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26 Apr 3 May 2012
Vol 18 Issue 17
Real Estate
Four homes priced at just under
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Mark Hunt, p. 37

THIS WEEK IN MONTECITO, P. 10 MONTECITO EATERIES, P. 40 CALENDAR OF EVENTS, P. 42
The Voice of the Village SSINCE 1995S
SB Realtor Sam Stern set to
auction 28 never-before-seen
pix of Marilyn Monroe; VP Biden
enjoys impromptu photo op with
All Saints pre-schoolers, p. 6
Mineards
Miscellany
93108 OPEN HOUSE DIRECTORY P.46
Caltrans $450-million Hwy 101 eleven-mile lane-expansion Open House
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Bob Hazard talks taxes
6 Montecito Miscellany
Last photos of Marilyn Monroe to be auctioned; Joe Bidens visit; Huguette Clarks auction;
Patty DeDominic and Maureen Ford launch book; Hats Of lunch; Oprah missing from
Times list; SBMAs Of Te Wall gala; Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra concert; Ballet du
Grand Teatre de Geneve at Granada; Wildlife Sanctuary Awards; SB Symphony performance;
Opera on the Go lecture; David Bisol passes; sightings
8 Letters to the Editor
Karna Hughes has kind words for Richard Mineards; John S. Handloser, Jr., Diane Handloser,
Caren & Erwin Sokol, Carla Tomson, and Y. Lehr weigh in on Hwy 101 Widening project;
Don Michel wants to know what you believe
10 This Week in Montecito
Celiac roundtable discussion; New Yorker discussion group; Steve Pappas lectures; Cold Spring
plants tree; Janet Levy speaks; MUS Carnival; VisionWalk; trunk show at Bonita; Tomas M.
Cole lectures; annual Sea Festival; Voice Academy showcase; Westmont concerts; MA public
forum; Channel City Club luncheon; MPC hearing; fundraiser for Chris Mitchum; San
Marcos presents Kiss Me, Kate; exhibit at MichaelKate; SB Zoo event; May Madness; Mental
Wellness walk; SB Birth Center fundraiser
Tide Guide
Handy guide to assist readers in determining when to take that walk or run on the beach
12 Village Beat
Hwy 101 Widening project discussed with Caltrans at Montecito Country Club; hiker rescued on
Rattlesnake Trail; food causes Vons to close early; SB Birth Center beneft; Rotary Club updates
14 Seen Around The World
Conclusion of Lyndas two-part story on her trip to Colonial Williamsburg
24 Montecito Insider
Second annual 5K VisionWalk raises money for Foundation Fighting Blindness
26 Sheriffs Blotter
Methamphetamine found in parked car; laptops stolen from dorm rooms; residential bicycle theft
27 Our Town
MUS Earth Day organized by the Green Team; Pam McLendons last Spring Sing
29 n.o.t.e.s. from downtown
Jim Alexander strives to be the best husband a man can be
30 On Entertainment
Orpheus and Eurydice closes Opera SB season; Joshua Nelson brings his gospel group to Jewish
Festival; James Kellogg, Jr. hypnotizes at Fair; pop acts; Community Film Studio SB launches
33 Coming & Going
Four spaces available to accompany Andy and Dolly Granatelli to the Indy 500; Youth Ensemble
Teatre Company presents Oliver!; Tarzan a success; SB High takes on Into Te Woods
38 Your Westmont
Alum helps plant campus garden; one-man show opens in new theater space; mens polo teams
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40 Guide to Montecito Eateries
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42 Calendar of Events
Mark Morris at Granada; Te Fever returns; Joshua Bell performs; TV sitcom conference; Ojai
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Taxing Times in Montecito
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ts been a little more than a week since 142 million of us paraded to the post
offce (or pressed the Send button on TurboTax) to legalize the transfer
of $2.4 trillion in tax revenue to help pay for the record $3.8-trillion federal
budget in 2012. In 2008, ZIP code 93108, which includes Montecito, had 5,163
federal flers who forwarded $261.6 million to Washington, or an average of
$48,737 per fler. Just think! It only took tax revenue from 17 Montecito taxpayers
to cover the $825,000 cost of one General Services Administration (GSA)
boondoggle party in Las Vegas, replete with hot tubs, wine and hotter videos.
In analyzing the IRS tax database, some interesting conclusions emerge. Of
the 5,163 who filed in our ZIP code, a stunning 32% reported an Adjusted Gross
Income (AGI) of less than $25,000 a year; another 30% reported incomes of $25,
000 to $100,000 per year. 16% reported income of $100,000 to $200,000; and only
22% reported incomes of more than $200,000 per year. The fact that 62% of
our ZIP code filers had incomes of under $100,000 a year, while only 38% had
incomes over $100,000 a year, debunks the theory that Montecito is exclusively
an enclave of millionaires and billionaires.
Total adjusted gross income (AGI) for ZIP code 93108 in 2008 was $1.348 bil-
lion. The surprise was that only 27% of our collective income was derived from
salaries and wages; 72% came from capital gains, dividends, interest and retire-
ment income. For the state as a whole, the reverse is true: 72% of Californias
AGI comes from salaries and wages.
What about charitable contributions? The 5,163 filers in Montecito in 2008
donated $55.5 million to private charities, or $10,752 per household. This
amount of charitable contributions from the average resident of Montecito
was more than ten times the amount of charitable contributions made by Vice
President Joe Biden in that same year, proving once again the generosity of the
Montecito community and its willingness to support non-profits.
Fair Share
Do the people of Montecito pay their fair share of taxes? In 2008, 5,163
Montecito residents paid $261.6 million in federal income taxes, $154.7 million
in state and local taxes and $44.1 million in property taxes, for a total tax load
of $459.9 million. Thats an average tax load of 34% of adjusted gross income
for each of us.
In the entire U.S., the top 5% of taxpayers, the seven million families who earn
more than $159,000, pay more federal income tax than the remaining 95% of
taxpayers combined, or 59% of all tax receipts. Is it fair that 46% of U.S. families
pay zero income tax?
Taxes to Jump in 2013
Brace yourselves. 2013 will see the biggest jump in federal taxes in history. The
President promised, If your family earns less than $250,000 a year, you will not see
any of your taxes increase one single dime. Sorry folks! Expiration of the Bush tax
cuts will mean increasing the marriage penalty, decreasing the Child Tax Credit,
and decreasing tax breaks for education and dependent care. Bracket creep on the
Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) and the expiration of the payroll tax cut will
result in a bigger tax bite for both individuals and small businesses.
For business owners, the U.S. has achieved at 35% the unwelcome dis-
tinction of edging out Japan as the nation with the highest corporate tax rate
in the world. High corporate taxes severely handicap our nation in the global
race for capital investment, job growth and economic prosperity. Look for more
purchases of American companies by foreigners who can buy our factories,
natural resources and businesses and repatriate profits and jobs back to their
home countries.

Whats Needed
Its time for a comprehensive overhaul of our tax system. According to IRS
Commissioner Douglas Schulman, 90% of individual taxpayers pay for profes-
sional tax preparation or tax software at a enormous cost of almost $400 bil-
lion per year. Worse, individual taxpayers and businesses spend an estimated
seven billion hours complying with filing requirements. Thats time and money
wasted that could have been spent growing businesses and adding value to the
U.S. economy.
The tangled U.S. tax code all 73,608 pages, or a nine-foot-high stack of paper
needs to be purged of complexity, crony capitalism, loopholes, exemptions,
deductions and special deals. It is time to kiss the current tax code goodbye.
There must be a simpler and fairer way to pay for our federal government. MJ
Editorial by Bob Hazard
Mr. Hazard is an Associate Editor of this paper and a former president of
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Cant Help Lovin That Man
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ts always such a delight to read
Richard Mineards column
(Montecito Miscellany). I always
thought golfng was dangerous, and
here you have Tom Snows story to
prove it. Loved the piece about T.C.
Boyle too (MJ # 18/13). I wonder if
literary scholars are pouncing on those
papers?
What would we do without him?
Hes a true Montecito treasure.
Best,
Karna Hughes
Santa Barbara
(Editors note: Ms Hughes is a Senior
Writer-Publicist for UCSB Arts &
Lectures; we appreciate both her ardent
support of Mr. Mineards and Arts &
Lectures support of Montecito Journal!
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F-Modified Only
Option That Works
Great article on the 101 widening
project by JAmy Brown (Civics 101
MJ # 18/16). I think the important
lesson to be learned from the article is
that this is a very important decision.
Caltrans will not rebuild this bridge
for decades and not only will we have
to live with this decision and the con-
sequences, but so will our children
and perhaps their children. Think of
what it would cost in 50 years to go
through this again. We should not
make a decision based on temporary
inconvenience or shortsighted goals.
Think long term good for Montecito.
The options, J, M, and M-Modified
all would cost too much since they
involve the railroad bridge and would
put more traffic on the local streets. F
would put too much traffic on Coast
Village Road. We are all dealing with
the impact of too many cars now; why
would we want more traffic on CVR?
This leaves F-Modified, which not
only looks like the best option but was
also created because of input from
Montecito residents. It looks like the
best option we have even if we could
start from scratch and design it our-
selves, which in a way we have.
Best regards,
John S. Handloser, Jr.
Montecito
Act now,
Before Its Too Late
I am a resident of Hermosillo Road
and am deeply concerned about the
possibility that beach traffic may
be channeled off the freeway at
Hermosillo (Plan F). This is not just a
Hermosillo issue, however. It concerns
all of Montecito. If Plan F is approved,
it will affect our daily lives for years
to come. No matter where you live
in Montecito, you will be affected
by increased traffic on Coast Village
Road. As you go to work or shop you
will find beach-bound freeway traffic
slowing progress through our round-
about. And our once semi-rural com-
munity will be burdened, and forever
changed, by freeway traffic spilling
onto neighborhood streets.
With all this in mind, I was delight-
ed to see JAmy Browns article in last
weeks issue. Bravo to her for clearly
stating the monumental choices facing
us right now.
I agree with her that Plan F-Modified
is the best option for preserving the
character of our community, despite
the fact that the lower village is liter-
ally a stones throw from the freeway.
While I am very grateful to Caltrans
for creating this option in response to
citizen concern, it will only become a
reality if Caltrans hears from citizens
in great numbers. I urge all residents
to inform themselves about the choic-
es before us and to act before it is too
late. Please read JAmys article. Write
to Caltrans today and voice your sup-
port for Plan F-Modified. We have
very little time to act.
Diane Handloser
Montecito
Go To The Meetings
If you would like Montecito to retain
its charm and property values and
reduce the traffic flow, please attend
the meetings detailed below and sup-
port the F-Modified Plan.
Your neighbors have laid
out some specific actions and message
points below, but here is a summary of
things to do:
Thursday, April 26, 4 pm, Montecito
Library: attend the Montecito
Association meeting and insist it sup-
port F-Modified (please attend, if you
cant, weigh in at info@montecitoas
sociation.org)
Thursday, April 26: Planning
Commission comments should be
emailed to dvillalo@co.santa-barbara.
ca.us
Tuesday, May 1, 5 pm: attend
the Montecito Association Forum
at El Montecito Presbyterian
Church, and rally for F-Modified
Wednesday, May 2, 10:30 am (down-
town): attend the Montecito Planning
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Commission. They will craft formal
comments to Caltrans based on public
input.
Copy any letters or comments you
send to the Montecito Journal (jim@
montecitojournal.net) to Save our
Village via jd.handloser@verizon.net
Friday, May 25: the opportunity
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Now lets roll up our sleeves and
get to work! Its time to protect our
community!
Reasons we support Plan
F-Modified:
Prevents excessive traffic on Coast
Village Road and a traffic spillover on
neighboring streets.
Protects the local environment from
creeping urban pollution.
Preserves the quality of life for lower
village residents and businesses while
retaining the semi-rural character and
low traffic impact as guaranteed in the
Montecito Community Plan.
Prevents the erosion of property
values in our community.
Lessens traffic on Coast Village
Road, keeping those going north on
the freeway past the Hermosillo exit
and taking them down to the beach
without using the roundabout.
Reduces noise: It shrinks the inside
median better than the other options
increasing landscaping near residen-
tial neighborhoods providing a noise
shield.
Lower cost.
Other than no project, this is the best
of all the options for our area.
Thank you for your attention,
Carla Tomson
Montecito

Time To Plan Carefully
There seems to be no longer any sense
to engage in a wholesale fight against
the planned Highway 101 modification
in Montecito. As much as we all mourn
the potential loss of yet another ele-
ment of Montecitos rural character, if
properly handled the potential results
of the proposed highway modification
may be beneficial. Two benefits of the
modification that immediately come
to mind are: no longer breathing for
hours the auto exhaust fumes from the
Highway 101 parking lot and mitiga-
tion of the ceaseless and deafening roar
of the freeway.
Accordingly, when participating in
the Highway 101 modification pro-
cess, Montecito residents may want to
consider and propose to Caltrans the
following:
That the highway resurfacing be
done with the newest sound absorb-
ing materials, such as multilayer rub-
berized asphalt.
That the shape and height of the
sound walls (one of the most contro-
versial issues in Montecito) be decid-
ed after careful acoustics studies. As
an example, lower walls with down-
ward pointing concave curvature may
offer better results than high upright
sound walls.
That the freeway noise currently
shooting straight into the Eucalyptus
Hill and the golf course after reflec-
tion from the 45-degree inclined rail-
way berm along the Bird Refuge be
mitigated. Perhaps planting bushes
along the berm or installing a concave,
slightly down-pointing sound wall
might alleviate the problem.
Y. Lehr
Montecito
More Support
For F-Modified
We are extremely concerned about
the effect the highway project will
have on the entire Montecito com-
munity. We have been residents of
Hermosillo Road for 23 years and have
experienced the impact of increased
traffic on our street and Coast Village
Road. At times it is dangerous to cross
the street!
For this reason, we reject Option
F and support F-Modified. It will
decrease traffic in lower Montecito
and leave the current roundabout
alone. We are grateful that Caltrans
presented this option.
When: 10 am to 3 pm
Where: Montecito Union terrace,
385 San Ysidro Road
Info: 969-3249
Second Annual VisionWalk
The Second Annual 5K VisionWalk is free
and open to the community. The walkathon
aims to raise $50,000 for research that will
lead to preventions, treatments and cures
for retinal degenerative diseases. The event
also includes childrens activities, a bounce
house, refreshments, entertainment, and
more. Dogs and strollers welcome on the
3.1-mile walk course.
When: 10 am (registration begins at 9 am)
Where: Chase Palm Parks Carousel Pavilion
Info: Alayna at (310) 450-2910 or
ATatum@fghtblindness.org
Central Banks vs. the Constitution
Lecture
Local author Thomas M. Cole will speak
about his latest book, 200 Years of Central
Banks in a lecture titled, Central Banks,
Politics, Media, and the Constitution. Free
Central Bank Research Library download
available at event bring your laptop.
When: 1 to 2 pm, Q&A after lecture
Where: Karpeles Manuscript Museum,
21 West Anapamu Street
Cost: free
Info: 962-5322
Maritime Fun for the Whole Family
Santa Barbaras rich maritime history comes
to life during the Santa Barbara Maritime
Museums annual Sea Festival. Activities
include: maritime themed scratch art and
printmaking, hard hat diving demonstrations,
sea song sing-a-longs, a Chumash tomol
boat paddle, live music and two viewings
(11:30 am and 1:30 pm) of the flm Santa
Barbara and the Sea - 13,000 years of
Maritime History. Dockside tours will be
THURSDAY APRIL 26
Celiac Disease Roundtable
Discussion
Free roundtable discussion with celiac-
expert dietitian and award-winning author
Melinda Dennis
When: 5:30 to 7 pm,
Q&A from 6 to 6:30 pm
Where: Tecolote Book Shop,
1470 East Valley Road
Info: 969-4977 or tecolotebookshop@
yahoo.com
Discussion Group
A group gathers to discuss The New Yorker
When: 7:30 pm to 9 pm
Where: Montecito Library,
FRIDAY APRIL 27
Lecture & Luncheon
Steve Pappas, Candidate for 3rd
District Supervisor, speaks about honest
government
When: 12 noon
Where: Holiday Inn,
5650 Calle Real in Goleta
Cost: $23
Info: Barbara Hurd, 684-5838
Tree Planting Ceremony
In honor of Earth Awareness month, the
Cold Spring Green Team will be planting a
navel orange tree in the school courtyard
between the offce and the auditorium.
The fruit will be shared with the students at
recess breaks during the 2012-2013 school
year and for years to come.
When: 1:10 pm
Where: Cold Spring School,
2243 Sycamore Canyon Road
Info: 969-2678
Republican Womens Club Dinner
Islam and Shariah Law What Does it
Mean for America? will be discussed
by Janey Levy at a dinner sponsored
by Santa Barbara Republican Women,
Federated. Levy is a political activist who
has presented seminars on the effect of
Shariah Law on women, the Global Jihad,
and the Islamist infltration of American
society.
When: 5 to 7:30 pm
Where: Montecito Country Club,
920 Summit Road
Cost: $35
Info: 699-6756
or SBrepublicanWomen@gmail.com
SATURDAY APRIL 28
Montecito Union School Carnival
This years fun and games include: rock-
climbing wall, face painting, giant slide,
50-foot obstacle course, and cakewalk.
The Carnival is Montecito Unions largest
fundraiser. For more information or to
volunteer, contact Annabelle Abba
Brown at theonlyabba@yahoo.com.
(If you have a Montecito event, or an event that concerns Montecito,
please e-mail kelly@montecitojournal.net or call (805) 565-1860)
SATURDAY APRIL 28
Westmonts Siloam
Quartet Spring Concert
The Siloam Quartet features Madison
Martin, Emily McClean, Sarah
Shasberger and Rebecca
Shasberger
When: 7 pm
Where: Westmonts Deane Chapel,
955 La Paz Cost: Free Info: 565-6040
SATURDAY APRIL 28
Trunk Show
Bonita in Summerland hosts designer Calleen Cordero.
Tapas and sangria will be served.
When: 1 pm to 4 pm
Where: 2330 Lillie Avenue
Cost: $10
Info: 565-3848
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as SBMMs Flagship Ranger.
When: 11 am to 4 pm
Where: 113 Harbor Way
Cost: free for members,
$4 for non-members, kids under 12 are free
Info: 962-8404, x115
Voice Academy Showcase
Santa Barbara Voice Academy hosts
vocalists performing current popular music
with George Friendenthal on keys,
Donzell Davis on drums and Dan
Zimmerman on guitar
When: 6 pm to 7:30 pm
Where: SOhO, 1221 State St # 205
Cost: $5
Info: 895-7662
SUNDAY APRIL 29
Westmonts Spring Orchestra
Concert
The concert features music by Mendelssohn,
Rossini and Aaron Copland.
When: 3 pm
Where: First Presbyterian Church,
21 East Constance Avenue
Cost: $10, students are free
Info: 565-6040
TUESDAY MAY 1
Public Forum
The Montecito Association is holding a
public forum to hear comments on the
proposed Highway 101 widening project
When: 5 pm
Where: El Montecito Presbyterian Church,
Info: 969-2026
WEDNESDAY MAY 2
Lecture & Luncheon
Margaret Sands Orchowski, PhD,
is the featured speaker at this months
Channel City Club lecture; her topic: The
New Immigration Battleground: Educated
Migrants.
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on Higher Education magazine in
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When: 11:30 check in
Where: Fess Parkers Doubletree Resort,
633 East Cabrillo Blvd
Cost: $30 for members, $35 non-members
Info: 884-6636
MPC Hearing
Montecito Planning Commission be
reviewing the Highway 101 Widening
project and will craft formal comments to
Caltrans based on public input
When: 10:30 am
Where: 123 Anapamu Street, Room 17
Info: 568-2000
THURDSAY MAY 3
Chris Mitchum Fundraiser
Pat Nesbitt invites all to an all-American
reception with Congressman Tom
McClintock benefting Chris Mitchum,
Republican candidate for Congress
When: 6:15 pm
Cost: $99 general attendance,
$250 VIP reception
Info and RSVP: Jenniffer at (510) 579-9197
or cyrjenniffer@gmail.com
Kiss Me, Kate
The San Marcos High Schools Performing
Arts Department presents the 2000 revival
of Cole Porters Kiss Me, Kate, directed
by David Holmes. The production is a
classic show within a show about a theater
compay trying out a new musical based on
Shakespeares The Taming of the Shrew
When: 7 pm, May 3-5 and 10-12
Where: San Marcos auditorium,
4750 Hollister Avenue
Cost: $14 general admission,
$12 seniors, $5 with a Royals Card
Info and tickets: 967-4581
FRIDAY MAY 4
Artists Reception
Work from local artists Karin Aggeler,
Richard Phipps, Gary Paul and
Tara Patrick is currently on display at
MichaelKate Interiors. Tonight an opening
reception features fne wine and hors
doeuvres as well as a panel discussion
with the artists.
When: 6 pm to 9 pm
Where: 132 Santa Barbara Street
Info: 963-1411
Diego Visits the Zoo
The star of the hit Nick, Jr. series Go, Diego,
Go! who helps rescue animals visits Santa
Barbara Zoo in person for photos with his
fans. Dora the Explorers cousin Diego is an
8-year-old action-adventure hero who loves
nature, animals and kids. In honor of his
visit, the Zoo highlights creatures from South
America with special keeper talks, activities,
arts and crafts.
Diego appears at the Santa Barbara
Zoo, near the Cats of Africa exhibit. On
Saturday only, Santa Barbara Zoo members
have early admission at 9 am.
Keeper talks and special activities will be
held at exhibits of South American species,
such as capybara, giant anteater, golden
lion tamarin, titi monkey, Chilean famingo,
and Humboldt penguin. The schedule will
be posted at the Zoo on the day of the
event.
When: Friday and Saturday, May 4 and 5
from 10 am to 2 pm
Where: 500 Nios Drive
Cost: free with Zoo admission
Info: www.sbzoo.org
SATURDAY MAY 5
May Madness
Music Academy of the West presents
its annual massive treasure sale. Items
for sale include furniture, rugs, small
appliances, kitchenware, garden
accessories, fine linens, antiques,
silver, crystal, china, art, collectibles,
hardcover books, board games, music
and movies, electronics, jewelry, mens
and womens clothing, luggage, and
sports equipment. Merchandise will
be arrayed by type throughout the
Academys grounds. Proceeds from the
estate sale will directly benefit the Music
Academy.
Parking will be available on the Music
Academy campus. Additional parking
space and shuttle service will be available
at Las Aves complex, located on the corner
of Los Patos Way and Cabrillo Boulevard.
When: 9 am to 3 pm
Where: 1070 Fairway Road
Info: (805) 969-4726 or
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SUNDAY MAY 6
First Annual Walk for Mental
Wellness
Walk (or run) with the Mental Wellness
Center; all proceeds will beneft the
Recovery Learning Center at the
Fellowship Club that provides essential
services for adults in Santa Barbara.
There will be refreshments, prizes and
raffes.
When: 8:30 am
Where: Lower Manning Park
Info: 884-8440 or www.
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O
ver 150 residents turned
out Tuesday, April 24, at the
Montecito Country Club to
hear representatives from Caltrans
and Santa Barbara County Association
of Governments (SBCAG) discuss the
South Coast High Occupancy Vehicle
(HOV) project, expected to break
ground in Montecito in 2016. The
project the fourth phase of a larger
HOV project adds a third, part-time
carpool lane through Carpinteria and
Montecito.
SBCAGs Gregg Hart began the
presentation explaining the growing
problem on our local freeway: con-
gestion during peak hours, which is
expected to increase substantially by
2040. Hart outlined SBCAGs data on
the problem, part of which is attrib-
uted to the growing price differen-
tial between homes in Santa Barbara
County and homes in Ventura County;
Santa Barbara employees are com-
muting from Ventura, where homes
are significantly less expensive.
Another problem, Hart explained, is
that the first round of baby boomers
are beginning to retire, and they are
staying in Santa Barbara. They are
being replaced by a younger genera-
tion that cannot afford to live north of
Ventura County.
The project, expected to cost $450
million and span almost 11 miles of
freeway, will require several inter-
changes along the freeway to be
rebuilt to accommodate the third lane.
The entire project includes eleven
creek crossings: seven over-crossings
and four under-crossings. $140 million
from Measure A has already been ear-
marked for the project, as well as $150
million in gas tax funds. The last third
of the funding is expected to come
from the state.
Hart said the benefit of the project
is a projected savings of 13,000 person
hours per day, or a savings of 10-19
minutes per trip by the year 2040.
Scott Eades, Caltrans project manag-
er, explained that the freeway through
Montecito is constrained, meaning
that homes, frontage roads, and the
railroad tightly border the freeway. It
was really obvious that we needed to
work within the available space we
have, Eades said.
As part of the project, Caltrans
has required all fast lane exits be
removed, including the northbound
Cabrillo Blvd off-ramp and south-
bound Sheffield Drive off-ramp, due
to safety concerns. Because of the com-
plexity of the Hot Springs-Cabrillo
interchange, five different configura-
tion options have been included in the
projects Draft Environmental Impact
Review, which is available now to
view and make comments on. In last
weeks Civics 101 (MJ #18/16), for-
mer Montecito Association president
JAmy Brown zeroed in on Option
F-Modified. Here is another look at
all the options Caltrans is considering.
MJ Associate
Editor Bob
Hazard
discusses
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with Mayor
Schneider and
First District
Supervisor
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Option M
Would add a new northbound off-
ramp in the area between the free-
way and the roundabout, feeding cars
to either turn right and go through
the roundabout or turn left to head
towards the beach. To accommodate
the new exit, changes on the south-
bound side of the freeway will need
to include raising the Los Patos Way
undercrossing, and turning it into
both an on-ramp and off-ramp (Hot
Springs Road southbound exit will
be closed). In this option, the current
northbound off-ramp at Hermosillo
Road would also be closed.
Option J
Includes the upgrades at Los Patos
Way, but here the current Hermosillo
off-ramp would be improved; it
would be the only northbound exit
until Salinas Street. To make it appro-
priate for high-volume use, the off-
ramp would need to be extended fur-
ther on the freeway, and a roundabout
or traffic signal would be installed on
Coast Village Road at Hermosillo.
Option F
Improves the Hermosillo Road off-
ramp, as in option J, but eliminates
the Los Patos Way and Hot Springs
Road exits. The southbound lanes will
be moved towards the median, elimi-
nating median landscaping, and a
new southbound on/off ramp will be
built.
Option F-Modified
Is the same as Option F, except a sec-
ond northbound off-ramp at Cabrillo
is added, so Hermosillo would not
M
y favorite things on the daily
programs in Williamsburg
were the impersonations.
We saw Patrick Henry, General
Lafayette and Martha Washington,
each in full regalia with a stage all to
him or herself. The actors stayed in
character and took all questions from
the audience displaying an impressive
knowledge of the era. They were then
available for photo ops, something
that all ages loved.
Our first experience was with
Patrick Henry. Since 1765, he had been
a member of the House of Burgesses,
which met in Williamsburg. Henry
lived sixty miles from Williamsburg.
His time machine took us back to
1774 as he explained, Six months
before the British had said no more
free elections in Massachusetts. In
occupied Boston, one out of five peo-
ple were British troops. The port of
Boston was also closed and blockaded
by British. The rest of the colonies
were afraid it would happen to them,
especially Virginia. The first cry for
independence was just, Liberty or
Death. The British wanted to use the
colonists taxes to save the East India
Tea Company. Henry asked the audi-
ence, Can you imagine our bailing
out companies? Of course he was
famous for his line, Give me liberty
or give me death.
Patrick Henry owned seventy
slaves and all thirteen colonies were
practicing slavery. In 18
th
-century
Williamsburg, slaves made up 52%
of the population. There were also
Indians that were indentured slaves.
The colonies were afraid if they abol-
ished slavery it would bankrupt them.
After the Boston Tea Party, the colo-
nies (but not everyone) were ready to
take on the most powerful navy and
army in the world.
The Washingtons
Martha Washington, who was only
5 feet tall, told us she met her first
husband, Daniel Custis who was
37, when she was 16. They married,
owned many acres of land and had
four children. Sadly, she lost all four;
two of the children died in childhood,
one teenaged daughter died of epi-
lepsy and a grown son died during
the war, probably of typhus. After her
first husband died, Martha became
the richest widow in Virginia with
many suitors.
When Colonel Washington came
to dinner, they were enchanted with
each other and married in 1759.
Martha exclaimed, My husband was
a good father to my two children.
They also raised two grandchildren.
An interesting piece of trivia is that
Georges brother Charles founded
Charlestown, Virginia (now West
Virginia). George Washington was a
member of the House of Burgesses in
those early days, never thinking about
a revolution. As we all know, Marthas
husband became the Commander in
Chief of the Continental Army in 1775,
changing their lives forever.
Patrick Henry and Washington fre-
quently argued about the Constitution.
Martha explained, When he became
President, there was no precedent for
how to act. We didnt want to be a
king and queen so our protocol was
not to go out, but to entertain every-
one at our place. This would keep
certain decorum without being kingly.
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Marquis de Lafayette
The five-foot tall and plump Martha Washington
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At our public audience with the
Marquis de Lafayette in the Palace
gardens, he was quite the presence
in his fancy military uniform and
his French accent. He came running
on stage and loudly claimed, My
name is Marie-Joseph Paul Yves
Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de
Lafayette. He told us he lost his par-
ents at a very young age and entered
the Royal Army at age 14 in 1771. At 16
he married into one of the wealthiest
families in France. He learned of the
colonies struggle with England and
wanted to come to their aid. When he
finally landed in Charleston in 1777
after being seasick the whole trip, he
was welcomed and commissioned a
Major General. He then met George
Washington and wintered with him
in Valley Forge. Washington was very
fond of Lafayette. Through Lafayette
and Benjamin Franklins influence,
France entered an alliance with the
United States in 1778. The outcome of
the War of Independence might have
had a different outcome without their
help. I spoke with the Lafayette actor
later in the day when he was in a dif-
ferent costume, asking him if he was
French. He confessed, My mother
was French.
On the streets of old town there
were re-creations of various pieces
of history brought to life every day,
complete with soldiers and horses.
There were also many different eve-
ning programs. You could have seen
presentations for 12 hours a day if
you had the stamina. All of this for us
and the generations to come because
one of the richest men in the world,
John D. Rockefeller, Jr., cared. As he
said, May this restored city ever
stand as a beacon light of freedom to
the world. MJ
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MISCELLAnY (Continued from page 6)
Sam, 59, who worked as Kaminskis
assistant nearly 40 years ago, says
a 2011 sale of Monroe photos from
early in her career, which included
memorable hits like Gentlemen Prefer
Blondes, How To Marry a Millionaire and
The Seven Year Itch, went for a hefty
$300,000.
Given that kind of track record, I
feel that Docs photos will also reach
high prices, maybe even record ones,
Sam observes.
The black and white shots were taken
by Kaminski during filming of The
Misfits with Clark Gable, Montgomery
Clift and Eli Wallach around Dayton
and Virginia City, Nevada, in 1961.
I was hired by Universal to do a
movie of the movie, explains Doc. It
was just me and a sixteen millimeter
camera, as well as my trusty Rolleiflex
still camera.
I shot for sixty-one days and I
mailed the footage in every day to
executives in L.A. I also did forty to
fifty stills. Sam was in Reno and asked
me to donate a photo for the citys film
festival and this has come about from
there.
Monroe, who was famously married
to New York Yankees baseball legend
Joe DiMaggio and playwright Arthur
Miller, was a real person, remembers
Doc.
She was a serious actress, not a
blonde bimbo. She really wanted to get
into film, not just in front of the camera,
but the process of filmmaking. She was
eager to learn about everything.
The shots of Monroe, who is buried
in a white mausoleum crypt at Pierce
Brothers Westwood Village Memorial
Park Playboy founder Hugh Hefner
intends to be buried next to her when
he leaves his Holmby Hills mansion
for the final time are scheduled to go
up for auction in the fall at Juliens in
Beverly Hills, a company famous for
its sales of entertainment memorabilia.
It promises to be quite an event!
predicts Sam.
Accentuating the negative, indeed...
Fowl Play
Vice president Joe Bidens fly-
ing visit to our rarefied enclave was
for the birds, given his well publi-
cized mechanical problems with Air
Force 2, his customized Boeing 757,
which got stranded at Santa Barbara
Airport for two days, necessitating
the high powered politico to fly to an
event in Delaware on a U.S. Air Force
Gulfstream 3, specially flown in from
Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Biden and his entourage, after stops
in Arizona and Los Angeles, stayed
at Fess Parkers Doubletree overnight
before attending a Montecito fund-
raiser, which I exclusively revealed in
this illustrious organ two weeks ago.
Having initially been told by
the Secret Service that her beach-
side home might be a security risk,
Nancy Koppelman, a member of
the Democratic National Finance
Committee, was eventually given the
official okay to host the boffo bash at
her property, just a tiaras toss or two
from the festering Miramar Hotel site.
But the two-hour visit did not
come without disruption, Im reliably
informed, with local resident Patty
DeDominic having her American
Airlines flight to Denver delayed two
hours and culinary wizard Michael
Hutchings informing me of standstill
traffic backups well into Summerland
as the vice presidential motorcade,
accompanied by police, fire and sher-
iffs officials, wended its way through
our tony town.
Biden, Im told, even stopped his
motorcade when he saw 40 children
and teachers from All Saints-by-the-
Sea Parish School standing on the
sidewalk and had security men take
photos of him with the group using
teachers cell phones.
It was quite an experience for us
all, says Padric Davis, director. He
asked them how old they were and
told them he was a grandfather of five
grandchildren.
Sixty $2,500 a head guests, includ-
ing local Republicans, ate breakfast,
prepared by Trattoria Mollie owner,
Mollie Ahlstrand who also did the
dinner at Oprah Winfreys 42-acre
estate for then-presidential candidate
Barack Obamas celebrity jammed
fundraiser in September, 2007 while
the biggest donors got their photo-
graphs taken with Biden.
Everybody was absolutely riveted
by the visit, Nancy tells me. You
could hear a pin drop when he spoke.
It was an intimate conversation with
behind the scenes glimpses at every-
thing from the decision to go after
Vice President
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Bin Laden to the intricacies of budget
negotiations.
For Nancy, it was her third time
meeting face to face with Biden.
Twice Ive been a guest at a
Christmas party at his home at the
Naval Observatory in Washington,
and also met him at a gathering of the
national finance committee.
Friends in very high places...
Diamonds are Forever
The sale of the late reclusive cop-
per heiress Huguette Clarks bling at
Christies in New York the other day
fetched $21 million, $10 million more
than the pre-sale estimate.
Star of the socially gridlocked auction
at Rockefeller Center was a nine-carat
pink diamond which was snapped up
for $15.7 million after intense, competi-
tive bidding, making it the most expen-
sive pink diamond ever sold in the U.S.
The Belle Epoque cushion-cut, pur-
plish pink gem, known as The Clark
Pink, was estimated to fetch $6 to $8
million.
The piece was among 17 dazzling
jewels that had been stored in a vault
for seven decades before seeing the
light of day after Clarks death at the
age of 104 a year ago.
The collection included picture
frames, a clock and jewelry pieces by
Tiffany, with another spectacular item
being a 19.86-carat rectangular-cut dia-
mond ring by Cartier, which went for
$3.1 million.
A sale of many facets, by any stan-
dard...
Ladies Literary Launch
After five years, Montecito entrepre-
neur Patty DeDominic and L.A.-based
teacher Maureen Ford are launch-
ing Life Moments for Women, a 324-
page tome in which more than 100
California women share turning points
in their lives.
Among those recounting tales are
Santa Barbara residents Kathryn
Downing, former CEO of the L.A.
Times; internet entrepreneur Lynda
Weinman; Dallas Clark; Anne Towbes
and her daughter Jennifer Smith
Hale, owner of Santa Barbara Magazine;
Marilyn Gevirtz; philanthropist Sara
Miller McCune; Jean Weidemann;
Rita Moya; Judy Egenolf; Diana Bull;
Susan Rose and Marilyn Tam.
It was a wonderful journey getting
to know these extraordinary women
and learning about incredible times in
their lives, says Patty, who organized
the recent annual Womens Festival at
City College.
Most tell stories of how they turned
adversity into opportunity.
Each woman shared a short piece
about a time in their lives when every-
thing changes... a birth, a loss, surviv-
ing a tragedy, or deciding to run for
public office.
The dynamic duo collaborated for
half a decade to gather and edit the
fascinating stories featured in the book.
We are using it as a fundraising tool
to benefit nonprofits, particularly the
Womens Foundation of California and
its grantees, adds Patty. One hun-
dred percent of the profits, up to one
million dollars, will go to the founda-
tion and its grant partners. Our goal
is to sell 50,000 copies at twenty five
dollars.
The tony twosome will be signing
their inspiring and motivational work,
which has already sold 4,000 copies
and is about to go into a second print-
ing, on May 10 at Spa Del Mar at Fess
Parkers Doubletree.
It can also be accessed on www.life
momentsforwomen.com.
Hats Off
The Montecito Country Club was
positively awash with a mlange of
magnificent millinery when Lobero
Theatre Associates threw its 40th
anniversary Hats Off lunch, which
raised around $35,000 for the historic
auditoriums youth programs.
One hundred and eighty guests,
wearing a colorful assortment of tte
toppers many from Montecito Upper
Village style-maker Lana Marm
quaffed the vino and chewed the
chicken, as multi Golden Globe and
Emmy winner, Cheri Steinkellner
recounted her illustrious life story,
including writing and producing the
TV classic Cheers.
Montecito-based Cheri, who teaches
writing at UCSB and was a 2011 Tony-
nominee for Best Book of a Musical
for Sister Act, has just conceived a
new production, Hello! My Baby, about
New Yorks Tin Pan Alley, which has
its world premiere at the Lobero,
Californias oldest, continuously oper-
ating theater, on May 5 and 6.
Two members of the cast also sang
numbers from the show, based on
Manhattans westside at the turn of
the last century.
Host of the Biden event Nancy Koppelman, seen
here at a fundraiser for then-Presidential candi-
date Barack Obama
Author Patty DeDominic and Maureen Ford
launch inspirational book for women
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Among those checking out the fun
event, chaired by Jane Litchfield,
were Hiroko Benko, Anne Towbes,
Carolyn Amory, Jane Burkemper,
Trish Davis, Paige Beard, Victoria
Hines, Geonine Moriarty, Sandy
Stahl, Carla Hahn, Caroline
Thompson, Jean Von Wittenburg,
Arlene Larsen, Judy Bartlein and
Anne Wilder.
What a cast!...
Left Off from the List
As former TV talk show titan Oprah
Winfrey struggles to boost ratings for
her troubled eponymous L.A.-based
network OWN, she has just suffered
another setback.
For the first time in 13 years, she
has been omitted from Time maga-
zines newly released annual list of the
worlds most influential people.
Oprah has appeared in every edi-
tion of the list since 1999, but was
ditched this year, supposedly because
of the abysmal ratings of the new
channel.
Even the Duchess of Cambridges
wedding dress maker Sarah Burton
made the grade, along with Kate and
her gadabout sister Pippa, film mogul
Harvey Weinstein, actress Tilda
Swinton, TV host Matt Lauer, tennis
ace Novak Djokovic and financial
tycoon Warren Buffett...
Off the Wall
It is considered one of our Eden by
the Beachs most creative fundraisers
and rightly so.
The Santa Barbara Museum of
Art Womens Boards biennial Off
The Wall gala at the Ridley-Tree
Education Center at McCormick
House featured more than 100 region-
al artists and benefits the museums
education programs, acquisitions and
exhibitions.
As excitement and suspense builds,
tickets are randomly drawn and
guests select a work of art off the
wall to take home, which is included
in the $300 ducat price.
However, the prime positions are
bid for, with the top three artists
CK Williams, Karen Chin and Janie
Pollock and their works going for
an additional $4,950, bringing the eve-
nings take to around $65,000 from the
200 guests.
Nancy Gifford gave us good
leads and it has certainly brought
up the standards of the art on dis-
play, says Dor Stampfli, who co-
chaired the event with Chris Frisina.
We found something for everybody
sculpture, landscapes and contem-
porary art.
Among those joining in the fun
were auctioneer Ralph Waterhouse,
Ron Gallo, Mary Maxwell, Sigrid
Toye, Peter Clark, Sunni Thomas,
Mary Garton, Jill Kent, museum
director Larry Feinberg and his wife,
Starr Siegele, Mahri Kerley and Lois
Rosen...
Sounds for the Seoul
CAMAs International Series
was on a new sheng high when
the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra,
under music director, Myung-Whun
Chung, performed at the Granada.
Maestro Chung was making a
return visit to Santa Barbara, hav-
ing performed with the Orchestre
Philharmonique de Radio France two
years ago, and gave a varied program
featuring Ravels Mother Goose,
The Waltzand Debussys The Sea.
But the most interesting high-
light, although not for every ear, was
Wu Wei playing a Chinese sheng,
a 4,000-year-old instrument with a
sound akin to a harmonica, although
played with a regular mouthpiece.
The 42-year-old musician, who
studied the ancient instrument at the
Shanghai Conservatory, played Su,
a one-movement concerto, which saw
him almost bouncing up and down
on stage, such was his enthusiastic
rendition.
The enthusiasm was mirrored by
Chung, who played not just one
encore, but two, including a piece
from Rachmaninoff.
Seoul searching, indeed...
Geneve at the Granada
Earlier in the week, it was the Swiss
who were on a roll when the Ballet du
Grand Theatre de Geneve energized
the Granada stage.
The UCSB Arts & Lectures show,
part of the Anne and Michael Towbes
dance series, was a colorful selection
under Moroccan artistic and ballet
director Philippe Cohen, with cho-
reography by Benjamin Millepied,
former principal dancer with the New
York City Ballet and choreographer
for the 2010 Oscar-winning Natalie
Portman film Black Swan.
The show started with Amoveo,
involving 11 dancers with an eye
catching moving screen backdrop
akin to a warped Mondrian geometric
painting and music by Philip Glass,
followed by Le Spectre de la Rose,
danced by a most vibrant quartet.
The performance wrapped with
Les Sylphides, with music from
Chopin and impressive monochro-
matic scenery, which reminded me
of the late Cecil Beatons backdrop
for the Royal Ascot racing scene with
Audrey Hepburn in George Cukors
1964 musical My Fair Lady.
Creatures and Cocktails
The party animals were out in force
at the Biltmore for the 16th annual
Wildlife Sanctuary Awards, which
raised around $50,000 for the Goleta-
based rescue headquarters, which
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F-Modified
The Best Plan
Thank you for publishing this very
informative article by JAmy Brown.
I am among many Hermosillo Road
neighbors that have had the pleasure
of working with JAmy Brown for over
a year to find solutions to the Caltrans
HOV project through our neighbor-
hood that would be most acceptable to
the future of our lower village.
Of course, we would like to have
retained our left exit at Hot Springs
but Caltrans has made it abundantly
clear that a lack of safety and a federal
mandate to remove all left exits on our
highways demanded their removal.
One year ago, with that information,
we decided we needed to find a Plan
B as an option. Caltrans presented
F-Modified. After much research and
discussion it was agreed to accept this.
I am grateful to JAmy for this most
thoughtful and accurate article explain-
ing the series of events leading up to
DEIR hearing on April 24. It explains
why F-Modified will be the smartest
and most acceptable choice to keep the
majority of northbound beach traffic
from exiting at Hermosillo, spilling
onto Coast Village Road, and clogging
the roundabout and adjoining neigh-
borhoods.
We must remember the freeway
does not define Montecito. Our semi-
rural character is guaranteed by the
Montecito Community Plan and the
pride we all take in our homes and
neighborhood.
I hope that everyone reads the article
by JAmy Brown and writes letters of
support for F-Modified to: Caltrans,
Attn. Matt Fowler 50 Higuera Street,
San Luis Obispo, CA. 93401 or via
email: South.Coast.101.HOV@dot.
ca.gov
Thank you,
Sybil Rosen
Montecito
Songs For Zack
It is very heart warming that the
community is coming together to help
Zack Hansen (On Entertainment,
Songs For Zack MJ # 18/16) with
current and future medicine and treat-
ment, since his insurance coverage
exceeded his lifetime limit. It is a very
sad commentary about our country
that his insurance coverage ran out
at Zacks greatest need. Unless the
Supreme Court overturns ObamaCare,
in 2014 there will be no lifetime limit
on healthcare. Also, Zack will be able
to get insurance coverage with pre-
existing condition.
Donna Handy
Santa Barbara
(Editors note: While we sympathize
with Zacks situation, we cant agree that
the 2,700-page behemoth bill that was
rushed and forced through Congress is in
anyones best interest. We do agree there
should not be a cap on lifetime medical
expenditures and that the issue of pre-
existing conditions need to be dealt with.
The so-called Affordable Care Act that
was passed, however, is not the vehicle
to effectively deal with those problems.
J.B.)

Welfare For Everyone
Rick Caruso has never built a hotel
and neither have I. In this area we
are even. I have talked to people that
know more about the hotel business
than the three of us and they have all
confirmed my figures that a hotel this
size and cost will not be able to make
money and under present conditions
will not be built in Gods lifetime.
You misunderstood my comments
(Letters to the Editor Miramar Cannot
Make Money Editors note MJ #
18/16)! I have no animosity toward
menial labor. I did menial labor as a
young man and as immigrants, my
parents did the same thing. However,
your assumption that working people
do not collect welfare is 100% incorrect!
According to U.S. government require-
ments, unless a single mother with two
kids earns $19,090 = $9.18 an hour), that
family qualifies for welfare, Section 8
housing, food stamps, Medicaid, ADF,
etc., all paid for by the taxpayer.
One look at the poverty level for
one person without a family should
end my argument that hotels make
poverty-level jobs!
Most hourly Wal-Mart, Target , retail
and service workers and hotel clean-
ing staff dont pay income taxes and
qualify for welfare; in most cases they
receive it, paid for by taxpayers. (My
nephew works for Wal-Mart, super-
vises a crew of eight men, earns about
$9.35 an hour and is on food stamps
and pays no federal or state taxes.)
Between the two of us, Jim, you need
a little real world welfare roll-poverty
wages education.
Ernie Salomon
Santa Barbara
(Editors note: Well then, Im in favor
of doing away with all those programs.
It would lessen the burden on both low-
income workers and taxpayers. J.B.)
What Do You Believe?
Do you really believe Republicans
are at war with women?
want dirty air and dirty water?
want seniors to die?
Do you really believe ObamaCare is
only going to cost $970 billion?
Do you really believe the President
has gone over the budget line by
line to eliminate waste and abuse?
is employing an all of the above
approach to energy independence?
cant do anything about gasoline pric-
es?
Do you really believe a balanced
approach is one that increases taxes
on only one group in our society?
Do you really believe the Buffett
rule has to do with fairness?
Do you really believe we are experi-
encing no inflation in prices?
Do you really believe mandated free
contraception is a womens health
issue?
Do you really believe this President
is a uniter?
Do you really believe race relations
have improved under this President?
Do you really believe that the
Presidents $800 billion stimulus
package was spent on shovel ready
projects?
Do you really believe an employed
person should continue to receive
unemployment benefits? (The
Presidents latest proposal)
Do you really believe we are going
to be better off after four more years
of this guy and his policies?
I mean, really... Do you? Really?
Don Michel
Montecito
Stop The Demonizing
President Obama and his surrogates
have recently weighed-in on remov-
ing coarse and offensive language
from the dialogue of the political cam-
paigns. In addition, the President has
said that any mention or criticism of
any of his family members is out of
bounds. I agree with the President
but would ask that he practice what
he preaches. I would also ask that if
he wants Mrs. Obama to be removed
from the political conversation that
she not weigh in on political subjects
on a daily basis.
To my first point about the
Presidents inconsistent approach
about public discourse and civility:
I would ask him to stop demoniz-
ing people with different opinions. In
addition, I would ask him to not ally
himself with those like Bill Maher
who practice hate speech daily. To
add insult to injury, Mr. Obama than
takes a million dollars from that very
same Mr. Maher. Mrs. Obama decides
that the David Letterman Show is a
good venue to promote her views;
fair enough. The problem is that Mr.
Letterman insulted Brittany Palin
in the most offensive manner pos-
sible. Im sure Mrs. Obama could have
found a better venue then to cozy up
to someone like Mr. Letterman.
Our President needs to be able to
take it as well as he gives it .
Ralph T. Iannelli
Montecito
Rush For The Exits
This coming election is nothing less
than a Continental Divide in the for-
tunes for this nation. Even if Romney
wins, we have grave problems to
overcome. But a second-term for the
Kid, whose education about America
and the world was obtained at pre-
paratory high schools in Indonesia
and left-wing academic institutions
in Los Angeles and Cambridge,
Massachusetts, will only exacerbate
all our current problems and usher in
a new era of top-heavy government
control like nobody has ever seen in
America. The soft tyranny of today
will slowly become the hard tyr-
anny of tomorrow.
With Romney, hell at least tackle
the problems, made worse by liberal
socialism and give us some breath-
ing room to re-ignite the principles
that made this country the economic
engine of the world.
Obama will bring a huge rush
for one-way tickets to places like
Montenegro and Lisbon, Portugal.
David S. McCalmont
Santa Barbara
Taking A Pay Cut
President Obama released his tax
returns. It turns out he made $900,000
less in 2011 than he did in 2010. You
know what that means? It means that
even Obama is doing worse under
President Obama.
Jay Leno
Burbank
(Editors note: The above was taken
from a recent Jay Leno monologue and
was not sent as a Letter to the Editor to
Montecito Journal TLB) MJ
LETTERS (Continued from page 9)
be the only exit for beachgoers. This
option was added after Hermosillo
area residents voiced concern over
both closing Hermosillo or making
the off-ramp the only northbound off-
ramp until Salinas Street.
At the meeting Tuesday, the public
was invited to peruse the various
options, ask questions, and give com-
ments to a court reporter to be includ-
ed in the Draft Environmental Impact
Report (DEIR), which is open for com-
ments until May 25. The leaders of the
meeting also permitted public com-
ment in front of the entire audience,
which originally was not going to
be allowed. Only one member of the
public spoke. Fifteen comments were
made to the court reporter.
Caltrans reps are asking the pub-
lic to give input on the project. This
week, the Montecito Association
board of directors is expected to
make an opinion on which option
they feel is best for Montecito. Next
Tuesday, May 1, the public is invited
to a forum held by the Association
at El Montecito Presbyterian Church
at 5 pm. The following day, May
2, Montecito Planning Commission
and Santa Barbara County Planning
Commission will further discuss the
project at a televised meeting at 10:30
am. The public is invited to attend.
news Briefs
Hiker Rescued
On Tuesday, April 17, Montecito
Fire Protection District was one of
four agencies to respond to a report of
an injured hiker on Rattlesnake Trail.
Once determined that the location
was within MFPD jurisdiction, the
59-year-old female victim was treated
for a fracture to her lower leg. She was
stabilized at the scene at 11:46 am, and
carried by firefighters to the top of
the trail. She was then transported to
Cottage Hospital by AMR.
MFPDs Geri Ventura reminds
readers that approximately 213,000
people are treated each year in emer-
gency departments through the U.S.
for outdoor recreational injuries.
Remember when hiking in the
Santa Barbara front country, Ventura
advises, to wear the appropriate
shoes or hiking boots. Also remember
to bring plenty of water for hydration,
a first-aid kit, a cell phone or a two-
way communication device, and be
sure to let others know where you are
hiking, she adds.
Flood at Vons
On Saturday, April 20, a flood at the
Vons grocery store on Coast Village
Road caused the store to close early.
Carlos Illingworth, manager of public
affairs for Vons, tells us a sprinkler
head in the bakery department caused
the flood, but it was immediately fixed.
A remodel of the store began on
March 21, and is scheduled to be
completed in late May. The remodel
is significant and reflects our commit-
ment to providing our Montecito cus-
tomers with an enhanced shopping
experience, Illingworth said.
The store will resemble other
upgraded Vons stores via the com-
panys lifestyle dcor. In addition,
other upgrades and improvements
include a new 8-foot service meat case,
and an enhanced service deli, bakery,
and produce and liquor departments.
The floral department, currently locat-
ed outside, will be relocated inside
and will spill out into the breeze-
way, Illingworth explained.
A planter on the property, near the
east entrance of the store, will be
replaced with a new cart corral, acces-
sible to customers on their way in the
store.
As weve previously reported (MJ
#18/8), the Vons pharmacy is relocat-
ing to the current location of Read N
Post, which will close its doors after
35 years. Vons Pharmacy will re-open
in its new location on July 27.
Read N Post will relocate to a new
location on Coast Village Road, says
store manager Jan Hendrickson, who
is signing a lease this week on a yet-
to-be-disclosed location.
Coast Village Road
Condos Tented
To many, it looked as though the cir-
cus had come to town. But upon clos-
er examination, it was learned that the
Coast Village Gardens condominium
complex, located at 1220 Coast Village
Road, had been tented by Lenz Pest
Control over the weekend. According
Spring is natures way of saying, Lets party! Robin Williams
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The Vons store on Coast Village Road is undergo-
ing an extensive remodel. The pharmacy will relo-
cate to the home of Read N Post in the nearby
strip anchored by Starbucks.
A massive extermination tent takes over a condo
complex on Coast Village Road; drywall termites
prompted the tenting, which cost an estimated
$32,000 (photo by Nicholas Pencek)
costs $300,000 annually to run, with
4,000 animals and birds being rescued
last year.
KEYT-TV sports anchor Mike Klan
hosted the 135-guest lunch that hon-
ored the League of Women Voters of
Santa Barbara, the Montecito Trails
Foundation and Joanne St. John, who
spearheaded the 24-year-old Wildlife
Care Networks capital campaign for
the building of the new center, which
they moved into last month.
There was even a Eurasian eagle
owl, one of the worlds largest at
30-inches tall, to awe the animal lov-
ers, including event chair Mindy
Denson, John and Christi Venable,
former mayor Marty Blum, current
mayor Helene Schneider, Andrea and
Dana Newquist, Chris and Kendra
OConnor, Bob and Ellen Lilley, Lila
Trachtenberg, and Patrick and Lilly
Wheelock.
The silent auction was particularly
impressive, offering stays in a Swiss
chalet, a log cabin in Alaska, a villa
in Bequia in the Grenadines and an
African Zulu safari.
Paws for thought...
Study for String Orchestra
The Santa Barbara Symphony, under
conductor Nir Kabaretti, teamed with
Jo Ann Wassermans S.B. Choral
Society for a most impressive program
at the Granada.
A Study for String Orchestra by
Pavel Haas, written in 1943 while
he was a prisoner in the notorious
Theresienstadt concentration camp
which was used in a Nazi propaganda
film , kicked off the lively show,
followed by Tchaikovskys inimitable
Serenade for Strings in C major.
Mozarts 1779 Coronation mass
in C major crowned the second half,
as the stage positively heaved with
all the talent on the boards, including
UCSB tenor Benjamin Brecher; mezzo
soprano Nina Yoshida Nelsen, a for-
mer violinist in the Music and Arts
Conservatory orchestra; DeAndre
Simmons, a choral society bass-bari-
tone; and soprano Nicole Heaston.
It was an evening to savor, par-
ticularly for Barbara Burger, who was
lauded on her retirement as marketing
director after 28 years, by symphony
president Stefan Riesenfeld.
Orpheus and Opera
Opera Santa Barbara gave fans a
taste of what to expect when Opera on
the Go hosted a lecture on Orpheus
and His Lyre by UCSB musicology
professor, Stefanie Tcharos at the his-
torical museum.
This Friday and Sunday, April 27
and 29, the company stages Orpheus
and Eurydice by Gluck at the Lobero
with Layna Chianakas, Marnie
Breckenridge and Angela Cadelago.
Gluck was a master orchestrator
and this work was the birth a genre,
given it was written in 1762 and first
performed in Vienna, says Tcharos.
A high note, without a doubt...
Rest in Peace
On a personal note, I mourn the
passing of David Bisol, who became
executive director of the Santa Barbara
Historical Museum about the same
time I arrived here from L.A. five
years ago, after being a longtime com-
mentator on the KTLA-TV morning
news.
David, 60, had been curator at the
museum for 17 years before that and
exhibited a huge wealth of knowl-
edge about our city and the museums
thousands of exhibits.
His paternal grandmother was a
Cota, after which the downtown street
is named.
David, who I last saw three weeks
ago at a lecture on the S.B. Mission,
said he didnt want the museum to
be a repository for old relics, rather
to offer perspective on our citys long
and colorful history.
He was also a most wonderful
Santa Claus at the museums annual
Christmas party.
Sadly, David fell at his home last
week and fell into a coma from which
he never recovered.
The museums flag is flying at half
staff in his honor...
Sightings: NBC Today Show co-
anchor Ann Curry and husband,
Brian Ross, noshing at the Alchemy
Arts Cafe... Kevin Costner chow-
ing down at Luckys... Oprahs
longtime partner Stedman Graham
chatting on his cell phone at Pierre
Lafond

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
Barbara Burger,
Santa Barbara
Symphony mar-
keting director,
retires after
almost three
decades
Historical
museum direc-
tor David Bisol,
who died at
the weekend
Montecito Union School
385 San Ysidro Road
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Rain or Shine
Sorry, No Dogs Allowed
Rock Wall Climbing Carnival Rides Infatables Mechanical Surfoard
California Pizza Kitchen McConnells Ice Cream WhoDelicious Cupcakes
Kona Coee MUS Bake Sale Grinch Lollipop Walk Seuss Bingo Look Book Nook
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WE WANT YOU TO JOIN THE MONTECITO ASSOCIATION
HERE ARE 45 REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD
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WHO WORK TO KEEP MONTECITO SUCH A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE.
AS ALICE VAN DE WATER SAYS: MONTECITO DIDNT JUST HAPPEN
THE MONTECITO ASSOCIATION HAS BEEN WORKING FOR 65 YEARS TO KEEP MONTECITO BEAUTIFUL.
BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE
Lisa Atwill
Darlene Bierig
Helen Buckley
Caryl Crahan
Mindy Denson
Deirdre Hanssen
Lee Ann Madden
Andrea Newquist
Dana Newquist
Nina Terzian
Jo Tompson
Willard Tompson
John & Christy Venable
Ann McWilliams
Kelly Mahan
Ted Urschel
Tom Schleck
Jean von Wittenberg
LAND USE COMMITTEE
Frank Abatemarco
Tom Bollay
Dorinne Lee Johnson
Dave Kent
Tom Kern
Monica Brock Peterson
Martha Siegel
Maurice Singer
Bob Short
Dick Tielscher
John Watson
SPECIAL PROJECTS COMMITTEE
Montecito Community Foundation
Montecito Association
Joanne Rapp
Alice Van de Water
Judith Ishkanian
Ruthie Green
Tom Tomas
John Venable
Mindy Denson
Richard Nordlund
VILLAGE FOURTH PARADE & PICNIC
Diane Pannkuk
Dana Newquist
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Richard Nordlund - President
Bob Short - 1st V.P.
Dave Kent - 2nd V.P.
Monica Brock Peterson - Secretary
Tom Kent - Treasurer
Tom Kern
Peter Van Duinwyk
Evan Aptaker
Tom Bollay
J. W. Colin
Jean van Wittenberg
Michael Cook
Gene Sinser
Birgit Gutscher
Mindy Denson
Cindy Feinberg
Dorinne Johnson
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Michael Cook
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MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE
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Richard Nordlund
Tom Schleck
Gene Sinser
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COMMUNICATION COMMITTEE
Tom Schleck
Michael Cook
Cindy Feinberg
Peter van Duinwyk
Tese 45 volunteers plus all those volunteers
who make the Village Fourth such a success
put in their time and efort to protect the
semi-rural nature of Montecito. Tese volun-
teers come from various backgrounds, includ-
ing teachers, principals, lawyers, real estate
agents, CFOs, small-business owners, house-
wives and Montecito Union parents. Tese
volunteers are your neighbors and friends.
We invite you to join them in their eforts
to protect our community. Please clip and
return the membership form to our ofce at
1469 East Valley Road, call us at 805.969.2026,
or visit montecitoassociation.org online to
volunteer for one of our committees.
MUSIC AND ARTS CONSERVATORY PRESENTS
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THEATRE LEAGUE PRESENTS
Second Annual
Santa Barbara 5K VisionWalk
Montecito Diary
by Ann Pieramici
T
ogether, they have raised nearly
$10,000 for their nonproft, a
remarkable feat considering
they are 12-year-old Lily Wash
and 10-year-old Meghan Downing.
Both girls are raising money for the
Foundation Fighting Blindness to help
fund research that could save their
sight.
Obviously, I want to find a cure,
says Santa Barbara Junior High stu-
dent Lily Wash, who was diagnosed
with retinitis pigmentosa (RP) four
years ago. The disease is an inherited
retinal degeneration that begins with
loss of peripheral vision and slowly
progresses over years to involve the
central vision as well. In some cases,
the disease can progress to total vision
loss. Retinitis pigmentosa is not com-
mon, only about 100,000 people in the
U.S. have the diagnosis. Currently, no
effective treatment exists, but research
is ongoing, and significant progress is
expected.
Lilys mom, Rhonda Wash, serves
as co-chair of the second annual Santa
Barbara 5K VisionWalk, which hopes
to raise a total of $50,000 for blind-
ness research. Lilys team, Looking
Out For Lily, is comprised of friends
and family. At last years inaugural
event, Rhonda said she didnt know
what to expect. She set a modest goal
of a few hundred dollars and was
astounded that her daughter raised
$3,000 in just three weeks. My goal
is to double that amount this year,
smiles Lily, who sent an email to all of
her contacts and has been pleasantly
surprised with the outpouring of sup-
port. People that you dont expect, or
dont even know, are willing to give
its amazing.
Lilys team will also be looking
out for Meghans Posse, another
VisionWalk group thats being lead
by Meghan Downing. Downing was
diagnosed with Stargardts disease
just seven months ago. Stargardts is
another, even less common form of
retinal degeneration. Unlike retinitis
pigmentosa, Stargardts begins with
central vision loss, making tasks like
reading difficult. It is a progressive
disease that generally leads to legal
central blindness but the peripheral
vision is preserved.
To date, Meghan has raised $3,700,
thanks in part to her mothers
Facebook posting. Within one day, I
raised several hundred dollars, says
Pearl Francis, Meghans mom, who
also helped her daughter send an
email request to family and friends.
She says Montessori School, where
Meghan attends fourth grade, has
been especially supportive. Meghan
uses a CCTV in class, a device that
enlarges text and images so that
Meghan can see them, and at home
she relies on an iPad.
You dont really recognize
the goodness of people when you
are in a relatively normal situa-
tion, explains Dennis Downing,
Meghans father. The outpouring
of good wishes and generosity weve
received has been an incredibly posi-
tive experience for us.
To make a donation in support of
Looking Out For Lily, or Meghans
Posse, please visit www.fightblind
ness.org/SantaBarbaraVisionWalk.
The 2
nd
Annual 5K VisionWalk is
free and open to the entire commu-
nity and takes place Saturday, April
28 at 10 AM (registration begins at 9
AM), at Chase Palm Parks Carousel
Pavilion. The 5K walkathon aims to
raise $50,000 for research that will
lead to preventions, treatments and
cures for retinal degenerative dis-
eases, including retinitis pigmentosa,
age-related macular degeneration,
Usher syndrome, and Stargardts dis-
ease. The event also includes chil-
drens activities, a bounce house,
refreshments, entertainment, and
more. Dogs and strollers welcome on
the 3.1-mile walk course. MJ
Twelve-year-old Lily Wash
and ten-year-old Meghan
Downing are currently
working hard to raise
money for the Foundation
Fighting Blindness, a non-
profit organization that
strives to fund research
that will provide preven-
tions, treatments, and
cures for people affected
by retinal degenerative
diseases
* If you are the shovel thief, it is not worth a life of looking over your shoulder. Although its a very good shovel.
Confess at: oprahsregretfulshovelthief@gmail.com
Cold Springs Rd.
Highway 192
x
SAFE COMBINATION: L00-R85-L44
(at least) THREE times to the LEFT to 00
RIGHT till you reach 85 for the SECOND time
LEFT till you reach 44
Push the handle down to open safe door.
East
Mountain Dr.
Dear Oprah,
My friend and I hiked up the trail and noticed that the
novel I buried for you, Blue Asylum, is still there.
And no one has returned the stolen shovel.*
Ive been thinking maybe that was kind of an inconvenient
secret place to leave my book for you.
So, Im trying again. I have left another signed copy for
you in a security safe on the side of East Mountain Drive.
Non-Oprahs of Montecito, please do not memorize the
combination, which can be found under the picture of
the safe. Although among you lurks at least one sticky-
fingered shovel-thieving rogue, I believe the rest of
you are honest citizens.
Thank you Oprah.
Hope you like the book!

Your Neighbor in Santa Barbara,
Kathy Hepinstall

Take Cold Springs Rd. from the Montecito Fire Station
on HWY 192. Turn right on East Mountain Dr.
Go about a quarter mile. Safe will be in a clearing
to your left, ten paces from the road.
to a company spokesman, the tenting
was to exterminate an infestation of
drywall termites.
Santa Barbara
Birth Center
The Santa Barbara Birth Center will
host a benefit on Friday, May 11, from
6 pm to 9 pm at the Savoy Nightclub
on State Street. Built in 1889 (the same
year the Moulin Rouge debuted in
Paris), the historic Savoy is an apropos
setting for the cabaret-style event.
Think boas, bows, corsets, feath-
ers, fishnets, flapper dresses, sequins,
suspenders, and tuxedo jackets,
says Talina Hermann, Cabaret co-
chair along with Jill Jeffries Chase.
Cabaret style is not subtle. Bowler
hats or head pieces are de rigueur. And
remember to wear dancing shoes!
The event will feature Fire Fingers
by Nikole, and Autumn Phillips and
her Gypzy Suite Performers doing an
aerial dance overhead. The tour de force
Hip Brazil by Vanessa Isaac will give
a French twist to their dance routine,
as will Nebula Dance Lab, and Fusion
Dance Company. Complimentary spa
treatments by Zen Diva Spa will also
be available.
The silent auction will feature party
books, while the raffle prizes include
a strand of freshwater pearls from
A.H. Gaspar Jewelers and a Hoe Nalu
Stand Up Paddleboard package from
Upright Sports.
All Cabaret proceeds benefit the
Santa Barbara Birth Center, Santa
Barbara Countys only option for
families with low-risk pregnancies
who seek a family-centered birth in
a home-like setting. The Birth Center
provides complete birthing, pre- and
postnatal services to mothers, and
serves as a family and community
resource for pregnancy and childcare
education, support, and counseling.
To learn more about the SBBC visit
www.sbbirthcenter.org.
Tickets for the Cabaret are $50 for
general admission, which includes
entertainment, passed hors doeuvres,
one drink ticket, and complimentary
spa treatments. VIP tickets ($100) are
also available, and include a raffle
ticket, dedicated VIP bartender, com-
plimentary cocktails, passed hors
doeuvres, and spa treatments.
To purchase tickets or for more
information, call 680-4414. The Savoy
is located at 409 State Street.
Montecito
Rotary Latest
Aaron Clark and Robert Mislang
have been named co-chairs for the
2012 Golf Classic, a Montecito
Rotary Club fundraiser scheduled for
Thursday, May 10, at the Montecito
Country Club. In their roles as co-
chairs Mr. Clark and Mr. Mislang,
both members of the Montecito Rotary
Club, will oversee every aspect the
golf tournament to ensure its success.
Mr. Clark is the principal and co-
founder of Monarch Wealth Strategies,
in addition to being its president and
CEO. He currently serves on the board
of the Montecito Rotary Club, and
was also an advocate on the Financial
Abuse Specialist Team for Santa
Barbara County and served on the
board of the Mental Wellness Center.
Mr. Mislang is a vice president
and senior branch manager for the
Montecito Branch of Montecito Bank
& Trust. Prior to his banking career, he
worked for NBC and Fox Television in
sales and marketing.
The funds raised at the 2012 Golf
Classic are earmarked for Santa
Barbara City College scholarships and
12 Rotary grants for area nonprofits.
This popular fundraiser begins with a
shotgun start at 1 pm. The entry fee is
$150 per golfer or $600 per foursome.
For more information on the 2012
Golf Classic, contact club president
Carolyn Brown at 962-2382. MJ
Montecito Rotary 2012 Golf Classic co-chairs
Aaron Clark and Robert Mislang
VILLAGE BEAT (Continued from page 21)
compiled by Flora Kontilis from information supplied by Santa Barbara County
Sheriffs Department, Carpinteria Division
SHERIFFS
BLOTTER
Parked and Possession:
Methamphetamine in Summerland
Saturday, 21 April, 1:53 am Deputy Dickey was patrolling the area of Evans
Street and Wallace Avenue before contacting two parked vehicles in front of
Lookout Park and a private driveway. The occupants of one vehicle told Dickey
that they pulled off the freeway to rest and that their friends were in the other
parked vehicle. Deputies Messmore and Van Winkle arrived for assistance.
Messmore and Dickey approached the other vehicle; male and female occupants
were sleeping in the backseat. When the deputies woke them, the passengers
immediately acted as if they were trying to hide something under a blanket.
The passengers exited the vehicle so deputies could conduct a search. Doing so,
deputies located a womans purse containing a meth pipe in the backseat; depu-
ties also found 18 syringes, a scale, a spoon with burn heroin residue, cotton
swabs razor, 4 white pills, and a bag suspected to contain methamphetamine.
The woman stated the purse was not hers and that she was carrying clothes for
a friend so the purse must be the friends item also. Deputies found the clothes
in the trunk of the car, but asked the woman why the purse was in the backseat,
to which she replied, I dont know how it got there. The deputies placed both
the man and woman under arrest. Once under arrest, the woman admitted to
owning the purse. Deputies discovered the man was under informal parole out
of San Luis Obispo County. A report was taken.
Theft from Local Students Dorm Rooms
Saturday, 21 April, 7:44 pm Deputies Dickey and Van Winkle were dis-
patched to a college on La Paz Road based on reports of a theft from two on-
campus dorm rooms. Dickey and Van Winkle contacted two sets of victims;
one victim stated that she left her dorm room at 1:30 pm on April 21 the door
was unlocked at this time. The two victims returned to their dorm at 5:30 and
discovered both their laptop computers were missing. The victims stated they
suspected a former roommate for the thefts; in the past some of the victims
items have gone missing, and they have discovered those items in the former
roommates possession. The victims also reported that there was a scheduled
photo shoot for residents in the dorm at the time of the robbery; the suspected
former roommate was missing the time of the photo shoot.
Van Winkle contacted two other victims from another dorm room. The vic-
tims stated that they left their laptops in their dorms at 2 pm; the dorm room
was unlocked. They returned to their room at 5:30 pm and discovered both their
MacBook Pro laptops were missing. This set of victims also suspected the same
former roommate for the theft. They told deputies they believed she sold the
laptops to bail her boyfriend out of jail. Deputies contacted the victims former
roommate: she denied any affiliation to the theft and said she has not been in
those dorms since April 18. Campus security is reviewing surveillance cameras
of the incident. A report was taken.
Bicycles Stolen from Residence
Monday, 23 April, 9:53 am Deputy Bordon was dispatched to a residence
on Monte Vista Road based on a burglary report. Upon arriving at the home,
Bordon contacted the victim; he stated that two bicycles were stolen from his
garage on Sunday, April 22, between 3 to 4 pm. Bordon searched the surround-
ing area but did not discover any signs of forced entry; the victim told Bordon
that the garage door was left open the day the theft occurred. A report was
taken. MJ
Hip Brazil member Tina Donaldson, Santa Barbara Birth Centers Julie Schneiderman, Cabaret co-
chairs Talina Hermann and Jill Jeffries Chase, and Vanessa Isaac, founder of Hip Brazil dance troop
(photo credit: Wendy Jenson)
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Earth Day at MUS
T
he MUS Green Team put on
the annual Earth Day event
at Montecito Union with a
Wednesday evening movie and a
full day on Thursday, that included
various exhibitors and hands-on
projects for kids and parents.
Shannon Murray accepted the posi-
tion of Green Team Chair this year
after being promoted from team mem-
ber last year. Her son Aidan is in the
second grade at MUS, and she holds
a Master of Science from the UCSB
Bren School of Environmental Science
& Management. Shannon explains,
The theme this year is that kids
are making a difference in our world
and in Montecito, and we want to
encourage and continue that with
these events. Shannon thanked her
Green Team Subcommittee Chairs,
Kathi King, Brandi Freeman Hughes,
Heidi Winston, Suzanne McCafferty,
MUS Faculty Science Specialist Lynne
Cummings, Lauren Kenly, as well
as MUS Superintendent Tammy
Murphy, Scottie Morrison, Dorothy
Dent, Kathleen Ross, Dagny Dehlsen,
Luis Moro and Cindy Feinberg.
The morning Science Fair had 18
tables displaying every class science
projects, and presentations by Maggie
Sherriffs from the Santa Barbara
Museum of Natural History, and the
Eyes in the Sky Owl Lady who brought
a Barred Owl and Great Horned Owl
for the kids. The lunchtime activi-
ties included demos by solar ener-
gy company Solforces Abe Powell,
Lynne Cummings and her solar
cookie-making oven, Clipper Wind
Powers Director John Reed who
talked about Engineering Initiatives
and the Community Environmental
Councils Kathi King with her Bike
Blender Smoothies.
MUS continues to promote green
policies in the school with its fresh
drinking water fountains, reusable
water bottles and other initiatives for
and by the students.
Pams Last Sing
Musicians Anna Abbey, Jim
Connolly, and Justin Claveria gath-
ered with MUS Music Director Pam
McLendons son Aaron for her last
Spring Sing before retiring from
MUS this school year. Along with
MUS Green Team members post-Earth Day: Shannon Murray, Scottie Morrison, Luis Moro, Dorothy Dent,
Kathi King, Kathleen Ross, Dagny Dehlsen, Heidi Winston and Cindy Feinberg
Surfer and fifth-grader Carter Adams showing off
his handmade backpack
MUS sixth-grader Beck Dehlsen making a smooth-
ie with a Bike Blender at Earth Day
CEO of Solforce Systems, Inc. Abe Powell with Ty Seay and Nick Diebolt while demoing the many uses of
solar energy for daily consumer use
OUR TOWn Page 364
Pam McLendon at her last Spring Sing before her
retirement this year from MUS
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future.
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The editors of this 2012 Consumer Business Review are pleased to be able to list such a
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Mr. Alexanders controversial
departure as CEO of a well-
known Canadian fast-food
chain was hastened by his
fondness for appearing in a
leather thong and noth-
ing else at executive board
meetings
A
few times a year my wife
Lora develops a craving for
pancakes. Some husbands
might ignore such cravings, but I fancy
myself a wonderful husband. One of
the reasons I believe Im a wonderful
husband is because I always try to live
by the Alexander Wonderful Husband
Creed, which is: What my baby wants,
my baby gets as long as it costs less than
ten bucks and it doesnt take much effort
on my part.
A few weeks ago, this pancake jones
hit Lora like a ten-ton pat of butter. It
was nighttime so our choice of restau-
rants that served pancakes was some-
what limited. We picked an eatery
close by because the flapjack monkey
was on Loras back like maple syrup
on Vermont snow. The particular res-
taurant is outside of the 93108 hood,
and doesnt advertise in the Montecito
Journal, so we wont reveal its name
or give it free publicity lets just say
it rhymes with Irrational Hotmouse of
Panflakes (or IHOP).
Once there, Lora ordered like Willie
Sutton might request five thousand
dollars in small bills. Give me a
Rooty Tooty Fresh N Fruity with a
side of Baby Cakes. Get it here quick
and nobody gets hurt.
I like pancakes about as much as
Mel Gibson likes Jewfish on Challah,
so I ordered a pot roast sandwich.
Our waiter put a rush on Loras order
and brought her pancakes seconds
before her cold sweats turned to con-
vulsions. He explained that my sand-
wich would be along soon. In the
meantime, I figured itd be copacetic
to steal one of Loras sausage links.
Thank goodness and Al Gore that my
cell phone has a First Aid app and
I was able to ascertain that a paste of
common table salt and spit will slow
down the flow of blood from a punc-
ture wound.
After a few bites of pancakes, Lora
returned to her kinder, gentler self.
Our waiter brought my meal and a
Lorax Band-Aid for my wound. We
settled into a standard husband/wife
conversation, which after thirty-plus
years can be rather sparse. Most of
the young couple tte--tte is off the
table. For example, I already know her
sign (Aquarius). Im well aware that
her favorite movie is Steel Magnolias
(oh, the horror). And shes quite famil-
iar with my preference in the boxer/
brief debate, though Im thinking
about changing things up and insert-
ing some excitement into our relation-
ship (my only question is thong or
commando?).
We try to keep our conversations
away from religion because shes a
Christian-Buddhist-Hindu-Taoist-
Quilter (yes, quilting is a religion),
and I come from a Catholic father
and Mormon mother, but now lean
toward Rastafarian, so you can imag-
ine the quagmire any discussion
about faith might lead to.
Political conversations are just plain
boring. Im well aware of where Lora
stands on everything from welfare
reform to saving the snowy plover.
Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. Just once
Id love for her to flip-flop and say
something like, We need to stay in
Afghanistan and kick some serious
Taliban butt, or, We need to strength-
en our borders those Canadians are
really mucking things up.
That leaves us with the weather or
grandchildren chat. So, while Lora
talked about our grandsons basket-
ball games and our granddaughters
grades, I grunted and prayed for
some weather. By the time our meal
ended wed driven all the other res-
taurant patrons away with our scin-
tillating banter, and rather than wait
for our check, we sauntered up to
the cash register. Our waiter came
running over with the bill. I handed
it back and said, I dont have my
glasses. Can you just tell me how
much it is?
He said, Sure. He gave it the once
over and said, Thatll be twenty-six,
thirty-nine.
That was well over my Alexander
Wonderful Husband Creed ten dollar
allotment, but it included my meal
also so, what the heck? I handed the
waiter thirty-two dollars.
Lora looked over my shoulder at
the bill and said, Its not twenty-six,
thirty-nine. Its twenty-nine, forty-
six.
The waiter shrugged and said, I
took a shot. I dont have my glasses
either.
I took back the two singles and
gave him a fiver. That retort alone
deserved a generous tip.
We werent home an hour before
Lora said, I have a yen for some
McConnells frozen yogurt.
How many yen will your yen
cost? I said.
Under ten bucks for both of us.
You driving? I asked.
Sure.
I got my sweater. What my baby
wants, my baby gets. MJ
O
pera Santa Barbara closes
out its 2011-12 season this
weekend with one of the
classic mythological stories of love
lost and regained in Glucks Orpheus
and Eurydice. The three-character
plus chorus show features lots of
bravura opportunities for the singer
portraying Orpheus as well as several
dance sequences performed by half a
dozen professional dancers from the
community in an intimate production
at the Lobero Theater.
OSB artistic director Jose Maria
Condemi, who is stage directing the
production, talked about Orpheus ear-
lier this week, in advance of the two
performances on Friday and Sunday
afternoon.
Q. The Greek myth of Orpheus has been
revisited throughout the arts for centuries.
Why do you think it has such an enduring
appeal? And why has the opera lasted for
250 years?
A. For me, the appeal is that the
sense of the opera, once you take
away the classical element, its really
about loss and love and grief. Its
a very human story. It speaks to
everybody. Anyone who has lost any-
thing from a love partner to their
own youth will relate. The power
of the piece is so timeless, that you
can tackle it with a more modern
approach. It has a little bit of every-
thing, which ideally applies anytime
and anyplace. Were not doing a very
stylized Baroque production, but its
also not overly modern. I like to think
of it as timeless too.
Gluck took a different approach with
this piece.
One of the things he wanted to do
was to adhere to noble simplicity. He
didnt want to do something entirely
new which he did anyway, but
it was by taking things away. Right
before Gluck, with Handel and other
Baroque composers, it was all about
heavy ornamental arias and making
the diva shine. It was all about the
music and not about the story. Gluck
went in a different direction. So the
power of the music he wrote is not
only that its quite simple without
being simplistic, but more that its not
contrived. I find that very refreshing
in an opera.
Youre going with a mezzo-soprano
singing the part of Orpheus. Tell me about
that choice.
There are various versions includ-
ing one with a tenor. But we havent
done anything like this before with
a woman singing a mans role here
its part of the operatic tradition
and I wanted to have it represented.
Weve had big successes with Layna
Chianakas before (in Carmen in 2002).
Marnie Breckenridge (who plays
Eurydice) has sung all over the world
and shes someone Ive admired for
a long time. And Angela Cadelago
(LAmour, the goddess of love) was
with us a few years ago as a studio art-
ist, and now shes making her debut
in the role. Shes the perfect artist for
the character. Shes a very practical
kind of goddess, not the flighty, overly
heavenly one.
This kind of a story brings up lots of
emotions. Do you have a takeaway goal for
the audience?
Its not a heavy concept, but it is a
main message: Nothing is permanent,
and that includes suffering. Even in
the darkest moment of your life, if
youre patient, things have a way of
evening themselves out. Theres a
cycle to life. Sad moments turn to joy
in the end Hopefully people will
come without preconceived notions
about the piece or the story. I just did
a bigger version of the same opera,
and I can tell you people were very
moved. Its a beautiful story.
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Season Finale
On Entertainment
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Journal for over ten
years.
Layna Chianakas as Orpheus and Marnie
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royal visit to festival
People who hear Joshua Nelsons
gospel group belting out spirituals
and other rabble-rousing songs at
the Jewish Festival in Oak Park this
Sunday may think theyve wandered
into the wrong ethnic event, partially
because the 35-year-old gospel singer
is an African-American Jew.
There are a whole lot of people
who dont know about us, who dont
realize that Jewish is a religion and a
people not a race, Nelson explained
over the phone from his home in New
Jersey this week. In my world, Im
completely black and Im completely
Jewish. I dont know what to say to
people who think those two worlds
are completely divided.
In the same way that Ray Charles
secularized gospel, Nelson is using
the genre as a new musical approach
to delivering ancient Jewish texts,
prayers and passages. As one review-
er put it, its like decanting old wine in
a new bottle. His soaring vocals recall
the great Mahalia Jackson, a compari-
son thats particularly apt because she
was one of his early and most impor-
tant influences, Nelson said.
I discovered her records at my
grandmothers house when I was
nine. Although I was Jewish, I heard
this sound in her that seemed so
familiar to me. I felt the soul, which
is in every denomination and every
creature on earth. Its the foundation
of human existence. When I heard
that sound in her voice, it didnt mat-
ter that she was singing gospel. It was
incidental to the soul in her voice. So I
mimicked that as a child.
Nelson said he found the music so
revelatory, he had to use it to deliver
the prayers from their old stodgy set-
tings to an upbeat energetic approach
that would reach a new audience.
Theyre a powerful litany to God,
but the tunes, at least for me, didnt
represent the feel of the prayer, he
explained. The power in gospel rep-
resented that feeling more accurately.
Theres the commandment in the bible
that says Sing unto God a new song.
Its our job to make new music so that
new generations can understand the
old texts.
Now known as The Prince of
Kosher Gospel, Nelson said it was
his rabbi who came up with the moni-
ker. Jackson was considered the
Queen of Gospel, so because Im male
and her follower, they called me the
prince. I couldnt be king only God
is the king, as it says in the Hebrew
prayer, melech haolam: King of the
Universe.
Nelson rejects the idea that gos-
pel belongs to Southern Baptists or
Christians in general.
The Africans who came over to
America as slaves werent Christian.
And there wasnt any gospel music.
It was slave songs that were a way of
communicating because they didnt
all speak the same languages. The
first sound that was created was the
groaning and the moaning. We call
that the soul. That has nothing to
do with Jesus its a human cry for
deliverance and it goes far beyond
religious symbol. Its just man trying
to be free. So Im not emulating gospel
music; were continuing an African
tradition that started there, the same
place Judaism did.
But you dont have to be Christian
to sing gospel, neither do you have
to be Jewish to enjoy Kosher gospel,
Nelson said.
The only thing you need to have is
the breath of life. If youre alive, youll
enjoy it.
Joshua Nelson performs Sunday after-
noon at the Santa Barbara Jewish Festival,
which takes place from 11 am 4 pm in
Oak Park. The festival also features Israeli
dancing, singing and more entertainment,
Jewish food and HeBrew Beer, speakers,
live auction and more. For more informa-
tion, call the Jewish Federation of Greater
Santa Barbara at 957-1115 or visit www.
jewishsantabarbara.org.
He can make you
quack like a duck,
but hes no quack
If people think the antics volun-
teers go through on stage when
hypnotist James Kellogg, Jr. per-
forms are trickier than grand illu-
sions, theyre not entirely dreaming.
Kellogg, who got hooked on being
on stage when he won TVs Gong
Greece is demographically insolvent. So its looking to Germany to continue bankrolling its First World lifestyle. Mark Steyn
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The Prince of Kosher Gospel Joshua Nelson
performing at the 2012 Santa Barbara Jewish
Festival Kickoff gala at the Bacara. He will also be
performing Sunday, April 29 at Oak Park. (Photo
credit: Kelsey Crews)
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Andy has attended every Indy 500
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his wife, Dolly, plan to attend again
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has been a trip (via private jet) to the
Indy 500 with the Granatellis, often
bringing in as much as $50,000.
My wife and I had the good fortune
to have joined Andy and the gang
a couple years back (on his dime; I
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that the five-day trip was, for us, like
having received a lifetime achieve-
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the Indianapolis Speedway; we rode
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Can I Have
More Gruel, Sir?
In 2010, Oliver! celebrated 50 years
of active production. Oliver! opened
on Londons West End in 1960 and
came to Broadway in 1963, whereupon
it received a number of Tony awards.
Released as a film in 1968, Oliver! was
awarded six Oscars, including Best
Picture and Best Director. The play has
been revived at least three times on
Broadway in 1984 and in London in
1994 and again in 2008. Dickens origi-
nal novel, Oliver Twist, from which the
musical was developed, was original-
ly published in 1838, so the book and
play have found a ready audience for
going on two centuries! Now, thats
some legs.
If you are an Oliver: fan, the good
news is that Janet Adderlys Santa
Barbara Youth Ensemble Theatre has
chosen the show as its 2012 Lobero
stage production. And, that is good
news indeed, as Ms Adderlys pre-
vious Lobero successes include the
charming How To Succeed In Business
Without Really Trying of two years ago,
and last years exciting West Side Story.
Both were fully produced Broadway
musicals with orchestra, featuring a
large cast of young local talent; none
of the actors in either of the aforemen-
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tioned productions were more than 16
years old. This years Oliver! will fol-
low the same format: hugely talented
kids playing kids (and the occasional
adult) on stage.
The young actors have been pre-
paring for the show since the begin-
ning of September. The following is
an edited version of an interview I
conducted with Ms Adderly in the
Journal offices.
Q. Can you give us a quick summary
of the plot?
A. Oliver! is taken from Charles
Dickens story about a boy (Oliver
Twist) who ends up in one of those
horrible London orphanages [circa
1830s], is sold to a London undertaker
for five British Pounds (a good sum of
money in those days). He was going
to learn how to march in front of
childrens coffins wearing a black hat,
acting more or less as ornamentation
for this undertaker. Instead, Oliver
runs away and meets up with Artful
Dodger, the heartbeat the pulse of
the show in that he is the vision of
the future and optimism and whats
possible if you use your own devices.
So, Oliver then becomes a member of
Fagins gang of thieves. Fagin is the
father figure for all these lost boys and
teaches them how to earn a living in
London picking pockets.
You have earned real respect for your
ability to draw exceptional performances
out of the youngest of actors. Can you tell
us about some of this years standouts?
Where do I start? There are so many
talented kids. Alexander Fell, who
plays Artful Dodger, for example,
has an uncanny ability to morph into
these fully fleshed out, fully layered
portrayals of men and boys. Earlier
this year, he played Harold Hill
believe it or not in the Music Man
(at Center Stage) and was riveting.
Now, hes the Artful Dodger. This
boy, who is all of ten, maybe eleven
years old, is destined to his fathers
chagrin for something in the enter-
tainment business. If I were to wager,
I think Alexander has the ability to do
it all: to write, to produce, to sing, to
act, because for him its effortless; its
organic; its true, and its captivating:
you cannot take your eyes off him.
Julian Dene is our other Artful
Dodger: a little rough and tumble
spitfire, hes also ten years old. I am
looking so forward to seeing the two
of them planting their feet on that big
glorious Lobero stage and just taking
the audience by storm.
Our Olivers have beautiful pristine
Vienna Boys Choir voices that are
going to melt audiences hearts sing-
ing Where Is Love? Its a rare occa-
sion outside of professional theater
where the Olivers are boys. Generally
when you see semi-professional or
community theatre-type situations,
its difficult to find a boy that can
really nail the portrayal of Oliver and
sing those beautiful notes. But weve
got two amazing little guys here in
Santa Barbara: Trevor Hurvitz and
Avery Hughes.
I dont know whats in the water
in Santa Barbara, but the pool of tal-
ent here is deep. Consequentially, we
have three Nancys. (There are four
shows in all and roles are exchanged
so that everyone has a chance to per-
form at least once.)
Theres Julieanna Bartling; she was
Maria in lasts years West Side Story.
She plays Nancy, the wayward girl
with the heart of gold. Nancy is a
powerhouse of a figure who just owns
the stage when shes out there. Thats
why the boys love her. She is the light
on the stage. She is also fiercely pro-
tective of all of them.
All the best roles are textured and
come at you from different ways at the
same time and Hailey Simmons has
this command on stage. Her singing
voice has the rough edges of a rough-
living sort of Nancy, but it also has this
COMInG & GOInG (Continued from page 33)
The effervescent and talented Janet Adderly heads up the Adderly School For The Performing Arts and
is producing and directing the large cast of young actors in Oliver! at the Lobero for two days and four
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beautiful honey-toned finish to it. Her

performance is exactly like her voice.
Shes tough as nails and you know
shed stand up to Bill Sykes (her love
interest, a bad guy, Fagins partner in
crime). Nancy has to be fierce enough
to stand up to him and also have the
warmth and motherliness that these
boys need in their lives. Haily really
has both of them walking side by side.
The third Nancy is Camille Umoff.
She is only eleven years old but is
someone to be reckoned with. She has
the god-given unbelievable voice of
someone so much older. She could be
the next voice.
Chad Vissar, as Fagin, has the act-
ing chops of someone far beyond his
years, where he is able to reference
emotion and performance.
Cooper Umoff, our other Fagin, is
bigger than life; he is almost six feet
tall and thirteen years old. He has a
presence that is already big enough
for Broadway. He just commands the
stage vocally and physically. All the
little kids just love him. Its magical.
Another actor worth mentioning
and they are all worth mentioning is
our youngest member, Ryan Slater, an
exceptional six year old with a power-
ful voice; hes playing Charlie Bates
and sings Id Do Anything.
Janets daughter Alana Adderly

is coming back to stage manage the
show. Theres nobody better, says
Janet. Alana just finished doing an
ABC film musical called Elixir in
Pittsburgh. She had so much fun
with that, Janet reveals, that she
decided to go on to New York with
one of the dancers in the show, and to
visit her dad, Nat Adderly Jr. While
in New York, Alana started singing
at Birdland. When not performing at
Birdland, she and her father tour the
country with his band doing an hom-
age to Nats uncle, jazz saxophonist
great Cannonball Adderly (Mercy,
Mercy, Mercy).
Rounding things out is Melissa
Chait, their choreographer. She just
sort of fell into my lap, Janet says
with wonderment in her voice. Chait
lives in L.A., is a mother of two and
a veteran of five Broadway shows,
including the revival of Grease oppo-
site Rosie ODonnell. Melissa played
Glenda in Wicked, was in Thoroughly
Modern Millie, and played the lead in
Titanic on Broadway. Why she has
taken it upon herself, Janet says,
to schlep up to Santa Barbara twice
a week to work with these kids is
beyond me, but, she adds gleefully,
I am forever grateful.
Oliver! will be at the Lobero Theater
Saturday May 12 at 2 pm and 6 pm, and
Sunday May 13 at 2 pm and 6 pm. Call
805.963.0761 for tickets and info.
Tarzan
A Sold-Out Smash Hit
Im pleased to report that Tarzan
at Dos Pueblos High School was a
smashing success. Word of mouth
(and a little publicity from Montecito
Journal a week before the opening)
propelled ticket sales. Demand for
tickets was so strong that not only
was the 750-seat Elings Performing
Arts Center sold out for the final
show, but there were also at least one
hundred disappointed men, women,
and children, turned away at the
door.
Into The Woods Opens
Santa Barbara High School Drama
Teacher Otto Layman and his high
school cast will be delving Into The
Woods, with music and lyrics by
Broadway bad boy Stephen Sondheim,
book by James Lapine, beginning
Friday April 27.
The musical premiered on Broadway
in 1987 and earned Joanna Gleason a
Tony as Best Actress in a Musical. The
plot revolves around the skewing of a
quartet of Grimm fairy tales and their
Some of the cast of Oliver! The Musical (from left) include: Julian Dene (Artful Dodger), Trevor Hurvitz
(Oliver), Hailey Simmons (Nancy), Avery Hughes (Oliver), Alexander Fell (Artful Dodger) (photo credit:
Roberto Liera)
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Advanced Band Director Ron Zecher,
the fourth- and fifth-grade band stu-
dents and chorus performed a stellar
live concert of jazz classics for their
fellow students, parents and guests.
Aaron, a jazz drummer in his own
right, flew in from New York City to
honor his mother by sitting in with
the band.
A most dignified Pam led the pace
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Much loved and thanked by all who
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The jazz songs played were Good
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Horn, Take the A Train, Jumpin
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Thing and the program concluded
with Ive Got Rhythm.
Aaron took a moment to lend his
commentary to define how we all feel.
Aaron expressed, To say that Pam is
irreplaceable is an understatement, as
for over forty years she has proven
time and again the value of music
education in schools. She will truly be
missed. MJ
OUR TOWn (Continued from page 27)
Musicians gather with Montecito Union Music Director Pam McLendon at her last Spring Sing: Anna
Abbey, Jim Connolly, Justin Claveria, Pam and her son Aaron
Advanced Band Director Ron Zecher at the piano
with the Montecito Union Band, performing jazz
favorites at the Spring Sing
Tears of joy as Pam McLendon is celebrated at her
last Spring Sing before her retirement this year
from MUS
Pam McLendon has been enthusiastically directing students at Montecito Union for forty years
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Cinderella), and takes them further
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intended. There is also a baker and his
wife whose hopes of having a baby
require them to fool and/or cajole the
fairytale characters, thrown into the
mix.
Cast members include Griffin
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Cusimano, Allison Lewis, Julia
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Westmont College
Your Westmont
Alum Plants new Garden for Cafeteria
by Scott Craig photos by Brad Elliott
A
lumnus Anthony Waldrop
11 cultivated his love for
environmental sustainability
while a student at Westmont. Waldrop
has now spearheaded an effort to
provide campus-grown produce for
Westmonts dining services. He has
built a 6,000-square-foot garden on
the southern end of campus and has
plans to build another 7,000-square-
foot garden on the western edge.
Waldrop, an employee of Sodexo,
which provides dining services to
Westmonts Dining Commons, has
attracted about 40 student volunteers.
Together, they have harvested about
200 pounds of lettuce, peas, onions,
carrots and cilantro.
Over the past eight weeks, the
Westmont Garden has been able to
provide 17 percent of the salad-bar
lettuce mix. In the summer well
be planting bell peppers, jalapenos,
many varieties of tomatoes, eggplant,
squash, corn and pumpkins as well,
Waldrop says. We hope to produce
as much food as we can, but our main
goal is to use the garden as an educa-
tional resource for the Westmont com-
munity through volunteering, intern-
ships, awareness and events.
The results have been fruitful. On
April 5, volunteers plucked about 10
pounds of carrots from the garden,
washed them and offered them in
the Dinning Commons. They were
gone in 45 minutes. The campus
response has been phenomenal, he
says. Awareness of the garden has
increased considerably this year and
so has our volunteer base.
The Westmont community is
becoming more aware about the ori-
gins of its food and the implications
of food production upon our world.
We want to continue to build stu-
dent involvement, creating a sense of
responsibility over the food that we
are eating.
While at Westmont, Waldrop
was involved with Westmont Earth
Ministry, devoted to encouraging stu-
dents to adopt a more sustainable life-
style, and Westmont A Rocha, which
fosters a Biblical view of environ-
mental stewardship through educa-
tion and service. He spent a semester
studying in Costa Rica, learning more
about environmentalism. He also trav-
eled to a summit at Eastern University
held by Renewal, a Christian creation
care network for students.
After graduating in 2011, Waldrop
spent three months interning with A
Rocha Santa Barbara on their three-
acre farm, growing produce for the
underserved communities of Santa
Barbara. Since Sodexo hired him in
September 2011, he has visited the
UC Davis dining services team to
learn from its sustainability initia-
tives. He also co-presented a paper,
Developing a Garden Program
at your Sodexo Site, at SEED, the
regional sustainability conference for
Sodexo.
I have been extremely blessed by
this opportunity from Sodexo to fulfill
a dream that I had during my time at
Westmont, he says.
The Fever Spreads
to new Theater Space

Mitchell Thomas, Westmont theatre
arts professor and department chair,
performs a one-man show, The Fever,
written by Wallace Shawn and winner
of the 1991 Obie award for best play,
April 26-28 all at 8 pm in Westmonts
new black-box theater, the Space, adja-
cent to Porter Theatre. General admis-
sion tickets may be purchased for $10
at the box office or by calling (805)
565-7140. Additional performances
are Sunday, April 29, at 8 pm at Trinity
Episcopal Church Parish Hall, 1500
State Street, and Wednesday, May 2,
at 8 pm at Municipal Winemakers, 22
Anacapa Street, in downtown Santa
Barbara.
Thomas, who recently played
Gustav in Creditors at the Ensemble
Theatre Company, first performed The
Fever last spring in Santa Barbara, Los
Angeles, Spokane and London. It is
an extremely well-written and pro-
vocative piece of theater that is chal-
lenging to me as both an actor and as
a person, he says.
The Fever, directed by Maurice Lord,
asks in a highly original way if its
possible or even right for a sensitive
person to be happy in todays world.
The Fever gets under your skin, pos-
ing important questions about what it
means to be human and what it means
to live with privilege, Thomas says.
Thomas one-man, tour-de-force
performance inaugurates Westmonts
new intimate theater space. I have
been more than thrilled with the spir-
ited debates and lively discussions
weve had following our first round
of performances, Thomas says. The
Space is a fantastic addition to the the-
ater facilities at Westmont with an inti-
mate environment that is perfect for a
one-person show like The Fever.
In October, Thomas starred in the
Westmont College Festival Theatre/
Lit Moon Theatre Company co-pro-
duction of Peer Gynt. In November,
he produced Tim Crouchs England at
the Santa Barbara Museum of Art. He
has won many awards, including the
2008 Arlin G. Meyer Prize, awarded
biennially to a full-time faculty mem-
ber from a college or university in
the Lilly Fellows Program National
Network.
Polo Team Finishes
Second in U.S.
For the second time in five years, the
Westmont Mens Polo Team finished
second in the U.S. Polo Association
Intercollegiate Polo Championships,
falling to the University of Virginia
17-23 on April 22 at Cornell University
in New York. The Warriors beat
Colorado State University 23-18
on April 18 and the University of
Connecticut 22-13 on April 20 to
advance to the finals against the
Cavaliers.
They are a model American team of
true gentlemen with amazing athletic
prowess, says coach John Westley of
Santa Barbara Polo School. Its not so
bad to be the second best college team
in the U.S.
Warriors Patrick and Wiley Uretz
of Malibu were named to the four-
member U.S.P.A. All-Star Polo Team.
Wiley also won the Sportsmanship
Award for the tournament. This years
team included sophomores David
Samaniego of Rancho Santa Fe and
Ky Koebele of Saint Paul, Minnesota.
The Warriors won the U.S.P.A.
Western Regional Intercollegiate
Tournament for the second consecu-
tive year on April 1. Westmont won
the Western Regionals three years
in a row from 2007-2009 and near-
ly won a national championship in
2007, losing 12-8 to Texas A&M in
the finals.
Polo became a club sport on campus
12 years ago, but students were unable
to field a team until seven years ago.
The team practices with Westley at the
Santa Barbara Polo and Racquet Club
and plays games on weekends, riding
horses on loan from the Santa Barbara
Youth Polo Association. MJ
Students harvest
carrots in a new
campus garden
The Fever will
be the first
performance in
Westmonts new
black-box theater,
the Space
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inspired by neighborhood pizzerie and
enoteche in Italy. Here the focus is on
artisanal pizzas and antipasti, with classic
toppings like fresh mozzarella, seafood, black
truffes, and sausage. Salads, innovative
appetizers and an assortment of salumi and
formaggi round out the menu at this casual,
fast-paced eatery. Private dining for up to 32
guests. Both the ristorante and the pizzeria
are open for lunch Monday thru Saturday
(11:30 am to 2 pm) and dinner seven nights a
week (from 5 pm).
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,
halibut, 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 week-
ends. MJ
Show at age 10, is not only a licensed
and board certified hypnotherapist,
hes also a master magician whos
a member of every important orga-
nization in the field. But his tricks
with hypnosis are magical enough
that hes left audiences laughing at
showrooms and fairgrounds across
the land for decades.
Kellogg performs three times a
day on the main stage at the Santa
Barbara Fair & Expo through this
weekend. He answered a few prob-
ing questions over the phone earlier
this week. At least we think he did;
maybe it was just a strong sugges-
tion.
Q. Who makes a good subject for
hypnosis?
A. Everybody can be hypnotized.
If youre reading this article, youre
smart enough to be hypnotized. Its
more difficult if youre overly intoxi-
cated or cant focus for some other
reason. Or if you dont want to, it
wont happen either. You cant be
hypnotized against your will. You
have to truly volunteer. If youre
forced on stage it doesnt work. I can
usually tell within the first twenty
seconds who really wants to be up
there. The other ones go back to their
seats.
So its about letting go.
Yes, exactly. If youre fighting it,
you wont be hypnotized.
You do hypnosis both for therapy-
behavioral change and entertainment.
How do they compare for you?
The main difference is I get to
make people laugh at the show and
have a really good time. With cli-
ents, I get to help people change
their lives. So one is rewarding and
the other is more fulfilling Either
way, its about removing obstacles
to being in your highest state You
see someone dancing up on stage
and the wife is thinking he never
dances, but thats because he was
always embarrassed. But hes safe
and secure in hypnosis and can real-
ly be himself.
What are some of the zanier things
youve had people do on stage?
Its not about one crazy thing
because I usually work with the
whole group. Im told my show
flows really smoothly Its almost
like a rollercoaster ride. We start
off slow on stage. You have to ease
into the comfort zone to have people
react the way you want them to. So
its like the big climb up the hill.
Then once everybodys under and
feeling okay, its like the coaster is
going down fast and looping around
and left and right thats how the
show comes across. It gets to the
point where theyre literally scream-
ing because theyre having so much
fun.
Why are people willing to do such
strange things on stage when theyre
hypnotized? And could you get them to
do something thats truly dangerous?
How is the line drawn?
They operate within their own
inner comfort zone. Theyre so
relaxed that the little things dont
matter, but the safety factor is still
there. They wouldnt go jump off a
building, for example. Our subcon-
scious mind is always active. Thats
why you can drive a car without
really paying complete attention but
still react quickly to the brake lights
in front of you.
The schedule for James Kellogg, Jr.s
performances at the Santa Barbara Fair
& Expo is available online at www.earl
warren.com/pdfs/SBFE2012-Schedule.
pdf. The shows are free with admission.
For more details, call 687-0766 or visit
www.earlwarren.com.
Pop Tarts
Being compared to early Jackson
Browne might seem like hyperbole,
but Griffin Houses deeply emotion-
al singing, literate lyrics and haunting
melodies really do recall JB in his Late
for the Sky era (he even covered These
Days for the Everwood soundtrack
album). Check it out for yourself
when House is in the house at SOhO
on Thursday. Also that night, Benise,
featuring the lightning quick guitar
antics of the groups flamenco-fla-
vored leader Roni Benise, tear it up
at the Chumash Casino, and the San
Antonio trio Girl in a Coma play
their winning mix of mix of punk,
tejano, rockabilly, classic rock and
roll, rancheras, indie rock and bal-
lads at UCSBs marvelously intimate
MultiCultural Center (and tickets are
just $15). In Ventura on Thursday,
youve got a choice between the veter-
an Wisconsin-based indie-folk singer-
songwriter Peter Mulvey who has
no less than 18 albums to his name at
If you wear a short enough skirt, the party will come to you Dorothy Parker
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Hypnotist James Kellogg, Jr. brings his entertain-
ing show to the Santa Barbara Fair & Expo at
Earl Warren Showgrounds Wednesday, April 25
through Sunday, April 29
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RIVIERA
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ARLINGTON
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2:25 4:50 7:15
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2:10 4:30 7:00
2:40 5:00 7:30
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1:30 4:20 7:10 9:55
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Fri-Sun - 1:00 4:05 7:10 10:15
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MIDNIGHT SHOW!
THURSDAY, MAY 3!
+ MARVELS
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Fri & Mon-Thu - 5:00 7:40
Sat/Sun - 2:15 5:00 7:40
+ THE FIVE-YEAR
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+ THE RAVEN (R)
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Mon-Thu - 2:30 5:15 7:50
SALMON FISHING IN
THE YEMEN (PG-13)
Fri/Sat - 1:10 3:50 6:30 9:00
Sun - 1:10 3:50 6:30
Mon-Thu - 2:20 5:00 7:30
MIRROR MIRROR (PG)
Fri-Sun - 3:40 6:40
Mon-Thu - 4:40 7:20
BULLY (PG-13)
Fri/Sat- 1:20 9:10
Sun- 1:20 Mon-Thu - 2:10
225 N. Fai rvi ew - Gol eta
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Gabrielle Union (PG-13)
+ (*) THINK LIKE A MAN
Fri/Sat - 1:20 4:10 7:00 9:40
Sun - 1:20 4:10 7:00
Mon-Thu - 2:00 5:00 7:40
DisneyNature Presents
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Sat - 12:10 2:20 4:40
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RIVIERA
2044 Alameda Padre Serra - S.B.
ARLINGTON
1317 State Street - 963-4408
+++++ Metropolitan Theatres +++++
BAND OF MISFITS
2:25 4:50 7:15
CHIMPANZEE (G)
2:10 4:30 7:00
2:40 5:00 7:30
JIRO DREAMS OF SUSHI (PG)
Fri & Mon-Thu - 5:00 7:30
Sat/Sun - 2:00 5:00 7:30
THE DEEP BLUE SEA (R)
Fri & Mon-Thu - 5:15 7:45
Sat/Sun - 2:15 5:15 7:45
TITANIC (PG-13)
Daily - 2:30 7:00 Except...
No Shows Sunday & Tuesday!
MIDNIGHT - Thursday, May 3
+ MARVELS
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Fri/Sat - 1:45 4:40 7:30 9:55
Sun - 1:45 4:40 7:30
Mon-Thu - 2:40 5:20 8:00
Fri/Sat - 1:15 4:00 7:00 9:30
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Mon-Thu - 5:10 7:40
Fri/Sat - 2:00 4:50 7:20 9:40
Sun - 2:00 4:50 7:20
Mon-Thu - 2:50 5:30 7:50
AMERICAN REUNION (R)
Fri-Sun- 4:20 Mon-Thu- 2:30
+ THE FIVE-YEAR
ENGAGEMENT (R)
Fri-Sun - 1:10 4:00 7:00 9:55
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1:30 4:20 7:10 9:55
Thu 5/3 - 1:30 4:20 7:10
+ THE RAVEN (R)
Fri-Sun - 1:30 4:45 7:30 10:10
Mon-Wed -
2:10 5:00 7:30 10:10
Thu 5/3 - 2:10 5:00 7:30
+ SAFE (R)
Fri-Sun - 2:00 4:30 7:20 9:45
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Thu 5/3 - 2:20 4:40 7:20
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Fri-Sun - 1:50 5:00 7:40 10:00
Mon-Wed -
1:50 5:10 7:40 10:00
Thu 5/3 - 1:50 5:10 7:40
Fri-Sun - 1:00 4:05 7:10 10:15
Mon-Thu - 1:40 4:50 8:00
MIDNIGHT SHOW!
THURSDAY, MAY 3!
+ MARVELS
FOOTNOTE (PG)
Fri & Mon-Thu - 5:00 7:40
Sat/Sun - 2:15 5:00 7:40
+ THE FIVE-YEAR
ENGAGEMENT (R)
Fri/Sat - 1:00 4:00 7:00 9:45
Sun - 1:00 4:00 7:00
Mon-Thu - 2:00 4:50 7:40
+ THE RAVEN (R)
Fri/Sat - 1:30 4:20 7:15 9:55
Sun - 1:30 4:20 7:15
Mon-Thu - 2:30 5:15 7:50
SALMON FISHING IN
THE YEMEN (PG-13)
Fri/Sat - 1:10 3:50 6:30 9:00
Sun - 1:10 3:50 6:30
Mon-Thu - 2:20 5:00 7:30
MIRROR MIRROR (PG)
Fri-Sun - 3:40 6:40
Mon-Thu - 4:40 7:20
BULLY (PG-13)
Fri/Sat- 1:20 9:10
Sun- 1:20 Mon-Thu - 2:10
225 N. Fai rvi ew - Gol eta
FAIRVIEW
FIESTA 5
METRO 4
CAMINO REAL
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Hollister & Storke - GOLETA
Courtyard Bar Open
Fri. & Sat. - 4:00 - 8:00
PASEO NUEVO
8 W. De La Guerra Pl. - S.B.
PLAZA DE ORO
371 Hi t chcock Way - S. B.
+ Denotes Subject to
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t hru Thursday, May 3
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in 2D:
in 3D:
in 3D & 2D
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Paseo Nuevo Camino Real
JIRO DREAMS OF SUSHI (PG) Plaza De Oro
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+ (*) THE PIRATES! BAND OF MISFITS (PG)
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THURSDAY, APRIL 26
Dance master returns In the 30
years since he founded his self-titled dance
company, Mark Morris has created more
than 130 works for his dancers. During the
same period, he also served as director of
dance at the Belgian opera house Thtre
Royal de la Monnaie for three years,
founded the White Oak Dance Project with
Mikhail Baryshnikov, and choreographed
productions for the Metropolitan Opera
and the San Francisco Ballet. But his
accomplishments go far beyond sheer
productivity; Morris bring a fresh approach
to the classical genre, blending wit and
grace with astonishing musicality, leading
critics to hail his remarkable creativity
and note his genius (in fact, hes also
received one of those MacArthur genius
Fellowships). Lauded as Our Mozart
of modern dance by the Washington
Post and the most prodigiously gifted
choreographer of the post-Balanchine
era by Time magazine, Morris also has
a commitment to working with live music,
which has been incorporated into Mark
Morris Dance Company performance since
1996. The companys own ensemble will
provide the musical accompaniment for
tonights program at the Granada which
wraps up UCSB A&Ls generous dance
season at the downtown venue featuring
2003s All Fours, danced to Bartks
String Quartet No. 4 that contrasts two sets
of dancers using the composers concept of
cells and 2001s V set to a Schumann
quintet. Between them, the company offers
the local premiere of Festival Dance, a
celebratory piece evoking joy and mirth
as six couples move about the stage in a
blissful pastoral set to a lyrical piano trio
by Johann Nepomuk Hummel, which was
created just last year in celebration of
MMDGs 30th anniversary. WHEN: 8pm
WHERE: Granada Theatre, 1214 State
Street COST: $35-45 INFO: 899-2222,
www.granadasb.org, 893-3535 or www.
ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu
Hes got The Fever Westmont
theatre arts department chair Mitchell
Thomas had to cancel his revival of the
one-man show The Fever last month when
he was called in as a late replacement for
the role of Gustav in Ensemble Theaters
recent production of Creditors. With
barely time to catch his breath, Thomas
now returns to Wallace Shawns mightily
original work, the winner of the 1991
Obie award for best play. Thomas, who is
a member of both Actors Equity and SAG,
frst performed The Fever last spring in
Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, Spokane and
London in a pop-up theater collaboration
with Genesis Wests Maurice Lord. The
run-and-gun format of the play that asks
in a highly original way if its possible
or even right for a sensitive person to be
happy in todays world will return after this
weekends shows inaugurate Westmonts
new intimate black box theater called
The Space. Pleased with the debate and
discussion provoked by last seasons
performances, Mitchell said hes thrilled
to be returning to a work that gets under
your skin and poses important questions
about what it means to be human and
what it means to live with privilege.
WHEN: Tonight through Saturday at
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FRIDAY, APRIL 27
Bell curve Actually it wasnt a curveball
at all when violinist Joshua Bell became
the new music director of Academy of St.
Martin in the Fields last September, replacing
Sir Neville Marriner, who formed the British
chamber orchestra way back in 1958. After
all, Bell, a true classical music superstar who
frst came to national attention at 14, frst
performed with ASMF back in 1986, when
he was just 18, and has been a frequent
soloist ever since. By now the Grammy-
winning violinist is equally at home as a
recitalist, soloist, orchestra leader and even
composer who creates his own cadenzas for
many concertos. The ensemble the worlds
most-recorded chamber orchestra with some 500 sessions to its credit as well as
nearly 100 live concerts each year will be playing an all-Beethoven program at
the Granada on Friday. Bell, featured soloist at the 2010 Nobel Prize Concert, takes
the spotlight for the composers Violin Concerto in D Major, op. 61, but will conduct
the remainder of the program Coriolan Overture, op. 62, and Symphony No. 7
in A Major, op. 92 from the concertmasters seat, much as Marriner himself did in
the Academy of St Martin in the Fields early days. WHEN: 8pm WHERE: Granada
Theatre, 1214 State Street COST: $45-$90 (Gold Circle $150, which includes VIP
seating and an exclusive champagne reception at intermission) INFO: 899-2222,
www.granadasb.org, 893-3535 or www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu

SATURDAY, APRIL 28
Body and Soul The 15th annual Ojai
Playwrights Conference doesnt take place until
August, but the big-name stars show up tonight
for the organizations beneft gala that supports
the week-long conference. OPC Artistic Director-
Producer Robert Egan has once again created
a special show for the event, with the all-star
cast featuring (in alphabetical order) Patrick
J. Adams, Marcia Gay Harden, Megan
Mullally, Nick Offerman, Zachary Quinto,
Steven Weber and Noah Wyle, among
others. Following the performance, the festivities
continue at St. Thomas Aquinas Hall with music,
martinis, a gourmet dinner prepared by celebrity
chef Michael Hollingsworth, a live auction
and the 2012 OPC Awards, honoring award-winning playwright Bill Cain who
has developed several plays at the conference, including How To Write a New
Book for the Bible and Equivocation, which was produced at the Geffen Playhouse
and Oregon Shakespeare Festival and Emmy-decorated actress and OPC Board
Member Dana Delany. WHEN: 5:30pm WHERE: Matilija Auditorium, Ojai
COST: $90 show only, $225 with gala dinner INFO: www.ojaiplays.org
Westmont, plus Sunday at Trinity Episcopal
Church Parish Hall (1500 State Street) and
Wednesday at Municipal Winemakers (22
Anacapa Street); all shows at 8pm COST:
$10 INFO: 565-7140
FRIDAY, APRIL 27
All in theModern Family This
free public conference from the Carsey-
Wolf Center at UCSB and the schools
Department of Film and Media Studies
on scripted television situation comedies
both explores the genres historical
impact on the culture and society, and
celebrates the creative process that has
seen sitcoms thrive across demographics
for generations. Montecito residents Cheri
and Bill Steinkellner, who wrote and
executive produced some of the best
seasons of Cheers, are among the large
gathering of professionals who have
worked in comedy both in front of and
behind the cameras as well scholars and
entertainment journalists participating
in the day-long series of workshops,
speakers and panel discussions. The
Steinkellners join writers from M*A*S*H,
The Simpsons, The Jeffersons and Frasier
in a writers workshop. Lisa Kudrow
(Friends, Web Therapy), and Barnet
Kellman (director on Murphy Brown
and Mad About You) are part of a panel
dubbed Short Talks. Former longtime LA
Times TV critic Howard Rosenberg
and Phil Rosenthal (creator of
Everybody Loves Raymond) discuss
why TV sitcoms matter, and Steven
Levitan, creator of the current hit Modern
Family, screens the shows pilot and
discusses the role of a creator/show runner
followed by a Q&A session to wrap up
the conference. WHEN: 10:30am-9pm
WHERE: Pollock Theater, UCSB Campus
COST: free INFO: 893-4637 or www.
carseywolf.ucsb.edu/Pollock
SATURDAY, APRIL 28
Music with MERIT A dozen local
student musicians perform chamber works
by Handel, Bach, Ibert, Haydn and others
in a free concert marking the conclusion
of the spring season of MERIT Extended,
the Music Academy of the Wests
annual chamber music training program
for area instrumentalists. The participants
range in age from 10 to 18 and hail from
locales ranging from Ventura and Ojai
toward the south, and Arroyo Grande
up north. The four chamber ensembles
that are part of the program are led this
time around by violinist Mary Beth
Woodruff, who serves as artistic director
and conductor for the local instructional
program Santa Barbara Strings; Santa
Barbara Symphony Principal Trombonist
Andy Malloy; harpist and MAW
alumna Marcia Dickstein; and futist
Linda Holland, who directs the Music
Academys MERIT Program. WHEN: 3pm
WHERE: Hahn Hall, Music Academy of
the West, 1070 Fairway Road COST: free
INFO: 687-6875
MoNDAY, APRIL 30
The Ives have it The innovative
bi-continental Ives Quartet who were
inspired by the passionate artistic
commitment and unique temperament of
American composer Charles Ives arent
playing any works by their namesake
this time through town. But that doesnt
mean theyre eschewing their love for
new and rarely heard pieces. In fact,
26 April 3 May 2012 MONTECITO JOURNAL 43 Spring is when you feel like whistling even with a shoe full of slush Doug Larson

SATURDAY, APRIL 28
Carp diem Carpinteria Beautiful
presents its 15th annual Home and
Garden Tour showcasing fve homes
within the city limits including a
contemporary beachfront getaway,
newly renovated side-by-side cottages
near the beach, a totally remodeled
neighborhood home with a green
philosophy, a spacious two-story
Craftsman, and a hillside bungalow
with ocean view and an amazing garden. Dont forget to wear comfortable shoes for
walking around the properties. WHEN: 11am-5pm COST: $25 (includes self-guiding
tour map) INFO: 684-9328 or www.carpinteriabeautiful.org

TUESDAY, MAY 1
Arunjuez to Italia! Thats the alluring title for
the Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestras 2011-
12 season fnale concert and with a fery soloist
and a meaty program; the music should prove
even more intriguing. Jason Vieaux, who the
New York Times hailed in 2010 as one of the
youngest stars of the guitar world, performs
Joaquin Rodrigos Concierto de Arunjuez to
close out the frst half after maestro Heiichiro
Ohyama conducts Respighis Ancient Airs
and Dances, Suite No. 3, which was written
for strings alone and is based on several works
including a lute piece by Jean-Baptiste Besard
and a work for Baroque guitar by Ludovico Roncalli. Post-intermission, the season
closes with Mendelssohns Symphony No. 4, Op. 90 in A Major (Italian). And
even at this late date, the Free Concert Seat for Families program is in force, meaning
students age 10-18 can attend with their parents for free. WHEN: 7:30pm WHERE:
Lobero Theater, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. COST: $42 & $47 (Student rush $10)
INFO: 963-0761 or www.lobero.com
theyre sandwiching an as-yet untitled
piece commissioned for them by Deborah
Lurie between Mozarts Quartet in D
Major, K.575, and Debussys Quartet
in g minor, Op.10. Obviously, we dont
know anything about the new work, but
if Monday nights concert is anything like
their appearance at the museum almost
exactly two years ago, youll get lots of
insight not only into the new commission,
but also fascinating information about the
much more familiar pieces, shedding new
light and joy on the listening experience.
And the Mary Craig Auditorium is a small,
acoustically-fne space to feast on the
music. WHEN: 7:30pm WHERE: Santa
Barbara Museum of Art, 1130 State Street
COST: $19 general ($4 discount for
museum members) INFO: 963-4364 ext.
400 or www.sbma.net

TUESDAY, MAY 1
May Day celebration This annual
celebration of mid-spring from Santa
Barbara Revels features some of the
companys most popular presentations,
including performances by the Revels
Morris Men and the Pacifc Sword
Company, plus Ken Ryals leading
members and anyone else through folk and
traditional songs celebrating the season.
Join in for the traditional circle around the
Maypole. Best of all, it takes place right
after work, outdoors, and is absolutely
free! WHEN: 5pm WHERE: Center Court
at Paseo Nuevo Mall COST: free INFO:
565-9357 or www.santabarbararevels.org
Sedaris redux As a university-
sponsored arts organization also linked to
the community, UCSBs Arts & Lectures is
charged with cultural enrichment, which
is normally fulflled by searching far and
wide for new voices and emerging talent to
appear on the schedule with experienced
performers who likely havent been to town
for a while. But how can you not book
David Sedaris every year when the
National Public Radio humorist and best-
selling author called maybe the funniest
man alive (by Time Out New York) loves
doing his thing at the Arlington just about
as much as the city loves to come out and
hear him. As usual, Tuesday night Sedaris
will read from his works, offering his droll
assessments and cultural euphemisms that
partially defne into his hilarious storytelling.
And, were told, hell also take questions
from the audience, which given the inanity
of human nature is often the funniest part of
the show. WHEN: 8pm WHERE: Arlington
Theater, 1317 State Street COST: $25-$45
INFO: 963-440, www.thearlingtontheatre.
com, 893-3535 or www.ArtsAndLectures.
UCSB.edu MJ
Zooeys, and the nearly 25-year-old
Los Angeles-based Cuban-American/
Latino hip hop group Cypress Hill at
the Ventura Theater
This weeks best bet: Oscar-
nominated actor John C. Reillys
show at SOhO on Friday, who played
Dewey Cox in the biopic parody Walk
Hard. Reilly is actually an accom-
plished alt-country singer-songwriter
who did his own singing and wrote
some of the songs on the movies
soundtrack; he received a Grammy
nod for his work. Late last year he
went into the studio with Jack White
emerging with two singles: A cover
of The Delmore Brothers Gonna
Lay Down My Old Guitar, per-
formed with Tom Brosseau, and Ray
Prices Ill Be There If You Want,
performed with Becky Stark. Reilly,
Brosseau and Stark will all be on
hand at SOhO Friday night
Big doings on Saturday night, the
veteran bluesy-pop band Blood, Sweat
& Tears (Spinning Wheel, Youve
Made Me So Very Happy) perform
at the Granada (unfortunately sans
sometimes lead singer David Clayton-
Thomas), Chicago-based singer-song-
writer Joe Pug plugs in at SOhO, the
keenly insightful and funny acoustic
duo Berkley-Hart returns to Trinity
Backstage, and the local jazz chan-
teuse Nicole Lvoffs trio (Randy Tico,
bass; Woody DeMarco, piano) plays
at Andersens Restaurant
Sundays return of banjoist-come-
dian Steve Martin with the Steep
Canyon Rangers to the Granada is
long since sold out, but you can still
find space at SOhO where mid-20s
singer-songwriter Nick Waterhouse,
an R&B fanatic who combines an
uncanny old-school sensibility with
a charged, contemporary style
Austin-based psych-rock quartet
White Denim returns to the club on
Monday. MJ
EnTERTAInMEnT (Continued from page 41)
Nashville, Tennessees Griffin House plays SOhO
on Thursday, April 26
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.
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
Affordable Family Housing in Montecito
Real Estate by Mark Hunt
Mark and his wife, Sheela Hunt, are in the real estate business. They live in Montecito with their daughter
Sareena, a freshman at SBHS. His family goes back nearly one hundred years in the Santa Barbara area.
Marks grandparents Bill and Elsie Hunt were Santa Barbara real estate brokers for 25 years.
I
n most towns, even in the priciest
areas of Southern California,
one would not consider homes
listed for sale at a million to a
million and a half as a price range
for affordable family housing but
this is Montecito. Here, a livable,
minimum three-bedroom, two-bath
home, based on current listings
available, will run you anywhere
from $1,095,000 up to $2,000,000 or
so, just for the basics. However, you
are paying for where you live and
many younger people with children
and legitimate means are choosing
less square footage than what they
may fnd elsewhere, in trade for a
smaller home in one of Montecitos
storied school districts.
So in considering this family-friend-
ly area with beaches and mountains
and ease-of-access lifestyle, it is no
wonder that the under-$1.5 million
market is inherently strong. For many
families, location and school district
have become more important than
square footage or the number of bed-
rooms and bathrooms in the home.
Best Buy Criteria
Each of the following homes chosen
as a Best Buy must: have at least three
bedrooms and two baths; a minimum
of 1,500 square feet of living space; be
in either the Montecito Union or Cold
Spring School District; be under $1.5
million asking price, and also must be
livable as is, i.e., not a fixer.
618 Orchard Avenue
offered for sale at $1,095,000
This home is on a quiet lane just off
of East Valley Road, on the Eastern
edge of the Montecito Union School
District. Surrounded by other similar-
sized smaller lots, this area is very
family friendly, as there is little traffic
on the lane. The homes in this area
are smaller and more affordable by
comparison to Montecito overall, yet
are surrounded by estates on Lilac,
Romero Canyon and in Birnam Wood.
This home was built recently, con-
structed in part by sections that were
pre-built elsewhere, and contains well
over 2,000 square feet of living area
on two levels. This Island-style home
has a contemporary floor plan and is
green-built on a raised foundation.
The home is spacious for this price
and area, offering three bedrooms and
three bathrooms. In the chefs kitchen,
there is a butlers pantry and a middle
island. Additionally, there is a two-
car garage and off-street parking for
visitors. Front and back lawns provide
play areas for kids. This home was
recently listed at $1,249,000.
121 Hermosillo Drive
This home is new to the market and
is situated just a block away from the
convenienc-
es of Montecitos lower village and a
short distance to Butterfly Beach and
the Biltmore. The house is in the Cold
Spring School District and has about
1,600 square feet of living space, which
includes the three bedrooms and two
bathrooms. The open great room is
comprised of the living room, dining
room and kitchen, and opens directly
to the backyard. There is a fireplace
in the living room and a mix of con-
crete and carpeted floors throughout,
appropriately chosen for the look and
feel of each room. A sunny, southwest
exposure in the back yard provides a
setting for outdoor entertaining com-
plete with a patio dining area, small
grassy yard and gardens to enjoy.
733 El Rancho Road
This home is located in the Cold
Spring School District and was recently
updated. It is on almost a full acre situ-
ated against a backdrop of oaks, open
yard, and a seasonal flowing stream. As
one enters the home, one is drawn into
the cozy living room with fireplace; tall
view windows frame the private oak
grove and back yard. The great room
floor plan opens to a large outdoor
patio, where one can see the yard that
offers potential for additional develop-
ment and enjoyment. There are three
bedrooms and two baths in the 1,600+
square foot home and room for expan-
sion. The home is advertised as having
potential for adding amenities such
as auxiliary quarters, horse paddock,
pool, sports court, etc... This listing has
just been reduced from $1,525,000.
626 Tabor Lane
This home is a Mediterranean, in the
Montecito Union School District, and
is one street over from our other fea-
tured listing on Orchard. It is our only
listing with an asking price of under
$1,500,000 that offers the much sought
after fourth bedroom, and perhaps
even more important to a family, that
third bathroom. Rebuilt in 2003, this
home has a kitchen worthy of a much
larger home, which for a larger fam-
ily is nice. Additionally, all bedrooms
are upstairs, so the entire downstairs
serves as a gathering place. There is a
mix of concrete floors downstairs and
wood floors upstairs. Solid beamed
ceilings and other accents comple-
ment the home. The property features
a separate studio in the back yard, a
built in outdoor BBQ, and grassy play
areas in front and back.
For more information on these listings

please contact your Real Estate agent, or
if you are not working with anyone, feel
free to contact Mark or Sheela Hunt on
their website, and visit www.montecito-
bestbuys.com for more information. MJ
There are nearly
2,000 square
feet of living
space in this
Orchard Avenue
home, along
with a good
back yard for
young family
members
High ceilings, a wall of
glass, and an inviting fire-
place highlight the 1600+
square-foot home at 733 El
Rancho Road
Modern and
updated kitchen
at 626 Tabor
Lane has the
look, feel, and
space of a larger
homes kitchen
Home at 626
Tabor Lane has
one of the most
desirable fea-
tures in a family
home: a fourth
bedroom (and a
third bathroom)
Open floor
plan at 121
Hermosillo pres-
ents a modern
and attractive
active family
area
26 April 3 May 2012 MONTECITO JOURNAL 45 A little bad taste is like a nice dash of paprika Dorothy Parker
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
CLASSIC CARS WANTED
Help wanted in fnding an old 1929-70
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Thank you. R.A. Fox 805-845-2113.
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY
INCREDIBLE down hole OIL PUMP
INVENTION. Pumps a barrel of oil under
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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
CONSULTING/GUIDANCE/
COACHING
TRANSFORMATIVE LIFE COACHING:
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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
Caring CMA/Personal chef, 20+yrs
combined service! DMV/Background
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Call Victoria (805) 765-7774.
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Video Production & Editing:
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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.
PETS
Lucee Nawton
We are looking for a new loving home for
Lucee and Nawton, our mid-size, wonderful,
loving and fun sibling AussieDoodles. They
are almost 2 years old; Nawton weighs
50pds and his little sister Lucee weighs
40pds. Lucee and Nawton love to play ball,
meet other dogs, and most of all, run and
chase each other. They need a kind, gentle
and loving family that, hopefully, has lots
of yard space. If you are interested, please
email us at abermant@me.com or cindy@
garcinmedia.com or call us at 805.886-
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interview.
PERSONAL/SPECIAL SERVICES
Experienced caregiver to provide your
with personal assistance, transportation,
housekeeping & much more. Refs upon
request. Ask for Diana 705-9431
Errands, med/dental appts. house/offce
cleaning & organizing, elder care, pet care,
garden care, house-sitting. Long-time,
capable, experienced SB resident with
references.
Please call (805) 964-1891.
ALTERATIONS BY JOYCE 964-8463
FIREARMS INSTRUCTOR 453-2067
YES, I CANE
Chair caning, rush splint & weaving. Janet
969-5597
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Contact me at Eleni@esalonsb.com with
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805-452-3052
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/ Montecito
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SHORT/LONG TERM RENTAL
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patio. Walk to beach and town. $110/night.
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SALVAGE SALE
MONTECITO MANSION SALVAGE SALE
1301 East Mountain Drive Sat 10-4 & Sun 12-4.
Seven thousand sf circa 2000 built totally intact &
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Something for everyone. Sets of wood casement
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93108 OPEN HOUSE DIRECTORY

SATURDAY April 28
ADDRESS TIME $ #BD / #BA AGENT NAME TELEPHONE # COMPANY
670 Hodges Lane 2-4pm $5,875,000 3BD/3.5BA Sandy Stahl 805-689-1602 Sothebys International Realty
189 East Mountain Drive By Appt. $4,950,000 3BD/4.5BA Frank Abatemarco 805-450-7477 Sothebys International Realty
733 Knapp Drive By Appt. $3,950,000 5BD/4.5BA Bob Lamborn 805-689-6800 Sothebys International Realty
1344 School House Road 2-4pm $2,750,000 4BD/3.5BA Katinka Goertz 805-708-9616 Sothebys International Realty
1119 Alston Road By Appt. $2,250,000 Land Wade Hansen 689-9682 Village Properties
90 Humphrey Road By Appt. $1,695,000 4bd/3ba Stu Morse 705-0161 Goodwin & Thyne
655 Coyote Road 1-4pm $1,495,000 3bd/2.5ba Liana Decierdo 729-2991 Prudential California Realty
714 Alston Road 1-3pm $1,495,000 4bd/4ba Marsha Kotlyar 698-7941 Prudential California Realty
548- B San Ysidro Road 12-3pm $899,000 2bd Elisa Atwill 705-9075 Coldwell Bankerll

SUNDAY April 29
ADDRESS TIME $ #BD / #BA AGENT NAME TELEPHONE # COMPANY
810 Cima Del Mundo Road 2-4pm $13,850,000 5bd/7ba Maureen McDermut 805-570-5545 Sothebys International Realty
2084 East Valley Road 1-4pm $6,950,000 5bd/4.5ba Paul Hurst 680-8216 Prudential California Realty
990 Mariposa Lane 1-5pm $6,250,000 4/5.5ba Marcel Fraser 969-3943 Marcel P. Fraser REALTORS
1821 Fernald Point Lane By Appt. $5,950,000 3bd/3ba Ron Dickman 805-689-3135 Sothebys International Realty
189 East Mountain Drive By Appt. $4,950,000 3bd/4.5ba Frank Abatemarco 805-450-7477 Sothebys International Realty
660 El Bosque 1-4pm $3,995,000 3bd/4ba John Holland 805-705-1681 Sothebys International Realty
733 Knapp Drive By Appt. $3,950,000 5bd/4.5ba Bob Lamborn 805-689-6800 Sothebys International Realty
2749 Sycamore Canyon Road 2-4pm $3,875,000 5bd/3.5ba Marilyn Rickard 805-452-8284 Sothebys International Realty
655 Para Grande Lane 2-4:30pm $3,795,000 5bd/4ba Dan Johnson 805-895-5150 Sothebys International Realty
791 Via Manana 2-4pm $2,299,000 3bd/3ba Rich van Seenus 805-284-6330 Sothebys International Realty
1119 Alston Road 1-4pm $2,250,000 Land Wade Hansen 689-9682 Village Properties
2150 East Valley Road 1-4pm $2,250,000 4bd/3ba Joe Parker 886-5735 Prudential California Realty
650 Randall Road 2-5pm $1,995,000 3bd Edna Sizlo 455-4567 Coldwell Banker
1141 Summit Road 1-4pm $1,985,000 3bd/2ba Alison Crowther 805-689-9078 Sothebys International Realty
166 Coronada Circle 2-4pm $1,799,000 3bd/2.5ba Christine Oliver 805-680-6524 Sothebys International Realty
130 Hermosillo Road 2-4pm $1,725,000 3bd/3ba Vivienne Leebosh 805-689-5613 Sothebys International Realty
90 Humphrey Road By Appt. $1,695,000 4bd/3ba Stu Morse 705-0161 Goodwin & Thyne
555 Mountain Drive 1-4pm $1,620,000 4bd/3.5ba Tifany Dore 805-886-7760 Sothebys International Realty
248 Dawlish Place 1-3pm $1,585,000 3bd/3ba Katinka Goertz 805-708-9616 Sothebys International Realty
626 Tabor Lane 2-4pm $1,495,000 4bd/4ba Tifany Dore 805-689-1052 Sothebys International Realty
655 Coyote Road 1-4pm $1,495,000 3bd/2.5ba John Comin 689-3078 Prudential California Realty
714 Alston Road 1-4pm $1,495,000 4bd/4ba Marsha Kotlyar 698-7941 Prudential California Realty
733 El Rancho Road 2-5pm $1,450,000 3bd Joan Wagner 895-4555 Coldwell Banker
618 Orchard Avenue By Appt. $1,095,000 3bd/3ba Robert Heckes 805-637-0047 Sothebys International Realty
165 Cedar Lane 12-2pm $999,800 3bd/1.5ba Wilson Quarre 805-680-9747 Sothebys International Realty
548- B San Ysidro Road 12-3pm $899,000 2bd Elisa Atwill 705-9075 Coldwell Banker
1012 Fairway Road 12-3pm $895,000 3bd/2ba Natalya Konishcheva 805-603-2410 Sothebys International Realty
26 April 3 May 2012 MONTECITO JOURNAL 47 Baseball is ninety percent mental; the other half is physical Yogi Berra
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT: The
following person(s) is/are
doing 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, 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 Kathy Miller.
Original FBN No. 2012-
0001127. Published April
25, May 2, 9, 16, 2012.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT:
The following person(s)
is/are doing business
as: Bulla Lulla Music,
Chameleon Music
Libraries, Producers
Music Library, West
Valley Music, East
Valley Music, 1323 East
Valley Road, Montecito,
CA 93108. Jelinda
Music Productions, Inc.,
1323 East Valley Road,
Montecito, CA 93108. This
statement was fled with
the County Clerk of Santa
Barbara County on April
16, 2012. This statement
expires fve years from
the date it was fled in
18, 25, May 2, 9, 2012.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT:
is/are doing business as:
Realty Gifts Company,
140 La Vereda Road,
Endeavour IV, 140
La Vereda Road, Santa
Barbara, CA 93108. This
18, 25, May 2, 9, 2012.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT:
as: AG Seafood, 2315
Varley Street, Summerland,
CA 93067. Mailing
address: PO Box 1376,
Summerland, CA 93067.
Geir Nilsen, 2315 Varley
Street, Summerland, CA
93067. This statement was
fled with the County Clerk
of Santa Barbara County
(SEAL) by Miriam Leon.
18, 25, May 2, 9, 2012.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT:
Movement Academy,
538 Woodleaf Lane,
Goleta, CA 93117.
Michael Luan
Chiropractic Corp., 538
Woodleaf Lane, Goleta,
CA 93117. This statement
was fled with the County
Clerk of Santa Barbara
County on April 4, 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
18, 25, May 2, 9, 2012.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT:
as: Staysea Mermaid,
1469 S. Jameson Lane,
Stacey Nicole Rook,
1469 S. Jameson Lane,
This statement was fled
with the County Clerk of
Santa Barbara County
(SEAL) by Melissa Mercer.
11, 18, 25, May 2, 2012.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT:
as: Christian Fiech
Architectural Lighting,
19 West Padre Street #C,
Christian Fiech, 19 West
Padre Street #C, Santa
Barbara, CA 93105. This
(SEAL) by Melissa Mercer.
0001009. Published
April 4, 11, 18, 25, 2012.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT:
Weddings by Diana
& Invitations, Etc.,
1092-B Palmetto Way,
Carpinteria, CA 93013.
Diana Andonian, 1092-B
Palmetto Way, Carpinteria,
CA 93013. This statement
was fled with the County
Clerk of Santa Barbara
County on March 14,
2012. This statement
0000817. Published
April 4, 11, 18, 25, 2012.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT: The
following person(s) is/are
doing business as: Malibu
Magic Life Coaching,
Montecito Magic Life
Coaching, 1187 Coast
Village Road #539,
Montecito, CA 93108.
Kismet Goodman,
1021 Monte Cristo Lane,
Montecito, CA 93108. This
Barbara County on March
0000958. Published
April 4, 11, 18, 25, 2012.
ORDER TO SHOW
CAUSE FOR CHANGE
OF NAME: CASE No.
1385373. To all interested
parties: Petitioner
Douglas Norton fled
a petition with Superior
Court of California,
County of Santa Barbara,
for a decree changing
name of child Kai
Douglas Hasso Norton
to Cai Douglas Hasso
Norton. 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 March 7, 2012 by
Terri Chavez, Deputy
Clerk. Hearing date: May
10, 2012 at 9:30 am in
Dept. 6, 1100 Anacapa
Street, Santa Barbara,
CA 93101. Published
4/4, 4/11, 4/18, 4/25.
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