Teamwork
Brundrett Middle School
75 Thursday, October 20, 2016 2016 Vol. 45 No. 42
Hotel tax receipts rise
In sync
Lip Sync Battle 2016
hits the stage at Port
Aransas Community
Theatre Friday and
Saturday.
Page 2A
Victory!
Sailboats depart Galveston as the 30th annual Harvest
Moon Regatta gets underway on Thursday, Oct. 13.
Dozens of sailboats cruised from Galveston, arriving
Hofhiens picked for school board
Greg Bowen
Reporter
The Port Aransas High Marc Hofhiens, a credit
School cross country union mortgage officer, was
teams (including appointed to fill Place 6 on
individual winner
Ashby Snow, above) the Port Aransas ISD Board
and Brundrett Middle of Trustees on Wednesday,
School teams took Oct. 12.
championships at the The father of three Port
district meet this week.
Aransas students will fill
the unexpired term of Rick
Page 8B
Port Aransas Profiles
Hes seen it all
Freedom found
Editors note: Port
Aransas profiles is an
occasional series about
longtime or otherwise
noteworthy Port Aransas
Rehabilitated sea residents.
turtles were released
on the beach in Port Dan Parker
Aransas on Saturday, News editor
Oct. 11. Most every day, 83-year-
Page 3B
old Johny Martin Mathews
sits for a few hours on a
Body ID? bench behind Woodys
Sports Center, sips beer and
watches as anglers come
and go with their catches.
Mathews, easily recog-
nized with his suspenders
and baseball cap that says,
Old Fart, is one of this
towns last links to the clas-
sic days of the old-time Port
Aransas waterfront scene,
when Farley boats were
A man whose body common and tarpon were
was recovered by the numerous.
Coast Guard from a When Im sitting here,
raft off Port Aransas is Im daydreaming a lot about
believed to have come
the past, said Mathews,
from Cuba.
who worked along the Port
Page 2B Aransas waterfront as a
Preserving your right to know
Public Notices, Page 1C, 3C
Sailing away
Adams, who
resigned.
The trust-
ees voted 5-1
to appoint
Hofhiens
after a
20-minute
Hofhiens closed-door
discussion on whether to tap
Hofhiens or Jana Snow, a real
charter boat and crew boat
captain for more than 60
years before retiring a few
years ago.
I keep thinking Id like
to still be (running boats),
but I know that time is
past, he said. Sometimes,
Ill see people who I took on
charters years before. They
wont notice me at first, and
Ill see them ask the guides
on the docks about me. The
guides will point up at me
and say, Hes right there.
And theyll be surprised as
hell Im still alive. But its
nice, because then we can
sit down and reminisce.
Waterfront kid
Mathews was born in
1932 to John E. and Jessie
Marie Mathews in their
family home, a house that
once stood on Church
Street, next to where Port
Aransas High School is to-
day. John was a charter boat
captain. Jessie was a home-
maker.
He was a child of the
students pull a rope to
hoist a classmate high in
the air and then launch
him on a swing-style
ride as part of a youth
leadership retreat held
at Camp Chrysallis, near
Kerrville, on the weekend
of Oct. 15 to 16. More
photos are on page 7B.
Staff photo by Dan Parker
Top 10
payers
listed
Greg Bowen
Reporter
Despite a vibrio scare
and other tourism-damp-
ening factors, the citys
hotel occupancy tax col-
lections or HOT taxes
in fiscal 2016 topped
those of 2015, according to
data provided by City Hall.
During the just-end-
ed fiscal 2016, HOT tax-
es an indicator of the
economic health of Port
Aransas lodging and tour-
ism industries brought
in over $4.27 million for
Photo by Stuart Villanueva, The Daily News of Galveston County the citys governments
in Port Aransas the next day. Sailors gathered for a bankbook.
Welcome Sailor Rum Party at Roberts Point Park. Thats an increase of .84
(More photos are on page 1B. )
See HOT MONEY, Page 6A
estate broker, Trustee Marnie Pate was the vote.
school mom the lone nay vote. Thank you, Hofhiens
and found- The vote came with no replied.
ing member public session discussion The new trustee then was
of the Port regarding the pick. sworn in by ISD adminis-
Aransas Trustee Michelle Lorette trative assistant and notary
Education moved to appoint Hofhiens. public Sherry Henderson and
Foundation, Trustee Lisa Shelton sec- took his seat at the board table
Snow to ser ve in onded. Congratulations, for the rest of the meeting.
the vacant seat on the sev- Marc, school board President
en-member board. Alfredo Gonzales said after See HOFHIENS Page 6A
Mathews: Veteran
of war, waterfront
Great Depression, and his said. had chickens. We would
family wasnt rich, but al- We had cows, milk trade with other people on
ways had plenty to eat, he cows, Mathews said. We See MATHEWS, Page 6A
Staff photo by Dan Parker
Johny Martin Mathews hoists a beer while sitting on a bench on the waterfront behind
Woodys Sports Center on a recent day. Mathews, 83, spent about 60 years working in
Port Aransas as a charter boat and crew boat captain before retiring a few years ago. He
still enjoys hanging out at the docks, watching anglers come and go with their catches.
2A Thursday, October 20, 2016 On theIslandThis Week Port Aransas South Jetty

Agenda
Island

Inside
Classifieds
Daily Real estate ....................2-6C
Port Aransas Community Park Swimming Pool, 700 Clark Opinion
Parkway: Open swim: Tue.- Sun. 1-5 p.m.; Lap swim and exercise: Dave McNeely................... 3A
Tue.-Fri. 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat. and Sun. 12-5 p.m. Closed Monday. Cal Thomas....................... 3A
Call 361-749-2416 for more information. Mary H. Judson................. 3A
Computer Center, Free internet. Monday Friday, 10 a.m.-4
p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; closed Sunday. Hours subject to Calendars
volunteer availability. 430 N. Alister St. 749-4011. Art Center.......................... 4B
Port Aransas Art Center: Classes, workshops. 749-7334. Hours: Island agenda.................... 2A
11 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Saturday, closed Sunday. JELM calendar.................. 4B
The University of Texas at Austin Marine Science Institute (UTM-
SI) Marine Science Education Center: Open Monday-Friday, Stuff to do.......................... 2A
8 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m.-3 p.m. PACT................................. 5A
Home of Estuary Explorium, learn about local estuaries. Free. Outdoors
Port Aransas Museum, Alister at Brundrett Street. 1-5 p.m. Fishing report.................... 6B
Thursday - Saturday.
Farley Boat Works, Ave. C near Cut-off Rd. Open Tuesday-Sat-
Tides & weather................. 6B
urday, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Second Saturday parties the second Island Life
Saturday of every month. Constables beat................ 2B
Shuttle: 10 a.m.-5:55 p.m. Wave down anywhere along the Dart League results........... 7A
route from Roberts Point Park to Beach Access Rd 1A and State Police blotter...................... 2B
Hwy. 361 South. Maps, schedules available at the Tourist Bureau.
Flexi-B bus service between Port Aransas and Corpus Christi by Columnists
appointment. Call City Hall, 749-4111 to make reservations. Picks Tony Amos......................... 3B
up passengers at 7:30 a.m. and 10 a.m. Mon. Fri. and at 10 a.m. Scott Burroughs................. 8B
Sat. Leaves Corpus Christi at 3:30 p.m. Mon. Sat. $1.25 each Youth
way. Del Mar and TAMU-CC students ride free.
Alcoholics Anonymous open meeting, 8 p.m. Daily, Sharp School menus.................... 7B
Pavilion behind Trinity-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, 433 Trojan. Education notes................. 7B
749-6449. Sports................................ 8B
Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Monday through Friday. Com- Youth activities................ 7,8B
munity Presbyterian Church, 113 S. Alister St. Non-smoking. Church
Weekly Church directory................ 5B
Obituaries.......................... 4B
Adult tennis, Morning at 7:30 a.m. on Monday, Wednesday,
Friday. Evening matches are at 7 p.m. Mon. and Wed., PAISD Barbara June Furlow...... 4B
courts on Station Street. Free, no partner needed. Call Murray Martin Reilly Harris......... 4B
749-4861 or 749-5131.
Aerobics, 8-9 a.m., Mon.-Wed.-Fri. JELM.
Obituary policy................... 5B
Bill Ellis Memorial Library Book Club, second Tuesday of the Pastors pen....................... 4B
month. Library, 710 W. Ave. A. 749-4116.
Birding on the Boardwalk, guided bird walk with Nan Dietert,
9 a.m., every Wednesday. 749-4158. Sign up for
Port Aransas Museum tours of the Chapel on the Dunes, first and FREE
Racing for the finish line
third Saturday of each month at 9:15 a.m. Call or visit the museum
one day in advance for reservations, 749-3800.
Staff photo by Murray Judson News Alerts
Deep water aerobics, Wed. and Fri. 11 a.m. Aerobic exercising at
with belts to keep afloat in deep end of pool. Port Aransas Com- The south jetties were the ideal spot for folks to watch the boats race toward the finish
munity Park pool. $2 per class. www.portasouthjetty.com
Fitness Classes: Interval Training: High Intensity, Mon., Wed., line in the Harvest Moon Regatta on Friday, Oct. 14. You will get an e-mail telling you
a new, free access story has been

Battle
Fri., 6:30 a.m.; Low Impact: Monday and Wednesday at 5:15 p.m.;
$3 drop in session, $30 for 15 sessions. Call Karen Decker, (361) posted online by the South Jetty.
800-1759 for information and class location.
Port A Duathlon, Thursdays, 5 p.m. Running, swimming workout. Noon Monday
Call Laura Derkits, (713) 201-3627 for information, class location.
Rotary Club, noon Thursday, Stingrays, 401 Beach St. Lip sync competition is is the Deadline to sub-
mit advertising for pub-

set for two nights at PACT

RPG Game Night, Every Friday and Saturday. Open to 16 to lication in the following
college age. Play Pathfinder, Star Wars RPG and Mutants and Thursdays edition.
Masterminds beginning at 4:30 p.m. in the Girl Scout Hut, 739
W. Ave. A. Free.
Sober Sisters, 7 p.m., Tuesdays, parish hall, Trinity-by-the-Sea South Jetty (USPS 946-020) is
Episcopal Church, 433 Trojan. 749-6449. Two nights of fun are set for family-friendly acts. chased at the Port Aransas published weekly. Pays period-
Spring Forest Qigong, 9 a.m. Saturdays at the pavilion in icals postage at Port Aransas,
Charlies Pasture, the foot of Port Street. Moving meditation. $5
Friday and Saturday, Oct. 21 On Saturday, the perform- Business Center, located at Texas. Postmaster: Send ad-
per class. and 22, when Port Aransans ers all will be over 18 and the 1023 State Highway 361, Suite dress changes to: 141 W. Cot-
Story Time, Stories read by request during library hours by staff ter/ P.O. Box 1117 Port Aransas,
members Carol Hammond and Geene Dewveall, Bill Ellis Memorial
take the stage for the Lip Sync acts will be for a more mature C. TX 78373
Library, 749-4116. Battle 2016. audience. Remaining seats will be
Total Body Aquacize, Tuesday-Friday 8:30 a.m., Saturday noon,
total body workout to upbeat music, Port Aransas Community Park
The folks at the Port Aran- Come cheer on your favor- available at the PACT one Contact us:
pool. $2 per class. sas Community Theatre have ite performers as they take hour before the show. Display
VFW Open Pool, 12-10 p.m., Sundays, VFW, 311 N. Alister St. expanded the contest to two the stage. The PACT is located at advertising
VFW Open Jam, 6 p.m., Thursdays, VFW.
VFW meetings, 10:30 a.m., third Wednesday of month, VFW. nights. Tickets are $5 each and 2327 State Highway 361. Murray Judson
VFW Auxiliary, 11 a.m., third Tuesday of month, VFW. The battles begin at 7:30 may be purchased at www. For more information, call Publisher/CEO
VFW Shuffleboard Tournaments, 1 p.m. Wednesdays and p.m. each night. brownpapertickets.com with the PACT at (361) 749-6036 (361) 749-5131
Saturdays, VFW. (361) 813-2707
Water exercise, Tuesday-Friday, noon. Port Aransas Community Friday night, performers a $1.17 service fee per ticket. or go to www.portaransas- murray@portasouthjetty.com
Park pool. $2 per class. under 18 will be on stage with Seats also may be pur- communitytheatre.com. Jackie Linn
Free Wetland Education Center tours, UTMSI, 10 a.m. Tues.,
Advertising Director

Got junk? Dump it, recycle

Thurs.
Youth Development Foundation of Port Aransas, noon Thurs- (361) 749-5131
day, Stingrays, 401 Beach St. (361) 537-5777
ads@portasouthjetty.com
This Week Elizabeth K. Weaver

electronics at annual event

Advertising production chief/
Thursday, October 20 graphic artist
City Council meeting, 5:30 p.m. (See Agenda Page 5A.) (361) 749-5131
Friday, October 21 displayads@portasouthjetty.com
Keith Petrus
Lip Sync Battle, 7:30 p.m. (See story this page.) Get rid of all your accu- Lawn mowers will be ac- Your Junk Day also reserve Advertising production assis-
Saturday, October 22 mulated junk and recycle cepted with no gasoline in the right to refuse to accept tant/graphic artist
Dunk Your Junk, 9 a.m.-noon. (See story this page.) electronics on Saturday, Oct. the tank. any other items not listed.
Lip Sync Battle, 7:30 p.m. (See story this page.) Classified
22, at the annual Dunk Your Commercial contractors Items in good condition
Monday, October 24 Junk Day. waste will not be accepted. will be kept outside the fence
advertising
Haunted Hayrides, 6:30, 7:15, 8 and 8:45 p.m. (See story Page Vivian Carlson
8A.) Take all your unwanted Other items that will not until the event is over for Classified ad manager/Ad-
vertising production
Tuesday, October 25 items to the city transfer sta- be accepted include asphalt others to take and reuse.
(361) 749-5131
KPAB meeting, Ellis Memorial Library meeting room, 5:15 p.m. tion, the dump, at 1500 Ross shingles, all tires, drywall, The City of Port Aransas, classifiedads@portasouth-
Haunted Hayrides, 6:30, 7:15, 8 and 8:45 p.m. (See story Page
8A.) Ave., from 9 a.m. to noon. any and all types of medical Republic Services and Keep jetty.com
Wednesday, October 26 The collection station is and chemical wastes, paint Port Aransas Beautiful spon-
located at the end of Ross and propane tanks. sor the dump day in the fall News
Haunted Hayrides, 6:30, 7:15, 8 and 8:45 p.m. (See story Page Mary Henkel Judson
8A.) Avenue, south of the Port The organizers of Dunk and again in the spring. Editor/Publisher
On the Horizon Aransas Community Park. (361) 749-5131
Oct. 29 Shine for Life Car Wash editor@portasouthjetty.com
Port Aransas residents
Parks Rec Roundup
Oct. 29 Sand Pumpkin Patch
Dan Parker

Oct. 29
Oct. 29
UTMSI Halloween Hands-on-Habitat
Trunk or Treat
and homeowners can get and News Editor
rid of worn-out furniture,

Stuff to do and see

Nov. 11 Veterans Day (361) 749-5131

Nov. 12-14
Nov. 17-19
PACT auditions, You Cant Take It With You
Marlin Classic
mattresses and box springs, (512) 699-2121
Nov. 18 South Jetty Early Deadline chairs, couches, etc. dan@portasouthjetty.com
Greg Bowen
Nov. 19 AFPA Garage Sale The event is free to those
Nov. 24 Thanksgiving Day
with a proof of residency, a The following are upcoming events and activities Reporter/photographer
Dec. 3 Presbyterian Women Christmas Shoppe
sponsored by the Port Aransas Parks and Recreation (361) 749-5131
Dec. 3 Episcopal Women Christmas Bazaar
drivers license or a utility bill. (361) 400-6334

Dec. 3
Dec. 3
Art Center Holiday Market
Carolers Afloat and Lighted Boat Parade Keep Port Aransas Beau- Department. For more information or to register for events, reporter@portasouthjetty.com
tiful also will be collecting call 749-4158. See the Island Agenda for weekly events. Vivian Carlson
The Island agenda is free of charge to non-profit organizations Staff writer
of Port Aransas for announcements of meetings and special
events. To list an event or meeting, call 749-5131 or e-mail
computers and other elec-
tronics for recycling at the
event. This is the only elec-
Activities This Week (361) 749-5131
news@portasouthjetty.com
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tronic recycling event of the Pedaling in the Aransas residents and Subscribe
homeowners can get rid Denise May Goode
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www.aqcasino.com those who wish to get rid of
electronic devices to bring Thursday, Oct. 20, from station on Ross Ave. Free. manager
(361) 749-5131
3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Ride (See story this page.) subscriptions@porta
Las Vegas Slots them on Saturday.
a bike through the Port
Live Blackjack Dispose of and recycle
Aransas Nature Preserve Haunted Hayrides southjetty.com
Bookkeeping
Let It Ride Roulette your old computers, moni- Monday - Wednesday,
at Charlies Pasture with Dianne Null
tors, cables, keyboards, cell Oct. 24 - 26, at 6:30, 7:15,
Texas Holdem Pam Greene as your (361) 749-5131
phones, ink and toner car- 8:00 and 8:45 p.m.
Craps and More! tridges, re-chargeable batter- guide. Meet at the pavilion dianne@portasouthjetty.com
at the end of Port Street. Reservation required. Call
Under New ies and more. TVs will not be the number above or email Distribution
Management!
Sailing 5 Days a Week accepted for recycling. Free.
pamg@cityofportaransas.
Brent Uhl
All air conditioners, freez- Dunk Your Junk org. Free. (See story
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(361) 749-5131
1.877.844.4725 $5 OFF 10:30AM-4:00PM WED-SAT
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Trump: Out Corruption,

of control? Perhaps
collusion
Michelle Modern
Obama put it journalists
best. have little
Dave (T)his in common
has been a
McNeely rough week with those I Cal
in an already rough election, the first lady
was privi- Thomas
leged to know
said, in a sometimes emotional speech in when I was
(c) 2011 TRIBUNE MEDIA SERVICES, INC.

New Hampshire last Thursday, Oct. 13.
And then, she went on to verbally
eviscerate Donald Trump -- without ever
mentioning the Republican presidential
nominees name.
Mrs. Obama said she was out cam-
paigning for the Democratic presidential
ticket of Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine
in an election where we have consistently
been hearing hurtful, hateful language
about women . . . painful for so many
a copyboy at NBC News in Washington in
the 60s.
Todays journalists will disagree, but as
numerous surveys have shown, the public
trust in what is collectively called the media
has sunk to an all-time low. Only the media
think they dont have to change and can
continue to sell a product more and more
people refuse to buy.
Editorial WikiLeaks dumps of Clinton campaign

Its about respect

of us, not just as women, but as parents
trying to protect our children and raise
them to be caring, respectful adults, and
as citizens who think that our nations
leaders should meet basic standards of
human decency. . . .
(W)e have a candidate for President
of the United States who, over the course
of his lifetime and . . . this campaign,
has said things about women that are so
shocking, so demeaning that I simply will
not repeat anything here today. And last
week, we saw this candidate actually brag-
ging about sexually assaulting women.
Trumps second debate with Mrs. Clin-
ton was the previous Sunday, Oct. 9 -- two
days after The Washington Post publicized
a 2005 videotape of Trump boasting on a
hot microphone that he could grab wom-
en by their genitals.
Trump had acknowledged it was him
on the tape, but excused his boasts as
locker-room talk. Debate co-moderator
Anderson Cooper of CNN pressed Trump
whether hed actually done the things he
boasted about.
No, Trump finally declared. That trig-
gered a stream of women to share person-
al stories disputing Trumps denial.
I cant stop thinking about this, Mrs.
Obama said. It has shaken me to my core
in a way that I couldnt have predicted. . .
. This wasnt just locker-room banter. This
was a powerful individual speaking freely
and openly about sexually predatory be-
havior, and actually bragging about kiss-
ing and groping women, using language
so obscene that many of us were worried
about our children hearing it when we
Donald Trump bragging about sex-
ually assaulting women takes a back
seat to the claim that that type of
conversation is typical locker-room
talk.
Equality for women does not exist
now, never has and never will if what
Trump says is true. A large majority
of men, i.e., those who participate in
sports and share space before and af-
ter athletic competitions, are devoid
of respect for women if that kind
of conversation is, in fact, typical of
mens locker-room conversations.
If thats the case, it is horrific. It
is wrong. It is unacceptable. And
like first lady Michelle Obama, I am
shaken to the core. Every woman and
every man -- Republican, Democrat,
liberal, conservative or moderate
-- should be as well. If you are not
shaken to the core, you are part of
the problem. Boys will be boys is
no excuse for bad behavior.
Trumps characterization of his
comments as just locker-room
talk squarely identifies him as one
who objectifies women, leaving no
question that respect is something
he does not accord the opposite sex.
That his comments were recorded 11
years ago does not make them less
horrendous. At 59, a man is consid-
ered fully-grown and should have his
moral compass properly positioned.
Clearly Trump does not meet either
criteria, even today.
The bigger concern, though, is the
pervasiveness of this kind of behav-
ior. Men and women of better moral
fiber need to lead the charge to end
it with zero tolerance for that kind of
talk, that kind of conduct.
Parents need to teach their sons
and daughters respect -- in pub-
ish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago
lic and in private -- for all people,
regardless of gender, race, color or
creed.
If you somehow missed the memo,
its not too late to start.
Please join me in doing the right
thing: respecting one another.
--mhj
emails with reporters should contain
enough proof for any reasonable person that
big media is in the tank for her.
In what may be unprecedented, The New
York Times allowed Hillary to edit her own
quotes.
John Harwood, chief Washington cor-
respondent for CNBC, showered praise on
Hillary in emails to her campaign chief John
Podesta.
Clinton staffers discussed which emails to
release and which to delete. She has claimed
the deleted emails were personal, not work
related.
A Chapman University survey has found
the top fear of American voters is corrup-
tion in government. If true, why do so many
intend to vote for Hillary, perhaps the most
corrupt politician ever to seek the presiden-
cy?
The WikiLeaks documents also expose
Hillarys private vs. public contradictory
statements on several subjects.
The Washington Examiner reports these
include transcripts of paid speeches she has
tried to keep secret. Three years ago, Hillary
told an audience at a luncheon for the Jew-
Vanguard that the flow of Syrian refugees
into Jordan had put Jordans security at risk.
About the thousands of Syrians pouring
into Jordan, she said, ...they cant possibly
vet all those refugees so they dont know if,
you know, jihadists are coming in along with
legitimate refugees.
She wants to increase the number of
Syrian refugees entering the U.S. by many
times the current rate. If they pose a security
threat to Jordan, why wouldnt they pose
a threat to America? Even FBI director

Kudos and best wishes

turn on the TV.
And to make matters worse, it now
seems very clear that this isnt an isolated
incident, Mrs. Obama said.
Its one of countless examples of how
he has treated women his whole life,
Mrs. Obama said. I listen to all of this
and I feel it so personally, and Im sure
that many of you do too, particularly the
women.
The shameful comments about our
bodies. The disrespect of our ambitions
and intellect. The belief that you can do
anything you want to a woman. It is cruel.
Its frightening. And the truth is, it hurts.
...
Its that feeling of terror and violation
that too many women have felt when
someone has grabbed them, or forced
himself on them and theyve said no but
he didnt listen something that we know
happens on college campuses and count-
less other places every single day, Mrs.
Obama said.
We thought all of that was ancient
history, didnt we? she asked.
But, New Hampshire, be clear: This is
not normal, Mrs. Obama declared. This
is not politics as usual. This is disgrace-
ful. It is intolerable. And it doesnt matter
what party you belong to Democrat,
Republican, independent no woman
deserves to be treated this way. . . .
And we simply cannot endure this, or
expose our children to this any longer
not for another minute, and let alone for
four years. Now is the time for all of us to
stand up and say enough is enough.
This has got to stop right now, Mrs.
Obama said.
And this is certainly not how someone
who wants to be President of the United
States behaves. Because lets be very clear:
Strong men men who are truly role
models dont need to put down women
to make themselves feel powerful.
Ann
Bracher
Vaughan
was brought
on board 18
Mary
years ago H enkel
to lead the Judson
Port Aransas
Chamber of
Commerce and Tourist Bureau in its mis-
sion to increase the citys share of tourist
dollars spent in Texas.
Its safe to say she did her job well -- very
well.
A goal then, and now, was to market to
families and put heads in beds. Ann as-
sembled a team and together they set about
marketing Port Aransas as a destination
for fishing, families and beach fun. Their
efforts changed Port Aransas from a sleepy
fishing village to a thriving vacation des-
tination. The shoulder seasons of spring
and fall, while not in the same league with
summer and Spring Break, certainly bear
no resemblance to the days when the streets
could be rolled up and put away prior to
Anns arrival.
Anns participation in state tourism
Letters to the
Trustees disappoint
With all due respect to the members of our
school board and Mr. (Marc) Hofhiens, I am
saddened that Jana Snow was not appointed as
trustee.
I know Jana to be an excellent steward of
organizations gave Port Aransas a higher
profile than it ever enjoyed, and she has
earned accolades statewide for her work in
the tourism industry.
When Ann retires at the end of this
month, she will leave some big shoes to fill.
Likely her job description will have to be
rewritten, because the roles she played as
CEO and president of the chamber went
well beyond the usual boundaries. She took
on stewardship of community events that
were not necessarily under the umbrella of
the chamber and she spoiled travel writers,
conference and event organizers who are
going to sorely miss her. For Ann, her job
was more than a career. It was a way of life.
That hard work and dedication are appre-
ciated, and will be missed.
As she closes this chapter of her life, we
wish her the best as she makes a new home
and a new life in the Hill Country.
Dont anyone make any bets on how long paid her six figures for speeches with little
it will take her to become a community vol-
unteer and an asset to her new hometown.
Mary Henkel Judson is editor and co-pub-
lisher of the South Jetty. Contact her at edi-
tor@portasouthjetty.com, (361) 749-5131
or P.O. Box 1117, Port Aransas, TX 78373.
Editor
public funds and passionate about our district.
Her resume of public service speaks for itself.
I am also disappointed our trustees chose
not to discuss board applicants in open
session.
Michelle Sowers
Port Aransas
James Comey says he cant guarantee proper
vetting for so many refugees and other
immigrants, many of whom lack the most
rudimentary forms of identification and
verifiable work history.
During the second presidential debate,
Hillary expressed support for a no-fly zone
over parts of Syria to help stem the humani-
tarian crisis. But, in a paid speech for Gold-
man Sachs in June 2013, she indicated she
was skeptical about whether such a strategy
would work.
To have a no-fly zone, she said then,
you have to take out all of the air defense,
many of which are located in populated ar-
eas, so our missiles, even if they are standoff
missiles so were not putting our pilots at
risk -- youre going to kill a lot of Syrians. So
all of a sudden this intervention that people
talk about so glibly becomes an American
and NATO involvement where you take a lot
of civilians.
There is much more, including private
praise for Wall Street and big banks that
content, but public criticism and promises
to exert more government control over them
if she is elected.
In a West Palm Beach, Florida, speech
last Thursday, Donald Trump honed his
attack against the media, the establishment
and the Clintons: The establishment and
their media neighbors wield control over
this nation. ... Anyone who challenges their
control is deemed a sexist, rapist, xeno-
phobe, and morally deformed. They will
attack you. They will slander you. They will
seek to destroy your career and your family
... (and) your reputation. They will lie (and)
do whatever is necessary.
The Clintons are criminals ... and the
establishment that protects them has en-
gaged in a massive cover-up of widespread
criminal activity at the State Department
and the Clinton Foundation in order to keep
the Clintons in power. Never in history have

Letters to the Editor

People who are truly strong lift others
up, Mrs. Obama said. we seen such a cover-up as this.
The next day, Trump told a North Hes right and this should be his line of
Carolina crowd that the womens stories attack in the third and final debate Wednes-

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were lies, with no witnesses part of a day night.
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Thats despite the fact that some of
the women had told friends or family at
the time of Trumps sexually aggressive
behavior.
Trump even said to check out pictures
of two of the women, who he indicated
wouldnt meet his standards.
One, he said, would not be my first
choice.
He called Clinton and husband Bill
criminals, and repeated his charge from
the last debate that Hillary Clinton should
be in jail.
That may help him with his current
supporters. But adding more women back-
ers, up against Michelle Obama? Forget it.
*******
To read or watch Mrs. Obamas speech,
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Port Aransas City Council
Agenda
Regular meeting, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016
City Council Chamber, 5:30 p.m.

1. CALL TO ORDER
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. OPENING PRAYER
4. PROCLAMATION Certificate of Appreciation
Ann Vaughn
5. PUBLIC HEARING
A. FPLT 16-1297 Plat of Cabins at Sunflower Beach.
B. ZONING CHANGE Applicant proposes to change
from an R1 to an R2 zone. Applicant: Susan G
Simmons. Property Location: 708 Sea Breeze.
6. CITIZEN COMMENTS AND REPORTS
7. CONSENT AGENDA
C. Aug. 18 Regular Meeting Minutes as presented.
D. Sept. 8 Special Meeting Minutes as presented.
E. September 15 Regular Meeting Minutes.
F. Third and final reading of an Ordinance Amending
Chapter 18Public Places, Property and Services,
Article VIII. Public Parks by Deleting Sections 18-
240, 18-241, 18-242 and 18-243 in Their Entirety
and Adding New Sections to Identify the Park
Facilities, General Rules, Prohibition, Park Hours and
Performing General Housekeeping.
8. ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION
G. Appoint members to the Animal Shelter Advisory Staff photos by Murray Judson
Council, Airport Advisory Board and the Library
Advisory Board.
H. Award Request for Qualification (RFQ) Mustang
All about art
Beach Airport RFQ#16-0901 to HDR, Inc. an Port A Art About drew
Architectural, Engineering, and Consulting Firm. dozens of folks to studios
Authorizing the city manager to negotiate contract and galleries throughout
agreement for Providing Airport Planning Services. town on Saturday, Oct. 15.
I. Resolution Awarding Request for Qualification The event was sponsored
(RFQ) - Municipal Library Expansion RFQ#16-1001 to by the Port Aransas
Turner Ramirez & Associates, Inc.
J. Request from Port Aransas Preservation and Art Center and the Port
Historical Association to purchase/lease City of Port Aransas Chamber of
Aransas property for proposed Boat Museum. Commerce and Tourist
K. Plat of Cabins at Sunflower Beach. Bureau. Top photo:
L. Ordinance Accepting the Planning & Zoning Artist Guy Morrow, in the
Commission Recommendation Regarding ZCR-16- background, was on e of
1299 for 708 Sea Breeze.
M. Resolution Approving Interlocal Agreement several artists showing
With Nueces County for Development of a Hazard their work at a new shop
Mitigation Action Plan. at the corner of Alister and
N. Resolution Approving Interlocal Agreement for Brundrett Street called
Rendering Support of Nueces County Medical Roam, that opened for the
Emergency Operations. event. Left: Nancy Nichols
O. Resolution Approving Memorandum of of Corpus Christi, Bobbie
Understanding (MOU) Between the City, Port Aransas
Youth Soccer Club and Port Aransas Independent Lanning of Port Aransas
School District (PAISD) for use of the All-Weather Turf check out jewelry as shop
Field Located in the PAISD Sports Complex for one co-owner Mala Hudson
year beginning September 2016. looks on at Sisters - Island
P. Resolution Moving the November Regular City Style on White Street.
Council Meeting to Wednesday, November 16 @

Veterans invited to annual

5:30 pm in Honor of the Marlin Basketball Team and
the 32nd Marlin Classic Basketball Tournament; and
Proclaiming Marlin Days On November 17-19, 2016.
Q.Resolution Authorizing Purchase of a 2016 John Port Aransas

ceremony set for Nov. 11

Deere Model 624K Wheel Loader.
R. Resolution Authorizing Purchase of a John Deere Community Theatre
5115M Utility Tractor in the amount of $61,460.70 and
a John Deere H260 Standard Loader purchase price
of $5,079.36 from Robstown Hardware Company.
S. Resolution Authorizing Purchase of Two (2) 2017 Veterans, especially mem- the age of 91. some remarks.
Chevrolet 1500 Silverado Regular Cab Trucks With bers of the Moore-McDonald Veterans and dignitaries Grace Flood, president
Extended Warranty in the amount of $46,580.00 From VFW Post 8967, and the pub- will gather at 9:30 a.m. for a of the Port Aransas High
Caldwell Country Chevrolet Plus $400.00 Service Fee
from Buyboard. lic are invited to the annual reception in the Una Farley School student council, also
T. Resolution Authorizing Purchase of three (3) 2017 Veterans Day Ceremony on Library at Port Aransas High will speak.
F150 Ford Super Crew 4x4 Trucks for Patrol at Friday, Nov. 11. School, then proceed to the Highlighting the ceremo-
$25,869.00 each and one (1) 2017 862C Ford F150 Past and present members Doyle Marek Gym for the ny will be the playing of the
Supercab V8 for animal control officer for $27,532.00 of the armed forces who at- ceremony that begins at 10 Armed Forces Medley, and
From Silsbee Ford.
tended Port Aransas ISD also a.m. Veterans and dignitaries the singing of the National
U. Resolution Approving the Hotel/Motel Tax
Agreement with the Port Aransas Chamber of
Calendar of Events are invited. will have seats of honor in Anthem by PAHS student
For more information
Commerce and Tourist Bureau for 3% of the Citys on events call The ceremony has been re- the gym. Charlotte Ramsden.
Occupancy Tax Receipts for the Period Commencing 749 - 6036 named in honor of its founder Nueces County Judge Loyd H.G. Olsen Elementary
October 1, 2016 and ending September 30, 2017 of and organizer for more than Neal, a veteran, will be the School students will carry on
$1,797,850.
V. Resolution Awarding An Additional $125,000 Lip Sync Battle. two decades, Dr. Bill Leh- keynote speaker, and Sen. the tradition of performing
From The Hotel/Motel Tax Fund Account To The Port Friday, Oct. 21, at 7:30 mann, who died March 1 at Lois Kolkhorst also will make Youre a Grand Old Flag.
Aransas Chamber Of Commerce And Tourist Bureau p.m. Ages 18 and under
From Fiscal Year 2015-2016 Budget As Authorized By
Ordinance No. 2016-22. perform, family-friendly
9. WORKSHOP show. Saturday, Oct. 22,
W. Discussion on all the citys elements within at 7:30 p.m. Ages over
the comprehensive plan, giving a history of the 18 perform, mature au-
comprehensive plan, the adoption dates of each
elements, the status of each element, in order for dience show. Tickets $5.
council to prioritize which elements are in line for Murder in Margar-
being updated. Comprehensive Plan Elements italand. Thursday, Fri-
include: Parks & Open Space Master Plan, Pedestrian
& Mobility Plan, Nature Preserve Plan, Storm day, Saturday, Oct. 27
Drainage Design Manual, Coastal Management Plan, through 29, at 7:30 p.m.
Transportation Plan, Thoroughfare Plan, Facilities Tickets $20.
Master Plan, Future Land Use Plan, Economic
Development Plan, Airport Master Plan, Streets
Master Inventory List, Gas System Master Plan. 2327 State Highway 361
10. CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION
portaransascommunitytheatre.com
The City Council may conduct a Closed Executive
Session pursuant to the authority granted in the Texas
Open Meetings Act

Kolkhorst
Section 551.071: PERSONNEL to deliberate the
appointment, employment, evaluation of a public
officer or employee - Municipal Court Judge and City
Manager
11. OPEN SESSION
The City Council will reconvene in Open Session and opens an
office in 2222 HWY 361 COMMERCIAL
take action on the personnel matter.
12. STAFF REPORTS
Monthly/Quarterly Reports

BUILDING AND LAND

i. Accounting/Finance - Darla Honea, Finance Director
ii. Police Scott Burroughs, Police Chief
13. CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS AND ITEMS FOR
FUTURE CONSIDERATION
14. ADJOURNMENT
Rockport
State Sen. Lois W. Kolkhorst,
whose district includes Port
$1,200,000
Aransas, has opened a satellite
office in Rockport.
Its the closest office Kolk-
COMMERCIAL BUILDING & LAND
horst has to Port Aransas.
The new office is at the Pros-
perity Bank buildings executive GREAT FOR RESTAURANT OR RETAIL
suite at 1505 State Highway 35
North. The senator held a grand
opening on Monday, Oct. 10. FULL KITCHEN, 2 BATHS & 3 CAR GARAGE
The office will be open and
staffed by Kolkhorsts southern
district director on the second PLENTY OF PARKING
Friday of each month from 10
a.m. to 1 p.m., according to a
news release issued by the sen-
ators office.
ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES
The Coastal Bend is an
iconic area of Texas, and that
is why this office is important APPOINTMENT ONLY
to the people of Rockport, Port
Aransas and the surrounding
area, Kolkhorst said in the BUSINESS NOT FOR SALE
release. It is an honor to serve
the people of Senate District
18 and it is my hope is that this
office will provide a direct line
of communication to the state
capitol.
Kolkhorst, of Brehnam,
serves a Senate district that
stretches from the Corpus
Christi area north to Burleson
County, east to the outskirts of
Houston and west almost to San
Antonio, encompassing an area
thats mostly rural, sprinkled
with mostly small towns.
She serves on the Senate
committees on Health and
Human Services, Finance, Ed-
ucation, Transportation, Agri- WWW.KEITHDONLEY.COM
culture, Water and Rural Affairs.
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Mathews ran charters 60+ years
Continued from Page 1A
the island. My dad might catch a
bunch of shrimp and trade some
for some beef that someone with
beef cattle had.
Some of his earliest memories
are of hanging out on the Port
Aransas waterfront and getting
jobs there starting when he was
about 12 years old.
You got put to work, he said.
If you were going to run around
the waterfront, you were going to
do something. I wound up in a
fish house, cleaning fish.
The fish house stood where
Virginias on the Bay restaurant
is now, he said.
He went to school in Port
Aransas until he was a teenager,
then started attending Aransas
Pass High School. He enjoyed
playing on the school football
team, but he had a hard time
keeping his grades up, and he
eventually dropped out.
I wasnt a math whiz, and I
damn sure wasnt Shakespeare,
he said. I lost interest.
What he was interested in was
piloting charter fishing boats.
His boats
When he was 17, he bought a
23-foot boat for $1,000 from his
cousin, Bubba Milina, who even-
tually would become a locally
legendary fishing guide himself.
Milina is 96 years old now and
still lives in Port Aransas.
Mathews said he started
studying for his captains license
when he was 16 years old and
ended up getting it about a year
later, despite not yet being the
legally required age of 18. (He
lied to the Coast Guard about his
age, he said).
He said he went on to hold a
Coast Guard six-pack license
for the next 30 years and then
a 100-ton license for another 30
years after that. A six-pack license
allows boat captains to take up to
six customers out on paid fishing
trips. A 100-ton license allows a
captain to operate vessels up to
100 tons in size.
He operated charter fishing
boats both in the bays and off-
shore. He ran crew boats that
serviced the offshore oil industry
and also spent about 25 years
taking people duck hunting.
His first boat the one he
bought from Milina was called
the Naughty Boy. It was a Farley
Boat, built by the legendary
HOT money supports chamber, more
Continued from Page 1A
percent over the $4.23 million
take in 2015, which was gener-
ally acknowledged to have been
a strong tourism year.
August down
Fiscal 16s HOT taxes topped
2015s despite a poorer show-
ing in August, the last collec-
tions-reporting month for the
fiscal year.
But 2016 also had an ex-
tremely strong HOT tax month
in July.
August 2016 figures totaled
$515,840. That compares to
$639,754 collected in August
2015, a drop of 19.4 percent.
The citys best month for
2016 HOT taxes came in July,
when HOT tax collections hit
$1.07 million, up .08 percent
from collections of August
2015, according to City Hall.
The July 2016 HOT taxes also
represented the highest amount
of HOT taxes collected during a
single month by the city in the
last three fiscal years, during
which the city has taken in over
$12.5 million in HOT taxes.
Top ten
In August, the citys top 10
busiest innkeepers, according to
the amount of HOT taxes they
paid, were:
Cinnamon Shore Rental,
$47,417
Port A Escapes, $47,180
Johny Martin Mathews of Port Aransas was the captain of the boat when Daisy Heard
of San Antonio landed this 5-foot-11-inch tarpon during the 1949 Tarpon Rodeo in Port
Aransas. In the front are, from left, Dewey Dreyer of Port Aransas, Mathews and Heard.
Heard and Mathews ended up taking second place in the annual tournament, which
today is known as the Deep Sea Roundup.
Farley family of boat builders in
Port Aransas. Farley Boat Works
operated from the early 1900s
to the 1970s. In 2012, the Port
Aransas Museum restored an old
Farley Boat Works location in
town and turned it into an arm
of the museum where old-time
wooden boats once again are
being built.
After the Naughty Boy,
Mathews next boat was a 26-
foot Farley boat called Jessie,
named after his mother.
Later, in 1973, he built his
own boat, a 32-footer called the
Scamp II, in the back yard of his
fathers home on Church Street.
He was assisted in the project by
his father, with whom he did a lot
of charter fishing over the years.
A boat called Scamp I belonged
to his father.
Gambling joints
Looking back, Mathews re-
calls a Port Aransas business
scene that was different from the
way things are today.
He can still remember the era
when illegal gambling opera-
tions were common in drinking
establishments along the Port
Aransas waterfront more than
60 years ago.
Sandcastle, $33,435
Marcus Starkey, $22,962
Hampton Inn, $16,457
Holiday Inn Express, $15,095
La Mirage, $15,036
TurnKey Management,
$14,699
Best Western, $13,847
Beachcomber Rentals,
$12,892
HOT collections
HOT taxes are paid by cus-
tomers checking-in to the citys
hotels, inns, courts, condos,
houses and other establishments
offering accommodations for
stays lasting from overnight to
30 consecutive days.
The city collects a 6-percent
HOT tax and the state levies an
additional 7-percent tax, for a to-
tal tax on hotel bills of 13 percent.
Both the states 7-percent tax
and the citys 6-percent HOT
tax are at the maximum levels
allowable under law, said Darla
Honea, the citys finance director.
Where it goes
The citys HOT tax proceeds,
under state law, can be used only
to directly promote tourism and
the convention/hotel industry,
according to the State Comp-
troller of Public Accounts. This
means the proceeds must be
spent on projects or events that
result in visitors or attendees
staying overnight in the commu-
nity, generating more hotel occu-
Hofhiens named trustee
Continued from Page 1A
Hofhiens and Snow were
the only two citizens to answer
the trustees call for applicants
following Adams resignation
in August after serving for over
13 years on the school board.
During a 5-minute presen-
tation to the board before the
vote was taken, Hofhiens said,
in response to a question from
Lorette, that he would seek
election to the Place 6 seat in
the upcoming May 2017 board
elections.
Im the type of person
wholl stay until someone
tells me to go away, Hofhiens
cracked.
He said he already vol-
unteers at his church and
wondered before he applied
whether his service as a trust-
State authorities sometimes
traveled to Port Aransas to break
up the operations, but they were
foiled when ferry workers would
notice them getting onboard to
head into town, he said.
The ferry boats would call
certain local law enforcement
officials who were friendly to
the gambling operations, and
the police then would warn the
gambling operations that the
state authorities were on their
way, Mathews said.
The gambling operators knew
what to do next.
Theyd take all the winnings
off the board and pack that
away in another room and set
up dummy equipment, he said.
The Texas Rangers would take it
out in the street and burn it. And,
as soon as they left, theyd bring
the real stuff back out. I watched
it happen.
A MASH man
He lived in Port Aransas all
his life except for two short peri-
ods. One came when he and his
family moved to Port OConnor,
where his father piloted boats
for the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers during World War
II. Mathews was about 9 years
Children visiting from the Austin area fish in a pond at the
Cinnamon Shore development on a recent day. Cinnamon
pancy tax, the Comptroller said.
Port Aransas uses its HOT
taxes to support the citys cham-
ber of commerce and visitors
bureau, the Port Aransas Nature
Preserve at Charlies Pasture, and
repairs to city tourism facilities.
The city also receives a one-
ee would take away from his
time with his children. He has
two in elementary and one in
middle school. But I feel like
serving in this capacity actual-
ly is supportive of them, said
Hofhiens.
Hofhiens, vice president of
mortgage operations for Navy
Army Community Credit
Union in Corpus Christi, said
he and his family lived in
Phoenix, Arizona, and San
Antonio before moving to Port
Aransas.
He said he and his wife de-
cided to live in Port A because
of its high-quality schools.
And we had vacationed here
and loved it, he said.
As a mortgage underwriter,
Hofhiens said, he works in an
Staff photo by Dan Parker
old then.
His other stint away from Port
Aransas came when he joined
the U.S. Army in 1950. He served
as a medic in a MASH unit in
Korea. His job at the mobile
army surgical hospital was to
evaluate the wounded as they
arrived at the hospital and decide
which of the soldiers needed to
be seen by doctors fastest.
Wed have them lying on
the ground on those litters,
sometimes as many as 40 guys,
he said.
So much blood and guts,
he said. It was horrible seeing
what human beings could do to
each other.
Back in the states, he was
honorably discharged as a pri-
vate first class in 1952. Today,
he is a past commander of the
Moore-McDonald VFW Post
8967 in Port Aransas. He re-
mains a member.
After his discharge from the
military, he took a bus from
Fort Hood straight back to Port
Aransas, where he has lived
ever since.
Never had any desire to live
anywhere else, he said. Nothing
else appealed to me. I just had
third portion of the HOT taxes
collected in Port Aransas by the
State of Texas. The state funding
goes to support city operations
on the beach, including clean-
ing, policing and maintaining
facilities for visitors.
Such HOT tax-supported
arena that is like the school
system heavily regulated.
My background is to know
the regulations and under-
stand them before I make a
decision. Im an underwriter
at heart and Im going to look
into details with any decision
that I make (as trustee), he
said.
During her 5-minute pre-
sentation, Snow, a long-time
volunteer and fundraiser for
the school district and mother
of two Port A students, said:
I really care about this school
district. Now Im asking to be
a part of your team, to be a
member who contributes to
progress, positive growth and
ethical stewardship for all stu-
dents and stakeholders.
Port Aransas South Jetty
that fishing blood in me.
The fishing life
A few of his most memorable
days of fishing happened when
he was running a boat for some
folks competing in the Tarpon
Rodeo tournament in 1949.
On the first day of the tourna-
ment, one of those folks Daisy
Heard of San Antonio caught
a 5-foot-11-inch tarpon.
On the second day, a tarpon
just about he same size leaped
directly into Mathews boat. No
one hooked it. The big fish just
jumped in on its own.
They couldnt count it as a
catch in the tournament, but
they still took second place with
the fish theyd caught with hook
and line.
That tournament, by the way,
no longer is called the Tarpon
Rodeo. Its called the Deep Sea
Roundup, and it just celebrated
its 81st year this past summer.
Another memorable fishing
trip happened one day in the late
1950s, when he had a group of
Corpus Christi folks out charter
fishing for Spanish mackerel
off San Jose Island. Sudden-
ly, Mathews spotted a sailfish
swimming near the north jetty,
about 70 yards from shore. He
used his boat to chase the six-
and-a-half-foot-long fish closer
to shore, then jumped out of his
boat and, wading through waist-
deep water, corralled the beast in
the corner where the north jetty
meets the beach.
I just couldnt stand it. I had
to get that fish, he said. I got
hold of him, and the fight was
on. He tried to spear me a few
times.
Sustaining nothing more
than scrapes, Mathews eventual-
ly wrestled the fish to the beach,
beat it to death with a piece of
driftwood and boated it back to
the docks, where it weighed in
at 59 pounds, he said.
Hall of famer
Mathews is a longtime
member of the Port Aransas
Boatmen. One year, the group
named him Boatman of the Year
and inducted his father into the
groups Hall of Fame.
That, he said, was one of the
nicest things that ever happened
to me.
The Boatmen also put
Mathews in the Hall of Fame
Shore is one of the biggest payers of hotel occupancy
taxes in Port Aransas.
expenditures as pepper tree
eradication and bulkhead over-
wash protection at the nature
preserve are proposed in the
citys FY 2017 budget, as are
spending for signage at the citys
Leonabelle Turnbull Birding
Center and Joan and Scott Holt
Paradise Pond, as well as im-
provements to the Civic Center
and the repaving of the boat
ramp area and the conversion
of a fixed dock to a floating
dock at the citys Dennis Dreyer
Municipal Harbor.
Top revenue source
Hotel occupancy taxes are
a leading revenue source for
Port Aransas municipal gov-
ernment.
By comparison, while the
and made him a lifetime mem-
ber.
Back around 1970, he and
several other members includ-
ing Don Roy Farley, Joe Tra-
cy Lloyd Dreyer and Buddy
Belcher asked the rest of the
Boatmen to voluntarily adopt
bag limits on certain kinds of
fish as a conservation measure.
We were catching too many
fish and they were being
wasted, he said. Too often, he
said, many fish were brought
back to shore and then thrown
away, not eaten or mounted as
a trophy.
Mathews said the proposal he
and the others put forward was
voted down.
Needless to say, we were
bucking the old timers, he said.
They were saying, Oh my God,
well go out of business.
New laws later forced the bag
limits to happen anyway, he said.
His perspective
After 60 years of running boats,
he retired about five years ago.
Hes seen a lot of changes in this
town over the years, especially
with all of the development over
the past one or two decades,
he said.
Port Aransas isnt my Port
Aransas anymore, he said.
Too many big-money people
now. The big corporations,
developers and stuff theyre
the ruination of everywhere
they go. Once their property is
sold, they disappear. They dont
(care). Id like to see Port Aran-
sas like it was in the 60s, 70s or
even part of the 80s.
But Mathews still enjoys sit-
ting on a bench behind Woodys
Sports Center, watching anglers
leave the docks and come back
with fish. Hes amused to watch
guides chatting and griping
about the same issues that con-
sumed him when he was a char-
ter boat captain many years ago.
Its nice to watch folks come
in with good catches, too, he
said.
When I watch them, Im re-
living what I used to do, he said.
There are some days when you
didnt do so well, and you just
want to get back, let the people
go home and get the hell out
of Dodge. But when you come
in and youve got a good catch,
oh, man. Its a grand feeling.
Staff photo by Dan Parker
HOT tax in FY 2016 brought
in over $4.27 million, the citys
property tax levy for fiscal 2016
was $5.1 million and sales taxes
collections were budgeted to
bring in $1.35 million for the
citys General Fund, its main
operating fund, according to
city budget documents.
The states HOT tax con-
tribution to the city has aver-
aged about $575,000 per year
over the 5-year period from
2011 through 2015, according
to figures obtained from the
State Comptroller of Public
Accounts. The city has collected
$3.96 million in state HOT taxes
since the states beach-cleanup
funding program began in
2009.
Port Aransas South Jetty IslandLife Thursday, October 20, 2016 7A
For sales made in August
Sales tax back in black
The sales tax allocation for
Port Aransas moved into the
black after dipping into the
City Sales & Use Tax Comparison Summary
From sales made in August 2016
red in the last two reporting
periods. C ounty/C ity C urrent N et P aymemt Comparable % 2016 2015 %
Texas State Comptroller Rate This Period Pymnt 15 Change Pymts Pymts Change
Glenn Hegar said local sales Nueces
tax allocations for October Port Aransas 1.500% 213,890.11 204,095.56 +4.79 1,718,272.72 1,666,352.64 +3.11
this year were up 5.5 percent Corpus Christi 1.375% 6,087,000.81 5.755,657.49 +5.75 60,440,183.57 65,478,497.84 -7.69
more than in October 2015. San Patricio
These allocations are based on Aransas Pass 1.000% 165, 718.14 150,834.42 9.86 1,678,639.49 1,622,230.43 +3.47
sales made in August by busi- Ingleside 2.000% 150,024.75 122,927.92 +22.04 1,576,217.46 1,492,906.26 +5.58
nesses that report tax monthly. Aransas
P o r t A r a n s a s a d d e d Rockport 1.000% 204,880.40 185,174.30 +10.64 2,083,232.22 1,998, 114.51 +4.25
$213,890.11 to its city coffers, Cameron
compared to the $204,095.56 Port Isabel 2.000% 186,675.12 164,663.44 +13.36 1,735,430.64 1,712,340.56 +1.34
deposited for the same peri- S. Padre Island 2.000% 339.074.18 359.029.16 -5.55 2,671,117.64 2,726,885.48 -2.04
od a year ago. The increase Galveston
is up over last year by 4.79 Galveston
percent, putting allocations
Bexar
2.000% 1,970,226.10 1,754,317.72 +12.30 16, 842,381.28 16,401,899.58 +2.68
Golden anniversary Courtesy photo

for the year to date up by 3.11 Shirley and T.C. Nixon of Port Aransas recently celebrated
San Antonio 1.250% 26,887,817.17 23,606,622.07 +13,89 2 69,442,794.53 261,986,373.80 +2.84
percent. their 50th wedding anniversary on Friday, Oct. 14, with
The cities of San Antonio, McKinney saw noticeable tions, Hegar said. The cities significant decreases in sales a party at their home for family and friends. The Nixons
Dallas, Fort Worth, Plano and increases in sales tax alloca- of Houston and Midland saw tax allocations. were married on Oct. 14, 1966.

Order wreaths for December delivery

Decorate the front door of church office at 113 S. Alister at 749-2798. Proceeds from the sale will
your home or office for the St., Port Aransas, TX 78373. The deadline to place or- fund the charitable activities
holidays with fresh, balsam Wreaths also may be ordered ders is Monday, Nov. 7. of the Presbyterian Women,
fir wreaths, available to order, by calling Shirley Hicks at The wreaths will be deliv- including scholarships award-
courtesy of the Presbyterian (970) 903-4126, Pat Early at ered between Thursday, Dec. ed each spring to graduating
Women of the Community (970) 946-0061 or Tessa Gates 1, and Friday, Dec. 9. seniors.
Presbyterian Church.
These handmade wreaths
are $45 each, and will be de-
livered to your front door or to
the front doors of your family,
friends and business associ-
ates, just in time for Christmas.
The wreaths are made in
Vermont and measure 22
inches across. After the cold
weather has set the needles,
the boughs are cut and brought
back from the woods. The tips GLASS, ART, TALAVERA & MORE
are clipped into five-to-eight-
inch pieces, gathered into fans

Order handmade, balsam
fir wreaths for the holidays
from the Presbyterian
Women of the Community
Presbyterian Church.
The deadline to order the
wreaths is Monday, Nov. 7.
and wired, shingle-fashion,
onto the wreath rings.
The wreaths are then set
outside in the snow to be pre-
served until they are shipped
in early December.
They are decorated with
pine cones, berries and a big
red bow.
Checks may be made out
to Presbyterian Women and
mailed to or dropped by the
.
In the pink Staff Photo by Murray Judson 1812 ST. HWY 361 CLOSED MON. & TUES.
361-749-1828 www.amano-mexico.com
Right: Ashley Thompson,
chair of the VFW Ladies
Auxiliary, totes a pumpkins Experts in WaveLight
to a table while auxiliary
member Nancy Crumrin Refractive LASIK
secures a table covering
on Friday, Oct. 14, at the Surgery
Moore-McDonald VFW Post
8967 Hall at 311 N. Alister Jacob J. Moore, M.D. Jack A. Sahadi, M.D.
St. They were making Richard M. Bond, M.D. Nancy Harrison, O.D.
preparations for the opening
of the auxiliarys Pink
Pumpkin Patch the following
day. Above: Randy Allen,
in hat, and Sue Broughton,
both of Pasadena, shop 900 Morgan Avenue,Corpus Christi, TX
for pink pumpkins at the Main Office and Ambulatory Surgical Center
Saturday sale. Proceeds
1-361-888-4288
from the sale of the
pumpkins go to research to
help in the battle to find a
cure for cancer. www.coastalbendeye.com
Staff Photo by Greg Bowen

Murder in Margaritaland
set to be on stage at PACT
Find out the identity of the
murderer at a murder mystery
theater produced by the Port
Aransas Community The-
atre, just in time for Hallow-
een.
Murder in Margaritaland
will be on stage Thursday
through Saturday, Oct. 27
through 29, at 7:30 p.m.
The Murder in Margari-
taland website provided the
following information about
the play.
While most vacation at
Margaritaland, an exclusive
tropical resort, to get away
from their troubles, for one un-
fortunate soul, it will mean the
end of their travels all together.
Has the lottery winners luck
run out? Will it be the bar-
tender who has served his
last drink? Is the honeymoon
over for two lovebirds before
it nearly began? Or will the
stars collide for one Holly-
wood star?
At the resort, the guilty will
mingle among the guests and
everyone will be left with the
task of deciphering between
the facts and falsehoods that
plague this paradise in order
to make a killer pay for their
crime.
Aileen Corpos, who was
on stage at the PACT in the
production of Annie, is the
director.
Ken Yarbrough is the artistic
producer.
Cast members are Andrew
Erben as Coconut Joe, Tre Mi-
nor as Jack Daniels and Sandy
Beachbum, Jessica Boniol as
Kylie Coctail, Jacob Williams
as Lifesavin Sam, Colton Mc-
Cumber as Cabana Bob, Ta-
mara Merson Wren as Candy
Cotton, Alysabeth Lipman as
Starr Bright, Bobbi Bowler
as Izzie Islander and Cyndi
Christenson as Sgt. Lord.
Tickets are $20, which in-
cludes Mexican food appe-
tizers and the choice of one
drink. The concession stand
will be open as well.
Tickets may be purchased
at www.brownpapertickets. Taste of the
Island
com with a $1.69 service fee
per ticket.
Seats also may be purchased
at the Port Aransas Business
Center, located at 1023 State
Food Festival
Wednesday
Highway 361, Suite C.
Remaining seats will be
October 19, 2016 Trunk or Treat & Monster Ball
available at the PACT one hour 6:30pm to 9:30pm
BenefitTing Seashore Middle Academy
before the show. Tickets $35 pre-sale Friday, October 28, 2016 6:30pm to 9:30pm
The PACT is located at 2327 $45 at the door
State Highway 361. Schlitterbahn Resort Corpus Christi and the Island Foundation
For more information, call Purchase tickets at
Schlitterbahn will host their annual Trunk or Treat and Monster Ball in our
the PACT at (361) 749-6036 resort parking lot and our Veranda Patio.
or go to www.portaransascom- Corpus Christi
POA Trick or Treating - FREE and open to the public!
munitytheatre.com.
American Bank Dance the night away at the Monster Ball $5 per person
on the Island Play Spooktacular Halloween Games
Port Aransas
Guest will also enjoy:
Food & Drink specials in the Veranda Restaurant.
Dart Association Live Auction
Coed League Silent Auction
Live Music
Standings
Special resort rate Dr. Chrissie Kressers Dog Gone Party
Week 5 (Wins)
available for Taste of
the Island, $79 & Spazamatics Concert
Saturday, October 29, 2016 6pm to 10:30pm
1. Fly It (47) Doggie/Owner Halloween Contest and Spazmatics Concert
2. Buckwild (40) Food and Drink Specials all night long/Veranda Restaurant
3. Wild Horse (39) Free to the public
4. Buckwild Dos (34)
5. Shortys I (33)
6. Gaff
7. Flats
7. Arts
(28)
(22)
(22)
Schlitterbahn.com/corpuschristi
9. Castaways (18) 14353 Commodores Dr. Corpus Christi, Texas
10. Shortys II (17) RESORT INFO: 866.932.4362 GENERAL INFO: 361.589.4220
8A Thursday, October 20, 2016 IslandLife
Early voting
begins Monday
Dan Parker
News editor
Its getting close to decision
time.
Early voting in the Nov. 8
election starts on Monday,
Oct. 24.
Early voting and Election
Day voting will be held at the
Port Aransas Community
Center, 408 N. Alister St.
Early voting will be from 8
a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 24 to 28; 7
a.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 29; noon to
5 p.m. Oct. 30; and 7 a.m. to 7
p.m. Oct. 31 to Nov. 4.
In addition to casting bal-
lots in the presidential elec-
tion, Port Aransas voters will
decide whether to approve
a $4.5 million bond issue to
improve drainage, get street
work done and build side-
walks in various areas around
town. (Another story in this
edition lists locations.)
Po r t A r a n s a s M a y o r
Charles Bujan and council
members have said the proj-
ects are needed for public
safety and to keep up with
needed infrastructure im-
provements.
If the bond is approved,
taxes on a $300,000 home
with a homestead exemption
would increase $41.28 a year
or $3.44 a month.
Unless youve been liv-
ing under a jetty rock, you
probably already know that
Scope of work revealed
If approved by Port Aransas
voters on Nov. 8, projects in
a variety of locations will be
in line for funding by a $4.5
million bond issue.
All will be listed under a
single streets bond initiative
on the ballot.
The bond issue includes:
Drainage work
Along Avenue J from State
Highway 361 to 11th Street.
On 10th Street from Avenue E
to Avenue F.
Along Trojan Street.
Sidewalk construction
On the south side of Ave-
nue A from Cut-Off Road to the
campuses of the Port Aransas
Independent School District.
On the south side of Avenue
C from Cut-Off Road to Alister
Street.
On Port Street, from a recently
rerouted part of the street to the
fishing pier further west down
the street.
(Drainage lines would be in-
stalled under the sidewalks along
all three roads.)
Roadwork
Sandcastle Drive from 11th
Street to the beach.
Ninth Street from a point
about 100 feet north of Avenue E
to a point a few hundred feet south
of Avenue F. Some drainage work
also would be involved.
Most of Lantana Drive from
11th Street to the beach.
A portion of Anchor Drive
stretching about 100 yards from
11th Street.
Avenue F from Station to 10th
streets.
Avenue B from 11th Street to
12th Street.
Roberts and West Laurel
streets.
A portion of Avenue E that
extends about 325 feet west of
Alister Street.
Avenue E at Sixth, Seventh
and Gulf streets.
Glendale Drive at Station
Street and Ninth Street.
The intersection of Sixth
Street and Avenue C.
Republican Donald Trump
and Democrat Hillary Clinton
are running against each other
for president. (Were going to
print it here anyway, for the
historical record.)
Also running for president
are Libertarian candidate
Gary Johnson and Jill Stein,
representing the Green Party.
Port Aransas voters also
will help decide the winner of
the race between incumbent
U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold,
a Republican, and Democrat Gaye White, left, representing State Rep. Todd Hunters
Raul Roy Barrera. office, hugs Ann Bracher Vaughan as well-wishers look
Republican State Sen. Lois on at a party held in Vaughans honor at the Black Marlin
Kolkhorst is up against Kathie
Tall in Texas
L. Stone, a Libertarian, in the
race for the District 18 Sena-
torial District, which includes
Port Aransas.
State Rep. Todd Hunter,
who represents District 32,
is running unopposed. Port In honor of her contribu-
Aransas lies within District tions to the travel and tour-
32. ism industry in Texas, Ann
Port Aransas voters also Bracher Vaughan, president
have a stake in the race for and CEO of thePort Aransas
Nueces County sheriff, since Chamber of Commerce and
the town lies in Nueces Coun- Tourist Bureau, has been
ty. presented with the Tall in
Incumbent Sheriff Jim Texas award by the Texas
Kaelin, a Republican, is beingTravel Industry Association
challenged by Democrat Larry (TTIA).
Olivarez. Vaughan, who has an-
Nueces County Precinct 4 nounced she will retire this
Constable Bobby Sherwood, a month, received the award on
Republican, has no challeng- Tuesday, Oct. 11, during the
er. Port Aransas lies within associations 31st Annual Tex-
Precinct 4. as Travel Summit in Houston.
Vaughan is an advocate
and ambassador for all that
Texas has to offer, said a news
If money is left over after release issued by TTIA.Her
all of the work is finished, efforts have ensured legisla-
additional projects could be tive support and funding to
undertaken. promote the states travel and
Fall-O-Ween
Hayrides, pumpkin carving, trunk-or-treat set
Port Aransans love to cel- Sand Pumpkin Patch.
ebrate Halloween, as demon- Carve a pumpkin in a sandy
strated by the two-week cel- pumpkin patch on Saturday,
ebration of all things scary, Oct. 29, from 10 a.m. to 1
Fall-O-Ween, sponsored by p.m., on the beach at Avenue
the City of Port Aransas Parks G. Professional sand sculptors
and Recreation Department. and volunteers will carve vines
Activities on the agenda and pumpkins in the sand to
are hayrides, sand pumpkin form a pumpkin patch. Folks
carving and a night of trunk- of all age groups are invited to
or-treating. carve a face on a pumpkin at
Haunted hay rides. Guid- the free event.
ed audio hayrides to Port Trunk or Treat. Organiz-
Aransas most haunted places ers have changed the time of
are at 6:30, 7:15, 8:00 and the traditional trick-or-treat
8:45 p.m., Monday through event on Saturday, Oct. 29. The
Wednesday, Oct. 24 through event will now take place from
26. The 6:30 and 7:15 p.m. 3 to 6 p.m.
rides are recommended for Individuals and businesses
families with young children, will decorate vehicles with a
and the 8:00 and 8:45 p.m. Halloween theme and pass out
tours are recommended for goodies to kids as they Trunk
those who like a little more or Treat from car to car.
scare. Reservations are re- Registration is still open for
quired to take part in the free Port Aransas residents and
tours. Call the parks and recre- business owners to signup to
ation department at 749-4158 participate in the free Trunk
or email pamg@cityofpor- or Treat to be held at Roberts
taransas.org to reserve your Point Park.
spot on the tour. Those wishing to decorate a
The tours are filling up fast; vehicle must register with the
call now to register and reserve parks and recreation depart-
your spot, said Pam Green, ment by Wednesday, Oct. 26.
community program director Vehicles may begin setting
with the parks and recreation up at 1 p.m. and must be deco-
department. rated by 2:30 p.m. Judging will
begin at 2:45 p.m., prior to the
start of the event.
Awards will be given for
Most Bootiful, Most Ghost-
Got stuff?
AFPA needs it
for garage sale
Got more stuff than you
can use?
Clean out your closets and
storage areas and take those
unwanted items to Finns
Landing, 2217 State Highway
361, to donate to the Junkyard
Dog Garage Sale.
The Animal Friends of Port
Aransas group is seeking gen-
tly used or new items for a
garage sale it is holding on
Saturday, Nov. 19.
Proceeds from the event will
go to vaccination clinics and
to help the organization in its
mission to find forever homes
for shelter animals.
Drop your donations by
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday
through Friday or call (361)
749-4494 for pickup.
All donated items are
tax deductible. AFPA is a
non-profit 501(c)(3) organi-
zation dedicated to providing
care, humane treatment and
re-homing for rescue animals.
For questions about dona-
tions and more information,
email afpa.inc@gmail.com.
tourism industry.She has been
a longtime and stalwart mem-
ber of the TTIA Legislative
Affairs Committee, and she
has left a lasting impression
on the Texas travel industry.
Anns remarkable ability to
develop trusting relationships
with local and statewide elect-
ed officials has allowed her to
be heard when others may
not, said TTIA President and
CEO David Teel.
Under her leadership, Port
Aransas has become a jewel
on the Texas Gulf Coast. She
truly embodies all that theTall
in Texas award signifies and
has taken on both travel and
political issues that impact
the climate for her commu-
nity and the entire industry,
Teel said.
In her acceptance speech,
ly Spirit and Most Spooktac-
ular. Spaces are reserved for
those who have registered, and
will be assigned upon arrival.
Electricity is not available,
and all displays must include
a decorated vehicle.
The kids will Trunk or
Treat around the point loop,
play games and win prizes. In
addition, there will be hayrides
and a costume contest for kids
up to age 12.
Organizers say that more
than 300 children are ex-
pected to visit the vehicles.
Participants also must be
aware that children of all
ages are expected to attend
and overly scary or graphic
costumes and displays should
be avoided. Only individually
wrapped and sealed manufac-
tured items will be acceptable.
No homemade food items will
be permitted.
For complete rules and
registration forms go to www.
cityofportaransas.org/Fall_
Programs.cfm or stop by the
parks and recreation depart-
ment at 739 W. Ave. A.
Volunteers also are needed
to help with the hayrides,
Sand Pumpkin Patch and the
Trunk or Treat event. Call the
parks and recreation depart-
ment or email Pam Greene to
volunteer.
For more information on
any of these events, call 749-
4158 or visit the parks and rec-
reation department website.
Is your
home
ready
for the
Holidays?
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Staff photo by Dan Parker
Bar and Grill on Thursday, Oct. 13. Vaughan is retiring
as chairman and CEO of the Port Aransas Chamber of
Commerce and Tourist Bureau.
Ann Vaughan earns
top tourism award
Vaughan said receiving the better place, what more could
award was the most rewarding you ask for in a career.
honor she ever had received. The Tall in Texas award is
I am both awed and hum- given to a person nominated
bled to be recognized by my from the TTIA membership
peers and colleagues in this for outstanding contributions,
wonderful industry, she said. leadership and innovations
When you love what you do, that have a lasting effect on
the people you work with, tourism and TTIA.
the destination you have the Vaughan has headed the
privilege of promoting, and chamber for the past 18 years.
feel like youve contributed Her retirement is effective on
somewhat to make the world a Oct. 31.
Find your
place in the sun!
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Port Aransas South Jetty Island Focus Thursday, October 20, 2016 1B

Blowin in the wind

Harvest Moon Regatta
brings sailors to town
Scores of boats powered spinnaker. It broke on the
by the wind made the annual trip south and they had to
trek to Port Aransas from make repairs under the the
Galveston in the Harvest Moon light of the harvest moon
Regatta sponsored by the Lake- on Thursday. Kim Bettis of
way Yacht Club. Sailors left Kemah, whose husband
Galveston on Thursday, Oct. is chairman of the regatta,
13, and began arriving in Port shows event T-shirts and
Aransas the next day. Here they other memorabilia to
Marie Hammond and Mike
partied waterside at Roberts Belansky of Houston.
Point Park before making the
trek back according to their Staff photos by Murray Judson
individual schedules.
Clockwise from top right:
A brightly colored spinnaker
catches the wind to help
a catamaran make its
way to the Dennis Dreyer
Municipal Harbor. Doug
Casey, left, and Sun Hi of
Austin, pack up for the trip
home towing their boat,
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2B Thursday, October 20, 2016 IslandLife
Police Blotter
From Port Aransas Police Department records
During the week of Mon-
day, Oct. 10, through
Sunday, Oct. 16, EMS
responded to 19 calls and
police responded to five
calls about golf carts, five
alarm calls and 11 calls
about animals. Heres a
sampling of the weeks
calls taken from police
reports and interviews with
officers:
Tuesday, Oct. 11
9:26 p.m.
A woman driving onto
a Port Aransas ferryboat
bumped her car into the
vehicle in front of her.
When police arrived, the
woman, a 36-year-old
from Ingleside, smelled
of alcohol, had slurred
speech and said she had
consumed two Fireball
whiskeys and had tak-
en Zoloft. She and the
51-year-old Ingleside man
who was her passenger
were both arrested for
public intoxication.
Thursday, Oct. 13
4:15 p.m.
Officers responded to passed out on the ground
a report of a possibly in-
toxicated man going onto
porches in the 600 block
of Marlin Azul. They saw
a shirtless man wearing
a tool belt emerge from a
backyard holding a water
hose in one hand and
a hammer in the other.
Officers told him to drop
the hammer and saw that
his eyes were wide, his
pupils very small and that
he appeared to be under
the influence of some
narcotic. He was very
incoherent and fell asleep
as he spoke with officers,
who noticed the end of
a syringe sticking out of
his pocket. Officers found
on him several bars, or called police to report
about a quarter of a gram,
of what was determined
to be the sedative alpra-
zolam. They arrested the
27-year-old Port Aransas
man for possession of a
controlled substance.
6:22 p.m.
Someone in a bar in the
200 block of Beach Street
called police and told them
that a woman was there
who had warrants out
for her arrest. Officers
showed up and arrested
the 41-year-old female,
described as homeless,
who indeed had local mu-
nicipal court warrants for
theft and failure to appear.
Friday, Oct. 14
6:40 p.m.
A woman called police to Comanche was reported
say someone had stolen
her cell phone from an
establishment in the 400
block of Beach Street
and had driven off in a
blue hatchback toward the
beach. Police found the
hatchback parked facing
the dunes on the beach
at Pole G. Both doors
were open but no one
was around. A woman
in a green bathing suit
showed up and said she
and the man she was
with had gone for a swim.
She said she owned the
hatchback, which officers
searched and found not
only the missing phone but
a glass pipe with marijua-
na residue. The woman,
a 27-year-old from Austin,
admitted that the pipe was
hers. The swimming man
an Austin 26-year-old
who carried the strong
odor of consumed alcohol
came out of the water
and said hed picked up
the cell phone by mis-
take. He was arrested for
public intoxication, she
for possession of drug
paraphernalia.
9:42 p.m.
Police said a flounder
boat that had shoved-off
from an Aransas Pass ma-
rina with two men aboard
capsized near the jetties
in Port Aransas. The U.S.
Coast Guard found the
men, one of whom had an
injured leg.
10:18 p.m.
A woman with a bloody
lip who appeared intox-
icated on the beach at
Pole 28 told police her
boyfriend had hit her and
left her there at sunset.
She was uncooperative
and told police she need-
ed to put her feet into the
water to calm down. Police
let her, but she waded into
waist-deep surf and re-
fused to come out. Police
went in after the 37-year-
old from Ingleside and
arrested her for public
intoxication. She yelled
and screamed during the
arrest and booking pro-
cess. When authorities
contacted the boyfriend,
he said the woman had
been drinking vodka and
See Page 8B today for Police
Chief Scott Burroughs Chief
Concerns column.
became angry and bellig-
erent. She got out of his
truck and refused to get
back in, he said, so he had
left her there. Police said
there was no evidence of
assault and the blood on
her lip was likely from a
sore under her dentures.
Saturday, Oct. 15
1:15 a.m.
Police patrolling after
midnight on State High-
way 361 saw a woman
walking near Island Moor-
ings. The 26-year-old from
Aransas Pass said shed
been partying on the
beach and was walking
to the ferry. An ID check
showed that she had out-
standing 10-year-old local
municipal warrants for her
arrest: One for minor in
possession of alcohol and
another for possession
of tobacco by a minor.
Police arrested her on the
warrants.
7:19 p.m.
Police werent surprised
when a woman they found
next to the air pump sta-
tion outside a convenience
store in the 3500 block of
Highway 361 told them
she was drunk. Officers
shook the 31-year-old
from Crystal City to rouse
her and asked her if she
knew where she was.
She looked around and
told them she was at the
beach. They said the
woman had bloodshot
eyes and slurred speech
and asked them to help
her stand up then told
them she was drunk. They
arrested her for public
intoxication.
7:43 p.m.
A clerk at a liquor store
that a man was urinating
on the exterior wall of the
business in the 1700 block
of Highway 361 after being
told that no public facilities
were available inside. Po-
lice said they found a wet
spot on the wall next to the
parking lot, but the man
denied having anything to
do with it. He said he was
going to go but then
changed his mind. Then
he said he did, but hadnt
exposed himself in order
to do so. Police told him
that wasnt possible and
ticketed him for disorder-
ly conduct and indecent
exposure.
10:01 p.m.
A 35-year-old man from
by beachgoers to be driv-
ing recklessly near Pole
31 on the beach in Port
Aransas. Police found him
driving his pickup near the
waters edge and stopped
him. He was unsteady on
his feet and had the strong
odor of alcohol and slurred
speech. He was unable to
maintain balance during a
field sobriety test and told
police he wasnt going to
continue taking the test.
They asked him to rate
his state of intoxication on
a scale of zero to 10, with
zero being stone sober
and 10 being the drunkest
hed ever been in his en-
tire life. He rated himself at
a five, police said. A breath
test put his alcohol level at
0.26 percent, well above
the 0.08 percent legal
limit. He was arrested for
driving while intoxicated,
second offense.
Sunday, Oct. 16
12:39 a.m.
A woman who got angry
when her boyfriend want-
ed to leave a bar in the
200 block of Alister be-
gan kicking and punching
things inside the mans car
and knocked out a win-
dow. A passerby saw the
ruckus and came to the
ladys defense, opening
the drivers door, striking
the boyfriend and digging
a finger into his eye. The
boyfriend said he didnt
want to press charges.
The woman, a 34-year-old
from George West, was
arrested on outstanding
warrants out of New Mex-
ico for aggravated battery
and tampering with evi-
dence.
11:09 p.m.
Police responding to
a 911 hangup found a
19-year-old man from
Port Lavaca hiding in a
restroom in a business in
the 1900 block of High-
way 361. He told police
he hadnt slept for three
days and that someone
was chasing him. He said
someone drove him to
Port Aransas to kill him.
He said someone was
looking at him from the
bushes. Police found a
glass pipe with white res-
Lost at Sea
Greg Bowen
Reporter
A mummified body found
drifting in a makeshift raft
Oct. 10 in the Gulf of Mexi-
co off Port Aransas is thought
to be a Cuban who fled his
homeland over three months
ago, a Nueces County official
said.
Two identification cards
were found on the body when
it was examined in Corpus
Christi after being retrieved
from the sea by Coast Guards-
men from Port Aransas, said
County Medical Examiner
Heraldo Pena.
Both of the ID cards belong
to men who were among a
group of six Cuban refugees
believed to be lost at sea after
fleeing their nation by catama-
ran in late June.
Both of them have the
same last name. Were assum-
ing theyre related, possibly
siblings, Pena said.
The names were not re-
leased.
The body has been finger-
printed and the prints are
being forwarded to Cuban
authorities in an attempt to
match them with records from
that island nation, Pena said.
If it comes back not match-
ing, well do DNA, Pena said.
In order to get a DNA match,
he said, a family member
would have to be found and
his or her DNA taken for
comparison.
If the body is identified as
one of the Cuban refugees, he
said, U.S. officials would work
with that countrys consulate
to determine if the Cuban
government wants to claim
and repatriate the remains,
Pena said.
A ruling on the cause of
death will not be official until
results of lab tests on tissue
samples are returned, he said.
That could take up to 90 days.
Were thinking possibly
dehydration and hunger, Pena
Boy on beach goes under, body found
A body found in the surf
on Monday, Oct. 17, was that
of a 13-year-old boy who went
missing at Mustang Island
State Park one day earlier, ac-
cording to the Nueces County
Medical Examiners Office.
The boy was identified as
Gabriel Carpenter of Ells-
worth, Wisconsin, said Hugo
Stimler, an investigator with
the medical examiners office.
Police notified the Coast
Guard that the boy had gone
under and was not seen resur-
Constables Beat
From Nueces County Constable, Precinct 4
Monday, Oct. 10
1:30 p.m.
A deputy arrested a wom-
an for a felony warrant
in the 100 block of West
Roberts Avenue.
Wednesday, Oct. 12
2:15 p.m.
A driver on State High-
way 361 was ticketed for
driving with an expired
registration.
1:30 p.m.
A deputy issued a citation
for passing in a no passing
zone on State Highway
361.
3:30 p.m.
A driver was given a tick-
et for passing in a no-pass-
ing zone on Highway 361.
Thursday, Oct. 13
Body found off Port Aransas
thought to be Cuban refugee
A Coast Guard response boat carries the body of a man found lying on a makeshift raft
about 35 miles off Port Aransas. The boat was heading into Dennis Dreyer Municipal
Harbor on Monday, Oct. 10.
said.
The body was very well
decomposed and deteriorat-
ed mummified, in other
words, he said.
He said when the finger-
prints were given to the Coast
Guard, officials with the Coast
Guard told the medical ex-
aminers office that a group of
Cuban natives had been lost
at sea.
The medical examiners
office investigated and found
that family members in late
August went to the media and
social media sites for help in
locating relatives who had
disappeared after fleeing Cuba
in a motorized catamaran in a
group of 13.
I guess they were trying
to find a better opportunity.
The idea was to make landfall
in Mexico and then (walk
overland) to the U.S., he said.
Unfortunately, the worst hap-
facing near Mile Marker 185
at the park about 6:15 p.m.
Sunday, according to a news
release issued by the Coast
Guard.
Search
Coast Guard personnel
from Port Aransas respond-
ed with a boat, and a Coast
Guard helicopter out of Cor-
pus Christi also went out on
a search.
Corpus Christi police and
firefighters searched with a
boat.
6:15 p.m.
A ticket was issued to a
driver for having no driv-
ers license and passing
in a no-passing zone on
Highway 361.
Saturday, Oct. 15
9:12 a.m.
A deputy arrested a wom-
an at the intersection of
Oleander and Cotter for
possession of a controlled
substance, possession of
drug paraphernalia and for
having a county warrant
out for her arrest.
Sunday, Oct. 16
12:07 a.m.
A deputy arrested a man
on State Highway 361 for
having a county warrant
out for his arrest.
Port Aransas South Jetty
Staff photo by Elizabeth Weaver
pened. whether the body found off
The group of 13 is believed Port Aransas drifting in an
to have split up at sea in hopes inner tube with log outriggers
of improving their chances is that of either of the two lost
of being spotted and rescued men whose IDs were found on
by a passing ship, according
the body.
to accounts from survivors
We dont know if he is
published on the Spanish-lan- Cuban. But we do know there
guage website 14YMedio.com. were Cuban natives lost at sea
One group of seven stayed and two of their ID cards were
on the catamaran its motor found on this body, Pena said.
now disabled and the others Its likely but not certain.
took to the sea in inner tubes. A shrimping vessel from
The men on the catamaran the Port Aransas area reported
were rescued off the coast of
by radio at about 8:30 a.m.
Yucatan and taken to Mexico,
Monday, Oct. 10, that it had
where authorities deported spotted a raft about 35 miles
them back to Cuba. east of Port Aransas with what
The other six were lost at appeared to be a deceased
sea, Pena said. We believe we body on board.
found one of the six. Coast Guardsmen from
Pena said Homeland Se- Port Aransas retrieved the
curity will be assisting in the body and brought it to their
investigation into the identity Port Aransas station, where it
of the body.
was handed over to the Nueces
The medical examiner said County Medical Examiners
as of now it remains uncertain Office.
A beachgoer found the body The body was about 200 to
floating in the water about 300 yards from where the boy
12:30 p.m. Monday, according disappeared, said Bobby Sher-
to law enforcement and the wood, constable of Nueces
medical examiners office. County Precinct 4.
VFW offers stickers
in support of police
Members of the Moore-Mc-
Donald VFW Post 8967 and
the Auxiliary to the Post sup-
port the Port Aransas Police
Department and the Volunteer
Fire Department.
To show that support, the
groups have had decals made
that say, We support or Port
Aransas police and firefight- their own safety daily, being
ers. willing to run toward danger
Stop by when it occurs, not away from
The public is welcome to it, she said.
stop by the post any day during Collins said that some of the
business hours to pick up a free decals are magnets and some
decal or magnet. are adhesive backed. Both
This is our way to show can be attached to your car,
window or any other surface
respect for our police and
firefighters, said Millie Collins where they can be displayed.
with the auxiliary. The VFW is located at 311
We depend on them and N. Alister St. The post is open
understand that they sacrifice from noon to 10 p.m. daily.
THE PORT ARANSAS
POLICE FOUNDATION
would like to say THANK YOU
to all of the sponsors, volunteers, players and
Palmilla Beach Resort and Golf Club for making the
Port Aransas Police Foundations
Inaugural Golf Tournament a huge success:
CHIEF SPONSORS: PORT ARANSAS
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POLICE OFFICERS:
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Brandon Riedel
Matt Ponder
CAPTAIN SPONSORS:
American Collision Repair Center
Christensen Construction
ICR Technologies
Pat MacNamara
VOLUNTEERS:
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HOLE IN ONE SPONSOR: Starla Waddell
Aransas Autoplex Kastle Kelley
Les and Brenda Porter
Claude and PJ Lamoureux
OFFICER SPONSORS: Deirdrea Lyon
Daily Wells Communications
Keith and Charlotte Kellogg
HEB
Wayne and Christi Williams
Port Aransas Chamber of Commerce
Sue and Fred Williams
Jon Maynard
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Port Aransas Home Tour
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Port Aransas South Jetty IslandOutdoors
Island observer
Turtles released after recovery
Tony
Amos
The Animal Rehabilita-
tion Keep (ARK) released
three sea turtles at Mile
Marker 35 on Saturday, Oct.
15. (See photos in this edi-
tion by Lee Harrison, who is
of Friends of the ARK and
a South Jetty staff photog-
rapher).
Theirs are modern stories
of ancient animals. The first
to go home was a Kemps
ridley sea turtle missing
its right front limb. It was
the 85th stranded sea turtle
the ARK rescued this year
and was found, as stated on
the stranding form, entan-
gled: stranded at high tide
line on dr y sand; return
to sea impeded by mass of
balloon stems & ribbons,
string cut deeply into RFF
causing massive swelling &
infection.
Note that the entangle-
ment was with balloons, but
not the balloons themselves,
rather in the mass of stems
and ribbons that tied the
bunch together. When you
release a bunch of balloons
Set sail for fun
Members of the Port
Aransas Garden Club set
out for an evening of fun on
its Harvest Moon Sunset
Cruise on Friday, Oct. 14.
The cruise coincided with
the arrival of the boats in
the annual Harvest Moon
Regatta. Raising a toast
to good times in the top
photo are, from left, Tootie
Barnes and Yogi Barrett,
Susan Lauseng, Colleen
Oroian, Stacy Bartlett,
Kevin and Angie Fry. The
group departed out of
Woodys Sports Center on
the Mustang.
Staff photos by Murray Judson
Student gets big fellowship
A graduate student at the
University of Texas Marine
Science Institute has been
awarded a nationally recog-
nized fellowship.
Arley Muth is one of 52
graduate students nation-
wide who recently were
awarded Science to Achieve
Results (STAR) graduate
fellowships from the En-
vironmental Protection
Agency.
Muth is researching the
effects of ocean acidification
and how it may change the
algae that grows on rocks in
the Arctic Ocean.
Receiving this fellowship
gave me the opportunity to
pursue my passion, Muth
said in a news release is-
Arley Muth measures kelp near Monterey, California on a day about four years
ago. Muth is a University of Texas Marine Science Institute graduate student who is
researching the effects of ocean acidification. She recently was awarded a prestigious
fellowship.
into the sky and go, Ooh,
and Ahh and enjoy the
sight for a few seconds,
the spent balloons can stay
in the environment for
months and can and do trap
wildlife with ease.
The struggling turtle was
spotted by ARK volunteer
Michael Amos on April
25 this year while we were
doing a nesting sea turtle
survey of San Jose Island
Gulf beach. RFF is Right
Front Flipper that was se-
sued by the marine science
institute. To have your own
funding gives you flexibility
and freedom in steering the
direction of your research.
Muth studies alongside
Dr. Ken Dunton of the ma-
rine science institute.
The EPAs STAR Grad-
uate Fellowship program
supports graduate students
across the U.S. pursuing
environmental degrees.
Its a highly competi-
tive program, according to
a news release issued by
UTMSI. Since 1995, only
2,000 STAR fellowships
have been awarded.
Muth said her research
focuses on the effects of
climate change and how the
verely infected and swol- it swam steadfastly straight
len. Despite treatment and
antibiotics, the limb had to
be amputated by our veter-
inarian, Tim Tristan.
The turtle weighed in at
three pounds when found
but despite losing a limb it
had doubled in weight by
release day, thanks to the
care and dedication of the
ARK staff and volunteers.
We were worried that it
might swim at an angle with
the missing front limb, but
changes are going to affect
species interactions within
kelp systems.
These systems occur
worldwide in temperate
and cold environments
and the kelp species are
often referred to as foun-
dation species, she said.
If you look at a food web
and you take the kelp away,
you lose all the associated
animals and organisms.
Theyre important for fish-
eries and subsistence living,
so whatever affects kelp for-
ests affects many other spe-
cies in the food web. I hope
my research informs the
public how these near shore
systems will be impacted
with climate change.
Courtesy photo by Scott Gabara
Thursday, October 20, 2016 3B
Courtesy photos
Left: A Kemps ridley sea turtle is held after being found
entangled in baloon ribbons that cut deeply into a flipper,
causing massive swelling and infection. Above: This
73-pound ridley was discovered with injuries due to
fishing line wrapped tightly around its neck and other
body parts. Both turtles recovered at the ARK and were
released.
around L shoulder; proximal
out from shore when we third LFF swollen, laceration
finally let it go. underside mouth; mud, bar-
Two months later, on nacles cover ~75% carapace;
June 24, this rather techni- old healed bite LRF; acorn
cal description described barnacles on plastron.
the stranding of another Phew! This was a
Ridley, only a very different 73-pound male Kemps rid-
one this time: ley turtle that was entangled
Entangled: Monof il- in monofilament fishing line
ament fishing line--neck wrapped around its neck and
tightly wrapped; distal third the LFF (see if you can guess
LFF missing and only prox- which limb that was) so
imal third not necrotic due deeply that it sawed off part
to fishing line on flipper, of the left front limb. This
turtle was in very bad shape.
It was found floating and
unable to swim by a couple
fishing in Redfish Bay near
Ransom Island. They man-
aged to get it aboard their
boat, onto an SUV, across the
ferry and right to the ARK.
They saved its life.
Its shell was soft like jel-
ly and covered in marine
growth but the scutes* were
all sloughing off. It had a
deep cut on its throat, was
Estuary program has
theme for Halloween
Kids ages 3 and up and
their parents are invited to
learn about estuaries at a
hands-on, interactive pro-
gram with a Halloween theme
on Saturday, Oct. 29.
The program begins at 10
a.m. at the Marine Science
Education Center, 855 E.
Cotter Ave.
Join us for Trivia, Tracks
and Treats at our Halloween
Hands-on-Habitat program,
said Nicole Pringle, educa-
tion specialist and volunteer
coordinator with the Mission
Aransas National Estuarine
Research Reserve (NERR.)
Participants will learn the
value of our estuaries through
severely infected and the
fishing line had to be ex-
tracted almost surgically. At
the ARK it slowly recovered,
re-learned how to dive and
ate well. I was worried that
this one might not be able
to swim a straight line once
out in the big tank called the
Gulf of Mexico. But it was!
O n Ju n e 8 , t h e 1 2 3 r d
stranded sea turtle the ARK
taken in this year showed
up at Mile 28.4 on the Padre
Island National Seashore
(PINS). It was a sub-adult
(sort of teenaged) logger-
head sea turtle. The strand-
ing form said:
Carapace covered (100%)
in algae, barnacles; RFF
short; notches in rear flip-
pers; large barnacles: top
& bottom LRF, top & side
of head.
We transferred the turtle
from the PINS turtle people
to the ARK turtle people at
the American Bank Parking
lot on the corner of State
Highway 361 and Park Road
22, a favorite turtle transfer
station. When we got it to
the ARK it could not dive
and spent weeks floating
until it decided it was time
to dive and we decided it
was time to release. The
loggerhead had increased
in weight from 85 to 93
pounds at our facility. Odd-
ly enough, this one did not
swim straight out to sea
but went out at a southerly
angle.
* The fingernail-like ma-
terial that covers a sea tur-
tles top shell (carapace)
giving it the characteristic
pattern of the species.
Tony Amos is a University
of Texas Marine Science
Institute research fellow and
director of the ARK.
an interactive program, while
having some Halloween fun,
she said.
Pringle said that partici-
pants might even earn a treat
from one of the educators,
who will be disguised as some
of their favorite estuarine
animals.
Adults must accompany
the children, and participa-
tion is limited to the first 24
visitors.
Reservations are required
for the free program that will
take place outside.
Contact Pringle, by calling
749-3153 or by email nprin-
gle@austin.utexas.edu. to
reserve your spot.
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Reformation
Lutheran Island Mission to hold
education celebration Oct. 30 on beach
The Grace Lutheran Island of the original Reformation, be available for donations of $5
Mission will hold a reforma- Dietzel said. to benefit the Island Mission
tion education celebration on Featured at the Port Aran- and a Port Aransas youth lead-
the beach in Port Aransas on sas event will be a polka mass ership retreat.
Sunday, Oct. 30. with services in German and Organizers are suggesting
Phantastic phunding Courtesy photo
The event will be from 3 to 6 English. that folks bring their own
The Parrot Heads of Port Aransas raised $10,500 for three community organizations p.m. under big, white tents near Music will be performed by beverages and their own chairs.
at its Wings Over Port A, License to Chill event Sept. 16-17. The proceeds from the Horace Caldwell Pier. James Derkits, Fletcher Clark, For more information, con-
event were equally divided between the Port Aransas Community Theatre, the Moore- It will be a celebration of 500 Mike Marty and David Haynes. tact Cyndi Christenson at (512)
McDonald VFW Post 8967 and the Animal Rehabilitation Keep. Each organization years of Reformation of Martin German-style bratwurst will 699-2121.
received a check for $3,500. At the check presentation from left, were Deno Fabrie, (Luther) in Germany, said

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president of PHoPA; Gerry Gage, with the ARK; Mary Ann Ballard, holding a check Tom Dietzel, a retired Luther-
for the PACT; C.D. McCabe, post commander; Randy Hansen, PHoPA vice president; an clergyman who conducts
Harold Gage, post service officer and Glen Vondra. services for the Grace Lutheran
Island Mission in Port Aransas.
It was the event that opened Energizing New Techniques
Club chooses Sonia Sotomayor the Church to new expressions
beyond Roman Catholicism.
The celebration also will com-
Suzanne McCann recently which make up the cranium -

memoir for November meeting

The personal memoir of the
first Hispanic and the third
woman to be appointed to the
United States Supreme Court, is
the book chosen for November
by the Ellis Memorial Library
Book Club.
My Beloved World, by Sonia
Sotomayor, will be discussed at
the meeting beginning at 6 p.m.
on Tuesday, Nov. 8.
The publisher, Alfred A.
Knopf, provided the following
synopsis: Here is the story of a
precarious childhood, with an
alcoholic father, who would die
when she was nine, and a devot-
ed but overburdened mother,
and of the refuge a little girl took
memorate the Public Common
Prayer Service to be held the
following day in Lund, Sweden,
Dietzel said.
The event in Sweden will
be attended by Lutheran and
Roman Catholic Christians
and led by Pope Francis in joint
recognition of the importance
participated in the Advanced
2 CranioSacral Therapy work-
shop offered by the acclaimed
Upledger Institute Internation-
al, an innovative organization
that offers courses to health- tor coordination difficulties, eye
care professionals worldwide.
During 2016, she also complet-
ed CranioSacral Techniques in
Florida and received an Aquat-
ic Therapist designation as part
of a Somatic Transcultural
down to the sacrum or tailbone
area. The therapy has been suc-
cessfully used to treat concus-
sions, headaches, neck and back
pain, TMJ, chronic fatigue, mo-
problems and central nervous
system disorders, autism and
PTSD.
Suzanne adds these skills to
recent training in Spring For-
est Qigong healing therapy.

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She studied with qigong master
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grandmother. CranioSacral Therapy was de- mindful and meditation tech-
113 S. ALiStEr St But it was when she was diag-
nosed with juvenile diabetes that
Harris signed by osteopathic physician
John E. Upledger. It is used to
niques to the area. She helps
clients listen to the messages of
749-5321 the precocious Sonia recognized Martin detect and correct imbalances their bodies and balance their
in the membranes and cerebro- energy in order to get well eas-
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herself. of Port Aran- protect the brain and spinal For more information, call her
MOndAy She would learn to give her- sas died Sat- cord. These may be the cause of at her office: 361-945-1465 or
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9:15 a.m. Mahjongg L to survive and soon imagined a 2016, in Port dysfunction. The craniosacral Saturday mornings at the Na-
Noon AA Classroom (C) Aransas. system extends from the bones ture Preserve at Charlies Pas-
Noon Bridge Pollock Buidling (P)
path to a different life.
With only television char- A memo- of the skull, face and mouth - ture.
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tuESdAy will be held at 5 p.m. Friday
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valedictorian of her high school
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1954, in Houston. He was the
former owner and operator of
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8 a.m. Body Toning L District Court before the age death by his parents. L. Leon
10 a.m. Lutheran Bible Study at Trinity-By-The-Sea of forty. Harris and Elsie Martin Har-
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Through her still-astonished gan) Harris of Austin; a niece
Stop by anytime for coffee and cookies. The office is open eyes, Americas infinite possibil- Maegan Harris of Little Elm
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February 5, 1936 - October 9, 2016
Barbara June Furlow, age 80, died Oc-
tober 9, 2016, after suffering a stroke on
October 4 at her home in Port Aransas,
Texas. Barbara is survived by her hus-
band, C. Bruce Furlow; sons William
Edward (Bill) and Thomas Mason (Tom);
Bills wife, Molly Ann and their two chil-
dren, Madison June and Ancel William;
Toms wife Krista Nannette, and their two
children Holly Ann and Thomas Mason.
Barbara was born Feb-
ruary 5, 1936, to Clyde
William and Mar-
garet Sophia Woods
(ne. Angus) in Rang-
er, Texas. When the
family moved to Cor-
pus Christi her father
worked at the Port and
her mother took a job
at Perkins department
store to make ends
meet. To help out, Bar-
bara, who was all of
eight years old, got a
charge account at the
local grocer and began
preparing the fami-
ly meals. Assisted by a kindly neighbor,
many of the simple recipes she invented
at that time would go on to be family fa-
vorites for decades to come. This pattern
of cooking and caring was a major theme
in Barbaras life.
When her two sons went off to college,
she gifted each of them with basic baking
tools and a copy of the Corpus Christi
Junior League Fiesta cookbook. These
cookbooks were heavily annotated in
her classic script, listing hints for im-
proving various recipes and encourag-
ing comments like Delicious!. These
cookbooks, battered and splattered from
decades of use, remain on the kitchen
shelves of both her sons.
Bruce and Barbara met during a dance
held at the Silver Dollar Saloon in Ban-
dera, Texas. Later she would tell him she
knew right away he was the man for her.
At the time, Bruce was a geologist for
Humble Oil Co. I was out on a rig in La-
vaca Bay and I said to myself, When I get
home, Im going to ask her to marry me.
A long-time resident of Port Aransas,
Texas, Barbara returned to college in the
early 1970s to pursue a bachelors de-
gree in education from Del Mar College.
Upon graduating Suma Cum Laude in
1973, she went on to earn a masters de-
gree in education at Corpus Christi State
University.
Barbara dedicated her career to helping
children, teaching
reading at Brundrett
Middle School in Port
Aransas before retir-
ing in 2000.
An avid deep-sea fish-
erman, Barbara was
the champion of nu-
merous tournaments
and won the famed
Deep Sea Round-Up
in 1982. Bruce and
Barbara fell in love
with the sea while liv-
ing in Corpus Christi,
and it was the impetus
for their move to Port
Aransas in 1972. At
the time, Port A was considered a sleepy
fishing village. She used to say about this
decision: Our friends thought wed be-
come hippies.
Fishing was originally Bruces passion,
but Barbara learned to love it. I knew if
I wanted to spend time with him Id have
to do what he does.
With Bruce as the captain, Tom as the
mate and Barbara as the star angler, they
spent countless weekends offshore Port
Aransas aboard the Pixie.
Barbara loved nature and never tired of
watching the sunset from her balcony.
On the morning of her stroke, there had
been a light shower in Port Aransas that
left in its wake a striking double rainbow
that seemed to frame the entire town, and
terminated on the rocks of the jetty just
outside her house. Barbara was thrilled
by this, sitting in her favorite chair with
her pet dog Sophie, surrounded by the
people she loved sipping coffee and ad-
miring the Lords splendor.
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In L oving Memor y
Sarah Savigni
Maxham
June 5, 1968 -
October 22, 2009
Sadly missed along
lifes way. Quietly
remembered every
day. No longer in
our life to share,
but in our hearts,
youre always there.
Forever in our
hearts,
Mom and Dad
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How should Christians vote?
How do Christians handle
such an ugly election with
such flawed candidates like
we have in the 2016 election?
I am presuming that those
reading this understand and
believe that not only has Jesus
never appeared on the ballot,
but nothing resembling Jesus
is on the ballot this year (no
matter what party you gener-
ally support). I realize that my
previous statement is an as-
sumption, and you know what
people say about assumptions!
The first option a believer in
Jesus has is to not vote. I know
many people believe that not
voting is a vote for the ene-
my the opposite of who you
want to win. Specifically in
this election between the top
four candidates there does not
appear to be a candidate who is
the combination of moral, in-
tegrity, knowledge of the issues
and likely to win. When this
occurs, the major parties need
to know that they do not own
the vote of Christians.
The second option a believ-
er has is to hold your nose
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and vote for the candidate
that stinks the least. Voting
against one person because
they are more evil than the
other isnt a reason to vote
for a candidate. This is a hard
pill to swallow when you know
that whoever you chose has
major flaws, and in any other
election you would not vote for
this person.
The third option a believer
has is to vote for a minority
third party. This option is
viable when the major two or
four party candidates would
demonstrate a lack of values
and a Christian doesnt want
to exercise option No. 1.
The fourth option is similar
to the first, but you skip the
presidential vote and then vote
down ballot for candidates
that are as close to Christ-Like
values as possible.
Lastly I want to give every
Church
of the Week
CHURCH OF CHRIST
James Bruster, Minister
205 Brundrett
749-5498....361-563-8232
Sunday Bible Class 9 a.m.
Worship 10 a.m. & 6 p.m.
Wednesday Class 7 p.m.
CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST
OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS
Willy Sturgis, Bishop,
Flour Bluff Ward
Sacrament Meeting:
9 am 10:10 am
Sunday School:
10:20 am 11 am
LUTHERAN
11:10 am 12 pm
6630 Wooldridge Road,
Corpus Christi.......361-949-3272
COMMUNITY PRESBYTERIAN
Rev. Stephen Shullanberger
Sunday Worship 11 a.m.
Adults Education: 9:30 a.m.
Youth (all ages) Education: 9:45 a.m
Daily AA Meetings 12 pm
Prayer Group for Our Nation,
Wednesday, 10 a.m.
Spiritual Support Group,
Wednesday, 3 p.m.
Bible Study, Wednesday, 4 p.m.
1113 S. Alister...749-5319
FAITH LUTHERAN
James Sturgis, Pastor
Sunday School: 9 a.m.
Morning Worship: 10 a.m.
938 W. Lott Ave.,
Aransas Pass....361-758-3145
FIRST BAPTIST
William Campbell, Pastor
Monday Night Worship - 7 p.m.
Sunday School/Bible
Study - all ages 9:45 a.m.
Worship: 11:00 a.m.
Anchor Groups: T.B.A.
Tidal Wave Kids: Wed. 6:00 p.m.
200 N. Station......749-6479
FIRST CHRISTIAN
(Disciples of Christ)
Rev. David Dear, Pastor
Sunday School: 9:45 a.m.
Worship: 11 a.m.
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believer a fifth option to com-
bine with the above choic-
es. We need to pray! God
already knows who will win
this election, which means
we dont have to be so uptight
and anxious. We need to
pray for that person now. We
need to pray for their spiritual
condition (if they arent a be-
liever, that God would bring
them to salvation), pray for
their family (that God would
protect them), and pray for
the decisions they make (that
they would be honoring to
God, bring about justice, and
protect the innocent).
Im reminded of Peters
words, who saw Jesus and
how he handled politics and
leadership. Jesus never told
Christians to overthrow a
system, but He respected the
laws and followed them. Peter
said this to Christians:
1Pet 2:13-14 ESV Be sub-
ject for the Lords sake to every
human institution, whether it
be to the emperor as supreme,
(14) or to governors as sent
by him to punish those who
Direc tory
ISLAND IN THE SON
UNITED METHODIST
Rev. John P. Smith
Small Groups: 9:00 a.m.
Sunday Worship: 10:00 a.m.
10650 Hwy. 361 (by Beach
Access Rd. 3)....749-0884
ISLAND MISSION
Tom Dietzel, Pastor
Sunday Worship: 3 p.m.
at Trinity-by-the-Sea
Episcopal Church
433 Trojan St....210-363-3538
ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC
Father Kris Bauta
Rosary 7:45 & Mass 8 a.m.
weekdays
Saturday Mass: 5 p.m.
Sunday Mass: 9 & 11 a.m.
Confession: 30 mins
before each mass
100 N. Station St....749-5825
TRINITY-BY-THE-SEA
EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN
PORT ARANSAS
Reverend James Derkits
Sunday Worship
Holy Eucharist Rite II Sun. 9 am
Holy Eucharist Rite II Sun. 11 am
with Childrens Sermon
Daily AA Meetings 7 pm
Call for Alanon group meeting info.
433 Trojan St....749-6449
UNITARIAN
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CHURCH OF
CORPUS CHRISTI
Rev. Christina Hockman
Services are at 11:00 a.m.
every Sunday morning.
6901 Holly Road
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by licensed funeral homes
will be accepted for pub-
lication.
do evil and to praise those who Free obituaries
Obituaries, to include the
do good. name, age and city of res-
Peter is telling Christians to
idence of the deceased;
submit to the emperor, who connection to Port Aransas
happened to be Nero at this if not a resident; date of
birth and death; day, date,
time. In case you forgot your
time and place of funeral
history, Nero did horrible service; career information,
things to Christians because survivors and a photo will
he thought they were a greater be written to conform to
threat to the Roman society newspaper standards and
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The Incredible
Things We Believe
Know ye not that ye are the temple of God,
and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
1 Corinthians 3:16 KJV
C
hristians believe a lot of things which many non-Christians find
incredible, starting with the fact that God became man in the form of
Jesus. That an all-powerful, all-knowing God would take the form of a
human being is a stumbling block for many. Christians also believe that Jesus
was perfect, never sinning during his thirty-plus years here on earth. At the end
of this sojourn, Jesus allowed himself to be executed, and after dying, and being
dead for three days, we believe that he rose from the dead and that he walked
and talked and ate with his followers for a brief time before ascending bodily to
heaven. Christians believe that God then sent the Holy Spirit to minister to us,
and literally to enter into us. We believe that God is inside of us because we hear
the still small voice of conscience, and believe that this is the voice of God. And
we believe that we are guided by that voice, the Holy Spirit. Sometimes
our faith is troubled by these things. They are indeed incredible in the
literal sense that they can be hard to believe. But perhaps we believe
them because we have Gods spirit within us. And perhaps that spirit
within us is what makes us enthusiastic about these incredible things, and
perhaps they ring true to us because they are true to our inmost being.
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UTMSI
film series
set to begin
Learn about the environ-
ment through films at the Film
and Discussion series offered
by the University of Texas Ma-
rine Science Institute.
The film series begins on
Thursday, Oct. 27, and runs
every Tuesday and Thursday
from 3 to 4 p.m. through Tues-
day, March 9.
The films will be shown in
the auditorium at the Marine Free again Staff photos by Lee Harrison

Science Education Center, 855 On the beach in Port Aransas, the Animal Rehabilitation
E. Cotter Ave. Keep (ARK) released three rehabilitated sea turtles to crawl
No films will be offered back into the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday, Oct. 15. Above:
during the school holiday ARK Director Tony Amos sends off a 70-pound loggerhead
breaks in November and De- turtle. Below: Colton McAdoo, 5, and sister Halle, 8, of
cember. Fulshear, check out a Kemps ridley sea turtle held by Amos.
The program includes a film Parents Justin and Heather McAdoo shot photos.
on an environmental topic
followed by a discussion. The
films normally run between 15
and 58 minutes in length.
Film topics range from doc-
umentaries about our Texas
environment and the Gulf of
Mexico to fish and wildlife,
oceans, pollution and more.
See the Island Agenda on
Page 2A of the South Jetty
weekly editions for film and
discussion topics.
For more information, visit
the UTMSI website, utmsi.
utexas.edu or contact Nicole
Pringle at 749-3153 or npring-
le@austin.utexas.edu.

Cattails
Plans in works to reduce the
invasive species at birding center
Dan Parker
Woo-hoo, wahoo! Courtesy photo
News editor
Angela Crawford of Kansas is happy about her catch The citys nature preserve
of this 31-pound wahoo on Thursday, Oct. 13. She was manager said she is work-
fishing aboard the Gulf Eagle with Capt. Kevin Haller out ing on plans to reduce the
of Deep Sea Headquarters. amount of cattail plants that
increasingly are multiplying
and cutting off views at the
Dont miss the weekend fish report every Leonabelle Turnbull Birding
Friday by 4:07 p.m. at Center.
Colleen Simpson said she
www.portasouthjetty.com expects to use a weed whacker
Story will have free online access with a saw blade to trim away
some of the cattails growing
within several feet of the
Fishing report boardwalk at the birding cen-
ter probably this week.
But that wont get the whole
birding center - eat cattails,
but theyre not doing it fast
enough.
While some folks might
suggest bringing in more
nutria, Simpson said she
doesnt think thats a good
idea, largely because nu-
tria is a non-native species.
Non-native species in general
can pose problems for native
species.
Nutria are native to South
America. They were imported
into various states (the closest
to Texas being Louisiana)
for the fur trade between
1899 and 1940, according to

Waters teeming job done, so Simpson also

plans to have environmental
engineers look at the situation
texasinvasives.org, a website
hosted and maintained by the
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflow-

with blackfin tuna

Blackfin tuna catches re-
main strong in the Gulf off
Port Aransas, according to
folks who work along the
waterfront.
Those things are still teem-
ing out there, said John Mc-
Natt of Fishermans Wharf.
Everybodys been getting a
lot of them.
A group of folks hauled in
30 blackfin on a 12-hour trip
aboard the Scat Cat on Satur-
day, Oct. 15, he said.
Other recent offshore
catches have included Atlantic
sharpnose shark, kingfish and
a few ling, McNatt said.
The bays have been pro-
ducing redfish, trout and
some flounder, he said. Folks
heading to the north jetty have
been returning with redfish,
trout, Spanish mackerel and
some flounder, McNatt said.
At Dolphin Dock, Eric
Peschke said recent offshore
action has included vermilion
snapper, ling, blackfin tuna
and grouper.
He said folks on a recent
four-hour trip into the bays
and come up with possible er Center and the University
remedies to open up and of Texas.
possibly deepen the waters at After being imported to the
the birding center. U.S., nutria made their way
caught sand trout and bonnet She said she hopes to ad- to Port Aransas probably on
head shark. vertise for proposals by the their own, Simpson said.
Marsha Walker at Deep end of the year and have a Simpson said cattails have
Sea Headquarters said eight- company study the problem spread a lot recently because
hour trips offshore have been not too long after the first part rainfall was heavy earlier this
yielding nice catches of black- of next year. year after several years of
fin tuna, Atlantic sharpnose In years past before Simp- dryness.
shark, dorado and wahoo. son was hired in April the Cattails are native and
Anglers on 12-hour ex- city tried to reduce the cattail dont pose an environmental
cursions have been hooking spread by use of a herbicide problem unless they start
blackfin tuna, Atlantic sharp- deemed safe to use around crowding the birding centers
nose shark, kingfish, vermil- birds. But the cattails have pond so much that ducks no
ion snapper and barracuda, advanced since then. longer can find waters that are
she said. Nutria large, semi-aquat- open enough for their liking,
Bay trips have meant good ic rodents that live at the she said.
catches of whiting and sand
trout, Walker said.
Bay guides have been find-
ing limits of redfish and black
drum, plus trout, she said.
Yvonne Lajoie at Woodys
Sports Center said the Island
Queen II, which docks at
Woodys, has been getting into
a lot of redfish and small shark
while idling around the jetties.
Bay guides have been find-
ing trout and redfish for their
customers, she said.
Offshore action has tended
toward blackfin tuna and
some barracuda, Lajoie said.

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Port Aransas South Jetty IslandYouth
Third-graders Chloe Merchant, left, and Raquel Merritt swing on the playground at H.G.
Olsen Elementary School on Friday, Oct. 14, as classmate Keagan Sohl looks on. The
playground, which school officials say has problems with compacted mulch, sand burrs,
drainage and other issues, could be improved under a proposed bond issue that school
trustees are considering bringing before voters next May.
Education notes
The science of teaching
For the past few years, Port
Aransas University of Texas
Marine Science Institute has
been involved in the science
classes at our ISDs elementary
campus and middle school.
This year, the collaboration
with UTMSI involves graduate
students coming in to visit my
science class once a week.
The grad students give stu-
dents a different view of sci-
ence with a program called
Science in Residence.
The goals of this program
are to increase enthusiasm for
science learning among K-12
students, enhance scientific
communication and teaching
skills among the participating
Retreat fun
Some 31 Port Aransas
youngsters attended a
retreat at Camp Chrysalis,
near Kerrville, during the
weekend of Oct. 15 and
16. It was put on by the
Port Aransas Parks and
and Skills (TEKS) criteria.
field equipment, so when they
Lia
Phillips
graduate fellows, and increase
environmental outreach and
environmental education in
the community.
The grad students instruc-
tional approach is more
hands-on than the traditional
classroom in alignment with
Recreation Department,
PTO and Port Aransas
ISD, with support from the
Port Aransas Community
Theater, the Youth
Development Foundation
and the Lutheran Mission.
Clockwise from above:
Students play a game
called Gorilla, Man, Gun
- a sort of lifesize version
of Rock, Paper Scissors;
Taylor Alcorn swings from
a long cable; planning a
student newspaper are,
front row, from left: Michael
DHerde, Chloe-Sue
Wong and R.D. Alcorn;
and, back row, from left:
Kayley Johnston, Hunter
Frost, Peyton Beck, Jacob
Williams and Ali Lipman;
and Dylan Barnett and
Kayley climb a wall.
Staff photos
byDan Parker
Staff Photo by Greg Bowen
Texas Essential Knowledge
Recently the eighth-graders
have been practicing using
actually begin field experienc-
es to collect data on Oct. 27,
they will be ready.
They will be collecting wind
speed, salinity, biotic factors,
high/low tide, turbidity and
nitrogen/oxygen levels in the
water.
This data will be utilized to
complete their end-of-the-year
project: A poster presentation
session at UTMSI.
Working in groups, students
will create a scientific poster
based on their own research
question and present it to fac-
ulty and students and UTMSI.
These questions are inquiry
based, but can easily be ana-
lyzed using the data weve all
collected as a group.
Through the completion
of this project, students will
develop valuable research,
Excel spreadsheet, statistics
and presentation skills.
Who doesnt want these
students to understand that
science happens everywhere?
I am amazed at the great job
these graduate students do in
coming into the classroom and
getting the students engaged.
Lia Phillips is an eighth-
grade science teacher and assis-
tant softball and cross country
coach at Brundrett Middle
School.
Hijinks
will be a
treat for
Halloween
Get your Halloween on next
week at Halloween Hijinks,
presentations on Tuesday and
Thursday, Oct. 25 and 27, by
the Port Aransas High School
Theatre Department and the
drama club, the Marlin Mas-
queraders.
The free shows will be at 7
p.m. on the PAHS Second Sto-
ry Stage (cafeteria). The show
is not a childrens show, and is
targeted toward a general au-
dience. It will include Hallow-
een-oriented skits, according
to theatre coach Danny Reyes.
The evening will feature
a one-act play entitled The
Babysitter by Laurie Wood-
ward that will be directed by
senior PAHS theatre student
Aubrey Sergeant. Stage man-
ager will be senior Hunter
Frost, and the tech director
will be senior Mat Allen.
Actors will be Andrea Alex-
ander, William Garner, Kayley
Gibson-Johnston, Ethan King,
Rhiannon Mansanales, Vic-
toria Solarek, Sailor Arnold,
Parker Burkett, Trip Collins,
Mathew Daugird, Hunter
Frost, Reese Hall, Ashley
Hunter, Nathan Murray, Ade-
lyn Neblett, Hannah Pearson,
Christian Pitney, Sara Schey,
Tatem Shoemaker, Nicole
Sullivan, Eliazar Cruz, Sunny
Maynard, Aubrey Sergeant,
Toby Suphachai and Faith
Tweedy.
Technical crew members are
Mat Allen, Phoebe Shelton and
Billy Flippo.
School bond eyed
by PAISD trustees
Greg Bowen
Reporter
A bond issue to finance
improvements to Port Aransas
schools is being considered.
The (Port Aransas ISD
Board of Trustees) will likely
move forward in that direction
next spring, said Superinten-
dent Sharon McKinney.
She told school board mem-
bers at their monthly meeting
on Wednesday, Oct. 12, that
shes been polling teachers,
employees and administrators
at the ISDs three campuses
to develop a master list of
improvements needed at their
schools.
She said the list is expected
to be completed by the end
of the month. It will include
school needs in technology,
athletics, library, food services
and other areas.
Were looking at what we
need in the next five years.
Where do we need to expand?
Whats going out of warranty?
What needs to be replaced?
McKinney said.
School officials mentioned
the proposed bond likely to
be in the $5 million range
possibly funding such things
as a bus barn, new roofs and
playground equipment.
Were looking at something
like 70- to 80-percent of our
roofs going out of warranty in
the next five years, McKinney
said. In 2014 dollars, (replac-
ing those roofs) would cost
about $2.5 million.
Improvements to the Olsen
Elementary Schools play-
ground are also being looked
at. Could you see a cool ele-
mentary playground that has
(synthetic) turf on it and colors
and really looks awesome?
McKinney asked board mem-
bers. Imagine kids on the
playground not having to
worry about sticker burrs and
Cast members huddle in an improvised scene from The
Babysitter, one of the skits in the production of Halloween
Hijinks, which will be presented on Tuesday and Thursday,
Oct. 25 and 27, at Port Aransas High School. Admission
is free to the performances by theater students and
members of the Marlin Masqueraders. In the huddle are,
from left, Sunny Maynard, Kayley Johnston and Toby
Suphachai.
Thursday, October 20, 2016 7B
fire ants. to spend bond funds different-
Plans are for the board to ly than had been originally ad-
hold a workshop at 6 p.m. vertised prior to that election.
Nov. 3 to discuss the proposed Well work on getting to-
bond issue. A tour of areas that gether a comprehensive report
might need improvements to of 2013 original bond projects,
be funded by the bond is also how they were completed,
being planned for trustees. any changes made, etc., for
Committee planned the Nov. 3 board workshop,
Appointment of a bond McKinney said.
committee that would include Bonds are pretty common
an array of local stakeholders is in school districts, said Gon-
also being considered, perhaps zalez, adding that he wants
around years end. The com- to ensure that the process is
mittee would provide input transparent and that the funds
into what ISD needs should will be used for the improve-
be addressed in the proposed ments voters are told theyll
bond issue, McKinney said. be used for.
They can kind of prioritize Gonzalez also said he want-
and give the board some direc- ed to ensure that the district
tion on how to move forward, gets realistic price estimates for
she said. the various projects it might
The more information we undertake with bond funds.
have before we get to (appoint-
ing) the committee would be
extremely helpful, said board
President Alfredo Gonzalez.
The school board would
review the committees rec-
ommendations. The board
has the authority to revise or
reprioritize (the recommenda-
tions), McKinney said.
A town hall-style meeting OCT. 24 - 28
is also being considered in the
fall to give citizens a chance to BREAKFAST
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for school improvements. No Monday
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The likely date for the elec- Tuesday
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Saturday, May 6. The board Wednesday
would have to call the election ASSORTED MUFFIN
by February in order to hold it Thursday
in May, McKinney said.
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meetings could be held in
March and April, she said.
Friday
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8B Thursday, October 20, 2016 IslandLife/Sports
Marlins dominate in district
Port Aransas cross country
runners John Zuniga, Ashby
Snow and Ryan Brown all
raced to championship finish-
es as the Marlins dominated
in district-level competition
Monday, Oct. 17, at West Guth
Park in Corpus Christi.
It was a very good day for
Port Aransas cross country.
We won every division we had
a team in, middle school to
high school, said coach Steve
Reaves. I am very proud of
this group and proud of how
they have represented Port
Aransas ISD.
Lady Marlins
The varsity Lady Marlins
won the district championship
with a score of 17. In a com-
petition where lowest scores
are winners, the perfect score
would have been a 15.
John Zuniga, center, and his fellow Marlins break from the starting line in district cross
country competition Monday, Oct. 17, at West Guth Park in Corpus Christi. Zuniga, the
current 2A state champion, won the race and claimed the district championship.
Chief Concerns
Turn your back on drugs
If you happen to see my
trophy wife running around
town, be sure and wish her
a happy birthday as she cel-
ebrates another year gone by.
I am bound by law not to
disclose her age, but I can
tell you that she was born
the same year that Marilyn
Monroe married Joe DiMag-
gio, the words under God
were added to the Pledge of
Allegiance, the first issue of
Sports Illustrated magazine
was published and Elvis Pres-
leys first single, Thats All
Right (Mama), was released.
Although not exactly a
celebration, next week begins
another commemoration of
sorts, it is Red Ribbon Week.
Red Ribbon Week is one
of the many fun outreach
programs that the Port Aran-
sas Police Department par-
ticipates in with the local
community. The Red Ribbon
Week program began after
DEA agent Kiki Camarena
was murdered by drug run-
ners in Mexico City in 1985.
Over the years, Red Ribbon
Week has evolved into an
annual event held throughout
the country.
This year Red Ribbon Week
will be observed during the
week of Oct. 24 through Oct.
28. The Port Aransas Police
Department will be partner-
ing with the Port Aransas
The Lady Marlins closest
competitor had a score of 60,
Reaves said.
In addition to Lady Marlin
Ashby Snow claiming a dis-
trict championship, he said,
the team placed six girls in
the top nine and had the top
four spots.
We will enjoy this for a lit-
tle bit, but we have to get back
to work because Regional is
two weeks away and we have
some things we need to tighten
up before then.
Boys run away
For the varsity boys, it was
also another dominant day,
Reaves said.
The boys scored 21 points
and their closest competitor
had a score of 62, the coach
said. We had four of the top
five runners.
Scott
Burroughs
Independent School District
in a number of activities to
help bring the message of a
drug-free community to the
schools. Students will wear
red ribbons and a variety of
other clothing as a visible sign
of unity towards intolerance
of illegal drug use.
Red Ribbon Week starts
on Monday when elementary
and middle school students
will begin a contest to design
posters with an anti-drug
message. Although the final
schedule had not been set at
the time of this writing, in the
past the students have worn
different themed clothing
each day as a sign of unity to
end drug abuse. They have
worn their shirts backwards
in a symbolic gesture to Turn
Your Back on Drugs. They
have worn crazy hats to put
a cap on drug use, and wild
socks as a symbol to stomp
out addiction. At least one
day everybody will wear red.
New this year will be a lay off
Port Aransas 2A state
champ Zuniga claimed an-
other individual district cham-
pionship, the coach said.
Like the Lady Marlins, the
varsity boys will enjoy their
victory for a bit, Reaves said,
then get back to work for the
Regional meet, which will be
held at Texas A&M Universi-
ty-Corpus Christi on Oct. 29.
The biggest thing on
the boys side is just getting
healthy. The two-week gap
should be good for us, Reaves
said.
JVs
JV boys also won the district
championship, with a score
of 15 with the Marlins Ryan
Brown winning the district
championship race.
For the JV girls, the Mar-
lins entered only one runner,
Staff photo by Regina Love
the drugs day where the kids
will wear flowered leis around
their necks.
Officers will be visiting the
schools daily and participat-
ing in the drug-free message.
In addition, officers will share
popcorn and pickles with the
students to provide a fun, ca-
sual, atmosphere to reinforce
bonds of mutual respect.
Red Ribbon Week winds
down on Friday. Students will
be wearing their school colors
and each of the schools will be
hosting pep rallies. Awards
donated by local businesses
will be presented at the pep
rallies for the winners of the
poster and essay contests.
If your child is a student,
encourage them to partic-
ipate. Even if you are not a
student, you can still partake
in Red Ribbon Week. Wear
your clothes backwards, put
on your crazy socks, wear a
cap, pin a red ribbon on your
shirt, or tie one to your car.
When someone asks about
your ribbon, you can tell them
that we are sending a message
that we will not tolerate illegal
drugs in Port Aransas. As
Elvis would say, Thats all
right.
Scott Burroughs is chief
of the Port Aransas Police
Department. Contact him at
sburroughs@cityofportaran-
sas.org or (361) 749-6241.
Port Aransas South Jetty
Date Location HS/MS
October
17 District
West Guth Park HS, MS
29 Regional
TAMU-CC HS
November
12 State HS
Old Settlers Park
Round Rock
HS Coach--
Steve Reaves
MS Coach--
Jonathan Sheffield
Sunny Maynard. She finished
second, getting nipped at the
wire, Reaves said.
Here are the results:
Staff photo by Regina Love
Varsity girls
Ashby Snow, 13:30, 1st District champion Ashby Snow of Port Aransas High
Kayla Spaeth, 13:55, 2nd School eyes a card bearing the number one as she nears
the finish line and a first-place finish in district competition
Charlotte Ramsden, 14:10, Monday, Oct. 17, at West Guth Park in Corpus Christi.
3rd
Kelly Ellis, 14:35, 4th
Elena Crawford, 14:48, 7th Ryan Brown, 18:33, 5th Seth Clark, 23:36, 3rd
Robin Delgado, 15:07, 9th Tyler Strickland, 19:57, 11th
Eric Anderson, 26:02, 5th
Hailey Clark, 16:57, 19th Matt Groseclose, 20:00, 12th Thomas Ramsden, 29:54,
Varsity boys Cole Smith, 20:14, 14th 7th
John Zuniga, 17:17, 1st JV boys Casey Feil, 31:31, 8th
Logan Kreutziger, 18:03, 2nd Ryan Brown, 21:33, 1 st
JV girls
Tripp Collins, 18:04, 3rd Dave Moats, 21:57, 2nd Sunny Maynard, 17:45, 2nd
Courtesy photo
Members of the Brundrett Middle School cross country team posed for a photo with their
ribbons and plaque after the district meet in Corpus Christi on Monday, Oct. 17. Standing
are, from left, Ozzie Phillips, Conner Kreutziger, Max DeHart, Luke Merritt, Pablito Snow,
Mason Barwise, Jerry Templeton, Tres Walker, Zach Parker and Kai Kidd. Kneeling,
from left, are Jadyn Clark, Emily Nabors, Maddy Lyman, Gabby Durkin, Jamie Barr and
Molly Moats.
Brundrett
runners
take first
at district
The eighth-grade cross
country teams from Brundrett
Middle School took first-place
finishes Monday, Oct. 17, in
district competition in Corpus
Christi.
Our kids were up to the
challenge on this day. said
coach Jonathan Sheffield. Im
very proud of each runner this
season.
The seventh-grade girls
won first-place team and the
seventh-grade boys finished
in second place.
Brundrett had 18 kids med-
al, including:
Mollie Moats, 2nd; Emily Na-
bors, 5th; Jadyn Clark, 6th; Mad-
dy Lyman, 8th; Gabby Durkin,
9th; Conner Kruetziger, 1st;
Max DeHart, 2nd; Paul Snow,
4th; Zach Parker, 6th; Jerry Tem-
Courtesy photo
pleton, 9th; Ian McCelland, 2nd;
Kyler Spaeth, 3rd; Ava Smith, Victorious
2nd; Olivia Adams, 3rd; Hannah Ryan Tallent, 9, of Port Aransas, stands atop the No. 1
Ramsden, 4th; Elish Brennan, spot after winning first place in his class (advanced 65
5th; Samantha Ogle, 6th; and cc) in a motorcross race on Oct. 9 at the White Knuckle
Taylor Alcorn, 7th. Ranch track in Hondo.
The chief speaks Staff photo by Dan Parker
Port Aransas Volunteer Fire Department Chief Chris Shanklin shows one of the
departments fire trucks and its equipment to students at H.G. Olsen Elementary School
on Thursday, Oct. 13. Students were getting lessons during Fire Safety Week.
Port Aransas South Jetty IslandLife
NOTICE OF ELECTION
THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF NUECES
CITY OF PORT ARANSAS
TO THE RESIDENT, QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE CITY OF PORT ARANSAS, TEXAS
TAKE NOTICE that an election will be held in the City of Port Aransas, Texas on November 8, 2016, CONCERNING THE
ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $4,500,000 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING
STREETS, BRIDGES, AND SIDEWALKS IMPROVEMENTS, AND THE LEVYING OF A TAX IN PAYMENT THEREOF,
ALL in obedience to an ordinance duly entered by the City Council of the City of Port Aransas Texas on August 18, 2016, which
ordinance reads substantially as follows:
ORDINANCE NO. 2016-19
AN ORDINANCE CALLING A BOND ELECTION TO BE HELD IN THE CITY OF PORT ARANSAS,
TEXAS; MAKING PROVISION FOR THE CONDUCT OF A JOINT ELECTION; AND RESOLVING
OTHER MATTERS INCIDENT AND RELATED TO SUCH ELECTION
**********************
WHEREAS, the City Council (the Council) of the CITY OF PORT ARANSAS, TEXAS (the City), located in Nueces County,
Texas (the County), hereby finds and determines that an election should be held to determine whether the Council shall be
authorized to issue general obligation bonds of the City in the amount and for the purposes hereinafter identified (the Election);
and
WHEREAS, the City will contract with the Elections Administrator (the Administrator) of the County to conduct all aspects
of the Election; and
WHEREAS, the Election will be held jointly with other political subdivisions (such other political subdivisions, collectively, the
Participants) for whom the County is also conducting their elections, as provided pursuant to the provisions of one or more
joint election agreements or contracts among the City, the County, and the Participants, entered into in accordance with the
provisions of Section 271.002, as amended, Texas Election Code, or other applicable law, pursuant to which the County will
conduct all aspects of the Election on the Citys behalf;
WHEREAS, the Council hereby finds and determines that the necessity to construct various capital improvements within the
City necessitates that it is in the public interest to call and hold the Election at the earliest possible date to authorize the issuance
of general obligation bonds for the purposes hereinafter identified; and
WHEREAS, the Council hereby finds and determines that the actions hereinbefore described are in the best interests of the
residents of the City; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ARANSAS, TEXAS THAT:
SECTION 1. The Election shall be held in the CITY OF PORT ARANSAS, TEXAS on the 8th day of November, 2015 (Election
Day), which is a uniform election date under the Texas Election Code, as amended, and is not less than 78 days nor more than
90 days from the date of the adoption of this ordinance (the Ordinance), for the purpose of submitting the following proposition
to the qualified voters of the City:
PROPOSITION
Shall the City Council of the City of Port Aransas, Texas be authorized to issue and sell one or more series of gen-
eral obligation bonds of the City in the aggregate principal amount of not more than $4,500,000 for the purpose of
making permanent public improvements or other public purposes, to wit: providing streets, bridges, and sidewalks
improvements (as well as necessary drainage improvements incidental thereto), relocating utilities, street lighting,
technology improvements, and signage, acquiring lands and rights-of-way necessary for streets, bridges, and side-
walks, such bonds to mature serially or otherwise (not more than 40 years from their date) in accordance with law;
and any issue or series of said bonds to bear interest at such rate or rates (fixed, floating, variable or otherwise) as
may be determined within the discretion of the City Council, provided that such rate of interest shall not exceed
the maximum rate per annum authorized by law at the time of the issuance of any issue or series of said bonds; and
shall the City Council of the City be authorized to levy and pledge, and cause to be assessed and collected, annual ad
valorem taxes, within the limitations prescribed by law, on all taxable property in said City sufficient to pay the annual
interest and provide a sinking fund to pay the bonds at maturity and the cost of any credit agreements executed in
connection with the bonds?
SECTION 2. One or more City election precincts are hereby established for the purpose of holding the Election, and one or more
polling places are hereby designated for holding the Election in the City election precincts as identified in Exhibit A to this Or-
dinance (which is incorporated herein by reference for all purposes). At least 79 days prior to Election Day, or as soon thereafter
as is reasonably practicable, the City, acting through the Mayor, the City Manager, or the designee thereof, in coordination with
the Administrator, or the designee thereof, as necessary or desirable, will identify and formally approve the appointment of the
Presiding Judges, Alternate Presiding Judges, Election Clerks, and all other election officials for the Election, together with any
other necessary changes to election practices and procedures and can correct, modify, or change the Exhibits to this Ordinance
based upon the final locations and times agreed upon by the Administrator, the City, and the Participants to the extent permitted
by applicable law.
A. The Presiding Judge shall appoint not less than two resident qualified voters of the County to act as clerks in order
to properly conduct the Election. To the extent required by the Texas Election Code, as amended, or other applicable law, the
appointment of these clerks must include a person fluent in the Spanish language to serve as a clerk to render oral aid in the
Spanish language to any voter desiring such aid at the polls on Election Day. If the Presiding Judge appointed actually serves, the
Alternate Presiding Judge shall serve as one of the clerks. In the absence of the Presiding Judge, the Alternate Presiding Judge
shall perform the duties of the Presiding Judge of each election precinct.
B. On Election Day, the polls shall be open as designated on Exhibit A. The County participates in the Countywide
Polling Place Program under Section 43.007, as amended, Texas Election Code, meaning that any District voter can vote in the
Election at any polling place identified in Exhibit A.
C. The main early voting location is designated in Exhibit B to this Ordinance (which is hereby incorporated herein
by reference for all purposes). The individual named as the Early Voting Clerk as designated in Exhibit B is hereby appointed
as the Early Voting Clerk to conduct such early voting in the Election. The Early Voting Clerk shall appoint the Deputy Early
Voting Clerks. This main early voting location shall remain open to permit early voting on the days and at the times as stated
in Exhibit B. Early voting shall commence as provided on Exhibit B and continue through the date set forth on Exhibit B, all as
provided by the provisions of the Texas Election Code, as amended.
Additionally, permanent and/or temporary branch offices for early voting by personal appearance may be established and main-
tained in accordance with the Texas Election Code. In the event such permanent and/or temporary branch locations are estab-
lished, information regarding the locations, dates, and hours of operation for early voting at these offices shall be determined by
the Administrator, as identified in Exhibit B hereto.
An Early Voting Ballot Board is hereby established for the purpose of processing early voting results. The individual designated
in Exhibit B as the Presiding Judge of the Early Voting Ballot Board is hereby appointed the Presiding Judge of the Early Voting
Ballot Board. The Presiding Judge shall appoint not less than two resident qualified voters of the City to serve as members of
the Early Voting Ballot Board.
SECTION 3. Electronic voting machines may be used in holding and conducting the Election on Election Day; provided, how-
ever, in the event the use of such electronic voting machines is not practicable, the Election may be conducted on Election Day
by the use of paper ballots (except as otherwise provided in this section). Electronic voting machines or paper ballots may
be used for early voting by personal appearance (except as otherwise provided in this section).Pursuant to Section 61.012, as
amended, Texas Election Code, the City shall provide at least one accessible voting system in each polling place used in the Elec-
tion. Such voting system shall comply with State and federal laws establishing the requirement for voting systems that permit
voters with physical disabilities to cast a secret ballot. Any legally permissible voting method may be used for early voting and
Election Day voting by personal appearance. Certain early voting may be conducted by mail.
SECTION 4. The City shall also utilize a Central Counting Station (the Station) as provided by Section 127.001, et seq., as
amended, Texas Election Code, as amended. The Administrator, or the designee thereof, is hereby appointed as the Manager
and Presiding Judge of the Station and may appoint Station clerks and establish a written plan for the orderly operation of the
Station in accordance with the provisions of the Texas Election Code, as amended. The Council hereby appoints the Adminis-
trator, or the designee thereof, as the Tabulation Supervisor and the Administrator, or the designee thereof, as the Programmer
for the Station. Lastly, the Administrator will publish notice and conduct testing on the automatic tabulation equipment relating
to the Station and conduct instruction for the officials and clerks for the Station in accordance with the provisions of the Texas
Election Code, as amended.
SECTION 5. The official ballot shall be prepared in accordance with the Texas Election Code, as amended, so as to permit voters
to vote FOR or AGAINST the aforesaid proposition which shall appear on the ballot substantially as follows:
PROPOSITION
The issuance of not to exceed $4,500,000 of City of Port Aransas, Texas general obligation bonds for streets, bridges, and side-
walks improvements, and the levying of a tax in payment thereof
SECTION 6. All resident qualified voters of the City shall be permitted to vote at the Election, and on Election Day, such voters
shall vote at the designated polling places. The Election shall be held and conducted in accordance with the provisions of the
Texas Election Code, as amended, Chapters 1251 and 1331, as amended, Texas Government Code, and as may be required by
any other law. All materials and proceedings relating to the Election shall be printed in both English and Spanish.
SECTION 7. A substantial copy of this Ordinance shall serve as a proper notice of the Election. This notice, including a Spanish
translation thereof, shall be posted (i) at three public places within the City and at the City Hall not less than 21 days prior to
Election Day, (ii) in a prominent location at each polling place on Election Day and during early voting, and shall be published
on the same day in each of two (2) successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the City, the first of these publi-
cations to appear in such newspaper not more than 30 days, and not less than 14 full days prior to Election Day. In addition,
during the 21 days prior to Election Day, the City shall, in a prominent manner, maintain such notice on its internet website.
SECTION 8. As required by and in accordance with Section 3.009(b)(5) and (7) through (9) of the Texas Election Code, , the
City, as of its fiscal year beginning October 1, 2015, had outstanding an aggregate principal amount of debt equal to $12,580,000;
the aggregate amount of the interest owed on such City debt obligations, through respective maturity, totaled $1,875,379; and
the City levied an ad valorem debt service tax rate for its outstanding debt obligations of $0.0646 per $100 of taxable assessed
valuation. The City estimates an ad valorem debt service tax rate of $ 0.082 per $100 of taxable assessed valuation if the bonds
that are subject of the Election are approved and are issued (taking into account the outstanding City bonds and bonds that
are the subject of this Election, but not future bond authorizations of the City). The bonds that are the subject of this Election
shall mature serially or otherwise overall a specified number of years (not more than 40 years from their date), as preserved by
applicable Texas law, though the City estimates that, based on current bond market conditions, such bonds will amortize over a
30-year period from their respective date of issue. The foregoing estimated tax rate and amortization period are only estimates,
provided for Texas statutory compliance, and do not serve as a cap on any City ad valorem tax rate or the amortization period
for bonds that are the subject of this Election.
SECTION 9. The Council authorizes the Mayor, the City Manager, or their respective designee, to negotiate and enter into
one or more joint election agreements and/or similar contracts or agreements with the County, acting by and through the
Administrator, and any Participants if desired or required to comply with applicable law, as permitted and in accordance with
the provisions of the Texas Election Code, as amended. In addition, the City authorizes the Mayor, the City Manager, or their
respective designee of either of such parties to make such technical modifications to this Ordinance that are necessary for
compliance with applicable Texas or federal law or to carry out the intent of the Council, as evidenced herein. To the extent that
any duty or obligation of the City, in general, or any City official, in particular, is properly delegated to the County pursuant to a
joint election agreement, then the Countys carrying out those duties and obligations on the Citys behalf pursuant to the terms
of such joint election agreement shall be binding upon the City and are hereby determined by the Council to be evidence of the
Citys compliance with the provisions of applicable Texas law concerning the Election relative to the same.
SECTION 10. The recitals contained in the preamble hereof are hereby found to be true, and such recitals are hereby
made a part of this Ordinance for all purposes and are adopted as a part of the judgment and findings of the Council.
SECTION 11. All ordinances and resolutions, or parts thereof, which are in conflict or inconsistent with any pro-
vision of this Ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict, and the provisions of this Ordinance shall be and
remain controlling as to the matters ordained herein.
SECTION 12. This Ordinance shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas and
the United States of America.
SECTION 13. It is officially found, determined, and declared that the meeting at which this Ordinance is adopted
was open to the public and public notice of the time, place, and subject matter of the public business to be considered at such
meeting, including this Ordinance, was given, all as required by Chapter 551, as amended, Texas Government Code.
SECTION 14. If any provision of this Ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall be
held to be invalid, the remainder of this Ordinance and the application of such provision to other persons and circumstances
shall nevertheless be valid, and this Council hereby declares that this Ordinance would have been enacted without such invalid
provision.
SECTION 15. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 1201.028, as amended, Texas Government Code, this Ordinance
shall be effective immediately upon adoption.
YOU WILL, THEREFORE, take notice of all the matters and facts set out in the foregoing Notice of Election.
//s// Irma Parker
City Secretary
City of Port Aransas , Texas
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Exhibit A
ELECTION PRECINCTS AND ELECTION DAY POLLING LOCATIONS
Election Day: Tuesday, November 8, 2016
Election Day Polling Locations open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Polling Place Address City
Port Aransas Community Center 408 North Alister Port Aransas
(Nueces County participates in the Countywide Polling Place program under Section 43.007, as amended, Texas Election Code.
Registered voters will be able to cast their Election Day ballots at any of the Vote Centers identified on the Countys website:
http://www.co.nueces.tx.us/countyclerk/elections/clerks/01%20-%20ELECTION%20INFORMATION/10%20-%20Elec -
tion%20Day%20Vote%20Center%20Locations.pdf))
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EXHIBIT B
EARLY VOTING
Early voting begins Monday, October 24, 2016 and ends on Friday, November 4, 2016.
Early Voting Clerk: Kara Sands
Early Voting Clerks physical address: 901 Leopard Street, Corpus Christi, Texas 78401
Presiding Judge of the Early Voting Ballot Board: to be determined by Kara Sands
Any voter entitled to vote an early ballot by personal appearance may do so at any Early Voting Site.
Main Early Voting Polling Place, Dates & Times
Nueces County Courthouse, 1st Floor Atrium: 901 Leopard, Corpus Christi, Texas 78401
Dates Times
Monday, October 24, 2016 Friday, October 28, 2016 8:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 29, 2016 7:00 a.m. 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, October 30, 2016 12:00 noon 5:00 p.m.
Monday, October 31, 2016 Friday, November 4, 2016 7:00 a.m. 7:00 p.m.
Permanent Branch Polling Place, Dates & Times
Port Aransas Community Center: 408 N. Alister Street, Port Aransas, Texas 78373
Dates Times
Monday, October 24, 2016 Friday, October 28, 2016 8:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 29, 2016 7:00 a.m. 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, October 30, 2016 12:00 noon 5:00 p.m.
Monday, October 31, 2016 Friday, November 4, 2016 7:00 a.m. 7:00 p.m.
Additional branch locations are noted on the Countys website: http://www.co.nueces.tx.us/countyclerk/elections/clerks/01%20
-%20ELECTION%20INFORMATION/02%20-%20Early%20Voting%20Locations%20and%20Times.pdf
Early Voting By Mail
Applications for voting by mail should be received no later than the close of business (4:30 p.m.) on Friday, October 28, 2016.
Applications should be sent to:
Kara Sands, County Clerk
Nueces County, Texas
P.O. Box 2627
Corpus Christi, Texas 78403
email: nueces.countyelections@nuecesco.com
Thursday, October 20, 2016 1C
AVISO DE ELECCIN
EL ESTADO DE TEXAS
CONDADO DE NUECES
CIUDAD DE PORT ARANSAS
PARA LOS VOTANTES HABILITADOS, RESIDENTES DE LA CIUDAD DE PORT ARANSAS, TEXAS
SE NOTIFICA que se llevar a cabo una eleccin en la Ciudad de Port Aransas, Texas, el 8 de noviembre de 2016 REFERENTE
A LA EMISIN DE BONOS DE OBLIGACIN GENERAL POR LA CANTIDAD DE $4,500,000 PARA PROVEER MEJORAS
DE CALLES, PUENTES Y ACERAS Y LA IMPOSICIN DE UN IMPUESTO PARA EL PAGO DE LOS MISMOS, TODO en
obediencia a una ordenanza debidamente presentada por el Consejo Municipal de la Ciudad de Port Aransas, Texas, el da 18 de
agosto de 2016, ordenanza que expresa sustancialmente lo siguiente:
ORDENANZA No. 2016-19
ORDENANZA PARA CONVOCAR UNA ELECCIN DE BONOS A SER CELEBRADA EN LA CIU-
DAD DE PORT ARANSAS, TEXAS, QUE ESTABLECE LAS DISPOSICIONES PARA LA CONDUC-
CIN DE UNA ELECCIN CONJUNTA Y RESUELVE OTROS ASUNTOS INCIDENTALES Y REL-
ATIVOS A TAL ELECCIN
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EN VISTA DE QUE el Consejo Municipal (el Consejo) de la CIUDAD DE PORT ARANSAS, TEXAS, (la Ciudad), ubicada en el
Condado de Nueces, Texas (el Condado) halla y determina por el presente que se deber celebrar una eleccin para determinar
si se debe autorizar al Consejo a emitir bonos de obligacin general de la Ciudad por la cantidad y con los propsitos de aqu
en adelante identificados (la Eleccin); y
EN VISTA DE QUE la Ciudad celebrar un contrato con el Administrador de Elecciones (el Administrador) del Condado para
realizar todos los aspectos de la Eleccin; y
EN VISTA DE QUE la Eleccin ser llevada a cabo de manera conjunta con otras subdivisiones polticas (dichas otras subdi-
visiones polticas, en su conjunto, los Participantes) para las cuales el Condado tambin realiza las elecciones, conforme a las
disposiciones de uno o ms convenios de elecciones conjuntas o contratos entre la Ciudad, el Condado y los Participantes, en los
que se participar de acuerdo con las disposiciones de la Seccin 271.002, y sus enmiendas, del Cdigo Electoral de Texas, u otra
ley aplicable, conforme a lo cual el Condado conducir todos los aspectos de la Eleccin en nombre de la Ciudad;
EN VISTA DE QUE el Consejo por la presente halla y determina que la necesidad de construir diversas mejoras de capital den-
tro de la ciudad requiere que sea de inters pblico convocar y celebrar la Eleccin en la primera fecha posible para autorizar la
emisin de bonos de obligacin general para los fines identificados de aqu en adelante; y
EN VISTA DE QUE el Consejo por el presente halla y determina que las acciones descritas hasta aqu son para el mayor benefi-
cio de los residentes de la Ciudad; ahora, por lo tanto,
EL CONSEJO MUNICIPAL DE LA CIUDAD DE PORT ARANSAS, TEXAS, DECRETA:
SECCIN 1. Que la Eleccin se celebre en la CIUDAD DE PORT ARANSAS, TEXAS, el 8 de noviembre de 2016 (Da de Elec-
cin), fecha de eleccin uniforme segn el Cdigo Electoral de Texas y sus enmiendas, y que no es menos de 78 das ni ms de
90 das a partir de la fecha de adopcin de esta ordenanza (la Ordenanza), con el fin de presentar la siguiente proposicin ante
los votantes habilitados de la Ciudad:
PROPOSICIN
Se deber autorizar al Consejo Municipal de la Ciudad de Port Aransas, Texas, para emitir y vender una o ms
series de bonos de obligacin general de la Ciudad por una cantidad de capital total que no exceda los $4,500,000
con el propsito de realizar mejoras pblicas permanentes o para otros propsitos pblicos, a saber: proveer mejoras
de calles, puentes y aceras (al igual que las mejoras de drenaje necesarias incidentales a esto), mover los servicios
pblicos, iluminacin de calles, mejoras de tecnologa y sealizacin, adquirir los terrenos y derechos de paso nece-
sarios para calles, puentes y aceras, dichos bonos con vencimiento en serie o de otra forma (a no ms de 40 aos de
su fecha) de acuerdo con la ley; y que cualquier emisin o serie de dichos bonos devenguen inters a tal tasa o tasas
(fija, flotante, variable, o de otro tipo) segn lo determine el Consejo Municipal a su discrecin, siempre que tal tasa
de inters no exceda la tasa anual mxima autorizada por ley al momento de la emisin de cualquier emisin o serie
de tales bonos; y se deber autorizar al Consejo Municipal de la Ciudad para imponer y comprometer y hacer evaluar
y recaudar impuestos ad valorem anuales, dentro de los lmites estipulados por ley, sobre toda propiedad gravable de
dicha Ciudad, suficientes para pagar el inters anual y para proporcionar un fondo de amortizacin para pagar los
bonos al momento de su vencimiento y el costo de todo acuerdo de crdito ejecutado en relacin con los bonos?
SECCIN 2. Por la presente se establecen uno o ms precintos electorales de la Ciudad con el fin de celebrar la Eleccin y por
la presente, se designan uno o ms lugares de votacin para celebrar la Eleccin en los precintos electorales de la Ciudad iden-
tificados en el Anexo A de esta Ordenanza (que se incorpora a la presente por referencia para todo fin). Por lo menos 79 das
antes del Da de Eleccin programado, o tan pronto como sea razonablemente posible, la Ciudad, actuando por intermedio del
Alcalde, el Administrador de la Ciudad, o sus respectivos representantes designados, en coordinacin con el Administrador, o
su representante designado, identificarn y aprobarn formalmente, segn sea necesario o deseable, la designacin de los Jueces
Presidentes, los Jueces Presidentes Alternos, los Funcionarios Electorales y todos los dems oficiales electorales para la Eleccin,
junto con cualquier otro cambio necesario a las prcticas y los procedimientos electorales y pueden corregir, modificar o cam-
biar los Anexos a esta Ordenanza, en base a los lugares y horarios definitivos acordados por el Administrador, la Ciudad y los
Participantes, de haberlos y segn corresponda, en la medida permitida por la ley pertinente.
A. El Juez Presidente designar un mnimo de dos votantes calificados residentes del Condado para fungir como
funcionarios y llevar a cabo la Eleccin de manera adecuada. En la medida en que lo exija el Cdigo Electoral de Texas y sus
enmiendas, o cualquier otra ley pertinente, la designacin de dichos funcionarios debe incluir una persona con fluidez en el
idioma espaol para fungir como funcionario y brindar asistencia oral en espaol a cualquier votante que requiera dicha asisten-
cia en las casillas electorales el Da de Eleccin. Si el Juez Presidente designado de hecho cumple su funcin, el Juez Presidente
Alterno fungir como uno de los funcionarios. En ausencia del Juez Presidente, el Juez Presidente Alterno desempear las
tareas del Juez Presidente de cada precinto electoral.
B. El Da de Eleccin las casillas de votacin estarn abiertas segn se indica en el Anexo A. El Condado participa en
el Programa de Lugares de Votacin de Todo el Condado bajo la Seccin 43.007, enmendada, del Cdigo Electoral de Texas, lo
cual significa que cualquier votante del Distrito puede votar en la Eleccin en cualquier lugar de votacin indicado en el Anexo
A.
C. El lugar principal de votacin anticipada se designa en el Anexo B de esta Ordenanza (que se incorpora a la pre-
sente por referencia para todo fin). La persona nombrada como Oficial de Votacin Anticipada segn se indica en el Anexo B
es por la presente designada como Oficial de Votacin Anticipada para llevar a cabo tal votacin anticipada en la Eleccin. El
Oficial de Votacin Anticipada designar a los Funcionarios Asistentes de Votacin Anticipada. Este lugar principal de votacin
anticipada permanecer abierto para permitir que se realice la votacin anticipada en las fechas y horarios que se sealan en el
Anexo B. La votacin anticipada empezar segn se dispone en el Anexo B y continuar hasta la fecha indicada en el Anexo B,
todo segn lo estipulado en las disposiciones del Cdigo Electoral de Texas y sus enmiendas.
Asimismo, pueden establecerse y mantenerse sucursales permanentes y/o temporales para votacin anticipada en persona de
acuerdo con el Cdigo Electoral de Texas. En caso de que dichas sucursales permanentes y/o temporales sean establecidas, la
informacin respecto de los lugares, las fechas y los horarios de atencin para la votacin anticipada en esas oficinas ser deter-
minada por el Administrador como se identifica en el Anexo B de la presente.
Por la presente se establece un Consejo de Boletas de Votacin Anticipada para procesar los resultados de la votacin anticipada.
Por la presente se nombra Juez Presidente del Consejo de Boletas de Votacin Anticipada a la persona designada en el Anexo B
como Juez Presidente del Consejo de Boletas de Votacin Anticipada. El Juez Presidente designar un mnimo de dos votantes
habilitados residentes de la Ciudad para fungir como miembros del Consejo de Boletas de Votacin Anticipada.
SECCIN 3. Se pueden usar mquinas de votacin electrnica para celebrar y llevar a cabo la Eleccin el Da de Eleccin; sin
embargo, se dispone que en caso de que no sea posible el uso de dichas mquinas de votacin electrnica, la Eleccin se pueda
celebrar el Da de Eleccin mediante el uso de boletas de votacin de papel (salvo que se disponga lo contrario en esta seccin).
Se pueden usar mquinas de votacin electrnica o boletas de votacin de papel para la votacin anticipada en persona (salvo
que se disponga lo contrario en esta seccin). En conformidad con la Seccin 61.012, y sus enmiendas del Cdigo Electoral de
Texas, la Ciudad deber proporcionar por lo menos un sistema de votacin de fcil acceso en cada lugar de votacin utilizado
en la Eleccin. Dicho sistema de votacin cumplir con las leyes federales y estatales que establecen el requisito de sistemas
de votacin que les permitan a los votantes con discapacidades fsicas emitir un voto secreto. Se puede usar cualquier mtodo
de votacin admisible por ley para votar en persona en la votacin anticipada y el Da de Eleccin. Determinadas votaciones
anticipadas podrn realizarse por correo.
SECCIN 4. La Ciudad tambin utilizar una Estacin Central de Conteo (la Estacin) segn lo dispone la Seccin 127.001, y
siguientes, segn modificadas, del Cdigo Electoral de Texas. Por la presente se nombra al Administrador o su representante
designado, como el Administrador y Juez Presidente de la Estacin y puede designar funcionarios de la Estacin y establecer un
plan escrito para el funcionamiento ordenado de la Estacin segn las disposiciones del Cdigo Electoral de Texas, enmendado.
Por la presente el Consejo designa al Administrador o a su representante designado, como Supervisor de Tabulacin y al Ad-
ministrador o a su representante designado, como Programador de la Estacin. Por ltimo, el Administrador publicar el aviso
y realizar pruebas del equipo automtico de tabulacin relacionado con la Estacin y capacitar a los oficiales y funcionarios de
la Estacin segn las disposiciones del Cdigo Electoral de Texas y sus enmiendas.
SECCIN 5. La boleta oficial de votacin se preparar en conformidad con las disposiciones del Cdigo Electoral de Texas y sus
enmiendas, de manera tal que se permita a los votantes votar A FAVOR o EN CONTRA de la proposicin antedicha, la cual
estar expresada en la boleta bsicamente de la siguiente manera:
PROPOSICIN
La emisin de no ms de $4,500,000 en bonos de obligacin general de la Ciudad de Port Aransas, Texas, para me-
joras de calles, puentes y aceras, y la imposicin de un impuesto para el pago de estos.
SECCIN 6. Todos los votantes calificados residentes de la Ciudad tendrn permitido votar en la Eleccin, y el Da de Eleccin,
dichos votantes votarn en los lugares de votacin designados. Esta Eleccin debe celebrarse y realizarse de acuerdo con las
disposiciones del Cdigo Electoral de Texas, enmendado, los Captulos 1251 y 1331, enmendados, del Cdigo de Gobierno de
Texas y de la forma en que la ley pueda requerirlo. Todos los materiales y procedimientos relativos a la Eleccin estarn im-
presos en ingls y en espaol.
SECCIN 7. Una copia substancial de esta Ordenanza servir como aviso adecuado de la Eleccin. Este aviso, incluidas sus
traducciones a espaol, ser colocado (i) en tres lugares pblicos dentro de la Ciudad y en el City Hall no menos de 21 das antes
del Da de Eleccin, (ii) en un lugar visible en cada lugar de votacin el Da de Eleccin y durante la votacin anticipada, y ser
publicado el mismo da de dos (2) semanas consecutivas en un peridico de circulacin general en la Ciudad, la fecha de la
primera publicacin en tal peridico deber ser no ms de 30 das y no menos de 14 das completos antes del Da de Eleccin.
Adems, durante los 21 das anteriores al Da de Eleccin, la Ciudad deber, de forma destacada, mantener dicho aviso en su
sitio web de internet.
SECCIN 8. Tal como lo requieren y de acuerdo con los requisitos de la Seccin 3.009(b)(5) y (7) hasta la (9) del Cdigo Elec-
toral de Texas, incorporado por la 83. Legislatura de Texas, la Ciudad, a partir de su ao fiscal que comenz el 1 de octubre
de 2015, tena pendiente una cantidad de capital total de deuda igual a $12,580,000; la cantidad total del inters adeudado en
dichas obligaciones de deuda de la Ciudad, a travs del vencimiento respectivo, totaliz $1,875,379; y la Ciudad impuso una
tasa de impuesto ad valorem de servicio de la deuda para sus obligaciones de deuda pendientes de $0.0646 por cada $100 de
tasacin fiscal gravable. La Ciudad calcula una tasa de impuesto ad valorem para el servicio de la deuda de $0.082 por cada $100
de tasacin fiscal gravable si los bonos que estn sujetos a la Eleccin se aprueban y se emiten (teniendo en cuenta los bonos
pendientes de la Ciudad y los bonos que estn sujetos a esta Eleccin, pero no autorizaciones futuras de bonos de la Ciudad).
Los bonos que son el objeto de esta Eleccin vencern en series o de otra manera en un nmero de aos especificados (pero no
ms de 40 aos a partir de sus fechas), como lo estipulan las leyes pertinentes de Texas, aunque la Ciudad calcula, basndose en
las condiciones del mercado burstil de bonos actuales, que tales bonos sern amortizados en un perodo de 30 aos a partir de
sus respectivas fechas de emisin. El clculo estimado anterior de la tasa de impuestos y del perodo de amortizacin son slo
estimados, proporcionados para cumplir con los requisitos legales de Texas; no son un tope de ninguna tasa de impuestos ad
valorem de la Ciudad ni del perodo de amortizacin de los bonos que son el objeto de esta Eleccin.
SECCIN 9. El Consejo autoriza al Alcalde, al Administrador de la Ciudad, o a sus respectivos representantes designados, a
negociar y celebrar uno o ms convenios de eleccin conjunta y/o contratos o acuerdos similares con el Condado, actuando
mediante el Administrador, y cualesquiera de los Participantes si as lo desean o si es obligatorio para cumplir con la ley per-
tinente, segn lo permitido por las disposiciones del Cdigo Electoral de Texas y sus enmiendas y en conformidad con las
mismas. Adems, Consejo autoriza al Alcalde, al Administrador de la Ciudad, o a sus respectivos representantes designados,
a realizar ciertas modificaciones tcnicas a esta Ordenanzas que sean necesarias para el cumplimiento de la ley federal o de
Texas pertinente o para llevar a cabo la intencin del Consejo, como se pone de manifiesto en la presente. En la medida en que
cualquier responsabilidad u obligacin de la Ciudad, en general, o de cualquier oficial de la Ciudad, en particular, sea delegada
al Condado en conformidad con el convenio de elecciones conjuntas, la realizacin de esas responsabilidades y obligaciones
por parte del Condado en nombre de la Ciudad en conformidad con las disposiciones de tal convenio de elecciones conjuntas
crearn obligaciones para la Ciudad y son por la presente determinadas por el Consejo como evidencias del cumplimiento de
las disposiciones de las leyes de Texas pertinentes relativas a la Eleccin por parte de la Ciudad en relacin a esto.
SECCIN 10. Por la presente se hallan y declaran verdaderos los considerandos incluidos en el prembulo de esta
ordenanza, y por la presente dichos considerandos se convierten en una parte de esta Ordenanza para todo fin y se adoptan
como una parte de las conclusiones y de los hallazgos del Consejo.
SECCIN 11. Por la presente se revocan todas las ordenanzas y resoluciones, o partes de estas, que estn en conflicto
o sean incompatibles con cualquier disposicin de esta Ordenanza en la medida de dicho conflicto, y las disposiciones de esta
Ordenanza regirn y seguirn rigiendo los asuntos ordenados en ella.
SECCIN 12. Se interpretar y aplicar esta Ordenanza de acuerdo con las leyes del Estado de Texas y de los Estados
Unidos de Amrica.
SECCIN 13. Se halla, determina y declara oficialmente que la asamblea en la cual esta Ordenanza es adoptada
estuvo abierta al pblico y se dio aviso pblico de la hora, el lugar y el asunto de inters pblico a tratarse en dicha asamblea,
incluida esta Ordenanza, todo segn lo exige el Captulo 551 y sus enmiendas, del Cdigo de Gobierno de Texas.
SECCIN 14. Si cualquier disposicin de esta Ordenanza o su aplicacin a alguna persona o circunstancia se deter-
mina no vlida, el resto de esta Ordenanza y la aplicacin de dicha disposicin a otras personas o circunstancias ser de todos
modos vlida y, por la presente, este Consejo declara que esta Ordenanza habra sido promulgada sin dicha disposicin no
vlida.
SECCIN 15. De acuerdo con las disposiciones de la seccin 1201.028, enmendada, del Cdigo de Gobierno de
Texas, esta Ordenanza entrar en vigencia inmediatamente despus de su adopcin.
POR LO TANTO, NOTIFQUESE de todos los asuntos y hechos descritos en el Aviso de Eleccin precedente.
//firma// Irma Parker
Secretaria de la Ciudad
Ciudad de Port Aransas, Texas
***
Anexo A
PRECINTOS ELECTORALES Y LOCALIDADES DE VOTACIN DEL DA DE ELECCIN
Da de Eleccin: Martes 8 de noviembre de 2016
Las localidades de votacin del Da de Eleccin estarn abiertas de 7:00 a.m. a 7:00 p.m.
CONDADO DE NUECES
Lugares de votacin del Condado de Nueces Direccin Ciudad
Port Aransas Community Center 408 North Alister Port Aransas
(El Condado de Nueces participa en el Programa de Lugares de Votacin de Todo el Condado bajo la Seccin 43.007, en-
mendada, del Cdigo Electoral de Texas. Votantes registrados podrn emitir su voto en cualquier de los Centros de Votacin
identificados en la pgina web del Condado:
http://www.co.nueces.tx.us/countyclerk/elections/clerks/01%20-%20ELECTION%20INFORMATION/10%20-%20Elec-
tion%20Day%20Vote%20Center%20Locations.pdf)
[El resto de la pgina se dej intencionalmente en blanco].
Anexo B
VOTACIN ANTICIPADA
La votacin anticipada comienza el lunes 24 de octubre de 2016 y finaliza el viernes 4 de noviembre de 2016.
Oficial de Votacin Anticipada: Kara Sands
Direccin fsica de la Oficial de Votacin Anticipada: 901 Leopard Street, Corpus Christi, Texas 78401
Juez Presidente del Consejo de Boletas de Votacin Anticipada: ser desigando por Kara Sands
Todo votante con derecho a votar por anticipado en persona puede hacerlo en cualquier Lugar de Votacin Anticipada.
Ubicacin, fechas y horarios del principal lugar de votacin anticipada
Nueces County Courthouse, 1st Floor Atrium: 901 Leopard, Corpus Christi, Texas 78401
Fechas Horarios
Lunes 24 de octubre de 2016 Viernes. 28 de octubre de 2016 8:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m.
Sbado 29 de octubre de 2016 7:00 a.m. 7:00 p.m.
Domingo 30 de octubre de 2016 12:00 medioda 5:00 p.m.
Lunes 31 de octubre de 2016 - Viernes 4 de noviembre de 2016 7:00 a.m. 7:00 p.m.
Ubicacin, fechas y horarios de las sucursales permanentes de votacin
Port Aransas Community Center: 408 N. Alister Street, Port Aransas, Texas 78373
Fechas Horarios
Lunes 24 de octubre de 2016 Viernes. 28 de octubre de 2016 8:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m.
Sbado 29 de octubre de 2016 7:00 a.m. 7:00 p.m.
Domingo 30 de octubre de 2016 12:00 medioda 5:00 p.m.
Lunes 31 de octubre de 2016 - Viernes 4 de noviembre de 2016 7:00 a.m. 7:00 p.m.
Ubicaciones adicionales rama se indican en el sitio web de la Provincia:
http://www.co.nueces.tx.us/countyclerk/elections/clerks/01%20-%20ELECTION%20INFORMATION/02%20-%20Early%20
Voting%20Locations%20and%20Times.pdf
Votacin Anticipada Por Correo
Las solicitudes para votar por correo deben ser recibidas no ms tarde que al cierre del horario de oficina (4:30 p.m.) del viernes
28 de octubre de 2016.
Las solicitudes deben ser enviadas a:
Kara Sands, County Clerk
Condado de Nueces, Texas
P.O. Box 2627, Corpus Christi, Texas 78403
email: nueces.countyelections@nuecesco.com
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Vacation Rentals Vacation Rentals
WINTER TEXANS! GULF VIEW!
CORAL CAY. In town location. 2/
BR 1.5/BA 1000+ sq. ft. Beau-
tifully furnished. NO PETS.
$1,800/mo. 210-415-7957.
WANTED!!! WINTER TEXAN!!!
3/Bedroom 2/Bath Condo off
11th Street. Upstairs unit with
Gulf View/Pool View/Walkway
to the beach. Condo has been
remodeled in 2009. Full kitchen
with all appliances. NO PETS
ALLOWED. $1,800/month. Con-
tact 281-414-4851.
WINTER TEXAN RENTAL. 2/BR
2/BA downstairs condo at Aran-
sas Harbors. Nicely furnished.
Very clean and well maintained
with W/D. Available Nov. 2016
thru March 2017. Call 210-653-
5150 or 210-542-6000.
CLINES LANDING; #402; 2/2; up-
dated. NE, Gulf, intracoastal & St.
Joe views. Available Nov-March.
No Smoking No Pets. Minimum
2 month lease. $2,500/mo plus
electric. 512-695-5360 or ew@
austin.rr.com.
WINTER TEXANS its time
to set your date for some
Island Time, go to www.vrbo.
com/697852 and make your
reservations - nothin like the
smell of the salt air to unwind.
WINTER TEXANS short term
2 bedroom 1 bath house fully
furnished all bills paid washer
and dryer and swimming pool
for $1,600 starting November
1st - Jan 31st please call WONT
LAST LONG 361-548-8348.
WINTER TEXAN and MONTHLY
RENTALS available. All sizes.
Some available through April.
Call 361-946-9447.
WINTER TEXANS 3/1 fully fur-
nished 1000 sq ft home in Port
Aransas. All bills paid, W/D,
walking distance to birding center,
overlooks nature preserve, on the
bus line, $1,600/month. Available
November 1. Call 210-884-3712.
IN ISLAND MOORINGS: Beautiful
3/BD 3/BA shady side of canal with
sunset views. Six month minimum
lease first and last required. Pets
OK with deposit. 361-877-9872.
WINTER TEXANS: Homes
and Condos in Port Aransas,
Rockport and N. Padre.
Homes starting at $1,100 bills
paid. Condos starting at $750
bills paid. 361-226-3234.
TurnKey Vacation Rentals.
7 SEA MIST CONDOS. One
bedroom, laundry, close to
beach, pool. 361-533-3595.
Available: Pelican and Sandcas-
tle condos. http:portaransasva-
cationbeachrentals.com.
Real Estate
BEACHSIDE CONDOS: 104
LA MIRAGE, 3/2 nicely fur-
nished condo with big balcony,
storm doors, big kitchen win-
dow, and side ocean views,
$188,000. 134 THE PELICAN,
2/2 first floor condo with pool
and dune view, renovated kitch-
en with granite counters, pine
wood walls, nice furnishings,
reduced $205,000, 3102 PORT
ROYAL, 2/2 pool and ocean
views, updated kitchen, tile
shower and tub, beachy decor
and furnishings, colorful walls,
reduced $268,000. Call Barba-
ra Thrasher, Coldwell Banker
Island, REALTORS, 817-271-
6880, HomesPortAransas.com.
Vacation Rentals
Real Estate
SURFSIDE FIRST FLOOR 2/1
CONDOS right across the street
from the beach in N. Padre #116
and #122, $121,500 each. Nice
courtyard with pool. Barba-
ra Thrasher, Coldwell Banker
Island, REALTORS, 817-271-
6880, HomesPortAransas.com.
LA CONCHA LOTS FOR SALE.
113 Sea Bird, just 3 back from
beachfront, build up for possible
gulf views, $99,999. 130 China
Beach, just 5 back from the
beach and backs to a green-
belt, $110,000. 7562 La Con-
cha Blvd., just a block from
the beach, $74,900. Beach
walkover and long term rental
neighborhood. Barbara Thrash-
er, Coldwell Banker Island,
REALTORS, 817-271-6880,
HomesPortAransas.com.
AWESOME BEACH HOUSES:
845 Parkplace, 3 stories with
great ocean and dune views,
4/3.5/2, huge kitchen with granite
counters, gas stove, SS applianc-
es, upscale furniture, hot tub, 6
balconies. See 3D virtual tour at
845Parkplace.com. Reduced to
$750,000. 136 Five Dove Circle,
3/2 with steeple in living area,
bamboo ceilings, bright colored
decorations, vintage appliances,
pond view, right across from the
pool, $485,000. Call Barbara
Thrasher, Coldwell Banker Is-
land, REALTORS, 817-271-6880.
HomesPortAransas.com.
Vacation Rentals
Real Estate Rentals
1722 ON THE BEACH. Private DUPLEX IN FAMILY COMMU-
Driveway to the Beach Stunning NITY, very clean, close to city
views. 4/3, 2 car garage, 1/2 park. 2BR/1BA. Unfurnished.
acre, Port Aransas Realty, Larry $1,395/month. w/deposit. In-
Hall, 361-790-2990. Call for
cludes appliances washer/dryer,
appointment. storage room. Water/trash paid.
Pets okay with deposit. Available
SEA ISLE VILLAGE #11. First
floor efficiency Condo. Beach-
August 6. (510) 299-0625.
front, near pool. Renovated. CANAL HOME 3/BD 2/BA. Open
New ceramic tile, A/C and water floor plan, fireplace, W/D, stove,
heater. Furniture can convey. fridge, 2/car garage, pool, boat
Ready to live in or rent. By own- lift. $3,000/month plus deposit.
er $115,000. 956-343-3445. 361-215-4912.
QUAINT, CUTE EFFICIENCY.
HISTORIC OLD TOWN COT- Furnished or unfurnished, lower
TAGE provides a place to level unit, perfect for 1 person.
homestead at the beach as Full kitchen and small garden
well as income from detached
area, small pet ok, $1,100/
1/1 guest house. The property month, $500/deposit. All bills
is flexible with lock off upstairs
paid including cable. References
bedrooms or another 1/1 apt. required. Call 361-944-8500.
Call Patty Eggleston, Keith Don-
ley Real Estate 361-876-8991. COZY STUDIO APARTMENT.
$900 per month. See VRBO
Mobile Home for details: https://www.vrbo.
com/935860.
2/2 HOUSE on private drive.
2/BD 2/BA 2007 MANUFAC-
Fenced yard. All appliances
TURED HOME for sale. Excel-
lent condition w/covered deck, including washer/dryer. Pets
covered patio and carport, small considered w/deposit. $1,350/
month Includes water & trash.
storage building, appliances
included, $72,500. Located in $1,000 security deposit. Call
210-872-2709.
mobile home/RV park, $500 per
month lot rent - includes water CHANNEL VISTA 3/Bedroom, 2/
and cable, 361-549-9878. Bath home for long term rental.
2/car garage, fenced backyard,
Commercial Lease appliances with washer/dryer
included. Water and lawn care
OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE. included. No Smokers. $1,950/
Located off State Hwy. 361 in month plus deposit. 281-224-
Port Aransas. Please call 361- 2468.
749-7847 for information. 2/BD 2/BA First Floor ARANSAS
Rentals HARBORS unit. Pool, hot tub and
tennis courts. Unfurnished. No
Pets. One year lease. $1,350/
FURNISHED 2/BD 1/BA House. month plus $1,350 security
$1,800/month, utilities included. deposit. Available immediately.
1 year lease. Call 361-739-6228. Water, sewer and cable included.
www.gulfcoastqualityrentals.com. You pay electric and internet.
NEW CONSTRUCTION: Home Contact: 361-332-8648.
with separate Apartment For Long MOBILE HOME FOR LEASE.
Term Rental. Located off Eleventh Completely refurbished 2/BD
Street and Sandy Lane in the Safe 1/BA on landscaped lot. New
Harbor Subdivision. This is a 1/ appliances. Walk to shopping.
bedroom, 1/bath with open living/ Parking. $1,200/month plus
kitchen. Back porch w/small yard. electric. Deposit and references
Provided unfurnished. All new required. Call 361-205-2134.
stainless steel appliances. Utilities
and WiFi included. Stackable LONG TERM RENTAL. 1/BR
washer/dryer connections. Tile 1/BA cottage, all bills paid, no
Floors. 9 ceilings. Ground level. pets/no smokers. Available Now!
Concrete driveway parking. $1400/ $1,1000/ month. 361-425-9130
Month. 210-832-0000.
LONG TERM RV RENTAL with
LONG TERM RV RENTAL. Cable privacy fenced yard. Cable &
and water included. $650 monthly water included. $750 monthly plus
plus deposit. On-site Washer/Dry- deposit. On-site Washer/Dryer. No
er. No pets. Call (361) 749-5691. pets. Call (361) 749-5691.

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SMALL HOTEL IN PORT A
needs a maintenance person
to perform general mainte-
nance duties around the prop-
erty. Experience with plumbing
fixtures, electrical fixtures,
and carpentry skills preferred.
Above average wages paid
Employment
DRIVERS, YARD HELP needed
for lumberyard. Apply in person.
Zarsky Lumber, 2120 State
Highway 361.
WE ARE CURRENTLY hiring
FULL-TIME Housekeeping po-
sitions. Experience preferred,
but will train. Must be effi-
cient, team-oriented and have
dependable transportation.
Competitive hourly rate based
upon experience. Insurance
available. Apply in person or
send resume to: Sea Gull Con-
dominium. 6649 Seacomber
Drive Port Aransas, TX 78373.
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS &
Suites in Port Aransas is hir-
ing housekeepers, front desk,
part time night auditor. Please
apply at 727 S. 11th St.
WAHOO HARLEY-DAVID-
SON has an immediate
opening for a part time sales
associate. Must have excel-
lent people skills and basic
Thursday, October 20, 2016 3C
Employment
NOW HIRING: Full-Time
Maintenance Repair Man.
Call 512-560-8506.
LA MIRAGE CONDOMINIUMS
Housekeeping: We are looking
for a friendly, professional indi-
vidual who can work comfortably
and efficiently in a fast paced
environment and has a knack
for cleaning. Previous work
experience is a plus, but we will
train the right individuals. Duties
include: daily maid services,
daily check in /outs, occasionally
helping laundry personnel, inter-
acting with guests and owners.
The available positions are full
time and offer competitive pay
and a full benefit package after
60 days, and paid vacation
and some paid holidays after 1
year of employment. Must have
reliable transportation, and be
willing to work evenings, week-
ends, and holidays. Please visit
our office to turn in your resume
or fill out an application. 5973 St.

3 BR/1 Bath computer skills. Hours will Hwy 361.

weekly. Apply in person at 503
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Please apply in person at
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THE CITY OF PORT ARANSAS come by office and fill out an
is taking applications for the 722 Tarpon Street, Port
application. 315 Cut-Off Rd. No
MONTH following Full-Time Positions:
Public Works- Beach Depart-
Aransas. Equal Opportunity
Employer. phone calls. 9-5pm.
ment; Facilities- Custodian.
419 SIXTH High school diploma/GED and
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available at Crystal Clear
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4 Bedroom, 2.5 Bath Beach
House only a few steps from
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PO Box 1869
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with flat screened TVs. Extensive new interior and exterior
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NOTICE is hereby given in accordance with Texas Lo-
cal Government Code 212.04 and Port Aransas, City
Code Section 25-51 (2) the Port Aransas City Council
F OR MORE I N FO R M A T I O N C A LL O R TE XT: will hold a Public Hearing on Thursday, October 20,
2016 at 5:30 p.m., Port Aransas City Hall Coun-
Michael Bertagna (916) 300-7763 cil Chambers, 710 W Avenue A, Port Aransas, Nueces
County, Texas, to consider the following item(s): Ap-
Oceanlifeproperties@Gmail.com plicant proposes to change from an R1 to an R2 zone.
Applicant: Susan G Simmons. Property Location: 708
O CE A N L I F E PRO PE RTI E STX .C OM Sea Breeze.

The City encourages citizens to participate and make

their views known at this Public Hearing. For further
information on this (these) request(s) please contact
the Planning & Projects Department at (361) 749-
4111. This facility is wheelchair accessible and accessi-
ble parking spaces are available. Requests for accom-
modations or interpretive services must be made 48
hours prior to this meeting. Please contact the City
Secretarys office at (361) 749-4111 or FAX (361) 749-
4723 or e-mail iparker@cityofportaransas.org for fur-
ther information. Braille is not available.

RE-POSTED this the 13th day of October, 2016 on

the bulletin board at Port Aransas City Hall, 710 W.
Avenue A, Port Aransas, Texas and on the webpage @
www.cityofportaransas.org . TIME: 3:00 p.m. PUB-
LISHED in The South Jetty in the Thursday, October
20, 2016 Edition, in accordance with the Port Aransas
Zoning Ordinance.

CITY OF PORT ARANSAS, TEXAS

/s/ Irma G. Parker, City Secretary
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Fundraiser set for cancer research, food pantry

Support finding the cure
for cancer by getting your car
washed on Saturday, Oct. 29, at
the Shine For Life fundraising
event.
Saundra and Mark Jorgensen
of Port Aransas have organized
joy a variety of food and visit the
American Cancer Society booth.
In addition, a table will be set
up for the Helping Hands Food
Pantry and donations of canned
goods, toiletry and personal hy-
giene products will be accepted.
donuts and breakfast tacos.
Sandwiches and pizza will be
available at lunchtime, and
ribs, deli products and drinks
also will be available in the
afternoon.
He also said that there is no
smoking or drinking at the
family-friendly event.
All proceeds from the dona-
tions to the car wash, food and
raffle items will go to the Amer-
ican Cancer Society and the
Helping Hands Food Pantry.
The Marlins In Action, Port
Aransas High School volun-
teers, will be helping at the
event.
For more information about
the event or to volunteer or
donate raffle items, contact
the Jorgensens by calling (361)
429-6883 or paradiservdetail@
yahoo.com.

Workers to remove invasive species as

the event as a fundraiser for the You may want to bring your
American Cancer Society and own lawn chairs for seating, so
the Helping Hands Food Pantry. you can stay awhile and listen to

part of Harbor Island renewal project

Shine for Life will be held at
the Family Center IGA north
parking lot, located at 416 N.
Alister St., from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Organizers ask that you enter
the event from the Avenue C
entrance to IGA.
In addition to the car wash,
live music, food and raffle prizes
will be available throughout
the day.
Get your car washed for a
$10 minimum donation, with
professional car wash equipment.
The Jorgensens own Paradise RV
Detail and have donated the use
of their equipment.
While getting your car
washed, listen to the music, en-
Services
the music, Mark said.
Adrian Taylor, The Electric
Redneck, will kick off the musi-
cal entertainment at 10 a.m.
Port of No Return, whose
members are PAHS students, will
perform beginning at 11:30 a.m.
Billy Snipes, The Reggae
Island Cowboy, will take the
stage at 1 p.m.
Dudez of Paradise will round
out the live music at 2:30 p.m.
Area businesses have donated
prizes for the event and raffle
drawings will begin at 4:30 p.m.
Raffle winners must be present
to claim their prizes.
Mark said that in the morn-
ing the food choices will be
Services
Workers will cut down
Brazilian pepper trees and
other invasive plants as part
of a project to restore upland
and marsh areas on Harbor
Island this week.
The effort will increase the
diversity of plants and ani-
mals on the island, according
to a news release issued by
the University of Texas Ma-
rine Science Institute.
In partnership with AEP,
the electric utility, the work
will be conducted by mem-
Services
bers of the Texas Gulf Region
Cooperative Weed Man-
agement Area, which in-
cludes participation by the
City of Port Aransas, Nueces
County, Texas Parks and
Wildlife Department, U.S.
Wildlife Service, Lady Bird
Johnson Wildflower Center,
University of Texas Marine
Science Institute and the
Mission-Aransas Reserve.
The invasive plants will be
removed from easements and
right-of-ways that are owned
Services
and or leased by Texas De-
partment of Transportation
(TxDOT), AEP and Nueces
County, the release said.
AEP tree removal con-
tractors will complete the
work using a larger mower
that will mulch the vege-
tation during the mowing
process.
The work is scheduled to
last from Wednesday, Oct.
19, to Saturday, Oct. 22.
Contractors will begin on
the Aransas Pass end of the
Services
island and move toward Port
Aransas. They will complete
as much work as possible in
the time provided. AEP will
also apply herbicide to new
growth of the pepper trees
after the mowing.
This project will not only
be the first step in restoring
the habitat, but it will also
improve line-of-sight from
the (State Highway 361)
roadway to the shoreline
and enable improved law en-
forcement, the release said.
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