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Juan Lara Jr. named grand marshal for Old Santa Ynez Day Saddle maker’s shop is a center of activity year-round, but especially during annual celebration By Jessica Schley Contributing Writer
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nyone who has ever attended Old Santa Ynez Day knows that the barbecue at Juan Lara Saddlery, in the big red barn behind John’s Chevron, is one of the best parts of the whole day. This year, saddle maker Juan Lara Jr. has been selected to serve as grand marshal for the day’s festivities on Saturday, June 9. He will be riding in the parade on his black Azteca gelding Oreo, and hosting his big annual barbecue as well. His father, Juan Lara Sr., is coming to town to celebrate with everyone. Juan Lara Saddlery originated in Santa Barbara in the 1970s. Juan Sr. and his father, also Juan Lara, began as saddle makers at Jedlicka’s Saddlery. Juan Jr. began working at the shop with his dad and grandfather at the age of 11, in the afternoons after school. By the time he was a young man, he was making saddles alongside them and honing his craft. “I worked for a summer outside the shop, packing cherimoya fruit for California Tropics, which was great work and I liked it, but I missed the shop a lot, so I came back and never left,” Lara said. He moved the shop from Ortega Street in
Santa Barbara to the big red barn in Santa Ynez in 2006 and lives just down the street with his wife, son and daughter. “Santa Ynez is such a great place to be, and to raise kids. I love living here and I love having so many good friends Juan Lara Jr. stop by the shop to visit every day,” he said. Lara’s saddle shop carries dozens of used and antique collectible saddles, bits, spurs, bridles and equipment. He takes orders for custom saddles and usually makes a few stock saddles each year as well to sell to the folks who don’t want to wait for a fully customized saddle. In addition to saddle making and leather repairs of all kinds, Lara often teaches group classes for youth, including students at Midland School. He loves to teach, and he most enjoys watching youngsters get really into using the various tools, and producing a piece of work that they can be really proud of. “It makes me happy to be able to pass on skills and knowledge that very few folks have access to learning these days,” he said. As he was interviewed, several helpers stood around the large work bench in the shop, cleaning leather, making repairs, and keeping the shop neat. As his business has grown he has brought on several helpers to keep up with demand. “I hate to say no to anybody when they come in with a piece they really love and need fixed. I enjoy challenges, especially restoring older saddles that have stories to
Photos by Daniel Dreifuss Saddle maker Juan Lara, seen at his shop in Santa Ynez, has been chosen as grand marshal for this year’s Old Santa Ynez Day parade on Saturday, June 9. Lara gets custom orders every year for local riding clubs and events, including Santa Barbara Fiesta Rodeo, Elks Rodeo, Vaqueros de los Ranchos, Santa Barbara Trail Riders, Sage Hens and more.
tell,” he said. Lara had just completed a big order of custom keychains with a company logo on them for a corporate executive event at Bacara Resort. He gets custom orders every year for local riding clubs and events, including Santa Barbara Fiesta Rodeo, Elks Rodeo, Vaqueros de los Ranchos, Santa
Barbara Trail Riders, Sage Hens, Valley Penning Association, and many more. Lara’s father usually visits once a year from his rancho in Honduras, where he retired in 1998. He stays for a few weeks up to a couple of months and often builds a few LARA CONTINUED ON PAGE 28
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Los Olivos makes history with first CSD meeting By Raiza Giorgi
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fter more than 100 years of existence, Los Olivos made some more history when board members of its first local government, the Los Olivos Community Services District, met on May 24. “We are really excited to get to work and provide our community with the needed infrastructure we can agree on, not what some other entity might have imposed,” said LOCSD Director Lisa Bertero Palmer. The LOCSD was created in January with 73 percent approval in a vote-by-mail election that drew 75 percent turnout of the district’s 484 registered voters. It will be governed by a five-member board of directors who were elected on the same ballot. Directors Palmer, Tom Fayram, Mike Arme, Julie Kennedy and Brian O’Neill are now responsible for the planning, construction and operation of a community wastewater system. The unincorporated community of about 1,000 people has been labeled a “special problems area” since the 1970s because of failing septic systems but has not had any local government to deal with the issue other than the county Board of Supervisors. Wastewater and septic systems have been a decades-long issue because of the town’s high water table, which increases the risk that septic tank effluent will pollute groundwater. “I am looking forward to looking at all the costs and make sure we get the best system for what our town needs. I was elected because I ran on finding the
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wo furry, eucalyptus-loving marsupials have taken up residence at the Santa Barbara Zoo for a one-year visit to increase awareness of the challenges facing them and other native Australian species. Koala “ambassadors” Edmund and Thackory went on view in a special outdoor exhibit near the Zoo Train station in late April. “Koalas are iconic animals for Australia, as it’s the only place they are found in the wild,” said Dr. Julie Barnes, the zoo’s Director of Animal Health and Care, who was born and received her veterinary degree in Australia. “But there are major challenges there that
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threaten koalas and other native animals and plants in Australia. “Having Edmund and Thackory in Santa Barbara for a year allows our guests not only to appreciate these two little guys, but also to discover the changes affecting their native habitat,” she said. Dr. Barnes names habitat destruction and fragmentation, prolonged drought and other extreme weather events, and predation by feral cats and dogs as major issues affecting koalas and other native species. “But it’s not just on land. Animals in Australia’s oceans, including the Great Barrier Reef, also face the impacts of sea level rise, ocean warming, and increasing seawater
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ian Church. The showcase is sponsored by the Santa Ynez Valley Star, Old Spanish Days Fiesta, and the church. Spirit of Fiesta Jesalyn McCollum, 17, of Solvang and Junior Spirit Georgey Taupin, 10, of Santa Ynez were chosen April 15 after auditions at La Cumbre Junior High School in Santa Barbara. “I have worked my entire life for this moment, and it finally came true. I can’t FIESTA CONTINUED ON PAGE 27
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urn permits have been suspended and fire responses beefed up since the declaration on May 14 of High Fire Season in Santa Barbara County. During fire season, all area fire departments increase the amount of staffing and equipment in first responses to vegetation fires, in the
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hope of keeping them from getting out of hand. The Santa Barbara County Fire Department is repeating seasonal reminders that residents should maintain vegetation clearance around structures, create or review a wildfire action and escape plan, and be extra cautious when traveling or staying in wildland areas. For more information, visit www.sbcfire. com.
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n preparation for the 2018 wildfire season, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has opened its new Wildfire Safety Operations Center. The center will be staffed 24/7 to monitor potential fire threats across PG&E’s service area and coordinate with first responders and public safety officials. The Wildfire Safety Operations Center is part of PG&E’s Community Wildfire Safety
Program, launched in March after the Thomas Fire, as an additional precautionary measure intended to reduce wildfire threats. “Extreme weather is increasing the number of wildfires and length of wildfire season in California. We must continue to adapt to meet the challenges created by this ‘new normal,’” said Pat Hogan, PG&E senior vice president of Electric Operations. The center will operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week, during wildfire season and will be operational at other times as well.
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miling faces shined brightly as students accepted their diplomas during commencement ceremonies at Santa Ynez Valley schools.
Dunn School Kayli Anderson Isageldi Annayev Ben Baker Tsz Yee (Gigi) Bao Sofia Barron-Kardos Adam Ctverak Daniel Diyaolu Chloe Ervin Madelyn Fletcher Sajan Fowler Yuyang Fu Alena Herre Lily Issaris Eli Jensen Sydney Johnson Sarah Kahn Charlie Kulp
Yuxuan (Susan) Li Jinhan (Ben) Lin Tye Lubetzky Isabella Marshall Samuel Mathias Samuel Nieves Sean O’Donnell Grant Ovsepyan Sarah Romero Hannah (Sa’ra) Ruddell Tomas Said Neil Shinohara Owen Storm Changhao (Benjamin) Wang Yiwen (Vivian) Zhan Yutong (Yvonne) Zhao
Midland School Ashley Alvarez Christopher Burton - Orton David D-Attile Nayeli Ehrhart Shannon Fagen Erynn Frost Cynthia Hannahs Adrienne Howard Freya Kargard Thomas Kuyper Noah Lawrence Claire Lichtwardt Eliza Merrall Jun Qiu Sa’ra Ruddell is a graduating senior at Dunn School. Photo illustration by Aimée Reinhart Avery
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‘I want to tell stories’ SYHS senior is dedicated to life on the stage By Kyah Corff Star Intern
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he financially turbulent life of an actor requires strength and perseverance, but for actors the calling is an important and noble one that holds up a mirror to society and facilitates change. Isabella “Bella” Lind is a graduating senior at Santa Ynez Valley Union High School this year, and she has dedicated her life and future career path to theater acting despite its Isabella “Bella” Lind challenges. “I want to tell stories. With music and film, the story can get lost. With stage, the story changes every night. The audience is another character, and that changes it,” Bella said. She is following in the footsteps of her parents, who met and fell in love as actors in Los Angeles. Her father, Andrew Philpot, has been a local star at PCPA (Pacific Conservatory Theater) since 2004. Instead of going to a traditional university, Lind will be attending PCPA’s strenuous two-year mentorship program. There, she will learn from renowned actors and directors. After the program, she hopes to earn her bachelor of arts degree in theater at a university and then work as an actress. Yet Bella did not always appreciate theater. As a child of actors, she saw the instability and hardships of the career. “I didn’t think an actor’s life was dignified. I lived in an apartment and everyone else lived in a house,” she explained. At 8 years old, however, her perception was transformed when she saw her father in PCPA’s production of “Ragtime” by Terrence McNally. It was in that moment that she knew she also wanted to perform on stage. “I understood why you would be an actor,” she said, recalling her bittersweet mixture of pride for her father and shame she hadn’t appreciated his career before. She realized the importance of storytelling in society and theater’s ability to make an
audience feel, think, and catalyze change. Just a year later, Bella and her father shared the stage and performed “Gliding” from “Ragtime,” the very show that sparked her love for theater. From there, she involved herself in Solvang School’s theater program and in Arts Outreach’s summer production. In high school, she also took theater classes and participated in every Theater Group show. She cites several mentors who guided and taught her as she excelled in theatrical work. The first is her father. “My dad taught me to take risks and never be ashamed of what I put on stage,” she said with a loving smile. Her theater director at Solvang School and Arts Outreach, Sara Martinovich, gave her the opportunity to break out of her comfort zone as Lind started out as a comedic actress. Martinovich “was the one who said I should try drama. … She let me break out of comedy,” Bella said. Finally, Jeff McKinnon, the theater director at the high school, gave her a new perspective on theater due to his belief that storytelling catalyzes social change. “He taught me that it’s not about the actors’ emotions but about how to make the audience think,” she explained. For her final high school production, Bella starred as Mother Courage in the spring production of “Mother Courage and Her Children” by Bertolt Brecht. The play follows a merchant named Anna Fierling (nicknamed Mother Courage) who tries to make a living and keep her children alive during a brutal religious war. The production is not often found at universities, let alone high schools, due to its complexity and abstract meanings and its practice of the style known as Epic Theater. It was an extraordinary undertaking for her final high school role, and she was honored that McKinnon even considered doing the play. Bella was both drawn and repelled by the character of Mother Courage because it scared her the most. Mother Courage holds a deep love for her children yet continuously isolates herself from them. “I like to play characters I am not comfortable playing … in the end, you learn the most,” she chuckled. “Mother Courage is a business woman because she’s a mother, yet she’s a terrible mother!” “A part of me wants to be like her in her confidence, but not like her brusque exteriLIND CONTINUED ON PAGE 12
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ajan Basyal Fowler has never owned a vegetarian tiger. Not in real life, anyway. The Dunn School senior has published a new children’s book entitled “Sajan and the Vegetarian Tiger,” which tells the touching story of how a young Nepalese boy helped a tiger that didn’t like the taste of meat. The story is based on an award-winning poem Sajan wrote in middle school. “I originally wrote it Sajan Basyal Fowler as a middle school poem … and won a contest. Mom and I found the poem again a few years later, and we thought
it would be neat to write a children’s book,” Sajan said. He and his mother started to adapt the poem into a book-length manuscript during his freshman year and found an illustrator online they thought could capture the spirit of the book. They are both pleased with the final product. “I never expected that we would actually publish it,” he said. Sajan grew up in Santa Ynez and attended Santa Ynez Valley Charter School before coming to Dunn. He was born, however, in a small village on the outskirts of Kathmandu in Nepal. After his mother died when he was only two years old, his father and grandmother sought better opportunities and education for him than they could provide in Nepal. So they offered him for placement through an international agency, and an American family from California adopted him at 4 years old. “I’ve loved growing up in the (Santa Ynez) Valley,” he said. “It’s small and people are nice. It’s a peaceful place.” Sajan is still in touch with his birth family FOWLER ONTINUED ON PAGE 12
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Senior uses school time creatively ‘Olive Grove let me keep doing all of my passions, by making my schedule more flexible’ By Victoria Martinez
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raduating senior Rachel Staude knew in middle school that a traditional school setting was not one she would thrive in. “I was getting overwhelmed with my schedule — trying to keep up with school homework, taking care of my horse, volunteering with the National Charity League, and playing in the SYV Jazz Band,” Rachel explained. “To keep up with my school work, I would have had to give up something. Olive Rachel Staude
Grove let me keep doing all of my passions, by making my schedule more flexible.” Rachel transferred to Olive Grove Charter School in seventh grade. The school also has locations in Santa Barbara, Buellton, Lompoc, Orcutt-Santa Maria, San Luis Obispo and New Cuyama. It provides an alternative public educational choice for families of students in grades TK-12 who want a home-school or blended environment where parents are the primary deliverers of a student’s educational program. During her freshman year, Rachel also began taking classes as a dual-enrollment student at Santa Barbara City College, where she has earned 47 college credits during her high school career. She is also a member of Phi Theta Kappa Honors Society and on the President’s Honor Roll at the college. With a weighted GPA of 4.48, Rachel has been named valedictorian of her high school graduating class. “She is an excellent student,” said Bryan Peariso, the principal at Olive Grove’s Buellton location. “Olive Grove requires you to be proactive and self-motivating, something that I have STAUDE ONTINUED ON PAGE 12
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Midland senior brings something sweet to campus By Victoria Martinez
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aggie Tang knew while attending middle school in Arcadia, Calif., that she wanted to attend a boarding school, so she searched for boarding schools and chose Midland on a whim. “I really wanted to experience something different,” she said. Once she arrived, Maggie quickly realized how different Midland was from the life she had led up to that point. She had never left her suburban Maggie Tang home for any length of time, been anywhere without her cellphone, or completed physical tasks such as chopping firewood. However, she soon embraced the foreign culture and quickly found a personal passion — baking— that she has stuck with throughout her high school career. Maggie has prepared dessert about 200 times for Midland’s 120 students and staff during her four years at the school. The baking was a project passed down to her by two seniors during her first year at the school, and she has always invited other students into her baking projects to encourage the baking to continue once she leaves. “I wanted to bake as many desserts as possi-
ble with as many people as possible,” she said. Maggie’s love of food and the experience it provides pushed her to writing her senior thesis about the emotional experience of fine dining. During what Midland refers to as “Experiential Week,” Maggie interned at the two-star Michelin restaurant Atelier Crenn in the Bay Area. The internship was supposed to last only three days, but Maggie approached the chef about staying longer and then and spent her entire spring break working at the restaurant. She also spent some time at the restaurant Chez Panisse during the week. Her leadership skills have also been recognized outside of her Midland community. She’s one of only 300 Gates Scholars in the country this year, and she was chosen to speak at the Professional Business Women of California’s annual conference. More than 6,000 people attended the April event, where other speakers included Ashley Judd, Maria Shriver, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin. Maggie will attend the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School in the fall where she will explore her interests in finance, management, marketing and anthropology. She sees herself working in some field related to food and sustainability. She credits Midland for teaching her the value of hard work, the importance of community, and the need for courage in the face of new things. “This place really teaches students how to work,” Maggie said.
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earned third place collectively out of more than 25 schools at the North County Math Super Bowl on May 15. Fourth-grader Jack Campbell earned first place in the individual competition, with a 100 percent score on his individual test. Sixth-grader Gabriel Beleski earned fifth place in the individual competition, and the district’s fourth- and sixth-grade teams both earned second place. Solvang School also participated in the event, with their fifth-grade team taking fifth place. The team practiced during three lunch periods a week for more than two months to prepare for the event.
Charter School celebrates Earth Day Santa Ynez Valley Charter School held its annual Earth Day Celebration on April 20. After a schoolwide assembly, students completed activities in the garden that focused on the 3Rs (respect, repairing, and reflecting) in honor of Earth Day.
Clendenen inducted into freshman honor society Oak Valley students dive into space exploration After a study of the planets in the solar system, with a special focus on Mars, Oak Valley Elementary fifth-graders had an opportunity to experience the InSight mission first hand. Bruce Banerdt, principal investigator for the project that launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, spoke with the students about the mission and its challenges before the May 5 launch. Students also visited Launch Complex 3 on the base to see the Atlas rocket that carried the InSight Lander as its payload.
Buellton Union School District’s fourth-, fifth- and sixth-grade math teams, led by teachers Carlos Gonzalez and Kelley Carter,
Wagstaffe named to college honor society David Wagstaffe of Solvang has been inducted into Sigma Delta Pi, the national
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Meza earned a bachelor of arts degree with high distinction from the College of Arts and Sciences. He was also among 33 students who were recognized as Chancellor’s Scholars during the ceremony. Chancellor’s Scholars are students who have maintained 4.0 grade-point averages on all collegiate work at Nebraska and elsewhere.
Valley students graduate from Azusa Pacific Cynthia Arroyo of Santa Ynez and Samuel Carleton of Solvang graduated from Azusa Pacific University on May 5, joining approximately 1,700 other graduates at spring commencement ceremonies. Azusa Pacific is an evangelical Christian university committed to god first and excellence in higher education. The university offers education to its more than 10,000 students on campus, online, and at seven regional centers throughout Southern California
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collegiate Hispanic honor society, at Wheaton College in Illinois. The honor was announced by the Modern and Classical Languages Department at the college’s Honors Convocation ceremony. Wheaton is a coeducational Christian liberal arts college. The Modern and Classical Languages Department prepares graduates to serve the church and society by fostering clear communication and cultural understanding. For more information, visit wheaton.edu.
Knox Clendenen of Buellton has been inducted into the Alpha Lambda Delta honor society at Becker College. He is pursuing a degree in interactive media design and computer game design. Alpha Lambda Delta is a national honor society that honors academic excellence during a student’s first year in college. Founded in 1784, Becker College is a career-focused private college serving nearly 18,000 students, providing a supportive and inclusive learning community. With nationally recognized programs in nursing, game design and animal studies, Becker has been consistently ranked as a “best college” for undergraduate education by The Princeton Review.
Oak Valley hosts Farmer’s Market Oak Valley School hosted its semi-annual farmers market with proceeds going towards future education in the school’s garden. The addition of donated produce from businesses such as New Frontiers Natural Marketplace, Albertson’s, El Rancho Market, and Something Good Organic Farm expanded the selection of produce available.
Youth rugby club gets foundation grant
Entering its sixth season, the Santa Ynez Valley Pirates Youth Rugby Club has received a grant from the LA84 Foundation. The rugby club just finished its fifth season with more teams and age groups than ever before, and the team in the high school division qualified for the league playoffs for the first time. The coaching staff includes Head Coach Dan Freedman, Bill Pattee, Chris Prendergast, Kelly Rakes, Tim Thorburn, Russell Holland and Beau Wollerton. For more information about SYV Youth Rugby, call Dan Freedman at 805-2129845 or visit www.syrugby.com. Connor Benjamin Meza of Solvang was To learn more, visit www.la84.org or among nearly 3,200 graduates who received degrees from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln follow @LA84Foundation on Instagram during commencement exercises May 4 and 5. and Twitter.
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and has traveled to Nepal twice to visit them. This personal connection, and his pride for his homeland, led him to donate a portion of proceeds from the book to an orphanage that provides food, shelter and education for children that can no longer live at home. “I’ve always wanted to give back to my family,” Sajan explained. “Knowing that it gets back to my roots in Nepal reminds me of home.” “When I first wrote the poem as a 12-year-old, I remember thinking that if a big tiger can eat his veggies, then so can you,” Sajan said. While vegetables play a key part of the narrative, however, the moral of the story is about finding unique solutions to surprising problems. Sajan plans to attend Santa Barbara City College in the fall to begin work on his general education requirements. “Sajan and the Vegetarian Tiger” is available for purchase at artbookbindery.com, and a portion of the proceeds will benefit the Children’s Home orphanage.
the show’s true meaning after every night’s performance. Bella says she lives her life by her favorite quote by John Lithgow: “The most exciting acting tends to happen in roles you never thought you could play.” Kyah Corff is a junior at Santa Ynez Valley Union High School.
STAUDE CONTINUED FROM PAGE 9 struggled with, but I believe the skills I have learned from it have better prepared me for college and my future career,” Rachel added. Beyond her full school schedule, Rachel has been able to use the flexibility provided by Olive Grove’s program to carve time out for her passions of volunteering, playing music and riding horses. Rachel has played the bass guitar since seventh grade, when she joined the SYV Jazz Band. This year, she also became a member of the Santa Ynez Valley High School Jazz Club, where she has practiced before school and played in a variety of community events around the valley. Rachel has also been involved in English riding since the age of six. She has been caring for her own horse since 2012, riding on average four days a week and competing, fox hunting and trail riding on a consistent basis. “I have been able to prioritize what is most important to me and making my schedule to show that,” Rachel said. In the fall, Rachel will attend Cal Poly San Luis Obispo to study civil engineering. She intends to get involved in the school’s jazz band and equestrian team while continuing to volunteer in the community.
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Bestselling author signing new book at Wandering Dog By Pamela Dozois Contributing Writer
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bestselling British author will be signing her new book “Bodie on the Road: Travels with a Rescue Pup in the Dogged Pursuit of Happiness” from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 15, at the Wandering Dog Wine Bar, 1539 Mission Drive in Solvang. Belinda Jones is also a magazine journalist, an award-winning “dog blogger” and the bestselling author of 11 Belinda Jones and Bodie romantic comedy novels as well as two books about real-life road trip romps. In her new book, “Bodie on the Road,” she writes of the many adventures she and her dog had together on a 2,000-mile road trip from Los Angeles to Portland. One of their adventures includes their stay in the Santa Ynez Valley, where they met up with Bo Derek on her bicycle in Los Olivos. The book also includes a fairy tale ending that is aptly set in Solvang. Bodie is a rescue dog. He had been picked up by Animal Control, in really bad shape, having been abandoned by his owner in South Central Los Angeles. He was scheduled to be euthanized at just 3 years old. After a series of foster families, he met Jones at a street adoption in Studio City. Jones said she had just been dumped by the man of her dreams and was looking for a new friend, so they were two lost souls ready to find a new life. “I was looking for something big and fluffy, but when he planted his furry bottom on my bare flip-flopped feet, that was it – love at first
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Buellton Rec hosting variety of summer camps
Thrift shop schedules clearance sale
The New To You Thrift Shop in Solvang will hold a clearance sale from June 1-7 as it prepares for refurbishing. It will close June 8 and will hold a grand re-opening at 1 p.m. July 2 with a fresh selection of inventory. The store at 1689 Oak St. is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays, noon to 3 p.m. Sundays, and 1-4 p.m. Mondays. Proceeds from the non-profit shop, operated by the Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital AuxPhoto contributed iliary, support the scholarships that it awards anThe New To You Thrift Shop in Solvang is operated entirely nually as well as hospital projects and programs. by volunteers from the Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital For more information, contact the store at Auxiliary. 805-688-7178.
ids ages 6-12 can have fun and make friends at the pool, the beach, and on weekly field trips at Buellton Rec Summer Day Camps, and older youth can experience teen camp, surf camp or sports camps. Starting June 11 and running Monday through Friday every week through Aug. 10, Summer Day Camp costs $180 for five days, $135 for three days, or $45 for a single day. Parents can drop off children as early as 7:30 a.m. and pick up by 6 p.m. The camp takes place at the Buellton Rec Center, 301 Second St. Weekly field trips include Movie Mondays, Tuesday-Thursday pool time, Wednesday Big Field Trip, and Fridays at the Beach. Wednesday “Big Field Trips” range from trips to Rancho Bowl to Lake Casitas Water Adventure and the Cloud 10 Trampoline Club. At Teen Camp, teens ages 12-14 can enjoy paintball, kayaking, paddle boarding and more during Mondays through Thursdays, June 11-28. Hours are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.. Participants meet at the Buellton Rec Center before heading out on daily field trips. For Surf Camp, surf legend Paul Smith leads three weeks of surfing at local beaches for kids ages 11-16. The camp runs from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, July 2-19, with pickup and drop-off at both the Buellton Rec Center and the Solvang Veterans Hall. Long boards provided, wetsuits are recommended. New this year, two weeks of Sports Camps provide outdoor fun for kids ages 11-14. Mountain Bike Week runs July 30-Aug, 2 and Outdoor Sports Week runs Aug, 6-9. Mountain bikes are provided, helmets are required. To get more information or sign up, go to www.buelltonrec.com or call 805-688-1086.
2 Solvang riders medal at cycling classic Liam Pollenz brought home the gold and Stephen Richmond brought home the bronze in the Men’s 18 Downhill Mountain Bike Race at the Sea Otter Classic in Monterey on April 21. The two Solvang residents were racing at the event for the third year. The Sea Otter Classic is known as the world’s largest cycling festival, a four-day “Celebration of Cycling” that hosts nearly
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sit,” said Jones. “That was in 2010.” “We have since crossed the United States three times and have visited 30 states. Traveling with Bodie has been a life-enhancing game-changer, and my website details our ongoing adventures along with an abundance of dog travel tips, many learned the hard way,” said Jones. “We hope it will inspire you to travel in style with your furry friends.” For more information, visit www. bodieontheroad.com/bodie-book/, on Instagram @bodieontheroad, or see her blog at www.bodieontheroad.com.
ROUNDUP CONTINUED FROM PAGE 13 9,600 professional and amateur athletes and 72,500 fans. It is held each year at the Laguna Seca Recreation Area in Monterey. Pollenz and Richmond have been mountain biking for six years. They started riding with Paul Smith, who runs a program called Trips for Kids through Buellton Recreation. When not on the trails, Richmond works as a bike mechanic for Corey Evans at Dr. J’s Bicycle Shop in Solvang. Richmond is now training for the Enduro Mountain Bike competition in the SoCal Enduro Series and will start competing later this year. Follow him @stevomond on Instagram for updates.
In Loving Memory Paul Oliver Hanberg Paul Oliver Hanberg died peacefully in his family home April 27, 2018 at the amazing age of 92 years. Paul lived a full, productive, happy life. He was born in Copenhagen, Denmark on March 21, 1926. He was the only one in his family of 7 children who wanted to better himself with education, schooling at Niels Brock Business school and, finishing “gymnasium” which is quite prestigious in Denmark. As a young man growing up during WWII he secretly worked in the Danish underground distributing illegal newspapers to let people know what was actually going on since all official papers were controlled by the Germans. After finishing Business College in 1952 Paul decided to move to America. He sailed over on the Queen Mary - since this was the least expensive way to travel. Through friends he ended up in California where he met his future wife, Asta while attending a Danish Brotherhood/Sisterhood mixer in Los Angeles. They married in 1954, coming up to Solvang from the Glendale area to be married in the Bethania Lutheran church. Asta was the love of his life, and together they raised 2 children, Max and Anne Mette. In 1965, Paul’s brother-in-law told him about a shoe store that was for sale in Solvang, that was how they ended up in Solvang, and as they say the rest was history. Paul was an icon and instrumental in the Solvang community — volunteering and perpetuating the Danish culture of the town. Being the proprietor of Solvang Shoe Store since May 5th 1965 and eventually selling it to his son and daughter-
in-law who still run it today. Paul was a long standing member of the Vikings, Danish Brotherhood, Rebild Society, Rotary and was very involved in the forming of the Solvang Theaterfest. He never lost his Danish heritage and enjoyed his Danish food, Schnapps, and singing Danish songs and made sure these traditions were kept alive at every event he attended. Paul was a wellrespected businessman in the community and at an early stage ventured into obtaining real estate in Solvang which later enabled him and his wife Asta to travel extensively throughout the world. They continued this lifestyle until, sadly, Asta passed from leukemia in 1997. Paul married Joni Ganger in July 2006 and they lived happily together untill Joni’s passing on October 15, 2014. Paul is survived by, his son Max and Daughterin-law Laura, his daughter Mette and son-in-law Tom. Four Grandchildren — Nicolette, Torey (wife-Monica), Kristine and Jacob and 2 great grandchildren, Karsten and Anders. Paul was a great person and staunch businessman who cared greatly for his family, friends and community. He had a wonderful personality and social group of friends and business partners. He will be missed by many but had a long, full life. In lieu of flowers make donations to the Viking Endowment fund or Solvang Lutheran Home. Please help us celebrate and remember Paul’s life Sunday, June 10, 2018 at Gainey Winery at 4 p.m.
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Bailey Jameson Foster Bailey Jameson Foster was born at 2:07 p.m. on Nov. 28, 2017, to Michael and Shannon Foster. She weighed 7 pounds, 3 ounces and was 20 inches long, She joins big siblings Kasey and Lindsay. Her maternal grandparents are the late Richard and Virginia Mawhinney of Goleta. Her paternal grandmother is Betty Foster of Ventura and her “honorary grandmother” is Norma Pacheco of Solvang. Photo by A & J Photography
Cason David Harrison Cason David Harrison was born at 3:26 a.m. on Dec. 27, 2017, to Chris Harrison and Anna Moya of Buellton at 8 pounds, 7 ounces and 21 inches long. He joins big sister Finley. His maternal grandparents are Styliane and Tim Murray of Etna, Calif., and Vincent Moya of Lompoc. His paternal grandparents are David and Vibeke Harrison of Etna. Photo by A & J Photography
In Loving Memory Robert E. Weiss
Robert E. Weiss of Santa Ynez, California, a longtime attorney, died on May 15, 2018, from the complications of cancer at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. He was 89. A child of The Great Depression, Weiss bootstrapped his way to build a successful real estate law practice and care for an extended family that included five children. He was an avid reader, amateur painter, poet and a life-long student of art, history, and politics. He had a hungry mind, and a remarkable ability to regale friends and family members by recounting things he learned or experienced dating back to his earliest days. Born on Sept. 14, 1928 in Los Angeles, Robert Ernst Weiss was raised as an only child by his mother in the hills of La Cañada, sometimes shooting birds to help put food on the table. An intrepid entrepreneur, he struck out after Pasadena Junior College on various adventures to make his fortune, including an effort to import bat guano as agriculture fertilizer from caves in northern Mexico. At age 18, he married his high school sweetheart Joan Talmage and they spent a year in Quito, Ecuador, exploring opportunities. Returning to Southern California, he became a homebuilder, constructing hundreds of houses in the San Fernando Valley during the post World War II building boom. During those years, he and Joan had three children Lorraine, Kenneth, and Nancy. Focused on financial stability for his growing family, he sought a more secure profession insulated from the housing industry’s boom and bust
cycles. He set his sights on the practice of law, graduating from Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles and passed the California Bar in 1959. He joined Paul Egly and Howard Weiner as a partner in their West Covina firm, before setting up his own law firm, Robert E. Weiss, Inc. in 1973, working with Chris Klingerman and other attorneys. He was a noted expert in real estate law, teaching the subject at La Verne Law School. He married Paula Foxen Arcaris in 1974 and became the father of her two sons, James and Louis Robert. In the late 1980s, they moved from West Covina to the hills overlooking the Santa Ynez Valley. He spent his final decades living on a 30-acre ranch with Paula, his life’s love, a succession of spirited hounds and herd of pet cows. He continued to practice law into his mid 80s, making the 2½-hour commute to his Covina office. Altogether, he practiced law for 56 consecutive years. He is survived by Paula Weiss, daughters Lorraine J. Lewis and Nancy G. Weiss, and sons Kenneth R. Weiss, James P. Arcaris-Weiss, Louis Robert Weiss, grandson Samuel Weiss-Chytilo, and granddaughters, Clara Arcaris-Weiss, and Malia Weiss. The family expresses deep gratitude to Drs. Robert Gottesman, Gregg Newman, Ronald Ungerer, David Fisk, Robert Wright, and Kyle Lemon for their extraordinarily care and friendship. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to Legal Aid Foundation of Santa Barbara County or a charity of your choice. Contact Loper Funeral Chapel, (805) 688-6684, for details of a memorial planned for June 23 in Santa Ynez.
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Local group gets a taste of Vietnam The country has been listed in the top 10 countries to travel Staff report
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inda Johansen and fellow travelers’ latest adventure was a 15-day excursion through Vietnam. “Vietnam has been listed in the top 10 countries to travel to for quite some time, but I was hesitant at first because of the Vietnam War. I finally decided traveling to Vietnam was a way that I could honor and show respect to my fellow classmates and friends who perished serving our country in that atrocious war and to the veterans who returned home living with the scars of war,” Johansen said. The trip from Feb. 22 to March 8 began in Ho Chi Minh City, formerly Saigon, which is a regional hub and a cultural melting pot. Sights there included the Cu Chi Tunnels, a maze of underground passageways and village used as hideouts by the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War. “They literally had an entire three-story village underground where they had their headquarter offices, made uniforms and housed and fed the Viet Cong,” she added. The group also visited many colonial landmarks and some toured toured the Ha-
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noi Hilton, the prison camp that held many American POWs for years, including Sen. John McCain. The group also cruised along the Mekong Delta, wearing race-paper hats to avoid the heat. The next stop was Hanoi, Vietnam’s capital, which retains a lot of French influence from colonial days. When visiting the mausoleum built to honor Ho Chi Minh, the group was herded in line, and ordered to stay silent, by very strict and disciplined soldiers as they passed Ho Chi Minh’s body. The trip also included a trip to the vil-
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lage of Ky Son, where the tourists took a cooking class highlighting the region’s cuisine. One of the highlights of the 15-day tour was an overnight sailing on a luxury junk in Ha Long Bay. “The exquisite emerald green waters and 1600 untouched islands and limestone pillars that rise out of the sea take your breath away,” Johansen said. The area is designated a UNESCO World Heritage site for its 500 million years of evolution and its rare ecosystems. “Attending a tai chi class at 6 a.m. on the deck of this junk boat was the most Zen thing I have ever done. The hair on
my arms still stands on end when I speak about that experience in this most beautiful serene and exotic setting,” she added. The last two cities on the tour were Hue, the Imperial capital city, and Hoi An, another UNESCO World Heritage site. “Tourism is Vietnam’s way to move forward and to allow the pain of war to subside somewhat,” Johansen said. “The country is captivating and poignant at the same time, and the people are gracious, kind and attempting to make a better way of life for themselves and their families.”
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Couple bringing back folk school tradition By Pamela Dozois
do is set the table for people to come and try something new.” “Last summer my Dad, who is 84, came en and Jon Hooten of Los Alamos are for a visit with us and his granddaughter, building a community of teaching and Nelle. He asked me, ‘Do you want a pizza learning through classes and commuoven in your back yard?’ I would have said nity events centered on traditional arts, yes to anything he suggested, so we built a crafts, and cooking for sustainable living. pizza oven together,” she recalled. They call their idea Cal-Folk, short for “We talked about folk schools in North California Folk School, which is based on the Carolina. I was intrigued by this idea of 150-year tradition of folk (people’s) education. learning in a community. The quality of any Folk schools, or “schools for life,” are community goes up when we are learning a Danish traditional concept that spread together. There is an intimacy, a closeness, a throughout the East Coast and Midwest with bond that develops between people who are the arrival of Danish immigrants. Very few of learning together, which makes for a much these schools made it west of the Mississippi richer community,” Jon Hooten said. “It River — much less through the Mojave and brings neighbors together. It’s important for into California. One notable exception was us to try to make that happen.” the Atterdag Folk School in the new settle”There is no better feeling than using ment of Solvang in the early 20th century, something that you’ve crafted with your own which ran from 1911 to 1957. hands,” said Bob Hughes, who will be teachClasses will held in June and July at differing a woodworking class with his wife Sara. ent venues in Los Alamos, Solvang and Santa “The beauty of making anything is that Photos contributed Ynez. Prices vary. Children are welcome all you need is desire. Anyone can do it. The Jon and Jennifer Hooten, shown with their daughter Nelle to attend with their adults, but each class reason we are doing this class is to pass on and dog Stella, have launched California Folk School will have a different age cutoff based on the what we know and what we’ve learned over classes for this summer. activity. At least once class this summer will the years about making stuff,” Hughes said. be specifically for kids, making ice cream and lege centered on the premise that leaders can Jen Hooten related at story about her mothhave the greatest impact when they are more er, Barb McLean, who is a quilter. cones. self-aware and empathetic, and treat others as “While we have to charge a fee to pay “My mother took a drawing class when she they would want to be treated. instructors and cover other costs, the goal is was 63 and created some beautiful pieces. I Now they want to gather a community of to include anyone interested in learning to told her that she had a gift. My mother reteachers and eager learners around what they plied, ‘I don’t have a gift. All I had to do was join this community, whether or not you can call their “educational campfire.” pay the fee,” said Jon Hooten. “Bartering is show up and be willing to try.’ That’s what “These days you can learn anything on the we are asking people to do, show up and try,” an option!” Internet. But learning together, with other The Hootens moved to Los Alamos in said Jen. people, problem solving, laughing, sharing 2014. Midwesterners by birth and CaliforSome of the classes being offered are that experience together, is a very powerful nians by choice, Jen Hooten said, the couple woodworking, summer jams (bring whatevhave spent most of their adult lives as admin- thing – you can’t do that on your own. Learn- er fruit is in your garden for making jam), ing takes root when you do it in the company istrators of colleges and universities. They started a graduate program at Claremont Col- of others,” Hooten added. “All we want to HOOTEN CONTINUED ON PAGE 20 Contributing Writer
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he Wildling Museum of Art and Nature in Solvang will host a gouache painting workshop with Rose Compass artists Libby Smith and Nina Warner from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, June 9. The museum’s current exhibit, “The River’s Journey,” features work by the Rose Compass group of six local women artists. The many small paintings in the exhibit were done with gouache (pronounced “gwash”), an opaque watercolor medium. Smith and Warner will demonstrate
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PCPA’s ‘Hunchback’ blends novel with Disney musical By Daniel Lahr
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he enduring story of “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” has been told in many different ways for nearly 200 years. It’s been made into 13 films, five TV movies, eight musicals, five non-musical theatrical adaptations, six operas, five ballets, and a video game. In all of those different adaptations since Victor Hugo had his novel published in 1831, some of the storytellers have bent the source material to fit their target audience. However, the profound theme in all adaptations is the ugliness of people, not just on the outside but inside as well. Now the Pacific Conservatory for the Performing Arts (PCPA) will launch its summer
season in Solvang with its own production. “What makes a monster and what makes a man?” is the first question posed to the audience by an ordinary looking gentleman at the beginning of the play. Then he quickly straps a pillow on his back and wraps himself in a tunic and becomes Quasimodo, the title character, before our eyes. It’s a great technique to drive home that message, which is the backbone of the story. The production is overflowing with professionalism. Scenic designer Jason Bolen in particular should be highly commended for being able to translate 13th century gothic France to a brightly colored and vibrant musical. In telling an epic story of “love rendered impossible,” the musical features theatrical
elements of melodrama, medieval pageantry, religious ceremony, musical theater, opera, and of course, Disney. There is where the flaw in this production lurks. This isn’t a straight adaptation of Disney’s 1996 animated film; it is an adaptation of the novel sprinkled with Disney music. The Disney animated film does not shy away from some very adult situations found in the original story. Disney had to, of course, alter some of the story to be rated “G” for its audiences, but that’s a hard “G.” Lust, torture, indentured servitude and burning people at the stake is hard topics for a Disney audience to handle. Yet the film does feature some of the best music ever written by the wizards (Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz) at Disney, even getting an
Oscar nomination for Best Musical Score. The PCPA production soars when these numbers arrive in the show, and actor Nick Tubbs’ voice hits all the sweeping emotional highs that this epic score has to offer. As a fan of Disney’s “Hunchback” score, I was so excited to see PCPA’s production. Yet I didn’t look closely enough at how PCPA’s production is advertised. It is “a new musical based on Victor Hugo’s gothic novel and songs from the Disney animated feature.” This is the key to understanding this play. You are not going to see Disney’s version, and you are not going to see the gothic novel on stage. You are going to see a blend of the two.
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Live Oak Music Festival announces full line-up of the Bryan Titus Trio; jazzy-folky-funky blues from Inga Swearingen and Guy he 30th annual Live Oak Music Budd; soul, funk and R&B from Niki Festival, a benefit for KCBX J. Crawford; and headliner JD McPherPublic Radio, has announced a full son with his roots rock inspired by true slate of performers for the three-day, fami- stories. Friday evening, Stage Too will ly-friendly event Friday through Sunday, feature Brass Mash and their powerhouse June 15-17, at Live Oak Camp near Lake brass band mash-ups. The night concludes Cachuma. on the Hot Licks Stage with a dance In addition, “soul rocker” Michael featuring the “Beergrass” of The Mother Franti will play a special benefit concert Corn Shuckers. on Thursday, June 14, at Live Oak Camp, Saturday’s Main Stage lineup will start with local band Próxima Parada opening with country roots band Amanda Anne the evening. Platt & the Honeycutters, followed by In addition to music, the festival offers singer-songwriter Joe Purdy, and Aki Kulocal food, wine and beer for adults and mar with his blend of Indian Bollywood plenty of games, activities and talent and American blues. shows for children and teens. That evening the Main Stage will A full-festival pass allows admission feature the soulful harmonies of the on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. SinRainbow Girls, the funk and psychedelic gle-day passes are also available for soul of San Francisco band Con Brio, adults, teens (13-17), and children (ages and headliner Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, a 4 – 12). Visit www.liveoakfest.org/ band that’s been together for 24 years on tickets/ for more information on ticket a mission to celebrate and revitalize jazz sales. and swing music. The first event Friday afternoon on The festival’s side stages showcase local and regional acts. Stage Too will be a jamming workshop Sunday, the last day of the festival, the led by master fiddler and teacher Phil Main Stage will host Bay Area gospel Salazar, who will offer workshops all three days. Then the Main Stage will fea- group The Sons of the Soul Revivers, Brazilian singer Flavia Coelho, contempoture the “postmodern barn dance” sound Staff Report
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and blocking an image, and how to handle the paint. Artists of all levels are welcome. The instructors will provide many materials, but participants should bring pencil
rary folk artist Eilen Jewell, The Dustbowl Revival, and legendary R&B and gospel singer Mavis Staples, who returns to Live oak on the heels of her acclaimed album, “If All I Was Was Black.” Local band Cuesta Ridge will play a set of bluegrass-injected Americana at the Beer Garden. Stage Too will feature the roots rock and Americana of The Coffis Brothers & The Mountain Men, and Live Oak veterans Cache Valley Drifters, who will reunite for a performance at this year’s festival to play their modern and traditional bluegrass interpretations. The Sunday Hot Licks Stage performers include father-daughter duo Chris Beland and Harmony, and troubadour crooner Jody Mulgrew. All Live Oak Music Festival proceeds benefit KCBX Public Radio, serving Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo and southern Monterey counties. Festival gates open at 8 a.m. on Friday. Ticket prices range from $20 (child day ticket) to $150 (adult full festival/3-day pass). Camping is included with the 3-day pass. Parking fees are additional. Ticket information, entertainment line-up, and complete festival details are available at www.liveoakfest.org. and paper for note-taking and sketching, gouache paints if possible, and a landscape photo. For more information, visit www. wildlingmuseum.org.
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The story is even darker than Disney’s with more adult themes, topics and situations, all while the cast bursts into song. The other surprise in this blend of material is that we actually focus on Quasimodo less that you would imagine and consequently we lose seeing him make deep connections with other people outside of his many gargoyle friends. Erik Stein’s Frollo was the standout character in the performance and he rightfully has top billing in the program. The version is really about Frollo and his struggle with his ambition, loyalty to the church, and lust for Esmerelda. Stein truly humanizes the antagonist, which makes him more relatable. We feel for his struggle, but in the end this makes it harder to see him as a monster we know he is supposed to be. Amani Dorn’s gypsy character Esmerelda catches the eyes of the three male leads all at once, and she instantly places them in their respective categories of “winner,” “friends only,” and “get away from me, creep.” Unfortunately, the portrayal of Esmerelda in this production seemed to lack any palpable attraction on stage and came off as a bit rigid. “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” is a tragic musical. This story is a true tragedy for its characters, and you feel it. There are a few times when the acting is so good and vibrant on stage that you cannot help but have your heart hurt for these characters. The epic music and large chorus help bring that emotional connection home. Treat this play as if it was a PG-13 movie, or you may be having some uncomfortable conversations with your kids. “The Hunchback of Norte Dame” plays at the Solvang Festival Theater, 420 2nd Street, from June 14-July 8. Tickets range from $39 to $57.50 and can be purchased at www.pcpa. org or by calling 805-922-8313.
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Volunteer joins PHP to help end domestic violence Staff Report
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etsy Linane, a 20-year resident of the Santa Ynez Valley, has joined Advocates for Domestic and Child Abuse Prevention (ADCAP) as an Emergency Response Team advocate. As an ERT Advocate with the program of Santa Ynez Valley People Helping People (PHP), she will respond to 911 domestic violence-related calls to provide Photo contributed support to victims “There is no place for domestic violence in our in partnership with the Sheriff’s community,” says ADCAP volunteer Betsy Linane. Department. Advocates offer crisis intervention and emotional support by listening, validating feelings and dispelling the myths surrounding domestic violence. Immediate needs for assistance are identified and may include shelter, development of an emergency safety plan, and urgent medical care. To become a certified domestic violence advocate, Linane completed a 40-hour online training program covering subjects such as the cycle of violence, the criminal justice system, common challenges to leaving an abusive relationship, impacts
on children who see or hear abuse, community resources available to victims, and safety planning. In addition, she participated in a ride-along with sheriff’s deputies. “There is no place for domestic violence in our community,” Linane said. “ I feel privileged to join PHP to help those whose lives are impacted by the unhealthy relationship. Children, friends, families and neighbors all experience the trauma.” For more than 18 years, PHP has collaborated with the Sheriff’s Department to be on-call 24 hours, seven days a week. Volunteers rotate to respond during evenings and on weekends when PHP staff is not available. Arcelia Sención, PHP’s Director of Health Care and Social Services with responsibility for managing ADCAP, said that additional volunteers are always needed. To apply for training, volunteers must be 18 or older, have access to transportation, and be willing to be on-call evenings and weekends. No prior knowledge of domestic violence is required other than the desire to empower victims to take control of their lives to live in a violence-free relationship. Anyone interesting in volunteering or learning more about ADCAP can contact Sención at 805-686-0295 or arcelia@ syvphp.org.
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eople of all ages are invited to a series of three themed “supper concerts” this summer in the courtyard of St. Mark’s-in-the-Valley Episcopal Church in Los Olivos. The inaugural Los Olivos Summer Supper Concert Series starts at 5 p.m. Thursday, June 14, with the New Orleans Jazz Quintet and continues on July 12 and Aug. 9 Each concert begins at 5 p.m. with food and beverages that complement the evening’s music, such as a Cajun menu with the New Orleans jazz. Proceeds will benefit St. Mark’s Preschool Scholarship Fund for children in the community. Free childcare will be offered for ages 2-10. Tickets include the supper, concert and a beverage for $25 (adults) and $10 (ages 12 years and under), with a “family cap” of $30 for three or more children. Additional beverages will be offered for purchase. Tickets will be sold at the door and online in advance at www.smitv.org/syv-summer-supper-concerts.html. The schedule is: n Thursday, June 14: Cajun-style fixings with the New Orleans Jazz Quintet, which includes tenor sax, piano/keyboards, stand-up bass, drums and vocals.
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n Thursday, July 12: Burgers & dogs barbecue with “Make It Last All Night,” a Tom Petty tribute band featuring lead singer-guitarist Erich Schneider from Los Angeles. n Thursday, Aug. 9: Santa Maria Style tri-tip barbecue with “Just Dave,” a country band featuring lead singer, acoustic guitarist and harmonica player Dave Bernal. For tickets or more information, contact concert series coordinator Yvonne Lowe at 805-688-1815 or yvonne@smitv.org, call the St. Mark’s office at 805-688-4454, or visit www.smitv.org or www.smitv.org/ syv-summer-supper-concerts.html St. Mark’s is at 2901 Nojoqui Ave. in Los Olivos. All three concerts are coordinated by Jon Harris of JSH Productions of Solvang.
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At the end of the series of classes, a “Howdy-Up” party will be planned around music, food, camaraderie and community. The Hootens also are hoping to have on-stage interviews with old-timers in the community, who can speak about their local history, their likes and dislikes, and where they see their towns going. “Learning can take place anywhere and everywhere. Too many limitations apply in our traditional education model, so we wanted to open the doors to anyone who wants to learn,” Jon Hooten added. … “The only thing that people need to bring with them is their curiosity and questions and maybe a story to share. We’re passionate about the power and possibilities of community.” For more information, call 805-635-7315, visit cal-folk.com or email learnstuff@calfolk.com.
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Vintner using Montecito mud to fertilize grapes By April Charlton Contributing Writer
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assive mounds of boulders and rocks that roared down Oak Creek and filled a culvert near Fred Brander’s Montecito home during the deadly Jan. 9 mudslides now sit in piles at his Santa Ynez winery. “We didn’t really have any damage to the house but had so much debris,” Brander said as he pointed to the numerous piles of rubble at his 42-acre vineyard on north Refugio Road. “We had about 60 truck loads (brought here), which is about 900 tons of rock.” The smaller rocks are being separated from the dried mud using a low-tech rock sorter on his property, and the soil will be used to fertilize a 10-acre section of the vineyard. The larger boulders will be used for landscaping and also become part of a rock wall on the property that’s also home to Brander Winery. Brander said because his home is so high up on the hill — it was only 100 yards away from the Thomas Fire fire line — there are no toxic contaminants in the soil, as could be case closer to the ocean. The soil has been tested, Brander said, and it came back negative for contaminants. “I have never heard of anyone using mud from a mudslide or ash from a fire to fertilize (their grapes),” Brander said. “This is a very novel, unique idea.” His thoughts were to use the mineral-rich soil from the mudslides, which the county needed to haul out of the area, to grow a richer grape that will produce a stellar varietal, while also helping the county move tons of debris to an alternative sight. “My parents’ and grandparents’ generation would grow vegetables in their garden and they would use ash from their stove to fertilize their vegetables, and those were far more nutritious than what you get today,” Brander said. “It has nothing to do with organic. It has to do with ash has a lot of potassium, a lot
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minerals … just because it’s organic doesn’t mean it has those minerals.” Brander contacted the trucking companies that had contracted with the county to remove the mud and boulders from Montecito to see where the material was heading and learned a good portion of it was to be brought to Los Olivos. “Essentially, it was all county money,” Brander explained about have some of the debris delivered to his winery instead. “I said, ‘You could take it to Los Olivos or here; it’s a shorter trip. They basically did it for free.’” Brander believes the sorting process will take the next few months and said it’s likely not all of the soil undergoing separation will be applied to the vineyard, at least not this season. In all likelihood there will probably be so much soil when the process is complete that there will be material left over, he said “We’ll just use it in stages,” Brander said. “If we don’t finish it this year, we’ll finish it
next year. We’ll have to wait until September or October of this year to see this result, but we should, obviously, influence the growing season this year. The idea is to have really good grapes from use of that soil.” Brander plans to make a Cabernet Sauvignon from the grapes grown on the soil. The varietal won’t be available until about October 2019. “It will be a small batch,” he added. “Maybe a couple hundred cases.” The longtime Santa Ynez winemaker would also like to see a special label created for the wine and possibly hold a community contest to choose a name for the varietal that will be produced only the one time. “Sort of a name that expresses the whole idea of taking the mud from the mud slide and converting it to a good use,” he said. Brander plans to donate the proceeds from the wine to Montecito mudslide relief efforts. For more information, visit www.brander.com.
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new food truck rolling around northern Santa Barbara County has added a savory twist to a typically sweet Danish treat. Alice’s Aebelskabels — yes, it’s spelled in a quirky way, but for a charming reason — recently hit the road in Santa Barbara County to serve æbleskiver, or Danish pancake balls. So about that spelling, which is used in a community where use of the improper form “aebleskivers” (the proper plural form of æbleskive is æbleskiver) can spark a letter to the editor. Growing up in Santa Barbara County with Danish roots, Hilary Meilen said the word æbleskiver proved hard to say, leading to the mispronunciation that became the family nickname for their regular breakfast food. When cutbacks left her without her job in Ohio, her brother, Matthew Moore, suggested Meilen launch a food truck to serve Danish pancake balls using the phonetic spelling of the butchered word from their childhood. “And I said that’s crazy. That’s just crazy,” said Meilen, who now lives in Solvang. “And six months later we had it built and were up and running.” The name Alice is in honor of their maternal grandmother, Alice Sorensen. The story of Alice and explanation behind the creative spelling are displayed on the food truck, which employs their grandmother’s basic æbleskiver recipe and even one of her pans, now 100 years old. The food truck, a renovated package delivery truck, got its start in Columbus, Ohio, in 2015, where the quirky spelling prompted a few rare comments from people of Danish heritage. Last year with her four children grown, Meilen decided to return to Santa Barbara County to be closer to her parents and other family. She recently finished securing the licenses to operate the food truck locally. “We’re up and running and have events
Photo by Vida Gustafson This is the ultimate lemon meringue pie recipe, perfect for warmer weather.
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dered sugar and raspberry jam. She had experimented with sweet options while her children were growing up, so the food truck offers æbleskiver with chocolate chips or fresh berries in the center, as well as a cinnamon roll version. Family and friends were pressed into duty to test which combinations worked or didn’t. A best-selling savory offering has proven to be aebleskiver filled with prosciutto and Swiss cheese. Another option is pastrami and gruyere cheese with a dijon mustard cream sauce. “It’s newer but it’s really popular,” added Photo contributed Nat Meilen, the youngest of Meilen’s four Banana and Nutella æbleskiver are one of the options at children who is helping out with the truck Alice’s Aebelskabels food truck. during the summer break from college. coming fast and furious, which is very excit“It’s like a hot pastrami ball of heaven,” ing,” she said. Hilary Meilen added. She grew up in Santa Barbara and graduatIn honor of the food truck’s new home ed from Santa Barbara High School in 1981. state, The Californian offering includes æble“We came up here a lot as kids,” she said while skiver with pepper jack cheese and jalapeños sitting in Solvang. “We made them at home. My on the inside and topped with fresh avocado, tomato, chives, sea salt and a squeeze of lime. mom made them for us on the weekends so I “It sold very well last week. Our first grew up eating them, grew up making them.” weekend open, and we sold out of it,” Hilary When it came time to cook up a menu, Meilen said. Meilen figured she needed options beyond ÆBLESKIVER CONTINUED ON PAGE 29 the traditional Danish æbleskiver with pow-
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Combine dry ingredients in a medium 4 egg whites mixing bowl, using your hands to rub the cold 1.5 cups of powdered sugar butter into the flour mixture until it resembles 2 level tbsp cornstarch rough breadcrumbs. 1 pinch of salt Add the egg yolk and 1 tablespoon cold 1 tsp vanilla water to form a dough ball. Do not over-mix; visible specks of butter are ideal. Meringue method Roll out the dough and line an 8- or 9-inch Before you start whisking up the meringue, pie tin. Chill this while you assemble the rest this is an excellent time to bake the pie shell if of the ingredients for at least an hour or overyou haven’t done it yet. night. After chilling, prick the pastry with a Mix the sugar and cornstarch in a small fork lightly all over, to prevent it from rising in bowl and set aside. the oven. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Combine the egg yolks and vanilla in a large, very clean, mixing bowl. (The meringue will fail if there’s even a smudge of butter or oil on the beaters or in the bowl.) zest of 2 large lemons Whisk until foamy and pale, add the pinch 2 level tbsp cornstarch of salt and then, while the mixer is running, 1/2 cup granulated sugar the sugar-cornstarch mixture, one spoonful at a juice of one orange, made up to 3/4 cup by adding time. When the meringue is opaque white and water. glossy and forms stiff peaks, it’s done. You 1/2 cup lemon juice will see that the mixer leaves a clearly defined 6 tbsp butter, chilled and cubed trail while mixing. 3 egg yolks plus 1 whole egg (beaten together)
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Filling Method Combine zest, cornstarch and sugar in a small saucepan, slowly add the strained juice, and stir to form a smooth mixture. Cook while stirring continuously until it becomes thick and glossy. Once it bubbles, take it off the heat. Whisk in the cold cubed butter, adding two to three cubes at a time. Now you’re ready to add your beaten eggs and return the saucepan to the stove. Continue stirring vigorously over medium heat until the curd is thickened and “plops”
Photo by Vida Gustafson Let the lemon meringue cool for at least an hour and then garnish with more lavender flowers before serving.
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Assembly Briefly reheat your lemon curd on the stove and then pour it into your baked pie shell. Spoon the meringue onto the top, starting on the outside, working to the center of the pie. Make sure the meringue touches the pastry edges. This will seal the filling in and also keeps the meringue from sliding around. Bake the assembled pie at 350 degrees for 25 minutes. Let cool for at least an hour and then garnish with more lavender flowers before serving. Enjoy!
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Animal rescue operator acquitted on most charges Julia Di Sieno convicted of violating court order to surrender firearms, possessing a deadly weapon, contempt of court By Janene Scully
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Santa Maria Superior Court jury has returned mixed verdicts, most of which were not guilty, in the criminal trial of a Solvang animal rescue operator charged with 10 misdemeanor counts stemming from an escalating neighborhood feud. Julia Di Sieno, 57, who operates Animal Rescue Team on Carriage Drive outside the Solvang city limits, was found guilty Friday, May 25, of violating an order to surrender firearms, possessing a deadly weapon and contempt of court. Her sentencing hearing is scheduled for Monday, June 11. However, the panel returned not-guilty verdicts for two counts of stalking, two counts of making criminal threats and one count each of contempt of court, assault
with a deadly weapon and battery. The verdicts, from three cases consolidated into one trial, were read late in the afternoon in Judge James Rigali’s courtroom. Di Sieno’s neighbors, Richard and Mary Nohr, Julia Di Dieno had alleged that she had harassed them by yelling obscenities, throwing rocks at their house, howling like a coyote, shining a flood light on their house and playing loud music. She also was accused of hitting a different neighbor with the driver’s side mirror of her vehicle after following him into the El Rancho Marketplace parking lot in late March. In his closing argument, Deputy District Attorney Steven Li said Di Sieno conducted “a campaign of torment” against the Nohrs after accusing them of poisoning her dog. “This was a pattern of consistent escalating harassment,” Li said. Jurors watched audio and video recordings of Di Sieno shouting at the Nohrs, including yelling at one point, “Hey, you up there. (Expletive) liars. Hello. Stop it. You’re going down,” followed by mimicking a machine gun.
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“This wasn’t Julia being Julia. This was something that legitimately frightened Mary and Richard Nohr,” Li said. Mary Nohr chronicled dozens of incidents over several months, with Li instructing her to use yellow, blue, red and green dots to show the numbers. Defense attorney Kevin Dubrall said the case stems from a single statement and a 10-year backstory involving neighbors opposed to the defendant’s animal rescue. He questioned Mary Nohr’s claim she feared Di Sieno after hearing the recording, noting she didn’t call law enforcement for more than two hours later. “She wasn’t afraid. She wasn’t scared. She was excited. She had another thing to write in her notebook,” Dubrall said. The counts on which she was found guilty stem from Di Sieno’s failure to surrender firearms and ammunition as ordered by the judge when she first appeared in court for the original charges of stalking and making criminal threats. While deputies served that search warrant, they also found a law enforcement baton, which is illegal to own. The judge ordered Di Sieno to return to court for a sentencing hearing at 9:30 a.m. June 11. Noozhawk North County editor Janene Scully can be reached at jscully@noozhawk.com.
LOS OLIVOS CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3 most economical and practical solution, and that’s what I intend to do,” Fayram said after he was made board president. The directors broke into subcommittees to investigate and bring back information on topics such as retaining legal counsel, hiring a general manager, securing district insurance and coming up with a 2018-19 budget. When voters formed the district, they also approved a special tax to fund the operations. The directors will be meeting with the Santa Barbara County Treasurer’s and Tax Assessor’s offices to set up the district’s tax roll for the next fiscal year and determine how much revenue they are projected to receive. The directors also listened to an ethics and Brown Act lecture by Deputy County Counsel Johannah Hartley, and an update and potential timeline from Paul Hood of the Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO). LOCSD doesn’t have a website yet, but Palmer said anyone who wants information or notes from the meetings can contact the directors until a website is established. The next LOCSD meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday, June 21, in Room 602 at Los Olivos Elementary School.
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FIESTA CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3 even put into words how happy and thrilled I am,” Jesalyn said. Jesalyn and Georgey both said they are excited to represent the Santa Ynez Valley and hope their participation draws more valley residents to this year’s events. “We are so proud of both Jesalyn and Georgey, and we hope that the valley turns out to see them perform and hopefully attend several Fiesta events to support them. We are so thankful to the Presbyterian Church for donating their space so we can make this a fun, free community event,” said Raiza Giorgi, publisher of the Star. The dancing will take place under the awning of the church, and people are encouraged to bring blankets and lawn chairs. California Tacos’ food truck will be selling food before and after the event. This year marks the 94th edition of Fiesta, which will run from Aug. 1-5. Jesalyn started dancing flamenco at 3 years old with Garcia Dance Studio in Lompoc and then moved to the Linda Vega studio at 6 years old. She was the 2012 Junior Spirit of Fiesta and is now a professional dancer with Flamenco Santa Barbara. She spends four to eight hours a day dancing and teaching flamenco. She has made five trips to Spain to train and taken summer intensive courses at the University of New Mexico. She plans to attend that school, majoring in business and flamenco, hoping to come home and open her own studio. “I live for dancing, and flamenco just speaks to me. The music, the beats, the
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performance, I love everything about it,” she said. Georgey, the Junior Spirit, has been dancing for five years and trains at Zermeno Dance Academy in Santa Barbara. She started flamenco because of two friends and found that she has a great passion for the dance as well. Her parents, Bernie and Heather Taupin, are friends of the McCollums because they both homeschool their children. Other Fiesta preview events include Fiesta Ranchera from 5 to 10 p.m. Thursday, June 21, at the historic Rancho La Patera in Goleta; La Recepcion de la Presidenta from 5 to 10 p.m. Sunday, July 29, at Fess Parker’s Doubletree Resort; and the Old Spanish Days annual costume sale from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 7, at the Carriage and Western Art Museum. For more information, log onto www. oldspanishdays-fiesta.org.
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ood Seed Coffee is the newest addition in the heart of Solvang, a coffeehouse and bakery conceived and designed by Brad and Leyla Williams. Brad is a “Q Grader” certified by the Specialty Coffee Association of America (similar to a sommelier in the wine industry) and roasts very small batches of unique and rare coffee seed in the Santa Ynez Valley. Leyla, his wife, spearheads their bakery that offers all organic, with half the menu vegan and gluten-free. The Good Seed Coffee environment reflects the owners’ passion for craftsmanship through fine furniture elements such as handmade rockers for the lounge area, converting an antique door to make a family table, “lumber hunting” for reclaimed wood to create an unusual bench and “waterfall” tables, as well as other unique features. “Being roasters, we want to offer a coffee tasting experience and therefore we go beyond ‘just black’ coffee with our Trifecta brew method for an uncommon custom cup, using a variety of origin coffee seeds,” Leyla Williams said, “which combines the immersion of a french press brew with the agitation of a pour-over, delivering a thick, but clean, pour of coffee.” Even the coffee and tea cups are em-
bedded with intention to create a pleasant memory. Heath Ceramic artists made all the espresso-drink ceramics, and tea from Trifecta and Far West tea traders are delivered in double-walled, hand-blown glass. As for cold options, Good Seed pours its on-tap Nitro cold brew and Whalebird’s Kombucha that are astounding. Good Seed also cold brews Wild Gardenia Oolong Tea. Adding an ancient touch from the heart, Leyla bakes challah bread on Fridays. Orders in by 10 a.m. will be ready for pick up after 2 p.m., she said. Even the merchandise is carefully curated. Since coffee is such a cozy ritual, Good Seed has merchandise to match. That includes exquisite bamboo PJs, leather-patched knitted beanies, and weighted-handle kettles with temperature gauges. Beyond their devotion to details in menu offerings and atmosphere, the owners and staff show a genuine and eager delight in hosting community. Whether you are looking for a spot to journal or read, work or study, or meet a friend, Good Seed Coffee offers a warm but sophisticated encounter for local coffee “foodies.” Good Seed Coffee is open from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. with plans eventually for special offhour events including coffee-tasting workshops, tea ceremonies, writers’ workshops, club meetings and live acoustic music. Good Seed Coffee is at 1607 Mission Drive, No. 106 and 106B. For more information, visit Good Seed Coffee Boutique on Facebook or email goodseedcoffeeboutique@gmail.com.
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In addition to the parade at 11 a.m., Old Santa Ynez Day is designed for family fun, food, antiques, arts and crafts booths, and a beer garden. The festivities begin at 9 a.m. on Sagunto Street. Buying a fundraising badge keeps you out of the Old Santa Ynez Day Jail and benefits local schools and students via the Santa Ynez Elks Lodge No. 2640. Games for kids will be held in the afternoon on the main stage, including the traditional tortilla toss and watermelon-eating contest. Music on the main stage will be provided by the T-Bone Ramblers and some young local talent as well. There is no charge to enter the parade or host a booth. Log onto www.syvelks.com for applications, deadlines and other information.
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ÆBLESKIVER CONTINUED FROM PAGE 23 “It’s really good,” both said in unison. A plate of three æbleskiver, of the same flavor, will cost $6; five of them, including two flavors, costs $10. Several wineries have reached out for the food truck to park nearby. “So far there seems to be good enthusiasm for it,” Hilary Meilen said. “For only having been open for like a week, world’s getting out fast,” Nat Meilen added. For more information about the food truck’s location, visit Alice’s Aebelskabels’ Facebook, Instagram and Twitter pages. Janene Scully / Noozhawk photo Alice’s Aebelskabels food truck tells the story of owner Hilary Meilen’s grandmother, left, and the quirky spelling of æbleskiver.
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They took us to church and then some,” said the festival’s assistant artistic director, Erika Olsen. The group was formed in 1970 when three brothers — Walter Jr., James and Dwayne Morgan — decided to carry on the legacy of their father’s group, the Soul Revivers, from the 1960s. “Live! At Rancho Nicasio” was recorded on the Little Village Foundation label, which was created by blues keyboardist Jim Pugh of Los Olivos, and the 7:30 p.m. concert at St. Mark’s-in-the-Valley Episcopal Church is “in honor of” the foundation, group members said. The group will also perform at 11 a.m. the following day, June 17, at the Live Oak Music Festival at Live Oak Campground near Lake Cachuma. The Little Village Foundation, funded entirely by donations, is dedicated to discovering worthy American musicians and helping them record their music. The foundation provides studio time, production services, and 1,000 CDs to each of its groups, all for free. St. Mark’s is at 2901 Nojoqui Ave. in Los Olivos. Tickets for the show cost $20 and $10 for students, available at the door. For more information go to LittleVillageFoundation.com, search Facebook for The Sons of the Soul Revivers, or email jim@ littlevillagefoundation.com.
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Primary Election – For polling locations, call 800-SBC-VOTE (800-722-8683) or visit www.sbcvote. com. Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital’s New to You Thrift Shop Clearance Sale – 10 a.m.-4 p.m. through June 7. The shop will be closing on June 8 for refurbishment and will reopen on July 8. Call 805-688-7178.
June 11
Open house, Valley Hearing Center - 9 a.m.-5 p.m. June 5-7, with visiting expert Don Stephens. Free hearing tests, ear scanning, hearing-aid cleanings. 2027 Village Lane, Suite 204, Solvang; 805-693-4623.
June 8
Healthy Eating on a Budget Seminar - 11 a.m.12 p.m. Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital, 2050 Viborg Road, Solvang. Free. Call 805-688-6431. Viva La Fiesta – 6:30 p.m. Santa Ynez Valley Presbyterian Church, 1825 Alamo Pintado Rd, Solvang. Enjoy and evening of flamenco dance by the Spirit of Fiesta Jesalyn McCollum and Junior Spirit of Fiesta Georgey Taupin. Free. Food and beverages available for purchase. E-mail news@santaynezvalleystar.com or visit www.santaynezvalleystar.com. Just Dave Band – 8 p.m. Maverick Saloon, 3687 Sagunto St., Santa Ynez. Visit www.mavericksaloon.com.
Buellton Rec Summer Camps Begin – Daily trips to places such as Parks Plaza Movie, Paul Nelson Pool, and local beaches. A teen camp, sports camp and surf camp are also available. For a full schedule, visit www.buelltonrec.com.
June 12
Chefs table dinner featuring Ted Walter of Passionfish - 6:30 and 7:30 p.m., Bear and Star restaurant, Los Olivos. www.thebearandstar.com/ events.
June 14
56th Old Santa Ynez Day Celebration – 9 a.m.4 p.m. Parade begins at 11 a.m. On Sagunto, downtown Santa Ynez. Live music, arts, crafts, booths, kids games, food and beer garden. Call 805-688-3448. 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. Los Olivos Jazz and Olive Festival – 1-4 p.m. Lavinia Campbell Park, 2398 Alamo Pintado Ave., Los Olivos. Jazz, food and wine provided by 30 vintners and 30 chefs. $70/person. For tickets, visit The Book Loft in Solvang, call 805-325-9280 or visit www.
Alcohol Effects Seminar - 11 a.m.-12 p.m. Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital, 2050 Viborg Road, Solvang. Free. Call 805-688-6431. Solvang Summer Concert Series “Cuesta Ridge” – 5-8 p.m. Solvang Park, Mission and First St., Solvang. Enjoy progressive bluegrass live music. Food available for purchase. Free. Visit www.solvang3rd wednesday.com. Movies in the Park: “Groundhog Day” – 7:30 pm. Oak Park, 401 Sycamore Drive, Buellton. Bring your lawn chair and blanket. Free. Popcorn and hot cocoa for sale. Visit www.buelltonrec.com.
June 16
Santa Ynez Valley Women’s Network Meeting 6-8 p.m. 162 Val Verde, Solvang. 805-403-3999.
June 9
Live Oak Music Festival - all weekend June 15-17 starting at 8 a.m. Friday, Live Oak Campground. Tickets $20 to $150 (3-day pass with camping included); www.liveoakfest.org.
Gypsy Studios Summer Camp Week 1 Begins – June 11-15, July 16-20, 30-Aug. 3. The Landing, 597 Avenue of Flags, Suite 103, Buellton. Call 805-9902105, 805-245-2381 or visit www.gypsystudiosart.com. Rawhide Band – 8 p.m. Maverick Saloon, 3687 Sagunto St., Santa Ynez. Visit www.mavericksaloon Conquering Diabetes Complications Seminar .com. 11 a.m.-12 p.m. Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital, 2050 Viborg Road, Solvang. Free. Call 805-688-6431. Solvang City Council Meeting – 6:30 p.m. City Hall, 1644 Oak Street, Solvang. Visit www.cityofsolvang. The Harmed Brothers with In/planes - 7 p.m.com. Doors open. Standing Sun Wines, 92 2nd St., Buellton. $15-$20. Visit www.standingsunwines.com.
June 13
“Revolution” The JaDine Concert – 8 p.m. Chumash Casino Resort, 3400 Ca-246, Santa Ynez. A U2 tribute band. $55 and up. Visit www.chumashcasino. com/entertainment.
June 15
Buellton City Council - 6 p.m., Council Chambers, 140 W. Highway 246. Hunchback of Notre Dame presented by Pacific Conservatory Theater – Now through July 8. Solvang Festival Theater, 420 2nd St, Solvang. No children under the age of 5 permitted. For tickets, visit www.pcpa.org. Confessions of a Volunteer Local Archivist presented by the Buellton Historical Society – 7-9 p.m. Pea Soup Andersen’s, 376 Ave Of The Flags, Buellton. Karen Harris has been collecting local papers for years and will be speaking about her favorite valley events that occurred between 19251956. Free.
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June 17
Father’s Day Weekend – Riverbench Vineyard,
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June 18
Diabetes Management Options Seminar - 11 a.m. -12 p.m. Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital, 2050 Viborg Road, Solvang. Free. Call 805-688-6431.
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.
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