Hi, Nancy:

This dog was found on Refugio the night of December 7. He was hit by a car. The lady who found him took him to Bob Dean’s pet hospital in Santa Ynez, where he currently is in stable condition. Can you put his photo in your paper to try to help find the owner?

Thanks,

David Crosby

Note: This pup has found his way home!

 

Dear Editor:

The purpose of my letter is to raise awareness concerning the performances by the Santa Ynez Valley Chorale and orchestra.

There will be only three performances, Dec.14 and 15 at 7 p.m., and a matinee Dec. 16 at The Church at the Crossroads on Hwy. 246 in Buellton.

The Chorale has been performing for twenty-eight years. We will perform with seventy singers -- common folk like me, from all walks of life, and from all over the Santa Ynez Valley. We have been practicing for 14 weeks, and we have had five dress rehearsals.

Joining us will be an orchestra, bell ringers, and the Santa Ynez Valley Union High School choir.

I am amazed at how many people I have talked to who have never attended a performance. I want to invite everyone to our holiday concert, guaranteed to help them get in the Christmas spirit.

Hurry – the Sunday matinee on Dec. 16 is already sold out.

To quote a friend and longtime resident, “This is the best entertainment of the year that this valley offers.”

Sincerely,

Sara Lee Underwood

 

Dear Editor:

I lost a piece of frozen banana and it dropped onto the floor of my van. Driving at night, I could see where it had landed and calculated how I could pick it up without taking my eyes off the road. There was no horrible accident and I even ate the piece.

If Arnold could have seen me, I’m sure it would have given him something to think about. Perhaps a law that would prohibit such risky behavior would arise in the governor’s brain.

Soon we will not be able to pick up our cell-phones the way we are used to without risking a ticket. Hamburgers will probably be next -- with an added fine if it has cheese. Holding hands will be prohibited -- I dare not think of other activities that involve hands and two people in a car. Of course, difficult conversations must be avoided -- and outright arguments will be considered criminal offenses. We must make everything safe -- for the children, if nothing else.

Welcome to America. Welcome to California. The land of the free, giving up their freedom to large systems and small minds. Now our phones will ring, we will scramble to connect it with a hands-free device, put on the earpiece, adjust the volume and see a chicken cross the road at the same time. Much safer. No-no, you may say, you must already be wearing the headset and not touch the phone when it rings. Right. So, in addition to me having driver’s license, insurance, registration, and a seat-belt on, I must also be prepared to receive a call at all times.

The mind boggles with possibilities: Donuts without jelly could be allowed on alternate days, while hot coffee can only be consumed while waiting for a red light. We can have fines for everything we do inside automobiles, except sitting straight up with two hands on the wheel and eyes forward. Perhaps we could pass an additional ordinance which would prohibit sexy women from wearing short dresses on the sidewalk which, as everyone knows, is a distraction to a large segment of the drivers.

I can explain all of this, but not why we let politicians get away with such nonsense.

Sincerely,

Bent Myggen, Los Olivos

 

Hello Nancy:         

         I was in the trucking business for many years, and now I am semi-retired. We never used the (San Marcos) pass for a short cut. My daughter continues in the business, and she will not allow any trucks working for her to use the pass as a shortcut. I have been on both sides of the argument about both trucks and cars using the pass. There is always a Sunday driver out there who thinks he or she is the only person on the highway, and some drivers get upset and pass over the double yellow line without regard to himself or the other people on the highway.

I have had them pass me in the truck over the double yellow line numerous times. I think it’s time to start the ball rolling and stop all through trucks from traveling the pass. The trucks that use the pass as a shortcut are causing drivers to get upset and to pass when it is unsafe for everyone.

There are various highways in the state that haven’t allowed and currently do not allow trucks on a through basis. Just a few that I know of are Route 10 between Interstate 5 and Hwy. 101, Hwy. 84 between Interstates 680 and 205, and Hwy. 13 between Interstate 580 and Hwy. 24. I am sure there are others, but these are some that come to mind. Maybe our 3rd District Supervisor could be of some help in getting this accomplished. This would not affect Bee Rock, since trucks would be going and coming from that point.

Jon Milby

Santa Ynez