Buellton
Bagshaw memorial service to be held
A memorial service for Michael Bagshaw of Buellton, who died Tuesday in a traffic accident on the Nojoqui Grade of Highway 101, is scheduled for2 p.m. Sunday at St. Mark's-in-the-Valley Episcopal Church, 2901 Nojoqui Avenue in Los Olivos.
Bagshaw, 64, was an entrepreneur and a man of many talents, according to his family and friends.
He started his career in Los Angeles as a model, then became a hairdresser to celebrities and eventually owned his own salon. He later became a partner in a cosmetics company and manager of an accounting firm.
An avid horseman, he showed Arabian horses and owned Westwinds training center in Buellton.
He had also worked in real estate for Prudential California Realty in Solvang since 2003, and became a Presidential Circle Award-winning agent.
Santa Maria
Nonprofit to use grant for involement plan
With a $7,737 grant from the Fund for Santa Barbara, a local nonprofit group dedicated to public participation plans to develop a program to increase the involvement of residents in the community planning process.
Santa Barbara County Action Network (SBCAN) intends to create a Sustainable Community and Housing/Open Space/Transportation (H.O.T.) Advocacy program in Santa Maria.
Through a series of bilingual workshops and forums on sustainable communities, SBCAN aims to engage residents in planning for the future by giving community members the tools to give feedback on land use and planning decisions. Additionally, workshops will focus on renewable energy and environmentally friendly construction, protection of open space and alternative public transportation.
San Marcos Pass
All lanes open for holidays
No lane closures on Highway 154 are planned between Christmas Eve and Jan. 4. as work continues on new turn lanes into Vista Point and at other locations on the highway over the next two weeks.
Crews are expected to finish striping at Vista Point on Tuesday weather permitting. Reversing traffic control with delays up to 10 minutes are scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Crews also will continue work on landscaping and irrigation improvements.
Work at three other locations near Highway 246, eastbound side of Highway 154 east of Painted Cave Road, and Paradise Road will be minimal with no lane closures expected.
Goleta
Phil Willis named police chief
A former Solvang police chief has been named the city of Goleta’s top cop.
Lt. Phil Willis has been tapped to succeed Lt. Chris Pappas as police chief in Goleta, police and city officials announced Friday.
Pappas, who led the Goleta force for almost four years, has been assigned to the training division of the Sheriff’s Department.
Goleta contracts with the Sheriff’s Department for law enforcement services.
In March, Willis was assigned to the training division after serving three year as police chief in Solvang another contract city. He was formerly police chief in Carpinteria, another contract city.
Santa Barbara County
CHP will be out in force for holidays
In an effort to keep California’s roads safe, every available California Highway Patrol officer will be out on the road beginning at 6 p.m. Wednesday through midnight Dec. 28.
“Consider this a warning,” said Santa Barbara Area CHP Captain Jeff Sgobba. “We will be out there taking a zero tolerance approach and will arrest you if you are drinking and driving.”
Be sure to designate a non-drinking driver, wear a seat belt, maintain a safe speed and report a suspected drunk driver to 9-1-1, Sgobba said.
Callers should be prepared to provide dispatchers a description of the vehicle, its location and direction of travel.
Last year during the same period statewide, CHP officers arrested 1,661 motorists for driving under the influence and 18 people were killed in alcohol-related crashes. A total of 43 people died in the 4,613 collisions in California during last year’s holiday enforcement period.
A similar effort will be held over the New Year’s holiday weekend which will begin at 6 p.m. Dec. 31 through midnight Jan. 4.
Santa Maria
Trash collection canceled for Dec. 25
There will be no trash or recycling collection service or street sweeping in Santa Maria Dec. 25 because of Christmas, the city has announced.
Monday through Wednesday customers will have no change in service. However, residential and commercial customers will be served one day later than their normal pickup day for the rest of the week.
For example, Thursday customers will be served Friday and Friday customers will be served Saturday.
The Santa Maria Regional Landfill also will be closed Christmas.
Health Sanitation Services customers on Thursdays and Fridays also will be served one day later than normal pickup because of Christmas.
For more information, call HSS at 922-2121.
Santa Maria
Santa Paws fundraiser to be held today
The Central Coast SPCA will host its annual Santa Paws holiday fundraiser from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and Sunday at the Santa Maria PetSmart, in the Crossroads shopping center at 2306 S. Bradley Road.
People are encouraged to bring their companion pets — dogs, cats, iguanas and horses to PetSmart during the Santa Paws event and have the animal photographed with Santa. Photos will be taken digitally and framed, organizers said.
Santa Paws will also feature a bake sale and themed gift baskets for sale. All proceeds will benefit the Central Coast SPCA.
Santa Maria
Greka Asphalt crude oil unit catches fire
A heater treater unit burning crude oil at the Greka Asphalt Plant on Sinton Road in Santa Maria caught fire early Friday morning.
At approximately 4:45 a.m., Santa Barbara County firefighters responded to the scene of the blaze.
The fire did not result in any injuries, nor did it threaten any residences, firefighters said.
Lompoc
Missing man found in Santa Maria
A Vandenberg Village man who had been missing since Dec. 11 has been located in Santa Maria and is safe, a Sheriff’s Department spokesman said Friday.
The family of Ross Truesdell, 23, asked that the public respect his desire for privacy regarding his medical condition.
Lompoc
One arrested in liquor decoy operation
A liquor store employee in Lompoc was cited and released for selling alcohol to a 16-year-old Thursday.
The Lompoc Police Department, in conjunction with the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, conducted a sting operation using underage “decoys” Thursday night at 16 businesses in and around the city.
No employees at the 15 other businesses sold alcohol to the decoys.
Lompoc
Police search for robbery suspect
The Lompoc Police Department is hunting for a man they suspect of using a gun to rob two teenagers.
At approximately 3:45 p.m. Thursday, Lompoc police officers received a call regarding an armed robbery in the area of Cypress Avenue and K Street in Lompoc.
Police said the 15-year-old victim and his friend were heading north in the 300 block of the alley between K and L streets when a white mid- to large-sized SUV pulled up beside them. According to police reports, the passenger in the SUV — armed with a gun — jumped out and took property from the victim.
He then got back into the SUV, which turned east on Olive Avenue.
The suspect is described as a white man, 19 to 20 years old, about 5 feet 6 inches tall, with blond hair and a severe acne problem. He was wearing a black jacket and a gray or blue knit cap with strings handing down from it.
The driver of the SUV is described as a white woman, 25 to 30 years old, with long blonde hair.
Anyone with potentially relevant information is asked to call the Lompoc Police Department at 736-2341.
December 20, 2008
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