Santa Barbara Family & Life Magazine July 2017

FIESTA RANCHERA

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CELEBRATING FREEDOM

July 4th festivities to include decorated local veterans

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Santa Barbara came out and enjoyed the 10th annual Fiesta Ranchera, which drew about 1,000 people on June 15 to Rancho La Patera and Stow House in Goleta. It was a chance for the community to come celebrate its heritage with food, dance and friendship. You can read the story on page 4.

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pectators will have the chance to cheer on decorated local veterans from all branches of the U.S. military when the annual Santa Barbara Fourth of July parade takes to State Street between Micheltorena and Cota streets at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, July 4.

Among the parade participants will be a contingent from the Pierre Claeyssens Veterans Foundation (PCVF), which celebrates, supports and memorializes the efforts of American armed forces across the generations.

“That’s the whole purpose of the Pierre Claeyssens Veterans Foundation, that we don’t forget,” said Joe Danely, a board member of the foundation and an Army veteran who served two tours in Vietnam. And while the Fourth of July may more directly celebrate America’s independence rather than military endeavors, it is still an opportune time to acknowledge that freedom is never truly free.

The PCVF has made great progress in recognizing military contributions locally, and continues to work toward establishment of a local museum featuring weaponry and memorabilia from wars and other conflicts.

Public events are also a focus. Ceremonies marking Veterans Day, Memorial Day and significant dates in military history are conducted.

More than 500 people attended his year’s Memorial Day event at the Santa Barbara Cemetery. A D-Day event on June 6 recognized local veterans who parachuted into France during the Normandy invasion.

Supporting veterans Danely’s discharge from the Army was in 1968, and he has observed a positive change over his lifetime in the way U.S. military vet-

Photos contributed “That’s the whole purpose of the Pierre Claeyssens Veterans Foundation, that we don’t forget,” said Joe Danely, a board member of the foundation and an Army veteran who served two tours in Vietnam.

erans are treated by the American public.

“When the troops started coming back from the Iraq war, there was an approach of ‘These are people we need to honor and respect.’ We didn’t always treat our troops that well when they came back from Vietnam. Now it seems that people are always saying ‘Thank you for your service’ when they find out you are a veteran. That attitude has changed, and I’m thrilled to see that,” Danely said.

A general contractor in Santa Barbara since 1971, Danely has been active with the PCVF and the Navy League for the last seven years.

He’s an advocate for UCSB’s ROTC Army Battalion, which was where he started his own military experience.

When he started college at UCSB in 1958,

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Scholarship Foundation hits milestone in awards

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he Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara reached an important milestone in May when it surpassed the $100 million mark in total scholarships awarded during its 55-year history, the first community-based scholarship program in the country to award such an impressive amount.

This year’s scholarships were awarded during two ceremonies, on May 24 at the

Santa Barbara Courthouse’s Sunken Gardens for South County students, and on May 25 at the First Christian Church in Santa Maria for North County students.

“While reaching this financial milestone is truly a landmark occasion, what we’re even happier to celebrate is the more than 47,000 students who have received scholarships over the past 55 years,” said Candace Winkler, president and CEO of the Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara. “This year alone, we

awarded almost 2,700 students a total of $8.43 million in scholarships.”

The Scholarship Foundation received nearly 3,500 applications for financial support in 2017.

While 2,688 of those students will receive critical student aid, more than 750 deserving applicants were turned away due to lack of funds.

The annual awards ceremonies are hosted by the Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara in conjunction with its largest partner, the Santa Barbara Foundation, which contributed

$1.38 million in scholarship dollars this year.

“The Scholarship Foundation is so proud to reach this milestone,” said Board Chair Barrett O’Gorman. “To be the first community-based scholarship program in the U.S. to distribute $100 million in scholarships says a lot about the people of Santa Barbara County. For such a small community, we receive an incredible level of generosity and support. Our donors understand how critical it is for students to have access to higher education and achieve a degree.”

State of the City luncheon examines Goleta’s present, future

By Brooke Holland

lic-safety efforts since 2008.

Perotte said the city’s Capital Improvement Program, a long-term funding strategy that “I’m happy to report, the state of our city is involves needed repairs or improvements to strong,” Goleta Mayor Paula Perotte told some existing infrastructure, included 69 projects 400 community and business leaders at the worth $146 million. recent 10th Annual State of the City luncheon.

Some projects have earned the city awards, “Unemployment and crime are low, and such as the roundabout at Los Carneros and housing and commercial real estate are in high Calle Real, which was recognized by the demand — a strong indicator people want to American Public Works Association – Central come, live and work in Goleta. The growing Coast of California Chapter. hotel occupancy is a good indicator that people Goleta’s Planning and Environmental want to visit and play in Goleta.”

Review Department has several key initiatives The annual event, put on by the Goleta underway, including the Historic Preservation Chamber of Commerce in conjunction with Project, Perotte said. the city of Goleta on May 12, offered an Work continues on Goleta’s new zoning opportunity for Perotte to brief the crowd ordinance to better reflect the city’s General gathered at the Bacara Resort & Spa about GoPlan, with the expectation to release a draft leta’s accomplishments, projects and finances. ordinance this summer for public review, The list of topics included financial stability, Perotte said. transportation, sustainability efforts and Gole“I want to assure, we are committed to Photo by Brooke Holland ta’s diverse economy. providing ample opportunity for public review Mayor Paula Perotte and City Manager Michelle Greene offered a mostly rosy outlook for Goleta “Our resources and opportunities are the and feedback before the final ordinance is envy of other communities,” Perotte said. faces some heavy challenges,” Perotte said. noting that improving public transportation adopted,” Perotte said.

Perotte said she is committed to improving “When we work together, we can make today’s and increasing revenue were on the list.

Fiscal stability is also vital to Goleta.

Goleta’s economic environment by enhancing challenges, tomorrow’s accomplishments.”

“That’s just a little of what we are addressLost redevelopment dollars in 2012 took the community character and quality of life.

An immediate challenge is filling vacancies ing in the near future,” she said. away $3 million annually for projects such as She said she believes in four important in key professional city staff.

Perotte’s speech credited the efforts of the the Goleta Old Town Park and other revitalizaapproaches to boosting local financial vitality: Goleta has only an interim city attorney and first City Council members and staff for Gole- tion efforts, Perotte said. managing traffic and parking, protecting the expects to have a new finance director and ta’s key accomplishments.

“The challenge still continues,” Perotte said. natural environment and scenic views, ensurplanning and environmental review director “As a result, Goleta has been named the For the last 12 years, Perotte said, Goleta ing public safety with sufficient police and fire hired within the next month, Perotte said. A top best place to live among multiple publica- has received Excellence in Financial Reportpersonnel, and continuing to work on housing new deputy city manager is expected to be tions,” Perotte said. ing Awards for comprehensive annual financial affordability. also appointed.

She addressed the city’s commitment to reports.

Along with the accomplishments, she Veneco’s recent announcement of bankprovide public safety services such as creating The city continues to generate parks and voiced concern about the city’s challenges. ruptcy and plans dispose of its offshore and bike lanes, pedestrian improvements, offering open space improvements to provide more Similar to other towns and counties naonshore oil-development asset to the State Community Emergency Response Team Train- recreational opportunities. tionwide, Perotte said, Goleta is dealing with Lands Commission provides another task. ing, building Fire Station 10, and purchasing a Perotte said the city plans to acquire the challenges such as unemployment, crime, “Our priority will be to ensure the decomhighly sensitive hydrogen-sulfide detector. remaining 12 parcels along Ellwood Mesa to environmental protection, housing and home- missioning process protects public safety and Perotte also thanked Camino Real Market- preserve the land for future generations. lessness. the environment,” Perotte said. place owner Mark Linehan for his generosity “It’s important to acknowledge that our city She gave a preview of the city’s ambitions, in investing more than $1 million for pubGOLETA CONTINUED ON PAGE 6 Noozhawk staff writer

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SUMMER IS OFFICIALLY HERE

Fiesta Ranchera kicks off Old Spanish Days festivities

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By Raiza Giorgi Owner/Publisher

ussell Ruiz is a ninth-generation Santa Barbaran whose ancestral roots reach back to Roque de Cota, who was a soldier at the Presidio many years ago.

He was dressed in traditional Early Californio clothing at the 10th annual Fiesta Ranchera, which drew about 1,000 people on June 15 to Rancho La Patera and Stow House in Goleta.

“We come together as a community and celebrate our heritage, and it’s wonderful that so many people can connect their roots to Santa Barbara. I love that it’s about a good time for everyone to participate,” Ruiz said.

His wife, Diane Soto Ruiz, is also a native of the area and is a member of the Native Daughters of the Golden West, Reina del Mar Chapter No. 126.

Every year the Native Daughters select one of their members to represent St. Barbara in her beautiful white lace gown, and this year Robin Hill Cederlof was chosen.

Her roots date back to George Washington Hill, who came to the area as a rancher in 1874 and offloaded his cattle by commercial ferries on the beach.

“We love being a part of Old Spanish Days and able to explain our heritage to locals and visitors who might not know us,” Cederlof said.

Fiesta Ranchera, Goleta’s biggest event

of the year, is a 50-50 fundraiser for Old Spanish Days and the Goleta Valley Historical Society. This year’s event incorporated an all-inclusive format of samples from more than 20 restaurants, wineries and breweries.

Dining on samples while contorting themselves to keep their fiesta flamenco dresses clean were Spirit of Fiesta Norma Escarcega and Junior Spirit Eve Flores.

“I am really excited because I have worked so hard to become Junior Spirit.

I am so happy fiesta is starting and can’t wait to dance at the mission,” Eve said.

Many locals feel that Fiesta Ranchera is the official start to summer, and they eagerly await it all year.

“We never miss an event for Fiesta, and we love showing our Santa Barbara spirit,” said Ashleigh Davis.

This event was indeed a chance to bring out the fiesta and Western attire, from flowing Spanish dresses to the finest cowboy hats and boots. People admired one another’s outfits as they strolled around the Stow House property and sampled food and beverages.

The biggest highlight of the night were the performances by the Spirit and Junior Spirit of Fiesta.

Then sponsors were thanked and the crowd packed the dance floor to dance the night away.

For a schedule of all Fiesta-related, go to www.oldspanishdays-fiesta.org. Advance ticket purchase is encouraged because many events sell out.

Photos by Raiza Giorgi Norma Escarcega, left, the 2017 Spirit of Fiesta, delighted more than 1,000 people at Fiesta Ranchera at the Stow House in Goleta. Russell Ruiz, above left, is a ninth-generation Santa Barbaran who can trace his ancestry to Roque de Cota, a soldier at the Presidio. His wife, Diane Soto Ruiz, is also a native of the area and a member of the Native Daughters of the Golden West.

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‘Heart Ball’ raises nearly $80,000 The highlight of the American Heart Association’s event is a speach by a 10-year-old boy

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CPUC photo The California Public Utilities Commission has approved an “area code overlay” for the 805 region and will be assigning a new area code, 820, to new numbers in the area starting in June 2018.

to Santa Barbara County The 820 area code will be assigned to new numbers in June 2018

anta Barbara County and the rest of the 805 area code region will get an additional area code starting next year, the California Public Utilities Commission decided late last month.

Phone numbers prefaced by 805 serve most of San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura counties, as well as parts of Monterey and Kern counties. The new area code, 820, will start being issued to new numbers in that region in June 2018, according to the CPUC. Existing numbers will keep the 805 area code.

Since there will be two area codes serving the same geographical area, Santa Ynez Valley residents and other 805-ers will have to start Noozhawk Managing Editor Giana Magnoli using a new dialing procedure (1 + the 10-digit can be reached at gmagnoli@noozhawk.com.

UCSB physicist Daniel Hone elected to opera board undergraduate studies at UC Berkeley before earning a master’s degree and a doctorate in aniel Hone, a longtime professor of physics at the University of Illinois. He joined physics at UCSB, has been elected the faculty at UCSB in 1968 after completing to a three-year term on the board of a postdoctoral fellowship at École Normale directors for Opera Santa Barbara.

Supérieure in Paris and serving as an assistant “Dan Hone’s service on the finance committees professor at the University of Pennsylvania. at several Santa Barbara nonprofits has yielded Among other administrative posts at specialized skills that he’ll doubtless put to good UCSB, he has served as Physics Department use as an Opera Santa Barbara board member. chairman, deputy director of the Institute for His passion for opera and his support of our com- Theoretical Physics, and associate dean of the pany over the years is greatly appreciated. I’m College of Letters and Science. delighted to welcome Dan to the OSB board,” He has also been a board member for said Chairwoman Chair Nancy M. Golden.

Camerata Pacifica, Planned Parenthood, and Born in San Francisco, Hone completed his Ensemble Theatre.

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he 17th annual Santa Barbara Heart Ball – a fundraiser supporting the American Heart Association – raised nearly $80,000 to fight cardiovascular disease and stroke.

A highlight of this year’s soiree on May 13 at the Coral Casino Beach and Cabana Club a passionate speech by 10-year-old Tristen, who is defying the odds while living with only half of his heart, and his mother, Lindy. After three open-heart surgeries, he lives every day like any other kid his age In addition, the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians Foundation sponsored an art contest for local students, ages 5 to 12, to create posters illustrating the an-

Photo contributed Tristen is defying the odds while living with only half of his heart.

swer to “How Do You Keep Your Heart Healthy?”

The Heart Ball celebrates the lives saved and improved because of everyone’s countless efforts.

Heart disease and stroke are the No. 1 and No. 5 killers in the nation. The American Heart Association’s goal is to help those in need through research education, patient care, and advocacy for better health.

For more information, contact Angela Miller-Bevan at 805- 979-5293 or angela.miller-bevan@heart.org.

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phone number) for local numbers starting next May. Customers have the option to start using the new dialing procedure this November, the CPUC said.

The change was prompted by a shortage of 805 numbers. The CPUC considered the overlay, which adds another area code to a region, and a geographic split option, where new and existing numbers in one half of the region would be given a new area code.

The overlay option was approved by the CPUC on May 25, and representatives held a public meeting in Santa Barbara in August regarding the plans.

Ahead of the change, the CPUC suggests that people reprogram equipment to dial 1 + area code + number instead of just seven digits; advise family members, friends and others to dial using the new method; when asking for someone else’s number, remember to ask for the area code too; and update items like stationery and checks to include the area code and phone number.

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VETS CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2

the draft was operating and all male students were required to complete two years of ROTC. Danely did four, knowing that his 1-A draft status was likely to send him to Vietnam no matter what.

On June 16, UCSB’s Surfrider Battalion commissioned its 2017 class of officers with area veterans, including Danely, in attendance to welcome them into the ranks.

“I just couldn’t be happier with what a great group of kids they are. It really reinforces my hope for the future when we graduate leaders like that,” Danely said.

Medal of Honor bid continues PCVF’s board of directors also includes decorated combat veterans such as retired Air Force Col. Phil Conran, who has been nominated twice for the Medal of Honor. He earned the Air Force Cross as a helicopter pilot with the 21st Special Operations Squadron in Laos during the Vietnam War. Conran was wounded in action during a combat mission in October 1969. The transport helicopter he was flying was disabled by enemy fire, and Conran joined the troops he was transporting to hold off hundreds of opposing forces for more than six hours.

“We were in the process of being overrun by enemy forces when Conran, realizing we had little hope of surviving without additional troops, made the decision to assist us even though he knew his chance of survival was minimal. He could have exited the area and let us fend for ourselves and nobody would have questioned his decision, but he didn’t. This is where willingness to sacrifice to save your comrades separates those who deserve the Medal of Honor,” wrote Chet

Taylor, mission commander that day.

Near the end of the incident, Conran took a bullet in the leg, which is still lodged in his body. Taylor describes how despite his wound, Conran got down on his hands and knees to act as a step so that other injured soldiers could make it into the evacuation helicopter.

The Medal of Honor is the nation’s highest military honor. Because Laos was not publicly disclosed as a location of conflict during Vietnam, the mission Conran was on when he was wounded was classified. That status may have deterred his first nomination for the congressional medal.

A 2016 nomination by former Congresswoman Lois Capps was unsuccessful, but Congressman Salud Carbajal (D-Carpinteria) has picked up the effort and plans to resubmit on Conran’s behalf, his office confirmed.

“We have a couple more inputs from eyewitnesses that were involved in the operation. We are submitting that and hopefully it will be approved this time,” Conran said.

After Vietnam, Conran made a 30-year career of the Air Force, retiring in 1988 after serving at bases all over the U.S. and overseas, often on top-secret projects. After he and his wife moved to Santa Barbara, he quickly became involved in the PCVF. He had already worked on behalf of veterans on a national level, including a stint as National Adjutant for the Legion of Valor.

Despite his decorated status, Conran speaks about his efforts on behalf of local causes with straightforward military precision and extreme humility.

“I agreed it was a good mission and joined the operation,” he said of his PCVF contributions. “I enjoy participating in the public events recognizing our veterans.”

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he Solvang Rotary Club recognized seven community members with its 2017 Ethical Service Awards on June 6.

Framed certificates of appreciation were presented to the winners, who demonstrate strong ethical behavior and character in their workplace and in the community on a daily basis.

Recipients were nominated by community members, Rotarians and coworkers.

GOLETA CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3 City Manager Michelle Greene presented a financial overview.

Goleta’s revenue has “increased steadily” over the past 15 years, Greene said.

The city has projected a contingency reserve fund at $8.7 million by the end of the fiscal year.

“It’s critical for the city’s fiscal stability that we maintain a healthy contingency reserve while balancing the community’s various needs,” Greene said. “Despite the challenges, our financial outlook remains positive.”

Goleta’s revenues have climbed, primarily due to increased transient-occupancy tax (TOT), sales tax and property tax receipts — which make up 81 percent of total revenue.

Greene said over the last three years, Goleta has seen a spike in TOT revenue.

TOT revenues were approximately $8.2 million in the fiscal year 2015-16 and increased to a projected $8.7 for the current fiscal year.

Sales tax experienced a growth, too, with $6.2 million in the fiscal year 2015-16 to a projected $6.7 million by the end of the current fiscal year.

“Despite the growth in sales tax, the city remains conservative for future years,” Greene said.

Property tax is expected to increase slightly this year, rising to more than $6 million.

Goleta supports visitor services and local community events as vibrant aspects of the economy, Greene said.

In 2016, the average daily rate for hotel stays in Goleta was nearly $168, which represents a 3.3 percent increase over 2015.

Occupancy rates in 2016 were at 80 percent on average, a “positive in the hospitality industry,” Greene said.

Another indication reflecting a healthy local economy is the unemployment rate, which is at 2.6 percent — a decrease from last years unemployment rate of 3.3 percent, Greene said.

The development process for the city’s upcoming two-year budget project is “well underway,” Greene said. The council held its first workshop this week, and the group plans to meet multiple times in May with the goal of adopting the budget in June.

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The 2017 recipients were Raiza Giorgi, pulisher of the Santa Barbara Family & Life Magazine, Bonnie Holdren, Montecito Bank and Trust President; Marvin Johnson, Solvang Senior Center volunteer; Jim Rhode, Solvang Senior Center vice president; Tommy Speidel, SYV YMCA executive director; Steen Weber, Pacific Western Bank; and Susan Weber, Pacific Western Bank (retired).

Over the past 15 years more than 75 outstanding community members have been recognized. the roads, and in the upcoming years the city is looking at a significant investment in roadways, Greene said.

Also, Goleta staff is in discussions with the city of Santa Barbara and Santa Barbara County officials in hopes to take over management of the Goleta Branch Library.

The event closed with a brief discussion about housing in Good Land.

Noozhawk Founder and Publisher William Macfadyen, Goleta’s Economic Development Coordinator Jaime Valdez, Peoples’ Self-Help Housing Vice President and CFO Ken Trigueiro, the Housing Trust Fund’s President and CEO Jennifer McGovern, the Goleta Valley Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Kristen Miller and Goleta’s Planning and Environmental Review Interim Director Lisa Prasse took to the stage.

In the last three years, 367 housing units have been built and occupied in Goleta, Prasse said.

She attributed the number to the Hideaway Bungalows project in western Goleta and the Hollister Village apartment community.

Approximately 730 housing units are either under construction or expected to begin construction this year, Prasse said. About 44 percent are projected to be rental units, and the remaining number is single-family homes for sale or condominium units.

In addition, 390 rental units are working through the review process.

“Only projects with water entitlements or previous agreements with Goleta Water District are being processed by the city,” Prasse said. “The projects have secured water allocations or agreements with the Goleta Water District prior to their Stage 2 drought declaration. Those without water are on hold. It’s also important to note that housing under construction is more efficient than the typical Goleta housing unit built before 1970.”

The event will be broadcast on City Channel 19 at 1 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Sundays and 2 p.m. and 9 p.m. on Thursdays and Fridays. It will also be broadcast after the Goleta City Council meeting at 1:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. on the first and third Tuesdays every month.

Noozhawk staff writer Brooke Holland can be reached at bholland@noozhawk.com.

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Housing Authority remodels 35 affordable family apartments Properties received new energy-efficiency appliances, windows, roofing, siding, flooring, cabinets, tankless water heaters and photovoltaic solar panels

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he Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara has completed the renovation of two 1970s-era public housing projects through a relatively new federal program that allows the leveraging of private investment to do the work, city officials said.

The city’s Pearl Gardens and Sycamore Gardens family housing properties, home to 35 families, received new energy-efficiency appliances, new windows, roofing, siding, flooring, cabinets, tankless water heaters and photovoltaic solar panels to reduce electric grid burden.

The public-private rehabilitation project was made possible through the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) program of the U.S. Housing and Urban Development Department (HUD) in combination with funding through the Federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program.

This marks the Housing Authority’s first

renovation completed under RAD, which was created to help preserve the nation’s affordable-housing inventory by keeping it from being converted to market-rate housing.

Officials estimate that this new model will preserve nearly 500 units of affordable housing for working families and low-income seniors and veterans in Santa Barbara.

“These projects have completely transformed Pearl and Sycamore Gardens to beautiful homes where our residents are proud to live,” said Rob Fredericks, executive director and CEO of the Housing Authority. “Without this major work, we may have been forced to give these units up to market rate housing, which would have further constrained the supply of local affordable housing and could have pushed these families out of the area or into substandard housing.”

Pearl Gardens, at 13-21 South Soledad Street, consists of 15 family units — 12 three-bedroom and three four-bedroom units. Sycamore Gardens, at 211-221 Sycamore Lane, consists of 20 three-bedroom townhouses.

“It’s our duty to bring programs to the community in order to create and sustain affordable housing,” Fredericks said.

Project partners, lenders and consultants include Garden Court Inc. and 2nd Story Associates, both nonprofit corporations; Union Bank; California Community Reinvestment Corp; Paul Thimmig of Quint & Thimmig; Adam Diskin and Russell Hirsch of DH&G; and Mark Manion of Price, Postel & Parma.

For more information about the Housing Authority, visit www.hacsb.org.

HIGH RANKINGS FOR HEALTH CARE

Photo contributed Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital has received the rare distinction of 5-star ratings on two different scales by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

Goleta hospital earns double 5-star ratings

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oleta Valley Cottage Hospital has earned five-star ratings from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on two different prestigious rankings of medical outcomes and patient satisfaction.

One of the CMS rating systems is called HCAHPS (Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems), which is based exclusively on patient survey scores. The other rating system is the Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating, which incorporates outcome measures as well as patient experience scores.

Currently, 188 hospitals have a five-star HCAHPS summary star rating and 83 have

a five-star Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating. Only 19 hospitals across the nation, including Goleta Valley Cottage, have the highest possible rating of five stars in both of those rating programs.

Goleta Valley and Santa Barbara Cottage hospitals are two of just six California hospitals to earn a five-star rating on Hospital Compare, which summarizes up to 57 quality measures across seven areas of quality into a single star rating for each hospital. Hospital Compare ratings can be found on www.medicare.gov/hospitalcompare.

HCAHPS results that are publicly reported are based on four consecutive quarters of patient surveys. Results can be found at www.hcahpsonline.org.

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Hydrogeologist elected to groundwater board has shown a spotlight on the importance of managing water resources in order to sustain tephen J. Cullen of Solvang has been the essential functions of society — supplyelected to serve a three-year term on ing high-quality drinking water, producing the board of directors for the American an adequate food supply, and protecting the Ground Water Trust (AGWT). environment.”

The group’s mission is With more than 40 years of experience, Culto communicate the envilen has expertise and experience in sustainable ronmental and economic water resources planning and development, value of groundwater, quantitative hydrogeologic investigations, wapromote efficient and ter balance evaluation, and watershed studies. effective groundwater His recent projects include developing water management, showcase balances, safe yield estimates, and recharge groundwater science and estimates for watersheds and groundwater technology solutions, basins in Kern, Ventura, Inyo, San Bernardino, increase citizen, commuOrange and Los Angeles counties. nity and decision-maker His environmental expertise and experience Stephen J. Cullen awareness, and facilitate involves evaluation and remedial cleanup of stakeholder participation in water-resource soil and groundwater. decisions.

He also has provided expert opinions and Cullen is principal hydrogeologist, senior testimony in both state and federal court and vice president and director of Daniel B. Stebefore the California State Water Resources phens and Associates’ California operations.

Control Board.

He holds a Ph.D. degree and several profesCullen, a former faculty member at UCSB sional certifications. and Montana State University, has published More than 150 million people in the United articles in peer-reviewed journals, made preStates rely on groundwater for their drinking sentations at numerous technical conferences, water, and by 2050 the nation will have anoth- and provided training to the United Nations, er 100 million people, Cullen noted. the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, He said he is “honored to serve on the Department of Defense, and Department of AGWT Board. It’s a particularly exciting Energy, as well as other state and local governtime to be involved in increasing general ment agencies. awareness of the groundwater resource at the For more information, go to agwt.org/about national level. The recent drought in California or www.dbstephens.com.

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Photo contributed The CenCal Health board of directors in 2017 includes, from left, Adam Hill, Janet Wolf, Richard Roberts, Jeffrey Hamm, Karen Johnson, Douglas Metz, Daniel Nielson, Kerin Mase, Mark Lisa, Lynda Tanner, René Bravo, Kurt Ransohoff, and Dan Herlinger.

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enCal Health, the largest local insurer on the Central Coast, has added a physician and a hospital administrator to its board of directors.

The new board members are Dr. Douglas Metz, who is the deputy director of primary care and family health at the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department, and Mark Lisa, who is chief executive officer of the Twin Cities

SYV Star wins advertising, design honors thought, ‘Why aren’t there any materials in Mandarin, as we have so many tourists from that part of Asia?’ I contacted my friends Yana and Christina and enlisted their help, and we are thrilled that this received top honors. We worked really hard on it,” Publisher Raiza Giorgi said.

The online version in Mandarin has been downloaded more than 45,000 times, and those who have opened it spend more than five minutes reading it.

Staff Report Early this year, the Solvang Conference and Visitors Bureau and Solvang Chamber of fter just one year of publication, the Commerce hosted three workshops for local Santa Ynez Valley Star won the “Best business people who wanted to do more to of the Best for Advertising Excellence” award welcome Chinese tourists into their shops. at the California News Publishers’ Association They were able to have menus translated Press Summit May 18-20 in Santa Monica. for free into Mandarin, leaned simple phrases The Star and Santa Barbara Family & Life to welcome customers and received signs in Magazine are both owned and published by Raiza Giorgi, who bought SBFLM in January. Mandarin to display. The Star also has a decal in Mandarin displayed on many businesses In news, the Star won first place for best tabloid front page, and in advertising also won with a QR code so visitors can easily access second place for classified display advertising. the online publication.

The CNPA’s Better Newspaper Contest diThe top advertising award recognized the vides entries by the size and publication frequenStar’s online Chinese version, which was translated from English into Mandarin by local cy of the newspaper entries, so that newspapers of similar size are competing against each other. residents Yana Abello and Christina Tseng.

Other area publications that took home The articles focused on the history of the Santa Ynez Valley, Solvang, and local businesses, so awards were the Santa Ynez Valley News, Santa Maria Times, Santa Maria Sun, New that tourists from China could read about the Times, Santa Barbara News-Press and Santa area before visiting.

Barbara Independent. For a complete list of “The Chinese version was created because winners, log onto www.creativeoutlet.com/ I had several people stop me for directions as pubs/CNPA_BNC_2017/mobile/index.html.

I was delivering papers in town last spring. I

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Community Hospital in Templeton.

CenCal Health provides health coverage for approximately 20 percent of residents in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties.

Metz and Lisa join San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Adam Hill, Santa Barbara County Supervisor Janet Wolf, Richard Roberts, Jeffrey Hamm, Karen Johnson, Daniel Nielson, Kerin Mase, Lynda Tanner, Dr. René Bravo, Dr. Kurt Ransohoff, and Dan Herlinger on the CenCal Health board.

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Chef Conrad Gonzalez of Valle Fresh prepared a roasted goat from Jimenez Family Farm for the Barnabas Project meal, prepared with a Ugandan sauce.

People who came to the Barnabas Project fundraiser enjoyed traditional and popular music of Africa performed by Masanga Marimba.

Local blueberry farmer Ed Seaman recently created Wild Farmlands Foundation, a nonprofit organization committed to supporting small, sustainable farmlands on the Central Coast.

Chefs Conrad Gonzalez and Maili Halme collaborated to create a menu of Ugandan-inspired dishes for the Barnabas Project fundraiser.

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Local foundation advocating for family farms worldwide

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By Raiza Giorgi Owner/Publisher

hen Ed Seaman took over Santa Barbara Blueberries, his family’s blueberry farm along Highway 101 between Santa Barbara and Buellton, he didn’t know much about farming.

His background was in technology and marketing, but he had a passion for agriculture and an appreciation of how hard farmers work to provide food. He also saw a problem of people not understanding the importance of small farms, not only in the United States but all around the world.

“My father-in-law met Barnabas Mwesiga years ago when he traveled to Uganda and he was chosen to take him on a tour of the country. They became fast friends and over the years have stayed in contact,” Seaman said.

Mwesiga is a famous former player for the Ugandan national soccer team, and was a coach for the Sports Outreach Institute founded by Russell Carr, who graduated from Westmont College in 1956. Carr and Seaman’s father-in-law, Rolland Jacks, were longtime friends who helped make the connection, Seaman said.

“I am just a lowly former UCSB Gaucho soccer player. I doubt a professional player such as Mwesiga would remember me, but his story and his friendship with my family has left an impression, which is how we got involved,” Seaman said.

Seaman created Wild Farmlands Foundation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, committed to supporting small, sustainable farmlands on the Central Coast. Its services include marketing and branding, public education, family-fun events and community outreach.

The foundation recently held a fundraiser for the Barnabas Project, which builds village farms and educates farmers to feed and empower the poor of Uganda and other African countries.

“People should be able to feed themselves, and we can make a difference by helping people learn how to farm. Barnabas’ dream to retire into farming and teach people to farm is unusual, and he represents hope to his nation,” Seaman said.

Mwesiga started the Barnabas because his country doesn’t have access to the global food system, and many are undernourished or starving. He is in the initial stage of his dream — a plot of land in the Mbarara District of Uganda that includes 60 small gardens, two fish ponds, chickens and a piggery. He is training local farmers how to grow and sell their food and sustain themselves and their families.

The local fundraiser was a dinner to experience authentic African food prepared

by Chef Conrad Gonzalez of Valle Fresh and Chef Maili Halme. Together they researched traditional Ugandan food such as Chapati, fried legumes, roasted goat with Ugandan sauces and traditional desserts.

“We spent more than a month researching and collaborating to give everyone a taste of their food,” Gonzalez said.

People also enjoyed traditional and popular music of Africa performed by Masanga Marimba. Those who attended delighted in participating and dancing. After the dinner was finished people gathered to watch a video on the Barnabas Project and toured the blueberry farm.

“People want to know where their food comes from and the farmer that grows it.

Whole Foods’ management team came to see why sales were higher, but it’s honestly about supplying quality local food,” he said.

Local agriculture contributes $2.8 billion to the Santa Barbara County economy, according to the agricultural commissioner’s office. The county has 1,597 farms, which total more than 700,000 acres. They grow strawberries, grapes, berries, flowers and vegetables. More than two-thirds of those farms are “small family farms,” which are less than 200 acres.

Farming is more than just growing food for Seaman. He believes it saves the planet because as farmers rotate their crops and disc fields, they help lessen the impacts of carbon dioxide and climate change.

“What better way to save the planet than by farming it and growing good-quality food and providing for the local economy?”

Seaman exclaimed.

Urban-agriculture farms are especially important because they help the metropol-

FYI Santa Barbara Blueberries is open to the public seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. when the berries are ripe. This year the farm opened mid-May for the eightweek season. Check the farm’s Facebook page for more information.

itan population get a closer look at how farming works.

“Places like Fairview Gardens in Goleta are a perfect example, because they farm a few acres but people support them because of their proximity to their neighborhood and they can go there and learn,” he said.

Seaman said he studied a census by the U.S. Department of Agriculture that reported there has been an average loss of 533 farms per year over a 15-year span.

“Loss of our quality local food supply is bad enough, but we are also displacing the most effective and loving stewards of local ecosystems, the small-scale farmer,” he said.

He hopes more family farmers and people who are passionate about sustaining local food sources will join the foundation.

For more information on Wild Farmlands Foundation or the Barnabas Project, log onto www.wildfarmlands.org.

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French Festival returns to Oak Park July 15-16

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he pubic is invited to commemorate Bastille Day at the 29th annual French Festival from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on July 15-16 at Oak Park in Santa Barbara.

As one of Santa Barbara County’s favorite festivals, the event celebrates “the resilient, rich and entertaining French culture,” organizers said, with “great food, wine, mimosas, crepes, delicious pastries, music, dance and, of course, the infamous Canine Cavalcade.”

Admission is free for all ages.

Part dance festival, part music festival, part arts and crafts, and part food festival, the event is co-produced by two local nonprofits, Center Stage Theater and Speaking of Stories.

Multiple stages will be filled with dance and music from more than 30 different acts including performances, audience participation and instruction. Returning favorites include Tango, Django Reinhardt tributes, the Femme Fatales Drag Revue, and The Accordion International Music Society of Santa Barbara.

Dance acts include the Can-Can, French Polynesian dancers, and West African Belly dancing.

Everyone is invited to join the French Conversation Booth, or shop for French tablecloths. The youngsters can take part in a scavenger hunt, have their faces painted, and meet Jellie Beanz, the “grand marshalette” of the Canine Cavalcade.

The Canine Cavalcade, starting at 6 p.m. each evening, is open to human and dog-friendly canine guests. All “parading” pooches will be leashed.

More than 60 booths offer everything from crepes, to art and photography, fairy wings, fashion and jewelry, and the official French Festival T-shirts and berets.

For complete details, visit FrenchFestival.com or follow it on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

e Photo Contributed The pubic is invited to commemorate Bastille Day at the 29th annual French Festival from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on July 15-16 at Oak Park in Santa Barbara.

Photos contributed From 1968 to 1974, Madame Walska converted the pond and its surrounding plantings to a Japanese-style garden. It is closed for renovation until fall 2018.

Lotusland and Valentino celebrate ‘Avant Garden’

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he iconic Italian fashion of Valentino will be featured at one of Santa Barbara’s most beautiful gardens, Madame Ganna Walska’s Lotusland, from 3:30 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, July 29.

The event will include a fantastic avant-garde look at Ganna Walska’s trend-setting fashion and costumes, some of which are on display for the first time.

Walska’s career took her all around the world before she finally settled at Lotusland in 1941. Born in 1887 as Hanna Puacz in Poland, she had several marriages with counts and elite businessmen and changed her name to Ganna Walska.

She was an opera singer who sang in Cuba, Paris, Chicago and New York. When she married Harold McCormick of International Harvester, he bought the Theatre des Champs Elysees in Paris, which she managed for more than 10 years and owned for nearly 50 years, according to her biography on the Lotusland website.

Before her ownership, the Lotusland property was bought and sold several times to wealthy families. One owner, Ralph Kinton Stevens, used it as a commercial nursery; and it was a school after he died and his widow struggled to maintain the property. Other owners include E. Palmer and Marie Gavit, who designed the house and hired notable architects to construct a pool house, stable and other buildings.

In the 1930s, Walska was searching for the purpose of her life and studied Indian

Born in 1887 as Hanna Puacz in Poland, the opera singer had several marriages with counts and elite businessmen and changed her name to Ganna Walska.

A topiary map shows the gardens on the grounds of Lotusland.

philosophies, yoga, and spiritual lessons.

She married Theos Bernard and they found the Lotusland property, naming it “Tibetland.” She hired architect Lockwood de Forest Jr. to design an orchard and succulent garden.

When her marriage to Bernard ended, she renamed the estate Lotusland in 1945.

The original property owner’s son, Ralph Stevens, began working on projects around the property and worked there until

his retirement in 1955.

Walska spent the rest of her life working with her gardening staff to create the wonderment of Lotusland and designing areas such as the Japanese Garden and the bromeliad garden. When she died in 1984 she left the estate to the Ganna Walska Lotusland Foundation, which spent almost a decade getting the property ready for visitors and tours.

Each year the foundation hosts a fundraiser to support her world-renowned garden. To reserve a spot, email ctentler@ lotusland.org or call Courtney at 969-3767, ext. 116.

To see sponsorship opportunities or to reserve online, visit www.lotusland.org/ avantgarden.

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Photo by Nathanial Gray Gary Chafe’s friends nicknamed him “The Mayor of Santa Barbara,” partly because he couldn’t walk down the street without meeting and greeting people along the way.

By Nathanial Gray Contributing Writer

ary Chafe was born in 1937 and has been an artist all his life. Even during his brief stint in the Navy in the late 1950s he was making charts and doing map work offshore of Japan and Hong Kong as a draftsman and illustrator.

He has lived and worked for most of his life in Santa Barbara and now resides in a care facility near the foot of San Marcos Pass.

Chafe has a wasting disease called Lewy Body Dementia that has made it impossible for him to live on his own. His hands are, sadly, not able to create as they have for so long. But he still receives visitors there and is very popular with the staff and other residents.

In an era when artists continually reinvented themselves, Chafe did not. He sculpted, painted, etched, printed, and framed his own work. He was single-minded and worked constantly, yet he never stayed in one rut or sought production. Sure, he made kids’ toys for his art shows, but they weren’t the same twice.

He had a printing press on East Canon Perdido Street, The First Press, in the early 1960s, where he set his own type for print

jobs and also showed his and his friends’ artwork.

Though mostly self-educated, he did study at Santa Barbara City College with Charles Atkins and taught through Adult Education.

He was also awarded a grant by the William T. Colville Memorial Art Foundation in 2000.

“I want to deal with the human condition.

I’m not a technician; my approach isn’t technical. I use a humane approach. Abstraction bores me. It’s good as a lesson, but too vague for my tastes,” Chafe said.

His artwork is centered on the human environment and body form. It tells of a situation — a particular place in time that one person is experiencing — giving the work a visceral, tangible element of humanity. Therefore, the work remains relevant, and still speaks to new generations of art lovers.

Chafe came up with the brilliant idea of the Yes Store, which was, as far as I know, the very first “pop-up store.” It still thrives around Christmas on the business model he and a few others came up with.

Besides his works on paper and canvas, Chafe also created designs for Frisbees and skateboards, cast jewelry and sculpture in silver and bronze, carved stone, made masks, designed T-shirts, and once organized a mass bike ride going from the Bird Refuge to Alameda Park via the mayor’s office, where he stopped in and invited the mayor at the time to join the ride.

And you might say that anyone who made

a living as an artist in Santa Barbara for nearly 60 years must have had something going.

Chafe did. He had the eye and the heart for creating.

Chafe often sat in a downtown bar and sketched until a friend would come by. I sat with him many times and saw those friends come and go as if Chafe were there to hold court. His friends nicknamed him “The Mayor of Santa Barbara.” You couldn’t walk down the street with Chafe without meeting and greeting people along the way.

Those of us who grew up around Chafe saw that he modeled the habits it took to practice art. He created art daily, in his studio, on the beach, or wherever he found himself.

He often said that an artist had to be “50 percent craftsman, 50 percent artist” or his work would never see the light of day. His work, gracing the walls of many homes in the area and throughout the world, shows this beautiful mix of art and craft.

Chafe’s daughter Maya is now responsible for his art estate and is actively promoting his work, with a show planned to celebrate the artist’s 80th birthday in September at Studio 111 in the Funk Zone. You can contact her at MayaChafe777@hotmail.com.

Read more about Gary Chafe’s story in the Santa Barbara Project, coming in 2018.

For more information, visit www.santabarbaraproject.com or follow on Instagram @ santa_barbara_project.

Local elderly adults enjoy ‘senior’ prom

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group of local seniors got the chance to relive a high school rite of passage that is usually marked by tuxedoes and extravagant evening gowns when the Valle Verde retirement community hosted its third annual “senior” prom on June 1.

Those attending included 75 residents from the community’s assisted-living, skilled-nursing and dementia-care levels of living.

The prom featured music from Jazz Plus, a local Dixieland, blues and swing band whose members are all seniors.

The theme was The Roaring ’20s, and women were dressed to the nines as flappers and men did their best Jay Gatsby imitations. In keeping with tradition, the event crowned a king and queen.

Various local businesses pitched in to make sure the event was as memorable as possible by donating vintage formal wear, corsages and boutonnieres. Students from the Santa Barbara City College Cosmetology Academy came to fix hair and make-up.

Valle Verde is at 900 Calle de los Amigos in Santa Barbara. For more information,

Photo contributed The Valle Verde retirement community hosted its third annual “senior” prom on June 1.

contact Mike Achoki at machoki@glynn devins.com or 913-317-2268.

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Buellton student, friends enjoy ‘golden ticket’ to chocolate heaven

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he Parker family of Buellton enjoyed a sweet day of making chocolate at Ingeborg’s Famous Chocolates in Solvang after winning the “Golden Ticket” prize during the launch party for Santa Barbara Family and Life Magazine back at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History in February.

“It’s isn’t as hard as I thought. Making chocolate is fun and tasty,” said Natalie Parker, 11, who took her three siblings and a few friends from school to the event.

Chocolatier and owner Kim Jensen was excited to teach the kids the process of making chocolate bars. He walked them through the steps of laying out the molds, gathering up the melted chocolate in a bag and squeezing it into molds in the shapes of horse heads, bars and a heart with “Mom” in text.

The molds were then placed on a shaker to get the air bubbles out and even the chocolate.

“We do these events several times a year, and it’s just fun to get the kids involved in the whole process,” Jensen said.

The molds then were placed on a slow conveyor belt while they cooled off and hardened.

While that was happening, the kids got to pick out ice cream cones and eat them as they sat at Ingeborg’s old-fashioned counter.

“My kids were so excited to come here, and we really appreciate Ingeborg’s for supporting the community and hosting events like this. It makes them aware of what goes into this job and it’s really enjoyable,” said Sharon Parker, Natalie’s mom.

Santa Barbara Family & Life Magazine has

Fiesta Schedule Since 1924, Old Spanish Days has celebrated Santa Barbara’s Californio traditions. Here are highlights of related events before and during this year’s Fiesta, which is scheduled from Aug. 2-6. For a more detailed schedule, log onto www. oldspanishdays-fiesta.org.

SATURDAY, JULY 8 Annual Costume Sale - 9 a.m. at the Carriage and Western Art Museum, 129 Castillo St. La Recepcion del Presidente - 5 - 9 p.m. Sunday, July 30 - A wonderful evening in the beautiful outdoor Plaza del Sol at the Fess Parker’s DoubleTree Resort.

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 2 Santa Barbara Mission and Courthouse Fiesta Docent Tours - log onto www.oldspanishdays-fiesta.org for times.

Every day during Fiesta

Photo by Raiza Giorgi Natalie Parker and Tomas Rodrigues had fun making chocolate as part of the “Golden Ticket” prize she won at the launch party for the Santa Barbara Family and Life Magazine.

been published locally for 19 years, but it has been under new ownership since January.

It continues to focus on family and life in Santa Barbara and surrounding areas. However, it now includes more articles focused on the community and the features that make Santa Barbara such a destination city, with coverage of local events and profiles of people, businesses and organizations.

After working as a reporter for other local publications, owner and publisher Raiza Giorgi created the Santa Ynez Valley Star and launched it in February 2016. She lives in Gaviota with her husband and two children.

For more information, send email to news@santabarbarafamilylife.com or log onto www.santabarbarafamilylife.com or www. santaynezvalleystar.com.

La Fiesta Pequeña - 8 p.m. “Little Fiesta” is a colorful, historical program that includes traditional songs and dance from Californios, Flamenco, Spanish classical and Mexican folklorico, an appearance by Saint Barbara, and a special performance from the 2016 Spirit of Fiesta.

THURS., AUG. 4 La Misa del Presidente - 10 a.m. - Old Mission Santa Barbara Professional Bull Riders (PBR) - 7:30 p.m. at Earl Warren Showgrounds Arena.

Las Noches de Ronda - 8 p.m. in the Sunken Gardens of the beautiful Santa Barbara County Courthouse. The evening performances feature spectacular dances and songs, from the fire of flamenco to the charm of Mexican folklórico dances.

Celebracion de los Dignatarios - 5 - 10 p.m. at the Santa Barbara Zoo FRIDAY, AUG. 5 Fiesta Stock Horse Show and Rodeo - 8 a.m. and noon El Desfile Historico (Historical Parade) Noon - Descendants of local Native Americans, Spanish pioneers, the

Native Sons and Daughters of the Golden West, and local service clubs and other organizations all re-enact historical scenes. Starts at west end of Cabrillo, east along the beach to State Street and then up to Sola Street.

Flor y Canto - 7 p.m. - Santa Barbara Courthouse - Here is a rare opportunity to see the original Spanish California dances and songs of the 19th century.

PRCA Rodeo - 7:30 p.m. - Bareback Riding, Tie-down Roping, Steer Stopping, Mutton Bustin’, Saddle Bronc Riding, PRCA Team Roping, Barrel Racing and Bull Riding.

SATURDAY, AUG. 6 Fiesta Stock Horse Show and Rodeo (Competencia De Los Vaqueros) - 7 a.m. - Tri-Counties riders compete in amateur Steer Stopping, Team and Tie-down Roping and Open Ranch Horse Class.

El Desfile De Los Niños (Children’s Parade) - 10 a.m.

- The charming Children’s Parade is organized by the City Parks and Recreation Department. Young people of Santa Barbara, their parents, and other parade participants don traditional costumes and celebrate the rich culture of the area. The parade proceeds down State Street, from Victoria Street to Ortega Street.To participate in the parade, call the Parks and Recreation Department at 805-564-5418 for an application.

Fiesta Arts and Crafts Show - 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. Stroll along the beautiful beachfront Cabrillo Boulevard just West of Stearns Wharf and browse for handmade treasures created by local artisans.

PRCA Rodeo - 7:30 p.m. Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association events, including Bareback Riding, Tie-down Roping, Steer Stopping, Mutton Bustin’, Saddle Bronc Riding, PRCA Team Roping, Barrel Racing and Bull Riding.

SUNDAY, AUG. 7 Fiesta Stock Horse Show and Rodeo (Competencia De Los Vaqueros) - 8 a.m. - Tri-Counties riders compete in amateur Steer Stopping, Team and Tie-down Roping and Open Ranch Horse Class Fiesta Arts and Crafts Show - 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.

Rodeo (Final Event) - 2 p.m. at Earl Warren Showgrounds West Coast Symphony - 3:30 p.m. – free concert

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Foundation celebrates SB author’s book receives Nautilus Gold Award 10 years of service

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he nonprofit Turner Foundation recently celebrated 10 years of providing safe, affordable housing at The Village, at 520 W. Canon Perdido St. Executive Director Dr. Jon Wilson opened the event, calling The Village a Westside Story and explaining how in 2005 the foundation had a goal of changing lives in this drug infested, high-crime neighborhood.

The foundation bought the 70-unit apartment complex and transformed it into a vibrant, safe and secure low-income housing community where children and adults benefit from a multitude of on- site services.

Mayor Helene Schneider thanked the foundation for all the improvements it has made; children who live in The Village gave a lively performance; residents shared moving testimonials; and city staff members were recognized.

Schneider cut the ribbon celebrating seven apartment renovations, and guests were invited to tour the newly renovated apartments.

Photo by Alice Chien The Turner Foundation in Santa Barbara strives to provide safe, affordable housing and other services that improve the quality of life for individuals and families with children.

The Turner Foundation was established in 1958 to serve as the sponsor of a 220-unit senior housing development in Riverside.

The Rose Garden Village was one of the first HUD-funded senior projects in Southern California.

In 2006, and the Turner Foundation relocated to Santa Barbara and acquired The Village property on the Westside.

For more information, log onto www. theturnerfoundation.com.

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ooperative Wisdom: Bringing People Together When Things Fall Apart,” by Santa Barbara author Carolyn Jabs, has won a gold Nautilus award for illuminating an innovative and highly effective approach to conflict resolution.

“We started working on the book in 2008, long before the recent election,” Jabs said.

“Today, we find that people are deeply tired of endless conflict. There’s a real hunger for the benefits that come only from cooperation.”

The book’s co-author, Dr. Donald Scherer, an ethicist at Bowling Green State University, spent a lifetime studying social systems to understand what makes them sustainable.

“Cooperative Wisdom” distills his research, describing five principles that promote the kind of cooperation that undergirds thriving human communities.

“The book is rooted in rigorous ethical philosophy,” Jabs said, “but the principles are relevant for families, schools, workplaces, nonprofit organizations and even governments.”

Jabs drew on her own background as an award-winning writer to make challenging ideas more accessible. The book is written as

a conversation between a patient teacher and a learner who asks the questions that readers want answered. Using lively examples from history, current events and family life, the book guides readers through 15 practices that will help them master this new way of responding to change and the conflict it so often provokes.

The Nautilus Awards recognize books that transcend barriers of culture, gender, race and class. Now in their 19th year, Nautilus Awards go to books that make exceptional literary contributions to conscious living and green values, high-level wellness, positive social change, and spiritual growth.

In keeping with the Nautilus slogan, “better books for a better world,” all the books selected as winners are “potent seeds for the growth, coherence, and healing of our world.”

Previous winners include Dr. Deepak Chopra, Barbara Kingsolver, Louise Erdrich, Thich Nhat Hanh, Eckhart Tolle, the Dalai Lama, Dr. Andrew Weil, Desmond Tutu and Joan Borysenko.

“Cooperative Wisdom” published by Green Wave Books, is available at local bookstores and online from bn.com and Amazon.com. To learn more, visit www.cooperativewisdom.org.

Lecture to explain traditions behind Fiesta celebration

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uring a 40-year period in the 19th century, Santa Barbara was one of the most extraordinary communities in history with one of the largest non-nomadic pastoral societies.

Organizers say people will never look at Fiesta the same way again after attending a richly illustrated lecture, “During the Old Spanish Days: The Astonishing History Behind Santa Barbara’s Rancho Period” at 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 13, at the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum.

Those listening to the lecture will find out such tidbits as: n What made the Californios the world’s best horsemen n Which book put Santa Barbara on the map — in 1840 n Whether a bear fight really took place in De La Guerra Plaza n Where Santa Barbarans did their laundry, and why it took three days.

In 1926 the group of merchants who had formed the first official “Old Spanish Days” committee and members of the parade committee met under the leadership of Dwight Murphy and established the present nonprofit corporation, Old Spanish Days Fiesta Inc. Murphy was elected president and thus became the first “El Presidente.”

After the creation of a board of directors and an executive committee, the group undertook plans for Fiesta 1926, with the consensus that

Photo contributed by Dennis Parker This vintage photograph is of Don Diego Gutierrez at Santa Barbara Mission in 1887.

the celebration should continue the policy of presenting California traditions as exemplified in Santa Barbara’s history.

Many years later, the residents of Santa Barbara continue to preserve and celebrate the traditions of historical Santa Barbara through Old Spanish Days Fiesta.

Award-winning author Erin Graffy is well known for her extensive writings and lectures on Santa Barbara. She has written more than 100 books, monographs and articles on regional history and culture — on personalities, organizations, and events. She is the historian for Old Spanish Days Fiesta, and has been featured as a regional historian on CNN, UNIVISION and in the 2015 Tournament of Roses Parade.

Erin’s recent book – Old Spanish Days: Santa Barbara History through Public Art – received two national book prizes for history and will be available for purchase after the lecture.

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Library receives ‘Big Read’ grant Local library is one of 75 nonprofit organizations to receive funds to host a community reading program between September 2017 and June 2018

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he Santa Barbara Public Library has received a $20,000 grant to host the NEA Big Read this

fall.

An initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts and Arts Midwest, the NEA Big Read broadens people’s understanding of the world, their communities, and themselves through the joy of sharing a good book.

The local library is one of 75 nonprofit organizations to receive an NEA Big Read grant to host a community reading program between September 2017 and June 2018.

The program in Santa Barbara will focus on “Station Eleven” by Emily St. John Mandel, an award-winning science fiction novel about the survivors of an apocalyptic pandemic who form a Traveling Symphony, performing

music and Shakespeare’s plays in outposts throughout the remnants of civilization.

There will be discussions and workshops focused on public health as well as artistic, literary, and cultural programming inspired by the many themes in the book.

“The goal of these programs is to bring together the community to celebrate reading and to have timely conversations about issues that impact the future health of our community,” Library Director Jessica Cadiente said.

The library has partnered with many local organizations including area high schools, Santa Barbara City College Luria Library and Creative Writing Program, DramaDogs Theater Company, Santa Barbara County Office of Arts and Culture, Ensemble Theatre Company, Old Kings Road Pub, and the Santa Barbara Museum of Art to pro-

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The goal of these programs is to bring together the community to celebrate reading and to have timely conversations about issues that impact the future health of our community.

duce events as part of the NEA Big Read.

This is the third NEA Big Read grant the Santa Barbara Public Library has received. Previous grants were in 2009 for Ray Bradbury’s “Fahrenheit 451“ and in 2013 for Tim O’Brien’s “The Things They Carried.”

“Through the NEA Big Read we are bringing contemporary works to communities across the country, helping us better understand the diverse voices and perspectives that come with it,” said NEA Chairman Jane Chu. “These 75 organizations have developed unique plans to celebrate these works, including numerous opportunities for exploration and conversation.”

SBCC to open season with ‘High Society’

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he Theatre Group at Santa Barbara City College will present the musical “High Society” July 12-29 in the Garvin Theatre on SBCC’s West Campus.

Music and lyrics are by Cole Porter with the book by Arthur Kopit and additional lyrics

by Susan Birkenhead.

The show is full of classic Hollywood charm, a crazy love triangle, and a musical soundtrack featuring “What is this Thing Called Love,” “Let’s Misbehave,” “It’s All Right With Me” and other Cole Porter classics.

Directed by R. Michael Gros with musical direction by David Potter, “High Society” will feature Katherine Bottoms, Darren Bluestone, Deborah Bertling, Sean Jackson, George Coe, Marisol Miller-Wave, Pacomio Sun, Claire Perales-Duckworth and an ensemble of talented singers and dancers.

Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and at 2 p.m. Sundays, July 12-29. Previews will be at 7:30 p.m. July 12 and 13. The July 16 performance will be live-captioned for the hearing-impaired.

The Garvin Theatre is on the West Campus of City College in the 900 block of Cliff Drive. Parking is free.

Ticket prices range from $10 to $26. For tickets or more information, call 805-9655935 or buy tickets online at www.theatregroupsbcc.com.

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Figueroa Mountain expands distribution, gets new packaging the debut of newly rebranded packaging and the introduction of new packaged beers such igueroa Mountain Brewing Co., as Fig Mtn Mosaic in both six-packs and the Buellton-based brewer with a 22-ounce bottles. Fig Mountain will also delarge tasting room in Santa Barbara, but new packaging for its Hoppy Poppy IPA, has expanded into the Bay Area and all of Lizard’s Mouth Imperial IPA, Danish Red Northern California with a distribution deal Lager, Paradise Red Pilsner, Hurricane Deck that includes providing its beer on tap and in Double IPA, Davy Brown Ale and FMB 101. packages.

New packages will be released throughThe brewery has signed with two new out the year in retail locations throughout distributors in northern California: DBI California and Arizona.

Beverage and Bay Area Beverage.

The Central Coast brewery is also selling “We were looking for a well-established two new 12-packs with 12-ounce bottles: distributorship, and both companies fit the IPA Variety packs as well as Fig Mtn Light bill,” said Figueroa Mountain’s sales direc12-packs. A new seasonal line of six-packs tor, Brian Sartain. debuted in April with Zero to Sexy, a golden “They truly value craft beer and the grow- mocha ale. The second offering from the seaing importance of quality in an increasingly sonal selections will be Painted Cave Guava saturated market. We wanted to work with IPA in June. distributors that understand our focus on Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co. was fresh beer, and we’re so excited to work with founded by father-and-son team Jim and these companies as we expand our footprint Jaime Dietenhofer in 2010 and now has six into Northern California,” Sartain added. taprooms along the Central Coast.

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The Mango Jalapeno Brat at Hoffmann Brat Haus is memorable.

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elcome to July, when the thrill of summer is among us and our grills are always firing up something smoky and delicious.

When I think about my childhood in Colorado during the summer, I see cherry popsicles, blue skies and burgers, and I always smell subtle hints of chlorine. My summer memories in Santa Barbara, however, are full of great concerts at the Bowl, numerous wine festivals, endless grilled dishes, and cold beer on the beach.

When it comes to eating out in July, I always look for a restaurant that fills me up but also keeps me cool with a delicious beverage.

One of my “go-to” summer restaurants is Hoffmann Brat Haus. Although I was not the biggest brat lover before discovering this place, I soon became one after trying their Mango Jalapeno Brat. I find that their laid-back culture and unique beer and menu items to be fantastic. Not to mention, they have an abundance of outdoor seating and a balcony that looks over State street.

Some of my favorite items include their fried pickles, Vegetarian Smoked Chipotle Brat, Elk Jalapenos and Cheddar Brat, and their signature Belgian Fries with Rosemary Aioli and Ranch.

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by Anne Hamner their most popular menu items.

Their beer selection is the best in town and features beers from all over Europe and a few local favorites. My preferred beers include the Houblon Chouffe IPA, Konig Pilsner, and Delirium Nocturnum. They also have a small wine selection if you are interested, but I would advise sticking with what they do best: beer and brats.

Another classic stop during the summer is Cold Spring Tavern. Established during the stagecoach era, this restaurant not only packs a long local history but also has been serving up some of the greatest tri-tip around. They first opened their doors in 1865.

On site they have an old Ojai Jail, which is a bit eerie but definitely gives the tavern even more character.

The real reason that locals come here, though, is for their incredible barbecue, tritip on the weekends, and great live music and dancing. Most seating is outdoors, but it provides lots of shade and is perfect for families or a large group. Whenever you are in the Santa Ynez valley, or even if you are not, make sure to stop by Cold Spring Tavern off Highway 154 on your way back to Santa Barbara.

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‘SORT-OF ICE CREAM’ IS REAL SUCCESS

Locally made Mr. E’s Freeze makes big strides in 2 years

By Drew Esnard

“Nicole was able to perfect the process,” Shiffman said.

Kiel, now designated Top Banana, made r. E’s Freeze, a locally made frozen the first batches of Mr. E’s Freeze in a kitchen dessert, is the product of a partneron Industrial Way in Buellton, and the two ship between a “big idea” man eaco-founders officially debuted their frozen treat ger to carry out a nearly 40-year-old ambition in 2015 at Buellton’s Earth Day Celebration. and the right “top banana” to bring it all to life.

Sampling their product to the public in The dessert is a non-GMO, dairy-free, glugrocery stores and at public events has enabled ten-free and soy-free “sort-of ice cream” made Kiel to convert banana haters — they exist; primarily with frozen bananas and coconut milk.

Google it if you must — into fans of the baPints of Mr. E’s Freeze have found their nana-based dessert.

“The banana can be polarizing because a lot way into nearly every freezer aisle in the Santa of people don’t like bananas, so we try to get Ynez Valley and most specialty grocers in out there and have people taste it.”

Santa Barbara.

While the two co-founders considered findAfter less than two years in business, the ing a manufacturer to make their product, they non-dairy “ice cream” company was recogultimately decided otherwise, nized recently by Food Business News as one “Most of the manufacturers want you to have of the “six standout start-ups” at the Winter bags of chemicals, flavored powders, and liquid Fancy Food Show in San Francisco. that they can just throw in and push a button,” Long-time Santa Ynez Valley resident Eldon Kiel said. “I just couldn’t make it like that.”

Shiffman is the Mr. E behind the frozen treat’s Instead, they moved the production operamysterious name. tion to a kitchen in downtown Santa Barbara, While attending Cal Poly San Luis ObisPhoto courtesy of Mr. E’s Freeze closer to home for Kiel. po in the late ’70s, Shiffman and his college Santa Barbara County locals Nicole Kiel and Eldon Shiffman, co-founders of Mr. E’s Freeze, were a big hit when they “This whole process has been about learning friends regularly used a juice machine to make exhibited their dairy-free dessert at the Winter Fancy Food Show in San Francisco. by doing and doing things organically. I took a small batches of soft banana ice cream. lot of meetings with people that told me I was A resilient optimist with a buoyant personal- recipe caused Kiel to have a change of heart: “Wanted to make a big batch so we’d be “Once I tried it, I was like, ‘You’re right, crazy,” Kiel said, “but the enthusiasm people ity and a knack for coming up with fun banana able to store it,” Shiffman said. “We tried a this is really creamy!’” have when they first try it keeps me going. My puns, Kiel was aptly suited to help Shiffman few times but were unsuccessful. I’ve always Kiel then went to work perfecting Shiffmotivating factor for pretty much everything develop and launch the business. wanted to find a way to make it work.” man’s recipe through the age-old process of in life has been: If other people can do it, why Not much impressed by other dairy-free ice Enter Nicole Kiel. Kiel met Shiffman when not me?” she said. she began working with his wife, Karen, at San- creams on the market — she considers many of trial and error, adjusting one ingredient at a time.

Within about three months, she and ShiffTo contact Mr. E’s Freeze, email Sales@ them “too icy” — Kiel was initially a bit skeptita Barbara Bank and Trust right out of college.

“She was my boss, then became my mentor cal of Shiffman’s notion that together they could man had developed three flavors — chocolate, MrEsFreeze.com or call 805-364-2367. For a list of stores carrying their products, visit create and market a better alternative. However, strawberry, and original. In November, the and friend. The both of them, they’re like www.mresfreeze.com. added a fourth flavor, Goodland Chai Spice. a single taste of Shiffman’s original college family,” Kiel said.

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education & learning THE MUSIC LADY

Teacher’s love for kids, music spans the globe

By Leah Etling

sing or stomp the music out before they ever play a note. They act out songs and stories from all over the world,” said a parent whose athy Hayden spends half of her year children enjoy the classes. in Santa Barbara and the other half Another parent commented: “Money and in India. But wherever she goes, her schedule-wise, this is by far the way to do mupassionate desire to share the gift of music sic classes. You pay one monthly fee and then with children goes with her. you can take your child to any of the classes “People who meet me always say you have for their age group, plus any of the family so much joy, so much magic! But I really think classes. Both my kids straddle the age between it is just because I teach Kindermusik and I two different classes and Kathy has encouraged believe in it,” Hayden said enthusiastically. us to attend all of them when the timing is Whether she is leading a class of children in right. This is something special and personal.” song or dance, working at an orphanage in India, After teaching locally for more than a or telling the story of how she came to have such decade, Hayden began traveling to India, a an interesting global life, her lively spirit sparkles. country she now visits each year for about 6 Photos contributed months. The students at the Ramana’s Garden Kindermusik International is a movement Kathy Hayden, who has been named one of the curriculum’s “maestros” for her longtime dedication to the program, has and music program that has been used by Orphanage eagerly anticipate the return of been teaching “Kindermusik with Kathy” classes locally since 1997. teachers worldwide since 1978. Hayden, “Miss Kathy” each year.

Hayden, a Carpinteria resident. music and movement together. Parents are very who has been named one of the curriculum’s While there, she teaches at an orphanage involved in the Kindermusik classes until their Kindermusik also has an annual summer “maestros” for her longtime dedication to the and at a country club, two very different children are 4. After that age, they are always camp, classes that meet at Maravilla and Casa program, has been teaching “Kindermusik venues. The country club students are middle invited to join the group for the final 10 minutes. class, while those in the orphanage had no Dorinda so that seniors there can enjoy interwith Kathy” classes locally since 1997. acting with small children, and a brand-new “Our programs are not real structured. There’s parents to care for them or were given up by The year-round program has about 200 class delivered in Spanish. A satellite program a format, but the child is never forced to do any- their families. For these children, music brings students, and seven additional teachers share operates in Solvang. thing, even when learning piano,” Hayden said. the load of classes with Hayden. Classes take both education and joy along with it.

Based on the philosophy that children are “There is a benefit to the joyful, loving, heartfelt place at First United Methodist Church in For more information about Kindermusik never too young to experience and appreciate side of letting the child be free.”

Santa Barbara, Goleta Valley Church, and at with Kathy, call 805-455-8226 or go to music, Kindermusik classes are offered for inOlder students are exposed to four different two local senior communities. kindermusikwithkathy.com. fants and parents through 9-year-olds. The class instruments, including the glockenspiel, recorder, “Since then I have developed my own proexperience differs based on the age of the child. dulcimer and piano. They also learn to read music. gram. I use the (Kindermusik) books, but my Baby classes are the opportunity for parents to “They learn the music not in an academic program is very unique. I’ve combined music, attend with their infants and bond while enjoying way, but in a kinesthetic way. First they clap, movement, theater, piano and more,” said

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Passion, experience instrumental in teacher winning arts award

By Bill Cirone

Studies bear him out. It’s been demonstrated that arts education plays a critical role in developing initiative, creative ability, t is always a joy to shine a bright light on self-expression, self-reflection, thinking skills, outstanding teachers, and Brett Larsen is discipline, and a heightened appreciation of one of the very best. beauty and cross-cultural understandings.

A music teacher at Adams School in Santa Most important, many young people find great Barbara, he received the second annual Santa joy in artistic expression. It helps keep them Barbara County Performing Arts Teacher of the connected to their teachers and their schools.

Year award this year, and his beaming students This is where Larsen is a true master, stand in testament to the merits of that honor. encouraging students in ways teachers of other Larsen works musical magic, helping disciplines cannot always do as easily. scores of students find their passion and an His personal route to teaching is also excitement for school. All fourth-graders at instructive. The Orcutt native moved to ManAdams learn to play the violin, and fifth- and hattan a year before completing his degree at sixth-graders learn to play either a wind or UCSB to spend a year working for a small string instrument. record label. Then he returned to finish his After hours, Larsen also teaches an alldegree in music composition and spent several school chorus program twice a week and years working at Cymbeline Records in Santa serves as co-leader of Bravo, the district’s Barbara while moonlighting for a record elementary honor band. Bravo students have producer in town. He also tried working in performed in the State Street Holiday Parade, information technology for a while. the Milpas Parade, and for the city council, His sister, a kindergarten teacher in Texas, recwhich are all special thrills for the students ognized his restlessness and suggested he might who take part. be happy as a music teacher. She was right. He “It’s a thrill that invariably translates to the started working on a credential at Cal Lutheran. classroom, too,” he says.

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says, “and the more excited I got about my future. Once I got into the classroom, I knew I’d found my niche.”

His background as practitioner gives an extra layer of texture to his teaching, and it’s clear his students love what he teaches and how he does it. He goes out of his way to pay tribute to the community partnerships that have played a part in helping unlock students’ musical potential: the Santa Barbara Education Foundation, the Santa Barbara Bowl, and Village Properties, among others.

Albert Einstein once said, “It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.”

Brent Larsen is the embodiment of that art.

He stands as an impressive representative of all the fine teachers in our county who touch lives and make a difference every single day through their enthusiasm, their passion, and their skill. We salute them all. And we especially applaud Brett Larsen for being named Santa Barbara County Performing Arts Teacher of the Year.

Bill Cirone is Santa Barbara County Superintendent of Schools.

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Students impress judges at Business Plan Showcase

By Kathryn Arthur

who want to train in ways seen on American Ninja Warrior.

Nuri, a handmade jewelry chain offerhe electricity in the air is palpaing top customizability and designed to ble as students from San Marcos give the wearer choice, was followed by High School compete passionEZ Freeze, a tablet version of antifreeze ately in the Entrepreneurship Academy’s that frees up a significant amount of Business Plan Showcase in mid-May at space in homes, cars and auto body Impact Hub in the Funk Zone. shops.

The showcase was put together to win Monkey Freeze, a dairy-free, bathe hearts of community judges, with stu- nana-based frozen dessert that fits in the dents defending every business plan and most restrictive diets, finished the busimaking an argument that it is the best. ness pitches by winning first place.

Each of 26 tables has a business Jaime DeVries, founder and teacher at outlined for spectators and communithe Entrepreneurship Academy, exty judges to examine. Team sizes vary pressed excitement for all the hard work depending upon the business idea. The the students had put into their various business plans include fashion, food, projects. utility, security, technology and more.

“It all came together. We are here with Soon, five of the 26 teams have been 26 different business plans that are ready selected to give their elevator pitches for review by the community and the to a panel of judges in hope of winning panel of judges,” DeVries said. various prizes.

San Marcos Entrepreneurship AcadeFirst up was FitJeans, a team of three my is unlike any other in the area. It is a young women who believe there is a valuable program because it allows high need for personalized jeans, measured school students to explore entrepreneurto fit your body. The students give their ship and take risks with their own ideas presentation and explain the need for and prepare for their future endeavors. fitting jeans and the large market waiting To learn more about the program, for their service. log onto www.smentrepreneurship.

Up next was Raise The Bar, a company org. To watch a video from the showthat has developed the only freestanding case, log onto www.youtube.com/ salmon ladder on the market for those watch?v=L0193yh-FUY&t=75s.

Photo contributed Professors in the Westmont mathematics, computer science, and economics and business departments collaborated in creating the new interdisciplinary major.

Westmont adds data analytics major Staff report

Westmont College students can now earn a bachelor’s degree in data analytics, a new and fast-growing way of understanding the world that is valued by many employers.

Professors in the Westmont mathematics, computer science, and economics and business departments collaborated in creating the new interdisciplinary major. Corporations and policy makers hire data analysts to study and accurately communicate the salient features of “big data.”

“It’s increasingly important for graduates to augment economic and mathematical knowledge for such careers,” said Don Patterson, Westmont associate professor of computer

science. “Theories and techniques from computer science that have been developed to manipulate and derive meaning from massive data sets are now equally critical.”

“Data is changing the way that decisions are being made,” said Ray Rosentrater, professor of mathematics. “The ability to apply mathematical techniques and understanding to large sets of data is becoming ever more important.”

The curriculum begins with a foundation in calculus, statistics, research and forecasting, microeconomics or accounting, computational problems and concrete systems, and then moves into classes on database design, machine learning, management science and game theory.

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UCSB Art’s and Lectures to show free James Bond movies

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his summer’s free film series “007: Bond, James Bond” continues with screenings of “From Russia with Love” at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 12, at UCSB Campbell Hall and a 8:30 p.m. Friday, July 14, outdoors at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse Sunken Garden.

The summer cinema series features eight James Bond classics, starting in 1962 with “Dr. No,” starring Sean Connery, through 2012’s “Skyfall” starring Daniel Craig. Films will be screened Wednesdays at UCSB Campbell Hall and Fridays at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse Sunken Garden from July 5 through Aug. 25.

In the Cold War thriller “From Russia with Love,” James Bond (played by Sean Connery) willingly falls into an assassination plot to retrieve a stolen Soviet encryption device. Bond’s deadly encounters with the enemy include a battle royal on the Orient Express.

Connery ranks the film as his favorite, as does his latest successor, Daniel Craig.

Filmgoers may begin setting up on the lawn at noon on the days of the Courthouse screenings. They are advised to bring blankets or low beach chairs — the seat must be no more than six inches above the ground and the chair cannot exceed 34 inches high. Picnic food is welcome.

For a full list of films and other information, call UCSB Arts & Lectures at 805-893-3535 or visit www.

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Art Show at Old Mission Santa Barbara - 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Art, Food and Music!

4th of July Art Show returns to it’s roots at the Old Mission Santa Barbara! 80+ artists display and sell their beautiful creations. Admission is free and for more info log onto /www.oldmissionartshow.com/.

Fourth of July Celebration - noon to 9 p.m. - Festivities at the Santa Barbara waterfront and Stearns Wharf, including favorite food vendors, and a music variety show featuring local musicians. Log onto www.santabarbara ca.gov/gov/depts/ waterfront/events/ july4.asp for more info.

Fireworks Cruise - 7:30 p.m. Set sail to watch the sunset behind the Santa Barbara coastline, enjoy the colors of the pacific twilight as nightfall sets into the blacken sky, finishing with a spectacular fireworks display. Guaranteed the best seat for the 4th of July celebration. The sailing yacht departs at 7:30 PM for a two hour cruise.

Cost is $40-50 - Log onto www.sunsetkidd.com/specialevent-cruises.html.

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The Lonely Bull - 5:30 -

7 p.m. at the SB Museum of Art - Josh Kun The Aural Border: Listening Across the California-Mexico Line. In this engaging multimedia talk, MacArthur Fellow author and University of Southern California Professor Josh Kun takes us on a musical and sonic tour of the California-Mexico borderlands. No cost to attend for more information log onto tickets.sbma.net.

First Thursday - 5:30 - 7 p.m. at SB Museum of Art Bring the whole family and enjoy 1st Thursday together in SBMA’s Family Resource Center located across from the Museum Café on the Lower Level. Museum teaching artists will assist families in creating special exhibition-based art projects. Afterwards, enjoy galleries until 8pm. SBMA’s Family Resource Center

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16th annual Trauma Critical Care Symposium - 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Fess Parker Doubletree Hilton Resort - Presented by Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital’s Trauma Services department, this event is designed for physicians, nurses, pre-hospital staff and other healthcare providers to take evidence-based research in the treatment and management of seriously injured patients to practice application. The public is invited to register for the event. Cost is $165 for non-physicians and $200 for physicians. For more information, email k1willia@sbch.org or call 805-5697451.

Blondie and Garbage - 6:30 - 10 p.m. at Santa Barbara Bowl - Log onto www.sbbowl.com for tickets.

Dr. No - 8:30 p.m. at Santa Barbara County Courthouse - British superspy agent James Bond (Sean Connery),

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Dollar Day Wednesday, August 2 Entry to the Fair is $1 'til 3PM

Grandstand Arena Entertainment Wednesday, August 2, 6PM: Motor Sports Motor Sports events $5 admission in addition to Fair admission.

Children under 12 free with paid adult Motor Sports admission Concerts & Rodeos are FREE with Fair admission.

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Smash Mouth, Sugar Ray

Friday, August 4

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Huey Lewis and The News

Saturday, August 5

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KC and the Sunshine Band

Sunday, August 6

3:00 PM

Dia de la Familia Concert

Monday, August 7

7:30 PM:

Billy Currington

Tuesday, August 8

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The Spinners

Tuesday, August 8

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Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds

Wednesday, August 9 7:30 PM:

Shinedown

Thursday, August 10 7:30 PM:

Gabriel Iglesias “FluffyMania” 20 Years of Comedy Tour

Friday, August 11

7:30 PM:

Wynonna and the Big Noise

Saturday & Sunday, August 12 & 13

2&7 PM:

P.R.C.A. Pro Rodeo

Feed the Need Day Thursday, August 3 Purchase your adult admission ticket and bring 5 cans of food for FOOD SHARE before 5pm & get a FREE return fair ticket, valid Mon-Thurs., Aug 7 - 10 Kids’ Day Friday, August 4 All Fair visitors 12 years of age and younger will be admitted free all day, over 12 enter for the $9 price of child admission.

Seniors and Persons with Disabilities Day Tuesday, August 8 Senior citizens ages 65 and older and persons with disabilities admitted free $3 Before 3 Day Wednesday, August 9 Admission to the Fair is $3 before 3 PM Military Appreciation Day Thursday, August 10 All military personnel holding a current, valid military i.d. admitted free in honor of their service. Thank you!

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JULY CALENDAR OF EVENTS CALENDAR CONTINUED FROM PAGE 22 codename 007, is sent to the Caribbean to investigate the death of a fellow British operative. Free event Santa Barbara County Parks, the Community Services Department of Santa Barbara County and Big Green Cleaning Company. Films at UCSB presented with support from the Freshman Summer Start Program.

8 SATURDAY

Kardboard Kayak Races - noon to 3 p.m. at West Beach near Sea Landing - Kardboard Kayak Race challenge teams to a battle of wits, design, and courage! Teams of up to 4 will receive 2 sheets of cardboard, 1 roll of tape, a marker, a utility knife, a yardstick, and one hour to construct a functioning kayak. Then they will be ready to race other teams in their heat, finding out whose design can hold up to the pressure of paddling out to a buoy and back. The races are divided into separate heats, with prizes awarded to participants in the Family Fun heat (geared toward family groups with younger kayak paddlers) and the Paddling Pros heat (geared toward adult and/or “skilled” competitors). Speed and construction design will be the true test! Register at http://www.sbmm.org/events/ kardboard-kayak-races/ or call 456-8747.

Santa Barbara Zoo Kids Club: Wild Nights - 5:30 p.m. - 10 p.m. - Kids take over the Zoo and enjoy dinner, special animal encounters, night tours, s’mores, and more fun activities. For ages 3-12 (must be self-sufficient in the restroom) Cost $30/child, $20 each additional sibling. Log onto www.sbzoo.org to register.

9 SUNDAY

Lion Awareness Day - 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. at SB Zoo - Keepers offer informal activities relating to the Zoo’s lions, and lions around the world. Check at the entry kiosk for more information.

Cost: free with Zoo admission.

Studio Sundays on the Steps - 1:30 - 4:30 p.m. Mat Board Create an emboss print using the organic shapes and bold colors of Azechi Umetarō’s Skier (Sukiya) (1955), on view in You Are Going On A Trip: Modern and Contemporary Prints from the Permanent Collection. No cost to attend.

Flamenco in the Funk Zone - 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Loquita Santa Barbara. Log onto www.loquitasb.com for details.

Sunday Polo - SB Polo and Racquet Club - 2:30 5:30 p.m.

11 TUESDAY

Appalachian Spring - 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. at the Lobero Theatre performed by Music Academy of the West faculty and staff. Log onto www. lobero.org/events/appalachian-spring/ for details.

Russia 12 WEDNESDAY From with Love - 7:30 p.m. at UCSB Campbell Hall - In this razor-sharp Cold War thriller, James Bond (Sean Connery) willingly

falls into an assassination ploy in order to retrieve a stolen Soviet encryption device. Free event Santa Barbara County Parks, the Community Services Department of Santa Barbara County and Big Green Cleaning Company.

Films at UCSB presented with support from the Freshman Summer Start Program.

13 THURSDAY California Wine Festival - July 13 - 15 Wine, food, music, sea and sun. These elements create the quintessential wine tasting experience at the California Wine Festival – Santa Barbara. There are various locations and times - Cost is $50 -$190 and log onto www.californiawinefestival.com for details.

Old Spanish Days - 7 - 8:30 p.m. at Santa Barbara Maritime Museum, 113 Harbor Way - During a forty-year period Santa Barbara was one of the most extraordinary communities in history and had one of the largest non– nomadic pastoral societies.

The lecture is richly illustrated with Santa Barbara public art. You’ll never look at Fiesta the same way. Cost is $5 for museum members and $15 for non-members, register at http://www.sbmm.org/events/ old-spanish-days/ Dirty Heads and Soja - 6 - 10 p.m. at Santa Barbara Bowl. Log onto www.sbbowl.com for tickets.

14 FRIDAY

Last chance for Early Bird prices - for Zoofari Ball XXXII: TikiFari at Santa Barbara Zoo on Aug. 26. Tickets are $300/person through July 14, then $350/person thereafter. Buy online at https://sbzoo. ejoinme.org/reservations.

15 SATURDAY

29th annual French Festival - 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. at Oak Park. Each year the Santa Barbara French Festival returns to Oak Park to celebrate Bastille Day and all the things that make the French cultural history so rich. Great food, wine, mimosas, crepes, delicious pastries, music and dance! Log onto www.frenchfestival.com for details. Admission is free!

Kids Free Day at SB Botanic Garden - Kids ages 17 and under are admitted free to the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden all day Sunday, July 16 thanks to a partnership with Montecito Bank & Trust. Families are welcome to pack a picnic, explore our hiking trails and Children’s Maze, and learn about California native plants. Enjoy free guided tours at 11am and 2pm. Shaved ice will be for sale courtesy of Kona Ice of Santa Barbara. Log onto www. sbbg.org for details.

23rd Mental Health Arts Festival - 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at De La Guerra Plaza - The Mental Wellness Center hosts the 23rd Annual Mental Health Arts Festival, a free community event that supports the talents of local artists living with a mental health diagnosis and showcases their beautiful artwork. For more information, please visit www.mentalwellnesscenter.org, or contact Pauline Keeble at pkeeble@mentalwellnesscenter.org or 805.884.8440 ext 7237. Cost is free to attend.

Spotlight Productions presents “Rent” - 7 p.m. at

Center Stage Theater above Paseo Nuevo shopping mall.

Tickets are $20 or $50 for VIP seating in first two rows available at www.centerstagetheater.org.

Natalie Merchant - 7:30 - 10 p.m. at Santa Barbara Bowl.

Log onto www.sbbowl.com for tickets and details.

16 SUNDAY

29th annual French Festival - 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. at Oak Park. Each year the Santa Barbara French Festival returns to Oak Park to celebrate Bastille Day and all the things that make the French cultural history so rich. Great food, wine, mimosas, crepes, delicious pastries, music and dance! Log onto www.frenchfestival.com for details. Admission is free.

sbhistorical.org/event/la-fiesta-del-museo/ for details.

Family Sleepover Safari - Your family will enjoy behindthe-scenes tours, animal encounters, train rides, movies, games, a pizza dinner, and a pancake breakfast after you’ve spent the night at the Zoo. Cost $70/person, $60/ person for SB Zoo Members. Register at https://reservations.sbzoo.org/Info.aspx?ActivityID=397.

23 SUNDAY

Family Sleepover Safari - Your family will enjoy behind-the-scenes tours, animal encounters, train rides, movies, games, a pizza dinner, and a pancake breakfast after you’ve spent the night at the Zoo. Cost $70/person, $60/person for SB Zoo Members. Register at https://reservations.sbzoo.org/Info. aspx?ActivityID=397.

Slightly Stoopid - 5 - 10 p.m. at SB Bowl. Log onto www. sbbowl.com for tickets.

25 TUESDAY

Strauss and Brahms - 7:30 pm. at Lobero Theatre. Strauss Serenade for Winds, Schoenberg Verklärte Nacht Transfigured Night), Brahms String Sextet No. 2 Post-performance, join the musicians for an artists’ reception in the outdoor courtyard of the historic Lobero Theatre. Log onto www.lobero.org.

Spotlight Productions presents “Rent” - 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. at Center Stage Theater above Paseo Nuevo shopping mall. Tickets are $20 or $50 for VIP seating in first two rows available at www.centerstagetheater.org.

19 WEDNESDAY

Sip N Swirl - 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. at Kimton Canary Hotel with live music and complimentary cheese. Locals and guests are invited to taste some of the region’s best wineries set to stunning views from downtown’s only rooftop terrace. Tickets are $35. Email rene.clemente@finchandforkrestaurant.com.

Goldfinger - 7:30 p.m. at UCSB Campbell Hall - Arguably the quintessential Bond film, this landmark in the series finds 007 face to face with one of the most notorious villains of all time whose devious scheme is to obliterate the world’s economy. Free event Santa Barbara County Parks, the Community Services Department of Santa Barbara County and Big Green Cleaning Company. Films at UCSB presented with support from the Freshman Summer Start Program.

20 THURSDAY

Sketching in the Galleries - 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. at the SB Museum of Art. Notions of Home in You Are Going On A Trip - Cost is free and to reserve one of 10 spots contact Kelly at 884-6457 or kalmeida@sbma.net.

22 SATURDAY

La Fiesta Del Museo - 5:30 p.m. - gather under the July moon to celebrate Old Spanish Days at our annual La Fiesta del Museo fundraiser! Enjoy handmade tacos, specialty margaritas, and tequila tasting by Fuego Tequila. A selection of art, wine and gifts are available through a silent auction. There will be performances based on Santa Barbara’s Mexican Heritage. Log onto www.

26 WEDNESDAY

You Only Live Twice - 7:30 .m. at UCSB Campbell Hall - When James Bond (Sean Connery) and the Japanese secret service ninja force uncover a sinister global conspiracy, they must stop the culprit of a series of space hijackings before nuclear war breaks out. Free event Santa Barbara County Parks, the Community Services Department of Santa Barbara County and Big Green Cleaning Company. Films at UCSB presented with support from the Freshman Summer Start Program.

29 SATURDAY

Santa Barbara Greek Festival - 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Oak Park. Listen to the distinctive sounds of the bouzouki and other exotic instruments played by authentic Greek musicians who perform traditional and popular songs. Delight in the beauty of the elaborate costumes worn by performers as they share their carefully practiced steps and intricate dances with the enthusiastic audience. Admission is free and log onto www.santabarbaragreekfestival.org for details.

30 SUNDAY

Santa Barbara Greek Festival - 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Oak Park. Listen to the distinctive sounds of the bouzouki and other exotic instruments played by authentic Greek musicians who perform traditional and popular songs. Delight in the beauty of the elaborate costumes worn by performers as they share their carefully practiced steps and intricate dances with the enthusiastic audience. Admission is free and log onto www.santabarbaragreekfestival.org for details.

Sunday Polo - SB Polo and Racquet Club - 2:30 5:30 p.m.

Check out www.santabarbarafamilylife.com for pdated event information.

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