Sober Grad Night Thank You
Editor,
The safest place to be on the night of June 7 was the O’Donnell gym in Hollister, California. That was the location of the 2007 San Benito High School Sober Grad Night. I just want to send out a personal thank you to all the folks that helped pull off the biggest party of the year, once again! We had over 400 SBHS graduates in attendance. Eighty percent of the graduating class, a record! We had volunteers from all public safety offices in town: CHP, SBC Sheriff’s Dept. Hollister Police, CDF, Hollister Fire, AMR, Forest Service, U.S. Marines and the Air Force. That was a lot of uniforms! WOW! We’re pretty sure that they all had a good time also … especially between the hours of 10-midnight, wink, wink, nudge, nudge. Coach Ben Parks (graduate of Hollister High in 1953) did a special motivational speech for the kids. A special thank you goes out to last year’s committee members and last year’s graduates who helped. Really, having previous committee members and volunteers show up again to work the grueling hours is an indication of the commitment this event has.
I’m pretty sure those same folks will be back again next year, and we will need them. Those new committee members who helped by collecting donations and plan and execute the evening were a blessing also, along with the SBHS teachers, coaches and staff who just wanted to see their students one more time. A huge thank you also, to the community businesses that so generously gave to our event. Hopefully, everyone will want to participate again next year, for the good of the cause. If I could make one wish for next year, is if about 20 people could rest up for the next 365 days, and come help us out at about 1am. Then those of us oldies will still be able to walk the next day and not need Tylenol, Ben Gay and a full body massage just to get out of bed the next morning. Anyone up for a challenge?
Marci Huston, Chairwoman
2007 Sober Grad Night
Mosquito Abatement vs. an Ongoing Property Tax
Editor,
By now, most of us have read the pros and cons on this issue. So, my question is, does this new tax have a “sunset clause?”
For those opposing the new tax, the question of a new tax item on our property tax bill sends a message that this new tax will never go away. On the other side, those supporting this tax points to the need to address this county health issue.
A “sunset clause” limits the years this new tax assessment will be applied to our property tax bill. Sometimes when this situation does exist, the voters are asked to vote “yes” again to extending this tax either indefinitely or for a set number of years in the future. If this “sunset clause” does exist, I would be supported of this new tax. However, if there is no “sunset clause,” I am against it.
Therefore, what kind of situation does this abatement tax being presented to the voters? Perhaps the media will clarify this question to the public.
Chuck Geiger
San Juan Bautista
