Dec 27 2012
Special to the Parade A new Island event is scheduled for New Year’s Day at the popular Boomerang Billy’s Beach Bar & Grill. ‘The First Ever Penguin Plunge’ kicks off the New Year with music, art and antics. Support local charities by bidding on a mesquite carving by local artist Andy Hancock. Also, become a …
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Dec 27 2012
Special to the Parade The new year will offer patrons a rich array of music and dance to the Signature Series at The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College. Standout jazz vibraphonist Stefon Harris will bring his program entitled “90 Miles” on Saturday, Jan. 19. In “90 Miles” the distance from the …
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Dec 27 2012
Special to the Parade Monster Jam will kick off 2013 with a three-day event scheduled from Jan. 11-13 at the State Farm Arena in Hidalgo, located at 2600 N. 10th St. (Hwy 336). Sponsored by Advance Auto Parts, Monster Jam stars the biggest performers on four wheels. For more information, call (956) 843-5547. Tweet
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Dec 27 2012
Special to the Parade There fourth edition of the “Vibrant Heritage” Mexican Artisan Expo hosted by the McAllen Chamber of Commerce, is shaping up to be an event you don’t want to miss. The Artisan Expo will be part of the very successful McAllen International Travel Show scheduled for January 9 and 10 at the …
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Dec 20 2012
By CRAIG ALANIZ Reporter/Photographer press@portisabelsouthpadre.com A structure fire Thursday morning has left three families in Port Isabel homeless. Port Isabel Fire Marshall Rodrigo Garcia said the fire department received a call at 8:43 a.m. regarding the structure fire located at 308 S. Garcia St. He said the first responders arrived five minutes after the call …
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Dec 20 2012
By CRAIG ALANIZ Reporter/Photographer press@portisabelsouthpadre.com It is beginning to look a lot like Christmas in the Laguna Madre area as local municipalities continue hosting holiday festivities. On South Padre Island, the Christmas parade had 44 entries from all around the county. The event was a part of the 12-plus Days of Christmas organized by the …
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Dec 20 2012
By RAY QUIROGA Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS rayq@portisabelsouthpadre.com A Derry Elementary School student will more than likely think twice before pulling a stunt similar to the one he allegedly pulled late last week. According to Port Isabel Fire Marshal Rodrigo Garcia, at about 9:37 a.m. last Friday, an 11-year-old Derry student, who was being escorted …
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Dec 20 2012
By CRAIG ALANIZ Reporter/Photographer press@portisabelsouthpadre.com The school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut on Friday, December 14, sent shockwaves throughout the United States that were felt in the Laguna Madre area. Point Isabel Independent School District Superintendent Dr. Lisa Garcia said the tragic events that occurred at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut last week put …
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Dec 20 2012
Special to the PRESS BROWNSVILLE – Coast Guard crews seized 151 illegally caught red snappers, Saturday, and the catch will be used to feed sea turtles. A lancha and Mexican fishermen were initially found adrift in the waters of southern Texas by a good Samaritan aboard a fishing boat. The good Samaritan attempted to assist …
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Dec 20 2012
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Special to the PRESS Dawn Hinton, a resident of Port Isabel, is still grieving over the death of her recently adopted cat, Ginger, whose actual age was allegedly falsified on paperwork at the local animal shelter. Hinton said she and her husband “adopted what we thought was a young cat. It …
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