Oct 08 2012
By CRAIG ALANIZ Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS press@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Point Isabel Independent School District issued iPads to all 120 seniors enrolled at Port Isabel High School on Monday. Superintendent Lisa Garcia said the district has made moves to integrate technology into the curriculum at the district campuses. She said last year the schools invested in …
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Oct 08 2012
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 at Lighthouse Square will be offering a variety of food, antiques, arts and crafts, art and more. The …
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Oct 08 2012
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpons started off fast last Friday when Luis Aguilera intercepted a pass on the second play of the game; three plays later, the Tarps were in the end zone as the team won their first game back at Tarpon Stadium over the Zapata Hawks, 49-21. …
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Oct 04 2012
By RAY QUIROGA South Padre Parade rayq@portisabelsouthpadre.com Most of my teenage years were spent living under my grandmother’s rule. One day, while at school, my grandma took a tumble in the backyard and broke her shoulder and hip. After half an hour on the ground, she managed to lift herself up, call on a neighbor …
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Oct 04 2012
By RAY QUIROGA South Padre Parade rayq@portisabelsouthpadre.com From the day we wrote her initial Beach Bar Beat profile, we knew the competition reached another level. It wasn’t just her ability to mix and pour drinks that makes Monica Lynn Snyder good at what she does, but it’s her ability to make her customers feel genuinely …
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Oct 04 2012
The City of Port Isabel is getting into the spirit of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month by illuminating the Port Isabel lighthouse in pink. Mayor Joe E. Vega said this time of the year is important “for all to show support and donate time and funds to find a cure for breast cancer.” The mayor …
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Oct 04 2012
By CRAIG ALANIZ Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS The sandcastle masters have arrived and their creations are underway for South Padre Island’s 25th Annual Sandcastle Days, which is being celebrated at Clayton’s Beach Bar. Local sandcastle master Amazin Walter said day one is about organizing the sand. He said building the sandcastles this weekend will take …
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Oct 04 2012
By HEATHER C. COX Special to the PRESS The lifeless body of a man later identified as Jeremy Tyrone Eyster, of Irving TX, washed ashore last weekend near public Beach Access 6. At this time, a gunshot wound to the head has caused investigators to treat Eyster’s death as a homicide. Eyster’s body was discovered …
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Oct 04 2012
Special to the PRESS October 5 begins the Ninth Annual Walk for Women, a three-day event dedicated to financially assisting local residents who are fighting breast cancer. On the first day, the “Double Down for the Cause Redux” Casino Night will be held at Louie’s Backyard from 7-11 p.m. Hors d’oeuvres, a cash bar, gaming …
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