Tag: Port Isabel

NATURE NICHE: Nurture with Nature at Expo

By SCARLET COLLEY Special to the Parade This Saturday, the Winter Texan Outdoor Wildlife Expo will be held at the Convention Centre. Yay! It’s the perfect place for it. This year, there is emphasis on including young people and children. Who wouldn’t love seeing the Raptor show with Jonathon Woods or the eagles, hawks and owls …

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PI faces RH at home Friday

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Tarpon varsity basketball team controls its own fate as far as the playoffs are concerned. If the team beats Rio Hondo at home this Friday night, Feb. 1, the Tarpons clinch a playoff spot. With a split in their last two District 32-3A games, the …

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Lady Tarpons clinch playoff spot

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel Lady Tarpon varsity hoops squad won their third straight district contest of the season Tuesday night, taking the measure of the Hidalgo Lady Pirates on the road, 46-39. In so doing the team guaranteed itself a playoff spot with one game remaining. “These kids are …

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Hofstetter optimistic about Tarpons’ track

By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel track and field men are at it again. With the official start of the 2013 season little more than two weeks off they’ve been able to work out in mostly balmy conditions, although the wind has been a little strong this week. For the most …

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8th grade basketball report

Special to the PRESS It’s been an exciting year of basketball for the eighth grade boys’ Port Isabel Tarpon basketball team. Adversity at times, however, is rising to the occasion. The New Year has given both boys’ basketball teams a desire to compete to their full potential in hopes of winning a district championship. The …

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Rediscover Port Isabel in new book

Special to the Parade New to Arcadia Publishing’s popular Images of America series is Port Isabel by local author Valerie D. Bates. The book boasts more than 200 vintage images and memories of days gone by. The book will be available for sale on Monday, February 4. In the 1830s, a small community known as …

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Annual Rummage, Bake Sale slated

Special to the Parade Fishers of Men Lutheran Church of Port Isabel will be having their Annual Rummage and Bake Sale, February 2. Doors will be open at 8 a.m. and the sale continues until 1:30 p.m. The proceeds of the sale are used to support the Spanish Mission and youth programs at FOM, the …

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CORNERSTONE: Masons anoint convention centre

By RAY QUIROGA Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS rayq@portisabelsouthpadre.com Point Isabel Masonic Lodge #33 Worshipful Master David Gower couldn’t contain his elation Friday afternoon as he addressed those in attendance to witness an age-old cornerstone ceremony dedicating Port Isabel’s long-awaited community and event center on the grounds of the museum complex and Railroad Park. “This is …

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PI man arrested for child indecency

By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Special to the PRESS A Port Isabel man has been charged with two counts of child indecency after he allegedly exposed himself to two children. According to Port Isabel Police Chief Gualberto “Wally” Gonzalez, local police received a call at approximately 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 17, with the said claims. “We …

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Mayor to give state-of-city address

Special to the PRESS Port Isabel Mayor Joe Vega will be the guest speaker at a special Feb. 1 Port Isabel Chamber All Member Meeting. Billed as “Breakfast with the Mayor,” the concept is now in its fifth year. The meeting will include a complimentary breakfast provided by Pirate’s Landing Restaurant and is scheduled for …

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