Jan 26 2012
By SCARLET COLLEY Special to the Parade The dolphins of the Laguna Madre are celebrating. They are happy. It seems that after months of red tide killing so much of their sea world, it is over, and life is breathing back into the bay waters. There is more food for them. They do not have …
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Jan 20 2012
My name is Zach and I was left at the shelter by my family. The Friends of Animal Rescue took me in. I would still like a home of my own. I’m an older cat so I won’t do any of the kitten stuff. You can see I get along okay with dogs. Won’t you …
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Jan 19 2012
Special to the Parade Many local artists in the Laguna Madre Art League are preparing to show their original artwork at the Market Days on Jan. 20-22 at the South Padre Island Convention Centre. Original paintings, jewelry, fiber art, glass art, prints and cards of original art work will be some of the art that …
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Jan 19 2012
By SCARLET COLLEY Special to the Parade Now is the time when some of our birds, especially the ones that nest here, begin to put on their spring flare. My favorite, the brown pelican can put on some bling. I do love color and so do they. Funny thing though, right here, in this area, …
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Jan 19 2012
By JIM FOSTER Special to the Parade Anyone traveling from state to state will have noticed signs warning people about “invasive species”. Most of these are referring to plants and weeds, but ask anyone from Florida about pythons and iguanas. Now there is another feathered species that is spreading faster than wildfire or even fire …
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Jan 19 2012
By RENE TORRES Special to the Parade Before you read about playground Base Ball – allow me to share a fictional story about a little boy who dreamt of becoming a hero. “If only I could hit the ball, it would be a cinch,” said the little boy. He was known to swing at will …
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Jan 19 2012
Special to the Parade When Bill and Susie Doan of B&S Kites sponsored the first SPI Kite Fest, they had no idea where this new venture would take them. They just knew that flying a kite was fun and wanted other people to experience that feeling too. What started out as a simple ‘fun fly’ …
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Jan 19 2012
By HOLIDAY MATHIS Special to the Parade The intellectual air sign energy is strong while the sun and Neptune are in Aquarius and Saturn transits Libra. Finding common interests and improving the lot of humankind don’t have to be complicated processes. Ego needs and power structures are what usually get in the way, though these …
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Jan 19 2012
By 8-BIT JAY Special to the Parade Many are reporting that Apple plans on launching a brand new HDTV this year. If rumors are accurate, it will be powered by Siri, which is the technology behind the voice recognition software of the iPhone 4S. The software is designed in a way that understands natural speech. …
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Jan 12 2012
By RAY QUIROGA South Padre Parade rayq@portisabelsouthpadre.com Oklahoma-based art instructor Joy Willingham is bringing the popular craze known as “Wine & Canvas” oil painting classes to Port Isabel as she’ll lead a weekly class at Pirate’s Landing beginning Jan. 17 through Feb. 21. The $180 registration fee will buy three hours of instruction time each …
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