Gopher trouble ruins tomato crop in Lompoc garden
A reader laments dying tomato and squash plants in Lompoc despite careful planting. After researching pocket gophers, the writer explains underground burrows and highlights harm to roots. The piece also notes local community notices: Women of the Moose host a Swiss steak dinner July 13. Grange outings planned for July 12 and a 40th anniversary event July 13 with meetings July 14.
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Lompoc
United States
Mexico
Jvy
Women of the Moose
Moose Lodge
West Laurel
Enthusiasm for Mended Hearts leader Carole Kirk shines
Carole Kirk of Santa Maria serves as president of Santa Barbara County Chapter 22 Mended Hearts Inc. Her husband Lynn's November 1973 triple bypass fuels her drive to recruit and train visitors. The program offers patient support through two annual seminars, credentials from hospitals, nearby lodging help, and a August 2 session at Cottage Hospital Santa Barbara.
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Hazel Neu
Carole Kirk
Santa Maria
Kirks
Mended Hearts
Cottage Hospital
Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara County
Dear Abby Advice and Local Notices Brief
Dear Abby replies about forgetting a loved one and whether love can die. The column offers tips to avoid dwelling on thoughts and to replace them with other focus. Also notes a public house party by Parents Without Partners and a local graduation announcement for Steven Michael Klitz from UC San Diego and future plans at Fresno State.
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Abby
Norman Klitz
Sirius Ave
Vandenberg Village
Steven Michael
Revelle College
University of California, San Diego
Fresno State College
Residents Celebrate July Birthdays at Lompoc Convalescent Center
The Lompoc Grange and CWA joined residents of the Lompoc Convalescent Care Center for July birthday celebrations. Esther McGaffey Jose Trejo Margaret Gunderson and Terry Brown were honored with two birthday cakes decorated tables and crocheted carnations. Volunteers prepared sandwiches and distributed gifts while entertainment featured Grange Gleaners songs and a varsity drag skit by Estelle Fraters and Mary Fairbanks.
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Lompoc Convalescent Care Center
Esther McGaffey
Jose Trejo
Margaret Gunderson
Mary Fairbanks
the Grange
Terry Brown
Lompoc
Grange Gleaners
Barbara White
Estelle Fraters
Rebekah Lodge Hosts Fundraising and Memorial Events
Lompoc Rebekah Lodge reports Tuesday workshops at Hazel Mitty’s home to craft sale items for the Children's Home Festival in Gilroy. An annual scholarship was awarded to David Evans of Lompoc High. Memorial Day services were held for deceased members, with joint Odd Fellows and Rebekah observances led by Hazel Mitty and Darrell Schuyler.
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Laura Henderson
Lompoc
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Barbara White
Trudy Herrier
Lucille Matlack
Dorothy Stalker
Convalescent Care
Jack O. Morrow
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Odd Fellows Temple
Ocean and
M Streets
Darrell Schuyler
Odd Fellows
Thomas Wildey
Order
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Bonnie Mathes
Oddfellows
Web Herrier
Jess Mitty
Ralph Mathes
Harold Edman
Matt Howerton
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Lasky Dr
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Randy Kurz
Karla Huebner
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George Burroughs
Wilma Eiles
Robert Naismith
Fraters and Fairbanks
Lompoc Record
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Valley Life
Betty Laurent
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