Boys’ Volleyball Santa Ynez @ Morro Bay 5 p.m. Nipomo @ Santa Maria 5 p.m. St. Joseph @ San Luis Obispo 5:30 p.m. Pioneer Valley @ Righetti 6 p.m. Boys’ Golf Righetti @ Pioneer Valley 1 p.m. Lompoc @ Cabrillo (Cabrillo LPL) 1:30 p.m. Pac 7 Golf Tournament […]
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On the roster
Guadalupe Youth Football: Registrations take place April 16 at the Guadalupe Boys and Girls Club from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Prospective players need to bring a birth certificate, photo, and a report card. The fee is $150, with a $10 sibling discount. For more information, e-mail league president Enrique Ortiz at enriqueortiz92@yahoo.com or visit […]
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Express takes softball tournament
The Central Coast Express 14U fastpitch softball team, coached by Tom Cline, came home with the championship for the USSSA Queen of the Diamonds Tournament in Fremont, held April 2 and 3. The Express finished the weekend 5-0-1, led by Katie Barbarick and Bailey Killough, who allowed only four runs in three games. Along with […]
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Take a hike at Los Flores
Do you enjoy long walks in the park? Los Flores Ranch Park docents will be leading nature walks on the second Saturday of each month until August. Hikers will experience the beauty of Los Flores Ranch and learn about the oak trees and other plant life, as well as birds and the many other animals […]
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Fish tales and derby divas
Dawn broke through the fog at Lake Cachuma on April 9, a signal flare fired, and hundreds of anglers braved the balmy morning air and got to work—if you call trout fishing work. It was the start of the fifth Trout Derby for Santa Maria resident Craig Gerfen, who trolled the lake near Bradbury Dam […]
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Try the EPIC approach to education
The article by Amy Asman concerning the Lucia Mar TAP education program (“TAP into the future,” March 30) was excellent. Undoubtedly, California cutbacks in school funding resulting from the recent severe decline in state revenue will compound problems in the education of our children. Ultimately, our local community must find ways to improve the education […]
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Use the Internet to send a message to our crummy leaders
Ask the old-schooler like me the following: What’s causing all the unrest in the Middle East and South Korea? Those people there see how the rest of the world lives on the Internet and demand equal freedom and rights. Why did we go into Afghanistan and Iraq? It was to reset the U.S. dollar versus […]
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Stand up and say it could happen to us
In the wake of the ongoing nuclear disaster in Fukushima, our attention in this community, understandably, turns to our “own” nuclear power plant in Diablo Canyon. We were once able to tuck away our fears of a Diablo disaster and carry on. But now the threat is raw and tangible. It could happen here–to us. […]
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Boy, does Santa Maria have talent!
As connected to the local arts scene as I have been for the last 30 years—working with musicians, dancers, singer-songwriters, painters, sculptors, and actors, having worked in radio, for the theater, and as the arts editor for the Sun—I should be one of the last people surprised by the depth and strength of the local […]
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Discover hidden gems
No matter what the field of endeavor, from oil painting to cooking to carpentry, it seems the professionals get all the glory. Amateurs—whose very title derives from the Latin amare, meaning “to love”—pursue their pastimes for the sheer pleasure of the doing. Home winemakers, like most other amateur do-it-yourselfers, cherish their hobby. All year long, […]
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Urinal on wheels
Sometimes, when I really want something, I will foolishly try to convince my wife that she wants it more than I do. The theory here is that she will like the idea so much that we will actually go through with the crack-head plan, and in the end, I will get my way. I recently […]
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Baby, you’ll love Becky’s New Car
Forget braving some of the highest gas prices in the state. Forget the wear and tear on your vehicle. Forget hours spent on various highways. Every once in a while, you should hop in your car and get out of the area to see something new. And what better excuse to do so than a […]
