Arroyo Grande-based KK’s Gourmet Bundt Cakes may have opened its second location, in Santa Maria, back in April, but that doesn’t mean the celebration is over yet. KK’s will be holding a grand opening at the store on Oct. 1, with door prize drawings, giveaways, and free samples. The decadent family-run dessert shop specializes in […]
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Carptacular!
Cachuma Lake turns to bowfishing to help control a ‘nuisance’ fish population
Pity the poor carp. Once considered a delicacy by European royals, the fish are now considered common pests in local lakes—the roaches of the waters, so to speak. And now, county parks officials want to shoot them full of arrows. Bowfishing, in which participants hunt carp and similar “trash fish” with hunting bows and barbed […]
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Rock climbing competition hits Los Padres
Love rock climbing? The high-altitude pines of the Los Padres National Forest will be the stage for the Pine Mountain Pulldown, a three-day climbing festival held from Oct. 8 through 10. The event’s main draw is bouldering—scaling smaller rock faces with only a pair rubber-soled climbing shoes—and kicks off with a welcome for climbers and […]
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Zachary Burg
As starting offensive guard for the Knights of the Orcutt Youth Football League, Zachary Burg enjoys absorbing a big hit. The 12-year-old was a hit of a different sort at a recent Offense-Defense instructional football camp in San Diego. At an awards ceremony, camp organizers announced they’d selected Burg to participate in the annual Offense-Defense […]
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Lompoc bank holds symposium
Union Bank of Lompoc will present a business symposium and business networking opportunity titled “Thinking Beyond Tomorrow” on Oct. 2. Ed Carcarey of Emerald Wave Media will be the guest speaker at the event. Admission is free, but reservations are required. The event runs from 9 a.m. to noon in the Grossman Gallery of the […]
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Santa Maria holds a pollution prevention workshop
Landscape and yard maintenance businesses are invited to learn more about pollution prevention at a free workshop held by the city of Santa Maria’s Utilities Department on Sept. 29. The workshop will provide information regarding proper pesticide and fertilizer use and appropriate disposal methods of yard waste material as required by federal law and supported […]
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Panera funds breast cancer research
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and in its honor, Panera Bread is raising money for breast cancer research by offering its Pink Ribbon Bagel. The Pink Ribbon Bagel is made with cherry chips, dried cherries and cranberries, vanilla, honey, and brown sugar and is shaped in the form of a traditional breast cancer awareness […]
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Pipeline Group tackles safety
Each year, lives are lost and millions of dollars in repairs are incurred as a result of excavation crews inadvertently digging into pipelines. Avoiding those accidents will be the topic of the Pipeline Group’s annual “Public Education—Contractor Awareness Program” on Oct. 12 at the Historic Santa Maria Inn. A free, catered breakfast will be available […]
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Affordable housing in question
Possible zoning change could jeopardize the city’s last land set aside for mobile homes
Despite concerns over a lack of affordable housing in Santa Maria, city planners are moving ahead in converting the last land zoned for mobile homes into a residential area for nearly 300 single-family residences. The project, known as Heritage at Westgate Ranch, would be located west of Blosser Road, north of Battles Road, south of […]
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SLO Land Conservancy appoints new execs
The Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County, a nonprofit land trust, announced the appointments of Lisa Wise and Herb Kandel as the group’s newest president and vice president, respectively. “We’re very excited to have new trustees step forward with a leadership role in our organization,” said Bob Hill, Executive Director of the Land Conservancy. […]
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Santa Barbara County HR head plans to step down
Following her boss’ lead, Santa Barbara County’s assistant CEO and Human Resources director Sue Paul announced she will resign Oct. 1 to pursue other job opportunities. Paul informed county CEO Mike Brown of her intentions in a letter dated Sep. 9. In it, Paul wrote that it had been a “genuine pleasure” to work for […]
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Brandon Gutierrez
In some athletes, talent is evident right off the bat. For longtime boxing trainer Willie Flores, he saw it in Brandon Gutierrez the moment the 12-year-old stepped foot into the Santa Maria Boxing Club. “I saw him hitting the bag and the way he was moving and the way he handled himself,” Flores said. “I […]
