Don’t be fooled by 13-year-old Sienna Pita’s quietly shy demeanor; once she hits the BMX track, she becomes a whirlwind of speed and intensity in her pink gear on her blue bike. It’s been three years since Pita’s cousins, who are also BMX racers, took her out riding. According to her mother, Kristina Pita, she […]
KRISTINA SEWELL
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Destination: Eagle Rock Trail
Hiking is good for you–and your wallet
A little more than a month ago, I finally graduated from college. I am now starting to realize—with some cynicism—that all graduation gave me was a degree and a starving bank account. God bless my loving parents. When I was first asked to write a Daytripper story for this issue, I was excited. But then […]
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Digging in at the beach
The Central Coast Volleyball Club takes the game to the next level
Beach volleyball isn’t for the faint of heart. It’s for players ready to dig deep and spike hard. Just ask three-time Olympic gold medalists and beach volleyball duo Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh. Back in 2009, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) made the decision to add “sand” volleyball to its list of Division I […]
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Chance Machado
For a 13-year-old junior high student who just won the Elks’ Team Roping Championship, Chance Machado is pretty modest. Chance and his father John are part of a father-son roping team who, in the Santa Maria Elks Rodeo’s final round on June 5, roped a calf in 9.6 seconds, putting their three-round aggregate time at […]
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Spotlight on: The Hot Spot Salon
Denise LaLiberte, owner
Plenty of salons are sprinkled across the map of the Central Coast, so opening up another one can be risky business. Risk or no risk, owner Denise LaLiberte and her fellow stylists have what it takes to make their new salon successful. The Hot Spot Salon, set to have its grand opening later this month, […]
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This is the dawning of the Age of Aquarius
Rocket launches at Vandenberg Air Force Base are nothing new. The United Launch Delta II rocket scheduled for lift-off June 9 at approximately 7:20 a.m. would be like any other launch, except for just one thing. Its significance is due not necessarily to the spacecraft, but what’s on board. Taking off with this rocket will […]
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This is the dawning of the Age of Aquarius
Rocket launches at Vandenberg Air Force Base are nothing new. The United Launch Delta II rocket scheduled for lift-off June 9 at approximately 7:20 a.m. would be like any other launch, except for just one thing. Its significance is due not necessarily to the spacecraft, but what’s on board. Taking off with this rocket will […]
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Solvang will roll out the red carpet for Denmark royalty
Didn’t make it to London for Will and Kate’s nuptials? It’s not too late to get a glimpse of royalty. On June 11, the city of Solvang will roll out the red carpet for Consort Henrik, Prince of Denmark. Henrik, who visited Solvang 35 years ago in 1976 with his wife, Queen Margrethe II of […]
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Ruben Perez
Not many 17-year-old high school students can say they have three boxing title belts to their name. Amateur boxer Ruben Perez, a student at Santa Maria High School, can. Recently, Perez took home the championship belt for the 141-pound division at the ADIDAS National Tournament held May 13 to 15 in Oxnard. Perez fought all […]
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Hero’s welcome, at last
On May 19, U.S. Rep. Lois Capps (D-Santa Barbara), and the city of Santa Maria were happy to award local resident Jack Sutherlin a certificate for recognition of service for his brave actions while fighting in World War II on Dec. 25, 1943. Sutherlin’s courageous actions will also be commemorated with a statement in the […]