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Despite operating budgets so tight that schools in the Santa Ynez Valley and across the state are laying off teachers, Solvang Elementary School is about to begin building six new classrooms, a multipurpose room and a rest room.
Business Manager Meg Perry said the money for construction comes from the $5.6 million Measure A bond approved by district voters in 2006, and that money can be used only for facilities and maintenance, not for salaries or otherwise balancing the annual operating budget.
The construction project has been awarded to Specialty Construction of San Luis Obispo for $3.3 million. The rest of the bond money will go toward rehabilitation and modernization projects, including technology enhancements.
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Unionized teachers at Santa Ynez Valley Union High School say they were treated fairly by district administrators during recent contract negotiations, despite having to forgo most raises and pay more for their health insurance.
But they are looking forward to the coming school year, and are hoping to play a larger role in guiding the district in the future.
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A person familiar with the situation says no public memorial is planned for Michael Jackson at Neverland Ranch.
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Sean Rowan came through the Santa Ynez Valley Pony League baseball program. Bryce Tafelski did too.
Rowan was the Lee Central Coast Newspapers’ All-Area Baseball League MVP for 2009. Tafelski played for UCSB after red-shirting there in 2008. The two are alumni of a Pony baseball program with a long history of baseball opportunity for youngsters in the Santa Ynez Valley — and beyond.
UC Santa Barbara assistant baseball coach John Kirkgard, who’s been coaching for some 25 years, is another program alum.
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PCPA offers outstanding musical comedy
On opening night at the PCPA production of “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” there was one serious flaw. That was the fact that the show opened in front of a small crowd.
Several regulars at the Marian Theater, for some reason, did not show up. Perhaps it was because they were not familiar with the show.
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