Dec 29 2010
The Miller Jordan Middle School girls’ seventh and eighth grade athletics classes recently collected a large box full of toys to benefit local children. Each student athlete and coach donated at least one new toy. The toy collection was then donated to the local Toys for Tots program. (Courtesy photo)
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Dec 29 2010
Girl Scout Troop 310 participated in the San Benito Chamber of Commerce Christmas Parade Dec. 11. Pictured decked out in the parade’s disco theme are (first row) Rosario Estrada, Dalia Garcia, Frida Longoria, Ekaterina Cruz, Trinity Cano, Haley Cano, Sabrina Rivas, Angelica Rivas, (second row), Rosie Ramirez, Sylvia Ramirez, and Graciela De La Rosa. (Courtesy photo)
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Dec 29 2010
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Dec 29 2010
To the Editor, San Benito lost one of its most colorful characters recently. “Slim” was 92 years young. Until about four years ago when he fell and hurt his head, you would not have believed that “Slim” was older than about 70. Many folks called him “Tex” but that was a misnomer as he was …
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Dec 29 2010
SAN BENITO, TX—Ofelia Corkill Sanchez, 91, passed away on December 26, 2010, at Retama Manor in Harlingen. She was a lifetime resident of San Benito. She was preceded in death by her parents Frank and Elvira Corkill; stepmother Olivia Corkill; husband Simon Sanchez; son Carlos Sanchez; sister Minerva Vasquez; brothers Lois Corkill, Frank Corkill and …
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Dec 29 2010
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Much has happened in the city of San Benito since Dec. 30, 2009, when the San Benito News annual Top Ten Stories of the year was last published. The city has witnessed some critical events transpire and help make 2010 a memorable year for San Benito. What follows …
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Dec 29 2010
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ The deadline for city attorney applicants to submit their qualifications to the City of San Benito is Friday, Dec. 31, said City Secretary Lupita Passement. Passement stated that she only knew of one firm that submitted qualifications thus far but did not know which. The city advertised in the Nov. 21 …
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Dec 29 2010
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Mayor Jack Garcia has embraced a new era of technological and social outlets for the city by activating a Twitter account. “It’s partly city, and partly for some of my friends that encouraged me, my family, and my love for cycling and so forth,” Garcia said. Twitter is a real-time information …
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Dec 27 2010
SAN BENITO, TX—Armando S. Escobedo, 57, of San Benito entered into eternal life on Saturday, December 18, 2010 at Valley Baptist Medical Center. He is preceded in death by his loving wife, Magdalena Escobedo, his brother, Roberto Mata, and sister, Alicia Escobedo. He was a land surveyor for MGM since 1988. He enjoyed spending time …
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Dec 26 2010
By JOE R. BOWLING, JR. Special to the NEWS Students at Sullivan Elementary School in San Benito displayed their acting and singing talents this week in their annual Christmas Presentation and received rave reviews on the performance. This year, under the direction of Jamie Rodriguez students from third, fourth and fifth grade joined in for …
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