Astronomy
Night at Cachuma
By
Leanne Elliott
Chuck
McParflin from the Santa Barbara Astronomical Unit conducted an hour-long
educational slide show at the Cachuma Lake Fireside Theater on Friday, July
27th. As the sun went down in a blaze over Cachuma Lake, Mr. McParflin gave a
brief but interesting overview of our solar system, and the planetary galaxies
that make up our celestial skies.
After
the slideshow, campers were invited onto the lawn to peer through a series of
high powered telescopes, manned by Astronomical Unit members, that magnified
Jupiter, the moon, and a globular cluster located in the direction of the
Hercules Constellation, 20,000 light years away. The slideshow and viewing were
sponsored by the Cachuma Lake Nature Center. For more information on upcoming
events, visit www.cachuma.com.
Music
on the Green
By
Leanne Elliott
New
Frontiers Natural Marketplace is the host of a Thursday night on-going concert
series called “Music on the Green.” On July 26th Ted Hoagland (lead), Garth
Froula (bass) and Snake Farmer (drums) from “The Hoagland Conspiracy” of Santa
Barbara provided the rousing music for this popular summertime event perfect
for kids of all ages.
Participants
are invited to bring their own picnic, or purchase a delicious barbecue dinner
provided by the Market. Tables and chairs are provided, but blankets and low
beach chairs are encouraged. Concerts begin Thursdays at 5:30 and usually end
around 8:00. New Frontiers Natural Marketplace is located at 1984 Mission Drive
on the corner of Alamo Pintado Road, Solvang.
Buellton
Soldier Deployed to Iraq
First
Photo: Birmingham, Ala., native Staff Sgt.
Christopher Doss, center, maintenance sergeant, Company D, 1st
"Attack" Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade,
1st Cavalry Division; jokes with his Soldiers Spc. James Kelley, left, an
Apache mechanic from Buellton, Calif., and Sgt. Jesse Coble, right, an Apache
mechanic and squad leader from Paducah, Ky., as they work on the rotor head of
an Apache helicopter at Camp Taji, Iraq. Doss will often resort to humor to
keep his Soldiers' moods light and to help them work through the oppressive
heat. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Nathan Hoskins, 1st ACB, 1st Cav. Div. Public
Affairs)
Second
Photo: Paducah, Ky.,
native Sgt. Jesse Coble, right, and Buellton, Calif., native Spc. James Kelley,
left, both Apache helicopter mechanics for Company D, 1st "Attack"
Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry
Division, work on a rotor head on top of an Apache helicopter in a hangar in
Camp Taji, Iraq. The mechanics of Co. D keep Apaches in the air so that they
can support the ground troops in and around Baghdad. (U.S. Army photo by Spc.
Nathan Hoskins, 1st ACB, 1st Cav. Div. Public Affairs)
Third
Photo: Buellton,
Calif., native Spc. James Kelley, an Apache helicopter mechanic for Company D,
1st "Attack" Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry
Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, replaces a bolt in the rotor head of an Apache
helicopter in Camp Taji, Iraq. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Nathan Hoskins, 1st
ACB, 1st Cav. Div.
Public
Affairs)