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02/11/2021

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01/18/2021

It was a Category 2 Hurricane before making landfall. Windgusts up to 100 mph before it weakened into a Category 1. Some 200,000 customers overall lost power up to 7 days in some places.
Which Hurricane was it and when did it hit us?

01/13/2021

From her early life, Ila Loetscher had developed an interest in engines and aviation, and she became, at the age of 25, the first licensed native Iowa female pilot. At the invitation of her friend Amelia Earhart, Ila was one of the 99 charter members of the Ninety-Nines, an organization founded in 1929 to promote fellowship and support for female pilots.

By the 1950s, her focus had changed from flying to family. However, when David Loetscher, her husband of 32 years, died in 1955, the family opted for a new beginning and moved to South Padre Island, Texas.

Shortly after moving to South Padre Island, Ila Loetscher developed an affection for and interest in sea turtles, which would come to define the latter half of her life. From 1963 to 1967, she accompanied fellow island residents on trips to Mexico to get eggs for the endangered Kemp's ridley turtle that they would plant and protect on the island, and she received a state license to care for sick and injured sea turtles
In 1977, Loetscher founded "Sea Turtle, Inc", a non-profit corporation focused on protecting and preserving sea turtles, particularly the Kemp's ridley. Her activities on behalf of the turtles gained her the nickname, "The Turtle Lady".

01/12/2021

We know her as the "Turtle Lady".
But, do you know the rest of the story?

01/07/2021

That's right, Billy Boomerang. A popular figure on the beach during the late 60s and 70s.
Originaly from New York he was in the Coast Guard and ended up here in 1957. He liked it so much he stayed.
His office was the beach, the jetties or any of several locations where he sold boomerangs that he made himself for $5-$10 each. He also sold sharks jaws and necklaces spiked with sharks teeth.

Another of his amazing talents was his ability to predict hurricanes.

Billy Boomerang died sometime in the late 1980s.
Today, he is one of the more famous of the weird, odd or eccentric characters who have called Padre Island, home.

Do you know this guy?

Originally from New York, he moved to South Padre and was a regular fixture on the beach here on South Padre Island.
A popular figure here, he was a man of many talents.
Do you remember when?

01/07/2021

Baby it's cold outside!
How about some nice hot, oatmeal to start the day off right?
We have the heaters on, the coffee hot and we're waiting for you.


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01/06/2021

In the late 70s, he was a popular fixture here on the Island.
It is said that he had a record of 7 boomerangs in the air at one time. And,caught them all!

Even has a beach bar named after him.

Do you know this guy?

Originally from New York, he moved to South Padre and was a regular fixture on the beach here on South Padre Island.
A popular figure here, he was a man of many talents.
Do you remember when?

01/05/2021

Do you know this guy?

Originally from New York, he moved to South Padre and was a regular fixture on the beach here on South Padre Island.
A popular figure here, he was a man of many talents.
Do you remember when?

12/31/2020

Have a Very Happy New Year! May we all have a better 2021.

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12/11/2020

Tis' the season!
Have a good one.