The holidays, while fun and festive, can be a very tough time of year, especially in a sluggish economy. Money might be tight, but that only increases need in the community. Despite the economic hardships, however, Santa Maria city employees were able to raise more than $23,000 for the Northern Santa Barbara County United Way—a […]
JACOB LOPEZ
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Camille Zumbro
Scoring 20 points would be a good night for any basketball player, and scoring 30 points would be a career night for most players, but for Camille Zumbro, it’s merely ordinary. The freshman phenom is the leading scorer for the Allan Hancock Lady Bulldogs, and she’s scored at least 20 points in nearly all her […]
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Ali Langford
The Bulldogs recently played in the Fresno Community College basketball tournament in Fresno. They lost two close games, but their star center had two huge games, which included an impressive 16-point, 14-rebound effort against Clarke College, followed by an astonishing 32-point, 14-rebound, and five-steal explosion against Feather River. The stat line is no fluke. The […]
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Ali Langford
It’s been said that the greatest athletes in the world play basketball. Maybe that’s why Ali Langford took up the sport. The athletically gifted sophomore out of Salt Lake City, Utah, has been an Allan Hancock College Bulldog for only 10 weeks, but he’s already made quite an impact. Langford has been named a team […]
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Give thanks
The First United Methodist Church of Santa Maria will host the 10th annual Ecumenical Thanksgiving Eve Service on Nov. 24 at 7 p.m. Located at the intersection of Cook Street and Broadway, the church invites everyone to attend for a night of music, prayer, and fun. The event was established a decade ago by Nipomo […]
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A day of games
Students converged on Adam Basin Park for the new School Games
Pierre de Coubertin, the father of the modern Olympics, once said, “The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not winning, but taking part; the essential thing in life is not conquering, but fighting well.” On Nov. 5, the city of Santa Maria and the Special Olympics of Northern Santa Barbara County sponsored the […]
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Angels seeking angels
Angels Foster Care of Santa Barbara recently opened a new office in downtown Orcutt. The agency is a nonprofit that recruits, screens, and trains foster parents from Santa Barbara County to care for infants and toddlers who have been detained by Santa Barbara County Child Welfare Services due to abuse, neglect, or abandonment. The new […]
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Retreat for a weekend
Intuitive Drawing is set to host a quaint intimate weekend workshop retreat Feb. 4 through 6 at the Rancho Alamo Camp 1. Surrounded by redwood, oak, and cypress trees, attendees will form groups of six and stay in a three-bedroom, two-bath cottage while exploring art making at The C Gallery. Intuitive Drawing requires no preliminary […]
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Take a field trip with Allan Hancock College
The Allan Hancock College Fine Arts Department is sponsoring a field trip to two premiere art centers in Pasadena. Students, staffers, and the general public are all welcome. The trip will be held Saturday, Dec. 4. Participants will meet in front of Allan Hancock College’s Joe White Gymnasium at 6:45 a.m., with the bus set […]
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See Lompoc Museum’s new project
The Lompoc Museum has announced the receipt of a $4,900 mini-grant from the Santa Barbara Foundation in collaboration with the Hutton Foundation to develop a detailed landscape design for an outdoor educational garden. The garden will aim to provide an easily accessible “living exhibit” space to educate the surrounding community about the area’s rich history […]