March 2013 archive

White Elephant Sale on tap April 7

Special to the Parade The Museums of Port Isabel and Laguna Madre Museum Foundation will be hosting the annual White Elephant Sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, April 7, at the Port Isabel Community Center. Items can be dropped off at the Museums of Port Isabel, or call (956) 943-7602 and ask for …

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Valley Symphony Orchestra to play UTPA in April

Special to the Parade The Valley Symphony Orchestra (VSO) will perform at 7 p.m. Monday, April 22, in the Edinburg City Auditorium to support The University of Texas-Pan American’s forthcoming Academic and Performing Arts Center (APAC). The Valley’s best talents will gather to offer an evening of great music to support the arts at UTPA. …

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Casino night to raise money for playground

Special to the Parade On Friday, April 26, what happens in Mercedes, stays in Mercedes. The Parent Teacher Association of the Montessori Academy in Harlingen will host “Viva Las Vegas” Casino Night on April 26 from 7-11 p.m. at the First National Bank ballroom in Mercedes. The event promises a fun, glamorous night of casino …

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Local strives to empower women financially

By RAY QUIROGA Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS rayq@portisabelsouthpadre.com Debra Hadsall is on a crusade to educate as many people as possible on the inner workings of finances. Taking a cue from her husband, she entered the financial services industry in the 1990s, only to quickly find the already competitive business to be a mostly male …

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Tarpons take fourth at meet

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpons track and field squad showed progress this past week as it placed fourth at the Jim Hudson Relays at La Feria on Friday. Port Isabel had one gold medalist in the person of LB Bennett, who won the long jump with a leap of …

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Ladies second at La Feria

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS It was another strong performance by the Port Isabel High girls’ track and field team last week as it finished a close second at the Jim Hudson Relays in La Feria on Friday. The Lady Tarpons totaled 170 points as a team and finished 11 points behind team …

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Lopez, Rivera qualify for state

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Port Isabel High powerlifters Jerry Lopez and Fernando Rivera both qualified for the Men’s State Powerlifting Meet with strong performances at the regional meet in Kingsville last Saturday. Lopez came in as the top-ranked lifter in the 123-pound class in Region V and backed it up by taking …

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Garza ready for state

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Port Isabel High powerlifter Wynona Garza is competing in the Women’s State Powerlifting Meet on Friday, March 15 in Corpus Christi. The weigh-in was yesterday and competition was scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. Garza is feeling confidant and ready to go, as she told the PRESS in …

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Tarps, Lady Tarps score honors

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Six Port Isabel High basketball players have been named to the 2013 All-District 32-3A first teams. For Coach Alan Ward’s Lady Tarpons squad Kelcie Swink was named to the All-District first team and Alex Martinez was named Newcomer of the Year. Swink and Martinez were both unanimous selections. …

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All-State recipients named

 

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