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MINEARDS’ MISCELLANY
FREE 9 – 16 Oct 2014 Vol 20 Issue 39
The Voice of the Village
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High-rising: asset value of Montecito billionaires Oprah Winfrey, Larry Ellison, and George Lucas escalates, p. 6
THIS WEEK IN MONTECITO, P. 10 • CALENDAR OF EVENTS, P. 50 • OPEN HOUSES, P. 53
WELL, OKAY, RECYCLE, RE-USE, THEN DESAL! Manning Makeover
Upper and lower areas get much-needed facelift with new washroom facilities, bridge, signage, and more, p. 12
Copper Whopper
It’s Fun With The Force at Pat Nesbitt’s Summerland redoubt, including food, drink, music and K-9 capers, p. 29
Hillary Hauser of Heal The Ocean pours into the volume of Montecito’s H20 plight, plumbs the depths for viable solutions, and flushes out the “elephant” in the room (see page 5)
Two Tired
Hattie Beresford and cycling friends pedal their way around Frenchspeaking province of Québec, p. 31