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Hot Numbers Called at BINGO at the BEACH

Large Crowds Enjoying Weeknight Fun

By Brent Rourk Lining up with smiles, hopes , and bingo daubers, capacity crowds have been enjoying the Kiwanis of Padre Island’s BINGO at the BEACH every Thursday at the Holiday Inn from 7-9 PM. In addition to nice cash prizes, guests have enjoyed the many door prizes given away each evening.

Last week $790 in prize money was distributed to 14 winners, with the lowest cash prize $20 and the largest $200. The wide range of door prizes included a nights’ stay at the Comfort Inn, free meals, 10 bottles of wine, a knife set, candles, chocolate, a cook book, T-shirts, and more.

Bingo fans from around the area are enjoying the fun and relaxed atmosphere at BINGO at the BEACH. Several bingo goers commented last week that they appreciate having beverages and food service available to them while others stated that it is fun to get out of the house during a weeknight, have fun, and get home by 9:15 PM. All of the proceeds from BINGO at the BEACH support various children’s causes on the Island and in the Corpus Christi area. Kiwanis members recommend arriving early, getting a great seat and favorite beverage, and enjoying the company of your friends and family.

Excited BINGO players wait for their numbers photos by Brent Rourk

Find the solution February 11, 2016 http://onlinecrosswords.net/11

Island Moon This is the Daily Crossword Puzzle #3 for Feb 9, 2016

Across 1. Abacus unit 5. Completely unfamiliar 10. Smog 14. Wheel rod 15. Russian furbearer 16. Desktop image 17. Gas­saving car option 19. Watch carefully 20. Good Feelings, for one 21. Eggheady sort 22. Talks back to 24. Cupid companion 26. Hold out 27. Gathered together 28. Ship or plane partition 32. Chasm 35. One and only 36. ''Bells Are Ringing'' heroine 37. Barnstorming feat 38. Scottish cattle breed 39. Short parody 40. Three gift bearers 41. Cartoon Bunny 42. Sew loosely 43. Waits in readiness 45. Rocket trajectory 46. Passing comments?

47. Dapper 51. Stun with noise 54. New Mexico home of Kit Carson 56. Soft murmur 57. Fuzzy red monster 58. Spot for rings 61. Jetty 62. Pandora's escapees 63. Twofold 64. Window insert 65. Continue without a break 66. Nimble

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Down 1. Headquartered 2. Theater walk­on 3. Crook's cover 4. Yr. ender 5. State 6. Garland co­star 7. ''The same'' in footnotes 8. 2003 Christmas film 9. Retailer's concern 10. Calls it a day, really 11. Court winners 12. Sector 13. ''... in the two ___ of the mercy seat'' (Ex. 25:18)

18. Pants parts 23. Drill 25. Musical that debuted in 1878 26. Corkers 28. Soft and waterlogged 29. Big game 30. Landed 31. Time line inclusion 32. Help for the poor 33. It's not to be missed 34. Meditative exercise 35. Rebuffs 38. Report card notation

42. Higher­ups 44. Gray­hair banisher 45. Spark 48. Become frosty 49. Water­penetrating device 50. In a heated manner 51. ''Edward Scissorhands'' star 52. Literary pen name 53. Word said with closed eyes, often 54. Alg. follower 55. Scopes trial org.

59. ''___ Got Sixpence'' 60. WR's scores

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Brain-Buster

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Greetings From Frostbite Falls

Transformation in Frostbite Falls

By Frostbite Betty “First you get a snow, and then you get a blow,” the Old Timer from the end of the Frostbite Road taught me, the newbie, decades ago. Transformation, from benign gently falling calendar-art snow, into those sinister hardpacked drifts that block the driveway, and entrap the car. Well we will fix that, won’t we Bert? Let’s go get a real winter car. Maybe two.

Winter Texan Round-Up reception with photographer Zhongjie Zheng from China; an evening painting and wine pairing class; and a family birding field trip. World renowned crane expert, Dr. George Archibald, will be one of the featured speakers at The University of Texas Marine Science Institute, along with representatives from the different Whooping Crane populations across North America. Additional festival events include boat tours to the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge to observe Whooping Cranes, guided field trips, interactive workshops and seminars, and a naturerelated trade show. Check the website http://www.whoopingcranefestival.org for registration and more information.

Port Aransas Parks and Recreation 361-749-4158 Contact Pam Greene pamg@ cityofportaransas.org, Ken Yarbrough, kyarbrough@ cityofportaransas.org

Afternoon Movies and Discussion Enhance your environmental literacy through film. Films range in time from 10-45 minutes with a 15-20 minute facilitator-led, group discussion. These programs are free of charge and occur through March 10th, every Tuesday and Thursday from 3 - 4 p.m. Participants meet at the University of Texas Marine Science Education Center auditorium (855 East Cotter Avenue, Port Aransas, Texas 78373). Programs sponsored by The University of Texas Marine Science Institute (UTMSI) and Mission-Aransas Reserve. Call Visitors enjoy the wildlife on a Winter Walking Tour offered Nicole Pringle at 361-749-3153 for at Charlie_s Pasture by The City of Port Aransas and more information. Check the calendar UTMSI. Photos by Robert Ward. on www.utmsi.utexas.edu for movie listings.

Public Lectures in Port Aransas (Marine Science Education Center)

www.cityofportaransas.org/parks_ and_recreation.cfm Whooping Crane Talk

I just shoveled this Yesterday!

So we spent a stressful day at the car dealer a couple hours away, and drove off with a shiny new number that has a special dial that you turn to “snow” if you need it. Aha then, surely this will solve everything. The helpful young car salesman set us up with a Reggae station, called The Joint, on the fancy radio, which is called a touch screen sound system. “Don’t worry, beat beat, about a thing...” And so, Transformation Number Two: old car turns into a new car with payments. And a new diet to compensate: beans, rice, and cheap beer. Ahh the irony. Now that we can get to and from any bar any time we want, all we have left is tip money.

So the next day as we were still wound up from the big anxious car event, I figured I would make us a real nice dinner. Which I did, just right for the two of us. As it cooks, here comes one of our favorite good cheer pals, Marco the horse guy. So of course we say, “Come in an eat after you feed the big beauties. “ And of course he says yes, as we’d hoped. So here comes Transformation Three: dinner for two, morphs into a really great dinner for three, and there were leftovers, which morphed into yummy soup which we have eaten twice so far, and still a bunch in the freezer. Such a wonder. Ending up with more than we started.

On Tuesday, Feb. 23, at 7pm. Keep Port Aransas Beautiful and the Port Aransas Parks and Recreation will present Dr. Liz Smith of the International Crane Foundation. She will speak on “Why Our Communities Care about Whooping Cranes”. It will be held at the Port Aransas Community Center, 408 N. Alister St. Liz’s research includes sealevel rise and storm surge effects on coastal habitat change, and promoting community advocacy for conservation planning and coastal protection. These efforts are being undertaken with the specific goal of ensuring quality wintering habitat for the Whooping Crane as its populations continue to increase. The event is free and open to the public as part of Parks and Rec’s Health/Ecology/Lifestyle/ Preparation (H.E.L.P.) series.

Pastime Matinee Relax, kick back and enjoy good old-time movies on the big screen Wednesdays at 2 pm.

Port Aransas Parks and Recreation provides the movies with popcorn at no charge at Port Aransas Community Theatre, 2327 Hwy 361.

Concessions are available for purchase from PACT. Enjoy a variety of comedy, mystery, scifi and more. Feb. 17: NO MATINEE. Feb 24: The Perils of Pauline. March 2: Gone With The Wind.

We’re Having Fun activities Every Tuesday at 1:30pm meet at the Girl Scout hut to have some fun. The hut is in the Parks and Rec building, 739 W. Ave. A, on corner of Cut-Off Road in Port Aransas. All supplies are provided and the activities are free.

We will make beignets on Feb 9, to enjoy for Mardi Gras. WHF is learning how to-or-not-to make or do something. Doesn’t always work, but we always have fun!

Picturing Port Aransas

600 Cutoff Road, Ste. 7 (361) 749-6358 Offers Glass workshops weekly. Students learn the basics of glass fusing. Students work with the raw glass and learn to cut and grind the glass into shapes and create fun glass works of their own. Classes in Garden Stakes $79, dichroic glass jewelry $59, frit painting $119, glass etching, and Christmas ornaments $69 are offered weekly. Special occasion celebrations welcomed. All Supplies included in price.

Please allow 24-48 hours for kiln firing. A $10 deposit is required for all reservations.

Port Aransas Chamber of Commerce & Visitor’s Center 403 W. Cotter, Port Aransas (800) 45- COAST or (361) 749-5919 www.portaransas.org Whooping Crane Festival Join the Port Aransas Chamber of Commerce/ Tourist Bureau in celebration of our 20th Anniversary Whooping Crane Festival, February 25-28, 2016! The festival is open to avid and amateur birders, photographers, families, and anyone who loves the outdoors and nature-related activities. This year’s festival will feature keynote speaker Carter Smith, Executive Director of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Twentieth anniversary special events include a luncheon presentation

by Tom Stehn, retired U.S. Whooping Crane Coordinator; a photography exhibit and

Birding on the Boardwalk A guided birding tour for novice to expert, is held every Wednesday at 9am. Guide Nan Dietert will share her vast knowledge about the inhabitants of the Leonabelle Turnbull Birding Center, off Ross Avenue. The tour is free courtesy of Port Aransas Parks and Recreation.

The boardwalk is handicap accessible, and the tower has a lovely view of the wetland area.

Winter Walking Tours Come see the fauna and flora at a free guided tour of the Port Aransas Nature Preserve at Charlie’s Pasture.

View slideshow of photographs taken around Port Aransas and the area. It will be shown on Sunday, Feb. 21, 6pm, at Port Aransas Community Theatre, 2327 Hwy 361. Wine, beer for donation to PACT, and concessions are available for purchase from PACT. Free, but seating is limited.

Pickleball A large group has formed to participate in this sport in Port Aransas. Experts Bill Arvold and his wife Laura have been doing the heavy work of leading, teaching, scheduling and keeping everyone informed. It is played (and taught starting at noon) weather permitting on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 1pm. This paddle sport combining elements of badminton, tennis and ping-pong can be played at the Community Park Rink at 700 Clark Pkwy, off Ross Avenue (or may be held at the pavilion in Roberts Point Park if too windy). Rink is marked allowing teams to play. Have equipment and know how to play? Rink may be used anytime not in use.

Know how to play, but without equipment?

Players may check out equipment owned

by Port Aransas Parks and Recreation at the Community Pool by showing Driver’s License.

Interested with no partner? Contact Pam at 361-749-4158 or pamg@cityofportaransas.org.

FREE!

Chair Yoga Perfect for anyone of any age or condition with yoga sitting and holding onto chairs. Held on Thursdays at 10am, in the Girl Scout hut inside Parks and Recreation building, 739 W. Ave. A. Certified instructor Brittany Young leads the

Join us for a series of free presentations about the oceans, local wildlife, and some history - led by the people who study them. Lectures are on Thursday evenings. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the lectures begin at 7:00 p.m. Located at 855 East Cotter Avenue (near the beach), Port Aransas, Texas at the UT Marine Science Education Center auditorium. Call 361-749-6805 for more information. Programs sponsored by The University of Texas Marine Science Institute (UTMSI) and Mission-Aransas Reserve.

February 18 — Dispatches from the Gulf: Research Updates from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill by Drs. Ed Buskey, Andrew Esbaugh, Lee Fuiman, Zhanfei Liu, Hernando Bacosa, and graduate student, Meredith Evans from UTMSI February 25 — Birds, Beast, and Conservation in the Northern Serengeti by Scott Holt from UTMSI

Winter Education Programs Explore, recreate, and investigate the natural world as you learn about coastal habitats and how you can help protect them at our upcoming events. These free interactive programs are for all ages. SEA you there! Located on Saturdays at 855 East Cotter Avenue (near the beach), Port Aransas, Texas at the UT Marine Science Education Center. Programs sponsored by The University of Texas Marine Science Institute (UTMSI) and Mission-Aransas Reserve. Call Nicole Pringle at 361-749-3153 for more information.

The walks are held every Friday at 3pm with volunteer docent Judy Perkins. MissionAransas Reserve partners with Parks and Rec for the one-hour nature walks. Meet at the Preserve at end of Port Street. Bring binoculars, camera, water and mosquito spray.

February 13 - Fish Adaptations from 10 a.m.

- 11 a.m.

Port Aransas Museum

Special Birding Art Exhibit 2/17 thru 2/29

101 E. Brundrett at Alister St.

Northgate Business Center

2016 is now upon us and its time to settle in with our Winter Texan neighbors for another glorious season on the sunny Gulf Coast. We have assembled a listing of fun, interesting and educational activities our community has to offer. We encourage you to email us photos and tell us your stories (ronnienarmour@gmail. com). Enjoy!

Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays: three classes, 7am, noon & 5:15pm (no 5:15 on Fridays), of Interval Training: Held in Civic Center, 710 W. Ave. A. with certified trainer Karen Decker 361-903-0901. High Intensity Training in short spurts for all ages/levels. Work at own pace. Cost $3/class or $30/15 classes.

Cash/check to COPA. Open to men & women.

Bring mat & water.

Dancers of any kind or age are invited to join in Thursday, Feb. 18. Meet at 6:30pm, at Community Center, 408 N. Alister St. Come dance, learn a few steps, teach a few steps, socialize and partake of refreshments. Everyone welcome, no partner needed…we wing it and have fun and a little exercise. Free, but donations will be accepted for the Recreation Foundation of Port Aransas, a 501(c)(3) non-profit geared toward helping improve recreational activities and facilities for citizens and visitors of Port Aransas.

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Roundup:

Interval Training

Community Center Complex

Monday, & Tuesday, Feb 15 & 16, 7-9pm…

FREE admittance, but seating limited. Ron Baker uses unique storytelling style to entertain including stories from his Charley Pride days.

Port Aransas Community Theatre, 2327 Hwy. 361. Wine/beer available for donation to PACT. Concessions may be purchased from PACT. At the age of 9, Ron took up guitar. At 14, Ron played on a Dr. Pepper commercial. Ron was working with blues artist Delbert McClinton in 1975, when he auditioned and beat others for lead guitarist for country singer Charley Pride.

His first performance with Pride was the 1975 Bob Hope 4th of July TV special. With Pride for over 11 years, Ron has traveled the world and appeared on many TV shows. Ron continues to perform a variety of musical styles with smooth precision now with band Bad Buoys.

Love from Betty and Bert,

class. $2/class to COPA. Open to everyone.

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Winter Sounds So ya know what? I am thinking that “Every little thing, is gonna be all right.” Life is good, y’all. Be well.

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(361) 749-3800 or portamuseum@ paphafarley.org Winter Lecture Series 2016 Murphy Givens’ Book Columns II by Jim Moloney, February 15 Jim Moloney will review and then sign copies of the new book Columns II that he and Murphy Givens have written about local history. Murphy Givens’ historical articles in the Corpus Christi Caller-Times are collected by many readers.

This volume, Columns II, is compiled from more than 100 columns published in 2012 and 2013. They are about the pioneers and settlers who tamed the wild land and made South Texas their home. They were adventurers, outlaws, cowboys, ranchers and entrepreneurs, from all over the United States, Europe and Mexico.

They lived in dangerous times and left a lasting legacy. This second book of Givens’ collected newspaper columns includes 193 photographs and maps, source notes and a full index. Jim Moloney is a businessman with an interest in the history of South Texas, known for his presentations on local history. His publishing company, Nueces Press, has released six books in partnership with Murphy Givens.

Texas Underwater Archaeology by Amy Borgens, February 29 Amy Borgens is the marine archaeologist for the Texas Historical Commission. She earned a Bachelor’s Degree from Purdue University in Fine Arts and received her Master’s Degree in Anthropology, Nautical Archaeology Program, from Texas A&M University.

University of Texas Marine Science Institute 750 Channel View Dr, Port Aransas, TX 78373 Phone:(361) 749-6711 or sally.palmer@ utexas.edu Wetlands Education Center Tours Did you ever want to visit and learn about a marsh without getting your feet wet? The Wetlands Education Center is a ADA compliant 3.6-acre wetland will allow you to do just that, as you stroll through seagrass, salty marsh plants, and dunes. Come during a free guided tour Tuesday and Thursday, at 10 a.m. (the trails are always open for self-guided walks) and you will learn about the special plants and animals of our local wetlands. Participants meet at the University of Texas Marine Science Education Center (855 East Cotter Avenue, Port Aransas, Texas 78373).

Programs sponsored by The University of Texas Marine Science Institute (UTMSI) and Mission-Aransas Reserve. Call Nicole Pringle at 361-749-3153 for more information.

PORT ARANSAS ART CENTER 323 N. ALISTER 361-749-7334

Zhongjie Zheng - Siberian Cranes in Asia, Photography on Silk Exhibition The critically endangered Siberian Crane breeds in northeastern Siberia and winters along the Yangtze River in China-the majority of the population wintering in the Poyang Lake basin.

The Siberian Cranes have the longest distance migration of all 15 crane species. Zhongjie Zheng has recorded their remarkable migration for 13 years, capturing the cranes’ lifecycle and annual migration in stunning photographs.

Zhongjie Zheng has been working in the media industry for over 30 years, including working as a cameraman in the Arctic and Antarctic. In 2006, he won the Fan Changjiang Prize which is the top prize in journalism in China. After recording the migration of Siberian cranes for 13 years, he became a contributing photographer of the International Crane Foundation in 2014.

Currently, he is the deputy director of the City Channel of Jiangxi television in China. He also published a photography book called Siberian Cranes in My Dreams and many articles in magazines, including the Chinese version of National Geographic.

MONDAYS-SOFT PASTELS- DONNA GARVEN ~ Feb. -March 7, 9:30 am -12:30 pm- Cost: $20.00 non-members\ $18 members Learn this very fun and artistic medium. She will have a lesson plan each week or complete something of your own. Use our pastels to get started if you don’t have a set-consult instructor about proper paper.

TUESDAYS DROP IN & DRAW -PAT DONOHUE - 9:30am-12:30pm Cost:$20.00 non-members $18 Members Come, learn to draw or improve your skills, you will have a great time! Bring your drawing supplies. (First Tuesday is portrait drawing if you don’t want to do a portrait you may bring something else if you wish).

THURSDAYS--SOFT PASTELS- LAURA GRIFFITH ~ 9:30 am -12:30 pm -Cost: $20.00 non-members\ $18 members Learn this very fun and artistic medium. Laura has a great lesson plan each week or complete something of your own. Use our pastels to get started if you don’t have a set-consult instructor about proper paper.

FRIDAYS -BEGINNING / INTERMEDIATE WATERCOLOR -KAY BARNEBEY 10am-1pm Cost: $25 Come, learn to paint or advance your painting skills with great instructors. Class is sometimes also taught by Nancy Buskey. Supply List available, the A/C

Dance lessons Parksyou andcan Rec. has paints andat brushes use to get started.

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America in Slow Motion

Padre Island Real Estate Activity January 16-31

Police Blotter Two Suspects Put Skimming Device On Bank ATM

By Phil Hardberger

Corpus Christi Police Detectives need your help identifying two men that they believe put a skimming device on an ATM at a bank located at 6230 South Staples Street on February 4.

Editor’s note: San Antonio attorney, former judge, and former San Antonio Mayor Phil Hardberger is an avid sailor who for many years kept his boat in Port Aransas. He chronicled his sailing adventures for the San Antonio Express-News and we reprint this article on his sailing trip from Texas to New Orleans with their permission.

Cindy Molnar Coldwell Banker Island Realtors

Waterfront Homes Sold 14158 Bounty 13558 Ducat 15313 Isabella 14922 Tesoro 13810 Hawksnest Bay Average Sales Price $352,670 91 Waterfront homes listed from $275,000-$1,150,000

Interior Lot Homes 62 Interior Homes Listed from $164,900-$1,100,000

Lot 29 Halyard Lot 13 Cruiser

Swimming with Alligators

114 Listed From $73,900-$449,000

Interior Condominium/Townhomes 62 Listed From $84,000-$389,900

Waterfront Lot Sold

Average Sales Price $122,500

When bank employees went to investigate they discovered that the part that broke off was actually part of a card skimmer device that was designed to look like part of the ATM. The skimming device was designed to fit over the card insert dock and was held in place with adhesive tape. When they investigated further, they also found a small camera that had been placed on the ATM and was also being held in place by tape. They believe the camera was used to record people entering their bank pins numbers.

Holland, Michigan, September. Fall comes early in these high latitudes. The trees are already splashed with little dabs of yellow, oranges, reds and purple. Although we are in middle-America, we are at 43 degrees of latitude, as high as Boston. Mornings are cold, sweaters part of our normal dress. We’ve come 2481 nautical miles since leaving Port Aransas. Aimless, our 42 foot trawler runs at 9 knots per hour (10 mph) so these distances take a while, two and one-half months in our case. Slow travel brings its rewards. You absorb the country, accents changing with the temperature, too slow to notice except in retrospect.

Everyday beauty absorbs us, seeps through our skin. Eyes, dimmed by age and common experience, brighten and we see with refreshed vision the beauty of our country and the glory of our skies. Traveling our rivers teaches us how many shades of green are possible, the interweaving of water and air is a marvel of light diversity. Sometimes clear and sparkling, sometimes obscure, dark green and unknowable, sometimes simply a dirty brown, full of soil, waste, alligator, gars, and catfish. The flow of the river connects us with the passing of time, and foreshadows eternity.

Waterfront Condominiums/Townhomes

Officers responded to the bank after a customer came inside and told employees that he went to use the drive thru ATM and when he inserted his card and attempted to pull it out, the card got stuck. The customer said he pulled harder on his card and that is when the dock where you insert your card broke off.

When we left Texas at the end of June, it was extremely hot and our first days of traveling were filled with sweat and an acute desire to hide from the punishing sun. One advantage of being on a boat though is that your swimming pool travels with you: right off the back of the boat. We took full advantage of this at the close of each day’s travel. We had an especially hot, long day getting to the Sabine River, the dividing line between Texas and Louisiana, reaching there in late afternoon. In addition to Linda and me, we had Jeff Berven, a friend from Corpus Christi and a fellow-sailor, aboard.

56 Lots Listed From $125,000-$6,000,000

Interior Lots Sold Lot 3 Gypsy Lot 4 Tesoro Average Sales Price $42,500 107 Lots Listed From $39,900-$150,000

Commerical Lots 15 Lots Listed From $99,500-$4,557,465

Town Hall Meeting for Veterans February 16 The Veterans Administration and Coastal Bend Health Care System will hold a Town Hall meeting on Tuesday February 16, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. from Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi 6300 Ocean Drive. It will be held in Oso Room 221.

A Health Care System (VATVCBHCS) leadership team including Mr. Joe A. Perez, Interim Director, and other Health Care System Leaders will make a presentation of the state of the Health Care System, information on Non-VA Care and Veterans Choice Program and solicit constructive feedback from Stakeholders. This event is aimed at soliciting constructive feedback from Veterans on how we can improve our operations.

I knew of an attractive anchorage on the Sabine, called Shell Island which is protected from passing barges and the occasional summer storms. We could not wait to go swimming in those protected, clean waters. The minute we anchored there was a rush for swimming suits and soon we were all on the swim platform at the stern of the boat. Just as we were about to plunge in, Linda cried out in alarm: “There’s an alligator”! While we were locating this prehistoric beast, Jeff said: “There are two more”! Sure enough we were sharing our anchorage with three alligators we could see, and likely there were some we couldn’t.

We stared at them, they stared back at us. The sun beat down, the sweat poured. We jumped in. At first we stayed near the boat, the better to climb out in a hurry. But the water was so delicious, we swam further and further away, reveling in the cool water, many miles from any civilization. The alligators watched with disgusted interest, but did not leave the banks and the cool mud.

There was an unspoken pact: you don’t eat us and we won’t make a pair of loafers out of you.

Police were able to obtain images of the suspects from the real camera of the ATM as they were placing the skimming device on the machine at about 7:30 p.m. on February 3.

If you recognize either of these two suspects or if you have information about this case please call the Corpus Christi Police Criminal Investigations Division at 8862840. Anyone who would like to keep their identity secret and provide information to the Detectives should call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) or submit the tip online at http:// www.888TIPS.com. Information provided to Crime Stoppers which results in an arrest may earn the caller a cash reward.

Police Calls The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 263 calls for service and generated 209 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. February 3 to 7:00 a.m. on February 4.

This was to be the pattern for the seven days it took us to reach New Orleans. Every day we hoped there would be no alligators.

Every afternoon there were alligators. We swam every afternoon anyway: though there was a frisson of danger and when an alligator took it upon himself to join us in a little swim of his own, I found our own swimming skills improved enormously as we raced back to the boat.

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 984 calls for service and generated 230 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. February 4 to 7:00 a.m. on February 5.

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 785 calls for service and generated 180 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. February 7 to 7:00 a.m. on February 8.

Interestingly enough we saw no more alligators after New Orleans. The mosquitoes also departed, not to return after we reached there. Neither was missed. The rest of our trip was bug free. I cannot explain this as we continued to be surrounded by thick vegetation, and were always, by definition, on the water.

But there are many birds, and many fish, who would rather dine on mosquitoes than we would on a T-bone steak, so perhaps the normal order of things is better than bug spray.

The Corpus Christi Police Department responded to 967 calls for service and generated 237 reports for formal criminal complaints from 7:00 a.m. February 8 to 7:00 a.m. on February 9.

13300 block SPID 1:52 p.m. February 4 Driving while license suspended 14300 block Blue Fish 3 a.m. February 5 Burglary of a motor vehicle 13700 block Sea Horse February 4 10 p.m. Burglary of a motor vehicle

Kiwanis Club of Padre Island Presents

13800 block Sea Horse 3:23 a.m. February 5 Burglary of a motor vehicle

The Island's

14800 block Dasmarinas 10 p.m. February 2 Burglary of a motor vehicle

Edge Salon

13900 block Lighthouse 9:59 p.m. February 3 Assault with injury 14900 block Canadian Mist 1:23 a.m. February 9 Burglary of a motor vehicle 15200 block Windward 3:48 a.m. February 9 Assault with injury 15200 block Cruiser 2:42 a.m. February 9 Assault with injury 14100 block Atascadera 3 a.m. February 7 Burglary of a habitation

Jan. 28, Feb. 4, 11, 18, 25, Mar. 3 7:00 – 10:00pm Holiday Inn, 15202 Windward Drive, Padre Island Cash Donation/Admission: $5.00 plus cost of Bingo cards A special menu will be available for Bingo players.

Adult beverages will be available to purchase.

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15400 block Cruiser 4:04 p.m. February 3 Assault by contact

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Soft drinks and water will be available.

Please join us for a chance to win a prize in one of ten bingo games or a door prize. Other surprises throughout the evening.

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Very affectionate, alert, gently playful, talkative, very healthy. 8-10 Weeks as of 1/22. Loves to be held and cared for. Litter box trained. First set of shots done. Second set of shots and alteration feb 12. This little thing was running with a few feral cats at the airport; but is no way wild.

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February 11, 2016

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Padre Island Teen

By Elizabeth Clark

Valentine's Day Valentine's Day has to be the most awkward day of the year for teenagers. The fear of rejection and vague feeling of imminent doom always seems to cloud our judgement when deciding on whether or not to give a gift to a special someone. The burden of coming off as too forward, too relaxed, or just crazy scares us before we can even really decide if we like them. It is a hundred times harder to figure out if you even want to try. The high school social ladder is very intimidating.

This Valentine's Day, single teens shouldn't feel obligated to buy the typical cards and expensive roses and chocolates, but they should use the holiday as a day to make themselves happy. Be your own Valentine!

Use the holiday as an opportunity to treat yourself. Take advantage of Valentine's Day sales on clothes and candy and have a night in dedicated to your mental health (because we all feel the effects of school finally taking their toll...). And for those who do have someone on their mind, do something original and noteworthy for your love. Forget roses that wither, and a teddy bear that will eventually just be put away in the closet. Take a walk in the park; pack a romantic picnic; have a night in. Make this Valentine's Day an original best.

CC Museum Announces its Spring Break Science Camps The Corpus Christi Museum of Science & History announces its Spring Break Camps for March.

Kids will explore daily science themes in physics, engineering, chemistry, space and Jurassic Journey through exciting hands-on activities and demonstrations and an exciting field trip. Camps are divided by age and all camps have a 10:1 student educator ratio.

The dates are: March 14th-18th; Ages: 5-12 years; Hours: 9am-4pm. Before and after care available: 7:30am-5:30pm. The cost for members is $215 per week, for non-members $240 per week. Discounts are available for multiple kids.

To Register Call: 361-826-4664 or online at: ccmuseum.com

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How Do We Keep Kids and Grandkids Safe On Social Media?

By Dotson Lewis Special to the Island Moon Dotson’s Note: Since we have many grandparents also raising grandchildren, I thought that the following discussion should be addressed to both parents and grandparents, thus “parents/grandparents,” which appears through-out this article... Nicole Lovell, 13, may have met her alleged killer online. Experts say that the best Internet safety tip for parents/ grandparents is, “be involved with children’s digital lives.” My thanks to Kelly Wallace, CNN tech writer for her contributions to this article.

Teens’ Social Secrets Go Deeper Than Parents Think There is still so much we don’t know about how a 13-year-old Blacksburg, Virginia girl got to know an 18-year-old Virginia Tech freshman before he allegedly stabbed her to death.

Nicole Madison Lovell--Missing co-founder of the Digital Citizenship Summit, which is a global network of conferences focused on improving social media use.

According to a Pew Research Center national survey last summer, nearly six out of 10 teens say they met a new friend online, and 20% of the teens who met people online followed up in person.

If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions, email me at PadreIslandTeen@ gmail.com.

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“Many physical relationships and friendships are first started online before they move offline.

In other words, online, we are constantly talking to strangers,” said Polgar, a former attorney and college professor who frequently comments on tech issues. “It is easy to feel a false sense of intimacy through online relationships. It is important to ‘trust but verify,’ and have a healthy level of caution both in one’s interactions online and in the physical realm.”

Family “Tech Transparency” Low tides have left area beaches wide of late.

What we do know is a bit more about a possible motive in the death of Nicole Lovell, a middle school student. David Eisenhauer, a college track and field athlete, is thought to have had an inappropriate relationship with Lovell and stabbed her to death because she threatened to expose their relationship, according to a law enforcement official.

But how did they meet? How did the alleged relationship begin? Signs are pointing toward an online network, after police arrested Eisenhauer based on tips and leads obtained from social media. We also know that Lovell was active on social media, including posting in a Facebook group called “Teen Dating and Flirting,” which has since been shut down.

Parenting Lessons From Child Predator Social Experiment On New Year’s Day, Lovell reportedly posted a selfie in the group, with the comment “cute or nah,” which garnered more than 300 responses, most of them in the vicious category. Lovell also was active on the anonymous instant messaging app Kik. According to a neighbor, Lovell had shown one of her daughter’s texts she had exchanged with an 18-year-old that she planned to meet the night she disappeared.

Greer, the national Internet safety expert, said a great way for parents to stay on top of the apps their kids are using is to use the “Ask to Buy” feature with Apple devices or the “Authentication” feature in the Google Play Store.

“Utilizing these features will make it so that parents have to approve apps before they’re installed on their kids’ devices,” Greer said.

“This way, parents can gather information on apps before allowing their kids access to them, while staying active and informed on the latest and greatest (or not-so-great) apps.”

Graber of CyberWise said there are also online parenting apps, such as PocketGuardian or ThirdParent, that will catch and alert you to unsafe or potentially harmful activity on your child’s phone and suggest what to do or where to turn for help.

Developing a family relationship with social media that takes into consideration age, family values and any unique circumstances is vital, and so is communicating how the family is going to monitor social media, Polgar said.

“The goal is to have tech transparency as a family in order for parents to best supervise and mentor their children,” he said.

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Kelly Wallace writes, “If you are a parent and you are wildly frightened after this latest tragedy, I can relate. Who knows what platforms and apps will be available when my girls, who are 8 and 9, get to middle and high school?”

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It has been widely reported that parents/ grandparents are not aware of the social applications that their teens might be using, such as Ask.fm, and how the anonymity on these sites can lead to bullying and other dangerous behavior. So what can parents/grandparents do to keep their kids safe on social media?

Know What Your Children Are Up To On the one hand, especially after a tragedy like the death of Lovell, you can see how they might want to ban their children from all social media.

No engaging, no trouble. But that’s not a reality in today’s world, when social media is a key way teens socialize and spend their time.

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Instead of a ban, parents should show interest in their children’s online lives, said Diana Graber, co-founder of ”CyberWise.org,” a digital literacy site for parents, educators, teens and tweens. This is not a new piece of advice, but it bears repeating again and again: Be involved.

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“This can be as simple as asking your child to show you how to use an app they love, and then let that evolve into a conversation about what’s going on in their online world,” said Graber, who also teaches “Cyber Civics” to middle schoolers in Aliso Viejo, California.

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Parents have been “checking in” for centuries, and they shouldn’t believe that just because their kids are in the house behind a screen that something can’t go wrong, said Katie Greer, who has provided Internet and technology safety training to schools, law enforcement agencies and community organizations for nearly a decade.

She says parents can be reasonably involved in their children’s digital lives by asking questions and doing spot checks, which can highlight potentially dangerous or problematic situations.

Teens’ Social Secrets Go Deeper Than Parents Think While every parent has probably taught their children not to talk to strangers in the offline world, many probably haven’t had a conversation about how to make relationships in the online world, said David Ryan Polgar, the

“But I keep thinking about the smart advice from these Internet safety experts: We can take steps to try to keep our kids safe. There is a way.”

Educating our kids about digital safety, engaging with them on what they are doing and what they are experiencing, and empowering them to be safe in the online world can help give them the “modern street smarts” that are required in today’s world, said Polgar.

“Since kids spend more time online than they do in school or with their families, parents can no longer turn a blind eye to their digital activities,” said Graber of CyberWise. “The stakes are just too high.”

Dotson’s Other Note: A good friend, Rodney Brown, CEO of Malkan Broadcasting (Includes KEYS AM 1440) has volunteered to teach a Social Networking Class (Facebook 101) in the Del Mar College Senior Education Computer Program. Even if you are not interested in learning Social Networking but have a kid/ grandkid who “messes” around with a computer, it might be a good idea to enroll in this class just to find out what is going on with the kids and their computers. If you are interested in taking this class, call or Email me and I will let you know when you can register for the class. What do you think parents/grandparents can do to try to keep their kids safe online? Please share your thoughts with me. Dotson’s Other Note: It’s great that you read, and send comments regarding what I write; thank you. Please call or Email. Phone: 361-949-7681; Email: dlewis1@stx.rr.com The next Veterans Roundtable Meeting will be Tuesday, February 9, 2016, 9-11 AM, in Room 126, Del Mar College, Center For Economic Development, 3209 S. Staples. All Veterans, their families and anyone interested in Veterans affairs, are invited. Coffee & Doughnuts are provided. Hope to see you there.

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February 11, 2016

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STATE HB 10: Legislative Reforms To Help Curb And Eradicate Human Trafficking

By Todd Hunter, District 32

Since the 84th Texas Legislative Session has come to a close, I want to take this opportunity to look at an important bill that I had the privilege to work on for our area. Each legislative session, there are a number of priorities facing the state and it is important that we examine some of these pieces of legislation that will be impacting the Coastal Bend. House Bill 10 is an important bill that we passed this session dealing with human trafficking prevention in the state of Texas.

I want to highlight some of the central themes and background information about HB 10. A few years ago, the Human Trafficking Prevention Task Force was created to have a statewide partnership between law enforcement agencies, social service providers, nongovernmental organizations, legal representatives, and state agencies that are fighting on the front line against human trafficking. The task force works to develop policies and procedures to fulfill that purpose, and proposes legislative recommendations to better protect adult and child victims of human trafficking. In the months leading up to the 84th Legislative Session, I had the privilege of serving on a joint House and Senate Interim Committee to work with the task force and develop legislation to address human trafficking in our state.

The resulting legislation, HB 10, seeks to prevent and ultimately eliminate human trafficking by enacting the recommendations made by the task force in the 2014 Human Trafficking Prevention Task Force Report.

The bill amends current law relating to certain criminal and civil consequences of trafficking of persons, compelling prostitution, and certain other related criminal offenses, to the prevention, prosecution, and punishment of those offenses, and to compensation paid to victims of those offenses. It is important to know that human trafficking is not exclusive to one segment of society. Human trafficking involves victims of all races, age groups, both males and females, and United States citizens, as well as non-citizens. Individuals seeking to force people into human trafficking do not discriminate amongst their victims and often prey upon those who are most vulnerable.

According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, human trafficking is defined as the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for one of three purposes:

• Sex trafficking in which a commercial sex act is induced by force, fraud, or coercion, or in which the person induced to perform such an act has not attained 18 years of age.

• The recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for labor or services through the use of force, fraud, or coercion for the purpose of subjection to involuntary servitude, peonage, debt bondage, or slavery.

The national hotline for the National Human Trafficking Resource Center is (888) 373-7888 and it is available in over 200 languages and is operated 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. If you would like to learn more about what is being done to combat human trafficking, please visit http://www.humantrafficking.org/combat_ trafficking/prevention . Also, the United States Department of Justice’s website regarding human trafficking can be found at: http://www. justice.gov/archive/olp/human_trafficking.htm .

If you would like to follow the Texas House and learn more information on news, committees or other aspects of the legislative body, you can access its website at http://www.house. state.tx.us/ . The site features live streaming from committee hearings as well as access to a number of other resources. You can also follow the Texas Senate at http://www.senate.state. tx.us/ . For important information regarding transportation in the state, feel free to visit the Texas Department of Transportation’s website at http://www.txdot.gov/ . The Texas General Land Office’s website can be found at http:// www.glo.texas.gov/ , while the Texas Railroad Commission’s website is located at http://www. rrc.state.tx.us .

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).

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

Club News The Island Moon provides this space for Island organizations. If you are a member of a club and want to get the word out about your events and/or projects send them along and we will get them in.

The Rotary Club meets on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of every month at Veranda Restaurant from 5-6 pm. 2nd Thursday is a business meeting, 4th Thursday is a social meeting.

Be sure to include a brief description of what your organization does and a contact person for those interested in joining.

Island Strategic Action Committee. Is a 14-member committee which meets at 5:30 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month at the Comfort Suites on Windward Drive. The committee’s purpose is to advise the Corpus Christi City Council on matters pertaining to The Island. All meetings are open to the public and the public is invited to address the committee during the public comment period.

Send the info to editor@islandmoon.com and we will include it. Or call us at 949-7700.

Padre Island Antique Classic Car Club (PIACCC) is open to all vehicles 25 years and older: Antique, Classic, Roadsters, Hot Rods, etc; who would like to meet to plan meetings, socials, rallies, tours, car shows on and around the Island.

Please contact piaccarclub@aol.com for information on the upcoming meeting. Please include your contact information and the type of car owned.

Padre Island Dog Owners Group (PI DOG). Meets monthly for dog & owner activities, training and education. Free to join. For more information contact Lyn Edler (lyn.edler@gmail.com) or Bev Hoffman (bevhoffman@aol.com).

Kiwanis Club of Port Aransas. Kiwanis meet at Noon each Wednesday at Stingray’s, 401 Beach Ave., Port Aransas. For more information please email portakiwanis@ gmail.com.

Padre Island Ukulele Club – We meet every other Tuesday night! Call or text Danny Salazar at (316) 877--‐7071 for the next meeting date. Beginners Workshop: 6 to 7 PM and Open Jam: 7 to 8 PM. All Skills levels welcome. Location: Island Joe’s Coffee and Gallery, 13919 SPID, right here on the island.

A $3 per person donation covers the workshop, materials and the open jam. Loaner ukuleles available at no extra cost. RSVP online. PadreIslandUkeClub@gmail.com Padre Island Yacht Club – is welcoming new members.

We have Boat slips available now for members.

Contact Ralph Ferges, rferges@gmail.com for slip rental information.

Check us out as every Friday Night is Happy Hour from 6:00 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Contact David Satterwhite, Rear Commodore in charge of Memberships, dgsatterwhite@ gmail.com to attend. Padre Island Yacht Club (PIYC) members enjoy small boat Poker Runs, Cruises to area restaurants, Progressive Dinners, 4th of July Boat Parade, extended boat cruises to Palacios, TX. South Padre Island, Ingleside, Rockport, Fulton, and other areas.

The Members plan several social events every year including Holiday Events and Potlucks, Dinner Dances, Murder Mysteries, Soup Nights, Chili Cook-offs, Old Fashioned Picnics, Talent Night, Theme Parties such as “Tie One On”, Fab 50’s, Brazilian, Western, and Medieval Nights.

PIYC hosts The La Posada Foundation, whose mission is to gather toys and other donations for the US Marines “Toys for Tots” campaign through The Annual La Posada Parades and the Scuttlebutts La Posada Kickoff Party and Auction. PIYC actively supports and promotes other charities as well; Wounded Warriors, Spoil Island Clean-up, Coast Guard Auxiliary, and Paddle for Parkinsons.

Please come, join us! Check us out for a Friday Night Happy Hour!

KIWANIS Club of Padre Island. Kiwanis meets at Veranda Restaurantat Schlitterbahn at Noon on the first and third Wednesday of the month.

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

The Padre Island Rotary is involved in many aspects of our community. Some examples of this are in our upcoming programs and fundraisers. Contact Linda Walsh, Secretary at lawalshva@yahoo.com or 361-445-7999 to join.

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

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

P.I.E. Padre Island Enrichment Club is a ladies only social club open to all owners/ residents of North Padre. We hope to enrich our members through social activities and community involvement and we have A LOT of FUN in the process. We have monthly luncheons (2nd Friday) along with groups of bunco, bridge, spades, craft club and book clubs. We also have social events throughout the year including a monthly “Happy Hour” where the guys join in. We enjoy raising money for scholarships for local graduating seniors as well as other worthy causes in our community. We would love for you to join us and see how PIE can be part of your life.

For more info please contact our membership chair Jaki Boyd @ 533-0854 Island United Political Action Committee: Maximize representation of Corpus Christi residents on Padre and Mustang Islands in area government by promoting and supporting, by the endorsement process, proactive and unified voting in non-partisan races and other issues and referendums put to public vote.

Meetings are open to the public. IUPAC meets the second Wednesday of the month at Island Time Sushi Bar and Seafood Grill. Board President - Brent Rourk, Phone 361-2447603 e-mail: brentrourk@yahoo.com.

Parrot Heads of Port Aransas – is a not-forprofit organization whose purpose is to assist in community and environmental concerns and provide a variety of social activities for people who wish to volunteer. Founded in 2009 the club motto is “Partying With a Purpose.” To join go to portaransasparrotheads.com or call LuAnn Ferguson, 361 749-5141 or 817 2917034.

POA - Padre Isles Owners Association.

The Association’s primary responsibility is to maintain the Common Areas, assess and collect the annual fees and provide information and assistance to property owners. .. Membership in PIPOA is automatic for anyone acquiring record legal title to any property within Padre Isles. Their office is located at 14015 Fortuna Bay Drive on The Island. (361) 949-7025, padreisles@pipoa.net.

ARK – Animal Rehabilitation Keep.

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

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

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

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Island Moon

PAAC has kittens of all colors, ages, and gender available for adoption. These youngsters are from Corpus Christi Animal Care Services. Adoption fee is $15 and they are spayed/neutered, microchipped, and have age appropriate vaccinations.

Kittens are in foster homes or at Petco in Calallen. If you are interested in adopting or fostering, please contact PAAC at 361-248-2009

Home maintenance repair & light remodeling Free Estimates Located on “The Island” G. Michael Wall 361-779-6621

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

Come One – Come All Fish Fry St. Andrew’s Knights of Columbus

Beginning Friday February 12th and every Friday of Lent (through March 18th), the Knights of Columbus, Council 10677 will be serving complete fried fish dinners at : St. Andrew By The Sea Family Life Center 14238 Encantada Avenue Dinner will include fried fish, french fries, green beans, cole slaw and coffee & iced tea. The cost is $8.00. The Altar & Rosary Society will be offering an assortment of desserts for purchase.

Dinner will be served from 5 P.M till 7 P.M. each Friday through March 18th.

You may dine there or take your meal home to enjoy.

To hear all about it, call the Parish Office ....361-949-7193

Boat Slips For Lease

BOAT SLIPS ON PACKERY CHANNEL Available immediately Personal or Commercial Use

Call 361-332-9978

Lots For Sale FINGERTIP LOT

Facing Best Direction 95 ft. water frontage – 9,000 sq.ft. $6000 free blueprints Appraised $250K – Sell $170K plus $38,000 for retaining wall

361-446-2847 For Sale By Owner BOWSPRIT LOT Near tip with wide canal Beautiful view $179K 612-708-9734

Real Estate

Homes/Townhomes For Sale OPEN HOUSE

Sunday 1-4 pm BEACH HAVEN TOWNHOME 15110 Leeward Drive #203 Reduced to $194,857 FSBO 3/2+half/1+2nd parking space assigned. All appliances and most furniture included. Community pool, 1block from beach. Short-term rentals allowed.

361-949-0635 Come See!

ISLAND WATERFRONT HOME 15965 Cuttysark

Waterfront home, garden sized lot on wide canal Spacious screened in porch, heated saltwater pool, boat lift, dock and upper deck. Pergola with large bar and natural gas grill. Extensive composite deck with free standing hot tub.

3 bedrooms, 2 bath with water views from the great room and master bedroom. Numerous built ins.

Extremely low maintenance.

Priced to sell. Appointments only.

For Sale by Owner 361 443-0397 Enjoy all the outdoor amenities of waterfront living

Condo Sales/Rentals Padre Island Condo Rentals

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

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

ONE PORT ARANSAS DOWNSTAIRS CONDO TO RENT Daily or Monthly Rental Fully Furnished – Pool – Walk to Beach Island Condo Rentals 361-558-6148

Pet Adoptions

PeeWee’s Pet Adoption World Sanctuary

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

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

Please call PeeWee’s at 888-4141

WHITECAP LIQUOR Liquor

Wine

Beer

14414 Whitecap Blvd.

Corpus Christi, TX On North Padre Island..... near the Beach

361 949-9289 whitecapliquor@yahoo.com http://www.whitecap.vpweb.com

What can we fix for you today?

Computer, Tablet, and Smartphone Repair, Web Design, On-Site Services, Remote Support AE Tech Services 4855 S Alameda St Ste. 207 Corpus Christi, TX 78412 361-452-1066 www.aetechservices.com

Crossword Solution

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Three Chords and the Truth

By Ronnie Narmour ronnienarmour@gmail.com

Bon temps rouler…

I’ve endured enough Mardi Gras festivities to kill a normal person since last Saturday. I’ve survived two parades and two great parties… which is nothing compared to the festivities in New Orleans or Rio but a lot of fun none the less.

The Barefoot Mardi Gras parade on N. Padre last Saturday was a bonified hoot, as always.

And, as promised, Rankin came up with a real live Army tank and we all decked out as soldiers (what a stretch). I actually showed up barefooted, but the sand was freezing so I had to borrow Dale’s shrimper boots and walk the whole parade route in them. I was quite the fashion statement in my white boots and camo.

But, thousands of spectators lined the beach and this parade has become a major event on N. Padre. And as promised, the King and Queen’s Ball at the Veranda that evening was another world class bash. The band, Miss Neesie and the Earfood Orchestra (San Antonio, TX) got the party rolling from downbeat when their Mad Dog Horns paraded through the crowd with Conga line in tow. They kept the zydeco rocking all night for a first class party, despite the fact that there wasn’t a mudbug one at the event. Note to all party throwers, you can’t have a Mardi Gras party worth it’s salt without serving crawdads, it’s the law. It’s like having a weenie roast with no weenies. But all and all, it was a really great party.

February 11, 2016

Island Moon

term “parade” was a loose interpretation at the time. At the first parade, it was only Moon Mike and Janet Planet with Preecher Williams, Julie Caraker, Bill Averbach, Kit Gutherz, Jack Gant and a handful of locals who marched from Pelican’s Landing (now the Phoenix) to Sharkey’s (now Bernie’s) playing music, where the late Jody McCormick stunned everyone by actually paying $100 for the band… something that had never happened before, according to Janet Planet. But the event has more than flourished in the last 20 years, getting bigger and better all the time. This year the line of “floats” reached down the street from the Gaff all the way to the beach. I had the privilege of driving the lead float this year (no one else had a truck to loan with a trailer hitch) pulling one of the Gaff’s pirate boats full of maniacs throwing beads. There were literally thousands of people lining the streets of Port A to collect their beads.

I must say, Mardi Gras in Port A is something to be proud of. As a community, we shine on that day.

Matt Hole and the Hot Rod Gang will playGiggity’s on Friday.

FunkaSaurus, R.B. Blackstone, is a longtime fixture on the S.A. music scene and is a well respected recording engineer. R.B. is actually the guy who installed the sound system at the Alamo Dome (how’s that for trivia?). And the lead vocalist and trumpet player, Mike Sanders used to play in the great R&B band, Tote Lee Blues, which also featured Augie Meyer’s son Clay Meyers on drums. Nobody does horn bands like San Antonio and it was a real treat for me to have these guys in the house. I really enjoyed reconnecting with these fine fellows.

I know the SRO crowd at Giggity’s really dug them too.

DO NOT MISS LIST Coming this weekend..

20th Year for Port A Parade…

FunkaSauras Tex played Giggity’s for Mardi Gras on Tuesday. Photo by Rusty Hicks

And those hits just keep right on coming. On Friday one of the island’s favorite rockabilly wild men, Matt Hole and the Hot Rod Gang (Corpus Christi, TX) will play Giggity’s. I’ll put this band against darn near anybody for getting the party rolling. Also on Friday, Carol Elliott is at the Drop Anchor (5-7), Billy Snipes is at the Gaff, Stevie Start is at Shorty’s and Chris Saenz is at Scuttlebutt’s. On Saturday, Lyrical Binge (Corpus Christi, TX) will bring the

Melissa Brooke will play Treasure Island on Saturday. edgier side of classic rock to Giggity’s, Melissa Brooke is at Tropical Island, the “bluesy Paul Simon” Nigel Egg is at the Drop Anchor and a band I’ve been hearing good things about, Splendiferous is at the Vino Mio Social Club.

Plus on Saturday, don’t miss the world famous BELT SANDER RACES at the Gaff with Uncle Willey and Russell Edge and at House of Rock, the great reggae of Spoonfed Tribe will play.

On Sunday, I highly recommend bringing your Valentine to hear the great torch singer, Mike Williams, for Giggity’s Sunday brunch (11 AM3PM). It will definitely get your Valentine’s Day off on the right foot. Also on Sunday, the PA Rockers will play a fundraiser for the Island Art Center at the Port Aransas Civic Center from 6-10. On Monday, ex-Charlie Pride guitarist, Ron Baker will play another installment of the Winter Sounds series at the Port A Community Theater.

♫ ♪ And, that’s the truth ♪ ♫

Funky, funky Mardi Gras…

Janet Planet with Bill Averbach and this year’s royalty The Fat Tuesday parade in Port A, marked the 20th anniversary of the event. It was started by the always animated Janet Planet and Island Moon founder, the late Mike Ellis. Janet got a bit emotional when she reminisced about the early days of the parade and how much enthusiasm Mike would add to the event. She told me that at the first Port A parade, there were only a few participants, though Constable Bobby Sherwood did escort them on their route, the

And as soon as the parade was over, the music began. The Port A Rockers played to their big Winter Texan market at Bernie’s, John Boyd (San Antonio, TX) played at Treasure Island and a really great seven piece funky horn band, FunkaSaurus Tex (San Antonio, TX) played at Giggity’s. Those guys kept the dance floor hopping for three straight hours. I hope we see them again. It turns out that I knew several of the players in that band from years past in San Antonio. Jerry Clayton was on drums… I knew him back in the 90’s when he went by Fred Zeppelin, the “eye in the sky” traffic reporter for KZEP-FM (Jerry is also a pilot). He was also the drummer for the house band, Jimmy Spacek and Heavy Traffic at Billy Blues circa: 1992. The keyboardist for

The Free Beer Band celebrated two years playing every Thursday at Giggity’s

GIGGITY’S RESTAURANT & BAR

LIVE MUSIC EVERY NIGHT

IN PORT A

Buy Two Entrees & Get a Free Appetizer of your Choice

Free Beer Band Matt Hole Lyricle Binge Antone & the All Stars Open Jam w/ Selfie Paul Taylor Band Ty Dietz & Tony Saracene

Feb. 11 Feb. 12 Feb. 13 Feb. 14 Feb. 15 Feb. 16 Feb. 17

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

722 Tarpon, Port Aransas, TX

Trinity by the Sea The Episcopal Church Welcomes You!

With this Coupon

www.trinitybythesea.org

Not good with any other offer Catering for any Occasion Closed Monday 222 Beach St. Port A (361) 749-0022

433 Trojan St., Port Aransas Sundays 9 & 11 a.m.

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

Wheelchair accessible

Best Rates Call for special pricing

(361)290-7143 314 E. Ave. G www.bronsbeachcarts.com

Nigel Egg wiil play the Drop Anchor on Saturday.

Locals and Winter Texans alike turn out in mass for the Gaff’s Belt Sander Races

Live Music Tonight Thursday, February 11 Free Beer Band @ Giggity’s Rich Lockhart @ Scuttlebutt’s Justin Fira @ Cassidy’s Irish Pub Something Silky @ Rockit’s Whisky Bar Casey Donahew, Shane Smith @ Brewster Street Billy Snipes @ Wild Horse Friday, February 12 Matt Hole & the Hot Rod Gang @ Giggity’s Billy Snipes @ The Gaff Stevie Start @ Shorty’s Chris Saenz @ Scuttlebutt’s Led Zeppelin II @ Brewster Street Carol Elliott (5-7) @ Drop Anchor Ballyhoo, Resinated, Heritage @ House of Rock Hyde After Nine @ Katz 21 Ram Danesse @ Cassidy’s Irish Pub APEX @ Rockit’s Whisky Bar Troy Cartwright, Charles Briseno @ Executive Surf Club Saturday, February 13 Lyricle Binge @ Giggity’s BELT SANDER RACES w/ Leslie Willey, Russell Edge @ The Gaff Billy Snipes @ Shorty’s Janel @ Scuttlebutt’s Nigel Egg @ Drop Anchor Melissa Brooke @ Treasure Island Sing Along Piano Bar @ Brewster Street Splendiferous @ Vino Mio Social Club The Groove @ Katz 21 Spoonfed Tribe, Arcade Hustlers @ House of Rock Antone & the All Stars @ Cassidy’s Irish Pub Another Level @ Rockit’s Whisky Bar Latin Comedy Jam @ American Bank Center Richard O’Toole @ Executive Surf Club Valentines Day, February 14 PA Rockiers @ Port A Civic Center Antone & the All Stars @ Giggity’s

Opening Feb. 26 132 W. Cotter St. Port A On the Waterfront

Stevie Start

Feb. 12

Billy Snipes

Feb. 13

Ty Dietz & Tony Saracene

Feb. 19

Selfie

Feb. 20

Jerry Diaz

Feb. 26

Jim Dugan

Feb. 27

OPEN Till 2am • 823 Tarpon St. Port Aransas

Full Bar & Grill

Live Music • Dog Friendly All You Can Eat Specials Thurs-Sun Cheap Drink Specials

Valentines Day, February 14 continued Mike Williams & Jack Trowbridge (11 AM) @ Giggity’s John Eric @ Scuttlebutt’s PA Rockers (6-10) @ Port A Civic Center Monday, February 15 Open Jam w/ Selfie @ Giggity’s Samantha Akin @ Scuttlebutt’s Ron Baker @ Winter Sounds PACT Tuesday, February 16 Paul Taylor Band @ Giggity’s Ron Baker @ Winter Sounds PACT Victoria @ Scuttlebutt’s Open Mic @ House of Rock Wednesday, February 17 Ty Dietz & Tony Saracene @ Giggity’s Port A Rockers @ Bernie’s Michael Burtts @ Scuttlebutt’s Scarecrow People, Arcade Hustlers @ House of Rock Open Jam @ Executive Surf Club

Thursday, February 18 Free Beer Band @ Giggity’s Children of Bodom, Havok www.dropanchorportaransas.com @ House of Rock Rich Lockhart @ CO Scuttlebutt’s ING M M SO ING CO ON! Fauna Noir w/ Fabian O O N S !

Rivera @ Cassidy’s Irish Pub Cuveralls @ Rockit’s Whisky Bar Wade Bowen, Parker McCollum @ Brewster Street Billy Snipes @ Wild Horse 905 Hwy. 361, Port A, (361) 749-2662 Open Mic @ Executive Surf Club Carol Elliott Every Friday (5-7) Nigel Egg on Saturday 361-945-9595, 118 Cut Off Rd., Port Aransas

315 N. Alister (361) 416-1020 treasureislandporta 21 & Up

The Gaff Beer ● Pizza ● Belt Sander Races (361) 749-5970

Friday, February 19 Bad Buoys @ Giggity’s Ty Dietz & Tony Saracene @ Shorty’s Billy Snipes @ The Gaff Carol Elliott (5-7) @ Drop Anchor Chris Saenz @ Scuttlebutt’s Rockaholics @ Katz 21 Richard Leigh & Larry Joe Taylor @ Third Coast Theater