Jun 19 2015
By ESTEVAN MEDRANO Port Isabel-South Padre Press press@portisabelsouthpadre.com Hurricane season is just getting started and with Tropical Storm Bill making landfall just north of the Rio Grande Valley, South Padre Island took precautions to protect its citizens and visitors. One such measure was the postponement of the Great Texas 300 Catamaran Race, which was originally set …
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Jun 19 2015
By ABBEY KUNKLE Special to the PRESS The South Padre Island City Council met Wednesday evening for their regular meeting. Mayor Barry Patel and Councilman Alex Avalos were excused from the meeting, and the remaining four members fulfilled the required quorum for the meeting to take place. Due to the upcoming budget cycle for fiscal year 215-2016, …
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Jun 19 2015
By ABBEY KUNKLE Special to the PRESS Tuesday morning, the South Padre Island Economic Development welcomed Thor Lassen, President of Ocean Trust, who has a record of building fishery, wildlife and marine conservation partnerships in the public and private sector, to discuss options for development of the 0.6 acre tract of land sitting adjacent to …
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Jun 19 2015
By ABBEY KUNKLE Special to the PRESS With summer getting into full swing, the Keep SPI Beautiful Committee (KSPIB) met last week for their regular monthly meeting. The committee discussed upcoming events and projects scheduled to beautify the Island and explored avenues to help educate the public on the importance of keeping our beaches clean. …
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Jun 19 2015
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Almost as soon as registration opened for the Surfrider Foundation’s 9th Annual International Surfing Day kids’ clinic, it closed again. Just two hours after opening, all 120 slots were full. Rob Nixon, chairman of the Surfrider Foundation South Texas Chapter said he wished more slots were available. “Registration …
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Jun 19 2015
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Friday, June 19 is the 150th anniversary of Juneteenth, which marked the end of slavery in Texas. It occurred more than two months after the surrender of Gen. Robert E. Lee in Virginia effectively ended the Civil War. Just one month prior, the last battle of the Civil War occurred near Brownsville at …
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Jun 19 2015
By ESTEVAN MEDRANO Port Isabel-South Padre Press press@portisabelsouthpadre.com Though Father’s Day has origins dating back to the early 1900s, unsurprisingly inspired by the already established commercial holiday, Mother’s Day, it was not officially recognized until 1978, nearly 60 years after Mother’s Day was recognized as a holiday. The idea was simply not met with much enthusiasm even when pursued by President Calvin Coolidge, as gift giving …
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Jun 19 2015
Special to the PRESS LV Residents and Friends, This is to provide you a brief update on upcoming community events and to share information that may be of interest to you. We are preparing for the upcoming 4th of July celebration. We hope you mark your calendar and join us at this event. We are looking …
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Jun 19 2015
Special to the PRESS Questions and Answers on LNG? On June 4, we wrote the Cameron County Commissioners, (Ms. Benavides and Mr. Garza) for answers to questions concerning the LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) Terminals proposed for the Brownsville Ship Channel. To this date, we have not received a reply, so we are writing an open letter …
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Jun 19 2015
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS When you see the Port Isabel Silver Tarpon Marching Band out there on the football field on Friday nights in the fall, do you ever wonder where the shows that are performed come from? Do the head director and his assistants just put their heads together before the …
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