Sep 28 2018
By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS Spending some excess reserves to support the construction of a new animal shelter, funding an economic impact study, and recognition of a new junior lifeguard program were some of the key topics of discussion at the Wednesday, Sept. 19 South Padre Island City Council meeting. Council considered action to …
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Sep 28 2018
By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS Discussion about a plan to create an outdoor mural highlighted the agenda of the South Padre Island Economic Development Corporation (EDC) meeting held on Tuesday, Sept. 18. EDC Director Darla Lapeyre provided background information on the South Padre Island Mural Program as well as the grant funds made available …
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Sep 28 2018
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS A planning meeting for the annual Fall Festival at Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church is scheduled on Tuesday, Oct. 9 at 6:30 p.m. in the Parish Hall at 705 S. Longoria in Port Isabel. At this final planning meeting, volunteers will be assigned to specific booths …
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Sep 28 2018
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The score was tied at 14 when, late in the fourth quarter, the game turned against Port Isabel. The Tarpons received a punt deep in their own territory. The ball was fumbled and recovered by La Feria at the Tarpons’ 15-yard line with less than four minutes to …
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Sep 28 2018
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Ever wonder who takes care of those great-looking blue and white uniforms the Silver Tarpon Band wears every Friday night during football season? Clarinet player Lora Galvan, a junior, is captain of a five-person crew of Silver Tarpon band members, whose job it is to make sure that …
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Sep 28 2018
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel High Lady Tarpons volleyball team has finished the first half of its district schedule of matches and it did not end on a good note. The Lady Tarpons dropped a five-set match at Progreso Tuesday night by the scores of 25-10, 25-23, 14-25, 11-25, 12-15. …
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Sep 28 2018
Special to the PRESS Dear Editor, Re: your paper’s article of September 19th on the Laguna Vista Marina. After all these years of negotiating, the outcome is, the city slaps high taxes on the members of the LVRA? Then adds insult to injury with the costs of carrying $2 million in insurance, and the demands of security, upkeep, …
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Sep 28 2018
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com With the recent rains cooling things down a little, and also spurring an explosion of vegetative growth throughout the Rio Grande Valley, I decided it was high time to do a little outdoor tidying up this weekend. My patio, though bare concrete, is shaded by a lovely, mature …
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Sep 28 2018
By STEVE HATHCOCK Special to the PRESS In March of 1950 the Willacy County Navigation District appeared in court and sued to have the 1,760 acres of land immediately surrounding the port facilities of “Red Fish Landing” condemned. In a court ordered settlement, the District paid the American Legion $3 an acre for the land it owned. The small fishing …
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Sep 21 2018
Friends organize Mexican bingo fundraiser If you want to go: Saturday, 5:30 p.m. at Port Isabel Firemen’s Hall By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com “She is just a strong little girl.” Those are the words Liana Zamora used to describe her 2-going-on-3 year old daughter, Mia Valdez. The toddler — the younger of Zamora’s …
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