Want to take up a new hobby in 2010? The Luis Oasis Senior Center is now offering copies of its activities schedule for the month of January. The schedule includes dozens of classes, events, and groups that focus on everything from ukulele and bridge playing, to experiencing the Wii Fit, to reflexology classes. Most of […]
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New botanical garden blooms at Allan Hancock College
Students at Allan Hancock College now have a special outdoor laboratory they can use for both learning and leisure. A group of staff members, faculty, and volunteers recently finished planting more than 50 varieties of shrubs, flowers, and succulents in a new botanical garden on the college’s Santa Maria campus. Located behind the science building, […]
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Allan Hancock College to release Community Education class schedule
Spectrum, Allan Hancock College’s schedule of Community Education classes, will be available Jan. 5, 2010, the college announced earlier this month. Registration will begin that same day. Community Education classes are free, noncredit classes that focus on subjects such as parenting, health and safety, senior living, and more. College officials said some fee-based classes have […]
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When school is out, the Y is in with winter camps
The YMCA is celebrating this holiday season with several specialty camps. For kids whose parents are working over most of the holiday season, the YMCA is offering winter break camps Dec. 21 through Jan. 19. Camp members will get to participate in plenty of fun activities, such as skateboarding, Wii game days, swimming, and arts […]
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Women’s Economic Ventures graduates 78 future business owners
Aspiring business owners from Santa Maria to Ventura descended on Fess Parker’s Double Tree Resort in Santa Barbara on Dec. 16 to pick up their Women’s Economic Ventures Self-Employment Training program certificates. The 14-week program teaches women and men how to start their own business, from developing a business plan to getting a business license […]
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Attend Saturday classes at Hancock
For the busy student constantly on the go, Allan Hancock College is offering 30 Saturday-only classes in the spring at its Santa Maria and Lompoc campuses. Some of the classes being offered in the spring include winemaking, art, business, drama, and CPR. Find a complete list of classes in the Allan Hancock College spring credit […]
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New First 5 website offers resources for parents, child-care professionals
First 5 Santa Barbara County has launched a newly redesigned website, first5santabarbaracounty.org, featuring pictures and personal stories told by local parents. The site also provides new child-care tools and resources for parents, educators, caregivers, and health-care professionals. “First 5 Santa Barbara County has spent months working hard to create a powerful new resource for parents, […]
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Spring is already in the air at Hancock
Free spring schedules for Allan Hancock College are now available at all college locations, in the community, and online at hancockcollege.edu, Hancock officials announced earlier this month. Schedules can be found at the college’s Santa Maria and Lompoc campuses. In Nipomo, schedules are available at the public library, post office, and chamber of commerce; Nipomo […]
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Law enforcement students find Hancock class helpful
An experimental public safety course at Allan Hancock College is yielding positive results, according to members of its inaugural class. Launched in August 2009, the new Women in Public Safety Careers class is designed by the college’s law enforcement academy instructors to help people prepare physically and emotionally for law enforcement, fire, and emergency services […]
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Local junior high school named AVID demonstration site
Judging by the high-pitched squeals and booming cheers coming from the Fesler Junior High School gym on Nov. 19, passersby might have guessed the students were watching a fierce athletic competition or maybe a Jonas Brothers concert. The source of the excitement, however, was something much more academic. During a celebratory assembly, a team of […]
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Help local students at donorschoose.org
A Lompoc High School teacher is using the online education charity donorschoose.org to encourage people to help provide his students with visual arts materials and resources. Eleventh-grade teacher Andy Newbre recently created his project, titled “Digital Videography,” on the website. “I started my digital photography/videography program three years ago and it has blossomed to include […]
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Start the New Year with new AHC classes
The Allan Hancock College spring 2010 credit schedule is now available online at hancockcollege.edu. According to a press release from the college, there are nearly 1,200 classes being offered, many of which begin the week of Feb. 1. The spring schedule contains a complete list of semester-length and Fast Track/Term classes, along with more than […]