Though retired captain Mark Inguaggiato has made a bit of a late start in competitive tennis, he’s already established himself as a worthy opponent on the court. The 50-year-old environmental engineer at Vandenberg Air Base started playing tennis in 2005 so he could maintain a healthy lifestyle. The activity, however, has snowballed into a passion […]
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Santa Maria Area Transit to receive more than $2.5 million for a new transit center
The wheels on the bus should run a lot smoother now that Santa Maria Area Transit (SMAT) is scheduled to receive more than $2.5 million in stimulus money for a new Intermodal Transit Center and cleaner buses from the Department of Transportation and Federal Transit Administration. The funding allows the city to expand its […]
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Criticizing ’bout my generation
Distracted comes to PCPA to tell of society’s obsession with technology�
As I stood with the rest of the audience, clapping vigorously in reverence for the actors and actresses in PCPA’s latest show, I knew that Distracted was the play for the lost generation, the distracted generation. Just as Death of a Salesman spoke to those who had suffered greatly from the ridiculous demands of society’s […]
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Red Cross celebrates a generous donation
Supporters of the American Red Cross’ Santa Maria office congregated on Aug. 21 to celebrate a name change to honor philanthropists James and Jeannie Dodson, who, among others, helped the Santa Maria office transform from an empty warehouse on Skyway Drive to a thriving Red Cross center with state-of-the-art equipment. The Dodsons had become […]
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Turn the page: another chapter
One boy’s journey to Book Nerdom compacted into a day trip
I first started to go to Phoenix Bookstore not by choice, but by force. It was my dad who began to make me sit through his scouring for books, and, like the good child I was, I would beg for mercy to leave. I pulled the “Dad, can we go now?” Or the “Dad, you […]
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CoastHills donates to fight cancer
CoastHills Federal Credit Union recently donated $1,000 to support the Mission Hope Cancer Center in a way of honoring PD Patel, a business member at CoastHills who lost his life to cancer in July of this year. The center is scheduled to open its doors in Santa Maria in summer 2010. The money donated by […]
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Amanda Taecker
On Aug. 16, Amanda Taecker left the Santa Maria Valley to attend CSU Fresno. She was a crucial component of Pioneer Valley’s State Champion lineup, and her move away from the area is a blow to local girls’ wrestling. Taecker’s wrestling career started three years ago when she competed alongside the Righetti High School […]
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Wrestling club is looking for sign-ups
The Guadalupe Wrestling Club will hold its annual sign-up and registration for the 2009-2010 wrestling season on Sept. 7. The advanced class sessions, for ages 5 to 17, will be held on Mondays and Wednesdays from 6:30 to 8 p.m. The beginning course, for ages 5 to 14, will be held on Tuesdays and […]
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Club teams to compete in a wood bat tourney
The Santa Maria Baseball Club is hosting a Wood Bat Tournament on Aug. 22 and 23 at Elks Field, sponsored by the Pitchout and the Santa Maria Valley Sportsman’s Association. Six local baseball teams will participate: the High School Wahoos; the Santa Maria Baseball Club and other teams made up of players from Bakersfield […]
