She’s up with the sun to practice her game, and winding down the day with the warm-up drills that her coaches and team have nicknamed “Claire’s drills.” Claire Bouquette, a sophomore at St. Joseph High School in Orcutt, is known as the top singles player. She said she became interested in tennis as she watched […]
TAMARA RAWSON
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Community Corner: Panera strives to feed 50,000 in September
This month Panera and Feeding America are teaming up to provide 50,000 meals to local food banks by Sept. 30. “One in six people in America is food insecure, which means that 50 million people don’t know where their next meal is coming from,” said Stephanie Wren, senior regional marketing manager for Panera. Whenever a […]
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Two Central Coast acrobatic gymnasts celebrate their win at nationals
Breezie Rayas of Nipomo and Erin Stipanov of Arroyo Grande garner gold
Watch a video of Breezie Rayas and Erin Stipanov perform their routine Watch a video of the 2013 U.S. Acro-Championships Elite performance Superheroes in the making are perfecting the art of throwing human bodies through the air. In a sport where gymnasts gracefully climb one another, only the most dynamic of duos can climb among […]
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Spotlight on: Santa Maria Brewing Company
Byron Moles, owner
Well-known brewmaster Dan Hilker of Nipomo and partner Byron Moles of Orcutt have expanded the production process of Santa Maria Brewing Company. Byron said they plan to take their top-quality craft beers that are old, German-style ales to the masses. The business recently relocated from Cuyama Lane in Nipomo to Fairway Drive in Santa Maria, […]
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LAURA FULLMER
Golf balls aren’t the only things being driven by Buellton resident Laura Fullmer. According to her coaches and parents, Fullmer is extremely driven as a student, an athlete, and in all that she does. Fullmer attends Santa Ynez High School and lives with her mother and father. When she was 6 years old, her grandpa […]
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Spotlight on: Aaron’s Plumbing
Aaron Gendernalik, owner
He’s the strong silent type, and 50 percent of his work is dealing in fecal mater. A career in plumbing was never one of Aaron Gendernalik’s lofty goals. He said he remembers being young and watching a plumber fix his kitchen sink—and he told his mother he never wanted that job. For the last 10 […]
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Lamont Brown
Airmen are talking explosives now more than ever—not the ammunition some would expect, but rather explosive hip combustion. CrossFit is a constantly varied, high-intensity workout sport that’s catching on like wildfire, and experts say it’s all in the hips. “I have had a life-changing experience due to CrossFit,” said Senior Airman Lamont Brown, a 30th […]