Jun 20 2014
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Twenty-one years is a long time to be in pain, and yet Janet Mata has lived it as a badge of honor. Afflicted with a muscular dystrophy disease called dermatomyositis (DM), the 21-year-old San Benito resident is no stranger to pain and discomfort. Consider that her muscles have deteriorated …
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Jan 04 2014
By MONICA ZUÑIGA Special to the NEWS Technically, the season of giving occurs around the Christmas holiday, but for the San Benito Elks Lodge No. 1661 it’s year-round. For nearly 11 years, the Elks Lodge has worked with special needs children in various ways. Thanks to the lodge’s new “Special Needs Activities Program!”—spearheaded by Esteemed …
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Dec 27 2013
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito Elks Lodge #1661 purchased a number of household necessities for donation to two homeless military veterans thanks to a $2,000 grant. “We are eligible to apply for a grant each year,” explained Gale Helser, Chairman of the Freedom Grant, of the Elks. “Last year we …
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