Atlas Performance Industries will be giving a tour of their facility during the next Santa Maria Valley Manufacturers Association meeting on Feb. 22. API owner Ted Martino will talk about how the company has grown from a small leasing company to a fleet of more than 1,000 office trailers and modular buildings. Also included in […]
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Exhibitors wanted for trade show
The Santa Maria Valley Chamber of Commerce is looking for exhibitors for the 26th annual Business Trade Show, scheduled for June 16 at the Santa Maria Fairpark. Businesses large and small, as well as nonprofits, will have an opportunity to showcase their products and services to other business people and thousands of community members at […]
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Rites of spring
Hopes run high as Allan Hancock College’s baseball program continues its path to prominence
It’s starting to become a sure sign of spring, as dependable as shorts and seasonal allergies: Allan Hancock College baseball players dust off their cleats and take the field, boasting another legitimate shot at a state title. The stakes have been raised for 2011. The Bulldogs are coming off their best season in 17 years, […]
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Federal disaster relief funds are coming to Santa Barbara County
President Barack Obama declared flood-ravaged regions of California a disaster area on Jan. 26, freeing up federal funding to repair damage from the winter storms to roads and public buildings in Santa Barbara County. County Emergency Operations Chief Michael Harris said the aid would reimburse the county for about 94 percent of the roughly $3.5 […]
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Far, out
Guadalupe Mayor: Far Western Tavern’s move to Orcutt will leave a ‘void’
Few places in Guadalupe are more deliciously historic than the Far Western Tavern. For five decades, the restaurant has served up its signature steaks and award-winning cowboy fare to tourists trekking down Highway 1 and locals making the drive just for a taste of Santa Maria-style barbecue. Those days will soon be living only in […]
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Association of Realtors announces officers
The Santa Maria Association of Realtors, an organization of 500 licensed real estate professionals, announced its officers for 2011. The association installed Era Polly as president; D’Ann Bartley (also named 2010 Realtor of the Year) as past president; Pat O’Brien as president-elect; and Shay Murphy as secretary/treasurer. The group also named Martha Beckman, Susan Gelt-Garcia, […]
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Learn more about Altrusa
Altrusa International of Santa Maria will hold its annual membership event to get the public acquainted with the organization’s work in the Santa Maria Valley on Feb. 20. Some of Altrusa’s past projects include the Senior Citizen’s Project; the Santa Maria Independent Living Environment (SMILE); and a monthly donation of books to Community Health Clinics […]
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Dirtbike haven
A pay-to-ride Buellton track gives beleaguered motocross riders a much needed home
Somewhere near Buellton, just off of Highway 101, the buzzing din of off-road motorcycles pierces the serenity of the cow-pastured countryside. On this dirt track tucked away on private land, one of a few places left in the county where motocross riders are still welcome, riders pay for the privilege to tear around its turns […]
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Senseless acts, sensible prevention
Child abuse reports are increasing as the county braces for impacts of budget cuts and realignment Child abuse reports are increasing as the county braces for impacts of budget cuts and realignment
On the afternoon of June 11, 2008, paramedics responded to a 911 call at the Santa Maria apartment of Sylvia Dominguez, her boyfriend Gabriel Peralta, and the couple’s three children. Dominguez’s 3-year-old foster son Gilbert, her sister’s biological child, wasn’t breathing—the apparent victim of a drowning. Gilbert Dominguez never regained consciousness. Visible cuts and bruises […]
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Lompoc City Council approves Walmart appeal
It took more than two years and a marathon City Council meeting, but big-box retailer Walmart finally cleared a major hurdle in its plans to turn the Lompoc store into a Supercenter. More than 100 Lompoc residents packed City Hall on Jan. 20 to engage in a lively debate about how the expansion would affect […]
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Women’s Network holds trade show
Business owners will have an opportunity to showcase their products and services and network with other local businesses at the Santa Maria Women’s Network’s second annual Mini Trade Show on Feb. 2. The event features vendor booths, food, free massages, and giveaways and is free for the public to attend. It will be held at […]
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Brothers celebrates Valentine’s Day
Los Olivos’ Brothers Restaurant at Mattei’s Tavern will be holding an extended Valentine’s Day celebration, offering a special menu and desserts from Feb. 11 to 14. Chefs/owners Matt and Jeff Nichols will create several special Valentine’s Day dishes, as well serve up their signature a la carte dishes like hickory smoked salmon on a bagel […]
