All boys and girls interested in football and cheerleading are invited to sign up for the Santa Maria Youth Football League’s 2012 season. Football fees are $200 per player. Players must be between age 8 and 14 during the season to participate. Cheerleaders must be in kindergarten to 8th grade for the 2012-2013 school year. […]
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Learn water safety in Lompoc
If you’re in need of a summer job, you might want to look to the Lompoc Parks, Recreation Department’s Water Safety Instructor classes for aquatics training. Upon successful completion of the courses, participants will be certified to teach Red Cross water safety and learn-to-swim classes with the potential for job opportunities countywide. Classes meet April […]
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Athlete(s) of the Week
Sometimes good things come in pairs. It’s certainly true for the boys’ and girls’ basketball teams of tiny St. Mary of the Assumption School, a Catholic school in Santa Maria. Both teams—made up of sixth through eighth-graders—recently completed perfect 17-0 league seasons and won their respective Central Coast Small Schools League Championship Tournaments. According to […]
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Ritualistic behavior
Before every Allan Hancock College baseball game, you’ll find shortstop Matt Foley deeply engrossed in his pre-game routine. First, he puts on his dusty Hancock baseball hat, faded and stained with the dirt and sweat of past games. Then, he puts on his right cleat before his left, and if he just so happens to […]
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What’s the most memorable theatrical production you’ve ever seen?
Alice Utsunomiya retired “The King and I at PCPA; it was performed well and there were local kids in it.” Mario Gutierrez food safety auditor “Cats; I liked everything about it—the songs, everything.” Arthur Cruz grocer stocker “I haven’t really seen one, but I’ve been in one. I was in elementary school and it was […]
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Honoring the troubadour
The life of a traveling musician is full of twists, turns, and tumbles. It’s not a profession where the fittest survive; rather, that distinction goes to people most committed to the art. One local concert series gives a home on the road to traveling and local musicians who specialize in the storytelling and wisdom-sharing side […]
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The next obsession
It’s well-documented around my house that I easily obsess over things. I’ve denied it for a very long time, but I have to admit it’s true. I don’t just “like” things, I “adore” things. I revel in them. I become a cheerleader for what I like—much to the annoyance of those around me. Like that […]
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Talk about mom
The C Gallery in Los Alamos will be host to a unique and personal custom gift party to honor moms from 3 to 5 p.m. on May 5 at the gallery in Los Alamos. Artisans from near and far will showcase their custom gift ideas, while guests share stories about their moms. The event will […]
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See Carol Wood’s pastels
A series of works in pastel and oil by local artist Carol Wood will be on view April 23 through June 25 at Los Olivos Café, where the public is invited to a reception for the artist from 5 to 6:30 p.m. on May 3. Born in Southern California, Wood moved to the Santa Ynez […]
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Literacy Council director featured at luncheon
Altrusa of the Central Coast will feature Beth Wonson, Central Coast Literacy Council’s new executive director, at its monthly program luncheon at noon on April 23 at the Santa Maria Inn, 801 S. Broadway. Wonson left a career in education to work in the nonprofit sector in 1998. She worked for 10 years with Project […]
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Take a bow
The Pacific Conservatory for the Performing Arts has unquestionably earned a local reputation for quality theater—a reputation that’s spread far and wide. Recently, at a United States Institute of Technical Theatre convention, the conservatory was officially recognized with the Thomas DeGaetani Award for outstanding lifetime achievement and longtime contribution to the performing arts community. PCPA’s […]
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Divine music
Combining their love of jazz with their love of God, some Central Coast musicians are challenging the notion of traditional worship. Jazz Divine offers a monthly jazz worship service that serves up a non-denominational message with some traditional mainstream jazz performed by talented musicians. Jazz Divine consists of Geoff Moran on drums, Ed Hite on […]