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Tarps make run for district with senior leadership

Tarpons bball

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Certain responsibilities go along with participation in a team sport. These responsibilities include such basics as showing up on time for practice and always listening to the coaches. For senior team members there’s one additional responsibility; providing leadership. Those players in their final year of inter-scholastic competition are expected, by …

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Impersonators to invade Little Graceland for Elvis Fest

Chad Roy as Elvis Presley

By CRISTINA M. GARCIA Special to the Parade Impersonators welcome. Expect many to don their white jumpsuit and blue suede shoes Saturday, Jan. 7 when the 19th semiannual Elvis Fest is on tap at Little Graceland in Los Fresnos. Little Graceland is a small museum of sorts based on Elvis Presley’s famous home in Memphis, …

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Special tribute to Willie Nelson on tap

The “Other Willie” – Willie Fortune

Special to the Parade The City of Harlingen has planned an unforgettable musical presentation of the “Other Willie” – Willie Fortune’s tribute to Willie Nelson – “Willie and Friends.” Even Willie Nelson himself mentioned to Willie Fortune, “You look more like me than I do!” The sound, songs, and voice are an unforgettable tribute to …

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Annual All Valley RV Show set for Jan. 12-14

Special to the Parade The 29th All Valley RV Show, scheduled for Jan. 12-14 at the Rio Grande Valley Livestock Showgrounds in Mercedes, has added some new features for the upcoming show. Local RV dealers will be joined by several RV dealers from upstate, as well as four of the largest manufactured home dealers in …

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Nature Niche: Dolphins and jellyfish nature’s odd couple

Nature Niche

By SCARLET COLLEY Special to the Parade Here come the jellyfish. For months, there was no sign of any jellies in our sea, and now it seems the currents are right and, as I always look forward to the arrival of one particular jelly, the cannonball or cabbage head jellyfish; I am happy that they …

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SPI Tide Chart (Jan. 5 – Jan. 11)

Tide Chart

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SPI SurfCast (Jan. 5 – Jan. 11)

SurfCast

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Great Outdoors: Wadefishing – Taking the first step

By JIM FOSTER Special to the Parade Most of the questions received are from anglers visiting our area, who enjoy wading and want to know if the Laguna Madre can be waded. My answer to all is a resounding yes. Some have never waded the shallows of the Lower Laguna Madre and want to know …

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Birders invited to ‘Digiscoping on the Deck’

Special to the Parade Have you heard of digiscoping? Did you know that with your pocket point-and-shoot camera and a spotting scope you can take amazing photos of birds as if you had a telephoto lens? You have two opportunities on each of three days to join our instructor Clay Taylor to learn this amazing …

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From the Past: Famed Texas Café paintings – Where are they now?

Rene Torres

By RENE TORRES Special to the Parade One of the most recognized cafes in Brownsville for many years sat on the edge of the Market Square business district. More than anywhere else, The Texas Café gave you the pulse of the locals when you walked through its doors. In 1912, it was known as the …

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