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THE PORT© L ABC A WAVE
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Volume 128, No. 09
Wednesday, December 4, 2019
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Shellfish Closes, Up For Sale
Point Comfort
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By JARED VAN EPPS
jvanepps@plwave.com
Shellfish Sports Bar and
Grill and Sundae Drive Cafe
both closed unexpectedly in
November.
Shellfish closed its doors
By JARED VAN EPPS
jvanepps@plwave.com
By ROSS STAPP
rstapp@plwave.com
Tuesday, November 26, with
signs posted on both entrances
reading closed for business as
of the 11/26/19.
David Krupin operated
both Shellfish and Sundae
Drive but declined to give any
details to the Wave on why
By DD TURNER
dturner@plwave. com
By DD TURNER
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official date of when the cafe
will be rebranded and opened,
according to Krupin. He added
he hopes it will be open soon.
The Shellfish building
is now for sale, and Krupin
didn’t mention what future of
the building will be.
Shellfish Sports Bar and Grill closed down, as of November 26. According the Russell Cain, local real estate agent, the building is up
for sale. Sundae Drive Cafe will be under new ownership, according to David Krupin, owner of Shellfish and Sundae Drive. (Jared Van
Epps/Wave Photo)
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A representative of the U.S.
Census explained the importance
of the census during the
Calhoun County Commissioners
Wednesday, Nov. 27, meeting.
Tommy Brandl, with the
U.S. Census, told commissioners
he was looking for applicants to
help take the census in 2020.
“We’re at about 53 percent
of our projected applications,”
Brandl said, noting he will be
available to assist people that
come to the Texas Workforce
Commission and apply. Residents
can also apply online at www.
census.gov.
“We’re going to be up to
speed, but any way you can
help relay the message (about
applying) will be beneficial,” said
Brandl.
The census is taken every
10 years as mandated by the
U.S. Constitution. The intent is
to count every resident because
federal funds, grants, and
support to states, county and
communities are based on the
census.
According to www.census.
gov, some ways the census is used
include:
Residents use the census to
support community initiatives
involving legislation, quality-of-
life, and consumer advocacy.
Businesses use Census
Bureau data to decide where
to build factories, offices, and
stores, and these create jobs.
Local government officials
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From patrolling the streets
of Seadrift to teaching people
martial arts, Seadrift Police
Sergeant Robert Montero takes
his learned skills and applies
them to everyday life.
Montero, 34, originally
from San Jose, California, but
now a resident of Seadrift,
opened up a versatile gym in
Seadrift to sharpen his skills,
but also for locals who want to
know more about martial arts
and fitness.
When he was 18 years old,
Montero said he saw Ultimate
Fighting Championship
(UFC) for the first time and
immediately fell in love with
the sport.
“I was absolutely fascinated
and hooked. I started training at
American Kickboxing Academy
(AKA) in San Jose, California,”
Montero said.
Montero’s primary focus
was Muay Thai Kickboxing
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Whitaker talked about the
seniors on the team, and he
said they played “tremendous”
this season, and the ones that
didn’t play as often played well
too, he added.
This was a great senior
class to work with, Whitaker
said. He added they were
“fun to be around” and very
“coachable and teachable”
players.
“I know they’re going to
be very successful in their
endeavors in life moving
forward,” Whitaker said. “And
I hope they got something out
of this program that is going to
help them.”
Calhoun earned the
chance to host a home playoff
game, and Whitaker said he is
proud of his players, especially
the seniors, for winning district
and bi-district titles in back-to-
back home games.
“Those are memories that
they will always have about
their home field and stadium,”
Whitaker said. “Two of the last
games there were two great
victories for our team.”
Whitaker talked
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Saturday and finish the game,”
Whitaker said.
Calhoun continued to
face adversity early in district
play when they received news
that they had to forfeit the
win against Alice due to the
participation of an ineligible
player.
It was miscommunication
from the Texas Association of
Sports Officials (TASO) about
a player that shouldn’t have
played in that game, Whitaker
explained.
“The information was
given to me by the officials
association because there was
no report ever filed by the
[game] officials, and that UIL
would not be involved because
there was no report ever filed,”
Whitaker said.
Whitaker added he made a
mistake by not calling the UIL
and making sure everything
was correct.
It was a hard lesson learned
by him, Whitaker said, and
it was something that he felt
“absolutely horrible about.”
“But our kids were very
resilient, and they told me from
day one, they had my back and
they did,” Whitaker said. “They
fought back from that and
Robert Montero receives a Purple Belt from instructor Jason
South, who is a First Degree Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
(Contributed photo)
never let it faze them.”
After the forfeit,
Sandcrabs went on a four-
game winning streak to set up
a district championship game
against Calallen in the final
game of the season.
In his coaching career,
from Kingsville to Calhoun,
Whitaker has faced Calallen
14 times, and he said that that
there are very few secrets
between the two coaching
staffs.
“Coach [Phil] Danaher is
the winningest coach of all time
in Texas, and for a reason,”
Whitaker said. “He is a great
coach and always has his team
well prepared and does a great
job.”
Calhoun beat Calallen, 17-
6, and Whitaker said his team
had a great game plan against
them on offense and defense.
He added he told his players
to do some things differently
than in other games, and they
“executed those things to
perfection.”
“That game was absolutely
wonderful, and, in my long
career, that’s one of those
games we’ll always remember
because it was a big win for our
kids at that moment,” Whitaker
while dabbling in Jiu-Jitsu with
instructor Dave Camarillo.
A few years later, Montero
left California and made his
way to San Antonio, where he
began performing dignitary
protection and security work
for the Department of Defense.
Montero said while he was
in San Antonio, he trained at
Brazilian Top Team and shifted
his focus to mixed martial arts
(MMA).
He dabbled in competition
fights while work was slow but
then joined the police academy.
Montero began his law
enforcement career on the
Texas Coast and has made the
most of it since then. He is a
SWAT team leader, K9 handler,
defensive tactics instructor, and
holds several other positions.
Montero then got the idea
to take what he has learned and
apply it through teaching and
coaching.
“I noticed
The Calhoun Sandcrabs
Varsity Football team finished
the season with a 9-3 overall
record and a 6-1 district record,
with district and bi-district
titles under their belt.
Sandcrabs head coach
Richard Whitaker talked about
the 2019 season and the road
leading to the district title.
Whitaker said he was
very proud of his players this
season, and he added they came
in every week and played to the
best of their abilities.
“It was a great group of
kids to work with, and I fought
for our group that faced some
adversity early on in district,”
Whitaker said. “Winning a big
ball game and having to forfeit
that game, this group handled
adversity very well.”
The Sandcrabs dealt with
a delayed game to kickoff
district in Gregory Portland,
and Whitaker spoke about how
he participated in some delayed
games in his career.
“We were prepared to go to
another stadium. We absolutely,
as far along in the game as we
were, did not want to come back
From Commissioner David
Hall,
It’s hard to talk about ideas
sometimes because they can
become expectations by the
public. After several years and
quite a few attempts at getting
funding for several of the
ideas I had on improving our
community, and under strident
guidelines and boundaries set
by The Texas General Land
Office and HUD, I’m very proud
to announce funding for several
projects in Precinct 1 and one
project that affects the entire
county.
The first project will be
a total renovation of Little
Chocolate Bayou Park. It will
include an ADA compliant
walking trail of almost 2 miles,
new piers, walking bridges,
a vehicle bridge, playground
equipment, covered picnic
areas, landscaping, and
drinking fountains. In the
coming weeks, I’ll be putting
together a Citizen’s Advisory
Committee to assist in the
planning of the park amenities
and what the community would
like to see. The award amount
for Little Chocolate Bayou Park
is $900,000.00 for construction.
The second project will
be a professionally surveyed
and engineered construction
of drainage infrastructure for
the Alamo Beach community.
During and after Hurricane
Harvey, there were numerous
septic systems and water wells
compromised by floodwaters
because of the inability of the
existing drainage system to
handle the excess water, which
created a health hazard to
our community, agricultural
lands, and bay system. The
award amount for this project is
$1,100,000.00 for construction.
The third project is for a
new Magnolia Beach Volunteer
Fire Station. After Hurricane
Harvey, the MBVFD was a
crucial location for delivering
much-needed supplies to the
community post-disaster and
is part of Calhoun County’s
Critical Infrastructure and must
meet the growing needs of our
community. I will be meeting
with the Fire Department
members to develop a plan
that meets both their needs
and the community’s needs in
designing the new station. The
award amount for this project is
$850,000.00 in construction costs.
Sheriff Bobbie Vickery,
EMS Director Dustin Jenkins,
IT Director Ron Reger, and I
serve as the Calhoun County
Radio Board. Calhoun County
has an aging emergency radio
system that is critical in the
event of a major event and
to daily operations of Law
Enforcement, Fire, and EMS.
Hurricane Harvey taxed this
system to the point of failure
and showed us the weaknesses
of it. The Radio Board will be
working with Motorola in the
implementation of a state-of-
the-art communication system
that will cover the entire county,
enhancing the ability of life-
saving services to be dispatched
quicker and more reliably in an
emergency. The award amount
for this urgent need project is
$1,487,988.00 in construction
costs.
There is no current timeline
to as when the construction
will begin on these projects. TX
See PROJECTS Page A2
POINT COMFORT-The city
council approved an agreement
with HDR Engineering for Phase
2 of the water treatment plant
improvement project.
Mayor Pro Tern Linda
Brush conducted the meeting as
Mayor Leslie Machicek was out
sick. Councilman Wes McKelvy
was not in attendance.
“This is a complete, full
scope of work for engineering,”
said Councilman Mitch McBride,
noting this should carry the
project through “to the end.”
The flat fee of $199,880
covers engineering, project
management, procurement, and
other items.
McBride made the motion
to accept the agreement with the
lump sum of $199,880, which was
seconded by Councilman Steve
Lambden and unanimously
approved.
Also, during his department
head report, McBride spoke
of items not covered by the
agreement, and that would cost
extra.
He also noted that HDR
Engineering helped draw up
a proposal to obtain Texas
Commission for Environmental
Quality approval for a chlorinator
that had been delivered but could
not be installed, as it was not
TCEQ approved.
Instead of holding up the
installation, TCEQ allowed it
because it didn’t want “citizens
impacted. The proposal
will take care of that,” said
Chris Malinowski with HDR
Engineering.
Also, McBride said they
had been meeting with InfoMark
once a month, usually at lunch.
See COUNCIL Page A1O
Shellfish closed down.
Krupin told the Wave
that new owners will take
over Sundae Drive Cafe, and
the establishment will be
renamed Linneville: Grind
and Churn.
Currently, there is no
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