The women featured in Women at Work: Three Artistic Visions each brings a lifetime of creativity to the exhibit showing at Gallery Los Olivos in July. Julie Fish spent most of her life living all over the world. Her father worked for the U.S. State Department and his work brought the family to places like […]
Gallery Los Olivos showcases the artwork of three women
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Santa Maria Saints take home CIF baseball championship
The city of Santa Maria has cemented itself as a place for premier prep baseball talent. While Righetti was the high school that received most of the acclaim during the year with their 28-7 overall record and second round MLB draft pick, it was Santa Maria High School that finished the season the strongest. The […]
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Los Alamos gallery welcomes painter featured on ‘Mad Men’
For most painters, one of the greatest career thrills is seeing their work hanging on the walls of a prestigious gallery. But artist Lisa Gizara got to see hers prominently featured in one of the biggest hit television shows of all time. Gizara, a Santa Monica-based photographer and painter whose work is coveted by the […]
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Hancock forms committee to review possible solutions for Campus Police Department
Allan Hancock College formed a committee consisting of six members to review options for the Allan Hancock College Campus Police Department after Hancock College Police Chief Paul Grohowski found six areas in need of immediate attention. Grohowski conducted multiple assessment reports of the police department and found inadequacies in staffing, officer backup, outdated procedures and […]
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Lompoc youth graduate Junior Police Camp
Lompoc’s Junior Police Camp saw 23 7- to 10-year-olds graduate from the program’s 2017 session. The graduates received a certificate of completion from Lompoc Police Chief Patrick Walsh and were treated to a barbecue meal at the end of the camp. The camp consisted of three training days in which the children learned about local […]
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Boys and Girls Club holds art classes with artist Henry Asencio
The Boys and Girls Club of Santa Maria Valley held a special event on June 23 featuring artist Henry Asencio delivering an hour of art instruction for members with an interest in fine art. Asencio was born in Los Angeles, but was raised in the Santa Maria Valley. Art lovers seek out his portraiture works […]
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Spotlight on: Jessica Cooper Photography
In the era of smartphones and selfie sticks, anyone can be their own photographer. What once required film, chemicals, and a dark room—or a Polaroid at least—has evolved into something far more accessible. Professional natural light photographer Jessica Cooper doesn’t use her cell phone to take photos, of clients at least, but she doesn’t dismiss […]
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Where’s the beef?
While my daughter stared intently at her phone as she was sitting in class one day at public school, she finally looked up for the first time in four years and learned something. Was it the quadratic formula? No, she never looks up from her phone in math class. What got her to pull away […]
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Climate concerns are real
We are fortunate to have John Lindsey writing columns on weather in our local newspapers. Mr. Lindsey is PG&E’s and Diablo Canyon’s meteorologist and media relations person. He knows weather! In a recent op-ed, he explained the higher temperatures we’re seeing in our part of California. He discussed the relationship between the thickness of the […]
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Santa Barbara County Fair features local groups at the Sun Center Stage
The Santa Barbara County Fair is well known for the big-name acts that grace the Main Stage, and for good reason. The likes of LeAnne Rimes and John Michael Montgomery will be stars of the show on that stage, but it’s not the only one featuring live music at the fair. The Sun Center Stage […]
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Tickets now available for Lompoc Youth Theater production
Tickets are now on sale for the 2017 Lompoc Youth Theater summer production of Legally Blonde Jr—the Musical, based on the hit movie Legally Blonde starring Reese Witherspoon. Performances are scheduled for July 21, July 22, July 28, and Aug. 29 at 7 p.m. There will also be a special matinee performance at 2 p.m. […]
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Makerspace at the Santa Maria Public Library
In collaboration with Allan Hancock College, the Santa Maria Public Library will host free maker activities in July and August on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Funding is provided through a grant from the California Community College Chancellor’s office. Library and college staff in the Edwin and Jeanne Woods Learning Center will lead […]