QuickBooks Workshop
The Gavilan College Small Business Development Center will host a Quickbooks 2004 workshop from 6 to 8pm Sept. 9, 16 and 23 at the Gavilan College SBDC at 8351 Church St. Building E in Gilroy. The 3-week progressive course will take you through the basics of the program’s business account managing and synchronization features. The cost is $90 payable in advance and students may bring a laptop computer with QuickBooks 2004 installed. Pre-registration is required.
Call 408-847-0373 for more information or to register.
Benefit Shopping Party
Come and enjoy a relaxing evening of shopping for home decor and raising money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society at Kelly’s Gift Place with your hostess, Sharon Wise-Howard. Gourmet food will be served and featured items will be specially priced.
RSVP at Kelly’s Gift Place by calling 636-0953.
Estate Planning
Taking Charge: The Risk and Rewards of Estate Planning will be held from 1:30 to 3pm Wed. Sept. 8 at 300 West St. in Hollister. Learn the ins and outs of estate planning for the elderly during a video presentation by the State Bar of California, sponsored by the Alzheimer’s Assoc., Health Projects Center’s Del Mar Caregiver Resource Center and Jovenes de Antaño.
For more information or to
register call 636-8838 or
637-7303.
Street Closures
The City of Hollister will close several streets downtown on Thursday, Sept. 2 in preparation for a paving project. The city will close Fifth Street from Monterey Street to San Benito Street and San Benito Street to East Street; Sixth Street from Monterey Street to San Benito Street; and Seventh Street from San Benito Street to Sally Street. The paving project is tentatively planned for Sept. 9. The sidewalks will remain open.
For more information, call the City Engineering Office at
636-4340.
RUMMAGE SALE
Friends of San Martin Animal Shelter is holding their 3rd Annual Rummage Sale. Early Birds are welcome from 4 to 6pm on Friday, Sept. 17. The full day event will be held from 8am to 4pm on Saturday, Sept. 18 at the San Martin Animal Shelter 12370 Murphy Avenue San Martin. Come and find a treasure at a bargain! All proceeds benefit shelter animals.
Call 408-686-0806 for more information
Maximize Your Memory
Want to improve your memory? Then attend Maximizing Your Memory, an interactive workshop presented by Alex Morris, Family Services Manager with Greater Bay Alzheimer’s
Association. The event will be held on Wed. Sept. 22 from 6:30 to 8pm at the Hollister Community Center, 300 West Street. Class size is limited and pre-registration is required.
Call 637-7303 for more
information or to register.
Presentation: ‘Textile Arts of Azerbaijan’
Edith Bingham, handweaver and artist based in Hollister, will speak on the textile arts of Azerbaijan at the September meeting of the Gabilan Quilters Guild on Tuesday, September 7, at 7 p.m. in the Hollister Methodist Church social hall at the corner of Monterey Street and Fifth Street. She studied rug weaving, taught art in orphanages and collected folk tales while living in Baku, on the Caspian Sea, north of Iran and south of Russia, from September 2002-June 2003 and December 2003-March 2004.
Street Closures
The City of Hollister will be closing the following streets for pavement rehabilitation on Thursday, September 2nd, 2004: Fifth Street (Monterey Street to San Benito Street), Fifth Street ( San Benito Street to East Street), Sixth Street (Monterey Street to San Benito Street), and Seventh Street (San Benito Street to Sally Street). All businesses will remain open. Please park on adjacent streets and use the sidewalk to access the businesses.
For further information, please contact Matt Atteberry at
(831) 636-4340.
Republican Meeting
The San Benito County Republican Committee will meet at 7pm Wed. Sept. 1 at the San Benito County Library. Plans for the election will be discussed. Guests are also invited to attend a “Party for the President” at 6pm Sept. 2 at the Vault restaurant.
For more information, call
Jennifer Zapata at 637-9111.
Kinship Food and Wine Tasting
The 48th annual Food and Wine Tasting fund-raiser for the Gabilan chapter of Kinship, an organization dedicated to providing support and services for foster children and their families, will be held from 4 to 6:30pm Sept. 11 at Paicines Ranch at 13388 Airline Highway approx. 1 mile past the village of Paicines on Hwy. 25). Tickets cost $40 per person and all the money stays in San Benito County.
Call 831-638-0741 for more information.
Customer Service Workshop
Learn why customer service skills are important during a small business workshop presented by Gavilan College. The two-hour course will be held from 10am to noon on Wed. Sept. 1 at the Community Services and Workforce Development Office located 1131 San Felipe Rd. The cost is $20 payable at the door, but pre-registration is required.
Call 408-847-0373 for more information or to register.
Apples Ready
The agricultural Commissioner of San Benito County has announced Red Delicious apples are released for harvesting. Tests indicate the apples have reached the minimum maturity standards necessary for shipping. Individual growers are reminded that they will have to decide the optimum time for harvesting based on color, size and other considerations.
For information, call
831-637-5344
