Tag: Heavin Resaca Trail

TAMUK students help San Benito promote environmental awareness

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Signs promoting a more environmentally-friendly San Benito are soon to be displayed at the city’s public library and Heavin Resaca Trail—this as part of a continuing partnership with Texas A&M University-Kingsville. On Tuesday, 22-year-old Shrey Kankaria and 21-year-old Nithesh Kattekola, TAMUK graduate students studying environmental engineering, were on-hand with …

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ResacaFest 2013 on tap

By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The Seventh Annual ResacaFest is scheduled for Saturday, July 6 in what has become a popular tradition in San Benito. ResacaFest will host a plethora of various musical acts, food vendors, games and fireworks at the Heavin Resaca Trail, located off of Business 77 in San Benito, from …

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Walk-A-Thon planned in memory of domestic violence victim

By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Although it’s been a year since Nora Lisa Saucedo – a 1993 graduate of San Benito High School and victim of domestic violence – was killed, her memory lives on in her mother’s attempt to honor her by raising awareness about domestic violence. Daisy Ratliff, Nora’s mother, said …

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Child wanders Resaca Trail; sitter arrested

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com A babysitter spent the night in jail on Friday after the toddler she was paid to care for was found wandering the Heavin Resaca Trail alone, San Benito police said. Alma Hernandez, 28, of San Benito was arrested Friday for endangering a child, a state jail felony which stems …

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Runners, walkers raise child abuse awareness

By CHRISTINA R. GARZA Special to the NEWS At least 50 runners suited up in athletic gear around the Heavin Resaca Trail for the San Benito CISD First Annual Child Abuse Prevention 5K Walk/Run this past Saturday. The pleasant weather welcomed runners and the community for this awareness raising event. T. Jay Wallace, Chief of …

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Child Abuse Prevention Run, Walk this Friday

NEWS Staff Report The Heavin Resaca Trail will soon be introduced to an event many hope will become an annual affair. The first annual Child Abuse Prevention 5K Run/Walk, an event sponsored by San Benito CISD, is on tap Saturday, April 27, at Kennedy Park and Heavin Resaca Trail in San Benito. Set for 9 …

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Sixth Annual Autism Awareness Walk

Pictured are scenes from the Sixth Annual Autism Awareness Walk on the evening of Friday, April 12, at the Heavin Resaca Trail and Memorial Park in San Benito. (Staff photos by Francisco E. Jimenez)

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6th Annual Autism Walk set for April 12

By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The Sixth Annual Autism Walk/5K and Family Fun Event is scheduled for Friday, April 12, at the Heavin Resaca Trail. “April is Autism Awareness Month, so we put together a walk,” said organizer Lupita Hernandez. “It’s a fun evening for families who have kids with autism. Some of …

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Easter Parade charms at Heavin Resaca Trail

Special to the NEWS The first annual Easter Parade, sponsored by the Rotary Club of San Benito, was held Saturday at the Heavin Resaca Trail and featured decorated wagons, strollers and Easter bonnets. Families gathered to enjoy a day at Heavin Park Saturday morning, when entertainment and music was provided by local singer Carlos Cañas …

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Easter Parade set for Saturday

By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Here comes Peter Cottontail. The first annual San Benito Easter Parade will be held at the Heavin Resaca Trail on Saturday, March 30. The parade will feature music from the San Benito High School Jazz Band as well as local singer Carlos Cañas. “It’s going to be the …

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