Pets big and small—and even some teddy bears—were the guests of honor at the feast of St. Francis of Assisi blessing on Oct. 4 at St. Mary of the Assumption School. Students and families joined millions of people around the world to have their pets blessed. Father Rolly Clarin led the prayer service and blessed […]
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Travel to Paris or Rome!
Studying abroad is a right of passage for many college-age students, including those who attend Allan Hancock College. Hancock is offering two unique study abroad experiences this year: a spring session in Rome and a summer session in Paris. There will be an informational meeting on these programs Oct. 4 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. […]
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Wildfires–they’re not all bad
Wildfire is often viewed as only a destructive force that threatens humans, animals, and property, but in California it also plays an integral role in shaping our regional ecology. Locals can learn more about the relationship between fire and the environment at a free lecture by fire ecologist Jon E. Keeley on Oct. 11 at […]
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For the sake of health
Health and the practices that sustain it will be the focus of Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital’s 30th annual health fair on Oct. 6 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Santa Ynez Valley Marriott Hotel, 555 McMurray Road, in Buellton. Admission is free and open to people of all ages. There will be […]
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Learn how disasters shape our world
Disasters, both natural and man-made, affect human beings in many different ways, whether physically, emotionally, politically, economically, or a mix of all four. The Friends of the Allan Hancock College Library is sponsoring a series of free lectures in October and November that focus on the consequences of such disasters from pre-history to the present. […]
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¡Comida Mexicana es muy delicioso!
Mexican cuisine is a Latin cornucopia of various indigenous cultures. A new cooking class at Allan Hancock College will give locals the opportunity to learn how regional variations influence foods such as tamales and Veracruz red snapper. The college’s Community Education’s Cultural Aspects of Food will meet on Oct. 6 and 13 from 10 a.m. […]
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Linking students to the future
The California Department of Education is launching a new pilot program that will give up to 20 school districts across the state money to create curricula designed to help students graduate from high school prepared to succeed in careers and college. Applicants to the Linked Learning pilot program can include school districts, county offices of […]
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Learn how to comply with diesel exhaust regulations
Diesel fleet owners, managers, inspectors, and others interested in learning how about diesel particulate management are invited to attend two free courses at Allan Hancock College’s Lompoc Valley Campus in October. The California Air Resources Board is teaching the classes. Diesel Exhaust After-Treatment Devices (CARB Course No. 511) will be held from 8:30 a.m. to […]
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Nutrition: A key component of healthy living
Want to learn more about eating healthy and staying healthy? Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital continues to present a series of free nutrition and diabetes wellness classes, held every Wednesday from noon to 1 p.m. in the front conference room at the hospital at 2050 Viborg Road in Solvang. Clinical Dietitian Stacey Bailey teaches the […]
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St. Joe’s welcomes new counseling staff members
Students at St. Joseph High School have four new members of the counseling staff to help them chart their way through high school and prepare for college and beyond. Led by Dean of Studies Monica Franco, the newly restructured counseling department welcomes Bonnie Gordon, Angelica Meza, and Rev. Charles Hofschulte. Franco, St. Joseph High School’s […]
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Come together, right now
With September comes Peace Week, the annual weeklong event that encourages local residents to meditate on the virtues of peace and unity. “There is so much violence in the world; we have come together to focus on promoting and building peace now and in the future. Peace Week reminds us that one by one, we […]
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Circle V gets a big financial boost
Members of St. Mark’s-in-the-Valley Episcopal Church recently visited the Circle V Ranch Camp in the Santa Ynez Valley and presented a $10,000 check to camp operators, who belong to the Society of St. Vincent de Paul Los Angeles Council. The donation was part of the money raised at the third annual St. Mark’s Cellar Classic, […]