Mar 19 2013
By RAY QUIROGA Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS rayq@portisabelsouthpadre.com Debra Hadsall is on a crusade to educate as many people as possible on the inner workings of finances. Taking a cue from her husband, she entered the financial services industry in the 1990s, only to quickly find the already competitive business to be a mostly male …
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Mar 14 2013
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpons track and field squad showed progress this past week as it placed fourth at the Jim Hudson Relays at La Feria on Friday. Port Isabel had one gold medalist in the person of LB Bennett, who won the long jump with a leap of …
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Mar 14 2013
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS It was another strong performance by the Port Isabel High girls’ track and field team last week as it finished a close second at the Jim Hudson Relays in La Feria on Friday. The Lady Tarpons totaled 170 points as a team and finished 11 points behind team …
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Mar 14 2013
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Port Isabel High powerlifters Jerry Lopez and Fernando Rivera both qualified for the Men’s State Powerlifting Meet with strong performances at the regional meet in Kingsville last Saturday. Lopez came in as the top-ranked lifter in the 123-pound class in Region V and backed it up by taking …
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Mar 14 2013
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Port Isabel High powerlifter Wynona Garza is competing in the Women’s State Powerlifting Meet on Friday, March 15 in Corpus Christi. The weigh-in was yesterday and competition was scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. Garza is feeling confidant and ready to go, as she told the PRESS in …
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Mar 14 2013
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Six Port Isabel High basketball players have been named to the 2013 All-District 32-3A first teams. For Coach Alan Ward’s Lady Tarpons squad Kelcie Swink was named to the All-District first team and Alex Martinez was named Newcomer of the Year. Swink and Martinez were both unanimous selections. …
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Mar 14 2013
James Franklin Odom, 72, of Laguna Heights, Texas, passed away on February 15, 2013 at his residence. James was born on January 5, 1941 in Rosenberg, Texas. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War as a Supply Sergeant and earned an R.N. degree at the University of Puerto Rico. He later retired …
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Mar 14 2013
Marvin Lee Herschberg, 73, of Vero Beach, died March 7, 2013 at Indian River Medical Center, Vero Beach. Mr. Herschberg was born in New York, NY and has lived in Vero Beach since August of 2012 coming from Pawley’s Island, SC and South Padre Island, TX. He was a graduate of Brooklyn Tech High School …
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Mar 14 2013
By CRAIG ALANIZ Reporter/Photographer press@portisabelsouthpadre.com The second week of March was Texas Week on South Padre Island. Students from all over the state as well as the country made their way out to the Island. South Padre Island police have said the season has begun with a mild start but they expect more traffic on …
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