Thursday, June 20, 2013     Volume: 12, Issue: 17
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Santa Maria Sun / News

Cover Story

Lost and found

On Dec. 17, 2012, local resident Nicol Wilson boarded his small, white plane and took off from the Santa Ynez Airport. He was on his way to the Mammoth Lakes Airport to join his family for the upcoming holiday. He never arrived. Around 12:30 p.m. that day, as Wilson was flying over Yosemite National Park, he hit a big snowstorm. “It was snowing in the high country and in the valley, so there was no visibility at all,” park spokesperson Kari Cobb told the Sun in a recent interview. Authorities spotted Wilson on... [ Read Article ]

 

Santa Maria Sun / Opinion

Commentary

How do I help an ailing animal?

Sunday morning, my spouse and I were driving down a residential street in SLO when we spotted a run-over, dead squirrel and two concerned female spectators standing nearby. As we slowly passed the squirrel, we noticed something that would radically change our day. The squirrel wasn’t dead. He was broken up, writhing in shock and pain, blood trickling from within. We pulled over and quickly considered the situ... [ Read More ]