Clown around at barbecue
GILROY
– Gilroy Presbyterian Church is having its annual picnic on
Sunday, Sept. 28, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the church
campus. There will be a barbecue, bounce house, rock wall and
slide, Clarence the Clown and shade tents.
Clown around at barbecue
GILROY – Gilroy Presbyterian Church is having its annual picnic on Sunday, Sept. 28, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the church campus. There will be a barbecue, bounce house, rock wall and slide, Clarence the Clown and shade tents. Church members are asked to donate $3 per person with a maximum of $10 per family. No charge for guests and visitors. The church is located at 6000 Miller Ave. Details: 853-3295 or tm******@***ad.net.
Scarecrow show-off contest
GILROY– Bonfante Gardens is looking for scarecrows to help decorate the park during the month of October. So it’s holding a contest and giving away 50 complimentary day passes to Bonfante Gardens to any group who enters. In order to enter you must:
• get your group together – class, business, nonprofit organization, boy scout troop, brownie troop, day care centers, churches and clubs,
• create your full-size scarecrow to be displayed at Bonfante Gardens,
• contact Lizz Hunter at lizz.hunter@bonfantegardens.
com to let her know your organization’s name and arrange a time to bring her your scarecrow and receive your complimentary passes,
• be prepared to advise her on what you would like the sign to say that will be displayed with your scarecrow.
Deadline for entries is Thursday, Oct. 2.
Details: 842-8409.
Citizens get arrested
GILROY – The Gilroy community will join to raise “bail” for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. On Wednesday, Sept. 24, more than 100 “jailbirds” will be escorted by “law enforcement officials” to a mock jail site at Chevy’s Fresh Mex. They will have their mugs shots taken and serve one hour of “hard time” to raise $1,575 for the 450 families in the South Bay affected by muscular dystrophy. Details: Christine Omata at 244-1210.
Nominations accepted
GILROY – Nominations for the Gilroy Hispanic Chamber of Commerce awards must be submitted by Tuesday, Sept. 30. Awards for business, educator, community service volunteer and special recognition of the year will be announced at the 22nd Annual Gilroy Hispanic Chamber of Commerce installation dinner and awards on Friday, Oct. 24 at the Strand Theater at 6:30 p.m. E-mail nomination form request to gh********@***oo.com.
Don’t be a grinch
GILROY – Rebekah Children’s Services is recruiting Christmas tree decorators for Hometown Holidays Festival of Trees. The event will be held Dec. 5 to 7 at the Morgan Hill Community and Cultural Center. Decorators are invited to the home of Frank Fabing in Gilroy for a decorators’ orientation luncheon in early October. Details: 846-2142.
RotaCare free clinics
GILROY – RotaCare Free Clinics offers free urgent care for those without insurance, migrant workers and the homeless on the first and third Tuesdays of each month. Referrals given if needed. No lab work or X-ray, immunizations or continuing care are offered. Register at 6 p.m., preferably 5:30 p.m. if a new patient, at the Clinic at Arturo Ochoa Migrant Center, 903 Arizona Circle off Luchessa Road. Details:
842-1499 and leave a message.
Ninth annual wine tour
MORGAN HILL – The Live Oak Foundation’s ninth annual “Wine Tour Fundraiser” will be held on Saturday, Oct. 18, from noon to 7 p.m. Meet at the Golden Oak Restaurant, 16695 Condit Road. The evening includes wine tasting, bus tour and dinner at the Golden Oak. Tickets are a $55 donation, $30 of which is tax deductible. Tickets sell fast. Details: Sylvia at 683-2667 or sy*******@*****il.com.
Taste of Morgan hill
MORGAN HILL – The 14th annual Taste of Morgan Hill will be held Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 27 and 28.
The festival is held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in downtown Morgan Hill, expanding over six blocks on Monterey Road from Main to Dunne avenues and First through Fifth streets. The festival offers free admission, parking and secured bicycle parking on West First Street where you will receive a free water bottle from Specialized Bikes.
Details: 779-9444 or www.morganhill.org.
Take a cat home
SAN MARTIN – The San Martin Animal Shelter is currently caring for nearly 300 cats and kittens. They are desperately trying to save them all, but need people’s assistance to accomplish this. People can help by adopting a new pet, agreeing to care for a barn cat on their land, becoming a cat foster home, volunteering to clean cages at the shelter or making a tax-deductible donation of money or supplies to the shelter. Details: 683-4186.
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.
