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Foresters win third straight NBC World Series championship COURTESY OF THE SANTA BARBARA FORESTERS

Talent counts for a lot in baseball, but in 2022, the Foresters showed how much hard work counts, too. “The work ethic of this team was tremendous,” said an overjoyed Manager Bill Pintard after his team brought home the Foresters’ 10th NBC World Series championship Saturday night in Wichita, Kansas. “They were disciplined, focused, and committed. We had some bumps there, but they stuck with it, worked hard, and came through. We finished strong!”

Indeed, the Sters were 14-2 from July 13, including a six-game winning streak in the World Series tournament. Following the game, the team voted Miguel Santos as the Foresters 2022 MVP, also naming Graham Osman Pitcher of the Year and Nate Rombach Best Teammate. In the championship game (a recordtying 12th for Santa Barbara), the Foresters batters put on a historic offensive display in their 12-1 win over the Hays Larks. Santa Barbara was named the top offensive team with a gaudy .376

average in six games. The final out came on a strikeout, the seventh of the game by Sters pitching, and the dogpile ensued on the infield, with Foresters pouring out of the dugout and the bullpen. The title also gives Santa Barbara a threepeat: 2020, 2021, and 2022, something only accomplished two other times in the 88-year history of the NBC World Series. The Foresters’ 10th title also extends their all-time lead. Pintard accepted the Larry Davis trophy for his team for the tenth time, and then the 2022 Sters surrounded their

The Foresters were 14-2 from July 13, including a six-game winning streak in the World Series tournament. manager and the trophy, holding it up high in celebration. The outcome of this game was never in doubt. For the third game in a row, the Sters got the first two men on and both scored. Miguel Santos led off with a high chopping infield single, but the throw to

Display of horsemanship As Old Spanish Days come to a close, riders put on a show at Fiesta Stock Horse Show

first got away and he advanced to second. Nick McLain drove him in with a single. Gavin Kash, who would win both player of the game and tournament MVP, then thumped a deep double to left to score McLain. Please see FORESTERS on A2

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A rider competes in the steer wrestling category, one of several Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association events during the 98th Annual Santa Barbara Fiesta Stock Horse Show at the Earl Warren Showgrounds on Sunday.

No Republicans voted for the bill, named the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, in the divided 50-50 Senate, forcing Vice President Kamala Harris to break the tie.

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(The Center Square) – The U.S. Senate on Sunday passed a $740 billion new taxing and spending bill that seeks to combat climate change and allow the government to control the price of prescription medications, among other things. No Republicans voted for the bill, named the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, in the divided 5050 Senate, forcing Vice President Kamala Harris to break the tie. The measure must return to the House for a concurrence vote after senators passed several amendments Sunday. The House is expected to take the bill up again on Friday. If the House concurs, President Joe Biden has indicated he will sign it. According to the bill summary, “There are no new taxes on families making $400,000 or less and no new taxes on small businesses – we are closing tax loopholes and enforcing the tax code.” U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., a key swing vote among Democrats, spearheaded the bill, says it will pay down the national debt because of the tax increases, and lower energy and health-care costs. “Over the last year, leaders in Washington have ignored repeated warnings about the severe threat of inflation and the consequences of unprecedented domestic spending,” Sen. Manchin said last week. “Despite these concerns and my calls to give the country time to fully realize the impacts of such historic levels of spending and our inflation crisis, many Democrats have continued to push for trillions more in spending to meet a political deadline. “Contrary to foolish talk otherwise, America cannot spend its way out of debt or out of inflation.” Inflation has soared to 40-year highs, forcing Americans to pay significantly more for food, gas, clothing, cars and just about everything. Increased government spending is in part to blame for inflationary price increases. And the new 15% corporate minimum tax will be passed down to all income brackets, critics say. The Wall Street Journal editorial board argues that the Inflation Reduction Act will raise taxes on most Americans. The bill is “a tax increase on nearly every American,” they wrote. “Raise the corporate tax rate, and you’re cutting wages and salaries for workers.” Republicans on the House Ways and Means Committee argue the same. They warn it is full of “hundreds of billions of dollars in wasteful inflationary spending [and] won’t reduce the deficit.” “Rather than reduce inflation, it puts inflation on steroids,” they argue. It includes a “socialist drug price Please see SENATE on A3

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The Foresters kept up the pressure in the second. Hudson White and Sebastian Orduno led off with back-toback walks. An error moved White to third and then Gianni Horvat singled to score two runs and then promptly stole second, from whence he scored via a Santos single. A Nate Rombach sac fly allowed Santos to score his second run of the game after he singled and moved to third on a wild pitch and a groundout. In the sixth, the Foresters put a capper on the night with six runs. They started with back-to-back-to-back doubles. Orduno was doubled in by Horvat, who was doubled in by Santos. After a Rombach single moved Santos to third, Kash boomed a double to deep left field to score both runners. Blayne Jones drove in Kash to complete the scoring. A solo run in the eighth on a wild pitch made it an even dozen. The Foresters ended the six-game tournament with 61 runs scored. Meanwhile, Foresters

Foresters pitchers allowed only 7 earned runs in six games; Santa Barbara’s 1.31 team ERA made them the winner of the Top Pitching Team award. pitching continued its sterling tournament. Parker Smith won his second game in Wichita with six innings of one-run ball, scattering four hits and striking out five. Kyle Robinson, Nick Griffin, and Chase Webster made it three more scoreless innings for a Foresters bullpen that allowed ZERO runs in 17 innings pitched. In all, Foresters pitchers allowed only 7 earned runs in six games; Santa Barbara’s 1.31 team ERA made them the winner of the Top Pitching Team award. Other NBC awards included the Home Run Award (Nate Rombach), Top Prospect (Kash), and Top Hitter (Nick McLain).

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Ventura-based Mico Gonzales sells driftwood art under “Gonzales Driftwood” during the Fiesta Arts & Crafts Show on Cabrillo Boulevard west of Stearns Wharf in Santa Barbara on Sunday. Handmade jewelry by Virginia Escamilla under her business name I Natural Jewel are shown at the show.

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Cubans regularly being interdicted off the coast of Florida by Border Patrol By BETHANY BLANKLEY THE CENTER SQUARE CONTRIBUTOR

(The Center Square) – While the overwhelming majority of foreign nationals entering the U.S. illegally do so through the southern border, Miami Sector Border Patrol agents are regularly interdicting Cubans and others attempting to reach Florida, often arriving on small makeshift boats. Law enforcement officers also are regularly confiscating drugs that wash up on shore. Last weekend, “Good Samaritans” found 126 pounds of cocaine with an estimated street value of $2 million that had washed up on the beach at Ocean Pointe Pool Beach Marina in Tavernier, the Monroe County Sheriff’s office said. That is as Miami Border Patrol Sector agents apprehend and take into custody mostly Cuban men making landfall off the Florida coast on a near daily basis. In the past week, agents apprehended and took into custody multiple groups of mostly Cuban men. On July 31, agents apprehended four Cuban nationals who landed in Key Colony Beach attempting to enter the U.S. illegally. They were taken into custody and processed for removal proceedings, Miami Sector CBP Chief Patrol Agent Walter Slosar said. Earlier in the day, 17 Cubans were also taken into custody after they arrived in a rustic vessel in Big Pine Key. Rustic vessels are often made from scraps of wood or metal and poorly constructed, held together with straps of plastic or rope. They also might include small 25-foot fishing vessels with makeshift motors. According to Cuba Ferries, it takes 10 hours to travel 250 nautical miles from Havana to Miami. From Cuba to Key West, the sailing distance is roughly 90 nautical miles, or four hours.

On July 30, BP agents apprehended 15 Cubans after their rustic vessel made landfall in the Marquesas Keys, an uninhabited island west of Key West. They were stranded and rescued by a Border Patrol Air and Marine Operation (AMO) unit. Also on the same day, Border Patrol agents working with law enforcement partners apprehended 11 Cuban men from Matanzas who made landfall in the Florida Keys in a makeshift boat constructed of twoby-fours. On July 27, BP agents apprehended and took into custody 16 Cubans who made landfall near Key West on a rustic vessel. The day before they’d done the same with seven Cubans who made landfall in a homemade sailing vessel in Boca Grande Key, an uninhabited island west of Key West. The group was also stranded and rescued by BP AMO agents. On July 24, BP agents, working with local law enforcement partners, apprehended and took into custody seven Cubans who landed at Pigeon Key in Marathon in a wooden vessel. The day before, they’d done the same with 27 Cubans who made landfall in Key West onboard a wooden vessel. On July 22, they took into custody 14 Cubans who made landfall at Long Key State Park in the Florida Keys using a makeshift wooden vessel. The day before, they’d apprehended eight Cubans who made landfall at Fort Zachary Taylor State Park in Key West who arrived in a makeshift boat constructed out of pieces of metal. In another instance on the same day, they apprehended a large group of over 50 people in a sailing vessel off the coast of Boca Chita. Local mariners were warned to “stay clear of the area for safety concerns.” Cubans are continuing to make landfall in the Marquesas Keys, on Jupiter Island, and along the coast of the Florida Keys, according to reports by the Miami Sector.

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Washington ranked No. 19 state in the nation for decreased unemployment claims By BRETT DAVIS THE CENTER SQUARE

(The Center Square) – Washington ranked No. 19 in terms of states where unemployment claims have decreased the most, according to a recent study by WalletHub. The personal finance website examined unemployment insurance initial claims for several key weeks to determine its ordering of all 50 states and the District of Columbia. “The U.S. has reduced unemployment from record highs during the COVID-19 pandemic to near record lows,” the WalletHub report notes. “Now, however, high inflation and the looming threat of a recession could cause unemployment claims to spike once more. For the time being, the job market is still in good shape, despite new unemployment claims increasing slightly week-over-week on July 25.” Some 5.9 million Americans are currently unemployed, according to the report. WalletHub analyst Jill Gonzalez delved into Washington’s ranking on the list.

“Washington ranks in the top 20 states where unemployment claims have decreased the most since last week,” she told The Center Square in an email. “The state registered an over 31% drop in the number of unemployment insurance initial claims in the past week compared to the same week of 2019 – the seventh biggest decrease in the country.” That’s encouraging news for the Evergreen State, given the headwinds currently battering the economy. “These numbers indicate that despite high inflation and the threat of recession, Washington’s labor market is still in good shape,” Ms. Gonzalez said. Inflation hit a 40-year record in June, with consumer prices increasing 9.1% over the last 12 months, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. The U.S. economy contracted 0.9% from April through June, according to the Commerce Department. During the previous quarter – January through March – the national economy contracted 1.6%. Two consecutive quarters of negative economic growth is

the traditional definition of a recession. The Evergreen State outperformed its Pacific Northwest neighbors in WalletHub’s study. Oregon was ranked No. 38, and Idaho was ranked No. 46 – sixth worst in the nation. The 10 states where unemployment rates are decreasing the most: 1. Kentucky 2. New Hampshire 3. Kansas 4. Mississippi 5. Massachusetts 6. Louisiana 7. Illinois 8. Alabama 9. Wyoming 10. Arkansas The 10 states where unemployment rates are decreasing the least: 51. Connecticut 50. Oklahoma 49. West Virginia 48. North Dakota 47. Nevada 46. Idaho 45. Hawaii 44. Iowa 43. Rhode Island 42. North Carolina

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Continued from Page A1 setting scheme [that] will likely cause drug prices to increase for patients for the next few years, all while killing future cures from ever coming to market.” The bill would allow the U.S. Health and Human Services secretary to set caps on the prices of several prescription drugs, a policy that critics say will discourage pharmaceutical companies from investing in new drug development. It also includes “expensive wasteful Green welfare,” Republican critics add, including Green New Deal tax credits of $257 billion and solar company loan guarantees of $250 billion that “will worsen our inflation problem, on top of government checks to subsidize luxury electric vehicles.” The bill includes $30 billion in tax credits to encourage the manufacturing of solar panels, wind

turbines and batteries and $10 billion in tax credits for the construction of facilities where green energy technologies would be made. Rather than tax the richest companies, it instead includes “handouts to the wealthy,” they argue, including “tens of billions of dollars in Obamacare subsidies [that] will flow to the well-off. It also increases taxes and fees on oil production and methane, which Republicans argue will result in higher gas prices, larger heating bills and higher consumer prices. “When made permanent, Obamacare bailouts will cost $248 billion, four times higher than what Democrats’ bill admits. Meanwhile, Obamacare has already resulted in higher health care prices and 17 percent health insurance inflation,” they add. The bill also includes a provision to hire 87,000 new IRS agents to begin auditing more than a million Americans, including lower income taxpayers.

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BRUEL, Leslie

October 14, 1941 - June 25, 2022

There will be a Celebration for Leslie with a Mass at Trinity Episcopal Church, S.B. at 1:00pm on Saturday 8/20/22. Loud sneakers encouraged. Afterwards, there will be a reception on the patio. All are welcome. Leslie leaves her daughter Kirsten, her granddaughter Nikki, her great-grandsons Christian and Jayden and their Grandpa Joe, her sister-in-law Sandy, her nieces Meghann (and her son Calvin) and Tara (and her son Cillian), her nephew Heath, her life-long friends both here and abroad, and her companions Lynn, Luigi and cats. Leslie loved life. Born in Conn., she traveled the world. She loved her friends, animals and all the arts. She spent half her life ﬁghting painful and debilitating diseases. With the help of her constant wit, humor and determination and her outstanding and devoted team of UCLA doctors, her life remained full and devoted to others. Leslie was a life force who will always be remembered and loved.

IN MEMORY In Loving Memory of

BARBARA ANN VIERA 1935 - 1998

Think of the joy she left behind, Of the cheerful smile and laughter. Think of her loving words and deeds That will live forever after. Think of all the wonderful things And even though she’s gone, Within our hearts and memories Our Mom will live on. Frank, Steve, Mike

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Jack Harwood and Anissa Ward dance in a duet to the song “Al Son del Viento” during the three days of Las Noches de Ronda.

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Guadalupe 70/57

Santa Maria 73/57

Vandenberg 70/57

New Cuyama 100/61 Ventucopa 95/65

Los Alamos 83/58

Numerous dance groups took part in Las Noches de Ronda.

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Solvang 91/58

Gaviota 80/59

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Spirit of Fiesta Tara Mata opens the first of the three nights of Las Noches de Ronda on Thursday.

City Cuyama Goleta Lompoc Pismo Beach Santa Maria Santa Ynez Vandenberg Ventura

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Dancers from the local Maria Bermudez Flamenco Arts Studio perform on Thursday.

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Wind west-northwest at 8-16 knots today. Wind waves 2-4 feet with a southwest swell 2-4 feet at 11-second intervals. Visibility clear.

POINT CONCEPTION TO MEXICO

Wind west-northwest at 8-16 knots today. Wind waves 2-4 feet with a southwest swell 2-4 feet at 11-second intervals. Visibility clear.

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At Lake Cachuma’s maximum level at the point at which water starts spilling over the dam holds 188,030 acre-feet. An acre-foot is 325,851 gallons, equivalent to the amount of water consumed annually by 10 people in an urban environment. Storage 78,836 acre-ft. Elevation 704.08 ft. Evaporation (past 24 hours) 43.0 acre-ft. Inflow 0.0 acre-ft. State inflow 12.4 acre-ft. Storage change from yest. -134 acre-ft. Report from U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

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Ride operators supervise a circling ride during El Mercado Del Norte at Mackenzie Park during last week’s Fiesta.

Fun and games at El Mercado Del Norte T

he Fiesta spirit soared — literally — last week at El Mercado Del Norte at Mackenzie Park in Santa Barbara. Those attending the Old Spanish Days site were thrilled as they circled high in the air or went down a slide. Or sometimes they preferred more down-to-the-earth pursuits such as midway games or purchasing cascarones. — Dave Mason

A kid enjoys a slide at El Mercado Del Norte.

At top, Joel Navarro sells cascarones at El Mercado Del Norte. Above, young attendees at El Mercado Del Norte attempt to win prizes.

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To paint, or not to paint

ingerie chest highlight change in furniture styles over the years J.D. sends me an interesting painted floral accented lingerie chest that someone has painted in wild green with floral designs, and wonders when it was done — and more importantly why. And what is the tradition of painted furniture? Her question is interesting, because today, the war is between those who love color and those who love white and stripped wood. Today, my 35-year-old son loves real wood and would not paint “real” wood for the life of him. But through the 18th and 19th centuries, painted furniture was considered of more value than non-painted if the quality of the wood was sub-par — and we will see why. I myself see why paint is a good alternative, and I am always ready to paint something! I would not paint a piece older than 1860, however. First, varnish, and good wood, was more expensive than paint. A tradition grew up amongst early craftsmen that, if you didn’t have great wood — well, paint it, and the paints were very interesting: sometimes, when a painter could only afford a water based (and not an oil based) paint, it would be beautiful, and the painter therefore could add milk to the mix, which, over time, cause a crackled surface. (We call that, in expensive circles now, desirable “Craquelure.”) When I was a kid in Deerfield, Illinois I used to make my mother crazy, because I painted all the furniture I had, and used wild colors that were predominant in the 80s like pink, yellow, and green. I painted my great-grandfather’s work box. I painted frames, my walls, my bed. But if you don’t have the finest furniture, what is the harm of that? I had a precedent. Famous cabinet makers, who made “copy books” that went to all corners of the word, so that their furniture and techniques

could be followed, were the 18th century cabinet makers that started two separate and long term styles of furniture craft: George Hepplewhite (1727? — 21 June 1786), and William Sheraton (1815-1879), who, along with Chippendale, were two of the big three of English and American Furniture design. In these “pattern” books, aimed at the local craftspeople in Australia, England and America, they stated if one doesn’t have great wood — paint it. This caught on in the orphan schools in England where the nuns said, “If you can’t do anything useful, girls, you can paint furniture and boxes,” and that was in the early 19th century. Some of those schoolgirl creations are sought after by English and American “primitive” collectors. Today, according to my son, walls should be WHITE, and trim, if wood, should be wood. But in the 18th and 19th centuries that was just the opposite, walls were never white, and usually trim was painted. You can see that color was important in 18th and 19th century interiors, but we have gone full circle. There’s a fine book if you like painted furniture and want to gather some historical ideas: Schaffner and Klein’s “American Painted Furniture 1790-1880,” considered the heyday of painted furniture — and I suspect, once we are over our monochrome period in decorating, will come again. Much of the tradition of painting wood comes from immigrants to the U.S. who did not have great wood to build furniture with — or even a proper wall to put molding upon. For example, immigrants to the Dakotas, and Nebraska, who were mostly Mennonites, took large pieces of average wooden furniture and developed a “grain” paint that would accentuate a grain in the wood even though it was not the top quality, and then, if they saw a rough patch, they would accent the area with a nice painted motif. French immigrants came early to Philadelphia, and began

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This painted floral accented lingerie chest inspired columnist Elizabeth Stewart to write about the question of whether to paint wood furniture.

to paint furniture, especially in the French technique of gilding (with gold) to hide as well as to accent areas of pieces that were not fabulous. The piece sent to me is of the 18th century Venetian style, and Venice loved to paint furniture in the 18th century. This piece is a 20th century version of that, and American furniture makers and painters of the 1930-1940 loved this style and copied the Venetian tradition of the glam household; and I do adore the greens, although I doubt many 30 year old purists for white and blanched wood would love it as well.

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Just shows how tastes change, but I have news: The change come again, so get out your paintbrushes. Dr. Elizabeth Stewart’s “Ask the Gold Digger” column appears Mondays in the News-Press. Written after her father’s COVID-19 diagnosis, Dr. Stewart’s book “My Darlin’ Quarantine: Intimate Connections Created in Chaos” is a humorous collection of five “what-if” short stories that end in personal triumphs over presentday constrictions. It’s available at Chaucer’s in Santa Barbara.

Photo montages topic for talk The Architectural Foundation of Santa Barbara will present “Malka’s Place: The Story of Joyce Wilson’s Photo Montages” at 2 p.m. Aug. 20 at the Architectural Foundation Gallery, 229 E. Victoria St. Ms. Wilson, an artist and photographer, will discuss how a chance encounter with Malka led her on a fascinating journey. Creative synergy erupted, and Ms. Wilson was inspired to create a rich trove of photographs using textures, patterns and selections found in Malka’s sculptures, ceramics and mosaics to create images that transcend the descriptive. The images challenge viewers to focus on unsettling truths present in today’s world. Due to limited outdoor seating, reservations are required. Santa Barbara County COVID guidelines will be followed. For more information, call 805-965-6307 or email molly@afsb.org. —- Marilyn McMahon JOYCE WLISON PHOTO

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Local animal shelters and their nonprofit partners are looking for homes for pets. For more information, go to these websites: • Animal Services-Lompoc, countyofsb.org/phd/animal/home. sbc. • Animal Shelter Assistance Program in Goleta, asapcats.org. ASAP is kitty corner to Santa Barbara County Animal Services. • Bunnies Urgently Needing Shelter in Goleta, bunssb.org. BUNS is based at Santa Barbara County Animal Services. • Companion Animal Placement

Assistance, lompoccapa.org and facebook.com/capaoflompoc. CAPA works regularly with Animal Services-Lompoc. • K-9 Placement & Assistance League, k-9pals.org. K-9 PALS works regularly with Santa Barbara County Animal Services. • Santa Barbara County Animal Care Foundation, sbcanimalcare. org. (The foundation works regularly with the Santa Maria Animal Center.) • Santa Barbara County Animal Services in Goleta: countyofsb.org/ phd/animal/home.sbc. • Santa Barbara Humane (with

campuses in Goleta and Santa Maria), sbhumane.org. • Santa Maria Animal Center, countyofsb.org/phd/animal/home. sbc. The center is part of Santa Barbara County Animal Services. • Santa Ynez Valley Humane Society/DAWG in Buellton, syvhumane.org. • Shadow’s Fund (a pet sanctuary in Lompoc), shadowsfund.org. • Volunteers for Inter-Valley Animals in Lompoc: vivashelter. org. — Dave Mason

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store. Libra: Frustrated energy resulting from an inability to put plans into action could have your nerves on edge today, Libra. You might be tempted to get into petty quarrels with those around you. Try to find other outlets for your energy in order to avoid this trap. There’s also the danger that you might take impulsive action. Scorpio: Overwork and the resulting stress and nerve strain could result in tension headaches today, Scorpio. It might be a good idea to start the day pacing yourself and concentrating on the most pressing tasks. Don’t worry if you have to leave some for later. There’s a chance that others around you might get into some rather heated arguments. Stay out of it. Sagittarius: You’re probably feeling especially energetic but with little if any outlet for your energy, Sagittarius. Increased irritability and frustration could tempt you to take it out on friends, children, or your significant other. On days like this you might want to consider jogging, yoga, or aerobics. These can produce endorphins that override the stress. Capricorn: A conflict between career and home obligations could arise today, Capricorn. You may feel powerless, so it could make you feel irritable. Try to think clearly and find a solution for your conundrum, then act on it. Avoid the temptation to quarrel with others. Go for a good workout in the evening. Aquarius: This could be a challenging day, Aquarius. You might receive a call that brings disconcerting news, making you angry or upset. You could be tempted to take it out on the caller, but don’t. He or she is just the messenger. Short trips in the neighborhood could find you in impossible traffic. Pisces: Vivid dreams are likely to cause you to wake up feeling angry for no clear reason, Pisces. You might want to take a close look at your dreams and try to analyze them so you can understand the source of your anger and how best to get over it.

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Aries: Either your lover or a colleague is likely to be irritable today, Aries, which you might find upsetting. Bear in mind that this person’s mood probably has little, if anything, to do with you or anything you’ve said or done. Just stay out of the way until your friend gets over it. This isn’t a good day to host or attend social events or even accept invitations. Taurus: Too many unfinished tasks may have you feeling pressured, Taurus, creating unnecessary stress. Pace yourself and don’t panic if you have to let some go for now. You’re probably feeling more sensitive than usual, so you might also pick up stress from the people around you. Take periodic breaks and go for a walk. Gemini: Emotions run high as disagreements turn into quarrels among members of a group you’re affiliated with, Gemini. Stay out of it. It won’t do you any good to get involved. Write your impressions and share them after tempers have cooled. You might want to make one final push toward reaching a personal goal, but forces beyond your control could block you. Cancer: Pressure to get unfinished tasks completed and new ones begun causes emotions to run high, Cancer. Everyone, including you, is likely to feel tired and stressed, and quarrels may erupt. It might be best if you focus on the tasks at hand and ignore the petty squabbles that crop up around you. Leo: If you’re able to be involved in a class or any kind of group activity or social situation, be prepared for quarrels to break out among people there, Leo. You could find this counterproductive and useless. You might be tempted to try to break in and put a stop to it. It’s best to stay out of it. Virgo: Frustration could tempt you to release that energy by spending a lot of money, Virgo. You might overindulge in food or drink or resort to impulse buying. Treat yourself a little, but don’t go overboard. You don’t want to get an upset stomach, and you won’t want to have to take unwanted items back to the

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A farewell to Fiesta

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Above, GD Tango, a duo of Guillermo DeFazio and Giovana Dan, dance to “Este es el Rey” by Jose Alfredo Jimenez during the Fiesta Finale presented by the John E. Profane Foundation for the Arts at the El Paseo Restaurant in Santa Barbara on Sunday. At left, masked dancers surprise the audience during the event.

At left, Nerea Barrondo and Kaito Yamamoto dance during the Finale. At right, Marco Labastida gives a Latin Serenade to attendees.

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PUBLIC NOTICES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FBN 2022-0001747 The following person(s) is doing business as: Robert Howell Tax Preparation & Consulting Services, 796 Charlotte Lane, Santa Barbara, CA 93105, County of Santa Barbara. Robert Charles Howell, 796 Charlotte Lane, Santa Barbara, CA 93105 This business is conducted by Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the ﬁctitious business name or names listed above on N/A /s/ Robert Charles Howell This statement was ﬁled with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on 07/11/2022. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk 7/25, 8/1, 8/8, 8/15/22 CNS-3607651# SANTA BARBARA NEWS-PRESS

Please take notice that on Monday, August 22, 2022, at 10:00 a.m., at the Buellton City Council Chambers, at 140 West Highway 246, Buellton, California, the Santa Ynez River Valley Groundwater Basin Central Management Area (CMA) Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) will hold a special meeting at which it will consider a Resolution to impose a fee under Water Code section 10730. In addition, if the meeting is conducted by remote teleconference pursuant to AB 361 due to the COVID-19 State of Emergency, the posted agenda for the meeting will provide a remote teleconference option for public participation in the meeting. Oral or written presentations may be made as part of the meeting. Persons wishing to present comments to the CMA GSA Committee may do so in person at the public meeting, and those not able to attend in person are encouraged to provide comments they may have prior to the public meeting to Bill Buelow, bbuelow@syrwcd.com no later than 5:00 p.m. August 19, 2022. Under Executive Order N-7-22 and Santa Barbara County Urgency Ordinance No. 5158, applications for water well permits in the CMA will not be approved by Santa Barbara County Environmental Health Services without written veriﬁcation of certain matters from the CMA GSA. In order for the CMA GSA to provide such written veriﬁcation, the CMA GSA’s technical consultant will review the well permit application and other materials as needed. The fee to be considered at the abovereferenced meeting would be an hourly fee of $200.00 per hour for the consultant to undertake such review. The fee would be charged on a time and materials basis, drawn on a deposit in an amount to be approved and adjusted from time to time by the CMA GSA. Pursuant to Water Code section 10730(b), any data on which this fee is based are available and have been made available for review at SantaYnezWater.org AUG 8, 15 / 2022 -- 58569

JUL 25; AUG 1, 8, 15 / 2022 -- 58519 GOLETA CEMETERY DISTRICT NOTICE INVITING SEALED PROPOSALS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT, FBN No: 20220001603 First Filing. The following person (s) are doing business as: FAMOUS NAILBAR, 6831 HOLLISTER AVE G, GOLETA, CA 93117, County of Santa Barbara. Full Name(s) of registrants: ADA AN NHIEN: 632 STATE ST, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93101. This business is conducted by: A CORPORATION, STATE OF INC.: CA. This statement was filed in the office of JOSEPH E. HOLLAND, County Clerk-Recorder of SANTA BARBARA COUNTY on 06/21/2022 by E29, Deputy. The registrant commenced to transact business on: Jun 20. 2022. Statement Expires on: Not Applicable. NOTICE: This fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (See Section 14400, ET SEQ., Business and Profession Code). (SEAL) JUL 18, 25; AUG 1, 8 / 2022--58501 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT, FBN No: 20220001632 First Filing. The following person (s) are doing business as: BEAR BLAST, 408 CORONA DEL MAR, 3, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93103, County of Santa Barbara. Full Name(s) of registrants: JOSE H MARQUEZ: 408 CORONA DEL MAR APT 3, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93103, JESSICA A MARQUEZ: 408 CORONA DEL MAR APT 3, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93103. This business is conducted by: A MARRIED COUPLE. This statement was filed in the office of JOSEPH E. HOLLAND, County Clerk-Recorder of SANTA BARBARA COUNTY on 06/24/2022 by E30, Deputy. The registrant commenced to transact business on: Not Applicable. Statement Expires on: Not Applicable. NOTICE: This fictitious name statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (See Section 14400, ET SEQ., Business and Profession Code). (SEAL) JUL 18, 25; AUG 1, 8 / 2022--58498

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Entry Road Improvements Project Notice is hereby given that sealed proposals will be received by the Goleta Cemetery District at the District Office, 44 South San Antonio Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93110, until 2:00 p.m., local time, on Wednesday, August 31, 2022, for the Entry Road Improvements Project. Bids will be publicly opened after said time. The Plans, Specifications and Proposal Forms for this project are filed in the District office and are by reference made a part of this Notice. Said documents are available at Tri-Co Reprographics www.tricoblue.com, 720 East Haley Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93103 and at various Plan Rooms. For information concerning bidding documents, call Pete Silvia at (805) 308-9185. This project includes providing all labor, materials, and equipment for the construction of entry road improvements. The project includes demolition and disposal of AC pavement, curb, curb & gutter, sidewalk, concrete slab, and one large diameter Melaleuca tree. Installation of new curbs, gutters, sidewalk, AC pavement, etc. for update to the cemetery main entrance; realignment of onsite main entry road; upgrades to ADA path of travel; drainage facilities including underground retention chamber; storm drainage improvements along the west property line; façade improvements to the district office including adding a patio & porch covers; removal of utility pole and related undergrounding; associated landscape improvements; and ancillary work as specified and as shown on the Drawings. Each proposal must be submitted on the proposal form furnished with said documents. Each bid must be accompanied by a bid guarantee in the amount of not less than 10% of the amount bid, payable to the Goleta Cemetery District, and guaranteeing that the bidder will enter into a Contract in accordance with the terms of the bidding documents if award is made. The bid guarantee shall be in one of the following forms: a bid bond written by a satisfactory corporate surety, a cashier’s check drawn by a National Bank, a check certified by a National Bank or cash. The power-ofattorney for the bonding company’s agent should be on file with the Santa Barbara County Clerk. Said check or bond amount shall be paid to said District, as liquidated damages, in the event the bidder depositing same does not, within fifteen (15) days after written notice from District that the Contract has been awarded to the Bidder: 1) enter into a Contract with the District, and 2) furnish all required insurance documents, a bond of faithful performance and a payment bond as described in the Specifications. No bidder may withdraw his bid for a period of forty-five (45) days after the date of opening the bids, within which time an award may be made. The District reserves the right to reject any or all bids, or to waive any irregularities or informalities in any bid or in the bidding. Bids are required for the entire work, and the work will be let under a single contract. The Contractor shall possess a valid State of California Class A, General Architect/Engineering Contractor’s License or California Class B, General Building Contractor’s License at the time of bidding and at the time of signing the Agreement for the work. The Contractor shall provide certification of license and expiration date on the proposal form. Contractors and subcontractors who bid or work on public works projects must be registered with the California Department of Industrial Relations. [Labor Code Sections 1725.5, 1771.1] Note: This registration with the Department is separate and apart from the Contractors State Licensing process. The Contractor will be required to furnish a Performance Bond and a Payment Bond, each in the amount of 100% of the Contract price. Pursuant to the provisions of the Labor Code of the State of California, the Department of Industrial Regulations of the State has ascertained and determined the general prevailing rate of wages for each craft, classification or type of workers needed in the execution of Contracts under the jurisdiction of the Goleta Cemetery District. The schedule of said rates is on file at the District’s office, and is hereby incorporated and made a part thereof the same as though fully set forth herein. The schedule of said rates is available on the internet at http://www.dir.ca.gov/dlsr/PWD/ Southern.html. The Contractor shall post a copy of said document at the job site. The Contractor and any subcontractor under him shall pay not less than the therein specified prevailing rate of per diem wages to all workers employed in the execution of the Contract. The Contractor shall be fully responsible of compliance with Section 1777.5 of the Labor Code concerning the employment of registered apprentices. The project is subject to prevailing wage compliance monitoring and enforcement by the California Department of Industrial Relations. At the request and expense of the Contractor, securities equivalent to any amount withheld by the District to insure the Contractor’s performance under the Contract shall be deposited with the District, or with a State or Federally-chartered bank as an escrow agent, pursuant to the District’s then existing rules or policies providing for the implementation of the Public Contract Code, Section 22300, legal obligation of District to provide for such arrangements with respect to withheld Contract funds.

By:

___________________________________________ Rick Bower, SDA District Manager Goleta Cemetery District

Date: ___________________________________________ AUG 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 / 2022 -- 58566