Mar 13 2013
By CRAIG ALANIZ South Padre Parade If you are looking for the freshest clothing or a nice memento from South Padre Island, then visiting Ocean Motion should be on your to-do list. Serving the Island for over 26 years, Ocean Motion carries name brand beach clothing for everyone in the family and the best amusements …
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Mar 13 2013
I’m one of three little kittens that needs a home. Do you have room for me? I’m healthy and full of life. I just want someone to cuddle with and be my human. I promise to be a good little kitty that you will love forever. If you want to see me or my brothers …
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Mar 13 2013
By SCARLET COLLEY Special to the Parade Our dolphin tribe, the tribe of the lower Laguna Madre area, are experts at catching fish. They don’t even use their eyes to do so. They use their built-in radar, sonar. Because of this super human power, you will find them in the muddiest water feeding. If there …
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Mar 13 2013
By JIM FOSTER Special to the Parade In this day of “bending the laws,” we sometimes overlook the fact that laws have been broken, at times beyond repair. Fishing without the proper license is bad enough, but being an “outdoor outlaw for profit” is a whole other matter. Sharks are the most common target and …
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Mar 11 2013
By RAY QUIROGA Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS rayq@portisabelsouthpadre.com Life support was terminated over the weekend for Nicolas “Nico” Benavides, the 20-year-old Schlitterbahn Waterpark employee who was declared brain dead Saturday evening after suffering severe head injuries due to a work-related incident on Wednesday. Benavides began working at the South Padre Island waterpark approximately five weeks …
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Mar 08 2013
By RAY QUIROGA Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS rayq@portisabelsouthpadre.com Nicolas “Nico” Benavidez, the 20-year-old seasonal employee who had been working for Schlitterbahn Waterpark on South Padre Island for only five weeks when he sustained serious, work-related head injuries on Wednesday, March 6, is listed in critical condition at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen as of …
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Mar 07 2013
By RAY QUIROGA Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS rayq@portisabelsouthpadre.com When Cesar Cantor, General Manager for the Pearl on South Padre Island, was approached with the opportunity to sit on the Island’s newly formed Convention and Visitors Transition Board (CVT), tasked, among other things, to research available options for the future of the South Padre Island Convention …
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Mar 07 2013
Special to the PRESS South Padre Island Convention Centre Sales Manager Sylvia Soliz was selected to serve as Interim Director for the Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB). Soliz has been with the City of South Padre Island for nearly 16 years and has built strong working relationships with the hotel industry and community. Rene Valdez, …
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Mar 07 2013
Special to the PRESS The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) will increase DWI patrols from March 8-17, one of the most active Spring Break periods in Texas. DPS troopers will focus DWI patrols in high-risk locations at times when alcohol-related crashes are most frequent. The enhanced patrols that target intoxicated drivers are funded through …
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Mar 07 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Special to the PRESS The Laguna Madre Water District has implemented water restrictions for the area as of Wednesday, February 27. According to a press release, the water district initiated Stage 2 Water Shortage Conditions in its existing Water Conservation Plan. With the initiation of Stage 2, the water district is …
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