MORE LAST MINUTE GIFT GUIDE! Make it a homemade holiday: Look like a thoughtful gift giver with a handmade creation Fun fitness gifts: From equipment to supplements, find a gift for your favorite athlete A sure-fire gift: Local ranges are perfect for those who want to learn how to shoot At the holidays, do you […]
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Fun fitness gifts: From equipment to supplements, find a gift for your favorite athlete
MORE LAST MINUTE GIFT GUIDE! Make it a homemade holiday: Look like a thoughtful gift giver with a handmade creation A sure-fire gift: Local ranges are perfect for those who want to learn how to shoot Fine wines at Christmastime: Holiday gift giving is easy when you live in wine country A funny thing happens […]
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Santa Maria-Bonita School District students participate in Hour of Code
During Dec. 7 through 11, some students in the Santa Maria-Bonita School District (SMBSD) will participate in the Hour of Code, a project that empowers students to learn to write computer code, the building blocks behind all computer programs. The Hour of Code is designed to demystify coding and show that anyone can learn the […]
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Guadalupe’s Kermit McKenzie Junior High School gets a band again
Kermit McKenzie Junior High School’s “Green Machine” will be performing again after not having a music program for several years. New instruments for the students have arrived, and restoration and repair work has been completed by Patti Lynn and her husband, Tommy. The students are preparing for a Dec. 16 Performing Arts Showcase at Guadalupe […]
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Pioneer Valley High School educator participates in Naval Academy program
Pioneer Valley High School Career Center Specialist Karen Apple was among the 150 educators from across the country selected to participate in the fall Centers of Influence program hosted by the U.S. Naval Academy recently. The purpose of the event was to learn more about the Academy and how educators can better inform, inspire, and […]
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Jacqui Prober
In softball, there are five tools athletes need to succeed, according to Righetti High School senior Jacqui Prober: hitting for power; hitting for average; speed; a strong arm; and the ability to play a solid defense. “I think I’ve got a good balance of all five,” she said. UCLA thought so too. Jacqui recently signed […]
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Santa Maria High School to perform holiday music concert
The community is invited to get into the holiday spirit with the Santa Maria High School Jazz Ensemble and Concert Band on Thursday, Dec. 3. The Winter Concert, which has become a tradition for the Santa Maria Valley, begins at 6:30 p.m. inside the historic Ethel Pope Auditorium. Non-holiday music will also be played. Nearly […]
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Community support helps Santa Maria schools
Several schools in the Santa Maria-Bonita School District benefitted from the generosity of the community recently. In early November, employees from Home Depot in Santa Maria spent a day at Alvin School doing projects to spruce up the campus. The Home Depot volunteers dug out the garden area near the front office, built planter boxes, […]
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Santa Maria Saints Racing Team helps family during Thanksgiving
The Santa Maria High School Saints Racing Team was able to spread holiday cheer to a family in need this Thanksgiving. The idea for the community service started in early November when advisor Art Foster told the team and new freshmen to start thinking about their community and in what ways they can give back. […]
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Fine wine and irresistible edibles await at Terravant in Buellton
You typically don’t expect to find fine dining in an industrial strip. Especially not in an industrial strip on a street called Industrial Way. However in Buellton, there sits an exception to the expectation. Or should I say, a pleasant surprise? Terravant doesn’t just sit in an industrial complex, it’s literally tucked away at the […]
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Big thanks for the little things
Sometimes the smallest stuff deserves the most appreciation
There’s a careful little gymnastics routine I have to perform on most days, in the dark before I leave the house. I quietly tiptoe out of my bedroom holding my running shoes, careful not to wake anyone. Blindly I try to recall the layout of my path—three steps toward the hall, 12 lunges to the […]
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Majority of neighbors reject Pioneer Valley High School’s offer to erect fence
The fence line bordering the west side of Pioneer Valley High School and 25 private residences will remain as is after a majority of the homeowners rejected the school district’s offer to build a fence to keep students from passing through the properties. In October the Santa Maria High School district sent the homeowners a […]
