Happy Hollow Preschool is holding its first-ever open house on March 31 and April 1, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., inviting parents and kids to experience the fun activities offered to young students. The preschool will display art projects and other creative works by current students, and will also have plenty of activities for […]
Happy times at Happy Hollow Preschool Open House
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St. Joe juniors visit Northern California universities
St. Joseph High School juniors took another step on the road to higher education recently as they set off on a three-day tour of Northern California universities, giving them the opportunity to experience college life first-hand. Students toured campuses, spoke to university officials, and learned about the various programs offered at each college. The tour […]
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The Son of Neptune, by Rick Riordan
Percy Jackson is back. Most of him is, anyway. The modern demigod hero (first written about in a series of popular Greek-mythology-laced books by Rick Riordan) didn’t figure much into the first book of the author’s new series, “Heroes of Olympus,” but the second installment finds Percy fighting monsters again—though he can’t remember much about […]
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Join us as instruments come together
Do your little ones love to beat on pots and pans to their own rhythm? Or do they strum on air guitars as they run around the house? Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was composing symphonies before the age of 10. Today, some communities are even host to their own children’s symphonies. The symphony was standardized into […]
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A barbecue for ‘Binky’
Jason Melena Flores, 8, has masses of cancerous tumors throughout his brain. One tumor sits on his hypothalamus, which affects his pituitary gland, causing an early onset of puberty. Another tumor has damaged his optic nerve, which has made him lose his vision in his left eye. He was born with a genetic disorder called […]
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Spotlight on: Rendezvous Home & Garden
Rendezvous Home & Garden has returned to its roots in the Broadway Pavilion Shopping Center in Santa Maria, re-occupying the space where the business first opened its doors 11 years ago. Though the square footage is less than it once was, the store itself remains an inviting, relaxing place where customers can meander through different […]
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Santa Maria’s over-pup-ulation problem
Dogs are considered man’s best friend, and for good reason. What other animal rushes toward the door to greet his owner at the sound of jingling keys and the scent of a long day at work? Sadly, however, thousands of dogs in Santa Maria don’t have owners to greet. Santa Maria animal shelters house about […]
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Rice Ranch developers stave off foreclosure
According to a public notice filed earlier this month, Rice Ranch Ventures LLC has until March 29 to negotiate loan terms with Wells Fargo Bank, or the housing project’s undeveloped land will be sold at public auction. In an interview with the Sun, developer John Scardino said he is in negotiations with the bank to […]
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Orcutt man arrested on suspicion of drug dealing
On March 5, Santa Barbara County Sherriff’s Department officers arrested 59-year-old William Pearce Tyler on suspicion of selling methamphetamine from his motor home near Lakeview Junior High School in Orcutt. Tyler had been under investigation for three weeks before he was arrested. Undercover detectives reported they purchased methamphetamine from Tyler on two occasions while school […]
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Santa Maria City Council approves construction of a new police department building
With the recent turmoil at the Santa Maria Police Department, is now the ideal time to build a new police station? According to four out of five Santa Maria City Council members, there’s no time like the present. On March 6, council members voted to approve two contracts that would allow the construction process to […]
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Toru Miyoshi is running for Santa Maria city clerk
“I will probably go on record as the oldest candidate ever to run for public office,” joked Toru Miyoshi, who, at 82, is running for Santa Maria city clerk on the Nov. 6 ballot. Miyoshi is no stranger to public office. He served four terms on the Santa Maria City Council from 1970 to 1982, […]
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Lompoc’s Bridgehouse shelter reopens
There have been some new developments in the scramble to handle the dissolution of local nonprofit Lompoc Housing and Community Development Corporation. On March 9, Good Samaritan Services held a grand reopening ceremony for the Bridgehouse emergency shelter in Lompoc. Homeless families and individuals will now be able to go to the facility on Sweeney […]