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bProtect our Air poster contest
MONTEREY
– The Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District staff
are inviting students in first through eighth grades in Monterey,
Santa Cruz and San Benito counties to participate in the 10th
annual Clean Air Month poster contest.
This year’s theme is
”
Making Tracks: Protect Our Air.
”
Students can show how their families can improve air quality
through biking, walking, carpooling, vanpooling, riding the bus and
telecommuting, or in other ways. The deadline to submit posters is
April 15. Winners will be announced at the end of Clean Air Month
on May 21 at the district’s board meeting. Thirteen students will
win and the artwork will be featured in a 2009 calendar.
Please submit artwork to MBUAPCD, 24580 Silver Cloud Ct.,
Monterey, Calif., 93940. For more information, call 647-9418, ext.
245.
Protect our Air poster contest

MONTEREY – The Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District staff are inviting students in first through eighth grades in Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Benito counties to participate in the 10th annual Clean Air Month poster contest.

This year’s theme is “Making Tracks: Protect Our Air.” Students can show how their families can improve air quality through biking, walking, carpooling, vanpooling, riding the bus and telecommuting, or in other ways. The deadline to submit posters is April 15. Winners will be announced at the end of Clean Air Month on May 21 at the district’s board meeting. Thirteen students will win and the artwork will be featured in a 2009 calendar.

Please submit artwork to MBUAPCD, 24580 Silver Cloud Ct., Monterey, Calif., 93940. For more information, call 647-9418, ext. 245.

YMCA spring camp sign-ups

HOLLISTER – YMCA of San Benito County staff are taking sign ups for their spring camp, March 21-28. Children will participate in character building activities, arts and crafts, science projects, Wheelie Day, sports, cooking projects and a trip to the Marich candy factory.

Other upcoming activities include Healthy Kids Day April 12 at the YMCA, 339 Fifth St., from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event will feature healthy snacks, representatives from community health agencies, games and sample YMCA classes. Sign up for summer camp will also be that day.

Sign up for the basketball session starting April 1. Boys and girls in grades fourth and fifth are eligible to sign up. In addition, a new chair-supported yoga class has started on Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. For more information on these and other events, call 637-8600.

Meadow Masterpieces at Coyote

GILROY – Join a park ranger and discover blooming spring wildflowers on a moderate 4-5 mile hike starting at 9 a.m. this Saturday, March 15.

Travel along the scenic Coyote Ridge Trail – a segment of the San Francisco Bay Ridge Trail – and return via the new Valley Oak Trail and a section of the Calaveras Fault. There will be colorful flowers, great views, and fascinating geology.  Meet at the Mendoza Ranch Trailhead on Roop Road near Gilroy. Wear hard-soled shoes; and bring water and a snack. Rain cancels. For more information call Ranger Crockett at 408-842-7800.

SVCT holds auditions

MORGAN HILL – South Valley Civic Theatre will hold auditions for its upcoming production of “Nunsense,” a musical comedy scheduled to open May 16. Auditions begin Friday, March 14 at 7 p.m. at the SVCT warehouse, 16840 Joleen Way, Building F, Unit 4. Check-in time is 6:30 p.m.

Another round of auditions will be held Saturday, March 15, at the Morgan Hill Community Playhouse, 17090 Monterey Road. Auditions begin at 3 p.m. and check-in time is 2:30 p.m. There are five women’s roles in this production. Participants should come prepared to sing a song of their choosing. A piano accompanist will be provided. Participants may also be asked to demonstrate movement or to read a selection from the script. For more information, call 408-683-2817.

Bring home the world

HOLLISTER – Junior high school students from Hollister’s sister city in Japan are looking for local homes from March 29-April 3.

Students will stay with host families through the weekend and during evenings, while they remain busy with community activities during weekdays.

Further information is available from Ruth Erickson at 637-0987. Interested families are urged to act quickly.

Community pantry seeks bags

HOLLISTER – Bring in used paper or plastic bags to Community Pantry rather than tossing them in the trash or recycle bins. The nonprofit, which distributes up to 1,400 bags of food each week, uses the bags to distribute food to members.

In addition, Community Pantry will hold a car wash Sat., March 15, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Sunnyslope Medical Center, 930 Sunnyslope Road. All proceeds will go to the pantry for ongoing programs.

Host families needed for band visit

HOLLISTER – The Sedgehill School Concert Band will be visiting California from London, England and one of their stops is Hollister. The band is made up of boys and girls ages 12 to 18 who will be performing throughout Southern California and the Bay Area. Tony Masters, the band founder and director, chose Hollister as the homebase for the Northern California portion of the visit because he is a long-time friend of locals Marge and Dale Yarmuth.

Marge Yarmuth is working with San Benito High School staff to arrange homestays for the students. About half the students and chaperones have been placed, but more homes are needed. The students will be staying April 5 through April 10, leaving early that morning, and the group is asking that two students be assigned per home. Host families provide a place to sleep, breakfast, dinner and a sack lunch for the students’ many day trips. Some of the events include performance at a San Francisco Giants game April 9, but other performances are still being arranged. For more information on hosting, please call Yarmuth at 902-9212 or e-mail her at

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