accessing model object var from simple sidebar

Hi all,

I am using the simple sidebar which is giving me some problems. I have several side bars

class CandidateController < ApplicationController   sidebar :person   sidebar :person_tabs

I have a partial for each in the sidebars dir under views. The strange thing is that though I am able to refer to the model object in :person sidebar such as person.firstname, I am not able to from the second sidebar :person_tabs. I get a not defined error. I tried changing the order of the side bar which causes them to be rendered in reverse order but I still cannot see the model var person in the second one. Any suggestions? Thank you,

bakki