SJB Chamber Mixer
The San Juan Bautista Chamber of Commerce is holding a “Nice to See You’re Back” mixer from 5:30 to 7:30pm on Wed. Aug. 18 in San Juan Chiropractic at 601 Fourth St.
Call 623-2454 for more
information
Freshman Orientation
San Benito High School will hold the Freshmen and New Student Orientation with registration beginning at 7:45am on Fri. Aug. 20, at the Mattson Gym parking lot. The event is entirely student run and will include numerous events including a student barbecue. The SBHS Administration is also planning a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new campus.
Call Becky Doty or Juan Robledo at the Student Activities office at 637-5831 Ext. 351 or Ext. 352 for more information.
ACT Registration
The deadline to register for the September ACT is Aug. 20. Students may register with their counselor or through the ACT Web site at www.act.org. Late registration is accepted until Sept. 3 with an additional fee. The cost is $28.
Aromas Day
Aromas will hold a “Day in the Country” on Sun. Aug. 22. Activities include a country-style breakfast, community-wide yard sales, a street fair, auction and parade.
Call 726-7183 for more
information.
Golf Tournament
The YMCA will hold its 6th Annual Charity Golf Tournament Friday, August 20 at the San Juan Oaks Golf Club.
Call 831-637-8600 for more information.
Historical Meeting
The San Benito County Historical Society will hold its general meeting on Wed., Aug. 25, 2005 at 7pm at the Dunne Park Club House located at West and 5th Sts in Hollister. Home movies will be shown from the 1950s and 60’s of Hollister and the area. The event is free of charge. Refreshments will be served.
Call 831-375-5928 for more information.
Farmers Market
The Farmers Market will be held from 3-7pm Wednesday, Aug. 18 at Fourth and San Benito streets and continue weekly through September 29. Please come and enjoy fresh veggies, fruit, bread, meat, fish and much more. Attention local nonprofits
the Hollister Downtown
Association Certified Farmers Market will have a nonprofit booth at each market. Sign-ups will be taken first come,
first serve.
Please call the HDA office to reserve your date.
Call 831-636-8406 for more
information.
San Benito County Bilingual Advisory Group
All interested parties are invited to become members of the advisory group to assist in determining how to effectively provide election related information and materials to Spanish speaking voters.
The group will meet monthly and the first meeting will be held at 7pm on Thurs. Aug. 19 in room 204 of the court house.
Women’s Networking
The Salinas Valley Business Women’s Network will host Julie Cavassa, an executive coach for DFS America, in a mini-workshop from 11:30am to 1pm on Wed. Aug. 18. The workshop is entitled “A Value Based Approach to Designing Your Business and Your Life.”
The cost is $15 and reservations are required. Call 831-442-9789 for more information or to reserve a space.
Matt Lopez Memorial Golf Tournament
The first annual Matt Lopez Golf Tournament will be held Friday, Oct. 22 at San Juan Oaks Golf Course. A ranch barbecue dinner will follow the tournament.All proceeds will benefit the Matt Lopez Memorial Scholarship.
The cost is $125 per person or $30 for just the dinner. For more information call Laura Lopez at 831-637-6393.
CMAP Directors
Community Media Access Partnership (CMAP) is currently looking for board members to fill three elected positions for the community TV station and make crucial decisions on how CMAP is run. The board meets the second Monday of the month at 6pm in Hollister, Gilroy or San Juan Bautista. Interested candidates must be CMAP members and submit a nomination petition with 10 CMAP member signatures by Fri. Sept. 3 at 5pm.
Petition forms are available at www.mycmap.org. Call Kelly Abbott at 408-846-4983 for more information.
