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Learning to Ride with Ana Dicus

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By RAY QUIROGA South Padre Parade rayq@portisabelsouthpadre.com What is it about the modernized marvels we know as motorcycles that capture our imagination? Steppenwolf and Montrose sang about them, Dennis Hopper and Peter Fonda acted in movies about them. Steve McQueen and Marlin Brando were inspired by them. Even some of the most renowned poets and …

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THE BIKERS ARE COMING! Area readies for Bikefest this weekend

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Special to the PRESS Get ready for four days of entertainment, food and fun at SPI BikeFest. Thousands of bikers will mount their rides in this the 17th annual event packed with three days of food, merchandise and live entertainment at South Padre Island Convention Centre and Visitor’s Bureau, beginning Thursday, October 11 and ending …

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Body found buried in sand

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By HEATHER C. COX Special to the PRESS It has been two days, and authorities still have not released the identity of a woman whose remains were found buried under two feet of sand, “three to four miles north of public Beach Access 6,” said Cameron County Sheriff Omar Lucio. The corpse of a woman …

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Raid results in bust

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Special to the PRESS Deputies from the Precinct 1 Cameron County Constable’s office assisted US Immigration Customs Enforcement agents on a joint interdiction operation in Laguna Heights. After receiving several tips that possible illegal activity was taking place at 133 Jefferson Avenue, Laguna Heights, constables and agents made contact with the owner and were given …

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FEMA awards $2.4 million for safe room

Special to the PRESS The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded $2.475 million to the state of Texas for construction of a community safe room in the city of Brownsville. FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) will pay 75 percent or $2,475,000 of the $3,300,000 project. The concrete, dome safe room, which will also …

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Lighthouse Market Day returns

Special to the PRESS On Saturday, October 13, the City of Port Isabel and the Port Isabel Museums will be hosting their annual Lighthouse Market Day from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the Lighthouse grounds. Vendors on the Lighthouse Square will be offering a variety of food, antiques, arts and crafts, art and more. …

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State inspects animal shelters

Special to the PRESS Local organizations dedicated to providing shelter to animals and helping curb overpopulation of strays recently underwent state inspections. The Port Isabel Animal Shelter was inspected by the state last week and was found to be overcrowded as far as useable runs are concerned. The shelter must find places for 13 dogs …

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It’s in the Sand!

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Some of the more beautiful and impressive scenes at this weekend’s Sandcastle Days at Clayton’s Beach Bar and Grill on South Padre Island are pictured here, including an awe-inspiring “cyborg” sculpture shown right. (Staff photos by Ray Quiroga) Tweet

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LITTLE WALKERS: Local children raise breast cancer awareness

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Grown-ups weren’t the only folks observing National Breast Cancer Awareness Month this past weekend. Students, as well as a number of parents, at Garriga Elementary also took part in a walk of their own Friday as students dressed in pink and carried signs calling for the demise of breast cancer. The participants walked from Garriga …

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Thousands walk for women

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By CRAIG ALANIZ Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS press@portisabelsouthpadre.com  The streets of South Padre Island were covered with pink for the Ninth Annual Walk for Women event supporting breast cancer awareness this weekend. Walk for Women was celebrated for three days with events each day at Louie’s Backyard, including a casino night with an auction, a …

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