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Tiki ChapelBy Connie Pratt

“Everyone is in-vited to gath-er together at the Chapel on Sundays at 9:00 a.m. for worship. We are also con-tinuing to pro-vide the service

via the Zoom video stream for anyone who is not able to attend in person. The Zoom link, along with the song lyr-ics for the service, is provided through email distribution. If you are not currently on the Chapel email distribution list and would like to be, please email Connie at [email protected], and she will add you to the list. Any Chapel news and event updates are sent out via this email distribution list. You can also be added to our Prayer Partners email distribution list to be notified of any prayer requests received during the week. Should you have any prayer requests, feel free to email those to Connie also, and they will be included in our prayer time on Sundays. Our Communion service is held on the first Sunday of every month.

Monday Night Bible Study has resumed and is held every Monday evening at the Chapel at 6:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome to be a part of this study time.

Make plans now to join us for the Advent season beginning on Sunday, November 29th. Our Advent services will be held each Sunday at 9:00 a.m., and will end with our spe-cial Christmas Eve Service on December 24th at 6:00 p.m. Everyone is welcome to join us for this wonderful celebra-tion at Tiki Chapel.

Please know that the Tik Chapel leadership is here for you and is available if you have a need. Pastor Steve Hill can be reached at [email protected] or 409-933-9829.”

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Charlie “Riff Raft” EvertsBy Krissy Reida

I first learned about Charlie Everts about 16 years ago. Al and I were dating, and “dating” was almost synonymous with “offshore fishing.” Needless to say, I married Al. Al would drive to a spot, I would drop a line down, and BOOM! Fish on! We would repeat that process over and over. It was like something President Trump could describe; I’d catch so many fish that I’d get tired of catching them. A lot of that success was because of Charlie Everts and his late friend, Rik Jacobsen, both well-known locally for their success at hunting down red snapper. Charles, I call him “Charlie” because Al always has, was born August 28, 1937 in Houston. His parents had 50 acres in Montgomery and raised horses and cattle. Charlie’s dad worked for Southern Pacific Railroad and his mother was a secretary for HISD and Harris County. Charlie grew up spending summers at his grandfather’s house in Churchill Bridge, on the San Bernard River. Grandpa was a crabber, and Charlie’s job was to clean them. His grandfa-ther would make 75 cents per dozen. “This was probably the funniest time of my life,” Charlie told me. They had no electricity and no plumb-ing. “I wore shorts, no shoes, no shirt, and we bathed every Saturday night (in a no. 3 washtub) whether we needed it or not.” This is where Charlie was introduced to fish-ing. “I was fishing ever since I was able to walk,” he told me. Charlie would clean boats at the bait camp for 10-15 cents and spend that on soda-water and peanut patties. “Some peo-ple would come in with bigger boats, and you know, they had big fish and I always wanted to be able to go offshore fishing. I always wanted to be a big boy and go offshore.” He also wanted to hunt deer. Other school kids would talk about deer hunting with their dads, but Charlie’s family didn’t have money for these expensive hobbies.

Charlie graduated from Reagan High School in 1954 and went to UH to study Industrial Electronics and played baseball while there. He was hired later by HPD as a certified officer assigned to the communications division. He was there when MDT’s (Mobile Data Terminals) were first used inside their police cars, lessening the work for dispatchers. He had become a “Big Boy” and bought a boat from a friend and fixed it up. “I had promised myself that when I was old enough and got a job and had money to fish and hunt, I would. I’ve done it ever since.” Charlie hunted and fished with his sons and was also fishing with Rik Jacobsen during his days at HPD. He and Rik would wake up as early as 2am, haul the boat to Galveston or Freeport, fish, haul the boat back, and get home at about 11pm totally exhausted. This was years before there were rules and regulations and they would sell their snapper to the fish houses. In 1983, Charlie retired from HPD, married Brenda, and moved to Tiki. This was during Tiki’s fish camp days when few houses were here, and the roads were oyster shells. Charlie figured out how to target red snapper so well that he won the CCA’s STAR Tourna-ment 3 times.When he won the first time, he had to wait 3 years to compete a second time. When he won the second time, he had to wait 6 more years. Instead

of waiting, he took a friend along to catch his winning snapper. It takes time to locate these big sows. Charlie would prepare for these competitions by tak-ing friends fishing and just driving and studying the bottom. “I could spend all day just riding and looking and never fish,” he said. “It takes patience. Most people would run over a spot and nev-er know they’ve passed up a big fish.” As snapper fishing grew in populari-ty, Charlie began to worry about the species. He realized that the killing of big sow snapper could diminish the snapper population. “It’s not hard to kill a sow when you know where its home is,” said Charlie. Because each sow is responsible for laying millions of eggs, Charlie worked with the CCA to remove snapper from the competi-tion. Charlie didn’t just care about snapper. He cared about Tiki Island. Over a period of about 12 years, he served as the Section Director of the Civ-ic Association, City Alderman, and Mayor. Charlie was the Mayor during Rita and Ike, and anyone who was here knows that he has exceptional leader-ship skills, especially during a crisis. He worked along with many others here to pave roads, have a separate power supply built, and to purchase the prop-erty at the front of the island including where the tennis court, park, church, and the “Charles Everts’ Building are. Brenda shouted from the kitchen, “I

had to keep that a secret for 3 months!” Charlie told me that Tiki was very divided in its early days, so he helped to start up some of our legendary social events. BBQ’s and fundraisers brought the community together and residents became friends. It sounds fun, and I know we are all ready for Tiki life to return to normal.I had 4 full pages of notes from my interview with Charlie, and could go on and on, but out of all of his stories, this one needs to be told. After he retired from HPD and moved to Tiki, Charlie worked for the local Sheriff ’s


Department. The Secret Service contacted the department asking if they had someone who could take the President fishing. Charlie took President H.W. Bush fishing twice. He picked George up from his friend’s beach house on the west end of Galveston. Barbara came out. “You boys hungry? I can make up some breakfast!” Charlie and George fished in West Bay. The Secret Service followed in a separate boat. “They were hilarious,” he said. “They didn’t know sh*t about fishing. Their lines were all tangled up.” Charlie hooked up a good redfish. “Chief, I’m sorry,” he said to the President. “I’m sorry for catching this fish. He’s been trying to get on my line, and I’ve been taking it away from him. I wanted you to catch him.” George looked at Charlie and responded with “Bullsh*t, Charlie!” Charlie laughed and told me, “He was so cool. A real nice guy.”

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November Fishing ReportBy Max McDulin

The odd weather and heavy ma-jor-storm season has continued as predicted, and boy has it made for a peculiar fishing season.High water levels thanks to mul-tiple storm surges from major storms and hurricanes have defi-nitely negatively impacted most bay and gulf fishing in our area. With that high water, and brack-ish water heading deeper into

the marshes and bayous it becomes even more important to get creative with your strategies.Some of the best ways to approach high water fishing in the marshes and lakes around Galveston Bay, are to fish similar to freshwater fishing. Think more heavy structure, shallow structure, big depth changes, and lots of moving. By moving, I mean have a willingness to chart a few spots, such as reefs, depth changes, structures, and if the first hour is not a success be willing to pivot.Most of us who have spent countless times in the bay are used to finding our spot and sticking it out no matter how long it takes. Those honey holes might not always give out in the first hour, but patience pays off. With high waters, patience in each spot is rewarded far less. Imagine, the fish are in a changing environment, and therefore they either are currently on the move, or have been moving from spot to spot. We don’t like it when our environment changes massively as humans, and fish don’t either.Good baits in the marsh are going to be topwaters, and ac-tive baits, flashy spoons, loud lures, again don’t only think freshwater fishing think almost bass fishing in environ-ments like that.With the changing water you would also be surprised at some of the personal success I have had fishing jig-heads and plastics on bulkheads and boat docks on Galveston Bay. Be respectful or private property, but also be willing to take advantage of some of those man-made structures.At the end of the day with high waters, rip currents, and the tumultuous summer we have had, remember to stay safe. Feels like we still have a couple more storms left. As a family we joked almost into the first week of summer about the Norther’s storms that were coming in “Maybe this is the last of the year”, and now it feels the same with each new gulf storm.Enjoy those pretty skies, and the good days when we get

them. Fish on or fish off it is always good to be on the water.

Early morning on the water in the back bays. Dad acting as the guide, Max just along for the ride.

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Paul had a passion and dedication to medicine, being a doctor, and mentoringresidents and interns.Paul lived life with great gusto, enjoying his time withfriends and family playing golf, hunting, camping, sailing, fishing, football

games, cooking, and entertaining. Epic family road trips, eventful week-longGulf crossings on his sailboat, and then there were the Houston Rodeo BBQCookoffs. His Cold River team won Championships, raised cain, and raised

funds and supported the Sunshine Kids and Small Steps programs. His homesand boats were always a gathering place – filled with stocked coolers and

routine carrying-on.He led by example: strong work ethic, be a great friend, bekind, have fun and do not take things or yourself too seriously. He leaves

behind many friends and family who will miss him deeply, including his wifeTammy and son Will, first wife Mary Gayle and sons Paul Jr (Jill), Mitch (Dawn),

Hans (Lauren), and grandchildren Chace, Paul III, Pierce, Josie, John Charles,Luke, and Rhett. He is also survived by his brother Dr. Mace (Trisha) and many

nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his brother Dr. Bethea (MaryEllen). In his final days, he was comforted, and the family touched, by the careof his hospice team and his friend Lois Halfin, as well as the visits from old andnew friends alike, particularly the support from the Tiki Island community.Inlieu of flowers, the family suggests that contributions may be made in Paul’s

memory to University of Texas Medical Branch, Development Office, 301 University Blvd, Galveston TX 77555 or the Sea Star Base Galveston,

7509 Broadway, Galveston TX 77554.

Born in Cameron TX to ElaineWright Brindley and Dr. ClaunchBrindley, he attended Lamar HS

where he exceled in the classroomand on the golf course. At UT Austin

he was a Phi Gamma Delta andplayed on the golf team. In keepingwith the family tradition, he wenton to UTMB Galveston where he

graduated in 1965 and completedhis internship and residency in

Otolaryngology in 1970 (he wouldtell people he picked noses for aliving). He served two years as a

Major in the US Army at Ft Bliss – El Paso.After almost 40 years at

Houston ENT Clinic he returned in2010 to UTMB to serve on the

faculty and continued to practiceuntil his retirement in 2018.

Dr. Paul C. BrindleyJanuary 9, 1941 – August 27, 2020


Thomas “Glen” Greer, 69, passed away on October 13,2020 surrounded by loved ones at his home on Tiki

Island, Texas. He was born on March 17, 1951 inHouston, Texas to Wilber and Betty Jo Greer

(Hayes).Glen is preceded in death by both parents. Heleaves behind Jackie Greer, his beloved wife of 27years, step father Walter Hayes, sons Jeremy and

Shawn Greer, grandson Joshua Greer and his yellowLabrador “Buddy” who was his constant shadow. While

Glen was an avid hunter and loved the outdoors, hewas a also a huge softy for cats, dogs or any other

animal that crossed his path. He will be rememberedfor his quick wit, fierce bluntness and of course on the

flip side, his very soft and gentle soul. Glen was asuccessful engineer/turbine sales representative forthe majority of his career, recently retiring from the

Calpine Corporation. Glen’s wishes of cremation wererecognized through the wonderful care of Graceful

Memorial in Houston, Texas. A celebration of life willbe held November 15, 2020. Details will be announcedon Jackie’s Facebook page. In lieu of flowers the familyasks that you remember Glen with memorials to AAR

(Abandoned Animal Rescue) 32632 Wright RoadMagnolia, TX 77355 or the no-kill shelter of your

choice. ~Wydell Dixon"You have enemies? Good. Thatmeans you've stood up for something, sometime in

your life" ~Winston Churchill

March 17, 1951 - October 13, 2020

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