Students can dance Two students from the Everybody Can DANCE Vaganova Ballet Academy received scholarships awarded by the Santa Barbara Dance Alliance on Jan. 23. Sydney Burkert and Kaila Holford started with a recommendation from their teacher, Diane Zink, for scholarship competition. After excelling in October auditions, the young artists were among 14 students who […]
Arts Briefs
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Hitting a high note
Gaetano Ferro has the accent of a Latin lover, a natural singing ability, and the voice of a man many years his junior. At 71, Ferro said he’s often told that he sounds much younger—a feat he chalks up to good living. “I don’t care what the calendar says, I just don’t feel that old,” […]
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All gussied up
In a time before mass production, abundant materials, and cheap labor, garments were made one at a time, each piece fashioned by hand. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, a family’s means were typically meager, and that often meant clothes were handed down from child to child and sometimes to grandchild. Some of those […]
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Hobnobbing with Helen
He did it again! Yes, the irrepressible Judy Hearn won the bid to lead the Santa Maria Philharmonic in the “Star Spangled Banner” at the first concert of the orchestra’s 2009-2010 season. Fans will recall that Clark-Center-Follies-tap-dancing star Judy also guest conducted at a previous season-starting concert. The bidding took place at the Philharmonic’s annual […]
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Political Watch
• Frustrated by his colleagues’ reactions to the State budget crisis, State Sen. Abel Maldonado (R-Santa Maria) recently introduced two constitutional amendments regulating legislators’ salaries. Maldonado’s “No Budget, No Pay or Per Diem” bill, SCA 7, would prohibit legislators from receiving their salaries or per diem if the budget has not been passed by the […]
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Need cash for college?
As high school seniors start to hear back from college admissions offices, determining the cost of a college education will soon become a reality for many families. Students and their parents can help ease the financial burden by filling out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FASFA) or applying for a Cal Grant. To […]
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National publication recognizes Santa Maria High School for stellar college
The College Board, a national nonprofit association of schools, colleges, and universities, recently listed Santa Maria High School as a school with “exemplary college counseling.” The high school was one of six schools listed in the publication Inspiration and Innovation: Ten Effective Counseling Practices from the College Board’s Inspiration Award Schools. Commissioned by the College […]
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Hook a green investor for your green enterprise
The California Coast Venture Forum recently announced the launch of its Clean Business Investment Summit, set for March 26 at UCSB’s Corwin Pavilion. “Clean tech,” green, socially responsible, and sustainable businesses will present their companies to investors at the event. The California Coast Venture Forum is looking for such enterprises—in renewable energy sources, agricultural technology, […]
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How did Community Bank of Santa Maria fare in 2008?
Jim Glines, president and chief executive officer of Community Bank of Santa Maria, recently released the bank’s year-end earnings report. “Our financial numbers are a direct reflection of the community we service,” he said in a release to the media. “We hope the new year will bring an economic upswing that will undoubtedly strengthen the […]
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Explore short sales in a local seminar
Explore short sales in a local seminar Pat Haley, sales manager with Short Sale Realty, set up a seller seminar with the hopes of explaining how short sales are made, why they’re “better for sellers than a foreclosure,” and why buyers tend to get a better house in better condition than if they bought a […]
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Taking the bench
In November 2008, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger appointed Kay Kuns to fill a judgeship vacated by retiring Santa Maria Judge Rodney Melville. In a recent interview with the Sun, Kuns said the appointment came as a bit of a surprise. “I put in an application several years ago and didn’t think much else about it,” Kuns […]
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Community Notebook
TUESDAY, FEB. 3 • The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors has its regular meeting at 9 a.m. in the Board of Supervisors Hearing Room, 105 E. Anapamu St., Santa Barbara. Agendas are available at bos-agenda.sbcgov.net. • The Vandenberg Village Community Services District has its regular board meeting at 7 p.m. in the District Office […]