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July 12 2012

The Island where July means its time to do the Skeeter Dance Next Publication Date 7192012 Facebook The Island Moon Year 15 Issue 431

Around The IslandBy Dale Rankin editorislandmooncom

Both the Fourth of July Weekends have come and gone now and things are settling back to the normal summer season for us The attitude for we Islanders toward the summer tourist rush is sort of like what one of the Apollo astronauts said about flying a space mission we try to maintain an even strain

When the summer season arrives we know itrsquos time to make sure we have clean sheets on the bed in the guest bedroom because all of our friends from north of Swinney Switch will be coming down soon enough to put their toes in the sand and we will be glad to see them It is one of the many benefits of living on the sand bar that we get to see all of our friends without having to drive anywhere if we just sit tight through the summer they will all come to see us

We can always take heart in the notion that what happens on The Island leaves on Sunday

A big attaboy

One of the side effects of all those civilians coming to town is that they leave behind a fair amount of refuse that somebody has to pick up Why someone would think that itrsquos alright to drive off the beach and leave behind twenty four empty glass bottles is beyond the meager cognitive abilities of we Moon Monkeys In what world is that okay Do they think those things just wash out to sea and disappear by themselves

Our cityrsquos beach maintenance department has done an admirable job this season of staying ahead of the problem Prior to the season our City Council increased the number of people on the beach crews from three to six and the difference is noticeable They also added police officers whose sole job is to keep the peace on the beach and that too has proven to be a very effective move

But beyond what the city has done wersquove had some people who have really stepped up to help out In the past week members of the Future Farmerrsquos of America have walked our beaches from the South Packery Jetty all the way to Kleberg County picking up trash We would have run a photo of them in this issue but we didnrsquot find out they were out there until after they were finished So instead of a photo wersquoll just give them a Moon Attaboy and our thanks It looks like the future of farming will be in good hands

Secondly we want to thank the folks over at Island In The Son Methodist Church for their efforts in beach cleanup We do have some photos of them in this issue and we guess it is safe to say the future of Methodistism is in good hands as well

Windstorm blows through

In the last couple of issues we have been writing about a potential disaster looming over a big hike in windstorm insurance rates for the Texas Coast A hearing by the state regulators was to be held at City Hall this Friday July 13 But wersquore happy to say that while a rally is still planned for 945 am the hearing by the state insurance board has been cancelled

We could give you a lot of high flown reasons about procedure and protocol and such about why the meeting was called off but the unvarnished truth is that we kicked up so much dust over the issue we scared the pants off them and they blinked The chairperson of the state insurance board with the acquiescence of our governor tried to sneak one by the goalie and we blocked the shot They tried to hike our rates by running it through the regulatory process and dodge the legislature where they know they canrsquot win and on Tuesday a letter from the commissioner went out which says the matter should be decided by the legislature The chairperson of that committee issued a statement which in part read ldquoDue to apparent confusion among some interested parties as to the nature and purpose of the public hearingshellipthese hearings previously scheduledhellipare postponed For clarificationhellipfirst and foremost none of the proposed rules relate to or impact rates charged to TWIA policyholdersrdquo

Since this is a family newspaper wersquore just going to call that balderdash The fact is that the sitting chairperson of the insurance board is an interim appointment by the governor and must be confirmed by the legislature next January in order to have the job permanently It soon became clear that if she continued to carry water for him and the other people from the Texas Panhandle that her confirmation had about the same chance of survival as an ice cube in an Amarillo parking lot on July 4

Inside the Moon

Brent Rourke Italian Adventure A9The Island Woman A7Senior of the Moment A6

Around Continued on A3

First Annual 4th of July Cardboard Boat Race A10

A little Island History The Battle of Padre Island

Civil War Battle Leaves Union Ships

Stranded Near Whitecap Beach

Editorrsquos note In the last issue we told you that before manmade changes to The Island that Corpus Christi Pass ran from the Laguna Madre at a point where Fish Pass now begins parallel to the beach to a point near the end of present day Whitecap where it emptied into the Gulf of Mexico

In 1861 Union and Confederate troops fought a battle there which ended with the Confederates in possession of two Union ships which were abandoned near the mouth of the channel

The following is an account of the battle from the two leaders first the Union then the Confederate

From the Union Leader

U S FLAGSHIP NIAGARA Off Fort Pickens December 2 1861 SIR I have the honor to report the arrival at this place on

Battle Continued on A4

Aplomado Falcon Chicks Released at

Mustang Island State Park

First time release to increase habitat for

endangered bird of preyThe colorful Aplomado Falcon is regaining

a foothold in parts of Texas where they disappeared more than a half-century ago On

July 1 biologists began releasing captive-bred Aplomado Falcons to the wild for the first time at Mustang Island State Park to take advantage of additional habitat that the endangered birds of prey need to survive

ldquoWe are delighted to have Mustang Island State Park as a partner in this recovery effortrdquo

said Bill Heinrich of The Peregrine Fund an Idaho-based conservation organization focused on birds of prey ldquoThe park helps fill in a gap in habitat between falcon populations that are

Falcon Continued on A2

Island Projects Continued on A8

A whale shark recently seen offshore near the Island Photo by Louis Hinkle

Well folks I am bummed out This ldquoIdle Ironrdquo program that the President and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Regulation and

Enforcement (BOEMRE and I pronounce it ldquobummerrdquo) are perpetuating is killing some essential fish habitat off our Texas coastal waters Irsquove written on this subject before some of you loyal readers know but this time theyrsquove hit even closer to home with us here in the coastal bend

Rigs and their environments disappearing

You all know that theyrsquove removed three out of ten of our nearshore rigs within ten miles out of Packery Channel in the past year The double-green rig that was due out of Packery is now a single rig along with the old ldquoSamedanrdquo off Bob Hall and a smaller rig that was barely two miles out of Packery However what we saw two weeks ago at one of our favorite rigs was disconcerting and now Arthur Bizzy and Sarah brought back evidence that is the sum of our worst fears Theyrsquore removing the ldquoBlack Rigrdquo which is approximately 23 miles southeast out of Packery Channel

The Black Rig has been one of our favorite destinations for years now as it is due southeast out of Packery the heading is very convenient (basically yoursquore supposed to drive your boat into the waves so you can ride them home if your motor(s) conk out) It is a very reasonable distance out of Packery and sits up on the edge of a shelf before a drop-off and has a ldquoridgerdquo that runs to the south of it that has held some

nice rips when the winds blow steadily This position has attracted not only fish we like to catch and eat but also a large variety of corals and other sessile tropical organisms that call the rig legs home

On the RocksRigs and Their Habitats Being Removed

From Texas WatersBy Jay Gardener

On the Rocks Continued on A2

Turtles Continued on A2

Hitching a ride on a whale shark

Popular Kemprsquos Ridley Sea Turtle Hatchling Releases

Winding Down for this YearBy Donna J Shaver PhDDivision of Sea Turtle Science and RecoveryNational Park ServicePadre Island National Seashoree-mail Donna_Shavernpsgov

The public has been very interested in viewing our releases of endangered Kemprsquos ridley sea turtle hatchlings at Padre Island National Seashore this year So far this year we have held 22 releases that have been open to the public and collectively nearly 10000 people have

attended Of these nearly 1000 people attended the July 4th release Attendees are a mixture of our local residents and people that are visiting from other areas Many people travel long distances to attend and many tell me that they planned their vacation here around the hope of seeing a hatchling release After the many hours of our hard work to find and care for the fragile eggs it is great to see the publicrsquos enthusiasm and support during the releases

Although hatchlings from most of the nests found this year have been released there are still a few potential chances to see a hatchling release at the National Seashore this year The dates of the releases depend on the when and how fast eggs in our incubation facility hatch The best remaining opportunity to view a hatchling release this year will be during the week of July 8 and from about July 24-August 1 These are the only remaining groups of clutches found on the same day that we still have in incubation To Spectators gather at a turtle release event

at Padre Island National Seashore

Updates on Island projects

Packery Channel Water Exchange

Bridge SchlitterbahnBy Dale Rankin

Packery Channel

Dredging of Packery Channel from the SH 361 Bridge through the jetties was cut short due to the beginning of the turtle season and stopped about 500 feet short of the mouth leaving a 24000 cubic foot sand plug which has left the opening with a depth of about 6 (6-10 ft depending on where you are across channel) feet The natural sand movement around the channelrsquos opening has changed since Hurricane Ike passed through in 2008 and the result is

Whale Shark

our next release will be held call our Hatchling Hotline at 361-949-7163 or visit our Facebook page titled Padre Island NS Division of Sea Turtle Science and Recovery

Nesting update

Through July 9 208 Kemprsquos ridley nests have been confirmed on the Texas coast so far this year The final tally for 2012 could increase slightly since there are a few days left in the nesting season Also a few previously undetected nests may be located particularly at sites being monitored in south Texas where tracks from a nesting female were found earlier this year but a nest could not be found then

Additionally five loggerhead turtle nests have been confirmed in Texas this year

including three on North Padre Island Loggerhead nesting could continue for nearly two more months For the latest tally of sea turtle nests found in Texas visit the Padre Island National Seashore website at wwwnpsgovpais We are also posting updates about nests on our Facebook page titled Padre Island NS Division of Sea Turtle Science and Recovery

Thank you for your support during the 2012 nesting and hatchling release seasons We hope to see you at a hatchling release this year

already well-established and self-sustaining in South Texasrdquo

Since 1984 The Peregrine Fund has released Aplomado Falcons in wide-open grassland areas that provide native food and shelter They are raised in captivity at The Peregrine Fundrsquos World Center for Birds of Prey in Boise Idaho

When chicks are about a month old they are flown to the release sites by LightHawk a volunteer aviation group that donates flights for conservation projects Fast flights on private aircraft are the best way to ensure that the chicks arrive with little stress and in good overall health Heinrich said

Over the last three years LightHawk volunteer pilots have transported more than 200 Aplomado Falcon chicks to support the reintroduction effort This latest flight to Texas is being donated by Carl Mattson and Julie Boyd of Denver Colo who will be piloting their Cessna 210 turbo

When the chicks reach Mustang Island State Park they will be placed at newly constructed ldquohack sitesrdquo Each site consists of a large wooden

box atop a platform raised 10-12 feet off the ground for protection from predators The birds will be fed while they become accustomed to their new surroundings A few days later the door will be opened and the birds will be able to fly freely They will continue to be fed and monitored at the hack site for about two months while they hone their flying and hunting skills and are able to survive on their own

Currently there are about 34 nesting pairs in South Texas spread to the north and south of Mustang Island including the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge Complex and Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge Aplomado Falcons were widespread in the American Southwest

until the 1950s when their range was restricted to a few areas in Mexico most likely due to the combined effects of habitat changes pesticides and human persecution

For the recovery effort the falcons have been released on both private and public lands The Peregrine Fund has enrolled more than 2 million acres of private Texas ranchland in the Safe Harbor Program which was developed

with the US Fish and Wildlife Service to reduce landowner concerns over endangered species on their property and to provide access to habitat for the falcon

Aplomado Falcon recovery is a cooperative program with federal state and private partners including The Peregrine Fund Texas Parks and Wildlife Department US Fish and Wildlife Service and the Coastal Bend Bays amp Estuaries Program

Did you know

bull Northern Aplomado Falcons were put on the US Endangered Species List in 1986

bull Aplomado is a Spanish word for dark grey the color of the birdrsquos back Adults have a long banded tail and a black cummerbund contrasting with a white upper body A distinguishing characteristic is a white dash above each eye They are 15-17 inches in length and weigh 9-14 ounces

bull The falcons feed primarily on small birds and insects caught in the air They require open grasslands and savannahs where tall cacti yuccas and taller pines and oaks grow in open stands

bull Aplomado Falcons nest in old stick nests of hawks and other birds constructed in tall yuccas and lay usually two or three eggs

A 2 Island Moon July 12 2012

Falcons Continued from A1

Knee-jerk reaction

While the events that led to the deaths of some workers and the terrible tragedy of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and resulting environmental damage were indeed massive there was a knee-jerk reaction in Washington that caused the Department of the Interior (DOI) and the BOEMRE to begin enforcing the removal of platforms and structures no longer in service for more than one year The cost of removing rigs is almost as much as constructing and placing them oilfield operators were just as happy as fishermen to leave them be The fish and other organisms that are calling the rigs home are extremely happy for the operators to leave them be

To be sure there have been several pieces of legislation that have been introduced in both the Senate and the House (Sen Vitter (R-La) and Rep Palazzo (R-Ms) that would place a moratorium on removing these structures Our own Blake Farenthold has also supported a moratorium and even Gov Rick Perry has called for a review of

the program However the legislation has a daunting road ahead of it and I havenrsquot seen any traction in the year that itrsquos been on the table I believe itrsquos just political posturing in an election year and nothing will come of it A lot of hot air to attempt to gain votes

Save The Blue

Dr Bob Shipps has proposed to the Gulf Council that some of these rigs qualify as Essential Fish Habitat which many of us have known for years however I donrsquot believe that the Council will trump BOEMRE regarding that designation An organization Save The Blue is advocating a moratorium as well and they actually have a live feed from two underwater cameras mounted on some rigs outside of Galveston Itrsquos really cool check them out at wwwsave-the-blueorg

At the end of the day nothing that is being proposed or ldquopushedrdquo has the traction to get anything done in my mind I would hope that our Federal Government would see the error of their ways and change the mandate with a pen-stroke but itrsquos not going to happen What we need to do is to accept the destruction of artificial habitats and move forward I think we need to get back on track with creating artificial reefs and I will repeat my battle cry that ldquowe need an approved artificial reefing site out of every Texas Passrdquo Letrsquos extend that to the entire Gulf States why not We need to focus on streamlining the process and especially getting the regulations relaxed concerning a) what kinds of material we can put down and b) how much clearance is necessary over the top of placed reefs We need to be able to put smaller material down mixed in with larger pieces for increased productivity and we also need to be able to build reefs up into the photic zone (sunlight)

At the end of the day there are no easy answers but itsrsquo clear that we need to band together See what wersquove been doing at httpccatexasorg and Irsquoll see you On the Rocks

hold a release it is best to have a few clutches to draw from so that if hatchlings from one clutch become active and have to be released during the night before a scheduled public release there is still at least one other clutch available for a public release the next morning After these groups are released only five Kemprsquos ridley clutches will remain in incubation and these were laid on five different days Because of this dispersion in projected release dates it will be difficult to schedule and hold a public release for these last five clutches

Our public releases are held in front of the Malaquite Beach Visitor Center at Padre Island National Seashore starting at 645 am No fee is charged to enter the park to attend these releases For information on when and where

Turtles Continued from A1

On the Rocks Continued from A1If you will remember the Black Rig was the location last summer where I finally got to see and

photograph my first whale shark while diving with Scott Flory (shown riding said whale shark) This whale shark picture was sent in to the folks that are keeping track of these things and it was a newly identified whale shark that had not been documented before The info can be found at httpwwwwhalesharkorgencountersencounterjspnumber=29201117027

Stuff I Heard on the Island

by Dale Rankin

If things go as planned when voters go to the polls in November mixed in with all the other items on the ballot will be a vote on city bonds The list of potential projects currently runs to about $150 million but expect that to be whittled down considerably by the City Council before it get before voters

The way the numbers work $55 million in bonds can be approved without a tax increase so $55 million is the magic number and that amount of bonds should get through without much opposition but anything above that is likely to be a matter of contention District 4 City Council Member Chris Adler has requested through the Island Strategic Action Committee a list of potential Island projects we would like to include in the package Our failure to provide a list in previous bond elections has resulted in our getting very few projects and we should not let that happen again Our share of the debt in that $55 million will run to about $7 million but we will not get that much in projects The emphasis in this bond package is on streets and the streets on The Island are generally in much better shape than those OTB

So what should we ask for The POA has put forward a list of possible project that are a good starting point

Park improvements

The city parks on The Island get a lot of use and have been neglected in recent years For the past three years kids from Seashore Learning Center have been collecting aluminum cans in order to pay for the portable restroom at Billish Park They have collected $8000 in cans and while their effort is commendable the fact that they have to collect cans in order to have a restroom at a city park is absurd The parkrsquos facilities basketball courts running track pavilion get a lot of use by kids and by older residents and if it is left to the city they would have to decide whether to leave the park for restroom breaks or go hide in the bushes That just isnrsquot right So the first item on our list should be restrooms at Billish Park and come to think of it restrooms in all of our parks doesnrsquot seem like an outlandish request either

Also on the POA list is money for a community center at Billish We currently donrsquot have a community center although there are several scattered elsewhere around the city and we have a regular need for one The POA would maintain it but we need city money to build it It is something that has been discussed for years and this might be our chance to get it done

The POA is also asking for money to put a dog park at Aquarius Park The cost is estimated at about $40000 Ours is a dog friendly Island and a sand bur free place to take them for some play time seems like a great idea to me

Each of those improvements seems reasonable and very cost effective and there may be some others that could be added

Improvements at The Flats

I have arbitrarily and capriciously dubbed the area behind Snoopyrsquos Pier Erniersquos Flats after Snoopyrsquos owner Ernie Buttler who has had a steady business there since 1980 If anyone has earned that right itrsquos Ernie That 81-acre area has never had a name and it gets old calling it That Area Behind Snoopyrsquos so Erniersquos Flats it is

All of the amenities you see there and some you canrsquot see were built by Ernie and at his expense That includes the road in and out and a three-inch water line Jurisdiction over the area has shifted over the years between the City of Corpus Christi and the Texas General Land Office which owns the land It seems that when it comes to collecting rent and sales taxes down there both organizations step right up but when it comes to providing essential services and facilities its been up to Ernie

For instance the existing water line which Ernie built decades ago isnrsquot large enough to accommodate a fire hydrant which is required by city code but requires an eight inch line The same line also supplies Docrsquos and Marker 37 with water

The road which Ernie also built needs widening to accommodate the traffic at the three businesses there It also needs to be raised to get it above the high water mark during heavy rains and high tides and widened to accommodate the crowds at the businesses there which are extremely popular with visitors and Islanders alike

To their credit the cityrsquos engineering department has recognized the needs there and has worked up a list of things that need to be done including putting in an eight-inch water line fire hydrant and street and drainage improvements The question is one of funding and since streets are the focus of this bond package and this is one of the busiest and oldest streets on The Island it seems like this bond package is a good way to fund these improvements

The businesses there have all been paying state and city taxes for years but no one has yet to be able to find out where the cityrsquos share of that money went If they find it I think it is safe to say it would be more than enough to pay for the much needed improvements in that area In the meantime including it in the bond package seems like a great idea to me

Asking to have basic city services to three businesses that have been paying into city coffers for decades seems like a pretty reasonable request from where I sit

The POA has taken the lead in putting together our wish list for the bond package which must be finalized by August 13 If you have something you would like to include contact Maybeth at the POA If there is one thing our history with bond packages has taught us it is that while me may not get everything we asked for we are certainly not going to get things we donrsquot ask for

Nowrsquos the time to ask

July 12 2012 Island Moon A 3

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July 16 ndash 20 (Monday through Friday)

900 am ndash 1200 pm For more information amp to Register

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While we donrsquot endorse candidates for office here we do give credit where credit is due and in this case it goes to our State Representative Todd Hunter who took the lead on this issue and brought it to a successful conclusion It turns out that participatory democracy sometimes works after all

Moon market

The third Island Moon Market is scheduled for Saturday July 28 on the Michael J Ellis Seawall The number of vendors continues to grow and the idea seems to have struck a chord with Islanders who come around to visit We hope to have the folks from Pee Weersquos animal shelter out there again with dogs and cats looking for permanent homes

Wersquoll see you there and in the meantime say hello if you see us Around The Island

Around Continued from A1

PACT in Rehearsals for Musical ldquoAnnierdquoThe Port Aransas Community Theatre has just

cast more than 30 children and adults for the Broadway musical play ldquoAnnierdquo Performances are scheduled for Thursday Friday and Saturday nights on August 234 and 91011 at 730 PM and two matinees on Sundays August 5 and 12th at 230 PM All performances will be at the PACT Theatre 2327 HWY 361 in Port Aransas

In the story Annie was left at an orphanage as a tiny baby with only a half of a heart locket and a note that her parents would be back to claim her as soon as they were able She is so anxious to find her parents and hates living in the orphanage so much because it is run by the cruel Miss Hannigan that the other orphans help Annie run away While out on the streets Annie finds a yellow colored dog who also has no home and they become good friends She named him Sandy

Will Annie find her parents Will she and her new friend Sandy be safe on the streets Will they be okay Come to the theatre and join ldquoAnnierdquo in her adventure as soon as the performances begin

Tickets will be pre-sold starting on Tuesday July 17 at $15 for Adults and $10 for 12 years old and under Call 361-749-6036 for further information

Register Today

Summer 2012 Youth Basketball Showcase Tournament Series

The Corpus Christi Parks amp Recreation Department is offering the second tournament of the Youth Basketball Showcase Tournament Summer 2012 Series at the Corpus Christi Gym (3202 Cabaniss Parkway) and Ben Garza Gym (1815 Howard St)

The August 11 2012 tournament will follow the 3-game guarantee is $150 per team This tournament is for boys and girls GRADE DIVISIONS (1 amp 2) (3 amp 4) (5 amp 6) (7 amp 8) (9 amp 10) and (11 amp 12)

REGISTRATION will be held MondayndashFriday 9amndash5pm at City Hall (1201 Leopard St) 3rd floor Parks amp Recreation Registration for this tournament will close on August 3 2012

The Parks amp Recreation Department is dedicated to providing quality structured affordable and fun programs for youth

For more information call the Corpus Christi Gym at 851-1612 or the Athletics office at 826-3478

Island In The Son at the Movies

Island in the Son United Methodist Church invites you to a ldquofamily night at the moviesrdquo on the 3rd Friday of each month This event is free open to the public and features a family-friendly movie usually with a Christian-based theme We provide the popcorn and soda ndash but BYOC (bring your own candy) This monthrsquos movie on Friday July 20 is ldquoSeven Days In Utopiardquo Showtime is at 715 PM at the church ndash join us

SEVEN DAYS IN UTOPIA follows the story of Luke Chisolm (portrayed by Lucas Black) a talented young golfer set on making the pro tour When his first big shot turns out to be a very public disaster Luke escapes the pressures of the game and finds himself unexpectedly stranded in Utopia Texas home to eccentric rancher Johnny Crawford (portrayed by Robert Duvall) But Johnnyrsquos more than meets the eye and his profound ways of looking at life force Luke to question not only his past choices but also his direction for the future

Island in the Son United Methodist Church is located at 10650 Highway 361 on Mustang Island between Newport Pass Road and Beach Access Road 3 (on the westLaguna Madre side of the highway) ldquoCome as you arerdquo

Attention Skaters

Designers of Flour Bluff Skate Park

Need InputAfter more than a year of fundraising the Flour

Bluff Skate Park is about to become a reality Several possible designs for the new park are being considered and the designers need input from local skaters to help

On Thursday July 19 at the Ethel Eyerly Senior Center at 6 pm the drawings for the park will be available for public viewing to allow for input from all those in attendance

A Tennessee Bible Thumping

A 64-year old woman in Tennessee has been arrested after hitting her minister in the face with her bible

The woman was a member of the Mt Zion Baptist Church in Selmer (pop 4396) a city 100 miles east of Memphis until the congrega t ion voted to remove her from the church for transgressions unknown When informed of the ouster the woman Ina Garrett threw her bible striking the minister in the face The minister took at swing at Garrett but did not connect Deputies were called to ldquoremove a woman who was not wantedrdquo and she was transported to jail Witnesses told police that while the bible was an unabridged King James version it was un-annotated so was not heavy enough to do much damage to the preacherrsquos face

In a jailhouse interview Garrett told a local news channel that she did in fact strike the preacher in the head with her bible because ldquoHersquos got the demon in himrdquo

Calls to the demon were not returned by press time



The woman was a member of the Mt Zion Baptist Church in Selmer (pop 4396) a city 100 miles east of Memphis until the congregation voted to remove her from the church for transgressions unknown When informed of the ouster the woman Ina Garrett threw her bible striking the minister in the face The minister took at swing at Garrett but did not connect Deputies were called to ldquoremove a woman who was not wantedrdquo and she was transported to jail Witnesses told police that while the bible was an unabridged King James version it was un-annotated so was not heavy enough to do much damage to the preacherrsquos face



Funding for Lights at North Packery

Parking Lot Approved

The Corpus Christi City Council on Tuesday approved $129813 for installing lighting at the parking lot and boat ramps on the north side of Packery Channel The agreement with American Electric Power (AEP) calls for about twenty poles along Zahn Road and across the parking lot the north Packery Jetty

The lighting is part of a 2008 bond package The parking lot was completed in 2009

The lighting contract calls for AEP to install ldquounderground primary and secondary electrical distribution to serve 7-250 watt high pressure sodium street lights along the access road and 14- 400 watt high pressure sodium flood lights for the parking lotrdquo

Still to come on the north side of the channel are permanent restrooms Currently those using the cabanas and boat ramps must walk more than 1000 feet down the north jetty to the portable restrooms located on the beach at Zahn Road

This is Bitsty the Parrot She is lost somewhere on The Island She says a lot of words barks

like a dog and is very sweet If you see her call Gerri Kilti at 512-541-9584

[She is green]

Lost Parrot

The Mischief Posse of Port A left their mark on the Mayorrsquos house on the Fourth

of July

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Shelter operations are accomplished strictly by donations Peeweersquos does not get any government city or federal funding Peeweersquos helps those animals no one else will - the sick and the stray The volunteers at Peeweersquos work tirelessly to rehabilitate poor orphaned pets in the hopes that they will find new loving homes The dogs and cats are spayedneutered given regular heartworm preventative and are on flea amp tick prevention and medications as needed Peeweersquos does not discriminate due to age or health conditions of the pet Please visit Peeweersquos Pet Adoption World amp Sanctuary at 1307 Saratoga Road You can call them at 361-888-4141 but they do not have staff to answer phones so please leave a message

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fought the enemy for one hour and a half defending his boats

Receiving another wound in the meantime and finding all hopes of assistance from the bark impossible he was compelled to abandon his boats bring in his wounded off with him and making his retreat to this vessel by and to this bay a distance of 30 miles and arriving on board at 12 midnight I at once sent a boat on board the Arthur for her doctor who came in and cared for the wounded Mr Reynolds is badly wounded one man severely and one slightly It was ascertained that the rebels had considerable forces on Padre Island besides the forces on the schooner I can not say too much in favor of Mr Reynolds in so ably conducting this expedition against such odds as were brought against him and as a brave and very efficient officer And Mr Reynolds compliments Mr Dolliver to me for rendering him very efficient service during the whole engagement but especially after Mr Reynolds having received the last but most severe wound which I most cheerfully recommend for your consideration

The names of the killed and wounded are Mr A H Reynolds acting ensign two wounds in right side badly Thomas Mollman in right arm slightly John Carey landsman in breast etc severely William Nicholson landsman killed shot through the head Benjamin F Cowen landsman killed shot through the breast Peter Baxter a refugee from Corpus Christi and a native of the city of Perth Scotland killed

Very respectfully your obedient servant Amos JOHNSON

Rear-Admiral D G FARRAGUT Acting Commanding Western Gulf Blockading Squadron P

SJ wish to state also that all the arms were saved excepting those of the killed and those belonging to John Carey severely wounded

Report of Captain Wilike C

US Army Corpus Christi Tx December 8 1862

From the Confederate leader

MAJOR I have the honor to report that on the 5th instant myself Captain John Ireland and 7 of his men went on a surveying expedition in the Queen of the Bay to ascertain the depth of the channel at Corpus Christi Pass by actual

measurement The boat was in charge of Jack Sands Pat Reil and Tom Simpson Corpus Christi Pass is about 5 miles long and has a bar outside of the Gulf and another inside one toward the bay We found 5 feet water on the former and 3 feet on the latter The wind was very contrary and it took us one day and a half to ascertain these facts when we were compelled to cast anchor and stay overnight in the middle of the channel the wind being due north and the channel too narrow to beat On the morning of the 7th we detected the bark Arthur outside evidently cruising for us for when they had detected us they stood off into sea to beat back to Aransas Pass

Captain Ireland and myself went to Mustang Island to watch her but arrived [too] late at the Gulf shore to find out if she had left any boat behind We watched her until 11 orsquoclock when the wind turned toward the east and we returned to the boat to weigh anchor At 12 orsquoclock we started homeward When near the inner bar we detected two of the enemies launches fully manned who had come into our rear over the mud flats near Shell Bank They were about 2 miles from us and we could not find out if there were any more hidden behind the shore so I gave orders to turn our boat around and run nearly before the wind back toward the Gulf

The boats were in hot pursuit using both sails and oars and gained slightly on us so that they were a little over a mile behind us when we arrived at the bluffs of Padre Island We ran the Queen ashore close to the hills jumped out with the most necessary baggage in case we should lose the boat and took position on the hills keeping ourselves hid They came in close and at about 200 yards we opened fire on them The first two shots disabled 2 of their men and they at once changed their course and took position in the center of the Pass all the while shooting at us but without any effect while our balls were flying close to their boats probably wounding some of them for they at once went across the channel to Mustang Island ran both boats ashore and jumped out as fast as they could leaving everything in their boats except their guns which were not fastened to their bodies which returned to the fire and ran farther up the beach taking position about 1000 yards opposite to us

From there they fired occasionally on us but

their shot fell short while one of our men at that distance killed one of theirs When they saw that even at that distance they were not safe against our shot they retired still farther and disappeared behind the hills During the time the breeze had become stronger and driven their boats from shore One came right toward us and Captain Ireland with 2 men went waist-deep into water securing her He found one dead body and a wounded man in it besides a good many articles of clothing and arms The other boat whose sail was still flying drifted toward the Gulf and Jack Sands took a small boat went over and took her also Captain Ireland then succeeded in shoving the Queen into deep water and after securing the corpse of the man who lay shot on Mustang Island we soon after ward made good our retreat toward Corpus Christi where we safely landed about 9 oclock in the evening with our whole booty

I must mention here the bravery of all the men Captain Irelands men were selected from among the best shots of his company and 1 take pride in mentioning their names for they did really such very good execution They were W E Goodrich W Saffold F G Roberts S K Elliott John Keill John Haley and Nat Henderson all from or near Seguin About Captain Ireland I need not mention anything to you for he behaved exactly as you would have a brave man to behave We were 7 armed men against their 22 for Captain Ireland and myself had only six-shooters and the three boatmen had nothing The latter did their part in shouting and urging on our men We took 2 launches (one metallic) with full equipments in sail and oars 6 great-coats 4 percussion muskets 1 double-barrel shot-gun 3 holster pistols 4 cutlasses 1 bayonet 3 cartridge boxes 3 pistol cases and sundry small articles which I had turned over to the quartermaster and ordnance officer Three of the great-coats were issued by my order to the three sailors two of whom have since they are in the service received neither pay nor clothing and scarcely any rations for they belong to no company and nobody has ever drawn for them I believe I can direct the quartermaster to issue to them rations and pay them their wages and let some of the captains draw their clothing for them They are good sailors and I wish to retain them in that branch for our boats Have I a right to do that or must they join a company l I would request you to send me an answer to that question

I remain very respectfully your most obedient

H WTLLKE Maj E F GRAY Captain Commanding Post

Battle Continued from A1

This 1887 map of Padre Island shows Corpus Christi Pass as it existed during the Civil War and in the years immediately after Notice the pass enterers the Gulf near the end

of present day Whitecap The triangular shaped island just to the north of the pass is where the seawall is currently located and was notated on many old maps as The

Middle Ground and it marked the southern end of Mustang Island

the 27th ultimo of the USS DeSoto and the US bark Afidnight and on the 29th ultimo of the U S gunboat schooner Rachel Seaman The Afidnight I have dispatched to cruise on the coast of Texas between Galveston and Matagorda Bay pg 803 v16

396 WEST GULF BLOCKADING SQUADRON Expedition in search of Confederate schooner from Corpus Christi December 7 1862 Report of Acting Master Johnson U S Navy commanding U S S Sachem U S S SACHEM Aransas Bay Tex December 8 1862 SIR I beg leave to make the following report I caused to be captured on the night of the 6th instant about 9 pm in a small schooner and sloop loaded with salt about 400 bushels and three men belonging to Corpus Christi I learned from them at once of an armed Confederate schooner having left Corpus Christi for the pass for the alleged purpose of sounding the channel

I at once went on board of U S bark Arthur and reported the same to her commanding officer Lieutenant T F Wade It was thought best to send an expedition to capture her the Arthur to proceed in advance to Corpus Christi Pass while a boat expedition from the Sachem proceeded by way of Corpus Christi Bay The Arthur accordingly got underway at 3 am and boats from this vessel at 6 am consisting of 18 men and two boats in charge of Mr A H Reynolds acting ensign and G C Dolliver masters mate After proceeding about 28 miles a schooner hove in sight standing toward Corpus Christi She at once changed her course and stood direct for Corpus Christi Pass Mr Reynolds and the expedition chasing her and then about 5 miles astern

The chase was continued for 8 miles and at 11 a m when within about 150 yards of the Pass and then under a high bluff of land called Padre Island being hard pressed by the boats she was run ashore officers and soldiers abandoning her and took refuge behind sand hills As soon as our boats rounded the point of land they were attacked by volleys of musketry from behind those hills wounding Mr Reynolds badly and killing two of the Sachems crew and wounding two more also killing a man a refugee from Corpus Christi whom I asked as a favor to join the expedition Mr Reynoldrsquos party being within 30 yards of the enemy was compelled to land his men opposite on Mustang Island where he could choose his distance and there

Volunteers Are Needed

Summer TAAF Games of Texas July

26ndash29 Do you want to be in the middle of the action

as top athletes from throughout Texas compete for GOLD right here in Corpus Christi We are looking for volunteers who will play an important role in making our Olympic-style sporting event a BIG success

ABOUT THE GAMES Over 8000 top athletes are expected to come to Corpus Christi to compete in 13 sports featured in the Texas Amateur Athletic Federation (TAAF) 2012 Summer Games of Texas presented by CITGO This event will be hosted July 26ndash29 2012 The state will be watching as the best athletes ignite the flame within Amateur recreational and young Olympic hopeful athletes will converge in Corpus Christi to compete in 13 sports hosted at various venues throughout the city SPORTS CATEGORIES are baseball boxing fencing golf Judo kickball skateboarding softball swimming table tennis tennis track amp field and triathlon

Many volunteers are needed for us to host this event so that it will be a great experience for all our participants and visitors We could use your help throughout the four-day weekend along with the days leading up to it We will rely on our Games of Texas volunteers to help us tackle the many components of our events from the preparation to the post-event tasksmdashfrom passing out water to sending thank you letters to our sponsors and more Volunteers are needed to help with the 13 sporting events (listed above) and additional events

Not only are our volunteer opportunities rewarding but they offer a great opportunity to meet new people help us be ambassadors for our city and have fun in the process

Interested individuals may download the Volunteer Registration Form from the Summer 2012 TAAF Games of Texas website at ttptaafcomindexcfmload=pageamppage=161 Fax the completed form to 361-826-3864 or email it to Rosiecctexascom Donrsquot wait register today You will be contacted within 10 days of receiving your form For more information please call 361-826-3454


Who Are the Moon Monkeys

Mike Ellis Founder

Distribution

Pete Alsop

Island Delivery

Coldwell Banker

Advertising

Jan Park Rankin

Raeanne Reed

Office

Lisa Towns

Classifieds

Arlene Ritley

DesignLayout

Jeff Craft

Contributing Writers

Joey Farah

Devorah Fox

Mary Craft

Maybeth Christiansen

Dr Tom Dorrell

Jay Gardner

Todd Hunter

Danniece Bobecheacute

Ronnie Narmour

Dr Donna Shaver

Photographers

Miles Merwin

Office SecuritySpillage Control

Riley P Dog

EditorPublisherSpillage Control Supervisor

Dale RankinAbout the Island Moon

The Island Moon is published every Thursday Dale Rankin Editor Publisher

Total circulation is 10000 copies Distribution includes delivery to 4000 Island homes free distribution of 3000 copies in over 50 Padre Island businesses and condos as well as 600 copies distributed in Flour Bluff 1400 copies on Mustang Island and Port Aransas businesses

News articles photos display ads classified ads payments etc may be left at the Moon Office 15201 S P I D Suite 250 For more information call 361-949-7700 or contact the Moon at 15201 S Padre Island Dr Suite 250 Corpus Christi TX 78418 or by e-mail to editorislandmooncom

Letters to the EditorWe The People

The Supreme Court finally voted out corrupt partisan politics and voted in Obama Care The court interpreted and implemented the constitution as written and understood by all ldquoBy the People for the People of the Peoplerdquo Irsquom currently not a member of any of our corrupt political parties I will cast my vote for the person male or female whorsquos ideology will stimulate the minds of Americans

John P Doyle

Editorrsquos note We got this letter from Islanders Doug and Diane Popma who found it in a newspaper in Maui Unfortunately for now at least it looks like the push to ban single-use plastic bags in our town has been thrown away ndash or at least recycled until after the city elections

Hey Dale

We were recently in Maui and found the enclosed article about the plastic bag problem We though you might be interested

Doug and Diane Popma

Lafitte Dr

ldquoBring Your Own Bagrdquo effort has benefited MauiI want to talk about the BOYB that stands for

ldquoBring Your Own Bagrdquo

Here in the Maui County we started the BOYB not too long ago Before that we were using plastic bags to carry out groceries and things we buy at the store Using plastic bags made our island look dirty and polluted because people were just throwing their plastic bags all over the place They would get caught in fences stay in the grass and maybe get into our beaches

But after we started the BYOB the island started looking clean Well I think that this was a great idea and that all the islands should start doing this ndash especially Oahu because there are so man people living there It could make a difference if they that change It is also a way of going green Everything would look and be cleaner and make our island beautiful

Leah Yanos Kahului

Cinnamon Shore the Texas Gulf Coastrsquos only New Urbanism style beach community on Tuesday announced plans to rapidly expand -- adding a third condominium building and opening a $1-million swimming pool -- in response to rising demand for second homes and resort vacations in Port Aransas

Cinnamon Shore modeled on the pedestrian friendly beach village of Seaside Florida broke ground in 2007 and has sold more than $80 million in vacation properties -- homes condos and lots -- priced from $135000 to $2 million amid the US recession and real estate downturn The luxury resort is located on Mustang Island just outside the town of Port Aransas

The 64-acre master-planned beachfront community has drawn a steady stream of buyers mainly from San Antonio Austin Dallas and Houston The 18-month-old economic boom from Eagle Ford Shale activity also has created new investors who are looking to diversify their wealth and a newly affluent population of vacationers flocking to Mustang Island from nearby drilling areas

Texas is ready for a world class beach destination Cinnamon Shore is delivering the accommodations and amenities sought by the most discerning vacationers who in turn are delivering record rental revenues to our homeowners

Jeff Lamkin chief executive of Cinnamon Shore developer Sea Oats Group said

Lamkin noted that the nearby Newport Golf Club provides the area with a luxury anchor attraction in the top-ranked Arnold Palmer Signature Links Golf Course and that Texas water park developer Schlitterbahn has announced plans to build its next water park just 10 miles south of Cinnamon Shore

1048684The restaurants of Port Aransas are excellentand the beaches are close to so many thriving population centers The Texas coast in and around Mustang Island is quickly becoming the place to berdquo Lamkin added The resort will open its second condominium building on July 15 and its swimming pool complex in late July

Texas Gulf Coast Vacation Home Sales Buck US Real Estate Doldrums

Eagle Ford effects felt in rising sales vacation rentals

to accommodate guests and homeowners during a sold-out summer rental season The half-acre pool complex will feature game and event fields a beverage and food bar a gelateria and shade cabanas At the same time Cinnamon Shore has begun taking contracts on a third condo building which is still in the design phase

As of mid-June annual rental returns at Cinnamon Shore had already surpassed gross revenues for the previous year The average rental income produced should you decide to place your house in the vacation rental pool is 10 to 12 percent of your purchase price This is because demand for quality homes exceeds the supply Cinnamon Shore sales director Lee Ann Peters said Eagle Ford Shale-related activity pumped $49 billion into Nueces County home to the coastal towns of Corpus Christi and Port Aransas in 2011 Earlier this year Forbes magazine recognized Corpus Christi as the sixth-fastest growing economy in the United States and one of the best places to retire for its growing economy mild climate culture and affordable real estate

Facts About Eagle Ford Shale And Cinnamon

ShoreSales at Cinnamon Shorersquos on-site restaurant

Lisabellarsquos Bistro amp Bar touted as a truly remarkable establishment by Texas Monthly also have set records since it relocated from Port Aransas to Cinnamon Shore in December Calls to Cinnamon Shore by potential buyers and renters are up by 400 percent over last summerrsquos level

Sales of condominiums home sites and homes to Corpus Christi residents are up four-fold over the past six months 12 of the 16 units in Three Town Center were sold before the condominium building opens on July 15 and Cinnamon Shore has taken contracts on two units for a yet-to-be built third condominium building

Year-to-date rental revenues at Cinnamon Shore homes have already surpassed rental revenues for all of 2011

Thank YouI want to thank Jan Dale Miles and everyone

who took the time to stop by my table July 6 while I was signing copies of The Lost King at the Port Aransas Art Center during First Friday Thanks also to The Island Moon for spreading the word about the event -- Devorah Fox

Devorah Fox

Martini AlleyDear Family and Friends

Just to let you know the saga of Martini Alley is finally coming to an end The sale should be final on Tuesday Of course we had moved it to Pensacola to use as a dock condo when we visit Shannon et al But no sooner did Stephen get it tied up than an offer came through to buy from the Houston area just where it was before we left Itrsquos just like when someone wants to get pregnant-and nothing happens until you adopt Then twins or triplets come along

Anyway to the point we are keeping up with our predictably-unpredictable selves and decided to just sell our house and move to Florida Grandkids are growing up quickly whether we want it or not and Derek and Shannon should be in that area for the next three years So thatrsquos what we are doing For sale sign went up Friday evening and had first showing yesterday Not planning on buying there until we sell our house so we could be in Texas for a while And we still have the condo here on the island so if anyone wants to use it-just holler and we will see if its available

Thatrsquos enough news for now Will keep you posted

Love to all Diane

Lost CatHello editor at

the PI Moon We just recently lost our cat from our home on the 1500 block of Punta Espada Loop He is a whitetan Himalayan mix with bright blue eyes and is just about a year old He has no tags and goes by the name baby girl I know his name is a long story

Anyway we were hoping you could post a picture of him in your next edition of the Moon We are also hoping we find him by then as we have knocked on all our neighbors doors

We can be reached at 3619493047

Best regards

Marc A Perez

I saw your Moon Phase for July in the 7-5-12 edition of the Moon and have a question Why is July called the Full Buck phase when deer start growing antlers in March or early April and antler growth continues until late August or September Maybe Mark Twain was right when he said ldquoPeople who do not read the newspaper and uninformed people who do read the newspaper are misinformedrdquo

Gary Dukes

13802 Suntan

Your argument here Gary is with the Farmerrsquos Almanac which began publishing such things in 1818 17 years before Mr Twain was born and a publication with which he was distinctly familiar

The Almanac says ldquoHistorically the Native Americans who lived in the area that is now the northern and eastern United States kept track of the seasons by giving distinctive names to the recurring full Moons Each Full Moon name was applied to the entire month in which it occurred These names and some variations were used by the Algonquin tribes from New England to Lake Superiorrdquo

Wersquore guessing that the period during which deer grow antlers is not uniform across the globe or even across the US and the Native Americans in the northeast who were very astute observers of such things named the July Moon based on what they saw there and not in South Texas which in 1818 was still part of Spain three years before it became part of an independent Mexico

Twain called humor ldquomankindrsquos greatest blessing and humor has always been part of the

Moon PhasesFarmersrsquo Almanacrsquos blend of wit and wisdom

Itrsquos late fall and the Indians on a remote reservation in Montana asked their new chief if the coming winter was going to be cold or mild

Since he was a modern chief he had never been taught the old secrets When he looked at the sky he couldnrsquot tell what the winter was going to be like Nevertheless to be on the safe side he told his tribe that the winter was indeed going to be cold and that the members of the village should collect firewood to be prepared But being a practical leader after several days he got an idea He went to the phone booth called the National Weather Service and asked ldquoIs the coming winter going to be coldrdquo

ldquoIt looks like this winter is going to be quite coldrdquo the meteorologist at the weather service responded

So the chief went back to his people and told them to collect even more firewood in order to be prepared A week later he called the National Weather Service again ldquoDoes it still look like it is going to be a very cold winterrdquo

ldquoYesrdquo the man at National Weather Service again replied ldquoitrsquos going to be a very cold winterrdquo

The chief again went back to his people and ordered them to collect every scrap of firewood they could find Two weeks later the chief called the National Weather Service again ldquoAre you absolutely sure that the winter is going to be very coldrdquo

ldquoAbsolutelyrdquo the man replied ldquoItrsquos looking more and more like it is going to be one of the coldest winters wersquove ever seenrdquo

ldquoHow can you be so surerdquo the chief asked

The weatherman replied ldquoThe Indians are collecting a ton of firewoodrdquo

Rather than doing a response ldquoLetter to the Editorrdquo I thought I would write about what the POA has done and what it has NOT done

First for anyone who knows me knows I love the whole idea of the vending carts I have been trying to come up with a SAFE place where they could be The corner of Whtiecap and Park Road 22 is not the place

The Police Department as well as the City Code Enforcement officer asked for my assistance in trying to solve what was becoming a dangerous situation So I contacted the property owner and asked if he had given anyone permission to park on his property at that intersection He said he had not I then asked if we could install No Trespassing Signs and he said ldquobe my guest and thank yourdquo

At no time has the POA said anything about the vendor parking at any of the driveways of the local businesses If the vendors are able to work a deal with the owners and they have the proper permits from the City I say wonderful If they do not it is up to the property owner to do something about it

I had a conversation just this week with someone who is looking at creating a vendor area I encouraged them to go for it We all like to be able to buy the fresh produce and have missed the produce lady who used to be in the Realty World area

The ldquomeanrdquo POA gets blamed for a lot of things we just do not do We are not anti-

By Maybeth Christensen

News From Your

business But when it comes to safety and when the Police ask we try to be helpful

The Texas Department of Insurance hearing which was to take place this Friday at City Hall has been ldquopostponedrdquo Tuesday morning with an

announcement which came out at about 1030 AM I think all of the activity by our State Legislators forced the Commissioner to rethink the proposed rule changes

We will be sending out another email advising residents of the cancellation Hopefully the ldquopostponementrdquo will be permanent and the Legislature will be able to develop a better solution for the 14 coastal county residents and property owners

We are at the very busy time for boating and our ramps are being used Remember you need to have a 2012 sticker on your trailer and a blue sticker on your vehicle Also there is a time limit for leaving your trailer at one of the ramps ndash 72 hours We have towed trailers which were using the ramps as storage areas and we will tow more

The Texas Department of Insurance hearing which was to take place this Friday at City Hall has been

ldquopostponedrdquo Tuesday morning with an announcement which came out at

about 1030 AM

Bluewater Kayak Classic August 11

The 3rd annual Corpus Christi Bluewater Kayak Classic will be held on Saturday August 11 This is an offshore kayak only kingfish ling and Spanish Mackeral tournament Rules and online registration info can be found at wwwbluewaterkayakclassiccom

Check in and weigh in will be located behind the Nueces County Parks Office by Bob Hall Pier We will have 1st 2nd 3rd place kingfish plus a prize for the Average Joe kingfish which will be the Kingfish that is weighed in closest to the average weight of all kingfish combined

We also have side pots for the heaviest ling and heaviest Spanish Mackeral $1000 each 100 payout We only had 6 local anglers last year out of 46 and hope for more local participation this year

Shaved IceSay Moon Monkeys

Why is the Shaved Ice guy taunting us with a sign in the middle of SPID Whitecap Irsquove seen the sign everyday but canrsquot seem to find any shaved ice

Trina Elwell

Well Trina wersquove been wondering the same thing We do know the shaved ice person has set up before in the lot right across the street from Whitecap Liquor but hasnrsquot been there of late that we know of All we can tell you is that if you want to know if hersquos out there shaving his ice call Kathy at Whitecap and she can tell you But you are right seeing that sign on a hot summer day makes us long for the ice man but when he cometh we know not

SubscriptionsDale

Irsquom one of the old guys that came in April to ask about mail subscriptions for winter Texans (Therersquos an assumption in there that I wasnrsquot the only one) You politely gave me a pencil stub that wouldnrsquot write and a piece of paper that seemed to have been sprayed with PAM then took my name and address but didnrsquot offer much hope

I understand it may make no business sense to offer same and I have no complaint with that However you do need to know that telling me itrsquos available on Facebook is about as valid as telling a double amputee that prostheses are available Yeah itrsquos true but itrsquos a poor substitute

So please take my info tuck it into a safe spot and if the situation ever changes let me know

Thanks

Terry Wright

Well Terry I still have that pencil but I have to admit I donrsquot have the PAM encrusted note When we first took over the Moon subscriptions were $35 per year and we had a couple hundred of them When we checked postal rates we discovered the annual cost of mailing each copy which was then every two weeks was more than $60 We figured that even though we lost a little on each subscription we would make it up in volume That didnrsquot work out so well

Many of our Winter Texan readers only want the paper mailed certain months out of the year and keeping track of that got to be time consuming and the Moon Subscription Department is non-existent so it created quit a bit of confusion

Now with us being a weekly the cost of an annual subscription is about $120 for postage That seems rather high to us so we decided to put the paper on Facebook for free instead We still do have about forty or so subscriptions we mail out and if you will e-mail or call with your information wersquoll get you on the list

So in spite of the busted pencil and the PAM paper there is some hope Terry Get in touch and wersquoll fix you up


Activities at the Ethel Eyerly

Senior Center654 Graham Road

(Flour Bluff)Phone

361-937-3218Monday

Silver Haired Fitness 10 am

($7 month Ladies Only)

Computer Interest Group 1230-2 pm

Wii Bowling 1230 pm

Tuesday

Bingo 10 am ($50 Cards)

Silver Life Fitness (Co-Ed) 11 am Zumba

Table Tennis amp Table Games 1230 pm

Wednesday



AARP Chapter 4181 1 pm 2nd amp 4th Wednesdays

Thursday


Wii Bowling 1230 pm

Quilting Guild 2nd Thursdays Starts 10 am

Friday



Table Tennis 12-5 pm

Bingo 1230 PM ($50 Cards)

Line Dancing 2 pm

Ethel Eyerly Monthly DinnerDance

430-730 pm Friday July 19 2012

Tickets are $5 amp are on sale now

Please call 937-3218 for more information and reservations

By Dotson Lewis

dlewis1stxrrcom

Senior Moments

Senior of the Moment

Thurman Byrd

Thurman Byrd a resident of Flour Bluff was born in Coleman County Texas on December 6 1914 He was the 6th of 13 children (6 Boys and 7 girls) Thurmanrsquos family were all farmers TByrd says ldquoWhen his dad said lsquoFrogrsquo you better Hoprdquo Ten hours a day milking cows feeding horses slopping pigs then it was time to get to the fields plowing picking cotton and everything else that had to be done

In 1934 the large Byrd family decided to move to the Coastal Bend and landed at Chapman Ranch where they all started working for a dollar a day At the end of the week they were paid half their wages in cash and the other half had to be spent at the Ranch grocery store

Thurman Byrd circa 1935

After a while they decided it was more fun and a lot more profitable to go fishing for a living so they moved to Flour Bluff and started fishing Thurman was a commercial fisherman from 1935 to 1940

From 1940-1942 he owned and operated an auto repair garage and was the chief mechanic He married Irene in 1942 and TByrd worked at O amp R on the NAS Corpus Christi as aircraft mechanic until 1952 In 1950 he and Irene opened Byrdrsquos cafeacute operated it until 1962 In 1955 Thurman restarted his commercial fishing career In 1963 after they leased the cafeacute his wife joined him fishing He started with a small boat and graduated to a larger boat and fished from San Antonio Bay to the Land Cut One of their biggest hauls was 1300 pounds of fish in one night They quit commercial fishing in 1992 After he quit fishing he started gardening again Irene passed away in January 1997

Thurman an avid gardner grafted a peach limb on to a plum tree and produced peaches He loves to work in the soil and see what he could grow He always has some kind of garden even in drought conditions He collects his rainwater and makes the most of it

Most of the time Byrd is in the yardgarden hoeing mowing chopping or lopping He is usually outside while the sun is shinning

After Thurmanrsquos so-called retirement he played pool and loved to dance He went to all the Senior Centers dances He married his current wife Pat in April 1998 and taught her how to shoot pool and dance

Thurman competes in Wii Bowling his highest score is 299 his ambition is to score a perfect 300 Not bad for a 97 year-old Hang in there TByrd let us know when you bowl the perfect game and we will have a party

Moments Sports Talk

Written by Jim Tunney Retired NFL Referee

After further reviewThe National Football League (lsquothe leaguerdquo) and the National Football League Referees Association (ldquothe unionrdquo) are locked in an impasse attempting to negotiate

a new contract for the on-field officials The NFLRA has been an organized union since 1993 The contract under which both were operating expired with the close of the 2011 season and the negotiations to establish a new one have been pugnacious in the strongest sense of the word At this writing both sides have walked away from the table with each blaming the other for this predicament Nothing positive is happening

The league has said they will hire ldquoreplacementrdquo officials and has already begun interviewing a couple hundred prospective candidates With 16 games each week the league needs to hire 112 replacement officials These will be mainly former officials (not affiliated with the NFL) or current high school community college and small college officials Division 1 (major college) officials have declined consideration feeling they would jeopardize their current standings in the college system

Some major points need to be considered First the integrity of the NFL game lies squarely on the shoulders of competent game officials It has been my experience that the proper training of NFL officials takes three to five years following successful high level college careers NFL athletes are the best in the world with only 1700 able to compete each week only the demonstrably best officials should be matched with their level of play Even then it takes qualified officials several years to gain the trust and respect of the NFL players and coaches While fans donrsquot go to NFL games to see officials replacement officials will become an unwanted focus during the 2012 season

Further a primary concern for game officials is player safety Having a knowledgeable eye for late hits unnecessary contact hits on a defenseless player and helmet to helmet contact comes only with experience in the NFL game

Finally in negotiations the best and perhaps the only way to resolve differences is meeting and working through all details of the contract Compromise the art of give and take is axiomatic to any successful negotiation Agreements are rare without it When opposing sides take the bully approach respect and trust deteriorate and negotiations often fail

Compromise not bullying holds true in all human relations including successful marriages and child development

Moment Tech Talk Know The Lingo

Abbreviations for phrases and jargon reduce the amount of typing you need to do when chatting via instant messenger text messages or just writing a letter Here are some of the most common abbreviations If you are a Grandparent you will impress your Grandchildren if you know and use the following

AFK away from the keyboard

AFAIK ldquoas far as I knowrdquo indicates the comment is true to the best of your knowledge

BIAB or BRB is used to let the recipient know that yoursquoll be away for a short while with BBIAB (be back in a bit) or BRB (be right back)

GJ This abbreviation of ldquogood jobrdquo is a quick way to tell someone he did well

IDK Short for ldquoI donrsquot knowrdquo used when you are unable to answer a question or query IMHO ldquoin my humble opinionrdquo Demonstrate some modesty before writing

JK Abbreviation of ldquojust kiddingrdquo and tells the recipient that you were just joking around

K This shorthand indicates that the message has been acknowledged

L8R or TTYL The first is shorthand for ldquolaterrdquo or ldquosee you laterrdquo when saying goodbye or if you plan on communicating in a bit you can use TTYL (talk to you later)

LOL Let your chat buddy know his comment was funny enough make you ldquolaugh out loudrdquo

NVM Short for ldquonever mindrdquo which tells the recipient to disregard the last comment

PLZ When asking for help itrsquos always nice to say ldquopleaserdquo

SFSG Let your recipient know that everything is OK thus far by saying ldquoso far so goodrdquo

TBH You can let someone know you are serious about a statement by leading with TBH or ldquoto be honestrdquo

TYVM This is an abbreviation for ldquothank you very muchrdquo

Try the foregoing you will make an impression and you might even like it

If you tried it U DUN GUD

Moments in Passing

What percent of an IRA does a person have to take each month after they are 70 years old

If you have a traditional IRA you must receive a minimum distribution starting when you

are 70 12 years old In order to figure out what that amount is you must first find your account balance on December 31 of the previous year Then divide that number by the applicable distribution period or life expectancy You can find those numbers in the Life Expectancy Tables in the IRS publication on IRAs

wwwirsgovpublicationsp590ar02htmlen_US_2011_publink1000231217

Share Your Thoughts on the Books That Shaped America

The Library of Congress recently launched a new exhibition about Books That Shaped America It features influential books that were written by Americans such as

bull Catch-22

bull TheCatcherintheRye

bull TheGreatGatsby

bull ToKillaMockingbird

bull LittleWomen

bull UncleTomrsquosCabin

Currently there are 88 books on the list and the Library of Congress hopes you will select the ones that you think shaped America and touched your life the most They also want you to nominate books that you think are important but arenrsquot on the list

View the list of books that shaped America and then take the survey to share your thoughts

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Moment Notes

Suspicion arises over votersrsquo ages (Caller-Times Saturday July 7 Headlines)

Petition cites 110-year olds in Brooks County

Alice-There are about 325 super-centenarians in the country and 79th District Attorney Armando Barrera finds it hard to believe 18 of them voted in the Brooks County primary in May

In the petition to contest the election filed Friday Barrera lists 18 voters who were all born on either Jan 1 1900 or Jan1 1901 making each of them more than 110 years old ldquoCan you believe itrdquo Barrera said ldquoMaybe they found the fountain of youth

Dotsonrsquos reaction I think itrsquos great that 110 year olds vote They are to be commended If these really old folks can vote all of us between the ages of 21 amp 109 should do so A well kept secret if a voter canrsquot get out of their car to vote a poll worker will bring the ldquoE-slaterdquo to the car and they can cast their vote How about that for ldquocurb servicerdquo

A REMINDER-Election Day- Plan now to vote

Primary Run-Offs July 31 2012

Early Voting for Primary Run-Offs-July 23-27 2012

If you have questions andor comments regarding ldquoSenior Momentsrdquo please contact Dotson at the Email address shown above or Phone 361-949-7681 Cell 530-748-8475

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postsecondary completion rates develop additional research opportunities and to improve the quality of higher education in Texas An economic analysis was done by the Ray Perryman Group and funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation The economic study showed that if Texas is able to achieve the outlined goals of ldquoClosing the Gaps by 2015rdquo the state would see an increase of $489 billion in direct spending $194 billion in gross state product $122 billion in personal income and the creation of 1023000 new jobs in the State of Texas by 2030 The return in investment is estimated at $808 for every $1 invested

If you are interested in learning more about the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board you can go to their website at wwwthecbstatetxus On their site you can find more information on ldquoClosing the Gaps by 2015rdquo information on applying and paying for college and many other things Some of the other agencies we will review in the upcoming weeks include the Texas Board of Professional Engineers the Board of Pardons and Paroles and a number of other agencies currently going through the sunset process

If you would like to learn more on your own about the Sunset Advisory Commission or other agencies undergoing the sunset review process you can go to wwwsunsetstatetxus

If you have any questions regarding the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board or the sunset review process please donrsquot hesitate to contact either my Capitol or District office My offices are available at any time to assist with questions concerns or comments (Capitol Office 512-463-0672 District Office 361-949-4603)

Legislative UpdateTodd Hunter District 32

State Agencies Undergo Sunset Review Process ndash Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

July 9 2012 - Over the past month or so I have been outlining Texasrsquo sunset review process The agencies I have covered so far include the Texas Education Agency the Correctional Managed Health Care Committee and the Railroad Commission and several others As a reminder in order to identify and eliminate government waste duplication and general inefficiencies in state agencies the Texas Legislature established the Texas Sunset Advisory Commission (Commission) in 1977 The sunset review process is designed to review each of these agencies every twelve years This review is done by taking up a certain number of the state agencies each session when the Texas Legislature convenes

In last weekrsquos article we examined the Texas Education Agency which is responsible for the oversight and administration of the public school system in Texas In this weekrsquos article we are going to look at the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board which is responsible with providing the Texas higher education system with leadership and coordination In 1965 the 59th Texas Legislature created the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and since that time they have been working to help achieve excellence for our statersquos college students

The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board is administered by a nine member board which is appointed by the Governor Each member serves a six-year term and no member is allowed to be employed in education or to serve on a community college board of trustees In addition to appointing the members of the board the Governor also appoints the members who will serve as the Chair and Vice-Chair

The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board outlines their mission statement as ldquoto work with the Legislature Governor governing boards higher education institutions and other entities to help Texas meet the goals of the statersquos higher education plan Closing the Gaps by 2015 and thereby provide the people of Texas the widest access to higher education of the highest quality in the most efficient mannerrdquo

Beginning in 2000 the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board launched ldquoClosing the Gaps by 2015rdquo The goals of the initiative are to increase access improve

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What Could Be BetterBy Devorah Foxdevorahfoxaolcomdevorahfoxcom

Back for your summer visit to Port Aransas and canrsquot find your favorite shop the Island Woman Boutique Never fear itrsquos still here Itrsquos just moved to a new location

Come October 2012 Carolyn Andrews will be celebrating her shoprsquos first anniversary at its current address in the Tower Center on Highway 361 Before the move Carolyn enjoyed six years in the Shops at Pelicanrsquos Landing

Prior to entering the world of retail Carolyn was in corporate communications working for a big company She and her husband lived in Boerne She commuted to San Antonio while he commuted to Kerrville They moved to Port Aransas to be closer to their in-laws and for several years Carolyn telecommuted working her San Antonio job via the Internet and telephone conference calls

Carolyn and her husband love Port Aransas for all the reasons visitors come here ldquobut we donrsquot have to go home We are homerdquo Port Aransas is ldquothe funnest little townrdquo she says ldquoWe can get around in a golf cart on a bicycle Port A has good restaurants good bars an Art Centerand itrsquos all close and friendly We love being near the waterrdquo

After several years of telecommuting Carolyn became frustrated with corporate life and wanted to make a change She saw an ad for

the Island Woman Boutique and bought it even though she had never worked in retail before

Carolynrsquos mother had been a shopping queen one whom Carolyn wishes had lived to see her daughter get into the boutique business ldquoShe could walk my feet off shoppingrdquo Linda Hansen the boutiquersquos former owner helped Carolyn for several months during the transition When asked if retail had any surprises for her Carolyn said ldquoEvery day is a surprise You can never outguess the publicrdquo because tastes are always changing ldquoItrsquos always a challenge trying to hit the nail on the head to know what people want nextrdquo

Like other Port A merchants Carolyn learned that the shopping and therefore her buying seasons here are a little unusual ldquoOur customers are so different We are really blessed to have not just the local customers but also the extra group of customersrdquo who have second homes or RVrsquos in Port Aransas or who are visiting tourists She appreciates the loyal customers who visit her shop just to see whatrsquos new

And what is new She has recently brought

in the Flax line of clothing with buttons carved from palm tree fruit seeds as well as gauze clothing by Maria de Guadalajara LA Blend clothing features exclusive batik prints and colors from Indonesia that are fade resistant

Island Woman continues to stock casual wear from Fresh Produce an apparel line begun by Thom and Mary Ellen Vernon who offered Tee-shirts from a kiosk at the 1984 Olympics and sold out Most of the Fresh Produce items

bear the ldquomade in USA labelrdquo The colorful high-quality soft cotton fabric is preshrunk and long-wearing

Carolynrsquos shop also has bath and body items shoes and lots of jewelry some of which is specially made for Carolyn here in Port A For the rest ldquoI hunt high and lowrdquo Carolyn says Check out the drink coasters that look like little flip flops or

the handbags crafted from one continuous zipper Therersquos also the attention-grabbing vests jewelry and handbags made from recycled drink-can pull tabs by the Walleska Company Itrsquos ldquoeco-chiccrdquo Ecologically Conscious Organization Celebrating Honoring Inspiring Creative Communities Brazilian native Walleska Tepping combined her social consciousness with her creativity to provide a craft and an industry that could be pursued by Brazilian woman whose only other option was pretty much agriculture

Carolyn loves being in the shop which gives her an opportunity to meet people from all over the US and Canada ldquoI buy clothes and shoes for a livingrdquo she says and with a smile asks ldquoWhat could be better than thatrdquo

For more information visit the Web site at wwwislandwomanboutiquecom send an email to islandwomanboutiquegmailcom or just come by Suite F in the Tower Center 1726 Highway 361 (Be sure to say ldquohirdquo to Tootsie the white poodle who helps Carolyn hold down the fort) Irsquoll see you there

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less scour (deeper region) at the mouth and the formation of a bypass bar just offshore of the mouth of the channel which may be either beneficial by transferring sand around the channel mouth seasonally from side to side or a problem depending on what happens this summer season

Deidre Williams at the Conrad Blucher Institute at AampM Corpus Christi who monitors the channel for the city told the Island Strategic Action Committee Tuesday night the remaining shoal near the mouth (the shoal is inside the Entrance Channel NOT outside the channel) could be of benefit by blocking the entry of sand into the channel mouth directly from the Gulf The opportunity for sand to enter the mouth of the channel would be new for Packery In the past the channel mouth was very shallow due to shoaling and the region around the mouth in the Gulf was very deep- the uphill climb clearly limiting sand entry from the Gulf Should the plug of sand be removed the channel mouth and nearshore would be nearly the same depth possibly allowing for sand to enter directly from the Gulf However she said if the sand begins to be impounded along the west side of the Entrance Channel shoal it could lead to the growth of the shoal and would need to be removed in the future A survey will be conducted during July to determine if the Entrance Shoal is expanding enough to require removal or if it serves the channel better to leave the shoal for now as a protective measure Current plans call for a wait and see approach through the summer season

She told the ISAC that since the premature opening of the channel by Hurricane Emily in 2005 the width of the channel at (-5 ft depth) inside the SH 361 Bridge has doubled in some sections due to water flow Between 2006 and 2008 the channel widened at a rate of up to 34 ftyr and since 2008 the width has increased by about 15 ftyr Most of the expansion has been on the east side of the channel in the tidal flats but some areas on the west side where residences are located have lost as much as 1-10 ft (Note for your information-20ft was only in the water- the navigable channel bank----)

Williams said the beach on each side of the channel jetties has pushed seaward since the channel opened increasing the width of the beach to about 500 feet nearest the jetties The beach is afforded protection by the jetties an alongshore distance of 2000 ft to the north just past Turtle Cove development and 4000 ft to the south up to about the Holiday Inn The sand from the recent dredging of the channel was placed from just south of the Holiday Inn to the south end of the seawall the first major dredging since its opening in 2006 The beach has increased in width by 80-100 feet at the south end She said the prevailing southeasterly wind is already moving some of that sand north where it will serve to increases the width of the beach from there to the South Packery Jetty

Inside the channel a small portion of the Basin Shoal was left after dredging and is located near the entrance to Lake Padre which Williams said does not impede boat passage through the channel but if it persists may need to be marked with a buoy

ldquoThe channel is healthy and hasnrsquot required a lot of maintenancerdquo Williams said ldquoThat is not by happenstance but by designrdquo During planning dredging was predicted at 1 to 3 year intervals but was not needed until 6 years after the channel opened indicating a successfully designed inlet

Park Road 22 Bridge

Permitting for the Park Road 22 Water Exchange Bridge is ongoing Currently the city engineering department is waiting on a decision form the Army Corp of Engineers about what the exact nature of the impact from the bridge will be That determination will impact the bridgersquos design which has been done but is contingent on the Corprsquos decision Once that decision has been made the city will push forward with the permitting process A tentative start date for the bridge has been set for the end of 2012

Gypsy Bridge repairs

Repairs to the underside of the bridge on Gypsy are complete and work is set to begin soon on the road surface which still has a metal plate to cover a pothole The guardrail which was recently destroyed by a car has been replaced

Street lights on the new Aquarius Extension

The city engineering department has put in a request with AEP to install the lights The normal turnaround time for such projects is 4-12 months

Improvements to Whitecap Water Treatment Plant

We recently reported that the Whitewater Treatment Plant has exceeded state limits on bacteria in its outflow more than twenty times since 2009 in some cases as much as 27000 over the allowable limits The cure for the problem is a Ultraviolet Light treatment process that is expected to cost between $3-$5 million and will not be installed until at least 2014

In the meantime the city is looking for other ways to stop the problem in the interim which may be cheaper than the UV system to install but will be more expensive to operate

Restrooms along Packery Channel

The city has placed a portable restroom at the parking lot north of the Packery where street lights are soon to be installed Plans to build a permanent restroom there are on hold until new FEMA maps are released later this year which may change the designation of the arearsquos vulnerability to flooding and ease restrictions on the design requirements for the structure and reduce the cost The original estimated cost of the restrooms was placed at $14 million but ISAC members declined to approve payment at that amount from the Island Tax Increment Finance fund A similar restroom facility on Corpus Christi Beach was put out to bids and the price came back at over $600000 due to the Americans with Disabilities Act which requires a ramp to reach the facility which must be at least nine feet above ground level If the area around Packery Channel is rezoned in the new FEMA maps that requirement may not be necessary

Schlitterbahn Waterpark and Resort

Developer Paul Schexnailder told ISAC members in their Tuesday meeting that the parkrsquos developers now have a term sheet in hand from lenders meaning that negotiations on financing for the park are nearing completion

ldquoWersquore moving forwardrdquo he said ldquoWe will be doing work on the site in August but not turning dirt There is still much work to be done on permitting before we start diggingrdquo

He said the previously stated schedule for the $524 million dollar park and development that calls for it to be open by next summer is still in place ldquoat this momentrdquo

Island Projects Continued from A1

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Fischer check out a lizard

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Italy ndash History Charm Beauty and Exquisite CuisineBy Brent Rourk

From enchanting quaint canals to green rolling hills to bustling cities with buildings two thousand years old Italy proudly offers charming treasures for just about every traveler tourist or explorer If you have time and money to visit only one other country then you should seriously consider making Italy your next restaurant stop It is unquestionably one of a handful of countries that I will revisit with the same anticipation I relished before my initial visit Simply put there is so much to see and experience more than once How can so much history be rolled into one country How can so much beauty fill the horizon

If Venice cannot captivate your eyes heart and palate then arguably such a place does not exist This paradise is comprised of countless islands separated by beautiful blue and turquoise waters Each island has its own special identity and offers housing dining or a luring factory or store that happily raises your eyes and reduces your pocketbook Delightfully your senses are on constant overload and you might find

yourself full of a sense of wonderment that you had as a child Everywhere you look you see bright colors incredibly well-preserved ancient buildings and that ever-present maze of blue canals home to hundreds of boats and gondolas that leisurely carry visitors or locals and hurriedly transport goods throughout Venice You smell salt water Italian pastas popcorn and other unknown culinary treats Stores displaying the latest Italian fashions premium leather goods handmade lace and the prize of Venice stunning hand blown glass all invite you to look touch and of course purchase Venice was once the center of commerce and power during Italyrsquos long past and its stout and proud buildings also invite you to explore The architecture and color of the old homes and businesses on the canals create the quintessential postcard or the gem of your photograph collection You will be irresistibly drawn to the colorful gondolas It is ok No need to feel guilty Pay the driver the state controlled fee and take the slow tourist gondola with your family friends spouse or significant other Have your camera ready relax and enjoy the scenery Spend a fascinating morning on the island of Murano historic home to hand blown glass where undoubtedly you will find the perfect treasure to tote home What is better

than Italian food Home-made Italian food in Italy of course Venice generously offers countless restaurants that serve excellent food Be adventuresome and try different dishes each evening There are too many tasty Italian fares to restrict yourself to just one vacation dish Clam fettuccini to die for anybody Mouth watering fish dishes Perfectly prepared pasta Also a lovely lunchtime visit to one of the

delicatessens on the islands might prove Italyrsquos claim to the worldrsquos culinary capital You be the judge Four or five days in Venice will provide you with a veritable life time of memories

Florence will provide a different though equally alluring attraction Old cobblestone roads and stone and stucco homes lead to the treasures of Florence ndash The Uffizi Palace The Duomo of Florence The Basilica of San Lorenzo The San Lorenzo Market The Academia Gallery Palazzo Strozzi The Old Bridge Boboli Gardens

Piazza Della Repubblica and Michelangelorsquos David for starters An excellent website for searching Florence is httpwwwitalyguidesitusitaly_travelhtm It is extremely easy to get around Florence by bus or taxi Automobile traffic is blatantly choking If your hotel is within a mile of the Duomo then I suggest daily walks in that neighborhood to explore the vast

history and masterworks of architecture and art Summer temperatures can exceed 40 C so take water sunscreen and a hat A taxi will gladly oblige taking you to more distant Florence destinations including one of the top notch restaurants that overlook the city and paint a gorgeous picture in the afternoon or early sunset No visit to Italy is complete without thoroughly exploring all that Florence has to offer Four full and active days

in and around Florence is a time machine come true

Rome the center of one of the worldrsquos most impressive and influential civilizations is a mammoth metropolis that brings to life what you read in your history texts or romance novels about Rome Decidedly European in look and feel Rome proudly offers unbeatable shopping unsurpassed dining options and unending festivity (and traffic) No structure is more recognizable and iconic than The Coliseum but that spectacular building is obviously only one of many architectural wonders that will keep

you insightfully inspecting many Rome neighborhoods Others include The Roman Forum Temple of Antonious The Pantheon Piazza Della Rotunda St Peterrsquos Basilica The Vatican Campo de Fiori (morning and evening) Trevi Fountain Piazza di Spagna (Spanish Steps) and more Donrsquot forget the art museums and art stores as well as the evening strolls through historic areas like Trevi Fountain with an irresistible and delicious gelato Taxis and the metro serve tourists well and will efficiently get you to virtually any ruin or restaurant you desire (take cold water with you and protect your wallet and valuables) I found that the corner delicatessens in Rome will amaze and delight you with their simple and tasty dining options and will give you a chance to meet locals at the small tables in front of the delicatessens Five days in Rome will both excite and tire you

Italy offers more than the three hub cities above For those who love wine and the countryside few areas rival Tuscany in beauty Old walled cities rolling hills of vegetables fruit or olive trees and grape vines surround quiet and quaint towns that welcome the traveler The mesmerizing landscapes and interesting towns might seriously invite or incite you to search for local real estate adds or bulletins To get the feel of the culture (and the taste of the wine) your visit to Tuscany might include an afternoon at a winery where you will be welcomed with a dazzling array of local wines and tasty snacks (cheeses meats and fruits) Enjoy the afternoon in one of these wineries or vineyards and then perhaps take a nap before sampling some of the best Italian dishes at a local restaurant I thoroughly enjoyed my afternoon in one of dozens of available vineyards and even had some of my favorite wines sent to my home here on the island weeks later

Other areas and places in Italy I have visited that should prove to be well worth your time include Bologna Naples Sienna San Gimignano Pompeii (the old ruins are a lsquomust seersquo) and anywhere in Tuscany There is much more to Italy so consider visiting other notable and popular areas such as Turin Milan and Cinque Terre to the north or Bari Brindisi and Sicily to the south Two weeks touring Venice Florence and Rome will prove to be an unforgettable experience Extending your trip by a couple of weeks to experience other parts of Italy will make it unparalleled

Italians are generally very warm humorous and generous

people who make visitors feel at home If you speak Italian then you will make instant friends Many older Italians remember or recall hearing that thousands of American soldiers gave their lives as American troops swept through Italy during World War II Many Italians are eternally grateful for our involvement and the visitor to Italy might see old cemeteries that are home to those soldiers who gave their lives For those who love to visit UNESCO World Heritage locations there are 47 of them in Italy more than enough to keep a traveler busy for months

Fortunately many travel options exist if you are considering visiting Italy For those adventurous travelers backpacking hitching and taking the trains will work though you will need patience and time Making your own reservations and planning your own trip can be rewarding so check out airline fares hotel prices and availability and rental car fares and then chart your own path What fun Please remember that if you choose to discover Italy by car then you will find that traffic is definitely frustrating and parking is sadly scarce especially in Rome

and Florence A dozen or more travel companies offer escorted trips to many locations in Italy The benefit of being in a group and exploring Italy by van or bus is that you do not have to worry about parking or entrance fees and you will be able to sample many different locations Also some escorted tours include the lsquobig threersquo cities (Venice Florence and Rome) as well as several other locations Other escorted tours specialize or focus on one location such as Tuscany Venice or Sicily Other tours focus on coastal towns walking tours spa tours or art tours Check reputable companies that offer reasonably priced tours such as Gate 1 G Adventures or GoAhead Tours (among others) Check their websites online and begin your planning process Tell them where you heard about their company Regardless of the option you choose for exploring Italy you will enjoy your visit completely You will discover Italyrsquos vast history and experience its beauty and most likely you will begin planning a return trip

Rome Through the years

The narrow canal and Ponte dei Sospiri - (Bridge of Sighs)

San Gimigniela

Venice Gondoliers taxi tourists

The Campanile in Venice

The Grand Canal in Venice


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4th of July Boat Parade

First Annual 4th of July Cardboard Boat Race

Felicia Breen from Alton Illinois caught her first red snapper monday in Port A

Catch of the day

Hats off ndash and lifejackets on ndash to the folks over the Padre Island Yacht Club who pulled off the First Annual Fourth of July Cardboard Boat Race

While the number of boats wasnrsquot great it was a fun kickoff which ended with both boats finding the bottom The Moonrsquos entry was hung up in design but wersquoll be there next timehellipwith out life jackets

our next release will be held call our Hatchling Hotline at 361-949-7163 or visit our Facebook page titled Padre Island NS Division of Sea Turtle Science and Recovery

Nesting update

Through July 9 208 Kemprsquos ridley nests have been confirmed on the Texas coast so far this year The final tally for 2012 could increase slightly since there are a few days left in the nesting season Also a few previously undetected nests may be located particularly at sites being monitored in south Texas where tracks from a nesting female were found earlier this year but a nest could not be found then

Additionally five loggerhead turtle nests have been confirmed in Texas this year

including three on North Padre Island Loggerhead nesting could continue for nearly two more months For the latest tally of sea turtle nests found in Texas visit the Padre Island National Seashore website at wwwnpsgovpais We are also posting updates about nests on our Facebook page titled Padre Island NS Division of Sea Turtle Science and Recovery

Thank you for your support during the 2012 nesting and hatchling release seasons We hope to see you at a hatchling release this year

already well-established and self-sustaining in South Texasrdquo

Since 1984 The Peregrine Fund has released Aplomado Falcons in wide-open grassland areas that provide native food and shelter They are raised in captivity at The Peregrine Fundrsquos World Center for Birds of Prey in Boise Idaho

When chicks are about a month old they are flown to the release sites by LightHawk a volunteer aviation group that donates flights for conservation projects Fast flights on private aircraft are the best way to ensure that the chicks arrive with little stress and in good overall health Heinrich said

Over the last three years LightHawk volunteer pilots have transported more than 200 Aplomado Falcon chicks to support the reintroduction effort This latest flight to Texas is being donated by Carl Mattson and Julie Boyd of Denver Colo who will be piloting their Cessna 210 turbo

When the chicks reach Mustang Island State Park they will be placed at newly constructed ldquohack sitesrdquo Each site consists of a large wooden

box atop a platform raised 10-12 feet off the ground for protection from predators The birds will be fed while they become accustomed to their new surroundings A few days later the door will be opened and the birds will be able to fly freely They will continue to be fed and monitored at the hack site for about two months while they hone their flying and hunting skills and are able to survive on their own

Currently there are about 34 nesting pairs in South Texas spread to the north and south of Mustang Island including the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge Complex and Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge Aplomado Falcons were widespread in the American Southwest

until the 1950s when their range was restricted to a few areas in Mexico most likely due to the combined effects of habitat changes pesticides and human persecution

For the recovery effort the falcons have been released on both private and public lands The Peregrine Fund has enrolled more than 2 million acres of private Texas ranchland in the Safe Harbor Program which was developed

with the US Fish and Wildlife Service to reduce landowner concerns over endangered species on their property and to provide access to habitat for the falcon

Aplomado Falcon recovery is a cooperative program with federal state and private partners including The Peregrine Fund Texas Parks and Wildlife Department US Fish and Wildlife Service and the Coastal Bend Bays amp Estuaries Program

Did you know

bull Northern Aplomado Falcons were put on the US Endangered Species List in 1986

bull Aplomado is a Spanish word for dark grey the color of the birdrsquos back Adults have a long banded tail and a black cummerbund contrasting with a white upper body A distinguishing characteristic is a white dash above each eye They are 15-17 inches in length and weigh 9-14 ounces

bull The falcons feed primarily on small birds and insects caught in the air They require open grasslands and savannahs where tall cacti yuccas and taller pines and oaks grow in open stands

bull Aplomado Falcons nest in old stick nests of hawks and other birds constructed in tall yuccas and lay usually two or three eggs


Falcons Continued from A1

Knee-jerk reaction

While the events that led to the deaths of some workers and the terrible tragedy of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and resulting environmental damage were indeed massive there was a knee-jerk reaction in Washington that caused the Department of the Interior (DOI) and the BOEMRE to begin enforcing the removal of platforms and structures no longer in service for more than one year The cost of removing rigs is almost as much as constructing and placing them oilfield operators were just as happy as fishermen to leave them be The fish and other organisms that are calling the rigs home are extremely happy for the operators to leave them be

To be sure there have been several pieces of legislation that have been introduced in both the Senate and the House (Sen Vitter (R-La) and Rep Palazzo (R-Ms) that would place a moratorium on removing these structures Our own Blake Farenthold has also supported a moratorium and even Gov Rick Perry has called for a review of

the program However the legislation has a daunting road ahead of it and I havenrsquot seen any traction in the year that itrsquos been on the table I believe itrsquos just political posturing in an election year and nothing will come of it A lot of hot air to attempt to gain votes

Save The Blue

Dr Bob Shipps has proposed to the Gulf Council that some of these rigs qualify as Essential Fish Habitat which many of us have known for years however I donrsquot believe that the Council will trump BOEMRE regarding that designation An organization Save The Blue is advocating a moratorium as well and they actually have a live feed from two underwater cameras mounted on some rigs outside of Galveston Itrsquos really cool check them out at wwwsave-the-blueorg

At the end of the day nothing that is being proposed or ldquopushedrdquo has the traction to get anything done in my mind I would hope that our Federal Government would see the error of their ways and change the mandate with a pen-stroke but itrsquos not going to happen What we need to do is to accept the destruction of artificial habitats and move forward I think we need to get back on track with creating artificial reefs and I will repeat my battle cry that ldquowe need an approved artificial reefing site out of every Texas Passrdquo Letrsquos extend that to the entire Gulf States why not We need to focus on streamlining the process and especially getting the regulations relaxed concerning a) what kinds of material we can put down and b) how much clearance is necessary over the top of placed reefs We need to be able to put smaller material down mixed in with larger pieces for increased productivity and we also need to be able to build reefs up into the photic zone (sunlight)

At the end of the day there are no easy answers but itsrsquo clear that we need to band together See what wersquove been doing at httpccatexasorg and Irsquoll see you On the Rocks

hold a release it is best to have a few clutches to draw from so that if hatchlings from one clutch become active and have to be released during the night before a scheduled public release there is still at least one other clutch available for a public release the next morning After these groups are released only five Kemprsquos ridley clutches will remain in incubation and these were laid on five different days Because of this dispersion in projected release dates it will be difficult to schedule and hold a public release for these last five clutches

Our public releases are held in front of the Malaquite Beach Visitor Center at Padre Island National Seashore starting at 645 am No fee is charged to enter the park to attend these releases For information on when and where

Turtles Continued from A1

On the Rocks Continued from A1If you will remember the Black Rig was the location last summer where I finally got to see and

photograph my first whale shark while diving with Scott Flory (shown riding said whale shark) This whale shark picture was sent in to the folks that are keeping track of these things and it was a newly identified whale shark that had not been documented before The info can be found at httpwwwwhalesharkorgencountersencounterjspnumber=29201117027


by Dale Rankin




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Moon market









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[She is green]

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949-4848





For Private Parties




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For Private Parties




Gourmet Take Out

Joan Sowash







































Mike Ellis Founder

Distribution

Pete Alsop

Island Delivery

Coldwell Banker

Advertising

Jan Park Rankin

Raeanne Reed

Office

Lisa Towns

Classifieds

Arlene Ritley

DesignLayout

Jeff Craft


Joey Farah

Devorah Fox

Mary Craft


Dr Tom Dorrell

Jay Gardner

Todd Hunter


Ronnie Narmour

Dr Donna Shaver

Photographers

Miles Merwin


Riley P Dog








John P Doyle


Hey Dale



Lafitte Dr





Leah Yanos Kahului



















Devorah Fox





Love to all Diane





Best regards

Marc A Perez


Gary Dukes

13802 Suntan






















News From Your








about 1030 AM







Trina Elwell


SubscriptionsDale




Thanks

Terry Wright








(Flour Bluff)Phone

361-937-3218Monday




Wii Bowling 1230 pm

Tuesday




Wednesday




Thursday


Wii Bowling 1230 pm


Friday





Line Dancing 2 pm





By Dotson Lewis

dlewis1stxrrcom

Senior Moments


Thurman Byrd










Moments Sports Talk



























Moments in Passing







bull Catch-22


bull TheGreatGatsby


bull LittleWomen





Moment Notes












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EMBROIDERY


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$2 Wacky Wednesdays

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The BACK PORCH Bar

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Live Music


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Dee-Scoveries


















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$99 Spa Package

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Minature Golf



Hooked

Great Seafood

and Burgers



Potato
































Park Road 22 Bridge




















Seashore News











1

2

Realty LLC


361-758-8777

Private

Boat Dock





$649000MLS 118102




Call 361-949-7281 15334 Bonasse 903 $188000




361-939-9008 1828 Waldron Rd




WATERFRONT



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San Gimigniela












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Denice Stylist


Amy Stylist





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The Travelling Moon







Catch of the day














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For Private Parties




949-4848





For Private Parties




Gourmet Take Out

Joan Sowash







































Mike Ellis Founder

Distribution

Pete Alsop

Island Delivery

Coldwell Banker

Advertising

Jan Park Rankin

Raeanne Reed

Office

Lisa Towns

Classifieds

Arlene Ritley

DesignLayout

Jeff Craft


Joey Farah

Devorah Fox

Mary Craft


Dr Tom Dorrell

Jay Gardner

Todd Hunter


Ronnie Narmour

Dr Donna Shaver

Photographers

Miles Merwin


Riley P Dog








John P Doyle


Hey Dale



Lafitte Dr





Leah Yanos Kahului



















Devorah Fox





Love to all Diane





Best regards

Marc A Perez


Gary Dukes

13802 Suntan






















News From Your








about 1030 AM







Trina Elwell


SubscriptionsDale




Thanks

Terry Wright








(Flour Bluff)Phone

361-937-3218Monday




Wii Bowling 1230 pm

Tuesday




Wednesday




Thursday


Wii Bowling 1230 pm


Friday





Line Dancing 2 pm





By Dotson Lewis

dlewis1stxrrcom

Senior Moments


Thurman Byrd










Moments Sports Talk



























Moments in Passing







bull Catch-22


bull TheGreatGatsby


bull LittleWomen





Moment Notes












SCREENPRINTING

EMBROIDERY


BUSINESS FORMS




SURFrsquoSUP




Carry-out Available



















$2 Wacky Wednesdays

THURS FRI SAT

The Deadbeats

719 Danielde la

Rocha

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Sat 728 Gary P NUNN

ON THE WATERFRONT

The BACK PORCH

The BACK PORCH Bar

TheBACK PORCH

Bar

Live Music


BlacktopGypsy

MAXSTALLING

Dee-Scoveries


















TWO TONS

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721



Spa Package Retreat


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$99 Spa Package

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18 Holes of

LibationsAmusements

Minature Golf



Hooked

Great Seafood

and Burgers



Potato
































Park Road 22 Bridge




















Seashore News











1

2

Realty LLC


361-758-8777

Private

Boat Dock





$649000MLS 118102




Call 361-949-7281 15334 Bonasse 903 $188000




361-939-9008 1828 Waldron Rd




WATERFRONT



PRICE REDUCED





















San Gimigniela












3-7 Check it out


Island CreatIons










Hair Salon



RoniOwner Stylist

Denice Stylist


Amy Stylist





Only





The Travelling Moon







Catch of the day





Mike Ellis Founder

Distribution

Pete Alsop

Island Delivery

Coldwell Banker

Advertising

Jan Park Rankin

Raeanne Reed

Office

Lisa Towns

Classifieds

Arlene Ritley

DesignLayout

Jeff Craft


Joey Farah

Devorah Fox

Mary Craft


Dr Tom Dorrell

Jay Gardner

Todd Hunter


Ronnie Narmour

Dr Donna Shaver

Photographers

Miles Merwin


Riley P Dog








John P Doyle


Hey Dale



Lafitte Dr





Leah Yanos Kahului



















Devorah Fox





Love to all Diane





Best regards

Marc A Perez


Gary Dukes

13802 Suntan






















News From Your








about 1030 AM







Trina Elwell


SubscriptionsDale




Thanks

Terry Wright








(Flour Bluff)Phone

361-937-3218Monday




Wii Bowling 1230 pm

Tuesday




Wednesday




Thursday


Wii Bowling 1230 pm


Friday





Line Dancing 2 pm





By Dotson Lewis

dlewis1stxrrcom

Senior Moments


Thurman Byrd










Moments Sports Talk



























Moments in Passing







bull Catch-22


bull TheGreatGatsby


bull LittleWomen





Moment Notes












SCREENPRINTING

EMBROIDERY


BUSINESS FORMS




SURFrsquoSUP




Carry-out Available



















$2 Wacky Wednesdays

THURS FRI SAT

The Deadbeats

719 Danielde la

Rocha

720

Sat 728 Gary P NUNN

ON THE WATERFRONT

The BACK PORCH

The BACK PORCH Bar

TheBACK PORCH

Bar

Live Music


BlacktopGypsy

MAXSTALLING

Dee-Scoveries


















TWO TONS

of STEEL

721



Spa Package Retreat


RetreatSpaPackage


361-949-1444 13915 SPID

$99 Spa Package

Spa Retreat Package


Treatment $99






Isle Mail N More

18 Holes of

LibationsAmusements

Minature Golf



Hooked

Great Seafood

and Burgers



Potato
































Park Road 22 Bridge




















Seashore News











1

2

Realty LLC


361-758-8777

Private

Boat Dock





$649000MLS 118102




Call 361-949-7281 15334 Bonasse 903 $188000




361-939-9008 1828 Waldron Rd




WATERFRONT



PRICE REDUCED





















San Gimigniela












3-7 Check it out


Island CreatIons










Hair Salon



RoniOwner Stylist

Denice Stylist


Amy Stylist





Only





The Travelling Moon







Catch of the day






(Flour Bluff)Phone

361-937-3218Monday




Wii Bowling 1230 pm

Tuesday




Wednesday




Thursday


Wii Bowling 1230 pm


Friday





Line Dancing 2 pm





By Dotson Lewis

dlewis1stxrrcom

Senior Moments


Thurman Byrd










Moments Sports Talk



























Moments in Passing







bull Catch-22


bull TheGreatGatsby


bull LittleWomen





Moment Notes












SCREENPRINTING

EMBROIDERY


BUSINESS FORMS




SURFrsquoSUP




Carry-out Available



















$2 Wacky Wednesdays

THURS FRI SAT

The Deadbeats

719 Danielde la

Rocha

720

Sat 728 Gary P NUNN

ON THE WATERFRONT

The BACK PORCH

The BACK PORCH Bar

TheBACK PORCH

Bar

Live Music


BlacktopGypsy

MAXSTALLING

Dee-Scoveries


















TWO TONS

of STEEL

721



Spa Package Retreat


RetreatSpaPackage


361-949-1444 13915 SPID

$99 Spa Package

Spa Retreat Package


Treatment $99






Isle Mail N More

18 Holes of

LibationsAmusements

Minature Golf



Hooked

Great Seafood

and Burgers



Potato
































Park Road 22 Bridge




















Seashore News











1

2

Realty LLC


361-758-8777

Private

Boat Dock





$649000MLS 118102




Call 361-949-7281 15334 Bonasse 903 $188000




361-939-9008 1828 Waldron Rd




WATERFRONT



PRICE REDUCED





















San Gimigniela












3-7 Check it out


Island CreatIons










Hair Salon



RoniOwner Stylist

Denice Stylist


Amy Stylist





Only





The Travelling Moon







Catch of the day





Carry-out Available



















$2 Wacky Wednesdays

THURS FRI SAT

The Deadbeats

719 Danielde la

Rocha

720

Sat 728 Gary P NUNN

ON THE WATERFRONT

The BACK PORCH

The BACK PORCH Bar

TheBACK PORCH

Bar

Live Music


BlacktopGypsy

MAXSTALLING

Dee-Scoveries


















TWO TONS

of STEEL

721



Spa Package Retreat


RetreatSpaPackage


361-949-1444 13915 SPID

$99 Spa Package

Spa Retreat Package


Treatment $99






Isle Mail N More

18 Holes of

LibationsAmusements

Minature Golf



Hooked

Great Seafood

and Burgers



Potato
































Park Road 22 Bridge




















Seashore News











1

2

Realty LLC


361-758-8777

Private

Boat Dock





$649000MLS 118102




Call 361-949-7281 15334 Bonasse 903 $188000




361-939-9008 1828 Waldron Rd




WATERFRONT



PRICE REDUCED





















San Gimigniela












3-7 Check it out


Island CreatIons










Hair Salon



RoniOwner Stylist

Denice Stylist


Amy Stylist





Only





The Travelling Moon







Catch of the day





Spa Package Retreat


RetreatSpaPackage


361-949-1444 13915 SPID

$99 Spa Package

Spa Retreat Package


Treatment $99






Isle Mail N More

18 Holes of

LibationsAmusements

Minature Golf



Hooked

Great Seafood

and Burgers



Potato
































Park Road 22 Bridge




















Seashore News











1

2

Realty LLC


361-758-8777

Private

Boat Dock





$649000MLS 118102




Call 361-949-7281 15334 Bonasse 903 $188000




361-939-9008 1828 Waldron Rd




WATERFRONT



PRICE REDUCED





















San Gimigniela












3-7 Check it out


Island CreatIons










Hair Salon



RoniOwner Stylist

Denice Stylist


Amy Stylist





Only





The Travelling Moon







Catch of the day





1

2

Realty LLC


361-758-8777

Private

Boat Dock





$649000MLS 118102




Call 361-949-7281 15334 Bonasse 903 $188000




361-939-9008 1828 Waldron Rd




WATERFRONT



PRICE REDUCED





















San Gimigniela












3-7 Check it out


Island CreatIons










Hair Salon



RoniOwner Stylist

Denice Stylist


Amy Stylist





Only





The Travelling Moon







Catch of the day











3-7 Check it out


Island CreatIons










Hair Salon



RoniOwner Stylist

Denice Stylist


Amy Stylist





Only





The Travelling Moon







Catch of the day



Section A Final

Documents

island leaves

island moon publishing

island moon year

padre island drive

beach cleanup

beach crews

normal summer season

moon attaboy