Calendar of Events (Feb. 12-15)

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Date: Thru 2012 Event: San Benito Historicl Museum’s Pecan Sale More Info: (956) 245-8094 or email: queentut1940@att.net Date: January 26 – February 18 Event: Fiber Arts Competition and Exhibit Where: D’Arte Centre, 115 Jackson , Harlingen More Info: (956) 425-4030 or 202-3778 Date: February 8, 15, 22, 29 – March 7, 14, 21, 28 Event: …

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Public to weigh in on charter

City of San Benito

By JERRY RODRIGUEZ Special to the NEWS On Thursday, Feb. 9, the San Benito City Charter Committee agreed to hold a public hearing on the possible amendment to the city’s bylaws. The hearing will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 15 at the San Benito Municipal Building. According to Committee Chair Charlie Wilson, …

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Smith-Reagan named ‘Agent of the Year’

Smith-Reagan

By SCARLET O’ROURKE Special to the NEWS Recognition for a job well done is often regarded as the best way to maintain a healthy working environment. In the case of Smith-Reagan Insurance Agency, located at 148 S. Sam Houston Blvd. in San Benito, this appears to be the case, and then some. The staff was …

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14 Days of Love: Saldañas benefit from serendipity

Saldanas

By JERRY RODRIGUEZ Special to the NEWS After nearly 20 years, Ray Saldaña, 45, and his wife Martha, 46, were reunited for the first time since high school, and immediately realized they were meant to be. The two love birds were once friends in high school who met due to athletics. Martha was a track …

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San Benito News participates in school workshop

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By JERRY RODRIGUEZ Special to the NEWS On Wednesday, Feb. 8, San Benito News writers participated in a workshop at Travis Elementary in Harlingen to help kids sharpen their skills. The workshop consisted of reading fourth grade students’ narrative essays, helping them use proper grammar, self-correcting techniques, encouraging detail and implementing writing strategies. Participating were …

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Lady ’Hounds to take on PSJA North

Lady 'Hounds

By JERRY RODRIGUEZ Special to the NEWS After defeating the Brownsville Hanna Lady Golden Eagles on Tuesday, Feb. 7 with a final score of 54-38, the San Benito Lady Greyhound varsity basketball team is preparing to enter the playoffs… again. For fans of the purple and gold, it’s refreshing to see the girls’ basketball program …

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MMA tours News office

MMA-SBN tour

Marine Military Academy (MMA) Public Relations Director Andi Atkinson led scouts on a field trip to the San Benito News Tuesday as part of earning the Journalism Merit Badge. Scouts had the unique opportunity to view vintage newspapers bound by year. They found a comics section from 1961 most interesting, along with a grocery ad from year 1946. The boys took turns entering the darkroom through a revolving-style circular door designed to prevent unwanted light. Darkrooms are mostly obsolete today since the recent advent of digital photography. They found the printing press and associated machinery fascinating. (Staff photo by Michael Rodriguez)

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Calendar of Events (Feb. 8-11)

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Through Feb. 14 Love Our Troops Campaign Rio Athletics and Fundraising together with American Military Support is holding a Love Our Troops campaign, in which two 2012 Harley Davidson 1200 Xl cc Sportsters will be up for a drawing on Feb. 14 in La Feria. For more information, call (956) 970-7188, or email ealvarado@americanmilitarysupport.com. or …

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San Benito teen dies in weekend car wreck

Peter Puga

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com The 14-year-old Miller Jordan Middle School student tragically killed in a car crash Saturday was identified as Pedro “Peter” Puga of San Benito. Puga reportedly succumbed to injuries sustained at a Brownsville hospital on Saturday following a fatal wreck. He was traveling in an SUV, reportedly driven by another …

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Sex with cadet charges levied against officer

Patricia Maria Aguilar

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com A juvenile probation officer in San Benito was recently charged with allegedly performing oral sex on a 17-year-old cadet, this while inside an office at the Amador R. Rodriguez Juvenile Boot Camp, Cameron County Sheriff Omar Lucio said. According to Lucio, 23-year-old Patricia Maria Aguilar is accused of “luring” …

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