Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012

Community Briefs: Council to meet Nov. 20

Los Banos City Council will meet at 7 p.m. Nov. 20 at City Hall, 520 J. St. Call (209) 827-7000.

Arts and crafts boutique

Circle of Love plans Harvest Festival, an arts and crafts boutique from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 16 at the Los Banos Community Center, 645 Seventh St. Booth space is $25. For more, call (209) 752-0186.

Raising scholarship money

Merced College Los Banos Campus' Social Science Club will hold a fundraiser Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Pacheco Park, Seventh Street and Pacheco Boulevard. The event will include book and bake sales and flea market. The money will go toward scholarships. The group is hoping to provide money for a social science student transferring from the Merced College campus to a four-year school and a second student still at junior college. For more, call (209) 769-3494.

Blood drive in Dos Palos

The Central California Blood Center plans the Guillermo Pimentel memorial blood drive from 2 to 6 p.m. Nov. 16 at the George Washington Carver Center, 21475 Reynolds Ave., Dos Palos. For more, call Chairman Lupe Pimentel at (209) 669-6583 or Rafael Cabrera at (559) 905-4817.