Meetings, club events in and around Modesto (03/11/20)

MODESTO

What: Native Sons of the Golden West Modesto Parlor No. 11

When: Wednesday, 6-8 p.m.

Where: Perko’s, 901 Carpenter Road

Info: Topic “A postcard view of Tuolumne County” will be presented by Jonathon Hicks. A no-host dinner begins around 5:30 p.m. followed by a program on California history. Any person born in California is eligible and welcome to join the Native Sons. Call Pete Dutton at 209-605-0460.

What: Relief, Inc., Crab Fest

When: Saturday, 5:30-11:30 p.m.

Where: Princeton Event Hall, 1640 Princeton Ave.

Info: Relief, Inc., a local nonprofit that strives to provide services for our local and international communities, invites the community to its 15th annual Crab Fest fundraiser. Ticket are $60 or $750 per table. Funds raised go to local outreach and international outreach in Liberian affairs. Call 209-545-1700 or email info@reliefinc.org or visit www.flipcause.com or www.reliefinc.org.

What: Democratic Women’s Club of Stanislaus

When: Saturday, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Where: Dragonfly Tea Room, 835 W Roseburg Ave.

Info: Democratic Women’s Club invites the public to its next meeting. Guest speaker Donna Linder, Stanislaus County Voter Registrar, will give a presentation on the 100 year anniversary of a woman’s right to vote and an update on the primary election. Contact club President Patty Hughes at 209-303-4042 or email demwomensclub@gmail.com.

What: Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary St. Patrick’s Day Celebration

When: Sunday, 1-5 p.m.

Where: Stanislaus Veterans Center, 3500 coffee Road, Suite 15

Info: The Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary invites the community to its St. Patrick’s Day Celebration. The second annual St. Patrick’s Day Celebration will serve corn beef and cabbage with entertainment and more. Tickets are $20. Take out orders available. Contact Lupe Sierras 209-204-3499.

What: McHenry Mansion St. Patrick’s Day Party

When: Tuesday, March 17, 5:30 p.m.

Where: McHenry Mansion, 906 15th St.

Info: The McHenry Mansion Foundation invites the public to a Saint Patrick’s Day Party. There will be a traditional corned beef and cabbage dinner accompanied by live music played by the Celtic quartet “Cooking with Turf” and dancing in the mansion garden. 5:30 p.m. no-host cocktails, 6:30 p.m. dinner. $50, tickets sold in advance only. Questions or to purchase, call 209-549-0428.

CENTRAL VALLEY

What: Central Valley Scholars

When: Due Wednesday, April 1

Where: Online: www.centralvalleyscholars.org/scholarships

Info: Central Valley Scholars assists youth in under-served communities in the Central Valley. Its goal is to help admit students into universities and are providing three $1,000 scholarships in the categories LGBTQ+, undocumented and first-generation. You must originate from a community college, high school, continuation school or nontraditional G.E.D school. Questions, email contact@centralvalleyscholars.org or visit www.centralvalleyscholars.org/scholarships.

SONORA

What: YCCD board of trustees meetings

When: Wednesday, 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.

Where: Columbia College, 11600 Columbia College Drive

Info: The Yosemite Community College District will have a board study session at 1:30 p.m. in the Manzanita multi-purpose room. The board of trustees meeting will be at 3:30 with a closed session and opened to the public at 5:30 p.m. Interested public and stakeholders are encouraged to attend. Contact the YCCD office at 209-575-6509 or visit www.yosemite.edu or www.boarddocs.com.

OAKDALE

What: Income Tax Preparation Assistance

When: Thursdays, 4-7:30 p.m.

Where: Oakdale Library, 151 S. First Ave.

Info: Free Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) and Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) programs will be offered through the last week in March at various Stanislaus County libraries. Volunteers, trained and certified by the IRS, will provide tax preparation assistance. Interested parties are encouraged to make an appointment, walk-ins may be helped if time permits. Taxpayers must bring ID and social security cards for each person who will be on their tax return and the prior year’s tax return, if available. Questions call 209-524-5505 or visit www.stanislauslibrary.org.

Send Region items to Region, The Modesto Bee, 948 11th Street, Suite 300, Modesto, 95354; call 209-578-2330; fax 209-578-2207; or email region@modbee.com.

40 YEARS AGO: The three-member state Public Employees Relations Board voted 2-1 not to seek an injunction that would have ordered striking Modesto City Teacher back to their classrooms. The teachers had been on strike six days. The PERB declared in their vote that the strike would have to be resolved through mediation.

This story was originally published March 10, 2020 at 8:43 AM with the headline "Meetings, club events in and around Modesto (03/11/20)."