Centenarian Lompoc poem recalls town’s long history
Marion Huyck Grossi writes in verse about Lompoc’s centennial year reflecting on family roots from the Huycks and Howertons, local landmarks like Kammerer's Corner and the Old Opera House, early schools Artesia Lynden Honda, rodeos, a skating rink, destroyers off the coast, bootleggers, stock of daily life, and modernization from horses to automation with pride in the town and its people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Grossi
Joe Grossi
Buellton
Margaret and
Earl Huyck
Lompoc
Walter Scott Huyck
Marion ( Huyck) Grossi
Kammerer’s
Rodeo Hill
Santa Ynez Valley religious order seminary site plan debated
A Santa Barbara County hearing examined concerns about a Capuchin seminary proposed near Santa Ynez with objections to a burial ground and environmental impacts. Nearby residents cited cemetery proximity and land use worries while officials weigh annexation options for Goleta Valley and incorporation proposals for Isla Vista Hope Ranch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Ynez Valley
Richard E. Houts
San Lorenzo Seminary
Sky Dr
Santa Ynez
Santa Barbara County
Albert Reynolds
Gloria Houts
D.A. consumer fraud unit posts record 1973 recovery
The District Attorney’s consumer fraud unit reports 101940.00 in fines and civil penalties recovered in 1973, a county record. Milner cites policy shift toward civil and criminal action against large firms, boosting recoveries. 93 percent came through civil procedures. 43 cases filed. 395 investigations conducted. two new investigators hired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Attorney's Office
David D. Milner
Inier
Minier
Ralph Thomas
Kenneth Michaelis
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American Legion
Mission Council
Art Reynolds
Merril Tooley
Lee Wise
American Legion Post 125
Boy Scout Troop 102
Vandenberg Afb
Jim Seigner
Leroy Homer
Huyck’s
Fabings
Howerton
Rudolph’s
Rennie
Forbes
Artesia
Lynden
Honda
Hatti
Marion ( Huyck
Grossi
Defense Disposal Region
Ogden
Utah
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Henry Hamburg
Alvin J. Lovett
Willes
Houtz
Pasadena
Goleta
Armstrong
America
West Ocean
D.A. Consumer Fraud Unit
Consumer Fraud Unit
Asn
Jcpenney
Touch
Santa Maria
Calif
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