Jun 28 2019
By J. NOEL ESPINOZA Special to the PRESS Thousands of spectators enjoyed and witnessed aviation history during Airshow 2019, the first air fiesta celebrated at the Cameron County Airport through the weekend. While taking along his three kids, Pierce, Michael, and Marquito, Craig Grove, an alderman in Rancho Viejo, couldn’t miss the new arena for …
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Jun 28 2019
By WENDY VAN DEN BOOGERD Special to the PRESS The fifth annual Raise the Ruff fundraiser took place Saturday June 15 at Laguna Bobs. This popular fundraiser was held, as it has been in the past, to benefit the Friends of Animal Rescue Capital Campaign Fund. With a packed house, everyone came out to …
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Jun 28 2019
Special to the PRESS Five Rio Grande Valley students were awarded $1,000 scholarships through the Larry Lewis Scholarship Foundation thorough the area’s Citrus Water and Wastewater Association last week at South Padre Island. The Citrus Water and Wastewater Association is a local organization dedicated to education related to the water and wastewater industry. The Texas …
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Jun 28 2019
By FREDDY JIMENEZ editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com After months of campaigning, meet and greets, forums, and local political discourse, the South Padre Island mayor election, now a runoff, will come to a close with Election Day this Saturday, June 29. Some eager voters, however, have already casted their early ballots this week as the window to do so …
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Jun 28 2019
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Laguna Vista sales tax was up 12. 90 percent in June, showing a steady climb for the Town. The figure represents retail sales in April that were documented with the Texas Comptroller’s office and sent to the Town this month. The payment to the Town was $15,031, …
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Jun 28 2019
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Summer band camp for the Port Isabel Silver Tarpon Marching Band always starts with the percussionists. Specifically, that means that the drum line reports first. This past Monday the tenor, snare, and bass drummers all reported in, and your instrumental music reporter found them not in the band …
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Jun 28 2019
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Sophomore snare drummer Mia Mata was one of three snare drummers who reported for duty on the first day of summer band camp this past Monday. After practice that afternoon, she sat with the Press and talked about the music for the new show and the upcoming marching …
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Jun 28 2019
Let the voters decide Dear Editor, A mayoral “forum” was held recently involving two candidates for mayor on South Padre. Less than 30 people attended. A front-page article and picture of one candidate was presented. The article was written (of the candidate pictured) by his campaign. No wonder the other candidate declined to attend this …
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Jun 28 2019
By Steve Hathcock Special to the Parade As early as 1836, Maj. George H. Crossman urged the United States War Department to use camels in Indian campaigns in Florida because of the animals’ ability to keep on the move with a minimum of food and water. But twenty years passed before the great experiment …
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Jun 21 2019
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS The Town of Laguna Vista holds no responsibility for paving and maintenance of Holly Road, officials have learned. Requests for improvements to the rut-filled roadway were directed to City Hall, City Manager Rolando Vela told Councilmembers last week. “The last few weeks we have had calls from kayakers …
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