Jun 06 2013
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The show must go on — or so they say. Interim Convention Visitors Bureau Director Sylvia Soliz at the South Padre Island City Council meeting Wednesday reported that the City lost approximately $186,000 from last weekend’s Summer Concert Kickoff at the South Padre Island Convention Centre. Expenditures for two days …
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Jun 06 2013
BY CHRISTINA R. GARZA Staff Writer press@portisabelsouthpadre.com A perfect childhood summer includes fun with friends and making memories. For kids with special needs, a classic summer vacation can be daunting as their disabilities can hold them back from participating in summer sports. But Little League coach Joe Cantu has seen a positive change in his …
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Jun 06 2013
By CHRISTINA R. GARZA Staff Writer press@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Olympic Games call on the best athletes in the world to compete and inspire the next generation to achieve their own greatness and it is safe to say no one ever won an Olympic medal without practice. At 8 a.m., Saturday Port Isabel High School Stadium …
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May 23 2013
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS There are those people who are known as defensive purists or specialists. The only problem they may have with a 0-0 final score is that their team didn’t win. For the first time in its history last Saturday night the RGVCA East-West All-Star Football Game ended with neither …
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May 23 2013
Special to the PRESS The following Port Isabel High School students have been nominated for the following honors. Winners will be announced on June 11. • 2012-13 Sub 5A Girl Athlete of the Year: Daniella Murchison • 2012-13 Sub 5A Girls Team of the Year: Lady Tarpon varsity volleyball team • 2012-13 Sub 5A Boys …
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May 23 2013
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS The Laguna Vista community will observe Memorial Day on Monday to commemorate the men and women in the US military who gave their lives in defense of their country, and to honor all veterans who have served. In what has become an annual event, the “Always Honor, Never …
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May 23 2013
By SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Point Isabel Independent School District (PIISD) Board on Tuesday approved a five percent general pay increase for teachers and a five percent from midpoint raise for administrative, professional, clerical and paraprofessional employees and auxiliary personnel. “It’s the first general pay increase in three years,” said superintendent Dr. Lisa …
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May 23 2013
By CHRISTINA R. GARZA Staff Writer press@portisabelsouthpadre.com A man is behind bars for allegedly kidnapping and raping a local woman. On May 16, South Padre Island police officer Manuel Ochoa responded to a call to a convenience store on the 2900 block of Padre Boulevard, where a woman with bodily injuries alleged that a William …
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May 23 2013
By AARIN HARTWELL Special to the PRESS Parking issues on the Island dominated the City Council meeting last Wednesday, March 15, at City Hall on South Padre Island. Discussion of the city’s convention center renovation and expansion and proposed seasonal parking permit brought many spectators to the audience of the meeting. Business owners and members …
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May 23 2013
By CHRISTINA R. GARZA Staff Writer press@portisabelsouthpadre.com Yolanda Marin, wife of alleged domestic terrorist Luis Garcia Marin insists he is innocent of the charges. The Port Isabel-South Padre Press reported online that Garcia Marin was charged with making terroristic threats after reporting a suspicious looking package to Fire Marshall Rodrigo Garcia on Wednesday, April 24. …
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