Dec 15 2017
By PAMELA CODY Special to the PRESS One of the most popular events on South Padre Island, the Merry Martini Ball, took place Saturday, Dec. 9 at the South Padre Island Convention Centre. Revelers dressed in their fanciest finery gathered to celebrate the holiday season and donate toys and food for families throughout the Laguna …
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Dec 15 2017
By PAMELA CODY Special to the PRESS What began as a small idea for a charity pajama party by two South Padre Island women soon resulted in a pajama drive that netted over 200 pairs of pajamas for local families. It all started with Kris Martinaitis, a Winter Texan from Illinois, who got the idea …
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Dec 15 2017
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel High Lady Tarpons started the district season off with a bang Tuesday night. They went on the road to play the Zapata Lady Hawks and took the win, 75-53. “The girls got off (the bus) ready to go,” first-year Head Coach Hannah Burleson told the …
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Dec 15 2017
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpons lost a close one at Lyford Tuesday night, 59-57, in their next-to-last non-district contest before district starts next week. It was P.I.’s second game in less than a week against the Bulldogs. Last week, in the 86th C.E. Vail Tournament at La Feria, the …
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Dec 15 2017
Special to the PRESS Dear Editor, This letter concerns the disposition of the United Daughters of the Confederacy’s monument to Jefferson Davis erected in 1926 in Washington Park in Brownsville. Davis was an ardent supporter of slavery for all his adult life. Davis was the president of the Confederate States of America and from that …
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Dec 15 2017
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com It was an early Christmas miracle — snow in the Rio Grande Valley! Early last week, local television forecasters began preparing the Valley for an incoming cold front. It would come in at the end of the week, they said, and drop temperatures by a couple dozen degrees. …
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Dec 08 2017
Boat parade brings Christmas cheer By PAMELA CODY Special to the PRESS With the waters of the Laguna Madre awash in the colors of the holiday season, spectators gathered along the bay last Saturday evening to enjoy the South Padre Island and Port Isabel Annual Christmas Lighted Boat Parade. More than 20 boats of all shapes …
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Dec 08 2017
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Great weather and great cheer combined to form a picture perfect Christmas Parade on South Padre Island last Friday evening. Thousands of people lined Padre Boulevard as the sun began to set on a balmy and pleasant evening in anticipation of the popular parade. As the twilight deepened, …
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Dec 08 2017
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The City of Port Isabel is excitedly preparing for its first annual Christmas parade, which take place this Saturday, Dec. 9. City officials have made a concerted effort to spread as much Christmas cheer as possible this year, decorating medians, trees and more with festive lights and holiday …
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Dec 08 2017
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS The deadline to submit an entry for participation in the Laguna Vista Christmas House Decorating Contest is Friday, Dec. 8 at 5 p.m. The decorated houses will be judged on Saturday, Dec. 8 at 7:30 p.m. and the winners will be announced at the Tuesday, Dec. 12 Town Council …
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