Hook a hottie fundraiser
HOLLISTER
– Looking for a little romance or a way to help a national
charity? Get a little of both at an upcoming bachelor and
bachelorette auction that will raise money for the Leukemia and
Lymphoma Society at the Vault Restaurant, Saturday, March 31st. The
event is $10 and all proceeds will go to the Leuk
emia and Lymphoma Society. The event is upstairs in the Vault.
Doors open at 6 p.m., with the auction starting at 7:30 p.m.,
followed by music and dancing.
For more information, call 636-5216.
Hook a hottie fundraiser
HOLLISTER – Looking for a little romance or a way to help a national charity? Get a little of both at an upcoming bachelor and bachelorette auction that will raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society at the Vault Restaurant, Saturday, March 31st. The event is $10 and all proceeds will go to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. The event is upstairs in the Vault. Doors open at 6 p.m., with the auction starting at 7:30 p.m., followed by music and dancing.
For more information, call 636-5216.
Dog training seminars
TRES PINOS – Free dog behavior and training seminars are coming to Tres Pinos School, and training sessions are coming up as well.
Andrea Sommer, a canine behavior specialist, will discuss psychology-based dog training at the seminars, which are set for Wednesday, March 28 and Thursday, March 29 from 7-9 p.m. at the school off Airline Highway.
Dogs should not attend the seminars. Those attending the seminars are under no obligation to register for training classes.
Afternoon training sessions start Saturday, March 31. Morning classes begin on Saturday, April 14 and Sunday, April 15.
For further information, class times, prices and registration, call 524-1948.
Disaster centers closing
HOLLISTER – The Small Business Administration announced this week that it is closing its Disaster Loan Outreach Centers in the area.
The centers were opened in the wake of a killing freeze in January, and an office operated out of the local YMCA center on Fifth Street in Hollister.
The office is set to close at 5 p.m. next Thursday, March 22.
When the office closes, completed applications may still be submitted to SBA by mail. For applications and complete information, people may call 800-659-2955. Filing deadline for disaster assistance loans is Oct. 24.
Keep the music playing
HOLLISTER – The current class of Leadership San Benito is launching a campaign to collect musical instruments, supplies and donations to benefit the Hollister School District music program.
Susan Chizek, the only music teacher in the district, works with some 400 students each year. Some students practice without benefit of real instruments, since only 50 are available for lending, and most are in need of repair.
“We’re excited to be doing this for the kids,” said Jodie Marshal, a Leadership class member and campaign chair. “The music program is a fantastic opportunity for the children to learn not only music skills but it also incorporates many other scholastic skills.”
The campaign target is 50 instruments and $2,500 in donations. People wishing to make donations may drop them off at any Hollister School District school, or they may call Chizek at 637-3255 to arrange for an instrument to be picked up.
Monetary donations may be made payable to the Hollister School District Music Program and mailed to the district offices at 2690 Cienega Road, Hollister, CA 95023.
Local gallery links to exhibit
SAN JUAN BAUTISTA – Galeria Tonantzin in San Juan Bautista, joins with the Maritime Museum of Monterey in presenting the exhibit Master Boat Builders of Italy “The Siino Family: A Tribute to the Monterey Boat Works.” The public is invited to attend a reception today, March 23, at 5 p.m. The museum will be hosting a juried exhibit containing 30 paintings of modern-day “Plein Aire Painters of Monterey Peninsula Art Colony, 2006.”
Janet Magno Martinez, granddaughter of Master Boat Builder Angelo Siino, collaborated with uncle and Master Boat Builder Raymond Siino in the telling of their story for this exhibit.
The museum is open daily except Wednesdays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and is located at 5 Custom House Plaza in Monterey.
For information: http://www.galeriatonantzin.com or contact [email protected].
Preschool and kindergarten registration
HOLLISTER – Registration for 2007-2008 classes at the Presbyterian Co-operative Preschool and Kindergarten starts Monday, April 2.
The preschool co-op program is available for children 3, 4 and 5 years old. The kindergarten program is a non co-op program available full day, half day or transitionally.
Registration times are 9:30-10:30 a.m. for alumni and church families and 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. for open registration.
All applicants are required to bring the child’s birth certificate, immunization reports and a non-refundable registration fee. Detailed brochures are available for both programs.
Presbyterian Church is located at 2066 San Benito St. For more information contact Trish Brem, director, 630-1234, ext. 201.
Exchange students available
HOLLISTER – Experience the international excitement of sharing your home and your family with a foreign exchange student for a high school semester or a school year.
Choose a language or a part of the world, an interest you have in common or a sport you can play together. Share your customs and family life while learning about your student’s country and culture. Choose a student who will fit in with your family.
The students come with their own spending money and are medically insured. You share your home, give the student their meals and their own bed and they become a part of your family, sharing holidays and family experiences.
AYUSA Global Youth Exchange is a premium non-profit organization that has worked with international students since 1980, and with American students studying abroad. Contact AYUSA’s Hollister Community Representative, Ruth Erickson for further details at 637-0987.
Get rid of fugitive dust
HOLLISTER – The Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District staff are sponsoring several workshops on reducing fugitive air. The workshops will talk about best management practices to reduce PM10 emissions that are often a part of agricultural operations.
Timber, apples and berries, Friday, March 23, 1432 Freedom Blvd., Watsonville, from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Ranching and vinters, Friday, March 30, 625 Division St., King City, 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Row crops and ranching, Friday, April 13, 530 San Benito St., Ste. 201, Hollister, 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Row crops and greenhouses, Friday, April 20, 1428 Abbott St., Salinas, 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
For more information call the Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District at 647-9411.
