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Your Orcutt Youth Organization (YOYO) is preparing for the biggest Orcutt campaign ever for this spring's Elks Rodeo-Parade. Jazz concerts, bake and enchilada sales, a golf tournament, and the smoke of burning oak with sizzling tri-tip and chicken will be familiar throughout Orcutt through the fi rst week of June.

Seventeen year old Bailey Tuck, a ju-nior at Righetti High School, will be representing YOYO in the campaign to raise funds for the Elks Recreation Foundation. Bailey will be competing with eight young ladies representing youth groups on the central coast. The organization that raises the most money will see their princess crowned Queen of the 61st annual Elks Rodeo and Parade June 3-6 in Santa Maria.

Bailey Tuck, the daughter of Dean and Missy Tuck, will feel very comfort-able on horseback at rodeo festivities in the Elks/Unocal Events Center. She has been active in rodeo competition since the age of three and is currently the district seven student president of the California High School Rodeo As-

Bed Races, Jazz Concerts and Plenty More On Tap for YOYO Elk’s Rodeo/Parade Queen Contest

sociation. Bailey’s goal: to attend Fres-no State and UC Davis and become an equestrian veterinarian. “I will continue to rodeo through college and hopefully enter the professional circuit in barrel racing. My dream is to compete in the Wrangler National Rodeo Finals in Las Vegas.”

Bailey maintains a 4.43 GPA at Righetti and is class of 2005 secre-tary.

Last year YOYO raised $57,000 plac-ing third with the Santa Ynez Elk’s candidate taking top honors with a $154,000 total.

The eight queen candidates will be introduced at a kickoff banquet at the Elks Lodge at 7:30pm Friday, April 23.Tickets are on sale at the El’s Lodge on North Bradley. and by call-ing 925-4125.

The fundraising begins in earnest Saturday, April 24th when the fi rst of 12 Saturday and Sunday BBQ’s will be held next to the Union 76 station at Clark and Bradley. On Saturday, April 24th, YOYO will host a Casino Night at the YOYO Center at 724 E. Foster Road.

YOYO is adding a Harley Davidson raffl e in this year's go-around. The XL 1200c Custom Sportster motor-cycle from Harley Davidson of Santa Maria will be featured at most of the events. Only 300 tickets will be sold for $50.00 each.

On Tuesdays throughout the cam-paign, Country Kitchen in Old Orcutt will donate a portion of sales to the YOYO effort. Enchiladas and tri-tip/chicken sandwiches will be available at YOYO on Thursdays. For delivery, supporters can call Missy Tuck at 934-1409 or YOYO and leave a message at 937-3906.

On Sunday, May 2, one of the best jazz bands around, the Blue Street Jazz Band with Paul Reid at the piano, will perform at YOYO from 1:00pm-6:00pm. The $25.00 ticket includes a Santa Maria style BBQ dinner. There will be a silent auction. For ticket information, contact Missy Tuck, 934-1409.

The YOYO committee will also host a Tri-Counties Blood Drive on Satur-day, May 8, at the Long’s Shopping Center. Donors will receive a free tri-tip dinner.

The way you look directly affects the way you think, feel and act.” That counsel comes--- not from a therapist--- but from Sharon McHolland, Super-intendent of the Orcutt Union School District. The educator is talking about school dress guidelines, and she is adamant that good grooming is a critical element in the educational process.

“Staff in the Orcutt Union School District would like to remind our community that we feel strongly that the way you dress affects the way you perform.”

In a policy statement to the Orcutt Pioneer, the Superintendent reiterated that students have the right to make individual choices from a wide range of clothing and grooming styles, but they must not present a health or safety hazard or a distraction which would interfere with the educational process. With these considerations in mind, the policy concerning dress and grooming is as follows:

• Head coverings including hats, hoods, scarves, and sun protective head coverings will be allowed as long as the following guidelines are followed: they must be worn appro-priately, must not have inappropriate slogans or illustrations, must not be worn in class and must not cause a problem or distraction.

• No saggy, baggy pants. Waist and inseam must match body measure-ments. Pants may not drag on the ground or be as wide at the ankle as to cause a safety problem in P.E.

• No bare midriffs (no skin showing). When arms are raised the shirt/blouse must meet top of pants, no spaghetti straps, halter tops, low cut tops, tank tops of less than two inches at the shoulder, tube tops, or see-through/fi sh-net tops. Clothes shall be suf-fi cient to conceal undergarments at all times. All skirts, dresses or shorts must reach to the middle fi ngertip when arms are held straight down at side.

Friday nights are busy. A Fiesta night at YOYO will be held on May 14; Auc-tion and Santa Maria Style BBQ on May 21st with a live and silent auc-tion. During the campaign there will be three reverse bingo events at YOYO—Friday, May 7th, Saturday, May 15th, and Tuesday, June 1st. Starting time is 7:00pm.

All culminates the fi rst weekend in June when rodeo performances will be held Thursday and Friday nights and Saturday and Sunday afternoons. The Elks queen will be crowned at the Friday, June 4th performance of the rodeo. The Elks Parade winds down Broadway in Santa Maria Saturday, June 5 beginning at 9:00am.

All monies raised during the six week campaign support local youth programs.

Since the Elk’s Rodeo/Parade effort began back in the 1940’s, $7,925,943.59 has been raised for youth recreation on the central coast.

To purchase any tickets or to volun-teer, call YOYO or Missy Tuck.

Dressing for School—No Distractions Please • No jeans, shorts, or other apparel with rips or holes that are not from normal wear. No frayed paint bot-toms.

• No clothing that promotes or ad-vertises drugs, alcohol or tobacco use. No clothing that depicts obscenity or lewdness. No clothing that is infl am-matory in regard to race, religion or heritage or represents anarchy. No clothing that identifi es with gang af-fi liation.

• Hair shall be clean and neatly groomed. Hair must not be sprayed by any coloring that would drip when wet. If hair color detracts from the learning environment, a student may be asked to return to their normal shade.

• No open toed shoes such as san-dals or Birkenstocks will be allowed

in home economic exploration, sci-ence labs or physical education due to safety concerns. No high or elevated shoes may be worn in P.E. No fl ip-fl ops are allowed at any time during school hours.

• Any clothing, jewelry, accessories, name brands, or manner of grooming or combination thereof that might denote membership in, affi liation or sympathy with a gang or a group rep-resenting anarchy is prohibited.

• Any questionable grooming that affects the learning process or is a distraction to the learning process will be dealt with by administration.

If you have questions regarding student dress, please contact your school principal or Superintendent Sharon McHolland at 938-8900.

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Dressing for School—No Distractions PleaseContinued from Page 1Righetti High School's Dress

CodeRighetti Interim Principal Lee Davis

says over 100 students, teachers and parents are involved with discussions regarding implementing a revised dress code for the high school.

Associated Student Body President Natasha Phinney and Katie Dwyer of the student senate are developing a process for student involvement in establishing a dress code through the senate.

Two other sources of input are the PTSA and a committee composed of teachers headed by Assistant Principal Catherine Ulrich. These three bod-ies will make recommendations to the Shared Decision Making Committee this May.

Interim Principal Lee Davis says the “collaborative” process is a worth-

while educational tool because, “...it allows students to tackle tough is-sues by defi ning what words mean and what students will be responsible for abiding by...on a very personal topic—what they wear. The discus-sion is not abstract—results directly affect them.”

Questions that have been raised by the student senate for student dis-cussion include: If shoes are manda-tory—are slippers shoes? What about pajamas?

Some comments from members of the student senate: “I think clothing with the “BP” (brown pride) imprint should not be allowed. It’s racial. If someone wore WP for white pride, there would be major issues,” “Hoods should be allowed in class,” and “Hair should be allowed to be colored any way.”

One student senator tried to solve the problem by simply saying, “Any-thing comfortable and appropriate should be allowed.”

The current dress code mandates that students must wear shoes on campus, outlaws advertising advocat-ing racial or religious prejudice, regu-lates hats, defi nes modesty in dress, and states that hair...”shall be clean

and neatly groomed and not sprayed with coloring that drips when wet.”

A major problem, says Davis, is enforcement. “I can not expect par-ents to understand trigonometry. But appropriate dress standards can be understood by parents. The adminis-tration cannot be overwhelmed with enforcement issues. We need to have consistency, and parents have to be huge players. Enforcement has to be by everyone in the village.”

After parent notifi cation, the new dress code will be in place this fall.

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Now that Measure V, the high school bond measure, failed to secure 55 per-cent of the vote needed to pass on March 2, it is time for me, as Super-intendent, to seek the reasons why. Even though Measure V had more yes than no votes, a large percentage of people did not vote in favor of it. Thus, as any good teacher looks at the results of student tests to determine material that needs to be reviewed, I also need to review the results of the school bond to determine why it did not pass. To that end, I want to know from voters in Orcutt why the results of Measure V turned out the way they did.

For those interested in providing me (anonymously if preferred) their personal reasons for why they did or did not vote in favor of Measure V, please send your correspondence to Jeff Hearn, Superintendent, Santa Ma-ria Joint Union High School District, 2560 Skyway, Santa Maria, CA.93455 or e-mail me at supt@smjuhsd.org.

For those in the Orcutt community that were not aware Measure V was on the ballot, you can visit the district’s website at www.smjuhsd.k12.ca.us, click on Bond Information, and see a power point presentation outlining the issues in our district and com-

Letters To the Editormunity that Measure V was intended to address.

As your letters and e-mails arrive in my offi ce, I will determine which con-cerns seem to be the most prevalent among voters and address them in the monthly Pioneer editions over the course of the next several months.

Thank you to all who take the time to correspond with me on Measure V. Your opinions are important.

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For those interested in donating, an account has been established at all branches of Mid-State Bank and Trust to benefi t the Ronald McLean family.

McLean’s wife Tammy and five children have lost fi nancial support. Tammy's husband Ronald McLean, a lifelong Orcutt resident, was severely injured when shot by Lompoc police offi cers during a domestic dispute involving his eighty three year old stepmother.

Contributions are tax deductible and can be deposited at any branch of Mid-State Bank and Trust. Deposits should be made payable to the Tammy McLean and Children Benefi t Fund.

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Over $37,000 was raised at a suc-cessful fundraiser dinner at the Radisson Hotel February 27 by the Orcutt Children’s Art Foundation. The evening featured entertainment by actress and singer Jane Russell.

“Our main objective is to sustain the arts program in Orcutt schools,” says Chris Slaughter, president of the Arts Foundation and chair of the event. “Our second goal is to build a performing arts center for the com-munity and the school district.”

Auctioneer Jim Glines conducted the silent auction. School children entertained and displayed their art.

Anticipating the end of state and county grants to districts support-ing art, drama, dance and music, the Foundation was established several months ago to provide funding for an arts program in the Orcutt school district.

Since its inception, the Foundation has supported a chorus program at Pine Grove school, Eric Carle Book Exploration, and water color paint-ing at Nightingale school, a ceramic program at May Grisham, water color painting at Ralph Dunlap, an Artists-In-

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If you would like to join the Foun-dation, donate or have questions, contact Chris Slaughter at 938-8900 or jcslaughter@aol.com.

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Dr. Fred, Forest, and “The Hose”

This is where I come in. Interference to the nerve system is MOST COMMONLY caused by misalignment of the bones of the spine, and is called “subluxation.” I can GET RID OF SUBLUXATION for you!

I’m here to tell you that you CANNOT have subluxation AND health. They can’t co-exist. Whether you realize it or not, you choose one or the other everyday.

Why? Subluxation causes interference of the nerve system just like 8 year-old Forest caused interference on the garden hose. Subluxation causes disease it causes pain; it causes ill health . By eliminating the interference of the nerve system by having me get rid of the subluxation with a Chiropractic Adjustment (which I specialize in), the result can be an elimination of pain and the restoration and optimization of health.

Again…you can’t have subluxation AND health. You are choosing one or the other right now . Which one have you chosen today ?

Okay, the “ Get Off The Hose ” analogy is a very good one, and I’m glad the experience with Forest helped me see a way I could clearly explain it to the residents of Santa Maria.

“I Startled Him When I Yelled, ‘Get Off The Hose!’ ” Friend,

I’ve just got to tell you a story about my 8 year old son, and a garden hose. Why? Well…this story has more to do with you than you might expect. In fact, this may be the most important message you’ll read all day, week, month and year !

Recently I was getting ready to wash my car on a Saturday (boy did it need it). I’m a very busy guy, so I didn’t get a chance to go to the local car wash on Broadway during the week and it was filthy. I just figured I’d pull out the old garden hose and give the car a quick wash myself.

I went to the side of the house, attached the hose to the spigot and turned it on full blast. I ran around the house and picked up the hose, and started to hose down the car. I was whistling and cleaning along when suddenly the water just stopped flowing.

I thought… “Okay, what’s wrong here? There’s got to be some interference in the hose somewhere.” I dropped the hose and walked slowly back around the house, carefully examining the hose as I made my way back towards the spigot.

Sure enough, there was indeed something causing interference. It was…my 8 year old son standing on the hose, with a big silly grin on his face. He knew exactly what he was doing, and looked determined to stay standing right there. He didn’t see me, so I playfully yelled, “ Hey…get off the hose !” He was startled at first, then giggled, jumped off the hose, and ran off to play.

Once the interference was gone, the water flowed fine and I was able to complete the job of washing my car.

Later that day as I was relaxing with a glass of lemonade, I started laughing about my little 8 year old, standing on the garden hose with a big smile on his face, interfering with the flow of the water. Then it hit me… “Getting rid of the interference is what I do for people everyday.”

No, I’m not a professional car washer. I’m a Chiropractor who removes interference in the nerve system of the body (which controls and coordinates everything in the body). Simply…I make sick people well, and make healthy people STAY that way!

You see, any interference with the nerve system inhibits

It leads me to ask you this question: Are you sure you’re not standing on your hose ? Are you sure that any of your spinal bones are not slightly out of line and interfering with your nerve system?

If you are suffering from any kind of pain, including migraine headaches , neck pain , back pain , carpal tunnel syndrome , allergies , auto injuries , whiplash , work injuries , etc. … or if you are lacking energy , are stressed out, behaving badly , moody or have noticed a diminishing of your physical performance …OR if you feel great and want to maintain the best health you possible can …I can definitely help!

I want you to know that I’m committed to making the choice of HEALTH over subluxation a “ no brainer ” for you. How? I provide very affordable health care. To prove it, I’m inviting you to pick up the phone right now and call for a complete “Health Care Audit” (which is an entire exam, computer spinal analysis, and all necessary x-rays) for just $27 (offer expires 04-30-04 ). There are no hidden fees! (Others could charge you as much as $250 for a visit like this…but not me!). Call 934-5757.

My office is called Oak Knoll Chiropractic, and we are located at 4850 S. Bradley Road, Suite A-1 which is in the Long’s Shopping Center at Clark and Bradley. When you call, you’re likely to speak with one of my assistants, Lacey or Cicely. They’ll make your call a TOP PRIORITY (they make everyone feel great! You’ll love them!). Just say, “I’d like to schedule a ‘Health Care Audit ” and they’ll take great care of you. And so will I. Thank you. – Dr. Fred.

P.S . Did you know that some of world’s most successful and famous people receive Chiropractic care? Arnold Schwartzenegger, Tiger Woods, Michael Jordan, Christie Brinkley, Demi Moore, Mel Gibson and many, many others receive Chiropractic care*. (It’s good enough for them…isn’t it good enough for you? Of course it is!)

But you don’t have to be rich and famous to get the samelevel of health care that these celebrities do! To prove that, call my office at 934-5757 and I’ll give you the complete “Health Care Audit” for just $27 . Offer expires on 04-30-04 , so call right now.

By the way, here’s what Richard M. of Santa Maria said about choosing health instead of subluxation : “I feel stronger, healthier, and happier than I have in many years.

*As reported in the book, Chiropractic Works! by Timothy J. Feuling.

Little did Judy Moffatt know when she took a class in stained glass 16 years ago, that it would open doors for her...fi rst as a creative force and later as a business.

Victorian Stained Glass Works was fi rst opened by Lorraine Moore in the old Orcutt Hotel in Old Town Orcutt, and covered most of the bottom fl oor of the building. Judy took a class and found that, as she says, “I can do this.” When Lorraine decided to retire to travel, she asked Judy if she would like to take over the business. Judy agreed when she realized she could pursue the hobby that she had come to love, and make a living as well.

Judy moved to a small shop in the La Puerta Center near the Orcutt Post Of-fi ce, but as the sole owner, she found that the many hours didn’t leave much freedom outside of work.

Enter Sheri Gasser. Sheri was taught the art of stained glass by her mother and found the time spent on the hobby relaxing and cathartic. She also spent time with Judy purchasing product and discussing ideas for new projects. “The ideal match,” thought Judy, “…someone I enjoy being with working on art projects who might be able to help me work harder. Thus, a partnership was born.

The pair has now moved back to the Old Orcutt Hotel building at 125 West Clark Avenue to work together. The space allows them a centralized loca-tion for their customers who come from as far as the Santa Ynez area to the south to the Arroyo Grande area to the north. “We work close to home,” Sheri adds, since both she and Judy live in Orcutt. “With the boom in building and remods, we are very busy,” Judy says, people who want to add a unique aspect to their homes come to us. Customers come in and say, ‘I want something with fl owers,’ or ‘I have a color scheme in mind,’ and we can create something just for them.”

Victorian Stained Glass also offers instruction for those who are interest-ed in creating their own works. “After six weeks of instruction, students are confi dent enough to take on a proj-ect on their own, "Sheri says, “Big and small projects are all the same, they just vary in the amount of time they take to create.”

Visit Judy and Sheri at Victorian Stained Glass Works at 125 West Clark Avenue, Suite 105 for custom stained glass, supplies, repairs or instruction. Hours vary, so call before stopping by. The phone number is 938-8234

Judy Moffatt and Sheri Glazer display one of their stained glass creations.

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Spring is a busy time for schools. Many special school events are oc-curring, report cards are being com-pleted and sent home, and teachers are conferencing with parents. Mean-while, state testing is just around the corner.

That’s why this is the perfect occa-sion to take a breath, step back, and refl ect on what our students have been doing lately.

Accordingly, I would like to share some good news about a number of children from our Orcutt Union School District. The past few months have brought many worthwhile ac-complishments, and I’d like to spread the word!

We begin by putting the spotlight on some young writers.

Every year for literally decades, the Orcutt Lions Club conducts an essay contest for fi fth graders on the pa-

triotic topic of “What the American Flag Means to Me”. Every one of our elementary schools participates, and each selects its own contest winner who receives a special plaque and a savings bond from the Lions.

This year, our school essay honor-ees are as follows: Alice Shaw School, Alexis Brandt; Joe Nightingale School, Devon Scott; May Grisham School, Angela Tobin; Patterson Road School, Daniel Brim; Pine Grove School, Leah Wilson; Ralph Dunlap School, Alice Jun.

Santa Maria Elks Lodge No. 1538 also promotes writing with a com-munity-wide contest for sixth graders on a similar prompt: “Why We Should Honor the American Flag”. This year, our district was honored to have two fi nalists in the contest: Brittaney Edens of Alice Shaw School and Zachary Gra-ham of Joe Nightingale School.

Next, let’s hear about some terrifi c young spellers.

Several of our students participated in the March 2 Santa Barbara County Spelling Bee, an annual affair for the top spellers in grades 4-6 county-wide. Our contestants included Mi-chael Choi and Connie Tran of Alice

Shaw School, Tiffany Carroll and Ryan Davidson of Joe Nightingale School, Erica Brannon and Ian May of Pat-terson Road School, and Tori Condon and Ian Hassett of Pine Grove School. All of our students did extremely well in this competition, and they had fun to boot!

This month, several more of our stu-dents will be competing in the local Masonic Spelling Bee for grades 4, 6, and 8. We wish everyone the best in this event.

Finally, we can discuss some excep-tionally strong readers.

On March 12, several of our elemen-tary schools sent students to the Santa Barbara County Battle of the Books. The Battle is a team challenge, with students fi elding a range of questions about books from a reading list they took on during the past year. In order to participate, students needed to read up to 30 assigned books of varying genres: fi ction, non-fi ction, mystery, fantasy, science fi ction, poetry, and more.

Thanks to the leadership of our media specialists, our district has ad-opted the Battle as a way to promote reading. In May, our six elementary schools will pair off and hold their own mini-Battles. These are enjoyable spectacles, as our youthful readers de-light in showing what they know!

In closing, I would note that this

column mentions but a fraction of the many, many noteworthy academic achievements taking place on Orcutt’s eight campuses. Nevertheless, I do think it is timely to contemplate what our students have been doing of late. The kids are what we are all about – and in this busy time, it’s good for us to keep our focus on them!

Dr. Sharon McHolland can be contacted by phone at 938-8900, by e-mail at smcholland@orcutt-schools.net, or by mail c/o Orcutt Union School District, 501 Dyer Street, P.O. Box 2310, Orcutt, CA 93457.

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FISHING TACKLE---ALL TYPES Call for appointment. (805)937-6015 Will be at The Loading Dock, Satur-day, May 1st. (Rain Cancels) 20 cu. ft freezer, white upright. Runs perfect, not pretty. Also side by side refrigerator, almond, runs perfect $75.00 each. 937-5687Do you need help getting organized? Call 264-2805 or e-mail OrganizerSM@yahoo.com4 X 8 Tilt utility trailer. Asking $350. 937 1162White crib with mattress and bedding (sheet, bumper, pad and cover) 937-3850OLD Mac and PC parts. Some collectible, others col-lecting dust. James 878-1739

Chocolate Pudding CakeTemperature: 350 degreesTime: 45 minutes 1. Cream untilsoft and pliable 1/4 C. Shortening2. Work in 1/2 C. Sugar3. Add: 1 egg, beaten 1/2 t. vanilla And 1 square melted chocolate4. Beat well.5. Sift together Three times: 1 C. Sifted fl our 3 t. baking powder Pinch of salt6. Add alternately by thirds with

1/2 C. Milk7. Beat each third by the following number

of strokes: 50, 50, 125. (Or if you must, 30 sec, 30 sec, & 2 min. with hand mixer.)

8. Pour into a greased 9x9x2 inch pan9. Combine 1 C. Walnuts, optional 1/4 C. Cocoa 1 C. Brown sugar10. Sprinkle the mixture over the cake

batter.11. Pour over the top 1 3/4 C. Boiling

water.12. Bake in an oven that has not been

pre-heated.Makes 9 nice servings.Note: Let it cool a little before serving. May

be served warm with whipped cream. Credit where credit is due: This recipe

came from the Grandma of Grandma “S”.

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Dear Grama Cool — Advice for Kids & TeensBeginning with this edition of the Orcutt Pio-

neer, Orcutt sage “Grama Kool” is offering advice to children who have questions about school, relationships, and diffi culties grandmothers are

well equipped to address.

Dear Grama Kool,I am 11 years old and my mom

thinks I should do my homework be-fore I even get to talk to friends on the phone after school. I beg her, but she won’t listen to me. By the time my homework is done it is too late and all my friends are busy. Please tell her that my social life is just as important as my school work. My friends think she’s weird. Help!

C.M. Almost teen from OrcuttDear Almost Teen, Grama Kool can sympathize with

your wanting to talk to your friends and socializing IS very important. I bet if you cam home and did your homework everyday for two weeks without being asked, your mom would soften up a little. Responsi-bility when you’re 11 make a mom’s eyes sparkle. However begging and arguing won’t help your case. Think like a lawyer and present your case with positive action. If you stop wast-ing all the valuable time begging and arguing, you may have more time to do your homework and socialize. By the way CM, how are your grades? Love a, Darlin’...have a homemade cookie. Grama Kool

Dear Grama Kool,I know you’re old and probably

don’t remember what it was like to be my age (I’m 12), but I need to tell

someone about my problem. I have two friends in my class and they are both jealous of the other one. They tell me lies about each other and they try to get me mad at the other one. Yesterday I sat with another friend at lunch and now they are both mad at me. They didn’t talk to me all day at school and they told some lied about me now. I am really stressing over this. My grandpa had a heart attack from stress. Do you think I could have one? Really worried (Please don’t use my name)

Dear Really Worried,My goodness Love, this sounds

like a piece of apple pie and a glass of milk problem to me. Sometimes 12 year olds can be very insensitive before they realize they hurt friends and begin to mature. Since these “friends” are the jealous ones, maybe you should give them a little of their own medicine and try ignoring them for a few days. When they decide to be your friend again, make it clear that you don’t want to hear anything bad about the other one. And just like Jell-O, there’s always room for more friends. And Darlin, don’t talk about them to your other friends. That just keeps things stirred up. Relax, I promise you will not have a heart attack from stress and have another bite of pie, lovey. Life is good!

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cussed in the Orcutt Pioneer, please e-mail gramakool@aol.com

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7 Orcutt Pioneer ~ April 15, 2004OPMonthly or Week ly EventsFirst Tuesday of Each Month, 7pm:

Santa Maria Valley Singles Club. Cen-tury 21 building at corner of Miller and Santa Maria Way. Singles aged 50+ invited. Info: Lori 928-3319.

First Friday of Each Month, 7:30 pm: Los Padres Artist Guild Meeting, OA-SIS Senior Center, 420 E. Soares, Old Orcutt. Everyone welcome. Info: 937-4482

First Saturday of Each Month: Natu-ral History Museum presents an inter-active activity featuring a live animal. Located at 412 S. McClelland in Santa Maria. Open 12-3 Wednesdays, 11-4 Saturdays and by appointment. Admis-sion is free. Information 614-0806.

First & Third Wednesday of Each Month: 6:30 pm: Orcutt Lions Club Meeting. Hospitality, Dinner. Member-ship information: Louie 938-1248.

First Saturday of Each Month: Flea Market at The Loading Dock, 315 S. Broadway, Old Orcutt, rain cancels. Info on booth rental or other: 934-3471

2nd Sunday of Month:The National Association of Watch

and Clock Collectors meet the second Sunday of the month at the Central Coast Senior Center Hall, 1580 Rail-road St. in Oceano. Mart begins at 12:30pm Come and meet people who share your interests. If you have an old clock or watch and would like help identifying or valuing it, come see us. For further information, call Jerry Freedman at 805-528-3100.

Community Events Second Monday of Each Month 7pm: Orcutt Garden Club Meeting, Pollinger Hall at Oak Knolls Haven 4845 S. Bradley Rd. Gardeners wel-come!

Second Wednesday of each month: The Newcomers Club of Santa Maria Valley has a luncheon. Info: 934-2627

Second Thursday of Each Month 11:30am: 50 Plus Club members, guests meet in St. Louis de Montfort Parish Hall, 5095 Harp Road, for community news and potluck lunch. Info: 937-3119.

Second Thursday of each month Friends of the Orcutt Library 4:30pm at Sunny Hills Mobile Home Estates Clubhouse, 1650 E. Clark, Orcutt. Info: 934-8325

Second Saturday of Each Month 8 – 10 am: All-You-Can-Eat Breakfast at OASIS Senior Center, 420 East Soares, Old Orcutt. Adults $3.50, Children $2.00

Second Saturday of Each Month, 10:30am:The Captain Henry Sweet-ser Chapter of Daughters Of The American Revolution meeting. Info: 934-4438

Third Tuesday of Each Month: Cen-tral Coast Computer Club 4C’s; Knoll-wood Village Country Club, 4012 So. Bradley. 5:45 PM. starting time for internet. 6:00 PM. starting time for windows and guest orientation. Visi-tors are welcome.

Third Wednesday of Each Month: 10am: La Leche League monthly meeting. Open to all mothers with breastfeeding/parenting ideas to share. Non-affi liated meeting at Lu-

thern Church of our Savior, 4725 S. Bradley Rd.

7pm: Ladies of American Legion Auxiliary meeting, Post 534 in Old Orcutt.

Third Thursday of Each Month: 3 pm: Santa Maria Valley Genealogical Society Meeting at Oak Knolls Haven 4845 Bradley Rd. Information call Flor-ence Dixon at 937-6591.

Fourth Monday, 7:30 pm Orcutt Area Advisory Group. Mid-State Bank and Trust, 1110 East Clark Avenue. Guests are always welcome. Info: 937-1861

Fourth Wednesday of each month: 10:00AM: Newcomers Club of Santa Maria Valley meets for coffee 934-2627.

Fourth Thursday of each month: 10:00 AM: MOMS Club of Orcutt, a na-tional non-profi t support group for stay-at-home moms. Contact Martiza at 937-2776.

The Santa Maria Valley Home Edu-cators. A homeschool support group open to all homeschoolers, Park days, fi eld trips, sharing of resources. Call Audrey 938-1231

Special EventsNorth County Rape Crisis and Child

Protection Center will hold its 19th annual Kids Day in the park on Sunday, April 18, at Waller Park. Ther event will have carnival games, face paint-ing, live entertainment, a petting zoo, fi re and rescue teams, rock climbing walls and lots of food. If interested in serving as a volunteer or renting a booth, call Arleen Lewis at 736-8535.

Friends of the Orcutt Library Book Sale. Lutheran Church of our Savior

(corner Bradley & Patterson). Mem-bers Only April 21, 4-6PM; public welcome April 22 9AM-7PM, April 23 9AM-4PM, April 24 9AM-1PM. To donate books call Mike Spears 937-3004.

Community Service:United Way of the Central Coast,

Northern Santa Barbara County, is looking for community volunteers to participate on the Allocations Panel for the 2004-2005 grant cycle. Alloca-tions volunteers will make decisions for dispersing the Community Care Fund dollars to agencies that meet community needs. Site visits will be April and May. If you are interested, call the United Way of the Central Coast offi ce at 922-0329.

Registration is now being accepted for the United States Youth Volleyball League’s spring season at Waller Park. Kids and parents are invited to enjoy recreation volleyball practices and games. The USYVL season runs for eight weeks and begins in mid April. Coed format for ages 8-14. For information call 1-888-988-7985 or www.usyvl.org

Organize a team and join the fi ght against cancer! This year’s Ameri-can Cancer Society Relay For Life is on July 24th and 25th at St. Joseph High School. Team Capatain Meet-ings are held on the third Thursday of each month at 5:30PM in the marian Extended conference room located at 1530 Cypress way. For more information, visit our website at www.SantaMariaRelayForLife.com or call 1-800-ACS-2345

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