Ghost Village Road

The Spirit of Crane Anne Dascomb’s chickens inspire this year’s “old-fashioned farm” theme for

Crane School’s Country Fair, p. 32

Riviera SmilesDr. Ana Martinez turns former UPS Store

at 1187 CVR into modern, attractive, advanced dental center, p. 46

Real Estate RevivalFour properties recently re-priced downwards and worth another look, including $2.395m

home with $10m view, p. 60

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THIS WEEK IN MONTECITO, P. 10 • MONTECITO EATERIES, P. 54 • CALENDAR OF EVENTS, P. 56

Montecito’s 93108 is 19th on Forbes’ “America’s Most Expensive ZIP Codes” list;

David Sullins’ Peppers vehicles coasting on $2 a

gallon natural gas, p. 6

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Beginning right after school Wednesday October 31 ghouls and goblins ghosts and geckos will once again descend upon Ghost Village Road . story on p.12 .

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5 Editorial Craig McCaw and Bill Esrey step forward to offer expertise and help solve antennae dilemma

6 Montecito Miscellany 93108 makes Forbes list; David Sullins fills his gas tanks with CNG; Oprah Winfrey airs documentary; SB Symphony kicks off season; Dream Foundation soiree; SBMA exhibit; “Brunch With The Cops” at Biltmore; Montecito Y’s golf fundraiser; Mangia del Arte gala; Akram Khan Company production; Jack Sears celebrated at Café del Sol; sightings

8 Letters to the Editor Katherine Brittany Hedden corrects Roy Jensen’s age; John D. Kelley replies to J.B.’s reply; Sally Jordan wants to know who opposed third station; Tariq Kadri asks why we are here; Geri Ventura clarifies MFPD’s budget status

10 This Week in Montecito Fire District board meeting; New Yorker discussion group; MUS Fall Sing; experimental workshop; Maxwell Dickinson signs book; scenic vintage railcar adventure; Crane Country Fair; CSA holds auditions; MBAR meets; Halloween parade; Ghost Village Road; Zoo wants docents; CALM’s Wine Jewelry Chocolate event; Beautification Day; Mesa Artists Studio Tour; SB Music Club concert; upcoming and ongoing events

Tide Guide Handy guide to assist readers in determining when to take that walk or run on the beach

12 Village Beat Ghost Village Road upon us once again; SBCAG presentation; Dr. Ana Martinez

opens Riviera Smiles Sheriff’s Blotter Earrings stolen from hotel room; MFPD hands over found bike to Sheriff’s

Department 14 Seen Around Town

DVS High Esteem Tea; 70th Annual Man & Woman of the Year Awards by the Santa Barbara Foundation; Hearts Therapeutic Equestrian Center’s annual Pegasus Luncheon

26 Book Talk Shelly Lowenkopf delves into Louise Erdrich’s latest novel, The Round House

Ernie’s World Ernie’s Canadian adventures take him to Montmorency Falls in Quebec

29 On Finance Tim Hatton stresses importance of not relying solely on Social Security benefits

32 Montecito Diary Crane’s campus will be filled with animals, cotton candy, baked goods and more at the annual Crane Country Fair

34 Your Westmont Homecoming celebrates college’s 75th anniversary; ‘Much Ado’ opens; teens to sing at large choral festival; students premiere mini musical; disc golfers tee off at Montecito Country Club

40 The Way It Was Hattie and her husband explore the covered bridges and natural splendor Cottage Grove, Oregon

44 On Entertainment Creators of Lucidity Festival debut Lunacy; Peter Feldmann honored at Lobero; Ojai Film Festival; Grease Sing-A-Long event; Halloween happenings; current plays on stages around town

48 Our Town Santa Barbara Poetry Initiative debuts with Thomas Lux

50 Public Advertisements54 Guide to Montecito Eateries

The most complete, up-to-date, comprehensive listing of all individually owned Montecito restaurants, coffee houses, bakeries, gelaterias, and hangouts; others in Santa Barbara, Summerland, and Carpinteria too

55 Movie Showtimes Latest films, times, theaters, and addresses: they’re all here, as they are every week

56 Calendar of Events Josh Turner croons at Chumash; Jeff Greenfield talks politics at UCSB; National Theatre Live season kicks off; Gilberto Gil’s Santa Barbara debut; 8th annual Westmont Fall Choral Festival; An American Tango opens State Street Ballet’s season; Taste of Ojai; inaugural Bruegala Buellton; 3rd annual Chowderfest; Betty Oberacker and Nicole McKenzie play to benefit Santa Barbara Charter School

60 Real Estate Four properties that have recently been reduced in price 61 93108 Open House Directory

Homes and condos currently for sale and open for inspection in and near Montecito62 Classified Advertising

Our very own “Craigslist” of classified ads, in which sellers offer everything from summer rentals to estate sales

63 Local Business Directory Smart business owners place business cards here so readers know where to look when they need what those businesses offer

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Montecito’s Cell Phone Coverage Conundrum

Montecito’s 8,965 residents, like those of other similar California communities such as Rancho Santa

Fe, Woodside, Atherton, Hillsborough, Woodside and Portola Valley, expect superior cell phone coverage that is low-cost, efficient and reliable. We need gigabyte-speed broadband and high-speed data streaming to enjoy the coming convergence of home entertainment systems and the power of the Internet. Fiber optics, cloud computing, video conferencing… we want it all. For better or worse, cell phones have become the central dashboard of our lives, and yet none of us wants a nearby cell tower that might devalue our residential real estate.

Cell phone coverage in Montecito is weak to sometimes non-existent in the upper vil-lage, near Westmont College, and traveling west on 192 all the way to Foothill Road. Coverage is about to get even weaker. On December 31, AT&T Wireless will lose its 20-year cell tower master lease with QAD on Ortega Hill, and Verizon Wireless will lose its sublease on that same tower.

QAD inherited the tower lease when it bought the Ortega Hill campus in 1992. Since then, QAD has consistently communicated to Verizon and AT&T that the lease will not be renewed when it was due to expire in April 2012. Three extensions, totaling an addi-tional eight months, have subsequently been granted to allow further time for the carriers to make alternate arrangements.

The Ortega Hill tower has been an ideal site because of its imposing height above the Sheffield interchange on the 101 and its unobstructed line of sight across the upper village of Montecito and into our three remote canyons. In fact, the loca-tion is so good that Montecito Fire uses the QAD location as its communication hub to provide radio transmissions between fire trucks and emergency vehicles in all of Montecito’s many canyons. QAD has agreed to continue to provide Montecito Fire with use of the QAD site for emergency services communica-tions.

Upper Village CoverageTo replace the loss of its use of the QAD tower, Verizon wants to install a

low rooftop antenna at the Verizon Switching Station on Santa Angela Lane just off East Valley Road, directly opposite El Montecito Early School with its 70 children, ages 2½ to 5 years old. ElMo parents have threatened to remove their children from the preschool program if that happens. A more accept-able alternative might be to install a faux tree antenna at the rear of the 512 Santa Angela Lane facility to house both the existing AT&T rooftop antenna, as well as a new Verizon antenna. These antennae would be located further from the preschool children; they would be taller, and thereby safer for nearby residents, especially children. If acceptable to nearby neighbors, this would provide a partial solution for improved Verizon coverage in the upper village, but it does not address the need for a long-term telecommunication strategy for Montecito.

The Better SolutionOne advantage of living in Montecito is that no matter what the issue, there is

no shortage of well-informed residents. Two of them stepped forward last week to offer counsel on how to improve cellular communication in Montecito over the long term.

Editorial by Bob Hazard

Mr. Hazard is an Associate Editor of this paper and a former president of Birnam Wood Golf Club

EDITORIAL Page 224

One hundred years ago, Joyce Kilmer famously penned that, “Poems are made by fools like me, but only God can make a tree.” Of course, he had no inkling of what modern technology would or could do; this faux eucalyptus encamped in the heart of Montecito is actually a well-disguised, completely manmade Verizon cell phone antenna array.


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Monte ito Miscellany

by Richard Mineards

Richard covered the Royal Family for Britain’s Daily Mirror and Daily Mail before moving to New York to write for Rupert Murdoch’s newly launched Star magazine in 1978; Richard later wrote for New York magazine’s “Intelligencer”. He continues to make regular appearances on CBS, ABC, and CNN, and moved to Montecito five years ago.

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The average house price in our tony town is listed at $3,236,765.

Topping the rankings is Manhattan’s 10065 zip code, where the average home will cost you $6,534,430, fol-lowed by Alpine, New Jersey – 07620 – at $5,745,038 and Atherton, California – 94027 – with $4,897,864.

Sagaponack in the Hamptons – 11962 – with $4,180,385 and Hillsborough, California – 94010 – with $4,127,250

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If you have something you think Montecito should know about, or wish to respond to something you read in the Journal, we want to hear from you. Please send all such correspondence to: Montecito Journal, Letters to the Editor, 1206 Coast Village Circle, Suite D, Montecito, CA. 93108. You can also FAX such mail to: (805) 969-6654, or E-mail to [email protected]

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Roy Jensen not So OldYour paper published incorrect

information about Roland Jensen’s age in Bob Hazard’s

column of 10/17. Mr. Jensen is 84, and in four years he will be 88, not 91. As an editor, one would think you would check facts and not allow slander on the pages of a small-town local newspaper, especially when Mr. Jensen has lived his whole life in this town. He deserves more respect from your paper. A printed correction and apology in the next issue would be much appreciated.

Thank you,Katherine Brittany HeddenMontecito (Editor’s note: Our apologies to Roy

Jensen and his wife, Clarice (“Gibbe”). Roy is only four score and four years of age, instead of four score and seven. Roy was born on August 30, 1928 in Morris, Minnesota. I was told he was 87, but a fact check on Google confused Roy H. Jensen of California with our Roy P. Jensen of Minnesota. If re-elected, Roy will be 88 years young, instead of 91, when he com-pletes his term. Roy has served honorably for 41 years since first being appointed to the Montecito Fire Board in August 1975. – B.H.).

Factually IncorrectThanks for your reply to my recent

letter (“Not Fair and Balanced,” MJ # 18/42).

History confirms your statement that President Clinton “presided over a government with a truly balanced budget.” Your claim that this was due to a Republican budget produced by the 1994 Republican House of Representatives is factually incorrect. In 1993, Clinton’s Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act was passed by Congress with no Republican sup-port. It cut taxes for 15 million low-income families, made tax cuts avail-able to 90% of small businesses, and raised taxes on the wealthiest 1.2% of taxpayers. It also planned spending restraints to help balance the budget over time. Deficit reduction began in 1993 and it continued for all eight years of Clinton’s Presidency, produc-ing budget surpluses in 1998-2000.

You claim President Obama “put federal spending in hyper-drive” and this added “nearly 5 trillion dollars to the national debt.” This narrative is factually incorrect. Yes, budget defi-cits increase our debt, however they are the net result of both revenue and spending. The main causes of our

increased debt in the last four years were lost revenue due to the Bush tax cuts and the 2008 financial col-lapse; and spending on the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, and on the federal stimulus that prevented a full-scale depression. Actually President Obama has slowed the speed of federal spend-ing increases, not put spending into hyper-drive.

You claim the budget plans passed by the current Republican House of Representatives are common sense proposals. Actually they have failed to be adopted because Republicans, in violation of their oath to serve the American people, have sworn alle-giance to Grover Norquist’s anti-tax pledge. Their refusal to consider any tax increases is an ideological dead end. Every common sense bi-partisan budget plan, for example Simpson-Bowles, has proposed to use both rev-enue and spending cuts to balance the budget and reduce the deficit. Until Republicans are willing to negotiate a common sense budget including both tax increases and spending cuts our federal budgets will continue to be dysfunctional due to their intran-sigence.

Regards,John D. KelleySanta Barbara(Editor’s note: While I do enjoy the

give and take – I really do – it’s clear that it is difficult to find common ground in these turbulent times. During the first two years of Clinton’s term in office, he enjoyed a Democrat controlled House of Representatives and a Democrat Senate. All three portions of the executive and legislative branches of government were aligned. Clinton’s first budget – 1993, called for a $255 billion deficit; in 1994, it was $203 billion and went down from there, so I’ll have to chalk that up as you being (gulp) correct. But, during those first two years of his presidency, Clinton let go of his much publicized and prom-ised “middle-class tax cut” so prevalent during the campaign. Then he tried to raise even more in taxes, and attempted to introduce “Hillary Care.” The over-stepping brought in the first Republican House in forty years. While much credit has been given to that “Reconciliation Act,” it was Newt Gingrich and John Kasich – now governor of Ohio – who were the architects of the real balanced budget agreement that Clinton, bless his heart, signed on to and that led to actual surpluses. That is the historical

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THURSDAY OCTOBER 25

Discussion Group A group gathers to discuss The New YorkerWhen: 7:30 pm to 9 pmWhere: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road

FRIDAY OCTOBER 26

Fall SingMontecito Union School students sing spooky songs When: 9 am to 2:30 pmWhere: 385 San Ysidro RoadInfo: 969-3249

Experimental WorkshopNew World Consciousness presents, “How to Prepare for a Conscious Relationship.” This experimental workshop of deep work with ego, soul and divine “I AM presence” will result in new levels of freedom in your life. When: October 26, 27 & 28Where: Unity Church of Santa Barbara, 227 East Arrellaga StreetCost: Saturday workshop $175; Sunday private one-hour healing session $150Info and registration: Phyliss Cohen, 708-8228 or [email protected]

SATURDAY OCTOBER 27

Scenic Vintage Railcar AdventureStep back in time aboard the vintage

railcar, Overland Trail, flagship of the Central Coast Flyer fleet. The train is a 39-seat club lounge, built by the Pullman company for the Southern Pacific Railroad and delivered in 1949. Passengers may board in either Santa Barbara or Goleta, and travel round trip to San Luis Obispo, and enjoy complimentary soft drinks, coffee, and light snacks on board.When: October 27, November 24, and December 2 & 8Where: Passengers may board in either Santa Barbara or Goleta train stationCost: $66-79Info and tickets: 680-0397 or store.goletadepot.org

SUNDAY OCTOBER 28

Crane’s Annual Country FairThe 17th annual fair is farm-themed, and features music, BBQ, games, face painting, a bake-off and more. Everyone is welcome, admission is free! When: 10 am to 3 pmWhere: Crane Country Day School, 1795 San Leandro LaneInfo: 969-7732

Open Auditions for SeniorsThe Center for Successful Aging (CSA) is holding auditions for its new variety show, Seniors Have Talent, featuring the talent of those who are aged 50+ as well as multigenerational acts. The event sponsor, Center for Successful Aging, is all about

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SATURDAY OCTOBER 27

Book SigningWith humor and factual information, Maxwell Dickinson shares over 80 years of horse training secrets with readers in her book, No Trail Untried. Her message comes through to explore every possible trail as she describes her horse experiences from playing polo and scoop polo to winning trophies in English and Western horse show classes, barrel racing and elementary dressage. When: 4 pmWhere: Tecolote Book Shop, 1470 East Valley RoadInfo: 969-4977

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 3

Mesa Artists Studio Tour Ten artists, whose output includes abstract, representational, landscape and figurative work in watercolors, pastels, oils, acrylics and other media host annual Mesa Artists Studio Tour, opening their homes for a pre-holiday exhibit and sale. Follow red balloons and signs to enjoy the art of Karin Aggeler, Susan Belloni, Deborah Breedon, Sarah Carr, Morgan Green, Sally

Hamilton, Cree Mann, Margaret Nadeau, Ellen Yeomans, and Erin Williams.When: Saturday and Sunday 11 am to 4 pm Cost: freeMap and info: www.santabarbaramesaartists.com

THURSDAY OCTOBER 25

Fire District Board MeetingMontecito Fire District Board of Directors will host the community for a conversation and presentation of the District’s financesWhen: 8:30 amWhere: Fire Station 1, 595 San Ysidro RoadInfo: www.montecitofire.com

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MONDAY OCTOBER 29

MBAR MeetingMontecito Board of Architectural Review seeks to ensure that new projects are harmonious with the unique physical characteristics and character of MontecitoWhen: 3 pmWhere: Country Engineering Building, Planning Commission Hearing Room, 123 E. Anapamu

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 31

Halloween ParadeWhen: 8:30 am to 9 am Where: MUS, 385 San Ysidro RoadInfo: 969-3249

Ghost Village Road Coast Village Road Business Association’s annual trick-or-treat eventWhen: 3:30 pm to 6:30 pmWhere: Coast Village Road

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THURSDAY NOVEMBER 1

Docents WantedThe Santa Barbara Zoo is looking for individuals aged 16 and up to share their love of animals and the natural world as Zoo Docents. These volunteers help Zoo visitors connect with the animals at hands-on Discovery Stations, interpret behavior, lead tours, and even handle and present small

mammals, snakes and amphibians. Docents also assist with children’s programs, special events, observational research and conservation activities. No previous experience for Docents is required, but excellent communication and interpersonal skills are a must. The process begins with filling out an online application (www.sbzoo.org) and attending one of the November meetings. Following that, candidates will receive the dates and times of the subsequent orientation, interviews and an in-depth 8-week training beginning in January 2013.Zoo Docents are asked to volunteer two hours per week for at least six months, after completing their training. There are bi-monthly “Brown Bag” Docent lunches featuring speakers from the Zoo’s animal care staff and special guests. Field trips are taken to the locations of Zoo conservation programs and partnerships. For teens, Community Service credit is available for their service. There is a one-time fee of $100 for all Docents to cover training, educational and reference materials, Docent vest, and nametag.Informational Meetings: Thursday, November 1 at 5:30 pm or Saturday, November 3 at 1 pm Where: Santa Barbara Zoo, 500 Niños Drive Info: www.sbzoo.org

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 1

Wine, Jewelry, ChocolateThe CALM Auxiliary is setting the stage for their 2nd Annual Wine Jewelry Chocolate event. The event will feature chocolate tastings by local chocolatiers, wine tasting, and 30 different jewelers displaying their rings, necklaces, bracelets, and more, all of which will be available for purchase. Of special interest will be a CALM Vintage Jewelry table, made up of jewels and charms from the personal jewelry boxes of the Auxiliary members. Admission is free, and there is a suggested donation of $10 for the wine tasting. A percentage of all sales will go to CALM, to support their child abuse prevention and treatment programs and services.When: 3 pm to 7 pmWhere: Montecito Country Club, 920 Summit Road

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 3

Beautification DayMindy Denson, her committee, and Montecito Association host the 27th annual Beautification Day. Volunteers will help pick up litter throughout Montecito, and reconvene at the Upper Village for firehouse-cooked five-alarm chili, home-baked cookies and more. Awards given to homeowners who’ve helped keep Montecito beautiful through landscaping and architectural detailing. Bill Palladini is being honored as Citizen of the Year.When: 9 amWhere: 1470 East Valley RoadInfo: 969-2026

SB Music Club Afternoon ConcertThe Santa Barbara Music Club presents the first program in its popular series of concerts of classical musicWhen: 3 pm

Where: Faulkner Gallery of the Central Library, 40 East Anapamu StreetCost: freeInfo: www.sbmusicclub.org

SAVE THE DATE

Rhinestone Roundup All are invited and welcome to attend Our Lady of Mount Carmel School’s 29th Annual Auction Fundraiser, Rhinestone Roundup, at the historic Santa Barbara Carriage and Western Art Museum. Join in for an evening of boot scootin’, silent and live auctions, delicious food, and amazing people. Santa Barbara’s John Palminteri is master of ceremonies, and the Dusty Jugs will provide music for the evening. When: Saturday, November 10, 4 pmWhere: 129 Castillo StreetCost: $115Info: www.mountcarmelschool.net

ONGOING MONDAYS AND TUESDAYS

Art ClassesBeginning and advanced, all ages and by appt, just callWhere: Portico Gallery, 1235 Coast Village RoadInfo: 695-8850

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Jewelry Stolen from Hotel on Channel Drive Friday, 19 October, 2:26 pm – Deputy Messmore contacted a woman via

telephone regarding missing earrings. The woman was staying at a hotel on Channel Drive, and said she left a pair of gold hoop earrings encircled with diamonds in her hotel room while she attended a business meeting at the hotel. She had left the earrings in a case containing other pieces of costume jewelry, none of which were missing. A report was filed with the Sheriff’s Department and also with the security team at the hotel. An investigation is ongoing.

Bike Found by Montecito FirefightersSaturday, 20 October, 11:33 am – Deputy Messmore arrived at Montecito Fire

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It’s that time again! On Wednesday, October 31, costumed kids will descend upon Coast Village Road

to trick-or-treat. Coast Village Business Association’s biggest event of the year, Ghost Village Road, features Halloween festivities all along the business corridor.

Per tradition, Here’s the Scoop own-ers Bob and Ellie Patterson will host a photo opportunity and costume con-test, with the winners’ pictures dis-played here in the Journal. The contest is based on creativity and originality, so purchased costumes will get short shrift no matter how elaborate they are. Homemade costumes are what they are looking for, the Pattersons say. Seasonal “Worms ‘n’ Dirt” gelato will be passed out to trick-or-treaters, and the costume contest will be held

directly outside in front of the gela-to shop at 1187 Coast Village Road. Winners and honorable mentions from the contest will receive gift cer-tificates and coupons to Here’s the Scoop.

The Haunted House at Montecito Inn is taking a one-year hiatus, says hotel owner and CVBA president Danny Copus. He promises the pop-ular destination at the east end of Ghost Village Road will return bigger and better than ever next year. CVBA, which organizes the annual event, is working hard getting the group’s website up-and-running, Copus says.

Most shop owners will participate in passing out candy and mingling with Montecito and Santa Barbara residents who will make their way down the traffic-controlled street.

MUS kids trick-or-treating at last year’s Ghost Village Road event (photo by Joanne Calitri)

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Each year it’s estimated that over 1,000 visitors make their way along Ghost Village Road. Motorists are reminded to use extra caution during the event, and to avoid driving in the area if possible.

The festivities begin right after school from 3:30 pm and will probably wind up sometime before 6:30 pm.

Be sure and stop by Ciao Bella (1286 Coast Village Road), one of Coast Village Road’s newest retailers, and Riviera Smiles, a new dental office that opens this week (see p.46) at 1187 Coast Village Road.

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Got milk? The “lunch” family: peanut butter and jelly sandwich (Kate and Emily), mom Mary Pat as milk, and dad Matt as a chocolate chip cookie, made their way down Ghost Village Road last Halloween (photo by Lily Buckley)


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As Victor said, “Domestic violence isn’t just a woman’s issue.” He, his mom, siblings and pets were all beat-en. One of the things he said hurt worse than the beatings was when his dad told him he was worthless and Victor asked, “What about all of these baseball trophies?” His dad took a bat

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and smashed all of them to bits. Victor ran away from home at 15 but says, “My community saved me. Different families took me in and told me I was a good person.”

Victor was able to get out of the gang he was in, run for senior class president and win. He has gone on to a successful career in the movies and since 1999 has been a leading activist in the cause of preventing violence against women and children as a national spokesman and author. About 90% of the men in jail have witnessed or were victims of violence.

Victor urges, “We need to redefine what makes a man and teach it to our boys. The cycle can be broken.”

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MISCELLAnY (Continued from page 6)Malibu – 90265 – ranking 38 with an average property price of $2,578,976.

Santa Barbara resident Larry Ellison, as I reported in this illustri-ous organ recently, just bought his ninth home in the area, known for its celebrities and wealthy residents, splashing out $36.9 million for a three-acre property, boasting a main house, a guest residence and pavilion.

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No Gas Guzzlers Here

While most South Coast motor-ists and business owners are paying up to $5 a gallon for unleaded gas, Montecito’s David Sullins is forking out less than $2 per gallon for most of his fleet of a dozen vehicles.

Eight vans, trucks and sedans belonging to David, who owns the Peppers, a residential care home for the elderly – just a tiara’s toss from the homes of Drew Barrymore and Law & Order producer Dick Wolf –, are powered by compressed natural gas, or CNG.

“The fuel costs between $1.50 and $1.95 a gallon,” says David. “It is powerful and smooth running and 70 percent cleaner than gasoline, as well as being clear, odorless and non-corrosive.

“Although vehicles can use natural gas as either a liquid or gas, most vehicles use the gaseous form com-pressed to pressures of more than 3,100 pounds per square inch, according to the California Energy Commission.

“Unlike regular internal combus-tion car engines that use unleaded gasoline, CNG vehicles only need oil changes about every 30,000 to 40,000 miles, compared to 3,000 miles with normal cars and trucks.”

David uses a “fuel maker” at his Hot Springs estate to gas up his fleet, as well as a downtown facility at the Southern California Gas Company.

David bought his first CNG car, a Dodge Caravan, in 2005 and says the only downside is the lack of filling stations.

“If it catches on, there will be more. And I think it will.”

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Stephens, who was herself a victim. Some seated near me were Lindsey Fisher, Nancy Gifford, Kristi Newton (the new director of development at the Granada) and Hannah-Beth Jackson, who is running for state sen-ate and wrote the first bill in California regarding the protection of women and children.

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Man & Woman of the Year

It must be one of Santa Barbara’s oldest traditions – the 70th Annual Man & Woman of the Year Awards by the

Santa Barbara Foundation. The ter-race of the Coral Casino was where the large crowd gathered to mingle, enjoy the waves and sunset and try to

guess who this year’s recipients of the awards would be. It’s a secret so the families of the winners have to some-how get the relatives there so it will be a surprise. It’s no surprise that there are more non-profits per capita here (900 to 1,000) than anywhere in the state.

The Masters of Ceremonies were KEYT-TV news anchor Paula Lopez and president and CEO of Santa Barbara Foundation Ron Gallo. Ron thanked Alixe Mattingly and Susanne Farwell for their work on the event. Executive director of the Natural History Museum Carl Hutterer introduced Patty MacFarlane as the Woman of the Year who responded, “This is a great place to live and raise a family,” which her husband, John, and she are doing. They moved from New York with their two sons in l994 and she hasn’t stopped since.

Peter Karoff introduced the young-est winner of all the honorees, Ken Saxon. “This is like getting recognized for eating ice cream every day,” John replied. Wife, Jo, and twins came here in 1996. John admitted, “My wife con-vinced me to come to Santa Barbara. You were right, dear.” He once told a columnist, “Some people move here and want to engage, and other peo-ple… want to hide out and that’s fine… but it’s awfully fun to engage.”

As Ron said, “Patty MacFarlane and Ken Saxon are true volunteer leaders whose selfless actions have inspired many to do more to help others. It is because of their efforts (and other vol-unteers) that today we can all enjoy a clean environment, a rich and vibrant arts community and an intricate safety net for all citizens young and old. Volunteerism and philanthropy are the most enduring and honorable

platforms for citizen engagement.”A few of those former recipients

attending were Barbara Tellefson, Penny Jenkins, Jean Schuyler, Nancyann Failing, Patricia Dow, Maryan Schall, Jane Habermann, Dr. Peter MacDougall, Marshall Rose, Clifford Sponsel and Dr. Robert Emmons.

The Santa Barbara Foundation was established in 1928 to enrich the lives of the people of Santa Barbara County through philanthropy and they remain stewards of that philosophy today.

Giving Wings To Dreams

Hearts Therapeutic Equestrian Center gives wings to dreams every day. About 200 volunteers, support-ers and fans gathered at Earl Warren Showgrounds to attend the annual Pegasus Luncheon. Hearts employs the power of the horse to enhance the capabilities of children and adults with special needs.

The Equestrian Center is located in Goleta, a scrap of landfill up the hill above the Sheriff facilities and near the dump but with miles of beautiful trails. They will have to move in two or three years as the County needs the property back but Executive Director Kirby Gillispie is looking for suitable property and there will also be a capi-tal campaign.

Emcee Thom Bateman opened the program and introduced the chair and founder of Hearts Veterans program, Bruce Bennett. Suffering himself after serving in the military, he found sol-ace riding the horses. All veterans can visit free of charge. It began three years ago with four riders and now there are 12. Another veteran Sean Di Ciolli told us, “I didn’t know a thing about horses.” He learned, healed and is a staunch supporter.

Hearts volunteer and young teen Alissa Kruidenier became involved at age 11 when she sold her horse she’d outgrown to Hearts and made a donation. At age 15, she needed com-munity service hours and went back to see her horse, becoming committed when as she said, “ I saw children who never smiled, laugh. I got as much therapy as any rider.”

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Santa Barbara Foundation’s Woman and Man of the Year Patricia MacFarlane and Ken Saxon after being honored at the Coral Casino

Former Woman of the Year Susan Gulbransen with president and CEO of Santa Barbara Foundation Ron Gallo enjoying the view of the sunset at the Coral Casino


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EDITORIAL (Continued from page 5)Craig McCaw, founder of McCaw

Cellular, which he sold to AT&T in 1994, when the company was re-named AT&T Wireless and became the nation’s largest wireless carrier. In 1999, Craig formed Nextel Partners, later acquired by Sprint Nextel. In 2004, McCaw founded Clearwire Corporation, a provider of wireless broadband Internet services. The intent was to create the fastest and most capable broadband wireless net-works ever conceived, offering the opportunity to return the U.S. to a leadership position in the global wire-less industry. Craig McCaw is a full-time resident of Montecito and lives on East Valley Road. He has offered to share his communications expertise.

William “Bill” Esrey, former man-aging director of Dillon Read & Co. in New York became president, CEO and chair of Sprint, a multibillion-dollar international company. He was named by Business Week as one of the top 25 business leaders in the world. We are twice blessed to have McCaw and Esrey step forward to help the Montecito community address a per-plexing community problem.

Both Craig McCaw and Bill Esrey suggest that a Radio Frequency (RF) engineered solution is preferable to approving individual carrier applica-tions that are dribbled out haphazard-ly. They note that an organized num-ber of smaller, lower power antennae in Montecito would work better than one or more larger, higher power, antennae. Low power antennae cover shorter distances, but emit less over-all radiation. The longer the distance between the tower and the cell phone user, the higher the power needed. Because cell transmission is two-way, individual cell phone handsets have to increase power outage exponen-tially to communicate back to faraway towers, increasing the radiation risk to

the cell phone user.To service the 192 corridor,

Montecito might be better served with three lower power antennae disguised as trees. For example, one could be on Ortega Ridge Road near East Valley Road at the jointly-owned water res-ervoir; a second in the upper village of Montecito; and a third somewhere on the 111-acre Westmont campus.

Similarly, to service central Montecito and the coastal zone, a coordinated plan of multiple antennae is preferable to individual carrier deci-sions. The guiding principle should be that any cell tower location would be available to any carrier such as AT&T, Cingular, Nextel, Sprint, T-Mobile or Verizon, willing to pay the lease pay-ments, with no single carrier gaining a competitive advantage. To some, this smaller, lower power antennae approach may seem like overkill, but the explosion in demand and the need for greater speed and more reliable connectivity creates a requirement for substantially more community capac-ity.

What’s The next Step?Volunteer citizens can only go so far

in suggesting a broad-based commu-nity solution; the way to bring the com-munity together is to create a fact-based plan, and then build bottom-up consen-sus to overcome myriad legitimate (and sometimes illegitimate) objections. On this contentious issue, expect rational and irrational responses from affected residents.

Montecito has two choices: 1) Allow the County Board of

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2) Take the tougher road. Take ownership of solving the problem of delivering seamless, high-quality tele-communications, while educating the community regarding safety concerns. Ask Supervisor Salud Carbajal to appoint Michael Cooney, chair of the Montecito Planning Commission, and Sue Burrows, chair of the Montecito Planning Commission, on behalf of County government, to work with Craig McCaw, Bill Esrey and Computer Engineering experts at UCSB to craft a broader telecommunication solution

for Montecito.Engineering an optimum cell

phone system is like playing three-dimensional chess. The first step is to engage UCSB to help design an engi-neering model for Montecito based on its topography and future needs in cell coverage, broadband services, cloud computing and high-speed data streaming, and to identify optimum sites for consideration. The resulting UCSB approach would serve as a rational model for concerned com-munities in Santa Barbara County that prefer a holistic approach, where the totality is greater than the sum of its parts.

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Longer range, a UCSB engineering study could explore other Montecito issues and possible solutions. Radiation along East Valley Road from overhead high voltage electrical lines that are 50 years old, may be more dangerous than cell phone emissions. Our tele-phone poles are littered with power lines, Cox Cable lines, hard-wired tele-phone lines, and transformers that cre-ate a dog’s breakfast of old equipment, aesthetic ugliness, and rotting poles. Is it possible that the widening of the 101 presents a opportunity to reroute

transmission lines away from Route 192 into giant culverts along the 101, moving this community closer to its dream of undergrounding as much of Montecito’s overhead mess as possible?

Supervisor Carbajal, we ask you to step up for your constituents by arranging a joint meeting with plan-ning leaders Michael Cooney and Sue Burrows, Professor Jerry Gibson, PhD., Communications & Signal Processing for Wireless Communications at UCSB, and/or Professor Ron Litis, PhD., Wireless Networks at UCSB, and Industry leaders and Montecito residents Craig McCaw and Bill Esrey to explore a planned solution for Montecito. •MJ


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Louise Erdrich, not yet sixty, has published fourteen novels, a collection of short stories,

three books of poetry, two works of nonfiction, and six titles for children. A year in which there is no new title from her is as remarkable in its own way as a year such as this one, where her new title, The Round House, has appeared.

Most of Erdrich’s books have the same setting, a fictionalized swath of North Dakota, in many ways similar to William Faulkner’s Yoknapatawpha County of Mississippi. Erdrich coun-try is Indian Reservation country, with such Indian locales as Hoopdance, stashed between White cities and towns, such as Argus and Pluto, like unmatched socks in a spare drawer.

No matter which of her novels you have at hand, as you read her meticu-lous, bead-work-on-a-moccasin prose, you feel the vague tug of familiarity with places, events, and characters. Take Joe, the thirteen-year-old prin-cipal narrator of The Round House. He is the son of Antone Bazil Coutts, a tribal judge, who was a narrator in The Plague of Doves. Speaking of which, the principal, defining moment of that novel emerges like a ghostly appari-tion when Joe and three of his friends are sneaking through a cemetery in this novel, in search of evidence relat-ed to the defining dramatic force of The Round House.

Many of Erdrich’s narratives appear to be bolts of a richly textured cloth, snipped at convenient lengths for dra-matic effect. The defining event for this novel becomes apparent straight-away, when Geraldine Coutts, Joe’s mother, a tribal enrollment specialist, goes missing.

Joe is narrating the story to us in retrospect, taking us back to the time – a Sunday afternoon in the Spring of 1988 – when his father verbalizes the seemingly small matter: “Where is your mother?” and both of them real-ize how Geraldine Coutts’ absence has stopped time for them (and us).

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All the cards are in place: the legal background, the checkerboard land-scape, raising the issue of which entity, tribal, federal, or local, has the author-

ity to pursue justice in the matter, and the shattering effect of the attack on Geraldine and her family. Joe’s urgent transformation, reminiscent of anoth-er thirteen year old who decided to help a runaway slave escape, becomes the lens through which we witness the jurisdictional and personal battles being waged.

With his closest friends, Cappy, Angus, and Zack, his mind filled with the often ironic laws from his father’s case books, Joe sets out on a different kind of vision quest from his clan-based Indian heritage. He has vowed to discover who attacked his mother and bring that individual to justice while doing such as he can to restore the senses of continuity and natu-ral evolution to his immediate and extended family.

Joe’s frustrations are as plentiful as ants at a picnic. They appear in the form of a Catholic priest as a poten-tial suspect, his mother’s sinking into melancholia, and the impossible-to-rationalize matter of which set of laws – Indian, Federal, State, or local – relate to the justice Joe seeks. “With all my being,” Joe reports, “I wanted to go back to before all this had hap-pened. I wanted to enter our good-smelling kitchen again, sit down at my mother’s table before she’d struck me and before my father had forgotten my existence.”

Joe is a reliable, trustworthy nar-rator, one whom we follow with eagerness as he consults Indian and White sources. He performs intel-ligent detective work, and develops viable clues from rational and cul-tural sources, one of which leads him to a wooden lakeside pier, at the bottom of which, he finds a child’s doll floating in the water. On investi-gation, Joe discovers the doll is filled with hundred-dollar bills, enough, his aunt advises him, to pay for his college education.

Whether Erdrich intended some of the drawable thematic conclusions set in motion in The Roundhouse, is a mat-ter of conjecture, but those who follow her fiction cannot escape the deep sense of being immersed in a living myth. •MJ

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On Day Three of our Canadian adventure, we decided to visit the countryside. Samantha,

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we came to the beautiful almond-shaped Ile d’Orleans. “Many French Canadians can trace their ancestry to early residents of this island,” my wife informed me. “Cartier explored here. Champlain. And General Wolfe was here at the beginning of the seven-year war.” Only 10 am and I had already learned a lot of stuff. That meant I could write the trip off. Nice.

Route 138 circles the 67-kilometer perimeter of the island, so Samantha realized that even I probably couldn’t get lost and she quickly nodded off. Did you know that GPSs snore?

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“Guess I’ve worn off that croissant we had for breakfast. Seems like hours ago.”

“It was forty-five minutes ago and it was four croissants and a latte the size of a birdbath.”

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“Manoir Mauvide-Genest!” my wife yelled and whipped into a parking lot.

“How in the world have you two lived this long?” Samantha the GPS asked, as she fell to the floor.

Manoir Mauvide-Genest looked like a house, but it had a plaque outside, so I knew it would turn out to be a museum.

“This is a rare example of an eigh-teenth century seigneurial residence,” my wife read from one of her three guidebooks. “The seigneurial system was introduced to New France in 1627 by Cardinal Richelieu. The lands were arranged in long narrow strips along the banks of the St. Lawrence River called seigneuries. Each one belonged to the king of France and was main-tained by the landlord, or seigneur, who brought in more French people to farm it and colonize. Exciting huh?”

“Think they serve snacks?”They didn’t, so after learning more

about Jean Mauvide and his wife Marie-Anne Genest than their descen-dants probably know, we continued our circumnavigation until we got back to the bridge. “Look. A water-fall!”

This time Samantha threw herself onto the floor as I accelerated and my wife flipped through her guidebook faster than a card dealer shuffles.

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“You go out to the middle,” I said. “Lean over and get a photo looking straight down. The grandkids will love it.” My wife said something that was hard to hear over the roar of water, which is probably good.

Eventually we mustered the cour-age to cross. “Is it swaying? Do you feel swaying? I think it’s swaying.”

“Keep walking so I don’t have to open my eyes.”

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The Santa Barbara Design House & Gardens was a total success! When many said it could not be done….you all made it happen!!!!!

We have so many individuals and companies to thank for their participation and support. Starting with our thank you to partner and builder, Phillip Pennestri from Pennco Properties. His attention to detail, patience with each and every supplier and designer, and unconditional quality in the

construction of this house made this project easy to love and admire. Traditional Home Magazine, California Homes Magazine and of course, Donna Pennestri from Variety Magazine in helping promote and showcase this project.

Tim Buckley and Jim Buckley from the Montecito Journal showed us every week that their friendship is boundless. Their generosity to our designers, the Junior League and us by furnishing informative articles, advertising opportunities, and even the wonderful signs for each manufacturer displayed at the house went way beyond our expectations. Thank you so very much.

We are so grateful to Director of Programming, Brian Balthazar, Producer, Josh Gloer and the entire production team at HGTV that has devoted countless hours in helping us capture all of the wonderful features of the house to be seen on the television show ‘Selling LA’ later this year. Special thanks to Mary McDonald for including us in her television show ‘Million Dollar Decorator’ on Bravo to air in November. The Pacific Design Center for sending many email blasts to thousands and setting up the beautiful Fall Market Day Panel featuring our house. To all the hundreds of print, radio, social media and television outlets that helped us; thank you.

The Design House and Gardens featured the work of our designers: Ryan Brown, Linda Chase, Jaime Dietenhofer, LuLu DK & Carla Lane, Mary McDonald, David Phoenix, Ann Sutherland, Katerina Tana, Caroline & Steve Thompson, Mark Weaver, Steven Weinstock and Michelle Workman. We feel great pride and are forever grateful to each of them for their wonderful patience, tasteful decisions, and incredible style. We also thank our very creative and talented social media expert, on line web specialist and cheerleader, Tricia Pennestri. Also the photographers, who captured every step on video and beautiful photography from Brooks Institute; Matt Perko, Miguel Folch and Michael Fan, all led by the most talented mentor to them all, Russ McConnell. Thank you Priscilla Summerhill, Santa Barbara Seen for your care of our family. Our sincere appreciation goes to our landscape team of Robert Adams and Mike Cicileo. We had a clear vision and you helped us complete this vision resulting in one of the most beautiful properties in Montecito. Barbara Koutnik, you are amazing and thank you for all you did to help us bring this project to reality (and being one of our biggest promoters).

Our saviors, Patrick and Ursula Nesbitt for donating their property for us to park to help offset the traffic problems. 16 days of intrusion on their privacy…thank you for your unbelievable generosity. We thank Mary Baum and Cheryl Shields for donating their time and physical hard labor to help us celebrate with our vendors, designers and suppliers at our incredible Networking Day. We could not have done it without you.

Thanks is also extended to the exceptional support of vendors and suppliers from coast to coast which include: Action Roofing, AKDO, Alchemy Glass & Light, All Around Landscape Supply, Ann Sacks, Bay Alarm, Boccemon, Botanik, Building Material Distribution, Budget Blinds, Cabana Home, California Closets, California Door & Hardware, California Electric Supply, Cedar Valley Shingles, Celestine Stone Tile Inc, CertainTeed, Cicileo Landscapes Inc, Circa Lighting, Classic Party Rentals, Clopay, Consolidated Overhead Doors Inc, CoverPro, Cowtan & Tout, Dalton Pavilions, Earthknower Studio, El & El Wood Products Corp, Emtek, Eldorado Stone, Exquisite Surfaces, Farrow & Ball, Garage Envy, GE Monogram, Global Views, Goleta Building Materials, Hanson Cement Hayward Corporation, Heppner Hardwoods Inc, Hinkley Lighting, Hudson Valley, Icynene Insulation, Ironies, Isokern, Jeffrey Court Tile, Kalista, Bob Kolata, Knoll Texties, Kohler Plumbing, Legend, Liftmaster, Marborg, Marvin Windows, Matthews Fan Company, Mattie & Me, NUVignette – Summerland, Old World Wood Flooring, O Street Truck, Pacific Register, Pacific SOD, Paris Street Boutique, Pentair Equipment, Peter Becker Architects, Pindler & Pindler, Pottery Barn, Purling Painting & Finishing, Restoration Hardware, Riley Electric, Rivera Concrete, Robert Abbey Inc, Ruppert Construction, S&S Seeds, Saint-Gobain, Santa Barbara Building Products, SB Trolley Santa Barbara Umbrella, Schumacher, Serena & Lilly, Sherwin Williams, Showcase Kitchens & Baths, Soli Architectural Surfaces, Inc, Solid Rock Construction, Sonos Sound Systems, St Thomas Creations, Stealth Acoustics, Steve Handelman Studios, Stone West Tile, Summer for Kids, Sunbrella Fabrics, Super Moss, The Rug Company, Timberlane Shutters, Top Knobs, Tower Garden-Montecito Produce, Tri County Pools, Valley Crest Tree Company, Villeroy & Boch, Walker Zanger, Waterstone Fixtures, Wish I had That, Wood-Mode Cabinetry.

Special thanks to The Auto Gallery, for lending their 2012 Maserati Qauttroporte 4.7S Sedan, and the Bacara Resort & Spa the Official Hotel Partner of the Santa Barbara Design House 2012. To Dolly and Andy Granatelli, for their guidance, advice during the project and helping us arrange the car for the house.

To our publicist, Penelope Francis and Kate Dumbrell, from Penelope Francis & Co., who helped in so many ways to make this one of the most recognized Design Houses in the nation through their incredible talent as publicists. They made our life much easier and we are so grateful for their care.

Words alone cannot express our appreciation to Kelly Martin and Karen Grandle. Without their tireless efforts and hard work, along with their committee members from the Junior League of Santa Barbara, we would not have reached the success that we did. Thank you to Diane Mackenzie, Dawn Thatcher, Kielle Horton, Kendall Pata, Lucille Ramirez, Lauren Andrews, Marisa Smith, Melanie Calbow, Kim Wilson, Jenny Mitchum, Tiffany Harris, Danielle Hazarian, Kristin Blabley, Beth Bailey, and Julie Teel and all the volunteer docents and their families for donating your time and efforts to make everyone feel welcome. We appreciate each of you and thank you all. To the Featherhill neighbors that showed patience through the entire construction and showhouse events, our thanks.

The difficulties of building in Montecito and the permitting process have been a true challenge but taught us a great deal of patience and diplomacy, learned from our esteemed lawyer, Steve Amerikaner from Brownstein, Hyatt, Farber, Schreck, LLP. The added support from Supervisor Salud Carbajal and Chief Cam Sanchez helped us ‘hang in there’. Many of you wrote letters and stood up for us when things were very difficult. Your loyalty will never be forgotten. You have reminded us that standing up for what you believe in is worth every second of time and effort spent.

Thank you to each and every one of you

Santa BarBara DeSign HouSe 2012 - For SaLe

all photos by Russ M

cConnell

– Joanie and Dennis Franz

25 October – 1 November 2012 MONTECITO JOURNAL 31When you betray somebody else, you also betray yourself – Isaac Bashevis Singer

T his beautiful newly constructed estate welcomes you as you enter the tree lined driveway to the main house, which encompasses six bedrooms, six and a half baths, formal dining room, living room with wood burning fireplace, and incredible gourmet kitchen. The magnificent Calcutta marble island sets the stage for the brand new GE Monogram Appliances, Waterstone nickel fixtures, Kohler Sinks, ADKO marble backsplash,

pantry and dining area. The great room features an additional wood-burning fireplace, all opening through Marvin bi-fold sliding doors to the covered outdoor logia that features wood burning fireplace and living room. The master suite is a true oasis with a private balcony. It has two separate private bathrooms along with walk-in closets. Huge rock water fountain and two - 250 year old oak trees are featured on front side of the house and gardens. All this plus gourmet outdoor kitchen/barbecue, stunning two bedroom cabana, draped four column pavilion, Walker Zanger tile lined pool and spa, and additional wood burning fireplace, detached garage and official size bocce court. An additional 300-year old oak tree is the star attraction set in rolling, manicured lawns with over 30 additional mature trees and formal rose garden.

Call 805-570-7745 or 805-705-7324 to see this beautiful Montecito property for sale at $7.5M

The Santa Barbara Design House & Gardens was a total success! When many said it could not be done….you all made it happen!!!!!

We have so many individuals and companies to thank for their participation and support. Starting with our thank you to partner and builder, Phillip Pennestri from Pennco Properties. His attention to detail, patience with each and every supplier and designer, and unconditional quality in the

construction of this house made this project easy to love and admire. Traditional Home Magazine, California Homes Magazine and of course, Donna Pennestri from Variety Magazine in helping promote and showcase this project.

Tim Buckley and Jim Buckley from the Montecito Journal showed us every week that their friendship is boundless. Their generosity to our designers, the Junior League and us by furnishing informative articles, advertising opportunities, and even the wonderful signs for each manufacturer displayed at the house went way beyond our expectations. Thank you so very much.

We are so grateful to Director of Programming, Brian Balthazar, Producer, Josh Gloer and the entire production team at HGTV that has devoted countless hours in helping us capture all of the wonderful features of the house to be seen on the television show ‘Selling LA’ later this year. Special thanks to Mary McDonald for including us in her television show ‘Million Dollar Decorator’ on Bravo to air in November. The Pacific Design Center for sending many email blasts to thousands and setting up the beautiful Fall Market Day Panel featuring our house. To all the hundreds of print, radio, social media and television outlets that helped us; thank you.

The Design House and Gardens featured the work of our designers: Ryan Brown, Linda Chase, Jaime Dietenhofer, LuLu DK & Carla Lane, Mary McDonald, David Phoenix, Ann Sutherland, Katerina Tana, Caroline & Steve Thompson, Mark Weaver, Steven Weinstock and Michelle Workman. We feel great pride and are forever grateful to each of them for their wonderful patience, tasteful decisions, and incredible style. We also thank our very creative and talented social media expert, on line web specialist and cheerleader, Tricia Pennestri. Also the photographers, who captured every step on video and beautiful photography from Brooks Institute; Matt Perko, Miguel Folch and Michael Fan, all led by the most talented mentor to them all, Russ McConnell. Thank you Priscilla Summerhill, Santa Barbara Seen for your care of our family. Our sincere appreciation goes to our landscape team of Robert Adams and Mike Cicileo. We had a clear vision and you helped us complete this vision resulting in one of the most beautiful properties in Montecito. Barbara Koutnik, you are amazing and thank you for all you did to help us bring this project to reality (and being one of our biggest promoters).

Our saviors, Patrick and Ursula Nesbitt for donating their property for us to park to help offset the traffic problems. 16 days of intrusion on their privacy…thank you for your unbelievable generosity. We thank Mary Baum and Cheryl Shields for donating their time and physical hard labor to help us celebrate with our vendors, designers and suppliers at our incredible Networking Day. We could not have done it without you.

Thanks is also extended to the exceptional support of vendors and suppliers from coast to coast which include: Action Roofing, AKDO, Alchemy Glass & Light, All Around Landscape Supply, Ann Sacks, Bay Alarm, Boccemon, Botanik, Building Material Distribution, Budget Blinds, Cabana Home, California Closets, California Door & Hardware, California Electric Supply, Cedar Valley Shingles, Celestine Stone Tile Inc, CertainTeed, Cicileo Landscapes Inc, Circa Lighting, Classic Party Rentals, Clopay, Consolidated Overhead Doors Inc, CoverPro, Cowtan & Tout, Dalton Pavilions, Earthknower Studio, El & El Wood Products Corp, Emtek, Eldorado Stone, Exquisite Surfaces, Farrow & Ball, Garage Envy, GE Monogram, Global Views, Goleta Building Materials, Hanson Cement Hayward Corporation, Heppner Hardwoods Inc, Hinkley Lighting, Hudson Valley, Icynene Insulation, Ironies, Isokern, Jeffrey Court Tile, Kalista, Bob Kolata, Knoll Texties, Kohler Plumbing, Legend, Liftmaster, Marborg, Marvin Windows, Matthews Fan Company, Mattie & Me, NUVignette – Summerland, Old World Wood Flooring, O Street Truck, Pacific Register, Pacific SOD, Paris Street Boutique, Pentair Equipment, Peter Becker Architects, Pindler & Pindler, Pottery Barn, Purling Painting & Finishing, Restoration Hardware, Riley Electric, Rivera Concrete, Robert Abbey Inc, Ruppert Construction, S&S Seeds, Saint-Gobain, Santa Barbara Building Products, SB Trolley Santa Barbara Umbrella, Schumacher, Serena & Lilly, Sherwin Williams, Showcase Kitchens & Baths, Soli Architectural Surfaces, Inc, Solid Rock Construction, Sonos Sound Systems, St Thomas Creations, Stealth Acoustics, Steve Handelman Studios, Stone West Tile, Summer for Kids, Sunbrella Fabrics, Super Moss, The Rug Company, Timberlane Shutters, Top Knobs, Tower Garden-Montecito Produce, Tri County Pools, Valley Crest Tree Company, Villeroy & Boch, Walker Zanger, Waterstone Fixtures, Wish I had That, Wood-Mode Cabinetry.

Special thanks to The Auto Gallery, for lending their 2012 Maserati Qauttroporte 4.7S Sedan, and the Bacara Resort & Spa the Official Hotel Partner of the Santa Barbara Design House 2012. To Dolly and Andy Granatelli, for their guidance, advice during the project and helping us arrange the car for the house.

To our publicist, Penelope Francis and Kate Dumbrell, from Penelope Francis & Co., who helped in so many ways to make this one of the most recognized Design Houses in the nation through their incredible talent as publicists. They made our life much easier and we are so grateful for their care.

Words alone cannot express our appreciation to Kelly Martin and Karen Grandle. Without their tireless efforts and hard work, along with their committee members from the Junior League of Santa Barbara, we would not have reached the success that we did. Thank you to Diane Mackenzie, Dawn Thatcher, Kielle Horton, Kendall Pata, Lucille Ramirez, Lauren Andrews, Marisa Smith, Melanie Calbow, Kim Wilson, Jenny Mitchum, Tiffany Harris, Danielle Hazarian, Kristin Blabley, Beth Bailey, and Julie Teel and all the volunteer docents and their families for donating your time and efforts to make everyone feel welcome. We appreciate each of you and thank you all. To the Featherhill neighbors that showed patience through the entire construction and showhouse events, our thanks.

The difficulties of building in Montecito and the permitting process have been a true challenge but taught us a great deal of patience and diplomacy, learned from our esteemed lawyer, Steve Amerikaner from Brownstein, Hyatt, Farber, Schreck, LLP. The added support from Supervisor Salud Carbajal and Chief Cam Sanchez helped us ‘hang in there’. Many of you wrote letters and stood up for us when things were very difficult. Your loyalty will never be forgotten. You have reminded us that standing up for what you believe in is worth every second of time and effort spent.

Thank you to each and every one of you

Santa BarBara DeSign HouSe 2012 - For SaLe

all photos by Russ M

cConnell

– Joanie and Dennis Franz


Montecito Diaryby Ann Pieramici

Crane Country Fair

Montecito will be going a little bit country on Sunday, October 28 when Crane

School’s Annual Country Fair returns, embracing an old-fashioned country farm theme. For the 19th consecutive year, the school’s fields become a playground for adults and children of all ages. This year promises to be especially lively with chickens, owls, goats and even a mini-horse roaming the grounds.

Ali Oshinsky, who chairs the Country Fair for the third year in a row, says the farm theme was inspired by the school’s twelve resident chick-ens who are beloved members of the Crane family. Anne Dascomb, assis-tant to the head of school, brought

the chickens to campus last year when she created Crane’s afterschool Discoveries Chicken Farming pro-gram, now among the most popular Lower School enrichment offerings at Crane.

In addition to the chickens, a vul-ture, hawk, falcon and owls will make an appearance, thanks to the Ojai Raptor Center, which will be leading two 30-minute presentations beginning at 1:30 pm on exotic preda-tory birds. A petting zoo featuring ducks, goats, sheep an alpaca and mini-horse will be open all day.

Other new attractions this year include a photo booth, glitter tattoos and an expanded bake-off contest seeking the best brownie, gluten-free,

quiche and crumble recipes from adults and the winning chocolate chip cookie and cupcake submissions from kids. Montecito Journal’s own Kelly Mahan serves as a judge.

Baked goods, homemade jams, olive oil and more will be sold at the Country Kitchen, which is going even greener this year, foregoing individu-al wrappers for bakery boxes that reduce waste. The school is partner-ing with Green Project Consultants, a Santa Barbara-based company that provides the products and consulta-tion to execute sustainable events.

In the spirit of going green, Crane is recycling all the old fair favorites, including the cake walk, giant slide, football toss, dunk tank, coyote cub corner, arts and crafts, book bazaar, live music and Big Daddy’s BBQ.

When asked what keeps Oshinsky chairing the fair for three years running, she laughed, “I’m crazy,” but then quickly added, “My job is really the easy one,” explaining that it requires the involvement of just about every family at the school to pull off the event. “I feel like the Country Fair shows Crane at its abso-

lute finest with parents, students, and grandparents pitching in to make it a fun day for all.”

“You can feel the warmth and excitement the minute you step on the fields,” said co-chair Darcie McKnight, who along with Tiffany Gordon are co-chairing for the sec-ond year in a row. “It’s the kind of event that just draws you in and you want to be a part of it,” says Gordon, whose son, Jack, created artwork that inspired the logo for this year’s theme.

“The fair really personifies the spir-it of the school,” claims headmaster Joel Weiss. “We like to have fun here, we enjoy being together as a com-munity, but we also work hard. And this wonderful day could not happen without the hard work and dedica-tion of practically every family at the school.”

The Crane Country Fair is free and open to the entire community, taking place on Sunday, October 28 from 10 am – 3 pm at 1795 San Leandro Lane. Event and raffle tickets can be pur-chased on site. For more information, visit www.craneschool.org. •MJ

The Crane Country Fair logo was inspired by artwork created by second grader Jack Gordon; his mom Tiffany co-chairs the fair with Ali Oshinsky and Darcie McKnight (photo credit: Teresa Pietsch)

Ducks, chickens, goats, sheep, an alpaca, mini-horse and even a vulture, falcon and owls will be roam-ing the fields at Crane Country Day as part of the school’s Annual Country Fair festivities (photo credit: Tiffany Gordon)

It’s a sticky job for Crane moms Elizabeth Gabler and Lori Mikles who swirled cotton candy at last year’s fair (photo credit: Teresa Pietsch)

The petting zoo is a popular attraction each year at the Crane Country Fair (photo credit: Teresa Pietsch)

Crane students and parents volunteer together at the freshly squeezed lemonade booth, which expands this year to include iced tea; the Crane Country Fair will also be serving BBQ, tamales, Sweet Alley ice cream and more (photo credit: Teresa Pietsch)


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Homecoming to Celebrate 75 Years

by Scott Craig (photos by Brad Elliott)

Westmont celebrates its 75th anniversary during Homecoming October 26-28

with several on-campus events as well as a sold-out gala dinner featuring President Gayle D. Beebe, who will reflect on the college’s heritage. The gala at Fess Parker’s Doubletree Resort will also highlight 75 outstanding alumni and honor Stan Gaede ’69 as the Alumnus of the Year.

Gaede, who served 10 years at Westmont as provost (1996-2001) and president (2001-2006), is scholar-in-residence at Gordon College and president of the Christian College Consortium. He has written seven books, including, An Incomplete Guide to the Rest of Your Life, When Tolerance is No Virtue, Life in the Slow Lane and For All Who Have Been Forsaken.

Professor Emeritus Robert Gundry, scholar in residence at Westmont, speaks in the chapel Friday, October 26, at 10:30 am about the college’s motto: Christ holding preeminence.

Westmont alumni will bring their children and grandchildren for the celebration that includes an old-fash-ioned family carnival, picnic, carni-val games, a climbing wall, a bounce house, inflatable obstacle course, face painting, airbrush tattoos, a balloon artist and photo booth. New this year, children will showcase their artis-tic talent in the first-ever Kids Draw Westmont.

The Warrior Derby 3K run through campus is Saturday, October 27, at 9 am. The Warrior baseball team will battle Westmont alumni October 27 at 1 pm on Carr Field.

Former Westmont chaplain Bart Tarman will preach and Dave Talbott ’64 will lead music at a worship ser-vice on Sunday, October 28, at 10 am in Page Multipurpose Room.

Thomas Brings Laughs with ‘Much Ado’

As part of the college’s 75th anniver-sary celebration, Westmont Festival Theatre features the work of seven alumni in William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing October 26 at 8:30 pm, October 27 at 2 pm and 8 pm and November 1-3 at 8 pm, all in Westmont’s Porter Theatre. Tickets are $7 for students and seniors, $10 for adults, and can be purchased online at www.westmont.edu/boxoffice or by calling (805) 565-7140.

Award-winning director Mitchell Thomas says “Much Ado” is his favorite Shakespearean comedy, and

he’s wanted to direct it for some time. “Whenever I tell people that I am directing ‘Much Ado,’ they say, ‘Oh! I love that play!’” he says. “I love it too. There is always a bit of pressure when directing something from the canon, but what’s remarkable is how fresh, funny and modern the play feels in the rehearsal room. Expectations fall away and we just get to revel in the opportunity to work on a very, very good play.”

The alumni design/production team includes: Jonathan Hicks ’04 (lighting design), Elizabeth Hess ’97 (drama-turgy), Lynne Martens ’08 (costume design), Cameron Squire ’05 (pro-duction management/technical direc-tion), Gregory Wadsworth ’06 (com-poser/sound design), Leah Benson ’08 (choreography), and Ben Johnson ’11 (art design). “All of the alumni have gone on to graduate school or professional careers in their respective areas, and we’re very excited to show-case their work for our community and to have them interact with our current students,” Thomas says.

The play is set on the idyllic coast of Italy at the turn of the century on a

winemaker’s seaside estate. “It will be a beautifully designed show that we hope gets at the heart of the romance, danger, passion, farce and love that this play contains,” he says. “‘Much Ado’ is a riotously funny, beautiful and challenging play and I am grate-ful to get to work on it and share it with our audiences.”

Teen Voices to ‘Sing Joyfully’

About 300 high school singers will join the Westmont College Choir and perform at the eighth annual Westmont Fall Choral Festival Friday, October 26, at 3:45 pm in First United Methodist Church, 305 East Anapamu Street, and at 6 pm in First Presbyterian, 21 East Constance Avenue. Both perfor-mances are free and open to the pub-lic, though seating is limited.

The afternoon performance fea-tures Oaks Christian Advanced Women’s Chorus (Westlake Village), Highland High School Chamber Choir (Bakersfield), San Marcos High School Madrigal Singers and A Cappella Choir (Santa Barbara), Santa Susana Vocal Ensemble (Simi Valley), Frontier High School Concert Choir (Bakersfield), Westmont New Sounds and the Santa Barbara Quire of Voyces.

The evening performance includes the Westmont Men’s and Women’s Chorale, Marantha Academy Mixed Ensemble (Pasadena), Providence Hall Chorale (Santa Barbara), San Marcos High School A Cappella Choir (Santa Barbara), Westmont Chamber Singers and Westmont College Choir.

The evening concert concludes with all choirs performing a mass choral piece, “O Sing Joyfully” by Adrian Batten.

At workshops before the performance, singers will work with Nathan Kreitzer, director of choral and vocal activities at Santa Barbara City College and direc-tor of music at First United Methodist, and Steve Hodson, Westmont profes-sor of music, at First United Methodist, and with JoAnne Wasserman, conduc-tor and artistic director of the Santa Barbara Choral Society, and Michael Shasberger, Westmont’s Adams profes-sor of music and worship, at Montecito Covenant Church.

Mini Musical PremiereJunior Ben Offringa and sopho-

more Jake Elliott have written and composed The Opera of the Elements, which they will premiere during Opera Scenes on Sunday, October 28, at 8 pm in Westmont’s Deane Chapel. The performance, part of the Musical Drama Workshop, will include opera arias, duets and Broadway songs. It is free and open to the public.

The cast includes sopranos Brianna Stutzman, Emmalee Wetzel, Wendy

Kent, Rebecca Hawkins, Nichole Adrain, mezzo-soprano Julee Felts, tenor Ryan Morgan and bass Even Ewert.

Last spring, Offringa and Elliott began writing an operetta, a one-act performance in opera style, but the piece has evolved into a one-act musical, flowing between song, nar-ration and dialogue. “The Opera of the Elements is an interpretation of the ele-ments’ relationship with humans and with God,” Elliott says. “We do not intend to leave our audience with any environmental or theological argu-ment, but rather to entertain them with a tale in which the elements are personified characters. This musical is a tale of revolution gone wrong.”

Offringa starred in The Servant of Two Masters during his first year at Westmont and has gone on to per-form in I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, 33 Swoons, Animal Farm, and The Heather, which was composed by Elliott.

Elliott, who has focused his col-lege studies on music composition, starred in San Marcos High School Performing Arts Department’s Damn Yankees, Grease and Me and My Girl. He is a percussionist with the Westmont Worship Team.

The Music Drama Workshop is taught by adjunct professor Celeste Tavera, a Metropolitan Opera National Council winner who has taught a vari-ety of opera scenes and Broadway musicals for the past five years for the class. For more information, please contact Trinity Schwartz at (805) 565-6040.

Golfers Collaborate at Stick, Disc Tourney

Golfers and disc golfers will play together at the Montecito Country Club for the 5th annual William Wiersma Golf and Disc Tournament on Monday, October 29, begin-ning at 1 pm. The tournament ben-efits the William Wiersma Memorial Scholarship Endowment at Westmont.

Wiersma graduated from Westmont in 2006 after spending his senior year studying at Oxford University. He was killed in a car accident in October 2006 while returning from an Ultimate Frisbee tournament in Phoenix. The fol-lowing year, the Wiersmas established a scholarship to honor the principles of collaboration for which Will stood.

“The whole idea is to raise scholar-ship money by getting as many people as possible, all collaborating on the course at the same time,” says Tom Wiersma, Will’s father. “Having fun while playing stick or disc golf – or as some like to do – playing stick and disc golf.”

For more information about the tournament, please visit willstourney.com. •MJ

Santa Barbara Foundation’s Woman and Man of the Year Patricia MacFarlane and Ken Saxon after being honored at the Coral Casino

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LETTERS (Continued from page 8)fact. I watched it all unfold, much of it on C-Span.

A simple question: the so-called “worst recession since the Great Depression” – I do remember Democrats calling George Bush Sr.’s economy “the worst since the Great Depression,” but I digress – official-ly ended in June 2009, barely five months into Mr. Obama’s presidency. Very little of the “stimulus” had even been allocated let alone spent. If the recession was already over, what the heck has all this spending been about?

It’s easy to note that “President Obama has slowed the speed of federal spending increases,” and you are again correct, at least semantically. By using the trick of exploding spending by nearly $1 trillion in his first budget, and then using that new spending as a floor in the following budgets, one could make the case that the percent-age rise in spending has been “slower,” but in actual numbers, U.S. spending remains in “hyper-drive.”

I might as well add this last point: most of us can see how skewed the tax sys-tem has become, much of it favoring the well off. Romney’s suggestion of capping deductions at a dollar figure while lower-ing rates across the board seems not only brilliant, but also doable. It’s a bi-partisan and simple solution to what has been a contentious problem. It is also something Democrats and Republicans can probably agree on. – J.B.)

Partisan PreferencesI read with interest John D. Kelley’s

letter about the “partisan preferenc-es” he alleges that you employ in the selection of which letters to the editor you will actually publish.

I, too, am disappointed in “tired partisan rhetoric and editorial malar-key.”

Certainly, most of the mainstream media could hardly be described as a left wing “echo chamber,” “echo chamber,” “echo chamber,” “echo chamber.”

How is it, then, that the Montecito Journal is unable to achieve the innate editorial impartiality exhibited by the Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, ABC News, CBS News, NBC News, CNN News, MSNBC News, Newsweek magazine, the Huffington Post and Al Gore’s much-watched network?

Why can’t the Montecito Journal pro-vide the journalistic integrity of Al Sharpton?

Why can’t MJ provide the journalis-tic unbiased, balanced presentation of Chris Matthews?

Why can’t MJ provide the jour-nalistic even-handedness of Rachel Maddow?

Why can’t MJ provide the journalis-tic un-slanted acumen of the darling ladies of The View?

Why can’t MJ provide the journal-

istic steadiness of Keith Olbermann?Why can’t MJ provide the journal-

istic fairness of Paul Krugman?Why can’t MJ provide the jour-

nalistic fact-checking interventionist quality of Candy Crowley?

Why can’t MJ provide the jour-nalistic expertise and heft of Nancy O’Dell?

Why can’t MJ provide the journal-istic wisdom of Soledad O’Brien?

Why can’t MJ provide the journal-istic probity of Nora O’Donnell?

Finally, where are all the letters of protest from your female readers about the war on women? After all, for the better part of one year, President Obama has portrayed women as a monolithic, Stepford Wives type of group that is interested only in abor-tion and contraception. Where is the outrage? Where is the Montecito chapter of the National Organization for Women?

Why, if George Bush portrayed women in this narrow, sexist, and unflattering manner, you know what would be hitting the journalistic fan.

Don MichelMontecito(Editor’s note: Thanks Don, just one

question: who the heck is Nancy O’Dell? – J.B.)

While There’s Still Time

Not only Montecito, not only the County, but the Central Coast as well, all recognize the Montecito Fire District as the high-bar, go-to, fall-back capability in an emer-gency. For more than fifteen years, the Montecito Community Plan has included a third fire station to anchor the east third of Montecito and to support the other two. For three years (since 2009), there has been a search for a location.

Today, we are dependent upon the time-space convenience of the City of Santa Barbara, with a minimum of two months’ notice, our firefighters can train on the City’s tower. We need our own independent training facility. We cannot afford to have our firefight-ers away when crisis strikes.

When… not if… a big fire strikes in, say, 2015 and our Montecito growth extends… what if then, because we have not planned in advance…

there is more than a five-minute response time?...

there is too thin a line of firefight-ers?...

there is insufficient equipment?We will want to know the names of

those who opposed the third station in 2012… when we had time.

Sally JordanMontecito

Well, Hello Dolly and Saving Ryan’s Privates

Where to start?In Dolly Granatelli’s letter (“He’s

Got No Clothes On!” MJ # 18/41), she suggests we “Look for Ryan to make a fool of Biden.” Oh, really? I will give credit for his warning us ahead of time that he anticipated Joe Biden would “steamroll” him. Low expectations and a dose of pity. Good move. Dan Quayle returns.

My real question is when did you and Andy Granatelli take a right-hand turn to Rush Limbaugh land? I raised my kids in Canton, Ohio, the home of football and racing cars. Our heroes were football coach Paul Brown and an Illinois grease monkey named Andy.

Trips to Indy 500 time trials, parked the RV on the infield. Never missed a Browns home game.

Hard to visualize Andy wearing lime green slacks as he lines up his putt at the Montecito Country Club. Or sharing a cup of tea with his pinky extended. I’m sure that the Granatelli brothers are shaking their heads in amazement!

I am a registered Republican, but the prospect of Mr. Ryan being a heartbeat away from the presidency gives me the creeps.

So, talk Andy into throwing his hat into the political ring. I’ll even volun-teer to stuff envelopes.

Let’s get people who made it on their own and keep the Michael Huffington types in Hollywood.

Best to Dolly and AndyJohn HumphriesCarpinteria(Editor’s note: Mr. Humphries is the

former owner of Village Travel Agency in Montecito; and, just so you know, we are all quite comfortable with Mr. Ryan “being a heartbeat away from the presi-dency.” – J.B.)

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not Doing Their JobI had a theft at my home in Montecito;

the items stolen were worth $20,000. I called to report the incident and the Sheriff’s Department sent an officer out immediately to investigate and make a report. The officer told me detectives would be working on my case and they would get back to me. Two weeks later, after calling them several times to check on my case, I was told that in fact they had decided not to look into the theft at my home. They said they “don’t have the time or the people to help me; they are short-handed.”

In fact, I was told to look into it myself and check the pawnshops and interview the people I thought may have been responsible myself. “Call us if you find anything.”

Really?They are too short-handed to even

send me a copy of my case?I am shocked and disappointed. We

pay huge amounts of Santa Barbara County property tax and California employment taxes. We moved here five years ago. We expected greater service from this special community.

What this has taught me is this: people should know that local law enforcement may not be there when they are most needed.

Christine FrisinaMontecito

Perks and Days OffSometime back, a fireman from the

Montecito Fire Department was rid-ing his dirt bike over in Santa Ynez on a day off and flipped it, hurt him-self rather badly, and soon was on disability retirement courtesy of the Montecito community. He has recov-ered and now flies as a commercial pilot. I suspect he still collects disabil-ity retirement, but that would be an interesting question to pursue.

I was discussing this with some friends and the examples of this kind of abuse seemed to just pour out. One such example was that nearing retirement, all collected perks, days off, etc., go into the total and then, if one can, one goes onto stress dis-ability retirement which is mostly tax free. Examples of retirement income of 120% of base salary were noted. Multiply that by several and soon the retirement line item in the overall departmental budget becomes impres-sive.

Dr. Edo McGowanMontecito (Editor’s note: While we probably can-

not ascertain whether or not the firefighter you refer to remains on disability while operating as a commercial pilot, there is no question that public sector unions have really done a job on taxpayers, especially here in California – J.B.)

Why Are You Here?Given the intense political discus-

sions going on all over the coun-try at the moment, perhaps it would behoove us to take a moment to ask ourselves why we are here. By “here” I mean in the United States of America. I exclude from this discussion Native Americans and those whose ancestors were brought here in chains. Those of us who were born in another country, perhaps, require less reflection upon the subject than those of us who are a generation or more removed from the decision to pull up roots and to relo-cate to a new and strange place.

Most of us are blessed to live in this prosperous and developed place because our ancestors made difficult and, in many cases, dangerous deci-sions to take long and life-threatening journeys to a land that offered them no social safety net and no guaranty of success or even of a meal. If they came more than a couple of generations ago, they did not come to a developed country and many who came had to endure and overcome intense hard-ship and discrimination. And yet they came. Why? They came for opportu-nity. For the opportunity to strive and, if successful, to succeed and, upon succeeding, for the opportunity to keep the fruits of their success rather than having the entrenched powers in their home countries take their profits, however small, from them. Even the wealthy and educated from other countries have migrated here, not because they can’t live well and probably less expensively in other countries, but because they find this country a safer and more welcoming environment than the alternatives.

So, are you here because of the draw of a vast social network promis-ing to take care of you from cradle to grave and take an increasing share of your earnings to pay for it? Are you here because you or your ancestors risked all to find a country where the government is so desirous of keeping you safe that it tries to regulate every-thing you use from your showerhead and toilet to your food and fuel? Are

you in this country because you had to live in a place where you can find a warning label on everything you come in contact with? Are you here because you could only survive in a place where anything you might find offensive or anyone who might say or publish such a thing is banished or ostracized?

I don’t think so. You are here because this coun-

try is, or at least was, the land of freedom and opportunity. You are here because you or your ancestors came here knowing that, although you or they might fail and end up without a roof overhead or a bite to eat, the risk was worth the chance to succeed and build a comfortable life in a place where each genera-tion could strive to do better than the last and where the government, instead of taking away opportunities and stealing accumulated land and money, would protect opportunity and allow individuals to make the decisions that govern their chances of success or failure.

You are here because this country was once the place that offered the greatest freedom and required the greatest amount personal responsi-bility on the planet. You are here because you or your ancestors were risk takers who believed in them-selves and believed that, given the chance, they could overcome great odds to build a great future for them-selves, their families and their adopt-ed country. You are here because this country allows and encourages you to pursue happiness! If we per-mit this country to be changed to one where the government regulates our risks and limits and dictates our rewards we will have betrayed the very reason we are here and we will have destroyed the essence of our country, our immigrant past, and our hopes for the future.

Tariq KadriMontecito (Editor’s note: It is always refreshing to

reconsider our existential meaning; thank you – J.B.)

Still Looking At Station # 3

First, I was very pleased and honored that the Montecito Journal endorsed my candidacy for the Montecito Fire Protection District Board. If elected, I do intend to be open minded, a good listener, and a thoughtful problem solver.

Second, I urge everyone to vote Yes on Measure F2012, which expands the Fire District Board to five mem-bers. The limitations of the current three-person Board are numerous. If it happens that one director is on vacation and another becomes ill, the business of the District cannot be con-ducted for lack of a quorum. In just the past year this occurred, and it created significant problems for the District. Additionally, with the current Board size, any discussion or meeting of any two members constitutes a quorum, and that activity must be publicly noticed at least 24 hours in advance. This has prevented the Fire District Board from putting together a finance committee or a personnel commit-tee or engaging in any kind of study group or ad hoc meetings to deal with challenging issues facing the District.

Last, I assure voters that all the Fire District Board candidates agree


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that improving response time for fire and emergency services to every area of Montecito is a very worthy goal. Currently, the opti-mum response time of less than five minutes is not achieved in three areas of Montecito: the eastern por-tion of Montecito, the coastal area, and certain western parts of the foothills. Some of the candidates have expressed concerns about the new third Fire Station as currently planned on the east end of the District; these comments should not necessarily be seen as opposing this proposal. I personally have not yet taken a position regarding the new facility’s construction because the community has not been pro-vided with budget projections that would reassure me this third sta-tion can be built without impacting services to other parts of Montecito, caused by the anticipated person-nel reductions at Stations 1 and 2, and without straining future Fire District budgets, due to the addi-tional annual operating expenses of that third station. I believe that every thoughtful Montecito resi-dent would also like to have this reassurance.

Sincerely,Susan KellerCandidate for Board SeatMontecito Fire Protection District

Clarifying MFPD’s Budget Status

It has been brought to our attention that there are misstatements being dis-seminated throughout the community relating to the District’s financial and budget status.

First, it has been stated that Montecito Fire District is operating under a $2-million deficit. This is false. The District is not currently, nor has it ever operated under a $2-million deficit.

Government accounting standards are somewhat different than what one might be accustomed to in regular pri-vate business, and if one is not famil-iar with these practices, the District’s annual financial reports might easily be misconstrued or misread.

As explained by Heather Fletcher, CPA, Audit Manager of the Santa Barbara County Auditor’s office, the District’s annual financial report for Fiscal year 2011 shows “a deficiency of revenues under expenditures amount-ing to $2,177,983.”

The deficiency occurred solely dur-ing this fiscal year because MFPD refinanced its CALPERS side fund. To do so, the District used a pension obligation bond, which resulted in a net savings to the District of $162,779.

The proceeds related to this bond were documented on the financial


statement as an ‘other financing source’ as opposed to a “regular” revenue. To the untrained reader, this would make it appear as a deficit, when in fact, there was none.

Another misunderstanding relates to the District’s accounting practice of borrowing funds; this specifically relates to cash flow issues.

Government entities employ a num-ber of techniques to meet cash flow needs that arise prior to the receipt of semi-annual property tax revenues in order to cover normal operating expenses. The District routinely bor-rows from its Land & Building Fund (Station #3 Fund) to cover General Fund expenditures until tax revenues are received.

Because the District has enough funds in its own accounts, it has been financially prudent to borrow from its own funds, instead of from the County Treasurer or through issu-ance of other debt instruments, result-ing in zero interest. According to Ms Fletcher, borrowings, including tax and revenue anticipation notes, are common financing instruments used by governments to provide for cash flow needs.

And finally, the funding for Station #3.

This is a topic of much discus-sion. But as it relates to finances, the District has been setting aside funds since 2006 for the purchase of land and construction costs. In April of 2011, the District entered into an Option to Purchase Agreement with the Petan Company to pur-chase the identified property on East Valley for $1,273,862. The District received construction estimates from the architects of approximately $7,428,475 to build the station as it was conceptually drawn for a total estimated cost to purchase and build of $8,702,337.

Since 2006, the Board of Directors has set aside $8,548,261 for Station #3. There are several years before the project is scheduled to break ground, enabling the District to set aside additional funds to complete the project.

It is also important to note that the District also has the necessary funds set aside to purchase a Structure Fire Protection Engine and a Wildland Fire Engine for the new station.

The District has made every effort to be fiscally responsible, and not defi-cient in the balancing of its budget, or in its planning for the addition of a third fire station.

If you should have any questions relating to any of these issues, there will be a presentation on the District’s finances at our October 25, 2012 Board Meeting. The meeting will be held at 8:30 at Station #1.

Geri VenturaMFPD

MFPD needs Your HelpWe have both served as Directors of

the Montecito Fire Protection District, and we know that one of the best ways to improve public safety in our community is to expand the Board of Directors from three members to five members by voting YES on Measure F in November’s election.

Increasing the number of Board members will give us a greater abil-ity to act in any emergency. With only three members, important decisions could be delayed by illness or absence from the immediate area. A five-mem-ber board, like most public agencies, will also give Directors the ability to form committees, and provide great-er long-term strategic planning and financial oversight.

Both the Montecito Association and the Montecito Journal urge you to vote YES on Measure F. Please join us in supporting YES on Measure F, to maintain the high standards of the Montecito Fire Protection District in these times of relatively flat revenue from property taxes and increasing costs.

Dana NewquistDan EidelsonMontecito

Montecito Fire District Politics

As a resident, and retired Montecito Fire Captain, I feel that I am in a posi-tion to comment about the misinfor-mation being spread regarding the financial operation of the MFD, infor-mation about the proposed Station #3, and the upcoming Board election.

I began working for the MFD in 1954 when the department was small and training was minimal. I have seen the department grow to a first-class department with personnel trained to the highest level.

Isn’t that what you want in Montecito?

The fire district receives approxi-mately 1/16th of 1% collected from our property taxes. To my knowledge, MFD has operated without ever ask-ing to raise taxes or charge fees for anything.

The District is not currently operat-ing under a $2-million dollar deficit, nor has it ever, as Mr. Gene Sinser has indicated in his mailings and letters to the editor. Anyone running for the District Board should already under-stand government accounting stan-dards.

Regarding Station #3: the District has set aside over $8 million dollars since 2006 for the purchase of land, construction costs, and equipment to open the proposed third Station. It is the Fire District’s intention to absorb its annual costs for maintenance and staffing within the allocated revenues they already receive. What other

agency has had the fiscal responsibil-ity to prefund a project like that? The residents at the east end of the district pay the same property tax to the Fire District that everyone else does; don’t they deserve the same service? With the ever-increasing building taking place at the east end of the District, another station in that area is only prudent.

Additionally, we are appalled by something that has taken place this past weekend. Warner Owens, one of the candidates endorsed by the four retired fire chiefs, had almost all of his signs removed; those endorsed by others still remain. We find this action totally unacceptable and a reprehen-sible act of vandalism in our com-munity. There are two past members of the Montecito Association and two present Board members running for the Fire District Board; we find it inter-esting that their signs are still in place.

We are also extremely concerned with the candidates who want to com-bine services into one entity (CSD or cityhood), thereby diluting the Fire Department’s ability to serve and pro-tect the citizens of Montecito.

The four retired fire chiefs represent over 111 years of expertise and have made an enlightened, unprecedented, and united endorsement of four candi-dates. They know what it takes to run a fire department; especially one that has the reputation and respect recognized throughout the state! We are proud of MFD and we urge you to vote for the following candidates for the Montecito Fire District Board: Martha Collins, Mindy Denson, Roland “Roy” Jensen, and Warner Owens.

John & Sue ZiliottoMontecito

Trust The Fire ChiefsThis community has benefited so

much from the Montecito Fire District. Adding fire Station # 3 can only provide us with more staffing during a fire or emergency as well as provide faster medical emergency response to all the people at that the east end of the com-munity. We ultimately want to keep our money with the Montecito Fire District so that it is not redistributed for other services. Fire protection and public safety are very important to me and it should be to everyone. I endorse

the candidates Roland Roy Jensen, Martha Collins, Warner Owens, and Mindy Denson. I trust our retired Fire Chiefs whose judgment on who would best fill the role on the board! Ever since I have lived in Montecito, Montecito Fire has provided excellent service and my family would like to see that continue.

Jodi FishmanMontecito

Montecito Children Will Benefit From Measure “A”

The importance of local Measure A to Montecito students should not be over-looked. Montecito is part of the Santa Barbara Unified School District and most local students attend junior and/or senior high schools in Santa Barbara after they have completed Montecito Union, Cold Spring or one of the area’s private or parochial schools.

Santa Barbara Unified School District is turning to local residents to keep several years of state budget cuts as far away from the classroom as possible. Measure A will generate more than $7.5 million for math, science, tech-nology, foreign language, arts, music, theater and career programs in Santa Barbara junior and senior high schools.

The funding derived from this mea-sure is locally controlled and out of the reach of state government. It will be paid for by an assessment on each property owner of $45/year for four years, except for seniors who choose to opt out. Measure A will replace an earlier measure passed four years ago that will expire next year.

The governing boards of both Cold Spring and Montecito Union have endorsed this measure because of the tangible benefits it will provide our students. We believe it deserves your support.

Tammy MurphyTricia T. Price(Editor’s note: We do, in fact support

Measure “A” but only because we believe we shouldn’t let our distaste for what goes on in Sacramento negatively impact Montecito school children. These funds, while technically “out of the reach of state government,” just give that aforementioned state government more leeway in spending what they already receive. – J.B.) •MJ

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Oregon CatechismProtestant missionaries, devoted

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the 49th parallel. The native population was not consulted.

Circa 1850, the area around Cottage Grove saw a sprinkling of settle-ments, but the lands of the southern Willamette Valley were not condu-cive to large-scale farming. Settlers, therefore, supplemented subsistence farming with dairies, logging, and, for a short time after 1864, gold mining. Life was tough and annual flooding

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of an abundance of rivers and creeks made it even more difficult.

In the 1880s and ‘90s, a renewed interest in the Bohemia mines, located some 30 miles up the Row River, brought better times to the town of

Cottage Grove. Its popula-tion grew from some 250 souls in 1884 to 3,000 by the 1890s. Optimistically, plans were made for a rail-road spur to service over 2,000 mining claims with such names as Vesuvius, Confidence, El Caldo, and Holy Smoke. Before the completion of the railway in 1902, ore was transported by freight wagon and timber by wooden flumes. Though

the mines were almost played out by 1902, the timber industry benefitted from facilitated transportation, as did the city of Cottage Grove.

The trail passes between pas-tures and hay fields

Autumn colors tinged the landscape and framed views of Lake Dorena, the reservoir completed in the 1940s


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Among those checking out the show, which ends on January 20, were Robert and Christine Emmons, Leslie Ridley-Tree, Lois Rosen, Michael and Betsy Kaiser, Pat Hinds, Penny Jenkins, Diane Cavanaugh, Nancy Gifford and Larry Feinberg.

Blue BreakfastThe Biltmore was a sea of blue when

the Santa Barbara Police Foundation hosted its third annual “Brunch With The Cops.”

An eclectic mix of 250 guests, sitting

at tables featuring yellow “Police: Do Not Cross” tape and festooned with balloons, turned out, raising $253,000, a whopping 150 percent increase on the past two years.

“We set a higher goal this year so we’d have enough money to grant every request for un-budgeted equip-ment for fighting crime and finan-cially assist department employees and family members who suffer cata-strophic illness, injury or death,” says Craig Case, foundation president.

KEYT-TV senior reporter John Palminteri conducted the live auc-tion, which was fast and furious, with many bidders duplicating items, including a $3,000 day with the SWAT team and a $2,000 day with the canine unit. Three semi-automatic rifles alone

raised $12,000 with winning bids from Andy Granatelli and Peter Jordano.

John’s colleague, anchor Paula Lopez, joined in the spirit, singing a surpris-ingly good rendition of “America the Beautiful.” “But I’ll be sticking to my night job,” she assures me.

Before the heaving brunch, which featured the Visions of Hope gos-pel choir singing “Oh Happy Day!”, champagne cocktails were served on the lawn, which boasted an impres-sive array of impeccably polished police cars and motorbikes on display.

Guests at the bash included Mayor Helene Schneider, Dolly Granatelli, Gerd Jordano, district attorney Joyce Dudley, Salud Carbajal, Betty Stephens, Frank Hotchkiss, Hannah-Beth Jackson, Debbie Kass, Kathy McCarthy and Randy Rowse...

Golfing for GoodNearly 80 golfers participated in the

Montecito YMCA’s fifth annual golf fundraiser at the Glen Annie club, which raised $17,000 for its Open Doors financial assistance program, which provides memberships and scholarships to the needy.

“It was a very healthy turnout on the fairways and we also had more than one hundred at the reception,” says Mike Yamasaki, the Y’s associate executive director. “The monies raised make sure we are open to everyone.”

Local attorney and Y board chair-man, Mark Coffin, chaired the event, while Paul Clay conducted the auc-tion, which featured front section tick-ets for the Los Angeles Lakers and vacations in Hawaii and Sun Valley, Idaho...

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YMCA board chair Mark Coffin, executive director Joan Price, associ-ate director Mike Yamasaki and Channel Islands YMCA CEO Sal Cisneros at the Montecito Y’s fifth annual fundraiser

25 October – 1 November 2012 MONTECITO JOURNAL 43There is no human problem which could not be solved if people would simply do as I advise – Gore Vidal

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Mangia!The heaving stage of the Lobero

Theatre resembled a Barnum & Bailey big top when the theater’s founda-tion threw its second annual Mangia del Arte gala featuring a circus troupe from San Francisco.

Much like Cirque du Soleil, the tal-ented performers put on a colorful and agile show while the 170 guests nibbled on a selection of “bites” pro-

vided by a host of chefs, including Michael Hutchings, Petit Valentien, Cadiz, Seagrass, Aldo’s and Blush.

“It was a provocative evening of cuisine and culture,” says Angie Bertucci, the Lobero’s publicist.

“Guests were transported to a place of whimsy and wonder. It satisfied all the senses.”

This was the first year the event, which raised around $30,000, was open to the public, having previously only been available for VIP patrons.

Among those quaffing, noshing and nibbling were Roger and Sarah Chrisman, Tom and Eileen Mielko, Leslie Ridley-Tree, Tom and Carol Wathen, Jack and Karen Byers, Dan and Jane Litchfield, Hiroko Benko, Susan St. John, Brian King and Ted Baer...

Vertical RoadIt was a non-stop 80-minute show

when the London-based Akram Khan Company danced its latest produc-tion, Vertical Road, at the Granada.

The program featuring performers from Asia, Europe and the Middle East, part of the popular UCSB Arts & Lectures series, centered on the

metaphorical veil that separates life from death.

“In a world moving so fast, with the growth of technology and informa-tion, I am somehow inclined to move against the current, in search of what I might mean to be connected, not just spiritually, but also vertically,” says Khan.

It was certainly an epic production, with a billowing white sheet drop-ping from the ceiling to the floor, with just a single figure behind it drawing circles and waves, increasing to all eight dancers who go through various stages of movement, from frenetic to full stop.

An ethereal show that made you think...

Sol Celebration for SearsLongtime Café del Sol proprietor,

Jack Sears, celebrated the 17th anni-versary of his 60th birthday surround-ed by regulars and family.

“I remember when I was fifty apply-

ing makeup to make me look ninety and fooling quite a lot of people,” says Jack.

“Now I don’t have to do that!”Guests, including Bill and Trish

Davis, Jim Clive and Monika Klein, brought two cakes for the bash at his 46-year-old old eatery next to the Andree Clark Bird Refuge.

Others in congratulatory mood included Jack’s wife, Emilie, daugh-ter, Shauna, Joanie Wagner, Wendy Lewis, Gary Cummins, Clyde Bennett and Stella Stapios.

Sightings: Rocky actor Carl Weathers dining at opal... Michael Imperioli of The Sopranos stocking up on fruit and vegetables at the downtown farmers market... Author T.C. Boyle sipping a cocktail at Café del Sol

Pip! Pip! for now

Readers with tips, sightings and amusing items for Richard’s column should e-mail him at richardmin [email protected] or send invita-tions or other correspondence to the Journal •MJ

Susan St. John and Ted Baer at the Lobero Theatre Foundation’s Mangia del Arte bash (photo credit: David Bazemore)

Café del Sol owner Jack Sears celebrat-ing his 77th birth-day with longtime

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and another staffer (photo credit: Trish

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Last April, five local twentysomethings who all had experienced the famous

Burning Man event in the Nevada dessert created Lucidity, a three-day festival that drew a couple thousand adventurous locals and fellow travelers to Live Oak Camp for an extravaganza that featured art installations, music, performance art, encampments, themed areas and just about anything people wanted to bring themselves. Now, six months later, the same crew known as Synaptic is back with Lunacy, a similar-themed weekend at the same locale, expanding upon and refining the festival concept for the fall season, with events and workshops (ranging from yoga to flower essence) spread over various stages and all around the campground, some fully produced and others popping out of festival-goers on-site creativity.

Production manager Satory Palmer was already up at Live Oak getting things ready when we talked on the phone earlier this week.

Q. I understand the Lucidity Festival was all about clarity and vision. But now there’s Lunacy. Does that mean you’re all

just going crazy this time around? A. I know you’re kidding, but that’s

a good question. We’ve been explor-ing the topic as we’re getting set for the opening ceremony. The worst meaning is mania and lack of clarity. But we are about the lunatic fringe, literally going to the moon, which humans have done in this combina-tion of science and adventure. Where Lucidity is about embracing the bright side of the mind, this festival is more about exploring the frontier, taking on the unpredictable, going into the unknown, and seeing what’s next. The big thing for us is to combine innova-tion on artistic as well as scientific sides. There’s a lot of science-influ-enced art here – and they’re actually

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The Transportation Subcommittee, not happy with the options, has been studying alternatives over the last year. They have consulted with sev-eral experts, said Supervisor Salud Carbajal, a member of the SBCAG board of directors.

Presented by committee member and Montecito Planning Commissioner Jack Overall, the plan, dubbed the Community Coalition Plan, calls for keeping one left hand exit at Hot Springs-Cabrillo. It also calls for the closure of the Los Patos exit, and adds a southbound on-ramp at Los Patos, under the railroad.

Northbound, the plan calls for keep-ing the Hermosillo Road exit open, closing the Cabrillo Blvd left-hand exit, and adding a right-hand exit at Hot Springs Road that will feed into the roundabout, which will be reconfig-ured. The Community Coalition plan suggests starting and finishing the HOV lanes on each side of the freeway, east of Olive Mill Road. “This plan will

require exceptions; we are not trying to hide from that,” Overall said.

The Transportation Committee says the plan will minimize time required for construction, minimize disruption to local roads and businesses, be more cost effective, and solve congestion problems in Montecito. They estimate the alternative plan, which is not cur-rently analyzed in Caltrans’ EIR for the project, will take 19 months to build, whereas Caltrans’ proposed plans will take over four years. It is also estimated that the alternative will cost $15 million for this section of the project, versus Caltrans’ $50 million estimate.

The main issue with the multiphase plan, according to the SBCAG board, is the exception required from Caltrans to maintain the left-hand exit at Hot Springs Road. Caltrans representatives have repeatedly vetoed the idea, stat-ing policy and safety concerns. “The two left-hand exits [in Montecito] are safer than the five previous right hand exits in Santa Barbara,” Overall said, “So when we are told they are not safe, we have data that says: ‘wait, not so fast.’”

The SBCAG board voted 12-1 to direct Caltrans to fully analyze the alternative as part of the environmen-tal review process. They also voted to send a letter to Caltrans asking it to make an exception regarding the left-hand exits.

A few members of the board voiced concern over further delaying the pro-cess by adding another alternative, which requires more analysis. “We are going to have to live with this for a long time. It’s the biggest construc-tion project to hit Montecito in sixty years,” Overall said. “If we have to take another month or two months to figure out and get some of these answers, we would certainly encour-age that,” he added.

Overall and the Transportation Committee were applauded at the conclusion of their in-depth presen-tation. “It’s information and I think it’s worth looking at,” said Mayor Helene Schneider, who reminded the board that Montecito residents recently endured years of construction disruption from the 101 Operational Improvements Project, which con-cluded earlier this year.

Riviera Smiles Opens on Coast Village Road

A new dental office, offering the latest in dental technology and tech-niques, opens this week at 1187 Coast Village Road, Suite 11. Owned and operated by Dr. Ana Martinez, DDS, Riviera Smiles promises a comfort-able, modern environment for general and aesthetic dentistry.

Dr. Martinez, who hails from Peru, served as Clinical Associate Professor of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, while continuing her roles as Clinical Attending, Hospital Dentistry and Clinical Attending in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Washington. With an internationally based back-ground, Dr. Martinez has experience and training in Peru, Germany and the United States. The doctor currently works for an office in Santa Barbara, and says she is eager to open her own

practice in Montecito.“There is such a strong sense of

community here,” she told us dur-ing a tour of the facility last week. The office, located in the former UPS Store space, is replete with local art on the walls, comfortable waiting room chairs, and designer lighting. Past the waiting room are four private exam and procedure rooms, featuring mas-saging dental chairs. Each patient is given an iPad upon entering the office, to use for filling out paperwork and billing (Dr. Martinez uses all paper-less technology) and then during their cleaning or procedure to check email, listen to music, or watch movies.

In keeping with the minimalistic and green approach, Dr. Martinez uses products from environmentally friendly companies, including recy-cled and biodegradable alternatives to traditional paper and plastic. “It is my goal to serve and protect my patients, serve the community, and reduce our impact on the environment,” she says with a soft accent. The office has an array of dental advancements, includ-ing computer-assisted anesthesia, which promises to be virtually pain-less, digital x-rays, diode lasers, and new surgical technology which, Dr. Martinez says, reduces the chance of possible complications, surgical bleed-ing, and post-operative discomfort. “My patients will receive the safest, most effective, and most comfortable dentistry possible,” she adds.

Dr. Martinez offers general dentist-ry and cleanings, cosmetic dentistry, and oral surgery. The office is open Wednesday through Friday, from 8:30 am to 5 pm. A grand opening is planned before the end of the year; the practice is open now.

Riviera Smiles is located at 1187 Coast Village Road, Suite 11. For more information call 805-617-0686 or visit www.rivierasmiles.com. •MJ

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As part of the Santa Barbara Poetry Initiative’s launch, its first Visiting Poet Series took

place on October 19 and 20, featuring world renowned poet, Thomas Lux. Recipient of the Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award, a Guggenheim Fellowship and three-time winner of The National Endowment for the Arts, Lux’s works span from Neo-Surrealism to Realism. The New York Times wrote that for Lux, clarity in writing does not mean dumbing down the poem. His ideas are complex, but his narratives and images are absolutely clear. Thomas currently resides as the Bourne Chair in Poetry at the Georgia Institute of Technology.

The weekend commenced with a reception held at the Montecito estate of Michael and Nancy Gifford. Following the reception, Lux read selected poems and answered ques-tions from attendees at the El Presidio Chapel. Poems noted were from his 11th book of poetry, God Particles and everyone’s favorite poem, “The Joy-Bringer.” Lux shared his intimate inspirations for the poems as well, stating that while sometimes one does not understand a poem, there is some majesty about its sound, like a sym-

phony, and that may be all you need. Indeed Lux was all one needed. He read his works with a quiet elegance that affected everyone who attended. On Saturday, October 20, he held a day-long writers workshop, which was sold out and wait-listed in less than two weeks.

Over 75 guests at the reception and weekend workshop included four Poet Laureates: Barry Spacks, Perie Longo, David Starkey and Paul Willis. Other attendees includ-ed Thomas’s wife Jenny, Ginny

Castagnola-Hunter, Diana and Simon Raab, Greg Orfalea, Catey and Ken Dunkley, Bruce Willard, Arts Fund Executive Director Catherine Gee, Lois and Ron Klein, Gudrun Bortman, Elena Karina Byrne, Richard Jarrette, Jolie Chain, Chryss Yost, Gabriella Klein, Phil Taggert and Chris Lancashire.

Nancy Gifford, whose dream for three years was to form this place for poets in our town, met up with poet Kurt Brown to form the Poetry Initiative. Brown, in addition to authoring six chapbooks (pocket-sized booklet) and six full-length collections of his own poetry, founded the Aspen Writers’ Conference, and taught poetry at Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, New York for almost a decade. He and his poet wife, Laure-

Anne Bosselaar, moved to Santa Barbara two years ago. Also sponsor-ing the weekend event were Christine and Richard Kravetz, Catey and Ken Dunkley and the Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation.

Nancy says, “Outside of the college classroom there is no place where crit-ically acclaimed poets can offer inti-mate weekend workshops for writers of all ages and abilities. Our long-term goal through this Poetry Initiative is to raise the funds to bring in several poets a year so that locals who are eager to study with a national poet will now have the opportunity.”

To learn more about the Santa Barbara Poetry Initiative, contact Nancy Gifford at [email protected] or Kurt Brown at [email protected]. •MJ

Poet Laureates conversing at the reception for Tom Lux are David Starkey, Barry Spacks and Perie Longo

Guests at the Santa Barbara Poetry Initiative launch event Ken and Catey Dunkley with former regional director of the Poetry Society of America Elena Karina Byrne

Ladies of poetry Laure-Anne Bosselaar, the poet expert at Chaucer’s Books Kerry Tomlinson, Chris Davis and event sponsor Christine Kravetz

The Poetry Initiative event sponsors Kurt Brown, Ginny Hunter, Nancy Gifford, Chris Lancashire, with Tom Lux and his wife, Jenny

Guest poet Tom Lux speaking and reciting his poems at the El Presidio Chapel

Current Poet Laureate Paul Willis with guest poet Tom Lux

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EnTERTAInMEnT (Continued from page 44)one and the same. We love to push the boundaries in a way that’s healthy, progressive and positive. Think of Columbus, who had to go off the edge of the world to find new things. A lot of the terminology we play with has to do with astronomy and astrology, but what captures it for me is frontier-ism. There are times in human history where you have to go beyond what is known. We all believe this one is of those times. But it’s not on a map. It’s social and relationship based.

What’s different than with Lucidity? For sure there seems to be more live music vs. DJs.

This event has more emphasis on both live music and fine art. With Santa Barbara being what it is, we want to represent every element. We don’t want to ignore traditional art forms and older generations. That creates boundaries, which we don’t want. That’s why we reached out to Opera Santa Barbara and State Street Ballet. There are a lot of divisions happening in the world that are com-pletely unnecessary. We’re opening it up by bringing a lot of ideas, styles approaches, and you can discover all the fragments in one place.

Is the fest still about blurring the line between participant and audience, rede-fining collaboration, and finding the right relationship between open source and fully produced?

Yes. There’s a precision element in the production, but only what’s nec-essary. But to appeal to the com-munity, it needs to be accessible and let people tap into it. And even the curated elements can tap into what impromptu groups are doing. We needed to plan the weekend carefully to mind that moment of release and transformation. But there’s also the open source stage, a mixture of sched-uled performances from smaller acts with doing whatever you want in the moment. You can switch roles even for a moment as you walk by. There are a lot of interactive experiences.

Halloween helps, I imagine. Absolutely. The best thing about

having it this holiday is that it encour-ages costumes, which are part of these festivals anyway. You can participate without feeling like you’re drinking the Kool Aid. So you can lose your inhibitions and redefine yourself. There will be a zombie crawl one night, and super heroes versus super villains party another night; find your own area.

Can you give me some idea of the events and installations?

We have a giant Tesla coil and a guy named Dr. Megavolt who will dance with it with a stainless steel supercon-ductor wrapped around his body. It’s

shock and awe at the nexus of science and art… Also, I’ve studied music as well as sound engineering, and we have some of the finest quality audio systems known to man. It can produce more frequencies that the human ear can hear. You’ll hear sounds you don’t normally at a festival, and be able to feel reverberations in your bones and chest cavity that you can’t even hear.

What did you learn from Lucidity about the site, the people, and the problems that you’re applying to this event?

Number one was the grace of how to pull the production together. With Lucidity there was a spray of get it together and just see what happens. This time it’s more subtle and delicate, easily executable, but still incredible to witness. We’re creating the back-bone and counting on the community to come and fill in the gaps. Some of the coolest stuff might be someone you know, a neighbor doing a special yoga thing.

That community aspect is unusual for one of these festivals. But how do you plan to keep it from getting so big that it doesn’t fit at Live Oak anymore, like Lightening in a Bottle?

It’s not hard to grow. But they missed something that’s essential: this belongs to Santa Barbara. We appealed to the longstanding artistic collective and colleges, because it’s about the people who are with each other all year round. The idea is to bring us together. And when you go back to your life, you remember that you can accomplish things together. Burning Man is global; this is the local version where you don’t have to leave behind what’s possible when you go home. You can get in touch and keep it going. But we do have to protect it.

Lunacy takes place at Live Oak Friday through Sunday, October 26-28. Single day tickets cost $75, two days passes are $125 and a full festival pass runs $175, which includes camping. Get tickets, a full schedule and FAQ details on the fest’s website, www.lunacyfestival.com.

50 Years in the Bluegrass

Peter Feldmann’s current bluegrass band is called the Very Lonesome Boys. But he’ll be surrounded by fam-ily and friends – musical and other-wise, although there aren’t a lot of degrees of separation between the two in Feldmann’s world – at the Lobero next Friday night when the now Santa Ynez-based musician marks a mile-stone with a concert dubbed “50 Years in the Bluegrass.”

The show is meant to celebrate Feldmann’s lengthy career as a per-former, collector and presenter of acoustic music ranging from blue-grass, to old-time, folk and blues all

around Santa Barbara and environs. His foray began when he returned to town in 1962 and organized Santa Barbara’s first “Hootenanny,” a col-lective gathering of folksingers, in Orpet Park. Within a few years, he’d started booking folk concerts, and by the early 1970s had both founded the Bluebird Café (now SOhO), where he presented some of the biggest names in old time music, and created the Old Time Fiddlers’ Convention, originally a more educational and still participa-tory event which celebrated its 42nd year just two weeks ago. In 1973, he founded his own record label, issu-ing original recordings of string band music. He’s also been in and out of radio for decades, including for the city’s first FM station located in El Paseo, and taught banjo, guitar, and fiddle at Adult Ed and country music history at UCSB Extension.

The concert brings him together with some of his favorite collabora-tors from the last half-century, includ-ing fiddle greats Byron Berline and Blaine Sprouse, guitarist Rick Cunha, bassist David Jackson (who got his start on The Andy Williams Show and co-wrote the Three Dog Night hit “Joy to the World” and Ringo Starr’s “No-No Song” with Hoyt Axton) and sing-er-songwriter Mayne Smith (whose songs have been recorded by Linda Ronstadt, David Lindley and Rosalie Sorrels). Also on the bill are many of Feldmann’s Santa Barbara associates, from fiddler Jim Wimmer, to acous-tic blues icons Tom Ball & Kenny Sultan, to up and coming blues-rock-er Alastair Greene, to members of the Scragg Family, his first band, which sprouted from Mountain Drive and

helped influence the music scene in San Francisco in the 1960s.

Feldmann talked about his career and the concert in an interview earlier this week.

Q. You studied botany at UCSB. Do you remember the moment you knew that you were going to play music for a career?

A. Not really. It was a constant struggle for me. What helped me make up my mind to go into music full time was that I’d spent two years of painstaking research extracting pine resin and analyzing the oil to correlate species during the daytime. I always brought along a tape recorder and microphone and I’d look for banjo and fiddle players at night. The sum-mer after that, my lab was burglar-ized and someone made off with the equipment I was using. I was faced with having to do my research all over again. I thought it was a dancing lesson from God, as Kurt Vonnegut said, a sign that I should go ahead and pursue the banjo and fiddle.

The Bluebird was really successful when you sold it, and you also later moved on from the Fiddle Convention. Why?

I was just getting worn out and also had a family tragedy and didn’t want to continue running a music club. And with the festival, because it happened in early October, I spent most of my summers getting ready for it. And that’s the best time for a bluegrass/old time musician to be out traveling and performing. In 1997, when I quit, I wanted to get back to playing more.

Looking back over half a century, what still stands out as a highlight? A favorite moment?

The single most important thing was all the people I met through the music, many of whom became friends. The music was a passport to get to places I never would have been otherwise. I met Byron Berline and (Father of Bluegrass) Bill Monroe; that was something very special. When I collected samples, one of the places I stopped was Kernville, and I came back to be a judge in a fiddle festival. There I ran into a Cherokee Indian fiddler who was a fertilizer salesman. I got a crash course in that style of fid-dling. Those kinds of adventures are a total treasure… A lot of artists stayed at my house when I had the Bluebird. We’d talk about Robert Johnson and play music at home. The unique thing about the music is what it means to come from the culture that produced it. It doesn’t evolve in a petri dish – it comes from how people live, and work and what they do. That explora-tion is still going on.

The Cajun fiddler Dewey Balfa came through on a tour and he and his

“50 Years in the Bluegrass” at the Lobero cel-ebrates Peter Feldmann’s career as a bluegrass, old-time, folk, and blues musician


FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: The Neal Taylor Nature Center at Cachuma Lake, 2265 Hwy 154, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. The Neal Taylor Center at Cachuma Lake, 2265 Hwy 154, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on October 17, 2012. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Melissa Mercer. Original FBN No. 2012-0003031. Published October 24, 31, November 7, 14, 2012.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT: The following person(s) has/have abandoned the use of the Fictitious Business Name(s): Cachuma Lake Nature Center, Inc., 2265 Hwy. #154, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on October 17, 2012. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Melissa Mercer. Original FBN No. 2012-0002448. Original filing date: 7/28/2009. Published October 24, 31, November 7, 14, 2012.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: EZ Overhead Doors, 666 Andy Lane, Santa Barbara, CA 93111. Emileano Sanchez, 666 Andy Lane, Santa Barbara, CA 93111. This

statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on October 10, 2012. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Melissa Mercer. Original FBN No. 2012-0002948. Published October 24, 31, November 7, 14, 2012.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: I-Kron Co, 3375 Foothill #614, Carpinteria, CA 93010. Constance Kronja, 3375 Foothill #614, Carpinteria, CA 93010. Meredith Kronja, 3395 Napa Street, San Diego, CA 92110. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on October 3, 2012. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Catherine Daly. Original FBN No. 2012-0002883. Published October 24, 31, November 7, 14, 2012.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar, 1415 S. Bradley, Santa Maria, CA 93454. Apple Mid Cal LLC, 6200 Oak Tree Blvd., Suite 250, Independence, OH 44131. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on October 10, 2012. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland,

County Clerk (SEAL) by Marlene Ashcom. Original FBN No. 2012-0002945. Published October 24, 31, November 7, 14, 2012.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Smart Marketing, 2917 De La Vina Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. Edgar Blas, 2917 De La Vina Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on October 17, 2012. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Melissa Mercer. Original FBN No. 2012-0003026. Published October 24, 31, November 7, 14, 2012.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Donut Factory,

6545 Trigo Road, Isla Vista, CA 93117. John Chang, 6545 Trigo Road, Isla Vista, CA 93117. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on October 8, 2012. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Joshua Madison. Original FBN No. 2012-0002917. Published October 17, 24, 31, November 7, 2012.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Pacific Rim Management; Pacific Rim Restaurants, 3999 Via Lucero Unit C5, Santa Barbara, CA 93110. Gabriel K. Papa, 3999 Via Lucero Unit C5, Santa Barbara, CA 93110. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on October 8, 2012. This statement expires five years from

the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Joshua Madison. Original FBN No. 2012-0002918. Published October 17, 24, 31, November 7, 2012.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Woodall Building and Design, Inc, 1675 Laurel Avenue, Solvang, CA 93463. Woodall Building and Design, Inc, 1675 Laurel Avenue, Solvang, CA 93463. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on October 5, 2012. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Joshua

Madison. Original FBN No. 2012-0002906. Published October 17, 24, 31, November 7, 2012.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Diamond Lotus Reiki, 827 State Street, Suite 5, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Rochelle Zanini, 550 San Ysidro Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on September 20, 2012. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Gabriel Cabello. Original FBN No. 2012-0002732. Published October 17, 24, 31, November 7, 2012.

PUBLIC NOTICES

CITY OF SANTA BARBARA

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received

by the Jewish Federation of Greater Santa Barbara at 524

Chapala Street, Santa Barbara, California, until 5:00 p.m. on

the date indicated at which time they will be publicly opened,

read and posted for:

DUE DATE & TIME: November 13, 2012 UNTIL 5:00P.M.

The Bronfman Family Jewish Community Center building

improvements, bathrooms and courtyard renovation

project

An optional pre-bid meeting will be held on Monday,

November 5, 2012 at 10:00 a.m., at the Bronfman Family

Jewish Community Center (BFJCC), located at

524 Chapala Street, Santa Barbara, CA, to discuss the

specifications and conditions. Bid Documents are

available at the (BFJCC), during business hours M-T 9-5, F

9-4 and at the pre-bid

meeting.

Bids must be submitted on forms supplied by the City of Santa

Barbara and in accordance with the specifications, terms and

conditions contained therein. Bid packages containing all

forms, specifications, terms and conditions may be obtained in

person at the BFJCC or by calling (805) 957-1115 x107 (Facility

Manager). There is no charge for bid package and

specifications.

The project is funded through a Community Development Block

Grant (CDBG). This is a federally-assisted project and Davis-

Bacon (DBRA) requirements will be strictly enforced. Federal

Labor Standards provisions HUD-4010 will be incorporated into

the successful bidderʼs contract. Contractors, including all

subcontractors and apprentices, must be eligible to participate.

The Federal Wage Determination Number CA120023

(10/12/2012 -CA23) is incorporated.

In the event of a conflict between Federal Prevailing Wage

(Davis/Bacon Act) and Prevailing Wage,

Contractor/Subcontractor shall pay the higher of the two rates.

The City of Santa Barbara requires all contractors to possess a

current valid State of California A Contractors License. The

company bidding on this must possess one of the above

mentioned licenses and be otherwise deemed qualified to

perform the work specified herein. Bids submitted using the

license name and number of a subcontractor or other person

who is not a principle partner or owner of the company making

this bid, will be rejected as being non-responsive.

The City of Santa Barbara affirmatively assures that minority

and disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full

opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will

not be discriminated against on the grounds of age (over 40),

ancestry, color, mental or physical disability, sex, gender

identity and expression, marital status, medical condition

(cancer or genetic characteristics), national origin, race,

religious belief, or sexual orientation in consideration of award.

Published October 24, 2012

Montecito Journal


NOTICE TO BIDDERS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received

by the City of Santa Barbara Purchasing Office located at 310

E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California, until 3:00 p.m. on

the date indicated at which time they will be publicly opened,

read and posted for:

BID NO. 5197


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Bids must be submitted on forms supplied by the City of Santa

Barbara and in accordance with the specifications, terms and

conditions contained therein. Bid packages containing all

forms, specifications, terms and conditions may be obtained in

person at the Purchasing Office or by calling (805) 564-5349, or

by Facsimile request to (805) 897-1977. There is no charge for

bid package and specifications.

The City of Santa Barbara affirmatively assures that minority

and disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full

opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will

not be discriminated against on the grounds of age (over 40),

ancestry, color, mental or physical disability, sex, gender

identity and expression, marital status, medical condition

(cancer or genetic characteristics), national origin, race,

religious belief, or sexual orientation in consideration of award.

____________________

William Hornung, C.P.M. Published: October 24, 2012

General Services Manager Montecito Journal


NOTICE TO BIDDERS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received by the City of Santa Barbara Purchasing Office located at 310

E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California, until 3:00 p.m. on the date indicated at which time they will be publicly opened, read and posted for:

BID NO. 5199


Installation of Solar Thermal Unit on Marina 2 Restrooms

A MANDATORY pre-bid meeting will be held on October

30, 2012 at 9:00 a.m., at the Marina 2 Restroom, located

outside of Marina 2 at 311 Shoreline Drive, Santa Barbara,

CA, to discuss the specifications and field conditions. Bid

Documents are available at the Purchasing Office and at

the pre-bid meeting.

Bids must be submitted on forms supplied by the City of Santa Barbara and in accordance with the specifications, terms and conditions contained therein. Bid packages containing all forms, specifications, terms and conditions may be obtained in person at the Purchasing Office or by calling (805) 564-5349, or by Facsimile request to (805) 897-1977. There is no charge for bid package and specifications. Bidders are hereby notified that pursuant to provisions of Section 1770, et seq., of the Labor Code of the State of California, the Contractor shall pay its employees the general prevailing rate of wages as determined by the Director of Department of Industrial Relations. In addition, the Contractor shall be responsible for compliance with the requirements of Section 1777.5 of the California Labor Code relating to apprentice public works contracts. The City of Santa Barbara requires all contractors to possess a current valid State of California C-4 and/or C-46 Contractors License. The company bidding on this must possess one of the above mentioned licenses and be otherwise deemed qualified to perform the work specified herein. Bids submitted using the license name and number of a subcontractor or other person who is not a principle partner or owner of the company making this bid, will be rejected as being non-responsive. Bidders are hereby notified that a Payment Bond in the amount of 100% of the bid total will be required from the successful bidder for bids exceeding $25,000. The bond must be provided with ten (10) calendar days from notice of award and prior to the performance of any work. The bond must be signed by the bidder and a corporate surety, who is authorized to issue bonds in the State of California. The City of Santa Barbara affirmatively assures that minority and disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of age (over 40), ancestry, color, mental or physical disability, sex, gender identity and expression, marital status, medical condition (cancer or genetic characteristics), national origin, race, religious belief, or sexual orientation in consideration of award. ____________________ William Hornung, C.P.M. Published: October 24, 2012 General Services Manager Montecito Journal

LEGALS Page 524

25 October – 1 November 2012 MONTECITO JOURNAL 51Every creator painfully experiences the chasm between his inner vision and its ultimate expression – Isaac Bashevis Singer

Where friends meet

S T E A K • S E A F O O D • C O C K TA I L S

Lunch from 11:30am (Sat & Sun from 10:00am) Dinner from 5:00pm

Reservations (805) 564-1200 • 113 Harbor Way

WAY IT WAS (Continued from page 41)In the 1930s and ‘40s, the Army

Corp of Engineers solved the annual flooding problems by building two dams, Dorena and Cottage Grove, which had the added benefit of sup-plying recreational opportunities for the area. The area became famous in 1926 when Buster Keaton used the rail line to film The General, about a Civil War locomotive chase. (The area was later rediscovered and used for the 1972 Emperor of the North train saga starring Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, and Keith Carradine; and for scenes in the 1978 spoof on col-lege fraternities Animal House and the 1986 Stand by Me, which garnered both Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations.)

Background to the TrailIn 1969, Look Magazine named

Cottage Grove one of eleven “All American Cities.” But the end of life as Cottage Grovers knew it was just around the corner. The economic mainstay of timber was collapsing and the OP & E was making only three unprofitable runs a week. In stepped Willis Kyle, owner of an excursion train in Yreka, California. In 1970, he purchased 51% of the line and initiat-ed Blue Goose excursions up the Row River Valley on the weekends. Cottage Grove began to develop an additional economy based on tourism. Timber continued its decline and mills closed as logs were shipped overseas for milling. In 1987 changes in ownership and use of the line saw the Blue Goose make its last run up the Row River. Eventually Willamette Industries, the new owner, pulled up the tracks.

In 1992 private citizens and several governmental agencies came togeth-er to create a Rails-to-Trails project for the abandoned line. Willamette Industries traded the right of way to the Bureau of Land Management in lieu of payment on a timber sale, and in 1998 Cottage Grove added the beautiful Row River Trail to a host of cultural, historical, and recreational attractions in its expanding tourist-based economy.

The name of the trail, by the way, is not pronounced like “Row, row, row your boat” but rhymes with “How now, brown cow?” According to the story, it was named after a disagree-ment between two men regarding cattle and sheep grazing rights in the 1850s. The row between the men turned deadly when one of them was killed.

The RideWrapped in scarves and warm jack-

ets, my husband and I peddled from our motel to the North Thornton Street entrance of the Row River Trail on an early October morning. The pastoral

landscape was already tinged with autumnal tones; the pale stubble of mown hayfields punctuated by yel-lows and reds of maple and cotton-wood trees. Tendrils of thorny black-berry vines invade the asphalt trail and licked at our tires. They have devoured whole fences and crept onto the roofs of deserted houses. Moss-festooned apple trees lining the route sent out showers of rosy fruit.

At Mosby Creek we stepped back in time at the first of three covered bridges near the trail. Still used for automobile traffic, it is one of the oldest surviving covered bridges in Lane County and boasts open clere-story windows under its eaves. A little farther along we made a short side trip to the 1925 Currin Bridge, which crosses the Row River. The road now bypasses this favored relic, but its roof is well maintained and protects the bridge from weather and wear.

The gentle grade next took us along Dorena Lake. The reservoir, completed in the 1940s, required relocating the homes of the pioneer town of Dorena

as well as the train tracks. Here we peddled in the dappled light of the forest with flashing views of the lake on our right. Towering pine and fir trees create an arbor under which grow ferns and other shade loving vegeta-tion while moss curbs the trail. We emerged from the deep woods at a green meadow and followed the river past the remains of cookie cutter com-pany housing, stopping here and there to sample the sweet blackberries, and riding ever east until we reached the end of the trail at Culp Creek.

The day had warmed and with some 15 miles under out belts, we stopped for a picnic lunch before glid-ing downhill along the now famil-iar pastoral landscape for a visit to the charming and historical town of Cottage Grove.

Cottage GroveWe came to Cottage Grove to ride

the trail and regretted having to leave after only two nights because the town and the rest of the area has a lot to offer. We were disappointed to miss the Cottage Grove Covered Bridge

Festival and hope to be back next year to enjoy the $5 hot air balloon rides, the Old Time Fiddlers, and the Pitchfork Steak Dinner. Can’t wait to enter the Pumpkin Chunkin contest and the Skillet Toss and Wife Carry competitions. Might even take a bus tour of the seven covered bridges and will definitely cheer for the Covered Bridges Relay Teams.

We plan to hike in the Bohemia Mining District, visit the museums (which were on winter hours when we were there), and walk the historic areas of Victorian homes and once again visit the charming downtown which has, can you believe it, three local bookstores selling new, used, and rare books. The town also has the most beautiful murals. Then there is always the nearby wine tasting, and kayaking on the rivers and lakes, and camping and fishing, and… Well, I guess we will have to cultivate our patience.

Sources: Cottage Grove Sentinel; web article by Finn J.D. John, Covered Bridges of Lane County by Caleb and Angela Garvin; Roads Less Traveled in Southwest Oregon by Steve Arndt; BLM website on Row River National Recreation Trail; Center for Columbia River History web-site; various chamber of commerce pam-phlets. •MJ

The sweet juicy fruit of blackberry vines growing wild beside the trail tempts passing cyclists

The weak October light grew dappled in the for-ests where moss curbed the rail trail

Cottage Grove boasts several historical murals that help tell its story



NOTICE TO BIDDERS



BID NO. 5194

DUE DATE & TIME: NOVEMBER 8, 2012 UNTIL 3:00P.M.

Downtown Parking Security Camera Project for Lot 7


30, 2012 at 9:00 a.m., at City Lot 7, located at 1115 Anacapa

Street, Santa Barbara, CA, to discuss the specifications

and field conditions. Bid Documents are available at the

Purchasing Office and at the pre-bid meeting.

Bids must be submitted on forms supplied by the City of Santa Barbara and in accordance with the specifications, terms and conditions contained therein. Bid packages containing all forms, specifications, terms and conditions may be obtained in person at the Purchasing Office or by calling (805) 564-5349, or by Facsimile request to (805) 897-1977. There is no charge for bid package and specifications. Bidders are hereby notified that pursuant to provisions of Section 1770, et seq., of the Labor Code of the State of California, the Contractor shall pay its employees the general prevailing rate of wages as determined by the Director of Department of Industrial Relations. In addition, the Contractor shall be responsible for compliance with the requirements of Section 1777.5 of the California Labor Code relating to apprentice public works contracts. The City of Santa Barbara requires all contractors to possess a current valid State of California C-7 or C-10 Contractors License. The company bidding on this must possess one of the above mentioned licenses and be otherwise deemed qualified to perform the work specified herein. Bids submitted using the license name and number of a subcontractor or other person who is not a principle partner or owner of the company making this bid, will be rejected as being non-responsive. Bidders are hereby notified that a Payment Bond in the amount of 100% of the bid total will be required from the successful bidder for bids exceeding $25,000. The bond must be provided with ten (10) calendar days from notice of award and prior to the performance of any work. The bond must be signed by the bidder and a corporate surety, who is authorized to issue bonds in the State of California. The City of Santa Barbara affirmatively assures that minority and disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of age (over 40), ancestry, color, mental or physical disability, sex, gender identity and expression, marital status, medical condition (cancer or genetic characteristics), national origin, race, religious belief, or sexual orientation in consideration of award. ____________________ William Hornung, C.P.M. Published: Oct. 24, 2012 General Services Manager Montecito Journal


NOTICE TO BIDDERS



BID NO. 5193


Tertiary (PLC) Installation & Programming


30, 2012 at 11:00 a.m., at the El Estero Wastewater

Treatment Plant Conference Room located at 520 Yanonali

Street, Santa Barbara, CA, to discuss the specifications

and field conditions. Plans and specifications are available

at the Purchasing Office and at the pre-bid meeting.

Existing Tertiary Filter Record Drawings will be available at

Pre-Bid Meeting.

Bids must be submitted on forms supplied by the City of Santa Barbara and in accordance with the specifications, terms and conditions contained therein. Bid packages containing all forms, specifications, terms and conditions may be obtained in person at the Purchasing Office or by calling (805) 564-5349, or by Facsimile request to (805) 897-1977. There is no charge for bid package and specifications. Bidders are hereby notified that pursuant to provisions of Section 1770, et seq., of the Labor Code of the State of California, the Contractor shall pay its employees the general prevailing rate of wages as determined by the Director of Department of Industrial Relations. In addition, the Contractor shall be responsible for compliance with the requirements of Section 1777.5 of the California Labor Code relating to apprentice public works contracts. The City of Santa Barbara requires all contractors to possess a current valid State of California General A Contractors License. The company bidding on this must possess the above mentioned licenses and be otherwise deemed qualified to perform the work specified herein. Bids submitted using the license name and number of a subcontractor or other person who is not a principle partner or owner of the company making this bid, will be rejected as being non-responsive. Bidders are hereby notified that a Payment Bond in the amount of 100% of the bid total will be required from the successful bidder for bids exceeding $25,000. The bond must be provided with ten (10) calendar days from notice of award and prior to the performance of any work. The bond must be signed by the bidder and a corporate surety, who is authorized to issue bonds in the State of California. The City of Santa Barbara affirmatively assures that minority and disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of age (over 40), ancestry, color, mental or physical disability, sex, gender identity and expression, marital status, medical condition (cancer or genetic characteristics), national origin, race, religious belief, or sexual orientation in consideration of award. ____________________ William Hornung, C.P.M. Published: Oct. 24, 2012 General Services Manager Montecito Journal

PUBLIC nOTICE

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Liv-Anna, 6647 El Colegio Road #D301, Goleta, CA 93117. Liv-Anna Beltran, 6647 El Colegio Road #D301, Goleta, CA 93117. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on October 4, 2012. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Kathy Miller. Original FBN No. 2012-0002895. Published October 17, 24, 31, November 7, 2012.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Honeydew Montecito, 1050 Vallecito Rd., Carpinteria, CA 93013. Kathryn Ford, 1050 Vallecito Rd., Carpinteria, CA 93013. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on October 12, 2012. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jessica Armstrong. Original FBN No. 2012-0002990. Published October 17, 24, 31, November 7, 2012.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Dairyman’s Daughter, 2811 Lewis Drive, Lompoc, CA 93436. Mary Anne Janecek, 2811 Lewis Drive, Lompoc, CA 93436. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on September 20, 2012. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Carol Kraus. Original FBN No. 2012-0002838. Published October 10, 17, 24, 31, 2012.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Bookkeeping Experts, 215 W. Figueroa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Blueisle Bookkeeping, Inc., 215 W. Figueroa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on October 1, 2012. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Melissa Mercer. Original FBN No. 2012-0002847. Published October 10, 17, 24, 31, 2012.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Roston & Rogers, 215 W. Figueroa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Blueisle Bookkeeping, Inc., 215 W.

Figueroa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on October 1, 2012. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Melissa Mercer. Original FBN No. 2012-0002846. Published October 10, 17, 24, 31, 2012.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Metro Marketing, 1086 Garcia Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93103. Christopher Zerbe, 1086 Garcia Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93103. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on September 28, 2012. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Catherine Daly. Original FBN No. 2012-0002831. Published October 10, 17, 24, 31, 2012.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: STYLEPUKU, 814 E. Pedregosa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93103. Sugna Ventures, LLC, 814 E. Pedregosa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93103. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on October 2, 2012. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Miriam Leon. Original FBN No. 2012-0002865. Published October 10, 17, 24, 31, 2012.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: S.B.S. Creations, 102 W. Constance, Apt #10, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. Sarah Strassburg, 102 W. Constance, Apt #10, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on September 25, 2012. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Gabriel Cabello. Original FBN No. 2012-0002764. Published October 3, 10, 17, 24, 2012.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Clay Education, 5480 Hales Lane, Carpinteria, CA 93013. Georgia Owen Clay, 5480 Hales Lane, Carpinteria, CA 93013. Nathan Aaron Clay, 5480 Hales Lane, Carpinteria, CA 93013. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on September 19, 2012. This statement expires

five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Kathy Miller. Original FBN No. 2012-0002707. Published October 3, 10, 17, 24, 2012. FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: The Hair Lounge of Montecito, 1807-A E. Cabrillo, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. Pamela Renee, LLC, 1807-A E. Cabrillo, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on September 26, 2012. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Jessica Armstrong. Original FBN No. 2012-0002794. Published October 3, 10, 17, 24, 2012.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing

business as: Cornerstone Data Group, 5308 Berkeley Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93111. Andrew Manalis, 5308 Berkeley Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93111. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on September 27, 2012. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Kathy Miller. Original FBN No. 2012-0002813. Published October 3, 10, 17, 24, 2012.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE No. 1413339. To all interested parties: Petitioner Susan Carol Pachter filed a petition with Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara, for a decree changing name to Susan Carol Hasler-Pachter. 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 file 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 filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Filed October 17, 2012 by Narzralli Baksh, Deputy Clerk. Hearing date: November 29, 2012 at 9:30 am in Dept. 6, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Published 10/24, 10/31, 11/7, 11/14

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE No. 1413703. To all interested parties: Petitioner Elvira Gonzalez Clark filed a petition with Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara, for a decree changing name to Elvira Gonzalez Rose. 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 file 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 filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Filed October 17, 2012 by Narzralli Baksh, Deputy Clerk. Hearing date: December 20, 2012 at 9:30 am in Dept. 6, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Published 10/24, 10/31, 11/7, 11/14

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE No. 1413413. To all interested parties: Petitioners Bruce and Suzanne McDonald filed a petition with Superior

LEGALS (Continued from page 50)

25 October – 1 November 2012 MONTECITO JOURNAL 53The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them – Ernest Hemingway


NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

BID NO: 3659

Sealed proposals for Bid No. 3659 for the CORPORATION YARD REPLACEMENT WELL will be received in the Purchasing Office, 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California 93101, until

3:00 p.m., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8TH 2012 to be publicly opened and read at that time. Any bidder who wishes its bid proposal to be considered is responsible for making certain that its bid proposal is actually delivered to said Purchasing Office. Bids shall be addressed to the General Services Manager, Purchasing Office, 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California, and shall be labeled, “CORPORATION YARD REPLACEMENT WELL PROJECT, Bid No. 3659". The work includes all labor, material, supervision, plant and equipment necessary to complete the following: Drill and construct a potable municipal water supply well. The well site is located inside a city yard 50 feet from a well that failed and will be destroyed as part of this project. The project requires building a perimeter sound wall (approximately 500 feet long and 24 feet tall) to reduce noise for the residential faculty 50 feet to the north. The well will be 12 inch diameter stainless steel drilled to 700 feet below ground surface. The existing well has artesian pressure, which was measured in June 2012 and found to be approximately 10.5 feet above ground surface. The Engineerʼs estimate is $750,000. Each bidder must have a Class C-57 license to complete this work in accordance with the California Business and Professions Code. There will be a mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting scheduled for

Tuesday October 30th at 2:00pm at 619 Garden Street

Third Floor Water Resources Conference Room.

The plans and specifications for this Project may be viewed online at CyberCopyʼs Website (www.cybercopyusa.com) under the City Of Santa Barbara Plan Room. To obtain a copy of the plans and specifications for this Project and become a registered plan holder, download a Bid Package Request Form from the City Of Santa Barbara Plan Room site above by clicking on the Project or by calling Alex Gaytan, CyberCopy Shop Manager, at (805) 884-6155. The Cityʼs contact for this project is Carson Wollert, Project Engineer, [email protected]. Project Addendum notifications will be issued through Ebidboard.com. Although Ebidboard will fax and/or email all notifications once they are provided contact information, bidders are still responsible for obtaining all addenda from the Ebidboard website or the Cityʼs website at: http://www.santabarbaraca.gov/Business/Purchasing/Projects/. Bidders are hereby notified that pursuant to provisions of Section 1770, et seq., of the Labor Code of the State of California, the Contractor shall pay its employees the general prevailing rate of wages as determined by the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations. In addition, the Contractor shall be responsible for compliance with the requirements of Section 1777.5 of the California Labor Code relating to apprentice public works contracts. Per California Civil Code Section 3247, a payment bond in the amount of 100% of the bid total will be required from the successful bidder for bids exceeding $25,000. The bond must be provided within 10 calendar days from notice of award and prior to the performance of any work. The proposal shall be accompanied by a proposal guaranty bond in the sum of at least 10% of the total amount of the proposal, or alternatively by a certified or cashierʼs check payable to the Owner in the sum of at least 10% of the total amount of the proposal. A separate performance bond in the amount of 100% of the bid total will be required from the successful bidder. The bond must be provided within 10 calendar days from the notice to award and prior to the performance of any work. The City of Santa Barbara hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, political affiliations or beliefs, sex, age, physical disability, medical condition, marital status or pregnancy as set forth hereunder. GENERAL SERVICES MANAGER CITY OF SANTA BARBARA ____________________________ William Hornung, C.P.M. PUBLISHED DATES Montecito Journal: October 17 and 24, 2012


NOTICE TO BIDDERS



BID NO. 5190


Santa Barbara Airport Baggage Handling System

Maintenance and Repair

A MANDATORY pre-bid meeting will be held on November

1, 2012 at 9:00 a.m., at the Airport Maintenance Conference

Room, located at 1699 Firestone Road, Santa Barbara, CA,

to discuss the specifications and field conditions. Bid

Documents are available at the Purchasing Office and at

the pre-bid meeting.

Bids must be submitted on forms supplied by the City of Santa Barbara and in accordance with the specifications, terms and conditions contained therein. Bid packages containing all forms, specifications, terms and conditions may be obtained in person at the Purchasing Office or by calling (805) 564-5349, or by Facsimile request to (805) 897-1977. There is no charge for bid package and specifications. Bidders are hereby notified that pursuant to provisions of Section 1770, et seq., of the Labor Code of the State of California, the Contractor shall pay its employees the general prevailing rate of wages as determined by the Director of Department of Industrial Relations. In addition, the Contractor shall be responsible for compliance with the requirements of Section 1777.5 of the California Labor Code relating to apprentice public works contracts. The City of Santa Barbara requires all contractors to possess a current valid State of California C-10 or D-21 Contractorʼs License. The company bidding on this must possess one of the above mentioned licenses and be otherwise deemed qualified to perform the work specified herein. Bids submitted using the license name and number of a subcontractor or other person who is not a principle partner or owner of the company making this bid, will be rejected as being non-responsive. Bidders are hereby notified that a Payment Bond in the amount of 100% of the bid total will be required from the successful bidder for bids exceeding $25,000. The bond must be provided with ten (10) calendar days from notice of award and prior to the performance of any work. The bond must be signed by the bidder and a corporate surety, who is authorized to issue bonds in the State of California. Bidders are hereby notified that a Performance Bond in the amount of 100% of the bid total will be required from the successful bidder for bids. The bond must be provided with ten (10) calendar days from notice of award and prior to the performance of any work. The bond must be signed by the bidder and a corporate surety, who is authorized to issue bonds in the State of California. Bidders are hereby notified that a Bid Guaranty Bond in the form of a money order or a cashierʼs certified check, payable to the order of the City, amounting to ten percent (10%) of the bid, or by a bond in said amount and payable to said City, signed by the bidder and a corporate surety, who is authorized to issue bonds in the State of California. The City of Santa Barbara affirmatively assures that minority and disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of age (over 40), ancestry, color, mental or physical disability, sex, gender identity and expression, marital status, medical condition (cancer or genetic characteristics), national origin, race, religious belief, or sexual orientation in consideration of award. ____________________ William Hornung, C.P.M. Published: Oct. 24, 2012 General Services Manager Montecito Journal

ORDINANCE NO. 5600

AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF

SANTA BARBARA APPROVING A 23-YEAR LEASE

AGREEMENT WITH BROPHY & SONS, INC., DOING

BUSINESS AS, BROPHY BROTHERS RESTAURANT AND

CLAM BAR AND ON THE ALLEY, AT AN AVERAGE BASE

RENT OF $35,800 PER MONTH OR 10% OF GROSS SALES,

WHICHEVER IS GREATER, EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 16,

2012.

The above captioned ordinance was adopted at a regular

meeting of the Santa Barbara City Council held on

October 16, 2012.

The publication of this ordinance is made pursuant to the

provisions of Section 512 of the Santa Barbara City Charter as

amended, and the original ordinance in its entirety may be

obtained at the City Clerk's Office, City Hall, Santa Barbara,

California.

(Seal)

/s/

Gwen Peirce, CMC

City Clerk Services Manager

ORDINANCE NO. 5600

STATE OF CALIFORNIA )

)

COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA ) ss.

)

CITY OF SANTA BARBARA )

I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance

was introduced on October 9, 2012, and was adopted by the

Council of the City of Santa Barbara at a meeting held on

October 16, 2012, by the following roll call vote:

AYES: Councilmembers Dale Francisco, Frank Hotchkiss,

Grant House, Cathy Murillo, Randy Rowse, Bendy

White; Mayor Helene Schneider

NOES: None

ABSENT: None

ABSTENTIONS: None

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereto set my

hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Santa Barbara on

October 17, 2012.

/s/

Gwen Peirce, CMC

City Clerk Services Manager

I HEREBY APPROVE the foregoing ordinance on

October 17, 2012.

/s/

Helene Schneider

Mayor

PUBLIC nOTICE

Court of California, County of Santa Barbara, for a decree changing name of child from Stephen Andrew Boehme to Stephen Andrew McDonald. 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 file 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 filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Filed September 19, 2012 by Terry Chavez, Deputy Clerk. Hearing date: November 29, 2012 at 9:30 am in Dept. 6, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Published 10/24, 10/31, 11/7, 11/14

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE No. 1413496. To all interested parties: Petitioner Norma Gabriella Botello filed a petition with Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara, for a decree changing name to Gabriella Botello. 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 file 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 filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Filed October 17, 2012 by Narzralli Baksh, Deputy Clerk.

Hearing date: November 19, 2012 at 9:30 am in Dept. 6, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Published 10/24, 10/31, 11/7, 11/14


Bella Vista $$$1260 Channel Drive (565-8237)

Cafe Del Sol $$30 Los Patos Way (969-0448)

CAVA $$1212 Coast Village Road (969-8500)Regional Mexican and Spanish cooking combine to create Latin cuisine from tapas and margaritas, mojitos, seafood paella and sangria to lobster tamales, Churrasco ribeye steak and seared Ahi tuna. Sunflower-colored interior is accented by live Spanish guitarist playing next to cozy beehive fireplace nightly. Lively year-round outdoor people-wat ching front patio. Open Monday-Friday 11 am to 10 pm. Saturday and Sunday 10 am to 10 pm.

China Palace $$1070 Coast Village Road (565-9380)

Giovanni’s $1187 Coast Village Road (969-1277)

Los Arroyos $1280 Coast Village Road (969-9059)

Little Alex’s $1024 A-Coast Village Road (969-2297)

Lucky’s (brunch) $$ (dinner) $$$ 1279 Coast Village Road (565-7540)Comfortable, old-fashioned urban steak-house in the heart of America’s biggest little village. Steaks, chops, seafood, cocktails, and an enormous wine list are featured, with white tablecloths, fine crystal and vintage photos from the 20th century. The bar (separate from dining room) features large flat-screen TV and opens at 4 pm during the week. Open nightly from 5 pm to 10 pm; Saturday & Sunday brunch from 9 am to 3 pm. Valet Parking.

Montecito Café $$1295 Coast Village Road (969-3392)

Montecito Coffee Shop $1498 East Valley Road (969-6250)

Montecito Wine Bistro $$$516 San Ysidro Road 969-7520Head to Montecito’s upper village to indulge in some California bistro cuisine. Chef Nathan Heil creates seasonal menus that include fish and vegetarian dishes, and fresh flatbreads straight out of the wood-burning oven. The Bistro of-fers local wines, classic and specialty cocktails, single malt scotches and aged cognacs.

Pane é Vino $$$1482 East Valley Road (969-9274)

Plow & Angel $$$San Ysidro Ranch 900 San Ysidro Lane (565-1700) Enjoy a comfortable atmosphere as you dine on traditional dishes such as mac ‘n cheese and ribs. The ambiance is enhanced with original artwork, including stained glass windows and an homage to its namesake, Saint Isadore, hanging above the fire-place. Dinner is served from 5 to 10 pm daily with bar service extending until 11 pm weekdays and until midnight on Friday and Saturday.

$ (average per person under $15)$$ (average per person $15 to $30)$$$ (average per person $30 to $45)$$$$ (average per person $45-plus)

M O N T E C I T O E AT E R I E S . . . A G u i d e Sakana Japanese Restaurant $$1046 Coast Village Road (565-2014)

Stella Mare’s $$/$$$50 Los Patos Way (969-6705)

Stonehouse $$$$San Ysidro Ranch900 San Ysidro Lane (565-1700)Located in what is a 19th-century citrus packinghouse, Stonehouse restaurant features a lounge with full bar service and separate dining room with crackling fireplace and creekside views. Chef Matthew Johnson’s regional cuisine is prepared with a palate of herbs and vegetables harvested from the on-site chef’s garden. Recently voted 1 of the best 50 restaurants in America by OpenTable Diner’s Choice. 2010 Diners’ Choice Awards: 1 of 50 Most Romantic Restaurants in America, 1 of 50 Restaurants With Best Service in America. Open for dinner from 6 to 10 pm daily. Sunday Brunch 10 am to 2 pm.

Trattoria Mollie $$$1250 Coast Village Road (565-9381)

Tre Lune $$/$$$1151 Coast Village Road (969-2646)A real Italian boite, complete with small but fully licensed bar, big list of Italian wines, large comfortable tables and chairs, lots of mahogany and large b&w vintage photos of mostly fa-mous Italians. Menu features both comfort food like mama used to make and more adventurous Italian fare. Now open continuously from lunch to dinner. Also open from 7:30 am to 11:30 am daily for breakfast.

Via Vai Trattoria Pizzeria $$1483 East Valley Road (565-9393)

Delis, bakeries, juice bars

Blenders in the Grass1046 Coast Village Road (969-0611)

Here’s The Scoop1187 Coast Village Road (lower level) (969-7020)Gelato and Sorbet are made on the premises. Open Monday through Thursday 1 pm to 9 pm, 12 pm to 10 pm Friday and Saturday, and 12 pm to 9 pm on Sundays.

Jeannine’s1253 Coast Village Road (969-7878)

Montecito Deli1150 Coast Village Road (969-3717)Open six days a week from 7 am to 3 pm. (Closed Sunday) This eatery serves home-made soups, fresh salads, sandwiches, and its specialty, The Piadina, a homemade flat bread made daily.

Panino 1014 #C Coast Village Road (565-0137)

Pierre Lafond516 San Ysidro Road (565-1502)This market and deli is a center of activity in Montecito’s Upper Village, serving fresh baked pastries, regular and espresso coffee drinks, smoothies, burritos, homemade soups, deli salads, made-to-order sandwiches and wraps available, and boasting a fully stocked salad bar. Its sunny patio draws crowds of regulars daily. The shop also carries specialty drinks, gift items, grocery staples, and produce. Open everyday 5:30 am to 8 pm.

Village Cheese & Wine 1485 East Valley Road (969-3815)

In Summerland / Carpinteria

Cantwell’s Summerland Market $2580 Lillie Avenue (969-5893)

Garden Market $3811 Santa Claus Lane (745-5505)

Jack’s Bistro $5050 Carpinteria Avenue (566-1558)Serving light California Cuisine, Jack’s offers freshly baked bagels with whipped cream cheeses, omelettes, scrambles, breakfast bur-ritos, specialty sandwiches, wraps, burgers, sal-ads, pastas and more. Jacks offers an extensive espresso and coffee bar menu, along with wine and beer. They also offer full service catering, and can accommodate wedding receptions to corporate events. Open Monday through Fri-day 6:30 am to 3 pm, Saturday and Sunday 7 am to 3 pm.

Nugget $$2318 Lillie Avenue (969-6135)

Padaro Beach Grill $3765 Santa Claus Lane (566-9800)A beach house feel gives this seaside eatery its charm and makes it a perfect place to bring the whole family. Its new owners added a pond, waterfall, an elevated patio with fireplace and couches to boot. Enjoy grill options, along with salads and seafood plates. The Grill is open Monday through Sunday 11 am to 9 pm

Sly’s $$$686 Linden Avenue (684-6666)Sly’s features fresh fish, farmers’ market veg-gies, traditional pastas, prime steaks, Blue Plate Specials and vintage desserts. You’ll find a full bar, serving special martinis and an extensive wine list featuring California and French wines. Cocktails from 4 pm to close, dinner from 5 to 9 pm Sunday-Thursday and 5 to 10 pm Friday and Saturday. Lunch is M-F 11:30 to 2:30, and brunch is served on the weekends from 9 am to 3 pm.

Stacky’s Seaside $2315 Lillie Avenue (969-9908)

Summerland Beach Café $2294 Lillie Avenue (969-1019)

Tinkers $2275 C Ortega Hill Road (969-1970)

Santa Barbara / Restaurant Row

Bistro Eleven Eleven $$1111 East Cabrillo Boulevard (730-1111)Located adjacent to Hotel Mar Monte, the bistro serves breakfast and lunch featuring all-American favorites. Dinner is a mix of tradi-tional favorites and coastal cuisine. The lounge advancement to the restaurant features a big screen TV for daily sporting events and happy hour. Open Monday-Friday 6:30 am to 9 pm, Saturday and Sunday 6:30 am to 10 pm.

Cielito $$$1114 State Street (225-4488) Cielito Restaurant features true flavors of Mexi-co created by Chef Ramon Velazquez. Try an an-tojito (or “small craving”) like the Anticucho de Filete (Serrano-chimichurri marinated Kobe beef skewer, rocoto-tomato jam and herb mashed po-tatoes), the Raw Bar’s piquant ceviches and fresh shellfish, or taste the savory treats in handmade tortillas at the Taqueria. It is located in the heart of downtown, in the historic La Arcada.

Chuck’s Waterfront Grill $$113 Harbor Way (564-1200)Located next to the Maritime Museum, enjoy

some of the best views of both the mountains and the Santa Barbara pier sitting on the newly renovated, award-winning patio, while enjoy-ing fresh seafood straight off the boat. Dinner is served nightly from 5 pm, and brunch is offered on Sunday from 10 am until 1 pm. Reservations are recommended. Enterprise Fish Co. $$225 State Street (962-3313)Every Monday and Tuesday the Enterprise Fish Company offers two-pound Maine Lobsters served with clam chowder or salad, and rice or potatoes for only $29.95. Happy hour is every weekday from 4 pm to 7 pm. Open Sunday thru Thursday 11:30 am to 10 pm and Friday thru Saturday 11:30 am to 11 pm.

Los Agaves $600 N. Milpas Street (564-2626)Los Agaves offers eclectic Mexican cuisine, using only the freshest ingredients, in a casual and friendly atmosphere. Serving lunch and dinner, with breakfast on the weekends, Los Agaves fea-tures traditional dishes from central and south-ern Mexico such as shrimp & fish enchiladas, shrimp chile rellenos, and famous homemade mole poblano. Open Monday- Friday 11 am to 9 pm, Saturday & Sunday 9 am to 9 pm.

Miró $$$$8301 Hollister Avenue at Bacara Resort & Spa (968-0100)Miró is a refined refuge with stunning views, featuring two genuine Miro sculptures, a top-rated chef offering a sophisticated menu that accents fresh, organic, and native-grown ingredients, and a world-class wine cellar. Open Tuesday through Saturday from 6 pm to 10 pm.

Olio e Limone Ristorante $$$ Olio Pizzeria $ 17 West Victoria Street (899-2699) Elaine and Alberto Morello oversee this friendly, casually elegant, linen-tabletop eatery featuring Italian food of the highest order. Of-ferings include eggplant soufflé, pappardelle with quail, sausage and mushroom ragù, and fresh-imported Dover sole. Wine Spectator Award of Excellence-winning wine list. Private dining (up to 40 guests) and catering are also available. It is open for lunch Monday thru Saturday (11:30 am to 2 pm) and dinner seven nights a week (from 5 pm).Next door at Olio Pizzeria, the Morellos have added a simple pizza-salumi-wine-bar inspired by neighborhood “pizzerie” and “enoteche” in Italy. Private dining for up to 32 guests. The Pizzeria is open daily from 11:30 am to close.

Pierre Lafond Wine Bistro $516 State Street (962-1455)The Wine Bistro menu is seasonal California cuisine specializing in local products. Pair your meal with wine from the Santa Barbara Winery, Lafond Winery or one from the list of wines from around the world. Happy Hour Monday - Friday 4:30 to 6:30 pm. The 1st Wednesday of each month is Passport to the World of Wine. Grilled cheese night every Thursday. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner; catering available. www.pierrelafond.com

Rodney’s Steakhouse $$$633 East Cabrillo Boulevard (884-8554)Deep in the heart of well, deep in the heart of Fess Parker’s Doubletree Inn on East Beach in Santa Barbara. This handsome eatery sells and serves only Prime Grade beef, lamb, veal, hali-but, salmon, lobster and other high-end victuals. Full bar, plenty of California wines, elegant surroundings, across from the ocean. Open for dinner Tuesday through Saturday at 5:30 pm. Reservations suggested on weekends. •MJ

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ARLINGTON

1317 State Street - 963-4408

Courtyard Bar OpenFriday - 4:00 - 8:00

PASEO NUEVO8 W. De La Guerra Pl. - S.B.

RIVIERA2044 Alameda Padre Serra - S.B. PLAZA DE ORO

371 Hitchcock Way - S.B.

Denotes ‘SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT’ Restrictions

877-789-MOVIE www.metrotheatres.com

Information Listed for Friday, October 26 thru Thursday, November 1

FIESTA 5Features Stadium Seating

916 State Street - S.B.

CAMINO REALFeatures Stadium SeatingCAMINO REAL MARKETPLACE

Hollister & Storke - GOLETA METRO 4Features Stadium Seating


FAIRVIEWFeatures Stadium Seating

225 N. Fairview - Goleta

SILENT HILL:REVELATION (R)

Fri-Sun - 2:00Mon-Thu - 2:40

Fri-Sun - 4:30 7:00 9:25Mon-Thu - 5:20 7:50

TAKEN 2 (PG-13)Fri-Sun - 2:10 4:40 7:10 9:35Mon-Thu - 2:30 5:10 7:40

It’s closer than you think... (R)PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 4Fri-Sun - 2:30 5:00 7:30 9:45Mon-Thu - 2:30 5:00 7:30

SINISTER (R)Fri-Sun - 2:20 4:50 7:20 9:55Mon-Thu - 2:50 5:30 8:00

FUN SIZE (PG-13)2:40 5:10 7:30

TAKEN 2 (PG-13) 2:30 7:40

SINISTER (R) 5:20 7:50

ALEX CROSS (PG-13) 2:20

LOOPER (R) 5:00

SEVEN PSYCHOPATHS (R)Fri & Mon-Thu - 7:30Sat/Sun - 2:00 4:45 7:30

LOOPER (R)Fri & Mon-Thu - 7:45Sat/Sun - 2:15 5:00 7:45

Philip Seymour HoffmanTHE MASTER (R)

Fri & Tue-Thu - 4:30 7:30Sat-Mon - Does Not Play!Saturday, Oct. 27 - 9:55 amMET OPERA - LIVE IN HD Verdi’s OTELLO

Gerard Butler...Jonny Weston CHASING MAVERICKS (PG)Fri-Sun - 1:20 4:10 7:00 9:45Mon-Thu - 2:40 5:20 8:00

FUN SIZE (PG-13)Fri-Sun - 2:00 4:30 7:10 9:35Mon-Thu - 2:50 5:30 7:50

HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA (PG)Fri-Sun -

12:45 3:00 5:15 7:30 9:45Mon-Thu - 2:30 4:50 7:20

PITCH PERFECT (PG-13)Fri-Sun - 1:00 4:00 6:40 9:25Mon-Thu - 2:20 5:00 7:40

FRANKENWEENIE (PG)Fri-Sun - 1:30 6:50Mon-Thu - 3:00 5:10

ALEX CROSS (PG-13)Fri-Sun - 4:20 9:10Mon-Thu - 7:30 CHASING MAVERICKS (PG)

1:00 3:50 6:45 9:35

CLOUD ATLAS (R)1:00 4:45 8:30

SILENT HILL: REVELATION5:00 (R)2:15 7:30 10:00

PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 4Fri-Sun & Wed/Thu - (R)

1:10 3:20 5:40 8:00 10:15Mon/Tue - 5:40 8:00 10:15

ARGO (R)1:20 4:10 7:00 9:45

HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA (PG)Fri-Sun & Wed/Thu -

1:30 4:00 6:30 8:45Mon/Tue - 4:00 6:30 8:45

DIANA VREELAND: (PG-13)THE EYE HAS TO TRAVELFri & Mon-Thu - 5:00 7:30Sat/Sun - 2:15 5:00 7:30

Tom Hanks......Halle Berry CLOUD ATLAS (R)

Fri-Sun - 12:30 4:15 8:00Mon-Thu - 12:45 4:25 8:00

A Ben Affleck FilmARGO (R) On 2 Screens!

Fri-Sun -1:00 2:00 3:50 4:50

6:40 7:45 9:30Mon-Thu - 1:00 2:10 3:50

4:50 6:40 7:45

THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER (PG-13)

Fri-Sun - 1:20 4:00 6:50 9:20Mon-Thu - 1:45 5:00 7:30

DIANA VREELAND: RivieraTHE EYE HAS TO TRAVEL (PG-13)

CLOUD ATLAS (R) Paseo Nuevo Camino Real FUN SIZE (PG-13) Fiesta 5 Fairview SILENT HILL: REVELATION (R)

in 2D & 3D: Metro 4 Camino Real CHASING MAVERICKS (PG)

Fiesta 5 Camino Real

in 2D:

in 3D:in 2D:

in 2D:

in 3D:

in 2D:

in 2D:

BARGAIN TUESDAYS AT ALL LOCATIONS!Showtimes - Before 6:00 pm - ALL SEATS - ALL SHOWS - $5.50Showtimes - 6:00 pm and Later - Children....Seniors (60+) - $5.50 Adults - $7.50

3D: add $3.00 Premium Charge to All Advertised Pricing

THE MET Opera 2012-2013

This Saturday - October 27 - 9:55 amVerdi’s OTELLO

Arlington Theatre

ARLINGTON

1317 State Street - 963-4408

Courtyard Bar OpenFriday - 4:00 - 8:00

PASEO NUEVO8 W. De La Guerra Pl. - S.B.

RIVIERA2044 Alameda Padre Serra - S.B. PLAZA DE ORO

371 Hitchcock Way - S.B.

Denotes ‘SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT’ Restrictions

877-789-MOVIE www.metrotheatres.com

Information Listed for Friday, October 26 thru Thursday, November 1

FIESTA 5Features Stadium Seating


CAMINO REALFeatures Stadium SeatingCAMINO REAL MARKETPLACE

Hollister & Storke - GOLETA METRO 4Features Stadium Seating


FAIRVIEWFeatures Stadium Seating

225 N. Fairview - Goleta

SILENT HILL:REVELATION (R)

Fri-Sun - 2:00Mon-Thu - 2:40

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EnTERTAInMEnT (Continued from page 49)brother came over to my house and I hosted a BBQ and jam session, and it was such a good time. We got into some heavy conversations, and ended up crying in my kitchen, which he remembered fifteen years later when I ran into him back in the south. It’s moments like that that make it worth-while. You don’t make a helluva lot of money. In fact, it’s like that story of how to make a million bucks in folk music: start out with two. That‘s what I’m doing, slowly hemorrhaging money playing the music I love. And I’m having an absolute blast. That’s what the show is all about. An onstage music party with friends.

Okay, let’s talk about the concert: You’ve arranged quite a line-up for this celebration. How did you pick who to ask to join you?

I was trying to find people I’d worked with in different periods in my life, and everybody said yes. I’m going to try to make some sort of coherent progression, going from solo songs into duos and trios, from string bands to folk music, to blues to coun-try then into bluegrass, which is what I do most now. I’ll try to show how all the things fit together. But I’ve only got two and a half hours max so it’s going to be filled up. I’ll just try to touch as many bases as I can… Putting Blaine together with Byron – it’s like taking a Ferrari out on the highly and stomping on the pedal. They’re very powerful players. It’s going to be a lot of fun.

I’ve got to ask, since half a century is a pretty long time. Any thoughts of retir-ing?

I don’t want to. I like to perform. I enjoy teaching people who want to learn but I really love playing. It’s still a blast. I couldn’t be happier. I may not be doing as much traveling as when I was younger, but I hope to be able to play until the day I die, or pret-ty close. One of my heroes, “Uncle” Dave Macon, one of the early stars of Grand Ole Opry, he played right up until a month before he died in 1952. He finished his final set and called for the stage hands and said “Boys, you’ll have to carry me off. I’m done.” I can’t think of any better way to retire.

Peter Feldmann’s “Fifty Years in the Bluegrass” performance takes place 8pm Friday November 2 at the Lobero Theater. Tickets cost $35 general, $25 students. Call 963-0761 or visit www.lobero.com.

Focus on Film The Ojai Film Festival no longer has

delusions of grandeur – i.e. competing with the Santa Barbara International Film Festival for regional dominance – and has settled nicely into its fall weekend niche as a local event with a community focus. To that end, the fest

kicks off once again with a free screen-ing Thursday night, this year Yellow Submarine, the Beatles overlooked ani-mated classic, which will unspool at 7pm at the beautiful new Libbey Bowl. Fifty-eight more movies will be shown over the rest of the weekend, spread among such genres as narrative, docu-mentary, animated, a small competi-tion category and the new Focus Earth, concentrating on nature and other environmental causes. Minds in the Water, which traces the quest of pro-fessional surfer Dave Rastovich and his friends to protect dolphins, whales and the oceans they all share, shows on Friday night, while Patagonia’s new film, Groundswell, about tar sands oil pipeline’s possible effects on the British Columbia coastline, screens at 7pm Sunday.

Other movies of interest include Happy – the latest from Roko Belic, whose Academy Award-nominated Genghis Blues premiered at SBIFF sev-eral years ago – a foray into the secrets behind our most valued emotion; Belic will be on hand for Saturday’s screen-ing. Accidental Icon – the Real Gidget Story – which explores the real life of Kathy Kohner Zuckerman whose childhood exploits in Malibu in the 1950s were captured in the famous Gidget book, films and TV show – shows on Saturday, with Zuckerman attending for a post-screening Surf party.

Stephen de Souza, who wrote Commando, 48 Hours, The Running Man and Die Hard, is part of the daylong Screenwriters Symposium on Saturday along with “Grandmaster of Pitching” Ken Rotcop, who was helped get Boardwalk Empire, The Graduate and Charlotte’s Web green-lighted. Casting director Valorie Massalas, who put Ian McKellen in his Academy Award-nodded role in

Minds in the Water will be screened on Friday, October 26 at the Ojai Film Festival


THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25

Just Josh-in’ – Country crooner Josh Turner’s first big single, “Long Black Train,” was such a smash hit that the debut album of the same title sold more than a million copies, and earned the baritone membership in the prestigious Grand Ole Opry at the age of 30. Overall, he’s had 10 songs hit the Billboard country singles chart, including “Your Man,” “Would You Go with Me,” “Firecracker” and “Why Don’t We Just Dance,” which hit No. 1. He’s touring now behind his latest CD, Punching Bag, featuring the single “Time Is Love.” WHEN: 8pm WHERE: 3400 East Hwy. 246, Santa Ynez COST: $35-$75 INFO: (800) CHUMASH or www.chumashcasino.com

Stop the madness – If the current sorry state of political discourse has you ready to throw up your hands (if not throw away your ballot), Jeff Greenfield might have the elixir. Less than two weeks before Election Day, the veteran political commentator and analyst will speak at UCSB tonight on the topic “If You’ve Had Enough of the Food Fights: A Clear-Eyed Look at the Political Landscape... And Beyond.” Five-time Emmy-winner Greenfield, who currently hosts PBS’ Need to Know, and previously served as CBS Senior Political Correspondent and similar roles at ABC and CNN, examines the interplay between media and presidential politics with an eye toward how much this campaign has been shaped by media (both old and new) and how much it is being driven by the same fundamentals

that characterize all campaigns. WHEN: 7pm WHERE: Pollock Theater, UCSB campus COST: free INFO: 893-4637 or www.carseywolf.ucsb.edu/jeff-greenfield

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26

Choral festival – Nearly 300 high school singers join the Westmont College Choir for the 8th annual Westmont Fall Choral Festival, which boasts two concerts in two different locations Friday afternoon and evening. Out-of-towners are the focus in the afternoon, when Oaks Christian Advanced Women’s Chorus (Westlake Village), Highland High School Chamber Choir (Bakersfield), Santa Susana Vocal Ensemble (Simi Valley) and Frontier High School Concert Choir (Bakersfield) join San Marcos High School Madrigal Singers and A Cappella Choir (Santa Barbara), Westmont’s New Sounds and the Santa Barbara Quire of Voyces, while the locals team up for the evening concert, as Westmont’s Men’s and Women’s Chorale, Providence Hall Chorale (Santa Barbara), San Marcos High School A Cappella Choir (Santa Barbara), Westmont Chamber Singers and Westmont College Choir and joined by Marantha Academy Mixed Ensemble (Pasadena). All the choirs concertize for the concluding selection, mass choral piece, “O Sing Joyfully” by Adrian Batten. The performances are the culmination of daylong workshops conducted by the cream of the local choral directors including SBCC/Quire director Nathan Kreitzer, who is also director of music at First United Methodist, Santa Barbara Choral Society’s JoAnne

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‘Live’ (on hi-def digital) from London – Stephen Beresford’s theatrical debut, The Last of the Haussmans – which kicks off the new season of National Theatre Live – has been described as “Chekhov meets the generation gap,” a drama about a family losing its grip drawn by the legacy of the 1960s. Feisty high society dropout and hippie holdover Judy Haussman

(played by Julie Walters of Harry Potter and Educating Rita fame) presides over her dilapidated Art Deco house on England’s Devon Coast while clinging to the spirit of the ’60s. After an operation, she’s joined by wayward offspring Nick and Libby (Rory Kinnear and Helen McCrory) and a cast of lively characters who share a few sweltering months in a chaotic world fueled by drinking, infatuations, long-held resentments and free love. The play, which was hailed as “deliciously comical” by the Evening Standard, was performed live at London’s world-renowned National Theatre (it closed two weeks ago), and filmed for rebroadcast in high-definition at theaters around the world. Shakespeare’s Timon of Athens is next on November 19, and other productions for winter and spring will be announced soon. WHEN: 7:30pm WHERE: UCSB’s Campbell Hall COST: $18 general, $10 students INFO: 893-3535 or www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26

Gil’s overdue debut – It’s almost unfathomable to contemplate that Gilberto Gil has never performed in Santa Barbara before. Over his four decade career, the Brazilian superstar has evolved from a purely bossa nova musician and to a probing singer-songwriter whose compositions focused largely on social activism and politics. He was a key figure in

the tropicalia movement, was briefly jailed in the late 1960s, helped to modernize Brazilian pop music and served as an ambassador for his country’s culture around the world. The latter included, most recently, serving as Brazil’s Minister of Culture (2003-2008). A multiple Grammy Award winner, Gil has been a tireless innovator and assimilator of styles who songs have become legendary in his own country and often fodder for cover versions throughout the world. At UCSB’s Campbell Hall tonight, Gil will perform with a seven-piece band, revisiting old classics and performing selections from his latest album, Fé na Festa, which updates baião, the infectious, celebratory dance music of rural Northeast Brazil. It’s about time! WHEN: 8pm WHERE: UCSB’s Campbell Hall COST: $42 INFO: 893-3535 or www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu

Wasserman, and Westmont’s Steve Hodson and Michael Shasberger. WHEN: 3:45 & 6pm WHERE: First United Methodist Church, 305 East Anapamu Street (3:45pm) and First Presbyterian, 21 E. Constance Avenue (6pm) COST: free INFO: 565-6040 or www.westmont.edu

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27

Raptor rendezvous – Connect with nature and do something special to celebrate Halloween at the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden’s Owl-O-Ween. Kids and their families can learn about owls, bats, scarecrows, and more and then have the opportunity to paint a pumpkin to take home, compete in a scarecrow-building contest, and meet some living owl-ambassadors from The Audubon Society’s “Eyes in the Sky” education program, including Max, a Great Horned Owl. Whoo whoo whoo is Owl-O-Ween at the Garden for? The whole family! But book early: with the Garden’s current Conditional Use Permit, only 205 people are allowed on the premises. WHEN: 10am-1pm WHERE: 1212 Mission Canyon Road COST: $40 per family of 4, $7 each additional person ($25/$5 for SBBG or Audubon Society members INFO: 682-4726 or www.sbbg.org

Taste of Ojai – Our neighbor to the Northeast doesn’t have nearly the number of wine-and-dine events as Santa Barbara, which can fairly count several per month, especially during warm weather. But the mountain village does boast quite a few fine restaurants, plus a couple of local wineries and breweries. More than 25 of the eateries and other culinary establishments will be represented at the

afternoon event – which takes place right on the golf course at the Ojai Valley Inn – including Agave Maria, Azu, Bad Wolf BBQ, Boccali’s, Feast Bistro, Giorgios, Il Giardino, La Piu Bella Tavola, Ojai Valley Inn & Spa/Maravilla, Osteria Monte Grappa, Sakura Ojai, The Gables and The Ranch House, with Old Creek Winery, Ojai Beverage Company and Vino V providing the spirits. And don’t forget about the music, good for dancing off those sumptuous appetizers and extra drinks on a mid-autumn afternoon. Proceeds from this event will support the Rotary Club of Ojai’s Educational Foundation, which helps more than 15 local, non-profit organizations serving the Ojai Valley. WHEN: 2-5pm WHERE: 10th green at the Ojai Valley Inn & Spa, 905 Country Club Road COST: INFO: 832.5382 or www.tasteofojai.com

Bruegala Buellton – Fancy a trip north rather than over to Ojai? The inaugural beer festival “Bruegala Buellton” is all about beer, mostly Bavarian beer, as befits an Oktoberfest festival. Admission includes a commemorative stein and half a dozen beer tickets (served by beer maidens), lunch of traditional German food, live music including sing-alongs of old-time drinking songs and the opportunity to check out the home brewer competition. The Pro-Am is one of only a few in the state of California and consists of a Best of Show entry with the grand prizewinner brewing their winning recipe at Figueroa Mountain Brewing Company with Master Brewer AJ Stoll. (Contact Valley Brewers and Figueroa Mountain Brewing for entry forms and more information.) But you don’t have to brew your own to imbibe the beers – and if you hook up with the shuttle you

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27

Takes two to ‘Tango’ – State Street Ballet’s season-opening An American Tango is a high-style tribute to the life and true love story of Frank and Yolanda Veloz, considered the greatest ballroom dance couples of the 1930s and ‘40s. The world premiere evening-length ballet, conceived and written by Guy Veloz with choreography by New York City-based choreographer and frequent SSB collaborator William Soleau, stars two veteran company principal dancers: Leila Drake, who joined in 2005, and Jack Stewart, on staff since

2009. The Velozes’ careers took them from the steamy clubs of Havana and Miami to Broadway and eventually Beverly Hills and the world of Hollywood film. Soleau, who has choreographed more than 80 ballets for companies around the world, used as inspiration Frank and Yolanda’s love affair with their art, their close relationships with their many colorful friends including mobster Dutch Schultz, gossip journalist Walter Winchell, and Broadway producer Florenz Ziegfeld, and most importantly, their passion for each other. As with last year’s Vincent Van Gogh tribute Starry Night, Soleau is again using a spoken character role, this time Joseph Fuqua – known his frequent appearances at Rubicon Theatre in Ventura – as a character witness, literally, to the couple’s exciting circle of friends. WHEN: 7:30pm tonight, 2pm tomorrow WHERE: Lobero Theater, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. COST: $28-$48 general, $18 children under 12 INFO: 963-0761/www.lobero.com or 563-3262 ext. 105/www.statestreetballet.com

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28

Charter School benefit – UCSB Professor Emeritus pianist Betty Oberacker teams up with local violinist Nicole McKenzie for an afternoon concert of 20th century music to benefit Santa Barbara Charter School. Oberacker has toured and recorded internationally and had several

pieces written for her by noted composers, while McKenzie, who studied with Gary Kosloski at the Music Academy of the West, now a private violin studio, directs and teaches for Allegro Violin Camp, and co-directs and teaches for Sandcastle Music Together. The pair will perform Prokofiev’s Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 80 – which they previewed at the Santa Barbara Music Club concert last Saturday – plus Strauss’ exuberantly passionate Sonata in E-flat Major, Op. 18, and Debussy’s final composition, his exquisite Sonate. WHEN: 2pm WHERE: Karl Geiringer Hall, UCSB Campus COST: $15 general, $10 students/seniors INFO: 893-3230 or www.music.ucsb.edu

don’t even have to worry about driving except eventually back down the San Marcos Pass. Optional shuttles at locations in Solvang and Buellton will transport attendees to River View Park and to the after-party at Figueroa Mountain Brewing Company, which takes place 6-10 pm and includes more music and food. WHEN: 2-6pm WHERE: River View Park, 151 Sycamore Drive, Buellton COST: $25 in advance, $35 at the door INFO: 709-2221 or www.bruegalabuellton.com

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28

Chowderfest – The fun with food festivals continue with the 3rd annual event, part of epicure.sb, a month to savor in Santa Barbara. Attendees not only get to sample the fish stews prepared by more than 20 different restaurants – including such rare tasting participants as Olio e Limone Ristorante, Outback

Steakhouse, Holdren’s, Palace Grill and Useless Bay Seafoods – they also get to vote for their favorites, helping to select the People’s Choice Chowder Champ. Iron Chef Cat Cora will be on hand, along with Restaurant Guy John Dickson to judge the tasty soups, while the event also features wine from Santa Barbara County wineries; beer tastings from various local microbreweries, and a sampling of French truffles, Vermont’s finest cheese and a host of other goodies. And Chowderfest just might offer the best live music of all the tasting events: local acoustic blues stalwarts Tom Ball and Kenny Sultan. Proceeds benefit the Legal Aid Foundation, who offer civil legal services to victims of domestic violence, seniors and low income individuals. WHEN: 12-4pm WHERE: Montecito Country Club, 920 Summit Road COST: $65 INFO: 963-6754 or www.santabarbarachowderfest.com •MJ


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Gods and Monsters and chose Oscar-nominated Robert Downey, Jr. to star in Chaplin, contributes to the acting workshops and Bonnie Bedelia, Brett Cullen and James Morrison partici-pate in Saturday’s actors panel.

Details, tickets and a complete schedule are available online at the fest’s website, www.ojaifilmfestival.com.

Meanwhile, in case you’ve been liv-ing under a rock (or more likely so turned off by political advertising and election “coverage” that you’ve dras-tically cut back on media exposure), the Santa Barbara International Film Festival has announced that Robert De Niro will be this year’s recipi-ent of the Kirk Douglas Award for Excellence in Film. After having previ-ously feted John Travolta, Ed Harris, Harrison Ford and writer-director Quentin Tarantino, SBIFF has now landed one of the most popular, tal-ented and decorated actors of the last several decades. It’s a well-timed visit too: De Niro stars in Silver Linings Playbook, which is being hailed as one of the best films of the year and a sure nominee come Oscar time. The black tie gala is moving from the Coral Casino located here in Montecito, where Douglas resides, to the Bacara Resort & Spa out in western Goleta for this year’s event slated for Saturday, December 8. Call 963-0023 or visit www.sbiff.org for details and tickets.

And speaking of Douglas, UCSB A&L’s film series’ tribute to the act-ing icon continues on Monday with “Paths of Glory.” One of the iconic actor’s self-professed favorite role screens at 7:30pm at the Pollock Theater, the school’s beautiful state-of-the-art cinema.

‘Grease’ is the word: The movie musical is also the focus for Thursday’s sing-along screening and

sock hop courtesy of and benefit-ing Elements Theatre Collective. The event begins with a 1950s/’60s-style sock hop complete with a lesson in the Hand-Jive, plus a costume contest (the grand prize is an original Grease Sing-A-Long full-size movie poster signed by John Travolta himself!) and a silent auction featuring themed baskets dubbed “T-Bird,” “Pink Lady,” “Summer Lovin,” “We Go Together” and “Ultimate Greaser,” each filled with items donated by local businesses. Pinkberry will serve Grease-inspired goodies including its “Pink Lady” creation, which features pomegranate yogurt with strawber-ries, yogurt chips, and coconut top-pings. Then it’s time for the rollicking sing-along as the film unspools at the Marjorie Luke Theatre. All proceeds go toward Elements’ mission of bring-ing free, accessible and professional quality theater to Santa Barbara. Info at www.elementstheatrecollective.com.

Halloween Happenings Boo at the Zoo, the annual Halloween

fest at the Santa Barbara Zoo, boasts all the fun kids and their families have come to expect over the years: a trick-or-treat trail featuring candy and other goodies at several educational stops along the hilltop route, goblin games, spooky storytelling, zookeeper talks, a nightly costume parade and Duncan the Dinosaur performance, encounters with creepy crawly critters and other animals, and rides on the Boo-Choo-Choo Train. This year’s theme is Land of Adventure, featuring cowboys (and girls), pirates, trolls, mermaids, fair-ies and princesses joined by a cast of intrepid explorers, more than 75 cos-tume characters in all, who will invite children along for adventures full of daring exploits. Costumes welcome, but only for the kids 2-12; no adults will be admitted in costume. Friday and Saturday from 5:30-8:30pm, 4:30-7:30pm on Sunday. Details and ticket information at www.sbzoo.org.

The Canary Hotel’s annual Halloween dance party has turned ghoulish as the Voodoo Lounge takes over the rooftop site above the down-town hotel just one block off State Street on Friday night (we had the wrong date in last week’s column). DJ Scott Topper spins the tunes for the dance extravaganza that also fea-tures a costume contest, cigar lounge, palm reader, photo booth, “voo-doo altar,” specialty cocktails at the lounge, and food trucks and discounts at the Coast Restaurant on the ground floor. Dancing Zombies welcome! Info at www.canarysantabarbara.com.

An estimated 300 local zombies are expected to take part in Santa Barbara’s contribution to the annual worldwide “Thriller” event on Saturday at noon,

rising up from the ground in the Courthouse Sunken Gardens to per-form the iconic choreography from Michael Jackson’s famed video. The global goodwill event raises funds for charities abroad.

Santa Barbara Rock Gym, the city’s brand new indoor climbing spot, stays open late on Saturday for a Halloween party that features a Dyno compe-tition and a costume contest. Visit www.sbrockgym.com for details.

Santa Barbara Museum of Art cel-ebrates Día de los Muertos with a free family fun day on Sunday to explore the Mexican tradition of Day of the Dead. Featured are altar displays by students at the museum school and community outreach programs, other art activities, music, dance and refreshments. Activities are slated for 1-4pm, but the museum is free for everyone from 11am-5pm.

Sunday is also when the Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation presents its own Día de los Muertos celebration, a craft day featuring a free family workshop at Casa de la Guerra. Explore the history of the holiday while making skeleton masks, deco-rating sugar skulls, designing tradi-tional tissue paper marigolds and cre-ating holiday prints. Traditional Día de los Muertos refreshments, includ-ing pan de muerto and Mexican hot chocolate, will be served. Details at www.sbthp.org.

The Black Cat Ball takes over SOhO on Tuesday evening, complete with a costume contest with cash prizes, Rock n Blues Band and DJ Wolfie, with proceeds marked for Summer Solstice. Tickets are $15, or $10 if you’re in cos-tume. Info at www.sohosb.com.

On StageMaybe it’s because the days are get-

ting shorter. Perhaps it’s the rapidly approaching end to daylight savings time. Or possibly it’s due to the advent of Day of the Dead and Halloween. All we know is that theater around town this month has been darker than a moonless night on the San Marcos Pass, what with Ensemble’s terse adaptation of Dostoyevsky’s haunt-

ing Crime and Punishment, which just closed last weekend, or Rubicon’s entry into Spanish-language the-ater, La Razón Blindada (The Armored Reason), a sharply political play about the nature of tyranny that just opened in Ventura last weekend.

Then there’s the Santa Barbara debut of Tracy Letts’ admittedly funny but decidedly challenging and penetrat-ingly thought-provoking Pulitzer and Tony Award winning drama August: Osage County, which is in the mid-dle of its run at SBCC’s remodeled Garvin Theatre. Meanwhile, Genesis West’s major production of the year, absurdist master Samuel Beckett’s bleak Endgame, winds up its engage-ment at McDermott-Crockett and Associates Mortuary this weekend. By all reports, the setting has been perfect for the staging of a day in the life of a group of decaying survivors in mysteriously hard times, including a blind master who can’t stand up, his servant who can’t sit, his parents who live in trash cans, and his sole possession, a toy dog that’s missing a leg.

Fun stuff. Maybe they should just hand out the antidepressants at the door along with the programs.

On the lighter side, also coming to an end is Halloween Tales from the Women’s (& Men’s) Locker Room, play-ing through Sunday at Senga Classic Stage Company in Ojai. An “autum-nal goodie bag full of folk lore,” “Tales” consists of four original short plays – set variously at an East Coast funeral home (is there a theme here?), backstage at a drag queen’s perfor-mance, a Latino home in California, and an actual women’s locker room – with short tales from a couple of “witches” interspersed between the one-acts. And Circle Bar B Dinner Theatre’s charming Any Wednesday, which still has two more weekends at the rustic converted barn up on Refugio Road, might be sweeter than all the Halloween candy your young-sters bring home from a night of trick-or-treating. Think of the show set in the 1960s as Mad Men-lite; bring along the candy, but leave the scotch and bourbon at home. •MJ

Elements Theatre Collective’s fundraising event on October 25 will include a showing of Grease Sing-A-Long, a free Hand Jive lesson, silent auction, and more

Susanne Marley, Jenna Scanlon, Jeff Mills and Anne Guynn star in The Theatre Group at SBCC’s production of August: Osage County, playing until November 3 (photo credit: Leslie Holtzman)



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Recently Reduced

Real Estate by Mark Hunt

Mark and his wife, Sheela Hunt, are real estate agents. 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. Mark’s

grandparents – Bill and Elsie Hunt – were Santa Barbara real estate brokers for 25 years.

Sometimes a property listed for sale can include many of the attributes of something that

would otherwise be considered a “good buy” (location, size, quality, amenities, etc…), and still not sell right away. In what is still an uncertain real estate market, and with the limited inventory available, buyers may be hesitant about making offers, or, even more perversely, are waiting for the next great thing to hit the market.

Many homes that seem to be great deals, but remain on the market a few months or more, can become what are often referred to as “stale” listings, and sit virtually unnoticed until the perfect buyer comes along, or until the seller simply takes that property off the market.

There are other homes whose sellers decide to offer a reduction in price one or more times, in an effort to revitalize interest from agents and buyers and find that price point where the home

will receive serious offers and sells. The key is not to just chase a price point down, but to continue to market the best attributes of the home and compare it to other sales and listings in similar price ranges.

All that said, what follows are a few homes that have been on the market for some time but haven’t sold and that I feel were good deals even at a recent and previous price. The homes have undergone a price reduction and may now be more attractive to buyers in their price range.

222 Ortega Ridge Road: $2,395,000(Previous Price: $2,585,000)

This home sits between Montecito and Summerland, close to each and close to the beach, and boasts expan-sive ocean views. Perched on a knoll overlooking the Pacific & surrounded by lawns, gardens and patios, this well designed and classically decorated home is set down a private road, on

over half an acre. The house is adver-tised as having four bedrooms and four bathrooms, and just over 4,000 sq ft of living space. It has an open floor plan that facilitates indoor and outdoor living, with views and light from every angle. Inside features a formal living room, dining room, private office, and at the heart of the home, an impressive ocean-view great room and a spacious modern kitchen. The ocean view from the second-floor master suite with two private decks is exceptional.

302 Woodley Road: $4,200,000(Previous Price: $4,495,000)

This dramatic Tuscan villa was fea-tured in a previous article; it offers four bedrooms and six bathrooms, and

is situated close to town, on Pepper Hill. The home and surrounding property offer privacy and panoramic ocean and island views. Designed by Hochhauser-Blatter AIA, the house displays a well-thought-out integra-tion of interior and exterior space featuring expansive entertaining ter-races, a pool and spa and ocean views. The approach to 302 Woodley Road is gated, up a long drive to a motor court. There is an impressive staired entry to the home, giving it that castle on the hill feeling.

760 Riven Rock Road: $5,300,000(Previous Price: $5,950,000)

This is the first time this estate has been offered for sale. Sitting on almost

222 Ortega Ridge Road is a less-than-$2.5-million home with a $10-mil-lion view

The “castle on the hill” at 302 Woodley Road is now priced at $4,200,000

A nearly two-acre estate is tucked away at 760 Riven

Rock Road and priced at

$5,950,000,

25 October – 1 November 2012 MONTECITO JOURNAL 61Always do sober what you said you’d do drunk; that will teach you to keep your mouth shut – Ernest Hemingway

Contact Mary Whitney:805.689.0961 | [email protected]

www.MaryCWhitney.comDRE: 01144746

A HomeServices of America company, an aff i l iate of Berkshire Hathaway.

P r u d e n t i a l C a l i f o r n i a R e a l t y C o n g r a t u l a t e s

M a r y W h i t n e y

3868 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93105

For her outstanding representation of the seller at:

1220 Coast Village Road, 213Listed at $715,000

two gated and private acres, the home features ocean views and expansive gardens. This home includes three bedroom suites, dual master baths and closets, three fireplaces, a formal dining room and a three-car garage. Additionally, there is a terraced fruit orchard, patios for entertaining and a swimming pool. The square footage is advertised as just over 5,000 sq ft and the property has the look and feel of a much larger estate.

283 Las Entradas Drive: $7,500,000(Previous Price: $8,500,000)

This is a four-bedroom, five-and-a-

half bathroom Mediterranean estate set on 2.5 acres with Montecito moun-tain views and ocean peaks from the top floor, set in the guard-gated com-munity of Ennisbrook. The formal entry gate, meandering driveway and stone-lined walls with circular drive create an inviting approach to this stately property. There is a dramatic entry, open living areas, a traditional wood-paneled library with built-ins and more. There is also a two-bed-room, two-bath detached guesthouse, a private pool, ground-floor entertain-ing patios, top-floor balconies, and a large three-car garage. •MJ

The asking price for this Ennisbrook estate has just been reduced by a million dollars; it is now on the market for $7,500,000

If you have a 93108 open house scheduled, please send us your free directory listing to [email protected]

93108 OPEN HOUSE DIRECTORY SATURDAY OCTOBER 27 ADDRESS TIME $ #BD / #BA AGENT NAME TELEPHONE # COMPANY1821 Fernald Point Lane By Appt. $5,450,000 3bd/3ba Ron Dickman 689-3135 Sotheby’s International Realty 302 Woodley Road 1-3pm $4,200,000 4bd/6ba Beverly Palmer 452-7985 Village Properties 875 Rockbridge Road 1-4pm $3,950,000 3bd/3.5ba John Comin 689-3078 Prudential California Realty 730 Arcady Road 1-4pm $3,595,000 4bd/4.5ba Daniela Johnson 453-4555 Sotheby’s International Realty 1444 School House Road 1-3pm $3,260,000 5bd/5ba John Holland 705-1681 Sotheby’s International Realty 620 Oak Grove Drive By Appt. $2,350,000 3bd/3.5ba Randy Solakian 565-2208 Coldwell Banker Previews 2150 East Valley Road 1-4pm $1,999,995 4bd/3ba Jason Streatfeild 969-1122 Prudential California Realty 667 Cold Springs Road 1-4pm $1,935,000 3bd/3ba Brian King 452-0471 Village Properties 161 Hermosillo Drive 1-4pm $1,895,000 3bd Kathleen Marvin 450-4792 Coldwell 1395 Greenworth Place 2:30-4:30pm $1,749,500 5bd/3ba Wilson Quarre 680-9747 Sotheby’s International Realty 197 Canon View Road By Appt. $699,995 2bd/2ba Jason Streatfeild 969-1122 Prudential California Realty 1930 North Jameson #C 1-4pm $599,000 3bd/2ba Sofie Langhorne 689-5759 Coldwell SUNDAY OCTOBER 28ADDRESS TIME $ #BD / #BA AGENT NAME TELEPHONE # COMPANY1685 Fernald Point Lane By Appt. $28,000,000 6bd/6ba Maureen McDermut 570-5545 Sotheby’s International Realty356 Woodley Road 2-4pm $10,500,000 5bd/6ba Susan Burns 886-8822 Coldwell1206 Channel Drive 12-3pm $10,500,000 3bd/2ba Maureen McDermut 570-5545 Sotheby’s International Realty945 Park Lane 2-4pm $8,700,000 5bd/6ba C. Scott McCosker 687-2436 Coldwell1821 Fernald Point Lane 1-4pm $5,450,000 3bd/3ba Ron Dickman 689-3135 Sotheby’s International Realty900 Park Lane West 2-4pm $5,195,000 4bd/5ba Christopher Hunt 453-3407 Village Properties1 Seaview Drive By Appt. $4,650,000 3bd/3ba Bob Lamborn 452-9291 Sotheby’s International Realty1010 Cima Linda Lane 1-4pm $3,995,000 5bd/5.5ba Susan Jordano 680-9060 Village Properties703 Park Lane 1-4pm $3,995,000 5bd/8ba Linos Kogevinas 450-6231 Prudential California Realty875 Rockbridge Road 1-4pm $3,950,000 3bd/3.5ba Sherry Zolfaghari 386-3748 Prudential California Realty1444 School House Road 1-4pm $3,260,000 5bd/5ba Wilson Quarre 680-9747 Sotheby’s International Realty513 Crocker Sperry By Appt. $3,250,000 4bd/4ba Bob Lamborn 689-6800 Sotheby’s International Realty237 Eucalyptus Hill Drive 1-4pm $2,850,000 4bd/5ba David Lacy 455-7577 Prudential California Realty940 Channel Drive 2-5pm $2,795,000 4bd/3.5ba Randall Kempf 331-4389 Prudential California Realty747 Via Manana 1-3pm $2,750,000 4bd Dana Zertuche 403-5520 Coldwell722 Via Manana 1-4pm $2,750,000 5bd/4ba Joyce Enright 570-1360 Prudential California Realty620 Oak Grove Drive By Appt. $2,350,000 3bd/3.5ba Randy Solakian 565-2208 Coldwell Banker Previews27 Seaview Drive By Appt. $2,295,000 3bd/2.5ba Bob Lamborn 689-6800 Sotheby’s International Realty2150 East Valley Road 1-4pm $1,999,995 4bd/3ba Jason Streatfeild 969-1122 Prudential California Realty161 Hermosillo Drive 1-4pm $1,895,000 3bd Kathleen Marvin 450-4792 Coldwell1395 Greenworth Place 2-4:30pm $1,749,500 5bd/3ba Dan Johnson 895-5150 Sotheby’s International Realty4749 Calle Las Brisas 1-3pm $1,725,000 3bd/4ba Debra Stowers 570-8332 Sotheby’s International Realty116 Palm Tree Lane 1-4pm $1,595,000 3bd/3ba Lori Ebner 729-4861 Prudential California Realty528 Barker Pass Road 1-4pm $1,595,000 5bd/3ba SiBelle Israel 896-4218 Prudential California Realty2780 Torito Road 1-4pm $1,575,000 2bd/2ba Troy G Hoidal 689-6808 Santa Barbara Brokers100 Arroqui Street 2-4pm $975,000 3bd/2ba David Hekhouse 455-2113 Village Properties544-B San Ysidro Road 1-4pm $867,000 2bd/1ba John Holland 705-1681 Sotheby’s International Realty197 Canon View Road By Appt. $699,995 2bd/2ba Jason Streatfeild 969-1122 Prudential California Realty1930 North Jameson 1-3pm $599,000 3bd/2ba Sherry Stuckey 216-3700 Coldwell


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