Garlic Festival searches for 2005 art poster
Gilroy
– The Gilroy Garlic Festival Association, Inc. is now accepting
entries for the 2005 Art Poster Contest.
Garlic Festival searches for 2005 art poster
Gilroy – The Gilroy Garlic Festival Association, Inc. is now accepting entries for the 2005 Art Poster Contest.
A $750 first prize forthe entry judged to best capture the spirit and essence of this premier food festival. In addition, the winner will receive 10 posters and one of each souvenir item produced with their artwork. The second place winner will receive $400 and third place $200. The winning entry will be reproduced as a high quality, limited edition poster to be sold at the 27th Annual Gilroy Garlic Festival, July 29, 30 and 31, 2005.
The deadline for entries is 5pm, March 1, 2005, and winners will be notified by March 31, 2005.
Entry forms and complete contest rules are now available from the Gilroy Garlic Festival office, 7473 Monterey Street, Gilroy CA 95020.
Details: 842-1625.
Writing project celebrates one year
Gilroy – The Gilroy Writing Project celebrates its first anniversary Saturday, Nov. 20, with a celebration featuring three notable authors, during a program held at the Gilroy Library.
Betty Auchard, contributor to the “Chicken Soup for the Soul” and “Chocolate for a Woman’s Dreams” series will moderate a discussion featuring Carmen Richardson Rutlen, author of “Dance Naked in Fuzzy Red Slippers,” and California Writers Club Conference Chairperson, Beth Proudfoot, who will speak about local writer’s club opportunities.
The GWP anniversary event begins at 2pm at the Gilroy Library, 7387 Rosanna St. Cake and refreshments will be provided.
The event is free and all adults and teens (ages 14 and up) are welcome.
San Martin Airport expansion talks
San Jose – The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing to consider recommendations for the expansion of the San Martin airport.
Under consideration are proposals to lengthen and widen the runways, acquire 332 acres of surrounding land, construct 36 box hangars for larger aircraft and increase fueling, maintenance and storage capacities.
The meeting is set for Tuesday, at 1:30 pm, on the first floor of the County Government Center, 70 W. Hedding St., San Jose. Please visit www.sccgov.org for updates.
Discover migratory birds on nature trip
Elkhorn Slough – Take friends and family on a nature trip for the holidays. Discover thousands of migratory birds and sea otters while riding a roomy, stable pontoon boat through Elkhorn Slough. Tours begin Wednesday, at 12:15pm; Friday, at 10:45am; Nov. 27 at 12:15pm; and Nov. 28 at 12:45pm.
Reservations are required.
Details: (831) 633-5555.
Help companion animals in need
San Martin – The Friends of San Martin Animal Shelter (FOSMAS) need help to find loving families for the many homeless companion animals currently at the shelter and in foster homes.
Come to the FOSMAS petfair on Dec. 4 and 5, noon to 5pm at Petco, Morgan Hill.
Details: 683-4186.
Jaime Rosso wraps up GUSD victory
Gilroy – The November election is about as official as it can be until the county certifies the results.
In the race for Gilroy Unified School District’s Board of Trustees, challengers Rhoda Bress, Pat Midtgaard, and incumbent Jaime Rosso secured three four-year seats.
Until this week, incumbent John Gurich still had the chance to post a come-from-behind victory over Board President Rosso, with the Registrar’s Office still counting thousands of absentee and provisional ballots.
Rosso and Gurich were back-and-forth on election night.
But Rosso, a business owner, finished 94 votes ahead of Gurich, with 5,468 votes, or 16.1 percent. That was a two-vote gain since Tuesday, when more than 99 percent of votes were tallied. The three newly elected trustees will be sworn on Dec. 6.
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