It’s in the Sand!

Sandcastle Days

Some of the more beautiful and impressive scenes at this weekend’s Sandcastle Days at Clayton’s Beach Bar and Grill on South Padre Island are pictured here, including an awe-inspiring “cyborg” sculpture shown right. (Staff photos by Ray Quiroga) Tweet

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LITTLE WALKERS: Local children raise breast cancer awareness

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Grown-ups weren’t the only folks observing National Breast Cancer Awareness Month this past weekend. Students, as well as a number of parents, at Garriga Elementary also took part in a walk of their own Friday as students dressed in pink and carried signs calling for the demise of breast cancer. The participants walked from Garriga …

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Thousands walk for women

Walk for Women

By CRAIG ALANIZ Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS press@portisabelsouthpadre.com  The streets of South Padre Island were covered with pink for the Ninth Annual Walk for Women event supporting breast cancer awareness this weekend. Walk for Women was celebrated for three days with events each day at Louie’s Backyard, including a casino night with an auction, a …

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Homecoming events planned

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By CRAIG ALANIZ Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS press@portisabelsouthpadre.com  Homecoming festivities for Port Isabel High School students will culminate this Friday at Tarpon Stadium against the Progreso Red Ants. The game is set to kick-off at 7:30 p.m. The homecoming parade is scheduled for Thursday at 5:30 p.m. and will run from the Boys and Girls …

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Handbook revisions to be considered

By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Revisions to the Laguna Vista Town Council’s Board and Commission Handbook will be discussed here as officials meet in their October meeting Tuesday at 6 p.m. inside City Hall. The handbook outlines the operating process for the town council and is designed as a tool to assist officials, …

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Students go hi-tech with iPads

By CRAIG ALANIZ Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS press@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Point Isabel Independent School District issued iPads to all 120 seniors enrolled at Port Isabel High School on Monday. Superintendent Lisa Garcia said the district has made moves to integrate technology into the curriculum at the district campuses. She said last year the schools invested in …

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Lighthouse Market Days return

Special to the PRESS On Saturday, October 13, the City of Port Isabel and the Port Isabel Museums will be hosting their annual Lighthouse Market Day from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the Lighthouse grounds. Vendors at Lighthouse Square will be offering a variety of food, antiques, arts and crafts, art and more. The …

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Tarpons pound Zapata, 49-21

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By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpons started off fast last Friday when Luis Aguilera intercepted a pass on the second play of the game; three plays later, the Tarps were in the end zone as the team won their first game back at Tarpon Stadium over the Zapata Hawks, 49-21. …

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South Padre Parade: Talk the Talk, Walk the Walk

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By RAY QUIROGA South Padre Parade rayq@portisabelsouthpadre.com Most of my teenage years were spent living under my grandmother’s rule. One day, while at school, my grandma took a tumble in the backyard and broke her shoulder and hip. After half an hour on the ground, she managed to lift herself up, call on a neighbor …

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Monica Lynn Snyder wins Beach Bar Beat Bartender Competition

Beach Bar Beat

By RAY QUIROGA South Padre Parade rayq@portisabelsouthpadre.com From the day we wrote her initial Beach Bar Beat profile, we knew the competition reached another level. It wasn’t just her ability to mix and pour drinks that makes Monica Lynn Snyder good at what she does, but it’s her ability to make her customers feel genuinely …

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