After seven months in Earth’s orbit, the U.S. Air Force’s first unmanned reusable spacecraft, the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle, landed amid a shroud of secrecy at Vandenberg Air Force Base on Dec. 3. The landing, overseen by the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office and performed remotely by an astronaut pilot, happened at 1:16 a.m. and […]
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Lambert releases fourth album
Santa Maria musician Chris Lambert is set to release his latest album, called Phoebe, on CD and vinyl, as well as a name-your-own price digital version. As a supplement, listeners will also be able to download an entire stripped-down acoustic recording of the album, titled Phoebe, Naked. The album is Lambert’s fourth self-released album and […]
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Raffle for a quilt
Lompoc Museum is holding a quilt raffle to raise money to support the museum store’s Pine Hall Fund. The quilt is handmade, inspired by the 1909 Burpee Seed Catalog. The cover was used in the 2009 Lompoc Museum exhibit poster honoring the 100th anniversary of the sweet pea coming to Lompoc. The drawing will be […]
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The reveal
Betteravia Gallery’s “I Can See Your Tag: Portraits!” exhibition explores emotional revelations, and the result is both an inner and outer view of various individuals. Curated by Connie Rohde, director of C Gallery in Los Alamos, the show’s theme plays with the notion that clothing may disclose something about the wearer, but so may body […]
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Growing art
Francis Michael Dawson was a little late to the game when he heard about the deadline for submitting his work to the Jardin de las Granadas exhibition space in Santa Barbara. But Dawson’s a bit of a spontaneous type, so with a deadline two days away, he went to the exhibit space and sat and […]
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Dishwasher woes
It was a dark time at my house recently. Our dishwasher committed suicide, choosing death over the thought of having to try to wash another dish my wife refused to rinse before jamming it into its belly. After some time fighting over who was going to hand wash the dishes every night, we finally had […]
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Healthy Holidays from Lassens
Celebrating nearly 40 years in business, Lassens Natural Foods and Vitamins is showing appreciation for its customers with a holiday fair at its Santa Maria location on Dec. 11. Lassens is inviting the public—frequent customer or not—to come for a day of free gift basket giveaways, raffles every hour on the hour, taste tests, and […]
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County fair announces exhibitor deadlines
The 2011 Santa Barbara County Fair is still months away, but the deadline to register as an independent livestock exhibitor is coming up on Jan. 31, 2011. Independent exhibitors include those not affiliated with the 4-H Club, Future Farmers of America (FFA), or the Grange Club. Exhibitors must be at least 9 years old, but […]
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Enjoy a brighter shopping season at the mall
Coinciding with the busiest shopping time of the year, Santa Maria Electric, Inc. is installing brighter and whiter lighting at the Town Center mall’s city-owned parking structures, replacing the amber-colored sodium lights used previously. The contractor replaced lighting on the lower level of Parking Structure A with induction lights, resulting in better visibility for shoppers […]
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They’re Big Bear bound
Pacific Christian Center’s Fourth Quarter Student Ministries is asking for donations to help send some of the school’s sixth- through 12th-graders on the Big Bear Lake Snow Camp the weekend of Dec. 31. The 80 or so students can apply for a partial scholarship toward the $145 event fee. Student Ministries is also providing dessert […]
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Robot Titans set their eyes on Orlando
The Nipomo High School Titan Robotics Club kicked some shiny metal butt on Nov. 13 at the High Desert VEX Tournament in Hesperia, Calif. The club’s Robot 563 went 3-2 in the qualifying matches, and then 2-1 in its quarterfinal match, but lost 1-2 in the semi-final match. Robot 563B finished its qualifying rounds 4-1 […]
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Camille Zumbro
Scoring 20 points would be a good night for any basketball player, and scoring 30 points would be a career night for most players, but for Camille Zumbro, it’s merely ordinary. The freshman phenom is the leading scorer for the Allan Hancock Lady Bulldogs, and she’s scored at least 20 points in nearly all her […]