Local event begins gleaning season
HOLLISTER
– Ag Against Hunger will launch its 2008 gleaning program this
Saturday, April 26, at San Benito High School. Volunteers will meet
at the San Benito High School agricultural classroom building at
8:30 a.m., and then caravan to a local field to harvest produce.
Following the glean volunteers, donor
s, and supporters will meet back at San Benito High School’s Ag
Building for a barbecue at 11:30 a.m. by the Central Coast Young
Farmers and Ranchers, sponsored by Brigantino Irrigation.
This event will kick-off Ag Against Hunger’s gleaning season,
extending every other Saturday until November. All who would like
to glean (ages 7 and up) are welcome.
Ag Against Hunger’s gleaning program, which runs from April
through November, is a program that gives local community members
an opportunity to help feed those in need and learn about local
agriculture. After harvest, there is an abundance of high-quality,
marketable produce left in the field. Our gleaning program
coordinates the picking of these crops left after commercial
harvest and distributes the produce to local food banks and
pantries, including Community Pantry of San Benito County.
In 2007 Ag Against Hunger gleaned more than 77,000 pounds of
locally grown produce with the help of over 200 volunteers. To
learn more about our gleaning program and view the 2008 Gleaning
Calendar, visit http://www.agagainsthunger.org/help2.htm.
Ag Against Hunger collects surplus produce from more than 50
tri-county grower-shippers and distributes it to food banks
throughout the West Coast. The produce is distributed in Monterey,
San Benito and Santa Cruz counties first, where it feeds more than
75,000 low-income people each month through local food banks
working with more than 240 agencies. Find out more at
www.agagainsthunger.org.
Local event begins gleaning season
HOLLISTER – Ag Against Hunger will launch its 2008 gleaning program this Saturday, April 26, at San Benito High School. Volunteers will meet at the San Benito High School agricultural classroom building at 8:30 a.m., and then caravan to a local field to harvest produce. Following the glean volunteers, donors, and supporters will meet back at San Benito High School’s Ag Building for a barbecue at 11:30 a.m. by the Central Coast Young Farmers and Ranchers, sponsored by Brigantino Irrigation.
This event will kick-off Ag Against Hunger’s gleaning season, extending every other Saturday until November. All who would like to glean (ages 7 and up) are welcome.
Ag Against Hunger’s gleaning program, which runs from April through November, is a program that gives local community members an opportunity to help feed those in need and learn about local agriculture. After harvest, there is an abundance of high-quality, marketable produce left in the field. Our gleaning program coordinates the picking of these crops left after commercial harvest and distributes the produce to local food banks and pantries, including Community Pantry of San Benito County.
In 2007 Ag Against Hunger gleaned more than 77,000 pounds of locally grown produce with the help of over 200 volunteers. To learn more about our gleaning program and view the 2008 Gleaning Calendar, visit http://www.agagainsthunger.org/help2.htm.
Ag Against Hunger collects surplus produce from more than 50 tri-county grower-shippers and distributes it to food banks throughout the West Coast. The produce is distributed in Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz counties first, where it feeds more than 75,000 low-income people each month through local food banks working with more than 240 agencies. Find out more at www.agagainsthunger.org.
Downtown draft presentation
HOLLISTER – The Hollister Downtown Association will be presenting a draft of the Downtown plan Friday, May 2, at 7:30 a.m., at Paine’s Restaurant, 421 East St. RSVP is required by Friday, April 25. Breakfast is $15 and must be paid in advance. Proceeds from breakfast will go to the development of the plan.
The draft is the result of months of planning, including a Downtown immersion program in Oct. 2007 and an Open House in Nov. 2007. Input at the breakfast will be used to develop the final plan.
For more information, contact Brenda Weatherly at 636-8406 or in**@***************er.org.
Nominate favorite Girl Scout leader
HOLLISTER – Girl Scouts of California’s Central Coast is seeking nominations for outstanding leader, outstanding volunteer and Green Angel Pin awards. These recognitions will be presented in June during Service Unit meetings. Local Girl Scouts can nominate leaders via the GSCCC Web site at ww***********@***mb.org.
Retired teachers will host luncheon
HOLLISTER – The San Benito County chapter of the California Retired Teachers will hold its next business meeting Wednesday, May 7 at Paine’s Restaurant beginning at 10:30 a.m. Following the meeting, members will have their choice of either chicken Marsala or Paine’s steak for lunch. New officers will be installed after lunch.
SBC Republicans to meet
HOLLISTER – The San Benito County Republican Party will hold its next meeting Thursday, May 1 at the San Benito County Free Library, 470 Fifth St. in Hollister. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. Plans for the June 3 election will be discussed. The meeting is open to the public. For more information, call 638-0938 or go to www.sanbenitogop.org.
Apply now for Miss San Benito Rodeo contest
HOLLISTER – Applications for the 2008 Miss San Benito Rodeo contest are now available at the following locations: the Bolado Park office, Rancher’s Feed, McAbee Feed, Tres Pinos Ranch and Feed Supply and the San Benito County Chamber of Commerce. The deadline for submitting applications is Wednesday, April 30. For more information, call 628-3545.
Class of 1971 plans scholarship fundraiser
HOLLISTER – San Benito High School’s Class of 1971 will hold a luncheon/silent auction fundraiser to raise money for its scholarship fund Saturday, May 3 from 1-5 p.m. at Paine’s Restaurant; 421 East St. Tickets are $50 per person and can be purchased at the door. They can also be reserved by contacting Debbie Villalon at 805-466-3509 or bc*******@***oo.com. For more information, contact Rudy Bermudes at ru*****@*****il.com. Information can also be found at http://www.1971balers.info.
Candidate holds reception
HOLLISTER – Grant Brians, a candidate in the District 1 supervisorial race, will host a Meet the Candidate reception Sunday, May 4 at his home, 6580 Fairview Road, from 1-5 p.m. Light refreshments will be provided and the public will have the chance to meet Brians and ask questions about his candidacy. Kids are welcome at the event.
HeArt of CASA fundraiser tickets on sale
HOLLISTER – The inaugural HeArt of CASA, a benefit silent auction and open house for CASA San Benito (Court Appointed Special Advocates) will be held Saturday, May 10 at San Juan Oaks Golf Club from 2-6 p.m. Locals are invited to the event or to sponsor the program. Tickets are $50 per person and admission includes a light dinner. Tickets are available at Drapoel/Teezers, Fortino’s Total Home Furnishings and Serene Home.
CASA is a nonprofit organization working with children in the juvenile dependency system. These children have been removed from their homes due to abuse or neglect and are placed in foster homes, group homes or with relatives and friends. CASA recruits and trains volunteers to work with these children during what is often a difficult time in their lives. For more information about the event, sponsorship or to be a volunteer contact CASA’s Program Manager Sangeetha Ramanujam at 637-4992.
Farmer’s Market looking for entertainers
HOLLISTER – The Farmer’s Market, sponsored by the Hollister Downtown Association, is looking for anyone interested in providing live entertainment for the market, which opens Wednesday, May 21. The market will be open from 3-7 p.m. every Wednesday through August. For more information, call the HDA at 636-8406.
Free forestry institute available to California teachers
PLUMAS COUNTY – California kindergarten through 12th-grade teachers are invited to apply for a free week-long summer program called the Forestry Institute for Teachers (FIT). The program allows teachers to gain a deeper understanding of forest ecosystems’ relationship with natural resources that humans use for water, timber and recreational activities, and what teachers learn becomes the basis for lessons in environmental science, physical science, social science, biology, forestry, history and language arts.
This year’s institute will be held at four Northern California locations: June 15-21 at the University of California Forestry Camp near Quincy; June 22-28 at Camp Chinquapin near Pinecrest; July 6-12 at Camp McCumber in Shasta County; and July 13-19 at Humboldt State University. Teachers’ only expenses are a $20 application fee and transportation to and from camp. The program, all meals and lodging are free, and teachers will receive extensive classroom and curriculum materials and a $200 stipend for completing a forest-related curriculum unit or project with their students.
Interested teachers must complete and return an application form found on the FIT Web site at http://www.forestryinstitute.org. For more information, call Heather Morrison of the Northern California Society of American Foresters at 1-800-738-8733 or via email at nc***@*cn.org.
Symphony season announced
HOLLISTER – The Hollister Symphony Group announced its 2008-2009 season last week.
Performance dates are Nov. 6 (Brahms’ Violin Concerto in D Major), Feb. 5, 2009 (Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 2), March 19, 2009 (Brahms’ Symphony No. 4), and April 26, 2009 (Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition).
All performances are Thursday matinees. Participants board a bus at Dunne Park at 8:30 a.m., arriving at Union Square in San Francisco at 10:30. The bus returns to Dunne Park at 6:30 p.m.
Information and reservations are available through Michele Stephenson at 637-9543 or Sally Crisman at 630-0750.
