Jan 30 2012
Special to the PRESS Based on the most recent information provided by the Cameron County Extension Agent for Coastal and Marine Resources, the Cameron County Department of Health and Human Services has lifted the red tide advisory for people with respiratory conditions. Although efforts have been made by Cameron County Parks Department to pick up …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.portisabelsouthpadre.com/2012/01/30/red-tide-advisory-lifted-for-people-with-respiratory-conditions/
Jan 30 2012
Special to the PRESS A government clerk accidently sneezes on the back of his boss’s head and can’t stop apologizing; a wild woman assails a gout-stricken bank manager; an apprentice dentist pulls his first tooth; a frightened governess endures harsh treatment by her employer; a maritime entertainer specializes in drowning for a fee; a Casanova …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.portisabelsouthpadre.com/2012/01/30/el-paseo-presents-good-dr/
Jan 30 2012
By THERESA VASQUEZ Special to the PRESS January 2012 was School Board Recognition Month; a time to recognize school board members, according to the National School Boards Association. As Dr. Estella R. Pineda, Point Isabel ISD Superintendent, said, “What we normally do to honor the board, on behalf of each campus, is select students to …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.portisabelsouthpadre.com/2012/01/30/point-isabel-isd-school-board-recognized/
Jan 30 2012
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The first powerlifting meet of the season was held last Friday at Tarpon Gym. The Lady Tarpons placed second in the final team standings, the Tarpons were fifth, and both teams had an individual champion. “It was a good overall performance,” head powerlifting coach Justin Stumbaugh said on …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.portisabelsouthpadre.com/2012/01/30/powerlifting-season-begins/
Jan 26 2012
Special to the PRESS Franklin Development and the Port Isabel Housing Authority have teamed up to develop Artisan at Port Isabel – a 73-unit affordable multifamily apartment community in Port Isabel. Franklin Development is currently “breaking ground” at what used to be Villa Del Mar I and II, at 106 Port Road 78578. Artisan at …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.portisabelsouthpadre.com/2012/01/26/developer-piha-to-build-housing-complex/
Jan 26 2012
By THERESA VASQUEZ Special to the PRESS With her contagious smile and extraordinary visions for the historic Lighthouse Square, Barbara J. Friedman continues to leave her presence with a majestic bronze monument unveiled Wednesday morning on the corner of Maxan and Garcia in Port Isabel. As Mayor Joe E. Vega said, “This marks the two-year …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.portisabelsouthpadre.com/2012/01/26/fitting-tribute-friedman-honored-with-monument/
Jan 26 2012
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Amid an emotional statement opposing adoption of a new garage sale ordinance here, Laguna Vista officials earlier this month backed away from enacting rules that would govern frequency and types of such events. One resident called the proposed regulations “absolutely ridiculous and an infringement of “Big Brother” overregulation …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.portisabelsouthpadre.com/2012/01/26/garage-sale-ordinance-quashed/
Jan 26 2012
By THERESA VASQUEZ Special to the PRESS For the City of South Padre Island, it is out with the old and in with the new, sort of; in terms of committees, the City of South Padre Island has dissolved the Convention Centre Expansion Task Force, and added a new committee to evaluate requests for qualifications (RFQs). …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.portisabelsouthpadre.com/2012/01/26/spi-looks-at-centre-expansion/
Jan 26 2012
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Port Isabel Head Football Coach and Athletic Director Monty Stumbaugh sat down in his office Tuesday night and talked about contracts and realignment. The basic facts are as follows; Coach Stumbaugh is in the second year of a three-year contract as the head football coach and athletic director …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.portisabelsouthpadre.com/2012/01/26/coach-stumbaugh-talks-contract-realignment/
Jan 26 2012
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS It was another district sweep by the Port Isabel boys’ and girls’ basketball teams Tuesday night. The Lady Tarpons handled the Lady Gators, 39-31, on the road, and the Tarpons got the Gators at home, 55-43. In a fast-paced game in Tarpon Gym, Port Isabel took the measure …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.portisabelsouthpadre.com/2012/01/26/tarpons-hold-off-gators-ladies-win-at-grulla/
Comments