San Benito Magazine February 21-27, 2020

THE LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE OF SAN BENITO COUNTY

A supplement to the Hollister Free Lance

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SAN JUAN BAUTISTA

MARDI GRAS Bear’s Hideaway’s Annual Mardi Gras Party will celebrate Fat Tuesday in San Juan Bautista. The event features appetizers and specials; masks and beads will be provided. Guests must be 21 or older to attend. Saturday, Feb. 22, 4-8pm at Bear’s Hideaway, 402 Third St, Ste B. For information, visit tinyurl.com/u7dhzk5.

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PEDRO PARTY The San Benito County CattleWomen will host its annual Pedro Party fundraiser, featuring an evening of card games with friends, family and neighbors. Refreshments will be served and participants will enjoy door prizes and raffle items. The High Score winner will be awarded $100; second through fourth place winners will also receive cash prizes. Saturday, Feb. 22, 6-10pm at Tres Pinos Church Hall, 7290 Airline Highway. $10 per person. Game play will begin at 6:30pm. For information, call 831.206.2060.

GILROY

JAZZ NIGHT Award-winning Bay Area Jazz and R&B vocalist Tracy Cruz will perform at Gallery 1202’s Jazz Night. Cruz and her band, Instrumentali-T, will perform jazz numbers throughout the night while guests enjoy local wine and hors d'oeuvres. Jazz Night will be hosted amongst the abstract expressionist works of Helen Bellaver. Saturday, Feb. 22, 8-9:30pm at Gallery 1202, 7363 Monterey Road. For tickets and information, visit gallery1202.com.

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Seymour Center at Long Marine Lab presents Sunday Seaside Crafts.

The entire family is invited to head to this seaside learning center to enjoy creating and taking home a souvenir from the crafts room. Find out what gray whales eat by making a window sun catcher, create a fancy fish or build a seal or sea lion puppet while encountering the world of ocean exploration and discovery. Sunday, Feb. 23, 1-3pm at Seymour Marine Discovery Center, 100 McAllister Way. For information, visit seymourcenter.ucsc.edu.

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TOGETHER

Volunteers revive veteran’s historic home

VETERANS Bob Galtman holds a photo of his father, Dave.

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FRESH LOOK Nick

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Atkins helps apply a new coat of paint to the Galtman house on Rosanna Street in Gilroy during a volunteer event put on by Rebuilding Together Silicon Valley and the Sharks Foundation in January.

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n a crisp and sunny winter morning in late January, about two dozen volunteers, dressed in identical T-shirts, gathered at an address on Rosanna Street in Gilroy. Their mission was to give a beautiful, if understated, old home a fresh coat of paint.

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(top) and Dan Anglikowski (below) joined in on the effort.

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The vibe was upbeat, with laughter and easy conversations, refreshments and music. It was a perfect morning for a little convivial and neighborly manual labor.

But there was a barely discernible patina of sadness to the otherwise bright morning. The man who lived in the house, a familiar figure in the neighborhood for years, was missing.

The small Queen Anne-style house, which was built in the 1880s, was purchased 25 years ago

by World War II veteran Dave Galtman, who died, on Jan. 3, at the astounding age of 97.

“Up until November of 2018 (when he was 96), he was walking to the Gilroy Library, three hours a day, Monday through Saturday,” said Bob Galtman, Dave’s son, standing in the yard as people swarmed around him with paint cans and brushes. “He used to love walking to the library.”

The volunteers were at the Galtman house as part of the latest project from Rebuilding Together Silicon Valley, a non-profit whose mission is to provide minor home repairs and maintenance, at no cost to the homeowner. RTSV often works with corporate sponsors to provide the materials and volunteers, and on this day, that partner was the Sharks Foundation, the charitable arms of the NHL’s San Jose Sharks. RTSV’s jurisdiction is all of Santa Clara County, and in 2019, the organization provided repairs to almost 400 homes across the county, which was the result of more than 19,000 hours of volunteer service.

Rebuilding Together does not necessarily work exclusively with veterans. But the Sharks Foundation wanted to do something for vets.

“We’re kind of like brokers,” said Rebuilding Together’s program manager Sam Kennard on site. “We help anyone who is (low-income), disabled in some way, or otherwise can’t manage their home repairs.”

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TEAM EFFORT Volunteers from Rebuilding Together and the Sharks Foundation spent a day sprucing up the Galtman home.

If the Sharks Foundation wanted to do something for a veteran, they certainly picked the right family.

Dave Galtman earned six meritorious medals during World War II, then settled down to raise a family in Gilroy, originally buying a house at Eighth and Church. Dave’s service established a family tradition, which his four sons all followed. Oldest son Emmanuel joined the U.S. Navy as a radio man in the Vietnam era. Son David was also a Navy man, serving in Korea during the Vietnam War. And Bob is a Navy vet as well, serving on aircraft carriers in the Pacific which were transporting Marines into Vietnam.

“I actually joined because I hoped I could link up with my older brother,” said Bob, 69, who lived with his dad at the Rosanna Street house for the last 11 years of Dave’s life, and will now live in the house alone. “I was walking down the street (in Gilroy) right after I signed up, and I see someone walking toward me, and it was my brother Emmanuel. He said, ‘I just got out,’ (and I told him), ‘I just

joined. I wanted to get on the same ship as you. Son of a gun!’”

Bob’s niece is also a Navy vet, as are three of his grand-nephews. In his brother David’s house, there is a wall devoted to photos of family members that served.

“We all get a big kick out of that,” Bob said.

Dave Galtman purchased the Rosanna Street Queen Anne back in 1996, when it was already more than a century old (Bob’s records indicate that the house was built sometime in the 1880s). The house was built before central heating and a furnace was never installed (nor air conditioning). The Galtmans rebuilt the kitchen and made a side patio into an interior room.

The house’s eccentric nature, said Bob, reflected his father’s character.

“My dad was a real free spirit,” he said.

Rebuilding Together will set up a personal interview for qualified applicants for their service, and assess the needs of the applicant’s home.

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Rebuilding Together and the Sharks Foundation had already done quite a bit of work at the house during the final months of Dave Galtman’s life, putting up banisters and handrails in the home’s interior. When Dave requested they install a ramp on the front porch, RTSV went one better and installed an electric lift to allow Dave more mobility. Since Dave’s death, the lift has been removed.

“They’ve really done a super job,” said Bob Galtman, as volunteers were swiftly applying coats of Plymouth Gray to his house. “They asked me if they could take the lift to help another veteran, and I was like, ‘Absolutely.’

That’s the right thing to do.”

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program they are a good fit for,” Kennard said. “For instance, if they need critical repairs—that’s stuff like a broken water heater, or they lost heat, or broke a window, anything that needs to be done quickly—then they’ll be part of our critical repairs program.”

The Galtman project is part of the team-build program in which RTSV seeks out a corporate sponsor, such as the Sharks Foundation, and hosts a “rebuilding day.”

“This would be painting, landscaping, removing debris, that kind of thing,” Kennard said.

The program not only benefits homeowners, he said, but it also gives its sponsor an opportunity for team-building, having their workers cooperate with an entirely different task, often in the fresh air and sunshine. Besides the San Jose Sharks, Rebuilding Together has worked with companies such as Xilinx, Amazon and Silicon Valley Mechanical.

“The cool thing about working in Gilroy that I noticed with this project,” Kennard said, “is that everyone seems to know each other. Word travels faster. This is

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Assemblymember Robert Rivas will present a community town hall focusing on environmental issues and featuring a panel of local, regional and state stakeholders and environmental experts. Environmental issues facing the region will be discussed and the community will have an opportunity to learn more about what challenges these issues create for the environment. Friday, Feb. 28, 3-7pm at San Benito High School Library, 1220 Monterey St., Hollister. For information or to RSVP, call 831.759.8676 or email amy.mcelroy@asm.ca.gov.

HOLLISTER REGGAE PARTY Grillin & Chillin Alehouse Brewery’s Reggae Party will feature Dub Souljah and

special guest Shawn Yanez. Enjoy original reggae rock as well as some throwback covers. Friday, Feb. 21, 7-10pm at Grillin & Chillin Alehouse, 401 McCray St. For information, visit tinyurl.com/vvc7jqg.

DRIVE SMART The California Highway Patrol’s Hollister-Gilroy Area office will present the free driving seminar, “Age Well Drive Smart.” The presentation will last about three hours and is designed to help senior drivers tune up driving skills, refresh knowledge of the rules of the road and become better, safer and more alert drivers. Attendees will also learn about normal age-related physical changes and how to adjust to them, discuss when it may be the time to limit or stop driving and understand alternatives to driving.

Thursday, Feb. 27, 1-4pm at Jovenes De Antano Senior Services, 300 West St. For information, visit tinyurl.com/sel89ak.

BOOK CLUB The GardenShoppe will host the Boozy Bees Book Bonding book club to read and discuss books. Each attendee will get to choose a book at some point. Thursday, Feb. 27, 6-10pm at The GardenShoppe, 364 Seventh St. For information, visit tinyurl.com/wykfvlm.

SAN JUAN BAUTISTA WORLD OF FUNGI The San Juan Bautista City Library presents “The Wonderful World of Fungi.” This special presentation features Ron Bader, Big Basin Redwoods State Park docent and Santa Cruz Fungus

SWEET BASKETS

The “Petit Four Baskets” class at Family Threads Quilt Shop offers participants the opportunity to create small organizers that have been named after sweet petit four cakes. These small organizers can be made from 10-inch squares or scraps from the fabric stash and are ideal for gifts or for holding tiny treasures. This class is appropriate for beginners. Saturday, Feb. 29, 10:30am-2:30pm at Family Threads Quilt Shop, 107 The Alameda, San Juan Bautista. For information, visit familythreadsquiltshop.com.

Federation member. Bader will discuss local fungi and their roles in the ecosystem. Friday, Feb. 28, 6:30-8pm at 801 Second St. For information, visit tinyurl.com/y3e77rqh.

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INTRO TO BEEKEEPING Arthur Kubogamell of the Gilroy Beekeepers Association will host “Intro to Beekeeping” at the Gilroy Library. Sunday, Feb. 23, 2-3pm at Gilroy Library, 350 W. Sixth St. For information and to register, visit tinyurl.com/wfxqq92.

COMBATING RACISM DISCUSSION Dr. Kamilah Majied from California State University, Monterey Bay will discuss combating racism and oppression at “Speaking Justice into Reality: The Language of Liberation from Racism.” Majied is a mental health therapist, clinical academician and internationally engaged consultant on inclusivity and contemplative pedagogy and practice.

This talk is a part of Gavilan College’s Black History Month celebrations.

Monday, Feb. 24, 11:20am-12:55pm

Sample a selection of La Vie Dansante 2017 Wines straight from the barrel before they are finished for bottling at the Spring Barrel Tasting Event. Winemaker Jeff Fadness will be presenting the wines and available to answer questions. Small bite food pairings will also be featured. Saturday, Feb. 22, 1-4pm at La Vie Dansante Wines, 3200 Dryden Ave., Gilroy. For information and tickets, visit laviedansantewines.com.

at Gavilan College Main Gilroy Campus, Library Building Study Room, 5055 Santa Teresa Blvd. For information, call Ruan Shook at 408.852.2849.

must be 21 or over. Tickets are not required; just join the party Saturday, Feb. 22, 7-10pm at Clos LaChance Wines, 1 Hummingbird Lane. For information, visit clos.com.

BLACK HISTORY The Gilroy Center for the Arts is hosting the sixth annual Black History Month Exhibit. The exhibit runs through Feb. 28 at Gilroy Center for the Arts, 7341 Monterey St. Admission to the gallery and receptions are always free. For information, visit gilroycenterforthearts.com.

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SAN MARTIN DANCE PARTY Clos LaChance’s After Dark Dance Party features music as the lights are dimmed, the sound is turned up and HackJammers performs all evening long. Outside alcohol is not permitted, and attendees

SPEECH CONTEST The American Association of University Women (AAUW) presents “Speech Trek,” the 2020 AAUW high school speech contest. Contestants will express their thoughts with a five- to six-minute speech on this year’s topic, “Are Men and Women Truly Equal Today, or are the Suffragettes of 1920 Still Suffering in 2020?” Prizes will be awarded to the top three contestants.

All high school students, from any school, are eligible to participate.

Tuesday, Feb. 25, 7-9pm at Morgan Hill Library, 660 W. Main Ave. For information, visit aauwmh.org/ speech-trek.

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ROSE CLASS Alladin Nursery presents its Rose Class, taught by American Rose Society Certified Consulting Rosarians. Learn about rose pruning practices and procedures, pruners and tools, safety, Integrated Pest Management, fertilizers and more. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own rose plants for pruning and additional tips on proper care. Admission is free. Saturday, Feb. 22, 10am at Alladin Nursery & Gift Shop, 2905 Freedom Blvd. For information, visit alladinnursery.com.

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AWARD-WINNING WINES Lightpost winemaker Christian Roguenant

and Laura Ness recently sat down to discuss the winery’s latest offerings.

Tasting travel at Lightpost New Pinot Noirs won medals at competition By LAURA NESS

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hat could be better than a great Pinot Noir? How about four of them?

Hailing from as far away as San Luis Obispo and Russian River, and as near as the Santa Cruz Mountains, these wines really speak of place, and of winemaker Christian Roguenant’s eagerness to make them a snapshot of their vineyard birthplaces.

I sat down with Christian and owner Sofia Fedotova to taste the latest Lightpost Winery Pinots, all of which won medals at the recent SF Chronicle Competition.

The 2018 Russian River Pinot (Gold), Clone 2A and 667 from a vineyard in Guerneville, shows ripe berry, medium intensity, baking spice and soft cherry cola notes, making it an easy charmer.

Heading south, the 2018 San Luis

Obispo Pinot (Gold), also Clone 2A and 667, ups the ante with abundant earth, leather and savory aromas, and a wonderful structure, layered with dark cherry and chewy tannins, adding great length. The 2018 Spanish Springs Vineyard (Gold), hails from a 50-acre vineyard near Pismo Beach, and is made of 100 percent Swan clone, one of Christian’s favorites. This is a stunning red-headed beauty, exhibiting leather, incense, red cherry and cranberry, all wrapped in svelte tannin.

Of the lot, the one with the most age-worthy horsepower is the head-turning 2018 Santa Cruz Mountains Pinot (Silver) from the dry-farmed Ferrari Vineyard, filled with forest floor, everlasting spice and impressive structure.

There’s sure a lot of Noir to be found at Lightpost.

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VOLUNTEERING

Helping hands CHEER, restores coastal ecosystems but does so in a way that safeguards resource-based local economies. cheercentral.org

Community FoodBank of San Benito County Community FoodBank is a source of healthful groceries for nearly 6,000 people each month. Volunteers are needed to distribute food and for other services. communityfoodbankofsbc.org/ the-people/volunteers

Community Solutions Certified Volunteer Advocates for domestic violence/sexual assault/ human trafficking are trained to provide prevention, education and outreach presentations; provide peer support to survivors at Community Solutions’ confidential shelter; provide crisis-line support and provide in-person responses for survivors in crisis. Volunteer opportunities are in Gilroy, Morgan Hill and Hollister.

GIVING BACK Residents can help out other community members through a variety of activities.

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Volunteer opportunities are abundant in local area

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ooking to volunteer your time to benefit the community, but don’t know where to begin? We’ve compiled a list of just a fraction of the numerous volunteer opportunities available in South Valley and San Benito County. Whether it’s helping children, seniors and animals in need, or providing awareness of issues that affect all of us, there are plenty of opportunities that should pique your interest and expertise.

CASA of San Benito County CASA trains and supports community volunteers who advocate for abused or neglected children

placed in foster care; upholding the children’s rights while pursuing a safe and permanent home. casasanbenito.org

Centennial Recreation Senior Center Lunchtime servers are needed for the nutrition program team at the Centennial Recreation Senior Center in Morgan Hill. Volunteers serve daily from 10:30am-1pm.

communitysolutions.org/volunteer

Friends of the San Benito County Free Library The Friends of the San Benito County Free library is a non-profit organization made up of volunteers whose goal is to promote the welfare and growth of the San Benito County Free Library. sbcfriends.org

Gilroy Compassion Center

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THEATER

Stories from the hotel

Robert Eliason

HOTEL COMEDY Sarah Smith and Charley Gilmore are among the cast of local actors in San Benito Stage Company’s “California Suite.”

SB Stage Company brings ‘California Suite’ to Hollister

By JENNY ARBIZU

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“Neil Simon is known for his many plays set in New York,” Hall said. “And here, he tries his hand at sunny California. His characters are still his classic flawed people, struggling with marriage and fading love, and finding humor and hope even in painful situations.”

In Suite, Simon deviates from his usual comedic writing style to capture a more compassionate look on the lives of four couples all staying in the same hotel suite—but at different times. Four short stories comprise the essence of what makes up the play, showing the unpleasant truths often found in relationships: divorced couples, unfaithful husbands, marriages of convenience, and duelling couples sharing a disastrous vacation.

California Suite will be performing five shows: Feb. 21, 22, 28 and 29 at 8pm, and Feb. 23 at 2pm at the IOOF Hall in Hollister, 330 4th St. Doors open 30 minutes prior to performances. Tickets are available at Mars Hill Coffeehouse, Postal Graphics, or online at brownpapertickets.com. Cost is $20. This play is rated PG-13 for adult humor. For information, visit www.sanbenitostage.org or call 831.636.0122.

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f walls could talk, those surrounding a Beverly Hills hotel room would have wondrous stories.

Luckily for theater goers, playwright Neil Simon brought four of them to life in his 1970s comedy, California Suite. And Hollister audiences will now get a chance to peek inside Simon’s mind when San Benito Stage Company opens its production of Suite in Hollister on Friday, Feb. 21.

Directed by Taunya Barrera and produced by Anne Hall, the play features local actors—Jenny Arbizu, Michael Budd, Nick Fryou, Charley Gilmore, Al Gonzalez, Shirley Murphy and Sarah Smith—and will run for only two weekends at the IOOF Hall, closing on Saturday, Feb. 29.

“There’s so much depth to it,” Fryou said about the show. “It’s both comedy and drama. The characters are very relatable. Audience members will leave this show with a deeper thinking of the complexities of human relationships; both the good and bad ones.”

And Smith believes it’s these contrasts in dynamics that will help audiences relate to the storylines.

“There is a lot of realism in there,” she said. “I think each scene will be relevant to somebody. Somebody will relate to at least one of the scenes in the show.”

Snacks will be provided for guests, and guests can also enjoy the hors d’oeuvres and drinks available for purchase.

“It’s only $20 for an evening of live entertainment and fun,” Hall said.

“Show your support for the local arts and be entertained at the same time.

Bring a date or a group of friends.”

With a cast that’s been rehearsing since December, Barrera said the show has only become stronger after moving into their performance space at the IOOF. “Rehearsing with a set and props in the venue really helped solidify things for us,” she said.

“We're excited to share this production with an audience.”

As her directorial debut show, Barrera has especially become fond of this beloved classic.

“There are some great jokes in this play, but there is also a good deal of humanity,” she said. “It's touching and honest—I hope the audience enjoys it as much as I've enjoyed directing it.”

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