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Flood, mud, debris devastate Montecito Unprecedented rainfall surges down burned slopes, sweeping away people, wiping out homes Staff Report

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arts of Montecito, one of the most affluent communities in California, have been reduced to piles of rocks, mud and debris after torrential rain the night of Jan. 9 swept down slopes recently denuded by the Thomas Fire In an unprecedented event, more than half an inch of rain fell in five minutes, and much more in the following hour, which triggered flooding, debris flows and mudslides that residents described as an earthquake.

When daylight came, massive boulders were everywhere while buildings, vehicles and other property had been swept away.

“I was there when it all started and never slept after that. I attempted to get my car, but it was hanging off a bridge,” said Kevin Christy of Montecito.

Christy, who was evacuated, said the scariest part was hearing the noises and seeing the volume of water. (Watch the video of our interview of Christy on our Facebook page or our website, www.santaynezvalleystar.com.)

By the afternoon of Jan. 14, 20 people had been confirmed dead as authorities continued

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Photo contributed The chapel at La Casa de Maria was filled with debris after the mudslide on Jan. 9.

course of destruction down nearly to the ocean.

Crews worked to evacuate people by helicopter from Romero Canyon, where about 300 people were trapped, and from the Birnam Wood Golf Club, a collection point for people who could not otherwise get out of the area, Montecito Fire Protection District Deputy Chief Kevin Taylor said.

Much of the damage and many of the casualties occurred in areas that were under evacuation warnings rather than mandatory evacuation orders.

Highway 101 through Montecito was closed at least until Monday, Jan. 15, after it was inundated in several feet of mud and debris that included abandoned vehicles, a boat and water tanks. Updates of road conditions will be posted on our website and social media pages.

Dozens of people were treated at Santa Barbara and Goleta Cottage Hospitals for storm-related injuries.

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Luke Williams begins cleaning up his house along Olive Mill Road.

their search for others reported missing and still more who were trapped in their homes.

More than 100 homes and other structures were confirmed as destroyed and another 300 damaged.

The intersection of Hot Springs and Olive Mill roads appeared to be the epicenter of the disaster after as mud, water, boulders and other debris surged out of Cold Spring and Hot Springs canyons above Montecito, which had been denuded by the giant Thomas Fire. The deadly slurry from Montecito Creek carved a

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ore than 100 people turned out for a recent community meeting organized by a group opposed to the “Camp 4” property in Santa Ynez becoming part of the Chumash reservation.

Members of the Santa Ynez Valley Coalition, which was created to defeat legislation that would take the rural land “into trust” for the tribe, focused on land use and preserving the valley’s rural character.

At the meeting on April 27 at the Solvang Veteran’s Memorial Hall, coalition members recounted the history of land-use master plans called the Valley Blueprint and the Valley Plan and said they would release more information in the coming weeks, organizers said.

The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians announced in January that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) had placed the tribe’s 1,390 acres known as “Camp 4” into federal trust.

“Camp 4 is officially part of our reservation so we can begin the process of building homes on the property for tribal members and their families and revitalizing our tribal community,” Tribal Chairman Kenneth Kahn said in a prepared statement that was part of that announcement.

The tribe bought the Camp 4 property in 2010 from late actor, vintner and hotelier Fess Parker, and they soon began the process of placing the land into federal trust, which makes it part of the tribe’s sovereign nation.

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“Your voice is the instrument and I felt like we were in the 1930s,” Remak said. news@santaynezvalleystar.com Elizabeth, 12, a seventh-grader at Solvang Elementary School, ultimately didn’t win the competition but she definitely left an impression on the hundreds of people who came to see the performances. Nolan shley Carroll does everything she Montgomery can keep her concentration betweenof Dos Pueblos High School was crowned the winner.

“Being and on stage was mind blowing and I had such a great time. rounds by wearing dark glasses Performing is about bringing a smile to people’s faces, and that’s what I listening to music as she pushes through each strive for when I perform,” Elizabeth said. trap-shooting match.

She’s no stranger to the stage as she has performed in the valley for His career includes images of naturalHer disasprocess is definitely working, because Story by Raiza Giorgi various the national anthem at Fourth of July and porters, Super Bowls and Hollywood’s the biggest 22-year-old from Solvang won her functions-singing first Photos by George Rose traying Poppins in last year’s production with the Arts Outreach celebrities.

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up not in the community’s favor; more money than necessary was spent, and the community wasn’t involved until it was too late.

“They were so rushed and would have saved millions if they looked at it a little different. The district actually called me to consult on the next few phases and I told them the best way was to get the community

By Raiza Giorgi involved. Once they did, it went a lot smoothnews@santaynezvalleystar.com er,” Arme said.

Another community member noted that the egardless of whether Los Olivos votSanta Ynez Valley Community Plan says that ers form their own community service running a pipe to another community is disdistrict this month, a decision on how couraged but not prohibited, and asked about to handle the town’s wastewater treatment the option of connecting to Santa Ynez CSD. must be made sooner rather than later, accordFay said everyone presenting potential soluing to officials with Santa Barbara County tions at the meeting was putting the cart before Environmental Health Services (EHS). the horse, because the decision at the election “If the decision is delayed it will only is only whether to form the CSD. It isn’t a vote increase the costs further down the road. Look Photo by Raiza Giorgi for a specific plan. at Los Osos, where they took 33 years to “People are confused because of our predecide how to handle it and the cost went from Board candidate Mike Arme speaks to a crowd of about 75 that showed up to listen and ask questions about forming the liminary engineering report and failing to see $30 million to $270 million — and while they Los Olivos Community Service District. that isn’t the issue at the moment. The issue is, quibbled on what to do, the county stepped won’t be desirable. If we have to do this one a decades-long issue in the small town that in and decided for them,” said EHS Director piece at a time and not as a whole community, who is going to make the decision and implewas designated a “special problems area” in mentation,” Fay explained.

Larry Fay. the 1970s because of its high water table. That at some point it’ll be put on a sewer system Kennedy, another candidate, noted that with At a community forum Jan. 4, more than 75 increases the risk that septic tank effluent will anyway and you might not get a decision at a local service district, the board members residents heard from Fay of EHS, Paul Hood that juncture,” Fay said. pollute groundwater. of the Santa Barbara Local Agency Formation Some residents were concerned that forming would be the neighbors of the other voters and “We already see impacts in the shallow zone would have to pay what everyone else had to Commission (LAFCO), Howard Kolb of the the CSD would give more power to people in the entire Santa Ynez basin, and the Water pay.

Regional Water Control Board, and the five Board will continue to move forward with our who own more property within the proposed “This is why it’s best for us to form the candidates running for the five board seats of district, but Hood assured them that every analysis and present the data and impacts. If CSD, so we have local control. And who better the community service district if it is formed registered voter gets one vote. there isn’t a CSD, then the decision goes to to watch out for our best interests then people through a vote-by-mail election at the end of “According to the engineering report it the county … on how to plan to address this that also live in the district?” Kennedy said. this month. would save us $8 million if we ran a pipe to issue,” Kolb said.

In the discussion of different solutions, the The proposed Los Olivos Community Creekside in Solvang and connected with their New state and county regulations are candidates said they would do whatever is Services District (LOCSD) would be governed forcing changes in the use of septic systems treatment plant,” said Winston Craven, who best for the community, but they can only do by a board of directors elected by Los Olivos prefers to connect with another established or onsite wastewater treatment systems. A that job if the district is formed and they are residents to manage the planning, construction septic system that fails, especially if it is not district such as Solvang or the Santa Ynez elected. and operation of a community wastewater CSD. up to current standards, can cost thousands of “The report that EHS had done several years system.

“You could entirely be right, Winston, and dollars to upgrade, according to EHS. ago of building a treatment plant was just a The candidates seeking election are Lisa that’s why we need to form the CSD in order Fay noted that there is no strict timeline suggestion. We don’t know costs of anything Palmer, Tom Fayram, Mike Arme, Julie Kento get grant funding to study all the options on when residents would be forced to create until we can get grants and matching funds, nedy and Brian O’Neill, who wasn’t present and come up with the solution that is most a sewer system if they choose not to form which are only available if we have a CSD,” due to a death in the family. cost-effective and best for our community,” the LOCSD, but in the meantime as septic Palmer said.

“I see this issue relating to taxation without systems fail it will be the responsibility of the said Lisa Palmer, one of the five candidates.

Third District county Supervisor Joan Arme, another candidate, said he recently representation. If we choose to not form, then individual owner to pay to replace a septic Hartmann spoke at the end of the meeting and we give up local control and the decision will system, and they won’t be able to expand their retired as a public works utility contractor specializing in sewer and water infrastructure. commended the candidates for volunteering. septic service. be made for us — and who knows what that “This is a lot like Isla Vista’s situation, and He said he built a sewer treatment facility in “Don’t come to me if you want to build a cost will be?” Fayram said.

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Disaster relief may be KCRW launches new show about Central Coast available for local businesses

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CRW public radio has launched “The 805,” a weekly show that discusses the stories and trends shaping California’s Central Coast.

The 805 area code represents the last idyllic stretch of Coastal California south of Big Sur, but those who live along the Central Coast know the region’s challenges are often hidden behind its postcard views, a KCRW spokesman said.

The area is a combination of sensitive coastal environments, immigrant farmworker communities, and a growing tech industry that brings with it concerns about overdevelopment.

Each week, KCRW’s Jonathan Bastian speaks with people influencing Central California, from elected officials to journalists, artists, writers, chefs and other thought leaders.

“What makes this region fascinating is that it’s a study in contrasts,” Bastian said.

“You have the gorgeous Channel Islands surrounded by oil wells; million-dollar homes near homeless encampments. I’m excited to tell the real, complex stories of this place.”

Bastian is an award-winning public radio host and reporter at KCRW. His reporting on California’s minimum wage won Radio Feature of the Year from the LA Press Club

ven though the Thomas Fire’s flames didn’t reach the Santa Ynez Valley, local businesses felt the heat when highways were shut down and smoke and ash filled the air.

“The first two weeks of the fire slowed our business a great deal, and we were down 50 percent over the same time period last year,” said Z Jiroutova, owner of ZFolio Gallery in Solvang.

Solvang Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Tracy Beard said she has spent hours working with City Manager Brad Vidro, Ryan Toussaint and other City Council members, state Assemblywoman Monique Limon, and even Gov. Jerry Brown’s office.

“Without tourism, our city is impacted big time. Our retail shops and restaurants rely on foot traffic. Even our hotels, even though were full of firefighters and crews we are so thankful for, it was at a discounted government rate,” Beard said.

President Trump declared a state of emergency for the wildfire, which automatically authorized the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to coordinate the disaster relief efforts.

“This action will help alleviate the hardship and suffering that the emergency may inflict on the local population, and provide appropriate assistance for required emergency measures, authorized under title V of the Stafford Act, to save lives and to protect property and public health and safety, and to lessen or avert the threat of a catastrophe in the counties

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in 2017. He has interviewed numerous influential writers, thinkers, and policy makers, including Salman Rushdie, congressman and civil rights leader John Lewis, Jared Diamond, Ralph Nader, Oliver Sacks, Barbara Kingsolver, and many others. His work has aired nationally on All Things Considered and Marketplace.

“The 805” premiered on Dec. 1 on 88.7 FM Santa Barbara and 89.1 FM Oxnard-Ventura. After it airs, each episode is also available at kcrw.com/805 or on the KCRW app.

A community service of Santa Monica College, and with a team of hosts and producers based in Los Angeles and downtown Santa Barbara, the station broadcasts locally focused news and in-depth interviews.

of Los Angeles, Riverside, San Diego, Santa Barbara, and Ventura,” according to a press release from the White House.

“All businesses in the valley that were affected should contact their insurance carriers to obtain information about what coverage your policy provides for damages resulting from loss of revenue, power outages, and ash and smoke cleanup. Every policy is different, and you should first consult your insurance professional regarding your coverages,” Beard said.

Beard added that businesses affected should document a year-over-year sales comparison demonstrating fire-related sales loss starting on Dec. 4 when the Thomas Fire broke out.

“Businesses should also document the costs of cleaning up ash, cost of cancellations of hotel rooms, restaurant reservations and all discounts provided to government personnel,” she added.

Also relevant are costs of employees being unable to work, and economic loss due to the power outage from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Dec. 13.

Small Business Administration emergency loans may be available, but businesses must be prepared to show financial statements if applying.

Beard said anyone interested in learning how to navigate these issues can contact her at the chamber at 688-0701 or tracy@solvang chamber.com.

No one has contacted either the Buellton or Santa Ynez Chamber looking for help, but the Buellton Chamber is also willing to help anyone who asks. The Santa Ynez hasn’t heard of any of their members directly affected, other than possibly having slower sales.

Storm water tip of the month 2018 COMMUNITY AWARDS NOMINATION Dear Generous Community, It is our great pleasure to CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2018 COMMUNITY AWARDS. Red Carpet “Juble” Night in Solvang “Grow YOur Community, Think Solvang First” is the 2018 theme, selected for its enthusiastic message that reflects the growth within our Chamber and in our generous community.

You can help by identifying businesses you consider worthy of these tributes. We ask that all nominations be kept confidential. Nominations must be received at the Solvang Chamber office by Feb. 2, 2018. Will announce the individuals selected to receive these honors in the Santa Ynez Valley Star after to the awards banquet at Root 246 on March 29, 2018. Thank you for your time in nomination our community’s worthy volunteers/businesses.

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For more information: n Visit www.waterwisesb.org n Call Buellton’s Water Management Program representatives at 805-697-1407 or email them at SWMP@cityofbuellton.com n Get information and ideas for specific types of businesses at www.greenbizsbc.org.

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29 cadets graduate from Hancock Fire Academy

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apartment fires, extricated, climbed ladders to gain roof access, and more.

Numerous cadets already have secured fter more than 620 hours of jobs with fire departments along the classroom and field instruction, Central Coast, including Vandenberg, 29 cadets received their certifiAtascadero, Cal Fire, Santa Barbara cates of accomplishment from Hancock County and Santa Margarita fire departCollege’s Fire Academy in December. ments. The remaining cadets are in the Battalion No. 140 participated in a process of applying and interviewing ceremony Dec. 8. at the college’s $38 with other departments across the state. million Public Safety Training Complex Frank Ortiz, retired fire chief of the in Lompoc that was as extraordinary Santa Maria Fire Department and current as the facility where they trained. The director of the college’s fire, environacademy, which is certified by the mental health and safety, and EMS California State Fire Marshal, meets all programs, delivered the keynote address. requirements for graduates to become “You are about to begin a job in the entry-level firefighters. most noble profession of our time,” “The academy is the heart of our com- Ortiz said. “Learning, especially in this munity college — training brave men profession, is a life-long experience. and women to enter careers in the public Graduates, if you stick to your fire career sector,” said Hancock Superintendent/ plan, you will be successful based on President Kevin Walthers. “The fact that the high-level training and skills you you, 29 individuals, have agreed to rereceived here at the academy.” spond in the most serious emergencies in Brandon Gariffo, class president of your communities speaks greatly of the Battalion No. 140, spoke on behalf of commitment you are making to all of us, the graduating class to the hundreds of and we are extremely grateful for it.”

Before the ceremony, recruits amazed friends and family in attendance.

“This is the end of our academy, but their friends and family with live demononly the beginning of our journey,” Garstrations inside and outside of the comiffo said.

“This academy taught me and plex’s six-story burn tower. With smoke already in the air from the Thomas Fire, my classmates to be humble and never AHC FIRE CONTINUED ON PAGE 29 recruits ran fire hoses, doused car and Hancock College

A Noozhawk file photo Chris Nartatez, shown in 2014 after he retired from the Santa Maria Police Department, is the interim police chief at Hancock College.

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to take action at a board meeting Dec. 12.

“Number 1, this is a major decision and it’s a whole change in culture on the campus,” familiar face takes the helm of the Pensa said. “I would suggest we put this on Hancock College Police Department our board agenda for the retreat, have a good this month even as the future of the hearty discussion about it, before we make any agency remains in doubt. decisions going forward.”

The Hancock Board of Trustees appointed Lahr said he needed more information to Chris Nartatez as interim chief of the agency make the decision. he had led previously. His new contract spans “I’m not ready to say yes we are committed from Jan. 1 through May 31. to it. I’m not ready to say we should not have Nartatez is a retired Santa Maria police ser- it,” he said. geant and a former Guadalupe police chief.

Board President Hilda Zacarias disagreed, He will replace Ronald Schram, who has calling Schram’s report comprehensive. filled in as interim chief for five months as he “I just want to remind you we have been evaluated the police department and needs of working on this for many months,” she said. the campus.

“We have a board policy on campus safety “The report provides two scenarios for which states that we will have a police departestablishing a campus safety operation, one ment. that provides sworn officers working under a “To go to not having a police department chief and a sergeant and a second that provides feels something very contrary,” she added. non-sworn campus safety officers working But erring on the side of giving the topic under a director and supervisor,” the college’s more time, she asked if her other colleagues, Superintendent/President Kevin Walthers said Dan Hilker and Jeffery Hall, would withdraw in his written report to the board. their motion, and then all five members agreed “The report does not make a recommendato delay the topic to the retreat. tion of one approach over the other, although Schram’s report evaluates individuals it does recommend that the chief/director poemployed by the department so it had not been sition be filled by someone with law enforcereleased to the public, Walthers said. ment experience,” Walthers said.

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anta Barbara County Undersheriff Bernard Melekian is the new chairman of the board for the National Police Foundation after serving on the board for the past three years.

The National Police Foundation (NPF) is a research organization based in Washington, D.C., committed to the premise of “advancing policing through innovation and science.”

Photo contributed Santa Barbara County Undersheriff Bernard Melekian has been elected chairman of the National Police Foundation.

“I am honored to have been selected and look forward to continuing to work on issues of national significance related to policing, he said.

All NPF board members volunteer their time and are reimbursed only for travel expenses.

The NPF was founded in 1970 through a grant from the Ford Foundation. Its purpose is to help law enforcement agencies be more effective in serving their communities. The group has supported or conducted numerous scientific studies in policing that have changed policing and continue to influence policing today. The president

of the foundation is James Bueermann, a retired police chief from Redlands.

Melekian, who has more than 45 years of law enforcement experience, was hired by the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office in January 2015 and, as second in command, is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Sheriff’s Office.

He was previously a member of California’s Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission as has served on the city of Santa Barbara’s Police and Fire Commission. He is also a board member on the Santa Barbara Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse.

Santa Ynez Valley Transit adds Buellton seeking applicants express line, upgrades other services to fill City Council seat some issues may be high visibility to the public and be important, RV ordinance for instance, I feel the need to reconcile a $1 million budget issue, critical infrastructure hurdles, and provide more strategic guidance to staff to drive the future of Buellton Staff Report are among a couple of items the direche Buellton City Council is tion and thrust of the seeking applicants for appointcouncil should be ment to fill a seat after Foster focused.”

Reif announced his resignation Dec. 14 Reif also said it because he will be moving to Ohio. would be beneficial His final City Council meeting was for the city to engage Jan. 11.

Foster Reif with the Buellton Reif was elected in November 2016 Union School District over the district’s and was scheduled to hold the seat until 2020. Prior to the election, he spent eight budget shortfall, despite the city’s hesiyears on the Buellton Planning Commis- tance in the past.

“I’ll miss all of you and I’ll miss the sion. city. Onward and upward,” Reif said at In an email message, Reif said he the Dec. 14 meeting. hopes to see some of his efforts come Applications for the seat will be to fruition as the council moves foraccepted until 5 p.m. Monday, Jan. 29. ward.

They are available on www.cityof “I feel the council is too focused on buellton.com and at Buellton City Hall, items that are not of critical strategic needs of the city,” he wrote. “While 107 West Highway 246.

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Foster Reif, resigned because he’s moving; last meeting was Jan. 11.

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anta Ynez Valley Transit riders will have more frequent service between Buellton, Solvang, and Santa Ynez along Highway 246 with the introduction of SYVT’s Express route beginning Jan. 22.

The new route will operate every 30 minutes throughout most of the day, with service provided in both directions along Highway 246.

Service to Los Olivos will be provided three times daily, with service coordinated to serve bell times at Santa Ynez Valley High School in the morning and afternoon. The Los Olivos Loop will also feature a new stop at Sunny Fields Park.

“We are excited to be able to introduce increased service frequency along Highway 246,” said Matt Dobberteen, Santa Barbara County’s Alternative Transportation Manager. “We believe it will improve mobility and reduce traffic congestion throughout much of the Santa Ynez Valley.”

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ing to call 24 hours in advance. Reservations can now be made seven days a week.

In 2017, Solvang updated the Short Range Transit Plan for Santa Ynez Valley Transit to ensure the transit service being provided by SYVT would meet the valley’s current needs as well as the needs for the next five years. Updating the plan included customer and community surveys as well as public and stakeholder workshops, to gather information about mobility needs.

For more information about SYVT, or to view or download new fixed-route schedules and route maps, visit www.syvt.com or call 805-688-5452.

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business Solvang to give annual report Jan. 24

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Government leads as source of county economic growth

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few kinds of industries were leaders of real economic growth in Santa Barbara County in 2016.

The chart shows the percentage of their contributions to change in our Gross Domestic Product.

Government services contributed 0.42 percent to the rate of real economic growth. Private education, health, and social assistance services contributed 0.28 percent. Durable goods manufacturing contributed 0.20 percent, and construction 0.15 percent.

Government included federal, state and local governments. Much of the output of government was local education, including kindergarten through higher education. Education, health, and social

assistance included private services, usually through nonprofit organizations.

Durable manufacturing included goods having a probable life of three years or more, for example garden tools.

Construction included residential, commercial and industrial structures.

Growth was the percent change from 2015 to 2016. Real rates of growth were percentage changes in dollars, less the yearly rate of inflation.

A way to measure yearly Gross Domestic Product of the nation, a state or a county is to add up the spending on consumption, investment, government outlays, and exports, less imports.

The graph shows that the first two leaders produced services, and the second two produced goods. Government contributed nearly three times more to positive growth

rate than construction.

Some kinds of industries had negative growth rates. Their growth slowed instead of speeding up. An example was trade, including retail trade and wholesale trade, which had a negative growth rate of 0.25 percent.

Putting together all positive and negative growth rates, Santa Barbara County in 2016 had a negative growth rate of 0.70 percent. Ventura County had a negative growth rate of 2.70 percent, and San Luis Obispo County had a positive growth rate of 0.60 percent. We were in the middle, geographically and in yearly rate of economic growth.

For details, go online to the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, News Release BEA 17-48, Sept. 20, 2017, Table 3.

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olvang will present its annual State of the City address from 11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 24, at Root 246.

The report discusses events and issues in the city over the course of the last year, which includes a description of construction projects, water reserves, tourism updates and more.

To begin the program organized by the Solvang Chamber of Commerce will be the keynote address given by Susan M. Houghton, executive director of college advancement for Hancock College.

“We are thrilled to have Susan speak, as she will be talking about the viticulture and culinary programs at Allan Hancock as well as the Promise Program. These programs are vital for our community as we are now a destination city for wine and food beyond the aesthetical architecture,” said Tracy Beard, executive director for the chamber.

The Promise Program, which begins this summer, is open to anyone who registers at Hancock immediately after graduating from a high school in the Hancock Joint Community College District, which includes the Santa Ynez Valley, Cuyama and the rest of northern Santa Barbara County. Promise students will save more than $1,200 in tuition and fees, receive priority registration and establish an academic plan with personalized counseling.

Beard also said the chamber will be promoting the city’s 3rd Wednesday, which offers a three-course dinner for $25 at many participating restaurants.

“We have such amazing food and wine just here in Solvang and want to remind everyone to shop and dine locally as much as possible, especially since the Thomas Fire affected the valley businesses with the lack of tourism right before the holidays,” Beard said.

The cost of the lunch is $40, or $35 for registration before Dec. 19. RSVP to taryn@ solvangchamber.com or call 805-688-0701.

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irst Bank and the Solvang Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting and reception Dec. 6 to celebrate the bank’s new location at The Merkantile shopping center in Solvang. Karen Bowker, First Bank’s assistant vice president and branch manager, noted that even though First Bank has been in Solvang since 1998, its previous location was much less visible.

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Julefest combines new events, old traditions Staff Report

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ith “A Danish Tradition” as the celebration’s theme, Solvang sparkled once again during the 2017 Julefest.

“Solvang is all about traditions. We don’t look like modern Denmark. We carry on the traditions handed down … . It is that charm of Solvang’s old traditions that make this place so special, and when you throw Christmas into the mix, the results are truly magical,” said Special Programs Manager Daniel Lahr of the Solvang Conference and Visitors Bureau, which organizes the celebration.

The event held true in celebrating traditions with the annual Tree Lighting Ceremony, Julefest Parade and nearly 2,000 visits with Santa during his trips from the North Pole.

Added this year was the Nisse Adventure, a scavenger hunt that took people around town and had them search for mischievous elf-like Danish figures hidden in 12 different locations around Solvang. Approximately 1,250 families participated, and 750 prizes were collected from the Visitors Center.

In addition, costumed tour guides took more than 500 people on five candlelight tours around town throughout Julefest.

“Seeing everyone walking around with candles added greatly to the atmosphere and magic,” Lahr added.

More than 300 people attended the modified wine and beer walk, now known as the Skål Stroll, on Dec. 9-10. The new gløgg contest allowed participants to vote for their favorite version of gløgg, a mulled wine. Sort This Out Wine Cellars won the inaugural event.

The 2017 Julefest concluded Jan. 5 with the annual Christmas Tree Burn at Mission Santa Ines.

The event, coordinated by the Solvang Parks and Recreation Department and supervised by the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, is billed as one of the largest fire safety demonstrations and community holiday gatherings on California’s Central Coast.

Photos contributed Above, costumed volunteers from the Solvang Visitors Center took groups throughout Solvang to enjoy the magic of Julefest by candelight. Righ, Amelia Lahr enjoys a candelight tour, one of many new additions to the annual celebration. Below, the annual Christmas Tree Burn brought hundreds of residents to Mission Santa Ines on Jan. 5.

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Genetic counselors play key role in health care Specialized education, counseling provide personalized support to patients as they make decisions

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enetic counselors have specialized education in genetics and counseling to provide personalized support to patients as they make decisions about their genetic health, and they are dedicated to helping the community understand the important role they play in health care.

The Ridley-Tree Cancer Center’s Genetic Counseling Program in Santa Barbara has three genetic counselors on staff to help patients and families with a history of cancer understand and manage their cancer risk.

Although most cancer is not inherited, about 5-10 percent of people with cancer have a hereditary form, or a predisposition to cancer. Hereditary cancers occur because of a change (mutation) in certain genes.

Pursuing genetic counseling may be beneficial to your family if your or any of your relatives: n Have been diagnosed with cancer before age 50 n Have had more than one type of cancer n Have had cancer in both breasts n Have rare cancers, such as ovarian cancer or male breast cancer.

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Photo contributed Hannah B. Andrews, M. Ayanna Boyce and Danielle Sharaga are genetic counselors at Ridley-Tree Cancer Center.

In addition, genetic counseling can be helpful if: n The same type of cancer been diagnosed in two or more relatives n Your family has a known hereditary cancer syndrome n Your family history of cancer causes you to worry about the risk for you or your children If a doctor recommends genetic counseling, a first appointment will typically include a review of your personal and family history; assessment of your personal cancer risk; discussion of the role genes play in the development of cancer; prevention strategies to reduce your cancer risk; information about the risks; reassurance about confidentiality; support

to make educated and informed decisions about genetic testing; and genetic testing facilitation, when appropriate.

Genetic testing for various inherited forms of cancer is also available at the Ridley-Tree Cancer Center.

Deciding whether or not to pursue testing is a personal choice that can be made at the time of the initial visit or at a future date.

If an individual chooses to undergo genetic testing, a blood or saliva sample will be taken and analyzed. Results are confidential and discussed thoroughly with the certified genetic counselor.

To learn more, call the Genetic Counseling Department at the Ridley-Tree Cancer Center, 805-879-5653.

group of 18 people from the Santa Ynez Valley enjoyed the festive holiday events and Christmas decorations of New York City in December.

Highlights of the tour from Dec. 4-8 included the Rockettes at Radio City Music Hall; a poignant tour of the 9/11 Memorial and Museum; a ferry ride to Ellis Island to learn about the 12 million immigrants who were processed there; the Statue of Liberty; a nighttime carriage ride through Central Park; St. Paul’s Chapel, where George Washington worshipped; brilliantly lighted Times Square; Greenwich Village; and The Top of the Rock, which is the 70th floor of the Rockefeller Center with 360-degree city views.

The group was guided by local travel agent Linda Johansen, who donates her commissions from such trips to benefit the Atterdag Village Rehab Wing and Solvang Rotary in support of the Solvang Senior Center Building Campaign.

The group was also mesmerized by the magical holiday displays from Saks Fifth Avenue, Macy’s, Tiffany’s and the various window displays along 5th Avenue. They enjoyed their choice of Broadway musicals of “Phantom of the Opera,” “Kinky Boots,” or “Bronx Tale,” as well as holiday drinks at the Plaza Hotel, the colossal Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center, and a fun-filled breakfast at the famous Ellen’s Stardust Diner, which is a 1950s-themed restaurant featuring a singing wait staff who are all trying to get their big break on NYC CONTINUED ON PAGE 29

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Hospital offers free nutrition classes for new year Free nutrition, diabetes classes led by clinical dietitian Stacey Bailey Staff Report

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s a new year begins, the community is invited to attend free nutrition and diabetes education classes at Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital.

The one-hour classes led by clinical dietitian Stacey Bailey will meet regularly, most often at noon, through March in a conference room at the hospital, 2050

Viborg Road in Solvang.

“Begin a healthy new year with these fun, free, information-filled classes,” Bailey said. “You’re welcome to bring your own lunch to eat during class while we learn together. There’s no RSVP required and I hope you will attend whenever you can.”

Bailey provides both inpatient and outpatient dietary management and counseling services and helps with meal and menu for Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital. She also provides one-on-one nutrition sessions with a doctor’s referral.

For more information, call Bailey at 805-694-2351.

The schedule is as follows. The one-

hour classes meet at noon unless specified otherwise.

Friday, Jan. 19 – Exercise & Your Health Friday, Jan. 26 – Hormones and Weight Connections Friday, Feb. 2 – Dietary Supplements Monday, Feb. 4, 11 a.m. – Carbohydrate Counting for Diabetics Friday, Feb. 9 – Detox Diets Deciphered Monday, Feb. 12, 11 a.m. – Conquering Diabetes Complications Friday, Feb. 16 – Getting on Board with Healthy Eating Habits

Friday, Feb. 23 – The Caffeine Controversy Monday, Feb. 26, 11 a.m. – Diabetes Management Options Friday, March 2 – Inflammation and Diet Monday, March 5, 11 a.m. – Diabetes & Exercise: What You Need to Know Friday, March 9 – Portion Control is Possible Friday, March 16 – Nuts for Your Health Friday, March 23 – Seasonal Spring Eating Ideas Friday, March 30 – Cholesterol & Fats, Oh My!

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SB Cottage Hospital earns Level 1 in trauma care

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he definition of a recipe is something that is likely to lead to a particular outcome. Most of the time we relate the word to cooking, but we may also know the term “recipe for success.”

Want to have a nice garden? You have your ingredients of seeds, plants, potting soil, garden tools and then the instructions, when and how to plant them, how to care for them, and if you follow the recipe, you have a beautiful garden when nature’s timer goes off.

Think about it. A lot of things we do can be seen as following a recipe. Get ingredients, follow instructions, and hopefully get the outcome you want.

So let me ask you this: Did you make a New Year’s resolution?

You can find losing weight, exercising, stopping smoking and getting organized on almost all of the top 10 lists. We can make each item the title of our recipe. But in reality, how many people really have the whole recipe on hand?

Sure, you want to lose weight, but how are you going to do it? What is your list of ingredients? Don’t have one? Think about it;

there are many different recipes out there.

Take those parts that you can incorporate into your life and create a recipe that sounds good enough that you can make it again and Myra Howard again. Is more exercise, or exercise period, in Family nurse practitioner your recipe? that garden without the seeds won’t be much Find something that appeals to you and of a garden. again, something that fits into your budget First of all, give your recipe a name, and schedule so you can continue on after which brings it to life — “The New Me,” or the first aches and pains have subsided. Even “I Can Do This.” Then list your ingredients. getting that 30-minute walk each day is very Number one should be a health checkup if beneficial. you haven’t had one for a while.

Studies show that sharing your recipe Other ingredients in your weight-loss with a friend leads to greater success. Keep recipe may include meeting with a registered in mind, things can change throughout the dietitian, a personal trainer or a professional year and recipes can be tweaked to fit a new health care counselor, depending on what schedule and to obtain the best results. you want your outcome to be.

Finally, take a moment and look back at An important part of being successful with last year. Did you make a New Year’s resyour resolution is to know your ingredients olution? Are you making the same one this and how they come together, and make the year? If so, stop making resolutions and start recipe realistic. making recipes.

Even more important, you want your recHere’s to a year filled with successful ipe to be something that is easy and reasonrecipes. Cheers! able, so that you can continue with it beyond the first few weeks of January or February.

Myra Howard is a family nurse practitioner at Buellton Medical Center.

If your resolution involves losing weight,

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he Trauma Center at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital has been verified as a Level 1 Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons.

Santa Barbara County Emergency Medical Services and the Board of Supervisors have also approved the official designation.

The hospital is the only such designated trauma center on the Central Coast between San Jose and Los Angeles. The hospital was designated Level 2 in 2009.

Established by the American College of Surgeons in 1987, the verification program for hospitals promotes the development of trauma centers in which participants provide not only the hospital resources necessary for trauma care, but also the entire spectrum of care to address the needs of all injured patients.

“Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital is the first hospital in over a decade to develop a Level I Trauma Center without the support of a government agency or a university. There is a long tradition of and commitment to trauma care at Cottage. Attaining Level I was a natural progression,” said Dr. Stephen Kaminski, Medical Director of Trauma Services and the Surgical Intensive Care Unit at the hospital.

For more information, go to www.cottagehealth.org.

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It’s never too soon to safeguard your bones

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Klaire Wright Klaire Ryder Wright was born Nov. 8, 2017, at 5:31 p.m. to parents Aaron and Katie (Hames) Wright of Buellton. She weighed 7 pounds, 4 ounces, and was 19 inches long. She joins big sister Kaylie Reign.

Her maternal grandparents are Bill and Kathi Hames of Buellton. Her paternal grandparents are Ron and Della Wright of Ethel, Wash., and Gordon and Chris Johnson of La Quinta.

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one health is literally something you build on throughout your life, not just as a child. And the efforts you put in now will keep bones strong and help prevent the bone-thinning disease osteoporosis as you age.

Most of the 10 million Americans living with osteoporosis are women, but men are at risk, too, according to the National Osteoporosis Foundation. It weakens bones, leaving them at greater risk of fracture.

Here are four steps to better bone health for women and men: n First, make sure your diet has calcium, an essential mineral, and vitamin D. These nutrients work in tandem on bone building.

Low-fat dairy, such as plain yogurt and milk, is a great calcium source.

Also, look for milk that’s been fortified with vitamin D. You can get some D from fatty fish, like tuna and salmon, spending limited time in the sun, and supplements. n Second, eat healthfully in general.

Magnesium, potassium and vitamins C and K are also important. They’re in many fruits, peppers and leafy green veggies. Get enough protein, but not too much, which could lower your calcium level.

Skip soda and limit alcohol, salt and caffeine.

Vesper Brown Vesper Brown was born July 15, 2017, at 11:21 p.m. to parents Chris and Livier Brown of Solvang. She weighed 6 pounds, 10 ounces and was 19 inches long.

Her maternal grandparents are Nora and Seyavosh Ghamari of San Dimas, Calif. Her paternal grandparents are Dave and Jenny Brown of West Covina.

RD File Most of the 10 million Americans living with osteoporosis are women, but men are at risk, too, according to the National Osteoporosis Foundation.

n Third, get the types of exercise that support bone health, primarily strength-training and weight-bearing cardio activities — those that are done standing, like walking. Add workouts that help with balance, like yoga and tai chi, to improve posture and prevent falls, the key culprit in broken bones. n Finally, don’t smoke. Smoking decreases bone density.

Anders Dunn Anders Kanaan Dunn was born on Nov. 3, 2017, at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital to Torey and Monica Dunn of Solvang. He weighed 9 pounds, 1 ounce and was 19.5 inches long.

He joins older brother Karsten.

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usually less expensive when you get them in your home.

To be eligible for home health sercouple of years ago, my father, vices, you must be under a doctor’s care well into his 70s, finally bought and receive services under a plan of care himself a high-performance autoestablished and reviewed regularly by a mobile. physician. The doctor also needs to certify The kids and grandkids had all grown up, that you need one or more home health so there was no need for a larger car. And services. heck, he had waited a long time to drive In addition, you must be homebound and something fun. have a doctor’s certification to that effect.

All was fine with the new car until my Being homebound means leaving your mother broke her hip, had surgery, and home isn’t recommended because of your needed extensive outpatient physical and condition, or your condition keeps you occupational therapy. from leaving without using a cane, wheelGetting into and out of a sporty car isn’t chair or walker; special transportation; or easy for someone using a walker and cane. getting help from another person.

So I got a phone call asking what could Also, you must get your services from a be done. (Actually, I think he was angling Medicare-approved home health agency. for my new minivan, whose video screens If you meet these criteria, Medicare would give him something to do during pays for covered home health services for mom’s therapy sessions.) as long as you’re eligible and your doctor But I told him he didn’t need to take certifies that you need them. mom to a clinic or hospital. As a Medicare For durable medical equipment, such as beneficiary, she could receive most of the a walker or wheelchair, you pay 20 percent therapy in her own home. of the Medicare-approved amount.

Medicare covers a variety of heath care Skilled nursing services are covered services that you can get in the comfort when they’re given on a part-time or and privacy of your home. These include intermittent basis. In order for Medicare to intermittent skilled nursing care, physical cover such care, it must be necessary and therapy, speech-language pathology serordered by your doctor for your specific condition. Medicare does not cover fullvices, and occupational therapy. time nursing care.

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Advance Beneficiary Notice before giving you services and supplies that Medicare doesn’t cover.

What isn’t covered? Some examples are: n 24-hour-a-day care at home n Meals delivered to your home n Homemaker services like shopping, cleaning, and laundry n Personal care given by home health aides such as bathing, dressing, and using the bathroom If you get your Medicare benefits through a Medicare Advantage or other Medicare health plan, check your plan’s RD File membership materials. Contact the plan for Medicare covers a variety of heath care services that you details about how the plan provides your can get in the comfort and privacy of your home, including intermittent skilled nursing care, physical therapy, and others. Medicare-covered home health benefits.

If your doctor decides you need home practical nurse under an RN’s supervision. health care, you can choose from among the Medicare-certified agencies in your area, alNurses provide direct care and teach you and your caregivers about your care. Exam- though Medicare Advantage or other Medicare plans may require that you get services ples of skilled nursing care include giving IV drugs, shots, or tube feedings; changing only from agencies they contract with.

One good way to look for a home health dressings; and teaching about prescription agency is by using Medicare’s “Home drugs or diabetes care.

Before your home health care begins, the Health Compare” web tool, at www. medicare.gov/HHCompare. It lets you comhome health agency should tell you how pare agencies by the types of services they much of your bill Medicare will pay. The agency should also tell you if any items or offer and the quality of care they provide. services they give you aren’t covered by Medicare, and how much you’ll have to Greg Dill is Medicare’s regional administrapay for them. tor for Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, This should be explained by both talking and the Pacific Territories. For more inforwith you and in writing. The agency should mation, call 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633give you a notice called the Home Health 4227).

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‘Lone Woman of San Nicolas Island’ documentary screening in Los Olivos Staff Report

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film about an Indian woman who briefly became a local sensation after living alone for years on San Nicolas Island will premiere at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 25, at the Grange Hall in Los Olivos.

After the screening there will be a chance to meet and talk with the filmmaker, Paul Goldsmith.

The debut of “The Lone Woman of San Nicolas Island” is sponsored by the Santa Ynez Valley Natural History Society, Los Olivos Library and the Grange.

Photo contributed The Lone Woman of San Nicholas became an object of considerable fascination when she was found after 18 years and brought to Santa Barbara.

The California Missions Resource Center did research and compiled a history on the “Lone Woman,” which says that in 1853 an Indian woman speaking a language unknown to mainlanders was found on San Nicholas Island by Capt. George Nidever.

Not much is known about the San Nicholas Islanders from 1602 to 1800 except that by 1800 the population had declined markedly.

By the early 1830s, with the Indian population in decline and many villages abandoned, mission padres organized the removal of all remaining Indians from the Channel Islands, according to the research report.

The last island to be evacuated was San Nicholas. The Peores Nada, captained by Charles Hubbard, landed on the island in 1835 and began to load the Indians on board. A child was found missing and his mother plead-

ed to be left on the island to find him. She was described as a light-complexioned woman between 20 and 30 years old. She disappeared into the mist and wasn’t seen again for 18 years.

Several efforts were made in subsequent years to find the “last” Indian, but none succeeded until Nidever and his crew found her in 1853.

According to reports at the time, when they took her to Santa Barbara she was astonished by the signs of civilization; she was particularly intrigued by an ox-cart and the many horses in town. Word spread of her arrival, and reportedly “half the town came down to see her.” Nidever took the woman to stay at his home, where she was nursed by his wife

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Emilio Estevez film to launch 2018 festival

By Jackson Gibbon

fully realized work.

The film “speaks wonderfully about our current divided country, but it also does he Santa Barbara International Film not preach. It keeps us cinematically imFestival, presented by UGG, will mersed,” he added. open with the worldwide premiere “The Public” follows a group of homeof “The Public” at the Arlington Theatre on less library patrons, who, after learning that Wednesday, Jan. 31. emergency shelters are at capacity during The film, written and directed by Emilio a brutal Midwestern cold front, refuse to Estevez, stars Estevez, Alec Baldwin, Jena leave Cincinnati’s downtown public library Malone, Christian Slater, Taylor Schilling, at closing time.

Che “Rhymefest” Smith, Gabrielle Union, What begins as a nonviolent “Occupy” Jacob Vargas, Michael K. Williams and sit-in and ragtag act of civil disobedience Jeffrey Wright. quickly escalates into a standoff with local “I’ve long admired Emilio Estevez as an riot police, a no-nonsense crisis negotiartist, actor, director,” said Roger Durling, ator, and a savvy DA with lofty political SBIFF executive director. “With ‘The PubESTEVEZ CONTINUED ON PAGE 16 lic,’ I feel he has done his most personal and SB International Film Festival

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Photo by Jeffrey Bloom With the help of the Buellton Rotary Club, PHP was able to provide warm clothing at its annual Fulfill-A-Wish boutique.

Buellton Rotary and PHP team up to collect coats containers placed around the Valley to supply its annual Christmas Fulfill-A-Wish program n the weeks leading up to Christmas, the for families in need at the holidays.

Buellton Rotary Club and People Helping PHP’s C.E.O. approved the plan, Buellton People joined to promote, collect, and de- Rotary wrapped and labeled numerous boxes, and PHP volunteers placed the boxes and liver coats to local parents and their children. collected the clothing.

With winter bringing cold weather to the On Dec. 18, at the opening of its Fulfill-ASanta Ynez Valley, many local people cannot Wish boutique, PHP displayed a selection of afford to purchase warm coats. This is espethe 100 items of warm clothing that had been cially true for children, who outgrow their collected. Families who already pre-approved clothing every few months. for participation in PHP’s Fulfill-A-Wish “Our club members understood the need program, based on financial need, were perfor the coats and jackets but did not have the mitted to select one item per family member. collection and distribution system. With our knowledge of PHP and their Christmas Fulfill- A number of the coats were saved for selection for the second day of Fulfill-A-Wish.

A-Wish program upcoming, we thought that For more information about People Helping they could help,” Buellton Rotary President People or its Christmas programs to help those Rene Martinez said.

Justin Wilkins, a PHP manager and Buellton in need, visit www.syvphp.org or call 686Rotary member, thought it was an obvious and 0295.

For more information about the Buellton natural partnership. PHP could obtain and distribute collection boxes and pick up the jackets Rotary Club, email Rene Martinez at rmartinez alongside the organization’s “Toys For Tots” @gemcorp.com.

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Contributed photo “The Public,” a movie starring Emilio Estevez, follows a group of homeless library patrons, who, after learning that emergency shelters are at capacity during a brutal Midwestern cold front, refuse to leave Cincinnati’s downtown public library at closing time.

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Excavation uncovers rare movie-set sphinx head said. “I noticed that everyone from the archeologists to the artists to some of the donors that we had taken out there, everyone wanted to see the face. They weren’t really interested in the body that I intended to get.”

Excavation work began in late October after fundraising by the Dunes Center, with Applied EarthWorks hired to uncover the artifacts while freelance art restorers also were on site.

The additional find of the head marks a success for a frustrating excavation that this time dealt with extreme temperature changes and

By Janene Scully rain, both of which put the plaster pieces in Noozhawk North County Editor peril and cut into the planned 10-day project.

They ended up stretching the budget to 12 recent excavation of “The Ten Comdays, but Jenzen said better conditions would mandments” movie set buried nearly have allowed them to recover more pieces. a century ago in the Guadalupe-Nipo“We focused on the face and it was a good mo Dunes revealed a treasure beyond original decision because it was in extremely good expectations. shape given that it’s 94-year-old plaster of Par“It was a pretty epic find,” said Doug is that’s been buried at the beach,” Jenzen said.

Jenzen, executive director of The GuadaNoozhawk photo Finding and unearthing the head proved A huge terra-cotta-colored head was found recently during an excavation of the buried movie set from the 1923 film “The lupe-Nipomo Dunes Center. simple. Getting it off the dunes took creativity.

Ten Commandments” at the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes.

The excavation was aimed at retrieving “We had an interesting adventure of how body parts of a sphinx from the buried set of do we get it out of this swimming-pool-size in black and white films were actually painted known as “the Father of Art Deco, reportedly Cecil B. DeMille’s 1923 film “The Ten Comhole we just dug so we fastened surfboards to extremely intense colors.” featured 21 sphinxes with pieces towering 12 mandments.” plywood and created a sled,” Jenzen said.

While the silent movie featured black-andstories high and 800 feet wide.

However, the team also found a gigantic terThey used sand to build a temporary ramp The ruins have been the focus of missions, ra-cotta-colored head made of plaster of paris, white photography, some color likely was to drag the makeshift shed into the truck with led by director Peter Brosnan and including the first piece discovered in a shade other than added to the sets to create shades and depth professional movers later helping relocate the perception for the film, Jenzen said. young filmmakers, to find and recover the white or light peach. head to its temporary storage unit.

According to local lore, when filming was pieces since the 1980s. Brosnan’s mission is “The piece is unlike anything found on preThe head will spend weeks drying out recounted in a documentary, “The Lost City of vious digs,” Jenzen said. “The majority of it is done, the movie’s old set, including pharaohs, before the art restorers begin their work, which sphinxes, and colossal temple gates, was topCecil B. DeMille,” available for rent or DVD. preserved by sand with the original paint still could be unveiled by late July.

The newly found face, estimated at 300 intact. This is significant and shows that we’re pled and buried in the sand dunes, becoming But the discovery of the face will mean known as “The Lost City of Cecil B. DeMille.” pounds, measures 5½ feet by 3 feet by 8 feet. still learning unexpected facets to historical DUNES CONTINUED ON PAGE 16 movie production such as the fact that objects The movie set, designed by Paul Iribe, “It was in such amazing shape,” Jenzen

Sands helped preserve terra-cotta-colored piece created for Cecil B. DeMille’s ‘The Ten Commandments’ in 1923

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Museum of Natural History is where the Wild Things are

Artist to lead pastel class at Wildling Staff Report

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ocal art lovers have an opportunity to get wild at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History for the next few months.

More than 30 rare and beautifully hand-colored lithographs of North American mammals by famous artist and naturalist John James Audubon are on display at the museum’s John and Peggy Maximus Gallery. The special “Wild Things” exhibit will be open until Memorial Day. “We hope all who visit the exhibit come away with an appreciation for the artistry of this great naturalist,” said Maximus Gallery Curator Linda Miller. “These antique prints give us a glimpse into history, help us to understand how the sciences developed, and blend art and science in a captivating and beautiful way.”

While John James Audubon received widespread acclaim for his collection on the “Birds of America,” he also produced outstanding work on North American mammals, in a time during the 19th century when information was scarce and much of western America was still poorly known.

Mammals had not been well documented or illustrated in one publication until Audubon and his co-author, the Rev. John Bachman, published the “Imperial Folio of

Photo contributed John James Audubon’s 19th-century work on North American mammals is on display through May 2018.

Quadrupeds.”

Audubon tried to capture the life and movement of his subjects, using a combination of pencil, chalk, crayon and watercolor. He then hired a printer in Philadelphia to transfer the images from the preparatory watercolors to lithographic stones for printing. Published over three years, from 1845-1848, the 150 plates filled three volumes.

Admission to the gallery is free with paid admission to the museum. The gallery is open every day from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Audubon’s prints on display belong to the museum’s extensive collection of more than 3,500 engravings and lithographs, which represent a sampling of European and American natural history illustrations from the 17th to 19th centuries. They were made during an era in which much of the world’s flora and fauna were being described for the first time as European voyages of exploration discovered new lands.

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hris Chapman, a prolific local artist, will lead an entertaining and productive day of creating small to medium-size pastel paintings in the Wildling Museum’s Barbara Goodall Classroom on Saturday, Feb. 24.

People of all levels of experience are welcome in the class, which will cover composition, values, color and shapes.

Chapman will begin with a brief demonstration and then help everyone individually. Each student should be able to complete one painting in the morning and another in the afternoon, either abstract or realistic.

Bring a brown bag lunch for a short break at noon.

Chapman suggests bringing things that might serve as inspiration, such as a plate or cup with fruit and/or vegetables to create a simple still life, or perhaps a sketch, photo or pattern to explore further. Anyone without supplies can buy them on class day for an additional $10.

Born in Pasadena in 1950, Chapman grew up riding and exploring Southern California’s then-quiet open spaces, forging a bond between nature and creative expression. After attending the University of Oregon, UC Santa Barbara and Santa Barbara City College, she molded her livelihood into fine arts.

Chris Chapman photo Local artist Chris Chapman will teach a pastel class Feb. 24 at the Wildling Museum.

Chris married her painter husband John Iwerks in 1999. Combining conservation with art, they co-managed Arroyo Hondo Preserve on the Gaviota Coast in the early 2000s, creating a visitors center, adobe art gallery and interpretive natural history artwork, and organizing plein air events. They now live and paint in the Santa Ynez Valley, but the Gaviota Coast and East Sierra Nevada remain favorite subjects.

Chapman has created a substantive body of watercolor botanicals. She illustrated “Chumash Ethnobotany” (Timbrook, 2007), which led to a permanent installation in the Chumash Hall of the Ventura County Museum of Art. To see more of her work, visit www. chrischapmanfineart.com/art.

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Guild SYV), a nonprofit arts organization with more than 30 years of history in the area, coordinates and manages the “art without borders” installation.

For more information, visit www.santa ynezvalleyarts.org.

Bethania youth seek donations for fundraiser Bethania Lutheran Church’s youth group is seeking donations for a rumPhoto contributed mage and book sale fundraiser from “Coastal Beauty” by Sharon Foster is on display at Los 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 27, Olivos Café. with proceeds going toward the group’s service learning trip to Houston this summer.

During the Houston trip, students will participate in a variety of service learning projects and help Houston communiPhotographic art by Sharon Foster will ty partners to further their missions. be on view at Los Olivos Wine Merchant “We are so grateful to have a beautiful & Café through March 1. congregation and supportive communiFoster, a longtime Santa Maria resity to be our foundation of growth and dent, captures stunning photographs as change in the world,” said Director of she wanders through Central Coast hills Youth & Family Ministry Livier Brown. and valleys, seeking just the right play of For the sale, gently used home décor, light and shadow for her images. furniture, kitchen supplies, tools, knickShe then digitally enhances the photo- knacks, movies, working electronics, graphs “so the majesty of God’s creation toys and books will all be accepted from that is so alive in nature is reflected in a 4-8 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 24, and fresh expression of joy and wonder,” she Thursday, Jan. 25. Mattresses, bedding said. and pillows cannot be accepted.

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Sinforosa Sanchez Nidever, according to the mission research.

The Lone Woman of San Nicholas became an object of considerable fascination. Through sign language it was determined that she was indeed the woman left in 1835 and, sadly, that she never did find her child.

Juana Maria (the name given her by the padres) became ill of dysentery, and died after just seven weeks on the mainland. She was buried in the cemetery at Mission Santa Barbara. All her personal possession were given to the California Academy of Sciences, but these were destroyed in the San Francisco earthquake and fire of 1906.

The Grange Hall is at 2374 Alamo Pintado Ave. in Los Olivos. For more information, call 688-4214.

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Amid dropping temperatures and flaring tempers on both sides of the lockdown, uncertainty looms around how the situation can be resolved without resorting to violence, while law-enforcement officials and local media spin the facts to serve their own political agendas.

“I’m absolutely delighted, thrilled and humbled to be chosen by Roger Durling for the great honor of kicking off SBIFF 2018 with ‘The Public,’” Estevez said.

“Roger’s longstanding commitment of supporting independent filmmakers makes the Santa Barbara International Film Festival a vital showcase for artists,” he added.

“Once again, the festival will screen a wide and wonderful variety of distinguished films and our picture has indeed found itself in some lovely company,” Estevez said.

The 33rd annual festival runs Wednesday, Jan. 31, through Saturday, Feb. 10. To get more information or to buy tickets, festival passes and packages, visit www.sbiff.org.

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Each excavation and restoration project, including temporary permits to conduct the dig, costs about $135,000, with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association giving the final funds that allowed the Dunes Center to launch the recent excavation project.

“It’s an example of the diverse group of people who support this project,” Jensen said.

“Everyone from ERG Resources, the local oil company, to the Hollywood Foreign Press Association — it’s definitely a project that brings a lot of different entities to the same table.”

Jenzen still hopes to retrieve the pieces left behind, expecting the process would be more efficient due to the experience gained by previous efforts.

The discovery of the terra-cotta-colored face came as the Dunes Center prepares to launch a $5 million capital fundraising campaign to move into the former home of the Far Western Tavern on Guadalupe Street. The goal is to raise the funds within two years.

In early 2018, the Dunes Center plans to hold community meetings, thanks to a grant from the Fund for Santa Barbara, to collect input on what should be included in the new facility.

Noozhawk North County editor Janene Scully can be reached at jscully@noozhawk.com.

Photo contributed More than 30 rare and beautifully hand-colored lithographs of North American mammals by famous artist and naturalist John James Audubon are on display at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History.

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the museum’s print collection. Subjects include 19th century lithographs of birds and mammals by Audubon, hummingbirds by John Gould, reptile and amphibian engravings from colonial America by Mark Catesby, and 17th century German botanicals by Basil Besler.

For more information, call 805-6824711 or visit www.sbnature.org.

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ag & equine BEEKEEPING BUDDHISM

Backyard hobby teaches valuable lesson Sometimes you have to stop and stand still, like when a thousand bees are crawling all over you

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ne night I suited up to go feed my bees. In the winter, bees don’t have nectar to collect from flowers, so beekeepers often feed them sugar water using a special feeder inside the hive. I feed my bees organic cane sugar. They deserve the best.

They live in a Langstroth hive in the backyard of my parents’ place. I live in an apartment, so they offered their yard with fruit trees and a stream running through it for the bees to call their home. My parents are awesome like that.

I was curious to see how they were doing, and a bit worried that the colony might be dwindling, as I had neglected them of late. I carefully opened the hive’s lid, gently prying with my hive tool. The lid was pretty tight; bees tend to wax the lids on to keep the hive more secure. As I opened the top and peered in, I saw that the hive was thriving; not only that, but they were super aggravated with me. Who was I, to show up unannounced, out of the blue, after months of no-call, no-write, no-show?

I quickly poured in the sugar-water and gently replaced the lid. As I walked away, it began — a loud, eerie hum and a crawling feeling. I looked down at my arms and body through my face screen. My bee suit, which is white, was speckled and dancing with black patches of angry little soldiers.

My dad had come out to watch and learn. I told him to walk away, that I needed to stand still for a few minutes to let the bees calm down and go back to their hive. He did, and quickly. He crossed the bridge above the creek and shut the back door behind him.

I sat there. I remembered the advice of my beekeeping friend, Catherine Gallegos, who had the same thing happen to her early one morning. She just stood still. So I told myself, as my heartbeat rose and my anxiety level threatened to spike, that all I needed to do was trust in my suit, be still, and everything would be okay.

I had to keep my eyes open. If I closed them my imagination ran away with me. So I stared out into the dusk, watching hundreds of upset bees trying to do their job and defend their hive. They marched around and around in circles on the face screen, centimeters from my nose and eyeballs. I could feel their wing beats on my cheek, on my eyelashes, on my chin. They wanted in. They wanted me away from their hive. They wanted vindication for the injustices of my indecency, my rude barging in to their sacred temple.

For about 20 minutes I stood there, hands

Alisal traditions span 45 years for one family

Photos contributed Above, Jessica Schley decided to learn beekeeping, which in turn taught her about being calm in fearful situations. Below, there are three castes of bees in a colony: the queen bee, which is normally the only breeding female; from 30,000 to 50,000 female worker bees; and a number of male drones, ranging from thousands in spring to just a few in the cold season.

out, palms up, staring ahead. It began to feel surreal, like a test. There were parallels to human life. The bees began to resemble the challenges in my personal life; if I swatted at them and lost my cool it was inevitable I would be stung. If I remained calm and tried to train that inner still, then things could work out okay.

So I stood there, telling myself over and over to “trust in the suit,” and it felt like when I sometimes tell myself to “trust in the universe”… as if the suit or the universe is the only thing standing between me and a thousand stingers or a thousand ill-wills of the world.

The bees were beginning to subside; the plan was working. The majority of them had realized I wasn’t putting up a fight and they might as well get along back to their hive just a few feet away. But the bravest ones,

the angriest ones, the ones with the longest heritage of dying in defense of their colonies, they stuck with it.

That was exactly that moment that I felt it. Six little legs crawling on my neck, up toward my ear, into my hair. So much for that trust in the suit.

Suddenly the urge to freak, scream, bat and collapse in a panic surged into me. If one bee had gotten through, more could be following. The adrenalin hit me hard. My heart was suddenly racing and I began to tremble. If it stung, I would have to brace for the inevitable flinch, and then, the melee of bee stings to follow.

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he Alisal Guest Ranch & Resort in Solvang has drawn guests for generations with its 10,000 acres of sunlit hills, majestic valleys, and authentic experiences from backcountry horseback riding to acclaimed local wine tastings.

At the heart of it all is tradition, and for one family, that tradition began 45 years ago.

“I was 10 years old,” said Sandy Gates, reminiscing on her first trip to The Alisal in the summer of 1973. She was then accompanied by her parents, Sarah and Clark Bertrand, and younger brothers, ages 7 and 5, and the summer getaway for the family quickly turned into a beloved annual tradition.

“We stay in the same four cabins when we come, and we’ve gotten to know so many families over the years,” she said.

Today, seven members of the Bertrand family, including Sandy and her husband Dennis, brothers Mark and Paul, sister-in-law Gina, nephew Nick, and niece Noelle, travel to The Alisal for 10 days in late July and early August. Next year, Sandy’s stepsons and their families will join in for the first time.

Each summer the group is reconnected with the same three or four other families on the first weekend, followed by another seven or eight in the week that follows. “You get to know them so well,” Sandy said. “We’ve all been to each other’s weddings and baby showers.”

They’ve also become close friends with many of The Alisal’s staff members.

“Even after 45 years, there are two people who are still there,” Sandy said of the team members who were around during her family’s first summer. “Dick Silva is a wrangler who has been there the whole time we’ve been going, and Bill Powell is the pianist in The Oak Room” lounge.

To begin their annual stay at the ranch – and each day that follows – the Bertrands and the other families gather in one end of the Ranch Room restaurant before splitting up for activities like horseback riding, boating on the spring-fed Lake Alisal, mountain biking, archery, and bird watching. Then in the late afternoon, everyone gathers by the pool to catch up while swimming and playing games.

“If you want to be active all day, you can do it.

If you just want to sit under a tree or on the porch with a book, you can do that too,” she said.

The Bertrands make sure to always spend a day in Santa Ynez, Solvang, or Los Olivos to shop and taste local wines.

They love their games with friends, from the annual game of Trivial Pursuit to tennis tournaments to Alisal bingo, a staple since Sandy’s first summer at the ranch.

But perhaps the most looked-forward-to is the Saturday morning breakfast ride, which takes early risers to the resort’s Adobe Camp

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BEEKEEPING CONTINUED FROM PAGE 17 was definitely still in the suit. And yes, I was petrified. But there would be nothing worse for me than being rash, so I stood there and focused on breathing and on the bees that were outside of my suit; how many were left, and if there were fewer.

I could hear the difference as they dwindled.

The volume and pitch of the buzzing lessened.

Because they were just inches from my ears it sounded like Daytona to me, but it must have actually been very quiet.

Maybe my dad read my mind. I was hoping he would come back out to check on me, and he opened the back door and looked out.

Quietly I said, “Please bring me the

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“A lot of people go horseback riding at different times during our stay,” Sandy said, “but we all make sure everybody goes on the last Saturday for the breakfast ride.”

“I also think that it’s a very romantic setting,” said Sandy, who was engaged to her husband on the Alisal property. (The Bertrands have celebrated many milestones there, from her brother’s

smoker and the bee brush.” He carefully followed my instructions to light the smoker with kindling and walked it over to me. He puffed smoke onto me as I carefully brushed the remaining 50-odd bees from my face net, arms and legs. We walked back to the house and I unsuited. Not a single sting. Not one.

As I stood inside recounting the story to my mortified mother and my amused and heroic father (he braved the situation with no suit at all to save me), I looked down onto the dining table next to my hat.

She was slowly crawling on the table, looking for home, disoriented from the smoke and tired from the battle. I scooped her up with my hat and nudged her off into the cool evening air. engagement to two surprise 50th birthday parties to her parents’ 50th wedding anniversary.)

As evening falls, the day ends in the same place it started: the Ranch Room.

Despite the casual nature of daytime adventures on the ranch, the Bertrands wear blazers and evening attire to enjoy one last tradition.

“What we really like is that we still dress for dinner,” Sandy said. “It’s a really nice way to wrap up the day that everybody looks forward to. It makes it special.”

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local contest to purchase $350 worth of dog beds from Tractor Supply. urt Beehler, president of Lucky Kurt met with Petaluma Animal Services Clover 4-H, has a cousin attendand the Sonoma Humane Society on Saturing Sonoma State University who day, Nov.18, to deliver all of the donations. began gathering donations of clothing after Because of strong support from people in the devastating wildfires in that area this fall.

Sonoma area, the Red Cross was not accepting When he asked her how he could help, any more supplies, so he drove to a neighborshe said the fire victims had a big need ing homeless shelter with the canned food and for toiletries and pet supplies. So he sent toiletries and to Goodwill with the clothing. flyers to members of his club and other 4-H “The two pet shelters were so impressed groups, pet stores, churches and local Boy that our 4-H members, who were six hours Scout troops asking for donations. away, cared about them and their animals,” The Santa Ynez Valley’s support was amaz- Kurt said. “Valerie Fausone, director of ing, he said, and within two weeks he had a Petaluma Animal Services, mentioned that truck full of donations. The largest came from taking care and giving to the animals takes Monighetti’s feed store in Buellton, which one less pressure off the owners. Also, they donated an entire pallet of pet food. are housing more animals now because Members of his Lucky Clover 4-H club housing is in such demand and priority is also voted to donate their winnings from a given to families without animals.”

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he Santa Ynez Valley is known for its exceptional wine — and for skilled chefs who pair those wines with outstanding fresh produce and meats.

So the folks at Visit Santa Ynez Valley created Restaurant Week, an opportunity for people to get a discounted three-course meal while enjoying libations, which has become one of the most popular events each year. This year, the special week is Jan. 21-17.

“We already have about 500 people interested in our Restaurant Week event and are excited to have everyone try our special menu,” said Dave Moser of Bottlest at Terravant.

Bottlest, for example, will be offering a first course of winter greens with sweet apple dressing, aged goat cheese and sourdough

shavings; second course of stuffed quail with butternut squash puree, pickled pepper and black garlic vinaigrette; and a third course of chocolate ice cream.

Restaurant Week is part of California Restaurant Month, designated by the California Travel and Tourism Commission. More than 20 destinations across California are hosting events this month.

“I think the community looks forward to trying new restaurants and menu items they may not normally try because this gives them a reason to get out and enjoy a three-course meal for $20.18 — such a deal,” said Kathy Vreeland, executive director of the Buellton Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Bureau.

The Landsby in Solvang is offering discounts for both its hotel rooms and its Mad and Vin restaurant. Hotel rooms are available at a 15 percent discount off the lowest seasonal rate. The restaurant menu will be a starter of spicy popcorn shrimp, a farmer’s salad or market soup; entree of herb crusted salmon, braised pork or fresh pasta; and a dessert choice of fruit crumble or chocolate pot de creme.

include tax, tip or beverages; reservations are strongly encouraged.

For on the event, including menus and dining hours, visit dinesyv.com.

For a complete listing of restaurants, wineries, tasting rooms and events, go to VisitSYV. com.

PARTICIPATING RESTAURANTS Ballard The Solvang Brewing Company has an array of beers to choose from while eating meaty burgers and other fresh fare.

The Ballard Inn & Gathering Table, 2436 Baseline Ave, 800-6382466 www.ballardinn. com

“VisitSYV created Restaurant Week to bring visitors to the valley during a traditionally slow period; it’s now become one of the most anticipated events of the year. Many locals across Santa Barbara County come out to revisit and discover what’s new, while folks from across the state have it in their calendars to visit the Santa Ynez Valley during this very exciting gastronomical week,” said Shelby Sim, president and CEO of VisitSYV. The $20.18 Restaurant Week prices do not

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Bottlest Winery, Bar & Bistro, 35 Industrial Way, 805-686-4742 - www.terravant.com/ 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 RESTAURANT CONTINUED ON PAGE 20

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Los Alamos

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Los Olivos

The Bear & Star, 2860 Grand Ave., 8056861359, www.thebearandstar.com Los Olivos Wine Merchant & Café, 2879 Grand Ave., 805-688-7265, www.wine merchantcafe.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 The Vineyard House, 3631 Sagunto St., 805-688-2886, www.thevineyardhouse .com Trattoria Grappolo, 3687 Sagunto St., 805688-6899, www.trattoriagrappolo.com

Solvang

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Cecco Ristorante, 475 1st St., 805-6888880, www.ceccoristorante.com/ First & Oak, 409 1st St., 805-688-1703, 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 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, 805-6865455 Root 246, 420 Alisal Road, 805-686-8681, www.root-246.com Santa Ynez Café, 606 Alamo Pintado Road, No. 1, 805-688-3543, www.santaynezcafe. com Solvang Brewing Co., 1547 Mission

Drive, 805-688-2337, www.solvangbrewing. com Succulent Café Wine Charcuterie, 1555 Mission Drive, 805-691-9444, www.succulent cafe.com The Ridge, 1618 Copenhagen Drive, 805325-9820

WINERIES Alma Rosa Winery, 181-C Industrial Way, Buellton, 805-691-9395, www.almarosa winery.com Brander Vineyard, 2401 N. Refugio Road, Santa Ynez, 805-688-2455, www.brander. com/ Helix, 140 Industrial Way, Buellton, 805691-9354 Kalyra Winery, 343 N. Refugio Road., Santa Ynez, 805-693-8864, www.kalyra winery.com/ Loring Wine Company, 420 E. Highway 246, Buellton, 805-691-1300, www.loring winecompany.com Nagy Wines, 145 S. Gray St., No. 103, Orcutt, 805-286-7228, www.nagywines .com Pence Ranch & Winery, 1909 Highway 246, Buellton, 805-735-7000 Standing Sun Wines, 92 Second St., Buellton, 805-691-9413, www.standingsunwines. com Wandering Dog Wine Bar, 1539 Mission Drive, Solvang, 805-686-9126, www. wanderingdogwinebar.com

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Kalyra offers wines and memorable experiences Local tasting room is just one of many participating in Restaurant Week Photo contributed Winners of the first Solvang Julefest gløgg contest are Alanna Dixon and owner-winemaker Michael Cobb of Sort This Out Cellars, who display their “Bragging Rights Winner” Certificate and the custom chocolate “Gløgg Clog” created by Ingeborg’s Danish Chocolates of Solvang.

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ort This Out Cellars at 1636 Copenhagen Drive in Solvang won the first Solvang Julefest gløgg contest, organizers announced.

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.

Julefest is presented by the Solvang Conference & Visitors Bureau on behalf of the city of Solvang with sponsorship support from Visit Santa Ynez Valley, Waste Management and other area businesses.

“Eight of the 18 wine and beer makers participating in the Skål Stroll (wine and beer walk) created gløgg, a hot toddy for you to taste along with their regular offerings. The Skål Stroll was a sell-out with 300 guests and more than 100 completed ballots to vote for their favorite Solvang gløgg,” said Special Programs Manager Daniel Lahr of Solvang CVB. The prize winners were: n First: Sort This Out Cellars, 1636 Copenhagen Drive n Second: Wandering Dog Wine Bar, 1539-B Mission Drive n Third: Presidio Winery, 1603 Copenhagen Drive, Suite 1 The 18 wineries, breweries and tasting bars participating in the 2017 Julefest Wine & Beer Walk “Skål Stroll“ were Cali Love, Casa Cassara, Copenhagen Sausage Garden, Crosshatch Wine Tasting, Dascomb Cellars, Feliz Noche Cellars, Lions Peak Vineyards, Lucas & Lewellen, Lucky Dogg Winery, Olive House, Presidio Winery, Royal Oaks Winery, Solvang Brewing Company, Sort This Out Cellars, The Backroom at Valley Brewers, The Good Life, Toccata and Wandering Dog Wine Bar. For more information, visit www.

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alyra, the well-known wine label of Australian vintner Mike Brown, celebrated the 15th anniversary of its Refugio Road tasting room in 2017 and is one of the several wine-tasting locations that is participating in the annual Restaurant Week sponsored by Visit SYV. For the winery’s annual fall harvest grape stomp in October, food trucks and a band gave the work party an even more festive atmosphere.

And unlike many harvest stomp events, which are open only to wine club members, Kalyra – which means “a wild and pleasant place” in Aboriginal Australian -- welcomes the general public to get their feet covered in grape juice slush.

“You do get to actually stomp the grapes,” said general manager and marketing director RaeLynn Milley. In addition to the flagship tasting room at 343 N. Refugio Road, since 2016 Kalyra has had a presence called Helix at 140 Industrial Way in Buellton.

At Helix, visitors can taste Brown’s dessert and sparkling wines, which are relatively rare on local tasting lists. The sweet and bubbly offerings are often more

popularity of the craft cocktail movement before coming up with 239.

“We might take someone who isn’t into wine and turn them into a wine drinker by being able to create cocktails, but from wine,” Milley said. “Mike is always listening to feedback and growing with what the world is interested in.”

In another nod to Millennials’ habits, Kalyra has continued to keep its wine club options extremely flexible. Club members can choose from just 2 bottles per shipment or opt for an entire case (or somePhoto contributed thing in the middle). With no upfront cost The wine and the tasting room’s friendly atmosphere keep to join, it’s a comfortable way to try out a membership program that offers generous Kalyra visitors coming back time and time again. per bottle discounts.

At the end of the day, it’s the relaxed, palatable to a beginning wine taster. Wine friendly atmosphere of the Refugio aficionados can stop by to pick up a twoRoad location that keeps Kalyra visitors for-one promotion. coming back time and time again. Guests “Mike Brown is known for his innovacan purchase wine by the bottle or glass tion in the wine world. He doesn’t sit still and enjoy their own picnic lunch outlong enough to get bored,” Milley noted.

“He’s not going to be aging along with his side.

With dramatic views of one of the best merlot. He’s always shaking it up.” oldest local vineyards, planted in 1958, To that end, Brown recently introduced a product called “239 Wine Mixer,” which and the mountains on either side, the tasting room is truly a wild and pleasant is intended as an alcohol substitute for place. cocktail production.

Kalyra Winery is at 343 N. Refugio Road in “This is really valuable to restaurants Santa Ynez. For more information, call 805that don’t have a liquor license. If they 693-8864, email WineThieves@KalyraWinery do beer and wine, they can now add .com or go to www.KalyraWinery.com. cocktails to their menu using wine,” Milley explained. The “239” name is a reference to the 23.9 alcohol percentage of the mixer.

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Artisan wines now sold at El Rancho, Costco Staff Report

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mall-production artisan wines from the Central Coast are typically unavailable in retail stores due to high popularity and limited supply, but now some of them will be available as a “Boutique Wine Sampler” at El Rancho and other California Fresh Markets as well as at many Costco stores.

The sampler, a “curated” collection of six unique, highly rated bottles, is the brainchild of Bob Sweeny and Tim Jones, the founders of Boutique Wine Partners and the Boutique Wine Club based in Solvang.

Their mission is to improve access to California’s ultra-premium, limited-production wines.

“There is a new world of great small producers in California – and most recently in Santa Barbara and Paso Robles – who typically only sell to those who find and visit their remote wineries,” Sweeney said. “The Boutique Wine Sampler changes all that, and not only provides access to ultra-premium wine, but creates the platform for experiencing fascinating wines and learning the stories behind them.”

The release features two sampler boxes, called The Best of Santa Barbara and The Best of Paso Robles, each with wines from six distinctly different wineries.

“Every wine in our sampler box is produced by highly skilled, small-production winemakers that consistently earn scores

of 90-plus from the wine-rating services,” Sweeney said.

The sampler boxes include information about each growing region and connect consumers with winemakers. In addition, BoutiqueWineBox.com features interviews with each winemaker and a behindthe-scenes glimpse of each winery.

“The stories behind the wine and the winemakers who make them are the most interesting aspects of this project.

We desire to connect consumers with the winemakers, as it adds authenticity to the wines and the wine-life experience,” Jones said. “Plus, one click of the QR code on the box takes you right to the video page. You can watch the videos when buying or drinking the wines.”

The Santa Barbara collection includes 2016 Stolpman Ballard Canyon Syrah, Larner Rosé of Grenache, 2016 D’Alfonso-Curran Badge Pinot Noir, 2015 Blair Fox Petit Sirah, 2016 Carr Cabernet Franc and 2016 Andrew Murray E11even Chenin Blanc.

The Paso Robles collection includes 2015 Cass Winery Malbec, 2014 Brian Benson Cellars Kandy Red (50% Zinfandel / 50% Grenache), 2017 Alta Colina Grenache Blanc, 2014 Midnight Cellars Estate Zinfandel, 2016 Bodega de Edgar Tempranillo and 2016 San Marcos Creek Rosé of Grenache.

For more information, visit Boutique WineBox.com or DrinkBoutiqueWine .com.

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PLENTY IS HAPPENING ON BELL STREET

Partners emphasize hometown atmosphere and local food

By Pamela Dozois Contributing Writer

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os Alamos has become known recently for its excellent restaurants, not the least of which is local favorite Plenty on Bell, a culinary gem owned by Jesper Johansson and Alec Roehl.

Born and raised in Sweden, Johansson came to the United States on a visitor’s visa and fell in love with the area. Wanting to extend his time here, he enrolled at the Santa Barbara City College School of Culinary Arts. Then he did his internship at Brothers Restaurant when it opened in Solvang.

“I said you don’t have to pay me. I just want to learn the business at a restaurant level,” Johansson said. “At school you learn how to cook individual meals, but to really learn your trade, you have to make a variety of dishes over and over again. It’s like anything else, you have to practice to become proficient.”

He subsequently met John Morley and Ralph Quackenbush, who had just opened an art gallery in Los Alamos and wanted to establish a small coffee house attached to the art gallery. Johansson partnered with the two and opened Café Quackenbush, a little place where art patrons could have a cup of espresso and some dessert.

“We started with an espresso machine and it grew from there, serving breakfast and lunch,” Johansson said. “Ralph sponsored me so I could get my green card and I began living the American Dream. I worked at Café Quackenbush for 16 years.”

When Quackenbush closed the art gallery, Johansson began working as the executive chef for Tracey Ryder and Carole Topalian at their new restaurant, Plenty on Bell.

Within the year Ryder asked Johansson and Roehl, who worked at the restaurant, if they would be interested in buying the business.

They were.

“The reason we make such a good team is I am self-taught in business. I am an autodidact.

I love to learn new and interesting things. I immersed myself in learning about business and I think that’s what caught Tracey and

Photo by Jeffrey Bloom The combination of Jesper Johansson as executive chef and Alec Roehl as business manager and chef has turned out to be a propitious match for Plenty on Bell in Los Alamos.

Carole’s attention. They thought Jesper and I would make a great team,” Roehl said.

Roehl had worked at Café Quackenbush with Johansson and when it closed he went to work at Bell Street Farm, then followed Johansson to Plenty on Bell.

“I had always had an interest in food preparation and in nutrition, so partnering with Jesper made a great fit,” Roehl said.

Johansson mentored Roehl, teaching him the culinary arts.

“Just as Brothers had brought me on board and taught me the intricacies of cooking for a restaurant, I knew that Alec wanted to learn and I wanted to teach him,” said Johansson.

“It was a hands-on education,” Roehl added.

The combination of Johansson as executive chef and Roehl as business manager and chef turned out to be a propitious match.

“I would say I am the business manager and Jesper is the executive chef, but our roles overlap,” said Roehl. “We work very well together.”

Plenty on Bell is celebrating its one-year anniversary at the end of this month. The menu consists of what they call “elevated comfort food.”

Johansson emphasizes that they use the very best ingredients they can source locally.

Some of their purveyors are Mary’s Chicken, which is organic and free range; sourdough bread from Bob’s Well Bread; Bakers Table for their rye and other assorted breads; Patti-

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education

Student becomes the teacher, excels at helping others

By Raiza Giorgi

“I loved working with my families and being able to teach (children) at a young age. I think working with kids just comes naturally, ani Lindberg of Solvang gets a lot of joy and even though I am not a parent yet, I love out of being a teacher, and it’s a job that working with them,” she said. constantly challenges her.

Lindberg earned her bachelor’s degree in For her professional efforts, Lindberg liberal studies from Cal State Chico. She got was named this year’s Distinguished New a dual credential in Multiple Subject K-8 and Teacher. Her award and others were presented Mild to Moderate Special Education at Antioch at the annual Salute to Teachers in October by University in 2015, the year she was hired at the Santa Barbara County Education Office.

Santa Ynez Valley Union High School.

“It was amazing to walk onstage and see “It’s not all about academics but also my family there supporting me. My sister who personal interactions and learning how to be lives in the Midwest even flew back to see part of the community. My parents taught me a the awards. That was a special night for me,” respect for education, and that’s what I hope to Lindberg said. instill in my students,” Lindberg said.

The 2001 graduate of Santa Ynez Valley She teaches special education and world cultures at her alma mater in addition to Union High School said that the path to her teaching career came from her time working as coaching basketball.

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Jani Lindberg

teaching kids to care about outside of themselves. That’s what I am here for,” she added.

In her classroom she teaches social skills, organization and study strategies and how to focus on assignments.

Her students also focus on money skills, job applications and research-

ing colleges.

“Some kids just need a little extra help in finding their way and needing to know real world applications, like how to balance a check book or apply for college,” she said.

Lindberg’s mentor, Stephanie Gogonis, wrote in her nomination that the third-year teacher is an amazing resource specialist.

Gogonis wrote that not only does Lindberg have a good rapport with students, but parents appreciate her, too. Lindberg emails parents frequently and encourages them to visit her before or after the school day.

“I don’t want my students’ parents not knowing what their kid is learning. They should be involved,” Lindberg said.

Seeing her students succeed is the best gift, she said, because they have learned that hard work, asking questions and getting help is the best recipe for success.

Her students also teach her life skills of patience and understanding, she said.

“I am excited to see my first group of students graduate. That will be a thrill for me,” she added.

Aside from teaching, Lindberg is very active in the community, and in The Ranch Church and loves to travel.

POETRY READING CHALLENGE

Young poets bravely tackle ‘awkward’ theme

By Kyah Corff

Santa Ynez Valley Star Intern

“A Photo contributed Director of Development Brianna Moffitt of the Santa Barbara/Tri-Counties Region of the Anti-Defamation League leads a discussion for members of the Coalition to Promote Inclusion and Equality.

Community group promoting ‘inclusion and equality’ Group members decided that the first step was to expand the conversation to include n January 2017, a small group of Santa community leaders from diverse backgrounds Ynez Valley residents convened to discuss with the idea that together they could define what many had been reading about: an in- the issues around discrimination and bullying crease in hate crimes, racial slurs and discrimi- and develop locally appropriate solutions. nation of various kinds across the country.

Invitations to an initial gathering in April Now, after a year of research and discuswere sent to a wide range of people under the sion, the group called the Coalition to Promote title “Conversation on Inclusion and Equality” Inclusion and Equality is inviting others to get to establish whether there was some common involved with its efforts to build “a safe, inclu- ground upon which to proceed. sive, respectful and equitable community” in At this first meeting, numerous personal the Santa Ynez Valley. stories were shared of both directed and overAfter discussing the issues with staff at heard hate speech, racial epithets, bigoted and agencies that serve diverse populations, the anti-Semitic comments, as well as bullying. group learned that the issues are not new to the Those attending held two more meetings in valley and that in fact they have worsened.

May with participants then attending ant-bias Whether it is in the school, the work place, training in June and July. the supermarket or the street, local people are At its meetings, the “Conversation” group subject to bullying, bigotry and racial epithets decided to address two priority areas: comevery day, with young people being particularly vulnerable, according to the group.

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wkward” can be a daunting thought for children who are coming of age, but local elementary school students submitted 12 poems on that theme to the first Poetry Reading Challenge on Dec. 6 at the Solvang Library.

The event, sponsored by the library and the Santa Ynez Valley Arts Association, challenged the tweens to express their experiences with the tough topic.

There were 12 poems submitted, and four poets read aloud at the event.

“I wanted to create opportunities for students to express themselves through poetry,” said Steve Braff, a freelance poet and promoter of local poetry, who came up with the idea for the event.

In choosing the ‘awkward’ theme, he said, he had hoped to create a sense of community through shared experiences for the young writers as they navigate through puberty.

About 25 people, including teachers, principals, friends and family, gathered around a table at the library to hear and discuss each poet’s work.

The readings were opened with “Awkward Porcupine” by Audrey Fuette of Solvang School. In a frank, comical style, it talked about feeling like an imposter while dealing with the awkward characteristics of puberty.

Next was Brooklyn Fletcher of Los Olivos School with “Friends’ Houses Can Be Awkward Too!” The poem used imagery to connect the audience with the common situation of seeing a friend argue

Photo by Kyah Corff Local poet Steve Braff poses with a few of the students who came to the first Poetry Reading Challenge at the Solvang Library.

with a parent.

Cole Swain of Jonata Middle School shared “Morning Bread.” The poem, in a semi-rap style, was a sensitive piece detailing a broken heart. The clincher, “I should not cry, as a guy/ But in this moment, I wanted to die,” sent waves of empathy through the listeners.

Finally, the “Handshake of Death” by Marc Westall of Los Olivos School used alliteration to create a comical poem about an unreciprocated handshake.

Cole, one of the poets, said he had not had much experience with writing but found the theme relatable and wanted to try something new.

“I found it interesting,” he said of the reading. At first nervous, he felt rewarded and enriched by the experience afterward, and he wants to encourage his friends to try it.

Carey McKinnon, lead staff member at the Solvang Library, had a large role in setting up the Poetry Reading Challenge.

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FOLLOW THE PATH YOU CHOOSE

‘Girl power’ needs encouragement

By Susan Salcido Contributing Writer

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ore than 30 years ago, Sally Ride became the first woman astronaut to orbit the earth. She was also the youngest, at age 32. Three years later, Judy Resnik became the second woman in space. She was also a concert pianist, an electrical engineer, and the first Jewish astronaut.

Both ardently sought to be known simply as “astronauts,” rather than identified by the subgroups they also Susan Salcido represented. Their pride and joy was the work they were able to accomplish.

Asked once why she wanted to be an astronaut, Resnik famously replied that if you had to ask, you’d never know.

These women were the natural extensions of the brilliant and accomplished women who went before them, including those at NASA, where the story of three trailblazing professionals was immortalized in the recent movie “Hidden Figures.”

More recently, Amy McGrath became the first female Marine to fly a combat mission in an F-18 fighter jet.

“Girl power” has always been a force.

While it is growing at every turn, young

girls still need support as they pursue their dreams, especially in fields that have traditionally been the domain of young men.

The Girl Scouts of America recently added a merit badge option that young girls can achieve by earning credits in STEM projects — Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. That is wonderful news.

Young women should be encouraged to follow whatever paths they choose, wherever their talents lead them.

The idea of “Girl Power” was underscored when Sylvia Acevedo, CEO of the Girl Scouts of America, recently came to Santa Barbara’s MOXI – The Wolf Museum of Exploration and Innovation.

Acevedo credited the Girl Scouts with launching her own career in science. She explained that some of the Girls Scouts’ first badges were based in science and engineering. She herself earned a degree in systems engineering at Stanford and went on to become a scientist at NASA. It has been her goal as CEO to increase the Scouts’ commitment to encouraging members to take part in science and technology fields.

The need for these efforts is documented by data that shows young girls in elementary school excel in math and science, often outscoring their male counterparts. But somewhere during junior high or middle school years, the drop-off becomes dramatic, and young girls who once seemed highly interested and accomplished in math and science opt to go in different directions.

Photos contributed Sally Ride, above left, became the first woman astronaut to orbit the earth. She was also the youngest, at age 32. Three years later, Judy Resnik, right, became the second woman in space. She was also a concert pianist, an electrical engineer, and the first Jewish astronaut. Both ardently sought to be known simply as “astronauts,” rather than identified by the subgroups they also represented. Their pride and joy was the work they were able to accomplish.

If that is their true preference, we support it. But if other factors impact that decision — if peer pressure or subconscious cues from those in authority, or even subtle messages that they really aren’t suited for these fields — are the cause of their change of heart, then that is an issue we need to address.

Contributions to our communities, our country, our economy, and our overall wellbeing by girls of all ages are well

documented. It’s important to do all we can to support and nurture the innate talents of all our students, male and female alike. The needs of our communities and our country require contributions from all who are able, not just a portion.

Let’s encourage “Girl Power” as part of the solution to the challenges we face.

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Braff and McKinnon said they hope to host another Poetry Reading Challenge, probably on a different theme. They hope to encourage and inspire young writers and bring poetry into the mainstream culture of the Santa Ynez Valley.

When the next date is set, it will be posted in the online library events calendar. Go to www.santabarbaraca.gov, choose the “Services” tab and click on “Library.”

She was charmed by the sense of community support present.

“The community made the event,” McKinnon said. “I hope it reinforces their (the poets’) self-confidence and encourages them to keep writing.”

“Poetry becomes real and tangible when we get our own association with it,” Braff added.

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Financial aid available for Hancock students Students who are worried about the cost of attending Hancock College can get help by visiting www.hancockcollege.edu to apply for financial aid.

Those who qualify may receive funding for enrollment fees, books and living expenses.

The college Financial Aid Office distributed more than $30 million in student federal and state financial aid and scholarships during the 2016-17 academic year.

The enrollment fee for California residents is $46 per unit, meaning a typical three-unit class costs $138. Other fees apply as well.

Spring online registration continues through Jan. 21. Classes begin the week of Jan. 22.

Online college classes continue to be popular Hancock College will offer nearly 130 online classes this spring for busy students who enjoy the flexibility and convenience that such classes provide.

With online classes, students can complete their coursework at home or on campus computers at their own pace, which helps accommodate work, family and transportation constraints.

Details about these and all other spring classes are available via the online Class

Search; go to www.hancockcollege.edu and click the link on the home page. Most online classes require an orientation session prior to the start of classes.

Registration for spring classes is under way at www.hancockcollege.edu, and it continues through Jan. 21. Credit classes begin the week of Jan. 22.

Spring Community Education classes also begin the week of Jan. 22. Students can register online now for those classes or get registration assistance in person at the Community Education Department (Building S) on the Santa Maria campus.

For registration information, call 805922-6966, or toll free from Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties at 1-866DIAL AHC (342-5242), ext. 3248.

Concurrent enrollment gives HS, college credit High school students can take advantage of Hancock’s Concurrent Enrollment program. Students at Santa Ynez, Cabrillo, Cuyama Valley, Righetti, Family Partnership Charter, Lompoc, Orcutt Academy, Pioneer Valley, Santa Maria and St. Joseph high schools can register for a class taught at the high school and simultaneously receive high school and college credit.

Visit www.hancockcollege.edu/financial _aid or call 805-922-6966, ext. 3200 for more information.

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munity and schools. The overarching goal for change would be “to build a safe, welcoming, respectful, equitable and inclusive community.”

Specific Issues include: n Institutional Policies that Discourage Equity n Reduction in Bullying n Pre-School through Grade12 Education to Promote Equity and Diversity n Raising Awareness of the Issues and Potential Solutions n How to Speak to or Challenge Instances of Bias and Bigotry n Equity in the Use of Local Resources n Developing an Organization of Community Members to Pursue Solutions Besides confronting discrimination, the task force’s mission includes developing “strategies including advocacy, leverage, and training to address lack of diversity on boards/governing bodies, civic organization and religious membership; failure of local businesses and other community groups to address issues of bias; discrimination in employment and housing; and to increase community-wide awareness of the issues.”

According to Dean Palius, one of the group’s five conveners, the members have now moved from “conversation” to “action,” with a number of initiatives in the planning process for the upcoming year.

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PG&E’s advice includes: n Lower your thermostat when away.

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SB Conservancy publishes ‘Coloring Santa Barbara’ The 12 local architects, designers, and landscape architects contributing illusoloring Santa Barbara,” a new trations to “Coloring Santa Barbara” coloring book that serves the are Brian Cearnal, Anthony Grumbine, cause of local architectural Britt Jewett, Henry Lenny, William preservation, features 31 illustrations by Mahan, Tom Meaney, Courtney Jane area designers and architects depicting an Miller, Ryan J. Mills, Jaime B. Palencia III, array of landmarks, cityscapes and related Christine Pierron, Jeff Shelton and Fred imagery.

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The brewery expects to quadruple its brewing capacity and physical footprint at its location on Industrial Way in Buellton. The company also has locations in Santa Barbara, Arroyo Grande, and Westlake Village.

Figueroa Mountain brews about 20,000 barrels annually and expects the number to grow to 110,000 barrels after the expansion.

“We currently have to brew around the clock — 22 and a half hours every day — to keep up with demand,” according to Figueroa founder and CEO Jaime Dietenhofer. “At peak performance on our new system, we’ll be able

to make 60 barrels in about four hours, which is a huge bump in efficiency.”

Griffith previously worked as marketing manager at Orange County’s The Bruery and Bruery Terreux, and ran marketing for Golden Road Brewing in Los Angeles.

“Having Cambria come aboard is a huge addition and step forward in the right direction for our new goals and focus,” Dietenhofer said.

“She has a great reputation in the craft beer industry, and I have been a huge fan of what she has been able to accomplish in her work.”

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Santa Barbara proclaims ‘Michael Towbes Day’ City Council honor intended to inspire others to follow philanthropist’s example Staff Report

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n honor of a lifetime of contributions to Santa Barbara County communities, Santa Barbara has paid tribute to the late philanthropist and businessman Michael Towbes by declaring Nov. 28 as Michael Towbes Day. “I think it’s just wonderful,” said his widow, Anne Smith Towbes, about the gesture. “He had such an impact on Santa Barbara. His style of philanthropy was world class.”

After a brief battle with pancreatic cancer, Towbes, 87, died April 13 at his Montecito home, surrounded by family. He left behind a long record of giving back to the community that had given him so much over the years.

Towbes began volunteering early in his career when he started developing real estate in the Santa Maria and Santa Barbara areas in the late 1950s. He served on numerous nonprofit boards and several local school boards.

He was also a founding board member of the Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara, which this year surpassed $100 million in total scholarships awarded during its 55-year history. That milestone is believed to be a national record.

In 1980, Towbes and his first wife, Gail, started The Towbes Foundation, which is dedicated to meeting the diverse needs of local nonprofits by focusing on a broad range of organizations. Started with a single $500 donation, the foundation now donates more than $900,000 annually to more than 300 organizations. Gail Towbes died in 1996 after a long struggle with multiple sclerosis.

Towbes later established The Towbes Fund for the Performing Arts at the Santa Barbara Foundation to benefit nonprofit performing arts organizations and their venues throughout Southern California. A lifelong supporter of the performing arts,

Photos by Noozhawk Above, the late Michael Towbes and Janet Garufis, his successor as the head of Montecito Bank & Trust, last year gave away $1 million during the bank’s annual Community Dividends luncheon at the Coral Casino Beach & Cabana Club in Montecito.

Below, Anne Smith Towbes and her late husband, Michael, are well-known for their commitment to Santa Barbara’s nonprofit community.

Towbes and his second wife, Anne, whom he married in 2005, also led the $60 million campaign to restore the Santa Barbara Performing Arts Center at The Granada Theatre.

Anne Towbes said her late husband’s parents also contributed to their community, and that he used the couple as role models for his own philanthropy.

“He grew up with it,” she said. “It was

just the right thing to do.

“He would always say, ‘I try to do the right thing even when no one is looking.’”

Towbes was also a founding partner of the Bank of Montecito, now known as Montecito Bank & Trust, the oldest and largest locally owned community bank in the region with offices around the county, including Solvang. A leader in local corporate philanthropy, the bank gives more than $1.3 million annually to area nonprofits through its Community Dividends and Anniversary Grants programs and nonprofit sponsorships.

His real estate company, The Towbes Group, has developed more than 6,000 residential units on the Central Coast.

The inaugural Michael Towbes Day followed the frenzied consumerism of Black Friday and Cyber Monday in 2017, coinciding with the bank’s Community Dividends program and the global Giving Tuesday movement, which encourages people to make charitable donations and perform acts of kindness.

Mayor Helene Schneider said the idea for proclaiming a day in honor of Towbes began with a Facebook post after his death.

Someone said there should be a Michael Towbes Day, and Schneider thought it was a good idea.

As the conversation evolved, the idea grew into honoring the late philanthropist’s spirit of paying it forward, Schneider said.

Towbes’ youngest daughter, Carrie Towbes, said she became a little misty-eyed when she learned of the idea for a Michael Towbes Day. She said her father would be thrilled to know his giving had spurred others to do the same.

“It doesn’t have to be big,” she added.

“Buy coffee for the person behind you in line at the coffee shop, cook double portions tonight and deliver the meal to a friend going through a hard time. A little bit goes a long way.”

Craig Zimmerman, president of The Towbes Group, hopes the citywide recognition of his nearly 20-year mentor will inspire others.

“I hope it reminds us the impact that one person can make and how that impact can continue, even when he is gone,” he said.

“I hope it makes us all aspire to be remembered in a similar manner.”

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The Thomas Fire burned a significant portion of the south-facing Santa Ynez Mountain slopes above Carpinteria and Montecito, as well as the watershed behind Jameson and Gibraltar Reservoirs, according to Santa Barbara

Public Works Director Tom Fayram.

Fayram urged homeowners to plan evacuation routes and have supplies to shelter in place, in addition to preparing their properties for heavy rainfall, because the deluge was only the first storm of the season, with more wet weather predicted in the coming weeks.

Noozhawk Executive Editor Tom Bolton contributed to this story.

Photo by Daniel Dreifuss A firefighter is covered in mud after searching through debris for a missing person along Glen Oaks Road on Jan. 10.

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bakes for cakes; Jeffrey Bloom for assorted cookies, cakes, and scones; Edna’s Bakery for brioche; Green Star Coffee, which is a fair-trade organic coffee; and Zhena’s Gypsy Tea, which is also organic. They source fruits and vegetables from local farmers’ markets as much as possible. Also available is an assortment of local wines and beer.

“We like to support our local suppliers as much as we can,” Johansson said. “Our customers will even bring in fruits and vegetables from their organic gardens and that’s really cool. We also have a small garden in the back of the restaurant which we also utilize.”

“What makes us unique is we have options for gluten free, vegetarian, and vegan customers,” said Roehl. “Also our ‘specials board’ offers something totally different from our main menu. We offer an assortment of ethnic cuisine. We have a list of patrons who want to be called when we are serving their favorite specials, like Southern fried chicken or goulash, for example.”

Plenty on Bell recently celebrated its seventh successful Winemaker Dinner, which is a four-course meal and a four-course wine flight. Throughout the evening winemakers talk about the wine industry.

Plenty on Bell heard what Los Alamos residents wanted in a hometown restaurant and implemented those changes.

“All the changes we’ve made to the restaurant were at the suggestion of local patrons. They wanted a cozy atmosphere where people can enjoy the environment and some comfy food. The changes we made created an at-home feeling, which both locals and visitors seem to enjoy,” said Johansson.

Plenty on Bell, at 508 Bell St. in Los Alamos, is open from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. for breakfast and lunch Tuesday through Sundays. It re-opens for dinner from 5:30 to 8 p.m. on Fridays.

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The current department with a chief, sergeant, two dispatch technicians, four sworn peace officers and 4.5 safety officer positions costs $990,012.

Keeping a police department, with a boost in personnel by adding one more sworn officer and one more campus safety officer, would cost $1.2 million.

Transitioning to a campus safety officer department, with a director, supervisor, records technician and nine campus safety officers, would cost $889,190.

The board previously balked at acting on the department’s future, deciding to get opinions of a committee of college law enforcement experts.

The committee members were divided on what avenue the Hancock board should take.

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they voted to form the board but didn’t vote on imposing the tax to run it, but the board found grants and funding solutions,” Hartmann said.

Palmer reminded the crowd that if voters don’t create the Los Olivos CSD, an application is still on hold to annex Los Olivos to the Santa Ynez CSD, a solution that offers only one board seat to a Los Olivos representative.

Ballots from Los Olivos residents within the proposed service district are due at the Santa Barbara County Elections Office by 8 p.m. Jan. 30, or postmarked by Jan. 22.

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n oversized sculpture of a gorilla will be on view outdoors at the Santa Barbara Zoo, adjacent to the zoo’s courtyard, for at least a year. It was installed Nov. 2, just days before more than 30 gorilla experts and keepers arrived for the Western Regional Gorilla Workshop.

Morris B. Squire (1923 - 2014) created the piece in 2009 in his Santa Barbara art studio with a team of artisan apprentices. It is made of fiberglass over a chicken-wire frame and painted with gold acrylic paint.

It is one of three works in his Animal Series, which also includes a tiger and a panther. All three were previously on view for six years at the San Diego Zoo in Balboa Park.

“It’s hard to miss a 12-tall golden gorilla,” said Michele Green, curator of mammals, who organized the conference.

“This sculpture is a wonderfully realized tribute to this magnificent and endangered

species. Visitors also can see western lowland gorillas here at the zoo. Nzinga and Bangori are two brothers who comprise our ‘bachelor troop.’”

The gorilla sculpture is on loan from the Squire Foundation in Santa Barbara, which has made more than 100 loans of Squire’s work to dozens of public spaces from Chicago to Phnom Pehn, Cambodia.

“The Animal Sculpture series is thought by many to be some of his most purely joyful work,” said Ashley Hollister, executive director of the Squire Foundation.

“The animal alone does not look like a stereotypical zoo animal. It has been changed in size to engage the viewer’s interaction with the piece.”

The Western Regional Gorilla Workshop was held Nov. 6-8, when zoo professionals who work with gorillas met with species experts to discuss conservation, husbandry, best practices and more.

For more information, visit www.sbzoo. org.

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Graduates presented Densmore and the college with the class gift — a ladder that represented the climb they took to get to the top at the academy.

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lternative rock band 3 Doors Down will bring its Acoustic Back Porch Jam Tour to the Chumash Casino’s Samala Showroom at 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 19.

The group rose to international fame with its first single, “Kryptonite,” in 2000. Later that year they released their first studio album, “The Better Life,” which was certified six-times platinum.

The band recorded and released their second album, “Away from the Sun,” in 2002, which also went multi-platinum.

It included their well-known hits “When

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I’m Gone” and “Here Without You.” Their third, fourth and fifth albums also went platinum.

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ritish rocker and music producer Alan Parsons will perform his greatest hits when he brings his Alan Parsons Live Project Tour to the Chumash Casino’s Samala Showroom at 8 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 26.

Parsons dabbled with live performance in his late teens as a folk/blues acoustic player and again as a lead guitarist with a blues band in the late 1960s in London. However, as soon as he landed a job at the famous Abbey Road Studios at the age of 18, it became clear that sound recording was his calling.

He worked as an assistant engineer on the last two Beatles albums and went on to work with Paul McCarthy as well as with The Hollies and Pink Floyd.

Parsons’ work on Pink Floyd’s classic album “Dark Side of the Moon” in 1973 earned him the reputation of a talented producer. He also produced the highly successful “Year of the Cat” album with Al Stewart, among others.

In 1975 Parsons met Eric Woolfson, who not only became his manager but also his songwriting and performing partner in what became known as The Alan Alan Parsons Parsons Project.

The first Alan Parsons Project tour began in 1999 with the release of “The Time Machine” album, and it played to sold-out audiences around the globe.

Today, the Live Project band includes Parsons on acoustic guitar, keyboard and vocals, P.J. Olsson on vocals, Manny Foccarazzo on keyboard, Guy Erez on bass, Alastair Greene on guitar, Danny Thompson on drums and Todd Cooper on sax, percussion and vocals.

Tickets are $25, $35 & $45, available at the casino or at www.chumashcasino.com.

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January 17

Community Day - Wildling Museum of Art and Nature, 1511 Mission Drive, Solvang; Free Admission; www.wildlingmuseum.org.

January 18

Tower Pizza 25th Anniversary Party – All day. 436 Alisal Road C, Solvang, Fun, giveaways, special deals; www.towerpizzasolvang.com.

Mental Health First Aid Training – 8 a.m.p-5 p.m. Tribal Hall, 100 Via Juana Road, Santa Ynez.

This course is designed to help individuals better understand behavioral health issues and respond to crisis. Space is limited; Christina Swift 694-2679 or cswift@sythc.org.

January 19

Exercise & Your Health Class – 12-1 p.m. Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital, 2050 Viborg Road, Solvang.

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“3 Doors Down” Performance – 8 p.m. Chumash Casino Resort, 3400 E. Highway 246, Santa Ynez; 21 and older; $55 and up; www.chumashcasino.com.

January 21

SYV Restaurant Week – Jan. 21-27.

Participating Restaurants offer 3 course tasting menus for $20.18, excluding tax and tip; www. dinesyv.com.

January 24

Rummage and Book Sale Donation Drop Off – Jan. 24-25. 4-8 p.m. Bethania Lutheran Church, 603 Atterdag Road, Solvang. We will accept donations in the form of gently used kitchenware, working electronics, furniture, home decor, movies, and toys.

Please no bedding, pillows, or mattresses. Proceeds go to sending students to the ELCA Youth Gathering in Houston, where they will help rebuild communities; (805) 688-4637.

State of the City Solvang Luncheon – 11:30 a.m.1:15 p.m. Root 246, 420 Alisal Road, Solvang.

Keynote Speaker: Susan M. Houghton, Executive Director- College Advancement at Allan Hancock College and State of the City Report brought to you by Brad Vidro. $35; Must R.S.V.P. to taryn@ solvangchamber.com.

January 25

Reagan Library Trip – 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. $45/ person. Pre-registration required.; www.buelltonrec. com.

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Thomas Fire Toy Drive – 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Vivid buelltonrec.com.

Financial Management, 340 E. Clark Ave., Orcutt.

Accepting brand new, unwrapped gifts or money.

Donations to provide for families and schools in need.

Donations accepted until Jan. 12; carl@vividfm.com or Dietary Supplements Seminar - 12-1 p.m. Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital, 2050 Viborg Road, (805) 937-4556.

Solvang. Free; (805) 688-6431.

“An Inconvenient Sequel” Screening – 6:30 p.m.

Growing Possibilities AG Forum – 12-4:30 p.m.

Standing Sun Wines, 92 2nd St., Buellton. Food and Santa Maria Fairpark, 937 S. Thornburg St., Santa Wine available for purchase beginning at 6 p.m. A Maria. $65.; www.econallianceagforum2018. discussion with Dr. Jim Powell will be taking place eventbrite.com. afterwards. Free.

February 2

January 26

Hormones and Weight Connections Seminar 12-1 p.m. Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital, 2050 Viborg Road, Solvang. Free; (805) 688-6431.

Rec ’n’ Roll – 5:30-6:30 p.m.; Families with Children 10 years and younger, 6:30-8 p.m. Solvang Veteran’s Hall, 1745 Mission Drive, Solvang. All ages, $4 general admission, $6 with skates, $10 with skate rental.

(805) 688-1086.

“Alan Parsons Project” Performance – 8 p.m.

Chumash Casino Resort, 3400 E. Highway 246, Santa Ynez; 21 and older; $25 and up; www.chumashcasino. com.

January 27

Rummage and Book Sale – 7 a.m.-2 p.m. Bethania Lutheran Church, 603 Atterdag Road, Solvang.

Proceeds go to sending students to the ELCA Youth Gathering in Houston, where they will help rebuild communities; (805) 6884637.

Westside German Shepherd Rescue Adoption Event – 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Camino Real Marketplace, 7004 Marketplace Drive, Goleta; rescuepupssb@ gmail.com or www.sheprescue.org.

“Gaviota: The End of Southern California” Movie Screening – 3-5 p.m. Wildling Museum of Art and Nature, 1511 Mission Drive, Solvang; $5/members or $10/non-members; www. wildlingmuseum.org.

January 28

St. Mark’s-in-the-Valley Church 38th Annual Santa Ynez Valley Classical Music Concert Series – 7-9 p.m. 2901 Nojoqui Ave., Los Olivos. $20/person or $10/Student with ID.; (805) 688-4454 or www. smitv.org.

January 31

Disneyland Resort Trip – 7 a.m. depart Solvang Veteran’s Hall, 1745 Mission Drive, Solvang. 11:30 p.m. return. Select between visiting Disneyland Park or Disney California Adventure Park. Pre-registration required. $140; www.

Steven Wright Performance – 8 p.m.

Chumash Casino Resort, 3400 E. Highway 246, Santa Ynez; 21 and older; $25 and up; www.chumashcasino. com.

February 3

Every Thursday

Chair Exercises - 10 a.m., Buellton Senior Center, West Highway 246, Buellton; 688-4571.

Arthritis Class, 10:15 a.m.; poker, 1 p.m., Solvang Senior Center, 1745 Mission Drive; 688-1086.

Brain Injury Survivors of Santa Ynez Valley - 122 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.

Every Friday

Pilates - 10 a.m., Solvang Senior Center, 1745 Mission Drive; 688-1086.

Bingo - 1 p.m., Buellton Senior Center, West Highway 246, Buellton; 688-4571.

Big Splash Cannonball Carnival - Santa Ynez High Home School PE, 2:45-3:45 p.m., and Itty Bitty School Pool, 2975 Hwy 246, Santa Ynez. Hosted by the Sports, 4-4:45 p.m., Stuart C. Gildred Family YMCA, Santa Ynez Valley Community Aquatics Foundation.; 900 N. Refugio Road, Santa Ynez; 686-2037.

(786) 863-4300 or www.syvaquatics.org.

February 4

Carbohydrate Counting for Diabetics Seminar – 11 a.m.-12 p.m. Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital, 2050 Viborg Road, Solvang. Free; (805) 688-6431.

Every Monday

Weight Room - 6-8 a.m. and 1:30-8 p.m., Buellton Rec Center, 301 2nd St., Buellton, $3; 688-1086.

Senior T’ai Chi, 9:15 a.m.; Arthritis Class, 10:15 a.m.; Creative Coloring, 1 p.m. every other Monday; Senior Issues, 1 p.m. every other Monday; Solvang Senior Center, 1745 Mission Drive; 688-1086.

Every Tuesday

Knitting, 9 a.m.; computer class, 9:30 a.m.; bridge and poker, 1 p.m.; Solvang Senior Center, 1745 Mission Drive; 688-1086.

Every Wednesday

Yoga, 9:15 a.m.; Bingo, 1 p.m.: Solvang Senior Center, 1745 Mission Drive; 688-1086.

Knit and Crochet - 1 p.m., Buellton Senior Center, West Highway 246, Buellton; 688-4571.

After School Wednesdays – 2-5 p.m., Creation Station Fabric and Quilt Shop, 252 E. Highway 246, Unit A, Buellton. Pre-registration and fee required; 693-0714.

Solvang Farmers Market - 2:30-6:30 p.m., First Street between Mission Drive and Copenhagen Drive, Solvang.

Trivia Night – 7-9 p.m., Naughty Oak Tap Room, 3569 Sagunto St., Santa Ynez; www.naughtyoak.com.

SYV Cottage Hospital - Noon-1 p.m. Free nutrition and diabete classes led by SYVCH clinical dietitian Stacey Bailey. Call 805-688-6431 or visit www. cottagehealth.org/syvch.

Every Saturday

Junior Golf Clinics – Zaca Creek Golf Course, 223 Shadow Mountain Drive, Buellton; free; 698-6224 or bob@oldeschoolgolfschool.com.

Cachuma Lake Nature Walk – 10-11:30 a.m.; 6884515 or www.sbparks.org.

KidKraft – 2-2:45 p.m., 2nd Saturday of each month, Wildling Museum of Art and Nature, 1511 Mission Drive, Solvang; monthly art class for kids of all ages; $5/child, adult admission included.

Coming Up Log onto www.cityofsolvang.com or www.buelltonrec.com to see the full schedule of programs and events from adult sports to youth sports, teen dances, field trips and excursions.

32 H Santa Ynez Valley Star H www.santaynezvalleystar.com H January 16 - February 5, 2018

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