Nov 11 2011
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Amid talk of position forfeiture for excessive absences, and following a vote on the issue at Tuesday’s Laguna Vista Town Council meeting, officials unanimously agreed that Bill Schnier would remain a member of the city’s governing board. A forfeiture of office agenda item at the session called for …
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Nov 11 2011
By SCARLET O’ROURKE Staff Writer editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Keep SPI Beautiful Committee and Health Code Enforcement Department are hosting a recycling awareness event on Saturday, Nov. 19. It is expected to be “a fun and educational experience for the entire family,” promoters said. From 9 a.m. – noon, residents are invited to the Island Baptist Church …
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Nov 11 2011
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The UIL high school football playoffs begin this week, starting this Thursday (Nov. 9) with a Class 5A-Div. II between PSJA Memorial and Weslaco at Weslaco. The Port Isabel Tarpons will play their first-round game against Orange Grove at Edinburg’s Cats Stadium this Friday, Nov. 11. The regular …
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Nov 11 2011
PRESS Staff Report Junior varsity football The JV Tarpon football team defeated the Rio Hondo Bobcats 27-26 last Thursday night at Tarpon field. With the win the Tarpons clinched an undefeated district season and a district championship. Wide out Chris Perez started the game with a touchdown pass from Cesar Herbert, and ended the game …
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Nov 11 2011
Running the race Tarpons cross country runner Armando Fierro won fifth place at regionals on Saturday, Nov. 5 at The National Shooting Complex of the University of Texas San Antonio. Fierro is a senior at Port Isabel High School and has been running since he was in seventh grade. Winning this race will bring him …
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Nov 11 2011
By MARGE JACOBS Special to the PRESS The Friends of the Library are hosting a pediatric health fair on Saturday, Nov. 19, from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the Port Isabel Community Center (behind the library) 213 N. Yturria St. Bring your children to the Health Fair for free: Check-ups, Flu shots, Hearing exams, …
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Nov 10 2011
Special to the Parade The 18th Annual Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival will continue this week, beginning Nov. 9 and lasting until Sunday, Nov. 13. This is “The Big Year” in which one of the oldest and most esteemed events of its kind will celebrate its 18th year. Perhaps it’s fitting that the 2011 event …
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Nov 10 2011
Special to the Parade Saturday, Nov. 12 is the day in which the Laguna Vista Live: Music by the Bay concert will be underway. As previously reported, the open-air event will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. in the heart of the city at Roloff Park, off of FM 510 behind City Hall and …
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Nov 10 2011
Special to the Parade HARLINGEN – An all-star cast that reads like a who’s who in the world of sports, entertainment and the great outdoors joins together to help Bass Pro Shops celebrate a spectacular Evening for Conservation, Wednesday, Nov. 16 at the new Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World, located on 101 Bass Pro Drive …
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Nov 10 2011
By JIM FOSTER Special to the Parade My article last week was about the Federal Waterfowl Stamp and how it helps fund many of this country’s wetlands conservation efforts. I would surmise that wetlands should be wet – as in water. However, this year there have been wide variations of wet and dry areas. This …
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