Benefit Drive: A benefit drive is being held to raise $10,000
for the families of P.J. Galvan and Matt Lopez. San Benito High
School has already raised $6,000. Donations will be accepted until
Friday, Jan. 23. Papa Murphy’s Pizza will be donating 25 percent of
their profits from Thursday, Jan. 22 to help reach that goal.
Benefit Drive: A benefit drive is being held to raise $10,000 for the families of P.J. Galvan and Matt Lopez. San Benito High School has already raised $6,000. Donations will be accepted until Friday, Jan. 23. Papa Murphy’s Pizza will be donating 25 percent of their profits from Thursday, Jan. 22 to help reach that goal.
Oriana Chorale: The San Benito Oriana Chorale will begin rehearsals for the spring concert season Tuesday, Jan. 27 at Trinity Lutheran Church, 2300 Airline Hwy in Hollister at 7:15 p.m. This spring’s concert theme is “Show Stoppers.” New singers are always welcome. For more information, call 637-2848.
No Ball Day: Saturday, Feb. 7 will be No Ball Game Day, a day to bring a board game, cards and friends for fun, hosted by the American Association of University Women. The event will be held at the Historic Strand Theater, 7588 Monterey St. in Gilroy from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. and includes lunch, two gaming sessions, door prizes and snacks. Tickets are $25 each and are available by calling Suzanne Barrett at 408-683-2400 or Ruth Slechta at 408-842-1309.
Spring Grove: The North County Joint Union School District is now registering kindergarten children for 1004-05 school year. Registration packets can be picked up at the Spring Grove School office from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each school day. Children entering kindergarten must be 5 years old on or before Dec. 2, 2004. All required paperwork must be on file before a child can be placed on a class list. The following are state and district requirements for incoming kindergartners: birth date verification, CHDP examination, proof of residency and immunizations (polio, OPV or IPV, DTP/DTzP/DT/Td, MMR, hepatitis B, varicella and TB skin test).
Book Club: The first Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. and first Thursday at 7 p.m. of each month the book club meets at The Wize Owl Book Store, 8060 Santa Teresa Blvd., in Gilroy. For more information, call 408-848-9090. New members are always welcome.
Recycling Bin: The recycling bin behind the Free Lance will be open Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. and open Friday through Sunday night.
Tax Service: AARP Tax-Aide Program offers free personal tax counseling and preparation assistance to all taxpayers with middle and low income, with special attention to those age 60 and older. Starting Tuesday, Feb. 3, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1 to 5:30 p.m. until Thursday, April 15 at Community Center, 300 West Street in Hollister. By appointment only, those who need held preparing their tax returns should bring the tax package they received in the mail, last years return and all relevant information on income and expense. Volunteer counselors are not trained to assist in preparing tax returns that report business, rental or partnership income. For more information or appointment, call Dolly at 637-1980.
House Church: The Free House Church Conference will be held Saturday, Jan. 31 at 9 a.m. at Bolado Park Blue Room. The speakers will be Jonathan Lindvall and Donald Telian. For more information, call 630-1523.
Measure G Forum: A public forum will be held on Measure G. A panel of presenters will share their views on the growth control measure appearing on the March 2 ballot. The forum is sponsored by the San Benito Agricultural Land Trust. It will be held Wednesday, Jan. 21 at the Hollister City Council Chambers from 7 to 8 p.m. For more information, call Paul Hain of the San Benito Agricultural Land Trust at 831-628-0838.
SJB Chamber: The San Juan Bautista Chamber of Commerce mixer will be Wednesday, Jan. 21 at 5:30 p.m. at 410 Third Street, Pepper Tree Corner.
Hydrogeologic study: There will be a public workshop at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 22 at the City of Hollister Council Chambers, 375 Fifth Street. This is an open workshop with public input encouraged. For more information, call the Public Works-Engineering Department at 636-4340.
Stop Signs: The City of Hollister will be installing Stop signs on Hawkins Street at the intersection of Hawkins and Prune streets. The signs will be installed Friday, Jan. 23. For more information or to comment, call Matt Atteberry at 831-636-4340.
CFAS Class: The American Red Cross will be holding a community first aid and safety class Saturday, Jan. 24, Saturday, Feb. 14 and Saturday, Feb. 28. This class includes adult, infant and child CPR along with first aid. The cost is $50 and runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For individual class prices or to register, call 636-2100.
Peter Pan: South Valley Civic Theatre presents “Peter Pan” on Fridays and Saturdays, Jan. 23, 24, 30, 31 and Feb. 6, 7, 13, 24 at 7 p.m. and Sundays, Feb. 1 and 8 at 2 p.m. at the Morgan Hill Community Playhouse, at Monterey and Fifth streets in Morgan Hill. Tickets are available at the Morgan Hill Community Center, Booksmart in Morgan Hill and www.svct.org. For more information, call 408-842-SHOW.
Community Garden: Vista Park Hill Community Garden will have a plot pick’n Saturday, Jan. 24 from 9 a.m. to noon. Any interested party may pick a plot to plant for the year. The garden is open to everyone until the plots are full. For more information, call Robin at 637-0949.
CHADD: Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder will meet Tuesday, Jan. 27 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Cerra Vista School, 2151 Cerra Vista Drive, in the multi-purpose room. Pick up information handouts, visit the CHADD Library, share information. For more information, call Cerra Vista School at 636-4470 or CHADD at 637-7025 or 637-0930.
Red Cross: The American Red Cross will be holding an instructor training class for first aid and CPR on Tuesday, Jan. 27 from 5:30 to 10:15 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 31 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Tuesday, Feb. 3 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. All classes must be attended in order to be certified as an instructor. The cost of the class, including materials, is $100. For more information, call Tina Lopez at 636-2100.
Historical Society: The San Benito County Historical Society will hold its monthly meeting Wednesday, Jan. 28 at 7 p.m. at the Dunne Park Club House, at Sixth and West streets. The guest will be Joe McMahan, a descendant of the Castros of Monterey and San Juan Bautista. The meeting is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.
