The MOMS Club in Orcutt has whipped up a cookbook full of favorite recipes, which is being sold to raise funds for the Friends of the Orcutt Library in support of the new library to be built in Old Town. As the MOMS Club press release said, “What better way to support a library than […]
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Spotlight on: Allan Hancock College Small Business Entrepreneurship Center
Allan Hancock College students and staffers celebrated the grand opening of their Small Business Entrepreneurship Center (SBEC) on Feb. 22 in a way befitting their city: with a Santa Maria-style barbecue. The event also included a traditional ribbon-cutting ceremony and a less-traditional photo booth and dunk tank. The center was four years in the making, […]
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Spotlight on: Keller Williams Coastal Valley Real Estate Licensing School
Keller Williams Coastal Valley is opening a new real-estate licensing school at its Santa Maria office. Attendees will be taught in a classroom setting by an experienced, veteran trainer starting Feb. 25. Many real-estate licensing classes these days are taught online, but the owners of Keller Williams believe there’s a better way to learn the […]
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A trivia contest for a not-so-trivial cause
Question: What international organization with clubs in 80 nations worldwide has been bringing aid to children in need since 1915? Answer: The Kiwanis. If you are a trivia buff and want a chance to test your skills and raise money for Kiwanis at the same time, put together a team of up to four people […]
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Local bands band together for St. Jude Children’s Hospital
Four local Santa Maria bands will come together Feb. 16 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at St. Joseph High School to perform a benefit concert for St. Jude Children’s Hospital. The event will feature the talents of area bands The Only Rational Thing, Time for Secrets, Liquid Grasshopper, and Brandon Martinez & Cody Taecker. Band […]
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Litterbugs verses kindergartners at Simas Park
Kindergartners at St. Mary of the Assumption School in Santa Maria are learning more than their ABC’s at school. They’re also learning how to give back to their community. As part of Catholic Schools Week, the kindergartners at the school walked to nearby Simas Park and picked up trash. Led by their teachers, they spent […]
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Spotlight on: Laurel Crossing
A new housing development has sprung up where the old Lompoc lumberyard once stood, replacing the rundown facility with freshly landscaped residential yards. The Laurel Crossing development, located at V Street and West Laurel Avenue, is a private, gated residential community that will ultimately contain 75 houses, varying in size from 1,100 to 2,000 square-feet […]
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Spotlight on: Visiting Nurse and Hospice Care
“Local services by local people” describes how Visiting Nurse and Hospice Care (VNHC) operates its Solvang office, which serves residents of the Santa Ynez and Lompoc valleys. The Santa Barbara-based organization has provided rehabilitation and home health-care services in the area, but in 2007 also began offering Hospice and Personal Care services and established a […]
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Fatima Cobarrubios needs your help
Four-year-old Fatima Cobarrubios, like most girls her age, is a big fan of Disney princesses. They adorn her hat, her shirt, and even her shoes. But when she shyly removes her hat to point at her favorite princess, Belle, her thinning hair is uncovered, a result of the chemotherapy she is undergoing to treat acute […]
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Spotlight on: DenMat
Dr. Robert Ibsen, owner
Want to have a more attractive smile? Then you should pay attention to the products offered by this Santa Maria-based corporation. There are the Snap-on Smile® removable arches, custom fit LUMINEERS®, which are permanent veneers that will cover up crooked or discolored tooth imperfections. There is the LUMItray®, which will whiten your teeth in only […]
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The Central Coast is home to a cornucopia of bird species
The 16th annual Morro Bay Bird Festival is held for four days over Martin Luther King Jr. weekend every year, drawing nearly 500 birders (yes, that is a word) from all over the country to Morro Bay, a globally important birding area. Registration for the entire four days is $75 and includes access to more […]
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Spotlight on: Anytime Fitness
Anytime Fitness will be celebrating the grand opening of its new 24-hour gym on Jan. 28, and lots of Old Town Orcutt business merchants are pitching in with free food and prizes to make it a grand day for the entire community. The event, which runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., will offer something […]