The Grossman Gallery is displaying the work of oil landscape artist Marilyn Stankewich at the Lompoc Library. The public is invited to a reception event, which will be held at 501 E. North Ave., Lompoc, on Jan. 13 from 2 to 5 p.m. Painting landscapes from the California coastline, and the woods and mountains of […]
Lompoc Library features Marilyn Stankewich
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Zane Sheckherd
Righetti High School senior Zane Sheckherd, and the rest of the Warriors girls’ basketball team, got all geared up for their first games of the 2017-18 season on Dec. 8 for a preseason tournament in San Marcos. But then the Southern California wildfires broke out, and plans changed. “It got canceled,” Sheckherd told the Sun. […]
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Orcutt vet and her husband take home five medals at U.S. Dressage Federation championships in Kentucky
Orcutt Veterinary Hospital owner Brenda Forsythe has an unorthodox and longstanding routine for her lunch break. After a long morning of treating animals at the clinic, Forsythe hops in her car and heads for the stables. Her husband meets her there. “I eat lunch on the way out there and then ride my horse during […]
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Happy apocalypse-mas
I heard the classic holiday tune “White Christmas” on the radio the other day, but I don’t think what we’re dealing with here on the Central Coast is what Irving Berlin or Bing Crosby had in mind. It’s been days now of brown skies, deep orange sunrises, and a blood red sun looming over us, […]
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EPA takes public comment before pushing forward with Casmalia Resources Superfund Site
The first time Terri Stricklin heard about the extent of the toxic waste dump just a mile or so north of the unincorporated community of Casmalia was in 1980. “It was funny,” she told the Sun at her family’s steakhouse, The Hitching Post, one of the town’s only attractions. “This guy was painting trucks for […]
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Witness helps Sheriff’s Office nab sexual assault suspect
Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested an 18-year-old Santa Maria man on Dec. 6, after a witness reported seeing him assault and attempt to rape a 15-year-old girl. The Sheriff’s Office stated that Nicholas Padilla, 18, was driving on the 2600 block of West Main Street on Dec. 6 when he “became angry with […]
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Firefighters make gains with Thomas Fire
Mild winds on the night of Dec. 11 helped fire crews across Santa Barbara and Ventura counties make significant gains on establishing a perimeter around the flaming behemoth known as the Thomas Fire. The frenetic fire spun out of control on Dec. 4 in Ventura County and burned 234,000 acres—266 square miles—by Dec. 12, making […]
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Allan Hancock College refinances Bond Measure I as projects move forward
Allan Hancock College recently refinanced Bond Measure I, which was passed by voters in 2006 and used to fund $180 million in facility and technology improvements on the college’s campus. The refinancing process is expected to save taxpayers nearly $10.3 million over the bond’s lifetime. The bond refinancing process is similar to home mortgage refinancing, […]
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Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians donates laptops to local schools
The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians recently delivered laptop computers and mobile charging carts to two Santa Barbara County schools as part of its Technology in Schools Program. The Santa Ynez Valley Christian Academy and Cabrillo High School each received 35 Google Chromebooks and a mobile charging cart, which were wheeled into class by […]
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Stoners aren’t stupid
Editor’s note: This letter was written in response to the Ruhge’s letter, which Bacca received via email along with the Sun. I am unsure why you have sent me this message, I strongly disagree with your stance and rhetoric. First, I would encourage you to do a little bit of scientific research, so you understand […]
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Stop using God as an excuse
Alabama state auditor Jim Ziegler, when defending Roy Moore’s behavior, stated, “Also take Joseph and Mary. Mary was a teenager and Joseph was an adult carpenter. They became parents of Jesus.” The “defense” of Roy Moore by members of the religious right dragging Mary and Joseph into the controversy while distorting the birth of Jesus […]
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Support Lompoc’s cannabis ordinance
Dear Sun, you need more balanced cannabis coverage. You recently published an editorial by Lompoc resident Ron Fink about his irrational concerns over legalized cannabis in Lompoc (“Lompoc residents concerned over cannabis referendum,” Nov. 23). It fails to acknowledge there is already (unregulated) marijuana all over Lompoc and that legalization only paves the way for […]
