By TONY CROUCH Special to the Parade I am getting a lot of calls from Winter Texans about tapping into some great fishing while they are down here, there seems to be a lot of interests in Kayaking, but the major questions is, “Are sit on top kayaks more stable opposed to sit insides?” With …
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Dec 21 2011
Horoscope (Week Beginning Dec. 25)
By HOLIDAY MATHIS Special to the Parade The early week brings the disorienting sensation of wandering in the dark, as the nights leading up to the longest night of the year can have a kind of blindfolding effect. You might enjoy this time as a child enjoys a game of Pin the Tail on the …
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Dec 16 2011
Art Imitates Life: Painting sends WWII sailor back to 1944
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ South Padre Parade paradeeditor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The year was 1944 when a then 19-year-old Mauricio G. Flores, who just a year prior was living the quiet life of a grocery store clerk in San Benito, found himself in the South Pacific aboard the U.S.S. Massachusetts, where his life nearly came to an end on …
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Dec 16 2011
South Padre Island Christmas Parade Rescheduled
Special to the Parade Due to the weather, the South Padre Island Christmas Parade has been rescheduled to Monday, Dec. 19, 2011 at 6:15 p.m. The parade continues to run south on Padre Boulevard from Mars Street to Kingfish Street with the reviewing stand at the Padre Island Brewing Company on Padre Blvd. The award …
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Dec 16 2011
San Benito Christmas Parade changed to Monday, Dec. 19
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ South Padre Parade paradeeditor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The San Benito Chamber of Commerce Annual Christmas Parade has been postponed… again. Scheduled for Friday, Dec. 16, the parade has been rescheduled for Monday, Dec. 19 at 6 p.m. It is the second time the holiday procession has been postponed, both occurrences as a result of inclement …
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Dec 16 2011
Princess of the Surf: Aarin Hartwell
By RAY QUIROGA South Padre Parade To dub Aarin Hartwell merely as a “surfer girl” would be doing her a great disservice; she’s so much more. Part scholar, part activist, part athlete, part spiritualist, Hartwell is a renaissance woman in her own right. In fact, her impressive resume includes working as an events promoter, organizer, …
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Dec 16 2011
Adopt-A-Friend: Sophie
Sophie is a Chihuahua that was rescued from the shelter earlier this year. She needed surgery and has now been fixed and is ready for adoption. Sophie loves women and would make a great dog for a woman who wants company. She is up to date on her shots, heartworm negative, has all her vaccinations …
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Dec 16 2011
Great Outdoors: State Parks Appeal For Help
By JIM FOSTER Special to the Parade The Texas Parks and Wildlife (TPW) today hosted 11 news conferences at different locations across the state, appealing to the public to visit state parks and make donations to help offset a revenue loss caused by heat, drought, wildfires and a resulting drop in park visitor revenue. “The …
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