Nov 23 2016
Birthday gift turns into harrowing adventure high above SPI By PAMELA CODY Special to the PRESS An adrenaline-filled birthday surprise became even more thrilling than Pete Zurita could have imagined, when his girlfriend, Danica Rae Bird, decided to surprise him with his first-ever skydiving trip. Danica, an avid skydiving enthusiast, made the arrangements, and secretly …
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Nov 23 2016
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpon high school hard court men will take the rest of Thanksgiving Week off after a home game against Brownsville Athlos Academy Tuesday night. The game was played after the paper went to press Tuesday. The team played its second game of the new season …
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Nov 23 2016
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Lady Tarpons basketball team is on track for the start of the 2016-2017 district season. In the span of seven days, starting last Tuesday, Nov. 15, the girls played seven games, and take a 3-5 win/loss record into this week’s Thanksgiving Break. After winning huge …
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Nov 23 2016
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Gobble, gobble! It’s that time of the year again — that time where we set our tables with our nicest china and our homes are filled with the warm smells of butter, thyme, cinnamon, pumpkin, cranberry and citrus as we prepare a feast fit for royalty. It’s Thanksgiving! …
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Nov 18 2016
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com It was a full house at Port Isabel High School Wednesday as hundreds of people gathered inside Tarpon Gym for a holiday feast. It was the 7th Annual Feast of Sharing, sponsored by HEB, in conjunction with the Point Isabel Independent School District and the City of Port …
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Nov 18 2016
By PAMELA CODY Special to the PRESS Respect, discipline, camaraderie, honor: those are the memories shared by veterans from all branches of the military, no matter which war they fought in or how long they served. Last Friday, Nov. 11, South Padre Island Mayor Barry Patel, hosted the City’s annual celebration for service members at …
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Nov 18 2016
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com After months of discussion on the topic, approval of a firm to conduct a forensic audit of the City’s finances came almost as an afterthought near the end of Tuesday night’s special meeting of the Port Isabel City Commission. City Manager Jared Hockema reported that the City had …
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Nov 18 2016
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Connecting Cameron County communities through a network of hiking, biking and paddling trails could serve as a catalyst for greater tourism, healthy lifestyles and improved economic climate, area mayors agreed on Wednesday. In a signing ceremony mayors, or their representatives, from Combes, Harlingen, Laguna Vista, Los Fresnos, Los Indios, …
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Nov 18 2016
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS It’s a bright idea, some say. Laguna Vista’s Town Council on Tuesday agreed to enter into a contract to convert the City Hall building’s electrical system to solar power. The conversion will save money and help the environment, City Manager Rolando Vela said. At a cost of $44,728.12, the …
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Nov 18 2016
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Health insurance coverage and the district’s financial health topped discussions during Tuesday evening’s regular meeting of the Point Isabel School Board. The Board of Trustees heard a report about the status of the district’s health insurance and supplemental insurance plans. The district is self-insured, explained Henry LeVrier, deputy …
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