Community Bank of Santa Maria released its annual earnings report on Jan. 31, reporting gains in profits, total assets, deposits, and net loans for 2010. The bank reported total assets of $152 million at year’s end, a 12.7 percent increase over the $134.9 million reported at the end of 2009. Deposits increased 13.9 percent, from […]
CBSM records a profitable 2010
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Learn more about Altrusa
Altrusa International of Santa Maria will hold its annual membership event to get the public acquainted with the organization’s work in the Santa Maria Valley on Feb. 20. Some of Altrusa’s past projects include the Senior Citizen’s Project; the Santa Maria Independent Living Environment (SMILE); and a monthly donation of books to Community Health Clinics […]
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Donating to the library is fashionable
Leather lovers have contributed more to Santa Ynez Valley Friends of the Library than just fancy bookcovers. First Street Leather’s 20th Annual Charity Fashion show recently raised $1,550 for the group. Although no admission was charged at the event, guests were encouraged to donate to the Santa Ynez Friends of the Library. Cassandra and Phillip […]
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Catholic schools come together
In the midst of National Catholic School Week, four Catholic schools have gathered together to have joint-mass at St. Mary of the Assumption Church in Santa Maria. The mass marks the first time that these schools have celebrated together. “I came from the Diocese of Colorado Springs and they had a mass with all of […]
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Jowey Koltes
There are fields, arenas, diamonds, courts, tracks, and courses. And then there are stages. “Dance is just like any other kind of sport,” Allan Hancock College student Jowey Koltes told the Sun. “To play football, you always want to be dominant, you always want to get to the next level. It’s the same thing in […]
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Sit! Stay! Sign up!
Train your dog to be loyal and playful through positive reinforcement, praise, and reward techniques at the Lompoc Parks, Recreation, and Urban Forestry Department’s Dog Obedience classes. Attendees will enjoy the bonding process while teaching their dogs to heel, sit, and stay on command. Students must be at least 14 years old and dogs must […]
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Tee off at Lompoc Parks’ annual golf tourney
It’s not too early to sign up for the Lompoc Parks, Recreation, and Urban Forestry Department’s eighth annual golf tournament, held April 10 at the Marshallia Golf Course. The event is open to golfers 14 years and older and will be played in a four-person scramble format. Early bird registration costs $100 until March 18, […]
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Dirtbike haven
Somewhere near Buellton, just off of Highway 101, the buzzing din of off-road motorcycles pierces the serenity of the cow-pastured countryside. On this dirt track tucked away on private land, one of a few places left in the county where motocross riders are still welcome, riders pay for the privilege to tear around its turns […]
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More people impact students than just teachers
I am a local, bilingual elementary teacher. My credentials, experience, stress level, work load, accountability, and the responsibility I bear are worth at least $120, 000. I am light-years away from it. But I do not want more money. I earn enough to meet my needs. I want fewer students in the classroom; I want […]
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Let’s pump our way into better financial shape
We are in a recession with a large number of unemployed. I have a suggestion that might help in alleviating that problem. I have traveled to Oregon through the years and am impressed at the fact that when stopping for gas, not only do the employees pump the gas, but they’re often willing to clean […]
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Forget Black Swan, see The Red Shoes
I have to disagree with your positive evaluation of Black Swan (“Dark Swan,” Jan. 27). As a former ballet dancer, I looked forward to the dancing, but was disappointed that it didn’t live up to that old gold standard, The Red Shoes with Moira Shearer, which appeared in the 1950s. Not only that, but in […]
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V-day at Monarch
Fire up that lovelight and slip into the mood for romance with an evening of wine, roses, and utter indulgence on Feb. 11. For the second year in a row, Nipomo’s Trilogy at Monarch Dunes will open its doors for the gala Pre-Valentine’s Day Taste l’Amour, a wine tasting and gift expo that fills the […]