Lompoc has been gaining notoriety for its wine, but city representatives want to highlight their food scene as well. From a lunchtime nosh to a date night dinner, there are plenty of ways to taste Lompoc during its inaugural Restaurant Week. Chelsea Cochran, executive assistant at the Lompoc Chamber of Commerce, said that 17 restaurants […]
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Santa Barbara County students set to visit Author-Go-Round
Each day, approximately 130 students will have an opportunity to listen to four presentations and then spend 15 minutes asking questions and interacting with the authors while seated on carpets in small groups. At a music signal, they will rotate on to the next author. Participating authors and illustrators include James Burks, Sara Louise Kras, […]
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Amy Lopez joins Santa Maria high school board
The Santa Maria Joint Union High School District Board of Education provisionally appointed Amy Lopez to the board at its Jan. 12 meeting. Lopez, a mental health advocate who has dedicated her career to public service will fill the seat vacated by Victor Tognazzini, who was elected in 2004 and retired on Dec. 31, 2015, […]
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Dealing with dawn
Mornings take more than Pop-Tarts when you’re an adult
I’ve never been a morning person. Not only have I never been a morning person but I sometimes I actually wake up with disdain that morning decided to creep in and disrupt my sleep rather than waiting for afternoon to come and rouse me with its warm sunlight. But alas, we can’t exactly always wake […]
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Mushroom madness: Bedford Winery will play host to 10th Annual Mushrooms Gone Wild festival
Why are mushrooms so interesting? Is it because they thrive in the dark? Is it because of their expansive medicinal uses? Maybe it’s because they just taste so good, adding a depth to the dishes in which they are added. Whatever the reason, they are revered by foodies and mushroom aficionados alike, and on Jan. […]
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Santa Maria students attend GATE Institute of Technology
On Wednesday, Jan. 13, approximately 200 gifted and talented students from the Santa Maria-Bonita School District were set to gather for the 8th annual GATE winter enrichment workshop held at Jiménez School. This year, the focus was on technology, and the event was referred to as the GATE Institute of Technology. The fifth through eighth […]
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Registration underway at Hancock College
Registration for spring classes at Allan Hancock College’s Santa Maria campus is currently under way with more than 800 courses still available. Many begin the week of Jan. 25, and registration will continue until Jan. 24. Students will not only be able to fulfill their general education requirements with the many options available, but also […]
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Northern Santa Barbara County schools reopen after winter break
Many students are gearing up to restart the school year after a long winter break. Santa Ynez Valley Unified High School District, College School District, Ballard School District, and Solvang School District students all returned to school on Jan. 4. Lompoc Unified School District, Blochman School District, and Cuyama Joint Unified School District all return […]
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Santa Ynez Valley Foundation accepts Youth in Service nominations
The Santa Ynez Valley Foundation is accepting nominations for its 2016 Youth in Service awards along with its 2016 Man and Women of the Year awards. The Youth in Service award is a recognition program created to applaud young people who are making a difference through volunteer community service in the Santa Ynez Valley and/or […]
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Santa Maria school district raises funds for charity
On Dec. 17, the employees of the Santa Maria-Bonita School District Office came together to award more than $12,600 they had raised over the past four weeks for various local charities. The third annual fundraising Reindeer Games, as they are known, culminated in a luncheon where representatives from the nonprofits were invited to receive the donations and […]
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Knights of Columbus donate to Special Olympics
The Queen of Angels and La Purisima councils of the Knights of Columbus in Lompoc gave a check for $3,300 to the Special Olympics Northern Santa Barbara County during a ceremony on Wednesday, Dec. 23, at the Queen of Angels Catholic Church. The funds are a result of the annual Tootsie Roll Drive. Lompoc Special […]
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At The Jetty: An old Central Coast favorite shines again
New Year’s Eve was a mellow dining experience for me. As people everywhere enjoyed swanky dinner places or visited loud noisy bars, my family and I decided to ring in the new year in an atmosphere that was quiet, familiar, and to adopt an overused phrase: where everybody knows our names. We ate at the […]
