The city of Santa Maria is inviting local teachers and their students to explore Santa Maria’s newest outdoor classroom, Los Flores Ranch Park, this fall. The park offers views of the surrounding Central Coast hills, and the opportunity for students to learn about local wildlife and participate in a handful of recreational activities. Volunteer […]
Take a field trip to Los Flores Ranch Park
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Go virtual with server technology
Santa Maria business owners in need of a server have a new option besides buying and configuring their own system. TekTegrity, Inc., an IT strategies and management company based in San Luis Obispo, has expanded to include hosted virtual servers. The company offers entry-level systems for small businesses and e-commerce, e-mail, and database servers […]
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Mingle with business leaders
The public is invited to a business mixer hosted by the Santa Maria Business Enriched Network group on Aug. 28 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Stinky’s Bar and Grill. Mix and mingle over food and drinks and meet the business members of B.E.N., an organization of business leaders that helps its members grow […]
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Red Cross selects an emergency director
The Santa Barbara County Chapter of the American Red Cross recently announced Dr. Paul Myers as its new director of Emergency Services. Myers previously served on the chapter’s Board of Directors and as a disaster volunteer. He was actively involved in the Gap, Tea, and Jesusita fire responses and was director of the La […]
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Solar company expands
After 30 years in business, Central Coast-based Solarponics announced the opening of a new home office in Santa Ynez that will service Santa Maria, Orcutt, Lompoc, and the Santa Ynez Valley. The alternative-energy company hired Todd Burnett to offer solar electric engineering and servicing to the area. Burnett worked in the electrical industry before […]
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Slow for the cone zone
Some Santa Maria streets will be getting a sprucing up thanks to the city’s 2009 street overlay and reconstruction project, according to a press release from the city. CalPortland Construction of Santa Maria has been contracted by the city to overlay Cook Street with fresh asphalt from Pine Street to Railroad Avenue. The company […]
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Plans for massive greenhouse, packing facility in Santa Maria to move forward
Canadian-based greenhouse grower Windset Farms received final approval from the Santa Maria Planning Commission on Aug. 19 for a conditional use permit to build a 178-acre hydroponic farm and produce-packing facility the city. Plans for the $75-million project call for four greenhouses and a 140,000-square-foot produce processing and packing facility to be built in […]
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Lompoc City Council appoints new mayor, council member
After weeks of somber discussion and an atypical public vetting process, the Lompoc City Council voted 3-1 (with council member Cecilia Martner dissenting) to appoint councilman Mike Siminski as mayor. The longtime council member will serve the remaining term of Mayor Dick DeWees, who died unexpectedly on July 30. Immediately after selecting Siminski […]
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It’s a bird, it’s a plane … no, it’s really a plane!
An airplane making its way to the Santa Barbara Municipal Airport missed its destination by approximately two miles and made an emergency landing on southbound Highway 101 the morning of Aug. 24. According to a press release from the California Highway Patrol, pilot Kris Sean Michael of Temecula lost control of his plane after […]
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What bug are you most afraid of?
William Wright hydrologist “Black widows. Dude, they’re just so creepy and can kill you.” Ken Brown engineer “Black widows, just because they’re so poisonous. I’ve never been bitten, though.” Aniela Sobel professional lay-about “Potato bug. They’re disgusting, and a disgrace to the Earth. They’re like a Platypus—both an abomination.” Julian Andrade Tony Hawk Pro Skater […]
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There’s a new pest in town
They’re creepy, they totally disregard personal space, and they love Santa Maria berries as much as the next guy. They are pests of the winged, multi-legged variety that like to fly in your face or jump on your produce when you least expect it. And they’re here in Santa Barbara County, eating and mating and […]
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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 […]