Feb 08 2019
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Though the weather had been vacillating between balmy and brrr-inducing throughout the week last week, conditions became favorable just in time to wow the crowds in attendance at the South Padre Island Kite Fest last Friday. Winds were light, but that didn’t stop competitive stunt kite fliers from …
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Feb 08 2019
PRESS Staff Report It’s time once again for the South Padre Island Chili Expo (SPICE) Chili Cook-Off to benefit Walk for Women. The chili and bean competition is slated for this Saturday at Louie’s Backyard, 2305 Laguna Blvd. Culinary contestants will pit their best recipes for chili or beans in one of several categories, vying …
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Feb 08 2019
By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS An update on temporary toilets and a review of the Shoreline Master Plan and highlighted the Monday, Jan. 28 meeting of the South Padre Island Shoreline Task Force. The Task Force took on a discussion of the status of some temporary toilet facilities which have recently been installed at …
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Feb 08 2019
DARREN GOLLER Special to the PRESS Last Thursday on South Padre Island there was a fundraiser going on, but this one wasn’t political, it was to help feathered and furry friends. There was live music by Leslie Blasing, tacos by Karla’s Katering and beverages, as well, and it was all for Friends of Animal Rescue …
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Feb 08 2019
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpons pulled another one out of the fire when they came from behind to beat the Rio Hondo Bobcats, 61-56, Monday night in Tarpon Gym. The team improves to 10-2 in District 32-4A games, and 25-6 overall. With the win, they remain in second place …
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Feb 08 2019
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The 2018-19 basketball season has come to an end for the Port Isabel Lady Tarpons. Their final game was played Monday night and it was a 55-48 loss at the hands of the Rio Hondo Lady Bobcats in Tarpon Gym. With the loss the Port Isabel girls fall …
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Feb 08 2019
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel High powerlifting teams are getting stronger by the week and both the girls and boys teams look to qualify several lifters each for the regional meet next month. Lady Tarpon lifter Julianna Barrera is maintaining her No. 1 state and regional ranking, while Vivianna Lopez …
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Feb 08 2019
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Is it going to be gray and foggy today? Or will the sunshine be so bright that its rays light up the landscape so vividly it hurts your eyes? Will it be cold, windy and rainy? Or will it be eerily calm and warm? Should I wear the …
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Feb 08 2019
By STEVE HATHCOCK Special to the PRESS Legend has it that, feeling death’s approach, Lao Tzu, a sixth century BCE philosopher known as the father of Taoism, gave his nephew a small amulet upon which he had carved representations of Buddha, Confucius and himself — the legendary Three Friends. He told his nephew he had …
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Feb 01 2019
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com “Awesome!” That one word succinctly summed up Kathy Russo’s experience at the Winter Outdoor Wildlife Expo (WOWE) last Friday afternoon. In particular, it summed up her one-of-a-kind experience during the Live Raptor Show with raptor rehabilitator and educator, Jonathan Wood. Russo, a first time Winter Texan from Illinois, …
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