It Took Her 50 Days To Ski To The South Pole... Alone!

Village Beat
Laguna Blanca piles up the awards

at Journalism Conference in
Seattle, p. 12
The Way It Was
Santa Barbara Sheriff James Ross
was the bane of rumrunners during
Prohibition, p. 21
Real Estate View
Year over year, Montecito sales
up nearly 50%; prices climb a
healthy 20%, p. 27
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THIS WEEK IN MONTECITO, P. 10 MONTECITO EATERIES, P. 40 CALENDAR OF EVENTS, P. 42
Family Flyers: U.S. Navy pilot,
88-year-old Al, his sons Rick and
Alan, and now 24-year-old Julie
Reichel take to the skies; Robert
Eringers Guide to Montecito (on
under $150 a day), p. 6
Mineards
Miscellany
It took Her 50 Days to skI
to tHe soutH Pole alone
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Caruso Affiliated
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(full story on page 6)
Girls Inc. keynote speaker Liv Arnesen
was strong, smart, and bold way before it
was cool for women to be strong, smart,
and bold (story on page 29)
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5 Editorial
Our picks for the California Presidential Primary Election
6 Montecito Miscellany
Al Reichel and his family tradition; Robert Eringers guide to Montecito; Shane Baums new
venture; New Vic set to open fall 2013; SB Polo Club hat contest; CAMA season closer;
Angels Foster Care fundraiser; SB Symphony season fnale; multi-medium show premieres at
UCSB; Cirque Dreams production; Floyd and Martha Bradley host discussion; sightings
8 Letters to the Editor
Russ McConnell thanks MJ; Addison Tompsons inquiry; Phil Palmquist sick and tired; SB
Kindermusik and Friends looking for new space; David Broman responds to Bob Hazard
10 This Week in Montecito
Food and Wine Safari event; Maritime Museum lecture; SB Republican Women, Federated
luncheon; Erin Grafy speaks; open house at Howard; CALM antique sale; MTF hike; Cancer
Prevention Fair; MBAR and MPC meets; public workshop; Prelude to Summer Bach Concert;
ceremonies on Memorial Day; ongoing events
Tide Guide
Handy guide to assist readers in determining when to take that walk or run on the beach
12 Village Beat
Montecito Association Board deems DEIR inaccurate; Board of Supervisors likely to adopt
TOT Rebate; Sherif Substation to close in Carpinteria; seven MUS teachers will retire this
year; High Fire Season alert begins May 25; Read N Posts temporary post ofce; Laguna
Blanca newspaper honored; Cranes Young Scientist Summer Institute; Walk N Roll to school
event; Montecito students participate in Disney Performing Arts Program
14 Seen Around Town
Transition Houses Derby Day at Coral Casino; Domestic Violence Solutions 1920s event;
American Heart Association 14
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annual fundraiser
21 The Way it Was
Te incorruptible Sherif Ross versus Prohibition
23 Seniority
Patti and her husband head out on the open road
24 Sheriffs Blotter
Possessions stolen from car in Summerland; structure fre on Barker Pass
27 Real Estate View
Sixteen properties have sold in Montecito since the frst of May
29 Montecito Insider
Liv Arnesen to speak at Girls Inc. One Hundred Committees 27
th
Scholarship Luncheon
30 Montecito Sportsman
Final part of John Burks four-part story on Alaska
33 Ward Connerly
If its all about fairness, wonders Ward, why doesnt President Obama include race in that
principle?
34 Your Westmont
Te college mourns the loss of professor Dr. Alex Moore; exhibition puts artists works on sale;
observatory focuses on Saturn May 18
35 Book Talk
Book critic Michael Dirda recounts his history with Arthur Conan Doyle and the Sherlock
Holmes series
36 Trail Talk
Rancheros Visitadores raise $65,000 for the Cancer Center of Santa Barbara
37 Montecito Diary
Cranes Casino Royale bash at Coral Casino
38 On Entertainment
Blues legend Tab Benoit plays Warren Hall; La Petite Chouette presents Indah at Lobero;
Taste of the Nation at Montecito Country Club; Downtown Art & Wine Tour approaches;
pop acts around town; classical performances
40 Guide to Montecito Eateries
Te most complete, up-to-date, comprehensive listing of all individually owned Montecito
restaurants, cofee houses, bakeries, gelaterias, and hangouts; others in Santa Barbara,
Summerland, and Carpinteria too
41 Ernies World
Ernie has a four-day Memorial Day weekend, and with it, a world of possibility
Movie Showtimes
Latest flms, times, theaters, and addresses: theyre all here, as they are every week
42 Calendar of Events
Jonah Lehrer at UCSB; Wanda Sykes at Chumash; Echoes plays at Center Stage; Camerata
Pacifca season ender; Rubicon Teatre presents Gem of the Ocean; Gustafson Dances
Madeline: Lost in Central Park; Fiesta opening party; SB Dance Institute performance;
Speaking of Stories; UCSB Percussion Ensemble performs
44 93108 Open House Directory
Homes and condos currently for sale and open for inspection in and near Montecito
45 Legal Advertisements
46 Classifed Advertising
Our very own Craigslist of classifed ads, in which sellers ofer everything from summer
rentals to estate sales
47 Local Business Directory
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Our Primary Selections (Part One)
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he June 5 California Presidential Primary Election has snuck up on us.
Election Day is now less than three weeks away and absentee ballots
are already being flled out and mailed. Decisions and endorsements
have to be made.
So, we begin with finding ourselves in 100% agreement with Barack
Hussein Obama who, as a sitting U.S. Senator from Illinois, said in
2006: The fact that we are here today to debate raising Americas debt
limit is a sign of leadership failure. It is a sign that the U.S. Government can-
not pay its own bills. It is a sign that we now depend on ongoing financial
assistance from foreign countries to finance our Governments reckless fiscal
policies. Increasing Americas debt weakens us domestically and interna-
tionally. Leadership means that, the buck stops here. Instead, Washington
is shifting the burden of bad choices today onto the backs of our children
and grandchildren. America has a debt problem and a failure of leadership.
Americans deserve better.
As Allen Shaffer of Plano, Texas famously wrote in a letter to the editor
of the Dallas News, in commenting upon criticism of presidential candidate
Mitt Romneys wealth: Apparently, Im supposed to be more outraged by
what Mitt Romney does with his money than by what Barack Obama does
with mine. If you find yourself in agreement with Mr. Shaffer which we
do then perhaps youll find our following endorsements of some comfort.
If you, on the other hand, are content with borrowing over $4 billion a day
to keep this chimerical merry-go-round going, then youll probably disagree
with some of our choices. But, choose we must.
Prop 28 reduces from 14 years to 12 years the amount of time a person
may serve in the California state legislature. We dont believe the difference
is significant. Were voting NO, but if it passes it will be no big deal.
Prop 29 will add $1 onto the already high taxes (currently $.87) slapped
upon a single pack of twenty cigarettes. The money is supposed to go to
cancer research and tobacco-related diseases but in the end the revenues
collected will probably be thrown into the giant tax hopper to fund yet more
bureaucrats. Were voting NO, as Californians, whether they smoke or not,
are already over-taxed.
U.S. President: Mitt Romney is an easy choice. Every one of his major
Republican opponents has dropped out of the race (though were not quite
sure that Charles Buddy Roemer has done so officially), but even if he
and the others hadnt dropped out wed still go with Mitt. At first, our
hope was Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels, but he declined to run. Then,
with a long memory of Romneys desultory campaign for the U.S. Senate in
Massachusetts against Ted Kennedy in 1994, we were wary of Mr. Romney.
But, as the campaign progressed he became a much better candidate and his
primary victory speeches displayed resolve and a deep understanding of the
issues. In addition, his positions became clearer and the difference between
Romneys approach and the current approach by President Obama is stark.
We enthusiastically look forward to voting for Mitt Romney on June 5 and
again in November whereupon we hope and pray he beats Mr. Obama.
U.S. Senate: There is a gaggle of Republicans (along with a couple of
Democrats and a Peace and Freedom Party candidate) running against sit-
ting Senator Dianne Feinstein, but not one has a ghost of a chance of unseat-
ing the long-seated Ms Feinstein. Six years from now there will be a seri-
ous campaign, and even though she is part of the problem in Washington,
anyone hoping to dislodge Feinstein in 2012 would have to be considered
delusional.
U.S. Representative District 24: Lois Capps has been in the House of
Representatives since her husband, Walter Capps, died unexpectedly in his
first term in October 1997, and she replaced him after winning a special elec-
tion in March 1998. It does go to show, if anything, that one neednt boast
of any kind of rsum to run for office, even at the highest levels. After that
initial campaign, name recognition and party affiliation are all, it seems, it
takes to continue in office. There are a couple of Republicans vying for the
privilege of attempting to unseat Ms Capps, and between Abel Maldonado
and Chris Mitchum, we strongly favor Mr. Mitchum. Weve known him for
at least fifteen years and can certainly vouch for his integrity, honesty, pas-
sion, and commitment. Our vote goes wholeheartedly to Chris Mitchum.
Next week, well weigh in on the rest of the races, including that for State
Senate, State Assembly, Santa Barbara County District Supervisor, and other
Propositions and Measures. MJ
Editorial
by James Buckley
R
etired Santa Barbara naval pilot,
Al Reichel, and his family are
fying high!
Al, 88, who received his wings in
1945 and flew in the Vietnam and
Korean wars, has clearly rubbed off
on his family, with both his sons Rick
and Alan pilots, one for American
Airlines and the other Delta, while his
daughter, Sharon Wagner, a graduate
of UCSB, joined the navy, but stayed
firmly on the ground, working in pub-
lic relations.
However, Als granddaughter, Julie,
24, daughter of Rick, a graduate of the
U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis,
has also now got her wings, doing
her pilot training at Corpus Christi in
Texas.
I also did my training there back
in 1945, says Al. Its an amazing
coincidence.
I had my old bronze wings re-
plated in twenty four carat gold and
at Julies ceremony pinned the wings
on her flight suit. It was a very moving
moment, as you can imagine.
Julie is now based in Oahu, Hawaii,
undergoing advanced training with
a patrol squadron that specializes in
submariner warfare.
Its a great spot to be, says Al, who
had also been stationed in Hawaii
at the Hickam AFB in Honolulu. I
recently flew out to see her and shes
having a great time.
He completed his navy career and
retired in July 1966, after almost 24
years, both as a reserve and regular
officer.
During those years I acquired more
than 6,500 flying hours with more than
twenty different types of airplanes.
It was an honor to be a naval aviator
and Im delighted my granddaughter
is following in my footsteps, while my
sons are also first-class pilots.
Its a wonderf ul tradition.....
Montecitos Guide
When hes not battling Prince Albert
of Monaco in the courts, Montecito
author Robert Eringer churns out
books.
The prolific scribe has now pub-
lished the Montecito Travel Companion,
available from Amazon Kindle.
For some time I have been amazed
that no one ever penned a dedicated
guide to this unique spot, even though
our slice of paradise is a world-class
destination all on its own, without
Santa Barbara, says Robert, 56.
If any prospective visitor wanted
to know something about Montecito,
theyd have to buy an expensive guide
to Santa Barbara and content them-
selves with a few fundamental facts.
So I finally decided to do it myself.
Robert says his guide is not spon-
sored by any individual or entity, and
thus is completely objective, if a tad
subjective to my own whims, passions
and pet peeves.
I wish Id been able to buy a guide
containing such insider information
when I first arrived here more than ten
years ago.
The book is part of his 10 x 10 series.
They are short guides craftily writ-
ten in ten chapters of ten sentences,
Robert explains. My concept is to
impart the most information in the
fewest words. This is key in an age
of too much unfocused data and not
enough time to read it all.
As my old friend, CIA operative
Miles Copeland, used to say, Do you
want to be the most informed or the
best informed?
Robert tapped out the book in warp
speed time.
The knowledge was already in my
head. The challenge was to construct
one hundred sentences completely
devoid of clutter that left nothing out.
In good writing, each and every word
must pay its way if it doesnt serve
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Richard covered the Royal Family for Britains Daily Mirror and Daily Mail before moving to New York
to write for Rupert Murdochs newly launched Star magazine in 1978; Richard later wrote for New York
magazines Intelligencer. He continues to make regular appearances on CBS, ABC, and CNN, and
moved to Montecito five years ago.
Al Reichel with his son Rick and granddaughter
Julie, all pilots
a purpose, lose it. As such, the semi-
colon became my best friend, with
parentheses not far behind!
Two of the more amusing chapters
are Low Life, explaining how to
do Montecito on under $150 a day,
and High Life, on a daily budget in
excess of $4,500.
Ive also done a chapter on
Nightlife, adds Robert. It was tough,
but a little humor goes a long way!
Shanes Style Society
Local entrepreneur Shane Baum,
owner of Eye Society in the Upper
Village, is expanding his empire.
Shane, who splits his time between
his homes in Montecito and Newport
Beach, is launching a clothing line,
Leisure Society, to complement his
optical emporium which opened 18
months ago next month.
Initially the product range, includ-
ing polo shirts, cashmere sweaters
and the like, will be sold in around
seventy-five country clubs and well
go from there, says Shane, a six
handicap golfer and regular at the
Montecito Country Club.
A former designer for Marc Jacobs
and Louis Vuitton, Shane has been
working on his new collection, which
also includes glasses, for three years.
When I was creating this collection
I wanted to use the best combination
of materials to interpret the designs
with intrinsic value and quality in a
fashion I had not seen before in the
market... The factories were pushed to
the limit to make it work at the high-
est quality, resulting in unique designs
for discerning customers who truly
appreciate the details.
Shane also sells his optical designs
at Bergdorf Goodman, with prices
between $550 and up to $50,000 for
custom designs.
I trust Sir Elton John has his num-
ber...
New Digs for ETC
After 33 years at the rustic+Alhecama,
the popular Ensemble Theatre
Company is ready for its close-up at
the New Vic, the renovated Victoria
Community Hall, just a tiaras toss or
two from the Granada.
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Shane Baum launches new collection, Leisure
Society
the 80-year-old building, which will
transform it into a modern, intimate
300-seat theater.
Groundbreaking will take place
next month, executive artistic director
Jonathan Fox told me at a mid-cam-
paign bash at the stately Montecito
manse of Alice Willfong, along with
Lni F Bland and Derek Westen.
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Jonathan, clearly delighted with the
rapid progress, including a $1.5 mil-
lion gift from board member Dana
White and $500,000 from Peter and
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to completion of the final designs
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An Opportunity To Excel
I
would like to take this opportunity
to thank Montecito Journal for
introducing the Santa Barbara
Design House & Gardens to the public
Montecitos Design Showcase, MJ #
18/19).
This project has already benefited
the community and will continue to
do so, not only by helping the Junior
League of Santa Barbara, but it has also
created other opportunities that per-
haps are less obvious. The SB Design
House & Gardens has given myself
as an instructor at Brooks Institute the
opportunity to give my students an
incredible experience that would be
hard to offer them otherwise.
They have had the opportunity to
document how a rat invested house
and orchard can be developed with
a great amount of care into a beauti-
fully landscaped gardens and home.
This fantastic architectural example
has afforded our architectural pho-
tography students great photographic
opportunities, both still and video,
and has allowed them to see first hand
the quality and attention that not only
Pennco Properties has demonstrated
but that the Franzes have been com-
mitted to from day one.
Joanie Franz has reached out to
us and given us the opportunity to
not only document this project but to
further give recognition to the Brooks
team that is participating by allow-
ing their photography to be exhib-
ited in the home during September.
Our video students have been able
to capture a full documentary on the
building and finishing of this wonder-
ful property and receive their well
deserved recognition by showing their
video, also during the Design House
and Gardens opening. It is great when
our students get to operate in real
world settings such as this.
I hope the community understands
the value that this type of generosity
and commitment brings to Montecito
and Santa Barbara and do everything
to support these efforts by all partici-
pating.
Russ McConnell
Faculty, Brooks Institute
Santa Barbara
We need This Help!
We would like to congratulate the
Montecito Journal on its thorough arti-
cle about the future Santa Barbara
Design House & Gardens scheduled
to open in September of this year
(Montecitos Design Showcase, MJ
# 18/19). Joanie and Dennis Franz,
along with their builder, Phillip
Pennestri of Pennco Properties had
the vision to take a longtime eye-
sore of the community, occupying a
prominent 1 acres and renovate it
into a beautiful home, gardens, and
property that all of Montecito can be
proud of. It is with great pride that
each of us, along with our team of
hard workers, have labored to bring
this project to fruition. The transfor-
mation has been a collaborative effort,
and we are ready for the public to visit
and witness what can happen when
many forces join together to make a
difference. We are excited to help sup-
port a community charity with this
project. As mentioned in the article,
ticket sales for the tours will benefit
the Junior League of Santa Barbara
and their efforts to stop illiteracy,
from which children throughout the
community will benefit. Our children
need this help! Montecito and Santa
Barbara needs this help! Our local
economy needs this help!
We hope that every person in our
community helps support these efforts
by spreading the word and participat-
ing in any way that they can to make
this a huge success!
Signed,
Mike Poteet, Valley Crest Trees; J.
Michael Cicileo, Cicileo Landscape;
Werner Theiss, Werner Wallcovering;
Richard Baron, Baron Bros. Nursery;
Jeff Ruppert, Ruppert Construction,
Inc.; Lino Della Ripa, Stone West Inc.;
Ken Hall, Goleta Building Materials;
Dave Purling, Purling Painting
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Excellent coverage of the issues
regarding the US 101 project in your lat-
est edition (Highway To Heaven? MJ
# 18/19). I have a question, however,
as to where the information came from
that the SB City Planning Commission
allegedly prefers Option F, since we
have not yet had a hearing on the DEIR.
Regards,
Santa Barbara Planning
Commissioner
Addison Thompson
Santa Barbara
(Editors note: I am delighted to hear
that the Commissioners alleged prefer-
ence for Option F which dumps all beach-
bound traffic into local neighborhoods
is not necessarily true, and that your
minds are still open to F-Modified, which
includes both a new exit to East Cabrillo
Blvd and keeping the Hermosillo exit open
for locals. B.H.)
Enough Already!
Over the past five months or so, my
co-workers and I have become sick
and tired of watching a construction
crew build, destroy, build, destroy, and
re-build the sidewalks at the corner of
San Ysidro and East Valley Road. The
noise caused by this project has truly
been a major nuisance, but the abject
and utter waste of tax dollars is what
concerns me the most. The head of the
construction crew looks exactly like
the lead singer of the rock band, ZZ
Top (with an incredibly long, white,
flowing beard). It has truly been dis-
gusting to watch this foreman and his
crew build new handicap accessible
sidewalks, then tear them out, re-build
them, tear them out again, and re-
build them yet again (especially since
these workers have spent much of
their time standing around doing
nothing). As a local tax accountant,
I estimate this project has cost taxpay-
ers in the vicinity of $250,000 or more.
During the 20 years my office has
been located at the corner of San
Ysidro and East Valley Road, I have
yet to ever witness a person in a
wheelchair attempt to use the cross-
walks at this very steep, and danger-
ous corner. I would love to know who
authorized this project, so I could let
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Howard Open House
Get your passport to explore the fun and
fascinating world of kindergarten at The
Howard School. All incoming kindergarten
and pre-kindergarten families are welcome.
Passports, projects, and snacks will be
provided.
When: 8 to 10 am
Where: 5315 Foothill Road, Carpinteria
Info and RSVP: 745-8448
or www.thehowardschool.org
Antiques & Vintage Sale
To beneft CALM, the Earl Warren
Showgrounds will host an antiques and
vintage show and sale, featuring 80 quality
antiques, vintage and decorative arts
dealers
When: May 18, 19, and 20; 11 am to 6
pm Friday and Saturday, Sunday from
11 am to 5 pm
Where: 3400 Calle Real
Cost: $6 admission at the door ($5 with ad
from the MJ ), $5 senior, children 12 and
under free
Info: 898-9715
or www.calmantiqueshows.com
SATURDAY MAY 19
MTF Hike
Montecito Trails Foundation 3.5-mile,
1,000-foot altitude-gain hike up San Ysidro
trail to Edison Catway then west to Girard
Trail, down to McMenemy trail, east to
San Ysidro trail and return. Bring food and
water for this advanced hike.
When: 8:20 for check-in and release forms
Where: San Ysidro trailhead on East
Mountain Drive, west of Park Lane
Info: 568-0833
Cancer Prevention Fair
Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics
THURSDAY MAY 17
Artiste and Sunstone Winery
Food and Wine Safari presents an evening
of wine, food and art. Enjoy a fve-course
reverse paired wine dinner, meet the
winemakers from Sunstone Winery, learn
about their limited edition art-inspired
wines, and meet internationally acclaimed
artist James Paul Brown.
When: 6 pm
Where: Tydes Restaurant at the Coral
Casino, 1260 Channel Drive
Cost: $85 per person
Info and RSVP: 698-3426
or enjoy@foodandwinesafari.com
FRIDAY MAY 18
Lecture & Dinner
Russell Pearce, author of the
controversial Arizona immigration law
currently before the U.S. Supreme Court,
will speak to Santa Barbara Republican
Women, Federated, at their dinner meeting
at Montecito Country Club.
The Border and Immigration: The
Administration vs. Arizona will be
discussed by the former state senator
who recently defended Senate Bill 1070
during a hearing before a U.S. Senate
Committee.
U.S. federal law requires all aliens over
the age of 14 who remain in the United
States for longer than 30 days to register
with the U.S. government and to have
registration documents in their possession
at all times. The Arizona Act additionally
makes it a state misdemeanor crime for an
alien to be in Arizona without carrying the
required documents, requires that state law
enforcement offcers attempt to determine
an individuals immigration status during
a lawful stop, detention or arrest when
there is reasonable suspicion that the
individual is an illegal immigrant, bars state
or local offcials or agencies from restricting
enforcement of federal immigration laws,
and cracks down on those sheltering, hiring
and transporting illegal aliens.
When: 5 pm to 7:30 pm
Where: 920 Summit Drive
Cost: $30 prepaid or $35 at the door
Reservations: 699-6756
(If you have a Montecito event, or an event that concerns Montecito,
please e-mail kelly@montecitojournal.net or call (805) 565-1860)
FRIDAY MAY 18
Erin Graffy Speaks
The Santa Barbara Republican Club invites all
to its luncheon meeting with MJs own Erin
Graffy. She will share her unique and always
entertaining perspective on the state of The
Race to date. Erin will cover it all the city,
county, state and nation, no person or part of the
country will be spared!
When: 11:30 am to 1:30 pm
Where: Goleta Holiday Inn, 5650 Calle Real
Info and RSVP: Barbara, 684-3858
THURSDAY MAY 17
Diving the
Montebello
Bob Schwemmer
will present a lecture
titled, Diving the
Montebello, showing
historical research
he has uncovered
on the Union Oil
Company tanker S
S Montebello, which
was torpedoed
by a Japanese submarine in 1941. Richard Quincy, the last known living
crewmember aboard the Montebello when it sank, will be in attendance.
When: 7 pm (members are invited to a wine and cheese reception to meet the
speaker from 6:15 to 7 pm)
Where: Santa Barbara Maritime Museum, Munger Theater, 113 Harbor Way
Cost: Free for members, $5 for non-members
Info and Tickets: 962-8404, x115
or www.sbmm.org
This Week
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Sat, May 19
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(SBNC), Cancer Center of Santa Barbara
and Cottage Health System will host a
Cancer Prevention Fair to provide free and
low-cost cancer screenings for community
members who are uninsured or under-
insured. Attendees who qualify will be
eligible for free cancer screenings, including
skin cancer screenings (for ages 20+),
visual oral cancer screening (for ages
30+), clinical breast exams (for ages 40+),
and colon cancer at-home screening kits
(for ages 50-75). Future appointments for
colonoscopies and womens exams will be
made for those who qualify. Health educators
will also be on hand to provide cancer
prevention information on topics including
mammograms, the HPV vaccine, hereditary
cancer risk and smoking cessation.
When: 9 am to 12 noon
Where: 915 N. Milpas Street
Info: 617-7856
MONDAY MAY 21
MBAR Meeting
Montecito Board of Architectural Review
seeks to ensure that new projects are
harmonious with the unique physical
characteristics and character of Montecito
When: 2 pm
Where: Country Engineering Building,
Planning Commission Hearing Room,
123 E. Anapamu
WEDNESDAY MAY 23
Montecito Planning Commission
Meeting
MPC ensures that applicants adhere to
certain ordinances and policies and that
issues raised by interested parties are
addressed
When: 9 am
Where: Country Engineering Building,
Planning Commission Hearing Room,
123 E. Anapamu
THURSDAY MAY 24
Public Workshop
Members of the public are invited to take
part in a workshop on the update of the
Santa Barbara County Integrated Regional
Water Management (IRWM) Plan.
Santa Barbara County IRWM Plan was
frst drafted in 2007 and is required to
be updated in order to qualify for future
state grant funding. The existing plan has
facilitated the award of over $28 million
dollars to the Region to either wholly or
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FRIDAY MAY 25
Prelude to Summer
Bach Concert
As a special Prelude to
Summer, West Coast
Chamber Orchestra
will perform an uplifting
All Bach Concert at
Trinity Episcopal. The
concert includes Johann
Sebastian Bachs rarely-
heard Lutheran Mass
No. 2 in A Major and
familiar cantata Jesu,
Joy of Mans Desiring -
featuring the Santa Barbara Chamber Singers, under the baton of Guest Conductor,
Dr. Michael Shasberger, Professor of Music and Worship at Westmont College.
Also on the program are some of composer Bachs most jubilant 18th century hits:
Oboe & Violin Concerto with Soloists Tamsen Beseke, Violin, and Kathy Bell
Russo, Oboe; Air on G-String; Arioso, and Fifth Brandenburg Concerto with
Frank Basile, Harpsichord.
Concertmaster Tamsen Beseke will play a violin crafted in 1780 by Stradivari
disciple Giovanni Guadagnini. Music Director Christopher Story VI will
conduct. Limited seating.
When: 8 pm
Where: 1500 State Street
Cost: $20-$25
Tickets: 963-4408
Info: cstory6@gmail.com
FRIDAY MAY 25
Memorial Day Ceremonies
Santa Barbara: 9 am at Santa
Barbara Cemetery, 901 Channel Drive;
11 am at Veterans Memorial Building,
112 W. Cabrillo Blvd
Goleta: 9 am at Goleta Cemetery,
44 S. San Antonio Road
Carpinteria: 10 am Carpinteria
Cemetery, 1501 Cravens Lane
partially fund 21 water supply, water
conservation, reclaimed water, wastewater
treatment, food control, and ecosystem
restoration projects.
When: 5:30 pm to 7 pm
Where: Board of Supervisors Hearing
Room, 105 E. Anapamu, 4th Floor
Info: Matt Naftaly, 568-3542
SAVE THE DATE
Chief Kevin Wallaces Retirement
Fire Chief Kevin Wallaces last day on
duty will be May 31, after serving as a
frefghter for over 30 years. Tri-tip and
chicken barbeque with salad, beans, and
garlic bread will be available. RSVP no
later than June 1.
When: Saturday, June 9 from 12 to 4 pm
Where: Lower Manning Park
Info and RSVP: Geri, 969-2537 or
gventura@montecitofre.com
ONGOING
MONDAYS AND TUESDAYS
Art Classes
Beginning and advanced, all ages and by
appt, just call
Where: Portico Gallery,
1235 Coast Village Road
Info: 695-8850
TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS
Adventuresome Aging
Where: 89 Eucalyptus Lane
Info: 969-0859; ask for Susan
WEDNESDAYS THRU SATURDAYS
Live Entertainment at Cava
Where: Cava, 1212 Coast Village Road
When: 7 pm to 10 pm
Info: 969-8500
MONDAYS
Story Time at the Library
When: 10:30 to 11 am
Where: Montecito Library,
1469 East Valley Road
Info: 969-5063
Connections Early Memory Loss
Program
Where: Friendship Center,
89 Eucalyptus Lane
Info: Susan Forkush, 969-0859 x15
TUESDAYS
Boy Scout Troop 33 Meeting
Open to all boys ages 11-17; visitors
welcome
When: 7:15 pm
Where: Scout House, Upper Manning
Park, 449 San Ysidro Road
WEDNESDAYS
Story Time
Stories read to little ones at Montecito toy
store, Toy Crazy. All books are discounted
10% for purchase during story time
mornings.
When: 11 am to 11:30 am
Where: 1026 Coast Village Road
(in Vons shopping center)
Info: 565-7696
THURSDAYS
Casual Italian Conversation at the
Montecito Library
Practice your Italian conversation amongst
a variety of skill levels while learning about
Italian culture. Fun for all, and informative,
too!
When: 1 pm to 2 pm
Where: 1469 East Valley Road
Info: 969-5063
Pick-up Basketball Games
He shoots; he scores! The Montecito
Family YMCA is offering pick-up basketball
on Thursdays at 5:30 pm. Join coach
Donny for warm-up, drills and then
scrimmages. Adults welcome too.
When: 5:30 pm
Where: Montecito Family YMCA,
591 Santa Rosa Lane
Info: 969-3288
FRIDAYS
Farmers Market
When: 8 am to 11:15 am
Where: South side of Coast Village Road
SUNDAYS
Vintage & Exotic Car Day
Motorists and car lovers from as far away
as Los Angeles and as close as East Valley
Road park in front of Richies Barber
Shop at the bottom of Middle Road on
Coast Village Road going west to show
off and discuss their prized possessions,
automotive trends and other subjects.
Ferraris, Lamborghinis and Corvettes
prevail, but there are plenty other autos to
admire.
When: 8 am to 10 am (or so)
Where: 1187 Coast Village Road
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Antiques & Vintage
Show and Sale
Celebrating 20 Year
Added attraction! Mens Garden Club
of Santa Barbara Annual Plant Sale
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Montecito Association
Village Beat
by Kelly Mahan

A
t this months Montecito
Association Board meeting,
the board was briefed
on a working letter that is being
composed as a response to the Draft
Environmental Impact Report (DEIR)
on Caltrans HOV project, slated to
widen the 101 from Montecito to
Ventura County. The letter, which will
be further discussed at next months
Land Use Committee meeting, will
formally state the Associations
position: that the DEIR is inadequate.
The MA board has pointed out
flaws in the DEIR, including that it
does not comply with the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
and that there is not a wide enough
range of alternatives being looked
at for the configurations of both the
Cabrillo/Hot Springs and Sheffield
Drive interchanges. There is also
not enough information on current
and future traffic operations, noise
impacts, visual impacts, and construc-
tion impacts, according to executive
director Victoria Greene. The Board
plans to ask Caltrans to correct the
The Sheriffs
Station in
Carpinteria will
be closed due
to budget cuts
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DEIRs inadequacies and re-circulate
the document. The comment period,
which had originally been extended
from May 25 to July 6, has now been
extended again until July 9, according
to project spokesperson Gregg Hart.
In a surprise move, the Board
unanimously voted to send a letter
to Montecito Planning Commission
and Santa Barbara City Planning
Commission strongly opposing any
alternative within the project that
results in Hermosillo Road becom-
ing the primary northbound off-ramp
before Salinas Street. At the urging of
several Hermosillo-area residents in
the audience, the Board decided to
take the position, but qualified it by
saying they have yet to take a formal
position on any alternatives. Since
holding their town hall-style meeting
on May 1, the Board has maintained
they are avoiding getting behind any
one alternative, because they feel that
Caltrans has not properly looked at all
the possible alternatives.
The idea to formally take that posi-
tion originated when the Hermosillo-
area residents in the audience read a
letter that had already been sent to act-
ing Caltrans director Rachel Falsetti,
listing a number of alternatives to the
ones already outlined in the DEIR. MA
President Dick Nordlund explained
that the letter was sent as a summary
to what had been discussed with Ms
Falsetti when she met with members
of the board earlier this month; a group
drove Falsetti around Montecito to
show her the ins and outs of our com-
munity. You dont see what we see
on a daily basis, said Martha Siegel,
speaking on behalf of the residents.
We feel like we are not being heard,
she said before the motion was put on
the table. After the vote, the residents
applauded and thanked the Board for
taking a position.
Caruso to Receive TOT Rebate
During Nordlunds summary of a
meeting held with Supervisor Salud
Carbajal, he announced the Board
of Supervisors are likely to adopt an
ordinance later this month that will
give luxury hotel developers a rebate
on Transient Occupancy Tax. The ordi-
nance was suggested to the Board by
Miramar owner Rick Caruso, who
promised that if it was approved,
he would demolish the dilapidated
buildings on the site immediately.
Rick Lemmo, speaking on Carusos
behalf, told the MA board that the
buildings will likely come down by
the end of the year.
Sheriffs Substation to Close
Sergeant David Brookshire
announced that on Monday, May 14,
the Carpinteria City Council voted 4-1
to eliminate two staff positions at the
Carpinteria Sheriffs Station, causing
the substation to be closed to the pub-
lic. The station, which was opened
in 1992, will be deputy-staffed, and a
walk-up window where residents can
file paperwork or reports will no longer
be available. Starting June 25, residents
who need non-emergent help can go to
the main station at 4434 Calle Real off
El Sueno Road in Santa Barbara.
Teachers Retiring
Montecito Union School Chief
Academic Officer Nick Bruski report-
ed to the MA board that seven teach-
ers from the school are being honored
this week for their retirements.
The retirees include Marilyn
Bachman (25 years at MUS), Lynn
Cummings (23 years), Sue Hillway
(27 years), Pam McLendon (40 years),
Liz Peterson (20 years), Jane Warner
(29 years) and Dave Williams (38
years). The group boasts 202 years in
total at MUS.
High Fire Season
New Montecito Fire Chief Chip
Hickman reports the County will offi-
cially be on High Fire Season alert
beginning on May 25. The tanker base
in Santa Maria was opened for fire sea-
son on Tuesday, after being downgrad-
ed in 2009 as a call when needed base
for financial reasons. Hickman cred-
ited retiring Chief Kevin Wallace and
Montecito resident Brett Matthews for
their hard work in having the base
restored to seasonal full service status.
Having the base open is a great tool
for us, and will help us immensely dur-
ing fires, Hickman said.
The next Montecito Association Board
meeting is Tuesday, June 12, at 4 pm.
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by Lynda Millner
The Run For The Roses
I
t was Derby Day at the Coral Casino
as the Transition House Auxiliary
presented their 15
th
annual Mad
Hatter luncheon. Instead of a crazy
rabbit running around though, there
was a sedate horse that walked
on two feet and was named Long
Shot. There was also a giant stuffed
toy horse that was auctioned off for
someones grandsons birthday.
The Kentucky Derby is often called
The most exciting two minutes in
sports. It is the longest continuously
running sporting event in the United
States and because of the red rose win-
ners wreath that is draped over the
horse, the red rose became the official
flower of the Churchill Downs event
in Louisville in 1904.
As guests arrived in their splen-
diferous chapeaux, mint juleps were
handed out, of course. Kentucky
Bluegrass band Peter Feldmann and
The Very Lonesome Boys played old
time favorites. Besides the silent and
live auctions, Entera and James Malia
were busy drawing caricatures of vari-
ous ladies. Entera can do one in four
minutes. Waiters were in jeans and
jockey hats and the tables were cen-
tered with red roses and champagne
in silver ice buckets.
Beverly Zaleski
and Transition
House Board
President Pat St.
Clair with the
horse Long Shot
in the middle at
the Coral Casino
Transition House
Chairman Missy
Sheldon and Mad
Hatter co-chairs
Diane White and
Kathryn Dinkin
enjoying them-
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by the Transition
House Auxiliary
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Judges Lana Marm, Sharron
Pognant and Patty Kelley were check-
ing out the hats to choose the best in
three categories. Winner for most beau-
tiful was Beverley Zaleski, most out-
rageous Kerrie Kilpatrick Weinberg
and funniest Priscilla Small.
Auxiliary president Pat St. Clair
and luncheon chair Missy Sheldon
welcomed guests. Missys co-chairs
were Kathryn Dinkin and Diane
White. The ever popular Andrew
Firestone led the auction with his
unending energy.
Executive director Kathleen
Baushke reminded us in her program
message that the funds from this lun-
cheon will help approximately 250
homeless children who move into
their shelter space each year. Over
half of all the homeless are children.
Transition House also has a new facil-
ity opening soon so they can help even
more people.
The Derby always begins with the
singing of Stephen Fosters My Old
Kentucky Home. Part of it says,
Weep no more, my lady, Oh weep
no more today! We will sing one song
for the old Kentucky home, for the
old Kentucky home far away. And
Theyre Off for another year.
A Bygone Era
Guests of Domestic Violence
Solutions (DVS) were invited to step
back in time and celebrate Springtime
in a Bygone Era. The setting took
one back to the 1920s when George
Washington Smith was building his
now-famous architecture and where
Debora and Stuart Fuss live. Their
gardens were the perfect setting for
the alfresco late afternoon.
Sponsors were invited early for
a special floorshow and skit with a
Dancing with the Stars plot. The danc-
ers were all from David Alvarezs
Santa Barbara Dance Center where
anyone can learn to be as graceful
as they were and wear those glitzy
glam dresses. Skit emcee Nancy
Nufer and judges Cherilyn Milton
(Betty Soup), Katie Thatcher (Gloria
Swansong) and Laezer Schlomkowitz
(Douglas Furbanks) kept us laughing.
According to the program, the judges
were known for their prickly, per-
snickety unpredictability regarding
hoofers. Dancers were Patti Connors,
Kum Su Kim and Alison Allan led
by David.
Guests could stroll, sip and sup with
passed nibbles and a table laden with
cheese of all kinds. There was time
to peruse the silent auction but the
co-chairs Suzy Cawthon and Barbi
Zimmerman were happy that they and
their committee had already raised
$100,000 before the doors opened.
Executive director Richard Kravetz,
associate executive director Marsha
Marcoe and founder of the spring
event Lisa Goldmuntz were all meet-
ing and greeting. Lisa told us, The
spring event has raised about one
million dollars since it began thirteen
years ago.
The first DVS shelter opened in
Santa Barbara in 1977, Lompoc in
Mad Hatter
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and education. I was a beneficiary as
Ive had a three-way heart bypass.
UCSB researcher Dr. Thomas Weimbs
told what a great research depart-
ment there is right here. Since there
is no medical school, it is not so well
known.
The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash
Indians sponsored a Healthy Heart
Drawing Contest. Emily Waxny, age
8, won first saying, Eating well and
running keeps my heart happy. Zoe
Neal, age 9, was second and Olivia
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event chair
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with board
president Dr.
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and speaker
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New AHA board member Joi Stephens with son
John at the fourteenth annual fundraiser
improvements, which will still pre-
serve the historically-important and
familiar exterior architecture of the
building.
We anticipate the grand opening in
fall 2013.
Among those sharing in the cel-
ebration were Dwight and Tina
Coffin, Christine Holland, Anne
Towbes, Michael and Ceil Pulitzer,
Carla Hahn, Joanne Holderman,
Allan Ghitterman, Mercedes Eicholz,
Donna Horne, Wendy Yager and
Morrie Jurkowitz...
Mother of the Year
With Mothers Day at the weekend,
it couldnt have been more appropri-
ate when Oscar-winner Jeff Bridges
wife of 35 years, Susan, was feted as
Mother of the Year at a Coral Casino
benefit for Visiting Nurse & Hospice
Care.
The noted philanthropist and pho-
tographer was also lauded by her
three daughters, Isabelle, Hayley and
Jessie, who sang an amusing rendition
of Put Her Thong On Wrong and
presented the Caring Mother Award
at the 11th annual lunch, while her
mother, Patricia, a retired university
professor from Fargo, North Dakota,
was in the audience, along with her
one-year-old granddaughter, Grace,
Isabelles daughter.
The entertaining bash, which
attracted 300 guests and raised around
$200,000, was emceed by KLITE radio
host Catherine Remak, while come-
dian Paul Clay oversaw the live auc-
tion, which featured two tickets to the
finale of American Idol, a stay at the
Ritz-Carlton in Kapalua, Maui, and a
Reagan Ranch tour.
The event also remembered Annie
Jacoba Schipper-Dooves, the moth-
er of construction executive Frank
Schipper, who died last year aged
101.
Joining in the fun were Mike
and Anne Towbes, Judi Weisbart,
Thomas Rollerson, Adele Rosen,
Leslie Zemeckis, Lana Marm, Marla
McNally Philips, Janice Bagdasarian,
Carter and Victoria Hines, Peter
Clark, Ricardo Calderon, Morrie and
Irma Jurkowitz, and Arlene Larsen...
Tony Tte Toppers
As it celebrates its 101st anniver-
sary, the Santa Barbara Polo Club
had its busiest opening weekend ever
with throngs of spectators packing the
stands at the legendary Holden Field,
named in honor of polo patriarch,
Glen Holden, former U.S. ambassa-
dor to Jamaica.
It was a cracking weekend and
the weather couldnt have been more
impeccable, says new club manager,
Bob Puetz.
As well as doing some inadvertent
well-watched broadcasting for KEYT-
TV, I also had the onerous task, for the
fifth consecutive year, of judging the
mlange of magnificent millinery on
display.
It was not an easy job given the
splendid selection, but I eventual-
ly chose winners for the categories
WHATS NEXT?
THIS PERFORMANCE IS SPONSORED IN PART
BY THE SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT.
GRANADA THEATRE CONCERT SERIES PRESENTS
MUSIC ACADEMY OF THE WEST PRESENTS
GRANADA THEATRE CONCERT SERIES PRESENTS
THIS PERFORMANCE IS SPONSORED IN PART
BY THE SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT.
Ensemble
Theatre cam-
paign co-chairs
Derek Westen
and Lni F
Bland, execu-
tive director
Jonathan Fox,
and Alice
Willfong (Photo
credit: Kelsey
Witt)
Santa Barbara
Polo Club hat
contest win-
ners Toni
Simon, Shannon
Gilman, judge
Richard Mineards,
Ayndrea Tyo,
and Grayson
and Hudson
Macleod in the
front (Photo by
Priscilla)
MISCELLAnY (Continued from page 7)
MISCELLAnY Page 204
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Dear Oprah,
I buried a copy of my novel, Blue Asylum, for you in the
foothills of Montecito and left a shovel. I also left
another book for you in a safe by the side of the road.
Someone stole your shovel. And your safe went on a
journey of its own.
I wanted nothing but to introduce my characters to
you. And what a haunted, stone-swallowing, lamb-saving,
invisible-husband-kissing lot they are.
Come with me, Oprah. To a quiet sanctuary on the edge
of Webiverse, where nouns are free to marry verbs,
metaphors have no natural enemies, and a story is so
real, it has its own shadow.
I name this hallowed ground oprahspageaday.tumblr.com,
and here I will read a page to you each day from Blue Asylum.
Your neighbor in Santa Barbara,
Kathy Hepinstall
Directions:
Go past the interspecies
animal videos,
turn right at the angry
political forum and continue
three hundred thousand
blogs til you reach a meme
that was born yesterday.
Take another right to
www.oprahspageaday.
tumblr.com
Interspecies
Animal
Videos
Angry
Political
Forum
Three
Hundred
Thousand
Blogs
WEBIVERSE
MAP
Meme
of Most Outrageous Toni Simon;
Largest Shannon Gilman; Most
Traditional Ayndrea Tyo; and the
childrens category, won by broth-
er and sister, Hudson and Grayson
Macleod.
Hudson was clearly on the right
track with a tte topper featuring a toy
railway, while Grayson was absolute-
ly festooned with peacock feathers,
which tickled everyones fancy.
A great and creative start to the
season...
CAMAs Conclusion
Santa Barbaras Community Arts
Music Association CAMA con-
cluded its 93rd international series on
a high note at the Granada with the
New York Philharmonic.
The 170-year-old orchestra, under
the capable baton of native New
Yorker Alan Gilbert, last came to our
Eden by the Beach in 1969, but the
fourth visit in its history once with
the legendary Leonard Bernstein
was certainly worth the wait.
Opening with Dvoraks Carnival,
it was followed by Beethovens
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor,
with Russian Grammy Award winner
Yefim Bronfman brilliantly on the
keyboard.
Tchaikovksys 1877 Symphony No.
4 in F minor wrapped a wonderful
show by Americas oldest symphony
orchestra and another great season...
Angels Al Fresco Afternoon
Angels Foster Care of Santa Barbara,
which rescues abused, abandoned
and neglected children under the
age of two, raised around $20,000
from an Al Fresco Afternoon On
the Riviera in the Biltmore gardens,
hosted by the tony La Arcada china
and crystal emporium, Coast 2 Coast
Collection, and top tableware manu-
facturer, Juliska.
More than one hundred guests in
hats and flats turned out for the
debut event, co-chaired by Marsha
Kotlyar, Michele White and Holly
Murphy.
Others checking out the oh-so
English lunch, as Andrea Bocelli and
Sarah Brightman added a most oper-
atic accompaniment on the sound sys-
tem, were charity founder, Meichelle
Arntz, Ashley Dorris, Jennifer Hecht,
Messina DeRose, Annie Williams,
Sue Bickett, Dawn ODonnell, Leslie
Haight and Louise Casey...
Dramatic Denouement
As its 60th anniversary looms large,
the Santa Barbara Symphony, under
conductor Nir Kabaretti, wrapped up
its current season in grand style at the
Granada.
The impressive show kicked off
with Argentinian composer Osvaldo
Golijovs Sidereus, which takes its
title and inspiration from Sidereus
Nuncius Starry Messenger the
epochal treatise that Galileo Galilei
published in 1610 to announce his
unprecedented observations of the
heavens through a telescope and his
theory that the Earth revolves around
the Sun.
Mozarts 1783 Horn Concerto No. 2
in E-flat major, with Teag Reaves, the
symphonys principal horn, as well as
the Monterey Symphony, closed the
first half.
The show, and the season, culmi-
nated with Dvoraks 1889 Symphony
No.8 in G major, a wonderful work
that ends on a suitably high note.
Bravo!...
Piezoelectric Love
A sprawling joint production of
the UCSB Department of Theater
and Dance and director Jeff Mills
Proboscis Theater Company, the
world premiere of Piezoelectric Love:
The (Half) Life of Marie Curie at the
Performing Arts Theater is quite a
show.
At almost three hours, with two
ten-minute intermissions, the ambi-
tious production is a multi-disciplin-
ary, multi-medium theater experience,
that explores the life and work of one
of historys most fascinating women,
Madame Curie, who discovered the
elements radium and polonium,
which enabled the development of
early radiation cancer treatment and
the portable X-ray lab for World War I
medical units.
For her research, she was the first
person ever awarded two Nobel
Prizes, one for physics, one for chem-
istry.
The play, with a splendid Kelli
Coleman-Moore as the obsessive and
passionate Polish-French scientist and
Brian Bock as her husband, Pierre,
was conceived and devised by Mills,
and written by Valerie Slitor.
It also includes original music by
Jim Connolly and Anna Abbey, cho-
reography by Christina McCarthy,
and a wonderful student cast that
includes Megan Caniglia, Elizabeth
Cowperthwaite, Dylan Hale, Allie
Granat, Amy Lingard, Hollie Sokol
and Hasmik Anna Saakian.
It is a fascinating, well staged show
that not only explores the past of
Curie, but the future use of her discov-
eries, including the atomic bomb.
It runs through Saturday, May 19...
Rocking Realization
On a decidedly lighter note, the
Theater League staged Pop Goes
the Rock by Cirque Dreams at the
Granada.
The colorful, energized show, cre-
ated and directed by Neil Goldberg,
certainly lived up to its internation-
al reputation with acts from China,
Ukraine, Moldova, Russia, Italy,
Portugal, Ethiopia and the U.S.
With uncontrollable music, may-
hem and sensory spectacle that never
stopped, it was a performance to
behold.
No wonder, for the past two decades,
the brand has entertained more than
50 million people worldwide...
Cancer Colloquy
Computer entrepreneur Floyd
Bradley and his wife, Martha, opened
the doors of their charming Montecito
manse for a discussion on the Sanford-
Burnham Medical Research Institutes
groundbreaking cancer studies.
The 60 guests, including
Congresswoman Lois Capps, Hiroko
Benko, Mary Ellen Tiffany, Anne
Towbes and Randy Solakian, also
heard how the California Cancer
Research Act, known as Prop 29, will
provide an estimated $855 million
annually for cancer studies if passed.
Seven-time Tour De France winner,
Lance Armstrong, also sent a special
message for the soiree.
Katys Crib Closes
Former Dos Pueblos High School
warbler, Katy Perry, has just sold
her luxurious 1,500-sq-ft Manhattan
duplex penthouse, which was sup-
posed to be her first marital home
with British comedian Russell
Brand.
The TriBeCa aerie, which Katy was
looking to unload just 18 months after
buying it, in the wake of her quickie
divorce, went for near its $2.75 million
asking price.
It boasts two bedrooms, two bath-
rooms, a cherry wood staircase and
a south-facing terrace with sweeping
city views.
While the multi-million dollar deal
was going through, the Teenage Dream
singer was keeping company across
the country with Florence and the
Machine British guitarist, Robert
Ackroyd.
The twosome were photographed
getting close at the Coachella music
festival, while Katy was reportedly
introducing him as my boyfriend.
Stay tuned...
Law & Order Lives On
Mega producer Dick Wolf, who
makes him home in our rarefied
enclave, certainly has good reason to
smile.
NBC has renewed his long-run-
ning drama Law & Order: SVU for an
astounding 14th season.
The network has also picked up
his pilot Chicago Fire for the 2012-13
season.
The new show, starring Taylor
Kinney and Jesse Spencer, centers on
the men and women of the Chicago
Fire Department.
Definitely a hot script
Sightings: Former Denver Broncos
quarterback John Elway and his
wife, Paige, perusing the wares at
Rooms & Gardens on State Street...
Bestselling author Eckhart Tolle
breakfasting at Montecito coffee
shop... Country singer Brad Paisley
chowing down with his family at
Backyard Bowls...
Pip! Pip! for now
Readers with tips, sightings and
amusing items for Richards column
should e-mail him at richardmin
eards@verizon.net or send invita-
tions or other correspondence to the
Journal MJ
La Jolla
director Dr.
Kristiina Vuori
of Sanford-
Burnham
Medical
Research
Institute, eve-
ning host Floyd
Bradley, and
Holly Jacobs,
cancer survivor
speaker (Photo
by Priscilla)
Angels Foster
Care founder
Meichelle
Arntz with co-
chairs Marsha
Kotlyar and
Michele White
MISCELLAnY (Continued from page 18)
incident, rumrunners ran afoul of
the law on Carpinteria Beach. In a
1963 Noticias article, Yale reported
that one of the prisoners said to him,
We should have known better than
to use beaches near Sheriff Ross.
It was Rosss son Jack who exposed
another clever ruse perpetrated by
forces determined to thwart the
Prohibition laws. On patrol on the
Goleta/Gaviota coast, Jack became
suspicious of a blue and yellow
Richfield tanker truck he often saw
parked among a grove of eucalyptus
trees near Ellwood Union School.
Something about the schedule of its
presence seemed wrong, so he called
Richfield Oil Company and was told
O
n July 18, 1926, Santa Barbara
County Sheriff James D. Ross
and his deputy were driving
north on Highway 101 near El
Capitan when Ross noticed a truck
heading south followed closely by
a car with three men as passengers.
Something about the situation rang
an alarm, so he found a place to turn
around and pursued them.
In a short while, he came upon the
truck and car at the side of the road
where they had stopped to change a
tire. The men turned out to be heav-
ily armed with a shotgun and sev-
eral revolvers, which Ross and the
deputy seized. Thinking that no one
would guard 80 cases of 5-gallon tins
of olive oil with quite such fervor,
he was not surprised when he pried
open a tin and discovered not the
elixir of the olive but the fermented
and distilled brew of the grain. John
Lacuste of Los Angeles, the driver,
was arrested and released on a $1000
bond, the same fee as the fine for
transporting bootlegged alcohol.
Once again, Sheriff Ross had prov-
en to be an adept foe of the forces of
smuggling. Ross had liked his nip or
two as much as the next fellow, but
when Prohibition went into effect
in January 1920, he chose law over
preference and foreswore alcohol for
the next 13 years. In so doing, he
demonstrated yet again the charac-
ter qualities that made a veritable
unknown Santa Barbaras chief of
police in 1902 and County Sheriff
from 1917 to 1945.
Barely 20-years old when he
arrived in Santa Barbara around
1889, the Scots native eventually
found work as a coachman for
the family of Dr. Richard J. Hall
of Cottage Hospital. There he met
Ada Nickerson of Nova Scotia who
worked as the nursemaid for the
Hall children. When Richard Hall
died suddenly of a botched appen-
dectomy operation in 1897, his wife
Elise moved the family and nurse-
maid back to Boston, Massachusetts.
In 1899, James followed and mar-
ried Ada at the home of her aunt in
Chelsea, Massachusetts.
Two years later, he was baling
hay for Goleta rancher Stephen
Rutherford when Mayor George S.
Edwards drove by in his buggy.
Edwards knew Ross because hed
recently served as a special officer
who secured evidence against liquor
license violators. Having just lost
his chief of police, Edwards had the
brilliant idea of offering the job to
the relatively unknown, but recently
naturalized, Scotsman.
The beauty of his appointment
was that Ross had no friends to
reward and no enemies to punish.
According to a January 1918 news
article, this made it easy for him
to improve the conduct of the police.
He did his entire duty as God gave
him to see it.
He was completely incorruptible.
Once the sheriff led a raid on five
truck loads of liquor that had been
landed on Hope Ranch Beach. The
captured bootleggers were being
booked at the County Jail when one
of their leaders walked in and laid
out five $1000 bills. Ross told him
to get lost and feel lucky he wasnt
being arrested for trying to bribe an
officer. Another time, a rumrunners
attorney wasnt so lucky. Ross threw
him out into the street by his neck
and the seat of his pants after he
offered a bribe.
Enforcing the Law
Enforcing Prohibition was no easy
task since Santa Barbara County
had 125 miles of coastline. Ross set
up armed patrols at the most like-
ly landing points of Dos Pueblos,
Stearns Wharf, Hope Ranch, Arroyo
Burro, Refugio, and Gaviota. College
student at the time and later local
attorney Yale Griffith went on sev-
eral raids with the sheriff. In one
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James D. Ross was a virtual unknown when he
became chief of police in 1902 (Photo courtesy of
Santa Barbara Historical Museum)
Sheriff James D. Ross, possibly wearing the hat that John B. Stetson modeled and named for him,
whiles away some post-Prohibition hours, with fellow officer Tom Poole in 1944 (Photo courtesy of
Santa Barbara Historical Museum)
The Way It Was
by Hattie Beresford
Prohibition and the Sheriff
Ms Beresford is a retired
English and American his-
tory teacher of 30 years in
the Santa Barbara School
District. She is author of
two Noticias, El Mirasol:
From Swan to Albatross
and Santa Barbara
Grocers, for the Santa
Barbara Historical Society.
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closed its doors last month, has set
up a temporary U.S. Post Office loca-
tion next to Toy Crazy in Montecito
Country Mart (Vons shopping center).
The temporary location is to serve the
communitys postal needs until the
store reopens in its new location in the
middle of June, says store manager
Jan Hendrickson.
The new location will be right next
door to the temporary location, where
River Blue salon currently operates.
The temporary post office hours are
Monday through Friday, 9 am to 6 pm,
and Saturday 10 am to 2 pm.
Laguna Blanca
Honored
Laguna Blancas Upper School was
recently honored at the Journalism
Education Association and National
Scholastic Press Association (JEA/
NSPA) Spring National Conference
in Seattle. The schools newspaper,
The Fourth Estate, won Best of Show
8th place, while the online newspa-
per was recognized as a Pacemaker
Award Finalist.
The Pacemaker Award is the high-
est award of the NSPA, explained
Trish McHale, the schools Journalism,
Public Speaking, and Media Literacy
Instructor and Community Service
Advisor. Journalism students
launched the website version of the
schools newspaper eight months ago.
We competed against students
from schools large and small, public
and private, from across the country,
and we won several awards, McHale
says. Awards were announced in front
of an audience of 3,000 students, advi-
sors, and professional journalists. It
was great to see and hear Laguna
Blanca School announced so many
times and to watch our students
accept certificates, plaques, or med-
als, she said.
Laguna Blancas journalism pro-
gram began in 1994, when eight stu-
dents petitioned the headmaster for a
Journalism Class. McHale was hired
to teach the class, and what began as
a one-semester trial run has evolved;
McHales class proves full every
semester. Close to 30 students partici-
pate in editing, designing, and writing
for the monthly newspaper, overseen
by McHale.
Each student who attended the con-
ference last month was required to par-
ticipate in the conferences Write Off
competitions. The Fourth Estate staff-
ers received four awards: Eva Davis
received an Honorable Mention in
the Photo Story Award category, Jess
Davis received an Excellence Award
for Editorial Writing, Zoe Serbin
received a Superior Award for Editorial
Cartooning, and Andrew McCaffery
received an Excellence Award for Copy
Editing & Headline Writing.
McHale says she could not be
prouder of her students, but McHale
has won several awards herself. Last
week, she was offered a position as
faculty advisor at The Washington
Journalism and Media Conference,
which takes place this summer.
And last year, McHale was present-
ed with one of Lagunas top honors:
the Walk of Fame Award. The honor
is awarded annually to an individual
or couple, recognizing remarkable
long-term dedication, generosity, and
commitment to the school. Her list of
roles at Laguna is long: in addition to
overseeing the newspaper, she teaches
journalism, media literacy, and public
speaking. She also serves as Director
of the Community Service Program,
oversees the Senior Project Program,
and started the Middle School Media
Literacy Program, Mock Trial, and
the schools debate team. McHale
holds a Master Journalism Educators
Certification from the Journalism
Education Association.
What makes me happiest is seeing
my students succeed in journalism
after graduation, McHale says. She
keeps in touch with former students,
and reports Kaili Joy Gray 96 is now
associate editor at Daily Kos, where
she writes about politics and man-
ages the websites news flow. Other
journalists from McHales program
include Whitney Burke 05, who
recently graduated from University
of Southern Californias Annenberg
School of Journalism with a degree
in print and digital journalism and
a minor in international relations,
Maddie Hunt 08, who was accepted
at Columbia in their Graduate School
of Broadcast Journalism, and Allegra
Pollock Brandano, who received her
Masters in Journalism from Boston
University and worked for major
magazines including InStyle and Los
Angeles Magazine before going back to
school for a second Masters degree.
For more information about The
Fourth Estate, visit www.thefourthes
tate.net.
Science Camp at Crane
For nearly three decades, Crane
Country Day School science teacher
Pat Bixler has spent the mornings of
Journalism,
Public
Speaking, and
Media Literacy
Instructor and
Community
Service Advisor
Trish McHale
with Laguna
science teacher
Katie Pointer
The Fourth
Estate staffers
Eli Bittleston
and Eddie Conk,
who created the
online version
of the news-
paper
Crane Science teacher Pat Bixler, who will be
teaching young science enthusiasts at Cranes
Young Scientist Summer Institute starting June 25
R
ecently, in the early morning
dawn, I dreamed I was a child
again, helping my parents pack
up our white Rambler for our annual
summer vacation. When I awoke, I had
a yen to pack up my car and take off.
This feeling is not unfamiliar to me.
It reoccurs every summer and seems
to be imbedded in my subconscious
by wonderful, childhood vacation
memories. It took a little planning,
but my husband and I are now on a
month long road trip. Actually, in
deference to my husbands bad back,
it is a combo pack part fight and part
road trip. The frst order of business
was to see our extended family,
who we hadnt seen since before my
husband suffered from heart failure
and a resulting brain injury two years
ago. After landing in my hometown
of Omaha, we drove about an hour
to spend the night in Nebraska City,
where my husband was born and
raised. While youd have an entirely
different impression of the area if you
were visiting in February, we were in
awe of the lush green trees and small
town charm. My husband wondered
if it had always been this beautiful,
and remembered how driven he was
to leave the area as a young man in
search of adventure.
The next day we drove approxi-
mately seven hours to the Ozarks and
met my brother and his wife at their
lake house in Shell Knob, Missouri. It
was a beautiful, peaceful, uncrowded
setting. Several lazy days were spent
on the dock watching the fish jump,
floating on an air mattress, and boat-
ing to the marina for some of our
meals. At night, wed look out at the
lake, reminisce, sip wine and listen to
the remarkable sounds of the lakes
wildlife.

Ode to the Road
SENIORITY
by Patti Teel
Patti Teel is the com-
munity representative for
Senior Helpers, providers
of care and comfort at a
moments notice. She is
also host of the Senior
Helpers online video
show. www.santabar
baraseniors.com. E-mail:
patti@pattiteel.com.
Unless you could work at home,
Shell Knob would not be a great place
to make a living. The nearest town
is a small strip of civilization, which
includes a grocery store, a pharmacy,
a post office and a couple of stores and
restaurants. The next nearest town is
about an hour away and although it
has more amenities, it is definitely still
a small town with limited shopping
and few restaurants.
Those who live fulltime in the Shell
Knob area tend to be retirees. My
brothers nearest neighbors are a cou-
ple in their sixties who are deliriously
happy and feel that they are living the
dream awakening each morning to
another glorious day to enjoy the lake
and each other.
Tomorrow, well be heading for
Colorado. When I was a child, many
of our family vacations were spent
camping in the mountains and Im
looking forward to relaxing by a cool
mountain stream. I encourage you
to reminisce about your own child-
hood family vacations, and on the
trips taken later in your life. Although
you might not remember what you
did last week, vacation memories
even those from long ago are often
surprisingly vivid. Road trips reflect
how we viewed life at various ages
and stages of our life. Take time out
to remember the excitement you felt
as a child, a young adult and perhaps
as a parent, as you left your every day
routine behind to explore and share
exciting new places with your family.
These memories hold the key to places
and interests that are just waiting to be
rediscovered. MJ
A scene from Patti Teel and her husbands road trip Nebraska City
Pattis husband, Gary, enjoying boating at Shell Knob in the Ozarks
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his summer vacation teaching young
science enthusiasts at Cranes Young
Scientist Summer Institute (YSSI). The
popular program takes place for two
weeks each summer, and is filled with
experiments, hands-on activities and
field trips.
We take over the campus! laughed
Bixler in his office earlier this week. He
has taught science at the school for thir-
ty years, and has hosted YSSI almost as
long, taking a few summers off for
extended international vacations. The
beauty of the summer program is that
we can do experiments which make
loud noises without disturbing the rest
of the school, Bixler said.
The program hosts about a dozen
10-13 year olds, and runs 9 am to noon,
June 25 through July 6. Curriculum
includes chemistry, geology, marine
biology, astronomy and more. We
mix stuff, burn stuff, build stuff, and
blow stuff up. Its very fun! said
Bixler, whose wife, Jessica, also a
teacher, assists him.
The cost of the program, which
is not limited to Crane students, is
$580 or $60 per day. Montecito Journal
is teaming up with Bixler to offer a
scholarship for one lucky student. For
information about scholarships or to
register, email rpbix56@hotmail.com.
Walk n Roll to School
During a recent Walk N Roll to
school event at Cold Spring School, 76
students found alternative transporta-
tion to campus. Parents at the school
tell us there were 48 cyclists, 21 walk-
ers, 3 scooters, 2 skateboarders, and 2
carpoolers who participated. Velo Pro
Bike Shop in Santa Barbara donated
a helmet to be raffled off during the
event, while COAST (Coalition for
compiled by Kelly Mahan from information supplied by Santa Barbara County
Sheriffs Department, Carpinteria Division
SHERIFFS
BLOTTER
Vehicle Burglarized in Summerland
Monday, 14 May, 1:33 pm Deputy Delgadillo met with a man at the
Carpinteria Sheriff Station who was there to report his car had been burglarized.
The man had parked his car on his driveway on Olive Street in Summerland,
and the next day he returned to find that his radar detector, an electrical
inverter, and two iPods had been stolen. The man reported that there were other
valuables in the car, including a envelope containing cash, which had not been
removed. A report was taken.
Structure Fire in Montecito
Monday, 14 May, 9:38 pm Montecito Fire Protection District was dispatched
to Barker Pass on report of a structure fire. Upon arrival, Montecito Fire person-
nel found a fully involved studio attached to a structure. The fire was knocked
down at 10 pm, and the adjoining home was not damaged.
There were four engines, one truck company, one squad, one rehabilitation
vehicle, and several command vehicles on scene. Agencies on scene included
Montecito Fire Protection District, Santa Barbara City Fire Department, and
Carpinteria-Summerland Fire District. Santa Barbara Sheriffs Department and
CHP assisted with traffic control in the area. MJ
Sustainable Transportation) donated
bells and beads to adorn bikes.
Montecito Students
Perform at Disney
Students from Montecito Union and
Cold Spring Schools participated in
the Disney Performing Arts Program
in April; both of the schools choruses
traveled to Disneyland to perform for
park guests.
Dance groups, choirs, ensembles
and marching bands from around
the world apply to perform each
year as part of Disney Performing
Arts at both the Disneyland and the
Walt Disney World Resorts. Once
selected, they are given the oppor-
tunity to perform at the resort for an
international audience of theme park
guests. Millions of performers have
graced the stage of the Disney Parks
in the more than 25-year history of
the program.
For more information, visit www.
DisneyPerformingArts.com
or call 1-800-603-0552. MJ
Mr. Bixler
in action at
Young Scientist
Summer
Institute
Full bike racks
at Cold Spring
School signify the
students par-
ticipation in find-
ing alternative
transportation to
school
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it wasnt their truck.
Jack set up a surveillance and
that night followed the truck to the
cove of Las Armas Canyon (today
the western edge of Sandpiper Golf
Course). Using a small skiff sent
from a larger boat anchored beyond
the breakers, men unloaded kegs
and emptied them into the Richfield
truck. He then tailed the truck to
the Rincon. Just short of the Ventura
County line, he arrested the driver
who admitted being bribed to dis-
guise the old truck and drive the
giggle juice south.
Ross also personally saw to the
disposal of all confiscated hooch
at the steps to the basement of the
jailhouse. Barrel after barrel, bottle
after bottle, all were emptied until
only the fumes remained. Not one
drop could be spirited away by any
wayward or weak fellow officers.
But the task was Herculean and
the unpopular law had plenty of
people willing to conspire to pro-
tect the bootleggers. Especially as it
could be so remunerative.
Once an Italian farmer near Glen
Annie was approached by gangsters
from Los Angeles who offered him
thousands of dollars for the use of
his hay barn for each night they
needed to store the white lightening
landed at Dos Pueblos Canyon. They
believed transporting the liquor
would be less obvious during the
daytime and safer as well since the
hijacking of shipments was on the
rise. The farmer was sorely tempted
but since the penalty was jail and
confiscation of his ranch should he
be caught, he declined the offer.
His neighbor, Carlo Drocco, took
the risk and allowed the rumrun-
ners to use his barn. He became very
wealthy in the short run. Years later,
when rumors that his ill begotten
fortune was buried on his property,
he was tortured and murdered when
no money was found by his assailant.
Beyond the Reach
of Ross
The canyons and caves on Santa
Barbaras Channel Islands became a
hub of illegal moonshine production
as well as a way station for bootleg-
ging. Captain Ira Eaton, owner of
the Pelican Bay Camp on Santa Cruz
Island, found the lure of easy money
too difficult to resist. Much to the
consternation of his wife Margaret,
he became a rumrunner. When the
Chief of Police sailed over and served
a search warrant because hed had
a tip that Ira was unloading bond-
ed goods on the beaches at Santa
Barbara, he found no evidence. So
that he wouldnt go away empty, the
Eatons treated him and his depu-
ties to a home cooked breakfast at
the camp. A revenue cutter, which
showed up the next day, also found
no illegal hooch or stills. In her diary
Margaret writes, I didnt tell them
that if they went to a small canyon
on the south side of the island, they
would find two men with seven bar-
rels going day and night, one sleep-
ing while the other worked.
Later Ira invested in a still run in a
cave by a group of moonshiners. His
boat, the Sea Wolf, brought over bar-
rels to start the mash and the group
purchased tons of the islands wine
grapes, as well as sacks of sugar,
yeast, and ten-gallon copper stills.
After the 10 days it took the mash
to run through the stills, the liquor
was bottled into five-gallon demi-
johns and sent to town. There it was
unloaded during the shift changes of
the police and sold in Montecito for
25 dollars a demijohn.
Iras activities got him arrested
when the Coast Guard raided the
camp and found barrels filled with
mash, part of a still, and some bran-
dy. Luckily for Ira, this wasnt his
still so he was eventually acquitted.
Pelican Bay Camp was a favor-
ite with movie companies at the
time and they often smuggled
booze into the camp. None other
than John Barrymore and crew were
treated to a tour of the boat Miss
Santa Barbara in which Ira was a
partner. This fast boat, which had
evaded revenue cutters throughout
the Channel, was loaded, accord-
ing to Margarets diary, with two
hundred cases of champagne, four
hundred of Royal Stag whiskey in
earthen crocks with handles, and the
balance was Hennessy. After leav-
ing several cases at the camp for the
Barrymore party and for other buy-
ers who would sail to the islands to
pick up their orders, the ship would
fly to the mainland to unload the
remaining cargo at the Rincon.
Ironically, in 1926 the Fox Motion
Picture Company of Hollywood
established a movie colony on Santa
Cruz Island to make a movie about
rumrunners called The Devil Master.
Ira Eaton transported the cast and
crew to Pelican Bay in the Sea Wolf
for the filming and could probably
have hired himself out as script con-
sultant.
Sources: Sheriff James Ross by Yale
Griffith, Noticias, Spring 1963; articles by
Walker S. Tompkins and Stella Haverland
Rouse; contemporary news articles; Diary
of a Sea Captains Wife by Margaret
Holden Eaton; Halls of Cottage Hospital;
U.S. Census records MJ
In New York, agents poured moonshine down the sewers, and in Santa Barbara Sheriff Ross used the
steps of the jailhouse basement (Photo courtesy of Library of Congress)
Pelican Bay Camp on Santa Cruz Island was popular with movie companies and bootleggers alike dur-
ing the 1920s (Photo courtesy of Santa Barbara Historical Museum)
During the 1920s, far from the watchful eyes of Sheriff Ross, caves and canyons on Santa Cruz Island
became home to moonshine operations (Photo courtesy of Santa Barbara Historical Museum)
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S
ince the frst of May, sixteen
properties closed escrow here
in Montecito. Last year for this
period, only half as many properties
sold. In fact, year over year, our sales
are up a signifcant 48% and sales
prices are up a strong 20%. It is nearly
impossible to accurately call a change
in market direction looking forward.
Rather, a look over our shoulder is
a more certain view. And although
a few months of data in optimum
selling months might be somewhat
positively skewed, we may be seeing
a long awaited valuation bottom and
a different market going forward than
we have been experiencing since the
correction began.
Should we be in the midst of a rever-
sal, there will be many opportunities
to look back and assess the past. Most
immediately striking may be our medi-
an sales price, found at the price inter-
section of total properties sold: half
below that number and half above. In
2006, we reached $3.67m; today it is
$1.8m. We see this in our present sold
data with about a third (5/16) within
the $1-2m sector. We also see the sec-
ond most active group in the $3-4m
group and thus a possible indication
of welcomed market rotation to the
higher end properties.
Two High End Sales
After 72 days on the market, a buyer
came forward to claim a 7,200-sq-ft
Jack Warner designed two-story con-
temporary all dressed in white on
Woodley Road for $9,262,500. It fea-
tures 5 bedrooms, 2 offices, a grand,
covered entertainment terrace, pool,
and ocean and mountain views on
2.53 acres. In Birnam Wood, a nicely
restored, 3,448-sq-ft, 2-bedroom with
a pool and guesthouse built in 1969
sold at near a record price for the East
Valley Road golf community (third
highest sale since 2000) for an even
$5m after 34 days on the market.
$3-4m Estate Properties
A 7,700-sq-ft, 6-bedroom
Mediterranean on 2 acres on Tiburon
Bay Drive near San Leandro sold in a
short sale for $3.95m. On El Dorado
Montecito Sold
Real Estate View
by Michael Phillips
Michael is the owner-
broker of Phillips Real
Estate, and is a Montecito
Planning Commissioner.
He can be reached at
969-4569 and info@
MichaelPhillipsRealEstate.
com
This Jack
Warner-
designed two-
story contem-
porary home
on Woodley
Road was the
highest priced
home sold in
May so far at
$9,262,500
after 72 days
on the market
This 4,900-sq-
ft Italian style
home on Knapp
Drive built in
2008 closed for
$3.7; it includes
5 bedrooms and
a detached art
studio
REAL ESTATE Page 444
LETTERS (Continued from page 9)
them know just how disgusted I am
by this ridiculous situation.
I suppose you could label this boon-
doggle as another example of Your
tax dollars at work!
Best Regards,
Phil Palmquist, CPA, MBA
Hocking Denton Palmquist
Montecito
(Editors note: Last weeks issue had a
letter from William Korchinski who also
brought this issue up. Our managing
editor, Kelly Mahan, is looking into the
matter and should have an answer forth-
coming. TLB)
Out With The Old
Dear SB Community and Families:
We wanted to invite you one last
time to our SB Studio with SB Dance
Arts at 1 N. Calle Cesar Chavez, Ste
100. We will be there until June 30,
enjoying Music, Song, Rhythm and
Dance in our warm, comfortable, eco-
friendly studio that we have spent
the last five years sharing fun times
with you! Many hours of love and
family connection have been put into
this studio, and now it is hard to say
Goodbye.
Unfortunate circumstances have
fallen upon SB Dance, Kindermusik,
and the whole Arts Alive and Music
community in that center. For the past
eight years we have been servicing
the families of SB County with Dance,
Art, Fashion, Music, Yoga and more...
we chose this funk zone space many
years ago because of the low rent and
large space with parking, etc. Being
in this area has allowed us to provide
a very cool and hip space with rea-
sonable prices for all families.
But, we feel it is time to move.
We are doing this now with posi-
tive faith and hope that a good space
will open up for us and SB Dance
Arts soon. We need your help! I am
out looking for space and have not
found what we need. Maybe you
and the community can help us.
Please pass this along to anyone who
can help! Thank you for your sup-
port and contribution on this matter.
We are a family-community program
that has served the Santa Barbara
area for 14 years... and many more
to come!!
For SB Kindermusik and Friends,
here is list what we need, but we can
adjust. We are happy to share a space
with another kid-friendly group or
musicians. We operate about three
mornings and three afternoons-eve-
nings a week, plus Saturdays, in the
morning.
1) 500-600 sq ft, open space, in SB
area;
2) Closet or storage;
3) Parking nearby and convenient
for families of small children;
4) Bathroom access;
5) An affordable rent or long-term
lease. We have been paying $1.10 a
sq ft. This will help us keep our costs
down and prices low as they always
have been);
6) Sitting or entrance area for fami-
lies to wait;
7) A piano on premises (optional,
but would be great to have!)
Again, we invite you to spend
one last time enjoying Music and
Movement in our sweet SB studio for
infants to 10 yrs old. Our classes are
ongoing and unlimited; prices can be
prorated. Free for first- timers! Here is
a link to our current Spring Schedule
until June 30. We plan to have a tem-
porary space for our Summer Music
Camp in Santa Barbara for 4-10 yr
olds, and will get back to you soon on
this. Carpinteria Summer Camps will
stay the same.
http: //kindermusikwithkathy.
com/spring_schedule_2012
With Warm Musical Regards,
Kathy Hayden
And Kindermusik Maestro
Educators
On Tax Fairness
Bob Hazard has at least three mis-
guided conclusions in his Editorial
(Whats Best For Montecito MJ #
18/18) and these should be consid-
ered by all your readers. It goes with-
out saying that an Editorial in the
Journal should be supported by verifi-
able facts. But on reasonable scrutiny
it is clear, instead, that Mr. Hazard has
a political agenda that he wishes us to
endorse. As a CPA with over 40 years
experience I categorically agree that
it is time for a comprehensive over-
haul of our tax system.
First, he makes great press by not-
ing that 62% of ZIP Code 93108
filers in 2008 had incomes of under
$100,000 per year. Unfortunately, he
apparently isnt aware that the term
Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) does
not mean income; it means income that
is taxable! Or to state it more clear-
ly, Adjusted Gross Income excludes
income not considered taxable. And
one such example, used mainly by
high-income filers, is Muni bond inter-
est. Even a casual reader of the Journal
should be able to figure out that 32%
of the filers in 93108 could not con-
ceivably live on an AGI of less than
$25,000 if they didnt have significant
income considered to be taxable by
the Tax Code.
Another way to look at this, if we
are to assume Bobs numbers are cor-
rect, is as follows: assume for the
moment that the average Montecito
filer for 2008 paid $48,737 of federal
income tax for that year. Using a nor-
mal 20% federal income tax rate sug-
gests an average taxable income of
approximately $243,000 for the year.
While it may still rebut the theory
that Montecito is exclusively (his
word) an enclave of millionaires and
billionaires, its clear also that no one
is really financially hurting in this ZIP
Code. After all, The Journal then goes
on to say that, alors, they have found
five homes in Montecito for sale at less
than $1.5 million!
The second problem I have with Mr.
Hazards column is his comment on
the average tax load of 34% of AGI
for each of us. Note that 9.5% of
that tax load is, in fact, property tax;
and another 12% is CA income and
sales taxes. In fact, only about 20% is
federal income tax!
Bob then goes on to say is it fair that
46% of families pay zero income tax?
Assuming for a moment that this is a
correct number, a fair and balanced
Editorial might analyze more com-
pletely why 46% of families pay zero
income tax. I can readily assure the
readers it isnt because they advantage
themselves of tax breaks like Muni
bond interest, charitable deductions,
mortgage interest, offshore accounts,
research and development tax credits,
energy credits etc!
Thirdly, Bob then goes on to say
that the U.S. has now achieved at
35% the highest corporate tax rate in
the world! What he doesnt say, how-
ever, is that we have also achieved
the highest % of legal tax loopholes
in the world! If he would like to take
the time to analyze corporate finan-
cial statements filed with the SEC, he
would find that companies all the way
from huge international companies
like Pfizer and Apple to small ones
like his own Birnam Wood County
Club pay very, very little or no cor-
porate tax, mainly through legal but
politically expedient avoidances. In
point of fact, I recently analyzed the
federal and state income taxes paid
by Pfizer, Merck, Amgen and Lilly
for the three years ended 2009; none
of the four paid federal income taxes
of more than 11% on their earnings.
Perhaps Bob would say that even 11%
is too high!
A minor point in closing: in his last
paragraph, Bob cites that the tan-
gled U.S. tax code constitutes 73,608
pages a nine-foot stack of paper. I
dont know who prints off his copy
of the Tax Code but CCH, which
publishes the tax code each year
for tax professionals, states that the
combined 2012 Income, Estate, Gift,
Employment and Excise Tax Code,
published unabridged, takes up 4,968
pages. Thus, we can only assume that
Bob uses a larger font in his stack of
paper. Unfortunately for the readers
of the Montecito Journal, it seems this
larger font may also apply to a signifi-
cant portion of his other thoughts.
David Broman
Westlake Village
(Hazard responds: All my data came
from the IRSs ZIP Code analysis, which
uses Adjusted Gross Income as its mea-
sure of income. While Montecito is by no
means a poor community, it is wrong to
assume that everyone who lives here is
wealthy, or that we do not pay our fair
share in taxes.
The first surprise was to discover the
number of households in Montecito that
live on relatively modest incomes. The sec-
ond surprise was the percentage of adjust-
ed gross income contributed to charity in
our ZIP Code, which explains why our
community has a reputation as generous
supporters of local non-profits. The third
surprise was that federal taxes, state taxes
and property taxes combined accounted
for 34% of AGI, which means that we
work for government for at least the first
four months of every year.
Finally the 73,608 pages of tax rules
(not just the official tax code) come from
the IRS National Taxpayer Advocate, the
federal watchdog agency, which cites the
nine feet of tax rules as one of their metrics
of tax complexity. B.H.) MJ
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is to tap into two million classrooms
and activate 50 million youth. The
mission itself is symbolic, inspiring
eight women, ranging in age from
25-60, of different religious faiths and
diverse cultures to unite in a common
cause of global change. Women are
traditionally the peace keepers, notes
Arnesen.
A born athlete who still exercises
as often as possible (shes into hiking,
biking, running and cross-country ski-
ing), she admits the hardest part of
any expedition is the mental prepara-
tion. Its easier to train physically, but
much more difficult to keep focused
and inspired, she says. In fact, she
admits its not the cold or pulling
60 pounds of gear across the ice for
80 days that worries her, but how
to keep her mind on the ultimate
goal and keeping her team motivated.
Challenges, however, are nothing new
to her and while shes realistic about
the toll the trip will take on her mind
and body, shes passionate about the
difference shes making in the world.
And she is making a difference.
Without the financial aid offered by
Girls Inc., many youngsters would
not have the means to participate in
the organizations after school and
summer programs. Over 70% of the
girls partaking in these award-win-
ning programs are on scholarship.
And thanks to the One Hundred
Committee Scholarship Luncheon,
now the major source of funding for
the Girls Inc. scholarship program,
Santa Barbara residents will benefit.
More than 3.5 million dollars of schol-
arship funds has already helped many
young girls in town.
For more information or to purchase
tickets, please contact Beth Cleary at
Girls Incorporated of Greater Santa
Barbara, 805-963-4757, ext. 10. Ticket
price is $195. The event will be held
May 31, from 10 am to 2 pm at a pri-
vate home and gardens. MJ
I feel sure that no girl would go to the altar if she knew all Queen Victoria
L
iv Arnesen got her frst pair of
skis when she was just three
years old, too young to know
that nearly two decades later she
would become the frst woman in
the world to ski solo, for 50 days, to
the South Pole. That trek, as well as
many others, have made the 59-year-
old a world-renowned polar explorer
and highly sought after motivational
speaker. Arnesen will share stories of
her expeditions as the distinguished
guest of honor at the Girls Inc. One
Hundred Committees 27
th
Scholarship
Luncheon, taking place May 31 at a
private estate in Santa Barbara.
Everything that happens on an
expedition happens in real life, says
the Oslo native who makes a living
when shes not on the ice in the cor-
porate world lecturing about commu-
nication, leadership, teamwork, stress
management and risk assessment.
Daring to dream has always been
at the heart of Arnesens pursuits. I
grew up with stories of polar explor-
ers, she explains. My father was into
storytelling and my mother was into
skiing, both of which proved to be an
inspiring combination. (Her mother,
in fact, was, and still is, at 82 years
old, an avid skier.) Speaking to us
by phone from her home in Norway,
Arnesen recounted a time when she
was just 12 years old, confiding her
dream to a group of schoolgirls. They
were all talking about having a big
house and a fancy car and I said My
dream is to ski to the South Pole. She
says her friends laughed and called
her crazy, but at the time Arnesen
remembered a book she had been
reading about Marie Curie, the first
woman admitted to the Sorbonne. It
was in that moment that she drew the
parallel with Curie, thinking Why
not? Girls can also do things that men
can do.
The Girls Inc. mission, which
inspires girls of all ages to be strong,
smart, and bold, reflects Arnesens
mission to inspire and promote the
achievement of dreams by empow-
ering women and girls to pursue
their passions and highest potential.
According to Stina Hans, co-chair of
the Girls Inc. luncheon, Liv Arnesen
is a twenty-first century role model
based on her commitment to educa-
tion, her successful expeditions, and
her dedication to improving the lives
of others.
Indeed, Arenesens numerous expe-
ditions could easily be called a meta-
phor for life. A previous high school
teacher, she has turned her passion
into pedagogy, using her experiences
to educate and communicate life les-
sons to millions of people around the
world. Of her 50 isolated days in the
white expanse of the Arctic, Arnesen
jokes, I recharged my batteries for
the rest of my life. She says the medi-
tative time was a gift that allowed
her to reevaluate whats important in
life. She seldom watches television,
claiming its a waste of time. And
she has learned the value of saying,
no. Its easy to say yes to everything
but suddenly the years pass, and its
important to spend time doing what
you want to do.
Arnesen spends a great deal of time
doing what she wants. In November
of this year, she and fellow explorer
Ann Bancroft will lead a team of
six women, from six continents, on
an 800-mile, 80-day long expedition
to Antarctica, hoping to raise global
awareness of our worlds water crisis.
The effort coined Access Water 2012
plans to communicate from the fro-
zen fields via the Internet, Skype and
other technology to schools, girls and
boys clubs and social media outlets to
inspire awareness and action, as a way
to showcase the diminishing access to
fresh water across the globe. The goal
To the South Pole and Back
Montecito Insider
by Ann Pieramici
Liv Arnesen,
the first
woman in
the world to
ski solo and
unsupported
to the South
Pole a 50-day
expedition of
745 miles
Liv Arnesen will be the guest of honor at the Girls
Inc. One Hundred Committees 27
th
Scholarship
Luncheon on May 31
T
he last leg of our Alaskan
journey had us proceed through
the northern part of the inland
passage of Southeastern Alaska,
approaching the mainland, aboard
our 167-foot converted minesweeper
excursion ship. We sailed through
fjords, passing high mountain glaciers
interspersed with waterfalls. Coming
into a major inlet called Stephens
Passage, humpback whales appear
to be everywhere, dozens of them
spouting geysers with each breath,
breaching and sounding with a fip
of their tails. Everyone onboard
scrambled with cameras to take the
perfect shot of the fanned-out fuke
just before submerging. As we reached
our anchorage destination, we were
greeted by ice foes coming down a
side inlet arm from a distant glacier.
Tidal glaciers glaciers that extend to
the ocean are notorious for shedding
large pieces of ice that break up and
fow in the sea currents as they slowly
melt. The weather was decidedly
colder here and extra layers were
readied for the next day.
The next morning, bundled up in
winter coats and hats, we kayaked
among the floe for our morning exer-
cise, then after lunch we boarded our
five-man skiffs. Our vessel propelled
us toward the tidal Dawes Glacier
over milky emerald water, dodg-
ing thousands of pieces of ice, sizes
ranged from a baseball to a school bus.
The ice was completely clear reflecting
an aqua blue, making it appear as if
we were sailing upon a sea filled with
Waterford crystal. We passed shear
walls of granite polished by the reced-
ed glacier until we reached the giant
250-foot tidal wall of the glacier itself.
It was a tremendous wall decorated
with caverns and serrated cathedral
spires with water seeping and gush-
ing from various cracks and gullies in
the ice. We watched in amazement as
huge sections of the vast wall sudden-
ly collapsed with a gigantic splash,
sending a flume of spray skyward
and creating a mini tsunami surging
straight toward us. The lower part of
the glacier was now obscured by the
approaching swell as it raced in our
direction and fright gripped our boat
briefly until the swell gently raised
and lowered our small boat like a
cork. We celebrated with hot chocolate
and schnapps. On the way back, we
saw a black bear grazing on shore, but
once it saw us it left the meadow and
climbed a steep, slippery rock slant
as if it had suction cups for paws.
Approaching our ship, I snagged a
piece of clear glacial ice for my bour-
bon that evening.
As our ship reentered the main
channel heading for Juneau, we were
treated to the rare sight of an Orca
pod, which for several minutes encir-
cled our boat and became our escort to
the next port. Juneau is a large town
visited often by cruise ships, some-
thing we had not seen our entire trip
to this point. We said good-bye to our
ship, new friends and crew, rented a
car, checked into our hotel and then
drove north to see the Mendenhall
Glacier on a gloriously sunny day;
as it turned out the weather was to
change that night. But, today we had
a great view of this most accessible
glacier, the main attraction here. We
enjoyed hiking the shoreline running
close to the ice, viewing the luminous
blue crevasses and marveled as we
stood beside the giant icebergs that
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The fluke of a Humpback whale as it sounds into a deep channel off the Alaskan coast
Ice floes ranged in size from baseballs to busses
One of the many glaciers that can be seen on the islands and the mainland in Southeast Alaska
This is the final part of a four-part story on Alaska.
huge chunks of ice had fallen from
the glacier wall nearby and moved
further out to sea. At the visitors
center, we learned that a mini-ice age
began 3,000 years ago ending in the
mid-1700s, and since then, this glacier
has receded two and a half miles. But,
the glacier is not going anywhere as
the 5,000 square mile Juneau ice field,
high above, receives 100 inches of
snow each year and continues to feed
it and twelve other glaciers in the area.
Juneau gets rain 300 days per year
so, as we walked the town streets, we
saw the local residents remove their
shirts, close their eyes and let the sun
shine fully upon them as if to sponge
up each ray, while Sue and I donned
flannel shirts on this cool 59-degree
sunny day, our last one. Our planned
halibut fishing trip was rained-out
due to a storm, so we visited the Last
Chance Gold Mine on Gold Creek. A
fresh gold rush started here in 1880
making Juneau a boomtown, drawing
scores of people from across the coun-
try. Some made fortunes and others
labored under impossible conditions
leaving behind only traces of their
existence through the mine tailings,
twisted iron, rusted shacks and col-
orful names, such as Perseverance
Trail. We hiked this trail during a
break in the rain and averted a calam-
ity by only 20 yards as we watched
a rock, the size of a cantaloupe, sud-
denly whiz past the head of a hiker
up ahead missing by inches. It is still
rugged country up there and hazard-
ous mine pits and trails are best expe-
rienced with alertness.
We spent our last rainy day in Alaska
by visiting the Juneau Museum and
the State Capital Building. The Senate
and Representative Chambers felt
pleasingly rustic, as if they came from
a bygone era; we could roam the digni-
fied rooms at will and unguided. That
afternoon we boarded our plane that
took us out over Gastineau Channel
where we watched the graceful rain
clouds looking like thick mist ascend
from deep cuts in the lush green
mountains which rise so dramatically
above the sea town of Juneau.
Thus ended a very special trip, one
could say a once-in-a-lifetime trip, but
make no mistake, we barely scratched
the surface. There is so much more
to see and experience in this state of
Alaska. There is no way to describe its
size; it is, well, just big! MJ
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s he prosecutes his proclaimed
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class in his campaign for
reelection, President Barack Obama
often invokes the theme of fairness.
Everyone deserves a fair shot, he
says, in which everyone plays by the
same rules. It isnt fair, he argues,
for Warren Buffett to pay only 15%
in federal income taxes while his
secretary pays 30%. Buffett and other
millionaires and billionaires should
be required to pay their fair share.
The principle of fairness is a power-
ful one in American culture. Do unto
others as you would have them do
unto you! Obviously, the president
realizes this fact. Unfortunately, the
president has been less than consistent
in distributing his passion for fairness
to other public policy areas, especially
to the issue of affirmative action pref-
erences in college admissions.
Frank Ricci is a firefighter for the
City of New Haven Connecticut. He
is white. Ricci and nineteen other
firefighters eighteen white and one
Hispanic had passed the test for
promotions to management, but City
officials invalidated the results of the
test because none of the black fire-
fighters who passed the examination
had scored high enough to receive
consideration for promotion. Ricci and
his colleagues filed a lawsuit alleging
that it was unfair for the City to take
such action, especially after Ricci had
studied extensively for the exam and
paid for special coaching to overcome
dyslexia. The Justice Department of
the Obama administration supported
the action of the City. On June 29,
2009, the Supreme Court of the United
States ruled 5-4 in favor of Ricci and
his colleagues.
As a high school senior, in 2008,
Abigail Fisher applied for admis-
sion to the University of Texas at
Austin. Fisher, who is white, was
denied admission because she was
not in the top 10% of her high school
class which would have granted her
automatic admission nor was she
accepted under the universitys race-
conscious diversity considerations.
Fisher believes her rejection was
unfair and, apparently, so did the
U.S. Supreme Court, which will hear
the case this fall. The Obama admin-
istration has supported the University
of Texas in the lower courts.
Diversity Guidelines
The Obama administration has also
issued Diversity Guidelines that
essentially advise colleges and uni-
versities on how to select students
based on race to achieve diver-
sity. Many Americans consider such
practices to be unfair.
It is also noteworthy that the presi-
dent signed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street
Reform and Consumer Protection
Act, which establishes the Office of
Minority and Women Inclusion in the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
This office is regarded by many as an
agency that will promote inclusion
of minorities and women to the exclu-
sion of white males. If so, it will hardly
deal in fairness.
Failure of the Obama Justice
Department to prosecute the Black
Panthers for threatening voters in a
Philadelphia polling place or to take
action against the Black Panthers for
offering a bounty for the capture of
George Zimmerman are also inci-
dences of unfairness.
The pattern that can be clearly por-
trayed is that when it comes to race,
the Obama administration applies
the principle of fairness in a radically
different manner than it suggests
with respect to the issue of taxation.
The same rules for everybody and
fair play for all are conspicuously
missing.
It is ironic that a man who was
reputed to be the first post-racial
president in American history has
presided over one of the most race-
conscious administrations in modern
times. This has occurred because Mr.
Obama has been able to inoculate
himself from this fact by leaving issues
that directly relate to race to agencies
within his administration, especially
the Departments of Education and
Justice, rather than addressing them
himself. In addition, the high profile of
other matters, such as ObamaCare
and the federal deficit, has completely
overshadowed lesser profile issues
such as race.
Fairness is a foundational prin-
ciple of our nation. That is why it
has been invoked not only by the
president but by the presumptive
Republican nominee for president
as well. It is important, however,
that the American electorate not be
seduced into believing that the prin-
ciple is being observed when it is
not, especially with regard to a sensi-
tive issue such as race. MJ
It is ironic that a man who was reputed to be the first post-
racial president in American history has presided over one of
the most race-conscious administrations in modern times
Scott Craig is manager of media relations at Westmont College
Your Westmont
College Celebrates the Life of Dr. Alex Moore
by Scott Craig
Photos of Kirsten and Alex Moore by Brad Elliott
F
amily and friends celebrated
the life of Dr. Alex Moore at a
memorial service May 15 at Santa
Barbara Community Church in Santa
Barbara. Moore, an assistant professor
of kinesiology at Westmont, died May 9
from complications following surgery
for Crohns disease at Cedars-Sinai
Hospital in Los Angeles. He was 31.
His wife, Kirsten, survives him;
the couple met at Westmont in 2005
when she became the colleges head
womens basketball coach. They got
married in 2008, and their first child is
due in July.
Alex was a bright light he had a
winsome humility, President Gayle
D. Beebe says. He played a unique
and distinct role in our kinesiology
department and was one reason why
the major is so highly regarded.
Moore, a Wheaton College alumnus,
was an adjunct instructor at Westmont
for both the kinesiology and biology
departments from 2004-06. He taught
a wide range of classes, including
anatomy, tennis, physiology, biochem-
istry lab and Fit for Life, a freshman
wellness class.
Moore then accepted a fellowship
to study at the University of Missouri,
which has one of the best microcircu-
latory programs in the country. He left
Westmont not knowing if a job would
be open when he returned. While in
Missouri, he earned his doctorate in
biomedical sciences.
He returned to Westmont in fall 2010
as a sabbatical replacement in the biol-
ogy department, teaching physiology,
genetics and cell biology. He began
the tenure-track position in fall 2011
in the kinesiology department, teach-
ing physiology, biomechanics and a
research course. His research special-
ized in microcirculation, focusing on
hair-sized arteries and the regulation
of blood flow to tissue.
His love for knowledge, athletics
and, most of all, his personal faith
gave him an exceptional ability to
contribute, says Glenn Town, chair
of the kinesiology department. He
was a bridge builder, seeking to bring
people and projects together without
pushing his own agenda. His engag-
ing personality made it a delight for
faculty and students to interact with
him daily. Alex loved teaching and
being a mentor. He had a gift for mak-
ing complicated concepts understand-
able. Alex had a passion for bring-
ing students into his line of research.
He welcomed that responsibility and
couldnt wait to get started. He was at
the threshold of providing our depart-
ment what we need in our next step:
hands-on research. He was highly
respected in micro-vascular research,
already being asked to contribute to
the field at a young age.
I shared with Alex a love for cycling
and had the privilege of serving as his
cross country coach when he was an
undergraduate student at Wheaton.
For two consecutive years, Alex was
team captain and voted by his team-
mates Most Respected.
A fund has been established to sup-
port Kirsten and their child. Checks
can be mailed to: Kirsten Moore
Benefit, Attn: Brennan de Raad, 2927
De La Vina Street, Santa Barbara, CA
93105.
Juried Art Show to Lift
Off at Museum
Montecitos only juried art exhibi-
tion moves to the Westmont Ridley-
Tree Museum of Art after a one-year
hiatus, featuring the works of 58 dif-
ferent artists from May 17 to June 30.
LIFT 2012 celebrates the lift off of
the colleges new museum space with
a varied collection of paintings, sculp-
tures, textiles, ceramics and printmak-
ing. The exhibition opens with a free
public reception on Thursday, May 17
from 4 to 6 pm.
Howard Fox, curator emeritus of
Contemporary Art at the Los Angeles
County Museum of Art, juried this
years show, selecting 68 works from
more than 500 submitted pieces.
Though many fine artists live
in Santa Barbara, Judy L. Larson,
director of the Westmont Ridley-
Tree Museum of Art, says there
are few opportunities for them to
exhibit art.
Westmont continues a tradi-
tion begun by Tony Askew, John
Carlander and James Dow in orga-
nizing a juried art exhibition for our
local artists that dates back more than
twenty years, Larson says. Every
time we think the idea has run its
course we hear loud and clear from
local residents how much they antici-
pate this exhibition each year.
All works in the exhibition will be
for sale with proceeds benefiting the
museum. Cash awards, determined
by Fox, will be given to the artists at
the opening reception.
This is an important opportunity
for artists to show their work in a
wonderful contemporary space, says
Chris Rupp, museum collection man-
ager. It also represents whats hap-
pening in our arts community.
Viewing
Features Saturn,
Five of Its Moons
The ringed planet Saturn is expect-
ed to dazzle stargazers at a free pub-
lic viewing with the powerful Keck
Telescope Friday, May 18. The event,
which begins about 8 pm, lasts sev-
eral hours. The observatory opens
its doors to the public every third
Friday of the month in conjunction
with the Santa Barbara Astronomical
Unit, whose members bring their own
telescopes to Westmont for the public
to gaze through. In case of inclement
or overcast weather, please call the
Telescope Viewing Hotline at (805)
565-6272 and check the Westmont
website to see if the viewing has been
canceled.
If the seeing is good, we should
be able to see the large gap between
Saturns A and B rings the Cassini
Division, says Thomas Whittemore,
Westmont physics instructor. We
should also be able to see five of
Saturns moons bracketing the planet:
Titan, Dione and Enceladus along
with Tethys and Rhea.
Globular clusters are beginning to
be more visible as we approach sum-
mer. Among the ones well target will
be M3 in Canes Venatici, Whittemore
says. M3 was discovered by Charles
Messier in 1764 and is probably one of
the most studied globular clusters. It
contains an unusual number of vari-
able stars and lies about 35,000 light-
years from Earth.
The Keck Telescope, a 24-inch reflec-
tor, will also aim to several galaxies
overhead, including the Leo I group of
galaxies: M95, M96 and M105.
The Leo Triplet lies some thir-
ty-eight million light-years away,
Whittemore explains. Although
M95 and M96 are face-on spiral gal-
axies, M105 is an elliptical galaxy,
believed to contain a super-massive
black hole.
The Keck Telescope is housed in
the observatory between Russell Carr
Field and the track and field-soccer
complex. Free parking is available
near the baseball field. MJ
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Elements of the Elementary
W
hat two book reviewers,
arguably among the top tier
of American reviewers, have
in common is that each is a regular
columnist for the Washington Post;
each has published books about the
joys of reading and reviewing. In yet
another metric, both critics, Jonathan
Yardley and Michael Dirda, have
been reviewed in these pages.
The particular joy of Michael Dirda
writing about his introduction to and
lifelong fascination with the works
of one of the most remarkable and
important writers in the English lan-
guage, makes On Conan Doyle, or The
Whole Art of Storytelling from Princeton
University Press too tempting to pass
up.
Like Dirdas experience of discov-
ering Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-
1930), a good many of us discovered
him through his creation of Sherlock
Holmes and John Watson, M.D. I
see, Holmes observed to Watson at
the time of the perfunctory handshake
at their first meeting, that you have
been to Afghanistan.
Watsons response, his stunned
amazement, began a leitmotif that
was transformative. Holmess
Elementary, my dear Watson,
became iconic. The pairing of Holmes
and Watson not only affected detec-
tive fiction, where we had such flat-
tering imitation as Nero Wolfe and
Archie Goodwin, it also inspired such
buddy teams in comedy as Laurel and
Hardy, Burns and Allen, Abbott and
Costello, and Rowan and Martin.
While virtually anything Conan
Doyle produced is likely to be absorb-
ing, Dirda has written, four or five
of his works of the grotesque and
supernatural are astonishingly origi-
nal, providing far more than just care-
ful plotting, a mesmerizing narrator,
or a shocker ending. Is there a more
physical ghost in the literature than
the antagonist in The Bully of Brocas
Court (1921) or a more stomach-churn-
ing psychic chiller than The Leather
Funnel?
Because Doyle has written ever
so much material beyond the taken-
for-granted marvel of the Sherlock
Holmes cases, we need, and in this
case have, a handbook walking us
through the vast range of material.
An acknowledged master of crime
fiction, Doyle was also a master of
the supernatural story, wrote compel-
ling adventure and historical fiction,
and more than once tried his hand at
science fiction. In addition, he was a
compelling memoirist, held strong,
eclectic political and moral views,
pushed for medical research, and con-
sidered some of his best work to be
in his approach to the supernatural, a
long time belief of his of which he was
unashamed.
On Conan Doyle is nothing less than
a masterpiece of compression, a pref-
ace, twelve chapters, an intriguing
appendix, and biographical notes.
Michael Dirda is not so much review-
ing here as recounting his own boy-
hood pleasures at discovering the
Sherlock Holmes stories and then, his
appetite whetted for more adventure,
being drawn into the G. K. Chesterton
Father Brown mysteries, the romances
of H. Rider Haggard, and the mis-
chievous and sardonic works of
Lord Dunsany. While I revere all of
Dunsany, his Jorkens stories possess
something of the same compulsive
readability as the Sherlock Holmes
adventures.
In the chapter, Steel True, Blade
Straight, Dirda makes an observation
he is at some pains to demonstrate.
From his earliest schooldays Arthur
Conan Doyle possessed an almost pre-
ternatural gift for storytelling. He once
recalled his talent as a youthful tale
spinner in his essay, Juvenalia. On
a wet half-holiday, he would stand
on a desk, with classmates squatting
on the floor all around him, and talk
myself hoarse over the misfortune of
my heroes sometimes pausing at the
very height of the action until he was
bribed to continue with pastries or
apples.
Dirda is given to speculate that
because thrilling narrative came so
easy to him, Doyle never quite valued
the Sherlock Holmes stories, let alone
the ghostly tales that so added to his
reputation. He was convinced his best
works were his medieval historical
novels, a history of World War I, and
his writings about spiritualism, where
he was more given to the tenden-
tiousness of explaining things to his
readers at the expense of entertaining
them.
There are no spoilers in this useful,
energetic guide, in particular for the
Sherlock Holmes stories, only the pure
boyish pleasure of a noted reviewer,
bringing Doyles adventurous romps
back to our willing attention. MJ
Rancheros Ride for the Cure
Story and photos by Lynn P. Kirst
TRAIL TALK
A museum and
travel professional,
community volun-
teer, and lifelong
equestrienne,
Lynn Kirst is a
fourth-generation Californian who grew up
in Montecito; she can often be found riding
or hiking the local trails
T
hey may have a reputation as a
hard-drinking group, but when
the Rancheros Visitadores ride
for the cure, it doesnt mean they are
going on the wagon. At least not this
year.
Held the first week of May, the 82nd
annual trek of the local but world-
famous mens horseback riding group
was unique in that its theme, Riding
for the Cure, referred to its fundrais-
ing efforts for breast cancer research.
On Saturday, May 5, the streets of
Solvang turned a river of pink, as
approximately 700 horsemen wearing
pink shirts rode through town to their
traditional blessing at Mission Santa
Ins. The pink shirts were symbolic
of the effort made by the visiting
ranchers to team up with Wrangler
and the Tough Enough to Wear Pink
Foundation (TETWP), raising over
$65,000 for the Cancer Center of Santa
Barbara.
Were not really a fundraising
group, said Steve Beneto, referring
to the Rancheros Visitadores (RV).
But Ive always been campaigning
for a cure for breast cancer, so last year
I had pink chinks [short chaps] made
for the RV ride, and they were a big hit
as I rode through Solvang.
Mr. Beneto, who hails from
Sacramento, watched his mother die
from breast cancer. But she was not his
only family member diagnosed with
the dreaded disease.
My wife, Darlene, got breast cancer
when she was only thirty-five years
old, said Mr. Beneto in a recent tele-
phone conversation. She was busy
with our four young children, one of
whom had severe autism. But Darlene
is now seventy-three; shes one of the
lucky ones who survived.
TETWP was founded in 2004, the
brainchild of Terry Wheatley, a breast
cancer survivor and wife of a pro-
fessional rodeo cowboy. She teamed
up with Karl Stressman, who at the
time was director of special events
for Wrangler Western Wear. To date,
TETWP has raised over twelve million
dollars for breast cancer research, and
Wrangler is the title sponsor. What is
unique about the TETWP campaign
is that monies raised stay in the local
communities, making this a truly
grassroots effort. While rodeos are
the most common fundraisers, other
Western-themed events such as the
RV trek can also qualify.
Last years positive reaction to Steve
Benetos pink chinks prompted him to
approach RV president Roger Schrimp
with the idea for this years Ride
for the Cure. With a sure, go for
it response, Beneto suddenly had his
hands full coordinating the campaign.
We give away a favor every year,
said Mr. Beneto. Each RV ride has a
unique memento such as a tile or
a keychain, for example. Our favor
this year is the pink shirt. We bought
eleven hundred shirts from Wrangler,
and they gave us back seven dol-
lars for each, so that provided $7,700
toward our gift for the Cancer Center
of Santa Barbara. But weve raised sig-
nificantly more just from RV members
sending in additional contributions,
ranging from a few dollars to several
thousand.
But unlike the one-size-fits-all con-
venience of mementos like key chains
or tiles, shirts presented a bigger chal-
lenge, as not all RV members come in
one size. So it was up to Mr. Beneto
to coordinate hundreds of shirt sizes
for the individual members. When it
was suggested that he might deserve
a medal for his efforts, Mr. Benetos
response was typically straightfor-
ward:
I spent all winter on this project,
but I dont want a medal. I just want a
cure for breast cancer.
The hundreds of Rancheros formed
a sea of pink as they assembled on the
grassy field adjacent to Mission Santa
Ins. In his flowing brown robes, padre
Gerald Barron blessed the riders and
horses for a safe week of fun and fel-
lowship on the trail. Popular cowboy
singer-songwriter Dave Stamey gave
a performance of his Vaquero Song,
which has become a classic anthem
to the California cowboy. Then came
the check presentation to the Cancer
Center of Santa Barbara, when Steve
Beneto had the honor of telling the
assembled crowd about RV generos-
ity.
Although the check is made out
for $40,000, proclaimed Beneto,
We raised another $16,000 in camp
just last night. So we will actually be
giving the Cancer Center of Santa
Barbara at least $56,000 for breast can-
cer research.
But a conversation with Mr. Beneto
after the week-long RV ride was over
revealed even more good news. Our
total is now up to $65,000, he said.
I had a lot of guys that were really
touched by what we did who came
forward with more contributions. I
didnt even have to hustle for it, either.
The guys just came up to me!
The $65,000 contribution to the
Cancer Center of Santa Barbara is
a one-size-fits-all success for RV
members, who proved that when
they enthusiastically cry out, Ride,
Rancheros, ride! they are indeed
tough enough to wear pink. MJ
Kim Oviatt holding the American flag, and Doug Philipponi behind him, led the Rancheros Visitadores
color guard at the head of the parade into downtown Solvang along Alisal Road. All members of the
mens riding group wore pink shirts to support their fundraising campaign for breast cancer research.
Anthony Borgatello (far left on his horse Rhett) shares a joke with Jerry Allen driving Molly (the horse
pulling the surrey), accompanied by Brian Schwabecher in the front seat and Kris Kallman in the back
seat, while Tom Le Pley rides behind on his black-and-white paint horse.
Bob Fox from Sacramento carried the Riding
for the Cure theme flag for the Rancheros
Visitadores 82nd annual trek. The group raised
$65,000 for the Cancer Center of Santa Barbara.
One of the ladies cheering the passing Rancheros
showed her sense of humor by turning one of
her husbands old RV nametags into a unique
pendant
A high stakes poker tournament
benefiting the school kicked off the
festivities and Cranes designated
Gaming Commissioner, Jon Samuels,
took top prize. Gambling tables and
the Boutique Rouge featuring silent auc-
tion items were displayed throughout
the evening. An online auction with
over 150 items added to the success,
as did a wine raffle valued at over
$3,500. Crane dad John McGovern
served as auctioneer, and started the
evening with tickets to the American
Idol finale and the kindergarten class
art project that was so popular it
sold four times. Bidding wars contin-
ued for resort getaways, Wimbledon
tickets, Fox Studios tour, New York
Fashion Week and the hottest ticket of
the night Madonna in Vegas.
Weiss paid tribute to past gala chairs
over his 12-year tenure at the school,
thanking Browne and Stegall who
served as this years les belles et
charmantes.
Key committee members includ-
ed Suzanne Garrett and Nancy
OConnor (live auction), Angela
and Ryan Siemens (sponsorship),
Kelly Simmons (party book), Emily
Jones and Jen Markham (silent auc-
tion), Dinah and Ricardo Calderon
(raffle), Amanda Masters Klentner
(dcor), Elisabeth Fowler (class art
projects), Cheryl Trosky (volunteer
coordinator) and a special thanks to
Cindy Racco and the Four Seasons.
Top sponsors included Ella and Scott
Brittingham, Gay and Tony Browne,
Randi and Terry Cunningham, Leslie
and Robert Zemeckis, Janet and Gil
Friesen, Lisa and George Hagerman,
Debbie and John Mackall, Betsey
and John Moller, Elizabeth and Lee
Gabler, and Jen and Skip Abed. And
finally, a great deal of gratitude to
Cranes development team, Debbie
Williams, Rhoda Lauten, Molly
Greene and Katy Berry.
Crane Country Day School is a K-8
coeducational, independent school
focusing on experiential learning. For
more information, visit www.crane
school.org. MJ
T
he odds of orchestrating a
successful fundraising gala
were stacked in Crane Country
Day Schools favor on Saturday, May
5, when the fullest moon of the year
illuminated the Casino Royale-
themed event. The majesty of Monte
Carlo washed ashore Americas
Riviera at the elegant Coral Casino.
It was an auspicious night with the
moon shining in our favor, said Gay
Browne, co-chair of the gala. The
event exceeded our expectations,
agreed co-chair Daryl Stegall, who
attributed the financial success of the
evening to the generous support of
sponsors and the ability to keep costs
low.
A full house of 260 Crane parents,
alumni parents and supporters tried
their luck at poker, craps, roulette and
blackjack, as well as the live auction,
raising funds to benefit the K-8 inde-
pendent school. The gaming tables
added an element of entertainment,
so there was something for everyone
to do, stated Browne. We wanted
to go more Monaco than Chumash,
laughed Stegall, and the result was
decidedly more stylish and subdued
than in previous years.
In addition to the Super Moon, one
of the brightest moments of the eve-
ning came from a group of people
who werent even there. A video fea-
turing ten Crane graduates, who are
currently high school seniors, spoke to
the value of a Crane education. I am
who I am today because Crane made
me comfortable in my own skin, said
Erin Griffin, who heads to Colby
College in the fall. Berkeley-bound
Ben Sutton stated, Crane put me
ahead academically in science, math
and Spanish. Thanh Liem Huynh-
Tran, who hopes to pursue pre-med
at Stanford, credited Crane for devel-
oping his passion for life sciences
and a strong work ethic. Annie Weis,
who will attend the University of
Pennsylvania stated, Crane taught
me that learning and going to school
is about a lot more than whats in
the classroom, while Kate Pincus
claims it was the hands-on learn-
ing that established a phenomenal
foundation of love and passion for
learning, which she hopes to find at
Sarah Lawrence in the Fall. Other stu-
dents portrayed in the video includ-
ed, Nicole Feshbach, Cyrus Caretto,
Allie Lafitte, and Jacob Winnikoff.
The video served as a preamble to
the schools paddle raise to support
teacher enrichment.
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Cranes Head
of School Joel
Weiss, sur-
rounded by
Gay Browne
(left) and Daryl
Stegall (right),
co-chairs of the
schools Casino
Royale fun-
draising gala,
held earlier this
month
Dinah and Ricardo Calderon, who organized
Cranes wine raffle, amassing 120 bottles of wine
valued at over $3,500 that lucky sponsorship
chairs Angele and Ryan Siemens won at the event
Crane Casino Royale
co-chair Daryl
Stegall flanked by
cigarette girls selling
raffle tickets and
party book items to
raise money for the
K-8 independent
school
Live auction co-chairs Nancy OConnor and
Suzanne Garrett collected nearly a dozen live auc-
tion items for the Crane event
Montecito Diary
By Ann Pieramici
Photos by Teresa Pietsch
Cranes Casino Royale
Benoits Bayou Blues
On Entertainment
by Steven Libowitz
Steven Libowitz has
reported on the arts and
entertainment for more
than 30 years; he has
contributed to Montecito
Journal for over ten
years.
T
ab Benoit owns the record for
the best-attended concert in
the history of the Santa Barbara
Blues Society, and its easy to see why.
The guitarist-singer-songwriter pulls
every note and every word straight
out of the bayou, culled from centuries
of musical and cultural traditions in
his native Louisiana. Already a legend
for his commitment to authenticity,
Benoits take on the world resonated
deeper after Hurricane Katrina hit
New Orleans and environs back in
2005, a disaster that was preceded
by his own environmental advocacy
through music.
The Louisiana legend returns to
town to play once again for the SBBS,
in a special Sunday night concert at
Warren Hall. He discussed his musi-
cal roots and outlook for the future
over the telephone from Nashville
the morning after he won three
awards (out of four nominations) at
the Blues Music Awards, including
Contemporary Male Artist and B.B.
King Entertainer of the Year.
Q. I read that you actually wanted to
be a drummer and only took up guitar
because thats what was needed.
A. I still want to be a drummer! The
thing is, there are a lot of drummers
in Louisiana, more per capita than
any other state. But there werent a
lot of guitar players to go around. I
just fit into that bag. So I do guitar-
based blues stuff. Singing and leading
a band, thats how you know youre
a guitar player. The guitar is a more
personal thing you can write, and
play cool songs. But I still love beat-
ing around the skins. On a lot of my
shows I go back there and do my
thing.
Aside from that, you never even wanted
to be a professional musician in the first
place, right?
Where I grew up, there werent a
lot of musicians who played for a liv-
ing, but everybody played. Its not an
unusual talent. It was normal. But it
wasnt normal to make a living at it.
I had to really give in to it to be able
to do it, when I saw that I could reach
people, help them. People just kept
asking me to play more and more and
throw more money at me, so I had to
give in. Once I realized that my night
job was outdoing my day job, instead
of getting in the way of it, I had to
switch. If I kept on, Id have had less
money and less fun I still love to
play for myself at home and thats
fine. But out there its for the people.
Which probably explains why youre
that rare Delta bluesman who really still
plays actual Delta blues.
Yeah, its the music I grew up with
and the environment I grew up in.
I spent a lot of time playing in the
woods in the swamp. Its a living
thing. You hear the sounds, see the life
all around you. I try to put a lot of that
stuff into the music the sounds and
the feelings I get from being out there,
I put them in my songs. Its still where
I go to write. And when I go out and
play in the swamp, it always sounds
good. Its tree-verb.
When you write, do the songs come eas-
ily or are they a lot of work? Do you tackle
specific subjects or is it just what comes
up? Is it the nature that inspires you?
I do it all in the swamp. I go out to
my camp, or take a boat ride and sit in
the trees for a while Its never really
a conscious effort to do something
a certain way or put a message in a
song. Its more like this is how I feel
now and let me get that down. People
who write hits always say those are
the ones they wrote in five minutes,
cause it came naturally. So for me if
it takes more than ten minutes, I just
pass it off and move on and wait for
the quick ones. Those are always the
ones I can play over and over and not
get tired of.
Katrina which you presaged in your
Voices of the Wetlands project, which was
originally recorded before the storm also
destroyed a lot of the land around you.
How has that affected your music?
I lost my place to write. We had four
major hurricanes in two years. I build
another camp and it got wiped out
too. Since I didnt have anywhere to
go to write, I spent that time occupied
with the message of saving the wet-
lands. I went to Congress and worked
with the Governor lots of things
besides singing about it in my music.
Katrina opened the door to saying
what needed to be said, and I felt I had
to use that time wisely.
Do you think youll be getting back to
making more new music now, after the
four-year hiatus following an album a
year?
I dont know whats next. I just go
with whatever feels right at the time.
Whatever door looks like the right one
to walk through, thats where Ill go.
Putting out a record every year wasnt
a conscious choice; it just felt right at
the time. And this feels right now.
Tab Benoit performs at 7pm Sunday,
May 20 at Warren Hall. Call 722-8155 or
visit www.SBBlues.org.
Air it out:
La Petite Chouettes
Lovely aerial dance
Man has always wanted to fly to
soar through the sky, venture nearer
to heaven and be above it all.
But youve got to think that the
Wright Brothers and even Icarus not
to mention United Airlines had it a
little easier staying aloft than the six
female aerialists who comprise the
current version of Santa Barbaras La
Petite Chouette dance company, and
make aerial dance seem almost effort-
less.
You have to put in a lot of blood,
sweat and tears and I mean literally
to get into this dance, said com-
pany founder-choreographer Ninette
Paloma, who named the company
(Little Owl in French) because it was
her rhyming nickname in childhood,
but also as a symbol that echoes the
quiet strength of that lovely bird.
Chicago-native Paloma began in
competitive gymnastics as a child, but
found it too competitive. There was
so much pressure and stress, I com-
pletely burned out, she recalled. She
found her way back at age 17, though,
when she wandered into a circus audi-
tion for gymnastic acrobatics, and felt
an immediate kinship. Soon, Paloma
was training regularly at the top-notch
Actors Gymnasium in her hometown,
and later with two of Cirque du Soleils
innovative aerialists. It felt like the
artistic home shed always craved, con-
nection instead of competition.
Aerial art is an old-world fam-
ily tradition in which you work very
closely with each other in the com-
pany, she said. You trust them with
your safety and literally with your life,
so you become really close.
Paloma created La Petite Chouette
out of her initial work with the Lobero
Circus Camp six years ago, the compa-
ny growing out of what was originally
a tiny studio that has now become a
full-time facility training 150 students
ages six to 66 year-round. I had all
these passionate students who were
absorbing the aerial training, so I took
the most dedicated and brought them
beyond skill-building and technique-
training into the architecture of aerial
dance.
Paloma described her approach as
aerial dance-deconstructed with a
focus on floor-to-air movements that
distinguishes LPC from other aerial
companies and are particularly chal-
lenging because it requires strength,
agility, grace and dance technique.
Theres a lot of training before you
even think about the choreography,
she said.
LPC had its first major public per-
formance at the Lobero last year, and
on Tuesday, the company is bringing
its new evening-length work, Indah,
to the same venue. The word means
lovely in Indonesian, and is meant
to reflect the performance companys
current all-female configuration.
Were embracing our feminin-
ity and exposing and illuminating
all of the archetypes of what it is
to be female, Paloma explained.
Sometimes its contradictory, and
other times ironic, or laughable, or
playful, or even incredibly painful.
To touch on each aspect, Indah is
separated into three distinct phrases
that delve into the topics of love, loss
and resurgence, Paloma said, each
also separated structurally by appa-
ratus: Love is in metal (performed on
trio Static Trapeze, Aerial Frame, and
duo Lyra); loss is fabric (Silk Dance,
Aerial Sling, and Trio Fabrics); and
resurgence is rope (horizontal rope,
cloud swing, and trio Corde Lisse).
Its a very ambitious program, but
Im so pleased that we took it on,
Paloma said. The kind of work that
Award-winning Louisiana legend Tab Benoit brings
his guitar-based blues to Warren Hall on Sunday,
May 20 as part of the Santa Barbara Blues Society
Aerial dance company La Petite Chouette pres-
ents Indah at the Lobero on May 22, a show
featuring three distinct phases love, loss, and
resurgence
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came out of it is very vulnerable and
visually alive and captivating.
Paloma is sure audiences will feel
the same way.
Its wonderful and magical to see
artists who have so much control and
trust in their bodies And being able
to fly even for an instant appeals
to all of us.
La Petite Chouette performs Indah at
7 pm on Tuesday, May 22 at the Lobero
Theater. Tickets cost $26 reserved. Call
963-0761 or visit www.lobero.com.
Festival Season
Its always warm in Santa Barbara,
so you have to look to the calendar
to determine when the outdoor wine-
and-food tasting event season begins.
Its just so happens that two of the
early entries, taking place this week,
also happen to be two of the best. Taste
of the Nation, which marks its fifth
event on Sunday, decidedly boasts the
more humanitarian cause, as a large
share of funds from the local hosting
of Share Our Strengths nationwide
efforts to end childhood hunger by
2015 go to support Foodbank of Santa
Barbara.
The event expanded this year with
a Chefs Taste Dinner back in April,
but its Sundays shindig back at the
Montecito Country Club that draws
the big crowds. The premier culinary
fundraising event features fare from
some of the finest eateries and cater-
ers in the area, including many who
dont participate in any of the myriad
other tasting ftes. Among the provid-
ers are the recently-opened Arlington
Tavern located at 21 West Victoria,
the Succulent Caf and Trading
Company in Solvang, Bella Vista at
the Four Seasons Biltmore, CaDario
Ristorante, Louies, Organic Soup
Kitchen, and Luna Olivo. Ampelos
Cellars, Beckmen Vineyards, Blair
Fox Cellars, Dierberg and Star Lane
Vineyard, and Dragonette Cellars are
some of the highlights among the
wineries who will be pouring on site.
In addition to the food and bever-
age, the event will feature both live
and silent auctions, with more than
100 items up for bid, plus a special
lounge and tent for VIP ticket holders
boasting feature tray-passed morsels,
signature cocktails, a cigar bar from
Santa Barbara Cigars & Tobacco, and
exclusive VIP gift bags. Music will
be provided by the Montecito Jazz
Project. It all takes place from 3 to 6
pm Sunday, May 20 and tickets cost
$65 general, $95 VIP. Visit http://
ce.strength.org/events/taste-nation-
santa-barbara for details.
The annual Downtown Art & Wine

Tour slated for next Thursday, May
24 begins by turning the tasting
protocol around: instead of bringing
all the food and wine to one location
where the guests are gathered, tour
participants travel to a bakers dozen
downtown venues toting a logo wine
glass and plastic plate for sampling
the victuals at every stop. A differ-
ent downtown-area restaurant and
local winery provide the tastings at
each stop, which are spread among
galleries (i.e. Bella Rosa Galleries),
retail shops (Churchill Jewelers) and
even Victoria Hall. And then once
the tour is complete, everybody
heads back to a single location for
the Final Party in a new location
this year at the Santa Barbara Club
which mirrors the typical tasting
event by featuring more food, more
wine, plus live music and danc-
ing with OutOfTheBlue, and a silent
auction and raffle. So you get the
best of both worlds in a single eve-
ning! As always, proceeds are ear-
marked to support the Downtown
Organizations annual Downtown
Holiday Parade; this December will
be the 60th parade.
Tickets are $60 for the tour and
Final Party, and advance purchase
is necessary. Check-in begins at
5:15pm at the Santa Barbara Club,
1105 Chapala Street. Call 962-2098,
ext. 22, or visit www.santabarbarad
owntown.com.
Pop Tarts
King Crimson and Emerson, Lake
& Palmer bassist-composer-vocalist
Greg Lake bring his career retrospec-
tive show Songs of Lifetime to the
Ventura Theater on Thursday, May
17. Thats also when Milo Greene
which is not a person but a four-
vocal part acoustic-Americana band
returns to town for a gig at SOhO
following a warm reception when
they opened for Civil Wars at the
Lobero last November. To get even
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DEBORAH BERTLING Soprano
ERN
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Tenor
GARY SMITH
Tenor
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EVAN HUGHES Bass-Baritone
RENEE HAMATY
Pianist
Carpinteria Womans Club
1059 Vallecito Rd,
Time: 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Cost: $225

Anacapa School 814 Santa
Barbara Street
Time: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
cost: $260
Music with Malia
(805) 637-3150
Successful teaching in
Santa Barbara &
Montecito for
over 10 years
Camp goers spend the week learning how to write their own pop
songs. Activities include instrument exploration, musical jeopardy,
outdoor team-building games and much more. The week ends with a
concert where students can perform their newly written songs in front
of a live band. No prior musical experience necessary. Ages 7-14.
Attendees will travel to downtown venues to taste
wine and appetizers at the annual Downtown Art
& Wine Tour on Thursday, May 24
Bella Vista $$$
1260 Channel Drive (565-8237)
Cafe Del Sol $$
30 Los Patos Way (969-0448)
CAVA $$
1212 Coast Village Road (969-8500)
Regional Mexican and Spanish cooking
combine to create Latin cuisine from tapas and
margaritas, mojitos, seafood paella and sangria
to lobster tamales, Churrasco ribeye steak and
seared Ahi tuna. Sunfower-colored interior
is accented by live Spanish guitarist playing
next to cozy beehive freplace nightly. Lively
year-round outdoor people-wat ching front
patio. Open Monday-Friday 11 am to 10 pm.
Saturday and Sunday 10 am to 10 pm.
China Palace $$
Giovannis $
Los Arroyos $
Little Alexs $
1024 A-Coast Village Road (969-2297)
Luckys (brunch) $$ (dinner) $$$
Comfortable, old-fashioned urban steakhouse
in the heart of Americas biggest little village.
Steaks, chops, seafood, cocktails, and an enor-
mous wine list are featured, with white table-
cloths, fne crystal and vintage photos from the
20th century. The bar (separate from dining
room) features large fat-screen TV and opens
at 4 pm during the week. Open nightly from 5
pm to 10 pm; Saturday & Sunday brunch from
9 am to 3 pm. Valet Parking.
Montecito Caf $$
Montecito Coffee Shop $
1498 East Valley Road (969-6250)
Montecito Wine Bistro $$$
516 San Ysidro Road 969-7520
Head to Montecitos upper village to indulge in
some California bistro cuisine. Chef Nathan Heil
creates seasonal menus that include fsh and
vegetarian dishes, and fresh fatbreads straight
out of the wood-burning oven. The Bistro of-
fers local wines, classic and specialty cocktails,
single malt scotches and aged cognacs.
Pane Vino $$$
Peabodys $
Plow & Angel $$$
San Ysidro Ranch
900 San Ysidro Lane (565-1700)
Enjoy a comfortable atmosphere as you dine
on traditional dishes such as mac n cheese and
ribs. The ambiance is enhanced with original
artwork, including stained glass windows
and an homage to its namesake, Saint Isadore,
hanging above the freplace. Dinner is served
from 5 to 10 pm daily with bar service extend-
ing until 11 pm weekdays and until midnight
on Friday and Saturday.
$ (average per person under $15)
$$ (average per person $15 to $30)
$$$ (average per person $30 to $45)
$$$$ (average per person $45-plus)
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Sakana Japanese Restaurant $$
Stella Mares $$/$$$
50 Los Patos Way (969-6705)
Stonehouse $$$$
San Ysidro Ranch
900 San Ysidro Lane (565-1700)
Located in what is a 19th-century citrus pack-
inghouse, Stonehouse restaurant features a
lounge with full bar service and separate dining
room with crackling freplace and creekside
views. Chef Jamie Wests regional cuisine is
prepared with a palate of herbs and vegetables
harvested from the on-site chefs garden.
Recently voted 1 of the best 50 restaurants in
America by OpenTable Diners Choice. 2010
Diners Choice Awards: 1 of 50 Most Romantic
Restaurants in America, 1 of 50 Restaurants
With Best Service in America. Open for dinner
from 6 to 10 pm daily. Sunday Brunch 10 am
to 2 pm.
Trattoria Mollie $$$
Tre Lune $$/$$$
A real Italian boite, complete with small but
fully licensed bar, big list of Italian wines, large
comfortable tables and chairs, lots of mahogany
and large b&w vintage photos of mostly fa-
mous Italians. Menu features both comfort food
like mama used to make and more adventurous
Italian fare. Now open continuously from lunch
to dinner. Also open from 7:30 am to 11:30 am
daily for breakfast.
Via Vai Trattoria Pizzeria $$
Delis, bakeries, juice bars
Blenders in the Grass
Heres The Scoop
1187 Coast Village Road (lower level)
(969-7020)
Gelato and Sorbet are made on the premises.
Open Monday through Thursday 1 pm to 9 pm,
12 pm to 10 pm Friday and Saturday, and
12 pm to 9 pm on Sundays.
Jeannines
Montecito Deli
Open six days a week from 7 am to 3 pm.
(Closed Sunday) This eatery serves home-
made soups, fresh salads, sandwiches, and its
specialty, The Piadina, a homemade fat bread
made daily.
Panino
1014 #C Coast Village Road (565-0137)
Pierre Lafond
516 San Ysidro Road (565-1502)
This market and deli is a center of activity
in Montecitos Upper Village, serving fresh
baked pastries, regular and espresso coffee
drinks, smoothies, burritos, homemade
soups, deli salads, made-to-order sandwiches
and wraps available, and boasting a fully
stocked salad bar. Its sunny patio draws
crowds of regulars daily. The shop also
carries specialty drinks, gift items, grocery
staples, and produce. Open everyday 5:30 am
to 8 pm.
Village Cheese & Wine

In Summerland / Carpinteria
Cantwells Summerland Market $
2580 Lillie Avenue (969-5893)
Jacks Bistro $
5050 Carpinteria Avenue (566-1558)
Serving light California Cuisine, Jacks offers
freshly baked bagels with whipped cream
cheeses, omelettes, scrambles, breakfast bur-
ritos, specialty sandwiches, wraps, burgers, sal-
ads, pastas and more. Jacks offers an extensive
espresso and coffee bar menu, along with wine
and beer. They also offer full service catering,
and can accommodate wedding receptions to
corporate events. Open Monday through Fri-
day 6:30 am to 3 pm, Saturday and Sunday
7 am to 3 pm.
Nugget $$
Padaro Beach Grill $
3765 Santa Claus Lane (566-9800)
A beach house feel gives this seaside eatery its
charm and makes it a perfect place to bring the
whole family. Its new owners added a pond,
waterfall, an elevated patio with freplace and
couches to boot. Enjoy grill options, along with
salads and seafood plates. The Grill is open
Monday through Sunday 11 am to 9 pm
Slys $$$
686 Linden Avenue (684-6666)
Slys features fresh fsh, farmers market veg-
gies, traditional pastas, prime steaks, Blue Plate
Specials and vintage desserts. Youll fnd a full
bar, serving special martinis and an extensive
wine list featuring California and French wines.
Cocktails from 4 pm to close, dinner from 5 to
9 pm Sunday-Thursday and 5 to 10 pm Friday
and Saturday. Lunch is M-F 11:30 to 2:30, and
brunch is served on the weekends from 9 am
to 3 pm.
Stackys Seaside $
Summerland Beach Caf $
Tinkers $
2275 C Ortega Hill Road (969-1970)
Santa Barbara / Restaurant Row
Bistro Eleven Eleven $$
1111 East Cabrillo Boulevard (730-1111)
Located adjacent to Hotel Mar Monte, the
bistro serves breakfast and lunch featuring
all-American favorites. Dinner is a mix of tradi-
tional favorites and coastal cuisine. The lounge
advancement to the restaurant features a big
screen TV for daily sporting events and happy
hour. Open Monday-Friday 6:30 am to 9 pm,
Saturday and Sunday 6:30 am to 10 pm.
Cielito $$$
1114 State Street (225-4488)
Cielito Restaurant features true favors of
Mexico created by Chef Ramon Velazquez.
Try an antojito (or small craving) like the
Anticucho de Filete (Serrano-chimichurri mari-
nated Kobe beef skewer, rocoto-tomato jam and
herb mashed potatoes), the Raw Bars piquant
ceviches and fresh shellfsh, or taste the savory
treats in handmade tortillas at the Taqueria.
It is located in the heart of downtown, in the
historic La Arcada.
Chucks Waterfront Grill $$
113 Harbor Way (564-1200)
Located next to the Maritime Museum, enjoy
some of the best views of both the mountains
and the Santa Barbara pier sitting on the newly
renovated, award-winning patio, while enjoy-
ing fresh seafood straight off the boat. Dinner is
served nightly from 5 pm, and brunch is offered
on Sunday from 10 am until 1 pm. Reservations
are recommended.
Enterprise Fish Co. $$
225 State Street (962-3313)
Every Monday and Tuesday the Enterprise Fish
Company offers two-pound Maine Lobsters
served with clam chowder or salad, and rice or
potatoes for only $29.95. Happy hour is every
weekday from 4 pm to 7 pm. Open Sunday
thru Thursday 11:30 am to 10 pm and Friday
thru Saturday 11:30 am to 11 pm.
Los Agaves $
600 N. Milpas Street (564-2626)
Los Agaves offers eclectic Mexican cuisine, using
only the freshest ingredients, in a casual and
friendly atmosphere. Serving lunch and dinner,
with breakfast on the weekends, Los Agaves fea-
tures traditional dishes from central and south-
ern Mexico such as shrimp & fsh enchiladas,
shrimp chile rellenos, and famous homemade
mole poblano. Open Monday- Friday 11 am to
9 pm, Saturday & Sunday 9 am to 9 pm.
Mir $$$$
8301 Hollister Avenue at Bacara Resort & Spa
(968-0100)
Mir is a refned refuge with stunning views,
featuring two genuine Miro sculptures, a top-
rated chef offering a sophisticated menu that
accents fresh, organic, and native-grown in-
gredients, and a world-class wine cellar. Open
Tuesday through Saturday from 6 pm
to 10 pm.
Olio e Limone Ristorante $$$
Olio Pizzeria $
17 West Victoria Street (899-2699)
Elaine and Alberto Morello oversee this
friendly, casually elegant, linen-tabletop eatery
featuring Italian food of the highest order. Of-
ferings include eggplant souff, pappardelle
with quail, sausage and mushroom rag, and
fresh-imported Dover sole. Wine Spectator
Award of Excellence-winning wine list. Private
dining (up to 40 guests) and catering are also
available. It is open for lunch Monday thru
Saturday (11:30 am to 2 pm) and dinner seven
nights a week (from 5 pm).
Next door at Olio Pizzeria, the Morellos
have added a simple pizza-salumi-wine-bar
inspired by neighborhood pizzerie and
enoteche in Italy. Private dining for up to
32 guests. The Pizzeria is open daily from
11:30 am to close.
Pierre Lafond Wine Bistro $
516 State Street (962-1455)
The Wine Bistro menu is seasonal California
cuisine specializing in local products. Pair your
meal with wine from the Santa Barbara Winery,
Lafond Winery or one from the list of wines
from around the world. Happy Hour Monday
- Friday 4:30 to 6:30 pm. The 1st Wednesday of
each month is Passport to the World of Wine.
Grilled cheese night every Thursday. Open for
breakfast, lunch and dinner; catering available.
www.pierrelafond.com
Rodneys Steakhouse $$$
633 East Cabrillo Boulevard (884-8554)
Deep in the heart of well, deep in the heart of
Fess Parkers Doubletree Inn on East Beach in
Santa Barbara. This handsome eatery sells and
serves only Prime Grade beef, lamb, veal, hali-
but, salmon, lobster and other high-end victuals.
Full bar, plenty of California wines, elegant
surroundings, across from the ocean. Open for
dinner Tuesday through Saturday at 5:30 pm.
Reservations suggested on weekends. MJ
17 24 May 2012 MONTECITO JOURNAL 41 I would venture to warn against too great intimacy with artists, as it is very seductive and a little dangerous Queen Victoria
T
he stars have aligned, lady
luck has blown me a kiss, and
the gods that watch over the
verklempt have smiled down upon
me. Yup, in an event more unusual
than a democratic gun rally or a
republican-sponsored conference on
climate change, I have a four-day
weekend coming up for Memorial
Day. Not counting the time I
accidentally drank my body weight
in Syrah at an all-you-can-consume
wine festival, I dont think Ive had
four straight days off work since we
stopped using the Mayan Calendar.
Im not quite sure what to do with
myself. I guess I could go to the beach
and work on my award-winning tan.
Ah, mister, can you please put
your shirt back on? The glare is caus-
ing people to walk into palm trees
and fall over picnic tables.
Or maybe I could take part in one
of the many sporting events sure to
be held like volleyball.
I got it! I got it!
Great, only the idea isnt to catch
it, slam it into the ground, and do
what I can only assume is a victory
dance. Thats football.
Oh yeah. Though you have to
admit I made a couple of great tack-
les.
Or maybe I could help crew a sail-
boat in one of the many regattas to be
held near the harbor.
Port! Port! Your other port!
Ahhhhhhh. Splash.
Or maybe I should try something
simpler like playing Frisbee with the
grandkids.
Anyone see where that one went?
I think it landed on the freeway
again.
Or I guess I could just invite a
bunch of people over to the house for
one of my famous cookouts.
What is... was this?
Chicken, I think?
And this?
Either its potato salad or that
sculpture I made in ceramics class.
I scanned a few websites for
upcoming events. Group drumming
in the park. Nah. I tried that once.
Do you know how hard it is to walk
home wearing a drum around your
neck?
Mixed Doubles Tennis? Maybe my
wife and I could become a team.
Not on your life. Ive still got ball
marks on the back of my head from
last time.
Horseback riding along the bluffs?
Give it a couple more years. The
horses all still remember you from
last time. Just showing them your
photo makes them all lie on their
backs and play dead.
There must be something...
I Madonnari! Chalk drawing in
front of the Mission. Of course! Ive
had an avid interest in art ever since
my senior year when they told me
I had to do three things to actually
graduate high school: Show up to
class more than three days a week.
Stop trying to sneak into the girls
locker room. And take one more elec-
tive. I chose Art 101.
Ah, what is that?
Its a combination of Renoirs
Luncheon of the Boating Party. and
Coolidges Dogs Playing Poker.
Which ones are the dogs?
Ive learned a lot since then and
Ive even offered my help to other
budding young artists at previous I
Madonnari festivals.
Mom! That guy who eats chalk
and always steps on our drawings is
back.
This year will be different, though.
This year I will sketch something out
first and get the approval of some of
the artists in my family.
Sketch. Sketch. Sketch. Hey Leila,
what do you think about this one?
Is that your sculpture from ceram-
ics class?
No, ah, its the Mission at sunset.
Ha-ha. Good one.
Sketch. Sketch. Sketch. Hey
Charlie, what do you think about this
one?
Cool. I love that Transformers
movie.
Actually its a sailboat on a moon-
lit night.
Ha-ha. Good one.
Sketch. Sketch. Sketch. Hey
Christy, what do you think about this
one?
I think Im now going to have bad
dreams for a month.
Here you go, my wife said, hand-
ing me a stack of books. Youre
always complaining you dont have
enough time to read.
But what about all that other
stuff?
Well, why dont you put on a
few ace bandages and grab an ice
pack? It will be just like doing those
things only without the medical
expenses.
I grabbed a beer, put my Red Sox
cap on backwards, and put on my
for the active guy reading glasses.
Let the excitement begin. MJ
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Kinda fonda Wanda Not everything
Wanda Sykes puts her hands on turns
to gold. Most recently, there was her
failed late night talk show, Wanda At
Large, which lasted less than six months
on Fox in 2009-10. But even in that
genre, she remains more than worth
seeking out: her appearances as a guest
on Leno and elsewhere remain must-
see TV. Theres no assailing her other
ventures, however. Ever since she earned
the 1999 Emmy Award for her writing
on The Chris Rock Show (where she also
portrayed a slew of funny characters),
Sykes has made folks laugh all over flm
and the airwaves. She played Barbara
Baran on The New Adventures of Old
Christine (opposite Montecitos own Julia
Louis-Dreyfus, who now stars as the
foul-mouthed would-be president on Veep),
and her turn as herself on seven seasons
of Curb Your Enthusiasm still bring peals
of head-shaking laughter just thinking
about it. In animation, she played Sids
granny in Ice Age: Continental Drift and
Chloe the goose in Rio; her Bessy the
Cow in Barnyard turned into a recurring
role in the TV version thats still running.
But, arguably, shes at her fnest with a
microphone in her hand pacing a stage
in front of a live audience; her acerbically
witty style earned her the American
Comedy Award for Outstanding Female
Comic. Check out her stand-up routine
at the Chumash Casino tonight. WHEN:
8pm WHERE: 3400 East Hwy. 246,
Santa Ynez COST: $45-$95 INFO: (800)
CHUMASH or www.chumashcasino.com
Reverberations of peace For more
than 15 years, City@Peace has used the
performing arts as a vehicle to empower
troubled teenagers to create healthy and
peaceful lives and communities. Echoes,
the latest fruits of those efforts, is entirely
written and performed by a diverse group
of local teens from several area high
schools and junior highs and offers a true-
to-life glimpse into the lives of teens and
the real-world issues they face growing up
in Santa Barbara. The evening of poems,
monologues and songs is directed by
Waldo Demaso Figueroa, and plays
just this one night at the Center Stage.
WHEN: 7:30pm WHERE: Center Stage
Theater, upstairs in Paseo Nuevo mall
COST: $15 general, $10 students and
seniors, teens free with student ID INFO:
963-0408 or www.centerstagetheater.org
SATURDAY, MAY 19
Rubicons Gem Nearing the end of
its 14th season of professional theater,
Venturas Rubicon Theatre Company is
fnally taking on a work by American
playwright August Wilson. Gem of the
Ocean, a mystical play set in 1904
in Pittsburghs Hill District, is the frst
chronologically in the authors 10-play
series dramatizing the African-American
experience in the 20th century. RTC
artistic director and co-founder James
ONeil, who has helmed many of the
companys most acclaimed productions,
is directing Gem, the story of a mill
worker who jumps in the river and
becomes a martyr to his co-workers
rather than confess to a crime stealing
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Note to readers: This entertainment calendar is a subjective sampling of arts and other events taking place in the Santa
Barbara area for the next week. It is by no means comprehensive. Be sure to read feature stories in each issue that complement
the calendar. In order to be considered for inclusion in this calendar, information must be submitted no later than noon on the
Wednesday eight days prior to publication date. Please send all news releases and digital artwork to slibowitz@yahoo.com)
by Steven Libowitz

THURSDAY, MAY 17
Wildly creativeand wildly popular
Jonah Lehrer graduated from Columbia with
a degree in neuroscience in 2003, and then
spent a couple of years studying 20th century
literature and philosophy at Oxford University as
a Rhodes Scholar. His frst book didnt come out
until 2007. But in less fve years, hes already
enjoyed all three of his books hitting the bestseller
lists; the latest, Imagine: How Creativity Works,
debuted at No. 1. Its Lehrers ability to bridge the
science and humanities gap that has contributed
to his popularity. How We Decide, the middle
book, provided biological explanations of how
people make decisions and offered suggestions for
making better choices who doesnt crave help
in that area? Now, with Imagine, which is also the subject of his talk tonight at
UCSB where hes serving as Distinguished Visiting Fellow in the College of Creative
Studies, Lehrer encourages us to think even further outside of the box, postulating that
our most important mental talent is the ability to imagine what has never existed,
from the design of gadgets and tools to the creation of songs and excelling at sports.
Going beyond scientifc studies to examine creativity as it is experienced in the real
world, he takes readers behind the scenes at Pixar and Second City, investigates
the secrets of consistently innovative companies like 3M and Google, peers in
as Yo-Yo Ma improvises and delves into the sources of David Byrnes genius.
The upshot is the idea that creativity is not a gift possessed by the lucky few, but a
variety of thought processes we all can learn to use more effectively. Thatll work.
WHEN: 8pm WHERE: UCSBs Campbell Hall COST: $10 INFO: 893-3535 or www.
ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu

FRIDAY, MAY 18
Piano power Music
Academy of the West fans
might consider tonights
season-closing Camerata
Pacifca concert something
of a preview of the 2012
Summer Music Festival,
which begins less than a
month later. Thats because
New York City-based
pianist Warren Jones
CamPacs longtime principal
piano man as well as the
veteran chair of the Vocal
Piano department at MAW
will be playing on four of
the fve pieces. Hell join
futist Adrian Spence and
violist Richard Yongjae
ONeill for Maurice Durufes Prelude, Recitatif et Variations, Op. 3; team up
again with Spence for the world premiere of the brilliant American opera composer
Jake Heggies (Dead Man Walking, Moby Dick) Soloiloquy, a fve-minute piece
commissioned by CamPac; join violinist Catherine Leonard for Mozarts Sonata
in B-fat Major, K. 454; and play Cesar Francks Piano Quintet in F minor, M. 7,
with Leonard, ONeill, violinist Ara Gregorian and cellist Ani Aznavoorian to
wind up the season. Spence, Leonard and Aznavoorian will also play Haydns six-
minute Divertimento in A Major, Hob. IV:10, in the programs frst half. WHEN: 1
& 7:30pm WHERE: Hahn Hall on the campus of the Music Academy of the West,
1070 Fairway Rd. COST: $45 ($22 at 1pm with truncated program) INFO: 884-
8410 or www.cameratapacifca.org
a bucket of nails he didnt commit.
Riots and a strike ensue, before Citizen
Barlow arrives and is sent by 285-year-
old healer Elsie who is the keeper of
tradition and history for her people on
a spiritual journey aboard the slave
ship Gem of the Ocean where he
must confront his ancestors and then
face the truth about himself. A story
of forgiveness and remembrance that
blends the tangible and the spiritual,
Gem was hailed by the New York
Times as a melding of the plain and the
lyrical, the particular and the eternal
into a luminous whole. Broadway
legend Lillias White who starred in
RTCs world premiere of The Best Is Yet
To Come: The Music of Cy Coleman,
which later had a successful off-
Broadway run and was just nominated
for a Drama Desk Award plays
Elsie in a rare dramatic role following
a string of successes in Broadway
musicals. Those have included Barnum,
Dreamgirls, Cats, Chicago, Once on
this Island, and most recently, Fumilayo
Anikulapo Kuti in FELA! For which she
received a Tony nomination. Whites
performance as Sonja in The Life earned
her Broadways quadruple crown The
Tony, an Outer Critics Circle Award,
a Drama Desk Award, and a Friends
of New York Theatre Award. Other
familiar-to-RTC faces in the cast include
Anthony J. Haney (Master Harold
and the boys), Chris Butler (You
Cant Take It With You and One Flew
Over the Cuckoos Nest), and Pamela
Shaddock (Defying Gravity). Ventura
resident Tom Mueller, the co-founder
and co-creative director of the Ventura
Improv Company, is cast as a friend of
Elsies. WHEN: Opens 7pm tonight,
plays 2 & 7pm Wednesdays, 8pm
Thursdays & Friday, 2 & 8pm Saturday &
2pm Sunday, through June 10 WHERE:
1006 E. Main Street, Ventura COST:
$25-$54 (discounts available, including
$10 student tickets for all daytime
performances) INFO: 667-2900 or www.
rubicontheatre.org
Get Lost in dance Gustafson Dance
students culminate their season-long studies
with a full studio production of Madeline:
Lost in Central Park created by Gustafson
Dance and based on Ludwig Bemelmans
books. Ballet, tap and jazz dancers
ranging in age from 2 to 19 will perform
the story of Madeline and her friends at
school who take a trip to New York to visit
Pepito. Upon arrival, Madeline wanders
off, distracted by the sights of the city
leading to a series of adventures depicted
in dance and include such characters
as Popcorn, Flower and Jewelry Sellers,
Butterfies, Picnic Bees and Alley Cats as
well as Park Entertainers and NYC Ballet
dancers. The School Mistress, Ms Clavel,
Pepito and Madelines friends are also
on an adventure trying to fnd the curious
Madeline. Twelve-year-old Cameron
Quittner will dance the role of Madeline
while Joel Sterken portrays Pepito.
WHEN: 2 & 6pm WHERE: Lobero Theater,
33 E. Canon Perdido St. COST: $23
general, $15 children INFO: 963-0761 or
www.lobero.com
17 24 May 2012 MONTECITO JOURNAL 43 There is a charm about the forbidden that makes it unspeakably desirable Mark Twain

SUNDAY, MAY 20
Imagine That! Three hundred children
from Adelante Charter, El Camino and Solvang
Elementary Schools are joined by several
parents, teachers and other adult members of the
community for this season-closing dance/theater
experience from Santa Barbara Dance Institute.
The work written by Rosalina Macisco and
Rod Lathim explores the work of visionary
world leaders and the simple wonders of letting
ones creativity run wild through the medium of
dance and features diverse music from vintage
through contemporary. WHEN: 3pm WHERE:
Marjorie Luke Theatre at SB Junior High School,
721 Cota St. COST: $16 general, $11 children
INFO: 963-0761 or www.lobero.com

WEDNESDAY, MAY 23
Drum Ring of Fire UCSB Percussion
Ensemble presents works from Australian
composer Erik Griswold, Japanese
composer Keiko Abe, Brazilian composer Ney
Rosauro, and American Bob Becker, a member
of the famed NEXUS Percussion Ensemble. Its all
part of the ensembles Ring of Fire: Music from
the Pacifc Rim concert tonight on campus, which
also features performers Isabel-Marie Garcia-
Euyoque, Daniel Pena, Aaron Jones, BM
Percussion students Matt Richards and Ben
Donlon, composition student Chavadith
Tantavirojn, newcomer Luis Vazquez, and
director Jon Nathan. Prominently featured throughout the concert are Five
Drum Quartets from Coyote Builds North America, composed by John Luther
Adams. Rounding out the program is Erik Griswolds In the Dream, for percussion
sextet. Dr. Griswold currently teaches in Brisbane, but received his PhD in Music
Composition from UCSD where he worked with percussionist Steve Schick, a frequent
collaborator of John Luther Adams and coordinator of the Ojai Festival performance.
Which is the connection for members of the UCSB Percussion Ensemble performing
at the prestigious Ojai Music Festival next month on Adams large spatial percussion
work Inksuit along with 40-plus other percussionists from throughout southern
California. WHEN: 7:30pm WHERE: Lehmann Hall, UCSB Campus COST: $15
general, $7 students INFO: 893-3230 or www.music.ucsb.edu
SUNDAY, MAY 20
Fiesta Primavera The opening
party of the Fiesta season has a new
location and its one that certainly befts
a historical event. The Santa Barbara
Historical Museum, nestled among the
adobes on the corner of De La Guerra
and Santa Barbara streets, has an outdoor
courtyard thats perfect for this party
celebrating Old Spanish Days and kicking
off the Fiesta festivities. One of the more
traditional events of Fiesta, Primavera
features the unveiling of the annual
Fiesta Poster and Pin, designed by 2012
El Presidente Ricardo Castellanos.
Catering Connection provides the
traditional Mexican menu, the drink of
the evening is a specialty margarita
featuring Tres Agaves Tequila, and
strolling mariachi bands play for your
dining pleasure. Following dinner, the
band MissBehavin revs up the dance music
for the crowd, who are encouraged to
dress for Fiesta or in western costume. All
proceeds go to supporting free community
events during Fiesta week, August 1-5.
WHEN: 5pm COST: $85 in advance,
$100 at the door INFO: 962-8101 or
www.oldspanishdays-festa.org
SUNDAY, MAY 20
End of Story Emmy Award-winner Joe
Spano makes his annual appearance
at Speaking of Stories, this time reading
Shakers by Daniel Orozco as part of
SOS season-closing Celebration of
Stories. Jeff Mills, who is currently
directing Piezoelectric Love at UCSB,
reads Gabriel Garcia Marquezs
Balthazars Marvelous Afternoon,
Meredith McMinn takes on Elizabeth
Bergs Returns and Exchanges and
Michael Morgan winds up the show
with To Hell with Dying by Alice
Walker. Then its out to the patio for milk
and cookies with the performers before
Speaking of Stories says nighty-night for
the summer. WHEN: 2pm today, 7:30pm
tomorrow WHERE: Center Stage Theater,
upstairs in Paseo Nuevo mall COST: $25
general, $15 students-military INFO: 963-
0408 or www.centerstagetheater.org or
www.speakingofstories.org MJ
EnTERTAInMEnT (Continued from page 39)
more traditional, you can check
out veteran old-timey fiddler Alan
Jabbour and banjoist Ken Perlman,
who are well-versed collectors and
performers of traditional music,
at UCSBs MultiCultural Center
Theater. Jabbour will also present
a talk, The Modern Oldtime Music
Revival: A Participant-Observers
Memoir and Reflections, on Friday,
May 18 at 3 pm in UCSBs Music
Room 1145.
Friday also brings teenage Santa
Barbara singer-songwriter Haddon
Cord and her mentor, guitarist Carl
Verheyen to the Savoy on lower
State Street On Saturday, May
19 the brilliantly but criminally
under-appreciated singer-song-
writer Grant-Lee Phillips who
gets a lot more respect from his
peers than he does from the record-
buying public returns to SOhO
for an early solo acoustic set
Down Carpinteria way, Jimmie
Ray and Cyndi Cantrell & Black
Train perform their Johnny Cash
Tribute Concert at Carpinterias
Plaza Playhouse Theater, which
is rapidly becoming a trendy
new venue for local and tour-
ing acts. They tell Johnnys life
story through his songs and fea-
ture a unique multimedia presenta-
tion with photographs and videos.
Further away, thats also the same
night that the Ojai Music Series
returns to the canyon, specifically
Dancing Oak Ranch, the on-the-
way-to-Ojai home of promoters
Shane & Kelli Butler. Lisa Haley &
the Zydekats, known as the Diva
of the West Coast Cajun Zydeco
Musical Scene, provide the New
Orleans-flavored tunes, includ-
ing some from her new Grammy
nominated album King Cake, to
get everyone on their feet moving
to her rowdy and rockin Cajun
Zydeco music. (But feel free to sit
back on a lawn chair if you must.)
Details at www.ojaiconcertseries.
com. Elsewhere on Saturday,
Quirky pop-loving indie rock-
ers Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
touring behind Hysterical, their
first album of new music in four
years, hit SOhO on Monday night,
May 21, the same night Vanity
Theft and Enemies share a bill at
Muddy Waters Jack Blacks alter
ego Tenacious D play the Bowl on
Wednesday, May 23 which is also
when the Wheeler Brothers hit the
Maverick Saloon for a Tales from
the Tavern show in Santa Ynez, and
Tyrone Wells and Joe Brooks begin
a two-night stand at SOhO.
Classical Corner
Spring sing: The Quire of Voyces
returns to St. Anthonys Chapel
for its second and final concert of
the spring season, this time focus-
ing on a return to its bread-and-
butter repertoire of English cathe-
dral music. The pair of concerts,
Saturday night and Sunday after-
noon, May 19 and 20, also closes out
the vocal ensembles 20th season
Students solo: SBCC trombonist
Michael Dolin will perform Launy
Grndahls Trombone Concerto,
and San Marcos High School violinist
Sofiya Prykhitko takes center stage
in Henryk Wieniawskis Polonaise
de Concert, Op. 4 as the Santa
Barbara Youth Symphony plays its
2011-12 concert season finale under
the baton of Music Director Andy
Radford, Sunday afternoon, May
20 at Hahn Hall, on the campus of
Music Academy of the West. MJ
Fiddler Alan Jabbour and banjoist Ken Perlman perform at UCSBs MultiCultural Center Theater on
Thursday, May 17
Lane, above East Valley Road near
Bolero, a single level Tuscan style
5,000-sq-ft 4-bedroom sold for nearly
full price at $3.9m. On the historic
Knapp Estate on Eucalyptus Hill, a
4,900-sq-ft Italian style home built in
2008 with 5 bedrooms and detached
art studio closed for $3.7. It sold last in
1991 for $476k. And in Birnam Wood, a
4,600-sq-ft 4-bedroom sold in a day for
its asking price of $3.8m. A 3-bedroom,
3,100-sq-ft on Park Lane West near
San Ysidro Ranch attempted $3.45m in
2011, and agreed on $2.425m.
Five in the $1-2m Sector
A late 1950s, 2,400-sq-ft 4-bedroom
on just over an acre on Sycamore
Canyon Road brought $1.85m. On Via
Manana near East Mountain Drive, a
mid 1960s, 2,750-sq-ft 3-bedroom on
an acre closed at $1.65m. In Birnam
Wood, a 3,400-sq-ft late 1970s, 4-bed-
room on just over an acre sold for
$1.525m. Across from Cold Spring
School, a mid 1970s, 2,400-sq-ft, 4-bed-
room on an acre also sold for $1.165m
and a Montecito Shores 2-bedroom
condo sold for an even $1.1m.
Under $1m
Two homes sold on Miramonte Ave.
near Santa Rosa Lane. A 1-bedroom,
440-sq-ft on .13 acres (which might be
the smallest house in Montecito) built
in 1915 sold for $537,500, and a 857-
sq-ft, 2-bedroom on the same acre-
age and built the same year sold for
$779,000. And near Eucalyptus Hill on
El Rancho Road, a 3-bedroom in poor
condition on 1.03 view acres sold for
land value at $890k. MJ
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1956 East Valley Road 2-5pm $3,149,000 4bd/3ba Team Scaborough 331-1465 Prudential California Realty
1119 Alston Road 1-4pm $2,250,000 LOT Wade Hansen 689-9682 Village Properties
650 Randall Road 2-5pm $1,995,000 3bd Edna Sizlo 455-4567 Coldwell
763 Ashley Road 2-5pm $1,949,000 6bd/4.5ba Team Scaborough 331-1465 Prudential California Realty
1530 Willina Lane 1-3pm $1,895,000 3bd/3.5ba Mitchell Morehart 689-7233 Village Properties
1141 Summit Road 1-4pm $1,895,000 3bd/2ba Alison Crowther 689-9078 Sothebys International Realty
90 Humphrey Road By Appt. $1,695,000 4bd/3ba Stu Morse 705-0161 Goodwin & Thyne
714 Alston Road 1-4pm $1,495,000 4bd/4ba Lori Ebner 729-4861 Prudential California Realty
655 Coyote Road 1-4pm $1,475,000 3bd/2.5ba John Comin 689-3078 Prudential California Realty
733 El Rancho Road 2-5pm $1,450,000 3bd Joan Wagner 895-4555 Coldwell
1053 Camino Viejo 12-5pm $1,425,000 4bd/3ba Ron Harkey 886-9871 Village Properties
805 Park Lane West By Appt. $1,290,000 Land Brian Felix 455-3669 Sothebys
1345 Santa Clara Way 1-3pm $1,165,000 2bd/2ba Laurel Abbott 455-5409 Prudential California Realty
618 Orchard Avenue 1-3pm $1,095,000 3bd/3ba Robert Heckes 637-0047 Sothebys International Realty
165 Cedar Lane 1-3pm $999,800 3bd/1.5ba Liza DiMarco 450-3795 Sothebys International Realty
544-B San Ysidro Road 3-5pm $867,000 2bd/1ba Lynda Bohnett 637-6407 Sothebys International Realty
A 3-bedroom estate
on Park Lane West
near the San Ysidro
Ranch sold for
$2.425m
This small 440-sq-ft house on Miramonte Avenue on .13 acres sold for $537,500
REAL ESTATE (Continued from page 27)
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st i cker s. com
ME, ME, ME!
17 24 May 2012 MONTECITO JOURNAL 45 The important thing is not what they think of me, but what I think of them Queen Victoria
PUBLIC NOTICES
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT: The following
person(s) is/are doing business as:
Adonya Imports, 1165 Harbor
Hills Drive, Santa Barbara, CA
93109. Julia Chiriboga, 1165
Harbor Hills Drive, Santa Barbara,
CA 93109. This statement was
fled with the County Clerk of
Santa Barbara County on May 10,
2012. This statement expires fve
years from the date it was fled in
the Offce of the County Clerk. I
hereby certify that this is a correct
copy of the original statement
on fle in my offce. Joseph E.
Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by
Joshua Madison. Original FBN
No. 2012-0001402. Published
May 16, 23, 30, June 6, 2012.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT: The following
person(s) is/are doing business
as: Artiste Concierge Services,
1482 East Valley Road, Suite
#251A, Santa Barbara, CA 93108.
Suzanne L. Armet, 295 Elise Place
Unit #C, Santa Barbara, CA 93109.
This statement was fled with the
County Clerk of Santa Barbara
County on May 11, 2012. This
statement expires fve years from the
date it was fled in the Offce of the
County Clerk. I hereby certify that
this is a correct copy of the original
statement on fle in my offce. Joseph
E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL)
by Joshua Madison. Original FBN
May 16, 23, 30, June 6, 2012.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT: The
following person(s) is/are doing
business as: Relaxing Station,
521 State Street, Santa Barbara,
CA 93101. Zhigang Qu, 323
E. Matilija Street #112, Ojai, CA
93023.This statement was fled
with the County Clerk of Santa
Barbara County on April 30, 2012.
This statement expires fve years
from the date it was fled in the
Offce of the County Clerk. I hereby
certify that this is a correct copy of
the original statement on fle in my
offce. Joseph E. Holland, County
Clerk (SEAL) by Miriam Leon.
Original FBN No. 2012-0001300.
Published May 9, 16, 23, 30, 2012.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT: The
business as: Sustainable
Solutions Unlimited (SSU),
390 Woodley Road, Santa
Barbara, CA 93108. Valerie A.
Kissell, 390 Woodley Road,
Santa Barbara, CA 93108.This
statement was fled with the
County on May 1, 2012. This
statement expires fve years from
the date it was fled in the Offce of
the County Clerk. I hereby certify
that this is a correct copy of the
original statement on fle in my
Clerk (SEAL) by Kathy Miller.
Published May 9, 16, 23, 30, 2012.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT: The
business as: Atomic Silkscreen
& Design, 234 East Haley Street,
Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Brian
Lakey, 1523 Marquard Terrace,
Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Tiara
Lakey, 1523 Marquard Terrace,
Santa Barbara, CA 93101. This
statement was fled with the
NOTICE TO PUBLIC OF ACTION LOCATED WITHIN
FLOODPLAIN
TO ALL INTERESTED AGENCIES, GROUPS AND PERSONS:
A notice appeared in The Daily Sound newspaper on April 5,
2012, inviting participation in the foodplain management decision-
making process. Specifcally, we invited comments regarding a
project proposed by Girls Inc. to replace 65 existing windows.
PROJECT:
Rehabilitation of an existing structure by removing 65 mostly
inoperable windows with 65 double glazed, tempered, vinyl
windows.
PURPOSE: The purpose of this project is to improve the
funcionality, safety, and energy effciency of the building.
LOCATION: 531 East Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93103.
The City of Santa Barbara completed an evaluation concerning
potential impacts on the foodplain and possible alternative
actions. The proposed project is located in Special Flood Hazard
Zone A identifed on Flood Insurance Rate Map Panel Number
06083C1387F, dated September 30, 2005. The conclusion
was that there is no practicable alternative to this project being
located on the property located within Flood Zone A. It has
been determined that the project must occur on this property,
as described above. It was determined that there is no practical
alternative to rehabiltating the existing facilities.
An Environmental Review Record (ERR) respecting the subject
program has been made by the above-named jurisdiction which
documents foodplain information and contains a full description
of the proposed actions. The ERR is on fle at the address listed
below and is available for public examination and copying upon
request Monday Thursday and every other Friday from 8:30 a.m.
4:30 p.m.
Final approval of the Girls Inc. Project will not be made until/unless
interested groups, individuals or agencies have had an opportunity
to comment. Comments will be accepted by Michael Berman
at 630 Garden Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, (805) 564-
5470 ext. 4558, or via email to MBerman@SantaBarbaraCA.
gov on or before May 23, 2012.
5/16/2012
COST: $66.96
CITY OF SANTA BARBARA
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
BID NO: 3655
Sealed proposals for Bid No. 3655 for the ZONE 5 PAVEMENT
PREPARATION will be received in the Purchasing Offce, 310 E.
Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California 93101, until 3:00 P.M.,
Wednesday, May 30, 2012 to be publicly opened and read at that
time. Any bidder who wishes its bid proposal to be considered
is responsible for making certain that its bid proposal is actually
delivered to said Purchasing Offce. Bids shall be addressed to
the General Services Manager, Purchasing Offce, 310 E. Ortega
Street, Santa Barbara, California, and shall be labeled, ZONE 5
PAVEMENT PREPARATION, Bid No. 3655.
The work includes all labor, material, supervision, plant and
equipment necessary to complete the following: Repair various
streets by grinding of failed areas and repair, skin patching areas,
apply temporary traffc striping and markings to City streets,
perform traffc control and signing, notifcation, and perform other
related work as necessary to provide a complete project; all in
accordance with the Standard Specifcations, City Standard
Details, plans, and these Special Provisions. The Engineers
estimate is $1,300,000. Each bidder must have a Class A license
to complete this work in accordance with the California Business
and Professions Code.
The plans and specifcations for this Project may be viewed online
at CyberCopys Website (www.cybercopyusa.com) under the
City Of Santa Barbara Plan Room. To obtain a copy of the plans
and specifcations for this Project and become a registered plan
holder, download a Bid Package Request Form from the City Of
Santa Barbara Plan Room site above by clicking on the Project or
by calling Alex Gaytan, CyberCopy Shop Manager, at (805) 884-
6155. The Citys contact for this project is Ashleigh Shue, Project
Engineer, (805) 897-2507.
Project Addendum notifcations will be issued through Ebidboard.
com. Although Ebidboard will fax and/or email all notifcations
once they are provided contact information, bidders are still
responsible for obtaining all addenda from the Ebidboard website
or the Citys website at: http://www.santabarbaraca.gov/Business/
Purchasing/Projects/.
Bidders are hereby notifed that pursuant to provisions of Section
1770, et seq., of the Labor Code of the State of California, the
Contractor shall pay its employees the general prevailing rate
of wages as determined by the Director of the Department
of Industrial Relations. In addition, the Contractor shall be
responsible for compliance with the requirements of Section
1777.5 of the California Labor Code relating to apprentice public
works contracts.
Per California Civil Code Section 3247, a payment bond in
the amount of 100% of the bid total will be required from the
successful bidder for bids exceeding $25,000. The bond must be
provided within 10 calendar days from notice of award and prior to
the performance of any work.
The proposal shall be accompanied by a proposal guaranty bond
in the sum of at least 10% of the total amount of the proposal, or
alternatively by a certifed or cashiers check payable to the Owner
in the sum of at least 10% of the total amount of the proposal.
A separate performance bond in the amount of 100% of the bid
total will be required from the successful bidder. The bond must
be provided within 10 calendar days from the notice to award and
prior to the performance of any work.
The City of Santa Barbara hereby notifes all bidders that it will
affrmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to
this advertisement, minority business enterprises will be afforded
full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will
not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, creed, color,
national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, political affliations
or beliefs, sex, age, physical disability, medical condition, marital
status or pregnancy as set forth hereunder.

GENERAL SERVICES MANAGER
William Hornung, C.P.M.
PUBLISHED DATES: May 16 and 23, 2012
Montecito Journal
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
BID NO: 3607
Sealed proposals for Bid No. 3607 for the El Estero Wastewater
Treatment Plant Infuent Pumps Replacement will be received
in the Purchasing Offce, 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara,
California 93101, until 3:00 P.M., Thursday, June 14, 2012 to be
publicly opened and read at that time. Any bidder who wishes its
bid proposal to be considered is responsible for making certain
that its bid proposal is actually delivered to said Purchasing
Offce. Bids shall be addressed to the General Services Manager,
Purchasing Offce, 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara,
California, and shall be labeled, El Estero Wastewater Treatment
Plant Infuent Pumps Replacement Bid No. 3607.
The work includes all labor, material, supervision, plant and
equipment necessary to complete the following major work items:
replace the four existing infuent pumps including vertical shafts
and motors; replace two of the four existing variable frequency
drives to serve the new high fow pumps; provide separate
jib cranes to service each pump; remove all indoor ventilation
ductwork and replace as shown; test each new pump after it is
installed; and subject to Contingency Item 1, provide recycle
pumping of partially treated wastewater after all the pumps
are installed for testing the new pumping station at high fows.
The work is summarized in more detail in Section 01010. The
Engineers estimate is $3,360,000. Each bidder must have a
Class A license to complete this work in accordance with the
California Business and Professions Code.
There will be a mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting scheduled for
Thursday, May 31, 2012 at 10:00 at 520 E. Yanonali Street.
The plans and specifcations for this Project may be viewed online
at CyberCopys Website (www.cybercopyusa.com) under the
City of Santa Barbara Plan Room. To obtain a copy of the plans
and specifcations for this Project and become a registered plan
holder, download a Bid Package Request Form from the City of
Santa Barbara Plan Room site above by clicking on the Project
or by calling Alex Gaytan, CyberCopy Shop Manager, at (805)
884-6155. The Citys contact for this project is Lisa Arroyo,
Supervising Civil Engineer, 805-564-5486.
Project Addendum notifcations will be issued through Ebidboard.
com. Although Ebidboard will fax and/or email all notifcations
once they are provided contact information, bidders are still
responsible for obtaining all addenda from the Ebidboard
website or the Citys website at: http://www.santabarbaraca.gov/
Business/Purchasing/Projects/.
Bidders are hereby notifed that pursuant to provisions of Section
1770, et seq., of the Labor Code of the State of California, the
Contractor shall pay its employees the general prevailing rate
of wages as determined by the Director of the Department
of Industrial Relations. In addition, the Contractor shall be
responsible for compliance with the requirements of Section
1777.5 of the California Labor Code relating to apprentice public
works contracts.
Per California Civil Code Section 3247, a payment bond in
the amount of 100% of the bid total will be required from the
successful bidder for bids exceeding $25,000. The bond must be
provided within 10 calendar days from notice of award and prior to
the performance of any work.
The proposal shall be accompanied by a proposal guaranty bond
in the sum of at least 10% of the total amount of the proposal, or
alternatively by a certifed or cashiers check payable to the Owner
in the sum of at least 10% of the total amount of the proposal.
A separate performance bond in the amount of 100% of the bid
total will be required from the successful bidder. The bond must
be provided within 10 calendar days from the notice to award and
prior to the performance of any work.
The City of Santa Barbara hereby notifes all bidders that it will
affrmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to
this advertisement, minority business enterprises will be afforded
full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will
not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, creed, color,
national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, political affliations
or beliefs, sex, age, physical disability, medical condition, marital
status or pregnancy as set forth hereunder.
Bidders are notifed that all substitute and Or-Equal items
relating to Section 11305 must be submitted for review and
consideration to the Engineer by May 30, 2012 at 5:00 pm.
The bidder shall not include any Section 11305 items in its bid
as substitute or Or-Equal unless it has been approved by the
Engineer before the bid date as stated in Section A2 Information
for Bidders.
GENERAL SERVICES MANAGER
____________________
William Hornung, C.P.M.
PUBLISHED: May 9, 16 and 23, 2012
Montecito Journal
(Rev. 5/18/11)
COST: $75.83
County on April 19, 2012. This
the date it was fled in the Offce
of the County Clerk. I hereby certify
Clerk (SEAL) by Joshua Madison.
LEGALS Page 474
MONTECITO
ELECTRIC
EXCELLENT REFERENCES
Over 25 Years in Montecito
Repair Wiring
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Landscape Lighting
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STATE LICENSE No. 485353
MAXWELL L. HAILSTONE
1482 East Valley Road, Suite 147
Montecito, California 93108
WORKSHOP
Business/Life Planning Workshop- Sunday,
May 20th 2:30-6:30
Cost $95. Facilitated by Andrea Dominic, Inspirational
Coach & Founder of The Business Intensive.
Call Tobias to RSVP or more info 805.895.7355
SPECIAL item
Hasselblad 500c/m Pro camera for trade: mint, in box +
many accessories in case. Trade for gold coin.
805-252-9902. M-Th only.
ITEMS FOR SALE
Classic Oriental carpet 101 x 132. Dark reds. Valued
at $4000 (Rugs and More) Will let go for $2000. 805
892-2329
Exceptional personal offering. Brand new
Ferragamos size 7B-various styles-colors
563-2526 after 4pm.
Americas Cup 1988 victory over New Zealand. Limited
edition 403/500, historical piece (unframed) serigraph by
sports artist Rick Rush. Certifcate of
Authenticity included. $3,400.
Call Marika (805) 403-6579.
CLASSIC CARS WANTED
Help wanted in fnding an old 1929-70 Ford, Buick, VW,
Packard, MBZ, Cadillac, RR or Porsche. Thank you. R.A.
Fox 805-845-2113.
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY
INCREDIBLE down hole OIL PUMP INVENTION.
Pumps a barrel of oil under $1. Prototype developed.
Will sell or partner.
Leo 805-569-5402.
HEALTH SERVICES
HOME VISITS FOR HEALING - Soothing energy
healing sessions in the comfort of your home ($120) or
my offce ($100) for wellness and rapid recovery from
illness, injury, or surgery. Gift certifcates available. Laura
Mancuso, 805-450 8156, www.spiritofhealing.info
SOUL HEALING. PRIVATE YOGA SESSIONS. Destiny
fulfllment. Healing. Empowerment. Extraordinary Life shifts.
In home sessions.
Carone Scott RN MS CYT http://www.CJoy8.com
805.705.3555
Expand Your Pleasure!
Tantra / Massage Heal body,
mind & spirit with Tantric energy,
www.askaphrodite.com . Call
805-904-5051
One Hour Foot Massage. Do you need to relax your
feet? Call Maggie 805-729-5067. $45/hour. Seniors $40/
hour.
THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE for the
Enhancement of Health, Fitness and Relaxation
by a professional CMT. R.N. In the comfort of your home or
suite. Seniors welcomed.
Reasonable rates.
805 698-3467.
Get Stretched!
Stretching is a unique form of stress release/bodywork for
athletes, elderly and anyone with aches and pains. Treat
yourself to a stretch.
Call 805 696-5167.
CONSULTING/GUIDANCE/COACHING
TRANSFORMATIVE LIFE COACHING: Clear
subconscious energy patterns and free your instincts to
accomplish your goals!
www.wave-maker.net 818/888-3867
I Love Organizing! Coaching sessions by phone can
help you get more organized too. Choose an area of your
life or home and take small steps that can lead to big
changes. Barbara LC,HC 961-4693
SENIOR CAREGING SERVICES
In-Home Senior Services:
Ask Patti Teel to meet with you
or your loved ones to discuss
dependable and affordable in-
home care. Individualized service
is tailored to meet each clients
needs. Our caregivers can provide
transportation, housekeeping,
personal assistance and much more.
Senior Helpers: 966-7100
TUTORING SERVICES
PIANO LESSONS Kary and Sheila Kramer are long
standing members of the Music Teachers Assoc. of Calif.
Studios conveniently located at the Music Academy of the
West. Now accepting enthusiastic children and/or adults.
Call us at 684-4626.
PARLEZ-VOUS FRANAIS?
Learn the language with a native. Exam prep, conversation,
translation, trip planning etc... Contact Bndicte Wolfe
455 9786 or bebe1415@verizon.net
The frst ever Santa Barbara Young Singers Scholarship
competition for ages 14-26. Winner receives a half-year of
free lessons. Information & application materials available at
www.manziteaches.info Apply immediately.
PET SITTING/SERVICES
Doggy DayCare. Large private ranch property, lots of
exercising, grooming available.Training also available.
Overnight and daycare as well. We treat your dog as well
as it would be treated at home. Great refs & best rates in
town. 805 684-7303
PERSONAL/SPECIAL SERVICES
LIFE STORY/FAMILY HISTORY Author and journalist
will collaborate with you (or a loved one) to write and
publish a biography, autobiography or your family history.
The published book will be professional, impressive
and entertaining with a premium quality coffee table
style appearance. Preserve your lifes story for future
generations. As a gift, this is a wonderful gesture of love
and respect. Call David Wilk 649.5206
Experienced caregiver to provide your with personal
assistance, transportation, housekeeping & much more.
Refs upon request. Ask for Diana 705-9431
Personal Care Assistant with CPR/AED
Certifcation seeking position. Will help around the
house, French cooking, washing, dressing & transferring to
a wheel chair. Will drive you to Dr. appts/shopping. Clean
DMV record. Mature college grad.
805 284 5790
ALTERATIONS BY JOYCE 964-8463
FIREARMS INSTRUCTOR 453-2067
Your Car...I Drive. LAX, wine tours, designated
driver. $30/hr. 452-7200.
Need Assistance @home?
Errands, transportation, appts, personal care and more.
Day or night.
George 284-6044.
Enhance Your Life with fresh, beautiful fower
arrangements for your home. Custom made. Call Zoe
203-526-3050.
Personalized Services
Mother & daughter team wish to help people needing
assistance of one kind or nother. We have skills and
experience ranging from offce assistant to driver, pet care,
assistance & companionship to the elderly.
We are also looking for a cottage/home in partial or
full exchange for some of the services listed above.
Mature, long time Santa Barbara residents with excellent
references. 805-683-6118
PERSONAL ASSISTANT
Reliable personal assistant for hire part time. I am
available to do errands, answer phone, computer work,
Internet research, schedule auto maintenance, make
appointments, etc. I am currently employed as a PA,
but I have 2 days a week I would like to fll. Loyal. Very
discreet. Clean DMV record with insurance. $20./hr
(negotiable) references available.
Call Mark@ (818) 903-1440
Email - markdotter@msn.com
POSITION WANTED
Property-Care Needs? Do you need a caretaker or
property manager? Expert Land Steward is avail now. View
rsum at: http://landcare.ojaidigital.net
Registered nurse usa graduated, ca licensed &
certifed will provide total individual client care at home.
Dependable, honest, active licenses.
Contact wisernmarika@gmail.com
Experienced caregiver, affordable, insured & bonded will
provide quality care for those wishing to remain in their
homes and need help with daily living. Refs upon request.
Live-in 3 to 4 days a week.
Mimi 805-403-6735
CAREGIVER: seeks live-in/out position w/my certifed
therapy dog, will assist in daily activities. Have a car & xint
references. Call Doris @ 805 684-0472 or 323 683-5909.
STORAGE SPACE
Storage space available 300sq ft.
Secure, clean & dry. $375/mo for storage only.
Call 896-5731
ESTATE/MOVING SALE SERVICES
THE CLEARING HOUSE
708-6113 Downsizing, Moving & Estate Sales
Professional, effcient, cost-effective services for the sale
of your personal property Licensed.
Visit our website: www.theclearinghouseSB.com
REAL ESTATE SERVICES
Nancy Langhorne Hussey
Tested... Time & Again
805-452-3052
Coldwell Banker / Montecito
DRE#01383773
www.NancyHusseyHomes.com
SHORT/LONG TERM RENTAL
CARMEL BY THE SEA vacation getaway. Charming,
private studio. Beautiful garden patio.
Walk to beach and town. $110/night.
831-624-6714
French Farmhouse in Provence near St. Remy. Interior
done to American Standard. 4bd/3.5ba, study, dining,
living, on 1 acre, ground swimming pool. Charming village,
walking distance to stores/restaurants.
969-0636 or cea@twentytwonorth.com
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING (805) 565-1860
(You can place a classifed ad by flling in the coupon at the bottom of this section and mailing it to us: Montecito Journal, 1206 Coast Village Circle, Suite D, Montecito, CA 93108. You can also FAX your ad to us at: (805) 969-6654.
We will fgure out how much you owe and either call or FAX you back with the amount. You can also e-mail your ad: christine@montecitojournal.net and we will do the same as your FAX).
Its Simple. Charge is $2 per line, and any portion of a line. Multiply the number of lines used (example 4 lines x 2 =$8) Add 10 cents per
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Deadline for inclusion in the next issue is Thursday prior to publication date. $8 minimum. Email: christine@montecitojournal.net
Yes, run my ad __________ times. Enclosed is my check for $__________
$8 minimum TO PLACE A CLASSIFIED AD $8 minimum
Great Montecito vacation rental near beach, shopping,
restaurants. 4 bd, sleeps 9, $700/nt, $4500/wk, $12k/mo.
www.WylbronLodge.com.
Charming home on private lane. Montecito. 4 bedrm, lrg
rms, pool, gst hse. $8500 month. 805-969-7744
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
Costa Rica Pacifc beach 2 story Rancho on acre:
yoga, surfng mecca, cycling, amazing fshing, international
nightlife, kids dream. SB owned for 20yrs. $140,000.
Gavin 679-3665
LAND/ACREAGE FOR SALE
Lush Avocado Grove & Vineyard,
5+acres, 2 wells, 500+ mature Hass trees,
300 grape vines, Mediterranean style maintenance
building with offce, kitchenette, full bath and all city
hook-ups. Great investment property within city limits!
Reduced to only $549,000! For details check
www.designfuel.com/sp and call Wolfgang
805.648.5757
CONSTRUCTION SERVICES
INDEPENDENT
CONSTRUCTION MANAGER.
Be confdent that you are getting
what you pay for. I can help manage
the team you have (architect,
contractors, workmen, suppliers) or
I can assemble one for you. Since
I am independent of all vendors,
conficts of interest are avoided. I review contracts,
schedules, budgets, insurances, and warranties. I inspect
the work when it is done, and analyze the invoices; you
control the checkbook.
Excellent Refs. Bart, 805-722-8531
Lic#742006
GARDENING/LANDSCAPING/TREE
Estate British Gardener Horticulturist Comprehensive
knowledge of Californian, Mediterranean, & traditional
English plants. All gardening duties personally undertaken
including water gardens & koi keeping.
Nicholas 805-963-7896
High-end quality detail garden care & design.
Call Rose 805 272 5139 www.rosekeppler.com
Landscaping and Masonry. Maintenance, clean-up and
hauling. Irrigation, tree service, retaining walls, concrete and
pavers. www.golandscaping.biz 452-7645Cal lic#855770
PAVING SERVICES
MONTECITO ASPHALT & SEAL COAT,
Slurry Seal Crack Repair Patching Water Problems
Striping Resurfacing Speed Bumps Pot Holes Burms &
Curbs Trenches. Call Roger at (805) 708-3485
17 24 May 2012 MONTECITO JOURNAL 47 There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist Mark Twain
Published May 9, 16, 23, 30, 2012.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT: The
business as: BB Investing, 25 E.
Anapamu Street, 3rd Floor, Santa
Barbara, CA 93101. Brien Beach,
25 E. Anapamu Street, 3rd Floor,
Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Chase
Muller, 1512 Mimosa Lane, Santa
Barbara, CA 93108. This statement
was fled with the County Clerk of
Santa Barbara County on April 24,
years from the date it was fled in the
Published May 2, 9, 16, 23, 2012.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT: The
business as: The Joshua Esquivel
Fund, 3870 Jupiter Avenue,
Lompoc, CA 93436. Lanitta Marie
Gehrts, 3870 Jupiter Avenue,
Lompoc, CA 93436. This statement
was fled with the County Clerk of
Santa Barbara County on April 4,
copy of the original statement on
fle in my offce. Joseph E. Holland,
County Clerk (SEAL) by D Ruiz.
Published May 2, 9, 16, 23, 2012.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT: The
business as: Regalado, 318
Elizabeth Street, Santa Barbara,
CA 93103. Alma Regalado, 318
Elizabeth Street, Santa Barbara,
fled with the County Clerk of Santa
Published May 2, 9, 16, 23, 2012.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT: The
business as: Liberty Access
Technology, 1482 East Valley
Road, Suite 329, Santa Barbara,
CA 93108. Liberty Plugins,
Inc., 1482 East Valley Road, Suite
329, Santa Barbara, CA 93108.
This statement was fled with the
County on April 23, 2012. This
the date it was fled in the Offce
of the County Clerk. I hereby certify
Clerk (SEAL) by Miriam Leon.
Published May 2, 9, 16, 23, 2012.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT: The
business as: Go Fore Golf, 1416
Robbins Street, Santa Barbara,
CA 93101. Andrew Howie, 1416
Robbins Street, Santa Barbara, CA
93101. Mark McWilliams, 1416
Robbins Street, Santa Barbara,
Clerk (SEAL) by Melissa Mercer.
Published May 2, 9, 16, 23, 2012.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT: The
business as: A Peaceful Light,
Peacefight, Inc., Matrix
of Energetic Healing, The
Enlightened Beginner, Matrix
Santa Barbara, 3053 Samarkand
Drive, Santa Barbara, CA
93105. Peacefight, Inc., 3053
Samarkand Drive, Santa Barbara,
Clerk (SEAL) by Kathy Miller.
Published May 2, 9, 16, 23, 2012.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT: The
business as: Starco, 3999 Via
Lucero #C10, Santa Barbara, CA
93110. Erick Savaivongthong,
7622 Rochester Way, Goleta,
CA 93117; Xing Xing, 3999 Via
Lucero #C10, Santa Barbara, CA
93110. This statement was fled
with the County Clerk of Santa
Barbara County on April 12,
copy of the original statement
on fle in my offce. Joseph E.
Holland, County Clerk (SEAL)
by Kathy Miller. Original FBN
April 25, May 2, 9, 16, 2012.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR
CHANGE OF NAME: CASE No.
1396923. To all interested parties:
Petitioner Tracy Perez Santos
fled a petition with Superior Court
of California, County of Santa
Barbara, for a decree changing
name of child from Syed Adhan
Zain Razvi Santos to Syed
Adam Zain Razvi. The Court
orders that all persons interested in
this matter appear before this court
at the hearing indicated below to
show cause, if any, why the petition
for change of name should not be
granted. Any person objecting
to the name changes described
about must fle a written objection
that included the reasons for the
objection at least two court days
before the matter is scheduled to
be heard and must appear at the
hearing to show cause why the
petition should not be granted. If no
written objection is timely fled, the
court may grant the petition without
a hearing. Filed April 19, 2012
by Terri Chavez, Deputy Clerk.
Hearing date: June 21, 2012 at
9:30 am in Dept. 6, 1100 Anacapa
Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101.
Published 5/9, 5/16, 5/23, 5/30
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR
CHANGE OF NAME: CASE No.
1385840. To all interested parties:
Petitioner Sergio Alejandro
Orozco-Martinez fled a petition
with Superior Court of California,
County of Santa Barbara, for a
decree changing name of child
Alejandro Amaya. The Court
orders that all persons interested in
this matter appear before this court
at the hearing indicated below to
show cause, if any, why the petition
for change of name should not be
Hearing date: May 24, 2012 at
Published 5/2, 5/9, 5/16, 5/23.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE
No. 1397012. To all interested
parties: Petitioners Rachel and
Michael Ramsey fled a petition
with Superior Court of California,
County of Santa Barbara, for a
decree changing name of child
Zachary Magnus Ramsey to
Magnus Zachary Franklin
Ramsey. The Court orders that all
persons interested in this matter
appear before this court at the
hearing indicated below to show
cause, if any, why the petition for
change of name should not be
Hearing date: June 21, 2012 at
Published 5/2, 5/9, 5/16, 5/23.
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