By CRAIG ALANIZ Reporter/Photographer press@portisabelsouthpadre.com Hooked for Life, Kids Gone Fish’n organization will be presenting Mayor Joe E. Vega’s Kids Fishing Classic, a free fishing tournament for kids, in Port Isabel on April 13. Hooked for Life, Kids Gone Fish’n is a non-profit organization in which its purpose is to introduce children to the sport …
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Apr 10 2013
BEACH BAR BEAT: Jose
By CRAIG ALANIZ South Padre Parade Blanca White’s is this week’s stop on the Beach Bar Beat. It is located at 202 W. Whiting on South Padre Island. Blanca White’s offers a list of over 20 specialty drinks highlighted by the World Famous Blanca White’s Margarita that is best served while overlooking the view of …
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Apr 10 2013
Queen Isabella Market Day returns
Special to the Parade It’s here again. On Saturday, April 13, the City of Port Isabel and the Port Isabel Museums will be hosting their annual Queen Isabella Market Day. Scheduled from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the Lighthouse grounds, vendors on the Lighthouse Square will be offering a variety of food, antiques, arts …
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Apr 10 2013
Authors’ Night to showcase prose and poetry
Special to the Parade The Narciso Martinez Cultural Arts Center Writers Forum will showcase original writings at their third annual public event at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, April 13, in San Benito. Typically included in the evening’s venue are home-grown and produced songs, poetry and short stories, all composed by area residents who will be present …
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Apr 10 2013
Earth, Arbor Day Celebration on tap
Mayor Joe E. Vega and the Port Isabel City Commission will host the Fifth Annual Earth / Arbor Day Celebration on Saturday, April 27. Scheduled from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Beulah Lee Park in Port Isabel on Texas Highway 100, the event is free to the public and will feature “hands-on activities.” Festivities …
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Apr 10 2013
Mother-daughter duo named LMAG Artists of the Month
Special to the Parade The Laguna Madre Art Gallery is proud to announce that Glenda Spinks and her daughter Crystal Spinks Ramirez are April Artists of the Month. Originally from Iowa, Glenda Spinks came down to the Valley and made it home for her family in the 1960’s. She became interested in pastel painting when …
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Apr 10 2013
Experience bird watching in April
Join an experienced bird watcher for a morning of bird watching on Saturday, April 13, and every Saturday in April, from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Resaca de la Palma State Park in Brownsville. The program is free with entry. Dress comfortably with walking shoes. Bring binoculars, a water bottle, a hat and bug …
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Apr 09 2013
SpaceX bill unanimously clears House Land and Resource Management Committee
Special to the PRESS Legislation which would further the SpaceX Boca Chica Beach commercial space launch project cleared the House Land and Resource Management Committee late Monday by a vote of 9-0. House Bill 2623 by State Rep. Rene Oliveira allows Cameron County to temporarily close an area of beach for launches and space flight …
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Mar 28 2013
Women work to educate voters
By RAY QUIROGA Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS rayq@portisabelsouthpadre.com A group of area women are on a mission to better inform local voters. Madeleine Sandefur of Laguna Vista and Rose Timmer of Brownsville are among the core members of the League of Women Voters of Texas – Rio Grande Valley. A relatively new organization in the …
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Mar 28 2013
Hearing set on SpaceX legislation
Special to the PRESS A bill critical to the effort to attract SpaceX to the Brownsville area has been set for a hearing before a Texas House of Representatives’ committee. The bill will permit Cameron County and the GLO to temporarily close Boca Chica Beach for rocket launches, should SpaceX be granted permission to launch …
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