It Won t Be Long Now A Personal Reflection On Glasses And Aging
The narrator recalls needing stronger reading glasses after misreading price tags and small print. She considers cosmetic makeup samples and near future plans to lift what aging has worn away, ending with the line it won t be long now.
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Hotel del Coronado
Crystal Ballroom
LARC Breakfast Welcomes New FCC Call Signs
Lompoc Amateur Radio Club breakfast at Sambos draws strong turnout as new FCC call signs appear including NOQK AA6CB AA6CW WD6EEN WD6DSL WD6DPH and WD6DXV. Visitors include Lee Siegfried and Ted L May. Ruby Deneke and Mildred Cross organize a Tuesday potluck luncheon for NARFE Chapter 1087 at 12 30 p m in the Community Building 217 West Maple with contact numbers 6 1870 and 6 9404.
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Lompoc
Ruby Deneke
Mildred Cross
National Association of
West Maple
Deneke
Cross
Valley Riders elect Sandie Daeges president for 1978
Lompoc Valley Riders announce 1978 officers with Sandie Daeges as president supported by Chuck Daeges and children Sherry and Darrell. New officers include Bill St John vice president Kim Holcomb secretary Janet Smith treasurer and board members. Monthly meetings set for the Grange Hall at Maple and G Streets. The club promotes horsemanship and hosts horse shows gymkhanas trail rides parades and rodeos. Membership has fluctuated from 233 to 167 with events from March to September and a major June show during the Flower Festival.
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Lompoc
Grange Hall
Maple
Walter Spanne
Lompoc Valley
Santa Barbara County
Rancho de la Salle Arena
la Salle Canyon Road
Dear Abby Soap Mix and Holiday Giving Notes
Old folks appreciate lined stationery and postage stamps with greeting cards for various occasions. Avoid gifting ill fitting clothing or unused items from past holidays. Mrs Daeges and daughter are active in Lompoc Valley Riders. Alpha Club hosts a Mexican themed luncheon with specific menu and decorations. Volunteers bring Christmas Cheer items and a Mexican dance program entertains. Marathon bridge resumes in January after a break.
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Shutins
Alpha Club
Joan Garman
Irma Henderson
Anita Batty
Mary Frances Berkey
Barbara Cooperider
Violet Gausman
Ida May Horn
Louise Hulton
Ann Ogren
Nora Rennie
Evelyn Rivaldi
Helen Thompson
Mrs. Henderson
Winter class registrations open at Parks and Recreation
Registration for winter classes starting the week of January 9 is underway at the Parks and Recreation Department. Courses listed include Auto Maintenance for Women, Cake Decorating, Dance Exercise, Graphoanalysis, Guitar I and II, Needlework, Off-Loom Weaving, Quilting, Play School for ages 3 and 4, and Tennis I and II. Call 736-6515 for more information.
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Parks and Recreation Department
South C St
Silver Anniversary Dinner Honors Aguirre Parents
The Aguirre family celebrated Mr. and Mrs. Ted Aguirre’s 25th wedding anniversary with a dinner dance for 100 at Union Hall in Pico Rivera. They were wed November 15, 1952 in Yuma, Arizona, and the party featured organ music by Sandra Terrones and dance tunes by Sociales.
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Ted Aguirre
Lompoc
Pico Rivera
Union Hall
South I St
Yuma
Ariz
Sandra Terrones
Sociales
An Early Christmas Gift for Lieutenants
Linda Bryant and Larry Bryant, both Air Force lieutenants, welcomed daughter Tiffany Kristin at Vandenberg AFB Hospital on November 9. Linda plans to return to SAMTEC as a contract administrator, while Larry serves as operations controller. They share a prompt promotion to captain on April 2, 1978, and a similar timing to their friend Sgt Paulette Easter who delivered Derrick Wayne on November 2.
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Tiffany Kristin
Linda
Larry Bryant
Cedar St
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Bryant
Texas
Air Force
Linda Bryant
Vandenberg Air Force Base Hospital
Betty McAllister
Huntingon
Ind
Lowell Bryant
Yakima
Wash
Lackland Afb
Andrews Afb
Maryland
Larry
VAFB
Samtec
6596Th Instrumentation Squadron
Paulette Easter
John Easter
Sycamore
Sgt. Easter
Derrick Wayne
Vafb Hospital
Col
James Kelly
Holiday events spotlight Lompoc Community Woman's Club
Members of the Lompoc Community Woman's Club held a gala holiday luncheon and business meeting at Mrs. Dean Martin’s home. The event featured a gift exchange, recognition for Geneva Moreland and the Busy Bee committee, plus plans for the Home and Garden Section Christmas party and a dance program by the Lompoc Dance Studio at the Wednesday meeting. Luncheon was at noon with reservations via 6-5055.
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Lompoc
Dean Martin
George Gransie
Geneva Moreland
Busy Bee
Mmes
Chilson
Henning
Jane Henning
DeWolfe Ave
Rosalie McVicar
Denise Nasato
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