Bean farmer Pete Valla gambles with weather and markets
Pete Valla of Buellton Road is a dry bean farmer and gambler who relies on rain and market prices. In the Lompoc Jalama Santa Rosa Santa Rita area about 50 dry farmers manage roughly 5000 acres. Valla reports poor 1972 yields of 242 sacks per acre on 180 leased acres, with drought and deer harming crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Valla
Buellton Road
Pete
Lompoc-Jalama
Santa Rosa Santa Rita
Reno
Las Vegas
Lompoc
Jim Rizzoli
Rucker Road
Emilio Rizzoli
Jim
Bruce Holloway
Campbell Road
Joe Cabral Jr
Ted Bisi
Joe Machado
Silva Brothers
Cliff Taylor
Lompoc Warehouse Corporation
W. Laurel Ave
Gerald Dutra
S.T
Handwrought jewelry show opens at AHC
Gerald Stinn presents a one man handwrought jewelry exhibit at Allan Hancock College Art Gallery through December 15 featuring more than 75 rings bracelets cuff links and neckware. Stinn and Dawnese Davis model works as Casey Case photographs document the display open to the public with no charge gallery hours 9 am to 4 pm weekdays and 7 to 9 pm evenings Monday through Thursday closed weekends and holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Stinn
Allan Hancock College
Stinn
Drake University
Des Moines
Santa Maria
United States
Hancock College
Dawnese Davis
Lompoc
Santa Barbara High School
Casey Case
Dawese Davis
Totem photos exhibition at Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Adelaide de Menil presents "Out of the Silence" featuring eighty nine photographs including 23 in color, focusing on Pacific Northwest totem poles. The show runs through November 26 in Santa Barbara, with Northwest Indian artifacts from local collections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adelaide de Menil
Pacific Northwest
Thayer and
Brazil
Peru
Greece
Alaska
Angkor and
Tiket
Hanging around Exit the Body opens at Santa Maria Civic Theatre
The fast moving mystery farce opened last weekend at the Santa Maria Civic Theatre Workshop in Santa Maria and resumes performances November 24 25 26 and December 1 2. Cast includes Brian Stave Al Thompson Anne Keever Kingston George makes his directorial debut. Other players are Pamela Stedman Wanda von Allworden Gretchen Wolpert Bob Alwine Edgar Hall and Ron Gigson. Tickets at Weaver's Camera Shop and Images Santa Maria or Oak Knolls Pharmacy Bradly Road and Clark. Reservations advised. call WA 2 4442 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Maria
Gretchen Wolpert
Bob Alwine
Edgar Hall
Ron Gigson
Weaver
Oak Knolls Pharmacy
Bradly Road
Clark
Tom Smith
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AHC
South Pacific
Stan Tulledo
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