Queen Isabella Days Parade Highlights City Events
Queen Isabella Days festivities include a Saturday parade assembling at the Water District Office by 4:30 a.m. and marching along Highway 100 at 11 a.m. The program features Matamoros tours, zoo trips, fishing, sailing races, a fajita cook off, beauty contest, talent show, treasure hunt, giant fireworks, a western dance, and Coast Guard open houses. Admission is 3 cents.
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Water District
Port Road
Eliseo Vega
Matamoros
Pan American Marine Lab
Cabana
Highway 100
U.S Coast Guard
PAA Marine Lab
Chamber of Commerce
Easy Adams
Texas Top Hands
Island Pavilion
Marine Lab
Coast Guard
Andy Bowie Park
Robert Farris
Law West
Pecos
John Collins
San Antonio
Roy Bean
Helen Adams
Beach Building and Littering Issues Spotlighted in Texas Coastal Hearing
A Brownsville hearing on the Texas Coastal Management Program discussed restricting building, littering, and driving on South Padre Island beaches. Stakeholders urged a master plan from Andy Bowie Park to the Mansfield Cut, while concerns about erosion, pollution, and future growth were raised by business leaders, residents, and agencies. Public comment was invited to inform a Senate Coastal Management committee.
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Texas Coastal Management Program
Brownsville
South Padre Island
Don Veach
Port Isabel
Andy Bowie Park
Mansfield Cut
League of Women Voters
Veach
Texas Health Department
Hector Herrera
Gulf Side
Ersel Lantz
Boca Chica
Brazos Santiago Pass
W.D. Oliver
General Land Office
N. Congress
Austin
Texas
Senate Committee On
Kavanaugh Francis
Francis
Texas Land Commission
Commission Approves Paycheck Issuance Here
Port Isabel Police Chief Laura Ochoa was granted pay for a two week vacation, despite questions of legality. The Oct 10 commission meeting set a committee to review the vacation after it had not been approved previously, with Mayor Quirino Martinez opposing the decision. Other items included a cable franchise proposal, budget workshop dates, a used police car purchase, and rezoning of Companyville Lot 14 Block 6. Fines collected by the Corporation Court in September totaled 2,459.50.
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Port Isabel
Laura Ochoa
Ochoa
Juan Martinez
Bennie Ochoa III
Quirino Martinez
John
Tom Campbell
Irving
TV Cable
South Padre
Atlanta
Chicago
Los Angeles
Federal Communications Commission
General Fund
Martinez
Companyville
Everett Monses
Sagness
Pena
Santa Rosa
M.N. Caudill High School
Sam Jansma
Cisneros to Speak at Chamber Meeting and Waterfront Talk
The Port Isabel-South Padre Island Chamber of Commerce will meet on Tuesday October 18 at noon at the Sea Island Hilton. Al Cisneros of the Brownsville Navigation District will discuss the proposed merger with the Port Isabel-San Benito and Brownsville districts and gauge community reaction. A second talk for Navigation District tenants and waterfront businesses is set for Thursday October 20 at noon at the Sea Island.
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Port Isabel
South Padre Island
Cisneros
Navigation District
Sea Island
W.C. McConnell
Point Isabel School District Wins Bilingual Education Grant
The Point Isabel School District receives 118,723 dollars from the U.S. Office of Education for a bilingual education program serving kindergarten through second grade. The plan includes English Spanish curricula with varying language splits and enhances services by adding elementary support staff and instructional materials. Manuel Perez, Federal Programs Director, emphasizes helping students be fluent in both English and their home language and notes eight years of benefits from the program.
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Point Isabel
Manuel Perez
U.S. Office of Education
Washington
Perez
Trustees Approve 1977 78 Budget At Special Meeting
Point Isabel Board of Trustees approved a 2 896 682 general operating budget for the 1977 78 academic year after a public hearing Tuesday Oct 11. Instruction receives 57 percent or 1 329 427 of the total. Plant maintenance 255 109 and general administration 224 399 follow. Budget also lists instructional resources 104 729 guidance 100 981 co curricular 83 007 and more with a grand total 2 896 682.
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Point Isabel
Martin Pena
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Isabella
Commission
Welch
Chevrolet
Larry Joe Keller
Block
Hanmore Development Co
Corporation Court
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