Jun 17 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com In 2008, San Benito Police Officer Guadalupe Ayala was diagnosed with colon cancer. Ever resilient, he was able to overcome surgery, one which would require the removal of part of his large intestine, and was declared cancer-free. But 2011 hasn’t been as kind to him. After a recent …
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Jun 17 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com For a San Benito graduate, the sky is the limit, both figuratively and literally. Christella “Christy” Medina, a 1989 graduate of San Benito High School, has successfully obtained a pilot’s license from Indy Jet Center at the Greenwood Municipal Airport in Greenwood, Indiana. “I’m very proud of her. …
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Jun 17 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com RIO HONDO – Four Rio Hondo High School students are competing in the 2011 Van Horn, Texas Ranch Rodeo. The four students, 16-year-old Adam Juarez, 16-year-old Caleb Ortega, 17-year-old Jaime Ortega, and 16-year-old Manny Tamez, departed on Van Horn on Thursday at 9 a.m. “My goal is to …
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Jun 17 2011
Two Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings baseball players visited the students from the Summer Recreation Program at Miller Jordan Middle School on Wednesday. Mickey Casidy and Andrew Dowl, both pitchers, took time out of their schedule to talk to the students about the importance of eating healthy and engaging in physical activity before challenging the students to try to hit wiffle balls tossed by the WhiteWings themselves. It was all part of the Healthier U.S. Schools Challenge. (Staff photos by Francisco E. Jimenez)
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Jun 17 2011
The Eighth Annual San Benito Basketball Hoops Camp was held at San Benito High School from Monday, June 13 through Thursday, June 16. Over 126 kids registered to participate in the basketball camp, the most in the camp’s eight years. The club, which was originally started by former Head Basketball Coach Roy Garcia, was held by Greyhound Head Basketball Coach Eddie Abrego for two years now. Boys and girls from kinder to ninth grade participated in the camp. (Staff photos by Francisco E. Jimenez)
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Jun 15 2011
NEWS Staff Report RIO HONDO – City Manager Arturo Prida was terminated Tuesday night following a unanimous vote of the Rio Hondo City Commission. City Attorney Eddie Lucio, III, who also serves as State Representative for District 38, confirmed Wednesday morning that Prida was indeed terminated and will be receiving a two-week severance package; the …
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Jun 14 2011
Mendez assigned as math coach at VMA By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Changes have been made. After San Benito CISD School Board members went into closed session for over an hour at a regular meeting Monday, this in discussion of hourly personnel attendance and accountability and reassignment of professional staff, it was decided …
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Jun 14 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers made a seizure on Sunday, June 12 at the Los Indios International Bridge after officers discovered marijuana inside a vehicle. CBP officers came into contact with a 24-year-old man driving a gray 1996 Hyundai Accent at the Los Indios International Bridge. …
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Jun 14 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Borderland Calvary Church will be hosting an event with activities for the whole family to enjoy on Saturday, June 18 at Falligant Park in San Benito. The event will feature a free movie, free food and drinks, and Christian music among other things. “It’s a family movie night. …
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Jun 14 2011
San Benito Veterans Advisory Board Chair Victor Garza (center), along with Mayor Joe H. Hernandez, held a flag raising ceremony outside the San Benito Municipal Building in commemoration of Flag Day Tuesday, June 14. Hernandez is shown (below, left) along with Cheto Villarreal and Fire Chief Severo Ochoa. (Staff photos by Francisco E. Jimenez)
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