San Benito County Treasurer/Tax Collector Mary Lou Andrade is
reminding property owners that the deadline for payment of the
second installment of secured property taxes without penalty is 5
p.m. today. Pay in person at the Tax Collector’s office located at
440 Fifth St., Room 107, of the San Benito County Courthouse
building. Pay by mail to: Mary Lou Andrade, San Benito County tax
collector, 440 Fifth St., courthouse room 107, Hollister, CA
95023-3894. Or pay by credit card by calling 1-800-2PAY-TAX
(1-800-272-9829) or visit
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April 12
Rotary/HDA benefit
Time is running out to purchase your Rotary Club/HDA benefit BBQ ticket(s)! The Rotary Club and the HDA are partnering to raise money for the Rotary’s scholarship fund and for the downtown strategy plan. This BBQ will be held 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 12 at the 400 Block lot on San Benito Street. For $30 you get a whole tri-tip, a whole loaf of garlic bread and the satisfaction of knowing that you are helping to fund two very worthy causes. You can purchase your ticket(s) from any Hollister Rotary Club member or by calling the Hollister Downtown Association office. Tickets are pre-sale only and must be purchased by April 6.
Car wash
The eighth-grade graduating class at Sacred Heart Parish School is holding a car wash Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon to help cover costs for the legacy gift. It will be at Sunnyslope Medical offices across from Sunnyslope School. There also will be a bake sale during the car wash.
Please call Jonene with questions at 637-9113.
April 12-13
Arts and crafts fest
The San Juan Bautista Fine Arts and Quality Crafts Festival is set for 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 12-13 on Third Street. Downtown will have beautiful food and drinks and plenty of live entertainment. Shop, browse, feast and discover thousands of quality treasures from over 200 artists and craftsmen in the West.
For more information call 623-4661.
April 17
Fibromyalgia support
The San Benito County Fibromyalgia Recovery Support Group meets on April 17 at 10 a.m. until noon in the Barbara Room of the San Benito County Free Library.  The group serves those diagnosed with FMS or CFS and their families who live in Hollister, Gilroy, and Morgan Hill.
For further information, call group director Annette Perry at 636-5302.
April 20
Pancake breakfast
The SBC 4-H clubs will hold their annual pancake breakfast from 7 a.m. to noon on April 20 at the Hollister Elk’s Lodge at the airport. The breakfast will include pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage, juice and coffee. Proceeds go to support various 4- club in the county throughout the year. Tickets are available at the door for a donation of $5.
Call Joe Buchanan with any questions at 637-5346.
April 26-27
BLM service trip
If you enjoy a cool dip after a warm, moderate hike, join BLM staff and the Sierra Club on this volunteer service opportunity approximately, a 1.5-hour drive from the Monterey Bay coast. It’s the BLM Volunteer Service Trip to Laguna Creek and the Gorge on April 26-27. Participants will conduct minor trash pickup and develop a plant species list as they hike approximately two miles down to Laguna Creek and up to the Gorge. Camping is primitive (e.g. no water or facilities). This trip can be accomplished in one day if you prefer, but you don’t want to miss a fun evening under the stars and valley oaks.
Contact BLM Recreation Planner Lesly Smith at [email protected] or (831) 630.5015 or Botanist Bruce Delgado at [email protected] or (831) 394.8314 for more information.
April 27
Open Studios
The 18th annual San Benito Open Studios is coming soon, April 26 and April 27 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nine artists from Aromas, two from San Juan Batista and seven artists from Hollister invite you to visit their studios. This is a free event. It is a wonderful opportunity to see where artists work, ask questions, learn a new technique or talk to the artist about their creative process. This is your chance to buy a special piece of art at the artist’s price. There will be a preview showing at Galeria Tonantzian in San Juan Batista, next door to Jardines restaurant, on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays until April 27 from noon to 5 p.m. To preview the art and download a free map, go to www.sanbenitogop.org.
Weight loss meeting
ObesityHelp Weight Loss Surgery Support Group will be held on the third Wednesday of the month from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Community Room next to Pacific Valley Bank on the corner of Tres Pinos Road and Rancho Drive.
For more info contact: Lori at 831-206-2216 or e-mail [email protected].
Hollister Lion’s Club
Servicing the community for vision care needs, we meet on the second and fourth Thursday each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Dunne Park Club House at the corner of Sixth and West streets. We accept donations of eye glasses and hearing aids.
For more information, call 801-8811 or 636-3852.
Young Ladies Institute
The Gabilan Chapter of the Young Ladies Institute No. 172 meets the first and third Tuesday of each month. The first Tuesday is the business meeting with the third Tuesday being a social gathering. Applications for new membership are welcome.
For more information, call Julie Martin at 637-3281 or Vivian Medina at 637-1567.
I.O.O.F. Lodge meetings
I.O.O.F. Lodge #166 meets the first and third Thursday of each month at 330 C Fourth Street. Social hour is from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. The meetings begins at 7pm. Applications for new membership are welcome.
For more information call: 637-3688.
SJB Library Books
The San Juan Bautista Library invites the public to check out new bestselling books, which are arriving weekly.
For more information call 623-4687.
Join Team Women
Team Women is a ‘women-only’ network with a chapter in Hollister. This person-to-person networking chapter is for women in business who are looking to actively increase sales, form lasting relationships, share business tips, discuss current business issues and have fun while doing it. Meets at 1 p.m. every other Tuesday at 1582 San Benito St.
For more information call Darcy Stevenson at 831-261-4130.
Democrat Meetings
The San Benito County Central Democratic Committee meets at 5 p.m. on the second Thursday of each month at the YMCA, 339 5th St. in Hollister. All are welcome.
For more information call 888-740-4432 or write For mor e P.O. Box 921, Hollister, CA 95023.
RPEA Meetings
The Retired Persons Employment Association meets at 1 p.m. on the third Monday of each month at the Methodist Church at Fifth and Monterey streets in Hollister.
For more info. call 637-4655 or 637-4716.
Compulsive Eaters Anonymous Meetings
Compulsive Eaters Anonymous meets from 5:30-6:30 p.m. every Tuesday at 1149 Powell St. (on the corner of Nash and Powell) in Hollister.
For more information call Nena at 801-4396.
Elks Lodge meetings
The Hollister Elks Lodge #1436 meets the first, third and fifth Tuesdays of the month. Social meetings occur every Tuesday. Dinner starts at 7 p.m. with lodge meetings at 8 p.m. The lodge is located at 351 Astro Drive at the Hollister Airport.
Parkinson support group
A Parkinson Support Group patients, caregivers and others meets the first Tuesday of every month at the Presbyterian Church on Cienega Road from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Emmaus House seeks volunteers
Emmaus House, a safe shelter for women and their children that are victims of domestic violence is seeking additional volunteers to assist the staff and clients. Openings are available for transportation of clients, general housekeeping, children’s activities, bookkeeping, general office work and assisting house management with other necessary operations. Experienced counselors, teachers and health service personnel are also needed on a volunteer basis. Applications can be obtained by calling 831-636-7224 or by email to: [email protected].
Anyone wishing to adopt a family for Christmas or donate food or gifts for the families that are staying at Emmaus House, please contact us at 831-636-7224.
