The Purple Marble is Pacific Conservatory Theatre’s (PCPA) upcoming Education and Outreach touring production for early 2018. The musical—available for a limited engagement—is based on local teen author Alyssa B. Antoci’s book (written when she was 8 years old) and features a story about facing bullies and starting over. The story revolves around Max, a […]
Local teen’s book adapted for new original musical
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Ryheem Skinner
Allan Hancock College’s star running back, Ryheem Skinner, hails from the tiny town of Clinton, North Carolina, a rural community of 8,000 residents. He came a long way to lead his California junior college football team to its best season in nearly 20 years. The freshman ran for 144 yards and three touchdowns in a […]
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Hooping beyond borders: Pioneer Valley’s newest coach is fresh off of two pro basketball championships in Mexico
Aspiring freshmen basketball players at Pioneer Valley High School will have a coach this season who they can literally, and figuratively, look up to. Joining the Panthers’ coaching staff this year is 26-year-old Ross Rivera, a former Division 1 college basketball player and two-time champion of professional hoops leagues in Mexico. A Visalia native with […]
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Registration season coming for students at Allan Hancock College
Allan Hancock College’s winter and spring class schedules are now available for viewing on the school’s website, and open registration for all students begins on Nov. 18. Hancock will offer more than 30 classes running five weeks or less during winter session, which begins the week of Dec. 18. More than 1,200 classes will be […]
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Righetti High School mourns student’s suicide
A 14-year-old Ernest Righetti High School student killed herself on Nov. 1 at about 8 p.m., according to Lt. Kevin Huddle of the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office. Huddle said the student, Kiya McBride, died in her Orcutt home that evening. The Santa Maria Joint Union High School District was informed of McBride’s death the […]
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Santa Maria Future Farmers of America team nationally recognized
A Santa Maria Future Farmers of America (FFA) team placed fourth at the recent National FFA Milk Quality and Dairy Products Contest. The Santa Maria Milk Quality and Dairy Products Team, coached by Mark Powell, consists of high school juniors Jennifer De Leon and Ariana Romero-Gutierrez, and seniors Rosalva Diaz and Monserrat Nolasco. Nolasco, in […]
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Hobnobbing with Helen: Great givers
The annual Celebrate Philanthropy luncheon, organized by the Santa Barbara Foundation and sponsored by the Santa Maria Times (they picked up the tab for lunch), is, to moi, a social phenomenon. Extremely well attended and about 10 years old, the event is one of the hottest tickets in town. “We always sell out,” reported the […]
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Human remains discovered north of Montecito
Santa Barbara County Sheriff deputies discovered human remains near an abandoned vehicle in a canyon north of Montecito on Nov. 3. In a press release from that day, the Sheriff’s Office said it was in the process of making a positive identification and that no additional information would be released due to the active investigation […]
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Few details released after attempted murder near Santa Maria High School
A man was shot in the foot on South Pine Street near Santa Maria High School on the evening of Nov. 3. Law enforcement says the suspect is not known at this time. Lt. Paul Van Meel with the Santa Maria Police Department confirmed with the Sun that the shooting had occurred and was an […]
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San Lucas Ranch applies for second restraining order against county and supervisors over Camp 4
Santa Ynez Valley landowners who filed a lawsuit against the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors on Oct. 24 applied for a second temporary restraining order against the supervisors on Nov. 2. Santa Barbara County Superior Court Judge Donna Geck denied the initial request, filed by San Lucas Ranch, for a temporary restraining order against […]
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Suspects arrested in separate kidnapping and stabbing cases on Nov. 4
A Santa Maria man was arrested on Nov. 4 after allegedly kidnapping a 3-year-old boy and then hitting a pedestrian while fleeing with the child in a vehicle. Suspect Paul Maldonado, 30, reportedly kidnapped a child, stole a car, and drove away, according to a Santa Maria Police Department press release. Witnesses told police the […]
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NASA satellite launch at Vandenberg delayed
A faulty battery delayed the launch of a rocket carrying a NASA and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) satellite, originally set to launch on Nov. 10 from Vandenberg Air Force Base. The battery was on a booster for the Delta II Rocket owned by United Launch Alliance—a joint venture between Boeing and Lockheed Martin […]