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Coast Hills Credit Union presents Future for Lompoc Youth with $80 K donation
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (255+ words) Future for Lompoc Youth members accept a check for $80, 000 from Coast Hills Credit Union representatives. Pictured from left: Dana Magann, chief of staff Coast Hills; Tim Harrington, Future board member; De Vika Stalling, FLY executive director; Joel Navarro, FLY student…...
Celebrating tiny triumphs: Marian's annual NICU reunion unites families and caregivers
1+ week, 3+ day ago (395+ words) Balloon artist "Q, the Balloon Dude" treats families to balloon animals during Saturday's NICU Reunion at Marian Regional Medical Center." NICU graduates and their families were celebrated at Marian Regional Medical Center's annual NICU Reunion in Santa Maria. Dignity Health's…...
Registration for youth summer camps opens May 1
1+ week, 5+ day ago (184+ words) Registration for the any of the eight Santa Maria Recreation and Parks Department's safe, structured, and engaging summer camps opens on May 1. Camps are offered June through August for local youth ages 4 to 14. The Department said by registering early, families…...
Special needs Easter egg hunt draws hundreds of egg-cited collectors
2+ week, 6+ day ago (161+ words) Families wait for the start of the Easter egg hunt Saturday a Libbon Elementary. Children collect Easter eggs Saturday during the annual special needs hunt organized by the Banta family, of Orcutt. Family members and children enjoy bubbles during the…...
Santa Maria high school engineers turn designs into metal medallions
4+ week, 1+ day ago (224+ words) Students from Santa Maria High School's engineering clubs competed in the Casting Dreams Competition on Feb. 24, designing metal-cast medallions in a hands-on event held on campus. Members of the Society of Women Engineers and Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers created…...
Lompoc student helps lead youth walkout as community protests gain momentum
4+ week, 2+ day ago (671+ words) Gary Jeffrey, a 16-year-old sophomore at Lompoc High School, stands on a step ladder to address his peers during the national student walkout campaign held in January." In late January, Gary Jeffrey, a 16-year-old sophomore at Lompoc High School, helped…...
Register now for SMBSD's Camp Elevate summer program
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (183+ words) Families in the Santa Maria-Bonita School District can register now for the district's Camp Elevate, a four-week program focused on helping students maintain academic momentum during the summer." The program is scheduled to run from June 16 through July 8, providing an…...
National FFA president visits Pioneer Valley High, tours Mark Richardson Center
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (629+ words) National FFA President Trey Myers visited Pioneer Valley High School on Wednesday, speaking with agriculture students and later touring the Mark Richardson Center during a visit highlighting leadership, agricultural education and career opportunities. The visit marked the first time a…...
Santa Ynez Tribal Health Clinic serves 35 children with free dental services
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (206+ words) The Santa Ynez Tribal Health Clinic recently served 35 children, ages 12 and under, with $7, 567 in complimentary dental services at its 6th annual 'Give Kids A Smile' event. The national program'is led by the American Dental Association with the goal of providing no-cost…...
Community leaders participate in Read Across America at Ontiveros School on Monday
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (182+ words) Local'leaders from the Santa Maria Valley visited Ontiveros Elementary Monday morning to celebrate Read Across America Day.'Launched in 1998 by the NEA and guided by a committee of educators, NEA's Read Across America is the nation's largest celebration of reading....