Homebuyer Loan Workshop Wednesday
Gilroy – First-time homebuyers can get up to $50,000 in low, deferred-interest loans from the city.
Low and moderate income families can learn more by attending a Homebuyer Assistance workshop at 6pm on April 26.
The meeting takes place at Council Chambers in City Hall, 7351 Rosanna Street.
Details: Housing Planner Regina Brisco at rb*****@**********ca.us or 846-0242.
Calling all young artists
Gilroy – Calling all young artists between the ages of 5 and 18 years, to participate in the 2006 “Young Artists Show”, sponsored by the City of Gilroy Community Services Department.
Art entry is Monday, April 24, from 3 to 7pm, at the Willey Cultural Center, 140 Fifth St. Entries must be original works completed after April 19, 2005. Each artist may submit up to two pieces, with a fee of $5 per piece (non-residents at $7.50 per piece).
Works must be dry, framed and ready-to-hang with eye screws and wire on the back. Works on paper (including photographs) must be under glass or similar covering. Maximum size is 3-feet by 4-feet, including frame.
The show will be held at Sunday, April 30, from noon to 3pm; Monday/Wednesday/Friday, May 1, 3 and 5, from 3 to 5:30pm; and Tuesday/Thursday, May 2 and 4, from 5:30 to 8pm.
Eight vie for Garlic Festival Queen
Gilroy – Eight young ladies will compete for the Miss Gilroy Garlic Festival Queen title during the 28th annual Miss Gilroy Garlic Festival Queen Pageant scheduled for Saturday, April 29, at 7pm at the Gavilan College Theater.
Miss Gilroy Garlic Festival Queen Pageant is a scholarship pageant. Contestants are judged on personal interview, speech, talent, and evening gown.
Tickets are available at the festival office, 7473 Monterey St. or at the theater that night. The ticket price is $10.
Details: 842-1625.
Worker memorial Tuesday
San Luis Obispo – Caltrans will hold its annual worker memorial ceremony honoring workers killed while working on the state’s highways Tuesday,
Each year during the statewide Worker Memorial Day, Caltrans honors those who lost their lives by placing their names on a memorial plaque in the lobby of Caltrans headquarters in Sacramento.
Since 1924, 166 Caltrans employees have been killed on the job – including three in the last 10 months. Gilroy resident Sean Merriman, 32, was killed April 4 while working on U.S. 101, after a tow truck slammed into a Caltrans vehicle, pinning him against another Caltrans truck.
Caltrans warns motorists to “Slow for the Cone Zone” because one of the biggest hazards workers face is from motorists who do not exercise caution while driving through highway work zones.
The ceremony will take place at 10:30pm, at the Caltrans District 5 office at 50 Higuera St., San Luis Obispo.
Send news items to City Editor Robert Airoldi. FAX to 842-2206, mail to Gilroy Dispatch, 6400 Monterey Road, Gilroy, CA 95020, or e-mail ed****@****ic.com.
