Omelet and pancake supper
GILROY
– The Gilroy Lions Club will hold their annual Omelet and
Pancake Supper this evening from 5 to 8 p.m., at the Presbyterian
Church, 6000 Miller Ave. Tickets will be available at the door. The
cost is $5 for adults and $3 for children 12 and under. Details:
847-7829.
Omelet and pancake supper
GILROY – The Gilroy Lions Club will hold their annual Omelet and Pancake Supper this evening from 5 to 8 p.m., at the Presbyterian Church, 6000 Miller Ave. Tickets will be available at the door. The cost is $5 for adults and $3 for children 12 and under. Details: 847-7829.
Play like a native
GILROY – Chitactac-Adams County Park, 10001 Watsonville Road, invites the public to join them at their exhibit shelter for Ohlone Games, from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Dec. 6. Everyone loves a good game, including the native people who once lived here. Join park staff and volunteers to play and make traditional games from the Ohlone days.
Details: 323-0107.
Holiday boutique
GILROY – South Valley Community Church is holding its “Holiday Boutique,” on Saturday, Dec. 6, from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at their location, 8095 Kelton Drive. Find holiday decorations, Christmas tree ornaments, candles and holders, jewelry, gift baskets, stocking stuffers, gourmet food and more. Proceeds will benefit Women of Grace Ministry. Details: 779-8675.
Welcome Santa to town
GILROY – “Santa’s Jolly Walk Parade” will be Saturday, Dec. 6, beginning at 5:30 p.m. The parade culminates with lighting of the city’s official Christmas tree at Fifth and Monterey streets in downtown Gilroy. Santa will receive visitors following the walk at the Chamber headquarters, 7471 Monterey St. The event is sponsored by the Gilroy Chamber of Commerce. Details: 842-6437 or e-mail ch*****@****oy.org.
Luigi fund-raiser boutique
GILROY – A Christmas Boutique will be held at Luigi Aprea School, 9225 Calle Del Rey, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 6 and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 7.
Art, jewelry, toys, candles, Tupperware, holiday scrapbooking and skincare products will be available for purchase. Funds raised will go toward Luigi’s technology department. There will be a raffle with proceeds going to Luigi Aprea. Details: Jean at 847-0925.
Holiday decorator’s delight
GILROY – The Gilroy City Chamber of Commerce holds its “Holiday Home Decorating Contest,” on Wednesday, Dec. 10, from 6 to 10 p.m.
Residents within the Gilroy city limits are eligible to decorate their homes and compete for prizes donated by South County Realtors Association. First place receives $75, second place gets $50, third place wins $25, Apartment/Condo winners receive $25 and Neighborhood Consecutive Homes (a four home minimum) winner will get $75.
Entry forms must be received by 5 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 8 to participate.
Details: 842-6437.
Santa in the park
GILROY – The Gilroy Police and Fire Departments are hosting Santa at San Ysidro Park, located at the corner of Chestnut Street and Murray Avenue, on Wednesday, Dec. 17, from 1:30 to 5 p.m., in the recreation room. Visit Santa, enjoy free goodies and meet local police officers and fire fighters. Pictures with Santa are only $1. Details: Rachel Munoz at 846-0524.
Lift up your voice
MORGAN HILL – Advent Lutheran Church, 16870 Murphy Ave., invites you to join them as the play excerpts from Handel’s ‘Messiah’ on Saturday, Dec. 6, at 2 p.m. The communities of Morgan Hill, Gilroy and San Martin are invited. Details: Ruth Winter at 298-7580.
RotaCare free clinics
GILROY – RotaCare free clinics offer 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.
Adopt a pet
MORGAN HILL – Friends of San Martin Animal Shelter (FOSMAS) will hold a pet adoption fair on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 6 and 7, from 1 to 5 p.m., at Petco, located at the corner of Tennant Avenue and Monterey Street. More than 200 animal companions are in need of homes. Details: 686-3900.
Suite rewards for giving
MORGAN HILL – Holiday Inn Express Hotel and Suites is offering a special rate for those who support Toys for Tots this season. Through Jan. 8, 2004, bring in any new unwrapped toy valued at $10 or more and stay for only $69. Rate applies to rooms with either a single King or two Queen size beds.
Details: 776-7676.
Airmen holiday party
HOLLISTER – The Hollister Airmen’s Association invites all aviation enthusiasts to its annual holiday party on Sunday, Dec. 7, at Paine’s Restaurant, 421 East St. Dinner is only $15 each. Bring an item to sell at the silent auction and proceeds will benefit the HAA’s Aviation Technology Scholarship program. Those who wish may participate in the “Exchange with a Twist,” gift exchange. Bring a wrapped aviation theme gift, up to $10 value, and trade.
RSVP at (831) 637-0987.
Pottery sale
AROMAS – Local potter Jane Rekedal will have her Family Gooey Pottery Studio, located at 1560 Cannon Road, open to the public for her annual fall sale on Saturday, Dec. 6, and Sunday, Dec. 7, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pots which feature cats and horses, horse-head bowls, Japanese-inspired sushi plates, rice bowls and teapots are just some of the items available for sale. Details: (831) 726-2349.
Toys for Tots dinner
CAMPBELL – The South Bay Scottish Society invites the community to join them for their annual “Toys for Tots Christmas Dinner,” on Saturday, Dec. 13, from 5:30 to 9 p.m., at The King’s Head Pub, 201 Orchard City Drive. Cost is $25 to members and $28 plus an unwrapped toy to non-members. Reservations must be received by Monday, Dec. 8. RSVP at 370-7949 or go to www.southbayscots.org.
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.
