Jul 27 2012
By MONICA ZUÑIGA Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com It takes a lot more than just words. That was the theme Thursday as members of the group Save Dolly took action in helping upkeep the grounds of Dolly Vinsant Memorial Hospital. With a conflicting art show being held in the Narciso Martinez Cultural Arts Center, the regular meeting …
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Jul 27 2012
NEWS Staff Report On August 6, the San Benito Greyhound Football Camp will kick off for incoming students in grades 7-9. Interested players may pick up a registration form at the sports complex before the camp begins or register the first day of camp. The camp is free of charge and will be held August …
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Jul 27 2012
NEWS Staff Report Bump. Set. Hit. Future Lady ’Hound volleyball athletes will soon be hitting the courts at a clinic to help sharpen their volleyball skills. The clinic is open to all incoming females attending Berta Cabaza, Miller Jordan and Riverside Middle School, grades 7 and 8. The clinic for seventh graders will be held …
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Jul 27 2012
Twelve-year-old Steven Sanchez, son of Erasmo and Guadalupe Sanchez of San Benito, was instrumental in helping the 29 Palms Junior Boys All-Stars make history by bringing the city of 29 Palms, Ca its first Boys Junior League California District 58 championship in the 13-14 year-old age division. Sanchez, known for his defensive skills, also lit up opposing pitchers by averaging .550 over 10 postseason games. He has also helped guide the 29 Palms Major Boys All-Stars to their first-ever Boys Major League District 58 championship game last year. (Courtesy photos)
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Jul 27 2012
Alyssa Eileen Hernandez, 9, of San Benito came home with two national championship titles, one of which as the national extreme tumbling champion, after competing July 16-17 at the American Sport Championship tournament and again July 21 at the Cheer Power competition at South Padre Island. Hernandez is part of the Elite Cheer Force All-Star Level 1 Showstoppers of Harlingen, a squad that earned two national championships as a team. (Courtesy photos)
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Jul 27 2012
Date: Thru July 29 Time: Wed.-Fri. 6:30 p.m., Sat.-Sun. 5 p.m. Event: Iglesia Cristiana El Shaddai, Disciples of Christ, Kids Krusade 2012, Heaven Olympics Where: Corner of Hwy. 800 and South Sam Houston (across from Tecosville), San Benito More Info: (956) 200-1855 Date: August 7 Event: RGV Family Outdoor Expo Where: South Texas Youth Stock …
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Jul 26 2012
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com An elderly San Benito man was rushed to the hospital Thursday after he was attacked by bees and suffered from as many as 500 stings. Detective Rogelio Banda of the San Benito Police Department said in a news release that an 88-year-old man was attacked at 2:17 p.m. while …
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Jul 26 2012
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Special to the NEWS The San Benito Civil Service Commission met Wednesday to discuss Police Operations Chief Martin Morales’ request for a fitness for duty evaluation of Officer Guadalupe “Lupi” Andrade, who was placed on temporary leave with pay after a substance was flagged in a drug test administered to her …
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Jul 24 2012
By MONICA ZUÑIGA Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com For as long as she can remember, Dolly Martinez Barrera recalls receiving a phone call every year from the staff at Dolly Vinsant Memorial Hospital in San Benito. Barrera was asked to don an Army Air Corps uniform similar to the one worn by Wilma “Dolly” Vinsant, the wartime …
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Jul 24 2012
By MONICA ZUÑIGA Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A Brownsville man turned himself in to San Benito police on Monday for allegedly forging over $20,000 in checks. Det. Rogelio Banda, Jr. of the San Benito Police Department said Ramiro H. Chavez of Brownsville was wanted by the city’s justice court on six counts of forgery. The 44-year-old …
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