Around the Region (11/11/15)
MODESTO
What: Ballet Folklorico Anahuac fundraiser
When: Saturday, 5 p.m.
Where: St. Stanislaus Community Center, 1200 Maze Blvd.
Info: Dinner and dance to raise money for a nonprofit arts organization. Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for children. For tickets or more information, call 209-605-5668.
What: Retired Educators Luncheon
When: Thursday, 10:30 a.m. meeting, 11 a.m. Q&A, 11:30 program, noon lunch
Where: The meeting will feature a program on the local Community Hospice Foundation, and there will be a “help desk/show and tell” after lunch – participants should being their laptop, iPhone, or just stop and ask questions. Tickets are $11. For reservations, call Mary Beth Edwards at 209-524-6300.
SALIDA
What: Living trust workshops
When: Thursday, 1 p.m.; and Tuesday, 6 p.m.
Where: Salida branch of the Stanislaus County Library, 4835 Sisk Road
Info: Thomas K. Thorson, president of the Modesto chapter of The Society for Financial Awareness, will give a talk about the importance of having a living trust and durable powers of attorney. The event is free, but reservations are encouraged. Contact Allan Conan at 209-312-9718 or www.thorsonevents.com.
RIPON
What: Surviving the Holidays grief seminar
When: Saturday, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Where: Fireside Room of Calvary Reformed Church, 741 W. 2nd St.
Info: Calvary Reformed Church is hosting a free seminar for those grieving the death of a loved one. For more information or reservations, contact the church office at 209 599-4294 or debbie@calvaryripon.org.
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YESTERYEARS
40 YEARS AGO: It was announced that the Modesto City Council voted 6-1 to extend the Sonoma sewer trunk east of Oakdale Road from Briggsmore Avenue to Floyd Avenue, into what was then farmland. The lone dissent vote was by Vice Mayor Phillip E. Newton, who felt the trunk extension should have gone further north to Sylvan Avenue. The vote would have brought 430 acres of orchard into Modesto for subdividing in two years.
This story was originally published November 10, 2015 at 2:25 PM with the headline "Around the Region (11/11/15)."