Historical Society Meeting: The San Benito County Historical
Society will hold its monthly meeting at 7:30 p.m. July 30 at the
Dunne Park club house at Sixth and West streets.
Anita Kane, a local landscape architect, will speak on the
plants and trees of SBC. There is no charge to the public. Details:
635-0335.
Historical Society Meeting: The San Benito County Historical Society will hold its monthly meeting at 7:30 p.m. July 30 at the Dunne Park club house at Sixth and West streets.
Anita Kane, a local landscape architect, will speak on the plants and trees of SBC. There is no charge to the public. Details: 635-0335.
Bolado Charity Rodeo: The 10th annual Bolado Charity Rodeo will take place Aug. 23 and 24. Entry forms are available at local feed stores and must be postmarked by Aug. 1 to P.O. Box 2243, Hollister, CA, 95024. All proceeds benefit youth organizations in San Benito County. Details: 673-1399.
Congressman Farr town hall meetings: Congressman Sam Farr, D-Carmel, will hold his annual summer town hall meetings throughout the 17th Congressional District’s region in August. Nearby meetings include: Hollister, Aug. 19 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the San Benito County Chambers, 482 Fourth St.; Santa Cruz, Aug. 15 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Santa Cruz City Hall, 809 Center St.; Salinas, Aug. 21 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Salinas City Council Rotunda, 200 Lincoln Ave.; and Watsonville, Aug. 27 from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Watsonville City Hall Chambers, 250 Main St. For more information, call 202-225-2861.
SBC Chamber members needed: The San Benito County Chamber of Commerce is looking for chamber members that would be interested in serving on the SBC Chamber Board. Anyone interested, please submit name, business name, address, telephone number and current e-mail address to the Chamber office or just call 637-5315. The deadline is July 31.
Pinnacle Climbing Areas Reopen: Rock formations subject to advisory closures to rock climbing and off-trail hiking for protecting nesting birds of prey at the Pinnacles National Monument have been reopened. A total of 32 Prairie falcons fledged from eight nests, and American Kestrels and Red-tailed hawks produced young this year.
For more information about raptor monitoring, call 831-389-4485, ext. 223, and for details about the status of rock climbing or general information, call ext. 235.
Relay For Life Sponsors: Precision Laser Engraving is selling Italian charms for the American Cancer Society benefit, Relay for Life, that read “Relay ’03.” The charms are $18 and for every charm sold, $10 will go toward the relay event.
Precision Laser also has starter bracelets, pink ribbon charms and custom charms for “In honor of …” and “In memory of …” Details: 635-9747.
Family vacation Bible school: Hollister United Methodist Church is offering a family vacation bible school Aug. 3-7 from 5-7:30 p.m. Dinner will be served every evening. Activities include Bible stories, music, crafts and daily visits from farm animals. Cost is $15 per person. Call 634-4240 to reserve a space.
Vacation Bible school: Trinity Lutheran Church is hosting its Rancho Roundup Vacation Bible School through July 25, from 9 a.m. to noon. For more information, call 636-1321 or show up at 8:30 a.m. on Monday to register your child.
Hispanic Chamber luncheon: The Hispanic Chamber of Commerce luncheon will be held July 23 at The Vault from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cost is $15. Hollister Mayor Brian Conroy will speak about the state of the city. Details: call Julie Palafox at 634-4772.
Relay for Life: The Hollister Relay for Life and The American Cancer Society will hold a dining out fund-raiser July 23 at Chevy’s Mexican Restaurant in Gilroy in which Chevy’s will donate 20 percent of the proceeds.
Join the volunteers for lunch or dinner at the fresh Mex restaurant at 8440 Murray Ave., Gilroy. Reservations are encouraged. The fund-raiser includes take-out. Details: 408-847-2727.
Children’s program: The Aromas branch of the Monterey County Free Libraries is hosting a children’s program Thursday, July 24, at 10 a.m. by Story Creek Critters. The clowns offer a hilarious show of slap-stick comedy, puppets and magic with audience participation.
This program is part of the Aromas Library’s Summer Reading Program “Reading is a Picnic.” Children are also invited to fill out reading logs and win prizes.
Details: 726-3240.
Board meeting: The San Benito County Mental Health Board will hold a meeting July 24 at noon at 1111 San Felipe Road, Suite 104. Visitors are welcome. Details: 636-4020.
Indian Storytelling Event: The 8th annual Indian Canyon’s “Indian Storytelling Event” will take place July 26, featuring storytelling, Ohlone dance groups, food, a raffle and ceremony. There will also be a Californian Indian Art Show from 1 to 5:30 p.m. The event takes place at Indian Canyon. Tickets are $20 for adults and $5 for students. Details: 637-4238 or www.indiancanyon.org.
Library book sale: Friends of the Library is having a book sale Saturday, July 26, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. by the courtyard and shed behind the library at 470 Fifth St. New and used books are for sale for every interest area and reading level. Donated books are appreciated also. Please bring them to the front desk clerk and say they are for the “Friends Book sale,” which is held each month. Details: 636-4107.
