The Western State Conference has named the scholar athletes for the spring 2008 season. Thirty-one athletes at Hancock made the list. They all were successful in completing at least 12 units with a minimum 3.0 GPA. The students are, for women’s basketball, Nicole Crisosto and Hollyanne Deparini; for men’s basketball, Wolfgang Geiler; for baseball, Dave […]
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Santa Barbara student earns golf/academic honor
Golfer Shane Lebow has been named an HP Scholastic Junior All-American by the American Junior Golf Association. The 2008 Scholastic All-American team is sponsored by Hewlett Packard and consists of 12 boys and 12 girls from throughout the United States, all of whom are great golfers and have high grades. To be eligible, golfers must […]
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Hitching Post products are now available by mail
Away from home and in need of some barbecue? Not a problem. The Hitching Post recently launched a mail-order service that can deliver its famous steak, lobster, ribs, and artichokes anywhere in the United States. The products are flash frozen and then shipped, meaning that the food is prepared exactly as it would be at […]
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Santa Maria Community Television and Hancock College team up to provide programming
Starting in October, Santa Maria Community Television will be airing University of California Television programming on Comcast Cable channel 24. The new programming is provided under an agreement with Allan Hancock College, which will sponsor a daily block of educational programming from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nationally distributed and commercial free, UCTV features educational […]
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Drew Sugars steps in as public information officer for Sheriff’s Department
The new spokesperson for the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department is someone with whom a lot of people on the Central Coast are already familiar: former KCOY anchor Drew Sugars. Sheriff Bill Brown has appointed Sugars as the public information officer for the department, effective Oct. 6. Sugars has been with the department since March […]
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County Public Works prepares for an emergency
A new mutual aid agreement and aerial hydromulching are two ways the county is planning to be ready for anything
There’s no such thing as being too prepared, and county officials have taken that sentiment to heart recently. Officials launched a mutual aid agreement between county public works departments, while at the same time treating land scorched by the Gap Fire to prevent flooding and mudslides. The two projects are happening simultaneously, and both are […]
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Getting down with Zumba
I have no idea what that word means, but I know it’s a salsa-infused exercise class that I recently tried
Editors are super annoying. Take Ryan Miller, for example. He just loves to take me out of my comfort zone and then make me write about it. It’s like some sick hobby of his. Case in point: Zumba. Or, as I like to call it, butt shaking set to music. When Ryan heard that I […]
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Vandenberg ‘Run to Remember’ honors fallen servicemembers
On Vandenberg Air Force Base, men and women will be running to remember servicemembers who fell in the line of duty during operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom. The charity “Run to Remember” will take place Oct. 20 through Nov. 11 at the base. During the run, active-duty military members, civilians, contractors, and retirees will run […]
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The Preserve Solvang Initiative is here
Solvang wants to become a Preserve America Community, and the City Council is willing to work to make it happen. The council recently passed a resolution authorizing the mayor of Solvang and the Solvang Conference & Visitors Bureau to move forward with an application. The designation is a White House initiative developed with the Advisory […]
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Healthy Inspirations moves to a bigger location
After three years of growth, Healthy Inspirations of Nipomo is ready to move to a bigger location where there will be plenty of room for the cardio, strength, Pilates, kickboxing, and “Zumba” classes. Denise Farmer, owner of Healthy Inspirations, is so confident in her program, she’s offering a guaranteed weight loss of two or three […]
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Business Enriched Network hosts a local economist
Economist Kirk Lesh, with the UCSB Economic Forecast Project, will be the guest speaker at the Oct. 15 meeting of the Business Enriched Network at 8 a.m. at 411 E. Betteravia in Santa Maria. The Business Enriched Network aims to help its members meet and create relationships with other business leaders in the community who […]
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SLO resident wins St. Jude Dream Home giveaway
Marion Minor of San Luis Obispo is the grand prize winner of the Central Coast St. Jude Dream Home giveaway. His prize is a $350,000 house located in Santa Maria in the Celebration subdivision. The giveaway raised $616,700 for the kids at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. “We are very appreciative of Flatley Homes, KCOY […]