Feb 16 2012
By THERESA VASQUEZ Special to the Parade Lost and abandoned animals in the Laguna Madre area have found their voice in Friends of Animal Rescue (FOAR) on South Padre Island. As co-founders Jacky Conrad, Catherine Carter, and Sheree Donovan explained, the group’s mission is, “to assist homeless animals in finding forever homes and reuniting pets …
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Feb 16 2012
By SCARLET COLLEY Special to the Parade Dolphins are fishetarians. It is just another way to describe someone who only eats fish. After all, one who only eats veggies is called a vegetarian. Teeth in the animal kingdom come in many shapes and sizes and are used differently. Bottlenose dolphin teeth are shaped just perfect …
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Feb 16 2012
By JIM FOSTER Special to the Parade Driving around one of the ranches in South Texas, two things were very obvious. First, South Texas needs more rain badly, and second, the Rio Grande sub-species of wild turkey are almost ready to begin their breeding season. Many experienced hunters believe the wild turkey is one of …
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Feb 16 2012
By 8-BIT JAY Special to the Parade Most of us who keep up with the tech news know by now that Apple is planning to release the iPad 3 this spring. It’s likely that the latest version of Apple’s highly-popular tablet is going to arrive in March. The latest reports point to a March 7 …
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Feb 16 2012
PRESS Staff Report The City of South Padre Island was recently awarded a grant that will result in the planting of 180,000 indigenous plants to help in the ongoing dune restoration effort. The award covers the cost of the vegetation, manpower and equipment. The city was awarded the grant, based, in part, on the partnership …
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Feb 16 2012
PRESS Staff Report For the first time, Karma is coming to the Port Isabel/South Padre Island area, at least in the form of a sea vessel. The Texas Sea Grant College Program’s floating classroom, also known as Karma, is currently cruising the waters of the Laguna Madre near here, introducing public school students to a …
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Feb 16 2012
Special to the PRESS Voncille Zama has spent a large part of her life in Port Isabel. She was fascinated by art from an early age. After many years of casual painting, she decided to attend the local university to take drawing and art classes. Voncille’s watercolor paintings are inspired by a love of flowers, …
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Feb 16 2012
Special to the PRESS BROWNSVILLE – The Lower Rio Grande Valley Cotillion Club held its Annual Presentation Ball on Saturday, Feb. 4 at the Jacob Brown Auditorium in Brownsville. The Cotillion Club was founded 58 years go in September 1954 by Mrs. Byron Campbell of Raymondville as a social organization designed to bring together and …
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Feb 16 2012
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The bad news is that the Port Isabel Tarpons basketball team lost to La Feria on Tuesday night. The good news is that the loss did not end the season for the Tarps because the team had already clinched the program’s first playoff berth since 2003. Themselves also …
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