Dec 27 2012
By RAY QUIROGA Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS rayq@portisabelsouthpadre.com It seems as though Keith DiSantis was born to love music. Currently a full time music teacher for Harlingen CISD, DiSantis is equally comfortable playing his saxophone before a crowd or in a recording studio laying down tacks with renowned musicians. This past summer, for example, DiSantis …
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Dec 27 2012
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Special to the PRESS It has been over two months, and investigators still have no answers regarding the discovery of the three corpses found within a two-week window in late September and October. The first corpse was identified as a man named Jeremy Tyrone Eyster, 35, whose body washed to shore …
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Dec 27 2012
By CRAIG ALANIZ Reporter/Photographer press@portisabelsouthpadre.com A local professional photographer has passed away this week. Richard Stockton provided professional photography services in the Rio Grande Valley. Stockton’s business, located at South Padre Island, provided many services including commercial photography, portraits on the beach, weddings, video, film processing and printing, 35mm and 120mm film and digital media. …
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Dec 27 2012
Special to the PRESS Ross Stanley, manager of Central Power and Light Company, organized the Port Isabel Rotary Club in 1936 by soliciting 19 charter members for their first meeting at the Queen Isabella Inn. Andy Bowie, an employee of Central Power and Light Company in San Benito, came to the first meeting to explain …
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Dec 27 2012
Special to the Parade Join hundreds on January 1, New Year’s Day, for a refreshing dip in the Gulf of Mexico. That’s when the 15th Annual Polar Bear Dip will be held at South Padre Island. The event is slated for 10 a.m., which is when registration will be held at a new location, Clayton’s …
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Dec 27 2012
Special to the Parade A new Island event is scheduled for New Year’s Day at the popular Boomerang Billy’s Beach Bar & Grill. ‘The First Ever Penguin Plunge’ kicks off the New Year with music, art and antics. Support local charities by bidding on a mesquite carving by local artist Andy Hancock. Also, become a …
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Dec 27 2012
Special to the Parade The new year will offer patrons a rich array of music and dance to the Signature Series at The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College. Standout jazz vibraphonist Stefon Harris will bring his program entitled “90 Miles” on Saturday, Jan. 19. In “90 Miles” the distance from the …
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Dec 27 2012
Special to the Parade Monster Jam will kick off 2013 with a three-day event scheduled from Jan. 11-13 at the State Farm Arena in Hidalgo, located at 2600 N. 10th St. (Hwy 336). Sponsored by Advance Auto Parts, Monster Jam stars the biggest performers on four wheels. For more information, call (956) 843-5547.
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Dec 27 2012
Special to the Parade There fourth edition of the “Vibrant Heritage” Mexican Artisan Expo hosted by the McAllen Chamber of Commerce, is shaping up to be an event you don’t want to miss. The Artisan Expo will be part of the very successful McAllen International Travel Show scheduled for January 9 and 10 at the …
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Dec 20 2012
By CRAIG ALANIZ Reporter/Photographer press@portisabelsouthpadre.com A structure fire Thursday morning has left three families in Port Isabel homeless. Port Isabel Fire Marshall Rodrigo Garcia said the fire department received a call at 8:43 a.m. regarding the structure fire located at 308 S. Garcia St. He said the first responders arrived five minutes after the call …
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