Public Notice: The Jan. 27 meeting of the Parks and Recreation
Commission has been canceled.
A special meeting will be jointly held with the City Council on
Monday, Feb. 9 at 7 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers.
The next regular meeting of the Parks and Recreation Commission
will be held Tuesday, Feb. 24 at 6 p.m. at the City Hall Council
Chambers. For more information, call Clayton Lee at
831-636-4324.
Public Notice: The Jan. 27 meeting of the Parks and Recreation Commission has been canceled.
A special meeting will be jointly held with the City Council on Monday, Feb. 9 at 7 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers.
The next regular meeting of the Parks and Recreation Commission will be held Tuesday, Feb. 24 at 6 p.m. at the City Hall Council Chambers. For more information, call Clayton Lee at 831-636-4324.
MACE Banquet: The Mexican American Committee on Education will be hosting its 34th annual Cinco de Mayo Scholarship Banquet featuring Little Joe y La Familia. The banquet will be held Saturday, May 8 from 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. at Veterans Memorial Building, 649 San Benito Street. Tickets are $50 and includes dinner, Mariachi entertainment and Little Joe. Tickets will not be sold at the door. To purchase tickets or for more information, call 831-637-1342, 831-673-2009 or 831-637-7790.
Pet Adoption: Friends of the San Martin Animal Shelter pet adoption fair will be Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 from noon to 5 p.m. at Petco in Morgan Hill, at the corner of Tennant and Monterey. For more information, call 408-683-4186.
Hot Shots: The Hot Shots 14 and under “A” girls fastpitch softball team will be holding a tryout for their 2004 season Saturday, Jan. 31 at 9:30 a.m. at Buck’s Field, 11465 Monterey Highway in San Martin. For more information, call Pat Chris at 408-842-7756.
USDA: USDA Farm Service Agency has been accepting applications from local farmers who suffered at least a 35 percent loss of production or significant quality loss on a 2001 or 2002 year crop due to a natural disaster weather condition. The deadline to file an application is Friday, Jan. 30. Interested farmers must contact the local Farm Service Agency office at 831-637-4360 to schedule an appointment prior to the deadline date.
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.
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.
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 and 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.
Babe Ruth: Last chance for Babe Ruth Baseball sign-ups will be held Thursday, Jan. 29 at Straw Hat Pizza from 6 to 8 p.m.
Clearview Drive: The City of Hollister will be holding a neighborhood meeting to discuss Clearview Drive traffic calming. The meeting will be held Thursday, Jan. 29 at 6 p.m. at the City Council Chambers, 375 Fifth Street. For more information, call Matt Atteberry at 831-636-4340.
