By COLE AVERY Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS School is out, but kids’ energy levels are still high. Luckily for parents wondering what they’re going to do with their kids this summer, several activities in the Laguna Madre area could help give kids something to do. At least three area churches are having vacation Bible school …
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Jun 18 2012
International Surfing Day set for Wednesday
Special to the PRESS The Surfrider Foundation South Texas Chapter will be celebrating International Surfing Day on June 20 at Isla Blanca Park on South Padre Island by holding two free surf clinics for children and young teens. Children ages 4-14 can participate in the clinics, where surfboards, instructors, t-shirts, lunch and giveaways will be …
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Jun 14 2012
Parade has plenty on tap during Father’s Day weekend
Dear Readers, There’s plenty on tap this Father’s Day weekend that might just make it one for the record books. Still ongoing is the Great Texas Catamaran, the Lighthouse Cinema will launch its season Friday, Blues on the Hill makes its return Saturday, and Zumbathon is scheduled in San Benito over the weekend. Just flip …
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Jun 14 2012
Raul Alcozer: A modern father, in a modern situation
By RAY QUIROGA South Padre Parade rayq@portisabelsouthpadre.com Taj and Korey’s eyes said it all. As the Parade was photographing their family patriarch, Raul Alcozer at Isla Blanca Park, these young lads looked on with pure awe and admiration. Their glow wasn’t so much due to the fact that they knew they and Raul were to …
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Jun 14 2012
THE GREAT RACE: GT 300 to test skill, endurance
By COLE AVERY Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS George Kersey paced nervously around his boat. He’d check the lines, then the hull. After more pacing, Kersey checked the lines again; though, nothing had changed in the two minutes since he’d last looked at them. “I want to go fast,” Kersey said. “I’m sick of waiting around.” …
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Jun 14 2012
Water’s odd taste addressed
By COLE AVERY Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS The taste and smell of water in the Laguna Madre area should return to normal as early as the end of the week, according to Gavino Sotelo, general manager of the Laguna Madre water district. Sotelo said his office began receiving complaints last Friday about a bad taste …
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Jun 14 2012
L.V. Police search for missing man
By COLE AVERY Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS Laguna Vista police are looking for a man who has been missing for more than a week. Juan Pina, 19, of Laguna Vista, is believed to have left his home on June 5, and no one has seen him since, according to Sgt. Julio Olguin of the Laguna …
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Jun 14 2012
Port Isabel celebrates Flag Day
By COLE AVERY Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS American flags lined the streets of Port Isabel Thursday in honor of Flag Day. Two local Army veterans went to the Veterans Memorial Park in Port Isabel to reflect on what the day means to them. “[Flag Day is] to remember those who fought for us and those …
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Jun 14 2012
Movies at the Lighthouse begins
Special to the PRESS The Lighthouse Establishment Cinema begins Season 8 Friday, June 15. Six showings are scheduled for the summer and one during Halloween and Day of the Dead weekend. The public is invited to bring lawn chairs, blankets, picnics and friends and family for a memorable evening on the grounds of the historic …
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Jun 14 2012
FOAR slates camps on Island
By THERESA VASQUEZ Special to the PRESS As the dog days of summer quickly approach, Friends of Animal Rescue are getting prepared with a series of events for the occasion. Camp kindness, a child-centric program, will be offered beginning July 11 thru August 1. The camp will be held on Wednesday mornings from 10:30 a.m. …
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