Port Isabel anticipates gain from new four lane causeway
Merchants and bankers praise Texas funding for a four lane Port Isabel causeway. Franke sees state support as proof of the area’s value, promising traffic solutions and new construction. Grayson predicts benefits for the town’s finances and downtown appearance, despite parking lot disruption.
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Franke
Texas
U.S.A
Austin
Merchants Marine State Bank
Wayne Grayson
Grayson
Port Isabel
Island
City and County Eye 280000 Causeway Span Costs
The city and county plan to share 280000 in right of way costs for a new causeway span. Officials aim to start construction soon and may hold hearings together to speed the project. The mayor urges a three year completion due to the old span’s condition, while Pharr officials warn of a longer timeline for federal, state, and local approvals.
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Sanders
Pharr
Texas
Speed Reading Classes Planned Across Valley Cities
The Cutler AcceleRead method by Dr Wadeki offers day and evening courses this summer in Harlingen Brownsville McAllen and other Texas cities. Free one hour orientations provide full details with no cost or obligation as sessions run August through late August at multiple hotel conference rooms.
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Cutler
Wadeki
Leeds
Sun Valley Motor Hotel
Sunshine Strip
Harlingen
Port Isabel to Get New Causeway Despite Delays
County and local officials pledge a new span will be built soon and a three to five year timeline is discussed. The plan includes sealing the Port Isabel end of the old causeway for use as a large public fishing pier and boosting local spending.
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Highway Department
Sanders
Port Isabel
Violations Rise Nearly Double as Texas Wildlife Officers Report June Totals
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department officers logged 2 016 violations in June, up from 1 215 the prior year. Fishing violations led with 901 citations, 846 for fishing without a license, followed by 687 water safety violations.
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Austin
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Coast Guard
Ground broken for Villa Madre apartments in Port Isabel
Local officials and Chicago Port Isabel Development Corp members joined to break ground on Villa Madre Apartments a $809000 52 unit project. Mayor Sanders led the ceremony with Schafer Phillips Man Sur and Gonzalez present construction aims for a seven month period with occupancy targeted in 210 days rent ranges from 90 to 12650 for three bedrooms.
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Villa Madre
Marty Schafer
Chica
Port Isabel Development Corporation of
Chicago
Leo ‘Speck’ Sanders
Sanders
Frank Phillips
Port Isabel
George Mansur
Juan Gonzalez
Man- Sur
Chicago Corporation
Schafer
Windy City
Schaifer
Shafer
HUD
Japan and the Philippines. Ernes to is a 1968 graduate of Los Fres nos High School
Mr and Mrs Phillip Ronsiez travel to Memphis Tennessee to visit their son Johnny Rons piez and daughter in law and to meet their new grandson John Scott in the year 1968 context with family travel notes and school reference to Los Fres nos High School graduation.
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Japan
Philippines
Ernesto
Los Fresnos High School
Phillip Ronspiez
Memphis
Tenn
Inlaw
Mrs
Johnny Ronspiez
John Scott
Community Notices and Local Visits Highlight Week
Sunday and Monday gatherings mark church and post events. Birthdays list Alicia Infante, David Kretz, Lynn Mitchell, Nancy Walker, Melanie Miam, and others across August. Wedding anniversaries for Ed Moody Guadalupe Gonzales John Milton Young and A S Gonzales noted. Visitors include Jana Hollon family from Goliad and S. L. Everhart home guests from Washington. Baby born Dolly Vinsant Hospital August 11 to Nicolas Barrera family.
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Alicia Infante
David Bruce Kretz
Lynn Mitchell
Nancy Walker
Melanie Miam
Henry V. Macomb
Leona Regester
Noemi Macias
Leticia Arredondo
Joaquin Munoz
Chet Tandy
Edith Bode
Terry Morrow
Marie Antoinette Saldana
Berta Ramos
Esperanza Reyes
Elida Gonzales
Ernestina Rodriguez
Jean Cheshire
Debra Macomb
Rosalinda Arredondo
Wayne Norman
Elena V. Sanchez
Ed Moody
Guadalupe Gonzales
John Milton Young
A.S. Gonzales
Jim Harvey
Towneville
Matamoros
Nicolas Barrera
Dolly Vinsant Hospital
Guests at Bertha Range home host visiting family
Mrs Bertha Range entertains her daughter and son in law Adolfo Valdez and their one year old Gerald from Corpus Christi. They visit Valdezs grandmother Mrs Petra Tobar and great grandmother Mrs Bernardina Rangzi. Ernesto Valdiviez son of Ignacio Valdiviez serves aboard USS Ranger at Alameda California preparing for fifth deployment to Vietnam with stops at Hawaii Hong Kong Yokosuka
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Bertha Range
Adolfo Valdez
Gerald
Corpus Christi
Valdez
Petra Tobar
Bernardina Rangzi
Ernesto E. Valdiviez
Ignacio Valdiviez
Ranger
Almeda
California
Vietnam
Hawaii
Hong Kong
Yokosuka
St Cecilia Altar Society Meets in Bayview
St. Cecilia Altar Society held an August 6 meeting at Mrs. David Meyn’s Bayview home with eight members. President Mrs. Phillip Bonspiez announced a Mass for members and families on August 24 at 10:00 a.m. A games night August 31, in the parish hall, sponsored by Akai Society and the C.Y.O., benefits queen candidate Mary Hinojosa. Social hour followed with ice cream cookies and iced tea. Next meeting September 10 at Mrs. Truman Myers’ home.
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St. Cecilia Altar Society
David Meyn
Bayview
Phillip Bonspiez
Altar Society
Akai Society
C.Y.0
Mary Hinojosa
Truman Myers
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Edward Everhart
Washington
Hattie Cateora
Mazar-i Sharif, Afghanistan
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