Students meet

West High School’s Freshman Academic Learning Community will host an informational meeting from 6 to 7 p.m. today at the Institute for Global Commerce and Government, 1904 N. Corral Hollow Road, in Room B5.

For information: Joe Raco, 830-3380.

Al-Anon meets

Al-Anon invites those who live in a household where someone has a drinking problem to attend its meeting from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Monday and Wednesday nights at the Heartland Church, 3402 Mars Court, Ste. 100.

For information: 835-5792.

Republican appreciation night

Former Congressman Richard Pombo, Assemblyman Greg Aghazarian and others will speak at an appreciation meeting sponsored by the South San Joaquin Republic Club.

The meeting will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Chez Shari Restaurant, 305 Union Road, in Manteca.

For information: 825-8524.

Neuropathy meeting

The Stockton Neuropathy Support Group will meet from 4 to 6 p.m. Jan. 16 in the Fireside Room of the Central Methodist Church, 3700 Pacific Ave., in Stockton.

Certified therapists Pamela Perrault, Helen Schweininger and Cassandra Stork will discuss how to relieve pain caused by neuropathy.

For information: Case Klooster, 463-5985, or cklooster@comcast.com; or Lynda Icochea, 832-1480, or licochea@yahoo.com.

Tracy High Cheer Clinic

The Tracy High School cheerleaders will host a cheer clinic for kindergarten through eighth-grade students from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Jan. 20 at Tracy High School.

Cost is $40 and includes lunch, a T-shirt, a music CD, participation during a halftime show in the Jan. 24 basketball game and instruction in cheer motions, jumps, kicks, stunts and dance.

For information: Jamie Ulloa, 815-3925.

Franchise workshop

The San Joaquin Delta College Business Development Center will host a workshop on owning your own franchise, what you should look for in a franchise, how much it costs and other related topics.

Greg Roquet, president of The Franchise Network of Northern California, will speak.

The workshop will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Monday at 567 S. Lincoln St., in Stockton.

For information: 954-5089.

Understanding Islam

Terek Mourad will speak from 2 to 3 p.m. Jan. 20 at the Cesar Chavez Library, 605 N. El Dorado St., in Stockton, as part of a “Know Thy Neighbor, Love Thy Neighbor,” educational series.

For information: 937-8221.

Christian women’s health conference

The Calvary Temple Worship Center of Modesto will host a Women’s Health and Wellness Conference to discuss the 10 health tips for 2007.

The event begins at 9:30 a.m. Jan. 20.

Cost is $20 in advance or $25 at the door and includes a gift bag.

For information: 529-7346.

Free stroller rides

Stroller Strides will have free stroller fitness classes at its grand opening Jan. 31 at West Valley Mall.

Registration starts at 8:45 a.m., and classes start at 9:15 a.m.

For information: 800-829-0416; or www.strollerstrides.com.

Women’s Center luncheon

The Women’s Center of San Joaquin County will host its 27th annual luncheon March 27 at the Stockton Civic Auditorium. Esta Soler, founder of the Family Violence Prevention Fund, which combats domestic and sexual violence, stalking, and child abuse, will be the keynote speaker.

For information: 833-0300.

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