By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ South Padre Parade paradeeditor@portisabelsouthpadre.com On Friday and Saturday, Danny Trejo was a MexiCAN. The 67-year-old veteran actor, who starred in “Machete” alongside Jessica Alba and Michelle Rodriguez, has developed quite the cult following in his 20-plus year career in Hollywood. But Trejo – who has worked with Al Pacino, Robert De Niro …
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Oct 27 2011
Outdoor living: The stamp you can’t mail
By JIM FOSTER Special to the PRESS It was only a short time ago when I was amongst a spread of full-bodied decoys watching a flight of the large variety Canada geese set their wings and begin floating into my spread. As I lay in my ground blind watching, the large birds flared, acquired altitude …
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Oct 27 2011
Freddy Fender Humanitarian Awards slated
South Padre Parade The South Texas Adult Resource and Training (START) Center will hold the 2011 Freddy Fender Humanitarian Awards on Thursday, Oct. 27 in Rancho Viejo. The Freddy Fender Humanitarian Awards is an annual fundraiser for the START Center that’s designed for those who, through various forms, promoted humanitarianism throughout the regional community. This …
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Oct 27 2011
Praise on the Hill slated Saturday, Oct. 29
By SCARLET O’ROURKE South Padre Parade editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com How many people can fit on the only hill in Harlingen? The answer, as many as will come out on Saturday, Oct. 29, for Praise on the Hill. Bring your chairs and blankets for a free concert featuring some of the leading artists in contemporary Christian music, such as …
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Oct 27 2011
Borderland to hold 7th Annual Fall Festival
South Padre Parade Borderland Calvary Chapel will hold its Seventh Annual Fall Festival Monday, Oct. 31. Organizers invite the public to “come and enjoy” an event growing in popularity every year, and it’s no wonder as the festival will once again feature live Christian music, Borderland’s famous fajita tacos, corn on the cob, bouncers, free …
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Oct 27 2011
Harlingen slates ‘A Spooktacular Halloween’
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ South Padre Parade paradeeditor@portisabelsouthpadre.com It’s here. The Second Annual A Spooktacular Halloween in the Park is slated Saturday, Oct. 29 from 6-9 p.m. at Rangerville Park, located on 1101 Rangerville Road, in Harlingen. As previously reported, the event will feature a haunted trail, booths for trick-or-treating and business, games for the kids, …
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Oct 27 2011
Jazz concert to groove SPI Nov. 10
Special to the Parade On Thursday, Nov. 10, a quintet of some of the best musicians in Texas will offer an evening of great jazz at South Padre Island’s Convention Center. The combo of piano, woodwind, guitar, bass and drums will take its audience on a tour of favorites that range from early Ragtime and …
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Oct 27 2011
‘Machete’ star Danny Trejo slated at Rotting Flesh Factory
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ South Padre Parade paradeeditor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The star of Robert Rodriguez’s “Machete” – Danny Trejo – will be in Harlingen Oct. 28-29 as the special guest at the Rotting Flesh Factory. Special guest appearances in the month of October have included Philip Friedman, who played the “Old Lady” in Insidious; Caroline Williams, who played …
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Oct 27 2011
World’s Championship Shrimp Cook-off slated Nov. 6
Special to the Parade Gates open at 10 a.m., Sunday, Nov. 6 for the 18th Annual World’s Championship Shrimp Cook-Off. Located in Las Palmas Shopping Center in front of Bealls Department Store on Highway 100, this culinary tradition is expected to be even bigger and better. Dozens of professional and amateur will expertly prepare over …
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Oct 27 2011
EVP recordings in PI reveal spooky messages
Special to the Parade “Very active, in my 30 years, this place is very active” and this is “the most haunted area in the Valley” – conclusions that two groups visiting various sites in Port Isabel came to after listening to things that go bump in the night. Oddly, the Port Isabel Cemetery and the …
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