7/15/03:
Gas
Prices Down From Last Month
Lompoc's unleaded averaged $1.826, premium -- $2.119.
-- from Business Wire
7/17/03:
Lompoc's
viticultural growth
"From
rockets to flowers, Lompoc has benefited from the bounty that
surrounds it. Now grape vines have twisted their way toward
the city, and some observers say Lompoc is ready to get culture
- viticulture, that is," writes Shelly Escalante-Cone.
-- from Santa Maria Times
7/11/03:
Mi
casa es Nueva Casa
"Raytheon
in Goleta has recently added another vanpool to its lot, bringing
to the Good Land employees who are Lompoc residents," writes
Jeff Jones.
-- from Goleta Valley Voice
7/3/03:
His
court is always in session
Armstead,
a native of Lompoc, moved to Sacramento in 1984 to play basketball
at Sac State.
-- from Sacramento Bee
7/2/03:
Horace
Mann Awards $30,000 To Educators Taking College Courses
Sherrie
Hand, educator at Lompoc Valley Middle School, is awarded a
$500 scholarship from The Horace Mann Scholarship Program for
continuing education.
-- from PRNewswire
7/1/03:
E-mail
from the U.S.S. Nimitz
"Some
time ago we passed by Bali and the Lompoc Straight, the islands
there in the Indonesian island chain are beautiful."
(Editor's Note: Am I the only one who
has never heard of the Lompoc Straight?)
-- from KFSN
7/1/03:
In
line for a challenge
Marathon
inline skater Tammy Nelson will whiz through Lompoc thanks to
14 mile downhill outside of town.
-- from
Santa Cruz Sentinel
6/26/03:
Fair's
model train show pulls in crowds
Lompoc's Evelyn Parker said of the Alameda County Fair's
model train exhibit, "I think the display is excellent.
It has just about everything you would ever want to see."
-- from Oakland Tribune
6/20/03:
Notebook:
UW gets hoops commitment
Joel Smith, a 6-foot-5, 205-pound guard/forward from Lompoc,
Calif., has given a verbal commitment to sign a basketball letter
of intent with the Washington Huskies in November.
-- from Seattle Times, WA
6/18/03:
1984
Los Angeles Olympic Games Surplus Continues to Benefit Southern
California Youngsters
Grants of $35,000 each were approved for the Boys and Girls
Clubs of America in Lompoc and Simi Valley to replace gym floors.
-- from AScribe
6/17/03:
Gas
Prices Down From Last Month But Turning Upward
In Lompoc unleaded averaged $1.948 and premium $2.162.
-- from Business Wire
6/17/03:
San
Luis Obisbo County workers may get a free lunch
Goodies will go to those who don't commute alone .
-- from San Luis Obispo Tribune
6/16/03:
Millions
needed for repairs at state parks
A sewer system overhaul at La Purisima Mission State Historic
Park is one of the projects that need funding at California's
274 state parks.
-- from Orange County Register
6/14/03:
Lompoc
artist wins top prize in ArtWalk 2003
Leonardo Nunez of Lompoc was the Best of Show winner at
ArtWalk 2003 last weekend in Thousand Oaks.
-- from
Ventura County Star
6/6/03:
Solvang
mayor declares for 3rd District
Dave Smyser announced his candidacy for Supervisor of the
Third District, which encompasses Goleta, Solvang, Buellton,
portions of Lompoc, Los Alamos, UCSB and Isla Vista.
(See last article on Goleta Valley Voice page.)
-- from
Goleta Valley Voice
6/2/03:
Lompoc
federal prison locked down after disturbance injures nine
The Lompoc Federal Penitentiary was under lockdown Monday
after a disturbance in which nine people were injured, authorities
said.
-- from San Jose Mercury News
5/27/03:
Affordable
Last Minute Weekend Getaways
Local area is a treasure trove of exotic animals, including
the lovable llamas on the Flying V Ranch in Lompoc .
-- from
KNBC-TV
