Around Town

Club Mercedes dinner

Club Mercedes, 569 W. 9th St, Merced will have a Good Friday Dinner on Friday. The price is $10 per person. The meal will include chile rellenos, beans, rice, tortillas and salsa. Serving time will be 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Dine in or take-out meals available. For ticket information, call (209) 383-9906 after 4 p.m. Proceeds will benefit the youth baseball and scholarship programs.

‘Time to Fly’ Kite Fest

The Knights of Columbus will present the 4th Annual “Time to Fly” Kite Festival. The event is free, and the first 500 kids get a free kite. The event will kick off “The Week of The Young Child” and will start with the landing of the Merced County Sheriff’s Department Huey helicopter. The festival is 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 12 at Livingston Middle School, 101 F St., Livingston. For more information, call Julio Valadez at (209) 277-1402.

Parking lot vendor sale

Habitat for Humanity of Merced County will host a parking lot vendor sale April 11 at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 2916 N. McKee Road, Merced. Rent two parking spaces for $10 and do your own yard sale. Applications available online by visiting Habitat for Humanity’s website or calling (209) 726-0850.

Livingston workshop

The city of Livingston will host a community workshop to update residents on the operation of its public water system, and federal and state drinking water requirements. It will be 7 p.m. Tuesday at City Council chambers, 1416 C St., Livingston. For more information, call (209) 394-8041.

Treasure Trove sale

American Legion Auxiliary will host the Treasure Trove rummage sale from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 11 at the Veterans Memorial Building, 939 W. Main St. All proceeds are used to assist local veterans.

Mother’s Day Craft Fair

The American Legion Riders and Sons of the American Legion of Merced will host the second annual Crafts and Antiques Fair from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 9. This fundraiser assists local veterans and is for preservation of the Veterans Memorial. Open to the public. For more information, contact Linda Perry at (209) 769-8499 or jackperry@alr83.org.

Easter egg hunt

The 25th Annual Kiwanis Club of Greater Merced’s Annual Easter Egg Hunt at Applegate Park will be Saturday. All kids through the age of 10 are invited. Toddlers, 4 or younger, will hunt eggs at 10 a.m. on the park’s tennis court. Kids 5 to 7 will hunt eggs in Area 1 next to the tennis court at 10:15 a.m., and those 8 to 10 will hunt eggs in Area 2, next to the skate park, also at 10:15 a.m. Candy-filled plastic eggs will be used for the event, with some of them containing receipts for special prizes. The Merced, Golden Valley and Livingston Key Club members assisted in preparations for the event by helping fill the roughly 3,000 plastic Easter eggs with candy and prizes. Kiwanis Kiddieland will open from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. (209) 777-0953

This story was originally published March 29, 2015 at 6:57 PM with the headline "Around Town."