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April 22, 2012 - Mother Earth
Listen? Can you hear your Mother calling? It's Earth Day in our little blue town by the big blue sea, and other little towns, and big ones as well. Earth Day was first observed on March 21, 1970, the first day of spring in the northern hemisphere. But somehow, it has made its way into April, which is generally a nicer month for hanging out in the park.
There is a member of the dedicated staff who will shoot laser beams from her eyes through your head if you happen to tell her you've purchased a new hybrid car to be more "green". You see, she believes that the solution lies not in retail, but in action ... or really inaction. She thinks that if one day a week, each of us didn't drive our car, a huge impact would result. Before you jam up the comments board, it is a given that some folks don't ever drive. But if those of us who do, don't ... well, she could be right.
And on that note, we'd like to give you the Sunday lineup! The Dog of the Week is Jack, the Boxer, the Cat of the Week is Maverick. And if these cuties make you want a pal, the Non-Profit of the Week is K-9 PALs, who can hook you up. The Urban Hikers take us on a stroll along Butterfly Beach, Mark MacDonald reports on his field trip to the Sonoma Film Festival, and Kelsey Abkin, our Teen Voice muses over 4-20.
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TEEN VOICE: Kelsey Abkin ponders the wisdom of a day dedicated to smoking weed. |
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Mark McDonald attended the Sonoma International Film Festival last weekend and gives us the inside scoop. |
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NON-PROFIT OF THE WEEK: K-9 Placement and Assistance League, Inc., K-9 PALS, is the all-volunteer, non-profit organization that provides medical care, support, and more for dogs in SBC Animal Shelters. |
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URBAN HIKE: This week the Urban Hikers explore the sights from Butterfly Beach to the Coral Casino and tell some of the history of The Breakers, The Biltmore and the Coral Casino. |
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Last weekend, Linda Smythe went on a Carpinteria Garden Tour. It was her first tour but certainly won't be her last. [pics] |
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CAT OF THE WEEK: This is our black beauty of a cat named Maverick. He is our handsome majestic boy. We love him to pieces! |
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DOG OF THE WEEK: This is Jack. He is a very special boxer, rescued from the shelter about a year ago. |
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A reader witnessed a standoff on Highway 101 near Las Casitas around 2:30 this afternoon. [pic] |
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Earth Day is actually Earth Weekend this year in Alameda Park in Santa Barbara. [pics] |
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Santa Barbara Sheriff's deputies have arrested five men from Ventura and Los
Angeles Counties for a home invasion robbery in Isla Vista Saturday afternoon. [mugs]
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More aerial views of blooms from John Wiley, this time from Figueroa, SM and Lompoc. [pics] |
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It's been a long time since I've seen a Dalmatian. Are there any fire stations in the Santa Barbara with a Dalmatian mascot? |
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Water Main Break Haley and Alsois. Just heard a police officer ask the dispatcher about this. Sounds like maybe some people don't have water |
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Happy Earth Day! Use this thread to share comments and pictures of what you're doing to celebrate the Earth this weekend. |
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Hikers and dog owners beware of Rattlesnakes on local trails! My wife was hiking Tunnel Trail this morning and our dog was bitten by a large rattler. |
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20001 felony hit and run on Ontare at State Street. A white Jeep vs a pedestrian. California license plate for the suspect vehicle is 1JUK876. |
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Segway accident, injured 66-year-old female fall victim on Garden at Cota. Fire and medics are responding. |
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Does anyone have information about an accident at the Cathedral Oaks/Fairview intersection around noon Thursday? |
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One Edhat reader has been jonesing for a Doner kebab. Does anyone know of a good place in town to get
one? |
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The bees are it again. You'd think it's in their nature or something. [pics] |
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Does anyone know what is happening with the new Fresh n Easy store, that was supposed to open May 1st
on Milpas? |
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Injury traffic accident on State and Calle Real, vehicle vs pedestrian. Fire, medics, and SBPD responding. |
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Max Rosenberg has submitted more images from last week's adventures. [pics] |
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Fields of Santa Paula posies got John Wiley thinking about flying over the Lompoc area seeking blooms.
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David Bisol, executive director of the Santa Barbara Historical Museum for
the past five years, has died. |
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Thousands showed up today to celebrate Santa Barbara's Earth Day Festival. |
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Today marks the 230th anniversary of the Founding of El Real Presidio and the City of Santa Barbara by His Majesty King Carlos III of Spain. |
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The City of SB is pondering a 10 percent hike in waste water rates. |
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Investigators can't tell for certain what caused a fast-moving fire that destroyed a Montecito cottage earlier this month, but believe it was accidental. |
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Three people were sent to Marian Medical Center after a car crash in Santa Maria. |
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