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STUDENTS SPEAK BY WALKING OUT — OR NOT More than 200 SYHS students participate in national walk-out over gun violence, while others remain in the gym By Raiza Giorgi and Kyah Corff news@santaynezvalleystar.com

Photos by Daniel Dreifuss Senior Bella Manfreda speaks about the victims of the mass shooting at a high school in Parkland, Fla., during a student walkout March 14 at Santa Ynez High School.

n the one-month anniversary of the mass shooting of high school students on Feb. 14 in Parkland, Fla., more than 200 students at Santa Ynez Valley Union High School took part in a national walk-out in their memory. Students Kiara Costarelli, Jordan Whitney, Bella Manfreda, Sofia Caciola and Olivia Horvath created and led the local walk-out in collaboration with the SYVUHS administration. “We deserve to feel safe at school. Now is the time to start holding our officials accountable and do research to form our own opinions. We are scared and angry, but we aren’t

powerless,” said Sofia, a senior who spoke during the peaceful protest on March 14. “I think everyone can agree that schools should be a safe space, but how to go about that … there’s a lot of different opinions and ideas, from gun control to mental health. It’s sad that the issues have become so politicized, but hopefully there will be a solution. I believe that is what our students are trying to accomplish,” said Principal Mark Swanitz. During the walk-out, Bella read the names of the 17 people who died in the shooting and a brief biography of each one. Meanwhile, a group of students who decided not to participate in the walk-out stayed in the Old Gym during the 17-minute demonstration. “I believe we should have more gun safety, but this issue is also about mental health and bullying. We should be talking about that first,” said Pachomio Lopez, 15, a sophomore at the high school. Pachomio added that he came to SYHS from Bakersfield. He said SYHS for the most part is mellow, and he doesn’t think there is as much bullying as in Bakersfield. “I feel really awful for what happened to those students in Florida, and students should WALK OUT CONTINUED ON PAGE 27

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Buellton City Council OK’s new RV parking rules By Victoria Martinez

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fter months of discussion and debate, the Buellton City Council approved revisions to an ordinance that controls where RVs, boats and trailers can be parked. The latest changes will allow the vast majority of properties in the city to comply with the regulations. The council approved the ordinance by a 4-1 vote, with Vice Mayor Dave King voting no. King has had continuing concerns with the proposed revisions to the ordinance’s front-yard setback requirement, believing that a minimum of five feet would be a safer option than the new rule that requires 2.5 feet. In the face of opposition from more than a dozen citizens on July 27, council members delayed last fall’s scheduled enforcement of an updated ordinance that had been approved in February 2017.

The newest ordinance will require all RVs, boats and trailers to be parked at least two and a half feet from either a front or side property line and three feet from structures. Parking in driveways or on the “short side” of the yard will also be acceptable as long as the area being used has concrete or pavers, and the items being parked allow for the property-line distance requirements. The February 2017 ordinance allowed for driveway parking only if the owner had a threecar garage. Rules for parking in rear and side yards remain similar to those adopted in 2008. City staff members who performed a “windshield survey” of the city believe that under the new ordinance, only three owners would have to find alternative storage locations for their RV, boat or trailer. A six-month grace period has been put in place for those residents who feel they are affected by the new ordinance. For more information, call City Hall at 805-688-5177.

Jackson bill SB 1300 targets workplace sexual harassment workplace. “Over the past few months of this sigtate Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson, D-San- nificant national discussion, it has become ta Barbara, has introduced legislation clear that it is not merely enough that we to close loopholes in laws that discour- hold perpetrators accountable, although that age or prevent victims from speaking out, is vital, and that there is no single, simple allow employers to avoid sexual harassment solution for combatting sexual harassment at and discrimination laws, and leave employwork,” Jackson said. ees vulnerable to sexual harassment at work. “Instead, we need widespread reforms to Senate Bill 1300 provides guidance to our workplace and legal cultures, so that victhe courts on the “severe or pervasive” legal tims are free to speak out, the culture of our standard for sexual harassment litigation workplaces change, employers and perpetraso that it is fairly applied in court to protect tors are held accountable, and our courts are victims, a Jackson spokeswoman said. fair to victims,” she said. SB 1300 also prohibits non-disparagement Over the past few months, Jackson, who clauses and “sneaky releases” that prevent chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee, has victims from speaking out about abuse, held two informational hearings at the state strengthens sexual harassment training Capitol to more closely examine the “severe or requirements, and holds employers acpervasive” legal standard and changes needed to ensure a harassment-free culture at work. countable for preventing harassment in the Staff Report

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Photos contributed Carl Rio was a coach at SYHS as well as a mentor, a community volunteer, and a friend to many in the Santa Ynez Valley.

Pirates bring back Rio fundraising tournament Golfers can help raise money for 3 scholarships By Raiza Giorgi

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very day before Santa Ynez High School football players walk onto the field for practice or a game, they reach down to touch the Jeff Rio Memorial rock that sits just outside the field. “I realized that our younger players had no idea why they touched the rock, or who the rock was memorializing, so we decided we needed to do something to bring back the Rio name — and what better way than with a fundraiser?” said Head Coach Josh McClurg. A previous golf fundraiser had been called the Jeff Rio Memorial Golf Tournament, and McClurg had talked with Jeff’s father and fellow coach Carl Rio about bringing it back, but it was ultimately put on the back burner. When Carl Rio died two years ago, McClurg decided it was time to revive the golf tournament and rename it. With the blessing of Rio’s widow, Mary Ellen, the Rio Memorial Golf Tournament will be held Saturday, June

23, at the River Course at the Alisal. Jeff Rio was McClurg’s coach in his senior year of high school and one of the reasons McClurg became a coach and a physical education teacher. “The football team is more than just players. We are a family, and the Rios have been a part of this family for 30 years. Carl especially was responsible for turning these boys into upstanding young men and part of the community,” he added. Carl Rio got more involved with volunteering for valley organizations and coaching the football and baseball teams at the high school after his son Jeff died in a car accident in 1996, but he had always been involved in the community. “We want people to come out and have a great time and know that they are not only celebrating the Rio legacy but supporting our football program as well,” McClurg said. The football program only gets more expensive to operate each year, according to McClurg. They are looking at $100,000 for one year, which includes the costs of coaching, equipment replacement, travel, scholarships and more. RIO CONTINUED ON PAGE 8

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‘Conservation blueprint’ tallies, maps county’s natural resources for the public By April Charlton Contributing Writer

roadmap meant to guide future conservation conversations about everything from housing development to trail building in Santa Barbara County was unveiled in March after nearly two years in the making. The “Santa Barbara County Conservation Blueprint” — a 150-page document and online, interactive mapping tool — is a collaboration between the Santa Barbara Foundation’s LEAF Initiative, Land Trust for Santa Barbara County, and Cachuma Resource Conservation District. The document, which is available to the public, includes an online mapping tool — called the Atlas — and a written report focusing on four natural resource themes that include water, flora and fauna, agricultural and ranch lands, and community and the land. The online Atlas houses close to 300 science-based data sets that can be viewed as maps, analyzed and shared with others. Land Trust Executive Director Chet Work said the report, which describes all aspects of the county from population to oil production, is intended to be a summary of the resources in Santa Barbara County and to show how they all interact with one another and are affected by climate change. “This is only meant to summarize that breadth of knowledge,” Work said of the report that was unveiled during a Conservation Blueprint community and media briefing March 14 in Santa Maria. He also noted that until now the information in the extensive document was available only to county officials. Information contained in the report and used to create the online, interactive mapping tool was the result of almost two years of dialogue and interviews with community members including ranchers, farmers and developers, as well as public meetings and focus groups, data collection and research. “This wasn’t meant to be the end all, be all, of knowledge,” Work said. “It barely scratches the surface. It was intended to be a summary.” He also said the extensive report shows how the highlighted resources shape community values and perspectives, while the online maps are very much a “living thing that doesn’t become stale.” The purpose of the report and companion

Photo contributed The Santa Barbara County Conservation Blueprint team includes Greg Parker, Pamela Doiron, Anna Olsen, Sharyn Main, Chet Work and Randy Sharer.

mapping tool is to provide a common language and platform for the publicly available data that includes the county’s fire, development and precipitation history, crop types, aquifer recharge and habitat connectivity, according to project partners. “This is really good information for the community to have,” Work said, pointing to data in the report showing there are about 330 miles of trails on the county’s South Coast compared to fewer than 10 miles in the Orcutt and Santa Maria area. “We are not going to solve any problems if we are not talking from the same playbook.” The Blueprint can provide students and citizen scientists with science-based data and resources; can help identify and develop priorities and attract funding sources for landowners for land conservation; can assist in balancing farm and/or ranch expansions with resource protection and land stewardship improvement; can be used to identify opportunities to increase access or add trails; can identify areas

of need, gaps, burdens or vulnerabilities to climate change, pollution exposure, transportation or access to nature; and it can be used to identify housing development locations that balance resource protection with quality of life for residents, according to project partners. Project partners repeatedly said during the briefing that the Conservation Blueprint is also a first step toward creating what they like to call “a landscape of opportunity.” It isn’t attempting to create new policy or regulations, but rather to describe the county, they said. “We talk about this being a description of our county, not a prescription,” said Sharyn Main, senior director of community investments for the Santa Barbara Foundation and director of its LEAF Initiative. Main added everyone now has the same tools to work toward creating a blueprint for future growth, whatever that may be, and that it was imperative the effort to create and

maintain the Conservation Blueprint not be government-driven or regulated. “We wanted to create a tool that would be much more broadly embraced,” Main said, noting the project was a labor of love. “It is our hope that the Blueprint will inspire greater collaboration and is just as beneficial to farmers and ranchers, housing advocates and developers as it will be to conservation.” Anna Olsen, executive director of the Cachuma Resource Conservation District, said the Blueprint will be a great tool for future conversations involving the agricultural community, which she wanted to ensure had a seat at the table, because the document does provide a needed common language. “A lot of people are saying the same thing,” Olsen said. “It’s just not being said in the same way.” Questions should be emailed to info@ sbcblueprint.net. For more information, visit www.sbcblueprint.net.

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Kenneth Kahn joins board of national nonprofit law group Chumash tribal chairman joins oldest, largest firm dedicated to defending Indian rights Staff Report

Photo by David Welby Vikings Brad Vidro, from left, Joe Tyson, Nelson Owens, Chief Rene Martinez, Ron Long and Larry Humburger helped Chairman Max Hanberg coordinate the Vikings’ blood drive on March 22.

Vikings of Solvang blood drive is a success The Vikings of Solvang collected 123 units of blood, exceeding their goal of 100 pints, at a blood drive on March 22 at the Solvang Veterans Memorial Hall. All blood drawn was coordinated through United Blood Services, and each donor was offered a $25 gift card to a participating Solvang restaurant as a thank-you, said Max Hanberg, chairman of the blood drive committee. The Vikings are a social and philanthropic organization dedicated to meeting medical needs in Santa Barbara County. To learn more about the Vikings, log onto www.vikingcharitiesinc.com.

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Chamber helps Festival Theater unveil new sign The Solvang Chamber of Commerce helped Solvang Festival Theater unveil a new sign near its entrance on Second Street to celebrate the 17 sponsors whose annual contributions help maintain the theater’s grounds. The theater is owned and operated by Solvang Theaterfest, a nonprofit corporation, with a mission of supporting and promoting high-quality performing arts. Built by the community in 1974, it hosts PCPA productions, dance performances, live music, fundraising events and more. Log onto www.solvang festivaltheater.org for more information.

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ribal Chairman Kenneth Kahn of the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians has joined the board of directors of the Native American Rights Fund, the oldest and largest nonprofit law firm dedicated to asserting and defending the rights of Indian tribes, organizations and individuals nationwide. Since 1970, NARF has represented tribes in hundreds of major cases and has achieved significant results in such areas as tribal sovereignty, treaty rights, natural resource protection and Indian education. NARF is governed by a volunteer board of directors composed of 13 Native Americans from different tribes throughout the country with a variety of expertise in Indian matters. Kahn will be the lone California representative. “NARF has a long track record of supporting the rights of those throughout Indian country without asking for compensation,” Kahn said. “I’m proud to be a part of this great nonprofit as it works to promote Native American rights.” Kahn, 40, has served as a member of the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians’ leadership since 2003. He won a special election to become the tribal chairman in April 2016 and was re-elected to a two-year term in March. During his seven terms of service, the tribe has expanded its Chumash Casino Resort, purchased 1,390 acres of Santa Ynez ranch land called Camp 4, acquired two hotels and a restaurant in Solvang, California, and launched its own wine label – Kitá Wines. Kahn has also been instrumental in the

Photo contributed Kenneth Kahn has joined the board of directors of the Native American Rights Fund, the oldest and largest nonprofit law firm dedicated to asserting and defending the rights of Indian tribes, organizations and individuals nationwide.

Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indian’s efforts to have Camp 4 placed into federal trust “We are very pleased that Chairman Kahn has joined our board,” said John Echohawk, NARF’s executive director. “We look forward to his leadership and guidance on the important legal work that the Native American Rights Fund does across Indian country.” NARF is a non-profit 501c(3) organization that focuses on applying existing laws and treaties to guarantee that national and state governments live up to their legal obligations. It’s based in Boulder, Colorado, with branch offices in Washington, D.C., and Anchorage, Alaska. NARF’s staff of 16 attorneys handles more than 50 major cases at any given time, with most of the cases taking several years to resolve. To learn more, visit www.narf.org.

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Weather makes fun, photos in valley Staff report

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ost weather stations around Santa Barbara County recorded between 1 and 4 inches of rain in the storm that blew through on March 21 and 22, including 3.1 inches in Buellton and 2.91 in Santa Ynez, according to county figures. The highest total was recorded at 5.35 inches on San Marcos Pass. Overall, the county is averaging about 50 percent of normal rainfall so far this year. While meteorologists and emergency-response officials warned of possible flash floods and debris flows below recent burn scars during the storm, the area escaped major damage. Meanwhile, the rain provided many photo opportunities, including clouds over Solvang captured by George Rose, and Nicole Alegria Jones’ photo of her family members as they watched Quiota Creek flow over Refugio Road.

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Trial for Animal Rescue Team founder may begin this month By Janene Scully

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Santa Ynez Valley woman who operates Animal Rescue Team has been arrested on suspicion of assaulting a man with a vehicle in the latest incident involving an escalating feud with her neighbors. ART founder Julie Di Sieno, 57, was taken into custody Sunday morning, March 25, while leaving her home in the 800 block of Carriage Drive east of Solvang, according to Santa Barbara County sheriff’s Sgt. Daniel Calderon. The arrest came hours after a neighbor, whose name was not released, called the Sheriff’s Department at approximately 8:30 p.m. Saturday to report he was the victim of a hit and run. Di Sieno allegedly had followed the man in her truck from her residence to the nearby El Rancho Marketplace at 2886 Mission Drive. “After the victim got out of his car, Di Sieno drove her truck toward him, striking him on the shoulder with the side mirror of her vehicle,” Calderon said. He said she then fled. “During investigation, video evidence and witness statements corroborated the victim’s account of what occurred,” Calderon added. The victim declined any medical treatment. Sheriff’s deputies tried unsuccessfully to find Di Sieno at her residence Saturday night. At 10:30 a.m. Sunday, deputies contacted Di Sieno as she was leaving her home and arrested her on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon involving the vehicle. She was booked into County Jail in lieu of $30,000 bail. The incident marks the second arrest in 2018 for Di Sieno, who already was facing eight misdemeanor charges. Late last year, four misdemeanor charges were filed against her, alleging stalking and making criminal threats. In connection with that case, a Superior Court judge issued a criminal protective order and ordered Di Sieno to surrender firearms and ammunition. Deputies investigating an alleged violation of the criminal protective order determined she had not turned over the weapons, however, and she was arrested Feb. 5. They obtained a search warrant and found “numerous firearms,” along with “a copious amount of ammunition of various calibers.” In late February, another four misdemeanor charges were filed against Di Sieno. The new charges include unlawful Firearms Act violation of a restraining order, possession of a deadly weapon, and two counts of contempt of court for disobeying a court order. The criminal complaint identified the victims in the first case as Mary and Richard Nohr, Di Sieno’s neighbors. The latest incident reportedly involved a different neighbor. Di Sieno has been the focus of numerous complaints from multiple neighbors about the Animal Rescue Team’s operations at the prop-

Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department photo Julie Di Sieno, the embattled operator of Animal Rescue Team in the Santa Ynez Valley, is facing a charge of assault with a deadly weapon after she allegedly hit a man with the mirror of her truck on Saturday night.

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“Each football costs $90. Helmets run about $400, and those have to be replaced and certified each year,” McClurg said. The money raised at the Rio Memorial Golf Tournament will sponsor the Jeff Rio Memorial Scholarship, the Sean Misner Memorial Scholarship, and a third scholarship for the football program. The tournament starts at 9 a.m. with registration at 7:30 Photo contributed a.m. It will host 144 The Rio Memorial Golf golfers in four-man Tournament honors Jeff Rio, above, and teams for 18 holes. his father Carl while The cost of $200 per golfer includes a raising money for three cart, goodie bag, and scholarships. a tri-tip and chicken lunch. There are sponsorships available for golfers, for each tee, and for businesses. “The Rios are a part of this football family, and we need to honor them for all they have done for the program,” McClurg said. For more information, email Don Kadlec at pirategolftournament@gmail.com or McClurg at jmcclurg@syvuhsd.org. Golfers can register and pay online at www.sypiratefootball.com or go the tournament’s Facebook page. The football program is also raising money through its annual Pirate Pass Savings Card; participating businesses need to register by May 1. The football boosters will print 1,250 cards, which give discounts at many Santa Ynez Valley businesses from Aug. 1, 2018 to July 31, 2019.

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n response to the current historic drought, the Santa Barbara County Water Agency has produced a handbook that highlights the importance that graywater systems can play in conserving and using water more efficiently while supporting healthy landscapes, healthy soil, a more sustainable water supply, climate safety and community resiliency, officials said. Graywater is household and business wastewater that isn’t sewage. “The Water Agency has been pursuing additional opportunities for outreach and education on ways to conserve water. We hope county residents use information in the Greywater Handbook to not only conserve water, but to also make their landscapes healthier,” Public Works Deputy Director Tom Fayram said. The 62-page handbook includes a list of components that make up a graywater system and how to make the most of such a system, including safety and design basics. It also provides a list of reasons to use graywater, a discussion of graywater history, and answers to common questions. An appendix has reference information on state and county graywater system exemption standards, among other information. Residents can find the handbook on the county’s regional water efficiency program website, www.WaterWiseSB.org, where it is available to download free of charge. The handbook is also available as a color-printed version upon request and at various Water Agency Conservation Team public events.

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Schools should cut postal deliveries administrators, Heartfelt thanks and not teachers from Vineyard House I

am on the PTA at Vista de Las Cruces School and sit on their Vista Foundation board. Our school board just pinkslipped three full-time teachers and one part-time staff member. We will be down to three teachers for TK through eighth grade. I have proposed to their board that they annex to another district and share administration costs. Did you know that we have seven (yes, seven!) superintendents in the Santa Ynez Valley for 2,925 students, based on 201617 enrollment reports. Here is the breakdown: n Buellton School District: Dr. Randal Haggard (about 612 students for Jonata and Oak Valley combined) n Solvang School District: Dr. Steve Seaford (about 591 students) n College/Santa Ynez School District: Dr. Jim Brown (about 369 students for College, Santa Ynez, and charter combined) n Santa Ynez Valley Union High School District: Scott Cory (about 1,000 students) n Los Olivos School District: Bridget Baublits (about 146 students) n Ballard School District: Allan Pelletier (about 129 students) n Vista del Mar School District: Dr. Emilio Handall (about 78 students) The average superintendent makes $150,000 or more in our area. We are way overstaffed in our administration here.

Compare it to Lompoc, where they only have one superintendent and three assistant superintendents for all of the following schools within the Lompoc Unified School District: Bob Forinash Community Day School, Buena Vista Elementary, Cabrillo High School, Clarence Ruth Elementary, Crestview Elementary, Fillmore Elementary, Hapgood Elementary, La Canada Elementary, La Honda Elementary, Lompoc High School, Lompoc Valley Middle School, Los Berros Elementary, Maple High School, Miguelito Elementary, Mission Valley School, Vandenberg Middle School, and their adult education program. They have 3,000 students just from their two high schools, let alone all of the students from their numerous elementary and middle schools. Why are we spending so much money on administration and continuing to lay off our teachers? We should be sharing financial staff, sharing superintendents, reinstating the idea of teaching principals, and bringing back our teachers. With all the new construction, increased businesses contributing to our local bed taxes, we should be doing better, not worse. Yet we continue to go down this path with all of our schools. Laying off teachers is not sustainable. They don’t make enough to fix the huge

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Dear Editor: After a 20-year run in the local restaurant scene, The Vineyard House ended its time as caretaker of the historic Andersen home (built 1907) in Santa Ynez on Sunday, March 11, with a farewell party and fundraiser benefitting the Santa Ynez Historical Museum & Carriage House. More than being customers at the restaurant, strong friendships were made over this time that will be truly missed. So many people celebrated so many special occasions — birthdays, anniversaries, graduations on a yearly basis, enjoying the warm special feeling of “our home.” We are very proud of what we offered the community and believe we gave value along with a wonderful dining experience. The March 11 event was a testament to the loyal following we built up over the years with a very full house enjoying the music of Steve Ochoa, T-Bone Ramblers and the Low Down Dudes. A barbecue graciously prepared by our local Vikings was also enjoyed along with beverages donated by local wineries. Thanks go out to all the volunteers that day and to the staff of The Vineyard

House that made it the special place it was, Together we were able to raise over $6,000 for the museum, a true gem in our small town. The many memories of the very special folks that made our restaurant experience rewarding will not go away as we continue to enjoy the beautiful Santa Ynez Valley as our home and hope to continue our involvement in our community. Jim and Debbie Sobell The Vineyard House

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business Solvang Rotary presents beautification awards Solvang, Los Olivos and Buellton. n Representing Solvang: Leonardo’s he Solvang Rotary Club honored seven Ristorante and Pizzaria, best new restaurant local construction projects at its annual construction. Santa Ynez Valley Beautification Award n Solvang Alisal Cottages: Best new comProgram on Feb. 27 at the Alisal River Grill. mercial residences This event recognizes Valley residences, comn Representing Los Olivos: Mattei’s Tavern, mercial and public properties that have been best historical renovation built, remodeled or renovated and finished in n Palladino Residence: Best new residential 2017. construction Rotarians said it was difficult to make a n Representing Buellton: Flying Flags selection from the large number of nominees, RV Park & Resort, best commercial park improvement but seven projects were honored representing Staff Report

n Sideways Inn: Best hotel remodel n Buellton City Hall: Best public landscaping Owners, managers and representatives from each of the properties had a chance to speak about their journeys through their projects with PowerPoint presentations showing before, during and after photos. They also enthusiastically credited the architects, contractors and craftsmen that made their projects winners. The Solvang Rotary Club meets every Tuesday at 7:15 a.m. at the Alisal Grill, and guests Photo contributed are always welcome. For more information, go The Solvang Rotary Club honored seven local projects with this year’s beautification awards. to www.solvangrotary.com.

Bank reports 20 percent net income growth in 2017 By Megan Orloff Contributed

ontecito Bank & Trust has reported total assets grew $56.5 million during the 12-month period ending Dec. 31, closing at $1.4 billion, with loan growth of 5 percent year-over-year, ending the year at $912.3 million. Deposit growth saw a 4.7-percent lift yearover-year, pushing year-end deposit totals to $1.2 billion. In 2017, net income grew 20 percent from 2016 to close at $17.5 million, enhanced by one-time loan recoveries. The bank’s total risk-based capital remains at 13.3 percent, exceeding the 10-percent regulatory minimum required to be considered well-capitalized. “2017 was a year of change for the bank. In April we lost an icon and mentor in Michael Towbes, our beloved founder, but I know he would be as proud as I am about the commitment, work and performance of our teams this year,” said Chairman and CEO Janet Garufis. “And, while I am proud of the growth our teams achieved in 2017, I am even prouder of the compassion our associates delivered throughout what has been a challenging and emotional end of the year for so many businesses and individuals. Our hearts go

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Home Connection holding moving sale The Home Connection at 425 Alisal Road in Solvang is preparing to move next door into a newly refurbished double unit that will allow the store to show more furniture, area rugs, lighting, home accents and more. To allow for a faster and easier relocation, the store will hold a moving sale starting April 7.

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RD File Montecito Bank & Trust has reported total assets grew $56.5 million during the 12-month period ending Dec. 31. Founded in 1975, Montecito Bank & Trust is the oldest and largest locally owned community bank in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties.

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Engel & Völkers expands into Santa Ynez Kris Johnston, the broker and owner of Central Coast Landmark Properties, has merged her company with international firm Engel & Völkers to open an office in Santa Ynez. “We could not have chosen a better partner and owner than Kris,” said Engel & Völkers

Santa Barbara Manager Siv Merethe Cotton. “Kris is a well known industry leader, with unrivaled knowledge about our region’s unique real estate. We are here to offer her team and their clientele the white-glove service they deserve.” The new partnership is intended to help the firm serve clients from as far south as Ventura and northward into Paso Robles. Engel & Völkers Santa Ynez is Gestalt Group’s 18th of 20 Engel & Völkers shops in California, Nevada and Utah. For more information, email Kris Johnston, Engel & Völkers Central Coast Manager, at kris.johnston@evusa.com.

eyne Stapelmann has been named 2017 Realtor of the Year by the Santa Barbara Association of Realtors. A commercial associate and top producer with the Santa Barbara office of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties, Stapelmann was praised for her in-depth market knowledge, negotiating skills and expertise. “Reyne earned this prestigious award for her continuous leaderReyne Stapelmann ship and participation in the issues requiring the Realtor voice, and her consistent caring and support of the Realtor cause,” said Kyle Kemp, Santa Barbara County District Manager for Berkshire Hathaway. “She meets regularly with elected officials and represents the rights of property owners as well as Realtor issues. She was the 2015 president of the association and serves as 2018 regional chair for Region 11 in the California Association of Realtors. We are extremely grateful to have such a dedicated, caring professional supporting agents and clients in our Santa Barbara County branch offices in Santa Barbara, Montecito and Santa Ynez Valley,” Kemp added. Stapelmann was recognized for her many accomplishments at the association’s 2017 annual installation and awards luncheon at the Four Seasons Biltmore’s Coral Casino.

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Lloyd Sorensen peers into a car on display at Santa Ynez High School during the Pirate Garage Car Show. At top right, Tom Berry checks out the classic cars and, at right, Steven Fritz and his kids Mason, 5, and Athena, 2, study an interior.

Car fans turn out to support ‘Pirate Garage’ students By Kyah Corff Star Intern

The annual Pirate Garage Car Show, a vital fundraiser for the Pirate Garage Club, supports students who are passionate about anything and everything on wheels. The fifth annual car show on March 17 at Santa Ynez Valley Union High School featured many vehicles displayed by their owners in the community, as well as sales of raffle tickets, food, and Pirate merchandise in a casual atmosphere. On a surprisingly sunny day, friends and family wandered around the event, which was sponsored by local businesses. The auto shop club provides students “a place where they feel involved and needed, and a place where they can get experience and a good support system,” said Jennifer Oseguera, a senior and a co-chairman of the Pirate Garage Club. Oseguera grew up with older male influences and their love of vehicles. Without a female mechanic role model, she became her own and has been involved in the club all four years she has been at the school. Sarah Puder, a senior and the other co-chair-

Sheldon Gee and Diane Otto check out a classic car at Santa Ynez High School during the Pirate Garage Car Show.

man of the Pirate Garage Club, also appreciates the opportunities the club provides. By a turn of fate, almost all electives were filled up during Puder’s freshman year, which led her to enroll in an auto shop class. She fell

in love with the program and involved herself in the Pirate Garage Club. She said she is particularly grateful to the club for career possibilities and for showing her what lies beyond high school.

“The program teaches high schoolers what’s outside their little bubbles,” she said. The club teaches valuable career skills such as public relations, philanthropy and management, as well as mechanical skills. The club also has a successful racing team that competes in the National SkillsUSA competition. The SkillsUSA organization seeks to “empower its members to become world-class workers, leaders and responsible American citizens,” according to their website. Pirate mechanics have a reputation for placing in regionals and won state championships in 2016. This success is owed not only to the students but to Rob Hill, the SYVUHS auto shop instructor and Pirate Garage Club supervisor. He relates to his students and their love of racing and mechanics, and he credits his own high school auto shop program with keeping him in high school and from racing on the streets. Hill was recently named one of three finalists for the 2017 SEMA – NACAT Education Foundation SEMA Show Award. The award recognizes and supports top instructors who develop exemplary aftermarket curriculum, CARS CONTINUED ON PAGE 28

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New pastor installed at Shepherd of the Valley Staff Report

he Rev. Russel Troester formally became resident pastor at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church in Santa Ynez in an installation ceremony on Feb. 11 before the entire congregation and invited guests. Eleven ministers representing congregations of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod north to Monterey and south to Malibu participated in the Laying of Hands ceremony welcoming Troester, a South Dakota Native, to the blue-gray church at the corner of Edison Street, Baseline Road and Highway 154. Troester, a graduate of the University of South Dakota, is a 2008 graduate of the Concordia Seminary in Saint Louis, Mo. He takes over the position after the retirement of Rev. Lowell B. Kindschy, who served the congregation for 20 years. Troester comes to Shepherd of the Valley after serving two previous congregations, most recently in Nebraska. His family includes his wife, Kris, and four boys: Rome, 12; Jack, 9; Sam, 8; and Kal, 4. The family is living temporarily in Santa Ynez while a 1,740-square-foot parsonage is being built on the church campus at 3552 Baseline Road. The new pastor’s arrival is but one highlight in a busy year for the 100-plus-member congregation. “To say that Pastor Troester’s arrival is an answer to prayer is an understatement,” said congregational President Marv New-

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Here’s a guide to genealogy repositories By Sheila Benedict Contributing Writer

Photo contributed The Rev. Russel Troester, pictured with his wife Kris, has been formally installed as the new pastor at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church.

his month’s column will begin to list both “brick and mortar” and online repositories of genealogy information, some free and some requiring a subscription. To answer one question: There are laws that require some understanding from a genealogical and historical perspective. And a disclaimer: I am not an attorney and cannot, nor will I, answer legal questions. If something requires that type of assistance, I recommend discussing it with an attorney. A genealogy researcher needs to know the laws that govern the documents and area where the research is located. For example, if you need a copy of a will or probate file in Virginia or Ohio, know the probate codes that govern how and where the documents were or are filed. In California, there are very few cities that keep copies of civil events. Copies of birth records, and others, are at the county level, although copies of some are sent to the state. Experience suggests it is best to order from the county where the event took place. On the East Coast, one usually needs to go to the town to find records of interest. Privacy laws need to be reviewed for the areas where the research is being done. There are also copyright laws that must be respected. If something is on a website or in a book that a researcher would like to copy

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You can sleep your way to better health By Stacey Bailey Cottage Hospital

mericans don’t get enough sleep. More than one out of three adults report that they sleep less than seven hours a night. Besides feeling tired all the time, too little sleep on a regular basis can also raise your risk for heart disease, diabetes, and unhealthy weight gain. Several studies have linked insufficient sleep with an increased risk of obesity. The results show that people who habitually sleep less than six hours per night are likely to be overweight or to gain weight compared to those who sleep for eight hours. Getting too little sleep disrupts two hormones that contribute to excess weight gain. Research shows that people who are up for extended periods of time eat an extra 300 to 550

calories per day. Here’s why: Those who sleep less than eight hours a night tend to have higher levels of the hormone ghrelin that increases appetite. They also have lower levels of the hormone leptin, which decreases appetite. People who sleep less than five hours a night have an increased risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. The theory is that insulin sensitivity decreases with less sleep, meaning your body can’t process the carbohydrates you eat as efficiently so blood sugar rises. Fortunately, studies have also shown that getting more sleep can help decrease the risk of Type 2 diabetes. Heart disease risks rise by 50 percent in those who get less than six hours of sleep a night compared to those who get seven to eight hours of sleep. Increased risk of heart disease may also be linked to higher inflammation in the body. Sleep deprivation increases the levels of many inflammatory markers and decreases the

ability to fight infections such as the common cold. In a recent study, people who slept less than seven hours a night were three times more likely to develop cold symptoms than people who slept eight or more hours. The ability to repair and restore muscle damage also is harmed with poor sleep. People who don’t get adequate sleep may not be able to recover as well from soreness and tend to feel more muscle fatigue and tiredness the following day. Getting adequate sleep is not a guarantee of good health, but it definitely can lower your risk for many diseases and help maintain your body’s vital functions. If you’re having trouble sleeping, here are some tips to help: n Avoid caffeine and alcohol before bed. n Avoid large meals before bed or late at night, as they may cause indigestion. n Exercise daily and finish at least three hours before bedtime. Exercising too close to bedtime can elevate your metabolism and

body temperature, which makes it more difficult to fall asleep. n Stay on a regular sleep and wake schedule, and avoid taking naps after 3 p.m. n Try a hot bath before bed, which lowers your body temperature and helps with sleep. n Avoid bright lights before sleeping, including your cell phones, tablets and computers. The blue light emitted from electronics is thought to interfere with sleep. n Keep your bedroom temperature cool. n Ask your doctor or pharmacist to check your medications. Some medications can interfere with sleep or contain ingredients that can affect sleep. For more information on how to improve your health, visit www.cottagehealth.org/syvch. Registered Dietitian Stacey Bailey is clinical dietitian at Santa Ynez and Santa Barbara Cottage Hospitals.

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April Fools, of course, but April Fish? Dressed in multicolored clothing, horned hat, and scepter, fools practiced their craft in public market squares and even in royal courts. Back then, it was the role of the court fools to put things in perspective with humor. What is believed to be one of the earliest written connections to the day is found in — William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night Geoffrey Chaucer’s “Canterbury Tales” in the story of the nun’s “Priest Tale.” Written around 1400, it concerns two fools and takes place his week started frivolously with April “thritty dayes and two” from the beginning of Fools’ Day, also called All Fools’ Day March, which would make it April 1. or, as the French call it, April Fish. Then there are the French. One of the popBy John Copeland I know, April Fish, but you know the French ular theories about the origin of April Fools’ Nearly every culture in the world has had always have to have their own spin to things. Day occurred during the reign of King Charles a festival around the spring equinox that No matter what you call April 1st, it is one IX, when Pope Gregory decreed adoption of a celebrated the end of winter, the return of of the most light-hearted days of the year. new calendar — the one we still use today, the spring and the start of the year. The Romans, Unlike many holidays we observe, the Gregorian Calendar. Persians, Babylonians and Hindus celebrated origins of the First of April’s tomfoolery are In 1564, France adopted the new calendar, New Year’s with festivals that began on the clouded in obscurity. Even today, historians moving the start of the year from the end of equinox and ended on April 2. In fact, the anand folklorists still debate how it started. Part March to Jan. 1. cient Roman calendar’s New Year’s Day was of the problem is that it was only during the Those who stubbornly clung to the old Julian April 1. So it is likely that April Fools is a relic 18th century that detailed written references calendar and continued to celebrate the New Year from these ancient festivities. to April Fools appeared, but the custom was during the week between March 25 and April Even though April Fools’ Day has simialready well established throughout Europe 1 had jokes played on them. Paper fish were larities with spring equinox festivals, there is and regarded as being of great antiquity. surreptitiously stuck on their backs and called no agreement about which festival our April I think it’s very curious that our April traPoisson d’Avril, or April Fish — which, even foolery evolved from. One of the reasons is dition of foolery became a part of the cultural today, remains the French term for April Fools. that many of the festivals were commoners’ fabric of so many European cultures without However, the calendar-change theory has celebrations, and aristocratic participation was leaving a written record. pretty minimal. In the past, common folk were, problems as the origin of April Fool’s Day. Holidays can be a bit like a layer cake. The outside is all colorful frosting and decorations, for the most part, uneducated and did not leave The adoption of the Gregorian calendar did not occur immediately in France or anywhere else but when you dig in with your fork, you diswritten records. But folk traditions can run cover different layers with their own textures very deep within cultures, and it is clear that a in Europe. It was a gradual process, spanning an entire century in France and even longer and flavors. Well, All Fools’ Day is like that. day devoted to foolery has ancient roots. If you look at what our ancestors were up to at The patron saint of All Fools’ Day, the Fool, in other countries. Britain did not adopt the this time of year, a picture begins to emerge. was a prominent character in medieval Europe. calendar until 1752, and long before this time

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April Fools’ Day was a well-established tradition. So confusion about changing of the calendar is not the whole story of April Fish. That is a “fish story” that has yet to be revealed. Did you know that April Fools’ Day has a timeframe? Traditionally, no pranks are supposed to be played after noon. Any jokes played after that will bring bad luck to the perpetrator — something that is often overlooked today. Although we can’t pinpoint how or when April Fools’ Day got its start, people the world over still celebrate it with glee. Pranks can be quite simple, such as telling a friend his shoe is untied, or very elaborate. On April 1, 2016, the restaurant reservation site Open Table promoted an app that allowed users to lick photos of food on their mobile devices to taste them. Whatever the gag, it usually ends with the prankster yelling “April Fool!” when the victim falls for it. The first of April, some do say Is set apart for All Fool’s Day; But why the people call it so Nor I, nor they themselves, do know, But on this day are people sent On purpose for pure merriment. — Anonymous

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All events at the Santa Ynez Valley libraries have free admission, thanks to funding from the Friends of the Library of SYV and Buellton Friends of the Library. Thurs., April 5: 10-10:50 a.m. “TED & Conversation” Come view one or two short talks from the famous TED Talks series, and explore the topic together afterward. Call the library for information on the topic. Solvang Library, 1745 Mission Drive, Solvang; 805-688-4214 Sat., April 7: 11 a.m.-12 p.m. “Coding Club” Come learn about code, and what you can create! All ages welcome. This month we are exploring Bloxels. Meets twice monthly, once at Buellton and once at Solvang. Buellton Library, 140 W. Highway 246, Buellton; 805-688-3115

Photo contributed Josh McClurg is best known as head coach of the Santa Ynez Valley Union High School Football team.

raise a family. I was hired by Lucia Mar Unified School District to be an elementary PE teacher. I taught at Harloe Elementary, Grover Beach and Shell Beach. In 2004 I was able to transfer to Nipomo High School to teach PE and be the head JV football coach. In 2005 I was moved up to coach varsity football as the defensive backs coach. In 2006 I coached the varsity defensive line. From 2007-2010 I was the defensive coordinator at Nipomo. In 2011, Ken Gruendyke asked me to be an assistant football coach at SYHS, and I of course accepted. In 2012 I was hired at SYHS as a PE teacher and head football coach following Coach Gruendyke’s retirement. Favorite Place in the Santa Ynez Valley: Nira, Fig Mountain lookout, and anywhere in the Santa Ynez backcountry.

Sat., April 7: 1-2 p.m. “Maker Workshop: The Hand” Design and build a working hand out of craft materials to demonstrate how the tendons in your own hand work. Call ahead to register. Solvang Library, 1745 Mission Drive, Solvang; 805-688-4214 Sat., April 14: 3-4:30 p.m. “Investors’ Roundtable: AT&T as a Study Stock,” with Richard Evans, presenter. Helping individual investors since 1995, the Investors’ Roundtable welcomes both novice and veteran investors to informal presentations and discussions. Solvang Library, 1745 Mission Drive, Solvang; 805-688-4214 Fri., April 17: 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. “Caterpillar Puppets: Aztec Pinocchio” The story of Maldo the Magician and how he turns his little marionette boy alive using a butterfly for a heart. Solvang Library, 1745 Mission Drive, Solvang; 805-688-4214 Thurs., April 19: 12-6 p.m. “Board Game Day” Drop in to play one of our games, or bring one of your own. Solvang Library, 1745 Mission Drive, Solvang; 805-688-4214 Thurs., April 19: 4-5 p.m. “Pokemon/Magic the Gathering Card Club.” The group meets at 4 p.m. on monthly Board Game days to both trade and Battle! Beginners are welcome. Don’t have a deck? You can borrow one for the afternoon. Solvang Library, 1745 Mission Drive, Solvang; 805-688-4214 Fri., April 20: 12:30-2 p.m. “Buellton Bookworms Book Club” Join us on the third Friday of every month to discuss the latest selection. Buellton Library, 140 W. Highway 246, Buellton; 805-688-3115

Wed., April 25: 5:30 p.m. “Poetry Challenge: Live Reading!” SYV Middle school students (6th – 8th grades) were invited in March to submit a single page poem on the theme of the The Selfie: Pretense, Truth, and Dreams” This reading and reception will celebrate all submissions. Hosted by poet Steve Braff. Solvang Library, 1745 Mission Drive, Solvang; 805-688-4214 Fri., April 27: 12-5:30 p.m. “Family Board Game Day/Puzzle Club” Come play Gone Fishin’, No Stress Chess, Blokus, Yahtzee, and Connect Four! OR join us in putting together a few puzzles. Stay all day or pop in to contribute at any time. Puzzles will be provided, but you are welcome to bring your own. Buellton Library, 140 W. Highway 246, Buellton; 805-688-3115 Sat., April 28: 1-2:35 p.m. “Movie: Loving Vincent” In a story depicted in oil painted animation, a young man comes to the last hometown of painter Vincent van Gogh to deliver the troubled artist’s final letter and ends up investigating his final days there. 2017 animated drama, Rated PG-13, 95 minutes. Solvang Library, 1745 Mission Drive, Solvang; 805-688-4214 Every Mon.: 11 a.m., “Preschool Storytime” Bringing your preschooler to storytime will help get them ready to read! Stay for a craft or play session afterward and make a new friend. Buellton Library, 140 W. Highway 246, Buellton; 805-688-3115 Every Tue.: 10:30 a.m., “Preschool Storytime” Bringing your preschooler to storytime will help get them ready to read! Stay for a craft or play session afterward and make a new friend. Solvang Library, 1745 Mission Drive, Solvang; 805-688-4214 Every Wed.: 10:30 a.m., “Wiggly Storytime” Short stories, songs, rhymes, and activities for babies, toddlers and preschoolers. Be ready to participate with your child, and spend some time being silly together. Solvang Library, 1745 Mission Drive, Solvang; 805-688-4214 Every Tue.: 5:30-6:30 p.m., “One-on-One Tutoring: E and Audiobooks on your Mobile Device” Drop in for a free 20 minute session with volunteer Bethany C., and start accessing the library’s free online materials. Bring your device (E-reader, tablet, laptop, or smartphone). Buellton Library, 140 W. Highway 246, Buellton; 805-688-3115

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Buellton seniors enjoy dinner, welcome new van Executive Director Pam Gnekow thanked Leonardo’s as well as the center’s staff, who eonardo’s Ristorante provided tasty, all came out of the kitchen to take a bow. In coral-hued rigatoni pasta for the addition to Nichols and Linton, Rosa CastilBuellton Senior Center’s February lo, Gracie Love and Wanda Nelson all helped monthly dinner, accompanied by a Caesar serve the meal. salad, baked herbed chicken and fresh asparaGnekow proudly announced that the center gus created by the center’s chef, Jim Nichols, now owns a beautiful new passenger van to and his hardworking crew. take seniors to medical appointments in the Dessert with strawberries and whipped valley, as well as out of town. A generous cream topped off the magnificent meal that donation by the Vikings of Solvang made was enjoyed by more than 50 diners. this purchase possible, with other donations Staff member Linda Linton’s idea for a rounding out the sticker price. new arrangement of tables allowed easier The long-sought van arrived on Feb. 20, movement between them, and many diners and by Feb. 27 it had already been used for expressed appreciation. Center board member trips. Bernice Small, as usual, welcomed people Raffle prizes were awarded at the conclusion of the evening. and checked them in. Staff Report

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(includes a fabulous Mexican dinner) Wine, Beer and Margaritas will be available Some auction items also available Tickets available at the Solvang Senior Center Call Ellen Albertoni at 805-688-3793 ~ or ~ www.Eventbrite.com under Solvang Events

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LIBRARY INFORMATION AND HOURS

April 11, 18: 3:30-4:30 p.m., “Reading with Dogs” Our Tail Waggin’ Tutors help young readers practice reading skills by reading aloud to the kindest, least judgmental listeners around. Drop in for a 10-15 minute individual session with a “tutor.” Buellton Library, 140 W. Highway 246, Buellton; 805-688-3115

Buellton: 140 W. Highway 246, 805-688-3115, Buellton Library@santabarbaraCA.gov; Monday, Tuesday and Wednes-day, 11 a.m.-7 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, noon5:30 p.m.

Every Thurs.: 3:30-4:30 p.m., “Reading with Dogs” Our Tail Waggin’ Tutors help young readers practice reading skills by reading aloud to the kindest, least judgmental listeners around. Drop in for a 10-15 minute individual session with a “tutor.” Solvang Library, 1745 Mission Drive, Solvang; 805-688-4214, 1745 Mission Drive, Solvang; 805-688-4214

Solvang: 1745 Mission Drive, 805-688-4214, SolvangLibrary @santabarbaraCA.gov; Tuesday & Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Wednesday & Thursday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Los Olivos: Grange Hall, 2374 Alamo Pintado Ave.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Santa Ynez: 3598 Sagunto St.; Saturday, 1 p.m.-4 p.m.

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arts & nonprofits

‘COOKING UP DREAMS’

Fundraiser pairs food, wine and a chef competition with a good cause By April Charlton Contributing Writer

veryone who enjoys sampling gourmet fare coupled with great wine, while helping a good cause, should get ready to have their taste buds tantalized during the annual Cooking Up Dreams fundraiser and chef competition. To fund services for Santa Barbara County’s low-income, at-risk youth, the Family Service Agency will host its fourth annual Cooking Up Dreams event — the agency’s biggest fundraiser of the year — from 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday, April 7, at the Santa Barbara Carriage Museum, 129 Castillo St. “This is our signature event,” said FSA Director of Development and Communications Katie Jacobs. “It’s a fun and different way to highlight what Family Service Agency does.” Established in 1899, Family Service Agency works to improve the health and well-being of the county’s most vulnerable children, families and seniors by providing them access to food, shelter and other basic needs. It also provides infant and early-childhood home visits around the county, including the Santa Ynez Valley. The organization, which recently merged with the Santa Maria Youth & Family Center, also provides youth mentoring, case management, substance abuse treatment, advocacy and a wide array of mental health programs. Proceeds from the popular Cooking Up Dreams event help ensure critical funds are available for FSA’s youth enrichment programs, which include Big Brothers Big Sisters as well as school-based counseling and youth behavioral health, according to FSA Marketing Manager Marianne McCarthy. The theme of this year’s Cooking Up Dreams is “Now More Than Ever,” which will allow FSA to showcase what the organization has done in and for the community during the last 100-plus years, while also highlighting emerging needs. “While we want to celebrate our 119 years (of service), we also want to highlight the relevancy of our agency through the ages,” McCarthy said. The agency has been working to provide resources to families looking to become more integrated into the community, which McCarthy said is definitely an emerging need within the organization. “We also want to talk about how we have adapted … and the focus of our immediate needs,” she added. The gala will include historical information about FSA and its services as well

Photo contributed Award-winning country singer and songwriter Brandy Clark will play a benefit May 2 for the Solvang Festival Theater.

Photos contributed Young people who participate in FSA’s programs pitch in to help at Cooking Up Dreams, the agency’s primary annual fundraiser.

ports all of our programs,” she explained. “It celebrates our programs for kids and supports FSA in all of the work we do.” Last year, the event raised nearly $150,000 and FSA’s leadership team hopes this year to attract at least that much, which McCarthy stressed is vital to the viability of the organization’s programs and services offered at sites in Carpinteria, Santa Barbara, Guadalupe, Lompoc and Santa Maria. “It is one of our main sources of unreThe event asks chefs at local restaurants, such as The stricted funding,” McCarthy said about Finch and Fork, to create tasty, bite-sized samples in a the money raised through Cooking Up contest determined by attendees’ votes. Dreams ticket sales and sponsorships. as a presentation about the organization’s “Funding we can apply to programs compassion centers, which provided coun- as needed is really critical,” she addseling at school campuses — Cleveland, ed. “This allows us to apply funding to Cold Springs and Santa Barbara High services typically not funded (with grants School — where students were directly or state money). The money goes a long affected by the deadly Jan. 9 Montecito way.” mudslides. Cooking Up Dreams is more than a typFSA’s Family Resource Centers, which ical gala in that attendees not only get to on average serve more than 3,000 families sample gourmet plates from leading local annually with basic needs, parenting skills restaurants and chefs, while sipping wine, and more, were also available to help but they also participate in the event’s people affected by the Thomas Fire the culinary competition that pits chef against mudslides, Jacobs said. chef for the judge’s and people’s choice As the county’s only long-term care om- awards, Jacobs said. budsman, FSA also helped with the evacYouth involved with FSA’s Big Brothers uation and relocation of senior residents Big Sisters program also serve as greeters in long-term care facilities on the South at the fundraiser, wearing white chef’s Coast during the mudslides. hats at the door as they usher people into “We provide a lot of wrap-around serthe festivities. vices,” Jacobs said, adding that adults “They are great ambassadors for us,” are also referred to FSA to help with Jacobs said. “People who like food and state services, such as applying for community should come. It’s just a really CalFresh or CalWorks, through a youth’s fun event.” For tickets, call Family Service Agency involvement in the Big Brothers Big Sisat 805-965-1001 or visit fsacares.org/ ters program. “Cooking Up Dreams generally supcooking-up-dreams.

Country star Brandy Clark to play in Solvang Staff Report

ix-time Grammy nominee and Country Music Association award-winner Brandy Clark will play a special benefit concert for Solvang Festival Theater on Wednesday, May 2. Before striking out on her own as a performer with three back-to-back critically acclaimed albums, Clark was one of the most in-demand songwriters in Nashville. Her work has been recorded by The Band Perry, Miranda Lambert and Kacey Musgraves, among others. “Follow Your Arrow” (recorded by Musgraves) won Clark the CMA Song of the Year Award in 2014. Clark creates characters with her songs, including the aging beauty of “Homecoming Queen” and the tempted exes of “You Can Come over.” She navigates the rocky waters of a relationship in “Drinkin’ Smokin’ Cheatin’.” Part of a vanguard in country music that tips a hat to tradition while not resisting its evolution, Clark says that the only music she’s ever listened to consistently is country. “I want to keep that alive, so there’s a responsibility in that for me,” she said. The show starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are $25, $35, and $95 for Golden Circle, which includes a meet and greet with Clark at a catered post-show reception. Solvang Theaterfest is the 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation that owns and operates Solvang Festival Theater, built in 1974 by local craftspeople and community leaders whose goal was to bring

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Veggie Rescue redirects buffet food to seniors “With our years of experience delivering produce in our refrigerated van, this seemed like a natural expansion of our program — redirecting food that would have been sent to the landfill, and instead feeding it to fellow community members struggling with food insecurity,” Derryberry said. When the Chumash were contacted, the tribe quickly agreed to the plan as part of its efforts to eliminate waste by 2019, she By Laurie Jervis said. Contributing Writer “The tribe’s partnership with Veggie Rescue is an example of the creative ideas s national and global agencies spotour Chumash Casino Resort’s Facilities light food waste, a Santa Barbara Department has implemented to help reach County nonprofit organization has our goal of becoming a zero-waste facilbeen working behind the scenes since Noity by 2019,” said Kenneth Kahn, tribal vember to move leftover food from buffet chairman. lines to hungry senior citizens. “We’re proud of this partnership, beSanta Ynez Valley Fruit & Vegetable cause Veggie Rescue prevents quality food Rescue, more commonly known as Veggie Photo by Sarit Relis Photography from being wasted and makes deliveries to Rescue, is based in the Santa Ynez Valley those in need. It’s reassuring to know that Kevin Kemp, center, a van driver for Veggie Rescue, watches Chumash Casino Resort chefs Sabino Zarate, left, and Octavio but works throughout the county to glean the extra food we’ve prepared is nourishing Flores prepare to load insulated containers of donated food for transport to the Buellton Senior Center. excess produce from commercial farms, members of the local community.” she said. orchards and backyard gardens for delivery food — both warm and cold — from the When Derryberry reached out to Pam casino’s buffet lines three times each week The concept was formed during a to needy families and schoolchildren. Gnekow of the Buellton Senior Center for delivery to the Buellton Senior Center. meeting organized by the Santa Barbara Since its launch nearly eight years ago, about utilizing the rescued food for meal In November, Veggie Rescue launched a Foundation and the CEC, which helped the Veggie Rescue has delivered slightly less programs, she got an enthusiastic response. pilot program for a prepared food recovery agencies involved understand both food than 1 million pounds of food, according “There are so many seniors in need of effort, she said. insecurity and food waste within Santa to executive director Amy Derryberry. In good food in our community, and we are “This program was supported by the Barbara County, Derryberry said. 2016, she told Noozhawk that her organithrilled to be the recipients of this terrific Community Environmental Council and The participants came away from the zation’s goal is simple: “We want to feed food, which allows us to expand our capachad guidance from the county Public meeting with a big goal: Identify a donor fresh, local food to our community.” ity to feed seniors,” Gnekow said. Health Department and financial backfacility and pair it with Veggie Rescue’s Derryberry outlined the process by An additional benefit of the Chuing from the Santa Barbara Foundation’s ability to transport food to a network of which Veggie Rescue came to team up mash-to-Buellton Senior Center plan was recipient organizations, such as senior more recently with the Santa Ynez Band of LEAF Landscapes, Ecosystems, AgriculVEGGIE CONTINUED ON PAGE 26 Chumash Indians to collect unconsumed ture and Food Systems) grant program,” centers.

Nonprofit group diverts an average of 220 pounds per week from Chumash resort to Buellton Senior Center

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ag & equine

Photos contributed The Los Padres Forest Association is a nonprofit group of mostly volunteers who have been building and grooming trails for the past four decades.

Forest group seeks help to groom local trails Staff Report

ecent fires and mudslides have damaged many of the area’s most popular trails, but volunteers with the Los Padres Forest Association point out that other, more accessible trails that have not been used recently could be groomed to expand the now-limited choice of trails. “Many of these trails have become overgrown, hard to follow, and not very enjoyable to hike or ride,” said Bryan Conant of the LFPA, including Arroyo Burro, Devil’s Canyon, Matias, and the network of trails within the Figueroa Mountain Recreation Area. “The community can help by either donating money to help restore these trails or by volunteering on any of the upcoming projects focused along these trails,” Conant said. Local experts point out that the more well-known damaged trails will not be stable enough to begin rebuilding in the near future and, even when restoration begins, it is likely

to be a monumental, multi-year effort. The Santa Ynez Women Hikers, a club that has been hitting the trails every Wednesday for more than 40 years, is raising funds to support the efforts of the LPFA, which is a nonprofit group of mostly volunteers who have been tirelessly building and grooming trails for the past four decades. The funds will go to purchase equipment, hire specialist workers, and help with volunteer activities needed to restore trails. Los Padres National Forest is the second-largest in California, stretching across the Central Coast from Los Angeles County to Monterey. It has 10 designated wilderness areas along with thousands of miles of trails and spectacular natural wildlife and scenery. The Santa Ynez Women Hikers are inviting tax-deductible donations that can be mailed to Los Padres Forest Association, c/o Phoebe Patterson, 1710 Overdel Lane, Solvang, CA 93463. For more information on the LPFA, log onto www.lpforest.org.

Photos show a trail before, left, and after brush removal by the Los Padres Forest Association.

Vet’s Here opens 2 new locations in Conejo Valley, Santa Barbara Staff Report

elebrating its eighth year, Vet’s Here, a local mobile veterinary practice, has expanded its reach to new locations in Conejo Valley and Santa Barbara. The company has grown quickly since president and CEO Autumn Fanning began serving clients in the Santa Ynez Valley in 2010. “Since our founding eight years ago, the focus of our mission has been to Photo contributed Mobile veterinary practice Vet’s Here is now serving pet owners in Conejo Valley and Santa Barbara.

provide a stress-free, convenient, in-home experience for clients and their pets,” Fanning said. “To achieve this, we strive to establish strong relationships with new and existing clients so that we can continue to provide full-service pet care for pet owners who have trouble transporting their pets to a traditional veterinary clinic.” The company uses a 26-foot La Boit veterinary vehicle to provide the service for its clients’ pets. Fanning said she hopes to expand to other locations as well. For more information, visit www.vets here.com.

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food~drink

Firestone Lager makes a comeback Staff Report

early 18 years after the release of the original Firestone Lager, Firestone Walker Brewing Company is bringing it back — new and improved — for those who want a better lager. “Our original Firestone Lager came out in 2000, but it proved to be ahead of its time and it eventually got squashed by the hoppy beer craze,” said Brewmaster Matt Brynildson. “But now that people are finally coming around to the idea of craft lager beers, we felt it was high time to revisit and reinvent Firestone Lager.” Firestone Lager is now available at all Firestone Walker locations and across the Central Coast and beyond in both draft and six-pack can formats. The beer is an all-malt lager brewed in the classic Munich Helles style. It features German pilsner and North American pale malts, as well as noble German hops including Hallertau Tradition, Spalter Select and Saphir. “We pulled out the original Firestone Lager recipe, dusted it off and used it for inspiration,” Brynildson said, noting that the original Firestone Lager was discontinued in 2007. “The DNA of the original is still there, but we tweaked the malt and hop bills. The result is a lager that is steeped in the Helles tradition, but with a touch of modern New World flair.” Brynildson said that the lager is Firestone Walker’s easiest beer to drink, but it is the hardest one to make. “This beer demands technical perfection from our entire team, from the brewhouse to the lab,” Brynildson said. “When brewing a lager beer, you’re working with this bright, transparent canvas that will reveal the smallest flaw.” Brynildson said that the completion of

Photo contributed Firestone Walker Brewing Company has revived its Firestone Lager.

a state-of-the-art brewhouse extension last summer helped drive the dream of revisiting the lager style. “We have the team and now the tools to execute on this pursuit of the perfect lager — which I think is every brewmaster’s dream,” he said.

Around the brewery, the lager is being called the “unicorn” beer. “It’s this idea of something that a lot of people don’t think exists — a beer that offers the same easy-drinking attributes of mass domestic lager, but with pure craft quality and

an all-malt pedigree,” Brynildson said. He added that while Firestone Walker remains at full throttle with its IPAs and other hop-driven beers, the lager fills a void in the brewery’s portfolio. For more information, visit FirestoneBeer.com.

Buttonwood officially launches hops-infused wine Staff Report

uttonwood Farm Winery & Vineyard and winemaker Karen Steinwachs have announced the release of the Solvang winery’s hops-infused Sauvignon Blanc, called Hop On. The pioneering hops-and-wine fusion is one of the first wines of its kind to be federally approved. Like a craft beer, Hop On is a small-batch wine. Buttonwood plans to keep case count – and keg count – low, and batch production only as frequent as necessary, aiming to retain the freshness of the local and estate-grown hops used in the winemaking process. The grapes used for Hop On are all estate grown; the base wine blend includes 93 percent Sauvignon Blanc and 7 percent Sémillon. Steinwachs is deeply rooted in the beer world. She is a direct descendant of the original Pabst Brewing Company family, through her great-great-grandfather. She also has had a

17-year career in the wine industry. Steinwachs left the tech industry in 2001 to start over again in the working world, completing her first harvest with Central Coast winemaker Norm Yost at Foley Estates, the Solvang property now inhabited by Lincourt Vineyards. In 2004, Steinwachs moved on to assistant winemaker with Kathy Joseph at Fiddlehead Cellars, eventually landing at Buttonwood in 2007 as winemaker. Steinwachs’ affinity with both beer and wine drove her to test what a marriage between the two might look like, as did her musings over the craft beer and cider world, and what they were doing to involve wine and grapes in their processes. “Brewers have been aging their ales in used wine barrels for some time now, among other cross-over production techniques, and I figured maybe it was time to experiment with what could be considered the opposite process,” Steinwachs said. “I am myself both a beer person and a wine lover, and Hop On

really takes signature elements of both, and asks them to play well together.” Steinwachs and her winemaking team slightly dry the fresh hops destined for Hop On in the winery’s cold room, infuse the wine with the hops for a few weeks, and then return the Hop On to neutral French oak barrels for a few months. Buttonwood Farm Winery & Vineyard, established in 1968, specializes in Bordeaux and Rhone varietals, and all of its estate wines are sustainably grown. With the help of Brian DeBolt from Pacific Valley Hops, Buttonwood recently planted a hopyard on the farm property to produce the hops bound for Hop On. “We hope that Hop On will appeal to those who dabble in both worlds, wine and beer, and that it might even make wine fans out of some of those previously not on board with the grape,” Steinwachs added. Buttonwood Farm Winery & Vineyard’s tasting room is at 1500 Alamo Pintado Road in Solvang. For more information, visit www. buttonwoodwinery.com.

Photo contributed Hop On is a new hops-infused white wine.

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High school theater group takes on ‘Mother Courage’ Play by ‘epic theater’ figure Bertolt Brecht defies many conventions Staff Report

n its spring production, the Santa Ynez High School Theatre Group is presenting “Mother Courage and Her Children” by German playwright Bertolt Brecht, perhaps its most ambitious project to date. With a cast of 32, the production includes 10 songs written by Brecht and several collaborators, notably composer Kurt Weill, performed and sung by members of the cast and ensemble. In keeping with Brecht’s ideas about “epic theater,” Director Jeff McKinnon has designed a stripped-down stage featuring six constantly shifting components, including a farm wagon and a piano on wheels. Longtime Theatre Group collaborators David Johnson and Tatiana Johnson have designed lights and costumes, respectively. Perhaps the most influential figure of 20th century theater, Brecht wrote “Mother Courage” in 1939 while in exile in Denmark. The play was written in reaction to Hitler and Stalin signing a pact against the Allied forces; Brecht called the blossoming conflict “a war between imperialist states.” Decidedly anti-Hitler and anti-fascist, Brecht was in America in 1948 directing his play “Galileo” when his left-leaning views landed him in front of the House Un-American Activities Committee, where he was interrogated on his supposed Communist beliefs. Though he denied ever being a card-carrying Communist, Brecht soon retreated to East Ber-

Photo contributed Students from nine schools competed in this year’s Santa Barbara County High School Architectural Design Competition at Santa Ynez Valley Union High School.

Dunn student wins annual architecture contest Photo contributed The cast includes, from left, Nathan Berch (Eylif), Charlotte Saunders (Swiss Cheese), Sofia Caciola (Kattrin), Mikale Mikelsen (the Chaplain), Bella Lind (Mother Courage) and Evan McVicar (the Cook).

lin, where he lived until his death in 1955. Setting his anti-war allegory in the 17th century’s 30 Years War between Catholic Poland and Protestant Sweden, he provides us with the pragmatic protagonist Ana Fierling, known as Mother Courage, who with her retail wagon follows the war’s destructive path selling her wares to support herself and her three children. Taking inspiration from American fiction in the Great Depression, most notably from John Steinbeck, Brecht noted that “hunger and love are life’s ruling bustle,” in peacetime but especially in war. Thus we have the

driving motivation of Mother Courage and her doomed offspring. The play debuted in neutral Switzerland in 1941, but not until 1949 did it get its German premiere, directed by Brecht and featuring his wife Helene Weigel as Mother Courage, in what became the founding of the Berliner Ensemble. Brecht became known as the chief articulator of “Epic Theatre,” a reaction to traditional Western theater, which had been based on the 2,000-year-old Aristotelian “unities” of THEATER CONTINUED ON PAGE 25

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orty-three students from nine high schools competed in an almost eighthour architectural design event when the Architectural Foundation of Santa Barbara held its annual High School Design Competition on March 13 at Santa Ynez Valley Union High School. The competition devised by program organizers required students to design a new fire station in a fictional Southern California city. Each student produced a site plan, floor plan, elevation and an additional drawing of their choice.

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Y.E.L.L. Conference inspires students to attend Hancock Staff Report

early 500 seniors from high schools in Santa Ynez, Lompoc, Santa Maria and Nipomo attended Hancock College’s annual Young Educated LatinX Leaders Conference, more commonly known as the Y.E.L.L. Conference, in March on the Santa Maria campus. Organizers intend to empower and inspire students while showing them that a college education is attainable for everyone, especially with The Hancock Promise. The Hancock Promise allows students who graduate from high schools within the college district to receive their first year tuition-free beginning this summer. “We want students to know about The

Hancock Promise and the steps they need to take to receive their first year free,” said Yvonne Teniente, dean of Student Services. “We also want students to connect and feel engaged with the college and understand there is a big group of staff and counselors here, ready to help them succeed.” Hilda Zacarías, president of the college board of trustees, welcomed students to the event. She was one of the original founders of the conference several years ago. “Y.E.L.L. is about helping young people

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Y.E.L.L. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 23 discover their own inspiration,” said Zacarías, who hosted a workshop later in the day called Leadership Today and Every Day. The event featured two keynote speakers: Dr. Victor Rios, a sociology professor at UCSB and a published author; and Ernie G, one of the most popular young Latino entertainers and comedians in the nation. Ernie G wanted students to take away two key messages from his presentation: “Let your light shine” and “if it is to be, it is up to me.” “Everybody’s light gets dim from time to time. We have to remember what it takes to reignite it and be who they truly are,” he said. Millions of people have watched Ernie G on television. He calls his comedy Latino Edutainment – educating and entertaining with a Latino flavor. “It is a lot easier to pass on powerful messages when people laugh, because they open their minds and their hearts,” he said. Rios has published numerous books on inner-city youth experiences, education and adversity. “Everyone faces adversity. Students need to know they can either let it break them or use it to break records,” Rios said. “Each student can overcome obstacles and become leaders.” Students at the event attended one of 15 available workshops on topics

such as self-empowerment, leadership, financial aid, nursing careers, and being undocumented, as well as a session on The Hancock Promise. After spending the day at Hancock, many students said they could not wait to return to campus in a few months as part of the inaugural class of The Hancock Promise. “I feel very inspired and motivated after this conference,” said Christian Camacho, a senior at Pioneer Valley High School who plans to attend Hancock as a Promise student in the fall. “To hear stories from so many people who were in my shoes and are now doctors and vice presidents, I can’t wait to be a Hancock student in a few months.” “I learned a lot of important information about the college, as well as the services and people willing to help me thrive at Hancock,” added Carla Perez, a senior at Lompoc High School. “It makes me happy to know I will able to come back in a few months and be a college student for free and focus on making my parents proud. Hopefully one day, I’ll be a guest speaker at this conference.” On top of free tuition and fees for one year, The Hancock Promise provides students with free tutoring, personalized counseling, priority registration and more. To learn more about The Hancock Promise, visit www.hancockcollege. edu/promise.

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Photo contributed The 2018 seniors in the local chapter of National Charity League include, from left, Rachel Staude, Madison Gann, Erika Spaar, Lilly Lopez, Madison Johnson, Emberly Johnston, Paulina Contreras, Olivia Horvath, Isabella Marshall, Olivia Huffman, Ashley Gauthier, Rachel Battaglia and Francesca Davis.

NCL celebrates HS seniors and their 1,730 hours of service She performed 430.75 hours of service supporting a range of local NCL chapter philanhe Santa Ynez Chapter of the Nation- thropies, most notably the Santa Ynez Valley al Charity League honored graduating Therapeutic Riding Program. seniors March 3 at its annual Senior “I have enjoyed volunteering with my mom, Recognition dinner at Rancho San Antonio. creating new friendships, and experiencing At the dinner, attended by family and magical cultural events during my six years,” friends, chapter members celebrated the acsaid Rachel Battaglia. “I’ve learned useful complishments of each of the girls in the Class skills like how to set a table, properly drink of 2018 and recognized their contributions tea, and give a presentation. National Charity to the community during their six years of League Inc. has stretched me and taught me service in NCL. how to present myself in a respectable manner.” The group of seniors, who are students at SanRachel said she has gained a greater appreta Ynez Valley High School, Dunn High School ciation for different forms of art, especially the and Olive Grove Charter School, have performed opera and almost any other live performances, in excess of 1,730 hours of community service in and volunteering for the Elverhoj Museum of the valley throughout the past six years. Art and History. Rachel Staude received the Senior Service “I plan to attend university in the fall, study Award, given to a senior Ticktocker who has nursing and then follow my heart with where accomplished the most cumulative philanI end up working. I will forever be involved in thropic service hours as a member of NCL. volunteering my time and abilities,” Rachel said. Staff Report

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CONTEST CONTINUED FROM PAGE 23 Vivian Zhan, 12, of Dunn School was the overall winner after the top 12 designers were chosen to come back as finalists on March 17 at The Alisal Guest Ranch and Resort in Solvang. There the finalists presented their work to a panel of four judges. This professional tradition in architecture provides students with an additional educational experience. The finalists won a combined $1,200 in prize money donated by the Architectural Foundation. They were: n First place - Vivian Zhan, Dunn, 12 n Second place - Sullivan Israel, Laguna Blanca, 11 n Third place - Lucy Cao, Laguna Blanca, 10 n Honorable Mention - Blanca Diaz, St.

Joseph, 12 n Honorable Mention - Theo Soderman, Dos Pueblos, 11 The competition began in the 1990s, founded by Solvang architect David Goldstien and his wife Linda, to introduce students to the importance of design in the built environment and expose them to the architecture profession. Several past competitors have gone on to study architecture in college and become practicing architects, including one of the Architectural Foundation’s members, Jake Niksto, who won the competition in 2000 and is now working in Santa Barbara. Key sponsors of the design competition are the Santa Ynez Valley Rotary Club and the Santa Barbara County Education Office. For more information, send email to info@afsb.org.

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‘Feathered Friends’ exhibit at Wilding showcases local birds Staff Report

he Valley Oak Gallery at the Wildling Museum of Art & Nature has gone to the birds. “Our Feathered Friends: Birds of the Tri-Counties” features the paintings of Jim Hodgson, René C. Reyes and George Lockwood, who share their unique artistic perspectives of bird species that can be found in Santa Barbara, Ventura and San Luis Obispo counties. Santa Barbara County and the region are renowned for bird diversity and are a hotspot

for birders with the Central Coast a stop along the migratory Pacific Flyway. Also in the gallery a monitor will be showing a short film by Michael Love, “The Snowy Plover and You.” Featured in the NatureTrack Film Festival, this film documents the decline in population of the snowy plover and how it can be reversed. During the exhibition there will be birding lectures and excursions to expand patrons’ knowledge of local birds. For more information, go to www.wildling museum.org or call 805-686-8315.

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 18 the short distance between donation and delivery, Derryberry said. Once the plan was in place funding was necessary, and it came in the form of the Santa Barbara Foundation’s LEAF initiative and its Santa Barbara Food Systems Grant program, she said. The county’s Department of Public Health trained the Veggie Rescue staff on how to keep the transported food at the correct temperature and log the pickup and delivery temperatures, Derryberry said. The casino’s kitchen has a commercial rapid cooling system used to cool and then store the leftovers for Veggie Rescue, which retrieves the pans every other weekday, she noted. When the Santa Barbara County Grocery Rescue Program debuted Nov. 6, the Veggie Rescue team arrived at the casino and was escorted to the kitchen adjacent to the buffet area. Twenty-seven aluminum trays were pulled from the refrigerator, temperature checked and then loaded into insulated containers for transport to Buellton. The first trays weighed in at 67 pounds and included chicken, fish, pasta, mashed potatoes and an assortment of vegetables, Derryberry said. Since the program’s debut, the Buellton Senior Center has received deliveries three times each week, with each week’s total averaging 220 pounds. The senior center has incorporated the deliveries into its on-site hot meals, as well as the Meals on Wheels meals the staff produces five days each week, Gnekow said. “Our meals are more diverse with the addition of the prepared food,” she said. Derryberry noted that expansion plans

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Photo by Sarit Relis Photography Kevin Kemp, a van driver for Veggie Rescue, checks the temperature of food donated by the Chumash Casino Resort. Watching Kemp is Mark Funkhouser, the resort’s custodial services manager.

for the food rescue program include the city of Santa Barbara and, eventually, the entire county. “It’s great to be able to redirect the food” to those in need, she said. Go to www.veggierescue.org for more information. Laurie Jervis tweets at @lauriejervis and can be emailed at winecountrywriter@ gmail.com.

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WALK OUT CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 be safe,” he added. Other students said they were taking the issues seriously but were using their right to refrain from attending the walk-out to make their own voices heard. “I mean, has anything changed for our school? Are we going to have armed guards protecting us now or make it harder for visitors to come on campus? I think we could have done more to honor the students and teacher who died by going out of our way to have a conversation with kids who are alone,” said Alexandria Donahue, a junior who did not participate in the walk-out. Swanitz, who also attended SYHS, recalled his high school days when students had rifles in their trucks on gun racks. “No one was afraid of a school shooting then, because they were typically the ranch and farm kids that would go hunting before school or trap-shooting right after. Our area is a different as our kids are, growing up in a rural setting where this is still the norm,” he said. What has changed since his days of walking the halls, he said, has been the invention of the Internet, social media, video games, and television shows and movies that glorify violence. “Bullying, unfortunately, has always been around, but before social media it was mostly one-on-one and in person, where people could resolve it face to face and then move on, but with social media it’s just an open forum where people can hide behind their screens and say whatever, and it becomes a huge social stigma,” Swanitz said. He noted the fight between two girls on campus last year that became extremely public when it was posted on social media.

“There was evidence of wrongdoing on both sides, but the resolution of it actually made us look deeper into our culture here on campus and what we can do to prevent these situations. We aren’t doing the standard detentions or suspension punishments. It’s about restorative justice now, where we repair the relationships and use proactive discipline,” Swanitz said. When rumors arise, the school is mediating to resolve situations before they escalate, he added. The administration has created a Student Senate this year to give the student body a platform to express their ideas, help unite them with the school’s administration, and work toward a safer and more welcoming campus. “We have ambassadors between the seniors and the freshman, where they take a group of incoming kids and teach them the ropes. They do social gatherings like having lunch together a few times a quarter, or tutoring. A Parent Ambassador Group was also set up last fall to provide a direct exchange of ideas and information between the administration and students’ parents. “We also implemented a freshman technology class of what appropriate online behavior is, and having them understand what they put on the internet lasts, and what they say can really damage someone whether in person or online,” he said. The high school practices for emergencies twice a year, Swanitz added, and the school can be locked down in 45 seconds if necessary. “We work with the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department and follow the protcols on evacuations and/or active-shooter incidents. It’s sad we have these situations at all, but it’s better to be prepared,” the principal said.

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OP ED CONTINUED FROM PAGE 9 deficits within our school budgets. We need to follow Montecito School District’s lead and lower administration costs. It has helped them get back on track and they have similar numbers to our local schools. There are a few of our districts that have combination superintendent-principals, but we would still save if we combined superintendent roles and had teaching principals or combined principals for shared campuses. I wouldn’t think we would need a separate principal for middle schools that share a campus with their district elementary school. If we focus on administration, we have a good shot at long-term sustainability. My suggestion is that we start writing letters to the school boards, attending the board meetings and speaking out, and presenting a plan that involves administration cuts. Any school that is considering any major changes to staff or other cuts should be providing a sustainability plan to the school community so that we, as parents and community members, can see the numbers for ourselves. We could easily go down to three superintendents, which would mean laying off four superintendents for a savings of an estimated $600,000 that could pay for 13 teachers at $45,000 average a year. We would also save on

retirement costs in the PERS and STRS systems. I have heard countless times that the reason the local school boards want to keep their own district is to keep local control. It seems to me that this local control is not helping us overall. If we combine districts, then people from the local schools can still run for the combined school board. We would still have local control, but we would be saving a lot of money, saving teachers, and giving our children the attention and education they need. We cannot continue doing the same thing every year and expect different results. Fundraisers, bond measures (which are a hard sell), and certified staff layoffs are merely Band-Aids. We must focus on the bigger picture and look at the fact that we are top heavy in administration costs, and continually lowering our certified staff costs. This is not a path that is sustainable or will help anyone in the end. Big changes are needed, and the combined districts would allow for long-term sustainability. Thoughts? Jillian Knight is a member of the PTA and the Vista Foundation board for Vista de Las Cruces School District in Gaviota. She can be reached at silliejillie1@gmail. com.

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ton. “Our church family has been involved in a rigorous process of self examination, community study and preparation for welcoming a new minister. Combine that with a design and build of a modular residence on the property, our successful Bunkhouse Bonanza Fundraiser, and the day-to-day operation of our parish, and you can see our hands were full.” Over the preceding nine months, Shepherd of the Valley was led and served by Interim Pastor Ronald Moritz, who guided the congregation on its journey to a new pastor. “With Pastor Moritz’s capable leadership and guidance, Shepherd of the Valley was well positioned to review several highly qualified candidates and make a credible and well-prepared offer to our top candidate, who accepted our offer … made all the more sweet by the fact that our new pastor could lead us through the Lenten and Easter season,” said church member and Stewardship Chairman C.J. Jackson. Shepherd of the Valley holds Sunday worship services at 10 a.m. with adult Bible study at 9 a.m. and Sunday School for children during the worship hour.

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‘Genealogy Roadshow’ host to speak at family history seminar By Glenn Avolio

Santa Barbara County Genealogical Society

oshua Taylor, host of the PBS series “Genealogy Roadshow,” will speak Saturday, April 14, at the annual Genealogy Seminar in Santa Barbara. Registration is open for seminar, which runs from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 21 E. Constance St. Doors open at 7:45 a.m. Cost is $40 for members, $50 for others. An optional boxed lunch is available for $12. Space is limited and early registration encouraged. For more than 20 years, Taylor has been discovering and sharing the connections that can be made through genealogy and family history. As host of “Genealogy Roadshow,” Taylor crisscrosses the United States, solving longstanding family-history mysteries and uncovering genealogical treasures. Since February 2016, he has been president of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, America’s second-oldest genealogical organization, headquartered in New York City. An avid genealogist, Taylor has traced his own roots from Boston, Mass., to Bombay, India, and nearly everywhere in-between. He also is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists and serves as president of the Federation of Genealogical Societies, an organization dedicated to supporting the needs of genealogical organizations throughout the United States. As a speaker and author, Taylor shares insights relating to family history and genealogy with audiences worldwide. He believes family history and genealogy should be about more than just names, dates and documents, but should instead tell the stories of our ancestors and the extraordinary lives they led.

GENEOLOGY CONTINUED FROM PAGE 13 and attach to their research, checking those laws is necessary. It might require asking for a copyright release from the owner of the text, website, etc. In addition, if someone uses passages from a book, etc., it is an absolute requirement that the source is correctly cited. We begin with federal repositories and note that many of their databases can be retrieved online, from the archive itself or other databases that will be listed in a future column. An example of nationwide availability is the federal population and other censuses from 1790-1940, found at libraries, Mormon family history centers, and online at both paid and free sites. One database that is available only on site is the American Civil War Pension Files. The indexes are online, but the files are only in Washington, D.C., at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). It has two locations: National Archives I, 700 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, D.C., 20004 (www.archives.gov); and National Archives II, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD, 20740-6001 (www.archives.gov/dc-metro/ college-park). Check the websites to find out what

Photo contributed D. Joshua Taylor, host of the PBS series “Genealogy Roadshow,” will speak at the annual Genealogy Seminar on April 14 in Santa Barbara.

Those who attend can follow a family from the early 1800s to the early 1900s as they migrated from Pennsylvania to Idaho and watch as records from the home (family Bibles and letters) are combined with newspapers, tax records, census records, cemetery records, family files, and other records to compile the family story. Seminar topics will include: n Bridging the Gap: Finding Ancestors in the U.S., 1780-1830. n Successful Searching Online: Clustering for Genealogists. n New Tools and Ideas in Research For more information, email events@sbgen. org. collections are kept at each site and what can be obtained and/or ordered online. There are waiting periods to receive the files, so often people will hire someone to go to the archive and retrieve them. In California, there are two regional centers: National Archives at Riverside, 23123 Cajalco Road, Perris, CA, 92570-7298 (www.archives. gov/riverside), and National Archives at San Francisco, Leo J. Ryan Memorial Building, 1000 Commodore Drive, San Bruno, CA, 94066-2350 (www.archives.gov/sanfrancisco). Also in Washington is the Daughters of the American Revolution Library, 1776 D Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006-5303 (www.dar. org). There is also a Sons of the Revolution library in Glendale, Calif., and that information will be listed in a future column. Final word: Records and repositories require respect, due diligence, and accurate research. Your ancestors deserve no less. If you have questions, please send them to news@santaynezvalleystar.com so they can be answered in future issues. Sheila Benedict is a professional forensic and family genealogist. She is the author of “Research in California,” which she wrote in 2015 for the National Genealogical Societies Research in the States Series.

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upcoming Beatles tribute band returning to Casino

April 5

United Blood Services Blood Drive – 3-7 p.m. Old Mission Santa Ines, 1760 Mission Dr., Solvang. For appointments call Patty Snyder 805-407-9659, Carol Money 805-350-1403 or Joann Taylor 805-680-7101.

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he Fab Four, which calls itself the ultimate Beatles tribute band, is returning to the Chumash Casino Resort’s Samala Showroom at 8 p.m. Friday, April 6. With iconic mop-top hair styles and pinpointed replication of the original band members’ mannerisms, the band makes the audience believe that John, Paul, George and Ringo are performing. The Fab Four have traveled the world performing Beatles’ classics such as “A Day in the Life,” “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds,” “Here Comes the Sun,” and “Hey Jude.” In 2013, the group won a Special Events Coverage Emmy Award for their PBS special “The Fab Four: The Ultimate Tribute.” “Beatlemania” began in 1963 when the group appeared on television before more than six million viewers to promote their new single “Please Please Me.” In 1964, The Beatles held the top five spots for an entire week on the Billboard charts with tracks “Can’t Buy Me Love,” “Twist and Shout,” “She Loves You,” “I Want to Hold Your Hand,” and “Please Please Me.” Throughout their careers, they

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Indoor Concert Series - Refugio Ranch, Los Olivos, Amy Koers, 5-7 p.m.

April 6

Molly Ringwald Project – 8:30 p.m. Maverick Saloon, 3687 Sagunto St., Santa Ynez. Visit www.maverick saloon.com.

Photo contributed The Fab Four mimic the look and mannerisms as well as the music of The Beatles.

produced 20 No. 1 singles on the Billboard Top 40 chart, and they still hold the record for the most No. 1 hits. Tickets are $25, available at the casino or at www.chumashcasino.com.

Spring is in the Air at Mad & Vin

enjoy new selections made with fresh, seasonal ingredients on our cocktail & dinner menus happy hour 4 - 6 pm dinner 5 - 9 pm Make your reservation today! www.thelandsby.com/en-us/dine or call 805.688.3121

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Noche de Fiesta – 5:30-8:30 p.m. Santa Ynez Historical Museum, 3596 Sagunto St., Santa Ynez. Taste local wines, beer and tapas while being entertained by flamenco dancing, Spanish guitar and a live auction. Donation tickets: $35. Call 805-688-4571.

The Coals Performance - 7 p.m.-Doors open. Standing Sun Wines, 92 2nd St., Buellton. $15-$20. Visit www. standingsunwines.com. The Tex Pistols – 8 p.m. Maverick Saloon, 3687 Sagunto St., Santa Ynez. Visit www.mavericksaloon.com.

April 8

2nd Saturday Artisans – 12-5 p.m. Grange Hall, 2374 Alamo Pintado Rd., Los Olivos. Original handmade works of art for show and sale. For more information, contact info@santaynezvalleyarts.org.

April 7

East Meets West — 19th and 20th century kimonos, obi and more, April 11-Aug. 11, Santa Ynez Valley Historical Museum, 3596 Sagunto St., Santa Ynez. Opening event 4 p.m. April 8 with taiko drumming and refreshments. 805-688-7889, www.santaynezmuseum.org, info@ santaynezmuseum.org.

Spring Pop-Up Shop – 12 p.m.-Happy Hour; 1-5 p.m. The Landsby, 1576 Mission Drive, Solvang. Featuring the art of Rachel Brown, the talent behind the art in the hotel, Sonder Goods jewelry and home essentials line as well as Idlewild local, organic floral shop. Event accompanied by the music of Kate Steinway. Visit www. thelandsby.com.

April 11

Annual open house and Humane Society benefit — 8 a.m.-2 p.m., Nielsen Building Materials, 1230 Mission Drive, Solvang. Pet adoption information; $5 lunch includes T-shirt and raffle ticket.

Dual Language Immersion Program, parent information meeting — 6:30-7:30 p.m., Solvang School cafeteria, 565 Atterdag Road. 805-688-4810.

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April 13

What is the Whole 30 Diet? Seminar – 11 a.m.-12 p.m. Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital, 2050 Viborg Road, Solvang. Free. Call 805-688-6431. Area 51 – 8 p.m. Maverick Saloon, 3687 Sagunto St., Santa Ynez. Visit www.mavericksaloon.com.

April 14

Swing to Remember Alzheimer’s Association – 11 a.m.-Check in; 12 p.m.-Shotgun Start. Alisal Guest Ranch, 1054 Alisal Road, Solvang. Visit alz.org/cacentral or call 892-4259. Art Show and Open House with Edward Jorgensen – 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 900 McMurray Road, Unit 3, Buellton. Featuring copper, leather and wood pieces. Call 805-3253645 or e-mail americanartistryinwood@gmail.com. Brian Titus Trio – 8 p.m. Maverick Saloon, 3687 Sagunto St., Santa Ynez. Visit www.mavericksaloon.com. SYV Condor Classic Youth Track Meet - 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Santa Ynez High School, 2975 CA-146, Santa Ynez. Visit sytrack.org/condor-classic/

Every Sunday

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Round Up Live Music on the Patio– 11 a.m. Maverick Saloon, 3687 Sagunto St., Santa Ynez. Visit www. mavericksaloon.com.

Every Monday

Weight Room - 6-8 a.m. and 1:30-8 p.m., Buellton Rec Center, 301 2nd St., Buellton, $3; 805-688-1086. Senior T’ai Chi - 9:15 a.m.; Arthritis Class, 10:15 a.m.; Creative Coloring, 1 p.m. every other Monday; Senior Issues, 1 p.m. every other Monday; Solvang Senior Center, 1745 Mission Drive; 805- 688-1086.

Every Tuesday

Knitting - 9 a.m.; computer class, 9:30 a.m.; bridge and poker, 1 p.m.; Solvang Senior Center, 1745 Mission Drive; 805-688-1086. 2-Step Lessons – 6:30 p.m. Maverick Saloon, 3687 Sagunto St., Santa Ynez. Visit www.mavericksaloon.com.

Every Wednesday

Yoga - 9:15 a.m.; Bingo, 1 p.m.: Solvang Senior Center, 1745 Mission Drive; 805-688-1086. Knit and Crochet - 1 p.m., Buellton Senior Center, West Highway 246, Buellton; 805-688-4571.

April 16

Diabetes Management Options Seminar – 11 a.m.12 p.m. Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital, 2050 Viborg Road, Solvang. Free. Call 805-688-6431.

After School Wednesdays – 2-5 p.m., Creation Station Fabric and Quilt Shop, 252 E. Highway 246, Unit A, Buell-

ton. Pre-registration and fee required; 805-693-0714.

Healing Hearts Support Group – 2-4 p.m. Santa Ynez Valley Presbyterian Church, 1825 Alamo Pintado Road. Free. To R.S.V.P. call 805-693-0244.

Bingo - 1 p.m., Buellton Senior Center, West Highway 246, Buellton; 805-688-4571.

Every Saturday

Solvang Farmers Market - 2:30-6:30 p.m., First Street between Mission Drive and Copenhagen Drive, Solvang.

Junior Golf Clinics – Zaca Creek Golf Course, 223 Shadow Mountain Drive, Buellton; free; 805-698-6224 or bob@oldeschoolgolfschool.com.

Local’s Night – 5-7 p.m. Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co., 45 Industrial Way, Buellton. $4 draft beer, complimentary bar bites and 25% off beer to go. Visit www.figmtnbrew.com.

Cachuma Lake Nature Walk – 10-11:30 a.m.; 805-6884515 or www.sbparks.org.

Trivia Night – 7-9 p.m., Naughty Oak Tap Room, 3569 Sagunto St., Santa Ynez; www.naughtyoak.com.

Wood Working Classes – 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Edward Jorgensen, 900 McMurray Road, Unit 3, Buellton. Call 805325-3645 or e-mail americanartistryinwood@gmail.com.

Every Thursday

Chair Exercises - 10 a.m., Buellton Senior Center, West Highway 246, Buellton; 805-688-4571. Arthritis Class - 10:15 a.m.; poker, 1 p.m., Solvang Senior Center, 1745 Mission Drive; 805-688-1086. Brain Injury Survivors of Santa Ynez Valley - 12-2 p.m., Bethania Lutheran Church, 603 Atterdag Road, Solvang. Jodi House Brain Injury Support Center offers a support group for brain injury survivors and caregivers; www.jodihouse.org. Honky Tonk Party – 4 p.m.-Free Tacos; 6:30 p.m.Dance Lessons. Maverick Saloon, 3687 Sagunto St., Santa Ynez. Visit www.mavericksaloon.com.

Every Friday

KidKraft – 2-2:45 p.m., 2nd Saturday of each month, Wildling Museum of Art and Nature, 1511 Mission Drive, Solvang; monthly art class for kids of all ages; $5/child, adult admission included. Live Music – 8 p.m. The Good Life, 1672 Mission Drive, Solvang. Visit www.thegoodlifecellar.com.

Coming Up Log onto www.cityofsolvang.com or www.buelltonrec.com to see the full schedule of programs and events from adult sports to youth sports, teen dances, field trips and excursions.

Pilates - 10 a.m., Solvang Senior Center, 1745 Mission Drive; 805-688-1086.

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