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Veggie Rescue serves up a new tool for feeding people Innovative cooler is solar-powered and mobile for on-farm storage of produce By Pamela Dozois

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he local nonprofit Veggie Rescue has a mission to reduce food insecurity and food waste in Santa Barbara County. Its small staff and army of volunteers collect excess produce from farms, farmers markets and backyards, and then distribute it within 24 hours directly to schools and organizations serving those in need, at no cost to the recipient. The group can’t warehouse anything it collects, and over the past nine years it has collected more than a million pounds of fruits and vegetables along with prepared foods from Chumash Food Services, so the problem of how to handle all that bounty was not a small one. With the rapid growth of the organization, Veggie Rescue’s founder, Terry Delaney, recognized the need for refrigeration to help preserve the quality of the food. Now, after applying a great deal of ingenuity, creativity, and imagination, the group has a solar-powered refrigerated trailer, the first of its kind, that was created by Gary Gordon, owner of Santa Ynez Valley Solar Company. “I first discovered ‘Clinics in a Can,’ which refurbishes used containers and then turns them into solar-powered mobile clinics. That was my ‘Aha!’ moment,” said Delaney. “I thought we could use something like this to help our farmers preserve the quality of the food they have picked and ultimately put more food on the table for people in need. “Food left outside waiting to be picked up loses some of its nutritional value and shelf life very quickly. I have been involved with perishables in the food industry for many years, so I know the importance of refrigeration. So I thought that creating a solar-powered refrigerated trailer would be a solution — something that’s mobile and uses green

Photo by Pamela Dozois Terry Delaney, left, and Gary Gordon stand next to their first solar-powered mobile cooler.

was thinking about, and he said yes. I’m from the non-technology part of this project, and Gary not only has the technical skills needed but the ability to create the prototype, which we have built from scratch,” Delaney explained. “In the early stages we worked with the Santa Ynez Valley High School Robotics Team on conceptual ideas. These are a great group of kids and our future scientists and engineers.” “Most refrigeration systems require a large amount of energy,” Gordon explained. “This unit is an air conditioning unit that has been tweaked to go to lower temperatures. I used a little magic to adapt it for use in the solar-powered mobile cooler. I worked on this project in my spare time, so cumulatively it probably took me a couple of months to complete.” “It was really a fun and exciting project to work on because no one has done it before,” said Gordon. “There was a lot of experimentation required — there still is, really. I am a solar contractor and work primarily with solar arrays on houses. I have had a few projects in Africa installing solar water pumps for family farms and solar-powered lights in remote medical clinics. Projects like these are very rewarding because they change people’s lives. Solar energy is really amazing,” Gordon added. “We were like two kids when we first turned on the mobile solar-powered cooler. We were so excited to see that it really worked. It made me think of the first time the Wright brothers took flight and how they must have felt, on a small scale of course, but no less exciting,” Delaney said. VEGGIE RESCUE CONTINUED TO PAGE 20

FYI Photo contributed With the help of many volunteers, Veggie Rescue collects excess produce from local farms, farmers markets, and backyards and distributes it directly to schools and organizations serving those in need.

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County program collecting unused medications Staff Report

Photo by Ryan Collum, Noozhawk Julefest officially came to a close on Jan. 3 with the annual Christmas tree burn at Mission Santa Ines, supervised by the county Fire Department.

Tree burn closes holiday season in the valley

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ulefest officially came to a close on Jan. 3 when a Friday night crowd got warm and toasty standing near the pile of Christmas trees that were set ablaze by members of the Santa Barbara County Fire Department. The event is coordinated by the Solvang Parks and Recreation Department and supervised by the Santa Barbara County Fire Department. It is billed as one of the largest fire safety demonstrations and community holiday gatherings on the Central Coast. It is also an annual tradition for many valley locals who return every year with their families to enjoy the evening, which includes refreshments and free entertainment. The past year has been busy for the various county and city fire departments as they worked during disasters that included the Cave Fire in Santa Barbara just before the holidays.

The tree burn marked the official conclusion of Julefest, which is the more than a month-long celebration of the holiday season in Solvang. The many events included visits with Santa Claus, a petting zoo, Julefest Parade (visit our YouTube page for a fun video), night market stroll and weekend light shows, and the first Christmas drone show, “Aurora Dronealis,” on Dec. 21. Local businesses also participated in the third annual “Gløgg contest” during the Julefest Wine & Beer Walk Skål Stroll, with Wandering Dog and Wine Bar winning the contest. Popular in Denmark around the Christmas holidays, Gløgg is loosely defined as mulled, spiced wine. It usually contains red wine, orange rind, cinnamon, raisins, blanched almonds, cardamom, cloves and honey as well as aquavit, rum or brandy in varying combinations. This year’s events were put on by IDK Events of San Francisco.

he Santa Barbara County MED-Project, which operates a local program to collect unwanted medications, has released its first annual report with data collected in 2018. Approximately 9,000 pounds of unused medications were collected during 2018 after collection began early that year at 32 kiosk drop-off established throughout Santa Barbara County. The costs of the former “Operation Medicine Cabinet” were covered by county funds. In contrast, pharmaceutical companies that sell products in Santa Barbara County are paying for the newly established MED-Project program. The safe medication disposal program was developed because of the “Extended Producer Responsibility Ordinance” passed by the Board of Supervisors in 2016. This program assures that any unwanted (expired or excess) medications can be disposed of safely and efficiently. The program is also intended to help the

environment by eliminating the flushing of unwanted medicines down the drain or having them exposed to theft in the trash. Santa Barbara County Environmental Health Services oversees this program. Projections for 2019 anticipate significantly more than 9,000 pounds of unwanted medicines being collected. “Assuring that unused and unwanted medications are disposed of properly is critical to protecting the environment from introduction of pharmaceutical chemicals into our surface and ground water as well as reducing the risk of opioid/narcotic abuse. The MED-Project provides a system of convenient and accessible safe dropoff locations for unwanted medications that all citizens are encouraged to use” said Larry Fay, Environmental Health Services Director for the Public Health Department.

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Djernaes agrees to pay back loan in small-claims court Solvang councilman allegedly borrowed money for campaign debt without reporting it By Janene Scully Noozhawk North County Editor

Janene Scully / Noozhawk file photo Solvang City Councilman Chris Djernaes has been a relentless critic of previous city officials, staff and community organizations, alleging financial improprieties and outright corruption.

coverage of the court case and the public records associated with it. “This is a personal matter,” he said in an email to Noozhawk. “I’m more curious as to how and why you are so excited about my personal business. Perhaps you should ask your source — the ‘leaker’ at City Hall.” His financial difficulties may not be over. In paperwork filed with the Fair Political Practices Commission, Djernaes did not list any outstanding or received personal loans for the 2018 reporting year. He answered “NA” for not applicable under the category requiring him to disclose any “personal loans or loans received not in a lender’s regular course of business.” In his biography on the City of Solvang website, Djernaes claims to work with international investors, corporations and government agencies, contending he “brings decades of experience as CEO/CFO and advisor to businesses of all sizes.” His forms filed for 2019 with the FPPC list Praesidia Consulting, which Djernaes said provided services to foreign businesses and generated gross income between $1,000 and $10,000. On campaign finance forms, Djernaes said he was self-employed and identified his business multiple times as “Praesidia Advisors.” He reported personal contributions to his campaign of $2,100 from Oct. 2, 2018, through Oct. 15, 2018. On the next form, covering the period from Oct. 23, 2018, through Jan. 31, 2019, Djernaes

refers to the business as “Praesidia Consulting” and disclosed personal contributions of $9,540 between Oct. 24, 2018, and Dec. 6, 2018. An FPPC spokesman said Jan. 3 that the agency had no investigation of Djernaes. This isn’t Djernaes’ first financial snag. In 2005, he filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, claiming $1.1 million in liabilities and $2,478 in assets, according to federal court records. Creditors included his parents, Beatriz and Niels Djernaes, for $345,776 for debt of Mira Media and a 1993 Eagle car Djernaes was buying from them. Many of those owed money were individuals and businesses from Santa Barbara and Ventura counties along with students loans and credit cards for Sears, Nordstrom, Chevron and Union 76 for consumer purchases and gasoline. Djernaes listed himself and Mira Media as a creditor with an amount unknown for “unliquidated and contingent claims regarding Broadbank Telecom, a Nevada corporation.” The actual name may be Broadband Telecom, with various spelling versions appearing in the legal filing. He claimed shareholder interest in Mira Media, apparently a defunct California corporation formed to settle disputes with Broadband Telecom and its attorneys. Djernaes also has been the focus of a 2001 legal dispute, apparently from a role with Hampton-Porter Investment Bankers, according to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority,

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olvang City Councilman Chris Djernaes agreed Jan. 3 during a small-claims case in Santa Maria Superior Court to resume payments for a personal loan allegedly related to campaign debt. But the first-term councilman’s woes may not be over since the loan was not disclosed as required by the California Fair Political Practices Commission on his Statement of Economic Interests, or Form 700, filed as part of his 2018 campaign. On Nov. 4, Yuba City resident Meghan Rose McCarthy, a former friend, filed the small-claims court case against Djernaes, whose full name is Niels Christian Djernaes. McCarthy claimed Djernaes still owed her at least $10,000. Although he borrowed more than that amount, $10,000 is the cap for small-claims court cases. “The defendant borrowed money to pay back his debt from his city council campaign,” states the legal paperwork discovered by Noozhawk in Superior Court files. “He was put on a payment plan and the defendant stopped making payments.” The claim lists the time period as Sept. 15, 2018, through Dec. 31, 2018. “The amount was determined by the amount I gave the defendant in cash and verified in writing,” McCarthy’s claim says. “He agreed to the amount and started making payments, then just stopped.” McCarthy said in the legal filing that she had asked Djernaes to pay her back the money. “The lawsuit is simply just to get my money back,” she told Noozhawk in November. On Jan. 3, the pair met in private with a mediator before reaching an agreement that included Djernaes consenting to making payments of $250 starting this month with a balloon payment at the end of the year to repay the debt. Djernaes lashed out against Noozhawk’s

or FINRA. “Claimants alleged breach of fiduciary duty, unauthorized trading, unsuitability, fraud, negligence breach of third-party beneficiary contract and failure to supervise,” the dispute resolution said. “Claimants’ allegations concerned transactions in the common stock of En Pointe Technologies Inc.” Djernaes denied the allegations as the claimants requested unspecific compensatory damages, unspecified punitive damages and costs. The dispute resolution ended in 2003 with Djernaes deemed “liable to and shall pay claimants the sum of $32,000 in compensatory damages” along with costs associated with the case. Others involved were ordered to pay $80,000 in compensatory damages, and $270,000 in punitive damages. After working in the finance industry from November 1993 through September 1999, Djernaes no longer holds a license to act as a securities broker or investment adviser providing information about securities, according to FINRA. Djernaes has been outspoken about alleged improprieties in Solvang, including claiming in a recent email to a constituent to have “zero tolerance for malfeasance and corruption.” In his Jan. 3 response to Noozhawk about the lawsuit, Djernaes resurrected his vague allegations against Solvang’s prior elected officials, city employees and two civic organizations. “I am humored by your continuing interest in trying to smear me,” he said. “It won’t work. “Perhaps you should investigate the massive fraud and criminal negligence at the SCVB (Solvang Conference & Visitors Bureau) and Solvang Chamber of Commerce. Or the weaponization of the Planning Dept (Planning & Community Development Department) and the appalling favoritism given to members of what many call the Danish Mafia. “Don’t worry … I’ll be writing that story for you,” he added. “I will not rest until the City has extirpated decades of Corruption perpetrated by past City Managers and Council members.”

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Jamie Forrest Raney 1952 - 2019 Photo Contributed Three people were arrested in Solvang in connection with a traffic stop that turned into a high-speed chase from Lompoc to Buellton.

One suspect still sought after high-speed chase Staff Report

Santa Maria man with outstanding warrants for robbery and vehicle theft was among three suspects arrested Jan. 8 after a high-speed pursuit on Highway 246 from Purisima Road to downtown Buellton that involved two hit-and-run crashes. The subsequent search involving a helicopter, multiple sheriff’s vehicles and K-9 units created a public spectacle throughout the Santa Ynez Valley. A fourth suspect is still at large. Deputies are asking anyone with information about his to call the sheriff’s anonymous tip line at 805-6814171. Solvang Elementary School and the surrounding neighborhoods were placed on lockdown during the search. The driver of the suspect vehicle originally refused to stop after a traffic violation. Arrested were Jasen Robles, 24, of Santa Maria; Maya Winters, 20, of Santa Maria; and a 17-year old whose identity was not released because of his or her age. The fourth suspect, still being sought, was described as a Hispanic male with facial hair and wearing a dark hoodie. Solvang Elementary School and the surrounding neighborhoods were placed on lockdown on Jan. 8 as the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department was looking for several suspects who

fled after refusing to stop for a traffic violation. “At approximately 11:24 a.m. this morning, a Sheriff’s Deputy attempted to stop a tan colored Toyota Camry for speeding in the area of the roundabout at Highway 246 and Purisima Road. The driver failed to yield and accelerated to speeds near 100 mph. The vehicle headed towards Buellton, passing vehicles on the wrong side of the roadway. At the intersection of Highway 246 and Avenue of the Flags, the vehicle turned northbound and was involved in a minor traffic collision,” according to Raquel Zick, the sheriff’s public information officer. The driver then made a U-turn and drove back onto Highway 246 where he was involved in another minor traffic collision. Sheriff’s deputies then stopped the pursuit over public safety concerns. About 30 minutes later, deputies were alerted that several people in the area of Skytt Mesa in Solvang had called 911 to report suspects running from a tan Camry. As deputies arrived, the suspects scattered in different directions; within a few minutes, one suspect was arrested and deputies requested a “shelter in place” order be sent to the area of Skytt Mesa and Hans Christian Andersen Park while they continued their search. In the Facebook group for the Skytt Mesa neighborhood, several reported seeing the suspects driving into the neighborhood then running down several streets.

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Jamie Forrest Raney, 67, of Los Olivos, passed away on November 12, 2019, following a valiant two-year battle with Leukemia and a brief stay in hospice care at Serenity House. Jamie was born in Queens, New York, on April 8, 1952 to Lester Forrest and Phyllis (Joffe) Forrest. Jamie’s family moved to California in October 1962, when her father took a job with Aerospace Corporation in El Segundo. Jamie attended Ulysses S. Grant High School in Van Nuys, graduating in 1970. A highly motivated student, she always had a fascination for civil law. She often stated that early in high school, she knew she wanted to be an attorney. After high school, Jamie attended college at the University of California at Santa Barbara, where she met her first husband, and lifelong friend, Donald Raney, and his young son, Erik Raney. Jamie received her Bachelor of Arts degree summa cum laude from UCSB in 1974 and her law degree from UCLA in 1979. While in law school, Jamie took a one-year clerkship with Chief Judge Thomas Edward Fairchild of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Chicago, Illinois. Returning to Los Angeles for her final year at UCLA, Jamie interviewed for an associate attorney position in a relatively-new law firm in Santa Barbara. Jamie joined that firm in 1980 and was named partner in 1984. Throughout her legal career, Jamie was proud to be a partner with the Santa Barbara law firm of Fell, Marking, Abkin, Montgomery, Granet & Raney, LLP for over three decades. Jamie had two loves, her family and the law. Her love of family was born from her own childhood. She cherished the memories of family summer vacations spent in a cabin on the lakes in Mammoth, fishing and playing cards. Jamie was born from tradition, but eager for new adventure. She was as willing to take on a ferocious legal battle as she was willing to tackle the beginner ski slopes or learn to dance the two-step. She was a tenacious reader and always had a science fiction novel on the nightstand. She was a scholar of the English language and the origins of words. Family game nights included Boggle, Scrabble, and other word games. Her traditional side made her a collector of beautiful things, such as perfume bottles and clay cookie molds to name a few. In 1995, Jamie met Bruce Bennett. They later married, and in 2015, moved to Los Olivos. During her nearly 40-year career, Jamie focused almost exclusively on family law matters, particularly those involving complex business and tax issues. As an attorney, Jamie was a creative problem-solver with a focus on the fair, ethical and (when possible) cooperative application of the law. She was a passionate

advocate; always poised, focused, and kind. Jamie was able to help so many in our community through personal crisis. Jamie was one of the first female partners in a law firm in Santa Barbara. She had an unparalleled work ethic and was, by all accounts, a trail blazer and role model for countless younger female attorneys, both in and out of the courtroom. Yet, she never considered herself as such. Short in stature, she was huge in personality and treated everyone she met with respect. Jamie was a Founding Director of the Santa Barbara Women Lawyers organization in 1988, and she was President of the Santa Barbara County Bar Association in 1996. She served on the State Bar of California Family Law Committee, and she also acted as Chair of the Family Law Section of the Santa Barbara County Bar Association for many years. Jamie believed that access to legal assistance was important for the community and was a strong advocate of the Legal Aid Foundation of Santa Barbara County. Since Jamie’s passing, the Santa Barbara legal community has shown a tremendous outpouring of love and support for her colleagues and family. Jamie was one-of-a-kind, with a discerning intellect and a unique concern for others. She will be deeply missed by all who had the pleasure of working with her. Jamie Forrest Raney was preceded in death by her mother, Phyllis (Joffe) Forrest, and her Uncle Charles Joffe. Jamie’s father, Lester Forrest, died at age 94 from age-related illness, just two short weeks after Jamie. Jamie is survived by her husband, Bruce Bennett; her son Erik Raney and daughter-in-law Natalie (Mermis) Raney, and her three grandchildren, Jackson, Aleksander, and Eloise; her step-daughters Kelly Tait and Shelly Brooks; her brother Terry Forrest and sister-in-law Stacy (Jordan) Forrest, and nieces Hannah, Kerrin, and Chassa, and nephew Kyle; her brother Michael Forrest and sister-in-law Joey (Whang) Forrest; her sister-in-law Laurie Bennett, and niece Lindsay and nephew Keegan; her lifelong family friend Bert Terreri; her Uncle Marty Gordon and wife Marie and Uncle Steve Gordon and wife Andrea. In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to the Legal Aid Foundation of Santa Barbara County. Visit www.lafsbc.org and click on “donate.” Donations can be made in the name of Jamie Raney – in memoriam.

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Solvang to waive fines for building code violations Staff Report

he Solvang City Council has adopted a six-month amnesty program that will allow local property owners to bring their businesses or residences up to code without being fined for previous modifications that were made without a building permit. The program began Jan. 1 and will end June 30. “Having experienced first-hand the ramifications of buying a house that had been modified without permits, I could see how daunting it can be for residents and businesses who may be concerned about uncontrolled costs, penalties and paperwork,” Mayor Ryan Toussaint said. “It’s the city’s responsibility to make it easy for residents and businesses to become compliant with the law while achieving their goals. Our hope is the Amnesty Program will take away concerns related to bringing properties up-to-code and working with the city on their projects,” he continued. “The goal is to provide this service to those in need who have purchased property and/or performed unpermitted work. It will reduce liability and increase property

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Chumash official named vice chairman of gaming association Staff Report

ike Lopez, a member of the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians’ Business Committee, has been elected vice chairman of the executive board of the California Nations Indian Gaming AssociaMike Lopez Photo contributed tion (CNIGA). Lopez, 50, was elected in March as an at-large member serving Central District tribes for a two-year term. At the organization’s recent annual meeting, James Siva of the Morongo Band of Mission Indians, who had served as CNIGA’s vice chairman, was elected as its new chairman, replacing the retiring longtime Chairman Steve Stallings. Lopez was elected to replace Siva as vice chairman. “It’s an honor and privilege to be elected

vice chairman of CNIGA,” Lopez said. “As the largest regional gaming organization in the United States, CNIGA is a leading voice and forum on gaming issues, and I am proud to serve the organization.” CNIGA, which was formed in 1988, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting tribal sovereignty and Indian gaming on federally recognized Indian lands. The organization is composed of 38 federally recognized tribal governments, including the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians. CNIGA acts as a planning and coordinating agency for legislative, policy, legal and communications efforts on behalf of its members and serves as an industry forum for information and resources. Lopez was elected to the Chumash Business Committee in 2015 after serving nearly a decade as chairman of the Santa Ynez Gaming Commission. He is now serving to his second two-year term on the Business Committee. Lopez also serves as a representative for the tribe’s education board as well as a board member for the United Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Barbara County.

Tribal Health Clinic gets accreditation renewed Staff Report

he Santa Ynez Tribal Health Clinic’s national accreditation from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) has been renewed for another three-year period. AAAHC accreditation means that the accredited organization participates in ongoing self-evaluation, peer review and education to continuously improve its care and services. It also requires that the organization commit to a thorough, on-site survey by AAAHC surveyors, who are themselves health care professionals, at least every three years. Santa Ynez Tribal Health Clinic is the only primary care facility in Santa Barbara County to attain AAAHC accreditation, officials said. “The renewal of our accreditation is a testament to our staff’s dedication to maintaining the high standards our patients have come to expect when they visit our clinic,” said Ron Sisson, Executive Director for the Santa Ynez Tribal Health Clinic. “This accreditation represents the gold standard in the health care industry, and it demonstrates to our patients that the organization has ‘passed the test’ and is committed to providing high quality care.” The Santa Ynez Tribal Health Clinic has more than 4,500 active patients, receives around 18,000 visits each year and employs

64 team members. “Since first receiving this national distinction in 2013, having our Tribal Health Clinic certified by the industry leader in health care accreditation has been a source of pride for our tribe,” said Kenneth Kahn, Tribal Chairman. “Our clinic is an excellent resource for the entire community, and we’re honored to have its accreditation renewed once again.” Founded in 1979, AAAHC is the leader in ambulatory health care accreditation with more than 6,100 organizations accredited. It accredits a wide range of outpatient settings including ambulatory surgery centers, office-based surgery facilities, endoscopy centers, student health centers, medical and dental group practices, community health centers, employer-based health clinics, retail clinics and Indian/Tribal health centers, among others. The Santa Ynez Tribal Health Clinic is on the Chumash reservation at 90 Via Juana Lane in Santa Ynez. The clinic’s comprehensive medical, dental and behavioral health services are available to all members of the community, not only for Native Americans. For more information, log on to www.sythc.org.

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Use extra care when driving in wet weather By Cpt. Daniel Bertucceli

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or the rainy season, the Santa Barbara County Fire Department would like to offer some tips on how you can be safe while driving in the rain. If you are serious about driving in wet conditions, there are several things you can do to prepare your car: n Make sure your wiper blades are like new and that they still have a sharp wiping edge. n Clean your wiper blades by running a damp cloth along their edges from time to time to remove the buildup of oils and debris that the wipers have removed from the windshield. n Clean the outside surface of your windshield and window glass. Then clean all of the inside glass. Use a commercial product or mix white vinegar and water to squirt onto the windows. Newspaper makes an excellent polishing rag for automotive glass. Just rub until the streaks are gone and the windows are crystal clear. n If your windshield is heavily pitted, it might be time for a replacement. Nothing lets you see better than a new windshield. n Make sure that your headlights and taillights are working properly and that their lenses are clean. n Make sure your tires have sufficient tread and are inflated to the manufacturer’s specifications. The way you drive can obviously have a significant impact on wet-weather safety. Be attentive to the situation around you, including what other drivers are doing and how they are reacting to conditions: Slow down early, before you encounter a problem, and be aware that you have less grip available from your tires for stopping, steering and accelerating on wet pavement. Remember: Even four-wheel drive and anti-lock brakes can’t change the laws of physics. Even a new tire can begin to hydroplane on wet surfaces, so watch your speed. If the steering begins to feel light and the car is splashing through

deep puddles, gently reduce your throttle to allow the car to slow to a more manageable speed. Don’t lift the throttle abruptly or hit the brakes, since this could unsettle the tires’ grip on the wet surface. Never drive your car through deep water on a flooded road. You simply cannot tell how deep the water is. It doesn’t take much water to disable your vehicle or even float it off the road surface. If you have any doubt about water depth, stop and go back the way you came. If you must drive through deep puddles, gently press the brake pedal one or two times afterward to help dry the brakes before you need to use them to stop the car. Use the various speeds on your windshield wipers to help remove the amount of water that is hitting the windshield. This sounds simple, but some people forget that at higher road speeds you need the highest wiper speed. Be aware of the spray coming from passing trucks and oncoming cars. It may blind you temporarily, so anticipate this by turning on or increasing the speed of your wipers and by looking at what’s happening to cars ahead of you. If it begins to rain very lightly after a long dry spell, the water will mix with the oils on the road to produce a very slippery surface. Treat these conditions with great caution since even new tires won’t give much grip on this oil-and-water mixture. Turn down the radio and turn off your cellphone. Driving in heavy rain demands much more of your attention than driving on dry roads. If conditions become too intense, pull far off the road in a safe place to wait out the storm. If your car becomes disabled, pull as far off the road as possible, turn on your four-way flashers and call for help. Stay in your car. The biggest factor in safer wet-weather driving is you and your judgment. When visibility drops and the roads become flooded, only you can tell if it is time to pull off and take a break. Sure, it may take you a bit longer to reach your destination, but in the end, the few minutes spent to be safe will be worth it.

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ozens of local restaurants and tasting rooms are participating in Restaurant Weeks this year, Jan. 19 through 31. The event offers diners a three-course dinner for $20.20 to start off 2020. For a complete of events in Restaurant Weeks, go to www.DineSYV.com.

River Grill at the Alisal, 150 Alisal Rd., 805-688-7784, www.rivergrill.com. Root 246, 420 Alisal Road, 805-686-8681, www.root-246.com Solvang Brewing Co., 1547 Mission Drive, 805-688-2337, www.solvangbrewing.com Succulent Café Wine Charcuterie, 1555 Mission Drive, 805-691-9444, www.succulentcafe.com Toscana Pizzeria, 485 Alisal Rd. #163, 805697-7445, www.ToscanaByMancuso.com.

Ballard

The Ballard Inn & Gathering Table, 2436 Baseline Ave, 800-638-2466 www.ballardinn.com

Buellton

Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co., 45 Industrial Way, 805-694-2252 www.figmtnbrew.com Firestone Walker Brewing Co., 620 McMurray Road, 805-697-4777, www.firestonebeer. com/visit/buellton-taproom-restaurant.php Hitching Post II, 406 E Hwy 246, 805-6880676, www.hitchingpost2.com Industrial Eats, 181 Industrial Way, 805-6888807, www.industrialeats.com/ SYV Marriott, 555 McMurray Rd., 805-6881000, www.syvmarriott.com/

Los Alamos

Plenty on Bell, 508 Bell St, Los Alamos, 805344-3020, www.plentyonbell.com PICO, 458 Bell St., 805-344-1122, www. losalamosgeneralstore.com. Valle Fresh, 380 Bell St., 805-865-2282, www.vallefresh.com/ Full of Life Flatbread, 225 Bell St., 805-3443300, www.fulloflifefoods.com. Norman, 9150 Highway 101, 805-344-0080, www.skyviewlosalamos.com.

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LODGING

Los Olivos

Los Olivos Wine Merchant & Café, 2879 Grand Ave., 805-688-7265, www.winemerchantcafe.com

Santa Ynez

The Lucky Hen Larder, 1095 Meadowvale Road, 805-691-9448, www.theluckyhenlarder.com S.Y. Kitchen, 1110 Faraday St., 805-6919794, www.sykitchen.com Trattoria Grappolo, 3687 Sagunto St., 805688-6899, www.trattoriagrappolo.com The Willows at Chumash Casino Resort,3400 E. Hwy 246., 805-691-1883, www.chumashcasino.com/dining/willows

Solvang

Cecco Ristorante, 475 1st St., 805-688-8880, www.ceccoristorante.com/ First & Oak, 409 1st St., 805-688-1703,

Alma Rosa Winery, 181-C Industrial Way, Buellton, 805-691-9395, www.almarosawinery.com Loring Wine Company, 420 E. Highway 246, Buellton, 805-691-1300, www.loringwinecompany.com Pence Ranch & Winery, 1909 Highway 246, Buellton, 805-735-7000 Roblar Winery & Vineyards, 3010 Roblar Ave., 805-686-2603, www.roblarwinery.com Sideways Lounge, 114 E Highway 246, 805-688-8448, www.highwaywestvacations. com/hwv/sideways-lounge.

This year Visit Santa Ynez Valley’s Restaurant Weeks event runs from Jan. 19 through 31.

www.firstandoak.com/ Fresco Valley Café, 442 Atterdag Road, 805-688-8857, www.frescovalleycafe.com Leonardo’s Ristorante, 632 Alamo Pintado Road, 805-686-0846, www.leonardoscucine.com Los Arroyos Mexican Restaurant, 1992

Old Mission Dr., 805-693-2994, www. losarroyossolvang.com. Mad & Vin at The Landsby, 1576 Mission Drive, 805-688-3121, www.thelandsby.com/dine/mad-vin-at-the-landsby.htm Petros Kafe, 487 Atterdag Road, 805686-5455

ForFriends Inn, 1121 Edison St., Santa Ynez, 805-693-0303, www.forfriendsinn.com Flying Flags RV Resort, 180 Ave of Flags Buellton, 805-688-3716, www.highwaywestvacations.com/properties/flyingflags. King Frederik Inn, 1617 Copenhagen Drive, Solvang, 805-688-5515, www.kingfrederikinn.com Hampton Inn & Suites, 600 McMurray Rd. Buellton, 805-686-1555. New Haven Inn, 271 Alisal Rd., Solvang, 805-618-8541, www.newhavensolvang.com. Pea Soup Andersen’s Inn, 51 E. Highway 246, Buellton, 800-732-7687, www.peasoupandersens.com The Landsby, 1576 Mission Drive, 805688-3121, www.thelandsby.com Santa Ynez Inn, 3627 Sagunto St., Santa Ynez, 805-688-5588, www.santaynezinn.com. Sideways Inn, 14 E Highway 246, 805688-8448, www.highwaywestvacations.com/ properties/sidewaysinn Skyview Los Alamos, 9150 Highway 101, 805-344-0080, www.skyviewlosalamos.com.

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Successful local author to host book signing Jan. 26 Staff Report

anta Ynez Valley resident Wendelin Van Draanen has made her way from disaster survivor to high school teacher to best-selling, multiaward-winning author of books that are sold internationally and have been produced as films, including the Warner Brothers feature film “Flipped” and the Nickelodeon made-for-TV movie “Shredderman Rules.” She will host a signing session for her first nonfiction work, “Hope in the Mail, Reflections on Writing and Life,” from 2 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 26, at the Book Loft, 1680 Mission Drive in Solvang. Van Draanen, the daughter of immigrants, has live a life riddled with roadblocks and tragedy but her inspiring life story is testimony to the merits of hard work, persistence, and “keeping hope in the mail.” She lived with her husband and two small children in a run-down rental in a rough part of town, keeping her dreams of a better future alive by sending her writing to New York publishers and agents. Week after week, year after year, she submitted

Photo contributed Wendelin Van Draanen, a highly successful author whose novels have been made into films, has published her first nonfiction work.

her work, telling herself to “keep putting hope in the mail.” It took 10 years for her persistence to pay off, and when it did, it launched the Sammy Keyes mystery series. Dubbed “the new Nancy Drew,” these books would grow to become a beloved award-winning 18-book series, read around the world. Now, after more than 30 published novels, Van Draanen is telling her story and sharing her hard-won wisdom in her first nonfiction book. Part memoir, part craft guide, and part publishing insight, “Hope in the Mail” is suitable for teen and adult audiences, especially those who want to write. “The purpose of ‘Hope in the Mail,’” Van Draanen said, “is to help people find ways to pursue the things that really matter to them. Life and adult responsibilities tend to shove our creative pursuits to the back of the line. They don’t belong there.”

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St. Mark’s holds 43rd annual Boar’s Head Festival By Pamela Dozois

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he Twelve Days of Christmas came to a close with the celebration of the Feast of the Epiphany at the Boar’s Head Festival on Jan. 5 at St. Mark’s-in-the-Valley Episcopal Church. The Boar’s Head Festival was started in 1977 by Rev. Chuck Stacy and has been held at St. Mark’s ever since. Each year it is attended by numerous members of the congregation and guests who come to enjoy the closing of the Christmas season with pageantry, song, and a dinner feast prepared by volunteers. According to the Boar’s Head Festival introduction from The Episcopal Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea, the history of the Boar’s Head reaches back into days of the Roman Empire. In those days the boar was the sovereign of the great forests, a menace to man and a symbol of evil. Legend is that an Oxford University student, while strolling in the forest reading the works of Aristotle, was charged by a wild and raging boar. The student, thinking quickly, thrust his volume of Aristotle into the throat of the boar, putting an end to the deadly threat. After the telling of the tale, the head of the boar was borne into a feast at Oxford. The celebration for the student’s life came to represent the overcoming of brute force with reason. No one knows who planned the first Boar’s Head procession. Queens College, Oxford, records the festival shortly after the founding of the university in 1340. When the church adapted the festival, it gained a new profoundly Christian significance. The Boar’s Head, symbolic representation of evil, is overcome by good through the teachings

Photos by Devyn Marseilles The boar’s head holds the place on honor on the altar, backed the enormous Christmas tree.

Members of the Central Coast Pipes and Drums play in the courtyard at St. Mark’s Church.

of Christ (symbolized by light). The festival was a popular Christmas event of the great manor houses of England in the 17th century. The custom of the Boar’s Head and Yule Log was carried to colonial America and continues to this day. The local celebration opened with members of the Central Coast Pipes & Drums marching up the center aisle of the church playing bag-

pipes and drums, followed by the Yule Sprite, played by Claire Tipich, carrying the Yule candle ahead of Father Christmas, played by Robert Brown. The Rev. Dr. Randall Day, Priest and Rector of St. Mark’s, welcomed the congregation and explained the meaning of the festival. “We gather this evening for an enjoyable celebration of the birth of Jesus at the end of this Christmas season, marked by the Feast of the

Epiphany. The traditional English Boar’s Head dates back to the 1300s in Queen’s College, Oxford. Boars menaced villagers in Norman England; the serving of the boar symbolizes the triumph of good over evil. The festival is held this year on The Feast of the Epiphany, the 12th day of Christmas, the day the Three Kings are said to have arrived in Bethlehem,” he said. Rev. Day then went on to tell the story of the origin of Santa Claus, or Father Christmas, based on a real fourth-century bishop and saint, Nicolas of Myrna. “Father Christmas is here to remind us that the real Santa Claus was a saint who loved Jesus and did good and unusual things, because of this love,” he said. The traditional carol, “Angels We Have Heard on High,” was sung by the congregation while nearly a dozen little angels, sheep and shepherds, played by Levi and Avery DeJohn, Michael and William Lumsdaine, Ruslan and Maksim Morphy and Willie Lovering walked up the aisle and seated themselves on the altar. Rev. Day then read from Matthew telling the story of the three Magi who followed a star to Bethlehem bringing the newborn baby Jesus gifts of gold, (symbolic of his kingship), frankincense (symbolic of his high priesthood), and myrrh (his suffering and death) and ultimately outwitting Herod. While the congregation sang “We Three Kings,” the three kings played by John Wrench, Brooks Firestone and Patrick Henry arrived bearing gifts. Then Rev. Day spoke of the Good King Wenceslas, played by Ted Young, who along with the Page, Xavier Lovering, recognized the need of a poor person, played by Ace Young, BOAR’S HEAD CONTINUED TO PAGE 20

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GENEALOGY TIPS

Local resources abound for family history researchers By Sheila Benedict Contributing Writer

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Free tax assistance available for local residents Staff Report

ree help for low- and moderate-income taxpayers with preparing federal and state tax return forms will be available from Feb. 3 through April 13 at the Solvang Senior Center. Although the focus is on seniors, taxpayers of all ages are welcome. The Tax-Aide program is sponsored by the AARP Foundation in cooperation with the Internal Revenue Service. Volunteers trained by the IRS and Franchise Tax Board will provide assistance in the completion and e-filing of tax returns. All assistance is by appointment only, between 1 and 3 p.m. on Mondays and Fridays. To schedule an appointment, call the Solvang Senior Center 805-688-3793.

Tax clients must bring their Social Security cards, a valid picture ID, records of any 2019 wages (W-2 forms) and all 1099 forms received that report income from such items as interest, dividends, pensions/annuities and IRAs, as well as copies of tax year 2018 federal and state tax returns. Seniors receiving Social Security should note that SSA 1099 indicating 2019 payments will be needed. Persons who may be able to itemize deductions should bring records of tax bills, medical expenses, mortgage interest payments, charitable contributions and any other expenses they might feel are deductible. Complex returns that entail rental property, farming or businesses that have more than $25,000 of expense are beyond the scope of the program and should be taken to a professional tax preparing firm.

appy 2020! This month, I am listing as many locations as possible for genealogists to do family history

research. This information was checked online as of Jan. 2, but readers are strongly advised to recheck, as information is frequently changed. Included are both genealogy libraries and centers as well as non-genealogy places such as libraries and archives. None of their collections are summarized, but most have websites and some list holdings. Because they are listed in this column does not guarantee public access to any of the records, and readers are advised to make contact with them before attempting to visit in person. Opening hours vary at each location. Family History Centers n Santa Barbara, 2107 Santa Barbara Avenue; 805-682-2092; CA_SantaBarbara@ ldsmail.org n Santa Maria, 908 Sierra Madre Avenue; 805-9284722; ca_santamaria@ldsmail.org n Solvang, 2627 Janin Way; 805-6883443; CA_Solvang@ldsmail.org Santa Barbara County Genealogical Society. 316 Castillo St; 805-884-9909; info@sbgen. org; website: https://sbgen.org. Their Sahyun Library is worth a trip there as their holdings are extensive. Santa Maria Genealogical Society; contact the Santa Maria Library for information: Main Library, 421 So McClelland Street, (805) 9250994; libraryreference@cityofsantamaria.org. Santa Barbara County Public Library System https://www.countyofsb.org/csd/library.sbc n Santa Barbara Public Library – main: 40 E. Anapamu St., 805-962-7653 n Solvang Public Library; 1745 Mission Drive; 805-688-4214; n Buellton Public Library; 140 West Highway 246; 805-688-3115 Goleta Valley Public Library; City of Goleta Public Library; 500 No. Fairview Avenue; 805964-7878 https://www.cityofgoleta.org/city-hall/goleta-valley-library Lompoc Public Library, 501 E. North Ave.; 805-875-8775; Village library, 3755 Constellation Rd., Lompoc, 805-733-3323. There are others libraries and archives. Their

collections, if any, are varied: Old Mission Santa Inés, Archives, 1760 Mission Dr., Solvang, 805-688-4815; office@ missionsantaines.org La Purisima Mission State Historic Park, 2295 Purisima Rd., Lompoc; 805-733-3713. This is a state park, run by the California State Park Service, and has a visitor’s center. No information online regarding research availability. Elverhoj Museum, 1624 Elverhoy Way, Solvang, 805-686-1211 May have Danish community history. UC Santa Barbara Library; 805- 893-2641; https://www.library.ucsb.edu Hancock College Library; https://allanhancock.edu; check to find out if public access is available. Buellton Historical Society, 376 Avenue of Flags, https://www.discoverbuellton.com/ arts-culture/buellton-historical-society/ Located upstairs in Pea Soup Andersen Restaurant and has information on Buell family and the city. Lompoc Valley Historical Society, 207 No. L Street, Lompoc; https://lompochistorical.org; 805-735-4626 Santa Ynez Valley Historical Museum, 3596 Sagunto Street, Santa Ynez; https://santaynezmuseum.org; 805-688-7889 Santa Barbara Historical Museum, 136 East De La Guerra; https//www.sbhistorical.org; 805-966-1601 There are many churches in the Santa Ynez Valley and if you are interested in whether they may have a collection and it is accessible, you need to contact them for information. With the exception of the Mission in Solvang and the LDS Family History Centers, no others are listed here. There are similar locations in Ventura and San Louis Obispo counties and an online search will give addresses, phone numbers, and websites and/or email contact information. If you have any questions about the information in this column, please send them to news@santaynezvalleystar.com so they can be answered. Sheila Benedict is a professional forensic and family genealogist. She is the author of “Research in California,” which she wrote in 2015 for the National Genealogical Societies Research in the States Series and writes articles in a variety of genealogical society newsletters and magazines.

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nother January has arrived, so it’s time for the annual New Year’s resolution. The three most popular New Year’s resolutions are to lose weight (by far the most popular), to improve fitness levels and to join a gym and exercise more. Gym memberships grow and member commitment to exercise swells in January. As the year progresses into February and March, member commitment slowly diminishes and many members return to their former activity habits. This appears to be an annual cycle. I suspect this cycle often proves true for non-fitness resolutions also. This year you won’t need to create a fitness resolution, as I’m going to provide you with a New Year’s resolution that is simple to understand, requires no gym membership, is convenient and will meet all the goals and provide more long term health and fitness benefits than are hoped for in the three resolutions in the previous paragraph. The resolution: “I resolve to move more throughout the day.” I often remind my fitness classes and clients: It’s important you attend regularly for our onehour sessions, but what’s far more important to fitness and health goals is how often and how well you move the rest of the day. Too many people commit to a one hour workout three to four times weekly and then

live sedentary lives the rest of the day. The body is designed for movement, and movement throughout the day always trumps the one hour workout. Let me provide you with some reasons why. n Frequent movement helps maintain and improve muscle mass and related bone density. If you are contracting muscles, bones are also being stressed and strengthened. Although there is consistent evidence that aging may naturally accommodate some muscle and bone loss, being inactive will guarantee such loss will happen at an accelerated rate. Moving often throughout the day is the best antidote to slow or prevent such losses. Serious strength training programs have been demonstrated to not only prevent such loss but may result in increases in muscle mass and bone density. n Moving often is essential for an efficient cardiovascular system. We all know the heart is essential to the circulation of blood throughout the body. Few people seem to understand that the contraction of muscles squeezes veins and arteries, moving life-giving blood through the one-way valves of the circulatory system, especially to more distant parts of the body. Sedentary people have less efficient circulatory systems. Frequent movement is essential for healthy circulation. n The lymph system is the primary defense against diseases and infections. It parallels the circulatory system but has no heart pump for circulation. Lymph is moved through the body by muscle contraction, motion and gravity. Regular movement is necessary for the movement of lymph and an effective immune

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he Santa Barbara Maritime Museum, home of the giant First Order Fresnel lens from the Point Conception Lighthouse, will celebrate the 164th anniversary of the lighthouse’s first lighting on Feb. 1, 1856, with an afternoon reading and discussion of the lighthouse and its lens followed by a special birthday cake. Willard Thompson, an award-winning historical fiction author, lecturer and historian, will lead the free event and read from his book, “Keepers of the Light: The History of the Point Conception Lighthouse.” “For me,” Thompson said, “writing history and historical novels is not just about telling stories in historical time settings; it’s about bringing to life the people who lived,

Photo Contributed Point Conception, known for treacherous waters, is the headland where California’s coast goes from a north-south orientation to east-west.

loved, and strove for meaning in their lives during those historical times. I hope we will have a good turnout of parents bringing their kids to learn about this aspect of our local history.” The event is free and open to the public, and families are welcome. Parents are encouraged to bring their children to learn the history of the lighthouse and the men and women who braved the rugged terrain, heavy fog, and strong winds of Point Conception to keep mariners safe. Point Conception, considered sacred ground by the Chumash, is the headland where California’s coast goes from a northsouth orientation to east-west, making a natural division between Southern and Northern California. Ever since the Gold Rush days, the Point Conception Lighthouse has guarded the treacherous Pacific waters where the Santa Barbara Channel and Pacific Ocean meet on the western edge of Santa Barbara County. Because it was such a dangerous place for mariners, Point Conception was dubbed The Cape Horn of California. In 2019, Thompson donated all rights to his book and proceeds from its sales to the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum. The museum’s current exhibits are The History of Oil in Santa Barbara Channel, and Fishing with Paper and Ink.

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PHP announces August retirement of CEO Dean Palius Staff Report

fter 25 years of distinguished service as the leader of Santa Ynez Valley People Helping People, Dean Palius has decided to retire at the end of August. An agency spokesman said the board of directors reluctantly accepted Palius’ resignation but understands and supports his decision to change his pace of life. “The board is extraordinarily grateful for the quarter century that Dean dedicated to building a highly regarded and respected organization that has made such a profound difference in the lives of so many. He has graciously agreed to stay with PHP to advise the board on the recruitment and selection of his successor,” said Board President Francisca Escobar. Palius received a bachelor of arts degree with honors at Humboldt State University. He followed that with a master of arts degree from UCSB with an emphasis in public administration and public law. Palius started his career at the city of Santa Barbara, working his way up to the position of personnel director and chief labor negotiator. In 1979, he left the city and formed a consulting business, Alternative Management Services, focused on productivity improvement, cost accounting, and human resources management. After 17 years in consulting, Palius landed at PHP, first as a board member and then became PHP’s first executive director in May 1995. From the outset, Palius dedicated his work at PHP to improve the lives of those less fortunate. He was able to creating partnerships, resources, and initiatives that focus on furnishing basic-needs assistance to help individuals and families “get back on their feet” and then supporting them to further improve their lives.

Photo Contributed Dean Palius is pictured with his wife, Kim Morrison, and two grandchildren.

Much of this work took the form of helping to remove barriers to success and easing access to services by establishing Family Resource Centers at neighborhood schools, implementing programs to reduce domestic violence and child abuse, and furnishing parenting education. Palius was particularly interested in changing the life trajectory of youth, especially those with limited resources at home. So, PHP developed services directed at improving social and academic outcomes for students, including after-school programs, mentoring, preventing alcohol and drug abuse, and promoting physical and mental wellness by ensuring access to medical care and counseling programs. Following the lead of its 1992 founding board members, under Palius’ guidance, PHP has been able to fulfill the founders’ vision of creating a one-stop, under one-roof system of safety net

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Mogavero promoted to COO at North County United Way Staff Report

he Northern Santa Barbara County United Way has announced the promotion of Dorothy Mogavero to a new position, chief operating officer (COO). Mogavero has been with the organization since 2016 and helped guide it through a period of significant growth, CEO Eddie Taylor said. The board of directors and CEO approved the creation of the COO position during a recent meeting. Mogavero will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of the nonprofit organization, overseeing programs that focus on the mission “to bring caring people together to solve our community’s toughest challenges.” “Dorothy is a vital part of our company and has handled responsibilities in all of our departments,” Taylor said. “She has participated in the growth of our education, financial stability and homelessness programs, which

have had an impact on thousands of families and individuals. “As COO, Dorothy will continue her personal involvement in the operation of the company, ensuring that our teams remain strong, and helping the organization to run smoothly as we continue to determine what we do well and how we can do it better.” With regards to her new job,: “I am pleased to serve as the chief operating officer of such a vibrant organization. We have a very dedicated team and I look forward to helping manage our various programs in my capacity as COO,” Mogavero said. “My family has resided in the area for 30 years and has been dedicated to volunteering with the community in areas advancing education and helping those in our community who need basic support,” she said. “My career has taken me from real estate to banking to nonprofit work.”

ASA of Santa Barbara County has been awarded a $56,000 Sustainability Grant from the National Court Appointed Special Advocate/ Guardian ad Litem (CASA/GAL) Association for Children. CASA of Santa Barbara County recruits, trains and supports volunteers who advocate for the best interests of children who have experienced abuse or neglect. The Sustainability Grant will enable CASA of Santa Barbara County to focus on sustaining service to children, all of whom have experienced the trauma of abuse and/or neglect in Santa Barbara County. “Last year, thanks to nearly 300 CASA volunteers, we were able to support advocates assigned to 510 children in our community, serving every child that had been referred to us by local judges. Unfortunately, children in our community are in crisis right now, and just since August, our wait list has grown to over 100 children,” said Executive Director Kim Colby Davis. “The children we serve at CASA are all victims of the crime of child abuse and/or

neglect, and some have been abandoned. Nearly half of the children on our current wait list are infants ages 0-3. This grant is much needed in order for us to grow and find more local volunteers to who will help us deal with this crisis, and help to ensure that children are safe and get the services they need to heal.” The majority of the children in need right now are in Santa Maria and Lompoc, and to address that need, CASA of Santa Barbara County will be holding two training classes in January. All CASA volunteers are required to complete a 30-hour training class and background check. A training class and will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday, starting Jan. 6. An evening class will be taught from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays in Lompoc starting Jan. 21. After completing training, volunteers typically give 10-12 hours of their time each month, with the support of CASA’s professional staff. For more information, or to volunteer, go to sbcasa.org/volunteer, call 805-3572594 or email volunteer@sbcasa.org.

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an isolated island covered by primeval rainforests and surrounded by dark ocean waters. The Lost Kings of Bioko explores the secret lives of the Drills and their mysterious island home. Threats in the Northern Seas: About three billion tons of chemical and conventional warfare lies at the bottom of the North and Baltic seas. These silent witnesses of both World Wars have become a true threat to the environment. How and why were these weapons dumped in the sea, and is this massive propagation of highly toxic products an avoidable disaster? The entire list of participating films with full descriptions will be posted after January 1 on the festival website. “We’re honored and excited to bring exceptional, award-winning films to the festival every year,” said Sue Eisaguirre, NatureTrack Film Festival founder and director. “Word is getting out that if you’ve produced a quality nature, conservation or adventure film, you want it shown at the NatureTrack Film Festival.” All-access passes, ticket packages and single tickets can be purchased by going to the festival website, www.NatureTrackFilmFestival.org. One hundred percent of the proceeds from the festival goes to support the NatureTrack Foundation. More information about NatureTrack Foundation can be found at www.naturetrack.org.

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LoyalTeach helps students achieve their highest potential Nonprofit effort opens eyes of students to possibilities they never imagined By Pamela Dozois

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an Cummings has a passion for the underserved, the knowledge to make a difference in the lives of students, and the tenacity and resolve to make it happen. He is the founding director of LoyalTeach, a program that helps students achieve their highest academic goals. He is a tutor, a college counselor, and educational consultant. Cummings taught at Midland School for 22 years and quit in 2014 without a plan for his future. “I didn’t know what I was going to do next but I began to read about something called ‘Under Matching’ in college admissions. Under Matching describes the tendency of low income, high achieving high school students to aim low in their college applications. They tend not to apply to highly selective colleges that are looking for students of their caliber,” explained Cummings. “I am a fiscally sponsored project of a 501c3, the Social Good Fund, based in Richmond, Calif. The money I receive from the clients goes into the project out of which I am paid,” said Cummings. The vast majority of college access organizations are concentrated in about 15 urban areas, he said, and students outside those areas are being underserved. “I thought there must be a need in North Santa Barbara County for someone to provide college counseling to low income students,” said Cummings. “I started working with students in the fall of 2016. I provide private college counseling and

Photo Contributed Pictured are Lizbeth Botello of Los Alamos and Ian Cummings at her graduation from Righetti High School in 2018. Lizbeth is now a sophomore at Cal Poly Pomona.

tutoring services. Wealthy people pay $75 per hour for a tutor or $200 an hour for a college counselor. Low to middle income families can’t afford that. I charge on a sliding scale. Some people pay only $5 per hour. After they receive 20 hours of service it becomes free. A family who pays $5 a session is guaranteed not to have to pay for more than $100 in total and the service may go on for years. “I work with people of all income levels but because I also have a contract with Peoples’ Self Help Housing (PSHH) I also work with their residents and other local families in Santa Maria Valley. PSHH sponsors the students by paying for the service. I don’t deny anyone the service.” “At Peoples’ Self Help Housing our goal is to support our students from kindergarten to and through college and career. Ian is definitely helping our students prepare for college in a strategic way, leading to more options for educational equity. We are so excited to have Ian on our College Club team,” said Alejandra

Mahoney, director of education for Peoples’ Self Help Housing. Cummings is also connected to a private family foundation, which wishes to remain anonymous. Cummings explained that the foundation generally sponsors two students a year, providing full “last dollar” funding for these students. In essence this means that the foundation covers all the students’ last expenses. They wait for all the financial aid to come in for the student from various sources and then cover all the remaining expenses and existing loans, enabling the students to have a free education. “I’ve connected two students with this family’s foundation, one of whom is a resident of Los Alamos who is in her second year at Cal Poly Pomona,” said Cummings. “I helped her while she was attending Righetti High School, working with her during her senior year, helping her with the process of applying to college. She had been accepted to Cal Poly Pomona but financial aid couldn’t meet her family’s needs. She was

bound and determined to go to Cal Poly and the foundation has committed to giving her about $20,000 a year for four years to cover all her educational expenses after financial aid and other scholarships. She has to graduate in four years, maintain a 3.0 GPA, and not take out any loans – in essence she is going to college for free.” Cummings first intention was to focus his work in the Santa Ynez Valley but it turned out that he found more receptivity to the work in Santa Maria. He has students from Carpinteria to Guadalupe, but most are in Santa Maria and Los Alamos areas. “The primary work we do is one-on-one direct service, in the home, with the student and the family there. It’s a level of individual attention and individualized service the low income students don’t usually have access to,” he explained. “We have students we have been working with for three years – we have students we work with on a weekly basis – for an hour typically. We support our students not just to college but through college.” “Most of my kids have had a strong sense of what they want to do in life,” said Cummings. “Almost all of our students are from immigrant families, not by design. That’s just what happens if you seek to work with low income families in this area.” “My colleague is Eduardo Pena and he lives in Solvang. He took on six students three years ago and continues to work with four of them,” said Cummings. “My hope is to expand the program but my biggest issue is can I raise enough money to do that. I’ve been basically a one-man-operation for the past three years and would like to expand. At some point this project needs to support one or more full-time employees because right now I am the only employee and I’m not full time, although I work a full-time schedule,” explained LOYAL TEACH CONTINUED TO PAGE 20

PG&E offering more than Hancock spring classes beginning; registration available 150 college scholarships Staff Report

egistration for spring classes at Hancock College’s Santa Maria campus is under way with nearly 900 courses still available. Many classes begin the week of Jan. 22. Students will be able to fulfill their general-education requirements with the options available and gain hands-on experience in semester-length and eight-week courses, including those in auto body, accounting, art, chemistry, law enforcement, music and others. Spring classes are also offered at the college’s Santa Ynez Valley, Lompoc Valley and Vandenberg Air Force Base centers, and online. A number of eight-week classes begin Jan. 22 or March 25. Dozens of shortterm classes (less than eight weeks) begin throughout the semester. Shorter courses

are offered in such areas as agribusiness, health education, global studies, sociology, speech communication, and welding technology. To view all winter and spring classes, visit www.hancockcollege.edu and click the Class Search link on the homepage. Search options include subject, location, instructor, number of credits, and more. Registration is available around the clock via the myHancock portal linked in the upper right section of the college’s homepage. Enrollment fee for California residents is $46 a unit (a typical three-unit class is $138). Other minimal fees apply. For registration information, call 805-922-6966 or toll free 1-866-342-5242, ext. 3248.

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acific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has announced that scholarship applications are now being accepted from college-bound high school students and those in college and continuing education programs living in Northern and Central California. More than 150 awards totaling nearly $500,000 are being made available through PG&E scholarships. PG&E scholarships information, including criteria and applications, is available on PG&E’s website, www.PGE.com. All applications must be submitted by Feb. 7. Applicants must be a high school senior or graduate, have received GED certification or be an undergraduate or postsecondary undergraduate student. Veterans and adults returning to school are encouraged to apply. “Helping students in our communities attend college and achieve their goals is a big step

tors of tomorrow. We’re proud to invest in these promising young people,” said Mary King, PG&E vice president of human resources and chief diversity officer. PG&E scholarships are awarded annually. ERG scholarship winners will receive awards ranging from $1,000 to $7,000 for exemplary scholastic achievement and community leadership. Better Together STEM Scholarship recipients will receive a one-time scholarship of $1,000 to $10,000 to assist in their pursuit of higher education in engineering, computer science, cybersecurity or environmental sciences. Since 1989, PG&E’s ERGs and ENGs have awarded more than $4.5 million in scholarships to thousands of recipients. The funds are raised totally through employee donations, employee fundraising events and Campaign for the Community, the company’s employee giving program. In addition to the PG&E scholarships, the Pacific Service Employees Association (PSEA), a nonprofit mutual benefit organization serving

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Cummings. “The need is out there – but I need to take the next step to bring in more revenue in order to help more students.” Most of the support Cummings has comes from private contributions and he has also done some grant writing. The challenge for him is that he’s the service provider and the administrator of the project and the project is growing so he’s spending more time providing services which leaves less time for fundraising. “We started with two students and are now working with 42 students,” said Cummings. “We’ve made a difference in the lives of many of my students, like guiding them to college funding they didn’t know they were eligible for; kids in college have applied for and received college credit that they had earned through Advance Placement exams taken in high school; I know kids who are attending the college they’re at because of us, whether it is the University of Rochester or Cal State Channel Islands. I have two students who would not have met the requirement for Cal State admission without us. One student just attended the summer program Adventure Risk Challenge; other students have taken Advance Placement or Honors classes because of us. “Students who attend Allan Hancock can obtain a ‘Transfer Admission Guarantee’

which says if you earn a 3.4 GPA at Hancock you are guaranteed admission into the UC System as a transfer, but you have to apply,” Cummings said. “I had a student who knew about the TAG program and qualified but she didn’t apply because she just didn’t believe that it could apply to her – just others. “We do not provide college funding but do help out with unexpected expenses with ‘Educational Justice Grants’ for unexpected or unfair expenses that burden the student’s possible advancement, undermining our mission. We are changing people’s lives,” said Cummings. “This is the best thing I have done in my life. I was really proud to be a part of Midland School for as long as I was, but I feel I have now found my calling and this is all I want to do,” Cummings said. Cummings still lives at Midland, as his wife Lynda continues to work there as college counselor. They have a son, Sean, who works for the Land Trust for Santa Barbara County and a daughter, Emily, who is a freshman at Pomona College.

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The project was funded by an anonymous local resident who donated $15,000 for the creation of the prototype. Bejo, a global seed company, also donated additional funds. “This prototype solar-powered mobile cooler is 7 feet wide, 8 feet long, and 7 feet high and has been delivered to Midland School’s farm for field trials. It is our first step to see how it performs,” said Delaney. “We still have a lot to learn about the … cooler that will be used at farm level, and there are more questions than answers at the moment,” said Gordon. “Our first goal is to put as many of these coolers on local farms who donate to our program,” said Delaney. “Our farmers don’t waste food. They always have excess and the fact that they share it with us and not plow it under or use it as compost is a blessing to us. Without our farmers, Veggie Rescue would not exist. We are an extension of the farmer. We are a logistics model with a heart. We don’t grow it, or cook it; we move it to where it is needed,” said Delaney. Delaney said that all the farmers he’s shown the cooler to have smiled broadly when they saw it. They loved the fact that the cooler is earth friendly and supports their efforts to help people in need with their excess food.

Great reasons to own a Home: Boosted savings: Photo by Pamela Dozois Pictured is the inside of the mobile solar powered cooler.

“This project has ‘legs’ and it could have a far-reaching benefit globally for farmers in developing countries in improving people’s lives physically, economically, and nutritionally,” Delaney said. To see more photos or to contribute to the project, visit www.veggierescue.org, then click on the solar cooler or donation page.

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and responded to that need. The audience sang “Good King Wenceslas.” The time had arrived for the feast to begin, but not before The Ruler of Misrule, played by Barbara Mousouris, arrived waving her wand, interrupting the event with comments and questions about the boar’s head. Rev. Day explained that the church’s boar’s head had recently been repaired due to an unfortunate fall it took a couple of years ago. Misrule was then invited to join the guests at dinner and the Steward of the Feast, Jeannie May, beckoned the Boar Bearers, Carl Johnson and Bob Jennings, to carry the boar’s head down the aisle as the congregation sang the “Boar’s Head Carol”

and followed in procession. Everyone then proceed to Stacy Hall to enjoy a feast of pork, potatoes, red cabbage, apple sauce, and salad along with wine or beer and a plethora of desserts. Following dinner, the traditional singing of “The 12 Days of Christmas” was acted out hilariously by guests at each table. The evening closed with the dimming of the lights and the singing of “Silent Night.” Contributing to the pageantry of the event were costumers Jill Bader, Olivia Flisher and Tasha Morphy and the many volunteers who worked for days arranging the event and the many volunteers who did all the cooking.

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Prince Royce coming to casino in March Staff Report

atin superstar Prince Royce will bring his national “Alter Ego” tour to the Chumash Casino Resort’s Samala Showroom at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 14. Tickets for the show range from $69 to $99. In the past eight years, the multiplatinum-selling artist has posted 17 No. 1 hits and claimed more than 80 other awards and recognitions, including 22 Latin Billboard Awards,

19 Premio lo Nuestro Awards, 19 Premios Juventud Awards, 12 Latin AMAs and 12 Latin Grammy Award nominations. The Dominican-American singer will be celebrating the 10th anniversary of the release of his self-titled debut album and the release of his latest effort, “Alter Ego.” Tickets are available at the casino or at www.chumashcasino. com.

Photo Contributed The Dominican-American singer Prince Royce will be celebrating the 10th anniversary of the release of his self-titled debut album.

Comedians, Mexican greats, tribute band to perform in February Staff Report

he Chumash Casino Resort has announced that comedian Bill Burr, comedian Nick Swardson, Regional Mexican greats Tierra Cali, and Pink Floyd tribute band Which One’s Pink? are among the latest signings to its 2020 entertainment schedule. Burr, the creator and star of the animated Netflix series “F is for Family” and his own “Monday Morning Podcast,” will bring his North American stand-up tour to the casino at 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7. Tickets for the show are $79, $89, $99, $109 and $119. Swardson, the stand-up comedian who’s best known for his Comedy Central one-hour specials and his past role as Terry Bernadino in the TV series “Reno 911!,” returns to the Samala Showroom at 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15. Tickets for the show are $39, $44, $49, $54 and $59. Tierra Cali, composed of five brothers from

Michoacán, Mexico, will perform their hits at 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28. Tickets for the show are $29, $39, $49, $54 and $59. Which One’s Pink? – the California-based Pink Floyd tribute band that has earned critical acclaim for its renderings – will return at 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 29. Tickets for the show are $25. Tickets for all events are available at the casino or at www.chumashcasino.com.

Photo contributed Comedian Bill Burr will appear at the Chumash Casino on Feb. 7

Get ready for

Expo 2020!

The Solvang Chamber of Commerce is kicking off 2020 with our Annual Business Expo. This expo will take place at Hotel Corque/Root 246 from 2-6pm.

January 28, 2020

Keynote Speaker - Michael Kramer and Google Rep. Starting at 2pm.

Expo opens at 2pm. Most Affordable Business Networking event in the County, only $20 Learn how Technology is going to help grow your sales Learn how to spend your marketing dollars in the most effective areas Learn the tools that will help you to retain current clients Is your business surviving month to month? Learn how to create financial stability for your business. Are you just open for business each day, or does your business have a roadmap for success? Meet 35+ Business owners that want to share with you their expertise If you are looking for a new job, meet employers and discuss opportunities Need a professional resume? Meet a leading resume author that will give you the guideance you need.

Contact Jen Trupiano 805-680-9979

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January 23

Solvang Interactive Workshop - 12 - 1:30 p.m. Solvang Chamber of Commerce office, 485 Alisal Rd. #245. Develop financial reports and accounting tools to help build profits. Visit www.solvangcc.com.

‘Spirit of Solvang’ Book Release - 4:30 - 6 p.m. at the Elverhoj Museum. Join the Elverhoj for their official launch party of Solvang’s first comprehensive historical publication. Visit www.elverhoj.org for details. Neal Brennan - 8 p.m. at the Chumash Casino - Visit www.chumashcasino.com for tickets and details.

January 26

January 24

Principal’s Coffee - 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. at SYHS Little Theatre - Parents and the community are invited to come have coffee with Principal Mark Swantiz to hear his monthly report and Q&A sessions. SYV Cottage Hospital Nutrition Class - 11 a.m. - Noon - at the Cottage Admin Building 2050 Viborg Rd. Join Nutritionist Stacey Bailey as she gives free nutrition and diabetes education classes. This discussion is on Tour of the Buellton Recreation Center. Call 805-694-2351 for more details. Ian Veneracion w/ Jona Viray - 8 p.m. at the Chumash Casino. Visit www.chumashcasino.com for tickets and details. Martha Graham Dance Co: The EVE Project - 8 - 10 p.m. at the Granada Theatre - Martha Graham is inarguably the mother of American modern dance. One of the greatest artists of the 20th century – and a graduate of Santa Barbara High School – she forever altered the fabric of dance by creating an entirely new style of movement. In celebration of the centennial of the 19th amendment, which gave women the right to vote, the company has created The EVE Project, a collection that makes bold statements about female power. For details visit artsandlectures.ucsb.edu/Details.aspx?PerfNum=4173

January 25

Valley Clean Team - 8:15 - 9:15 a.m. on Highway 246, meet at Flag is Up Farm. Join the Valley Clean Team by keeping the valley roads looking pristine by picking up debris. All supplies are provided. Email Bill Connell at wconnell@connellandersen.com. Santa Barbara Audubon’s Winter Bird Count - 9 a.m. - noon at Lake Los Carneros Park, 304 N. Los Carneros Road, Goleta. Free introduction to the fun of birdwatching for young people, ages 8 to 16. All budding birdwatchers must be accompanied by a responsible adult. Call (805) 964-1468 for more information or go to http://SantaBarbaraAudubon.org/

SYV Therapeutic Riding Volunteer Training - 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. at the SYV Equestrian Center - The Riding program serves children and adults with special needs and life challenges regardless of their ability to pay. Success can be seen through improved speech, balance, social skills, strength and more. Volunteers should commit to 2 -3 hours a week and be able to walk in the arena. Volunteers earn a lesson for every 20 hours given. Call Karie at (805) 350-2280 to RSVP or learn more. PCPA Open House - 2 - 5 p.m. at the Performing Arts Center at Allan Hancock College in Santa Maria. Join PCPA for a wine and cheese reception, backstage tour, outreach performance and more. Contact openhouse@ pcpa.org for details. Kringle & Crown - Solvang’s Baking History - 3 - 4:30 p.m. at the Elverhoj Museum - A slide show and conversation with Bent Olsen, Carl Birkholm and Ann Dittmer.

Snow Leopard Festival/Sledding at the Zoo - 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. at the SB Zoo - A rare blizzard hits the Zoo with 80 tons of snow for sledding and snow play for this frosty fun family festival. Animals play in the snow while Santa poses for holiday photos. Visit www.sbzoo.org for details!

January 27

SYV Cottage Hospital Nutrition Class - 11 a.m. - Noon - at the Cottage Admin Building 2050 Viborg Rd. Join Nutritionist Stacey Bailey as she gives free nutrition and diabetes education classes. This discussion is on Diabetes Management Options. Call 805-694-2351 for more details. Vets Connect - 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. at SB Public Library Central - Are you a veteran? Do you know the benefits and resources you are entitled to? To find out, have a conversation with a Veterans Service Officer at the Santa Barbara Central Library. Dependents and spouses are eligible for benefits, too. All are welcome to make appointments. Call 805-9627653 or visit us in person (40 E Anapamu St) to make an appointment. Walk-ups welcome.

January 28

Black Violin - 7 p.m. at the Granada Theatre - Classical music meets hip hop in the groundbreaking duo Black Violin and their Classical Boom Tour, blurring the lines between genre, race and gender with its unique, family-friendly fusion of groove and strings. Adding DJ SPS and drummer Nat Stokes to the lineup, the group has collaborated with the likes of Kanye West, 50 Cent, Aretha Franklin and Tom Petty. For tickets and details log onto www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu.

January 29

SYV Cottage Hospital Nutrition Class - 11 a.m. - Noon - at the Cottage Admin Building 2050 Viborg Rd. Join Nutritionist Stacey Bailey as she gives free nutrition and diabetes education classes. This discussion is on Healthy Recipe Exchange. Call 805-694-2351 for more details. Pedro Fernandez - 8 p.m. at the Chumash Casino - Visit www.chumashcasino.com for tickets and details.

February 1

Valley Clean Team - 8:15 - 9:15 a.m. in Los Alamos, meet at Bell’s Restaurant. Join the Valley Clean Team by keeping the valley roads looking pristine by picking up debris. All supplies are provided. Email Bill Connell at wconnell@connellandersen.com.

February 3

SYV Cottage Hospital Nutrition Class - 11 a.m. Noon - at the Cottage Admin Building 2050 Viborg Rd. Join Nutritionist Stacey Bailey as she gives free nutrition and diabetes education classes. This discussion is on Diabetes and Exercise. Call 805694-2351 for more details.

Continuing Events Every Monday

Yoga, 9 a.m.; Arthritis Exercise Class, 10:15 a.m.; Arts and Crafts every third Monday; Solvang Senior Center, 1745 Mission Drive; 805-688-3793. Divorce Care Recovery Seminar and Support Group – 6:30-8:30 p.m. Santa Ynez Valley Christian Academy Library, 891 N. Refugio Road, Santa Ynez; Louise Kolbert at 805-688-5171.

Every Tuesday

Computer class, 9 a.m., Knitting, 9:30 a.m.; Tai Chi, 11 a.m.; bridge and poker, 12:45 p.m.; Mah Jongg 1 p.m., Solvang Senior Center, 1745 Mission Drive; 805-688-3793. Toddler Tuesdays at the MOXI - 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. www.moxi.org. Preschool Story Time - 10:30 a.m. at Solvang Library. Two-Step Dance Lessons – 6:30 p.m.; 8 p.m. - Industry Night and Karaoke Party. Maverick Saloon, 3687 Sagunto St., Santa Ynez. Visit www. themavsaloon.com.

For more information call 805-694-2351. Bring your lunch and talk nutrition. Tai Chi, 9:15 a.m.; Mah Jongg, 10 a.m.; Pilates – 10:15 a.m.; Ukulele 11:15 a.m., Solvang Senior Center, 1745 Mission Drive; 805-688-3793. Bingo - 1 p.m., Buellton Senior Center, West Highway 246, Buellton; 805-688-4571.

Every Saturday

Cachuma Lake Nature Walk – 10-11:30 a.m.; 805688-4515 or www.sbparks.org. Junior Rangers Program – 12:30-1:30 p.m. Neal Taylor Nature Center, 2265 Highway 154. Children 3 and up; under 10 years must be accompanied by an adult. $3/person. Nature Center admission is free. Visit www.clnaturecenter.org.

Coming up

Log onto www.cityofsolvang.com, www.buelltonrec.com or www.visitsyv.com to see a full schedule of programs and events that range from adult and youth sports to teen dances, field trips, excursions and more.

Every Wednesday

SYV We Support the Troops – 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Volunteer to pack care packages on the 4th Wednesday of each month. Bethania Lutheran Church, 603 Atterdag Road, Solvang. 805-245-4951. Art Class, 9 a.m.; Book Club, 10 a.m. (call first); Bingo, 1 p.m.: Solvang Senior Center, 1745 Mission Drive; 805-688-3793. Knit and Crochet - 1 p.m., Buellton Senior Center, West Highway 246, Buellton; 805-688-4571. Healing Hearts Support Group – 2-4 p.m. Santa Ynez Valley Presbyterian Church, 1825 Alamo Pintado Road. Free. To R.S.V.P. call 805-693-0244. Solvang Farmers Market - 2:30-6:30 p.m., First Street between Mission Drive and Copenhagen Drive, Solvang. Crafternoons – 3:45-5:45 p.m. Arts Outreach, 2948 Nojoqui Ave. Suite 9, Los Olivos. $10/child; 805-688-9533.

Every Thursday

Sideways Inn Local’s Night Specials 5 p.m.- 8 p.m., 114 East Highway 246, Buellton; 805-691-8088. Chair Exercises - 10 a.m., Buellton Senior Center, West Highway 246, Buellton; 805-688-4571. Arthritis Exercise Class, 10:15 a.m.; Mah Jongg, Noon; Basic Cartooning, 1 p.m., Solvang Senior Center, 1745 Mission Drive; 805-688-3793. Brain Injury Survivors of Santa Ynez Valley - Noon-2 p.m., Bethania Lutheran Church, 603 Atterdag Road, Solvang. Jodi House Brain Injury Support Center offers a support group for brain injury survivors and caregivers; www.jodihouse.org.

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