May 10 2019
Part II of II By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS On October 20, 1945, Brunhild and Gitta arrived back in Berlin by train. Brunhild found her grandparents living in a cramped apartment in the French sector of the city. “They lost their home because my grandfather belonged to the party.” From her grandparents Brunhild …
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May 10 2019
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Sebastian Martinez graduates this month with many memories of his time at Port Isabel High School. He sat down with the Press this week and shared some of those memories and his thoughts on what the future holds for him. “I remember everything, the two-a-days, every practice …
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May 10 2019
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The 2018 -’19 school year rapidly draws to a close and already the anticipation for the fall athletic seasons is building. Tarpon football players are hard at work in the weight room at the high school, and even before the start of classes next August, the volleyball …
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May 10 2019
Dear Editor, I’m looking for a witness to a two car accident that occurred in Port Isabel on Friday, May 3rd just after 5 p.m. A white SUV traveling south on Manatou Street was struck by a gray car traveling west on Highway 100, (Queen Isabella Blvd.). Note: this accident happened at an intersection where …
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May 10 2019
By PAMELA CODY Special to the Press Women candidates swept the Point Isabel ISD race, while reigning city commissioners kept their seats, in last Saturday’s Port Isabel elections. In a decisive victory, newcomer and attorney Heather Scott won the Trustee Place 3 position for the Point Isabel Independent School District with 46% (1,122) of …
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May 10 2019
By Steve Hathcock Special to the Parade “The announcement that the will of Mrs. Singer, a relative of the late millionaire sewing machine inventor Isaac Merritt Singer had been read was a sad day for the relatives of the late William A Townsend, former book publisher,” read the headlines of the November 12, 1905 issue of the New York …
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May 03 2019
By FREDDY JIMENEZ Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com If you’re looking to have a weekend picnic, and support a good cause while doing so, the Friends of the Laguna Vista Library and the Laguna Vista Fire Rescue will be hosting a Fish Fry on Saturday, May 11. The event will be taking place from 11:00 …
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May 03 2019
By PAMELA CODY Special to the PRESS A concerned citizen addressed the Commissioners Court in Brownsville at their regular meeting at 9 a.m. on April 30, to voice opposition to development on the flats in South Padre Island. Recently, Cameron County commissioners issued an official request for proposals to possibly allow private development of …
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May 03 2019
By LARRY GAGE Special to the Press Part I of II The number of people alive today who remember World War II decreases by the week. One such person whose memories are very much alive is 94-year old Brunhild Rajaniemi, of Weslaco. As Russian armies closed in around Berlin, Germany in the spring of 1945, …
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May 03 2019
By WENDY VAN DEN BOOGERD Special to the Press While enjoying the sunset at the Cannon Bar on Pirates Landing, Scott Friedman hosted this year’s Annual Port Isabel Chamber Banquet on Friday, April 26. Each year the Port Isabel Chamber takes the opportunity to recognize members of the community that go out of …
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