Around the Region (04/01/15)
Modesto
What: NEIGHBORHOOD HYMN SINGALONG
When: Saturday, 10:30 a.m.
Where: Modesto Christian School, J Building, 5901 Sisk Road
Info: A one-hour singing event hosted by John and Neva Blakeley will feature piano and organ accompaniment. Selections will include hymns and choruses popular over the past several decades. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, call (209) 529-8900.
What: SENIOR BREAKFAST CLUB
When: Sunday, 9 a.m.
Where: Denny’s restaurant, 1525 McHenry Ave.
Info: Seniors meet for breakfast with the club. For more information, call Maxine at (209) 576-0279.
What: WHIST CARD PARTY
When: Monday, 1 p.m.
Where: St. Stanislaus Church hall, Seventh and K streets
Info: The Brotherhood of St. Anthony Council 30 is hosting a whist card party. Cost is $2 to play. The event will feature refreshments and a raffle. All are welcome. For more information, call Rose Silva King at (209) 529-4933 or Sarah Gomes at (209) 521-6792.
Newman
What: BUNNY AND BASKET CRAFT
When: Tuesday, 3:30 p.m.
Where: Newman branch of the Stanislaus County Library, 1305 Kern St.
Info: Participants will be able to create bunnies out of ice-cream sticks and minibaskets from sweet eggs. Books will be on display and available for checkout. The event is free. For more information, call the Newman library at (209) 862-2010.
Sonora
What: WEDNESDAY’S USED BOOK SALES
When: Wednesdays through April 29
Where: Tuolumne County Library, 480 Greenley Road
Info: Friends of the Tuolumne County Library will be having five half-price sales Wednesdays throughout April. This week’s sale will feature religion books; April 9, music CDs; April 15, hardback thrillers; April 22, miscellaneous nonfiction books; and April 29, hardback novels. For more information, call Ric Mannix at (209) 694-0288.
Send Region items to Region, The Modesto Bee, P.O. Box 5256, Modesto 95352; call (209) 578-2330; fax (209)578-2207; or email region@modbee.com.
YESTERYEARS
40 YEARS AGO: Modesto native Bob Kalinich had won top honors in a powerlifting competition the previous weekend. Kalinich competed in the 165-pound division invitational open class for the Los Angeles Police Department powerlifting championships. The 30-year-old lifted 1,205 pounds total on three lifts to beat fellow competitor Marshal Victor of Los Angeles, the western champion, who had lifted 1,155 pounds. Kalinich’s efforts included: a 335-pound bench press, a 380-pound squat and a 490-pound dead lift.
This story was originally published March 31, 2015 at 5:42 PM with the headline "Around the Region (04/01/15)."