Principals Contracts Renewed by Board
Seven school administrators saw contract renewals after a closed executive session. Trustees approved the extensions with one abstention, and details show multiple one and two year terms with $1400 above state, plus a COP budget based amount for the COP Director. The board also approved railroad deeds and addressed Garriga heating issues and a band trip request to Houston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruben Torres
Eliseo Vega
M.N. Caudill
Carl Christensen
Richard Trevino
Carl Walker
Manuel Gomez
Maria Torres
Eugenio Garza
COP
Garriga Elementary
Garriga
Manue Gomez, Jr
R.M Torres
Martin DeRick
Torries
Brownsville
Torres
Holiday Inn
Matamoros
Mexico
Band Booster Club
Houston
Supt
Water District to Receive $800,000 Grant at Port Isabel Ceremony
Texas Water Development Board officials will present a check for about $800,000 to Cameron County Fresh Water Supply District No. 1 during a 11:30 a.m. ceremony at the Sea Island Motel on South Padre Island. The funds, part of a 1.6 million dollar project, support rehabilitation of water facilities area wide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Water Development Board
Austin
Texas
Port Isabel
Cameron County
Sea Island
South Padre Island
Water Development Board
Water District
Economic Development Administration
Crixell Plumbing Company
Brownsville
Welton Brothers, Inc
Livestock Show Postponed Until March in Cameron County
The Cameron County Livestock Show and Youth Rodeo scheduled for February 23 and 24 were postponed a week due to heavy rainfall. Grounds remain too wet to dry in time, with events rescheduled for March 2 and 3. The Los Fresnos Lions Club sponsors the annual show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron County
Los Fresnos Lions Club
Bills Would Merge Region's Colleges in South Texas
House Bill 544 and Senate Bill 276 proposed to create the University of South Texas System by absorbing Texas Southmost College and Pan American University along with A&I Kingsville Laredo and Corpus Christi and Southmost Brownsville. The plan would place upper division at Southmost and rename Southmost as the University of South Texas at Brownsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Southmost
University of South Texas
Texas House of Representatives
Henry Sanchez
Brownsville
Canales
Hall
Webb County
Senate
Raul Longoria
Pharr
A&i
Kingsville
Laredo
Corpus Christi
Pan American University
Edinburg
Southmost
South Texas
Pan Am
State Coordinating Board
University of South Texas At
Two Seek School Board Seats In Point Isabel Election
Two candidates file for spots on the Point Isabel school board for the April 7 election. Incumbents Roberto Gonzales and Cecil Moses face re election questions while Manuel Galvan Ill also runs. Galvan, a retired air force master sergeant, earned an associate degree and made the President's List at Texas Southmost College. Deadline for filing is March 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manuel Galvan III
Port Isabel
Texas Southmost College
Galvan
TSC
Arnulfo L. Oliveira
Alpha Mu Gamma
Port Isabel High School
U. S. Air Force
Point Isabel
Roberto Gonzales
Cecil Moses
Moses
Gonzales
Manuel Galvan
Air Force
Korea
Vietnam
Port Isabel Jaycees Sponsor School Poster Contest
The Port Isabel Jaycees sponsor a Public School Week Poster Contest for Point Isabel ISD students in Kindergarten through Sixth grade. Deadline is March 2. A two Jaycees and two teachers panel will judge. Three winners per grade, with Jaycees awarding prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Isabel
Film Showing Slated Hero
A film titled Operation Narcotics sponsored by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No 8791 and Port Isabel Volunteer Fire Department will screen at Derry School Auditorium Friday February 23 at 8 00 p m The public may attend free of charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No
Port Isabel
Emmons Gains Wide Publicity
Justice of the Peace Bud Emmons has gained attention in Sports Illustrated and Paul Harvey for advocating heavy fines on hunters who kill farm animals. He warned that violators should “commend their souls to God,” asserting strong penalties and linking them to low local drug abuse in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bud Emmons
Emmons
Sports Illustrated
Paul Harvey
Laguna Madre B P W Club Style Show and Luncheon
Laguna Madre Business and Professional Women's Club invites the public to a Style Show and Luncheon on February 24 at the Sea Island Resort South Padre Island. The event runs 11 30 a m with a Mexican plate lunch for 2 50 including favors and door prizes. Entertainment features Rose Ann Salinas and the Texas Southmost College Dancing Group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laguna Madre B&pw Club, Inc
Sea Island Resort Motor Hotel
Hazel
R. Daisy Jackson
Benita Zamora
Hattie Cateora
Maria E. Torres
Laguna Madre Business and Professional Women's Club
Sea Island
South Padre Island
Rose Ann Salinas
Texas Southmost College
Local Scouts Win Award at Valley Scout-a-rama
Troop 57 of Port Isabel earned a blue ribbon for an outstanding First Aid display at the Valley wide Scout-a-rama in Mercedes. The program covered wounds shock artificial respiration poisoning burns and transporting injured persons with numerous scouts and two adult leaders present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Isabel
Mercedes
Benefit Blood Drive For Gilberto Dominguez
Port Isabel Jaycees sponsor a benefit blood drive to aid 15 year old Gilberto Dominguez awaiting heart surgery on March 9. Harlingen Blood Bank will bring a mobile unit to Merchant Marine State Bank on Wednesday February 28. Dominguez is the son of Luz Maria Dominguez of Port Isabel and the late Joe Dominguez. Interested donors may contact any Jaycee member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilberto Dominguez
Port Isabel
Jaycees
Jaycee
Roger Villarreal
Port Isabel Jaycee Heart Fund
Londrie Attends 80 hour Police Course in Harlingen
Port Isabel Chief Charles F. Londrie joined twenty Valley lawmen at an 80 hour course from February 5 to 16 at the Harlingen Police Academy. The Rio Grande Valley Development Council funded the program titled Organized Crime with special instruction from U S Treasury Department agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Isabel
Charles F. Londrie
Harlingen Police Academy
Rio Grande Valley Development Council
U.S. Treasury Department
History lecture chronicles Laguna Madre area past and storms
Eddie Valent spoke at the Laguna Madre B and PW Club library fund event about Port Isabel history. He described Fort Polk Zachary Taylor era, the Champion building, and storms including Beulah, listing dead and injured, and debunking Baghdad destruction myths with Crisp local history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merchants Marine State Bank
Eddie Valent
Brownsville
Valent
I. Mary Anderson
Laguna Madre Business and Professional Women's Club
B & PW Library Building Fund
Port Isabel
Fort Polk
Zachery Taylor
United States
Champion
Zackery Taylor
Beulah
Baghdad
Taylor
School Trespassing Policy Adopted by District Board
The School Board approved a trespassing policy advised by high school principal Carl Christiansen. Visitors must obtain permission from the school principal before entering unless attending a public function, with denial for disruptive activity or interference with campus operations. Violators may be reported for prosecution under Texas Education Code.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Christiansen
State of
Texas
Armed Robbery Charges Filed Against Suspect In Port Isabel
A Port Arthur man Ronald Thibodeaux, 39, was arrested after an armed robbery at the Seaside Inn in Port Isabel. He allegedly held a barmaid at knife point and stole 135 dollars. Bond set at 3000, he jailed in Cameron County. Jaycees announce Heart Fund campaign February 18 25 with door to door canvass February 23.
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Port Arthur
Hwy. 100
Port Isabel
Ronald Thibodeaux
Chuck Londrie
Richard Zamora
Oklahoma St
Derry School
Thibodeaux
Leonor Fowler
Justice of the Peace
Bud Emmons
Cameron County
Lonnie Florence
Londrie
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Manuel Galvan Ill
Cameron County Health Department
Bills
Phi
B&pw
Mike Cateora
Rusty Beauford
Scott Hart
Terry Harris
Luther Bennett
Jimmy Saynes
Ricky Groomer
Mike Groomer
Rex Cateora
David Hunter
Danny Harris
Carl Martin
Donnie Martin
Craig Davis
Danny David
George Nesmith
Lee Nesmith
Javier Lopez
Tirso Saldivar
Morgan Mathis
Jeffery Anderson
Jimmy Spinks
Sherman Lee
Everett Sagnes
Melvin Tower
Eloisa A. Gonzalez
Federico Gonzalez
Valley
Harlingen
Thomas A. Barlow
National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
Miss Gonzalez
Nike Club
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