Around the Region (08/26/15)
Modesto
What: WALK A MILE FOR MEDICARE AND DIABETES
When: Saturday, 8 a.m.
Where: Graceada Park, 401 Needham St.
Info: Local seniors and dignitaries will walk a mile for Medicare’s 50th birthday and to raise awareness for diabetes prevention. Event sponsored by CareMore Health Plan. For more information or to participate, call 844-537-2507.
What: HELPING HANDS CIVITAN CLUB FUNDRAISTER
When: Saturday, 1 to 4 p.m.
Where: A&W Restaurant, 1404 G St.
Info: Helping Hands Civitan Club will hold a fundraising dance. Tickets cost $5 for entry in prize drawings. Proceeds benefit the Modesto Vet Center, Children’s Crisis Center, Howard Training Center and other local groups.
What: PARK CLEANUP
When: Sunday, 8 a.m. to noon
Where: Pamela Monterosso Park, Scenic Drive and Coffee Road
Info: The Dry Creek Trails Coalition will be holding a cleanup event of Dry Creek Regional Park. Cleanup supplies provided. Participants should wear work clothes and sturdy footwear and bring gloves and drinking water. Barbecue lunch, compliments of the Modesto Gospel Mission, will be available for volunteers after the cleanup. Certificates for students requiring community service hours will be available. For more information, email drycreektrails@gmail.com.
What: SENIOR SCAM PREVENTION PRESENTATION
When: Tuesday, 4 p.m.
Where: Standiford Place, 3420 Shawnee Dr.
Info: Standiford Place Independent Retirement Living will hold a series of lectures on Senior Scam Prevention. Presentations will be each Tuesday through Sept. 29. Various speakers will be featured, including crime prevention officers from the Modesto Police Department. Light refreshments and raffle prizes will be provided. Event is free and open to the public. For more information, call 209-521-7000.
Oakdale
What: WOMEN’S CLUB LUNCHEON
When: Tuesday, noon
Where: Oakdale Golf and Country Club, 243 N. Stearns Road
Info: The Oakdale Women’s Club monthly luncheon meeting will feature guest speaker Dr. Stuart Wooley, who will speak on the subject of “What can you do about the drought.” Luncheon cost is $16. For more information, call Karen Barajas at 209-848-2231.
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Yesteryears
40 YEARS AGO: A committee organized to save the four Corinthian columns at Patterson High School decided that the columns could not be saved. The columns, a part of the high school facade, would need to be seismically reinforced and the cost was estimated at $150,000. The building and columns built in 1913 were to come down in late September, with new classrooms on the campus taking the building’s place.
This story was originally published August 25, 2015 at 2:24 PM with the headline "Around the Region (08/26/15)."