Oct 05 2018
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS It’s Homecoming Friday and the Port Isabel Lady Tarpons volleyball team will start the day’s athletic schedule off with a district match against RGC-Grulla at Tarpon Gym. It’s part of a Homecoming doubleheader, and will be followed by the football team taking the field at 7:30 p.m. In …
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Oct 05 2018
Special to the PRESS Dear Editor, This time of year we focus on Dia de los Muertos, Day of the Dead. The Museum of Port Isabel has again dedicated spaces for those who want to honor their dead. Last year a group of my friends from the Rio Grande Valley and I placed an altar called …
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Oct 05 2018
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com This weekend is shaping up to be an excellent one for the 31st Annual Sandcastle Days, and I can’t wait. The beaches are wide this year, free from last year’s king tides which forced the sand sculptors to huddle close to the base of Clayton’s deck, lest the …
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Oct 05 2018
By STEVE HATHCOCK Special to the PRESS The trip onto the flat area proved to be short lived. Bill circled around and headed towards the edge of a line of dunes. Now, I could see what had attracted his attention. There, half buried in the muck, lay an ancient weathered beam. The butt end of it showed a most …
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Sep 28 2018
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Whether you’re a kid, or you’re a kid at heart, you’re sure to have fun at one of South Padre Island’s longest-running events: Sandcastle Days. The 31-year-old event, which celebrates the ephemeral art of sandcastle building, kicks off this coming Wednesday at Clayton’s Beach Bar, 6900 Padre Blvd. …
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Sep 28 2018
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The South Padre Island City Council met in closed session Wednesday to discuss a potential complaint of misconduct against one of their own — Place 1 Councilman Ken Medders. Medders was not at the special meeting, notice of which was posted late last Friday. The topic was the …
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Sep 28 2018
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Texas Rangers have been called in to investigate the death of a woman who had been kayaking in the Gulf of Mexico north of County Beach Access 6 last week. The woman has since been identified as 57-year-old Ann Moffatt, of Colorado, confirmed Pct. 1 Justice of …
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Sep 28 2018
By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS Plans regarding the submission of a matching grant application to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) for funds to complete the second phase of improvements at John L. Tompkins Park was a key point of discussion at the Wednesday, Sept. 19 South Padre Island City Council meeting. SPI …
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Sep 28 2018
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Fire Prevention Week will be celebrated in Laguna Vista with a Fire Fighters’ Run on Oct. 6. As part of Fire Prevention Week activities, and to raise funds to support the Volunteer Fire Fighters who serve our community, the Town is hosting a 5k/10k Run,” City Manager Rolando Vela …
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Sep 28 2018
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The date for Pachanga in the Park has been set for Saturday, Sept. 29, and the City of Port Isabel is inviting one and all to the biggest party of the year. Pachanga will take place at Laguna Madre Park, located behind the Laguna Madre Youth Center off …
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