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MONTECITO MISCELLANY
3 – 10 May 2018 Vol 24 Issue 18
The Voice of the Village
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No horsing around as SB Polo Club gallops into 107th season, p. 6
LETTERS, P. 8 • ASHLEIGH BRILLIANT, P. 19 • CALENDAR OF EVENTS, P. 36
Village Beat
Meet the new owners of Viva Oliva, Coast Village Road’s olive oil emporium, p. 12
RETURN OF THE
RISING SUN
BEFORE JAPAN SURRENDERED TO THE U.S. NEARLY 73 YEARS AGO, AMERICAN G.I.S HAD COLLECTED “MEMENTOS” OFF THE BODIES OF FALLEN JAPANESE SOLDIERS. MANY OF THOSE VESTIGES CONSISTED OF THE RISING SUN NATIONAL FLAG, GIVEN TO JAPAN’S WARRIORS BEFORE BATTLE AND KEPT FOLDED CLOSE TO THEIR HEARTS. REX AND KEIKO ZIAK, WHO WILL RELATE THE HISTORY OF THIS EFFORT AT A CHANNEL CITY LUNCHEON ON MAY 14, HAVE MADE IT THEIR GOAL TO RETRIEVE THESE FLAGS FROM U.S. SOLDIERS AND RETURN THEM TO THE FAMILIES OF THE FALLEN. (STORY ON P. 20)
Stepping Up
Choreographer Mark Morris toes the line with Pepperland: Sgt. Pepper at Granada, p. 33
Real Estate
Mark Hunt reviews Montecito housing market and spotlights quartet of properties, p. 35