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Honoring the military and first responders Pierre Claeyssens Veterans Foundation expands the scope of Memorial Day service at Santa Barbara Cemetery

Former Navy Lt. John Blankenship, seen with a military jeep outside his home in Montecito, said he and the Pierre Claeyssens Veterans Foundation felt it was important to honor both military members and first responders during today’s Memorial Day service. “We felt like we’re all part of the same team. We just wear different uniforms.”

By DAVE MASON NEWS-PRESS MANAGING EDITOR

After his four years with the Army, Sgt. Charles Spencer knew he wanted to continue to protect and serve others. So the Ventura resident joined the Montecito Fire Protection District, where Sgt. Spencer is now Firefighter EMT Spencer. Different uniform, different rank. Same dedication. “It’s going to sound cheesy, but I wanted to help people, and people seem always to be happy when someone shows up in a fire truck,” Firefighter EMT Spencer told the News-Press Friday. “Especially after my time in the military, it seemed like a very natural transition,” said Mr. Spencer, who was stationed with the Army at Fort Drum in New York state. “The brotherhood, camaraderie, senses of humor, work ethic and attitudes are very similar (to the military).” And like soldiers, sailors and Marines, firefighters and police serve America. For that reason, the Pierre Claeyssens Veterans Foundation decided to honor both military members and first responders who sacrificed their lives for their country during this morning’s Memorial Day service at the Santa Barbara Cemetery.

The ceremony will start at 11 a.m. at the cemetery, 901 Channel Drive, Montecito. Attending will be representatives of the Santa Barbara Police Department, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office, the California Highway Patrol, the Santa Barbara City Fire Department, the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, the Montecito Fire Protection District and the UCSB ROTC. U.S. Rep. Salud Carbajal, DSanta Barbara, who served in the Marines, and retired Marine Brigadier Gen. Fred Lopez of Santa Barbara will be the keynote speakers. One of the highlights will be a flyover by four T-6 Texan airplanes from the Van Nuysbased Condor Squadron. They will make four passes above the Santa Barbara Cemetery, and one of the passes will be the missing man formation to represent those who died during their service to America. The ceremony will also feature the Santa Barbara Choral Society, the Gold Coast Drum and Pipe Band, and singer David Gonzales’ rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner.” “With all the patriotic music such as ‘America the Beautiful,’ Please see MEMORIAL on A6

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Charles Spencer, a firefighter EMT with the Montecito Fire Protection District, is an Army veteran who’s glad both the military and first responders will be honored during today’s Memorial Day service at Santa Barbara Cemetery. Mr. Spencer is standing with fire engines from the Montecito district and the Santa Barbara County Fire Department.

Memorial Day services to be held throughout the county By DAVE MASON NEWS-PRESS MANAGING EDITOR

Memorial Day ceremonies are taking place today throughout Santa Barbara County. The Pierre Claeyssens Veterans Foundation will host its service for military members and first responders at 11 a.m. at the Santa Barbara Cemetery, 901 Channel Drive. Elsewhere, Drew Wakefield will be the keynote speaker at a Memorial Day service at 9 a.m. at the Goleta Cemetery, 44 S. San Antonio Road. Those attending are welcomed to bring a photo of a loved one who died serving their country. The Goleta ceremony will be presented by

AMVETS Santa Barbara Post 3 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1649.. And in Santa Maria, VFW Post 2521 will oversee a Memorial Day Service at 11 a.m. at the Santa Maria Cemetery, 1501 S. College Drive. The speaker is Air Force Col. Kris E. Barcomb. In the Santa Ynez Valley, American Legion Post 160 will conduct several short ceremonies today. Those are scheduled for 10 a.m. at the Chalk Hill Cemetery, 645 Chalk Hill Road, Solvang; 10:30 a.m. at the Santa Ines Mission Cemetery, 1760 Mission Drive, Solvang; 11 a.m. at Oak HIll Cemetery, 2560 Baseline Ave., Solvang, and 11:30 a.m. at St. Mark’s Cemetery, 2901 Nojoqui Ave., Los Olivos.

The Memorial Day ceremonies in Solvang will conclude with a program at noon at the Solvang Memorial Veterans Hall, hosted by VFW 7139. The hall is located at 1745 Mission Drive. The program will feature the Santa Ynez Valley Chorale and speakers from Vandenberg Space Force Base, American Legion Post 160 and a Boy Scouts chapter. Back on the South Coast, the Carpinteria Lions Club will lead a Memorial Day ceremony at 10 a.m. at the Carpinteria Cemetery, 1501 Cravens Lane, Carpinteria. The ceremony will feature a Civil War cannon salute. email: dmason@newspress.com

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News-Press announces endorsements The Santa Barbara NewsPress has announced its first round of endorsements for the June 7 primary.

The News-Press is supporting: • Mike Stoker in the race for the 37th Assembly District. • Bill Brown for Santa Barbara County sheriff. • Christy Lozano for superintendent of Santa Barbara County schools. • Dr. Brad Allen for the 24th Congressional District.

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Superintendent candidates to debate Susan Salcido, the Santa Barbara County superintendent of schools, and Christy Lozano, her opponent in the June 7 primary, will debate the issues during a virtual forum Tuesday.

The Zoom session will take place from 6 to 7:15 p.m. It is being hosted by The Resource Santa Barbara, a homeless advocacy group, and the Santa Barbara County Taxpayers Association. The Zoom link is us06web. zoom.us/j/85852848885?pwd=bU dEcklHT3VhNnNGWWNKTVF 5dUVyUT09. — Dave Mason

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Flowers and candles are placed at the scene of a triple-fatal vehicle accident that occurred the previous day at Stadium Rd. and El Colegio Rd. on the UCSB campus in Isla Vista on Sunday.

Three killed, five injured in multi-vehicle crash in IV Three people were killed in a three-car crash at Stadium Rd. and El Colegio Rd. in Isla Vista on Saturday. Five other injuries

were reported in the incident, with two of the injuries reported as serious and the other three considered non-life threatening, according to Santa Barbara County Fire spokesperson Daniel Bertucelli. The crash occurred at around 4:45 p.m. Saturday, according to County Fire. The California Highway Patrol told KEYT that the driver of one vehicle was driving recklessly

and ran a red light, while another car hit a tree, although the timeline of the incident was unclear as of press time. Heavy extrication was needed to remove some victims. The crash resulted in traffic restrictions in the area, and is under investigation by law enforcement.

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(The Center Square) – Things are getting tougher for the nation’s breadbasket, a predicament that will likely ripple through the nation’s economy. In addition to 40-year-high inflation and new records set nearly every day at the gasoline pump the past two weeks, the price of some agricultural fertilizers has skyrocketed as much as 60% over last year’s prices. “An average 2,500-acre corn and soybean farm has seen their fertilizer bill increase $175,000 in the last year alone from $250,000 to $425,000,” Loren Koeman, lead economist/ manager Industry, Conservation, and Regulatory Relations for the Michigan Farm Bureau, told The Center Square. That’s extremely bad news for farmers, but also grocery store customers who purchase such dietary staples as meat, dairy and bread. The Michigan Legislature has sent a message to Washington lawmakers to help bring down the costs of agricultural fertilizer. Rep. Steve Carra, R-Three Rivers, authored House Resolution 205. The resolution urges the U.S. Congress, federal agencies, and state departments to immediately address the ongoing fertilizer price increases and shortages that are severely impacting

Michigan farmers. The Michigan House of Representatives approved the resolution, and sent it to the U.S. Congress. “Farmers play a vital role in Michigan’s history, along with today’s culture and economy,” Rep. Carra, a member of the House Committee on Agriculture, said in a statement. “There are about 10 million acres of farmland in Michigan, and we are home to over 47,000 farms. That’s millions of acres of farmland needing to be fertilized.” According to Ms. Koeman, the major factors in fertilizer price increases are: War in Ukraine has impacted supply of fertilizer products from Russia and Belarus due to sanctions. Increased energy prices directly impact nitrogen fertilizers, which are made from natural gas. Higher shipping costs due to both increased energy costs, labor costs and limited availability of ships and rail. Fertilizer is bulky and often needs to be shipped long distances from where it is mined to where it is used. Consolidation in the fertilizer industry. For example, only two companies control over 90% of the U.S. potash market. Fertilizer producers are making record profits. For example, Nutrien’s last 12-months profits are up almost 10-fold over 2020 profits. Modern farmers have increased fertilizer efficiency, optimizing use with technology

such as GPS to test soils and manage individual growing zones within fields, Ms. Koeman explained. This makes it difficult to further reduce fertilizer use without reducing yields. In the short run, farmers’ profits are reduced by the high fertilizer prices. In the long run farmers need to make a profit to stay in business, so higher fertilizer costs will lead to higher food prices, Ms. Koeman said. It’s not all bad news for farmers. “This year crop farmers have been largely able to offset the higher cost of fertilizer with higher crop prices, driven by the supply disruption in Ukraine,” Ms. Koeman said. “Farmers worry, however, that fertilizer prices are likely to stay high even as crop prices fall back to more normal levels, squeezing profits.” Theresa Sisung, Michigan Farm Bureau industry relations specialist, agrees with Ms. Koeman. “Thanks to strong crop prices, farmers are hoping to offset some of their additional input expenses with increased sales prices and good yields,” Ms. Sisung told The Center Square. “Farmers are sharpening their pencils and being diligent with crop sales, and with the help of Mother Nature there is still opportunity to have a positive income this year. There is greater concern about future profitability if input prices remain high and we see crop prices begin to decline.”

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Westmont baseball drops first game at World Series By RON SMITH WESTMONT SPORTS WRITER

After enduring a rain-induced postponement on Friday, #6 Westmont Baseball (45-12), finally took the field against #3 Lewis-Clark State (54-5) on Saturday in its first World Series appearance. The two teams, both nicknamed “Warriors”, took the field in front of 3,775 fans, most of whom were cheering for the home team. Unfortunately for the Warriors from Westmont, the hometown fans went home happy with a 9-5 victory by LC State. “I’m disappointed that we weren’t able to pull that one off,” said Westmont head coach Robert Ruiz. “I am not disappointed at all in the way we played. I thought we played good baseball. A couple of inches here or there on a few of those singles they strung together and it is a totally different ballgame. “I thought we were disciplined on defense and on the mound. I thought we attacked hitters well all day. I don’t think our pitchers pitched poorly. I thought we got ‘baseballed’ a little bit. “No discredit to Lewis-Clark State - that is a tough offense and they are going to take advantage of everything they get. I thought they played well, but I thought we battled a really good starting pitcher, put pressure on him and made him throw strikes. “I thought we had tough at bats and I liked the fact that we came out and scored first. I’m not disappointed in the way we played, but sometimes baseball works like that. You do a lot of things right and things just don’t go your way.” The game featured a rare occurrence in baseball with two teams meeting in the World Series who also played four months ago on the opening day for both teams. In addition, the same starting pitchers from the opening day match-up started in today’s World Series game – freshman Brian Peck for Westmont and junior Trent Sellers for Lewis-Clark State. “I thought Peck was outstanding tonight and did what he does,” offered Ruiz. “The inning where some runs were scored, I thought some ground balls just got through. I am proud and impressed the way he stuck to his plan, stayed locked in and focused, had good demeanor, and did his thing. The moment didn’t get too big for him.” Peck (7-4), who ultimately was charged with the loss, pitched three scoreless innings before giving up a single run in the fourth. For the outing, he pitched five and two-thirds innings, allowing seven runs on 10 hits. He struck out four and walked one. Westmont got on the board first with a single run in the top of the second. After Thomas Rudinsky led off the inning with a double down the right field line, Josh Rego brought him home with a single to right. LC State tied the game in the bottom of the fourth when Zach Threlfall drove a sacrifice fly to right to drive in Sam Linscott from third. Linscott had originally reached on a lead-off double off the rightcenter field fence. In the bottom of the fifth, LC State put four runs across the plate on five singles, including four in a row by Linscott, Luke White, Justin Mazzone and Threlfall. In the top of the sixth, Westmont cut into LC State’s lead when Parker O’Neal produced a sacrifice fly to deep center field that allowed Rudinsky to score

from third. Rudinsky had walked to lead off the inning, then advanced two more bases on two wild pitches. Peck started off the fifth and retired the first two batters on ground outs to second base. However, after Riley Way singled up the middle, Aidan Nagle sent a blast over the right-field fence, to make the score 72. Gabe Arteaga then came in to pitch in relief and coaxed Linscott to ground out to second. In the bottom of the seventh, LC State increased its advantage with a lead-off home run by White and an RBI-single up the middle by Charlie Updegrave. Westmont would add two runs in the eighth and another in the ninth, but it would not be enough to overcome the seven-run differential. “That tells me we don’t quit,” said Ruiz of his team’s runs in the final two innings. “We are always in the fight no matter what the situation is or who we are playing. That tells you a lot about their grit, determination and character. It is easy to lay down when you are in that moment and say, ‘They got us today.’ We believed that we just needed to get the next guy up and we would have a chance to go win and we played that way.” Leading off the eighth inning, Rudinsky was hit by a pitch. Rego, then, stepped to the plate and pounded a home run over the batter’s eye in center field for a two-run home run. The Warriors would put two more men on base in the inning, but were unable to bring the potential runs home. In the bottom of the eighth, Alex Blaszyk came in to relieve Arteaga and needed just seven pitches to retire the side in order. In the top of the ninth inning, Brady Renck was hit by a pitch, then stole second on the next pitch to give Westmont a man on second with no outs. Simon Reid produced an infield single to short on which Renck advanced to third. The throw to first, however, was offline allowing Reid to take second and Renck to score. This would, however, be the last run of the game. Westmont will next take on yet another team nicknamed “Warriors” when they face off against #10 Webber International (41-21) out of Florida. Webber International lost earlier in the day to #7 Faulkner (Ala.) (38-15). The match-up is the second of two elimination games scheduled in the 10-team, doubleelimination tournament. Webber International finished fifth in the Sun Conference with a conference mark of 12-12. The Florida-based Warriors received an at-large berth in the NAIA National Championship and were seated third in the Miami Gardens Opening Round Bracket. Webber went 3-1 in Opening Round play defeating top-seeded St. Thomas (Fla.) (41-19) in the championship game by a score of 17-6. Collin Martin, who is in his third year as head coach of Webber International, has posted a record of 89-56. “Now we focus on the next game,” said Ruiz. “We need to have a short memory, move on and get our minds right for tomorrow. I have every bit of confidence that our guys will do that.” Ron Smith is the sports information director at Westmont College. email: sports@newspress.com

Sokhela defends national title as five Warriors earn All-American honors By JACOB NORLING WESTMONT SPORTS WRITER

Westmont Men’s and Women’s Track and Field entered the final day of the NAIA Outdoor Track and Field National Championships without yet receiving an All-American honor. By day’s end Friday, the Warriors left with not only five All-Americans, but a national champion in their midst. The final day got rolling for the Warriors in the early afternoon when the men’s 4x800 relay team competed in the finals. On Thursday, the men snagged the eighth and final spot in the finals, and on Friday, the club made it worth it. Andres Leon, Adam King, Jack Vanden Heuvel, and Jason Peterson earned All-American status on Friday after they finished the 4x800 in fifth place with a time of 7:36.20. Peterson, the lone senior of the group, typically runs the second or third leg of the relay. On this occasion, however, in his final race as a Warrior, Peterson carried the team home. “It’s such a pleasure to race with these guys,” said Peterson. “To not only have a strong bond, but race at a high level together is a privilege. It’s an honor racing with these guys and it’s an honor finishing in the top five at a national meet. “In life you struggle, but having friends like this to walk alongside through thick and thin, it makes it all worth it.” When asked if placing Peterson as the anchor was a sentimental decision, Smelley said, “For one, it

was a strategic decision, but also letting Jason finish it off while knowing he would do a good job was great. It was nice to see him hold off that last runner and keep their place. “The guys positioned themselves well and competed. They could have just settled for eighth, but they competed and earned their spot.” Next up on the agenda for Westmont was the week’s main event: Zola Sokehla’s quest to repeat as national champion in both the 1500 and 800 meter run. First, a little after 3:00 p.m. CDT, Sokhela was tasked with defending his 1500 title. Sokhela paced himself early on in the race, leading the pack ever so slightly while setting himself for a kick to win it. For the first 1100 meters Sokhela comfortably stayed with the pack, not wanting to be the first to make a move. Unfortunately, the sophomore waited about 100 meters too long to make his push. There were only 200 meters left when Sokhela realized there were two men who had already hit turbo, and by the time Sokhela emptied his own tank, there was no time left to catch the others. With a time of 3:52.91, Sokhela earned All-American honors with a third place finish. It was a bittersweet honor for Sokhela, who has run six 1500s under 3:49.00 in his collegiate career. The first-place finisher in today’s race completed the event in 3:51.57. “I wanted to see the flow of the race and be the person who made the last move,” reflected Sokhela. “I was surprised to be in front

so I slowed the pace down, but everyone responded and stayed behind me. I got a flashback of the 1000 at Indoors, where they just made a move out of nowhere. I just couldn’t respond to it. “It was a good lesson learned about championship racing. I’m very disappointed obviously, but third place is not too bad.” Following the bittersweet finish of the 1500, Sokhela had less than two hours before having to gear back up for the 800, which took place at 5:00 p.m. CDT. Then, in the final race of his sophomore campaign, Sokhela flipped the script. After Sokhela made the mistake of leading the pack in the 1500, he decided to take a drastically different approach in the 800. At the end of the first lap, Sokhela was in dead-last. Then, lightning struck. After a 57.35 400 to open the race, Sokhela dug deep and came out with a 53.69 final lap, the fastest lap of any competitor during the race. As the group took their final trip around the stadium the crowd’s murmurs grew to roars as Sokhela dashed his way past seven All-Americans and defended his national championship with a time of 1:51.04. The second-place finisher came in sixth-hundredths of a second behind Sokhela, who made a season’s worth of hard work pay off in a storybook climax. “After I finished the 1500 I told myself ‘I don’t know how I’m going to run the 800’,” began the champion. “I focused on Please see WESTMONT on A6

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Regular season ends with sweep for UCSB baseball By DANIEL MOEBUS-BOWLES UCSB SPORTS WRITER

The regular season has come to an end for No. 4 UCSB Baseball (43-12, 27-3), which completed a sweep of CSU Bakersfield Saturday afternoon with a 146 win. The Gauchos will now patiently await today’s NCAA Selection Show to find out where they will be heading for their NCAA Regional. 27 Big West wins is the most in program history with the exception of last season, where the conference played a four-game weekend series. The 27-3 record grants a win percentage of .900 which is also the most in program history. The Gauchos finish the regular season 14-0-1 in weekend series and swept nine of them. The nine

sweeps tie the record that was set in 2019. Ryan Gallagher continued his bid for Big West Freshman Pitcher of the Year, improving to 8-0 on the year with five innings of work tonight. The righty allowed three runs on six hits and had a strikeout. He finishes the regular season with an ERA of 3.00. Christian Kirtley (43), Johnson (24), and Broc Mortensen (16) all extended their on-base streaks. The Gauchos outhit the Roadrunners 20-9, collecting five doubles, two homers and 13 RBI. They also had seven walks and an OPS of 1.338. Six different Gauchos posted multi-hit efforts with four of them having three-plus. Nick Vogt led the way going 4for-5 with a double, a walk, two RBI and two runs.

LeTrey McCollum had a career day, going 3-for-5 with a double, an RBI and a run. Bryce Willits went 3-for-4 a pair of doubles, walks and runs to go with an RBI. Mortensen tied the Big West lead with his 15th home run of the season and finished 3-for-5 with a double and a team-best four RBI. The Gauchos scored a single run in four different innings, but did most of their damage by scoring four in the third and posting a sixspot in the eighth. The first run scored in the first frame as Christian Kirtley collected a sac-fly but CSUB was quick to respond, tying the game in the bottom half. UCSB had five hits in the third, opening with threestraight singles to load the bases.

Mortensen promptly cleared the bases with a double to left center to make it a 4-1 ball game. Zander Darby added another, singling through the infield to score Mortensen. CSUB answered with a pair of runs to cut the lead, but Kirtley extended it to 6-3 with a lead-off homer in the fifth, his 11th of the year. Willits posted an RBI double in the sixth and John Newman Jr. had a pinch hit RBI single in the seventh to grow the lead to 8-3. UCSB used five hits to score six runs in the eighth, including Mortensen’s bomb and a two-RBI single by Vogt. Daniel Moebus-Bowles writes about sports for UCSB. email: sports@newspress.com

Long-distance Warriors push themselves in Alabama By JACOB NORLING WESTMONT SPORTS WRITER

A trio of Warriors for Westmont Men’s and Women’s Track and Field pushed themselves to the limit this week in Gulf Shores, Alabama where the club is competing in the NAIA Outdoor Track and Field National Championships. A pair of Westmont athletes competed in the 10,000 meter run on Thursday night, while another took part in the daunting halfmarathon on Friday morning. For Westmont, the performance of senior Abigail Stadtlander in the half-marathon was the highlight of the long distance races. Given the difficulty of the race in any conditions, the race is annually scheduled for an early start in order to avoid the day’s peak heat. However, even at 6:00 a.m. CDT, when the half-marathon began, the temperature was pushing 80 degrees Fahrenheit with 75% humidity. In her final race as a Westmont Warrior, Stadtlander battled through the conditions and finished the half-marathon in one hour, 31 minutes, and 10 seconds. Once the

senior crossed the finish line, she slowly took a tumble and a moment on the ground to catch her breath while being checked on by athletic trainers. Then, after a brief moment, the club’s golden eagle recipient walked off under her own power, and into the arms of her family and friends in attendance. “She ran really well,” said Coach Lindsey Connolly. “She put herself in a really good position, ran really smart and just gave it her all. She did awesome and we are all so proud of her.” “We are so proud of her,” echoed Coach Chris Hanessian. “She has worked so hard and it’s so great to get to see her race and race well at nationals. She really deserves this. When she got on her feet and got to us I just gave her the biggest hug, and she was really sweaty, but I couldn’t help it.” The night before Stadtlander’s gutsy performance, Westmont’s Anneline Breytenbach took part in the women’s 10,000 meter run. Ultimately, a hard-fought race for Breytenbach ended in frustration when the sophomore lost track of how many laps she had

left in her race. With the race officials hollering at Breytenbach to let her know that she was not yet finished, Breytenbach completed her penultimate lap, veered onto the infield, and began the always-exhausting moment of mental shutdown. After leaving it all out on the track and beginning to catch her breath, Breytenbach eventually caught wind of the fact that her race was not yet complete. After an emotional moment, a heart-broken Breytenbach stepped back on the track and jogged one final lap to complete the race in 38:09.77. Breytenbach, who was on the brink of All-American honors before coming to a premature halt, finished the race in 14th place. On the men’s side, junior Garrett Miller also competed in the 10,000 meter run. In the final event of day two, Miller completed the race in 33:44.18, which placed him in 28th place. Jacob Norling is the sports information assistant at Westmont College. email: sports@newspress.com

NIELSEN, James Peter

James “Jim” Peter Nielsen, born Jens Peter Ebberson Nielsen, passed away on May 1st, 2022 from pneumonia at Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara, California. He was 92. Jim was a veteran of World War II and was in the Air Force for 4 years. Jim leaves Pauline Nielsen his wife of 41 years; also, daughter Misty Dawn McGinnes, stepdaughter Linda J Eskew and stepson Ken Selezinka. Jim has lived in Santa Barbara for 59 years. He was a member of the Elks Lodge, Square Dancers; traveled with the Caravanner’s RV Club and the Danish Brotherhood. The services for Jim Nielsen will be held at McDermottCrockett Chapel on June 3rd at 11:00 am, located at 2020 Chapala St., Santa Barbara, CA.

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Continued from Page A3 recovering as best I could and then knew I had to give it a go. I didn’t want to make the same mistake of being up front, so I made sure I was in the back no matter what. “Being able to close with a 53 after opening with a 57 was painful, but like I said earlier, that’s championship racing. I made the last move in the 800, and it won me the title.” Sokhela adds himself to a list that includes Westmont legends Jean-Louis Ravelomanantsoa (’71’72) and Dennis Savage (’70-’71), as well as Pieter Top (’18-’19), as the only men in program history to successfully defend a national

title. “There is a lot of pressure coming in,” said Sokhela, regarding his role as reigning champ. “Knowing the rest of the pack looks at you as the one to beat is tough. I can tell myself ‘it’s a new race, new year’, but it doesn’t change the fact that you feel that pressure. It’s good to go through that though, and discover how I cope with that mentally. With that, I think I did well. “The pressure will only grow next season, but I’ll be a year stronger and more mature than I am now.” The 2022 season came to an end for the Warriors when Kari Anema and Anneline Breytenbach took part in the women’s 5000 meter run at 5:30 p.m. CDT. Breytenbach posted a time of

19:22.79, finishing in 17th place. Anema, a freshman, was unable to finish the race. At the end of the meet, the men’s team placed 13th out of 77 teams, while the women did not place. After Russell Smelley’s 43rd season as head coach of the Warriors came to an end, the coach reflected on both the positives and negatives of this week’s experience. “The 4x800 team really battled, and posted their best time of season,” said Smelley. “Each person contributed in different ways, so that was really fun. Zola came back from a difficult injury that happened just two weeks ago and it hampered him in the 1500. “However, he showed his character and depth in the 800, which was really magnificent.”

In regards to some of the races that did not go as planned, Smelley said, “It is a learning experience for everyone. The thing is, you can choose to blame yourself or you can choose to learn from it. Hopefully, it’s a learning experience that will make them want to come back and do better next season.” After taking the summer off, several Warriors will return to action in the fall when cross country begins. Then, come January 2023, the band will get back together for another season of Track and Field. Jacob Norling is the sports information assistant at Westmont College. email: sports@newspress.com

‘When you take that oath, you’re saying you’re going to protect and serve’ MEMORIAL

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it gives everybody a feeling of being proud to be an American,” said former Navy Lt. John Blankenship, the founder of the Pierre Claeyssens Veterans Foundation. He talked to the News-Press Friday at his Montecito home, which features the foundation’s museum of military uniforms, plane models and other military artifacts. The museum consistently impresses visitors, and on Friday, those visitors included first responders from the Santa Barbara Police Department, the Santa Barbara County Fire Department and the Montecito Fire Protection District. Standing proudly in his Navy uniform, Lt. Blankenship welcomed the first responders and their fire engines from the two fire departments, as well as a Santa Barbara police car, into his large driveway for a photo shoot by the foundation and the News-Press. Lt. Blankenship said that while Memorial Day has long honored the military, first responders haven’t had a similar day. “We felt like we’re all part of the same

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team,” he said. “We just wear different uniforms.” He noted first responders defend America 24/7 against crime and fires and other disasters. It was poignant that he said that while standing in Montecito, where the community appreciated the service of local fire departments during the 2018 Montecito debris flow. Including first responders in this morning’s

Memorial Day service makes a lot of sense to Firefighter EMT Spencer. “When you take that oath, you’re saying you’re going to protect and serve,” he told the News-Press. “Everyone knows that might mean getting injured or killed on rare occasions. That level of service is synonymous with the military.” email: dmason@newspress.com

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Wind from the west at 7-14 knots today. Wind waves 2-4 feet with a southwest swell 4-7 feet at 14-second intervals. Visibility clear.

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Tom Cruise is flying as Maverick again in “Top Gun: Maverick.”

Soaring onto the big screen From ‘Top Gun’ to ‘Thor’ to ‘Jurassic World,’ it’s summer in the theaters By DAVE MASON

NEWS-PRESS MANAGING EDITOR

he Memorial Day weekend debut of “Top Gun: Maverick” means the summer movie has taken off, complete with all kinds of thrillers Here’s the schedule for late May, June and July movies. NOW IN THEATERS “Tom Gun: Maverick”: Tom Cruise is back as “Maverick” in this sequel to the 1986 thriller about training fighter pilots. Montecito singer Kenny Loggins sang “Danger Zone” in the 1986 film. “The Bob’s Burgers Movie”: It seems like every animated TV series arrives on the big screen. Now it’s the turn for this Fox animated comedy. JUNE 3 “Watcher”: Maika Monroe

MARVEL STUDIOS

Montecito actress Natalie Portman reunites with Chris Hemsworth in the latest take on a superhero franchise with “Thor: Love and Thunder.”

stars as a young actress who fears she’s being stalked by a serial killer. JUNE 10 “Jurassic World Dominion”: From the trailers, it’s clear that the major stars from the original “Jurassic Park” movies and the “Jurassic World” movies are together in what’s likely to be the summer’s second highest grossing film. The “Doctor Strange” sequel is likely to be the highest grossing film of the year, as demonstrated by its box office numbers so far. JUNE 17 “Lightyear”: Chris Evans is the voice of the space hero inspired by the action figure. JUNE 24 “Elvis”: Austin Butler portrays the King, but the more interesting acting likely

will be by Tom Hanks as Col. Tom Parker, the singer’s opinionated manager. “Marcel the Shell with Shoes On”: A mockumentary follows a shell called Marcel in this film that combines live action with stop-motion animation. The film stars Jenny Slate, Rosa Salazar, Thomas Mann and Isabella Rossellini. “The Black Phone”: Ethan Hawke and Scott Derrickson star in this thriller about a kidnapped boy with a special power. JULY 1 “Minions: The Rise of Gru”: This time the henchmen are helping a young Gru (voice of Steve Carell) to join a supervillain group. JULY 8: “Thor: Love and Thunder”: Montecito actress Natalie Please see MOVIES on B2

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Superman and Krypto and other superheroes and their pets grace the big screen in “DC League of Super-Pets.”

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COURTESY PHOTOS

These mosaics are worth thousands of dollars.

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The Santa Barbara Zoo has started its After Hours at the Zoo program, running Wednesdays beginning this week.

Zoo adds After Hours schedule

The Santa Barbara Zoo invites guests to stay late and celebrate the longer days with After Hours at the Zoo. After Hours at the Zoo are every Wednesday beginning this week through July 27 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Guests can ride the train, purchase food, including chicken or tri-tip picnic dinners and s’mores kits, and enjoy live

music. While some animals will already be “in bed”, many will still be out and about to visit during Santa Barbara’s magical golden hour. After Hours at the Zoo is free with Zoo admission or Zoo membership; online reservations are required. To make reservations, go to reservations.sbzoo.org/Info. aspx?EventID=3.

The zoo’s regular hours start at 9 a.m. for members and 9:30 a.m. for general admission and last until 5 p.m. General admission is $19.95 for adults, $14.95 for children 2-12, and free for children under 2. Parking is $11. For more information, go to www.sbzoo.org. — Staff report

Shelters seek homes for pets

Local animal shelters and their nonprofit partners are looking for homes for pets. For more information, go to these websites: • Animal Services-Lompoc, countyofsb.org/phd/animal/home. sbc. • Animal Shelter Assistance Program in Goleta, asapcats.org. ASAP is kitty corner to Santa Barbara County Animal Services. • Bunnies Urgently Needing Shelter in Goleta, bunssb.org. BUNS is based at Santa Barbara County Animal Services. • Companion Animal Placement

Assistance, lompoccapa.org and facebook.com/capaoflompoc. CAPA works regularly with Animal Services-Lompoc. • K-9 Placement & Assistance League, k-9pals.org. K-9 PALS works regularly with Santa Barbara County Animal Services. • Santa Barbara County Animal Care Foundation, sbcanimalcare. org. (The foundation works regularly with the Santa Maria Animal Center.) • Santa Barbara County Animal Services in Goleta: countyofsb. org/phd/animal/home.sbc. • Santa Barbara Humane (with

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campuses in Goleta and Santa Maria), sbhumane.org. • Santa Maria Animal Center, countyofsb.org/phd/animal/home. sbc. The center is part of Santa Barbara County Animal Services. • Santa Ynez Valley Humane Society/DAWG in Buellton, syvhumane.org. • Shadow’s Fund (a pet sanctuary in Lompoc), shadowsfund.org. • Volunteers for Inter-Valley Animals in Lompoc: vivashelter. org. — Dave Mason

FROM MAY 9TH TO JUNE 7TH

Mosaic images of Christ and Mary reflect Byzantine style

R. has a pair of mosaic images at 15 by 20 inches, weighing 18 pounds, set in lead, which he believes were acquired by his parents in the 1930s. First, I will talk about their “heritage’”or style, and secondly, give a replacement valuation, as I was not able to find comparable sales of such pieces in the market today, from the 1930s or older. They are exceptional. C.R. has a pair of religious images, one a Christ figure and one a Mary figure. The image of Christ is a type of “Christ Pantocrator,” a specific depiction of Christ, meaning “all powerful” or omnipotent, as derived from the Greek. The image is one-half body; a quite common depiction in Orthodox Christianity. Yet, unlike C.R.’s Christ Pantocrator, He is typically holding a book in one hand. The other hand’s fingers are formed in the shape of one of His names, the Greek character letters IC or XC or both. He wears a halo. In Medieval Eastern Roman Church art, the image is inset into the architecture of the Church’s central dome, or in the apse, or in the nave vault. C.R.s mosaics seem to be made of “Smalti,” Venetian glass for mosaics, and Venetian Mosaic gold — real gold leaf under glass. This ancient medium of gold mosaics allowed reflected and bounced light to shine throughout the architecture in the daylight and glow under the light of candlepowered chandeliers and torches at night. This must have been a sight to see. Note the stiffness of the poses

we see in C.R.’s images, which is the style we associate with Byzantium. C.R. notes that this pair, Christ and His Mother, were acquired in the 1930s, and I find that extremely significant. The great Byzantine Church, the Hagia Sophia, with the traces of its Christ Pantocrator mosaic mural, was in the process of restoration at that time, and images of what restorers were finding were published and viewed by an eager public. The Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC held a public viewing in 1944 of a mosaic panel gifted to the Museum at 13 by 20 feet, a Byzantine wonder. Perhaps in a homage to the level of public interest, and respect for this ancient art form, C.R.’s parents acquired these pieces in the 1930s? Some excellent work similar to this style was created in Sicily at this time. Possibly the most famous of all sanctuaries for this style of mosaic art was the Hagia Sophia, which had been a Christian Church for 1,100 years before Mehmed II (Ottoman Sultan) sacked Constantinople in 1204.Many of the murals were defaced. In 1710, Sultan Ahmet III allowed a Swedish Engineer into the “Aya Sophia” to create detailed drawings of the mosaic murals, which were then covered up in the 18th century. In 1840 the Fossati Brothers attempted a restoration, but in an attempt to preserve the murals, many were plastered over and painted with oil based house paint. It might have seemed a

promising idea at the time, but the paint sealed the coverings, and condensation formed underneath. By the 1930s during restoration in 1936, restorers realized many mosaic murals were lost forever. Today the church is the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, formerly the Church of Holy Wisdom. It was built in 537 as a patriarchal Cathedral of the Imperial Capital of Constantinople, the largest Christian Church of the eastern Roman Empire. In 1435, after the fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Empire, it was consecrated to a mosque. Thus, I must assume that the art lovers of the world in the 1930s would have been thrilled to purchase similar style works. Here’s a note on valuation. Appraisers use three types of replacement value: a value as concluded by comparable sales in the market, a value concluded for a reproduction of a piece using ancient materials in the ancient style by an artist schooled in this tradition, and, the value I am using for C.R.’s pieces, which is replacement cost if new. I researched a few living mosaic artists who work in Smalti and gold mosaics creating Byzantine style religious images, and found that if C.R. wanted to insure these two pieces against a total loss, he would have to be reimbursed $4,000-6,000 per image. Dr. Elizabeth Stewart’s “Ask the Gold Digger” column appears Mondays in the News-Press. Written after her father’s COVID-19 diagnosis, Dr. Stewart’s book “My Darlin’ Quarantine: Intimate Connections Created in Chaos” is a humorous collection of five “what-if” short stories that end in personal triumphs over presentday constrictions. It’s available at Chaucer’s in Santa Barbara.

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Portman stars with Chris Hemsworth in a new take on the franchise. The plot begins with Thor (Mr. Hemsworth) just wanting to retire, but nothing’s ever that simple in a Marvel Studios movie. JULY 15 “Where the Crawdads Sing”: The best-selling novel has been adapted for the big screen, with Daisy Edgar-Jones starring as Kya in this murder

mystery. “Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank”: The main dog in this film loves cats and wants to protect them from a villain. So he becomes a samurai. Makes sense. “Bed Rest”: Supernatural events are witnessed by a pregnant woman who’s on bed rest. The film stars Melissa Barrera. JULY 22 “Nope”: Mysterious forces are scaring people and animals in director Jordan Peele’s latest thriller. Daniel

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Libra: It’s important for you to be extra cautious today, Libra. If you absolutely must go out, make sure you’re calm and collected before getting behind the wheel of a car. Don’t forget that helmet if you’re riding your bike. Strong emotions that come up at this time are apt to trigger a physical response that could be quite powerful, even a bit violent. Be careful of such tendencies. Scorpio: You may not want to admit something today, Scorpio, although you know it’s true. It becomes more obvious than you think if you’re hiding behind a barrier that has formed between you and someone close to you. If you insist on acting this way, ask yourself why you even bother staying in the relationship. Sagittarius: Like playing a game of chess, think carefully about your next move, Sagittarius. Maybe your opponent is taking a long time to make their next move. If you let impatience force your hand, you could make your decision too hastily. Feel free to take as much time as you need. Capricorn: Come out of your shell today, Capricorn. You’ll notice that people are much more sensitive to your feelings because they seem to be more emotional themselves. Communication is likely to occur more through unspoken channels than traditional methods, which is interesting at a time when most conversations are happening through electronic media. Aquarius: You may feel a bit restless, Aquarius, because you feel something brewing but can’t identify it yet. This energy is like a river rushing below while you stand on a bridge. The water is tempting, but you can’t summon the courage to jump in. Don’t feel like you have to be a part of everything. Extending the metaphor, maybe your destiny lies on the other side of the bridge and not in the river. Pisces: If you woke up this morning and just wanted to stay in bed rather than start your day, know that you aren’t alone, Pisces. Today you’re experiencing a sensitive warmth that makes you feel vulnerable to the chilly wind of reality. Harsh words seem to cut more deeply than usual, making you wish you’d never left the cocoon of your bed.

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Alaska warms to microreactors By MERRILEE GASSER THE CENTER SQUARE

(The Center Square) - Gov. Mike Dunleavy is continuing his push for sustainable energy options at a conference underway this week. Some well-known names are among the 90 speakers at the first Alaska Sustainable Energy Conference, including former secretary of state and CIA Director Mike Pompeo, former Energy Secretary and Texas Gov. Rick Perry and Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards. One of Gov. Dunleavy’s initiatives is microreactors. He signed Senate Bill 177 this week, which will exempt microreactors from the requirement to be situated on legislatively designated lands. It also exempts microreactors from having state departments and agencies conduct studies concerning changes in laws and regulations. The governor said the bill is meant to “smooth the regulatory process for the siting of micronuclear reactors.” There are not currently any microreactors in Alaska, and it is estimated that it will take five to seven years before that changes, according to the bill’s fiscal note. Microreactors can operate as a part of, or independently from, the electric grid. One microreactor can generate 1 to 10 megawatts of electricity. Sen. Jesse Kiehl, D-Juneau, said microreactors are promising, “but we are not there yet,” in a February

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(The Center Square) – While western Washington has had a wetter and cooler than normal spring, that is not the case for the central and southern sectors of the state that are at “above-normal risk” for wildfires. The National Interagency Fire Center delivered that message in its latest report. The agency says 18 counties east of the Cascade Mountains are currently experiencing moderate to severe drought conditions. A prediction for higher than normal temperatures and below normal precipitation are two factors that can lead to a spike in wildfires, according to NIFC. With those factors in play, NIFC expects much of the east side of the state to soon be at “significant risk” for wildfires. Last year, the Northwest region, which includes Oregon, had about 90 wildfires, most of which were human-caused, reports NIFC. Over half of the fires were in Washington state, with one large wildfire in the northeast burning 442 acres. Most of the wildfires burned fewer than one acre of land, said NIFC officials. A recent assessment by the NIFC found that roughly one in three properties in Washington, Oregon and California are at risk of wildfires. To reduce potential catastrophic events, the Bureau of Land Management has imposed fire restrictions on public lands throughout Oregon and Washington. That prohibits the use of fireworks, exploding targets or metallic targets, steel component ammunition (core or jacket), tracer or incendiary devices, and sky lanterns. BLM said a fine up to $1,000, a prison term up to one year and a bill for the cost of fire suppression are possible if someone is caught violating the new fire restrictions. Washington’s Department of Natural Resources, the largest firefighting agency in the state, is already readying its personnel and deciding where it will send resources during the summer. The state agency set a long-term goal in 2017 to reduce wildfires by restoring 1.25 million acres of forest to healthy conditions, which reduces fuel loads. As of last October, DNR had completed forest health treatments on 363,143 acres across central and eastern Washington. On Friday, the NIFC reported that nine large fires, five in New Mexico, are currently burning. A total of 606,120 acres is involved and none are contained. In addition to New Mexico, these fires are located in Texas, Colorado, Nebraska and Arizona. So far in 2022, 26,684 wildfires have burned 1,780,488 acres in the United States. This is well above the 10-year average of 20,305 wildfires and 838,935 acres burned, says NIFC, which is based in Boise, Idaho, and is the nation’s support center for emergency situations. The NIFC reports that drought conditions persist across nearly 90% of the western U.S. and the amount of acreage burned this year is 70% above the country’s 10-year average, continuing an upward trend.

Denver charter schools continue to outperform peers in Colorado By TOM GANTERT and BRETT ROWLAND THE CENTER SQUARE

5/31/22

interview with The Center Square. I am a little concerned that we’re not ready for the governor’s bill yet to take off all the Alaska rules (about microreactors),” Sen. Kiehl said. “We don’t actually know what this thing might look like.” Two microreactor projects are being planned in the state, Gov. Dunleavy said. One would be located at Eielson Air Force Base and could be completed by 2027, according to the Air Force Times. The other is under consideration by the Cooper Valley Electric Association and would be located in Valdez. During this week’s conference, speakers will also touch on issues to lower energy costs in Alaska and make the state energy independent. “This isn’t about an either, or, this is about an allin approach on energy sources,” Gov. Dunleavy said in a statement. “We’re talking about various types of energy, everything from nuclear, tidal, wind, solar, geothermal, hydro, and hydrogen will be a part of robust conversations and panels here at the conference. As well as natural gas as a bridge to get there.” Electric and autonomous vehicles, commercialization of hydrogen fuels, and similar technological efforts and other changes have brought humans to a new era, Gov. Dunleavy said on the conference’s website. “The world we leave our children and grandchildren will be unrecognizable from the one we entered,” Gov. Dunleavy wrote.

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(The Center Square) – Charter school students in Denver had stronger learning gains in math and reading than the state average in the 2017-18 and 2018-19 school years. That’s according to a study of the Denver education system released in May by the Center for Research on Education Outcomes at Stanford University (CREDO). Charter schools in Denver also showed greater learning gains than district schools within Denver in math in 201819. CREDO did an analysis of Denver schools in 2019 and found that Denver charter school students had stronger gains than the state average in reading and math in all three years the study reviewed – 2014-15, 2015-16 and 201617. There are 43 charter school districts in Colorado that represent 265 individual charter schools. The Denver Metro area has 132 charter schools. Denver charter schools serve students who are lowincome and minorities. In 2020-21, 62% of charter school students in Denver were on free or reduced federal lunch plans and 25% of the students enrolled were white with 54% of the student body Hispanic, according to the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools. In Colorado, charter schools are open to all students. The state’s charter school law prohibits discrimination based on academic ability.

Jay Inslee holds forth on gas prices, emergency powers, income tax By BRETT DAVIS THE CENTER SQUARE

(The Center Square) – Gov. Jay Inslee says that help is on the way for some Washington motorists, next year. “We’ve passed a low income tax credit to help low income people in part with some of their oil prices,” Gov. Inslee said on the “Seattle Morning News” podcast. “It’s an average of about $1,200 a year people will start receiving next year who are in the lower income brackets that can cushion some of the shock of this oil problem.” This was, he said, “a better plan” than halting the state gas tax in some form. Currently, almost 50 cents are tacked onto the price of every gallon pumped in Washington for state-based gas taxes, but Gov. Inslee does not see that as low hanging fruit for easing people’s pain at the pump. “What we’ve concluded is just putting more money into the gas companies’ pockets is not a solution to this problem because that’s what happens,” Gov. Inslee said. “When you do like a gas tax holiday, a couple things happen: One, the gas companies just raise their prices to the point that they had it before, so the money goes to the gas company, to the oil company rather than to the state. It doesn’t actually reduce what you’re paying at the pump. So all it really does is transfer the dollars that would be going into fixing our roads and bridges and just gives it to the profit column of the oil companies.” Those remarks were delivered on May 20. Three days prior, Inslee addressed the issue of emergency powers and the separation of powers in a the “Crosscut Talks” podcast. Gov. Inslee talked about his Feb. 29, 2020 declaration of a statewide emergency – still in effect – in response to the spread of COVID-19 per the Emergency Powers Act. Under the state of emergency, Inslee has issued scores of additional proclamations including shelter-in-place orders, business and school closures, a moratorium on evictions, and mask and vaccine mandates. “But the reality of this is this has not been some rogue executive running rampant like an elephant through the tall grass of our civil liberties,” Gov. Inslee said. “The Legislature now has had two or three opportunities to rescind or contravene any of the actual rules or protocols that I have announced. And you know what, they have confirmed them. Not only have they not repealed them, they have actually confirmed them, including a bunch of Republican votes in 2021 to actually confirm the things we have done.” The legislative branch and the judicial branch have agreed with the executive branch, according to the governor. “There’s no separation of powers disagreement,” Gov. Inslee said. “We’re aligned at the hip on these policies.” He also said, in response to a caller’s question about the possibility of a state income tax, “Not while I’m governor.” The Center Square sought clarification on these points from the governor’s office. How could target relief next year help hurting motorists this year? If the money would simply go to oil companies, then how do pump prices fall? If there was never a vote of the Legislature to OK a whole host of Gov. Inslee’s emergency policies, then how do we know the Legislature is on board? Was the governor shoving the door completely shut on a state income tax, in light of the fact that members of his own party have said they want one? Mike Faulk, spokesman for the governor, did not shed any more light on these matters. “None of the governor’s recent comments in interviews need clarification,” Mr. Faulk said in an email Friday.