Lompoc District Aims to Cut Unexcused Absences
Lompoc public school leaders propose funding a senior probation officer through the County Probation Department to curb unexcused absences. Superintendent Glen Wegner cites 23 341 days of unexcused absence among 14 000 students last year and notes behavior spreading from high schools to upper elementary grades.
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Lompoc Public
Oeuaree
Lompoc Unified School District
Glen Wegner
Wegner
Department
California Council On Criminal Justice
Romer
CCCJ
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Dear Abby column reflects family and legal worries in Lompoc
A montage of letters and local notices discusses marital insecurities and surgery ethics, the fate of Los Prietos Boys Camp amid joint county plans, budgets for probation and delinquency services, and obituaries for Wesley N. Keys and Mary Louise Christensen with funeral details and donation options.
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Wesley N. Keys
Badger Seed Company
S. E St
Keys
Catherine
Margaret
Anna Marie
Harry
Fon du Lac
Wisconsin
Marjean Hall
Rosendale
Clem Peters
Lompoc Hospital
la Purisima Catholic Church
Mary Christensen
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Mary Louise Christensen
Lompoc District Hospital
Richard Dixon
Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery
Kentucky
Christensen
W. Nectarine
Robert
Darlene Evans
Shirley Speight
Carolyn Wilbur
Jane LaPointe
Lompoc
American Cancer Society
McPeek Family Mortuary
Multi‑faceted S Y Valley development eyed by Insignis
Insignis of Santa Barbara seeks rezoning of 470 acres near Santa Ynez for a golf oriented residential project with 470 homes plus golf course amenities. Site owned by Mesa Verde Rancho, Solvang. Goleta Valley Housing Committee seeks a 36 unit senior housing permit nearby.
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Santa Ynez Valley
Santa Ynez
Insignis, Inc
Santa Barbara
State Rt. 246
Refugio Rd
Mesa Verde Rancho
Solvang
Santa Ynez River
Santa Ynez Valley Union High School
Charles K. Schmandt
Goleta Valley
Goleta
California sites urged for Space Shuttle base review
The California Chamber of Commerce urged NASA to conduct on-site evaluations of California candidates at Vandenberg and Edwards Air Force Base alongside Kennedy Space Center. The letter argues California sites offer logical, necessary, and economical advantages, while criticizing overemphasis on Florida. It cites priorities of strategic need, mission volume suitability, weather compatibility, and proximity to manufacturing resources. The report notes the Blue Mosque in Istanbul is famed for its six minarets.
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California
NASA
California Chamber of Commerce
John T. Hay
Chamber
Floyd Thompson
Hay
Florida
Kennedy Space Center
Vandenberg
Edwards
Cape Kennedy
Russell Drew
Vandenberg Edwards Air Force Bases
Space Shuttle
Sultan Ahmet I
Istanbul
Turkey
County Supervisors OK Fire Budget and Staffing Change
The County Board approved a 2.1 million Fire Department budget and backed Fire Chief Vic Mohr’s request for two more firefighters, raising the force from 144 to 146 to sustain the reduced week. They paused airport budget actions pending an office study and discussed planning commission size and meeting frequency.
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County Board of Supervisors
Vic Mohr
Santa Ynez
Lompoc
Solvang Memorial Building
County Planning Commission
Commission
Catterlin
Lompoc Coin Club to Meet at Del Norte Center Tomorrow
The Lompoc Coin Club led by President Rick Miller will hold its July meeting at 2 pm tomorrow at the Del Norte Trailer Park Recreation Center. The group will discuss the September Santa Maria Coin Show, with refreshments and public attendance invited. The event follows a vending machine theft at Ken's Mobil involving 180 cigarette packages valued at about 307 dollars. A separate accident on North H Street left one driver with minor injuries. Heriberto P Lopez, 44, and Thomas F Sartain, 37, both of Santa Maria, were involved after Sartain rear ended Lopez’s car at a signal.
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Lompoc
Ken
Mobil
Ocean Avenue
H Street
Hansford Vending Machine Co
Ocean Ave
County weighs options to count ballots with vote-counting machines
Ventura County officials debate continuing a $748000 investment in 23 Cubic Corp vote-counting units as a three-year request for five more is rejected. A joint survey by Administrative Officer Raymond D. Johnson and County Clerk J E Lewis will explore cheaper, faster counting methods while keeping current machines in service.
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Los Prietos
Santa Ynez Valley
Santa Barbara
Ventura Counties
Ventura County
Raymond D. Johnson
Johnson
Board of Supervisors
J.E. Lewis
Cubic
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Abby
Dear Abby
Anaheim
Frisco
Clifford Romer
S.Y
Daily Record
North H Street
Central Avenue
Heriberto P. Lopez
Santa Maria
Thomas F. Sartain
Lopez
Boney Boniface
Petite Angelique
Earl Fraunfelter
Margie Moe
Pacific Conservatory
George Feydeau
Allan Hancock College
Cyprus
Egypt
Lebanon
Israel
Los Angeles
Wholesale Tours International, Inc
H. A. Kay
Western Ave
Greece
Service News
Frank M. Bland
Arthur L. Bland
South
U Street
Army Nco Academy
Fort Benning
Bland
Lompoc High School
Fort Ord
Advancement
Fort Polk
Arthur
Navy
Camp Pendleton
Joan
Christ Cam
Calvary Baptist Church
Vandenberg Village
Liz
Cope
W. C. Ebbert, Inc
Constellation
Zenith
Motorola
G.E
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