Sep 09 2014
By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Boys & Girls Club of San Benito Board President Tommy Ramirez recently expressed fear in the possibility of the nonprofit organization closing due to lack of funding. At a San Benito City Commission meeting held Sept. 2, commissioners voted to deny a yearly commitment of $25,000 to the club. The …
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Jan 24 2014
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com It has been over a year since San Benito Boys and Girls Club Board of Directors President Tommy Ramirez made a plea to the City of San Benito and the community to help prevent the Club from closing its doors. Now, just over a year later, the Club …
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Dec 06 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The Boys and Girls Club of San Benito, in partnership with the Cameron County Juvenile Justice Department, is preparing to put on a Christmas celebration for the members of the club, but they are seeking help to the community to help make the event a success. “Really, that …
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Sep 03 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com It’s official. Longtime Boys and Girls Club of San Benito employee Veronica Cantu will lead the club as its Chief Professional Officer. “Ms. Cantu had been serving as interim CPO and prior to that had worked as administrative assistant for the club,” said President Tommy Ramirez of the …
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Aug 16 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The Boys and Girls Club of San Benito ended its summer program with a talent show and a party on Wednesday, August 14. The party didn’t end there, however, as the Cameron County Juvenile Justice Department Home Construction Program presented a playhouse constructed by cadets to the club. …
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Jul 26 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com San Benito Police officers visited the local Boys and Girls Club on Wednesday to teach kids about stranger danger. Conducting the presentation was Detective Rogelio Banda Jr. of the San Benito Police Department, who was joined by SBPD officers Carlos Romero, Operations Chief Martin Morales Jr. and Assistant …
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Jul 05 2013
By JOE BOCANEGRA Special to the NEWS San Benito City Commissioners unanimously approved Tuesday night the allocation of 2013-14 Community Development Block Grant monies. According to a breakdown of CDBG funds, Maggie’s House, Amigos Del Valle, Sunshine Haven and the START Center will get no funding this fiscal year despite requesting $5,000, $15,939, $13,267.14 and …
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Jun 21 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Mario Cervantes resigned as the Chief Professional Officer for the San Benito Boys and Girls Club on Friday, June 21. Cervantes confirmed that he had submitted his two weeks’ notice on Friday but deferred all questions to Darrell B. Hester Juvenile Justice Center Chief Executive Officer Tommy Ramirez …
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Jun 21 2013
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com A new program at the Boys and Girls Club of San Benito aims to put the fun back in reading fundamentals, “but you don’t have to take my word for it.” The club has opened a reading room at its 410 Stookey Rd. location in San Benito where members …
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Jun 12 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The Boys and Girls Club of San Benito has commenced its summer program, this coming just six months following uncertainty regarding the club’s future. According to Club Chief Professional Officer Mario Cervantes, the organization has already reached its maximum limit of participants registered for the summer program. “We …
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