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Local women help save lives of 3 Fresno men

‘Whether it’s to call 911 or get in the water, we’re called to act,’ Sydney Antles says

Valley mourns passing of two beloved figures

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early two years after surviving major injuries in a traffic accident on Highway 154, 19-year-old Sydney Antles leaned on her experience and her faith to “pay it forward” to save three Fresno men. The California Highway Patrol praised the “quick and heroic actions” of Antles and her friend Emily Elmerick — both graduates of Santa Ynez Valley Union High School and now students at SBCC and UCSB, respectively — after they helped save the three men who had become trapped in an overturned truck in a water-filled irrigation canal on Dec. 26. The women were traveling north on Highway 41 en route to Livingston when Elmerick, who was driving at the time, glanced in the rearview mirror and saw a red 2005 Dodge pickup truck drift, overcorrect itself, “get the wobbles,” and plunge into the canal, where it came to rest upside down in three to six feet of water. “We saw the splash and immediately pulled over,” Elmerick said. Elmerick called 911 as Antles sprinted about 50 yards to the submerged truck,

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Photo contributed Elaine “Willi” Campbell is pictured at the city’s 25th birthday celebration in 2010 with, from left, City Manager Brad Vidro; Mayor Jim Richardson; and Solvang’s first city manager, the late Leo Mathiesen.

Willi Campell was Solvang’s first mayor; Jack Pellerin was valley’s favorite Santa Claus by SYV Star Staff

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ith every beginning there is also an end, and as we begin the New Year we want to take a moment to reflect on the lives of two larger-than-life Santa Ynez Valley residents who recently left this world.

Photo by Emily Elmerick Sydney Antles, pictured in purple, helped three Fresno men escape from their truck.

Willi Campbell Elaine “Willi” Campbell will be remembered as the first mayor of Solvang and as a woman whose devotion to civic life had a powerful impact in shaping her community. Mayor Jim Richardson says he will miss his friend, who always gave him her opinion whether he asked for it or not.

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fter years of hearing about their “special problems area” regarding septic tanks and wastewater, and after studying options to fix it, more than 250 residents and business owners have turned in their signatures and application to create the Los Olivos Community Services District. “What an incredible community effort – thanks to each of you who signed the petition, gathered signatures, and talked with your neighbors about the importance of giving our town an opportunity to vote on CSD (Community Services District) formation,” said the Los Olivos Water Reclamation committee in a statement. Los Olivos has been plagued for decades by failing septic systems, and Santa Barbara County declared the community a “special problems area” in 1974 because of that problem. The issue is a high water table, which reduces separation between groundwater and the effluent in septic leach fields and increases the risk of wastewater coming into direct contact with groundwater, according to a report done in 2010 by MNS Engineers. Some of the residents and business owners learned in March 2016 that Santa Ynez Community Service District had applied to the Santa Barbara Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) to annex Los Olivos to the Santa Ynez district, but LAFCO agreed in June to delay that request while Los Olivos explored other

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options. The county already had 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. “If we were annexed into Santa Ynez district, it would give us a very small voice of how we want our town operating, and

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Mayor Holly Sierra has announced a pair of events that will celebrate Buellton’s 25th anniversary as an incorporated city, starting with an open house at City Hall from 3-5 p.m. on the city’s “birthday” — Wednesday, Feb. 1. Everyone is welcome to enjoy refreshments and meet the mayor and city staff. On Tuesday, Feb. 21, the annual State of the City luncheon will be held at the Santa Ynez Valley Marriott, with tickets available through the Buellton Chamber of Commerce. Additional events may be planned; for updates, check the city’s website. For more information, contact City Manager Marc Bierdzinski at 688-5177 or marcb@cityofbuellton.com.

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we wanted to make sure that we were all comfortable with how we went further. That’s why we appealed and created a group to look into all the options,” said Mark Herthel of the Los Olivos Water Reclamation Steering Committee. New state and county regulations are forcing changes in the use of septic systems or onsite wastewater treatment systems in Los Olivos and elsewhere. A septic system that fails, especially if it is not up to current standards, can cost thousands of dollars to upgrade, according to David Brummond, supervisor with the county’s Division of Environmental Health Services. The signatures on the petition to create a Los Olivos district are under LAFCO review. LAFCO must certify that the organizers have valid signatures from at least 25 percent of registered voters in the proposed district before the process can go further. To read the revised draft of the Los Olivos Wastewater Management Plan, go to www.losolivoswastewater.com.

Solvang Theaterfest elects new board member The board of directors at Solvang Theaterfest has added a new member, Joanna Lucchesi, who is a senior vice president and senior credit officer with City National Bank in Los Angeles. Lucchesi has extensive financial-industry experience, predominantly in the entertainment area. Her past board experiences include the Geffen Playhouse and Access Center. Lucchesi and her husband, Jon Wein-

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HS district grateful for bond measure passage All we asked was that voters consider our need and then vote accordingly. SYVUHS District Superintendent While 6,285 voters said yes, 4,688 voters said no. I respect and appreciate both posiwould like to take an opportunity to thank tions. Regardless of how you voted, we have valley residents for the passage of Measure a tremendous responsibility to get this right K, the Santa Ynez Valley Union High School for all taxpayers, our students and our commuDistrict bond measure initiative that targets the nity. This is an opportunity that won’t come replacement or reconstruction of critical infraaround again for a very long time. When we’re structure on the Santa Ynez Valley Union High finished, it is my hope that all valley voters will School campus. be pleased with the results. The task before us to get this done right is I would like to share with you the magnitude one that neither I nor school board members of the opportunity before us, and it extends will take lightly. Up to this point, we have enbeyond Measure K. Along with the passage of gaged in a very transparent campaign that was Measure K, a very special and unique series of only information-based; there was not one piece events have unfolded that I had hoped for sevof “vote yes” information that was published. eral years ago but could not count on to happen.

In addition to the Measure K funds, other state and local funding is available that will allow us to significantly expand on the scope of improvements to our facility and possibly even allow us to reduce the amount of bonds issued so that the taxpayers pay less. More on this as things unfold. What are the immediate tasks before us? Selecting the right team for architectural work and project management services. We need to finalize the vision for where we want to be in four years and then engage in the planning necessary to get us there. Measure K is a significant part of this, but not the only part. How we front-load the process in these first few months will determine how well we finish in the last few months. Another task is the selection of

occupied the current Book Loft building, and Jackson Campbell, a clothing store for women, according to city officials. “Willi was my Solvang mother and mentor,” said Councilwoman Joanie Jamieson. “Personally, she was a very good friend and confidante, and professionally she was my mentor and sounding board. I loved that woman.” “The beauty about Willi was she never told me what to do. We had discussions; we talked; she would give me thoughts to chew on, pointing out both sides of the issue (this was a gift she had), and thus allowing me to make a good decision. She did not always agree with my decision, but I believe she respected my thought process after she had her input,” Jamieson added. Campbell was also known for her time

working more recently at the front desk of Svensgaard’s Danish Lodge at Alisal Road and Mission Drive. Her memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, at St. Mark’s-in-the-Valley Episcopal Church in Los Olivos.

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NOTABLES CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 “Willi was often at our council meetings, telling us how issues were handled in her time or giving us advice on what we should do on a certain topic. She was articulate and kind, and we will miss her deeply,” Richardson said. Campbell died Dec. 18 at Solvang Friendship House after a short illness, according to her family. Beyond her time in elected office, she volunteered for many committees and organizations, including the Solvang Chamber of Commerce, Solvang Theaterfest, Friends of the Solvang Library, and the Solvang Senior Center. Campbell had also owned two businesses in Solvang — the Pots and Pantry, which

Jack Pellerin When she was a little girl, valley native Kris Bates looked forward every year to telling Santa what she wanted for Christmas. When she had a son of her own, Torben, she was so excited that he could sit on the same Santa’s lap. The man behind that Santa beard was Jack Pellerin, who died of a heart attack on Dec. 29. “He’s the only Santa I’ve ever known, and I’m so sorry for his family’s loss and for the town’s loss. He was amazing,” Bates said. When they were growing up, Gail and Lynn Pellerin loved Christmas with their parents. As the years went on, the decorations slowly started coming out earlier and then not being put away at all. “My dad had a special Christmas room, and even though we knew at a young age he wasn’t really Santa Claus, we became his little elves,” Gail Pellerin said with a smile in her voice. The Pellerins came to the Santa Ynez Valley in 1976 when the girls were in high school, and Gail recalled one winter formal when her parents embarrassed her by showing up as Santa and Mrs. Claus. “At the time I was mortified, but looking back now it’s such a fond memory that he made the community happy when he portrayed Santa,” she said. Their mother Lillian died in 2001, and Pellerin married his second wife, Olive, in 2003; she gladly stepped into the role of Mrs. Claus. In his professional career Pellerin was in the banking industry, and that was when he met Bob Hatch, who was then president of the Lompoc Chamber of Commerce. “He worked for a company that prepared loan documents and he published a newsletter, and I would always look forward to it because he highlighted people and businesses doing good in the community,” Hatch said.

NEWS CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3 er, live in Solvang and have been Theater-fest’s Star Patrons for many summers of theater. “I’ve known Joanna for many years, and

a citizen’s oversight committee so that we are held accountable for sticking to what we said we would do. There will be opportunity for lots of community input in the next few months. While our facilities exist to provide an education to our valley’s high school students, they also serve as an important community recreational facility. A facility fact I’m proud of is that, on average, over 30 different non-school organizations use our facilities each year, meeting the needs of those from the very young to the most seasoned valley residents. The improvement projects that we are about to engage in will benefit everyone. Thank you again for your trust in us and your support of the Santa Ynez Valley Union High School District. The future is looking great!

Photo contributed Valley resident Jack Pellerin was involved in many charitable organizations, but he was best known for his role as Santa Claus. Pictured here with his late wife, Lillian, he portrayed the beloved figure countless times over the years.

Then Hatch found out about Pellerin playing Santa, so it eventually became a family tradition to go to the Pellerin house in Santa Ynez for the holiday. After Hatch moved to the Santa Maria Chamber of Commerce, Pellerin became the official Santa at their holiday party. “Jack and I always called each other ‘Pal,’ and he was unabashedly patriotic. He loved his country, and even our last time together he made people know that we was proud to be involved in the community. I am deeply saddened of his passing,” Hatch added. Beyond portraying Santa, Pellerin was involved in the Vikings of Solvang, Kiwanis Club and the Elks Club. “My father was very artistic, from singing, writing poems and painting. He did this beautiful mural in my son’s room when he was a baby, of a barn scene, and it was so special,” Gail Pellerin said. Gail doesn’t live in the valley anymore but her sister does. Lynn is married to Steve Gunning, a teacher at Santa Ynez Valley Union High School. “The community has been wonderful reaching out and sending us messages about memories of our dad. Thank you,” Gail Pellerin said. Pellerin’s funeral service was held Jan. 5 at Mission Santa Ines. In lieu of flowers, the family asked that donations be made to the Elks Club, Kiwanis Club or the Vikings of Solvang. she will be an asset to the theater as we plan for our future growth,” said Board Co-chairman David Wyatt. For more information about Theaterfest and upcoming events, log onto www. solvangfestivaltheater.org.

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ission Santa Ines will host a weekend of educational events when the California Missions Foundation holds its annual conference in Solvang on Feb. 17-19. The theme of conference is “Change and Continuity in the Missions and Related Lands of California,” and this year it will include two new events. On Friday morning will be the inaugural Presidio Institute and the 19th annual Photo contributed Mission Santa Ines will host ordained and lay scholars as well as Catholic dignitaries during the California Missions Foundation’s annual conference in February.

California Missions Directors and Curators Conference. On Friday evening, there will be a short business meeting followed by a music program. Other events on Friday and Saturday will be a tour of the mission, the mission grist mills complex, a full day of presentations of papers by a number of other missions, and an awards banquet on Saturday evening. “The membership and other supporters of the California Missions Foundation represent a variety of interests. Some are scholars of a wide range of disciplines and others are enthusiastic lay people,” said foundation Vice Chairman Ty Smith, Welcoming the participants will be Solvang Mayor Jim Richardson; the Rev. Matthew Elshoff, pastor at Mission Santa Inés; David Bolton, the foundation’s executive director; and other dignitaries. To get more information or to register to attend the conference, call the California Missions Foundation at 963-1633, email info@californiamissionsfoundation.org, or go to californiamissionsfoundation.org.

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where a crowd of witnesses that had been traveling behind the truck had started to grow. Antles, confident in her ability to respond to water emergencies due to training as a lifeguard, was the first at the scene to enter the frigid water to help the three trapped men. “All the papers wrote that I dove into the water. As a lifeguard, you know not to dive into any body of water that you do not know the depth of. I did not dive into that canal. I slid down the dirt hill into the water,” Antles said. As she swam to the vehicle, Antles said, she could hear the men screaming. “I was actually grateful to hear them. I knew that if they stopped making noise before we got them out, it would be a terrifying moment.” High water levels and thick mud made it impossible to open the doors of the truck. After repeated attempts one of the trapped passengers eventually punched through a window with his fist and removed both himself and the other passenger. The two men, identified as 20-year-old Carlos Mora and 45-year-old Jose Beneites, then urgently fought the powerful downward pull of the mud to flip the truck and pull the driver, 22-year-old Gerardo Gonzalez, to the bank of the canal. “When I was first running to the truck, I had been thinking about the ratio for chest compressions, what to do in the event of a spinal, and just working through how I was going to respond to what I would find,” Antles said. “He was gray, but I felt a slight pulse. I leaned close and could tell he was breathing.” After discerning that CPR was not necessary, Antles held his head in place and prayed until the emergency responders arrived. All three men were taken to a nearby hospital in Hanford to be treated for minor injuries, and it was later determined Gonzalez had taken water and mud into his lungs. At the urging of emergency dispatchers, Elmerick remained on the phone throughout the ordeal.

Photo by Drew Esnard The CHP is calling Sydney Antles, left, and Emily Elmerick heroes for their swift response to the accident.

“I think everyone is called to do what the honorable duty is for them. Whether it’s to call 911 or get in the water, we’re called to act,” Antles said. “Even though it was a hard situation and everyone was definitely shaken up, it was still such a victory,” Elmerick said. “We left for the drive north about 40 minutes behind schedule, so there is no coincidence about it. Syd was supposed to be in that water with them. It was absolutely the Lord’s timing.” Antles became a lifeguard and acquired the life-saving knowledge that prepared her for the event after she recovered from the injuries she suffered in the 2015 accident on

Highway 154. “After my car crash I recognized that I really wanted to be able to help people the way that I had been helped and to be able to look someone in the eyes and be able to encourage them in the same way I was encouraged,” Antles said. “I think a lot of trials make or break people, and I wanted (my accident) to make me.” “If I hadn’t lived through my car crash, and I wasn’t supposed to, I wouldn’t have been there during theirs. They survived, when they very well may not have. So who knows what we need to be around for. The life we’ve been given is so valuable, yet can be taken away so swiftly.”

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en Uyeda achieved a dream and then walked away from it. The graduate of Santa Ynez Valley Union High School co-founded Zero Energy Design in Boston in 2006 but left the top-ranking architecture firm when he was faced with a moral dilemma. “One of the things that left me particularly dissatisfied with the architecture firm was, we were designing these ecologically moral homes but our homes tended to be for super-rich people,” Uyeda said. “So we were doing this great thing with technology and the environment, but as a service for only the one-percent of the one-percent. Good intentions and just producing a great product doesn’t necessarily mean you’ve achieved change.” That ethical quandary led Uyeda to seek ways to use a business model to “do the good,” and he was emboldened by a new strategy — to design for people who couldn’t afford to hire him. Now that career reorientation has led him to launch a multimedia production company and publish his first book. On his new career path, Uyeda began a series of entrepreneurial endeavors aimed at publishing progressive design ideas as free media online, ultimately culminating in his production company, Home-

Made-Modern. Through blogging and creating video tutorials, he’s been able to spread accessible and aspirational design ideas by showing people how to make and build more of their own things without charging them anything. Even with a monthly online viewership of nearly 5 million, Uyeda recognized a still untapped demographic — the less digitally savvy — so in November 2015 he published “HomeMade Modern,” a book featuring attractive, budget-friendly projects for both the “seasoned DIY enthusiast” and those just breaking into the DIY world. “While it may not be practical for people to make everything that they own — I certainly don’t make everything that I own — it’s also not great if people make none of the things that they own,” Uyeda said. He likens the value of having homemade household goods to eating home-cooked meals. “Generally speaking, cooking more of your own meals is a good thing. You learn more about ingredients and you have more control over your nutrition,” he said. In being more involved with the process — of both cooking and building — you have more control and more agency, thus leading to a knowledge base that allows you to be a better consumer if you choose to be, he said. Speaking engagements at universities, high schools and museums around the nation have given Uyeda yet another platform from which to share his innovative ideas on design and entrepreneurship. Last year, he gave a TedX talk titled “Why I Give My Best Design Ideas Away For Free,” which is viewable on YouTube. Uyeda’s book “HomeMade Modern” is available at the Book Loft in Solvang. Other projects and video tutorials can be found at HomeMade-Modern.com.

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andie Mullin is the executive director of Arts Outreach, a nonprofit community arts organization with a mission to promote the visual, literary and musical arts in the Santa Ynez and Los Alamos Valleys. Some of its well-known programs are its summer arts classes, APPLAUSE youth talent show, Valley Glee and elder arts. You can learn more about Arts Outreach and what Mullin puts together at www.artsoutreach.com. FAMILY – Husband, Chris; kids, Alice (21), Abigail (18), Harry (12) FAVORITE MOVIE – Mulan FAVORITE BOOK/ AUTHOR – “The Angle of Repose,” Wallace Stegner FAVORITE MUSIC/MUSICIAN –

Elvis Presley HOBBIES – I need to get some YOUR BIO IN ONE SENTENCE – Midwestern girl in a California world IN FIVE YEARS I HOPE TO BE – Gearing up to pay for the final round of college tuition PET PEEVES – Adults who treat children and teenagers like second-class citizens ROAD TO THE SANTA YNEZ VALLEY – On a donkey at the back of a wagon train. Or, in a 1985 Honda Civic after my husband accepted a teaching position at Santa Ynez Valley Union High School in 1996. FAVORITE PLACE IN THE SANTA YNEZ VALLEY – My bed

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Business leader has deep roots in valley ‘This community is so giving, it becomes infectious to give back,’ Tresha Sell says by Raiza Giorgi

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he importance of community involvement was instilled in Tresha Sell from a young age. It helped her greatly in her professional life, as she and her husband Mike Sell own and operate Rio Vista Chevrolet in Buellton, but she is also passionate about helping others and shaping the community’s future. “When you have a business in the valley it’s important to get your name out there, but it’s the businesses and people that give back to our community that have the most impact, I believe,” she said. Sitting at her desk inside the dealership, Sell talked about her family’s history dating back to the early 1920s. She’s proud that her grandchildren are fifth-generation in the area. Her grandparents came to the valley from the Santa Paula area and started a capon chicken farm at the top of San Marcos Pass. Her grandfather would sell the chickens to the Santa Maria Inn, Mattei’s Tavern and other notable restaurants on the Central Coast. Her grandmother, Harriett, taught at Solvang Elementary and at Jonata Elementary in Buellton. Sell’s friend Monte Larsen remembers her grandmother teaching him. “It’s amazing how people are so intertwined here in the valley. It doesn’t happen like this in other places, which is why the

Photos contributed Tresha Sell is a member of the French Maids, a volunteer group of women that has raised more than $100,000 by donating catered parties to be auctioned on behalf of local charities locally. Pictured from left are Sell, Linda Johansen and Wende Cappetta. Tresha Sell’s family history dates back locally to the early 1920s. Her grandparents owned a chicken ranch at the top of San Marcos Pass, and she’s proud that her grandchildren are fifth-generation in the area.

valley is so special,” Sell said. Her father was a heavy-equipment operator and came to the valley in 1950 to help build

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Dick, still loves coming into the dealership for a few hours each morning to call customers and ask them about their service. “My dad, John Cunningham, worked here selling cars before he passed away. It is a family affair for sure,” Sell laughed. Their son, Sam Sell, who recently married, is the dealership’s general manager, so the legacy continues. Sell also talked humbly about the time she has devoted to many organizations in the valley, including Solvang Rotary, Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital Foundation, the hospital’s auxiliary, Santa Ynez Valley Foundation, and P.E.O. “I was part of the capital campaign that raised funds to build the current YMCA facility and I have served on the Solvang Rotary for about 20 years,” Sell said. One of her current accomplishments is working with the Rona Barrett Foundation, helping to build affordable senior housing just across Highway 246 from the YMCA. “This community is so giving, it becomes infectious to give back,” Sell said. When she isn’t at the dealership or serving on a community organization board, she loves spending time with her family and hosting get-togethers at her home. Since she now works just part-time at the dealership, Sell said, her plan is to travel more with her husband. She has traveled to South Korea, Peru and Europe, but she wants to see more of the world.

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hen I first moved to the valley, three and a half years ago, I launched my first published monograph, “Beauty and Wisdom.” With the support of Linda Baxis, owner of Outpost Trading in Santa Ynez, I had a wonderful launch party, artist reception and reading in November 2013. Karen Roberts was among the guests and we hit it off right away. She was in the midst of finishing her book, “Journeys, Healing through Nature’s Wisdom.” Though in different genres, we were both writing about wisdom and we stayed in touch after the reception, meeting for lunch and getting to know each other. It’s easy to be in Karen’s presence, because she exudes ease. You would never know the trials and tribulations that she has endured and conquered. Her book is filled with gorgeous photographs and inspiration. Karen cannot help but inspire and encourage and that comes through loud and clear in her book and in speaking with her. LOV: What inspired you to write a book? At first I couldn’t write, couldn’t find words or couldn’t believe it mattered … until I found myself wanting to encourage another. Trying to help another was the key to unlocking my voice and giving birth to “Journeys.” Both of us had turned to nature when Western medicine lacked answers. … It was the encouraging hand of nature that sparked the healing journey. I had lived with multiple sclerosis for over 20 years. LOV: How have you dealt with having MS? Getting on a horse in Torres del Paine, to not be left behind, was the pivotal moment for me. I then discovered freedom from fear; I defied that black glob inside that stole my ability to believe in myself. Living with a disease like MS taught me to seek in different directions for the joys and challenges I’d known before from skiing and my fast-paced life on Wall Street. Photography and horseback riding and meditation are a very different life. I find this new life

By Robbie Kaye much more fulfilling inside. LOV: Do you think that attitude has something to do with dealing with or curing an illness? Attitude is so very important in life and especially when facing a chronic disease the doctors have said is incurable. I have what’s called Recurring Remitting MS, which means it comes and goes. I may feel pretty good for a year, and then some strange symptom occurs. I can’t close my fingers, my foot drags, balance is goofy. The variety of challenges may make multiple sclerosis “interesting,” but primarily defeating. Each new episode, I ask myself, “Why again now?” LOV: How has having MS changed your life? After some weeks or months my body’s “normal” again. I am grateful that both meditation and now medication make living with this disease acceptable. I have learned to not panic, to not rage, but to trust. I turn to my husband, my camera and my horse. Every day living in Santa Ynez Valley is a merging into the rhythms of nature. LOV: Has the process of creating your book changed your life in any way? Living with a chronic disease demands acceptance. Writing a book about it demands honesty. This series of essays reveals moments of frustration or hopelessness followed by discoveries, most often self-discoveries, that opened windows and doors from the protective cocoon of illness. … Writing a book was like getting on that horse – once started, there was no jumping off. Sharing personal experiences is difficult if one’s raised to be private. Believing in oneself is difficult for all, and writing a

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book demands one let go of what I now call the self-indulgence of self-doubt. LOV: Has living in the valley made a difference to your health? I was shaken into caring by memories of my own pain and aloneness in disease. I couldn’t face this until several years of living in the valley, feeling safe, almost cradled, by the surrounding hills and faraway vistas, being healed by nature. LOV: What would you most like people to know about your journey? Although I use the term “healing” frequently, the term means learning to live

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Small resolutions bring biggest success month rolls around. n Find a facility that focuses on a holistic Contributing Writers approach to health. When it comes to adding healthy behaviors, like increasing aking resolutions is a tradition for physical activity, it’s important to find a millions of Americans. However, facility that keeps you motivated. Before committing to a membership, take while choosing a resolution is a tour of local gyms to find the best fit for easy, sticking to it can be impossible. you. Your facility should not be just a gym, A 2014 YMCA survey found that less but a community that offers more health, than a quarter of respondents kept their more hope and more opportunity. resolutions. Many (71 percent) tried but n Ask for support. Let your family and fell short of their goals, while 40 percent friends know about your resolution and ask confessed they gave up within the first few them to support you in keeping your goals. months, even weeks, of the new year. Real friends won’t try to tempt you to give This year, the Stuart C. Gildred Family up, and they can help keep you accountable. YMCA is encouraging community memIf you feel overwhelmed, don’t be afraid to bers to give their new year’s resolutions a boost by creating smaller, more manageable accept help from those who care about you. n Buddy up. It’s easier to stick to your goals that can lead to success of a larger resolutions if you have a partner or friend one. working toward similar goals. Team up with Here are eight tips that the Stuart C. Gildred Family YMCA recommends to help someone to set your 2017 goals and help each other establish a game plan dedicated make your 2017 New year’s resolutions to achieving them. Set specific check-ins to stick. help each other out of slumps and to cheer n Start small and be realistic. “Getting healthy” is not a goal – it’s too broad. Break each other during the high points. n Track progress and reward yourself. big resolutions into small, achievable goals. Keeping track of small accomplishments Instead of cutting chocolate out of your diet forever, vow to eat it only a few times a will help keep you motivated. Celebrate week. Or trade your two sodas a day for one those successes by treating yourself to soda and a glass of water. Making practical something that doesn’t contradict your resolution. For example, reward yourself with resolutions that you can keep will be more new workout attire or by going on a day trip manageable and rewarding. with a friend. n Be positive. Reframing your goals in n Learn from the process. There are a positive can help you stick to them. For no quick fixes in making major lifestyle example, if you want to limit screen time, changes. Correcting long-ingrained bad replace it with something positive like habits takes time. Don’t get discouraged volunteering or setting special time aside by setbacks. If you slip up on a resolution, for family. Don’t think about what you are accept it as part of the learning process and missing, but rather what you are gaining. start fresh each day. Missteps do not mean n Take it one step at a time. Trying to you have to give up. change too many habits at once can easily For more tips or to learn how to become lead to frustration. Instead of a new year’s resolution, make a new month’s resolution. a member at the Stuart C. Gildred Family YMCA, call (805) 686-2037 or visit www. Focus on that one change for the month, ciymca.org/stuartgildred and add another small change when a new

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he public is invited to hear “Violin Soliloquy,” a concert by Paul Stein of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, at 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22, at St. Mark’s-inthe-Valley Episcopal Church in Los Olivos. The performance will include pieces from various eras of classical music, including the masterpiece “Partita No.1 in B minor” by J.S. Bach, “Sonata for Violin” solo by E. Schulhoff, “La Gitana” by Fritz Kreisler, “Cinema Paradiso” by Ennio Morricone, and “Schindler’s List” by John Williams. Stein has been a member of the Los Angeles Philharmonic for 35 years. Also a dedicated chamber musician, he created the Chamber Music Express ensemble in 1985

to introduce classical music to audiences in schools and libraries, with programs weaving compositions and original stories. He also is the artistic director of the Classical Kaleidoscope chamber music series at Arcadia Library, and he has written articles exploring and illustrating the relationship between music and the mind. Stein has been a soloist with symphony orchestras throughout Southern California. He is also a faculty member at University of La Verne, Pasadena City College and Glendale College, and maintains a private violin and viola studio. Tickets are available online at www. smitv.org or at the door. General admission tickets are $20 for adults, $10 for students. An artist reception will follow the concert. St. Mark’s-in-the-Valley, known for its stunning acoustics, is at 2901 Nojoqui Ave. in Los Olivos.

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Christmas Tree Burn a thrilling close to Julefest Valley gets a flaming start to the New Year by Drew Esnard

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emnants of the 2016 holiday season went up in colossal flames during the Santa Ynez Valley’s annual Christmas Tree Burn in the fields of Mission Santa Ines on Jan. 6. In the days leading up to the burn, Valley residents deposited88-77-0-0 their defunct Christmas Blue: cmyk / no PMS match Blue: cmyk 88-77-0-0 / no PMS match trees in the field, amassing a pile nearly 30 Gray: 52-43-41-0 / no PMS match Gray: cmyk 52-43-41-0 / no PMS match feet acrosscmyk and 15 feet high. An estimated 2,000 people turned out Friday evening for the “block party” type event where they grooved to live music by the Soul Cats, dined from the Ranch Guys Type version: Type version: food truck and Arne’s Famous Aebleskiver, sipped hot cider, and watched safety demonstrations by Solvang Fire Station’s crew members — but the grand spectacle of d the night was watching the trees ignite. Seven-year-old Ballard School student Sage Kays was there with his father and grandparents, all first-time attendees. Moments prior to the burn, Sage speculated about the event: “I think it’s gonna be a huge explosion.” Matt Woodruff of Solvang, who attends Photo by David Iglesias the burn every year with his two sons, The event is billed as one of the largest fire safety demonstrations and holiday gatherings on California’s Central Coast. especially looks forward to watching the “The fire really is self-regulating,” he said Monica Smith of Lompoc, who was coordinated by the Solvang Parks and Rec“fire tornadoes” within the flames. Woodsaid. attending the burn for the third time. reation Department and supervised by the ruff noted that the heat from the fire keeps “It’s the biggest bonfire I’ve ever seen,” The annual Christmas Tree Burn is Santa Barbara County Fire Department. spectators at a safe distance.

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Atterdag resident says that ambition makes life worth living by Kayla Plater Contributing Writer

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have seen the world,” said Richard Dorney, a World War II Veteran, former dairy executive, and longtime traveler. At 91 years old, he now resides at Atterdag Village, but before settling down he led an exciting life. “I was pretty mechanically inclined,” said Dorney, who attended Bethlehem Technical High School. For his senior project, he made a valve for the town of Bethlehem, Pa., which helped the entire town get water. “That was the biggest job I had in my life,” Dorney said. “I was very proud of it,” Dorney didn’t graduate from school. Instead, he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps,

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where he served for four years as a radio and radar operator, working on aircraft. He went to 162 landing spots during the war, traveling to Madagascar, the Mediterranean, the Philippines, China and Japan. During his time in the war Dorney met his wife, Lois, while she was working as a Navy nurse. They married after the war. Also after the war, Dorney got a job at the Western Biscuit Company, where he delivered cookies. Eager for Richard Dorney success, he asked his boss if anyone was promoted within the company. His boss told him no, they only brought in Photo contributed Richard Dorney, pictured in Japan, enlisted in the Marine experienced workers from other companies. “I was young and cocky,” Dorney remarked. Corps instead of graduating from high school. Today, the “In 30 years I’ll be too fat and old to drive one Atterdag Village resident is known for telling stories about the many adventures in his life. of your gosh darn trucks,” Dorney told his boss. “Some of the vice presidents in our comIn a pursuit of a new job, where he could pany used to drive our trucks,” a Knudsen be promoted from within, Dorney discovered employee told Dorney. Knudsen Dairy.

Later that week, Dorney took a day off from work and went to Knudsen Dairy for an interview. The sales manager showed interest, asking him to come back in a couple of weeks. Full of ambition, he did not want to wait. “I took a day off from work to get a job here, I have two children and a wife! What the hell would you know about me in two weeks that you don’t know now?” Dorney told the sales manager. After some negotiation, the sales manager agreed to hire him. He gave his two-week notice to the biscuit company and then worked at Knudsen Dairy for the next 30 years. After retiring from an executive position, Dorney traveled with his wife around the United States, Canada, and Mexico and went fishing. “We traveled to every state in the union,” he said. Now living in Atterdag Village, Dorney is known for telling stories about his life. He is proud of his many adventures, and when telling others about them, he proves that he has truly seen the world.

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Shop brings Western style to life by Paula Parisotto Contributing Writer

hen Lis Orth moved to the Santa Ynez Valley to build a house 20 years ago, she didn’t know she was destined to build an abundantly successful business with Back at the Ranch. With a love for “cowboy mercantile,” Orth opened a pop-up shop in a temporary location selling furnishings and clothing with a Western flair. Before closing for the season, she was offered a permanent location. “It just fell into my lap, and here we are, how many years later?” she laughed. Orth has seen and learned a lot during two decades at her boutique, so I sat down with her to talk boutique ownership, Western style and our valley. Have you seen a shift in your customers and/or their needs over the years? Not my core Western customers. They still come in for the same styles and brands, but I do see a diversity of ages now so I carry more bohemian and crossover pieces. What influences your buying decisions?

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I buy in Dallas and Denver. Not necessarily trendy pieces but Western style pieces I like and know will sell.

How can a “non-country” gal or guy ease into Western style? Don’t dress head to toe Western. Pick one piece you like and wear it. Big belt buckles? Yay or nay? Ha ha! Only if you’ve won it. Western men and women, especially in California, seem to dress fairly casually. Yes! That’s why people love it here. I see all types of personal style in our valley. What timeless silhouettes or accessories are always in demand in your boutique? Boot-cut jeans, button-ups, silver snaps, pearls and leather. Western style doesn’t change as much as other styles. It tends to

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SYV native helping lead restoration of the community. The LTP campaign intends to reopen the abandoned theater to provide the news@santaynezvalleystar.com community with arts, culture and entertainment. “I hope those in Santa Ynez seize the opporanta Ynez Valley native Michelle Ball is tunity to be a part of Lompoc’s future, because proud to know that support for the Lompoc it’s going to happen. There’s absolutely no Theatre Project, of which she is a board stopping this,” Ball said. member, reaches far beyond the Central Coast. Louis-Dreyfus, known to millions as Elaine Actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus and her husband, Benes from “Seinfeld,” just won her ninth writer-director Brad Hall, have made overall and fifth consecutive Emmy the first major donation to the LomAward for her role as Vice President poc Theatre Project, kicking off the Selina Meyer in the HBO series nonprofit group’s capital campaign to “Veep,” which she also produces. raise $6 million to restore and reopen Hall met Mark Herrier, president of the theater. the LTP board of directors, while Hall “We are thrilled and honored to and Herrier were students at Hancock be involved in the Lompoc Theatre College and members of Pacific ConProject,” Louis-Dreyfus said. “We servatory Theatre (PCPA). Hall and Hall & Louis-Dreyfus Louis-Dreyfus met while both were are firm believers that this theater will be the beating cultural heart of the comattending Northwestern University, and they munity.” married in 1987. Ball moved to Lompoc five years ago with LTP will use the couple’s donation to remove her husband, Jeremy. They own and operate hazardous materials from inside the theater, Bottle Branding, a media company that provides which has been shuttered since the late 1980s. images for the food, wine and spirits industries. “That’s why I’m on the board. We finally “Growing up in the Santa Ynez Valley, there have the keys and can actually make this thing was a misperception that Lompoc was “ghetto.” happen,” Ball said. Once I moved here, I immediately realized the Earlier this year, the board completed testing city’s enormous potential. It’s a beach town, for mold, asbestos and other potentially hazardright off Highway 1, with world class wineries, ous substances, and secured a quote from a proLa Purisima Mission Historic State Park and fessional remediation team. The next task will be nearly perfect weather year round,” Ball said. to repair and eventually replace the roof, which She can easily see the downtown becoming has several leaks, and other structural damage. a mini San Luis Obispo, she said, walkable and “I was born in Santa Barbara County and full of culture. The theater sits in the center of can’t wait to see this project start, finish and old town and she also considers it to be the heart flourish,” Hall added.

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SHOP CONTINUED FROM PAGE 14 be more colorful, though. What is the ‘it’ piece of jewelry this season? Squash Blossom necklaces. Sterling silver and turquoise are always beautiful. You can find the real deal, which can be pricey, or knockoffs. Which three labels in your boutique are your favorites? Tasha Polizzi, Johnny Was, Ryan Michael Any new labels we need to know about? Driftwood. I am carrying the cutest embroidered jeans for women. Very on-trend right now. What do you miss about personal style? I don’t really miss a particular style, but I do miss cold weather. I like to buy cold-weather clothing. I miss more women wearing dresses. I believe that clothing has the power to transform lives. What are your thoughts? I agree. It builds confidence. People regard you differently when you’re dressed nicely. If we can buy one item this season, what should it be? Women should buy a wrap or a poncho. They’re lightweight, easy to wear and you can even throw one over a couch or use it as a runner. Clothing you can decorate with. For

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Photos contributed Santa Ynez Valley native and Lompoc resident Michelle Ball said she felt compelled to be a part of the Lompoc Theater Project because it can be an important part of the community’s future.

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THE FUTURE OF HISTORY

Santa Barbara museum embarks on revitalizing, remodeling adventure by Raiza Giorgi

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fter a century of teaching people of all ages about natural history, a beloved museum is going to go through its own evolutionary change with several projects that kick off this summer to revitalize the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History as well as the Sea Center on Stearns Wharf. “For one hundred years families have been visiting the museum, and it has become their backyard to grow up in. We look forward to making enhancements, both inside and out, to the museum’s site and exhibits so that for years to come, children, their parents and their grandparents can return often to be delighted and inspired by the wonders of our natural world right here in Mission Canyon or on Stearns Wharf at our Sea Center,” said Luke Swetland, president and CEO of the museum. “We are so excited for the next hundred years at the museum. Your museum is undergoing a series of exhibit renovations in 2017 including building a new, permanent pavilion (for the butterfly garden), a new and improved Museum Backyard, significant refreshes to the Mammal Hall and bird halls, and a major renovation of Cartwright Hall,” said Frank Heins, exhibits director. Other key projects will be a new entry plaza to welcome visitors to the museum and orient them to all the different places on the campus; better signs; new landscaping to restore the native habitats and ecology of the eight-acre facility; and improved visitor amenities with complete access for the disabled. The museum, founded in 1916 as a collection of bird eggs, was initially called the Museum of Comparative Oology, and since then the Santa Barbara Museum

The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History will launch several key projects this summer, including: n A new entry plaza to welcome visitors and orient them the campus n A new permanent pavilion for the butterfly garden n Revitalization of Cartwright Hall and the mammal and bird halls n Better directional signs n Landscape work to restore native habitats and help interpret the campus ecology n Improved visitor amenities, including universal access for people with disabilities. of Natural History has grown steadily to interpret other aspects of natural history including earth sciences, zoology, anthropology and educational programs. From the 1960s to the 1980s the museum played a leadership role in the emerging field of environmental action when museum scientists helped establish the Marine Mammal Stranding Network and participated in the California Condor Project. With a focus to “inspire a thirst for discovery and a passion for the natural world,” the museum has increased its strengths in research and public education by establishing a significant collection of 3.5 million specimens and artifacts in anthropology, earth sciences, and zoology, ranking high among its peers nationally and internationally. The museum also added the Sea Center on Stearns Wharf in 1987 as an off-campus facility focused specifically on coastal and ocean environment. For more information log onto www. sbnature.org, or visit the museum at 2559 Puesta del Sol or the Sea Center at 211 Stearns Wharf.

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rom their bark and leaves to their ecosystems and inhabitants, each tree is unique. “Trees of the Tricounties” is the theme of the latest photography contest at the Wildling Museum, and the museum wants both adult and junior photographers to discover trees in new and interesting ways. The contest is also intended to encourage people to explore the life cycle of trees, those who call these trees home, the threats

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small gesture has turned into a movement after Indigo Clumeck, the young daughter of Santa Ynez Valley artist Alana Clumeck, decided she wanted to spread happiness with art by giving away paintings. In the past two months she has given away her own art and some made by friends with one special trip to Atterdag Village just before Christmas.

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they face, and their individuality. As a complement to an oak habitat mural by John Iwerks, the adult competition will be on view in the second floor gallery and the junior competition will be featured in the Barbara Goodall Education Center. Awards for first, second, third and best black-and-white image will be awarded in both categories. Entries are due May 1. Participants must fill out a form and email it with digital images to katie@ wildlingmuseum.org. More information is available at www.wildlingmuseum.org.

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Photo contributed The “Lines of a Poem” exhibit had its genesis from an art exploration by artist and gallery owner Connie Rohde. She is sharing exhibit with sculptor Albert McCurdy, whose work is pictured above.

Photos by Sally Isaacson Students hiking the Arroyo Hondo Preserve on the Gaviota Coast find invertebrates in a stream.

Gaviota Coast’s Arroyo Hondo Preserve is naturalist’s paradise by Sally Isaacson Contributing Writer

rroyo Hondo Preserve is sometimes called the Jewel of the Gaviota Coast. The owner and manager of the property, the Land Trust for Santa Barbara County, invites the public to explore the preserve on two weekends each month. Arroyo Hondo Canyon is a small remnant of the 26,529-acre Spanish land grant called Rancho Nuestra Señora del Refugio that was granted to Capitán José Francisco Ortega in 1794. The small Arroyo Hondo Adobe, which now serves both as a manager’s residence and a museum, was built around 1850 by the Ortega family. The last family member to live in the adobe was Vicente Ortega, who died in 1984. Arroyo Hondo was a cattle ranch until the Land Trust purchased it in 2001 from the Hollister and Chamberlin families. It is now operated as a nature preserve, with a dual mission of conservation and education. School groups enjoy educational programs at the preserve on Monday and Wednesday mornings, and many college groups also come for field trips. Teachers may select from programs about flora, fauna, geology, habitats, stream ecology, and local history. On the first full weekend and the third weekend of each month, the canyon is open to the public with tours led by knowledgeable docents from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday and Sunday. These walks introduce

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The Arroyo Hondo Preserve will host a nature walk guided by Dr. Bob Cummings on Sunday, Feb. 5. The theme is “Fantastic Fungi.” One in a series of spring nature walks, the event begins at 9:30 a.m. at the Arroyo Hondo Barn and will end by noon. Participants are welcome to bring a picnic lunch to eat at the picnic area by the creek. Visitors are advised to bring cameras, hats, water and sunscreen and to wear strong shoes and long pants. To make a reservation, go to www. sblandtrust.org/whats-happening. the diverse fauna and flora of the canyon as well as its rich history from the days of Chumash settlement until the present. Each spring, the preserve also host a series of special guided nature walks. Many people who are familiar with the canyon prefer to hike on their own. Hikers should be well prepared with strong shoes, layered clothing, water and sunscreen. The canyon offers miles of well-maintained trails and a shady picnic area near the creek where hikers can enjoy a picnic lunch. Admission is free, and there is no charge for guided hikes or school programs, although donations to assist with upkeep of the preserve are always appreciated. For more information and photos of Arroyo Hondo, see the story on our website at www.santaynezvalleystar.com.

among creeks, woods, hills and giant trees. Carving was a pastime that he picked up enthusiastically as a child. During college McCurdy got a bachelor of arts degree in philosophy and a minor in psychology. He’s worked on tugboats and did a stint in the U.S. Army and worked for almost 30 years as a land-use planner in Santa Barbara County. In his artistic style he has wandered from carving to working with stone, metal and plastic. “There is no end to the fascination and pleasure of sculpting,” McCurdy said. The C Gallery for contemporary art at 466 Bell St. is open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesdays and Thursdays and from noon to 5 p.m. Fridays through Sundays. For more information log onto www.thecgallery.com.

Grants to mission will allow subsurface study

The California Missions Foundation has awarded a $9,325 grant to Mission Santa Ines for a ground-penetrating radar study of the mission cemetery, according to an announcement by the Rev. Matthew Elshoff, the mission’s pastor, and Mission Archivist Sheila Benedict. The shallow subsurface geophysical survey, which will include both radar and The C Gallery in Los Alamos is exhibtwin-probe soil resistance tests, will be iting the art of its artistic director, Connie done this spring by Dr. Lewis Somers of Rohde, from Jan. 21 through March 15. Archaeo-Physics Company. The show, called “Lines of a Poem,” An additional $1,500 grant from the emphasizes non-verbal language expressed Native Daughters of the Golden West is through spontaneous marks. Rohde will intended to cover any additional costs be sharing the exhibit with sculptor Albert related to the study. McCurdy. There will be an opening According to registers in the mission arreception for the artists from 4 - 7 p.m. chive, there were more than 1,750 burials Saturday, Jan. 21, with celebratory hors in the cemetery from the early 1800s until d’oeuvres from all the food merchants in the late 1930s, with less than 15 percent of Los Alamos. the graves having markers. The study will Having spent the greater part of her cabe done above ground, without digging, to reer as a teacher, Rohde has been showing determine where the burials occurred. more widely of late. This is the third showSomers did a similar survey several ing of her work during The C Gallery’s years ago near the mission’s historic nine years in Los Alamos. The gallery has lavandería (laundry) that was able to locate produced more than sixty-five exhibits in foundations of former Chumash living that nine-year run, promoting artists from quarters. A digital mapping of them is on San Francisco to San Diego. display in the mission museum. McCurdy has been imprinted with a For more information, Benedict at 688love of nature since he grew up in Virginia 4815, ext. 235.

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residential historian and best-selling author Douglas Brinkley will present “Presidents and the National Parks: From Theodore Roosevelt to Barack Obama,” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26, at UCSB Campbell Hall. Described by CNN as “a man who knows more about the presidency than just about any human being alive,” Brinkley is a sought-after commentator on U.S. presidential history and has written books on Theodore Brinkley Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan. His most recent book, “Rightful Heritage: Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Land of America” (2016), was a New York Times best seller. It chronicles Roosevelt’s passion and drive and analyzes the tension between business and nature with respect to natural resources. Brinkley’s appearance is presented by UCSB Arts & Lectures in collaboration with Channel Islands National Park and the UCSB Natural Reserve System. Tickets are $20, and free for all students with ID. Books will be available for purchase and signing. Brinkley is a professor of history at Rice University, a contributing editor for Vanity Fair and a frequent contributor to The New York Times, The New Yorker and The Atlantic Monthly. He is CNN’s presidential historian. Six of Brinkley’s books have been se-

KID ART CONTINUED FROM PAGE 18 “I think this is so wonderful and love that my daughter is participating in this. It’s such a special feeling to give a little happiness to someone else,” said Laurie Zander of Solvang. Her daughter Ruby, 5, gave her painting to Atterdag resident Marcia Fels. Almost a dozen kids showed up at the senior living community and spread out to hand out their pictures. Resident Sara Kresse, a World War II veteran, said after receiving a painting that she would hang it in her room. Clumeck says that all kids can join by painting a picture, signing their names on the back with the hashtag #indigoheartproject

CONTEST CONTINUED FROM PAGE 18 The Wildling’s mission is to inspire the community and visitors to enjoy, value, and conserve wildlife and natural areas through art. It provides artistic, educational, and field experiences of nature for that purpose. Artist and conservation advocate Patti Jacquemain founded the Wildling Museum

lected as New York Times Notable Books of the Year. They are “Dean Acheson: The Cold War Years” (1992); “Driven Patriot: The Life and Times of James Forrestal,” with Townsend Hoopes (1992); “The Unfinished Presidency: Jimmy Carter’s Journey Beyond the White House” (1998); “Wheels for the World: Henry Ford, His Company and a Century of Progress” (2003); “The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans and the Mississippi Gulf Coast” (2006); and “The Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for America” (2009). Many of his publications have become New York Times best sellers: “The Nixon Tapes” (2014) provides a neverbefore-seen glimpse into a flawed president’s hubris, paranoia and political genius. On the literary front, Brinkley has edited Jack Kerouac’s diaries, Woody Guthrie’s novel, Hunter S. Thompson’s letters, and Theodore Dreiser’s travelogue. His work on civil rights includes Rosa Parks (2000) and the forthcoming “Portable Civil Rights Reader.” Brinkley won the Benjamin Franklin Award for “The American Heritage History of the United States” (1998) and the Theodore and Franklin Roosevelt Naval History Prize for “Driven Patriot” (1993). He was awarded the BusinessWeek Book of the Year Award for “Wheels for the World” and was also named 2004 Humanist of the Year by the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities. He has received honorary doctorate degrees from Hofstra University, Allegheny College, University of Maine and Trinity College, among others. For more information, call UCSB Arts & Lectures at 805-893-3535 or visit www. ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu. and giving their work to someone else. “We asked each recipient to send us a photo or post a photo, using the hashtag #indigoheartproject, when their paintings are up in their new home. We are looking forward to seeing where they end up,” Clumeck said. Clumeck hosted several painting parties and invited local families to create works of art. She also donated the artwork at Cottage Children’s Hospital in Santa Barbara around Christmas. “It’s so heartwarming to see all these families that want to do good things for other people,” she said. For updates on the movement, follow Clumeck on her Facebook page at Alana Clumeck Art or on Instagram. in 1997. It opened its doors in Los Olivos in 2000 and moved to its current larger location in Solvang in 2013. Since its founding, the Wildling has hosted more than 60 art exhibitions and countless programs, trips and tours. For more information, call 688-1082, visit the museum at 1511 B Mission Drive, or log onto www.wildlingmuseum.org.

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Photo by John DeLeon Deputy Michael Hollon and his giant Percheron Dewey are seen in the middle of the last row as the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department Mounted Unit rides in the 128th annual Tournament of Roses Parade.

Rose Parade checks an item off deputy’s bucket list by Raiza Giorgi

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t was hard to miss Deputy Michael Hollon of the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department as he rode a giant of a horse in the 128th annual Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena on Jan. 2. “I used to watch the parade growing up with my family in south Florida, but never thought I would ride in it someday. That’s definitely a bucket list item checked off my list,” he laughed.

Horses have had a long impact on the Tournament of Roses because of their role in the “Never on Sunday” tradition that began in 1893, when New Year’s Day fell on a Sunday. The organizers wanted to avoid frightening horses that would be hitched outside churches and thus interfering with worship services, so the events were moved from Jan. 1 to the next day. Though horses are no longer hitched outside local churches, the tradition remains. Hollon and the other riders in the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department’s Mounted Unit spent more than a year preparing for the parade,

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he Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Rural Crime Enforcement Unit reported cases involving loss or damage totaling $42,465 in December. A notable case in the Santa Ynez Valley involved about $3,000 worth of crop damage in a field off Santa Rosa Road, where a truck was stuck in the mud. The registered owner was questioned when he came to retrieve the truck, and the case was referred

to the District Attorney’s Office for review. Year-end statistics showed 106 cases of agriculture crime reported in 2016, down from 149 cases in 2015 and the lowest number of reported cases on record. The Sheriff’s Department made 17 felony arrests and 35 misdemeanor arrests in 2016 and referred six cases for the District Attorney’s office to review for prosecution. The total value lost to agricultural crime was $369,710, and the value of recovered property totaled $128,055, according to the Sheriff’s Department.

which navigates more than five miles of streets in Pasadena as thousands of cheering fans line up to watch the hundreds of floats and entries go by. The screaming and waving of hands and other objects can easily unnerve the horses, which is why the mounted unit spent as least once a month working with their animals to get them used to it. “The horses did really well, and there were a few moments that were a little hard, but we all got through it. It was a great experience and

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Farmers and homeowners can put worms to work fetida (red wigglers) are the best adapted to ingest organic wastes. Earthworms can double Wild Farmlands Foundation their population in 60 days. Red wigglers can consume 75 percent of t Santa Barbara Blueberries, just their body weight per day. Earthworms require south of Buellton, we are starting to oxygen and water, both exchanged through build a system for vermicasting, or their skin. vermicomposting, which is the processing of As organic matter passes through the earthorganic wastes through earthworms. worm gut, it is mineralized into ammonium We will be documenting the process and (later nitrified) and other plant nutrients. The sharing our knowledge with anyone who wants grinding effect of its gizzard and the effect of to get started in this method. its gut muscle movement result in the formaVermicasting is a natural, odorless, aerotion of casts. bic process, much different from traditional Most pathogens are consumed in the earthcomposting. Earthworms ingest waste and worm gut, since earthworms feed on fungi, and then excrete casts – dark, odorless, organically pathogenic bacteria cannot survive in the low-oxrich mud granules — that make an excellent ygen environment inside the earthworm gut. Photo by Melissa Walters soil conditioner because they are so full of The ideal feed for earthworms is food or Vermicasting is the process in which earthworms ingest nutrients. animal waste and green plant waste that is Earthworm casts are a ready-to-use fertilizer waste to make an excellent organic soil conditioner that is fresh or pre-composted (for up to two weeks, rich in nutrients. that can be used at a higher rate of application to make it easier to digest). Ideally, earthworm than compost, since nutrients are released at feed has a 25:1 carbon-to-nitrogen ratio and a no odor rates that growing plants prefer. pH between 6.5 and 8 (close to neutral). Sudn requires no energy input for aeration Vermicasting can be done on a small scale den pH fluctuations repel earthworms. n reduces the mass of waste by 30 percent by homeowners with household organic For more information on vermicasting, log n produces a valuable vermicast byproduct wastes, on a large-scale by farmers with n and even generates worms as fishing bait onto wildfarmlands.org and click on “Dirt,” manure, or by the food industry using organic which is a blog about local farms, ecosystems (woo hoo!) wastes such as fruit and vegetable cull materiand foodsheds, regenerative agriculture, smallEarthworms are epigeic (surface dwellers), als. Through proper design, vermicasting is a farm policy, and healthy food and nutrition. It endogeic (burrowing up to 6 inches deep) or method of waste handling that is: also contains information about educational anecic (burrowing vertical channels about 3 n clean, socially acceptable, with little or feet deep). Epigeic earthworms such as Eisenia and fun events.

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MOBILE CARE GAINS MOMENTUM

After six years, local veterinary business keeps on growing by Gina Potthoff Contributing Writer

concerned pet owner turned to her Santa Ynez Valley veterinarian recently when her puppy was ill. Vague symptoms weren’t enough to get to the heart of what was wrong. Dr. Autumn Fanning sat in the resident’s living room and noticed an old wood-burning oven with a baby gate around it. “The dogs chew on it,” the resident said when she asked about it. At that moment, Fanning knew the dog had lead poisoning. Understanding a patient’s surroundings is key, which is why Fanning founded her Vet’s Here! mobile veterinary care service in the Santa Ynez Valley in 2010. Offsite receptionists answer calls from pet owners, and then a large veterinary truck filled with a doctor, technician and full exam room is en route. The business has done so well that Fanning added a second truck in late 2015, growing her practice to 12 employees. “There’s just the stress factor. I see it,” Fanning said of going into a brick-and-mortar

Photo by Gina Pothoff Dr. Autumn Fanning founded her Vet’s Here! mobile veterinary service in the Santa Ynez Valley in 2010.

vet clinic in the valley or elsewhere in Santa Barbara County. With her practice, “people get to stay close to their pets.” Nearly 80 percent of Vet’s Here! patients are small animals, but the other 20 percent includes horses, tortoises, chickens, pigs, ostriches and more. The trucks are equipped with a full exam room and operating suite, where staff handle surgery, dental procedures, digital x-rays, blood testing and more. Fanning said her practice averages 10 appointments per day between 9:30 a.m. and 5 p.m., with dental and spay/neuter as top procedures. The valley native returned to her roots to start the business after college and five years practicing in Hawaii. She also wanted to raise

her two daughters closer to her family, which owns Imagine Winery in Santa Ynez. Fanning knew she wanted to be a vet at age 11. She said the mobile practice improves communication with pet owners, who receive more individual and complete care. “You have to be present,” Fanning said. “It’s a really fun way to practice. We would love to expand beyond two trucks.” Vet’s Here! operates seven days a week. For emergencies that occur after hours or require 24/7 care, Fanning refers owners to Advanced Veterinary Specialists in Santa Barbara. More than 90 percent of Vets Here! patients live in the valley, although services extend throughout Santa Barbara County.

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Are you Childhood shaped chef Beto hungry? Huizar’s professional philosophy Here’s a list of Restaurant RESTAURANT WEEK PROFILE

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Week participants

During the seventh annual Santa Ynez Valley Restaurant Week, Jan. 22-28, participating restaurants will offer three-course menus for $20.17 in 2017; wineries will offer wine and cheese or dessert pairings for the same price. Here is a list of participants. More information is available at www.visitsyv.com/ restaurant-week.

Buellton Avant 35 Industrial Way (805) 686-4742 http://avantwines.com Firestone Walker Brewing Company 620 McMurray Ave. (805) 697-4777 www.firestonebeer.com Hitching Post II 406 E. Highway 246 (805) 688-0676 www.hitchingpost2.com Industrial Eats 181 Industrial Way (805) 688-8807 www.industrialeats.com Santa Ynez Valley Marriott 555 McMurray Road (805) 688-1000 www.syvmarriott.com

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Bell Street Farm 406 Bell St. (805) 344-4609 www.bellstreetfarm.com Bob’s Well Bread Bakery 550 Bell St. (805) 344-3000 www.bobswellbread.com Full of Life Flatbread 225 Bell St.

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ymbols of rural Mexican cuisine — a chef’s knife, cilantro, onions, prickly pear cactus fruit, and a chili pepper — tastefully adorn the back of Chef Beto Huizar’s right arm. The tattoos serve as an ode to his childhood, which he spent working and living off the land. He says the experience sparked his passion for cooking. “We raised animals like cattle and pigs, cultivated corn, beans, and squash, and would make fresh cheese and tortillas,” Huizar said of his early years with his family in a rural town in Jalisco, MexPhoto contributed ico. “Those memories of growing up, immersed in such a unique lifestyle, are present in my mind and act as inspiration to me when developing dishes and designing menus.” At 16, Huizar left his hometown to follow his older brothers to Santa Ynez. After graduating from Santa Ynez Valley Union High School, he quickly compiled a well-rounded work history with many local restaurants. His first job, at 18 years old, was washing dishes at the Ballard Inn’s former restaurant, Cafe Chardonnay. There he scaled the industry ladder, advancing to prep cook and then executive chef in just five years. He went on to work at Fess Parker’s former restaurant, Marcella’s, Firestone Walker Brewing Company, Industrial Eats, and his own catering company before assuming his current role as executive chef at Mad & Vin — the restaurant inside Solvang’s rustic-Scandinavian boutique hotel, The Landsby — in June 2016. “I just really fell in love with it,” Huizar said of his early years in the restaurant industry. “I love working with my hands,

Photo by Drew Esnard Beto Huizar says he is happy with the encouraging feedback he’s received from customers since he became executive chef at Mad & Vin in June. For Restaurant Week, Huizar has crafted a three-course menu with three options within each course. Herb-crusted salmon, left, is just one of the choices available.

the challenge of designing a menu, mise en place, the execution, and of course the final product.” Still committed to working closely with the land, Huizar sources Mad & Vin’s produce primarily from the Central Coast and buys fish caught off the Gaviota Coast by Travis Meyer, a local fisherman and long-time valley resident. Huizar describes the flavors at Mad & Vin as “California cuisine with Nordic and Guadalajaran influences.” For the Santa Ynez Valley Restaurant Week — Jan. 22-28 this year — Huizar has crafted a three-course menu, with three options within each course, a rather unusual and generous offering for the occasion. Caramelized brussels sprouts, herb-crusted salmon, and a braised beef short rib skillet are just a few of the dishes that will be offered during the week-long event. “My hope is that Restaurant Week encourages people who may have never been to Mad & Vin before to come and try the food for their first time,” Huizar said.

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New project seeks ‘Healthy Stores, Healthy Valley’ Program rewards local The project’s markets for offering goals are to: n Increase visibility of healthy healthier retail options foods and beverages Staff Report

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ealthy Stores Healthy Valley is a new project in the Santa Ynez Valley to promote health and wellness by rewarding local markets for offering healthier retail options. “Tobacco, alcohol, and unhealthy snacks are profitable, and we want local business to prosper. However, improved access to healthy options is important to our community,” said Kristen Thomsen of Healthy Stores Healthy Valley (HSHV). The project was launched in response to the results of the 2013 statewide Healthy Stores for a Healthy Community survey of stores. (Find out more about the survey at www.healthystoreshealthycommunity.com.) A survey done by HSHV in the Santa

n Reduce ease of access and exposure to tobacco, alcohol, and unhealthy snacks and beverages n Reward and recognize businesses that make changes toward achieving these objectives

Ynez Valley showed that customers wanted healthier choices and would even go out of their way to shop where those items are sold. Other cities have launched similar programs and have seen their businesses flourish, according to HSHV. Healthy Stores Healthy Valley is a collaboration between the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department, community groups, agencies, families and volunteers. For more information call 805-6815407, email HealthyStoresHealthyValley @gmail.com or look at facebook.com/ healthystoreshealthyvalley.

Photos contributed During the 2017 Santa Ynez Valley Restaurant Week participating restaurants will offer three-course menus for $20.17; wineries will offer wine and cheese or dessert pairings for the same price.

LIST CONTINUED FROM PAGE 23 (805) 344-4400 www.fulloflifefoods.com Valle Fresh 380 Bell St. (805) 865-2282 www.vallefresh.com

Solvang Cecco Ristorante 475 First St. (805) 688-8880 www.ceccoristorante.com First & Oak 409 First St. (805) 688-1703 www.firstandoak.com Fresco Valley Café 442 Atterdag Road (805) 688-8857 www.frescovalleycafe.com The Bistro at Hadsten House 1450 Mission Drive (800) 457-5373 www.hadstenhouse.com Mad & Vin at The Landsby 1576 Mission Drive (805) 688-3121 www.thelandsby.com

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Root 246 420 Alisal Road (805) 686-8681 www.root-246.com Solvang Brewing Company 1547 Mission Drive (805) 688-2337 www.solvangbrewing.com Succulent Café Wine Charcuterie 1555 Mission Drive (805) 691-9444 www.succulentcafe.com

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Santa Ynez Eleven Wine Lounge 3640 Sagunto St. (805) 691-9134 www.elevenwinelounge.com

S.Y. Kitchen 1110 Faraday St. (805) 691-9794 www.sykitchen.com Trattoria Grappolo 3687 Sagunto St. (805) 688-6899 www.trattoriagrappolo.com The Vineyard House 3631 Sagunto St. (805) 688-2886 www.thevineyardhouse.com

Los Olivos Los Olivos Wine Merchant & Café 2879 Grand Ave. (805) 688-7265 www.losolivoscafe.com

Wineries The Brander Vineyard 2401 N. Refugio Road, Santa Ynez (805) 688-2455 www.brander.com Helix 140 Industrial Way, Buellton (805) 691-9354 Kalyra Winery 343 N. Refugio Road, Santa Ynez (805) 693-8864 www.kalyrawinery.com

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FROM FIELD TO TABLE YEAR-ROUND

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ven in the winter, farmers in Santa Barbara County and surrounding n Tuesdays: Old Town Santa Barbara, areas continue to provide high3 - 6:30 p.m., 500-600 block of State Street quality produce at local farmers markets. While markets may be slightly smalln Wednesdays: Solvang, 2:30 - 6 p.m., er on rainy days, all markets organized First Street from Mission Drive to Copenthrough the Santa Barbara Certified Farmhagen Drive. ers Market Association (SBCFMA) remain n Thursdays: Goleta, 3 - 6 p.m., corner open as regularly scheduled, unless the of Storke and Hollister, 7004 Marketplace weather is so horrendous the farmers can’t Drive in the Camino Real Shopping Center get their produce out. n Thursdays: Carpinteria, 3 - 6 p.m., (You can check the association’s Face800 block of Linden Avenue book page to get updates.) n Fridays: Montecito, 8:30 - 11:15 The SBCFMA is a nonprofit mutuala.m., 1100 and 1200 blocks of Coast Vilbenefit corporation founded in 1983 lage Road to provide farmers with direct access at n Saturdays: Downtown Santa Barlandmark locations to market their agribara, 8:30 a.m. - 1 p.m., corner of Santa cultural products directly to the commuBarbara and Cota Streets nity. The association, owned and operated by its approximately 30 grower members n Sundays: Goleta, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., and its board of directors, is committed to corner of Storke and Hollister, 7004 helping promote local family farmers while Marketplace Drive inside the Camino Real Photos contributed protecting the environment. Shopping Center Winter doesn’t stop area farmers and ranchers from providing delicious, nutritious produce and other products at the The group’s website, sbfarmersmarket. many markets organized by the Santa Barbara County Farmer’s Market Association. org, serves as the hub that invites those For more information, go to sbfarmers in addition to recipe ideas such as Super with posts about different produce or why interested to look at their local farms and market.org. Bowl Sliders. planting mint in your garden is beneficial read their back stories, as well as a blog

Swedish candy comes to Danish town their Polkatwists on such a table. Ubbe is a purist, and he learned through his studies that bodies are healthier without artificial preservatives and chemicals, his

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edestrians passing the window of the Swedish Candy Factory can watch the Liljeblad family and their staff make Polkatwists, which are a traditional Swedish candy. Solvang’s newest confection shop, at the corner of Mission Drive and Alisal Road, makes naturally sweetened candy because the owners are personal fitness trainers who wanted to create something tasty but natural. “We went to Sweden to visit family a few years ago and my brother gave us the idea to open one of the Polkagris (Polkatwist) stores in the states. We had been to Solvang many times before with friends and family, and we thought this would be the best place to have a shop,” said owner and baker Ubbe Liljeblad. In their former lives, Ubbe and Edle were personal fitness trainers on Seattle’s Bainbridge Island. After their second daughter graduated from high school, they decided to make the move with their son and youngest daughter to Solvang. The Liljeblads worked with doctors and rehabilitation facilities so they know the importance of good health, which is why

Photo by Raiza Giorgi Edle, Kaia, Kelten and Ubbe Liljeblad loved opening their Swedish candy shop in Solvang because it reminded them of their hometowns in Europe.

they adamant that their candy have no chemicals or preservatives. “We believe that a special treat is nice to enjoy occasionally, and we strive to offer top-quality candy for our customers. Even the coloring is plant-based,” Ubbe said. “A true Swedish Polkatwist is hard and slightly porous in the beginning so that you can suck air through it. Then it softens in your mouth, becoming chewy,” Edle said. This candy has been made in Sweden since 1859, originated by a woman named Amalia Eriksson. In Sweden, the Polkagris is so well known that everyone travels to a little town named Gränna to watch the making of the candy and get their own piece of the magic, Edle added. “We hired two of the best bakers from Gränna to teach us the trade so we can offer the best Polkatwist to you,” Ubbe said. In Sweden a store would not be considered a true Polkatwist boutique unless the bakers rolled out the dough on a wooden table made from planks from a bowling alley. Just as in Gränna, the Liljeblads roll

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Kindermusik builds relationships between families and music by Victoria Martinez Contributing Writer

f you come across a flyer for Kindermusik in the Santa Ynez Valley, you’ll see the slogan “Music Now. Skills For Life,” which not only describes the values of the program but also reflects owner Malia Maurer’s philosophy about one’s relationship with music. “Music to me has been one of the most valuable assets to my life,” she said. “It’s gotten me through some difficult times … it’s a lifelong relationship.” Maurer has combined her two passions of teaching and music to bring Kindermusik to the valley, and families are benefitting from both the program’s unique music-and-movement curriculum and her welcoming and energetic approach. To an outsider Kindermusik may look like play, but the program is designed for children to internalize the fundamentals of music. Maurer’s been involved with music since starting piano at 7 years old. She graduated from UCSB in 2007 with a bachelor’s

at times, but she was not building her music business as she focused on being a mom. It wasn’t until after relocating to the valley and giving birth of her second child in 2015 that Maurer began to entertain the idea of starting Kindermusik here as an extension of Kindermusik in Santa Barbara. Families who knew about Kindermusik wanted it in the valley, and in September, Maurer was able to fulfill those desires. “Kindermusik is a basic introduction to the fundamentals of music, fundamentals being beat, tempo, and pitch,” Maurer said. “If you take the instrument out of the equation, and just let them understand the fundamentals, you set a child up for a lifetime of being musical and understanding music.” Maurer holds five classes a week at her studio on Fir Street in Solvang for groups ranging from 6 months to 5 years old. Each class is about an hour long and runs through a strucPhotos by Victoria Martinez tured curriculum that encourages exploration Malia Maurer has combined her two passions of teaching and music to bring Kindermusik to the valley. To an outsider, and understanding of sound and music. Kindermusik may look like play, but the program is designed for children to internalize the fundamentals of music. “We live in a society where we believe that degree in music after having put herself at Kindermusik in Santa Barbara, and teach- anything of value takes struggle,” Maurer said, through school mostly with music-based ing private piano lessons. “but that’s not what Kindermusik is. One of its jobs such as being a mobile DJ, instructing After college, she focused her attention biggest strengths is its ease.” on her piano lesson business, and eventually Children are encouraged to participate in built her program up to 40 students. She ways that fit them, whether it is sitting and opened a studio where she employed other listening for the entire class or running around instructors and offered both private and in circles. Parents, however, are required to group lessons in piano, guitar and voice. She participate. even created summer camp programs for a Kindermusik “flips us on our head. The variety of age ranges. more free you are with your voice and moveAfter the birth of her first child in 2013, she ment, that’s how you will help your child open scaled back her business and kept only a hand- up,” she said. ful of private piano students. She continued to For more information, contact Malia Mauer teach those lessons and a Kindermusik class at 637-3150 or musicwithmalia@gmail.com.

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CANDY CONTINUED FROM PAGE 25 carries many other European candies, such as the Swedish chocolate Marabou. “Just in our short time here in Solvang, everyone has been so wonderful, and it really has that small hometown charm we grew up with in Europe. We are so excited to be here,” Edle said. She is originally from Norway and Ubbe is from Sweden. The Swedish Candy Factory is open daily at 485 Alisal Road, No. 125. You can follow the store on Facebook to get more information.

Call the AHC Solvang Center for information. (805) 693-1543

Photo by Raiza Giorgi The Liljeblad family hired two of the best bakers from Gränna, Sweden, to teach them how to make the traditional Polkagris (Polkatwist).

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Parents, community can create a vision for kids in new year by Bill Cirone

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Photo by Drew Esnard Local sculptor Joseph Castle shared the joys and challenges of his journey as an artist in a talk with Ballard School’s fourth- through sixth-graders.

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tudents at Ballard School are now actively encouraged to explore the arts through an expansive program of visits from established artists, culturally enriching field trips, and a new music curriculum. The mission of Ballard School’s Arts Integration Program — an initiative spearheaded and funded by the school’s Parent Teacher Association — is to inspire creativity in students. “We’re trying to create and stimulate an arts program and bring actual artists into the classroom to share their stories,” said Tracey Cassidy, PTA vice president and member of the arts committee. Local sculptor Joseph Castle is one of the more recent artists to bestow inspiration to the students. During a visit on Nov. 30, Castle shared his journey as an artist, demonstrated the sculpting process, and engaged the students in a Q&A session. “The goal is to allow the students to interact with working artists and learn how their own

artistic passion may translate to a career or lifelong hobby,” Cassidy said. A push from the PTA to enhance Ballard School’s music curriculum brought Mary Beth Woodruff, master violinist and artistic director of Santa Barbara Strings, on board in 2015. Woodruff provides music instruction to grades 1 through 6, focusing on solfege and Kodaly methods in concert with Orff instrumentation and teaches the students a different piece of classical music each week in her Ballard Mystery Composers program. Last fall, the entire school — kindergarten through sixth grade — traveled to see PCPA’s production of “Beauty and the Beast.” In addition, each year the Ballard PTA offers the Reflections Program, in which students are encouraged to be creative through submissions of artwork, photography and creative writing. Cassidy said the process of fleshing out more ideas on how to bring art into the school curriculum is continuing. Thus far, however, Ballard School’s literacy support teacher, Kerry Enderle, considers the Arts Integration Program to be a “tremendous enrichment” for the students.

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new year is the traditional time for making resolutions. Family Circle magazine once printed resolutions for parents, and I’m going to repeat them because they help focus our efforts as the new year begins: n I will always love my children for who they are — not who I want them to be. n I will give my child space to grow, to dream, to succeed, and Bill Cirone even to fail. Without that space, no growth can occur. n I will create a loving home environment, regardless of what effort it takes at a given time. n When discipline is necessary, I will let my child know that I disapprove of what he does, not who he is. n I will set limits and help my children find security in the knowledge of what is expected of them. They will not have to guess what is right or wrong. n n I will make time for all my children and cherish our moments together. I will not burden my children with emotions and problems they are not equipped to deal with. n I will encourage my children to experience the world and all its possibilities, taking pains to leave them careful but not fearful.

n I will try to be the kind of person I want my children to be: loving, fair-minded, giving, and hopeful. These are good resolutions for all of us. The new year is also a good time to take stock and share our vision for children in Santa Barbara County for the year that is about to take shape. It is a vision I’m sure most members of our community share. We envision children growing up in good health, with a zest for learning and living. We see them with a spark inside that makes them want to share their talents with those less fortunate, and work for the good of the order, just because it’s the right thing to do. We see children who are free of fear, free of abuse, free of drugs, free of prejudice. We see children who are free to reach beyond their circumstances, whatever those might be, and to join a society that welcomes their contributions on the job, in the community, and in the voting booth. And we see a community willing to work together to bring all our children closer to that dream. My sincere gratitude to all, for helping in ways both large and small to make this community a better place for young people and families. That support is evident at every turn, and it is deeply appreciated. Happy holidays to young and old alike. Bill Cirone is Santa Barbara County Superintendent of Schools. Your neighborhood

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YMCA youth clean up Mackenzie baseball fields Delegates from the Channel Islands YMCA Youth and Government team recently helped clean up the baseball fields and equipment rooms at Mackenzie Park in Santa Barbara. Students from the Stuart C. Gildred Family YMCA in Santa Ynez joined others from Lompoc, Santa Barbara and Ventura branches. “We chose the project to give back to the community of Santa Barbara County and help out the Youth Program as they were in need of volunteers to help their equipment rooms cleanup,” said John Crowell, the sports and teen program director at the Stuart C. Gildred Family YMCA. Youth and Government participants experience first-hand how state government works; fine-tune their public speaking, conflict resolution and debating skills; become leaders in the democratic process; and increase civic literacy awareness. The program also provides an opportunity to have fun with friends during weekly meetings, group-building activities and road trips to Fresno and Sacramento. As a delegation, youth create bills about pertinent issues; research and practice court cases; develop public speaking and networking skills; and attend three annual Model Legislature and Court Conferences. For more information, visit www.ciymca. org or call 805-569-1103.

New wellness classes to begin Jan. 26 Health and wellness coach Kristen Thomsen will offer a six-week class titled “Wellness & Healthy Habits” at 9:30 a.m. Thursdays beginning Jan. 26 at the Buellton Rec Center. Classes will be an encouraging, supportive group atmosphere with a focus on healthy habits for life. When the class ends at 10:30, the group will go for a walk until 11:30. Parents with young kids can bring blankets for class time and strollers for exercise time. Class size is limited to 12, and the fee

Photo contributed Members of the YMCA Youth and Government team recently helped clean up baseball fields and the equipment rooms at Mackenzie Park in Santa Barbara.

of $60 covers all materials and instruction. To register or get more information go to www.buelltonrec.com or call 688-1086.

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AHC classes start Jan. 23; 47th annual Author-Gofinancial aid available Hancock College officials are reminding Round slated Jan. 23-27 students that college costs do not have to get in the way of their future. The school’s financial aid office distributed more than $30 million in federal and state financial aid and scholarships during the 2015-16 academic year. Those who qualify may receive funding for enrollment fees, books and living expenses. Spring online registration continues through Jan. 22, and classes begin the week of Jan. 23. Community Education classes also begin the week of Jan. 23 at the Solvang and other community campuses. Students at Santa Ynez and other North County high schools can register for a class taught at the high school and simultaneously receive high school and college credit. Classes include Elementary Statistics (MATH 123), Symphonic Band (MUS 140), Elementary French (FRCH 101) and

For the 47th year, upper elementary and junior high students from throughout Santa Barbara County will have the chance to meet and talk with authors and illustrators of books for young people. The occasion is the annual Author-GoRound sponsored by the Santa Barbara County Education Office. Students will take turns attending the event Jan. 23-27 at the County Education Office Auditorium, 4400 Cathedral Oaks Road in Santa Barbara. The sessions will last from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. each day. Each day, approximately 130 students will have an opportunity to listen to four presentations and then spend 15 minutes asking questions and interacting with the authors while seated on carpets in small groups. At a music signal, they will rotate to the next author.

Participating authors and illustrators include Caroline Arnold, Kristen Kitscher, Lee Wardlaw, and Eugene Yelchin. The day is further highlighted with colorful carousel decorations and activities with prizes. Each day, one student will be chosen as overall winner in the four activity categories and will receive a T-shirt commemorating the event and signed by the four authors and illustrators. Students will meet authors of books written specifically for young people, explore avenues of creative writing and illustrating with successful people in the field, and read and discuss works by well-known authors. Participating districts include Ballard, Buellton, College, Los Olivos, Solvang and Vista del Mar, as well as Blochman, Carpinteria, Cuyama, Goleta, Guadalupe, Hope, Lompoc, Montecito, Orcutt, Santa Barbara and Santa Maria-Bonita. “This annual event pays tribute to the reading and writing of children’s literature,” said County Superintendent of Schools Bill Cirone, whose office coordinates the annual event. More information is available from Rose Koller, educational technology services, at 964-4710, ext. 5222.

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nspired by a suggestion from Randy Jones and stories from Deepa Willingham, both members of the Solvang Rotary Club, Keller Haws chose to dedicate his Eagle Scout service project to the Piyali Learning Center, an all-girls school in Piyali Junction, India. The high school sophomore spent the last months of 2016 collecting the donations from community members and local middle schools — “everything from pencils, scissors, and notebooks to personal items like headbands” — which he’ll deliver himself on a trip with 16 other valley residents that departed Jan. 3. To receive the Eagle award, scouts must plan, develop, and give leadership to others in a service project that is helpful to any religious institution, school or community. In December, nearly two dozen people joyfully gathered at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to assist Haws in assembling and packaging items to distribute to teachers and students at the Indian school. Piyali Learning Center was founded in 2003 by longtime Solvang resident Deepa Willingham with a goal of using education to help prevent young women from being sold into slavery, an industry that is victimizing 4.5 women worldwide, according to the United Nations’ International Labour Organization. “I’ve just been super excited to be able to go meet and help these girls,” Keller said while overseeing the morning’s packing operation in December. “I’ve never been out of the country and, from what I’ve heard, this valley can be a sort-of bubble … I think this experience will open my eyes to how others live.” Willingham, who has led local students on a handful of visits to the Piyali school throughout the years, validates Keller’s expectations through stories of life-changing encounters experienced by students who have accompanied her on past trips.

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Photoby Drew Esnard Keller Haws, a sophomore at Santa Ynez Valley Union High School, collected community donations for a rural school in India as part of his Eagle Scout service project.

“There is poverty here where we live, but the level of poverty in villages like Kolkata was incomprehensible to them,” Willingham said, noting the initial stunned observations of prior American student’s visits. According to Willingham, one of the most significant insights learned from such a journey for a young person is “how the education of girls and the empowerment of women changes a community, so when they grow up they can be involved with organizations doing similar things. They learn what they have to do to help the planet.” Keller will be traveling with 13 Solvang Rotary Club members and three other local high school students — Owen Anderson, Lauren Fieldhouse and Ruth Beckmen — on the journey led by Willingham. Costs of the trip were subsidized for the four local students through a fundraising benefit organized by the Rotary Club, Randy Jones and Susan Beckman in early December. As Keller’s mother, Camené Haws, moved cheerfully around the room to help others in sorting and packaging, she beamed. “I think it’s amazing for him to reach out to these little girls that are at risk for trafficking,” Camené said, and with freshly moistened eyes she added, “I’m just so excited for him to be able to give to something bigger.”

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Comedy Night at FigMtnBrew - 7 9 p.m. at Figueroa Mountain Brew in Buellton. See figmtnbrew.com.

Rick Springfield - 8 p.m. at the Chumash Casino - The Grammy-winner will perform hits like Jessie’s Girl, Don’t Talk to Strangers, I’ve Done Everything for You, Love Somebody and Human Touch. Tickets range from $25 - $45 and they can be purchased at www. chumashcasino.com.

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Kailey Stevens - 7 p.m. at Sort This Out Cellars located at 1636 Copenhagen Drive in Solvang. Log onto www. sortthisoutcellars.com for more info. Shennie and Cata - 7 p.m. at Sort This Out Cellars located at 1636 Copenhagen Drive in Solvang. Log onto www.sortthisoutcellars.com for more info.

of the Grammy Award-winning Nickel Creek and more recently for helming with sister Sara, the genre-hopping Watkins Family Hour ensemble. Tickets are $25 and available at www.stand ingsunwines.com.

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Creative Play at Knitfit - 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at 473 Atterdag Road in Solvang. Learn more at www.knitfit.com.

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.

Senior T’ai Chi - 9:15 a.m. at the Solvang Senior Center, 1745 Mission Drive. Call 688-1086.

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Shennie and Cata - 7 p.m. at Sort This Out Cellars located at 1636 Copenhagen Drive in Solvang. Log onto www.sortthisoutcellars.com for more info. Nate Latta - 7 p.m. at Sort This Out Cellars located at 1636 Copenhagen Drive in Solvang. Log onto www. sortthisoutcellars.com for more info.

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Tower of Power - 8 p.m. at the Chumash Casino - One of the world’s tightest large ensembles with a live show that never fails to blow the doors off, come see this very special band live in concert as they perform funk classics including Bump City, What is Hip? Tickets are $30 and they can be purchased at www.chumashcasino.com.

Sean Watkins + Willie Watson - 7 p.m. at Standing Sun LIVE in Buellton. Singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Sean Watkins has been known for his work as one-third

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Arthritis Classes - 10:15 a.m. at the Solvang Senior Center, 1745 Mission Drive. Call 688-1086. Adult Coloring - every other Monday at 1 p.m. at the Solvang Senior Center, 1745 Mission Drive. Call 688-1086. 4-H Meetings - Lucky Clover 4-H meets on first Mondays at 7 p.m. at The Grange in Los Olivos; info by emailing heehaws@comcast.net. Buellton 4-H meets on third Mondays at 7:30 pm at Buellton Senior Center; info by emailing buellton4h@yahoo.com.

Tuesdays

Knitting 9:30 a.m.; Computer class 9:30 a.m.; Tai Chi at 11 a.m.; Brush-up Bridge 12:45 p.m.; Poker at 12:45 p.m. and Mah Jong at 1 p.m. at

Hold’em Poker at 12:45 p.m. and Basic Cartooning at 1 p.m. at the Solvang Senior Center, 1745 Mission Drive. Call 688-1086.

Silver Striders – Meet at 10 a.m. at the Buellton Senior Center and walk around the community. In bad weather the group meets at the Buellton Rec Center and walks on treadmills. No RSVP needed and water provided.

Texas Hold ’em - 1 p.m. at the Solvang Senior Center, 1745 Mission Drive. Call 688-1086.

Bridge - 1 - 5 p.m. at the Buellton Senior Center

Easy Does it Chair Exercise - 10 a.m. at Buellton Senior Center. Work on balance and strength while seated.

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Art class at 9 a.m.; Book Club (1st/3rd Wed) 10 a.m.; Canasta at 12:30 p.m. and Bingo at 1 p.m., Solvang Senior Center, 1745 Mission Drive. Call 688-1086.

Coastal Cacti and Sun-baked Succulents - Artwork by Solvang School students grades 6 - 8 through Jan. 16 in the Jane Goodall Classroom at the Wildling Santa Barbara County MS meetings - 11:30 - 1 Museum in Solvang. p.m. at High Sierra Grill in Goleta. Call Mike Jack at 886-3000 for more details. Exercise for Life - Weekdays except Wednesdays from 9:15 - 10:15 a.m. with Barbara Owens at Church Solvang Farmers Market – Buy directly from at the Crossroads, 236 La Lata Drive, Buellton. Call growers on First Street at Mission Drive in Solvang 688-8027. from 2:30 - 6:30 p.m.

SYV Classical Music Series - 3 p.m. at St. Marks-in-the-Valley Episcopal Church. L.A. Philharmonic Violinist Paul Stein performing a solo violin concert. Stein has been a soloist with symphony orchestras throughout Southern California. Tickets are $20 for adults, $10 for students available at www.smitv.org or at the door. Call 688-4454 for more info. Bob Newhart - 8 p.m. at the Chumash Casino - Bob Newhart’s deadpan delivery and understated wit has made him a top stand-up comedian and TV star. Tickets range from $45 - $65 and they can be purchased at www. chumashcasino.com.

the Solvang Senior Center, 1745 Mission Drive. Call 688-1086.

Crafts - 1 p.m. at the Buellton Senior Center.

Soiree Thursdays at Refugio Ranch - 5 - 7 p.m. Featuring live music, food pairings and wine by the glass; 2990 Grand Ave in Los Olivos. www.refugioranch.com/events.

Fridays

Tai Chi at 9:15 a.m.; Beginning Mah Jong 10 a.m. and Pilates 10:15 a.m. at the Solvang Senior Center, 1745 Mission Drive. Call 688-1086. Bingo - 1 - 3 p.m. at the Buellton Senior Center. Live music - 5 - 7 p.m. at Carr Vineyards and Winery, 3563 Numancia St., Santa Ynez. www.carrwinery.com

After School Club - 2 - 5 p.m. at the Creation Station in Buellton. Cost is $20; supplies not included. For ages 7 and up. Call 693-0174 or log onto www.thecreationstation.com. Located at 252 E. Hwy 246 Buellton.

Live music - 8 - 11 p.m. at Copenhagen Sausage Garden, 1660 Copenhagen Drive in Solvang. www. csg-solvang.com

Thursdays

Firkin Friday at Figueroa Mountain Brew - 5 - 10 p.m. at the Buellton and Los Olivos Figueroa Mountain Brewery locations. For more info log onto figmtnbrew.com.

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