From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday, the Busy Bees will hold its annual arts and crafts fair featuring beautiful handmade items at San Miguel Mission. Ten prizes will be raffled, including a $50 gas card and a first prize of $100. All proceeds go to the Parish Hall fund.

Mission concert

Symphony of the Vines will hold a concert, “Mighty Beethoven,” at San Miguel Mission at 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $10 (for students) to $30 and may be obtained in advance at www.symphony   ofthevines.org  , at Matt’s Music in downtown Templeton and at BooBoo Records in San Luis Obispo. Tickets will be available at the door.

Volunteers needed

There is a need for volunteers for the Holiday Lights Parade in San Miguel, which will be held Dec. 15. This is a great way to visit with your neighbors, do Christmas shopping and have a lot of fun. Call Mike Saunders at 712-9120 or Miki Landseadel-Saunders at 975-6996 or stop by the San Miguel Mercantile to find out how you may help. Entry forms are available on Discover San Miguel and at the Mercantile.

Proud great-grandma

I spent a couple of weeks in Virginia, where I met our first great-grandchild, Andrew Thomas Cowan, who celebrated his first birthday Oct. 24. His proud parents are Bryan and Alice Cowan and his even prouder (if possible) and doting grandparents are Bryan and Andrea Schmitz Cowan, who reside in Fairfax, Va. Little Andrew thoroughly enjoyed his party and everyone who came to the celebration.

Lynne Schmitz’ column is special to The Tribune. She is a longtime resident of San Miguel, and her column appears here weekly. Reach her at Lynne_ Schmitz@yahoo.com   (with San Miguel News in the subject line) or 467-3565.