Female small-business owners can learn how to take advantage of federal contracting opportunities thanks to a new online U.S. Small Business Administration training course. The free tutorial, Winning Federal Contracts: A Guide for Women Entrepreneurs, is part of a government-wide initiative to promote opportunities for women-owned businesses in the area of government contracting. It’s designed […]
Federal contracting made easy
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Learn about neuromuscular dentistry
Suffering from chronic headaches? Dizziness? Clicking jaws? They could all be signs and symptoms of a neuromuscular imbalance. Dentist John Orchard is launching a campaign to bring awareness to neuromuscular dentistry and the health benefits it can bring to sufferers of a poor bite. He encourages the public to visit his practice and learn […]
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School supplier moves
School supply store Anything Educational is moving to 1930 S. Broadway from 1545 Stowell Center Plaza, where it’s been located for the past nine years. The shop specializes in wholesale school supplies, office supplies, and stationery. Owner Marc Canigiula has made life easier on teachers and parents since he opened it, donating thousands of […]
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Fitness club opens in Nipomo
Offering an alternative to traditional fitness centers, national chain Snap Fitness will be celebrating its grand opening in Nipomo on Oct. 24. Visitors will be treated to free gifts and food, and the event promises fun for kids as well, with a bounce house and other activities. The club will also hold a drawing […]
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Political Watch 10-22
• Etta Waterfield, Republican candidate for California’s 33rd District Assembly, has added some more endorsements to her list. Earlier this month, the Santa Maria businesswoman received political support from State Sen. Tony Strickland (R-Thousand Oaks) and Lew Uhler of the National Tax Limitation Committee. For more information about Waterfield’s campaign, including a full list of […]
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Community Notebook 10-22
MONDAY, OCT. 26 • The Nipomo Community Advisory Council has its regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the Nipomo Community Services District Headquarters, 148 S. Wilson St., Nipomo. TUESDAY, OCT. 27 • The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors has its regular meeting at 9 a.m. in the Betteravia Government Center’s Board of Supervisors Hearing […]
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Hobnobbing with Helen
Shall we dance? Paint? Draw? Go to PCPA? Thanks to the Orcutt Children’s Art Foundation (OCAF), for Orcutt school students, the answer to these questions is a resounding yes. What the California legislature hath removeth from the state schools’ budgets, OCAF hath restored in part, at least where the arts are concerned. On Oct. 18, from 2 […]
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Let there be peace
As the children of the Marian Extended Care daycare filed in to their room, they were in awe of a new piece of furniture: a blue chair decorated with the Earth on the seat and the rings of Saturn and the words “Peace is the way, there is no way to peace” inscribed on the […]
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SLO County supervisor makes a bid for the Assembly
San Luis Obispo County Supervisor and business owner Katcho Achadjian is running for office because, as he says, Sacramento is out of touch with local leaders and ruling bodies throughout California. “State government has disconnected itself from local government. We’ve become their ATM,” he said. “They’re sucking out funds without thinking of the impact.” The […]
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And then there were four
The race for California’s 33rd District Assembly seat has suffered its first campaign casualty. On Oct. 15, Marty Mariscal—former Santa Maria City Council member—told the Sun he’s no longer running for the seat, which is being vacated by current Assemblyman Sam Blakeslee in 2010. “It’s the campaign that could and should have been,” Mariscal […]
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Correction
In its Oct. 15 issue, the Sun incorrectly reported how much the sound wall along Union Valley Parkway would cost. The price of constructing the wall is estimated at approximately $160,000. The entire road extension project is estimated to cost more than $30 million. News Briefs is compiled by Sun staffers from staff reporting and […]
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Dick DeWees memorial highway is on its way to the California Legislature
On Oct. 15, the Santa Barbara County Association of Governments unanimously approved a resolution to name the section of Highway 246 between Lompoc and Buellton the Mayor Dick DeWees Memorial Highway. Proposed by SBCAG chair and Guadalupe Mayor Lupe Alvarez, the designation will honor the late Lompoc mayor for his commitment to his hometown and […]
