January 2011 archive

Ladies take two, beat Palmview and La Grulla

By LARRY GAGE The Port Isabel Lady Tarpons made it two wins in two days last week, as they ended the year with decisions over La Joya Palmview and La Grulla of Rio Grande City. Both games were played on the road. Coach Alan Ward’s squad took the bus up the Valley to La Joya …

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Working with kids keeps local woman busy

By ANTONIO VINDELL Whenever Maria R. Gar­cia is not working with kids at the Laguna Madre Boys & Girls Club, she volunteers part of her time at the Lighthouse Assem­bly of God church in Port Isabel. “I give classes dur­ing Sunday school at the church,” she said, while taking a break at the B&G club. …

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Body washes up on SPI beach

By ANTONIO VINDELL The body of a man washed ashore late Thurs­day night on South Padre Island, and authorities be­lieved it was a Mexican fisherman who had been dead for more than 46 hours. Police and Emergency Medical Services personnel were alerted about a body showing up on the beach near Wanna-Wanna Beach Bar & …

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Thousands welcome new year with cool dip

By RAY QUIROGA Okay, so there are many people in agreement: Polar Bear dipping off the gulf waters of South Padre Is­land may not command the same courage as that mus­tered by dippers who leap into Lake Michigan on New Years; but, hey, as far as deep South Texas standards are concerned, New Years Day …

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