Around Town (10/13/2015)

Tour Against Trafficking bike ride

The Tour Against Trafficking, a bike ride from Bakersfield to Modesto to raise awareness of, and funds to prevent, human trafficking, will stop at UC Merced between noon and 1 p.m. Thursday. The school’s Campus Advocacy Resources and Education Office will screen “The Trafficked Life” at 2 p.m. the same day inside the library, where the filmmaker will also speak. For more, email Kari Mansager at kmansager@ucmerced.edu.

Odd Fellows special breakfast

Breakfast is being served from 6 to 9 a.m. Saturday. The menu is scrambled eggs, sausage, biscuits and gravy with coffee and juice, for $6. The address is 30018 Yosemite Blvd. in La Grange. For more information, call IOOF Secretary Chris Stevenson 209-853-2128 or Noble Grand Norm Varain 209-916-5086.

Genealogy classes in Merced

Discover Your Family Day is from 9 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. Oct. 24 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints church, 2976 N. McKee Road, Merced. There is no cost and no need to register. For more information, call 209-722-2037.

Lions in Sight event in Livingston

The Lions White Cane Road Block to collect money for Lions in Sight will run from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 24 at Main and F streets in Livingston. The project is an International Lions Project that recycles eyeglasses, has eliminated river blindness, and is working on all other causes of blindness around the world. For more information, call 209-489-7533.

Summit Christian School golf tournament

Summit Christian School is having its first annual golf tournament at 9 a.m. Oct. 24 at Sierra Meadows Country Club. Entry fee is $100 per player, and half will go to the Christ Centered school in Mariposa. For more information, call 209-966-7636.

Buhach Colony drive-though pasta dinner

The Buhach Colony Music Boosters is having a drive-through pasta dinner from 2 to 4 p.m. Oct. 25 at Buhach Colony High School. Dinner will include pasta, salad and a roll. Tickets are $10 for an adult, and $8 for a senior or child. Contact Phil at 209-947-1133 to buy tickets.

Pumpkin party for kids in Merced

Sign up your little ghosts or goblins for the city of Merced’s annual Tiny Tots Pumpkin Party. The Pumpkin Party is a time for kids ages 3 to 6 to decorate a pumpkin and partake in other Halloween fun. Costumes and parents are welcome. The party starts at 5:15 p.m. Oct. 28 in the Sam Pipes Room in Merced Civic Center, 678 W. 18th St. The cost is $5 a child. Space is limited, so preregistration is required. Register at the Parks and Recreation Department in the Civic Center or by calling 209-385-6298.

AARP Merced’s Fraud Prevention Town Hall

AARP Merced and Adam Gray are hosting a Fraud Prevention Town Hall from 9 to 11 a.m Oct. 28 at Merced Senior Community Center, 755 W. 15th St. The CSLEA Consumer Protection and Public Safety Foundation has teamed up with the State Bar of California and state legislators in an effort to arm citizens with tools needed to fight identity theft and consumer fraud. After the meeting, a lunch of barbecued ribs will be served for $5. The meeting is open to the public.

2015 Aggie Fest in Merced

The 2015 Aggie Fest sponsored by the Merced College Agriculture Division and Yosemite Farm Credit returns to the Merced County Fairgrounds from 4 to 7 p.m. Nov. 14. More than 200 brands of beer and platters of sausages and cheese will be featured, along with silent and live auctions. Tickets are $40 in advance, and the organizers offer a deal for tickets bought in packages. For more or for tickets, call Kim Donaher at 209-384-6298 or the Merced College Agriculture Division at 209-384-6250.

This story was originally published October 12, 2015 at 3:29 PM with the headline "Around Town (10/13/2015)."