St. Patrick’s dinner supports family center
GILROY
– St. Joseph’s Family Center will host
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St. Patrick’s Dinner
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on Saturday, March 13, at the St. Mary Auditorium, 11 First St.
Enjoy an evening of fun, frolic and festivities. A donation of $25
per person will go to benefit families in need and the homeless in
the community. Tickets are available at St. Joseph’s Family Center,
7950 Church St., Ste. A, or by phone at 842-6662.
St. Patrick’s dinner supports family center
GILROY – St. Joseph’s Family Center will host “St. Patrick’s Dinner” on Saturday, March 13, at the St. Mary Auditorium, 11 First St. Enjoy an evening of fun, frolic and festivities. A donation of $25 per person will go to benefit families in need and the homeless in the community. Tickets are available at St. Joseph’s Family Center, 7950 Church St., Ste. A, or by phone at 842-6662.
Sound off on what downtown Gilroy needs?
GILROY – On Thursday through Saturday, April 1 through 3, the City of Gilroy will hold a three-day community workshop at the Strand Theater, 7588 Monterey St., to give all residents and business interests an opportunity to tell planners what improvements should come to Gilroy’s downtown.
“We’re trying to blanket the community and get all the stakeholders involved,” said Planning Division Manager Bill Faus. “Every conceivable issue involving the downtown we want brought to the table.”
Results from the three-day session will be analyzed in a report by the city’s downtown consultant RRM Design Group which will then be presented to a special task force set up months ago to draft a Specific Plan.
The Downtown Specific Plan will be the guide for future land use decisions by city officials, including streetscape improvement goals and zoning rules that determine what kinds of businesses and residences can set up downtown.
Capturing the ‘Spirit of South Valley’
GILROY – Old City Hall, 7400 Monterey St., is exhibiting the work of local Realtor and photographer Randy Scott in the Assembly Hall Ballroom now through the middle of March. Scott has endeavored to capture the spirit and nature of the South Valley. His work is known as the fourth dimension in photography, eschewed by Wynn Bullock in the 1960s, which combines double exposure photography and scenic view borders. Details: Old City Hall at 846-8880.
Be a Junior Ranger
GILROY – Coyote Lake County Park is having a free Junior Ranger program for kids 9 to 12 years old. Learn about the roles of a Park Ranger, plants and animals in the park, and the Ohlone people who once lived here. Junior Rangers meet six times from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Wednesdays, March 17, 24 and 31, and April 7, 21 and 28. Details and registration: 846-5632.
Canine hike along Coyote
GILROY – Join Santa Clara County Park Ranger Southworth for a three-hour hike through the hills and valleys above Coyote Lake on Sunday, March 14, at the Coyote Lake Visitor Center, 10840 Coyote Lake Road, at 10 a.m. Exercise your pooch and yourself, learn proper dog hike etiquette and have lunch overlooking the spectacular south Santa Clara Valley. Details: Ranger Southworth at 842-7800.
Bonfante Gardens docents
GILROY – Do you enjoy working with people and the outdoors? The docent population at Bonfante Gardens, a nonprofit organization, is looking for volunteers who would like to work in a beautiful garden setting. Previous horticulture experience of any sort is helpful but not a requirement. Orientations will be offered each Wednesday and Saturday now through Sunday, March 20, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Details: 840-7210.
Pacific West event
GILROY – Pacific West Christian Academy in Gilroy will hold their eighth annual Spring Gala Auction and Dinner entitled, “Hollywood … A Night For Our Little Stars” on Saturday, May 8, at the Hayes Mansion, 200 Edenvale Ave. in San Jose. Proceeds will go to benefit the new facility in Gilroy planned to open in Sept. of 2005. The new facility will feature playing fields, a large worship center, banquet hall and the ability to house 600 Christian students. Details: 847-7922.
GHS ’68 and ’69
GILROY – The Gilroy High School Classes of 1968 and 1969 are planning a joint reunion for June 26. The committee has been working very hard to locate its former classmates. If you are a member of the GHS class of ’68 or ’69 and have not received a flyer with information regarding the reunion, contact Dan Mitchell (class of ’68) at 847-3160 or e-mail DA*@*****EN.COM or Lynn Hennessee-Cordia (class of ’69) at 842-2383 or e-mail ly*********@*ol.com.
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