FIRE STATION NO. 2: At 2 p.m., Thursday, March 4, there will be
a groundbreaking ceremony for Fire Station No. 2 at 1200 Union
Road. Pauline Valdivia and Fire Chief Garringer will be in
attendance, and the public is invited. For more information, call
Renee at 636-4340.
FIRE STATION NO. 2: At 2 p.m., Thursday, March 4, there will be a groundbreaking ceremony for Fire Station No. 2 at 1200 Union Road. Pauline Valdivia and Fire Chief Garringer will be in attendance, and the public is invited. For more information, call Renee at 636-4340.
WALNUT INSTITUTE: The annual Central Coast Counties Walnut Institute will be held Friday, March 5 from 9 a.m. to noon in the Veterans Memorial Building, 649 San Benito St. It is free and will cover topics of interest to local walnut growers. For more information, call the local Extension office at 637-5346.
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY: There will be a noon reception Monday, March 8 for volunteers interested in starting up a San Benito County chapter of Habitat for Humanity. The guest speaker will be Dirk Holkedor, who is the Regional Director for the Western U.S. Habitat for Humanity. Holkedor has worked with Jimmy Carter in the past. The meeting will be at World Savings Real Estate (not World Savings Bank) at 615 San Benito St. in Suites D,E or F. For more information, call Cynthia at 637-5590.
BOOK SALE: The Friends of the San Benito County Free Library will hold a book sale, rain or shine, Saturday, March 27 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the patio behind the Historical Society house next to the library. For more information, call 636-4107.
Blood Drive: The Red Cross blood drive will be at Ridgemark golf course at the tennis center, 3800 Airline Highway, on Thursday, March 4 from 1:30 to 6:30 p.m. To make an appointment, call 1-800-448-3543.
Retired Teachers: The San Benito County Division of the California Retired Teacher’s Association will hold its quarterly business-luncheon meeting at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 4 at Dorothy McNett’s Place, 800 San Benito Street in Hollister. The program will feature a cooking demonstration by Dorothy McNett. For more information, call 638-0149.
Homebuyer’s seminar: A free homebuyer’s seminar will be held Thursday, March 4 at 7 p.m. in the Community Room at San Benito Land Title, 260 Tres Pinos Road in Hollister. For more information, call 831-634-4658.
Beg and borrow: The Monterey Peninsula Kiwanis Club is sponsoring a “beg, borrow and deal” event to raise money for local schools and the Children’s Miracle Network. The fund-raiser is for high-school students in teams of three. The last weekend in April, teams will complete tasks on a list, similar to a scavenger hunt.
Applications are due April 1 and can be picked up by e-mailing or calling Kaj Helding at be*************@sb*******.net or calling 801-1083.
Scholarships: California Women for Agriculture, Salinas Valley Chapter will be offering two scholarship programs for women in or from Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz counties. The scholarships, women pursuing degrees in agriculture and daughters of farm workers, will be awarded to women pursuing a bachelor’s degree, an associate’s degree or a degree from an accredited trade school. All scholarship applications must be postmarked by May 1 to be considered. For a copy of the application, visit http://www.salinascwa.org or call Kelly O’Grady at 408-782-5009.
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.
