Annual hoedown supports ‘Hunger’
SALINAS
– The Central Coast Young Farmers and Ranchers will host their
fifth annual Harvest Dance Oct. 11 at 6 p.m. at Chapin Pines, 440
Crazy Horse Rd., in Prunedale. The annual fundraiser will benefit
Ag Against Hunger. The casual, outdoor dinner dance will feature a
barbecue dinner, a full bar with loc
al wines and music from the Shan Johnson Band. Tickets are $40
and sponsorships are available. For more information, call
805-801-5478 or e-mail [email protected].
Lettuce donations help AAH
SALINAS – In mid- September a load of donated lettuce from Salinas was sold at Hunt’s Point in New York City, raising over $19,495 for Ag Against Hunger. Duda Farm Fresh Foods, Dole Fresh Vegetables, Ocean Mist Farms, The Nunes Company, Tanimura and Antle and D’Arrigo Brothers donated pallets of iceberg lettuce for this fundraiser, which benefits Ag Against Hunger’s fall and winter programs.
KLLM Transport Services based in Jackson, Mich., donated the freight cost and D’Arrigo Brothers of New York sold the product which was coordinated through Mark Sargent of S&S Marketing free of charge to benefit the Salinas-based non-profit that collects surplus produce and distributes it to local food banks.
Jeff Jones, president of the Board of Ag Against Hunger, says this event exemplifies the agricultural industry’s dedication to ending hunger in our community. “Our local grower-shippers are already committed to donating their surplus produce to Ag Against Hunger,” says Jones. “This event is one more way that they come together to help people in need by providing produce to raise necessary funds for Ag Against Hunger’s fall and winter programs and thereby help to feed millions in need during a time of year when food donations historically begin to drop.”
Ag Against Hunger is a non-profit agency providing fresh donated produce to food banks in the tri-county of Monterey, Santa Cruz, and San Benito counties, then statewide and out-of-state when the fresh produce needs of local food banks are satisfied. In the Monterey Bay area alone, approximately 20 percent of people live below the poverty level. Since 1990, area growers and shippers have donated more than145 million pounds of fresh fruit and vegetables to help feed the hungry. Learn more at www.agagainsthunger.org.
GOP to meet
HOLLISTER – The October meeting of the San Benito County Republican Party will be Thursday, Oct. 2, at Pacific Coast Bank Community Room, 260 Tres Pinos Road, Hollister, across Rancho Drive from the San Benito Bank.
The meet will start at 7 p.m. Plans for the November election will be discussed. For information, call 638-0938 or check www.sanbenitogop.org. The public is welcome.
Annual hoedown supports ‘Hunger’
SALINAS – The Central Coast Young Farmers and Ranchers will host their fifth annual Harvest Dance Oct. 11 at 6 p.m. at Chapin Pines, 440 Crazy Horse Rd., in Prunedale. The annual fundraiser will benefit Ag Against Hunger. The casual, outdoor dinner dance will feature a barbecue dinner, a full bar with local wines and music from the Shan Johnson Band. Tickets are $40 and sponsorships are available. For more information, call 805-801-5478 or e-mail [email protected].
Election Fair
HOLLISTER – The San Benito County Republican Party is hosting an election fair Sat., Oct. 11 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Veterans Memorial Hall, Rm. 218. They will have a short presentation called “Republican vs. Democrat: What does it all mean to you?”
Free refreshments and flags will be handed out and they will raffle off gas and grocery store gift cards. Kids may participate in the kid’s treasure chest. Spanish speakers welcome.
For more information, call 224-5591.
Take a walk for life
HOLLISTER – Compassion Pregnancy Services and STD clinic is hosting its annual Walk for Life at Dunne Park on Oct. 18. Walkers can raise funds to support CPS by covering a 2.5-mile route ending at Dunne Park. Registration starts at 8:30 a.m., with the walk to begin at 9:30. Further information is available by calling 637-4020, or by visiting the CPS office at 483 Fifth St. during business hours.
Want a green thumb?
SAN JOSE – Local residents qualify for a green gardener training program, a 10-week series offered at the Erikson Adult Education Center, 4849 Pearl Ave., San Jose. The program is designed for landscape maintenance workers, landscape contractors and professional gardeners, and training is conducted in English and Spanish. Cost is $120 and further information is available by calling 408-723-6450.
Essay contest entries sought
HOLLISTER – The Hollister Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9242 will award a $200 prize to the winner of this year’s Patriot’s Pen Essay Contest, which is open to students in grades six through eight. Students from public and private schools as well as home-schooled children are welcome to apply. Rules and entry forms may be obtained at the County Office of Education on Fifth Street, next to the county library. Submission deadline for contest entries is Nov. 1. For more information, contact contest chairman Bob Burnham at 638-1703.
Craft fair around the corner
HOLLISTER – The Rancho-Maze Band will hold its annual Holiday Craft Show Saturday, Nov. 8 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Rancho San Justo Middle School. Vendor booths are still available. Anyone interested in receiving a booth should contact Laura Arballo at 524-3528 or via e-mail at [email protected].
‘Lights On’ applications available
HOLLISTER – The Hollister Downtown Association is laying plans for the annual “Lights On Celebration” Saturday, Nov. 29. This year’s parade theme is “All I want for Christmas …” and parade applications are now being accepted. Space is limited. For applications, people may call the HDA office at 636-8406 or visit the HDA Web site at www.downtownhollister.org to download a copy.
Sewer moratorium
HOLLISTER- California Regional Water Resources Control Board staff is recommending that board members lift the cease and desist order on new sewer hookups in Hollister at its Dec. 5 board meeting, according to documents from the Water Resources Control Board. The cease and desist order has accomplished its purpose and is no longer necessary, according to the documents.
Basketball league sign-ups
HOLLISTER – The Hollister National Junior Basketball league will hold sign-ups on Monday, Sept. 29 at Fire Station No. 2 at the corner of Union Road and Airline Highway from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Hollister NJB offers competitive basketball featuring boys and girls teams in grades 3 through 8. All home games will be played at San Benito High School. Practice starts in November and the minimum 10-game season runs through February. Mandatory play rules mean that all players will play at least half of every game. The fee is $250, which includes a full uniform and pictures.
For more information, including a downloadable player registration form and information about skills evaluation sessions, go to www.hollisternjb.com.
Golf fundraiser for Gav athletics
GILROY – The Gavilan College baseball and softball teams will host the 2008 Fundraiser Weekend Friday, Oct. 10 and Saturday, Oct. 11. On Friday there will be a four-man handicap scramble golf tournament at the Gilroy Golf Course, located at 2695 Hecker Pass Hwy. A donation of $90 includes green fees, refreshments, golf cart, dinner and tee prizes.
Registration will be at 11 a.m. with a shotgun start at noon and dinner at 5 p.m. Additional dinner tickets are available for $25. On Saturday there will be an alumni baseball game at noon on the Gavilan baseball field. This will be a donation of $25, or $10 if also playing in the golf tournament.
For more information, call baseball coach Neal Andrade at 408-476-6727 or e-mail at: [email protected], or contact Gayle Glines at 408-718-6545.
Second annual bull ride event
HOLLISTER – Professional Bull Riders will buck their way into Hollister next week, as the Second Annual Hollister PBR Enterprise Rent-A-Car Tour will be held Thursday, Oct. 2 at 7 p.m. at the San Benito County Fairgrounds.
The tour will feature some of the most promising rising stars of the PBR, riding alongside fan favorites and veterans, as the competitors face-off against the most famous animal athletes in the business.
In attendance will be 11 of the top riders in the nation, including J.B. Mauney of Mooresville, N.C., Clayton Foltyn of El Campo, Texas, Pistol Robinson of Burleson, Texas, Luke Snyder of Raymore, Mo., and Reese Cates of El Dorado, Ark. FMX Motorcross Stunt Riders will be featured as intermission entertainment.
For more information about the Hollister PBR Enterprise Rent-A-Car Tour, call Dana Aviles at 297-0251, visit www.pinnaclefloorsonline.com, or e-mail [email protected]. Tickets to this event can be purchased at McAbee Feed, Pinnacle Hardwood Floors, Rancher’s Feed, San Benito County Fairgrounds, L.A. Hearne (Salinas) and Boot Barn (San Martin), and range in price from $10 – $30.
