The Lompoc Photographers Guild will feature its 2009 Retrospective at the Grossman Gallery Dec. 2 through 30. Every month, the guild chooses a theme to photograph, and this exhibit will feature each guild member’s choice of images from two of the themes. A reception for this exhibit is set for Dec. 4 at the […]
Looking back
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On the record
Years ago, albums were revered for their cover art as much as for the music on the records inside. Now, vinyl is back in fashion again—at least at the Town Center Gallery, where member artists have taken their work and placed it on records for the latest show, Art on Record. Some of the […]
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Signing of the times
Local author Wendelin Van Draanen has sent a skateboarding young sleuth into gritty cityscapes and wild forests. She’s put a fifth grader on the trail of a string of ne’er-do-wells, from a school bully all the way up to an enemy spy. And she’s paired a kid with a talking gecko and some superpower producing […]
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Don’t delay widening 101
Twenty years ago, voters agreed to tax themselves for road improvements throughout Santa Barbara County. Measure D raised the sales tax rate one-half of one percent and paid for a lot of freeway construction projects and road maintenance projects. One project promised by the measure but not completed was the widening of the 101 freeway […]
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Monica Maldonado
Allan Hancock College runner Monica Maldonado surprised herself at the Southern California Community College Cross-Country Championships on Nov. 6. The freshman became the school’s only individual qualifier for the state cross-country meet, finishing in 51st place with a time of 20.04. “Every time we had workouts, I simply did my best,” Maldonado said. […]
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Memory on the move
On Memorial Day of 2005, in the eastern Iraqi province of Diyala, a surveillance plane on a classified training mission crashed near the Iranian border. The crash killed Air Force captain Derek Argel of Lompoc, along with three other American troops and the Iraqi pilot. Argel, who had just been promoted that morning, was […]
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Bulldogs taste postseason again
After their best season record-wise in a decade, the Allan Hancock College football team is heading to the Southern California Football Association playoffs for the second year in a row. The Bulldogs finished out the regular campaign with a 9-1 record, the same mark they had in 1999 when they played in the state […]
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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 […]
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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. 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 […]
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Farmers Markets
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 […]
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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 […]
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HEALTH
SANSUM CLINIC offers a “Diabetes Essentials” class on Nov. 19 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at 1225 North H St., Lompoc. Cost is $10. Sansum Clinic is located at 1225 North H St., Lompoc. Info: 737-8700. MARIAN MEDICAL CENTER offers an “Understanding Joint Replacement Surgery” class Nov. 19 from noon to 1:30 p.m. A […]