Oct 13 2011
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Scheduled meetings and workshop sessions are slated here as Laguna Vista officials delve into a process designed to result in development of the Town’s parks’ system. The Town’s Parks and Recreation Board will meet Oct. 25 at 6 p.m. at City Hall to establish groundwork on improvements to …
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Oct 13 2011
Special to the PRESS The City of South Padre Island will continue to have access to air medical services for all of its residents and visitors with the introduction of Air Evac Lifeteam (AEL) to the Rio Grande Valley. AEL is a subscription based company that will open an air ambulance base in McAllen and …
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Oct 13 2011
By MARGE JACOBS Special to the PRESS Teen Read Week – “Read For The Fun Of It!” Teen Read Week is held each year during the third week of October. In 2011, it will be celebrated Oct. 16-22 at thousands of public and school libraries, classrooms, and bookstores across the country. Although teens realize …
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Oct 13 2011
By JIM FOSTER Special to the PRESS It has not been that long ago when it was difficult to find a pond or lake holding water in most of our area. The drought had a grip on South Texas and other parts of the country. Today, the story is a bit different with many places …
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Oct 10 2011
By LAUREN N. LAUGHLIN Special to the PRESS On Sunday, Oct. 9, the Rio Grande Valley inhabitants were treated to a very rare natural optical illusion, a moonbow. The phenomenon could be seen starting around 10 p.m. and lasted into early Monday morning. Katie Mollo, a South Padre Islander said, “It was so cool, I …
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Oct 10 2011
By SCARLET O’ROURKE Staff Writer editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The City of South Padre Island will enact a law, as of Jan. 1, 2012, to outlaw plastic grocery bags from the Island. This decision was made earlier in the year in order to attempt to control the amount of litter on the beaches and in the ocean. South …
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Oct 10 2011
By SCARLET O’ROURKE Staff Writer editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A feral cat program was proposed in the South Padre Island Council’s Wednesday meeting and was tabled for more research into the issue. In November and December of 2009, the issue was brought before the council and both times it was tabled, not to be addressed again until recent …
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Oct 10 2011
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Junk vehicles, unsanitary yards and unsightly rubbish are on a hit-list in Laguna Vista. Town councilmembers recently approved two ordinances that deal specifically with elimination or control of such undesirable features in the community. The updated ordinances provide more stringent measures for enforcement. “This gives us more teeth …
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Oct 10 2011
By SCARLET O’ROURKE Staff Writer editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Judge Carlos Cascos and Brownsville City Commissioner Sophi Benavidez announced on Sunday that, beach accesses 5, 6 and Boca Chica Beach would be closed to visitors. The reason being a surge of high tides, rip currents, and dangerous driving conditions. Judge Cascos has …
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Oct 10 2011
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Two years ago, the Port Isabel Tarpons lost to Zapata in overtime after missing a go-ahead field goal with seconds to go in regulation. Also in 2009, the Tarpons lost on a field goal in overtime to Hidalgo. On Friday night, in Tarpon Stadium, the issue was again …
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