Dec 21 2018
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Three Christmas Eve masses are scheduled for Christmas Eve, while another celebration of mass is scheduled for Christmas Day at Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church in Port Isabel. The Monday events begin at 5:30 p.m. with a Children’s Christmas Program featuring the youth of the parish, …
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Dec 21 2018
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Lady Tarpons handled the Lady Red Ants of Progreso, 60-31, Friday night in a District 32-4A basketball game at Tarpon Gym. Port Isabel led 2-0 on a bucket by Sabrina Garza before Progreso made a three-pointer about a minute into the contest. It was the …
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Dec 21 2018
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The football season may have ended for the Port Isabel Tarpons after their bi-district playoff loss to West Oso last month, but the off-season has just begun. The PRESS found Head Coach Jason Strunk in his office last week and was updated as to how the off-season workouts …
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Dec 21 2018
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Rebecca Ramos and Gabby Torres played in their last official high school volleyball match last Sunday. They both played in the RGV All-Star Volleyball Showcase in McAllen. Julie Breedlove was their coach when they suited up the past two seasons as teammates on the Port Isabel Lady Tarpons …
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Dec 21 2018
Special to the PRESS To whom it may concern, Last February we purchased the Yacht Club Hotel from the City of Port Isabel. We had full intentions initially to restore the facility to its former glory and allure. Unfortunately, the building had experienced years of neglect and suffered unrecoverable water damage. We interviewed countless experts …
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Dec 21 2018
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com As the countdown to Christmas continues, our schedules can become quite packed — our to-do list growing longer while both time and patience grow short. With that in mind, I thought this week would be the perfect opportunity to revisit a column I wrote in 2015 about the …
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Dec 21 2018
By STEVE HATHCOCK Special to the PRESS When is the best time to go treasure hunting or beachcombing? If I had an Indian head penny for every time I have been asked that question… I prefer a windy day, low tide and right after a good November squall. The rain uncovers things near the surface while …
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Dec 14 2018
By PAMELA CODY Special to the PRESS Much like the incredible sand sculptures she has created for decades, Lucinda Wierenga is a true Island treasure. Known as Sandy Feet, the venerable sand artist-in-residence on South Padre Island has now added to her impressive sand carving résumé with her latest labor of love, the Holiday Sandcastle …
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Dec 14 2018
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com This Tuesday, the communities of the Laguna Madre were delivered a substantial blow in their years’ long effort to keep several petrochemical companies from constructing liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminals at the Port of Brownsville. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) held a public hearing in …
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Dec 14 2018
By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS Issues with plant strips along Padre Boulevard dominated discussion at the Wednesday, Dec. 5 meeting of the South Padre Island City Council. Council member Joe Ricco brought forward the agenda item involving the sidewalk vegetation strips currently being installed. Assistant City Manager Darla Jones provided background information on the …
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