Apr 18 2011
By JOE R. BOWLING, JR. The City of Trejo, Honduras may be many miles away from the Rio Grande Valley, but this week Mayor Jose Antonio Lainez Mejia from the city of Trejo made a journey that will bring the two closer. The Port Isabel Rotary Club has been instrumental in a program for 10 …
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Apr 18 2011
By JOE R. BOWLING, JR. The weather conditions were perfect and nature took it’s course on South Padre Island Saturday morning. As a parade to mark the beginning of the Kemp’s ridley Seas Turtle nesting season was going on, the first turtle made it’s way on shore to lay her eggs. By the end of …
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Apr 18 2011
Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpons Boys & Girls Golf teams traveled to the Tony Butler Golf Course in Harlingen last Wednesday to compete in the District 32-3A Golf Tournament. The Tarpons Boys team finished a close third place behind district champion Zapata and runner-up La Feria. The Tarpons were led by Sophomore …
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Apr 18 2011
By LARRY GAGE Some high school athletes specialize in one sport. Others compete in several, often two at the same time. One of Port Isabel High’s multi-sport men is Victor “Bucky” Rivera. From August to November it’s all football for Rivera, who played on the offensive line for the Tarpon’s 2010 co-district champion team. The …
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Apr 18 2011
By LARRY GAGE Daniela Salinas is a pitcher for the Port Isabel High Lady Tarpons varsity softball team. Only a freshman she has, so far this season, pitched a no-hitter and a perfect game. The team is currently tied for second-place in the district standings, and control their own destiny for making the post-season playoffs. …
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Apr 18 2011
By MARTHA McCLAIN Fears of Brownsville’s land-march to Laguna Vista, and the prospect of becoming a land-locked community were reasons cited that voters should adopt a proposed Home Rule Charter here on May 14. “Part of the golf course (property) could be in Brownsville’s city limits if Home Rule doesn’t pass,” Committee Chairman Rudy Garcia …
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Apr 18 2011
By JASON MIHALICK Thousands cruised up and down South Padre Island Boulevard this year for Beach N’ Bikerfest 2011. Once again it was a well-attended event coordinated and held by the Magic Valley Motorcycle Club. Eli Hinojosa and Dave Lozano were the main coordinators of the event, along with hundreds of volunteers out to make …
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Apr 18 2011
By JOE R. BOWLING, JR. On a nearly perfect day to be on the beach a tragedy occurred as Thursday afternoon resulted with a death of a man after an accident on South Padre Island. According to Cameron County Constable reports, deputies were dispatched to the 58010 block of Padre Blvd., in reference to a …
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Apr 12 2011
BY JOE R. BOWLING, JR. The Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS took the show on the road Thursday morning thanks to the power being out in the area. According to Port Isabel Police Chief Gualberto Gonzales, a power line went down on Garcia Street in the early morning hours, taking out power for a large area …
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Apr 12 2011
The District 32-3A Jr. High meet was held last Saturday, April 2nd at Tarpon Stadium. The Lady Tarpon track teams came into the meet with high hopes as the disappointment of last year’s meet still hung in the air for the eighth grade girls who wanted to avenge their 12-point loss of last year …
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