Aug 04 2017
Popular fishing tourneys get underway By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com August marks the beginning of fishing tournament season in the Laguna Madre and things kick off this week. On Friday, hundreds of anglers from across the country will set off to the best fishing spots as they compete in the 78th Annual Texas …
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Aug 04 2017
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Port Isabel Ordinance Review Committee met Wednesday afternoon to discuss updating the City’s ordinances regarding the regulation of short term rentals. Chairman Darrell Mangham began the discussion by explaining the committee is seeking to understand how the rental of spaces traditionally considered single family homes via applications …
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Aug 04 2017
By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS The South Padre Island Convention and Visitors Advisory (CVA) Board considered seven funding requests for events during their Wednesday, July 26 meeting. Betty Wells was up first to request $5,000 in funding for the Jaime J. Zapata Fishing Tournament, scheduled for Sept. 15-16. During the CVA Board meeting on …
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Aug 04 2017
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Students, teachers and parents from throughout the area are especially invited to participate in the Town of Laguna Vista’s Back to School Run/Walk on Saturday, Aug. 19 beginning at 7 a.m. The event is free and open to the public, while anyone involved in education is particularly invited. The …
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Aug 04 2017
Press Staff Report Baldemar Alaniz invited one and all to help him celebrate both his birthday and his retirement from the City of Port Isabel. Known as “Balde” to his friends, Alaniz spent three decades serving the City, most recently as the director of Public Works, but also as mayor. Dozens of people gathered at …
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Aug 04 2017
Special to the PRESS Cities, of all sizes, are coming together to work together. A meeting was held this past Thursday to discuss the special session. It was a very productive one. Cities from larger and smaller cities were in attendance. We are all concerned with what is taking place in Austin. We all recognize …
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Aug 04 2017
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel High volleyball teams reported for the first day of practice at the high school on Tuesday. More than 50 Lady Tarpon hopefuls hit the court at Tarpon Gym early in the A.M. and began to get serious in their preparations for the 2017 season. The …
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Aug 04 2017
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The percussionists started showing up in the band halls in the last days of June. The brass and woodwinds began holding sectionals July 17. Band officers have been elected and color guard members have also been hard at work learning the new show. But until this week the …
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Aug 04 2017
Special to the PRESS To the Editor, I would to make the following points clear, in regards to the Town of Laguna Vista / LVRA Marina lease dispute. All of the Bayfront property, next to Roloff Park, is owned by the town. The LVRA is indirectly subsidized by Laguna Vista taxpayers since it pays NO …
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Aug 04 2017
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com It wasn’t my first trip there, but somehow I knew this time would be different. There are paw prints leading up to the door, painted on the asphalt with the same shade of safety yellow used to mark the outlines of the parking spaces. Big paw prints. Larger …
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