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Thayer White, right, stands with his father Stewart after winning the Santa Barbara City Golf Championship at Muni on Sunday.
White wins City Championship in sudden death By GERRY FALL NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER
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John Grandfield’s display welcomes visitors into a gallery-like feel Sunday.
Santa Barbara Arts and Crafts Show returns By ANNELISE HANSHAW NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER
The Santa Barbara Arts and Crafts Show reemerged Sunday for its second week after staying closed for seven months. Janice, the artist behind Pottery by Janice and Jewelry by Janice, has been in the show since 1984, and this year is the weirdest. “A lot of the artists didn’t want to come back during the pandemic,” she said. Historically, the art vendors get the prime spots near Stearns Wharf and crafts are pushed past Garden Street. But now, crafts are mixed among the artists. Jack Bailey, of JB Pottery, applied to join the show right before COVID-19 closed it. He had participated about 25 years ago, but it was really competitive to secure a spot. He used to sit in a 10-foot spot near the bathrooms far from the wharf, but Sunday he had a 25-foot stretch near State Street. “It’s wonderful being this close to the action,” he said. He notes that it’s a good time for newcomers to try the Arts and Crafts Show. He felt pressured to participate every week and spend a lot of time to secure his spot in the show in previous years, but now it’s less rigorous. Despite an impressive display of elegant pottery that feels professional, he says it’s just a hobby for him. His full-time gig is as a program manager at UC Santa Barbara. Dane Venaas taught him how to throw pottery while he was in college at UCSB. And 25 years ago, Mr. Bailey asked for a potter’s wheel for his birthday. His wife and kids bought him a wheel and Please see art on A7
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County Board of Supervisors to consider administrative fines for COVID-19 violations By GRAYCE MCCORMICK NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER
Mr. Grandfield, a painter and photographer, has been selling art in the Santa Barbara Arts and Crafts Show for 30 years.
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It took two extra holes to decide the 61st Santa Barbara City Championship golf tournament on Sunday at Muni. When it was all said and done, it was 26-year-old Thayer White who emerged as the champion. White sank a 30-foot birdie putt on the par 3 second hole — which happened to be the second sudden death playoff hole — to beat 2008 champion Brandon Gama. “It’s super fun,” White said of his victory. “I enjoy competing, and it’s really fun to be in town, where I’m from, and have a lot of support. This is going to be special. This is a memory I can have for decades and decades.” It was White’s first Santa Barbara City championship, and
one that required him to get hot on the back nine. After finishing the front nine in 2 over, which had him 1 under for the tournament, White birdied the par 4 12th — one of the toughest holes on the course — and the par 4 14th to finish the back nine at 2 under. White shot an even-par 70, while Gama settled for a 1-over par 71. Both players finished the 36-hole regulation event at 3 under. Gama had a chance to win it on 18, but his eagle putt lipped out. He settled for birdie, while White parred the hole to force a playoff. “He had an eagle putt that was 15 feet I would imagine. It burned the lip. It looked really good,” White said. The win capped a miraculous six-year comeback for White,
A diverse selection of paintings face the sidewalk to give passersby an overview of his work.
On Tuesday, the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors will discuss passing an ordinance that will provide peace officers and other public officers with a tool to enforce County Health Officer Orders in the unincorporated areas of the county to slow the spread of COVID-19. This enforcement would be through either infraction citations or administrative fines, “which are less punitive and more easily applied than currently available methods,” according to the staff report. “Staff are bringing this ordinance forward now so that in the future there is a tool ready and available should the county start to see a rise in cases and/or increased impacts to the health care system,” the report reads. “There is concern by health officials that the upcoming flu
Fines would start at $100, increase to $200 for the second violation and go up to $500 for each additional violation. season, holiday gatherings, greater indoor activity due to colder weather, congregation of college students and general weariness of following health restrictions have a potential to cause future spikes in cases or backsliding on progress made to date.” This measure would address what the staff report refers to as “egregious situations,” where Please see BOARD on A6
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