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by Richard Mineards

Social gridlock reigned when retired technology executive Howard Cannon opened the doors of his George Washington Smith home, just a tiara’s toss from the estate of singer Katy Perry and her British actor fiancé Orlando Bloom, for more than 90 guests for his sixth annual Super Bowl party.

With commercial time during the Fox broadcast of the matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles at the 63,400-seat State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., going for $7M for 30 seconds and last-minute tickets selling for more than $10,000 a piece, the tension was palpable with the Kansas City team claiming their third Vince Lombardi Trophy in a last minute thriller 38-35, overcoming a 10 point halftime deficit with quarterback Patrick Mahomes throwing two touchdown passes in the second half and leading two other of his team’s scoring drives.

With a 27-yard field goal with just eight seconds left the Chiefs hoisted the iconic trophy, the second time in four years.

“It was really worth all the hype and buildup,” said Howard, who splits his time between his Montecito estate and a home in Memphis, Tenn. “We were all on tenterhooks. Those last minutes were quite something!”

Among the frenzied football fans attending the bustling bash were Paul Orfalea , Maitland Ward, Gretchen Lieff, Adam McKaig, Victoria Frost, Bill Dalziel, Nigel Gallimore, Brenda

Aligning Hearts and Minds

Hearts Aligned, the two-year-old Santa Barbara charity which supports critically ill children, threw its first Hearts to Hearts Valentine’s lunch with 156 guests at the Cabrillo Pavilion, raising around $100,000 for low-income youngsters.

The ubiquitous Janet Garufis, chairman and CEO of Montecito Bank & Trust, emceed the fun oceanside fête, as well as acting as auctioneer, while the tony triumvirate of David Edelman, Brigitte Welty, and founder Vivian Solodkin co-chaired the bustling bash.

Last year 35 low-income children were helped, and it is hoped that number will increase to more than 50 this year as the charity gains traction.

Solodkin recounted how her son Carlos was born in 2007 with congenital heart and pulmonary and gastrointestinal issues, as well as DiGeorge syndrome, a chromosome disorder, meaning he was fighting to stay alive.

“We did everything we could to keep him with us,” said Solodkin. “We didn’t know what we were doing. He was missing a pulmonary artery and spent two months on a ventilator in a hospital pediatric department.

“Recovery just wasn’t happening. He didn’t survive surgery. His lungs were so damaged. He died at just nine months

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