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🌱 Family headed to SPI loses two loved ones in wrong-way crash
And on the South Padre Island Patch calendar - DJ Manny R Live
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In today's newsletter:
- Family headed to SPI loses two loved ones in wrong-way crash
Also on today's calendar: Fireworks on the Beach and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Mostly sunny and windy, with a high of 91 and low of 82 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Mostly sunny and breezy, temps: high: 90, low: 82.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny and breezy, with a high of 90 and low of 82 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Mother, grandmother driving to South Padre Island killed in wrong-way Hwy. 121 crash (fox4news.com) — A North Richland Hills family driving overnight to South Padre Island for vacation was hit head-on by a wrong-way driver on Highway 121 near Fort Worth, killing a mother and grandmother and injuring an 11-year-old girl. Police say the Jeep driver, who also died, had been traveling the wrong way for some distance, and investigators are asking anyone with video or information to contact Fort Worth PD. 
📸 Around South Padre Island
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🗓 Upcoming Events in South Padre Island
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★ Featured events ★
- DJ Manny R Live →
Mariluna Beach Bar, 6700 Padre Blvd, South Padre Island
1:00 pm
Friday August 21
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Other local events
- Big Padre's 59th Birthday Bash
South Padre Island Chamber of Commerce South Padre Island Birding, Nature Center & Alligator Sanctuary
9:00 am - Wild Reads at the Wetlands
South Padre Island Chamber of Commerce 321 Padre Blvd., South Padre Island, TX 78597
12:45 pm - Night Night Peanut Tour
South Padre Island Chamber of Commerce GREEN Wildlife Sanctuary
6:00 pm - Fireworks on the Beach →
Mariluna Beach Bar, 6700 Padre Blvd, South Padre Island
9:00 pm - SPI Farmers' Market →
South Padre Island Farmers' Market, 8605 Padre Blvd, South Padre Island
11:00 am - Fam Jam Wednesdays - family music, dance show & more!
South Padre Island Chamber of Commerce Lobo Del Mar Cafe - Laguna Madre VetFest
South Padre Island Chamber of Commerce Port Isabel Event & Cultural Center
3:00 pm
Saturday August 22
Sunday August 23
Wednesday August 26
Thursday August 27
📣 South Padre Island Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Meet the Tarpons
Point Isabel ISD Port Isabel Tarpons Stadium, 47-9800-0030-4010, 00, Port Isabel
5:30 pm - Football @ La Joya
Point Isabel ISD La Joya High School, 604 Coyote Dr, La Joya, TX 78560, USA
7:00 pm - PIJH Tailgate
Point Isabel ISD Port Isabel, TX 78578
8:00 am - Commission Meeting →
City of Port Isabel - 305 E. Maxan St. Port Isabel TX 78578
6:00 pm
Thursday August 20
Friday August 21
Saturday August 22
Tuesday August 25
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💬 Chatter
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- Whataburger posted a job opening for Restaurant Team Member, Evening Shift - Unit 477 in South Padre Island. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News
Brownsville
- Prato: Why the September 30 Deadline is Crucial for EB-5 Applicants (riograndeguardian.com)
- Brownsville residents keep up pressure opposing data centers (valleycentral.com)
- Briones: Defense, Aerospace Boom Positioning Greater Brownsville as Next Major Industrial Hub (riograndeguardian.com)
Harlingen
- Border Patrol agent hit Mexican man with on-duty vehicle during Harlingen immigration operation (valleycentral.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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