Sep 29 2011
By SCARLET O’ROURKE Staff Writer editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The annual South Padre Island Walk for Women is in full swing for Sept. 30 to Oct. 2. According to Margie Swartz, a spokesperson for the event, their mission is to raise money for local women battling breast cancer as well as bring awareness to the community. Women who …
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Sep 29 2011
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Emergency medical services and jail use in the City of Port Isabel will continue for the Town of Laguna Vista for the next year under terms of an agreement approved by officials here Sept. 13. Laguna Vista has traditionally contracted for the service in lieu of providing the …
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Sep 29 2011
By MARGE JACOBS Special to the Press October is National Abuse Awareness Month According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence • One in every four women will experience domestic violence in her lifetime. One in 33 men experienced an attempted or completed rape. • An estimated 1.3 million women are victims of physical assault …
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Sep 29 2011
By LAUREN LAUGHLIN Special to the PRESS On Saturday, Sept. 24 more than 1,000 people gathered along South Padre Island beaches for the 25th annual Adopt-A-Beach Fall Cleanup. Volunteers throughout the state of Texas picked up an estimated 20 tons of trash and debris, including plastic bottles and bags which are harmful to sea life. …
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Sep 29 2011
By JIM FOSTER Special to the PRESS There are fish and then there are fish. All are fun to catch but there are those that are thrilling. There are a few species that cover all the bases, adding challenge and quite rare experience to the average angler. This fish is Megalops Atlanticus, the tarpon. Several …
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Sep 29 2011
PRESS Staff Report Derry Elementary will host “College Night,” on Tuesday, Oct. 4, from 5 – 7 p.m. While Derry is, in fact, an elementary school, the teachers and staff have embraced the theme: “College is in our Future” for the school year. Each teacher at Derry Elementary has chosen a college, university or technical …
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Sep 29 2011
PRESS Staff Report The Museums of Port Isabel and the Laguna Madre Museum Foundation are offering the “Telling Our Stories” series of 2011 on Thursday, Sept. 29, with the topic of “Researching and Writing about Local History”. Steve Hathcock, a historian and locksmith, will present “Researching & Writing about Local History”. Hathcock is a founding …
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Sep 27 2011
PRESS Staff Report Authorities in the Laguna Madre area are currently searching for a man wanted for aggravated robbery. On Tuesday, Sept. 27, at approximately 1:30 a.m., the South Padre Island Police Department received a call concerning the crime. The victims indicated that three suspects approached them asking for drugs with one of the suspects brandishing a …
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Sep 26 2011
By SCARLET O’ROURKE Staff Writer editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Boys and Girls Club of Laguna Madre joined in with the thousands of centers around the nation on Friday for National Day of Play. Bettina Tolin, president of the board for the Boys and Girls Club of Laguna Madre said, “One of the things the Boys and Girls …
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Sep 26 2011
By SCARLET O’ROURKE Staff Writer editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Emergency Medical Services are now Island based. “We are now certified as a 911 provider service,” said South Padre Island Fire and EMS Chief Burney Baskett. The Texas Department of State Health Services (TDSH) finished the certification process on Friday for the SPI station. After purchasing a second …
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