Aug 15 2019
By GAIGE DAVILA Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com This year, for the 38th annual Ladies Kingfish Tournament (LKT), the South Padre Island Chamber of Commerce’s tournament planning committee did something different. Kingfish was no longer an exclusively-offshore division catch, meaning competing anglers could weigh in the tournament’s namesake whether they caught them in the bay …
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Aug 15 2019
By J. NOEL ESPINOZA Special to the PRESS With an overwhelming show of hands, officials of Port Isabel, Laguna Vista, and South Padre Island showed their opposition to extract liquefied natural gas (LNG) around the Port of Brownsville in Cameron County. The tri-city meeting took place Wednesday at the Port Isabel Event and Cultural Center …
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Aug 09 2019
By Steve Hathcock Special to the PARADE One of the first buildings constructed at Tarpon Beach in 1908, (Today’s Isla Blanca Park) the Casino Hotel (AKA the Gulf side Hotel) was only open for a short period before disaster struck. A hurricane coming ashore during the early summer of 1909, forced visitors to evacuate and seek shelter …
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Aug 09 2019
By DAVID LEE ZAMORA Special to the Parade If you’re looking for an accurate recreation of the (Charles) Manson Family murders, then Quintin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is not that movie. But if you’re looking for a warped version of history, where two friends find themselves in the path of the Manson …
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Aug 09 2019
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel High volleyball team took the bus to La Joya for its first match of the season this week and came home with the victory. They topped the Lady Coyotes in four sets, 25-17, 25-23, 16-25, 25-19, on Tuesday. The Lady Tarpons started practicing last Thursday, …
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Aug 09 2019
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS High school football practice began across the Valley this week and the Port Isabel Tarpons hit the practice field early Monday morning. Your football reporter was able to observe Tuesday morning’s session first hand, and all involved were seen to be working hard as the season’s first game, …
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Aug 09 2019
By GAIGE DAVILA editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Chelsea Gonzalez, incoming 8th grader at Port Isabel Junior High school, competed in two summer-circuit track competitions over July: shot put and discus. Gonzalez’s summer track started in June when she competed in the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) Southern District meet in Converse, Texas, advancing in both shot put and discus …
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Aug 09 2019
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Senior Lady Tarpon volleyball player, Estrella Vasquez, loves volleyball and has been appointed by head P.I. Coach, Julie Breedlove as a co-captain for the 2019 season. While the Tarpon football team has just started practice this week the volleyball team has already played its first match, a 31 …
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Aug 09 2019
By MIKE HANCOCK Special to the PRESS Effective six months upon signing into law: all citizens owning or purchasing a centerfire semiautomatic pistol, rifle, or shotgun must be in possession of a valid Federal Firearms License. The fine for non-compliance is $5000 and/or jail time. In order to obtain an FFL, one must fill out …
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Aug 09 2019
By WENDY VAN DEN BOOGERD Special to the Press Ernest Francis Schanilec, author of the “Hastings series” novels, will be signing copies of his most recent novel, “South Padre Shark,” on Saturday, August 10, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m, at Paragraphs on Padre Bou levard bookstore, located at 5505 Padre Boulevard on the island. …
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