Couple celebrates 60th anniversary
Claire and Betty Greer, long-time Hollister residents, are
celebrating their 60th anniversary this week. They plan to
celebrate with their children, grandchildren and great
grandchildren over the weekend in Hollister.
Couple celebrates 60th anniversary
Claire and Betty Greer, long-time Hollister residents, are celebrating their 60th anniversary this week. They plan to celebrate with their children, grandchildren and great grandchildren over the weekend in Hollister.
Flores wins top award
Jaime Flores, of Hollister, a 20-year-old junior at California State University, Fresno has been selected to receive a 2007-08 William R. Hearst/CSU Trustees’ Award for Outstanding Achievement.
She and winners from the 22 other campuses in the California State University system will be honored by the trustees on Tuesday, Sept. 18, in Long Beach.
The award provides $3,000 scholarships to students who are high-performing and needy, and who have experienced personal hardships. It also recognizes community service and personal achievements.
Flores was recommended for the award by Fresno State President John D. Welty. He cited Flores’ commitment to education, community service, and her dedication to becoming a leader in the fight against childhood obesity.
Flores is majoring in food and nutritional sciences with an emphasis in dietetics. Her goal is to teach youngsters about the dangers of obesity and the need for a healthy diet.
A Smittcamp Family Honors College student, she maintains a 3.98 GPA. Flores mentors a l0-year-old boy who attends a school for troubled and abused children. She volunteers at several community and on-campus events, including the Buddy Systems program, which helps develop motor skills of physically and mentally challenged youngsters through horseback riding.
For more information on the award and other CSU students selected, visit http://www.calstate.edu/PA/news/2007/hearst07.shtml.Â
Grow becomes Eagle Scout
Ryan Grow, of Troop 787, received his Eagle Scout Award in August 2007. His Eagle Project was a blood drive through American Red Cross at San Benito High School. More than 70 faculty members, staff and students donated more than 42 pints of blood, surpassing the estimates for the drive by the Red Cross. The blood drive was coordinated by Grow in the O’Donnell Gym. He did a lot of preparation in advance.
His troop committee chairman was surprised at how thorough Grow was in preparing for the blood drive. The hope was that the blood drive would teach students at a young age not to fear donating blood.
Grow is the son of Steve and Heidi Grow. He is the oldest of their four children and is attending Brigham Young University.
