Around the Region (04/14/16)
MODESTO
What: Family & Paws Walk for Clean Water
When: Sunday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Where: Brenden Theatres, 1010 10th St.
Info: Dancing, car club show, face painting. Contest for best-dressed pet and human. Free. For more information or to register, call Sonia Bugarin of Erin Milan Salon & Spa, 209-857-3097, or Maggie Mejia of the Latino Community Roundtable, 209-303-2664.
What: Climate change discussion
When: Friday, 6:30 p.m.
Where: Mary Stuart Rogers Center, Modesto Junior College West Campus, 2201 Blue Gum Ave.
Info: Experts will discuss the health effects of climate change and what’s being done to slow the warming of Earth’s atmosphere. Two 45-minute presentations will be followed by a question-and-answer period moderated by former Modesto Mayor Garrad Marsh. UC Berkeley professor Dan Kammen will examine the state of global efforts to reduce carbon emissions. He also will discuss why climate-friendly development is good business. In a second presentation, Dr. Linda Rudolph will discuss the effects of climate change on public health. Climate change is claiming an estimated 600 lives each year and the number is expected to grow to 70,000 by the year 2100. The Modesto Area Partners in Science program is holding the free event. For more information on the MAPS program, go to maps.events.mjc.edu.
STANISLAUS COUNTY
What: Training class for volunteer Senior Peer Counseling Program
When: Classes begin May 5 and run Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to noon
Where: Stanislaus County Aging & Veteran Services, 121 Downey Ave., Suite 102, Modesto
Info: The Stanislaus County Area Agency on Aging is seeking caring volunteers who are 55 or older to train and become Project Hope Senior Peer Counselors. Project Hope is a program that provides in-home emotional support and social visits to older adults experiencing difficult emotions and situations. All volunteers must complete 10 three-hour training sessions. Mileage reimbursement is available. Call 209-558-8698.
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YESTERYEARS
50 YEARS AGO: Yosemite Junior College District trustees heard that their plans for a second campus in the district received a passing grade. The campus would be in the hills of Tuolumne County, near Columbia. However, the federal Bureau of Land Management was holding up the fast-tracking of the new campus because it wanted to make sure the land would be used in the best interest of the public. The cost of the 160-acre proposed campus site, to be purchased from BLM, was $2.50 an acre.
This story was originally published April 13, 2016 at 12:04 PM with the headline "Around the Region (04/14/16)."