By: Sydney Morgan Posted at 5:23 PM, Jan 05, 2023 and last updated 5:23 PM, Jan 05, 2023 Welcome Home Military Heroes celebrated its 5th annual Veteran’s Angel Tree program. “It was our most successful year so far,” said Cheryl Tolan, the co-founder and secretary of the organization. The members of this organization team up with social workers and the Facebook group…
By: Austin Herbaugh Posted at 8:31 AM, Nov 12, 2022 It was a night of golf, food, and fun aimed at helping local veterans in Santa Maria for the second annual “Tee it up for Veterans” event. Organizers expect to raise $80,000 to $90,000 for two local non-profits that help veterans on a daily basis. A sizeable crowd of veterans and their…
BY LAURA D DICKINSON at The Tribune (Article Link Below) The Central Coast Honor Flight returned to San Luis Obispo Regional County Airport on Wednesday night to a raucous, cheering crowd of volunteers, family and friends. The group takes San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara County veterans on all-expenses paid trips to Washington, D.C., to visit the memorials that honor…
By: KSBY News and 23ABC staff and last updated 4:04 PM, Sep 04, 2022 A well-known member of the vintage aircraft community and board member of the Estrella Warbirds Museum was killed in a plane crash Friday in Shafter. Representatives of the museum confirmed that the pilot was Sherman Smoot. According to the Kern County Fire Department, he was flying a…
Welcome Home Military Heroes welcomed home the 17 Veterans when they landed back at Airport. Below is the article: By: Kimberly Cruz Posted at 10:46 PM, Aug 27, 2022 Central coast veterans took to the skies on Saturday in a C-47 aircraft that was used in World War II. The flight was made possible through the help of local organizations. “Betsy’s Biscuit…
By: Ashlee Owings Posted at 6:33 PM, Aug 24, 2022 The second annual “Tee It Up for Veterans” Charity Golf Classic is happening on Friday, November 11 at the Santa Maria Country Club. The day will be full of golf and fun. There will be many contests including hole-in-one, longest drive and much more. Some festivities include a live auction and raffle…
By: KSBY Staff Posted at 7:52 PM, Jul 02, 2022 Community members surprised U.S. Marine Corps Veteran Elizabeth Ross with a parade and party to celebrate her 100th birthday. Ross was a sergeant who served in San Francisco from 1943 to 1945. During her service, she kept inventory of military equipment and helped with recruitment. Ross came from a military family with…
By: Neil Hebert Posted at 9:41 AM, May 30, 2022 Si Tenenberg, a marine veteran and founder of Helping Soldiers in the Desert, died in February. With his passing, the organization’s future was uncertain. In a story that’s Positively Central Coast, Si’s dedicated group carries on his legacy one box at a time. “As soon as he found out that we were…
By: KSBY Staff Posted at 10:45 PM, May 25, 2022 and last updated 12:43 PM, May 27, 2022 An Honor Flight that took off for Washington, D.C. earlier this week returned to San Luis Obispo Wednesday night. The flight landed at the San Luis Obispo County Airport around 8:45 p.m. When the veterans landed, they were greeted with a re-entry celebration organized…
By: Claudia Buccio Posted at 10:44 PM, Apr 09, 2022 Seymour Eugene Tenenberg, better known as Si, was a man who not only served his country but cared deeply for his community. He showed his love by sending care packages overseas to American heroes and by motivating those around him to give back. Saturday, community members celebrated his life and legacy at…
