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Trumpet player Fleming dedicated to task
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Preparing a Friday night football halftime show is not easy. Drummers report to the band halls before the Fourth of July, with the rest of the band coming in a week...
View ArticleHoops player Rinza Off to Vegas
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Senior Port Isabel Tarpon hoops player Daniel Rinza doesn’t just work on his game through the offseason locally, he takes it on the road. Some of these road games are...
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TIFT’s 80th anniversary: A recap
By GAIGE DAVILA Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com A TIFT volunteer holds a kingfish at South Point Marina during TIFT’s weight-in. Photo by Gaige Davila. The Texas...
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Business Highlight: Tesori
By WENDY VAN DEN BOOGERD Special to the Press Inside Tesori, located in the heart of downtown Port Isabel. Photo by Wendy Van Den Boogerd. If you love charming little shops, then you will love Tesori....
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Author of “South Padre Shark” holding book signing this weekend
By WENDY VAN DEN BOOGERD Special to the Press Ernest Francis Schanilec. Courtesy photo. Ernest Francis Schanilec, author of the “Hastings series” novels, will be signing copies of his most recent...
View ArticleA Modest Proposal
By MIKE HANCOCK Special to the PRESS Effective six months upon signing into law: all citizens owning or purchasing a centerfire semiautomatic pistol, rifle, or shotgun must be in possession of a valid...
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Vasquez ready for volleyball season
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Estrella “Star” Vasquez. Photo by Larry Gage. Senior Lady Tarpon volleyball player, Estrella Vasquez, loves volleyball and has been appointed by head P.I. Coach,...
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Junior high athlete Gonzalez makes mark on summer track
By GAIGE DAVILA editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Chelsea Gonzalez. Photo courtesy of Coach Johvanne Howard. Chelsea Gonzalez, incoming 8th grader at Port Isabel Junior High school, competed in two...
View ArticleP.I. football men hit the practice field
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS High school football practice began across the Valley this week and the Port Isabel Tarpons hit the practice field early Monday morning. Your football reporter was...
View ArticleLady Tarpons top La Joya in four
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel High volleyball team took the bus to La Joya for its first match of the season this week and came home with the victory. They topped the Lady Coyotes...
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Movie review: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
By DAVID LEE ZAMORA Special to the Parade Courtesy photo of Creators Syndicate. If you’re looking for an accurate recreation of the (Charles) Manson Family murders, then Quintin Tarantino’s Once Upon a...
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Rio History: The Casino Hotel of Padre Island
By Steve Hathcock Special to the PARADE Casino Hotel on Padre Island in an undated photo. Photo courtesy of Steve Hathcock. One of the first buildings constructed at Tarpon Beach in 1908, (Today’s Isla...
View ArticleMoney moves: County leaders considering tax increases, salary raises for...
By FREDDY JIMENEZ SAN BENITO NEWS According to public notices, County commissioners will deliberate over a proposed tax increase as well as a pay raise for a variety of the county’s elected officials....
View ArticleSBCISD considers affiliation agreement with SPI EMS/FD
By J. NOEL ESPINOZA SAN BENITO NEWS With the intent to support student education and training, the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District is considering entering an agreement with South...
View ArticleYouth Duathlon scheduled
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS The Town of Laguna Vista will host a Youth Duathlon on Sept. 21 as a means of encouraging healthy lifestyles for children ages 7-16 years of age. Town...
View ArticleAEP delivery rates shot down during Port Isabel City Commission meeting
By ANGIE GAMEZ Special to the PRESS City Commissioners approved a resolution that says no to AEP Texas Inc.’s intent to change electric delivery rates effective June 5, 2019. The rates proposed by AEP...
View ArticleThree Things
By MIKE HANCOCK Special to the PRESS “Speaking of racism, as a boy, I used to love poetry.” Larry paused, a trickle of sweat inching down his brow. We sat in the kitchen of his apartment, but like mine...
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Rinza works on his game year-round
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Daniel Rinza. Photo by Larry Gage. Port Isabel Tarpon Varsity hoops player Daniel Rinza never really stops working on his game, even to the point of taking it to...
View ArticleLady Tarpons host Volley at the Beach
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS The Port Isabel High Lady Tarpons are hosting their annual Volley at the Beach tournament this weekend. First round matches were played Thursday and the event...
View ArticleSomeone has to Write the Drill
By LARRY GAGE Special to the PRESS Former Silver Tarpon Marching Band assistant director William Wells has a tough job. His assignment is to write the drill for the show the Port Isabel High marching...
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