Feb 20 2016
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel High boys and girls track and field teams got off to a good start when they competed at the season’s first meet, the PSJA Winter Relays in Pharr, last Saturday. Actually, it wasn’t a full meet in the regular sense of the word. The 110-meter …
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Feb 20 2016
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Port Isabel Tarpon powerlifter John Ray Martinez placed 2nd in his weight division at a meet at Edinburg Vela High School last Saturday. Franchesca Sandoval was the only Lady Tarpon lifter to register a total lift at the Edinburg meet, and Dagen Wise-Herring and Juan Mireles were the …
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Feb 20 2016
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpons basketball team closed out the 2015-2016 season with huge win Monday night. In the last game of the year they took down the third-place Rio Hondo Bobcats, 92-81, in Tarpon Gym, and ended the season with as big a flourish as anyone could have …
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Feb 17 2016
Special to the PRESS Market by the Bay is Wednesday and Thursday at the Port Isabel Event Center from 9 am to 5 pm. Great dealers are showing : Australian opals by Mohawk: antiques by Ed: turquoise by Reita: sunglasses by Tanya: sea coin jewelry by Seagull: prized dried beef by Peter: diamond jewelry by Carol: and many more. Osprey …
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Feb 12 2016
By PAMELA CODY Special to the PRESS The clear blue skies of South Padre Island were the perfect backdrop for an amazing array of swooping, diving, fluttering kites this past weekend, as Kite Fest 2016 took place on the bayside flats just north of the Convention Centre. The two day event, organized by B & …
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Feb 12 2016
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Port Isabel Mayor Joe E. Vega announced he would not seek another term during the City’s elections this May. The mayor made the announcement at the end of his annual State of the City address during Breakfast with the Mayor, hosted by the Port Isabel Chamber of Commerce. …
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Feb 12 2016
By ABBEY KUNKLE Special to the PRESS The Shoreline Task Force met Monday afternoon for their regular biweekly meeting. Along with the help of the City Council, the task force been working on big changes for the Coastal Resources Department with a switch to the newly formed Shoreline Department, which would focus on not only …
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Feb 12 2016
By ABBEY KUNKLE Special to the PRESS After running into many issues during the City’s most recent Beneficial Use Dredge Material project, the Coastal Resources Department was informed that the large pipelines would be returned to the beach in the fall of 2016 to complete the project. The project is carried out periodically as a …
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Feb 12 2016
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com “For this was on St. Valentine’s Day, when every bird cometh there to choose his mate.” -Geoffrey Chaucer, 1382. According to a quick Google search and trip down a Wikipedia rabbit hole, the verse above is the first recorded mention of Valentine’s Day as a romantic idea. Chaucer …
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Feb 12 2016
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS A July 4 fireworks extravaganza over the bay for the entertainment primarily of Laguna Vista residents and visitors was pitched by Pyro Shows at Tuesday’s Town Council meeting. With cost proposals ranging from $10,000 to $30,000 for an estimated 15-20 minute show, the presentation could include music and shell explosion synchronization with patriotic tunes …
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