• State Assemblyman Sam Blakeslee (R-San Luis Obispo) recently filed a statement of intent to run in the 2012 race for State Senate District 15. The seat is currently held by state Sen. Abel Maldonado (R-Santa Maria), whose term will end that year. Blakeslee was first elected to the State Assembly in 2004, a position […]
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Community Notebook
TUESDAY, DEC. 16 • 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 Room, 511 E. Lakeside Parkway, suite 141, Santa Maria. Agendas are available at bos-agenda.sbcgov.net. • The Guadalupe Planning Commission has its regular meeting at 6 p.m. in […]
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Community Corner
The United Way held its inaugural drive-through Beans and Rice Food Drive on Dec. 9 and 10 to benefit the Salvation Army. With demand for food assistance rising faster than donated food supplies, the Food Drive helped bolster the Salvation Army’s depleted food supplies. Why rice and beans? According to the United Way, both rice […]
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Women for Agriculture gets new leaders
The Santa Maria Chapter of California Women for Agriculture recently announced its 2009 officers: Kristy Farmer, president; Kari Campbell-Bohard, first vice president; Kerri Aller, second vice president; Donna France, third vice president; Joyce Chrisman, secretary; Nancy Machut, treasurer; and Patty Vasquez, vice treasurer. Lisa Bodrogi is the immediate past president. The officers will be installed […]
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Community Bank of Santa Maria opts out of ‘bail out’
Jim Glines, CEO of Community Bank of Santa Maria, announced in late November the bank’s decision to pass on Treasury’s TARP Capital Purchase Plan—a.k.a. the “Bail Out” Plan—designed to encourage U.S. financial institutions to build capital. According to a press release, however, Community Bank of Santa Maria is well capitalized and hasn’t seen a need […]
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Need a decorative wall display?
How about some custom signage? Maybe you’re hankering for a new table top? On Dec. 1, longtime Santa Ynez Valley residents Tom and Marie Freeman launched eWoodArt.com, which allows customers to create artisan-quality wine barrel carvings over the Internet. An online tool guides users through the steps to custom carve solid oak recycled wine barrel […]
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Where have all the avocados gone?
Guacamole—and all things avocado—could soon be in high demand but hard to get, according to findings from the California Farm Bureau Federation and the California Avocado Commission. The groups reported that the 2009 avocado crop could be the industry’s lightest in 20 years. “You’d have to go back to the 1990s to see crop yields […]
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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 Santa […]
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SPIRITUAL
BAHA’I interfaith worship services are the second Sunday of each month. Info: 489-4172. Children’s classes are the first Saturday of each month. Info: 937-9451. Study circles about The Life of the Spirit are ongoing in Santa Maria. For questions, dates, and times: 614-0963. Info: 937-9451. BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH holds worship services Sundays with Holy Communion […]
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FARMERS MARKETS
SANTA MARIA 100 S. Broadway at Main, Wednesdays, from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Features local beekeepers’ honey and bee pollen, breads and pastries, plants and flower bouquets, fresh fruits and vegetables. ORCUTT Corner of Clark and Bradley, Tuesdays, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Fresh honey, flowers, and eggs, along with fresh fruits and […]
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BARBECUES
A BENEFIT BARBECUE for Santa Maria-Bonita School District teacher Carla Mumaw and her daughter is Dec. 13 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Tunnell School, 1248 E Dena Way, Santa Maria. Cost is $8 for tickets purchased at Tunnell School prior to event, $10 day of the event. Info: 361-7940. ONGOING […]
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HEALTH
ONGOING ARTHRITIS FDN. is a low impact, sit-in-chair exercise program held every Wednesday from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Valentine St. Community Room, 280 E. New Love St. Info: 346-1981. SYCAMORE MINERAL SPRINGS HEALING ARTS INSTITUTE offers a range of classes including yoga and meditation, alternative and herbal medicine, aroma and color therapy, […]