The other morning, my fifth grade daughter woke up and realized she didn’t like the length of her bangs. She decided to go ahead and give them a “little” trim. Then she didn’t like that her bangs were crooked, so she trimmed them some more. Then she thought they were a bit too short, so […]
A hairy situation
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Strawberry Festival is a success!
The numbers are in for the 23rd annual Santa Maria Valley Strawberry Festival, and according to event organizers, business was good. The three-day event, held this year from April 23 to 25 at the Santa Maria Fairpark, saw an overall attendance of 60,140, an eight-percent increase from 2009. In a press release, Fairpark CEO Dennis […]
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Economic project peers into 2010
The prospects for Northern Santa Barbara County’s economy in 2010 will be the topic of a seminar presented by the UC Santa Barbara Economic Forecast Project on May 7. The program will feature Chris Thornburg, founding principal of Beacon Economics and chief forecaster for California State Controller John Chiang, who will speak on “The U.S. […]
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Habitat sells building materials
Why throw out your excess building materials when you can donate them to Habitat for Humanity? ReStore of Northern Santa Barbara County is a home and office salvage recycling center owned and operated by the local branch of Habitat for Humanity. It’s also a retail outlet where quality used and surplus building materials, furniture, and […]
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Take a ride on the party train
Train whistles will be blowing all over the Central Coast on May 8 in honor of the third annual National Train Day. To celebrate Train Day, area rail organizations and historical societies have put together several free events in San Luis Obispo and Guadalupe. In Guadalupe, the Friends of the Santa Maria Valley Railroad, […]
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DAN ANDO
Pioneer Valley senior Dan Ando made a name for himself on the football field during his high school career, but his track exploits deserve at least an honorable mention. Despite running on an iffy knee, Ando set new school records in both the 100- and 200-meter events during the Santa Barbara County Championships on April […]
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Keepin’ it fresh
Though Los Padres League officials voted to suspend freshman high school sports in 2010-11, the move doesn’t mean incoming student-athletes won’t be able to play, according to league officials and school athletic directors. Principals for the seven schools in the Los Padres League voted unanimously to cut freshmen athletic programs back in January. The decision […]
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Kids vs. Kops on the court
Santa Maria High School senior basketball players will be looking for revenge when they take on the Santa Maria Police Department in the 11th annual “Kids vs. Kops” game on May 7. The high schoolers will be led by All-Los Padres League Honorable Mention Kevin Lindgren and graduating players from the boys’ and girls’ basketball […]
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Panthers name new football coach
Pioneer Valley High School Athletic Director Rhett Carter announced the hiring of Dan Ellington as the school’s new head football coach on April 20. Ellington replaces Greg Dickinson, who stepped down in March to pursue a career as a school administrator. Ellington has worked as an instructional aide in the school’s Special Education department and […]
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Expressive squeegee
If Santa Barbara painter Henry Rasmussen’s canvases could talk they’d have an odd pack of stories to tell—of being perforated with an old pen, brushed with acrylics and oil sticks, spray painted, splashed with thinner, squeegeed, sanded and scraped, sewn into, and carved with a kitchen knife. It’s a fairly violent working method for an […]
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It’s Curtains for PCPA
There’s been a murder at the Pacific Conservatory for the Performing Arts at Allan Hancock College! It occurred right before our eyes on the PCPA stage, as music and mayhem abounded in the comedy whodunnit and show-within-a-show, Curtains. Spoiler alert! This hilarious, entertaining show will slay you (all puns are intended) with perfect timing and […]
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If you could be any bug, what would you be?”
John Hills student “A preying mantis, because they are pretty cool, and their camouflage.” Thaddeus Jeckell health club manager “Ladybug. They’re so cute, and no one wants to go out of their way to smash one.” Adam Harkey seasonal firefighter “A dragonfly. You don’t see them too often around here, and they are unique.” Jonathon […]