June 2011 archive

Rangerville Elementary Career Day

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Rangerville Elementary School held its annual Career Day festivities Friday, May 20. Participating businesses included Massages by Patti, the Jewelry Workshop, Go With Jo Tours & Travel, the Family Crisis Center, Serapio De La Rosa Dentistry, La Encantada Spa & Salon, the San Benito Fire Department and troopers with the Texas Department of Public Safety. (Courtesy photos)

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Angela Gerusa Leal

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LOS INDIOS, TX. – Today, we say farewell to longtime educator Angela Gerusa Leal who went home to be with the Lord on June 6, 2011. Angela was born on January 5, 1923 to Judge Joe E. and Rosa Weaver Gerusa in Los Indios, Texas.   Angela attended Christian Fellowship Church and will be remembered …

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Robert “Bob” Robinson

Bob went home to his Heavenly Father Sunday, June 5 at 2:11 a.m. at Harlingen Medical Center Hospital. His caretaker for the last 10 months and good friend for 16 years, Mary Christian was at his bedside as was Ginny Herman. He was born on April 3, 1936 in Chicago, Illinois to James L. and …

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Graduation Night in San Benito

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San Benito High School seniors are shown on graduation night Friday at Bobby Morrow Stadium. Members of the Class of 2011 are pictured celebrating their graduation and participating in the ceremony. (Photos by Jose Ramos)

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Ruth McAnally Scholarship Recipient

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San Benito High School graduate Edwin Aguilar was awarded the 2011 Ruth McAnally Foundation Scholarship. Aguilar is ranked #32 of 544 2011 graduates with a grade point average (GPA) of 3.53. He plans to attend Texas A&M and become an Animal Science Teacher. Aguilar is shown accepting the scholarship, a check for $1,000, from Joyce Tucker (sitting). Also shown are Mary Catherine Lovett and Dick Welch. (Staff photo by Michael Rodriguez)

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National Training Center in Fort Irwin, Calif.

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Seen here are various training exercises conducted at the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, Calif., where Spec. Miguel A. Melo, 4-6 Infantry, 4th Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas endured realistic training designed to simulate Middle East conditions. (Photos by Staff Sgt. Christopher Griffin)

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Some cops unhappy with captain’s reinstatement

Arnold Garcia

By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Embattled San Benito Police Captain Arnold Garcia who was recently suspended indefinitely for allegedly engaging in political activity in uniform was reinstated by the Civil Service Board on Thursday. And some fellow San Benito police officers are none too thrilled about it. “When do we draw the line? …

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Top SBHS grads set a course for success, others lament

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By CRISTINA M. GARCIA Special to the NEWS It is a bittersweet feeling for most high school graduates as they complete a milestone in their lives. But for Natalia Trinidad Arredondo and Diego Huerta, San Benito High School (SBHS) valedictorian and salutatorian, respectively, it’s an honor. Arredondo has received numerous honors and awards throughout her …

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SBCISD teacher named TCTA president

Dolores Ramirez

Special to the NEWS AUSTIN – Dolores Ramirez, a bilingual kindergarten teacher at Rangerville Elementary School in the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District (SBCISD), took office on June 1, 2011, as president of the Texas Classroom Teachers Association. Founded in 1927, TCTA is an independent, nonunion association for Texas teaching professionals, which serves more …

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Child indecency suspect arrested

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By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A San Benito man was arrested on Monday, May 30 after he was accused of indecency with a child. Fifty-five year-old Gumesindo Galvan was arrested by deputies with the Cameron County Sheriff’s Department after a 15-year-old girl reported being touched by the man in an inappropriate manner, allegations …

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