Santa Ynez Valley Star October 2016

October 2016 • Volume 1, Number 9

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Couple ‘dreams in Halloween’ The Courtneys’ business creates spooky decor

by Raiza Giorgi

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alisse Courtney of Santa Ynez loves all things Halloween — so much that she and her husband Ben have created the Tombstone Factory to custom-make pieces such as tombstones, crypts, coffins and all things related to Halloween decor.

“My wife has this unnatural affinity for Halloween. We started years ago with making our own Halloween decorations and she kept asking me to build stuff that was more and more intricate. I just said ‘Yes, dear’ and here we are,” Ben Courtney laughed during a conversation at their workshop on Industrial Way in Buellton.

The launch of such a business may have been easier for them than for most people, since they already owned RWL Fabrications. The pieces RWL has created to go in custom aquariums have been featured on the Animal Planet show “Tanked,” and have been purchased by celebrities including Shaquille O’Neil and Nick Carter.

“We do pieces for trade shows and, basically, anything people dream up, we can make,” Ben Courtney said.

The Courtneys started researching ways to create tombstone decorations but failed several times. Then after finding nothing on the market that they felt would fall apart

Photo contributed Calisse Courtney of Santa Ynez loves Halloween so much that she and her husband Ben created a holiday décor business called Tombstone Factory.

instantly, they decided to make their own solution.

“We started with an X-Acto blade, and it would take many weekends just to make one tombstone. It was awful. After seeing there wasn’t really any business like it out there, we first thought it was a stupid idea or, two, it was an incredible opportunity to start this business,” Courtney said.

Both have a background in business, as Calisse owns her own law firm in Los Olivos and Ben got his MBA in business

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Photo by Raiza Giorgi Tombstone Factory can customize a tombstone with any description or image on it. Their pieces have been featured in haunted houses all around the country, from Los Angeles to St. Louis.

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HARTMANN SUPERviSOR for

Balanced Decision Making & Commitment to Our Community!

WHY WE SUPPORT

JOAN HARTMANN: “I fully trust Joan Hartmann to act in the best interests of voters in the 3rd District. I know Joan to be a sincere person who puts people ahead of partisanship politics. Joan has demonstrated time and again, both as a member of the Santa Barbara Planning Commission and as a candidate for Third District Supervisor, that she is motivated by a desire to do good for the community and not by ambition for personal gain. Joan Hartmann is the only candidate running for Third District Supervisor I trust to protect the rural character and pristine beauty of Santa Barbara County, not just for current residents, but for our children, and our children’s children.”

— Karen Jones, Former Candidate for 3rd District Supervisor “Joan Hartmann is committed to working with us to protect the history and character of our communities, whether large or small, and to improving the safety of our neighborhoods and roads. Please join us in supporting Joan Hartmann for Supervisor.”

— Carole & Jeffrey Bloom, Los Alamos “I am supporting Joan Hartmann for 3rd District Supervisor because she is a centrist in an increasingly polarized climate, and she has the background and experience to do the job.”

— Mark Preston, Buellton “Joan is pragmatic and logical while being inventive to find sensible solutions that preserve and promote our environment and quality of life, while simultaneously encouraging economic growth and stability.”

— Leo Elovitz, Buellton City Council Member

“Miss Joan helped me—a lot. She will help you, too. You should vote for her.”

— Rene Julian Zepeda, Student, Buellton For more information about Joan Hartmann, and a complete list of endorsements, please visit www.JoanHartmannforSupervisor.org

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annexed to sewer district

A protest election via mail-in ballot was held, with non-responses considered votes to news@santaynezvalleystar.com approve the annexation. To stop the annexation, 25 percent of the ballots needed to be fficials of the Santa Ynez Commu“no.” According to LAFCO, the Local Agency nity Services District (SYCSD) are Formation Commission that regulates changes promising to do a better job of comin local government boundaries, the “no” municating with the residents of western Santa votes totaled 24.67 percent.

Ynez now that they have been annexed into “It wasn’t rolled out like it was supposed the district — by a very narrow margin. tom and we have been trying to dispel rumors “We are sending out letters to each homeof the service district doing a land grab, but owner that are specific to that area on how the we are just getting into compliance with state step-by-step process will go,” said Jeff Hodge, and federal regulations,” Hodge said. general manager of the SYCSD. The SYCSD provides wastewater collection However, because the annexation hasn’t through a system that has about 700 custombeen completely finalized, none of the resiers, centered in the Santa Ynez township. The dents affected will be able to vote for SYCSD effluent collected is sent to Solvang’s wasteboard members in the general election on Nov. water treatment plant. Homes and businesses 8, Hodge said. in unincorporated areas outside the SYCSD With three positions open, Santa Ynez boundaries rely on septic tanks. resident Karen Jones has entered the election The annexation was prompted by new reguto challenge incumbents Frank Mueller, Barry lations from the state’s Regional Water Quality Marks and Carl Maler.

Control Board regulating septic systems.

“I am running because I think the board Anyone annexed to the service district will failed their duty to provide oversight of the not be required to connect to SYCSD’s sewer management of the district. I know I am only system, Hodge said, but will have a better one vote, but I have the ability to debate and opportunity to connect if needed. ask the right questions to keep the district The district may also receive grants and other open and transparent,” Jones said. assistance to offset the costs of constructing sewer The biggest complaints about the annexlines where they don’t already exist, Hodge said. ation centered on inadequate notification about Presumably, such grants would reduce local costs. the district’s plan to annex more than 400 The SYCSD’s website, www.sycsd.com, has acres and nearly 400 homes in western Santa been disabled, however Hodge said it should Ynez. A group of frustrated Santa Ynez resibe up and running by early October. The dents expressed outrage about the process. district’s phone number is 688-3008.

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Porter qualified by his service

County needs plan for infrastructure

As a former police officer, I deeply appreciated the article by Bruce Porter about local law enforcement officers. Our county needs a supervisor who himself has a background in public service, and who has taken the time to ride along with deputy sheriffs, firefighters, and even UCSB police officers on Halloween.

Bruce’s background gives him a deep understanding of the importance of recruiting, retaining, equipping, and training a quality public safety force. Porter’s opponent, Joan Hartmann, has none of those qualities.

I’d guess that’s why the Deputy Sheriffs’ Association and Deputy District Attorney Association have formally endorsed Bruce.

Please join me in supporting Bruce Porter for County Supervisor.

Felix R. Esparza Santa Maria

Yesterday I drove by Lake Cachuma.

The fact that it’s basically empty (less than 8 percent of capacity) is testimony that our county government has failed in its responsibilities to ensure a reliable supply of water.

We can’t blame it all on a drought that we know happens routinely, however an effective county government would have planned for it. That’s why we need Bruce Porter as our next county supervisor. He has an advanced degree from Stanford in civil engineering and infrastructure planning. For 25 years he served in the Army Corps of Engineers, the largest water resources agency in the world.

His record in local nonprofits and the school board shows he listens to people and knows how to get things done. I strongly support Bruce Porter for 3rd District supervisor.

Eric Christianson Solvang

Porter has all the right qualities I recommend you vote for my friend and neighbor, Bruce Porter, in the upcoming election for 3rd District supervisor.

I first met Bruce through the Scouting program and then through Rotary, Red Cross, Buellton Chamber of Commerce and, more recently, through his position on the high school board.

His background includes fighting wildfires (kindred spirit) in a leadership role. Given this county’s fire history, that is valuable knowledge. I don’t expect my county supervisor to personally fight wildfires. I do, however, expect him or her to understand the dangers that firefighters face, and the duty to properly recruit, train, equip, and supply them.

Bruce has a resume that covers many qualifications that are relevant to being a county supervisor: public safety, water, infrastructure planning and repair, veterans services, land use and planning, education, public finances and budgeting, negotiating with unions, disaster response, disaster preparedness, and protection of endangered species.

Those are just some of the many reasons I support Bruce Porter for the 3rd District.

Don Oaks Solvang

Porter takes stands as leaders should I wish to publicly commend Bruce Porter for his eloquent and well-chosen words before the ad hoc committee of the Santa Barbara County supervisors and the Chumash. I, like my neighbors, steadfastly oppose expansion of the reservation and further gaming expansion where we live and raise our children. We are not insensitive to meeting legitimate housing needs and propose to act like neighbors. We cannot, however, condone more 12-story monstrosities, traffic and alcohol establishments.

I believe our supervisors, and those who would be supervisors, need to stand visibly and forcefully with the citizens of the valley.

Thank you, Bruce, for being the leader we know you are and will be.

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OPPOSING VIEWS: SANTA YNEZ VALLEY UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT BOND MEASURE

Proposed bond: Why I changed my mind

by Art Kaslow

Contributing Writer

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our years ago, I opposed Measure L-2012, the Santa Ynez Valley Union High School District’s failed attempt to pass a nearly $20 million school bond. As a graduate of Santa Ynez High School (Class of 1974), I care deeply about my school and my community. But the more I learned about what projects were being proposed under Measure L-2012 – projects that I felt had very little to do with critical needs and improvements to our local high school - the more concerned I became.

In fact, I thought Measure L-2012 was such a bad idea, I did something I would have never thought possible. I joined with

four other local taxpayers and signed my name to the argument opposing the bond.

Here we are in 2016 and Santa Ynez High School District is trying it again. The district has placed Measure K-2016 – a $14.7 million bond - on the November ballot. But this time, you won’t find my name among those opposing the bond. This time, I’m a supporter and I’m proud to be among those signing an argument in favor of the bond measure.

What changed?

It’s pretty simple, really. Having taken the time to sit down and talk with Scott Cory, our new district superintendent, about the needs facing our high school and how the proposed bond will address these needs, I am now convinced that Measure K-2016 is not only critical for the future of Santa Ynez High but that it also makes strong

financial sense.

Scott’s done a great job of getting rid of the fluff that caused L-2012 to fail and has focused solely on those needs that are critical to the rehabilitation and student safety at Santa Ynez High. These projects, which include replacing and upgrading electrical systems installed decades ago, restoring roofs and renovating aging restrooms, are necessary in order for us to protect our shared investment in this publicly owned facility.

In addition, Scott has put together a financing plan that emphasizes competitive bids and a shorter financing term – similar to having a 15-year instead of a 30-year mortgage - in order to save taxpayers millions of dollars in borrowing costs.

Obviously, not everyone is going to agree with my opinion about the need for Mea-

sure K-2016, including several friends and associates that I have known and worked with for decades. I respect their opinions just as I know they respect mine.

Our ability as citizens to work together even while disagreeing and allowing everyone to have their say on Election Day is what makes our country so unique and special.

To this end, I urge everyone to spend time reading about Measure K-2016, to ask questions at one of the upcoming local town hall meetings and to decide for yourself what you think is best for our community and children’s high school. The Santa Ynez High website (www.syvpirates. org) has a slideshow posted with all of the details and pictures of the proposed projects and even the arguments in favor and against. Thank you.

Do not support high school bond measure

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e are not against education and safety, we are against misuse and waste of our taxes. Why has the school board neglected regular maintenance of school facilities for so l ong when they have excess reserve money?

We know if you defer maintenance, you increase costs in the long run. They are unwilling to pay for maintenance from their regular budget. They want to tax us more, above and beyond what we already pay. A school bond is a credit card with a huge limit. Bankers and lawyers are profiting from the passage of school bonds.

Attention property owners, renters and those on a fixed income, your money will be wasted on unnecessary items like a $1.9 million parking lot, $1.2 million for school lockers and $1.3 million for architecture fees.

The school does not lack money. Excess reserves are increasing annually. With a

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budget of approximately $11 million, the May 2016 collective bargaining financials indicate 2015-16 unrestricted reserves were $4.3 million (32 percent reserve).

The state’s minimum reserve requirement is 4 percent. For 2016-17, unrestricted reserves are $4.4 million (39 percent).

For 2017-18 unrestricted reserves are $5.3 million (49 percent). Why not start repairs with excess unrestricted money?

They want the taxpayers to pay for the deferred maintenance and protect the regular budget for salaries and benefit increases for district administrators. The SYHS superintendent’s and principal’s salaries and benefits total well over $300,000 annually, and SYHS is only a one-site school district with declining enrollment.

Who are district officials deceiving?

The most recent 2014-15 School Accountability Report Card’s Overall Summary of School Facilities shows the box checked “Good,” not “Fair” or “Poor.” Systems, restrooms, safety, electrical and structural (leaky roofs) were all checked “Good.”

The report states, “The school is maintained in good repair with a number of

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non-critical deficiencies noted. These deficiencies are isolated and/or resulting from minor wear and tear, and/or in the process of being mitigated.”

I am not sure why bond proponents use language like “critical needs” and “safety” when the SARC report says otherwise.

School officials knew about deferred maintenance-repairs (i.e. leaky roofs,

rusty pipes, HVAC) when they attempted to fool the voters and failed four years ago (Measure L2012). If repairs were so “urgent” four years ago, why have they done nothing to remedy them? So are school district officials not being truthful with the state or the voters?

Smart voters will vote no on SYVHS Measure K2016.

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‘THE HAWK’ WAS A STAR IN 1920s

Cleveland Indians honor local man’s ancestor David Jamieson thrilled to see team’s Hall of Fame ceremony

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eeing the name of his great-uncle Charlie “The Hawk” Jamieson inducted into the Cleveland Indians Hall of Fame was a lifetime highlight for Solvang resident David Jamieson. Going to stand on the spot where his late ancestor played baseball with greats like Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig was awe-inspiring.

“I stood in the very spot he would have stood at League Park and I felt this shiver down my spine. It was such an amazing experience that the Cleveland Indians took us through as we honored our family member,” Photo contributed Jamieson said.

David Jamieson’s great-uncle Charlie “The Hawk” Jamieson has been inducted into the Cleveland Indians Hall of Fame Originally from Paterson, N.J., Jamieson and has been named No. 51 of the top 100 Indians players. moved to the Santa Ynez Valley when he was 16. Baseball permeated his life, with his uncle well, and he was playing semi-pro baseball opened for him when another player was and father steeped in the sport. by the time he was in high school with a local injured in 1920. In 14 seasons Jamieson “When we came to the valley and I realized team called the Lafayettes, according to his roamed League Park’s expansive left field, I could play baseball outside in February, it history on the Cleveland Indians webpage. setting a team record of 1,242 games in left was so exciting to me as a kid,” Jamieson The Buffalo Bisons of the International field. said.

League offered Charlie $250 per month for He led the league in double plays three He remembers his great-uncle fondly and the upcoming 1912 season, and at 19 he was times. has memories of him attending his baseball on his way to professional baseball.

“I had heard stories passed down that games when he was younger.

In 1912, Charlie was a good starting pitch- Babe Ruth and my great-uncle spent a lot “I remember he came to one of my games er, going 13-7 with a 2.98 earned run average of time together, even in the off season,” and I hit a triple and I looked at him and my (ERA) in 31 games. In 1913 he made 32 Jamieson said. dad as I was running the bases and he had his starts, going 14-10 with a 2.95 ERA, but he He recalled a time he went with his arms crossed, smiling, and was nodding his also started playing in the outfield, making 19 grandfather, Walter Jamieson, Charlie’s head. That was a cool moment,” Jamieson appearances there. younger brother, to a Cleveland Indians said.

After several years he was traded to the game as a young boy and they got to go Charles Jamieson was born in Paterson as Indians and wasn’t playing much, but a spot into the dugout and talk to the manager and some of the players.

“I had these guys’ baseball cards at home and was beside myself that my grandpa knew them and we got to talk to them,” in the Heart of Solvang Jamieson said.

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eople Helping People (PHP) will conduct its 16th Annual “Dine and Donate” and “Taste and Donate” events to help fill Empty Bowls on Oct. 20-21.

The event joins food and beverage purveyors and their customers in support of PHP’s food program that delivers more than 270,000 pounds of food per year to more than 1,100 individuals in the Santa Ynez and Los Alamos Valleys.

Santa Ynez Valley restaurants and tasting rooms are being asked to donate a portion of their gross proceeds from breakfast, lunch, dinner, or tasting to PHP’s Food Program. PHP’s Empty Bowls campaign commemorates World Food Day, a day set aside to recognize that there are people throughout the world and even in our own towns who do not have enough to eat.

“I know that it seems inconceivable that in our beautiful region children and their parents go to sleep hungry. Yet, that is in fact the case.

Many of our neighbors suffer from food insecurity, not knowing at some time each month, where their next meal will come from. Folks that come to PHP to request food include a growing number of seniors living on small fixed incomes and those working in the hospitality and agricultural industries struggling to make ends meet,” said PHP CEO Dean Palius.

Many local working families live on a monthly income of $3,000 per month or less.

Often at the end of each month, these people must choose between paying the rent and utilities and buying food for their children, Palius added.

According to Palius, last year, 25 restaurants and wine tasting rooms participated in the Dine and Donate program. This year 26 businesses have signed on to participate.

To obtain more information regarding PHP’s Empty Bowls Campaign to End Hunger, find an updated list of Dine and Donate participants, or purchase raffle tickets, visit www.syvphp.org/events/empty-bowls.

If you own or manage a business and would like to participate in Dine and Donate, call Erica Valdes at 686-0295 or email Erica@syvphp.org.

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Meeting set on Los Olivos septic solutions Steering committee to present latest reports, call for a vote

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news@santaynezvalleystar.com Los Olivos residents are being urged to attend a town hall meeting later this month to decide how they might resolve their longstanding problems with septic tank systems.

The Los Olivos Wastewater Steering Committee has set the meeting tentatively for Oct. 24 at St. Mark’s in the Valley Church to discuss the findings from recent reports on sewage disposal options.

Plans for the meeting weren’t firmly set before press time, but the committee plans to post the time, date and other details soon on www.losolivoswastewater.com. Anyone interested can also sign up for email notifications by visiting that website.

“We have to decide as an informed community which way we want our town to go in. After watching the Santa Ynez community

forced into annexation by their community service district, we don’t want something similar happening here,” said steering committee member Mark Herthel.

Herthel said he will support any decision the town makes, but he doesn’t want a conclusion that is based on misinformation.

The unincorporated town of about 1,000 people has been plagued for decades by failing septic systems. Santa Barbara County declared Los Olivos a “special problems area” in 1974 because of the septic problems.

Los Olivos’ primary problem is a high water table, which prevents separation between groundwater and the effluent in septic leach fields, according to a report done by MNS Engineers in 2010, so there is a heightened risk that wastewater can come into direct contact with groundwater. The town also has many small residential and commercial parcels with little room for leach fields.

A septic system that fails, especially if it is not up to current standards, can cost thousands of dollars to upgrade or replace, according to David Brummond, supervisor with the county’s Division of Environmental Health Services.

This year the county recommended forming a special district that would assess Los Olivos customers to pay for a system that pumps

treated waste from individual septic tanks to a communal tank for further treatment and then disposal on a common leach field.

The steering committee went before the Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) board on June 2 and got a decision to delay that application for six months until more studies could be done, Herthel said.

Los Olivos has several choices. The options include forming its own community service district; annexing into the Santa Ynez Community Service District; or creating a county-operated community service agency to handle sewage disposal, which is done in Orcutt and in Mission Canyon above Santa Barbara.

The county has performed a “focused feasibility study” that looks at those options.

The Los Olivos steering committee paid for a financial feasibility study. The committee has also projected a timeline for each option and determined that any one of them could be accomplished by next spring.

“We are excited the county moved forward with the focused feasibility study. The steering committee has sponsored the financial feasibility study, and with all the facts we can determine what will be best. The town will have a vote and we can advise LAFCO at the end of the year,” Herthel said.

“Once we have all the information at the meeting this month, we will put all the reports online for everyone to have access to. We will wait a few weeks to vote and have a third party handle the vote so no one is biased, and then let the county know by December what we want,” he added.

As part of its financial feasibility study, Herthel said, the steering committee looked into the possibility of money being available under the state’s Proposition 1, as it has been urged to do by the activist group Heal the Ocean.

“We went to Sacramento, and the money from Prop 1 is exhausted already. This narrative of acting now is baseless, because many other agencies have gone after this money for their projects,” Herthel said.

To read a revised draft of the Los Olivos Wastewater Management Plan and get the latest information on the steering committee’s efforts, go to www.losolivoswastewater.com.

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BASEBALL CONTINUED FROM PAGE 6 a time when his grandfather and great-uncle were talking to Larry Doby, who was at that time the second black baseball player to break the color barrier after Jackie Robinson, and were advising him on his game.

“My grandfather told me Larry had some gripe because the pitcher kept trying to hit him, and Charlie said to him, ‘Get over it, they always throw at the good hitters,’” Jamieson said.

Even though his great-uncle never lived in the Santa Ynez Valley, the Jamieson family was presented a proclamation from the City of Solvang recently because of the family’s ancestral ties to the Scandinavian culture.

“We took the proclamation to Cleveland and the archivist was appreciative of the gesture and put it in Charlie’s keepsakes on display. The museum on the old ball field at League Park also took a copy for their records as well,” said Joan Jamieson, Dave’s wife.

Charlie is also listed as No. 51 on all-time list of the top 100 Cleveland Indians. He retired from professional baseball at the age of

Photo by Raiza Giorgi Jamieson is proud to display a sketch and a bat made to the specifications of his great-uncle Charlie “The Hawk” Jamieson.

39 and spent the rest of his life in Paterson, coaching and contributing to the community.

“I’m going to play ball as long as they’ll let me — major, minor, semipro and sandlot,” he was quoted as saying.

He died on Oct. 27, 1969, in his hometown.

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Despite the lingering drought, residents are being urged to get ready for rainy season before October by trimming back CASA, which stands for Court Appointed vegetation and picking up debris and litter Special Advocates, trains volunteers who are in and near drainage areas. sworn in by a juvenile judge to help ensure Maintaining the drainage swale, manthat abused or neglected children find a safe, made or natural, is a property owner’s permanent home as quickly as possible. responsibility, and cleaning it up can help The role of a CASA volunteer is to act as prevent flooding and property damage. an extra pair of eyes and ears for the court, Runoff can be diverted from pavement to collecting information through observation grassy, planted or wooded areas of the propand interviews with key people in the child’s erty, so storm water can seep slowly into life before reporting back to the judge. the ground.

There will be advocate trainings from 6 to Consider preparing a spa or hot tub for 9 p.m. on Wednesdays in Santa Maria from the winter by taking steps to close it down, Oct. 5 through Nov. 2. which among other steps includes powering Photo contributed “We do have a number of advocates from down, emptying, cleaning filters, loosening Santa Ynez Valley Rotary Club presented a $950 donation to SYV Boy Scout Troop 41. the Santa Ynez Valley and welcome anyone fittings, blowing jets, cleaning the shell who wants to volunteer,” said Jaime Guista and covering the tub. In urban areas, spa Troop 41, call Scoutmaster David Watkins of CASA. wastewater should be disposed within the at 688-0065.

For information about Santa A CASA volunteer advocate speaks on city sewer system.

Ynez Valley Rotary Club, go to www.santa behalf of the child in court. The volunteer For additional information on local ynezvalleyrotary.org. meets with the child, family members, Stormwater Management Programs, contact: Santa Ynez Valley Rotary Club presented teachers, foster parents and others involved n City of Buellton (www.CityofBuellton. in a foster child’s life. The volunteer gathers a donation to SYV Boy Scout Troop 41 on com) Engineering Department at (805) 697Aug. 24 to go toward purchasing camping facts for the court and presents information 1409 or swmp@cityofbuellton.com equipment. before a judge in the best interest of the n City of Solvang (www.CityofSolvang.

“Our troop is growing larger. This dochild. com) Public Works Department at (805) nation will really help more Scouts get out Volunteers complete an application The Society of St. Vincent de Paul 688-5575 or stormwater@cityofsolvang. into nature to learn about helping the enviprocess that includes a screening interview, (SVdP) invited the public of all ages to com ronment and conserving the resources for background and reference checks, and 30 participate in the area’s first Friends of the future generations,” said Troop Committee hours of pre-service training. After complePoor Walk/Run on Saturday, Sept. 24, at Chairman Brad Hinnrichs. tion of the pre-service training, volunteers River View Park in Buellton. Nationally, “Both of my sons are Boy Scouts in are sworn in as officers of the court. This the event was the eighth annual FOP Walk/ fellow Troop 42, and the experience they gives them the legal authority to conduct Run. have gained from Scouting will influence research on the child’s situation and submit All proceeds and donations from the The Santa Barbara County Public Health their entire lives,” added Mike Limotta, the event in Buellton will directly benefit reports to the court.

Department has confirmed a second case club’s Youth/Vocational chairman.

For more information, contact Guista at people in Santa Barbara County to ease of Zika virus infection in the county, this For information on joining Boy Scout 357-2595 or jamie@sbcasa.org. the financial stresses of the working time in a non-pregnant female who recently poor. traveled to Mexico.

“The main beneficiary of our first The department anticipates that the numFriends of the Poor Walk/Run in Santa ber of confirmed Zika cases will increase Barbara County is the SVdP Santa Baras healthcare providers follow recommenbara District Council LILLI (Low Interest dations by the Centers for Disease Control Loans for Low Income) program, designand Prevention to screen and test individued to end poverty through systemic als at risk. change. We want to help victims of preTrapping and testing of mosquitoes in datory loans through financial education Santa Barbara County has not shown any and low-interest loan conversions,” said evidence that Zika-carrying mosquitoes Susan Megliola of Solvang, who is are present. However, the Mosquito and SVdP Santa Barbara District president.

Vector Management District of Santa BarWithin the Santa Barbara District of bara County continues to trap and test the SVdP, there are seven Conferences of mosquito population. Community members Charity comprising more than 125 active may see vector control around the commuvolunteers from parishes including Old nity placing these traps.

Mission Santa Ines. In 2015, Santa BarGiven the anticipated increase in the bara District SVdP paid out $150,000 in number of travel-related Zika cases didirect aid and an equivalent amount of agnosed in the county, the Public Health in-kind goods and services to 1,800 neighDepartment will update its website with a bors.

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Anyone interested in learning more Pea Soup Andersen’s - 376 Ave of the Flags - Buellton For the case count or for questions reabout the SVdP Friends of the Poor Walk/ Run can visit www.fopwalk.org or go to the garding Zika virus prevention, transmission Santa Barbara District site at www.svdpusa. and risks, refer to the Public Health Department website at cosb.countyofsb.org/phd. net/walk/1641.

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Bethania Lutheran begins weekly evening service

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by Rev. Chris Brown Contributing Writer

Bethania Lutheran Church in Solvang is starting a new evening service centered on families and younger people. The hope is to reach out to those with hectic schedules, as well as those looking for something a little different than a traditional understanding of Christianity.

Sunday mornings used to be a time that everyone went to church because “it’s just what you do.” But work weeks are getting longer and less conventional, youth sports leagues are scheduling games on Saturday and Sunday mornings, and folks are taking more and more weekend trips. For many families, Sunday mornings are the only time to sleep in and sit down together for breakfast.

We want to offer a service that accommodates the ever-changing schedules that younger people and families are faced with.

As the day’s activities wind down, before the need to get ready for the work or school week, we invite everyone to come and worship in a modern and casual service.

Our evening service has also been created to reflect our theology in a more contextual way. The center of our faith is the belief that God’s love is radically and unconditionally given to all people. Our call is to simply respond to that love by caring for each other and caring for our planet. We welcome all people, as they are, and together we will seek a deeper understanding and experience of God’s presence in our lives.

We want to provide a worship space that is relevant to those who come. Bethania

Photo by Rebecca Nuss The Rev. Chris Brown of Bethania Lutheran Church in Solvang has announced a new evening service for people of all denominations.

just hired local musician Dewey Roberts to create the music for this new service, and he brings a wealth of talent, creativity, and passion that will be both contextual and meaningful.

Just as there are many expressions of our humanity, there are diverse expressions of Christianity. We want to offer a space of worship that is casual, contemplative, inclusive, and rich – a place of welcome for people who may not have felt like there was a place they could call their church home.

Bethania’s evening service kicks off Oct. 23 at 5 p.m. and will continue every Sunday evening.

We can be found at 603 Atterdag Road in Solvang. More information about our church can be found at www.bethanialutheran.net. For questions about the new evening service, please call our office at (805) 688-4637.

Kids Fall Activity Guide

From Solvang and Buellton Parks and Recreation departments Kung Fu ages 5 and up, Rec Center, $40 for 4 classes Join Kumu Kalena as she brings to life the art of storytelling through Ages 4 - 6 - Little Dragons Beginner traditional Hawaiian hula dance. A native of O’ahu, Kalena studied 3:30 - 4 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday; $43 for 8 visits at the Na Pua Lei o Likolehua school, and she is eager to teach all Ages 4 - 6 - Little Dragons Intermediate who are interested in learning about aloha and Hawaiian culture 4 - 4:30 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday; $43 for 8 visits through this beautiful dance form.

Ages 7 + - Little Dragons 4:30 - 6 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday; $63 for 8 visits Intro to Guitar - $60 Instruction by Chris Milner at the Solvang Veterans Memorial Hall Oct. 4-25, ages 9 and up, Tuesdays 5:15-6:15 p.m., Buellton Rec Center, Room A Flamenco Dance No experience necessary. Students will learn the basics of guitar Fridays, 4-5 p.m., on-going, ages 5 and up, Rec Center, technique, harmony and rhythm and begin learning to play their favorite songs. Bring your own guitar. $60 for 4 classes Under the direction of Laura Garcia of Garcia Dance Studio, students will learn the elements of flamenco, salsa, and classical Spanish dance. Special performances throughout the year and during Santa Barbara Fiesta.

Little Tots Sensory Playgroup Thursdays, 10-10:45 a.m., on-going, ages 0-4, Rec Center, $40 for 5 classes

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3RD DISTRICT RACE ~ CANDIDATE PROFILE

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by Raiza Giorgi Here is a list of candidates for offices representing the Santa Ynez Valley, including community service districts and school boards.

Four candidate forums set, one in Buellton Four upcoming forums, including one in Buellton, will feature the two candidates for 3rd District supervisor, Joan Hartmann and Bruce Porter: Thursday, Sept. 27: 6 - 9 p.m. at Isla Vista Elementary School, 6875 Colegio Road in Goleta Thursday, Oct. 6: 3:30 - 6:30 p.m. at the Bacara Resort, 8301 Hollister Ave., Goleta Thursday, Oct. 13: Hosted by UCSB radio station KCSB with time and location to be announced Wednesday, Oct. 19: 11:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. at Pea Soup Andersen’s, 376 Avenue of Flags, Buellton

Third District county supervisor Joan Hartmann Bruce Porter CITY OF BUELLTON Mayor - 1 seat – 2-year term Dave King Holly Sierra City Council - 1 seat – 4-year term Leo Elovitz Foster Reif Marcilo Sarquilla CITY OF SOLVANG Mayor - 1 seat – 2-year term Incumbent - Jim Richardson

Time nears to register, vote in general election The last day to register to vote in the Nov. 8 general election is Oct. 24, and the last day to request a “vote by mail” ballot is Nov. 1. Voting by mail begins Oct. 10.

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hen Bruce Porter and his wife Janette drove into the Santa Ynez Valley for the first time in 2000, they came into Solvang when the town was celebrating the Santa Ynez Valley Union High School’s homecoming with the annual parade down Copenhagen Drive.

“It hit us after the beautiful back roads of sprawling oak trees and vineyards, and then the small town feel of the homecoming parade, that we had found where we wanted to retire,” Porter said.

Coming to the Santa Ynez Valley was a significant point in Porter’s life, because just a week before the Sept. 11 tragedy struck in 2001, he retired as a colonel serving as the chief of staff for the Army’s chief operations officer at the Pentagon.

“My former secretary and assistant were both killed in the terrorist attack. That was my office, and I had to sit and watch those unfortunate events unfold on television as everyone else did,” Porter said.

Porter said that day changed everyone. He made a commitment to himself to keep doing public service and started getting involved in many local organizations, including the American Red Cross, Santa Ynez Valley Youth Coalition and Boy Scouts.

Porter graduated from West Point and served as an officer in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He also graduated from Stanford University with a master’s of science degree in civil engineering and computer science. It was then he met his wife Janette, who was a nurse at Stanford.

Porter was deployed to the Middle East in Operation Desert Storm with duties that included environmental protection, risk management and hazard cleanup and mitigation.

“We were tasked to plan and respond to the oil well fires in the Kuwait and Iraq deserts,” Porter added.

Porter also spearheaded efforts to embed environmental protection into all Army doctrine and operations, and he was in charge of protecting the desert tortoise in 1,000 square miles of the Mojave Desert.

“I oversaw energy efficiency programs designed to improve electricity, water and other utilities at my airbase,” Porter said.

When he retired to the valley he became involved with the American Red Cross to help plan and respond to fires and disaster situations in Santa Barbara County, as well as build a facility in Santa Maria and find a

Photo contributed Bruce Porter, a retired colonel who served as the chief of staff for the Army’s chief operations officer at the Pentagon, visited the Santa Ynez Valley for the first time in 2000 and knew immediately where he wanted to retire.

backup headquarters.

Porter’s resume also includes being past president of the Solvang Rotary Club, which helped improve the Solvang Senior Center and worked to construct Sunny Fields Park and create scholarships for students.

In 2008 Porter was elected to the Santa Ynez Valley Union High School board of education and currently serves as its president. He was a part of the effort to maintain the district’s budget during the economic recession. He has also worked on projects at the high school to incorporate energy efficient lighting, revamped the recycling system and install water bottle stations.

“People have this misconception of being conservative in Santa Barbara County because of the entrenched political establishment. They portray me as someone who wants to ruin the environment, allow unbridled development and pave over the Gaviota coast. Nothing could be further from the truth.

I have spent my lifetime protecting the environment and still finding ways to work with all parties to come up with solutions to benefit all,” Porter said.

Porter has been spending a lot of his campaign visiting other parts of the Third District, learning about issues and trying to create solutions with community leaders.

He said his recent vote to place Measure K2016 on the November ballot is an example of making a decision that doesn’t reflect his personal opinion.

“I don’t agree at all to increase taxes, but in this instance it needed to go to a vote of the

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3RD DISTRICT RACE ~ CANDIDATE PROFILE

Hartmann notes environmental work and coalition building

by Raiza Giorgi

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atching her chickens, horses and dogs and riding horses on her property are what Third District Supervisor candidate Joan Hartmann loves to do in her spare time, which is hard to come by these days.

Hartmann is spending the remaining days before the November election learning about all the issues of each community within the district.

“Each community is so wonderful and I have been so blessed to meet people in the different areas and try to help facilitate ideas of how to make each community better,” she said.

Hartmann has lived in Buellton full time since 2004, after her daughter graduated from high school, but has owned her home since the late 1990s with her husband Jim Powell.

“My mother, who passed away several years ago, wanted to drive the California coast before she died and we made that happen. We came into Solvang and saw all the beauty of the valley and it reminded my husband of his home in Tennessee growing up. We knew we wanted to be here,” Hartmann said.

Their favorite pastime is riding horses.

They have breeds that include Peruvian Pasos, Paso Fino and a Tennessee Walking horse.

“Some of our favorite places to ride are in the Los Padres National Forest, La Purisima Mission and Montana de Oro,” Hartmann said.

Another passion for Hartmann is children, especially those that need help. She served for six years as a court appointed special advocate (CASA) which helps kids in the foster system.

“I have kept in touch with the kids that I have helped, and one in particular but I can’t give any information other than that she is now in college and working on being a productive member of society,” Hartmann said.

As a former teacher she loves education and believes there should be more options for early childhood care and vocational and trade schools.

“I’ve seen a wonderful high school in Ventura County that helped kids learn vocations and trades, which is necessary for life skills and may be a path for those that might not fit the college curriculum. I want to see something similar here in Santa Barbara County and encourage learning,” she said.

Hartmann worked as a high school and college teacher while pursuing her graduate

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Los Alamos Community Services District - 3 seats open Incumbents Paul Sierra Leonard Bileti Larry Torres

Buellton Union School District - 2 seats open Incumbents: Kenneth Stevens Mark Ream College School District - 2 seats open Incumbents: Veronica Sandoval Salvador Avila Challenger: Bertha Arredondo

Santa Ynez Community Services District - 3 seats open Incumbents: Frank Mueller Barry Marks Carl Maler Challenger: Karen Jones Photo contributed Joan Hartmann came to California to fulfull her mother’s wish. Upon arriving in Solvang, which reminded her and her husband, Jim Powell, of where he grew up in Tennessee, she knew where she wanted to be.

degrees. She earned a Ph.D., was the first woman faculty member of the Claremont Graduate School, and served as director of its Public Policy Program. Hartmann was then appointed assistant professor of Environmental Studies and Government at Oberlin College, and later served as adjunct professor at USC. She has also worked in the policy and budget offices and as legal counsel for several federal government agencies, including the U.S. Department of Interior.

“One of my significant achievements is helping to found the Southern California Wetlands Recovery Project, which was a cooperation of public and private partnerships among government agencies, business, and environmental interests, and we secured $628 million to restore rivers and wetlands, from Gaviota to San Diego. Our efforts increased water supplies, restored habitats, and created jobs,” Hartmann said.

Hartmann also spearheaded the Buellton Urban Growth Boundary initiative in 2008, which now requires a vote of the people before the city can expand its boundaries.

She was also appointed to the Santa Barbara County Planning Commission and spent three years before resigning in January when announcing her candidacy.

“Before I left I also voted in favor of the zip line project by Stu Gildred, which I believe will be an asset to the community. I did get a lot of backlash from the environmental community, but after carefully researching the project and the property, it was a good fit, and

SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS Santa Ynez Valley Union High School 2 seats open Incumbents: Bruce Porter Chris Burtness Challenger: Stephen Foley Ballard School District - 1 seat open Incumbent: David Watkins Challenger: Tracey Cassidy

Solvang School District - 2 seats open Incumbent Peter Aichinger Heather Scheck Challenger Jason Dewitt Short Term - 1 seat open Peter Haws Vista Del Mar Union School District 2 seats open Gabby Flores Nicole Jones Short Term - 1 seat open Stephanie Mathis

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Local dog rescue adds to its mission White, president and co-founder of Old Yeller, saw a need to reorient OYRR. “We were doctoring the wounds rather than trying to prevent them in the first place,” White said, “and I really feel like reaching the next generation and instilling compassion for animals is key to solving the problem” of canine homelessness.”

by Drew Esnard Old Yeller Ranch Rescue established a Santa Ynez Valley Star formal board of directors early this year to help create what White considers a more ld Yeller Ranch Rescue is evolving sustainable structure. The board includes Erica Valdes, Kristopher Parker, Danielle from a single-focus rescue orgaLaudon, Bradley Hollister, Rosemary Wilnization to a multi-dimensional liams and Rick Lee, with former Old Yeller resource for responsible pet ownership. lead dog-trainer, Deanna “Dee” Folgner-DiThe organization recently created its first az, serving as executive director. board of directors and reframed its mission “Each member of the board brings statement to emphasize a commitment something really great to the table and is to community outreach, to “end canine committed to helping develop and promote homelessness by providing a safety net of OYRR,” said White, adding that “overall, services to the community.”

Initially, the objective of Old Yeller Ranch we’re really excited to work together.”

Folgner-Diaz initiated Old Yeller’s HuRescue (OYRR) was to rescue dogs that mane Education program this year in partnerwere on the front lines of euthanasia at Photo contributed ship with the Pet Education Project. The goal shelters and place them in homes.

After two Deanna Folgner-Diaz, executive director of Old Yeller Ranch is to engage local children and teach them the Rescue, is frequently accompanied by OYRR ambassador Sochi. years of making runs to the shelter, finding responsibilities of pet ownership, an endeavThe 5-year-old pit bull was once considered a “throwaway” but foster homes, and expanding their facilities is now a sweet-natured certified therapy dog. to accommodate more dogs, Amanda Parker or for which Folgner-Diaz enlists the help of Old Yeller’s ambassador dog, Sochi.

Sochi was once considered a “throwaway dog” by a shelter and has become an invaluable element to OYRR. Now a certified therapy dog, she attends community events and accompanies Folgner-Diaz to visit members of the community in senior centers and at the hospital. “She is helpful in bringing awareness to her breed as well as our whole cause,” said Folgner-Diaz, “plus people just love her.”

Members of the community with rescued dogs may also use OYRR’s free behavioral training. “Behavior is noted as the number one reason people relinquish their animals,” White said. “Our hope is to keep the dog in the home and supply the resources to make it successful.”

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Old Yeller Ranch Rescue will benefit from a “Tip a Dog” event on Tuesday, Oct. 18, at Mother Hubbard’s Restaurant in Buellton.

All tips earned and 10 percent of food sales from the event’s special menu will go directly to Old Yeller Ranch Rescue. breed-specific, although many of the more than 250 dogs they’ve rescued are pit bulls and pit bull mixes.

“Along with Shadow’s Fund in Lompoc, we’re one of the few places that will take them,” White said, because of the stigma surrounding so-called “bully breeds,” “but only 2 percent of the pit bulls we’ve encountered live up to that stigma.” She said OYRR will continue to advocate for the pit bull breed, but it has recently allocated five of its 20 “yards” to non-bully breeds. (Each dog at the ranch has its own 20-by-40-foot yard with an insulated cabin).

Old Yeller Ranch Rescue’s operations are aided by volunteers and are funded primarily through private donations and fundraisers. You can help support their cause by attending their upcoming “Tip a Dog” event on Tuesday, Oct. 18, at Mother Hubbard’s Restaurant in Buellton. All tips earned and 10 percent of food sales from the event’s special menu will go directly to Old Yeller Ranch Rescue.

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BUSINESS ROUNDUP

City to honor chamber with proclamation The Solvang City Council will recognize the Solvang Chamber of Commerce on Oct. 10 for contributing to energy-efficiency efforts and community outreach.

The chamber asks everyone to take five minutes to review daily routines to conserve energy and empower others to take action. Energy awareness extends to areas including programs to enhance the environment by improving air quality, reducing greenhouse gases and pollutants, and conserving natural resources.

The White House proclaimed Energy Awareness Month in October 2010.

Battistone joins Rona Barrett Foundation The Rona Barrett Foundation has welcomed Roger Battistone as a new board member. He brings to the foundation extensive experience in national entrepreneurship, business leadership, operations, philanthropy and a deep connection with Santa Barbara Battistone County.

For the past 25 years Battistone has served as chief operating office and chief executive officer of the Battistone Foundation, a family foundation trust in Santa Barbara that was founded by his father, Sam Battistone Sr. He has also served as a trustee for the Battistone Foundation for the past 40 years.

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“The Rona Barrett Foundation is a great tribute to those in need of affordable housing and to the seniors of our community,” said Battistone, who recently moved to the Santa Ynez Valley from Santa Barbara with his wife. They have five adult children.

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Dogs Unlimited celebrates 25 years Dogs Unlimited Mobile Grooming Service is celebrating 25 years of bringing their expertise in grooming to the Santa Ynez Valley.

Husband and wife team Joe and Leonora Rovtar are using the occasion to thank their many clients in the valley, which include ranch dogs, cats and even goats.

“Cats are a big challenge. They obviously don’t like water and loud noises, so bathing and drying them is tricky, but I have a few cats that are better than the dogs. They like the attention,” Leonora Rovtar said.

She started grooming animals in 4-H as a child and did grooming for a friend’s shop in the San Fernando Valley for several years before she started her own business.

For more information, call 688-0086 or log onto dogsunlimited.net.

Photo by Mike Mesikep Olympic gold medalists Kami Craig and Sami Hill spoke to the boys water polo team at Santa Ynez Valley Union High School about their experiences in Rio.

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3. Favorite place visited: When I pon returning with a gold medal played on the national team we lived all in water polo from the Olympic over the world, but my favorite place was games in Rio, Santa Ynez native Florence, Italy. It was just so magical to Kami Craig spoke to the Santa Ynez me.

Valley Union High School boys water polo 4. Favorite place in the Santa Ynez team about her time in Brazil.

Valley: I love my home because no matter Our full-length interview with Craig where I am in the world, I always want will be available online, but here are five to come home after a while. I also love of her favorite things: driving up Figueroa Mountain and going 1. Favorite Food: I love all things to Refugio Beach.

Mexican and I can’t resist McConnell’s 5. Favorite piece of advice to give: No Ice Cream. matter what your goals are, stay focused 2. Favorite Memory of Rio: Standing and surround yourself with people that on the podium with all my teammates and will help you achieve your dreams.

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Sadly, we need domestic violence awareness month

by Dean Palius Contributing Writer

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ctober is domestic violence awareness month, and it is a bit of a shame that we need to designate a month to create awareness of what is an epidemic in this country.

Domestic violence is the systematic intimidation or verbal, psychological, physical, or sexual abuse of an intimate partner. It occurs without regard to age, gender, or sexual preference and the abuse is not contained to any particular economic stratum. This crime (Yes, it is a crime.) is the most common incident response for police across America. According to the

Centers for Disease Control (CDC), each day more than 25,000 men and women experience abuse. One in three women and one in four men can expect to be a victim during their lifetimes.

Ok, you say, I see the problem, but this doesn’t happen here locally. I never see reports of domestic violence in the paper.

Ah, police and advocates who assist survivors of abuse do not disclose their identi-ties and maintain confidentiality in order to protect them from their abusers.

Just over the past five years, PHP advocates have responded with local sheriff’s deputies to an average of 50 domestic violence crime scenes per year to offer support and direct assistance to survivors.

PHP is the only agency offering intervention and prevention services in the Santa Ynez, Los Alamos, and Lompoc Valleys, responding to crime scenes 24 hours each day, 7 days per week. PHP advocates work with 150-165 family members each year to create safety plans, fill basic needs and furnish help and support services, all of which are directed at creating a home free from abuse and violence.

Our work in domestic violence prevention is a critical organization priority within PHP’s mission to create individual, family, and community wellness now and for the future. We are keenly aware of the statistics that show that 50 percent of daughters in homes with abuse will someday be victims, and 70 percent of boys will become abus-

ers. Clearly then, abuse is learned behavior and efforts today to break this cycle are critical if the homes we desire for our children and grandchildren are to be violence free.

If you are interested in learning more about the signs of abuse, what you can do, and how to support PHP’s work, visit www. syvphp.org or contact Arcelia Sencion at arcelia@syvphp.org or 686-0295. Inquiries are confidential.

Dean Palius operated a management consulting firm for 17 years and has served as the CEO of People Helping People for 21 years. He has three daughters and a son and resides in Buellton with his wife, Kim Morrison. Reach him at Dean@syvphp.org.

Be prepared before seeking a mortgage

by Julie DeMarcus Contributing Writer

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nyone planning to obtain a mortgage needs to get prepared for the process. Here are five tips.

1. Be aware of your credit history and/ or credit scores. Understand that credit reports are not reflecting “real time” account data, but rather the previous one to two months’ balance and status. Most lenders will pull a new credit report, or credit “refresh,” prior to loan funding to verify any new inquiries (possibility resulting in new accounts), substantially higher balances or

recent late payments.

2. Get pre-qualified prior to beginning the property search. Often lenders will allow a higher monthly payment than what you’re comfortable with, so set your home price and don’t look at homes priced substantially higher than your maximum purchase price.

3. Be transparent in the loan application – don’t hide flaws such as credit problems, and don’t fudge information about income or assets. Discuss with your lender prior to making any job changes, opening new credit accounts or making large purchases. Be prepared to explain the source of any large deposits reflected in

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bank account statements over the prior two months at the time of application.

4. If you’re refinancing, prepare for the appraisal. It’s important to have a realistic expectation of the value of your home, as the loan-to-value ratio and credit scores dictate loan pricing. Discuss any property deficiencies with your lender prior to appraisal inspection to determine possible minimum repairs and/or projects to be completed prior to inspection. Make sure the water heater is double-strapped and carbon monoxide detectors are present per state law.

5. When shopping for a mortgage, make sure you’re comparing “apples to

apples” – compare rates on the same day, as market fluctuations affect interest rates and loan pricing on a daily basis, sometimes even throughout the same day based on economic data and market activity. How responsive and accessible is the lender? Will you be able to speak with the same person to discuss your application’s status? Make sure you’re comfortable with the knowledge and experience level of your lender.

Julie DeMarcus is a mortgage loan specialist with Trinity Financial Services in Solvang. Contact her at 688-6275 or log onto www.trinityfinancialca.com.

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What’s more important than a healthy image?

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Festival keeps the faith and preserves traditions

“This Danish Days has been the best yet,” Danish Maid Natalya Nielsen said Saturday.

Parade on Friday night and the children’s parade on Sunday. news@santaynezvalleystar.com “I am having so much fun, this Danish Days has been the best yet,” Danish Maid emperatures that surpassed 100 Natalya Nielsen said Saturday. degrees by the end of the weekend Martha and Mike Nedegaard were busy couldn’t stop the fun at the 80th Saturday lining people up for the parade and annual Danish Days celebration checking their lists to make sure Photos by Sept. 16-18 in Solvang. everyone was in order. After the Crowds enjoyed not only the big Daniel Dreifuss work was done, they were proud to parade on Saturday but also folk ride as this year’s grand marshals, music and dancing, and traditional with their family close behind.

Danish food such as aebleskiver and sausage.

Here are some photos from this year’s In addition to the biggest parade on Satfestival. To see more, please go to our website urday, crowds also enjoyed the Torchlight at www.santaynezvalleystar.com.

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• Wendt & Kuhn angel and Santa Figures • Candle powered pyramids • Carved figurines • Collections of Nativities from around the world, including Fontanini

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Make breast cancer screening simple National institute says that 98 percent of patients survive when diagnosed early

by Nathan Hall Contributing Writer

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ctober is Breast Cancer Awareness month, the annual nationwide campaign to increase awareness of the disease and to focus on early detection when cancer is much easier to treat.

According to the National Cancer Institute, one in eight women will be told she has breast cancer during her lifetime. However, when breast cancer is found early, the survival rate is 98 percent.

The American Cancer Society emphasizes that the goal of screening tests for breast cancer is to find it before it causes symptoms (for example, a lump that you can feel).

Screening refers to tests and exams used to find the disease in people who don’t have any symptoms. Early detection means finding and diagnosing the disease earlier than might have happened if you had waited for symptoms to start.

Breast cancers found during screening exams are more likely to be smaller and still confined to the breast. The size of a breast cancer and how far it has spread are some of the most important factors in predicting the prognosis (outlook).

Mammography (breast X-rays) can help doctors see breast cancer before you notice changes. Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital in Solvang has the Selenia Digital

Los Alamos names longtime volunteer grand marshal

by SYV Star Staff

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Mammography System, which is now the healthcare industry standard for breast cancer screening. Mammography appointments take only 30 minutes at SYVCH and you can get an appointment within two or three days, close to home. Our caring staff averages 127 mammograms a month, or more than 1,400 in the past year.

Our radiologist has an advanced ability to manipulate the mammogram images and to enhance or magnify calcifications in order to analyze difficult-to-see tumors more effectively. Our digital mammography has many other benefits, including: n Imaging technology that provides comprehensive visibility and incredibly clear images to enable the early detection of breast cancer and other conditions. n Immediately available digital images for diagnosis. n Less exposure to radiation than in traditional film mammography. n Improved visualization of breast tissue for women with dense breasts and younger women who are undergoing hormone replacement therapy.

If your doctor suggests a mammogram, you can stay local with Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital. We also offer many other diagnostic imaging procedures in the radiology department, including ultrasound, X-ray, DEXA scan, CT and MRI scans.

Just give us a call from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Monday through Friday at 805-686-3967 or visit www.cottagehealth.org/syvch.

Nathan Hall is diagnostic imaging manager at Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital.

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ongtime Los Alamos resident and community volunteer Jim Gravitt was proud to serve as the grand marshal for the 2016 Los Alamos Old Days parade.

“We have a great little community here in Los Alamos. Where else can you go to find a small, friendly town with so much to offer? Old Days has been one of our highlights that we have been proud of for 70 years. Thank you, Los Alamos Valley Men’s Club members, for this honor,” Gravitt said.

Organized by the Los Alamos Valley Mens Club, the 70th annual Los Alamos Old Days Celebration was held Sept. 2325 in the historic Western-style town.

Gravitt retired from a career in electronic engineering after 40 years with Raytheon in Goleta. He says had a great job designing microwave systems, but now he fills his life with nonpaying jobs at places including Valley Community Mentoring, Cottonwood Community Fellowship, and Los Alamos Valley Senior Center. He also was chaplain at the Men’s Club.

Photo by Jeffrey Bloom Photography Jim Gravitt was the grand marshal for the 2016 Los Alamos Old Days parade down Bell Street, the highlight of the weekend’s activities.

The Los Alamos Valley Men’s Club is a philanthropic nonprofit group of men, women and families that is dedicated to preserving the town’s unique character and hospitality.

For coverage of the weekend’s events, log onto www.santaynezvalleystar.com.

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Michelle Castle finds sweet spot with Honey Paper

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alifornia native Michelle Castle moved to the Santa Ynez Valley three years ago from Sun Valley, Idaho.

After spending a little time with her at our photo session, I learned so much about her, her love for architecture, function and nature and how she brings those elements together to create beautiful maps and custom invitations.

Her appreciation of the valley and the community is inspiring, and so is her story. A wife, mom and the owner of Honey Paper, she is a great juggler of life who inserts beauty as she goes.

When I’m in her store, I just want to curl up in the white-cushioned nook, lit up by daylight. I could spend hours perusing each uniquely designed card displayed on the walls.

It’s an incredibly beautiful, inviting store in the heart of Los Olivos. This month marks the store’s three-year anniversary.

LOV: Can you please share a bit of your journey and how you wound up owning Honey Paper?

It has been quite a journey, and I have been fortunate enough to have done many things in my life and live in wonderful places. Most of my professional career was spent managing restaurants in Boston. Before meeting my husband and having children, I managed a resort in Sun Valley, Idaho.

I was looking to do something different and I always loved design and paper, so I worked in a stationery store and started a wholesale line of stationery. … I love working on new custom projects and creating invitations with my clients. I also have a passion for entertaining and parties. So producing custom invitations and designing event details are a natural fit.

LOV: What were some of the challenges you faced, and how did you overcome them?

My biggest challenge was and remains balancing work with time with my kids. On one hand, I want them to see me working hard at what I love, but I also want to spend time with them, and scheduling can be challenging. I look forward to the time they can be in the shop with me more – just so we can be together.

LOV: What advice would you give someone who had a dream like opening a store or doing something that they love?

Follow your instinct, have courage, face any fears you have about it head-on. Start small

By Robbie Kaye and smart and take it one step at a time and just do it, even just a small amount. Give back, work hard, be honest and fair, and always do the best you can.

LOV: What kind of products do you have in Honey Paper?

We offer a varied and curated selection of greeting cards, stationery, writing instruments, desk accessories, wrapping paper, ribbon, along with custom social and event stationery and a little art gallery.

I also create custom watercolor maps and illustrations for products in the shop and clients.

I love creating and have more ideas than time.

I am constantly inspired by my surroundings and people I meet or read about.

LOV: What are some of your favorite things to do in the valley?

Explore. The beach and the mountain trails, although I feel like I have barely come up for air since moving here and I have so many places to discover. I also love the dining and meeting people in the area – so many locals are passionate about what they do and are inspiring.

LOV: Can you tell us about the maps you have created?

I’ve always been attracted to structure and nature, like bridges, paths, roads and tunnels.

There is a direct connection with this and the work that I do. I am conveying information (structure), but trying to make it beautiful, which is definitely influenced by nature. My use of watercolor to illustrate my maps is the natural feeling of that medium.

I love when beauty and function combine, which is probably why I pursued a degree in design from UCLA. My favorite classes were book-making and product design. This connection can be found in my fascination with maps. I love maps. Something about a sense of place, but also the history behind a map, intrigues me. Maps are a way to celebrate your

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Photo by Robbie Kaye Local artist Michelle Castle turned her creative skills into a successful business. Honey Paper creates custom watercolor maps and illustrations.

surroundings and a moment in time.

We live in such a gorgeous area and it is a destination for many people to come to for an event or vacation. When I opened my shop, I realized that many of the tourists were not clear on how the Santa Ynez Valley is geographically laid out. I am proud that my maps have found their place in the newspapers (Santa Ynez Valley Star), postcards and on boards to help people get around.

I am lucky enough to use my passion with the invitations I produce, and I’m constantly inspired by my clients and their vision.

LOV: What events do you have coming up?

I am working on an event, “Gathering for Gratitude,” where people simply write a note

of thanks. It may seem ironic, but I do not take the proper time to write personal notes. …

Every time I write a note, it is so gratifying. … I will provide everything the stationery and pens. All they need to bring is their hearts.

LOV: How can someone find out about taking calligraphy lessons or any other workshops that you offer?

Write us at hello@honey-paper.com and we will put you on our mailing list. And follow me on Instagram @honeypaper or Facebook. I love to post and share what’s new and exciting.

Robbie Kaye is a designer, photographer and author. See her work at www.robbie kaye.com or www.treadsonthreads.com.

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Get off the weight Look put-together machines and move in five easy steps like a human

by Paula Parisotto

by James Riley Contributing Writer

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s a trainer at my club, I am frequently asked by club members to show them how to use the weight machines. My response is, why do you want to use them?

I then explain that fitness is the ability to move well and to possess the strength and stamina for your fitness and activity needs. Then I ask, “Do you move on your back, belly, butt or your feet?” The answer is obvious, we move on our feet. Therein lies the problem.

Most machines require you to exercise on your back, belly or butt when it’s standing up to exercise that matters. Most weight machines are more functional as chairs than they are as fitness enhancers. Granted, using the machines provides some strength benefits and is better than doing nothing, but if you exercise standing up with weights and perform quality movements there is much more to be e gained with the same time and effort.

Enumerated below are some of the primary reasons free-weight and body-weight exercise provide superior benefits compared to weight machines.

1. Weight machines inherently limit neurological development of motor patterns by the restriction of movement they impose on the user. Simply put, the machine controls the movement and the user does not. Since the machines stabilize major regions of the body and limit which joints can move, they limit our ability to move freely and do little to train balance, coordination, movement patterns and other athletic components needed to function well in life.

2. It is under-appreciated that seated exercise imposes a greater load on the lumbar spine than equivalent exercises performed standing. Standing up activates your gluteal,

pelvic floor, spinal erectors and leg muscles, all helping to support the hips and low back and stimulate improved posture. Given the prevalence and potential of back problems among seniors, getting off the machines should be an important consideration.

3. Weight machines clearly demonstrate a one-size-fits-all model as they are designed to fit the average male stature. The few adjustments available do little to alleviate the problem. Seat heights, handle placement and foot pad locations may force the non-average-sized user into uncomfortable and unsafe positions that often inhibit good biomechanics.

4. Weight machines are often presented as a safer and easier-to-learn alternative to body-weight and free-weight training. Too often clients are directed to use the machines with little instruction or supervision. The fact is, weight machines are not inherently safer nor easier to use correctly than other modes of strength training. The user needs to understand how to counteract the muscle isolation, movement restriction and poor body position imposed by most machines.

Supervision should be available to users as correction and spotting are just as important for the weight machines as for free-movement training.

For most seniors, weight machines provide an inferior way of training. Body movement is integrated. We move as a unit, not as isolated, unrelated parts. When you understand that machines force the isolation of body parts and inhibit natural, functional movement, you realize there are healthier, more efficient ways to train.

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ou’ve seen them. They’re in the streets, at social events and in your office. You know, those men and women whose personal style always looks so effortlessly put-together.

You, on the other hand, are lucky to get out of the house with your clothing right side out and shoes matching.

So, how do they do it? Many of them use personal stylists.

Personal stylists aren’t just for the rich and famous anymore. Anybody who lacks time or style know-how and has a bit of discretionary income can enlist the services of a personal stylist to audit, organize and make note of what’s in your closet. They’ll recommend seasonal fashions that fit and flatter your body, personality and age, and create put-together looks that reflect your lifestyle and special-event needs.

However, if you’ve got a few of the essential wardrobe pieces, some style savvy and a bit of time, you can follow these do-it-yourself guidelines to looking put-together: n Aim for timeless, not trendy Timeless silhouettes like crisp white button-up shirts, fitted blazers, straight leg trousers, soft cardigans, well-fitting T-shirts and jeans never go out of style and should always take center stage in a put-together look.

n Take your clothing to a tailor Department stores and boutiques sell ready-to-wear clothing. It’s manufactured, sold in standardized sizes and is intended to be worn without significant alterations.

When is the last time you tried on a department store or boutique garment that fit you perfectly? I am guessing, never. Well-fitting clothing is a must when it comes to looking put-together. n Layer, layer and layer again Anybody can slide into a pair of dark jeans, a sweater and loafers. Layering a small patterned button-down under your sweater, a fitted blazer over your sweater and a medium-patterned scarf around your neck is what turns a so-so look into sophisticated. n Don’t forget the accessories Jewelry, a scarf, a hat, shoes, and/or a handbag or attaché case are the finishing touches to a pulled-together look. They add that necessary layer of texture, shine, color and personality and should never be forgotten. n Plan and prep Once a week, take a look at your calendar and pull together an outfit for each of the next five to seven days. Try each look on, ensuring it’s well-fitting, clean, pressed, appropriate for the occasion and feels gorgeous and confident. Hang the look together, placing the accessories in a plastic bag with the look. Separate these looks with an empty hanger or plastic divider.

James Riley of Solvang is a certified strength and conditioning coach (CSCS) and a Level One Olympic Lifting Coach who holds a B.A in physical education, M.A. in psychology and a doctorate in education.

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SANTA YNEZ HALLOWEEN STREET FAIRE

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he Santa Ynez Chamber of Commerce will present its fourth annual Halloween Street Faire from 5 to 8 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 31.

This year’s festivities have been expanded to include free pony rides, an obstacle course, tricycle race course, several bounce houses, games, and free live entertainment by the Agin Brothers & Territorial Law Band. A costume contest for all ages and for pets will start at 6 p.m., and lots of trick-or-treat candy, toys and surprises will be provided by the chamber and local merchants.

“A family-friendly Halloween street fair was held in Santa Ynez for many years and was put on by a small, dedicated group of volunteers. Eventually it became too difficult for the small group to put the event on by themselves and it ended in 2007,” explained Laurie Owens of the Santa Ynez Chamber of Commerce.

“When the chamber formed in 2012, many people in town asked if the chamber could bring back a Halloween street

Photo contributed This year’s Santa Ynez Halloween Street Faire has expanded to include free pony rides, obstacle course, tricycle race course, several bounce houses, games, and free live entertainment.

fair that was geared toward families with young children, and so we did,” Owens explained.

The generosity of local business sponsors makes all the entertainment possible.

“We literally couldn’t make it happen without them,” Owens said.

Food will sold by the Santa Ynez Valley Elks Lodge No. 2640.

For more information on sponsoring the event or volunteering, call Nicole Pena at 350-0501 or email her at nicolepena@gmail.com, or call Joan Reden at 895-3853 or email her at stardrugco@ yahoo.com.

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and finance. After numerous market analyses, the Santa Ynez couple decided to pull the trigger and just hope they wouldn’t be pushing up daisies themselves.

“The first year (2012) we started late in the year and only sold about 250 tombstones. This year we are already over 5,000.

It has just exploded, and we make way more things now and do custom jobs for those in the “haunt industry,” he said.

One of their creations is in the Six Flags amusement park in Atlanta, Georgia, and another is in the Six Flags at Magic Mountain in the Los Angeles area. They created gears that are featured in the “Scream Punk” District, a pun on “Steam Punk.”

Their 3-D digital scanner allows them to take any object and make it into something larger. They created a skull gas mask that is more than seven feet tall from a sculpture that is about six inches in real life.

“We buy our material from construction-grade Styrofoam that doesn’t break apart easily like the foam used in cheap coolers you can buy at the grocery store,” Courtney said.

They also create intricate pieces such as archways, crypts, cemetery signs and masks and have even posted a “how-to” on installing a tombstone on their website “Halloween starts in February for us, when we start attending all the trade shows for the haunt industry. Back East and in the Midwest they take haunted houses to a whole new level. There are haunted houses open year-round and scare for a living,” Courtney said.

Part of the Courtneys’ dream is giving back to the community. When they had the opportunity to partner with Puzzle Props, a company that specializes in escape rooms in which people have to figure out how to get out of a room by solving different mind games, they decided to do it for charity.

From Oct. 1 to just before Halloween, their barn will transform into an escape room called Vault 1381. Guests will have 20 to 30 minutes to solve the problems in order to escape. Proceeds will benefit Trunk Full of Miracles, a grassroots organization that helps the homeless by showing up in homeless areas with a “trunk full” of basic necessities from toiletries, jackets, sleeping bags, food and more. (To make a reserva-

Photo by Raiza Giorgi Ben Courtney of Santa Ynez says he is like a kid in a candy store when he is making things people will enjoy.

tion for the “escape room” experience, go to www.facebook.com/Vault1381.)

“Everyone who comes to the escape room is also required to bring an item to be donated to them as well. It could be a canned good, a jacket, a sleeping bag, we don’t really care, but every person — not just their group — will have to donate,” Courtney said.

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This year’s haunted house will be a fairy tale to remember

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red Lageman knows how to turn his dreams into nightmares for the annual Haunted House at the Solvang Festival Theater.

For years he has been scheming and plotting how to scare the kids of the Santa Ynez Valley — without scaring them too much. In addition to designing and supervising construction of the haunted maze each year, he usually lurks in costume at the very end to provide one final scare as people exit.

On Oct. 30 and 31, the parks and recreation departments of Solvang and Buellton will host the 23rd annual Halloween Haunted House and the associated Halloween Street Fest, which provides visitors with food and more fun.

For this year’s haunted house the theme is “Fractured Fairy Tales,” and Lageman says he enlisted the help of his daughters to give the familiar stories some nightmarish twists.

“My daughter Ava really helps with the design and input on the stories, and my other daughter Belle always helps with volunteering and cleanup duties. I love that my family is so involved,” he said.

Lageman won’t give away any details other than to say that a few beloved stories will be featured, with smaller vignettes of other stories interlaced throughout the experience. Lageman’s haunted houses take about 20 minutes to walk through, weaving all throughout Solvang Festival Theater and its grounds. As always, there will be no blood and no gore.

Photo contributed “Fractured Fairy Tales” will feature a few beloved stories with smaller vignettes throughout the experience.

“If anyone has anything they think would be good to use in a fairy tale theme story we will come get it and return it, of course,” Lageman said.

The Haunted House and Street Fest, at and in front of the Solvang Festival Theater (420 Second St.), will run from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. both nights. A smallest-kid-friendlier version of the Haunted House will presented both evenings from 6 - 6:30 p.m.

Admission to the Street Fest is free; Haunted House entry fees are $8 per child (13 and under), and $10 per adult.

The department is currently taking applications for Haunted House volunteers, guides and “monsters” (who must be at least 14 years old), as well as volunteers to run vendor booths and to help set up and clean up. Call 688-7529 for full details.

More information about the Halloween Haunted House and Street Fest will soon be available at www.cityofsolvang.com/ index.php/departments/parks-a-recreation/ special-events/halloween-haunted-house, or at www.solvanghauntedhouse.com, where Haunted House tickets will be available for advance purchase.

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 10 community. The last ballot measure failed because we didn’t help people understand what was being asked of them. This time will be different,” Porter said.

In the Santa Ynez Valley the issue of wastewater, especially in Los Olivos, is of interest to Porter.

“I think Los Olivos is doing it right with gathering all the information, which is what the engineer side of me thinks is best. Coming up with solutions that are financially and technically feasible is what our society is all about. My personal opinion is Los Olivos should create a community service district because they will have an array of benefits beyond wastewater,” Porter said.

In Isla Vista where Porter has been campaigning, people are also trying to create a community service district with a utility tax bond of 8 percent.

“I’m not so sure that will work because the amount of taxes that would raise I don’t think will be enough to run a district. We will need to work hard to create more solutions because Isla Vista isn’t being treated fairly and in my opinion has been ignored.

This will change if I am elected,” Porter said.

Porter added the job of the government isn’t telling people what they can do or what businesses should do, but creating opportunity.

“There should be incentives for people to bring more high-paying jobs to our county instead of leaving to Arizona or Texas. There are great spaces in Lompoc and Santa Maria and Buellton that would be perfect to create jobs of living wage so families can afford to live here,” Porter said.

The most important issue for Porter to address if he is elected is water, he said, as

There should be incentives for people to bring more high-paying jobs to our county instead of leaving to Arizona or Texas. There are great spaces in Lompoc and Santa Maria and Buellton that would be perfect to create jobs of living wage so families can afford to live here. he believes the county needs to modernize and update the water system starting with creating a master plan.

“We need to expand our uses of recycled water and desalination facility while expanding Cachuma and conservation efforts,” Porter said.

He also is concerned about public safety as the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department is down about 30 deputies and the areas not contracted with cities such as unincorporated areas like Santa Ynez and Vandenberg Village.

“We have such beautiful areas of the county and this campaign process has been incredible, exploring places I’ve never been.

One place I had never been is the Guadalupe Dunes, and it’s incredible. That area is going to go through a complete change once the new housing development is finished. With more people able to live there they will need help with expanding services and schools,” Porter said.

Porter said the focus of his campaign is to restore balance to the county and make sure that everyone has an opportunity to be heard.

To learn more about Porter log onto www. bruceporter.org.

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HOBO FINDS A HOME

Rescue dog’s life, death prompt a children’s book In order to cope with the loss of her dog, Linda Reid wrote about Ginger, finally turning into a children’s book

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inda Reid would get excited when her neighbor’s dog would come visit her and her husband. They would pet her and play with her in the yard, but then her neighbor said they had to give Ginger up — so Reid and her husband adopted her.

“She adopted us as much as we did her.

She really helped me though a hard time in my life as my mom and our other dog had just passed away, and I was missing that connection. Ginger filled that void and even though we only had her a short time she was a blessing,” Reid said.

Even after her death three years later, the dog provided one more blessing when the emotions surrounding the dog moved Reid to write a children’s book.

“I’ve never known a gift quite like Ginger and probably never will. Rescue animals are forever grateful and touch our hearts in unique ways. I encourage everyone to rescue an animal and witness the difference they can make in your life,” Reid said.

After adopting Ginger, Reid learned that she had originally come from a family in Santa Ynez and was given up because they lost their house during the recession.

Ginger was then passed to another family in the valley and they had to give her up when they moved away, so she landed next door for two years before the Reids adopted her.

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“We had the best time with Ginger.

When we first got her she was so disheveled, being passed around from home to home, that she really was depressed. After a few months of realizing she wasn’t going anywhere she just blossomed. Ginger loved to sit in the driveway with my husband and watch the people go by,” Reid said.

“After three years of loving Ginger we found out she had developed a mass in her chest and we decided to have it operated on. She didn’t make it through the surgery, and we were just devastated,” Reid said.

Several months later, a friend told Reid she should write down her story to cope with losing her.

“I wrote a lot and it just sat on my desktop for several years, and one day I just thought it would be a great children’s book about the importance of rescuing animals,” Reid said.

She tweaked her story and sent it to a publisher and they put her in touch with an illustrator who took pictures from Santa

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Ynez Valley locations such as Paws Park and Oak Park in Buellton and pictures of the Reids to incorporate into the story.

Reid is best known in Buellton as the city clerk. She has worked for the city for many years, helping people navigate through the different parts of city government from business permits to developments.

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A DELICIOUS HARVEST

A taste of autumn in the SY Valley Greenhaven Orchard is the apple of Doug Dittmar’s eye

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ven though the weather in the Santa Ynez Valley might not always indicate that it is autumn, there are plenty of seasonal activities to enjoy from pumpkin patches to getting great fall produce. One valley favorite is Doug Dittmar’s apple farm, Greenhaven Orchard, along Alamo Pintado Road between Ballard and Los Olivos.

Dittmar has seen much change in the last 50 years in the Santa Ynez Valley, especially on Alamo Pintado.

“There used to be no traffic. I would sit for hours and not see anyone. At that time I mostly sold to grocery stores and farmers markets, but in the last 20 years or so since the wine business has exploded, I don’t need to drive anywhere anymore. They all come to me,” Dittmar laughed.

Dittmar is a quiet older gentleman; you can find him sitting in the shade with bins of hand-picked apples in dozens of varieties including Gala, Akane, Jonagold, Red and Golden Delicious, Sommerfeld, Pink Lady, Fuji, Granny Smith, and many more.

He bought the five-acre property in 1969 and knew he wanted to grow something but didn’t know what. His neighbor had an old apple tree and, after tasting its

Photos by Raiza Giorgi Doug Dittmar, who has owned and operated Greenhaven Orchard along Alamo Pintado Road since the mid 1960s, takes pride in caring for his apple trees.

fruit, Dittmar knew he wanted to start an orchard. He planted 425 Golden Delicious and 75 Red Delicious trees. Throughout the years he started replacing the older trees with smaller dwarf trees that are easier to maintain.

Even though apple season runs from mid-August to just before Christmas, it is a year-round process of caring for the trees from watering and pruning, thinning the fruit in the spring, and trapping insects and gophers that can destroy the trees.

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My best defense is a mixture of water and vinegar that kills the bacteria,” Dittmar said.

Apples have a nutritive power in preventing and combating ailments from the presence of flavonoids, which can decrease risks of heart disease, to high soluble fiber that helps regulate and lower cholesterol, according to the U.S. Apple Association.

The Apple Association also reports that eating apples and consuming apple pectin and apple juice can help with colon health, and improve memory and cognition.

“My favorite apples are the Empire and the Jonagold,” Dittmar said.

Dittmar harvests daily to ensure his fruit is fresh and has a special routine to place the apples in the picking bag to ensure they don’t get bruised.

“I have been coming to get apples from Doug since I moved to the valley. He has the best apples, and I came today to get a bag before I leave on a trip,” valley resident Bob Giola said on a recent visit.

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Dittmar loves the Empire apple variety because of its bright red color and crisp taste.

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Sheriff’s Mounted Unit celebrates barn donation

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he Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Benevolent Posse hosted an “Old Fashioned Barn Raising Dedication” on Sept. 25 to celebrate the donation of a barn and raise additional funds for the Sheriff’s Mounted Enforcement Unit and

other programming and equipment needs.

The county Board of Supervisors recently accepted the donation of the barn, valued at $160,000. The barn is at the Santa Ynez Valley Equestrian Center on Refugio Road in Santa Ynez. It will be used to house the Sheriff’s Mounted Enforcement Unit horses and provide a training facility.

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Photo contributed Step back in time to a simpler era at Los Olivos Day in the Country, where the parade features horse-drawn wagons and tractors galore.

Day in the Country displays small-town charm and friendliness

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xperience small-town charm and a friendly lifestyle, including good friends, great food, and local fun, at the annual Los Olivos Day in the Country on Saturday, Oct. 15.

The enjoyment includes an early-morning fun run, a parade at 10 a.m., booths, and live music.

“Where else can you step back in time by just stepping off the curb? We are Mayberry 2016,” said Keith Saarloos, a Los Olivos resident and owner of Saarloos and Sons wine tasting room on Grand Avenue.

The event is a fundraiser for the Los

Olivos Business Organization (LOBO).

Proceeds will help underwrite beautification projects, public restrooms, community flagpole maintenance, and street maintenance in the unincorporated community.

In addition to the many events throughout the day, there will also be a wine-tasting booth, which will sell booklets of tickets for participating wineries. These tickets also help raise money for LOBO. Guests can taste at any of the participating wineries in Los Olivos using their book of tickets. At the purchase booth they will receive a glass, a map with each winery listed, and 10 tasting tickets. Each winery will pour one wine (equal to one taste) for each ticket presented by a guest.

For more information, go to www.los olivosca.com.

Photo contributed The Sheriff’s Benevolent Posse is celebrating the donation of a barn to provide a home for the Sheriff’s Mounted Enforcement Unit.

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Artist shows contemporary scene paintings

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Photos contributed “San Francisco Presidio Underground” by Dan Holland will be part of an exhibit at the C Gallery in Los Alamos.

ork by Central Coast contemporary artist Dan Holland is the focus of the fall exhibition at The C Gallery in Los Alamos. The exhibit, entitled “California Scene Painting,” opened Sept. 17 and will run through Nov. 16.

On Saturday, Oct. 15, Holland will speak at the gallery’s bi-monthly Soup. Bread. Fire.

Art Talk. Holland will be showing with sculptor Albert McCurdy, who is showing new contemporary sculptures.

Originally from Texas, Holland moved to Long Beach, then to Santa Barbara, and finally to Arroyo Grande. He is a self-taught artist who is a true testament to the idea that each person is multifaceted. He works as a disciplined database administrator at Diablo Canyon Nuclear

Power Plant but also paints wildly, gesturally, and very abstractedly in both watercolors and acrylics. He draws on his regular travels to San Francisco, and likes the alternation and juxtaposition between country and city.

“I gather up scenes from various locales and draw them until they’re ingrained in my muscle memory .... I add music to help bring a rhythmic quality to the effort,” Holland said.

People have been engaging with his abstracted scenes of Los Alamos, Arroyo Grande and the San Francisco Presidio underground. Holland is able to combine some graffiti-like street art with more bucolic country scenery. From pastels in aqua and pinks to harsher black strokes and pencil overdraw, he creates a very palatable rawness.

At first the viewing seems indiscernible, but a bit of patient observation brings the scene into readable focus, said C Gallery Director Connie Rohde.

“The experience is transporting,” she said.

“You feel as though you’ve just discovered a new place at that very moment.”

Holland is exhibiting 13 works of art.

Albert McCurdy, a long-time exhibitor at the C Gallery, is showing several new works to compliment Holland’s gestural style. McCurdy is presenting classic modern geometrics, with bold colors.

“They ground the paintings, which are visually flying around the space,” Rohde said.

McCurdy’s notable wood sculptural bench is also on exhibit. Recently, McCurdy was curated into three other galleries in California.

The public is invited to the Soup. Bread.

Fire. Art Talk at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, at The C Gallery at 466 Bell Street, Los Alamos.

For more information about the “California Scene Painting” show, call Connie at 805344-3807, email connie@thecgallery.com, or visit the C Gallery online at www.thecgallery. com.

SY Valley native goes viral with makeup skills beauty and special effects makeup at Makeup Designory, and after graduating began news@santaynezvalleystar.com her career as a full-time makeup artist.

Santa Ynez Valley native Katelyn GalloShe has been honored with Best Makeup way is a self-taught makeup artist who has awards at the Action On Film Festival for caught a wave of Internet fame. her work on the movies “Zombeo” and She started a YouTube channel under “Juliécula,” and was voted the MVP of the name Kiki G., posting “how-to” videos Universal Studio’s makeup department. of makeup application tutorials. Then she Galloway has worked in film, fashion and started reviewing drug store brands and commercial industries with clients such as discussing ways people could save money Al Pacino, Neiman Marcus and Guess. but still look like their makeup was the She has also transformed herself into expensive stuff.

Photos contributed movie star Steve Buscemi and into Buster Galloway recently was thrust into the Bluth from “Arrested Development,” which Santa Ynez Valley native Katelyn Galloway, left, was thrust into the spotlight with her hilarious and accurate makeup spotlight on Internet sites such as Buzzfeed transformation to Ron Swanson, right, from the “Parks and Recreation” TV show. She was interviewed Sept. 21 on Harry are among some of her most viewed videos.

Connick Jr.’s new talk show, available to watch at www.HarryTV.com. and RightThisMinute.com with her hilari“The guide to putting stuff on your face,” ous and accurate makeup transformations is how Galloway describes her e-book intentioned rebuttals is the strangest thing,” Throughout her life, Galloway worked into famous television characters, such as “How the Hell to Wear Makeup,” which Galloway said on her social media page. towards her goal, applying makeup for Ron Swanson, the grumpy boss on “Parks you can download for $6 at www.katelyn Galloway’s mother was on a local cable dance recitals and friends, and reading and Recreation.” galloway.com/ebook. every book she could find. In college, she “Having Internet trolls talk about you and television show when she was young and Galloway now lives in Texas with her she would watch the makeup artists, in awe studied visual arts and worked as a portrait then having strangers defend your honor husband and son and continues to do makeof the way they could paint people’s faces. painter. She moved to Los Angeles to study up in Los Angeles and New York. with super weird and aggressive but well

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HARTMANN CONTINUED FROM PAGE 11 Buellton also outlined more recreation for families in our visioning plan,” Hartmann said.

Hartmann said she believes there is always a way to solve differences, especially with hot button topics such as the winery ordinance, which imposes tight restrictions for vineyards and boutique wine label owners.

The draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the ordinance has proposed changes including a tiered-level permitting system with regulations based on uses such as tasting rooms, tours and food service.

There would be three tiers — A, B and C — determined by the winery’s size and number of acres of planted vines. Tasting rooms would be banned from Tier A, the smallest tier size.

“I think the county has mishandled the winery ordinance and needs to provide more facilitation for discussion from all the stakeholders of each side. We need to solve this together, not alienate one group or another,” Hartmann said.

Complaint-driven code enforcement also has gotten rampant within the county and Hartmann said she wants to see third-party enforcement.

“The film industry in Los Angeles has it close to what I think would work for events and for other issues like vacation rentals.

The film company posts their schedules and works with the community they are filming in. If someone has a complaint it goes to the film industry’s code enforcement, who investigates and determines within itself if a rule has been violated,” Hartmann said.

Hartmann said in her own neighborhood something similar would have been nice when a neighbor rented out their property

Photo contributed At Real Men Cook, local volunteers can sample the experience of being a professional chef while raising money for Arts Outreach, a nonprofit organization that supports the arts in the Santa Ynez Valley.

Calling all chefs: Come get your cook on

lasagna pan yields approximately 100 tastes, and a cookie can be cut into quarters. Food news@santaynezvalleystar.com should be cooked off-site, not at venue, and no microwave ovens are allowed. rts Outreach is looking for volunteers All of the chefs’ recipes will also be posted for “Real Men Cook,” an annual fund- on the Arts Outreach website. raiser for the nonprofit group that fea“The generosity of Monty and Pat Roberts tures more than 50 amateur male chefs creating is amazing. We appreciate their willingness to fantastic dishes with 35 premier local vintners have us on their property each year, and it’s and brewers, live music and fantastic auction. because of people like them and our communiThis year’s event will be from 6 to 10 p.m. ty we can keep the arts alive in the Santa Ynez on Saturday, Oct. 22, at Monty and Pat RobValley,” Mullin said. erts’ Flag is Up Farm.

Arts Outreach is dedicated to “bringing “The success of Real Men Cook relies on art to life and life to art.” Activities include our fabulous volunteer chefs; without them elementary school classroom workshops and it couldn’t happen. This year, we are looking continuing art curriculum led by artists-in-resto expand our roster of chefs. Refer a new idence, summertime arts and drama programs, chef to us, not a co-chef, and your name will After-school Arts, semi-monthly Elder Arts be entered into a drawing for a special door entertainment, and the annual Applause Young prize,” said Sandie Mullin, executive director Artists program. of Arts Outreach.

Chefs interested in taking up the chalArts Outreach is looking for any chef who lenge can call Arts Outreach at 688-9533 or can prepare 200 to 250 tablespoon-sized tastes download an entry form at www.artsoutreach. (or teams who can prepare 350 to 400) of their com. Chefs will receive a free ticket as well creations in one of several categories including as a half-price ticket for a spouse or a friend. appetizers; chili or stew; entrees of fish, fowl, Educators in the Santa Ynez Valley will also meat or vegetarian; side dishes; and desserts. be eligible for half-price tickets.

This amount of bite-sized tastes equates to Tickets are $65 in advance and $70 at the 18 to 22 normal servings. For example, a large door. They can also be purchased online.

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I think the county has mishandled the winery ordinance and needs to provide more facilitation for discussion from all the stakeholders of each side. We need to solve this together, not alienate one group or another.

for a wedding to people who didn’t know the homeowners’ association rules — and several were broken.

“Had they known the rules of our association or someone could contact them, the situation might have been different,” Hartmann said.

While Hartmann enjoys going wine tasting and dining at local restaurants, she believes there should be more higher-paying companies within the Santa Ynez Valley instead of mostly tourist- and service-related jobs.

“I love organizations like the north county Economic Alliance because they are focusing on bringing more companies with technology, engineering-type jobs which pay more of a living wage and workforce development. I think the county should be helping organizations like those that want to increase quality of life for employees,” Hartmann said.

Hartmann said the heart of her campaign is that she wants to help the community grow, not just with development but learning opportunities and starting conversations with different groups.

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egendary singer Johnny Mathis has been named the Sentimental Journey sponsor for the Rona Barrett Foundation’s Big Band Celebration Ball on Saturday, Oct. 8, to benefit the Golden Inn and Village and its programs.

Those attending the event will enjoy hors d’oeuvres, a wine and cocktail reception with live music from The Harry James Orchestra, and a dinner catered by New West Catering.

“I consider Johnny Mathis the prince of romantic singing of all time, and we wish him all the best as he embarks on his 60th anniversary concert tour to delight audiences of all ages,” said Rona Barrett, founder and CEO of the Rona Barrett Foundation.

Mathis, with roots in the Santa Ynez Valley, is also supporting the Rona Barrett Foundation through the nonprofit’s Golden Stars campaign to be commemorated with a permanent plaque on the door at one of the 60 Golden Inn and Village apartments.

“We are so grateful for his generous support and the commitment of each of our first wave of event sponsors who are now helping to build a future for seniors in need,” Barrett added.

The first four major sponsorship packages have been reserved by Mathis, Dignity Health, El Rancho Marketplace and Vincent Vineyards.

The Big Band Celebration Ball is the fourth annual fundraising event for the Golden Inn and Village, opening this fall as the first affordable senior housing campus in the Santa Ynez Valley. Barrett calls it a model solution to community-based housing for low-income seniors.

The evening’s festivities will include the “Bucket List – Once-In-A-Lifetime Experience” live auction, ballroom dancing, a “fabulous ’40s” theme, and Rona Barrett’s birthday celebration as she enters what she calls the “Age of Octogenarius.”

Throughout the evening, guests will also be treated to The Ole Skool Crew, a professional all-female dance revue performing choreographed swing, jive dance solos and performances in collaboration with the Harry James Orchestra, directed by Fred Radke. Performers are members of the LA Sparks’ professional cheerleading ensemble, with all members over 50 years old.

Event sponsorship packages will ensure that the Golden Inn and Village is a premiere residency campus for seniors who are at risk or in need, Barrett said. Sponsorship tiers include Tuxedo Junction at $20,000, Sentimental Journey at $15,000, In the Mood at $10,000 and Begin the Beguine at $5,000.

To secure a sponsorship or get more information, contact Darlene Ramirez at 688-8887 or info@ronabarrettfoundation. org.

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Photo by Alice Mullin Bobbi Hunter is known for creating murals that can be found scattered across the Santa Ynez Valley, if one knows where to look.

Painter’s murals enliven local walls Bobbi Hunter’s work can be found scattered across the valley

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obbi Hunter’s artistic talent is on display all around the Santa Ynez Valley, particularly around local schools.

A skilled muralist, Hunter has brought life to many local school mascots through her painting. Her artistic vision created the Los Olivos School Spartan, the Santa Ynez School Bobcat, and the Santa

Ynez High School Pirate, to name just a few.

Her other murals can be found scattered across the valley, if one only knows where to look. For instance, Star Drugs and a shed at Dunn Middle School also bear the mark of Hunter’s work.

“Any time I see a blank wall, I think there should be a painting on it,” she chuckled.

Hunter moved to the Santa Ynez Valley in 1980 with her husband Ken and their young son, who was quickly followed by a baby daughter. Their house now bears the marks of Hunter’s vision; multiple exterior walls have been decorated with images of trees and flowers, and one of the bedroom walls is covered with a horse

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Crawford Family Wines opens tasting room

building to further cultivate a “comfortable, lounge-y atmosphere.”

Santa Ynez Valley Star Crawford Family Wines is a relatively new label — 2011 was their first vintage — fter a few years of sharing tastes but winemaker Mark Horvath is not among of their handcrafted wines in their the inundation of green and eager winemakBuellton production facility, Wendy ers the Santa Ynez Valley has seen in recent and Mark Horvath have moved west to open years. After following their passion for their flagship Crawford Family Wines tasting wine to Sonoma County, Mark and Wendy room in Los Olivos. settled in the valley 19 years ago when an Crawford Family Wines opened for the opportunity as assistant winemaker arose first time to the Labor Day weekend crowds, for Mark at Babcock Winery in the Santa and Wendy is enthusiastic about what turned Rita Hills. out to be an “amazing response from friends The following years have been witness and wine club members who came to help to Mark’s successful 10-year partnership celebrate the opening.” with Kenneth Gummere, Kenneth-Crawford The couple had discussed opening their Wines, and numerous consulting gigs. He is first stand-alone tasting room in other now managing all winemaking responsibiliCentral Coast wine hot spots, but ultimately Photo by Drew Esnard ties at Tres Hermanas Winery, but according they were drawn to the sense of community Mark and Wendy Horvath have moved west to open their to the Crawford Family Wines website, he and camaraderie they felt in downtown Los flagship Crawford Family Wines tasting room in Los Olivos. still considers the family label his “most Olivos. personal wine project yet.”

“This strip is strong in quality wines, and occupy a space she’d dreamed about. She Wine tastings showcase pinot noir, charwe’re in good company,” Wendy said in described the process of resurfacing the inte- donnay, and Rhone varietals from the Santa reference to Alamo Pintado Avenue, where rior as seeking to “create a look and feeling Rita Hills and Ballard Canyon, although their shop sits near tasting rooms owned by in the space that is cohesive with the label wine is also available for purchase by the some of the couple’s best friends. and brand of Crawford Family Wines.” glass or bottle.

Wendy said she’d always had an eye on Through enlisting the help of local craftsCrawford Family Wines tasting room at the “adorable” freestanding building that men and interior designer friends, her vision 2477 Alamo Pintado Ave. in downtown Los formerly housed jewelry designs by Waxing has been fulfilled, though she notes plans Olivos is open Thursday through Monday Poetic, and she is grateful for the chance to to continue working on the exterior of the from noon to 5 p.m. and by appointment.

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mural. Hunter’s next home improvement project is painting a wooden mushroom in her yard, which was carved from a tree stump.

For her first big mural project in the valley, Hunter was chosen to paint a mural of the Santa Ynez Pirate mascot on the side of the school’s Old Gym, which can be seen from Refugio Road. This mural, which took six days to complete, is a testament to Hunter’s tenacity and dedication to mural art. She says transferring the image from a small sketch to something as big as a mural is a challenge, but “I like the challenge.”

Gridding – in which both the small paper version and the wall are put on grids —is an option, but Hunter took a different approach when painting the Pirate. She used a tactic that was also used by Michelangelo, which involves drawing the outline on a paper as large as the mural and then using chalk to transfer the outline to the wall.

In addition to painting her own murals, Hunter also spent years teaching local students about the joys of mural paintings.

However, murals are not her only talent; Hunter is also a published author.

She is both the author and illustrator of “The Legend of the African Bao-Bab Tree,” a children’s book about a beautiful tree that wants to be the best and brightest tree of all. She is now working on an A-Z book about farming and scarecrows, which she is excited to share with her grandchildren.

HALLOWEEN TREATS Creepy truffle torte A recipe from Anne Bunch of New Frontiers Natural Marketplace

You will need: A 10” Springform pan sprayed, lined with parchment (cut to fit) and sprayed again. Cover outside with foil to prevent water from seeping into pan.

A water bath for the cake and one for the ganache.

A toothpick and a toy spider Ingredients: 5 cups dark chocolate chips 1 lb butter 12 extra large eggs 1 Tbl vanilla 4 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips 2 cups heavy cream 1 cup white chocolate 1 Tbl heavy cream How To: Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Melt chocolate and butter together while stirring until completely combined. Set aside Place small pot of water to boil to serve as Bain Marie (water bath). Must be smaller than mixer bowl.

In bowl from standing mixer, add eggs and vanilla and whisk to beat together. Place on top of the boiling water and lower heat to a soft simmer. Continuously whisk beaten eggs, making sure the eggs are not getting cooked (scrambled eggs) but are heating to where the eggs feel very warm to the touch.

Place the bowl with hot egg mixture back on the mixer and beat at high speed for about 10 minutes or until egg mixture has tripled in volume.

Remove from stand and fold in gently the chocolate and butter mixture until well blended. Pour into prepared Springform pan wrapped in foil and place in a large ovenproof dish and fill space in the outer dish with warm water – 2 inches from the top.

Bake at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes or until outer edge feels firm to the touch. The center will seem uncooked and soft. Do not cook until fully set.

Remove pan from water, place on baking sheet and chill overnight to allow to set.

Next Day: Invert cake on cooling rack and peel off parchment.

Make semi-sweet chocolate ganache over water bath by melted chocolate cream together. Do not overheat or allow bowl to touch the simmering water or the chocolate with burn and the ganache will be dull.

Make white chocolate ganache in small bowl in the same manner making sure water is not boiling.

Finishing the cake: Pour chocolate ganache over the cake starting at the edges then moving towards the center. Ganache will smooth itself out into a thin glossy topping.

Place white chocolate ganache in small plastic bag and cut a very very small hole in one corner. Use pas pastry bag and form a spiral over the entire top of the cake. Use toothpick to cross through the lines from the edge to the center. Do that all around thus creating a web like design. Finish with place a spider in the web.

Serve 12 to 15 people.

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TRI-TIP VS. BRISKET

The good, the tasty and the difference

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eing a northern and central California girl, I can tell you that tri-tip is just what we eat around here. But what is all this brisket talk we get from our friends in Texas and other southern states?

They swear by it, praise it, compete with it and refuse to think any other cut of beef is worth eating.

So let’s break this down with a little tri-tip versus brisket research. n The cut: Tri-tip is cut from closer to the rear of the cow, just below the sirloin and tenderloin region, called the bottom loin, making it pretty lean and weighing in between 1.5 and 2.5 pounds per roast.

Brisket is cut from the pectoral muscle, starting just below the sternum. It contains a lot of intramuscular fat and collagen. Brisket has two pieces, the flat and the point. Together they weigh from 8 to 15 pounds. n Cooking methods: Because of how lean tri-tip is, it is best barbecued or grilled to medium rare, leaving it tender and juicy inside when sliced. It can also be braised or smoked.

Cooking tri-tip to more than a medium doneness or a 145 degree internal temperature will produce a dry, overcooked piece of meat.

Brisket needs time and work to make it tender and tasty, and it is pretty unforgiving.

Cook it right and it is tender, flavorful and amazing; do it wrong and it is tougher to chew than leather.

The collagen and fat that are all up in there have a job to do, and only low heat and time

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Who do you believe first discovered and marketed tri-tip? Was it Bob Schultz, a Safeway butcher in Santa Maria? Or was it stolen from Otto Schaefer, a butcher in Oakland who claims he served it in the 1950s to ranchers visiting from Santa Maria, who then brought it back to the Central Coast? Email me at starlightkitchen.syv@gmail.com. can make it happen. While brisket can be braised in the oven, our Texan friends prefer to do it in a smoker. A rub is pretty typical and left on for a few hours before a whole brisket (flat and point) is smoked at 200 degrees for 18 to 20 hours. Braised in the oven, a 10-pound brisket (flat piece) can cook up in 6 hours. n The results: Tri-tip is fairly easy to cook, requiring little seasoning and with a way-more-reasonable cooking time. Its cooking methods are versatile, prep is minimal and it produces a tender, flavorful piece of meat when cooked to the right temperature.

Brisket is temperamental and time consuming, and it requires prep to enhance its flavor.

But when done right, it has a mouth feel or chew unlike any other. It has good fat content and reheats like a gem (Some say it is even better after a day or two). Brisket also feeds more at a lower price.

Honestly, comparing these two is like comparing a jet to a train. One will get the job done faster and is a smoother ride while the other is slower, bumpier and requires enjoying the long ride. They are both delicious, just different.

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Talk of Zaca Center Former principal Norm closure causes stir IN MEMORY

Clevenger dies of cancer

their tight-knit neighborhood, Clevenger and his friends would spend their days playing sports news@santaynezvalleystar.com games outside all day. After graduating from

Capuchino High School, where he excelled in ormer high school principal Norm Clefootball and baseball, Clevenger went on to venger died peacefully at home on Sept. the College of San Mateo, transferring to UC 8, with his wife Jan by his side, after a Berkley where he received a B.S. in biology short, courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. and M.A. in education in 1971. His focus on the “Norm hired me 15 sciences and education developed as a result of years ago and he gave me a promising career in baseball being cut short a lot of rope. When I was by a major injury. having a hard time adjustClevenger’s 40 years in high school educaing in my first year, he tion were spent as a teacher, coach, counselor, gave me the freedom to vice principal and principal. After serving as create The Theatre Group vice principal at Monterey High School, he into what it is today. He began his 10-year career (1999-2009) at Santa always told me, ‘Set your Ynez Valley Union High School as principal. own standards and expect “A true Pirate to the core, he attended every the kids to meet them.’ He athletic game possible. He deeply cared for and Clevenger lives on in my teaching loved his Pirates, all of the students, staff and and I am dedicating our two-play 2016-17 sea- families,” his wife Jan said. son of The Theatre Group to his memory,” said Clevenger began serving as principal of San Jeff McKinnon of Santa Ynez Valley Union Marcos High School in 2009 and retired in High School’s theater department.

2012.

Clevenger was born on May 6, 1946, in CenUpon moving to the Santa Ynez Valley, Cletralia, Wash., to Gerald and Fay Clevenger. His venger also met and married Jan, who was the family moved to San Bruno, Calif., when Norm love of his life. He also gained two children, was 5 years old.

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As Walsh said, Zaca is an inclusion preschool that accommodates children with special needs. Zaca children spend a substantial portion of the day outdoors exploring, experimenting and investigating their environment.

“My son Eli started in Yellow Group in

by Raiza Giorgi 2015 with hardly any verbal communication news@santaynezvalleystar.com skills and through peer interaction, integrated classrooms and special-needs instructors he is now in pre-kindergarten at Oak Valley beginarents of children who attend Zaca ning a new chapter,” Harwood said.

Center in the Rancho de Maria subShe added that her daughter Betty-Jo, who division of Buellton were devastated when they learned their school is in danger of is attending now, started with 50 words and is speaking short sentences and having “pretend closing in August 2017. play.”

“What I love about Zaca is the openness.

“If this school closed due to lack of funding They give each child exactly what they need my heart, along with many others, would be in order for them to learn. Having both of my children on the autism spectrum, it has been an broken. I would be scared to know where my autistic daughter would go, knowing that she amazing few years watching them grow and is absolutely thriving in this environment,” develop. The community needs this school.

Harwood said.

They need these teachers,” said Janson HarAccording to Kathy Gulje of the county wood, parent of two children who have been education office, the school started losing in the program. revenue several years ago when it had to stop Zaca Center was started in 1989 by Susan Walsh of Santa Ynez. Walsh now has her doc- accepting infants because of state and federal regulations. toral degree in early childhood development “We can’t operate a care facility with and is an assistant professor of early childhood infant-toddlers anymore. It has to be homedevelopment at University of La Verne. based now. Without those grants and monies “I actually got to design the building and we received from infant care, it put a great the program, which was so incredible. We stress we were hoping to resolve. We have were one of the first full-day programs, as we tried everything we can think of to fund Zaca, had a great relationship with Jonata (School) but it needs to go back to being privately run,” and had bus service directly to the school so parents could feel safe about their kids’ where- Gulje said.

County Superintendent of Schools Bill abouts,” Walsh said.

Cirone attended a Buellton City Council meetThe neighborhood was particularly attracing in September to address the situation. tive for new families because of the “built-in “We are very sorry for the way the informapreschool,” she added.

Walsh said she had a previous day care pro- tion was given out. We don’t mean to cause gram in Solvang and had waiting lists for Zaca alarm, but we needed to start the conversation because at that time women were really going of moving away from being operated by the county. We will certainly work hard to come into the work force and families needed more up with solutions so this school doesn’t close,” options for full-time child care.

“The flagpole is actually a really neat piece Cirone said.

He then met with parents outside the counof history, as it came from the Olympic arena when it was held in Los Angeles,” Walsh said. cil chambers and said its operation has run a “I feel that Zaca is a tremendous attribute to deficit of $60,000 per year for six years, so the SBCEO needs to find alternate sources of the community, as it changed functions to befunding or move the school to someone who came an inclusion school as those are lacking would own it privately. He said SBCEO has in the valley,” she added. already received several inquiries from people Walsh owned and operated the school until interested in taking it over.

1997, when she sold it to the Santa Barbara County Education Office, which has operated it since under the direction of Shelley Grand.

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areful hands used paper towels to glide mineral oil over the sanded edges of wooden lounge chairs outside Hidden Wings in downtown Solvang.

A handful of eager students happily placed mineral oil finish on the chairs, which served as part of a woodworking project for the autism nonprofit organization that was founded in 2009.

As they worked, they chatted about movies they’ve watched, a bird house one of them built, and community college courses they’re tackling online.

The talk came easily, a byproduct of a new partnership between Hidden Wings and PathPoint of Santa Barbara County, another nonprofit group.

For the first time this fall, Hidden Wings, which has traditionally served lower- to middle-functioning autistic youth, has opened its doors to a new population of students — adults with autism and other developmental disabilities who spend their time in community day programs.

The new workshops focus on strengthening social and vocational skills through fun activities such as woodworking, gardening, cooking, yoga, art, music and other special projects.

“Socialization is a big thing,” said Joe Sanguinet, a Los Olivos resident and board member of PathPoint, which helps disabled and disadvantaged adults achieve self-sufficiency by providing independent living skills, employment resources and more.

“The best thing you can teach them is how to talk to each other,” Sanguinet said. “Jim (Billington)’s doing a great job here.”

PathPoint’s mission mirrors that of Hidden Wings, which the Rev. Jim and Julia Billington, a local physician, established in 2009 to

with autism and nearly 80 percent of those diagnosed haven’t yet reached adulthood.

PathPoint facilities have transportation, a critical hurdle for autistic adults. The nonprofit serves 2,500 clients in four counties, with local facilities in Santa Maria, Lompoc and Santa Barbara.

Tanya Dennett, a PathPoint services coordinator, said groups visiting Hidden Wings are from the nonprofit’s integrated work program with a focus on volunteering, consumer skills and healthy lifestyles.

“It’s exciting for us getting to take part in some of the things going on at Hidden Wings,” she said. “The drumming and music, I think, has been fantastic for them. It’s a life-enhancing, relaxing thing.”

The workshops, which Hidden Wings began offering on Wednesdays and ThursPhoto by Gina Potthoff days in September, block out time for each activity. Therapeutic drumming occurs from Hidden Wings provides area adults with workshops focusing on strengthening social and vocational skills.

10:15 to 11:30 a.m. Exercise and some form find young adults on the autism spectrum the about what we do,” Billington said. “Hidden of work take place after lunch from 12:15 to Wings hopes to stimulate and improve the right job and a good friend. They receive no 1:15 p.m. A photography class will also be quality of these local centers while also draw- offered occasionally on Tuesdays from 2 to government funds and operate on donations ing on inspiration from participants.” and modest tuition.

4 p.m.

Public support for autistic kids drops off Hidden Wings has done almost too good For more information on Hidden Wings once they reach 21 years old, he said. Aca job, since all its founding students secured fall classes, which run through Dec. 16, visit cording to the CDC, 1 in 68 children are born www.hiddenwings.org. employment, said Jim Billington, who has two sons on the spectrum.

Bringing in existing, underserved groups from surrounding communities maximizes the use of the headquarters at 517 Atterdag Road and provides additional training for the transition to adulthood based on gifts, not deficits.

Billington said the goal is to partner with other vocational programs in the future.

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few weeks ago I had the chance to join a group of undergraduate and graduate students from across the University of California system in Washington, D.C., to lobby on Capitol Hill for the basic needs of California college students, meet at the White House to suggest talking points for the president and first lady’s future remarks, and strategize with the U.S. Undersecretary of Education about reducing student debt.

I love my job as executive director of the UC Student Association, and I feel deeply fortunate to have gotten my start as a College School Bobcat and Santa Ynez Valley Union High School Pirate.

I joined the UC Student Association in April. We are the recognized voice of the 240,000 students at the 10 UC campuses across the state. One part of the job that I especially enjoy is that my boss is a fourthyear major in peace and conflict studies at UC Berkeley. He is the best boss I have had since I worked for Alfred Holzheu at El Rancho Market. (He is also a Berkeley grad, I learned).

There can be no doubt that today’s students are shaping their own destiny. In the short time that I have been on board, I have watched as students successfully sacked a chancellor of a UC campus due to the misuse

of student fees and poor judgment, collaborated with UC President Janet Napolitano to take unprecedented action to support survivors of sexual violence and protect against future assaults, and demanded that the Legislature and governor fund the UC at its highest level since the Great Recession. None of these things would have happened without robust student organizing and advocacy.

At UC Student Association board meetings it is often said, “Students have always been on the right side of history.” Whether it be civil rights, equity, or economic equality, flipping back through the history books proves this to be right.

The mentorship and support that I received when a student in the Santa Ynez Valley gives me a unique perspective to empower future student leaders. I do my best to channel Linda Smith’s creativity and passion, Chris Mullin’s ability to bring folks together, Tory Babcock’s nurturing but critical eye, and Fred Van Leuven’s vision for what ought to be when I offer counsel to our student leadership.

When we were in D.C. a couple of weeks ago, Congresswoman Lois Capps and her staff were readily available to meet with our delegation and hear the students’ stories and ideas. Testament to the congresswoman’s leadership was her clear embrace of opening the pipeline for future leadership by mentoring students. Interns from UCSB and Cal Poly SLO occupied all available spaces in the busy congressional office.

In Washington, for the first time since the

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Photo contributed Peter Wright is shown with Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, at a conference discussing college opportunities.

sequester of 2011, there appears to be a real chance of restoring the summer Pell Grant, which will help students pursue their education over the summer and finish college in four years, as well as restore subsidized federal loans for graduate students – something that would enable California’s future teachers, nurses, doctors, and UC professors to attain the advance degrees they need.

Students are always on the right side of history. I am grateful to the Santa Ynez Valley community and some incredible mentors for empowering me as a student leader. You are the reason I am now in a position to be a coach for our future leaders.

Peter Wright, a 2001 graduate of Santa Ynez Valley Union High School, is the executive director of the UC Student Association.

“He also loved the valley and the wonderful people who embraced him as part of the community. A kind and gentle man, he always approached life’s challenges with dignity and respect for others,” Jan Clevenger said.

Norm Clevenger always loved being outdoors and enjoyed golfing with his wife.

They loved traveling the United States, including a recent trip of a lifetime visiting the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail.

Clevenger served on the board of the Alisal Ranch Men’s Club and enjoyed hiking in the Santa Ynez Valley while listening to audio books. He was a 17-year member of the Solvang Rotary Club and loved serving tri-tip sandwiches at Old Santa Ynez Day. Clevenger had five grandchildren through his stepsons and loved reading books with them and eating pretzels and jellybeans.

In lieu of flowers, the Clevenger family suggests that donations may be made to Visiting Nurses/Hospice Care of Santa Barbara or the Norm Clevenger Scholarship Fund at Rabobank in Solvang. There will be no memorial service.

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Gulje said if anyone is interested in operating the Zaca Center as a nonprofit business, SBCEO would be willing to hand over the operation with all the equipment, provided they get a lease extension from the homeowners’ association in Rancho de Maria.

Anyone interested in learning more about Zaca and potentially taking over the school can email Gulje at gulje@sbceo.org. She has offered to put interested parties in touch with the homeowners’ association to learn about the lease agreement and costs of operation.

Protect the Character of the Santa Ynez Valley

Bruce and his wife Janette have lived in the Valley for 15 years and raised their kids here.

They are deeply embedded in the fabric of the Valley: School Board, Rotary, Red Cross, American Legion, Boy Scouts, Youth Coalition, and our schools. Bruce will defend our ranches, farms, small businesses, neighborhoods, open spaces, and quality of life from government bureaucracy, outside control, and over-commercialization.

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Bruce has engineering degrees from West Point and Stanford and served in the Army Corps of Engineers—the nation’s largest water resources agency—for 25 years. He has a plan to better serve our community’s water needs: increasing storage, conservation, reclamation, and desalination.

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Bruce wants to focus on the most important things our County should be doing: public safety, infrastructure (water, roads, parks, and libraries), and aid for the truly needy. Stop wasting taxpayers’ money on special interest groups and projects with no value.

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Bruce rejects the notion that decisions should be based on opinion and ideology instead of sound analysis and common sense. He urges you to reject his opponent’s one-way, 20-0 voting record that is uniformly aligned with the county’s entrenched political establishment.

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‘THAT SPEECH LADY’

Local therapist builds creative bridges

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any of her clients in the Santa Ynez Valley refer to her simply as Kellie, but in other parts of the United States and even the world, speech therapist Kellie Henkel is known as “That Speech Lady.”

A valley resident, Henkel has spent the past 17 years as a speech therapist, mostly focusing on the speech and communication needs of children starting at age 3.

Her passion for helping others communicate effectively started at a young age. In her youth, Henkel taught both hearing and hearing-impaired children how to sign to music. Her group performed sign language to song for people such as the pope and President Bill Clinton.

“I wanted to use my love of sign language and kids, and I had been a very hands-on learner myself,” Henkel said about becoming a speech therapist.

She believed becoming a speech therapist would give her opportunities to impact

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SYHS to hold round robin tennis tourney The Santa Ynez Valley Union High School tennis program is having a round robin tennis tournament fundraiser open to the public on October 1. The event starts at 8:30 a.m. with a light breakfast included and anyone 18 years and up can play the round robin mixed doubles. The cost is $30 and there will also be a silent auction and raffle. Lunch will also be available for $10. For more information contact Jennifer Rasmussen at 325-1548 or jrasmussen@ syvuhsd.org.

Photo contributed Local speech therapist Kellie Henkel is pictured with two of her four children.

others in ways that would lend themselves to her strengths.

Henkel began her speech therapy career in Seattle after completing both her B.S. and M.S. degrees in speech language pathology. She spent six years in private practice before moving to California and becoming to become proficient with SYVREF training in certain robotic platforms to share acquired STEM knowledge with local youth.

“I really enjoy working with these kids.

It’s been a fun experience to learn alongside them,” said lead instructor Victor McConnell.

More than 150 students from ages 7 to 17 have increased their knowledge in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) due to hands-on, project-based-learning from SYVREF’s outreach and camps since 2014, according to SYVREF. This is made possible with the assistance of donors and volunteers. For more information, email CRLF@LearnRobots.org.

Solvang native, SYHS grad now a Navy ensign

Kylie Lund Petersen, daughter of Aaron and ElseMarie Petersen, is now an ensign in the U.S. Navy, stationed at Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington, D.C. Petersen was raised in Solvang and graduated in 2012 from Santa Ynez Valley Photo contributed Union High School.

She was active in From left, Gabe Limotta, digital communications lead, and Mikey Limotta, chief robotics team lead, present scholarships to student government fellow Volunteer Intern Program (VIP) robotics mentors: Chad and on the tennis and Goodwin, Cole Sparkman, and Jeremy Davidson. Also shown is swim teams, was the SYVREF’s humanoid mascot, NAO. Danish Days Maid in 2011, and on the Petersen Homecoming Court.

With a Navy ROTC scholarship, she graduated magna cum laude from Point Loma University in San Diego with her After a successful summer for the Santa bachelor of science degree in nursing in Ynez Valley Robotics Engineering Founda- May 2016. She also served in the medical ward aboard the U.S.S. Ronald Reagan tion (SYVREF), awards were provided to aircraft carrier in the summer of 2015. select student mentors and volunteers.

At her Navy ROTC graduation, PetersAwards are based on a mentor’s ability

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a “nonpublic agency speech therapist,” allowing her to both contract out her services to school districts and also conduct private speech therapy sessions in her home office.

A large misconception about speech therapy is that speech services are useful only for dealing with oral speech issues, but speech is much more than articulation, she said. It can involve learning to follow directions, working on syntax (word order) issues, or even social language needs as seen with many children on the autism spectrum.

Henkel uses a variety of techniques and methods to meet the unique speech needs of each student. Her students range from those working on correct pronunciation of certain sounds to those who are deaf and blind or even completely nonverbal.

Since moving to the valley in 2013 with their four children for her husband’s work, Henkel has been a contracted speech therapist with Lompoc Unified School District.

Her private sessions have taken on a multitude of formats to better fit the needs of both students and parents. When talking to the parents of Henkel’s clients, no two situations are identical, and her services reflect

this fact. Her private sessions vary from 15 minutes to two hours, and can be done both in person and through remote methods such as Skype or FaceTime.

Henkel also has a thriving YouTube channel called “That Speech Lady,” which is in the process of being updated and reformatted to reach even more people and, she hopes, provide easily accessible and affordable speech therapy services for students anytime and anywhere.

The channel started as a way to provide visual practice for some of her students to use at home, but grew into somewhat of an independent resource for those looking for a variety of speech interventions.

Ultimately, Henkel’s variety of implemented methods and therapy formats come back what she loves most about her profession: helping kids to communicate.

“Giving others the gift of communication, I feel like it’s the biggest gift I can give,” Henkel said.

Her YouTube channel is at www.youtube. com/user/HenkelSpeechTherapy. You can contact her at Henkel.kellie@icloud.com or 805-350-1811.

en was awarded the Student Leadership Award and received the Navy Sword.

SYHS water polo wins Conejo Classic

Preschool to host Harvest Festival The Santa Ynez Valley Presbyterian Preschool will host its popular Harvest Festival and Silent Auction from 4:30 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 21, at the Presbyterian Church. There will be fun for the entire family from dinner to games and prizes, a bounce house, petting zoo featuring animals from the local 4-H chapters, a silent auction from hundreds of local businesses, and more. Those attending are encouraged to wear non-scary costumes. For more information or to donate to the silent auction, call 688-4440.

The Santa Ynez Valley Union High School boys water polo team won the Conejo Classic in Thousand Oaks on the weekend of Sept. 10-11.

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Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital Health Fair - 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

at the Santa Ynez Valley Marriott Hotel, 555 McMurray Road in Buellton. All ages welcome. The health fair will offer these popular screenings: free seasonal flu shots (first come, first vaccinated for those 18 and older and not pregnant); free blood pressure checks and free osteoporosis screenings. Visit www.cottagehealth.org/SYVHealthFair.

Wildling Museum workshop - 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Artist Kathy Badrak leads a class on gourd bowls with web design in the center. Call 686-8315 or wildlingmuseum.org to register.

SB Zoo Member Morning - 8:30 - 10:30 a.m. -

Learn more about your favorite animal species.

Members of the Santa Barbara Zoo can come early to see the animals and have extra fun.

Bring membership cards. Breakfast items available for purchase. No reservation necessary.

$2,500, $1,500 and $1,000 will be awarded. Call Dave Bemis at 688-4565 for more information.

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Lodge No. 2640. There will be face painting, hot dog booth, live music and more. Call 688-3448 or visit syvelks.com for more info.

Carb Counting for Diabetes - 11 a.m. to

noon - Free diabetes education class by Clinical Dietician Stacey Bailey at the Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital conference room. Call 694-2351 for more information.

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Trip to Reagan Library - 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

- $25 - Meet at the Solvang Veterans Memorial Hall. Travel to relive the Reagan years through video footage, historical documents, White House keepsakes and more.

Enjoy lunch on your own at the library cafe. Call Solvang Parks and Rec 688-7529 to reserve a seat.

Champagne Release Party - 5 - 7 p.m. Lucas &

Lewellen Tasting Room at 1645 Copenhagen Drive. Three different Lucas & Lewellen sparkling wines are scheduled to arrive at the Lucas & Lewellen winery.

Rocktober Fest - 5:30 p.m. - The Vikings of

Shake the Salt Habit - Noon to 1 p.m. - Free nutrition education class by Clinical Dietician Stacey Bailey at the Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital conference room. Call 694-2351 for more information.

Solvang invite you to celebrate the season with a prime rib dinner and dancing at the Solvang Veterans Memorial Hall. Music by T. Richard Diaz Band. Cost is $50/person, and raffle prizes of

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SY Elks Car Show - 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. -

The Third annual Classic Car Show is presented by the Santa Ynez Valley Elks

The Santa Barbara Vintners Association Celebration of Harvest - 1 - 4 p.m. Old Mission Santa

Ines - Vintners take a break from the vineyards and cellars to pour their wines and share harvest tales at the Festival Grand Tasting. For more information, visit www.celebrationofharvest.com.

Painting in the Vineyard - 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Saarloos & Sons Vineyard - a trained artist will walk you through the entire painting process step-by-step. No previous painting experience necessary. Cost is $65 per person. Call 990-2105 or www.gypsystudiosart.com to RSVP. Harvest Festival Farm to Table Winemaker Dinner with Lucas & Lewellen Vineyards - 6 p.m. at

Aly’s Restaurant at 451 Second St., Solvang. Call 697-7082 to RSVP. Elijah Ocean at Standing Sun - 7 p.m. Tickets are $12; for more information and tickets log onto www.standingsunwines.com. Located at 92 Second Street in Buellton.

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Channel Islands Maritime Museum - 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. - $33 - Meet

at the Solvang Veterans Memorial Hall and visit the 500-year-old collection of exquisite seascape paintings and stunning shop models at the museum in the Oxnard Channel Islands Harbor. Lunch on your own at the harbor.

Call Solvang Parks and Rec 688-7529.

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Conquering Diabetes - 11 a.m. to noon - Free diabetes education class by Clinical Dietician Stacey Bailey at the Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital conference room. Call 694-2351 for more information.

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Tip a Dog night at Mother Hubbards - 5 - 7:30 p.m. A dinner

benefit for Old Yeller Ranch Rescue. All tips and 10 percent of food sales go to adoptable dogs. Reservations can be made at 688-3912. The menu is $15 per person. consisting of either sirloin steak, chicken Dijon or marinated Portobello mushroom.

How to Own Your Game - 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Root 246 at 420 Alisal Road in Solvang. Curious about starting a venture but not sure how to begin? Trying to get an idea off the ground but need help? Get an overview of the Santa Barbara startup scene, resources that can help you, and what you should know before you dive into your own adventure. Speakers include Ron Gans of SecurePro and David Baeza of Citrix and VineRangers, Inc.

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Third District Supervisor Candidate Forum - 11:30 a.m. at Pea

Soup Andersen’s in Buellton - Cost is $20 for the luncheon, RSVP to janellep@ benedetticpa.com or call 922-4881.

Buellton Chamber Mixer - 5 - 7 p.m. at the Santa

Opera Santa Barbara at Solvang Library - Noon - Listen to the

newly named Mosher Studio Artists singing a variety of operatic repertoire and musical theatre selections with piano accompaniment. Located at 1745 Mission Drive. Free.

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Rec n’ Roll - 5:30 p.m. - Roller

skating madness begins again at the Solvang Veterans Memorial Hall. Families with kids 10 and under until 6:30 p.m., then open skate for all ages. Cost $6 with skates, $10 to rent and $4 general admission.

Only blades available to rent. Permission slips/ waivers required.

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Los Olivos Day in the Country Experience the unique small-town charm and friendly Los Olivos lifestyle during the 37th annual Day in the Country.

Good friends, great food and local fun, showcase the best of Los Olivos. Visit www.losolivosca. com/events-in-los-olivos for more information.

Painting in the Vineyard - 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Brander Winery - a trained artist will walk you through the entire painting process step-by-step.

No previous painting experience necessary. Cost is $65 per person. Call 990-2105 or www.gypsystudiosart.com to RSVP. The Harmed Brothers at Standing Sun - 7 p.m. -

Tickets are $12, for more information and tickets log onto www.standingsunwines.com. Located at

Ynez Valley Marriott in Buellton. Members are welcome free of charge and non-members for $10. 688-7829.

Third Wednesday - includes boutiques of all sorts, restaurants and gourmet food purveyors; Santa Barbara Certified Farmers Market; discounts at local hotels; and the popular Solvang Third Wednesday Wine & Beer Walk. www. solvangthirdwednesday.com Kenny White at Tales from the Tavern – Singer-songwriter Kenny White is known for his charming, clever stage personality. He is also a producer, pianist and guitarist. Event is at the Maverick Saloon in Santa Ynez; talesfromthetavern.com.

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Sugar Blues - Noon -1 p.m. — Free nutrition education class by Clinical Dietician Stacey Bailey at the Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital conference room. Call 694-2351 for more information.

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Real Men Cook - 6 - 10 p.m. at Flag

is Up Farms, 901 E. Highway 246 Arts Outreach’s much-anticipated annual fundraiser combines more than 50 amateur male chefs with 35 premier local vintners and brewers, live music and fantastic auction items. Call 688-9533 or go online for entry forms at artsoutreach.com/events/real-men-cook.

Tickets are $65 in advance or $70 at the door. (All guests must be 21 or over.)

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23 Wine & Chips – Fundraiser for the Santa Ynez Valley Humane Society, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. - Come to the Lucas & Lewellen Tasting Room at 1645 Copenhagen Drive in Solvang and raise funds, microchip your pets, snuggle with adoptable dogs, and drink great wine - all to benefit the Santa Ynez Valley Humane Society.

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29 Fort Frances at Standing Sun

- 7 p.m. - Tickets are $12; www. standingsunwines.com. Food by Louise’s Kitchen Table.

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Creative Play at Knitfit - 10

a.m. to 5:30 p.m. located at 473 Atterdag Road in Solvang.

Learn more at www.knitfit.com

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Noon to 1 p.m. - Free Halloween nutrition education class by Clinical Dietician Stacey Bailey at the Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital conference room. Call 694-2351 for more information.

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31 Haunted House - The Haunted

House and Street Fest, held at and in front of the Solvang Festival Theater, 420 Second St., will run from 6 to 9:30 p.m. A “kid-friendlier” version of the Haunted House for young children runs from 6 to 6:30 p.m.

24 Diabetes and Holiday Eating

- 11 a.m. to noon - Free diabetes education class by Clinical Dietician Stacey Bailey at the Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital conference room. Call 694-2351 for more information.

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Haunted House for young children runs from 6 to 6:30 p.m.

30 Haunted House - The Haunted

House and Street Fest, held at and in front of the Solvang Festival Theater, 420 Second St., will run from 6 to 9:30 p.m. A “kid-friendlier” version of the

Exercise for Life - Weekdays except Wednesday’s from 9:15 -10:15 with Barbara Owens at Church at the Crossroads 236 La Lata Dr. Buellton. Call 688-8027.

Cachuma Lake Recreation - Wildlife cruises and boat rentals, fishing, nature walks and Nature Center. Visit www.countyofsb.org/parks.

Clairmont Lavender Farms - Open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at 2480 Roblar Ave Los Olivos. www.clairmontfarms.com.

Zaca Creek Golf Course - Perfect little 9-hole

course! Dailey from sunrise to sunset. No tee times. 691-9272.

Mondays

Senior T’ai Chi - Classes

at the Solvang

Senior Center. Call 688-1086.

4-H Meetings - Lucky Clover 4-H meets 1st Monday

Thursdays

Easy Does it Chair Exercise - 10 a.m.,

Buellton Senior Center works on balance and strength while seated. No RSVP needed.

at 7p.m. at The Grange in Los Olivos heehaws@ comcast.net/ Buellton 4-H meets 3rd Mondays at 7:30 pm at Buellton Senior Center buellton4h@ yahoo.com.

Soiree Thursdays at Refugio Ranch - 5-7 p.m.

Tuesdays

Fridays

Silver Striders

- Meet at 10 a.m., Buellton Seniors Center and walk around the community. In bad weather, meets at the Buellton Rec Center and walks on treadmills. No RSVP needed. Water provided.

Bridge - 1-5 p.m. at the Buellton Seniors Center Tiki Tuesdays at High Roller Tiki Lounge - Sort

This Out Cellars, 1636 Mission Dr., Solvang. Log onto sortthisoutcellars.com for more info!

Wednesdays

Solvang Farmers Market

- Located on First Street in Solvang from 2:30-6:30 p.m.

Science Experiments - from 4 - 5 p.m. at Knitfit in Solvang. Cost is $25/person includes supplies.

Located at 473 Atterdag Road, call Debbie Carty at 693-4534 for more information.

Crafts - 1 p.m., Buellton Seniors Center

Featuring the best in live music, food pairings and wine by the glass. Located at 2990 Grand Ave in Los Olivos. www.refugioranch.com/events.

Bingo - 1-3 p.m.,

Buellton Seniors Center

Live music - 8-11 p.m. at Copenhagen Sausage

Garden 1660 Copenhagen Drive in Solvang. www. csg-solvang.com Firkin Friday at Figueroa Mountain Brew - 5-10

p.m. at the Buellton and Los Olivos Figueroa locations. For more info log onto figmtnbrew.com.

Saturdays

The Valley Clean Team

meets at different locations in the Valley at 8:45 a.m. to pick up trash along the road. Trash bags are provided.

To learn the locations log onto www.facebook. com/ValleyCleanTeam/ Live music - 8 - 11 p.m. at Copenhagen Sausage

Garden 1660 Copenhagen Drive in Solvang. www. csg-solvang.com

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