Gari Valdez satellite operator “Expand the city bike trails.” Amber Summerville employment research “Cheaper gyms. A health food store. We don’t have a Trader Joe’s.” Nicole Applegate eligibility interviewer “More walking paths.” Danielle Applegate kids’ club attendant “Everyone should come workout at In-Shape!”
What do you think Santa Maria could do to promote a healthier lifestyle?
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Community Notebook
MONDAY, JAN. 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, JAN. 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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Political Watch
• On Jan. 14, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 289 to 139 to approve the reauthorization of the bipartisan State Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization, H.R. 2. Congresswoman Lois Capps (D-Santa Barbara) released a statement commending the decision. “This bill goes a long way toward helping children grow up healthy and strong. As families […]
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Take the time to get tested
January is National Cervical Cancer Awareness month, and the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department is reminding women about the important role of regular screening in detecting cervical cancer. According to the department, cervical cancer can be caused by the human papilloma virus (HPV), a sexually transmitted infection. The HPV virus is also responsible for […]
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Bikes and boxes
“You can do a lot on a bicycle,” Santa Maria resident James Stoughton said. He spoke with a clear intensity, shifting with ease from intricately detailed descriptions of threads-per-inch on screws and casters’ maximum weight capacity to accounts of how the Lord woke him up at 3 in the morning with the inspiration for his […]
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Get to know vegetarianism
Ever think about going vegetarian? Interested in the idea, but don’t feel ready to cut out meat just yet? Do you equate vegetarian fare with bunny food? Worried that all vegetarian dishes are going to taste like lettuce? The folks at the Society for Vegetarian Inclined People (SoVIP) and the Healthy Palate restaurant would like […]
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A nurse for all seasons
Dressed in powder-blue scrubs and green Crocs, Gina Parker looks and acts like the ideal registered nurse. She is friendly and sincere, confident and soothing. One would never guess she graduated from Allan Hancock College’s Registered Nursing Program a little more than a month ago. But Parker isn’t hiding her rookie status—she’s wearing it like […]
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Got yard waste?
Beginning next month, the city of Santa Maria will run a yard waste recycling pilot program. Three neighborhoods were selected for the test: the Hancock Park area, Driftwood Meadow and the Los Cabos/Toby Villas area, and the area bounded by Fesler Street, Benwiley Avenue, Alvin Avenue, and Dejoy Street. From Jan. 28 to 30, […]
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County Fire, Greka employees respond to another spill
On Jan. 19, the Santa Barbara County Fire Department responded to a reported oil spill at Greka Oil and Gas Inc.’s Bradley Land Lease off of Telephone Road in Santa Maria. According to a press release from the fire department, the leak was caused by a faulty pipe fixture on one of the flow lines […]
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Santa Barbara County Fire Department will host wildfire safety forums
With flames from the Tea Fire still vivid in the public’s memories, the Santa Barbara County Fire Department will hold a series of wildfire safety town hall community meetings in February. On Feb. 9, the meeting runs from 6 to 8 p.m. at Blochman School, 4949 Foxen Canyon Road, in Sisquoc. There’s also a meeting […]
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Federal grant will fortify Santa Maria Fire Department’s ‘wildfire arsenal’
The Santa Maria Fire Department was one of several local fire departments and emergency medical organizations to recently get a one-year grant through the federal Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program. The city’s fire department was awarded almost $49,000. “The Santa Maria Fire Department has applied for and received several grants over the last few years, […]
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UCSB Economic Forecast Project predicts few bright spots in 2009
California is entering its worst recession since the 1940s, according to a Jan. 15 report from the UC Santa Barbara Economic Forecast Project. The recession’s impact on the state will be more severe than in other states because of its “well-publicized and very serious budget crisis,” Economic Forecast Project officials said. “California’s outlook is bleak,” […]
