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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1976
Page
4
Aging columnist LOU COTTIN muses on retirement by reworking a holiday tune into a satirical list of senior life. He counts months of leisure from Social Security to weight gain and marital strife, ending with a partridge in a pear tree.
Allan Hancock College will offer a 14 week nursing assistant training starting January 3 at its South campus in Santa Maria and the Lompoc Center on Olive Avenue. Registration begins 8:30 a.m. at both sites with no tuition but a $2 insurance fee. Enrollment is space available and no college credit is awarded.
Jim and Jean Davis hosted a four generation Christmas gathering in Lompoc. The visit included Mrs. Aline Davis traveling from Muncie Indiana and Ken Becky Davis with granddaughter Janette from Santa Ana. Gordon Clausen and Ben from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo joined Janeece Davis and Rob Northrup. Bruce Fall photographed a four generation family portrait during the weekend.
Holiday guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Armstrong on Miguelito Road included their daughter Carol Downs and her husband Thomas with Bryan and Mark of Wilmington NC, son Nathan with wife Sandy and son Jacob of Oxnard, sister Evalora Charlesworth with Kathy and Tammy and Evalora's son Larry of San Diego, Dee's parents Rev. and Mrs. Claude McMahon of Nipomo, and Elbert's parents Mr. and Mrs. Frank Brubaker of Los Angeles. Also attending were Mr. and Mrs. David Kilgore and their son from Santa Maria.
Vicki Jan Haney and Richard Duane Renshaw united in a afternoon wedding at First United Presbyterian Church before 75 guests. Rev. Kenneth Boyd officiated. The bride wore ivory Lutesong dress with heirloom pieces and carried burnt orange baby's breath. The groom is a Fresno native, with families from Danville and Lompoc. The couple plans to reside in Fresno after a two week honeymoon at Morro Bay and San Felipe Mexico.
A reader asks Abby about debated fashion laws and a teen uncovering a possible marital breach. Abby cautions that no law can solve appearances and advises a teen not to tell her mother, suggesting the note may be a prank or miscommunication and urging the father to explain.
Buena Vista Elementary staff enjoyed a Solvang holiday party at the Danish Inn. Guests included Lloyd and Ameta Crossman, Jim and Linda Newberry, Joe and Peggy Barrett, Emily Galvin, Murry and Betty Russell, Warren and Jeralene Mantooth, Roy and Virginia McPeek, and Roger and Patty Lepley. White elephant gifts followed dinner. The Cros smans received a Christmas tree certificate and Joe and Peggy Barrett were gifted an electric crepe pan.
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