Around the Region

Modesto

DEBUTANTE BALL

When: Friday, 6:30 p.m.

Where: Victory in Praise Church, 3124 McHenry Ave.

Info: Applications are being accepted for girls ages 16-18. Call for qualifications and requirements. Call 522-1888 or e-mail victoryinpraise@sbcglobal.net.

Where: Nasco Farm & Ranch Store, 2825 Stoddard Road.

Info: Educational displays all day; breakfast from 8:30-10 a.m. Meat goat show supplies, equipment and more. For more information, call 632-4492 or go to www.boersbyhobby.com.

When: July 26, leave at 2:30 p.m.

Where: AT&T Park, San Francisco

Info: Giants vs. Arizona baseball game. $75. Return around midnight. Fee includes ticket and transportation. Call Community Education at 575-6063 to book your seat. Ceres

VARIETY OF CLASSES OFFERED BY THE CITY

When: Check times

Where: Location will be given upon registration.

Info: Sign Language classes for the whole family -- Early Child Development Class (1-7 years old), toddlers and their parents will enjoy this six-day class. Students will learn basic signs and a few songs. The class runs Tuesday-Thursday, July 15-24 from 9:30-10:15 a.m. at the American Legion Hall. Also, Basic Sign Language (8 years to adult), a six-week clinic to teach the alphabet, a song and basic conversational signs. The clinic runs Aug. 18 to Sept. 8 from 6-8 p.m. Both programs are $35 per person. To register, go to www.ci.ceres.ca.us (click on right side logo with animated soccer ball on it) or go to 2720 Second St. For more information, call 538-5782.

• YOUTH BASKETBALL

When: Games start Sept. 13.

Where: Mae Hensley Junior High School

Info: The Ceres Recreation Department offers a 10-week educational league for children kindergarten through eighth grade. Players will practice no more then two times a week with games to be played on Saturday. The cost is $45, plus a $16.50 jersey fee. To register, go to www.ci.ceres.ca.us or go to 2720 Second St. For more information, 538-5782.

Oakdale
• TOWN HALL MEETING

When: Today, 7-9 p.m.

Where: Gene Bianchi Community Center, 110 S. Second Ave.

Info: Learn about opportunities to solve the community's growth-related challenges and help set community priorities for the future. Registration begins at 6:30 p.m. For more information, call 525-4600 or go to www.stancog.org.

• ANNUAL COWBOY COLLECTIBLES ROADSHOW

When: July 26-27

Where: Gene Bianchi Community Center, 110 S. Second Ave.

Info: The Cowboy Museum is hosting an event where experts will assess antique cowboy gear. There also will be braiding and silversmith demonstrations and book signings by local authors. Tickets will be available at the Cowboy Museum, the Oakdale Chamber of Commerce and various stores in town. For more information, go to www.oakdalecowboymuseum.org or call Christie Camarillo at the Cowboy Museum at 847-5163.

Merced

BLOOD DRIVE AT THE FAIR

When: Wednesday, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

Where: Fairgrounds, 900 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, near the Blue Devil Bench Dance Slab, near "Livestock."

Info: BloodSource will hold a blood drive scheduled before the fair opens at 5 p.m.

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