Jun 01 2013
HARLINGEN—Dora Jimenez Ellis, 65, passed away on Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at Harlingen Medical Center. Dora was born September 8, 1947 in San Benito, TX to Matias Paz Jimenez and Maria Guadalupe Jimenez. She was a former Computer Lab Assistant at La Feria High School for many years, current board member of the Harlingen Community …
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Jun 01 2013
Juanita C. Sifuentes, 89, of San Benito, Texas, passed away on May 29, 2013 in San Benito surrounded by her loving family. She was a strong woman and wonderful, loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother who will be missed dearly. She was preceded in death by her husband, Silvero Sifuentes; her parents: Felipe and Sostenes Cervantes; …
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Jun 01 2013
Ruth Proffer McConkey, 93, passed on to eternal life on Friday, May 3, 2013 in Chesterfield, Missouri. It was one day before what would have been her 72nd wedding anniversary. She married William George McConkey on May 4, 1941. Ruth was born September 6, 1919 in East St. Louis, Illinois to Oliver George Proffer and …
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Jun 01 2013
Date: Thru June 6 Event: Registration for the San Benito Public Library Summer Reading Program Where: San Benito Public Library, 101 W. Rose St., San Benito More Info: (956) 361-3860 Date: June 3 Time: 7 p.m. Event: Narciso Martinez Writers Forum Where: Narciso Martinez Cultural Arts Center, 225 E. Stenger St., San Benito More Info: …
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May 29 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com One of San Benito’s finest storytellers will be on hand at the Narcisco Martinez Cultural Arts Center on Saturday, June 1, to present his new book, “Bart: The Pear Tree That Grew An Apple.” Dr. Hector R. Barrera, who now resides in California, recently published the children’s book …
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May 29 2013
By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS With the eyes of the Rio Grande Valley—and now the rest of Texas—on them after a historic win, the San Benito Lady ’Hounds are soaking it all in. But just like last week, they know they have an opportunity to make even more Valley sports history by taking …
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May 29 2013
By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS Besides the girls themselves, there’s probably no one with more sense of pride for Lady ’Hound softball than former players. As the current girls get ready for the Valley’s first trip to the 5A state softball tournament in Austin, many of the former players were in attendance in …
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May 29 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbneawspaper.com The San Benito Economic Development Corporation will be hosting its third monthly Downtown Merchants Meeting at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 30. Scheduled at the Law Office of Randall P. Crane on the corner of Robertson and Sam Houston in downtown San Benito, EDC Executive Director Solomon Torres …
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May 29 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Lady ’Hounds softball team has made history yet again, and the season isn’t over yet. No pressure, right? “You don’t even have time to think about (the pressure) because there is so much paperwork to do,” said Lady ’Hounds coach Elias Martinez on Monday. “I …
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May 29 2013
Special to the NEWS The San Benito Quarterback Club has contracted a charter bus for Friday’s state semifinal game between the San Benito Lady Greyhounds and Lewisville. The two teams are in the state tournament for the first time and are among the state’s final four Class 5A teams. Tentative departure time is set for …
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