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August 2014
The Prez Sez
By Debbie Darwin
Yes, it’s that sultry, hot, steamy time of the year
lovingly referred to as the “Dog Days of Summer”
when you want to take at least three showers a day
to make you feel refreshed and human again. But,
we love it! Don’t we? Don’t we?
However, on the flip side, we have a beautiful community
pool that we can cool off in, splash around in and even watch
movies from! Thank you to Terri and Dennis Roberson for
organizing the pool movie last month of Summer Rental. It
was a fun choice and made me miss John Candy all over
again. Yes, life is good here in Clear Lake Shores and I feel
blessed to be a part of this wonderful community and our
beautiful country.
Speaking of our beautiful country, I want to thank all of you
for coming out to our fantastic 4th of July celebration to honor
our country’s 238th birthday this year.
There were a few “oops” that I’ve noted as “lessons learned”
for next year – my personal biggest one was for forgetting to
grab the speaker system instead of having to rely on Allan
Batchelor’s wonderful booming voice to announce winners.
But all in all I think it was pretty darn good and it wouldn’t
have happened at all except for our fabulous, stupendous and
dedicated Civic Club members and volunteers.
I want to thank Glen and Wanda Dowell for cooking the
hot dogs. They and their crew cooked and served hundreds of
hotdogs, buns, chips and drinks in the Texas heat – and always
with a smile. Thanks also to all the folks who brought
wonderful side dishes to share with everyone.
Thank you to our Parade Marshall Ron Brown for
organizing and lining up the golf carts. The parade looked
fantastic!
Thanks to our “off-island” judges Beth Hebert, Clinton
Buck and Jackie Lally (they didn’t know anyone in the golf
cart competition – which I personally think was awesome).
They had a really tough time choosing the winners but finally
came to a unanimous decision. Winners were as follows: 1st
place: #23 – Steve & Bonnie South; 2nd place: #32 Karen
Ghormley; and Best Child’s entry was #1 Makenzie Skinner.
Each golf cart was awesome and our parade looked wonderful
as we drove around the island following our fabulous CLS
Police officers and Kemah Fire Department.
Thank you to Amanda Booren and the Scholarship
Committee for organizing the silent auction and raffle for the
scholarship fund. What a great job they did. Those funds will
continue to help award students, like this year’s Cameron
Ward, with scholarships over the coming years.
Thank you to Allan Batchelor for heading up the Pie
Baking contest – I know Carlo owes you BIG time! Thank you
to Carlo Ianni for organizing the event, and thanks to all the
pie bakers who entered their delicious home-cooked pies!
Yummy! If you missed out on purchasing a slice, then I really
feel sorry for you. Congratulations to Jan Finnerty, Karen
Porter, Janna Grubbs, Patty McCaslin, and Brooklyn
Wells for winning in the different pie categories. Thanks also
to the pie contest judges, Philip Buck, Candace Mann and
Dan Booren. I bet tasting all those delicious pies was
REALLY hard work! I was definitely jealous. Thank you to
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Amy Cortez and Patrick Albro for all your assistance to
Allan as I know he really appreciated your help with all the
folks who were purchasing slices of those delicious pies. The
pie contest brought in $214 that will be donated to the CLS
Police Department Equipment Fund.
A huge “Thank you” goes out to the CLS City and
numerous, caring CLS volunteers, led by our Mayor Vern
Johnson and his lovely wife Kimmy, who helped us set up
tables, chairs, paper products, food, condiments, ice, tea,
drinks, signs, etc.
Another huge “Thank you” goes out to John Wright and
Arline Laughter for taking care of signing folks up for their
Civic Club memberships (the club brought in over $2500 in
dues) and also for selling the hot dogs to non-members. (Hint,
Hint…we really shouldn’t be selling hotdogs as everyone on
the island should be a Civic Club member! – It’s only $25
dollars a year per household…Seriously – every household on
the island should be a member of the Civic Club at that
unbelievable price for fun!)
Thank you, so very much, to Helle Brown and Pam House
for all they do for our fabulous newsletter The Islander and
taking photos of the event and answering questions to those
who might be interested in taking over when Pam and Helle
retire at the end of this year. YES, you heard that right, they
are BOTH retiring!!!! Oh my! SO, are YOU interested in
taking over their exciting roles? If so, PLEASE contact Pam
or Helle right away as we are aggressively searching for their
replacements. If we don’t find replacements, it could be the
end of our dear Islander – and No, I AM NOT KIDDING.
Moving back to the 4th… Thank you to Shinea and
Michelle Wessel for organizing the kid’s activities. They
worked really hard to ensure the kids (and some adults)
enjoyed the games they provided. Did you see the water
bucket race where the kids ran with buckets of water over their
heads? What a fun way to play a game, get exercise and keep
cool in the heat…I wished I could have joined them as it was
getting quite warm in the afternoon! The potato sack races
and donut eating contest looked like a lot of fun and the kids
had a great time. Shinea and Michelle did an excellent job
coming up with new ideas for the kids activities and I hope
they will consider doing this again for us next year.
I would also like to personally thank the wonderful Civic
Club Officers: Your Vice President Pege Wright, your
Secretary Jan Finnerty, and your Treasurer Kimmy Johnson.
They spent many an evening with me in planning, organizing
and rolling up their sleeves to get this done – and we all truly
hope you enjoyed it and had a good time. Last but not least I
want to thank all of YOU for renewing your Club
memberships or joining for the first time! There wouldn’t be a
Civic Club without you and that would be downright
inconceivable! Clear Lake Shores without a Civic Club? I
shudder to think such a thought. So, until we see you again,
have fun, stay cool and enjoy the Dog Days of Summer!
BTW…want to know what the Club has planned for August?
Then, come to the next Civic Club meeting on 8/7/14 and find
out! 7:00 is Potluck – (bring a dish to share), Club meeting
starts 7:30ish.
August 2014
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. 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.
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Treasurer:
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Dennis Davis Band
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YOGA at the Club House
Fridays at 9:30 am
Please contact [email protected]
Beth at 713.444.9312, or check CLS Yoga on Facebook
for notice of schedule changes
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August 2014
PRE-REGISTRATION
Children’s 10th Annual Fishing Derby
Get ready to feel the “RUSH” of some good ole fishing excitement!!
Our Children’s 10th Annual Fishing Derby will be held Saturday, October 4th (9am to 1pm)
at Deep Hole Park. We are taking pre-registration at this time. Complete the PreRegistration From for each child and drop off in our Civic Club mail box or contact Kimmy
Johnson at 281.513.3101 or [email protected].
On the day of the event, we will be taking registrations (if you did not pre-register) at
Deep Hole Park until 9:30 am. The event requires one adult (18 years and older) and one
child (16 years and younger). Both the adult and child (this includes pre-registrants) will
need to stop by the park at 9am to apply for a participant number and to pick up the rules,
along with a goodie bag for the child.
The Civic Club will be providing hot dogs, chips, and various drinks to all the participants
for lunch. We will have prizes for age categories, “Biggest Fish,” and “Most Fish Caught”
during the time allotted.
Looking forward to celebrating with all of you on this special ANNIVERSARY!!!
OCTOBER 4TH FISHING DERBY
PRE-REGISTRATION FORM
ADULT NAME____________________________________
CHILD NAME____________________________________
AGE____________PHONE NO.______________________
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August 2014
Splash Report
by Chris Richardson
Island People & Places
By Candace Mann
Comings & Goings:
This welcome has been a little delayed
but I’m happy to introduce Mick and
Robin Scrivens. They bought the home at 1111 N.
Shore that was so nicely remodeled after IKE and
has the cross hatched grass and concrete driveway.
Many of us watched this home as it went through it’s
rebirth. It’s good to see a family enjoying it again.
The Scrivens met in Australia in 2010 where Robin
was working with Bechtel on an international
assignment. Australia is Mick’s home town and he
has the accent to prove it! They no longer work in
Australia but continue to do a lot of traveling with
their jobs.
They say they love traveling, renovating and
chillaxing in CLS! No boat yet, but there’s always
hope. Between the two of them they have six kids
ranging from 7 to 26! They can be seen hanging out
on their deck enjoying their beautiful view! We are
happy to have them and hope to see more of them on
the island!
Real Estate News:
Houston’s housing market refuses to lie down and
take it. After the first decline in three years in May,
home sales charged back into the black in June, most
likely the result of an increase in new listings of
properties. Those new listings may finally be helping
feed the voracious appetites of home buyers who
have been stymied by the lowest inventory levels in
40 years.
What’s happening on the island:
SOLD:
7 Homes
3 Lots
6 Rentals
PENDING:
ACTIVE:
9 Homes
0 Lots
15 Homes
3 Lots
4 Rentals
Summer sure has arrived! It’s nice to see so many
people enjoying the water and great outdoor
activities this island has to offer. What a great place
to live!!!
See you out there!
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I'm happy to report that the pool
memberships are the highest they've
been in several years.
A big
"THANK YOU" goes to our residents for
supporting our beautiful pool.
We are in full swing of our summer season and
it is so rewarding seeing our pool utilized in so
many ways. Whether it is seeing someone reading
while sitting on the steps to seeing a toddler
learning to swim, so many wonderful pool
memories are being created in unique CLS style.
Children's swim classes and water aerobic
classes have been going on this summer. We
appreciate your respectfulness while these classes
are in session. If you have not tried the aerobics
class please do so next year as the class has just
ended for the season.
It was a perfect night at the pool for Movie
Night held June 19th. - Not too hot and no
mosquitoes! BIG THANKS goes to Terri and
Dennis Roberson for setting all this up and
bringing snacks. Please support our MOVIE
NIGHTS. Also, thanks to Jan Finnerty for
showing up to collect Civic Club dues.
SECURITY CAMERAS at the pool are now
fully operational. A FEW REMINDERS OF
POOL RULES:
 Absolutely NO GLASS in fenced in pool area
(glass has been found).
 No food or drink in the pool.
 Children 12 years and younger must be
supervised by parent even when life guards
are on duty.
 Outside of normal operating hours & when
lifeguards not present, children between ages
of 12 & 18 must be supervised by two persons
at least 21 yrs of age.
 Pool tag/guest pass necessary to enter pool
area (members must be with guest).
 Pool closed on Mondays for cleaning.
Please let us hear from you for any ideas you
have to share. Your pool committee: Craig
Hervey, Cheryl Coward, Paul Garner,
Suzanne Hubbard, Terri Roberson and me.
August 2014
Mark Your Calendars for BARKTOBERFEST
October 18
Barktoberfest 2014, benefitting Bay Area Pet Adoptions, is coming to Clear Lake Shores on Saturday, October 18 (rain date
October 25) at Jarboe Bayou Park. Mark your calendars!
We have a pet friendly day of fun activities planned for you, including a Walk-your-Dog-a-thon, a golf cart parade; pet
competitions, pet specialist presentations and demonstrations such as flyball, K-9 training, a pet psychic, sketch artist, and pet
photographer. We’ll also have a Silent Auction, a White Elephant sale and plenty of vendors to get your holiday shopping
started early. And since this is Barktoberfest, visit our “Bier Garten” featuring German-themed food, drinks and oompah music!
All money raised will go to Bay Are Pet Adoptions.
The planning committee is hard
at work to make this year’s event
a huge success and reach our
$10,000 fund raising goal, but we
need your help. We are in need
of
silent
auction
item
donations. If you have an item
you would like to donate, please
contact
Patti
Brill
at
[email protected].
We
may also need tents, tables and
chairs. If you can loan us yours
for the day, please e-mail Susan
Adams at [email protected].
If you have any clean empty
containers suitable for making
gift baskets, please drop off at
Susan’s house (white bench
under balcony) 516 Clear Lake
Road. And we need about four
children's hard plastic pools for
dog watering and cooling (please
e-mail Susan to donate yours).
For all of the up-to-date
information about Barktoberfest,
visit the Clear Lake Shores Civic
Club Barktoberfest website at
www.clscivicclub.com/
barktoberfest. You will learn
more about our events, how to
become a sponsor, register for
the
Walk-a-thon
and
pet
competitions, reserve a vendor
booth and how you can help if
you are unable to attend. You
can also follow on Facebook at
www.facebook.com/
ClearLakeShoresBarktoberfest.
Bay Area Pet Adoptions is a
non-profit, 501(c)3 No-Kill
shelter, pet rescue, and adoption
organization that relies on
donations from the public to
house, feed, and medically care
for the dogs and cats taken in its
adoption program. It is not
operated or funded by any
national animal group and must rely on contributions from the public to keep its shelter open.
See you there!
The Islander
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August 2014
Where is This Located?
Swing for residents to enjoy
See Page 23 for the answer
The Islander
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August 2014
Island Gardening Tips
By Julie Moncur
The July rains have certainly helped to make
the Island yards look terrific! My hope is that
the pattern repeats in August as this is a month
that is prime for planting fall veggies. Our local
Farmer's Market vendors will have nice starter plants and I
know Tabitha Holt has some of the most wonderful seeds that
have literally about a 99 percent germination rate.
Don't have room to plant in your yard? Then consider the now
FREE CLS Community Garden Park beds. As of this writing,
at least five raised beds are ready up for grabs for planting. The
City even provided (THANK YOU GEORGE!) fresh garden
soil to replenish the existing beds. You don't even have to use
up the whole bed. Maybe take the kids and/or grandkids over
and put in a few plants and come back periodically to see how
they do. Let them enjoy the new swing set donated by the
Kesslers on East Shore!
 Divide and reset spring-blooming perennials, such as
daylilies and irises now through end of the month.
 Try cape honeysuckle, hamelia, firecracker fern, cypress
vine or pineapple sage to attract butterflies and
hummingbirds. The hummingbird scouts come through in
August, so put out tempting feeders. Remember to change
the food every three days to keep fresh (gets moldy in the
heat). Make up your own food by boiling water and adding
sugar (4 parts water to 1 part sugar).
 Do not spray oil-based liquid pesticides when temperatures
exceed 90 F.
 Adding organic matter to beds will improve both heavy
and light soils and get them ready for fall planting. Healthy
soil discourages bad bugs!
 Remember to keep deadheading blooms. Your plants will
bud even more. You may be able to salvage spring planted
geraniums. They do not like the heat and should be moved
to the shade where they may be saved until cooler weather
in the fall.
 After we have a good rain it’s time to fertilize the lawn
again as the nutrients get diluted and the grass is hungry
again! For the many islanders with dogs, please be kind to
your neighbors and pick up after your pets when they make
unwanted deposits in the nice plush lawn.
 Don't be afraid to cut back almost any plants and shrubs to
give them nicer shapes and encourage blooms. Sometimes
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cutting them back a bit disturbs the plant just enough to
cause more blooming. Also try a balanced fertilizer like 20
-20-20 or 10-10-10.
 Caladiums require plenty of water at this time of year if
they are to remain lush and attractive until fall. Fertilize
with ammonium sulfate at 2 lbs per 100 square feet of bed
area. Continue to water thoroughly.
 Keep azaleas well watered, so they will set flowers for next
spring.
 Keep rose beds clean of fallen leaf and flower litter to
reduce black spot. Roses don't like wet leaves. With the
recent rains it is a good time to check your roses for fungus
and treat with a good organic fungicide. Better yet, plant
some garlic chives around your roses, this companion
planting actually deters the development of fungus!
HAPPY ISLAND GARDENING!
Playing in the Parks: Island Style
By Pege Wright
Still working on the WISH LIST for the
parks…What would you like to see and where
would you like to see it? Now is your chance to
voice your opinions on our parks and have a voice in what is
going on in them…send it to [email protected] We have
had a couple of suggestions, could use some more…come on,
you know you have an idea or opinion.
The new plants at the Club House entrance are beginning to
grow and are looking pretty good…many thanks to those who
have sent positive comments and to the crew that keeps them
watered…
FIRE ANTS…the war against fire ants continues with every
little rain shower we get as this causes them to relocate…so
please send an email to [email protected] with location of
mounds and we will take care of them…
The Garden Project is still in progress and looks good, the
signs are fun and we appreciate all the volunteer effort in that
area…additionally, there is a swing set that the city moved in
for us so while you are visiting the butterfly garden there you
can also take the little ones for a swing ride…I never cease to
be amazed at the generosity of our island residents…thanks to
all who are involved in the park projects…
Remember to thank all the volunteers who help keep this
community working as smoothly as it does.
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August 2014
Thank you Clear Lake Shores!
By Amanda L. Booren,
Scholarship Fund Committee Chair
WE NEED YOU!
On behalf of the Civic Club scholarship fund
committee, THANK YOU Clear Lake Shores! Because
of YOU we raised nearly $2,600 in the July 4th silent
auction. Whether you simply made a monetary
donation, bought a silent auction item, or bought tickets
for the raffle / silent auction, please know that you are
helping our high school seniors attend college.
A great big thank you as well to everyone who
donated an auction / raffle item. This could not have
happened without YOU! Those who donated were:
Glen and Wanda Dowell  Pam Zutek  Trisha
Murphy, Bed & Biscuit  Encore Resale Shop 
Opus Bistro  Skippers Hoagie Ranch  Kemah
Thai Massage  Mary's Frame Shop  Roselyn
Pierce  Tropical Express  Amadeus  Panera
Bread  Kemah Boardwalk  Arline Laughter 
Tiffany Johnson  Pege Wright  Karen Booren 
Rep. Greg Bonnen  Lone Star Grill  Pro Tech 
Jimmy & Candace Mann  Suzanne Hubbard 
Danny Otto  Amanda Booren  Terri & Dennis
Roberson  Megan Guthrie, TGF Haircutters 
Carolyn Einkauf  Dustin Young, D.C.  Copper
Derry  Cheryl and Larry Thomas  Diane Johnson
 Cindy Walbe & Bettie Jamarik  Greg's Groom '
N Room & Pet Boutique  Kenny Cook
And finally, I have to thank the scholarship
committee – Carolyn Einkauf and Tiffany Johnson.
For the past couple of months, they were out pounding
the pavement soliciting donations and items, and
helped make this year’s July 4th silent auction so
incredibly successful.
I am humbled and awed every day by the generosity
of the citizens of Clear Lake Shores. What an awesome
place to live!
Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!
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Both Pam House and Helle Brown have
announced their imminent retirement as
Editor and Co-Editor of The Islander at
the end of the year. December will be the
last issue that this team will produce.
We’re looking for some volunteers with
energy, ideas, and time to take over the
production of The Islander. Pam and Helle
will be there to provide any guidance or
training that is needed.
This is a chance for exercising your
creative and writing skills. If this is
something that appeals to you — please
contact one of the following:
Pam ([email protected]), Helle
([email protected]), or Debbie
Darwin ([email protected]).
August 2014
4th of July Parade
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August 2014
4th July Picnic
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August 2014
Yard of the Month
by Kathi Coats
I hope everyone is enjoying the summer
and all the activities our wonderful
community has to offer. One of the most
enjoyable things to do here is to ride around
in our golf carts and look at everyone’s beautiful homes and
yards. There is so much beauty here it can be difficult to pick
out just one Yard of the Month. However, Larry Lindelow at
531 Oak was an easy choice! You may know his house by the
awesome alligator that is seemingly sneaking up on you in the
front bed, nestled amongst the purple fountain grass, the
ornamental grasses and cactus. Our own local artist, Eric
Klusendorf, created this amazing sculpture, you almost have to
do a double take it is so realistic.
Larry has lived in Clear Lake Shore for a little over four years
but has been visiting friends here since 1984. He does all of his
own gardening “from digging the holes, buying the dirt and
plants, and planting them.” He doesn’t do weeds though, his
friend and neighbor Wyatt Batchelor takes care of that for
him. Way to go Wyatt!
Once you get past the alligator you can’t help but notice two
large potted plants behind him that are very beautiful and
unusual. He has only seen them in the Bahamas where there
they grow as small trees. They have very large variegated
leaves and thick branches. Unfortunately, his original plants
froze last winter but he was able to replace them after finding a
company in Florida that sold them. They are called Variegated
Mahoe.
Another front bed is filled with topical hibiscus of all colors,
asparagus fern and philodendron. The river rock he uses as a
ground cover in this bed offers a wonderful contrast with the
different hues of green and the colorful hibiscus blooms. Larry
has also used the rock in another bed that has 3 large Japanese
Blueberry trees, again a very nice contrast.
As you continue around to the back there is a majestic oak
shading a happy gnome welcoming you to the back. His
backyard is very comfortable and private and has a wide variety
of plants along the back fence. A huge pomegranate, hibiscus,
bottle brush, crepe myrtle, ginger and red roses provide beauty
and privacy.
Larry has a lot of deck and outdoor space that wraps around
his house. One of the most interesting things about the upper
deck is the oak tree that grows through the middle of it. He had
the deck built around it with a bench for additional seating. He
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hasn’t neglected this space with color either, you can’t miss the
two giant deep purple bougainvillea potted in beautiful pots.
Larry is in the vending business, so naturally there is a jukebox
on the downstairs deck. It has quit working with all the
humidity we have here, but it is a very cool conversation piece.
This was a very fun and interesting interview and I enjoyed
meeting Larry. I asked him if he had any special gardening tips
for us, this is what he said, “buy good plants, good dirt and
water them”. Can’t get any simpler than that, thanks Larry!
Have an awesome August!
If you would like to nominate a neighbor please send the
name and address to [email protected] or
[email protected]. This is your newsletter, please feel free to be
a part of it! Nominations will go before a committee.
Random Gems
from the Civic Club Minutes
By Jan Finnerty
In 1973 Civic Club members acted as hostesses at the Post
Office on Postal Day. The ladies were given corsages to wear.
The net profit from the November 2, 1974 turkey dinner was
$741.51
The Club held a fish fry on July 11, 1987, to benefit the
“Historic Restoration of City Hall.” Tickets cost $4.00 each.
July 1985 ISLANDER ad revenue: $120.00
At the December 11, 1984 Civic Club Meeting, Buzz
Larrabee moved we purchase Christmas lights on sale after
Christmas for next year. He said he would make some icicles
to put around the gazebo with wood and white lights at Deep
Hole Park.
In 1983 Hurricane Alicia damaged the kitchen in the then
City Hall and a check for $5,000 was deposited from the
insurance proceeds. (Who else remembers the soup kitchen we
set up in city Hall with power cord run across the street from
the Dethfleson’s tow boat generator? JF)
Lazy Bend residents contributed to the Civic Club’s Clean
Up Campaign Fund in March of 1977.
At the February 1977 meeting, a discussion was held on
Food Storage for hurricane and civil defense needs … the
emergency canned goods are to be kept in the City Hall
Kitchen.
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Green Corner
Rescue on Juniper
By Caroline Kostak
By Helle Brown
.Accepting change as the driving force of
sustainability
To really understand something, I often look
to the laws of nature. They've been around for a
pretty long time and, despite our best efforts sometimes,
they still reign today. When looking for examples of
sustainability in nature, I see that change is always a
factor.
Things are only sustainable if they both adapt to change
and embody change. A body of water is only sustainable if
it's flowing. A completely stagnant body of water gets
mucky and eventually fills in with dirt and dead things. A
forest is only sustainable if things are growing and then
dying, providing the nutrients for new plants to be born. In
both these systems, change is inherent in the system itself.
Adapting to change is what we're doing when we buy the
new electronic gadget or embrace the new way of saying
"that's cool" (or "bad" or "hip" or "sweet"). If we don't
adapt, society moves past us and we're left behind. This is
a more external way of dealing with change.
Embodying change is allowing yourself to
grow. Children obviously do this. But by the time we're
adults, many of us think we've formed our personalities and
that's that. But to embody change - to live a truly
sustainable life - we need to continue to learn, to grow, to
move beyond who we were yesterday. This requires that
we are aware of places where we're stagnant - where we're
rigidly attached to old ways of thinking or patterns of
behavior. Once we're aware of it, we can objectively look
at it - does that way of thinking serve me? Is there any
room for growth in the way I approach this situation? It
requires a willingness to be objective, to put aside defenses
that make you think that you have to do things the way
you've always done them.
It's hard to change. It can be scary. But it doesn't have to
be done alone. It's always helpful to have someone help
you through it. Find a friend, a therapist, or a teacher who
will be supportive, who will help you expand your vision
so you can see areas that might need some changing up and
then support you as you find your new way.
On a recent Sunday morning as a dog named Lucy was
walking its master along Juniper Road near Maple, she
became aware of the cheeps of alarm coming from deep
within a nearby culvert and alerted her owner. Her
compassionate master, along with a team of father and
daughter (MaKayla Magee, age 7) who were walking
nearby, saw the problem and initiated a rescue operation.
Unfortunately the grate
which the ducklings had
fallen through was very
heavy, but soon a group of
residents gathered and
provided the tools to get all
the grates along the culvert
open. As the mother duck
clucked her calls of dismay,
three ducklings swam out
into the opening where long
arms reached and grabbed them. MaKayla gleefully carried
the rescued ducklings to
their mother. Unfortunately
the remaining three in the
culvert were too wary to
come out, to their own
detriment.
The adults put their heads
together and soon makeshift
bendable plastic pipes were
taped together with a towel
as a plunger head which was pushed through the culvert.
Repeatedly the remaining ducklings ducked the plunger and
remained hidden. Some of the determined residents persisted
and after a few hot and frustrating hours the story ended
happily. A decision was made to move the mother and her
ducklings to a safer place. Have you tried to pick up a mother
duck who is protecting her brood? Not easy, but it finally got
done without too may battle wounds.
I would like to give a big pat to a sensitive dog named
Lucy and a big cheer for to a very caring little girl named
MaKayla!
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AUGUST GARDENING SEMINARS
All held at:
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service – Galveston County
Office, 4102 B Main Street (FM 519), La Marque.
e-mail [email protected] to pre-register
SUCCESSFUL FALL VEGETABLE GARDENING
Saturday, August 16, 2014
9:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Master Gardener Luke Stripling will present a seminar on
growing cool weather vegetables. Topics will include soil preparation, drainage, raised beds, growing up with fence or other
supports, seed planting dates, varieties, planting depth, fertilizer methods, water requirements, and harvesting.
GARDENING BY THE SQUARE FOOT
Tuesday, August 19, 2014
6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Master Gardener John Jons will present a workshop teaching
the basics of small space gardening. Come learn how much you
can grow in just a small 4' x 4' garden. Topics include basic
designs, soil preparation, plant selection and establishment,
insect pest and disease control, and general care.
TEEN JOB CLASSIFIED
Anna Willits, Age 14, 832.425.8420
BS
PS
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PT
HS
Trinity Chernecke, Age 12, 713.855.7352
BS
PT
PS
Mason Hackett, Age 19, 713.446.4617
BS T PT PS LC HS RCS
Madison McCormick, Age 16,
832.767.9919
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PS
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RCS
BACKYARD GARDENING - STRAWBERRIES
Tuesday, August 26, 2014
6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Presented by Galveston County Master Gardener Robert Marshall, this program will cover how to successfully grow strawberries in the Galveston County area. Topics covered will include the correct time to plant and choosing the best varieties
for this area. Also covered will be how to prepare your garden
beds, water and fertilizing needs, as well as disease and pest
control.
Please circle the appropriate box (es)
More Random Gems
from the Civic Club Minutes
Name_________________________________
By Jan Finnerty
Age_________ Birth date m/y____________
There was a kids Christmas party in December, 1977, and Joe
Lee acted as Santa again and handed out presents to all the kids.
Joe donated “three cases of very good high quality cheese cake”
to the 1977 turkey dinner. Joe also acted as Santa at the 1976
kids Christmas party attended by 70 children. He rented his
own Santa Clause suit which was “outstandingly beautiful.”
Make of this what you will …“Frank Janoch . . . had been
with the Firemen trying to put up our sign across the road and
stated the rope was too short. He suggested that next year we
put weights in the bottom of the sign and only tie the top. As it
would be rather late to put up the sign if we got rope and asked
them to do it next Fire meeting we decided to put the sign on
the gate in front of City Hall.” I suspect this must have to do
with a sign for the turkey dinner in 1976. J.F.
The Civic Club voted to loan our chairs to the Fire
Department for the Gulf Coast Firemen’s Association meeting
held next to the fire station.
The Club paid to have the city fire plugs painted.
Brush burning was going on again in April of 1976 as part of
the Island Spruce Up.
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Free of Charge
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PS-Pet Sitter
T-Tutor
LC-Lawn Care
PT-Plant Tending
HS-House Sitting
RCS-*Red Cross Certified
Phone_________________________________
Put in Civic Club Post Box at City Hall
by the 16th of each month,
or email [email protected]
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Did You Know
Where the
New Swing
Was
Located?
Answer
to puzzle
on p 21
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A Farewell to Juanita J. Flurry
The Life of Pie
February 11, 1922—July 2, 2014
By Allan Batchelor
Longtime Island resident, Juanita Flurry, 92, passed
away on July 2, 2014 in Webster, Texas. She was born
February 22, 1922 in Ferris, Texas to A.F. Jones and
Mady Jane Neal (Kuehn). She was preceded in death by
her husband, Edward Flurry, parents and step-father,
Julius Kuehn.
She is survived by her children, Jerry W. Payne and
Rosemary Hesterly;
grandchildren, Lee
Payne, Gene, Brian
and Sean; greatgrandchildren, Scott
Pinnt, Ryan Payne
and Autumn Payne;
sister, Ruth Hellen;
and brothers, Walter
Grays Kuehn and
Leroy Kuehn.
She was a member
of the Lioness Club,
Clear Lake Shores
Civic Club and
Eastern Star. She
Galveston
Juanita, July 4 Golf Cart Parade 2010 was
County's
Senior
Citizen of the Year and during WWII worked on aircrafts
as a "Rosie the Riveter"
We had a total of nine entries for the 4th of July pie
contest. Since we only had one youth entry and two fruits,
I opted not to award third place. All said and done we
made $214 which has been handed over to the treasurer
and we also gained three really nice pie slicers donated by
Carlo Ianni to the Club.
Thanks go out to Melinda Batchelor who pitched in
from the start. She helped organize, slice, sell and
cleanup. Extra kudos to Amy Cortez and Patrick Albro
for stepping up when they noticed we were overwhelmed.
They helped do it all. Bill McCormick and his friend
bought the entire pie that won First in Fruit and First
Overall. All in all, might good eats!
Fruit
1. Jan Finnerty, Blueberry Crumble
(1st Overall)
2. Karen Porter, Black Cherry
Other
1. Janna Grubbs Derry, Irish Whisky Pecan
2. Patty McCaslin, Oats and Granola
Youth
1. Brooklynd Wells
For a great interview with her and more information about
her life, please see the article in the April, 2011 Islander.
http://www.clscivicclub.com/newsletter/2011/
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