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Making history

Vol. 10 Issue 18

As the daughter of Danish parents – her father emigrated from Denmark and her mother’s parents did the same – Esther Jacobsen Bates admits that in her formative years, she didn’t always fully appreciate her Danish background.

Supes OK plan to repair roads

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a $28.2 million Measure A program dedicated to the maintenance and repair of roads and bridges....

Buellton doles out funding to non-profits

Anticipating an update to the county wine ordinance, local winery representatives urged the Buellton City Council to support a resolution asking county supervisors to exclude charitable events from the number of winery events they’re allowed to hold annually....

‘It was awesome’ in the air

They remembered from last year that it was a lot of fun, but that didn’t stop the brothers from being terrified – just not too timorous to go again....

With wings and a smile

It was all those rainy northern California days that drove him to the passion that now benefits so many here in the Valley....

750 million years in the making

Make no mistake about it, he’s proud of what the students at his schools can do, and he isn’t afraid to boast about it....

All arms on deck for Pirates

As he prepared to enter his senior season of baseball at Santa Ynez High, lefthander Nathan Thompson said he made a conscious effort to become more of a team leader, especially among the pitching staff....

Sheriff's blotter

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