisor is Keith Clark. Keith can be reached at 361-949-9500.
Camp Marlin Summer Sessions (June 22 - Aug 14,
2020)Due to facility limitations and Federal Guidance
related to COVID-19, enrollment will be limited to 24 students. We are heartbroken that we are not able to serve the number of families we are accustomed to. We fully recognize the need is great in our community, so we have made the decision to focus on serving those that do not have an alternative or safe option for their students weekdays from 7:30am - 5:30pm.
This link is an application for admission of Pre-K to 5th grade students. Completion of this application is NOT a guarantee of acceptance into the program. Families will be notified by June 3, 2020 if they have been accepted or not.
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Turtle CountTotal numbers of nests found this year, by
species and area, have been updated below.
KEMP’S RIDLEY TURTLE
So far this year, 221 nests have been confirmed on the Texas coast including (north to south in state):
0 Bolivar Peninsula
0 Galveston Island
1 Brazoria County, N. of Surfside
5 Surfside Beach
0 Quintana Beach
1 Bryan Beach
0 Brazoria County, N. of Sargent Beach
0 Sargent Beach
1 Matagorda Peninsula
0 Matagorda Island
15 San Jose Island
8 Mustang Island
129 North Padre Island, including 122 at Padre Island National Seashore
58 South Padre Island
3 Boca Chica Beach
LOGGERHEAD TURTLE
So far this year, 0 nests have been confirmed on the Texas coast, including (north to south in state):
0 San Jose Island
0 North Padre Island, including 0 at Padre Island National Seashore
0 South Padre Island
GREEN TURTLE
So far this year, 0 nests have been confirmed on the Texas coast, including:
0 Padre Island National Seashore
Sargassum weed washed up on the beach north of Packery Channel this week. The first big mats we have seen in a while. Photo courtesy of Jace Tunnel and Corpusfishing.com.
Good citizens Shannon Solimine and Neesy Tompkins, representing Keep Port Aransas Beautiful, handed out garbage bags at the beach last Saturday.
Photo by Ronnie Narmour.
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Care Groups AIM HOSPICE
A Coastal Bend Non-Profit Hospice Since 1987
Serving from Rockport for over 30 years
Offering complete caring hospice services suited to your needs.
We also offer a public grief group each Tuesday from 10:30 am to 12 pm, and a
public Alzheimer’s group that meets the 3rd Thursday of the month from
10:30 am to 11:30 am. For questions or more information please
contact me at: 361-729-0507
We are located at 703 E. Concho, Rockport TX 78382
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in your family? 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 St Andrew by the Sea 14238 Encantada Ave.
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 on Sunday AA Meetings are held at 8 AM at
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Bryan Wolfe 361-949-1180
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Residential & Commercial 361-438-4095
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Help Wanted Moby Dicks Restaurant
in Port Aransas We are now hiring for managers, servers, hostesses, bartenders bussers and gift shop cashiers
Must be energetic, friendly and most importantly dependable
Please apply in person at: 517 S Alister in Port Aransas
Let’s Celebrate
WB Liquors & Wine Currently we have an opening for a
Part time sales associate. Are you enthusiastic and motivated? Do you possess a strong work ethic?
Do you enjoy working in a fun environment?
We are looking for a few super stars that have high energy personalities to work for our customer-oriented
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Port Aransas WB Liquors, Inc. is proud to be an
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Let’s Celebrate
WB Liquors & Wine
Currently we have an opening for a Part time sales associate.
Are you enthusiastic and motivated? Do you possess a strong work ethic?
Do you enjoy working in a fun environment?
We are looking for a few super stars that have high energy personalities to work for our customer-oriented
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Corpus Christi WB Liquors, Inc. is proud to be an
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Live MusicMitchell Ferguson @ Back
PorchKT Tunstall @ Brewster
Downtown
Friday, June 19 Mike Blakely @ Back
PorchChanklas @ Giggity’sRed Giant @ Shorty’s
Rush Tribute @ Brewster Downtown
Saturday, June 20 Todd Dorn & the Sea Drifters @ Giggity’s
Mike O’Neill @ Shorty’sMario Flores @ Back Porch
Testify @ House of Rock
Sunday, June 21 Antone & All Stars @
Giggity’s
Monday, June 22 Open Jam @ Giggity’s
Tuesday, June 23 Paul & Victoria @
Giggity’s
Wednesday, June 24 Hank Reeves @ Giggity’s
Thursday, June 25 Free Beer Band @
Giggity’sRich Lockhart @ Back
Porch
Friday, June 26 Mike O’Neill @ Giggity’s
Johnny Boy @ Shorty’sFinding @ Back Porch
Timeline @ Brewster Street
Saturday, June 27 BELT SANDER RACES
@ GaffFinding Friday @ Back
PorchBack Pew Revival @
Giggity’s Thomas Michael Riley @
Back PorchStarlite & the Moonbeams
@ Shorty’s
Sunday, June 28 Antone & All Stars @
Giggity’s
Monday, June 29 Open Jam @ Giggity’s
Tuesday, June 30 Paul & Victoria @
Giggity’s
Wednesday, July 1 Jim Dugan @ Giggity’s
Thursday, July 2 Free Beer Band @
Giggity’s
Friday, July 3 Whiskey Myers, Read
Southall, Kody West @ Concrete Street
Dreaming in Color @ Giggity’s
Jam Band @ Shorty’s
Saturday, July 4 Mike Milligan @ Giggity’s
Mike O’Neill @ Shorty’s
Sunday, July 5 Antone & All Stars @
Giggity’s
Monday, July 6 Open Jam @ Giggity’s
Tuesday, July 7 Paul & Victoria @
Giggity’s
Wednesday, July 8 Jered Clark @ Giggity’s
Thursday, July 9 Free Beer Band @
Giggity’s
TonightWednesday, June 3Jim Dugan @ Giggity’s
Thursday, June 4Free Beer Band @ Giggity’sArt Barrera @ Treasure IslandSeason Ammons @ Back PorchClarissa Serna @ Brewster Street
Friday, June 5Rex Allen McNeil @ Treasure IslandJohnny Boy @ Giggity’sCody Bryan @ Back PorchUnrehearsed & Unashamed @ Shorty’sSpazmatics @ Brewster Street
Saturday, June 6\ Cody Sparks @ Back PorchDreaming in Color@ Giggity’sRed Tide @ Treasure Island Jam Band @ Shorty’sKyle Park @ Brewster Street
Sunday, June 7Antone & All Stars @ Giggity’sJim Dugan @ Back Porch
Monday, June 8 Open Jam @ Giggity’s
Tuesday, June 9 Paul & Victoria @ Giggity’s
Wednesday, June 10 Jered Clark @ Giggity’sLed Zeppelin 2 @ Brewster Downtown
Thursday, June 11 Jon Pardi @ Concrete StreetFree Beer Band @ Giggity’sSteve Trevino @ Brewster Street
Friday, June 12OTB Band @ Sunset SoundsLandon Bullard @ Back PorchCruise Control @ Treasure IslandBruce Robison & Kelly Willis @ Third Coast TheaterGroove @ Giggity’sJohn Cortez @ Shorty’sSteve Trevino @ Brewster Street
Saturday, June 13BELT SANDER RACES @ GaffJonmikael MREZ @ Treasure IslandGary P. Nunn @ Back PorchToman Brothers @ Giggity’sTy Dietz @ Shorty’sSteve Trevino @ Brewster Street
Sunday, June 14 Antone & All Stars @ Giggity’s
Monday, June 15 Open Jam @ Giggity’s
Tuesday, June 16 Paul & Victoria @ Giggity’s
Wednesday, June 17 Magnus @ Giggity’s
Thursday, June 18 Free Beer Band @ Giggity’s
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June 4, 2020 Island Moon A16
It’s raining raccoons…
I think we could all use a little diversion right about now… me and my mermaid gal had quite the surprise on Saturday night. It was about 11:30 and we had gone to bed. All the lights were out and we’d turned off the television and were just about asleep when we heard a loud crash in the bedroom. I turned the lights on only to discover that a 4X8 ft ceiling panel had come crashing down and there was a family of five raccoons on the floor at the foot of our bed. Tracy had been hearing some noises in the ceiling and suspected there were animals up there and we had seen a big mama raccoon on the porch recently, so this wasn’t a huge surprise. The crash was… it sounded like a train wreck. So I got up and saw four small critters huddled together on the insulation that fell. They were cute as they could be but were very much disoriented. It was apparent that they were a couple of months old and were not little babies. So I put on some clothes and went downstairs to get a pet carrier from the boat barn. When I got back upstairs I picked up the little ones and put them in the carrier and set them on the porch outside. When I came back in, Tracy said, “The mama raccoon is under the bed and she’s REALLY BIG.” At this point I’m
thinking, “Nope. Not going fight a mad mama raccoon that just lost her “group” of “kits” and could probably kick my rear.” What to do? So I dug through my phone and found a number for the Animal Control guy but they didn’t answer. By this time it was after midnight. So I called the non-emergency number at the Port A Police Department and told the dispatcher our dilemma. I could hear her snickering under her breath when she said she’d get an officer out to our house to help us out. In a few minutes, Officer Moore showed up and informed us that she used to be an animal control officer and do we have a blanket. By this time the little mama had moved to the corner of the room and was hissing under a bunch of clothes. Then Officer Oestreich showed up to help. I got another pet carrier out and Officer Moore grabbed the blanket and wrapped her up gently and they got her in the carrier. I’m telling you, those ladies have no fear and totally helped us out. I thought, in this time where the whole world is questioning the ethics of the police, these two officers absolutely came to our rescue and helped us in a situation that could have left me scratched up at best and chewed up probably (or worse). I was also concerned that I might accidentally hurt her. They were happy to help and it showed. They took the family of raccoons to the ARK the next morning and left us with a happy ending. Nobody got hurt and nobody got arrested. Thank you PAPD lady officers. You’re our heroes.
Just to state the obvious…
Just to state the obvious, 2020 has delivered us another serious blow with the continuous protests and rioting/looting over the murder of Minnesota resident, George Floyd, by a Minneapolis police officer. Everything is all messed up right now and this anger is taking its toll on us as a nation. We have become divided and it has separated us from our family, friends and all we hold dear. I pray our country can endure this odious time in our country. Patience and tolerance is running thin and life as we know it has taken a leave. All I can say is, come on people now. Smile on your brother. Everybody get together. Try to love one another right now. Right Now! RIGHT NOW!!! We all need to get back to that place where all we had to worry about was the Rona and hurricanes.
Scattered shots…
We had Mike Williams’ send off at the Gaff last Thursday. Jim Dugan, Jered Clark and Hank Reeves played and Julie Caraker gave a
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touching tribute. Gaff owner Kip Shannon had bought a couple of really nice benches and put plaques on them commemorating the memory of Mike. On Friday the great Jake Castillo from San Antonio played Giggity’s. Jake is a seasoned guitar slinger and put on an excellent show. I expect we’ll be seeing more of him. Also on Friday, Johnny Boy Amundsen played Shorty’s and VIRAL played Treasure Island. On Saturday the Groove played Giggity’s, Diamond’s Edge was at Treasure Island and the phenomenon known at Ruben V played the Porch… that’s Mister Ruben V to you. That was a great line-up of bands and it sure felt good to run around town again. I hope the Rona doesn’t rear its ugly head again. We might be paying for our sins if we’re not careful here.
DO NOT MISS LIST Coming this weekend…
On Thursday Art Barrera will play Treasure Island and Season Ammons will play the Back Porch. This weekend the Back Porch has a couple of stellar Americana artists with Cody Bryan on Friday and Cody Sparks on
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LIVE MUSICFree Beer Band every Thurs (7-10)
Johnny Boy on Friday (9-1) Dreaming in Color on Saturday (9-1)
Antone & All Stars Every Sunday(8-12) Open Jam Every Monday (8 -12)
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Dreaming in Color will play Giggity’s on Saturday.
Jim Dugan played at the Mike Williams memorial at the Gaff last Thursday.
Kip Shannon, owner of the Gaff in Port A, shows his new benches dedicated to the
memory of Mike Williams.
The Cody Bryan Band will play the Back Porch on Friday.
Those are a couple of lucky racoons.
William Shull of Diamond’s Edge played Treasure Island on Saturday.
Saturday. Johnny Boy will be back at Giggity’s on Friday the lovely Debra Scott Brown will bring the delightful Dreaming in Color there on Saturday. Shorty’s has the always entertaining Unrehearsed and Unashamed outfit with Ken Yarbrough on Friday and the Jam Band on Saturday. On Friday Treasure Island has Rex Allen McNeil on Friday and Red Tide on Saturday. That ought to keep you busy for a while. Be cool fools. life is short… too short to stay mad forever. It’s time to move on.
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