Mar 09 2012
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com It all started with 18 girls in Savanna, Georgia. That’s where, on March 12, 1912, Juliette Gordon Low initiated what would become a nationwide organization that now boasts three million strong. Indeed, as the founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA, Low would be pleased to see how …
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Mar 09 2012
By JERRY RODRIGUEZ Special to the NEWS A food fight that took place late last month at the San Benito Veterans Memorial Academy has led to the change in lunch schedules for the students. The food fight began, according to San Benito CISD police, when one student allegedly threw a piece of bread into a …
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Mar 09 2012
By TREY PUGA Special to the NEWS The students attending Landrum Elementary School Friday were able to get a bit of insight to a few careers during the Career Fair held on campus. Among those participating included H-E-B, Gladys Porter Zoo, the Cameron County Sheriff’s Department, the Darrell Hester Juvenile Detention Center, U.S. Immigration and …
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Mar 09 2012
Pictured here are pre-kinder and kindergarten students from Landrum Elementary during Friday’s Career Fair festivities, in which the San Benito News, the San Benito Fire Department, Cameron County Sheriff’s Department, H-E-B, Gladys Porter Zoo, the Darrell Hester Juvenile Justice Center, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and Dr. Serapio De La Rosa’s office participated. (Photos by Trey Puga)
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Mar 09 2012
Charlotte A. Soens, 87, originally from Hinckley, MN, born May 25, 1924, passed away on Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at Valley Baptist Medical Center due to heart complications from the previous day. Charlotte is a very loved person by all of her family and friends. She was also a very generous and loving person. She …
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Mar 09 2012
Romualdo G. Nieto, 49, of San Benito, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at his residence surrounded by his loving wife and family. He is preceded in death by his parents, Gustavo and Pastora Nieto. He is survived by his loving wife of 20 years, Maria Elena P. Nieto; his …
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Mar 08 2012
Editor’s Note: The following is a news release provided to the San Benito News at 11:47 a.m. today by Celia Longoria, Public Relations Director for the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District. Two San Benito CISD campuses placed on lockdown this morning are resuming normal activities now that the lockdown at each campus has since …
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Mar 06 2012
Date: Thru 2012 Event: San Benito Historical Museum’s Pecan Sale More Info: (956) 245-8094 or email: queentut1940@att.net Date: Thru March 15 Event: American Military Support: Love Our Troops campaign More Info: (956) 425-1549 Date: March 7, 14, 21, 28 Time: 5 – 6:30 p.m. Event: Chess Club Where: San Benito Public Library, 101 W. Rose …
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Mar 06 2012
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com It’s all set. Candidates in the City of San Benito and San Benito Consolidated Independent School District (SBCISD) general elections filed in their bids for elected office. As first reported by the San Benito News Monday via sbnewspaper.com, former San Benito CISD superintendent and current Region 13 professional educator …
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Mar 06 2012
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Mario Montez is something of a collector. While strolling through flea markets, garage and yard sales, the 47-year-old San Benito resident has been known to have an eye for the peculiar. The weirder the better. He also likes his history, and every once in a while he’ll come upon …
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