Tag: mike chambless

When parts of south San Benito County received six inches of precipitation over a three-day period in late January, Kim and Sam Lippert knew...

Travel and training costs have escalated for some City of Hollister departments in recent budgets. During the current fiscal year’s first five and a half months, those expenses totaled $56,288, according to documents obtained by the Free Lance.

The Hollister Airshow budget as presented by Management Services Director Mike Chambless—whose job includes running the airport and annual event—excluded an estimate of costs for time he put in overseeing it.

It is exciting to see that a startup with Silicon Valley fingerprints is making its home in Hollister.

With help from a federal grant, work is set to begin on a project to improve the storm water drainage at the Hollister Municipal Airport in November with plans to complete construction before the fire season begins next spring.

If Hollister council members are serious about reviving the city's signature event and a lucrative economic opportunity - the biker rally - then moving the air show to a July 4 weekend is logistically illogical and would confuse marketing efforts for both events.

While Hollister council members’ views vary on whether July 4 is the appropriate long-term time frame for the city’s air show, a majority of them appears intent on the timing for 2013.

The Hollister Airshow lost money for the second consecutive year, while city officials this week discussed potential changes for 2013 such as moving the event weekend and altering the number of days for the show.

In advance of the third annual Hollister Air Show, Airport Manager Mike Chambless said a sunny weather forecast has spirits soaring before the Memorial Day weekend event.

The third annual Hollister Airshow, created in 2010 as a way to market the local airport, is set to take off on Memorial Day weekend.