Holiday gatherings brighten Christmas across several families
A long list of relatives and friends from Victoria, Lompoc, Monterey, Santa Barbara, Goleta, Grover City, Santa Monica, and nearby areas spend Christmas with family in Santa Barbara and nearby homes. Notable names include Alice Hilton, Marilyn Oliver, Frank Hilton, Karen Johnson, Jerry Johnson, Lisa Johnson, Ann Levin, Al Levin, Rodney Walter II, Dale Wright, Beth Bostick, Ralph Wright, Bob Bostick family, Anne Ursino, Sal Ursino, Bill Walton, Mara Walton, Ira Hope, Bill Organ, John Carroll, Celia, Brandon, Anne Janzen, and many more as households host dinners and mark 30th wedding anniversaries and university holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Hilton
Marilyn Oliver
Frank Hilton
Victoria
Canada
Jim
Michelle
Amherst Place
Karen
Jerry Johnson
Lisa
Ann
al Levin
Rodney
Monte
Lompoc
Beth Bostick
Air Force
Lackland Afb
Texas
Bob Bostick
San Antonio
William and
Alice Organ
John Carroll
Celia
Brandon
Santa Barbara
I Care Packages and Abby Advice for Holiday Days
A column offers inexpensive stay‑at‑home activities from Sylvia Harris including dress up, building and cooking kits and a play dough recipe. Dear Abby answers readers on abuse, counseling and self‑help while addressing wedding thank you notes and shared responsibilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Time
Dear Abby advises joint thank you notes for weddings
Dear Abby suggests that thanking wedding guests should be a joint effort while noting some grooms may resist. The columnist warns visitors to the sick to keep visits brief and cheerful. A blurb promotes Abby’s booklet How to Have a Lovely Wedding and provides mailing details. Local Christmas visit notes mention Vern and Charlotte Moss hosting relatives in Olivos and Grover City, with others from Lompoc and San Luis Obispo visiting home for the holidays.
Duplicate bridge results in Lompoc area tournaments
Results from recent duplicate bridge events in Lompoc Vandenberg show multiple first second and third place finishes across North-South and East-West pairs from Nov 10 to Dec 12. Regular games are at the Alpha Clubhouse with contact numbers for more information. The Las Flores Charter Chapter of the American Business Women holds a holiday meeting on Wednesday with cocktails dinner gift exchange choral entertainment and a holiday basket winner. reservations with Flo Bernard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lompoc Vandenberg
Alpha
Ocean
Las Flores
The
American Business Women
Honorary Girl Scout Tributes At Local Christmas Party
Fillmore School hosted a Christmas party for Brownie Troop 329 Pixie Troop 18 and Junior Girl Scout Troop 146. Vasilie Sarg Mihu Jr. was named an honorary Girl Scout with a Brownie Beanie and a formal pinning by leaders, while Santa amid gifts, songs, and cookies distributed cheer to LOVARC Club members and Fillmore students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fillmore School
Vasilie Sarg’ Mihu Jr
Lovarc Club
Fillmore
Knights of Columbus
Santa
Lompoc Barber Shop
Lovarc Choir
Jack-In-The-Box
McDonalds
Safeway
MacFarlanes
American Legion Post 211
Culligan
Lovarc Center
Pat Gibson
Yvonne Howlett
Brenda
Kimberly Towe
Deanne Iford
Audrey Enslin
Candice Eatman
Vania Thompson
Raellen Garife
Danna Dixon
Shele Bond
Christine Cooper
Julia Lawrence
Dolores Quick
Judy Iford
Virginia Towe
Pixie Troop 18
Susan Cooper
Julie Hockett
Anna Hockett
Janice House
D'Lanie Hopson
Tasha Finch
Frances Leach
Teresa Wear
Ann Hockett
Rosemary Wear
Vasilie
Who Gains From A New Retirement Age In Washington
Retirees weigh possible changes in social security and retirement age. Proposals move from 65 to 70 or elimination of age limits, with earnings rules and tax implications for those who continue working past 65. The debate includes fund impact, job opportunities for younger workers, and legality of earnings ceilings.
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Harold Blumenfeld
Washington
House of Representatives
Senate
Congress
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rodney Walter II
West Point
Rodney and
Arlene Walter
Altair Ave
Vandenberg Village
ElRoy Janzen
E. Ocean Ave
Anne
Sal Ursino
Beth
Tina
Monterey
Robert
Mara Walton
Polaris
Bill
California State University At
San Diego
Maj Britt Dias
Alcor
Jeff
Harvard Business School
Ralph
University of California
Tip
Sharon Rouse
N. Third St
F.A. Rouse
Grover City
Nick
Geraldine Borgia
South N Street
Julian Borgia
Lee
Adrian
Goleta
Nick Borgia, Jr
Santa Ana
Eugene
Leslie Mayer
Jean
Shell Beach
Leslie
Andrea
Philip Davidson
Alan
Sue Davidson
Brian
Sylvia Harris
United Church Learning Center
Abby
Dear Abby
Lasky Dr
Beverly Hills
Calif
Vern
Charlotte Moss
South D Street
Katie
Paul Ziesche
John
Los Olivos
Ziesche
Walt
Sherri
Lompocoe
Jay
Dee Sudbury
Val
Dave Yatsko
Rod Sudbury
San Luis Obispo
Mary Louise Wallace
Barbara Holcomb
Bill Wallis
Clay Price
Norbert Baumgarten
Bill Siler
Flo
Herb Kanner
Dorothy Phillips
Sue Helmuth
Phil Kintner
Ruth Strube
Betty Brown
Alex Turner
Muriel Hennessy
Flo Kanner
Elizabeth Wood
Nell Johnson
Roy Baughman
Jo Gowenlock
Barbara Beyen
Shook Porter
Joyce Strombert
Hope Howard
Rose Kenton
Vivian Bramble
Joyce Stromberg
Minnie Zvoranek
Fran Cook
Marie Richey
Mary Trippp
Alice Bergquist
Grace Probst
Theresa Turnbull
Inez DeAtley
Mila Hall
Pat Ward
Ernie Coulter
Bob Tipton
Cathy Bullock
Dot DeLise
Beanie van Houten
John Turnbull
Ruth
Judy
Chuck Scheithauer
Ethel
Frank Dawson
Dave Holt
Ross Cullens
Ed Anderson
Milt Bramer
Neil Johnson
Flo Bernard
Sarg
Colonial Dames
John Pike
Santa Maria
Col
Willie Harris
Harris
Mmes
Arthur Becker
Harley E. Guest
James Draper
Donald Seavey
Diane Harris
Karen Heritage
Ralph Powers
Kenneth J. Federick
Somerville, Mass
Jennifer Marie
Winchester Hospital
Winchester, Mass
Jennifer
Roderick
Arthur J. Roderick
Somerville
Maurice Dutra
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