Feb 27 2012
By RAY QUIROGA Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS rayq@portisabelsouthpadre.com Prior to punching out this past Friday evening, Gloria Sandoval made sure everything in her department was ready to go for Monday morning. Her workspace was clean, her paperwork was in order. But unlike so many Fridays past, there was something different this evening. After 30 years …
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Feb 27 2012
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Laguna Vista officials are scheduled to meet today at 5 p.m. to consider hiring a new city attorney. The action comes after concerns were raised that the town’s current attorney was not available to answer questions raised about legal issues including the town charter. Ramon Vela of Weslaco …
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Feb 27 2012
PRESS Staff Report Due to the poor weather the area experienced this past Saturday, the 14th Annual Isle Ditter Dog Fundraiser has been rescheduled for this coming Saturday, March 3 at Louie’s Backyard on South Padre Island. The event is slated to take place between 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Proceeds will benefit the …
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Feb 27 2012
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Progress is being realized on three parks projects in Laguna Vista, with a groundbreaking ceremony and solicitation of contractors. The Town of Laguna Vista has been aggressively pursuing a quality of life park improvement plan that will upgrade existing facilities, create new grounds and enhance the overall appearance …
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Feb 27 2012
Special to the PRESS The public is invited to the Basic Skywarn Spotter class at South Padre Island City Hall, located on 4601 Padre Blvd. The event is scheduled Tuesday, Feb. 28 from 2-5 p.m. and then from 6-9 p.m. Classes normally run about two hours, including time for questions and answers and a brief …
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Feb 23 2012
By RAY QUIROGA South Padre Parade rayq@portisabelsouthpadre.com To dub Aarin Hartwell merely as a “surfer girl” would be doing her a great disservice; she’s so much more. Part scholar, part activist, part athlete, part spiritualist, Hartwell is a renaissance woman in her own right. In fact, her impressive resume includes working as an events promoter, …
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Feb 23 2012
South Padre Parade The Friends of Animal Rescue and the Laguna Madre Humane Society invite the public to the 14th Annual Isle Ditter Dog Pirates, Captains and Sailors, which will take place on Saturday, Feb. 25 at Louie’s Backyard from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. This year’s event will feature a canine costume contest, games …
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Feb 23 2012
By THERESA VASQUEZ Special to the Parade Where did you grow up? “I grew up in the hometown of George Strait!” replied Brett Marshall, as he referred to Pearsall, Texas, and his life as a youth. Marshall was reminiscent of his childhood, and how he cultivated a passion for music. He recalled his first love …
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Feb 23 2012
Special to the Parade “Put the fun between your legs” is one of the many spirited mottos of the Brownsville Bike Brigade, an energetic group of cycling citizens that is currently celebrating a renaissance of alternative transportation in their community. With the opening of the Brownsville Bike Barn and a January Critical Mass ride of …
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Feb 23 2012
By SCARLET COLLEY Special to the Parade Rozzi, the dolphin dog, he was just a pound puppy eight years ago. But the story I tell on the boat to the little children that love on him is that a little girl brought a teddy bear on the boat one day, long ago. She held the …
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