Around the Region (01/24/18)
MODESTO
What: “Why Should You Become a Pharmacy Technician?”
When: Wednesday, 6 p.m.
Where: Modesto JC - West Campus, 2201 Blue Gum Ave.
Info: The Modesto Junior College Workforce Development office invites the public to listen to a presention on: “Why Should You Become a Pharmacy Technician?” in John Muir Hall, room 260, on West Campus. Tuition is free for the Pharmacy Technician Program, with costs covered by an Adult Education Block Grant. The training program prepares students for an entry-level position as a licensed technician. The information meeting will review new prerequisites and current admission requirements, which include passing a math exam, meeting a reading requirement and submitting an application packet. The meeting is free and open to the public, and campus parking is $2 without a permit. Seating is limited and community members are invited to reserve a seat by calling 209-575-7889. Additional program information is available online at mjc.edu/instruction/teched/workforcedev/pharmacy_technician. Questions may be directed to Martha Rice at 209-575-6885 or email ricem@mjc.edu.
What: League of Women Voters Lunch and Learn
When: Thursday, noon
Where: Ridgway’s Restaurant, 2401 E Orangeburg Ave.
Info: The League of Women Voters invites the public and members to its next lunch and learn program. The program will be discussing 2018 Issues in Agriculture, presented by Tom Orvis and Wayne Zipser from the Stanislaus County Farm Bureau. Orvis and Zipser will discuss water and land use issues as well as other topics of interest. The luncheon is chef’s choice; cost is $15 and reservations are not required. Vegetarian lunches are also available at same price. For more information, call the League office at 209-524-1698.
What: “Fear and food in the Amazon”
When: Friday, 7:30 p.m.
Where: Modesto Junior College West Campus, 2201 Blue Gum Ave.
Info: Modesto Area Partners in Science invites the community to the free presentation, “Fear and food in the Amazon: understanding how and why birds eavesdrop on each other in the rainforest,” presented by Ari Martinez, Ph.D., National Geographic explorer. Dr. Martinez, an animal ecologist who explores the realms of behavior and community ecology, discusses how neo-tropical birds communicate across species and how they use the information they gain about food and predators. The presentation will be in Sierra Hall, Room 132, on MJC’s west campus. For more information email Michael Kennedy at kennedybiman@gmail.com or visit modestoscience.wordpress.com or the Facebook page.
CALIFORNIA
What: Student Voices Campaign
When: Deadline March 1
Where: Online
Info: The Student Voices Campaign is a video competition sponsored by the California Alliance for Arts Education. The competition theme asks students to consider the question, “Why the Arts Matter?” This annual video competition is a statewide initiative that provides a creative way for students in grades 7-12, to impact school policymaking and make their voices heard. Students are to create a short video, 2 minutes or less, that shows a meaningful, compelling story of why the arts matter to you, someone you know, and/or to the school or community. For more information and submission requirements visit studentvoicescampaign.org.
ESCALON
What: Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser
When: Saturday, Jan. 27, 4:30 to 7 p.m.
Where: Escalon United Methodist Church, 2000 Jackson Ave.
Info: The Escalon United Methodist Church invites the public to its annual spaghetti dinner fundraiser. The dinner is all-you-can-eat and includes spaghetti with meat sauce, salad with Italian dressing, garlic French bread, ice cream cup dessert and punch or coffee to drink. Take-out dinners are available. Tickets are $8; children 5-12 $4; under 5 free. All funds go to help programs of the church. For more information contact the church office at 209-838-2020.
TURLOCK
What: Friends of Turlock Library book sale
When: Friday and Saturday
Where: United Methodist Church, 1660 Arbor Way
Info: The Friends of Turlock Library will be having a book sale to benefit the Turlock Branch of the Stanislaus County Library. The book sale will be Friday, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and will feature over 16,000 books in all categories including old and special. Paperbacks are 50 cents and hardbacks $1. Proceeds provide programs and materials for the library. For more information contact Carmen Ingols 209-632-6497.
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40 YEARS AGO: Members of the Modesto Board of Education voted 4-3 not to rescind its decision granting salary increases to 154 school district administration staffers. Modesto Teachers Association representatives said the salary increases were an unfair treatment to management because the pay raises were higher than what was granted to teachers and classified employees. The raises amounted to a 1 to 25 percent increase, as compared to teachers being given a 4.75 percent raise at the end of the previous year.
This story was originally published January 23, 2018 at 4:01 PM with the headline "Around the Region (01/24/18)."