Voting. The election this year is November 5th, now just a week or so away. If you have already voted. THANK YOU! If you are planning to vote THANK YOU! Below is some information about our local polling places and ballot drop boxes, you may find helpful. If you are able to vote but not planning to, I ask you to reconsider.
Read morePlanet versus Plastic-Earth Day 2024
The first Earth Day was celebrated 54 years ago, on April 22, 1970, and has its roots in Santa Barbara. Gaylord Nelson, a US Senator from Wisconsin, founded it after witnessing the impact of a massive oil spill in Santa Barbara, California. At that time, it was the largest oil spill in US history and still ranks at number three, behind only the Deepwater Horizon and Exxon Valdez oil spills. Mr. Gaylord’s vision was to have a “national teach-in on the environment” and energize the public to protect the environment by addressing water and air pollution concerns. Over 20 million Americans participated in that first Earth Day celebration, uniting many in a common cause that had been previously fragmented over several specific environmental concerns.
Read moreMaking the Memories to Last at College Park
Saturday, August 19th is Lompoc Parks and Rec’s Annual Skateboard Competition is a community event and fun for all ages and holds a special place next to our heart this year!
Read moreWe Are Celebrating World Oceans Day!
World Oceans Day is this week and a chance to celebrate and bring awareness to a part of Mother Earth that covers 71% of our world and holds 97% of all the water on Earth. The oceans on our planet are the Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic, Indian and Southern or Antarctic Oceans. These five large, interconnected bodies of water contribute at least 50% of the oxygen in our atmosphere and are home to approximately 80% of the Earth’s organisms. In addition, there are more than 5000 active undersea volcanoes and the longest continuous mountain chain. This chain is the Mid-Ocean Ridge, stretching more than 40,000 miles, most of it residing underwater, deep in the ocean floor. Despite the high salt content of ocean waters, without these beautiful, mysterious deep blue bodies of liquid, our world would not be habitable for humans, animals, or plants.
Read moreCelebrating 23 Years of Skateboarding at College Park
Dreams. Cotton candy fluff and ethereal, or a concrete reality? Lompoc skate park, aka College Park, is a dream that is literally a concrete reality and celebrates 23 years this month. A dream first dreamt in the late 1970s (and perhaps before then) but discarded as impossible became more probable with the advent of SB994.
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