May 11 2018
By STEVE HATHCOCK Special to the PRESS When working (metal detecting) a battlefield, any map you find can usually be put to good use. Many older maps are crudely drawn, but when compared with modern topographical maps, hills, islands, and waterways can be used as landmarks to put you in the general area of a battle. …
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May 04 2018
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com If you’ve been paying attention to the news the last few months, then chances are you might have seen some of the bad press our most ubiquitous social media company has been receiving lately. I’m talking about Facebook — that behemoth of a technological marvel that serves as …
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May 04 2018
By STEVE HATHCOCK Special to the PRESS I remember a time my friend Bill Bieker and I were on a hunt for an old US army encampment we had heard about. A friend of Bill’s had stumbled upon the site on his ranch after Hurricane Brett had brushed the Island back in 1999. Though the storm …
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Apr 20 2018
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com This weekend will mark the 48th Earth Day — an annual day to reflect on environmental consciousness and stewardship. It all started with a single person, Wisconsin Sen. Gaylord Nelson, who was spurred to action after seeing the detrimental effects of an oil spill. According to the Earth …
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Apr 20 2018
By STEVE HATHCOCK Special to the PRESS Every now and then I am asked about light houses on Padre Island. Today if a visitor to the Island wanted to explore an old lighthouse, they would need to make their way across the Laguna Madre to Port Isabel where they will find a perfectly preserved stone tower …
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Apr 13 2018
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Wednesday was National Pet Day. As such, you may have seen an uptick in pet pictures while scrolling through your social media feeds this week. I know I did. Sure, it seems like just about every day is National Something Day, or International Something Day. There are days …
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Apr 13 2018
By STEVE HATHCOCK Special to the PRESS In the past few months I have had three people ask me about the “old” pier that was on the beach somewhere north on the Island. The Gulfside Pier, which was situated in Andy Bowie Park some five miles north of the original Queen Isabella Causeway, was constructed by …
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Apr 06 2018
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Now that we’re well and truly into spring our customary strong April winds and unpredictably rainy/sunny weather have arrived, as well. But, along with the knock-you-over gusts of winds, blistering sunshine, sideways rain and other things we usually experience this time of year, there’s something else that has …
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Apr 06 2018
By STEVE HATHCOCK Special to the PRESS I’ve always had a fascination for stories about how someone inherited an old item which they assumed had little or no value only to discover… Wanting to buy a new car, a British woman decided to sell an old wooden Chinese pot she had inherited from her father which …
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Mar 23 2018
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com If you’re anything like me then I’m sure you’ve noticed the bright spots of color that have begun to dot the landscape, whether that be the open pastures along Highway 100 or on the lawns that line our residential streets. Everywhere, spring wildflowers have begun to bloom. A …
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