Young
shooters will compete
The Santa Ynez Scholastic Clay Target Program will conduct
its third annual two-day shoot this weekend at the Santa Ynez Valley Sportsmen
Assn., Highway 154 and Bee Rock.
Rick Tomasini, a spokesman for the group, said some 70
shooters are expected, ranging in age from 8 to 18. “We have a few fourth
graders and a lot of fifth graders,” he said. The younger competitors shoot
with youth-scaled 12, 20 and 28 gauge shotguns, according to Tomasini.
Saturday’s shoot will be for parents and their boys and
girls.
Sunday is the big competition day, Tomasini said, with
“lots of prizes” for the best shots.
Each day, each contestant will shoot one round of 100 in
the morning and one round of 100 in the afternoon. Luncheon will be served both
days.
Book
drive to help students
A book drive for the AmeriCorps Reading Literacy Program
of the Santa Barbara County Education Office will take place from 10 a.m. to 6
p m. April 5 at selected bookstores throughout the county.
All books collected will be donated to K-8 public school
students from low-income families.
“Reading literacy is the critical skill for young people
to succeed in school and for creating tomorrow’s workforce and leaders,” said
County Superintendent of Schools Bill Cirone, whose
office coordinates the program.
The AmeriCorps Reading Literacy Program helps more than
900 students each school year, mostly youngsters in grades K-9.
AmeriCorps members will be on hand to receive donated
books at Barnes & Noble and Chaucer’s in Santa Barbara, Borders in Goleta,
and B. Dalton in Santa Maria.
Some members will hand shoppers flyers with a list of the
books needed, and will also collect the donated books. Barnes & Noble will
donate a percentage of every sale made with a special book drive voucher to
purchase additional books.
Vouchers will be available at stores on the day of the
event.
Further information is available by
Tom Spadoro, County Education Office, at 964-4710,
ext. 4405.