🌱 Meet the speedy ducklings waiting for a Lompoc home this week
Lompoc, California Patch AM: a 4 min readHello Lompoc! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Meet the speedy ducklings waiting for a Lompoc home this week
- Which Lompoc events and festivals are kicking off your spring and summer?
- How a North D Street dispute led to a life sentence
Also on today's calendar: Santa Maria Comic Con & Card Show and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 65 and low of 47 degrees.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny and nice, temps: high: 71, low: 48.
- Friday: Intervals of clouds and sun, with a high of 67 and low of 52 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. CAPA Pet of the Week: Willow and River (syvnews.com) — If you’ve been thinking about a unique pet, two Indian Runner ducklings named Willow and River are ready for adoption at the Lompoc Animal Center on West Central. The shelter offers walk-in hours most days, plus options to adopt or foster many animals, with exams included in adoption fees and easy ways to get involved even if you can’t commit long-term. 
2. Dive into Cabrillo High Aquarium Earth Day Open House Wednesday (santamariatimes.com) — Lompoc residents can celebrate Earth Day tonight at Cabrillo High’s free aquarium open house, featuring hands-on activities and a walk-through inflatable humpback whale from the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary. This weekend, explore local history at the Artesia Schoolhouse and Fabing-McKay-Spanne House, look ahead to June’s 73rd Lompoc Valley Flower Festival, and join the Lompoc Library’s regional One Book One Coast reading program.
3. Joe A. Garcia, of Lompoc, convicted of first-degree murder, found sane (syvnews.com) — A Lompoc resident has been found guilty of first-degree murder with a torture enhancement and ruled legally sane, in a case that began with a domestic dispute in a North D Street home. Local police officers and investigators from the Lompoc Police Department were central to the response and investigation, and the defendant now faces life in prison without the possibility of parole.
4. Betty Jane (Beauchamp) Mummy, Formerly of Lompoc and Santa Barbara, 1936-2026 (noozhawk.com) — Lompoc readers are remembering Betty Jane Mummy, a former resident who once marched costumed entries in the Lompoc Flower Festival Parade and volunteered with Queen of Angels parish’s Altar Society. The 90-year-old, who also lived in Santa Barbara and later Salem, Oregon, is fondly recalled for her baking, sewing, animal rescue work, and deep family ties across California and Oregon.
📸 Around Lompoc
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Upcoming Events in
Lompoc
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★ Featured events ★
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Books & Bubbles at Ryon Park!
Ryon Memorial Park, Lompoc
10:30 am
Friday April 24
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Other local events
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Maple High School Open House
Maple High School Lompoc, CA 93436
5:30 pm -
Lompoc Valley Historical Society Open House
Lompoc Valley Historical Society , 207 North L St , Lompoc
10:00 am -
Lompoc Kite Festival
Lompoc High School , 515 W College Ave , Lompoc
11:00 am -
Santa Maria Comic Con & Card Show
Santa Maria Fairpark , 937 S Thornburg St , Santa Maria
10:00 am -
Lulu Hyggelig's Birthday Party
California Nature Art Museum , 1511-B Mission Drive , Solvang
2:00 pm -
Council Meeting
City of Lompoc , 100 Civic Center Plaza , Lompoc
6:30 pm -
BAC Meeting
City of Lompoc , 100 Civic Center Plaza , Lompoc
4:30 pm -
Pet Wellness Clinic, Lompoc
Valley of Flowers Half Century Club , 341 North N Street , Lompoc
10:00 am
Wednesday April 22
Saturday April 25
Saturday May 2
Sunday May 3
Tuesday May 5
Tuesday May 12
Tuesday May 19
📣 Lompoc Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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PMI-ACP(Agile) Certification Classroom Training in Mission Hills, CA
16501 Ventura Boulevard , 16501 Ventura Blvd , Encino
9:00 am -
Village Storytime
Village Library , 3755 Constellation Rd , Lompoc
10:30 am -
Maple High School Open House
Maple High School Lompoc, CA 93436
5:30 pm -
Varsity Boys’ Volleyball @ Alemany
Bishop Alemany High School , 11111 N Alemany Dr , Mission Hills
6:00 pm
Wednesday April 22
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Found orange tabby wandering around the 500 block of South i St last night.
I'm guessing less than a year-old, scruffy, vocal, and very friendly. I couldn't take it in and the shelter was closed, but I left it some food and… (Nextdoor Locust Ave) - I have to recommend RIGO’S auto detail.
RIGO is one of the best auto detailed guys I’ve had while I’m in Lompoc. He did a great job was very thorough and his rates are really competitive … (Nextdoor Mesa Oaks)
- Molly Maid posted a job opening for House Cleaner in Lompoc. Apply here.
- Lompoc Valley Medical Center posted a job opening for CNA - Unit Clerk in Lompoc. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lompoc here.
Ok Lompoc! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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