Letters On Traffic, Fire Service And Community Beautification
Readers urge one way signs at the South Padre Island Post Office and barriers at beach access points to ease rush hour traffic and protect sunbathers. A fire marshal commends volunteer fire departments for their work including the March 11 1978 South Island Motel fire and urges public help. The Beautification Committee thanks volunteers and praises anti litter and civic responsibility programs in Port Isabel and South Padre Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Padre Island
Paul Chamberlain
Sangria Apts
Port Isabel
South Island
Gale McDonald
Down Town
Manuel Perez
Bertha Zamora
Inez Valdez
Gloria Bates
Richland College
Dallas
Denise Jones
Ginger Cove
Public Health Class in Port Isabel Planned
A short public health course is set for Monday and Tuesday March 27-28 at the new Community Center in Port Isabel. Health Department instructors teach two food handlers sessions, free of charge, with certificates awarded on completion per Building Inspector John Cook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Isabel
New Community Center
Health Department
John Cook
Port Isabel district options spark bid for annexation
The Port Isabel South Padre Island Navigation District study surveys area opinion on dissolving the PISBND and transferring port control to Brownsville's BND, with San Benito seeking exit. Local groups urge exit or retainment options as a public poll nears May results to guide Texas legislative action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pisbnd
Betancourt
San Benito
Brownsville
BND
Pan American University - Brownsville
William J. Vaughn
Pi-Sbnd Board of Commissioners
McConnell
Plsbnd
Texas
Plsbnd Board of Commissioners
Washington
Port Isabel
Commission
Pisbnd Board
South Padre Island
Shrimp Association
Sam Snodgrass
Plsbnd Board
Snodgrass
Pi-Sbnd
Plsand
Ray Gomes
Gomez
Port Leabes
Juan Matinez
Texas Arts Council Sets Program Goals 1978
The Texas Assembly of Arts Councils outlines five goals for 1978, including increased state funding, expanding local arts councils, unifying statewide advocacy, strengthening regional council ties, and building a current inventory of Texas cultural activities and resources. TAAC president Don Kelly and other officers list governance plans, committee chairs, and state office contacts as the group prepares for its Temple conference and ongoing sponsorships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Assembly of Arts Councils
Texas
TAAC
Texas Arts Alliance
Texas Commission On the Arts and Humanities
Don Kelly
Nederland
Kelly
South East Texas
Assembly
National Endowment of the
Gary Polly Moore
Dallas
al Golden
Austin
Herb Haslam
Temple
Miss New Mexico Universe to Visit South Padre Island
Marlena Gale Garland of Sandia Park New Mexico a NMSU senior with a 38 GPA majoring in dietetics will visit South Padre Island April 14 She will appear at a Rotary Club event and Sea Island Hilton Heinze fashion show with arrangements by Bob Blatnik of South Padre Island Sightseeing Inc She plans a dietetics internship and later a master's in nutrition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexico
Laguna Vista mourns Marion Roloff 79 in Missouri death
Mrs. Marion Roloff longtime Laguna Vista resident died March 7 in Kirkwood Missouri at age 79 and is buried in St Louis County. She is survived by sons Robert B. Roloff Oklahoma City and Richard Roloff St Louis daughters Joyce Tarazona Kirkwood Ruth Polygreen Rockford and nine grandchildren Memorials may be sent to the United Cerebral Palsy Foundation of Greater St. Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laguna Vista
Marion Roloff
Kirkwood
St. Louis County
Robert F. Roloff
Robert B. Roloff
Oklahoma City
Richard Roloff
St. Louis
Joyce Tarazona
Ruth Polygreen
Rockford
Golden Anniversary To Feature Dedication
Port Isabel marks a Golden Anniversary celebration with the dedication of a new community center and library. The event runs Friday through Monday, April 7 to 9, and includes a time capsule burial to be opened in the future. Donations of decorative plants are welcome at the library, with volunteer help sought weekdays 9 am to 5 pm. St. Andrew's Episcopal Church Easter service is set for 9 am on Sunday, March 25, led by Rev. Robert Soper of Edinburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce L Faulconer
Southern Methodist University
Dallas
University of Texas At Austin
Faulconer
Carolyn Cail
George Cail, Jr
Port Isabel
Gaudeamus of the
Netherlands
Fran Firth
Firth
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
Robert Soper
Edinburg
Port Isabel City Commission Meeting Scheduled
A regular meeting of the Port Isabel City Commission is set for Monday March 27 at 7:30 pm in the Municipal Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Isabel
Also Mentioned on This Page
Padre Island
Navigation District
Washington and Betancourt
Port Isabel Navigation District
al Cisneros
Cisneros
United States
Eisel Lantz
Port Brownsville
Lantz
American Association of Port Authorities
Pisbnd Board of Commissioners
SMU
Texas Arts Council
Arts Council
Lance Lalor
Houston
Miss New Mexico Universe
South Padre
Steve M. Elam
Ben Rushing
Martha McClain
Bamciast
Cameron County
Portsepet
Dennis the
Board of Aldermen
Bd Oy
Petey Sener
Chere
Frymire
Servikes
Frymire Services
Hotel Rib
Chuck Roast
Port Isabel Hwy
Port Road
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