Dec 20 2012
By CRAIG ALANIZ Reporter/Photographer press@portisabelsouthpadre.com It is beginning to look a lot like Christmas in the Laguna Madre area as local municipalities continue hosting holiday festivities. On South Padre Island, the Christmas parade had 44 entries from all around the county. The event was a part of the 12-plus Days of Christmas organized by the …
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Dec 20 2012
By RAY QUIROGA Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS rayq@portisabelsouthpadre.com A Derry Elementary School student will more than likely think twice before pulling a stunt similar to the one he allegedly pulled late last week. According to Port Isabel Fire Marshal Rodrigo Garcia, at about 9:37 a.m. last Friday, an 11-year-old Derry student, who was being escorted …
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Dec 20 2012
By CRAIG ALANIZ Reporter/Photographer press@portisabelsouthpadre.com The school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut on Friday, December 14, sent shockwaves throughout the United States that were felt in the Laguna Madre area. Point Isabel Independent School District Superintendent Dr. Lisa Garcia said the tragic events that occurred at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut last week put …
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Dec 20 2012
Special to the PRESS BROWNSVILLE – Coast Guard crews seized 151 illegally caught red snappers, Saturday, and the catch will be used to feed sea turtles. A lancha and Mexican fishermen were initially found adrift in the waters of southern Texas by a good Samaritan aboard a fishing boat. The good Samaritan attempted to assist …
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Dec 20 2012
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Special to the PRESS Dawn Hinton, a resident of Port Isabel, is still grieving over the death of her recently adopted cat, Ginger, whose actual age was allegedly falsified on paperwork at the local animal shelter. Hinton said she and her husband “adopted what we thought was a young cat. It …
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Dec 20 2012
By RAY QUIROGA South Padre Parade rayq@portisabelsouthpadre.com Many people are uncomfortable looking at themselves in the bedroom mirror in the privacy of their own home. Guys and gals like 28-year-old Jose Luis Rodriguez not only do it in front of an audience, they do it while wearing a bathing suit, all the while having their …
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Dec 20 2012
From holiday contests, parades and shows to popular stores with special events, Harlingen still has something to make everyone feel jolly. Start by testing your holiday music IQ with Downtown Harlingen’s Name That Song contest, through December 28. Each of the 34 participating downtown businesses is displaying a poster in their store window with lines …
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Dec 20 2012
The Santa Ana and Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuges, located seven miles south of Alamo on FM 907 about a quarter mile east of Hwy. 281, are currently holding wildlife photography walks at 9 a.m. on Tuesdays. Also, butterfly walks are slated at 10 a.m. Wednesdays while weekly bird walks are scheduled for …
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Dec 20 2012
The Second Annual Pharr Police Department Blue Santa Program Toy Drive will feature Little Joe y La Familia and Ruben Ramos. The event is being presented by Pajaro Promotions and will be held Saturday, Dec. 22. Doors will open at 7 p.m. Slated at the Pharr Events Center, located at 281 Eastside Frontage between Nolana …
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Dec 20 2012
The Port Isabel Public Library will host its Winter Arts Kamp on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, Dec. 26, 27 and 28 from 9 a.m. to noon. Children ages 6 to 14 will learn from local artist Loretta Ponder how to paint in the style of Impressionist Vincent Van Gogh. The three day class is free …
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