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Issue 677

Island Moon

The voice of The Island since 1996

April 6, 2017

Around The Island

By Dale Rankin It was a cool wind in April that blew across our little sandbar this week. And when we say blew we mean it. It has been a windy week all around as boaters trying to watch the air show last weekend were anchored up in the shallows behind The Island where there wasn’t enough fetch and reach to create the pounding waves that beat up those brave enough to head out into the bay. Offshore fishing trips have been few and far between of late as swells of up to nine feet have been working their way across the Gulf. Closer to shore it’s been a good week for us as fishing is up, temperatures are moderate, and gas prices are holding steady.

March miracle We had a March Miracle this week as the nest of a Kemp’s Ridley turtle was found on South Padre Island, marking the first time ever a nest has been found on the Texas Coast during the month of March. He was a little late for Spring Break and that might be somewhat of a miracle in itself. While the hypothesis has yet to be actually tested here’s guessing that nesting sea turtles and Spring Breakers would be a volatile mix. It’s the turtle season everybody so keep an eye out and call Donna if you find one.

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Details of Planned Island Development Restaurants, live music venue, retail, residential, marina under design

By Dale Rankin Island developer Paul Schexnailder spoke to the Island Strategic Action Committee on Tuesday and filled in details of his plans for Island development on the 104 acre site around Lake Padre including a Hilton Hotel, multi-family and single-family residential, a marina, and a restaurant and live music venue developed by Lulu properties which is owned by the Lucy Buffett, the sister of musician Jimmy Buffett. The largest part of the current phase of development is on the 104 acres on the Lake Padre side of SPID where in recent months Schexnailder has moved, “almost one million acres of sand and created 10,000 feet of new bulkheads.” Those plans include:

Conceptual drawing of Lulu's in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina A 220 room Hilton Hotel including retail space and meeting facilities just north of the canal leading to the planned Park Road 22/SPID Water Exchange Bridge. “That facility is currently under design,” Schexnailder said. “When the design is done we will permit the road to it and the utilities.

Lulu’s campus, which will include a seafood restaurant, live music year round operated by Lulu’s properties, which is owned by Lucy Buffett, the sister of musician Jimmy Buffett. The company currently has similar facilities in Gulf Shores, Alabama; Destin, Florida; and a new

Development cont. on A 16

Food Truck Invasion!

away everybody. It kicks off in Port A on the weekend of April 21 and is always a great weekend on the sand. There are three things on our Island that never get old, finding a sand dollar, seeing a dolphin, and viewing the sand sculptures in Port Aransas. Get out there and enjoy the great weather everybody, if you don’t get blown to Swinney Switch, we’ll see you at the Food Truck Festival, and say hello if you see us Around The Island.

By Dale Rankin The second round of balloting for two open positions on the sevenmember Padre Isles Property Owners Board of Directors wrapped up Saturday with one candidate reaching the (formerly) required majority of votes to claim a seat on the board, and a third (and presumably) final round of voting for the final seat set for later this month to determine the winner of the seventh seat. Two candidates are on the ballot: Second-place finisher Carter Tate and fourth place finisher George Potter. Former candidate and board member Stan Hulse has withdrawn from the race. See the complete ballot in this issue. The board voted Saturday to return to a plurality of votes for the third round rather than requiring a majority which has failed to fill the two seats in the first two rounds of voting. In the first round no candidates reached the majority, in the second round Saturday new member Marvin Jones was the sole candidate to reach the 50.1% plateau with 869 votes.

The Island United Political Action Committee will hold its endorsement night for candidates in the May 6 city Special Election on Monday, April 10 at 6:30 p.m. at the Holiday Inn.

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Mayor Endorsement Forum Monday

Sales of beach permits for Spring Break 2017 took a huge leap as the dollar figure jumped from $14,000 in 2016 to $44,000 in 2017. Officials attribute the jump mostly to an aggressive sales team this year more so than a big jump in Spring Breakers.

SandFest!

Third time is the charm

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Spring Break follow-up

We had a call this week from a reader who witnessed a Spring Breaker in Port Aransas using water from a hole dug in the area behind the dunes to take a sponge bath. While we don’t encourage anyone to start digging holes behind the dunes it does bring to mind a little known fact about our Island that ranchers and before them the Karankawa Indians knew well. If you dig only a few feet down anywhere on our Island you will hit potable semi-fresh water. It won’t taste too good but it was used to water livestock here for years and apparently now to bathe the great unwashed. The Island was considered great ranchland and the Dunn Ranch which operated on The Island for many years used shallow tanks to water cattle and as a bonus no fences were needed and there was plenty of grass. The water is brackish which means it contains from 1,000 parts per million of total dissolved solids (the top end of fresh water) to 10,000 parts per million (seawater is about 35,000 parts per million). About a dozen homes on The Island use shallow wells jetted out with pressurized water to water their yards.

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All registered Island voters are encouraged to attend and vote for the candidate of their choice. The candidate will be given an opportunity to address the crowd and at the end of the night the votes from the membership will be tallied and the top vote getter will receive the endorsement of the membership.

They will come rolling in from OTB Saturday morning ready to feed a hungry Island!The 2nd Annual Corpus Christi Food Truck Festival is coming to The Island and will take place in the parking lot at Schlitterbahn Resort this Saturday, April 8 from noon to midnight. More than forty trucks are scheduled to be on hand, along with an arts and crafts alley, and other activities for kids of all ages. There will also be live music on the main stage. The event is free and open to the public. A little Island history

Bring your voter registration card with you to speed up the process. Candidates have until March 27 to file. You must be registered by April 6 to vote. Early voting takes place April 24-May 2, and Election Day is May 6. The IUPAC was formed to unite the approximately 7200 Island voters behind candidates in city races.

Legend of the Nicaragua

Rusting hulk of a ship from a bygone era collects stories on PINS It was in the Man Who Shot Liberty Valance where it was said, “"This is the West, sir. When the legend becomes fact, print the legend." When it comes to the rusting hull of a ship still awash in the surf just north of the Mansfield Channel the fact is much less intriguing that the legend, so we will print both. We get regular questions from visitors to Padre Island National Seashore about the wrecked of the Nicaragua as her boilers are still visible (some of the time) above the surf line just north of the channel. First, let’s get the legend out of the way. There is no known evidence to support the story that the ship was a treasure ship, a gun runner for Pancho Villa, nor any other Mexican revolutionary for that matter. The truth is that she was a lumbering lumber carrier that just simply got caught in a storm and brought too close to the skinny water and floundered.

The ship The steel-hull ship was white in color and built in 1891 in Bergen, Norway. Her plans show that she was 190 feet overall and Lloyd's of London listed her at 611 gross tons. She was the first ship to enter the new Port of Beaumont. In October 1912 she left Tampico bound for Port Arthur carrying cotton and various other (legal) cargo. After five days at sea on October 16, 1912, she sank during a great storm that sank vessels all over the Gulf of Mexico, and sent her to the bottom near the Devil's Elbow About fifty miles down Padre Island National Seashore, a place where converging currents make it the repository for flotsam and jetsam from all over the Gulf of Mexico. For ten days the ship’s fate was unknown until on October 22, when members of the crew turned up in Port Aransas in a small boat and were rescued by crew members from

the U.S. Coast Guard Life Boat Station. The captain's story was that the Nicaragua was due east of Padre Island when it was hit by the hurricane which was ravaging ship traffic in the Gulf. During the storm a strained rudder chain broke, and the ship, at the mercy of the storm, was driven aground in the breakers. The captain and nine crew members manned one of the ship's boats and headed northward, battling sporty seas for five days before they were spotted by the coast guard. They said twelve other men had headed south in two other boats, hoping they could reach a Texas port. Before the crew was rescued, the U.S. Revenue Cutter Windom had left Galveston at the request of the Mexican owners, to search for the Nicaragua with the hope that it would find the remaining twelve but did not meet with success, The worse

was feared until October 29 when six sailors walked up to the Port Isabel life boat station, having walked 54 miles along Padre. They said that no one had left the Nicaragua after

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I have been more than proud to have served our community for the last six years. Anyone who personally knows me, knows my love and commitment to our Island. This past POA election was very challenging for me on a personal level. While I have no issue with arguments and criticism against my stand on policies and board actions (comes with the job) I soon found myself the subject of many personal attacks, defamation of character and just plain ugliness - from people who had never even met me or bothered to get to know me. While I pride myself on having thick skin, once the social media attacks reach my young daughter, I know it is time to step out of the line of fire. While I don't always agree with every facet of our community (who does?), for the first time living on Padre, I have found myself ashamed of the ugliness of some of those facets. This community should be and is better than that. I have confidence that we will soon return to the tight-knit, respectable community we have always prided ourselves of being. In addition, and with respect to the voters, Mr. Carter Tate garnered more votes than myself in the last run-off election on April 1st and I will honor those results and those voters. Therefore, I regretfully and respectfully withdraw my name as a POA Board candidate for this upcoming run-off election. Mr. Carter Tate (even though we did not see eye-to-eye on everything) has proven he cares for our Island, has repeatedly shown he is willing to put in the work necessary and will certainly add to the diversity of the board. Thank you once again to those who have voted and supported me over the years and I will continue to be an advocate for our Island. Stan Hulse

Carter Tate Endorsement I am asking island residents to vote for Carter Tate in the upcoming Padre Island Property Owners Association Election. Ballots for the April 25 meeting will be in the mail shortly and can be mailed in. At the last election Marvin Jones was elected to one seat, but an additional election is necessary to fill the remaining vacant seat. CarterTate has been involved in island activities for years, and has been an active member of the Island Strategic Action Committee (ISAC). He participates in all POA meetings and stays current on the issues and events on the island. He is involved in events such as our Mardi Gras parade, PIBA mixers, and other such island gatherings. His write up in the Moon is in the March 30 edition and outlines his views, objectives, and goals if elected to the Property Owners Association Board. In the first POA election Carter received 570 votes placing him second. In the second POA election Carter received 610 votes and finished second again. If either election had been a simple majority vote, Carter would have already been elected. I think the voters have made it clear who the second elected member of the POA should be. I urge the island voters to vote and elect Carter Tate to the board. I am a 20 year island resident, and yes my wife Nancy currently serves on the POA Board. Thank you for your time. Paul Tressa

PIPOA Giveaway The Padre Isles Property Owners Association (PIPOA”) has several million dollars in a pool derived from annual Maintenance Fees paid by property owners. This pool of money is a trust fund which can only be spent for the acquisition, maintenance, and repair of the common areas of the Padre Isles residential subdivisions. It is illegal to give this money away. Even so, PIPOA Board of Directors seems bent on giving away this money or to spend it on improper projects. The Board has for several years donated $2,500 to the community college for scholarships, and has recently considered donating $100,000 from the pool Maintenance Funds to the local Seashore Charter School (“Seashore’). It is also spending money on a park owned by the City. Although Board backed off the Seashore donation in the face of property owner protests, it has refused to agree such gifts are beyond its authority. The giveaway threat hangs over us. One can understand why the Board might like sympathetic causes--there is no end to available sympathetic causes. Persons can give their own money to any cause. But our maintenance funds cannot be given away otherwise diverted to third parties. Though scholarship money is relatively small; if permitted, it creates a precedent for more the more grandiose donations. The impropriety of invading our Maintenance funds is easily demonstrated by controlling documents stating these funds are to be used for the acquisition, repair, and maintenance of the common areas and for no other purpose. The Protective Covenants and Landowner’s Agreements (the “Covenants) that now govern the PIPOA were originally created September 2, 1969 by Padre Island Investment Corporation and the Padre Island Corporation, Trustee. In 1981, these parties transferred all the property and related duties to the PIPOA.

These Covenants created our pool of Maintenance Funds, and the Covenants expressly mandate these funds are “for the proper maintenance of [our] common areas.” Yet another significant provision of the Covenants states, in pertinent part, “The restrictions, conditions and use limitations herein set forth shall be binding upon Owner, … and all subsequent owners of each lot and that, “If any person or persons violates or attempts to violate any of the restrictions, conditions or use limitations contained herein” such violators may be sued by any lot owner. The Board not only ignores the plain meaning of the Covenants, it also completely ignores the clear language of the three other controlling documents that effected the transfer of the property and related duties to the PIPOA, including the duty to hold the Maintenance Funds in trust for our common areas. On June 15, 1981, the Trustee of the pooled maintenance funds that were created prior to the PIPOA executed a “Conveyance” which transferred the Padre Isles property and all prior arrangements to the PIPOA. This included the Trustee’s transfer of the trust funds. Also on June 15, 1981, the PIPOA and the prior owner executed an “Assignment” by which the PIPOA received and accepted all duties relating to the “Common areas,” and the PIPOA specifically bound itself “to perform the obligations of Trustee under said Agreements.” On the same date, by yet a third agreement titled “Ratification of Assignment,” the PIPOA agreed expressly agreed to receive and perform “all of the duties of the Trustee under the “Protective Covenants and Landowner’s Agreements,” the Landowner’s Agreements being the source of the Maintenance fund pool. The Articles of Incorporation, which is the original document that created what has become the PIPOA, in explaining its purpose, states its purpose as including “furthering the …common good.” But it continues by explaining this means, “[T]he preservation thereof as a marina type community of the highest quality, owning, constructing, operating, acquiring common areas, including but not limited to: greenways, recreational areas, canals, bulkheads, seawalls, seagates (sic.) , lighting, parks, roads, streets, curbs, butters (sic.) , drainage facilities, water access areas, boat ramps and any other facilities or property which shall be owned by it and located in the above described subdivisions, … no part of the property of the corporation and no part of its earnings shall inure to the benefit of any director or other private individual. Note the last sentence specifically forbids allowing any of the PIPOA property to benefit any private individual. Scholarship recipients are individuals and so is the Seashore school, being a legal entity and therefore a “person” under the law. The PIPOA Board seems to hang its argument on the general phrase for the “benefit of the common good,” arguing presumably that helping out the school, or providing scholarships will enhance property values. But the same sentence defines this common good as relating to the common areas and specifically goes on to forbid gifting any part of the funds to third parties. Moreover, this view completely ignores the plain language of the June 15, 1981 documents. A very slender thread with which to swing away $100,000 of our trust funds. Also, it only fair to point out that Board members owe fiduciary duties to the property owners, requiring them to act with the utmost good faith and with the highest degree of honesty and loyalty. The Board members can also be individually held liable for attorney’s fees, court costs, and punitive damages. It’s possible, individual board members could be required to repay the PIPOA for fees expended by it due to their misconduct. Of course, no one wants litigation. All the Board needs to do is concede Maintenance Fees can only be used for purposes of the common areas owned and managed by the PIOPA. Nothing stops the Board from a separate drive to create scholarships or funds for other worthy causes from money specifically donated for that purpose, but not with our Maintenance Funds. If we are hit with a catastrophic windstorm, we’ll need every dime we have. Karl Rubinstein Property owner

Trimming the Palms Dale I have a house on a wide channel at Commodores subdivision and I noticed now there are a lot more palms now floating in the channel. I did go by and try to explain to the POA staff that rules relating to cutting palms was going to cause this problem. I have over 60 years of watching, planting and growing palm trees. I cut all five to the ground at my house there on the island once I heard of rule cause I know what happens when you trim palms, they flower, seed and stuff falls off them unless you trim twice a year or more and it triples if not more the rate of growth per year. I can prove this. It takes at least five years after trimming for the palm to stop dropping stuff and stop flowering. In Laredo I have five palms in backyard I never trim and in front I let a guy trim them three years ago. Even in storms the palms never trimmed, nothing falls off them, they don’t flower or seed. In front we are going on three years since they were trimmed and stuff is still falling off those but it’s getting better now. Just drive around corpus where these silly rules don’t exist and note the palms that have not been trimmed 5 years or more and look at those that were trimmed two years ago. So I guess for next five years there will be palms in the channels due to some fools idea as to what looks nice. My advice is you trim often 3 to 6 times per year till you get to size you want then stop. Grows slow and drops nearly nothing after 4 or 5 years. Roberto L. Ramirez

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Thoughts on Rocks I just noticed in The Island Moon that another rock yard won yard of the month. It made me smile because my wife, who was a Master Gardener, would always say with a smile, “Another rock yard won.” You see, she loved to get her hands in real dirt. Several hours a week, she would work in her flower beds and vegetable garden. She gained so much pleasure from the smell of dirt, and watching her flowers grow. I always wanted her to win the yard award, but she could not have cared less. Her reward was just enjoying time in our yard. I have nothing against rock yards. I think every homeowner has the choice to do what they wish with their yard. I also know all about xeriscaping, and the advantages of water conservation. Well, my wife believed in that also. She watered her beds from three barrels where rain water was collected from our down spouts. My wife is tending her garden in heaven now. I know one thing for sure, she has no rocks. Wil Perrin

Mischief on Cartagena Hey, Dale -- Our next door neighbor came over Thursday to tell my husband people were having their vehicles broken into on our cul de sac. My husband checked his truck on the driveway but had nothing of value visible that would have been stolen during the night Wednesday. Thursday I came home from out of town, put my car in the garage and later that afternoon the car alarm started going off. Jon went out to check his truck again and another neighbor was standing in our driveway looking at the garage like he was trying to figure out where the sound was coming from. The garage door was still closed, but my car alarm had been triggered. I think maybe the "break-in people" are driving around trying out garage door openers and/or car door auto locks and taking advantage of anything that opens or unlocks. Could you put this information in the Moon as an anonymous story to raise awareness about the situation? We were lucky to have nothing stolen or damaged, but others may not have had our luck. The driveby people seem to be doing their mischief during the night and in daylight. Thanks, Name withheld by request

Community Health and Physical Fitness As Co-Captain of the 1960-61 Del Mar College swim team, I entered events in my April, 1961 last college meet and won. Fifty-five years later at the April 1st Texas State Senior Games swim meet, I entered and won a gold medal. Now, my goal is the National Senior Games. The Southside Leadership Council’s mission is to change community health and physical fitness with life to 100 instead of the current 44% obesity with early demise. There is no better way to do so than at the Texas State Senior Games in San Antonio (seniorgames@ jcc.sa.org), which give currently over 2,000 seniors the goal to train for months six days per week to compete in twenty sports with age 50-54, 55-59…90-94, 95-100 age brackets, including archery, badminton, basketball, bowling, cycling, golf, horseshoes, picketball, racewalk, racquetball, 5k-10k roadrace, shuffleboard, softball, swimming, table tennis, track & field, triathlon, and volleyball. Taxpayer funded high school and college facilities with their gyms, weightrooms, tracks, tennis courts, and natatoriums such as at CCISD, FBISD, TMISD, and DMC need be opened after student hours that end at 5:30 p.m. with taxpayers then being off work so the facilities provide the community full age usage. Guy Watts

SPID is a weird thing to call it, man Dale, I loved your story on the SPID/Park RD22/ TX358 debacle in this week's paper. Since 1983 visiting friends and relatives have asked me why our main thoroughfare is named "South" PID instead of just PID. I'm sick of trying to answer them! Why hasn't logic prevailed and the name been changed? How would we go about starting a push in that direction? Craig Woldridge

Thank you!! Thank you to all my supporters and voters for a real grass roots landslide victory in the Board Election. You are the BEST!! You voted for change on the Island. I am humbled and Proud to be your voice on the Board. Please let me know what your issues are. Please email or call me with your top 5 issues you want me to bring to the Board. Email mjones.law@att. net. Phone: 469-231-3485. I will make a list, check it twice, and voice your concerns to the Board. We have work to do. Let’s get started with positive change. I have just learned that Stan Hulse has dropped out of the final election for the remaining Board seat. MARTA SPROUT has decided with the encouragement of many many people to run for the empty Board Seat against Carter Tate as a write in candidate. MARTA SPROUT is a highly intelligent, articulate, and trustworthy person. She has experience sitting on several Boards. Her philosophy of protect the POA Money and Transparency aligns with mine. She is a candidate for Positive Change. I support and ENDORSE MARTA SPROUT 100% for Board Member. Let’s get behind her candidacy and make it happen! Thank you again! Marvin Jones- POA Member

April 6, 2017

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History cont. from A1

climb after wallowing through the trough of a wave. "A galley door still swung protestingly on rusty hinges as the steady Gulf breeze swept through the ruined cabins. In the main salon the molding that had trimmed the doors and adorned the ceiling had long since sprung loose from the nails and hung at grotesque angles, like long fingers pointing at you." By 1933, when the Texas Highway Department

First Friday at Port Aransas Art Center The First Friday event for April will be held at the Port Aransas Art Center on April 7 with featured work by Gals of the Gulf. The featured artists are Sarah Searight, Suzanne Balluck, Nancy Thyre, and Debra Wilbanks Williams. The event is sponsored by A Mano and begins at 5:30 at the Art Center, 33 N. Alister 361-7497334. The public is invited. Live music and refreshments will be served.

The Nicaragua today the captain’s departure but had stayed on board until they could reach shore, then started to walk down the coast. Four more were on their way down Padre, and two had been left at the wreck, too ill to be moved.

The rescue

surveyed Padre Island, only a little of the hull had survived the Gulf storms of 20 years. Today at low tide the remains of the ship can be seen – rusty iron, green algae, and part of the old engine, which according to drawings was triple compound, with three cylinders. So now she rusts, collecting barnacles and stories, and reminding us that we live in a place with a rich history, plenty of facts, and even more legends. Dale Rankin

POA cont. from A1

Challenger Carter Tate finished second for the second time but failed to reach the majority number of 646 by 36 votes out of a total of 1292 ballots cast, Stan Hulse finished third with 561 and George Potter fourth with 149.

USRC Windom A week later men from the Port Aransas station made the long, rough trip down the Gulf and took the two sick men, a Spaniard and a Mexican, aboard without any trouble. But sporty seas always have their way and after only a few miles the Gulf became too rough for their 30-foot power boat with eleven men crowded aboard and the anchor was dropped. Five men took the surf boat they were towing and went ashore on Padre, where they built rough shelters out of driftwood as the others stayed aboard. For two days and nights all were drenched with spray from the breaking waves. Huge breakers tossed the craft so badly that it was impossible

The first two rounds of the current election were the first in which a majority vote was required after a review of the rules by POA attorney John Bell. The return to a plurality – top vote getter wins the seat – for the third round will mean no further election should be required. Objections were raised from members during the Saturday meeting where the votes were tallied, that when ballots on the first round of voting went out no mention was made of the change in the winning margin from a plurality to a majority. The rules remained unchanged in the second round, but will now revert to the historical plurality vote used in previous elections. The next meeting will be Tuesday, April 25 at 5 p.m. at Seashore Learning Center on Encantada and since that meeting is a continuation of the previous meeting, which was recessed and not adjourned, no new candidates will be allowed to file for the race meaning only the four candidates already in the race will be eligible to run. The four candidates and the vote total from the second round of elections are as follows: Total votes cast 1292 646 needed for majority Proxy votes

(elected) Marvin Jones to cook, and the men aboard went without food, shivering with cold, as the spindrift sheeted over the decks. When the storm finally broke they were rejoined by the five men who had been ashore and all arrived safely in Port Aransas. Efforts to salvage the Nicaragua were made over the years but none were successful.

The legends That’s when the legend makers went to work which was to be expected given the tumult in Mexico at the time; a gun runner and treasure ship for Villa's revolutionists, or something else... A newspaper man who saw her 10 years after she was wrecked said: "Her bow was headed northward, and from the storm-swept bridge deck you felt as though she had just plowed through the breakers, and was about to part the sea oats at high-tide mark and sail off into the shimmering mirages of the dancing and ever-shifting sand dunes. "Her stern sloped off into the water, as her bow rose abruptly from the sandy beach. A rope ladder still dangled over her side…The deck cleaned and weathered by 10 years of sun, was tilted; and what was left of the superstructure gave you the impression of a ship starting a

Carter Tate Stan Hulse George Potter

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See the ballot for the current vote in this issue. The POA has an annual operating budget of about $1.5 million and total assets of about $9 million. It is operated as a nonprofit Limited Liability Corporation made up of property owners on The Island.

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Inaugural Four-Day “Birdiest Festival in America” Named “birdiest city” for a decade, Corpus Christi holds its inaugural “Birdiest Festival in America,” April 20-23, headquartered at the South Texas Botanical Gardens & Nature Center, 8545 S. Staples St., a Great Texas Coastal Birding Trail site. Corpus Christi and the center are located in key spring migration pathways for numerous species of birds. The $35 per person basic registration fee covers six birding talks, vendor tent, arts/crafts booths, “Raptor Project” shows, Botanical Gardens admission, opening reception Mexican fajita dinner, Thursday, April 20; and is required for access to optional, separately-priced features including 13 different field trips, two “big sits,” and barbecue dinner, Saturday, April 22. Food trucks will be on-site for other meals. Visit Botanical Gardens website, www.stxbot. org, for on-line registration, detailed festival schedule, and registration form, or call 361852-2100.

New Lighting for Island Public Piers Nueces County Coastal Parks is about to start its pier relighting project for both Horace Caldwell and Bob Hall Piers. Each one of the piers will be completely rewired and equipped with all new state of the art wiring, light poles and LED lighting. Over the years the salt environment has taken its toll on our overhead lighting along the pier and these new marine grade LED lights and light poles will ensure years of low maintenance lighting of the piers for all who use them. The total cost to do both piers is $200K which was made possible through funds made available by County Judge Loyd Neil and Precinct 4 County Commissioner Brent Chesney. Both piers are iconic symbols of the Texas Coast and the Coastal Bend Region and reinvesting in them will ensure many years of family fun and fishing to both visitors and locals alike. Horace Caldwell Pier work will begin Monday, April 3, 2017 through Thursday April 6th. During this time the pier will be closed to public use and fishing for safety reasons. Horace Caldwell Pier will reopen for the weekend on Friday, April 7th with potential closure the next week April 10th through the 13th if contractor needs extra time. After completion of the work at Horace Caldwell the contractor will move to Bob Hall Pier and we anticipate closure of Bob Hall starting April 17th through 20th and again April 24th through 27th if extra time is needed. We will keep the public informed on progress, but the main goal is to have both piers completely refurbished and ready to go for the summer season. We understand this may be inconvenient for many folks who use or visit our piers and we ask for your patience and understanding. For any information related to Horace Caldwell Pier please call the Nueces County Coastal Parks office in Port Aransas at 361-749-6117 and for info on Bob Hall Pier please call the Nueces County Coastal Parks office at Padre Balli Park at 361-949-8121.

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By Mary Craft mkay512@aol.com

New Advertisers Church Unlimited Padre Island will have Easter services at 7 am, 8:30 am, 10 am and 11:30 am. They are located at 15205 SPID behind Black Sheep Bistro. Corpus Christi Cycle Plaza has the Yamaha Generation EX waverunners starting at $6,5599. They are built on durable lightweight platform with stability for three and strong towing capability. They service all makes and models of jet skis and will pick up and deliver. For more info call 852-7368 or visit www. cccycleplaza.com. Visit their store at 2937 SPID to see the largest selection of personal watercraft in the area. Oversized corner lot with protected water views at 13801 Primavera is for sale by owner. Call 361-658-7724.

Business Briefs The 2nd Annual Food Truck Festival will be held at Schlitterbahn Saturday, April 8th noon - 11:45 pm. There will be over 40 gourmet quality food trucks from the Corpus Christi area. There will be live music, face painting, food eating contests, arts & crafts vendors, kid’s truck zone and much more. Admission is free. The Spring Plant Sale sponsored by the Island Gardeners Garden Club will be held at Keller Williams 15209 SPID on the back patio Saturday, April 8th 10 am – 1 pm. 495 Chesapeake Eats Restaurant opened recently in Rockport and serves Maryland style cuisine. It has gotten great reviews most notably the crab cakes, Brussel sprouts, seafood mac and cheese, calimari and tuna tartare. They have a full bar and craft beers. The Black Sheep Bistro/ Barrel has daily $4 drink specials and half price bottles of wine every Tuesday and Wednesday. They serve brunch every Saturday and Sunday 10 am – 2 pm. The Boathouse Bar & Grill will have three cheese ravioli with garlic bread dinner special this weekend for $14. The Aransas Pass Gun & Knife Show will be held at the Civic Center at 700 W. Wheeler on Saturday, April 8th 9 am – 5 pm and Sunday 9 am – 4 pm. Island Joes Coffee & Gallery makes all their baked goods on the premises including on some day’s energy bites, chocolate pecan toffee and mini pecan pies. I recently enjoyed a breakfast egg and cheese Panini with a smoothie. Stop by and tell ‘em you saw it in the Moon! The 2017 Sunset Sounds Series in Port A starts Friday, April 7th with a concert by Al Spitzer 7 – 9 pm. The monthly free concerts are at the Patsy Jones Amphitheater in Roberts Point Park. Bring a chair and your favorite beverage as you watch the sunset over the Corpus Christi Ship Channel.

Savings Tidbit: Powertochoose.org (not .com) is a Public Utilities Commission of Texas site that lists all electric providers offers. You can price shop for the best kwh cost knowing that it is safe even if you never heard of the company. Just remember that the price goes up after a year without them notifying you. I change providers yearly. This week I was able to get 6 cents/kwh.

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April 6, 2017

Island Moon

Stuff I Heard on the Island By Dale Rankin One of the most important meetings of the year will take place this Monday, April 10 at 6:30 p.m. at the Holiday Inn on The Island. The Island United Political Action Committee will hold its public meeting to allow Island voters to pick their candidate in the race for Mayor in the May 6 election. Before the IUPAC was formed Island voters typically split their vote, usually between the top two candidates, and as a result we got little in the way of help from our city on issues of Island interest. That changed when we started voting as a block. And I should take the time here to point out that the endorsement of the IUPAC is not done by a vote of the board; the candidate is chosen by a vote of any and all of the 7200 registered voters on The Island who chose to participate. When you hear someone say “they” should do something about higher taxes remind them that “we” are the “they” and this is our chance to act. Before the city elections were moved from the spring to the fall to coincide with state and national elections the turnout for city elections was around 25,000 voters and that is probably a good working number for the turnout this time. With that said, where does that leave The Island?

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I was a flip phone holdout until late in the game but the depths of my I phone-dependent depravity were made manifest this week when my semi-ancient unit literally started coming apart. I trekked to CVS for superglue which of course exploded from the tube all over my desk so I cleaned it up with an old copy of the Moon – we are after all a full service newspaper. But then I set the phone down on the paper so that the huge dab of glue completely covered the lens on my phone camera. When I looked through the camera everything looked like a bad Fellini movie and I panicked. I tried to lick the lens clean and felt a nanosecond of terror when my tongue stuck to the lens. I could see it clear as day; a headline in my own Police Report. “Number Fifteens, 14646 Compass for some guy with his tongue stuck to his cell phone.” At the risk of losing some skin I yanked it loose and with my index finger checked for tongue damage. In the process I had smeared superglue all over my index finger. Oh man, now my finger stuck to my tongue! Now I would lose skin in two directions! I pried it loose but now I had superglue on my tongue, my lower lip, my finger, my shirt, and the lens of my camera which was now attached to an old copy of the Moon. So if you see my in the next few days I’ll be the guy with a lisp, a cell phone with blotches of newsprint stuck to it taking pictures through a haze of superglue. I’m thinking I maybe should have stopped with my finger glued to my tongue. I might have started a trend. I can see it now; L.A. hipsters gluing their fingers to their tongues after Texas video goes viral! Ah well, you got to be tough if you’re going to be stupid.

Carrot Ginger Soup

Aside from all of the green we see at the supermarket this time of year, there is also an ever so beautiful orange vegetable that we see all year round, but we somehow seem to overlook. The infamous carrot. Don’t get me wrong, we all have a bag sitting in our fridge. But most of us use them to enhance a hearty stew, or diced to start up a soup but it’s seldom the star of the show. Personally, because I cook a lot, I like to repurpose items that we take for granted and make them the center of attention. Carrots seem to make a strong appearance this time of year due to Easter. I’ve seen them peeled as sticks, or cut into medallions, served raw in salads or shaved ribbons tossed with mint and an Asian vinaigrette. In other vegetarian recipes they’ve taken on the role of pasta. Dipped in boiling water, tossed in butter or olive oil. Today I’m sharing my Carrot Ginger soup recipe. It’s light enough for spring, but hearty enough for a cool breezy day also. You can explore with various spices and add curry powder, or garam masala or add harissa for an extra kick. Carrots take on the warm flavors that spices bring which makes this dish different every time.

Recipe: 2 tablespoons sweet cream butter 2 shallots peeled and chopped 2 pounds carrots peeled and sliced 2 tablespoons grated fresh ginger 6 cups chicken broth 1 Tablespoon brown sugar

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I am speaking of course of the ubiquitous cell phone/camera/GPS device/texter to the world/direct line to every piece of information ever compiled by man. What once took a day at the library to research can now be found out in seconds through a cell phone search. I have to admit nothing but full blown envy at the kids in grade school today whose learning curve is limited only by their imagination. At the stage where we had crayons and Elmer’s Glue they have access to two thousand years of knowledge.

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So if numbers from previous elections are any indication The Island should cast about 5000 out of a total of 25,000 votes citywide. You do the math. One in five votes is a pretty good lick by any standards, and with a cattle call of candidates there is a good chance there will be a runoff. Another thing that history tells us is that if there are 25,000 votes in the first election barely half that many will turn out for the runoff but Island voters, historically, have a higher turnout than the rest of the city and vote in nearly the same numbers in both the first election and the runoff. Again, you do the numbers and you will see why the meeting on Monday is one of the most important of the year. Attend and let your voice be heard because after all…”we” are the “they.”

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In the election last November there were 4973 votes cast on The Island. The two leading candidates in this Mayoral election also ran last time. Joe McComb, who ran for an AtLarge City Council seat did not get the IUPAC endorsement, got 1710 Island votes. Nelda Martinez, who received the endorsement of IUPAC members in the Mayoral race last time, got 1443 Island votes. But Island voters ignored the IUPAC consensus in that race and voted almost two to one for her opponent Dan McQueen who got 2664 Island votes.

Hand to phone coordination They are now like part of our hands. We rely on them to remind us when it is time to wake up in the morning and how to help us find our way around the New York City subway system. The millennials will be the most chronicled generation ever because everywhere they go they have a movie camera in their pocket.

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1 Tablespoon apple cider vinegar 1 cup heavy cream Salt and white pepper Cayenne (optional) Sour cream Parsley sprigs, for garnish

Directions: In a 6-quart pan, over medium high heat, add butter and onions and cook, stirring often, until onions are limp. Add carrots, and ginger. Stir for about 3 minutes and add broth. Cover and bring to a boil. Add the brown sugar and vinegar. Reduce heat and simmer until carrots are tender when pierced. Remove from heat and let cool for about 10 minutes. Transfer to a blender. Don't fill the blender more than half way, do it in batches if you have to. Cover the blender and then hold a kitchen towel over the top of the blender*. Be careful when blending hot liquids as the mixture can spurt out of the blender. Pulse the blender to start it and then puree until smooth. Return to the pan and add cream, stir over high heat until hot. For a little kick, add a couple of pinches of cayenne. Adjust flavor by adding salt and pepper, to taste. Ladle into bowls and garnish with dollop sour cream and parsley sprigs.

Tip of the week! You can use vegetable broth instead of chicken broth if you want it to be completely vegetarian. Or you can also replace the butter and sour cream with coconut oil and omit the heavy cream for a vegan option. The important thing is to Have Fun! Try New Things! Happy Eats… Enjoy!

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April 6, 2017

Island Moon

Senior Moments

The War to End All Wars

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YWCA!

By Abigail Bair By Dotson Lewis Special to the Island Moon Dotson’s Note: At 2 PM this afternoon (Thurs Bottom of Form 4/6), there will be a World War One 100th In fact, the beginning of the war was mobile Anniversary Ceremony at Spohn Park which is and extremely bloody, as were the last few the Corpus Christi WW I Memorial Park. We months, when the big offensives of 1918 broke hope to see you there. Thomas Munita, Steven the German Army. The rate of killing in the Erlanger and Lawrence Freedman contributed muck and mud of the trenches was much lower to this report. than during the mobile part of the war.

100 Hundred Years Ago the United States Entered the War Which is Now Known as World War I Near Zonnebeke, Belgium, to walk the orderly rows of headstones in the elegant graveyards that hold the dead of World War I is to feel both awe and distance. With the death of the last veterans, World War I, which the United States entered 100 years ago, has moved from memory to history. But its resonance has not faded on land and geography, people and nations, and on the causes and consequences of modern war. The memorial at Tyne Cot, near Ypres, Belgium and the muddy killing ground of Passchendaele, is the largest British Commonwealth cemetery in the world. Nearly 12,000 soldiers are buried there. About 8,400 of them identified only as “A Soldier of the Great War, Known Unto God.” Despite the immensity of this place, the soldiers represent only a tiny portion of the 8.5 million or more from both sides who died, and that number a fraction of the 20 million who were severely wounded. Yet the establishment of these grave sites and monuments, in Tyne Cot and in villages all over the Western Front, is more than a reminder of the scale of the killing. World War I also began a tradition of memorializing ordinary soldiers by name and burying them alongside their officers, a posthumous recognition of the individual after the trauma of mass slaughter. World War I could be said to have begun in Sarajevo on June 28, 1914, with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie, by a young nationalist seeking a greater Serbia. The four and a half years that followed, as the war spread throughout Europe, the Middle East and Asia, reshaped the modern world in fundamental ways. The war destroyed Kings, Kaisers, Czars and Sultans; it demolished empires; it introduced chemical weapons, tanks and airborne bombing; it brought millions of women into the work force, hastening their legal right to vote. It gave independence to nations like Ukraine, Poland and the Baltic countries and created new nations in the Middle East with often arbitrary borders; it brought about major cultural changes, including a new understanding of the psychology of war, of “shell shock.” It also featured the initial step of the United States as a global power. President Woodrow Wilson ultimately failed in his ambitions for a new world order and a credible League of Nations, setting off much chaos with his insistence on an armistice and his support for undefined “self-determination.” And the rapid retreat of the United States from Europe helped sow the ground for World War II. Historians still squabble over responsibility for the war. Some continue to blame Germany and others depict a system of rivalries, alliances and anxieties, driven by concerns about the growing weakness of the Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman Empires and the growing strength of Germany and Russia that was likely to produce a war in any case, even if there was some other casus belli. But the emotional legacies are different for different countries. For France the war, however bloody, was a necessary response to invasion. Preventing the German Army from reaching Paris in the first battle of the Marne was the difference between freedom and slavery. The second battle of the Marne, with the help at last of American soldiers, was the beginning of the end for the Germans. This was France’s “good war,” while World War II was an embarrassing collapse, with significant collaboration. For Germany, which had invested heavily in the machinery of war, it was an almost incomprehensible defeat, laying the groundwork for revolution, revanchism, fascism and genocide. Oddly enough, says Max Hastings, a war historian, Germany could have dominated Europe in 20 years economically if only it had not gone to war. “The supreme irony of 1914 is how many of the rulers of Europe grossly overestimated military power and grossly underestimated economic power,” Mr. Hastings said, a point he now emphasizes when speaking with Chinese generals. The Germans, too, are still coming to terms with their past, unsure how much to press their current economic and political strength in Europe. For Britain, there remains a debate about whether the British even had to fight. But fight they did, with millions of volunteers until the dead were mounded so high that conscription was finally imposed in 1916. The memory of July 1, 1916, the first day of the Battle of the Somme — when 20,000 British soldiers died, 40,000 were wounded and 60 percent of officers were killed — has marked British consciousness and become a byword for mindless slaughter. “The sense that the war was futile and unnecessary still hangs over a lot of the discussion in Britain,” said Lawrence Freedman, professor of war studies at King’s College, London. In Britain there is also a deep presumption that the generals were incompetent and cold to human sacrifice, that “lions” — the brave ordinary Tommies — were “led by donkeys” like Field Marshal Douglas Haig. “That was almost certainly true at the start, but not true at the end,” Mr. Freedman said. “But the notion that lives were lost on an industrial scale because generals kept trying to launch offensives for a few feet of ground is widespread.”

If the inheritance is mixed, the war still casts a long shadow, through what can now seem the inevitability of World War II and our tumultuous modern history. This year is also, after all, the 103rd anniversary of the start of that war and the 25th anniversary of the completion of the demolition of the Berlin Wall. The end of the Cold War was in a sense a return to the end of World War I, restoring sovereignty to the countries of Eastern Europe, one reason they are so eager to defend it now. Analysts wonder if the period of American and European supremacy is fading, given the rise of China and the return of traditional nationalism, not just in Russia but in the many Eurosceptic voters in France, Britain and Denmark. Inevitably, analogies are drawn. Some analysts compare Germany after the war to Russia now, arguing that just as Germany rejected the “Carthaginian peace” at the end of World War I, so Russia is now rejecting the “settlement” of the Cold War, seeing it as unjust, chafing over its defeat and prompting a new Russian aggressiveness. Some question whether the lessons of 1914 or of 1939 are more valid today. Do we heed only the lessons of 1939, when restraint was costly, and miss the lessons of 1914, when restraint could have avoided the war? Some see a continuing struggle between Germany and Russia for mastery of Europe, a struggle that marked both world wars and continues today, and not just in Ukraine, where a century ago its people fought on both President Woodrow sides. Others Wilson-1917 see World War I, at least as it began in Sarajevo, as the third Balkan War, while the post-Cold War collapse of Yugoslavia and its multinational, multicultural, multireligious model continues to present unresolved difficulties for Europe, in Bosnia, Kosovo and beyond. Similar tensions persist in Northern Ireland, the rump of Ireland’s incomplete revolution that began with the Easter Rising of 1916. Others point to the dangers of declining powers faced with rising ones, considering both China and the Middle East, where the Syrian civil war and the advance of Islamic militants toward Baghdad are ripping up the colonial borders drawn up in the Sykes-Picot agreement by the French and British, with Russian agreement, in 1916, the middle of the war, when the Ottoman Empire was cracking. The carnage at Gallipoli helped shape the national identity of the inheritor state, modern Turkey, let alone Australia. Even the Balfour Declaration, which threw British support behind the establishment of a Jewish state in Palestine, was signed during the war, in November 1917. With the new interest in the centenary, mourners and tourists, schoolchildren and relatives, walk the living battlefields of Ypres, which still turn up human remains and live ammunition. And they walk the finely kept grass between the gray headstones at Tyne Cot, laying bright red poppies upon the earth. Not far away is the tiny Flanders Field American Cemetery and Memorial, an exquisitely kept six acres containing only 368 graves, including 21 unknown, while the names of 43 more, missing in action, are carved on the walls of a small chapel. This is the smallest American military cemetery. The headstones tell the stories of first- and second-generation Americans, their names reminiscent of the Europe their parents left to make a better life, who returned here to die. Like Giuseppe Spano, a private from Pennsylvania, and Angelo Mazzarella, a private from West Virginia, and Emil P. Wiser, a private from Montana, and Ole Olson, a private from Wisconsin, and John Dziurzynski, a private first class from Ohio. Dotson’s Other Note: My apologies to all of you Moon Monkeys who did not get the word about today’s WWI Memorial Service at Spohn Park. We will continue our efforts to insure you have timely knowledge of all the local events in which you might have an interest. As reported in an earlier issue of The Moon, the poppy is one of the most obvious inheritances of the Great War — made famous in the 1915 poem by a Canadian military doctor, Lt. Col. John McCrae: “In Flanders fields, the poppies blow, between the crosses row on row, that mark our place…” The short poem was written as a eulogy and a call to solidarity from the dead to the living, that they not “break faith with us who die.” On January 12, 1979, Captain Glenn Shoop at the controls of the British Airways Concorde G-BOAE (N94AE), and Captain Ken Larson at the controls of the Air France Concorde F-BVFC (N94FC) made a stunning parallel landing on the two West runways at D/FW to open Braniff Concorde Service.Your thoughts regarding this or any articles appearing in The Island Moon are greatly appreciated. Thank you for reading and commenting on Senior Moments. I can be reached at: dlewis1@stx. rr.com and/or Land Line: 361-949-7681 Cell: 530-748-8475. Hang in there/Have fun!

One of my absolute favorite places in Corpus Christi is our local YWCA. I joined several years ago because they boast a 25 meter pool, which you need if you’re going to swim laps, especially if you’re bad at the turn-y around bit. I once knocked myself briefly unconscious late one New Year’s Eve in a Holiday Inn swimming pool trying to do a kick flip. I find big pools now. I also really liked their mission statement, which is: “Empowering Women, Eliminating Racism.” It seemed a bit lofty, but you go, YWCA! As gyms go, the YWCA isn’t exactly swanky. We used to have a hot tub, but it kept getting clogged with what I think might have been back hair. It was closed for repair for most of last year, sometimes with this orange radioactive looking goop in the bottom of it and bright yellow hazard tape around the perimeter. Then, one morning, it was just filled in with concrete. Seriously. They just filled in the hole with concrete and then left it there, behind the glass, across from the weight room – like a warning to future hot tubs. About four months later, they covered the area with carpet. The building is older, and because of that it has a lot of problems. The equipment is far from new. There aren’t fancy services like juice bars or daycare. If you want a towel, it’s a pretty good idea just to bring one from home. At the YWCA, you get a vending machine full of chips and last I looked, no less than three varieties of Mountain Dew. There are sometimes pockets of strange grossness that exceed those of more modern gyms. You learn to avoid. And, on top of all of this, the YWCA is more expensive than other local gyms. Membership runs $39/month for a single person, with an initial joining fee of $74. Compare this to Planet Fitness ($10/ month, often with no joining fee) or gyms of its ilk, with new equipment and a strong probability of fewer grossness pockets, it’s no wonder that the YWCA seems to be suffering membership wise. And that’s one of the reasons I love it. One great thing about the local YWCA is that they're involved in the Silver Sneakers program, which defers gym fees for Seniors on Medicaid. This is designed to encourage the elderly to exercise, and it does. The typical member at the YWCA on Corona street is approximately 80 years old and generally angry. Don’t get me wrong, there are definitely some young people who work out there, especially if you consider 40 “young.” Most of the folks, though, are elderly, cantankerous, awesome, bright copper

pennies of fierceness and I absolutely adore them. You may have traveled the world, but until you’ve participated in a belly dancing class full of octogenarians draped in scarves with bells sewn on them, you haven’t really done anything.

What would your grandmother say? Most days, I just wear my wet suit home under my cover-up, but a few days out of the year, it’s just too cold to bear the damp drive. On those days, I pack a gym bag with some street clothes and change in the dressing room. I don’t like doing this, because strangers often try to talk to you when you’re naked. Once, I forgot my underpants and was in the process of putting my yoga pants on commando when an ancient lady confronted me. “Young lady, where are your panties?” “Ummmm, I forgot them this morning. Just gotta get home commando I guess,” I replied. “You have to wear panties! You’d die of shame if something happened and the paramedics found out you didn’t have on any underwear.” “I think if the paramedics were there I’d be more likely to die of whatever they were trying to save me from than my lack of drawers,” I replied. “What would your grandmother say?” she continued, in a sneaky appeal to emotion. I couldn’t bear to tell her that my grandmother was dead, so I sighed and said, “Probably to not forget my panties. Probably, if she found out I had forgotten my panties, she’d remind me every day for the rest of eternity to not forget them. She’d call me eight times every morning if she had to.” The old lady huffed. forget your panties.”

“That’s right. Don’t

I wanted to ask her to be my grandma, but I thought she might put a Yale lock in a sock and beat me to death with it very, very slowly. I can’t say that I never forgot my panties again, but on days that I don’t have them, I definitely don’t change in the locker room. That strange conversation cemented my love for the YWCA. My gym may be a little sketchy and weird. The equipment is far from new. There isn’t a juice bar or a towel service. But there is a 25 meter pool and a bunch of wonderful, cranky old ladies, many of whom will yell at your crotch. It’s amazing.

BBB offers tips to protect yourself and your property before and after severe weather

By Kelly Trevino Regional Director, Corpus Christi Better Business Bureau

Spring is generally the time we see more severe weather, w h i c h means many people find themselves in need of repairs. B e t t e r Business Bureau advises people to take the time to properly research contractors for any needed repairs. What you can do to prepare for severe weather: Plan ahead. If your trees need trimming or your roof needs repair, don’t wait for a big storm to blow through. Get it done now to avoid problems later. Insurance. Be sure to understand your home and car insurance policies and deductibles. Have a plan to pay your deductibles should you need to file a claim. Also, be sure you have access to your policies online. Create an emergency kit. Decide ahead of time where you’ll go when severe weather hits. Emergency kits should include items such as water, food, flashlights, batteries, cash, first aid kit, any medications needed, blankets, pillows and any pet care necessities. Pay close attention to weather news and alerts. Consider purchasing a weather radio to stay up-to-date on all weather events, and set up alerts on your mobile device. As the storm system passes, people will evaluate damage and begin the clean-up process. Better Business Bureau serving the Heart of Texas offers these tips for people who find themselves in need of repairs due to the severe weather: Contact your insurance company immediately. Call your insurance company

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SPORTS Sports Talk Special to The Island Moon

The Rules of College Basketball the Season of 1901 To The Present

By Dotson Lewis Special to the Island Moon Dotson’s Note: During all of the basketball that has been going on for the past few weeks, I have been asked literally hundreds of questions about basketball rules. Having had the privilege of being a member (“non-voting”) of the NCAA Basketball Rules Committee; and before and after that gig, I played, coached and officiated the game for about 80 years. Therefore I am reasonably familiar with the playing rules and the changes that have been made during my years as an active participant. I believe that it would be of interest and of value to you “Moon Basketball Aficionado” for me to recap the history of the playing rules. 1900-01 A dribbler may not shoot for a field goal and may dribble only once, and then with two hands.

the past, one space was marked 'H' for the home team, and one 'V' for the visitors. 1956-1957 Grasping the unsportsmanlike conduct.

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1957-1958 Offensive goaltending is now banned. 1957-1958 One free throw for each common foul for the first six personal fouls in a half, and the one-and-one is used thereafter. 1967-1968 The dunk is made illegal during the game and during warmup. 1972-1973 The free throw on the common foul for the first six personal fouls in a half is eliminated.

Oklahoma City Kid Makes Islanders His Own By Andy Purvis Special to the Island Moon Close your basketball eyes for a minute. Take a mental picture of him. Watch him set himself in the low post. Wait for what comes next. Smile as he fights his way across the lane. Now catch your breath. Nod as he receives the ball. Wait breathless for what comes next. Watch in awe as he turns and shoots from 15 feet away. Hear the sound the ball makes passing through the nylon net. Stand and applaud. Scream out with joy. Now open your eyes. Say goodbye Corpus Christi to Rashawn Thomas. Wipe away the tears. It may be a while before we see another like him.

Southland Conference First Team for the second time and the All-Mid Major Third Team by College Sports Madness. The Dugan Wellness Center was full and rocking Friday night as the Islanders (24-12) welcomed the Saint Peter’s Peacocks (23-13) to town. It was the first appearance for both teams in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament (CIT) postseason championship game. The game would be broadcast “live” on the CBS Sports Network. All Rashawn did against Saint Peter’s

1972-1973 An official can charge a technical foul on a player for unsportsmanlike conduct if the official deems the player 'flopped' to get a charging call. 1972-1973 Freshman are now eligible to play varsity basketball. 1973-1974 Officials can now penalize players away from the ball for fouls for acts such as holding, grabbing and illegal screens. 1976-1977 The dunk is made legal again. 1981-1982 The jump ball is eliminated except for the start of the first and second half, and overtime if necessary. An alternating arrow will indicate possession of the ball in jump-ball situations in a game.

Dr. James Naismith, originator of basketball 1908-09 A dribbler is permitted to shoot. The dribble is defined as the “continuous passage of the ball,” making the double dribble illegal.

1982-1983 When a closely guarded player is guarded for 5 seconds, a jump ball is no longer required. Instead a turnover is created and the ball goes to the other team.

1910-11 Players are disqualified committing their fourth personal foul.

1983-1984 Two free throws are issued if a foul occurs in the last two minutes of a half or in overtime.

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1910-11 No coaching is allowed during the progress of the game by anybody connected with either team. A warning is given for the first violation and a free throw is awarded after that. 1920-1921 The basket is moved to two feet from the end line. Previously the players could climb the padded wall to get closer to the basket (with the new rule the wall is out of bounds).

1985-1986 The 45 second shot clock is introduced. 1985-1986 If a shooter is intentionally fouled and the basket is missed, the shooter will get two free throws and the team will get possession of the ball. 1986-1987 A three point shot was introduced at 19'9".

1920-1921 A player can re-enter a game once. Before this rule, if a player left the game, he could not re-enter for the rest of the game.

1987-1988 Each intentional personal foul carries two free throws and the team possession of the ball.

1921-1922 Running with the ball was changed from a foul to a violation.

1990-1991 Beginning with the teams’ 10th foul in a half, two free throws are to be awarded for each personal foul.

1923-1924 The player fouled must shoot his own free throws. Before this rule, one person usually shot all the free throws for a team.

1990-1991 Three free throws are awarded when a shooter is fouled from three point range and misses the shot.

1928-1929 The charging foul by the dribbler is introduced.

1993-1994 The shot clock is reduced from 45 seconds to 35 seconds.

1930-1931 A held ball may be called when a closely guarded player is withholding the ball from play for 5 seconds.

1993-1994 The game clock will be stopped with successful baskets in the last minute of each half and in the last minute of overtime, with no substitution permitted.

1932-1933 The ten second (mid-court) line is introduced to reduce stalling. 1932-1933 No player with the ball may stand in the free throw lane for more than 3 seconds. 1933-1934 A player may re-enter a game twice. 1935-1936 No offensive player (with or without the ball) may stand in the free throw lane for more than 3 seconds. 1937-1938 The center jump after every made basket is eliminated. 1938-1939 The ball will be thrown in from out of bounds at mid-court by the team shooting a free throw after a technical foul. Previously, the ball was put into play by a center jump after the technical free throw.

1993-1994 The five second rule regarding closely guarded players is eliminated. 1994-1995 Scoring is restricted to a tap-in when there is 0.3 seconds or less on the game clock. 1997-1998 The five second rule regarding closely guarded players is reinstated. 1997-1998 Timeouts can be requested by players on the court or the head coach. 1998-1999 In a held ball situation initiated by the defense, the defense shall gain possession of the ball regardless of the possession arrow. 1999-2000 The held ball rule from 1998-1999 was rescinded.

1939-1940 Teams have the option of taking a free throw or taking the ball at midcourt.

2005-2006 Kicked balls will no longer reset the shot clock. If the violation occurs with less than 15 seconds, the clock will be reset to 15 seconds.

1942-1943 Any player who has yet to foul out, will be allowed to receive a fifth foul in overtime.

2006-2007 A timeout will not be recognized by an airborne player falling out of bounds.

1944-1945 banned.

2008-2009 Three point arc extended to 20' 9".

1944-1945 Five personal fouls disqualifies a player; no extra foul is permitted in overtime.

2008-2009 Eliminated first space nearest basket in the lane in the free throw shooting alignment (i.e. now only six Players could stand next to the lane during a free throw instead of eight).

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1944-1945 Offensive players cannot stand in the free throw lane for more than 3 seconds.

2008-2009 Referees may use instant replay to determine if a flagrant foul has been committed and who started the incident.

1948-1949 Coaches are allowed to speak to players during a timeout.

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1951-1952 Games are to be played in four 10 minute quarters. Previously it was two 20 minute halfs.

2015-2016 Dunks are permitted during warm ups.

1952-1953 Teams can no longer waive free throws and take the ball at mid court. 1954-1955 The one-and-one free throw is introduced allowing a player to take a second free throw if the first one is made. 1954-1955 Games are changed back to two 20 minutes halfs. 1955-1956 The two shot penalty in existence for the last 3 minutes of each half is eliminated; the one-and-one free throw exists for the whole game. 1956-1957 The free throw lane is increased from 6 feet to 12 feet.

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Dotson’s Other Note: Please note that I did not go back to the “peach basket” days, nor did I go into the girls’/women’s very restrictive rules that very slowly evolved to the rules of today, which are almost the same of boys’/ men’s rules. If you are interested we will go into that in a later edition of “The Moon.” Your comments, suggestions, questions and concerns regarding Sports Talk articles are greatly appreciated, please call the Benchwarmers at 361-560-5397 weekdays, Mondays thru Fridays, 5-7 PM, or contact me. Phone: 361-949-7681 Cell: 530-748-8475 Email: dlewis1@stx.rr.com

RayShawn Thomas and Me Legendary writer, Grantland Rice once wrote, “When One Great Scorer comes to write against your name, He marks, not that you won or lost, but how you played the game.” There were no losers this past weekend here in Corpus Christi. Some will argue that the final score (62-61) went against the Islanders, but in the real world of sports, they keep score for the gamblers. Rashawn Shaquille Thomas is a winner on the court and in life, always has been, always will be. At 6 feet 8 inches tall and weighing 230 pounds, he is a beast; it’s like running into a tree stump. The basketball comes alive in his hands. No. 25 can really fill it up. Every time he caught the ball I couldn’t wait to see what he would do next. It’s like I knew something fantastic was about to happen. Thomas had more moves than chess champion Bobby Fisher and owned the best feet you’ve ever seen for a big man. He was so quick with the ball; the guy guarding him looked like he was on roller skates. With a silky smooth shot, you got the feeling he could score on crutches. This kid has more records than the Bob Dylan. It seems like only yesterday when the “Oklahoma City Kid” showed up on campus with guns a-blazing. After four quick years, Rashawn rewrote the record book for Islanders men’s basketball program. He now holds six program records. They are as follows: Over his four year career, Thomas became the first Islander to score over 2,000 points and finished his college career with 2,033. He pulled down 961 rebounds, blocked 217 shots, and made 737 shots from the field. He also recorded 102 double-figure point games and accomplished 34 double-doubles. Thomas’s 22.6 points a game places him 10th in the nation in scoring, nationally. Rashawn was named on the All-

was score 20 points, pull down 13 rebounds and block three shots, but it wasn’t enough. A questionable foul called with .9 seconds left in a tie game sent Trevis Wyche of the Peacocks to the line for two shots. He made the first and intentionally missed the second shot. As quick as the magical season had begun, it was over. The Islanders had become the first Southland Conference team to ever play for a postseason basketball championship, but it was not to be. Needless to say, I’m going to miss the big guy. But stay tuned. It is in my opinion that Rashawn Thomas will become the first Islander

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Island Bob Currie Going into Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame

Islander Bob Currie will be inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame this month for his play on the 1954 Manitoba All-Star Lacrosse team which went to the Minto Cup championships (Junior A Box Lacrosse national title) in 1954 and again in 1955.

Bob doesn’t play much lacrosse here on The Island but he is a full-time Islander with annual pilgrimages to Manitoba. He lives at El Constante on the Michael J. Ellis Seawall which he has been active in trying to repair and preserve.

The Manitoba teams traditionally were overshadowed by teams from Ontario and British Columbia which had much larger populations.

Congratulations Bob! Here’s betting that he would be pretty handy with a dip net.

The media release for the ceremony states, “Perennial powerhouses Ontario and BC have met in the Minto Cup final every year since 1937 save three occasions: 1951 when Manitoba defeated BC in the west final best of 3 and again three years later in 1954 and 1955. Manitoba’s talent pool is minuscule in comparison to both Ontario and BC but the Long Branch Monarchs (ON) lost the deciding game of the best of 3 by a 7-6 score. MB faced the Vancouver PNE Indians in the final and lost in BC. In 1955 Manitoba got its revenge on the BC squad by defeating them in the best of 3 and went on to face Long Branch (ON) in the final. The Monarchs swept the Manitoba squad to win the Minto Cup for Ontario. No Manitoba lacrosse team has been that close since.”

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