Category: South Padre Parade

McKenzie Kaye Stanton of SPI to compete at 2012 Miss United States Pageant

McKenzie Kaye Stanton

Special to the Parade McKenzie Kaye Stanton is the 16-year-old daughter of Daniel and Kelli Stanton. She was crowned Miss Teen Texas United States 2012 on Oct. 9, 2011 in Galveston. She will be competing for the National title of Miss Teen United States held Tuesday, July 2 – Sunday, July 8 in Washington D.C. …

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Causeway Run and Fitness Walk on tap

Causeway run

By 8-BIT JAY Special to the Parade The 28th Annual Longest Causeway Run and Fitness Walk is scheduled Saturday, Jan. 14. The first 3,000 participants are guaranteed shirts, but sizes cannot be guaranteed. Timing chips will be handed out to runners on Friday and Saturday. The race is a 10k (6.2 mi.) run that begins …

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Plumb set for Treasures of the Gulf Museum Local Art Exhibit

Carol Plumb painting2

Special to the Parade The Museums of Port Isabel is hosting an exhibit of local art by Port Isabel Artist Carol A. Plumb from Sunday, Jan. 1 thru Tuesday, Tuesday, Jan. 31. An opening reception took place in the Treasures of the Gulf Museum on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012 at 5-7 p.m. The public was …

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SPI Tide Chart (Jan. 12 – Jan. 18)

Tide Chart

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SPI SurfCast (Jan. 12 – Jan. 18)

SurfCast

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Renowned String Quartet to perform at Convention Centre

Voxare

Special to the Parade Gifted, passionate, and personable, The Voxare String Quartet offers a high-spirited, high energy musical performance. On Jan. 26, El Paseo Arts Foundation will sponsor this renowned string quartet in concert at the SPI Convention Center. What promises to be a lovely evening begins with hors d’oeuvres at 6:30 p.m. The concert …

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Techno-Logic: How much do we rely on the internet?

Techno-Logic

By 8-BIT JAY Special to the Parade As I sit here at my new apartment waiting for Time Warner to transfer my service, I realize just how much I truly rely on the internet. As someone who works from home, and spends most of his waking hours writing about technology and videogames, it’s nearly impossible …

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Great Outdoors: Fishermen Behaving Badly

By JIM FOSTER Special to the Parade Could it be that we are living in a time when the pressures of our work environment and life in general are entering our recreational pursuits? Maybe? Near the end of last year, I experienced two such events in the course of several hours. Two of the people …

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Adopt-A-Friend: Skippy

Skippy

Skippy is running out of time and needs a home soon. He is heartworm positive and Friends of Animal Rescue are willing to pay for his treatments should someone be willing to foster or adopt him. Skippy is less than a year old and full of life. Please help save him by contacting the Friends …

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Kayaking 101: Full finger or fingerless

Kayaking 101

By TONY CROUCH Special to the Parade Good morning all, today’s topic… to wear gloves or not to wear gloves. Well, I have always been someone to say that I wanted a nice pair of paddling gloves, but did I ever do it? No, for the longest time it just sat on the back burner. …

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