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.
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
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.
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.
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.
Moon Over Buffalo
A hilarious farce about the theater, set in Buffalo, N.Y during the 1950s will be performed by the Morgan Hill Community Theater at 8pm on Aug. 20, 21, 27, 28; Sept. 3, 4, 10, 11; and at 2pm on Aug. 29 and Sept. 5
Tickets cost $15 (adults) and $12 (seniors/students) and are available at the Morgan Hill Community Center,
BookSmart, and California Music in Gilroy
Bariatric
support group
The group will meet at Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital at 7pm on Aug. 19
For more information contact Lynn Kjelson at 831-636-2607.
Parkinson’s
Support Group
All Parkinson’s patients and those who care for them are welcome to attend the meeting the first Tues. of every month.
Call John Skinner for more information at 637-6755.
Republican Women Meeting
The Republican Women of San Benito County will hold its monthly meeting on Wed. Aug 18 at noon. The luncheon will be a potluck affair at the Ridgemark Homes Association Community Park on Georges and David drives at Ridgemark
Call 637-0566 for more
information
Great Grape Stomp
Pietra Santa Vineyards and Winery will hold the annual Great Grape Stomp on Sat. Aug. 28 from noon to 5pm.
Call 831-636-1991 for more information.
Gav Registration
Gavilan College begins the fall semester on Aug. 16, but there is still time to register for the following courses: Webpage design using Dreamweaver, Intro to Correctional Administration, Early Child Development, Art Methods, Basic Programming, Computer Keyboarding, Computers in business, Yoga, and Conversational Spanish
For more information call Judy Rodriguez at 636-3783.
Oriana Chorale
Rehearsals will start for choir members at 7:15 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 23 at the Trinity Lutheran Church. A potluck will be held prior to the rehearsal at 6 p.m.
Call Laurie Venturini at
637-2848 or Jennifer Zapata at 637-9111 for more information.
A Caribbean Affair
Wine & Food Tasting
Southside School will host A Caribbean Affair Wine & Food Tasting from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Saturday, September 25, 2004 at the Ridgemark Tennis Center. The event will feature the scintillating sounds of “The Caribbean Steel Drum Band” and an exciting live and silent auction. Proceeds will benefit the Friends of Southside School Endowment and Southside Parent Club. Tickets are available for $40 at Dorothy McNett’s Place or Post Net.
For further information, please contact Kathy Miller at
634-0300 or Nowa Triolo at 635-0202.
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.
Day Camp
The Salvation Army will be having a Day Camp from 2 to 6pm Aug. 16 to 20. Children ages 5 to 13 are invited to come and join in the fun and have a chance to win a new bike at 910 Buena Vista Rd., Hollister, CA, 95023.
Call 831-636-5612 for more information.
