News & Announcements. Join with us to celebrate Child Support Awareness Month by supporting United Way of Northern Santa Barbara County in its Stuff the Bus campaign to gather school supplies for local children in need. Collection bins have been placed at County Administrative offices in Lompoc, Santa Maria and Santa Barbara. Helping children to thrive is everyone's business! The 2015 Refugio Oil Spill After-Action Report and Improvement Plan has been released and the County is seeking constructive comments and feedback. Please read the document and take a moment to send feedback no later than August 19, 2016.
Confidence votes 52.7K. The underground railroad was named for the slaves' method of escape to freedom. Underground means the movement was secret and intentionally took place below the awareness of public officials and most members of society.he underground railroad actually got its name when a slave named Tice Davids escaped from Kentucky in 1831 and swam across the Ohio River to freedom in Ripley, Ohio.
Old Occult -- The New Age Movement is a modern revival of very ancient, divergent, religious traditions and practices. The actual original root is squarely centered in Genesis 3:1-5, and reverberates throughout the movement's continued historical expressions.