Residents can enjoy gourmet pizza, salad and a no-host bar at The Grove Restaurant on Oct. 12 at a fundraiser for Pet Friends. It will include silent auctions, raffle prizes and a life band. Proceeds benefit Pet Friends Adoption Center. The price is $35 per person, $60 for two, or a table of eight for $220. Ticket sales end Oct. 6. Details: (831) 634-1191
New scholarship committee hosts fundraiser
A newly formed scholarship committee is hosting a benefit fundraising dinner Oct. 26 at El Kora Restaurant. The Flores/Fata/Hernandez Scholarship is named for Julian Flores, Gene Fata and John Z. Hernandez. Beginning in 2014, two $500 Scholarships will be awarded, one each, to a deserving San Benito High School student, a male and a female. The requirements are: applicant must maintain a 3.0 GPA, be active in extracurricular activities, i.e. student government, and be college bound. The benefit fundraising dinner is Saturday, Oct. 26 at El Kora Restaurant, 204 Fourth St. in Hollister beginning at 5 p.m. Classic hard rock music will be provided by Nightveil. Dinner reservations are $25 per person and $45 per couple and may be made by mail to: Tony Ureno, P.O.Box 881, Hollister, CA 95024. The RSVP deadline is Oct. 12.
Pet Friends Fur Ball
Residents can enjoy gourmet pizza, salad and a no-host bar at The Grove Restaurant on Oct. 12 at a fundraiser for Pet Friends. It will include silent auctions, raffle prizes and a life band. Proceeds benefit Pet Friends Adoption Center. The price is $35 per person, $60 for two, or a table of eight for $220. Ticket sales end Oct. 6. Details: (831) 634-1191
Health Foundation’s health fair
In honor of Binational Health Week, the San Benito Health Foundation is holding a health fair from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 18 at 301 The Alameda, suite K in San Juan Bautista. There will be talks, a Portion Plates Class and free medical screenings. Details: (831) 637-5306
Friends of Mitch Dike Road To Recovery
Friends of Mitch Dike and his girlfriend, Lydia – both of whom were involved in a serious motorcycle accident and were hit by a drunk driver in August 2012 – are hosting a fundraiser from noon to 6 p.m. Oct. 19 in the back room at Paine’s Restaurant. According to an announcement from the organizers, they both sustained serious injuries and Mitch received the brunt of it all. Many scars and surgeries later, Mitch is still in need of two more surgeries to help him walk and sit properly. They are inviting residents to honor him as well as support him for a Santa Maria Style BBQ, silent auction, 50/50 raffle bake sale and great entertainment provided by Aaron Avila & Second Wind Band. To purchase meal tickets please contact Allacyn Spears (831) 262-6027 or Ken Rose (831) 245-7016 for donations or information. Food will be served from noon until 5 p.m. or until it’s gone.
Craft fair registration
The Rancho-Maze Band is looking for vendors and crafters for the 9th annual Holiday Craft Fair on Nov. 2. Registration by Sept. 30 is just $25 and goes to $35 afterward. Details:
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Retired teachers
The San Benito County chapter of California Retired Teachers will hold its next business meeting on Oct. 2 at 10:30 a.m. at San Juan Oaks Golf Club. A luncheon will be served after the meeting. The guest speaker will be Mary Ann Hughes, director of the San Benito County Food Bank.
SBC retired teachers
The California Retired Teachers’ Association of San Benito County will hold a social honoring all newly retired local teachers from 10 a.m. to noon Sept. 25 at the San Benito County Office of Education, 460 Fifth St. They’re also welcoming any educators who previously retired. Please RSVP to Amy at (831) 637-7694.
Renaissance Faire
HOLLISTER – The Northern California Renaissance Faire runs Sept. 14 through Oct. 13 at Casa de Fruta, in Hollister weekends, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission is $25 at the gate children 12 and under are admitted free. Each weekend has a different theme and there will be a free Celtic rock concert each Saturday night. A weekend pass, which covers entrance for Saturday and Sunday on one weekend is $35. A “fairever pass” allows access for all 10 days of the faire and is $150. For more information or tickets, visit www.norcalrenfaire.com or call (408)847-FAIR.
Bornia Boys band could advance
The Bornia Boys blues band won first place in a field of three bands at The Golden Gate Blues Society International Blues Challenge on Sunday at McGovern’s in San Mateo. The Bornia Boys will now advance to Biscuits and Blues in San Francisco on Sept. 29 to compete with three other bands at The International Blues Regional Final IBC. The winner will represent The Golden Gate Blues Society at The Blues Foundation’s International Blues Challenge in Memphis from Jan. 21 to Jan. 24.
Zazen meditation
The Hollister Japanese Temple Garden will start offering weekly zazen meditation classes on the forms, spirit and practice of Soto Zen with Robert Reese. It includes 40 minutes of sitting meditation, ten minutes of walking meditation, followed by dharma talk and discussion. The sessions are Monday from 7 to 8:30 p.m., at 920 Riverside Road, in Hollister. Reese has been practicing in the zen lineage of Shunryu Suzuki Roshi for 25 years. He has been teaching classes and workshops at the Monterey Bay Zen Center in Carmel. Details: Call Don Belt at 831-637-6361 or email
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