The Dunes Center, California State Parks Oceano and SLO Coast Districts, and the Dunes Collaborative will present DuneQuest 2010 on May 6 and 7 at 8 a.m. on both days. The event is a symposium focused on providing learning opportunities that highlight the work being done in the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes Complex. Thursday’s activities will be […]
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Wine and clay
From the earth comes many natural wonders—and sometimes the stuff to produce manmade wonders. Scott Semple works in the latter but dabbles in the former, using clay to create wondrous pieces inspired by nature. Semple described himself as a ceramic artist, art designer, percussionist, world traveler, and self-inspired ruffian. His work is created locally and […]
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Lyrical, educational, folklorico
For many children growing up in Mexican or Mexican American homes, watching ballet folklorico is a traditional family pastime. When those children grow up, it’s not always easy for them to find organizations that encourage and expand upon their interest in their cultural heritage—especially for students attending Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo. Third-year industrial […]
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Meet Hancock softballers
Incoming freshmen softball players and recruits are invited to attend Allan Hancock College’s last home game of the year on April 20 to meet with women’s head coach Scia Maumausolo and the rest of the Lady Bulldogs. The team plays a doubleheader at Hancock’s home field against L.A. Pierce with games at 1 and 3 […]
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Pitch … hit … run!
The Santa Maria Recreation and Parks Department, Santa Maria Valley YMCA, and the Boys & Girls Club are teaming up to host the annual MLB Pitch, Hit, and Run Baseball Skills Competition on May 4 from 6 to 8 p.m. Boys and girls ages 7 to 14 will demonstrate their pitching, hitting, and base running […]
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Walk with nature at Sedgwick Reserve
The Santa Ynez Valley Natural History Society will celebrate its 10th anniversary April 24 with a day of nature walks, workshops, and a picnic among the oaks at the Sedgwick Reserve in the Santa Ynez Valley. The event is free and runs from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The morning features five different interpretive walks, […]
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Equal opportunities?
Since arriving back on the scene as a starting pitcher for Allan Hancock College’s softball team, sophomore Patti Womack has become adept at keeping all her balls in the air. The 29-year-old is in her second go-round with the Lady Bulldogs. A full-time student with a job and single mom of a 4-year-old daughter, Womack […]
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Chris Berryman
The rain may be pouring—and the proverbial old man snoring—but the weather doesn’t put Allan Hancock College’s Chris Berryman out of training. In fact, for this freshman, it may take a baseball covered with a film of kryptonite to stop him from pitching a good game—like his recent six-inning performance against Moorpark, an outing that […]
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Strawberry fields
Tempting morsels of fruity goodness, they gleam like crimson jewels in fields all around town. With the arrival of spring in all its glory, it’s time once again to dive into the sugary wonder of one of Santa Maria’s signature crops: ripe, juicy strawberries. To celebrate the season of pink milkshakes and gooey shortcakes, organizers […]
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They’re gonna put me in the movies
The Internet is a wonderful thing. I can e-mail long-lost friends (if I had any), sell stuff I don’t want anymore on eBay (if there was anything I was willing to part with), and, my favorite thing to do, check and see how big my high school ex-girlfriend’s butt got on Facebook (HUGE—I dodged a […]
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When are the banners leaving?
Has anybody asked the folks that are hanging the “Shame on You” banners around Doc’s in A.G. and around the mall in Santa Maria if they are card-carrying union members? Has anybody asked these folks if they are getting paid union wages? Has anybody asked how long are they staying, and when they are leaving?
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Do you really want to make ghost towns?
So it appears to me that Carol Georgi and Nell Langford are both trying to have an epitaph on their graves about killing the towns of Grover Beach, Oceano, and Pismo almost single-handedly, by making up “facts” about the OHV park system getting millions of dollars from the general fund, when in fact, the general […]