Jul 21 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Special to the PRESS This year marks the 50th anniversary of the historic campaign of the 1961 San Benito Greyhound football team, an unforgettable squad of savvy go-getters who came a game shy of reaching the state championship game. That year, the team set the bar for generations of Greyhound football …
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Jul 21 2011
By LAUREN LAGHLIN Special to the PRESS From July 16-17, South Padre Island was “cheertastic” in hosting the American Spirit Championships where over 15 single performers, over 40 cheer teams and eight dance teams competed for the title of champions of the first cheerleadering competition of the season. Cheerleaders and dancers came from all over …
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Jul 21 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Special to the PRESS The new Port Isabel/San Benito Navigation District (PISBND) Port Director was the guest speaker at a San Benito Rotary Club meeting on Thursday, July 14. Steve Bearden of Santa Rosa recently took over as Port Director for the district, a position previously held by Bob Cornelison for …
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Jul 14 2011
By LAUREN LAUGHLIN Special to the PRESS The City of South Padre Island and the Parks, Recreation & Beautification Committee hosted a night at the park. City Council, committee members, and city staff joined the public for fun and answered questions at Water Tower Park from 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM on July 13th. Over …
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Jul 14 2011
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Creation of new soccer and baseball fields — along with some new recreational facilities — should be available soon for Laguna Vista youth, thanks to cooperative action taken by the Town and Cameron County Housing Authority. “This has been a pet project that I have been working on …
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Jul 14 2011
By LAUREN LAUGHLIN Special to the PRESS On July 15, The Friends of the Isabel Y. Garcia Animal Shelter will host a fundraiser at Boomerang Bill’s from 7-10 p.m. The event is free to the public. At the event, there will be a raffle for prizes, a howl at the moon contest, music and animals …
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Jul 14 2011
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS With three new parks’ projects proposed for construction in Laguna Vista, Council members voted Tuesday to seek proposals for a financial advisor to help determine if such improvements are indeed feasible. Officials recently received a master plan for improvements to Roloff Park, and for a new walking/jogging trail …
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Jul 14 2011
PRESS Staff Report What could have easily been calamity has turned into a bittersweet success story for the Laguna Madre Humane Society/Isabel Garcia Animal Shelter in Port Isabel. The shelter has been at the center of controversy in recent months which resulted in leadership change at the shelter and the City of Port Isabel taking …
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Jul 07 2011
By SCARLET O’ROURKE Staff Writer The economic outlook for the summer is a sunny one baring bad weather, said Dan Quandt, executive director of the South Padre Island Convention and Visitors Bureau. Despite the ups and downs of the economy, Quandt said, “I”m still thinking we are going to have a very good summer.” Visitors …
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