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conversations with doctors Naomi Rose and Lori Marino6 Montecito Miscellany Royalty reality check; Katy controversy; The Fast & The Furious 7 back on track; Dare

Wright documentary; Struthers shines on stage; Dan and Debbie Kass bid farewell; doctors new bust at museum; royal roost; SB Film Club soire; Carlos Gracida, rest in peace

8 Letters to the Editor Hyperbole and reality; Heal the Ocean and desilting; the good old days; reflections on

Village Fourth; B. Tony Zamojdas view of the Ukraine; wasting water; using water wisely; Blair Whitney wants a water law; the Blue Water Ball; puns about Pillsbury

10 This Week Adam C. Hall book signing; poetry club; take a hike with Montecito Trails Foundation

and at Sedgwick Reserve; doll show and sale; music in the air; Spring Forward with MAD; Channel City Club lecture and luncheon; architectural review meeting; Montecito Association meeting; Sudoku workshop; MUS food drive; meet and train with MERRAG; orchid show; maritime museum fundraiser

11 Tide Guide Handy chart to assist readers in determining when to take that walk or run on the beach12 Village Beat Water ordinances 92 and 93 wont be lifted; historical landmarks; donations needed for

May Madness; LEGO at Laguna15 Seen Around Town An Affair to Remember; Festival of Hearts for H.E.A.R.T.s sake; the American Heart

Association and Go Red for Women23 Ernies World Ernie Witham wants to kick the buckets while he and wife bail out from their own

personal water world 26 Sheriffs Blotter Reports about credit card fraud; medicine disposal; wires down and structure fire27 Coming & Going Peter Gaum, who operates Santa Barbara Baking Company and owns Debbies Delights,

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE 28 Your Westmont The college cuts its water usage, and Muhammad Yunus impresses at Presidents Breakfast32 Garden Gossip Lisa Cullen sprays advice around to preserve water from using mulch to avoiding

fertilizing and pruning34 Trail Talk Lynn P. Kirst details the joys of camellias and other natural treasures along the Descanso

Gardens trail36 Our Town The Santa Barbara Arts Fund gallery exhibit Obsession sets up shop March 8 with seven

new artists on hand37 Real Estate The Montecito housing market recently experienced a spike in inventory. Mark Hunt

takes a long look at properties on the horizon.38 Guide to Montecito Eateries The most complete, up-to-date, comprehensive listing of all individually owned

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39 On Entertainment On fire about Falstaff at the Granada; Lisa Auerbach and so-called strange Dreammusik;

at the museum with Catalyst Quartet40 Public Notices41 Movie Guide Latest films, times, theaters, and addresses: theyre all here, as they are every week42 Calendar of Events Variety of music at UCSB; Womens History Month and 1st Thursday; YouTube

sensation Miranda Sings at the Lobero; Noises Off at the Garvin Theatre; a double-bill at Plaza Playhouse; CALM 28th Annual Celebrity Authors Luncheon; jazz at the Lobero; NECTAR and Yoga Soup; see the Oz at Campbell Hall; hula master Kealii Reichel

45 93108 Open House Directory Homes and condos currently for sale and open for inspection in and near Montecito46 Classified Advertising Our very own Craigslist of classified ads, in which sellers offer everything from summer

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Since taking over the operation of the Condor Express, Hiroko Benko, widow of the recently deceased whale-watching innovator Fred Benko, has become even more active than she had been in seeking the protection of marine mammals and the preservation of a clean and (boy, do I hate to use this word, but it really is the only appropriate term in this context) sustainable ocean environment. A month ago, I traveled to Orange County with Hiroko to attend a panel discussion on the captivity of marine mammals; the forum was held at the Pacific Life building in Newport Beach.

The Southern California Marine Mammal Workshop that took place on Saturday, February 1, featured William Billy Hurley, former chief zoolog-ical officer at the Georgia Aquarium and currently an officer-board member and immediate past president of the Alliance of Marine Mammals Parks & Aquariums; Dr. Frances Gulland a veterinarian with the Marine Mammal Center and member of the U.S. Marine Mammal Commission; Dr. Naomi Rose, marine mammal scientist with the Animal Welfare Institute in Washington, D.C., and longtime member of the International Whaling Commission Scientific Committee; and Dr. Sam Ridgway, a pioneer in dolphin anesthesia and medical technology; he is credited as having been in 1962 the very first veterinarian to deal full-time with dolphins and other marine mammals. The panel discussion was moderated by Dr. Tim Ragen, who served as Scientific Program director for the Marine Mammal Commission and became, in 2006, the Commissions executive director. The discussion proved to be lively, infor-mative, and yes, even entertaining.

Among those in the audience and/or participating later was Dr. Lori Marino, a neuroscientist who, in 2001, co-authored a study offering the first conclusive evidence for mirror self-recognition in bottlenose dolphins. Dr. Marino is cur-rently featured in Blackfish, the documentary that turns a critical eye toward the marine mammal entertainment industry and that has begun to turn the publics attention toward what many regard as the negative consequences of keeping marine mammals in captivity.

The public is shifting, Dr. Marino says during our short interview after the panel discussion. And the thing that SeaWorld doesnt take into account, she continues, is that when the coming generations that have seen Blackfish have children, theyre not going to bring their kids to SeaWorld. Its not just about this generation, but its about the generations to come.

Dr. Marino, Dr. Rose, and others believe that because bottlenose dolphins and killer whales marine mammals are sentient beings, keeping them in small or even what to many would seem large enclosures amounts to a crime against the species.

One of the clearest and most poignant memories I have growing up is of a visit to a place called Bensons Wild Animal Farm. It was across the state line

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(from left) Hiroko Benko, Dr. Naomi Rose, and Dr. Lori Marino are about to discuss marine mammals in captivity during a break in the Southern California Marine Mammal Workshop held in Newport Beach.


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by Richard MineardsRichard covered the Royal Family for Britains Daily Mirror and Daily Mail before moving to New York to write for Rupert Murdochs newly launched Star magazine in 1978; Richard later wrote for New York magazines Intelligencer. He continues to make regular appearances on CBS, ABC, and CNN, and moved to Montecito six years ago.

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Former royal chef Darren McGrady has revealed how the late Princess Diana duped TV talk show titan Oprah Winfrey.

Darren, who was the Princess of Wales personal chef at Londons Kensington Palace for four years after working for Queen Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace for 11 years, recounts a lunch Her Royal Highness had with Oprah when Diana pulled a fast one.

They were both eating tomato mousses and, after a few mouthfuls, Oprah, another famous dieter, put down her spoon and said, Diana, how do you stay so slim eating rich food like this? The princess replied, I just eat small portions and work out.

But Darren, who now works as a chef in Dallas, Texas, explains: That wasnt quite the truth, though.

Diana had him serve her a fat-free version of his tomato mousse, while Oprah was eating the full-fat dish chock full of mayonnaise, sour cream, and heavy cream.

Diana never did tell her the truth, adds Darren.

In other Oprah news, it seems her eponymous cable TV network, OWN, which has been beset with problems since its launch in January 2011, is on a roll.

It has just scored its most-watched month in network history in prime-time for February.

According to TV By The Numbers, the network announced there had been a spike in traffic by 86% since last year, making OWN the fastest growing cable network for African-American audiences aged 25-54.

Tyler Perrys drama, The Haves and Have Nots, is cables most watched show on Tuesday nights and the number one original cables series for African-Americans.

It also ranks as the top ten origi-nal primetime series on ad-support-ed cable nets, nearly tying OWNs Tuesday nights with cable channel TBS.

Perrys comedy Love Thy Neighbor also gave a boost to OWNs ratings last month as Wednesday nights number one original series for African Americans.

One of OWNs newest productions, The Tyler Perry Show, premiered last week...

The Show Must Go OnWhen the late Santa Barbara actor

Paul Walker, who died in a trag-ic car accident aged 40 in Valencia, California in November, he was half-way through filming his latest movie, Fast & The Furious 7.

For three months, producers have been re-writing the script, deciding in January to make the main character, Brian OConnor, retire in a way to explain his sudden absence from the storyline.

Now, according to the Hollywood Reporter, producers will finally resume the action film next month, just a year ahead of its 2015 release date.

The seventh installment of the successful series was scheduled to resume shooting after Thanksgiving, but Walkers death put that on hold.

Director James Wan and writ-er Chris Morgan are using footage already shot and tweaked the exist-ing script, so Walker would remain a part of the story but could be written out, allowing the franchise to continue

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Irreplaceable? Yes!

When juvenile hyperbole comes to Montecito, the rest of society is in deep bleep. Those with education and class are supposed to lead the way, not descend into the pit of the lowest common denominator.

Irreplaceable?Not unless they are the last two

humans available.Robert MillerMontecito(Editors note: Jeez, it was just a headline

(The End Of An Era MJ # 20/8), so I dont believe we deserve such ignominy. Besides, both Dana and Diane have been shepherding the Fourth of July parade and Manning Park goings-on for nine-teen count em, nineteen years. The notion that such dedication can be easily replaced or replaced at all is unlikely in the extreme. If you are volunteering for one of those positions, please let us, or Diane, or Dana, or the Montecito Association know as soon as possible. Until such time as both

longtime Village Fourth organizers are in fact replaced, were sticking with their irreplaceable status. J.B.)

Desilting for More Water

In response to Steve Crosslands excellent question regarding the desilt-ing of Santa Barbara County reservoirs (The Bright Side Of Drought, MJ # 20/8) to make room for more water, Heal the Ocean (HTO) would like to respond that its not too late, water or no. Through the Santa Barbara County Integrated Regional Water Management (IRWM) process, funds are available for such desilting right now, whether water has come back or not into the reservoir/dam in ques-tion. The $687 million drought-relief package from the State of California is managed in our county through IRWM, and Heal the Ocean is on the IRWM steering committee to work

on grabbing a big share of funds that upgrade water recycling. We do this with a focus on getting wastewater out of the ocean by high-tech recy-cling, but part of our job, which we take just as seriously, is to promote other water conservation, preserva-tion, and increased production meth-ods as well.

The Twitchell Dam, which is men-tioned in Mr. Crosslands letter, is right now on the IRWM Round III list for nearly $2 million to desilt, which HTO is supporting, and it is ready to go. Juncal and Gibraltar can be on this list, too; we will check into whether or not they have their engi-neering together this very week.

Hillary HauserExecutive DirectorHeal the Ocean

The Good Old DaysI was a cocktail waitress at the

Somerset when Gil Rosas was at the piano bar. This is my favorite Somerset story.

Three or four very well-dressed ladies came in for dinner and were seated by Paul Vercammen (Sr.). One lady asked him where the ladies room was, and this was his reply: Madame, we dont have a ladies room, but there is a gas station just up the road. I am sure you can imagine the looks on everyones faces, including mine.

It was like going to a party every night; what fun, and I remember all the gals who used to come in just to hear Gil play. Those really were the good old days.

Sincerely,Gini ChanceSanta Barbara

Theyll Be MissedQuick comment on the cover article

and picture this week on the won-derful Village Fourth, and picture of Diane and Dana.

I certainly hope we can find some-one(s) to take their place They did such a wonderful job, and that was one of the first community activi-ties we encountered when moving up here.

They will definitely be missed!Jean von WittenburgMontecito(Editors note: As stated earlier, it wont

be easy but lets hope there is at least one person out there willing to take it on. J.B.)

Ukraine ImpotenceA short analysis of the situation in

the Ukraine from my point of view:First, we have to understand that

Russia has to have a warm-water port on the Black Sea to allow it access to the Mediterranean and points beyond.

Russia sees this as an imperative and cannot allow a questionable political regime to be in control of Russian access to a warm-water port.

Second, the current situation is analogous to Hitlers invasion of the Sudetenland in Czechoslovakia prior to the start of World War II. Hitlers excuse for the invasion was to pro-tect the German population in the Sudetenland. And yes, we all know where that led...

Third, the current stock market reac-tion to Putins invasion is for oil and gold prices to go up while stock pric-es go down, all of which promotes the Russian position. Putin needs increased oil and gold prices to help balance the Russian budget.

Fourth, what better way to divert the Russian populations view from his own corruption and economic ills than by some military adventurism?

Fifth, as for the EU, basically they are dependent on Russian oil and gas to fuel their industry and to keep their homes warm in the winter. Needless to say, Vladimir Putin has previously shown that he controls their energy spigot and is not above turning it off for political reasons.

Sixth, the United States best answer to this situation would be to increase energy production to replace as much of the Russian energy flowing into Europe as possible, thereby increas-ing internal pressures within Russia. Ronald Reagan knew how to do that, but it would require leadership and meaningful increases to energy pro-duction here at home. Of course, we know that the current resident of the White House wont do this and has basically handcuffed himself to a posi-tion of impotence.

B. Tony ZamojdaRoanoke, Virginia(Editors note: Mr. Zamojda is

Montecito resident Tom Mielkos cousin. J.B.)

Wasteful Water UseThanks to Mike Wilson for his very

sensible and well-informed letter (Water Supply Versus Demand, MJ # 20/8), about the mismatch between this areas drought cycles and our water supply on the one hand, and the Montecito Water Districts (MWD) consumption patterns on the other.

The fact is that residents of this water district consume nearly five times as much water on average, as do the residents of Goleta. And it isnt because they are all living on the edge of dehydration. The districts current allocation plan only allows six hundred cubit feet (HCF) of water for indoor use per household per month for multi-family residents, but 25 HCF for single-family households, which means that even for indoor use and an irrigation buffer, residents here

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are seen as wanting way more than they actually need to meet reasonable essential use standards. Add to that the external, non-essential use alloca-tion, and MWD customers are getting a lot more water even with rationing than most households would ever think of using.

Why do we need this much water? So we can have huge green lawns that dont fit into this ecosystem? So we can hose down our patios, run our washing machines all day, and have our cars always sparkling clean? The drive to spend money and resources on free-market water supply models of the kind a recent letter suggests implies that we must continue to have and use water at the level we current-ly do. But we dont, and we cant. We need to break our addiction to waste-ful water use.

The problem with free-market solu-tions is that they are not, truly, free. If we somehow could get a desal plant up and running tomorrow, that would have substantial costs, finan-cial and environmental. Desal plants are energy intensive thats power that must be generated somewhere, and that still mostly means air-pol-luting coal-powered electricity plants. The trucks delivering that water to our reservoirs? Gas-powered and car-bon-emitting. Santa Barbara already has much more smog than it did when I moved here in 1996. Should we continue to allow our air quality to decline, turning ugly and toxic, so that our lawns will stay a vibrant green? And the cost of desal-produced water is exorbitant, something that might not matter to wealthy Montecitans, but could be devastating for more middle-class residents of the district.

The best free-market solution to the water problem is to invest in busi-nesses that help us change our habits: landscapers who convert our prop-erties to natural, beautiful low water, zero-scaped plantings (as opposed to the xenoscaping that lawns embody), and to high-efficiency machines that wash our clothes and dishes and us with minimal water use.

Kick the water-wasting habit. Its easy, its financially sound, and it frees us from being the slaves of a climate we cannot control.

Sincerely,Lee E. Heller, Ph.D., J.D.Summerland

Wasted WaterLast Sunday [February 23], I came

to enjoy the regular car show in the upper village.

Afterward, on my way back to my car, I was alarmed to hear the sound of rushing water. Following my ears led me to a storm drain, on the cor-ner of East Valley Road (across from Montecito Coffee Shop). I witnessed a

torrent of water that could have swept away the most able-bodied among us.

I presume it to be remnants of irri-gation runoff?

So for those who long for the song of a rushing river, I recommend you pull up a lawn chair and enjoy the sooth-ing serenade of blatant waste.

With all the respect I can muster,Joe EdwardsMontecito

Using Water WiselyFirst, if you havent already shut off

all outside landscape irrigation, now is the time. The rain will take care of your garden for many days to come, and you can save precious water that will be wasted if your automatic sys-tem is still on.

Given our current water shortage, it is essential that we pull together as a community to use water wisely. On Tuesday, we co-hosted a water conservation workshop with the Montecito Union School District, and will likely hold similar workshops in the near future. Representatives of the Montecito Water District (MWD), the Montecito Fire Protection District and the County of Santa Barbara all spoke and answered questions regarding the water shortage and the two ordinanc-es recently passed by the MWD.

It is important that you become familiar with those two ordinances. The first, Ordinance 92, addresses watering times and permitted types of water use, among other things. The second, Ordinance 93, imposes a dis-trict-wide, water-rationing plan that is intended to reduce overall district water use by 30%, and includes sig-nificant monetary penalties and the imposition of flow restrictors in cer-tain cases. Please visit the Montecito Water Districts website at monteci towater.com to learn more about these ordinances.

Sincerely, Ted Urschel, President Montecito Association

Waste Of Water Law Needed

There is a water source more reliable and cheaper, especially in drought years, than supplemental water found by a water broker or State Water. It is conservation.

We need to focus on reducing land-scape watering demand used by our residential properties. Our Montecito Water District (MWD) tells us there have not yet been any good signs of voluntary conservation during this drought crisis. Thus, they are about to bring awareness of the drought crisis via penalties for residential over-us-age of water.


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Poetry ClubEach month, discuss the life and work of a different poet; poets selected by group consensus and interest. New members welcome.When: 3:30 to 5 pmWhere: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley RoadInfo: 969-5063

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Sedgwick Reserve HikeThe rugged Santa Ynez Valley is the setting for a series of monthly interpretive hikes and nature activities open to the public on the 6,000-acre UCSB Sedgwick Reserve. Three hikes with varying themes such as geology, landforms, Sedgwick panoramas, plants, and animals or birds will be conducted, with hiking levels of Easy, Moderate, or Strenuous. These hikes are approximately two to three hours each and are followed by the opportunity to picnic with your own lunch at the reserve. In addition to the hikes, other activities such as a tour of the newly renovated old barn, the new observatory, the pond, and the new Tipton House, as well as a set-up for painters at the pond, and the use of a bocce ball court are all planned for those who dont want to hike and would like to just enjoy the reserve attractions while the hikes are being conducted. Reservations required.When: 8:30 amCost: $10 per hiker, or $15 per couple or family suggested donation Info and RSVP: [email protected] or 686-1941, extension 3

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identification. Doll repair vendors will be available to repair your dolls. Proceeds from the show are donated to local charities.When: 10 am to 3 pmWhere: 3400 Calle Real Cost: $5; children 12 and under free

Free MusicThe Santa Barbara Music Club will present another program in its popular series of concerts of beautiful music. A valued cultural resource in the community since 1969, these concerts feature outstanding performances by instrumental and vocal soloists and chamber music ensembles, and are free to the public.When: 3 pmWhere: Faulkner Gallery, Santa Barbara Public Library, 40 E. Anapamu StreetCost: freeInfo & RVSP: 564-6223

A MAD Night Under the StarsThe Multimedia Arts & Design Academy at Santa Barbara High School is pleased to announce its second annual gala fundraiser at QAD headquarters in Summerland. Spring Forward is the theme of the event, which will be held the evening before clocks are set forward to begin daylight saving for 2014.The Spring Forward Gala is open to the public, and sponsorships are available starting at $1,000, with table sponsorships available for $2,500, $5,000, and $10,000. The event raised $75,000 last year, and organizers have set a goal of $100,000 for this years fest.All proceeds from the evening generated by a silent auction, a live auction, ticket sales, donations, group tables, and sponsorships will be used to purchase equipment that will allow MAD teachers to continue to provide hands-on, state-of-the-art training and instruction to the more than 200 students currently enrolled in the academy.When: 6 pmWhere: 100 Innovation Place, SummerlandInfo: Sheela Hunt, 698-3767 or www.madacad.com/gala

SUNDAY, MARCH 9

Dinner CelebrationThe gala Its Time To Dine is open to anyone interested in learning about Kotor Sister City, Montenegro and cultural

(If you have a Montecito event, or an event that concerns Montecito, please e-mail [email protected] or call (805) 565-1860)

SATURDAY, MARCH 8

MTF HikeHike the new Franklin Trail with the Montecito Trails Foundation; an 800-foot elevation gain, 2.2-mile hike with spectacular views of the Carpinteria area and the Channel Islands. Dogs on leash are welcome.When: 8:20 amWhere: meet at Carpinteria High School parking lot, 4810 Foothill RoadInfo: Jane 680-4405 or Dick 963-8858

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THURSDAY MARCH 13

MERRAG Meeting and TrainingNetwork of trained volunteers that work and/or live in the Montecito area prepare to respond to community disaster during critical first 72 hours following an event. The mutual self-help organization serves Montecitos residents with

the guidance and support of the Montecito Fire, Water and Sanitary Districts. This month: Disaster Medical Operations When: 10 am Where: Montecito Fire Station, 595 San Ysidro RoadInfo: Geri, 969-2537

Montecito Tide GuideDay Low Hgt High Hgt Low Hgt High Hgt Low HgtThurs, Mar 6 12:36 AM 4.8 7:36 AM 0.7 01:51 PM 3 06:49 PM 2Fri, Mar 7 1:31 AM 4.5 9:04 AM 0.9 03:52 PM 2.7 07:56 PM 2.5Sat, Mar 8 2:44 AM 4.2 10:40 AM 0.8 05:52 PM 2.9 09:48 PM 2.7Sun, Mar 9 5:10 AM 4.2 12:51 PM 0.6 12:00 AM Mon, Mar 10 12:21 AM 2.6 6:22 AM 4.3 01:39 PM 0.3 08:22 PM 3.5 Tues, Mar 11 1:18 AM 2.3 7:15 AM 4.5 02:15 PM 0.1 08:47 PM 3.7 Wed, Mar 12 1:59 AM 1.9 7:57 AM 4.7 02:44 PM 0 09:09 PM 4 Thurs, Mar 13 2:33 AM 1.6 8:33 AM 4.9 03:10 PM 0 09:29 PM 4.2 Fri, Mar 14 3:04 AM 1.1 9:06 AM 5 03:34 PM 0 09:50 PM 4.4

exchanges planned for this year.When: 5 pm (wine) and dinner afterwardWhere: Music Academy of the West, Lehmann Hall, 1070 Fairway RoadInfo: Tickets $75 per person; call Denise at 687-9278, email [email protected] or visit sbkotorsistercity.com

MONDAY MARCH 10

Lecture & LuncheonChannel City Club presents Sung Won Sohn, Ph.D., is Smith Professor of Economics and Director of Institute for Global Economic Research at California State University Channel Islands. He also serves on corporate boards including Forever 21, Western Alliance Bancorporation, and Claremont Graduate University. A graduate of the University of Pittsburgh and Harvard Business School, Dr. Sohn was Executive V.P. & Chief Economic Officer of Wells Fargo Banks before joining Hanmi Financial Corporation, a commercial bank in Los Angeles in 2005. Earlier he served as senior economist on the Presidents Council of Economic Advisors in The White House, responsible for economic and legislative matters pertaining to The Federal Reserve and financial markets, and has been a tenured professor at Pennsylvania State University System.In 2012, The Wall Street Journal ranked him third among the five best forecasters in the country, one of the most prestigious honors in the economics profession. In 2002, he was named to TIME magazines Board of Economists and Blue Chip Publication chose him the most accurate forecaster for the Western States. When: 11:30 am check-inWhere: Reagan Room at Fess Parkers Doubletree Resort, 633 East Cabrillo BlvdCost: $35 for members, $40 for non-membersInfo & RVSP: 564-6223

MBAR MeetingMontecito Board of Architectural Review seeks to ensure that new projects are harmonious with the unique physical characteristics and character of Montecito.When: 2 pmWhere: Country Engineering Building, Planning Commission Hearing Room, 123 E. Anapamu Street

Cocktails & ConservativesComplimentary appetizers and Happy Hour-priced drinks will be available at an informal gathering for those wishing to share thought-provoking ideas with conservatives who are Republican, Democrat, or Independent.When: 4 pm to 6 pmWhere: Caf Del Sol, 30 Los Patos WayRSVP: 259-7191

TUESDAY MARCH 11

Montecito Association MeetingThe Montecito Association is committed to preserving, protecting, and enhancing the semi-rural residential character of Montecito.When: 4 pmWhere: Montecito Hall, 1469 East Valley Road

WEDNESDAY MARCH 12

Sudoku WorkshopLearn new tips and tricks to help improve your Sudoku game. No prior experience with Sudoku puzzles is necessary. Puzzles and pencils will be provided. All ages and levels welcome.When: 4 pm to 5 pmWhere: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley RoadInfo: 969-5063

THURSDAY MARCH 13

Food Drive at MUSTo benefit Santa Barbara Foodbank, donations can be left in the schools parking lot in the morning during drop-off. Items needed include baby food, cereal, pasta, peanut butter, rice, soup, and canned goods.When: 8:15 to 8:30 amWhere: 385 San Ysidro Road

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

FRIDAY MARCH 14

69th Santa Barbara International Orchid ShowThis show is the oldest and one of the largest orchid shows in the country, with more than 50 exquisite garden exhibits and almost 40 vendors from around the world displaying rare, unusual, and exotic orchids for sale. Sunset Magazine recently featured it in its Best of the West section.Visitors will be immersed in an experience for all the senses, including: exhibits and floral arrangements by top local, regional, and international growers; an extensive sales area, including vendors from all over the United States, South America and Asia, offering thousands of blooming orchid plants for sale; an art display juried by the Santa Barbara Art Association; live demonstrations and lectures on orchid culture and related topics; and open houses at nearby orchid nurseries running concurrently throughout the weekend. When: 9 am to 5 pm, today through Sunday, March 16Where: 3400 Calle Real

Cost: $12 adults; $10 seniors and students; free for kids with adultInfo: www.sborchidshow.com

SATURDAY MARCH 15

SBMM Annual FundraiserThe Santa Barbara Maritime Museum (SBMM) will celebrate its 11th annual benefit; the theme, Harbor Treasures and Tastings, focuses on the culinary delights of Santa Barbara and features sample tastings from more than 30 of the finest purveyors of wine, spirits, beer, and gourmet cuisine. Competing participants will be awarded prizes by our Honorary Celebrity Judges Christine Dahl, Chef Michael Hutchings and Arthur von Wiesenberger. Local purveyors include Chucks Waterfront Grill, Marmalade Caf, Spices N Rice, Commercial Fishermen, and Olivos Del Mar. This year, the SBMM is honoring long-time museum volunteers Andrew Cooper, David Denniston, Ron Godar, Brooke Sawyer, and Lorelei Snyder.Silent and live auction items include a private tour for four of the Reagan Ranch, use of the maritime museums Fourth Floor for the Fourth of July Fireworks, and private cruises aboard the Condor Express and the museums 95-year-old flagship, Ranger. Music will be provided by Rock Shop Academy. Proceeds will help support the museums educational and curatorial programs. Each year, up to 8,000 tri-county students visit the SBMM to learn more about our local maritime history and culture. When: special admission starts at 5 pm; general admission 6 pmWhere: 113 Harbor WayCost: $100 per person for general admission, which include sample tastings from more than 30 restaurants and caterers, wineries, breweries, and distilleries. Patron tickets are $200 per person with special admission (featuring special champagne tastings and appetizers) Info: (805) 962-8404, ext. 115, or www.sbmm.org.

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

TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYSAdventuresome Aging Where: 89 Eucalyptus LaneInfo: 969-0859; ask for Susan

WEDNESDAYS THRU SATURDAYSLive Entertainment at CavaWhere: Cava, 1212 Coast Village RoadWhen: 7 pm to 10 pmInfo: 969-8500

MONDAYSStory Time at The LibraryWhen: 10:30 to 11 amWhere: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley RoadInfo: 969-5063

Connections Brain Fitness Program Challenging games, puzzles, and memory enhancement exercises in a friendly environmentWhen: 10 am to 2 pmWhere: Friendship Center, 89 Eucalyptus LaneCost: $50, includes lunchInfo: Kai Hoye, 969-0859

TUESDAYSAdventuresome Aging ProgramCommunity outings, socialization, and lunch for dependent adultsWhen: 10 am to 2 pmWhere: Friendship Center, 89 Eucalyptus LaneCost: $75, includes lunch, plus one time fee of $35Info: Kai Hoye, 969-0859

WEDNESDAYSBrain Fitness for Successful Aging SeriesLearn how to rewire your brain, combat stress and fatigue, and keep your brain strong and healthy.When: 10 am to 12:15 pm (optional power walk), January 15th through February 19thWhere: Friendship Center, 89 Eucalyptus LaneCost: $150 for the series, snacks provided Info: Kai Hoye, 969-0859

THURSDAYSCasual Italian Conversation at the Montecito LibraryPractice your Italian conversation among a variety of skill levels while learning about Italian culture. Fun for all, and informative, too!When: 1 pm to 2 pmWhere: 1469 East Valley RoadInfo: 969-5063 MJ


Despite the recent rains, Montecito Water District (MWD) general manager Tom Mosby tells us Montecitos water situation remains dire. Mosby says it is highly unlikely that Ordinance 92, Montecitos water-shortage emer-gency declaration, and Ordinance 93, Montecitos water-rationing ordi-nance, will be lifted anytime soon. The board and I are looking into next year and the future, he said. And the bottom line is that we are still run-ning out of water.

The last storm brought about 9.4 inches of rain to Jameson Lake, where MWD sources about 15% its water. The 9.4 inches were absorbed into about 25 feet of gravel where the lake has receded, Mosby explained. The total rainfall at Jameson brought 180 acre-feet of water; Mosby was hoping to get 500 acre-feet. There was very lit-tle recharge, mainly because the lake is already so dry, he said. Mosby added at least 1000 acre-feet at Jameson are needed in order for Montecitos water situation to improve.

Lake Cachuma, which provides over 50% of Montecitos water, is still at only 40% capacity. Gibraltar Reservoir, which serves the City of Santa Barbara, has a water level of 32%. This winter remains among the three driest winters in 100 years of rainfall record-keeping in the county; 2013 was the driest calendar year on record across most of California. According to County Public Works director Scott McGolpin, The primary benefit from such storms is to reduce water use by allowing residents and growers to stop irrigating. It also prepares the soil for future runoff and recharge of groundwater. Water conservation is still highly encouraged county-wide. MJ Garden Gossip columnist Lisa Cullen says the rain brought enough water to Montecitos gardens to last through March. Everyone can and should turn off their automatic irrigation controllers and leave them off for a while. No one should have to turn on their irrigation till April, she said. Hopefully, we will get another storm and can keep our irrigation systems turned off until May or June.

Last week Mosby, water engineer Karl Meier, and MWD board presi-dent Darlene Bierig were in front of the Montecito Planning Commission discussing the drought, and the recently approved water-rationing ordinance. Mosby said by April, it is expected that 300-500 flow restrictors will be placed on meters where cus-tomers are exceeding their allocations. We are giving everybody an oppor-

tunity to cut back on his or her water usage; the water supply is limited, and we have to cut back on use, he said.

Diane Black, Montecito Planning Commissions secretary, explained that projects currently being consid-ered by both the Montecito Planning Commission and Montecito Board of Architectural Review will be subject to review by the Montecito Water District. Applicants currently in the process who have received an intent to serve from the district will contin-ue to be served. Remodels, additions, and rebuilds, will be looked at on a case-by-case basis; applicants are encouraged to talk to MWD before submitting applications. Parcels not currently served by the district will not be served at this time, Black said.

Information and ideas for being more water wise can be found online at www.montecitowater.com and www.WaterWiseSB.org.

Juarez-Hosmer Adobe Update

At their meeting on Tuesday, March 4, the Montecito Association Land Use Committee heard from both sides of an appeal that will affect one of the four remaining historic landmarks in Montecito. In January, the Historic Landmarks Advisory Commission (HLAC) approved the demolition and reconstruction of the Juarez-Hosmer Adobe, located on San Ysidro Road near School House Road. The Pearl Chase Society, a non-profit advocacy group dedicated to the preservation of historic structures in Santa Barbara County, is appealing the decision; the appeal will be in front of the Board of Supervisors on April 22.

The property, which houses sever-al structures, is one of four remain-ing historic landmarks in Montecito; its designation includes a one-room adobe (built in the 1830s), an 1870s wooden-frame addition to the adobe, a two-story water tower, a farm stor-age shed addition, a 1930s frame cot-tage, and two trees. The current own-ers bought the property from distant relatives of the original owners after it was in bank default, according to Katie Hay, a representative of the owners. Last year they applied for permits for additional development on the site, as well as restoration of the historic resources. Our hope from day one was to rehabilitate the property, Hay told the Land Use Committee. According to Hay, after a

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An Affair to Remember

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The guys had it easy for Valentines Day. All they had to do was buy tickets to Opera Santa Barbaras gala, An Affair to Remember, at the Four Seasons Biltmore Resort. The evening lived up to its promise of a cocktail recep-tion, romantic candlelight dinner with stunning floral arrangements, oper-atic arias and duets by the cast of the upcoming opera Falstaff and dancing to DJ Gavin Roys music. You could even send a valentine card to your favorite. Just give it to the registration ladies and it would be delivered on a silver tray to that someone in the Loggia Room.

Welcoming all was Opera SB board chair Joan Rutkowski, who reminded us that Opera SB had been around for 20 short years. Event chair was Sandy Urquhart with Pat Andersons as co-chair and the rest of the commit-tee: Rodney Baker, Marlyn Bernstein, Deborah Bertling, Mary Penny, and Judy Smith. Event volunteers were Heather Annese, Don Bobbs, Clair Chytilo, Carmel Hammerle, Francine Matas, Susan Scott, and Takako Wakita. Event sponsors were Doug and Mary Hampson, Ida Rickborn, and Bob and Sandy Urquhart. Then theres a whole list of donors.

As general director Steven Sharpe espouses, Opera SB aspires to be a destination opera company, produc-ing a diverse repertoire of traditional and contemporary operas that engage and excite a broad audience. He also couldnt say enough about the out-standing board with which he works.

The live auction with Bertling, Rodney Baker, and Robert Ooley wielding the gavel had operagoers heading to Santa Fe, Calgary, and Florence, Italy. Or you could stay right here and have a VIP box for the whole season.

Opera SB and artistic director Jose Maria Condemi will be presenting Falstaff March 7 and 9 at the Granada.

Festival of HeartsDeep in the Heart of Friendship!

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Hearts given by the Friendship Center was a valentine hoedown. Bandanas and boots abounded at Fess Parkers, along with folks spouting country accents. A strolling cowboy trouba-dour with his trusty guitar had guests singing country songs along with him. This event benefits H.E.A.R.T. (Help Elders At Risk Today).

The cocktail hour was not only to meet and greet, but guests had to check out all the hearts that had been decorated by local artists and celebrities for the silent auction. Jeff Bridges, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Rona Barrett were among them. Just a few of the many others were James Dow, Steven Gilbar, Rod Lathim, Judi Weisbart, Janet Wolf, Marcia Meier, Gerrie Shapiro, Linda Shwartz, Jack Hewett, Ruth Simpson, and Linda Swenson. Art students made all the hearts given out as favors to each guest. Heart wrangler Sharon Morrow and her heart posse tirelessly organized, pho-tographed, and prepared the papi-er-mch heart art for the event.

After a lunch of Western grub, board president Marty Moore and executive director Heidi Holly wel-comed all the cowboys and girls.

Heidi has been with Friendship Center for 25 years. Under her leadership, theyve come a long way and now have another center in Goleta besides the one on Eucalyptus Lane.

Heidi told the audience, The late Andy Granatelli received the Big Heart Award ten years ago. Today Dana Newquist accepted a proclamation in Andys honor from state senator Hannah-Beth Jackson. Emcee and auctioneer Gail Rappaport joked, I was young when I started here 15 festivals ago. She kept the bidding lively for the weekend in them thar hills of San Francisco, that is or a wine-tasting tour down in the Valley, Santa Ynez, that is, and more.

Friendship Center provides day care for those in need, helping their caregivers get a break. No one is turned away. As Alicia Lancashire said, Friendship Center gave my dad purpose in his life. My heart is filled with gratitude for the incred-ible work they do every day for our loved ones. For information, call 969-0859.

Go Red for WomenThe American Heart Association

(AHA) wants everyone to know that the No. 1 killer of women is heart attacks. What better way to edu-cate than the Go Red For Women Luncheon held at Fess Parkers DoubleTree Resort.

The event began early with a health expo, where dozens of local heart-related businesses showed their wares. There was also hands-only CPR training and a healthy cook-ing demonstration. I saw my first Telehealth machine that Visiting Nurse & Hospice Care has for people with chronic heart conditions. It mea-sures vital signs that can be verified over the phone and has saved lives. Guests had bags full of information by lunchtime.

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Co-chairs Kathy Marden with Sue Adams on far right, auctioneer Gail Rappaport in the hat, and Rona Barrett at the Friendship Center hoedown

Heart wrangler Sharon Morrow and Friendship Center executive director Heidi Holly

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Union Bank, the presenting sponsor. She was inspired to take on the task because of her mothers too early demise from stroke and congestive heart failure. Because of research in the last ten years, many deaths are now preventable. Her commit-tee was Laura Capps, Liz Crandall, David Edelman, Jill Fonte, Janet Garufis, Dawn Garner, Mary Lynn Harms Romo, Kira McDonald, Laura McIver, Lisa Rivas, Dawn Sproul, and Jennifer Zacharias.

Union Bank regional president George Leis told the group, We sold hearts at the banks and raised $33,000 for heart research.

Emcee was KEYT news anchor Shirin Rajee, who told us, One in three women dies of a heart attack and one in 30 dies of breast cancer. Macys is the national sponsor for AHA and has contributed $46 million to the Go Red for Women movement since 2004.

The appreciation award went to Lisa Dosch, and the affiliate appreci-ation award went to Sansum Clinic. Dr. Kurt Ronsohaff accepted while joking, When I heard I was a passion

speaker, I thought, thats not going to happen especially in front of 500 women. The passion speakers were Marlys Boehm, Will Bowden, and Sarah Jaimes, two of whom had heart conditions. They all said, Make a choice while the choice is yours to make.

The Lifestyle Change award went to Sylvia Miller who said, I dont advise having a heart attack to learn good ways. She now lives a healthy lifestyle and with good food has lost weight without dieting.

The keynote speaker was Diana Jordan, who is a comedian and moti-vational speaker. Oprah calls her one of the funniest women on the planet. I just want to heal the world one laugh at a time, Diana explained. She told how her mother was still smok-ing while on an oxygen machine and joked to her that she might be cremat-ed if she kept on.

AHA board president for the Central Coast Joseph Aragon, M.D., said in the program, Go Red For Women is a movement started by women, for women. Im grateful that you have made the choice to support Go Red, and I hope you walk away today with a renewed commitment to your heart health. And we did. MJ

Passion speakers for AHA Sarah Jaimes, Will Bowden, and Marlys Boehm at the Friendship Center hoe-down

AHA Go Red For Women luncheon committee and board person Jill Fonte with the AHA business development director Sarah Stretz

AHA luncheon keynote speaker Diana Jordan and event chair Beth Vos

keeping hope alive37th annual good Friday Breakfast

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more than 25,000 photographs and negatives, along with the rights to her books, artworks, and intellectual property, are now about to have their close-up in a documentary tentatively titled A Lonely Doll The Dare Wright Story.

The film, which Brook is making with her husband, John Ogilvie, will encompass the full arch of Wrights story from artistry and innocence to fame and unimaginable tragedy, and is based on a memoir she has written.

The Kickstarter campaign runs until March 28, and the full goal needs to be funded to make the documentary.

Brooks Kickstarter address is: www.kickstarter.com/projects/349559654/a-lonely-doll-the-dare-wright-story.

Welcoming LynnSanta Barbara Historical Museum

has found a new executive director, I can exclusively reveal.

Lynn Brittner, former head of the Southern Ute Cultural Center and Museum in Ignacio, Colorado, has 25 years of museum management expe-rience.

Prior to assuming her position, she was registrar and collections manager at the Georgia OKeeffe Museum in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and curator of collections at the School of American Research, also in Santa Fe.

During her 13 years at Southern Ute Center, Lynn initiated, sustained and opened a new $38 million, 58,000-sq-ft state-of-the-art museum facility to conserve and promote the history and culture of the Ute people.

We are delighted to have Lynn on the team, says museum president, William Burtness. She will bring a fresh perspective and understanding of the challenges faced by cultural institutions such as ours.

Lynn was chosen following a nationwide search that yielded more

than 80 candidates.She will assume her new position

March 17, replacing interim executive director Warren Miller, a museum trustee and its treasurer...

Dolly Dazzles

Hello, Dolly!, the iconic production by New York composer Jerry Herman with stars like Carol Channing and Ethel Merman, is still going as strong as ever after half a century with Emmy and Golden Globe awards winner Sally Struthers as the princi-pal character.

Struthers best known for her work in the TV series All in the Family is perfect with her effervescent, over-the-top personality, wowing the audi-ence at the Granada for the Theater League production of the ten-time Tony Award-winning show, which went from Broadway to being made into a Hollywood film under Gene Kelly with Barbra Streisand and Walter Matthau five years after its debut, netting three Oscars.

Vincent Scassellatis 1890 period costumes were superb, as was Tony Triano as Horace Vandergelder, the miserly Yonkers store owner and object of Dolly Levis attentions, but the choreography by Bob Richard really made the colorful and entertain-ing show swing.

Carol Channing, 93, who I last saw in the role she originated in San Francisco in the 1970s, has really got some swell competition...

Au RevoirDan and Debbie Kass opened

the doors of their Montecito aerie, Chateau Sur La Mer, for the last time when they hosted a dinner and con-cert by Kenny Loggins and his Blue Sky Riders for AHA!, a charity that organizes after-school programs for teenagers.

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MISCELLANY (Continued from page 6)without him.

The movies studio, Universal, isnt commenting on the plans, though it has been reported Pauls younger lookalike stuntman brother, Cody, 25, has been asked to step in to shoot some scenes for the film...

Dare to be GreatMontecito realtor Brook Ashley,

the godchild and only heir of the acclaimed photographer, Dare Wright, has just launched a Kickstarter cam-paign to make a documentary of Dares extraordinary life.

Brook is the daughter of a 102-year-old OBE-winning producer Donald Seawell, who first brought the Royal Shakespeare Company to the U.S. and goddaughter of the legendary actress Tallulah Bankhead.

I was born into an eccentric New York City theatrical family, explains Brook. My mother was a stage actress who played Tallulahs daughter in The Little Foxes, and my father was a theat-rical attorney and producer in London and New York.

I starred on Broadway at the age of seven and acted on stage and tele-vision throughout my childhood. Tallulah was one of my incredible godmothers and the other was the ethereal and captivating model, artist, photographer, and childrens author, Dare Wright.

Dares first book, The Lonely Doll, made The New York Times bestseller list. It was illustrated with her haunt-ing black-and-white photographs of Dares childhood doll Edith, whom Dare had dressed and pony-tailed to look just like herself, and two teddy bear friends. She went on to write and photograph nineteen more successful childrens stories, and I spent much of my childhood at her apartment, helping her invent and set up scenes for the Lonely Doll books.

Although she was stunningly beautiful and had dozens of suitors, Dare never married, and I filled the role of the child she never had. She was my own fairy godmother and dressed me in fanciful costumes, and took my suggestions for her books with absolute seriousness.

Wright, who photographed Bankhead, painted Greta Garbo and bantered with English playwright Noel Coward, initiated a new genre of childrens literature and enchanted newspaper writers by giving inter-views in a cocktail dress she had sewn from an 18th-century church robe, says Brook. The part of her that never grew up the lonely child inside the outwardly seductive woman meant that she could write without being patronizing, because she never lost a childs capacity for wonderment.

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Sally Struthers shines in Hello, Dolly!

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More than 85 guests raised in excess of $45,000, with $20,000 alone being bid on a private concert by Kennys trio, including Georgia Middleman and Gary Burr, at home, and $3,500

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LETTERS (Continued from page 9)Ninety-four percent of all MWD

accounts are single-family residences. Most of the water used in Montecito goes to watering landscapes. Commercial landscapes in Montecito such as golf courses are managed by professional irrigation staffs with training. However, many of the res-idential landscapes in Montecito are managed by someone without (or with minimal) professional irrigation training. Water is being wasted with landscape watering by automatic irri-gation systems that are old or incor-rectly set up.

MWD needs to take a proactive approach to reducing residential land-scape water demand by providing professional guidance and assistance on landscape water conservation mea-sures to water customers.

Five percent of single-family res-idential water district accounts use 25% of the water in Montecito. The first step would be for Montecito to target a list of highest-use residential water customers and require a man-datory irrigation evaluation with a professional water district staff person trained in irrigation evaluation. This water district staff member would meet with the person who is respon-sible for the irrigation system and adjusting the watering schedule at that property. The MWD staff per-son would create a report listing all the actions that need to be taken to have the irrigation system working at a level of standard efficiency. Such operating criteria include use of the most efficient irrigation equipment, proper operating pressure, minimal runoff, all sprinkler heads and drip systems in proper working condition and without leaking or overspray, and a scheduling management process or smart irrigation controller to adjust the irrigation schedule according to the weather. The MWD would enforce this, and if the property does not adhere to all recommendations, fines and flow restrictors would then be an option.

Rebates and project cost-sharing for irrigation improvements could be considered as an incentive for property owners. A program to com-pensate owners who voluntarily replace lawns with drought tolerant Santa Barbara native plants could be instituted as done in many other

California communities. Without professional irrigation assistance and planning, properties and owners are not going to know and do all that is possible to reduce irrigation demand. There needs to be a level of respon-sibility and accountability to which Montecito holds properties for irriga-tion efficiency and adjusting water-ing schedules.

Montecito needs to look at water conservation as a water supply and pay for water conservation as it would any other new type of water source. Water conservation is the cheapest new source of water Montecito has, and it has this source of water in extreme abundance because of the over-watering of landscapes that is currently occurring, as well as the amount of runoff from sprinkler sys-tems.

The cost of hiring irrigation-knowl-edgeable staff to evaluate irrigation systems at residential properties is extremely cost-effective compared to purchasing additional emergency water supplies that might be current-ly available in this drought (a market that at the time of this writing has no available extra water for the water dis-trict to purchase, at all). An appropri-ate staff of full-time irrigation inspec-tion professionals should be brought up right away; the staff cost will pay for itself.

Montecito needs to enforce a waste of water law. Any runoff of potable water from properties needs to be followed up on by water district staff and fines issued if repairs and runoff are not abated.

Examples of these types of water-conservation measures and water district water-conservation pro-grams are abundant throughout the state and in our own county.

Sincerely,Blair WhitneyMontecito

Love The Blue PlanetGratitude makes sense of our past,

brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow. Melody Beattie

My husband (Shaun Tomson) and I have been involved with Santa Barbara Channelkeeper (SBCK) for many years. I am co-chairing (with Julie Ringler) its Blue Water Ball event


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scheduled for April 5 at the Montecito Country Club. Channelkeeper works to protect the local waters through science, education, advocacy and law with their work being focused on the channel as well as watersheds ranging from the Ventura River to the Gaviota Coast (visit www.sbck.org.) As part of a family that lives the lifestyle that we do, I am passionate about keeping our water clean, making a difference, and getting involved.

Its going to be an inspiring evening with 220 guests, including many of our friends, environmental leaders, business owners and public officials from Santa Barbara, Ventura, and Los Angeles counties. This year, we are having a band and its going to be fun with some dancing and an excit-ing honoree-keynote speaker!

SBCK will be honoring Dr. Wallace J. Nichols in recognition of his pio-neering work to protect the worlds oceans and to inspire others to make a deeper connection with nature.

Dr. Nichols is a scientist, ocean advo-cate, community organizer, author, and dad. His is a uniquely experien-tial brand of activism, encouraging individuals to encounter the oceans directly, to build personal and emo-tional connections to get their feet wet. His message is simple yet pro-found: live like you love our blue planet.

Nichols is a Research Associate at California Academy of Sciences and co-founder of Ocean Revolution, SEEtheWILD, Grupo Tortuguero, and LiVBLUE. His research and expedi-tions have taken him to coasts and waterways across the globe, where he continually finds that the emotional connection to water rather than financial gain is what keeps his colleagues and collaborators working hard to understand and restore our blue planet.

J has authored and co-authored more than 50 scientific papers and reports, and his work has been fea-tured on NPR, BBC, PBS, National Geographic, Time, Newsweek, Outside Magazine, Scientific American and New Scientist, among others. Lately hes been working on the Blue Mind Collective, merging the fields of neuropsychology and aquatic explo-ration to foster a deeper apprecia-tion of the emotional and cognitive benefits of healthy waterways and oceans.

I watched a TED talk he did and was mesmerized. His approach is cre-ative, unique, and poetic! He can be seen on YouTube, and I think you will find him captivating. His love of the ocean is deep; he inspires, and I felt as if he was sharing a piece of his heart.

You might recognize him from his Gap or Nautica ads, but its his mag-

ical mind that will have a profound impact on you.

Its a time when so many of us want to do something, and Js message is powerful and compelling; he inspires us to dream and make this world a better place.

He has a Blue Marble Project, which is a global effort to remind everyone of the fragility of our planet. He will be handing our guests at the event each one of the marbles, the con-cept being if you hold one at arms length, you can envision the size of the Earth from a million miles away in space. The idea is to have one of these unique marbles passing through the hands of every living soul with the message of gratitude, and ponder to whom to pass it on.

The Blue Water Ball begins at 5 pm on April 5. Please call (805) 563-3377 for more information.

Carla TomsonMontecito

Some Sad NewsThe Pillsbury Doughboy died yes-

terday of a yeast infection and trauma complications from being repeatedly poked in the belly. He was 71.

Doughboy was buried in a light-ly greased coffin. Dozens of celebri-ties turned out to pay their respects, including Mrs. Butterworth, Hungry

Jack, the California Raisins, Betty Crocker, the Hostess Twinkies, and Captain Crunch. The gravesite was piled high with flours. Aunt Jemima delivered the eulogy and lovingly described Doughboy as a man who never knew how much he was knead-ed. Born and bread in Minnesota, Doughboy rose quickly in show busi-ness, but his later life was filled with turnovers. He was not considered a very smart cookie, wasting much of his dough on half-baked schemes. Despite being a little flaky at times, he lived to be a crusty old man and was considered a positive roll model for millions.

Doughboy is survived by his wife, Play-Dough; three children: John Dough, Jane Dough, and Dosey Dough, plus they had one in the oven. He is also survived by his elderly father, Pop Tart. The funeral was held at 3:50 for about 20 minutes.

Please rise to the occasion and take time to pass this information on to someone else who may be having a crumby day and kneads a lift.

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read of Mr. Doughboys passing, but thank you for forwarding this to us; we have duly informed Doughboys distant cousins, Michelin Man and Stay Puft Marshmallow Man. J.B.) MJ


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year of putting together the resourc-es to rehabilitate the structures, it became clear the buildings were in worse shape than originally thought. She says the owners brought three architectural experts onto the proper-ty, who deemed the structures unsafe and unsalvageable.

In December 2013, the owners came back to HLAC with more proposed changes to the property, stating the structures were in such poor shape, that they would rather demolish and rebuild them. The structures decayed due to lack of maintenance, water damage, and pest infestation. HLAC agendized the item to January, when the HLAC board moved to allow the

owners to demolish and reconstruct the adobe, while restoring the other structures on the property. The motion passed 5 to 3.

Pearl Chases Hattie Beresford told the MA Land Use Committee, We feel that HLAC made a terri-ble mistake. Pearl Chase is asking the Board of Supervisors to require that the owners get a second opinion on whether the adobe can be reha-bilitated, using an expert who has experience in restoring fragile ado-bes. Beresford and Kellam de Forest cited the Montecito Community Plan in their discussion; the plan, which was written in 1995, states the Juarez-Hosmer Adobe shall be preserved as

a historic landmark and not be torn down. The adobe represents two periods of Montecito history. These tangible, visible remnants of our past are so important, Beresford said. We know its in horrible shape, but we want due diligence.

We are aware of the concerns, and we want to work with Pearl Chase to come to an agreement, Hay said. The owners and Pearl Chase Society are working behind the scenes to find suitable experts to weigh in before the April 22 hearing. The Land Use Committee is expected to formulate a position on the appeal and report to the full MA board in April.

Donations Sought for Annual May Madness Sale

This years May Madness, the annu-al treasure and estate sale benefit-ing the Music Academy of the Wests full-scholarship program, will take place from 9 am to 3 pm on Saturday, May 3, at the Music Academy of the West. Now in its 38th year, May Madness is organized by the Womens Auxiliary of the Music Academy, a volunteer organization that supports the academy year-round.

Donations are now being accept-ed for the popular event. Sale items include furniture, rugs, small appli-ances, kitchenware, garden acces-sories, fine linens, antiques, silver, crystal, china, art, collectibles, books, board games, music and movies, jew-

elry, mens and womens clothing, luggage, sports equipment, and cars and other vehicles.

Donations should be brought to the music academy, located at 1070 Fairway Road in Santa Barbara, between 11 am and 3 pm on these days: Tuesdays and Thursdays, through March 13; Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, from March 18 through April 17; Monday, April 21, through Friday, April 25.

Contributed items should be clean and in good condition. Obsolete electronics, large kitchen appliances, architectural salvage materials (win-dows, doors, stoves, etc.), sofa beds, metal bed frames, box spring and mattress sets, and rugs more than 16 feet long will not be accepted.

Donations can be dropped off in the lower parking area at the Music Academy (follow the signage upon entering the campus). Clothing dona-tions may also be delivered to The Rack, the music academys on-cam-pus resale apparel shop, during reg-ular business hours. The Rack is open 12 to 3, Tuesdays through Saturdays. For clothing donation inquiries, call 969-0190. To arrange the pick-up of a large donation item, call 695-7950. For vehicle donation information, call 695-7916 or email srodriguez@musi cacademy.org. For more information, call 969-4726.

Founded in 1947, the Montecitos Music Academy of the West is among the nations preeminent summer

The historic Juarez-Hosmer Adobe on San Ysidro Road is the subject of an appeal by the Pearl Chase Society, which is contesting the Historic Landmarks Advisory Commissions January approval to demolish and rebuild the structure, rather than rehabilitate it. The owners maintain the current condition of the adobe is unsafe and not salvageable. The adobe is one of four historic landmarks in Montecito.

Last years May Madness co-chairs Rosie Thompson and Ellie Sulger managed more than 200 volunteers who helped pull off the largest May Madness in Music Academy history; donations now being sought


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Deeper, my wife yelled.Im trying, I yelled back.Deeper, she yelled again.

Not all that easy, you know. Want to switch places and see how well you do?

Thats better. Great. As long as you are satis-

fied.Now, wider.Wider? I grumbled. Then I gave her

what I thought was the appropriate response. Fortunately, she could not hear me because of the wind or read my lips because of my hooded outfit plus, of course, the natural muting effect of the torrential downpour.

Keep going! she yelled.I dug the shovel into the mud

and continued trenching, reminding myself how much we needed the rain, how swell it was to be a homeowner, and how good a little hard labor was for the body and spirit, though my

spirit was a bit dampened, as was my derriere.

Its working! she yelled.I watched the steady stream of

water come out of the plastic spout, through my new trench and over my athletic shoes. Back East, I had rain boots, but in Southern California you never need them well, almost never.

Our condo is designed so that it has an open-air atrium in the middle. This provides a lot of natural light, which the ferns love almost as much as we do. There is a drain that runs from the atrium, under the entire condo and empties out into the land-scaping, where it is quickly absorbed. That is, unless we have some kind of rare event like rain.

I went into the house. My wife was looking out the sliding glass doors into the atrium, which was now only two inches deep with water. At about four inches, it enters the house on this side of the atrium and my office on the other side. Neither of

these two locations makes for a good riverbed.

One time, shortly after we moved in, we put some new plants in the atrium and filled in around them with redwood bark. It looked very nice. But one thing you dont think about because bark usually just sits on the ground looking beautiful is that it floats. So, when we had one of our first downpours, all the bark floated gaily to the drain, where it blocked it completely. I remember my wife and I watching the water rise and thinking, Huh, maybe bark wasnt such a good idea.

When the water hit the three-and-a-half inch mark, my wife said: Probably ought to do something.

Such as?Bail?Which was a great idea if there

had been someplace to bai

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