Oct 05 2023
Special to the PARADE When the cast of El Paseo Arts Foundation’s ‘Rough Crossing’ takes the stage at the South Padre Island Convention Center on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 15, 16 and 17, one crucial prop they will be using is a cognac glass, refilled with cognac over, and over again. It plays a …
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Oct 05 2023
By ALEXANDREA BAILEY Halloween and the aloha spirit come together on Saturday, Oct. 28, with the Third Annual Ohana-Ween Surf Contest. It will occur at Wanna Wanna Island Beach Bar & Grill from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. The Ohana-Ween Surf Contest is brought to South Padre Island by SPI Sessions to raise funds for its beneficiary, …
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Oct 05 2023
By CATHERINE DONNELLY Special to the PRESS In the thick of Tarpon territory, there is a man with a voice that is both a call to fight the good fight on the football field and somehow feels like ‘home.’ Gualberto “Wally” Gonzalez, Point Isabel’s class of ‘71 and the beloved announcer for the football games …
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Oct 05 2023
By ALEXANDREA BAILEY editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Last Friday, Bird Island received a crucial, potentially life-saving “facelift” just in time for fall migration. RGV Fishing Area and Waterway Cleanups organized a cleanup for Bird Island at the “Y” of the Brownsville Ship Channel on Sept. 29, 2023. RGV Fishing Area and Waterway Cleanups, a Texas non-profit organization dedicated …
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Oct 05 2023
Special to the PRESS On Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012, at approximately 11 a.m. Cameron County Sheriff’s Investigators were dispatched five miles north of Beach Access #6, South Padre Island, Texas, regarding human remains located by a tourist. Sheriff’s Investigators recovered the body of a female buried in the sand. The Texas Department of Public Safety—Texas …
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Oct 05 2023
By CONSTANCIO MARTINEZ, JR. Special to the PRESS This past Friday, Sept. 29, the Port Isabel Tarpons had a week six matchup against Vietnamitas Prepa 9, a high school team out of Mexico City. The game marks the second year Port Isabel will play two Mexican teams during weeks six and seven of the regular …
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Oct 05 2023
Special to the PRESS Point Isabel Independent School District (Point Isabel ISD) has announced a series of transformative initiatives aimed at providing the best academic opportunities and facilities for its Tarpons. Through the 2021 Bond, Point Isabel ISD, in partnership with Gerlach Builders and ERO Architects, is set to bring a wave of exciting updates …
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Oct 05 2023
Special to the PRESS On Tuesday, Texas State Representative Janie Lopez (R-SAN BENITO, DISTRICT 37) announced the successful allocation of state funding for two pivotal maritime projects within State House District 37. Following the approval and distribution of $200 million under Texas Senate Bill 30 during the 88th Legislative Session in 2023 for the Maritime …
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Oct 05 2023
By CINDY STURLIN Special to the PRESS Port Isabel Rotary Club welcomed a visiting Rotarian from Strabane Lifford, Ireland, this week. Mr. John Bryne is visiting the Valley from Ireland this week and attended the weekly meeting at noon on Sept. 29, 2023. Bryne brought his club flag to exchange. One of Rotary’s most colorful …
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Oct 05 2023
By JAVIER GONZALEZ Herons and egrets make up an incredible family of birds which exhibit varied and interesting behaviors. I am often left amazed and surprised by some of the things they do. Occasionally, and usually just after I’ve arrived at the SPI Birding Center in the early morning, I’ll encounter a great blue heron …
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