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Along The Sensory Trail
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5 Editorial
Bob Hazard details the reasons Montecito’s electrical utilities should be put underground and suggests how that might be accomplished
6 Montecito Miscellany
Steve and Caroline Thompson see familiar face in Paris; Drew Barrymore reduces price of home; Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie one of world’s highest paid celebrity couples; Itzhak Perlman kicks off CAMA season; Camerata Pacifica season opener; Bruce Weber to return to town; Hello Gorgeous launches in Montecito; Breast Cancer Resource Center polo party; Coast Village Classic Car Show; Mary Ellen Tiffany recalls trip; Foodbank’s Table of Life event; Rape Crisis Center soirée; Waxing Poetic celebrates one year in Summerland; Prince Charles oldest monarch in history
8 Letters to the Editor
We called the Breast Cancer Resource Center by the wrong name; dangerous stretch of Middle Road; responses from city and county personnel; Cotty Chubb responds to Janice Evans on welfare, work, and disincentives; Leoncio Martins stands behind Democratic Party; still more on the start to WWII; Montecito inspires a waltz; Christina Allison fears traffic won’t improve; Dale Lowdermilk initiates exchange on city’s charging stations
10 This Week in Montecito
Planned Parenthood Book Sale; Dressed and Ready celebrates ten years; Positive Parenting Panel at El Montecito Early School; Friendship Center class; New Yorker discussion group; book signing at Sacred Space; Alliance for Living and Dying Well film series; Annual Pancake Breakfast at MUS; MTF barbeque; AVS Emergency Pet Hospital blood drive; Goleta Lemon Festival; pet adoptions at Montecito Country Mart; book signing at Tecolote; MA Land Use meets; SBMM hosts tastings; ongoing events
Tide Guide
Handy guide to assist readers in determining when to take that walk or run on the beach
12 Village Beat
New shop opens up in Upper Village; Liquor & Wine Grotto hosts wine pairing dinner; Glamour House opens temporary second location; Montecito Library offers programs for seniors and parents
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
14 Seen Around TownUnited Boys and Girls Clubs of Santa Barbara County “Simply Elegant” event; Foodbank’s annual Table of Life luncheon; Just Communities presents Just Desserts; annual Santa Barbara Kennel Club dog show
18 Seniority
25th annual Senior Expo of Santa Barbara returns October 2 at Earl Warren 26 Montecito Insider
Kenny Slaught to be honored at Storyteller Children’s Center’s annual gala 28 Ernie’s World
Ernie continues his summer vacation in chilly Washington 29 Sporting Life
Association of Volleyball Professionals brings the tournament to town 30 Trail Talk
Luncheon benefiting Hearts Therapeutic Equestrian Center 33 Your Westmont
Henry Kissinger to speak at Westmont-sponsored luncheon held at Coral Casino 34 Coming & Going
Michael McDonald performs at benefit for Alano Club; Tibetan princess visits Santa Barbara 35 In Passing
Founder of the Montecito Avocado Ranch Vincent Mezzio passes away at 86 38 Our Town
Arts Fund presents its 30th anniversary, A Formal Affaire 40 Legal Advertisements
42 Calendar of Events
Ongoing and ending events; Lumineers play Bowl; Flamenco Arts Festival; Claudia Russell and Bruce Kaplan visit Trinity Backstage; Santa Barbara Blues Society event; Paul Huang performs at Chamber On The Mountain; Arts Fund fundraiser; The Showcase film series 44 On Entertainment
Alonzo King brings LINES Ballet back to town; Santa Barbara Dance Alliance’s return of BASSH
45 93108 Open House Directory
Homes and condos currently for sale and open for inspection in and near Montecito 46 Classified Advertising
Our very own “Craigslist” of classified ads, in which sellers offer everything from summer rentals to estate sales
47 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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Six years ago, Montecito Journal Publisher Tim Buckley wrote an editorial entitled “Another Windstorm, Another Power Outage” (Editorial, MJ # 13/1) that discussed the need to pass legislation to force the undergrounding of utili-ties in Montecito. He pointed out that lead paint and asbestos have been out-lawed. Automobiles no longer spew uncontrolled exhaust. If you are under 18, you must wear a helmet when riding a bike or a skateboard. We can’t smoke in restaurants. Power outages from rain, windstorms, and fallen limbs regularly shut down home computers and businesses. We should be able to negotiate with SCE and its utility partners for a long-term date to underground utility lines for improved safety, greater reliability, and improved aesthetics.
Eight years ago, Ted Stern, a former gas utility executive, led the effort to underground Montecito’s overhead lines. Enthusiasm for the project waned when residents discovered that it could lead to an assessment of $6,000 to $150,000 per household.
What Can We Do?
Tom Mosby at the Montecito Water District (MWD) has 23 miles of pre-1930s
cast-iron water pipes that must be replaced over the next 20 years. The first phase, scheduled for next spring, is to replace 90-year-old cast iron pipe with new larger ductile pipe along the Sycamore Canyon Road section of Route 192 from Eucalyptus Hill Road to just short of East Valley Road.
Trenching for replacement of 23 miles of water pipes will create an opportunity to bury power line conduits at the same time. The abandoned water pipe remains the property of MWD, but existing technology would allow the old water pipe to be opened, cleaned, and re-purposed for electrical utility undergrounding. The problem is that undergrounding in the Caltrans right of way on 192 requires the cooperation of Caltrans engineers, MWD engineers, SCE, Verizon, Cox Cable, Crown Cable and SoCal Gas. These entities aren’t structured to work together to solve problems, let alone minimize costs to those who receive their services.
Rule 20 Relief
SCE is authorized by the California Public Utilities Commission’s (CPUC) Rule 20 to accumulate a small surcharge on electric bills for use as a discretion-ary fund to underground power lines. Back in 2005, County Supervisor Salud
Carbajal proudly announced that East Valley Road between Hot Springs Road
and San Ysidro Road had been selected as the next undergrounding project in the unincorporated section of the county.
Here we are eight years later. The last two Rule 20 undergrounding projects in Isla Vista and Cliff Drive had serious cost overruns. Last August, the under-grounding fund for unincorporated Santa Barbara County sat at a negative $2.9 million with SCE replenishment payments of a mere $151,000 a year. Verizon and Cox Cable don’t budget for undergrounding, and are now balking at con-tributing their share of costs. The good news is that the half-mile underground-ing on East Valley Road between Hot Sprunderground-ings and the Upper Village is on the SCE schedule to begin in 2016. The bad news is that there are no other plans for additional undergrounding efforts in Montecito for the next 50 years.
The widening of the 101 creates an opportunity to re-route and underground Montecito utility lines into conduits adjacent to the 101 while the highway is under construction. What’s missing is active cooperation and coordination between Caltrans engineering, County Planning, SCE, Verizon, Cox Cable, Crown Cable, and MWD.
Funding the Undergrounding
Undergrounding is expensive. A plan to underground 20 miles of utility lines in Montecito, phased through over 20 years, could cost a million dol-lars per mile. The big problem is the cost of trenching Montecito’s rock pile.
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The 63-year-old Oscar winner joins actress-model Amber Valletta, who has formerly worked for Prada, Emilio Pucci and Coach, as a high pro-file ambassador for the international German brand Marc O’Polo.
The ad campaign, which started last month, was photographed by top Italian snapper Mario Sorrenti and a video featuring Montecito resident Jeff “between the shots” is available on YouTube.
“We did not take the search for our ambassadors lightly,” says a spokes-man for the 36-year-old company, which has 1,600 retail outlets world-wide, as well as 60 franchises.
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hank you so much for thewon-derful article about the BCRC (“The Pink Polo Party” MJ # 19/36). I noticed on the front cover that we were called Breast Cancer Research Center. We are not a research center. We are a resource center. Is it possible to make a correction notice so we don’t confuse the readers and kind donors? Many thanks, again.
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Middle Road
Speeders & Parkers
I was recently walking up Middle Road near Coast Village Road and a car speeding south, downhill, almost hit me. The reason I was put into peril is because I was forced to walk well into the roadway due to a number of illegally parked cars on Middle on both sides of the street.
Two people have been struck and killed near or on this very danger-ous sloping hill in the city jurisdic-tion. It is my understanding that there is no parking allowed on Middle Road between Coast Village Road and High Road. I see the signs have been removed (or covered) and there is absolutely no enforcement of parking infractions – day or night. There is currently construction at Peabody’s, which seems to be adding to the park-ing abuse.
I often see city meter-ticketing officers on Coast Village Road and I have alerted them to the parking infraction on Middle, but the monitors fail to acknowledge the area is no-parking, as the signs are gone and/ or difficult to see. Perhaps the area has been reassigned to allow for park-ing; if so, I find that regrettable and dangerous.
If that is not the case, on behalf of myself and my neighbors who enjoy walking to Coast Village Road via Middle, I hope the city will enforce the current laws that prevent peril on this pedestrian route and restore safety before we have another tragedy to account for.
J’Amy Brown Montecito
(Editor’s note: J’Amy Brown, who is a Montecito Planning Commissioner, sent
this concern to her contacts at the city and county Public Works departments. Below are responses from both. – J.Harbin)
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Thanks for the heads-up, J’Amy. Public Works will look into this, and I, or someone from our team, will get back to you. We can also coordinate with County of Santa Barbara Public Works if we need to work cross-juris-dictionally.
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J’Amy, I am sorry to hear about your experience. I am glad you are OK.
Our traffic team will take a look at the county’s portion of the road to insure that our no-parking signage is still adequate. We are available to assist the city, as Rob mentioned. Thank you for alerting us to this matter.
Scott D. McGolpin, P.E. Director, Public Works County of Santa Barbara
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I would like to take a minute of your time to unpack a recent let-ter from Janice Evans (Letlet-ters to the
Editor, “Income Redistribution: Work
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She asks, “With welfare like the Obama administration offers, who needs a job?” and goes on to quote a “recent Cato Institute report” that “the current welfare system provides such a high level of benefits that it acts as a disincentive for work.”
That report, which I read, was recent-ly characterized in Forbes magazine as “complete, unadulterated nonsense” based on a “shockingly bogus meth-odology.” In it, the study’s author, who has no discoverable professional credentials, totes up the maximal ben-efits available to a mythical beneficiary family by assuming participation in all of the following programs: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (which has both strict duration limits and work requirements); Supplemental
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While grudgingly acknowledging that it’s likely no benefit recipient actually receives all of these together (but they might!), the author con-cludes that in 35 states, that’s better than the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour, a wage that is, of course, inadequate to support a family.
Your readers might have heard of the employee guide distributed recently by the McDonald’s Corporation that cheerfully suggests a second job would be helpful if service workers want to survive on their wage scale. (It’s worth pointing out that McDonald’s recorded profits of $5.5 billion in 2012 and CEO Don Thompson was paid $13.8 million, or $6,900 an hour for a forty-hour workweek with two weeks of paid vacation. That doesn’t include
his health insurance, or – as Mrs. Evans possibly thinks of it – welfare.)
Mrs. Evans goes on in her second paragraph to express astonishment that last year set another new record for U.S. households receiving what she calls “food stamps” – up substantially from 2008. Perhaps she hasn’t noticed that since 2008, the United States has been suffering the worst economic downturn in eighty years, with the percentage of the civilian population employed dropping to under 59 per-cent from a high of almost 65 perper-cent at the end of the Clinton presidency.
Between normal population growth, a drop of more than ten percent of the civilian population employed, and income inequality reaching heights not seen since the late 1920s, the aston-ishment ought to be that there aren’t more people using SNAP. Of course, that’s the program Mrs. Evans’ col-leagues in the House (she’s the presi-dent of a local Republican women’s club) just voted to cut by $40 billion in their relentless war on the poor.
Finally (whew, this has taken much more than a minute!) she repeats the canard popular among Republican mythmakers that the USDA promotes in a Spanish-language pamphlet avail-able in the Mexican embassy that “legal immigration status isn’t a requisite for
MONTECITO UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT
BOARD VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
A vacancy on the Governing Board of the Montecito Union School District was created on September 6, 2013.
The Governing Board will be filling the vacancy by making a provisional appointment until the next election in November 2014. Any person is eligible to be a Governing Board member providing he/she is 18 years of age or older, a resident of the school district, and
a registered voter.
Interested community members are invited to complete an application and submit a letter to the Superintendent, Tammy Murphy (385 San
Ysidro Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93108), indicating their interest and willingness to serve in this significant public capacity. The application and letter must be accompanied by a personal resume. The application can be found on the Montecito Union School District
website at www.montecitou.org or applications are available at the Montecito Union School District Office at 385 San Ysidro Road
between 8:00am-4:00pm.
The final date for submitting applications is 3 p.m. on October 14, 2013. Candidates will be interviewed individually at a public meeting
of the Board on October 29th 2013. The person selected will join the Board at their regular meeting on Tuesday, November 19, 2013. The person appointed shall hold office until the next regularly scheduled
election for district Board Members in November 2014. Questions should be directed to Mrs. Murphy
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 28
Advanced Veterinary Specialists Blood Drive
AVS Emergency Pet Hospital partners with United Blood Services for Community Blood Drive
When: 10 am to 2 pm
Where: 414 East Carrillo Street in downtown Santa Barbara
Cost: Free and open to the public Appointments & info:
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Pet Adoptions in Montecito
The Santa Barbara Humane Society and George Pet Shop will be holding pet adoptions at the Montecito Country Mart, center courtyard. A portion of the revenues from George that day will be donated to the Humane Society; adopters receive 10% off any products from George. A representative from Stella and Chewy’s natural, raw dinners and treats for dogs and cats will be on hand.
When: 11 am to 3 pm
Where: Corner of Hot Springs Road and Coast Village Road
Trunk Show
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When: 11 am to 2 pm
Where: 1482 East Valley Road RSVP: Julie, 695-8699
The Cure for Love Book Signing Dr. Michael Seabaugh, a Santa
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Where: Tecolote Book Shop, 1470 East Valley Road Info: 969-4977 THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 26
Book Sale
The Mary Jane McCord Planned Parenthood Annual Book Sale takes place September 19-29 at Earl Warren Showgrounds
When: September 19-29
Where: Earl Warren Showgrounds, 3400 Calle Real
Cost: free admission
Info: visit ppsbvslo.org for schedule
Positive Parenting Panel
El Montecito Early School proudly presents the Positive Parenting Panel, an opportunity to hear from a wide range of professional educators and parents on significant topics for all ages. Question and answer session to follow.
When: 6:30 pm
Where: El Montecito Presbyterian Church Parish Hall, 1455 East Valley Road Info: (805) 969-3566
Caregiver Educational Series
Friendship Center presents, “Why Walk on Eggshells When You Can Tiptoe Through the Tulips?” A class discussing tips on difficult conversations about finances with aging family members featuring Sharon
Kennedy, Jeanne West, and Scott Ackerman, and hosted by Kai Hoye,
family services director of Friendship Center. When: 6 to 7:30 pm
Where: All Saints-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church Parish Hall, 83 Eucalyptus Lane Cost: free
Info: (805) 969-0859
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Discussion Group
A group gathers to discuss The New Yorker When: 7:30 pm to 9 pm
Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 27
Film Series
The Alliance for Living and Dying Well in partnership with the Unitarian Society will show four films that explore the impact of loss, aging, and mortality as well as their flip side: a deep appreciation of life. The facilitated discussion that follows each showing encourages participants to acknowledge unfinished business and share their feelings. Tonight is The Hedgehog (2011, French, with subtitles): Second chances for life, love, and friendship abound in a fancy apartment house. When: 7 pm
Where: Parish Hall of the Unitarian Society, 1535 Santa Barbara Street Cost: free and open to the public
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SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 28
MUS Dads Annual Pancake Breakfast
The entire family is invited to enjoy pancakes, eggs, and sausage made by dads at Montecito Union School
When: 8 am to 10 am Where: 385 San Ysidro Road Cost: $5 suggested donation
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 26
Dressed and Ready Anniversary Celebration
Dressed and Ready, Susan
Pitcher’s boutiques in Montecito,
are preparing to celebrate 10 years on Coast Village Road. Susan invites the public to join the Dressed and Ready team to toast this occasion with food, wine, champagne, and music. Ten percent of sales throughout the weekend will be donated to Storyteller Children’s Center.
When: 5 to 8 pm
Where: 1253 Coast Village Road
Info: (805) 565-1253 or valeriev@dressedonline.com
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Conversation & Book Signing
Author Judi Weisbart discusses her new book, The Portals of Life, at Sacred Space in Summerland. The Portals of Life is a process book for those interested in digging deep inside and looking at one’s values, ideals and the meaning in one’s life. The inspiration for this book came from Ben Franklin’s Thirteen Virtues. Each week he would think about a different word, such as Sincerity, Moderation, and Chastity and implement it in his life. Ben believed that the process gave him a foundation to create new thought and offer insight into old ideas. The Portals of Life has been written for those who seek knowledge in the twenty-first century. Over twenty-six weeks, using the alphabet from A to Z, the reader is given a word to consider, such as Attitude, Environment, and Passion. Each chapter contains the author’s meaning of the word, its dictionary meaning, a quote from a famous person, a short personal story, three questions to be answered in a journal, as well as reference to films and books on the subject gathered from different cultures, eras, religions, and philosophies.
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Montecito Association Land Use Committee Meeting
The Montecito Association is committed to preserving, protecting, and enhancing the semi-rural residential character of Montecito; today their Land Use Committee meets
When: 4 pm
Where: Montecito Hall, 1469 East Valley Road
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Bikers, hikers, and equestrians are welcome. Hikes and rides begin at 9 am, followed by BBQ lunch with drinks included, entertainment, dancing, and silent and live auctions from 12 to 3 pm. Members $50 in advance and $60 at the door. Non-members $70. Children 12 and under Free. MTF has worked since 1964 to preserve and maintain trails in Summerland, Montecito, and Carpinteria. A private non-profit organization, MTF is supported by donations to keep 200-plus miles of trails open to the public.
When: 9 am
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SBMM Maritime Tastings
The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum will be hosting three nights of fresh seafood presentations and cooking demonstrations during the month of October. Local fishermen and seafood producers will give a short presentation on how they harvest fresh seafood, followed by a presentation by scientists/experts on the catch, and a demonstration by local chefs on how to prepare each item.
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uxury leather and accessoryshop “Henry Beguelin by Cristina Nicoletti” has opened its doors in the Upper Village, in
Richard Gunner’s new
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location is the duo’s seventh store in the United States.
Henry Beguelin carries fine Italian-made leather goods, includ-ing purses, belts, boots, and more, as well as clothing, jewelry, and other accessories. “They are pieces you can’t get anywhere else,” says store manager Jenna Ferrell, who for-merly worked at the flagship store in Aspen, Colorado. The goods are artisan made, exclusively designed, and high quality, Ferrell explained. “These are small production leather goods. We carry only the highest quality items,” she said.
Cristina, the artistic influence behind the shop’s offerings, col-laborates with designers to create exclusive lines for the brand, which also offers a small selection of home goods. The Montecito store is locat-ed in an airy, cottage-type build-ing with an outdoor seatbuild-ing area, exposed wood beams, and reclaimed wood floors.
The shop, located next to Jenni Kayne, joins neighbors American Riviera Bank, San Ysidro Pharmacy,
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For more information, call 805-770-7187, or drop by 525 San Ysidro Road.
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Coast Village Road’s Liquor & Wine Grotto owners Brian Brunello and
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“This is a rare opportunity to taste some of the rarest wines from Tuscany’s best producers,” Herrick said. The tasting will be followed by a sit down dinner paired with wines and food to match by Olio owner and chef Alberto Morello.
Some of the wines to be sampled include 2006 Valdicava Brunello Di Montalcino Riserva Madonna, 2010 Fontodi Riserva Cru Sorbo, 2010 Fontodi
Henry Beguelin by Cristina Nicoletti, a high-end Italian-made leather and accessory store, opens in the Upper Village
Dominic Nocerino, owner of Vinifera Imports, will pour rare and vintage wines at Olio e Limone dur-ing a wine pairdur-ing meal, hosted by the Liquor & Wine Grotto of Montecito
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he Granada Theatre has beenmany things to many peo-ple but this may be the first time it was the center of a “jew-elry heist.” According to United Boys and Girls Clubs of Santa Barbara County “Simply Elegant” event co-chairs Lindsay Soleimani and Diana
Starr Langley, someone “stole” the
famous “Taikami Diamond” (loaned by Bryant and Sons) during the fun-draiser. It was the guests’ job to find the culprit.
There were seven clues around the theatre along with a mystery person you could ask for help if you could find him or her. There was a tip that it was some local “Don” of a power-ful Santa Barbara Mafia crime family. Where was Sherlock Holmes?
While all this was going on, there was an open bar and delicious tasties includ-ing a mashed potato station. Mashed potatoes were put in a martini glass and topped with pulled pork, bacon, onions, cheese and more. Mingling were honor-ary chairs Jeff (board president) and
Judy Henley and the gala committee: Louise Cruz, Carol Kruckenberg, Mike Medel, Melissa Gough, Jeanne Kearns, Sigi McCormack, Sal Rodriguez, Donna Reeves, and executive director Gina Carbajal.
Guests trooped into the auditorium for the honorees’ presentations with
Catherine Remak as emcee. First was
the Shalhoob family, a presence in Santa Barbara since the early 1900s.
Jerry started the meat place in 1973.
Son John took over in 2001. Then there’s the family owned restaurant, Jill’s Place. Fifth generation LJ and
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After awards and a live auction led by Bill Peso it was time for dessert, coffee, and more music back in the Founders Room. Oh, by the way, the crook was none other than Mr. Santa Barbara Larry Crandell. I didn’t see him lurking about, but keep your eyes open.
The Boys and Girls Clubs handle 1,000 kids a day and 7,000 throughout the year. As Frederick Douglass said, “It’s easier to build strong children than to mend broken men.”
Table Of Life
There couldn’t have been a better venue for the Foodbank’s annual gala luncheon, “Table of Life,” than Pacifica Graduate Institute! The 13-acre cam-pus occupies a unique setting where
the Chumash lived for thousands of years followed by immigrant land-owners. The most prominent was phi-lanthropist Max Fleischmann in the
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Honorary event chair Leslie
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and the company Citrix, who have all aided the Foodbank in countless ways, gathered under umbrella tables by the organic gardens for drinks and healthy tidbits. Ulysses Jasz added music. Some of the host com-mittee enjoying the ambiance were
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A gourmet picnic lunch was served on the upper lawn where the silent auction was also held. Foodbank CEO
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her creative ability with the event. “We served eight million meals last year in the county. One in four people have food insecurity (not knowing where the next meal is coming from) and half are children,” Eric told the 150 guests. The Grocery Rescue Program distrib-utes one million pounds of perishable goods annually which would other-wise be discarded. The Foodbank is proud that one half of the foods they give away are fresh. Eric also said, “This event from last year doubled
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Frank Newton, Executive Director of
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– Flu shots donated by Cottage Health System and administered by an army of friendly nurses – all while listening to the soothing music of a live harpist
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“We have a diverse senior popula-tion in this community and for twen-ty-five years now, the Senior Expo has been offering new and creative ways to meet the needs of seniors, their fam-ily members, and their caregivers,” said Jeanne West, one of the organiz-ers of the event. “We have programs for active seniors who are looking for everything from new fitness programs to financial services, or information and tips for those who need assistance getting around safely and affordably.” The Senior Expo is sponsored by Cottage Health System, Sansum Clinic, Visiting Nurse & Hospice Care, Easy Lift Transportation and Bragg Live Foods.
The first senior Expo of Santa Barbara, “An Active Aging Fair,” took place 25 years ago. It was organized by Maria McCall, (now with Union Bank), and was held in one room at the Carrillo Recreation Center. Today, it has grown to be the largest event of its kind in our area. You’ll go home loaded with information and mate-rial from professionals dedicated to helping you improve your health and quality of life.
Tune in to the Young at Heart Radio Show on KTMS 990 at 5:30 pm on Saturday or Sunday, September 28 or September 29 to hear my show about the Senior Expo.
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