Feb 01 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow! These are the sentiments of Valley residents, many of whom are welcoming news that there may be a chance of snow as a result of the arctic blast moving into the Valley this week. The last time snow fell …
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Feb 01 2011
NEWS Staff Report LOS INDIOS – Over $150,000 was seized at the Los Indios Free Trade Bridge on Monday when a San Benito man with ties to Mexico was allegedly found with the cash inside the vehicle he was driving. According to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) press release, authorities conducting outbound enforcement …
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Feb 01 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com San Benito CISD Superintendant of Schools Antonio G. Limón said Monday that schools are beginning to be more “proactive” in their security measures. For instance, Miller Jordan Middle School Principal Rico Rodriguez has begun conducting random security checks on the students using hand-held metal detectors (wands) in order …
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Feb 01 2011
Stories of Love By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com While Ray and Mary Lou Saldaña celebrated their 46th wedding anniversary on Monday, this couple has been together for 50 years, and they remember every moment along the way. “We met in junior high,” said Mary Lou. “I was in the seventh grade and he …
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Feb 01 2011
Community Corner By SCARLET O’ROURKE Special to the NEWS Many young people find that they outgrow the Boys’ and Girls’ Club of San Benito, but not 20-year-old Valentin Zamarripa. Since he was nine-years-old he has been coming to the club daily. Now that he has grown up, the club still has a place for him …
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Feb 01 2011
By JOE R. BOWLING, JR. Special to the NEWS Rebounding from a narrow loss Tuesday night to Los Fresnos the Lady ’Hounds of San Benito locked up a spot in the postseason with a road win over Weslaco Friday. Turning up the defense, the Lady ’Hounds held Weslaco to single digits in each quarter as …
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Feb 01 2011
By JOE R. BOWLING, JR. Special to the NEWS The San Benito Lady Greyhound varsity soccer team put the wraps on a perfect two days as they won the championship game of the Annual Dog Pound Soccer Tournament at home this weekend at Bobby Morrow Stadium. After rolling through the first day of the tournament …
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Feb 01 2011
Special to the NEWS Berta Cabaza Middle School student Jose L. Diaz and Juan Coronado of Miller Jordan Middle Schools have taken in table tennis classes to remarkable effect. Both are right handed players who’ve practiced the two basic table tennis positions that they were coached on in their table tennis classes. Juan often practices …
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Feb 01 2011
An O’Reilly Auto Parts sign measuring nearly 30 feet tall fell atop two vehicles Tuesday afternoon, this as a result of high winds, according to initial reports. The damaged vehicles included a newer model Chrysler 300 and an older model Ford pickup truck. Shown is a crew from Gulf Coast Sign Co. using a crane in an attempt to remove the sign. No injuries were reported in the incident. (Staff photos by Francisco E. Jimenez)
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Feb 01 2011
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