In conjunction with Reading is Fundamental (RIF) and the gift of sharing, Berta Cabaza Middle School had a school wide canned food drive. Students donated over 600 cans of food, which were given to the Food Pantry in San Benito. (Courtesy photo)
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Dec 29 2010
Goodbye, Slim
To the Editor, San Benito lost one of its most colorful characters recently. “Slim” was 92 years young. Until about four years ago when he fell and hurt his head, you would not have believed that “Slim” was older than about 70. Many folks called him “Tex” but that was a misnomer as he was …
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Dec 29 2010
What made headlines in 2010?
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Much has happened in the city of San Benito since Dec. 30, 2009, when the San Benito News annual Top Ten Stories of the year was last published. The city has witnessed some critical events transpire and help make 2010 a memorable year for San Benito. What follows …
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Dec 29 2010
Deadline for city attorney qualifications nears
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ The deadline for city attorney applicants to submit their qualifications to the City of San Benito is Friday, Dec. 31, said City Secretary Lupita Passement. Passement stated that she only knew of one firm that submitted qualifications thus far but did not know which. The city advertised in the Nov. 21 …
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Dec 29 2010
Mayor to tweet city information
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Mayor Jack Garcia has embraced a new era of technological and social outlets for the city by activating a Twitter account. “It’s partly city, and partly for some of my friends that encouraged me, my family, and my love for cycling and so forth,” Garcia said. Twitter is a real-time information …
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Dec 26 2010
Sullivan Elementary music presentation a hit
By JOE R. BOWLING, JR. Special to the NEWS Students at Sullivan Elementary School in San Benito displayed their acting and singing talents this week in their annual Christmas Presentation and received rave reviews on the performance. This year, under the direction of Jamie Rodriguez students from third, fourth and fifth grade joined in for …
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Dec 26 2010
Reaching a Milestone
HARLINGEN – Dr. Susan Hunter, Obstetrician-Gynecologist, has performed her 100th gynecology surgery using the da Vinci robotic surgical system at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen, resulting in a 38-year-old South Texas woman being able to recover faster and get back to work sooner after having a hysterectomy to relieve pain, abnormal bleeding and discomfort.
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Dec 26 2010
Organizations spread Christmas spirit
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Dec 26 2010
Local boy’s Christmas wish
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Dec 22 2010
Limon discusses school board shooting
On Tuesday, December 14 during a regular school board meeting in Panama City, Florida, 56-year-old Clay A. Duke walked to the front of the room and spray-painted a red “V” with a circle around it before pulling out a gun and ordering everyone, with the exception of the male board members, to leave the room. The man then opened fire on the board before being shot by a security guard.
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