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Buellton

Holiday Bazaar to be held

at Recreation Center Nov. 7

Holiday shopping will begin at the Buellton Holiday Bazaar from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7 at the Buellton Recreation Center, 201 Second St.

Admission to the Bazaar is free and local arts and crafts will be on sale. Booth space also is free.

To reserve a spot, call 688-1086.

Santa Ynez

County to address swine flu issues at high school theater

Dr. Peter Hasler, medical director and interim health officer of the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department, will cover important issues about the H1N1 flu, commonly known as the swine flu, when he speaks to Valley residents at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5 at the Santa Ynez Valley Union High School Little Theater.

Admission is free, and members of the public have been encouraged to attend.

The event has been arranged by the Santa Barbara County Education Office in cooperation with the school districts and superintendents of the Santa Ynez Valley.

Monica Escalera, of the Santa Barbara County Education Office, who serves as a school nurse for the Los Olivos and Ballard school districts, is coordinating the event.

For more information contact Escalera, at 688-4025, Ext. 227 or losescalera@sbceo.org.

Rotary Club gives Patterson award

Rotary Club of the Santa Ynez Valley Past President John Patterson presented Frank Kelsey and the Santa Ynez Valley Youth Recreation Organization with a Paul Harris Certificate, the highest honor given by the Rotary, at a recent meeting.

Patterson said the honor was given “for all the hard work and significant support to the Valley that Youth Recreation programs provides."

More than 50 Rotarians and guests were at the Santa Ynez Valley Marriott Hotel in Buellton for the presentation of the certificate.

Kelsey thanked the Rotary Club, stating the certificate was for the Valley.

“The Valley is phenomenal when it comes to supporting youth recreation. What makes our work possible are all the people in this room and in the Valley," Kelsey said.

For more information about the Rotary Club of the Santa Ynez Valley, contact membership chairs George or Karen Johnson at 686-2705.

Tennis team hosts novice competition

The Santa Ynez Valley High School girls' tennis team will rest their rackets and chase run-away balls while their parents, friends, family and other community tennis enthusiasts play in a novice competition from 8:30 a.m. to noon Saturday.

The event will be held at the SYVHS tennis courts at the corner of Refugio and Stadium Drive. For spectators, the fundraiser offers a silent auction, raffle and complimentary snacks.

The fee for players is $30 per person, which includes lunch. Extra lunches are $10. All proceeds will be used to fund the team's expenses.

The SYVHS girls' varsity team is currently second in the league and the junior varsity team is in first place and undefeated. The varsity team was first in the league in 2008 and tied for first in 2007. Jennifer Rasmussen, a 1992 SYVHS alumni, coaches the varsity team and Steve Gunning coaches the junior varsity team.

For more information call Rasmussen at 688-0463 or e-mail jrasmussen@syvuhsd.org.

Volleyball tryouts set for Sunday

The Santa Ynez Valley Volleyball Club will be hosting tryouts for fifth- through eighth-grade girls who want to join the non-traveling team from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sunday, at the Jonata Elementary School gym, 401 Second St. in Buellton.

For girls from 14 to 16 years of age, tryouts for the traveling teams will be from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, also at the Jonata Elementary School gym.

For more information call Tom Wright at 688-7638 or e-mail thw2@msn.com.

Doreen Farr holds open office hours

Third District Supervisor Doreen Farr will be holding open office hours from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4, at her Solvang office, 1745 Mission Drive.

For more information contact Stephanie Langsdorf at 586-2192 or e-mail slangsdorf@countyofsb.org.

Man jumps from Cold Springs Bridge

Rescue crews recovered the body of a man who allegedly jumped from Cold Spring Canyon Bridge on Tuesday.

The man, whose name and age aren’t available, apparently jumped from the bridge about 1:15 p.m. and landed approximately 300 feet below.

Multiple people called California Highway Patrol dispatchers to report a man walking on the bridge. The man told at least one person that he was fine, according to emergency dispatch reports.

This is the seventh person to have committed suicide off the bridge this year, which is believed to be the most for any single year since the structure opened.

Caltrans has proposed installing a suicide-prevention barrier along the sides of the 1,200-foot-long bridge. The project is expected to cost between $2.5 million and $3 million — money that would come from the local portion of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

Dentist will trade cash for candy

As part of an anti-decay movement, Steven Johnson, D.D.S., will be giving away dollars in exchange for cavity-provoking candy this Halloween season.

Johnson said trick-or-treaters can bring their excess candy to any Johnson Family Dental office from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2, through Thursday, Nov. 5, and receive $2 per pound for up to 5 pounds

Candy must be unopened, and there is a $30 maximum payout per family.

The candy will then be shipped to U.S. troops overseas, Johnson said.

As an added incentive, a drawing for an iPod 8 GB Nano will be held at each Johnson Family Dental office.

In Solvang, Johnson Family Dental is located at 678 Alamo Pintado, Solvang and can be reached by calling 688-9999.

For more information, visit www.johnsonfamily dental.com.