Lifestyles
You can make more sensible choices during holiday meals
Thanksgiving is just one week away. It is a day to be enjoyed with family and friends, and traditionally we enjoy eating a lot of food together.
Nov 18, 2009 | 8:55 pm | (0) Comments
Veterans find help and hope in Solvang
John Stephens, a Marine serving near Fallujah, Iraq, was exercising in camp when a mortar landed about 125 feet from him. The blast threw him to the ground but he immediately got back up, thinking he was fine.
Nov 18, 2009 | 8:55 pm | (0) Comments
November artist acknowledges the season
Well, this is different — 7 a.m. at the Cypress Gallery! Alice Laufer is our featured artist for November, and pays tribute to the neighborhood with her lovely oils, flower fields and cool, green meadows — my favorite is “Field and Hills’’ — and she acknowledges the season wit…
Nov 14, 2009 | 9:25 pm | (0) Comments
Artists’ studio tour planned
The 2009 Santa Ynez Valley Artists’ Studio Tour (SYVAST) will take place Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 21 and 22.
Nov 14, 2009 | 9:25 pm | (0) Comments
HICAP helps with drug plans
Is a Medicare prescription drug plan the best option for you? Which one should you choose? How can you get help with paying for prescription drugs?
Nov 11, 2009 | 9:25 pm | (0) Comments
IN THE GARDEN: Professional landscaping
Does your garden need professional help?
Nov 10, 2009 | 9:55 pm | (0) Comments
Mystique of Santa Anita race track echoes down the years
Race tracks are exciting. The beautiful horses, the jockeys in their bright silks, the people with their bright hopes. But there were two other factors that drew me to the Santa Anita race track.
Nov 07, 2009 | 9:35 pm | (0) Comments
We have learned to play the blame game
We are living in the culture of ducking responsibilities, passing the buck and blaming others for issues of our own lives. Ron French of the Garnett New Service states "Ducking responsibility has become an American pastime."
Nov 06, 2009 | 9:40 pm | (0) Comments
Philharmonic offers all-Baroque concert at Santa Maria church
The Santa Maria Philharmonic Orchestra will present an all-Baroque concert program starting at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21, at Grace Baptist Church in Santa Maria.
Nov 05, 2009 | 10:05 pm | (0) Comments
LVAC to sponsor 21st Annual ‘Best of the Best’
The Lompoc Valley Arts Council will sponsor its 21st annual "Best of the Best" juried art exhibition and competition, from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday in the Grossman Gallery, 501 E. North Ave.
Nov 05, 2009 | 10:05 pm | (0) Comments
SOUTH ON 101: Get in motion down 101
What a weekend in Santa Barbara - with Motown, magic, plays and parades!
Nov 05, 2009 | 10:05 pm | (0) Comments
Book shows layered look of Lompoc
Local photographer Kam Jacoby has just published a book of his work, "Layers: Composite Photographs from the Lompoc Valley."
Nov 05, 2009 | 10:05 pm | (1) Comments
Fighting diabetes in children, adults
American Diabetes Association recognizes November as American Diabetes Month. The most recent statistics indicate that 23.6 million children and adults in the United States have diabetes and another 57 million Americans have pre-diabetes. Pre-diabetes normally occurs before the onset of T…
Nov 04, 2009 | 10:00 pm | (0) Comments
Avocados and achievement
Chances are that every lovely tree, fragrant herb or delicious fruit, at some point came from a seed. Although nature packages them in different shapes and sizes, one feature is common to all seeds: In order for them to sprout and reach their potential, the shell must be breached and broken.
Nov 04, 2009 | 10:00 pm | (0) Comments
National Parks show part of Free Friday Flicks at Wildling
The Wildling Art Museum's Free Friday Flicks for Nov. 6 will present episode one, "The Scripture of Nature (1851-1890)," from the acclaimed new PBS series, "The National Parks: America's Best Idea."
Oct 31, 2009 | 10:00 pm | (0) Comments
Hancock offers more classes online
With 12 complete degree programs available online, along with a wide selection of general education classes, new and continuing students are taking advantage of online classes at Hancock College.
Oct 31, 2009 | 10:00 pm | (0) Comments
IN THE GARDEN: Landscaping with Japanese maples
Talk about garden chameleons.
Oct 27, 2009 | 9:00 pm | (0) Comments
‘Ghosts’ learn history
Father Mariano Payeras shuffles along in the dark, swinging a lantern and conversing with God as he makes his late-night rounds, bringing good news to the people of La Purisima Mission.
Oct 24, 2009 | 9:00 pm | (0) Comments
Making the most of your life
Our church is in a series of teachings we have called 'Overcoming Overload: Making the Most of Your Life.' In it we have been tackling our calendars, schedules and the hurry that we all seem to find ourselves in.
Oct 23, 2009 | 9:00 pm | (0) Comments
Simple steps can prevent spread of flu
Two forms of the flu will be circulating this year - the seasonal, or "regular" flu, and the 2009 H1N1 flu.
Oct 21, 2009 | 9:15 pm | (0) Comments
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