Sep 17 2012
By CRAIG ALANIZ Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS Saturday was the 11th anniversary of the Queen Isabella Memorial Causeway collapse. Community leaders from Port Isabel and South Padre Island gathered at Port Isabel City Hall for a prayer and moment of silence to remember the victims of the accident. Port Isabel officials presented an eight minute …
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Sep 17 2012
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS With less than 30 seconds to play in a tie game at Tarpon Stadium last Friday, Port Isabel had a fourth-and-10 at the Raymondville Bearkat 27-yard line. At the snap, the Raymondville defensive front put a heavy rush on the Tarpon quarterback. As he went down he tossed …
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Sep 13 2012
Dear Readers, Les Dudek in concert, Pachanga in the Park, a couple of Folklorica performances and the beginning of UTB’s Signature Series are just some of the events on tap this weekend. And we’ve got the skinny on all of it! Make sure to check out our Beach Bar Beat contest page, where you, the …
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Sep 13 2012
Special to the Parade Music legend Les Dudek will be in concert Saturday at the South Padre Island Hilton Garden Inn. Dudek, whose contributions have influenced the history of rock and roll, will be performing at 7 p.m. September 15. His guitar and songwriting skills can be heard on many famous classic multi-platinum records. Such …
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Sep 13 2012
By CRAIG ALANIZ Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS Tuesday, the community gathered for the dedication of the newest city building. The South Padre Island Fire Station 1 opened its doors and remembered servicemen on Patriot Day. Mayor Robert Pinkerton, Jr. said it was at the same location in 1972 that the Echo Firehouse for a volunteer …
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Sep 10 2012
By RAY QUIROGA Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS rayq@portisabelsouthpadre.com Even before she could step out of her daughter’s car en route to where her home of over 50 years once stood, Ernestina Martinez began to tear up. As she surveyed the ruins, she noted that there’s essentially nothing that remains of her home but charred frames …
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Sep 10 2012
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpons went on the road to Lyford last Friday night looking for their first win of the 2012 season and got it. They spotted the Bulldogs a 6-0 first quarter lead, trailed 12-7 entering the fourth quarter, then scored two touchdowns to win the game, …
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Sep 06 2012
Dear Readers, Up for a celebration? Well, there’s plenty headed your way this weekend! To start, the Laguna Madre area will play host to the Ay Chihuahua Port Isabel Animal Shelter Fundraiswer as well as Sea Turtle Inc.’s Annual Celebration. Also, see where Tracy Lawrence will be playing on Saturday. I’ll give you a hint, …
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Sep 06 2012
By RAY QUIROGA South Padre Parade rayq@portisabelsouthpadre.com Jeff George is one of the human faces behind Sea Turtle Inc. As the executive director of the acclaimed education, rescue and rehabilitation center located on South Padre Island, George has spent close to two decades working closely with sea turtles, and he’s learned a lot from and …
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