In conjunction with the annual Elks Rodeo, the People for Leisure and Youth will be hosting the first-ever Elks Rodeo Stampede 1-Mile Run on June 5 in Santa Maria. The race begins at Broadway and Main, the starting point for the Elks Parade, and ends a mile south at the intersection of Broadway and Stowell. […]
Can you outrun a parade?
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Ride the wind
You’ve probably seen them on windy days up and down the coast, when the sky is filled with colorful kites pulling riders across the wave tops. Kiteboarding has been around since 1996, when the first inflatable kite was invented. Since then, the sport has spread far and wide, from the balmy waters of the Caribbean […]
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Hunting and pecking
It’s here, it’s here, it’s here, it’s here, it’s here! I love elections. I love the election time of year and what elections represent and getting to know candidates and exercising freedom and the right to vote and basically everything else about it. Elections! Yeah! I love it all, except one thing: Elections tend to […]
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What would you like to do over the summer?
Elizabeth Pearson customer service “Travel to San Diego, New Orleans, and Santa Cruz, so I can see people and get out of town.” Courtney Yee cashier “I would like to write the next ‘Great American Novel’.” Valor McConnell customer service “Learn Tagalog because I will be going to the Philippines next summer, and I will […]
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Two for the 5th
[image-2] It’s that time again: The posters are up, the TV and radio ads are running, and election season is upon us. One of the choices voters in Northern Santa Barbara County will have on the June 8 ballot will be for 5th District County supervisor. Current 5th District Supervisor Joe Centeno is retiring after […]
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Clubs & Meetings
4-H welcomes anyone interested in the group to sign up now. Find a nearby club by contacting the Santa Barbara County 4-H Office at 692-1730 or zmhughes@ucdavis.edu. ADULT CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLICS for men meets in San Luis Obispo and Grover Beach. Men interested in attending may contact representatives: 550-6718 or not_moses@fastmail.fm. ALL-AMERICAN QUILTERS’ GUILD meets […]
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Spiritual
BAHA’I interfaith worship services are the second Sunday of each month. Info: 489-4172. Children’s classes are the first Saturday of each month. Info: 937-9451. Study circles about The Life of the Spirit are ongoing in Santa Maria. For questions, dates, and times: 614-0963. Info: 937-9451. BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH holds worship services Sundays with Holy Communion […]
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Farmers Market
SANTA MARIA 100 S. Broadway at Main, Wednesdays, from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Features local beekeepers’ honey and bee pollen, breads and pastries, plants and flower bouquets, fresh fruits and vegetables. ORCUTT Corner of Clark and Bradley, Tuesdays, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Fresh honey, flowers, and eggs, along with fresh fruits and […]
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Barbecues
ONGOING FILIPINO COMMUNITY OF SANTA MARIA VALLEY barbecues Filipino food at the Smart and Final parking lot, N. Broadway on Saturdays and Sundays. Menu items include tri-tip, chicken, beef kabobs, chicken adobo, salad, rice, and bread. Meals cost $6. Info: 922-3422 or 922-3799. FILIPINO CATHOLIC SOCIETY, under the direction of St. Mary’s Church and […]
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Health
THE GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR BALANCE AND HEALING offers free energy balancing sessions from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. every third Saturday of the month at Sierra Vista Hospital, 1010 Murray Ave., SLO. Info: 438-4347 or globalalliance.ws. MARIAN MEDICAL CENTER offers a “Smart Eating for Kids and Teens” class meeting the first Monday of each month […]
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Art
THE SANTA MARIA PUBLIC LIBRARY presents the art of Mary Meng Wade showing in the “Tai Chi Series” through May 28 in the Shepard Hall Gallery, 421 S. McClelland, Santa Maria. Info: 925-0994, Ext. 177, or dhildinger@ci.santa-maria.ca.us. THE LOMPOC MUSEUM presents the exhibit “Desperate Land,” featuring the photographs of Betsy Weiner through May 30 in […]
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Learning
THE WILDLING ARTS MUSEUM presents a “Tools of the Trade: Painting” discussion series Saturdays May through July from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Wilding Art Museum, 2928 San Marcos, Los Olivos. Cost is $15 per discussion, $30 for one month, $60 for the whole nine-part series. Info: 688-1082 or wildlingmuseum.org. ONGOING EDUCATIONAL […]