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Horoscope (Week Beginning Dec. 11)

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In the wake of last week’s full moon and total lunar eclipse in Gemini, there’s the sense that everyone is “talked out.” What was said was said. Whether it was for better or worse depends largely on the interpretation. In most cases, we cannot get the full meaning of our exchanges until the echoes have …

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SPI Tide Chart (Dec. 8 – Dec. 14)

Tide Chart-12-8-11

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SPI SurfCast (Dec. 8 – Dec. 14)

Surfcast-12-8-11

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San Benito host to bevy of holiday events

SB Christmas parade 2010

By CARLOS GONZALES Special to the Parade If you haven’t had that jolly feeling with Christmas Day coming up soon, then take a trip to San Benito and enjoy upcoming events that will take place to celebrate the holiday spirit. The City of San Benito will be holding more events this year in hopes to …

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Public invited to annual ‘Posada y Pastorela’ at UTB

Special to the Parade Students at the University of Texas at Brownsville (UTB) will, for the 20th year, will perform at the annual Posada and Pastorela on Saturday, Dec. 3 from 6-9 p.m. at the Science Engineering and Technology Building (SETB) Lecture Hall and Courtyard. Led by a group of actors representing Mary and Joseph …

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Music students to perform in concert for scholarship funds

Special to the Parade Students and faculty of musical ensembles from the University of Texas at Brownsville’s Department of Music have come together to herald the start of the holidays with a special seasonal concert at 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2 at the Arts Center. The concert, entitled “Heralding in the Holidays,” is a joint …

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Sweet 16 Invitational slated Dec. 2-3 at SPI

Sweet 16 SPI Invitational

By BILL SCHNIER Special to the Parade After last weekend’s thrilling college classic, the local basketball focus now shifts to the best high school tournament in the state of Texas. The Eighth Annual SpawGlass South Padre Island Sweet 16 Invitational will be held on Friday, Dec. 2 and Saturday, Dec. 3 at two locations – …

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PBS features South Texas Olive Oil

Special to the Parade Television station KMBH and the Texas Olive Oil Council celebrate the burgeoning US olive oil industry and the South Texas Northern Mexico growers who make it in a new documentary film called El Camino Olive Trail. The South Texas and Mexico olive growers recently harvested a bumper crop of the freshest, …

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San Benito News ‘Best Tamales in Town’ contest returns

tamale contest

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ South Padre Parade paradeeditor@portisabelsouthpadre.com It’s back. The Third Annual San Benito News “Best Tamales in Town” contest, an event which attracted 17 contestants and 100 onlookers last year will be held Friday, Dec. 16. The event time will be announced in upcoming editions. Gunning for a three-peat performance is San Benito resident …

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Five premiere conjuntos scheduled at La Villita

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Special to the Parade December is just around the corner, and what better way to celebrate the holidays than with the legendary conjuntos. La Villita Dance Hall in San Benito will be featuring five of the premiere conjuntos every Saturday in the month of December 2011. Los Fantasmas will hit the stage Dec. 3, Gilberto …

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