Help send GHS team to finals
GILROY
– Gilroy High School’s team The Full Deck placed first in their
division at the state finals in Fresno in April, earning the right
to participate in Knoxville, Tenn. at the global finals
competition. Students on the team are Adrienne Watkins, Kelly
Barham, Ted Hewitt, Amy Van Gundy, Brendan Clark
and Laura Howard.
Help send GHS team to finals
GILROY – Gilroy High School’s team The Full Deck placed first in their division at the state finals in Fresno in April, earning the right to participate in Knoxville, Tenn. at the global finals competition. Students on the team are Adrienne Watkins, Kelly Barham, Ted Hewitt, Amy Van Gundy, Brendan Clark and Laura Howard.
More than 8,000 participants will be in Knoxville this month to demonstrate their solutions to the Destination ImagiNation Team Challenges that range from technical to mechanical to historical and theatrical. Teams from across the United States and around the world, including the first-ever Israeli teams, will spend four days in tournaments.
The Gilroy team needs sponsors to help send them to the DI Global Finals. The cost of sending the team and all of its props to Knoxville is estimated to be around $1,000 per student. Send contributions to California Creativity, Region II, c/o Don Bevilacqua, treasurer, 741 Fifth St., Gilroy CA 95020. Reference the Gilroy Global Finals Travel Fund on your check. Donations are tax deductible. For more information, contact Doris Dorn at 848-2469.
Volunteer for creek cleanup
SANTA CLARA COUNTY – The Creek Connections Action Group is seeking volunteers this Saturday, May 17, to help clean up about 40 miles of creeks throughout Santa Clara County during the seventh annual National River Cleanup Day.
Volunteers should report at 9 a.m. to any one of the 25 sites. Gilroy’s is Uvas Creek at Christmas Hill Park, 10th Street at Miller Avenue. Gather in the southeast parking lot. Participants are asked to wear long pants, sturdy shoes and sunscreen. Creek supplies and refreshments will be provided.
Details: 265-2607, ext. 2238.
Get certified
GILROY – Gilroy Community Services is offering a Lifeguard Training Class which will offer certification as a Lifeguard. The class will be taught at Gilroy High School Pool for two consecutive weekends; May 24 and 25 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and May 31 and June 1 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The cost for the class is $120. Students must attend all classes. The instructor will be Aaran Bueno from City of Milipitas Aquatics Center. Registration may be done through Gilroy Community Services. Please call Geralyn Fortino for more information at 846-0460.
Do-it-herself workshops
GILROY – Local women are taking part in a continuing series of “Do-It-Herself” Nights at all Northern California Home Depot stores on Wednesday, May 14, starting at 7 p.m.
The special clinics are part of an on-going series of free workshops aimed at the increasing number of women who enjoy tackling home improvement projects themselves. Taught by Home Depot’s skilled associates, many of whom are former trades people, the clinics offer several opportunities for hands-on practice of the techniques learned.
According the U.S. Census Bureau, 57 percent of single women now own their own homes. Home Depot is located at 8850 San Ysidro Ave. in Gilroy. To register, call
847-7712.
Open forum for leads club
MORGAN HILL – The South County Chapter of Leads Club is holding an open forum Thursday, May 15, at 7:15 a.m. in Morgan Hill at Seven Oaks Properties, 16433 Monterey Road. At the open forum, speakers will share Internet buying tips to grow your business.
Leads Club provides a networking forum for business individuals to promote their product/service and increase their business by exchange of quality business referrals. Details: 782-5852.
Spruce up home and garden
GILROY – The fourth annual South Valley Home, Garden and Culinary Expo will be held Saturday, May 17 and Sunday, May 18, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Gavilan College. This year’s Expo is the largest yet and features local contractors and landscapers as well as unique products not found in stores.
For inside your home, you’ll find faux painters, custom window treatments, cooking products, kitchen and bath remodeling and unique grandfather clocks. For outside your home, you’ll find inspiring landscaping ideas and contractors, pools, ponds and landscape lighting. The Expo will also feature businesses that offer services from screen repair to pond maintenance. Local nurseries will be selling plants that thrive in South County gardens and other vendors will offer fountains, pottery and custom patio furniture.
Speakers will include landscape designers Karen Aitken and Hollister’s celebrity chef Dorothy McNett. Details: 682-4700 or visit www. svexpo.com.
Build the arts in Gilroy
GILROY – On Saturday, May 17, from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. local performing and visual arts lovers will have an opportunity to attend an arts conference at the Strand Theater. Charles Morales, Gilroy City Councilman, will speak on “the politics of art – building a strong political voice.” Christina Goodney, from Young Audiences Silicon Valley, will focus on the role of non-profits in the infusion of arts into the educational curriculum. Diem Jones will talk about the role of his agency, Arts Council Silicon Valley, in Santa Clara Valley. Local art groups will all have an opportunity to inform the conference about their activities and roles in the community. Table top discussions will be held in the afternoon to help individuals and groups to improve their marketing, fund raising and organizational skills. Registration forms are available at the Gilroy Visitor’s Bureau, the Gilroy camber of Commerce and the Silva Agency. Details: 842-6114.
Rucker debuts ‘Stuart Little’
GILROY – Rucker Theater Arts will present “Stuart Little,” a full length musical from the book by E.B. White. School performances will be held Tuesday, May 20, 21, 22, 23 at 9 a.m. Public performances will be Friday, May 23 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, May 24 at 2 and 7 p.m. Tickets for public performances are $5 for adults and $3 for children. School performances cost $1 per ticket. All performances will be held at the school, 325 Santa Clara Ave. For reservations, call 848-1357.
Be a donor
GILROY – Donate blood and help save a life on Wednesday, May 14, at the First Baptist Church at 8455 Wren Ave. from noon to 6 p.m. To make an appointment to donate blood, visit BeADonor.com or call, (800) GIVE-LIFE. In order to donate blood you must be 17 years of age or older, weigh at least 110 pounds and be in general good health.
Your donation may save as many as three lives – from a premature newborn to a cancer patient undergoing chemotherapy to an accident victim. The blood supply has dropped to less than three days’ level. The American Red Cross needs new donors to offset the cancellation of up to 60 percent of donation appointments in the previous week.
Protect the entire family
GILROY – The First Annual Gilroy Children’s Safety Weekend will be 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, May 17 and 18, at the Hilton Garden Inn. This will be the first event of its kind in Gilroy where the community can learn and implement precautionary safety methods in order to protect the entire family. The event will be both educational and fun-packed for the entire family with demonstrations in self-defense, personal safety and first-aid education. Local businesses will also show their support by demonstrating home and personal safety equipment as well as offering free children’s car safety-seat inspections. This year’s event will see the KlassKids Foundation taking center stage. IHN International has formed a strategic partnership with the KlassKids Foundation for the event to bring a KlassKids Print-A-Thon during the entire weekend. This will be a nonprofit event and all net proceeds will go to benefit the St. Joseph’s Family Center in Gilroy and other participating nonprofit organizations. Details: Phil Leekley at
896-9163.
Open studios tour 2003
GILROY – Three local artists Evelyn Klein, Julie Franco and Susana Lasta will present their art works in the 13th Annual “Open Studios Tour 2003,” sharing the space at the Equinox Press Art and Printmaking Studio. Artists will be printing their works during the tour and discussing the process involved. The event will take place on Saturday, May 18 and Sunday, May 19, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Refreshments will be served. The Equinox studio is located at 4265 Redwood Retreat Road (off Watsonville Road). Details: 848-9959 or www.svopenstudios.org, eq*****@st******.net.
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Gav student art exhibit
GILROY – Currently on exhibition at the Gavilan College Art Gallery are works by Gavilan College students created throughout this academic year. The exhibition includes works on paper, acrylics, watercolor, oil paint, ceramics and mixed-media. Also in the exhibition are mural designs by the OJO Mural Program – with an anticipated unveiling of this year’s mural created for El Portal Leadership Academy. The Exhibition runs through May 23, with an artist reception being held on Tuesday, May 20, from 5 to 7 p.m. Details: r2row at 846-4974.
Strength training for women
MORGAN HILL – The Mt. Madonna YMCA, located at 17666 Crest Ave., announces Strength Training for Women. Classes are offered on Mondays beginning May, 12 through June 9, from 11 a.m. to noon. The fee is $20 for facility members and $45 for program members. Financial assistance is available. Details: Terri, 762-6019.
Aviation scholarships
SAN MARTIN – The South County Airport Pilot’s Association (SCAPA), a non-profit organization, has funded two aviation scholarships. These scholarships will be awarded annually to promising young men or women who have a serious interest in aviation-related careers. The awards are in the amount of $500 each.
Recipients must be enrolled in and plan to continue a college curriculum leading to a degree in the field of aviation, or, for high schoolers, must be accepted to a two or four year college with a major in an aviation-related field. The initial funding has been generated through generous donations from the Gilroy PAL, significant individual donors and other Pilot fund-raising events. The SCAPA goal is to increase the number and amount of awards as funding increases. Donations will be accepted from individuals or organizations interested in supporting the education of our youth.
Applications and requirements can be found at the SCAPA Web site at q99.org (q99 is the FAA designator for South County Airport), or write; SCAPA Scholarship Committee. P.O. Box 1440, San Martin, CA, 95046. Deadline is May 31.
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