Public workshop on airport land use
HOLLISTER
– The San Benito County Airport Land Use Commission will conduct
a public workshop on the 2011 update of the Hollister Municipal
Airport Land Use Compatability Plan on June 16 at 5 p.m.
At the workshop, staff and the consultant firm Mead
&
amp; Hunt, will be available to answer questions in the Board of
Supervisors’ chambers at the County Administration Building, 481
Fourth St. in Hollister. The Plan can be viewed on the COG website:
www.sanbenitocog.org.
For more information, contact Transportation Planner Veronica
Lezama at 637-7665 or by e-mail at [email protected].
Public workshop on airport land use
HOLLISTER – The San Benito County Airport Land Use Commission will conduct a public workshop on the 2011 update of the Hollister Municipal Airport Land Use Compatability Plan on June 16 at 5 p.m.
At the workshop, staff and the consultant firm Mead & Hunt, will be available to answer questions in the Board of Supervisors’ chambers at the County Administration Building, 481 Fourth St. in Hollister. The Plan can be viewed on the COG website: www.sanbenitocog.org.
For more information, contact Transportation Planner Veronica Lezama at 637-7665 or by e-mail at [email protected].
Summer Studio Art
TRES PINOS – Evelyn Pogrowski, of San Benito Art Academy, will be offering three outdoor workshops June 18, July 11 and August 11, from 10 a.m. to noon at the San Benito County Historical Park, in Tres Pinos. Registration for the three-day workshop is $50. Artists will do botanical and landscape pieces in pencil, charcoal and pastels. All levels are welcome. Bring a chair, large sketch pad, hat and picnic lunch.
To RSVP or for more questions, call Evelyn Pogrowski at 760-6404.
Summer reading program seeks donations
SAN JUAN BAUTISTA – Julie Englehardt, who is conducting story times at the San Juan Bautista Library, is seeking donations or sponsorships for the summer reading program. The donations are needed to get prizes to give out awards or books to the participating students.
Any business or person interested in donating can contact Engelhardt at 635-9674.
Si, Se Puede seeks donations
HOLLISTER – The Si, Se Puede Learning Center, of Hollister and Gilroy, are seeking donations for educational field trips. During the summer program, staff members and volunteers take the at-risk students on field trips to places around the region. The summer program has enrolled 48 elementary school students and 20 adolescents.
In addition to the daily curriculum, fitness and sports sessions, and reading support, the program offers field trips. Due to the expensive transportation fees, donations are requested to make the field trips possible.
To donate, visit www.causes.com and search for Hollister, CA. Click on Race to Fund Educational Field Trips for At-Risk Youth.
The Si, Se Puede! Learning Center is completely operated by volunteers: AmeriCorps Volunteers, community volunteers, Gavilan College volunteers, and San Benito High School volunteers. Funds are low, but expectations remain high. Any donation will be greatly appreciated, and will directly affect the students of the SSPLC.
For more information, call Charles Miller at 637-9097.
Volunteers needed for Street Festival
HOLLISTER – The Hollister Downtown Association is looking for volunteers and vendors for the 25th Annual Street Festival and Car Show on July 16. Those interested in volunteering, can call 636-8406 or e-mail [email protected].
Saddle Horse Parade applications and rodeo entries open.
HOLLISTER – This year’s Saddle Horse Parade application are available at the San Benito County Chamber of Commerce office, 650 San Benito St. #130, or on the chamber’s website at sanbenitocountychamber.com. The parade is 6 p.m. June 23.
Entries are also open for the rodeo. They can be picked up at the Bolado Park office. Businesses and individuals may sponsor an award for an event by contacting the fair office.
For more information, see www.sanbenitocountyrodeo.com or call 628-3545.
Community Action Board seeks resident input
The Community Action Board members, the county board charged with reviewing state Community Development Block grant applications, are looking for input from residents about their top priorities for San Benito County.
The board members have created a survey to ask residents what their priorities are for the grant applications, which are submitted from local nonprofits. Enrique Arreola, the deputy director of the Community Services and Workforce Development department, said the board members want to have at least 1,000 surveys by June 30, so that CAB can take that information into account when reviewing submissions. The three-minute survey asks residents to list which of sixteen categories are very important to not at all important so that the board members can rank the top priorities in the community.
To complete the survey, visit www.sbcjobs.org and find the link on the page or go to http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB22BR6RLQ4AV.
For more information on the survey or to complete it, call 637-9293.
Blood drive
HOLLISTER – The American Red Cross will host a blood drive in Hollister, June 30, from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Cultural Hall, 1670 Cienega Road. To find out more or schedule an appointment, call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or go to redcrossblood.org and enter the sponsor code HOLLISTER.
AARP Driver Safety program
HOLLISTER – The AARP Driver Safety Program is a refresher course for drivers who are age 50 and senior. AARP membership is not required. This course may be taken online at www.aarp.org or in the classroom. The initial classroom version is an 8-hour course, which is normal taught in two-four hour sessions, and then a renewal class that is four hours long can be taken every three years.
All graduates receive a certificate that may entitled them to a reduction in their California auto insurance. The course covers age-related physical changes, declining perceptual skills and rules of the road. The classroom tuition is $12 for AARP members and $14 for non members. The online course may be taken in segments over a month or so and costs $15.95 for AARP members and $19.95 for non members.
Those interested in taking the course in a classroom can register for the course in Hollister on June 16, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., which will be held at the San Benito County Free Library, 490 Fifth St. To register, call Brian Lindberg at 408-307-6448. Other classes are scheduled in nearby towns. For a full schedule, visit www.aarp.org.
Rabies vaccination clinics
HOLLISTER – The San Benito County Health Department and the Hollister Veterinary Clinic are working together to offer low-cost rabies immunizations for dogs and cats. Upcoming dates include June 15, July 13 and Aug. 17, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., in the Animal Shelter Parking Lot, 1331 South St., in Hollister. The fee is $9 per pet. Dogs should be leashed at all times and cats should be caged during the clinic.
To comply with county law, dogs and cats between four months to one year should be revaccinated within twelve months. Revaccinations should be every three years thereafter.
For more information, call the Environmental Health Division at 636-4035 or the Hollister Veterinary Clinic at 637-2580.
HDA seeks volunteers
HOLLISTER – The Hollister Downtown Association is looking for civic-minded groups to help with watering the hanging planters on San Benito Street. Weekday and weekend time slots are available. Equipment and training will be provided.
For more information, call Brenda Weatherly at 636-8406.
Vet Center offers counseling services
HOLLISTER – The Santa Cruz County Vet Center, from Capitola, will offer one-to-one counseling services to all combat veterans experiencing readjustment issues or psychosocial problems, as well as veterans suffering from past military sexual trauma. Any combat veteran who is filing a claim for post-traumatic stress disorder will be able to obtain free, confidential evaluation and counseling the first and third Monday of each month, at the Veterans Memorial Building, 649 San Benito St., in Hollister.
The counselor assigned to the building is Carolyn Carpenter, MSW, LCSW, and she will begin seeing clients in June. Call 464-4575 or 650-444-7381 to schedule an appointment.
Registration opens for Kids Rule camp
HOLLISTER – The San Benito Stage Company Children’s Summer Theatre Camp, Kids Rule, is taking registration. The camp runs June 20-24, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The camp is open to students 6-13 years old. It includes workshops in ensemble music, dance movement, acting, improv, pantomime, small group vocal and much more.
For more information, call Kristy Burchard, the founder and camp director, at 636-6810.
Friends of the Library change meeting time
HOLLISTER – The Friends of the San Benito County Free Library have changed its monthly meetings to the fourth Monday of each month, at 5:30 p.m., at the library, 470 Fifth St., in Hollister.
For more information, call Ruth Erickson, president, at 637-0987.
Kids at the Park seeks participants
HOLLISTER – Kids at the Park, an annual event that promotes safety and health for local families, is scheduled for June 15. Participants can apply for a booth space through April 30.
Kids in the Park is a health and safety education event sponsored by the Hollister Youth Alliance, Community Food Bank of San Benito County, the San Benito County Safe Kids Coalition and Public Health Services. The event is 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., and in the past 30 community agencies and programs have set up learning stations throughout the park for children to visit.
One of the key focal points of the event is the Safe Moves City, set up along West and Seventh Street to teach kids how to safely ride bikes or walk along city streets.
For more information on participating or volunteering, call Mary Anne Hughes at 637-0340 or e-mail [email protected].
Red Cross seeks volunteers
HOLLISTER – The American Red Cross, Monterey Bay Area Chapter is looking for volunteers to staff the Hollister chapter office. The chapter office is located at 357 Fifth St., and the hours are Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Shifts are four hours, once a week, but any hours will be considered.
For more information or to find out about volunteering, call the Red Cross office at 636-2100 or volunteer Howard at 297-3696.
Adult literacy tutors needed
HOLLISTER – The San Benito County Free Library is seeking volunteer tutors for its adult literacy program. The goal of the program is to reduce illiteracy within the county, raise education levels through instruction, teach the importance of reading to children and help local families or individuals become lifelong readers.
The program offers free tutoring to any resident of San Benito County. Learners meet weekly with trained volunteer tutors, for personalized one-on-one instruction and assignments. Tutors will be trained in supporting adults as they improve their reading and writing skills. Volunteers should have knowledge of basic English spelling and grammar, must be 18 years of age, and willing to commit to at least 1.5 hours a week for six months.
For more information, call Wendy Kay or Rosa Garcia at 636-4107, ext. 20, or e-mail [email protected] or [email protected].
Thursdays at the symphony series
HOLLISTER – The Hollister Symphony Group is taking orders for the 2011-2012 San Francisco Symphony season. The group takes a bus from Dunne Park at 8:30 a.m. on the day of the performances and returns by 6:30 p.m.
Performances are Oct. 27, Feb. 2, and April 19 at 2 p.m. Prices are $201 for front orchestra; $288 for premium orchestra; $240 for orchestra; $180 for upper orchestra; $213 for premium first tier; $186 for first tier; $117 for premium second tier; and $90 for second tier.
All orders must be accompanied by payment and include a $15 handling fee. Patrons who wish to be seated together should send their forms in the same envelope. All tickets will be mailed in July to the name and address on the order form. If requesting upper orchestra, please give a second choice of seating.
For more information or for an order form, call Sally Crissman at 630-0750.
Kinship Center memberships available
HOLLISTER – Kinship Center Gabilan Chapter of San Benito County is accepting associate or family members. Associate memberships are $25 and family memberships are $100. Kinship Center’s mission is to help every child have a safe, loving family that will be there for a lifetime. Kinship Center helps place infants, children and teens who have been removed from their homes due to severe abuse, neglect or abandonment. Their goal is to place kids with adoptive families so they won’t have to spend time in foster care.
This year, Kinship hosted a May Open House, where guests got a personal look at the extreme needs in San Benito County and how Kinship helps traumatized children. They also added an educational component to the annual Wine and Food Tasting, at Paicines Ranch. Kids’ photos and stories decorated tables throughout the event.
Associate members can also purchase merchandise, such as a cookbook, totes, aprons and throw blankets.
For more information on supporting Kinship Center, call 634-0238 or visit 719 San Benito St., Suite A, in Hollister.
Students of the Constitution
HOLLISTER – Students of the Constitution is a monthly series that introduces people to the United States Constitution and other historic documents. It will be held the third Wednesday of the month at 8 p.m., at The Vault Restaurant. The event is free and open to anyone interested in attending. For more information, call 537-3611.
Pinnacle Quilters meets
HOLLISTER – The Pinnacle Quilters of San Benito County meets monthly in San Juan Bautista on the third Tuesday of the month in the San Juan Community Center, 10 San Jose St. A visitor fee of $5 is charged.
Masonic family group meeting
HOLLISTER – Athena Chapter No. 46 Order of the Eastern Star meets the first Wednesday of every month at 8 p.m. at the Masonic Building, corner of Fourth and San Benito streets in Hollister. For more information, call Sue Bishop at 637-3554.
The San Benito Lodge No. 211 meets the second Wednesday of every month at the Masonic building at 8 p.m. For more information, call Steve Carpenter at 637-9082.
GriefShare meetings continue
HOLLISTER – GriefShare, a Christ-centered recovery and support group for those who are grieving a loved one will meet at the home of Greg and Tricia Harvey, 145 Vine St. The group will meet for 13 weeks, Thursdays from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The meetings include nationally recognized experts on grief and recovery topics. Seminar sessions include “God’s Prescription For Grief,” “The journey of Grief,” “The Effects of Grief,” “When Your Spouse Dies,” “Your Family and Grief,” and “Stuck in Grief.”
For more information, call Grace Bible Church at 638-1394 or Greg Harvey at 207-6560.
Bertuccio’s Market supports sports
HOLLISTER – Bertuccio’s Market has selected two days a week when the owners will donate 10 percent of the purchase price to local sports. Customers can come in on Sundays and mention the Balers to donate a portion of their purchase to the athletic fund at San Benito High School. Those who come in on Wednesday can mention Pop Warner Football and Cheer to donate 10 percent of the purchase.
Probation department seeks mentors
HOLLISTER – The probation department is seeking community members who are interested in becoming a mentor for a six-month to one-year period working with juveniles on probation. The program is a voluntary program for the students and requires a one-hour to three-hour commitment each month. Both male and female mentors are needed, as well as community members with a variety of career backgrounds.
Those interested in becoming a mentor are encouraged to fill out an application. After that, the potential mentors will go through an interview with Richard Vasquez and the fingerprinting process before they are paired with a student.
To find out more, call Vasquez at 636-4070 or e-mail [email protected].
