Santa Maria
Radisson, airport host pilot program
The Radisson Hotel at the Santa Maria Public Airport is hosting a Beechcraft Pilot Proficiency Program course this weekend.
Many of the attendees arrived in their small planes and parked on the ramp behind the hotel for the three-day course, which is sold out.
Associations of aircraft owners often hold training sessions and other gatherings at the Santa Maria hotel because of its location at the airport.
Santa Maria
Calls to police lead to three arrests
Calls about a trio of suspicious men at approximately
5 a.m. Friday resulted in arrests for burglary and possession of stolen property, according to the Santa Maria Police Department.
Julio Arroyo Jr., 34, Charles Kaylen Neal, 20, and Rameses Leonel Garcia, 21, were found near Caboose and Diesel avenues in the northwest end of the city, police reported.
The three Santa Maria men were taken into police custody on suspicion of vehicle burglary, conspiracy and possession of stolen property after they were reported for “suspicious activity,” police officials said.
Police were initially called out to the east side of Preisker Park in the 200 block of Portland Drive, but found the suspects farther west.
Earlier, police had received calls describing the suspects near Fesler Street and Garnet Way.
Some items found with the suspects reportedly were identified by the owners, police said.
Santa Maria
Memory Walk is a go for today
A rainy forecast won't interfere with the Alzheimer's Memory Walk set for 9 a.m. to noon today at Waller Park in Santa Maria, said Roy W. Allen, area coordinator for the Alzheimer's Association.
Hundreds of walkers are expected at the event near Lakeside Terrace by the big duck ponds at the park off Goodwin Road.
The rainy day plan calls for “umbrellas and raincoats,” Allen said. Forecasters say there is a 70 percent chance of rain this morning.
For more information on the memory walk, visit to
www.alz.org/memorywalk/overview.asp.
Santa Barbara County
Stimulus checks remained unclaimed
There are almost 6,000 unclaimed economic stimulus checks in Santa Barbara County totaling more than $1 million and the deadline to file is days away, according to the Internal Revenue Service.
Oct. 15 is the deadline for eligible taxpayers to file for their checks. As of Sept. 7, there were 5,977 outstanding checks worth $1,793,100, the IRS said. To file, individuals can visit the IRS at
www.irs.gov and click on the link at the top of the page, or
www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=177937,00.html.
For more information visit the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, at
www.cbpp.org/stimuluspayment2008/fact-sheets.htm.
Santa Maria
Attic fire leads to family evacuation
A Santa Maria family of five was safely evacuated from a triplex fire early Friday in the 1700 block of Bilbao Drive in the Pioneer Valley High School area, according to the Santa Maria Fire Department.
Two fire engines and one truck company with a battalion chief responded to the attic fire and the blaze was under control in 20 minutes, Battalion Chief Scott Johnson said. The 3:31 a.m. fire is under investigation and the family has been moved to another house, he said.
Damage is estimated at between $40,000 to $50,000.
Paso Robles
Two dead in water pipeline accident
Two construction workers died in a Paso Robles trench when an apparent water main rupture filled the hole and washed them into a pipeline they were installing.
The men were part of a crew installing an approximately
3-foot-diameter Nacimiento Water Project pipeline in a 10-foot trench at the intersection of Niblick and South River roads on Thursday night.
Fire Chief Ken Johnson says firefighters arrived at about
9 p.m. and found the trench filled with water, apparently from a water main break.
The force of the water carried the two men into the pipe, where their bodies were found at about 11 p.m.
The names of the men haven't been disclosed.
Buellton
Hwy. 246 to be closed temporarily
Highway 246 was closed in both directions west of Buellton for more than an hour to allow utility company crews to repair a pole and lines that were knocked down by a vehicle Friday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The occupant of the vehicle was taken to Santa Ynez Cottage Hospital for minor to moderate injuries, according to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department.
No more information was available on the 9:34 a.m. crash.
Guadalupe
Community invited to planning meetings
Two community meetings are scheduled in coming weeks for public input on the future of Guadalupe. Cal Poly's Department of City and Regional Planning and the city are seeking opinions on future housing, land use, noise, circulation, recreation, jobs and safety issues for updates to the Community Plan goals and objectives.
The meetings are scheduled from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 23 and Nov. 20 in City Council Chambers, 918 Obispo St.
For more information, call Ulises A. Gonzalez of Cal Poly's Department of City and Regional Planning at (323) 574-1642.
- From staff, wire reports
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