Jan 02 2014
BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Zapata Lady Hawks swooped into Tarpon Gym like the birds of prey they’re named for and left with a 58-39 non-district win over Port Isabel High’s Lady Tarpons on Monday afternoon. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS E-edition …
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Jan 02 2014
BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS With less than two minutes to play in Monday afternoon’s home game with the La Villa Cardinals, the Port Isabel Tarpons basketball team was on the short end of a 46-43 score. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS E-edition …
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Jan 02 2014
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com By now, all of the Christmas presents have been unwrapped, the lights have been put away into storage for next year and you’re left with a small tire around your waist thanks to second- and third-helpings of stuffing and peach cobbler over the holidays. What do you do? To …
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Jan 02 2014
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Port Isabel City Manager Edward Meza maintains a positive outlook for city business in 2014. “The City of Port Isabel is looking for a promising new year,” Meza said. “With the official opening of the new Port Isabel Events and Cultural Center in March being the highlight of the …
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Jan 02 2014
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com City of South Padre Island officials have a full slate of business when they return to duty in the new year. Topping the list of city business are repairs to the South Padre Island Convention Centre and Gulf Boulevard as well expansion of the city’s marketing plan. To read …
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Jan 02 2014
Roger Kent Geery passed away at his home with family and his beloved pets, Mattie, Sassy and Bitsy, on South Padre Island, Texas, December 27, 2013 after a long and brave battle with ALS/Lou Gehrig’s disease. He was born on August 5, 1937 in Salina, Kansas to Gilbert and Eulala Geery. He was predeceased by …
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Dec 26 2013
BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS First-year head Port Isabel High Lady Tarpons basketball coach Blake Ramsey may or may not have been a “gym rat” in his younger years, but there is no doubt that he is knowledgeable in the game and dedicated to the idea of teaching it at the high school …
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Dec 26 2013
This year’s Laguna Madre Junior Leadership class attended their Emergency Preparedness Retreat this past week. The class learned about and visited facilities relating to fire rescue, hurricane preparation, emergency coordination and protection. Places attended included: the City of South Padre Island Fire Department, SPI Visitor’s Center (Chamber of Commerce) and the South Padre Island Coast …
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Dec 26 2013
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com As 2013 draws to a close, we look back at the biggest stories of the year, the big-ticket items that splattered the headlines and sent shock waves through the community. Honorable mentions that didn’t make the list include Dennis Rassumen’s lawsuit against the Town of Laguna Vista and the …
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Dec 26 2013
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The South Padre Island City Council at its meeting last week approved a series of appointments of members to vacant and/or expiring terms to the City’s committees, boards and commissions. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS E-edition by clicking here or call …
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