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Community Star Howell shines in life & SB Triathlon again … and againSearch Joe Howell Santa Barbara on-line and it stretches to Gooooooooogle before the hits dry up. Many screens encompassing professional expertise as an attorney with the firm that bears his name – Howell, Moore & Gough LLP … community affiliations … ‘sound bytes’ … athletic achievement.When all pieced together, it weaves a beautiful tapestry of a worldly guy who started life in Texas years ago … [Read more...]
Kevin Young, Club West Run for Life & McConnell’s Ice Cream ‘dish it out’ for local kids“You scream... I scream…we all scream for ice cream!!”Remember that one as a kid?Yeah, me too…Well, Sunday was the perfect day and Goleta Beach, the perfect place – (WHOA!! EVEN THE SUN EVEN CAME OUT EARLY!!) - for screamin’ at the 32nd Annual McConnell’s Ice Cream of Santa Barbara Endurance Events – a 5K Run or Walk, 10K Run & Biathlon, Kids Mile Beach Run and Mile … [Read more...]
One hundred and six. Sure is a BIG number. Especially if you are Leonard Cruess … and that’s your age!Lara Cooper’s recent Noozhawk piece provided keen insight into the looong life of this famous Goleta resident. Check it out for yourself.Me? To go that distance – it’s another 50 years. EXACTLY today, in fact!Yes, my 56th birthday and a BIG number for me, as well. Relatively speaking…And while watching my fave ESPN SportsCenter – something crazy dances in my cranium:COULD … [Read more...]
It’s a wonderful reunion of sorts – it is Family Day, after all….And not just any kind – it’s Santa Barbara Bank & Trust Family Day with the SB Foresters -- Sunday afternoon baseball at its best – a packed house under clear blue skies at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium on the beautiful campus of UC Goleta.(Editor’s Note: The writer is giving Goleta some love here – it’s actually the University of California, SANTA BARBARA – even though, yes, it may appear to be in the heart … [Read more...]
Fit, Fun & Fantastic – Megan CotichShe steps back beyond the 3-point arc along the court’s left baseline. Takes a coupla dribbles. Blonde ponytail dances in perfect rhythm. Lets fly a lefty jumper in one smooth, silky motion.In seemingly slo-mo, the basketball gracefully takes flight ... lifts easily off her fingers … spins effortlessly like Earth’s orbit as gravitational forces soon gently tug it from the sky.And, when the ball’s trajectory completes its mission seconds … [Read more...]
It’s a compact model with personality plus! Comes with a BIG heart and most incredible smile.We’ve been friends for half her life. And a tiny fraction of mine.Maddie is ten.We keep in touch via Messenger Mom – both Laura and Dad, Jeff – are my wonderful colleagues at our great community bank. Whenever asked, they share her snapshots of her life. Always fun to hear the updates!But the personal visits with Maddie are rare — usually just once per year.And the good news?Today’s … [Read more...]
It was an emotional day for sports…Seemingly a contrast of athletic sorts, united by one universal loving gesture…On the national landscape was the game of GOLF and all its rich traditions…Rich purses.The world’s best players individually going head-to-head on one of the game’s most beautiful courses, in one of the most prestigious tournaments -- on a warm and beautiful day in Augusta, Georgia.It was, of course, The Masters…And it was Phil Mickelson’s date with … [Read more...]
He’s come a long way...Literally. Figuratively.From his birthplace in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.To the golden coast of Santa Barbara.And for Fred Clough –the son of a U.S. Diplomat – there were many, many stops along the way. He found his calling years ago in this special place we call home.A lawyer by training and profession -- in his latter career years, he served as General Counsel in Corporate America.Newly retired as of April 1, Clough has left his mark on the local … [Read more...]
LOVIN’ LEADBETTER LIFEOn my way to my workout – the most amazing thing happened … fell in love with Santa Barbara.Again.Same thing happened yesterday. Different reason.Today it started when I decided to SHAKE THINGS UP A LITTLE. Instead of a morning jog from my new flat – thought:“WHAT THE HECK? WHY NOT ENJOY THE WORLD’S MOST SPECTACULAR LANDSCAPE?”Hello, huh?So I zipped over (as in drove) to Shoreline Park, laced up my sneakers and headed by foot(s) towards … [Read more...]
We interrupt this WeissCrax column for a real sports story. Randy Weiss – our self-proclaimed “Sports Geraldo” – went deep undercover in search of “truth, justice and The American Way” at Saturday’s Orchard to Ocean Race.He filed this exhaustive, exclusive, investigative report:COMMUNITY CHARM BY SEA, BY AVOCADOCarpinteria, CA – It’s the look that first grabs you. That carefree expression of sheer enjoyment that makes everything seem so right in the world.The innocence … [Read more...]
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