Isaac “Ike” Jenkins: 1938 – 2018
Band rehearsals with Ike Jenkins were like a vortex in time; the rest of the world ceased to exist. There were no rules; there was just musicality.
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Band rehearsals with Ike Jenkins were like a vortex in time; the rest of the world ceased to exist. There were no rules; there was just musicality.
It is ironic that Don Canestro, a former Dive Safety Officer, died while scuba diving. For so many years, he was the person others relied on to keep them safe because of his extensive knowledge, expertise, and prowess underwater.
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Daniel Knapp fought for homeless rights in Santa Barbara, dedicating his blues guitar skills, inner philosopher, and talent for street theater to the cause.
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Bob Lovejoy became a regular at Jimmy’s, where the writer has mixed drinks for decades, and entertained them all with great stories and stale jokes.
Instead of farming exactly as it had always been done, Lawry chose to grow pumpkins, creating Mr. Bailard’s u-pick pumpkin patch, so successful it put his four children through college.