A couple thousand connoisseurs in search of a delicate chardonnay and others out for an adventurous Saturday afternoon in the country were not disappointed at the third annual San Benito Olive Festival. Â
In 1999, Barbara Rever and Jerry Ginsburg decided to pick olives from the trees on their property and their neighbors as well (they had permission of course). Out of that came a bounty of 800 bottles of olive oil, and life hasn’t been the same since for the married couple of 40 years.
Thanks to more than $250,000 in donations funneled through the San Benito County Heritage Foundation, the pavilion at the county fairgrounds is undergoing a makeover.
If you're wondering about the temporary community of campers at Bolado Park, it's the time of year again for the California Gymkhana Association State Championship Finals.
The Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments is presenting an award to the San Benito County Fairgrounds for its use of more than $100,000 in energy-efficient equipment donated by AMBAG and expected to save a six-figure sum annually.