Category: Gallery

The South Texas Conjunto Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s Fifth Annual “Noche de Ronda” Valentine’s Dance was held Saturday, Feb. 12 inside the Knights of Columbus Hall in San Benito. Shown are various scenes from the event, which attracted over 600 people and an estimated $6,000 raised for the Conjunto Music HOF and Museum’s scholarship fund. (Photos by Scarlet O’Rourke)

San Benito Consolidated Independent School District (SBCISD) School Board Trustee Manuel “Meme” Gonzales donated a check for $100 to the San Benito Food Pantry on Tuesday. The check presentation was held inside the pantry, where President Lidia Garcia and other volunteers were present to accept the check. Currently, Garcia said the pantry is in need of plastic Wal-Mart or H-E-B bags. For more information, call Garcia at (956) 399-1659. (Staff photo by Francisco E. Jimenez)

Seen are various scenes from Friday’s freeze in San Benito and Rio Hondo. Residents took to the streets to get snapshots of the historic moment in Valley history as there were many impacted areas. (Staff photos by Michael Rodriguez and Maria Luisa Juarez)

The Marathon Kids event was held Saturday, Jan. 29 at Bobby Morrow Stadium in San Benito. Each child who crossed the finish line earned a Marathon Kids Reward Water Bottle. Parents/guardians or teachers were required to run or walk with kinder, first and second grade students. (SBCISD photos)

An O’Reilly Auto Parts sign measuring nearly 30 feet tall fell atop two vehicles Tuesday afternoon, this as a result of high winds, according to initial reports. The damaged vehicles included a newer model Chrysler 300 and an older model Ford pickup truck. Shown is a crew from Gulf Coast Sign Co. using a crane in an attempt to remove the sign. No injuries were reported in the incident. (Staff photos by Francisco E. Jimenez)

The Los Indios NFL Flag Football League held its opening ceremonies Saturday. Shown are team members of the Jaguars, Cowboys, Patriots, Falcons and Raiders. (Staff photos by Francisco E. Jimenez)

Pinned-up hair, long gowns, pressed suits and shiny shoes was the scene on Saturday, Jan. 22 at the Rancho Viejo Country Club as the San Benito NJROTC celebrated its 11th Annual Military Ball. A formal military program, dinner and dancing was held as the cadets learned while participating in a Navy ceremony rich in customs and traditions a topic taught to cadets as part of the NJROTC curriculum. (Courtesy photo)

Pictured is San Benito Rotarian Ros Salmeron and Brenda Heredia, a member of the Harlingen Rotary Club and Executive Director of the Family Crisis Center, Inc. Salmeron presented to Heredia on behalf of the club donations for the Soap 4 Hope project. The Family Crisis Center is a local United Way agency with a 30-year presence in the area, providing assistance to victims of domestic violence and abuse. Information about the agency can be found at www.familycrisisctr.org. The agency may also be contacted at (956) 423-9305 or toll free at (866) 423-9384, or by email at familycrisisctr@sbcglobal.net. (Courtesy photo)

Candelario Lopez of Harlingen will turn 100 years old on Feb. 2, 2011. He has nine living children, 32 grandchildren, and 60 great grandchildren. (Courtesy photo)

Church’s, located on Business 77, was named the San Benito Chamber of Commerce Pride Committee Pride Business of the Month for January. Seen here is Pride Committee representative Debbie Layton, training manager Ismael Basaldua, employee Mario Ruiz, and Bertha Wilson. (Staff photo by Francisco E. Jimenez)