Special to the PRESS Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson is urging all Texans to take advantage of “their right to access the public beach” on Saturday, September 22 for the 26th Annual Texas General Land Office Fall Adopt-A-Beach Cleanup. The cleanup will take place at 29 sites along the Texas coast from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. …
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Sep 20 2012
Wyeth String Quartet opens new El Paseo season
Special to the PRESS Great music performed by great artists is a joy for the listener, and audience members will experience that joy when El Paseo Arts Foundation hosts The Wyeth String Quartet on Monday, September 24, at 7:30 p.m. inside the SPI Convention Center. The Wyeth String Quartet members are the principal string performers …
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Sep 20 2012
Judge dispute a ditracting issue
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Noteworthy positive improvements and progress of Laguna Vista are being diminished by a timeworn call by a minority of residents for removal of the municipal court judge here who has served more than one year in his appointed position, local leaders say. Letters to the editor, public comments …
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Sep 20 2012
Entrepeneur sees new role as author
By RAY QUIROGA Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS rayq@portisabelsouthpadre.com In this election year, one person who doesn’t need to hear long-winded speeches about the promise of America is Jerry Showman. The “partially” retired businessman is the textbook entrepreneur who has owned a number of successful businesses in his lifetime, including a couple of businesses locally. Showman …
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Sep 17 2012
STILL SMILING: Williams embraces ‘bright side’ of challenge
By RAY QUIROGA Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS rayq@portisabelsouthpadre.com South Padre Island resident LaVida Williams had mixed feelings when a group of friends approached her with the idea for a benefit fundraiser in her name. Being the person she is, Williams’ first thought was that there are people out there that are more in need, more …
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Sep 17 2012
11 YEARS AGO: Community remembers those lost
By CRAIG ALANIZ Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS Saturday was the 11th anniversary of the Queen Isabella Memorial Causeway collapse. Community leaders from Port Isabel and South Padre Island gathered at Port Isabel City Hall for a prayer and moment of silence to remember the victims of the accident. Port Isabel officials presented an eight minute …
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Sep 17 2012
‘Pachanga’ rescheduled for Saturday
Special to the PRESS Due to the threat of inclement weather this past Saturday, the Second Annual Pachanga at the Park was rescheduled for Sept. 22. The place and times remain the same, 4 p.m. – midnight at Washington Park located on Jefferson Street in Port Isabel. The idea of having a “Pachanga in the …
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Sep 17 2012
Laguna Vista voluntary plastic bag ban in effect
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS A voluntary plastic bag ban is in effect for businesses in Laguna Vista through the end of 2012, when the ban will become mandatory. Following the recommendations of the Town’s Environmental Committee, the ban chiefly affects the only retail shop here, the Stripes Convenience Store at the intersection …
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Sep 13 2012
STARTING ANEW: Island opens new firehouse
By CRAIG ALANIZ Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS Tuesday, the community gathered for the dedication of the newest city building. The South Padre Island Fire Station 1 opened its doors and remembered servicemen on Patriot Day. Mayor Robert Pinkerton, Jr. said it was at the same location in 1972 that the Echo Firehouse for a volunteer …
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Sep 13 2012
Pachanga in the Park this weekend
Special to the PRESS The public is invited to celebrate Dies Y Seis De Septiembre at 4 p.m. Saturday, September 15, at Washington Park located on Jefferson Street in Port Isabel. The idea of having a “Pachanga in the Park” originated with a meeting by Mayor Joe E. Vega and commissioners about four years ago …
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