Jan 13 2012
Special to the NEWS Residents from the Fun ‘N Sun RV Resort in San Benito, Park Place from Harlingen and Winter Haven from Brownsville are participating in practices and games at the Stookey Park ball fields. The goal is to make San Benito the home of a winter senior softball league, said Chairman Zeke Luna …
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Jan 13 2012
By JOE BOCANEGRA Special to the NEWS The San Benito Historical Society wants to invite various quilters and San Benito residents to a presentation on the history of quilting this Tuesday. Window to the Past: Quilts Through the Ages, one of the four presentations planned by the society, will deal with assorted quilts in the …
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Jan 10 2012
By JOE BOCANEGRA Special to the NEWS It may be the end of the San Benito Youth Baseball/Softball League (SBYBSL) as we know it. SBYBSL President Frank Garza expressed concern Tuesday over what he said was the planned acquisition of the league by the City of San Benito Parks and Recreation department. What has thus …
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Jan 10 2012
Special to the NEWS Some $7.5 million in citywide improvement projects are being realized in San Benito. Infrastructure upgrades, vehicle replacements, fire hydrants and new equipment purchases are underway thanks to a multi-million dollar certificate of obligation project approved by City Commissioners here in October 2011. Infrastructure projects include construction of a new triplex sewer …
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Jan 10 2012
Special to the NEWS LOS FRESNOS – The 32 Annual Cameron County Fair and Livestock Show Cowgirl Contest will be held on Saturday, Jan. 14 at 6 p.m. at the Los Fresnos High School Cafetorium. Twenty-two young ladies representing several local 4H Clubs and FFA Chapters throughout Cameron County will be competing for the crown …
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Jan 10 2012
By SCARLET O’ROURKE Special to the NEWS City officials have yet to confirm if Capt. Raul Zuniga will take the reins of the San Benito Fire Department permanently. A 27-year veteran firefighter, Zuniga is currently heading the department on an interim basis following the resignation of Operations Chief Severo Ochoa in December. Want the whole …
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Jan 10 2012
By JOE BOCANEGRA Special to the NEWS The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Team in Training is once again looking for recruits for their next two events. One of the events, the Rock n’ Roll Marathon in San Diego, CA, is slated in June, but recruiting is already taking place. The event is divided into two …
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Jan 10 2012
Special to the NEWS The Texas Master Gardener volunteer program in Cameron County kicks off its 14th year in January with weekly instead of monthly classes, Texas AgriLife Extension Service officials said. “We went to weekly classes so that participants could have the opportunity to engage in weekly hands on activities related to horticulture at …
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Jan 10 2012
Special to the NEWS BROWNSVILLE – Rick Pedraza rang in the year 2012 with extra clarity, knowing he would soon embark on his new career as a United States Army musician. Pedraza, a 2009 music education graduate of The University of Texas at Brownsville and a 2001 Rivera High School graduate, is a Brownsville native …
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Jan 06 2012
By RAY QUIROGA San Benito News publisher@sbnewspaper.com Port Isabel native Ramiro Garza may have never run for public office until now, but just hearing him speak, it’s obvious that this candidate seeking the Democratic Party’s nomination for the District 27th Congressional Seat, which also serves the San Benito area, is poised, confident and well-versed in …
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