Community Briefs provides a listing of events and activities going on in and around the Escalon area. To have an event featured, e-mail the information to mjackson@escalontimes.com.
Tri-Tip Dinner
Escalon High School’s Sober Grad BBQ Tri-Tip Dinner is set for Saturday, Jan. 29. Tickets for the “Curbside to Go” event are $55 and include a full meal for four; a whole barbecued tri-tip, four baked potatoes, a bag of salad, loaf of French bread and a two-liter bottle of soda. Pick-up, curbside, will be from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. at El Portal Middle School, 805 First St., on Saturday. For more information or to purchase tickets, call 209-602-3241. Proceeds will benefit the Sober Grad night event being planned for the Class of 2022.
Weekly Dances
Check out the Golden Agers at the Riverbank Community Center on Wednesdays, 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., with dancing, socializing, live music and fun for all. All adults 55-plus are welcome. Drop in, or become a member. Fees are $5 for members and $6 for non-members. Membership is $15; contact Ellie DeJesus at 209-277-5584 or Lupe Padron at 209-573-5014. The Community Center is at 3600 Santa Fe St., Riverbank.
Testing Site Open
Escalon Unified School District, in cooperation with the San Joaquin County Health Department and Fulgent Genetics, is hosting a COVID-19 testing site at the Escalon High School Performing Arts Center. This is free, rapid COVID testing and the site is open Monday through Friday, holidays excluded, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; enter on the Yosemite Avenue side. They will take drop-ins or you can make an appointment at https://sjc.fulgentgenetics.com/appointment. The site is open to all area residents; it is not limited to the school district, as anyone in the region is eligible to come in for the free rapid COVID-19 testing.
Weight Loss Group
All interested are welcome to join TOPS (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly) a weight support group that meets in Oakdale every Monday morning from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Community United Methodist Church on Poplar. This group is open to the public and anyone interested in improving their life by losing weight can contact Audrey for more information, call 209-765-7838.
