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Daily Edhat - 12/24/12
updated: Dec 24, 2012, 6:00 AM
ARCHIVED NEWSLETTER – 12/24/12
Today's Weather -
Monday:
Partly cloudy with a chance of rain. High of 64F. Winds from the WNW at 5 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20%.
Monday Night:
Partly cloudy. Low of 48F. Winds less than 5 mph.
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December 24, 2012 - Return of the Light
The return of the light is the most prominent feature of most midwinter
festivals. By lighting lights in the darkness, we celebrate the birth of the
sun, simulate the growing strength of the light and illuminate the
darkness.
In the news: Kids were treated to a free health day by a collaboration of local businesses and non-profits. Southern Californians still have to get the
hang of driving in rain; Roger was busy reporting a number of traffic accidents over the weekend; and today is your final day to buy that last stocking
stuffer! Read these stories and more, below.
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A reader witnessed peoples' compassion for a dog that fell off the cliffs at Hendry's today and died.
Today is a free kids
health day at Eyeglass Factory, with help of SEE International, C.O.W. (Clinic on Wheels) and Listos Para Aprender (Ready to Learn).[pics]
Christmas Services at Trinity
Episcopal - Christmas Eve services at 4 pm, 9:30 pm caroling and 10 pm festival choral eucharist. Christmas Day
service at 10 am. Trinity Episcopal on 1500 State Street. (Tuesday, December 25, 2012)
California Winter Wine Classic
- Santa Barbara, one of America's most beautiful cities and the capital of Southern California's wine country, will become the epicenter of the California wine
world on Sunday, January 20, 2013. That's when one of the largest gatherings ever of the California's ultra-elite winemaking masters will assemble for a
once-in-a-lifetime wine event – the second annual "Winter Wine Classic" presented at the luxurious Fess Parker's DoubleTree Resort by Evergreen Events.
(Sunday, January 20, 2013)