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Board reviews improvements

BY C.R. GARZA press@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Point Isabel Independent School District Board held a meeting Tuesday to discuss agenda items for the upcoming 2013-14 school year. Deputy Superintendent for Business and Operations Henry LeVrier, presented an update of security improvements including the installation of one-quarter inch thick glass doors to Port Isabel Junior and High schools …

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EDC silent on Birding Center

BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A personnel issue regarding Roberta Jackson, manager of the South Padre Island Birding and Nature Center, has surfaced. Scott Friedman, President of the South Padre Island Economic Development Corporation (EDC) on Monday confirmed that there is a matter of concern involving Jackson. However, Friedman declined to comment on any …

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NOW HIRING: Sales Rep.

The Port Isabel-South Padre Press, South Padre Parade Entertainment Magazine, located in the beautiful South Texas Gulf Coast, is seeking an ambitious, hardworking, creative and aggressive advertising sales representative with leadership qualities. This is a full time position with benefits including paid vacation and health insurance. Must be able to work well with others and …

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TIFT winners: complete list from last weekend’s event

Staff Report The following is a complete list of winners from the 74th Annual Texas International Fishing Tournament, held this past weekend in Port Isabel and South Padre Island. Junior Bay, 7 years and under: (first place) Wyatt Bode, Laguna Vista – 49.35; (second place) Hunter Werneke, Los Fresnos – 44.25; (third place) Mallory Lohr, …

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Important info on two-a-day practices

Staff Report All volleyball and football players will begin their two-a-day practices on Aug. 5. They are to report to the high school at 7 a.m. All players are expected to have their athletic paperwork ready to be turned if they haven’t already. All athletic paperwork is available online on the Port Isabel High School …

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BEACH BAR BEAT: Arturo

What is your name?  Arturo Rinza Where are you from? Córdoba, Mexico How long have you been bartending? Seven years Why do you like bartending here at Pelican Station? It’s in Port Isabel and I have lots of friends here. What sports are you into? Pool What is your favorite dish at Pelican Station? The …

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He went to the ‘Land Down Under’

BY LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS   It’s possible that Isaiah Martinez has never heard the song, “Land Down Under.” Most people will recognize the phrase as the traditional nickname for Australia and the song, by the Australian pop group, Men at Work, made it all the way to No. 1 on the American …

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Island hosts UCA cheer camp

BY MARINA WISE-HERRING Special to the PRESS Last Monday kicked off the Universal Cheerleaders Association’s (UCA) cheer camp at Hilton Garden Inn. This is the second resort camp the Hilton Garden Inn has hosted this summer. The camp took place at the resort on South Padre Island from June 22-25. To read the rest of …

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Fifty shades of blue

BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com She is beautiful…and deadly. She is blessed with a bounty of sea life, most of which we eat, and yet, you can’t drink a drop of her water. Every dawn and dusk, the sun graces her horizon with a prolonged kiss. The Laguna Madre is many things to this …

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Are you ready for school?

BY CHRISTINA R. GARZA Reporter press@portisabelsouthpadre.com A new school year is a new opportunity for students to do their best and make the most of the education opportunities before them. For students in Point Isabel Independent School District the new academic school year is less than a month away with classes scheduled to begin Aug. …

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