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The legacy of Anne Douglas City continues Kirk Douglas’ partner in marriage, business, philanthropy until her death at 102

budget hearings SB City Council prioritizes self-insurance fund, the arts, engagement By GRAYCE MCCORMICK NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

Friday morning marked the third special budget work session and public hearing of the Santa Barbara City Council and city staff for Fiscal Year 2022-23. From 9 a.m. to noon, the council heard presentations from the City Administrator’s Office, the mayor and the City Council, and from the Human Resources and Finance departments. The City Administrator’s Office shared its proposed budget of about $4.1 million for FY 2022, down about $170,000 from a year ago. A key component of the expenditures include funding a new bilingual community outreach officer position with the city, which would cost $168,139. “I think the city is doing so much that isn’t fully appreciated because we don’t have that community engagement officer,” said Councilwoman Kristen

Sneddon. “I’m thinking of some of our big issues like communication with Ortega Park and the community about what is happening with the arts and wanting to support that … I can’t think of anything more important than us being able to communicate and engage and feed information.” The City Administrator’s Office is focusing its work efforts on: completing the electoral redistricting program following the 2020 Census results; developing the Downtown State Street Master Plan; assisting downtown organizations and expanding improvement districts; supporting the reuse and redevelopment of the Macy’s and Nordstrom’s buildings; and providing guidance for events and parades in the city, among others. The City Clerk cited workload issues and emphasized the strong need for upgrading Please see BUDGET on A3

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The Douglas family announced the passing of their matriarch, Anne Douglas, peacefully at home in Beverly Hills at the age of 102 on April 29.

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With great sadness, the Douglas family announced the passing of their matriarch, Anne Douglas, peacefully at home in Beverly Hills at the age of 102 on April 29. As half of a couple considered Hollywood royalty, Anne Buydens first met the famous movie star, Kirk Douglas, in 1953 when he offered her a job as his publicist while in Paris to film “Act of Love.” She said no in flawless English. She also refused his phoned invitation to dinner a few hours later, opting for scrambled eggs at home instead. Unused to turndowns by women, but really needing her skills, he campaigned to change her mind — at least about the short-term job. And so began a working arrangement that turned into mutual respect and love, in part fostered by her wicked sense of humor and his ability to appreciate it. When “Act of Love” wrapped, Miss Buydens was off to the sixth Cannes International Film Festival for the first of her three-year contract to handle protocol and publicity. Mr. Douglas followed her there, studying the script for his next film, “Ulysses,” on the beach. Miss Buydens had already been hired to be its unit publicist, so their romance would continue in Italy. It survived — primarily by correspondence — after Mr. Douglas started filming “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea,” on locations in the Caribbean and then at the Disney Studio. With an ocean between them, Mr. Douglas urged her to come to Beverly Hills as soon as she finished working with the Cannes Film Festival of 1954. She arrived in Los Angeles on April 24. Six weeks later, seeing her pack to return to Paris, he proposed. The couple flew to Las Vegas on Saturday afternoon, May 29, 1954, after Mr. Douglas left the studio. It wasn’t romantic, but it was legal, and her new husband vowed that someday he would marry her again in a big celebration. He kept that promise for their

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Over the years, Anne Douglas received countless recognitions of appreciation. One of the most meaningful was the Jefferson Award for Greatest Public Service of a Private Citizen, which she received at the Kennedy Center in Washington in 2003.

50th anniversary on May 29, 2004. They were married for 66 years and had two sons together, Peter and Eric, who joined Michael and Joel from Mr. Douglas’s marriage to Diana Dill (whom Mrs. Douglas called “our ex-wife”) as one united family. “My father could never keep a secret. Anne was just the opposite,” said Michael Douglas. “That’s why I was so moved when I read their co-authored book, ‘Kirk and Anne,’ in which she talked about her early life in Germany, her war years in occupied Paris and her career before she met my father. She also included their private correspondence, which gave me new insights into their courtship and marriage.

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VNA Health honors outstanding mothers during special luncheon By MADISON HIRNEISEN NEWS-PRESS CORRESPONDENT

VNA Health celebrated the 20th anniversary of its annual Mother’s Day Luncheon Friday, honoring 40 women and one couple in a video tribute. This is the second year in a row VNA Health went virtual to celebrate the Mother’s Day Luncheon, an annual event that honors distinguished mothers for their impact on their children’s lives and their community. With the pandemic barring large in-person events, planning staff at VNA Health opted to recognize past honorees through a broadcasted video Friday. During a typical year, VNA Health selects one “Honored Mother” and one “Remembered Mother” to recognize at the nonprofit’s yearly in-person luncheon. But because this year was the 20th anniversary of the

event, the organization decided to recognize all of the previous honorees from 2002 and on without recognizing new honorees for 2021. VNA Health posted the video on its website at 11 a.m. Friday for the public to view. It also plans to broadcast the video on KEYT-TV, Channel 3, at 3 p.m. Sunday and on KEYT-Now Channel 13 at 3 p.m. Saturday and May 16. Throughout the video, family members and friends of the past Honored and Remembered Mothers reminisce on fond memories and moments with the honorees. The program also features various speakers talking about the impact of VNA Health in their lives and the lives of their loved ones. “(The luncheon) really brings these women to life for many of us that wouldn’t have known them otherwise,” Rick Keith, the Please see MOTHERS on A2

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“Anne was more than a stepmother, and never ‘wicked.’ She brought out the best in all of us, especially our father. Dad would never have had the career he did without Anne’s support and partnership. Catherine and I and the children adored her; she will always be in our hearts.” Peter Douglas said, “My mother was extraordinary right until the end. She considered herself a ‘working girl’ and handled the tasks she undertook with joy and competence, whether it was the living legacy of the Douglas Foundation or Bryna, the company she presided over for most of her marriage. But most of all, I will miss her fierce devotion to us all, her joy in being Oma to her grandchildren, her lively conversations and her unforgettable wit.” The future Anne Douglas was born Hannelore Marx in Hannover, Germany. Her father owned a textile factory and multiple retail shops; her mother was a socialite. After their divorce, Anne stayed with her father who fostered her interest in his business operations before sending her to boarding school in Switzerland. Unwilling to return to Hitler’s Germany, she went to Belgium to continue her studies, which were interrupted when the Nazis bombed Brussels in 1940. She escaped by car with some friends, heading for freedom and France. But traveling with German papers was a liability for them all. For safety’s sake, the friends decided she should marry Albert Buydens to become a Belgian national. She was now Anne Laure Buydens, but the safety was short-lived. The Germans occupied Paris just months after their arrival. When the conquerors decreed that movies Please see DOUGLAS on A6

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From left, Easter Moorman, the director of marketing at VNA Health; Maggie Mabuchi, donor services and database coordinator, and Lailan McGrath, special events manager, helped to plan and create the video for this year’s 20th anniversary of the Mother’s Day Luncheon.

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County unlikely to move into yellow tier next week By MADISON HIRNEISEN NEWS-PRESS CORRESPONDENT

Increasing the vaccination rate in Santa Barbara County will be key to reaching the highly coveted yellow tier of COVID-19 restrictions, officials from the Public Health Department said during a Friday press briefing. Dr. Van Do-Reynoso, the county’s public health director, told reporters that she does not anticipate the county moving into the least restrictive tier of the state’s system next week, citing a

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Dr. Henning Ansorg, the county’s public health officer, said Friday that only 40% of the county’s high school-age population is vaccinated.

slowing vaccination rate as one of the main factors. She said in order to increase the county’s chances of moving into the yellow tier before the system is disbanded June 15, vaccine rates must increase. “We know safety precautions can get us to reduce the case rate — that is, the masking, the social distancing and now the vaccination rate,” Dr. Do-Reynoso said Friday. “I would say that we need to continue doing what we know, and what we’re not doing enough is getting all of our community vaccinated. I don’t know when we will reach the yellow tier … but given the June 15 deadline of lifting the tiers, I’m just not sure if we will get there. We need to double down and get vaccination rates up and continue meanwhile to practice masking and social distancing.” Dr. Henning Ansorg, the county’s public health officer, said the county is seeing the biggest uptick in cases among the under 18 population in the county. A few outbreaks have been reported at local high schools, mostly occurring on sports teams, Dr. Ansorg said, adding that only 40% of the county’s high school-age population is vaccinated. In addition to vaccinating the rest of the adult population, Dr. Ansorg said giving shots to high school students will be critical moving forward. “Having students vaccinated will greatly improve safety and help the whole community reach

herd immunity,” Dr. Ansorg said Friday. With the Food and Drug Administration expected to approve the Pfizer vaccine for kids 12 and older next week, Public Health officials say they will quickly pivot to accommodate the next eligible age group through mobile clinics at schools and other community locations. Already, the department has mobilized nearly 60 mobile clinics in the last three weeks to vaccinate individuals at their workplaces, places of worship and even in restaurants and markets. “The mobile clinics are needed now to make sure that (the vaccine) is available in communities in places that individuals are comfortable getting their vaccinations,” Dr. DoReynoso said. In recent weeks, the U.S. has seen an uptick in individuals refraining from receiving their second dose of the vaccine. According to Dr. Do-Reynoso, health care workers have reported that 7% of people in Santa Barbara County are not returning for a second shot. To alleviate this issue, the public health director said health care workers are working diligently to contact individuals who need their second shot and reschedule appointments. As of Friday, 61% of county residents 16 and older have received at least one dose of the vaccine, and 44.9% of that

Dr. Van Do-Reynoso, the county’s public health director, told reporters Friday that she does not anticipate the county moving into the least restrictive tier of the state’s system next week, citing a slowing vaccination rate as one of the main factors.

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executive director of VNA Health, told the NewsPress. “And so that’s been the most meaningful thing to me about these (luncheons): just learning about these women and their families and what they’ve meant to this community in some ways.” In a year where many mothers took on the role of teacher, hairdresser and caregiver, Sue Birch, the 2020 Honored Mother, encouraged mothers to continue pressing on. “I want to say to all the mothers and special friends out there: Keep doing what you’re doing that gives you meaning in life,” Ms. Birch said in the video. “Giving to your family, volunteering out in the community — there’s never been any time that you’ve been so needed.” VNA Health is planning to have its 2022 celebration in-person next May, with hopes to welcome up to 400 guests at the Rosewood Miramar. Planners are hopeful the event can return with its normal charm and live performances. “(The luncheons) are kind of like a big family getting together,” Lailan McGrath, VNA Health special events manager, told the News-Press. “You know when you have a big family gathering and you see an aunt or an uncle — that’s kind of what our luncheons are like. It’s a very familial feeling.” This year, the nonprofit is aiming to raise

$450,000 through the luncheon to sponsor VNA Health programs such as the Loan Closet, Serenity House Charity Care, Telehealth Care, Palliative Care, Music Therapy, Pet Therapy and the We Honor Veterans Program. The luncheon, which is the nonprofit’s biggest fundraiser of the year, helps VNA Health continue to provide in-person care through various programs. By providing compassionate care, VNA Health hopes to carry on the legacy of the nonprofit’s Marian Watts, a traveling nurse who created the organization more than 100 years ago. Since many mothers are often seen as a primary caregiver for their children and family, Mr. Keith said the luncheon events are a perfect time to honor both mothers and VNA’s dedicated caregivers. “It’s perfect that we’re honoring the primary caregivers in our families and in our community and honoring our caregivers at VNA Health who every day are out in the community, helping families just like our moms, just like our caregivers of our own families,” Mr. Keith said. “And so it’s just a perfect dynamic for this organization, for the community to come together in this way. The event gives us an opportunity to tell their story of who they are as moms and the meaning that they brought to their families.” For more information and to view this year’s Mother’s Day Luncheon, visit vna.health/ luncheon.

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Alisyn Blanton, a fifth-grade teacher at Miguelito Elementary School in the Lompoc Unified School District, said students “always deserve the best of what you’ve got.” After being named Santa Barbara County Teacher of the Year, some might say Ms. Blanton has accomplished just that, with all but an easy path. The teacher told the NewsPress that she heard about the award while she was by herself in her classroom. “The kids had left and I was alone in the room. It was a moment to really take it in and look around my classroom that I was so glad to be back in,” Ms. Blanton said. “It really was that moment to think about how many years I’ve been at that school, in that classroom with the kids coming in and out, and really be appreciated for the job that I do and the job that we all do.” Teaching runs in Ms. Blanton’s blood, with her great grandmother, grandmother and sister all as fellow educators. The Lompoc teacher said that from the moment she was old enough to get a job, she worked with kids in jobs such as parks and recreation and day camps. Ms. Blanton then got her psychology degree from UCSB, followed by her master’s in education from UC Santa Cruz. “I really just always knew I’d end up with kids one way or another, and that’s where I went,” she said. Lompoc Unified School District welcomed Ms. Blanton in 2004, and she’s been with the district ever since. She has taught at Los Berros Elementary, Fillmore Elementary and is currently teaching fifth grade at Miguelito Elementary. She believes her current classes — two groups of 16 students — are the only classes on campus where every single student is back learning in-person in the classroom. The teacher said she and those 32 students have been through a lot, starting back in October 2019, when Ms. Blanton was diagnosed with Churg-Strauss syndrome, a blood vessel disorder. This diagnosis kept her in the hospital for a week and out of the classroom for three months while she received six treatments weekly of biological chemotherapy, followed by a treatment every three months and steroids that she is still continuing. Ms. Blanton said she had to fight

her doctors to allow her to come back to the classroom, and she wasn’t able to see her students’ faces until Feb. 2, 2020 — a little over a month before the pandemic hit the nation. “We only had six weeks back together, and then we all had to leave,” she said. “This class in particular had a very rough year, but the day it was announced, I literally sent home computers, we sent home books and we started distance learning within two days. “I’d been out for three months and never Zoomed … But my class? They all worked with me, every single one of them, and even after having had a very weird year, they all still went with me to fifth grade.” She said the bond between her and her students was critical to navigating distance learning. “We did everything we could as possible together, and I think that familiarity really helped us, because we weren’t new to each other. Many classrooms didn’t know each other, but we did,” Ms. Blanton said. However, chemotherapy wiped out all of Ms. Blanton’s COVID19 antibodies, and while she said she received a vaccine, her doctor informed her she could still contract COVID-19, but just not as severe. The teacher said she can fight some infection, but she has zero immune system. “I go to school every day with no immune system, but I don’t care. I just don’t care,” Ms. Blanton said. “I know these kids are so welltrained … Those kids were like, ‘We have sanitizer in every corner.’ They were so good at trying to make sure we were all safe that I don’t have any fear about being with them. “I know they value my health and I know they want me to be there every day, so I feel like we value each other’s health and we take it seriously, so I don’t have any fear about my health at all going back there.” This ongoing trust and respect between Ms. Blanton and her students was something the teacher said she values, and, “They deserve it. They always deserve the best of what you got.” Now that the fifth-grade teacher was named the Santa Barbara County Teacher of the Year, she is eligible for the state and national Teacher of the Year recognition programs. However, when asked about what those awards would mean to herself and her family, she responded that it really isn’t that important to her. “They said this looks like the Oscars of teaching. For me, I don’t think it (state or national recognition) would mean a whole

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Alisyn Blanton, a fifth-grade teacher at Miguelito Elementary School in the Lompoc Unified School District, was named Santa Barbara County Teacher of the Year.

lot different than what this (county award) means to me, except what it means to bring it home for my community and for my school,” the teacher said. “It’s really about Lompoc. It’s about that community and those families that I stay for and that I love. It’s about recognizing who they are and what they bring to me. They’re what makes me great, they’re what feeds my soul. “It’s really only about being able to show how they make me great.” In Ms. Blanton’s standards, “great” meant putting in plastic teeth when she lost eight of her teeth to her disorder so her students could see her smile; attending school meetings during chemotherapy; teaching from the hospital after her appendix was removed; and having her husband hand deliver her computer to her to Zoom her kids, simply so they could see her face. But to her, it’s not about that. “It’s the kids, every single one of them, through the highs and lows, the good days and the hard days. It is absolutely every single one of their faces that makes me never want to leave that classroom,” Ms. Blanton said. “I could be in administration or I could work at a district office, but then I wouldn’t have them. “Often people say, ‘At that level, you make bigger changes that change their lives,’ but I want to be in there with them and I want to change their life that day. It is absolutely why I do it, for each and every one of them … so that in 30 years, they will remember me and

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Continued from Page A1 the FTE Records Technician position to full-time to provide appropriate customer service and transparency with public records act requests. The Mayor and City Council’s Office had a proposed budget of more than $3.5 million, down about $180,000 from a year ago. To accomplish that reduction, a 5 to 10% decrease was proposed for the next fiscal year for arts, events and community promotion organizations, along with a 5% reduction in meeting and travel costs for the elected officials and a 5% cut in funds for the South Coast Youth Safety Partnership. The City Council expressed concern with reducing funding for the youth safety partnership, citing recent youth violence incidents, and asked that the reduction in funds for art grants and loans be taken into consideration with other departments and organizations with a more thorough breakdown of expenses. The Council also requested city staff to explore how to create a paid internship program for young adults within City Hall. The Human Resources Department’s recommended Fiscal Year 2022 budget was presented as more than $1.8 million with no additional funds needed. City staff within the department highlighted that the employee turnover rate for 2021 was 6.41% despite COVID19. Turnover rates were 9.6% and 7.24% in 2019 and 2020, respectively. Staff also mentioned equity has been a big focus in the hiring process, and Councilwoman Alejandra Gutierrez requested a breakdown of the demographics of

the administrative and manager positions in the department. “I really want the city to be an organization where we promote within and we build our leadership, and especially for the director position,” she said. “Santa Barbara is a very unique city, and when we have people that have lived there or they’re invested in this city, it reflects differently in their leadership.” The Finance Department listed its priority projects for the administration, budget, accounting, general services and treasury departments. These priorities include, among other things: COVID-19 recovery, rebuilding reserves, pension management strategy, deferred compensation investment, police facility debt issuance, website replacement, submitting the city’s two-year budget, vendor payment streamlining, implementing green initiatives, citywide credit card processing, tax compliance and audit services, and utility billing customer service improvements. The city expects to gain $527,931 in revenue for the General Fund in 2022, a 4% change due to the city’s plan to begin charging late fees on delinquent utility accounts in 2022, along with revenue for unclaimed property. On the spending side, staff proposes more than $6.3 million in General Fund expenditures. Concerns were raised regarding the city’s self-insurance fund. The current cash balance of $7.1 million in the fund is below the recommended amount by the city’s actuary. The fund is projected to have a balance of $5.4 million at the end of FY 2021, meaning revenue allocations are not keeping pace with expenditures. Staff also anticipate significant increases for insurance premiums. The recommended reserve balance for FY 2022 sits at around

$18 million, but is projected at $2.5 million. If there isn’t enough money in reserves to pay out insurance claims, the Finance Department looks to the General Fund. “That’s what’s hobbling us is the number of claims adding up, not the size of the claims,” Councilman Mike Jordan said. “When you see those (recommended reserve balance) graph lines going up and up and up, that means that we’re assigning enough resources to a myriad of things — training, education, practices that will help reduce the frequency and drive those lines back down. It’s not just about putting more money in a bucket to handle the increasing costs … It’s really important to make sure we have adequate programs and we’re giving resources to those programs to reduce frequency when we cover ourselves for our losses and have a stop point.” Overall, Santa Barbara is projected to have incurred more than $35 million of revenue loss. But finance staff said that slightly more than $11 million of federal American Rescue Act funds are slated to be given to the city, all of which will go to offsetting the losses the city incurred. The next budget hearing will take place Monday with the Parks and Recreation Department, including Creeks and Golf Funds, followed by numerous other hearings for Community Development, Sustainability and Resilience, Police, City Attorney, Public Works and more. The Council is scheduled to adopt the budget on June 22. For more information or to see the budget hearing schedule, visit www.santabarbaraca. gov/gov/depts/finance/budget/ recommended.asp. email: gmccormick@newspress.com

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Eight members of the Bishop Diego football team were named as All-Camino League recipients on Friday. Bishop, which went 5-0 during the COVIDshortened season, also had eight players earn Honorable Mention honors. Highlighting the All-Camino League team were: Buddy Melgoza, defensive back; Marcus Chan, running back/safety/long snapper; Semisi Falemaka, offensive line; Qu’ran Gossett, utility; Luke Knightley, wide receiver/linebacker; and Su’e Lamanu, defensive line. Honorable Mention recipients were: Johnny Alvarado, utility; Hunter Boeddeker, linebacker; Ben Boeddeker, wide receiver/defensive back; Parker Maho, offensive line; Jayden Martinez, offensive line/defensive line; Gabe Martinez, fullback; Stretz Maddox, linebacker; and Logologo Va’a, defensive line. Chan led the team in all-purpose yards, finishing with 774 total yards (547 yards rushing). The junior led the team in touchdowns with 10. He also had 14 tackles and three interceptions on defense. Melgoza had a team-best five interceptions and 14 total tackles on the year. He added 108 yards passing, completing 12 of his 25 pass attempts. Gossett, a sophomore, accumulated 214 all-purpose yards in just four games, scoring seven touchdowns. SAN MARCOS COACH RESIGNS Jason Fowle, who spent the past five seasons as head coach of the San Marcos High School football team, announced his resignation Friday. Fowle spent five years at the helm for the Royals, also serving as an assistant coach for two seasons. San Marcos went 1-4 in this year’s COVID-shortened season. During his tenure, Fowle had a record of 738. “I would like to Thank Jason for all that he has done for our program the past 5 years as Head Coach and 2 as an Assistant,” Abe Jahadhmy, athletics director at San Marcos, said in a statement. “He poured his heart and soul into our program and so many of our Athletes are better people today because of him. “I value his friendship and loyalty toward me and respect his wishes to spend more time with his family. I hope in time he can coach again in some capacity.”

COLLEGE BASEBALL UCSB 6, UC IRVINE 5 Clayton Hall entered the game in the top of the ninth with the bases loaded and no outs, and the sophomore right-hander rose to the occasion. Hall was able to escape the jam unharmed, striking out two as UCSB took a slim lead in the Big West Conference. The Gauchos (30-13, 21-8 in Big West) fell behind 30 early on but were able to cut the deficit to 3-2 with a two-run single by Zach Rodriguez. A run-scoring single by Zach Willow made it 5-3 Irvine in the bottom of the third. Jordan Sprinkle tied the game at 5 in the bottom of the fourth with a double. Cole Cummings’ solo home run in the bottom of the sixth gave UCSB the lead for good. The top two teams in the conference will continue their series with a doubleheader that starts at 3 p.m. today.

MEN’S TENNIS PEPPERDINE 4, UCSB 1 Senior Joseph Guillin was able to rally back after dropping the first set in his No. 1 singles match, but it wasn’t enough as the Gauchos fell to 28thranked Pepperdine in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at USC. The Gauchos (10-6) split the first two doubles matches against the Waves, as Kai Brady and Guillin won 6-2 over Daneil De Jonge and Pierto Fellin at No. 3. Victor Krustev and Joseph Rotheram lost 6-2 at No. 2, clinching the point for Pepperdine (16-6). “That is the best doubles at No. 3 that we’ve had this year,” said head coach Marty Davis. “Those two (Brady and Guillin) are practically undefeated at No. 3 this year, so that was very impressive.” The Brady-Guillin duo finishes the year with a 7-1 record. In singles, Pepperdine made it 2-0 when Fellin topped Brady at No. 6, 6-2, 7-5. It was 3-0 after Zeitvogel topped Pablo Masjuan at No. 4, 6-3, 7-6 (4). Guillin then got UCSB on the board with his 36, 6-3, 6-2 win at No. 1 over the 119th-ranked Adrian Oetzbach. It was the third consecutive match that he won after losing the first set. The match ended when Summaria came back to topple Rotheram at No. 5, 3-6, 7-6 (2), 6-0. At that point the other matches were pulled off the courts. “Joey (Rotheram) played extraordinary tennis for an hour and a half,” Davis said. “But the guy he was playing (Summaria) was playing No. 1 for them the last time we played and he just got stronger and stronger.” The loss to the Waves ended a four-match winning streak for the Gauchos, including their sixth consecutive Big West Tournament championship.

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STANFORD 4, UCSB 0 The UCSB women’s tennis team was unable to extend its longest winning streak in the last 25 years with their loss to Stanford Friday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. In doubles, Stanford’s Angelica Blake and Emily Arbuthnott defeated Kira Reuter and Shakhnoza Khatamova 6-2. Then, Elizaveta Volodko and Lise Sentenac fell to Cardinals Michaela Gordon and

Miluka Madurawe 6-3, surrendering the doubles point. Stanford won three of the singles matches to complete the win. Emma Higuchi defeated Marta Gonzalez-Ballbe 6-0, 6-0, Ana Geller defeated Sentenac 6-2, 6-1, and Gordon defeated Volodko 6-3, 6-3 to clinch the win for the Cardinals.

PREP BOYS TENNIS CARPINTERIA 12, BISHOP DIEGO 6 The Cardinals fell to 0-4 on the season with their loss against the Warriors on Friday. In No. 1 singles, Bishop’s Luke Wilson won with scores of 6-3, 6-1, 6-0. The Cardinals also took No. 2 doubles, as Thomas Coleman and Daniel Kagramanov won two points with 6-2, 4-6, 6-3. For the Warriors, Austin Stone went 2-1, which included not losing a point in No. 2 singles. Troy Zimmerman also went 2-1, while Max Stone went 1-1 and Steven Bengry went 1-0. Connor Gralewski and Ryan Souza swept in doubles, while the pairing of Nolan Martin and Ben Persoon went 1-1.

PREP SOFTBALL DOS PUEBLOS 19, SANTA YNEZ 2 (5 inn.) Riley Monroe and Lacy Spear each drove in four, leading an 11-hit attack for the Chargers in their win on Friday. DP (12-4, 8-1 in Channel League) scored in bunches and opened up an 8-0 lead after two innings. The Chargers added five in the third and six in the fourth. Georgia Wilson got the win, allowing eight hits and striking out five.

PREP GIRLS LACROSSE SAN MARCOS 14, NORDHOFF 3 Shana Friedenberg pitched a first-half shutout, as the Royals opened up a 9-0 advantage and never looked back in their win Friday in Ojai. Freshman Ellie Monson led all scorers with four goals. Nine different Royals scored in the match. San Marcos improves to 4-6 overall and 3-2 in Channel League. The Royals will host first-place Dos Pueblos at 6 p.m. Wednesday. DOS PUEBLOS 15, SANTA BARBARA 0 Stats for Dos Pueblos were not provided by press time.

PREP BOYS VOLLEYBALL SAN MARCOS 3, CABRILLO 0 The Royals improved to 6-1 overall and 5-1 in Channel League play with their sweep on Friday. San Marcos won with scores of 25-12, 25-5, 25-13. Seniors Gavin Curt and Joey Macko each had six kills in the victory. The Royals will host Santa Barbara Monday night for the league title.

THURSDAY’S LATE SCORES BOYS BASKETBALL SANTA BARBARA 52, DOS PUEBLOS 34 Andrew Douglas notched a double-double, scoring 11 points and grabbing 11 rebounds in the Dons’ win on Thursday night. Santa Barbara (3-2, 2-1 in Channel League) held DP (1-4, 1-3 in Channel League) to just 20 points through the first three quarters. Jasper Johnson added 10 points in the victory for Santa Barbara. The two teams will be back in action at 6 p.m. tonight at Santa Barbara High. SANTA YNEZ 66, LOMPOC 51 Landon Lassahn scored 26 points, while teammate Jackson Ollenburger scored 20 points of his own in the Pirates’ win on Thursday. Lassahn stuffed the stat sheet, adding nine rebounds, four steals, four assists and a block. Ryan Devitt finished with eight points and seven rebounds, while Warren Zhang scored seven points and had four rebounds.

BOYS VOLLEYBALL NORDHOFF 3, CARPINTERIA 1 The Warriors fell to 2-4 overall and 2-3 in league play with their loss on Thursday. Nordhoff won with scores of 25-21, 24-26, 25-19, 2523. For Carpinteria, Gavin Lohuis had five aces, Diesel Slade had nine kills, Arata Tomatsuri had four solo blocks and Zach Isaac had 15 digs. The Warriors have one more league match, as they will take travel to Fillmore Thursday.

PREP TRACK WARRIORS REMAIN UNBEATEN The Carpinteria High boys and girls track teams improved to 3-0 in Citrus Coast League action with their victories over Fillmore on Thursday. The boys beat the Flashes 87-48, and the girls won 80-45. Vincent Rinaldi took the 100 and 200 with times of 11.34 and 22.72, respectively. Trisitan Cravens took the 100 and 300 hurdles with times of 19.00 and 47.93, respectively. Irving Garcia took the long jump (18-4) and triple jump (36-7), and Esai Vega set a personal best in the discus with a throw of 140-7. For the girls, Emma Holmstrom won the 100 hurdles (20.18) and the long jump (13-9.5). Ainslee Alexander won the triple jump (31-0.5) and the pole vault (6-6), and Fatima Cervantes won the 300m hurdle race (58.38) and the high jump (4-8). Carpinteria will be back in action at 11 a.m. today for the 101st annual Russell Cup. email: mwhite@newspress.com

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Carpinteria-based orchid grower Westerlay Orchids shipped over 181,000 plants this week to its wholesale customers — many of which placed large orders ahead of Mother’s Day. The grower’s orchids are sold in most grocery stores locally, and Westerlay has a retail location of its own as well. But it’s not just this week that has been abundant. It’s been a record year, director of sales Jeff Karpman told the NewsPress. “The demand is just really high, and as a company we have been ramping up production,” he said. Demand has increased “well over 30%” since August of last year. And luckily, Westerlay had the supply. Before the pandemic hit, Westerlay’s staff increased its production. It takes 18 months for the orchids to grow, making the company’s timing perfect. Mr. Karpman attributes the demand to pandemic budgeting, shifting funds away from going out and investing more in home. “People want to make their home environment as beautiful and as warm and exciting as possible,” he said. Even when restrictions were tighter locally, Westerlay’s storefront had traffic coming through. Customers also spent more than they did previously. Westerlay’s leaders are considering some expansion plans long-term. For now, Mr. Karpman says they plan to boost next year’s quota from 3.9 million plants to 4.1 million plants. email: ahanshaw@newspress.com

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Determination and resilience. That’s how Westmont College’s Class of 2021 will be remembered — as the group of 306 students were ushered into their college experience during the Thomas Fire and Montecito debris flow and now exit 14 months into the COVID-19 pandemic. “We’re so proud of these graduates, who’ve endured the historic California Thomas Fire, the tragic Montecito mudslide, more than five evacuations and the year-long pandemic,” President Gayle D. Beebe said in a statement “They’ve overcome unbelievable challenges and catastrophic events to emerge stronger than ever. They developed a resilience that was so striking and it provided them the grit and endurance to lead the campus through the pandemic. They’re the reason we’ve remained living and learning safely in person all year. They knew how important it was to abide by safety protocols and restrictions to help each other and our Santa Barbara community. They’re so prepared and ready to lead and serve on the frontlines in all spheres of society throughout the world.” The Class of 2021 will walk across the stage to celebrate commencement in-person at 9:30 a.m. today at Thorrington Field. The socially distanced ceremony will include two guests per graduate and will be closed to the general public. The event will be livestreamed at westmont.edu/ commencement. Of the 306 students who will participate in commencement, 124 will earn honors. The graduating class includes two veterans who served in the military before attending Westmont: Esteban Garcia Mares and Steven Carmona. Some Westmont staff and faculty refer to this class as the mighty 300 Warriors. Four students graduate with triple majors: Kimberlee Liang Gong, Zion Shih, Chisondi Simba Warioba and Logan G. Hodgson. The commencement address will be given by Dr. Sandra Richter, Westmont’s Robert H. Gundry, professor of biblical studies. Dr. Beebe will present the Westmont Medal to Ron Werft, president and CEO of Cottage Health, which will partner with Westmont for its new accelerated bachelor of science in nursing program that

launches in spring 2022, pending approval from the California Board of Registered Nursing. “The class of 2021 has, literally, seen fire, flood, and plague — and they are still here — ramping up to cross one of the most important thresholds of their lives,” Dr. Richter said in a statement. “They are stronger, more focused, and more mature than when they came. And we the faculty and staff and administration of Westmont College could not be prouder of this group of women and men who are launching out from our campus to change the world.” Dr. Richter is writing a commentary on Deuteronomy while on sabbatical and will speak about “When You Cross the Jordan: Some Thoughts on Liminal Space.” Her most recent book, “Stewards of Eden: What Scripture Says about the Environment and Why It Matters,” has won numerous awards. “Any student who is graduating from Westmont with this class has experienced an extraordinary number of natural and pandemic-related circumstances,” says Edee Schulze, Westmont vice president for student life. “Making it to this point testifies to their grit and resilience. For those who’ve had an unusually difficult time and are battling to get to the finish line, we applaud your perseverance and courage.” In September 2020, Jason Tavarez, director of institutional resilience at Westmont, oversaw efforts that resulted in Westmont being one of the few schools in the state to offer outdoor, in-person classes. In total, Westmont has administered more than 8,900 COVID-19 tests, which resulted in a 1.1% positivity rate, officials said. Caylie Cox, who will graduate with a degree in English, says the last four years have taught her what it means to develop resilience and grit. “My class and I can claim one achievement: We’ve kept going,” she said in a statement. “Even when the world was literally falling apart around us, we have stuck together. We’ve built friendships, kept each other safe and embraced new ideas. I’ve seen my classmates grow mentally, emotionally and spiritually even in the midst of incredibly challenging times of life and death all around us. “I couldn’t be prouder of my class. We are, without a doubt, resilient.” email: mwhite@newspress.com

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Meatloaf and memories: Remembering Anne Douglas By MARILYN MCMAHON NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

In my decades-long career as a feature writer for the News-Press, I have interviewed numerous celebrities. The late Kirk Douglas was among them, the first time in July 2000 and the second in August 2012 to celebrate his 95th birthday. Both interviews were at the inviting Montecito home he and his wife, Anne Douglas, who died April 29, lived in when they weren’t in Los Angeles. In fact, my first story had the headline: “At home with the Douglases: Home and family are what matter to this celebrity couple.” I immediately found them refreshingly unpretentious despite their sophisticated surroundings and urbane lifestyle. “You want to know what the three most expensive words are in the English language?” asked Mr. Douglas in my article as he and Anne relaxed in their weekend home on a quiet Montecito lane. “The words are ‘might as well.’ “We moved here a year and a half ago, thinking we didn’t have to do one thing. Then someone suggested we knock out a wall. We thought if we were going to do that, we might as well make another change. We have been working on the ‘might-as-wells’ for a year, and we figure we have another year to go.” While seated in their spacious pumpkin-colored living room with its abstract art and unique accessories collected during their worldwide travels, the couple said they were looking forward to having meatloaf and mashed potatoes for dinner while watching the Los Angeles Lakers game. When I mentioned that my favorite meatloaf recipe was from the Betty Crocker Cookbook I received for a

bridal shower gift in 1958, Mrs. Douglas presented me with a copy of her recipe for meatloaf after the interview. They were also more interested in discussing the Anne and Kirk Douglas Foundation and its projects than Mr. Douglas’s illustrious film career. The previous February the couple were invited to the dedication of Kirk Douglas High School in San Fernando Valley, which helps children who are at risk of dropping out. The Douglases were equally passionate about other projects the foundation funds, including the Los Angeles Mission for the Homeless, Anne Douglas Center for Women and the Anne and Kirk Douglas Playground Enhancement Award Program in Los Angeles. “I read about the deplorable conditions in the Los Angeles Times,” said Mrs. Douglas. “So far, 98 playgrounds have been redone, and our goal is 400. . . . It’s purely selfish on our part because we want to see the children’s faces. It’s so rewarding. They take our hands and say, ‘Thank you.’ ” The couple also endowed four playgrounds in Israel, one in honor of the Oklahoma City bombing victims and another that is shared by Arab and Jewish children in Jerusalem. Soon after Mrs. Douglas began the project, her husband asked what he could do to help. “Do you know what she said? ‘Get a job. We need the money,’ ” laughed Mr. Douglas, who got an inkling of his wife’s devilish humor before they were married in 1954 when she and director Anatole Litvak gave him a surprise party. “We invited every woman he had known — known in the Biblical sense — in Paris before we met,” said Mrs. Douglas. “After the third or fourth woman went through

the receiving line, Kirk realized what was happening. It was a fun party.” She told me about meeting the actor in Paris when he was making a movie and she, who was born in Germany and lived in Belgium as a child, was working in Paris handling public relations for movies. “I was in demand because I was multilingual,” she said in my News-Press article. “I came to Hollywood for the movie premiere. I had always dreamed of coming to Hollywood.” A romance developed, and after Mrs. Douglas returned to Paris, Mr. Douglas invited her to come back to Los Angeles for a visit. “He wrote the word ‘VISIT’ in capital letters and underlined it several times,” said Mrs. Douglas, who, according to the article, “agreed to join him for a threeweek VISIT (underlined several times) but had already decided that if he didn’t propose before she left, the relationship was over.” One week before her departure, Mr. Douglas popped the question. “We got married in Las Vegas. Where else?” roared Mrs. Douglas. “I picked him up at the studio at 6 p.m. We flew to Las Vegas, got married at 9 p.m., stayed overnight and flew back to Los Angeles so he could be at the studio the next morning.” Even worse, Mrs. Douglas had to return to Paris and arrange for a visa to re-enter the United States. It took one month to get the papers processed. Despite the rocky start, the Douglases’ marriage endured for more than half a century in a milieu where long happy marriages are a rarity. The couple considered Mr. Douglas’ first wife, Diana Darrid, as family. “Diana and I are best friends,” said Mrs. Douglas. “We play tennis together.

We talk once or twice a month on the phone, and we have dinner with her and her husband. Kirk and I call her our first wife because we like her so much.” Asked about the secret of their successful relationship, Mrs. Douglas said, “I believe it was Sam Goldwyn who said, ‘You have to take the bitter with the sour.’” Then she added, “Basically, we talk a lot. We like to be by ourselves. I don’t interfere with his creative pursuits, and he lets me take care of all the business. ... We respect each other’s abilities. He plays golf, and I play tennis.” Fast forward to 2012 and another interview I had at the Douglas home to talk about his 95th birthday. The NewsPress story on Aug. 5 was headlined, “Young at heart: For actor/author Kirk Douglas, 95, age is just a number.” After greeting me warmly, Mrs. Douglas retreated to another part of their home, but she was very much a presence in the story, which began: Ever since Kirk Douglas had a stroke in 1995, he has had some trouble with his speech, a minor disability he sometimes used as a ruse when he would rather stay home than accompany his wife, Anne, to a social event in the evening. “I would say to her, ‘I don’t think I’ll be able to talk.’ Do you know what she said to me? ‘If they put a mic in front of you, you will talk,’ ” said the famous actor, producer and writer, laughing uproariously at the response he learned to expect from his spouse who was never known to coddle him during their long, happy marriage. (In 2012, they had been married almost 60 years.) During my interview with him, the white-haired iconic movie star was eager to discuss his latest book, “I Am Spartacus! Making a Film, Breaking the Blacklist,” a memoir about his

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could no longer be shown without German subtitles, Anne’s fluency in German, English, French and Italian enabled her to find work with a French film distributor. The money she earned helped Anne and her friends survive the four years of occupation before Paris was liberated in 1944. After the war, her company was commissioned to create a weekly series called “Paris Cavalcade of Fashion” for the NBC television network in America. With her innate sense of style and connections with the couture houses, Anne was asked to produce it for a successful run of more than two years. By then, international film production was booming in Paris. John Huston sought out Anne Buydens to work with him directly as his assistant and location manager for “Moulin Rouge.” For the Hollywood premiere, Mr. Huston asked her to coordinate the publicity. On the sea voyage back to France, she saw her first Kirk Douglas movie, “The Big Trees,” not knowing that within weeks she would meet its star. A decade after the Americans freed Paris, Anne Buydens nee Hannelore Marx, married her American, changing countries — and names — for the last time. The newly minted U.S. citizen took great pride in her adopted homeland. By her husband’s side, Anne Douglas became a goodwill ambassador for American values; she was honored by the State Department’s United States Information Agency with its Director’s Award for increasing international understanding It was at President John F. Kennedy’s request that the couple first undertook the mission, which they insisted would be at their own expense. Twenty years and 44 countries later, the Douglases decided to concentrate on civic and community causes closer to home. As Dorothy Chandler’s “lieutenant” in the campaign to build the Los Angeles County Music Center, Anne Douglas convinced moguls

and movie stars — including her husband — to double and triple their initial contributions to the cause. After it opened, she dedicated herself to its success. She served on the boards of The Mark Taper Forum and the Center Theater Group for many decades and arranged the Douglas Foundation’s large gift to build the CTG’s Kirk Douglas Theater in Culver City. She was one of five original founders of the Cedars-Sinai Research for Women’s Cancers, a natural progression from her 38 years of active membership in the Women’s Guild of CedarsSinai Medical Center and her own recovery from breast cancer. When Anne Douglas read about unsafe school playgrounds in Los Angeles School District schools in The Los Angeles Times, she was determined to fix them all. She convinced her husband the only way to fund the massive endeavor was to auction most of their art collection at Christie’s. By 2008, 10 years after the Kirk and Anne Douglas Playground Award program began, 403 schools had refurbished play spaces. Anne and Kirk Douglas attended every dedication. “She did all the work, and I got to come along and play with the kids,” Mr. Douglas said. The Anne Douglas Center for Women at the Los Angeles Mission began with a tour of the facilities to provide shelter for the homeless of Skid Row. “But where do the women sleep?” she asked. Appalled to learn there were just a few beds for them, separated from the men by a hanging bedsheet, a new project for The Douglas Foundation was born. For nearly 30 years, the Center has been providing rehabilitation and new life skills for hundreds of women. Every year, its founder celebrated her birthday by having lunch at the Mission with her “girls.” To date, The Douglas Foundation has contributed more than $118 million to worthy causes. In 2012, The Foundation announced additional gifts of $50 million to five nonprofits, including the Kirk Douglas Theater, the Anne Douglas Center, The Motion Picture and Television Home’s Alzheimers and Dementia

Unit, Sinai Temple’s Kirk and Anne Douglas Childhood Center and St. Lawrence University’s Kirk Douglas full scholarships for minority students. It will continue its good works under Anne Douglas’s appointed administrators. Over the years, Anne Douglas received countless recognitions of appreciation. One of the most meaningful was the Jefferson Award for Greatest Public Service of a Private Citizen, which she received at the Kennedy Center in Washington in 2003. But perhaps her greatest recognition came from her husband when he said: “I often wonder what would have happened to me if I hadn’t married Anne. I might not have survived without her business acumen and her finely-honed instincts. She saved me from financial ruin when she persisted in her distrust of my long-time lawyer and surrogate father, who indeed stole the fortune he told me I had. “She saved my life when she refused to let me fly to New York on Mike Todd’s plane which crashed, killing everyone aboard. She gave me tough love when I had my stroke and thought I would never speak or work again. Anne is selfless, compassionate and loyal to a fault. She also has a wicked sense of humor and can make me laugh in English, French and German.” Anne Douglas is survived by children Peter, Michael and Joel; daughters-in-law Catherine and Lisa; seven grandchildren: Cameron, Dylan, Carys, Kelsey, Tyler, Jason and Ryan; two great-grandchildren, Lua Izzy and Ryder, parented by Cameron Douglas and Viviane Thibes; and a sister, Merle Werbke of Berlin, Germany. Mrs. Douglas was predeceased by her son Eric in 2004 and her husband Kirk in 2020. Donations in her memory can be made to the Anne Douglas Center at the Los Angeles Mission, 310 Winston Street, Los Angeles, CA 90013. News-Press Staff Writer Marilyn McMahon contributed to this report. email: news@newspress.com

VAN DE PUTTE, Audry G.

NAVARRO, Frances

She was preceded in death by her daughter Diane E., mother Dorothy G. Allen of Santa Maria, CA, husband James H., grandson Joshua M. Koch of Olean, NY, brother Robert C. Allen of Tugun, Australia and son in law, Ronald J. Poulos of Somis, CA.

Frances was born on January 4, 1933 in Santa Barbara, CA to Anthony and Rose Limas. She slipped away into her Eternal Peace at her home on April 25, 2021 at 88 years old. She was a woman who wore many names. Babe to her Husband and Mother, Mom to her Children, Nani to all her Grandchildren and Great-Grandchildren, Aunt Duchie to her Nieces and Nephews, and Mrs. Navarro to all her Students. She truly loved her family dearly, and always made sure they knew it.

It is with great sadness that the family of Audry G. Van De Putte announces her death from cancer on April 20, 2021. She was 87 years old, born in Kearney, NE on September 3, 1933.

6KH LV VXUYLYHG E\ ÀYH FKLOGUHQ 'HEUD * 0F&UHD -DPHV H .Van De Putte, Vicky M. and son-in-law, Tony M. Koch of NY, Janus L. Van De Putte, Tammi J. and son-in-law, Jose M. Valdez of NM, seven grandchildren, eleven great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild, niece and nephew, Samantha McCaw and Robert Allen of Australia and half-sister Joan Guido of Burbank, CA. Audry lived most of her lifetime as a resident of VAFB and Vandenberg Village, CA. She enjoyed the New York Times’ crossword puzzles, gardening, and a beer now and then and participating in the schools and activities of her six children, sometimes which included three different schools at once. She volunteered at Buena Vista elementary and Cabrillo Sr. High schools and was employed at the Youth Center of VAFB, the Vandenberg Village Inn, The Lompoc Warehouse, Lompoc Public Library and Lompoc Walmart. She touched many lives in her 87 years and she will be missed beyond words. +HU ÀQDO UHVWLQJ SODFH ZLOO EH WKH 'XGOH\ +RIIPDQ 0HPRU\ *DUGHQV EORFN % LQ Santa Maria, CA. We’d like to thank the Assisted Hospice team of Santa Barbara, CA.

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Mahalo J for blessing us with such a beautiful angel. Our hearts are broken without you, but we know you are in Heaven looking down on all of us saying “Nani Loves You.” Frances was preceded in death by her beloved husband Ben Navarro and daughter Gloria Romero. She is survived by her four children Ray Navarro (Paula), Robert Navarro (Madeline), Ben Navarro (Debbie), and Lisa Rocha (Paul). A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday May 15, 2021 at Calvary Chapel in Santa Barbara at 10:00 am. Flowers can be sent to Welch-Ryce-Haider Funeral Home, or a donation in her name can be made to the Friendship Center.

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experiences as producer and star of the classic epic that was made during the Joseph McCarthy era when Hollywood moguls refused to hire anyone accused of Communist sympathies. Mr. Douglas paid tribute to his wife who “compiled an extraordinary scrapbook, which contained a treasure trove of contemporary media coverage of the making of ‘Spartacus’ from preproduction through release of the film. Typical of his wife’s wry wit was the photo at the end of the book that shows the couple with two coffee mugs. His said, “I am Spartacus,” and hers said, “No, I am Spartacus.’” When asked what he thought was the secret of their long, happy marriage, Mr. Douglas’s immediate response was, “Communication. We have the golden hour every day — cocktails in front of the fireplace and we talk. … Too many people lose the talent of talking when they get married. “They need to express their differences and respect each other for these differences. … When you marry, never lose your individuality.” Mr. Douglas said that over the years, he learned to heed his wife’s advice, ever since the day his good friend, producer Mike Todd, then married to actress Elizabeth Taylor, was killed in a plane crash while flying to New York City on his private plane. “I was supposed to be on that flight ... Only Anne’s near-mystical insistence that I shouldn’t make the trip kept me from going. We fought about it bitterly.” Recalling the tragedy during the interview, Mr. Douglas said, “Now, I listen to my wife, and I obey. I think she has a special antenna.” email: mmcmahon@newspress.com

LOCAL FIVE-DAY FORECAST TODAY

SUNDAY

Brilliant sunshine

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

Some low clouds, Some low clouds, Some low clouds, then sun then sun then sun

INLAND

Sunshine and patchy clouds

INLAND

89 42

84 46

78 47

82 50

82 48

65 52

65 54

67 52

66 53

67 52

COASTAL

Pismo Beach 72/49

COASTAL

Shown is today's weather. Temperatures are today's highs and tonight's lows. Maricopa 84/65

Guadalupe 69/49

Santa Maria 72/46

Vandenberg 65/51

New Cuyama 91/46 Ventucopa 78/48

Los Alamos 83/47

Buellton 82/43

Solvang 86/44

Gaviota 72/51

SANTA BARBARA 65/52 Goleta 71/52

Carpinteria 66/52 Ventura 66/53

AIR QUALITY KEY Good Moderate

Source: airnow.gov Unhealthy for SG Very Unhealthy Unhealthy Not Available

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Santa Barbara through 6 p.m. yesterday

TEMPERATURE High/low Normal high/low Record high Record low

66/55 69/51 101 in 2009 40 in 1964

PRECIPITATION 24 hours through 6 p.m. yest. Month to date (normal) Season to date (normal)

0.00” 0.00” (0.13”) 7.27” (17.07”)

City Cuyama Goleta Lompoc Pismo Beach Santa Maria Santa Ynez Vandenberg Ventura

STATE CITIES Bakersfield Barstow Big Bear Bishop Catalina Concord Escondido Eureka Fresno Los Angeles Mammoth Lakes Modesto Monterey Napa Oakland Ojai Oxnard Palm Springs Pasadena Paso Robles Sacramento San Diego San Francisco San Jose San Luis Obispo Santa Monica Tahoe Valley

86/61/s 90/60/s 65/32/s 81/44/s 64/53/pc 91/56/s 74/52/pc 59/48/c 87/61/s 74/58/pc 66/36/s 87/60/s 66/50/s 89/52/s 80/52/s 78/49/s 66/54/pc 99/68/s 79/57/pc 89/47/s 89/61/s 67/59/pc 76/53/s 84/53/s 76/47/s 67/56/pc 64/30/pc

Sun. Hi/Lo/W 90/44/s 69/54/pc 65/49/s 68/48/s 69/48/s 84/46/s 62/49/s 66/56/pc

75/56/pc 54/47/c 56/42/pc 87/72/c 70/39/t 87/74/pc 84/74/t 56/40/c 55/46/sh 57/45/sh 93/69/s 59/49/c 59/56/t 59/41/pc 56/47/c 61/47/pc

POINT ARENA TO POINT PINOS

Wind southwest 4-8 knots today. Waves 1-3 feet with a west-southwest swell 3-5 feet at 11 seconds. Visibility clear.

POINT CONCEPTION TO MEXICO

Wind southwest 4-8 knots today. Waves 1-3 feet with a west-southwest swell 3-5 feet at 11 seconds. Visibility clear.

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4.0’ 5.2’ 3.9’ 5.3’ 3.7’ 5.5’

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0.7’ 0.8’ 0.3’ 1.2’ 0.1’ 1.5’

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NATIONAL CITIES Atlanta Boston Chicago Dallas Denver Houston Miami Minneapolis New York City Philadelphia Phoenix Portland, Ore. St. Louis Salt Lake City Seattle Washington, D.C.

Wind west-southwest 6-12 knots today. Waves 1-3 feet with a west-southwest swell 3-5 feet at 11 seconds. Visibility clear.

TIDES

LOCAL TEMPS Today Hi/Lo/W 91/46/s 71/52/s 68/47/s 72/49/s 72/46/s 89/42/s 65/51/s 66/53/pc

MARINE FORECAST

SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL

82/64/pc 64/49/pc 49/40/r 82/56/t 50/36/t 87/75/t 85/78/t 59/38/pc 61/51/r 60/54/r 94/67/s 66/46/c 67/43/r 60/44/c 63/45/c 66/62/sh

At Lake Cachuma’s maximum level at the point at which water starts spilling over the dam holds 188,030 acre-feet. An acre-foot is 325,851 gallons, equivalent to the amount of water consumed annually by 10 people in an urban environment. Storage 115,687 acre-ft. Elevation 723.28 ft. Evaporation (past 24 hours) 30.6 acre-ft. Inflow 29.0 acre-ft. State inflow 0.0 acre-ft. Storage change from yest. -108 acre-ft. Report from U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

SUN AND MOON Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset

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May 26

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Jun 2

Today Sun. City Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W Beijing 79/49/s 81/58/c Berlin 57/48/pc 76/55/pc Cairo 105/83/s 103/72/c Cancun 86/79/pc 88/80/pc London 62/53/r 67/51/sh Mexico City 77/60/t 77/58/t Montreal 59/44/c 61/45/pc New Delhi 97/79/s 100/79/pc Paris 71/59/pc 79/55/c Rio de Janeiro 74/69/sh 73/67/pc Rome 71/54/s 72/55/s Sydney 75/59/pc 72/58/pc Tokyo 73/65/pc 78/60/pc W-weather, s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice.

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Life

IN TOMORROW’S LIFE

Santa Barbara Symphony to perform season’s final concert

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Finding Sammy Boy a home

Santa Barbara shelter dog needs adopted

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At left, Sammy Boy is a local pit bull in search of a new home in the Santa Barbara area. Ryan Colket, a local rescue advocate, said Sammy has a “heart of gold” and is a very loving dog. Sammy’s previous fosters and staff members at Camp Canine describe him as a relaxed and loyal companion who is happiest when he’s outdoors.

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e’s loyal, lovable, active and funloving. And he’s looking for a new forever

home. Sammy Boy, a 7-year-old pit bull mix, is in need of adoption in the Santa Barbara area. He is neutered and weighs about 55 pounds. Sammy has lived at Camp

Canine in Santa Barbara for about three years, and local advocates are in search of an owner who could provide a loving home for the well-behaved dog. “A good home for Sammy would be a family, an individual or a couple that are active and love to be outdoors and are still able to provide a dog with boundaries and leadership,” Ryan Colket, a local rescue advocate who is familiar with Sammy, told the News-Press. Sammy’s previous fosters and

staff members at Camp Canine describe him as a relaxed and loyal companion who is happiest when he’s outdoors. Sammy enjoys long walks and being around people, and also does well taking direction and training. “I recently had the privilege of fostering Sammy for 3 months,” a previous foster said in a statement. “Sadly, I am unable to keep him, but can honestly say he is a most wonderful house dog and companion. Sammy is super smart and only wants to please

others. If you have a place in your heart and home for him, he would be so grateful. And in case it matters much to you, he almost never barks. Personally, I liked that trait.” Sammy was originally brought to Camp Canine by a private rescuer back in 2018, but since he was never adopted, the shelter has been his home for multiple years now. Not much is known about Sammy’s life before Camp Canine, but the staff have taken good care of him ever since his arrival.

While staying at Canine Camp, Sammy developed great training skills and knows basic commands, Ms. Colket said. Though there can be a stigma surrounding pit bulls, Ms. Colket said Sammy “doesn’t have a mean bone in his body.” “(Sammy) has a heart of gold,” Ms. Colket said. “So as far as the stigma attached to pit bulls, most of the pit bulls who I know are the kindest, most loving dogs.” Ms. Colket said Sammy would fit best in a calm home, as he is

Show and tell

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Tune into the show-and-tell tour of the Goleta Valley and Santa Ynez Valley libraries to learn how much they offer without anyone needing to walk through the front doors. Allison Gray, library director, will lead the tour to show viewers how to find everything they may need. Watch the tour now in English at https://youtu.be/zYi7m0nKDPM or in Spanish at https:// youtu.be/U7vN5A8DiTI. The library offers Spanish language materials for adults and children, as well as Spanish language programs. Bilingual staff are available to assist patrons.

a very relaxed companion who is comfortable resting indoors. She added that everyone Sammy meets is “instantly his best friend,” making him good with other dogs and children. email: mhirneisen@newspress.com

FYI Those interested in meeting Sammy should contact Ryan Colket at ryan. colket@icloud.com

Ojai Valley Art Center to host live play OJAI — Actors will return to the stage at the Ojai Valley Art Center for the theater’s first live performance since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic with a presentation of “The Belle of Amherst” opening on Friday. The show is inspired by the life of poet Emily Dickinson and is set in her family home in the mid-1800’s. The show originally debuted on Broadway in 1976 and since that time, has been translated in multiple languages and performed worldwide. The play is directed by Steve Grummette, artistic director for the Ojai Film Festival. Local actor Anna Kotula plays Dickinson in the show. The show will be performed live on stage from Friday through May 23 with limited seating and tickets available. The show will start at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. on May 16. Audience members are required to follow mask and distancing procedures. Tickets are on sale for $22 for regular admission and cost $19 for Art Center members. To purchase tickets, call 805-640-8797. — Madison Hirneisen

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The Santa Ynez Valley Natural History Society is presenting a free online lecture about vultures from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. A recording will be available online after the event. Dennis Beebe and Jess Beebe,

a father-daughter pair with a passion for birds, titled the webinar “‘V’ is for Vulture.” It will focus on 23 species of vultures and look at their evolution, ecology and public perception.

Mr. Beebe, a member of the society’s board of directors, is an amateur naturalist and volunteers with NatureTrack and the Sedgwick Reserve. His daughter, Ms. Beebe, also volunteers for NatureTrack. She’s

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At left, local artist Nancy Horwick will be hosting a watercolor workshop at The Vine restaurant in Ojai May 20. At right, each participant in this month’s Cocktails and Crafts will leave with a ready-to-frame piece of watercolor art.

OJAI — Local artist Nancy Horwick is the host of this month’s Cocktails and Crafts workshop at The Vine restaurant and will host an event at 6 p.m. May 20. Ms. Horwick will teach

watercolor techniques during the workshop, and participants will leave with a piece of art ready to frame. The workshop will be held outdoors at The Vine, located at

308 E. Ojai Ave., Ojai, and costs $29. Amber Young-Gay, The Vine’s co-owner, created the monthly Cocktails and Crafts event, and her husband, Sam, creates cocktails and food at a special

price for the event. For more information and to reserve a spot at the event, visit poppiesartandgifts.indiemade. com. — Madison Hirneisen

Coastal Housing Coalition elects new board president By GRAYCE MCCORMICK NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

The Coastal Housing Coalition announced that Jon Standring was elected president of its board. He was most recently board vice president and has served as co-chair of CHC’s annual Santa Barbara Housing Conference. As president of Beachside Partners, Mr. Standring focuses on acquisitions, development and disposition of commercial and residential real estate throughout the South Coast. Prior to forming Beachside Partners in 2015, he began his commercial real estate career in 2008 after graduating from UCSB. The new CHC board president

also worked for Fidelity National Financial and its subsidiaries representing commercial leasing requirements primarily in Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma. In 2011, he joined Radius Group Commercial Real Estate and focused on the sale of multifamily assets throughout the South Coast. He is currently serving as president of the Santa Barbara Young Professionals Club Foundation, and he and his wife Lisa live in Santa Barbara with their two children. “It’s very exciting to be in this role during a time when housing is on the forefront of everyone’s mind,” Mr. Standring said. “I look forward to working with the public and private sector to

continue the conversation on workforce housing and how we as a community can move forward in the correct way.” Other CHC board members include vice president Laura Benard, secretary Anthony Tomasello, treasurer Jon McCuskey, Olivia Marr, Ellen Bildsten, Christopher Guillen, Krista Pleiser, Brittany Stinner, Daniel Sweeney and Barry Taugher. For more information visit www. coastalhousingcoalition.org, email info@coastalhousing.org or call Executive Director Craig Minus at 805-570-1250. email: gmccormick@newspress. com

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Jon Standring was recently elected president of the board of directors for the Coastal Housing Coalition.

Local nonprofits awarded half a million in SEED funding SANTA BARBARA — Local nonprofits Women’s Economic Ventures and Mixteco Indigena Community Organizing Project have been awarded a $500,000 grant for the 2021 Social Entrepreneurs for Economic Development program. The award is given annually by the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency and the Employment Training Panel to support the entrepreneurship of immigrants. WEV and MICOP plan to use the SEED funding to help support marginalized individuals who face barriers to employment

by providing them with entrepreneurial training and micro-grants to start their own businesses in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties, according to a statement. “We are thrilled to partner with MICOP to launch the SEED Program,” WEV CEO Kathy Odell said in a statement. “With MICOP’s expertise in supporting and empowering the indigenous migrant community in our region, and WEV’s history of providing small business training and small business loans to women and other local entrepreneurs, we have the combined expertise to provide our

SEED participants with pathways for economic self-sufficiency.” Together, WEV and MICOP plan to partner in outreach efforts to enroll individuals with limited English proficiency for entrepreneurial skills training. Once completing the training, participants will be eligible to apply for $5,000 micro-grants to start their own small businesses. The SEED program will be conducted over the course of two years, starting with outreach and training among migrant farmworkers in Santa Barbara County in 2021, followed by Ventura County in 2022.

“MICOP is beyond grateful to be part of a partnership with WEV to launch a new and innovative initiative that will recruit and train indigenous migrant entrepreneurs in Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties,” Arcenio López, executive director of MICOP said in a statement. “MICOP continues to strengthen collaborations that share common values and a vision to create social change. SEED is an exciting opportunity for indigenous migrants to achieve economic equity by supporting visionary indigenous entrepreneurship.” — Madison Hirneisen

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LIBRA — You have a persuasive nature, Libra. Take care that you don’t come on too strong today. You may try to rally support for a favored cause of yours. By all means, spread the word, but let others come to you if they’re interested. You tend to beat people over the head about doing the “right” thing. Don’t pressure anyone. If just a few people help, at least they will be truly committed. SCORPIO — What a day this could be, Scorpio. You may get an unexpected raise that seems to manifest out of the blue. Who knew it was possible? You may have a close friend to thank. He or she may have been responsible for making sure you were in the right place at the right time. Your life could change dramatically as a result. Hold on for what is bound to be a wild ride! SAGITTARIUS — In spite of any feelings to the contrary, Sagittarius, you’re bound to be successful. You may be involved in a group project that requires a lot of time and effort. All indications are that it will pay off shortly. Continue to work those long hours, even if it means staying up all night. In just a few months, you will catch up on sleep and be rolling in money. CAPRICORN — You feel energetic and optimistic, Capricorn. You can do anything you set your mind to! This positive outlook is a refreshing change from the usual pessimism. It’s certainly easier to go through life happy. As someone once said, people pretty much choose whether or not they’re going to be happy. Kudos to you for making the right choice. You’re bound to be successful once you believe you can be. AQUARIUS — You may not want to leave the house today! You may not feel very social and prefer to spend time alone. You could go through old photographs, read old letters, and look through the attic. Pondering memories with a new perspective may clear up some things. With the wisdom and experience you’ve gained over the years, certain past issues may now finally make sense. PISCES — Don’t be surprised if you bump into an old friend or colleague today, Pisces. This chance encounter could have a dramatic ripple effect on you as you reflect on your life and analyze how far you’ve come. You may realize you aren’t entirely pleased with your direction. Your friend may point out that there are many paths to happiness. Perhaps it’s time to choose another one.

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County announces winners of Battle of the Books Marc Appleton Library launch celebration postponed Santa Barbara County’s 20th Annual Battle of the Books was virtual this year, and had 140 students grades four through six from more than 33 schools compete.

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Maria-Bonita School District who has a visual impairment, read all of the books in Braille or via audiobook. “We are so proud of her outstanding work,” the County Education Office wrote in a press release. This year’s competition included six rounds in which the students answered multiple-choice questions and identified book quotes. Guest author Alexis O’Neill read the questions in this year’s final round.

A celebration and official launch opening during construction of the Marc Appleton Library, at 911 Chapala St. in Santa Barbara, was delayed due to COVID-19, but may be planned for fall of this year contingent upon safety regulations. The new Appleton Partners’ architectural offices and historic building opened in 2020 with modifications and enhancements, and the partners are inviting the community to stay tuned as they celebrate the new building and growth with all associates in Southern California. Andrew Scott, partner and director in the Santa Monica office, has been named design principal for the firm. He gained his masters degree in architecture from the University of California along with a degree in urban design and architecture, and his professionalism and genteel style have been appreciated by the firm and its clients for many years, according to a press release. Marc Appleton, the founding principal of Appleton Partners in 1976, is well known as an architect, author, speaker, historian and philanthropist in Southern California whose contributions continue to be significant for the new growth and movement planned for Appleton Partners. Finally, Ken Mineau, managing partner and director of operations, just celebrated a 20year milestone with Appleton Partners. He’s designed several projects in Japan and China and expatriated to manage the Southeast Asia office of Berkus Group Architects. His international experience enables him to manage high-level, complex projects for Appleton Partners. For more information, visit www.appletonarchitects.com.

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Readers, fought hard, forcing the contest into overtime, according to a press release from the County Education Office. “We would like to commend our participants for their perseverance and preparation for this exciting competition. The students demonstrated exceptional teamwork and collaboration during this literary Battle,” said Dr. Susan Salcido, Santa Barbara County’s superintendent of schools. “We’re grateful for access to technology to continue the rich history of this literary competition online.” Throughout the year, students

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PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE A public meeting concerning the current plans, development, policies, and capital improvement programs of the Santa Barbara Bowl Foundation will be held on May 20, 2021 at 4:00pm. Due to the current Covid19 situation, this meeting will be held remotely. To attend this meeting remotely, please email rick@sbbowl.com for meeting instructions by 6pm on Wednesday, May 19th. May 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 / 2021 -- 57087

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A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online SelfHelp Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. ¡AVISO! Lo han demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30 dias, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su versión. Lea la información a continuación. Tiene 30 DÍAS DE CALENDARIO después de que le entreguen esta citación y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefónica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y más información en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.sucorte. ca.gov), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede mas cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentación, pida al secretario de la corte que le dé un formulario de exención de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podrá quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin más advertencia. Hay otros requisitos legales. Es recommendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remissión a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www.sucorte.ca.gov) o poniéndose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. AVISO: Por ley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar las cuotas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperación de $10,000 ó más de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesión de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil. Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso. The name and address of the court is: (El nombre y dirección de la corte es): Superior Court of California 1100 Anacapa Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101 Anacapa Division CASE NUMBER: (Numero del Caso:) 20CV02804 Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: (El nombre, la dirección, y el número de teléfono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): Gregg Strumwasser 188853 PILLEMER & PILLEMER 17835 Ventura Blvd. , Suite 204 (818 ) 994-4321 DATE: (Fecha) 9/1/2020 Clerk, by (Secretario) /s/ Narzralli Baksh, Deputy (Adjunto) MAY 1, 8, 15, 22 / 2021 -- 57091

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