Around the Region (06/18/15)
MODESTO
What: DRIVER SAFETY FOR SENIORS
When: Monday-Tuesday, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Where: Doctors Medical Center, Conference Center, 1441 Florida Ave.
Info: Students of a AARP Senior Driver Safety class will receive a certificate to obtain an automobile insurance discount. The fee for the eight-hour course is $15 for AARP members, $20 for non-members. For more information or to register to attend, call (888) 284-6641.
What: SUPER MOVIE SATURDAY
When: Saturday, 1 p.m.
Where: Modesto branch of the Stanislaus County Library, 1500 I St.
Info: Check out a movie about superheroes, rated PG-13, though it may not be suitable for some children. Popcorn and juice will be available. For more information, call the Modesto library at (209) 558-7810.
Stanislaus National Forest
What: PEACE CAMP
When: June 26-28
Where: Camp Peaceful Pines, Clark Fork Road, 6.7 miles off Highway 108
Info: The Modesto Peace/Life Center’s 33rd annual Peace Camp in the Sierra will include a workshop on “Meeting Challenges through Vulnerability and Compassion to Effect Change: Embodying Peace to Create a Peaceful World,” led by Lori Wong, a Stanford-certified Compassion Cultivation Training teacher. A workshop on environmental justice will be facilitated by Guadalupe Martinez. Scott Gifford will bring Appalachian dulcimers and ukuleles for campfire sing-alongs. Nature hikes, star walks. Camp fee is $85 for adults; $65 for 18 and under, 3 and under are free. Camp fee covers program, food and lodging. For more information, call Ken Schroeder at (209) 480-4576.
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YESTERYEARS
50 YEARS AGO: The Stanislaus County Planning Commission upheld a previous decision opposing service station signs higher than 35 feet along Highway 99. Despite being overruled by the Board of Supervisors twice on signs for Shell Oil Company, the commission voted unanimously to deny Standard Oil Company’s request to erect a 43½-foot sign next to a Shell station, which had received approval by the board for its 43½-foot sign on appeal.
This story was originally published June 17, 2015 at 2:48 PM with the headline "Around the Region (06/18/15)."