Lenny Alvarez Benefit
HOLLISTER
– Tickets are still available for the Lenny Alvarez Dinner/Dance
Benefit
&
amp; Silent Auction, which will be held Saturday, Nov. 1 from 6
p.m. to midnight at the Bolado Park Pavilion. Tickets are $40 per
person for the adults-only event and are available at Suds Car Wash
or Nino Real Estate. Donations and ticket requests may also be sent
to Lenny Alvarez Benefit, P.O. Box 1509, Hollister, 95024-1509.
Lenny was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), or
Lou Gehrig’s Disease, and the benefit will help Lenny and his
family offset medical costs. For more information, call 905-6581 or
see www.lennyalvarezbenefit.com.
Cattlewomen fashion show and luncheon
SAN JUAN – The San Benito County Cattlewomen will host the third annual Fall Fashion Show and Luncheon at San Juan Oaks Golf Club on Wednesday, Oct. 29 at noon. For more information or for reservations, call Sandy Rose at 637-7325 or Jayme Stewart at 637-7766.
Help keep the Grinch away
HOLLISTER – Small Steps, a nonprofit, community-based organization created to assist disadvantaged children in kindergarten through eighth grade, hopes to buy coats and shoes for 375 local children this year. Donations from the community, including individuals and businesses, make it possible for the needy children to shop for coats and shoes. All donations are used solely for the annual program, which this year will take children on a shopping trip to Target and Payless Shoe Source on Nov. 8. Volunteers are also needed. They must be at least 18 years old and will be checked against the Megan’s Law list. Tax-deductible contributions may be sent to Small Steps, P.O. Box 2137 in Hollister, 95024. For information on volunteering or more details about the event, call 638-2111.
Lenny Alvarez Benefit
HOLLISTER – Tickets are still available for the Lenny Alvarez Dinner/Dance Benefit & Silent Auction, which will be held Saturday, Nov. 1 from 6 p.m. to midnight at the Bolado Park Pavilion. Tickets are $40 per person for the adults-only event and are available at Suds Car Wash or Nino Real Estate. Donations and ticket requests may also be sent to Lenny Alvarez Benefit, P.O. Box 1509, Hollister, 95024-1509. Lenny was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig’s Disease, and the benefit will help Lenny and his family offset medical costs. For more information, call 905-6581 or see www.lennyalvarezbenefit.com.
HPD back on the beat
HOLLISTER – With the passage of the Measure T local sales tax increase the Hollister Police Department is increasing its staffing over the next two years. As this is accomplished, provisions of the service reductions authorized by the city council in 2007 will be rescinded or modified based upon an assessment of community needs and priorities, and the ability of the department to respond to those needs and priorities.
Effective Sept. 29, patrol officers resumed responding to all reports of automobile burglary, whether or not there is a suspect or the crime is in progress. Officers will conduct criminal investigations and prepare crime reports as appropriate.
Spread the paint around
HOLLISTER – The San Benito County Arts Council invites all local artists to participate in the annual Open Studios tour.
Open to all local artists working in any media, the event is devoted to promoting local artists and assisting them in marketing their work.
The event this year will be held April 25-26, 2009.
Applications are available online at www.sanbenitoarts.org or by calling 636-2787. Entry fee is $85.
Free flu clinic
HOLLISTER – A free flu clinic will be offered from 1:30-7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 6 at the Veteran’s Memorial building at 649 San Benito St. FluMist, a fine spray in each nostril, will be given to those who qualify. All others ages 6 months and up, including pregnant women, can receive a flu shot. The event is sponsored by the San Benito County Health and Human Services Agency. For more information, call 637-5367.
Tax-aide volunteers needed
HOLLISTER – The American Association of Retired Persons, the nation’s largest free volunteer-run tax counseling and preparation service needs volunteers of all ages who want to learn tax law and help prepare tax returns for middle and low-income taxpayers.
Each year from Feb. 1 to April 15 tax-aide volunteers prepare returns at more than 10,000 sites nationwide.
Tax-aide volunteers receive free training from the Internal Revenue Service. Volunteers are asked to give a minimum of 40 hours over the season.
For further information about how to volunteer, contact Dolly DeVasier at 637-1980.
Feeling crafty!
HOLLISTER – The Hollister Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary is looking for craftspeople for its annual holiday craft show Dec. 6.
The show will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Veterans Memorial Building. Cost for vendors is $40 for an 8-by-10-foot space. A table and two chairs is available for each space.
For further information or an application, call Dolly DeVasier at 637-1980.
Knock and Walk
HOLLISTER – A McCain-Palin “Knock and Walk to Victory ’08” will be held Oct. 18, 19, 25, and 26 and Nov. 1 and 2 starting at 601-B San Benito St. Times of the activities are from 10 a.m. to noon and 2-4 p.m.. Pizza and drinks will be provided or you can bring a lunch. For more information, call Carlos Zapata at 408-804-4216, e-mail cr************@ho*****.com, or visit www.sanbenitogop.org.
