Jan 12 2013
Thousands participated in the 29th Annual Causeway Run/Walk on Saturday, Jan. 12. Shown are various scenes from the event, including a sea of humanity making its way from Port Isabel to South Padre Island over the Queen Isabella Memorial Causeway. (Staff photos by Ray Quiroga)
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Jan 10 2013
By CRAIG ALANIZ South Padre Parade press@portisabelsouthpadre.com The 29th Annual Longest Causeway Run and Fitness Walk is set for Saturday, January 12, and beginning at 10 a.m. at the Port Isabel Community Center on Yturria St. Over 3,000 participants have already registered with an expected 2,000 more to be added by the end of the …
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Jan 10 2013
By DEBRA WINGER Special to the PRESS “One day, when I was free diving, resting on the bottom of the bay near Catalina Island off the coast of California, I looked up at the sun’s rays reflecting rainbow colors on the fish swimming above me. I wished that I could stay longer, I felt peaceful, …
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Jan 10 2013
By CRAIG ALANIZ Reporter/Photographer press@portisabelsouthpadre.com The contract between Cameron County and the City of South Padre Island for beach patrol at the county parks was cancelled last Wednesday at the Commissioners’ Court. Fire Chief Burney Baskett said the contract enabled the city to extend their beach patrol through to the county parks. He said summer …
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Jan 10 2013
Special to the PRESS Mexican national Pedro Morales-Hidalgo, 43, has pleaded guilty to failing to heave to a Coast Guard vessel, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced along with Rear Admiral Roy Nash, Commander, Eighth Coast Guard District. “Vessel operators failing to ‘heave to’ for an at-sea boarding put themselves and nearby vessels at great …
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Jan 10 2013
Special to the PRESS The City of South Padre Island (SPI) invites the public to a Town Hall meeting on Monday, January 28, 2013 at 5:30 p.m. at the Hilton Garden Inn (7010 Padre Boulevard) to present the Convention Centre Renovation and Expansion Project. SPI Mayor Robert N. Pinkerton, Jr. says the public’s support is …
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Jan 03 2013
By CRAIG ALANIZ Reporter/Photographer press@portisabelsouthpadre.com The dip in temperature at the start of the New Year did not stop hundreds of Island visitors from taking a dip into the gulf. The 15th Annual Polar Bear Dip continued its New Year’s Day tradition at a new location in 2013 as Clayton’s Beach Bar hosted hundreds of …
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Jan 03 2013
By CRAIG ALANIZ Reporter/Photographer press@portisabelsouthpadre.com A Missouri man vacationing at South Padre Island drowned on Christmas day. The South Padre Island Beach Patrol responded to a swimmer in distress call on December 25. The distress call was received just before noon regarding a swimmer in distress approximately two miles north of the 6200 block of …
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Jan 03 2013
By DEBRA WINGER Special to the PRESS “History is my passion! When I was seven years old, my dad had been remodeling our house when he discovered a secret room under the staircase. The room had 100’s of old newspapers, dating back before the civil war along with empty whiskey bottles and a stack of …
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Jan 03 2013
By CRAIG ALANIZ Reporter/Photographer press@portisabelsouthpadre.com A master artist donated her work to Art Space on South Padre Island. Lynne Anderson from Paonia, Colorado said she specializes in clay and glaze. One piece she donated was done using the Raku style glazing technique. “Raku is really special, mostly because it is always unique depending on the …
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