Top 5: Meditate at Japanese temple or hear Buddhism lecture
Meditation at the Japanese Temple: The Hollister Japanese Temple Garden, Inc., will host a discussion and meditation each Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m., at 920 Riverside Road, in Hollister. Details, call 637-6361 or email [email protected].
Victor Gomez joins San Jose councilman’s staff
Hollister Councilman Victor Gomez has somewhere around 10,000 constituents here. This month, he also started looking out for the good of another 100,000 or so residents in San Jose while answering to another elected official there.
Hollister’s Japanese garden to blossom with temple
Since Don Belt moved to San Benito County in 1980, he turned a landscape that is known for row crops and cattle grazing into a forest of pine trees. He has planted 9,000 trees, including emerald pines, cherry trees and several other varieties.
Schools report: California gets an ‘F’ in spending
In the 2013 edition of Education Week's Quality Counts report: Code of Conduct: Safety Discipline and School Climate, California ranked 36th in the nation in how it runs its schools.
Artists invited to grant workshop on Jan. 24
The Creative Work Fund invites artists and nonprofit organizations who are interested in applying for grants to an informational seminar Jan. 24, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., at Blak Sage Gallery, in Hollister.
Early flu season sweeps through U.S.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the U.S. is having an early flu season with most of the country experiencing high levels of influenza-like illness. Influenza and related complications are the eighth leading cause of death in the U.S. and are associated with up to 49,000 deaths and more than 200,000 hospitalizations each year in the U.S. The CDC recommends getting vaccinated to prevent the seasonal flu.
St. Luke’s celebrates 110 years
The sanctuary at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church will be rededicated Jan. 25 at part of a 110 year anniversary at the local church. The Rt. Rev. Mary Gray-Reeves, the bishop of the Diocese of El Camino Real, will rededicate the sanctuary, which has recently been refurbished.
Yellow-billed magpie thrives with proper diet
Do not feed the birds … hamburger, spaghetti, Cream of Wheat, filet mignon, mashed potatoes.
Adopt Tiger
Tiger is a 13-year-old cat who is sweet, mellow and loves to just relax and be pet. He has a male companion cat who was surrendered with him at the San Martin Animal Shelter. They would love to be adopted together. If you are interested in adopting an animal, please call (408) 686-3900.
