According to the 2017 Arts and Economic Prosperity 5 report conducted by the Americans for the Arts, the nonprofit arts and culture industry generates $198.6 million in annual economic activity in Santa Barbara County. The report, released on June 17, showed that the spending supports 5,857 full-time jobs and delivers $19.1 million in local and […]
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SMHS baseball team honored at Downtown Fridays
The Santa Maria High School baseball team was honored June 23 at the Downtown Fridays event for its successful season. The team won the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Southern Section Division 6 baseball title, making it the first Santa Maria High School team to win since 1957. With their outstanding pitching and strong offense, the […]
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Seventh graders awarded scholarships to attend Tech Trek
The American Association of University Women-Santa Maria Branch (AAUW-SM) awarded seven local seventh-grade girls full scholarships to attend Tech Trek at UC Santa Barbara. Tech Trek, a weeklong science and math camp, is designed to help young women entering eighth grade in the fall. The camp offers hands-on activities in math, science, and related fields. […]
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Los Alamos will host dog races to benefit library
The Friends of the Los Alamos Public Library is having its annual Los Alamos Dog Races “Bark for Books” benefit event on July 1. All of the proceeds will go back to the library. The races begin at 1:30 p.m. and feature six races in total. The first race is for dogs that are athletically […]
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Santa Barbara Library System receives grant for bilingual children’s books
The Santa Barbara Public Library System was given a $10,000 grant to purchase bilingual books for children. The grant comes from the California State Library as part of the California Immigrant Alliance Project and the Technology Act. The grant will allow the Santa Barbara Public Library System to expand its existing collection of bilingual children’s […]
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Lompoc announces Mobile Mural winners
In an effort to connect to the community through artwork, the city of Lompoc’s Public Works and Utilities Departments held its first Mobile Mural Contest in the 2017 National Public Works Week theme, Public Works Connects Us. The eight winners, including the grand prize Hall of Fame winner, submitted artwork that represented their vision of […]
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Hancock offers more college credit classes to high school students
Allan Hancock College extended its concurrent enrollment program to include college credit classes to more local high school students. The program allows students to take college credit courses in their own high schools before they graduate. The classes will be available at Orcutt Academy, Family Partnership Charter, Cuyama Valley, Cabrillo, Ernest Righetti, Lompoc, Pioneer Valley, […]
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Lompoc offers free summer lunch for kids
The city of Lompoc’s Recreation Division and Public Library have teamed up with the Lompoc Unified School District (LUSD) to serve free lunches to kids 18 years old and younger. Lunches will be served at six sites in Lompoc through Aug. 4. The Lompoc Public Library and the Anderson Recreation Center are the city-operated sites […]
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Hancock launches new community relations program
Allan Hancock College is looking for locals to join The Community Ambassador Program, the college’s new community relations outreach. The program offers a leadership opportunity designed specifically for community influencers and local business executives. Valeria Moya, president of the Allan Hancock College Foundation board of directors, said in a press release that ambassadors would learn […]
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Arellanes Builders Club honors Olympic boxer Carlos Balderas
Arellanes Junior High students gathered on campus June 14 to honor former student and Olympic boxer Carlos Balderas, unveiling a new banner that reads “Home of Olympian Carlos Balderas.” The students in the Builders Club fundraised and planned for the event since Balderas competed in the Olympics last year. Balderas was scheduled to appear before […]
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Various city committees need representatives to serve
The Block Grants Advisory Committee, Landmark Committee, Library board of trustees, and the Santa Barbara County Library Advisory Committee are now accepting applications for people to serve on the various committees. The Block Grants Advisory Committee is looking for people who have an understanding of the housing and community development needs and knowledge in providing […]
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Lompoc Resident wins Leadership in Arts Award
Vicki Andersen was awarded the Santa Barbara County Arts Commission 2017 Leadership in the Arts Award for the significant impact she has on the arts and culture in the county. Every year the Leadership in the Arts Award is given to an individual or organization that has made a positive difference in the arts and […]