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In today's newsletter:

  • Will Orcutt’s long-promised library and senior center finally get built?
  • What firefighters found when a Pinal Avenue garage erupted before dawn
  • Central Coast honors the remarkable 106-year life of Jim Murphy

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Today's riddle: What was left after the explosion at the cheese factory? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 67 and low of 54 degrees.
  • Friday: Sunny; breezy in the p.m., temps: high: 68, low: 52.
  • Saturday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 76 and low of 48 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Santa Barbara County weighs options for new Orcutt library and senior center (ksby.com) — County supervisors are debating how — and whether — to fully fund a long-promised new Orcutt library and Oasis Senior Center, with costs ranging from $30 million to $44 million. Orcutt residents and Oasis leaders warned that scaling back or delaying the project could leave local seniors without a viable center and stall long-needed library improvements, while supervisors weigh the plan against other county financial pressures.
   

• Early-Morning Garage Fire Breaks Out in Orcutt with 2 Vehicles Inside, Cause Under Investigation (edhat.com) — Fire crews from multiple agencies quickly knocked down an early-morning garage fire on Pinal Avenue in Orcutt, where two vehicles and downed power lines were involved but no one was hurt. The cause remains under investigation, and officials are reminding residents to maintain working smoke alarms and evacuate immediately if a home fire breaks out.
   

• James Thomas Murphy (easttexasnews.com) — Longtime Lompoc-Orcutt area resident and World War II POW survivor James T. “Jim” Murphy has died at age 106, leaving a large, close-knit family and a legacy of service. Local friends can honor him at a military interment in Bakersfield on October 23 and by supporting the Central Coast Veterans Memorial Museum in his memory.
   

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  • Prescribed burn planned for Tepusquet Canyon area near Santa Maria (ksby.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What was left after the explosion at the cheese factory?" — da brie (Thank you Pam W. for sending it in!)
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