Aug 19 2016
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com For weeks local boat captains, fishermen and wildlife enthusiasts had monitored a dolphin swimming in the Laguna Madre which showed signs of distress due to being entangled in debris. On Monday, representatives from Sea World San Antonio, Sea World Orlando, NOAA and a number of locals came together to perform a rescue mission on …
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Aug 19 2016
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Calling it something “completely different than anything we’ve ever done,” Point Isabel ISD Superintendent Dr. Lisa Garcia began the introduction to a new learning program which will be used by a majority of the District’s 7th grade students beginning this year. Throughout her tenure at the District, Garcia …
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Aug 19 2016
By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS The Keep SPI Beautiful Committee discussed plans for upcoming events and projects during their monthly meeting held on Thursday, Aug. 11. In conjunction with Keep Texas Beautiful, the committee is planning their first annual Laguna Madre cleanup to be held on Saturday, Sept. 24. The bayside event is planned …
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Aug 19 2016
By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS The City of South Padre Island Developmental Standards and Review Task Force approved a plan to set signage standards at the shopping plaza located at 410 Padre Blvd. The plan was submitted to the Task Force by Jaime Alardin on behalf of the property owner, Var-Isla Plaza, L.L.C. of …
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Aug 19 2016
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpons football team looked pretty good in last Friday’s scrimmage against Donna North at Tarpon Stadium. They tallied four scores to the Chiefs’ three and the defense looked strong. Port Isabel got their running game going early. The Tarpons got the ball first in the …
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Aug 19 2016
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Lady Tarpons volleyball team is hosting its annual Volley at the Beach tournament this weekend. Twelve teams, representing schools big and small, are on hand for the three-day event which got underway on Thursday. P.I.’s second tournament in as many weeks will give the Lady …
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Aug 19 2016
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel High Silver Tarpon Marching Band continues to put in long hours of practice in this last week before the start of classes next Monday. And the schedule changes on a daily basis. On Monday of this week the band was working on the new show …
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Aug 19 2016
Special to the PRESS To Whom It May Concern, I have been coming to South Padre Island for 50 years and have stayed at many locations over the years. I have to say I love the Island and will come again and again. This summer I stayed at a lovely location on the bay side …
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Aug 19 2016
By STEVE HATHCOCK Special to the PRESS The word ambergris is derived from the French “amber gris” or grey amber. The indigestible beaks of squid, favored food of sperm whales, irritate the digestive system, producing a raw waxy material that is ejected by sperm whales. After being vomited out, the dark substance turns to light gray …
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Aug 19 2016
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The older I get, the faster the grains of sand seem to drain through the hourglass. It doesn’t feel like three months have passed since the Class of 2016 paraded on stage at the South Padre Island Convention Centre to accept their hard-earned diplomas, yet here we are …
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