What we learned this
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Santa Maria Valley Chamber of Commerce and Visitor’s Bureau
Annual dinner tickets on sale now Beat the rush and get your tickets for the 96th Annual Awards and Installation Dinner on Aug. 12. As has been the custom for decades the Chamber will present three special community awards during the event. This year’s award recipients are as follows: Robert P. Hatch Citizen of the Year Award
Dr. Jim (Chiropractic Group)
Peterson Wellness
Robert F. Grogan Award for Public Service
Rick Sweet (City of Santa Maria)
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Summer rains not much help for Cachuma Remnants of Tropical Storm Dolores swept across the Central Coast over the weekend, creating muggy conditions and dropping record amounts of rain in some areas, but the water level at Lake Cachuma was unaffected, water officials said. The lake, which supplies water to more than 220,000 customers throughout the Santa Ynez Valley and the South Coast, remains at 27 percent capacity. “It did nothing. We’re talking less than a tenth of an inch of rain,” Randy Ward, general manager of the Cachuma Operations and Maintenance Board said.—Santa Maria Times Week of July 20, 2015
DINNER—CONTINUED
Next Friday
Business of the Year
Halsell Builders
In addition to these awards, the Chamber will also honor its Ambassador of the Year, formally install Eddie Murray (The Murray Group - Morgan Stanley) at as its new Chairman of the Board, recognize outgoing board members and celebrate the organization’s success in the past year. Board members who will be recognized for their service include Debi Testa (Testa Catering) and Peggy Greer (Santa Barbara County Education Office). Both of these ladies have completed three terms on the Chamber board and provided important leadership for Chamber programs during that time. The Chamber will welcome three new members to its board, including Era Polly (Era Polly Real Estate), Chris Slaughter (Discovery Museum), and Janet Silveria (Community Bank of Santa Maria).
Register HERE www.santamaria.com
Week of July 20, 2015