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.
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.
Art and healing: Galeria Tonantzin will hold an Art and Healing exhibit for the month of July. The gallery is on Third Street in San Juan Bautista. Details: 623-2783 or www.galeriatonantzin.com.
Vacation bible school: The Presbyterian Church of Hollister will hold its Son Harvest County Fair Vacation Bible School from July 14-18 from 1 to 4 p.m. Children ages 5 through fifth grade are welcome to attend. Volunteers are also needed from ages sixth grade to adults.
For more information and registration, call the church office at 637-4350.
Friends of the SBC Library: Friends of the San Benito County Free Library will hold a board meeting at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, July 17, at the library, 470 Fifth St. The public is invited. Details: 637-1794.
children’s program: The Aromas Branch of the Monterey County Free Libraries is hosting a children’s program given by P&T Puppet Theater on July 17 at 10 a.m. P&T Puppet Theater will delight children with puppetry inspired from children’s literature and folklore. The program is part of the Aromas Library’s Summer Reading Program, “Reading is a Picnic.” Details: 726-3240.
Calling all grandmas: The Grandmothers Club will meet Friday, July 18, at noon at Dunne Park. All grandmothers are welcome.
Food distribution: Community Pantry will be distributing USDA Commodities to low-income south San Benito County residents at Panoche School Saturday, July 19, from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. The distribution is for south county residents who meet the federal income eligibility requirements. Recipients must provide identification that verifies their home address. Details: 637-0340.
Vacation bible school: Trinity Lutheran Church is hosting its Rancho Roundup Vacation Bible School Monday, July 21, through Friday, 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.
Business of the month: The Business of the month get-together will be held Tuesday, July 22 at 11 a.m. at Hazel Hawkins Hospital. For more information, call the San Benito County Chamber of Commerce at 637-5315.
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.
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.
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.
SJB Library garage sale: A garage sale benefiting the San Juan Bautista Library will be Sunday, Aug. 3 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Individual spaces are available for residents of San Benito County only – no vendors. Among the items offered include pizza, home-made pies, white elephant, old and new books along with a Scholastic book fair. All money made by individuals is theirs to keep. Get a table by Aug. 1.
cuerpos locos and watercolors exhibits: Galeria Tonantzin will feature two exhibits for the month of August – “Cuerpos Locos (Wild Bodies)” and “Lee Taiz Watercolors.” “Cuerpos Locos” is a series of surreal figurative work done by Liesa Lietzke, Heather Morgan and Carmen Ogden. A reception open to the public will be Aug. 10 from 4 to 7 p.m. with a book reading by Lee and Lincoln Taiz at 5 p.m. They will read from “Libra: The Cat That Saved Silicon Valley,” a sci-fi story set in the silicon age.
The gallery’s hours are noon to 5 p.m. Friday, Saturday, Sunday and by appointment. Call for extended summer hours, 623-ARTE.
Kids at the Park: The 10th annual Kids at the Park will be held Wednesday, Aug. 13, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Dunne Park (West Street between Sixth and Seventh streets). The event is free and open to the public. There will be free fingerprinting, face painting and healthy snacks. Children can meet the Tooth Fairy, Smokey the Bear and McGruff. The event is organized by the San Benito County Safe Kids Coalition and sponsored by the SBC Health and Human Services Agency and Public Health Services. Fore more information, call 637-5367.
YMCA Charity Golf: YMCA’s fifth annual Charity Golf Tournament will be held Aug. 22 at San Juan Oaks Golf Club. Cost is $150 per golfer which includes green fee, cart, range balls, box lunch, dinner and prizes. Check-in time is 8:30 a.m. with a shot-gun start at noon. Entries must be received by Aug. 15. All proceeds will benefit the YMCA of San Benito County.
Details: 637-8600 or www.ymcaofsbc.org.
Win a trip to Hawaii: The Hollister Relay for Life is offering raffle tickets to win a trip to Hawaii for two to benefit The American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life event that will be held Aug. 8-9 at San Benito High School.
Tickets are $10 for one or three for $25 and available at A Glorious Holiday, 748 San Benito St. Details: 630-1218.
Y After-School Program: The YMCA After-school program will now be offered in San Juan Bautista. Space is now available for the 2003-04 school year for youth in grades k though 8. The program encourages children to participate in a variety of structured activities such as physical fitness, homework, tutoring and arts and crafts. Call 637-8600 for monthly fees and registration information. This program is not a licensed childcare.
