Dan Duderino
Creative visionary behind Bush/McCain toilet paper
Month: May 2008
Health 5/29
Cottage Health System, in the midst of a $100 million fundraising campaign, received a $5 million gift from Alexander and Louisa MacDougall to support construction, repair, and maintenance for the Cottage Eye Center, which will be renamed in the couple’s name.
This Week in History
Sir Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay, a Sherpa of Nepal, are the first explorers to reach the 29,035-foot summit of Mt. Everest.
The Lure of Going Lite
It no longer takes 40 pounds of gear to get out in the wilderness. With new technology, it’s possible to shave your gear down to less than 10 pounds, not counting food and water.
Mole Enchiladas at Altamirano’s
Mole isn’t just magic because it means you get chocolate before dessert.
Eye on the Oil
Join award-winning filmmaker Mike deGruy and representatives from diverse organizations such as Stop Our Seeps California, the Western States Petroleum Association, the Community Environmental Council, and the Energy Division of Santa Barbara County in an expert panel and town hall discussion about natural oil seeps within the Santa Barbara Channel and their environmental impacts.
City 5/29
Cold winds and gray skies did not deter a crowd from gathering near Stearn’s Wharf as Veterans For Peace on 5/26 celebrated its 5th annual Memorial Day candlelight vigil at Arlington West, where thousands of white crosses represent lives of some of the American soldiers killed in current military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Camerata Pacifica’s Season Finale and Tour
When Warren Jones, Catherine Leonard, Richard O’Neill, and Ani Aznavoorian finished Camerata Pacifica’s final concert of the season at the Museum of Natural History on Friday night, they hugged and grinned as if they had won the chamber music world series.
Tragic Notes 5/29
Father Virgil Cordanopastor emeritus of the Santa Barbara Mission and a man considered by many in the county to be a spiritual leaderdied on 5/22.
The Italians Remember
Anthony Dal Bello speaks for Santa Barbara’s Italian community.