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The Islander
Clear Lake Shores Civic Club Newsletter
July 2012
The Islander page 2 July 2012
My Featured Listings
Your Neighbor and Realtor
Buyer’s Resource Star Realty
281-772-7716 [email protected]
Shanna McGinty
Family owned and locally operated business
LOT FOR SALE
View from LOT
2004 Crescent Shore Dr.
Private Backyard
The Islander page 3 July 2012
Fitness Class at the Club House
Most Saturdays 8:00 - 8:30 am
Mondays 7:00 - 7:30 pm
$5 per month donation suggested
Contact Rai Hanby for details
[email protected] or 713.550.4435
Little Free Library of CLS
First Floor, City Hall
Take A Book, Leave A Book
Civic Club Potluck & Meeting
SPECIAL DATE - 2nd Thursday
Date: Thursday, July 12
Time: Potluck 7 pm
Meeting 7:30 pm
Place: Club House
A — K Veggies & Salads
L — R Desserts
S — Z Entrees
SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
1 2 3
4
Parade
Park Festivities
Water War
5 6 7
7PM
Jammin’ on
Jarboe
8 9 10
7PM
EDC
11 12
7PM
Civic Club
13 14
15 16 17
7PM
City Council
18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
7PM
Hanna’s Reef
Jarboe Pavilion
29 30 31
July 2012
YOGA at the Club House Most Wednesdays at 7 pm
Most Thursdays (except Civic Club Night) at 6:30 pm
Latin Dance at the Club House Most Wednesdays at 6:30 pm
Please contact [email protected],
Beth at 713.444.9312, or check CLS Yoga on Facebook
for notice of schedule changes
$5 / month donation suggested
Jammin’ on Jarboe Saturday, July 7 7-10pm, The Pavilion
Scott McGill & Old Dog Mac
The Islander page 4 July 2012
The Islander is a non-profit, non partisan newsletter,
written and published by the CLS Civic Club to promote
cohesiveness and unity in our community.
The purpose of the newsletter is to inform CLS citizens of
island news and events, to provide a forum for positive
dialogue, and to encourage submission of unbiased letters
and articles, under the guidelines of the Civic Club bylaws
and policies. Signed articles, announcements, ideas for
publication must be submitted to the editor by the 15th of
each month by e-mail, telephone or in the Islander box at
the City Hall. The Civic Club reserves the right to edit for
style, policy and space.
City Web Site: www.clearlakeshores-tx.gov
Civic Club Website: www.clscivicclub.com
Webmaster: Brian Hanby
Civic Club Memberships:
$20.00 per family - Renewals due July 4
Business Ads: Deadline: 15th of each month. All ads must
be paid in advance. Dec/Jan is a combined issue.
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Payments may be mailed to:
Clear Lake Shores Civic Club, The Islander
931 Cedar St., Clear Lake Shores, Texas 77565
Or put into the Civic Club mailbox at City Hall
Civic Club Officers: President: Allan Batchelor 281.787.3751
VP: Samantha Fisher 832.567.1677
Secretary: Jan Finnerty [email protected]
Treasurer: Kimmy Johnson 281.513.3101
Islander Staff: Editor: Pam House 281.334.1174
Assistant Editor: Helle Brown 281.334.5104
Ad Manager: Mike Pons 281.538.7413
Proof Reader: Arline Laughter 281.334.7487
Gardening Tips: Julie Moncur 281.334.1411
Yard of the Month: Judy Young 281.334.2078
Island People & Places Candace Mann 832.628.6266
The Market Report: Carol Trono [email protected]
Island Cooking: Susan Perez 281.508.8592
Wining and Dining Ronnie Richards 281.797.1970
Playing in the Parks Pege Wright [email protected]
Pet Liaison: Lezlie Cates Smith 832.221.1233
City Services City Hall: 281.334.2799
CLS Police: 281.334.1034
CLS Dispatch 281.538.0659 #2
Municipal Court: 281.334.0697 Utilities WCID#12: 281.334.3331
Reliant Electric: 713.207.7777
CenterPoint for gas leak: 888.876.5786
Verizon Telephone 800.837.4966
AmeriWaste, Inc: 281.331.8400
Comcast—Cable 800.266.2278 Emergency Services Emergency only 911
Poison Control 1.800.poison1
Fire Department (Kemah) 281.538.5727 Hospitals Christus St. John 281.333.5503
Clear Lake Regional Med. Center 281.332.2511 Schools Stewart Elementary 281.284.4700
Bayside Intermediate 281.284.3000
Clear Creek High School 281.284.2300
Clear Falls High School 218.284.1100 Community Services Helen Hall Library 281.554.1111
Galveston Mosquito Control 800.842.5622
Contacts
The Islander page 5 July 2012
The Prez Sez By Allan Batchelor I love how green everything looks.
Especially compared to last year.
Well summer is here and we know what
that means. The 4th of July Membership Drive and
Golf Cart Parade!! It’s all on July 4th which is a
Wednesday. The parade will start lining up around 10:30
and we’ll end as close to noon as we can at Jarboe
Pavilion. We’ll issue parade numbers at the Club House
and collect your yearly membership dues so don’t forget
to bring an extra $20 bill. There will be prizes for the for
adults golf carts and one for the kiddos. Good luck!
At the pavilion we’ll have all the club goodies out and
marked for a quick sale. The Scholarship Committee is
still looking for donated items for their silent auction.
While we’re on the 4th, let’s talk about Water Wars
IV. The powers that be have decided that WW IV is on
for the afternoon and evening of the 4th. It’s scheduled to
start at 2pm after the end of the park activities. Tell the
kids. I don’t to think about the consequences of a
drenched Golf Cart Parade.
The BBQ Cook-Off is ON! Mark your calendars for
August 4th. It’s a Saturday and the rules are posted in
The Islander. Come on out and bring your best game. I
understand you’ll need it to beat Shanna Mac’s Crockpot
ribs. It’s what I heard.
See you around the Island!
Pats and Pans
A place to sing the praises or bemoan
the flaws of your fellow islanders.
Signed non-political submissions are
welcome.
Pats to Beth Atherton (yoga, latin dance) and Rai
Hanby (exercise on Saturday, weight training
Monday nights). For token donations, they each
devote their time and energy to keep the islanders fit.
Helle Brown
Pats for the scouts and leaders of Boy Scout Troop
2322 for the flag project they have started on the
Island. Yes, it's a fundraiser for the Troop, but it also
is a great community service and really makes the
Island look great on "flag" holidays. Keep up the
good work, boys! Carol Trono
Pats to - Cindy Walbe for making the Silent Auction
items so pretty for the July 4th celebration...Cindy is a
very talented lady! Bettie Jamarik
Pats to the US Coast Guard Auxiliary, Flotilla 06
03 for installing the new mono-filament line recycle
containers at Sun
Dial and Deep
Hole parks. As
well as providing
and installing the
containers they will collect
the mono-filament to be
made into pellets and recycle
as tackle boxes and kids
toys...but not as more mono-filament. Helle Brown
Pats to Judy Young. What a wonderful job Judy
does with the Yard of the Month article! Each article
gives a great sense of the gardens and the folks who
did all the work. I look forward to reading her
column every month. Thank you Judy! Bettie
Jamarik.
INDEPENDENCE DAY
SILENTAUCTION You still have time to contribute items for
the July 4th Silent Auction Fund Raiser
for the CLS Scholarship Fund.
The silent auction will be at the
Independence Day celebration at Jarboe.
Proceeds used for scholarships available to
senior students who reside in Clear Lake
Shores and meet requirements.
Contact:
Cindy Walbe
[email protected] 281.538.5311 Bettie Jamarik
[email protected] 281.334.5788
The Islander page 6 July 2012
Cell: 713-857-2557
www. LisaBorey.com
Your ad could be here
The Islander page 7 July 2012
Home Appliances
Boat Air & Heat
Home Generator Sales & Installation NEW! Factory incentives
As Low as $10,500
CLS Residents 15% discount
Dave Compeau –CLS resident
AKA AC Dave
832-274-3551
Where is This Located? Check Page 28 for the details.
The Islander page 8 July 2012
707 Bradford Kemah, TX 77565
281-334-WINE(9463)
WWW.WINEDOWNKEMAH.COM
“Simple Food, Big Flavors”
Oak Rd
ONE LOT SOLD ONE STILL AVAILABLE
Cedar Rd
PENDING I BROUGHT THE BUYER
Oak Rd
Craftsman Built
East Shore Dr
PENDING
Your local island source for “Results With Integrity”
The Islander page 9 July 2012
Water War IV Is On!! By the Leader of the Westies
It seems the evil commander of the Eastern forces has escaped his alien abductors! He has declared the day of retribution to be Wednesday, July 4th. But since he has a orthodontist appointment he can’t start until 2 and his mom told him to be home by 8. For a lot of reasons he holds the Westies responsible (he’s simple like that) and has declared Water Wars IV ON! For all you newbies out there here are the rules. PLEASE share them with your children!!
No physical contact with the opposition. Unless there is a special invitation (wink).
No water balloons. I know they seem like a good idea but they are not and they leave a god awful mess.
All official parks are hereby designated DMZs. That’s De-Militarized Zone for Larry. That’s right ALL PARKS are safe zones.
It’s ON between 14:00 (2 o’clock) and 20:00 8 o’clock Wednesday July 4th. At sunset clear and retire your weapon.
No water balloons. If you hit me with a balloon I will hit you with a rock.
When this idea was hatched it was all about squirt guns. Not powered pumps that would make a fire fighter drool. While there is no “rule” about pumps and such keep that thought in mind when you are at Home Depot searching for inspiration.
Do I even need to say water only? Clean water only? Nothing you wouldn’t put in your mouth? I hope not…..
If you want to play, identify yourself and your target. Last year we used the three middle fingers pointing straight up to signal W for west side of Clear Lake Road or the same fingers pointed sideways ∑ letting folks know you represent the East side of the Island. If you blast someone who is not playing you are on your own. Know that some of your neighbors have a very poorly developed sense of humor.
Did I mention NO WATER BALLOONS ? I mean it too. No DANG balloons. Spread the word.
Clear Lake Shores Civic Club Membership Form
Name(s):________________________________________________________ Address:________________________________________________________ Phone:______________________ Email:__________________________ Volunteer Interests: __1) Mancake Breakfast __ 2) Easter Sunrise Service ___3) Children's’ Easter Party ___ 4) 4th of July Picnic ___ 5) Children’s Halloween Party ___6) Thanksgiving Dinner ___ 7) Children’s Christmas Party Dues: $20.00 per family July 4, 2012 thru July 3, 2013 Pay on July 4, Civic Club Meeting or Put in the CLS Civic Club Box at City Hall Annex Building
It’s Time to Join or Renew Your Membership!
The Islander page 10 July 2012
Keep up with the Civic Club
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/
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Website: http://www.clscivicclub.com
If you’d like your email added to the
CLS Members List to receive Club
announcements, please just send your
address to [email protected]
Golf Cart Rules for the Island From Chief Kenneth Cook Must be a licensed driver: A person must have a valid driver’s license to drive a
golf cart on any public roadway. No unlicensed child is
allowed to drive a golf cart on any public roadway, unless
they possess both a valid driver’s learner permit and have
another licensed driver with them (same rules as a car). If caught in Violation - CLSPD Policy:
1st offense = Parent must immediately come to the
scene to take their child and drive the golf cart away
(warning only).
2nd or more offense = Citation issued and golf cart is
towed and impounded to the storage lot. The parent is
also subject to receiving a citation for allowing an
unlicensed driver to drive. Safety & Child Endangerment concerns:
Never, just hold your baby onto to your lap while
driving.
Baby seats must properly be "strapped down" (use good
quality straps - not bungee cords). Please ask any CLSPD
officer, and they will be happy to help you and/or inspect
how your baby seat is properly secured to your golf cart. Traffic Laws: All Traffic laws do apply to golf carts on any public
roadway.
Liability Insurance is also required. Everyone, please be safe...
ELECTRONICS RECYCLING
Saturday, June 30, 2012
9AM—2PM Chick-fil-A Parking Lot
(FM 2094 & HWY 146)
WANTED: PC towers, laptops, laptop
batteries, monitors, modems, cables from
computers and any electronics, PC boards,
bridges and hubs, cell phones, telephones,
cell phone batteries, cordless phones,
printers, ink cartridges, fax machines, copy
machines, radios, CD players, clocks,
calculators, car batteries and electric
motors. (No appliances and no televisions)
TO CONTRIBUTE YOUR UNWANTED
ELECTRONICS: Just drop of your items
at the time and place above. Hard drives
will be destroyed at the recycling facility
or on site, if requested. Receipts available
upon request.
Clear Falls Knights Baseball
Booster Club Fundraiser
QUESTIONS? Contact us via email:
Website: www.clearfallsbaseball.com Neither this organization nor this event is
sponsored, endorsed or otherwise affiliated with Clear Creek ISD.
The Islander page 11 July 2012
Dennis Davis Band
The Islander page 12 July 2012
Sun. July 15th - Lakewood Yacht Club - poolside, 1 ~ 4P
Tues. July 17th - T-Bone Tom's - 7 ~ 10P
T-F-S-S. July 19th ~ 22 - GBPHC Riddles In The Sand -
Poolside. Semi Private event. Call for details.
Wed. Aug 8th - T-Bone Tom's, 7 ~ 10P
Sun. Aug 12th - Lakewood Yacht Club - poolside, 1 ~ 4P
Tues. Aug 28th - T-Bone Tom's, 7 ~ 10P
June 29 - Stingaree Restaurant (Crystal Beach) June 30 - Captain Jack’s (Galveston) July 1 - Lakewood Yacht Club (Seabrook) July 4 - Elks Lodge (Kemah) July 4 - Outrigger (Seabrook) July 13 - SSHR /Poolside (League City) July 19 - Boudreaux’s on the Bayou (Galveston)July 27 - Noah’s Ark (Bacliff) July 28 - Jarboe Pavilion (Clear Lake Shores)
Visit our website for our COMPLETE schedule! www.JERRYDIAZ.com
The Islander page 13 July 2012
The Market Report By Carol Trono Come by the Market Saturday, July 7,
to enjoy the island sounds of our own,
Ben Reyna. Grab a breakfast burrito from
H2 Catering, or a croissant or other sweet treat from La
Petite Bakery or Catering by Renee, add an iced coffee
from Organo Gold, and spend a lazy morning being
serenaded by Señor
Bean. What a great way
to wrap up a holiday
week!
Farmer’s Market
Summer Hours:
Every Saturday,
8am—12Noon
The Official Blame It On Mike Joke of the Month
FAMILY TREE OF VINCENT VAN GOGH
His dizzy aunt: Verti Gogh
The brother who ate prunes: Gotta Gogh
The brother who worked at a convenience
store: Stop N Gogh
The grandfather from Yugoslavia: U Gogh
His magician uncle: Where-diddy Gogh
His Mexican cousin: A Mee Gogh
The Mexican cousin's American half-brother:
Gring Gogh
The nephew who drove a stage coach Wells:
Far Gogh
The constipated uncle: Cant Gogh
The ballroom dancing aunt: Tang Gogh
The bird lover uncle: Flamin Gogh
The fruit- loving cousin: Man Gogh
An aunt who taught positive thinking: Way-to-
Gogh
The little bouncy nephew: Poe Gogh
A sister who loved 60s music: Go Gogh
And his niece who travels the country in an RV:
Winnie Bay Gogh
I saw you smiling . . . there ya Gogh!
Island Cooking
By Susan Perez
Coastal Seafood Slaw In this hot weather a good main salad is
just the ticket. I think crab and shrimp are
perfect pair for a hot day. Serve with crackers or a good
bread. How about a bowl of cold mixed berries to top off
your meal? Sounds good to me!
2/3 cup, plus 2 tablespoons real mayonnaise
1-3/4 teaspoons sherry wine vinegar
2 teaspoons minced chipotle chilies
in adobo sauce
2 teaspoons prepared horseradish
1 heaping tablespoon bottled chili sauce
1 tablespoon grated yellow onion
¼ teaspoon celery seed
Salt to taste
¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 pound spicy boiled shrimp, roughly chopped
6 ounces regular lump crabmeat
3 cups shredded green cabbage
1 cup shredded carrots
3 green onions, chopped, including green tops
2 large ripe Roma tomatoes, seeded and chopped
into ½-inch dice
In a large bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, sherry
vinegar, chipotle chilies, horseradish, chili sauce, grated
onion, celery seed, salt and pepper until smooth. Add the
shrimp, crabmeat, shredded cabbage and carrots, green
onions and diced tomatoes. Toss well until combined.
Cover and refrigerate until well chilled, at least 2 hours,
before serving. Serves 6
The Islander page 14 July 2012
The Islander page 15 July 2012
summer storms!
Replenish mulches to retain soil moisture in beds and
around trunks of young fruit and shade trees. Makes
the yard look nice to boot!
Summer heat often brings in aphids and leafhoppers
on crepe myrtles. Treat promptly to avoid black sooty
mold, which grows on the excrement dropped by
insects.
It's a good time to transplant coleus for summer and
fall color in lightly shaded areas
Pecans use tons (literally) of water in summer months
and will need supplemental water to assure proper
kernel development.
Keep deadheading summer bloomers and pinching
back coleus, impatiens, marigolds begonias and
copper plants.
Keep indoor tropicals outside in a shady area for the
next few months. Add their feeding schedule to
outside plant feeding.
Soak used clay pots in a 10-percent bleach solution(1
part bleach, 9 parts water) and then rinse before reuse.
A wire brush will remove white mineral deposits.
Plant bluebonnet and other spring wildflowers late in
the month. They must germinate in late summer or
early
End of month, time to divide spring flowering
perennials, such as iris, shasta daisy, oxeye,
gallardia, cannas, daylilies, violets, liriope and ajuga.
HAPPY ISLAND GARDENING!
Island Gardening Tips By Julie Moncur
The heat and humidity are here
to stay for a while and it is really
showing in and around the island.
The island yards with Texas Super Star plants like
esperanza and plumbago have had early blooms that
will continue to bloom throughout the summer. It's
never too late to plant some of these drought tolerant
plants, but just remember to water them regularly for
the first season to get them established.
Remember to water plants as needed and as early
as possible in the day. The exception is hanging
baskets as they often show more stress mid-
afternoon . Especially if they are in direct sunlight.
Consider moving them to a bit more shade if
possible.
We are fortunate to not be in a
drought this year, but still consider
regular slow drip watering for all
your trees and especially those
newly planted this year.
Many island trees have had growth
spurts due to several nice rain
showers this spring. Light pruning of trees to
increase sun penetration to lawns and flower beds
is OK except for oaks, which must be pruned in
winter to help avoid oak wilt. Trim dead limbs to
avoid them falling on your house or neighbors in
A Penny’s Worth:
The Editor’s View By Pamela House I suppose we should be happy. We
are apparently victims of our own
success. First, Mike Pons has successfully sold enough
ads to fill up a lot of Islander pages. Second, the Island
has been so busy with activities that Helle Brown’s
photos have expanded from one to two pages as a rule.
But this success in expanding ad revenue and color photo
pages has meant that we’ve heard some grumbling that
The Islander holds more advertisements and photos than
content.
There is actually a pretty easy cure for that. Send us
something that you would like to have printed! We
welcome articles on travel, hobbies, human interest,
poems . . . anything that reflects the myriad interests and
personalities of our community’s inhabitants. For
example, in spite of his seriously deficient sense of
humor, Mike Pons has been contributing the Joke of the
Month for the past few months. It was all his idea.
Along with our regular contributors this month, Jimmy
Mann has submitted a column about the Sunfish sailboat
enthusiasts that is going to become a monthly item —
again, it was all his idea. Joe Burns’ column Jammin’ on
Jarboe . . .and More is also a new monthly feature.
But you don’t have to commit to a monthly column,
we’d like to hear from you anytime. Got a kid that just
won an award, a friend who told you a funny story, a
description of a home project that you’ve been working
on — any of these could find a home here. Or, if you
don’t have a story in mind, but would like to contribute,
we have a pile of story suggestions that no one has had
time to follow up on.
For example, several readers have asked for an in-depth
article about Eric Klusendorf and his wonderful
sculptures made from the dead trees on the Island. We’d
love to include it — but the hard part is finding someone
with the commitment to actually make it happen. If you
are the person with the time and the inclination to become
a sometime reporter for The Islander, just let me know.
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The Islander page 18 July 2012
Sarah Johnson, 19: BS PT PS HS & RCS
281.814.9179
Form for Teen Classified
Free of Charge
Please circle the appropriate box (es)
BS– Babysitter PS-Pet Sitter
T-Tutor LC-Lawn Care
PT-Plant Tending HS-House Sitting
RCS-*Red Cross Certified Name_________________________________ Age_________ Birth date m/y____________ Phone_________________________________
Put in Civic Club Post Box at City Hall
by the 16th of each month, or email [email protected]
TEEN JOB CLASSIFIED Sunfish Anyone? By Jimmy Mann “That’s not a Sunfish is it?
“Yes, as a matter a fact it is, do you know someone that
wants one?”
With an inward groan (I’m sure) Candie, my wife says,
“ Well yes I do”.
So of course it’s a
mighty Sunfish, and
if you look around
you will see that
there must be over
20 here and there
around the Island.
You can see them
beside houses,
tucked into the
overheads, on
shelves, and staged on trailers.
With over 200,000 built it is arguably the most popular
sailboat ever sold. As with most enduring creations the
Sunfish comes from very humble beginnings and the
story of the creation and growth of this boat reads like an
all American success story. The beauty of the Sunfish is
that it is easily and quickly rigged, and (in most cases)
with just the sheet and the tiller the boat can be easily
sailed or raced by all ages. In the following articles I
will share some of these stories, as well as repair and
maintenance tips.
Every time I pass one of these Sunfish on the island, I
think how great it would be to meet the owners and get
these boats out on the water to enjoy some Island style
fun. So with this first humble article I am hoping to
inspire those of us with these fine boats to connect and
get out for some shared sailing fun. Some of our boats
might be in need of repairs, parts, and possibly know
how, but with the talent and number of boats on the
Island I am sure we can easily connect those in need
with those able to help. I know there are several ―part
boats‖ around, including the one standing on its tail over
at the Palapa bar, and maybe even the one in the tree
over at Jackie’s Brick house…I guess they do grow on
trees.
So how do we move this forward? The possibilities are
endless; guest articles, how-to articles, family sailing
days / meet and greets on the bayou, or maybe even a
holiday regatta? It’s up to us to make something
happen, and with the talented and eclectic folks that live
here I see only great possibilities.
If you’d like to contact me I can be reached at:
Until then, take a look at those boats!
Fair winds!
Candie’s Sunfish Find
Flags from the Scouts Show Your Patriotism with an
American Flag Subscription
and Help Support Scouting In Your Community!
Boy Scout Troop 2322 Is Proud to Offer An
Annual American Flag Subscription Service! The Boy Scouts will come to your home and do all the work!
Flags are set up in front of your home the day before each
holiday, and picked up the day after the holiday.
Veterans Day
Memorial Day
Flag Day
Independence Day
Patriot Day (Sept 11, 2012)
You will receive a beautiful 3’ x 5’
American flag on a sturdy flag pole
on each listed holiday to show your American pride &
patriotism!!
**This is a flag rental subscription. You are not purchasing an
actual flag. If you cancel your service, you will not receive a
refund.**
Fee: $35 per year
Go to website: http://www.bsatroop2322.com/
fundraising/flag-subscriptions/ to subscribe.
The Islander page 19 July 2012
Clear Lake Shores BBQ Cook Off
August 4th, 2012 Open to all Citizens of Clear Lake Shores, Lazy Bend,
Watergate, Legend Point and Portofino
Entries $10 per entry, no limit per team
Brisket, not tagged
Pork Ribs, back or country style
Chicken, No restrictions
Sausage, minimum 2 lbs
Beans, No restrictions
Desert, No restrictions
Chef’s Choice, No restrictions
Rules All entries must be cooked on site
No restrictions on fuel
Garnishes are allowed
Sauce may be served to the judges on the side
When an entry is turned in for judging the remainder is made
available to the public.
Each team will clear its site no later than midnight
The Club Will award first and second place trophies for every field
Will sell plates, tableware and side dishes for $10
Will provide each team one plate, per entry, at no charge
The Club will also provide
Cold drinks and water for .50
Ice wherever needed.
T-Shirts and other Club items will be available
Other Entries must be registered no later than
30 minutes prior to turn in.
Send all questions to [email protected] (trailer restrictions)
The Islander page 20 July 2012
July 2012 WINNER
NE
W A
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The Islander page 21 July 2012
Yard of the Month By Judy Young OK, so you’re headed down East
Shore Drive and you’ve reached the
STOP sign where it dead ends into
Birch facing the pool. Take a peek to your right at the
yard within the low wood fence and there you’ll discover
this issue’s Yard of the Month at the home of James and
Laurie Meraz with their two labs, Rally and Sophie.
In much of the yard, James and Laurie have
concentrated on well placed small palms (Sego and
Pigmy), each surrounded by a bed of colorful blooms,
either petunias, vinca or Angel Mist Spreading White
Angelonia. The last one is new to me, but after James
showed me the tag that came with it I’m 100% sold…. It
requires full sun, low water and blooms all season – just
what we need here.
A large magnolia stands in the center of the yard
surrounded by vinca and purslane. They’ve lined the front
of the sitting area under the house with pots of hibiscus,
fountain grass and croton.
On one side of their drive behind their petunia
surrounded pigmy palm is a rose bed.
BUT the real focal point that you just have to see runs
the length of their fence on the Birch side of their yard.
Centered in that bed is a bird bath flanked by
bougainvillea, plumbago, ti plant, cannas, and pigmy
palm with potato ivy all fronted by a sego, petunias,
geraniums, and horsetail fern, each strategically placed to
compliment the others. They’re all watched over by the
fish and rooster on the fence, crab and turtle on the
ground and metal sculpture of a young fisherman.
What you can’t see from the road are the many potted
plants that beautify the shady sitting area under their
house or Rally taking a dip in his pool or Sophie playing
with her ball she seems to love. Rally and Sophie were so
hospitable, welcoming and lovable it appeared they
thought I was there just to visit with them.
Laurie had just purchased a couple of really great
looking giant round clay planters and was getting ready to
fill them. I’ll be peeking over the fence next time I pass
by to see where they decided to put them.
Long Night on Salt Island By Steven Bowden As I descended, the fuzzy outlines of an old
twin engine cargo plane slowly focused in my
vision. The plane’s shape resembled something
alien yet somehow familiar, with only traces of
graying aluminum and corroded steel defying the efforts of fire
corals and tube sponges to camouflage it. Sea fans had attached
to the ragged wings and waved in the gentle current. A host of
neon bright reef fish darted into crevices as I passed along the
fuselage, the gutted interior a dark cave home to sting rays. The
ancient aircraft, its identifying paint long gone, offered no
traces of its origin or how it got there. The sea was slowly
claiming the wreck as its own, a broken old bird that would
never fly again.
A wreck of any sort always produces the same question. How
did it get here? In this case the story was a strange and tragic
combination of being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
The Turks & Caicos Islands, a British Crown Colony, are
lodged between the independent Commonwealth of The
Bahamas and the greater Antillean islands of Hispaniola and
Puerto Rico. The island group’s name is a combination of the
common ―Turks Cap cactus‖ and the native Lucayan Indian
term "caya hico", meaning string of islands. Since the
Caribbean Sea doesn’t touch them, they aren’t officially West
Indian and although they are geographically contiguous to The
Bahamas, they aren’t politically a part of them. The islands are
their own world, remote and well off the tourist track.
For those tired of oversold and overrated island destinations,
they were an offbeat alternative. For me, being there was a
chance to be part of the rebuilding of a rundown old inn into a
dive resort on an island with water almost as clear as air and
some of the finest scuba diving in the world.
The area’s history includes the usual tug of war by most of
the major European powers over several hundred years. Their
remote location made them a popular pirate refuge but few
permanent settlers braved the rugged terrain with its poor soil
and little fresh water. Until the early 18th century, only a few
fishermen and flocks of pink Flamingos called the place home.
The eight main islands and hundreds of smaller cays are
mostly dry and usually windy coral outcrops. In fact, their
sparse rainfall made them perfect for the production of salt, a
valuable commodity for preserving food. A natural feature of
the islands were shallow depressions which filled with
seawater. These salinas naturally produced salt by evaporation
and this was discovered by exploring Bermudans who
improved the salt pans and added windmills to more efficiently
pump the seawater into the ponds from sluice gates on the
beaches.
Salt miners, many of whom were originally slaves, raked the
crystallized product into piles and shoveled it into
wheelbarrows. The salt was then dumped in large heaps for
storage and later shipment to early European settlements in
North America. It’s hard for us to imagine today but back then
there was no metal canning industry, no freezing, no
refrigeration, no chemical preservatives to help keep food
edible. Smoking, pickling, drying, packing in sugar syrup, and
salting were the only means to save provisions. Without salt,
long sea voyages would have been impossible. In fact the word
salary originates from the Latin, salarium which referred to the
money paid to Roman soldiers for the purchase of salt, but of
course only if he was ―worth his salt.‖
The Bahamas became independent from Britain in 1973 but
the people of the Turks and Caicos chose to retain their colonial
ties with their mother country. They are actually two distinct
island groups called the Turks Bank and Caicos Bank, an
arching archipelago separated by the deep and windy Turks
Island Passage. I had arrived at the capital of Cockburn Town
on Grand Turk but my destination was the island of South
Caicos, which the locals called Big South, that lay only a few
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Island Wining & Dining By Ronnie Richards T-Bone Tom’s is a well know eatery
just a short golf cart trip away at 707 Hwy.
146 in Kemah. Not only does it feature
great lunches and dinners but also offers some of the best
live music performances in the area.
T-Bone Tom's first started smoking meats in the late
60s when they were a local country meat market. They
have always made everything from scratch including their
dry seasoning and BBQ sauce. Potato salad and cole slaw
are made fresh daily and they make their own smoked
sausage which is delicious. As a matter of fact one of my
favorite dishes is the chicken and sausage gumbo. The
cup is $4.99 but I always go for the bowl which is only
$5,99 and is a filling meal.
This meat market-turned-restaurant got national
attention when it was featured on the Food Network's
acclaimed cable television show, Diners, Drive-ins and
Dives in November 2009. If you go at lunch during the
week you will find you may have to wait a few minutes to
get seated
because it is
always packed.
But the service
is always great
and the prices
are very good
especially on the
specials featured
daily. For only $7.99 from 11 am to 2 pm you can enjoy
a daily lunch special. Monday its chicken fried steak,
mashed potatoes, green beans and biscuit. Tuesday beef
tips over noodles, mixed greens, corn and rolls are the
special of the day. One of my favorites is on Wednesday
when they serve smothered pork chops, candied yams,
cabbage and corn bread. Thursday is southern fried
chicken and Friday its fried catfish.
Dinner specials are great too. Monday is hamburger
steak for $7.99 and Tuesday night is prime rib night at
$13.99 for the 8 oz and $19.55 for the12 oz. You can get
a French dip prime rib sandwich for only $11.99.
Wednesday is pork chop night and Thursday all-u-can eat
ribs. Both of these specials are only $11.99. Friday night
is 14 oz T-bone with fried shrimp all for only $22.98.
Entertainment is outdoors on the patio and includes acts
such as the Island’s own Ben Reyna who is on the
calendar for July 17. One of my favorite performers Kelly
McGuire is performing Friday, July 6. Other names you
will recognize in the line-up includes Ezra Charles, Pee
Wee Bowen and the Navigators. You can find the
entertainment schedule and menu online at
TboneToms.com. See you there!
Playing in the Parks: Island Style
By Pege Wright Well your Parks Committee has been
really busy … transitioning smoothly to the
third new leader in six months. At this time
I would like to name our committee members so that the
next time you see one of them you can thank them for
volunteering their time and expertise. Helle Brown,
Diana Chronister, Michelle Pajak, Dalia Groh, Marta
Rudy, Suzanne Hubbard (our newest member), and
Dennis Roberson.
In May, we heard about a recycling program for used
monofilament fishing line and so far in the month of June
two tubes or bins have been installed; one at Deep Hole
Park on the left side of the catwalk and the other at Sun
Dial on the ride side of the catwalk…many thanks to
George and the city for helping the U.S. Coast Guard
Auxiliary speed this installation process. We are happy
to be among the first participants to get going with this
nationwide project and feel that it will greatly benefit our
fishing areas. Plans for at least two more are in the
works, so stay tuned for that one.
Hopefully all of you have started plans to order your
bricks – that project is underway. The order form is once
again in this month’s Islander and they are available at
City Hall.
Due to a few unforeseen things, the Community Garden
Project is off to a slow start, but we do have permission to
use the property and Marta Rudy is looking for
volunteers for the planning stages and more, so if this
sounds like fun to you, jump on the wagon or the
wheelbarrow.
If there are things you notice in our parks that need
attention, please feel free to contact me and I will address
your concerns to the committee.
"Life isn't about how you survived the storm...it's about
how you danced in the rain!"
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Photos by Neeltje Burns
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out of fuel and helplessly searching for our airport which I
knew was unlighted. South Caicos airport lay at the extreme
edge of the fuel range for many older cargo planes outbound
from the Southern Caribbean and South America. Up until
tonight, a few island entrepreneurs had made a tidy living
turning on the runway lights so these planes could land, refuel
and be quickly on their way north.
Unfortunately for this crew, the British authorities had
decided to clamp down
on the smuggling
activities throughout
the islands. A plain
clothes police inspector
had visited the inn a
few days ago and
demanded to see the
guest registry which he
then confiscated. I
knew something was
up. Apparently,
someone had forgotten
to warn this flight that
the lights were off and
the switch padlocked
this evening. I could
only imagine the desperation going on in that cockpit now.
A few minutes later I heard a crash, a great booming and
rending of metal that ended with a sharp explosion. I jumped
out of bed and ran down the narrow street towards the flames
on the other side of the hilltop where the abandoned 18th
century colonial Commissioner's House overlooked the town.
The scene was chaotic with the confusion made worse by a
combination of bells and sirens. It seemed most of the
townspeople were already there, many gathered around the
burning wreckage of the plane. The pilot had made an obvious
error on his desperate final approach. The airport was on the
north side of the town but was blacked out. He chose what he
thought was a runway near the town’s street lights. The white
shell road he misidentified made a poor landing strip for an
overloaded cargo plane and the aircraft had left the road soon
after touchdown. As it tried to climb the hill behind the old
mansion I saw that gravity and friction had taken over and one
wing of the classic Convair had spun and sheered the roof off
the mansion’s adjoining carriage house. An engine was on fire.
As I arrived the pilot was helping an injured copilot make
their way down the hill but were being ignored by the crowd.
The townspeople had quickly become very interested in the
cargo or what was passing for cargo. Huge slabs of beef had
been used to cover bales of the real source of revenue and many
of the islanders were intent on making off with their share of
the tasty loot. In a scene from a comic movie, one of the island
policemen was blowing his whistle and sternly but ineffectively
shouting the warning, ―You can’t take dat meat, It ain’t been
inspected!‖
The remains of the plane could still be seen on the hillside a
few years later when I stopped off on the way to Ft. Lauderdale
on a yacht delivery. Stripped of usable parts to keep other old
planes flying, the plane eventually wound up as the dive site I
had now returned 10 years later to see. Little remained of the
wreck to tell the story of that long night on salt island.
miles west across the passage. The Britten-Norman Islander
puddle jumper made the flight in a few minutes to the nearly
deserted airport at Cockburn Harbour.
The town immediately struck me as desperate and forgotten.
Ironically, its deep and protected harbor was once the most
active commercial community in the islands and the largest
producer of salt. It still reflected its once prosperous British
heritage with many early
examples of classic West
Indian homes, most now in
poor repair with crumbling
stone walls. Its narrow,
dusty streets were
obviously designed for
horse drawn vehicles but
except for a few wandering
goats and donkeys, there
was little activity of any
kind. A languid mood
seemed to permeate the
place like a blanket of
warm salt air.
My final destination was
the old Admiral’s Arms
Inn. Formerly the Jursteiner family home overlooking the
harbor, it had been converted into a small hotel to accommodate
the increasing number of tourists in the sixties. It was obvious
from the faded photos in the empty lobby it was once popular
with the private aviation crowd as a convenient refueling
stopover. Framed shots included proud Beechcraft owners,
smiling fishermen displaying their lifeless trophies and barrel
chested scuba divers with spear guns trying to look macho for
their admiring lady friends. The lobby resembled a dingy
history museum of a black and white past, now with no one to
see it but a solitary gecko.
The rebuilding of the inn into anything near modern standards
was going to be an expensive effort. Well past its prime, I soon
realized the rough property was going to require a massive
facelift which the potential new owners were going to be hard
pressed to justify. Curious about the island, I had soon begun to
explore and was now suffering from ignoring rules any island
school kid knew. A fishing trip the previous day had given me
a painful lesson in the dramatic effects of solar radiation on
bare Nordic skin. I should have known better than remove my
shirt, even in the stifling heat. After the usual aspirin overdose
and cold shower treatment, I was in bed with a fever and
headache, unable to sleep.
The evening’s silence was broken as I heard a distinctive
drumming sound overhead. I recognized it as the signature of
an old radial engine cargo plane and imagined it was headed
north to Opa Locka, a faded Florida fantasy themed real estate
development based on a 1926 vision of the Arabian Nights. The
airport there seems to gather an antique fleet of third world
cargo planes due to its low landing fees and proximity to
lucrative Miami markets.
Twenty minutes later a plane with a similar sound returned,
this time headed in the opposite direction. A different plane?
Ten minutes later I heard it again, this time flying north once
more and I quickly guessed their situation. They were running
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Clear Lake Shores
Engraved Brick Order Form Purpose: The Engraved Brick Fundraising Program is designed to provide an opportunity for Clear Lake Shore residents
to donate an engraved brick, size (8" by 4" by 2¼") to be placed in one of our parks on the Island and the money
generated from the sale of these bricks will be used for the parks on the Island. Each brick will allow 1 -3 lines of engraving with 18 -20 spaces per line. The message on the brick must be of
good taste. Some examples for brick dedication could be for organizations, clubs, in memory of (Memorials), birthdays,
graduation, family names, friends names, pet names, or special dates to name a few.
Cost: $50.00 per brick. Checks must be made out to the City of Clear Lake Shores and turned in to the City Office for
processing. This is a City of Clear Lake Shores Parks Committee project.
Engraved Message/Wording: (1 – 3 lines with no more than 18 -20 characters per line): Please print clearly – spaces
count as one character. Thank you for your donation! _________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Jammin’ on Jarboe . . . and More By Joe Burns Welcome to the inaugural edition of Jammin' On
Jarboe......and More, your guide to the best local music in
and around Clear Lake Shores. On The Island
The July edition of Jammin' On Jarboe will be held
on Saturday, July 7 and will feature Scott McGill and
Old Dog Mac. This Beaumont based act will
bring their Texas flavored Blues and Rock to Clear Lake
Shores. McGill has been entertaining crowds with his
world class guitar work for over 30 years, while Old Dog
Mac plays an extensive catalog of your favorite tunes.
Music will start at 7PM, and the show will be held at the
Jarboe Park Pavilion.
Speaking of Jammin' on Jarboe, I hope you enjoyed the
June show featuring the Dennis Davis Band. You can
check Dennis out on the internet (dennisdavismusic.org)
or pick up his music at Amazon or on iTunes. Off The Island
T-Bone Tom's in Kemah has great live music six
nights a week, but a couple of July shows stand out as
can't miss entertainment. The first will occur on Tuesday
July 17 when Clear Lake Shores resident Ben Reyna will
be performing from 7-10PM. You'll also want to be
around on Sunday July 22, when Tom & Michelle
Becker, better known as Latitude, will be making a
special appearance in the backyard. Latitude hails from
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and are excited to bring
their brand of "Carolina Beach Music" to the Texas
Coast. They'll be playing a mix of original songs and
favorite covers from 5-9PM
Other shows you'll want to check out include
Southbound (Trop Rock) at Mia Tequlia's on July
14; The Line Up (Rock & Roll) at the Kemah
Boardwalk on July 20; and The Mambo Jazz
Kings (Funk & Soul) at Jackie's Brickhouse on July 28.
That's it for this month, see you at the shows!
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Fri & Sat: Live Music Sun: Brunch 10:30 –3:00 Thurs: Mexican Bingo
Downstairs Bar Open, Serving Beer & Ritas
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Kemah, TX 77565
TequilaMiaRestaurant.com
Elegance and the wow factor describe the new
business now open in Clear Lake Shores. Royal
Indulgence Boutique’s Owner, Myna Mungle and Sales
and Marketing Director, Era Lee Caldwell have created
a showroom filled with a beautiful selection of china,
crystal, stemware, bar accessories, and much more
luxurious décor for your yacht and home.
Open 10 to 6, Tuesday through Saturday.
Shop online at www. Royal-Indulgence.com
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hjb
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Did You Know
Mr Hooty, Sr. has his
eyes (all 4) on you as
you drive on West
Shore?
Look up as you pass Lee
Johnson’s house on Ivy &
West Shore.
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Island People and Places
By Candace Mann Comings and Goings
Hello friends! Thanks for letting me take
a little vacation time. The BVI’s were
fabulous, but they weren’t CLS. Glad to be back home
with y’all.
Islanders, please welcome Tom Lambert and Helen
Rhodes to the Island! They purchased The Carrother’s
home right across from Sundial park! They are excited
about getting settled into our new home and community.
Tom is a Social Studies teacher at Clear Springs High
School and Helen is a physician at MD Anderson Cancer
Center.
Between them, they are the proud parents of five
children, whose ages range from 16 to 26. They say they
enjoy all water activities: especially sailing and SCUBA
diving. Clear Lake Shores is obviously a great place for
them to live!
Glad to have you Tom and Helen!
We also have Chuck Orzech who just moved into 315
Clear Lake Road. He is a hard worker but when he has
free time he loves to play golf and various water sports.
You may see him running around the Island in the early
morning. He has three daughters who will frequent the
island ranging in ages from 15 to 21.
He’s in the market for a golf cart so stop in and say hi
and let him know if you have a cart for sale!
Great additions to the island. Local Real Estate News
Houston home shoppers went on a buying spree in May,
sending sales volume and pricing through the roof and
accounting for the 12th consecutive month of positive
sales. Average and median prices broke records while
volume of sales reached the highest level since June 2008.
Local housing inventory is now at its lowest level in more
than five years.
On our island for the past 3 months we’ve had: SOLD: 3 Homes
4 Rentals
6 Lots PENDING: 3 Homes
2 Lots
3 Rental ACTIVE: 14 Homes
2 Rentals
15 Lots July is a good month to do your quarterly bug spray and
change your air filters. Not much rain this year so don’t
neglect your grass or it will burn up in this heat!!!
See you out there!
50Th Anniversary Book Update By Carlo Ianni The first committee meeting for the CLS 50th
anniversary book was held on Jun 14. The small but
determined group of individuals shared ideas and came up
with some basic concepts for the book.
The book will be a mixture of photos, resident
interviews, family histories, and anecdotes about the
island. The hope is the hard covered book will be
available to purchase
by the time the
holidays roll around.
In order to get
started, the committee
is asking everyone to
go through those
pictures you have lying
around at set them
aside for the committee
to review. We are
looking for all kinds of
pictures: storm, party,
street, businesses, sunset, holidays, miscellaneous events,
historical. No picture is too old or too new to be
considered for publication.
In the meantime, keep your eyes and ears opened for
more announcements and committee needs. Our next
meeting will be in July. We’ll send out a members email.
If you’d like to help out just contact me at 214.437.6278
or at [email protected].
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More Golf Cart Information Taken from the Texas Town & City, May 2012
“Legal Q & A” by Laura Mueller, TML Assistant
General Counsel
Thank you, Karen Mericle May a golf cart be driven on a city street?
Yes, if allowed by city ordinance and in other, very
limited circumstances. . . .
A city council may, by ordinance, authorize a golf cart
to be operated on any street in the city that has a posted
speed limit of not more than 35 miles per hour, so long as
the golf cart has special safety equipment, including
headlamps, tail lamps, reflectors, parking brakes, mirrors,
and — if operating at a speed of less than 25 miles per
hour — a slow-moving vehicle emblem.
In addition, a golf cart may be driven across an
intersection of any street if the cart is being lawfully
operated under one of the provisions above. May a city completely prohibit the use of carts on its
streets?
Yes, if the city council determines that the prohibition is
necessary in the interest of safety. Must an owner have liability insurance to drive a golf
cart on city streets?
An owner must have liability insurance, the same as for
a car, if his cart is driven on a city street pursuant to a city
ordinance that authorizes the cart to be operated on any
street in the city that has a posted speed limit of not more
than 35 miles per hour . . . Should a golf cart be registered?
No. The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles does not
register golf carts. Should a golf cart have a license plate?
No. How is a “golf cart” defined?
The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles defines a golf
cart as a vehicle that has no less than three wheels, has a
normal maximum speed of between 15-25 mph, and is
manufactured primarily for operation on golf courses. Must a golf cart follow the rules of the road under the
Transportation Code?
Yes. Chapters 541-600 of the Transportation Code
outline the rules of the road for all ―self-propelled‖
vehicles. A golf cart is a self-propelled vehicle and must
follow the rules of the road . . .
For more information on the statutes and rules
regarding golf carts, visit the Texas Department of Motor
Vehicle’s web site at http://www.txdmv.gov/vehicles/
drivers/golf_carts.htm.
Home on the Range By Pamela House A week in Utah during the
heat of summer might not
sound that inviting, but it turns
out that the National Parks of
Zion, Bryce and the northern
rim of the Grand Canyon are at
relatively high altitudes and, at least while we were there,
were blessed with warm (not hot) days, cool nights and
low, low humidity. The weather was, in a word: ideal.
Hiking and camping are not really part of our travel bag
of tricks any longer — this was a car trip to renew our
spirits by soaking in the beauty of the southwest. We
operated out of an inn in Mount Carmel, Utah, making
daily forays to the surrounding National Parks.
We were headed back to our home for the evening,
looking forward to a nice meal after the end of a day
filled with the sights and sounds of Zion Canyon.
Although the height of tourist visitation, there were still
plenty of opportunities to appreciate the vistas and
silences of wilderness. It was hard not to wonder what
the first discoverers of this magical canyon must have
thought.
A few miles east of the park, we noticed several cars
bunching together on the road ahead of us. Since we
normally saw very few other vehicles on this section of
the road, we slowed trying to determine what was causing
the sudden traffic jam. It was a group of bison grazing at
the roadside. Then we noticed the split rail fence — the
bison were on the wrong side of it — they were free! A
large bull with substantial horns seemed to be the
ringleader of the AWOL grazers. We looked for the break
in the fence that allowed these ice age creatures to head
for the always greener grass on the other side..
Just then, we saw a young bull place his front legs on
the top rail of the fence, pull his body up, and, in this
manner, crawl up and over, joining his compatriots on the
side of the road. Over our delighted and mildly horrified
laughter, we heard a roar. A blue pickup had pulled up
from the other direction and the roar came from the
obviously irate ranch woman who had exited from it.
With worn jeans, a well broken-in hat, little make up and
skin leathered from long exposure to the sun, she was
obviously well acquainted with this wayward herd. As
she shouted a few unprintable words and waved her hat,
the giant creatures, each outweighing her by several
hundred pounds, began to climb sheepishly back over the
rails and into their designated paddock.
As we drove away, we couldn’t help wondering how
often this same escape would be repeated. How do you
keep them down on the farm when they’ve seen Paree?
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