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Read Our Exclusive Interview with Lompoc Native turned TV Star, DORIEN WILSON

What's In A Name?
What's the preferred term for a resident of Lompoc? Put in your two cents worth now by taking the poll below!

WHAT DO YOU CALL A RESIDENT OF LOMPOC?

Mayor Dick DeWees, Chamber of Commerce Vice President Denny Anderson, Bob Wiener of The Lompoc Record, and Dennis Headrick, President of The Lompoc Valley Historical Society weigh in on the issue.

Read all about it, plus Lompoc Online's response.

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Pansies and Larkspur...

These murals, by Lompoc artist Vicki Andersen, adorn garages belonging to Arthur and Carolynn Vienola in the alley between the 100 block of South H and South G streets. The photographs were taken by Jody Vienola Berg, Assistant Manager of Vienola Apartments. You can see more artwork by Vicki Andersen at her website: http://www.artbyvicki.com.

-- Courtesy of Noreen Pond

California Beans?
Jacquelyn Jenkins writes,
Several years ago I was in Lompoc and purchased what they called California beans at Lompoc Warehouse Corp. They came with a recipe called BBQ beans. I am interested in if it is possible to still purchase these beans and how to get a address for them.
If you know where to get California Beans, please email us!

Fishing at Surf Beach
Ever wonder why the water at Surf is so green? Ron answers that question and more: Fishing at Surf Beach.

Also by Ron,
Surf, CA -- with old photos

Lompoc BBS?
Max emailed this question to Lompoc Online: "Do you know of any BBS's in Lompoc or know where I could find out?"

The best known Lompoc BBS, The Granola Board, is no longer operating. Your questions about the now defunct Granola Board may be answered at http://www.granola.com. If anyone knows of another BBS, please email Lompoc Online.

Lom-pock to the Bay Area?

Scott Peterson writes, I have never been to Lompoc. I have merely driven past it on the 101 between my native Orange County and my current residence in Palo Alto. However, I was recently involved in a debate over your town's name.

My roommate's employer, Blue Martini Software, mentioned the city of Lompoc in a radio ad--but the narrator pronounced it "Lom-pock." I heard the ad before it aired, and I let them know that the city is called "Lom-poke." Evidently my roommate finally verified this with your mayor himself.

Further debate has begun to rage about the situation, however. It was too late to fix the radio spot before it ran, so the Bay Area has begun hearing Lom-pock frequently. This has prompted a flurry of e-mail...
Read Scott's email in its entirety.

Also Inside This Issue:

-- Derek Everest seeks Lynda Wiesoreck

-- Chuck Fagan Says "Hey" from Alabama

-- Shelley Newnam Wants to Stay in Touch

-- John Newnam Says "Hello"

-- The Dr. Draw Companion by Bill Smith and Lynn Carlson (1/6/01)
Cartoons, Financial Terms Defined, How Not to Fill Out a Job Application, and a Poem in Memory of Penny...

-- A Dutch Family Wishes to Exchange Homes for a Vacation

-- Tour Area Wine Country

Mrs. Cubbison asks,
Q. Hi Don -- We bought a house here in Lompoc and it has an "original" Meyer's Lemon in the back yard. I know this because the neighbors told me it was planted back in 1975. No one can purchase the original anymore -- only the "improved" Meyer's Lemon is sold. Do you KNOW where a person could find out what was wrong with the original one? Thank you.

Don answers,
A. Let me do a little research. However I do believe there was nothing wrong with the original when it came to flavor and juice. The original probably is superior to the current "improved" tree. I think that the improvement had to do with the tree and the root system and more fruit production and not in the quality or taste of the original Meyer lemon.

I never had heard that the current fruit was superior! Have you?

My wife Noreen is so fond of the Meyer lemon fruit that she just might know. I will ask her. Our neighbor has the new Meyer. Perhaps we should compare the fruit and judge for ourselves.

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Lompocans Found Love Online!

Lompoc husband and wife, Dan and Pamela Crandall, found each other on the internet. Dan has created a website where you can read all about it.

Here's an excerpt:

...after about 4 binders full of emails, 60 online 'dates', countless phone calls, a couple visits (she came to see me first in California!), we were married at the farmhouse where she grew up on November 30, 1996, and it has been the best thing we have both ever done!

Visit Dan and Pam's Wonderful Story Website.

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