I never read the column, The Benchwarmer, but I happened to in the Sept. 18 edition of the Sun. I sure am glad I did. It was “The Benchwarmer’s hopes for the 2013 NFL Season.” I’m a tremendous Green Bay Packers fan. And after reading most of the hilarious and insightful article, she wrote about […]
The Benchwarmer is near perfect
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I have nothing to show for my efforts
You don’t know this, but I spend weeks working on each of my columns. Months. I brainstorm ideas far in advance of ever pecking anything out on my keyboard. Even the ones that are about something that just happened a few days prior happen this way. Don’t ask how. It just works. This week’s edition, […]
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United Way awards Santa Maria High teachers
The Power Reading Teachers Incentive Promotion is starting to dole out checks to teachers within the Santa Maria Joint Union High School District. Power Reading uses computer software to help students improve their reading comprehension and proficiency. This month’s winners are Santa Maria High School teachers Teri Magni and Auni Baldwin. The promotion will take […]
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Lompoc preschool health fairs slated for October
Free health screenings, medical information, and follow-up services will be offered to students attending public preschools on Oct. 25 at the Lompoc Unified School District’s Adult Education Center. Nurses, medical assistants, health advocates, and volunteers from more than 20 agencies will provide vision, hearing, and height and weight screenings. Dentists and hygienists are also volunteering […]
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Lompoc High School senior Ainuu Taua is invited to 2014 All-American Bowl
The U.S. Army marched into Lompoc on Sept. 30 and selected Lompoc High School standout football player Ainuu Taua for the 2014 U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio, Texas, on Jan. 4, 2014. Local soldiers presented Taua with his honorary All-American jersey during a ceremony at the high school in front of his friends, […]
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Political Watch 10/3/13
• The San Luis Obispo Housing Trust Fund, the Housing Trust Fund of Santa Barbara County and Women’s Economic Ventures in Santa Barbara recently received $600,000 each in awards granted through the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) Fund. U.S. Representative Lois Capps (D-Santa Barbara) made the announcement in a press release […]
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Community Notebook 10/3-10/10
TUESDAY, OCT. 8 • The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors has its regular meeting at 9 a.m. in the Betteravia Government Center’s Board of Supervisors Hearing Room, 511 E. Lakeside Parkway, Ste. 141, Santa Maria. Agendas are available at http://santabarbara.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx. • The Guadalupe City Council has its regular meeting at 6 p.m. in the […]
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Community Corner: Santa Barbara County Animal Services offers adoption specials
During October, Santa Barbara County Animal Services is encouraging residents to “Fall in Love” with a shelter pet by offering adoption specials. With more than 600 animals to choose from, the county’s three animal services shelters are filled with adoptable animals. Future owners will have a chance to adopt a dog for only $75—a $35 […]
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Hobnobbing With Helen
Margaret Cooper is like the Energizer Bunny. She just keeps going and going and going. Sometimes to Turkey. Sometimes to Australia. Sometimes to Waller Park. The retired art teacher took time off from her rigorous swimming routine, travel schedule, and volunteer work at the library to organize this year’s fourth, or fifth, or sixth (who’s […]
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Santa Maria Energy gets the drilling go ahead from county planning commissioners, but could face an appeal
After a long, much-debated, and somewhat tedious process, the Santa Barbara County Planning Commission finally gave Santa Maria Energy the nod for its proposed oil well expansion project on Sept. 25, but drills can’t bore into the earth with unrestrained vigor just yet. Nathan Alley, an attorney with the Environmental Defense Center in Santa Barbara, […]
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Central Coast officials dispel safety concerns following a study on radioactive materials from Fukushima
News broke late this summer that nuclear fallout from the meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan would hit Californian shores sometime next year. But is there any risk to public health and safety? A recent international study has concluded that there isn’t, as have federal and local health officials. But that response […]
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New digs are coming to Santa Maria High School
South Broadway’s view of Santa Maria High School will change with construction of a two-story, 26,000-square-foot classroom building near the historic Ethel Pope Auditorium. The structure will accommodate 324 students and staff members with 14 learning areas and 10 classrooms. Bidding is expected to start in October, and construction is estimated to take less than […]
