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VETERAN’S DAY Veteran’s Day program begins at 11 a.m. Nov. 10 The service of U.S. veterans will be honored with a Veteran’s Day program, organized by the local chapter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, that begins at 11 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 10, at the Solvang Veterans Memorial Building. A reception will follow the free program with music and food available. The Vets Hall is at 1745 Mission Drive in Solvang.
Photo by Raiza Giorgi Charlie Plumb, seen in his hangar at Santa Ynez Airport, was held for 2,103 days at the Hanoi Hilton as a POW during the Vietnam War.
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apt. Charlie Plumb survived nearly six years as a prisoner of war in the Hanoi Hilton by recalling every memory and moment in his life that he could, then playing
them over and over again, thinking of his wife and family back in the United States. Recently, as he sat in his hangar at the Santa Ynez Airport, the former Vietnam War POW recounted his time growing up and the way he went from farm Photo contributed fields in Kansas to the Plumb spent nearly Naval Academy and then six years as a prisoner of war. through his harrowing
ordeal in Vietnam. “It’s hard for people to understand what we went through, no communication with the outside world, shoes on our feet, barely any clothing on our backs. So I relate it to the current time and ask students if they’ve ever left their cell phone, and most of them say they can’t imagine not having their phone near them and would be lost without it,” Plumb said. Plumb is featured in the PBS documentary, “The Vietnam War,” which is available for streaming and broadcast on the station PLUMB CONTINUED ON PAGE 7
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Participants sought for Vet’s Day half-marathon Plans are under way for the annual Santa Barbara Veterans Day Half Marathon on Nov. 11. Business sponsors are being sought for the event, which celebrates U.S. service members and gives athletes a chance to run along the American Riviera. June Parks of Santa Barbara has been getting the popular South Coast tradition back on its feet after it fell on hard times during the 2008 recession.
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Circle V honors heroes for their courage By Raiza Giorgi
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hen Director Ray Lopez returned to Circle V Ranch Camp to get the luggage of campers who had narrowly escaped with their lives from the Whittier Fire, he found a note placed on a sleeping bag that was perfectly laid out with a teddy bear tucked inside. “Hi, buddy. You got caught up in a messy fire and I am glad you’re safe. I tucked your teddy in safe and sound. I came to this camp last November to learn about firefighting and now here I am as a firefighter. Signed, firefighter Rachel,” Lopez said as he read the note aloud, pausing as his throat caught with emotion. His tale was part of a luncheon on Oct. 14 at Mission Santa Ines to thank everyone who helped on that fateful day. “This is the example of community that pulled us through, and I thank God for getting us all through the fire and for the courageous first responders that came to help,” Lopez said. The Whittier Fire began July 8, an extremely hot day, and quickly surrounded St. Vincent de Paul’s Circle V Ranch Camp on Highway 154 near Lake Cachuma. The 88 campers and 36 staff members on campus had no communication with the outside world after they placed their initial emergency call.
Lodge cabins burned to the ground, and our water treatment facility and pipes were seriously damaged, requiring months of repairs estimated at more than $200,000,” added Executive Director David Fields. “We thank all our guardian angels who have been so supportive throughout this incredibly challenging time,” Fields added. Several plaques were given to each agency and group that came to the aid of Circle V that day, including a special plaque given to Lopez for his commitment to Circle V and his actions that day that kept all the campers calm before help arrived. A large plaque was also unveiled that will be placed at the camp to honor the fire Photo by Raiza Giorgi departments of Santa Barbara County and Los David Dahlberg, center, a fire prevention technician for the U.S. Forest Service, is shown with Ray Sweet, left, of the Society Padres National Forest, Santa Barbara County of St. Vincent de Paul Los Angeles, and Circle V Ranch Camp director Ray Lopez. Dahlberg was one of several dozen people Sheriff’s Department and its Search and honored for heroic actions that helped save campers and staff at Circle V Ranch Camp during the Whittier Fire in July. Rescue division, the Chumash, and Durham “We were expecting the cavalry, and we got County Fire Department broke through with Charter Services that got the campers home. David Dahlberg, who was a cavalry wrapped “I also want to thank the pilots of the DC-10 his bulldozer to create a path that allowed up in one hero. He somehow braved the flames luxury buses sent by the Santa Ynez Band of air tanker and helicopters that saved parts of and the smoke and was calm as a cucumber, Chumash Indians to drive in and get everyone our camp and protected us. It was incredible keeping us all calm,” Lopez said. to watch — and I hope I never have to watch out to safety. Dahlberg, a fire prevention technician for that again,” Lopez said, drawing quiet laughter “We are so very grateful to God that all the U.S. Forest Service, had an all-important from the crowd. the different events took place in order to get radio, so he could tell when the tankers and Donations to help rebuild the camp and all our campers and staff to safety,” said Ray helicopters were dropping retardant and when Sweet, board president of the Society of St. provide “camperships” for future summer sesVincent de Paul Los Angeles. a search and rescue team was coming. sions can be made at https://svdpla.org/donate/ “However, the Craft Lodge and Health rebuild-camp. Then Mark Linane of the Santa Barbara
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Movie premiere raises $5,000 for fallen firefighter’s family By Raiza Giorgi
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he Hot Shots of the Santa Ynez Flight Crew brushed off as much of the ash as they could and waved away the smell of smoke as they showed up at the Parks Plaza Theatre for the premiere of “Only the Brave” on Oct. 19. They also apologized to Tammy Misner for their appearance, as they had just finished fighting a small vegetation fire in Gaviota that closed Highway 101 in both directions for a short time. “Please don’t apologize. I am a firefighter’s daughter, sister and mother. I love the smell of smoke,” Misner said as she gathered them all in a group hug. She is the mother of Sean Misner, who grew up in the Santa Ynez Valley and was one of the 19 firefighters who died when they were overrun by a wildfire burning erratically near Yarnell, Ariz. His crew, the Granite Mountain Hotshots, was profiled in the new film “Only the Brave,” which stars Jeff Bridges, Josh Brolin, Jennifer Connelly and Taylor Kitsch. Before the local premiere on Oct. 19, people also gathered at Figueroa Mountain Brewing in Buellton to listen to the Dunegrass Boys band and to donate to the Wildland Firefighter Foundation. More than 300 people showed up at the Parks Plaza theater to attend the premiere. But through the cooperation of the theater’s owners, they also raised more than $5,000 for the family of Los Padres Forest Battalion Chief Gary Helming, who died in August on the way home from the Railroad Fire in the Sierra National Forest. “It really shows the Misner family’s character that they would want to take this moment not to make it just about their own situation of losing their son, but to help out another family. It speaks volumes,” said Los Padres Battalion Chief Jay Enns.
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Misner came from a firefighting family. His grandfather, Herbert C. McElwee, was chief of the Montecito Fire Protection District, and his uncle Terry McElwee is also with Montecito Fire. Misner graduated from Santa Ynez Valley Union High School in 2005 and lived with his friend Jason Lambert in Wyoming and Alabama before moving back to the valley. He met his wife Amanda while working at a small grocery store, and they were married in September 2012. They moved to Prescott Valley, Ariz., in September 2012 so he could work with the Granite Mountain Hotshots, an elite firefighting crew. On June 30, 2013, two days after the erratic fire began, the Hotshots met their terrible fate
as the flames surrounded them. Even deploying their emergency fire shelters couldn’t save them from the intense heat. The lone survivor of the crew was Brenden McDonough, 21 at the time, who was serving as lookout. He was rescued by Brian Frisby of the Blue Ridge Hotshots when the others were trapped. According to the National Fire Protection Association, it was the greatest loss of life for wildland firefighters since 1933, the deadliest wildfire of any kind since 1991, and the greatest loss of firefighters in the United States since the September 11 attacks. At the time of his death, Misner’s wife Amanda was seven months pregnant with their first child, Sean Jaxon Misner, who was born in August 2013.
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Managers want more sign-ups for alert system Only 8 percent of county residents are enrolled to receive emergency alerts, according to the Santa Barbara County Office of Emergency Management (OEM). The OEM uses a system called “Aware and Prepare” (www.awareandprepare. org) to send email and text alerts to people working or living in affected areas before, during and after emergencies. In many cases, receiving up-to-date information about incidents and evacuations can save lives. “If the fire department and the sheriff’s department decide that there needs to be an evacuation, then they notify us immediately and then we attempt to send the alert out as soon as possible,” said Brian Uhl of the OEM. There are about 400,000 residents in Santa Barbara County, but only about 30,000 people have signed up for Aware and Prepare and a private system called Nixle, and emergency managers want more people to sign up. Many people in Northern California who recently faced multiple wildfires did not register for the notification system before the blazes. In Western Goleta’s Rancho Embarcadero neighborhood, many residents received notifications on their cell phones and email accounts in July when fire officials evacuated the neighborhood due to the Whittier Fire. For more information log onto www. awareandprepare.org.
to submit ideas and proposals for a new state law. The law can cover any issue, from something particular in a neighborhood to some-thing that can improve the quality of life throughout the state. If selected, the constituent may have the opportunity to travel to Sacramento and testify before an Assembly Committee on the merits of the bill. Submissions are being accepted through 5 p.m.
Fareed raising money for run for Congress Central Coast businessman Justin Fareed recently announced that he had raised $215,564 in the first month since he began exploring another run for Congress. “It’s humbling to know that the Central Coast is rallying together behind the prospect of my candidacy for Congress,” Fareed said. “As I travel the Central Coast and speak to our neighbors, there is a great desire for Justin Fareed a fresh, independent voice to break through the partisan gridlock that is crippling Washington. It’s clear they don’t believe that our Central Coast Values are being represented by Salud Carbajal.” Fareed’s committee ended the quarter with $258,528 cash on hand. Fareed lost his first race for the 24th Congressional District seat to Carbajal in 2016. To learn more, log onto www.justinfareed.com.
for the first half of 2017. Councilman Foster Reif suggested that the city could change the hotel’s water meter to help minimize the water consumed, which could help lower the bill. The first round of rate increases took effect at the same time last year, when the council formed an ad hoc committee to look at ways to save ratepayers’ costs by conducting a water study while also trying to close the deficit in the city’s budget. Even after the rate increase last year, the city is estimating a $300,000 gap for the 2018-19 fiscal year. The committee noted that reverting back to the old rates would create a deficit of more than a million dollar in 2018-19, and even freezing the current rates would result in a loss. The council approved the increase and said it would continue to review suggestions on how to help lower the bills for industrial and commercial customers.
his family, but city staff and City Council members, Buellton Chamber of Commerce officials, and friends were able to Skype with him as the ribbon was cut and the dedication took place. “Even though Lew no longer lives in Buellton to enjoy this new walkway, he has made an impact on the community and the lives of so many others who will enjoy this safe path for years to come,” said Kathy Vreeland, executive director of the Buellton Chamber of Commerce and Visitor’s Bureau.
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The Santa Ynez Valley Foundation has donated $3,000 to the Friends of the Library Photo contributed of Santa Ynez Valley to help continue and Those attending the ribbon-cutting were Kathy Vreeland, expand the library’s popular children’s proexecutive director for the Buellton Chamber of Commerce; grams. Camden Wirick, a chamber board member; Jody Knoell, The Solvang Branch Library was opened at the chamber’s office manager; Buellton City Manager Marc its current site in 1964, and the Friends of the Bierdzinski; and Buellton Mayor Holly Sierra. Library are working on plans to expand hours of operation and greatly enhance the structure that has remained unchanged in the past 47 Assemblymember Monique Limón (D-Sanyears. ta Barbara) has launched the “There Oughta The Friends raise money annually through Be a Law” contest, an open call to constitua membership drive, grant solicitations and ents for ideas for legislation. The dedication and ribbon-cutting for a new annual gifts. Volunteers on the Friends board “Some of the best ideas of our state walkway at the Avenue of Flags and High- distribute a newsletter, The Valley Reader, to have come from students, veterans, and way 246 was a special day for Buellton as more than 1,000 people. Children’s programs, just regular folks who saw a problem and The Buellton City Council unanimously the volunteer coordinator, Investor’s Roundtahad a solution. If you have ever thought to approved higher water and wastewater rates officials recognized former resident Lew ble, and acquisitions of library materials yourself ‘There oughta be a law,’ or even, on Thursday, Oct. 26, even after some busi- Adkins, who was a persistent advocate for getting the sidewalk built and providing a and equipment are examples of Friends sup‘That should not be a law,’ this contest is ness owners made complaints their rates safe way for residents to travel between the port. for you,” Li-món said. are too high. east and west sides of town. For more information, follow Friends of The new rates took effect Nov. 1. All constituents in her 37th Assembly Adkins, known locally as “Scooter Lew,” the Library Santa Ynez Valley on Facebook or The manager of Pea Soup Andersen’s Inn District, which covers Santa Barbara County and northern Ventura County, are invited said his water bill had increased by $2,700 recently relocated back East to be closer to email syvfriends@gmail.com.
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Short-term rental ban on ag land will hurt wineries, county By Steve Pepe
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STRs are short-term rentals, which many people know as Airbnb. Our shortage of reasonably priced hotel rooms makes local STRs popular with wine tourists. The complaints against STRs are noise, parking and traffic. These problems occur in residential areas but are non-existent on agricultural land. There are many benefits to STRs on ag land: n Extra income will keep farmers in farming. n Consumers who stay on farmland will be more loyal customers. n Urban dwellers who support the farm-totable and organic movements want ag land experiences. For their Oct. 3 meeting, the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors directed staff to prepare a STR ordinance that bans STRs in residential zones; in AG-I zones (properties of 40 acres or less) but with a “home stay”
exception; and in AG-II zones (40-plus acres) but with a ‘farm stay” exception. According to the county staff there are 535 lawful STRs in the county providing $1,669,810 in bed tax revenue. Of those legitimate STRs, 24 percent (128) are on AG-I or AG-II land. Staff also estimated an equal number of STRs are operating illegally and not paying an estimated additional $1.5 million in bed tax. Staff also stated that the supervisors’ decision would eliminate 92 percent of existing STRs because they would not qualify for the exceptions. Banning STRs will continue the supervisors’ hostility to wine tourists. Paso Robles, two hours north of us, attracts 1.5 million wine tourists. Santa Barbara County attracts 866,000. The Paso Robles wine tourists are not coming from Bakersfield or the Bay Area. They are from the southland. They are driving through Santa Barbara to stay in Paso Robles because of the shortage of reasonably priced hotel rooms, because they want to experience staying on vineyards and dining in vineyard
restaurants — which are permitted in Paso Robles but prohibited in Santa Barbara County. They also want to see where the grapes are grown, where the wine is made, and interact with the winemakers, all of which are permitted in Paso Robles while Santa Barbara continues to cram wine tourists into urban tasting rooms divorced from the vineyard and winery. The Visit Santa Barbara statistics for the last several years record an increase in day-trippers, confirming that southland wine tourists are stopping in Santa Barbara for lunch and continuing north to stay in Paso Robles. A presentation by founder and Executive Vice President Rob McMillian of Silicon Valley Bank’s Wine Division at the EconAlliance Vintners Wine and Tourism Forum on July 26 demonstrated that, by all available metrics, the Santa Barbara wine industry is a distant “also-ran” to the Paso Robles wine industry: n Tourist Wine Club sales: Paso 58%, SB 53% n Average bottle price: Paso $41.30, SB -
$39.37 n Total revenue from direct-to-consumer sales: Paso 73%, SB 64% n Average winery monthly visitors: Paso 1,342, SB 751 (The U.S. industry average is 1,116.) n Average tasting room purchase: Paso $86, SB $74 n Average length of club membership: Paso 34 months, SB 28 months (U.S. industry average is 30 months.) From 2014 to 2016, Santa Barbara had a 4 percent drop in direct-to-consumer revenue and a 9 percent drop in cases sold. On March 7 of this year, the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors voted to permit STRs on Williamson Act agricultural land. Banning STRs on ag land has no rational basis. It will benefit the Paso wineries and adversely impact the Santa Barbara wine industry and county tax revenues. If you support STRs on ag land, please email the supervisors at sbcob@co.santabarbara.ca.us and tell them so.
postal deliveries Why won’t Carbajal take a stand against sanctuary cities? Dear Editor: Gov. Jerry Brown and the Democratic Legislature recently signed legislation to make California a sanctuary state. We have all heard the horror stories of illegal felons committing horrible acts and one even happened a little too close to home. Kate Steinle was a Cal Poly graduate who was shot by an illegal immigrant in San Francisco who was deported seven times and had over five felony convictions. Law enforcement has been adamantly against
making California a sanctuary state from the start. The Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown expressed his opposition to the law saying “it’s a hazardous law for Californians and people sworn to protect and serve Californians and we would like to see it changed.” So why won’t Salud Carbajal back our law enforcement and take a stand against sanctuary cities? I attended Rep. Carbajal’s Town Hall in Morro Bay and when asked about sanctuary cities, he just referred to it being a state
rights issue. I am sorry, Rep. Carbajal, but that answer simply won’t work. The voters have already seen you go against our law enforcement by voting against common sense legislation like Kate’s Law. We need to know if you are for creating a safety net for illegal felons in our cities. Losing one life is a life too many and if another incident happens, the blood will be on your hands. Gary Vandeman Goleta
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PLUMB CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 through Nov. 28. He has also written a book, “I’m No Hero,” in which he recounts his time in graphic detail. Plumb grew up on a farm in Kansas but thought about flying airplanes. He knew if he wanted to become a pilot some day he would have to get a scholarship, so he worked hard to get an appointment to the Naval Academy. “My bride and I had just gotten married right after I graduated flight training. I got the call and ended up going to the Naval Air Station in San Diego. I was to be flying the F-4 Phantom, and we were assigned to the USS Kitty Hawk departing for North Vietnam,” he recalled. Plumb flew 74 successful missions, but just five days before he was to be sent home he was shot down over Hanoi on May 19, 1967. “My co-pilot and I ejected near a rice paddy and that was good news, as most who got shot down in the jungle never made it out. I was captured and taken to the prison camp,” he said. They were fed rice twice a day. “Once a month we got a chunk of sow belly that still had hair and fat on it. I remember the first time I flicked it off, but during my six years there that ended up being the highlight of the month,” Plumb said. Eating also became tricky because there were uncooked pieces of rice and bits of rock in their food. They had to chew slowly and carefully to avoid cracking a tooth and getting an infection. For much of the time in his first four years as a POW, Plumb lived in solitary confinement. He would occasionally have a roommate but they often took those men away for some reason or another. It gave the prisoners purpose to tell each other about their lives and every detail they could remember. “I had time. Time to think. Time to re-read every book, recall every song or movie and encounter I had,” Plumb said. Even while isolated, POWs established a line of communication. That included tapping on the wall in Morse code and hiding notes in their “bathroom buckets.” Plumb even practiced calligraphy using a piece of bamboo, a mat and his own earwax. “You can’t let your thoughts get the better of you. Do whatever is necessary to keep yourself sane, and I just had to take one day at a time. Some days were harder than others. We got tortured for information, and you just tell them
Photo above by Raiza Giorgi/ Photo right contributed Even being shot down and captured in North Vietnam hasn’t diminished Charlie Plumb’s love of flying. Right, Navy fighter pilot Capt. Charlie Plumb was shot down over Hanoi.
bits of nonsense to keep you alive,” Plumb said. Plumb was held for 2,103 days before he was released in early 1973. “We were skeptical of everything they told us, even when the war ended and the peace treaty was signed. I remember they came in and measured our feet with toilet paper to get us the right sizes, and I still have those shoes,” Plumb said. Just as Plumb thought he would get to go back
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“She was shunned from the wives club because those women knew their husbands were still alive, and having her around thinking I was dead, they didn’t want bad luck to come with her. I can’t even imagine,” Plumb said. Even after all he had been through, Plumb said he felt the most awful for his wife because she had no idea he was alive. For more than a year and a half everyone thought he was dead. Plumb’s younger brother kept in contact with her, mowed the lawn and did handyman work around the house, but since the brothers looked so much alike Plumb’s wife told him to stop. Plumb eventually reconnected with his wife at a cafe in Kansas. She had a diamond ring on her finger and told Plumb she had gotten reacquainted with an old flame and going to marry him. “I understood. It was hard. But looking back, if that never happened I wouldn’t have met my wife Susan and we wouldn’t have had four kids and now our three grandchildren,” he said. Plumb, who lives in Westlake Village but spends much of his time in the Santa Ynez Valley, tours the country as a motivational speaker. He hopes that his story will help others who have been through traumatic experiences and help them see that there is a way to get through hard times. “I am living proof that you can come back. There are a lot of guys that come out of the military and they feel they’ve lost their purpose because there is no next mission or assignment. There is, actually. You just have to find it,” he said. Plumb’s mission now is to help others but also to enjoy his time flying over the Santa Ynez Valley whenever he can. His group of friends who meet in the valley love going to the Longhorn or some other local restaurant and talking about the good old days. Plumb has received medals and decorations for his service, including two Purple Hearts, the Silver Star, Bronze Star, Legion of Merit, POW Medal, Combat Action Ribbon and others. He has spoken to more than 5,000 audiences about his experiences. For more information, log onto www.charlie plumb.com. To watch the documentary, log onto www.pbs.org/kenburns/the-vietnam-war/ watch/. Photo contributed On a return visit to the Hanoi Hilton, Plumb touches the wall of the cell where he spent a majority of his time.
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o raise awareness about the numerous services available to people in need through local health centers, CenCal Health joined organizations across the nation in recognizing National Health Center Week in August. “Our local community health centers are part of a network that provides care to many of our members living in our service area that depend on them for health services,” said Bob Freeman, CEO of CenCal Health. “Health centers reduce and prevent chronic disease, provide a medical home for underserved patients, and provide patients with affordable options for care other than the costly emergency room, among many other benefits to people in our community.” CenCal health centers in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties serve thousands of patients each year, a number that
continues to grow annually because of their commitment to serve everyone regardless of insurance status or ability to pay. Some of their successes include reducing unnecessary hospitalizations and unnecessary visits to the emergency room, and treating patients for a fraction of the average cost of one emergency room visit. CenCal Health staff were part of the Aug. 11 grand opening of a new health center in Oceano, the 30th location of the Community Health Centers of the Central Coast (CHCCC). CenCal partners also include American Indian Health & Services, Marian Community Clinics, Santa Barbara County Health Clinics Care Centers, Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics, and Santa Ynez Tribal Health Clinic, among others. CenCal Health insurance contracts with 94 percent of the providers in Santa Barbara County and more than 75 percent of the
SOLVANG’S CHRISTMAS HOUSE Jule Hus celebrates 50 years The store will hold a special signing event on Sunday, Nov. 12.
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“We are educating the community in the many benefits around comfort, health, and dollars around energy efficiency,” he county-operated emPower CHERP’s Executive Director Devon energy-efficiency program and Hartman said at the kickoff. the nonprofit Community Home “It’s what we want to do here: take a Energy Retrofit Project (CHERP) has more neighborhood, community approach,” officially launched a pilot project aimed said Ashely Watkins, Program Services at retrofitting 50 single-family homes in Supervisor for the Santa Barbara County Solvang. Energy and Sustainability Initiatives. Approximately 25 residents attended Watkins said that the rest of 2017 will the City Hall event on Oct. 18 to learn be spent gathering volunteers and edumore about the 50 Home Challenge, cating the community about the available resources made available by the challenge resources through emPower such as Enerand benefits from making energy imgy Coach site visits, home energy reports provements, such as upgrading a home’s and assistance with accessing rebates insulation, furnace or air conditioner, or and incentives along with low-interest installing solar panels. financing starting at 3.9 percent. Retrofit “Buildings are among the biggest projects would begin in 2018. consumers of energy in the country, with At the Aug. 14 city council meeting, the residential sector accounting for Hartman said that Solvang’s residential about 36 percent of the electricity used electricity use, the age of housing in in Solvang,” said 3rd District Supervisor neighborhoods such as Alisal Glen and Joan Hartmann prior to the event. “The Creekside, its weather and its cohesive50 Home Challenge is a way to make a ness made the city an exciting choice for notable impact on reducing energy use, while also creating more comfortable and the pilot program, though the emPower healthier living spaces for homeowners.” resources are available to all Santa Barbara County single-family homeowners. The 50-Home Challenge entails conCHERP has already worked in other ducting community education on the benefits and opportunities of energy efficien- cities to implement programs like the proposed Solvang initiative. In Clarecy, a spokesman said. The hope is that the program will inspire 50 single-family mont, for example, CHERP has helped to homeowners to retrofit their homes, retrofit more than 400 homes. which would also create a solid stream For more information, visit www. of energy-efficiency retrofit projects for empowersbc.org/50HC or call emPower local contractors. at 568-3566.
T Photo by Victoria Martinez Jule Hus owners David and Lauren Watts will commemorate the store’s 50th anniversary of being Solvang’s “Christmas House” with a special event from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 12.
olate shop run by the Ingeborg sisters opened below and brought a slew of visitors their way that the store’s business really took off. As the oldest of three sons, David took over the business with Lauren in 1993. “I have to give them [my parents] most of the credit,” Watts said. “I felt my job was to continue what they’d done successfully.” Jule Hus fills a special niche of providing Old European Christmas ornaments with an emphasis on Scandinavian customs. Visitors can find the entire store twinkling with tiny lights, offering an array of European blown-glass ornaments and an extensive display of German wood Nutcrackers, Santa figures, pyramids, carved figurines, Nativities, and other European collectibles. Christian Steinbach, Christian Ulbricht, and E.M. Merck are among these lines of collectibles. “The thing about Solvang is, the founders JULE HUS ONTINUED ON PAGE 14
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David Watts spent a great deal of his childhood at the Jule Hus (Danish for “Christmas House”) and has owned the store himself alongside his wife Lauren for 24 years. Does he still enjoy his work? “There’s nothing like Christmas,” Watts said with a joyful smile. The Watts and their store employees will celebrate Jule Hus’s 50th anniversary of being Solvang’s Christmas House from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 12, with a special signing event. Stefano Fontanini, a fourth-generation leader of the Italian House of Fontanini, will personally appear to show and sign popular figures from his nativity collection. Jule Hus will feature a limited-edition nativity figure, “Seth,” for purchase, one of only 20 retailers nationwide to do so. Fontanini will sign figures purchased on the event day, and up to two more from a customer’s personal collection. Jule Hus, at 1580 Mission Drive, was founded in 1967 by Dwight and Claire Watts, parents of David. Four generations have been working together, celebrating Christmas all year round, since the store originally opened on Alisal Road behind the clock shop. While Claire believed she could keep Christmas going all year long, Dwight was skeptical and kept his day job. It wasn’t until a small choc-
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Former local residents lose home in NorCal fires Local photographer George Rose documents the destruction By Raiza Giorgi
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hil and Marlene Demery are glad they had many guests for a fun-filled weekend at “Hotel Demery,” as they called their house in Santa Rosa, before the raging Tubbs Fire burned it to the ground. At least 42 people died and nearly 7,000 homes and other structures were lost in the many wildfires that recently consumed northern California for nearly three weeks. Cal Fire is now overseeing the fire response in cooperation multiple local agencies. As containment grew to nearly 100 percent, the fires had burned a combined 110,000 acres, according to Cal Fire. Updates on the fires can be found at www. fire.ca.gov/current_incidents. Marlene Demery, a former city manager of Solvang, and her husband Phil moved to the Santa Rosa area around 2006 to be closer to their children as they attended college. The Demerys had lived in the Santa Ynez Valley for 25 years, and Phil Demery had worked for Santa Barbara County as public works director. “I had gotten breast cancer and I decided to retire at my earliest date so I could enjoy what little time I thought I had left with my family. My kids had moved to northern California for school and Santa Rosa reminded us so much of the valley, only with yearround rivers and green trees,” Demery said. They had originally looked at a house next door but fell in love with the neighboring Italian-style villa with a beautiful pool and spiral staircase that overlooked an incredible view. When their agent called and told them it had just listed, they decided to go for it. “I had always wanted to live in Italy, so I thought this would be a good compromise,” she said. They made a life for themselves in Santa Rosa in the last 10 years, as her husband started work for Sonoma County and their neighborhood became more like family. “Last weekend after all the guests had left I met a friend in Aptos … we had planned a girls getaway long before all our guests showed up. My lovely husband stayed and changed all the sheets and did the house chores. I talked to him Sunday night around 11 p.m. before he went to bed,” she said. She then received a phone call from her neighbor around midnight saying there was a fire near them and they should think about evacuating, but Demery didn’t worry much. “I thought, ‘Oh it can’t be that close,’ and there wasn’t anything on the news yet so I went to bed. At 2 a.m. I got an emergency alert on my phone, screaming at me to evacuate. I called Phil and luckily he woke up and answered and he had a few moments to
A wildfire driven by 50 mph winds is hot enough to melt a car’s aluminum rims.
I thought, ‘Oh it can’t be that close,’ and there wasn’t anything on the news yet so I went to bed. At 2 a.m. I got an emergency alert on my phone, screaming at me to evacuate. borhood and at 1:30 p.m. on Monday their house was still there. An hour later, as he hiked out, it had burned completely, Demery said. Photos above contributed; photos at bottom and right by George Rose “It was the open space below us that Former Solvang City Manager Marlene Demery said her house, destroyed in the Tubbs Fire in Santa Rosa, was her dream got us, because it raced up the hill and home. Demery, and her husband Phil called their home “Hotel Demery,” and said it was filled with love and memories. just burned so hot. Not one other house in our neighborhood burned down, just our neighbors’ window had melted and the glass cracked,” she said. Demery said she felt incredibly blessed because just a few years ago, when they switched insurance companies, their broker told them how under-covered they had been. “She got us up to date on our policies and the best insurance possible, so I am already talking to them and looking for temporary housing for us and a contractor to get estimates on rebuilding. They have been so incredible and I know a lot of others aren’t in that same situation, so I feel fortunate. I really implore others to take a look at their policies immediately,” Demery said. “We had a really extensive wine collection and some artwork and treasures we would bring back from our adventures, those I will miss,” Demery said. Among the other irreplaceable things are her father’s ashes. The couple would take Sonoma Wine Country is shadowed by smoke and ash during the multiple recent fires. Checkout the full gallery of George a handful of them on each of their trips, Rose’s photos on www.santaynezvalleystar.com. because he was an avid traveler. grab our personal documents and a change coffee and snacks for all those displaced. “A lot of our Santa Ynez Valley friends of clothes,” Demery said. “When I talked to Phil … he said that the have also reached out, and we are so grateful Her husband ended up at the Costco park- wind was unbelievable,” she said. for our friends near and far that are keeping ing lot in Rohnert Park and was very grateful A friend of their daughter’s contacted us in their thoughts. We really appreciate all to the employees who brought out pastries, the love and support,” she added. them to say he had hiked into their neigh-
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Firefighters serve up pancake breakfast for a cause Another huge hit was being able to get into the dozer and the fire engines. hat better way is there for a family The breakfast coincides with Fire Prevention to spend a Saturday morning than Week, and fire officials talk at the breakfast about being served a pancake breakfast ways to keep a home safe and the importance of and getting to explore a variety of service a working smoke alarm in every bedroom. vehicles such as fire engines, dozers, law The Santa Barbara County Fire Department enforcement patrol cars and more? encourages everyone to participate in fire On Oct. 14, several hundred people attended prevention activities at home, work, school the annual pancake breakfast in the Albertson’s and elsewhere. For more information, log onto parking lot in Buellton, which raised money www.sbcfire.com. for Jonata Middle School and Oak Valley Elementary. Photo by Victoria Martinez Children of all ages got to take a turn spinThe Santa Barbara County Fire Department served hundreds ning a wheel for prizes handed out by Santa of pancakes on Oct. 14 in the Albertson’s parking lot in Barbara County Fire spokesman Mike Eliason. Buellton. SYV Star Staff Report
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SYV Youth Ensemble seeking singers for holiday concert By Casey Bemis
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ll children from grades four through eight are invited to join the Santa Ynez Valley Youth Ensemble that will perform with the Santa Ynez Valley Master Chorale and Orchestra at its 2017 holiday concert, “A Festival of Carols.” Rehearsals for the youth ensemble are scheduled from 6:30 to 7:25 p.m. every Tuesday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 2627 Janin Way in Solvang. Dana Stewart, who also sings in the adult chorale, coaches and directs the youth ensemble. During the holiday concert, the youth ensemble will sing a variety of pieces including “Fum, Fum, Fum,” “Carol of the Bells,” “Christmas Round,” “One Small Child,” and “Christmas Time is Here” (from “A Charlie Brown Christmas”). The annual experience provides an opportunity for children to learn choral music and perform with the master chorale and a professional orchestra under the direction of Michael Eglin. “It’s an opportunity to make new friends, build confidence in performing in front of others and, finally, present the results of rehearsals to family, friends and neighbors throughout the valley,” Stewart said. “The rewards of working with these amazing kids are immeasurable. I love watching a child discover his own talent, come into a position of confidence and security in her skill, and gain tremendous joy in bringing it to an audience. The age of our kids is prime for this development, and afterwards I know we will have the joy of seeing these kids take their places in the performing world,” she added. Stewart brings a wealth of ability and experience after teaching eighth grade for 24 years in Houston. She moved the Santa Ynez Valley about seven years ago when her husband tran-
sitioned his career from advertising photography to lavender farming. After she had sung with the choral for a few years, Eglin gave Stewart the opportunity to coach the children. “He was very amenable to making use of my skills and very graciously gave me the opportunity to take a more prominent role,” she said. And Stewart has a love of music and a host of skills to offer youth Dana Stewart a phenomenal musical experience. “At about 4 or 5, I told my mom I wanted to be a singer and that I needed to take voice lessons. She said I was too little, but she admonished me that all singers need to know how to play the piano. So, at age 6 I began taking piano lessons.” Her teacher included instruction in music theory, which gave her a greater understanding of music. “I continued to study piano all the way through college, but didn’t get to start voice lessons until high school,” Stewart said. While singing in the glee club in high school, she was allowed to sing with the Rice University Chorale, whose director worked in both places. She has a master’s degree in music education from Occidental College as well as Level II accreditation from the Orff Schulwerk Association. While living in Huston, she said, “I studied voice with the wonderfully talented Lucy Hargis, who transformed the way I made sound. It was after college that I began doing solo work in church and directing youth choirs. As a school teacher, although I was the Bible teacher, I was privileged to direct the choir and the chapel worship team.”
FYI The Santa Ynez Valley Youth Ensemble will perform with the Santa Ynez Valley Master Chorale and Orchestra in a holiday concert, “A Festival of Carols,” on Dec. 16 and 17. For more information, visit syvchorale.org. Music can provide unforgettable experiences, she added. “Our fifth-to-eighth-grade choir performed at a home for mentally and emotionally challenged individuals. For several of our kids, this was their first experience in such a setting. As they sang, one of the residents was so moved by the music that he stood up, came to stand right behind the director and in front of the kids. He began directing his heart out. The kids never broke stride — they just kept singing. Our ‘new director’ took a big, flourishing bow at the end!” Stewart works with her husband of 40 years at their lavender farm. They have two grown daughters and, she said, “two smart, funny and all-around perfect grandchildren.” Her family members are also involved with music. Her oldest daughter and husband occasionally lead music at their church, and she has three cousins who are professional musicians. In addition to coaching the youth ensemble, Stewart sings second soprano in the master chorale “Though this section often sings the melody, we also get to exercise our ears and sight-reading in holding down a harmony part. We are also less likely to go home light-headed from spending too much time in the stratosphere, musically speaking,” she said. Making music brings her lots of joy, and she loves participating in a group that shares this ENSEMBLE CONTINUED ON PAGE 14
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he Santa Ynez Valley Jewish Community has arranged for an intimate evening of exquisite voices, superb wines, and delectable dishes in the romantic courtyard and candlelit “La Cav” at Sunstone Winery at 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 10. The “Bel Canto by Candlelight” soirée begins with a small-plates reception with local chefs Jeff Olsson of Industrial Eats, Chris Joslyn of the Los Olivos Wine Merchant & Café, and Chef Pink. Sunstone wines will be served along with an olive oil tasting, and guests will be able to browse a silent auction of art and wine. After the reception, the candlelit La Cav will be filled with the pure voices of soprano Nichole Dechaine, bass-baritone Keith Colclough and tenor Bryan Lane, with acclaimed accompanist Beverly Staples on piano. The artists will perform popular musical numbers from opera, theatre and film, from Mozart and Verdi to Gershwin and Sondheim. Tickets are limited and can be purchased at www.syvjc.org. No tickets will be sold at the door. For more information, call 805-6934243.
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rand Avenue was filled with smalltown charm during the annual Los Olivos Day in the County as cowboys and cowgirls of all ages enjoyed the festivities starting early in the morning with a 5K fun run and 1-mile kid’s race sponsored by Platinum Performance. The parade was a great crowd pleaser with tractors, classic cars, school and youth organizations, such as Los Olivos Dance Gallery and Family School, and Grand Marshals Jim Lohnas and Puck Erickson-Lohnas, who have been honored for their tireless and selfless volunteer work in Santa Ynez Valley. This festival is a fundraiser sponsored by the new Los Olivos Chamber of Commerce for the Los Olivos Business Organization (LOBO), to help underwrite beautification projects, public restrooms, community flagpole maintenance, and street maintenance in the unincorporated community. A new American flag was hoisted on the community flagpole just a day before the festivities, to the town’s delight. During Day in the Country, people could also find their favorite scarecrow for the Scarecrow Fest voting as displays made by local businesses are all around town.
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Photo contributed Vicky Kallens and Karen Laux explored the artisans gallery during Los Olivos Day in the Country.
People danced and clapped as they listened to the Ruben Lee Dalton Band in the park. The new Kiddie Korral was held at the north end of town in Saarloos Paark, just behind the giant lemon where lemonade and frozen lemonade were served by newcomers Los Olivos Lemons. Also on display during the event was Gallery Los Olivos’ 25th anniversary “Silver” show, in which GLO artists interpreted the 25th-anniversary theme in their art. For more information, go to www.losolivos ca.com.
ore than 100 animals were brought to the annual “Blessing of the Animals” on Oct. 8 at St. Mark’s-in-the-Valley Episcopal Church in Los Olivos. The informal gathering is conducted each year to commemorate the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi, Oct. 4, and his love for all creatures great and small. People of all ages brought pets on a leash or in a crate for an individual prayer of blessing by the Rev. Dr. Randall Day, the church’s priest and rector. Some even rode their horses to the event. “Friend and companion, may God your Creator and preserver bless, defend, and keep you and all who are involved in your care and protection, this day and forever,” Rev. Day prayed over each animal. The event included a musical performance by multi-instrumentalist Adam Phillips, the founder and director of the Santa Barbara Folk Orchestra, and a reception featuring animal treats and water for pets
Photo contributed St. Mark’s priest and rector, the Rev. Dr. Randall Day, blesses Sterling, a 6-year-old Irish wolfhound.
plus beverages, wine and cheese for their humans. The service was held outdoors in front of the church. Children were also welcome to bring stuffed animals for a blessing. “These creatures are our companions and friends and we as loving humans can learn from them, especially when it comes to living in the moment,” Rev. Day said. “Our pets will never discuss their five-year plans and they will never talk about how they regretted eating that last biscuit. They are here to remind us that we are alive now, to be awake and show us life and unconditional love.” For more information, call the church office at 805-688-4454 or visit www.SMITV.org.
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pop in to contribute at any time. Puzzles will be provided, but you are welcome to bring your own. Movie Afternoon: Alive and Kicking. Sat., Nov. 25, 1–2:30 p.m., SolvangLibrary. 2017 Documentary featuring the exhilarating world of swing dancing, from its historic origins to present day. Not rated, 88 minutes.
SB READS: DramaDogs, a Theater Company, presents The Three. Thurs., Nov. 30, 5–7 p.m., Location TBA! Don’t miss this special theatrical event, created especially for the 2017 SB Reads. Using Station Eleven as a point of departure, DramaDogs takes us on an interpretive theatrical journey integrating and incorporating original stories, the words Afternoon Anime: TBA - Wed., Nov. 15, 3:30-5 p.m. – Solvang Library. 2008 animated drama, rated PG-13, 98 min. of Shakespeare, music, and movement to express the themes of fate, home, what we value, and the calling of Afternoon Anime is an occasional film series for teens and Preschool Storytimes: Bringing your preschooler to storyyoung adults, co-sponsored by the SYV Manga Club. Free and the creative spirit.... because survival, truly, is insufficient. time will help get them ready to read! Stay for a craft or play Maker Workshops: Catapults. Saturday, Nov. 4, 1 p.m. – 2 p.m., Solvang Library. Friday, Nov. 11, 4 – 5 p.m., Buellton Li- open to the public. Featuring E. Bonnie Lewis, Leslie Gangl-Howe & Nita June session afterward and make a new friend. Mondays 11:00 brary. A fun, hands on workshop! Ancient siege engines were Davanzo. am, Buellton Library. Tuesdays 10:30 a.m., Solvang Library marvels of engineering and destruction. Catapults made out Family Board Game Day & Pokemon Trading Card Club of popsicle sticks are much more fun and playful, launching - Thurs., Nov. 15 Noon 6 p.m. Games; 4-5 p.m. Pokemon– All events are free to the public. Wiggly Storytime: Wednesdays 10:30 a.m., Solvang LiSolvang Library. Come try out a variety of board games, brary. Short stories, songs, rhymes, and activities for babies, pom poms and cotton balls. Learn about levers and simple Thanks to the Friends of the Library of SYV and Buellton old and new, for the whole family. Make a date and meet toddlers and preschoolers. Be ready to participate with your machines while joining in a 2,400 year history of launching projectiles. The craft stick catapult will be your new favorite your friends! The Pokemon Card group meets on monthly Friends of the Library for assistance in funding programs. child, and spend some time being silly together. machine! All ages welcome, children under the age of 8 must Board Game days to both trade and Battle! Beginners are have an adult with them. Space is limited, please call, email, welcome. Don’t have a deck? You can borrow one for the One-on-One Tutoring: E and Audiobooks on your Mobile Buellton: 140 W. Highway 246, 805-688-3115, or sign up online to reserve a spot. Device: Tuesdays 5:30-6:30 p.m., Buellton Library. BuelltonLibrary@santabarbaraCA.gov afternoon. Drop in for a free 20 minute session with volunteer Bethany Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. SB Museum of Art Lecture: Valeska Soares: Any Moment C., and start accessing the library’s free online materials. Friday & Saturday, noon – 5:30 p.m. Movie Afternoon: Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2 Bring your device (E-reader, tablet, laptop, or smartphone). Now - Thurs., Nov. 9, 1-2:30 p.m. Join Joan Dewhirst for Sat., Nov. 18, 2–4 p.m., Buellton Library. 2017 Action/Adven- Sunday & Thursday, closed an insightful talk on the current exhibition at the Santa ture/Fantasy Fiction film. PG-13 118 minutes Reading with Dogs: Wednesdays 4-5 pm, Buellton; Thurs- Barbara Museum of art: a major mid-career survey of the Solvang: 1745 Mission Drive, 805-688-4214, New York-based Brazilian artist Valeska Soares. A distinctive Poetry Challenge! Wed., Nov. 22, 4 p.m. Submission days 3:30-4:30 p.m., Solvang SolvangLibrary@santabarbaraCA.gov Our Tail Waggin’ Tutors help young readers practice reading figure in the international legacy of installation art, Soares Deadline – Solvang Library. SYV Middle school students (6th Tuesday & Friday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. interweaves themes of love, desire, memory and time in her – 8th grades) are invited to submit a single page poem on skills by reading aloud to the kindest, least judgmental lisWednesday & Thursday, 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. teners around. Drop in for a 10-15 minute individual session minimal, conceptual, and multi-sensorial bodies of work. The the theme of the “awkward.” All accepted submissions will Saturday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. show is at SBMA now through Dec. 31. (Look for a companion be printed in an online book, and a public reading will follow Sunday & Monday, closed with a “tutor.” field trip to the exhibit, sponsored by the Solvang Senior December 6th. Co-Sponsored by the Santa Ynez Valley Arts Center, date TBA). SYV Manga Club! Wednesdays from 3:30-4:30 p.m., Los Olivos: Grange Hall, 2374 Alamo Pintado Ave. Association and hosted by poet Steve Braff. Solvang Library. For young adults and teens 8th grade Saturday, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Lands of Our Ancestors: An Author Reading with Gary and older, who like to draw Manga-style art, and/or create Fri., Nov. 17 Noon–5 p.m. – Buellton Library. Come play Gone Robinson Thurs., Nov. 9, 10–11 a.m. Come hear author and stories. Materials provided. Fishin’, No Stress Chess, Blokus, Yahtzee, and Connect Four! Santa Ynez: 3598 Sagunto St. filmmaker Gary Robinson read from and discuss Lands of Saturday, 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. OR join us in putting together a few puzzles. Stay all day or our Ancestors, his recent children’s historical novel, which DIY Crafts: Anytime, Buellton Library Ask at the desk for the craft box! Drop-in crafts are always available to all ages. provides a unique look at the Spanish Mission experience from a Native American point of view. The book introduces Kilik, a 12-year-old Chumash boy, who uses lessons of courEVENTS age learned from his father as he rallies to lead a group of TED & Conversation - Thurs., Nov. 2, 1-1:50 p.m., Solvang Native children in their quest for freedom from the cruelties Library NEW TIME! Come view one or two short talks from the famous TED Talks series, and explore the topic together and hardships of mission life. Appropriate for students 2nd grade and up, and adults. afterward. Call the library for information on the topic. Monthly on FIRST Thursdays. ReadAloud - Fridays, Nov. 3. 10, 17, 4 - 5pm -Solvang Library. Investors’ Roundtable: Sat., Nov. 11, 3 - 4:30 p.m., A play-reading group for adults, teens and children 9 and up. Solvang Library. Helping individual investors since 1995, the Not a performance- everyone participates. All are welcome, Investors’ Roundtable welcomes both novice and veteran please call or email to reserve a spot. October script is TBA. investors to informal presentations and discussions.
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ra counties; Wyoming resident Wendy Puchili; and Merced, California, resident Richard Kaplinski, according to the District Attorney’s Office. An arrest warrant alleging the same charges was issued for Pennsylvania resident Michael Elliot. Hogan, Lavin, Harada, Huffman, and the Anzivinos were in custody at the Santa Barbara County Jail as of Sept. 22, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department. No details were released about the method or time period of the alleged crimes. The Auditor-Controller and Public Works Director have been working with the District Attorney’s Office since the investigation began, County Executive Officer Mona Miyasato said. “We will get to the bottom of this and
ensure there is full accountability for those responsible,” Miyasato said in a statement. “We are aware that a criminal charge is an accusation, and any defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.” The Auditor-Controller’s Office and Public Works Department have been reviewing their operations since the suspicious activity was discovered, according to Miyasato’s statement. “The county will be ordering a forensic audit by an independent accounting firm and a review of internal controls, financial systems and policies,” she said. “The independent audit will provide us more information to further shore up safeguards and controls as necessary.” Noozhawk managing editor Giana Magnoli can be reached at gmagnoli@noozhawk. com.
Veteran’s Day is observed annually on Nov. 11, an honors military veterans.
VET’S EVENTS CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Over the years, each Veterans Day Half Marathon has drawn between 2,000 and 8,000 runners. This year it will start at Chase Palm Park, travel up Shoreline Drive and wind through the Mesa. Aircraft flyovers and 181 U.S. flags will be featured along the route monitored by eight volunteer directors, Parks said.
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The Santa Ynez Valley Youth Ensemble and the Santa Ynez Valley Master Chorale and Orchestra will perform “A Festival of Carols” in December.
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love of music. “I meet all kinds of wonderful people from different parts of the Valley — people who might not cross path in any other context.”
The chorale and full orchestra will present its winter concert, “Festival of Carols,” on Dec. 16 and 17. Among many other pieces, it will include Ralph Vaughn Williams’ “Fantasia on Christmas Carols.” For more information, visit syvchorale.org.
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wanted to make it ‘the best of the Old World in the New World,’ and that’s what we try to do with the store,” Watts said. Jule Hus owes much of its success to its many employees, especially Paula Cookenour, who has been as asset to the store for over 31 years, he added. “The people who work here make the store,” Watts said. In some instances, the employees make what is in the store, too. Many of the hand-crafted and painted ornaments in the
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The for-profit half-marathon is Parks’ business, but it also raises money for local charities. Runners can find their own charity as a sponsor or the event organizers can suggest one, Parks said. A graduate of the local Women’s Economic Ventures program, Parks ran track at Brandeis University before coming to Santa Barbara 14 years ago. She worked as an assistant track coach at SBCC from 2003-05. Register at www. sbmarathon.com. store are done by current and former employees. The Watts love hearing stories from returning customers about coming to Solvang and how the store is part of their Christmas traditions. In turn, the Watts can often be heard sharing the stories of Old World Christmas traditions, the treasures of the store and their own family history of the past five decades. “We find things are more valuable to people when they know the story behind them,” Watts said. For more information, visit www.solvangs christmashouse.com.
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arts & nonprofits ‘BOTANICALS’
Michelle Castle art exhibit now showing at Los Olivos Wine Merchant & Café Staff Report
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n exhibit of botanical watercolors by local artist Michelle Castle is on view at the Los Olivos Wine Merchant & Café through Jan. 4. The artist’s illustrations combine her fascination and appreciation for vintage etchings and stylized text with fine,
hand-crafted papers. Drawings from the 1600s and 1700s are hand-painted with watercolor into multi-dimensional illustrations. Some are then further manipulated digitally, then printed on fine cotton rag paper. Castle has been an active participant in local community art and is also the owner of Honey Paper, a bridal lounge and statio-
nery design studio. “Honey Paper melds my passion for exquisite design and paper with my love for entertaining and making our world a little more beautiful,” she said. A reception for the artist will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 9. This exhibit is one of a continuing series of shows made possible by the commit-
ment of the Los Olivos Wine Merchant & Café to showcase local art and artists. The nonprofit Santa Ynez Valley Art Association (formerly the Artists Guild SYV) coordinates and manages the “art without borders” installation in cooperation with the Café. For more information on local arts, visit www.santaynezvalleyarts.org.
Artisan Faire brings shopping to Atterdag Village By Raiza Giorgi
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oliday shopping began early at Atterdag Village of Solvang on Oct. 14 as 36 vendors of all kinds set up in various parts of the senior living complex for the Atterdag Artisan Faire. “Talking to those who attended we found that many of them had never been to Atterdag Village or realized what the facility is comprised of and what a beautiful and special place we have,” said Diana Richardson, president of the Atterdag Auxiliary. The event hosted various artists from crochet, handmade aprons, charms, signs, jewelry and more. The vendors were spread out on the Atterdag campus from the parking lot near the skilled nursing building to inside the community room. Inside the community room was Grandma’s Attic, where there were treasures of all kinds. “I heard about the faire from walking by earlier and I am happy that I found a Hummel angel plate to add to my collection,” said Denise Johnson of Solvang. Atterdag Executive Director Chris Parker was on campus helping direct people to different areas and giving “tours.” “This event is wonderful and our seniors are delighted seeing people from the community come to campus, and they get to support local artists as well,” Parker said. Atterdag was started by the American Danish Evangelical Church in 1951 after a donation of land and a $500 gift when it was then known as Solvang Lutheran Home. Through the next 20 years the skilled nursing facility was added as well as additional apartments and assisted living facility. The mission of the Atterdag Village of Solvang Auxiliary is to honor, protect and support the Atterdag Village of Solvang and its residents with love, compassion, dignity and resources available. The auxiliary
Photo contributed Natalie Parker of Buellton won a turkey at last year’s Turkey Bingo at the Solvang Veteran’s Memorial Hall.
Turkey Bingo still bringing families together Photos by Raiza Giorgi Local handmade sign makers Me & He Creations, which makes signs by hand, were one of the 36 vendors at the Atterdag Artisan Faire on Oct. 14. Below, the “Grandma’s Attic” section of the Atterdag Artisan Faire was packed full of treasures for people to browse and buy.
activities include events for the residents as well as community fundraising events during the year. The auxiliary meets on the first Tuesday
of the month at 4 p.m. in the Don Sorenson Living Room of the Atterdag Village. For more information, log onto www. peoplewhocare.com.
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urkey Bingo has been a long-time holiday tradition in the Santa Ynez Valley, and this year the family event will begin at 6 p.m. (with doors opening at 5 p.m.) on Saturday, Nov. 18, at the Solvang Veterans Memorial Hall. The event was begun in 1913 by the Hejls Minde 23 chapter of the Danish Society of Dania of California and Nevada. The wives of the Dania men started the Danish Ladies Society, Dannebrog of Dania, and took over the event in 1937. The Alpha Pi sorority then took over in the late 1980s and has run the event since. In the days when live turkeys were awarded as prizes, “we would take the turkey home and hang it from the laundry line until dad could take care of it, in other words,” said Kathy Kelsey of Alpha Pi. There are no more live turkeys, as there were in the days at Dania Hall, which stood on the site of the current Petro’s Cafe in Sol-
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‘OUTSIDE THE BOX’
Two local artists exhibiting at Epiphany Wine Cellars in Los Olivos Staff Report
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diverse show of pieces by local artists Rebecca Gomez and Allen Koehn are on view and available for purchase at Epiphany Wine Cellars through Jan. 15. The show’s title, “Outside the Box,” refers to the artists’ use of art media in unusual and unexpected ways, resulting in works that engage the viewer on several levels. Koehn’s images reflect realism while Gomez’s lean to abstraction, but all the work combines media in ways that make the finished work unique to some degree. The photographic art by Koehn is based on digital photographs that have been printed on archival art rag paper, affixed to a stretched canvas base. The photo pigments have been fixed into the paper using an unusual technique utilizing a specialized UV protective varnish
BINGO CONTINUED FROM PAGE 15 vang. But hundreds of people still flock to the event in hopes of winning a frozen bird for Thanksgiving dinner. “My mom was in the Danish Ladies and we loved helping out at the event. It’s always just been a fun family event,”
in many coats that is absorbed into the paper. Then the works are coated with an acrylic matte medium, resulting in photographic work that is as resilient as a finished painting. As for her mixed media work, Gomez noted, “There are many layers in my work, and often some transparency. While my work may appear to be disparate in style or execution, it is actually all part of an exploration of subjects or objects that can never truly be captured in a fixed way. Whether representational or abstract, the pieces are about asking questions, attempting to see beyond the surface, looking for openings, connections.” This exhibit introduces Epiphany Cellars as a venue supporting the efforts 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, to showcase local art and artists. Kelsey said. Turkey Bingo hasn’t changed much since the beginning. It still costs just a dime to play a game, although the turkeys are bought from El Rancho Marketplace in Solvang. Up for grabs this year will be 60 turkeys, and the last turkey won will also come with a basket full of Thanksgiving goodies.
Photos contributed “Cast Shadows, Series III,” mixed media by Rebecca Gomez, 24 by 30 inches. “Barking up the Right Tree,” digital photo by Allen Koehn, archival mixed media print, 16 by 20 inches.
For more information on local arts, or to subscribe to a free monthly eZine on local arts, visit www.santaynezvalleyarts.org. “As long as we can keep it 10 cents we will. We want anyone to be able to come and play no matter what their situation in life might be,” Kelsey said. There will also be other prizes to win, including gift baskets and certificates to local shops. Snacks and dinner are served by local organizations, and the menu changes
each year. The women of Alpha Pi also ask that people not bring alcohol to the family event. They also ask people to contact them first if they want to donate something for the raffle or contribute to the event. Call Kelsey at 688-5804 or Shirley Hernandez at 688-4607.
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SYV Botanic Garden seeking volunteers SYV Star Staff Report
T Photo contributed Operation Christmas Child has delivered more than 124 million boxes filled with staples, hygiene items, gifts and a special note from the giver to children worldwide.
he Santa Ynez Valley Botanic Garden is seeking more volunteers to weed, plant and mulch the garden in River View Park in Buellton. The garden hosts a variety of events throughout the year, such as its recent autumn succulent garden workshop as well as Santa Ynez Valley Earth Day and the ever-popular wreath-making class. The mission of the Santa Ynez Valley Botanic Garden Foundation is to provide a unique, accessible and interactive environ-
ment, highlighting plants native to the Santa Ynez River watershed. The garden encourages community collaboration, fosters new approaches to environmental education, and cultivates an appreciation of the natural world. As a source of inspiration and information, the garden is also a venue for arts and crafts, and a peaceful refuge for visitors of all ages. The Santa Ynez Valley Botanic Garden, at 151 Sycamore Drive in Buellton, is open from sunrise to sundown 365 days a year. For more information, visit www.syvbotanic garden.org or email contact@syvbotanic garden.org.
Boxes being collected for Operation Christmas Child Staff Report
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ohn and Kathleen Fosmire have offered their hair salon in Santa Ynez as a drop-off point for Operation Christmas Child. The Santa Ynez Valley Presbyterian Church and Santa Ynez Valley Mothers of Preschoolers (SYV MOPS) are also hosting their own drive this year. Operation Christmas Child was started in 1990 by Dave and Jill Cooke of Wrexham, Wales, after they watched a broadcast on Romania, which had recently been devastated by war. This was the beginning of the Christmas gift program that was adopted by Franklin Graham of Samaritan’s Purse in 1993. Samaritan’s Purse serves people in need, both domestically and internationally, who need help after floods, fire, heart surgery, disaster, famine or war. Last year the Fosmires, who own John Patrick Hair Design in Santa Ynez, filled
up nine trucks with medical supplies, food, clothing and Christmas. Operation Christmas Child has delivered more than 124 million boxes worldwide. The boxes are distributed all over the globe via cargo planes and ultimately shuttled by any form of transportation that works, which may include motorcycles, kayaks, bicycles, horses, elephants, donkeys, yaks or other animals, or carried by
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Santa Ynez Valley Historical Museum invites you to their 33rd annual
RANCH Your western lifestyle store
November 10 ~ 12, 2017 Honoring this year’s Vaqueros of the Year, The Ranching Dynasty of Cornelius & Williams Family, the Craftsmanship of Ray Sandoval & the artistry of Ernie Morris. Friday, Nov. 10 ~ 5-9 pm
Gala Dinner honoring the Vaqueros of the year. Vaquero Vendor Pre-show, appetizers, hosted bar, and music from Brad Cooper & Friends with special Cowboy Poetry by Dan Hess
Gingerbread House Workshop
Saturday, Nov. 11 ~ 9-5 pm Sunday, Nov. 12 ~ 10 am -3 pm
Sun., Nov. 26, 2017 Creation Station Sat. & Sun., Dec. 2 & 3, 2017
Preassembled houses, candy, frosting, and decorations will be provided. Groups are welcome, so bring your friends & family. $65 Per House + 1 Free Hot Drink Holiday fun for the whole family! Call today to reserve your spot
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Vaquero Vendor show and sale, with special Vaquero roping presentations from Dwight Hill, Bruce Sandifer, Pat Puckett & Boone Campbell
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“Cowboy Campfire” Savory campfire dinner & dessert with musical entertainment from Valley favorite Art Green with special guest Rusty Richards from “Sons of the Pioneers” plus nationally acclaimed, Cowboy Poet, Dan Hess.
All events at the Museum, for tickets and more information & pricing please call 805-688-7889, or visit the website www.santaynezmuseum.org
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Local cowboy wins first ‘poker rodeo’ world title By Raiza Giorgi
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os Alamos native Ty Gonsalves and Team USA won the first World Cup in “poker rodeo” in September, and he and his partner also won the men’s division in a 2-man sorting event. Poker Rodeo challenges a three-rider team to cut and pen a randomly selected “hole-card cow” and four other “carded cows,” making the best possible five-card poker hand in the fastest possible time. Playing cards from 8s through aces are attached to the cattle. At the inaugural event in Australia, Gonsalves and his partner, Matt Foreman, also took home the championship in the 2-man poker sort, in which teams have to move five cows from a herd of 28 to make the best poker hand possible in less than 90 seconds. Gonsalves spends his days as assistant ranch manager for Huasna Ranch near Arroyo Grande. His family is related to the Branquinho family of Los Alamos, who hosted the first poker rodeo events on the Central Coast. Gonsalves was then selected because of his skills in penning and sorting to be a part of Team USA, which was made up of riders from
all around the country. “Poker rodeo is gaining a lot of speed back East and is just starting in our area. It was amazing to not only learn how to play, but then be asked to be on the American team for the first World Cup event,” Gonsalves said. Team USA flew to Australia for the 2017 World Cup finals during the Queensland Beef Expo in Toowoomba. The Beef Expo, Southern Queensland’s leading beef industry and farming event, featured a major trade exhibition, a led steer competition, seminar program, all-breed sale, and other functions. For the first time, the Poker Ranch Sorting competition was added to the trade event. In the 2-man poker sort, Gonsalves and Foreman scored 1490.92 to beat the Australian team. “While being in Australia we also got to tour the big cities like Sydney and we of course got a ton of stares because we were this group of cowboys walking around the city. It was such a great time and we are all so proud of Ty and can’t wait until next year,” his wife Hannah Gonsalves said with a laugh. Gonsalves is already training for next year’s event, which will be held in Italy. For more information on poker rodeo, log onto www.pokerrodeo.com.
Photo contributed As a member of Team USA, Ty Gonsalves of Los Alamos, at center left, won the first World Cup in “poker rodeo” in early September.
Vaquero Show to honor Williams family In its 33rd year, annual event honors, showcases ‘the cowboy life’ SYV Star Staff Report
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he local cowboy tradition goes back more than a century, and a tradition of honoring those who have kept that spirit alive is in its 33rd year as the annual Vaquero Show and Sale takes place Nov. 10-12 at the Santa Ynez Valley Historical Museum. This year’s recipient of the “Vaqueros of the Year” is the Cornelius and Williams family, who have created a name synonymous with the ranching way of life in the Santa Ynez Valley. Glen Cornelius, grandfather of matriarch Nancy Williams, was a pioneer in the industry when he was a cattle buyer and traveled by train to buy and sell livestock. Her father Raymand ran 80,000 head of cattle on ranches all around California and became a pilot so he could get to his cattle quickly. He rented Rancho del Cielo, which became known as the Western White House when President Ronald Reagan bought the property in the mid-1970s. The Williams family helped take care of the president’s livestock. Nancy Williams met her husband, Jerry
Wayne Williams and Jerry Williams are seen pushing cattle.
Williams Sr., whose family was also in the cattle industry as well as sheep and farming, when they attended Cal Poly. Her husband was a member of the football team and among the few survivors of an infamous plane crash in 1960. He died later in an accident while working a bull. Their son Jerry Williams Jr. and his mother run the family operation that runs hundreds of head of cattle all around the Central Coast.
They recently were followed for nearly a year by a film crew making a documentary about the cowboy way of life called “Modern Cowboy,” a production of Dave Long and Andy Samarasena Films. The Vaquero Show will be an action-packed weekend of entertainment and fun as artisans and collectors from across the United States will show their hand-crafted goods including saddles, bridles, bits and spurs, as well as Western art including original paintings and sculpture. The weekend kicks off with a gala dinner and “pre-party” on Friday, Nov. 10, when the museum will honor the Williams families. Also being honored this year is the artistry of Ernie Morris and craftsmanship of Ray Sandoval. Guests will enjoy appetizers, hosted bar, dinner, and live entertainment from Brad Carrol & Friends as well as the cowboy poetry of Dan Hess. Reservations are required. The fun continues from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday with a Photo contributed vendor showcase and roping demonstrations throughout the day by nationally acclaimed clinicians Dwight Hill, Pat Puckett, Bruce Their Williams Ranch and the signs for their Sandifer and Boone Campbell, plus the “Flying V” brand dot the open land from Gav- “Cowboy Campfire” beginning at 6:30 p.m. iota through the North County. Saturday. Guests will enjoy campfire dinner “There’s nothing like this life, and I get to and dessert while listening to performancbe with my family every day and teaching es by local favorite Art Green and Rusty our next generation the things my father and Richards from the Sons of the Pioneers, plus father’s father taught me. My great-granddad poetry by nationally recognized Dan Hess. was alive until I was 18 and he really impacted For more information about the Vaquero my life and shaped who I am as well,” said Show and Sale or to buy tickets, call 805-688Jerry Williams Jr. 7889 or go to www.santaynezmuseum.org.
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food~drink Fig Mountain wins 3 medals in national competition Staff Report
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igueroa Mountain Brewing Company, based in Buellton, won big at America’s biggest brewing competition in Denver at the end of September. The brewery’s craft beers were awarded three medals: Hoppy Poppy IPA (silver), Wrangler Wheat (bronze), and Lighter Than I Look Lager (bronze). This totals 20 Great American Beer Festival awards for the brewery since its inception in 2010. “This year was more competitive than ever, and we are so happy to bring back three medals to the Central Coast,” said Jaime Dietenhofer, Figueroa Mountain’s founder and CEO. Award-winning breweries received medals in 98 beer categories covering 161 different beer styles, establishing the best examples of each style in the country. Winners were chosen out of 7,923 competition entries from 2,217 breweries in 50
states plus Washington, D.C. The competition took place in six sessions over a period of three days and was judged by 276 beer experts from 13 countries, including the U.S. In addition to commercial brewery entries, the judging panel also evaluated 118 Pro-Am entries. The competition was made possible with the help of 365 volunteers. Figueroa Mountain Brewing’s creative director Kevin Ashford described his excitement. “It is the greatest achievement to be awarded medals after being judged by your peers with blind-judging at the biggest beer competition in the country,” he said. “Very proud of our brew team.” Other Central Coast breweries bringing home medals were Firestone Walker in Paso Robles, Casa Agria in Ventura, Central Coast Brewing in San Luis Obispo, and Captain Fatty’s in Goleta. For more information, go to www.figmtn brew.com.
Photo contributed Local artist Sharon Tate has created the label for Dierberg/Star Lane Vineyard’s wine for Vino de Sueños on Nov. 11.
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hat your child eats for lunch matters, says the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Here are five hints that can help you provide your kids with the midday meal they need to succeed in school: n Store smart: Insulated lunchboxes or bags keep cold food cold and hot food hot, so germs can’t multiply, says the CDC. If you use regular lunchboxes or paper bags, follow these Cool Rules: n Some food is always good to go: fruits (especially dried fruit), vegetables, bread, crackers, peanut butter, jelly, pickles, nuts, pretzels, trail mix.
n Put an ice pack or frozen juice box in a plastic bag to make the lunch bag a minicooler. The drink should thaw by lunchtime. n It’s a wrap: Keep your food wrapped up and wrap each part separately so they don’t leak onto each other. Use zipper plastic bags or plastic containers made for carrying food, or get one-serving packs. n Jazz up lunch: Use different kinds of breads, such as whole-grain pita pockets, tortilla wraps, raisin bread or English muffins. n Send fruits and vegetables: Just be sure to wash them well. If they’re peeled, wrap them up and chill them. Dried fruit, enjoyed in trail mix or right out of the bag, can be a good alternative, especially now that you can get dried organic cranberries and cherries.
he public is invited to celebrate the hard work of local farm and vineyard workers at People Helping People’s 10th annual Vino de Sueños wine release event. Vino de Sueños (VDS) will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. Nov. 11 at the Santa Ynez Valley Marriott in Buellton. Music will be by Complicated Animals and food will be catered by Industrial Eats, The Landsby, S.Y. Kitchen, Santa Ynez Cafe, Decadence Fine Cakes and Confections, and The Olive Oil Source. Vino de Sueños (Spanish for “wine of dreams”) is a wine label conceived in 2008 by a small group of premium Santa Barbara County vintners in conjunction with the local nonprofit PHP to honor the contributions of farm, ranch and vineyard workers. Money generated by the label helps to fund PHP’s numerous services to families and individuals of limited means, including food, nutrition education, physical and mental health wellness care, youth mentoring, and alcohol and drug abuse prevention services “under one roof.” All 2017 VDS wine has been donated by longstanding Santa Barbara County wineries: Alma Rosa, Brander, Buttonwood, Foley Estates Vineyard, Dierberg/
Star Lane, Foxen Winery, Ken Brown, Kita Wines, Longoria, Quail Crossing, Riverbench, Stolpman, and Vogelzang. White and red wines for every taste and pocketbook will be available. Wines are expected to sell from $12 to $40 depending upon the varietal and vintage, and they are specially discounted for this fundraising event. Each VDS label features a reproduction of an original art piece from one of 10 different local artists. What has resulted from the marriage of the winemakers’ and artists’ talents is ”a series of wonderful wines with extraordinary labels that just jump off the bottle. These labels and the original works they represent are truly collectors’ items,” said VDS Chairwoman Becky Barieau. Contributing artists are Susan Belloni, Peggy Brierton, Chris Chapman, Jim Farnum, Kevin Gleason, Rebecca Gomez, Patricia Hedrick, John Iwerks, Renee Kelleher, Teresa McNeil MacLean, Sharon Tate and Seyburn Zorthian. In addition to tastings and sales of exclusive VDS wines, the event will include an auction of all original art pieces used on the 2017 VDS labels, a silent auction of upscale lifestyle items, live music, and appetizer stations. For tickets and more information, visit www.vinodesuenos.com.
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anta Ynez High School football players “went pink” for their game on Oct. 27 in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month and to show support for all those in the community battling cancer. Both varsity and junior varsity players wore pink socks during games against Pioneer Valley High School. “Go Pink Night is a meaningful Santa Ynez
football tradition as players and coaches honor all women in their fight against breast cancer,” said varsity head coach Josh McClurg. “Last year we lost Carl Rio and we want to recognize him and all those battling cancer.” McClurg added. “Carl and his son Jeff were integral parts of our football program at Santa Ynez.” Rio died in October 2016 after a battle with cancer. He got involved with volunteering for valley organizations and became
known for coaching the football and baseball teams at Santa Ynez Valley Union High School after his son Jeff died in a car accident in 1996. Santa Ynez High School Football Boosters held a fundraising drawing at the game that included a Pirate football helmet signed by all the players, a 50/50 raffle and a sale of cupcakes donated by Solvang Bakery and other baked goods. Karl Storz Imaging, a medical device com-
pany in Goleta, offered to match game-night donations up to $2,500, said Rich Crandall, vice president of the Football Boosters. All of the fundraising proceeds went toward the Jeff Rio Memorial Scholarship Fund, and the matching contributions went to the Sansum Multi-Specialty and Cancer Center in Solvang, Crandall said. This year, Go Pink Night coincided with Senior Night, when all senior football players were recognized with their parents.
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he Solvang Library and the Santa Ynez Valley Arts Association are challenging Santa Ynez Valley students in sixth, seventh and eighth grades to submit a single-page poem on the theme of the “awkward.” Submissions are due by Nov. 22, and a public reading and showcase for all submissions is planned for Dec. 6 at 5:30 p.m. After the reading, all poems will be available in an online book along with a video link of the reading on the library web site. “It’s not a contest, but a challenge to respond creatively, and to share what you write,” according to library staff. ‘Awkward’ can be the conversations gone bad, odd looks from across the hall, the school dance, trying to fit in, or anything that strikes you as, well, awkward!” The event is the brainchild of volunteer host Steve Braff, a Los Olivos resident and published poet who performs poetry at venues throughout Santa Barbara County. He also is co-founder of the Santa Ynez Valley Poetry Workgroup and the poetry chairman for the Santa Ynez Valley Arts Association. “As a young child, I fell in love with the poetry of Dr. Seuss: ‘The Cat in the Hat,’ ‘One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish,’” Braff said. “Poetry offers a path to creatively explore and share our history, experiences and challenges, to give voice to the inner world, to deeply connect with others. The point of this Poetry Challenge is to provide a safe platform to grapple with and share the largely unspoken but often deeply felt awkwardness of the teenage years. If there is interest, I would love to host an ongoing poetry group for teens at our library,” he added. Students should email their poems by 4
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Photos by Victoria Martinez Wheels ’n’ Windmills presented checks to representatives from the Progeria Foundation, Solvang School and local high school automotive programs on Monday, Oct. 16 in front of the Solvang Senior Van that the car show purchased with the Vikings of Solvang.
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he Wheels ’n’ Windmills car show has raised almost $300,000 for local charities over the past 13 years, and after this year’s partnership with the Vikings of Solvang to provide a van for the Solvang Senior Center, the group was able to make an even bigger impact throughout the valley. “The show was a complete success,” said Wheels ’n’ Windmills Board President Bob Stokes. The annual car show took place Aug. 26 along Copenhagen Drive and several side streets in downtown Solvang. Despite hot Wheels ‘n’ Windmills has raised close to $300,000 over the past 13 years for local charities. weather leading to smaller crowds and a handful of participant cancellations, the event for the Progeria Foundation, an organizadonated to Santa Ynez, Santa Maria and brought hundreds of cars and thousands of tion the group has supported for a number Lompoc high schools to help these programs visitors to Solvang. of years, and $5,000 for the arts and music continue to thrive and to encourage students Wheels ’n’ Windmills donated $13,000 programs at Solvang School. to get involved in working with cars. to go along with the Vikings of Solvang’s The organization is also a longtime supThis year, $15,000 was donated to the auto $15,000 for the Solvang Senior Center’s new van, which was displayed during the car porter of several high school automotive pro- shop programs at these schools. grams. Money from the raffle of a V8 Crate For more information, go to www.wheelsn show. The car show also was able to raise $2,000 engine and transmission was once again windmills.com.
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Local youth rugby club seeks more players, coaches By Victoria Martinez
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he Santa Ynez Valley Pirates Youth Rugby Club is inviting all local boys and girls to join the team for its upcoming fifth season. “It’s a lot of fun,” coach Dan Freedman said. Pre-registration and parent meetings will be held at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 9 and Dec. 4 at Oak Valley School’s field. The cost is $190 per player, though discounts are available for those who bring a friend. Optional practices will be held Nov. 16 and 30. Mandatory practices will be held every Monday and Thursday at Oak Valley’s field starting Dec. 4, and matches are on Saturdays. The season officially begins in January at the annual Tom Bobrink Tournament in Arroyo Grande. Freedman, who has been coaching the team since the program began five years ago, has been involved in the sport for more than 20 years. He was introduced to rugby in college and had the opportunity to play with a nationally ranked program at the Naval Academy. While in the Navy, Freedman moved to San Diego and played club rugby. He continued to play after moving to Santa Barbara and transitioning to a civilian position at Vandenberg Air Force Base and a position with the Navy Reserve. After the birth of his second child seven years ago, Freedman stopped playing rugby, but stayed connected to the rugby community. After making a casual comment about rugby in the valley while watching a match in Santa Barbara, Freedman found himself being persuaded to start up SYV Youth Rugby. Freedman and a handful of other men started the program with fewer than 10 kids, just teaching them the basics and having no
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Photos Contributed The Santa Ynez Valley Pirates Youth Rugby Club welcomes boys and girls of all ages to learn rugby and compete with other youth of the Central Coast.
formal schedule. By the end of that summer, there had close to 20 players. Last year, the team fielded nearly 50, and Freedman would like to see 70 to 80 come out to play for the upcoming season. Both boys and girls ages 5-18 are welcome to join the team, with divisions and activities appropriate for all ages. Itty Bitty Rugby (touch/non-contact), for example, is offered for 5- to 7-year-olds. will be notified by Wednesday, Nov. 29, to confirm the poem was accepted, and then invited to the public reading at the Solvang Library at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 6. For more information, call the library at 805688-4214 or email stevebraff1@gmail.com.
“If you introduce it [rugby] in a non-contact environment, people can experience it and see it in a safe, ideal situation,” Freedman said. Freedman said the teamwork and decision-making skills he developed on the field have helped him off the field throughout his life and career. He wants rugby to be accessible to all kids so that they may benefit in the same ways. “Any kid can step in and play,” Freedman
said. “The good thing about rugby: There’s a position for every shape and size.” The team is also seeking more coaches, and a female coach in particular. Experience with rugby is not a requirement to coach, as there are professional coaching classes and materials available to all willing volunteers. To get more information or to sign up a player or to volunteer, visit www.syrugby.com or email freedy97@yahoo.com.
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Math meets mindfulness at Dunn Middle School By Jon Hooten Dunn School
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K, class. Let’s get into our mindfulness positions.” This is how Laura Marcus began her sixth-grade math class recently. Her group of nine girls and boys found their desks, perched themselves on their exercise balls (no chairs in this classroom), and paid attention as the teacher began to introduce the mindfulness practice of the day. The teacher explained what she was about to do and then led the students through the two-minute practice, which guided them through a process of noticing when new thoughts entered their minds. Then, they discussed how they felt about the experience. The students were perceptive, many of them affirming that they were able to notice their thoughts coming and going. One girl said she realized that she was thinking about herself thinking about her thoughts. Not bad for a sixth grader. Mindfulness isn’t a topic that is usually taught in math classes, but the mindfulness movement in the U.S. is becoming more
mainstream in many parts of society, including in the classroom. Marcus has taught sixth- and seventh-grade math at Dunn Middle School since 2012. This year, she began integrating mindfulness practices at the beginning of all her classes. She also has offered mindfulness electives for Upper School students and is also leading “Mindfulness Mondays” before classes begin for faculty and staff. “Our schedule can be chaotic for some students. They often come to my classroom after science class, where they may still be excited from setting something on fire just minutes before,” she said. “Taking a few minutes for quiet mediation at the beginning of each class serves as a transition for students to get into a different mindset for learning the logic of math.” What is mindfulness, exactly? “It’s a mental exercise that teaches us to tune into our thoughts, feelings, and sensations, and to become fully aware of our experiences,” she said. “It allows us the freedom to create mental and emotional space in which to formulate appropriate responses to stimuli, Photos contributed therefore lessening their impact on us.” Dunn Middle School teacher Laura Marcus takes two This summer, she completed a yearlong minutes a day to introduce “mindfulness” meditation to settle her students before each class. certification program from Mindful Schools, a nonprofit organization that trains teachers to gave me a chance to sift through challenging use mindfulness practices in the classroom. thoughts and emotions. It also provides space Marcus is no newcomer to this world. Her for self-discovery and creativity,” she said. own experience with mindfulness and medi“I became interested in teaching it to the kids tation began 10 years ago as part of her yoga after reading an overwhelming amount of practice. research related to mindfulness practices with “I found that sitting quietly with myself youth and the countless positive potential Students at Dunn Middle School are learning mindfulness benefits that it may bring into their lives.” and applying it to their classes as a mental exercise. And the results at Dunn School are undeni-
able, she added. Students settle into her classes much more quickly and are generally calmer and more focused throughout class. Research compiled by the Mindful Schools organization shows that mindfulness improves attention and focus, teaches emotional regulation, and relieves stress in children, among other benefits. At least one parent is already seeing the difference. Bob Perez is another math teacher at the Middle School, and his son is in Marcus’ class. “My son likes the mindfulness practices at the beginning of class because it helps him ‘calm his mind down.’ He says he feels better prepared to start class after the mindfulness period. And as a parent, that’s music to my ears,” Perez said. While mindfulness may be new at Dunn, it is right in line with the experiential approaches to teaching and learning that have long characterized the school’s educational experience. Simon Sweeney, Head of Dunn Middle School, recognizes the benefit of mindfulness in the classroom. “DMS has always been a school where teachers are supported in the implementation of research-based educational approaches to teaching and learning. Laura’s use of mindfulness in the classroom honors this tradition, and it is great to see the positive impact on engagement and self regulation, and ultimately, student success.” “I’m excited by the opportunity to do this work,” Marcus added. “And I’m so grateful to work in a community that supports unconventional ideas and allows me the creativity and flexibility to implement them in my classes.”
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he Solvang Conference & Visitors Bureau and Dunn Middle School launched a hospitality pilot program in October featuring Mandarin-speaking student volunteers. “Solvang welcomes many Chinese visitors year-round … These students trained with Visitors Center Manager Dean Klitgaard on Oct. 7-8 and Oct. 14-15 to learn about Solvang’s heritage as well as current attractions and activities,” said Tracy Farhad, executive director of the Solvang
Conference & Visitors Bureau (SCVB). The Dunn Middle School (DMS) students returned to volunteer on the next two weekends. “These students, including Hansson Ji, age 15 of Beijing; Selina Ma, age 13 of Beijing; Arthur Mao, age 13 of Dalien; and Cathy Wei, age 14 of Beijing, are very enthusiastic about meeting Chinese visitors to Solvang and sharing their newfound knowledge of the area,” said Helena Avery, Dunn Middle School’s International Stu-
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anta Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital has received the Press Ganey “Guardian of Excellence” Award for Patient Experience, a nationally recognized symbol of achievement. For more than 30 years, Press Ganey has partnered with more than 26,000 health care organizations to collect data about patient experiences, clinical quality and staff engagement. SYVCH was in the top 5 percent of health care organizations for overall patient experience in the Emergency Department and sustained that ranking for four consecutive quarters in 2016. According to Nicole Huff, the hospital’s Emergency Department Clinical Manager, the trend continues for 2017 with year-to-date patient satisfaction scores of 94 percent through June.
CHRISTMAS CONTINUED FROM PAGE 17 locals on foot. These shoe boxes are life-changing because of the recipients’ levels of poverty. Filled with staples, hygiene items, gifts and a special note from the giver, they also provide great joy. Empty boxes can be picked up at the salon, and filled boxes must be returned to John Patrick’s Salon at 3669 Sagunto St. # 104 by Friday, Nov. 17. Packing guidelines, touching stories and other additional information can be seen at samaritanspurse.org. People interested in providing gifts can contact John Patrick’s Hair Design in Santa Ynez from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. Call the salon at 688-9889.
“I am so proud of our staff and the quality care that we provide our patients here,” she said. “The high scores that our department continues to receive from our patients is a testament to the level of outstanding care we provide. It is a great honor to have received such a prestigious award.” “The Press Ganey award represents a tremendous effort by the Emergency Department staff. I am privileged to be working with such a great team,” said Dr. Robin Knauss, medical director of the Department.
Photo contributed Staff members of Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital Emergency Department hold the Press Ganey “Guardian of Excellence” Award for Patient Experience. From left to right, David Romero, Phyllis Anderson, Janice Hutchinson and Nicole Huff.
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DMS. They are in an immersive English-speaking program and this exchange gives them ample opportunity to practice. DMS encourages service to our community, and their work at the Solvang Visitors center allows our international students to contribute in the same way many of their
American classmates do,” Avery added. The student pilot program is part of the SCVB’s continuing and expanding “China Ready” initiatives, which include working with Chinese tour operators, travel agents and media to encourage overnight trips and visits to Solvang.
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ancock College is once again among the nation’s top 150 community colleges and is eligible to compete for the 2019 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence and $1 million in prize funds. The Aspen Institute started identifying the nation’s top community colleges in 2011, and this is the fourth time Hancock has been recognized. The prize, awarded every two years, is the nation’s signature recognition of high achievement and performance among America’s community colleges. Institutions are recognized for exceptional student outcomes in four areas: student learning, certificate and degree completion, employment and earnings, and high levels of access and success for minority and low-income students. More than seven million students – nearly half of America’s college students – attend a community college. In California, 2.1 million students are enrolled in 114 community colleges. The Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence honors institutions that strive for and achieve exceptional levels of success for
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Don Deming joins CASA as advocate supervisor work, Deming chose to join CASA because of its ability to find solutions and remedies to on Deming, who has 28 years of help abused or neglected children. experience in law enforcement, has “I’m excited to get to know my CASA joined Court Appointed Special Advo- volunteers. To be among men and women cates (CASA) of Santa Barbara County as an who work diligently in support of true victims advocate supervisor. in our communities, and to work with people During his career, Deming saw first-hand who volunteer their time to guide, mentor, and the importance of the CASA volunteers who support those young people is a privilege in help nearly 300 children facing abuse or itself,” Deming said. neglect — with a waiting list of more than 80 CASA of Santa Barbara County hopes to more children in need. ensure that every child in need has a CASA He holds a bachelor of science degree in volunteer by his or her side by 2018. As an criminal justice, a master’s degree in public advocate supervisor, Deming will be working administration, and is a graduate of the FBI’s with CASA volunteers to be a voice for a child National Academy. After retiring from police in court. CASA volunteers make sure that the Staff Report
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Julefest holiday highlights announced ing, elegant antiques and collectibles, beautiful imported objects, vibrant arts and crafts, and ith a theme of “A Danish Tradicolorful home furnishings. Toy and noveltion,” Solvang will sparkle again ty stores offer playful options for stocking during the 2017 annual Julefest stuffers and kids of all ages. from Dec. 1 through Jan. 5. Santa will be in Solvang for free visits and Julefest (pronounced Yule-Fest) will feature photos ops for the whole family, according to free visits with Santa in Solvang Park; “Shop, Solvang Conference & Visitors Bureau SpeMingle & Jingle” weekends; wine and beer walks; the traditional community tree-lighting cial Programs Manager Daniel Lahr, “We’re thrilled to welcome Santa Claus, also ceremony; the Julefest Parade and community known as Julemanden (The Christmas Man) in Nativity Pageant. Danish, to Solvang Park at the corner of Mission There will also be open houses at local Drive and First Street again this year,” he said. retailers, special concerts and more taking Families are encouraged to bring their camplace throughout the season — with activities eras to capture the moments with the children continually being announced in the coming weeks and updated at www.SolvangUSA.com/ and Santa during these days and times: n Friday, Dec. 1, 2017, from 4 - 6 p.m. things-to-do/solvang-julefest. n Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017, from 12:30-4:30 p.m. Throughout Solvang, more than 150 one-ofn Saturday, Dec. 9, 2017, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. a-kind boutiques and specialty shops will offer n Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017, from 10 a.m-4 everything from clogs to Danish porcelain to handmade lace, leather, iron art, jewelry, cloth- p.m. Staff Report
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children’s needs are best taken care of and help them find a safe, permanent home. “As CASA of Santa Barbara County has grown with the specific goal of serving every abused and/or neglected child, we have made the commitment to providing our volunteer force with a diverse and highly competent team to support them,” said Executive Director Kim Colby Davis. “The addition of Don Deming to our group of highly skilled advocate supervisors certainly accomplishes our goal. Don brings a wealth of experience and an enthusiasm for our work. Our volunteers will find him a joy to work with.” CASA trains volunteers who are sworn in by a juvenile court judge to help ensure abused or neglected children find a safe, permanent home
as quickly as possible. The role of a CASA volunteer is to act as an extra pair of eyes and ears for the court, collecting information through observation and interviews with key people in the child’s life before reporting back to the judge. Volunteers complete an application process that includes a screening interview, background and reference checks, and 30 hours of pre-service training. After completion of the pre-service training, volunteers are sworn in as officers of the court. This gives them the legal authority to conduct research on the child’s situation and submit reports to the court. For more information, contact Crystal Moreno at 805-357-2594 or email crystal@ sbcasa.org.
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rchitect Robert J. Coles has been named chairman of the Channel Islands YMCA Board of Directors for a term that runs through May 2019. Coles is the president of RJC Inc., an architectural design and construction management company that provides a wide range of building design services for both government agencies and pri-
vate commercial clients. The company relocated to Santa Barbara in 2000 from Arlington, Va., and has recently expanded support services to the Hawaiian Islands and Long Beach. Coles has a bachelor’s degree in architecture from Cal Poly Pomona, has been practicing architecture since 1985 and is licensed to practice in Virginia, California and Hawaii. For more information, visit www. ciymca.org or call 805-569-1103.
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hen people think of the duties of a hospice volunteer, they may imagine sitting with people on their death bed. While being with patients at the end of their lives can be a meaningful experience, it is a small part of what Hospice of Santa Barbara’s 65 patient-care volunteers do. “Our volunteers are a valuable part of our patient care services team,” said David Selberg, CEO of Hospice of Santa Barbara (HSB). “Patient-care volunteers build relationships and form connections with people at their most vulnerable moments, when they most need human-to-human interaction.” Because Hospice of Santa Barbara provides services at no cost to their patients and families, volunteers are not limited by the
constraints of insurance or other regulations. This allows them the flexibility to serve in many ways. Patient-care volunteers help improve the quality of life for patients by providing support and reducing isolation for patients and their caregivers. They can do anything from helping with household chores to running errands to assisting with transportation to and from medical appointments. And sometimes it does simply mean sitting with a patient, providing a listening ear and letting them know they are not alone. Patients and their caregivers aren’t the only ones who benefit from the program. Often, the volunteers gain immeasurable wisdom and resilience. “Participating in this type of service often brings with it a decrease in the fear of death and an increase in the appreciation in every-
day moments and a gratitude for life,” said Nicole Romasanta, HSB volunteer coordinator. “Embracing the reality that all of us will die one day can bring us more fully into life and all that it holds today.” To learn more about volunteering, call 805563-8820 or email info@hospiceofsb.org. Hospice of Santa Barbara provides professional counseling, support groups, and patient care services free of charge to individuals and families who are grieving the death of a loved one or experiencing the impact of a serious illness. Hospice of Santa Barbara is also present on six local high school campuses to work with children and teens who are grieving the loss of a loved one. For more information about Hospice of Santa Barbara, including volunteer opportunities, call (805) 563-8820 or visit www.hospiceofsanta barbara.org.
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n outbreak of Hepatitis A this year in Southern California has not increased the number of cases in Santa Barbara County, according to the county Public Health Department, but officials said the department is taking steps to protect those at high risk and prevent the spread of the disease. Hepatitis A is a highly contagious liver infection caused by a virus. Nonfatal cases
can range in severity from a mild to severe, sometimes lasting for several months, but the disease is “vaccine-preventable.” Since early this year, San Diego County has identified 444 cases of Hepatitis A, including 16 deaths. A majority of the cases have been among homeless people and users of illegal drugs. Other outbreaks have since been identified in Santa Cruz County (69 cases) Los Angeles County (10 cases) and Orange County (1 case). The Santa Barbara County Public Health
LEARN TO PLAY GOLF at Zaca Creek Golf Course PGA Professional Bob Kotowski is offering a couples “learn to play golf in an hour” experience for $50! Includes: clubs, putting, chipping, full swing fundamentals, and on course instruction. This unique session offers an introduction to the game. Enjoy this fun and healthy shared activity of a lifetime! Free Junior Golf clinics! Saturday 1 p.m.
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Department has launched an aggressive vaccination campaign to ensure that at-risk individuals are vaccinated. It has sent information to local healthcare providers and worked with the Salvation Army in homeless shelters. Prevention advice includes getting vaccinated; washing hands thoroughly before eating, drinking or handling food; and avoiding food trucks or carts that don’t display permits from the county Health Department.
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olanda Del Rio, one of the most successful Ranchera singers of all time, will perform at the Chumash Casino Resort’s Samala Showroom at 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 17. Del Rio began voice training at a very young age, and by the time she had turned 10 was singing on the radio and performing at festivals all over Hidalgo, Mexico. At 15 years old, she was discovered by music producer and director FeYolanda Del Rio lipe “El Indio” Jiménez, who landed her a contract with RCA Records. Within a year, her single “La Hija de Nadie” sold more than 1 million copies. She began performing in the United States, throughout the rest of Central America and even in some parts of Europe. Del Rio’s most notable tracks include “Se Me Olvidó Otra Vez,” “Tus Maletas en la Puerta,” “Llorar, Llorar, Llorar” and “Camas Separadas.” She has sold almost 20 million records worldwide. Also an actress, some of her best-known films include “Caminos de Michoacán” in 1979 and “La India Blanca” in 1982. Tickets for the show are $25, available at the casino or at www.chumashcasino.com.
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Stein. Choreographer is Katie FuchsWackowski, music director is Paul Marszalkowski, scenic designer is Jason Bolen, costume designer is Arnold Bueso, light designer is Jennifer ‘Z’ Zornow, sound designer is Elisabeth Weidner, sound engineer is Andrew Mark Wilhelm, and stage manager is Zoia N. Wiseman. Stein, the director, said he really loves the idea of finding out what it’s like to walk a mile in somebody else’s shoes. “I think that concept is really important right now. We tend to live in our own personal bubbles surrounded by people who are like minded. And to step out of our bubble and see the world through somebody else’s eyes, hopefully, will open up the conversation and maybe we can start to find more common ground,” Stein said. For more information on the play, go to www.pcpa.org/FreakyFriday.html. PCPA also has a Facebook page at Facebook.com/pacificconservatorytheatre.
aunching PCPA’s 54th season on Nov. 9, and playing through Dec. 23 in the Marian Theatre, is the new Disney musical “Freaky Friday.” In this hilarious modern-day fairytale based on two Disney hit movies, a mother and daughter really see what it is to be a family and experience each other’s lives first-hand, if only for a day. When the overworked mother and her contrary teenage daughter magically swap bodies, they have just one day to put things right again before mom’s big wedding day. The cast includes PCPA Resident Artists Karin Hendricks, George Walker, Andrew Philpot, Amani Dorn, Kitty Balay, Peter S. Hadres, and Leo Cortez. Acting intern MolPhoto contributed ly Kate Dobbs plays the daughter, Ellie. Molly Kate Dobbs and Karin Hendricks star in PCPA’s “Freaky Friday” is directed by Erik production of the musical “Freaky Friday.”
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Rec Center, 301 2nd St., Buellton. Visit one of the largest Memorial Hall, 1745 Mission Drive, Solvang. Call 688- West Hwy. 246, Buellton. Call 688-4571. markets in the world with over 2500 vendors. $39. Visit 5804 for information. Arthritis Class - 10:15 a.m.; Poker - 1 p.m. at the www.buelltonrec.com. Solvang Senior Center, 1745 Mission Drive. Call 688-1086.
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Talk and Book Signing with Patti Jacquemain – 3-5 p.m. The Wilding Museum of Art and Nature, Summerset Farm and Dale’s Nursery – 9 a.m. Hwy 1511 Mission Dr., Solvang. $5/person or free for members. 154 at Baseline and Edison, Santa Ynez. Call 245-0989 or Channel Islands Maritime Museum Trip – 9 a.m. Pick Visit www.wildlingmuseum.org. 895-7902. up at Buellton Rec Center, 301 2nd St., Buellton. Visit www.buelltonrec.com. Cachuma Lake Recreation - Wildlife cruises and boat rentals, fishing, nature walks and Nature Center. Visit America Recycles Day – Visit Santa Barbara County’s www.countyofsb.org/parks. Less is More website to learn about how you can Dan Gerber Poetry Reading and Book Signing – participate. Www.lessismore.org. Zaca Creek Golf Course - Perfect little 9-hole course, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Wildling Museum of Art and Nature, 1511 daily from sunrise to sunset. No tee times. Call 691-9272. Mission Dr., Solvang. $5/person or free for members. Solvang 3rd Wednesday – All day. Participating vendors Visit www.wildlingmuseum.org. offer promotions and showings throughout the day.
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.
Community Dinner – 5:30-6:30 p.m. Buellton Bethania Lutheran Church Services - 9:30 a.m. and 5 Senior Center, 164 W. Hwy-246, Buellton. Free. Call 688- p.m.– 603 Atterdag Rd., Solvang. A time of worship and “Three 4 All” Performance - 7-9 p.m. Naughty Oak 4571. prayer in an inclusive and progressive community. Call Tap Room, 3569 Sagunto St., Santa Ynez. Visit www. 688-7927. naughtyoak.com. Buellton Chamber Mixer – 5-7 p.m. Hampton Inn and Suites, 600 McMurray Rd., Buellton. 33rd Annual Vaquero Show and Sale – Now through Nov. 12. Santa Ynez Valley Historical Museum, 3596 Weight Room - 6-8 a.m. and 1:30-8 p.m. Buellton Rec Sagunto St., Santa Ynez. Visit www.santaynezmuseum. Center, 301 2nd St., Buellton. $3. Call 688-1086. org.events. Campus Tour of Dunn Middle School – Dunn Middle School, 2555 Ca-154, Los Olivos. R.S.V.P. to admissions@ Senior T’ai Chi - 9:15 a.m.; Arthritis Class dunnschool.org or call 686-0560. 10:15 a.m.; Creative Coloring – 1 p.m. 1st and 3rd Mondays; Senior Issues – 1 p.m. 1st and 3rd Mondays at Super Hero Fitness Day – 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Santa Maria “Davy Crockett” Movie Screening – 7 p.m. Fess the Solvang Senior Center, 1745 Mission Drive. Call 688Valley Discovery Museum, 705 S. McClelland St., Santa Parker Wine Country Inn, 2860 Grand Ave., Los Olivos. 1086. Maria. Fitness demos, tricycle races, costume contest Food and beverages available for a purchase. Visit www. and a Salute to Veterans with VAFB Heroes. $6/person or fessparkerinn.com. free for members. Visit www.smvdiscoverymuseum.org. Knitting - 9 a.m.; Computer class 9:30 a.m.; Bridge and The Bear and Star Farm and Restaurant Tour – Poker - 1 p.m. at the Solvang Senior Center, 1745 Mission 2-4:30 p.m. Fess Parker Winery, 6200 Foxen Canyon Rd., Principale’s Coffee – 8:30-9:30 a.m. Santa Ynez Valley Drive. Call 688-1086. Los Olivos. Walking tour led by head of ranch operations, Union High School, 2975 CA-246, Santa Ynez. Visit www. Katie Parker McDonald, granddaughter of Fess Parker. syvuhsd.org. Country 2 Step Dance Lessons - 6:30 p.m. Maverick Visit www.thebearandstar.com. Saloon, 3687 Sagunto St, Santa Ynez. Visit www. Wine and Wisdom Trivia Night – 7:30-9 p.m. Sevtap mavericksaloon.com. 2nd Saturday Artisans – 12-5 p.m. Grange Hall, Tasting Room, 1576 Copenhagen Dr. #1, Solvang. Visit 2374 Alamo Pintado Rd., Los Olivos. Original handmade www.sevtapwinery.com. works of art for show and sale. For more information, contact info@santaynezvalleyarts.org. Yoga - 9:15 a.m.; Bingo - 1 p.m., Solvang Senior Center, 1745 Mission Drive. Call 688-1086. Vino de Sueños – 3-6 p.m. Santa Ynez Valley Marriot, Danish Dancers Performing – 1:30-3:30 p.m. Corner of 555 McMurray Rd., Buellton. Wine sale and auction Copenhagen Dr. and Alisal Rd., Solvang. Free. Knit and Crochet - 1 p.m. at the Buellton Senior Center, benefitting farm, ranch and vineyard workers. Call West Hwy. 246, Buellton. Call 688-4571. 686-0295, e-mail erica@syvphp.org or visit www. Seeing November’s Stars – 6-9 p.m. Buttonwood vinodesuenos.com for tickets. Farm Winery, 1500 Alamo Pintado Rd., Solvang. Creation Station Fabric and Quilt Shop After School Two tastings of wine prior to moving into a dark field for Wednesdays – 2-5 p.m. 252 E. Hwy-246, Unit A, Buellton. Open House – 5-11 p.m. Eleven Wine Lounge, 3640 a discussion with astronomers. $15/person. Visit www. Pre-registration and fee required. Call 693-0714. Sagunto St., Santa Ynez. Free Appetizers, beer and wine buttonwoodwinery.com. for sale. Call 691-9134. Solvang Farmers Market - 2:30-6:30 p.m. Between “Pollack” Movie Screening – 6:30-9 p.m. Gypsy Mission Dr. and Copenhagen Dr., Solvang. Studios-The Landing, 597 Avenue of Flags, Buellton. Adults only. Visit www.gypsystudioart.com. Trivia Night – 7-9 p.m. Naughty Oak Tap Room, Jule Hus Inc. Open House – 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. 3569 Sagunto St., Santa Ynez. Visit www.naughtyoak. Jule Hus Inc., 1580 Mission Dr., Solvang. Celebrating 50 Jumping Blue Band - 7-9 p.m. Naughty Oak Tap Room, com. years. Signing of Fontanini Nativity Figures from 1-4 p.m. 3569 Sagunto St., Santa Ynez. Visit www.naughtyoak. Call 688-6601. com.
Bingo - 1 p.m. at the Buellton Senior Center, West Hwy. 246, Buellton. Call 688-4571.
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Line Dance Lessons - 6:30 p.m. Maverick Saloon, 3687 Sagunto St, Santa Ynez. Visit www.mavericksaloon.org.
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Pilates - 10:00 a.m. at the Solvang Senior Center, 1745 Mission Drive. Call 688-1086.
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. Karaoke - Eleven Wine Lounge, 3640 Sagunto St., Santa Ynez. Free. Call 691-9134.
Every Saturday
Guided Nature Walk - 10-11:30 a.m.; Junior Rangers – 12:30-1:30 p.m. Neal Taylor Nature Center, 2265 Highway 154, Santa Barbara. All Ages. Free. For more information visit www.sbparks.org. Cachuma Lake Nature Walk – 10-11:30 a.m. Call 6884515 or visit www.sbparks.org.
Coming Up Log onto www.cityofsolvang.com or www.buelltonrec.com to see the full schedule of programs and events from adult sports to youth sports, teen dances, field trips and excursions.
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Rose Bowl Flea Market – 6:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Buellton Turkey Bingo - Opens at 5 p.m. Solvang Veteran’s Chair Exercises - 10 a.m. at the Buellton Senior Center,
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