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Wheels ’n’ Windmills show raises thousands of dollars for local charities

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he Wheels ’n’ Windmills car show has raised more than $260,000 for local charities over the years, and the folks running the show are excited about a partnership this year with the Vikings of Solvang to provide a van for the Solvang Senior Center.

Organizers plan to display the van during the car show’s awards ceremony.

“We are so thrilled that the Vikings are helping to put this together for the Solvang Senior Center. I can’t wait to hand them the keys,” said Bob Stokes, founder of the event.

“The Vikings’ mission is to help with medically related needs throughout Santa Barbara County, and we have raised and donated more than $2.8 million since 1974 to local people and organizations,” said Chief Mike Peterson of the Vikings. “We are always proud to support our senior centers and the rest of our community.”

The 18th annual Wheels ’n’ Windmills car show will take place from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 26, along Copenhagen Drive and several side streets in downtown Solvang.

A Solvang Senior Center spokeswoman says they are overwhelmed with excitement about the gift.

“As the center’s membership continues to grow and change, we have also been looking at different avenues to meet their changing needs and requests. A van will allow us to take small groups of members on trips or to events that we would otherwise have to rely upon the Rec Department to handle. During the summer months, they

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Photo by Barry Sigman Members of the Solvang Senior Center are excited that the center will be receiving a new van at the Wheels ’n’ Windmills car show on Aug. 26.

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Buellton delays new RV parking rules Public opposition results in further study of where large vehicles can be stored

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n the face of spirited opposition from more than a dozen citizens, the Buellton City Council has delayed enforcement of a new ordinance that controls where RVs, boats and trailers can be parked.

The new ordinance was approved in February after six months of discussion, and enforcement was scheduled to begin Sept. 1.

Instead, the council decided after public comment on July 27 that it would consider further changes to the rules.

Mayor Holly Sierra expects the ordinance to come back to the council for further discussion by the end of August or September.

The previous ordinance, approved in 2008, allowed parking the big vehicles on a

variety of surfaces in a variety of locations in the front and side yards of a residence.

The new ordinance would allow them to be parked only in a third-car portion of a three-car garage, behind a fence, or on a pad of either pavers or gravel next to a driveway.

Regulations in other Central Coast cities vary. Solvang, for example, allows RV parking and trailer storage only in rear- and side-yard setback areas behind a six-foot fence; Goleta allows front-yard parking on any paved surface.

Residents shared a variety of complaints during the July 27 meeting related to the financial and lifestyle impacts of the new ordinance.

“My tent trailer doesn’t block anyone’s view of the scenery or the street, however under the new ordinance our lot is not big enough to store it and from what I hear there are no reasonable options for storing it. We’ll have to take it out of town, spend the money and not have easy access to it,” said resident Scott Aiken.

Some speakers described the issue as a much more personal matter.

“Our RV is the only real source of our family time and vacation for us. We cannot

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afford to put it in storage. Having a special-needs child makes it so we can only have a one-income household. It also limits us from going anywhere new as it sets off my autistic son,” said Sharon Parker.

“Keeping this ordinance in effect will force us, as I’m sure many others, into selling their trailers and RVs.” Resident Barbara Knecht was one of the few speakers who supported the new ordinance. She said that the City Council must often make tough decisions that may not please all parties.

“I believe this is why the council voted in January to change the ordinance back to the format that protects our neighborhood character,” Knecht said, noting that the new ordinance is similar to the RV regulations that were in place before the 2008 ordinance.

After Mayor Holly Sierra closed public comment, the City Council debated what direction to take for almost an hour.

“This is an overhand of government that’s not necessary in this community,” Vice Mayor Ed Andrisek said.

Eventually the council members agreed that more adjustments could be made to the ordinance, such as allowing driveway parking.

The meeting concluded with the City Council directing staff to look at how many existing storage conditions would not be in compliance if the regulations were revised to allow driveway parking, as long as the RV, boat or trailer ends two and a half feet from a property line. Rules for parking in rear and side yards remain similar to those adopted in 2008.

“Council listened and made some adjustments to the new ordinance, such as distance to neighbor’s fences and parking on driveways. We asked city staff to go out and get a clearer picture for us of the 60 plus or minus vehicles in question.

We’ll have a better picture of what we can do to accommodate as many owners as possible without creating a safety nuisance or leaving them on front lawns as a nuisance to neighbors,” Sierra said after the meeting.

City Manager Marc Bierdzinski encourages residents to contact City Hall with questions or concerns related to their particular storage situations.

“I think many could be accommodated, but they have not asked,” Bierdzinski said after the meeting.

For more information, call City Hall at 805-688-5177.

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Father pleads guilty in 5-year-old’s death Dudley said there is evidence that the murder occurred in Santa Barbara County, in addition to the body being found near Lake Cachuma.

Dudley said she and Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey believed they had joint jurisdiction over the case, since the body was found in Santa Barbara County and events leading up to the murder happened in Los Angeles County.

“The defendant confessed to both murdering his son and confessed where the body could be found,” she said.

The boy’s body was found near a vista point, close to the entrance of the Cachuma Lake Recreation Area, she added.

During the investigation, Dudley went to

by Giana Magnoli Los Angeles with Chief Investigator Dave Noozhawk Saunders to meet with the Los Angeles County Andressian family photos prosecution staff and received a presentation on the evidence of the case, she said.

The body of Aramazd Andressian Jr., a 5-year-old South Pasadena boy who had been missing since April 22, was found he South Pasadena man accused of Evidence indicated the murder occurred in at Lake Cachuma on July 1. His father, Aramazd Andressian, has pleaded guilty to his murder in a Los Angeles County killing his 5-year-old son, whose Santa Barbara County, said Dudley, though remains were found at Lake Cachuma courtroom. she could not say what led investigators to that a month ago, has pleaded guilty to first-degree Andressian alone and unconscious near his on first-degree murder charges on June 23 in conclusion. murder in a Los Angeles County courtroom. vehicle at a South Pasadena park. He claimed Las Vegas.

There was also evidence in Los Angeles Aramazd Andressian, 35, is expected to be he had no knowledge of his son’s whereabouts.

On July 1, Los Angeles County sheriff’s in- County of preparatory events and how intent sentenced to 25 years to life in prison, Santa Law enforcement officials told Noozhawk vestigators returned to the Lake Cachuma area, was formed, according to Dudley.

Barbara County District Attorney Joyce Dudthen that Andressian was not forthcoming with After a meeting and a memo on the juriswhere they located the boy’s remains later that ley said. diction issue, Dudley decided Los Angeles investigators and gave conflicting statements. day. Authorities have not released additional Aramazd “Piqui” Andressian Jr. was last Los Angeles County sheriff’s detectives deter- details about the boy’s cause of death or where County would have jurisdiction. seen alive April 21, leaving Disneyland with his “I was also concerned who was most likely mined he had driven to Lake Cachuma six hours his body was found. father early that morning. Authorities say the to get justice for the little boy and his mom,” after leaving Disneyland, which led to numerous Los Angeles County sheriff’s Lt. Joe elder Andressian was embroiled in a divorce she said. searches of the area with the assistance of Santa Mendoza has cited the couple’s “tumultuous battle with the boy’s mother, Ana Estevez.

“They have an impressive team of lawyers Estevez reported her son missing the morn- Barbara County sheriff’s and Parks Division per- divorce” proceedings as a possible motivation who knew a lot about the case.” ing of April 22 after Andressian failed to return sonnel, and the sheriff’s Search and Rescue team. for the murder of their only child.

The jurisdictional question is settled him to her South Pasadena home.

Nothing was reportedly found in the first The case is being prosecuted by the Los Later that morning, authorities found DEATH CONTINUED ON PAGE 8 searches, but the elder Andressian was arrested Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, but

After three intensive searches in Santa Ynez Valley over 2 months, remains of Aramazd “Piqui” Andressian Jr. of South Pasadena found near Lake Cachuma

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he Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office will describe scams that target seniors — and give tips on how to avoid falling for them — in presentations Aug. 21 and 22 in Goleta.

The County Sheriff’s Office has received a large number of reports lately regarding a familiar telephone scam in which the caller poses as a sheriff’s deputy. In several of the cases, the scammer used the name of a real local deputy. The call appears to be coming directly from the Sheriff’s Office, making it seem even more legitimate.

The caller tells the resident that a bench warrant has been issued for his or her arrest because of failure to show up for jury duty. The caller then offers to resolve the warrant if the citizen purchases a pre-paid credit card and provides the card number during a subsequent call. The caller even agrees to meet the resident in person at the Sheriff’s Office and provides the address.

The Sheriff’s Office advises that anyone receiving such a call should hang up immediately and call the law enforcement agency that the caller claims to represent.

Photo contributed Senior Deputy District Attorney Vicki Johnson gave the “Scams Targeting Seniors” presentation recently in Santa Barbara.

The Sheriff’s Office does not call residents to notify them of a warrant or take payments of any kind over the phone.

Telephone scams can be reported to the Federal Trade Commission at 1-877-FTCHELP or visitftc.gov/complaint.

The two presentations on scams targeting seniors are scheduled for 5:30-6:30 p.m.

Monday, Aug. 21, at 11 Camino de Vido in Goleta and from 2 to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 22, at 5579 Armitos Ave., also in Goleta.

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CAMP 4 LEGISLATION MOVES FORWARD IN CONGRESS

Committee approval moves annexation bill to House floor

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he House Natural Resources Committee has unanimously passed House Resolution 1491, which is known as the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians Land Affirmation Act of 2017.

The legislation approved by the committee on July 26 ratifies a decision to place approximately 1,400 acres of agricultural land into trust for the benefit of the tribe.

Since purchasing the property east of Highway 154 in 2010 the tribe has sought to place the land in trust, which makes it part of the Chumash reservation and therefore the tribe’s sovereign property.

Tribal leaders have said they want to build housing for tribal members and their lineal descendants. However, moving the land from private ownership into tribal trust will put it outside the reach of local planning laws, and local opposition groups say that could have disastrous economic and environmental effects.

In unanimously approving the bill, the Resources Committee has brought the tribe one step closer to achieving its goal.

“Today we took a step in the right direction,” Tribal Chairman Kenneth Kahn said on the day of the vote. “The committee’s action, and the Trump Administration’s recent decision to dismiss lawsuits alleging that Department of the Interior officials lacked the authority to take this land in trust, demonstrates that Washington, D.C., is upholding its trust responsibility to Native American tribes.”

Members of the Santa Ynez Valley Coalition, which was created to defeat legislation that would take the rural land into trust, is focused on land use and preserving the valley’s rural character, which they say can be drastically altered if the Chumash are allowed to annex the property. Members of the SYV Coalition say they have no ill will toward the Chumash, but they want the tribe to follow the same land-use codes and regulations that everyone else does.

LaMalfa sponsored the bill and is chairman of the Indian Affairs and Alaskan Natives Subcommittee.

“I, like many, would hope for a local solution, but history of this issue has shown us that it is not forthcoming,” added Indian Affairs Subcommittee Ranking Member Norma Torres (D-CA). “So it is up to us to act.”

“The legislator who doesn’t even live locally backing the tribe has never responded to requests from our group to visit the area and understand both sides of the issue,” said CJ Jackson, of the SYV Coaltion.

LaMalfa became a key player by submitting three bills to allow Camp 4 to be taken into trust. Two of those were rejected and the third, House Resolution 1491, was Photo contributed by Santa Barbara County submitted on March 10.

The Star asked LaMalfa for comment The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians purchased the Camp 4 property in 2010 from the late actor, vintner and hotelier last fall. His staff members said then that he Fess Parker. was not available but he was committed to helping the tribe.

“This legislation is just another example I expect that HR 1491 will continue to “I had hoped an agreement between the of bad faith on the part of the Chumash move through Congress in short order so Tribe. The tribe has entered into negotiathat the admirable efforts of the Chumash to Santa Ynez Chumash Tribe and Santa Barbara County could be reached prior to adtions with Santa Barbara County to address meet the housing and community needs of the tribe’s housing needs in a manner their members can finally be realized,” said ministrative action by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. However, I believe there is still an consistent with local land use policies. At Rep. Doug LaMalfa, a Republican from the same time, in Washington, it is seeking Richvale who represents Northern Califorfederal legislation that would deny Santa CAMP 4 CONTINUED ON PAGE 7 nia’s 1st District in Congress.

Barbara County and impacted residents the opportunity to challenge what we believe to be an illegal action by the federal government that renders those local land use policies irrelevant,” the SYV Coalition said in a press release.

The Chumash tribe said they remain committed to working with Santa Barbara County officials to reach a mutually agreeable cooperative agreement that addresses land use and financial mitigation.

“This agreement is not required by law; however tribal leaders believe that governments must work together to address common goals,” the tribe said in its press release.

“The unanimous support from the committee today sends a clear message that the sovereign rights of the Chumash, and all federally recognized tribes, are inalienable.

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Santa Barbara County supervisors support discretionary permits for some water wells

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pplications for water wells in Santa Barbara County have been approved routinely as long as applicants met the technical requirements, but the Board of Supervisors has signaled support for changing to a discretionary approval process for non-agricultural wells that are on parcels already served by a water agency.

The supervisors voted 3-2 on July 18 to pursue making permits discretionary for non-agricultural well applicants in unincorporated areas who are already served by a water agency, and requiring flow meters to monitor how much is pumped from those wells.

Supervisors Joan Hartmann, Janet Wolf and Das Williams voted in favor while Peter Adam and Steve Lavagnino were opposed.

While the county has geographical information about where private water wells are, they’re paper records, and officials don’t know how much water is being pumped out.

A chart on the county website shows 398 Photo contributed active water wells, for irrigation, domestic, or Water well permit applications peaked in 2014 and have since dropped off, according to Santa Barbara County. unspecified uses.

Well drilling has increased with the conExceptions are for wells in the coastal zone, since the state requires a coastal development tinuing drought. Well permits peaked in 2014, which require a discretionary coastal develpermit, he added. when more than 250 were issued, said Enviopment permit; applicants who plan to export Many speakers opposed the change to disronmental Health Services Director Larry Fay. groundwater; and wells that are drilled to serve cretionary permits and requiring flow meters Fewer than 100 permits were issued each year between 2009 and 2013, according to the a water agency or small community, since those on new wells. are required to get a conditional-use permit.

The county’s Agricultural Advisory Comcounty.

At the July meeting, the supervisors mittee asked the supervisors not to change The numbers are going down again, and county code, especially with the creation of Fay noted that many of the permits could be to supported making permits discretionary and replace failing wells or drill deeper to increase requiring flow meters for applicants on parcels Groundwater Sustainability Agencies to manage specific basins. capacity because of the drought; they aren’t all already served by a municipal or other water agency.

“Well permits do not necessarily correlate to for new wells.

Permitting wells on parcels that already increased water usage: it is possible that appliThe county’s permit system is not discrecants are seeking to create security through retionary, with a few exceptions, so if applicants receive municipal water service was one of the meet the construction and siting requirements, policies the California Coastal Commission crit- dundancy, compensate for aging well casings, or reduce pumping demand on a single well,” icized in a “scathing letter” last year, Fay said. they get a permit.

“It’s not something we have a choice in committee chairman Paul van Leer wrote.

The county had already changed its prosaying ‘no’ on,” Fay told the supervisors.

His sentiments were echoed in letters by cedure for permits within the coastal zone,

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The supervisors also discussed last October’s hydrogen sulfide release from a water well drilling operation, which caused many complaints and two days of investigation before officials found the source: a 3,000-foot agricultural well in the Ellwood Canyon area.

A report analyzing the response acknowledged breakdowns in communication between local agencies and delays in notifying the public.

The driller hit an aquifer and caused a “tremendous release” of hydrogen sulfide gas, Fay said. The first report of the smell came from a resident about 2 miles away from the drill site, he said.

The county declared the well a nuisance and “ultimately compelled them to abandon that well,” which the driller did, Fay said.

Fay said the driller had drilled deeper than the well application indicated, but that’s not unusual. People don’t know exactly where water’s going to be until they drill, he said.

A 3,000-foot well is unusual though, he noted.

The county hadn’t experienced a hydrogen sulfide release like that one before, Fay said, adding that he hoped any competent driller would take steps to mitigate that risk beforehand.

Adam, who has experience with wells in the Santa Maria Valley in his farming business, said it would take a “multi-billionaire” to drill a well that deep because of the cost.

The county has a 1,700-foot well application now that’s estimated to cost $500,000, Fay said.

Some of the supervisors were interested in requiring drillers to notify the county when they drilled deeper than the permit application said, while Adam said a well completion report already accomplishes that.

County staff will bring back the proposed policy changes for a final decision by the Board of Supervisors.

Noozhawk managing editor Giana Magnoli can be reached at gmagnoli@noozhawk.com.

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s recreational drones become increasingly popular, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is urging its customers to keep safety in mind when they fly any drone near or around electric power lines and transmission towers.

Recreational drones that touch overhead power lines can disrupt electric service to an entire neighborhood, cause significant property damage and potentially result in serious injuries if they lead to downed power lines.

Just recently, a PG&E spokesman said, about 1,600 customers in the Mountain View area were without power for nearly two hours after a drone struck a power line.

“Flying a drone has become a popular hobby for families, but safety can’t be ignored. While we want our customers and their families to have fun, we want to provide some basic safety rules to ensure that a fun hobby doesn’t become a hazard that endangers them, their loved ones or the community,” said Pat Hogan, senior vice president of PG&E Electric Operations.

Those safety tips include: n Learn how to fly your drone via an online course or by becoming a certified drone pilot. n Practice flying the drone in an area that is away from people, vehicles, houses and trees. n Never fly a drone near power lines, power poles and other electric equipment. n Keep your drone in sight to make sure you’re aware of any potential hazards.

CAMP 4 CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5 opportunity for local parties to work together to achieve a compromise. It is critical that the community, Santa Barbara County, and the tribe continue to work together to achieve the best long-term outcome for all stakeholders,” said Congressman Salud Carbajal, formerly a member of the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors.

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RD File Recreational drones that touch overhead power lines can disrupt electric service to an entire neighborhood, cause significant property damage and potentially result in serious injuries if they lead to downed power lines.

n Don’t fly in bad weather, such as high winds, fog or rain. n Stay clear of low-flying airplanes and helicopters. n Do not try to retrieve a drone that becomes entangled in power lines or a transmission tower. n If your drone hits PG&E electric equipment, causing power lines to fall or equipment to spark, call 911 and then PG&E at 1-800-743-5000.

Drones, also known as an Unmanned Aircraft System, or UAS, are quickly becoming an essential tool for industry.

For example, in July, PG&E announced that it has received permission from the Federal Aviation Administration to begin testing drones to inspect its electric, gas and hydropower facilities. PG&E’s drone operators or contractors are fully licensed.

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H.R. 1491 will now be considered by the full House of Representatives. Should the tribe reach an agreement with the county, the legislation can be amended to incorporate that arrangement.

For more information about the coalition, log onto www.syvcoalition.com or email info@syvcoalition.com.

Information from the tribe is posted at www. santaynezchumash.org and www.friendsofchumash.com.

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anta Barbara County Animal Services will host an open house Aug. 15-17 at each of its shelters in Santa Maria, Santa Barbara and Lompoc to celebrate recent improvements and announce the formation of an Animal Services Advisory Committee.

According to Jan Glick, Director of Animal Services, a collaborative effort with local agencies and stakeholders over the past two years has resulted in new procedures and strategies that have benefited the community.

“We’ve enhanced veterinary care for the shelter animals, updated our adoption approach, and expanded animal enrichment and volunteer opportunities,” Glick said. “We are excited to keep this momentum going with the new Animal Services Advisory Committee.”

The committee will be composed of local animal rescue organizations and community members interested in offering strategic advice for operating the county’s animal control program and its three animal shelters.

Those interested in serving on the

Photo contributed Santa Barbara County Animal Services will host three open houses at local shelters to discuss recent improvements.

committee can visit one of the open houses or email Glick at Jan.Glick@ sbcphd.org.

The open houses are scheduled for: n Tuesday, Aug. 15, 5-7 p.m. at Santa Maria Animal Center, 548 W. Foster Road, Santa Maria n Wednesday, Aug. 16, 5-7 p.m. at Santa Barbara Shelter, 5473 Overpass Road, Santa Barbara n Thursday, Aug. 17, 5-7 p.m. at PAWS Shelter, 1501 W. Central Ave., Lompoc.

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Local child deaths decrease in 2016 percent) of child deaths in 2015 and 20 of the 29 (69 percent) deaths in 2016 were news@santaynezvalleystar.com due to medical conditions.

Over the two years, 18 of the 42 deaths n Santa Barbara County, 29 children due to medical conditions for children younger than 18 died in 2016, under the age of 1 were due in some part mostly from medical conditions or to prematurity. unpreventable disease, according to the Accidental deaths encompassed Child Death Review Team, a couna variety of accidents such as motor ty-wide interagency team established vehicle accidents and asphyxiation. under the state Penal Code.

Parents co-sleeping with young children That compares to 35 children dying or “maternal overlying” were factors in under similar circumstances in calendar some accidents.

2015, the review team reported.

As a result of the local reviews, Child Death Review Teams identify recommended actions to prevent more and review suspicious child deaths and such deaths largely involve educating facilitate communication among persons people about appropriate parenting and involved in child abuse and neglect cases. the prevention of Sudden Infant Death Teams also provide information to the Syndrome (SIDS). state for integration of information about For a copy of the full report, see the how to prevent child deaths.

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DEATH CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4 officially now that Andressian has entered a plea, she noted.

Andressian is scheduled to be sentenced on Aug. 23 in the Alhambra Branch of Los Angeles County Superior Court, Lacey’s office said.

“The open plea means a sentence was not negotiated with the District Attorney’s Office,” a statement from the District Attorney’s Office said.

Prosecutors believe Aramazd was killed on or around April 21, which is the day before his mother reported him missing.

“The boy was last seen with his father, who

was found unconscious the next day at a park in South Pasadena,” according to the statement.

“On June 23, Andressian Sr. was arrested in Las Vegas and extradited to Los Angeles County to face criminal prosecution for his son’s death. More than two months after the boy’s disappearance, his body was discovered in the Lake Cachuma area of Santa Barbara County.”

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department led the investigation and Deputy District Attorney Craig Hum is prosecuting the case.

Noozhawk managing editor Giana Magnoli can be reached at gmagnoli@noozhawk.com.

WHEELS CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 are busy with summer programs, so that limits us,” said Executive Director Ellen Albertoni.

“We have members who do not drive in the evenings, so they miss out on attending our very popular monthly social event, Wednesday dinner nights.

“This will also allow us to help folks get to doctor appointments, shopping, the possibilities are limitless,” Albertoni added.

Photos by Barry Sigman The charities that the car show supports Executive Director Ellen Albertoni of the Solvang Senior will set up booths at the event to help Center poses with Dan Hoagland, left, and Bob Stokes of educate the public about their organizations. Wheels ’n’ Windmills.

Some of the past charities include the Buellton Senior Center, Old Yeller Ranch Rescue play some of their vehicles. The cutoff year for cars displayed is 1980, so do not expect and the Progeria Research Foundation.

Stokes says the most important thing his any new exotics at the show.

“I am partial to the muscle cars myself, committee does is to attract as many specbut I love seeing tators as possible to all the entries,” the show to ensure the Stokes said. charities get as much The car show money as possible.

More than 300 vehicles, none newer has a yearly Wheels ’n’ Wind“best of the best” than 1980, will be displayed around mills is also a proud competition, where supporter of several downtown Solvang during the 18th annual cars that have won high school automoWheels ’n’ Windmills car show from 8 a.m. in years past are all tive programs. Money to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 26. displayed next to from the raffle of each other. There a V8 Crate engine is also a competition for each of the 34 car and transmission is donated each year to Santa Ynez, Santa Maria and Lompoc high classes in the show, such as muscle, sport, and truck. Judges are not affiliated with the schools to help these programs continue event or with any club, to assure there is to thrive and to encourage students to get no bias. involved in working with cars. Last year The show will also include booths from more than $19,000 was donated to the auto local vendors and merchants, raffle prizes, shop programs at those schools.

Stokes said the show attracts upwards of the V-8 engine raffle, music and more.

For more information on the Wheels ’n’ 15,000 people and 300 cars — for which Windmills, go to www.wheelsnwindmills. registration sold out in 10 days — as well com. as close to 40 car clubs that come to dis-

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he Santa Maria Valley Youth and Family Center (SMVYFC) and Family Service Agency (FSA) of Santa Barbara County have merged to form one countywide organization that will provide mental-health counseling, basic-needs assistance and case-management services to more than 28,000 people annually.

This merger came about in response to the upcoming retirement of SMVYFC Executive Director Judi Nishimori.

After extensive consideration, the group’s board members determined that a merger with FSA would strengthen and expand critical services for families and children in the Santa Maria Valley.

“Our organizations have always worked to achieve the same mission,” said Lisa Brabo, FSA Executive Director. “We are thrilled to be joining forces to better serve the entire county.”

“It has been an honor to serve the community, and I’m excited for the future of our agencies’ combined strength,”

and Family Center” will continue to be used in the Santa Maria Valley to maintain the existing identity. Officials said the work of both agencies will continue as normal and no jobs or programs were cut as a result of the merger.

The combined agency has program sites in Santa Barbara, Lompoc, Carpinteria, Santa Maria and Guadalupe.

Eighty percent of services are delivered on school campuses, at community centers or in clients’ homes.

FSA service sites include seven offices and more than 30 school campuses and community centers throughout the county.

The two boards have combined with co-presidents, one from each agency. Cole Kinney was president of SMVYFC board and Katya Armistead was co-president of the FSA board.

Lisa Brabo will continue as executive director of the merged organization. New Photo contributed Deputy Executive Director Steven DeLira is based in Santa Maria. He is well-known Shown from left are Judith Nishimori, Lisa Brabo and Steven DeLira. in the community from a 30-year career at the Santa Barbara County Probation In July, she reached her 39th anniversary Department. said Nishimori, who along with former Executive Director William Rogers has with the organization.

For more information, visit http:// led SMVYFC since 1984.

The name “Santa Maria Valley Youth fsacares.org/merger/.

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States and Canada (GFOA).

The GFOA certificate of achievement is the highest form of recognition for excellence in governmental accounting and financial reporting.

The certificate is based partly upon a city’s demonstration of a constructive “spirit of full disclosure” to clearly communicate its financial story and motivate potential users and user groups to easily read and understand the document.

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Tax returns show average income differences

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ive places in our local economic area show differences in average income, which is revealed by looking at taxable personal income, as reported by ZIP code.

The report comes from the California for the 2013 tax year. The bar graph displays average dollars of taxable income per return.

Income per return is just that. Some returns are for one taxpayer. Others are for two or more tax payers. Some people owe less or more than they should. Some taxpayers live alone, and some with others.

The reported amounts are average dollars of Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) per return. AGI in California differs from AGI on federal income tax returns, because AGI is defined differently in the two jurisdictions.

Taxable personal income often is less than total income, for some income might be non-taxable.

We are able to see that average AGI per California tax return clearly differs be-

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tween communities, each community being the ZIP code of one of the five places. And we know that AGI per return can and does differ within ZIP codes. Three tiers appear with Los Alamos and Buellton on the first level, Los Olivos and Solvang on the second, and Santa Ynez on the third.

Knowing AGI by community permits us to estimate where we might choose to live or to work. We are able to use AGI to help us to decide where the best customers are for a business, to plan advertising, to locate a retail business, and more.

Solvang has one ZIP code for street deliveries, and a second for deliveries to boxes in its post office. The two are combined in the graph.

Average dollars per return were calculated on information that can be seen online at California Franchise Tax Board, Economic Research Bureau. The site lists personal income tax statistics, number of tax returns filed, total dollars of adjusted gross income, and self-assessed tax process, in 2013 original returns, as of January 2014.

Kenneth Harwood is the economist for the Solvang Chamber of Commerce.

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Radiologist joins board at Breast Cancer Resource Center Staff Report

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r. Laurel Hansch has joined the board of directors at the Breast Cancer Resource Center of Santa Barbara.

A radiologist, Dr. Hansch is president of South Coast Radiological Association and serves in multiple leadership positions within the Cottage Health Systems medical staff.

She is fellowship-trained in imaging and intervention at USC, where she also performed her radiology residency. She is a graduate of Hahnemann University Medical School and a graduate of UCSB. Before joining Pueblo Radiology and the

Santa Barbara Women’s Imaging Center, she was director of mammography at Olive View UCLA. Now in its 20th year, the Breast Cancer Resource Center of Santa Barbara has been providing free educational programs and support services to those diagnosed with breast cancer, survivors, and clients with breast health issues.

All services and programs are offered Dr. Laurel Hansch free of charge. For more information, visit www.bcrcsb.org or the center at 55 Hitchcock Way, Suite 101, in Santa Barbara.

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hanks to a unique new collaboration between the Wildling Museum of Art and Nature in Solvang and the Santa Barbara Zoo, the creative animal art of 50 students from Solvang School and 40 from Montessori Center School is being displayed this summer in the zoo’s Discovery Pavilion until early October.

The student exhibit is in conjunction with the Wildling’s newest show, Animals A to Z, which opened in June.

“It always gives me great joy to tell a student that their artwork has been chosen for an exhibition. The look of surprise and then pride in their eyes always reminds me why I chose to be an art teacher and inspire their creativity,” said Devon Espejo, a teacher at Solvang Elementary.

Solvang students worked on a variety of animal art projects throughout the year — giraffes, bejeweled Indian elephants, closeups of animal eyes and other projects. That diversity is showcased at the zoo.

Montessori students focused their efforts on origami creatures.

“I was really glad to be able to do something to show our love for the animals at the zoo,” one student said.

One colorful effort on display is a butterfly and a penguin, each made up of individual origami creatures. Students also made strings of cranes that hang from the ceiling.

“We are so proud of the work of all the students and especially the creativity and initiative of both teachers in working with the kids and us in preparing the zoo exhibit,” said Wildling Executive Director Stacey Otte-Demangate. “It’s exciting to think of the amazing exposure their artwork is getting to the thousands of zoo visitors that will go through the gallery this summer.”

Photos contributed The creative animal art of 50 students from Solvang School can be found this summer at the Santa Barbara Zoo. “The look of surprise and then pride in their eyes always reminds me why I chose to be an art teacher and inspire their creativity,” said Devon Espejo, a teacher at Solvang Elementary School.

The student show is just one aspect of the collaboration between the museum and the zoo. Art by several zoo animals is part of the Wildling along with some video of them enjoying their painting activities. Zoo staff also loaned an X-ray of a rosy boa to the show. In the museum staff’s effort to represent each letter of the alphabet with at least one artwork, they also made sure to include several species that can be found at the zoo and then marked them as such in the show.

Both the zoo and the Wildling exhibitions will be on display through Oct. 9.

To get more information on the museum, to volunteer and/or join as a member, visit www.wildlingmuseum.org.

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he Santa Barbara Central Library is inviting local nonprofit organizations to submit reservation requests for the use of its lobby display cases in 2018.

Display cases are assigned for a onemonth period, at no cost, and are offered to provide the public with attractive, diversified displays designed to introduce new ideas, broaden interest, and develop appreciation and understanding of the various facets of local culture.

Organizations that have not used the display cases in the past two years will be given priority in assigning spaces for 2018.

The Santa Barbara Public Library System’s web site, sbplibrary.org, has the sizes of the display cases and a link to a printable reservation request form (under “I Want To…” / Reserve a Display Case).

Photo contributed Nonprofit organizations can now submit requests to use the lobby display at the Santa Barbara Central Library in 2018.

Requests may be delivered or mailed to the Santa Barbara Public Library, 40 E. Anapamu St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101 or e-mailed to LibraryAdmin@ SantaBarbaraCA.gov.

For more information call Central Library Administration at 805-564-5608.

Photo contributed “Project Deputy Dog” is a new fundraising effort by the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Benevolent Posse to pay for two new K-9 deputies, including their training and other expenses.

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Sheriff’s Department auxiliary group has launched “Project Deputy Dog,” a new fundraising effort to add two “K-9” deputies and pay for their training and other expenses.

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Benevolent Posse also hopes to raise enough money for the future purchase of additional replacement canines as the dogs reach the end of their service life at around 8 years old.

Project Deputy Dog seeks to raise about $160,000. In addition to the purchase of specially bred dogs, the program would fund basic law enforcement training, specialized training for tracking, narcotics and bomb detection, other important continuing training, food and veterinary care, specialized equip-

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ment and other needs.

The effort is being led by Posse board member Sue Pohls of Solvang, who learned of the needs at the Sheriff’s Office canine demonstration during last year’s Posse fundand barn-raising event for the Sheriff’s Office Mounted Enforcement Unit.

“This is a cause it’s easy to get passionate about, especially for any of us who are dog lovers,” she said. “It combines a tremendous law enforcement asset to help protect all of us who live in Santa Barbara County and provides these dogs with a job and mission that they are enthusiastic about.”

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SB Cottage honored for environmental practices Ask the Zookeeper

Chief Nursing Officer at Cottage Health. “We recognize our Nutrition and Environmental news@santaynezvalleystar.com Services departments at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital for leading the efforts in our sustainanta Barbara Cottage Hospital is the first ability practices. They are truly passionate hospital in the nation to earn a Gold Level about protecting the environment and the Environmental Sustainability Certificate health of our community.” from the Association for the Healthcare EnvironThe hospital diverts 42 percent of its waste ment of the American Hospital Association. from landfills by recycling and composting.

Earning a Gold level sustainability certifiThe hospital’s Reusable Sharps program alcate requires the hospital to use environmenlows SBCH to divert 42,000 pounds of plastic tally friendly operations. As part of the certiand 3,400 pounds of cardboard each year, as fication process, the hospital was required to well 25,000 pounds of CO2. submit more than 200 pages of documentation.

More than 3,000 meals are served every “We are very honored to receive the nation’s day at the hospital, using compostable serving first gold level certification,” said Herb Geary, ware. Fifty percent of all produce used is purVice President of Patient Care Services and chased from local farms and growers.

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eaders of the stormwater management programs in Solvang and Buellton are asking local residents to use organic methods to promote healthy landscapes and control pests.

If that isn’t possible, they advise, apply ready-to-use non-aerosol pesticide, herbicide or fertilizer products instead of mixing your own from concentrates. Follow the manufacturer’s label directions carefully, only use the amount recommended, and dispose of unused pesticides and their

DOG CONTINUED FROM PAGE 12 for two narcotics-trained and two bomb-trained canines in the county and would allow for 365day coverage for all of Santa Barbara County.

The additional dog, which Project Deputy Dog hopes to fund, would be for a narcoticsdetecting K-9 assigned to the county’s custody facilities to detect illicit narcotics, a job now handled by custody deputies who must devote time conducting body and property searches.

“Our K-9 corps is an invaluable asset in the county’s law enforcement efforts,” said Lt. Kevin Huddle, who supervises the program.

“They are an extremely efficient part of our department and can accomplish feats that are impossible for our human deputies.”

“After extensive training, our canines are teamed with a deputy and work as a dedicated team. Each of the dogs are a part of both the

containers properly.

More is not better, so spot-treat whenever possible. And never apply any garden chemicals or pesticides if rain is predicted within 48 hours.

To save precious water, they ask residents to use a broom or a rake, not a hose, to sweep off sidewalks, driveways, patios and other hard surfaces.

For more information in Buellton, go to www.CityofBuellton.com or call the Public Works Department at 805-688-5177, or email swmp@cityofbuellton.com.

In Solvang, go to www.CityofSolvang. com, call 805-688-5575 or email stormwater@cityofsolvang.com.

Sheriff’s Office family and that of their handler. The bond and the dedication that exists is extraordinary and every one of the dogs have provided heroic feats in service to protecting citizens of the County,” he added.

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Posse is a 501 (c)3 nonprofit organization, making donations tax deductible.

Recently, the Sheriff’s Posse has helped the Sheriff’s Office obtain equipment including protective vests, night vision goggles, specialized weapons, computer equipment, and a barn for its Mounted Enforcement Unit. The posse also has supported the DARE program in county grammar schools that trains students to develop good decision-making skills and an understanding of the harmful effects of substance abuse, bullying and violence.

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oes your child have questions about an animal at the Santa Barbara Zoo? Post them on our Facebook page (facebook.com/ santabarbarafamilylife). If yours is published, you and your family get a free zoo visit.

Can you tell me about Jari, the new gibbon at the zoo?

– Ashley, age 10 Jari is a white-handed gibbon with dark fur who arrived at the zoo in March. Her name (“JAR-ee”) means “fingers” in Indonesian. She was born on Nov. 22, 2013, at the Jackson Zoo in Mississippi. Unfortunately, her mother was unable to care for her, so she had to be hand-raised by keepers.

White-handed gibbons stay with their family group for six to 10 years and depend on their moms to learn to forage, vocalize, groom, play, and be independent. Since Jari is only 3, she still has more to learn.

The Association of Zoos & Aquariums’ species coordinator for white-handed gibbons identified elderly female Kimmy at the Henson Robison Zoo in Springfield, Ill., as a foster mother for Jari. They lived together for two years until October 2016, when Kimmy died. Once again, Jari was on her own.

Here at the Santa Barbara Zoo, our elderly male Gulliver passed away in July 2016. Jasmine, an experienced mother who raised five offspring with Gulliver, was now alone. It was a perfect match.

I picked up Jari in Springfield and brought her here, and the two gibbons were introduced in their holding area.

Jasmine was quite patient during these introductions. She obviously wanted to smell and touch Jari, who was curious, but standoffish. But after just a few days, we saw them sitting together and Jari was letting Jasmine groom her.

They eventually started to play – and haven’t stopped.

Photo contributed Jari (“JAR-ee”) is a white-handed gibbon with dark fur who arrived at the zoo in March.

Getting Jari onto Gibbon Island was more challenging. Gibbons are naturally afraid of water, and Jari had never seen anything like our exhibit, with the tall trees, ropes, and greenery. It took several weeks for Jari to brave crossing the bridge to the island. Now she runs across it!

Jari is a goofball, just filled with energy. Jasmine is attentive and keeps Jari in line when she becomes too rambunctious. Jasmine often sits up high where she can keep an eye on Jari, but the two can often be seen frolicking, grooming each other, or hanging out on the bridge.

Jari is a welcome addition to the zoo family.

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Yoga teacher, therapist, mother, businesswoman maintains her balance Y ou know you’ve met someone special when you walk away after spending time with her and feel more energized and enlightened in some way.

This is definitely my experience of Julie Samuels Metheany, teacher and owner of Bloom Yoga Studio.

Samuels Metheany is a fantastic teacher, therapist, business owner, mother and grandmother. She contributes meaningful and positive energy to the community and I am lucky to call her my friend.

She lived in Santa Barbara before moving to Boulder, Colo., and moved to the valley in 1998 when her husband got a job in Lompoc.

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

I love to swim in the river when it’s flowing, Julie Samuels Metheany hike Refugio, Gaviota, Grass Mountain ... I love the event Real Men Cook and the New Frontiers Music on the Green, Tales from the Tavern, Live Oak in summer. I am really enjoying all the new restaurants that have sprung up.

Was it difficult to get your yoga studio started?

I had been teaching Nia at the YMCA for 5 years before, so I actually had students fol-

By Robbie Kaye low me to the studio and that helped. Some of my other teachers had followings as well.

I think the biggest hurdle now and then is to educate students that they don’t have to be advanced to come to Bloom. I hear that a lot.

There is this sense that “I need to be good at it before I come to a studio,” and yet we offer beginner to advanced level classes that are a right fit for each person. Starting at a beginner class and or with privates (lessons), then working your way up (or not), is always the best.

Tell us a little about your professional background.

I’m actually a therapist with a private practice. I was a dietitian after undergrad school and then realized after a few years in the field that most of my clients had been long-term diet/bingers/diet/bingers and needed more from me than a creative food plan, so I went back to grad school for psychotherapy.

Most of my work has been in eating disorders working in in-patient and outpatient clinics. In the last 20 years I have spent a lot of my focus on the mind-body approach to

Photo above contribured; Mug shot by Robbie Kaye “Samuels Metheany is a fantastic teacher, therapist, business owner, mother and grandmother. She contributes meaningful and positive energy to the community and I am lucky to call her my friend,” says Robbie Kaye.

food and teaching our bodies wisdom as a way out of that cycle.

What attracted you to working with eating disorders?

Food disorders are so prevalent. Nobody really knows what or how to eat, and the food industry and the diet industry want it that way. The diet industry is $80 billion strong, so any time there is a new food craze they jump on it with all kinds of advertisement. Our inner eater knows if we listen. We all knew when we where young.

Where did you get your training in yoga?

I trained with Shiva Ray and here in the valley with Mary Kay West. I also have done lots of workshops around the country, including working with Rod Stricker and Jeanne Heileman.

What are some of your favorite classes to teach?

I love teaching the three modalities: Nia, Evolutions, yoga. I think they really compliment each other. Nia is a cardio class with the element of the fun and play … Working out for the sake of working out is not enjoyable for me … Evolutions and yoga keep my students and me fit and far away from injuries.

Can you give us an example of a client transform into a healthier version of himself or herself?

I had a student /client come to the YMCA for a few months and not be able to get out of her car. She was too scared. It took her a while just to come into class, she was

so afraid of moving in front of people. She would come and leave without really talking and connecting. Today she is 100 pounds lighter and dances three times a week, not just with me but in other venues as well.

What did you have to overcome to get where you are today?

I grew up with learning disabilities and they didn’t really know what to do then, so I just felt dumb. When I got accepted to graduate school I remember thinking. “They must need the money,” not realizing that this story about myself was still following me.

How do you balance running a business with family, friends, fun and staying healthy?

I make my mental, emotional and physical health a priority, not every day but a lot. I also feel lucky because I love both my jobs.

I get to be real and talk about real things, which help me stay present.

I would much rather know about the inner world of someone than talk about any thing else. It’s easy to fall in love with anyone when you realize we’re not that different from each other. I started a consistent meditation practice in the morning and even if I only have 15 minutes before I have to hit the road running, I pause and either listen to inspirational music, lectures, or just bask in appreciation. I try to do this more thoughout the day as well.

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You’re doing well, for your age

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petite, 84-year-old woman, a regular in my fitness class, lamented as she arrived, “I had my annual physical yesterday and all went well until I was informed by the doctor that I had osteopenia, which he explained as the stage of bone loss milder than osteoporosis.”

She then smiled and said, “The doctor then explained that I was in the normal range on bone density, for my age.”

During my last physical the doctor said all the data indicated I was doing well — for my age, a comment I heard before I was prepared.

“Doctor, just what do you mean by “for my age?”

He politely explained that as we age, the standards for being healthy gradually lower as we progress through our life cycle because we are being compared to the range of others in our age group. I was informed this decline is supported by much data collected over time and accurately predicts our performance due to the aging process.

However, this data does provide an accurate picture of what happens to many seniors over time. It has often led to the expectation we are doomed to become more frail and sickly as we age. Too often this becomes a self-fulfilling expectation. Perhaps the data more accurately reflects the lack of frequent movement as prevalent in our modern world, caused by an inactive lifestyle leading to many chronic and debilitating conditions.

It is true that as we age the probability increases of getting most chronic diseases such as high blood pressure, heart disease, back, hip and knee problems and diabetes, but such regression in health is not inevitable. The data records what is, but perhaps we should reach for what could be — if we got out of our inactive, sitting lifestyle and moved well and often. Perhaps the data more accurately reflects a disease I call stagnation, caused by a lack of activity in our modern world of easy living.

There is much support for a conclusion that inactivity causes the physical decline and chronic diseases that many seniors experience.

Here are some ideas, supported by research, that will increase your health and fitness levels and improve the chances of remaining active and healthy well into our senior years. They are listed in prioritized order. n Move often throughout the day.

Movement burns calories, lowers blood pressure, lubricates joints, reduces stress, and improves circulation and brain health.

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There is much support for a conclusion that inactivity causes the physical decline and chronic diseases that many seniors experience.

Standing up, walking and doing menial tasks are all beneficial non-intensive movement that if done periodically through the day, provide great health benefits. Prolonged, non-intensive activity is the most important and beneficial activity for health and fitness. n Improve your mobility and alignment.

No exercise program will help if poor alignment and movement habits prevail.

As we age, the stress accumulated over time in our joints and fascia caused by poor quality movement and alignment will express itself as pain. In time, our body shouts at us with pain we can’t ignore.

To fix the pain we have to fix the movement and postural habits. A well aligned and mobile body is better able to bear stress and move with fluidity and grace. If you are not familiar with how to improve you posture and mobility it is recommended to take a class that teaches those skills such as, Pilates, Yoga, or a functional fitness class. n Participate in strength training two to three days per week.

Loss of muscle mass is one of the main factors associated with aging. Agerelated loss of muscle contributes to less strength, increased frailty and a higher risk of injury. By performing resistance training you maintain muscle mass, health of connective tissue and bone density.

Strength training will also increase your basal metabolic rate, allowing you to burn more calories at rest. Strength training should focus on the hips, legs and shoulders, the large muscles that help us stand with good posture. n Perform moderate to intensive physical activity for at least 150 minutes per week.

Pick activities you enjoy such as hiking, biking, tennis or cardio workouts.

The 150 minutes goal is recommended by government health agencies and many fitness, health and medical organizations.

Exercise is the closest thing to the fountain of youth that is available to us.

Moving often throughout the day, adding some strength and cardio training, and improving posture and mobility may greatly improve your health, fitness and your joy of life.

James Riley of Solvang is a certified strength and conditioning coach and a level-one Olympic Lifting Coach. He holds a B.A in physical education, M.A. in psychology and a doctorate in education.

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Students’ summer musical delights big audiences ‘Annie Get Your Gun’ is the latest Arts Outreach production

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lmost every evening was sold out as the Arts Outreach Summer Youth Community Theater program presented “Annie Get Your Gun” in late July at the Little Theater at Santa Ynez Valley Union High School.

Arts Outreach provides the summer opportunity for students to dive into live theater in an intensive four-week program. Students take lead roles, teach younger students, create friendships, learn new talents, and foster pride through acting, singing, and dancing.

In the musical, the rough-and-tumble Annie Oakley is the best shot around. A backwoods gal, Annie uses her skill to support her family by selling the game she hunts. When she’s discovered by Buffalo Bill and persuaded to join his Wild West Show, Annie is plucked from obscurity and becomes the toast of Europe.

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Annie meets her match in Frank Butler, Buffalo Bill’s leading man and star marksman.

She falls head over heels for Frank, but soon eclipses him as the main attraction in the show.

“Annie Get Your Gun” follows the journey of Annie and Frank, revealing their competitive natures as they vie for best-marksman honors — and each other’s hearts. This fictionalized version of the life of sharpshooter Annie Oakley and her romance with Frank Butler boasts a score of Irving Berlin gems including “There’s No Business Like Show Business,” “I Got Lost in His Arms,” “I Got the Sun in the Mornin,’” “Anything You Can Do,” and “They Say It’s Wonderful.”

Each summer, the cast has grown larger, with past students volunteering their time and talent to help the up-and-comers on their theatrical journey.

With a mission to “bring life to art and art to life,” Arts Outreach is a nonprofit arts education organization that provides experiences in visual, dramatic, literary and performance art to the Santa Ynez and Los Alamos valleys.

For more information, visit www.artsoutreach.com.

Photo by Sally Sigouin Arts Outreach had a very successful run of “Annie Get Your Gun,” with several sold-out performances at the Little Theater.

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Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation names development director Eryn Eckert Shugart has extensive experience in nonprofit administration

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anta Barbara native Eryn Eckert Shugart has been named development director for the Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation.

In her new position, Shugart will help oversee fundraising efforts at the nonprofit organization that is dedicated to helping families in Santa Barbara, Ventura and San Luis Obispo counties who have a child, up to 21 years old, with cancer.

Founded in 2002, Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation has donated more than $1.7 million to families. Last September, Santa Ynez Valley resident and Eryn Eckert Shugart is Dunn School student the new development Paloma Angel raised director for the Teddy more than $15,000 for Bear Cancer Foundation.

the nonprofit.

Shugart has worked in nonprofit administration in Santa Barbara for the past 13 years.

Positions she has held include program and family services director, director of operations, executive director and development director, while also serving as an adjunct faculty in psychology and health education at Santa Barbara City College.

She is a recent graduate of Courage to Lead, a program for nonprofit leaders run

by Leading from Within. She earned her BA in psychology from Chapman University and MA and Ph.D. in research psychology from Claremont Graduate University.

Shugart began her career as a social worker, working with foster children and subsequently adults with cognitive impairment.

“I feel as if all the work I’ve done till now has led me to this place,” she said.

“I’m so excited to be here, to get to work with everyone at TBCF, to keep moving this wonderful organization forward in its goal of helping families who are in need and coping with so much,” she said.

For more information on Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation, including how to get involved by making a donation or volunteering, attending an event or otherwise supporting kids with cancer, visit teddy bearcancerfoundation.org.

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Costume designer donates 30 years of PCPA sketches Judy Ryerson “is willing to design boldly, adjust aggressively and compromise happily to serve the story,” artistic director says Staff Report

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hey are the canvases that first brought to life Romeo, Juliet, Gaston, Mary Poppins, Queen of Hearts, Annie, Mad Hatter, Gaston and Elinor Dashwood. They are also what created the cape for the Beast in PCPA’s production of “Beauty and the Beast.”

Hundreds of sketches by costume designer Judy Ryerson are back in the halls of Hancock College after she recently donated three boxes of costume-design sketches from nearly three decades of PCPA productions.

“The collection of sketches is a unique and generous donation,” said Hancock Superintendent/President Kevin G. Walthers.

“The college’s Art on Campus Committee will make sure the sketches are hung on campus to share with as many people as possible.”

Laid out end-to-end, Ryerson said, the sketches span the length of almost three football fields.

“They were sitting in my file cabinet.

Now, they are back where they belong and can be appreciated by theatre lovers,” Ryerson said. “Hopefully, this will inspire other designers and artists to donate some of their collections to further continue the legacy of PCPA.” Ryerson has designed more than 1,600

costumes for 64 PCPA productions over 30 years.

“Costume designing is an art form, not a craft,” Ryerson said. “People take costumes for granted because they dress up in clothes every day. I hope people see costume design as a sculpting process where we use actors’ bodies as pallets for our art.”

While Ryerson does not have a favorite costume, she does have a favorite moment in the costume design process.

“My favorite part is when the students in the costume shop and the actors light up and get excited the moment they see my sketches,” said Ryerson. “To see my creativity spark creativity in others is an incredible feeling.”

Ryerson worked full-time at PCPA from 1989-2005. She left PCPA in 2005 to become the head of costume design at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, but she has returned to design costumes for eight more PCPA productions.

“Judy’s commitment to the whole story, more than ‘merely’ the costumes, makes her a wonderful collaborator,” said Mark Booher, PCPA artistic director and associate dean. “Her deep experience and sophisPhoto contributed tication at taking essences of the narrative and translating them into color, texture and Judy Ryerson has designed costumes for characters, including the Queen of Hearts, in more than 60 PCPA productions. silhouette, which also make sense within the style of the play and activity of the individual character, make her a special designer to work with. The story comes first with Judy and she is willing to design boldly, adjust aggressively and compromise happily to serve the story.”

Ryerson hopes students and community members continue to support PCPA because she said it is a springboard for thousands of the biggest names in the industry, both on stage and back stage.

“I designed costumes for Zac Efron and Jessica Chastain. There are so many talented and big-named people all around the nation with connections to PCPA,” she said. “PCPA is a well-run theater program and highly respected around the world. It truly is an educational and cultural jewel.”

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Blood donations sought in Red Cross’ 100th year

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Local leaders of the American Red Cross are encouraging Central Coast residents to help celebrate the organization’s century of service in California by donating blood.

A Red Cross chapter was established in California in 1917, and today the Red Cross Central California Region serves more than 4.4 million residents throughout 10 counties.

“The Red Cross depends on the generosity of blood donors to help patients in need of blood products, including those in our community,” said Michael McAdam, donor recruitment account manager for the Southern California region. “We are grateful for the community and the volunteer donors for supporting the lifesaving mission of the Red Cross.”

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“Monica’s expertise and successful track record in growing and stewarding donor and volunteer relationships, driving corporate partnerships, and special event management will ideally serve the needs of the Central Coast community,” association Board Chairwoman Renee Grubb s aid in a statement introducing Merryman.

An experienced executive leader in both the corporate and nonprofit sectors, Merryman most recently served 10 years with the American Cancer Society.

In her progressive roles, she has success-

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ottage Rehabilitation Hospital has been awarded a three-year accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) for its programs in comprehensive integrated inpatient rehabilitation, stroke specialties, and brain injury specialties.

The designation means that the rehab facility has held the accreditation for more than 30 years. fully managed special event campaigns from walks to social events, coached remote staff teams, developed strong volunteer and corporate supporters, and been responsible for large-scale revenue portfolios.

“I am grateful for this opportunity with the American Heart Association and look forward to working side by side with the

CARF International is a nonprofit organization that offers accreditation services and support for health and human services programs.

“We take pride in achieving the highest level of accreditation that can be awarded to an organization by CARF standards,” said Arie Dejong, vice president of Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital, Cottage Rehabilitation Hospital and Therapy Services. “Everyone on our amazing team — from physicians, nurses, therapists and support staff — dedicate themselves every day to putting our patients first.” volunteers, staff and board members.

Together we will fulfill the vision of yearover-year growth in both participation and income for our events, while engaging and galvanizing the community to work together and build healthier lives to meet our impact goals,” Merryman said.

More information about the association is available at 800-242-8721, heart.org and strokeassociation.org.

August Trivial History: All the things you never wanted to know!

1776 - The official signing of the Declaration of Independence took place on Aug. 2. Matthew Thornton from New Hampshire signed it on Nov. 4, 1776.

1945 - Hiroshima, Japan was largely destroyed when the atomic bomb “Little Boy” was dropped from the B-29 Enola Gay. 1957 - The United States and Canada formed the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). Due to a misprinted number in a Sears ad, a child called to check on where Santa was that evening (Dec. 24), NORAD has been tracking Santa every Christmas Eve since.

1961 - East Germany closed the border between the eastern and western sectors of Berlin with the Berlin Wall.

1974 - President Richard Nixon, in a nationwide television address, announced his resignation from the office of the President of the United States.

1989 - Nolan Ryan struck out Rickey Henderson to become the first Major League Baseball pitcher to record 5,000 strikeouts.

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Improve heart health Paws Up for Pets teaches empathy to people, too with omega-3 fats eating fish is better. Fish at least twice a week is better than using supplements.

“I used to recommend fish oil supplements but recent studies have shown that they may not be as beneficial as we previously thought,” said Dr. William Heringer, a Solvang physician specializing in internal medicine. “It’s better to eat fish. Any kind of fish is fine,

by Stacey Bailey including a tuna fish sandwich once or twice Contributing Writer a week.”

Be careful when eating swordfish, tilefish, shark, king mackerel, orange roughy, maresearch has shown that consuming lin and big-eye tuna, as they contain higher foods high in omega-3 fatty acids, amounts of mercury and other toxins. It’s best such as fish, can benefit heart health. to consume no more than seven ounces a week Omega-3 fatty acids, a type of polyunsatuof these types of fish, and pregnant women rated fat, are called essential fatty acids. This should avoid them entirely. means we need them for our bodies to work Some farm-raised fish may have higher levnormally, and because they are not made in the els of contaminants and other additives. Farmbody, we have to get them from our diet. raised salmon, for example, often includes There are several types of omega-3 fats.

The ones commonly called EPA and DHA are food coloring to enhance its appearance and primarily found in fish and fish oil, while plant make it look more like wild salmon. The diet foods such as flaxseed and walnuts contain the of wild fish is what contributes to their high omega-3 content. They eat other smaller fish in type called ALA. Studies have shown that omega-3 fatty acids their natural environment. Farmed fish usually are fed a processed food of pellets and fish oils. can lower the overall risk of heart disease.

Another source of omega-3 fats is plant Eating fish once or twice a week also seems foods. Flaxseeds, chia seeds, walnuts, olive to significantly lower the risk of stroke by oil and canola oil all contain high amounts of keeping blood thin and preventing plaque ALA. buildup in the arteries, because omega-3 fats There are a few health precautions in are natural blood thinners. increasing omega-3 fats in your diet. People “Omega-3 fats can also lower the risk of who are taking blood thinners should not supabnormal heart rhythms and, in high doses, decrease triglyceride levels,” said Dr. William plement with fish oil, as this could increase the risk of bleeding. Some people with diabetes Alton, a cardiologist in Solvang. may experience an increase in fasting blood The best sources for omega-3 fats include large and small types of fish: salmon, herring, sugar levels while taking fish oil supplements.

“If you’re taking prescription blood thinners mackerel, anchovies, sardines, lake trout and or if you have diabetes, you should first albacore tuna. All of these are high in both consult with your doctor before adding fish oil EPA and DHA. Aim for two to three servings supplements to your diet,” said Dr. Gustavo per week of about 3.5 ounces, equal to ¾ cup Dascanio, an internal medicine physician in of flaked fish.

If you do not like fish, supplements may be Solvang. a good alternative. Make sure to choose one Registered Dietitian Stacey Bailey is a containing both EPA and DHA. The recomclinical dietitian at Santa Ynez Valley and mended supplement amount is about 1 gram Santa Barbara Cottage Hospitals.

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A collaboration between C.A.R.E.4Paws, United Boys & Girls Clubs, Davey’s Voice and, as of June, the Rotary Club of Santa Barbara Sunrise, Paws Up for Pets was launched in October and focuses mainly on children in grades K-8 enrolled in afterschool programs.

The students who have graduated include youth from United Boys & Girls Clubs’ Carpinteria and Lompoc units, the Chumash Reservation and a Girl Scout troop in Goleta.

C.A.R.E.4Paws also works with Santa Maria’s Arellanes Junior High and just expanded its program to include the Lompoc YMCA, United Boys & Girls Clubs’ Goleta and Westside units, and a Santa Maria Girl Scout troop.

The youth who graduated with the Animal Ambassador badge worked weekly with C.A.R.E.4Paws for several months, learning responsible pet care, pet overpopulation, shelter animals, and the importance of showing kindness to all living beings.

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engages children over a period of time, which allows us to get to know the kids and talk a lot about how to be a great pet caretaker, that animals have feelings, just like us, and what to do when a pet is lost, sick or abused,” said Carlos Abitia, C.A.R.E. 4Paws’ Community Outreach and Youth Program Director.

“As a Girl Scout leader, animal lover and pet owner, I have nothing but praise for Paws Up for Pets. My troop learned about all aspects of pet ownership, from compassion to neglect and everything in between, and I guarantee they will be better pet owners as a result,” said troop leader Amy Findlay.

Paws Up for Pets was created in response to several incidents of severe animal cruelty in Santa Barbara County and a general concern that few cruelty cases are reported, despite the strong connection between animal abuse and family violence.

Years of research links animal abuse to violent behavior toward humans and shows that children who mistreat animals are more likely to act violently later in life. And, according to data collected from WestEd surveys and the California Department of Education, Santa Barbara County has a high rate of bullying — one-third of public school students here have reported being bullied.

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Public access station offers people multiple ways to have fun, get on the air ing to 828 hours of original content. All of it was eligible for broadcast on local airwaves.

Contributing Writer “We’re very much based in free speech.

Anything that comes in, as long as it is legal, or the kids who will become the we will air. There is no censorship of content,” Stephen Colbert, Robin Roberts or John Schuster explained.

Palminteri of their generation, the best “The beauty of it is really diverse programsummer camp in town took place at TVSB’s ming. We cover all areas. When you look at South Salinas Street studios last month. the political spectrum, the programming will A sell-out for the first time this summer, the go from very conservative viewpoints to very local public access station’s summer camps are progressive viewpoints being shared on the an opportunity for kids to experience firstchannel. Many of those people are coming into hand how to produce programming that will this facility and producing as well, so they are be screened on mainstream public access cable crossing paths and interacting with each other.” and the Internet.

The variety of shows is indeed eclectic.

“Campers get a week-long, hands-on expe“City Desk with Jerry Roberts,” a dissection of rience in the TV studios. They learn how to dilocal news stories by Santa Barbara reporters, rect, produce, and use the cameras, lighting, auis especially popular. Santa Barbara may be a dio and editing programs. Each camper works small city, but the public’s appetite for news on a project to screen at the end of the week,” seems never-ending. said Courtney Frazer, Community Engagement Roberts, a highly regarded editor and re& Advancement Coordinator for TVSB. porter who spent much of his career at the San “We also teach them how to use the green Francisco Chronicle, said that the ability to screen, stop-motion animation, basic media reach “folks on every point on the demographPhoto by Daniel Dreifuss ic and political spectrum” was an attractive literacy and the importance of having access Madeline Bessems, 9, and Kayla McCutchen, 10, do a mock interview in front of a green screen as Vincent Marquez films it to public media,” she explained. Nearly 40 characteristic when he decided to move forduring the TVSB kids summer camp. children attended this year’s three weeks of ward with City Desk. summer programming.

“At a time when our national politics are a Access to public media is a hot topic nation- ra as well as private fundraising and sponsorcacophony of anger and division, local public and TVSB Culture. ally this summer, and Santa Barbara is blessed ship, TVSB has a nearly 15-year tradition of access programming, both on TV and online, “We have a nice eclectic mix of programwith a strong public access television station. showcases the people and organizations who ming that highlights the cultural fabric of the providing strong public access programming Funded by grants from the city of Santa Barbawork so hard every to make Santa Barbara community – it showcases what people are on two unique cable channels, TVSB Voice about here and what people love,” said Execu- such an open, decent and diverse community where our differences and similarities are tive Director Matt Schuster. discussed in a robust but civil and respectful For the summer campers, Frazer described way,” Roberts said. a moment of truth for the media-saturated Other popular shows include “Ernie Solgeneration: omon Live,” where longtime host Solomon “That light bulb that goes off when they talks about local issues, politics and causes realize they can do the same things that their with officials and pundits. “The 805 Focus” favorite YouTube stars are doing. They can features Cynder Sinclair interviewing nonprofcreate movies and shows with a story line as opposed to just talking to their phone screens. it leaders.

Prominent nonprofits like the Botanic “These kids come in and put a show togethGarden, Natural History Museum and Santa er in one day. They already know what they Barbara Historical Museum highlight their want, we just give them the tools to make it exhibits and special events on regular shows. real,” she explained.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Photos by Raiza Giorgi Local blueberry farmer Ed Seaman recently created Wild Farmlands Foundation, a nonprofit organization committed to supporting small, sustainable farmlands on the Central Coast. Chef Conrad Gonzalez of Valle Fresh prepared a roasted goat from Jimenez Family Farm for the Barnabas Project meal, prepared with a Ugandan sauce.

Ugandan sauces and traditional desserts.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Seaman exclaimed.

Urban-agriculture farms are especially important because they help the metropolitan population get a closer look at how farming works.

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

Seaman said he studied a census by the U.S. Department of Agriculture that reported there has been an average loss of 533

farms per year over a 15-year span.

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

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

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

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County Animal Services gets $25,000 grant

Cowboy Ball benefit to feature equine legend Ramon Becerra

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anta Barbara County Animal Services has been awarded a $25,000 grant from the Petco Foundation to improve the care of shelter animals and help support “human-animal bonds.”

Animal Services operates shelters in Lompoc, Goleta and Santa Maria. In addition to field response, lost and found services, and adoptions, Animal Services strives to meet the medical, mental and physical needs of animals entering its shelters. This care has helped achieve one of the highest live-re-

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his year’s Cowboy Ball to benefit the Santa Ynez Valley Therapeutic Riding Program will honor Ramon Becerra, a longtime supporter of therapeutic riding and an equestrian entertainer featured in film and live horsemanship shows throughout the world, as well as horse trainer to stars such as Bo Derek and Shania Twain.

The celebration will be held on Saturday, Aug. 19, at Reata Oaks, Nick and Jeanne Vande Steeg’s ranch in Santa Ynez.

The Cowboy Ball, the major fundraiser for the only accredited therapeutic riding program in northern Santa Barbara County, begins at 5 p.m. with hors d’oeuvres and an elegant dinner catered by Chef Alfonso Curti of Trattoria Uliveto.

Guests will be entertained with music by Dylan Ortega as well as a demonstration of student riding. Among many items offered in the evening’s auction are dinner for 8

by Chef Alfonso Curti, Bollywood-style dinner for 8 by Deepa Willingham at her vineyard, a Westin Scottsdale stay for 4, art by Suzan Hamilton Todd, wine tastings, Western wear, jewelry, and dinners at most of the Valley’s finest restaurants.

Open now for pre-bid is a life-sized sculpture commissioned from renowned artist Penelope Gottlieb in the early 1990s and now donated from the private collection of Maidy Dryfuss, a SYV Therapeutic Riding board member.

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The Petco Foundation grant will help provide in-house diagnostic testing for animals, among other benefits.

“We are focused on increasing the quality of care our shelter animals receive and exploring ways we can prevent animals from entering into our shelters. The Petco Foundation’s support will allow us to continue the hard work we have started and explore new ways we can help homeless animals,” said Director Jan Glick.

For more information about Santa Barbara County Animal Services or the Petco Foundation, visit www.sbcanimalservices.org or www.petcofoundation.org.

Photos contributed The Cowboy Ball will honor Ramon Becerra, a longtime supporter of therapeutic riding and an equestrian entertainer featured in film and live horsemanship shows throughout the world.

The beautifully rendered piece, titled “Vineyard Foal,” represents the Valley’s two signature industries, wine and horses.

Santa Ynez Valley Therapeutic Riding uses horses and equine activities as therapy for children and adults with physical, learning, social, behavioral and emotional challenges, regardless of their ability to pay.

Some 70-100 students attend the program each week, including Patriot Riders, a free weekly riding program for veterans.

Proceeds from the Cowboy Ball allow the nonprofit to provide scholarships to low-income, special-needs students.

Tickets for the “cowboy chic” event are $125 and include wine or beer, hors d’oeuvres and dinner.

For more information, or to make a pre-bid on the “Vineyard Foal” sculpture, contact Robin Serritslev at robinserritslev @hotmail.com or 805-325-1544.

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Other honorees will include the Coalition Against Gun Violence, for the impactful program “Guns in our Society,” and MIT Enterprise Forum of the Central Coast, a longtime community partner.

“It’s important to recognize and remember that TVSB operates on a shoestring budget and faces constant financial pressures,” Roberts noted. “So send money today!”

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food ~drink Rusack Vineyards has its roots in Calfornia history yards such as Bien Nacido, Gerbac said.

In 2010, more of the zinfandel vine cuttings Contributing Writer from Santa Cruz Island were planted on four acres amid the rolling hills of the 600-plus acre anta Barbara resident and winemaker Rancho Colina, the Rusack family property Steve Gerbac regularly commutes to across Ballard Canyon Road from the winery Ballard Canyon Road for work — but and tasting room. some days, he also hops a plane to Catalina Caring for those local head-trained vines is “a Island, where his employer, Rusack Vineyards, fun project,” Gerbac said. The soil on Rancho has another vineyard.

Colina is a rich clay, evidenced by the thick mud From his start in the cellar at Rusack in we drove through on that March day.

2003, Gerbac now oversees winemaking for “It’s an opportunity for us to make what a the winery, owned by Geoff Rusack and his zinfandel should taste like,” he explained. wife, Alison Wrigley Rusack, heir to the WrigFamed vineyard manager Ruben Solarzaley chewing-gum fortune. no, aka “the grape whisperer,” manages both Gerbac’s lengthy winemaking career started Ballard Canyon vineyard sites for the Rusack at Whitcraft Winery in Santa Barbara, where he family, Gerbac said. Solarzano manages helped Drake Whitcraft with the 2001 harvest, several other Ballad Canyon Road vineyards, followed by Brander Vineyard in Los Olivos. among them Stolpman and Jonata, and is He was hired at Rusack as a production asfamiliar with the local soils, composed largely sistant and worked his way up to cellar master, of well-drained sand. assistant winemaker under longtime winemakBefore the Rusacks bought their winery er John Falcone, and, in 2012, to winemaker, property in 1995, it was known as Ballard Laurie Jervis photos when Falcone moved on to Gainey Vineyard.

Canyon Winery.

The original vines, planted Rusack Vineyards winemaker Steve Gerbac is shown with pinot noir aging in barrels inside the cellar at the winery on After six years at Rusack, Gerbac launched Ballard Canyon Road. on a hillside between the road and the winery/ his own label, Dolina Wines, which focuses on tasting room, were mostly cabernet franc and the Wrigley family since the early 1930s. pinot noir and chardonnay sourced from vine- the scrub oak and other plants. sangiovese grapes, Gerbac said.

Rusack collected samples, Gerbac told me, The Catalina Island vineyard today also yards in the Santa Rita Hills. His wife, Lisa, Today, the 17-acre vineyard is more than and had them identified as zinfandel by DNA includes pinot noir grapes and some of the a publicist, markets the label from their Santa half syrah, the grape on which the relatively chardonnay bottled for the Rusack label; more Barbara home. The two are parents to Maddie, experts at UC Davis.

JERVIS CONTINUED ON PAGE 24 Enter the National Park Service and The chardonnay is sourced from Santa Maria vine4½, and Sean, 2.

Nature Conservancy, which were determined I toured Rusack with Gerbac on March 22, a to return the 97-square-mile Santa Cruz Island rainy Wednesday. We drove through two of the estate vineyard properties, both off Ballard Can- to its native state. The historic vineyard there did not mesh with their plans, and The Nature yon Road, and tasted through a flight of wines.

Conservancy reached out to the Rusacks: It’s not a leap to trace Rusack Vineyards’ local winemaking history to the late 1880s via Would they like the cuttings?

With The Nature Conservancy’s blessing — a businessman named Justinian Caire. He is it owns a majority of the island, including the the fellow who first introduced grapevines to Santa Cruz Island, according to a history of the site from which the cuttings were taken — the Rusacks in 2007 transplanted cuttings from island property.

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Despite Internet talk, don’t eat avocado seeds

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fter most people indulge in a luscious avocado, they discard the seed.

However, a recent internet piece advises that people eat the seeds because they are so full of nutritious and health-promoting compounds.

And they are! The popular article had been shared 17,000 times on Facebook as of July 2.

Who can argue with this premise? Certainly not all the people who shared the article.

However, like many things on the web, this is only half the story.

What the article fails to mention is that avocado seeds also contain a number of toxins.

The California Avocado Society recommends against eating the seeds — although they do encourage you to eat the fruit.

Eating an avocado seed will not kill you but you should think twice, considering the number of toxins in it. Like many seeds, avocado pits contain a small amount of cyanide complexed to larger molecules. When they are eaten, our bodies convert these compounds to hydrogen cyanide – the active form of the molecule. However, the amount of cyanide in an avocado seed is too small to hurt you.

Among its many bioactive compounds, avocado seeds contain a compound called persin.

JERVIS CONTINUED FROM PAGE 23 new Ballard Canyon American Viticultural Area has staked its claim. The site also contains smaller blocks of sauvignon blanc, semillon and petite sirah, and a few rows of merlot and petit verdot, Gerbac said.

Large Haas avocados are available locally at Global Gardens in Los Olivos until they run out.

This chemical has a number of properties that benefit the fruit. It helps protect against decay by fungi, and it inhibits the growth of insects that feed on the seed.

While persin is not directly toxic to humans, you may want to avoid it under certain conditions.

One is if you take the anti-cancer drug tamoxifen.

Persin causes this drug to become more toxic to

Helga George, Ph.D., is a plant scientist and writer who spent many years studying the biochemistry of avocado fruit at UCSB. You can reach her at Helga@plantsrule.com.

But it’s the syrah grape that the Rusacks and Gerbac favor. The estate vineyard now contains six different clones of that grape, he said.

Rusack’s total production is about 8,000 cases per year, Gerbac told me.

“That number is a better fit for us, as our

biggest tank is 2,000 gallons,” he noted.

The winery itself is built into the hillside above the vineyard and adjacent to the tasting room, which offers a deck shaded by oak trees.

New Zealand native Amy Paynter is assistant winemaker and runs the on-site lab, Gerbac said. Winery production and storage space includes three levels, with the barrel room on the first floor and a third-floor room largely unused because it’s too warm most of the year, he said.

The bulk of Rusack’s pinot noir is sourced from John Sebastiano Vineyard in the western Santa Rita Hills (“We were one of the first grape contracts there,” Gerbac said.), as well as from Fiddlestix and Mount Carmel, and Solomon Hills in the Santa Maria Valley, Gerbac said.

Gerbac and I tasted a flight on nine of the 18 wines Rusack currently produces. A snapshot of the tasting follows: n 2016 Rosé of Pinot Noir (500 cases produced): Gerbac makes this rosé in the saignee (juice bleed) style. It’s got one of the prettiest, most aromatic noses I’ve encountered, with a palate to match. Think rose petals. n 2014 Mount Carmel Chardonnay (200 cases): Solarzano also manages Mount Carmel Vineyard, and Gerbac calls this chardonnay “a fun addition” to the winery’s lineup. n 2015 Catalina Island Vineyard Chardonnay: The Catalina Island vineyard contains 1½ acres of chardonnay, he said.

The 2015 vintage there was a good one for Rusack, even though 2015 was a lighter vintage elsewhere in California due to the drought, he added. This wine is very mineral driven, light and elegant.

“The Catalina chardonnay ripens early, and shows its acidity,” he said. n 2014 Catalina Island Pinot Noir: This wine is lighter in color than a “standard” pinot noir, and I found it to be bright, “sassy” and earthy. Gerbac calls this pinot

noir “exactly my goal from Catalina: It has a hint of fruit with earth tones of cranberry, raspberry and cedar.” n 2014 Mount Carmel Vineyard Pinot Noir: Quite a different animal than the Catalina Vineyard pinot noir before it, this is a more fruit-forward wine that comprises three clones, 2A, 667 and 828. The palate is ripe fruit. The elevation of Mount Carmel is much higher than that of Catalina, and the latter is a very windy site, Gerbac said.

We next tasted two zinfandels: First, the Catalina Island, and second, Rancho Colina on Ballard Canyon Road. Both were 2014 vintages. Catalina is a cool site, and Ballard Canyon is warm.

The Catalina zinfandel displays “a different zinfandel direction than what is typically seen in California,” Gerbac said. Its palate has minimal fruit and lots of black pepper notes typical of a cooler climate wine.

“This goes really well with food,” he noted.

The santa ana winds blow out on the island, and help to push late-season ripening.

“We pick this about one month after the pinot noir grown there, and not at a ridiculous brix level — more like 22 degrees,” Gerbac said.

The Rancho Colina zinfandel is that site’s third vintage, and is dry-farmed. This wine also showcases black pepper, but with more of the “classic dark fruit” and tannins for which zinfandels are known.

“The first vintage, 2012, was tiny, but we hope production from this site will eventually be up to 700 cases,” he said.

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cells. If you are allergic to latex, you should also avoid avocado seeds. Eating them can trigger the same kind of response as latex.

You have probably never thought about the purpose of fruit in nature. Tasty fruit entice animals to eat them. The animals then travel away from the original plant and deposit the seeds on the ground where ideally they grow into new plants. While many animals love avocado fruit, scientists think that the organisms that originally dispersed these seeds over large distances were giant sloths that have since gone extinct.

For this strategy to work, animals should eat the ripe fruit and not the unripe ones. The flesh of unripe avocado fruit is full of foul-tasting compounds that both keep animals from eating them and protect from that orange fungus that grows on the ripe fruit. To become edible, the fruit detoxify themselves to get rid of the foul-tasting compounds, so that animals will now eat them.

These complex fruits are truly a marvel of nature. So the next time you eat a healthful ripe avocado, rejoice in your intake of antioxidant compounds and monounsaturated fat. If you want to do something with the seed, your best Photo contributed bet is to use it to grow a new avocado tree.

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umerous studies show that most teens need more sleep in the mornings to be at their cognitive best at school, so Dunn School will start its day later, at 8:30 a.m., when its school year begins on Monday, Aug. 28.

“We piloted this shift in the daily schedules during the second half of the 20162017 school year, and the results clearly

demonstrated what research has been saying for years: The school day needs to start at 8:30 or later to best sync with high school students’ sleep patterns and to optimize learning,” said Gene Vachon, associate head of school.

In an effort to minimize any potential impact on family schedules, the dining hall and library will continue to be available to students beginning at 7:30 a.m.

The later start time also provides teaching faculty a dedicated time to collaborate on pedagogy, student assessment and cur-

riculum development. Many of the new courses and programs offered in the upcoming year have their roots in the faculty collaboration time the school used last year on days when students arrived later.

The year’s schedule also introduces new eight-week enrichment classes on Wednesday afternoons. These elective classes have been a part of the Dunn Middle School program for decades. The Upper School enrichment classes will meet from 1:20 to 3 p.m. and will allow teachers and admin-

istrators to lead activities that they are passionate about in the context of experiential education offerings.

Ideas for these classes enrichment ideas include Math Cooking Class, Mountaineering, Rolling a Kayak, Stage Combat, International Food Festival (Tastes of the World), Recycled Art, Introduction to Ireland, Chumash and Channel Islands, chess, and Alfred Hitchcock Film Study, among others.

For more information log onto www. dunnschool.org.

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he Santa Ynez Football Boosters have recently launched their new online presence at www.sypiratefootball.com, so their popular Pirate Pass, which offers discounts to local businesses, can be purchased online.

The new Pirate Pass is valid through July 31, 2018, offering savings at more than 80 places within the Santa Ynez Valley. The website includes a list of participating businesses.

The proceeds from the Pirate Pass go toward equipment, such as shoulder pads, uniforms, game day programs, uniform cleaning, buses for away games, game day lunches, water, snacks, varsity letters and more.

“We are here to help both the program and those players in need, and will cover costs for cleats, SISC insurance and other football-related expenses,” the boosters said in a press release.

The website also includes the season schedule and the rosters for each level.

The Santa Ynez Football Boosters raise money for the team through their popular Pirate Pass card, which offers savings and discounts at more than 80 local businesses.

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ids are returning to school soon, so their summer is almost over. Check out some of the adventures Valley youth went on this past summer.

Photos contributed Ty Sherman, a sophomore at SYHS, went to Mexico with the Valley Student Ministry group from Valley Christian Fellowship to build a playground for a church and lead Bible studies for kids in the neighborhood.

Tabitha Pearigen, 12, qualified to compete in the Southern California Swimming LC Junior Olympics the last week of July in Santa Clarita. She swam the 50 and 100 freestyle in the 11-12 year-old division.

12-year-old Bradley Alexander of Buellton went deep-sea fishing in Ketchikan, Alaska, for the fourth time.

Annie, 16, and Shea Ackert, 12, went to the Junior Olympics as members of the Santa Barbara 805 Water Polo Club. Shea plays on the 12U B team, which placed 10th. Annie played for the 16U C team, which took third place in the silver division, receiving a bronze metal. Layna King, Teghan Miller, Emily Cunningham and Aly Alderate also went with their Santa Barbara 805 16U D team, which took fifth place in the bronze division.

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We must address mental health for the sake of our youth

and communicate carefully.

While challenges are significant, local SB Co. Superintendent of Schools efforts are helping make a real difference.

The Student Mental Wellness Coalition, hen it comes to mental health, for example, works to support commuspeaking up can be an act of nity efforts in partnership with schools, courage. the private sector, and public agencies to Several prominent people have taken that improve student well-being. The coalition public step and have helped young and old focuses on prevention, early intervention, alike by sharing their personal challenges. and support strategies that connect students It has helped catalyze a conversation about and families to needed resources. the very real mental health issues that Another resource is the Mental Wellness many in our community face every day.

Center, which offers a Mental Health MatOur youth, in particular, need this conver- ters program and an online education portal sation to take place. Mental health issues like serving students at all levels. Support depression, anxiety disorders and behavioral provided by this center is open to all Santa disorders are well documented among young Barbara County residents. These examples people locally and statewide. Thankfully, lo- are representative of many efforts taking cal alliances are tackling this critical area for place countywide. the sake of our students and families. This There are no simple solutions. Experts work deserves our collective support. in the field recommend that people start Research shows that our mental health talking about mental health the same way affects how we think, feel, and behave, and they talk about physical education or it helps determine how we handle stress, healthy eating. Research shows that when relate to others, process information, and schools adopt a comprehensive approach make choices. Mental health issues can sig- to talking about these issues, that effort nificantly disrupt a person’s life. Further, supports all students. these issues seldom affect a single victim.

Schools are already making importQuite often, friends and family members ant progress. School staff often serve as can feel the impact acutely. mentors for vulnerable students. Peer Although it isn’t easy to pinpoint the mentors also help many young people, triggers for mental health issues among and extra-curricular clubs provide space young people, we know we must take for students to work through emotions and action. Many of us, including teachers develop coping strategies. and counselors who work with students However, schools are only one piece of daily, have observed some of the sympthe puzzle. The issue must be tackled on a toms: an increase in stress, anxiety, and larger, collective scale. This involves the panic attacks among students, and a rise in community working together to support the depression and self-harm. mental health of our youth.

One major challenge facing those trying It is helpful to know that support is readto help is the fact that some consider the ily available from those in the best position subject “taboo” — but, together, we can to provide what is needed. Considerable change the discourse. We can be proactive work remains as we help students in this rather than reactive, helping head off issues very critical area, but thanks to coalitions, before they reach a critical mass. We can organizations, and school districts, courafocus on awareness. We can listen closely geous conversations have already begun.

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Fall sports begin this month at Santa Ynez Valley Union High School. Here are the schedules of home games and matches. Those marked with an asterisk are league games.

FOOTBALL Day Date Opponent Var JV Fri 8/25 San Marcos 7:00 4:00 Fri 9/15 Nipomo 7:00 4:00 Fri 9/29 Santa Maria 7:00 4:00 Fri 10/13 * Cabrillo (Homecoming) 7:00 4:00 Fri 10/27 * Pioneer Valley 7:00 4:00 BOYS WATER POLO Day Date Opponent Tue 8/22 San Luis Obispo Wed 8/30 Atascadero Wed 9/27 * Cabrillo Wed 10/11 * Lompoc

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GIRLS TENNIS Day Date Opponent Time Tue 8/29 Arroyo Grande (V) 3:30 Wed 8/30 Dos Pueblos (JV) 3:00 Thu 8/31 San Luis Obispo (V) 3:00 Thu 9/7 * Morro Bay (V) 3:30 Tue 9/12 * Templeton (V) 3:30 Wed 9/13 Cate (JV) 3:30 Thu 9/14 * Nipomo (JV) 3:30 Tue 9/19 * Cabrillo (V) 3:30 Thu 9/21 * Orcutt Academy (JV) 3:30 Tue 9/26 * Santa Maria (V) 3:30 Wed 9/27 San Marcos (V) 3:00 Thu 9/28 * Lompoc (JV) 3:30

Tue 10/3 * Morro Bay (JV) 3:30 Thu 10/5 * Templeton (JV) 0:00 Tue 10/10 * Nipomo (V) 3:30 Thu 10/12 * Cabrillo (JV) 3:30 Tue 10/17 * Orcutt Academy (V) 3:30 Thu 10/19 * Santa Maria (JV) 3:30 Tue 10/24 * Lompoc (V) 3:30 GIRLS GOLF (Home matches played at River Course) Day Date Opponent Time Mon 8/28 Pirate Invitational 11:30 Thu 8/31 Righetti 3:00 Wed 9/13 San Marcos 3:00 Thu 9/14 * SY Tournament 2:00 Mon 9/18 * Lompoc 3:00 Thu 9/21 * Nipomo 3:00 Mon 9/25 * Santa Maria 3:00 GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Day Date Opponent Var JV F/S Tue 8/22 Dos Pueblos 6:30 5:00 4:00 Thu 8/24 Pioneer Valley (CCT) 6:00 5:00 4:00 6:00 5:00 4:00 Thu 8/31 SLO (CCT) Thu 9/7 * Morro Bay 5:30 4:30 3:30 Tue 9/12 * Templeton 5:30 4:30 3:30 Tue 9/19 * Cabrillo 5:30 4:30 3:30 Tue 9/26 * Santa Maria 5:30 4:30 3:30 Tue 10/10 * Nipomo 5:30 4:30 3:30 Tue 10/17 * Orcutt Academy 5:30 4:30 Tue 10/24 * Lompoc 5:30 4:30 3:30 CROSS COUNTRY (Meets in the Valley) Day Date Opponent Place Time Wed 9/20 Dunn/Midland Midland 4:00 Sat 10/14 Dunn Invite Dunn 10am

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ere are the class-start dates for districts and schools throughout the Santa Ynez Valley. Some schools have orientations or other mandatory activities for students before classes begin. Contact your student’s school for more information.

Wednesday, Aug. 16 Ballard Elementary School Buellton Union School District Thursday, Aug. 17 Santa Ynez Valley Charter School Solvang School Vista de Las Cruces School Olga Reed Elementary School Friday, Aug. 18 Los Olivos Elementary School College School District Monday, Aug. 21 Hancock College Family Partnership Charter School

Photo by Victoria Martinez New students at Santa Ynez High School were introduced to the campus at Freshman/New Student Orientation on Friday, Aug. 2. Classes began Thursday, Aug. 10.

Monday, Aug. 28 Dunn School Tuesday Aug. 29 Santa Ynez Valley Christian Academy Monday, Sept. 4 Midland School Tuesday, Sept. 5 The Family School Friday, Sept. 15 Olive Grove Charter School

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EDUCATION ROUNDUP a “Most Innovative” university by U.S.

News & World Report, Belmont consists of more than 7,700 students who come from every state and more than 25 countries.

Local named to Dean’s List at Ithaca College Karina Sanchez of Buellton, a major in Theatrical Production Arts, was named to the Dean’s List at Ithaca College for the spring 2017 semester.

Ithaca College, in New York’s Finger Lakes region, emphasizes internships, research and study abroad. It enrolls about 6,100 undergraduate and 460 graduate students.

Students invited to join group hikes this fall

Santa Ynez Valley teens are invited to join others from throughout the county on two Saturday hikes this fall sponsored by the Santa Maria Recreation and Parks Department.

The scheduled hikes are: n Saturday, Sept. 2: Harmony Headlands Trails, Cayucos. This trail is easy, wide and fairly flat with a panoramic view as hikers reach the ocean.

Molly Callaghan, a Santa Ynez native, n Saturday, Oct. 28: The Point Butraveled to France this summer as part of chon Trail, Los Osos. This is level, the largest group of student travelers in easy to moderate trail with excellent Belmont University history. views.

With more than 650 students parThere is no charge for joining the ticipating in 34 programs, including group of hikers. Transportation to the “Maymester” trips, students spent time trails will be provided to and from the in Greece, Brazil, England, France, Abel Maldonado Community Youth Switzerland and Haiti, among many Center departing at 9 a.m.. other locations.

Participants can register at www.cityof Belmont’s new Director of Study santamaria.com/register, at the MaldoAbroad, Dr. Thandi Dinani, said the nado Center, 600 S. McClelland St., or opportunity to spend time abroad in at the Santa Maria Recreation and Parks college is an invaluable experience as Department, 615 S. McClelland St. participants are able to see the world in a For more information, call the Recrewhole new way. ation and Parks Department at 925Ranked No. 6 in the Regional Uni0951, ext. 2260.

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‘Fast-track’ business classes being offered at VAFB

and Management, and Customer Service.

To enter the base, students are required to news@santaynezvalleystar.com provide proof of registration in the course held at Vandenberg AFB with either a regisancock College is offering a pair of tration document or receipt. six-week business classes on Registration for fall credit classes is now Saturdays this fall at Vandenberg under way. The majority of credit classes Air Force Base. begin the week of August 21.

“The fast-track classes are perfect opAll students register online via myHanportunities for people who live or work in cock, which is accessed from the college’s the Lompoc Valley,” said Rick Rantz, dean website at www.hancockcollege.edu. of Academic Affairs. “Students can earn For more information about Hancock’s college credits by attending just six Saturday VAFB Center, call (805) 734-3500 ext. 3250. classes.”

For questions about enrollment, call (805) The two classes are Business Organization 922-6966, ext. 3248.

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AHC offering dozens of classes in Lompoc from this fall at Hancock College’s Lompoc Valley Center. news@santaynezvalleystar.com Registration for the fall term remains open through Aug. 20. Fall classes begin hether it is studying the stars in the week of Aug. 21. astronomy, learning the fundaDozens of general electives that satisfy mentals of yoga, exploring a requirements at Hancock, as well as at possible career as a public safety dispatcher four-year universities within the UC and or mastering American Sign Language, Cal State systems, are available for stuthere are still nearly 100 classes to choose dents to take at the Lompoc Valley Center.

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Classes range from accounting, administration of justice, agribusiness, art, biolo-gy, chemistry, early childhood studies, health education, mathematics, political science, Spanish, speech communication and more.

Lompoc Valley residents can now complete the requirements for 17 degrees from Allan Hancock College and 17 certificates without leaving town.

Details about all fall classes are available at www.hancockcollege.edu by clicking the Class Search link on the home page.

Financial aid is still available. Each year, more than 60 percent of Hancock students receive some form of financial assistance. To inquire, contact the Santa Maria campus financial aid office at 805922-6966, ext. 3200, or finaid@hancock college.edu.

Venoco bankruptcy ends more than oil controversy Carty said, noting that lost revenue after the Plains spill increasingly curtailed her company’s philanthropic reach.

“There are organizations that will definitely feel the pinch.”

Carty called the bankruptcy procedure “a process of actively liquidating and selling assets,” many of which are not necessarily headed back to the State Lands Commission.

by Sam Goldman The fate of facilities off the Carpinteria coast Noozhawk and the Ellwood Onshore Facility (EOF) near Haskell’s Beach and Sandpiper Golf Club in Goleta, which processed the oil and gas exenoco Inc. has had an interesting tracted by Platform Holly, will be determined relationship with the Santa Barbara during that process, which Venoco has estimatCounty community. ed will take six months to a year.

The Denver-based energy company has The city of Goleta has for a while been engendered appreciation for its philanthropic looking to shut down the EOF. The facility is involvement locally, but its operations have considered a legal-nonconforming use of land spawned concerns from residents opposed that is zoned for recreation, and many residents to oil development in their environmentally fear it could cause some sort of spill or leak. sensitive backyard.

The company’s second bankruptcy filing, anNow, with Venoco throwing in the towel, oil nounced in April, effectively ended offshore oil and gas production in the Santa Barbara Chanand gas drilling in the Santa Barbara Channel’s Photos by Sam Goldman nel’s state waters has come to an end. state waters — as well as a steady stream of tax Platform Holly, two miles off the coast of Goleta, will be decommissioned by the State Lands Commission.

“This is definitely something that is a huge revenues and philanthropy. relief to the community,” said Linda Krop, worked for ExxonMobil before Venoco took bitter end,” she said, and Venoco would match Dozens of jobs and plenty of tax revenue are over the oil giant’s leases. chief counsel of the Santa Barbara-based Enviemployee donations and volunteer hours with being lost, though the possibility of an oil spill ronmental Defense Center.

Now, there are fewer than 20 employees its own dollars. or gas leak will be mitigated.

It now falls on the state to decommission left in Carpinteria, according to the company’s The company benefited Goleta Valley Cottage Platform Holly, which will take an estimated The bankruptcy announcement came almost operations manager, Larry Huskins.

Hospital’s remodel and expansion, the Boys & two years after the May 2015 rupture of a three years, depending on funding and the Before the Refugio spill, he said, Venoco Girls Club of Santa Barbara, Girls Inc., the Food- environmental review process. pipeline near Refugio State Beach that spilled was consistently one of Santa Barbara Counbank of Santa Barbara County, and the Scholarmore than 123,000 gallons of crude oil along Especially with the platform sitting in a state ty’s top three tax generators. He put the total ship Foundation of Santa Barbara, among others. marine sanctuary, the overarching considerthe coastline and into the ocean. revenue the state has received in royalties at “Over 20 years, we’ve donated $12 million Venoco used the Plains All American pipeation is what course of action would be most over $150 million. line to transport oil and gas to refineries, and environmentally friendly. and reached well over 200 organizations,” According to the Santa Barbara County shutting down the pipeline curtailed more than Treasurer and Tax Collector’s Office, Venoco 50 percent of its production. has paid more than $20 million in property The company’s principal assets are oil taxes going back to 2010. facilities offshore and onshore in Southern “Venoco’s renowned from the state, as well California.

Just before initiating the bankruptcy process, as the federal authorities, as one of the best operators in California,” Huskins said of his Venoco quit-claimed its leases in the channel company’s safety standards and procedures. back to the State Lands Commission, along Venoco’s community partnership manager, with Platform Holly and its infrastructure of Marybeth Carty, described to Noozhawk a piers off the shores of Goleta. corporate culture of volunteerism. Employees At one point, Venoco employed about 80 people in its Carpinteria office and had 80 to 90 will continue their volunteering and involvepeople out in the field, including those who had ment with nonprofit boards “right up into the

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ountry singer and songwriter Chris Janson will play at the Chumash Casino’s Samala Showroom at 8 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 18.

In 2009, Janson was signed to BNA Records and released his debut single, “Til a Woman Comes Along,” the following year.

After leaving BNA in 2012, he co-wrote Tim McGraw’s “Truck Yeah” single, played harmonica on Lee Brice’s track “Beer” and wrote the title track to Justin Moore’s album “Off the Beaten Path.”

The next year he released “Better I Don’t,” which peaked at number 40 on Country Airplay.

In 2014, Janson signed with Columbus Records and released his first album, “Take It to the Bank,” which included “Til A Woman Comes Along” and other songs he had recorded while with BNA. In early 2015, his self-released single “Buy Me a Boat” became his first Top 5 hit.

The “Buy Me a Boat” album was released in October 2015 and peaked at No. 3 on Country Airplay and No. 1 on Mediabase. The album also included popular singles “Power of Positive Drinkin” and “Holdin’ Her.” Tickets are $35, $45 and $55, available at the casino or at www.chumashcasino.com.

CPA has announced the lineup of productions for its 2018 season, ranging from the Disney musical “Freaky Friday” to Arthur Miller’s masterpiece “The Crucible” to the ABBA rock ’n’ roll of “Mamma Mia.” “We’re thrilled to be bringing a season of plays that we trust will engage our audience in new ways, through stories of genuine transformation and electrifying discovery,” PCPA’s Artistic Director Mark Booher said. “This is our time to use great theater to reflect, connect, and illuminate the path forward. As we all encounter the unprecedented trials and possibilities of modern life, we’ll be presenting new-fashioned classics to ground us and sizzling new work to help us soar. We’re counting on the Central Coast community to rise up with us.”

The season will run from November this year through September 2018. Tickets go on sale in early October.

Launching the season in the Marian Theatre is the Disney musical “Freaky Friday.” When an overworked mother and her contrary teenage daughter magically swap bodies, they have just one day to put things right again before mom’s big wedding.

Arthur Miller’s Tony-winning masterpiece “The Crucible” will play from February 15 – March 4 in the Marian Theatre.

Inspired by Sen. Joseph McCarthy’s witch hunt for Communists in America in the 1950s and the Salem witch trials of 1692, the story centers on a farmer, his wife, and a former servant-girl who maliciously causes the wife’s arrest for witchcraft.

Playing in the intimate Severson Theatre March 8 – 25 is Madeleine George’s witty,

time-jumping play “The (curious case of the) Watson Intelligence” that spins in the orbit of four Watsons — Watson the trusty sidekick to Sherlock Holmes, Watson the loyal engineer who built Bell’s first telephone, Watson the unstoppable super-computer that became reigning Jeopardy! champ, and Watson an amiable techno-dweeb who is just looking for love.

Disney’s musical “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” will play in the Marian Theatre April 26 – May 13 and from June 14 – July 8 in the Solvang Festival Theater.

In “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike,” playwright Christopher Durang puts dysfunction to hilarious effect when three siblings reunite in the family’s home.

It plays in the Marian Theatre June 28 – July 7, then in the Solvang Festival Theater July 12 – 22. Vanya and Sonia bicker and pine about the dashed dreams and squandered hopes of their lives when their movie-star sister, Masha, suddenly swoops in with her new boy-toy, Spike.

The sunny and funny “Mamma Mia!” will play July 18 – 21 in the Marian Theatre and then in Solvang from July 27 through Aug. 26. The energy and charm of ABBA’s songs propel this enchanting tale with love, laughter and friendship.

Tom Stoppard’s “Arcadia” is considered one of the greatest plays of its time. It runs Aug. 16 – 25 in Santa Maria and Aug. 30 – Sept. 9 in Solvang. The romantic mystery is set in the elegant Coverly estate and takes place in both 1809 and the present.

The brilliant Olivier- and Tony-winning play traverses the centuries exploring the nature of truth and time, the difference between Classical and Romantic temperaments, and the disruptive influence of sex on our life orbits.

Visit www.pcpa.org for more information.

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Solvang Farmers Market - 2:30-6:30 p.m. Between Mission Dr. and Copenhagen Dr., Solvang.

“About Time” - 6-9 p.m. Naughty Oak Tap Room, 3569 Sagunto St., Santa Ynez. Visit www.naughtyoak.com.

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

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Knit and Crochet - 1 p.m. at the Buellton Senior Center, West Hwy. 246, Buellton. Call 688-4571.

Elverhoj Museum Art Exhibit “Looking West” - 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Wed-Sun. Elverhoj Museum, 1624 Elverhoj Way, Solvang.

Exhibit will be running through Aug. 20. Admission is free.

Donations accepted. Visit www.elverhoj.org.

“Newsies,” A Disney Broadway Musical by PCPA Playing now through Aug. 20. Solvang Festival Theater, 420 Second St., Solvang. For tickets call 922-8313 or visit the box office Wed-Sun. 12:30-7 p.m. Visit www.pcpa.org.

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BBQ Outback - 5-8 p.m. The Bear & Star, 2860 Grand Ave., Los Olivos. Live Entertainment, food and drink. Visit www. thebearandstar.com.

Nature Center Detective’s - 2-3 p.m.

Neal Taylor Nature Center, 2265 Hwy 154, Santa Barbara. Every Friday and Saturday in August. Test your observation. Scavenger hunt and Jeopardy style games based on age. Visit www. clnaturecenter.org.

Movies in the Park, “The Jungle Book” - 7:30 p.m.

Solvang Park, at the corner of Mission Dr. and First St. Free.

Hot chocolate and popcorn available for purchase.

YMCA - NFL Flag Football Registration Ends

Jazz and Beyond featuring “Café Odessa” - 3 p.m.

Solvang Festival Theater, 420 2nd St, Solvang. $110/full series or $30/induvial concert. Visit www.solvangfestivaltheater. com.

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Conversation with sculptor Neil Goodman - 4 p.m. Elverhoj Museum, 1624 Elverhoj Way, Solvang. Free admission.

Steve Winwood - 8 p.m. Chumash Casino, 3400 CA-246, Solvang. Tickets start at $140. Visit www.chumashcasino. com.

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Celebrate Labor Day - 1-4 p.m. Zaca Mesa Winery, 6905 Foxen Canyon Rd., Los Olivos. Live Music from Sean Wiggins. Free.

Cachuma Lake Recreation - Wildlife cruises and boat rentals, fishing, nature walks and Nature Center.

Visit www.countyofsb.org/parks.

Chris Jansen Performance - 8 p.m. Chumash Casino, 3400 Hwy 246, Solvang. Tickets start at $65. Visit www. chumashcasino.com.

Zaca Creek Golf Course - Perfect little 9-hole course, daily from sunrise to sunset. No tee times. Call 691-9272.

Siobhan O’Brian Performance - 6-9 p.m. Naughty Oak Tap Room, 3569 Sagunto St., Santa Ynez. Visit www. naughtyoak.com.

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

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Kalyra Winery 15th Anniversary BBQ - 12-5 p.m. Kalyra Winery, 343 Refugio Rd., Santa Ynez. BBQ by High Hog Catering, wine and live music by The Soul Cats Band. $45/member, $55/non member pricing. For tickets, call 693-8864.

“Davy Crockett” Movie Night - Dusk. Fess Parker Winery, 6200 Foxen Canyon Rd., Los Olivos.

“The Molly Ringwald Project” - 6-9 p.m. Naughty Oak Tap Room, 3569 Sagunto St., Santa Ynez. Visit www.naughtyoak. com.

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BBQ Outback - 5-8 p.m. The Bear & Star, 2860 Grand Ave., Los Olivos. Live Entertainment, food and drink. Visit www. thebearandstar.com.

Brown Bag Retreat – Aug. 25-27. A quilters/sewers weekend, each retreater brings own project to work on and something to share at potluck. To register, visit www. thecreationstation.com.

“Bobby Brown & Tony, Toni and Tone” - 8 p.m. Chumash Casino, 3400 Hwy 246, Solvang. Tickets start at $85. Visit www.chumashcasino.com.

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AYSO Region 180 Fundraiser Golf Tournament - 8 a.m. River Course at the Alisal, 150 Alisal Rd., Solvang. Supports local youth soccer programs. Early registration $110/player before Aug. 20 or $130/player after. To register, visit www. aysosyv.org.

Wheels ’n’ Windmills Car Show - Downtown Solvang.

Local Charity vintage car show. Visit www.wheelsnwindmills. com.

Meet Republican Candidates - 1 p.m. Historic Rancho Alamo, 4300 E. Hwy 135, Los Alamos. Meet 2018 Calif.

Governor candidates Travis Allen, Laura Smith and John Cox.

Mondays

Wiggly Storytime - 10:30 a.m. 11:15 a.m. Solvang Library, 1745 Mission Dr., Solvang. Call 688-4214.

Buellton. Call 688-4571.

Live music - 5-7 p.m. at Carr Vineyards and Winery, 3563 Numancia St., Santa Ynez. For more info visit www. carrwinery.com.

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

Saturdays

Thursdays

Live Music Under the Stars - Mad and Vin Courtyard at The Landsby, 1576 Mission Dr., Solvang. On the courtyard. Bar menu refreshments available during the event. For more info, call 688-3121.

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

Neal Taylor Nature Center - Guided Nature Walk, 10-11:30 a.m. all ages; Junior Rangers - 12:30-1:30 p.m. 3 and up; “Going Batty” meets at dusk (through Sept.). All events free. 2265 Hwy 154, Santa Barbara. For more info visit www.sbparks.org.

Line Dance Lessons - 6:30 p.m. Maverick Saloon, 3687 Sagunto St, Santa Ynez. Visit www. mavericksaloon.org.

Chair Excercises - 10 a.m. at the Buellton Senior Center, West Hwy. 246, Buellton. Call 688-4571.

Brain Injury Survivors of Santa Ynez Valley - 12-2 p.m.

Bethania Lutheran Church, 603 Atterdag Rd., Solvang. Jodi House Brain Injury Support Center is offering a support group for care givers and brain injury survivors. Visit www. jodihouse.org.

Tail Waggin’ Tutors - 3:30 p.m. Solvang Library, 1745 Mission Dr., Solvang. Call 688-4214.

Fridays

Pilates - 10:00 a.m. at the Solvang Senior Center, 1745 Mission

Drive. Call 688-1086.

Bingo - 1 p.m. at the Buellton Senior Center, West Hwy. 246,

“New Music” Concerts - 3:30-7 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. The Crooked Path, 2885 Grand Ave. Bent Myggen and his fellow musicians perform in garden.

EveryWeek

Crafting - Mon-Wed 11 a.m.-7 p.m. and Fri-Sat 12-5:30 p.m. Buellton Library, 140 W Hwy 246, Buellton.

Summerset Farm You Pick Berries - 9 a.m. Daily. 3450 Baseline Ave., Santa Ynez. Call 245-0989.

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

Adult Coloring - 2nd and 4th Mondays at 1 p.m. at the Solvang Senior Center, 1745 Mission Drive. Call 688-1086.

Senior Issues - 2nd and 4th Mondays at 1 p.m. at the Solvang Senior Center, 1745 Mission Drive. Call 688-1086.

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

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Tuesdays

Knitting - 9 a.m.; Computer class 9:30 a.m.; Bridge and Poker 1 p.m. at the Solvang Senior Center, 1745 Mission Drive. Call 688-1086.

Easy Riders Indoor Cycle - 11-11:30 a.m. at the Buellton Senior Center, West Hwy. 246, Buellton. Call 688-4571.

Preschool Storytime - 11:15 a.m. Solvang Library, 1745 Mission Dr., Solvang. Call 688-4214.

Country 2 Step Dance Lessons - 6:30 p.m. Maverick Saloon, 3687 Sagunto St, Santa Ynez. Visit www. mavericksaloon.com.

Wednesdays

Music Under the Stars - 6:30-8:30 p.m.

The Vineyard House, 3631 Sagunto Street, Santa Ynez.

Performances held every Wednesday through Sept. 13. For reservations call 688-2886. Visit www.thevineyardhouse.com for a full list of events.

Adult Dance West Coast Swing Basics - 7 p.m. Solvang Vets Hall. Free.

Solvang Summer Concert Series - 5-8 p.m. Through Aug. 16. Solvang Park, between First St. and Mission Dr. The Series features varied genres. Free. Food and drink available for purchase.

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