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Rodeo champ Luke Branquinho loves the ranching lifestyle Decorated steer wrestler adds beef business to his slate

By Raiza Giorgi

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he Branquinho family has long been in the cattle business and are widely known for their involvement in the rodeo industry as Luke Branquinho is a five-time world champion steer wrestler.

The Branquinhos are expanding into a different side of the cattle business, now selling their own brand of beef called White Stone Premium Beef.

“We started kicking around the idea last year of selling beef and with the pandemic it was actually the perfect timing to do it,” Luke Branquinho said. “With most of the rodeos shut down, I had time to get the business going with a friend based in Weatherford, Texas, where all the beef is processed.”

Branquinho said that all their beef is sourced from American cattle ranchers, including from their own herd, and looks at it as a way to support other ranchers during this time.

“We were hoping to sell mostly to restaurants and such, but with all the eateries shut down we started promoting it online and it has really taken off,” Branquinho said. “I am so glad that people are enjoying it.”

Branquinho has a long history in ranching. He is a sixth-generation Californian, and his great-great-great-greatgrandfather on his mother’s side was José Francisco Ortega, the first captain of El Presidio de Santa Bárbara, which was established in 1782. On his father’s side,

Photos contributed Luke Branquinho has conquered the rodeo world and is now pioneering into beef sales with White Stone Premium Beef.

Photo by Lauren Maeve Photography The whole Branquinho family loves the ranching lifestyle. Pictured is Luke and Lindsay with their children Bear, Jameson and Cade.

Branquinho’s great-grandparents came to the Santa Maria Valley in the 1800s and were cattle ranchers. Up until last year the Branquinhos were based in Los Alamos, but they recently moved “into town” in Los Olivos.

“Ranching is not an easy lifestyle, and I look at it as you get out of it as much hard work as you put into it,” Branquinho said. “I get to work outside with my family and raise my kids the same way I was raised and it can’t get any better.”

Along with White Stone, the Branquinhos also have GoldStar Wagyu Cattle, which is 100 percent Japanese genetics but raised on their ranch.

Branquinho said that they are shipping their beef all around the country and he is quickly learning the beef sales game and how to get beef from his ranch in Los Olivos to the East Coast without it spoiling.

“I would say that my favorite cut is the Rib Eye, but I am really enjoying the tri-tip and the New York cuts. Just put a little Susie Q’s seasoning and slap on the grill and you’re good to go,” he laughed.

Susie Q’s is the local brand of Santa Maria Style Seasoning that pretty much everyone on the Central Coast uses for seasoning their meat and vegetables.

When he isn’t peddling beef, Branquinho is usually found working on the family ranch with his sons Cade, Jameson and Bear and practicing for the next rodeo season. His wife Lindsay works just as hard raising their three boys and running her shop Favour Boutique in Santa Ynez. She is not one to shy away from loading hay and drives the truck which pulls the steer dummy that Branquinho uses to practice steer wrestling.

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Recreational shooting ban in forest extended for six months Los Padres prohibition now in effect until Dec. 31 Staff Report

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os Padres National Forest officials today announced that the forest order prohibiting recreational shooting in all areas within the forest has been extended until Dec. 31 to provide for public safety during increasingly dangerous fire conditions.

Despite winter and early spring rainfall, live fuel moisture levels across the forest did not significantly recover and are currently hovering just above the 60 percent critical threshold. Predictive weather forecasts indicate persistent, strong offshore wind events throughout the summer that will likely further reduce fuel moisture levels.

Long-range weather models have consistently shown well below normal precip-

itation and drier than average weather with a high likelihood of elevated temperatures throughout the summer months. These conditions allow fire to burn readily and remain present in the larger dead and downed fuels in the landscape.

Preventing accidental starts from recreational shooting under dry conditions is key to protecting life and property. Under this forest order, discharging a firearm is prohibited except in the designated target ranges at the Winchester Canyon Gun Club and the Ojai Valley Gun Club. Persons hunting during the open hunting season as specified in California law and having a valid California hunting license are exempt from this forest order.

A violation of this prohibition is punishable by a fine of not more than $5,000 for an individual or $10,000 for an organization, or imprisonment for not more than six months, or both.

Photo contributed All census takers will be trained on physical distancing protocols and issued with Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) with local guidelines for PPE use.

Census worker jobs available in SB County

Local "Non-Reponse Follow Ups" to begin in August

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obs as temporary, part-time positions as census takers are available in Santa Barbara County as local organizers ramp up for in-person visits to households that have not yet responded to the U.S. Census. Bilingual applicants are especially encouraged to apply. For more information and to apply, visit www.2020census.gov/jobs.

Originally slated for March, these Non-Response Follow Up (NRFU) visits were postponed due to restrictions put in place because of COVID-19. The census paused hiring for temporary workers needed for in-person operations. Door-to-door visits by census takers in Santa Barbara County are expected to begin in August.

The local census office in Camarillo, closed during the lockdown, has reopened as part of a phased return-to-work plan.

“It is not too late to apply for high-paying, temporary jobs to support the Santa Barbara

Citizens invited to reply online

County 2020 Census,” said Joni Maiden, co-chair of the Santa Barbara County Census 2020 Complete Count Committee. “Our county’s self-response rate is 66.1 percent as of July 1, but our goal is to count every resident in our community. Every person left uncounted equates to a loss of $2,000 per person, per year for the next 10 years. Anyone looking to earn extra income and help their community should take the next step and apply.”

All census takers will be trained on physical distancing protocols and issued with Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) with local guidelines for PPE use. The pay rate is $21 per hour.

Applicants must be at least 18 years old, be available to work flexible hours (including days, evenings and weekends), and have a valid driver’s license and access to a vehicle.

They must be a U.S. citizen, have a valid Social Security number, undergo fingerprinting, and pass a criminal background check and a review of criminal records.

Bilingual applicants are needed and encouraged to apply, but all those applying must be able to speak, read and write in English.

For the first time ever, residents are able to reply to the census online (www.my2020census.gov), in addition to by phone and mail. Invitations to respond were first mailed nationwide in early March, and followed up with reminder postcards. Paper census forms were mailed to non-responding households in mid-April. Due to the COVID-19 restrictions, the deadline to respond has been extended to Oct. 31, but the public is encouraged to respond as soon as possible.

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County launches 100-Day Challenge to reduce youth homeless Staff Report

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he Santa Maria/Santa Barbara County Continuum of Care and 20 local stakeholders launched a 100Day Challenge to reduce youth homelessness in Santa Barbara County on June 29.

According to a study by Chaplin Hall, one in 10 young adults age 18-25, and at least one in 30 adolescents age 13-17 experience some form of unaccompanied homelessness over the course of a year in the United States.

The Rapid Results Institute 100-Day Challenge is designed to empower and support front-line teams in pursuit of an ambitious 100-day goal to prevent and end youth homelessness. The compressed timeframe of 100 days, high visibility and support from coaches, peers, and federal leaders all work together to inspire teams to achieve rapid progress and sustainable system change. So far, more than 2,400 youth and young adults have been housed during the course of RRI 100-Day Challenges.

Santa Barbara County has established a 100-day goal to achieve the following: House 50 youth, assign a navigator to 100 percent of those youth, and have 75 percent of youth accept case management with an individual service and housing retention plan.

The California Department of Education reports that in the 2018-19 school year, 8,316 students (11.7 percent) met the McKinney Vento definition of a homeless youth in Santa Barbara County school districts.

In addition, 16,229 (59.1 percent) youth between the ages of 18-24 are living below the poverty level according to the 2017 American Community Survey data for the Santa Barbara County CoC service area.

Community leaders across the nation are uniting to continue momentum towards an efficient and sustainable solution to this heartbreaking epidemic. “The potential risks and dangers faced by youth experiencing homelessness are complex and require coordinated efforts between the educational sectors, child welfare system, juvenile justice system and service providers,� said Valerie Kissell, executive director of Youth & Family Services YMCA. “We are excited for the attention and focus to be on youth and young adults here in our communities that are tragically underrepresented.�

Stakeholders in addressing homelessness among youth include: Allan Hancock Community College, Community Action Commission/South Coast Youth Safety Partnership, Court Appointed Special Advocates, Channel Islands YMCA Youth and Family Services, Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara, Housing Authority of the County of Santa Barbara, Fighting Back Santa Maria Valley, Good Samaritan Shelter, Lompoc School District, Community Day School, Santa Barbara County Child Welfare Services, Santa Barbara County Education Office, Santa Barbara County Probation, Santa Barbara Unified School District, Santa Maria Joint Unified High School District, Transitions Mental Health, United Way Home For Good.

For more information about the Santa Maria/ Santa Barbara County Continuum of Care, visit http://countyofsb.org/housing/homlessassistance/get-involved.sbc..

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Solvang Trolley license renewed with multi-year amendment to come Councilman walks out of meeting after decision doesn't go his way

By Raiza Giorgi

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he owners of the Solvang Trolley were not only renewed for their license, but the Solvang City Council directed staff to come back with a recommendation at an upcoming meeting to extend it for five years.

“It’s been a really wild ride and would like to say thank you to everyone who wrote letters, came and spoke and gave us the time to listen to what we do,” said Clau Orona, owner of the Solvang Trolley.

“Thank you so much; today we saw democracy at work and demanded our public officials to listen and exercised petitioning our government, the support was heard.”

The Orona family has owned and operated the Solvang Trolley for 13 years, and before that there have been several owners dating back to the 1970s giving tours of the city on the “Honen,” which is the Danish style streetcar. The Honen was created when Axel Nielsen of Nielsen’s Market hired local builder Chris Kleebo to make a motorized, Danish style streetcar in 1964 that would pick up shoppers from the Solvang Lutheran Home to take them to Nielsen’s Market, and they would also deliver groceries around the Santa Ynez Valley.

“We are just like any other business and do not get any special favor,” Orona said during public comment. “Yes we use the streets and my livelihood depends on this city. We answer questions about the town, especially who is open during the pandemic and I just want to help people have a great time while they are here. We have invited the council to come ride and you never have.”

Photo by Raiza Giorgi Protesters demonstrate in front of the Solvang Municipal Center on July 13 in support of the Solvang Trolley business.

She then asked Councilman Chris Djernaes to get off his device and pay attention while she was speaking, as he as shown in many past meetings to be texting, on his computer and sometimes even walking off the dais when people are speaking.

“We have never had to provide a full application every year, but I will do it,” Orona continued. “I also need to know not the day before it is due and I have provided a case study to see if we belong in town.

The Solvang Trolley has been featured in many publications, spots on national and international TV.” In the packet the Oronas provided, they

state their tours are enjoyed by 15,00020,000 visitors per year. Their staff is trained on local and Danish history and folklore, and they visit museums and historical sites. They are dressed in Danish costumes and they operate when temperature and other weather conditions are favorable.

Their draft horses are all rescues, and also rotated to ensure each is properly exercised.

“The allegations that we squatted on the city lot and not paying rent are untrue,” Orona said. “We paid rent and are a benefit to the taxpayers, where the Cinderella Carriages came at an expense to the taxpayers.”

Orona’s mention of Cinderella Carriages

referred to Julefest last winter when the City Council hired the outside carriage company from Riverside and paid them $7,300 to operate, and paid an additional $4,842 for their hotel rooms to stay. The City Attorney also stated he donated his stables to Cinderella Carriages to board their horses.

“We are not a monopoly, and we have had competition in the past and people quickly find out it’s darn hard and the economy dictates how many conveyances can operate,” Orona said.

Orona pointed out there are several other contributing factors to traffic congestion besides the trolley from closing Copenhagen Drive to companies who use the street to operate from the Solvang Surrey, to the Mokes and the pedicabs who do not require a special license to operate.

She also asked Djernaes to recuse himself from voting as he was the one who sought out the Cinderella Carriage company.

Public comment went for more than two hours with the speakers all in support for the Solvang Trolley. People stood up saying the Trolley’s historic significance was important to not only Solvang’s charm, but enhanced the business community with people coming specific for the trolley and patronizing other businesses.

“The Danish Sisterhood urges you to support the Solvang Trolley,” said Marion Hallum.

Former Solvang Trolley owner David Esdaile also said it was insulting and shameful to question if the Solvang Trolley was viable in Solvang.

“This is a 24/7 commitment and everyone who has owned it has put blood, sweat and tears into it,” he said. “This business does more to preserve the heritage of Solvang and you should be doing everything in your TROLLEY CONTINUED TO PAGE 23

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Developer’s dream a nightmare

fter a meeting with Mr. St. George, I have discovered that he is not just a developer with plans to build an immense project, dwarfing the Veterans Memorial Hall, by putting up a four-story business complex along Mission Drive in Solvang — he is also psychic, and a uniquely gifted storyteller of both fairy tales and horror stories He has predicted that the airlines will never come back and that the people in L.A. will no longer fly to vacation destinations. They will all come to Solvang. We will benefit from the Coronavirus. If he builds his complex “they will come,” in his field of dreams.

People will now come to Solvang, not just for a weekend, they will come for days, a week or multiple weeks. They will come to stay in his $400-$1,000-per-night hotel rooms to “rejuvenate” in his spa and fitness center. Solvang will become a health retreat where everyone will

ride bicycles everywhere! We will become just like Europe — a phrase he used repeatedly and repeatedly. This is the fairy tale.

Now for the nightmare: The library will be torn down. He has informed us that books are a thing of the past. We do not need a library with books. The young people of today, who are of course the only ones who go to a library, do everything through technology. So we do not need a library, we need a technology center, which he will provide — a place where all the state of the art technology is available, instead of obsolete books. Oh, there will be “some” children’s books thrown in.

Mr. St. George does not seem to recognize that America is not Europe. We have a different culture. We do not wish to substitute our culture for another. Most American families work for a living and are not free to spend days and weeks to “rejuvenate” on a continuous basis in any

Solvang is not a brand

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olvang is family-owned and operated businesses which include bakeries, restaurants, gift shops, candy stores, historic trolley rides, cultural museums, the Santa Ines Mission and small-town holiday parades.

It enjoys Theaterfest productions provided by PCPA on their outdoor stage and fundraising for local groups by nationally recognized talents.

Solvang is turkey bingo and Elks events at the Veterans Memorial Building. Solvang is Danish Days in September. Solvang School’s children participate in sports and extracurricular activities among other local elementary/middle schools. By the time they enter high school most, if not known by name, at least recognize other freshmen. Solvang is trips to Figueroa Mountain

in the spring to see the poppy blooms, and in winter after a snowfall for sledding or snowball fights. To visitors, Solvang is a weekend destination for wine tasting, pastries and good food. For others it’s a stop on the way to another destination.

Solvang is not Santa Barbara. Solvang is not Goleta. Solvang is not Thousand Oaks. Solvang is not Carmel. Solvang is not, as a proposed developer called it, “a bathroom stop.” Solvang is not an extended-stay location. Solvang is not a brand.

Solvang is a community dedicated to keeping traditions alive.

Solvang is not a brand.

Solvang is not 2.0.

Solvang is strong.

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location and certainly not exclusively in Solvang.

There is no overwhelming demand for our existing exclusive locations. In fact, it is extremely slow during certain times of the year. There is not a demand for what he is offering.

People do read books — they want to read books. It is important for us to read books and have them available to all ages. Just because Mr. St. George has decided we don’t, does not make it so.

When asked what happens if he builds it and “they don’t come”? His reply was “that is a chance I am willing to take.”

We are so relieved that it is a chance he is willing to take. Because if it fails, he will walk away and will leave Solvang business owners and residents with a white elephant monstrosity far larger than the outlet mall at the south end of Solvang, which still looks abandoned. We warned the developers back then and we are

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warning this developer now that his idea will not work here. We were correct back then and we are correct now.

What he is proposing is not the kind of experience visitors come here for. He cannot change American culture to the European plan he desires. What he purposes will tremendously harm our community while he goes off into the sunset to the retirement he has planned in his beloved Europe.

Mr. St. George needs to leave the Veterans Memorial Hall (and its surrounding structures) alone. It belongs to the citizens of Solvang and it is not for sale. He needs to build something on the property he already owns that will enhance our town. This way he will succeed and so will Solvang. Everyone can win.

Joanne Clark Solvang

Mission Drive ‘workshop’ a farce

attended the first of the Mission Drive Project workshops held June 27.

The City of Solvang’s flyer for the workshops begins with the following statement: “The City of Solvang seeks your input! We encourage all interested residents and stakeholders to attend this first workshop opportunity to provide public feedback to the City.”

Nothing could be further from the truth. The workshop was clearly not designed to facilitate public input. It was designed as an opportunity for Santa Ynez Valley residents to hear about Ed St. George’s vision for our community.

He provided additional details regarding his revised plan that supposedly retains the Veterans Memorial Building, only to remove all the landscaping, lop off the western end and the Small Hall, turn the back into the front, and wall off the remaining structure from Mission Drive with four story buildings.

The audience was not allowed to make statements. Instead, they were allowed to submit

questions on file cards that were subsequently screened by staff so that Ed St. George only addressed the slowest softest softball pitches.

Members of the City Council may have been lurking in the shadows. But they were certainly not up front ready to listen to the concerns of residents. Why should they bother?

The “workshop” I attended was a farce that needlessly endangered the health of residents at taxpayer expense. All the additional information regarding the revised project could have been provided online.

My testimony to the council on May 20 spoke of the need for public input regarding the development of public spaces. What I saw that morning was not a legitimate public outreach event designed to provide “public feedback to the City” as advertised. It was a photo op and promotional spot for the developer.

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Why don’t you try a new take on summer?

Time to go floral on floral

By Sue Manning

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ashion is an instant language” at this time of year I like to take stock of how my summer wardrobe measures up. It’s time to put your fall-winter clothes away and enjoy spring and summer.

The rule of thumb is if you haven’t worn the garment in a year it is time to donate it.

"This summer season, making a statement is key."

Forget what they (who are they?) say about mixed messages. This season, layering floral on floral offers a winning take on modern clothing.

In fashion, as in life, diversity makes things stronger. We all win when a variety of viewpoints are brought to the table as opposed to a single defined one. Now more than ever, the clothing companies are giving us plenty of choices. Colors do stay fairly consistent; some more prevalent one year and to the other.

For summer this season: n The White Stuff. 2. Tickled Pink. 3.

Bright Yellow. 4. Kelly and Citron Green. 5.

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Pure Orange. 6. Blue Shades and Teal.

Your warm weather forecast is here: The oversized jacket or tunic, cropped pants or the perfect shirt or T-shirt. It is the independent free-spirited women that enjoy wearing these clothes.

Tunics are very popular with close-fitting pants and our Slim-Sations do a very good job for a slender fit. Let us help you find a pair that fit you properly. Once you try them on you will want more than one pair. Another winner is our brand “Jess & Jane.” These tops are designed for the average lady with 3/4 sleeves.

The color story also mixes pale prints and white with darker hues such as navy, black, red, and pink in florals, stripes, and geometric shapes.

Sue Manning is the owner of Elna’s Dress Shop in Solvang. Elna’s is open Wednesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

If you are local, please let us know so you can receive 10 percent off all regular priced merchandise. On the third Wednesday of each month, a 20 percent discount is available on regular priced merchandise. Special does not apply to Danish costumes.

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GENEALOGY TIPS

Using sources in time of pandemic, closings

By Sheila Benedict Contributing Writer

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e are all living in strange times right now and for many working on a family history is either the first or the last thing anyone has on their mind. No question, the only resource available to us at this time is whatever might be online.

Depending upon what is needed and where it is located, that choice could be problematic as well. It might not be easy because many repositories are closed and when you send a message, it could take time to get a response.

However, genealogists are used to waiting for a vital record, a return call or email, or a chance to travel to a cemetery, library, or hometown.

That will have to wait as we need to focus on our health and the health of everyone around us. If someone in your family or a friend is ill, attempting to concentrate on your history is not at the top of anyone’s list, nor should it be.

Last month I mentioned, because of their work gathering millions of records from all over the world, an excellent resource is the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Those records are available, where there are no privacy restrictions, at the main Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah; centers located at most, if not all, of their

churches; and some auxiliary sites such as genealogical society libraries. However, at this time, all facilities are closed.

The good news is that familysearch.org, which has millions of records digitized, is an online site and does not charge, you just need to sign up and renew every two weeks.

Where else will religious records, and others, be located? Free sites, no membership

needed, such as the National Archives, state archives, religious archives and local churches, genealogy societies, university and public libraries, county courts and record offices.

For some a library card is necessary and all will charge for a document.

There are paid sites such as Ancestry.com, FindMyPast.com, Newspapers.com, and others; also, patriotic societies such as Daugh-

ters of the American Revolution (DAR), Sons of the Revolution (SAR), Daughters of Union Veterans (DUV) and pioneer societies in many states.

It is important to stress that many records have privacy restrictions and difficult, if not impossible to access. Most, if not all, have websites and/or blogs and a lot have social media sites. All of this is true for repositories in other countries too.

Webinars cover the records and methodology a genealogist needs. Most require a membership although some let you watch at no charge but handouts are only for members. The good news is that in time many of the facilities will reopen.

While waiting for that, it is a great time to organize your work, get your research log updated, and prepare what you can from online sources so you are ready to go, when opened, to a repository or visit a hometown.

It will happen – just be safe and follow the guidelines. The more of us who do, the quicker researching will return to the way it was.

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 and writes articles in a variety of genealogical society newsletters and magazines.

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Dawdling along Davy Brown Creek and other backcountry pleasures Area at edge of San Rafael Wilderness is special for many reasons

By Dan McCaslin Contributing Writer

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ednesday, June 3, along perennial Davy Brown Creek: It’s 91 degrees at 11 a.m., buggy, and not surprisingly, there are no other campers at this enticing U.S. Forest Service backcountry camp.

The forest service finally opened up overnight camping at many campsites on June 2, yet ironically closed down open campfires, except for specific developed sites listed at its website, including Davy Brown in the Santa Lucia District.

In any event, my spouse and I wouldn’t dream of making a campfire in such warm conditions, and one is honestly unneeded.

The springtime breeze wafts gaily through the small, well-watered canyon as wildflowers wilt and fall to the ground. The ubiquitous yellow monkey flower bushes hold on bravely while their friends huddle in the dust.

Davy Brown Creek’s waters spurt wildly over the rocks and boulders, creating the water music melodies that human brains instinctively enjoy.

At campsite No. 7 — my favorite — we backed the small truck beneath the towering oaks to a position just 10 to 15 feet from the musical water’s melodious warbling. At night, we heard the booming hoot owl’s cries, and daytime redtail hawks relentlessly hunted about. Quail ran all over the roads.

For $20 per night, we slept in the truckbed covered by a fiberglass shell while the hydro-orchestra churned vigorously all night beneath shining moonlight. Go to https://campone.com/campground-finder/

Photos by Dan McCaslin, Noozhawk Iron sign for the Davy Brown Trail.

The sign at Cachuma Saddle on June 3.

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Here’s what you get for $20: a wooden table, an iron firepit (legal for fires), a stand-up barbecue grill, a pit toilet down the road and access to a trash dumpster.

It’s about the same at nearby Nira Camp and over at Figueroa Mountain Camp (no water there at all). The heat and wind must be brutal high up in little-used Figueroa Mountain Camp.

My partner and I vividly recall camping at Davy Brown in the late 1980s with our son; the feds (not Parks Management Co.) charged $2 per night, and they provided running water from a faucet at each campsite (and trash pickup). Later, when the shaky plumbing failed, Davy Brown campsites were free, but the earlier pit toilets were sensationally gross, and there was no trash pickup.

Later in the day, we ambled along the very rough camp road to the uppermost campsite, “behind the huge boulder,” where we met the only other overnight camper — a wonderful fellow I know, and quite a rhythm-and-blues musician. After a chat, we walked back to No. 7 and never saw him again.

Married in the iconic year 1968, three weeks before the Black Student Union took over UC Santa Barbara’s North Hall (Oct. 14), my partner remembers enjoying our car camping adventures in Greece (the Peloponnese), the eastern high Sierra Nevada, Mexico, Anza-Borrego and other locales, but the Davy Brown site at the edge of the San Rafael Wilderness rocks in special ways.

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ifelong Buellton resident Aidan Tesdahl recently earned the rank of Eagle Scout after completing his Community Service Project benefitting the Safety Town program at the Santa Ynez Valley Presbyterian Church. The annual week-long event has been held at the Santa Ynez Valley Presbyterian Church for more than 25 years.

Safety Town is a national safety program for kindergarten-aged children, but the event at the church is the only one in the Santa Ynez Valley. Throughout the week, children rotate through different stations learning about the basics of safety, such as memorizing their phone numbers and addresses, and learning how and when they should call 911. Daily presenters include firefighters, ambulance paramedics, California Highway Patrol officers and county Sheriff’s deputies. They reinforce the message that first responders are their friends and are there to help us. Each day, the children also practice road safety by driving pedal cars around a miniature version of the Santa Ynez Valley. “This miniature town was the focus of Tesdahl project,� said Lis Wilson, Children’s Ministries Director for the Santa Ynez Valley Presbyterian Church. “The wooden buildings that make up the town are as old as the program at the Presbyterian Church and in need of major repairs. When Aidan was in Kindergarten he participated in the Safety

File Photo Safety Town is designed to teach children of kindergarten age about how to cross streets safely and what to do in emergencies, among other lessons.

Town program, as did his sister several years later. When he was old enough, Aidan began volunteering for the event, helping the adult leaders for many years and in many ways.� “But one of his favorite ways to help was by directing traffic and keeping order in the miniature town,� continued Wilson. “When the time came to think about the community service project that he would design, plan, and execute as part of his Eagle Scout rank requirements, it did not take long for his church and their Safety Town program to

come to mind. He chose to replace all of the wooden buildings that make up Safety Town.�

Working closely with church member and mentor, Bob Fikes, he came up with an improved design that considered ease of assembly and storage, creating several prototypes along the way.

Part of the Eagle Scout project requirements is that the Scout demonstrates project management and leadership skills. With help from other Scouts and family members,

Tesdahl built eight new buildings for the church’s program.

Completion of this project was one final way that Tesdahl could be involved with the event before graduating from high school and heading off to college, where he will earn his degree while working through the Army ROTC program, in hopes of continuing to serve his larger community as an officer in the United States Army. “Safety Town would not be possible without the support of our local National Charity League,� said Wilson. “They volunteer their time all that week, leading the children through the different stations, including the miniature town. Unfortunately, due to the situation this year with COVID-19, the church has sadly had to postpone this year’s Safety Town event until next summer. However, the National Charity League girls and their mothers are still planning on supporting the program by painting all the new buildings to resemble local landmarks and businesses. If you would like the kids to drive by a miniature version of your business, sponsorships are still available.� “Kerry Morgantini and I would like to thank Aidan for his hard work and dedication in this valuable community program,� said Wilson in conclusion.

For more information, contact Lis Wilson at 805-688-6323 or Morgantini at 805-689-3782.

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Author Charles Webb dies at age 81 Local writer befriended best-selling author with local record store search

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harles Webb, the reclusive author of “The Graduate” died on June 16 in Eastbourne, England. He celebrated his 81st birthday on June 9.

Although Webb spent only a few years as a local resident, attending Midland School in Los Olivos as a teenager, he subsequently left a lasting impression on many of the Santa Ynez Valley’s senior residents, restoring forgotten relationships and bringing to mind memories of a simpler time, simply by seeking forgiveness for a youthful indiscretion.

I first came to know Charles Webb in early 2005 when I received an email asking me if I could locate the owner of a record store in Solvang which had existed in the mid to late 1950s. At the time I was working as the lifestyle editor of the Santa Ynez Valley News.

It was an unusual request, to say the least, but I felt the request was very important to the man who wrote the email. I scoured the archives, looking through the ads hoping to find one which I could use to track down the owner of the long-forgotten record store.

I called some of the residents who I knew had been around at that time, asking if they recalled a record store in Solvang in the 1950s, and was given a few possible names. In an effort to trim down the list of possibilities, I wrote a piece in the paper asking for the public’s help. I received a plethora of calls and was able to narrow it down to two possible candidates. It wasn’t until emailing back and forth to Charles that I realized who he was – the author of the book “The Graduate” that was made into my favorite movie of the same title in 1967. It is the only movie I have seen more than once or twice – I saw “The Graduate” nearly a half dozen times that year alone.

He was not impressed, saying that I should have spent my time more wisely.

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It was Charles’ intention to make amends to the owner of the record store or his descendants, for having pilfered a record from the store on a school outing to Solvang. Upon being discovered, Midland’s headmaster had required that a young Webb return the record and apologize, but Webb, secretly returning the record, omitted the apology. He needed to rectify that misdeed and relieve his conscience.

With the help of many of the valley’s residents, I was able to find “Davison’s…

Home of Everything in Music,” but the owner Norman Davison, had since passed away. I was then able to locate Nannette and Donald, Davison’s children, and passed along the contact information to Charles. He subsequently sent Nannette a five-pound note on which he wrote: “To Nannette, with gratitude for the patience your family has shown me over the years.

Charles Webb.” He also sent a five-pound note to Donald as well.

Both siblings were delighted and all was forgiven. But that wasn’t the end of it.

After the story about finding the record store appeared in the paper, I received an email from a long-time valley resident, Mark Sanchez, who recalled another record store in Solvang at that time which was owned by Bob Plant. Passing that information along to Charles, he then emailed me saying, “I think Plant is the one.”

My search then led me to Margaret Plant, Bob’s daughter, who told me that her father was alive and living in Arizona.

I passed this information on to Charles and he sent Margaret a five-pound note as well, which she sent to her father with an explanation.

Charles and his wife Eve, a painter known as Fred, have never been conventional members of society. Eve Rudd changed her name to Fred years ago as a gesture of solidarity with a men’s support group suffering from low self-esteem.

Both from wealthy families, money or the acquisition of it had never been a high priority to the couple. They lived frugally all their lives, through their own choosing, having divested themselves from the very beginning of all their material belongings, rejecting materialism to the extreme. Most of their earnings were donated to people in need, in support of artists and their art and the Anti-Defamation League continues to receive money from “The Graduate” book sales. They’ve given away whatever money they earned including three homes, valuable paintings, his inheritance and royalties from his book sales and movies.

The highly successful film “The Graduate” starring Dustin Hoffman and Anne Bancroft, made money for lots of people, but not for the Webbs. He accepted approximately $20,000, a one-time payment, for his book, then watched the film make in excess of $100 million, which he saw none of. But Charles had no hard feelings, for him it was always about art and the artists.

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Photo by Jade Martinez-Pogue/Noozhawk From left, Tony Vallejo, David Bolton, Michael Baker and Laurie Leis tie blue ribbons to signify the newly united Santa Barbara Boys & Girls Club and United Boys & Girls Club of Santa Barbara County.

Santa Barbara Boys & Girls Club merges with United

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ommunity members gathered on the patio of the Santa Barbara Boys & Girls Club building on East Canon Perdido Street downtown to tie blue ribbons, signifying the merging of the Santa Barbara Boys & Girls Club with the United Boys & Girls Club of Santa Barbara County.

“All we really want is to help kids in our community and we’re better at this together than separate,” said Tony Vallejo, president of the United Boys & Girls Club board.

A dream that finally came to fruition after eight months of deliberation and planning, Santa Barbara Boys & Girls Club joined the United organization to serve more than 5,000 youth from Carpinteria to Santa Ynez Valley and Lompoc.

This is the first time that all clubs in the area will operate together since the oldest Boys & Girls Club was founded in 1938.

“Since opening its doors for the first time in 1938, the Downtown Club has built a tremendous history,” said David Bolton, president of the Santa Barbara Boys & Girls Club. “Together the clubs will continue to touch the lives of countless youth in such a positive way.”

The merging of these two organizations will ensure that all kids, regardless of where

they live, will have access to the same benefits to put them on their way to a path of success. By merging the two organizations, more programs and scholarships will be available to community youth.

“This long overdue merger of our two great organizations will create a stronger, more efficient organization that will allow us to devote even more resources to the children of our community,” Vallejo said.

The announcement of the merger came Monday, the same day the Santa Barbara Boys & Girls Club reopened its doors to community youth. Both organizations hope the announcement will serve as a boost for the reopening of the youth summer club.

United will now focus on reopening additional clubs throughout the region to focus on youth that have fallen behind in homeschooling due to the coronavirus pandemic.

“Our mission to help the children of our community, especially those that need us most, has never been more important now in these difficult times,” Vallejo said.

Michael Baker will continue to serve as the CEO of the United Boys & Girls Club and Laurie Leis has joined United to serve as the executive vice president of development.

“We’re truly united today,” Bolton said.

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PCPA Plays On! expands free virtual programming Users can connect with theater company in online segments Staff Report

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CPA is expanding its free virtual programming summer sessions of PCPA Plays On! for youth and adults — programs that are educational, engaging, fun and theater-focused.

Youth Enrichment sessions are offered in two 60-minute segments, the first for ages 8-12 and the second for ages 13-18.

Resident Artist Katie Fuchs-Wackowski will explain the importance of listening as an actor on July 21 and 23 in two sessions called “Between the Lines: Active Listening Onstage.” Casting Director Erik Stein leads two two-part sessions on “Video Your Audition” beginning July 28. Resident Artist Yusef Seevers is teaching “There is No ‘I’ in T.E.A.M.” beginning Aug. 4 which guides students through ways to connect with classmates through creative play. Mid-August is a series of “Make-up Workshops” that explore the transformative effect of stage make-up.

The new Community Enrichment programming gives community members the opportunity to engage with PCPA’s resident company. In early July there was “The Need to Speak” with Resident Artist Andrew Philpot exploring Shakespeare’s heightened language. Whenever Shakespeare goes from down-to-earth language to poetic flights of fancy, he is telling us something is afoot! On July 15, Resident George Walker presented an introduction on swords and swordplay and how characters are defined by their fighting style.

“What’s in a Season?” with Artistic Director Mark Booher answered the often-asked question, “How do you select the plays for PCPA?” There’s fun for all ages when Costume Shop Manager Robin Newell leads a hands-on crafting work-

shop, “Crown Making as inspired by The Three Musketeers’ King Louis XIII and Queen Anne,” and Education and Outreach Director Leo Cortez lead a virtual tour behind the scenes at PCPA. Other Community Enrichment sessions included “The Artistry of Costuming,” “Painting Floors the PCPA Way,” and a four-part series on Black Theatre with Yusef Seevers.

Ongoing programs include Erik Stein’s “Talkback Thursdays” as he speaks with theatre artists from across the country who have graced the hallways of PCPA. Two upcoming interviews include alumni Christian Arteaga (which happed on July 9) who directed last season’s Outreach Tour production of “The Circuit” and Alex Stewart (July 23), who was on the national tour of Elf The Musical. All programs are at 3:30pm on Facebook Live: July 23, 30, August 6, 13, 20, 27, and Sept 3.

The Rediscovery Reading Club with Emily Trask will next explore the text of “The Three Musketeers.” Sign-up is underway and the live discussions are slated for July 27 at 4 and 7 p.m. The reading club will also be reading Pedro Calderón’s “Sueño, Life is a Dream.” Sign-up begins Aug. 10 with discussion on Aug. 31. In September, the club will be discussing John Ford, Dekker, and Rowley’s “The Witch of Edmonton.” Each club discussion session includes a performance element utilizing PCPA’s Resident Artists to illuminate the text in a whole new way.

Visit https://www.pcpa.org/PCPAPlaysOn/ for a complete list of programming along with details, links to all the activities, and dates. PCPA will be adding virtual programs throughout the summer. Don’t miss a single moment to participate with PCPA like never before.the dog days of winter.

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CPA’s Conservatory is accepting applications for its two-year Technical Theatre Training Program.

Deadline to apply is Sept. 15; classes and labs begin Oct. 5.

Students will train and work alongside the company’s professional designers, technicians, directors and actors through a master/apprentice method of instruction. The intensive, vocational technical theater training immerses students in the study and application of stage lighting, sound, props, paints, set construction, costumes, and stage management.

“We help prepare students for a career as a theater technician by providing a hands-on professional approach to learning where after only two years our students successfully find meaningful employment,” said Sara Curran Ice, Technical Theatre Program coordinator.

“PCPA’s Technical Theatre Training Program is an investment in an aspiring student’s future.”

Admission to the Conservatory is by application and interview. The application and more information are available online at or visit pcpa.org, under the Conservatory menu, click on the Technical link.

Minimum requirements include applicants to have a high school diploma or be at least 18 years of age. The rigorous program includes shops, labs, classes and performances six days a week. It is a fulltime commitment.

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gram and can be part of a four-year path to a bachelor’s degree. Several colleges and universities allow PCPA graduates to enter as juniors.

PCPA strives to make sure students are ready to enter the professional world after graduation. Graduates have been sought after by companies such as The Disney Corporation, Cirque du Soleil, ZFX, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Utah Shakespeare Festival and New Jersey Shakespeare Festival.

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Commision announces artist recognition awards

Applications due Aug. 3 to get stipends in time of COVID-19 Staff Report

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n recognition of artists’ essential social contributions, the Santa Barbara County Arts Commission will award up to 20 stipends of $500 each to local artists who have created work in response to this unprecedented time. With gratitude for county artists, makers, creators, innovators and visionaries, this program is made possible through a partnership between the Arts Commission and the Santa Barbara Bowl Foundation.

This program was informed by a virtual countywide artist listening session facilitated by Fifth District Arts Commissioner Ruben Espinoza and the

Office of Arts and Culture. Many participants shared that they currently face tremendous financial hardship. A recent report from the State of California indicated that since March 2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic, 85 percent of all artists have experienced work cancellations, such as performances, shows and commissions. As freelancers and gig economy workers, cultural practitioners are often ineligible for traditional benefits that help offset these losses.

Despite these challenges, many artists are remarkably still creating and sharing work to support the community, often without compensation. Arts Commission Chair Dennis Smitherman noted, “We believe that artists deserve to be paid for their labor. It is our hope that these honoraria will support the selected artists and help enable them to continue to create and connect.”

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Artwork submitted for consideration must have been created after the State shelter-in-place order was issued on March 13. The Arts Commission may share the work of the selected artists with the public, though all artists will retain intellectual property rights to their work. Submissions will be evaluated on artistic merit, uniqueness of perspective, as well as the artwork’s relevance to the current context and moment.

“The Santa Barbara Bowl Foundation is honored to participate in supporting our vibrant arts community in Santa Barbara County with these stipends,” said Karen Kerns, Vice Chair of the Santa Barbara Bowl Foundation.

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Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation hosts paella ‘pick-up’ benefit Staff Report

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ecause of COVID-19, the Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation’s (TBCF) spring event was cancelled, as was its fall signature fundraising event, the Gold Ribbon Luncheon.

This left a significant budget shortfall for the organization, which has been operating on the Central Coast since 2002.

TBCF hopes to recoup some of these losses at its upcoming Paella Picnic event, taking place from noon to 3 p.m.

Aug. 1 at the Village Properties’ parking lot and outdoor area, at its downtown location.

In lieu of the regular spring fundraiser, a committee of supporters came together to create the Paella Picnic to support both TBCF’s mission and local small businesses. TBCF is working on the Paella Picnic with SB Paella Catering.

“The event is like a pick-up party you might attend through one of our local wineries’ wine clubs,” explained Kirsten Stuart, TBCF’s development and communications director. “You’ll drive in, park, pick up a beautiful bag filled with paella for four, wine, dessert and a gift, then take it home to enjoy in your backyard with friends, or maybe even in the park.”

The pick-up event will also feature an opportunity drawing, a wine pull and a giving tree to raise funds for local fami-

lies who are recipients of TBCF’s financial, emotional and educational support.

The Opportunity Drawing will feature three packages: 1. Three SONOS speakers.

2. A fashion spree including a Burberry bag, a necklace and a champagne shopping experience at Giuliana Montecito.

3. A staycation package, which includes a paella dinner for 10 from SB Paella Catering, along with a variety of other local excursions and experiences.

Donations for the opportunity drawing are available on the TBCF website www.

TeddyBearCancerFoundation.org/events or by calling the office at 805-962-7466.

To pre-order paella, contact Kirsten Stuart at Kirsten@TeddyBearCancerFoundation.org, or online at www.TeddyBearCancerFoundation.org/events.

All proceeds from the Paella Picnic will support local families facing the financial and emotional burden of a pediatric cancer diagnosis.

“Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation is the only local organization to provide financial, educational and emotional support to families battling pediatric cancer in the Tri-Counties,” said Eryn Shugart, interim executive director. “We provide a variety of support programs to families of youth up to age 21.

“Only through the generosity of our incredible community can we continue to support the growing needs of the families we serve.”

In 2019, TBCF served a record 851 individuals through its three core programs: Financial Stability, Emotional Support and Educational Advocacy.

Through the Financial Stability program, TBCF has thus far provided 26 families additional financial support to help them stay financially afloat during the shelter-in-place orders, while continuing to provide direct financial assistance, a relapse fund, and a funeral fund for families in need.

As TBCF continues to grow in scope and reach, so does its need to expand its support base.

“Every year some of our local children are told they have cancer, and every year Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation steps in to help during the excruciating initial months after diagnosis, during treatment and after recovery,” Shugart said.

The Paella Picnic is led by co-chairs Maria Wilson, Adriana Mezic and Sheela Hunt, along with committee members Carolyn Shepard Baham, Nina Johnson, Terre Lapman, Gary Lapman, Maria Long, Mandana Mir and Tara Zanecki.

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At the meeting on April 27 at the Solvang Veteran’s Memorial Hall, coalition members recounted the history of land-use master plans called the Valley Blueprint and the Valley Plan and said they would release more information in the coming weeks, organizers said.

The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians announced in January that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) had placed the tribe’s 1,390 acres known as “Camp 4” into federal trust.

“Camp 4 is officially part of our reservation so we can begin the process of building homes on the property for tribal members and their families and revitalizing our tribal community,” Tribal Chairman Kenneth Kahn said in a prepared statement that was part of that announcement.

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“Your voice is the instrument and I felt like we were in the 1930s,” Remak said. news@santaynezvalleystar.com Elizabeth, 12, a seventh-grader at Solvang Elementary School, ultimately didn’t win the competition but she definitely left an impression on the hundreds of people who came to see the performances. Nolan shley Carroll does everything she Montgomery can keep her concentration betweenof Dos Pueblos High School was crowned the winner.

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She’s no stranger to the stage as she has performed in the valley for His career includes images of naturalHer disasprocess is definitely working, because Story by Raiza Giorgi various the national anthem at Fourth of July and porters, Super Bowls and Hollywood’s the biggest 22-year-old from Solvang won her functions-singing first Photos by George Rose traying Poppins in last year’s production with the Arts Outreach celebrities.

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Rose started his professional journey 19. more This popular eorge Rose loves to post pictures of the than 40 years ago when he was in college, “I keep my pre-shooting routine going and event along with Teen Dance Star are now in their seventh to season of crowning hardworking students, and creator and executive Santa Ynez Valley landscape, especially studying art history. He fell into photography I’ve met with sports psychologists help me Photo contributed producer Lambert, a former valley resident, talks about his efforts. along Armour Ranch Road where new while he was a copy messenger for the withProgmy mental focus and staying calm.Joe It can Solvang native Ashley Carroll father, Charlie “I am to really and humbled bycredits their her hard work andCarroll, what’swith instilling in her the love of shooting clays and a blacktop paving contrasts starkly with the epic ress Bulletin, a small newspaper in Pomona. be hard when you have people talking you impressed sense of responsibility and safety around firearms. really amazing landscape of meadows and mountains beyond it.

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Fatia Bint Mubarak Women’s International Rhode became the first athlete to win an “Guns actually kept me out of trouble, beShooting Championship in the United Arab individual medal during six consecutive sumcause every Friday night and most weekends Emirates on April 13.

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Route One Farmers Market now offers Market Match Program increases buying power for low-income shoppers

By Laurie Jervis

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hortly after its one-year anniversary on June 2, the Route One Farmers Market launched California Market Match (www.marketmatch.org), a program that boosts low-income shoppers’ buying power.

Shelby Wild, market director, said the Route One market was awarded the program on April 30, and she introduced it to the Sunday market on June 14.

“Offering Market Match to our community has been a goal since the inception of Route One Farmers Market, and we are thrilled to partner with the Ecology Center to bring this great incentive to the Lompoc Valley,” she said.

“In these times when so many of us are facing extreme financial hardship, we feel fortunate to be able to help in some small way. An additional $10 to $20 a week can

Photo contributed The Route One Farmers Market takes place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday at 3745 Constellation Road in the parking lot of the Vandenberg Village Community Services District building.

buy quite a lot of fruits and vegetables, and when you use your incentives at farmers markets you know that your sales are directly supporting our small local growers and producers and their families.”

The Route One Farmers Market takes place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday at 3745 Constellation Road in the parking lot of the Vandenberg Village Community Services District building.

Market Match doubles low-income shoppers’ benefits and allows them to buy more produce. In other words, if a customer spends $10 of his/her allotted benefit, each is given an additional $10 in market tokens/vouchers to spend on fresh fruits, vegetables and nuts.

California Market Match was founded in 2009 by a nonprofit program of the Public Health Institute, Roots of Change (ROC).

In the years since, Market Match’s primary founder has been the California Department of Food and Agriculture, Specialty Crop Block Grant Program.

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he Santa Barbara County Cattlewomen donated 40 pounds of hamburger in June to each of the Solvang, Buellton and Cuyama senior centers. They are in the process of donating ground beef enchiladas to the Los Alamos Senior Center. The Cattlewomen purchased the meat from Jordanos, who also donated many cases of lemonade to share with the senior centers.

For several years the Cattlewomen have cooked a beef dinner for each of the centers, but this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic they are not able to do this. Therefore, they came

up with the idea of donating the hamburger so they could cook it and serve it curbside. That has been a part of the organization’s beef education and beef promotion programs for many years.

The Santa Barbara County Cattlewomen have a long history of promoting the beef industry, dedicating their time to educate the public about where their beef comes from, safety standards, the economic impacts of the beef industry, and the many uses of beef byproducts.

The group also offers scholarships to local students who are furthering their education in agriculture, and supports agricultural organizations such as Future Farmers of America and 4-H.

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Longtime Buellton winemaker Bill Mosby dies at 89

Founder of 246 Vineyard was also longtime dentist

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ill Mosby, founder and owner of one of Santa Barbara County’s most enduring wineries, died June 14. He was 89.

The well-known winemaker and viticulturist who specialized in Italian grape varietals is survived by his wife, Jeri; four children, Rick (Ricky), Gary, Kim and Mike; as well as grandchildren and great-grandchildren. The family’s estate property, winery and tasting room are located on Santa Rosa Road just outside of Buellton.

While both Mosby and his late brother, John, were longtime dentists in the Lompoc Valley, Bill Mosby also made a career of his lifelong passion — winemaking. He retired from dentistry in the late 1990s.

Mosby’s interest in wine started during his college days at Oregon State College.

“I fermented anything I could get my hands on,” he told me during an interview in 2017.

Mosby’s college-days fermentations were apples and berries, with a bathtub as his container.

“I was — and still am — intrigued by the whole process,” he said. “As much science as we know today — technology and all that — we have barely scratched the surface when it comes to understanding the alchemic nature of wine.”

Bill, Jeri and Ricky moved from Washington to Lompoc in 1959, and later to Buellton. He met and befriended the region’s Portuguese and Italian farmers raising families and making wine

Contributed photos Bill Mosby was active in his winery until his death recently at the age of 89.

at home.

In 1976, Bill and “We made wine Jeri Mosby bought together for years,” the historic Rancho de Mosby told me, la Vega property and adding that, in the renovated the de la tradition of the Old Cuesta adobe, built in World, the farmers 1853, for their home. would serve wine The next year, the from gallon jugs couple planted grapes to their farmhands on the land between during lunch and their home and Santa dinner.

Rosa Road, and named Mosby’s first that site Vigna della vineyard still Casa Vecchia, after the Mosby specialized in Italian grape varietals. exists along original adobe.

Highway 246 west Mosby expanded of Buellton, and it’s named after the highway. that vineyard in 1991, and today it grows about He planted riesling wine grapes there in 1971, 18 acres of Italian varietals, mostly sangiovese, and in 1978, he produced his first commercial pinot grigio, sagrantino and dolcetto. wine under the “Vega” label, which predated the A third estate vineyard — the Sori 101 — is Mosby Wines label. The 246 Vineyard has 16 made up of five acres of Nebbiolo that Mosby planted acres. planted in 2002. The vineyard is visible from

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After travels to Italy to consult with that country’s winemakers and growers, Mosby became inspired by Italy’s grapes and decided to make a career focusing on Italian varietals.

More than 20 years ago, during one of his trips to Italy, Mosby met an Italian artist named Robert Scherer, who had traveled and studied worldwide. Over a meal and with the aid of an interpreter, Mosby and Scherer established a friendship that would last for decades. At that time, Scherer was best known for his murals and work in glass.

I met Scherer at the Mosby family home around 2008 when Mosby suggested that I learn the story behind his labels, which feature watercolors painted by Scherer. The first Mosby Wine to feature the Italian painter’s work was the 1999 Pinot Grigio.

While his son Gary has assisted with winemaking in recent years, Mosby kept his hand in nearly every aspect of viticulture and winemaking, from sorting freshly harvested grapes and moving barrels in the cellar to greeting guests in the estate tasting room.

In July 2013, Mosby’s older brother, John Mosby, died in a traffic accident in Oregon, where he owned a buffalo ranch.

John Mosby, 84 at the time of his death, owned a longtime Lompoc dental practice, according to published reports. He was a resident of Summerland at the time of his death.

Laurie Jervis blogs about wine at www.centralcoastwinepress.com, tweets at @lauriejervisand can be reached via winecountrywriter@gmail. com. The opinions expressed are her own.

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Cooking up fun with funnel cake

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omehow making this nostalgic treat at home never occurred to me before. This recipe is quick, easy and a guaranteed crowd pleaser. You don’t even need any special frying equipment.

I went for a classic strawberry sauce and whipped cream as toppings, but the sky is the limit with these. Think ice cream, chocolate syrup and sprinkles or fresh berries and maple syrup. You can even make them fully grown up with some grilled figs, fresh goat cheese and honey. At my house, they disappear after I dust them with powdered sugar before I even get a chance to dress them up. Whatever your toppings of choice, it’ll feel like “summer fair” time.

Ingredients For the batter: n 2 1/2 C Self Raising Flour* n 2 tbsp Powdered sugar (+ more for dusting) n 1 C + 1 tbsp milk n 2 eggs n 1-1 1/2 cup vegetable oil, for frying * Self raising flour consists of 1 1/2 tsp baking powder and 1/4 tsp salt to every cup of regular flour.

Photo by Vida Gustafson This funnel cake recipe is quick, easy and a guaranteed crowd pleaser.

For the strawberry sauce: n 1 C strawberries (halved) n 2 tbsp Sugar n 2 tsp cornstarch n 1/3 C water (+ 1 tbsp for cornstarch slurry) n 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Method In a large mixing bowl, sift together the dry ingredients. In a separate bowl, mix the eggs with the milk and slowly incorporate this into the dry ingredients. Do not overmix, a few clumps here and there are fine. Transfer batter to a jug with a pouring spout, or alternately

you can use a piping bag to for the funnel cake shape. Be advised though, the batter is very runny.

Preheat half an inch to an inch of vegetable oil in a medium-sized, heavy-bottom skillet like a cast iron pan or an enameled Dutch oven. I like using peanut oil or sunflower oil here, just avoid olive oil or coconut oil for this recipe. Heat the oil over medium to high heat for 4-5 minutes, you will know that it’s ready for frying when the back of a wooden spoon inserted in the oil releases small bubbles.

Turn the oil down to medium and start pouring your cakes. I like to pour batter around what will form the outer edge first and then fill in the inside with a lattice-like criss-cross. The slower you pour, the thicker the funnel cake will be, if you move too fast the batter will fry in separate blobs. The first one is usually a flop, that’s why we call it a tester. It take a time or two for you, the oil and the batter figure to each other out. Fry on the first side until you see the batter turning light brown, usually 3-5 minutes. Flip carefully, away from yourself and fry a further 2 minutes. After removing from the oil, dust with powdered sugar.

For the strawberry sauce: In a small saucepan, bring the water, strawberries and sugar to a low boil and let it cook for just a minute.

Mix the cornstarch in a separate cup with the tablespoon of water and vanilla and add to the strawberry mixtures, stir and cook another 30 second to a minute until the sauce turns glossy and clear.

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Photo contributed The movie version of "The Graduate" also features local scenes such as Dustin Hoffman's character driving "south" through the Gaviota Tunnel.

After hearing about what you needed, I remembered someone who I thought would know the answer and called them up and had a wonderful time reminiscing about old times. That chat led me to a pharmacist who I thought might know and on and on — each of us making contact with others who had been there at the time. Your article seemed to unify the spirit of the Valley, recalling some of the history and the ties that bind us together. These people, the Davisons, were pioneers who built and protected this Valley and making contact with each other was great fun. I spoke to Donald who I had gone to school with and we reminisced about vying for the position of Yell Leader. So many thoughts came back to us about old times when things were simpler. When we had a dance, the whole town went to the dance. When we had a picnic at Nojoqui Falls, the whole town showed up. Your story has unified us a little bit. It allowed us to reconnect with that part of our Valley history and with each other. I feel a renewed sense of community spirit.”

Charles Webb was the catalyst that re-ignited a sense of community spirit and unity within a group of people who had forgotten their past – and even each other. When I told Charles what Johnson had said he replied, “Imagine what would have happened if I’d pulled an armed robbery?” His debt was not only paid, but paid in full.

My hope is that Charles Webb will be remembered for his honor, integrity, generosity, and faithfulness - to his wife, his art form, artists, and to his ideals and principles, however extreme they may seem to the main stream.

Many people benefitted from his gentle giving spirit and his desire to make amends for past juvenile misdeeds.

I continued to remain in touch with Charles for many years after the articles ran in the paper via email, telephone and letter-writing. He was my friend.

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times the lack of it is just a tool which enables you to get things done.”

Defying the law at the time, the Webb’s homeschooled their children, David and John, while working at menial jobs to support the family, moving from coast to coast, remaining under the radar.

Fred had suffered from obsessive-compulsive disorder and bulimia her whole life and had a severe nervous breakdown in 2001 after they moved to England in 1999. She slept for over two years, eventually recovering somewhat, but she was never the same, Charles confided. Charles was her sole caretaker up to her passing in 2019.

He once said to me, “The term ‘mental illness’ carries with it such a stigma; I would like to see that change. Mental illness is not some dirty little secret, it afflicts many families and should be addressed like any other illness.”

Webb continued to write, but was unable to participate in the “schmoozing required for making sales” with which Fred had helped him accomplish.

Webb has written many books some of which were turned into movies. The titles are: “The Graduate” (’63); “Love, Roger” (’69); “The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker” (’70); “Orphans and Other Children” (’73); “The Abolitionist of Clark Gable Place” (’75); “New Cardiff” (2001) (movie titled “Hope Springs”); “Home School” (2007) (a sequel to “The Graduate”); “Kwatz!”

(2011); “The Tao of Aging” (2011); “Method Aging and the Infinite Game” (2011); “Tabloid Haiku!” (2011); and “Quick-knife Hoodoo” (2015).

But this narrative is not about Webb’s life - it is a personal one, about the effect he had on our valley and its residents. In an effort to find peace and forgiveness he brought the residents of the valley together in a way that one would not have imagined.

In an email I received in 2005 from resident Margie Johnson, it said, “It (the search for Webb’s record store) opened up a lot of doors that I would not have thought to walk through had it not been for my involvement in the search.

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Peterson tapped to lead Vista Del Mar Union School District

Superintendent/principal began her duties July 1 Staff Report

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he Vista Del Mar Union School District Board of Trustees have appointed Dr. Lois Peterson as the district’s new superintendent/ principal. Peterson began her duties on July 1.

The district consists of Vista de la Cruces School, a K-8 school located in Gaviota, next to junction of highways 1 and 101.

Peterson was born and raised in a small farming community and is one of 15 children. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Buena Vista University in Iowa, a master’s degree at Iowa State University and a Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership from Northern Arizona University. She is an emeritus member of the National Advisory Board at Harvard University Principals’ Center and is in the Athletic Hall of

Fame at Buena Vista.

Peterson began her 40-year career as a teacher and a coach and has since served in a number of roles. She is passionate about serving students and families and has a strong background in equity and student achievement.

Her career includes four years as principal of Albert Einstein Middle School in Sacramento. Under her leadership there, the school was recognized as a Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education, as a California Distinguished School, and earned Title I Academic Achievement honors. She also served as the assistant superintendent for instruction and learning at the North Monterey County School District and in various central office roles in other school districts.

“I am humbled and privileged to serve the Vista Del Mar Union School District community,” Peterson said. “I look forward to working with our teachers, staff, parents, community members and the board to ensure exceptional educational opportunities for all stu-

dents and to lead our staff forward in making an already good school system even better.”

Peterson will be reaching out to parents and community members in July. The Vista Del Mar Union School District board invites parents and community members to connect with Peterson as she provides leadership and serves the district in achieving our mission to achieve the highest level of teaching and learning for all students.

Vista Del Mar is a small oneschool district with small class sizes and is open to enrollment for out-of-district students. The district currently plans to maintain on-site classes for students five days per week for the 2020-21 academic school year.

Photo contributed The Vista Del Mar Union School District Board of Trustees appointed Dr. Lois Peterson as the new superintendent/principal.

Please contact Dr. Peterson at 805-686-1880 if you’re interested in learning more.

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Allan Hancock College Foundation awards more than $500K in scholarships Staff Report

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enerous donors continued to change the odds for Allan Hancock College students this year by donating more than $500,000 to hundreds of Hancock students through the Allan Hancock College Foundation Scholarship program.

This year, 304 students received 451 scholarships totaling more than $503,000. In lieu of the foundation’s annual scholarship banquet, recipients utilized Zoom to meet and thank their donors in a safe and socially distanced format.

“These students worked tirelessly to overcome an unprecedented challenge this year and our donors really stepped up to help them,” said Hancock Executive Director of College Advancement Jon Hooten. “It’s a testament to the investment our community makes to supporting our students.”

Hancock student Jacquelyn Huebner received the prestigious Marian Hancock Scholarship. Named in honor of the late wife of Captain G. Allan Hancock, the $10,000 scholarship is awarded to one outstanding student each year who exemplifies service to the school, scholastic achievement and personal conduct.

Huebner is the 55th student to win the Marian Hancock Scholarship since 1967.

Huebner is graduating from Hancock with a liberal arts degree in mathematics and science for transfer.

In the fall, Huebner plans to transfer to Cal Poly where she will major in

animal science with an emphasis in equine science. In addition to her studies, Huebner is a member of Hancock’s new Rodeo Club, participates in riding competitions, and operates her own business giving riding lessons. Despite her busy schedule, Huebner maintained a 4.0 GPA during her time at Hancock.

“As soon as I was old enough to know what a horse was, I was hooked,” said Huebner.

“The reward of a career lies within the privilege of doing something you are passionate about, and after exploring several subjects and career paths at Hancock, it became obvious that there would be no better or more fulfilling path for me than that of a life with horses.”

A scholarship committee comprised of 15 Hancock faculty, staff and foundation board members chose this year’s recipients from nearly 1,000 applications.

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he 2020-21 Pirate Pass Savings Card, which offers discounts at more than 85 local businesses for the year beginning Aug. 1, is now on sale throughout the valley.

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Photo contributed The Santa Barbara County Fire Department welcomes its newest member, Rhonda, who is the department's first emotional support canine.

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he Santa Barbara County Fire Department is welcoming its newest member, Rhonda, who is the department’s first emotional support canine.

Rhonda was trained over a ninemonth period to recognize signs of agitation, anxiety and stress and interrupt those behaviors by providing affection and enabling individuals to express themselves in a safe environment.

Rhonda will assist firefighters after emotionally challenging calls or with personal issues. Firefighter Sam Dudley has been assigned as Rhonda’s handler. Rhonda will be with Dudley every day, both at work and at home.

With firefighter depression and PTSD rates five times higher than the general population, Rhonda will help

ensure Santa Barbara County firefighters are working at their highest potential and support the department’s efforts in sustaining long lasting, healthy careers. Rhonda will be available 24/7 to support all area fire agencies within Santa Barbara County. She may also be utilized statewide.

Facilitated by the Santa Barbara Firefighters Alliance and generous donations from the Wood-Claeyssens Foundation and the Manitou Fund, which supported the purchase of a Ford F150 XL pickup truck, specifically outfitted for Rhonda, to be used by the department for transportation between assignments. Additionally, the Pet House in Goleta has generously offered to donate all food for Rhonda, and assist with grooming costs.

o TEDDY BEAR CONTINUED FROM PAGE 14 level because pediatric cancer diagnosis affects the entire family and we consider ourselves an extended family support system.”

With regards to her involvement with TBCF as co-chair and board member, Hunt said, “I support Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation because children battling cancer should always have the comfort of a parent by their side.”

“You never know how important the impact of Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation is until you meet some of the families, hear their stories and see the appreciation in their faces,” Wilson said. “The money we are raising from this event will allow these parents to focus on their child in need, so they can be there for that child.”

The event is supported by Visionary

sponsors Ginni Dreier and anonymous; Advocate Sponsor M. Barry Semler & Family, Santa Barbara Investment Company; and Healer Sponsors Mark and Sheela Hunt/Village Properties, Terre and Gary Lapman, AIMdyn, Inc., Adriana and Igor Mezic, Nathan Rogers of Rogers, Sheffield & Campbell, LLP, Peter Trent of Paragon Mortgage Group, Monte and Maria Wilson, Dr. Julia Delgado, J. Paul Gignac, and Jim Crook/Milpas Motors, Village Properties, and a second anonymous donor.

Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation advocates for families living in Santa Barbara, Ventura and San Luis Obispo counties that have a child with cancer by providing financial, educational, and emotional support.

Photo by Dan McCaslin, Noozhawk A view from Davy Brown Camp.

Is Our Land,” Thoreau thought both states were absolutely necessary but obviously impossible: “Alone, you were in the company of received ideas, condescending self-judgment, anxiety that you were not doing your part; in company, you were alone in your strange mind ... throwing words like stones into the pools of other people’s minds, disturbing their smooth surfaces” (Purdy, p. 62; see 4-1-1 Books).

“Adjacentcy” is my neologism that I often use in my hiking books when trying to explain some of the odd benefits of the unhappy Anthropocene Age we’ve created as a species.

Adjacentcy describes the situation, for example, in Los Angeles County with the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy trails area of 75,000 acres, or how 4,300-acre Griffith Park in Los Angeles is the largest U.S. municipal park with an urban wilderness in the United States.

We Barbareños pushed up against the sea by the Santa Ynez Mountains also enjoy a magnificent adjacentcy with the literally adjacent 400-acre Rattlesnake Canyon Wilderness Area and the many frontcountry and backcountry trails.

Thus, in a single overnight spent in our small truck at Davy, we experienced a welcome adjacentcy and tight proximity to genuine wilderness, yet we’re only a 90-minute drive from Santa Barbara. As I have pointed out in earlier columns, there are at least five very good day hikes coming out of Davy Brown (or nearby Nira).

Certainly, other city folk come up just for the day, and if you park just outside Davy Brown Camp, you need not give your money to the Parks Management Co. since you won’t be staying the night or using the amenities.

We vagabonds from town flee to the outback, and the lucky adjacentcy eases our exits from town. When I’m sitting at site No. 7’s rickety wood table at 4:40 a.m. (June 4), I can just detect the predawn light in the east, although sunrise is actually at 5:47 a.m.

The creek’s cackling cacophony and merry roars never cease and accompany adjacentcy cogitations.

Davy Brown and the other backcountry sites are “primitive” in the best sense of that term — no white noise, few humans, consistent wassermusik, abundant flora and fauna.

Since I’ve never owned a cellphone, I don’t miss the constant contact and cannot stand the idea of being alone together.

Campfires do seem to be allowed in developed campsites, but the forest service isn’t very clear about it. Reading the fine print on the board at Cachuma Saddle indicated that Davy Brown and Nira Camps were OK for woodfires (lead photo).

On the Wednesday afternoon, amid high humidity, heat and flies buzzing, the storm gods sent a brief 20-minute shower with ominous thunder simply to astonish the denizens below. I didn’t even bother to put a rainfly on the erected small tent that held some of our gear.

One great thing about the wilderness is how she always surprises you.

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» Books: J. Purdy, “This Land Is Our Land” (Princeton University Press, 2019). » Driving the 47 miles to Davy Brown Camp: Take Highway 101 north to Highway 154, drive past Lake Cachuma to the Armour Ranch Road turnoff at the Santa Ynez River concrete bridge. After one mile, turn right again on Happy Canyon Road. Davy Brown Camp is one mile before the road ends at Nira Camp.

Dan McCaslin is the author of “Stone Anchors in Antiquity” and has written extensively about the local backcountry.

His latest book, “Autobiography in the Anthropocene,” is available at Lulu.com. He serves as an archaeological site steward for the U.S. Forest Service in the Los Padres National Forest. He welcomes reader ideas for future Noozhawk columns, and can be reached at cazmania3@gmail.com.

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Photo contributed Branquinho said that all of the beef from White Stone Premium Beef is sourced from American cattle ranchers, including from their own herd

John and Luke Branquinho are multi-generation cattle ranchers from the Los Alamos area.

“We all pitch in and get the job done,” Branquinho said. “Cade has been great willing to help with any chore and Jameson has been starting to show interest in computer work and he’s just so smart. We can all count on Bear for a laugh and his roping skills are amazing.”

They all love spending time with family and being outdoors, going for horseback

rides and being in the arena practicing.

“This rodeo season will be tough with the pandemic shutting a lot of the rodeos down,” Branquinho said. “In order to qualify for the NFR (National Finals Rodeo) in December and to compete next year you have to gross a certain amount, which will be really hard with the limited opportunities.”

o TROLLEY CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4 power to preserve it. It benefits you running the city, and other businesses.”

Susie Pierson said Djernaes was embarrassing and she was appalled at the last meeting when he got up and left his seat while Orona was speaking and shook his head.

“Some of you are exhibiting bullish behavior and the Oronas are amazing people and please do what is right for Solvang and renew their license,” she said.

Nancy Hunsicker stated on behalf of the large equestrian community in the valley that they all support the Oronas and the charm of the trolley serves as ambassadors to the horse community.

During council comments, Councilman Robert Clarke said we wants to approve the contract and he represents his constituents.

“I am sick of lumping this council in one voice and I support the trolley — it is a staple in this town,” Clarke said.

Councilwoman Karen Waite said she agreed and added the Cinderella Carriages was to try something new, but could see how that directly impacted the Oronas business.

“I have never seen the vitriol from a single council member have this kind impact.

I don’t want to get rid of the trolley, not a single point in time,” Mayor Ryan Toussaint said.

He added he was the one who suggested a multi-year contract.

Djernaes said he wanted to see the data and questioned why the Oronas only pay $75 for the license renewal.

“They have a de facto monopoly and I feel there is room for more than one,” he said. “Do they pay the city? No, what is their contribution? Do they pay encroachment fees, sales tax, revenue share? I don’t know, and I don’t like monopolies.”

The Solvang Trolley has a special license, not a contract or “franchise monopoly,” to operate within city limits, and the council must hold a public hearing before renewal according to the city ordinance.

The current ordinance states, ”It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any type of conveyance for hire for which any animal or animals is or are the primary motive power, on any streets or roads owned and/or maintained by the city, with-

Photo illustration The Solvang Trolley had its license to operate renewed July 13 during a contentious City Council meeting.

out first obtaining, and thereafter maintaining in good standing, a license permitting such activities.”

The Oronas pay $75 per conveyance a renewal fee every year as they stated during public comment, and they also own and operate the Solvang Trolley Ice Cream shop in Solvang, which pays rent, sales tax, and other licensing and taxes.

Djernaes then said he wanted to postpone a decision and started speaking to the crowd when Toussaint stepped in and said he was closing council discussion which irked Djernaes and they started shouting.

Toussaint then started banging his gavel and hit so hard it broke.

Toussaint then proposed the Solvang Trolley get a five-year renewal and City Attorney Chip Wullbrandt reminded the mayor he had to approve the license as is for one year and recommended bringing it back for an amendment.

The license was then approved 3-1 with Djernaes saying “absolutely not,” and Councilman Daniel Johnson being absent.

Djernaes then stormed off the dais, returned to collect his belongings and left the meeting.

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