Spend a day with everybody’s favorite Big Red Dog as Santa Maria’s Toy Zoo gets a visit from Clifford on Feb. 6. Clifford will be signing books, and children will have the opportunity to make a Clifford puppet, enter a coloring contest, and create Valentines for their friends. Clifford is scheduled to appear at 11 […]
Dog days come to Toy Zoo
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Lompoc’s Hughes dives into AmEx ad
The owner of Lompoc’s Skydive Santa Barbara is one of several small business owners being featured in American Express OPEN’s new TV ads: “How Can I Get Paid Faster?” David Hughes, a 22-year skydiving veteran and former British skydiving champion, has operated Skydive Santa Barbara for 15 years. The center offers an 18,000-foot tandem jump […]
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VITA program offers free tax preparation
If you or your family earned less than $49,000 last year and you’re puzzled by the tax law, the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program can help with free tax preparation beginning Jan. 30. Sponsored by Northern Santa Barbara County United Way, VITA assists low- to moderate-income families and individuals in claiming special credits like the […]
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Tapestries aren’t just for museums anymore
The art of weaving tapestries is making its way straight from the Middle Ages to Allan Hancock College. The college’s Community Education Department is now offering two sessions of Beginning Tapestry Weaving, to be held on Saturdays Jan. 30 through Feb. 27 and April 10 to May 1, for a fee of $65. Enrollees will […]
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Sara Epps
Much like Athos, Porthos, and Aramis, the St. Joseph girls’ soccer team prides itself on the motto, “All for one and one for all.” However, as the Knights look to stay perfect in league play, one prolific scorer stands head and shoulders above the rest of her teammates: junior forward Sara Epps. Epps leads the […]
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School of hard knocks
At almost any hour of the day, seven days a week, Santa Maria’s Infinite Boxing Gym is awash with the hiss of pounding gloves, throbbing workout music, and the syncopated whip-cracking of jump ropes. The gym’s owner, Julio Avila, always knew the city he grew up in was a hotbed for boxing, but the extent […]
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Breakfast with Xtreme Basketball
West Coast Xtreme Basketball Academy will be holding a breakfast fundraiser on Feb. 6 from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. For $7, attendees will receive a hearty old-fashioned breakfast including pancakes, eggs, sausage links, and a drink. Proceeds will go toward purchasing basketball supplies for players and coaches in the Academy. The event takes place at […]
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Teens: Catch the Super Bowl in style
The Santa Maria Recreation and Parks Department invites teens to watch the Super Bowl on a 72-inch big screen and more at the Big Game Super Bowl party on Feb. 7. Teens from seventh through 12th grade will be able to witness the NFL’s two best teams battle for supremacy and enjoy a day full […]
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Clubs and 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. ALTRUSA INTERNATIONAL, INC. of SANTA MARIA, a nonprofit business and professional organization, meets the second Wednesday of each month, 6:30 p.m., in the Altrusa Theatre of the Santa […]
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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 St. […]
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Health
SANSUM CLINIC offers a cholesterol management class Feb. 2 from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Sansum Clinic, 1225 North H St., Lompoc. Cost is $10. Info: 737-8700. MARIAN MEDICAL CENTER offers a “Smart Eating for Kids and Teens” class meeting the first Monday of each month this year from 4 to 6 p.m. at […]