Jan 17 2013
By CRAIG ALANIZ Reporter/Photographer press@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Laguna Madre Humane Society had a productive year in 2012. LMHS President Beth Fedigan said in 2012 they opened a Spay/Neuter Clinic in Port Isabel that has performed over 400 surgeries since July. Fedigan said LMHS treated 20 dogs for heartworms that would have otherwise been euthanized. She said …
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Jan 17 2013
By CRAIG ALANIZ Reporter/Photographer press@portisabelsouthpadre.com Port Isabel residents are crying foul, claiming they were victims of a scam out of Brownsville. Leo Villareal said he was interested in taking dance classes with his family but could not find a studio that was convenient for him. He said he was referred by a friend to a …
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Jan 17 2013
Special to the PRESS Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson is calling on volunteers for the 17th Annual Winter Texan Beach Cleanup Friday, Feb. 8, at Edwin Atwood Park on Access Road 5 off Highway 100. Registration will be held with coffee and donuts available at 8:30 a.m. The cleanup begins at 9 a.m. and lasts …
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Jan 17 2013
Special to the Parade At 7 p.m. on Sunday, January 20, and Monday, January 21, Brett Marshall will be presenting this year’s first of his Fourth Annual Winter Concert Series, Shores of a Distant Land: An intimate evening with Brett and his piano. For the first time, Marshall, a regional musician, will be performing an …
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Jan 17 2013
Special to the Parade What’s the shortest distance to stellar entertainment at The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College Arts Center? It’s “90 Miles,” a standout jazz trio and its collaborative salute to the island nation only 90 miles from Key West. In a 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19 performance with Cuban …
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Jan 17 2013
Special to the PRESS Partly sunny skies, mild temperatures and a record attendance marked the 29th Annual Longest Causeway Run – Fitness Walk on Saturday. The 10k event drew nearly 5,000 participants from all over the Rio Grande Valley, South Texas and northern Mexico. The following are the top finishers in the male and female …
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Jan 17 2013
Special to the Parade The Ballet Folklórico of the University of Texas-Pan American will tour the Rio Grande Valley in January and February presenting their ALEGRIA Temporada 2013 concerts in McAllen, Harlingen and Brownsville. The Ballet’s former performance venue, the UTPA Fine Arts Auditorium, is under demolition to make way for a new Academic and …
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Jan 17 2013
By JOE BOCANEGRA Special to the Parade The South Texas Youth Stock Show in San Benito returns in 2013 with a four-day event beginning this week. The stock show will be held Thursday through Sunday, Jan. 17-20, at the San Benito Municipal Fairgrounds off FM 510. “We’re accepting entries from all four counties,” Director of …
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Jan 17 2013
Special to the Parade It seems like only yesterday that Bill and Susie Doan of B&S Kites hosted the first ever SPI Kite Fest. As the years passed by, the festival grew and in 2010 they were awarded Kite Festival of the Year by Kite Trade Association International. What started out as a mere ‘fun …
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Jan 17 2013
Special to the Parade January 22-26 is Mystery Week at Paragraphs Bookstore on South Padre Island. Four mystery writers will be on hand at the store, one each day, Tuesday, January 22, through Friday, January 25. All four will then be featured in a group discussion and signing on Saturday, January 26. The first discussion …
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