Santa Barbara News-Press: November 24, 2020

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Gauchos gain rising star

The Book Loft celebrates 50th anniversary Solvang bookstore features Hans Christian Andersen works and more - A3

Our 165th Year

Josh Pierre-Louis to play for UCSB basketball team - A7

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Creativity for all UCP WORK requests donations for next week’s Giving Tuesday

By ANNELISE HANSHAW NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

UCP WORK Inc. is a program for individuals with disabilities to access care, employment and fun. Right now, it needs help providing more enrichment opportunities to its participants. Every week, staff members load up the organization’s vans with craft supplies to take to the 100+ artists who participate in weekly classes on Zoom. Before COVID-19, the artists had a studio and gallery within UCP WORK. It’s called Santa Barbara Art Works, and the participants display and sell their original artwork. The studio had all the supplies they needed, including a 3D printer that made adaptive tools for individuals who struggle holding a traditional paintbrush. “The artists in our studio are thrilled to be continuing to produce works of art from home. It’s amazing to see the creativity that is coming out of this time,” UCP WORK executive director Judy Linares told the News-Press. Some participants don’t have a tablet device to attend the Zoom class, and staff members would like to expand their class offerings and keep the artists intrigued each week. To remedy this problem, UPC WORK is requesting donations of art supplies for Giving Tuesday, a worldwide day of generosity that falls on Dec. 1 this year. Please see ucp work on A8

Every week, staff members load up the organization’s vans with craft supplies to take to the 100+ artists who participate in weekly classes on Zoom.

Local air travel increases for Thanksgiving By JOSH GREGA NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

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A UCP WORK Inc. artist presents her panda paintings. The organization assists individuals with disabilities with care and enrichment.

An artist paints watercolor trees. UCP WORK is asking for watercolor paint sets in its Giving Tuesday gift drive.

While air travel is way down from where it was last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it is nonetheless increasing with the approaching Thanksgiving holiday both nationally and locally. This is despite CDC recommendations against traveling for Thanksgiving. This increase in air travel on the national level is reflected in TSA checkpoint travel numbers. On Sunday, the TSA reported a total traveler throughput of 1,047,934, the most air travelers it has had since Mar. 16, just a few days after the Trump administration declared a national emergency regarding the pandemic. The 1,047,934 air travelers recorded Sunday is still far less than the number recorded on the same day last year, 2,321,546. Corresponding with the NewsPress on Monday, Santa Barbara Airport business development manager Deanna Zachrisson said that it is somewhat of a surprise that the nationwide numbers have approached half of normal. She stated, “If a bit more than one million people flew the Sunday before Thanksgiving yesterday, that’s still one million people fewer than the year before. Obviously, that’s not great, but relative to where we have been, it’s progress.” The added that around 30% of the country’s domestic air fleet remains grounded. The Santa Barbara Airport forecasted that it would have checkpoint numbers of 471 and 476 for Saturday and Sunday, respectively. Instead, Saturday’s actual checkpoint number was 623, and Sunday’s was even higher, 663. According Ms. Zachrisson, the weekend’s checkpoint numbers are the largest the airport has seen on a daily basis since March. She believes it is a “safe assumption” that the actual checkpoint numbers each day this week will be larger than TSA’S projections.

By GERRY FALL A broken water valve wreaked havoc Monday on downtown businesses in the De La Guerra Plaza area of Santa Barbara. According to Nick Galati of the city public works department’s water division, crews were conducting a routine valve exercising program early Monday morning when the broken valve was discovered. Please see water on A6

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Crews were conducting a routine valve exercising program early Monday morning when the broken valve was discovered.

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The forecasted checkpoint numbers for this week are 509 for Monday, 542 for Tuesday, 557 for Wednesday, 284 for Thursday, 374 for Friday, 545 for Saturday, 541 for Sunday, and 537 for Monday. Unsurprisingly, these are far smaller than the Santa Barbara Airport’s checkpoint numbers during last year’s Thanksgiving week, which were all above 1,000 except for Thanksgiving Day, which was 995. Ms. Zachrisson told the News-Press that the airport is currently back up to 12 daily flights, whereas there were around 22 or 23 daily flights prior to the pandemic. ‘ While the national increase in air travel is being felt at the local level, this hasn’t led to an increase in business for a few travel agents who talked to the News-Press. Karen Ensign, an independent contractor travel agent with Montecito Village Travel, said that a majority of her clients are staying in town for Thanksgiving. Those who are going out of town don’t need plane tickets. “As far as my clientele goes, most of them are staying home, they’re definitely not flying, and if they are traveling, they’re going by car,” she said. Tina Slimp, a travel agent with Santa Barbara Travel, said for this week she has sold just two tickets for trips from Los Angeles to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. She remarked in an email, “That is very different from last year! Nov. 25 and 29 are the busiest travel days of the year.”

De La Guerra Plaza deals with broken water valve NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

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The weekend’s checkpoint numbers are the largest the airport has seen on a daily basis since March.

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Saturday’s SUPER LOTTO: 8-12-16-21-41 Meganumber: 20

Monday’s DAILY 4: 1-9-1-8

Friday’s MEGA MILLIONS: 26-33-45-61-68 Meganumber: 17

Monday’s FANTASY 5: 5-6-8-10-19

Monday’s DAILY DERBY: 05-07-04 Time: 1:41.84

Saturday’s POWERBALL: 51-54-57-60-69 Meganumber: 11

Monday’s DAILY 3: 7-9-2 / Sunday’s Midday 4-2-6


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