2011 Veterans Day Parade

Thank you, Veterans of the U.S. military, one and all, for your service to protect us and our democracy!

Yesterday was a cold and windy day. But, that didn't stop this year's Veterans Day Parade. For more parade photos, click over to the photo album at Take 25's Facebook page.

100 Things I Like: That Dancing Pig

The dancing pig stands on the corner of Tres Pinos Road and Highway 25 on some Friday afternoons. She/he bounces and shimmies and shakes her/his sign  at passing traffic to let folks know that they can pick up some yummy tasting Mansmith's BBQ for dinner.

The Mansmith's BBQ truck is in Hollister only on Friday afternoons. The truck is not where the dancing pig is, but  about a half-mile or so south on Highway 25 from where the dancing pig stands. The truck is in a gravel parking lot on the right side. Don't worry, you can't help but notice it.

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100 Things I Like: The Whimsical

Do you think this is how E.T. would've transferred money to his home planet?

Hollister is full of  whimsy. There are the robot, Sideshow Bob,  a bunch of Sideshow Bobs, and that man in the tree, for instance. 

As for the money transferring satellite, you can see it in the shopping section with Goodwill on Tres Pinos Road.

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100 Things I Like: The Veterans Day Parade

Veterans Day Parade, 2010

The 9th annual Veterans Day Parade will take place in downtown Hollister this Friday, November 11, at 1:30 p.m. To learn more about the parade, including its history. head over to this page at the Veterans Coalition of San Benito County Web site.

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100 Things I Like: The Alleys of Hollister

The husband and I like walking or pedaling our bikes through the alleys of Hollister.  Wentz Alley is probably the most familiar of all the alleys in downtown Hollister. What? Can't place it. That's the alley where the biker mural is painted on the side of Johnny's Bar.

Main, Elmore, Furlong, Hodges, Canal, Convent, Long, Swope, Grubb, and Smith Alleys are a few of the other alleys in town. Try to find them, why don't you?

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