Special to the Parade Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge is holding a Winter Texan Appreciation Day from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, February 16, with free refuge entrance, refreshments and door prizes for seniors. The refuge opened in 1943, which makes it the oldest public nature site in the Rio Grande Valley. Along the …
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Feb 14 2013
Brett Marshall to present ‘Moon Glow’
Special to the Parade Musician Brett Marshall will be performing at the Hilton Garden Inn on South Padre Island at 7 p.m. Sunday, February 17. Marshall will be presenting his “Moon Glow” concert with full band, stage and lights. It will be a night of incredible music from the Great American Songbook as well as …
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Feb 14 2013
Author to talk ‘Superhero Princess’ at signing
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ South Padre Parade Superhero princesses need a superhero mother, and that is what Venessa Zepeda is to her two daughters. Zepeda, a counselor at La Encantada Elementary School outside San Benito, recently had her first children’s book published, appropriately titled Superhero Princesses. While the book is obviously a work of fiction, it …
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Feb 14 2013
Film festival screens Ruhorahoza’s impressions of genocide
Special to the Parade Writer and director Kivu Ruhorahoza spent almost two decades creating his first feature length film, Gray Matter, an account of the stress and burden of living through the Rwanda genocide. He felt a mission, however, to bring it to a world audience. It was, he explains, a way of expiating his …
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Feb 14 2013
MMA to host Iwo Jima parade Feb. 19
Special to the Parade Marine Military Academy (MMA) will host its annual Iwo Jima Parade on Tuesday, Feb. 19, at 4 p.m. on the MMA Parade Grounds. Open to the public, this event is a tribute to the courage and sacrifice made by The Greatest Generation to preserve freedom around the world. There will be …
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Feb 14 2013
Auction fundraiser on tap Feb. 21
Special to the Parade The Bay Area Women’s Connection will be holding an auction fundraiser for “guys and gals” on Thursday, Feb. 21. The auction, slated at 9:30 a.m., will be held at the Isla Grand Resort at South Padre Island. Items to be auctioned include golf and Schlitterbahn packages, kayak trips, jewelry and SPA …
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Feb 14 2013
Hawthorne to show art at Market Days
Special to the Parade Artist Shirley Hawthorne, a resident of Port Isabel who spends half of the year in her home states of New Jersey and Delaware, is one of many artists of the Laguna Madre Art League who will display their work at Market Days at the South Padre Island Convention Centre. Presently, Shirley …
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Feb 14 2013
Child artists compete for trip to Colorado dude ranch
Special to the Parade Valley residents have an opportunity to cast their votes online for the child artist or writer who will win a week-long vacation to the Bar Lazy J Guest Ranch in Parshall, Colorado. The online “RGV Kids Talk About Heaven” book featuring 250 entries is now available for viewing and voting. Visit …
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Feb 14 2013
IT’S YOUR BUSINESS: Jake’s Flower Shop arrangements fresh
By CRAIG ALANIZ South Padre Parade It might be too late to wow your significant other with a beautiful arrangement from Jake’s Flowers and Gift Baskets on Valentine’s Day, but their gift baskets are sure to wow on any day out of the year. Owner Ginny Ossanna said Jake’s specializes in fresh flower arrangements and gift …
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Feb 14 2013
GREAT OUTDOORS: The Yearly Crab Clean Up
By JIM FOSTER Special to the Parade Many anglers and boaters have had the frustration of spending an hour or better cutting an abandoned and unseen crap trap from their lower unit and prop. In addition, these traps are death boxes for many game as well as non-game species. These scenes and deaths can be …
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