Around the Region (6/30/15)
MODESTO
What: SONS IN RETIREMENT MEETING
When: Thursday, 10:15 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Where: The Seasons, 945 McHenry Ave.
Info: The Sons in Retirement, Branch 144, monthly luncheon program featuring Michele Laverty, director of the National Ag Science Center, and the 53-foot Ag in Motion Traveling Science Lab will educate seventh- and eighth-graders in Stanislaus County. Sons in Retirement is a club for retired men who meet to renew friendships, discuss issues and plan participation in activities such as golf, bowling, pickleball, dining and traveling. For more information, call Sam Graham at 209-552-0960.
What: DOCENT TRAINING
When: July 13, 20 and 27, 9 to 11 a.m.
Where: McHenry Museum, 14th and I streets
Info: The McHenry Museum is holding docent training sessions. Docents serve four hours each month. Participants must be 18 years of age. For more information, go to www.mchenrymuseum.org.
Oakdale
What: TIE-DYE T-SHIRT CRAFT
When: July 6, 3:30 p.m.
Where: Oakdale branch of the Stanislaus County Library, 151 S. First Ave.
Info: Teens and adults are invited to visit the library and make a Captain America-themed tie-dye shirt. For more information, call the Oakdale library at 209-847-4204.
Merced
What: PARK REVITALIZATION PROJECT DEDICATION
When: Tuesday, 11:15 a.m.
Where: McNamara Park, 1040 Canal St., between the artificial and natural turf fields
Info: A revitalized McNamara Park will be dedicated and have a grand opening. The McNamara Park Revitalization Project included the removal of existing softball and baseball fields; construction of three new soccer/all-purpose fields; installation of a perimeter ornamental wrought-iron fence designed by students from Merced and Golden Valley high schools; new landscaping of the boulevard and picnic area; replacement of restrooms and playground equipment; and installation of security cameras. For more information, call 209-385-6232.
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YESTERYEARS
25 YEARS AGO: The Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors approved a working budget, $306.4 million, for the 1990-91 fiscal year. The move would enable the county to continue paying its bills if Gov. Deukmejian and the Legislature could not find sources of revenue to bridge a $3.6 million shortfall, as stated by Lamar Bartholomew, the county’s chief administrative officer.
This story was originally published June 29, 2015 at 3:23 PM with the headline "Around the Region (6/30/15)."