Feb 20 2015
By ABBEY KUNKLE Special to the PRESS February 19, 2015 The Economic Development Corporation (EDC) met Tuesday morning for their regular meeting. A major focus during the meeting was the discussion of allocation of the excess reserves in the amount of $199,597. Because of discussion during a recent workshop, first up for consideration was the …
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Feb 20 2015
By ABBEY KUNKLE Special to the PRESS February 19, 2015 Scott Joslove, president and CEO of the Texas Hotel & Lodging Association (THLA), visited South Padre Island this week to lead the Convention and Visitors Advisory Board (CVA) in a workshop discussing the board’s Event Funding Application and Guidelines. The CVA funds events with the …
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Feb 20 2015
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Three Laguna Vista officials traveled to Austin last week to participate in Rio Grande Valley Partnership Day at the state capitol on Feb. 10. Council Members Richard Hinojosa and Wanda Reyes-Rice and City Manager Rolando Vela attended the gathering designed to bring state legislators and Valley officials together before …
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Feb 20 2015
By ABBEY KUNKLE Special to the PRESS February 19, 2015 The Keep SPI Beautiful (KSPIB) committee recently made efforts to seek out like minded groups for collaboration on events or projects to benefit the community. At last Thursday’s regular meeting, the committee was joined by local group Respeta tu Playa whose mission is to conduct …
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Feb 20 2015
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com February 19, 2015 It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a… whole lot of planes! This weekend, the skies over Brownsville will indeed be filled with a whole lot of planes as the Brownsville – South Padre Island International Airport plays host to Air Fiesta 2015. The event, …
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Feb 20 2015
By ESTEVAN MEDRANO Port Isabel-South Padre Press press@portisabelsouthpadre.com Abandoned boats may not be a common problem in the Laguna Madre region, but it is a frustrating one. Boats are typically abandoned once an owner decides not to repair or properly dispose of an inoperable vessel. The problem escalates when those boats are abandoned on private property, …
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Feb 20 2015
By ESTEVAN MEDRANO Port Isabel-South Padre Press press@portisabelsouthpadre.com February 19, 2015 The Schlitterbahn Beach Resort received a glimpse of the future men and women of law enforcement as the nonprofit organization SkillsUSA hosted their district competition, while marking their 50th anniversary as a program. Participants were tested in a variety of life-like crime and distress scenarios …
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Feb 20 2015
By MARINA WISE-HERRING Special to the PRESS Some may call him Morris the Marvelous, and it’s completely understandable. You may know him from the Camille Playhouse as the face of Shrek in Shrek the Musical or as Tony in West Side Story, and you’re about to know him as an actor in the University of …
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Feb 20 2015
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Lady Tarpons hoops squad was eliminated in the first round of the 2015 playoffs on Tuesday night by Corpus Christi West Oso. The final score of the bi-district contest, played at Riviera, was 47-36. The game was close in the first half and Port Isabel …
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Feb 20 2015
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpons basketball squad ended their season Monday night with a 58-27 loss in the final district contest of the season at Rio Hondo. The Tarpons end their 2014-15 season with a 6-21 record overall, 2-12 in District 32-4A play. “They jumped on us pretty quick …
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