Jan 05 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Youth Stock Show (SBYSS) is back in 2011 with a four-day event slated Thursday through Sunday, Jan. 20-23. Kathy Rike, Director of Events and Entertainment for the stock show, said, “We’re going to have a full show. We will go all day Friday, Saturday, and …
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Jan 05 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Fire Department has reported that no calls were made during the New Year’s weekend regarding fireworks-related blazes; however, officials warn that residents should remain cautious during the dry season. “I think we had a couple of minor calls, but they were all outside the city …
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Jan 05 2011
By RAY QUIROGA Publisher publisher@sbnewspaper.com Okay, so there are many people in agreement: Polar Bear dipping off the gulf waters of South Padre Island may not command the same courage as that mustered by dippers who leap into Lake Michigan on New Years; but, hey, as far as deep South Texas standards are concerned, New …
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Jan 05 2011
To the Editor, I recently chaired a food drive for the San Benito Food Pantry on behalf of the CRABS Motorcycle Club at Fun N’ Sun RV Resort. We collected a very large number of food items to add to the supply at the food pantry. This gave me the opportunity to meet with Lidia …
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Jan 05 2011
By JOE R. BOWLING, JR. Special to the NEWS The San Benito Lady Greyhound basketball team closed out the 2010 portion of the season by running over St. Joseph in a 42-29 route. They now set sail for the 2011 portion of the season and remain on top in District 32-5A in a three way …
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Jan 05 2011
Rodolfo G. Pineda passed away on December 29, 2010 at La Hacienda Nursing Home in Harlingen. He is survived by his mother Lala Garza, stepfather Daniel Garza, three brothers Manuel Ruiz (Rosa), Arnoldo Garza (Diana) and Rene Garza (Rosa); one sister Liz Torres (Max), his ex-wife Maria Longoria and their children Danny Pineda, Adolfo Pineda, …
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Jan 05 2011
By JOE R. BOWLING, JR. Special to the NEWS The final day of school proved to be a day of work for the San Benito Greyhound wrestling team and resulted in a convincing 52-27 win over Rio Hondo. Allen Pope won his match at the 103 pound class and Chris Guerra recorded a pin at …
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Jan 05 2011
Bacilisa Galvan Plata went to be with her Lord on January 1, 2011 at the age of 80. Bacilisa was born on April 15, 1930 in San Benito, Texas to Lino Lopez Galvan and Maria Castillo Galvan. She was the second of 10 children: Anacleto, Juanita, Moises, Gilberto, Gumecinda, Calistro, Francisco, Isaac and Vicenta. In 1955, …
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Jan 05 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The City of San Benito has released a list of attorney applicants who responded to officials’ request for qualifications (RFQs). According to City Secretary Lupita Passement, there were four firms that submitted qualifications. Among those turning in qualifications were former San Benito Mayor Ricardo Morado of Roerig, Olivera, …
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Jan 05 2011
By CARLOS CANAS Special to the NEWS The topic of my letter today is one concerning the topic of volunteering for community service. As I visited the city of Hidalgo this past week and viewed the millions of lights placed around the city, I was taken aback by the scope and size of the project …
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