Everybody wants a piece of California’s 24th Congressional District. Last April, longtime Congresswoman Lois Capps announced that she would retire at the end of her term. Political jockeying and campaign fundraising didn’t hesitate. Within a few days of her announcement, contenders were already proclaiming their intentions to grab the seat, and additional candidates weren’t far […]
Follow the money: The Sun takes a look at who’s funding whom in the 24th Congressional District race
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Santa Ynez Valley students receive scholarships from SYVCH Auxiliary
Each year, the Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital (SYVCH) Auxiliary offers scholarships to area high school graduates or continuing college students pursuing a career in a medical or health-related field. This year, the Auxiliary named six recipients who each received $3,000 for a grand total of $18,000. The 2016 SYVCH Auxiliary scholarship selection committee consists […]
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What have you learned from your time as Allan Hancock College faculty?
Glenn Owen accounting instructor “I would say I’ve learned a lot about the wealth of talent we have here in administration and faculty. That sort of rich environment is great for the students as well.” Shirley Rorabaugh retired AHC scholarship veteran’s affairs technician “That every person that you come in contact with is on an […]
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Portrait of a community: Holli Harmon’s exhibit at the Elverhoj Museum in Solvang captures the human landscape of the Central Coast
Natural light poured through the large, windowed doors of the Elverhoj Museum of History and Art’s gallery space, illuminating the large, carefully cut paper quilt that hung against the panes. Artist Holli Harmon stood in the soft glow, explaining the various images she had shaped throughout the three-panel tapestry. The intricate paper cutting was created […]
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DIY wine: From backyard to bottle with Fred Carbone
Obsessed with wine? Maybe you should make some. Because as it turns out, that’s actually a thing normal people do. They realize they’ve got nothing to put in that ol’ drainage basin that’s just sitting on their property, so they decide to grow a bunch of grapes in it. And then they use those grapes […]
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Man vs. car
I don’t know why I still play with cars. Car projects are oftentimes immensely frustrating. Bolts get stripped, knuckles get busted, and my wife hates it when I smell like grease. Grease stench means the grease monkey sleeps alone. The only reason I continue to keep thrashing on my own car and destroying my fingers […]
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Allan Hancock College music instructor Dr. Marcus Engelmann retires after 30 years at the college
Former students of Allan Hancock College’s longtime music department instructor Marcus Engelmann, wherever they are encountered, always remember the soft-spoken instructor in reverent tones—this writer included. Generations of musicians have learned music theory, electronic music, or sound recording under the tutelage of Engelmann. He’s been at Allan Hancock College 30 years now, but alas, all […]
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Santa Ynez Valley Arts Association awards student scholarships
The Santa Ynez Valley Arts Association announced its student scholarship winners for the academic year of 2016 in a May 9 release. The scholarship committee began in 1990 in order to fund awards for high school students continuing an arts education in college. The first place scholarship was awarded to Santa Ynez Valley Union High […]
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Santa Maria Utilities Department awards students for water conservation posters
The Santa Maria Utilities Department announced the winners of the 2016 Water Awareness Poster contest at the May 3 City Council meeting, where students were given awards, trophies, and prizes for their creative efforts in spreading awareness of water conservation. The competition took place among third graders in the Santa Maria-Bonita School District, who submitted […]
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Friends of Santa Maria Public Library sponsors Houdini show
The Friends of the Santa Maria Public Library presents a one-man show with actor Duffy Hudson, who will portray the famous magician Harry Houdini on May 24 at the library’s Shepard Hall. The hour-long program is sponsored by the Friends of the Library. Hudson will talk about Houdini’s life and work during the performance, which […]
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Central Coast artist Pat Roberts captures beauty of horses through sculpture
The white walls were overwhelming. At age 30, Pat Roberts, along with her husband and three children, moved into what would be her forever home on a sprawling horse ranch property off Highway 246 in between Lompoc and Solvang, and was confronted with the problem of bare, white walls. “I looked at all these white […]
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Local poet Michael McLaughlin releases new book of poetry, ‘Countless Cinemas’
Listen to an interview with Michael McLaughlin, including readings of two poems from ‘Countless Cinemas.’ The words flow in simple, neat little packets on the pages of local poet Michael McLaughlin’s new book, Countless Cinemas, released through Hell Press. The stanzas appear simple, but the content is far from so, and each line’s place on […]
