By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Summer band camp for the Port Isabel Silver Tarpon Marching Band always starts with the percussionists. Specifically, that means that the drum line reports first. This past Monday the tenor, snare, and bass drummers all reported in, and your instrumental music reporter found them not in the band …
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Jun 28 2019
Mata ready for marching season
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Sophomore snare drummer Mia Mata was one of three snare drummers who reported for duty on the first day of summer band camp this past Monday. After practice that afternoon, she sat with the Press and talked about the music for the new show and the upcoming marching …
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Jun 28 2019
Letter to the Editor for June 27, 2019
Let the voters decide Dear Editor, A mayoral “forum” was held recently involving two candidates for mayor on South Padre. Less than 30 people attended. A front-page article and picture of one candidate was presented. The article was written (of the candidate pictured) by his campaign. No wonder the other candidate declined to attend this …
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Jun 28 2019
Rio History: Camels in Texas
By Steve Hathcock Special to the Parade As early as 1836, Maj. George H. Crossman urged the United States War Department to use camels in Indian campaigns in Florida because of the animals’ ability to keep on the move with a minimum of food and water. But twenty years passed before the great experiment …
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Jun 21 2019
Holly Beach Road upgrade addressed
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS The Town of Laguna Vista holds no responsibility for paving and maintenance of Holly Road, officials have learned. Requests for improvements to the rut-filled roadway were directed to City Hall, City Manager Rolando Vela told Councilmembers last week. “The last few weeks we have had calls from kayakers …
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Jun 21 2019
Man apprehended for burglary
By FREDDY JIMENEZ Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Cameron County Park Rangers, with the help of the South Padre Island Police Department, apprehended and arrested a male subject for Burglary of a Vehicle on Wednesday morning. According to Cameron County Assistant Chief Park Ranger Sylverio Cisneros, the department received a phone call around …
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Jun 21 2019
SPI taps former top cop as city manager
By PAMELA CODY Special to the PRESS The South Padre Island City Council appointed their interim choice to the official position as City Manager, as former SPI police chief Randy Smith officially accepted the job at Wednesday night’s regular meeting. Smith, who served as Police Chief for nine years, was tapped as interim city …
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Jun 21 2019
Helping Hands: United Methodist kids share joy of giving
By FREDDY JIMENEZ Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Port Isabel United Methodist Church, from Sunday to Thursday, hosted a group of generous visitors with the purpose of giving back to the community as well as sharing the glory of God. Titled a mission week, about 32 people – 20 kids and 12 adults – …
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Jun 21 2019
Pinkerton preps for new season
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Jacob Pinkerton has been hard at work for months preparing for the 2019 high school football season. The Press found him in the weight room recently and he talked about his upcoming senior season of football, and briefly looked back on last season. “Last year we had a …
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Jun 21 2019
Niño has the speed
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Port Isabel Tarpon football teams always seem to have enough speed, but the 2019 Tarpons would appear to have more than usual. One example of that is Adrian Niño. “We have a pretty fast team this year,” Niño told the Press. “We lost three guys to graduation, …
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