Howard Dean: The San Benito County Meetup for Dr. Howard Dean
for President will be held Wednesday, Jan. 7 at 7 p.m. at Paine’s
Restaurant in the small meeting room.
Howard Dean: The San Benito County Meetup for Dr. Howard Dean for President will be held Wednesday, Jan. 7 at 7 p.m. at Paine’s Restaurant in the small meeting room.
Blood Drive: The Red Cross will hold a blood drive Thursday, Jan. 8 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1670 Cienega Road from 1:30-6:30 p.m. To make an appointment, call 1-800-448-3543 or go to www.beadonor.com.
YMCA EVENTS: YMCA programs for 2004.
YMCA Fit Kids: Ages 5-12 starting Tuesday, Jan. 13 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays.
YMCA Move and Groove Together: Ages infant-5 starting Wednesday, Jan. 14 from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Children learn to connect with music, movement and learning.
Galeria Tonantzin: 12th Annual Images of the Virgin Exhibition now through January 18. For more information, call 831-623-ARTE or visit www.galeriatonantzin.com.
Creative catalyst: Artist-educators from Gavilan College, Gilroy High School, Live Oak High School and San Benito High School are exhibiting the work they do when they are not teaching at Gavilan College’s main gallery in the library building, 5055 Santa Teresa Blvd. now through Jan 16. The gallery is open Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Friday 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. and is closed Saturday and Sunday.
Class of 1974: The Class of 1974 Reunion Committee is looking for addresses of former classmates. Please contact Linda Keller at lp*********@ya***.com.
Tree Pickup: Boy Scouts troops 436 and 428 will be picking up Christmas trees for recycling Sunday, Jan. 11 beginning at 9 a.m. For a $5 donation, they will pick up trees left at the curb and recycle them. For more information, call Troop 436 in Hollister at 628-3045, Troop 428 in San Juan Bautista at 623-4360, e-mail bs*******@ya***.com or visit www.freewebs.com/bsa436/.
SBC Republicans: The San Benito County Republican Central Committee will meet Wednesday, Jan. 7 at 7 p.m. at the San Benito County Library, 470 Fifth St. Speakers will be the Republican Supervisorial candidates. Plans for Bush-Cheney 2004 activities will also be discussed. Guests welcome to attend. For more information, call Jennifer Zapata at 637-9111.
Child welfare: The next Child Welfare Commission meeting will be Thursday, Jan. 8 at 1:30 p.m. at the Health and Human Services Agency, 1111 San Felipe Road, Suite 207 in Hollister.
Survivor: KION TV 46 plans to host an open call for the CBS hit Survivor at Adventures by the Sea in Monterey (285 Figueroa Ave.) on Thursday, Jan. 8 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. All interested participants are encouraged to log on to KION46.com to download a copy of the application and a list of requirements to be eligible for the program.
HIRC: The Hollister Independence Rally Committee will meet Thursday, Jan 8 at 7 p.m. at the YMCA.
Pipe Band: The Monterey Pipe Band will be holding auditions Saturday, Jan. 10 and Saturday, Jan. 24 to find beginning, intermediate and advanced bagpipers for their 2004 Competition Season. The auditions will be held from 11 a.m. to noon at Santa Catalina School, 1500 Mark Thomas Dr. in Monterey. For more information or to RSVP, call 831-372-2020.
Marine Corps League: Detachment 711 of the Marine Corps league invites all current or former Marines to attend our Saturday, Jan 10 meeting. We will be meeting for lunch at 2 p.m. at the Seaside Boys and Girls Club. For more information, call David at 831-424-2004.
Range Riders: The Gilroy Range Riders Cowboy Mounted Shooters are holding practice in La Honda/Hwy. 84 at the Coastside Rodeo grounds/Driscoll Ranch on Sunday, Jan. 11. For more information, visit http://gilroyrangeriders.com.
