Nojoqui camping sparks county planning clash
Lompoc and Santa Maria residents oppose County Park Dept plan to add 50 overnight camps at Nojoqui County Park south of Solvang. The Upper Santa Ynez Valley Planning and Zoning Committee voted to write a letter opposing the project citing loss of character fire risk and noise impacts. The panel also urged more input on the agricultural preservation study and methods to broaden access to information.
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Lompoc
Santa Maria
Upper
Santa Ynez Valley
John Wiester
Buellton Rancher
Board of Supervisors
Nojoqui Park
Nojoqui
Santa Barbara County
All-out drive for Santa Ynez queen candidate
Sheri Jepsen, 15, of Solvang seeks to win the Santa Maria Elks Rodeo queen title, aiming to repeat as champion. A kickoff barbecue and dance launched the campaign with events planned through May including a Buckeye Ranch fund-raiser, a Mother’s Day breakfast in Solvang, and a Cattlemen’s Night dinner dance, all to support youth programs that have benefited the valley with more than $101,000 spent in past contests.
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Santa Ynez Valley
Santa Maria
Andersen’s Pea Soupery
Buellton
Bean growers seek EPA permit for NCPA use
Area bean growers learned at a Buellton Farm Bureau meeting that NCPA herbicide can no longer be used as EPA controls its use. Ron Gilman and Warren Bendix warned that morning glory infestations can cut bean production by half. Directors voted to request EPA and Congressional support for a one year permit.
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Buellton
Santa Barbara
Ron Gilman
Warren Bendixon
Environmental Protection Agency
Farm Bureau
EPA
Congress
Santa Ynez Valley Hospital Earns Two Year JCAH Accreditation
Betty A. Jamieson announces that Santa Ynez Valley Hospital has received a two year accreditation from the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Hospitals. The 32 bed facility was found to meet standards and will adopt stricter patient safety regulations in the period January 1 1976 to December 31 1978. The hospital founded in 1964 by local residents has continued accreditation since 1967 and is among about 4 800 general hospitals nationwide to hold such recognition.
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Santa Ynez Valley
Joint Commission On the Accreditation of Hospitals
Betty A. Jamieson
R. N
Jamieson
Joint Commission
JCAH
United States
Smith honored by friends at retirement dinner in Solvang
George B. Smith retires after nine years as Santa Ynez Valley Union High School District superintendent. About 150 colleagues and friends attended the Veterans Memorial Building event in Solvang. David Baker will replace him on July 1. The gathering featured tributes from education leaders and his son Joel, with gifts and a campus scene card as mementos.
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George B. Smith
Santa Ynez Valley Union High School
Solvang
Smith
David Baker
Baker
New Valley High District
Marilyn Wheeler
Santa Ynez Valley Union
Veterans Memorial
Wheeler
James Rowe
R. Douglas Smith
James Axtell
Joel
Valley
Emeryville Union
Miss Wheeler
Atto Alexander
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