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Old Orcutt Receives Safe Route to Schools Grant
Students walk along a section of Clark Avenue that will be safer with the addition of a
sidewalk.
Since 2009, Old Town Orcutt
Revitalization Association president
Steve LeBard has made it his mission
to see that children in the Orcutt
community have a safe place to walk.
“It is a pleasure to announce that
$350,000 in federal funding was
approved to fund sidewalks, curb,
and gutter for the south side of Clark
Avenue from west of State Route 135
to east of Norris Street,” says LeBard.
“During my term as President of
OTORA, one of my goals was to
strongly campaign for a missing
sidewalk in Old Town Orcutt,” says
LeBard, “This missing sidewalk always
weighed heavily on me and I knew that
if I could help get this sidewalk built
then it may well avert a tragedy caused
by school kids having to walk in the
roadway of a very busy street.”
The portion of missing sidewalk
being referred to is located along Clark
Avenue at the entrance to Old Town
and has long been a concern.
After much campaigning, Caltrans
announced its list of approved projects
for the Federal “Safe Routes to Schools”
program on October 17th.
According to their website, Safe
Routes to Schools is “an international
movement that has taken hold in
communities throughout the United
States. The concept is to increase
the number of children who walk or
bicycle to school by funding projects
that remove the barriers that currently
prevent them from doing so.”
LeBard cites many key figures in
making this new sidewalk possible,
including County of Santa Barbara
Public Works Director Scott McGolpin,
Transportation Manager Matt
Dobberteen, and Orcutt Union School
District’s Bob Bush, Marysia Ochej, and
Rita Jermyn.
To find out more, visit www.
casaferoutestoschools.org
Rebecca Ross Klosinski reporting
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passing as they were out jogging or walking
their dogs.
But, as is often the case, like-minded
individuals have a way of finding each
other.
“Out first step was to form the group,”
says Escobar, “Once we had organized, the
next step was to start meeting regularly,
which we do at Kay’s Country Kitchen, to
brainstorm.”
And just what are they brainstorming?
Ways to create public awareness and attract
the attention of local government in regard
to the need for trails and open spaces for
public recreational use.
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in local government himself.
“I have been appointed to the Santa
Barbara County Riding and Hiking
Trail Advisory Committee by Steve
Lavagnino,” he shares, “It’s a panel of
twenty citizens responsible for reviewing
the trail systems in the County and
making recommendations.”
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Partnership will also be seeking federal
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to people for using trails on private
property in the foothills of Orcutt Hill
and the surrounding area.
“A lot of people have been walking,
running, biking on these trails for years,”
explains Escobar, “No one really knows
where you can go and where you can’t.”
“We’re not a trespassing mob,” he
continues, “Most of us are just moms
and dads going out for walks. We are
not advocating trespassing; we want it
all to be legal.”
Now that local residents are finding that
many of their favorite trails are on private
property, the Openspace Partnership sees
this as an opportunity to take action and
find a way to get a safe, legal trail system
for public recreational use.
The main document used by the group
to help their cause is the 1997 Orcutt
Community Plan which has provisions
for open spaces, trails, etc.
The Open Space Partnership recently met
with representatives from the 4th and 5th
Districts to discuss this need and hope to
set up more meetings in the future.
“Supervisor Lavagnino’s office reached
out to us,” says Escobar, “and we hope to
hear from Supervisor Gray as well.”
“And Breitburn, who owns a large part
of that private property,” he adds, “At
first we thought we had an adversarial
relationship with them. But it turns out
that they’re very nice and really want to
work with us. They’ve been supportive
and understanding of our cause and have
given us suggestions.”
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Orcutt Christmas Parade to
Celebrate 50 Golden years
December 10th marks the 50th
anniversary of the much-beloved Orcutt
Christmas Parade, which began in 1961.
This year’s theme is “Celebrating Fifty
Golden Years” and will feature Grand
Marshall William “Bill” Massa and
friends as they honor Orcutt’s oil field
pioneers.
Presented by the Orcutt and Santa
Maria Lions Clubs and coordinated by
the Orcutt Community Foundation, the
festive parade brings the holiday spirit
to Old Town each year with decorated
entries, floats, marching bands, tractors,
vintage cars, and even equestrian entries.
And, of course, Santa Claus!
“The Old Town Orcutt Christmas
Parade is very ecclectic,” says Lions
Club 3rd VP Kathryn Scott, “We have
everything from kids to dogs to cars. It’s
a very small town and really about people
getting out, seeing their friends, and having
a lot of fun.”
This year the Lions hope to involve local
businesses with a new feature they are
calling Winterfest. Interested merchants
are encouraged to get involved and to
decorate for the occasion. Sponsorships
are also available for a suggested donation
of $50. Past sponsors include Old Town
Market, Aloha Chiropractic, Windy City
Cakery, Jack’s Restaurant, and Orcutt Brew.
Don’t forget - parade entries must be
received by December 2nd.
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Why you add Organic Matter
If your soil and turf are healthy, you
might think that the soil would be able
to generate its own organic content. This
is not necessarily true.
The ideal soil is open and crumbly, giving
the grass roots plenty of room to grow full
and deep. When digging, you should find
a large population of earthworms and
microbes; these are the good guys in your
soil. When earthworms, microbes and
roots die off they decompose, raising the
soils’ organic levels for new soil life. This
cycle is referred to as the Soil Food Web,
where roots, earthworms, and microbes
are constantly recycling themselves.
Truly healthy soil has between 3% and
5% organic material. That level can be
maintained ONLY IF organic matter is
added to the soil at the surface year in
and year out. Plants, earthworms, and
microbes need that extra matter to support
healthy soil. In the woods and grasslands,
that added organic matter came from
dead leaves or dead grasses decomposing
each year. We need to repeat that process in
our lawns to be able to maintain a healthy
organic content in our soil.
Very few residential landscapes have soil
this rich with organic material. The truth is
soil beneath our lawns typically contains
less than 1% organic material. This is
because over a ten or twenty year period
not only was no new organic material
introduced, but the main source of these
materials such as leaves and grass clippings
have been collected and transported to local
landfills. What a waste!
Healthy soil needs a steady supply of
new organic material. It’s constantly
decomposing, adding nutrients for the
grass and plants, and must be replaced.
Decomposed grass clippings and other
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Leaving grass clippings on the lawn might
provide some organic material; it is not
enough to consistently provide 3 or 5 %.
This is why we need to add more.
How can we add extra organic matter,
you ask?
The solution is simple, and one you may
not be familiar with; top dressing. Top
dressing a lawn is the process of adding a
fine layer of quality compost to your lawn.
The quick & easy method involves simply
working the compost into the grass with the
back of a landscaper’s rake or a stiff broom
(making sure not to smother grass with
compost) and watering thoroughly. In only
a few days, you’ll notice your lawn taking
on a strong, healthy appearance; greening
up where before there were patches of
brown grass.
The “Professional” method is the same
process with one exception; aerate soil
before adding compost. If you have an
irrigation system you’ll need to make it’s
marked with flags before aeration (don’t
want to poke holes in pipes now, do we?)
Then proceed as you would for the quick
& easy method, making sure to water well
when finished. When you top dress your
lawn with compost, this organic material
eventually begins to decompose. More
important, the earthworms seek it out and
pull it down into the soil and eat it.
If you don’t regularly top dress your lawn,
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Orcutt Schools Update
Pine Grove School Growing,
Coming together
Bob Bush, Superintendent
Orcutt Union School District
Continuing our look at schools around
the district, we are profiling Pine Grove
School this month.
It’s not often that a school’s enrollment
and staff increase by nearly half in one
year, but that’s what has happened at Pine
Grove School.
With more kids in classrooms and on
the playground, more families involved,
and a bigger staff, this fall has been a time
of adjustment for the K-6 school with a
hillside location on the southwest corner
of Rice Ranch and Bradley roads.
Fortunately, the transition is going well.
“In the beginning, it was a challenge,”
says Principal Don Hart, “but it’s
smoothed out. We’ve made some
adjustments, and things are very positive
now.”
Specifically, Pine Grove’s student body
has grown from 430 at the end of the
last school year to 609 now, taking the
number of classes from 13 to 20. Almost
all of the new students were re-assigned
to Pine Grove from May Grisham School.
The school has made several adjustments
to accommodate the additional students.
These include changing the recess
schedule, adding a lunch period, and
expanding the schedules for physical
education, library visits, and the computer
lab. A full computer lab was added to the
campus; the school already had a half-lab
and now has one and a half labs available
for student use. The school also is now
serving breakfast, with 65 students on
average having breakfast each morning.
For students coming to Pine Grove from
May Grisham, the transition has been
made easier by the presence of Hart, who
was principal at May Grisham in 20102011. The veteran Orcutt administrator
is known for fun Friday afternoon singalongs in which he plays guitar, sings, and
has students sing with him. Thus far in
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“Everyone is blending together very well.
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Parents and families are actively involved
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the PTA ran a Costume Bingo Night that
was so well attended that it was scheduled
in two sessions. More recently, parents
and families donated over 500 reams of
paper during a school paper drive.
The staff enjoys working together.
Returning Pine Grove teachers and staff
have welcomed several new teachers,
most of whom are from May Grisham
School.
“We get along really well,” says firstgrade teacher Sherry Scherman. “I am
really liking the new blend of personalities
on our staff.”
In the end, the people of Pine Grove are
appreciating that their school is a busier,
more vibrant place.
“It took a little while to get the flow
going, but we’re there now, and things
are going smoothly,” says the school’s
head custodian, John Purdum. “We all
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Bethany Church
Helps those in Need
This September, Bethany Church
started a food distribution program to
help families in the community that are
in need.
On the last Saturday of each month the
church opens its pantry from 9am-11am
as members of the church volunteer to
give food to families that stop by on a
first-come, first-served basis.
“We have double digit unemployment
and more foreclosures coming,” explains
Pastor Reggie Fulenwider, “A lot of
people are hurting and trying to make
it.”
“We see this as a need in the
community,” he continues, “We’re being
used by God to meet a need in a small
way. We believe the Lord provides and
there are people out there that may not
know that.”
The church has been taking notes from
other successful pantries and has aligned
with the FoodBank as well as developed
relationships with local merhcants.
“We get free produce and free dairy
from the Food Bank,” says Pastor
Fulenwider, “And we buy the rest. Trader
Joe’s also made a very nice donation.
Many merchants say no, but Trader Joe’s
said yes.”
He hopes that this ministry, which
plans to operate throughout the year and
not just the holiday season, will grow to
a bi-monthly and then a weekly offering.
“It does take people and resources,”
he says, “And we will continue to seek
merchant donations.”
Pastor Fulenwider and the members of
Bethany Church encourage families to
come by the last Saturday of each month
to receive food that will help make these
tough times just a little bit easier.
Bethany Church is located at 4890
Bethany Lane across from Delta High
School.
Rebecca Ross Klosinski reporting
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Orcutt Pioneer ~ November 16, 2011
William Warren Orcutt’s Vacation
Home a Historical Landmark
The Orcutt Ranch, formally called
Rancho Sombra del Roble, was the vacation
and retirement estate of William Warren
Orcutt and his wife Mary Logan Orcutt.
The adobe residence, as well as the estate’s
garden, ranch structures, oak trees, and
citrus orchard have historic significance
because of the distinction of its owner
W.W. Orcutt, pioneer of the oil production
industry in California and discoverer of the
prehistoric fossils at the LaBrea Tar Pits and
the namesake of Orcutt, California.
W.W. Orcutt owned several ranches in
Southern California, and took personal
interest their management. One of
these ranches was Rancho Sombra del
Roble, which translates from Spanish to
mean “ranch in the shade of the oak,”
approximately 210-acres of cattle ranch
and citrus orchard located in the west
San Fernando Valley. The original Orcutt
Ranch comprised much of what is today’s
Canoga Park.
Completed about 1926, the Orcutt
residence reflected both the owners’ and
the architect’s interest in the architectural
styles, crafts, and symbols of the American
Southwest. Integral in the decorative
program at the Orcutt Residence – as seen
in the lintels above the windows and doors,
on ventilation grills, and in courtyard patio
– is the symbol of the Native American
swastika. The swastika is one of the world’s
oldest known graphic symbols, predating
even the ancient Egyptian Ankh. The
English word swastika derives from the
Sanskrit svastika, which means “wellbeing” and “good fortune.”The symbol of
the swastika can be found on almost every
continent, evidenced in the cultural objects
and folk arts of almost every culture. This
symbol, positioned at the entrances to
the home and gardens, expressed wishes
of good fortune to those who entered the
home. The inclusion of this symbol on the
Orcutt Ranch is one of the many references
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to the folk arts and multi-cultures of the
American Southwest. The symbol seen at
the Orcutt Residence predates the adoption
of the swastika by the National Socialist
Workers (Nazi) Party during the 1920s,
and its adoption as part of the national flag
of Nazi Germany in 1935, which forged
another meaning onto the ancient symbol
– a reminder of human evil.
Other symbols used are the structure’s
adobe walls and it’s design based around
a central courtyard and fountain, the
Spanish tile roof and the ceramic relief
vignettes adorning the home’s exterior,
the ornate ironwork and hand-carved
woodwork, and the colorful glazed tile
panels depicting domestic scenes of
American Indian, Mexican, and Spanish
cultures, and the variety of garden statuary
– all incorporated to create a complete
architectural work. This extensively
designed residence recreated a period of
early California for the home’s owners,
their family, and their many guests.
Notable visitors to the Orcutt Ranch
included W.W. Orcutt’s good friend
President Herbert Hoover.
In January 22, 1965, the City of Los
Angeles designated a 24-acre portion of
the estate as Los Angeles Historic-Cultural
Monument No. 31 located at 23600 Roscoe
Boulevard in Canoga Park, which included
the residence, ranch structures, garden,
oaks, and citrus orchard. At that time, Mrs.
Orcutt was still residing within the adobe
residence. One year later, the City of Los
Angeles, Department of Recreation and
Parks, acquired the property, preserving
the site, the Orcutt home and its gardens
for future generations as a public historic
monument and park.
Article courtesy of the City of Los Angeles
Recreation and Parks Department; for more
information, visit the website at http://www.
laparks.org/dos/horticulture/orcuttranch.htm
or call (818) 883-6641
ORCUTT
Sell items for free. Free ads can only be accepted
via email to [email protected] with "classified" in the subject line. 25 word limit. Business
ads only $25/25 words. Mail payments to Orcutt
Pioneer, PO Box 2545, Orcutt CA 93457.
Wood sale for Friends of Waller Park. ½ cord $75; full cord
$125. 934-6148
Vendor/crafters wanted for AVID OAHS Winter Bazaar Dec
3rd, 9:-3:00pm $50. table/space at Lakeview Multi-use
room email [email protected]
Hard to find blackberry or raspberry plants in pots. Also
Wolf berry and water cress plants are available. Guarantee
to take. $10 each (805) 937-3476
Silver fox and fluffy Lynx, collars. Both for $50.00. 937-9669
Two dresser, 4 drawers each. $80 set. 805-720-4751,
Tammy.
BELLA’S
CONSIGNMENTS
Your Hometown Consignment Store!
Furniture • Jewelry • Gifts • Contemporary to Antique
Open Daily Noon - 5:00 PM
805-937-6767
Corner of Pacific and Union in Old Orcutt
HERITAGE
HOUSE
SALES
Your Hometown Estate Sale Specialist
Choose the Central Coast’s
Oldest & Largest Liquidation Company!
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937-5340 $10.00 OFF SMOG CHECK
937-6641
100 E. Clark Ave
Orcutt, CA 93455
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Family owned and operated since the early 80’s!
SonyTV & stand, 2pc. Blk leather sofa+center/side glass
tables, HP computer, 2 single beds, small fridge & microwave. moving soon. 805.310.6731
Caregiver needed for disabled senior. Mornings for 2hrs
M-F References req'd call 805-406-4551
Does anyone have a use for vacuum tubes, tube tester,
picture tube rejuvenator, high voltage probe or vectorscope.
937-1634
Long ear (female) gray bunny for sale $25.00 Very friendly
and playful Call- 805 354-3745
Wanted: Dansk "Christianshavn Blue" dinnerware and
accessories. 937-8927
GOT MAC? Need help? Education, troubleshooting, upgrades. Evening and weekends available. Email james@
jamesjepsen.com or call 805-878-1739.
Changing table/cabinet and convertible crib set. $200.
Tammy 805 720 4751
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Calendar
Special Events
Lions Club Annual Holiday Bazaar, December
3 from 9AM-3PM at the Lions Club, 128 S.
Broadway, next to the 76 gas station. Info:
934-1246
CHRISTMAS FOR KIDS SATURDAY DEC.
17,2011 Looking For time to do your last minute
shopping & gift-wrapping While your kids are
having fun? Christmas for kids is Sat Dec 17
from 9:30-12:30 PM, for ages 4-10. Includes
Christmas story, carols, crafts. Shepherd hunt and
hot dog lunch. Donation $3.00. Scholarships
available. Star of Bethlehem Lutheran Church,
4465 S. Blosser Rd, Orcutt. Call 937-0339.
Orcutt Academy High School's AVID program
is looking for vendors for its upcoming craft fair
on December 3 at Lakeview School. Open for
business, crafts, food, collectables, art, etc. 9378581 or [email protected]
Orcutt Academy High School's AVID program
craft fair on December 3 at Lakeview School.
Businesses, crafts, food, collectables, art, etc.
937-8581 or [email protected]
The PTA Reflections program is off and
running. 2011-2012 Theme is “Diversity
Means…” Encourage your child to express him
or herself in the following areas:
V i s u a l A r t s, M u s i c a l C o m p o s i t i o n ,
Photography, Dance Choreography, Film
Production, Literature. Deadline for entries is
November 2. For entry forms and rules contact
your child’s school and ask for Reflections
Chairperson.
Tri City Sound Chorus, a Sweet Adelines
International chapter, invites you to their
barbershop-style music Friends & Family
Christmas Show, on December 8, &PM at
Lutheran Church of Our Savior, 4725 S. Bradley
Road. TriCitySound.org or call 736-7572.
Monthly or Weekly Events
All-America City Quilters' Guild meets at 165
W. Clark Ave, on the second Wednesday of each
month at 7 p.m. Info: 937-3477
American Legion Post 534 Breakfast 8-11am on
the first Sunday of each month. Public invited.
145 W. Clark Ave.
All-You-Can-Eat Breakfast at OASIS Senior
Center, 420 East Soares, Old Orcutt on the
second Saturday of each month 8 – 10
am:. Adults $5.00, Children under 10: $3.00
ARK Tennis Lessons for third through eighth
graders. Info: Coach Patrick Ortiz 934-9911.
Art Classes for Kids and Adults weekly at
the Town Center Gallery, 321 Town Center
West, near Big 5 in the old Mervyn's Shopping
Center.349-7303 or 937-2075 .
BIBLE STUDY: Getting to know the Hebrew
Roots of Christianity. We meet every Saturday at
Orcutt Presbyterian Church, 10:00 am. to 12:00.
(933 Patterson Rd.) Rooms may vary, please call
for location or for more information. Marvin
805-878-2431.
BOOK SALE Orcutt Library, Clark & Bradley,
on first Saturday of each month. Everything $1
each. Sponsored by Friends of the Orcutt Library.
Central City Chordsmen invites those who
would like to sing or would like to learn to
participate with them. Call 937-7960 for
information.
Crestwood Christian Fellowship welcomes
all to attend our Sunday service at 9:30 AM.
We are a non-denominational church with an
all volunteer staff. We seek to save the lost by
spreading the Good News of Jesus AND take
care of those in need in our community. 1265
W McCoy, 925-7500
Church of Our Savior, corner of Bradley and
Patterson. Everyone is invited to come and listen
and male singers to participate. Info: 934-0399.
Central Coast Computer Club 4Cs Knollwood
Village Country Club, 4012 So. Bradley. Systems
“SIG” starts at 5:45pm Word & Windows “SIG”
at 6 PM Business meeting at 7 PM. on the third
Tuesday of each month. Visitors are welcome.
Compassionate Friends is a self-help group
for bereaved parents, grandparents and siblings.
Meets on the third Tuesday of each month,
7-8:30pm. Church of Christ 795 E. Foster Rd.
Info: 922-5222
Cub Scout Pack 91 is always looking for new
boys between 1st and 5th grade. Scouting teaches
young boys about their community, citizenship,
service to others, and outdoor adventure. To learn
more about us visit www.pack91orcutt.org or call
us at 253-CUBS.
Four-Part Barbershop Harmony for Women
who love to sing. For additional information,
call 805-736-7572. We love to sing for special
occasions. Rehearsals on Thursday nights,
6:45PM, Lutheran Church of Our Savior, 4725
S. Bradley Rd..
Friendship Club of Santa Maria Valley meets at
noon on the second Wednesday of the month at
local restaurants. The Club offers opportunities
for women to participate in varied activities.
937-6320
Growing Grounds Farm Stand open Thursdays
from 12 pm to 6 pm. Come and enjoy fresh
vegetables, flowers and plants. We are located on
the corner of Foster Rd and California. For more
information call 934-2182.
Healing Grief Class, an 8 week support class
for the newly bereaved held 5 times a year (Tues
10:00 to 12:00 at Marian Residence) and a Grief
Recovery Support Group every Tues. 3:00 to 4:30
at Marian West, 505 E. Plaza Drive in Santa Maria.
Info on either group: Marian Hospice at 739-3830
Now Featuring
Banquets and
Catering
by Chef Rick!
Book Your Holiday
Parties Today!
Far Western Tavern
899 Guadalupe Street
Guadalupe, CA 93434
(805) 343-2211
Join the Cub Scouts! Pack 93 of Orcutt
Camping, hiking, lots of outdoor activities.
Family oriented pack. Siblings are invited! Join
the fun of the most exciting Cub Scout pack
around. Contact Cubmaster Darrel Parker at
934-7931or Fred Carbone for more information
e-mail: [email protected] Check out Pack
93’s Website http://lospadrespack93.tripod.com/
50 Plus Club members, guests meet in St. Louis
de Montfort Parish Hall, 5095 Harp Road, Second
Thursday of each month 11:30am for community
news and potluck lunch. Info: 937-3119.
Friends of the Orcutt Library meet at Sunny
Hills Mobile Home Estates Clubhouse, 1650 E.
Clark, Orcutt on the second Wednesday of each
month 4:00pm. Info: 934-1142.
Habitat for Humanity’s “RE-STORE” is open to
the public and sells recycled building materials
from construction sites and business donations.
Doors, windows, cabinets, lights, tubs, sinks,
and lighting fixtures (some are new or nearly
new) are sold at 50% or less of retail. Habitat
for Humanity also accept donations. Located at
2053 Preisker Lane, Suite B, Santa Maria. Hours
are Tuesdays 10 AM to 1 PM, Fridays, 10AM to
4PM (Sue-hope I got it right!:)) and the 2nd and
4th Saturdays of each month from 10 AM to 1 PM.
Hearthstone Educators is an independent
Christian support group that offers enrichment
activities for homeschooling families in the Santa
Maria area. Contact group leader Cheryl Kliewer
at 937-7099 for information.
Heritage Church 4799 S. Bradley Rd. 934-2635
CONNECTIONS-every Wednesday except 5th
Wednesday of the month: Delicious Dinner at
6pm (first time free...then $3 pp) followed by
Bible Study for all ages. All are welcome. Out
by 8pm.
Job’s Daughters is an organization for young
women ages 10 - 20 that teaches leadership,
self-confidence, fundraising and philanthropic
activities, friendship and respect for people and
cultures and has over 20,000 members in the USA;
Canada; Australia; the Philippines and Brazil.
For a girl to qualify, she must have a Masonic
relationship. Assistance is offered to identify the
Masonic relationship. Info: Pat Cuthbertson,
Bethel Guardian, at 937-0838.
Ladies of American Legion Auxiliary meeting,
Post 534 on the third Wednesday of each month
in Old Orcutt at the Post.
Los Padres Artist Guild Meeting, OASIS Senior
Center, 420 E. Soares, Old Orcutt on the second
Friday of each month at 7:30 pm. Info: 937-9750.
Everyone welcome.
Marine Corps League Coastal Valleys
Detachment 1340 meets on the fourth Tuesday
of every month at the Santa Maria Museum of
Flight, 3015 Airpark Drive. We invite anyone who
is an active duty or honorably discharged US
Marine or Navy corpsman to join us.For further
information, visit us at our web site: http://www.
cvdmcl.org
Master Public Speaking and Improve Your
Leadership Skills Toastmasters Meeting every
Thursday 12-1:15pm Join us at Merrill Gardens
in the Community Room, 1350 Suey Road, Santa
Maria
MOPS (Mothers Of Preschoolers) meets every
2nd and 4th Monday @ 6:30pm at Pacific
Christian Center, 3435 Santa Maria Way. If you
have a child from infancy-kindergarten, join
us for fun, food, crafts, speakers and more.
Childcare is provided. Info: 934-3491 or www.
pacificchristian.net.
The Natural History Museum of Santa Maria
presents LIVE! At the Museum on the first
Saturday of every month. Live family oriented
program which feature animals and plants of
interest to our community. NatureBabies story
time is held on the last Friday of each month, a
Museum docent presents an preschool story time
which includes a free book to each attending
child.
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Prayer Meeting Wednesday 6:00
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