From Oct. 19 to Nov. 11, Vandenberg Air Force Base will memorialize fallen military personnel who died during operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom. During that window, on Mondays through Fridays from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., the base will allow active-duty military, civilians, contractors, and retirees to run a mile for each service member killed […]
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Holiday Inn snags top award
InterContinental Hotels Group recognized Holiday Inn and Suites Santa Maria for its superior guest satisfaction, making the hotel one of just four in the state to receive the group’s award for quality excellence. The award is based on scores compiled from guest surveys, in which visitors evaluate hotels on the quality of product, service, […]
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Cook out with the Lions
The Orcutt Lions invite the public to have a spooky old time at the club’s Halloween cook-your-own dinner event on Oct. 16. Taking place at 126 S. Broadway, the fun begins at 5:30 p.m. and includes a costume contest, prize raffles, a 50-50 drawing, and a no-host bar. The cost is $10 per person. […]
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Auction benefits Alzheimer’s caregivers
Volunteer assistants for people with Alzheimer’s will soon see some added relief thanks to the Central Coast Wine Classic Fund-A-Need Auction, which presented the Central Coast Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association with a gift of $66,750. The money will allow for the continuation of the group’s Respite Care program, which provides services for unpaid […]
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Luncheon topic: budget cuts
The impact of the state’s decision to borrow city government money on civil services will be the topic of consideration at the Santa Maria Valley Chamber of Commerce’s Business Development Committee Luncheon set for Oct. 20. The event’s guest speaker will be Santa Maria’s assistant city manager, Rick Haydon, who will discuss the possible […]
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Santa Maria gets back to business
Successes, and failures, mark the city’s road to economic recovery
Santa Maria business owner Lester Dalisay is hoping for a merry Christmas. In fact, he’s counting on one to save his hobby shop on Main Street. Dalisay opened Big Boys Toys, a store specializing in remote-controlled cars and planes, after relocating in January. With the recession and online merchants teaming up to dwindle his profits […]
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Census report paints a revealing portrait of growing city
Foreign-born residents and naturalized citizens rise, while household sizes increase in the latest survey
New data released by the U.S. Census Bureau on Sept. 23 reflected the dramatic toll of the recession and foreclosures on Santa Maria, and showed the city bucking a national trend on immigration. According to the Bureau’s American Community Survey for 2008, the foreign-born population of Santa Maria rose from 32 percent in 2007 […]
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Santa Maria councilwoman to run for supervisor
Steve Lavagnino has some competition for the 5th District Santa Barbara Supervisor seat now that Santa Maria City Council member Alice Patino has announced her intention to run for the position being vacated by Supervisor Joe Centeno. In a release to the media dated Sept. 29, Patino said the focus of her campaign will […]
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The future’s in plastics
Businesses in Northern Santa Barbara County will benefit from local plastic manufacturer Lindamar Industries receipt of a certification allowing the company to produce and distribute high-quality packaging. The International Organization for Standardization certification the company received took more than a year to accomplish. Lindamar, headquartered in Paso Robles, will now manufacture FDA-approved polyethylene bags […]
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Community Partners appoints board member
The Board of Directors of Community Partners in Caring announced that Karen O’Neil has been appointed as its newest board member. O’Neil is a partner in the firm Twitchell and Rice, LLP, and serves as president of the Kiwanis Club of Orcutt. She’s also a member of the Altrusa International Foundation of Santa Maria, […]
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Worry-free advocacy
Nonprofit managers, staffers, and volunteers are invited to learn ways to create a public policy that responds to clients and community needs at a workshop presented by the Alliance for Justice on Oct. 7. Attorney-trainers from the organization will teach the difference between lobbying and advocacy, how to maximize 501(c)(3) lobbying, how to invite […]
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Bank VP to address luncheon
The public is invited to the Santa Maria Valley Chamber of Commerce Hispanic Business Committee’s luncheon on Oct. 5 to hear its featured speaker, Gonzalo Fernandez. Now boasting 46 years in the banking industry, Fernandez first immigrated to the United States from Cuba in 1962 and worked his way up from a bank messenger […]
