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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Jan 31 2013
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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Jan 31 2013
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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Jan 31 2013
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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Jan 31 2013
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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Jan 31 2013
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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Jan 31 2013
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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Jan 24 2013
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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Jan 24 2013
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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Jan 24 2013
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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