Coastal View News • July 10, 2025

art of pressed flowers with Victoria Bleeden Lions Club hosts annual Fourth of July BBQ

ICE agents active in Carpinteria

Through the lens: Glenn Dubock

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COMPILED BY EVELYN SPENCE

Overturned fuel truck shuts down 101

All northbound Highway 101 lanes were closed for several hours last week after a fuel truck overturned.

ccording to the arpinteria- ummerland ire rotection istrict, fire personnel and ali ornia ighway atrol o cers responded to the area on uly around a m for a report of an overturned fuel truck on the highway, just north of Casitas Pass Road. No injuries were reported in the crash.

The hazardous materials response team conducted a fuel cleanup, and the area was reopened around 2 p.m.

ecial cit meetin addressin communit ’s ICE concerns scheduled

A special Carpinteria City Council meeting considering possible city response to ederal immigration activity is scheduled or hursday, uly , p m , at arpinteria City Hall.

“This meeting was called in direct response to immigration raids that took place in Carpinteria earlier this week. The City Council will address community concerns and consider possible actions and resources to support impacted residents,” City Manager Michael Ramirez and City Assistant Manager Ryan Kintz said in a press release sent out Wednesday.

mmigration and ustoms n orcement the ederal agency responsi le for enforcing immigration laws —was spotted twice in Carpinteria this week. On onday, agents detained and arrested two men in the parking lot o arpinteria s mart inal on uesday, agents arrested one man near a residential home near ucalyptus treet and l arro ane, reaking the window o his white truck oth interactions were filmed and posted to social media accounts run y the mmigrant Coalition, an immigrant rights group. he arpinteria mmigrant ights oalition said on uesday that two o the men detained this week have wives and children in Carpinteria. o und e set up or two o the amilies o the men arrested y go undme com amilies-in-crisis-a ter-sudden-ice-arrestsplease-help said they are “hardworking, kind families with young children who are now trying to cope with the pain of separation and uncertainty.” Donations will go toward rent, groceries and legal fees. CIRC also released information this week about the deportation of another Carpinteria man last month he man was arrested y agents in mid- une while traveling to his workplace near Carpinteria High School. He was taken to a facility in Camarillo and deported after three days, his relatives relayed to CIRC. nder resident onald rump s administration, agents have ramped up deportation efforts o undocumented immigrants across the country, including in California. Protestors across the U.S. have clashed with immigrant enforcement, and locally, immigrant rights groups including the and the mmigrant oalition have een advocating or amilies affected y these policies em ers o the arpinteria hildren s ro ect a childcare and amily services support organi ation and the asked the arpinteria ity ouncil at a une city meeting to show solidarity with the arpinteria amilies who are impacted y raids arpinteria ity all is located at arpinteria ve he agenda can e viewed online at bit.ly/CarpinteriaCityMeetings.

Good Trouble Lives On march: July 17

arpinteria ndivisi le will march rom the eal ountain, inden ve , on hursday, uly , p m , oining the national ood rou le ives n march in honor o enator ohn ewis he ood rou le ives n non-violent marches are being organized across the United States in response to recent pro-deportation immigration actions taken by the Trump Administration. er the page or the national march “ ive years since the passing o ongressman ohn ewis, communities across the country will take to the streets, courthouses, and community spaces to carry orward his fight or ustice, voting rights, and dignity or all ” Carpinteria representative Tracy Cohn said the group will walk from the fountain, to and along the boardwalk, and then to First Beach. “Bring your signs!” she said in an email on Tuesday.

Barbecue, pozole and more coming to St. Joseph Festival this weekend

t oseph hurch s annual estival returns this weekend or its th year, kicking off on riday, uly he popular estival will run uly , p m uly , noon p m and uly , noon p m arking and admission are ree Games, food — BBQ tri-tip, hot dogs, tacos, enchiladas and pozole — and rides will e availa le, and live entertainment will e offered in oth nglish and panish here s also soda, aguas rescas, horchata, lemonade and iced teams, or those , wine and beer.

Attendees can enter to win the grand prize, an ebike, or second and third place pri es o , and , respectively a e tickets can e ought or each, or or a pack o he e- ike grand drawing will e held at p m on unday roceeds go ack to the t oseph hurch he estival will take place at church grounds, inden ve earn more online at stjosephchurch.org/festival.

The Carpinteria Lions Club & the Masonic Lodge are teaming up with Vitalant to host a

Saturday, July 19 • 9am–1:30pm

An overturned fuel truck resulted in the closure of the northbound Highway 101 for several hours.

KARLSSON FILE PHOTO

Matthew Maya, front, bravely steers the caterpillar coaster at the 2024 St. Joseph Church Festival.

ICE agents detain three Carpinteria men

Locals push back against masked agents in town on Monday and Tuesday

Federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents detained three men in Carpinteria this week, according to the 805 Immigrant Coalition and the Carpinteria Immigrant Rights Coalition (CIRC), local immigrant rights groups.

Two of the men were detained by ICE agents in the parking lot of Carpinteria’s Smart & Final on Monday, July 7 around 7 a.m. According to videos and information shared to social media, one agent wore a vest labeled “police” with a Blue Lives Matter patch, while another’s vest was marked with “ERO” — Enforcement and Removal Operations, an ICE directorate. Their vehicles were unmarked.

Agents were also spotted in Carpinteria Tuesday morning. According to a video shared by the 805 Immigrant Coalition, plainclothes agents wearing police

vests in unmarked vehicles detained a man and broke the driver’s side window of a white truck on July 8 around 7 a.m. near Eucalyptus Street and El Carro Lane in Carpinteria.

Community members in the background can be heard calling on the agents to identify themselves, and yelling: “He is going to work. He is not a criminal gang member. You are violating his constitutional rights (...) Call 911, this is a kidnapping.”

According to the CIRC, two of the men detained this week have wives and children in Carpinteria. One of them is a Smart & Final employee and a student in the Carpinteria “English As a Second Language” class, per CIRC.

The current status of all three men detained this week is unknown as of

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Carpinteria Salt Marsh.

Carpinteria-Summerland Fire Protection istrict put out a rush fire the night of July 5 in the area between the railroad tracks and the Carpinteria Salt Marsh behind Aliso Elementary School. he fire, which reached eet, was first reported around p m t was knocked down by 8:50 p.m. by several agencies, including Carpinteria-Summerland, Montecito Fire, Ventura County Fire and the U.S. Forest Service. Multiple witnesses reported hearing

and seeing fireworks in that area e ore the fire was reported, according to a social media post from the Carpinteria-Summerland Fire Protection District

“Thank you to all responding crews or a uick and effective stop lease remem er fireworks and dry rush are a dangerous mix. Let’s all do our part to keep our community safe,” district representatives said on social media last week.

––Evelyn Spence

press time.

Friends of two of the men have launched a GoFundMe (gofundme. com/f/families-in-crisis-after-suddenice-arrestsplease-help) stating the families of those taken were “hardworking, kind families with young children who are now trying to cope with the pain of separation and uncertainty.”

n uesday, also confirmed the deportation of a Carpinteria man in midJune. Two armed men wearing facemasks detained the man —who CIRC did not name — while he was traveling to his workplace near Carpinteria High School. He was taken to a facility in Camarillo

and deported to Mexico after three days, CIRC said, attributing the information to a Carpinteria relative.

“CIRC expressed grave concern for what appears to be gross multiple violations of due process in this case. Especially troubling to CIRC is the fact that local advocates were una le to find this Carpinterian in the online ICE Detainee Locator System, despite days of searching by name and birthdate,” CIRC representatives said on Tuesday.

The 805 Immigrant Coalition said increased ICE presence is expected across the Central Coast through July 16 ––Evelyn Spence.

At left, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents detained two men in Carpinteria on Monday. At right, ICE agents in unmarked vehicles also detained another person on Tuesday; a broken window can be seen in the left side of the photo.

Franklin Trail project moves ahead despite public concerns over tree removal, e-bikes

BY RYAN P. CRUZ

Plans for a new multi-use trail along Franklin Creek — an improvement project which would require the removal of six trees — earned the unanimous approval of the Carpinteria Planning Commission on Monday, with commissioners agreeing to move forward despite concerns raised over the tree removals and potential problems with e-bike enforcement.

The proposed project would update the Franklin Creek Trail with 900 feet of permeable concrete meandering along the southeast bank, replacing the current informal dirt trail used by pedestrians passing from Carpinteria Avenue to Seventh Street. The new trail, accessible to both pedestrians and cyclists, would include lights and benches.

The city worked with the Santa Barbara County Flood Control District, which owns the property, and received grant funding through the Safe Routes to School Program because the trail serves as an access route for students at Aliso Elementary School.

Construction of the 12-foot-wide pathway (eight feet of concrete with two feet for clearance on either side) would include grading and filling about 300 cubic yards of soil to ensure the trail is ADA-compliant with a slope of less than 5%. Fourteen trees that currently sit alongside the trail were assessed, and the city recommended removing eight in total to allow for clearance on either side of the trail. Two have already been removed.

While the city will be keeping the remaining California Sycamores and eucalyptus in place —along with the addition of new redbuds, oaks and native plant species — members of the public and at least two commissioners shared concerns about the removal of the other trees.

“The canopy itself is awesome right now, and removing those trees is going to change that,” said Commissioner Alexandra Van Antwerp. She said she wouldn’t bring herself to vote against the

project because of the tree removal, but she thought it was “extremely important” to consider preservation where possible.

Community Development Director ick o roff said the city looked into keeping as many trees as possible, given the restrictions on planting new trees within the county flood district property and the fact that some of the trees were damaged or of a non-native species.

“Where we could, we’ve tried to preserve them,” o roff said “ ut there were a few, that just given their location, there isn’t room to get a trail of adequate width around the trees.”

ommissioner ane enefield said she was “adamant” about the trees, and while she did not vote against the approval, she encouraged the city to mitigate the loss of trees by working with the county to potentially plant a new sycamore to replace the large eucalyptus slated to be removed near the Carpinteria Avenue end of the trail.

osefina rechiga, an assistant engineer with the Public Works Department and the project applicant, broke down the financing ehind the pro ect, which includes a mix of grant funds and city funds.

The city received $570,000 in community development block grants; a combined $429,000 through the South Coast Regional Bicycle and Safe Routes to School programs; over $100,000 in city developmental impact fees; $427,000 in Measure A funding; and $326,000 from Measure X.

Several commissioners commented on the potential for e-bike riders to use the trail with excessive speeds, and the difficulties with enforcing the current bicycle laws.

“Not just here but throughout the city, I think we’re gonna have to look hard at e-bike and speed issues and that aspect of public safety,” said Commissioner David Allen. “Something needs to be done to try to eliminate the increasing conflicts between higher speed vehicles, bikes and pedestrians.”

The commission discussed the use of signs to make it clear what types of e-bikes were allowed in the area, though ultimately Commission Vice Chair Glenn La Fevers recommended against using the project as a way to “solve the e-bike issue.”

“In my opinion, it’s not gonna be ef-

fective,” he said. In a 4-0 vote (with Commissioner John Moyer recusing himself due to a work conflict the lanning ommission approved the plan as recommended, with the condition that the city attempt to work with ounty lood ontrol to find an alternative to replacing the large, removed tree by planting a 24-inch box tree.

Bell acteria and mis t carrots

ing around your midsection are called microbiomes.

Here’s a fascinating fact from Healthline magazine: there are more bacterial cells in our bodies than human cells. That technically makes us more bacteria than human! (I’ll let you sit with that one for a bit.)

Most of these bacterial cells live in a small pocket of the large intestine called the cecum. It just keeps getting stranger, right? But as weird as it sounds, this bacteria is incredibly important.

JENKINS

In this column, we celebrate the power of aging well, with four segments designed to inspire and engage.

W for Wellness: tips and insights for maintaining a healthy body and mind.

I for Inspiration: real-life tales of individuals 55 and older who are living life to the fullest.

S for Sharpen: activities and exercises to keep your brain active and sharp.

E for Education: a quick lesson or fun trivia to keep you learning and growing. Join us on a journey of health, inspiration, mental agility and knowledge!

Wellness: is your belly in a pickle?

Bacteria in your belly might sound a little scary, but it’s actually essential for your health. These tiny creatures cruis-

When your gut bacteria are out of balance, it can lead to chronic health issues — including obesity and a range of digestive problems.

But don’t worry! There are simple ways to improve your digestive health. Eating fermented foods like yogurt and sauerkraut can help, and so can taking probiotics. And whatever you do, don’t skip out on fi er your gut loves it

So, bring on the kombucha and kimchi, and let your belly brew some beautiful bacteria!

Inspire: Feeding America

Feeding America is the largest hunger-relief organization in the United States. They are not only reactive in addressing food insecurity, but also proactive — examining the root causes of hunger and advocating for national policy changes. They also work to reduce food waste across the country.

When you go to the grocery store and

all the carrots look the same, do you ever wonder how that happens? Well, it doesn’t happen by chance. There are plenty of not-so-attractive carrots in the world that taste just as good as their prettier friends but never make it to market. (There’s a metaphor in there somewhere!)

Organizations like Feeding America help get those “misfit” carrots to people who care more about a delicious salad than a perfect food photo.

According to their website, through a network of more than 200 food banks and over 60,000 partner agencies, food pantries and meal programs, Feeding America helps provide over 5.2 billion meals to tens of millions of people in need each year — and that number continues to grow.

Our very own Santa Barbara Foodbank is part of this valuable network.

Don’t forget: Your AgeWell distribution takes place on the second and fourth Thursday of each month at 1 p.m. in the Veterans Hall courtyard.

Sharp: just not the same

All of the items in each list have something in common except one. Your job is to figure out which “one o these kids is doing its own thing” — and why.

• Violin, Flute, Cello, Bass

• Monopoly, Clue, Risk, Jenga mail, e t message, ostcard, elfie

• Black bear, Great white shark, dolphin, Blue whale

• Da Vinci, Dickens, Austen, Poe

Educate: death on Independence Day

As we celebrate this patriotic season, I was intrigued to learn that both Thomas efferson, at the age o , and ohn dams, at the age o , died on uly , And it doesn’t stop there — it gets even stranger. According to the History hannel, they passed away within five hours of each other, on the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

efferson died shortly a ter noon at Monticello, Virginia. Several hours later, Adams died in Quincy, Massachusetts. It’s rumored that on his deathbed, Adams final words were, “ homas efferson still survives.” Sadly, he was mistaken efferson had already passed away earlier that day.

A communication specialist whose heart lies in storytelling, Jena has a knack for bringing groups together and building understanding through programming. She currently serves as the community services program coordinator assigned to AgeWell for the city of Carpinteria and is a member of the Carpinteria-Summerland Fire Protection District Board of Directors. Jena holds a bachelor’s degree in social work and a master’s degree in counseling psychology. For more information on AgeWell and its programing, visit carpinteriaca.gov/agewell.

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The proposed project would update the Franklin Creek Trail with 900 feet of permeable concrete meandering along the southeast bank, replacing the current informal dirt trail used by pedestrians.

Protecting our community amid ICE activity

Although you may know me in my role as the current mayor, I share the following thoughts in my personal capacity as a resident of our city. The recent videos of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity in our community are deeply concerning and have understandably created fear and uncertainty for many residents.

Earlier this year, the Carpinteria City Council unanimously passed a resolution rea rming our commitment to the California Values Act, which limits local cooperation with immigration authorities. Although this law does not prevent federal agencies like ICE from operating independently, the city of Carpinteria continues working to support immigrant communities, including through the distribution of “Know Your Rights” resources at the Carpinteria Community Library. I remain committed to ensuring that all residents regardless of immigration status feel safe, informed, and supported.

Local organizations such as the Carpinteria Immigrant Rights Coalition, Carpinteria Children’s Project, CAUSE, and the Immigrant Legal Resource Center are trusted sources for legal help, information and community support. I encourage anyone with questions or concerns to connect with these groups.

City Council meetings are also open to the pu lic and offer a direct way to share concerns and stay informed. If you can’t attend in person, you can participate by phone or submit written comments to publiccomment@carpinteriaca.gov.

In times like these, showing up for our neighbors and staying engaged are some of the most powerful ways we can protect and support one another. As a neighbor and fellow resident, I see you. I hear your concerns. And I stand with you because a community that values every person is the kind of place we all deserve to call home.

Natalia Alarcon Carpinteria

Abstaining from the a salute

I’m grateful to all in our community who responded thoughtfully to my decision to a stain rom the flag salute at recent City Council meetings. I want to further explain that my choice — an exercise of my freedom of speech as an individual — is not a rejection of what the flag stands or, ut a reflection o my respect for the freedoms it represents. Those freedoms — of speech, protest, and equal protection — are not meant for only some Americans. They are meant for all o us, and when the sym olism o the flag is used to curtail or eliminate those freedoms, it is our responsibility to speak up. When Carpinteria City Councilmembers are sworn into office, we don’t pledge our allegiance to the flag nstead, we take an oath to “support and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of California.” I hold that oath with the utmost seriousness. A government by the people, for the people, welcomes accountability. t welcomes dissent, with the confidence that its principles will be shown to protect both the privileged and the vulnerable, all in the service of becoming a better nation. These are signs of a healthy democracy, not threats to it.

Members of our Carpinteria community are living in fear — for themselves and their families. They aren’t strangers. They are our children’s classmates, our neighbors, our coworkers, the people we see at the grocery store, in the fields, at the each he promises o the flag elong to them, too.

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LETTERS

“Those freedoms — of speech, protest, and equal protection — are not meant for only some Americans. They are meant for all of s a w e t e s o is o t e fla is used to curtail or eliminate those freedoms, it is our responsibility to speak up.”

— Mónica Solórzano

ing such fear in those who can’t possibly understand what’s going on, or why? All they know is that they’re afraid. If you were one o those who set off fireworks, have three words for you: shame on you.

Phoenix Hocking Carpinteria

Grateful for Lions Club celebration

On July 4, my husband and I attended the Fourth of July celebration put on by the Lions Club. There was delicious food, great music and tons of people attended it. It was a patriotic event and a celebration of our freedoms. Carpinteria is so lucky to have such an event. Thank you, Lions Club.

Diana Thorn Carpinteria

offer these reflections as a private citizen who cares deeply about this country and community. I will continue to stand up for the people who need to be heard. That, to me, is what it means to be a proud and engaged American.

Mónica Solórzano Carpinteria

C a ents’ actions are intolerable

ICE agents’ actions are intolerable. On Monday and Tuesday of this week, ICE agents invaded our peaceful community and terrorized our residents with their Gestapo tactics. An incident took place at Smart & Final and in our neighborhood. According to accounts, the agents were masked and unmasked, took aggressive detainment actions against three individuals, were wearing plainclothes, driving unmarked cars, refused to identify themselves, in one case smashed a truck window to access the individual and did not provide any due process. These actions are totally contrary to our country, democracy and community values and morals and will not be tolerated.

The individuals taken are working providers for their families, contributing members of our community and are our residents. I’m calling on all Carpinterians to stand up for those being marginalized and terrorized and speak up loudly to stop these actions. I am also calling on our Carpinteria City Council to join the ICE lawsuit along with other California communities and take all legal actions necessary. We must not allow our beloved country and community to become a police state!

Appreciation for ol rzano’s leaders i

I am going to tell you what’s on my mind. It does not matter if you are a Democrat, Republican or Independent as long as you have absolute values of liberty and justice for all because you live in the home of the free. I know most of the Hispanic people in Carpinteria, both U.S. citizens and non-citizens, because I have lived in this city for half a century, I have talked to them and I speak on behalf of them including my own point of reference.

I am proud of our Vice Mayor Mónica J. Solórzano for speaking up against the atrocities, injustices, bullying, and persecution of migrant families. By sitting during the Pledge of Allegiance, she communicates that people’s rights have been violated, that the constitution is not being followed. Furthermore, attacking Iran without congressional approval has put everyone at risk lo al tariffs, the passage of the so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” will affect everyone, not ust ispanic people Vice Mayor Mónica J. Solórzano has had the courage and determination to show us what’s wrong with this Republican administration. She has the support of Hispanics because we feel protected and guided by her. We need more leaders like our Vice Mayor Mónica J. Solórzano and I, we, thank her for her leadership. We now have a clear picture of our fundamental right of freedom of speech.

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Firewor s terrorize community

I ask you, was it worth it? Were a few moments of illegal color and loud noise worth terrorizing the local wildlife, domestic pets, and combat veterans struggling with PTSD? Was it worth it? If it was, then you’ve missed the whole point. Why do we celebrate “freedom” by caus-

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Robert John Barbot

05/15/1946 — 06/28/2025

o ert ohn ar ot, a eloved husband, father, papa, and devoted educator, passed away peacefully on June 28, 2025, at the age of 79 in Thousand Oaks, California.

orn on ay , , in io iedras, uerto ico, o ert lived a li e marked by dedication to his family, faith, and the field o education o ert s li e was a testament to the values of love, hard work and service. His greatest love was his wife, Janice, whom he met in high school. Their nearly 57-year marriage was filled with shared adventures, rom their early days o dating while o ert served as ASB president, Band Drum Major, and played tennis at Excelsior High School, to their cherished weekends and holidays spent at their cabin in Lake Arrowhead, and eventually, their retirement in Lake ahoe o ert s pro essional ourney was driven by a passion for education. He worked tirelessly as a teacher, counselor, principal and superintendent for nearly four decades.

While putting himself through college in his early years, o ert also uggled two jobs, a testament to his strong work

Obituaries

ethic and commitment to advocating for students and children. His dedication earned him numerous awards in the field of education and administration, and even after retirement, he continued to shape the future by mentoring superintendents across California. He served as superintendent o the arpinteria nified chool istrict rom

eyond his pro essional li e, o ert was a pillar of his community. He played an integral role as a board member for the Boys and Girls Club of America in El Dorado County, and was an active member of his Catholic Church. As a fourth-degree Knight of Columbus, he was often found making pancakes at church after Sunday mass, embodying his commitment to service and community.

o ert had a deep appreciation or nature and water, finding peace on the beaches of Maui, on his boat with his children and grandchildren in Lake Tahoe, or simply by his pool with Janice during his final weeks is lasting legacy is one o kindness, integrity, and resilience, encapsulated in his final words to his amily be a good person.

o ert is survived y his wi e, anice Barbot; his daughter, Kristine Crivier huck rivier his son, o ert ar ot (Cortney Barbot); his six grandchildren, mma, ophie, harlie, o ie, elaney and Kylie; his sister, Connie Sieber (Don Sieber); and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews. His life and legacy will continue to inspire all who knew him.

A funeral mass will be held at Saint Maximilian Kolbe Church in Westlake Village, California on Friday, July 25 at 10 a.m. A private, gravesite internment and blessing will follow at Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Memorial Park, Westlake Village. Donations may be made in o ert s name to oys and irls lu o El Dorado County Western Slope, 2840 Mallard Lane Placerville, California,

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Eleanor Hamilton Jacobs 08/05/1931 —06/21/2025

Eleanor Hamilton Jacobs, sometimes known as the poet laureate of Padaro Lane, passed away in the waning moments of June 20, 2025, the longest day of the year. She died in her sleep, at home, at peace, with family close by and the metronomic sound of the ocean waves gently breaking on the sand providing the continuous background soundtrack that she had enjoyed for so many years after moving from Montecito to the beach in 1979.

Eleanor was born on Aug. 5, 1931 in Chicago, Illinois, the only child of Blanche Lapham Hamilton and Alvin Willis Hamilton. From a happy early childhood in the Land of Lincoln, she moved with her mother to Carpinteria in 1941 following her father’s activation as a reserve o cer in the nited tates Army. Captain Hamilton died in action on January 2, 1942, on Corregidor Island in the Philippines. Eleanor grew up in small town bliss in California with her sister-like cousins, Joyce and Carolyn Humphrey, and was an academic star at Carpinteria High School, graduating in and entering tan ord niversity that same year. While a university student in Palo Alto, she married Charles Norman Jacobs, a Santa Barbara native who was at Stanford completing his doctorate in psychology.

While living in the Bay Area, Eleanor and Norm gave birth to a son, Christopher Allan, in 1952. Daughter, Sarah Elizabeth, arrived in 1955 after the young couple had moved back to Santa Barbara for Norm’s job as the school psychologist for the Santa Barbara County School District. Eleanor was a fully engaged mother participating in the education and extra-curricular activities of her children, first at oosevelt chool when the amily lived on oothill oad in ission anyon, and then at ontecito nion School when the family moved to Glen Oaks Drive in Montecito. With the birth of

o in ulia amilton in , the amily was complete.

Following her parting with Norm, Eleanor worked for many years as a teacher s aide at and a li rarian at the Montecito Library. A founding member of Knowlwood Tennis Club, she relished in her friendships and the camaraderie of mixed doubles at the club. Eleanor was born with a green thumb, and thoughtfully cared for each of the plants in her garden, together with the hundreds of carefully curated outdoor and indoor succulents. In her spare time, Eleanor took art courses and participated for years with dear friends in a birthday club, two book clubs, and a poetry club. She was also a birder and long-time member and/ or supporter of the Audubon Society, the Sierra Club, Carpinteria Beautiful, All Saints by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, the Friends of the Carpinteria Library, the Carpinteria Valley Historical Society and Girls Inc. of Carpinteria.

Eleanor was many things to many people, but all would agree she was understatedly brilliant, beautiful, creative, playful, courageous, gracious and loyal. She loved good food, dancing, music of all types, and most of all helping family and friends with the twists and turns, the ups and downs, of their lives. Eleanor’s wise counsel was always delivered in a very subtle and non-judgmental manner so that the messages being communicated were in the form of a collaborative conversation. In the last chapter of her own life, Eleanor was steadfast in openly communicating acceptance of her approaching passing after having lived a wonder ully ulfilling and happy years.

Eleanor is survived by her children, Chris of Santa Barbara, Sarah (partner im o arpinteria, and o in hus and Marcos) of Ventura. She was incredibly proud o her five eloved grandchildren, Curtis, Hamilton and Siri Jacobs, and Maya and Julianna Jacobs-Vargas, and her step-grandson anek e a- argas (wife Xochitl and daughter Ixchel); her “adopted” son, onald ill and “adopted” grandchildren, Madeleine and Hank Mishler.

For family, extended family and friends, both new and old, please join us in remembering the openness and love that Eleanor shared throughout her 93 years of life. A celebration of her life to be held later this summer, please feel free to contact hris, arah or o in or more information on the planning for this event as it evolves. Donations in Eleanor’s name can be made to one of her favorite non-profit organi ations including the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County, Girls Inc. of Carpinteria, or VNA Health, for their loving end of life care.

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Carpinteria

Three new business open amid summer rush

Loveworn, Tiki Trader and The Nugget Bar & Grill join downtown Carpinteria

BY JUN STARKEY AND EVELYN SPENCE

Carpinteria welcomed three new stores on Linden Avenue in the past three weeks, all arriving in the height of the summer tourism rush: Loveworn, at 905 Linden Ave.; Tiki Trader, at 890 Linden Ave.; and The Nugget Bar & Grill, at 892 Linden Ave.

Loveworn

Loveworn’s Santa Barbara Funk Zone home was “bursting at the seams” after eight years, owner Jill Johnson told Coastal View News on Tuesday, so it was time to expand. She landed at 905 Linden Ave. in Carpinteriafor her second storefront, falling in love with the area’s casual and beachy vibe.

The high-quality clothing and accessories store opened une , offering tank tops, miniskirts, vintage denim, sunglasses and beyond. All of the clothing — beyond the vintage denim, which must be older than 20 years to score a home on the rack— is handmade by Johnson and her artistic partner, Wallace Piatt, at their Funk Zone studio. The pair previously owned and operated True Grit together in Santa Barbara in the ‘90s.

“We have a really strong reverence for using things that already exist in the world,” Johnson said. “We’re physically making this stuff t s made with a lot o love (...) There’s a lot of energy in clothing and we make everything with such intention. We really put our heart into it.”

Special to Carpinteria store is a line of “Carp-e diem” branded items, and Johnson said the store’s handmade mini dresses and miniskirts have een flying off the shelves

“ don t want people to think it s a vintage clothing store or a used clothing store,” Johnson said. “(The store) is a Southern California, road-trippy, rock n’ roll, artsy place t cele rates a li estyle that is really fun — the skating, the horseback riding, and the classic car culture. Very heavy on the vintage aesthetic, and really nice quality things.”

Loveworn is open Mondays–Saturdays, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., and Sundays, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Trader

iki rader at inden ve offers a wide collection of items inspired by Polynesian and acific sland cultures, sold by Santa Barbara local Andreas Klaus, or AK, Gutow.

he store, which o cially opened its doors on Saturday, July 5, includes several sizes and variations of Tiki statues made by local artists, as well as lamps, masks, wind chimes, bar accessories, candles in coconut shells, handbags, jewelry, clothing, chocolate, tea and much more.

Gutow said he was inspired by a Santa ar ara store called acific im, which he visited often as a child. “(The store) always fascinated me as a kid,” Gutow said. He wanted to bring something similar back to the area, as well as a brick-andmortar store to help launch his jewelry brand, Ocean Love Found.

“ figured it would e a great fit or arpinteria,” he said “ love the downtown area… it’s a beautiful community. “

Tiki Trader is open Wednesdays and Thursdays, noon to 6 p.m.; Fridays and Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.; and Sundays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The store is closed Mondays and Tuesdays.

Nugget Bar & Grill

The Nugget Bar & Grill — an Old West-inspired Summerland staple with a post in Goleta — has expanded to Carpinteria he steakhouse finally opened last weekend after months of speculation at 892 Linden Ave., part of the Lindamar Building, below Wayne Hat Co. and next to the World’s Safest Beach mural.

he grill offers your classic merican appetizers — buffalo wings, jalapeno poppers, sliders — as well as salads, burgers, sandwiches, seafood, pasta, steak and beyond.

This is the American-cuisine-inspired grill’s second attempt to land in Carpinteria; a previous location on Carpinteria Avenue closed in 2017. The new store soft-launched on the Fourth of July holiday before opening for regular business hours on Saturday.

The Nugget is open Sundays–Thursdays, 11 a.m. – 9 p.m.; and Fridays–Saturdays, 11 a.m. – 9:30 p.m.

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Halos& Pitchforks

A reader sends a halo to the Carpinteria Boys & Girls Club. “Where a kid can be a kid. You’re doing such a good job for the community and kids are smiling. That’s what it’s about. I’m proud of you Diana.”

reader sends a halo to Burlene for making the Carpinteria Lumberyard Nursery area a joy to visit. “Her outgoing personality (Southern style), friendly conversation and plant knowledge make it a pleasure to visit and shop.”

reader sends a halo to the generous person for paying for the reader’s gas when she forgot her ATM card at the gas station. “I’m sorry chose the most expensive oil, I’d love to reimburse you, and thank you. I’m deeply moved by your generosity.”

reader sends a halo to Ryan Moore for bringing dirt back to Carpinteria.

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reader sends a halo to everyone who supported the Playa Del Sur 4-H this year. he members are loo ing orward to another success ul ear

reader sends a halo to Valerie, the new olunteer at the riends o the Librar Bookstore, for cleaning and reorganizing the self-help section.

Thursday, July 10

English Language Conversation Group Grupo de Conversación en Inglés Carpinteria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 8:30–10 a.m. carpinterialibrary.org, (805) 684-4314

ball Free Play Girls Inc. of Carpinteria, 5315 Foothill Road. 8–10 a.m. agewell@ carpinteriaca.gov, (805) 881-1279

reader sends a halo to Desiree, the new masseuse at he m e t oor he could have coasted through it, but she worked really hard to relieve my back pain. never experienced such a great massage.”

Friday Fun Day Carpinteria Communi ty Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 10–11:30 a.m. For ages three 11. carpinteriali brary.org, (805) 684-4314

A reader sends a halo to the CUSD Board for “insisting retirees also receive the negotiated raise for their last year worked. We paid our Union dues. Thank you for not forgetting us.”

reader sends a halo to Sean and Dayna for being wonderful neighbors and helping the reader through another frazzled mom situation.

A reader sends a halo to the staff who put out another great Carpinteria Magazine.

reader sends a halo to the 93013 Fund, Uncle Chen Restaurant and Marybeth Carty for the surprise delivery of a delicious dinner complete with a fortune cookie, candy bar and painted rock. “Wonderful kindness and quite a thrill!”

reader sends a halo to the anonymous person who left a $100 donation in the L o ar interia o fice mail slot this ast wee han ou or our indness

reader sends a halo to the staff of Jack’s Bistro for staying open during Covid-19. “Always a smile no matter how busy. great way to start the day.”

A reader sends a halo to the “On The Couch” event held at The Alcazar Theatre. “It was so well done — interesting, educational, great music. We need more like this. Thank you, Carp!”

reader sends a halo to the Daykas for always being there to help with anything and never complaining. “Many thanks to the best neighbors ever. We love you all dearly.”

reader sends a halo to Mayor Wade Nomura or the cit s beauti ul ower wreath at the Carpinteria Cemetery for the Memorial Day program.

reader sends a halo to Tami and John at Robitaille’s for their constant smiles and o er the to customer ser ice he wedding a ors were lo ed b all and brought a bit of Carpinteria to the Seattle wedding!”

reader sends a halo to those who acknowledge people with disabilities. “When you encounter a person in a wheelchair or walking with a walker, please smile and say hello to that person.”

A reader sends a halo to John, Jillian and Gwen at the Goodwill in Carpinteria. “It is clear that these employees enjoy their work and much of that stems from their company management investing in their training new employees (...) Their friendly nature and willingness to go above and beyond create a standout experience for customers. Esperanza, you did it again!”

reader sends a halo to Lance Lawhon at the Carpinteria Sanitation District for helping Kim’s Market.

reader sends a halo to the Carpinteria Beautiful lady picking up trash in a neighborhood near the beach. “Thank you! We need all the help we can get keeping trash picked up in the neighborhoods on the beach-side of the tracks.”

A reader sends a halo to Jack Sawaske and his Sawaske Landscape crew for their 44 years of excellent service in Carpinteria. “Thank you for your expertise, dependability, and accommodations for your varied clients. Enjoy your retirement, Jack!”

reader sends a halo to Kassandra Quintero at he ot When the roo to ag was twisted and lodged in the rain gutter, Quintero jumped into action and climbed up to the roof and untangled it so that it could wave freely. Way to show patriotism!”

reader sends a halo to whoever left a sign telling people to pick up their dog-waste bags and stop leaving them on Casitas Pass Road.

Dementia Caregivers Support Group Carpinteria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 10:30 a.m. noon. carpinterialibrary.org, (805) 684-4314

AgeWell Senior Program: Chair Yoga Carpinteria Veterans Memorial Building, 941 Walnut Ave. 11 a.m. noon. agewell@carpinteriaca.gov, (805) 881-1279

AgeWell Senior Program: The Circle Discussion Group Carpinteria Veterans Memorial Building, 941 Walnut Ave. 10–11 a.m. agewell@carpinteriaca.gov, (805) 881-1279

reader sends a pitchfork to whoever has been leaving bags of dog waste on the ground along Casitas Pass Road. “Yes, it’s frustrating that the trash cans are gone, but is that really your best way of handling the situation?”

Food Bank Senior Food Distribu tion Carpinteria Veterans Memorial Building courtyard, 941 Walnut Ave. p.m. agewell@carpinteriaca.gov, (805) 881-1279

Meeting: Seniors Inc. Carpinteria Community Church, 1111 Vallecito Road. 1:30 p.m. (805) 220-6845

Moxi “Stomp Rockets!” Museo Moxi “Stop Rockets!” Carpinteria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 2–3:30 p.m. carpinterialibrary.org, (805) 684-4314

reader sends a pitchfork to the person who hit the reader’s pickup in front of the reader’s house and didn’t stop. “Shame on you, and hope you have karma insurance.”

reader sends a pitchfork to the bicycle events on oothill oad ur osel host ing huge rides that ta e u the whole road is irres onsible here are countless bi e lanes that were put in with our tax dollars to avoid this problem.”

AgeWell Senior Program: Lecture Series, Bead Creations Carpinteria Veterans Memorial Building, 941 Walnut Ave. 1–2 p.m. agewell@carpinteriaca. gov, (805) 881-1279

Maker Space for Teens Carpinteria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 3–4 p.m. carpinterialibrary.org, (805) 684-4314

reader sends a pitchfork to the lifeguards braiding hair while swimmers are in the pool. “Not professional!”

Carpinteria Creative Arts Eighth Street and Linden Avenue. 2:30–6 p.m. Handmade pottery, beach art, cards, jewelry and sewn articles. (805) 698-4536

St. Joseph Church Annual Festival St. Joseph Church, 1500 Linden Ave. 5–11 p.m. stjosephchurch.org/festival

A reader sends a pitchfork to those who set off fireworks, even though it scared the wildli e, domestic pets, and com at veterans suffering from PTSD.

reader sends a halo to Emma and Justin. “It was a wonderful wedding, great food, spectacular location and great people! It was moving and wonderful.”

reader sends a halo to Carpinterians who put out boxes in front of their homes full of surplus oranges, avocados, etc. from their trees. “Thank you for sharing your abundance.”

reader sends a pitchfork to the employees of the newer businesses on the Carpinteria lu s Learn to share the bi e wal ing ath with locals here will be our to fi e o ou wal ing together and not a single one will scoot o er ust a tad to let a local pass through?”

Carpinteria Farmers Market 800 block of Linden Ave. Thursdays, 3–6:30 p.m.

Live Music: Morganfield Burnett Island Brewing Company, 5049 Sixth St. 6–9 p.m.

reader sends a pitchfork to the Linden planters. “All the mushrooms growing there indicate too much water. Nice weed farm.”

reader sends a halo to all the beach community residents. “Thank you for parking in front of your home with your permit.”

A reader sends a pitchfork to those responsible for firework management. “New year, same old absolute war zone in the Salt Marsh. You think knowing every year they do illegal fireworks there the authorities would catch on and give some deputies a post out there.”

reader sends a halo to Nikki at A ulinar went to m first class this wee end with my sister, who has been to four so far. had the best time! Someone get this girl a show, she should be on the ood etwor alread

reader sends a halo to Diana, a caregiver at Carpinteria Senior Lodge for nearly three years.

Dungeons Dragons Club Carpinte ria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 3–4:45 p.m. Full. carpinterialibrary. org, (805) 684-4314

Summer Drama Camp Performance: “Here Be Dragons” The Alcazar The atre, 4916 Carpinteria Ave. 6:30 p.m. Play by Kristin Kissel, directed by As Olsson. Tickets: $7 general admission, $5 for children, seniors. thealcazar.org, (805) 684-6380

reader sends a pitchfork to a restaurant owner for parking his vehicle in the spots right out front of his establishment. “Shouldn’t he leave those parking spots available for his paying customers?”

reader sends a halo to Tom Sweeney for going out on Elm Avenue by the beach to clean up plastic bottles, bags, dirty gloves and masks.

A reader sends a pitchfork to law enforcement for not patrolling the Carpinteria Salt Marsh on the Fourth of July. “You can’t walk your dog in the marsh because it scares the wildli e, yet setting off fireworks or hours that sound like om s going off is accepta le ot to mention it eing a huge fire ha ard ”

reader sends a halo to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and the local vet for working diligently to save the Rincon Beach bear. “It’s a terrible shame to lose one o these magnificent creatures howe er, wouldn t want it to su er to a miserable death.”

Submit Halos & Pitchforks online at coastalview.com.

reader sends a pitchfork to those who lied on their FAFSA and took scholarships away from kids who need it. Santa ia believes her stolen by Polo deputies.

reader sends a pitchfork to the new parking zones. “All the “no parking/two hour” signs just made people park in my neighborhood. Seventh and the neighboring streets are a packed parking lot.”

reader sends a halo to Bill and Rosana Swing for spending their Saturday taking hotos or unior Warriors ootball We a reciate all ou do or our amilies, la ers and program. You rock!”

reader sends a halo to DJ Hecktic for coming out early Saturday morning to support the Junior Warriors. “It made the kids so happy to hear you say their names—you’re a local celebrity to them!”

Movies in the Park: “IF” Linden Field. Movies start at sunset. Bring blankets and lawn chairs. carpedfoundation.org

reader sends a pitchfork to the City of Carpinteria for letting the bluffs turn into an e er increasing dirt ar ing lot hat is not what the blu s were urchased or Post No Parking signs immediately!”

Talk Talkback Series: The Art of the Citrus Crate Label Carpinteria Val ley Museum of History, 956 Maple Ave. 5–6 p.m. Speaker: Jim Campos. Tickets: free for members of the museum, $10 per person for visitors (805) 684-3112, info@carpinteriahistoricalmuseum.org, carpinteriahistoricalmuseum.org

Saturday, July 12

World’s Safest Bingo! Main Beach at Linden Avenue. 6–7 p.m. Free. All ages. Held Thursdays through Aug. 28. Spon sored by Carpinteria Community Library. WorldsSafestBingo@gmail.com

Clase de Ingles Para Principiantes Clase Gratuita Carpinteria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 9:30 a.m. carpinterialibrary.org, (805) 684-4314

reader sends a pitchfork to the sheriff’s deputy using his radar gun the other morning in front of city hall. “Why don’t you go by one of the schools and catch all the speeders there in morning, and keep our children safe while walking to school.”

Salt Marsh Nature Park Docent Tours Meet at the entrance across from the corner of Sandyland and Ash Avenue. 10 a.m. noon. Free. (805) 886-4382

Submit Halos & Pitchforks online at coastalview.com. All submissions are subject to editing.

Live Music: Kyle Brown Corktree Cellars, 910 Linden Ave. 6–9 p.m. cork treecellars.com, (805) 684-1400

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Friday, May 22

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reader sends a halo to Diana Rigby, Superintendent of schools, and Debra Herrick, director o o s irls lub, or remo ing the to ic u horbia fire stic s rom the pots and landscape.

Two men were contacted in a parked truck and both were extremely intoxicated with open containers of alcohol observed in the vehicle. One man was not being the most cooperative, but once he was convinced to exit the vehicle, a pat down search of his person was conducted. Deputies located a collapsible baton in the man’s front waistband. He was cited and both were released to a sober friend.

he found a small baggie containing a white powdery substance underneath the driver’s seat of his recently purchased vehicle. The man stated he purchased the ehicle three wee s ago but didn t find the small baggie until he’d removed the dri er s seat to fi the reclining mecha nism. The incident was documented, and the baggie was booked into Santa Barbara heri s fice ro ert or destruction

Saturday, May 23

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Deputies responded after a woman reported her residence was burglarized the prior night. The woman stated a cartoon of almond milk and tools were taken from her garage. She told the reporting deputy that the tools belonged to her daughter’s boyfriend. The deputy attempted to contact the man via telephone multiple times with no response. The woman stated her garage door was unlocked during the night and is in the process of getting a new lock. She did not have any suspect information at the time. The incident was documented, and patrol will follow-up for further details of the stolen items.

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Special Meeting: Carpinteria City Council Carpinteria City Hall, 5775 Carpinteria Ave. p.m. bit.ly/Carpinteri aCityMeetings

Friday, July 11

AgeWell Senior Program: Pickle

St. Joseph Church Annual Festival St. Joseph Church, 1500 Linden Ave. Noon –11 p.m. stjosephchurch.org/ festival

Fairest Flowers: Medieval and Re naissance Music in Bloom Carpinteria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 3–4:30 p.m. Free admission. carpinterial ibrary.org, (805) 684-4314

Deputies responded to a motel on Via Real for a report of a domestic violence incident. Upon arrival, a deputy contacted a man and woman in the parking lot. After contacting both subjects, there were visible injuries on both parties. Due to con icting statements regarding their mutual altercation and obvious injuries, both parties were arrested for corporal injury on a spouse.

a. . Hit and Run Ca eo and Casitas Pass roads

Deputies responded to a report a of a black sedan crashing into a parked water truck. While en route, it was also reported the male sub ect dri ing the sedan ed the scene on foot. Upon arrival, deputies observed the sedan abandoned in the middle Cameo Road with major damage to the front right passenger wheel

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man was contacted after reporting

Live Music: The Channels Island Brewing Company, 5049 Sixth St. 6–9 p.m.

Live Music: SB1200 Corktree Cellars, 910 Linden Ave. 7:30–10:30 p.m. corktreecellars.com, (805) 684-1400

Sunday, July 13

St. Joseph Church Annual Festival

St. Joseph Church, 1500 Linden Ave. Noon p.m. stjosephchurch.org/festival

Live Music: Americana Cats Island Brewing Company, 5049 Sixth St. 2–5 p.m.

Corktree Karaoke with K.J. Tati Corktree Cellars, 910 Linden Ave. 6–9 p.m. corktreecellars.com, (805) 684-1400

Monday, July 14

Preschool Story Time Carpinteria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 10–10:30 a.m. carpinterialibrary.org, (805) 684-4314

AgeWell Senior Program: Line Dancing Carpinteria Veterans Memorial Building, 941 Walnut Ave. 10:30–11:30 a.m. agewell@carpinteriaca.gov, (805) 881-1279

Monday Mahjong All levels of play. p.m. (805) 729-1310

AgeWell Senior Program: Mind Games Veterans Memorial Building Meeting Room, 941 Walnut Ave. 2–3 p.m. agewell@carpinteriaca.gov, (805) 881-1279

AgeWell Senior Program: Tai Chi Together Carpinteria Veterans Memorial Building, 941 Walnut Ave. 3:30-4:30 p.m. agewell@carpinteriaca.gov, (805) 881-1279

Meeting: Carpinteria City Council Carpinteria City Hall, 5775 Carpinteria Ave. 5:30 p.m. bit.ly/CarpinteriaCityMeetings

Tuesday, July 15

AgeWell Senior Program: Walking Club Meet at Carpinteria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. a.m. agewell@carpinteriaca.gov, (805) 8811279

Carpinteria Writers Group Carpinteria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 10 a.m. noon. (202) 997-0429

AgeWell Senior Program: Mind Body Balance Exercise Carpinteria Veterans Memorial Building, 941 Walnut Ave. 11 a.m. noon. agewell@carpinteriaca. gov, (805) 881-1279

Bridge Group Veterans Memorial Building Meeting Room, 941 Walnut Ave. 1–4 p.m. agewell@carpinteriaca.gov, (805) 881-1279

Spanish Conversation Group Carpinteria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 2–3 p.m. carpinterialibrary.org, (805) 684-4314

Summer Spanish Conversation for Teens Carpinteria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 2–3 p.m. For immediate and advanced learners; native speakers welcome. carpinterialibrary.org, (805) 684-4314

Carpinteria Songwriters Circle Carpinteria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 4–5:30 p.m. carpinterialibrary.org, (805) 684-4314

Clases De Preparación Para El Examen De Ciudadanía U.S. Citizenship Test Preparation Class Carpinteria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 5:30-6:30 p.m. carpinterialibrary.org, (805) 684-4314

Special Meeting: Carpinteria City Council Carpinteria City Hall, 5775 Carpinteria Ave. 5:30 p.m. bit.ly/CarpinteriaCityMeetings

Carpinteria Improv Classes The Alcazar Theatre, 4916 Carpinteria Ave. 7–9 p.m. Tuesdays, weekly. $10 at the door. thealcazar.org, (805) 684-6380

Wednesday, July 16

Meeting: Rotary Club of Carpinteria Morning Carpinteria Woman’s Club, 1059 Vallecito Road. 6:45–8 a.m. Speaker: Julia Mayer, Carpinteria City councilmember. Visitors welcome; coffee and breakfast provided.

AgeWell Senior Program: Pickleball for Beginners Girls Inc. of Carpinteria, 5315 Foothill Road. 8–10 a.m. agewell@ carpinteriaca.gov, (805) 881-1279

AgeWell Senior Program: Veterans Morning Coffee Meet Up Carpinteria Veterans Memorial Building, 941 Walnut Ave. 8:30–9:30 a.m. agewell@carpinteriaca.gov, (805) 881-1279

Senior Arts Crafts Lynda Fairly Carpinteria Arts Center, 865 Linden Ave. Wednesdays, 9–11 a.m. Free. info@ carpinteriaartscenter.org, (805) 684-7789

Babies Are The Best Carpinteria Library Community Room, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 9-10 a.m. (805) 886-4382

Carpinteria Knitters Group Carpinteria Library Community Room, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 1–3 p.m. Free. (805) 886-4382

AgeWell Senior Program: Mindfulness Meditation Carpinteria Veterans Memorial Building, 941 Walnut Ave. 2:45–4 p.m. agewell@carpinteriaca.gov, (805) 881-1279

Adult Advanced-Beginner Spanish Classes Carpinteria Woman’s Club, 1059 Vallecito Road. 3–4:30 p.m. $8 per class. Live Music: Jayden Secor Trio Corktree Cellars, 910 Linden Ave. 6–9 p.m. corktreecellars.com, (805) 684-1400

All-Ages Karaoke Giovanni’s Pizza, 5205 Carpinteria Ave. 6–9 p.m. larry@ nimmer.net

Diving into the world of ressed owers

Artist Victoria Bleeden opens up about studio, flower art

BY JUN STARKEY

After visiting Carpinteria during her time at UC Santa Barbara in the ‘80s, Victoria Bleeden, owner of Victoria Page Studio, became enchanted. She knew she would eventually return to the tiny beach town.

“I swore that one day I would come back,” Bleeden told Coastal View News. “I loved the community.”

Bleeden’s dream would come true during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, when she packed up her life and her flower art usiness and settled in Carpinteria. In 2023, she moved to her current home at Rose Story Farm, where she lives out of a small cottage surrounded by acres of roses and avocado orchards.

sourced beach shells, driftwood and sea glass.

Bleeden said she was inspired by her childhood of collecting and drying flowers

“I spent many weekends during col-

Before moving to Carpinteria, Bleeden had spent nearly 30 years as a competitive equestrian while also raising two twin boys. She contracted a brain tumor in 2015 and gave up competitive horse riding, but later created her equine-assisted coaching business, The Empowered Herd, which she said helped “women heal through horses.”

The pandemic brought a wave of change for Bleeden: The Empowered Herd was forced to close, and shortly after, she launched her small business, Victoria Page Studio, which incorporates pressed flowers into mi ed-medium art pieces, on Etsy. She’s since expanded her mediums; her pieces now incorporate flowers, handmade paper, and locally

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lege, exploring the Los Padres Forest, where I began collecting and pressing wildflowers,” she said “ orty years later, I resumed this hobby and began incorporating my finds into my art ”

She closed her Etsy business after settling in Carpinteria, and began selling her works at local stores, such as Seaside Makers in Santa Barbara and Carpinteria, and Tidepools on Linden Ave. Bleeden was hired as an executive assistant and designer at Dirt Botanicals in 2024, and she now sells her art out o the floral shop on Santa Claus Lane.

“ rom flower child to flower artist and floral designer who lives on a flower arm, my life is truly blessed,” Bleeden said.

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Arts center welcomes new music director

The Lynda Fairly Carpinteria Arts Center has welcomed Kathy Hayden as the new music director for the arts center’s 2025 Summer Camp season.

“A beloved music educator and Carpinterian, Kathy brings over 27 years of experience and a passion for joyful, engaging arts education,” said arts center representative Lana Ziegler.

Hayden is the founder and director of Kathy’s Music & Movement — formerly known as Kindermusic — which incorporates music, rhythm and creative expression for children and families throughout Carpinteria and Santa Barbara. Hayden’s classes include singing, ukulele, drumming and creative movement.

his year is the first summer ayden has taught at the arts center as music director, Hayden leads students through the summer camp’s music programs, including interactive rhythm games, group singing, world music exploration, and hands-on instrument play.

“Her impact goes beyond the local community — she has taught internationally

in countries such as India and Turkey, using music and movement as powerful tools to engage children,” Ziegler said.

The public is invited to the arts center’s art show and musical performance on Friday, July 11, at 2:30 p.m. in the Koch Courtyard, at 865 Linden Ave.

Roth wins in “Generations of Love” exhibit

Leanne Roth’s piece “Folded Time” has been announced as the latest winner of the Lynda Fairly Carpinteria Arts Center’s People’s Choice ballot from the “Generations of Love” exhibit.

“‘Folded Time’ is a watercolor agamograph,” Roth told the arts center. “I used this method as a way to show time passing in an interesting way. This is my grandfather passing his banjo down to me.”

Alcazar to host summer drama camp performance of “Here Be Dragons”

The Alcazar Theatre will host its Summer Drama Camp’s family event — a performance of “Here Be Dragons,” a play by Kristin Kissel, directed by Asa Olsson — on Friday, July 11, at 6:30 p.m. Performers include 19 students, from fourth to ninth grade, who will showcase their hard work after nine days of rehearsal.

“The performance promises laughter, heartfelt moments, and memorable characters, with support from The Handshake Foundation providing a camp scholarship,” said The Alcazar representative Connie Geston.

Tickets for the performance of “Here Be Dragons,” are $7 for general admission and $5 for children and seniors. Tickets are available online at thealcazar.org or at the o o ce minutes e ore the show

COURTESY PHOTOS

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of Glenn Dubock Through the lens...

I’m a professional photographer who has been chasing the magic light in Carpinteria since 1976. I rst came here as a camper at 10 years old in 1963; even my childlike mind could appreciate all the beauty that this coastal Eden puts forth. I made up my mind that someday I would live here.

I arrived in Carpinteria three-and-a-half years ago during a pandemic a er having an epiphany to visit my sister and family in Montecito. I thought, “Why not take a leap of faith, sell my home and nd a home that can enhance this ‘Encore Chapter’ of my life?”

ul lled that promise years later, a er travels to auai and Newport Beach, where I honed my photographic skills.

was so grate ul to isa and en Price or renting me their cute mother in-law suite while I looked in a very “hot” market. As the months went by in a hot housing market, one thing was certain: I had to make Carpinteria my home, and with that, the vision was realized.

I have never been anywhere on this Earth quite like Carpinteria, where the welcoming warmth in the eyes of the local people is matched by the peaceful tones of the surroundings. veryone here is an artist because they can paint their own reality and insert themselves into it.

What is amazing to me is the “giving spirit” of Carpinteria. I was so welcomed by everyone, and so in return, I give back in any way I can to this beauti ul community.

For more views through my lens, visit dubockgallery.com, featuring many of Carpinteria’s classic scenes.

—Glenn Dubock

I am also a passionate volunteer for Santa Barbara Wildlife Care

Tern With An Appetizer | Padaro Beach, 2024 Black Crown Night Heron | Tar Pits,

My Beach Boy Haden | Padaro Beach, July 2024 Rincon Skies | October 2023

Willits Racing | Santa Claus Beach, June 2024

Surf Scoter Padaro Beach,

A perfect way to end a summer day.

Palette to Palate at the Carpinteria Arts Center is a colorful feast for the soul of the city.

First Beach volleyball action on Sunday mornings.

Steve Murray elevates his pickleball game.

When a mermaid grows wings at Fourth Beach.

This summer, Coastal View News asked local photographers a uestion here do you see beauty in Carpinteria hrough ugust , flip open the center o each week s print to see Carpinteria through their eyes.

Vela Mattive makes a graceful exit.

Love on the rocks at Rincon.

Dolphins glide into the waves at Tar Pits.

Arturo Tello aglow in his outdoor studio on The Bluffs.

Wave refraction distorts the truth of our calm summer seas.

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A sunny Fourth of July

BY ROBIN KARLSSON

The draw of the Lions Club of Carpinteria’s famous tri-tip sandwiches drew many to the Lions Park on Friday, July 4. Locals spent their Fourth of July chowing down on tri-tip and watermelon, blowing bubbles, and dancing the sunny day away.

PHOTOS

From left, Lions Ray Lane, Barry Brand and Neal Barlett.

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of July BBQ, including from left, Mavis Hansen, Kevin Hansen, Janna Hansen and Ranell Hansen.

Orion Peed digs into a piece of watermelon.

From left, Boycho Manev and Lisa Milstead.

At back, The Rincons drummer Frank Rose.

Rolando Mia serves tri-tip.

Hudson Holtgrewe blows bubbles.

Marcy Richardson sways to the music.

From left, Carlos Brens and Ron Tito serve beans and hot dogs.

Emma Brand and grandma Arida Brand pose for a photo.

The Rincons’ Curtis Lopez

Locals spent their Fourth of July grabbing BBQ and enjoying the shade at Lions Park.

ON THE ROAD

CVN stops in Italy

Local Sharon MacDonald embarked on a trip through Europe with her copy of Coastal View News She is pictured in front of the Duomo di Milano, located in Milan, Italy. Following the stop in Milan, MacDonald said she planned on visiting Lake Como, and then Switzerland. “Couldn’t board my flight for my Euro-trip without my latest edition of the best local paper!” she told Coastal View News

Seniors club enjoys day at Botanic Garden

the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden in June, taking advantage of the one-day free admission for seniors. The gardens offers free admission on select days to seniors over the age of 60; that admission includes a free docent-led tour at 11 a.m. Remaining free senior days for 2025 are Aug. 13, Oct. 8 and Dec. 10.

COURTESY PHOTO

From left, Seniors Inc. members Grace Resesk, Sandy Evans, John Gonzales, Aurora Gonzales, Ellie Shelton and Roberta Lehtinen tour

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by Margie E. Burke

Thursday, March 14

Library preschooler story time, 10:30 a.m., Carpinteria Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave., 684-4314

Rotary Club of Carpinteria meeting, 11:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m., Lions Park Community Building, 6197 Casitas Pass Road, non-members RSVP to 566-1906

Bingo, p.m., Veterans Building, 941 Walnut Ave. Farmers Market and Arts & Crafts Fair, 3-6:30 p.m., Linden Ave. downtown, Craft fair: 684-2770

Free Stress Relief Veteran’s Acupuncture Clinic, 6-7 p.m. drop in, 4690 Carpinteria Ave. Ste. A, 684-5012

Karaoke, p.m., Carpinteria Linden Pub, 4954 Carpinteria Linden Ave. Dusty Jugz Country Night, p.m., The Palms, 701 Linden Ave., 684-3811

Friday, March 15

CVCC Lunch & Learn, noon-1 p.m., Curious Cup, 929 Linden Ave., 684-5479 x10. The Peace Vigil, 5-6 p.m., corner of Linden Carpinteria Ave. Music in our Schools Month Concert, 7:30 p.m., CHS cafeteria, 4810 Foothill Road, 684-4701

Back Track, p.m., The Palms, 701 Linden Ave., 684-3811

Saturday, March 16

Carpinteria Salt Marsh docent led tours, 10 a.m., free walks start from the park sign, 684-8077

Magicarp Pokemon League, 11 a.m., Curious Cup, 929 Linden Ave., (619) 972-3467

Energy Balancing, 2-4 p.m., Curious Cup, 929 Linden Ave., Free “The Quiet Man,” p.m., Plaza Playhouse Theater, 4916 Carpinteria Ave., $5 The Groovie Line, p.m., The Palms, 701 Linden Ave., 684-3811

Monday, March 18

Women of Inspiration, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Girls nc. of Carpinteria, 5315 Foothill Road, $70, 684-6364

Basic Bridge, p.m., Sandpiper Mobile Village clubhouse, 3950 Via Real, 684-5921 Mah Jongg, p.m., Sandpiper Mobile Village clubhouse, 3950 Via Real, 729-1310 Bingo, p.m., Veterans Building, 941 Walnut Ave. Celebrate Recovery (Hurts, Hangups, Addictions), p.m., First Baptist Church, 5026 Foothill Rd., 684-3353

CVCC’s Cuba Trip Meeting, 6-8 p.m., Carpinteria Library Multi-Purpose oom, 5141 Carpinteria Ave., 684-5479 x10

A Community Toolbox: How to Serve the Depressed Person with Understanding, 7-8:30 p.m., Carpinteria Woman’s Club, 1059 Vallecito Road, 684-2509

Tuesday, March 19

Coffee with Cops, 9-11 a.m., Crushcakes, 4945 Carpinteria Ave., 684-5405 x437

Carpinteria Writers’ Group, 10 a.m.-noon, Carpinteria Library multipurpose room, 5141 Carpinteria Ave., 684-7838

Sandpiper Duplicate Bridge Club, p.m., Sandpiper Mobile Village Clubhouse, 3950 Via Real, 684-5522

Battle of the Books club, 3:30 p.m., Curious Cup, 929 Linden Ave., 220-6608

Beginner Meditation Workshop, 6:30 p.m., Curious Cup back meeting room, 929 Linden Ave., 705-4703

Al-Anon Meeting, 7-8 p.m., Faith Lutheran Church, 1335 Vallecito Place, 331-4817

ESL Class, p.m.,First Baptist Church, 5026 Foothill Road, free, 684-3353

Wednesday, March 20

Morning Rotary meeting with Cyndi Macias, The Gym Next Door, 7-8 a.m., Woman’s Club, 1059 Vallecito Rd., $10 Meditation, 10:30-noon, Carpinteria Woman’s club, 1059 Vallecito d., 847-208-6520

Knitting Group, 1-4 p.m., Veterans Memorial Hall, 941 Walnut Ave., free, 684-8077

Fighting Back Parent Program, 5:30-7 p.m., Canalino School, 1480 Carpinteria Ave., 963-1433 x125 or x132

Kiwanis Club Meeting, p.m., Veterans Memorial Hall, 941 Walnut Ave., 368-5644

Coastal View Book Club meeting, 7:30 p.m., Carpinteria Branch Library, 684-4428

8 Ball Tournament, 7:30 p.m., Carpinteria Linden Pub, 4954 Carpinteria Linden Ave.

ONGOING

Lani Garfield photography show, Island Brewing Co., 5049 th St., 745-8272

Michael Fisher Fish art show, Corktree Cellars, 910 Linden Ave., 684-1400

Liz Brady art show, Porch, 3823 Santa Claus Lane, 684-0300

Arturo Tello art show, Friends of the Library sed Bookstore, 5103 Carpinteria Ave., 566-0033

“SPACE” exhibit, 855 At The Arts Gallery, 855 Linden Ave., 684-7789

Carpinteria Plein Air Painters art show, Lucky Llama, 5100 Carpinteria Ave., 684-8811

Imagination & Inspiration show, Curious Cup, 929 Linden Ave., 220-6608

THROWBACK

THURSDAY

Sunday, June 29

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Deputies were dispatched to a report of a suspicious male subject loitering. The subject was on private property with no lawful purpose, and with the probable intent to commit a crime. A citizen’s arrest form was signed and the subject was arrested.

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argument with the subject stating they needed to remove all their items. The subject and their son made statements based on the victim’s perceived race and nationality. Both the subject and their son fled prior to deputies arrival, ut were located driving in the area and found to be in violation of multiple California vehicle codes. The subject was issued a citation for the violations and released from the scene.

Editor’s note: Hey readers, would your house be a good fit for Throwback Thursday? If you have an old photo of your home that we can share, please contact Lea at lea@coastalview. com or 684-4428. We’re happy to take a contemporary photograph of your house to pair with the slice of history you have.

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The reporting party called to report his vehicle had been scratched. The reporting party believed he knew who had scratched his vehicle but had not witnessed the vandalism. The suspect is in violation of PC 594(b)(1) — vandalism.

Wednesday, July 2

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Lucio Medel and his second- and third-grade peers from Aliso School pose for a class photo for the 1931 yearbook.

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Deputies responded for a reported mental health issue. The subject was compliant and was placed on a hold, and transported to the hospital by ambulance.

The reporting party called to report his vehicle was side-swiped while parked in a local grocery store parking lot, and stated the party responsible did not leave a note with their information. The reporting party was already home, and it was then he noticed the damage. Deputies responded to his home and observed obvious damage to the right side of his vehicle. A report was taken documenting the hit and run.

CARPINTERIA VALLEY MUSEUM OF HIS TORY

Life in the fast lane

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The notes on this photo speak for themselves, but it’s worth adding that the 1938 team was led by Carpinteria High School Hall of Famers Phil Olds and Gordon Milne, who were honored as Most Valuable Back and Most Valuable Lineman, respectively. Lou Panizzon, longtime coach, educator and CVN-go to for all Warrior sports history, provided the 1938 team information here and in the book “Images of America: Carpinteria,” which can be purchased at the Carpinteria Valley Museum of History.

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As the nation gears up for March Madness (starting March 19), CVN thought it would be appropriate to stoke the fire of excitement with an image of Carpinteria’s version of highly competitive basketball. Sports rivals Carpinteria and Bishop Diego high schools vie for a piece of the ball at this Feb. 7, 1978 game.

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Deputies responded to a radio call of a subject violating a restraining order. The suspect was observed sitting in the backyard of the victim’s residence. A records check revealed the suspect was a restrained person on multiple restraining orders. The protected people were occupants in the residence of which the suspect was in the backyard. The suspect was placed under arrest for violating a court order.

Deputies responded to a call of vandalism. Upon arrival, the reporting party told deputies an unknown subject(s) tagged the restroom on three separate occasions. Deputies observed the damage firsthand and saw photos o prior damage. A report was taken documenting the vandalism.

When Rich Medel unearthed a pair of his father’s elementary school annuals from the 1930s, he uncovered a rarely seen slice of Carpinteria history. His father, Lucio Medel, was born in 1920 and attended school during Carpinteria’s ugly era of segregation. Children of Mexican descent all went to liso School in the 1920s through 1947, while white students attended other campuses.

When Lucio first enrolled in school, Aliso was housed in a small building on Walnut venue where the Veterans Memorial Building now stands. The 1931 annual—from when Lucio was a third-grader—depicts school life on that small campus.

lice and rin Hales were living a sweet little life in a charming little house on an 11-acre walnut ranch on Casitas Pass oad when, in the early 1950s, the tate Highway Department showed up to say that there would soon be a freeway running through the yard. The Haleses sold the property and the house to accommodate Highway 101. Before the earthmovers arrived, the Hales’ house was sawed into two pieces and mo ed to a le A e n the mo e, the fire lace and chimne were destro ed, as well as the French doors that opened to the front porch. ears later, Carpinteria Girls Club (now Girls nc.) bought the home and remodeled it to provide a safe and positive place for local girls to spend their free time. The local club moved into its current facility in 1994, selling the old Hales house and settling into its more spacious clubhouse on Foothill Road.

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Monday, June 30

Friday, July 4

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The second of the two annuals, published in June of 1934, represents a transition period for the school. That spring, Carpinterians had approved a $10,000 bond to purchase land and build a new liso School in Old Town, an area also called “the Mexican colony,” according to John McCafferty’s 2003 book liso School: For the Mexican Children.”

Send us your best caption for this photo by Monday, March 25.

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Coastal View News is ready to get a little silly with Carpinteria history, and we’d like readers to join us by coming up with clever captions for photos from the past. At the end of each month we’ll publish our favorite caption submissions from readers.

The driver did not wait for pedestrians to cross in the crosswalk on a green light, and he was found to be driving without a license. He was cited and waited for a valid driver to pick up his vehicle.

The school district purchased nine acres of marshland lying between the railroad tracks and Carpinteria venue (then the Old Coast Highway) and, in the spring and summer of 1934, constructed what continues today to be main buildings of Aliso School.

An unknown man gave a found wallet to a resident on Hickory Street. The resident saw plastic baggies inside the wallet and called law enforcement. Upon arrival it was determined that the contents of the baggies were methamphetamine. A driver’s license was also located inside the wallet and was returned to the owner. The methamphetamine was booked for destruction.

Lucio’s 1934 annual leads with a message from the principal that states:

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“A few years back the liso School presented a gloomy picture educationally. The physical facilities were about as poor as they dared be without condemnation. The playgrounds were about one-tenth the size recommended for the number of pupils in attendance, and the educational program was greatly retarded.

Tuesday, July 1

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Deputies responded to a theft in progress call of an e-bike. The tween victim stated the teen suspect told him to get off the ike in an aggressive and intimidating manner. The victim was in fear of his safety and let the suspect take the bike. The victim recognized the suspect from school.

“To-day the picture is changing rapidly. The federal government and the local community are building a school plant modern to the last detail on a new site which is large enough to take care of present and future needs.

“Retardation has diminished almost to the vanishing point, which is a result of the outstanding work performed by a conscientious, well-trained group of teachers. It will not be long before the liso School of Carpinteria will be pointed to by citizens with a high degree of pride.”

A subject and their son went to a residence to retrieve items from the garage that she uses as a storage unit. The victim, a family member of the property owner, responded to the scene and got into an

Coastal View News will continue to print excerpts from Lucio Medel’s yearbooks over the next few weeks to provide a glimpse into the school lives of local Latinos during the 1930s.

September 21.

Get creative, get goofy, but keep comments brief and don’t expect CVN to print any inappropriate language or innuendo. All submissions will be edited for grammar, punctuation, length and content. Please send captions to news@coastalview. com. Caption writers selected for publication will receive the following grand prizes: bragging rights, name in lights (well, black ink) and a free copy of Coastal View News from any rack in Carpinteria Valley.

and we’d like readers to join us by coming up with clever captions for photos from the past. At

To learn more about Carpinteria’s unique and interesting past, visit the Carpinteria Valley Museum of

open Tuesday through Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. at 956 Maple Ave.

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Thursday, March 14

City of Carpinteria Architectural Review Board meeting

Friday, March 15

SB S. County Architectural Board of Review . Anapamu St.,

Monday, March 18

SB County Zoning Administrator m. 17,

Tuesday, March 19

SB County Board of Supervisors meeting, a.m., Board of Supervisors Conference Rm., 105 E. Anapamu St., Santa Barbara, 568-2000 Carpinteria-Summerland Fire Protection District Board meeting, 6:30 p.m., Council Chambers, City Hall, 5775 Carpinteria Ave., 684-5405

CLUB SCENE

Members of the Rotary Club of Carpinteria Morning and Rotary Club of Carpinteria Noon joined together to pick up trash following the Fourth of July weekend.

Rotary clubs join forces for beach cleanup

Twenty members of the Rotary clubs of Carpinteria Morning and Noon gathered to pick up trash on the beach at the end of the holiday weekend on July 6.

“This annual community service event has been a tradition for many years,” said otary lu o arpinteria orning mem er ric on chrader

Noon Rotary celebrates outgoing president Whitt Hollis

The Rotary Club of Carpinteria Noon recently held a festive ““Caddyshack” inspired dinner for its outgoing president, hitt ollis, at ack s istro Hollis was congratulated for his accomplishments during his term, and he acknowledged the club’s board for their part ormer otary istrict overnor Wade Nomura also attended the dinner and inducted the club’s incoming president David Powdrell. Hollis signed the back of the original club charter and handed it off to owdrell as part o the club’s tradition.

From left, former Rotary District Governor Wade Nomura, outgoing Rotary Club of Carpinteria Noon President Whitt Hollis and incoming President David Powdrell.

From left, Rotary Club of Carpinteria Morning member Eric von Schrader, President Stephen Gerteis and Car interia C ildren’s Project Director of Early Learning Guadalupe Perez.

Corporate members join Morning Rotary

The Rotary Club of Carpinteria Morning welcomed two new corporate members to its ranks: the Carpinteria Children’s Project and Joy Equipment Protection Inc.

The Carpinteria Children’s Project provides early childhood education for children aged months to five years oy uipment rotection is a licensed fire protection company that offers support in anta ar ara and entura counties

“We appreciate the support of these two great Carpinteria organizations for our clu s service to the community,” said clu resident tephen erteis

SURF ‘N’ SUDS BEER FEST

SATURDAY AUGUST 9 TH

Rotary Club of Carpinteria Morning member Eric von Schrader, left, and President Stephen Gerteis, right, with Sandi Acosta, Rick Joy and Lily Lizalde of Joy Equipment Protection Inc.

Public Notices

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT. The following Entity(ies)

is/are doing business as (1) EL TORO

LOCO SANTA MARIA (2) EL TORO LOCO MARKET at 204 N BLOSSER RD, SANTA MARIA, CA 93458. Full name of registrant(s) ETL SANTA MARIA INC at 560 CENTRAL AVE, SHAFTER, CA 93263. This business is conducted by Corporation. This statement was filed with the County on 06/03/2025. The registrant began transacting business on May 22, 2025. Signed: YOUSIF K. HUSSEIN, SECRETARY. In accordance with subdivision (a) of section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after

in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (see section 1441 Et Seq., Business and Professions code). I hereby certify this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk-Recorder (SEAL) FBN2025-0001331.

Publish: June 19, 26, July 3, 10, 2025

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT. The following Entity(ies) is/are doing business as COTTAGE SPECIALTY PHARMACY at 400 W PUEBLO, SUITE B780, SANTA BARBARA, CA 931054353. Full name of registrant(s) SANTA BARBARA COTTAGE HOSPITAL at SAME ADRESS AS ABOVE. This business is conducted by Corporation. This statement was filed with the County on 06/03/2025. The registrant began transacting business on Jan, 02, 2024. Signed: LISA M. MOORE, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER. I n accordance with subdivision (a) of section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the

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fictitious business name must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common law (see section 1441 Et Seq., Business and Professions code). I hereby certify this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk-Recorder (SEAL) FBN2025-0001340.

Publish: June 19, 26, July 3, 10, 2025 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT. The following Entity(ies) is/ are doing business as KING FREDERIK MOTEL, LLC at 1617 COPENHAGAN DR., SOLVANG, CA 93463. Full name of registrant(s) KING FREDERIK MOTEL, LLC at SAME ADRESS AS ABOVE. This business is conducted by Limited Liability Company. This statement was filed with the County on 06/09/2025. The registrant began transacting business on Oct 06, 2006. Signed: DARYL NEILSEN JR, OWNER. In accordance with subdivision (a) of section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name must be filed

I hereby certify this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk-Recorder (SEAL) FBN2025-0001380. Publish: June 19, 26, July 3, 10,

and Professions code). I hereby certify this copy is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk-Recorder (SEAL) FBN2025-0001311.

Publish: June 19, 26, July 3, 10, 2025

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT. The following Entity(ies) is/are doing business as NIGIRI SUSHI at 3001 STATE ST, A, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93105. Full name of registrant(s) CHIN CHEN at at SAME ADRESS AS ABOVE.This business is conducted by an Individual. This statement was filed with the County on 06/10/2025. The registrant began transacting business on May 21, 2025. Signed: CHIN CHEN, MANAGER. In accordance with subdivision (a) of section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the County Clerk, except, as provided in subdivision (b) of section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another

FBN2025-0001396.

Publish: June 26, July 3, 10, 17, 2025

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF SASHA DAWN GIBSON AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE NO. 25CV02077

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:

Petitioner: SASHA DAWN GIBSON filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows:

Present name: (a) SASHA DAWN GIBSON (b WILLIAM CHARLES THOMAS GIBSON-SKINNER

Proposed name SASHA DAWN LINOWSKI WILLIAM CHARLES THOMAS LINOWSKI

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that include the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING AUGUST 6, 2025 at 10:00 am, Dept: 3, Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara, 1100 Anacapa Street, P.O. Box 21107 Santa Barbara, CA 93121-1107. A copy of this order to Show Cause shall be published in the Carpinteria-Summerland Coastal View a newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county, at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for the hearing on the petition. Dated 06/06/2025 by Thomas P. Anderle, Judge of the Superior Court.

FILED BY the Superior Court of California County of Santa Barbara on 06/18/2025.Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer by Chavez, Terri, Deputy Clerk. Publish: July 3, 10, 17, 24, 2025

SUMMONS (Family Law)

CASE NUMBER 25FL00562

NOTICE TO RESPONDENT:

WANGYAL PALJANG SHERPA

YOU HAVE BEEN SUED. NOTICE TO THE PERSON SERVED:

You are served as an individual.

PETITIONER’S NAME IS: DEKI YANGZOM

You have 30 calendar days after this Summons and Petition are served on you to file a Response (form FL-120 or FL-123) at the court and have a copy served on the petitioner. A letter or phone call will not protect you.

If you do not file your Response on time, the court may make orders affecting your marriage or domestic partnership, your property, antacting your local county bar association.

NOTICE: The restraining orders are effective against both spouses or domestic partners until the petition is dismissed, a judgment is entered, or the court makes further orders. These orders are enforceable anywhere in California by any law enforcement officer who has received or seen a copy of them.

FEE WAIVER: If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the clerk for a fee waiver form. The court may order you to pay back all or part of the fees and costs that the court waived for you or the other party.

Starting immediately, you and your spouse or domestic partner are restrained from

1. removing the minor child or children of the parties, if any, from the state without the prior written consent of the other party or an order of the court;

2. cashing, borrowing against, canceling, transferring, disposing of, pr changing the beneficiaries of any insurance or any other coverage, including life, health, automobile, and disability, held for the benefit of the parties and their minor child or children;

3. transferring, encumbering, hypothecating, concealing, or in any way disposing of any property, real or personal, whether community, quasi-community, or separate, without the written consent of the other party or an order of the court, except in the usual course of business or for the necessities of life; and

4. creating a nonprobate transfer or modifying a nonprobate transfer in the manner that affects the disposition of property subject to the transfer, without the written consent of the other party or an order of the court. Before revocation of a nonprobate transfer can take effect or a right of supervisorship to property can be eliminated, notice of the change must be filed and served on the other party.

You must notify each other of any proposed extraordinary expenditures at least five business days prior to incurring these extraordinary expenditures and account to the court for all extraordinary expenditures made after these restraining orders are effective. However, you may use community property, quasi-community property, or your own separate property to pay an attorney to help you or to pay court costs.

SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR COURT 1100 ANACAPA STREET SANTA BARBARA, CA 93101

The name, address, and telephone number of petitioner’s attorney, or the petitioner without an attorney are:

DEKI YANGZOM 66 OCEAN VIEW AVE APT. 42 SANTA BARBARA, CA 93103

805-689-5890

Date: 03/21/2025

Filed by Laura Kenny, Deputy Clerk, for Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer.

Publish: July 10, 17, 24, 31, 2025

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF JOHN RAYMOND JACOBUS CASE NO. 25PR00312

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of JOHN RAYMOND JACOBUS. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by DIANE TASSINARO in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara.

The PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that DIANE TASSINARO be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held on AUGUST 28, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. in Dept. SB 5 of the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara, Anacapa Division, at 1100 Anacapa Street, P.O. Box 21107, Santa Barbara, CA, 93121-1107.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of a petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the deceased, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within four months from the date of first issuance of letters as provided in Probate Code section 9100. The time for filing claims will not expire before four months from the hearing date noticed above.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner

STEFANIE HERRINGTON MONTECITO LAW GROUP, P. C. 559 SAN YSIDRO ROAD, SUITE J MONTECITO, CA 93108

805-293-6363

FILED 6/27/2025 by Monica Buenrostro, Deputy, for Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer.

Publish: July 3, 10, 17, 2025

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Road-rash, body slams, and overlapping communities

IT’S ALL SURFING

CHRISTIAN BEAMISH

Being a surfer, I think of skateboarders as cousins from the rougher side of the family. Apart from the remote possibility o shark attack or drowning in surfing, skateboarding is a much-gnarlier undertaking, and injury is guaranteed.

While I hold wave riding in higher esteem, with its lineage to craftsmanship and Hawaiian royalty, skating feels more conversant with the wider culture. A lot of surfers are also skaters, but I’ve let my skateboarding credentials lapse in recent decades. Now that Josephine and Miles have recently gotten into skating down in Ventura however, I’ve become re-acquainted with my inner 13-year-old and gotten myself an ‘80s-style deck, a set of Independent trucks, and new wheels and bearings.

My kids have fresh set-ups as well (with pads and helmets to minimize injury), and since skateboarding doesn’t rely on wind, tide or swell, it’s a much-easier activity to engage in with kids. We’ve immersed ourselves in the community of this place everyone calls the “DIY” for the hand-poured concrete ramps, bowls and embankments fashioned from the remnants of an industrial loading dock down by the river.

The scene is refreshingly gritty in an ever-more gentrifying Southern California. It’s un-regulated and dare I say, dangerous — just like skateboarding itself. But if you’re there to skate, the crew is welcoming, and it’s been great fun getting to know everyone, improve our skills, and occasionally leave some skin on the pavement.

Word is, the river-bottom land where this spot has been cobbled together has been purchased, and there is a long-term vision in place for much-needed native habitat restoration. The grown-ups skating there can all too easily imagine the demise of the DIY park in the words, “Sorry, it’s just too much liability…” And perhaps there is some beauty in the ephemeral nature of a self-built park in the land of private property — my kids and I, and our new friends who skate the spot, currently experiencing the “goodold days” when things were wild and wide-open.

But the great thing about the place is that it is re-purposed infrastructure surrounded by open country and the river flowing y m talking skate oarding and a potentially thriving natural environment that is presently in need of care and attention. There are other abandoned buildings (very desolate and creepy) in the area, but the park now has two generations of skaters on any given day, and the former scary encampments and drugged-out people that used to hang there, hang there no more.

What I would love to see happen, would be for the space that the DIY park inhabits to become a county-owned skate park with bathrooms and trash service. I’m no lawyer (thank God), but skateboarding is an “assumed risk” sport — surely the liability issue can be addressed.

Josephine practices her fundamentals in Ventura. I also want to see the Matilija Dam removed upstream, the riparian corridor restored, and the Steelhead trout return.

I don’t know any of the particulars of the land deal, or what the groups involved are planning for the area. A brandnew city-owned skate park has just been completed not two-miles away off entura Avenue, which is a strong argument against the DIY park being preserved. Yet a more esoteric logic celebrates more community and more artistry — the collective transformation of a sketchy ormer encampment y a grassroots effort to build curved and elevated plains of concrete to ride skateboards on. fforts to restore the vitality o native land habitats sometimes run counter to the mores o commerce and profit imilarly, the preservation of another skateoarding spot may at first glance seem to offer ew tangi le enefits owever, more public spaces for community interaction creates a safer society and gives an area character, drawing people in. And people on the land, utilizing an area, are potential stewards and caretakers. Also, the shared connections of skateboarding foster real relationships. It’s a more-ismore philosophy I’m advocating — a skatepark with interpretive stations that explain the natural history of the surrounding area.

The physical poetry of skateboarding elevates those who participate in it. I watched my daughter try no less than 100 times to kick-turn on the transition, trying-and-trying until she finally did it once. The same spirit carries all the way through to the skaters trying variations on the aerials they launch out of that same bowl Josephine has been practicing in nlike surfing, where there are o ten not enough waves for the number of surfers who want to ride them, skating has a much broader capacity. Regardless of what happens with the DIY spot, I am excited to have skateboarding to enjoy with the kids — and barring injury, running those lines through the bowl is excellent conditioning for next season at the Rincon.

Christian Beamish took leave of his position at Coastal View News in October 2020, to pursue his surfboard business, Surfboards California, full time. He continues his monthly column, and shapes at the surfboard factory showroom at 500 Maple Ave., in Carpinteria.

The former Associate Editor of The Surfer’s Journal, Beamish is also the author of “Voyage of the Cormorant,” (Patagonia Books, 2012) about his single-handed expedition down the coast of Baja California by sail and oar in his

self-built Shetland Isle beach boat. He now lives with his two children in Ventura.

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THROWBACK

When Carpinteria picked up the phone

BY STEPHEN BATES

On March 10, 1876, Alexander Graham Bell summoned Mr. Watson and changed the world. Bell’s revolutionary technology made its way from Boston to Santa Barbara within a decade — but it took another 20 years to reach Carpinteria.

To place a call, subscribers turned a crank to alert the operator, and then asked to be connected to a particular number. In Santa Barbara, Sunset Telephone Co. assigned Brooks & Morton Grocers number 1 and the Arlington Hotel 3. Physicians were also early adopters: Dr. C. S. Stoddard was 4 and Dr. C. B. Bates 6. Some doctors, though, complained that patients called at all hours expecting free consultations. By 1904, phone numbers in Santa Barbara had grown more complicated. Callers now needed the name of an exchange, which told the operator which switchboard to use. The Arlington Hotel, for example, became Main 3.

The 1904 directory listed 11 phones in Carpinteria, including Shepard’s Inn (Main 44), Bailard & Deaderick General Merchandise (Main 106) and the Southern acific depot ain , along with a few residences. As extensions from Santa Barbara switchboards, these lines were probably expensive. Monthly charges often depended on the distance from the nearest central exchange.

he directory identified harles Curtis as the Carpinteria agent for the Santa Barbara phone company. According to the Carpinteria Herald, Curtis was born in 1866 in Clinton County, New York. He spent part of his youth in Montreal, where he met W. H. Peterkin. Peterkin moved to Carpinteria and opened a general store; Curtis followed in 1889 and went to work for him.

Curtis was entrepreneurial and, by the look of things, a bit restless. At various times, according to news accounts, he ran an ice-cream parlor on the state highway near Linden — converted to an “oyster grotto” in winter — along with a cigar stand, a meat wagon and his own grocery store. He also served as the Carpinteria agent for the Santa Barbara Steam Laundry and later managed the lemon packing house.

Amid these ventures, Curtis launched Carpinteria’s local telephone system, Home Telephone Co., sometime before 1908. Phone numbers started from scratch: rancher L. B. Cadwell got 1, the Stanley Park resort 2 and Shepard’s Inn 3. Shepard’s became Home Telephone’s busiest line.

According to the CarpinteriaChronicle ’s “Old Timer’s Number” in 1934, Curtis installed the first switchboard in his shop, with a buzzer to tell him when a call needed connecting. For night calls, a second buzzer would wake him at home and he would trudge two and a half blocks to the switchboard. As the number of subscribers grew, Home Telephone moved to an o ce at the corner o the highway (now Carpinteria Avenue) and Linden Avenue.

While Home Telephone was growing, acific elephone o anta ar ara maintained a rival presence in Carpinteria. (Many communities had competing phone companies before World War I.) Pacific used its Santa Barbara switchboards at first and then established a Carpinteria exchange of its own.

n , acific elephone pu lished an ad listing 16 subscribers in Carpinteria, including Angel Ayala, Phil Doerr, P. C. Higgins and John V. Rockwell. Home Telephone responded with an ad claiming nearly 10 times as many local subscribers: 154. But despite its numeric disadvantage, acific had a ig financial advantage: its Carpinteria subscribers could call Santa Barbara for free, whereas Home charged 10 cents for a three-minute call to anta ar ara, later cut to five cents. (In 1917, a new company ended up absorbing both competitors — and it charged for Santa Barbara calls.)

In those early years, telephone companies believed that users needed guidance at every turn. Speak in a low tone directly into the instrument, they advised — no need to shout. And keep your mustache out of the mouthpiece.

Phone companies initially resisted “hello” as a greeting, deeming it too common. The 1904 Santa Barbara County directory recommended starting each call with an exchange of numbers: the person answering should say, “Here is Main 297,” and the caller should reply, “This is Main 298.”

The companies threatened to cancel service to subscribers who used inappropriate language with operators. Excessive courtesy was also discouraged. According to one Santa Barbara directory, an operator might mishear “please” as “three.”

Dana Burks’ “Santa Barbara City Directory” for 1904 advised, “To Find a Name You Must Know How to Spell It.” This commonsense guidance appeared after an eight-page list of the residents and businesses of “Carpenteria.”

In the contest for local subscribers, ome elephone offered more connections, acific elephone offered ree calls to Santa Barbara, and both knew how to spell Carpinteria.

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women next to him are identified as a West obe and liza Harnden cCam bell t e men are unidentified.

The Santa Barbara County directory of 1919 provided this guidance on the proper use of the telephone. Other pamphlets instructed men to keep mustaches out of the mouthpiece.

Do you have a photo from Carpinteria’s past? Contact news@coastalview.com to share it with other readers!

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CARPINTERIA VALLEY MUSEUM OF HISTORY

C arles Curtis built Car interia’s one s stem from a andful of anta Barbara extensions into its own independent network. In this photo from around , ta en outside t e Home ele one office on Linden, Curtis stands on the left holding a white hat. The

Stephen Bates is coauthor (with Vince Burns) of a pictorial history of Rincon Point, which is available at the Carpinteria Valley Museum of History and elsewhere.

Little League All Stars shine at district tournament

BY RYAN P. CRUZ

The Carpinteria Valley Little League All Stars took on the best in the region at the District 63 All Star Tournament hosted in Goleta from June 25 through July 2. Carpinteria’s 12-and-under squad — coached by Mike Wiltshire, Jesse Jacobs and Andrew Rowbottom — came in third place overall following a successful week with two wins in four games.

Carpinteria started out hot, lighting up the scoreboard in a 9-5 win over oothill ittle eague in the first game of the tournament on June 25.

The team picked up its second win in a row with a 4-2 victory over Dos Pueblos Little League on June 27.

n une , arpinteria suffered its first loss against the eventual district champions from Goleta Valley. In the tournament semifinals — a rematch against Dos Pueblos on July 1 — Carpinteria was eliminated after Dos Pueblos scored the winning run in extra innings.

Carpinteria’s All Stars showed growth as a team over the weeklong tournament, with parents and coaches saying that the team has enefitted rom playing together week after week at El Carro Park. Many members of the close-knit team attend school together and participate in the summer junior lifeguard program.

ollowing the final game o the istrict ournament, the team s catcher, Callan Waltz, was chosen to receive the “Sportsmanship Award” for his e cellent display o attitude and leadership on the field e was selected or encouraging others, returning bats to the other team, respecting the umpires and overall sportsmanship. Waltz was awarded a handcrafted wooden bat made by district umpire and local craftsman Domiane Forte.

“We are just so proud of Callan for being recognized not only for his skills on the field, ut also or his character,” said his mother, en alt “ hat is what really counts, and we are beaming with pride!”

Cate’s Ben Soto earns coaching Hall of Fame award

BY RYAN P. CRUZ

Cate School Assistant Athletic Director and head football and baseball coach Ben Soto was selected as a recipient of the California Baseball oaches ssociation s all o ame ward, given to coaches who have made an impact on high school baseball in the state.

oto a arpinteria igh chool graduate who played football and baseball for the Warriors in the 1970s — has coached baseball at Cate for more than three decades, leading the Rams to 17 league titles and two appearances in the CIF outhern ectional inals e is the winningest baseball coach in school history and has also led the school’s eight-man football program for 20 years, leading the Rams football team to its

first-ever hampionship in his isn t the first time oto has een recognized for his contributions to Cate athletics. In 2018, he was selected to receive the Positive Coaching Alliance’s National Double Goal Coach Award, given to coaches who help athletes grow by teaching life lessons through sports.

Soto said he’s grateful to have learned from some of the best local coaches — such as Lou Panizzon and Mike Warren — and to be able to pass that knowledge on as a coach for the past 32 years.

“I thank God for putting me on this coaching path to be able to do what I do for as long as I have,” Soto said. “I’m blessed to have coached so many great young men and women. Believe me when I say that if they took anything from my coaching, they gave back to me so much more.”

Catcher Callan Waltz received the Sportsmanship Award and a handcrafted wood bat made by district umpire Domiane Forte.

Canon Smith at the plate for Carpinteria Valley Little League.

ANNEMARIE BOLLMAN PHOTOS

Carpinteria Valley Little League 12-and-under All Stars, back row, from left, coach Mike Wiltshire, coach Jesse Jacobs and coach Andrew Rowbottom; middle row, from left, Callan Waltz, Griffin Jacobs, Nico Rocci, Lucas Christensen, Jack Henry, Canon Smith, Landon Wiltshire and Jack Hornblower; and bottom row, from left, Rhett Rowbottom, Nico Aispuro, Tommy Wiser and Camden Ma.

Coaches and players celebrate a win during the District 63 All Star Tournament in Goleta.

COURTESY PHOTO

Cate School Assistant Athletic Director Ben Soto was selected as a recipient of the California Baseball Coaches Association’s Hall of Fame Award.

JGs of the Week

BY RYAN P. CRUZ

After each week of the summer program, Carpinteria’s Junior Lifeguards selects two guards from each group that display great sportsmanship and attitude. Below are the best on the beach for the third week of summer guards.

Makena Romais and Indie Aresco were selected as the best of the Mini Group. Instructors commended Romais for keeping a smile through group activities, asking questions and sharing funny comments with her instructors and friends. Aresco was selected for her competitive nature and willingness to push her fellow junior guards to improve in every event.

In the C-Group, Camden Ma and Marea MacMurray were chosen as the best for their consistency and dedication. Group instructors said Ma brings a competitive edge to every sport he plays, and his drive to succeed and respect for teammates makes him stand out as a positive influence on all those around him.

MacMurray has emerged as one of the top runners and paddlers in her age group, and instructors noted her “relentless effort” and positive attitude that make her a role model amongst her peers.

Mae McCallister and Junius Fedders were the standout guards of the week for the B-Group.

McCallister serves as a leader among her group, making the day better for her teammates with her positive outlook and encouragement. Fedders is a top athlete, taking first place in the paddle, distance swim, and the run-swim-run at the Goleta competition.

And for the A-Group, Kaj Nordholm and Maybelle Hornblower were selected

as the best of the week. Group instructors said Nordholm stood out for the past several weeks with leadership by example, helping the younger guards and pushing his peers through tough moments with constant support.

Hornblower was described as “an absolute beast when it comes to competition,” with a winning spirit every day on the beach. At last week’s competition, she won first place in the run-swim-run and placed in every other event.

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Junior Guards of the Week, from left: Makena Romais, Indie Aresco, Camden Ma, Marea MacMurray, Kaj Nordholm, Maybelle Hornblower, Mae McCallister and Junius Fedders.