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Mermaids in Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Maritime Museum enlists legendary guests to promote new exhibit
By KATHERINE ZEHNDER NEWS-PRESS CORRESPONDENT
On Saturday, the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum hosted an opportunity of mythical proportions, a unique mermaid sighting event which was open to the public. The event was to kick-off the opening of the new exhibit “Mermaids: Visualizing the Myths & Legends - Photography by Ralph A. Clevenger & Friends.” The exhibit will be open through March. “I think it’s a pretty special opportunity to see large format prints of underwater mermaids. The fact that they are under water is pretty unique. It really features the magic of mermaids in their natural habitat,” artist Ralph A. Clevenger told the Newspress. The public was invited to meet the mermaids in the harbor, have their pictures taken with them, and view the new exhibit. The mermaids were also visible in the harbor that day between 12-1 pm Please see MERMAIDS on A5
The public was invited to meet the mermaids in the harbor, have their pictures taken with them, and view the new exhibit.
Goleta Holiday Parade to return in December By KATHERINE ZEHNDER NEWS-PRESS CORRESPONDENT
Mermaid Alisa interacts with a young visitor at the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum on Saturday.
KENNETH SONG / NEWS-PRESS
The Goleta Holiday Parade will return Dec. 11 after being on hiatus due to the pandemic. The procession will begin at 6 p.m. and will include community organizations, schools, nonprofits, youth sports teams and more marching down Hollister Avenue in Old Town Goleta. The Goleta Lions Club is partnering with the City of Goleta and other community sponsors to present this event. This event has always been enjoyable for all ages and in previous years has hosted hundreds of community members and local groups. This year’s parade route will go from Orange Avenue to the Goleta Valley Community Center. The return of the parade allows the community to safely celebrate the Christmas season. However, organizers note support is needed. A variety of sponsorship levels are available, including North Pole Sponsorships ($3,000), Reindeer Sponsorships ($1,000), or Candy Cane Sponsorships ($500), in addition to other levels. All sponsorship funds will go toward parade expenses and the Goleta Lions Club’s mission to support local youth projects, with an emphasis on providing sight and hearing resources, which is a national mandate of the Lions Club. The parade will bring some much needed Christmas cheer, after having to cancel last year’s event due to the pandemic, while lighting up Hollister Avenue. The News-Press interviewed Ed Holdren and Steve Cousens of the Goleta Lions Club, who have been working hard to recruit sponsors for the parade. This is the first year that the Lions Club is partnering with the city to bring this parade to the community. “Ed Holdren, the parade chairman, was actively involved in the previous organization, the Goleta Old Town Association, and did not want to see the parade discontinued totally. Holdren presented the club with the proposal of being a lead organization to produce Please see PARADE on A6
Larry Elder delivers speech at Reagan Ranch Roundtable
ARTHUR VON WIESENBERGER / NEWS-PRESS PHOTOS
Larry Elder spoke at the Wendy P. McCaw Reagan Ranch Roundtable on Saturday. In addition to addressing the crowd, at far left, Mr. Elder also exchanged words with members of Young America’s Foundation, at left, and signed copies of his book, “A Lot Like Me: A Father and Son’s Journey to Reconciliation,” above. Mr. Elder is an American conservative talk radio host, author, politician, and attorney who ran to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom in the recent recall election.
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