Thanks for the support during fight against cancer
I would like to thank the Compadres, family and friends for
helping in the fundraiser for me. Also all the donations that will
help me fight against cancer. Thank you very much.
Olivia Casarez
Hollister
Thanks for the support during fight against cancer
I would like to thank the Compadres, family and friends for helping in the fundraiser for me. Also all the donations that will help me fight against cancer. Thank you very much.
Olivia Casarez
Hollister
District should cut admin salaries, not sports
I was outraged when I received a letter from the Hollister school district regarding after-school athletics. Gary McIntire mentioned all expenditures will be reviewed at the “highest” level. This is a complete and total lie. If they were serious, they would look at expenditures starting at the top. The first place to look is imposing a cap of maximum benefits anyone can receive no matter the salary.
What this means is that Gary and Tim Foley (retired) and the rest should be receiving a cut in pay and retirement benefits as well as a mandatory minimum retirement age. All the cuts can come from anyone above a teacher and all current benefits paid to retirees who are not above 65 and above say 60,000/yr in retirement must be renegotiated immediately. Of course the union will complain it is not constitutional, but absolutely no one has been negotiating on behalf of taxpayers and kids. I am so completely sick and tired of hearing it’s for the kids.
If it was really about the kids, everyone would be addressing their outrageous salaries and benefits of employees above the grade of teacher and support staff such as janitors, cleaning staff, lunch staff and groundskeepers. In other words, the people who are necessary for the school to function. Combine the school districts, get rid of the duplication, lower your outrageous salary, increase your retirement age, lower your retirement and quit the lies. Don’t just review expenditures, Actually cut them. I am so sick and tired of hearing about how difficult it is, yet the very people telling us this suffer the least, if at all. They are laughing all the way to the bank while us stupid taxpayers do nothing expect vote in yet more government, just like last Tuesday. What a complete and total joke.
Do I expect any real change from Gary? Of course not. Do I expect things to get worse? Yes. The current government system and those who populate it have absolutely no fiscal accountability and the voting taxpayer has no concept either. That can only spell doom. Void the retirement packages of government employees immediately who “care” so much for the kids.
Mark Dickson
Hollister
Friends celebrate 30 years with thanks
Friends of the San Benito County Free Library would like to thank the community for their support for the past 30 years.
The “Friends” celebrated their 30-year anniversary Oct. 20 during National Friends of Libraries Week, October 17-23, with the community.
Congratulatory awards were received from Congressman Sam Farr, Senator Jeff Denham, Assemblywoman Anna Caballero, San Benito County Supervisors, Hollister City Council and from the San Benito County Free Library.
The “friends” also thanked Carlos Munoz and Joan Sattler for their creative work in making possible, two awards from the Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations (ALTAFF). The awards are given to Friends groups for outstanding publicity and marketing materials that promote the group, its programs and projects.
Two students won our essay contest telling us why libraries are their best friends. Mia Vodanovich won from San Benito High School and Riley Scherr won the junior high award from Sacred Heart School. Talented students from five different schools participated and we are very proud of them all.
County Superintendent of Schools,Mike Sanchez, as well as county cupervisors Reb Monaco, Margie Barrios and Jaime De La Cruz were in attendance along with County Librarian, Nora Conte, library staff, Friends and community members.
Congratulatory speeches were made thanking the Friends and Volunteers for all the years of contributions of time, talent and fundraising for library materials, furniture, technology, and other items to augment what is not in the library’s budget.
Music by David Huboi and Vince Zuniga from “Luke’s Groove,” refreshments and tours rounded out the evening.
The friends and I look forward to the next 30 years of serving the library and the community.
Ruth Erickson, Friends president
Hollister
