Around the Region (11/29/14)
Modesto
What: CITY MINISTRY NETWORK CATALYST
When: Thursday, 6:45 a.m.
Where: Family Life Pavilion, 1301 12th St.
Info: Guest speaker will be Ken Sylvia (Love Our Schools/Youth for Christ), who will be sharing about: “The Case for a Community Mentoring Culture.” The event is free and open to the public. For more information, call (209) 217-1955.
What: HPV AWARENESS EVENT
When: Thursday, 6 p.m.
Where: Davis High School little theater, 1200 W. Rumble Road
Info: “The Jakshi Project,” an HPV awareness event, will feature presentations by a physician and cervical cancer survivor, including information regarding HPV and its effects. Spanish translation will be available. Following the presentation, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Vaccinations for Children program will provide free HPV vaccinations for young men and women under 19 years of age who meet one of the following qualifications: Medicaid-eligible; uninsured; Alaska native; or American Indian. Attendees under 18 must have a parent/guardian present to receive a vaccination. Students from the Grace M. Davis Health Careers Academy will provide free, basic vital checkups. The American Cancer Society will hand out informational brochures.
What: FOSTER OR ADOPTIVE PARENT ORIENTATION
When: Thursday, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Where: Sierra Vista Child and Family Services, 101 Park Ave.
Info: Sierra Vista Child and Family Services is holding a free orientation class for those interested in learning more about becoming a foster or adoptive parent. For more information, call Vance Kelley at (209) 491-0872.
What: SCIENCE PRESENTATION
When: Friday, 7:30 p.m.
Where: Modesto Junior College West Campus, Sierra Hall 132, 2201 Blue Gum Ave.
Info: The Modesto Area Partners in Science will offer a presentation titled “Modeling Modesto’s Groundwater,” by Steven Phillips, a hydrologist with the U.S. Geological Survey. He will discuss a new groundwater and surface-water model of the Modesto region. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, call MJC professor Noah Hughes at (209) 575-6800 or email hughesn@mjc.edu.
Keyes
What: CANDY CANE MICE CRAFT
When: Wednesday, 1 p.m.
Where: Keyes branch of the Stanislaus County Library, 4420 Maud Ave.
Info: Children are invited to come to the library and enjoy a candy cane mice craft. Participants will have the opportunity to make a Christmas mouse out of felt, and each mouse will hold a festive candy cane. For more information, call the Keyes library at (209) 664-8006.
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YESTERYEARS
100 YEARS AGO: Playing at the State Theatre were “The Dancer,” a two-act Kalem featuring the premier danseuse Mademoiselle Verns Merereau; “The Girl at the Lock,” a two-act Lubin; “Posie’s Legacy,” a vitagraph; and “The Tattered Duke,” a comedy reel. Admission to the theater was 5 or 10 cents.
This story was originally published November 28, 2014 at 7:32 PM with the headline "Around the Region (11/29/14)."