The hybrid vehicle movement had finally come to public transportation on the Central Coast. At least that’s the way it was advertised when the San Luis Obispo Regional Transportation Authority (SLORTA), the consortium that operates more than 40 buses on routes between San Simeon and Santa Maria, bought two hybrid-electric buses a few years ago […]
SLORTA gives up on $900,000 green dream and goes back to diesels
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Bridget Wilson
After Bridget Wilson scored the “winning goal” on Dr. Jose Ortiz, Allan Hancock College president, during the unveiling of the new soccer scoreboard, I approached her with utmost caution: It’s not wise to make the school president look like a bad goalie. Wilson has no recollection of when she started playing soccer. From what […]
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Soft tip, dead aim
Think you’ve got the chops to put plastic on target inside a space the size of a quarter from six feet away? There are some people at DJ’s Saloon in Lompoc who want to have a word with you. DJ’s hosts an open soft-tip dart tournament every Sunday starting around 1 p.m. and running […]
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Sports Shorts
This week’s Sports Shorts was compiled by Intern Henry Houston. Information should be sent to the Sun via fax, e-mail, or mail.
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My denture adventure
Dental insurance through my job is expensive but well worth it. Twice now it’s completely paid for a comprehensive exam and full set of x-rays that have definitively established I cannot afford to have my teeth fixed. Both estimates for the work I need came in around $12,000 with the good news that the insurance […]
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Everybody wins at Santa Maria-Bonita School District’s 15th annual bowl-a-thon
Everybody wins at Santa Maria-Bonita School District’s 15th annual bowl-a-thon Groups of middle-schoolers stood in clusters around ball returns at Rancho Bowl in Santa Maria on Oct. 28 at the 15th annual Dick Wicks’ Memorial Strike a Partnership Bowl-A-Thon, waiting for their turn to knock down some pins. After each student bowled, people […]
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Orcutt Academy opens a new science lab
Students attending biology and other life science classes at Orcutt Academy High School now have a new facility in which to do their experiments. On Oct. 29, the Spartans hosted a grand opening ceremony to show off the charter school’s brand new classroom and lab on the Orcutt Junior High School campus. Associated […]
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BOCH hires staff assistant
The organization behind the “10-Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness in Santa Barbara County,” Bringing Our Community Home, announced Hannah Wolf has joined the group as its new staff assistant. Wolf boasts more than six years’ experience working with community programs. She served as a day camp counselor at the Santa Barbara Family YMCA, […]
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Skin clinic adds new blood
Santa Maria doctor Michael Moats and the staff of Moats Laser and Skin Care recently welcomed Aesthetic Nurse Specialist Kathy Nicassio to their team. Nicassio brings to Moats’ practice more than eight years of experience in the field of facial rejuvenation. She has extensive training in Botox and dermal fillers, is a certified allergian […]
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Recession? Get over it!
The Santa Maria Valley Chamber of Commerce and the Committee to Improve North County invite business leaders to help start the economic recovery at the 2010 Economic and Business Outlook Conference on Nov. 17. The conference will feature speakers covering all aspects of local and statewide economies. Chief of the Economic Development Division of […]
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Still fresh after all these years
The Portuguese and Swiss-Italian ranchers who settled in the Santa Maria Valley created a signature cuisine featuring succulent beef grilled over a red oak fire. Arriving on their heels at the dawn of the 20th century, Japanese farmers brought with them an equally compelling culinary tradition that showcases ocean-fresh fish and just-picked vegetables. Since […]
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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 […]