I’m by no means the first person to complain about missing socks. It’s a problem that parents have struggled with since the beginning of time. I imagine it would go something like this: Mother to son: “Wherest are thy cloths, which thou useth to cover thy feet? I seeth only but one bit of cloth.” […]
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Taco theft
A stolen fast food snack results in a night of lost sleep for Shelly
There are four things a mom never gets: credit for what she does, enough rest, a hot meal, and time to herself. On the eve of an important morning for me, I decided I was going to try to get at least two of those things by picking up fast food for dinner so that […]
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Get a running start on 2017: Keeping New Year’s fitness resolutions takes planning, accountability, and something to work toward
Every year, right after the holidays, countless individuals vow to to make the new year a different one. They resolve to read more, work less, or try something they’ve never experienced before. Among those resolutions, attaining a higher level of fitness comes first for many people. According to a December 2016 statisticsbrain.com study sourced from […]
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Pushing the limit: It was an exciting year for Central Coast sports as many teams and numerous athletes showed their grit
The Central Coast loves its youth sports. And why not? With the accomplishments of many of the area’s talented teams, it’s hard not to become a sports fan. From first-time championship wins, to the creation of unified teams that include players of all intellectual abilities, 2016 was an exciting year for Central Coast sports. Of […]
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Students ring bells at Santa Maria High School
For the third year in a row, Santa Maria High School ASB students teamed up with the Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Drive to help those in need. The students finished collecting donations before school and during lunch on Dec. 13. “We are happy to bring the holiday spirit to our campus, and in the spirit […]
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Chumash donate to Santa Ynez Valley Music Boosters
The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians presented a check in the amount of $7,500 to the Santa Ynez Valley Music Boosters at their Winter Concert on Dec. 7. The funds will help support the boosters’ instrument replacement project, which will provide new and updated instruments for students at the Santa Ynez Valley Union High […]
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St. Mary’s School students celebrate Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
At 6 a.m., most people are just getting up, but on Monday morning, Dec. 12, about 300 community members and students were already at St. Mary’s School for a sunrise celebration of the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. “We had volunteers arrive by 5 a.m. to prepare for the day’s events and make breakfast […]
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Local author Chuck J. Rylant finds ‘Motivation’ in jiu-jitsu
Simple curiosity and an analysis of the definition of success in his own life led Central Coast author Chuck J. Rylant on a quest to discover what drives high achievers. He found the answers he was looking for in the sport he has practiced for two decades: jiu-jitsu. Now he has published a book that […]
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Altered states
A mini vacation can be fun for everyone
Before we had kids, a friend of my husband—a guy who had been married for years and had small children—described the appeal of drinking beer when you’re a parent. He said, “It’s like taking a mini vacation.” We laugh about that description to this day, knowing that it’s a little too accurate. Sometimes having one […]
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Righetti FFA members plant trees
Righetti FFA members visited Patterson Road School to show kids that trees are important every day and not just for Christmas. The Warriors recently brought a dozen trees to the Orcutt campus where they joined third and fourth graders. Together, they planted them on the edge of the playing field. The FFA members also had […]
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Sherriff’s Office welcomes new deputies
The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office officially welcomed nine new Sheriff’s deputies to its team. On Dec. 8 at a traditional ceremony before a room of dignitaries, family, and friends, 29 recruits graduated from the Allan Hancock Law Enforcement College Academy in Lompoc. Of those graduates, nine were hired by the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s […]
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Guadalupe students knit hats for infants
The gift of warmth for infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) became a reality thanks to students from Kermit McKenzie Jr. High School in Guadalupe. The sixth-through eighth-grade students delivered 52 knitted hats to Marian Medical Center recently. They started making them inside Rosie Garcia’s knitting elective class about eight weeks ago. Garcia’s […]