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Community Calendar (Week of Oct. 2-8)

Date: Oct. 2, 3, 6 Time: 6:30 p.m. Event: Auditions for El Paseo Arts Foundation’s “The Great American Trailer Park Musical” Where: The Art Gallery, Maxan St., Port Isabel Lighthouse Square More Info: (956) 572-5730 Date: Oct. 3 Time: 8:30 a.m. Event: Port Isabel Chamber of Commerce All Member Meeting; Steve Bearden, Port Director, Port …

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The Runs (Week of Oct. 2-8)

Date: Every Monday to Friday Time: 8 to 9 a.m. Event: Walking Club Where: Washington Park, Port Isabel Admission: Free More Info: (956) 266-2231 Date: Every Monday to Friday Time: 7 to 8 p.m. Event: 30 minutes Walking and 30 minutes Exercise Class Where: Bajareno Park, Laguna Heights Admission: Free More Info: (956) 266-2231 Date: …

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A HAPPY FIFTH: SPI Birding Center celebrates anniversary

By ABBEY KUNKLE & PAMELA CODY Special to the PRESS Ominous clouds rolled into view last weekend, and the rain poured down all Saturday. However, that didn’t keep the crowd from joining in on the fifth anniversary celebration at the South Padre Island Birding and Nature Center. Over 150 guests came through the doors to commemorate the …

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Heavy rains cause flooding; library sustains damage

By JACOB LOPEZ Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Heavy rains across the Rio Grande Valley prompted a coastal flood advisory over the weekend. Areas of South Padre Island along Padre Blvd. were reportedly flooded due to the heavy rains that pummeled Cameron County over the weekend. According to Erin Billings, meteorologist at the National Weather Service …

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Police probe man’s death

By JACOB LOPEZ Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Officers with the South Padre Island Police Department are investigating the death of a man at Sea Breeze Condominiums. The incident occurred on Sunday, Sept. 28, according to police reports. Officers arrived at the scene and made contact with a woman who was crying. She said that her …

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Tabatha Dawn Salazar

Tabatha Dawn Salazar, 38, of Port Isabel, Texas, passed away at her residence on September 2, 2014. Fondly known as Taby, she moved to Port Isabel in 1986 with family and attended Port Isabel ISD graduating in 1994.  She attended Johnson and Wales University in Rhode Island and later moved to Houston where she completed …

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Amparo Perez

Amparo Perez was born October 15, 1942 in Port Isabel, Texas to Lorenzo and Aurora Barrientez.  She passed away on Friday, September 12, 2014 in Houston, Texas at the age of 71.  She is preceded in death by her father, Lorenzo Barrientez and her brother, Reynaldo Barrientez.  She is survived by her loving husband, James …

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Ailing crewman airlifted from ship to hospital

By JACOB LOPEZ Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The crew member of a container ship is safe after a U.S. Coast Guard rescue helicopter flew near the shores of South Padre Island to medevac the 24-year-old man late Saturday night. According to a press release issued by the U.S. Coast Guard, the USCG’s “8th District watchstanders …

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Cecil Carroll Moses

AUSTIN, TX – The kind and gentle soul of Cecil Carroll Moses returned to his Heavenly Father’s side in the early morning hours of September 2, 2014. Cecil was born on July 9, 1936 near Kenedy, TX as the third child of Charley Alfred and Rillie Ucebra Moses. At the age of 14, he left …

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PISBND cites benefits of USACE public forum

By JACOB LOPEZ Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com BROWNSVILLE – Representatives with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) met in a public forum to discuss its role in developing and maintaining South Texas ports. The Sept. 25 forum, hosted by Congressman Filemon Vela (D-TX) at Brownsville Metro on International Boulevard, focused on projects at the …

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