Anyone who wants to go on safari and bring home some precious game should keep April 10 open for the fifth annual Santa Maria Safari. The museum-themed adventure begins at noon at base camp—Santa Maria Public Library’s Shepard Hall—and children will receive a free copy of Zoobooks Magazine, courtesy of Altrusa International of the Central […]
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Sean Hollinshead
When Sean Hollinshead, 11, isn’t at KT’s All-Star Gym, he can be seen walking around his house on his hands. “He just learned how to run up a wall and then do a back flip,” said John Hollinshead, Sean’s father. “He flips whenever he can.” Sean is in his first season of gymnastics, but he’s […]
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Grads learn about community service
Family members and friends filled every seat and the aisle in the Ethel Pope Auditorium in Santa Maria on March 4 to watch their loved ones turn the tassel at Santa Barbara Business College’s North County graduation. During the graduation, Santa Maria City Council member Alice Patino addressed the grads, asking them to delve into […]
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Help build a quality life
The dust has finally settled for Los Alamos: The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted the Los Alamos Community Plan on Feb. 15. “We believe that this plan is a roadmap for years to come,” Los Alamos Planning Advisory Committee chairman Chris Wrather said during the hearing’s public comment period. The board added […]
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Pioneer Valley gets a green grant
Pioneer Valley High School is adding green to its school colors, thanks to funding from State Farm California’s Environmental Grant Program. The school received a $5,000 grant at a check presentation on March 2. The grant will go toward any student-led programs that focus on efforts benefiting the community and the environment. “I am very […]
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Going with the plan
County supervisors OK the Los Alamos Community Plan
The dust has finally settled for Los Alamos: The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted the Los Alamos Community Plan on Feb. 15. “We believe that this plan is a roadmap for years to come,” Los Alamos Planning Advisory Committee chairman Chris Wrather said during the hearing’s public comment period. The board added […]
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Frankie Eszes
Frankie Eszes, a senior at St. Joseph, is finally raking in the benefits of not having a life during high school: She was offered a “big” scholarship, for both academia and tennis, to attend Northwestern College in Iowa. Eszes began playing tennis at age 4, when her mom went to work in the summer and […]
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Supes say no to ‘Building E’
Despite a subsidized bond from the American Recovery Act, Santa Barbara County officials won’t move forward with plans to expand the Betteravia Government Center in Santa Maria. During the Feb. 15 Board of Supervisors meeting, 5th District Supervisor Steve Lavagnino was clearly uneasy about the public’s possible opinion of such an expenditure. “The last thing […]
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Cupcakes speak louder than words
Solvang’s Blake Colvin was a chemotherapy patient from age 8 to 10, and she was once thought to be terminally ill, so she knows the pains of the treatment process. Because of her personal experience, she’s dedicated much of her free time to bettering the lives of those facing similar battles. It began with Cupcakes […]
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Money for young Dick Tracys
Students or graduates of Allan Hancock College prepping for a career in investigative law, look no further for scholarships. The Edwin O’Neill Law Enforcement Scholarship is here for backup. Anyone who wants to apply for the two-year, $10,000 scholarship must meet the qualifications of having an A.S. or A.A. degree from Allan Hancock College, or […]
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Teach the children to read
Christmas is coming late—or early—for California: Bruce Larkin, owner of Wilbooks, Inc. and author of more than 900 children’s books, has pledged that his company will donate 10,000 books to elementary schools in 2011. “Children need to enjoy all of the great opportunities that our country offers,” Larkin said in a statement. “I owe my […]
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Turn that potential energy into kinetic energy
If “Friday Night Science” is approaching Allan Hancock College at a steady rate of four times over the next four months, and you’re not there for any of those times, what are you missing? “All of the fun of physics with none of the math,” Hancock physics instructor Rob Jorstad said in a statement. Each […]