Jan 10 2011
By LARRY GAGE The Port Isabel Lady Tarpons hosted the Lady Red Ants of Progreso on Friday night and got the best of the encounter, 56-41. One of the old sayings in team sports is that records can be deceiving; Progreso came in at 1-3 in district play. “Yeah, they did give us a battle …
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Jan 06 2011
By ANTONIO VINDELL Steve Bearden, a La Feria resident, has taken the helm as director of the Port Isabel/San Benito Navigation District. “My first day was Monday,” he said in a Tuesday interview. “I am new at this job, but I have been learning a lot already from Bob.” Bearden was referring to Bob Cornelison, …
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Jan 06 2011
By ANTONIO VINDELL A company interested in providing a helicopter service on South Padre Island got a mixed reception during a meeting of the SPI Board of Adjustments & Appeals. Kevin and Kathy Reed, owners of Dragonfly Aviation, out of Laredo, sought a special exception of the city’s Code of Ordinances to construct and operate …
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Jan 06 2011
By ANTONIO VINDELL The body of a second man, who presumably drowned the same night another man died in gulf waters last week, washed ashore Wednesday night about nine miles north of Beach Access 6, authorities said. The same authorities believe the two victims were Mexican fishermen whose boat capsized Thursday, December 30. The body …
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Jan 06 2011
By RAY QUIROGA Cupid can strike at the least expected time. Traci Ann and Patrick Helton can vouch for that. They tied the knot after a three-week, whirlwind courtship. These days, that fact unto itself may not raise that many eyebrows, but consider the fact that neither individual was looking for love and that just …
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Jan 04 2011
By LARRY GAGE The Port Isabel Tarpons opened the 2010-’11 district season with a win last Friday, closing out the calendar year with a 62-55 decision over the La Grulla Gators at Tarpon Gym. With an opening tip-off of 12:40 it was the last day game on the regular season schedule. And it was your …
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Jan 04 2011
By LARRY GAGE The Port Isabel Lady Tarpons made it two wins in two days last week, as they ended the year with decisions over La Joya Palmview and La Grulla of Rio Grande City. Both games were played on the road. Coach Alan Ward’s squad took the bus up the Valley to La Joya …
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Jan 04 2011
By ANTONIO VINDELL Whenever Maria R. Garcia is not working with kids at the Laguna Madre Boys & Girls Club, she volunteers part of her time at the Lighthouse Assembly of God church in Port Isabel. “I give classes during Sunday school at the church,” she said, while taking a break at the B&G club. …
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Jan 04 2011
By ANTONIO VINDELL The body of a man washed ashore late Thursday night on South Padre Island, and authorities believed it was a Mexican fisherman who had been dead for more than 46 hours. Police and Emergency Medical Services personnel were alerted about a body showing up on the beach near Wanna-Wanna Beach Bar & …
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Jan 04 2011
By RAY QUIROGA Okay, so there are many people in agreement: Polar Bear dipping off the gulf waters of South Padre Island may not command the same courage as that mustered by dippers who leap into Lake Michigan on New Years; but, hey, as far as deep South Texas standards are concerned, New Years Day …
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