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Horse show at Earl Warren Event brings more than 150 competitors from around the nation
County neglects roads in Lompoc Valley Public Works Department says there’s a maintenance backlog By KATHERINE ZEHNDER NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER
Steve Jordan finds it difficult to drive on Lompoc Valley roads maintained by Santa Barbara County but plagued with potholes and lumps. It’s so bad he has to drive slowly. “Many of the roads have been patched, and it’s hard to go faster than 10 miles an hour,” the Lompoc resident and farmer told the News-Press. “There are a lot of lumps and potholes and no asphalt in some parts. The northsouth roads are crap.” Among the neglected roads are Douglass Avenue, which a NewsPress photographer this week found was full of craters and potholes from Central Avenue to Ocean Avenue. The Renrick Road was also found to be rough. Mr. Jordan, who wrote about the roads in a letter to the editor that will appear in this Sunday’s
News-Press, is waiting for work to be done. “First off, they have to fill the potholes and clean them up,” Mr. Jordan said. “Some of these roads have been neglected so long they need to be rebuilt.” According to Mr. Jordan, these roads have been in this bad condition for a long time. “The roads are slowly deteriorating,” he told the NewsPress. “It has been in the last 20 years that they have gotten worse. Even the nice roads are going down. “It’s hard to find a good street. I know them all very well,” he added. These roads play a large role in the agricultural industry of Lompoc Valley. “We cut vegetables and ship them. And we have to drive 5 miles an hour or the vegetables will fall off the truck, Please see ROADS on A2
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Scott Lico clears an obstacle Thursday with his horse Quick Stars Lord during a 1.10m Jumper class during the Santa Barbara National Horse Show at the Earl Warren Showgrounds.
By NEIL HARTSTEIN NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER
The Santa Barbara National Horse Show, now in its 102nd year at the Earl Warren Showgrounds, kicked off Hunters and Jumpers week on Wednesday, with more than 150 competitors from around the country and a variety of fun events for the whole family. “This is a longstanding social event and tradition for Santa Barbara,” Show Manager Lance Bennett told the News-Press Thursday. “It’s one of the oldest shows in the country, and maybe the oldest on the West Coast,” Lynne Sherman, head of the national horse show’s community volunteers, added. “Everybody here is having a wonderful time. People are coming from all around the region.” The horse show continues today through Sunday at the showgrounds, 3400 Calle Real, Santa Barbara. Hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission and parking are free. Enter gate B to park and follow the walkway to the equestrian arenas. “Yesterday was my first day over there,” Mary Rose, showgrounds director and chair of the Horse Show Committee, told the NewsPress Thursday. “It’s going very well. Horses from throughout California are competing here, and the competition is very strong.” Please see HORSE SHOW on A4
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Douglass Avenue is among the Santa Barbara County-maintained roads that Lompoc resident Steve Jordan says have been in bad shape for a long time.
Stargazing tonight at Westmont Observatory By NEIL HARTSTEIN NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER
It’s globular cluster season at the Westmont Observatory, with this month’s viewing focusing on two conglomerations containing hundreds of thousands of stars.
The free, public viewing of the stars will start at 7 tonight and last several hours at the observatory at the Montecito college, 955 La Paz Road. Face coverings will be required at the event. Westmont hosts Please see STARS on A4
FYI The National Horse Show continues 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. today through Sunday at Earl Warren Showgrounds, 3400 Calle Real, Santa Barbara. Admission and parking are free. Enter gate B to park and follow the walkway to the equestrian arenas. For more information, visit earlwarren.com/horse-show.
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Ashley Barritt on her horse XL Varsity competes in the 1.10m Jumper class.
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This photo of the M13 globular cluster was taken with the Keck Telescope at the Westmont Observatory. The telescope is among the most powerful public telescopes on the Central Coast.
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