Help clean a local creek
GILROY
– Volunteers are needed Saturday to help spruce up about 40
miles of streams throughout Santa Clara County during the 19th
annual Coastal Cleanup Day. Volunteers should report at 9 a.m. to
Uvas Creek at Christmas Hill Park.
Participants are asked to wear long pants, sturdy shoes and
sunscreen. Creek-cleaning supplies and refreshments will be
provided.
Help clean a local creek
GILROY – Volunteers are needed Saturday to help spruce up about 40 miles of streams throughout Santa Clara County during the 19th annual Coastal Cleanup Day. Volunteers should report at 9 a.m. to Uvas Creek at Christmas Hill Park.
Participants are asked to wear long pants, sturdy shoes and sunscreen. Creek-cleaning supplies and refreshments will be provided.
Last year’s event drew more than 1,200 volunteers who pulled thousands of pounds of trash and debris from county creeks in the annual autumn effort. Removing trash from creeks protects water quality and the habitat of the plants and animals that live in our creeks, and prevents pollution from flowing down the creeks to San Francisco and Monterey bays.
The Creek Connections Action Group is a consortium of public agencies and non-profit organizations that share a goal of protecting Santa Clara County’s waterways.
Details: 265-2607, ext. 2238, www.valleywater.org or www.cleanacreek.org.
Safe Night
GILROY – “Safe Night: Carnival in the Park,” a free community event which focuses on people coming together in the spirit of peace and goodwill, will be Saturday, Sept. 20, from 4 to 7 p.m. at San Ysidro Park. In addition to children’s activities including face painting, a rock climbing wall and Mad Science, there will be performances by Izcalli Aztec Dancers, Gavilan Ballet Folklorico, Gilroy’s Elvis, Youth Leadership Program’s “Stompin” and more. The Police and Fire Departments will attend with the D.A.R.E. car, mounted unit and K-9 units. Everything is free.
T-shirts are $1. Details:
846-5056.
Flea market to raise funds
GILROY – The Senior Advisory Board is holding a fund-raiser flea market Saturday, Sept. 20, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Gilroy Senior Center, 7371 Hanna St. Details: 848-0465.
Open house
GILROY – Live Oak Adult Day Services, 651 W. Sixth St., is having an open house in celebration of “Adult Day Services Week” on Thursday, Sept. 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Live Oak is a nonprofit, community services agency offering a specialized program of adult day care for frail seniors and less independent adults. Details: 847-5491.
Wild Henry Coe weekends
MORGAN HILL – Visit Henry Coe State Park on Saturday, Sept. 20, for a day of discovery. At 10 a.m. take the Middle Ridge Loop Discovery Hike with Dan McCranie or hikers’ choice with Libby Vincent and Heather Ambler. Bring snacks, lunch and lots of water.
At 8 p.m. meet with McCranie at the visitor’s center for an evening program on mountain lions. Details: www.coepark.org or 779-2728.
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.
