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LM Water District to hold elections

BY Sasha Heller Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com   The Laguna Madre Water District (LMWD) will hold a General Election on Nov. 4 to fill two open Board seats (Positions 1 and 2). The candidates for Position 1 will be Robert Vela and Rick Wells. The candidates for Position 2 will be Ray Puente, John Thobe and …

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Water District installs microfiltration system

BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Laguna Madre Water District announced this week that the Microfiltration System has been installed at the Laguna Vista Water Plant. Customers may experience periods of low water pressure and a slight water discoloration over the next few weeks as the installation process is completed and the pH level …

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Driftwood shares gardening supplies with B&G Club

BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Members with the Driftwood Garden Club on Tuesday delivered plants, flowers, tools and supplies to the Laguna Madre Boys and Girls Club for the children to utilize as part of the Club’s ongoing nature enrichment program. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS …

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League turns 75 this year

BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The 2014 season of Little League will mark 75 years of close calls, long shots and inside-the-park home runs … 75 years of championship dreams … and 75 years of treasured memories. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS E-edition by …

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TASTE’S SO GOOD: Partnerships pay off for museum fundraiser

Special to the PRESS On Friday, the Museums of Port Isabel hosted its 17th Annual Taste of the Laguna Madre. Oh, the weather outside was frightful, but more than a half an hour before the doors opened at the Plains Capitol Bank, attendees were already streaming in. To read the rest of this story, please …

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Betancourt named Club’s Youth of the Year’

BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Daniela Betancourt, 17, on Tuesday, was named the Boys & Girls Club of Laguna Madre’s Youth of the Year. “I’m happy and nervous,” Betancourt said. The PIHS senior coaches three basketball teams at the Club, ranging from ages 5-12. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to …

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Experts teach Junior Leaders about safety

This year’s Laguna Madre Junior Leadership class attended their Emergency Preparedness Retreat this past week. The class learned about and visited facilities relating to fire rescue, hurricane preparation, emergency coordination and protection. Places attended included: the City of South Padre Island Fire Department, SPI Visitor’s Center (Chamber of Commerce) and the South Padre Island Coast …

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QUITE A FEAST: Coast Guard serves Boys & Girls Club a tasty holiday meal

BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com On Friday, service personnel with the Coast Guard auxiliary unit, stationed on South Padre Island, treated the members of the Laguna Madre Boys & Girls Club families to a delicious Thanksgiving feast. The Coast Guard has been hosting its ‘Thanks for Giving’ event at the Club for the last …

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LMWD Board tables lift station bid

BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Laguna Madre Water District Board Wednesday tabled a construction bid for the Lift Station No. 19 Rehabilitation Project until the District’s attorney can review LMWD’s proposed acquisition of a $51,000, 0.5-acre easement. District Engineer Charles Ortiz provided an overview of some of the work that will take place …

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Fifty shades of blue

BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com She is beautiful…and deadly. She is blessed with a bounty of sea life, most of which we eat, and yet, you can’t drink a drop of her water. Every dawn and dusk, the sun graces her horizon with a prolonged kiss. The Laguna Madre is many things to this …

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