Santa Barbara News-Press: November 16, 2020

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Wildling Museum in Solvang reopens Art and nature museum gets creative to engage members

SpaceX headed for Space Station By GERRY FALL NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

SpaceX launched four astronauts to the International Space Station on Sunday in a spectacular evening liftoff from Cape Canaveral that came days after the company’s Dragon capsule became the first privately owned and operated spacecraft to be certified by NASA for human spaceflight. SpaceX earned that designation and the right to undertake what NASA hopes will be regular missions to the space station and back after it completed a test flight of two astronauts earlier this year. That May launch was the first of NASA astronauts from U.S. soil since the space shuttle was retired in 2011, forcing the United States to rely on Russia for flights to orbit for nearly a decade, according to the associated press. With Sunday’s launch, NASA took another step toward a

new era in human spaceflight in which private companies partner with the government to build and design spacecraft and rockets. And it marked a comingof-age moment for SpaceX, the California company founded by Elon Musk that was once viewed as a maverick start-up but is now one of the space industry’s stalwarts and one of NASA’s most significant partners. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket ignited its nine engines and lifted off at 4:27 p.m. (PST) from launchpad 39A, the historic area of space real estate that hoisted the crew of Apollo 11 — Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins — to the moon in 1969, as well as many space shuttle missions. If all goes according to plan, the four astronauts aboard the capsule should reach the space station at about 8 p.m. (PST) tonight. email: gfall@newspress.com

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The Wildling Museum, located at 1511-B Mission Dr. in Solvang, attracted small groups of visitors Sunday. Above and below left, Stacey Thompson’s “Aiming for Survival”, a 120-lbs artwork consisting of 3,100 shotgun and rifle casings wired to a metal frame, hangs above the gift shop. Below right, famous Santa Barbara sculptor James “Bud” Bottoms is honored in a sculpture exhibit. His most famous piece is the Dolphin Family sculpture atop the fountain at the entrance to Stearns Wharf.

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SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, with astronauts Mike Hopkins, Victor Glover, Shannon Walker and Soichi Noguchi aboard the company’s Crew Dragon spacecraft, blasts off from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A.

ABR to discuss new police station By MITCHELL WHITE NEWS-PRESS ASSOCIATE EDITOR

By ANNELISE HANSHAW NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

The Wildling Museum of Art and Nature had just changed its exhibitions when the COVID-19 pandemic closed its doors. It had remarkable works of art from locally and nationally renown artists, but it couldn’t let anyone in to see them. Its handful of employees diligently worked at mimicking the Wildling experience on its website. But such a large project doesn’t yield a quick turnaround. The museum, located at 1511-B Mission Dr. in Solvang, opened with reduced capacity Saturday, Nov. 7.

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“People really need a space to just relax and enjoy art, because it’s been hard,” assistant director Lauren Sharp said. “Art museums just give a sense of peace through the stress of the pandemic and everything that has been going on politically.” She says she feels lucky to be able to open, even if it’s different than before. And for those who can’t visit in person, she hopes to bring opportunities online. This past Saturday, a week after reopening, the Wildling museum launched an online store. “It’s one of our adventures,” she said. “We’ve done a lot more online with COVID trying to force us to experiment more, which we’re

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division, field operations division, community support services division, and common areas (public lobby, multi-purpose meeting rooms, staff break rooms, fitness room, and locker rooms). The public lobby area would be separated from the secure staff areas. Please see STATION on A8

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excited to be doing.” The museum holds a monthly lecture via Zoom. Subjects alternate each month between art and nature. In the future, there might be online art classes. A variety of upcycled craft projects are posted to the Wildling YouTube channel to entertain kids. Jake Abraham, one of the store assistants, created the crafts. Jeff McLoughlin has been working to produce documentary videos for YouTube, as well. The current exhibits are available as photo galleries on the museum’s website, Please see MUSEUM on A7

The city’s Architectural Board of Review will receive a concept review today of the proposed new headquarters for the Santa Barbara Police Department. The proposed new station, at 119 E. Cota St., is a three-story, 53-foot high structure. The 65,000 square foot building includes a 37.5-foot high, 86,000 square foot parking structure to accommodate 244 parking spaces at the existing 1.61acre Cota Commuter Lot. Each structure would also have a subterranean level. Eight additional surface parking spaces would be provided, according to the staff report. Existing police operation, currently located at four separate sites, including the current headquarters on East Figueroa Street, would be consolidated at the new project site. Police operations would remain the same as presently exist at the current locations, including investigative/internal operations

Existing police operation, currently located at four separate sites, including the current headquarters on East Figueroa Street, would be consolidated at the new project site.

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Saturday’s SUPER LOTTO: 12-13-23-31-36 Meganumber: 10

Sunday’s DAILY 4: 9-5-3-9

Friday’s MEGA MILLIONS: 6-7-14-28-59 Meganumber: 7

Sunday’s FANTASY 5: 2-9-10-14-27

Sunday’s DAILY DERBY: 06-04-05 Time: 1:48.32

Saturday’s POWERBALL: 7-15-18-32-45 Meganumber: 20

Sunday’s DAILY 3: 8-0-5 / Sunday’s Midday 0-5-9


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