Feb 25 2011
Meeting Demand By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com It’s a growing trend, and that’s not necessarily a good thing. On Wednesday, the San Benito Food Pantry, a non-profit organization whose sole purpose is to feed the hungry in town, saw its biggest turnout in its 20-year history. The last time the pantry saw anywhere …
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Feb 25 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Five candidates have filed for their candidacy in area elections since the last San Benito News report. Three of four Rio Hondo ISD School Board incumbents have filed for reelection; they are trustees Noe Alaniz, Jr., Pl. 1, Tomas Gomez, Pl. 5, and Manuel Flores, Jr., Pl. 6. …
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Feb 25 2011
Community Corner By SCARLET O’ROURKE Special to the NEWS The bottom of the ninth and bases are loaded. Families fill the stands cheering for their daughters, but a couple there is not cheering for any particular player. They are not there to show their pride for a daughter or granddaughter, but rather for the love …
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Feb 22 2011
Special to the NEWS Joe G. Gonzalez announced his intentions Monday to seek reelection to the San Benito CISD School Board of Trustees, Place 4. He will be seeking his fifth term in office. Gonzalez stated in a press release that in order to have a successful district one needs to have several factors. Those …
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Feb 22 2011
Special to the NEWS San Benito School Board President Oscar Medrano has announced that he will seek re-election for another term on the San Benito CISD Board of Trustees, Place 6. Medrano was elected to the San Benito CISD Board of Trustees for a three-year term in May of 2008. Medrano had previously served on …
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Feb 22 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Slowly but surely, things are starting to shake up in the area’s political landscape. As election season draws near and filing periods remain open for municipal and school district elections in San Benito, Rio Hondo and Los Fresnos, two mayoral candidates have filed for their candidacy. According to …
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Feb 22 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com RIO HONDO – According to City of Rio Hondo officials, a veterans’ memorial will be proposed here by the Economic Development and the Industrial Development Corporations. The proposed veterans’ memorial would be located by city hall on the corner of Country Rd. 106 and Arroyo Boulevard. City officials …
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Feb 22 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The local Knights of Columbus held its Eighth Annual Pro-Life March on Sunday, Feb. 20. The procession began at the pavilion in downtown San Benito, the site of construction for the new Veterans War Memorial, and made its way down Stenger Street to the Knights of Columbus (KC) …
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Feb 22 2011
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The 175th anniversary of Texas Independence from Mexico will be celebrated this weekend with the Third Annual Texas Independence Day Celebration, a free two-day event filled with history, gun powder, and family fun. March 2 will mark the 175th anniversary of the adoption of the Texas Declaration of …
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Feb 22 2011
Community Corner By SCARLET O’ROURKE Special to the NEWS The San Benito Greyhound tennis court has become somewhat of a second home for about 20 students, and 16-year-old Sierra Pizarro is one who has blossomed as a result. Pizarro, a junior at San Benito High School, has been playing tennis since she was 10 years …
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