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Army's Parachuting Team Featured Attraction This Weekend 2014-08-18T00:00:00Z 2014-08-18T20:25:22Z Air show thunders back after hiatusJennifer Best jbest@bestfamilyadventures.com Santa Maria Times Thunder Over the Valley runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 23 and 24 at the Santa Maria Public Airport.  Admission is $12 for adults, $3 for children ages 7 to 12, or $25 …

After a year hiatus, Santa Maria Museum of Flight is bringing the Thunder Over the Valley Air Show back to the Santa Maria Public Airport on Aug. 23 and 24. A wide variety of military aircraft will be on view from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day at the show designed to honor the …

The list of potential candidates vying for special district seats in the Nov. 4 general election continued to grow this week, with the candidate filing period set to expire next Friday. Santa Barbara County Elections staff saw multiple incumbents from local water conservation districts stop in throughout the sunny, dry week to begin the filing …

While few new candidates secured their place on the Nov. 4 general election ballot this week, Santa Barbara County Elections staff expects more competitors to join races as the Aug. 8 filing deadline approaches. "Usually the first day or two is busy then it slows down, and as we get closer to the end, people …

B-29 Superfortress Flew Missions in Japan and Korea Come see the plane FIFI the B-29 Superfortress and other visiting vintage airplanes will be available for tours and rides today from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission, which includes a tour of the B-29 cockpit, is $10 for adults, $5 for children ages 10-17 and free …

Probably nowhere on the Central Coast are America's military personnel more recognized than in the Santa Maria Valley. A number of monuments and facilities exist to show our appreciation to those who have served, who do serve and who will serve in the future. In the Santa Maria area alone we have the following: The …

The aircraft arrived last week because the drought and recent hot, dry and windy conditions have increased the risk of wildfires along the Central Coast and beyond.  In fact, fire and state emergency managers who gathered Monday to kick off Wildfire Awareness Week, May 5 through 11, said the foothills of Southern California are as …

Ornate Creations to be on Display at Free Town Center Gallery Exhibition A vegetable harvest put to canvas, a slew of floral-patterned silk scarves, and a watercolor rendering of Central Coast cliffs: Each is a sampling of what visitors to the Town Center Gallery at the Radisson Hotel in Santa Maria will see Sunday from 10 …

Santa Maria Company ArtCraft is Behind Colorful Airplane Paint Job 2014-01-11T01:00:00Z Brilliant mural Hawaii-BoundBen Miller/bmiller@santamariatimes.com Santa Maria Times In its first collaboration with Eugene, Oregon-based airplane artist and former aviator John Stahr, ArtCraft hopes to complete work on a mural for a Hawaii-bound tour plane on Monday.  The mural depicts Hawaiian goddess of fire, Pele, …