Dec 02 2014
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Special to the NEWS It’s an exciting time for the illustrious City of San Benito, with talk of possible ResacaWalk groundbreaking to occur as soon as early 2015. The EDC, with the help of San Benito city officials, has been long-planning the erection of a promenade, anticipated to incorporate a boardwalk along …
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Jul 18 2014
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Children’s book author Marc Brown once said, “Sometimes being a brother is even better than being a superhero.” Johnny Villegas, 32, of San Benito can attest to as much. Consider that Johnny has recently become his sister’s hero after he organized an event, Nina’s 5k Run, in her name. …
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Jul 01 2014
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The eighth annual ResacaFest is slated for July 5 at the Heavin Memorial Park and Amphitheater in San Benito. One of San Benito’s largest and most anticipated events, this community festival features live music, food, drinks, kids’ games and a dynamic fireworks exhibit over the Resaca. One highlight …
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May 31 2014
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The City of San Benito has been awarded a grant which will be used to expand the Heavin Resaca Trail, officials confirmed Friday. According to Community Development Block Grant Coordinator Sandee Alvarez, the City received official confirmation about the grant being awarded on Friday, May 30. The grant …
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Apr 08 2014
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The Seventh Annual Autism Awareness Walk was held on Friday, April 4, near the Resaca Heavin Trail to a capacity crowd. April is National Autism Awareness Month, and in observance of NAAM many members of the community, vendors and clubs from San Benito High School donated their time …
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Mar 25 2014
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The Fourth Annual Rio Grande Valley Diabetes Association (RGVDA) “Walk-Run-Zumba” was held Saturday in what organizer Ray Saldaña Jr. described as a success. “It was great,” Saldaña said Tuesday about the festivities. “I think what is happening is that people are becoming more aware of this disease, epidemic …
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Mar 18 2014
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The Fourth Annual Rio Grande Valley Diabetes Association “Walk-Run-Zumba” is slated for Friday, March 21 and Saturday, March 22. “We’ve partnered up with the city, and we’re going to have a Zumbathon on (Friday) night here at Berta Cabaza Middle School at 6:30 at night,” said Ray Saldaña …
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Jan 10 2014
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A campaign to help promote healthy lifestyles in Cameron County has also established a walking club. The club, which meets at the Resaca Heavin Trail every Monday, Wednesday and Friday in San Benito at 8 a.m., comes in conjunction with news of the city’s plan to widen the …
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Oct 15 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Rey Avila, President of the Texas Conjunto Music Hall of Fame and Museum, has announced that the pre-registration deadline for the Inaugural Squeezebox Boom 5K Run and 1 Mile Walk has been extended. The deadline for pre-registration is now Wednesday, Oct. 30 to guarantee a t-shirt. “It’s to …
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Oct 01 2013
Special to the NEWS The Texas Conjunto Music Hall of Fame and Museum will be hosting the Inaugural Squeezebox Boom 5K and 1 Mile Walk Museum Fundraiser at Heavin Resaca Trail on Saturday, Nov. 9. The event is the first of its kind hosted by the museum, which is being established as a means to …
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