Around Town (10/10/2015)
Harvest Time Food yard sale
Harvest Time Food Ministry will host a fundraising yard sale from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the corner of R and 10th streets in Merced. The event raises money for the program, which provides food boxes to families in need. For more information, call 209-723-2395.
Storytime at Barnes & Noble Merced
Barnes & Noble will host a Storytime for Kids event at 11 a.m. Saturday at its Merced location, 1720 W. Olive Ave. Children can hear the story, “Pete the Cat and the Bedtime Blues Storytime.” The event is free and open to the public. For more information, call 209-386-0571.
Pride In Your Ride car show
The Pride In Your Ride auto show in support of the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life will take place Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Macready Park at the Merced regional airport. The event is free to the public, but donations are accepted. Preregistration for autos is encouraged. Registration comes with a $10 entry fee. For more information, email prideinyourride209@yahoo.com
Pet adoption in Atwater
Merced SPCA and Atwater Petco will host an adoption event from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday at 1230 Commerce Ave. in Atwater. For more information, call 209-384-7722.
Mariposa Farm Bureau fundraiser
The Mariposa Farm Bureau will be holding its annual fundraiser rib-eye steak dinner Saturday at the Mariposa County Fairgrounds, Building A, 5007 Fairground Road in Mariposa. The doors will open at 5 p.m. for social hour with a hosted bar, and dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m.. Tickets are $35 per person or $250 for a table for eight. Children under 5 are free. The guest speaker will be California Assemblyman Frank Bigelow. For more information, call 209-742-5875 or email mcfarmbureau@sti.net.
NAACP banquet
Merced County’s NAACP Chapter 1047 plans its annual Freedom Fund Banquet, themed “Today’s Choice = Tomorrow’s Success,” at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Merced Senior Community Center, 755 W. 15th St. in Merced. The social hour is at 6 p.m. Tickets are $40 per person or $500 for a table of eight. For more information or tickets, call Kenneth Roberts at 209-761-6869 or James Bethune at 209-617-2829.
Merced High Class of 1955 luncheon
The Merced High School Class of 1955 will hold a luncheon for its 60th reunion at 11 a.m. Oct. 20 at the Merced Golf & Country Club, 6333 Golf Road in Merced. Lunch will be served at 1 p.m. For more information, call Nancy Pyle Vitato at 209-233-1731 or Myrna Wood Akins at 815-385-4472 or 815-403-6011.
Bunco Bash
The Livingston/Delhi VFW Auxiliary will host Bunco on Oct. 24. Never played? It only takes a few minutes to learn this fun game. There will be prizes, and before the Bunco game starts at noon, soup and homemade bread will be served for lunch at 11 a.m. A $20 entry fee covers lunch and games. You do not have to be a member to play and it is open to both men and women. For more information, call 209-394-2468.
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This story was originally published October 9, 2015 at 5:20 PM with the headline "Around Town (10/10/2015)."