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ICE raids reported in PI

By SCARLET O’ROURKE Staff Writer editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Last week there was reportedly federal activity involving Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) near Derry Elementary, said ICE spokes person Adelina A. Pruneda. According to the Laguna Vista Police Department, they issued permission to ICE agents to investigate a residence in Laguna Vista. Though no action was reportedly taken …

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Tarpons play host to unbeaten Brownsville Veterans

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tar­pons will entertain the Chargers of Brownsville Veterans Memorial this Friday night. It will be the Tarpons’ final non-district game of the sea­son. Veterans Memorial is the new school in town and this is their second season of football com­petition. And here’s a surprising fact; …

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Slot machine regulation proposed in LV

By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Slot machines and coin-operated devices in Laguna Vista could be regulated in the near future, following recent action by the city’s Town Council. “The ordinance would regulate coin and/or slot machines within the Town limits,” City Manager Rolando Vela said. As such, should legalized gambling be approved locally …

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SPI Walk for Women brings hope

By SCARLET O’ROURKE Staff Writer editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The annual South Padre Island Walk for Women is in full swing for Sept. 30 to Oct. 2. According to Margie Swartz, a spokesperson for the event, their mission is to raise money for local women battling breast cancer as well as bring awareness to the community. Women who …

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Agreement terms ensure EMS, jail use for LV

By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Emergency medical ser­vices and jail use in the City of Port Isabel will continue for the Town of Laguna Vista for the next year under terms of an agreement approved by officials here Sept. 13. Laguna Vista has tradition­ally contracted for the service in lieu of providing the …

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Library News – Sept. 29

By MARGE JACOBS Special to the Press October is National Abuse Awareness Month According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence • One in every four wom­en will experience domestic violence in her lifetime. One in 33 men experienced an at­tempted or completed rape. • An estimated 1.3 million women are victims of physi­cal assault …

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‘Raptoberfest’ combines beer, beach cleanup

By LAUREN LAUGHLIN Special to the PRESS On Saturday, Sept. 24 more than 1,000 people gathered along South Padre Island beaches for the 25th annual Adopt-A-Beach Fall Clean­up. Volunteers throughout the state of Texas picked up an estimated 20 tons of trash and debris, including plastic bottles and bags which are harmful to sea life. …

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Outdoor Living: Tarpon served on the rocks

By JIM FOSTER Special to the PRESS There are fish and then there are fish. All are fun to catch but there are those that are thrilling. There are a few species that cover all the bases, adding challenge and quite rare experience to the average angler. This fish is Megalops Atlanticus, the tarpon. Several …

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Derry event preps kids for college

PRESS Staff Report Derry Elementary will host “College Night,” on Tuesday, Oct. 4, from 5 – 7 p.m. While Derry is, in fact, an elementary school, the teachers and staff have embraced the theme:  “College is in our Future” for the school year. Each teacher at Derry Elementary has chosen a college, university or technical …

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Museum series to teach researching

PRESS Staff Report The Museums of Port Isabel and the Laguna Madre Museum Foundation are offering the “Telling Our Stories” series of 2011 on Thursday, Sept. 29, with the topic of “Researching and Writing about Local History”. Steve Hathcock, a historian and locksmith, will present “Researching & Writing about Local History”. Hathcock is a founding …

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