Jan 30 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The investigation into the death of 7-year-old Ruby Ramirez has thus far uncovered that she may have accidentally choked on a balloon, at least according to San Benito police citing preliminary autopsy results. Ramirez, a first grade student at Sullivan Elementary School in San Benito, collapsed while on …
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Jan 30 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The family of 7-year-old Ruby Ramirez, who died Tuesday after collapsing suddenly at her school the day prior, has set up a bank account at Capitol One for those who wish to help pay for funeral expenses. The account number is 3832692688, in care of Elena Ramirez. Ruby …
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Jan 28 2013
NEWS Staff Report A Sullivan Elementary School student was transported to a local hospital via ambulance after collapsing on campus at the end of the day on Monday, Jan. 28. “We did have an incident at the end of the school day involving one of our first graders,” said Celia Longoria, San Benito CISD Community …
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Special to the PRESS Last Thursday, Sept. 23, several members of the local Port Isabel Rotary Club gathered to complete an important local community project they began several months ago. Using matching Rotary grant monies and club funds raised locally, they purchased 10 new benches, placing them throughout Port Isabel and Laguna Heights. Thursday, the … Continue reading [...]
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The 10th annual Motorcycle Cannonball Run ended on South Padre Island this past weekend, with nearly a hundred riders cruising their 100-year-old machines through the Queen Isabella Causeway to victory. Starting in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, on the Canadian border, 88 riders, some dressed in early 1900s garb, departed to Texas … Continue reading [...]
By Gaige Davila editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The City of Port Isabel is now weighing its options in responding to a Federal Aviation Administration analysis of SpaceX’s orbital launch. The FAA released its highly anticipated draft environmental review of SpaceX’s planned orbital launches two weeks ago, saying the launches would have little impact on Boca Chica and the … Continue reading [...]
Photos and words by Gaige Davila The PARADE sat with Will Abete as he started his shift at The Meatball Cafe, preparing to special a piña colada using fresh squeezed pineapple juice. Abete, 25, has worked at The Meatball Cafe for two months. Before, he bartended just across Padre Boulevard at Tequila Sunset. He’s lived … Continue reading [...]
Photos and words by Gaige Davila These days, Samantha Jo Finney is constantly baking. Baking clay, that is. Finney is the mind and hands behind Across The Causeway, a jewelry brand selling handmade, polymer clay earrings and necklaces. Finney started Across The Causeway in 2017, initially making anklets. During the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, … Continue reading [...]
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