Ranger-led fun at Coyote Lake
GILROY
– Coyote Lake park rangers are offering two programs this
weekend.
Ranger-led fun at Coyote Lake
GILROY – Coyote Lake park rangers are offering two programs this weekend.
Join Ranger Crockett on a blast to the past. Sing a camp song, play good-ole’ outdoor games and listen to a spooky story while eating traditional campfire fare at the Coyote Lake Visitor Center on Saturday, Aug. 30, from 8 to 9 p.m.
Visit Coyote Lake on Sunday, Aug. 31, to discover how reptiles and amphibians play very important roles in the web of life. Participate in games and activities with a park ranger. Meet some live slitherers up close and personal. Meet at the Coyote Lake Visitor Center at 10 a.m. for the two-hour program.
For more information on these programs, or if you’d like to schedule a Ranger Program for you or your group, call 842-7800.
VTA provides bus service to 49ers games
SAN JOSE – Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) is providing direct bus service to San Francisco 49ers home football games. The bus shuttle provides comfortable, reliable service directly to and from San Francisco 49ers home games. The 49ers Express operates for Saturday and Sunday games only. All VTA buses designated for the games will have “49ers Special” displayed in the headsign.
Passengers (including youth, seniors and persons with disabilities) can buy a standard round trip fare for $18, or a VTA 49ers Express Season Pass is available for $105 (available at VTA Downtown Customer Service Center or VTA River Oaks Administration only). Exact fare for the service is required upon boarding. Other VTA passes will not be honored for this service.
Buses are scheduled to arrive at the stadium at least 30 minutes before game time and will depart 20 minutes after the end of the game.
Pick up locations for the 2003 49ers Express are (for 1:05/1:15 p.m. games) Capital LRT Station, San Jose at 10:05 a.m.; HP, Inc. Stevens Creek/Finch, Cupertino at 10:40 a.m.; and VTA/River Oaks, San Jose at 10:50 a.m.
Details: VTA customer service at
321-2300.
Have a say in farm issues
SANTA CLARA COUNTY – The USDA Farm Service Agency is accepting nominations for 2003 county committee elections. Nomination forms are due by Sept. 5. If you have an interest in providing guidance on federal farm program issues impacting local farmers and ranchers, then you are encouraged to submit a nomination. All landowners, operators and tenants of legal voting age on farms within Santa Clara County are eligible to serve on the FSA Committee and vote in the election. Details: (831) 637-4360.
Voting just got easier
SAN JOSE – When Santa Clara County voters go to the polls on Nov. 4, the old punch card voting system will be replaced with secure new touch screen voting computers. To learn more about the new voting system or to schedule a demonstration for yourself or your organization, contact the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters at 299-VOTE.
News Items: Please fax local news items to City Editor Jodi Engle at 842-2206, e-mail to ed****@****ic.com or mail to 6400 Monterey St. Gilroy.
