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November 25, 2015

The Travelling Moon Gets Around

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Dr. Richard Watson took this photo of the pipeline laying ship Lewek Constellation as it passed Roberts Point Park last week. It can lay rigid and flexible pipe stored coiled on the giant reels on the deck in very long continuous sections. I believe that the long coils of pipe are assembled in a long assembly line maybe 1/4 mile long in Ingleside and rolled directly onto the spools. We will be seeing more of these ships as the TIPCO plant in Gregory begins full operation over the next two years.

The Moon spent 21 days cruising the south eastern Caribbean visiting 13 islands with Paul and Aleda Jordan and John and Mary Ann McShane.

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November 25, 2015

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A Reading Wonderland

By Debbie Noble The 5th grade students from Mrs. Ortega’s ELA and Mrs. Kneupper’s art class worked industriously as a group to compete in the 2015 Christmas Tree Forest “A Reading Wonderland”. This competition is sponsored

by The Junior League of Corpus Christi, H E B, and the Art Museum of South Texas. The purpose of this year’s contest is to give students, teachers and families in the Corpus Christi area the opportunity to foster a love of reading and to promote critical thinking and creativity through exploration of award-winning literature. Our students were fortunate enough to be assigned the wonderful book: “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie.” Mrs. Ortega led her students through the exploration of cause and effect and then compared and contrasted this book with “The Giving Tree.” The 5th grade students also wrote and illustrated their own books based on the “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie” series. The stories were combined, laminated and bound so that each class created their own book.

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12. Etches a class ring 15. Lah­di­dah type 17. "Two guys walk into ___..."

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The Christmas tree that is part of the competition is lavishly decorated with salt dough cookies, cinnamon mice, sparkly “milk” cups, and colorful Shrinky Dinks made in Mrs. Kneupper’s 5th grade art classes. The tree, decorations, and the books written by the students will go to an area family.

The trees will be displayed from Saturday, November 21st through Sunday, December 13th at the Art Museum of South Texas. Museum visitors will cast their votes during regular business hours during that time. You can also see and vote for our tree on December 12th at the Family Free Day event from 10am to 2pm.

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STATE Ways of Giving During the Holiday Season

By Todd Hunter, District 32

In this week’s article, I want to highlight some of the many ways you can help less fortunate Coastal Bend residents this holiday season. Last week, I discussed the importance of food donation, but you can also make a significant impact by donating other goods as well. For example, in South Texas, we face high winds and humidity that can be particularly grueling during the winter months, and making donations of such items as coats and blankets are especially important this time of year. Volunteering at one of the many worthwhile nonprofits in our area is another great way to give back. Whether it is through donating, contributing financially, or volunteering, it is my hope that together we can find a way to make this holiday season a bit brighter for those in need. Below I have outlined some of the many opportunities available at Coastal Bend charities to help you get involved.

As mentioned above, donating new or gently used coats, blankets, and other cold weather items is a way to help others stay warm this winter. Goodwill is a great organization that can help with these types of donations. You can find a donation location in your area by contacting them by phone at 866-222-0555 or visiting the local Goodwill website here: http://www. goodwillsouthtexas.com/ . The Texas Paralyzed Veterans’ local thrift store is another great place to donate items such as men’s, women’s and children’s clothing and shoes, blankets, sheets, pillows, purses, and household items (pots, pans, kitchenware). They are located at 4801 Ayers St., Corpus Christi, TX 78415, and can be reached at 713-696-5501.

With a diverse range of assistance programs that include Emergency Aid, Rural Outreach, Immigration & Refugee Services, Ministry & Life Enrichment for the Disabled, Healthy Living Center, and the Mother Teresa Shelter, Inc., the Catholic Charities - Corpus Christi offers a number of volunteer and donation opportunities. You can find out more about these services and how to get involved by visiting their website at http://catholiccharities-cc.org/ or calling 361-884-0651. Catholic Charities Corpus Christi is located at 1322 Comanche St., Corpus Christi, TX 78401.

The Ronald McDonald House Charities of Corpus Christi is another great charity that provides comfort and support for families with sick or critically injured children in many different ways. From donating clothes and ‘wish list’ items and volunteering your time, there are several ways to get involved as outlined on their website: • Administrative Volunteer: House volunteer opportunities exist for those looking to

help with the day-to-day administrative operations of the House.

• Share-A-Meal Program: Due to the number of frequent visits to the hospital and the time dedicated to the care of their critically ill or injured children, families are often left with little time to cook for themselves. The Share-A-Meal program allows a group of volunteers to come to the Ronald McDonald House to cook a meal for our families as well as see the “House That Love Built”.

• Provide Wish List Items: The ‘Wish List’ allows you to contribute by donating some of the most needed items to the House. The list includes items that are used on a daily basis by families and staff. You can collect these items by collecting them individually or holding a Wish List drive.

• Share-A-Night Program: It costs approximately $100 a night to house a family at RMHC. While a $25 donation to stay at the House is appreciated, a family in need is never turned away for inability to pay. Participating in the Share-A-Night Program can help the organization meet their financial needs.

• Pop Tab Program: The Pop Tab Program is a simple and easy way for people of all ages to support the House by collecting the tabs off of soda cans. The donated pop tabs are taken to a recycling center, and in return the House receives a cash donation. Since 2000 the program has collected over 158 tons of tabs, which translate into more than 3,569 room nights for families at the Ronald McDonald House.

To learn more House Charities their website at: org/ or you can 854-4073.

about the Ronald McDonald of Corpus Christi, please visit http://www.corpuschristirmhc. reach them by phone at 361-

If you have questions regarding any of the information mentioned in this week’s article, please do not hesitate to call my Capitol or District Office. As always, my offices are available at any time to assist with questions, concerns or comments (Capitol Office, 512463-0672; District Office, 361-949-4603).

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

also purchase proprietary software which is designed to monitor any overnight stay rooms listed on-line to match them with the registered rooms to ensure they are in an area of the city where overnight stay is allowed, and that the address being offered is registered within the system.

provide it with an estimated $1.7 million from 3% of the city’s Hotel/Motel Tax for the period running from October 1, 2015 to September 30, 2016 to be used to promote the tourist industry in Port Aransas.

Short Term Rental property is described by the proposed ordinance as “the use for compensation of all or part of a residential dwelling unit or accessory dwelling which includes a single family residence, apartment, residential condominium unit, townhouse or other residential real estate improvement, in which the public may obtain sleeping accommodations for a period less than 30 consecutive days. The term applies regardless of whether the dwelling was originally constructed or zoned as a residential dwelling.

The term Short Term Rental does not include: (1) Hotels and Motels; (2) A dormitory or other housing facility owned or leased and operated by a private or independent institution of higher education.”

On Padre Island overnight stay, and subsequent violations, are monitored by the Padre Isles Property Owners Association which, according to Executive Coordinator Maybeth Christensen, sends out a letter to owners offering overnight stay in unauthorized residential areas which gives the owner thirty days to cease and desist.

The property owner has thirty days to appeal to the POA board; however, Christensen says that is rare.

The Port Aransas Chamber of Commerce in recent months has used an aggressive advertising campaign in the markets which feed The Island’s tourist industry; primarily San Antonio, Austin, and Houston and the Central Texas area to increase visits during the off-peak months before and after the traditional summer season. The result has been a busier than usual fall season. Last week the city approved an agreement with the Chamber which will

In recent years the property owners have complained to the city that the pilling up of sand, due they say to city beach maintenance practice; at the same time the city has demanded that the excess sand be removed seawall since the sand can cause long-term damage to the structure which the private owners are legally obligated to maintain.

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“The deed covenants and city ordinances are clear on what is allowed,” she said. “Overnight stay is not allowed in areas zoned for housing. It may be allowed in specific condominiums if the owners’ association decides to do that.”

The only area near residentially zoned neighborhoods in which overnight stay is allowed on Padre Island is just north of Ports O Call. However, a check of state records shows that several homes on The Island located in residential areas are paying the statemandated Hotel Motel Tax for overnight stay accommodations in violation of the local rules in an apparent attempt to avoid tax-evasion problems with the state.

According to information provided to the Port Aransas City Council by staff at last week’s meeting the software to be used by the city would monitor internet sites offering overnight stay in the city and red-flag any unauthorized addresses which could then be checked by city staff.

The result has been a steady buildup of sand on the structure and a stalemate on city policy due partially to turnover in the Corpus Christi Parks and Recreation Department. City police for beach maintenance runs through the city’s Watershore and Beach Advisory Committee, which along with the ISAC makes recommendations to the Corpus Christi City Council on beach maintenance practices.

At issue is how to handle the sand placed on the adjacent beach which more than doubled the width when Packery Channel was dredged.

Sand combined with Sargassum weed picked up along the water’s edge has led to the piling up of excess sand all along the city beaches by the prevailing winds. The ISAC has been suggesting to the city for several years they adopt the system used in Port Aransas referred to as Front Notching in which gaps are cut in the dune structure with the sand placed along the water’s edge and replaced with the sand/ seaweed mix picked up at the high tide line and placed in the subsequent gap in the dunes. This serves to build a dune structure while at the same time widening the beach.

Beach maintenance for fifteen miles of beach from the Port Aransas City Limits southward to the Padre Island National Seashore is complicated by the Byzantine labyrinth of overlapping jurisdiction which has city and county crews literally passing each other on the roadway as each hopscotches from one section

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“The city is maintaining privately owned beach all up and down our beaches,” Smith said, “but for some reason it has only become an issue on the seawall.”

The ISAC meets Tuesday December 1, at 5:30 at the Comfort Suites on Windward Drive. The meeting is open to the public and citizens are given an opportunity to address the committee in a public forum.

The Padre Island Investment Corporation (PIIC) located on the third floor would occupy the expansion for more needed space. The corporation initially owned 4500 acres in the mid 1960s and was responsible for island development including infrastructure including canal dredging, bulkheads, streets, sewers, and water l The sales office for the Galleon Bay lots and the lots for future subdivisions was also located in the hotel. The was not yet annexed

by Corpus Christi so the city was not involved.

When the hotel sold it was reopened Braniff International Hotels, Inc a subsidiary of Braniff Airlines, was contracted to manage it and it was renamed Braniff Place but it was not the same hot spot it was under the management of the flamboyant former owner/manager Joe Fay. Under Fay people would come from in town, Port Aransas and surrounding areas to enjoy the music and dancing that a live band provided Tuesdays through Saturdays. Joe had connections with downtown and arranged for

This concrete wall is all that is left of the Million Dollar Inn along the seawall. used the hotel’s rooms. They set up most of their clients at Gulfstream because of the large balconies overlooking the Gulf and the panoramic entryway view of the Island that made for a great selling point.

Closed for remodeling In September 1974 the hotel reportedly closed for remodeling but never reopened.

Owners filed a petition in Federal Court seeking reorganization with debts totaling $2.2 million. Creditors filed suit in April 1976 which kept the property tied up in court until 1980.

In the meantime Resort Enterprises abandoned all claim to the property and it was auctioned off to pay creditors in l980.

Gibraltar Savings & Loan of Corpus Christi had first claim which was $2.6 million and next was PIIC with $172,000.

many community events to held at the hotel.

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Requests by seawall property owners to have the city clean the seawall of excess sand has been met with claims by the city that it cannot spend public money to clean a privatelyowned structure has been met with skepticism by property owners for three primary reasons: The public has access to the seawall, the sand, according to them, is there because of the city’s beach maintenance practices (the sand was not accumulating there until the digging of Packery Channel), and the beaches along the Texas Coast are owned by private owners from the dunes to one foot above the Mean High Tide Line.

The Million Dollar Inn was originally part of a larger plan to develop the Island into a Florida-style destination resort area. By 1972 the original plans had evolved and the role of the hotel had evolved with it. The Million Dollar in was sold to Resort Enterprises which was made up of President Eric Labian and four other investors. The hotel was closed to upgrade the main building and expand the third floor over the portico. The hotel rooms were freshly painted.

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up an additional $3 million per year for beach maintenance through a bill passed by the Texas Legislature this year which is expected to increase the funds paid the city through the Hotel Motel Tax. However, that bill also allows for the money to be spent on beaches bordering downtown Corpus Christi and it is unclear how much of the additional $3 million will find its way to maintaining Island beaches.

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Attempts in the past to consolidate beach maintenance have hit bureaucratic brick walls and the problem has become ever more acute with the recent purchase by Nueces County.

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Sand is drifting all along the walkway on top of the seawall

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of beach to another. The city-maintained beach stretching south from the Port Aransas line continues to Fish Pass at which point Nueces County Coastal Parks Department jurisdiction kicks in and continues to just north of Packery Channel where city jurisdiction picks up and continues southward past Packery Channel to the Nueces County Park near Bob Hall Pier; county jurisdiction ends just south of the county park where, once again, city responsibility takes over for 1.2 miles south which is inside Corpus Christi City Limits, where county responsibility continues across the six miles of beach that fronts the 3680 acres of land in Kleberg County recently purchased by Nueces County.

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Under the ordinance, “Maximum occupancy is 2 adults per sleeping room plus 4 unless otherwise allowed by Building officials.

Children shall not be counted in the occupancy calculation.”

As the sand blows over the seawall’s walkway it creates drifts and obstructions to pedestrian traffic. Under an agreement with the State of Texas the seawall is privately owned and maintained but, by mutual agreement, must remain open and accessible to the general public, with the cost of maintenance and repairs paid by the private owners. In the case of catastrophic failure of the structure, as in Hurricane Allen in 1980 which destroyed it, the private owners would have to pay a special assessment to repair it since public funds cannot be used.

Braniff Place had a restaurant and bar but no entertainment. It also had to compete with the new condominiums at Island House, and Surfside and Gulfstream that opened nearby.

The modular units where the hotel rooms were located were in disrepair and difficult to maintain. For example, the plumbing lines were behind the preformed walls which made the difficult to get to.

PIIC provided free lodging for prospective buyers they had flown in and because of the better accommodations elsewhere, no longer

The main building was still being used by PIIC but the hotel rooms were unoccupied and were eventually ransacked and vandalized. It began to attract unsavory types so the county tore it down in 1980.

The main building was razed in l987 and PIIC moved to where the American Bank is now.

Prior to the hotel they had their offices located in the building where Johnny D’s is now and a branch sales office near the Shell station.

The only evidence left at the hotel site is the sidewalk that runs from Windward Drive to the seawall and the concrete edge of the foundation.

Some of the information for this story was gathered from Joe Bibbs, the Million Dollar Inn maître d and his brother Herman who was a bartender for both hotels.

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Senior Moments

Island Moon On A Spoon

Sweet Somethings…

By Chef Vita Jarrin

Island Chef’s Carrot Cake For the Cake: ½ stick butter for pans, softened

This week is sure to be a busy week for all. The crisp fall air has finally arrived on the Island and it’s certainly feeling more like the holiday season. Just walking through the grocery store this weekend reminded me that Thanksgiving has arrived. Carts were filled with turkeys, hams and yams. Lots of apple and pecan pies.

I’m sure, for many of you, the menu is set and your guests are invited. Soon your kitchens will smell wonderful--so many sweet and savory notes will fill the house.

I know I’m not alone, when I say that the best fall holiday scents to fill the kitchen are vanilla & cinnamon. There is something warm and comforting about baking pies and desserts that make the holiday meal complete.

2 C all-purpose flour (plus a little for coating pans) 2 C sugar 2 tsp. baking soda 2 tsp. ground cinnamon 1 tsp. salt 4 eggs 1 1/2 C vegetable oil 1 C crushed Pineapple (drained) 3 C shredded carrots 1 ½ slivered almonds 1 C shredded coconut (this should fill 3 9”round pans) For the Frosting: 2 8 oz. packages cream cheese (at room temperature) 1 stick salted butter (also at room temp) 16 oz. powdered sugar 1 tsp. vanilla extract 1-2 C shredded coconut (optionally, you can toast the coconut)

This week I am sharing with you my favorite Carrot Cake recipe. It’s so fresh and moist, with a surprising crunchy element from slivered almonds. It’s my go-to cake this time of year because it encompasses everything November, everything fall holiday and most appropriately… everything Thanksgiving! It’s easy and it tastes like you had a chef make it in your kitchen! ;)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour 3 9” round pans. You can line the bottoms with parchment paper for easier removal and clean up. In a large bowl combine flour, sugar, soda, cinnamon and salt. Add eggs and vegetable oil. Blend with a mixer until combined. Fold in carrots, pineapple, coconut, and almonds.

Pour into pans and bake for approximately 40 minutes.

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Remove from the oven and let cool for 10 minutes, at least. Remove cakes from pans and place on waxed paper and allow to cool completely before frosting.

If you want to use these as individual sized desserts for La Posada parties or any other holiday parties, you can make them into cupcakes. The baking time will be much shorter (almost half) so start checking them after 18-20 minutes.

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For the frosting, add all of the ingredients except the coconut in a medium bowl and beat until fluffy using a mixer. Spread frosting on top of each layer and stack the cakes. Continue frosting the outer layers and then sprinkle coconut on top and around the sides. The amount of coconut you use, and whether you toast it or not is a matter of preference.

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Reasons You Don’t See a Doctor, But Should

Special to the Island Moon Dotson’s Note: In the past 15 years or so, many of my male friends have been dying at a very young (compared to their female counterparts) age. I believe that you guys need to suck it up and change your life style to a healthier one, or go ahead and commit suicide by unhealthy living. If you don’t believe the facts, I suggest you do a headcount at the next conclave of seniors (65+) and count the ratio of men to women. I have done a number of the counts in the past 90 days or so. The average is 6.75 women to 1 man. You do the math. In the following article, some of the names have been changed to “Public,” to protect the guilty.

Thanks to Jenna Bergen, writer for the website Mens’ Health (www.menshealth.org), for many of the facts contained in this article.

Scrap your excuses and maximize your visit to the doctor.

Men in the Public family shy away from stethoscopes the way vampires recoil from crosses. Stan Crystal avoided checkups throughout his 20s. His 30-year-old brother, John, waved him off when Stan noticed a strange lump on John’s neck. “The lump kept growing bigger,” recalls Stan, now a 46-yearold retired police officer living in Texas. Months later, John saw a doctor, who instantly ordered a biopsy. It was lymphoma, and it had spread.

A week later, he was dead. “His doctors said that he might have lived had he acted quickly enough,” says Stan. John Public should be an exception. Yet a recent survey by the American Academy of Family Physicians reveals that 55% of U.S. men haven’t seen their M.D. in the past year. “They’ll ignore blood in their urine and watch testicular tumors grow to the size of grapefruits because they’re afraid to come in,” says urologist Sheldon Marks, M.D., author of Prostate and Cancer.

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Even young guys sometimes die horrible deaths because they ignore warning signs.

We’re here to bust your excuses and show you how to maximize your visit once you go.

“I’m healthy. Why get a checkup?”

How do you know you’re healthy? One-third of all heart-attack victims never have any warning. “Men often wait until a crisis occurs before they see us,” says Rick Kellerman, M.D., a family physician in Wichita, Kansas, and board chairman of the American Academy of Family Physicians.

Doctor’s orders: To stop dreading exams, find a nearby internist (an M.D. specializing in internal medicine) you like and respect.

Take care of the “like” part by meeting with several physicians in your area before an emergency strikes. See who asks the most questions about your medical history. Doublecheck your gut instinct at docboard.org, a site that lists disciplinary actions and malpractice suits against doctors. All clear? You and your new doctor can decide the frequency of your physicals based on your family history and risk factors, says Dr. Kellerman.

Maximize your visit: The nurse will cuff you as soon as you sit down, but the reading could be misleading. Sitting still for 16 minutes before being tested produces blood-pressure numbers that are more accurate, according to a study in the American Journal of Hypertension. The goal is for your BP to register less than 120/80 millimeters of mercury (mm/hg). If you test out at 115/75 at home but hit 140/90 in an exam, ask for a do-over.

“It all just feels too awkward.”

If you think a prostate exam is the height of humiliation, get over it. “Look, as a doctor it’s not something I look forward to either,” says Dr. Marks. “But I’ll do it so you don’t die a terrible and preventable death.”

An STD is another excuse to shy away from medical scrutiny. “Men almost always know when they have a sexually transmitted disease,” says Dr. Marks. “Usually, there’s a painful, burning, itching discharge from the penis. It won’t get better without treatment.

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Doctor’s orders: Remember, a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test is noninvasive. As for digital rectal exams, don’t worry about jokes concerning your manhood. “Outside the office, doctors don’t talk about guys’ sizes,” says Dr. Marks. “The men we do talk about are those who opted for pain and death over 10 seconds of embarrassment.”

Regarding STDs, does the idea of stomaching a painful urethral swab have you feeling ill?

Chill out. If your faucet has a drip, most docs will simply capture a few drops and send it to the lab. Meanwhile, they’ll prescribe a full course of oral antibiotics that covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis.

Maximize your visit: Let your doctor know if you take the hair-loss drug Propecia, which

can lower your PSA reading by half after a year of use. That doesn’t mean your risk of prostate cancer has plunged. In fact, an artificially lower score could be masking underlying trouble, according to a study published in Lancet Oncology.

“I hope it’ll just go away.”

Even something as innocuous as a mole needs to be checked out. Melanoma is a cancer of the skin’s pigment-producing cells, and it kills almost 8,000 people each year. What’s more, one out of every 58 people will be diagnosed with it in his or her lifetime. “It’s a very aggressive tumor,” says John Romano, M.D., a clinical assistant professor of dermatology at Cornell University’s Weill Medical College.

Still, many men drag their feet. “I’ve had patients say they saw a mole changing but were afraid to come in because of what we might say,” says Dr. Romano. “Bad news becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.”

Doctor’s orders: Any mole that suddenly darkens or changes shape should be checked out, especially if you have many moles or a family history of melanoma. Other warning signs: a ragged or blurred border, color shifts across the mole’s surface, or a diameter exceeding that of the head of a pencil eraser.

Maximize your visit: Think of your skin as a single organ; cancer can crop up in areas not directly exposed to sun. Point out any suspicious moles, even those normally covered by clothing.

“I don’t want a scope up there.”

“Men aren’t used to being probed and examined like women are,” says Mark Reichelderfer, M.D., the chief of clinical gastroenterology at UW Health in Wisconsin. “But it’s a small price to pay to prevent a totally devastating disease.”More than 50,000 people die of colon and rectal cancers each year, and early screening could have prevented many of those deaths.

“One in three people who wait to come in until they’re experiencing symptoms—blood in the stool, severe abdominal pain, or a narrower stool—will die,” says Dr. Reichelderfer.

Doctor’s orders: Everyone knows to see a doc if they’re flushing blood down the toilet, but anemia and rectal pain can also signal cancer.

Regardless, schedule a colonoscopy every 10 years, starting at age 50. If a family member has had colon cancer, begin screening 10 years before the age at which they were diagnosed.

Maximize your visit: While not as accurate as a traditional colonoscopy, less-invasive virtual procedures are better than no exam at all. A tube is inserted into the colon, but instead of a 30-minute expedition into your bowels, a CT scan captures a 3D image of your innards in 10 to 15 minutes. “We can fly through the colon and look for polyps like a video game,” says Dr. Reichelderfer.

“I can’t afford a checkup.”

Even with insurance, co-pays and deductibles can hurt. If you’re having trouble making payments, speak up. “I’ve never known a doctor who wouldn’t try to help, whether it’s by not charging as much or by giving you extra samples of a prescription,” says Dr. Marks. If your doc orders a bunch of tests or medications, it’s okay to inquire about less-expensive alternatives.

Doctor’s orders: Read the bill. “Often, you’ll see errors, which are rarely to your benefit,” says Dr. Marks. “I’ve seen men charged for gynecological procedures.” If you can’t understand the medical jargon, ask your doctor to look over the bill for you.

Maximize your visit: Don’t hesitate to ask your doctor for free samples of any medications he’s prescribing. Yes, it’s playing into Big Pharma’s marketing strategy, but it’s also a quick way to save money.

Dotson’s Other Note: After reading the foregoing, if you think it should not have been printed in The Moon, tell me about it…that is if you live long enough to contact me. If you don’t make it, we (myself & some of your older, older, older + friends), will toast your shortened, but hopefully happy life. You can “Rest In Peace,” knowing full well that we will endeavor to console your grieving survivors. It’s great to hear that you read, and even sometimes enjoy these articles; thank you for your comments.

As a reminder, our weekly Veterans Roundtable Meetings are every Tuesday, 9-11 AM, in Room 126, Del Mar College, Center For Economic Development,3209 S. Staples. All Veterans, their families and anyone interested in Veterans affairs, are invited. Refreshments (Coffee/ Donuts) are served…Hope to see you there.

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November 25, 2015

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Home for the Holidays Editor’s note: Our friend and long-time Islander Mindy Niles wrote for the Island Moon for several years prior to her passing last year. Mindy exuded the spirit of the Island Moon because in spite of a lifelong battle with heart disease Mindy never lost her optimism, love of life, and most of all her sense of humor. Mindy was a great friend of Mike Ellis and his Island Moon and she left us this story of a Thanksgiving long ago which we are proud to publisher here in her memory.

We miss our friend.

By Mindy J. Niles Thanksgiving. Ok, ok, ok, I suppose I should begin to categorize all that I am thankful for which, I might mention, is no slight undertaking. Having exactly nine days to complete the task I better get started.

Not wishing to bore the Reader anymore than usual I am not going to list either alphabetically or chronologically all the blessings bestowed on me in the past year or worse, in my life.

Instead, a single momentous memory.

While pondering a subject suitable to write about, something that might include at the least an insinuation of Thanksgiving, a vivid memory popped into my cavernous cranium that just won’t let go.

Green, dark, and gelatinous It was green, slick, and gelatinous, like moss on a Kansas farm pond in August. That would have been an excellent alternative locale; however I found this less than delightful vision on the dining table. On Thanksgiving, at a friend’s grandparents home.

Folks kind enough, generous enough to include me in their celebration of the season. I guess it was a celebration.

Gross. That was the only word to describe it, and at the time, that was the expletive of choice of the “in crowd”. I wasn’t even sure what it was, but I was soon to discover it was dressing (stuffing) AND it was supposed to look like that.

At first thinking that someone made a major faux pas`, it didn’t cross my mind that I would be forced to mind my manners and EAT some of it.

It did come to pass, and what appeared to be awful sludge from the bottom of some old witch’s cauldron found its way onto my plate. (I should turn Fear Factor onto that stuff, it would rank right up there with live slugs or blood worms.)

Worse, I had thought it so “cool” to go somewhere besides my own family’s home for the feast. Nobody got out of that command performance, and I don’t know how I pulled it off that time. Never asked again.

Broken thermostats I admit it was the boyfriend of the week whose family I enjoyed that year. The house was about 110 degrees inside, as they were older and their body thermostats were most likely broken. That’s what I deduced at the age of 19. Now, my house is about 100 degrees, and I know my thermostat is assuredly deteriorating just as theirs was those many years ago.

History continued from A1

Stalag Luft I. It was learned that this SS detachment had Soviet uniforms and they had orders to attack Stalag Luft I killing all the POWs and then putting the blame on the Soviets. It became imperative that the POWs man the guard towers armed with weapons to protect the camp.

The Senior Allied Commander, Colonel Zempke, knew his staff was going to have a difficult time keeping the liberated POWs inside the camp. The POWs were strongly encouraged to remain in the camp as it was too dangerous to venture into Barth. The Soviets were within a couple miles of the camp and the German civilian population was reduced to near chaos. Organized teams of former POWs, armed with weapons, went outside the camp in search of desperately needed food. Red Cross parcels were located in a nearby storage area and were moved inside the camp for safekeeping and to feed the starving men.

Scores of civilian residents from Barth and surrounding countryside made their way to Stalag Luft I in the hopes the POWs would take them in and protect them from the advancing Russians. They knew the Russians would be coming in hordes and laying waste to the German countryside and towns in retaliation for the terrible Nazi atrocities in Russia. None of the Barth civilians were admitted into the camp.

The Ruskies with Colonel Zempke, Senior Allied Commander of Stalag Luft 1. Colonel Zempke is in the middle. Photo taken May 1945.

2 May 1945: Scouts were sent out of the camp in search of the Soviets. The Senior Allied Staff did not want the camp mistaken for an enemy stronghold; so the earlier they made themselves known to the Soviet forces, the better.

England. Arrangements were made immediately to evacuate the liberated POWs by air.

8 May 1945: VE Day (Victory in Europe) was proclaimed.

The camp learned from a BBC broadcast that Hitler was dead.

9 May 1945: The Senior Allied Staff received word that the Russians had not given permission for aircraft to fly into their occupied zone.

The Senior Allied Staff knew that evacuation by air seemed to be the best way to remove all the ex-POWs from the Barth area. A team of men was sent to an abandoned Luftwaffe airfield three miles away from the POW camp with the mission to make the airfield operational. The Luftwaffe had departed in a hurry leaving behind 38 aircraft and booby trap bombs as a deterrent to the advancing Russians. These all had to be carefully defused and removed.

11 May 1945: The Senior Allied Staff received word that the Russians had cleared with Moscow the use of aircraft at the former Luftwaffe airfield.

12 May 1945: Just before 1400 hours, a familiar sound was heard and a cheer went up from the camp. A B-17, with landing gear extended, came screaming low over the camp! It was followed by 36 additional B-17’s and C-46s. The planes had been stripped of everything to make room for the ex-POWs. The rescue mission was called Operation Revival.

4 May 1945: Colonel Zhovanik of the Soviet Army met with the Senior Allied Staff and laid out the Soviet plan to take the liberated POWs by train to Russia to the port of Odessa on the Black Sea. The Senior Allied Staff wanted no part of an evacuation to Russia!

13 May 1945: The greater proportion of the ex-POWs (6,500) departed this day. They had to walk over three miles to the evacuation site. They were haggard and skinny and many of them were too weak to walk on their own and needed help--they all helped one another. They wore shabby old uniforms, worn out shoes or no shoes, but they had smiles on their faces. They sang as they walked, “I’ve Got a Sixpence, a Jolly, Jolly Sixpence.” It was a happy tune that rang out across a sad land.

The Russians swept through the nearby countryside for several days raping, burning, and pillaging as well as and killing farm animals. It was evident that these Soviet soldiers had no regard whatsoever for life, property or the future. As they came through the area, their wagons were filled with loot and good-looking German women. Many of their horses were diseased and bloody.

5 May 1945: The nearby Luftwaffe airfield was declared operational with one runway clear and a control team put in place.

Out of the west, a stream of B-17’s and C-46’s came sweeping down one after the other landing at two-minute intervals. They taxied to a stop not even shutting off the engines as 25-30 exPOWs piled on board the B-17’s and 36-40 ex-POWs climbed into the C-46’s.

In the camp, concern was mounting over the lack of any firm information on evacuation plans. Morale was very low and tensions were high during the days following liberation. The Senior Allied Staff attempted to maintain military order and control in the camp.

14 May 1945: By 1400 hours, all the remaining ex-POWs had departed. On the last B-17 departing from the Luftwaffe airfield was the former Senior Allied Commander, Colonel Zempke.

6 May 1945: News of the dire conditions in Stalag Luft 1 was brought to the attention of the 8th Air Force Headquarters in

All the ex-POWs were flown to an airfield in Leon, France, where they were loaded onto buses and taken to Camp Lucky Strike.

The green sludge tasted just as bad as it looked, but it slid down like an oyster on the half shell. No chewing, didn’t dare. The green I discovered was sage, which I also discovered, I don’t like.

At Camp Lucky Strike, the men all had to be deloused. They were given medical exams and received necessary medical attention. They were given underwear, new uniforms, shoes and socks before boarding US Coast Guard vessels to the USA. The ships were crowded and many men were seasick. The anticipation of returning home made the trip seem lengthy.

There was ham and a small turkey, and some mashed up orange mush which I had never experienced. Sweet potatoes, but mashed, and no marshmallows on top. At my house they were having marshmallows. There were no bread plates, and no salad forks, no centerpiece and no flowers, and no real whipped cream either.

When the ships entered New York harbor and the ex-POWs saw the Statue of Liberty, they realized they were HOME! It was an incredible sight to behold!

Tupperware trouble After the family ate, the men retired to a den that was lighted by lamps, while the windows were covered with air raid curtains.

They read the paper and drank coffee in the hot, close room, and spoke not a word to each other.

Upon arrival in the USA, Leslie was hospitalized at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, TX. He spent several weeks recuperating from malnutrition. When Les was released from the hospital, he was debriefed and given his furlough. Eleanor joined him in San Antonio and they spent time there enjoying the sights before beginning their life together back in Mason, Michigan.

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Women folk retired to the kitchen where they argued over which Tupperware to use for leftovers, each speaking over the other using volume for leverage. It was a tiny room with metal cabinets and a small aluminum breakfast set with a bright red top. I t was a trip, as they say.

For them the war was over.

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My Mother always believed that “travel was the best education”….. better than school even, which often resulted in exciting adventures in other cities, and exposure to other cultures.

This trip however, was within 30 miles of home and was one of the most educational experiences of my youth.

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Blessings found How I missed my Grandparent’s home that day, and the family that gathered round the beautiful Duncan Phyfe table set for fourteen. There would be silver candlesticks with long white tapers, flowers and linen napkins and sometimes individual salt servers. A gorgeous turkey brimming with dressing (that I recognized as such) along with Waldorf salad and too many pies to count.

How I had taken for granted the wonderful environment I had been fortunate enough to enjoy all of my life. It wasn’t the ornamentation that made the difference. (Although I must admit it added to the ambience.) I think it was in the genes.

The heredity factor. People like me. Family. Folks around our table chatted and laughed, told jokes and planned summer family trips, swapped fishing stories, pulled pranks and practical jokes, and just flat enjoyed one another’s company.

I have no doubt that some of you are thinking I must be a real spoiled brat, and some would probably agree with you. (There is no age limit to being a brat!) BUT, I will tell you that I just didn’t realize how well I had it.

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The fact that my family didn’t argue, there was no fighting and that we laughed, a lot, had way more to do with the enjoyment of the day than the accoutrements. Well, and the dressing.

I was and still am so VERY thankful for the family I have been given (which now consists of as many friends as it does those genetically associated.) This year I wouldn’t care if I ate on the front porch, as long as I had the company of my friends and family. Well, at least as long as they don’t serve green sludge.

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November 25, 2015

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Unoffical continued from A1 to be thankful for other than their simple and unlikely survival.

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They talked with a “click” On the blustery night of November 4, 1528 a group of Karankawa Indians were huddled around the hearths of their open-sided wigwams on the Isle of Misfortune sheltering from the violent storm which was upon them. As they had always done they migrated to the Texas Coast each fall, leaving behind the long hot summers of the upland river valleys where they ate fruits and seeds and hunted the bison.

They came to the barrier Islands, now called Galveston, Mustang, and Padre, where fish and cattail roots would keep them fed through the season of the Blue Norther. The Karankawas had seen passing Spanish ships on the horizon but they were now about to come face to face with the Spaniards for the first time.

The Karankawas were later described by the Europeans as tall and angular people, unlike the builds of the squat, thicker Indians they would later encounter inland. Little is known of the Karankawa culture as they left little behind in the way of structures or writings. Their unusual appearance and the peculiar “click” which was part of their language and was also peculiar to the tribes of the African shore has lead modern linguists to speculate that their origins may have been from that part of the world. Their origin is still the subject of speculation.

As the storm abated the Karankawas set about their business; the men inspected fishing traps set along the Laguna Madre, others waded out with their bows ready to shoot the large black drum and sheepshead that came to shelter in the calm shallows. The women searched for fresh water and uprooted the tubers which the tribe ate for their starch, and searched the beach for driftwood for fires. It was there they first sighted something rising and falling with the sea as it came closer to them and their shore. It was a boat much larger than the canoes they knew and the children were dispatched to tell the men of the approaching boat which by now they had realized was filled with men.

The first Thanksgiving Now, six years later, in November of 1534 only four of the original shipload of men ad survived to make their way to South Texas. Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, Andrés Dorantes de Carranza, Alonso del Castillo Maldonado, and an black Moroccan Berber slave named Esteban (later called Estevanico) who had made the Atlantic crossing in bondage, had seen much hardship and suffering at the hands of the elements and the cannibalistic Karankawa. They were trying to get to the Spanish settlements in Mexico.

The four had survived thus far by making themselves valuable to the Karankawas along the coast by gathering wood and performing whatever task they could find to stay in the good graces of their captors. Six years of living among the Indians left them little but their survival to be thankful for but had taught them a few things about life among the Karankawas and their roles had eventually evolved to that of shamans whose charms were valuable to the primitive coastal peoples. Cabeza de Vaca’s account of his journey, Shipwrecks, would later fascinate Europe. It told stories of shamanism, miracles, and how the four survivors became the first celebrities of the New Word, celebrated from the Indian campfires of the Texas plains to the court of the Spanish King. How it came to be should be regarded as cause for the first Thanksgiving story of the New World.

The season of the tunas Castillo and Esteban, who were kept together among the Iguace band of the Tonkawa Indians, began to work as “doctors” among the Indians as early as 1533. De Vaca did the same among the Karankawas with whom he lived. The American Indians, unlike their Spanish visitors who were fresh off the Inquisition, were tolerant of other belief systems and were inclined to incorporate other religious practices into their own. The Indians found comfort in the incantations and rituals which the Spaniards brought with them

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from their training in the Catholic Church.

Their acceptance as shamans was helped by the long blonde beards of the Spaniards and the “sunburned” skin of Esteban which made them mysterious to the Indians.

Each year in the late summer the scattered bands of the Karankawas gathered in the area just south of the Nueces River. Their daily wanderings took them from the mainland to the island in search of food, but as the days grew shorter they migrated to the inland prairies in search of the ubiquitous prickly pear cactus which grew there. It was during this time of year when the tunas fruit of the prickly pear ripened to a bright red and became the staple of the Indian diet.

“It was the best time of year for these people,” Dorantes later told the Mexican Audiencia.

“For, although they have almost nothing else to eat other than these prickly pears and a few snails they search for, they fill their bellies day and night. That makes them very happy, because for the rest of the year they waste away from hunger.”

The first Thanksgiving It was also the only time of year when the four Spaniards who lived apart, got to see each other and in the Prickly Pear Season of 1533 they had begun to plan their escape. Now in autumn of 1534 it was now time to move. As the new September moon waxed they bided their time until its full face would shine its light on the trails they would follow to the place of rendezvous they had agreed on. The tunas season was winding down but would provide sustenance for the four as they fled their captors. As the four men gathered they made their decision.

“And so, Oviendo recorded, “believing that it were better to do their duty as Christians and as noblemen, which each of them was, than to live like godless savages, they entrusted themselves to Our Lord” and fled. “And Jesus Christ in his infinite mercy guided them, showing them the paths they should follow, while God tamed the wild hearts of the indomitable savages.”

As so it was they rushed headlong into the brush country of South Texas with no idea of where they were going or how they would get there. With fear driving them forward at the end of the first day of their journey Oviedo later recorded, “It pleased the Mother of God that the very same day at sunset, they came upon some Indians of the kind they had hoped for. They were very gentle and although they had heard something of the Christians, they know nothing of how badly we had been treated. This was a very good thing from the point of view from a bunch of sinners.”

By now the end of November was approaching and the three Spaniards and the former slave were free of their captors and headed out across the South Texas flatlands. They had plenty to be thankful for in what history will record was almost one hundred years before the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock and was in fact, the first Thanksgiving in North America – if not in record at least in deed.

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

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ARK – Animal Rehabilitation Keep.

Located in Port Aransas the ARK is affiliate with the University of Texas at Austin Marine Science Center. They handle the rehabilitation of most species of wildlife in the area with an emphasis on marine animals. They care for about 1300 animals each year, including about 300 sea turtles and more than 100 species of birds. If you find an animal in peril they can help Tony Amos is the Director. 750 Channel View Dr. Port Aransas. 361 749-6793, 361 442-7638. afamos@mail.utexas.edu.

Island’s PIPPs Chapter of Corpus Christi Red Hat Society. In 2004 a group of Island ladies got together under a Palapa and founded the Padre Island Palapa Pals (PIPPs). Our only rule is that there are no rules! We are all about fun and friendship. We meet once a month for lunch and various fun outings from cupcake making to CPR. Padre Island Social Club is a group of fun loving people that enjoy experiencing the area. We get together for social and cultural events like Sunday Funday at the beach, diner or a night on the town. If you are interested in meeting new people, politics, fashion, all types of musical genres, pop culture, books, theatre, art, movies, museums, wine, beer, food, traveling and more then this is the place for you. This is the go-to Social Club for the Island and general Corpus Christi Shenanigans. You can contact them on their Facebook page.

North Padre Mahjong Group meets weekly to play in small groups for the fun of it. We are looking for those who play the game but would also be willing to teach anyone to play who would like to learn. For more information contact Mitzi Mendez at almimendez@att.net for more information.

Call (361) 826-2330

For More Information

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

Thursday

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

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

Computer Interest Group 12:30-2 PM

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

Wii Bowling 12:30 PM Zumba Gold (Co-Ed) 10:30-11:30 AM ($20/month or $4/session) Table Tennis & Table Games - 12 PM

Wednesday Silver Haired Fitness 10-11 AM ($8/month-Ladies Only) Chair Volleyball 12:30 PM-??? (about 3:30 PM)

Call Jessica at (585) 750-2292 or jcsalespro@gmail.com

P.I.E. Padre Island Enrichment Club, Inc, P.I.E. strives to enrich the lives of Padre Island women through social activities and community involvement. Full membership luncheon meetings are held the second Friday of each month at the Holiday Inn. Members may also participant in special interest clubs (bunco, bridge, spades, books, etc) that meet throughout the month. For more information about PIE, please contact Katherine Pierce, President, at 361 960-0327 or Jaki Boyd 361 533-0854.

The Ethel Eyerly Community Center in Flour Bluff is open with a full activities schedule which is shown below. All are welcome.

Tuesday

BOOK YOUR CHRISTMAS PARTY OR SPECIAL EVENT

Padre Island Business Association. The association is a not-for-profit organization whose primary purpose is to advertise and promote Padre/Mustang Islands, Flour Bluff and Corpus Christi while advancing the interests of the business community. It is managed by a 9-member board of directors.

A membership luncheon is held on the 2nd Thursday of each month at Holiday Inn-Padre Island starting at noon. Mixers are held on the 3rd Tuesday of the month. The association annually has two fundraising events – Taste of the Island in the fall and a Wine Tasting in the spring.

Ethel Eyerly Community Center 654 Graham Road

Saturday & Sunday Brunch

Christi City Council on matters pertaining to The Island. All meetings are open to the public and the public is invited to address the committee during the public comment period.

AARP Chapter 4181 Meeting @ 1 PM (2nd & 4th Wednesdays) Painting Class 1:30-4:30 PM $5 per class 1st & 3rd Wednesdays

Quilting 2nd Thursday of the Month

Friday Silver Haired Fitness 10-11 AM ($8/month – Ladies Only) Table Tennis – 11 AM Bingo -12:30 PM ($.50 Cards)

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

Moon Classifieds

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Here’s how to place a Classified Ad

Services

Call Arlene direct at 834-1382 to place your ad or email at our NEW EMAIL ADDRESS:

Services

BBQ Grill Cleaning Happy Thanksgiving

Home Building & Maintenance

Pet Sitting

Home Additions New Construction Exterior Improvements

moonclassad@twc.com

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

Ads with payment can also be taken to our new office at:

14646 Compass St., Suite 3 Deadline for classified ads is no later than NOON on Tuesday PAYMENT MUST BE RECEIVED BEFORE PUBLICATION We accept American Express, Visa, MasterCard & PayPal

Legal & Business Notices Legal & Business Notices

Do you need to place a legal or business notice?

You’ll find that our rates for running your notice cost less than many other publication in Nueces County.

Call Arlene @ 361-834-1382

The Island Moon Weekly for more information

The Island Newspaper since 1996

ISLAND PET SITTING Pet Sitting Service on the Island References upon request

Church Meetings

LUTHERAN TABLE TALK Thursday Afternoons On the island JB's German Bakery, 15137 SPID Sponsored by GCCM, SWT, ELCA.

ATLANTIS POOL AND SPA SERVICE Weekly Pool Maintenance – Repairs Renovations - Chemicals – Supplies Residential – Commercial 25 Years Experience – Insured Free Delivery! Free Estimates!

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Fall BBQ season is here !!!

Call 361-949-8899 Yard Care

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Help Wanted

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED As docents at Port Aransas Museum Contact: www.docentspapha@yahoo.com

361-537-3637 Pool & Spa Services

Clean your BBQ Grill for Turkey Day !

Computer Service Scott’s Computer Repair

Public Meetings

Al-Anon & AA Meetings

Is alcohol causing a problem in your family?

Try Al-Anon Al-Anon meets at 7:00 pm Sundays at Padre Island Baptist Church

* Lawn Maintenance * Power Washing * Palm Trimming * Fall Cutback * Lot Mowing * Decks * Installation FREE ESTIMATES

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ISLAND CREATIONS LANDSCAPING Creative Grass & Rock Yards Lot and Yard Maintenance Tree Trimming Call 361-960-0327 Island Landscaping Decks & Docks Specializing In :  Landscape & Design  Decks, Docks, Shade Structures  Boat Lifts  Concrete Drives & Patios  First Time Cleanups Members of Builders Assoc. & PIBA

Spyware and Virus Removal PC/Mac Repair Networking Fast 24 Hour Turn-Around Home or Business Free Pick Up and Delivery Seniors & Military or Cash Save 20%

Friends and families of problem drinkers find understanding and support at

Al-Anon meetings

An Al-Anon group meets each Thursday at 7:00 PM at

Island in the Son United Methodist Church 10650 Highway 361 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS MEETINGS

The Sunset 7 AA Meetings are held on Monday, Wednesday & Friday at 7 PM at The Presbyterian Church On the Island 14030 Fortuna Bay Dr. In addition AA Meetings are held at 8 AM at The Pavillion on the Boardwalk Near Padre Bali

Weekly, biweekly, move in/move outs Pet & House Sitting – Bonded On the Island since 2000

361-563-4096

Credit Cards Accepted Air Line Miles Accepted

Additions – New Construction – Remodeling From small jobs to extreme makeovers

Member of the BBB Member of PIBA www.dianahomesinc.com dianahomesinc@gmail.com Call 949-2092 or 442-3516

Home Maintenance/Repair

Islandscape Maintenance

Call 949-4604 or 425-5627 House Cleaning Laura Lee’s Cleaning Services

Contact Rev. Tom Dietzel at lifetogethermin@aol.com, or 210-363-3538 or 361-445-1029

DIANA HOMES, INC.

361-949-2691

IslandLandscapingDecksAndDocks.com

Motorcycle Repairs

MOTORCYCLE MIKE’S MOBILE GARAGE 361-549-0535 Tires – Maintenance Repairs – Golf Carts At your location

Power Washing

ISLANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE We power wash

Houses, Driveways, Fences, Decks & Sidewalks Call us now to schedule an estimate

361-949-2773

JOY CONSTRUCTION CONCRETE WORK  Foundations & Driveways  Sidewalks & Repairs  Skid Loader Work

Call Eli for free estimates 512-734-2964

ISLAND NATIVE MASTER CARPENTER 30 years+ experience Doors – Windows – Decks – Cabinets Sheetrock – Tape and Float 361-815-7900 ISLAND CREATIONS CONCRETE

Professionally installed concrete driveways, sidewalks and patios Decorative Stamping & Staining

Call 361-960-0327 NEED A CARPENTER?

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BOAT SLIPS ON PACKERY CHANNEL Available immediately Personal or Commercial Use

Call 361-332-9978

Real Estate

Island Lots For Sale FINGERTIP WATERFRONT LOT FOR SALE

95’ waterfront lot facing right direction Lot $165,000 Retaining Wall $38,000 Total $199,000

361-446-2847 Condo Sales/Rentals

CONDOS TO RENT PORT ARANSAS & PADRE ISLAND SPECIAL FALL RATES Daily or Monthly Rentals Fully Furnished – Pool – Walk to Beach Island Condo Rentals 361-558-6148

Padre Island Condo Rentals

Weekly – Monthly Fully Furnished Next Door To Schlitterbahn 5 Minutes From Beach 361-949-3209 fairwayvillascorpus.com Nice, first floor, furnished Surfside 2/1 condos right across from the beach #116 and #122 for $128,500 each. Tropical courtyard with pool.

Call Barbara Thrasher, Coldwell Banker Island, REALTORS, 817-271-6880, HomesPortAransas.com.

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Specializing in: Indoor/Outdoor Electrical, Remodeling, Repairs, Kitchen & Bath, Plumbing, Flooring, Windows, Roofing Please call:

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Painting

Aqua Pressure Cleaning Since 1996

Commercial – Residential Single Level to Hi-Rise Buildings & Homes Sidewalks & Patios Parking Lots Tile Roofs/Stucco Walls New Construction Mildew Removal Deck Cleaning/Sealing Call for free estimate & demo WWW.AQUAPCLEAN.COM

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Blake Morin 361-960-4569 padrepaintingplus@gmail.com Residential - Commercial Interior - Exterior Deck, Dock & Fence Treatments Garage Floors & Power Washing

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Quality work at a reasonable price Insured with 25 yrs. experience Call for a free estimate

361-949-1231

Belle Is A 5-6 Month Old Miniature Pinscher Mix A sweet puppy at the perfect age because she loves to cuddle but still has bursts of playful puppy energy.

Baby Belle is working on potty training and crate training. Her foster sister is trying to show her the ropes. Belle would love to have a playmate but would also be ok being the spoiled only child. She is spayed, microchipped, and has age appropriate vaccinations.

You may fill out an application at: http://ccpaac.org/forms/ PeeWee’s Pet Adoption World Sanctuary

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

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

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Please call PeeWee’s at 888-4141

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Time to give thanks…

HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!!! Has this year flown by or what? At this stage of my life, it all seems a blur. The last thing I remember is being 25 and blinking my eyes. The things I was thankful for back then seem to have little relevance to the things I’m thankful for today.

Fast cars and hot women have given way to good gas mileage and dear friends. I don’t take anything for granted anymore. I’d say I have it pretty good. I live on an island in the Gulf of Mexico and get paid to listen to live music… not a bad deal. I have many great friends and a few great, great friends (not to mention two wonderful knucklehead dogs who I love dearly), and I wouldn’t trade my life for anyone’s. And, thank YOU for reading my column. Indeed, I have much to be grateful for. In these troubled times, I wish all of you a fabulous day of peace and giving thanks.. Count your blessings and tell the people you love that you love them everyday. And, no I’m not drunk. I always get a little sentimental this time of year.

This Machine Kills Fascists…

My little hillbilly gospel band, The Sandy Bottom Boys, played the Sunday service at

The Sandy Bottom Boys with Father James Derkits. Photo by Lee Harris.

Trinity by the Sea last weekend and it was a hoot.

The group consists of Crawford Brown on lead vocals and upright bass, Steve Goldstein on mando, Andrea Goldstein on fiddle, Preecher Williams on percussion and yours truly on guitar. We ran through ten songs such as River of Jordan, I Saw the Light, Power in the Blood, Turn Your Radio On and I’ll Fly Away. Word is-we may start playing some gospel brunches around if we decide to learn another set. I’ll

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let you know. BTW, Father James Derkits’ sermon was based around a never released (by) Woody Guthrie song, recorded by Wilco (it was also covered by U2), called Christ for President. A couple of verses in the 1941 song seem hugely appropriate right now: Let’s have Christ our President Let us have him for our king Cast your vote for the Carpenter That you call the Nazarene The only way we can ever beat These crooked politician men Is to run the money changers out of the temple Put the Carpenter in Every year we waste enough To feed the ones who starve We build our civilization up And we shoot it down with wars It seems all too fitting that Guthrie marked the face of all his guitars with the bold, “This Machine Kills Fascists.” In Guthrie’s opposition to fascism, he conceptualized the ideology “as a form of economic exploitation similar to slavery...” he straightforwardly denounces the fascists, particularly their leaders, as a group of gangsters who set out to ‘rob the world’.”

Some things never change. If you haven’t been to Trinity by the Sea in Port A and met Father James, do yourself a favor and make the effort.

His message isn’t political (I don’t want to give the impression that it is), it’s sound spiritual advice and I always leave there feeling better than when I came. Plus there’s always a lot of music.

DO NOT MISS LIST Thanksgiving weekend…

Since we will be delivering the Moon a day early due to the holiday, I can let you know what’s going on tonight, Wednesday the 25th.

This is the day before Thanksgiving and is typically a jumping night. The Ty Dietz Band will be at Shorty’s and reggae monsta Billy Snipes is at Giggity’s (Billy will be playing the Gaff on Friday) And on Thursday, Thanksgiving

Mark Monaco will play the Back Porch on Friday.

Larry Joe Taylor and Deryl Dodds will play the Third Coast Theater on Friday. band, Cruise Control (Corpus Christi, TX) playing the last gig, and on Sunday they will go out with a bang. Beer’s will be on special all day because they’re trying to delete the inventory, AND…it’s TURKEY BOWL time!

Get there early because the place fills up and goes wild to watch otherwise perfectly normal adult men and women hurl 20 pound frozen turkeys at a bunch of bowling pins. My name is on that trophy once, but I plan to make a repeat performance. Last year, Moon Monkey Miles Merwin came in a close second but

Miles Merwin displays the fine art of turkey bowling. got no name on the trophy. He’s my strongest competition. Where was I? Also on Friday, TV star, Jim Dugan, will be at Shorty’s and the man who invented “island time” Larry Joe Taylor (Stevensville, TX) will play a song swap at Third Coast Theater with Deryl Dodds. Larry Joe will be back on Saturday with his full band.

Also on Saturday the 28th, Ruben Limas is at Shorty’s and rockabilly master Matt Hole will bring his Hot Rod Gang to Giggity’s. Prepare yourself, there will be much fun to be had in there. Trust me. You don’t want to miss a Matt Hole show. That ought to keep you busy for a while. Be safe out there.

♫ ♪ And, that’s the truth ♪ ♫ Matt Hole and the Hot Rod Gang will play Giggity’s on Saturday.

Selfie will play Shorty’s on Thanksgiving night.

Woody Guthrie- This Machine Kills Facists

proper, after you get your turkey on, Selfie will be rocking Shorty’s. This is where the party is . They’ll be playing inside so you’ll be able to experience local madman, Ray Summy from mere inches away. It could change your life. I know I’ll never be the same. On Friday, Miss Edna and Lyrical Binge will do her sexy honors. Americana-roots artist Mark Monaco (San Antonio, TX) will play the Back Porch.

This is the Porch’s last weekend to be open until next Spring, so let’s hope the weather cooperates. On Saturday they have the big party

GIGGITY’S RESTAURANT & BAR IN PORT A

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Billy Snipes Free Beer Band Lyrical Binge Matt Hole Antone & the All Stars Open Jam w/ Selfie Paul Taylor Band

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Bad Buoys

Dec. 2

Open 11am-2am Daily. Kitchen open til 1am.

722 Tarpon, Port Aransas, TX

Grilled Shrimp, Beef and Chicken

Catering for any Occasion Closed Monday 222 Beach St. Port A (361) 749-0022

65 ft USCG certified passenger vessel Shady lower deck, sunny upper deck Clean restrooms, coolers welcome!

Wheelchair accessible

Wednesday, November 25 Ty Dietz Band @ Shorty’s Billy Snipes @ Giggity’s Thursday, THANKSGIVING Ruben Limas (6-9) @ Island Italian Free Beer Band @ Giggity’s Selfie @ Shorty’s Friday, November 27 Mark Monaco & Strayhearts @ Back Porch Brian Winfrey (6:30-9:30) @ Island Italian Billy Snipes @ The Gaff Lyrical Binge @ Giggity’s Jim Dugan @ Shorty’s Rockaholics @ Executive Surf Club Larry Joe Taylor, Deryl Dodds @ Third Coast Theater Saturday, November 28 Cruise Control @ Back Porch Brian Winfrey (6:30-9:30) @ Island Italian Belt Sander Races w/ Uncle Willey, Russell Edge @ The Gaff Matt Hole & the Hot Rod Gang @ Giggity’s Ruben Limas @ Shorty’s Scarecrow People @ Executive Surf Club Larry Joe Taylor Band @ Third Coast Theater

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Lighted Pier in the Gulf of Mexico Pole Rentals

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Mark Monaco

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Cruise Control

Nov. 28

TURKEY BOWL Sunday, Nov. 29 LAST DAY OPEN BEER SPECIALS ALL DAY 132 W. Cotter St. Port A On the Waterfront

Ty Dietz Band Selfie Jim Dugan

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Ruben Limas

Nov. 28

Bubba Westly

Dec. 4

Ruben Limas

Dec. 5

OPEN Till 2am • 823 Tarpon St. Port Aransas

Full Bar & Grill Live Music • Dog Friendly Caribbean Style Food

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Sunday, November 29 Turkey Bowl @ Back Porch South Texas Grassroots @ Island Italian Antone & the All Stars @ Giggity’s

Wednesday, December 2 Bad Buoys @ Giggity’s Scarecrow People @ House of Rock Thursday, December 3 Ruben Limas (6-9) @ Island Italian Free Beer Band @ Giggity’s

Thursday, December 3 continued Robert Earl Keen @ Brewster Street Clarissa Serna @ Rockits Friday, December 4 Melissa Brooke @ Giggity’s Bubba Westly @ Shorty’s Spazmatics @ Brewster Street Flatbroke @ Rockits Brian Winfrey (6:30-9:30) @ Island Italian Toys for Tots @ House of Rock Saturday, December 5 James Little Band @ Giggity’s Ruben Limas @ Shorty’s Another Level @ Brewster Street APEX @ Rockits Brian Winfrey (6:30-9:30) @ Island Italian Gatemouth, Noah & the Beyonders, Johnny 5 @ House of Rock Sunday, December 6 South Texas Grassroots @ Island Italian Antone & the All Stars @ Giggity’s Monday, December 7 Open Jam w/ Selfie @ Giggity’s Through the Roots, Maoli, Tydings @ House of Rock Tuesday, December 8 Paul Taylor Band @ Giggity’s Open Mic @ House of Rock

Monday, November 30 Open Jam w/ Selfie @ Giggity’s Tuesday, December 1 Paul Taylor Band @ Giggity’s Open Mic @ House of Rock

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Wednesday, December 9 Stevie Start @ Giggity’s Scarecrow People, Arcade Hustlers @ House of Rock

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Thursday, December 10 Ruben Limas (6-9) @ Island Italian Free Beer Band @ Giggity’s Sam Riggs @ Brewster Street Clarissa Serna @ Rockits Independent Thieves @ House of Rock Friday, December 11 Brian Winfrey (6:30-9:30) @ Island Italian Picklefish @ Giggity’s Jim Dugan @ Shorty’s

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