Around Town (07/27/16)
Free haircuts
The Challenged Family Resource Center is offering haircuts for special-needs children from 10 a.m. to noon Thursday. For more information, call 209-384-0119 or go to www.challengedfrc.org.
Public pool
The McNamara Pool is open for recreational swimming 3-6 p.m. Thursday through Sunday. The cost is $1 for youths and $2 for adults. Fridays are Free Swim Fridays courtesy of the Satellite Rotary Club for all under 18. For more information, call 209-385-6235.
President search
The Merced College Committee overseeing the search for its next college president plans public input meetings throughout July. The final one is 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Chowchilla High School, 805 Humboldt Ave., Chowchilla. The full schedule is available at www.mccd.edu/offices/hr/jobs/president-search/community-involvement/forums.html.
Anti-bullying talk
The Merced County Junior Giants present Michael Pritchard, a national anti-bullying speaker, at 7 p.m. Thursday at Winton Middle School, 6300 Cypress Ave., Winton. The event is free. For more, call 209-385-7426.
Habitat volunteers
Habitat for Humanity seeks volunteers at the next Volunteer Orientation 7-8 p.m. Aug. 3 at St. Paul Lutheran Church library, 2916 N. McKee Road, Merced. The meeting is meant to teach volunteers about Habitat locally and globally. To answer questions or for reservations, call 209-726-0850.
Legal services
Central California Legal Services’ staff would like to remind Merced County residents of the services and legal advice provided: tenant rights and homeless issues; social security and SSI disability cases; senior citizen legal issues; public benefit issues such as food stamps, CalWorks, unemployment, Medi-Cal and health care concerns; and other civil law matters. The services are available to eligible low-income people at no cost. For more information or a free consultation, visit the CCLS office at 1640 N St., Suite 200 in Merced, or call 800-675-8001.
Free venue
The Pacheco Village and Pacheco Court Apartments offer free venue rentals. There is meeting space for up to 60 people and community rooms with kitchens available for local organizations, churches and nonprofit agencies to use for meetings and activities. For more information, call 209-826-8300 or visit the leasing office at 2241 Gilbert Gonzalez Jr. Drive in Los Banos.
Online counseling
Merced College’s Counseling Department is offering online counseling for students at www.mccd.edu/resources/counseling/online-counseling.html. For more information, email Michael McCandless at mccandless.m@mccd.edu or Tomasia Drummond at tomasia.drummond@mccd.edu. The 2016 fall semester begins Aug. 15. For more, call 209-384-6000.
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This story was originally published July 26, 2016 at 2:52 PM with the headline "Around Town (07/27/16)."