By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS There is an old saying: “It seems like only yesterday.” It can apply to any one of us and it surely does with former Tarpon quarterback and current assistant football coach, Kyle DeMoss. He took time out from supervising weight room workouts recently to talk with the Press …
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Jun 14 2019
Coach Bodden recalls playing days
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Current assistant Port Isabel Tarpon football coach Johnathan Bodden is entering his sixth season as a member of the Port Isabel High coaching staff. He played Varsity football as an offensive lineman for the 2006, 2007, and 2008 seasons. He visited with the Press recently and recalled what …
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Jun 14 2019
Rosales working hard for football success
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS David Rosales is an incoming junior at Port Isabel High School and, as a football player, has been hard at work for months getting ready for the 2019 season. He sat with the Press this week and shared his thoughts on how his workouts have been progressing, and …
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Jun 14 2019
Rio History: Pick your Poison (a few stories of the bottle)
By Steve Hathcock Special to the PARADE Ever since humans have had the ability to write, they have enclosed messages in bottles that have been dropped into the sea. The earliest recorded sender was the Greek philosopher Theophrastus who, in around 310 BC, threw sealed bottles into the Mediterranean to prove that the inland body of water was formed …
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Jun 10 2019
Causeway Run: Runners share motivation in pursuit of the finish line
By RAY QUIROGA Port Isabel-South Padre Press rayq@portisabelsouthpadre.com Every runner has a motivation as to why he or she runs. For Harlingen’s Alexia Juarez, her motivation lies close to her heart. “I do this every year in memory of my dad who passed away 11 years ago,” Juarez said minutes after crossing the finish line …
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Jun 10 2019
Pro Watercross event held on Island
By WENDY VAN DEN BOOGERD Special to the Press Multiple tents lined the beach just outside of Clayton’s Beach Bar this past Saturday, June 1, where hundreds gathered to watch, as well as participate, in the first Pro Watercross event held on South Padre Island. This was not your average day at the beach. …
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Jun 10 2019
City council approves interim fees for HB 852
By PAMELA CODY Special to the PRESS On Wednesday evening, the South Padre Island City Council unanimously approved an interim fee schedule for new residential dwelling construction to be in compliance with newly enacted House Bill 852. Effective May 21, 2019, the Texas Legislature enacted House Bill 852, which prohibits municipalities from considering the …
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Jun 10 2019
P.I. animal shelter seeking to revamp
By FREDDY JIMENEZ Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Isabel Y. Garcia Animal Shelter, after some period of stagnancy, is reaching out to the community in an effort to revamp its local presence. The Press recently had the opportunity to speak to John Sandoval, Code Enforcement Dept. Head and Fire Marshall, who shared some …
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Jun 10 2019
Former QB DeMoss looks ahead
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Former Port Isabel Tarpon quarterback Kyle DeMoss is starting his second year with the P.I. coaching staff. It’s a time for optimism as coaches and players look ahead to the new season. DeMoss sat with the Press this week and talked about what’s ahead for the 2019 …
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Jun 10 2019
Hernandez ready for double-duty
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Port Isabel High student David Hernandez is not unusual when it comes to the multi-talented, multitasking young people that populate the classrooms and hallways of good old P.I. High. Hernandez is an incoming sophomore and he’ll be doing double-duty for the next few months in instrumental music …
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