May 2011 archive

Two arrested for beating boy with bats

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By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Two San Benito teenagers have been arrested for allegedly assaulting another teen with baseball bats. San Benito police officers were dispatched to a local convenience store on the 300 block of South Sam Houston Boulevard on the afternoon of Saturday, May 28 in reference to a possible fight. …

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High school burglary leads to arrest of Rio Hondo man

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By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The Precinct 7 Cameron County Constable’s Office responded to a call on Thursday, May 19 pertaining to a burglary of the Santa Maria High School, which occurred the night before. Upon arriving at the school, deputies made contact with school personnel. The deputies recovered surveillance video of the …

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Veterans honor fallen comrades at Memorial Day ceremony

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By CRISTINA M. GARCIA Special to the NEWS Veterans from San Benito and surrounding areas gathered on Monday, Memorial Day in front of City Hall for the 10th annual silent march. The armed services veterans, along with the San Benito Police Department and San Benito High School’s Naval Junior ROTC, faced south with a sense …

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‘Bo’ Camacho new ’Hound defensive assistant

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By CHRISTY CORTEZ Special to the NEWS As football season approaches the San Benito Greyhounds have added former La Feria Head Coach Gabriel “Bo” Camacho onto their coaching staff as Defensive Assistant. Camacho has previously been defensive coordinator at San Antonio Highlands as well as Del Rio. Camacho left La Feria in March. “I’m thankful, …

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Lady ’Hounds transcend Elite 8 loss by setting new standard

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The San Benito Lady Greyhounds are shown Saturday, May 21 after winning the Sweet 16 in Corpus Christi and learned they had moved on to the Elite 8. The team came up short this Saturday, May 28 in its efforts to move on. (Photo by Sonia De La Cruz)

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Berta Cabaza Middle School golf champs

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Shown is the Berta Cabaza Middle School golf team, who competed at the District Golf meet held on Monday, May 16 at Tony Butler Golf Course in Harlingen and won the District Championship in both the boys and girls divisions. Members of the team include (kneeling) Donavan Martinez, (from left) Coach Billy Gayton, Camile Cordova, Alex Garcia, Ben Valle, Daniel Guerra, and Emma Valle. (Courtesy photo)

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Miller Jordan table tennis students certified

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Miller Jordan table tennis students are shown receiving their certificates for completing the International Table Tennis Federation curriculum, Part I course. They are (from l-r) Micah Gutierrez, Gerardo Correa, Mrs. Terry Padilla, ACE Coordinator, Bob Salmeorn, USATT Certified National Coach, Brandon Camacho, Jose Hernandez and Juan Coronado. Students not shown need to contact Mrs. Padilla for their certificates; they are Miguel Buenrestro, Chris Deleon, Raquel Guerrero, Robin Llamas, Jose Lucio, Gerson Ramirez, and Oscar Villarreal. For more information, call Bob or Ros Salmeron at (956) 428-2002 or visit www.hgnttc.org. (Courtesy photo)

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Dr. Cash Piano Recital

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Dr. C.M. Cash Elementary held its Fifth Annual Piano Recital on Tuesday, May 24. Pianists and performers were Deyanira Olguin, Omar Salinas, Grace Ramirez, Tabitha Lafuente, Savannah Sanchez, Tiare Delgado, Jessica Tijerina, Miah Cardoza, Heaven Salinas, Romeo Garcia, Nadya Moreno, Noah Diaz, Emily Flores, Maverick Reza, Richard Sosa, Arlene Lucero, Julissa Zavala, Sarah Garcia, Lidia Martinez, Alexandra Cardenas, Victor Moreno, and Nadya Hernandez. (Photos by Justin and T.J. Tijerina)

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Rangerville Elementary tours News office

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Members of the Rangerville Elementary Student Council toured the San Benito News on Wednesday, May 25 along with Sponsor Roberto Cantu and Co-Sponsor Angelica Rodriguez. The students are shown holding complimentary copies of the News, after viewing archived copies of the News from 1948. (Staff photo by Francisco E. Jimenez)

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Ricardo Trevino, Jr.

Ricardo Trevino

San Benito, TX- Ricardo Trevino, Jr., 38, entered into Heaven’s embrace on Sunday, May 29, 2011 surrounded by his loving family at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen, TX. He was an amazing man who touched the hearts of those that knew him. He was a funny man who was always joking around. Before dropping …

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