SBC Chamber members needed: The San Benito County Chamber of Commerce is looking for chamber members that would be interested in serving on the SBC Chamber Board. Anyone interested, please submit name, business name, address, telephone number and current e-mail address to the Chamber office or just call 637-5315. The deadline is July 31.
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL: The Presbyterian Church of Hollister will hold its Son Harvest County Fair Vacation Bible School from July 14-18 from 1 to 4 p.m. Children ages 5 through fifth grade are welcome to attend. Volunteers are also needed from ages sixth grade to adults.
For more information and registration, call the church office at 637-4350.
republican Women meeting: The San Benito County Republican Women Federated will have its monthly meeting July 16 at Ridgemark Country Club. Social hour will begin at 11:30 a.m. followed by lunch at noon. Kathryn Englehart, director of the local American Red Cross chapter, is the guest speaker. All Republican women are invited to attend.
FRIENDS OF THE SBC LIBRARY: Friends of the San Benito County Free Library will hold a board meeting at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, July 17, at the library, 470 Fifth St. The public is invited. Details: 637-1794.
children’s program: The Aromas Branch of the Monterey County Free Libraries is hosting a children’s program given by P&T Puppet Theater on July 17 at 10 a.m. P&T Puppet Theater will delight children with puppetry inspired from children’s literature and folklore. The program is part of the Aromas Library’s Summer Reading Program, “Reading is a Picnic.” Details: 726-3240.
Calling all grandmas: The Grandmothers Club will meet Friday, July 18, at noon at Dunne Park. All grandmothers are welcome.
Vacation bible school: Trinity Lutheran Church is hosting its Rancho Roundup Vacation Bible School Monday, July 21, through Friday, July 25, from 9 a.m. to noon. For more information, call 636-1321 or show up at 8:30 a.m. on Monday to register your child.
Business of the month: The Business of the month get-together will be held Tuesday, July 22 at 11 a.m. at Hazel Hawkins Hospital. For more information, call the San Benito County Chamber of Commerce at 637-5315.
RELAY FOR LIFE: The Hollister Relay for Life and The American Cancer Society will hold a dining out fund-raiser July 23 at Chevy’s Mexican Restaurant in Gilroy in which Chevy’s will donate 20 percent of the proceeds.
Join the volunteers for lunch or dinner at the fresh Mex restaurant at 8440 Murray Ave., Gilroy. Reservations are encouraged. The fund-raiser includes take-out. Details: 408-847-2727.
library book sale: Friends of the Library is having a book sale Saturday, July 26, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. by the courtyard and shed behind the library at 470 Fifth St. New and used books are for sale for every interest area and reading level. Donated books are appreciated also. Please bring them to the front desk clerk and say they are for the “Friends Book sale,” which is held each month.
Details: 636-4107.
cuerpos locos and watercolors exhibits: Galeria Tonantzin will feature two exhibits for the month of August – “Cuerpos Locos (Wild Bodies)” and “Lee Taiz Watercolors.” “Cuerpos Locos” is a series of surreal figurative work done by Liesa Lietzke, Heather Morgan and Carmen Ogden. A reception open to the public will be Aug. 10 from 4 to 7 p.m. with a book reading by Lee and Lincoln Taiz at 5 p.m. They will read from “Libra: The Cat That Saved Silicon Valley,” a sci-fi story set in the silicon age.
The gallery’s hours are noon to 5 p.m. Friday, Saturday, Sunday and by appointment. Call for extended summer hours, 623-ARTE.
YMCA Charity Golf: YMCA’s fifth annual Charity Golf Tournament will be held Aug. 22 at San Juan Oaks Golf Club. Cost is $150 per golfer which includes green fee, cart, range balls, box lunch, dinner and prizes. Check-in time is 8:30 a.m. with a shot-gun start at noon. Entries must be received by Aug. 15. All proceeds will benefit the YMCA of San Benito County.
Details: 637-8600 or www.ymcaofsbc.org.
