Jan 25 2019
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church’s Fifth Annual Valentine’s Day Dinner, Dance and Auction is scheduled on Saturday, Feb. 9 at the Isla Grand Beach Resort Ballroom. Music will be provided by The Latin Knights Band. The dinner begins at 6 p.m., to be followed by a …
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Jan 25 2019
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpon boys’ hoops squad won another one in overtime Tuesday night. This time the opponent was the Raymondville Bearkats and the Tarpons came out on top at the end of a hard-fought game, 59-55. P.I. led 53-51 with seconds to go in regulation before Raymondville …
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Jan 25 2019
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Lady Tarpon basketball team won Tuesday’s district game at Raymondville, 50-34. It was their third straight win in and they improve to 6-3 in district play. “We played pretty good defense the first quarter,” Head Coach Hannah Burleson said after the game. “It really helped …
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Jan 25 2019
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Senior Tarpon basketball player Tommy Zurita knows only one speed when it comes to how he plays the game, and that’s all-out. The Press visited with Zurita recently at practice and he shared his thoughts on the game and his career aspirations. Zurita started playing the game at …
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Jan 25 2019
Special to the PRESS Editor, The Cover Up is as bad as the Crime. No one can give another permission to break the law. Everyone should have been taught, as a child, not to take something that you did not pay for. Even a 75-year-old man knows he cannot take signs of his opponents. Especially …
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Jan 25 2019
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com As a life-long science fiction aficionado, I often gaze skyward and think of the potential heights humankind might one day reach among the stars. Starships that travel the galaxy and, as the opening credits for the Star Trek franchise say, explore new worlds and new civilizations? Perhaps. Or, …
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Jan 25 2019
By STEVE HATHCOCK Special to the PRESS One of the rewards of living here on South Padre Island is the availability of miles and miles of sun drenched beaches. Though I’m not able to enjoy nature during most of the year there are certain times that I can. My favorite times involve trips up the …
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Jan 18 2019
As government shutdown stretches into fourth week, Coast Guard becomes first military branch in history to go unpaid By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com With Thursday marking the 27th day of the federal government shutdown, the United States Coast Guard (USCG) became the first American military branch in history to go without pay. That …
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Jan 18 2019
By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS On Monday, Jan.14, the South Padre Island City Council held a special meeting with the intention of naming an interim city manager, however, after a meeting that became contentious at times, things did not go according to plan. At the conclusion of the special meeting, the Island remained without …
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Jan 18 2019
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Winter Outdoor Wildlife Expo (WOWE) is set to return to the South Padre Island Birding and Nature Center (BNC) Tuesday. This 5-day event is jam packed with educational seminars, bird walks, live animal demonstrations and wildlife tours suitable for the young and young at heart. Things kick …
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