Category: South Padre Parade

SPI Tide Chart (Feb. 2 – Feb. 8)

Tide Chart

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SPI SurfCast (Feb. 2 – Feb. 8)

SurfCast

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Shindig, expo headline weekend events

PRESS Staff Report The always popular chili cook-off, originally slated for this weekend, may have been canceled, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t plenty of area activities set for this weekend. The 3rd Annual Surfrider Foundation South Texas Chapter Surfrider Shindig: Music and Art for Our Oceans, Waves and Beaches, is set for Feb. 4 …

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PI Rotary set for annual fish fry

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By RAY QUIROGA South Padre Parade rayq@portisabelsouthpadre.com Forty volunteers, 400 pounds of fish, and about 700 guests are all expected at the 12 Annual Winter Texas Appreciation Fish Fry hosted by the Rotary Club of Port Isabel. The event will be held on Jan. 28 between 11:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. at Schlitterbahn Water Park,33261 State …

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Sisters on Skates: South Texas Rolleristas bring roller derby to RGV

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By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ South Padre Parade paradeeditor@portisabelsouthpadre.com While some may dub them as hellcats on skates, don’t tell that to the women who make up the South Texas Rolleristas, the Rio Grande Valley’s very own roller derby league. Tough? Yes. Brutal? At times. But these derby girls, who hail from Rio Grande City down to …

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UTPA’s Ballet Folklorico slated for Jan. 27

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Special to the Parade EDINBURG – The Ballet Folklorico UT-Pan American will open their Alegria 2012 concert season on Jan. 27 with an exclusive Premiere Dinner and a Show. The event will include dinner at 6 p.m. and follow with a premiere viewing of Alegria 2012, a two-hour dance concert featuring the magic, charm, and …

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Woody Guthrie’s 100th Birthday Show to headline festival

Special to the Parade Woodrow Wilson Guthrie, (better known as Woody) one of America’s most famous folk songwriter and performer was named after the 28th president, Woodrow Wilson, leader of the progressive movement. Woody’s parents were avid supporters of the president, who advocated women’s suffrage. Wilson viewed himself as a personal representative of the people …

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SPI Tide Chart (Jan. 26 – Feb. 1)

Tide Chart

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SPI SurfCast (Jan. 26 – Feb. 1)

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Techno-Logic: Social Networking – Even When You Know, You Don’t

By 8-BIT JAY Special to the Parade As a tech writer and experienced user of social networking tools, you’d think I’d be more aware of how cautious we should be on social networks. Unfortunately, this week I found out that things can go horribly wrong, because we can’t filter what others say to each other. …

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