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She thought she didn’t have a chance After her sister was selected in 2014, Gabrielle Heron thought she was ineligible for the role she had dreamed about for years By Raiza Giorgi

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abrielle Heron can remember as a little girl picking up copies of the Danish Days magazines that had pictures of her mother on the cover and wanting so badly to be the Danish Maid. Photo by Mike Mesikep Photography When her sister Angelique Heron was “As a young girl watching the lovely Danish Maids in their spectacular costumes, I couldn’t help wanting to be like them,” chosen in 2014, Gabrielle was happy she says Gabrielle Heron, the 2017 Danish Maid. was picked but at the same time a little ant to me because our Danish heritage is celebrates Solvang’s Danish heritage with sad, as the rules of the organization at the a big part of my life. Our family is really authentic food, music, dancing, parades, time said only one sibling can be Danish close and we cook Danish food together on live entertainment and family activities. Maid. special holidays and are always Gabrielle’s hand-made Danish Maid “I was obviously right by there for each other. I love dress is inspired by traditional wedding her side helping Angelique taking pictures with tourists gowns from 1750 to the 1900s. Her dress the whole time because I was and telling them a bit about our will be a traditional black and red, inspired thrilled she was chosen, and town and the history of how we by her mother, Betina Heron, who was also I got to help again when my Read more about came to be,” Heron said. Danish Maid in 1988. cousin Natalya was picked last Danish Days on Her great-grandfather, Axel “I loved working on coming up with the year. We all grew up running Pages 14, 15 Nielsen, started the festival as a design of the dress and incorporating my around Solvang during Danish celebration of the village’s 25th mom and my grandmother’s pieces for the Days together and it was even anniversary in 1936. dress,” she said. more special,” she said. Heron’s grandmother Ann Nielsen was The weekend festival has several acThen, when Gabrielle learned the rules tivities that Heron loves participating in, had changed and she had been picked to be the first Danish Maid, “unofficially” the ranging from walking Friday evening in hostess for the 1961 celebration. The the 2017 Danish Maid, she was so excited Danish Maid became an official position in the Torchlight Parade from Alisal to the she could barely stand it. She says she is Midgaard Pavilion Stage for the opening 1967 with Anne Jensen Fielding. confident she will do a great job, and is ceremonies, to the aebleskiver-eating conGabrielle will preside over this year’s excited to represent the Danish Days Fountest (Gabrielle’s best is five in one sitting) Danish Days, which marks its 81st andation and Solvang. and making the aebleskiver breakfast for niversary with a three-day weekend that “Continuing tradition is really import-

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5 things to know about the Danish Maid Gabrielle Heron She loves Figueroa Mountain for hiking the many trails or having picnics.

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“Remember The Titans” is her favorite movie.

She has an affinity for the 1980s — including the music, movies, style and culture of that decade.

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Her favorite Danish food is a traditional cake.

She rebuilt her car, an International Scout, with her dad and loves being able to fix her own vehicle.

the throngs of people every morning with her family. “Those are some of the best memories of my life, is being with my family making sausage and aebleskiver and visiting with locals and tourists that come through the line,” Heron said. Preparing for Danish Days has been coinciding with her transition from high school to college as she spent her summer working at Nielsen’s Market and she started at Biola University on Aug. 28. She has a plan to major in mathematics and get her teaching credential to become a math teacher. “I was an academic mentor and it just seemed like it was my calling to be a teacher. I am a leader in my church youth group and I love volunteering and helping people,” she said.

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Solvang Council member resigns amid challenge to his residency

someplace else,” Hanley said. “I know it sounds lawyerly and goofy, but that’s the way the law actually works.” Speculation about Duus’ residence on Laurel Avenue began after the posting of an eviction notice on the property, listing the couple as defendants for a July 19 eviction. MTI Capital Inc. was named as plaintiff in By Janene Scully the Santa Barbara County civil case. Noozhawk North County Editor The eviction notice came after the property sold May 31 in a trustee sale for City Council member who has $456,000, according to the Santa Barbara moved out of Solvang following County Assessor’s Office. foreclosure on his house resigned The 1,737-square-foot, single-family Monday night, Aug. 28, after questions residence built in 1952 has three bedrooms arose about his residency. and two bathrooms, and has been listed by Councilman Hans Duus announced his Duus on his City Council paperwork as his resignation at the start of the council’s place of residence since at least 2012. meeting after saying he and his wife, Carla, The legal actions had raised questions Photo by Raiza Giorgi had signed paperwork to lease a condo in about the place of residence of Duus, who Solvang City Councilman Hans Duus, left, resigned abruptly at the Aug. 28 council meeting. As Duus and his wife Carla left Santa Maria. had served on the Solvang City Council the board room, Solvang Mayor Jim Richardson shook his hand. He confirmed they had “lost their house since 2008, and last fall narrowly won a few months ago,” and said they had been “This is heartbreaking,” Mayor Jim term “resident” but legally means “domire-election to his third term. staying in a Santa Maria motel “trying to Richardson said. cile.” Kovol questioned at the Aug. 14 meetfigure out what to do.” The mayor added he was honored to “Domicile, according to the law, is a ing whether Duus’ continued participation “With that rather than making a public serve with Duus, a renowned blacksmith state of mind, not a location,” Hanley said. would make all future actions taken by spectacle out of things, which I believe and metal artist. “This has been litigated many times over the council null and void, and whether the other people wish to do, I’m submitting my “You’ve been behind some of the bright- the years, and the answer is clear in the law. money he receives for his council service resignation effective immediately,” Duus est things that’s happened on this council,” Once you’ve established a domicile in a is illegal. said before stepping off the dais. Richardson said. “I sit next to you and place, until you change that domicile, you Kovol called for Duus to resign. “This is not an easy decision, not for “This is a serious situation here. I feel sometimes I’m amazed at what comes out remain domiciled in that place.” myself or for Carla,” Duus said, referring for him. I can put my feet in his shoes, but of your mouth. So smart, so intelligent, so He said a person can have many resito his wife, who served on the city’s Board regardless, it’s not to be happening,” Kovol articulate that it just shocks me at times.” dences, but only one domicile. of Architectural Review. “But it’s the right said. The resignation came a week after City “Mr. Duus doesn’t have to resign and thing to do.” The council added an item to Monday there’s nothing illegal about him continuing Mayor Jim Richardson asked if the coun- Attorney Roy Hanley, in response to a night’s agenda to discuss what process to question from resident Fred Kovol, said to serve and continuing to vote as long as cil could refuse the resignation, but City he has the present intention to maintain his use to fill the vacancy. Options include Attorney Dave Fleishman said it was up an that Duus could continue to serve on the DUUS CONTINUED ON PAGE 5 individual or voters to remove a member. council since the government code uses the domicile in Solvang even if he has to reside

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Rabbits abandoned on Figueroa Mountain Discovery leads to public outcry, offer of reward

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he discovery of 20 to 30 rabbits running loose, and seemingly in distress, on Figueroa Mountain Road resulted in multiple calls to Santa Barbara County Animal Services on Aug. 2 along with an outcry of questions about who dumped the rabbits, and why, and the posting of a reward for identifying whoever was responsible. Animal Control officers, Good Samaritans and volunteers were able to rescue 14 rabbits. Six were found dead. “I received a phone call, a while after the bunnies came in, from a woman who declined to give her name or contact information saying that she let them go so they could spend their last days in the wild and not caged,” said Jean Silva, a volunteer at Bunnies Urgently Needing Shelter (BUNS) in Santa Barbara. Silva added that the women feared if she took the rabbits to a shelter they would just

Rabbits are extremely susceptible to the elements. On the day the rabbits were dumped, for example, the temperatures on the mountain rose to more than 100 degrees, which could have been the cause of death for several of them. In addition, the area they were left is home to predators of all types, so the actual number of abandoned rabbits may never be known. “We have received a number of inquiries to adopt the rabbits after their quarantine is over, and we have gotten some donations to help with costs. We always appreciate the extra help,” Silva said. Officials at Santa Barbara County Animal Services point out that animal abandonment is against the law, as well as unnecessary. Animal Services and partners throughout Santa Barbara County, including BUNS, Photo contributed offer to help rabbit owners who no longer Animal Control Officers, Good Samaritans and volunteers were able to rescue 14 rabbits. feel that they can provide adequate care. Many other groups also provide resourcdie in a cage. on her property in raccoon cages, covered es to owners of other companion animals, “She sounded as though she didn’t know by a tarp or blanket. making abandonment of any animal even there were alternative places like ours for “She referred to them as ‘meat rabbits,’ more egregious and unnecessary, they said. the rabbits. I explained to her they are only and the males were used for that purpose, To contact BUNS about donating or caged at night and spend their day in a play and she took care of the females as long as adopting the rabbits, call 683-0521, go to yard,” she said. she could. When they had come into her www.bunssb.org or visit the shelter at 5473 Silva said the woman spent some time care they were severely malnourished,” Overpass Road in Santa Barbara. explaining that someone had left the rabbits Silva said.

SYCSD employees seeking union representation Teamsters Union filed a petition Aug. 10 on behalf of the service district’s 6 employees By Victoria Martinez

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rustration filled the crowded Santa Ynez Community Service District Board Room at a special meeting Aug. 21 to address Teamsters Union Local No. 986’s recent petition to represent the six employees of the SYCSD. The Teamsters acquired support from at least four of the six employees before submitting the petition on Aug. 10, and board members were informed of the Teamsters’ petition shortly before their last general meeting on Aug. 16.

Rather than hiring legal counsel for the unionization process during that meeting, the board felt it was in their best interest to hold a special meeting to allow for better community notification of the situation. At the Aug. 21 meeting, the board’s legal counsel, Rick Battle, and General Manager Jeff Hodge said that they had not been through a unionization process before, and they urged the board to secure special legal representation for the unionization process quickly since the filing of an employee petition starts a legal timeline with deadlines. Board member Karen Jones expressed concern as to why the SYCSD’s few employees felt they needed a union. She also questioned whether Hodge knew of the petition before it was officially received by his office. Hodge said that when he received the petition Friday, Aug. 11, he immediately contacted Battle for legal advice rather than contacting the board first. Hodge also clarified that he was not one of the six employ-

ees included on the Teamsters’ petition and would not be represented by the union. The union would include the district’s secretary-treasurer, collection system supervisor-inspector, chief plant operator, collections system maintenance operator I, and collection systems maintenance operator II. Jones also questioned whether the attorneys being recommended had the best interests of the board and the community service district. “We need to take care of ourselves and who we represent,” Jones said. She suggested possibly taking more time to talk to more attorneys before selecting representation on such an important and potentially expensive issue. Board Member Carl Maler referred back to the time constraints mentioned by Battle earlier in the meeting. “We have a clock running,” Maler said. After some debate, the council voted 4-1, with Jones voting “no,” to hire attorney Nate Kowaski from Atkinson, Andelson,

Loya, Ruud & Romo to represent the district through the employee unionization process. Before the meeting concluded, Board President David Seymour also asked if the board could know what, if anything, went wrong for the employees that led them to seek union representation. Battle and Hodge both recommended against asking those questions directly to the Teamsters or the individual employees since they were unfamiliar with the legal requirements or consequences of entering such a conversation at this point in the process. After the meeting, Teamsters Local 986 Coordinator Lynn Swenson told the Star that employees had contacted the union about two months earlier in response to board discussions related to budget cuts and concerns about employee benefit cuts in the future. “Really what they want to do is stabilize their wages, benefits, and working conditions,” Swenson said.

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Details emerge in murder case against father Aramazd Andressian convicted of killing 5-year-old son near Lake Cachuma By Giana Magnoli

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uthorities in two counties were so convinced that Lake Cachuma held the clues to a missing South Pasadena boy that they searched the lake and surrounding area several times, with tracking dogs, divers, horses and helicopters. It wasn’t until more than two months after 5-year-old Aramazd “Piqui” Andressian Jr. vanished, and after his father, Aramazd Andressian, was arrested and charged with his murder, that the father confessed to killing his son and told detectives where to find the body. Following the elder Andressian’s sentencing this week in Los Ange- LA Co. Sheriff’s Dept. les, prosecutors shared Aramazd Andressian has previously undisclosed been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for details and a timeline the first-degree murder for Piqui’s murder. of his 5-year-old son, The boy had been Piqui. reported missing by his mother, Ana Estevez, on April 21, when his father didn’t return him to her South Pasadena home. The couple was in the middle of a bitter divorce and shared custody of their only child. After months of investigation, detectives arrested Andressian on murder charges on June 23 in Las Vegas. After he was extradited to Los Angeles County, he confessed to killing his son and leaving his body in a wooded area near Lake Cachuma. The boy’s remains were found off the road near the Bradbury Dam Observation Point off Highway 154 west of the lake, Santa Barbara County District Attorney Joyce Dudley told Noozhawk. The Los Angeles County District

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(Whittier) Fire was not too long after this occurred, and if they had not gotten the confession from the defendant when they did, we may not have ever been able to find the body, because it could have burned,” Dudley said. Andressian was first questioned when the boy was reported missing. On that morning, he was found in Arroyo Park in South Pasadena, passed out next to his car, which had been doused with gasoline inside and outside, and had a rag in the gas tank. Andressian had ingested pills and told police he had no idea where his son was. A sonogram of Piqui, taken before his birth, was also found in the car, Dudley said. Although Dudley was involved in the Estevez family photo case, the Los Angeles County District AtAramazd “Piqui” Andressian Jr. disappeared April 21. It wouldn’t be until July 1 that his remains were found, propped torney’s Office prosecuted Andressian. against a tree near Lake Cachuma. When she was presented with the eviAttorney’s Office prosecuted the case, in Investigators searched Santa Barbara dence, she explained, Los Angeles County which Andressian pleaded guilty and was County for Piqui in April, June and early prosecutors said it looked like Andressian sentenced to 25 years in prison Aug. 23. July, including the Lake Cachuma area, would plead to the charge of first-degree Dudley’s office has been involved for Camp Whittier, and about 30 miles of murder, which he did. months since evidence indicated the killing roadway between Nojoqui Falls and Santa Dudley said she determined the case itself was committed in Santa Barbara Ynez, according to the Los Angeles Coun- should go forward in Los Angeles, where County, she said. ty Sheriff’s Department. it might bring some peace and a feeling of In an extensive interview after the senThey were joined by a phalanx of justice to Piqui’s mother and her family. tencing, she talked to Noozhawk about the personnel from the Santa Barbara County “I didn’t want to do anything to disrupt case and the evidence that led investigators Sheriff’s Department, including deputies that plea,” she said. to the elder Andressian. on horseback and the Search and Rescue Estevez, a school principal, and other Dudley said detectives found some Team. members of her family spoke at Wednesevidence that could be linked to premeditaAfter he was arrested, Andressian conday’s sentencing hearing, where Andrestion. For instance, Andressian created fessed to the murder and told authorities sian received a term of 25 years to life in his first will a few days before the boy he had smothered his son with a jacket and prison for first-degree murder. He will not went missing, leaving everything to his left the body propped against a tree near be considered for parole until he has served own mother, and he had searched on the the lake, Dudley said. The child’s jacket 25 years. Internet for remote areas near Lake Cachu- was also found, with traces of gasoline on “I think justice was served, because he ma and “wilderness areas near Solvang,” it, she said. got the highest penalty possible and I can’t she said. With that information, authorities quick- imagine any parole board would let him Authorities put together a rough timely located Piqui’s remains in the area of the get out early,” Dudley said. line of Andressian’s movements in the day Bradbury Dam Observation Point at the Authorities have speculated that Andresbefore Piqui went missing. west end of Lake Cachuma on July 1. sian killed his son because of the “tumulFather and son were at Disneyland from The observation area, which overlooks tuous divorce” he and Estevez were going 6:30 p.m. April 20 until they left about 1 the dam, is paved and popular with travthrough. a.m. the next day, Dudley said. elers on Highway 154 through the Santa Andressian’s crime was for “horrible, Andressian stopped at a gas station in Ynez Valley. It includes plentiful parking, vindictive reasons,” Dudley said. “He Monterey Park in Los Angeles County restrooms and interpretive signs. knew this child was everything to (Essoon after, and was picked up by security But the surrounding area is hilly and tevez), so to get back at her, he took away cameras at Cachuma Lake Recreation Area largely covered with thick chaparral and her child.” in Santa Barbara County around 8 a.m. oak forests. Much of it is fenced off with April 21, she said. Noozhawk managing editor Giana Magnoli barbed wire and no-trespassing signs, hincan be reached at gmagnoli@noozhawk. There is no sign of the boy in the surveil- dering public access. com. lance footage, Dudley noted. “The timing was eerie because the about Solvang’s history, Duus urged the council to take steps to make it more affordable to live in the city. “You don’t want the town to go away because it has become a retirement community, and it will,” he said. “You have to keep the young families in here. You

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Local candlelight vigil protests Charlottesville events Staff Report

ore than 50 people assembled in Solvang Park on the evening of Sunday, Aug. 13, to demonstrate their opposition to racism and their solidarity with people in Charlottesville, Va. The candlelight vigil was put together in less than eight hours in response to protests by white nationalist groups, including Nazis and the KKK, who marched through Charlottesville chanting anti-Semitic and racial slurs the previous weekend. One woman was killed and 19 others injured during that rally. Rev. Chris Brown of Bethania Lutheran Church opened the local event with a speech that echoed the sermon he gave in

church earlier that day. He was followed by organizer Rebecca August, who read words from Nelson Mandela’s “Long Walk to Freedom.” Others talked about their experiences of discrimination and privilege, and their responses to the Charlottesville events. A local teenager also read a poem she had written. “Amazing Grace” and other songs were sung between the speeches. The evening closed with a call to fight racism, anti-Semitism, and every other kind of discrimination every day. Phots contributed More than 50 people attended the event in Solvang to speak, sing songs, and pledge to fight racism and discrimination of any kind.

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A white, male, American, Christian pastor responds to Charlottesville violence By Rev. Chris Brown

The Christian faith was not meant for me They would not congregate with those who were outside of their own social and cultural specifically. But here I am, a person of privlocation — until one of their own, a poor ilege and power, now a pastor and follower he Christian faith was not meant for Rabbi from Nazareth, came along and wiped of Jesus. It wasn’t meant for me, but it is a out those lines in the sand. message I fundamentally embrace. It wasn’t me specifically. I am a white, The Christian faith was not meant for meant for most of the people in my church. heterosexual, male American and me specifically. It was meant for all those But it is a faith we all embrace. am probably among the most privileged people to whom Jesus specifically reached And to embrace this faith that wasn’t people in the world. specifically meant for us is to embrace I’m also a Christian pastor and can fluidly out — the neglected widows and orphans, the outcast woman at the well, the marginal- its calling to follow in the steps of Jesus navigate between both sides of the politiand reach out to all those for whom it was ized community forced outside the gates of cal and theological spectrum with relative safety, just by my appearance and profession the city, the woman chased by a mob of men meant. It is to be a source of love, support, and church leaders, and the nations even his advocacy and validation for those who are alone. still being set aside, pushed down, beaten, or own people had cursed. The Christian faith was not meant for me categorized as “less than” simply for what It was meant for every person who has specifically. It is a faith that was born in the they look like or where they were born or been set aside, pushed down, beaten, or midst of hope that oppressed people found who they love. categorized as being “less than” simply for in their God. They were Jewish and they The Christian faith was not meant for me were Palestinian. They were subjected to the what they looked like or where they were specifically. And I am called to help others violent whims of great nations such as Baby- born. It was meant for those who were told see why perhaps it wasn’t meant for them, lon and Rome. It was from that fear and that God had abandoned them. It was meant for all those same people throughout history that specifically, either. All of us for whom this oppression that they discovered a God who is true, but who embrace that faith today, Christian majorities diminished again and was present with them, who lived among are called to help understand why this is so, again: Jews throughout Europe, enslaved them, and who suffered as they did so that people from Africa, indigenous people in the and we are called to help others know who they would know they do not suffer alone. Christianity is specifically meant for today Americas, Muslims in Palestine, people of The Christian faith was not meant for me — and why. color in the United States. specifically. But even those whom it was We are called to name the evils such as The ministry and message of Jesus were meant for, at times, were on the side of being racism and bigotry in our society that seek meant for all those people throughout time the oppressors. The Jewish people in antiquity would to set aside, push down, beat or categorize who have been oppressed and marginalized have nothing to do with certain women, others as “less than.” And we are called to by those in power. It was always meant for with people from Samaria or Tyre or Sidon. them. name that evil in ourselves. Bethania Lutheran Church

The Christian faith was not meant for me specifically. And it was not meant for the self-proclaimed white nationalist, alt-right, or Neo-Nazi people who marched in protest in Charlottesville last month. And Christianity is not meant to be a vehicle of violence, oppression, and marginalization such as that which these groups promote. The Christian faith was not meant for me specifically, yet it can be. We believe in a God of redemption and reconciliation, a God who always seeks to bring people into God’s community of love, justice, and grace no matter who they are or what they’ve done. Christianity is meant for anyone who believes that all people are children of God and deserving of love and worth — simply because they exist. Christianity is meant for those who believe that all people, especially those who are marginalized and oppressed, are created in God’s image and are inherently good. The Christian faith was not meant for me specifically. Yet if I can try to understand that truth and help others like me who have been born into privilege and power understand it too, then maybe we’ll see that God’s love is meant for all of us. Rev. Chris Brown can be reached at pastor@bethanialutheran.net.

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Keep indoor air as clean as possible during wildfire season Staff Report

moke and ash during wildfires, and windy conditions afterward, pose health risks, especially for children, older adults, and people with heart or lung diseases, so local agencies are advising residents about how to keep their indoor air clean. The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department and Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District encourage residents, if possible, to designate a room in your home as a “clean air room” where you could spend time during wildfires if the poor air quality is affecting you. High Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) filters — which can help remove ash, soot, and dust — are available to purchase in various makes and models and for various room sizes at www.ourair.org/edu/information-onindoor-air-cleaning-devices/. These filters will not remove carbon monoxide or other gases that may be present in wildfire smoke, but they remove particles that are very harmful to breathe. A less expensive option involves attaching a filter to a box fan. See more at www.youtube.com/ watch?v=kH5APw_SLUU.

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business Consigment store becomes ONEderChild By Raiza Giorgi

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s fathers to two children, Kiel and Matthew Cavalli of Los Alamos wanted their work to be near their daughter and son. When the opportunity arose to purchase the former ONE Consignment store in Buellton, they jumped at the chance and officially took over in June. The Cavallis renamed the store “ONEderChild Children’s Gifts and Consignments,” and they want it to be a welcoming space for all members of a family. “We’ve had some dads come in looking for a gift for their kids, people from out of town needing shoes for a wedding, store regulars and first-timers that have really enjoyed the new space. If you want to bring your kids in and shop, we have toys for them to play with. All are welcome,” Matt said. “We promote diversity and acceptance. We have items from many cultures, as there are many rituals that other cultures use to celebrate new life, from burning sage to worry dolls and special lotions,” Kiel added. The store has been completely remodeled with an modern industrial vibe, and Kiel and his father built most of the furniture and racks. “We loved visiting Maria (Bellefeuille, the former owner), and this environment felt so much like home we were really excited to step in and create a new opportunity and space for families to come in and shop, not only for consignment clothing but gifts and new clothes as well,” Kiel said. Kiel moved to the Santa Ynez Valley at the age of four when his parents bought a property in Santa Ynez and built their house. He and

Photos by Raiza Giorgi Matt and Kiel Cavalli, left, took over and remodeled the children’s consignment shop in Buellton and renamed it ONEderChild Children’s Gifts and Consignments. The store has been remodeled with an modern industrial vibe, and most of the furniture and racks were built by Kiel Cavalli and his father.

his little sister Katie grew up attending Santa Ynez Elementary, Solvang Elementary and then Santa Ynez Valley Union High School. He graduated in 2001. “I stuck around for awhile but then decided I needed to leave and experience other places. so I lived in Spokane, Washington, for a few years and moved to Santa Barbara, where I met Matt. I really just knew we were meant to be together, and here we are 10 years later,” Kiel said. Matt grew up in Nipomo and graduated from Arroyo Grande High School and moved to San Luis Obispo to be a dance teacher at the Academy of Dance SLO. “I taught at Allan Hancock College for a while and got to dance for Disneyland. It was so fun. After living in Texas for a few years after that, I moved home and worked at a retail clothing store where I met Kiel,” he said. It was their experience working in retail, and

especially after adopting their two kids, that really interested them in buying the children’s store to be involved in the kids’ community. “Like our motto we have on the wall, ‘One Life, One Love, One Community’,” Matt added. The store is keeping its consignment aspect, but the new owners have added new clothes, toys, shoes and gifts. “Our prices are comparable to Amazon, and you don’t have to wait for two-day shipping,” Kiel laughed. They have bigger product lines such as Melissa and Doug and Begin Again, but they also want to carry local products and feature handmade items. A popular item they have sold is a simple handmade jacket from a recycled Pendleton blanket and leather. It was made by a woman in Gaviota who sews in her free time. They have a two-year lease on the current space but they already see the need for a

bigger facility and have created a list of ideas they want to implement, for a parent meeting space, kids’ activities and more. “We got tired of running to the grocery store for a quick gift for a birthday party. We wanted to bring in quality toys that will last and aren’t expensive,” Matt said. They are also keeping the maternity and women’s section and adding unique items such as salt lamps and beach blankets. “We have all of the consignment items from before and have large items like strollers and ‘pack and plays,’ so if someone is looking for something specific, call us and we can bring out what we have,” Matt said. ONEderChild is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday at 240 E. Highway 246 in Buellton. They encourage people to follow their social media sites to see specials and giveaways.

Pilot program hopes to retrofit 50 Solvang homes SYV Star Staff

he county-operated emPower energy efficiency program and the nonprofit Community Home Energy Retrofit Project (CHERP) have launched a pilot energy-efficiency project aimed at retrofitting 50 homes in Solvang. Buildings are one of the biggest consumers of energy in the country, and data show that in Solvang, residences use 36 percent of the electricity. The 50-Home Challenge entails conducting community education on the benefits and op-

portunities of energy efficiency, a spokesman said. The hope is that the program would inspire 50 single-family homeowners to retrofit their homes, which would also create a solid stream of energy-efficiency retrofit projects for local contractors. “I was approached by the organization, and I found it to be an intriguing idea,” Mayor Jim Richardson said. The program could potentially benefit homeowners by providing them with free home energy assessments, financial incentives such as rebates and financing through emPower, and a reduction in project costs by doing multiple projects at once.

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It could also bring hundreds of thousands of dollars in marketing, education, incentives, and other resources into Solvang, officials said. CHERP’s Executive Director Devon Hartman said that Solvang’s residential electricity use, the age of housing in neighborhoods such as Alisal Glen and Creekside, its weather and

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The Santa Ynez Valley Historical Museum would like to thank the community for their overwhelming support of “Fiesta in the Vines”, our mid-summer fundraiser. Because of your generosity, you have helped to support our mission of “Creating a better future for the Santa Ynez Valley by inspiring generations to find wonder and meaning in our past.” We would like to personally thank our very generous sponsors.

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DONORS Joe & Alice Olla, Sherry Musgrove, Ballard Inn, SYV Wine Country Association, Brothers at the Red Barn Restaurant, Gregg & Maureen Hamson, Mark Sanchez & the T-Bone Ramblers, The Alisal Ranch, Brander Winery, SY Kitchen, Bill & Kristin Reynolds, Rancho Olivos, Mosby Winery, Serena Hollinsworth & Polka Dot Planners, Orchard Supply Hardware, Fred Pratt & Bay Shores Peninsula Hotel, Buttonwood Winery, The Randy Jones Family, Hometown Insurance, Nationwide Insurance, El Rancho Market, Patty Wilding Photography, Community Bank of Santa Maria, Jim Glines, Charlotte’s of Santa Ynez, Friendship House, Kevin Murphy Hats, The Wilkinson Family, Annie Varnie, FOX Network, Santa Ynez Inn, Equestrian Entertainer & Roper-Ramon Becerra, Kathleen & Stephen Graves Thank you to all the successful bidders, guests, volunteers and everyone who attended this fabulous event. We couldn’t have done it without you!

Joe Olla, President, Margaret Wilkinson, Ph.D., Vice President, Jeff Cotter, Secretary, Stephen Graves, Treasurer, Charlotte Becerra, John Copeland, Curt Cragg, Robert Etling, Wayne Natale, Rick Oas, Kristin Reynolds and Mark Sanchez, Randy Jones, Immediate Past President, Brian Stenfors Ph.D., Executive Director

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Jim Messina to play new music, old hits By Raiza Giorgi

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n a time when the Civil Rights, Women’s Liberation and Vietnam War protest movements were all heavy topics in American culture, popular music was one of the things that brought people together. The rock ’n’ roll genre was in transition, and Jim Messina wanted his music to be a source of hope and positive thinking. “Crosby, Stills and Nash were very vocal about their political views and I love them for that, but I wanted to be heartfelt and humorous and ask questions as opposed to making judgments,” Messina said. His fans will get an opportunity to hear a chronological set list when he plays two shows at Standing Sun LIVE in Buellton on Thursday and Friday, Sept. 7-8. The audience will hear songs from his time in Buffalo Springfield, Poco, and Loggins and Messina, as well as from his solo albums and everything in between. “I am really excited for this show because it will be intimate and I will be presenting work from my new album ‘In the Groove’,” he said. Messina was born in California but after his parents divorced when he was young, he split this time between his father in California and mother in Texas. His father taught him to play guitar at 6 years old and he hasn’t stopped since. “I knew I wanted to be a musician and loved spending my time listening to The Champs (“Tequila,” 1958), Freddy King, The Torques, Merle Travis, Chet Atkins, among some. I had the best of both rock and country,” he said. Messina became an assistant to a studio engineer at Sunset Sound where some not-yet-famous musicians got their starts, including The Doors, Lee Michaels, and the up-and-coming Buffalo Springfield.

Photos contributed Legendary musician Jim Messina, left, will play Sept. 7 and 8 at Standing Sun Live in Buellton. Before being asked to play bass with them, Messina, second from left above, produced albums for Buffalo Springfield.

“I had never heard Buffalo Springfield play live. I just produced their albums, but then they asked me to play bass in their final album and I got my first shot playing with them. I tell you, that was an incredible time. I remember playing places like Whiskey A-Go-Go and people just screaming while we played. It was intense as we slipped out the back door and people were ripping fringe off my jacket as I got into my car,” Messina recalled. Buffalo Springfield was a group of folk rock musicians including Steven Stills, Richie Furay, Neil Young, Bruce Palmer, Dewey Martin — and Messina for their final album. After the band broke up, Messina, Furay and Rusty Young started Poco, which mixed

country with rock ’n’ roll — thus beginning the country rock genre, even though he stayed with Poco for only two years. “Poco is still going. I just left, that’s all. Richie was the primary songwriter and I wanted to challenge myself elsewhere, and our musical interests just changed,” Messina said. Messina helped train a new bassist, and Clive Davis signed Messina to an independent contract. His first project was with Kenny Loggins, and he intended to stay with Loggins only until the newcomer felt comfortable, Messina laughed. “I thought it would be a short project, and then nine albums later we parted ways,” Messina said. Loggins and Messina wrote iconic music including “Danny’s Song,” “House at Pooh Corner,” “Your Mama Don’t Dance,” and “Watching the River Run.” They parted ways in 1976 after seven years of making music together. Messina went on to produce several solo albums and reunited with Poco to make an album called “Legacy” in 1989. Messina was living in Los Angeles and decided he wanted to escape the Hollywood life with his

son, so they moved to Montecito. When his son entered Laguna Blanca he met the music teacher there, Michaela Laza (now Messina). She was an opera singer who had come to Santa Barbara to teach and be close to Los Angeles to perform. “I had been driving through the Santa Ynez Valley since forever. I would stop here because it reminded me of the old rural mining towns that I loved as a kid. I bought our place in the valley in late 1998, and living here has been a dream. The people are friendly, there’s a sense of community, and my kids have grown up in a small town where we watch out for each other,” Messina said. The chance to play at Standing Sun came about as Messina wanted an intimate venue where people could take in the music. “I’ve been to Standing Sun to see shows and I really love the atmosphere,” he said. For tickets to the shows, which start at $68 each, log onto www.standingsunwines.com and click the Music link. Standing Sun is at 92 Second St. in Buellton, east of the Avenue of Flags. For more information or to buy Messina’s new album, log onto www.jimmessina.com.

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Director of SYV Chorale seeking more singers Staff Report

ichael Eglin is preparing to start his second year as music director of the Santa Ynez Valley Master Chorale and is eager to have new singers join the community group when it begins rehearsals on Sept. 6. “The folks in the ensemble have a very enthusiastic and mutually supportive energy and work ethic. Both the adult and children’s choirs are exceptionally flexible and willing to put the time in, Michael Eglin while having fun doing so,” Eglin said. “All told, it is a fantastic bunch of people to work with, and I’m happy to be a part of what we bring to the community.” He also tells new singers that they shouldn’t fear embarrassment when joining the group, and he tells a story — with one small euphemism — to emphasize his point about overcoming performance anxiety. “I had the opportunity to perform at Carnegie Hall. The backstage area is small, so many of us musicians were waiting in the alley before we went on. I remember feeling pretty happy with myself that I was about to be on stage at Carnegie Hall. “Just as we all turned to head into the hall, a pigeon dropped a massive ‘turn’ on my head. It was running down my face and was just plain awful. I managed to get my head in a small sink backstage while my friend tried to scoop the poop out. I ended up having to perform the concert with most of the excrement still in my hair and on my face,” he said. The Santa Ynez Valley Master Chorale is dedicated to entertaining and enriching the com-

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Photo contributed The chorale is looking for more singers, from accomplished vocalists to people who just enjoy singing in the shower.

munity with a wide variety of classical and popular music. It performs two winter concerts, two spring concerts and a Fourth of July concert. In addition it provides choral music for the annual Veteran’s Day celebration in the valley. Eglin was born in Niagara Falls, N.Y., to musical parents. “My parents were in a band together back there. I was born the day after one of their gigs.” He came to Santa Barbara to attend graduate school at UCSB, and he stayed. In addition to being the music director of the Santa Ynez Valley Master Chorale, Eglin is a college professor and church organist. He says he chose Santa Barbara partly because “I was tired of New York blizzards.” Eglin became involved with music at 3 years old by singing tunes from the musical “Grease,” and he has a recording to prove it. By the time he was 5, he was playing the piano. “The repertoire for the instrument is quite vast, and the piano is an extension of my body after all of these years,” he added.

His favorite classical composers are Bach, Brahms, Debussy, Ravel, Bartok Stravinsky and Rachmaninoff. For popular music, he says, “I listen to just about everything. Growing up, my favorites were Johnny Cash, Billy Joel, Elton John, Barbara Streisand and, yes, Barry Manilow.” For all his musical success, he is most proud of his children — David, 13, James, 11, and Margaret, 9. Margaret and David are learning piano, and James sings in a chorus. The chorale and a full orchestra will be present the winter concert “Festival of Carols,” including Vaughn Williams’ “Fantasia on Christmas Carols,” on Dec. 16 and 17. Rehearsals begin at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 5, at the Mormon Church, 2027 Janin Way in Solvang. New singers should meet with Eglin half an hour earlier, at 7 p.m. Rehearsals for the youth ensemble portion of the chorale will begin at the end of September. For more information, visit http://syv chorale.org/ or call 805-350-4241.

Battle of the Big Bands lets audiences vote on favorite SYV Staff Report

wo Big Bands with 30 musicians will provide an afternoon concert of Glenn Miller’s and Tommy Dorsey’s popular songs from the 1940s at 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17, at the Solvang Festival Theater. At the end of the concert, audience members will vote on their favorite band. Singing with the bands will be Bill A. Jones and Nancy Osborne. Jones is known to millions from his multiple appearances as news anchor Rod Remington on the hit FOX TV show “Glee.” He was recently named one of LA’s top cabaret and concert singers and has opened for Tony Bennett and Steve Tyrell. Osborne’s career includes performing with some of the greatest bands and or-

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Photo contributed Two Big Bands will provide an afternoon concert of Glenn Miller’s, left, and Tommy Dorsey’s popular songs on Sept. 17 at the Solvang Festival Theater.

chestras, led by legendary leaders Nelson Riddle, Tex Beneke, Ray Anthony and Pat Longo. Glenn Miller and Tommy Dorsey were two of the top Big Band leaders of the 1940s. Miller’s many hits include “In the Mood,” “(I’ve got a Gal in) Kalamazoo”

and “Chattanooga Choo Choo.” Dorsey’s greatest hits include “I’ll be Seeing You,” “Marie” and “Blue Skies.” The Solvang Festival Theater is at 420 Second St. For more information and tickets log onto www.battleofthebigbands. com.

usan Williams wanted a cream-colored Bentley automobile, but her Bentley is a dog. When she saw a picture of an elegant, 12-week-old Goldendoodle puppy, she brought him home and named him Bentley. He has now grown into a handsome certified therapy dog and can be found at the Solvang Library some Thursday afternoons languidly listening to children read aloud. Bentley and Williams are part of a group of certified therapy dogs and their owners who participate in the Solvang and Buellton Libraries’ “Tail Waggin’ Tutors” reading program for children. These dogs happily and calmly listen to children practice reading aloud to them in the program that takes place every Thursday afternoon from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the Solvang Library and at the Buellton Library from 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. on Wednesdays. Tail Waggin’ Tutors come in all sizes, but all have been certified by Therapy Dogs International (TDI) after proving they have great patience and a love for children. Often they get excited about coming to the library before they even leave home. Williams says that once Bentley has his TDI scarf on, his ears perk up and he runs to the car. “We hadn’t had a puppy in 20 years, as our last three dogs were rescues,” Williams said. “It was fun having a puppy around, and watching him grow, although I had forgotten how much time you spend working on house breaking. Bentley was well behaved from the very beginning. He had a mellow personality, was very affectionate and yet playful. He took to obedience training easily. He was a regular at our family-owned Wandering Dog Wine Bar from the start and enjoyed all the attention he received.” Bentley has been a Tail Waggin’ Tutor for about six months. “People love his shaggy Muppet looks,” Williams said. “Kids really like him and don’t seem intimidated even through he’s a big doodle. I really like the idea of giving the children the opportunity to feel comfortable around dogs, and to practice their reading.” At home, Bentley is a best friend and security blanket for a mixed-breed rescue dog, Paige, who has anxiety issues. They enjoy chasing each other around the yard. He also has a child best friend, Williams’ 4-year-old granddaughter Audrey. “Bentley is a great retriever and has a collection of rubber chicken and turtle toys, and when he’s outside, insists that we play fetch. As soon as the door opens, he runs and gets one of his toys and drops it wherever we are, or whatever we’re doing, barking until we throw it,” Williams said. DOG CONTINUED ON PAGE 13

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September events at the library All events at local libraries are free to the public, with funding assistance from the Friends of the Library of SYV and Buellton Friends of the Library. Preschool Storytimes: Bringing your preschoolers to storytime will help get them ready to read. Stay for a craft or play session afterward and make a new friend. Mondays 11 a.m., Buellton Library . Tuesdays 10 a.m., Solvang Library Wiggly Storytime: Wednesdays 10:30 a.m., Solvang Library. Short stories, songs, rhymes, and activities for babies, toddlers and preschoolers. Be ready to participate with your child, and spend some time being silly together.

DIY Crafts: Anytime, Buellton Library Ask at the desk for the craft box! Drop-in crafts are always available to all ages.

Events For Children, Teens, and Families TED & Conversation Thursday Sept. 7, 1-1:50 p.m., Solvang Library NEW TIME! Come view one or two short talks from the famous TED Talks series, and explore the topic together afterward. Call the library for information on the topic. Monthly on FIRST Thursdays. ReadAloud: Fridays Sept. 8 and 22nd, 4 – 5 p.m.-Solvang Library. A play-reading group for adults, teens and children 9 and up. Not a performanceeveryone participates. All are welcome, please call or email to reserve a spot, and drop by the library to check out a script. September title is TBA.

Family Board Game Day/ Puzzle Club! Friday Sept. 22 Noon – 5 p.m.– Buellton Library. Come play Gone Fishin’, No Stress Chess, Blokus, Yahtzee, and Connect Four! OR join us in putting together a few puzzles. Stay all day or pop in to contribute at any time. Puzzles will be provided, but you are welcome to bring your own. Movie Afternoon: Beauty and the Beast. Saturday Sept. 23, 1:00 – 3:15 p.m., Solvang Library 2017 live-action retelling of the animated classic. Rated PG, 129 minutes

Movie Afternoon: Doctor Strange. Saturday Sept. 16, 2:00 – 4 p.m., Buellton Library. 2016 Fantasy/Science Fiction film. PG-13 115 minutes

National Voter Registration Day! Tuesday September 26, during open hours at Buellton Library and Solvang Libraries “Register in September, Make it Count in November” As part of the National non-partisan Voter Registration drive, Voter Registration tables will be manned at the libraries by volunteers. Voter registration forms are always available for pickup.

Reading with Dogs: Wednesdays 4-5 p.m., Buellton; Thursdays 3:30-4:30 p.m., Solvang. Our Tail Waggin’ Tutors help young readers practice reading skills by reading aloud to the kindest, least judgmental listeners around. Drop in for a 10-15 minute individual session with a “tutor.”

When Mountain Lions Are Neighbors: Beth Pratt-Bergstrom. Wednesday Sept. 20, 7:00 p.m.Solvang Library/Legion Wing Vet’s Hall. Free lecture and book signing with Beth Pratt-Bergstrom, the California Executive Director for the National Wildlife Federation. Co-Sponsored by the Santa Ynez Valley Natural History Society

Music Together Wednesday, Sept. 27, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Solvang Library. A music participation program for you and your baby/toddler/preschooler. Diane Byington of Solvang Conservatory shares songs, instrument play, rhythm chants and movement in a relaxed, playful setting. Caregiver participation required. Pre-registration guarantees a spot.

SYV Manga Club! Wednesdays from 3:30-4:30 p.m., Solvang Library. For young adults and teens 8th grade and older, who like to draw Manga-style art, and/or create stories. Materials provided.

Family Board Game Day Thursday Sept. 21 Noon Fall Book Sale Saturday Sept. 30, 10 a.m. – 3 to 6 p.m.– Solvang Library. Come try out a variety p.m., Solvang Library. Books, collectibles, and media of board games, old and new, for the whole family. for adults and children. Come browse and find a Make a date and meet your friends! treasure! Held by the Solvang Library volunteers.

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family’s Wandering Dog Wine Bar. For more information about the program, including becoming a Tail Waggin’ Tutor, call Casey Bemis at 688-4565.

One-on-One Tutoring: E and Audiobooks on your Mobile Device: Tuesdays 5:30-6:30 p.m., Buellton Library. Drop in for a free 20 minute session with volunteer Bethany C., and start accessing the library’s free online materials. Bring your device (E-reader, tablet, laptop, or smartphone).

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Old Days bringing fun, tradition to Los Alamos for 71st year Staff Report

ith the theme “Embracing our Heritage,” the 71st annual Los Alamos Valley Old Days Celebration is set for Friday through Sunday, Sept. 22-24, with plenty of fun for all ages in the historic, Western-style town. With no admission charges, residents and visitors gather every year to honor, preserve and celebrate the town’s authentic Western culture. Highlights include Friday evening’s Chili Kick-off Party & Dance, two-day Peddlers’ Mart & Artisan Faire, Saturday’s car show and Sunday morning’s “Greatest Little Small Town Parade.” The celebration is sponsored by the Los Alamos Valley Men’s Club, a nonprofit organization of men, women and families dedicated to preserving the town’s unique Western character and hospitality. The club, supported by tax-deductible donations, provides scholarships for local students and funding for organizations, and offers its facilities to rent for events. To get more information or to register to enter the parade, log onto www. losalamosvalleyolddays.com.

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Danish Days 2017

Longtime Solvang teacher and volunteer honored as grand marshal

intendent Bill Cirone, and she taught extension courses for California Lutheran University for teachers trying to earn career units. everal generations of Solvang ElemenNot one to sit still, Pfau balanced her career tary School students can recall having in education with side jobs in hospitality, Petti Pfau as their teacher, and the working at The Alisal Guest Ranch & Resort retired Solvang resident feels honored to have on weekends, as well as at The Alisal River taught at the school for 28 years. Grill. Those who still live here or come back for Pfau has tirelessly supported nonprofit the annual Danish Days celebration will see organizations and continues to be active in the her again this year, as the grand marshal of the Santa Barbara Rescue Mission, working its Danish Days parade on Saturday, Sept. 16. “I loved all my students, and since I volunwomen’s and children’s programs. teer a lot for local organizations I get to run Also a long-time supporter of the arts, she is into some of them that are still here. This town the chairwoman for the Scholarship Program and valley is like no other place I’ve been. It’s of the Santa Ynez Valley Arts Association, such a beautiful small community that really which each year awards a scholarship to a loves to be involved,” she said. graduating Santa Ynez Valley high school Pfau said she is honored to have been chostudent who is continuing his or her studies in sen as the grand marshal, especially because the arts. so many other people deserve the distinction. Pfau’s personal pursuits are also grounded The Danish Days Foundation chose Pfau in the arts. She has been a ceramicist for about due to her long-running involvement with 55 years as well as a painter. In her painting, Danish Days – as well as her support of, and she has worked with acrylics and has recently activity with, numerous other community Photo by Raiza Giorgi started with watercolors. She also crafts jeworganizations and nonprofits, with a strong elry and is an avid global traveler. In the past Danish Days Grand Marshal Petti Pfau is pictured at the Elverhoj Museum of Art and History, one of her favorite spots in emphasis on education, the arts, children’s and Solvang. five years or so, she has become particularly women’s issues. enamored with Southeast Asia. “I ran the Danish Days Kid’s Korner for multiple nonprofit and community organizaShe settled in Solvang in 1982, when she Pfau was raised in Santa Barbara and about 28 years, and along the way I met such tions. Last year those included a petting zoo built the home she still lives in. attended college at San Francisco State Unilovely people offering their time in support of versity. Her family is of Polish and German Her history with Solvang Danish Days dates from Healing Heart Sanctuary; face painting Girl Scouts troops, Lions Clubs, the Nationand dress-up fun by Solvang Faeriefest; a back almost 30 years, to when she started descent. al Charity League. I cherish the memories bounce house courtesy of Girl Scouts Troop coordinating and growing “Kid’s Korner “I have a feeling that some of those Vikings and the relationships I’ve built through my 50767; games by the Robotics FIRST 3512 on Saturday and Sunday of Danish Days in made it down to my ancestors’ homelands,” Spartatroniks; robotics demonstrations by the involvement in Danish Days,” Pfau said. Solvang Park. she said. “I love history, especially Viking The Kid’s Korner usually boasts a LEGO Patterson Road Elementary School PantherShe also served as the Director of Teacher lore. Danish Days furthers that love for me, activity area, a supervised play and rest sectroniks; and snow cones sponsored by Nation- Programs at the Santa Barbara County Educa- and it also gives nonprofits a chance to gain tion, and booths and activities sponsored by tion Office under long-serving County Super- awareness and to raise very necessary funds.” al Charity League. SYV Star Staff

Danish Days highlights Friday, Sept. 15 4 p.m.: Free Concert at the Solvang Park Gazebo, Mission Drive and First Street (The Ruben Lee Dalton Band). 4 p.m.: Chainsaw Carver George Kenny will begin carving his wooden creations on Friday afternoon; spectators will be able to view the progress of his work throughout the weekend. 5 – 10 p.m.: Viking Beer & Wine Garden – Outdoor beer and wine garden; supports the Solvang Danish Days Foundation. Continues on Saturday. (Guests must be 21 or older to enter.) 7:30 p.m.: Torchlight Parade – Free for participants, all ages welcome, candles provided. Route begins at Alisal Road and Laurel Avenue, strolling south down Alisal and ending at the Midgaard Pavilion Stage (in Parking Lot 2, downtown Solvang, adjacent to the Danish Days Viking Beer & Wine Garden). 8 p.m.: Opening Ceremonies in Solvang Park introducing 2017 Danish Maid Gabrielle Heron. Velkommen Street Dance follows with Danish dancers performing

to live music, and a short story narrated by Randel McGee as Hans Christian Andersen.

Saturday, Sept. 16 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.: Aebleskiver Breakfast on Copenhagen Drive and First Street; $7 per person ($8 with Danish sausage). Tickets available on-line in advance, or at the event entrance. Aebleskiver Breakfast also featured on Sunday, same times. 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.: Kid’s Korner featuring LEGO and a supervised play and rest area in Solvang Park. Kid’s Korner also featured on Sunday, same times. 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.: Viking Encampment – Visit the Ravens of Odin, a Norse educational group, as they bring Viking times to life through historical re-enactments. Features a Viking Age weaponry demonstration on Saturday. Viking Encampment also featured on Sunday, same times. 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.: Living History Festival at Elverhoj Museum of History & Art (1624 Elverhoy Way; www.elverhoj.org). Free, interactive activities for all

ages, plus artisans, craftspeople and storytellers. Living History Festival also featured on Sunday, 10 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. 11 a.m. – 10:30 p.m.: Viking Beer & Wine Garden – Outdoor beer and wine garden supports the Solvang Danish Days Foundation. (Guests must be 21 years of age or older to enter.) 11:30 a.m.: Free Aebleskiver Eating Contest – Corner of Copenhagen Drive and First Street. All ages welcome for this five-minute competition. Contest also featured on Sunday, same time. 1 p.m.: Danish Days Organ Concert - World-renowned concert organist James Welch is “Bach” to entertain guests with the “lighter side” of the organ in his Danish Days concert featuring a mix of lively tunes from across the centuries, folk melodies, and hits from Baroque to Broadway. Don’t miss this year’s concert on the Phelps pipe organ at Bethania Lutheran Church, 603 Atterdag Road (suggested $5 donation for concert). 2:30 p.m.: Danish Days Parade – Includes the Solvang Village Band atop the Carlsberg Beer Wagon,

floats, equestrians, Village Dancers and more. Line-up starts at 1:30 p.m. on First Street, between Molle Way and Oak Street; parade begins by turning east on Copenhagen Drive, then north on Alisal Road, west on Mission Drive, south on Fourth Place, east on Copenhagen, south on Second Street, finishes at corner of Oak Street near Solvang City Hall. No charge to participate in the parade; applications are available at www. solvangdanishdays.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/ DDS-Parade-app-2017.pdf. 5 p.m. – 10 p.m.: Free Concerts featuring live music on the Midgaard Pavilion Stage in Parking Lot 2, in downtown Solvang, adjacent to the Viking Beer & Wine Garden. All ages welcome; varied music genres. Bands and set times to be announced.

Sunday, Sept. 17 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.: Aebleskiver Breakfast on Copenhagen Drive and First Street, $7 per person ($8 with Danish sausage). Advance tickets available at SCHEDULE CONTINUED ON PAGE 28

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Danish Days 2017 Event celebrating 81st year in Solvang Festival Sept. 15-17 offers three days of traditional food and entertainment Staff Report

olvang Danish Days — with a theme of “Solvang, How Sweet It Is!” — will celebrate its 81st anniversary this year with a three-day-weekend of entertainment on Friday through Sunday, Sept. 15-17. The event promises a “total Danish immersion experience” as it celebrates the 1911 establishment of Solvang by Danish-American settlers. This year the festival is offering, as an on-line purchase only, a “Dane For A Day” VIP ticket bundle, for guests who want For full coverage to “live like Vikings” of Danish Days, throughout the weeklog onto www. end, organizers said. santaynezvalley In addition to the star.com. VIP ticket package, those looking to gain quicker entrance to either Saturday or Sunday’s aebleskiver breakfasts may now purchase tickets for either day’s breakfast on line, in advance. All advance, on-line tickets are now available at solvang-danish-days-2017.

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File photos The annual Danish Days Parade draws thousands of locals and visitors who come to see the town’s celebration of Danish heritage.

eventbrite.com. Since the celebration’s modest beginnings in 1936, when the festival debuted to commemorate the village’s 25th anniversary, organizers have continued to celebrate Solvang’s Danish heritage with authentic food, music, dancing, parades, live entertainment and family activities. In 1946, a reporter from the influential Sat-

urday Evening Post magazine visited Solvang during Danish Days and the resulting article, which appeared in January 1947, put Solvang on the proverbial map. The article stated, in part, “Solvang … a spotless Danish village that blooms like a rose in California’s charming Santa Ynez Valley. Old country charm and customs have been successfully fused with the American way of life. Nowadays … the quaint

village is busy living up to its affectionate name, ‘Little Denmark’.” This year’s numerous offerings, encompassing activities for all ages, including fan-favorite food events surrounding aebleskiver, the iconic Danish pastry balls; a Danish-style beer and wine garden serving the Danish import EVENT CONTINUED ON PAGE 28

Living History Festival to provide fun and education Staff Report

he public is invited to celebrate Solvang’s history and cultural roots during the free Living History Festival on Saturday and Sunday of Danish Days, Sept. 16 and 17, at the Elverhøj Museum of History and Art, where artisans, storytellers and craftspeople will demonstrate their skills to entertain visitors. Exhibits come to life during the festival as skilled craftspeople teach visitors about centuries-old arts and crafts traditions of Denmark. Bobbin lace makers manipulate threads to create intricate work and offer guests an opportunity to try their hand at this craft from the past. Textile artists spin wool, stitch Hardanger embroidery and demonstrate Viking knitting. “We will have a variety of stations with hands-on activities for all ages and the Danish Christmas Corner with gifts and accessories rooted in Danish Christmas traditions,” said

Photo contributed Bobbin lace maker Clara Ehrsam weaves intricate designs and will be offering guests an opportunity to try this centuries-old art.

Esther Jacobsen Bates, the Elverhoj’s executive director. “Guests can make a cut-paper decoration, get creative with Viking runes stamps, weave a paper star, dress up and snap a selfie with a Viking, and shop for a Danish Christmas keepsake.” Visitors are invited to linger in the museum garden where artisans will be working. Storyteller Randall McGee, a traditional festival favorite, will perform both days as world-famous Danish author Hans Christian Andersen. Papirklip artist Rick James Marzullo will demonstrating the Danish folk art of paper-cutting that has earned him international acclaim. Rounding out the weekend of free activities are docent-led tours of the museum’s historical, cultural and art exhibits. History, heritage and art are on display year-round at Elverhøj, which occupies the former residence of one of Solvang’s most artistic families. The historic handcrafted structure, two blocks south of the village center, is the former dream home of artists Viggo Brandt-Erichsen and his wife, Martha Mott. In 1949 they began building in a style derived from the large Danish farmhouses of 18th century Jutland. Many elements of Scandinavian

architecture were incorporated into the design. Ornamental wrought ironwork, sculptures, a carved redwood main entry door, and hand-painted wall panels are just some of the permanent imprints of the talented family. Since 1988, Elverhøj Museum has been welcoming and educating visitors. The Solvang Room showcases the town’s history with photos, video, artifacts and models. The Immigrant Room displays artifacts from a rural one-room Danish home as it might have looked in the 1870s when Danish emigration to the United States was at its peak. Tucked into a corner of the garden is the diorama cottage with a small-scale display depicting 1920s Solvang with its mix of architectural styles that did not yet include the Danish designs adapted in the 1950s. Elverhøj Museum of History and Art is at 1624 Elverhoy Way in Solvang, two blocks south of Copenhagen Drive, just off Second Street. The museum is open Wednesday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. There is no charge for admission, but a donation of $5 is suggested. To see a full schedule of museum programs or to learn more about Solvang’s rich history, visit www.elverhoj.org.

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arts & nonprofits SAN LORENZO FOUNDATION

Photo contributed “An Evening with the Capuchin Novices” will feature the 10 novices who are completing their second year of Capuchin training at San Lorenzo Seminary this year. Pictured, from left in the front row, are Brothers Henry Nguyen from Highlands Ranch, Colo.; Ricardo Tarde from Puerto Rico; José Vera from Guanajuato, Mexico, via Green Bay, Wisc.; Collin Mary Brown from Houston; and Collin Kourtz from Fairfax, Va. From left in the back row are Brothers Austin Cambon from Yucca Valley, Ca.; Daniel Uremovic from Dutton Park, Queensland, Australia; Michael Herlihey from West Chester, Pa.; Paul Rahn from Geneseo, N.Y.; and Baudry Metangmo from Cameroon, via Billings, Mont.

Seminary’s fundraising gala to celebrate this year’s novices By Victoria Martinez

Foundation, a nonprofit organization established in 1984 to coordinate the volunteer and fundraising needs of the seminary. he San Lorenzo Foundation will “Our responsibility is to support the semhold its annual gala, “An Evening inary,” said Wayne Natale, a board member with the Capuchin Novices,” at and this year’s gala chairman. 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9. All proceeds from the gala will go toward The event will celebrate the 10 new capital improvement projects at the seminovices who moved in July for their second nary. This year, the foundation is hoping to year of Capuchin training at San Lorenzo raise $50,000 with an allocation of $35,000 Seminary, where they will spend the year in to go toward heating and air conditioning community and personal prayer about the projects in the chapel. vocational choice they have made. The event, which will take place on the “Our whole purpose and goal is to develstunning San Lorenzo Seminary property in op and deepen a Capuchin identity,” said the eastern Santa Ynez Valley, will feature an Father Bill Hugo, one of three directors of open bar, wine tasting from Lucas and Lewelnovices. len, Bradley Family Winery and Dascomb San Lorenzo Seminary has a long and rich Cellars, and wine from the first bottling of history in the Santa Ynez Valley. The Capuwine from the vineyard on the seminary’s chin Franciscan Seminary was established campus. The novices will be at the event in 1963 after the Hourihan family donated helping with entertainment and desserts. 28 acres and initial funding to the Capuchin To learn more about the San Lorenzo Franciscans. The Hourihan family continued Foundation, or to purchase tickets for the to lend its support to the seminary and the annual gala, visit www.sanlorenzofounCatholic community in the valley until the last dation.org. Tickets are $100 per person or member in their family line, Kathleen, died in Photo by Victoria Martinez $125 per person to also sponsor a friar. 2006. The seminary now owns more than 400 Father Bill Hugo, a director of novices, is pictured with Wayne Natale, chairman for the San Lorenzo Foundation’s annual gala. San Lorenzo Seminary also welcomes acres due to the generosity of the family. members of the community to celebrate groups. It continued as a retreat center open America and Pacific Capuchin Conference. daily Mass in its main chapel. For more In the 1980s, the seminary became a The staff and novices at San Lorenzo retreat and prayer center for groups such as to the public until April 2011, when the information about the seminary and its serseminary became a novitiate for the North have great support from the San Lorenzo AA, Al-Anon, high schools, and religious vices, visit www.sanlorenzoseminary.org. reporter@santaynezvalleystar.com

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Photo contributed “Roblar Avenue Morning Light,” a photograph by Bill Dewey.

Wilding Museum plans artist talks, workshops Staff Report

he Wildling Museum of Art & Nature will feature artist Jessika Cardinahl and aerial photographer Bill Dewey in the next two sessions of its Artist Talk Series and will host several new workshops in the coming weeks. Cardinahl began her career as an accomplished actress and has transitioned into an accomplished artist. She will speak at 3 p.m. on Sept. 24. Her artistic emphasis is in the application of large-scale canvas and linen. She also employs craft packing paper, large cardboard mats and clear, unfinished wood veneer as the foundation for her artwork. The final Artist Talk of the year will feature Dewey at 3 p.m. Oct. 29, who has had a private pilot’s license since 1981 and bases his aerial photography out of Santa Barbara Airport. Dewey has been photographing the California landscape since taking up the camera in the early 1970s and has had a photography studio and business in Santa Barbara for 30 years. His photographs have been featured in several of the Wildling’s past exhibitions and will be the subject of the upcoming exhibition, “Overview: The

Aerial Photography of Bill Dewey,” opening on Oct. 27. A workshop, “Exploring Color” with Cynthia DeVine at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 9, will be an exploration of how color shapes lives. DeVine will share history of the development of color theory and help workshop participants better understand their relationship to color in their own lives. The workshop will culminate in a mandala-coloring activity. Tuition is $30 for Wildling members and $35 for others. All supplies will be included and each participant will be able to take home a set of brush markers. The art of natural perfumery will be explored in a three-hour workshop with Susan Farber of Sol Aromatics from 1 - 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 23. She will lead a lively educational discussion of 18 essential oils and absolutes; play scent games to connect smell with emotions, images, and memories; and provide a guided blending session. Tuition is $75. Participants will leave with a bottle of custom-made fragrance, the formula for future refills and a take-home guide of the process. For more information, to volunteer and/ or join the museum as a member, visit www.wildlingmuseum.org.

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C Gallery exhibiting work of painter Lisa Gizara By Pamela Dozois

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any people go through life asking themselves and not finding the answer to two profound questions: Why am I here, and what is my purpose in this life? Not so with Santa Monica based artist and photographer Lisa Gizara. She came into this world with an eye for beauty, symmetry and balance and was fortunate enough to be fortified by a mother who was her fearless supporter, recognizing her gifts early on, and a father who, being more pragmatic, gave her a camera upon graduation from art school, hoping that she could make a living in photography. Inspired by this deep artistic sense and an array of colors she discovered in a box of Crayola Crayons, given to her by her father at age 4, she began her journey. Born in New England, Gizara started drawing at the age of 4 and painting at age 12, executing realistic landscapes. During her senior year in college she says she became bored with painting realistically. She took a bucket of paint and splashed it on a canvas and her artistic eye discovered an abstract landscape instead of a realistic one. “It was that surprise, seeing things in a new way, which propelled me into being an abstract painter – it was a very exciting moment – it was fun,” she said. She recently sold a copy of that very first piece, entitled “Autumn Blaze,” to

sometimes it takes a couple of weeks. It’s a dialogue. The painting speaks to me as much as I tell the painting what to do. “I’m inspired by beauty, balance and mystery. All of it is already inside my visual vocabulary so it’s a matter of allowing it to come out of me. I’m a channel – it comes from a higher place and I’m just the conduit. Painting is very spiritual for me. When I’m painting it is the most at peace I ever feel,” she said. Gizara is not only a painter but also a photographer. “For most of my career I have earned my living as a photographer,” she said. “Thank heaven that my father gifted me with a camera, thinking that painting would not provide me with a skill to make a living, and photography would. “When I wake up in the morning it depends which one speaks to me. One discipline pulls from the right side of the brain the other from the left. Painting is elusive, and when it does speak to me I go into the studio. I work in fits and starts – when it hits me I may be in the studio for a month until I feel fulfilled. On the other hand, when photography speaks, I pick up my camera and go out to the streets to photograph architecture – old houses, dilapidated buildings with a hisPhoto by Karen Ballard tory all their own. What distinguishes Artist Lisa Gizara and C Gallery owner Connie Rhode celebrate during an artist reception in July. Gizara’s art will be featured me is that most painters are not photographers and most photographers are not through mid-September. painters.” actor Bruce Dern for his business office in painting abstracts. It was a wonderful surGizara presently has a solo photogHollywood. prise to me,” Gizara said. “Sometimes the “I went from painting landscapes to painting reveals itself to me quickly and GIZARA CONTINUED ON PAGE 29

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Poto contributed “Carbon on Cotton,” photomontage by Paul Roark

Photographer Paul Roark to be featured at Gallery Los Olivos Staff Report

hotographic artist and innovator Paul Roark will be the featured artist of the month with an exhibit of his stunning black-and-white images in the SYV Arts Guild Room at Gallery Los Olivos from Sept. 6 to Oct. 5. Roark is an internationally collected artist, recognized for his contributions to advancing black and white printing technology via carbon pigments that result in the most archival photographic images. The special exhibit in the Guild Room is coordinated with a second collection of the artist’s work, as he will also be the featured artist in the Gallery Los Olivos front room. The displays will both showcase non-traditional black and white photogra-

phy print media. “The GLO front room will be called ‘Carbon on Canvas,’ which is my description of my process that uses inkjet printers to put my custom carbon inksets onto canvas substrates for large displays. The Guild Room display will be called ‘Carbon on Cotton,’ which is how I describe my process of printing carbon pigments onto Arches watercolor paper,” Roark said “While the canvas is appropriate for very large prints, the ‘Carbon on Arches’ is, in my view, simply the most archival photographic medium possible. The carbon-carbon bond is the strongest in nature, and, as a result, the carbon pigments are the most lightfast and stable pigments we have. Arches watercolor paper, particularly GALLERY LO CONTINUED ON PAGE 29

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he Los Olivos School Foundation will be hosting the LO+CAL Field Feast from 5:30 to 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9, at Mattei’s Tavern to support enrichment programs for Los Olivos School. The evening will include dinner from renowned Chef Clark Staub, proprietor of Full of Life Flatbread in Los Alamos. The four-course meal will feature fresh farm-to-table cuisine from local farms and ranches along with wine, beer, and spirits from local artisans. There will be a myriad of silent and live auction items that have been donated by local residents and businesses. Entertainment will include music by local favorite band “The Bomb.” “LO+CAL Field Feast will be a very special event for a great cause,” said Jaime Dietenhofer, president of the Los Olivos School Foundation. “It is such a unique opportunity to enjoy an amazing menu of food and drink in the Santa Ynez Valley along with great entertainment while supporting the children who attend Los Olivos School. We will also have terrific items and packages to bid on during our live and silent auctions.” The foundation has donated more than $400,000 to Los Olivos School to support enrichment programs including technology, science, playground equipment, and music and art programs. This event allows the foundation to raise the funds needed for the school each year. Each $100 ticket to the LO+CAL Field Feast will directly go to the foundation. The foundation’s board of directors are still looking for volunteers for the event as well as donors. Those interested in donating to the silent or live auctions can email foundation.losolivos@gmail.com for more information. For tickets or more information, visit http://www.losolivosfoundation.org/

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program that builds on the Ecology Center’s successful eight-year-old Market Match program. hoppers at the Solvang Farmers’ MarAfter hearing about these grants from the ket may have noticed a new kiosk in Hollywood Farmer’s Market, Sam Edelman, the center of the market bearing a sign, general manager of the Santa Barbara Certified “Market Match.” Farmers’ Market Association, contacted the Market Match offers extra buying power Ecological Foundation who advised him to to participants in the Supplemental Nutrition apply for a grant. He did and received an initial Assistance Program (formerly food stamps) grant of just over $15,000 which can be reapwhen they spend their SNAP benefits on Caliplied for when the funds have been disbursed. fornia-grown fruits and vegetables at certified “Our association is honored to be a recipifarmers’ markets. ent of this grant and look forward to distributHolders of EBT cards can spend up to $10 Photo by Pamela Dozois ing it to the community,” said Edelman. and the market will match it dollar for dollar, Victoria Sarquilla is the on-site manager of promotions “We’re a board-run association by an allowing participants to increase their purand outreach for Market Match, which offers extra buying elected group of farmers and have been doing chases of fresh produce. Participants can shop power to participants in the Supplemental Nutrition farmers’ markets for 30 years,” said Victoria Assistance Program when they spend their SNAP benefits Sarquilla, on-site manager of promotions at all six Farmers’ Markets in Santa Barbara on California-grown fruits and vegetables at certified County. and outreach. “We are excited to make fresh Besides addressing food insecurity, the pro- farmers’ markets. food affordable to a greater portion of our gram boosts revenue for small and mid-sized community.” grant – the largest in the country. FINI grants farms. Many of these farms are among the Visit the kiosk set up in the middle of the are designed to increase the purchase of fruits market every Wednesday from 2:30 to 6 p.m. most innovative in sustainable agriculture. and vegetables among low-income people The U.S. Department of Agriculture For a small fee visitors can also access funds participating in the SNAP program. through its ATM system. has awarded the California Department of This grant was awarded to the California For more information, visit www.sbfarmers Agriculture and its partners a $3.9 million market.org. Nutrition Incentive Program, a new state Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive (FINI) Contributing Writer

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want to be part of the community, I want to give back. I try to make a difference in life, because I think … if the youth today doesn’t see us make a difference, they will have nothing to reflect on,” said Harold Welsh, chef and owner of The Hummingbird Cafe in Solvang. In conversation, Welsh reveals that he is just as passionate about people as he is about food. Harold Welsh In his 20s, Welsh found out that he was diabetic and it changed his life. As he was living in Santa Barbara, Welsh turned to Samsung Clinic Photos contributed for treatment and education. He began Chef Harold Welsh makes traditional Jamaican Jerk Chicken, mild or hot. working with certified dieticians to create meals that were diabetic friendly and after with delicious aromas, but it will make “I didn’t want nothin’ to do with food!” years of holding the title of executive chef your feet want to dance up its steps to the Welsh chuckled as he reflected on how he at restaurants from San Ysidro Ranch to beats of the Caribbean music that echoes got to where he is, “I didn’t choose this job Citronelle, Welsh started his own compafrom its windows. … this job chose me.” ny, World Cuisine. Nestled in the quaint courtyard of In the ’90s, Welsh came to California He began tailoring meal plans, taught Atterdag Square, The Hummingbird Café for what he thought was going to be a vacooking classes and delivered cuisine for is quite possibly the smallest restaurant cation. Just a few days in, he was working people who had special dietary requirein Solvang, and it pumps out some of the in his dad’s restaurant in Sunnyvale. His ments. town’s most unusual eats. Jamaican Jerk vacation turned in to a career. Welsh ended “I really wanted to make things taste Chicken is a house specialty. Equally tasty up traveling down the coast and fell in love good without using things we don’t really is the Cubano Sandwich or the Shrimp with this area. He spent years as an execneed,” he explained. “Be simple, easy on Mango Salad. Everything Welsh cooks is utive chef, a personal chef, and an activist the fat, easy on the carbs, just keep it real.” made to order, which makes it perfect for for diabetic research before starting this And just as he describes it, he does keep those with dietary restrictions or those who it real. His café will not only lure you in simply want to kick the heat up a notch. CAFEONTINUED ON PAGE 23

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rystal “Chef Pink” DeLongpre and Courtney Rae DeLongpre announced Aug. 11 that they were immediately closing their Bacon and Brine restaurant, without giving a reason for the closure. “It is with the heaviest hearts and most disappointments that we are announcing the closure of Bacon & Brine. We can not express enough gratitude for those who’ve helped along the way and the support of this community that we’ve experienced,” they posted on the Facebook page. Just a year ago the women were quickly outgrowing and moving their small kitchen space in Atterdag Square (where The Hummingbird Cafe is now) to the corner of Copenhagen and Second Street next to the blue windmill and Sevtap. They raised nearly $25,000 in a kickstarter campaign to help with covering costs and their $175,000 debt, They said in a Facebook post that they weren’t able to obtain a traditional business loan. They offered their large fan base perks for pitching in. The many reviews on their Facebook page are mostly five stars, with people saying they are return customers and posting pictures of their favorite food items. When the SYV Star staff asked about a reason for the closure, the DeLongpres said they couldn’t comment at the moment and would send out a release when they were able.

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olvang resident Lise Kirby is passionate about what she bakes. “I try really hard to have things come from my heart,” she said. She transformed what used to be a personal passion into “gimme some sugar,” an up-and-coming business in the Santa Ynez Valley. Offering unique and typically thematic “Sweets of the Week,” Kirby has found a way to share her family history of baking with good ingredients and a lot of love with her customers. Kirby was born and raised in California after her parents came from the Midwest and the South, and she herself attended graduate school in the Midwest. The phrase “gimme some sugar” was one of affection that stuck with her, so when she decided to turn her passion into a business, it only made sense to use such a timeless name. “Everything is very symbolic in my world,” Kirby said. Many of her recipes are ones her mother has passed down to her. She is careful to preserve them as they were written and created, so she avoids substitutions and tries to use seasonal, local ingredients when possible. “I grew up in a house where my mom always baked from scratch,” she said. Each Sunday, Kirby sends out word about three “Sweets of the Week” on social media and through email. Customers order by Wednesday evening and pick up their freshly baked orders curbside on Friday. Her simple business model is an easy yet more personalized process that makes purchasing quality sweets less impulsive. Since starting her business in February, Kirby has tried to meet the needs of her

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he Stuart C. Gildred Family YMCA is introducing a new swim curriculum that develops children’s swimming skills accurately by placing them in corresponding stages that best match their age and ability. Registration is now open for the fall swim classes, which start Sept. 5. The new curriculum, launching at YMCAs across the nation, will detail what stage each child should begin at, and it gives information on what they will learn as well as the pathways they can follow as they progress. The Stuart C. Gildred Family YMCA offers a variety of programs to help youth and adults experience the joy and benefits of swimming, while feeling healthy, confident and secure in the water. “Learning to swim and water safety are very important life skills,” said Aquatics Director Gregory Hughes. “This goes hand in hand with having fun and living in the Santa Ynez Valley.” Beyond instruction, the Y also provides recreational, competitive and specialty aquatics programs for all ages and abilities, including parent-child classes, water exercise and therapy, water safety and rescue, and water sports. Visit http://www.ciymca.org/stuart gildred/ or call 805-686-2037 for more information about the programs and offerings.

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ocal employees and job-seekers at all career stages can take charge of their futures this fall with Career Skills Institute courses through the SBCC School of Extended Learning. Registration is now open for the 86 tuition-free classes offered throughout the fall semester. These tuition-free courses can be completed in a few weeks and earn “digital badges” as accreditation that students can show to prospective employers. Students who wish to complete digital badges in a single semester are urged to register now at www.sbcc.edu/ExtendedLearning to secure their spot in classes. The Career Skills Institute is endorsed by LinkedIn and focuses on providing training for the workforce in a unique, flipped-classroom setting, powered by Lynda.com. Students gain access to Lynda.com video playlists selected by their instructors so class time can be spent solving real-world industry problems using the concepts learned. The result is an enhanced set of skills with a greater likelihood of job acquisition or career advancement. Digital badges provide a credential to show employers new skills in 27 areas of career advancement, and may be displayed on LinkedIn and

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partnership between the SYHS Tennis Boosters and the Santa Ynez Valley Union High School District has resulted in a long-hoped-for upgrade to the campus: lighting for all six tennis courts to allow night play for both the SYHS tennis teams and the community. There is no other facility like it in the valley. Raising the $76,000 needed was a tall order. Thanks to 12 years of fundraising efforts by the Tennis Boosters, $38,000 was raised. In a more recent effort spearheaded by SYHS parent and Tennis Booster Denise Allec, the additional funds were secured through a contribution from the school district and significant donations in the form of donated labor and a price reduction on parts. Jennifer Rasmussen, the girl’s tennis coach for 22 years, also played a key role in bringing the project to fruition. Work began in July and with community support from local businesses Just LED, owned by SYHS parent Jez Blacker, and Erickson Electric, owned by SYHS parent and alumnus Lonnie Erickson, the job was completed after weeks of summer work.

“Lonnie Erickson really stretched our dollars through a very generous gift of labor. The project would not have been completed without it,” Allec said. The new lighting will allow high school tennis teams to practice and play games after dark. The added benefit to the community is that there are coin-operated switches that will turn on the lights as needed until 10 p.m., seven days a week. The cost is 50 cents for twenty minutes, and two courts are lit at the same time. Play is on a first-come, first-served basis. “This project is a result of a local partnership that will benefit both students and other community members,” said district Superintendent Scott Cory. “I would like to offer sincere thanks to the Tennis Boosters and the local businesses that gave so much time, effort and financial resources to make this happen. “On a related note,” he added, “thanks also needs to go out to Santa Ynez Valley Youth Recreation for building these courts for us more than 20 years ago. All of this is another great example of the valley coming together to make Photo contributed New lighting at the SYHS tennis courts will now allow for evening matches and community play until 10 p.m. something special happen.”

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‘Hancock Promise’ offers free first-year tuition corporate gifts. With this announcement, the college is launching a five-year, $10 million endowment campaign through the Hancock College Foundation to ensure the sustainability of the Promise. “We know that full-time students have better performance and completion rates. The Hancock Promise allows our students to travel down pathways to success faster with more direction and guidance,” added Staff Report Walthers. To be eligible for the Promise, a student tarting with the fall 2018 semester, must enroll at Hancock directly after gradustudents who graduate from high ating from a high school within the district, schools within the Hancock College which covers northern Santa Barbara CounDistrict will be eligible to receive free tuition ty. It applies to students who graduate from and fees for a year if they enroll immediately private, public, charter or home schools, at the college. and people who earn their GED or pass the Known as the Hancock Promise, the new California High School Proficiency Exam, program intends to remove financial barriers as long as they live in the district. and expand opportunities for all students to To be eligible, students must also comsucceed, from elementary school through plete financial aid applications, register college. for a minimum of 12 units in both the fall Beyond new high school graduates, the and spring semesters, maintain a 2.0 grade program also targets fifth- through eighthpoint average in the fall to be eligible for the grade students and their families to develop Promise in the spring, and complete at least a college-going culture. Through outreach one math and one English class during the events, students will become familiar with first year if that is required for their major. the campus, programs and services. The Hancock Promise is a four-step plan “We are dedicated to changing the odds to provide continuous support and guidance for our community,” said Hancock Superfor students from elementary school through intendent and President Kevin G. Walthers. college. “The Promise ensures higher education is as Though not the first community college in accessible and affordable for our community the state to launch a promise program, Hanas possible.” cock is the first to focus on early outreach to “Promise” students will save at least elementary and junior high students through $1,200 in tuition and fees, register for its “Bulldog Bound” component. classes early with priority registration, set an “No other Promise program in the state academic plan for success with personalized makes outreach to fifth- through eighth-gradcounseling, as well as receive free tutoring ers a priority,” said Nohemy Ornelas, and other academic support services. Hancock’s associate superintendent and vice The Hancock Promise is funded entirely through private donations, grants and TUITION ONTINUED ON PAGE 27

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TUITION CONTINUED FROM PAGE 26 president for Student Services. “Getting students excited about college at an early age will have a ripple effect in their own families and in the whole community.” The college will host several Bulldog Bound events throughout the year. For example, fifth-graders and their families are invited to watch Hancock football host San Bernardino at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 30. Hancock also plans to expand its annual Career Exploration Day on Friday, Oct. 6, to benefit junior high and high school students. Another component, Path to Promise, helps high school students prepare for success in college. Students will become more familiar with Hancock programs and services through a variety of workshops and outreach events at the college, such as the Young Educated Latino Leaders (YELL) Conference, Career Exploration Day and concurrent enrollment. The college will also continue to offer counseling, orientation and educational planning at the high schools. “We want students and their families to understand and believe a college education is possible,” Ornelas said. “The Path to Promise is about students feeling supported, engaged, directed, valued and nurtured by the college throughout high school. When they set foot on campus as freshmen, it will already feel like home.” The college’s commitment continues into students’ second year through the fourth and final component of the Promise, the Extended Promise. The Extended Promise focuses on ensuring second-year success with a degree, certificate or transfer to a four-year university. “During students’ second year, Promise students will continue to receive direction and services to help them succeed – counseling, assistance with scholarships, transfer applications and job interview preparation,” Ornelas said. “The bottom line is, the college will focus on ensuring students succeed.” Data show that 37 percent of graduating seniors from district high schools enroll at Hancock. The college’s goal with the Hancock Promise is to increase that rate. “There is already a long history of community support for students at Hancock,” said Valerie Moya Boice, president of the Hancock College Foundation Board. “The Promise allows more students the opportuni-

Photo contributed Officials of Hancock College and its foundation have announced that high shcool graduates within the college district who immediately enroll at the college will receive free tuition and fees for one year. Known as the Hancock Promise, the new program removes financial barriers and expands opportunities for all students to succeed from elementary school through college.

ty to benefit from the wonderful programs at the college.” Long-time Santa Maria Valley resident Doris Lahr and her family were the inaugural donors. Companies including Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E), Marian Regional Medical Center and AERA Energy have already pledged their support to the Hancock Promise. For more information about the Hancock Promise, visit www.hancockcollege.edu/ promise, send an email to promise@hancock college.edu or call (805) 347-7550.

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EVENT CONTINUED FROM PAGE 15 Carlsberg beer, alongside local brews and wines; a historical re-enactment in a Viking encampment; interactive history lessons at the Elverhoj Museum of History & Art; chainsaw wood-carving demonstrations; an Old World artisanal crafts marketplace; and a contemporary Solvang merchant walk. Overall admission to Solvang Danish Days is free, and entertainment options abound during the weekend with three parades, Danish folk dancers and musicians performing in spots scattered about the town, plus an afternoon and evening of free, live concerts on the Midgaard Pavilion Stage in the middle of downtown Solvang, adjacent to the Viking Beer and Wine Garden. Solvang Danish Days also aims to please the next generation of Danish Days fans with multiple pass-times, including story-telling sessions with Randel McGee as Hans Christian Andersen, and a “Kid’s Korner” in Solvang Park featuring LEGO blocks. Since the 1960s, Solvang Danish Days has been presided over by each year’s Danish Maid – a tradition that remains an honorable accomplishment for each of the young, local women appointed by the Danish Days Foundation Board members, to become a specific year’s Danish Maid. The 2017 Danish Maid is 18-year-old Gabrielle Heron, a fifth-generation Santa Ynez Valley resident whose Solvang roots stretch back to the town’s founding years. “It’s an honor to serve as the 2017 Danish Maid – especially since this past year, the world embraced and practiced the Danish custom of ‘hygge,’ which celebrates simplicity and cherishes little moments in family, comfort, and food. I am excited to represent our Danish town as a Danish lifestyle custom receives worldwide recognition, and Solvang once again takes time to remember and celebrate the Danish heritage and traditions on which it was founded,” Gabrielle said. Solvang’s Danish Maids serve as goodwill ambassadors during their year of service, mak-

SCHEDULE CONTINUED FROM PAGE 14 solvang-danish-days-2017.eventbrite.com. 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.: Kid’s Korner featuring LEGO and a supervised play and rest area in Solvang Park. 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.: Viking Encampment – Visit

Win a Trip for Two to Denmark Each year a round-trip ticket for two to Denmark is sponsored by the Danish Days Foundation. Also included is a grand prize of $1,000 cash. Proceeds from the sale of the $1 raffle tickers support the Danish Days festival. They can be purchased at many Solvang businesses before and during Danish Days or by mail at P.O. Box 1424, Solvang, 93464. ing public appearances to promote Solvang its spirit of hospitality. Danish Days has a long-standing family history for Gabrielle: In 1961, her grandmother, Ann Nielsen, was the first to hold court as “hostess” for Danish Days, a precursor to the Danish Maid role. Gabrielle’s older sister, Angelique Heron, File photos was named 2014 Danish Maid, and her cousin, Viking traditions are kept alive with wood-carving demonstrations, re-enactment camps and more. Below, Danish dancers perform traditional dances for people of all ages to enjoy. Natalya Nielsen, served as the 2016 Danish Maid. Gabrielle’s great uncle, Don Nielsen, was chairman of the Danish Days board in 1953 and her grandfather, Roger, was chairman in 1971. Also in 1971, Gabrielle’s great-grandparents, Axel and Margaret Nielsen, were the Danish Days Parade grand marshals, and in 2010, her grandparents, Roger and Ann Nielsen, were the grand marshals. Her uncle, Rodney Nielsen, has volunteered for Danish Days for more than 30 years. He has served on the Danish Days Foundation Board for the last 12 years and served as cochair of the board in 2013. One of Danish Days’ continuing traditions is the weekend’s pair of aebleskiver breakfasts, served right in the middle of town – a tradition that began with Axel Nielsen, who was in charge of the breakfasts for many years until Roger Nielsen took the helm. Rodney Nielsen is now the breakfast chairman. the Ravens of Odin, a Norse educational group, as they bring Viking times to life through historical re-enactments. 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.: Living History Festival at Elverhoj Museum of History & Art (1624 Elverhoy Way; www.elverhoj.org). Free, interactive activities for all

ages, plus artisans, craftspeople and storytellers. 11:30 a.m.: Free Aebleskiver Eating Contest – Corner of Copenhagen Drive and First Street. All ages welcome for this five-minute competition. 2 p.m.: Children’s Parade – Begins at Atterdag Square (corner of Atterdag Road and Copenhagen

Drive) and meanders down Copenhagen to Solvang Park. All children and families are welcome; no charge to participate, and costumes are encouraged. 2:45 p.m.: Closing Ceremony in Solvang Park. Danish Maid Gabrielle Heron closes the festive weekend; free concert to follow (band to be announced).

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GIZARA CONTINUED FROM PAGE 18 raphy exhibit at the San Francisco Airport entitled “Beyond the Spectrum,” which will be hanging through mid-September. She is also a member of an artists’ collective SEE/ME whose group work has been featured in SOHO, in Brooklyn, and in the Louvre in Paris. In addition to her photography, her art has been rented out by Art Pic, a studio that supplies art to television series, such as “Mad Men,” “Modern Family,” and “Castle.” About a year and a half ago Gizara was going to meet her husband, actor and carpenter Eric Cagle, in Paso Robles. She said she was getting hungry and pulled off into Los Alamos to grab a bite to eat. “I saw the C Gallery and thought to myself, what is this place all about? I thought it was going to be filled with posters, pottery and jewelry but I was completely taken aback by the art that was hanging on the walls. Connie Rohde, the owner of the gallery, and I started to talk and here we are with a great show in a great little town.” Gizara will be showing a series of her paintings at The C Gallery in Los Alamos through Sept. 13. She was also a guest speaker at the gallery’s “Soup. Bread. Fire. Art Talk” event at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 19. Gizara attributes her success to stubborn perseverance, her soul’s calling and infinite hope. “I have never felt hopeless. I have always known that this was the right thing to do,” Gizara said. “I am very grateful that I can live this life as an artist following my passion – in which I get to express myself through my art and am supported both spiritually and physically by so many people. There have been so many gifts along the way that have kept me on this path. It was clear to me at a very young age what I was here to do – it is my soul’s calling.” The C Gallery is at 466 Bell St. in Los Alamos. For more information, call 805-344-3807.

Photo by Daniel Dreifuss Santa Ynez quarterback Dustin Gregg throws a pass during the first football game of the season against San Marcos High School. See more photos at www.santaynezvalleystar.com.

Pirates open season by dominating San Marcos Staff Report

he Santa Ynez Pirates team started their 2017 football season by crushing the San Marcos Royals, 65-22, on Aug. 25. “I am proud of the team and their effort. It was a total team victory,” said Coach Josh McClurg.

GALLERY LO CONTINUED FROM PAGE 19 because it is uncoated, is also expected to have a far longer life than any coated or laminated photographic paper,” he added. A reception for the artist will be held on

In the first quarter the score was 42-10. The second quarter was scoreless, but the Pirates scored another 23 points in the third to the Royals’ 6. In the fourth, the Royals got another touchdown without the extra point. Travis Vreeland ran in a 56-yard reception just before halftime, and quarterback Dustin Gregg scored another one to gave the Pirates a 42-7 halftime lead.

Trey Duus made one of the memorable plays of the game when he broke free of the line and ran the ball 70 yards up the middle of the field. The Pirates then played the Carpinteria Warriors on Friday, Sept. 1, after the Star’s print deadline. Results are posted on the SYV Star social media and at www.santa ynezvalleystar.com.

Thursday, Sept. 10, from 2-4 p.m. at the gallery. The Guild Room at Gallery Los Olivos is a space made available to member artists of the Santa Ynez Valley Art Association (formerly the Artists Guild SYV), a nonprofit

arts organization with more than 30 years of history in the area. The Guild Room at Gallery Los Olivos is at 2920 Grand Ave. For more information, visit www.gallerylosolivos.com or www. paulroark.com.

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Monks to create sand mandala again Group from Tibetan monastery returns to Hancock College in Santa Maria Staff Report

he public is invited to watch as a group of Tibetan monks from the Drepung Gomang Monastery of Mungrod, South India, return to Santa Maria to create a sacred sand mandala from Sept. 5-8 at Hancock College. Construction of the mandala will begin in the Ann Foxworthy Gallery with opening ceremonies at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 5. The gallery will be open for viewing progress on the mandala each day from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The events of the week are free, but daily parking is $2 per vehicle on campus. The gallery is in the Academic Resource Center, building L-South, in the heart of the Santa Maria campus. This is the third visit by the Drepung Gomang monks. Renowned for the sacred art of sand mandala construction, they will create the Medicine Buddha mandala in the center of the gallery floor. After the opening ceremony, the monks draw out guidelines for the mandala on a flat platform and begin filling in the intricate design using long metal funnels called chak-pur. Over the course of four days, they will painstakingly lay down millions of grains of colored sand, forming an intricate diagram of the enlightened mind and the ideal world. Almost unbelievably to Westerners, the mandala is scarcely finished before

Photo contributed A Tibetan monk creates a mandala with colored sand. The mandala is scarcely finished before it is ritualistically destroyed in a process representing the transitory nature of life.

it is ritualistically destroyed in a process representing the transitory nature of life. The powerful closing ceremony will be held Friday, Sept. 8, at 2 p.m. on the lawn outside the library. Sand paintings are an ancient art form of

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Tibetan Buddhism. “Mandala” is a Sanskrit word meaning “cosmogram,” or “world in harmony.” Drawn in three-dimensional forms of sand, this art is called dul-tsonkyil-khor, signifying “mandala of colored powders” in Tibetan. This visit to Santa Maria is part of the group’s nationwide 2017 Sacred Arts Tour, an effort to share and preserve the spiritually artistic expression of the Tibetan culture. The Dalai Lama endorses the tour, as it brings teachings that create the possibility of global peace, non-violent conflict resolution, compassion and wisdom. The monks demonstrate and express their peaceful ways through living art, ritual, dance and chanting. The Medicine Buddha mandala depicts the Buddha of Healing, the manifestation of the healing energy of all enlightened beings. In the Tibetan tradition, this mandala

helps promote peace, calm, and tranquility in the heart. The happiness that results is transmitted to others, benefiting all beings. The Drepung Gomang Monastery houses 2,000 monks and provides food, health care and education for monks living in exile from their home country of Tibet. More than 6,000 of Tibet’s monasteries were destroyed between 1959 and 1961, when the Cultural Revolution Red Guards began inflicting a campaign of organized terror and vandalism to prevent religious freedom and cultural expression throughout all of China and Tibet. The Dalai Lama escaped, accepted land from India, and established the Tibetan government in exile. For information, call Gallery Director Marti Fast at (805) 922-6966, ext. 3465, or (805) 268-2554, or Anet Carlin at (805) 466-4653.

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Events pages sponsored by To submit an event for to be listed in the Santa class. Advanced registration required. Call 693-0164. Ynez Valley Star, email news@santaynez Santa Ynez Valley Women’s Network Meeting – 6-8 p.m. valleystar.com. For the online calendar go to 515 Myrtle Ct, Solvang. www.visitsyv.com

5 Beginning Sign Language Open House – 3:30 p.m. Buellton Rec Center, 301 Second St., Buellton. Learn more about this program geared towards children ages 6 and up. Open House is free. Class registration is $90. Visit www.buelltonrec.com. “Art Salon” Series – 5-7 p.m. St. Mark’s in the Valley Episcopal Church, Stacy Hall, 2901 Nojoqui Ave., Los Olivos. Social mixer and presentation by Karen Oswald on “Earth Pigments and Rock Art.” Free. For more information, contact info@santaynezvalleyarts.org. “Twelfth Night” by William Shakespeare, presented by PCPA - Playing now through Sept. 10. Solvang Festival Theater, 420 Second St., Solvang. For tickets call 922-8313 or visit the box office Wednesday through Sunday 12:30-7 p.m. Visit www. pcpa.org.

7 BBQ Outback - 5-8 p.m. The Bear & Star, 2860 Grand Ave., Los Olivos. Live Entertainment, food and drink. Visit www. thebearandstar.com. “Jim Messina” Performance – Sept. 7 and 8. 7 p.m. Standing Sun, 92 2nd St., Buellton. $12/standing room or $17/reserved seating based on availability. Visit www.standingsunwines. com.

8 Fats & Oils: Facts & Fiction Seminar – 12-1 p.m. Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital, 2050 Viborg Rd., Solvang. Free. For information, call 694-2351. “The Mooks” Performance – 6-9 p.m. Naughty Oak Tap Room, 3569 Sagunto St., Santa Ynez. Visit www.naughtyoak. com. Bamboo with Morissette Performance – 8 p.m. Chumash Casino, 3400 CA-246, Solvang. Tickets start at $55. Visit www. chumashcasino.com.

9 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. Lash & Tan Boutique Soiree – 1-4 p.m. 1050 Edison St. Suite B, Santa Ynez. Product introductions, live music, food and drinks. For more information call 693-2151. “And Evening with the Capuchin Novices” Dinner Gala – 4:30 p.m. San Lorenzo Seminary. 1802 Sky Dr., Santa Ynez. Tickets start at $100/person. Visit www.sanlorenzoseminary. org. “Matt Suarez Band” Performance – 6-9 p.m. Naughty Oak Tap Room, 3569 Sagunto St., Santa Ynez. Visit www. naughtyoak.com.

11 Carbohydrate Counting for Diabetics Seminar – 11 a.m-12 p.m. Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital, 2050 Viborg Rd., Solvang. Free. For information, call 694-2351.

14 Adult CPR Course – 6-9 p.m. Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital Administration Building, 2050 Viborg Rd., Solvang. $25. Register by Sept. 12 at www.cottagehealth.org or call 569-7325.

Solvang Danish Days – Now through Sept. 17. Live Music, parades, vendors, and dining. For a full schedule of events visit www.solvangdanishdays.org. Eat Right for your Blood Type Seminar – 12-1 p.m. Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital, 2050 Viborg Rd., Solvang. Free. For information, call 694-2351. “Ray Fortune” Performance – 6-9 p.m. Naughty Oak Tap Room, 3569 Sagunto St., Santa Ynez. Visit www.naughtyoak. com. Mariachi Malibu Celebrating Mexican Independence – 6:30 p.m. Chumash Casino, 3400 CA-246, Solvang. $35/person. Visit www.chumashcasino.com.

16 Rock for Horses Non-profit Fundraiser – 6 p.m. Happy Endings Sanctuary, 1326 Dove Meadow Rd., Solvang. Live music by LiveWire, silent auction and dinner. $100/person. Call 448-7138. Every Day Cachuma Lake Recreation - Wildlife cruises and boat rentals, fishing, nature walks and Nature Center. Visit www. countyofsb.org/parks.

practice reading aloud to a trained therapy dog. Buellton Library, 140 CA-246, Buellton. Free. Sign up required 30 minutes prior to event. Call 688-3115. Music Under the Stars - 6:30-8:30 p.m. The Vineyard House, 3631 Sagunto Street, Santa Ynez. Every Wednesday through Sept. 13. For reservations call 688-2886. Visit www. thevineyardhouse.com for a full list of events.

Every Thursday Chair Exercises - 10 a.m. at the Buellton Senior Center, West Hwy. 246, Buellton. Call 688-4571. Arthritis Class - 10:15 a.m.; Poker - 1 p.m. at the Solvang Senior Center, 1745 Mission Drive. Call 688-1086. Brain Injury Survivors of Santa Ynez Valley - 12-2 p.m. Bethania Lutheran Church, 603 Atterdag Rd., Solvang. Jodi House Brain Injury Support Center is offering a support group for care givers and brain injury survivors. Visit www.jodihouse. org.

Bingo - 1 p.m. at the Buellton Senior Center, West Hwy. 246, Buellton. Call 688-4571. Live music - 5 to 7 p.m. at Carr Vineyards and Winery, 3563 Numancia St., Santa Ynez. Ages 21 and up. For more information visit www.carrwinery.com. Firkin Friday at Figueroa Mountain Brew – 5-10 p.m. Every other Friday at the Buellton and Los Olivos Figueroa Mountain Brewery locations. For more information visit www. figmtnbrew.com.

Every Saturday Guided Nature Walk - 10-11:30 a.m.; Junior Rangers – 12:301:30 p.m. Neal Taylor Nature Center, 2265 Highway 154, Santa Barbara. All Ages. Free. For more information visit www. sbparks.org.

Every Week

Tail Waggin’ Tutors - 3:30 p.m. Solvang Library, 1745 Mission Dr., Solvang. Reluctant readers can read practice reading aloud to a trained therapy dog. Call 688-4214.

Crafting - Monday through Wednesday 11 a.m.-7 p.m. and Friday through Saturday 12-5:30 p.m. Buellton Library, 140 W Hwy 246, Buellton.

BBQ Out Back – 5:30-8:30 p.m. The Bear and Star, 2860 Grand Ave., Los Olivos. Enjoy live music as you dine. Visit www. thebearandstar.com.

Summerset Farm You Pick Berries - 9 a.m. Daily. Summerset Farm, 3450 Baseline Ave., Santa Ynez. Call 2450989.

Line Dance Lessons - 6:30 p.m. Maverick Saloon, 3687 Sagunto St, Santa Ynez. Visit www.mavericksaloon.org.

Every Friday Pilates - 10:00 a.m. at the Solvang Senior Center, 1745 Mission Drive. Call 688-1086.

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

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Zaca Creek Golf Course - Perfect little 9-hole course, daily from sunrise to sunset. No tee times. Call 691-9272. Every Monday Weight Room - 6-8 a.m. and 1:30-8 p.m. Buellton Rec Center, 301 2nd St., Buellton. $3. Call 688-1086. Senior T’ai Chi - 9:15 a.m.; Arthritis Class - 10:15 a.m.; Creative Coloring – 1 p.m. 2nd and 4th Mondays; Senior Issues – 1 p.m. 2nd and 4th Mondays at the Solvang Senior Center, 1745 Mission Drive. Call 688-1086. Every Tuesday Knitting - 9 a.m.; Computer class 9:30 a.m.; Bridge and Poker - 1 p.m. at the Solvang Senior Center, 1745 Mission Drive. Call 688-1086. Preschool Storytime – 10:30 a.m. Solvang Library, 1745 Mission Dr., Solvang. Call 688-4214.

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Preschool Storytime – 11 a.m. Buellton Library, 140 CA-246, Buellton. Call 688-3115. Country 2 Step Dance Lessons - 6:30 p.m. Maverick Saloon, 3687 Sagunto St, Santa Ynez. Visit www.mavericksaloon.com. Every Wednesday Yoga - 9:15 a.m.; Bingo - 1 p.m., Solvang Senior Center, 1745 Mission Drive. Call 688-1086. Wiggly Storytime - 10:30 a.m. Solvang Library, 1745 Mission Dr., Solvang. Call 688-4214. Knit and Crochet - 1 p.m. at the Buellton Senior Center, West Hwy. 246, Buellton. Call 688-4571.

Solvang Farmers Market - 2:30-6:30 p.m. Between Mission Dr. and Copenhagen Dr., Solvang.

Weekly After School Club – 2-5 p.m. The Creation Station Fabric and Quilt Shop, 252 E. Hwy. 246 Unit A, Buellton. $20/

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