History touches down at Hollister Airport
I would like your readers to come and enjoy a truly memorable
experience. Living history will be coming to Hollister Airport to
excite all those fans of aviation and history. A truly special time
for young and old alike! You are invited to visit, view, tour or
take a flight in one of these plans that helped win World War II; a
b-17 Flying Fortress, a B-24 Liberator; a P-51C Mustang; and a
Messerschmitt Me 262.
The National Wings of Freedom tour will be at Hollister Airport
May 13-15, its only stop in the tri-county area, so don’t miss out!
Talk with the pilots, enjoy seeing some of Hollister Airport’s
historic planes at the same time and bring a camera for a truly
memorable experience!
Collings Foundation generously brings their warbirds to
Hollister, on their tour through several states for the enjoyment,
entertainment and education of the community.
If you wish to take a flight in one or more of the planes, you
can make a reservation by calling 1-800-568-8924 or visiting
www.cfdn.org.
Ruth Erickson
Hollister
History touches down at Hollister Airport
I would like your readers to come and enjoy a truly memorable experience. Living history will be coming to Hollister Airport to excite all those fans of aviation and history. A truly special time for young and old alike! You are invited to visit, view, tour or take a flight in one of these plans that helped win World War II; a b-17 Flying Fortress, a B-24 Liberator; a P-51C Mustang; and a Messerschmitt Me 262.
The National Wings of Freedom tour will be at Hollister Airport May 13-15, its only stop in the tri-county area, so don’t miss out! Talk with the pilots, enjoy seeing some of Hollister Airport’s historic planes at the same time and bring a camera for a truly memorable experience!
Collings Foundation generously brings their warbirds to Hollister, on their tour through several states for the enjoyment, entertainment and education of the community.
If you wish to take a flight in one or more of the planes, you can make a reservation by calling 1-800-568-8924 or visiting www.cfdn.org.
Ruth Erickson
Hollister
Postmark problem causes penalty
I am wondering just how many people in Hollister, or San Benito County for that matter, who mailed their checks for their property taxes on the 10th at the local post office had their checks returned with a big “VOID” printed on the face of it, along with a letter stating that the check was postmarked late and therefore a large penalty was assessed.
We have been paying property taxes in both San Benito County and San Mateo County for over 60 years and have never made a late payment nor had a check bounce! The county treasurer’s office states that our postmark is later than the 10th, which it should not be as the letter was put into the main post office outgoing mail around 5 or 6 o’ clock. There were others doing the same.
It is interesting to note that the treasurer’s office wrote their letter on the 16th, but it was postmarked the 18th – in Oakland!. Hmmm. Do you suppose that my check dated and mailed in Hollister on the 10th could have been postmarked in Oakland on a later date, too? The county must be pretty hard up and desperate to use this scenario as a late postmark.
This is a nightmare for any resident. How can you possibly prove what you know is the truth. Our county government says you’re late and you have no recourse even though you know it was posted in plenty of time to be postmarked on the 10th.
Is anybody who had the same experience interested in forming a “Tea Party?” Would you like to meet at the assessor’s office to protest? E-mail me at
ja*********@ch*****.net
. “I’m mad as hell and I can’t take it anymore!” Maybe we can claim the Geithner or Daschle exemption?
Jackie Houle
Hollister
Workers of San Benito County, what kind of union representation do you want?
While I served as an apprentice for SEIU, I was invited into the world of labor organizing. I interacted with laborers in multiple work industries who were equally dissatisfied with SEIU’s representation and lack of commitment. The complaints I often heard were about the lack of visibility, communication and most important, minimal representation in the work place. Currently, SEIU is running various campaigns around California to prevent their members from leaving the union and joining NUHW.
In addition to Hazel Hawkins and Natividad in Salinas, other health service employees across California are attempting to break away from SEIU and join the new progressive NUHW. SEIU organizers will tell you that NUHW has low membership, limited resources, and no clout, but this is not true as numerous workers continue support one another in restoring member democracy and efficient representation.
As county workers, it is imperative that you decide if you deserve better representation. You can either support your coworkers in the effort to join NUHW or continue following a union that only appears in the work place when its membership is in jeopardy. Never forget, it is you, the worker, who must decide what is acceptable and unacceptable union behavior.
Miranda Salinas
Hollister
