During the sun-drenched days of summer, fans root for their favorite golfers and baseball teams, and when winter rolls around, they pile into football stadiums and basketball arenas, ready to cheer the action. Just as sports have their seasons, so, too, do many wines. Searing hot days call for crisp white wines that cool […]
Warm up with port
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Word problems
After a long, hard day at work (checking my personal e-mail, trading fantasy football players, and watching old Saturday Night Live skits on YouTube), I like to have a relaxing evening at home away from all of the stresses of my job (like my fantasy players being put on injured reserve). I like to sit […]
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Allan Hancock College will offer head START, faster classes
Allan Hancock College is inviting students to “attend college at the speed of life” by earning a full semester course’s credits in eight weeks through the college’s Fast Track/Term classes. More than 140 eight-week term classes are being offered during the spring 2009 semester. Almost 50 of the classes are being offered at the […]
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Cal Poly Rose Parade float wins first-ever Viewers’ Choice Award
On Jan. 2, “Seaside Amusement” translated into voter amusement when a parade float co-designed and built by the Cal Poly universities won the inaugural KTLA Viewers’ Choice Award for the Tournament of Roses. The float nabbed 3,219 out of a total of 10,618 votes, according to a Cal Poly press release. The float was […]
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Think outside the page
Here’s the deal: You’re blind, and you want to find out what happened to Harry Potter in the last book of J. K. Rowling’s series, so you check out a stack of CDs from the library and let narrator Jim Dale’s crisp British accent bring the halls of Hogwarts to life. A few chapters […]
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Their wishes are your command
When someone suggested in 2000 that Stefanie Hassett get involved with the local chapter of the Make-A-Wish Foundation, the Santa Maria resident had her doubts.She wasn’t donating money at a fundraiser or volunteering her time—she was contemplating signing up her 10-year-old son, Alex, who was suffering from lymphoma, for his special wish. The decision […]
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Community Notebook
MONDAY, JAN. 12 The Santa Maria City Block Grants Advisory Committee has its regular meeting at 5:30 p.m. in the City Hall Conference Room, 110 E. Cook St., Santa Maria. TUESDAY, JAN. 13 The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors has its regular meeting at 9 a.m. in the Betteravia Government Center’s Board of Supervisors […]
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New judges take the bench
The Santa Barbara County Superior Court recently announced that there are some new faces on the bench for 2009. Three judges have been sworn into the court system, including Judge Jed Beebe. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger appointed Judge Jean Dandona to fill the seat vacated by Judge Joseph Lodge, who passed away last year. Dandona […]
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Santa Barbara County Supervisors kick off the year with a ceremony
Santa Barbara County Supervisors kick off the year with a ceremony Before it could get down to business on Jan. 6, the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors held its 2009 ceremony to install several incoming officials. At the top of the list was new 3rd District Supervisor Doreen Farr. The former Santa […]
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Need housing? Maybe he can help …
Peoples’ Self-Help Housing, a nonprofit that develops affordable housing and community services for low-income households and homeownership opportunities for working families, has a new manager of housing development-rental. Executive Director Jeanette Duncan noted Ken Trigueiro’s promotion in a press release. Trigueiro has been with the group since 2005. He previously worked in banking and […]
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Network away in Buellton
It’s a new year, full of new opportunities. Tap into some of them by networking at the Santa Ynez Valley Visitors Association meeting on Jan. 13 at 8:30 a.m. Kathy Janega-Dykes, CEO of the Santa Barbara Conference and Visitors Bureau and Film Commission, and economist Kenneth Harwood will talk about the state of the […]
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Longtime law firm celebrates 60 years
Local law firm Andre, Morris, and Buttery—with offices in Santa Maria, San Luis Obispo, and Paso Robles—will celebrate its 60 years in business on the Central Coast with a symposium at the Clark Center in Arroyo Grande on Jan. 26. Bob Stapleton, owner of cycling’s Team Columbia, will be the keynote speaker. Stapleton […]
