Young Texans chase dream of game warden life
Outdoors N Things notes many Texas boys aim for careers as game wardens or park rangers, drawn by love of the outdoors. Yet wardens rarely fish or hunt, spending long hours patrolling waters and fields to enforce rules, often working around the clock during hunting seasons.
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Texas
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Tp&wd
Old Game, Fish and Oyster Commission
Tp&wc
Austin
Smith School Road
Quarterback Club Sponsors Football Game
Port Isabel alumni will face Brownsville School graduates in the Opportunity Bowl sponsored by the Port Isabel Quarterback Club and Brownsville Jaycees. Proceeds fund youth programs and a sheltered workshop. Contact Memo Torres at 043-514) for details. admission is 1 dollar.
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Port Isabel
Qub
Brownsville
Brownsville Diaycees
Gualberto Gonzalez
Memo Torres
Albert Cantu
Port Taabel
Torres
Ruben Arteaga
Jaycess
P.O
Tarpon Defeat Santa Rosa in District Thriller
Port Isabel Tarpons edged Santa Rosa 49 39 after a tight game with 31 points in the second half. Lupe Gonzalez led with 2 points and 14 by Bart Shaw, while Gonzalez and Shaw fueled a late rally as Port Isabel improved to 6 8 and 2 3 in district. Santa Rosa remains 0 11 and 0 5. In JV action Santa Rosa beat Port Isabel 48 24.
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Lupe Gonzalez
Bart Shaw
Santa Rosa
The
Warriors
Gonzalez
Shaw
Uvalde Holland
Ihe
Portisa Bet
Port Isabel
Denny Martin
Holland
Tar
Santa Rosa Warriors
Chris Cavazos
Tarpons
Port Isabel Tarpons
Lyford
Bulldogs
Aerial Blue Crab Survey Underway
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department launches an aerial survey as part of a new study to quantify blue crab populations and help explain rising catches. Director Tom Moore notes a surge in fishing activity from eastern blizzards driving fishermen to Texas with prices up, forecasting 1977 to set an all time record.
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Austin
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Tom Moore
Texas
Moore
Year-Round Fishing Licenses Implemented in Texas
Texas Parks and Wildlife shifts to a single expiration date for fishing licenses. Aug 31 marks renewal for all licenses, aligning revenues with ongoing year-round fisheries programs. Under the new plan, licenses purchased after June 1 extend to Aug 31 next year, while earlier buys expire a year from purchase.
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Austin
Kemp
Wild Geese Decline Threatens Texas Winter Population
Texas wild geese number in the millions this winter but face threats from habitat loss, coastal land use, and drought. Biologist C D Stutzenbaker cites habitat loss, refuge feeding altering migrations, and gun pressure on yearlings as key concerns. Goose decoys evolve with hunting pressure. blues and snows thrive, complicating management. Season closes on dark geese December 15 to 21 east of Hwy 81. general season runs to January 22.
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Austin
Texas
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Texas Gulf Coast
Houston
C.D. Stutzenbaker
Stutzenbaker
Department
Hwy. 81
Port Isabel Seventh Graders Dominate Santa Rosa 35 18
Alma Alaniz scores 22 as Port Isabel Tarponettes beat Santa Rosa Warriorettes 35 to 18 in District 32AA girls basketball. Irene Galvan adds eight points. Oralia Ochoa records nine steals and five rebounds. Seventh and eighth grade teams host Lyford Bulldogettes on Jan 5.
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Alma Alaniz
Port Isabel
Tarponettes
Santa Rosa Warriorettes
Irene Galvan
Vicki Philips
Oralia Ochoa
Lyford Bulldogettes
Port Isabel Eighths Beat Santa Rosa 21 to 8
Port Isabel eighth graders led by Rosie Butuireira with 12 points defeated Santa Rosa Warriorettes 21 to 8 on Monday January 2. Coach Vicki Philips praised Aixa Snell Cecilia Martinez and Margaret Galvan for strong defense. The team hosts Lyford Bulldogettes with seventh graders on January 5. Cornelius Warmerdam first cleared 15 feet on April 13 1940 in Berkeley California.
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Rosie Butuireira
Port Isabel
Santa Rosa Warriorettes
Vicki Philips
Aixa Snell
Cecilia Martinez
Margaret Galvan
Lyford Bulldogettes
Cornelius Warmerdam
Berkeley
California
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Galveston
Miller Lite
Fort Worth, Texas
Lite
Valley Beverage
Falstaff Distributors
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McAllen
Tarpon
Danny Martin
Carl Martin
Frank Garza
Robert Honeycutt
Gloria Bodden
Anabel Alegria
Ester Carrillo
Shannon McKeown
Sue Amadore
Margaret Martin
Gay Ebanks
Whisenant Insurance
Padre Blvd
South Padre Island
By Mano Tamayo
Sharyland
la Joya
la Feria
Los Fresnos
Rio Hondo
Hidalgo Santa Rosa
Lyford la Joya
Santa Rosa Hidalgo
la Feria Y Lyford
Sharyland Su la Joya
la Feria Lyford
la Joya Hidalgo
Tarpon Hole
America
Merchants Marine Bank
FDIC
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