By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Cesar Aguilera and Shawn Shrewsbury both finished 8th in their races at Weslaco’s Meet of Champs last Saturday. In Saturday’s final of the 100-meter dash Aguilera was timed at 11.68 seconds and, while 8th place was last in this race, Aguilera was only 0.78 seconds behind McAllen’s Gunnar …
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Mar 30 2018
Gomez 6th at Meet of Champs
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Lady Tarpon hurdler Ava Gomez took 6th place in the 300-meter hurdles at the Meet of Champs last Saturday in Weslaco. Gomez finished the 300 hurdles in the time of 49.96 seconds. The five runners ahead of her were all from Class 5A and 6A schools. Gold medalist …
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Mar 30 2018
Writer’s Block: Adventure Garden
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Maybe it was the cold we experienced this winter. I love cold weather days, but in measured doses. Maybe it was the weeks upon weeks of fog. I love the fog, too. But, as with winter, fog is a treat I like to enjoy only on rare occasion. …
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Mar 30 2018
Rio History: Hidden in Plain Sight
By STEVE HATHCOCK Special to the PRESS Gergely Barki, a researcher at the Hungarian National Gallery in Budapest, thought the 20th century Hungarian painting Sleeping Lady with Black Vase by Robert Bereny, (last seen in public in 1928,) was lost forever, that is until he sat down to watch the movie “Stuart Little” with his daughter on …
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Mar 23 2018
Standing Up for a Cause
Austin man aims to paddle board Texas coastline for charity By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com An Austin adventure seeker is hoping to put his skills to use for a good cause this April as he attempts to become the first person to paddle board along the entire Texas coastline. “(I’m) going to be …
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Mar 23 2018
Officials report a calmer Spring Break
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com New ordinances and reorganized law enforcement practices helped to make 2018’s Texas Week a largely safe and successful one, according to local officials. “I was really happy with how everything went. I think we had lots of visitation. I think the turnout was great,” said South Padre Island …
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Mar 23 2018
Proposed ecology center advances
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Development of a proposed 23-acre ecology-oriented visitors’ center in Laguna Vista took another step forward this week with the appointment of Mayor Susi Houston to serve as a scoring member of the County Standing Committee to evaluate the architectural firm proposals for the Visitors’ Center. Laguna Vista Town Council …
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Mar 23 2018
Q-1 revenues up at Isla Blanca, down at County beach accesses
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com It’s a net positive for the Cameron County Parks and Recreation Department, according to a report of the fiscal year 2017 delivered by Parks Director Joe E. Vega during a meeting of the Cameron County Commissioners’ Court Monday. “For the first quarter of FY2017 the entire Parks and …
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Mar 23 2018
Youth Center board discusses finances
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Laguna Madre Youth Center (LMYC) Board of Directors discussed the Center’s finances, activity programs and elected a new board member during a public meeting Wednesday evening. The LMYC, which is still in the process of reorganizing its policies and procedures a year after leaving its affiliation with …
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Mar 23 2018
Holy Week schedule at OLSS
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Holy Week observances begin locally with a Palm Sunday procession before Mass and concluding Easter Vigil mass on Holy Saturday at Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church, located at 705 S. Longoria Street in Port Isabel. Residents are invited to participate in the procession, which will originate …
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