Italian exhibit at Lompoc Museum highlights Italian heritage
A three month show at Lompoc Museum opened Sunday themed Italians of Lompoc Heritage. Connie Werner organized with Betty Jo Schuyler. Elizabeth D. Cole directs. Loans include a 200 year old bamboo spindle from Lena Pasquini, a 37 year old Italian doll from Lecco, and several Italian baskets, textiles, and religious items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lompoc
Lompoc Museum
Connie Werner
Betty Jo Schuyler
Elizabeth D. Cole
Italy
Lena Pasquini
Indovero
Lecco
Capri
Ricardo de Venzia
Juanita Centeno
Catherina Barbieri
Rosa Guerra
Gremio
Sapentia Patris
Guglielmo Marconi Lodge
Lompoc Order of Sons of Italy
America
Dear Abby and Other Notes From a Museum Display
A collage of letters to Dear Abby including a PTA meeting joke about glasses and a store ear piercing critique. It also profiles a Lompoc Valley Historical Society Gallery exhibit with Venice glass items, Leonardo da Vinci books, a 100 year old Italian dress, and other Italian cultural artifacts on display Saturdays and Sundays 1 to 4 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abby
Cesarina Pensa Loustalot
Venice
Murro Glass Factory
Leonardo
R. Wallace
Leonardo da Vinci
Milan
St. Peter’s Basilica
Rome
James Lees-Milne
Italia
Births at Lompoc Hospital This Week
Recent births at Lompoc Hospital include Raymond on November 22 at 9 pounds 2 ounces to Jose Leon Suarez and spouse at 910 West Apricot Jason Peter on November 23 at 6 pounds 1 ounce to Timothy Lee Costa and spouse at 1001 West College Ave Jason Allan on November 23 at 8 pounds 8 ounces to Ira Billy Rebuck and spouse at 726 North First Street Howard Henry Jr on November 25 at 5 pounds 15 ounces to Howard Henry Hackett and spouse at 316 East Airport Ave Christopher Lars on November 25 at 8 pounds 14 ounces to Leslie Lars Jepsen at 620 Ocean View Vandenberg Kip Andrew on November 26 at 7 pounds 9 ounces to Donald George Baumann and spouse at 817 North Second St Anthony Ray on November 27 at 9 pounds 5 ounces to Raymond Jesus Alarid and spouse at 3354 Rucker Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jason Peter
Timothy Lee Costa
West College Ave
Jason Allan
Ira Billy Rebuck
North First St
Howard Henry, Jr
Howard Henry Hackett
East Airport
Christopher Lars
Leslie Lars Jepsen
Ocean View
Vandenberg
Kip ‘Andrew
Donald George Baumann
North Second St
Anthony Ray
Raymond Jesus Alarid
Rucker Road
Christmas and club activities spark December events
Deliliah Riley chairs a Honda Circle Christmas program on December 11 with decorations by Mmes Grossini and Mendez. AAUW Lompoc events include a December dinner on December 8, new members Etta Chambers and Barbara Farrell, and numerous December meetings. La Purisima Council Catholic Women hosts a Christmas party on December 8 after 6 p.m. A Parents Without Partners record party is planned for December 9 in Roy McPeek’s home. Junior Miss tea is Sunday at 3 p.m. in the Mires home. Ina De Atley returns from visiting Oregon and Washington. Sierra Club Christmas potluck is Friday at the Sharpe home with reservations via Helen Hartman. Rancho La Vina hike is Sunday December 10 meeting at 9:30 a.m. Dorothy Robinson leads. contact numbers provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honda Circle 708
Companions of the
Forest of America
Deliliah Riley
Florence Mendez
Marguerite Bounds
Minnie Zvoranek
Virginia Grossini
Mmes. Grossini
Mendez
Lompoc-Vandenberg
American Association of University Women
Far Western
Guadalupe
Annette Trujillo
Barbara Cameron
Sheila Goldstein
Beleaguered Earth
Joanne Bujold
Unicef
Lompoc
la Purisima Council of Catholic Women
Vanderbelles
Sierra Club
Bruce and
Jean Sharpe
East Locust Ave
Helen Hartman
Rancho LA Vina
Old Oak Groves
Santa Rosa Valley
Channel Islands
Baer
Route 1
Santa Rosa Road
Dorothy Robinson
Lompoc Judge Reed to Speak at Historical Society Dinner
Lompoc pioneer Horace Reed, former Lompoc Judicial District Judge, will address the second quarterly dinner of the Lompoc Valley Historical Society. The event at the Royal Coach Restaurant Sunday December 10 features a prime rib dinner starting at 7 p.m. Reed is descended from the John Reed and Daniel Truitt pioneer families and his grandfather surveyed Lompoc colony lands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Reed
Historical Society
Lompoc
Lompoc Judicial District
Horace Reed
Lompoc Valley Historical Society
Royal Coach Restaurant
John Reed
Daniel Truitt
Reed
Audrey Isom Grider
Trinity County
Earl Calvert
Birthday party for Mrs. William Larsen noted in Lompoc
Mary Kirsten Larsen staged a home party for her mother Mrs. William E. Larsen at 112 South B St with guests including Robert Gibbs Robert Coe Fred Line Allison Ross and others. The piece recalls local history and Horace Reed’s service as mayor and judge, and invites reservations for a Sunday night meeting and dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Kirsten Larsen
William E. Larsen
South B St
Mmes
Robert Gibbs
Robert Coe
Fred Line
Allison Ross
Blaine
Omicron Taus Welcomes Three New Members in Ceremony
Xi Omicron Tau sorority held a candlelight pledge ritual last Tuesday welcoming three new members who received pins and a yellow rose. Education chairman Cancer Society Mrs. Lincoln Reed presented a film It’s Up to You. Farewell coffees honored long-time members Mrs. Howard Holt and Mrs. Richard Charest. Hostesses included Mrs. Eugene Frankhouser and Mrs. Howard Kimelman. Hostess for tonight’s Christmas boutique is Mrs. Kimelman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Xi Omicron Tau Sorority
Gary Buck
Joseph Gutierrez
Raymond Perry
Ernest Schuler
Constellation Road
Vandenberg Village
Lincoln Reed
Cancer Society
Howard Holt
Richard Charest
Eugene Frankhouser
North W St
Howard Kimelman
Aldebaran
Kimelman
Also Mentioned on This Page
Paul Pasquini
Order of Sons of Italy
Cesarina Loustalot
Albert Valla
B.F. Signorelli
Ralph Delmartini
The
Santa Maria Lodge
Dear Abby
Miss Four Eyes
PTA
H.G.F
Utah
North Hollywood
North
Sonny
Canon City
Lompoc Hospital
Raymond
Jose Leon Suarez
Parents Without Partners
Roy McPeek
Gardenia
Richard Mires, Jr
Centaur Ave
Inez
James) Deatley
West North Ave
James DeAtley, Jr
Oregon City
Ore
Thomas Everroad
Port Orchard
Wash
William Larsen
Sparks
Harold Compton
Neal Olinger
Frank Lathrop
Fred Napper
Christine
John Newman
Shelley
Edwin Larsen, Jr
Regina Diane Boisky
Ronald E. Moore
B. C. Boisky
T. E. Moore
Polaris
Cabrillo High School
Cuesta Junior College
San Luis Obispo
California State Polytechnic
Dodge Island
Miami
Fla
Gerald
Lorraine Hatfield
Titusville
Nassau
Freeport
Grand Bahama
Betty Laurent
Omicron Taus
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!