THE SANTA MARIA VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE holds its 24th annual business trade show on June 18 from 4:30 to 7 p.m. at the Santa Maria Fairpark, 937 S. Thornburg, Santa Maria. Info: 925-2403, Ext. 816, or marcy@santamaria.com. THE COTTONWOOD CANYON WINERY presents a wine tasting event featuring live music on June 19 from 5:30 […]
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What woman has made the biggest impact on your life?
Matt Olney security worker “My mother. She was an incredible role model and taught me how to be a better person. My wife’s pretty close, though.” Maria Tachiquin nurse “Mother Teresa. I was reading about how she was willing to give everything she had without asking for anything in return. Nursing is like that. You […]
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Political Watch 6-11
• In a joint Legislative session on June 2, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger urged California’s lawmakers to swiftly take action to stave off the state’s $24.3 billion deficit. In his speech, Schwarzenegger addressed voters and their decision to reject five of the six propositions on the May 19 ballot. The voters’ message was clear, he said: […]
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Growing Grounds gets some green
Expect to see something new sprouting at Growing Grounds Farm in Santa Maria. The farm recently received a $25,000 grant from the Santa Barbara Foundation’s Katherine Harvey Fellows program, according to an announcement from Transitions Mental Health Association, which runs the farm. The farm is a nonprofit facet of Transitions Mental Health and provides horticultural […]
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His hat’s in the ring
Flanked by family members, Steve Lavagnino, brother of Santa Maria Mayor Larry Lavagnino, announced his intention to run for supervisor of Santa Barbara County’s 5th District on June 9. The election to decide the seat, currently held by the retiring Joe Centeno, will take place in June 2010. A self-described fiscal conservative, Lavagnino said he […]
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Security tightens at small airports
Two Department of Homeland Security regulations aimed at securing small airports from inside terrorist threats have caused a stir among private pilots who will be forced to submit to heightened checks security measures in order to maintain unescorted access to their planes. The first regulation, Security Directive 8F, went effect on June 1. It requires […]
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No changes planned for license checks
Denying a civil rights group’s claims that drivers’ license and sobriety checkpoints target Latino members of the community and hurt downtown businesses, Santa Maria officials said the police operations would continue unchanged. Latino rights group PUEBLO presented eight recommendations to City Council members at a public forum on April 22, proposing changes to the city’s […]
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Enjoy the cat days of summer
If you’ve ever thought about adopting a cat, now is the time to do it. June is Adopt a Cat Month in Santa Barbara County and to celebrate Animal Services is hosting a month of feline-focused events. For the month of June, all adoptions for cats older than six months will be discounted from $55 […]
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Governor pressures state lawmakers for a budget vote
For officials working to solve California’s $24 billion budget deficit, Judgment Day has come. At a joint session of the State Legislature on June 2 in Sacramento, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger put the pressure on lawmakers to vote on proposed cuts to the revised budget before the state runs out of money. “California’s day of reckoning […]
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Locals honor a fallen Vandenberg Navy commander
Hundreds of people gathered for memorial services on June 2 at Camp San Luis Obispo to honor Los Osos resident and Navy Commander Duane Wolfe. Wolfe, a husband and father of three, was killed by a roadside bomb near Fallujah in Iraq on May 25. According to a press release from Vandenberg Air Force Base, […]
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Santa Maria high school district heads back to the budget-cutting drawing board
On June 8, amid a sea of somber faces, the Santa Maria Joint Union High School District School Board of Trustees discussed Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s May revision to the state budget and its impacts on the district. The district is facing more than $3 million in cuts for 2009-10, following the governor’s call to increase […]
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Corey Dotzler
School’s out for summer, but former Allan Hancock College catcher Corey Dotzler is as busy as ever. Within two weeks of graduating from Hancock, Dotzler found out he’d been awarded a baseball scholarship to Cal Poly, SLO, and began playing for the semipro Santa Maria Packers. He was immediately a hit with his new team, […]
