Feb 08 2013
NEWS Staff Report DONNA – Nine local middle school students represented San Benito at the 2012-13 Texas Music Educators Association All-Region 28 Band clinic and concert on Jan. 25-26. Tryouts for the prestigious band were held on Jan. 19 at Rivera High School in Brownsville. From over 800 young musicians vying for spots in the …
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Feb 08 2013
San Benito High School senior Pedro Lozano, first row, third from left, signed a letter of intent to play football for Central Methodist University in Missouri. Joining Lozano are front, from left, San Benito High School Principal Delia Weaver, Lozano’s parents, Estella Vargas Lozano and Pedro Lozano, back, coaching staff Joel Lopez, Ramiro Partida, Athletic Director/Head Football Coach Spencer Gantt, Jesse Treviño and Javier De Dios. (SBCISD photo)
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Feb 08 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com My wife tells me that my eyes widen when I try to tell a lie. What can I say? Honest men make unconvincing liars. It doesn’t help that I usually employ this failed tactic when attempting to camouflage my ulterior motives with a false sense of consideration. For instance, …
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Feb 08 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Most of my Wednesdays are pretty slow. I tend to spend most of the day recovering from a late night deadline, sometimes a slight hangover (I kid), reporting on any breaking news, and searching the web for any ideas for my blasé, grammatically erroneous column. On most occasions …
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Feb 08 2013
Date: Thru Mar. 1 Time: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Tuesdays, 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays Event: Annual Quilt Show featuring the top 2012 18 finalists from the National Quilt Museum in Paducah, KY Where: Harlingen Arts & Heritage Museum, 2425 Boxwood, Harlingen More Info: (956) 216-4901 Date: Thru Mar. 28 Time: …
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Feb 08 2013
Victoriana A. Gonzales, 92, of Lozano, Texas, passed away on February 8, 2013 at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen, Texas. She was preceded in death by her husband, Miguel Gonzales; her son Pablo Gonzales; her daughter Elvia Medina; her brothers and sisters Jesusa Sanchez, Inez Escamilla, Miguel Araguz, Ramon Araguz and Gabino Araguz; and …
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Feb 06 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Veterans Memorial Academy was without power for nearly five hours Wednesday. According to San Benito CISD Superintendent of Schools Antonio G. Limón, the source of the power outage was the result of a tractor striking a utility pole near the school. Students were not sent …
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Feb 06 2013
By JOE BOCANEGRA Special to the NEWS No action was taken during a San Benito City Commission meeting Tuesday evening on a proposed contract between the San Benito Chamber of Commerce and the City of San Benito. According to City Manager Manuel Lara, the proposal consisted of employing a position to operate the chamber, which …
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Feb 06 2013
By ANDREA MOSQUEDA Special to the NEWS The San Benito Greyhound varsity basketball team faced one final hurdle in the road to the playoffs as they squared off with the PSJA Bears at home Tuesday. The annual Greyhound Basketball Parents’ Night only added to the excitement. Fresh from the festivities, the ’Hounds arrived on the …
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Feb 05 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The facility formerly known as Dolly Vinsant Memorial Hospital may not see its doors open for at least another year, according to Eddie Lopez, principal owner of Southern Counties Investment Group, LLC. The group acquired the building, which for over half a century served the San Benito area’s …
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