Jul 13 2023
Special to the PRESS The South Padre Island Birding, Nature Center and Alligator Sanctuary [SPIBNCAS] is inviting children to attend one, or all the four, sessions of the Kid’s Wildlife Fridays program, happening Fridays through July and into the first week of August. Each program will present a facet of nature found along the shores …
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Jul 13 2023
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS This past week, a handful of Port Isabel summer track athletes competed in the Texas Amateur Athletic Federation (TAAF) Regional meet in McAllen. TAAF was established in 1925 to organize, promote and conduct amateur athletics in the state of Texas. It holds yearly amateur sports festivals called …
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Jul 13 2023
By CATHERINE DONNELLY On behalf of The Unruly Cactus Gripping from page one, this true crime story unfolds on Cape Cod in the 1960’s, during a gruesome murder spree in which young girls went missing in alarming numbers and only some of the bodies were found and identified along the way. The tale of how …
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Jul 13 2023
By CONNIE THOMAS Ever wonder where the money goes? Curiosity killed the cat but satisfaction brought him back! Our hats are off to all our true-blue patrons and our generous Winter Texan friends along with the many other outside contributors. Their participation in all Legion fundraisers throughout the year enabled us to make quite a …
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Jul 13 2023
By Steve Hathcock Editor’s Note: Moments in Time is a collection of recovered newspaper briefs and other publications, compiled by local historian, Steve Hathcock, that offer a look back at the history of the Rio Grande Valley and the rest of the world. Autographed copies of Hathcock’s book, “Old Indio, Last of the Karankawa Indians …
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Jul 06 2023
TESS FICCAGLIA Special to the PARADE Imagine this: you have packed up the car and are going to the beach for the day. It’s early, 7 a.m., and you’re trying to beat that awful Causeway traffic, but your stomach is growling since you didn’t take time for breakfast and opted for just a fast …
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Jul 06 2023
By Kathy Raines Special to the PARADE We lifted a small log, one with critter-enticing voids and cracks, exposing an expected assortment of busy creatures—beetles, ants, silverfish and roly-poly’s. But, amid them, to my surprise, squirmed a dark, glossy worm. What is an earthworm doing in a Harlingen yard in this arid climate? I …
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Jul 06 2023
By Tess Ficcaglia Special to the PARADE Jill Zavaleta, one of the five owners of the Hopper Haus Bar and Grill, located at 418 E. Queen Isabella Blvd, at the foot of the Queen Isabella Memorial Causeway, is about as vivacious as an owner can be. She is constantly running around like the Energizer …
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Jul 06 2023
By ALEXANDREA BAILEY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Starting Sunday, July 9, 2023, The South Texas Ecotourism Center [STEC], will commence its Kids Summer Program. The program will take place weekly, on Sundays, from 2-3 p.m. until Aug. 27. A total of 27 different topics will be touched on in this program. There is a 5$ fee for each …
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Jul 06 2023
By KREIG KOHL Special to the PRESS On June 21, 2023, the South Padre Island City Council held their regularly scheduled meeting. After the normal invocations, they opened the meeting with public comments and announcements. The first of these were made by SPI Mayor Patrick Mcnulty, saying the July 4 parade would be held at …
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