Alex Posada of the city of Santa Maria’s Recreation and Parks Department will be awarded the Grogan Award for Public Service at the Santa Maria Valley Chamber of Commerce’s 24th annual Installation and Awards dinner on Aug. 12. The black-tie optional affair will also honor Straw Hat Pizza owners Randy and Mary Wise for […]
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Ryan Delgado
In a season of ups and downs for the Santa Maria Packers, third baseman Ryan Delgado hit the top of the charts. The slugger finished the season as the California Collegiate League leader in homeruns (six) and slugging percentage (.527). His 36 RBIs were enough to land him second in the league. “I’ve […]
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YMCA wants rookie golfers
The Santa Maria Valley YMCA is now registering for its Rookie Sports Golf program. The classes are designed for boys and girls ages 3 to 6 and encourage children to learn at their own pace. Rookie Sports is offered Aug. 17 and 19 at a cost of $48 for YMCA members and $63 for […]
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Golf for a cause
ExxonMobil is taking 120 entries for an upcoming golf tournament to benefit the Northern Santa Barbara County United Way on Aug. 28. The tourney takes place at Solvang’s River Course at Alisal with the first of the four-person scrambles teeing off at 8:30 a.m. Players have until Aug. 21 to sign up. The […]
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Mitch Massey joins the KCOY team
KCOY CBS 12 announced that a familiar face to local sports fans, Mitch Massey, is joining Dave Alley on his high-school football show, The Friday Night Blitz. Massey spent 12 years as the sports director at KSBY before leaving for Spokane, Wash. He later made stops in Seattle, San Francisco, and ESPN. For […]
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Feeling the burn
Vandenberg firefighters sweat it out in a skills challenge
Vandenberg Air Force Base firefighter Erin Butler ascends three flights of stairs in full gear, breathing apparatus and all. Sweating and straining, she carries one bundled 42-pound fire hose over her shoulder to the top of the five-story structure, and hoists another from the ground to the roof. She races down the stairs to […]
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Offshore drilling in state waters is a no-go
Upholding a State Lands Commission ruling, the Assembly votes against authorizing a PXP lease agreement
Voting against a budget provision that would have permitted the first offshore drilling of state waters in 41 years, the California Assembly on July 24 upheld the long-standing lease approval authority of the State Lands Commission. Commission chair Lt. Gov. John Garamendi called the attempt by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to bypass the commission a […]
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BOCH welcomes executive director
Bringing Our Community Home, the nonprofit devoted to ending chronic homelessness, has appointed John Buttny as its executive director. Buttny was the group’s interim executive director following the resignation of Executive Director Roger Heroux on Feb. 21. Buttny previously served as BOCH’s project coordinator and as staff to the six Project Working Committees […]
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Meet the Red Cross’ new boss
The Red Cross, Santa Barbara County chapter, announced the appointment of Louise Kolbert as its new CEO. According to the chapter, Kolbert is the most experienced person to ever serve as CEO. She’s held many leadership positions in the American Red Cross over the past 30 years, including building senior consultant at the […]
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PathPoint elects board chair
PathPoint announced that Barbara Steveson has been elected as the new chair of the organization’s Board of Directors. Steveson is a certified financial planner who joined the board in 2007. She’s associated with Blakeslee and Blakeslee, an independent financial planning firm, and has worked in the Santa Maria branch since 1993. With […]
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Get a taste of Old Town Orcutt
Wine and food lovers are invited to sample “A Taste of Old Town Market,” an event boasting free food, prizes, wine tasting, and fun. Local vendors will offer tastes of their goodies at Old Town Orcutt on July 31 from 2 to 6 p.m., and on Aug. 1 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., […]
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Jacob Cano
As one of the few current high school baseball players mixing it up with the big boys in the California Collegiate League, Jacob Cano isn’t just holding his own—he’s lighting it up. As of July 25, the California Wahoos’ second baseman and soon-to- be St. Joseph senior is hitting .345 and leading the team […]
