Around the Region (12/13/16)
MODESTO
What: McHenry Mansion Gift Store Open House and Tea Sampling
When: Wednesday, noon-4 p.m.
Where: McHenry Mansion Visitors Center and Gift Store, 924 15th St.
Info: Sample various Harney Teas while browsing the gift store. Take a tour of the McHenry Mansion, which offers a step back in time to a Victorian Christmas. For more information, call 209-549-0428.
What: 79th annual Modesto Junior College Men’s Basketball Tournament
When: Thursday through Saturday
Where: MJC East Campus gymnasium, 435 College Ave.
Info: Modesto Junior College will host the 79th annual Men’s Basketball Tournament. Games will be held at 2, 4, 6 and 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday, and 2, 4 and 6 p.m. Saturday. Thursday is Legends’ Night, when former MJC basketball alums are recognized before the start of the 8 p.m. game. Friday is Veterans’ Night, with vets getting in free by displaying ID. Student Day is Saturday, when students from all area schools can get in free just by wearing blue. General admission is $7. Senior and veteran admission is $5. Admission for students of any age is $3. MJC students showing ID and children under 7 years old get in free. For more information, contact Nick Stavrianoudakis, MJC director of athletics, at stavrianoudakisn@mjc.edu or (209) 575-6835.
ESCALON
What: Accordion Music and Social
When: Wednesday, 7 p.m.
Where: Escalon Community Center, 1055 Escalon Ave.
Info: Good Time Accordion Club will hold its monthly music and social event. Accordion fans and performers of all skill levels are welcome. Admission is $5 at the door. The GTAC meets on the second Wednesday of every month. The club will accept donated accordions. For more information, call Karl Wucherer at 209-556-3105.
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25 YEARS AGO: It was announced that a Kentucky Fried Chicken in Turlock would be treating 500 needy people to dinner on Christmas Day. The KFC owned by David and Lisa Adams planned to feed the 500 people as a way to show their two children the meaning of Christmas. The store normally would have been closed on that day, but planned to be open from 1-3 p.m. for the families that were coming for dinner.
This story was originally published December 12, 2016 at 2:55 PM with the headline "Around the Region (12/13/16)."