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Chamber seeks nominees

Special to the PRESS The South Padre Island Chamber of Commerce is seeking nominees for its Board of Directors Nominations. The South Padre Island Chamber’s Nominating Committee for 2012 was recently appointed to include Liz Money, Anne Weiss, and Darrell Mangham. This committee is responsible for nominating six candidates for election to the Chamber Board …

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‘Red, Wine, and Blues’ concert upcoming

By THERESA VASQUEZ Special to the PRESS The City of South Padre Island’s Parks and Recreation committee, in participation with area businesses, will host their Second Annual Red, Wine, and Blues concert on Friday, May 27 from 7-10 p.m. at the SPI Hilton Garden Inn-Beachside. A true Texas blues guitarist legend, Bobby Mack, will be …

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At A Glance

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Voters approve charter change, new trustee elected

By CRAIG ALANIZ Special to the PRESS The votes for the May 2012 general elections in the Laguna Madre area have been tallied. According to uncanvassed votes, Bertha Zamora emerged the winner of trustee Place 4 on the Point Isabel ISD School Board with 454 votes. Julie Gaucin received the second most votes with 147. …

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Keplinger, Hinojosa victorious

By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Former Laguna Vista Alderman Richard Hinojosa was elected to fill Place 6 and Councilmember Leti Martinez Keplinger was reelected to a second term on the Laguna Vista Town Council by voters here Saturday. Hinojosa fills the vacancy created by one term Councilman Bill Schnier, who declined to seek …

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Constable nabs suspect

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Wednesday, Cameron County Constables arrested a man who allegedly put a knife to his girlfriend’s throat. Sgt. Richard Hernandez of Constable Precinct 1 said 20 year-old Javier “El Gordo” Garcia was charged with aggravated assault, a class 2 felony. Hernandez said Garcia allegedly put a knife to the …

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Fallen officers to be honored

Special to the PRESS South Padre Island is doing its part to honor fallen officers on Peace Officers Memorial Day. In 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed a proclamation which designated May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day and the week in which that date falls as Police Week. During National Police Week, take time …

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Track star takes first in state

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By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS For the second time in less than two months, a Port Isabel High School athlete has won a gold medal at the state level of competition. In March, it was 114-pound lifter Jerry Lopez who won first place at the state powerlifting meet in Abilene. Saturday, Tarpon long-distance …

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The Parade wishes all moms a happy Mother’s Day!

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Dear Readers, Happy Mother’s Day to all you hard-working moms out there! We hope everyone has a great Mother’s Day weekend; after all, there’s plenty going on to keep moms busy. For instance, let’s start with Blues on the Hill. The annual music festivals held at McKelvey Park in Harlingen will kick off this Saturday, …

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Lucy Gonzales: Embracing motherhood

By RAY QUIROGA South Padre Parade rayq@portisabelsouthpadre.com A wise person once said, “If you wish to inspire others, you must first surround yourself with those whose actions move to inspire.” We wondered if the author of an email that was sent to us some time back subscribed to that philosophy. The author, a young lady …

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