Jan 13 2011
By ANTONIO VINDELL Another body showed up over the weekend on the north side of South Padre Island, bringing to three the number of drowning victims from a Mexican fishing boat that capsized in gulf waters in late December. A fourth man is still being reported as missing, authorities said. For more on this story, …
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Jan 13 2011
Players from the NBA’s D-League Bakersfield Jam and the NBA’s D-League front office put on a basketball clinic for the girls and boys student-athletes. The clinic not only focused on basketball skills but on students’ physical and mental fitness as well. Students participated in six different stations including jump rope, ladder, knock-out, ball handling, bean …
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Jan 13 2011
Part of a group of about 40 students from the University of Texas at Austin School of Law was in the Port Isabel/ South Padre Island area this week doing pro bono legal services. Their work included informing people on a variety of issues such as immigration reform, and helping low income people on how …
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Jan 13 2011
By LARRY GAGE Former college and professional basketball star Nancy Lieberman is on South Padre Island this week for the NBA Development League Showcase. She is the head coach of the league’s newest team, the Texas Legends, who play their home games in Frisco, located just north of Dallas. Lieberman is the first female head …
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Jan 13 2011
By JOE R. BOWLING, JR. Teams converged from throughout the country Monday on South Padre Island as the 7th Annual NBA D-League Showcase began with four thrilling games. Played out on the same day that college football was playing their title game the crowds still came out to watch some of the best basketball in …
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Jan 10 2011
By ANTONIO VINDELL Port Isabel resident Jose Cuevas has been connected to the Gulf of Mexico during the better part of his life. He came from Tampico, a town on the Mexican gulf coast, at the age of five and started working with the local shrimping industry as a teenager. “I went to school and …
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Jan 10 2011
By ANTONIO VINDELL A one-of-a-kind new bus has been acquired by the City of South Padre Island public transportation system called The Wave. Dubbed as the party bus due to its inside configuration, beachgoers and visitors will be able to carry items such as coolers, food, boogie boards, umbrellas, chairs and other items each time …
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Jan 10 2011
By RAY QUIROGA Mild temperatures and overcast skies that shielded runners from the sometimes harsh South Texas sunrays may have contributed to the record masses that took part in the 27th Annual Longest Causeway Run & Fitness Walk, held here on Saturday. Nearly 4,000 participants took part in this year’s run which started at the …
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Jan 10 2011
By ANTONIO VINDELL The South Padre Island City Council unanimously voted in support of a proposed ordinance that prohibits the use of plastic bags at the point of sale in the city. The action came a day after an ordinance banning plastic bags went into effect January 5 in Brownsville. The SPI ordinance provides a …
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Jan 10 2011
By LARRY GAGE The Port Isabel Tarpons took the bus to Progreso last Friday and returned with their second district win in as many games. They topped the Red Ants, 69-41, and in so doing moved into a first-place tie in District 32-3A with a 2-0 record. “We came out a little rusty in the …
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