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It’s in the Sand!

Editor — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 20:51:34 +0000

Some of the more beautiful and impressive scenes at this weekend’s Sandcastle Days at Clayton’s Beach Bar and Grill on South Padre Island are pictured here, including an awe-inspiring “cyborg” sculpture shown right. (Staff photos by Ray Quiroga)

LITTLE WALKERS: Local children raise breast cancer awareness

Editor — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 20:49:33 +0000

Grown-ups weren’t the only folks observing National Breast Cancer Awareness Month this past weekend. Students, as well as a number of parents, at Garriga Elementary also took part in a walk of their own Friday as students dressed in pink and carried signs calling for the demise of breast cancer. The participants walked from Garriga to Washington Park where they were met by members of the campus PTA who served refreshments and treats. Among those seen here are buds Walter Ronaldo Barrios and Julio Lara, who aren’t afraid to wear pink, Emily Villanueva donning the pink cap and Chelsea Gonzalez who’s seen walking with her father walking on what happened to be her birthday. (Staff photos by Ray Quiroga)

National Night Out

Editor — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 22:17:05 +0000

Those who attended the 2012 National Night Out at Island Baptist Church on Tuesday numbered in the hundreds. At the event, which was hosted by the City of South Padre Island first responders, attendees participated in numerous festivities while also getting to know local authorities. Pictured are various scenes from the event, including (right, from l-r) Crystal I. Martinez and Maria Norwood of the City of SPI. Seen below is Peter Caceres of Olympian Fitness leading a karate class. (Staff photos by Ray Quiroga)

Dancin’ in the streets

Editor — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 19:40:30 +0000

Nozotroz play: The popular Valley band, Nozotroz was the headline attraction at Port Isabel’s Annual Street Dance. (Photo by Lauren Laughlin)

By LAUREN LAUGHLIN
Special to the PRESS

The City of Port Isabel along with the Museums of Port Isabel and the Port Isabel Economic Development Corporation team up to put on a day of festivities for the community. On Saturday, Oct. 29 the park behind the Museum of Port Isabel was full of tents, children in costumes and dancing to celebrate the Annual City of Port Isabel Community Street Dance.

The activities of the event included food and arts and crafts booths, a play by Gloria Bates called “Las Tres Lloronas,” costume contests and a live band performance.

One of the busiest booths was Lulu’s Menudo booth. Menudo is a traditional Mexican soup made with tripe in a clear broth and is served with lime, chopped onions and cilantro. While eating a bowl of menudo and interviewing the ladies of this booth, more than five people came for the steaming soup. Lulu Nunuz said of her soup, “It is a great soup to eat in winter and is also known to get rid of hangovers.”

To see this story in print, pick up a copy of the Oct. 31 edition of the Port Isabel South Padre Press or check out our E-edition by clicking here.

Community Calendar

Editor — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 18:17:12 +0000

• Oct. – Ghost Tours – Port Isabel

Every Saturday evening in October at 8 p.m. The one hour walking tour begins in the parking lot of the Historic Museum of Port Isabel.. Tickets available at the Port Isabel Chamber of Commerce, City Hall and Museums of Port Isabel. For more information, contact the Chamber office at (956) 943-2262.

• Oct. – Day of the Dead altar displays – Port Isabel

The Museums of Port Isabel will be offering a Dia de los Muertos altar display for the public to see started Saturday, Oct. 1. Contact the museum for more information on the event at (956) 943-7602.

• Oct. 20 – 12th Annual Lights on AfterSchool – Port Isabel

On Oct. 20, the Boys and Girls Club will celebrate “Lights on Afterschool” with a youth rally. Join 1 million Americans and 7,500 plus communities nationwide in celebrating the afterschool programs that keep kids safe, inspire them to learn, and help working families.

• Oct. 20 – Coloring Contest and Poetry Reading – Port Isabel

A coloring contest and poetry reading will be featured Thursday, Oct. 20, at the Port Isabel Public Library. The coloring contest will be from 4:30-6 p.m. and the poetry reading will be from 6-7 p.m. The event is free to the public.

• Oct. 22 – Telling our Stories – Port Isabel

Telling Our Ghost Stories will be featured on Saturday, Oct. 22, at 6:30 p.m. at the Lighthouse.

• Oct. 23 – Namar Event Center Open House and Ribbon Cutting – South Padre Island

Sunday, Oct. 23, from noon to 4 p.m. at 8505 Padre Blvd. at The Shores there will be a ribbon cutting and open house for the new Namar Event Center. There will be light refreshments, music and wine.

• Oct. 23 – Laguna Madre Hunting Club Cookout – Laguna Madre

The Laguna Madre Hunting Club’s 26th annual wild-game cook-out and party will be taking place on Sunday, Oct. 23, at 4 p.m. This year, they will be having the event at Butch’s Backyard “Watering Hole.” Members are invited to come out and sign up for this year’s deer contest. For more information, call (956) 299-0713.

• Oct. 24 – Judging of the Children’s Pumpkin Carving Contest – Port Isabel

The judging will take place on Monday, Oct. 24, at 6 p.m. at the Beulah Lee Gazebo

• Oct. 26 – Psychic Readings – Port Isabel

For entertainment purposes, there will be psychic readings at the Port Isabel Public Library on Wednesday, Oct. 26, at 5:30 p.m.

• Oct. 28 – Movies at the Lighthouse – Port Isabel

Lighthouse Establishment Cinema will present the movie “Rango” on Friday, Oct. 28, at 8 p.m. at the Lighthouse.

• Oct. 29 – Dia de los Muertos – Port Isabel

Dia de los Muertos “Day of the Dead” will be celebrated with the Museums of Port Isabel Saturday, Oct. 29, from 1-7 p.m. There will be a Halloween Street Dance at the Champion Building at 7 p.m.

• Oct. 29 – Trick or Treat Port Isabel – Port Isabel

On Monday, Oct. 31, all day there will be businesses handing out candy to trick or treaters in the downtown area of Port Isabel.

• Nov. 6 – 18th Annual World Championship Shrimp Cookoff – Port Isabel

The 18th Annual World Championship Shrimp Cookoff is slated for Sunday, Nov. 6, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Las Palmas Shopping Center in front of Beall’s. Taste the cook’s special shrimp recipes, food booths, vendor booths, live entertainment all day. For contestant or vendor information, contact the Chamber office at (956) 943-2262.

• Every Sunday – South Padre Island Farmers Market – South Padre Island

Fresh produce, fresh eggs and fresh seafood. Healthy shopping for healthy foods. Located at “The Shores” north of the SPI Convention Centre. Market is open from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Sunday.

• Every Wednesday – Maxan Street Farmers’ Market – Port Isabel

Get your fresh on at the Maxan Street Farmers’ Market every Wednesday from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in The Garden on Maxan Street in Port Isabel’s Lighthouse Square. Additional parking at Pirate’s Landing for Farmers’ Market customers. For more information and vendor opportunities, call (956) 433-9675.

• Every Wednesday – Masonic Square and Compass Club – Port Isabel

Meetings take place from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Port Isabel Lodge No. 33, located at 402 South Shore Dr. Everyone is welcome to attend.

• Every Thursday – Farmers Market – Laguna Vista

Farmers market takes place from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the South Padre Island Golf Course Clubhouse. Buy healthy fresh produce, fresh eggs, lamb and beef, baked goods and honey.

• Every Saturday – Harlingen Farmers Market – Harlingen

Buy healthy food, including fresh-picked organic vegetables and fruit, pastured chicken and lamb, grass-fed beef and free-range eggs every Saturday from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and is on ‘A’ Street, between Jackson and Monroe in downtown Harlingen.

• Donate your old towels to the Isabel Y. Garcia Animal Shelter – Port Isabel

Area hotels, motels, businesspeople and residents are being asked to donate old clean towels to the Port Isabel Animal Shelter. For more information, call (956) 943-8888 or (956) 433-9675.

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To see this story in print, pick up a copy of the Oct. 20 edition of the Port Isabel South Padre Press or check out our E-edition by clicking here.

Laguna Madre locals go pink

Editor — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 18:41:29 +0000

By LAUREN LAUGHLIN
Special to the PRESS

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the residents of Port Isabel and South Padre Island show their support by going pink.

Throughout the month, there have been many events supporting breast cancer awareness, such as the Walk for Women and Zumbathon. Port Isabel schools have also showed their support by incorporating their own walks. Throughout the month, many local residents and business will show their support by wearing pink. Though the month of October is reserved for breast cancer awareness, it is just not this month that individuals will see breast cancer awareness pink.

On Sept. 30, women and men around the Rio Grande Valley gathered in Port Isabel for the eighth Annual Walk for Women. The three-day event is hosted by Walk for Women, Inc. which is an organization initiated by local women to heighten breast cancer awareness and to raise money for the area residents affected by this disease and who are in need of financial assistance.

To see this story in print, pick up a copy of the Oct. 17 edition of the Port Isabel South Padre Press or check out our E-edition by clicking here.

Raptober: Trash turns to art

Editor — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 19:22:26 +0000

Trash collected was molded into works of art by volunteers. (Photo by Lauren N. Laughlin)

By LAUREN N. LAUGHLIN
Special to the PRESS

On Saturday, Oct. 1, 40 volunteers gathered with Surfrider Foundation South Texas Chapter and removed over 300 pounds of plastic trash from Andy Bowie Park on South Padre Island.

In order to better educate the public on beach litter, the Surfrider Foundation has declared the month of October “Raptober” and kicked it off with the One Foot At A Time Plastic Cleanup event. The idea is simple; collect 1,000 square feet of plastic from beaches across the United States.

Adults and children alike combed the beach and sand dunes picking up plastic and all types of litter.

To see this story in print, pick up a copy of the Oct. 3 edition of the Port Isabel South Padre Press or check out our E-edition by clicking here.

Library News – Sept. 29

Editor — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 20:01:16 +0000

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 by an intimate partner each year.

• The majority (73 percent) of family violence victims are female. Females were 84 percent of spousal abuse victims and 86 percent of abuse victims at the hands of a boyfriend.

To see this story in print, pick up a copy of the Sept. 29 edition of the Port Isabel South Padre Press or check out our E-edition by clicking here.

‘Raptoberfest’ combines beer, beach cleanup

Editor — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 19:53:40 +0000

Kids from local high schools volunteered for the Adopt a Beach beach cleanup at Isla Blanca Park. (Photo by Lauren Laughlin)

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.

The motto of the morning was “Don’t trash Texas beaches.” A message The Texas General Land Office has been sending across the state for 25 years. Since the first cleanup in 1986, more than 422,000 Texas Adopt-A-Beach volunteers have picked up more than 8,100 tons of trash from Texas beaches, some of it originating from as far away as South America.

Due to tide patterns in the Gulf of Mexico, trash dumped anywhere in the gulf is likely to end up on a Texas beach. Volunteers’ record information such as the source and type of debris collected on data cards provided by Ocean Conservancy. This data has been instrumental in the passage of international treaties and laws aimed at reducing the amount of offshore dumping.

To see this story in print, pick up a copy of the Sept. 29 edition of the Port Isabel South Padre Press or check out our E-edition by clicking here.

Community Calendar – Sept. 29

Editor — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 19:34:01 +0000

• September – Friday Night at the Movies – South Padre Island

The South Padre Island Birding & Nature Center will be showing the following features during the month of September: Sept. 2: Year in South Texas Wildland; Sept. 9: Ghost Bird!; Sept. 16: Winged Migration; Sept. 23: Secrets of the Chaparral; and Sept. 30: March of the Penguins. All features will start at 7:30 p.m. and admission is by donation only. Call for more information (956) 243-8179.

• Sept. 29 – Coffee and Conversation – South Padre Island

The public is invited to come join in coffee and conversation to learn more about the difference of the South Padre Island Economic Development Corporation (EDC) going from a Type A EDC to a Type B EDC, which will be in the upcoming city election. There will be an opportunity for questions and answers. The location of the conference time is Café Kranzler, 2412 Padre Blvd.Thursday, Sept. 29 at 9 a.m.

• Sept. 29 – Telling our Stories – Port Isabel

Museums of Port Isabel is back with it’s sessions of “Telling our Stories,” Thursday, Sept. 29 will be featuring the topic of “Researching & Writing about Local History”. The event will be located at the Treasures of the Gulf Museum and will take place at 6:30 p.m.

• Sept. 30 – Oct. 2 – 8th annual South Padre Island Walk for Women – South Padre Island

Walk for Women, Inc. is an organization initiated by local women to heighten breast cancer awareness and to raise money for the area residents affected by this disease and who are in need of financial assistance. Sept. 30 begins the 8th Annual Walk for Women. A three day event dedicated to financially assisting local residents who are fighting breast cancer.

• Oct. 1 – Ghost Tours – Port Isabel

• Oct. 1 – Day of the Dead altar displays – Port Isabel

The Museums of Port Isabel will be offering a Dia de los Muertos altar display for the public to see started Saturday, Oct. 1. Contact the museum for more information on the event at (956) 943-7602.

• Oct. 15 – Zumbathon Charity – Port Isabel

A Zumbathon Charity Event Benefiting Susan G. Komen will be hosted Saturday, Oct. 15, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Port Isabel Junior High School. Admission is $15 per person. Olympian Fitness, the Port Isabel Junior High and Zumba Fitness are teaming up with Susan G. Komen for the Cure and its global nonprofit partners through the global Party In PinkTM movement to raise awareness and funds for breast cancer research and community outreach programs.

• Oct. 20 – 12th Annual Lights on AfterSchool – Port Isabel

• Every Sunday – South Padre Island Farmers Market – South Padre Island

Fresh produce, fresh eggs and fresh seafood. Healthy shopping for healthy foods. Located at “The Shores” north of the SPI Convention Centre. Market is open from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Sunday.

• Every Wednesday – Maxan Street Farmers’ Market – Port Isabel

• Every Wednesday – Masonic Square and Compass Club – Port Isabel

Meetings take place from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Port Isabel Lodge No. 33, located at 402 South Shore Dr. Everyone is welcome to attend.

• Every Thursday – Farmers Market – Laguna Vista

Farmers market takes place from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the South Padre Island Golf Course Clubhouse. Buy healthy fresh produce, fresh eggs, lamb and beef, baked goods and honey.

• Every Saturday – Harlingen Farmers Market – Harlingen

• Donate your old towels to the Isabel Y. Garcia Animal Shelter – Port Isabel

Area hotels, motels, businesspeople and residents are being asked to donate old clean towels to the Port Isabel Animal Shelter. For more information, call (956) 943-8888 or (956) 433-9675.

Have an upcoming event? Let us put it in the Press. Call (956) 943-5545 or email Edi...@portisabelsouthpadre.com