Island City school district tax office to serve as taxing body
The City of South Padre Island wins approval to have the Tax Assessor Collector and Board of Equalization act as the island town taxing body with most work handled by a computerized system. Port Isabel and Cameron County Fresh Water District No 1 must still approve.
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South Padre Island
Board of Equalization
Port Isabel
Cameron County
Ruben Torres
Derry Elementary
Bill- Hite Construction Co
Boxers Set for Friday Matches in Brownsville
Port Isabel Boxing Club will face Brownsville Parks and Recreation Club on Friday June 22 at 8 00 p m in Brownsville. Attendees include Alberto Alegria Billy Holland Jr Juan Perez Donnie Garcia and Ricardo Zamora.
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Candelario Martinez
Port Isabel
New Town Board Sets Meeting Rules and Alights Municipal Plans
The South Padre Island Board of Aldermen in its first public meeting adopted a 13 item agenda setting regular session dates for the first and third Wednesdays at 7 30 pm at the Retama Street fire station A banking account will be opened with Merchants Marine State Bank of Port Isabel with mayor pro tem and two aldermen as signatories Ordinances approved include a C P L power and light franchise and a zoning law Randy Fletcher named Tax Assessor-Collector Fire beach traffic ban near Andy Bowie Park Isla Blanca Park Fire Department to report on space needs and budget at next meeting The Port Isabel Press named official newspaper for legal notices and three books to be kept for quick reference were discussed Additional items include fireworks ban and insurance program reviews and a $800 cost cap for a proposed office space facility
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Retama Street
Merchants Marine State Bank of
Port Isabel
Troy Dillon
Bette Grisham
Neukomm
Paul Cunningham
Brownsville
Housing and Urban Development
Texas Municipal League
C.p.&l
Randy C. Fletcher
Andy Bowie
Isla Blanca Park
Cunningham
Larry Thompson
South Padre Island
Jim Ghilam
Jaycees To Conduct Benefit Telethon For Cerebral Palsy
Port Isabel Jaycees join Valley chapters in a 19 hour telethon to raise funds for cerebral palsy. June 23 24 broadcast on KGBT channel 4 from Harlingen city auditorium. Funds mostly stay in the Valley for wheelchairs braces and other equipment with 25 percent for medical research. House to house donation visits planned. meeting Sunday at 2 at Dairy Queen.
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Port Isabel
Health report lists new TB and mumps cases
The Cameron County Health Department weekly update shows one new tuberculosis case contained and one case of mumps also recorded in the same period.
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Cameron County Health Department
Absentee Vote Deadline Near South Padre Island Alderman Runoff
Absentee voting deadline approaches for the South Padre Island alderman runoff with in person voting through 5:00 p.m. at West Dolphin Street. Ballots offer no write in space. The June 26 election will choose one of two candidates from a May 26 tie.
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South Padre Island
West Dolphin Street
P.O
Texas
Vicki O'Flanagan
Phillip A. Schoppe
Mary Lou F. Campbell
Ray Ramon
Kids who pick up bad habits from their parents
A short observational note suggests children mirror parental behavior, implying limited personal initiative and creativity when adopting negative habits.
South Padre Island Hotel and Motel Association elects officers
The new group held its organizational meeting on June 13 at Sea Island Resort Motel. Officers named include Chairman Tim Schmachtenberger and President John S. Kay with three vice presidents, treasurer Maxine Bryce, and board members Bill Moore George Thornton Bud Holtzman Bill Alexander. They plan liaison with state and national associations and to present initial programs.
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South Padre Island Hotel and Motel Association
Sea Island Resort
Tim Schmachtenberger
Bill Moore
George Thornton
Bud Holtzman
Bill Alexander
John S. Kay
Jack Dodgin
Troy Giles
Bud Wiechman
Maxine Bryce
Texas Hotel and Motel Assn
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Sundance Oil Company
Houston
South Padre Development Corp
Island City
Merchants Marine State Bank
Tip-O-Tex Chevrolet
Derry
Janie Lee
Supt. Torres
Rafael Flores, Jr
Flores
Texas A&m University
V.O.E
Edinburg
Wiechman
Fire Department
Ted Hunt
Firemen’s Hall
Lucy Landers
Joe LaRoche
Archie Causey
Guy Carpenter
Joe Lofton
E. W. Cateora
Charlie Vitak
Jim Keller
Ross Stanley
Roy Byrd
Jody Goolsby
Jaime Salazar
Robert Garcia
Aureliano Martinez
Bennie Ochoa
Carlos Martinez
Hector Bennett
Calvin Byrd
Jaycees
Dairy Queen
Ward Thompson
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