Sep 30 2016
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Deteriorating conditions on a portion of the wooden dock at Pompano Park spurred the Port Isabel City Commission to discuss repairs to the structure during Tuesday night’s regular meeting. “We’ve had some deterioration of the dock over a period of time,” City Manager Jared Hockema explained to the …
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Sep 30 2016
By KEVIN RICH Special to the PRESS The SPI Parks, Recreation and Beautification Committee met on Sept. 21 to discuss parks, Community Center issues, and upcoming Island events. “The turtle is on its way,” said Committee Chair Debbie Huffman regarding the turtle shaped climbing apparatus that will be placed in Turtle Park on SPI. Mary K. …
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Sep 30 2016
By STEPHANIE REYES Special to the PRESS For Sarah K. Lowe, dancing is how she expresses herself and where she finds a sense of freedom. Dancing has been a part of her life for over 30 years now, yet she still has a passion for it. “It was very freeing. I love writing, I love reading, …
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Sep 30 2016
By PAMELA CODY Special to the PRESS Bookstores, like compact discs, film cameras and print media, have become as scarce as a good rainstorm in deep south Texas. South Padre Island is fortunate to have Paragraphs on Padre — an independent bookstore owned by husband and wife Griff Mangan and Joni Montover — as one …
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Sep 30 2016
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS There’s a saying in sports: “Never underestimate the heart of a champion.” The Port Isabel Tarpons showed championship heart last Friday night as they defeated the Bloodhounds of St. Joseph’s Academy, 33-27, at Canales Field in Brownsville. It was the second week in a row, in their final …
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Sep 30 2016
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The 2016 marching contest season is at hand, and the Port Isabel High Silver Tarpon Marching Band is off to Rio Hondo this Saturday for their first contest appearance of the year. The Press found head director of bands, Scott Hartsfield, in his office recently, where he talked …
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Sep 30 2016
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel High Lady Tarpons volleyball team beat Rio Hondo on the road Tuesday night for their second straight win in district play. They got their first league win last Saturday when they took the Zapata Hawks at home in straight sets. Port Isabel completes the first …
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Sep 30 2016
By JOE HAMBY Special to the PRESS Both schools entered the game with 4-0 season records but the Port Isabel Tarpons outlasted the St. Joseph Bloodhounds 33-27 and remain undefeated at 5-0, Canales Field was jam-packed as all seats were filled while others folks claimed their spaces standing and sitting around the fenced track. Fans …
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Sep 30 2016
By STEVE HATHCOCK Special to the PRESS “Is this some kind of error?” Ellen Nichols asked in an email she sent me a few years back. The Wisconsin native found the oddly shaped bottle near the mouth of the Rio Grande just after Hurricane Emily stormed ashore in Mexico. This peculiar bottle had a rounded base …
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Sep 30 2016
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Have you been enjoying the rain this week? I know I have. Finally, it’s not hot enough to bake cookies inside my car, which is how hot it’s felt for far too long. I remember leaving the office one day last week to grab a quick lunch at …
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