Apr 12 2011
By JOE R. BOWLING, JR. Friday marked perfection for the Port Isabel Lady Tarpons softball team. A road win over Grulla with a 13-0 score marked a fourth consecutive shut out and it was highlighted as Daniela Salinas pitched a perfect game. “Nobody said a word,” said Head Coach Belinda Trevino, “as a matter of …
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Apr 12 2011
By JASON MIHALICK On a breezy and comfortable Saturday morning, little leaguers of Port Isabel and their parents lined up for the parade that commemorates the beginning of what looks to be a fun-filled season of baseball and softball. The 24 teams assembled at the Point Isabel I.S.D. Administration building at 8 a.m. sharp lead …
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Apr 12 2011
By JOE R. BOWLING JR. P o r t Isabel police made an arrest Saturday morning after an a l l ege d a t t a c k on a 23- year-old local woman. According to police, a call was received Saturday morning around 8:30 a.m. from the 23-year-old Port woman who reported …
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Apr 12 2011
By JASON MIHALICK Former Port Isabel Mayor Quirino Zurita Martinez was honored on Saturday for years of continued hard work and commitment he has given to the City of Port Isabel as a pavilion at Washington Park was dedicated to him. Martinez was in office from 1970-1976 as City Commissioner, 1972-1976 as Mayor Pro-Term …
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Apr 07 2011
By MARTHA McCLAIN “It has taken me 30 years to forget my demons,” said John Hamlink, a Vietnam War Veteran who was among local Patriot Guard Riders Wednesday who escorted the traveling Healing Wall to the LZ: RGV – Welcome Home South Texas Vietnam Veterans’ tribute this Saturday at the McAllen Convention Center. The day-long …
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Apr 07 2011
By JOE R. BOWLING, JR. The decision regarding who will run the animal shelter in Port Isabel will be in the hands of a jury. This comes after a late filing by the Laguna Madre Humane Society requesting the hearing in lieu of an outright ruling by Judge Benny Ochoa. “They had a window …
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Apr 07 2011
By JACQUELINE VASQUEZ The Port Isabel City Commission meeting on Tuesday evening was once again packed with citizens wishing to express their concerns over the Modern Venice project. Port Isabel resident, Gary Snyder commented on the matter while wearing a sign on his back that read, “Are You Listening? We Don’t Want The District! We, …
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Apr 04 2011
By LARRY GAGE Jerry Lopez place second in the Men’s State Powerlifting Meet in Abilene last Saturday. His total lift of 875 pounds broke down as follows; squat lift, 360 pounds; bench press, 185 pounds; and dead lift, 330 pounds. He tied his personal best in the bench press. His PB on the squat lift …
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Apr 04 2011
By LARRY GAGE Bobby Barker tossed his second no-hitter of the season Friday night at Tarpon Field, as Port Isabel ran away from Rio Hondo by the score of 13-0. The game was called after five innings due to the 10-run rule. Barker struck out six Bobcat batters and walked only two. “Everybody came out …
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Apr 04 2011
By JOE R. BOWLING JR. The Port Isabel City Commission Tuesday night meeting will once again find Raybec and Ron Berman front and center and another big crowd is expected to turn out. Recently a proposal to exclude certain areas from a proposed district and the Modern Venice Project was voted on by the commission. …
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