The Red Phone has returned refreshed and relaxed from a long
holiday weekend ready to take more calls. Don’t forget the Crimson
Crusader appears twice a week in the Hollister Free Lance every
Wednesday and Saturday. Got a question, need an answer? Call the
Red Phone
– always waiting, always online, always at 635-9219.
The Red Phone has returned refreshed and relaxed from a long holiday weekend ready to take more calls. Don’t forget the Crimson Crusader appears twice a week in the Hollister Free Lance every Wednesday and Saturday. Got a question, need an answer? Call the Red Phone – always waiting, always online, always at 635-9219.
Lack of Little League
A caller isn’t happy with the Free Lance’s coverage of Little League.
“I’m calling to find out why the Free Lance has not covered any of the Hollister Little League boys that are out there doing a good job or Babe Ruth. Last year we had a plethora of stories and you were taking great pictures and following up with good information and putting scores in. Not once this entire season have you ran a story. You’ve done Hollister Heat for the girls and a lot for the high school kids, but you haven’t done anything for Little League or Babe Ruth and I’m just wondering why? I think there’s a lot of parents that miss that.”
Red Phone spoke with the Free Lance Sports Editor Josh Staloch about the lack of Little League and Babe Ruth coverage in the Free Lance. Rest assured, he said, more coverage is coming this summer. Unfortunately, the end of the school year places a tremendous amount of strain on the Free Lance’s small sports staff and it simply isn’t possible to be at every game for every team every time. The Free Lance has covered some Little League events, such as the kick-off to the season and the Long Ball Club. The Free Lance staff, however, does strive to provide content our readers request and the sports department does plan to cover more youth baseball in the future. If you know of a sports event or have a request for coverage, call Staloch at 637-5566 ext. 334. We may not be able to get to everything, but we’ll certainly try our best.
Phone book flops
A caller is concerned about all the phone books in town.
“It’s getting more frustrating each time we receive new phone books. There are seven phone books that cover San Benito County now and if you are unlisted it’s okay, but if you want to be listed you may not be. I’ve called many times to many phone books to say ‘Why wasn’t I listed?’ There are other people who haven’t been listed in all seven books. They are businesses who are shocked when I tell them they are not listed. What do we do? We call the companies, many give you the run around and you never get listing. They all buy the listings from each other which is part of the problem. Meanwhile everyone assumes they are listed. What can we do in a county town like this that only has a few small towns and a few major cities and people who are paying for these listings. What do we do?”
There’s probably not a lot to be done since the books have already been published, but business owners can call the phone book companies and make sure their name is on file. Obviously, a business buying advertising will be listed, but those who just want their business in the white pages probably don’t command much attention from the companies. Red Phone suggests businesses direct their advertising dollars elsewhere – newspapers comes readily to mind – rather than advertise in only a couple books and hope your customers find you. A shameless plug, Red Phone knows, but with seven books in a small county it’s a better way to reach new customers. A good way to check if you’re listed is to call 411 and search for yourself or go to www.craigball.com/phonefind and perform a search in the various phone company listings on the site. At least that way you can be sure your number is listed with the directories. If it’s not, call the company and ask for your listing to be included.
