June 4 will be declared “Fiesta Ranchera Day” by the city of Goleta, which will issue an official proclamation at the City Council meeting at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday. Robin Cederlof, president of the Goleta Valley Historical Society, and Old Spanish Days
El Presidente Tim Taylor will be on hand to accept the designation.
Fiesta Ranchera, a new event co-hosted by Old Spanish Days and the Goleta Valley Historical Society, will be the first Fiesta event in Goleta in 40 years. It will be held June 4 at Rancho La Patera and
. Goleta Mayor Pro Tem Roger Aceves, the 2001 El Presidente, suggested the collaboration as a way to include Goleta’s ranching heritage in Santa Barbara’s Fiesta festivities and to expand on this year’s Old Spanish Days theme, “Viva La Comunidad” (Long live the community).
for Tuesday’s Goleta City Council agenda.
stowhouseevents@yahoo.com is events and marketing coordinator at Rancho La Patera and Stow House.