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Beautify Corpus Christi

Preparing for Fall Planting

By Chelsea Craig, Executive Director, Beautify Corpus Christi

The extreme heat of our South Texas climate can be a bit unbearable for many vegetables.

The slightly cooler months of our “fall”, is just enough relief for many vegetables to thrive. Whether you kept up with your garden throughout the summer or let it fall to the wayside, preparing your soil before planting is the best way to set yourself up for success.

as they are free. If you choose to utilize the leaves, it will be important that they be shredded. Mowing over them or running your weed eater through them should be the trick. Unshredded leaves can create a solid barrier and prevent water from getting to the soil. Once the leaves are shredded and spread, wet them down to keep them from blowing away.

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Loosen the Soil

In order to give your fall plants an opportunity to establish a good root system, compact soil will need to be loosened. If you have been planting and harvesting throughout the summer, this process should be fairly quick and easy. If you have not, it is still unlikely that you will need to do any major tilling. Using a garden fork should be sufficient. The idea is that the soil be loose enough to allow roots and water and easy path through.

Clear the Space If any weeds are present in your garden, clear them out by handpicking. Even in a well-maintained garden, they may have been hiding under your existing plants. Now is a good time to remove to prevent seeding. In the same fashion, remove any spent plants. Plants that you are still harvesting can stay without consequence. However, anything that is done for the season should be removed as the plant will be vulnerable to disease and pest. The plants removed without disease will make a great addition to your compost. Much like spent plants, fallen fruit attracts pests to your garden and should be removed.

Expose the Soil In order to prepare the soil, you will first need to be able to reach the soil. If you used mulch, which is recommended for moisture retention and barrier pest control throughout your garden, you will need to remove it in order to get to the soil. Depending on how long the mulch has been in place and how weathered it is, you may be able to reuse part or all of it. Even if you are able to reuse what mulch has been scraped off, you will still likely need to add more for the best coverage, as much of it is likely to have decomposed.

Straw and shredded leaves are good options for fall mulch. The straw is not only easily spread, but it makes a great home for spiders.

Spiders are very useful in controlling the pest population in your garden. Leaves are a great option if already have large trees in your area,

Treat the Soil Since many soil amendments require some time to fully take effect, depending on what you are planning now can a good time to treat the soil. The best way to know exactly what your soil is needing most is to conduct a soil pH test. There are several ways of going about this test. However, the process is fairly easy. If this is more than you had in mind, you should, at the very least, replenish the soil by working in some compost. Plan ahead and add the compost or amendments while you are loosening the soil to save yourself an extra step. Compost comes in many shapes and sizes without many restrictions. Manure based compost should be used more cautiously. If the manure is fresh, meaning it has not been thoroughly composted for at least 6 months, then it can burn plant roots and pose a health risk to humans when used on vegetable plants. If you have already planned out your garden before you started preparing the soil, then you will be able to utilize the compost/ amendments were needed in the plant rows and not waste it in the garden pathways. Once you are done adjusting your soil, rake it out to even the surface and break up any clumps.

Stay tuned in to what the Beautify Corpus Christi Association is working on in your city by following us on Facebook at www. facebook.com/beautifycc. Join in the effort by becoming a member and/or volunteer today!

Visit BeautifyCorpusChristi.org or call Chelsea Craig, Executive Director at 361.946.3996 for more information. Happy planting!

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Island Election Election cont. from A1 All registered Island voters are encouraged to attend and voter registration cards will be available at both gatherings. The candidates will address the group and registered Island voters will cast ballots The IUPAC was formed in 2009 to unite Island voters behind chosen candidates in each of the city races. The group does not do endorsements in any other races.

Since its beginning the group has a success rate of over 90% for the candidates it has endorsed.

We will have a list of the IUPAC candidates for Mayor and District 4 in the next issue, and the endorsements for At-Large the following week.

The General Election is Saturday, November 4; Early Voting begins on Monday, October 20.

For more information on the candidates see the special section in this issue.

2014 November Joint Election Island Ballot

These are the local races on the November 4 election listed in descending order of the percentage of the total tax bill they represent for Island taxpayers. Islanders can vote in all the listed races unless otherwise noted.

Flour Bluff Independent School District Board Trustee Election

At Large City Council Candidates Editor’s note: At 6 p.m. on Thursday, September 18 the Island United Political Action Committee will make endorsements in the races for Mayor of Corpus Christi and District 4 City Council at the Holiday Inn. All registered Island voters are encouraged to attend; the endorsement decisions are made solely by Island voters in a closed ballot. We will have a list of those candidates in the next issue.

Then the following Thursday, on Septemnber 25, at the same time and place the IUPAC members will decide who to back in the race for At-Large City Council seats with the top three vote getters receiving the group’s endorsement.

Below are a list of questions presented to the At-Large candidates by the IUPAC.

Chad Magill OCCUPATION Business Development Officer, Stewart Title AGE 39 1. Name prior leadership positions you have held in nonprofit organizations and appointed positions you have held on community Boards. a. Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Texas

i. Chairman of the Board 2012, 2013

ii. Board Member 2006-Present

b. Goodwill Industries of South Texas

i. Chairman of Long Range Planning & Nomination Committees ii. Board Member 2007-Present

c. Corpus Christi Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

i. Chairman of the Board 2009, 2010

ii. Board Member 2006-2014

d. TAMACC (Texas Association of Mexican American Chambers of Commerce)

i. Executive Committee, Governed representation of 550,000 Businesses in TX

ii. Board Member 2009-2011

e. Current Co-Chairman of the Habitat for Humanity Annual Event Sep 19th f. Leadership Corpus Christi Class 34, Corpus Christi Citizens University Class 1 g. Numerous (20+ others, not including all boards and commissions served on while on City Council 2012-Present) 2. What is your prior experience in business and financial management?

Former Small Business Owner. Network security, relational database development and web integration specialist. Began first business at the age of 16 writing software and developing databases for businesses to run more efficiently.

Owned businesses until the age of 37.

3. Describe your campaign organization and budget for the election.

Our TEAM is a team, we work hard together and Believe in the bright future of Corpus Christi. We are a diverse group that complement each other’s strengths. Our budget for the City Council At-Large race aims at raising $70,000.

We are close to our fundraising goal, but every dollar helps. We have been working hard since Jan 2014 on this race.

4. What were the 3 most positive accomplishments for Corpus Christi in the past 5 years and the three biggest failures in the same time frames? a. MOST POSITIVE i. FOCUSING ON OUR NEEDS BEFORE OUR WANTS: Infrastructure investment is Economic Development. November 2013 we finally (Thanks to the voters agreeing with my stance on saying No to the public funding of Destination Bayfront) sent a message to the entire City Council that we, the taxpayers, want the City to focus on our Needs before our Wants. ii. A COMPREHENSIVE STREET PLAN: A comprehensive Street Plan that is nearly implemented. Yes the largest item is addressing residential street reconstruction, but we did and are tackling some major items. We have established 3 of the 4 major items in that plan. I’ll go on record to say that I did vote NO on the Street Fee. The voters should have had an opportunity to voice their opinion on the Fee. iii. WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN 2015-2050: Capitalizing on the economic boom from Eagle Ford Shale as well as the Manufacturing Industry creating jobs in our region is a change from the past. That effort drove us to say our former plan until 2017 was unacceptable. We now have a strategy to get us to the year 2050. It took an immense amount of deliberation at Council but we got there. b. MOST NEGATIVE: i. STREET USER FEE: The program works, the FEE is the problem. The Fee should have been funded with managing costs better internally, necessary budget cuts, and above all the voters should have had an opportunity to vote it up or down in November 2013. My motion to give the voters the opportunity to vote on the FEE failed 3-6. The same 3 who wanted to give people the opportunity to vote on it, like myself - voted NO on the FEE. ii. DESTINATION BAYFRONT: I seriously question anyone who claims to listen to the people and actually voted to support the Public Funding of Destination Bayfront in our council votes. Personally I heard it loud and clear on The Island, Flour Bluff, Calallen, the Southside, Westside, Central areas, literally everywhere. Why would a council continually vote 6-3 to support Destination Bayfront to be funded with YOUR tax dollars? For my official stance

(Flour Bluff ISD represents about 51% of total property taxes paid by Padre Island taxpayers) Trustee, At Large, Place 2 Vote for None, or One Jim Needham Trustee, At Large, Place 4 Vote for None, or One Brent Rourk Shirley Thornton Trustee, At Large, Place 5

I have the original statement still on my website at www.chadmagill.com/priorities.

Your future council needs to listen, and know that we should put our Needs before our Wants. iii. UNBALANCED PLANNING EFFORT: Ask anyone, who helped get Council Members actually in the room and able to attend our Island Strategic Action Committee ISAC meetings? After doing so, I understood even more clearly the sheer audacity to emphasize planning other areas of town ahead of a BOOMING Island was a mistake. To begin a long range plan is a good thing, to start in the Downtown Area was a mistake. We should have begun the planning effort with the areas of most growth, investment, and activity – The Island, the Southside, and then work back into areas that have systemic issues like needing to grow a residential base like a downtown area. The ISAC Committee took it upon themselves to help adapt The Island’s Area Development Plan – kudos to the board members, but the City should have selected The Island first.

5. What will be the biggest challenge facing the council and how do you intend to deal with it?

Keeping the next council focused on Infrastructure and not letting them go back down a path of using our Public Funding for Destination Bayfront or other projects that frankly the city has no business spending public funds on. We should maintain focus on rebuilding our city from neglect, deferred maintenance, and disrepair. We should be fiscally conservative and focus all of our efforts on the fundamentals of what a city should be doing. You know I will stand up again to anyone who wants to go back down that path or create more fees, my voting record is about as much proof as anyone could provide. I don’t need to explain any yes votes on Destination Bayfront or the Street User Fee, I voted No on all – and made sure that Destination Bayfront got in front of the voters to say No with me.

6. What is your vision for the City of Corpus Christi? What part of that vision can be achieved in 2 years, 5 years and 10 years? a. My vision for Corpus Christi is to be the desalination water provider for multiple cities and regions across Texas, and the applied science & process technology/high tech hub for Texas. Consider the Eagle Ford Shale, Manufacturing, Refining, and growing University and Del Mar College as well as the Unmanned Aerial Systems site selection here. We jumped from #44 on best performing cities to #17 in one year! (Ref: Milken Institute Study 2013). As we focus on creating jobs, and higher paying jobs, we bring in more talent from outside of our city. Corpus Christi is the 8th largest City by population in Texas. There are over 1200 cities in Texas. We need to stop acting like we are in the bottom 1200, and behaving like we are in the Top 8. b. How we can achieve that vision: Near term we focus on rebuilding the infrastructure and frankly fixing what we must fix first. We emphasize the importance of creating a predictable water supply via desalination for industry and bridge the revenue gap via industry rate payers and other cities buying our water without having the cost go on the taxpayers for building it.

Mid and Long term, we continue to become more predictable and consistent as a City.

Be more professional; stop the inequities of unbalanced spending and wasteful bureaucracy.

Vote for None, or One Brian Grunberg Flo East Trustee, At Large, Place 7 Vote for None, or One Debbie Lindsey-Opel Michael Morgan

City of Corpus Christi General Election Mayor Vote for None, or One Dan McQueen Bob Jones Nelda Martinez Lee McGinnis Council Member, At Large) Vote for None, One, Two or Three (The three candidates with the highest vote totals win) Lillian Riojas Chad Magill Gil Hernandez Reynaldo “Ray” Madrigal Mark Scott Margareta Fratila Council Member, Single Member District 1 (Island voters cannot vote in this race) Vote for one Kelley Allen Tom Watson Carolyn Vaughn Carrie Robertson Meyer

Proposition No. 2: Street Safety, Revitalization, and Capacity Improvement projects The issuance of bonds for designing, constructing, renovating, and making permanent street improvements in the aggregate principal amount not to exceed $44,495,000, and levying a tax in payment thereof, with priority given to the following: *Ayers Street (Pedestrian Improvements and Turn Lane Addition), generally from South Padre Island Drive to Gollihar Road *Chaparral Street (Phase 2 Downtown Development Master Plan), generally from Schatzel Street to Taylor Street *Texas Department of Transportation Participation Projects *City-wide Traffic Signals and Lighting Improvements *Rodd Field Road Expansion, generally from Saratoga Boulevard to Yorktown Boulevard *Downtown Street Traffic Signal and Area Improvements *Ennis Joslin Road Extension, generally from Holly Road to Williams Drive *Flato Road, generally from Agnes Street to Bates Road *Harbor Bridge Replacement Mitigation and Support Projects (Phase 1) *North Padre Island Beach Access Roads (3A and 2) *North Padre Island Beach Facility in the vicinity of Sea Pines Drive/Coral Vine Street/Access Road 6 (off Park Road 22) *Downtown Road and Streetscape Improvements *Creek View Drive Extension Proposition No. 3: Sale of City Park Land Sale of the following city park land, the proceeds from which may only be used to acquire and improve city park land in accordance with § 253.001, Texas local government code: *San Carlos Park, 12650 Figueroa St. (2.00 ac.) *Violet Park, 4301 Violet (1.55 ac.)

John Garcia

*Willow Park, 11418 Willowood Creek (0.93 ac.)

Frank F. Schlegal, Jr.

*Cabra Park, 1323 W. Broadway (1.36 ac.)

Council Member, Single Member District 2

*Fountain Park, 4938 Moody (1.62 ac.)

(Island voters cannot vote in this race) Brian Rosas Joshua Tijerina Jano Andrasik Council Member, Single Member District 3

*Kosar Park, Kosar @ Staples Street (0.28 ac.) *Breakwater Park, 2800 N. Shoreline (0.15 ac.) *Acushnet Park, 6746 Aaron (9.96 ac.)

(Island voters cannot vote in this race)

*Congress Park, 4017 Capitol (1.96 ac.)

Vote por Ninguno, o Uno

*Creekway Park, 7306 Prairie (0.89 ac.)

Lucy Rubio

*Durant Park, 6113 Durant (2.70 ac.)

Jack Gordy

*Mt. Vernon Park, 5151 McArdle (7.25 ac.)

Council Member, Single Member District 4

*Parklane Park, 4600 Arlene (1.95 ac.)

Vote for one

*Peary Park, 1750 Paul Jones @ Decatur (1.00 ac.)

Colleen McIntyre

*Penn Place Park, 4302 Aaron (1.67 ac.)

Joe Vollmer

*Ridgewood Park, 5730 Malden (5.04 ac.)

Council Member, Single Member District 5

*Caribbean Park, 601 Mediterranean (1.00 ac.)

(Island voters cannot vote in this race) Vote por Ninguno, o Uno Rudy Garza, Jr.

Proposition No. 1: Street Projects The issuance of bonds for designing, constructing, renovating, and making permanent street improvements in the aggregate principal amount not to exceed $55,000,000, and levying a tax in payment thereof, with priority given to the following:

County Judge Vote for None, or One Loyd Neal (R) Mary Helen Berlanga (D) County Commissioner, Precinct No. 4 Vote for None, or One Vote por Ninguno, o Uno Brent Chesney (R)

*North Alameda Street, generally from Kinney to Lipan

District Clerk Vote for None, or One

*Gollihar Road, generally from Staples Street to Weber Road

County Clerk

*Gollihar Road, generally from Weber Road to Carroll Lane

Kara Sands (R)

*Gollihar Road, generally from Carroll Lane to Kostoryz Road

Anne Lorentzen (R) Patsy Perez (D) Vote for None, or One Diana Barrera (D) Del Mar College General Election

*Morgan Avenue, generally from Ocean Drive to Staples Street

(Elección General de Distrito Colegial Del Mar)

7. How do you plan to help the city grow its tax base?

*Corona Drive, generally from Tiger Lane to Everhart Road

Regent, At Large Vote for None, One or Two

Desalination for Industry, not paid for by taxpayers, allows us to negotiate the net export of water to other regions. San Antonio in September is looking to approve an investment of $110 million a year for 30 years on a pipeline for water. If we become the producers and exporters of water, we could effectively bring in net revenue from other regions and LOWER the effective tax rate.

*Ayers Street, generally from Ocean Drive to Alameda Street

8. What do you view as the weakest areas of City Staff and what would you do to address them?

Our weakness on City Staff is that we need staff to be more predictable and consistent with everyone. From the citizen paying their bills, to the code enforcement process, to the administration communicating effectively, to the business owner willing to take risk and invest in property, etc. Our city needs to be more predictable and consistent.

9. How many times did you visit the Island prior to announcing your candidacy and what were the purposes of your visits? a. Holy cow, hundreds I would say. I just drove

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*Yorktown Boulevard, generally from Lake Travis Drive to Everhart Road *Staples Street, generally from Alameda Street to Morgan Avenue *Southern Minerals Road, generally from Up River Road to IH-37 Access Road *Yorktown Boulevard, generally from Everhart Road to Staples Street *Carroll Lane, generally from Houston Street to McArdle Road *Old Robstown Road, generally from State Hwy 44 to Leopard Street *Waldron Road, generally from Glenoak Road to Caribbean Road *Santa Fe Street, generally from Elizabeth Street to Hancock Avenue *Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Master Plan Improvements For Against

Steve DeAses Nick Adame Ed Bennett Coretta Trinita Graham Ramiro Gambi Gamboa Carol A. Scott Regent, District 4 (Regente, Distrito Núm 4) Vote for None, or One Vote por Ninguno, o Uno Guy Watts Nicole Horton Todd M. Walter Proposition The issuance of $157,000,000 of bonds to construct and equip school buildings (including but not limited to constructing and equipping classrooms, laboratories and infrastructure for workforce technology and training programs, academic transfer courses, high school dual credit classes, student support services and library facilities, and renovating and/or replacing certain existing education facilities built as early as 1941), and levying the tax in payment thereof For Against

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Island Election Mark Scott

Chad Magill continued from previous page in from the Island tonight! Worked quite a long time to get Encantada on the bond proposition II and literally broke into the ISAC meeting and forced a legal opinion that now allows Council members to attend our ISAC meetings.

10. What do you view as the key Padre Island issues and what is your position on those issues? a. Padre Island & Mustang Island issues stem from the fact that the tax base you provide far outweighs the reinvestment back into The Island. There wasn’t even a single Bond project on The Island until I brought it up at Council! In saying that not only there wasn’t a single Bond project on the 2014 props 1 and 2 on the Island, I also pointed out that the MAP didn’t even include the Padre & Mustang Islands! b. From the Encantada canal culvert blockages, to the Whitecap wastewater treatment plant odor (Hydrogen Sulfide…

I’ve walked through that treatment plant in person – not fun), to the wastewater lines under Whitecap not having adequate flow, water pressure, speed limit variations, bollards/no bollards, all-terrain vehicles on/ off the beach & roads, beach maintenance vehicles travel up to an hour a day from the fire station 16 just to get on and off the beach – a maintenance facility closer to the beach would help cut down travel time, need for new access roads between 1 and 2 that has an 8 mile gap, access road 3 improvements, traffic issues with people not slowing down at the end of Whitecap and hitting the gate, Packery Channel restrooms don’t need to cost $1.8 million, Mustang Island needs adequate cable/data lines and basic amenities for development to improve, plastic & litter left around Packery channel including metal pieces of canopies left out there, dog litter stations for the beaches, working with TxDot on NOT closing lanes of the Bridge on active days and weekends, better Police presence on The Island, there are a number of ways YOUR city can be working better for YOU. Count me in to continue to help.

11. How will you stay in touch with Island residents and how will we reach you in a timely manner?

Ask anyone on ISAC how Council Members are now “allowed” to attend ISAC meetings.

You’ll know my efforts got us in – count on me to attend as many as possible every month.

Also I’m on The Island often, just call me, email me or text me. (361) 792.0332 & chad@ chadmagill.com 12. Provide a brief opinion on desalinization.

Desalination is our future. We are the future of Water for Texas. Similar to my answer above, an Industrial Desalination plant can be built via a P3 (public private partnership) and not at the cost of taxpayers. The revenue from water contracts with large volume users help the P3 offset their capital expenditures; they maintain and operate the plant efficiently – maintaining a low delivery cost of desalinated water. The revenue gap created by the city not selling 40% of our current water supply can be replenished as we negotiate with other cities like Austin, Victoria, and more on 10, 12, 15 year leases of our surface water rights (Thus new revenue in from other regions for water we don’t necessarily need during that time frame.)

Desalination is scalable so that as new job creators we want to come to the Coastal Bend

are interested, we can say “Come create jobs in Corpus Christi, we can scale up to the water you need through Desalination.” The net positive is revenue from other cities. Think about Corpus Christi being a NET EXPORTER of water for Texas. Talk about a great way to counterbalance the inequity of how 240 counties charge us Windstorm Fees… I would believe our 14 counties along the coast would get a lower water rate than the ones who pay less on windstorm.  13. City Council appears ready to present a 2014 Bond Package to the voters for in the neighborhood of $100,000,000. Which Propositions in the bond package would you vote in favor of? 14. Some feel or bond packages are too large. Do you agree?

The City Bond Propositions are set for 2014 and it is now up to the voters. $55 million in Prop 1 does not raise taxes. Prop 1 works within our debt capacity and is our every 2 year march forward to reconstructing the largest, most traveled, worst streets we have. Bond Prop 2 focuses on Streets that are common sense type of projects, but does have an approximate 2.1 cent tax increase on every $100 ad valorem valuation. Prop 2 aims to improve capacity, revitalization, and safety of many streets that simply need the reconstruction/ reconfigurations. I voted yes on both to give the Voters the opportunity to choose. If it is one thing I know, our citizens want the streets fixed – these two propositions offer solutions.

Think of it this way… Destination Bayfront was to start at $44.6 million of debt that WE said No to. Bond Prop 2 is $44.4 million that goes right into streets. The only reason we can even talk about Bond Prop 2 is because we saved that money by voting No on Destination Bayfront.

Think about it and consider both. Whatever you decide, I’m ready to go to work on what the voters decide.

Do you believe it is City Council’s responsibility to be more selective of the items that go on the bond package or do you think City Council should include many items and let the voters decide what they want to fund?

Council has a fiscal responsibility to place items that make sense, are financially feasible, and prioritized as NEEDS and not wants on bond propositions. It is important that your Council listens to you and not try to place items like Destination Bayfront up for public funding before this community is ready to put a hood ornament on a car with a poorly running engine.

Let’s focus on our Needs before our Wants.

15. Place the following items in order of importance to you as they affect our City and feel free to include an explanation. This will help us to determine where you would allocate city resources: Street Maintenance, Create jobs, Water Issues, Improve city staff, Increase economic development, park maintenance, crime issues, increase tourism, more leisure/entertainment options, improve education-(More of a school district item, but we can assist).

16. One final comment to Island residents: Your endorsement and support are extremely important to me. The Island is growing. Our City needs to better understand how to support you. I won’t sugar coat anything or make you promises I can’t keep – I will tell you the truth.

The truth is, I will continue to work hard for you and do the right thing. With your endorsement and support, we win together and we continue to fight for a better future for our Island.

Gil Hernandez OCCUPATION: Regional Sales Manager AGE: 45 1. Name prior leadership positions you have held in nonprofit organizations and appointed positions you have held on community Boards.

Board Member, Regional Transportation Authority; Election Judge, Precinct 3

A city where the streets and infrastructure are in good repair, we have a vital and growing economy and effective, efficient city government services. The infrastructure is a long term vision, but the

2. What is your prior experience in business and financial management?

7. How do you plan to help the city grow its tax base?

Currently responsible for South Texas National Accounts Business for the Coca-Cola Company ($65 Million in sales annually).

3. Describe your campaign organization and budget for the election.

Core group of friends, family and like-minded individuals working in a grassroots budget conscious campaign.

4. What were the 3 most positive accomplishments for Corpus Christi in the past 5 years and the three biggest failures in the same time frames?

Positive 1. The bond plan #1 to address arterials and collector streets.

2. The attraction of major industry to the area.

3. The expansion of tourism opportunities with Schlitterbahn.

Negative 1. The failure to create a residential street reconstruction program.

2. The street user fee.

3. The pursuit of public funding for Destination Bayfront.

5. What will be the biggest challenge facing the council and how do you intend to deal with it?

As a city, we have neglected our infrastructure (streets, waste water, drainage, parks, etc.). The main challenge is balancing these needs without burdening our citizens with cumbersome taxes and fees. I will look for savings within the city’s budget, prioritize needs, and focus on what is truly needed in order to maintain that balance. I will not ask the citizens of Corpus Christi for any additional taxes or fees without ensuring the city’s has prioritized correctly and made the maximum amount of spending cuts. Also, I will not support arbitrary fees that burden those on fixed incomes unfairly.

6. What is your vision for the City of Corpus Christi? What part of that vision can be achieved in 2 years, 5 years and 10 years?

By creating an attitude within city staff that welcomes and assists companies and developers who want to bring their money to our city.

We must continue improving Development Services, improve infrastructure and create better coordination with school districts and other government entities on area planning.

8. What do you view as the weakest areas of City Staff and what would you do to address them?

Development Service. Even though several changes and improvements have been made to the department, we continue to have issues. We have had four different directors of Development Services in the last year. We need to improve the culture to be more customer centric. It will definitely be a focus of mine if I’m elected.

9. How many times did you visit the Island prior to announcing your candidacy and what were the purposes of your visits?

Several dozen times a year to visit the beach, National Seashore, restaurants, and friends that live on the island.

10. What do you view as the key Padre Island issues and what is your position on those issues?

One of the main issues is to ensure that the infrastructure keeps up with the projected growth on the island. With the development of Schlitterbahn, we need to keep a close eye on traffic congestion and evacuation needs.

11. How will you stay in touch with Island residents and how will we reach you in a timely manner?

I will have my cell phone number and email published. I will also attend island functions (ie.

Padre Island Business Association meetings).

12. Provide a brief opinion on desalinization.

As a former US Naval Officer, I’m familiar with the desalinization process. There are several challenges associated with developing desalination primarily the cost, but it is important we look for opportunities to have this option for the future stable water supply. We would need to find partners in order to make it

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Occupation: President, San Jacinto Title, Coastal Bend Region Age: 54 1. Name prior leadership positions you have held in nonprofit organizations and appointed positions you have held on community boards President-Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Alumni Association, President-Leadership Corpus Christi Alumni, President-Big Brothers/ Big Sisters Board, President-4UCC, Board Member- Harbor Playhouse, Trustee-Art Museum of South Texas, Member-Texas A&MKingsville President’s Leadership Council, Member-Texas Lyceum, Board Member-Texas Association of Leadership Programs, MemberRegion N Water Planning Group, ChairmanCity of Corpus Christi’s Audit Committee 2. What is your prior experience in business and financial management?

I have BBA from Texas A&I and an MBA from Corpus Christi State University. I’ve worked in the business community since 1984. I have been a share holder in businesses, most recently in Star Advantage Insurance (Padre Island Agency), and have been the Regional President of San Jacinto Title for over 5 years.

3. Describe your campaign organization and budget for the election.

I have a local campaign organization and will use the same local campaign consultant that I have used for several campaigns. This years effort will be similar to ones in the past focusing on block walking, direct mail, radio and television ads, and attending forums.

4. What were the three most positive accomplishments for Corpus Christi in the past five years, and the three biggest failures over the past five years. Biggest Accomplishments: 1) Positioning ourselves to take advantage of Eagle Ford Opportunities through efforts like Mary Rhodes II pipeline, various Economic Development efforts, and Educational improvements mentioned later in these responses. 2) Schlitterbahn 3) Continuing the Long Term Water supply effort, by moving forward with effluent reuses (for industry) and getting the Desalination conversation off of the back burner to an earnest deliberation (more mentioned later in these responses)....

Can’t help mention a 4th which is getting the FAA UAS designation. The future is unlimited there....

Failures 1) lack of success to curb littering 2) Our inability to successfully impact positive change regarding Windstorm Insurance 5. What will be the biggest challenge facing the council and how do you intend to deal with it?

I see several challenges: a) Water-We are in great shape today because of the decisions of past Councils. I will continue to lead discussions regarding future water supplies. I will be a leader in the Desalination effort. I believe we can build a non-potable desalination plant within the next two years that will provide industrial water to our current and future industry partners. That will free up the potable water they currently use from the supply system. b) The military impact to our community cannot be overstated. It basically makes up over 20% of our economy. That is why I have been a leader in directing energy (being a member of the South Texas Military Affairs Task Force) and assets (funding) to ensure our local military stays strong and assist in looking for additional opportunities to grow its presence. c) We have said all along that we need a sustainable neighborhood reconstruction program. I believe there is an opportunity to re-direct funds from current revenue streams to achieve this directive without raising taxes or fees.

6. What is your vision for the City of Corpus Christi? What part of that vision can be reached in two years, five years, and ten years?

I see great things in our future. I believe our local economy will continue to grow significantly with the realization of the MAJOR industry projects coming on line. I think there will be more announcements over the next 2 years. All of the currently announced projects should be operational in the next 5 years. I believe we will see a huge impact from our FAA designation as a Center for Excellence for Unmanned Areal Systems.

But, I also believe our tourism industry will continue to grow. I see us becoming a major hub for sports tourism. That is why I have been an advocate for the RFP on a Regional Sports Complex (discussed later) 7. How do you plan to help the city grow its tax base?

I have supported funding for Texas A&M-CC’s Engineering program, UAS (Unmanned Areal System) efforts, Del Mar College’s Aviation Training program, Truck Driving program to name a few. The tax base is going to grow.

The goal now is to work hard to ensure that Corpus Christians can take advantage of these opportunites.

8. What do you view as the area that is in most need of improvement on City Staff?

I have been critical of the City’s Housing and Community Development department. I have tried to initiate and support public (council) discussions to provide a focus for improvement there. Animal Control is an ongoing problem department, but I believe it will improve under the Police Chief’s leadership. We have also added needed resources (staff) in this upcoming budget. Municipal Court is in the mist of needed improvemnts. I think our Council Municipal Court Committee is providing necessary leadership there. Development Services is better, but not great.

9. How many times did you visit the Island, prior to announcing your candidacy, and what were the purposes of your visits?

San Jacinto Title has an office on the island, so I am in regular contact with that office and Island developments. I am in nearly daily

contact with your District City Councilperson.

I reach out to her regarding Island efforts. I have great respect for Colleen’s views and counsel regarding Island activities. I also try to stay abreast of the work of the Island Strategic Action Committee and have recently started attending those meetings. I serve on Chairman Hunter’s Desalination Task Force and have been active in his Windstorm efforts. I am probably physically on the Island at least once every two weeks.

10. What do you view as the key Padre Island issues and what is your position on those issues?

I want to see the bridge on Park Road 22 done.

It has been a goal of mine for years. We have had to be work at the mercy (timeline) of the various governmental permitting agencies. But, I believe we can see it become a reality within the next two years. I support ongoing efforts to continuously improve our beach operations for locals and tourists alike. I also see an ongoing effort to improve Park Road 22 in general both aesthetically as well as improved traffic flow.

Lastly, I am convinced that one of our greatest “threats” is the ongoing burden the State’s Windstorm program.

11. How will you stay in touch with Island residents and how will we reach you in a timely manner?

I think I have done a good job in the past of being available. I try to return all emails in a timely manner and respond to phone calls. I have always been available for meetings on the island and have been a regular attendee of joint lunches with representatives of the Property Owners Association, Business Association, and ISAC. 12. Provide a brief opinion on desalinization?

I outlined my position on Desalination above. I serve on our Regional Water Planning Group as well as the City’s Water Advisory Committee.

I led the effort to amend our Regional plan to include Desalination as a primary water supply alternative. That move will allow us, if we choose, to apply for the State’s “SWIFT” funds to help finance a desalination effort. I also serve on Representative Todd Hunter’s Desalination Task Force and recently participated as a panel facilitator at Chairman Hunter’s Desalination summit. I have strongly advocated for joint effort with local industry to build a non-potable desalination plant. Understand that 40% of our water supply is used by industry. Working together with industry, I believe we can build them a desalination plant at an affordable rate for them. That will free up the water they are currently using basically creating additional supply. As an aside, I am also a strong proponent of supplying Industry with effluent, again reducing their take from the overall system. Within the last year, the City entered into a Letter of Intent with one large industrial customer to supply them with effluent and are talking with another industry partner now.

13. City council appears ready to present a 2014 Bond Package to the voters for in the neighborhood of $100 million. Which propositions in the bond package would you vote in favor for?

I will vote in favor of both propositions.

14. Some feel our bond packages are too large.

Some feel they are too small. Do you agree? Do you believe it is the City Council’s responsibility to be more selective of the items that go on the bond package or do you think the City Council should include many items and let the voters decide what they want to fund?

I fully support Proposition I. Proposition II is larger than I would have liked. I actually worked to reduce its size. I tried to reduce the amount (in Proposition II) going towards downtown, but was not successful. In the end, I decided to trust the process and acknowledge other Councilmembers’ positions. The Proposition II items may include more than I would have preferred (I wanted to move several to a future list) but believe they will all provide benefits. By the way, I support the additions to Proposition II directed toward needed Island improvements and was also supportive in the discussions around improvements to the Encantada bridge.

15. Place the following items in order of importance to you as they affect our City and feel free to include an explanation. This will help us determine where you would allocate City resources: I think Education is the key and that is why I supported the City efforts around the Texas A&M-CC (UAS, Electrical Engineering programs) and Del Mar projects (Aviation and commercial driving initiatives). Water issues will continue to drive opportunities for ongoing Economic Development so I see water prioritized ahead of increasing development or creating jobs. But, as I hope most of you know, I have been a very strong advocate for a growing economy (economic development/ jobs). I also see opportunities to grow our leisure/entertainment options. Please note the opportunity mentioned above to have a Regional Sports Complex. Think about the impact of hundreds of families coming from all over the region (Texas/Mexico) attending various competitive sports events. I look forward to talking more about this opportunity. Also, we had a boxing event within the past year here that was shown on HBO in over 120 countries. We have real opportunities there. I support adding to our Police force and support more of a police presence on the island. More work to do on Street Maintenance as noted above.

16. One final comment to Island residents.

It truly has been a great honor to represent you all these years. I don’t know that we have all agreed on all of the issues, but hope you support my continued efforts to move our community forward. From my leadership efforts building Packery Channel and improving JFK Causeway to the current issues outlined above, I have always tried to be a friend of the Island and a passionate support of Island efforts/Initiatives. I would be most appreciative of your continuing support.

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Gil Hernandez continued from previous page feasible. Whether we work with a public (State of Texas) or private (port industries) partners, we should not look to shoulder the cost on our own.

13. City Council appears ready to present a 2014 Bond Package to the voters for in the neighborhood of $100,000,000. Which Propositions in the bond package would you vote in favor of?

I’m in favor of Bond Prop #1 ($55M), but I’m lukewarm for Prop #2 ($41.7M). Even though I like several of the items in Prop #2, I hesitate to raise property taxes in order to get them. This would be on top of the increase in the effective tax rate.

14. Some feel or bond packages are too large. Do you agree? Do you believe it is City Council’s responsibility to be more selective of the items that go on the bond package or do you think City Council should include many items and let the voters decide what they want to fund?

Yes, considering that several other taxing entities (Del Mar College $157M, CCISD $100.5M) will also be asking taxpayers to approve bonds that will increase property taxes.

15. Place the following items in order of importance to you as they affect our City and feel free to include an explanation. This

will help us to determine where you would allocate city resources: Create jobs, increase economic development, Street Maintenance, park maintenance, more leisure/entertainment options, improve city staff, improve education, crime issues, water issues, or increase tourism.

1. Infrastructure (including street maintenance, water, and waste water, and parks). We need these to ensure we can handle our future growth.

2. Crime (continue to support our police officers) 3. Increase economic development (I believe increasing Tourism is part of economic development).

4. Improve city staff and productivity 5. Improve education (more the purview of school districts and Del Mar) 6. More leisure/entertainment options (after we right the ship).

16. One final comment to Island residents: There are many challenges facing our city, but I believe we have many opportunities as well. I believe the island plays a vital role in those opportunities. I ask for your vote, and the opportunity to serve our city.

Margareta Fratila OCCUPATION Business Owner, TV SHOW Producer 1. Name prior leadership positions you have held in nonprofit organizations and appointed positions you have held on community Boards.

Director of the Board: FORMER: Bethune Day Care Center, Hope, A&M Alumni Association, UT Medical Center, Houston, Parents, Teachers, Students Association, LANDMARK COMISSION, CC PUBLIC LIBRARIES, PTA President @ Windsor Park School, Texas State Florist Association Director of the Board, former Christian Women’s Club President, Present CASA Volunteer & PR, Wenholz House, Former Chairman of Fundraiser, Republican Senatorial Committee, Washington DC, former Chairman of Fundraiser.

2. What is your prior experience in business and financial management?

I have a Master in Horticulture from Agronomical University in Bucharest, Romania. I was 8 years Business Manager for a very large Government Horticulture Farms operation. I have 2Master Degrees in Business, Management and Human Resources Development from CCSU (now CC A&M University) and Webster University, St. Louis, MO.I had a Real Estate LLC Co for over 15 years which I managed and Build on my own.

I am a Business Consultant for various Small Businesses, including a Rental Oil Equipment and Real Estate investments.

I have my own Business for over 30 year, “Margaret’s Greenhouse & European Floral Designs” and I am a TV Shows Producer in CC on Public Access on Grande & Time Warner for the past 4yrs. I manage all my Businesses and do all Financial Decision for over 30 years.

3. Describe your campaign organization and budget for the election.

I am still working on my campaign. I was in a Committee of organizing &running the Senatorial Campaign in Washington DC while I became a Life member of Republican Senatorial Inner Circle where I was trained for this task.

4. What were the 3 most positive accomplishments for Corpus Christi in the past 5 years and the three biggest failures in the same time frames?

The three most positive accomplishments are: 1). Eagle Ford Shale 2). Attracting Economic Developments (three Plants) 3). Schlitterbahn Park and Recreation in Island The four biggest failures are: 1). Deteriorating streets and failure to address 2). Destination Bayfront failed because of the city lack of leadership 3). Failure to address adequately needs of water for the city.

4). The Coliseum demolition 5. What will be the biggest challenge facing the council and how do you intend to deal with it?

1). Streets and infrastructure (1 billion dollars) 2). Adequate water supplies

1). Attract industry by providing incentives 2). Addressing the issues of making Corpus Christi a destination (including conventions, business, religious, political) 8. What do you view as the weakest areas of City Staff and what would you do to address them?

1). Lack of retention of qualified employees 2). Weak or non-management of employees 3). Bureaucratic systems needs to be change to benefit public 9. How many times did you visit the Island prior to announcing your candidacy and what were the purposes of your visits?

I visit the Island almost, every day, because I have lots of friends and business to conduct there. Also, I do have a son, Dr. Antonio F. who is a professional kite surfer and fisherman. I am willing to help to open a kite surfing camp in Corpus Christi, Padre Island.

10. What do you view as the key Padre Island issues and what is your position on those issues?

Water maintenance of the beaches, lack of access to the Island, - not restricted by the attraction such as Schlitterbahn, and infrastructure.

11. How will you stay in touch with Island residents and how will we reach you in a timely manner?

I will publicize my personal cellphone-number and I will be available 24 hours a day. Also, I have friends living in Island and I spend several nights there.

12. Provide a brief opinion on desalinization.

I am in a favor of the desalinization. Further study to reduce the cost of this project needs to be done.

13. City Council appears ready to present a 2014 Bond Package to the voters for in the neighborhood of $100,000,000. Which Propositions in the bond package would you vote in favor of?

Any propositions related with the repairing of the streets and infrastructure I will agree with.

The package needs to be study by me further, in the next days.

14. Some feel or bond packages are too large. Do you agree? Do you believe it is City Council’s responsibility to be more selective of the items that go on the bond package or do you think City Council should include many items and let the voters decide what they want to fund?

Yes. The packages are too large. Yes, they should be more selected, but the most of them – by the final words will be “From the people, for the people”.

15. Place the following items in order of importance to you as they affect our City and feel free to include an explanation. This will help us to determine where you would allocate city resources: Create jobs, increase economic development, Street Maintenance, park maintenance, more leisure/entertainment options, improve city staff, improve education, crime issues, water issues, and increase tourism.

The solution will be to come up with new fundraisers to raise part of the money (private and business sectors).

1). Street maintenance

6. What is your vision for the City of Corpus Christi? What part of that vision can be achieved in 2 years, 5 years and 10 years?

4). Create jobs, increase economic development

The streets and infrastructure, within two years, secure water supplies within 2-5 years, attract more direct flights to Corpus Christi, by increasing the tourism industry.

Cuts wasteful spending and stop studying new projects and accept the ones which they were already done.

7. How do you plan to help the city grow its tax base?

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2). Water issues 3). Improve city staff

5). Improve education 6). Crime issues 7). Increase tourism 8). Park maintenance 9) Entertainment options 16. One final comment to Island residents: From 1985 – 2000, I used to own lots of condominiums in Island and I was very happy to meet lots of winter Texans with whom I made a very good friendship. I encourage the residents of Island to make them welcome and present them the opportunities of investing in real estate in Island, where they are spending almost half of the year, every year.

I will recommend them to be sure they will have their taxes reduced because they can be discouraged to hold on their properties. Also, I will encourage them to make friends in Corpus Christi and open their houses to share their beautiful homes.

Occupation Director Public Affairs- Valero Corpus Christi Refineries Age 42 1. Name prior leadership positions you have held in nonprofit organizations and appointed positions you have held on community boards.

• Appointed to Workforce Solutions of the Coastal Bend; Serve as Public Relations Chair • Co-Chair of Port Industries of Corpus Christi (PICC) Public Affairs Committee • Past President, Junior League of Corpus Christi • Board Member for Corpus Christi Chamber of Commerce, American Diabetes Association, Coastal Bend Diabetes Initiative, Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi Literacy Council, Corpus Christi Metro Ministries, KEDT, Coastal Bend Bays Foundation, South Texas Botanical Gardens, and Corpus Christi Symphony 2. What is your prior experience in business and financial management?

I have been fortunate to build a life –long career working for local industry- the Port of Corpus Christi, Lyondell, and now, Valero. This experience has given me a solid understanding of what goes on in business and what drives our local economy.

3. Describe your campaign organization and budget for the election.

As an At-Large City Council member, I plan to continue my service and campaign by dialoguing with residents and businesses, listening, asking questions, and working to address their concerns. I have volunteers assisting me and will do other outreach including media placements. My budget is approximately $75,000.

4. What were the three most positive accomplishments for Corpus Christi in the past five years, and the three biggest failures over the past five years.

Three most positive accomplishments for Corpus Christi: • The discovery of the Eagle Ford Shale and the growth and economic development it is creating for new and existing businesses, especially the Port of Corpus Christi • Being named one of six FAA test sites for unmanned air systems • Moving forward on Mary Rhodes Phase II and equally important, moving ahead on the development of more diverse water supply sources such as desalination, effluent, etc.

Three biggest failures: • Disparity Corpus Christi faces on windstorm insurance rates compared to inland Texas communities • Commission on Children & Youth report on Juvenile Delinquency in Nueces Countyoverwhelming statistics outlining challenges with poverty, educational attainment, drugs, and violence • Decades of deferred maintenance and the impact it is now having on our community 5. What will be the biggest challenge facing the council and how do you intend to deal with it?

The biggest challenge facing the City in the short term is the neglected, aging infrastructure, such as wastewater treatment plants. In the medium and long term, the focus is to continue to improve economic base such that tax revenues allow the City to fund the many projects and City core services that residents expect.

6. What is your vision for the City of Corpus Christi? What part of that vision can be reached in two years, five years, and ten years?

I imagine Corpus Christi being a place with a • vibrant economy • diverse businesses • an educated, qualified, skilled workforce • attractions and assets to enhance quality of life for residents and visitors • unparalleled city infrastructure In the next two years, we must continue to focus on infrastructure maintenance plans and the completion of comprehensive area development plans to provide input into how we grow our community. In the five to ten year horizon, we need to keep enhancing our economic base such that tax revenues fund City services and go beyond by investing in new and building on our assets.

7. How do you plan to help the city grow its tax base?

By ensuring we have a comprehensive economic development plan or strategy to addresses growth in various geographic areas and diverse economic sectors in the community.

Economic development policies and incentive programs are key pieces to attracting new businesses and helping existing companies.

We need to really examine these policies and explore new ways to prosper our community.

Also, another critical piece to growing our tax base is to collaborate with key business, school districts, and higher education groups to make sure our residents get educated so they can become part of a skilled, qualified workforce.

I want our community to have a “common mission” approach with the City, County, EDC, Port, CVB, and other groups when it comes to growing our community, growing our tax base.

8. What do you view as the area that is in most need of improvement on City Staff?

City staff has undergone many changes with assistant city managers with new areas of responsibilities, and an entirely new organizational structure in Public Works & Utilities. I think it is important to transition our employees, but continue to work on being responsive and solution-oriented with the goal to deliver the best services to our customers.

9. How many times did you visit the Island, prior to announcing your candidacy, and what were the purposes of your visits?

I was very appreciative to receive the Island PAC endorsement in 2012 and have continued to build relationships on the Island. I have attended many PIBA events/meetings, now I can attend ISAC again, supported Island PAC events, attended Padre Isles POA meetings.

I have worked jointly with Colleen McIntyre, District 4 rep on issues of concern to island residents. Also, with Schlitterbahn opening, more fun in store for the future!

10. What do you view as the key Padre Island issues and what is your position on those issues?

Key issues include balancing the explosive growth and number of visitors to the Island and at the same time, ensuring the Island remains a family oriented residential community.

Increased loads on utilities, roads, beaches, housing and public safety, especially police, is the “new normal and we must prioritize for this “new normal” and allocate resources.

11. How will you stay in touch with Island residents and how will we reach you in a timely manner?

I will stay in contact by continuing to attend group meetings, dialogue with residents and businesses through face- to face meetings and other ways of communication. I am available via phone, text at 361.765.1499 or email at lillianriojas4citycouncil@gmail.com.

12. Provide a brief opinion on desalinization?

Given the unprecedented drought, our community CANNOT be solely reliant on surface water. We MUST develop new, diverse water sources for residents and businesses. This belief was confirmed on my trip to San Diego, California. I visited with leaders about their approach to securing new water sources and toured the desalination plant currently under construction. With Chairman Todd Hunter’s leadership on this issue, I think a desalination plant for industrial customers is the ideal first opportunity for the region.

13. City council appears ready to present a 2014 Bond Package to the voters for in the neighborhood of $100 million. Which propositions in the bond package would you vote in favor for?

As an At-Large City Council member, I voted for all the propositions to be placed on the November ballot for our residents to decide. Propositions 1 and 2 have projects that impact residents and businesses across the entire community from Island to Northwest to Westside to Downtown to Southside.

14. Some feel our bond packages are too large.

Some feel they are too small. Do you agree? Do you believe it is the City Council’s responsibility to be more selective of the items that go on the bond package or do you think the City Council should include many items and let the voters decide what they want to fund?

I think given the size of our community and the path the City is on with having Bond packages every two years, it’s the right amount for right now. I do think we need to collaborate in advance with other entities about bond programs so that we take a more coordinated approach to community growth and investment.

I think it is the City Council’s responsibility to listen to the residents and assemble a bond package that strives to address their top concerns across all parts of the community.

Neglected, aging infrastructure continues to be a top issue, followed by the need for infrastructure improvements that address additional concerns… safety, enhancing capacity, and economic development. Then, let the voters decide.

15. Place the following items in order of importance to you as they affect our City and feel free to include an explanation. This will help us determine where you would allocate City resources: • Create jobs • Increase economic development • Water Issues • Improve education • Crime Issues • Street Maintenance • Park Maintenance • Improve City Staff • More leisure and entertainment options • Increase Tourism 16. One final comment to Island residents.

I appreciate serving the Island residents for the last two years. I thank you for your support. I want to continue my campaign theme… New Path to Progress. I believe in the last two years, our City has made progress on major issues, especially, infrastructure. Of course, more work needs to be done, but we on that path to progress.

I want to continue serving as your City Council At large Representative. I ask for your vote on Island United PAC and November 4.

September 18, 2014

Island Moon

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Police Blotter Man Charged With Capital Murder In Flour Bluff Shooting Sunday, September 14, 6:58 229 NAS Drive Capital Murder Corpus Christi Police have charged Sammuel Everett Toomey (07/04/1951) with Capital Murder and one count of Aggravated Assault in connection with the shooting that occurred Sunday night at the Marina Village located at 229 Naval Air Station Drive in Flour Bluff.

Corpus Christi Police responded to a shooting at about 7 p.m. and discovered three fatally injured people outside different homes.

A 32 year- old female another 53 year-old female, and a 56 year old male were found outside various homes along Redfish Court and Sailfish Court, inside the Marina Village.

A 10 year old male was also transported to the hospital by CCFD EMS for gunshot wounds.

Corpus Christi Police Robbery & Homicide Detectives and the Police Crime Scene Units were at the scene until about 5 a.m. Monday morning collecting evidence and examining this very large and complex crime scene. The suspect was charged with Capital Murder because his act caused the death of more than one person during the same criminal transaction, and aggravated assault, a second degree felony for shooting the child.

Witnesses directed responding Officers to the 63 year-old man who witnesses said was responsible for shooting the three injured people and a child. A child was taken by ambulance to Spohn Memorial Hospital for treatment of gunshot wounds. Officers were provided information by several witnesses that the 63 year-old man was the only person responsible for the shooting so there are no outstanding suspects for this crime.

Man Dies Crossing Waldron Road Friday, September 12, 8 p.m. Waldron Road at Castle Park Vehicle Crash with Fatal Injuries A 57-year-old man died after he was struck by a vehicle on Waldron Road at Castle Park Friday night. Corpus Christi Police responded to a vehicle crash with a pedestrian at 11:00pm Friday night and learned that a 65-year-old man drove a 2001 Lincoln 4 door sedan north on Waldron and struck the 57-year-old man.

The 57-year-old man was taken to the Spohn Memorial Hospital by ambulance for treatment of major injuries to his lower extremities, but did not survive his injuries. Corpus Christi Police Traffic Safety Investigators responded and gathered information and evidence to reconstruct the crash. Officers did not issue citations or effect any arrests. Investigators say they have not discovered any indication that alcohol or narcotics consumption was a contributing factor to the crash, but the investigation continues. Anyone with additional information about the crash should call the Corpus Christi Police Traffic Safety Section at 886-2600

the turn around on the Flour Bluff side of the Oso Bridge underneath State Highway 358 for a 23 year old male victim who had fallen off a moving vehicle. The officers were told that the victim and a friend of his went to meet three males at a business at Nile Rd. and S. Padre Island Dr. to sell them a phone.

The males stole the phone and got into a 2014 blue Dodge Caravan and attempted to flee the scene. Before the suspects could leave the male victim jumped on top of the van. The van then continued to drive with the male still on the outside down the freeway toward Flour Bluff. The suspects then exited the freeway, and as they were taking the Oso Bay turn around, the victim fell off the van after the luggage rack he was holding onto broke. The victim was taken to Spohn MMC by CCFD EMS with serious head trauma. Officers later located the van at a motel located at 6805 S. Padre Island Drive and impounded it. Corpus Christi Police Detectives are still investigating this case, and while they believe they know all individuals involved, no suspects have been arrested.

Woman shot in the face with a BB gun outside a bar Sept. 9/ 3:05 a.m. 1400 Rodd Field Road Aggravated Assault A 24 year old female victim called Corpus Christi Police and said that she had been shot in the face with a BB gun across the street from a bar located in the 1400 block of Rodd Field Rd. The female got into an argument with a male that she knew, and during the disturbance, a female that she didn’t know got involved and shot her in the face. The female victim had two small wounds just below each eye that looked like puncture wounds that appeared could have been caused by a projectile the size of a BB. Both the male and the suspect female left the area prior to police arrival. While officers were investigating this call both parties drove back up to the scene.

Witnesses identified the female as the BB gun shooter, and Rose Johnson (06/24/1988) was arrested for aggravated assault. Officers searched the vehicle she drove up in to try and locate the BB gun but instead they found a small vitamin bottle with Xanax tablets packaged in plastic bags. The pills were determined to belong to the male Kelly Ganschow (09/26/1986) and he was arrested for possession of a controlled substance, a state jail felony. The victim female was going to visit her doctor to get treated for her facial injuries.

Police calls 14700 block Sea Way Dr. 10:28 p.m. Sept.

11 Public intoxication 14200 block SPID 12:43 p.m. Sept. 12 Public intoxication Robla and Windward 12:32 a.m. Sept. 13 Public intoxication

The speed wasn’t working

15100 block Leeward 10:36 a.m. Sept. 13 Public intoxication

Sept. 9 1:45 AM 6800 South Padre Island Drive Possession of Controlled Substance

15100 block Leeward 6:50 p.m. Sept. 11 Possession of a dangerous drug

Corpus Christi Police Officers were dispatched to a business located at 6817 South Padre Island Drive for a person in the driver’s seat of a vehicle passed out in the drive through lane of a restaurant. Officers arrived and determined that the 25 year-old driver of the 2010 Kia Soul, was intoxicated and he was arrested. While impounding his car, officers found methamphetamine in his vehicle and he was additionally charged with possession of a controlled substance, a state jail felony.

14700 block Whitecap 8:13 a.m. Sept. 8 Burglary of a vehicle

Man hitches ride on luggage rack…For a while Sept. 10 12:35 a.m. 6800 South Padre Island Drive Aggravated Assault

15400 block Gun Cay 9 p.m. Sept. 10 Criminal mischief $50 13800 block Doubloon 9:19 a.m. Sept. 13 Harassment 15400 block Gun Cay 9 p.m. Sept. 10 Criminal mischief $50 14400 block SPID 9:29 p.m. Sept. 14 Public intoxication 14400 block SPID 12:30 a.m. Sept. 14 Burglary of a vehicle 15900 block Punta Espada Loop 3 a.m.

Sept. 15 Injury to a child

Corpus Christi Police Officers responded to

by Melinda Myers You can see and feel the change of seasons. Fall color is starting to appear, pansies, mums and asters are in the garden center and your thoughts are turning to preparing your landscape for winter.

Those in warm climates are switching to winter annuals, while those in colder regions are fortifying their landscapes for the cold winter ahead. No matter where you live, invest some time in preparing your landscape for the change in seasons. Dedicating some time now will pay off with healthier more beautiful plants next spring.

• Continue to mow the lawn high as long as it continues to grow. There’s no need to cut it short unless that is the look you prefer.

• Fertilize the grass with a low nitrogen slow release fertilizer like Milorganite (milorganite. com). Fall fertilization provides the greatest benefit to your lawn and gives you the best value for the time and money invested.

• Those in cooler regions growing bluegrass, fescue and perennial ryegrass should fertilize around Labor Day when temperatures start to cool. Then make a final application between Halloween and Thanksgiving before the ground freezes.

• Those in warmer climates growing centipede, Bermuda and zoysia should also fertilize around Labor Day. However, be sure to make the last fall application at least one month prior to the average first killing frost.

• Shred leaves as they fall. Leave some on the lawn to add organic matter and nutrients to the soil. As long as you can see the grass blades through the shredded leaves your lawn will be fine.

• Use the rest of the shredded leaves in your compost pile, as mulch on top of the soil or as a soil amendment. Just dig a two to three inch layer into the top 12 inches of annual or new planting beds. These leaves will break down and add organic matter. By spring the

The Lone Star Unmanned Aircraft Systems Center at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi now has an airport and runway in its approved flight ranges.

The Federal Aviation Administration recently approved a new range to test and fly unmanned aircraft that includes the Port Mansfield airport.

The center, located in Corpus Christi, is one of only six federally-designated test sites for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). The sites will provide critical data to the FAA, as the agency develops rules, processes and procedures required to safely operate UAS, commonly called drones, in the national airspace.

“With this approved range, which has a runway, we are expanding our operations and capacities for UAS testing for operation and development,” said Dr. Luis Cifuentes, Director of the Lone Star UAS Center and the University’s Vice President for Research, Commercialization and Outreach. “Now aircraft with landing gear that need a landing strip can test and fly with our center.”

The Center plans to build a hangar and pave a path to the runway, improvements planned in partnership with the Willacy County Navigation District.

The first flights at the Port Mansfield range are expected by the end of October.

The Port Mansfield range, which is a 45-minute drive from Harlingen, Texas, is adjacent to another approved range south of Corpus Christi near Sarita, Texas, where the University regularly flies its 13-foot-wingspan unmanned aircraft vehicle (UAV). At that range, the UAV belly lands in the soft, sandy flats common in that area as the craft does not need a runway.

The last restaurant at that particular site was The Grub Steak Inn. He talked to the owners of the motel next door, the Patels, who also owned the building and opened Island Italian February 1987.

There was not much around the Island at the time but there weren’t a lot of people either.

There was the Whataburger and Frenchy the Beachcomber Bar/Restaurant in the Pelican Lounge strip center. Snoopy’s had been open for a few years and the Island Lighthouse Restaurant/Bar on Windward was open and would have a succession of owners to follow.

Joyce manned the kitchen and Tag acted as the gregarious host and bartender. Tag was a natural so it wasn’t much of an “act” and Joyce had a smile for everyone coming through the door.

The recipes came from their Italian families and some other secret sources.

Most of the original recipes are still served today like the house special baked lasagna, veal parmigiana and Alfredo dishes.

When the stores there started closing they offered him a transfer to Grand Prairie or Chicago. Instead of a transfer he opted for retirement and a home near the beach that the family had so often visited.

Tag and his wife Joyce bought four hotdog trailers from “Mel” in October l986 and placed them at both ends of the seawall, JP Luby and another spot on the beach. However they would not start their endeavor until spring break when there would be sufficient potential sandy dog eaters to make a tidy profit.

In the meantime, Tag got antsy and began to look around for a place to open the Italian restaurant he had always wanted. The location he finally chose had been several different restaurants since the 70s but was vacant at the time.

The walls of the bar area of the restaurant are decorated with a collection of signs. The first was an “Italian Parking Only” sign purchased

by Joyce. The idea caught on and she began to buy more from craft shows and on trips and soon customers began to bring their own to further adorn the bar.

leaves will decompose and the garden bed will be ready to cultivate and plant.

• Plant a few bulbs now for a colorful early spring display. Incorporate compost, aged manure or other organic matter into the planting area. Add a low nitrogen slow release fertilizer at the time of planting.

In general, plant bulbs two to three times their vertical diameter deep. Follow specific planting and spacing directions on the package or tag.

• Select animal-resistant bulbs to avoid squirrels digging up the bulbs and deer and rabbits eating the blooms. Daffodils, hyacinths, grape hyacinths and squills are a few to consider. Little Tommies (Crocus tommasinianus) tend to be more squirrel resistant than other crocus varieties.

• Those gardening in mild climates need low chill bulbs that will thrive and flower after a mild winter. Or purchase precooled bulbs for winter planting and spring flowering.

• Allow disease- and insect-free perennials to stand for winter. This will increase their winter hardiness and your enjoyment. The dried leaves, stems and seedheads provide beauty for you to enjoy, seeds for the birds and overwintering homes for many butterflies and beneficial insects.

• Plant trees, shrubs and perennials. The soil is warm and the air is cool – perfect conditions for planting and establishing trees, shrubs and perennials. And for those lucky enough to garden in warm climates, add a few winter annuals.

• Continue to water the landscape as needed throughout the fall. Be sure to water evergreens and new plantings thoroughly before the ground freezes.

No matter where you live or the size of your garden, get outdoors and enjoy the beauty of fall. And be sure to invest a bit of energy now to insure your landscape is ready for the season ahead.

New Site Adds Airport Runway as Option for Drone Test Flights at Lone Star Unmanned Aircraft Systems Center

An Island Dream Became An Island Institution

By Mary Craft Like so many businesses on North Padre, Island Italian came to fruition because of the desire and determination of its owner to live on the beach. Tony “Tag” Tagliaferro was a regional credit manager for Montgomery Ward and was transferred from the New York office to San Antonio.

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Some of the customer favorites are “We interrupt this marriage to bring you the football seaso” and “If you think our bar maids are beautiful, Don’t Drive.” Most signs are humorous but some are nostalgic like “Raise the Causeway NOW.” Almost thirty years later the restaurant is thriving but the hot dog venture lasted only two years. Island Italian will soon be serving their annual flock of Winter Snow Birds who are regulars. Since Tag’s passing in 2002 his son Tony has been running the business and is always on hand to make sure your meal is enjoyable.

They are open Monday - Saturday for lunch and dinner and for dinner only on Sundays.

They offer free delivery for their pizza or entrees after 5 pm.

The Lone Star UAS Center has proposed additional ranges west of Port Mansfield “The Lone Star UAS Center provides testing capabilities 290 flying days a year over mountains, high deserts, agriculture, coastal and maritime topographies, along the Gulf of Mexico and over virtually unpopulated regions.

It’s the ideal research environment for testing.”

Cifuentes said.

Since the test site designation in December, the Lone Star Center has received inquiries from more than 60 private companies and other organizations that want to test and research aircraft, software or other possible uses for unmanned aircraft, commonly referred to as drones.

The use of unmanned aircraft is vital to research, business and safety. Areas of use for UAS are likely to include: Search-and rescue missions, surveying disaster areas or accident scenes; mapping coastlines to observe changes over time; and inventory of wildlife, habitats, agriculture and pipelines through remote areas.

While the test site designation does not come with federal funding, studies show an anticipated economic impact, once airspace is opened to UAS, would be about $6.5 billion and 8,256 jobs statewide from 2015 to 2025.

The successful FAA test site proposal was a team effort among A&M-Corpus Christi, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, Camber Corporation, the University of Texas at Arlington Research Institute, the Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio, and other research institutions and private-sector companies.

Windstorm cont. from A1 lobbyist and West Texas insurance experts’ right? Are we receiving a really sweet deal for our almost unaffordable windstorm insurance?

64% of windstorm insurance sold in the fourteen counties that make up the Texas coast is written

by TWIA. That number is over 90% for Padre and Mustang Island. These TWIA rates are the rates that our inland Texas politicians and insurance friends refer to. Since 2000 TWIA has raised rates eleven times with another 5% hike due in 2015.

Going through TWIA’s latest request for a rate increase they estimate that 49.9% of premium will be needed to pay for storm losses. TWIA’s historical past hurricane loss is 48.1% of premium and the magical black box computer says they should average paying out 51.3% of premium for future storm loss. In addition to hurricane losses TWIA calculates that other wind losses will run 6.9%. In other words for every dollar that the 266,726 TWIA policy holders pay in they should expect to get fiftyeight cents back for losses. The rest of Texas homeowners were paid sixty-three cents in claims over the last nine years. If we would raise rates like the insurance lobby and some inland politicians would like us to we would get back a whopping thirty-eight cents for eveyr dollar paid to TWIA. Greg Smith serves on The Coastal Windstorm Task Force that address Texas windstorm issues.

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Texas’ biggest beach cleanup Saturday, Sept. 27

City Board, Committee and Commission Vacancies The City Secretary’s Office is currently seeking biographical information forms for the following boards: Arts and Cultural Commission – Three (3) vacancies with terms to 9-1-17 representing the following categories: 1 – Youth/Education, 1- Higher Education, and 1-Architecture. The commission recommends the use, location, lease or purchase of works of art to be considered a part of the beautification or cultural development of the City.

Board of Adjustment – Seven (7) vacancies with terms to 4-416. The board hears appeals for interpretations of the zoning ordinance.

Building Code Board of Appeals – Four (4) vacancies with terms to 5-4-14 representing the following categories: 2 – Building Industry, 1- Engineer and 1- Member Not Connected with the Building Industry. The board hears appeals of decisions and interpretations of the building official on rulings and alternate materials and methods of construction and considers variances of various City Codes.

Clean City Advisory Committee – Five (5) vacancies with terms to 7-8-16 representing the following categories: 1- Member of a local Chamber of Commerce, 1 – Commercial Solid Waste Hauler, 2 – Community at Large, and 1 – Educator in a Primary, Secondary, or High School within the City. The committee advises the City Council on recycling, litter, and other solid waste environmental issues of concern in the community.

Community Youth Development (78415) Program Steering Committee – Three (3) vacancies with terms to 8-31-15 representing the following categories: 3 – Residents of the 78415 zip code. The committee advises the City Council on a periodic basis the progress regarding the Community Youth Development Program.

Corpus Christi Community Improvement Corporation/ Loan Review Committee – Three (3) vacancies representing the following categories: 2 – Community at Large and 1 – Financial Institution. The committee reviews and approves loan applications submitted through the various loan programs.

Corpus Christi Convention and Visitors Bureau – Six (6) vacancies with term to 8-1-16 representing the following categories: 4 – At Large, 1 – Restaurant Industry and 1 – Attraction Industry. The bureau solicits various organizations and associations to conduct meetings/conventions/tradeshows within Corpus Christi year-round and to promote the City as a year-round destination.

Electrical Advisory Board – Four (4) vacancies with terms to 12-31-14 and 12-31-15 representing the following categories: Master Electrician (with at least 5 years’ experience), Regular Engineer (registered professional), Commercial Builder (with 5 years’ experience) and Electrical Supply Business (with at least 5 years’ experience). The board reviews grievances pertaining to contractors and the City Electrical Code. It also can recommend to the City Council changes regarding the City Electrical Code.

Food Service Advisory Committee – Two (2) vacancies with terms to 6-24-16 representing the following categories: Food Industry and Community at Large. The committee advises the Director of Health on application of ordinances regarding food and food establishments and other functions.

Joint Airport Zoning Board (Reactivating) – This board is currently being reactivated to assist in administering regulations controlling the creation of hazards in the area surrounding Corpus Christi International Airport. There are two (2) vacancies to be appointed by the City Council. These appointees must be residents of Corpus Christi.

Mayor’s Fitness Council – Five (5) vacancies with terms to 5-1116 representing the following categories: 1 – Senior Initiative, 1- At Large, 1-Community Outreach, 1-Youth Initiatives and 1Health Care/Medical Profession. The council advises the City Manager, Parks Department, Health District and City Council regarding promotion of healthy living through organized sports, events, diet and everyday activity, all with a strong emphasis on using natural resources.

Volunteer signup for Adopt-A-Beach Fall Cleanup open As many as 10,000 Texans are expected to hit the beach Saturday, Sept. 27 for the biggest beach cleanup in the Lone Star State, the Texas General Land Office’s Adopt-A-Beach Fall Cleanup.

Mechanical/Plumbing Advisory Board – Six (6) vacancies with terms to 1-2-16 representing the following categories: Person Not Connected with Building Industry, Master Plumber, Mechanical Engineer, Air Conditioning and Home Builder.

The board advises the City Manager regarding any matter in the mechanical, plumbing and irrigation fields that it considers should be brought to the attention of the City Council. The board also makes recommendations to the City Council regarding changes to the City Fuel Gas, Mechanical and Plumbing Codes.

The cleanup takes place at 12 Coastal Bend beaches, starting at 8:30 a.m. Post cleanup celebrations begin at noon.

“Come and join us for a good day of family fun with a purpose,” said Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson.

Volunteers can sign up online at www.texasadoptabeach.org or just show up at any participating beach that morning, except for the sites at St. Joseph Island and the John M. O’Quinn I-45 Estuarial Corridor and Virginia Point Peninsula Preserve, which require advance registration . Each volunteer will be given data cards, gloves, pencils and trash bags. All volunteers are advised to wear closed-toe shoes, bring sunscreen and plenty of drinking water. The Texas General Land Office Adopt-A-Beach Cleanups are held rain or shine!

Oil and Gas Advisory Committee – Four (4) vacancies with terms to 12-31-16 representing the following categories: General Public (not connected with the oil and gas industry), Oil and Gas Well Industry, Alternate General Public, and Alternate Oil and Gas Well Industry. Alternate members serve in the absence of the public or oil and gas well industry member who is absent.

The committee shall make a continuing study of operations for the exploration, drilling, and production of oil, gas and minerals and the possible effects of same upon the environment, public health, safety and general welfare of the City.

Texans who are not able to attend the cleanup can help keep their beaches clean by making a tax-deductible donation online at www.TexasAdoptABeach.org. There are several different Adopt-A-Beach sponsorship levels ranging from $25 to $25,000, allowing both individuals and corporations to contribute to this major cleanup effort.

Park and Recreation Advisory Committee – Five (5) vacancies with terms to 8-23-16. The committee provides advice on City parks and buildings, public outdoor recreation areas and centers and other grounds.

The Adopt-A-Beach program is an all-volunteer effort that began in 1986 in an effort to rid Texas beaches of litter. Since the program began, 465,000 volunteers have removed more than 8,900 tons of trash from the Texas coastline, making it one of the most successful volunteer efforts in the nation.

Pipeline Review Panel – Five (5) vacancies with terms to 5-8-16 four of whom shall have technical expertise in the construction, maintenance, or operation of pipelines, at least one of which shall have emergency management experience and one shall be a community representative. The panel will hold hearings and render decisions on any substantive, non-resolvable technical issues that may occur regarding the intent to construct new pipelines.

To learn more about the Adopt-A-Beach program, visit www.

TexasAdoptABeach.org or contact the GLO at 1-877-TX COAST. Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/texasadoptabeach.

You can also follow us on Twitter via @TXAdoptABeach and use #TexasAdoptABeach in all your social media posts about the event.

Retired and Senior Volunteer Program Advisory Committee – Three (3) vacancies with terms to 6-16-16 representing the following categories: 1 - RSVP Volunteer Station Representative, 1 – RSVP Volunteer and 1 – At Large. The committee advises the City Council, City Manager and Parks Department Staff regarding volunteer recruitment strategies and activities.

• North Padre Island, Corpus Christi—Kleberg County Check-in: Padre Balli Park Office, 15820 Park Road 22 Contact: Todd Dwyer, 361-853-9877, todd.dwyer@ texasadoptabeach.org; Gladys Choyke, 361-816-1243, gladys.choyke@texasadoptabeach.org

Sister City Committee – Six (6) vacancies with terms to 9-16 and 9-17. The committee studies ways and means of improving relations with the Corpus Christi sister cities.

• Padre Island National Seashore—Kleberg County Check-in: Malaquite Visitor Center, 20420 Park Road 22

Transportation Advisory Committee – One (1) vacancy with term to 4-30-15. The committee is responsible for public advisory jurisdiction and citizen traffic safety investigation, traffic accident, injury and damage prevention in the City and other duties.

Contact: William “Buzz” Botts, 361-949-8068, buzz.botts@ texasadoptabeach.org • Mustang Island State Park, Corpus Christi—Nueces County Check-in: Park Headquarters Parking Lot, 17047 State Highway 361

Water Resources Advisory Committee – Five (5) vacancies with terms to 4-1-16 representing the following categories: School District, Citizen at Large, Port Industries, Apartment Owners Association and Landscaping. The committee advises the City Council, City Manager and Water Superintendent in matters of water resources management.

Contact: Nina Cardenas, 361-749-5246, nina.cardenas@ texasadoptabeach.org • Port Aransas—Nueces County Check-in: Avenue G at the beach. Contact: Deno Fabrie. 361749-0256, deno.fabrie@texasadoptabeach.org

Biographical Information forms are available on the City of Corpus Christi’s website at www.cctexas.com, I Want to…Apply for a City Board. You may also submit an application and resume to the City Secretary’s Office via fax at (361) 826-3113 or via e-mail at tamerar@cctexas.com.

• Mollie Beattie Coastal Habitat Community—Nueces County Check-in: Parking lot off Hwy 361, on Mustang Island near the Packery Channel

Port A Happenings Dance Night Don’t miss out on learning some steps or just dancing at dance night tonight, Thursday, Sept. 18. Help decide what is on the schedule: country line, 80’s dances, salsa and more. It will be at the Fred Rhodes Memorial Pavilion in Roberts Point Park in Port A. It is free, and suitable for anyone, provided by Port A Parks and Recreation. Bring everyone or just come alone for fun and exercise.

Local DJ Ken Yarbrough will man the music and teach steps along with other Sally Jo Bartlett. Refreshments will be provided.

Watch, learn or just dance.

Guided Beach Walk Fall is Port Aransas may mean a little cooler temperature. Take advantage of it on the next beach walk. The free walk with tour guide Shirley Fischer is held monthly by the City of Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department. She will lead you on an upto-two-hour stroll between the pier and the jetties. You get to decide how long you want to walk. See what has washed ashore by meeting her on Friday, Sept. 26. Shirley will be waiting to start at 9 am, under the purple flag near Horace Caldwell Pier at the end of Beach Street. All ages are welcome.

Halloween City of Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department is having a blowout for Halloween this year with two weeks of activities during its Fall-O-Ween. Don’t plan anything else and miss these great events: Haunted Hayrides - Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 2123 [music and audio stories about Port A people, places and thing ghostly] Haunted Van ride - Friday, Oct. 24 [same as hayride for those not wanting hay] Sand Pumpkin Patch - Saturday, Oct. 25, 10 am to 1 pm [carve your own sand pumpkin on beach] Trunk or Treat - Saturday night, Oct. 25 [Port A residents may register and decorate vehicles at Roberts Point Park for kids to come trick or treat. Contest, games, Zombie walk and more]

Contact: Teresa Carrillo, 361-882-3439, teresa.carrillo@ texasadoptabeach.org

Mark your calendar now and look for more details soon.

• St. Jo Island/Port Aransas—Nueces County

Birding on the Boardwalk

Check-in: 8:00 a.m. – Fisherman’s Wharf, 900 Tarpon Street

All year long, the Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department provides Birding on the Boardwalk every Wednesday at 9 am.

Contact: Deno Fabrie, 361-749-0256, deno.fabrie@ texasadoptabeach.org

This guided birding tour is for anyone of any age, novice to expert.

*Limited access – advance reservations required

Local guide Nan Dietert shares her knowledge, points out the different birds and other inhabitants at Leonabelle Turnbull Birding Center at end of Ross Avenue.

(Updated 7/28/14)

It is free and open to all ages. The boardwalk is handicapped accessible and also has a lookout tower for those who can climb the steps.

Island in the Son United Methodist Church Seeking Vendors for “Fabulous Fall” Arts and Crafts Sale

Ariel and Jasmine

Island in the Son United Methodist Church will have a “FABULOUS FALL” Arts and Crafts Sale on Saturday, September 27, 2014 from 9:00 AM until 3:00 PM. You won’t want to miss this opportunity to “shop ‘til you drop” among the great selection of unique items for sale. A Vendor information packet with registration form is available by emailing or calling the church at islandintheson@yahoo.com or 361-749-0884, or you can visit the “Events and Activities” page on our website, www.islandintheson.org and click on the “Vendor Info” link.

Vendor spaces will be reserved on a first come, first served basis, and only after payment is received. Deadline for registration is September 15.

Sisters; Chihuahua/Terrier mix. Will be small dogs.

Presently 13 weeks old. Found along Hwy.44 @ 7 weeks old.

Mother had been hit by car. Shots are all current; spaying will

occur within 2 weeks of the noted date. Will be fully vetted adoption.

(Updated 7/28/14) by ANDwater, JASMINE

light

ARIELthe Ariel: tan.

Loves getting dirty, playing in the Sisters; Chihuahua/Terrier mix. Will be small dogs. Presently 13 weeks old. Found along Hwy.44 @ 7 high grass or sandy areas. weeks old. Mother had been hit by car. Shots are all current; spaying will occur within 2 weeks of the

noted date. Will be fully vetted by adoption.

Jasmine: Black/tan. Explorer, serious, confident, fast on her feet.

Both love to play inside or outside; very active little girls!

Ariel: light tan. Loves the water, getting dirty, playing in the high grass or sandy areas.

Jasmine: Black/tan. Explorer, serious, confident, fast on her feet.

Both love to play inside or outside; very active little girls!

Both gals love to be held, are meeting other dogs, cats, and

people.

If they are separated they get very upset. We would Both gals love to be held, are meeting other dogs, cats, and people. If they are separated they get very upset. We would really insist on them staying together. Can always be returned to us if it does not work really insist on them staying together. Can always be returned out; but you must return the two of them. to John or Karen us if it does not work out; but you must return the two of them.

Call John or Karen 361-877-8521 361‐877‐8521

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September is Hunger Action Month

By Todd Hunter, District 32

Over time, I have run articles that pertain to various awareness campaigns and this week, I wanted to discuss this month’s designation of being Hunger Action Month. This initiative was launched at the start of September and it marks the beginning of a national campaign to try and help mobilize the public with regards to ways to work on taking on the issue of hunger. This annual designation is organized and facilitated by Feeding America. This organization is comprised of a network of food banks from all across the nation. With greater awareness being brought to the issue, this campaign works to help bring the public many different tools in ways to work and try to address the issue of hunger. One of the ways that you can help show support and create awareness is by wearing orange. In addition to that, many have also used social media outlets to show support by replacing their profile picture to an orange background.

Hunger Action Month originally began as a single day of awareness in 2002. A few years later, in 2008, it became a nationwide campaign where people and communities come together to volunteer, donate, raise money and learn more about the serious issue. This year, South Texas has again joined in on the campaign.

Hunger Action Month kicked off with local volunteers working at the Food Bank of Corpus Christi. One in five children and one in six of all Americans suffer from hunger, and this month helps to bring awareness to this important issue in South Texas and the rest of the country.

Feeding America, one of the largest domesticrelief programs in the United States, recently completed a study called “Map the Meal Gap,” with new data each and every year. The most current figures are from 2012, and they show that Nueces County has a 15.5% “food insecurity” rate. To put that into perspective, that means that roughly 52,000 people fall under the food insecurity category in our area. Food insecurity is defined by the United States Department of Agriculture as “limited or

uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate and safe foods or limited or uncertain ability to acquire acceptable foods in socially acceptable ways.” Hunger Action Month works to help relieve these kinds of situations.

The Food Bank of Corpus Christi serves not only Corpus Christi, but a total of eleven counties around South Texas and the Coastal Bend. It has fought hunger since its formation back in 1982, and the Bank estimates that it feeds up to 19,000 people per week. The Bank not only provides food, but in addition to that, it also provides nutrition education to people in the area. You can find more information on hunger and how to combat it here in the area by visiting the Corpus Christi Food Bank website at http://www.foodbankcc.com/.

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

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Bernard Law Montgomery is certainly one, if not the, most controversial commanders of the Second World War.

If you have questions regarding any of the information mentioned in this week’s article, please do not hesitate to call my Capitol or District Office. Please always feel free to contact my office if you have any questions or issues regarding a Texas state agency, or if you would like to contact my office regarding constituent services. As always, my offices are available at any time to assist with questions, concerns or comments (Capitol Office, 512463-0672; District Office, 361-949-4603).

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The subsequent “pursuit” of Rommel’s forces was badly handled and lacked vigor. It was a failure, not a victory, particularly since in North Africa more than anywhere else it was the destruction of the enemy that mattered, not taking territory. At this time, Monty enjoyed total sea, air, land, and logistic superiority.

With ULTRA, he also knew that he had such superiority. This means his short hooks were excessively timid, his failure to try very hard to cut off the Germans by sending stronger forces across Cyrenaica via Mchili-Msus-Agedabia is extremely disappointing (he only sent a thin screen of armored cars), and his pause in front of Al Agheila to prepare for a set-piece battle reveals a distinct lack of vigor. The short leash that Monty kept on his divisional commanders was inappropriate for the fluidity of the pursuit. Also inappropriate was his penchant for a set-piece battle despite the fact that he had to know that the Germans would not stand and fight.

Monty riding a tank at El Alamein Much of this is his own fault: he was arrogant, dismissive, scheming, and a liar. He even recognized himself as someone who was difficult to get along with. None of these things, in and of themselves, made him a bad commander. Many generals throughout history have exhibited similar personal characteristics.

Too frequently, however, people confound an odious personality with an inability to effectively command troops. This essay therefore is not about Montgomery’s interpersonal skills, or lack thereof: they simply do not matter. It is instead about his ability to lead and his capacity for operational warfare.

Even on the issue of Monty’s capacity for operational warfare, there is heated debate between his critics and supporters. Therefore I will assess, one by one, the arguments that are offered as evidence of Monty’s proficiency in command.

1. “Monty skillfully handled his 3rd Division during the German attack on France in 1940.”

This is certainly true. Under Montgomery’s direction, the 3rd Division performed quite well in defensive battles, holding off the Germans and protecting the retreat of nearby Allied units.

Then the 3rd Division executed a withdrawal in good order to the Dunkirk position, where it was finally evacuated. None of these exploits, however, can be offered as evidence of Monty’s prowess in conducting offensive operational warfare. The withdrawal in particular simply provides evidence of competent staff work, which is not under question.

2. “Monty was fighting with a small, casualtyconscious military, and therefore had to fight methodical battles, emphasizing caution and patience”

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critically weakened by his failed end-around the Alamein position, where he impaled his force on the British at Alam Halfa (incidentally, the British defenses were laid out according to Auchinleck’s plans). Practically out of fuel, Rommel was forced to accept positional warfare, on the defensive. Despite the weakness of the Germans, Monty’s attack went badly and was a close-run thing. Only with the early commitment of his armor was Monty able to punch through the German lines. The fact that he nearly bagged the German forces was due more to Rommel obeying (briefly) Hitler’s illadvised “stand fast” order.

It is time to put this canard to rest. The literature on combined arms operations demonstrates that the best way to deal with this problem is to win decisively and quickly. Using aggressive operations to avoid a Stellungskrieg (war of position, as in trench warfare) is the best way to avoid a costly, long war of attrition. The Germans, who fought the Second World War under these same restrictions, knew they could only win by thoroughly beating the enemy with fast operational campaigns. If we praise the Germans of 1939, 1940, and 1941 for their operational prowess as a result of their inability to fight a prolonged war, we should hold Monty to these same standards. The added excuse that “Monty was a product of World War I and its terrible casualties” ignores the fact that the German leaders and military went through the same experience, but came out far better.

Monty simply did not learn the right lessons.

3. “Monty beat the Germans decisively at El Alamein and then chased them all the way to Tunisia” Montgomery barely beat the Germans at El Alamein, and the outcome of the battle was hardly “decisive” since the German forces in North Africa were not destroyed. Monty also did not beat an Axis force that was anywhere near the peak of its strength. Rommel was

This has some merit, and certainly adds a layer of complexity to the debate, making it difficult to flatly state that Monty was “terrible”. A growing number of authors have demonstrated that the British army in World War II was not that good. Therefore, the argument is that Monty was indeed a great commander, but was hampered by having to wield a bad army. It is probably true that the British army was not very good, yet this argument seems like excuse-making for Monty.

It certainly provides no positive evidence in support of Monty being a great commander.

5. “Monty was a great commander because he was able to make solid, clever plans that relied on the key Allied strength: firepower.”

Monty certainly did base most of his plans on firepower, particularly since he was enamored with the set-piece battle. This argument in favor of Monty seems to mask, however, the problem that his troops could not carry them out. Monty made no bold plan that actually succeeded.

Since he seemed to know that his troops were not very good, why then did he continue to draw up elaborate plans that they could not execute? His plans at El Alamein, the Mareth Line, Sicily, Normandy, Market-Garden, and Veritable all were complex or flawed, and the British army performed badly in each. Either his plans were needlessly complex, or he failed to “let go” of scripted plans when a more freewheeling aggressive approach was needed.

It is appropriate to sum up Monty’s command by stating that he rarely had the right answer for the situation he found himself in. His close-run victory at El Alamein cemented his reputation as a great military leader prematurely. All of his subsequent battles went overly slow or were outright failures. Monty did provide a politically-necessary victory at El Alamein. There is little doubt that Churchill, who otherwise was not a vigorous supporter, allowed him to remain in command because of that. Separating the man from the myth (much of it created by the man himself) is difficult and for some, painful. Yet to better understand the operational performance of the British army in World War II, we need to do just that.

It is interesting to note that most of the arguments in support of Monty are in the form of excuses. Since there is very little positive evidence of his greatness, the arguments are instead explanations of why he failed (the Germans had too many tanks, his logistics were stretched, the terrain was difficult, the weather was bad, the opposing commander was brilliant). Of course, these problems are fairly consistent in war, and one should expect difficult circumstances and enemy resistance.

Great leaders overcome these. Mediocre leaders use them as excuses for their poor performance.

Another Dotson’s note: Do you remember hearing of Monty? Were you involved in the North Africa Campaign? If not, perhaps you had a relative and/or a friend that was there.

Your comments and/or questions are welcome.

Please snail mail or Email The Island Moon or call Dotson at 361-949-768 or 530-748-8475 or Email: dlewis1@stx.rr.com

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Island Moon Review: Todd Dorn, Jake Ward, Pete Devlin…

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And now from the “You get points just for showing up” department…it’s time to toot my own horn a bit. I’ve reached another milestone of sorts. This is my 200th 3C&T music column here at your Island Moon. And, I might boast, without missing one single deadline. In case you’re counting, that’s a little over 282,000 words on a page. In commemoration of this noteworthy event, my good friend, Chris Jordan, offered me his highest praise, “So what do you want, a medal?” It’s taken me five years and three months to get here, but I gotta say, the journey has been one cool ride. I’ve got the best job around. I get paid to live on an island in the Gulf of Mexico, hang out in bars and write about the live music scene. I don’t take that for granted. I try to be supportive of any and all live music I catch wind of and do my best to keep you informed. I appreciate the support my readers give me. I never really know if anybody ever reads my stuff or not (it’s not like those requests line light up), but on occasion someone will come up and let me know that they enjoy my insidious banter, and that makes it all worth it. Plus, my advertising sponsors deserve a big “hell yeah”, too. The Back Porch and the Gaff have been with me since day one and Paradise Computer for about four years now. I really appreciate all my sponsors, past and present.

They make it happen. And I know this tiny milestone is a flea on an elephant’s backside compared to the number of keyboards that Dale Rankin has worn out. He’s the one real pro amongst us hacks and the guy that really makes all of this possible…Jan, too, she’s a miracle worker. I love those guys. Ok, enough of this self-absorbed narcissism, time to get back to work. I’ll do this again in a couple of years when number 300 rolls around.

Pete Devlin and Texas Moon played Shorty’s last Saturday night

Tiffany Tuesday performed at the Rock the Border benefit on Sunday. Photo by Lee Harrison. the Independent Thieves and Todd Dorn and the Sea Drifters. I even got into the act when Tiffany called me on stage to sing a duet with her. The weather couldn’t have been more cooperative, as a cool front blew in the night

It was another big weekend in Port A. Island expat, Todd Dorn (San Antonio, TX), definitely made the scene in a big way, playing the Sunset Sounds summer concert series in Roberts Point Park on Friday, Giggity’s on Saturday and the Rock the Border benefit on Sunday. He’s been playing here so often that he keeps locals Woodie Ray Lawson (bass) and Preecher Williams (drums) on retainer. If you haven’t caught Todd and the Sea Drifters yet, go way out of you way to do so. His brand of smooth country meets the island is killer. It’s easy to see why he has so many fans around here. Another couple of performances that made their mark with me this weekend; the Jake Ward and the Coast Riders show at Giggity’s and the Pete Devlin and Texas Moon show at Shorty’s.

Both of these acts are in the country vein and hit the nail on the head. Ward is a young up and comer that is catching tread all over the region and Devlin in a real deal seasoned pro who sings like he’s working an old Texas dance hall on a Saturday night. That show at Shorty’s just felt like Hank Williams, himself, might have been looking over Pete’s shoulder. It just seemed like the right place for Pete to be. Lot’s of good spirits floating around in there.

Rock the Border Benefit a smashing success…

Carol Elliott played the Rock the Border Benefit on Sunday. Photo by Woodie Lawson

Father James Derkits gets the ball rolling at the Rock the Border benefit last Sunday at Trinity By The Sea in Port A. By all accounts, the Rock the Border: Families for Families benefit at Trinity by the Sea Episcopal Church last Sunday, was a smashing success. According to the church vicar, Father James Derkits, their efforts raised over $6000 for St. John’s Episcopal in McAllen, who have found themselves on the front lines of this issue, giving first aid to Central American immigrants seeking asylum in our country. St. John’s rector, Rev. Jim Nelson, attended the benefit and spoke briefly about the current situation on the border and the burdens his church has assumed with the influx of families in need. He spoke of the violence from which these families are fleeing and steps they must go through to become American citizens. The benefit consisted of a BBQ dinner, silent auction and a free concert on the church’s grounds with music provided by Father James, Carol Elliott, Tiffany Tuesday,

before and made the temperatures actually pleasant for the first time in months. The community really came together to support this cause and many volunteers who offered their time are to be commended, including Johnie Swenson, Mark Admire, Suzanna Reader, Mallory Kolkaja, Lee Harrison, Elvin “Preecher” Williams, Eloy Martinez, Steven Barron and Julie Caraker.

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On Saturday the 20th, guitar wizard, Ruben V (San Antonio, TX) will cast his most excellent spell upon the Porch, Lyrical Bynge will rock Shorty’s, and the amazing J.T. Coldfire (Austin, TX) will return to Giggity’s. I’ve had no less than a dozen people recently ask me when J.T. was coming back to town. He puts on a wicked show. Also on Saturday, the Palacios Brothers are at Doctor Rockits, Zack Walthers is at the South Texas Ice House, Metal Shop is at Brewster and Cerveza Libre with Jeff “El Jefe” Anderson is at Doc’s Seafood. Be safe out there.

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Sunday, Sept. 21 Antone & the All Stars @ Giggity’s Taj Weekes @ House of Rock John Eric @ Scuttlebutt’s Open Jam @ Doctor Rockits Monday, Sept. 22 Open Jam w/ Jef Wilson @ Giggity’s Open Jam w/ Ray Summy @ Executive Surf Club Open Jam w/ Antone Perez @ Dr. Rockits Brian and Diana @ Scuttlebutt’s Tuesday, Sept. 23 Tiffany Tuesday w/ Brian Meyerdirk @ Giggity’s Open Mic @ House of Rock John Eric @ Scuttlebutt’s Run Down Legend @ Doctor Rockits Wednesday, Sept. 24 Garrett Wieland @ Giggity’s Granger Smith, Jeff Allen, Earl Dibbles Jr. @ Brewster Street We Came As Romans, For Today, Color Morale, Crossfaith @ House of Rock Fabian Rivera @ Scuttlebutt’s Reno & the Groovegetters @ Doctor Rockits Thursday, Sept. 25 Free Beer Band @ Giggity’s Granger Smith @ Brewster Street Passafire, Hip Abduction, Flatbroke @ House of Rock Robert Brown @ Scuttlebutt’s Duke E. Brown @ Doctor Rockits