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Making waves at home

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Boys volleyball on four-game win streak

Workability students tour police station

Throwback: The Rincon Derby of 1936

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is Carpinteria Beautiful Month

From left, Gail Marshall, Gabby Edwards, Asa Olsson and Lourdes Trigueros stand on the Carpinteria boardwalk on Friday, March 8, holding up signs about Carpinteria’s Women Making Change and Women’s History Month. The four joined dozens of Carpinterians in celebrating International Women’s Day with a march down Linden Avenue to the beach, recognizing and honoring the accomplishments of women and girls all over the world. Check out more photos of the International Women’s Day march on pages 14 and 15 of this week’s print.

Oak tree falls at Ogan and Vallecito roads

An oak tree that fell at Ogan and Vallecito roads in Carpinteria the morning of Sunday, March 10 knocked out power to that Carpinteria neighborhood. Spokesperson Olivia Uribe-Mutal told CVN that the tree has since been removed, and that power was restored by Monday morning.

Annual Museum Free-for-All: March 23

Southern California’s annual Museum Free-for-All day is scheduled for Saturday, March 23, inviting members of the public to visit select museums for free across SoCal. Locally, the Santa Barbara Museum of Art at 1130 State St., the Santa Barbara

Museum of Natural History (SBMNH) at 2559 Puesta Del Sol and the Museum of Ventura County at 100 E. Main St. will offer free admission. Booking for the SBMNH is encouraged at sbnature.org; the Sea Center will not offer free admission, only the museum.

“We are thrilled, once again, to invite visitors from across Southern California to see the remarkable range of art, cultural heritage, natural history, film, and science that our museums and cultural organizations have to offer. The Museums Free-forAll has always been an opportunity for people to see something new or to revisit a treasured spot,” Alexa Nishimoto, SoCal Museums president and marketing associate, Japanese American National Museum, said in a press release.

“The Free-for-All also serves as a reminder that many museums here in Southern California are always free and others offer these types of opportunities year-round.”

See more online at socalmuseums.org/free. Parking fees are applicable.

Public invited to ADU overview seminar

The city of Carpinteria’s City Planner Syndi Souter will discuss the city’s Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) program on Saturday, March 16 at 1 p.m. at the Carpinteria Community Library.

Librarian Jody Thomas told CVN that during the free presentation, Souter will discuss the permitting process, timelines, the types of ADUs permits available, and estimated fees. The city has two base prototypes – Plan 1 and Plan 2, each in California Ranch and Coastal Cottage styles – on file for residents who want to build ADUs but don’t want to spend money on their own custom plans.

The library is located at 5141 Carpinteria Ave. See more online at carpinterialibrary.org.

Waterwise contest applications open

The Santa Barbara County Water Agency has opened applications for its 2024 Waterwise Garden Recognition contest, which recognizes residents with water-efficient landscapes. Interested participants can visit WaterWiseSB.org/GardenContest to apply for the award and countywide grand prize.

The winners will be given an engraved stone boulder and will be showcased online.

“Water-wise landscaping is an excellent option for conserving water while maintaining the splendor of home gardens,” Rachel Major, County Water Agency resources specialist, said in a press release. “The contest highlights sustainable gardens in the community and recognizes residents who have chosen to move away from water-intensive lawns.”

Residents whose water providers are the Carpinteria Valley Water District, Vandenberg Village Community Services District, Montecito Water District, the Santa Ynez River Water Conservation Improvement District #1 or the cities of Santa Barbara and Buellton are eligible to participate. Applications are due by April 30.

Elections: Lee stays ahead with 510-vote lead; Williams concedes

While the gap between incumbent Das Williams and challenger Roy Lee – competing for the District One seat on the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors – has narrowed, Lee remains ahead, with a lead of 510 votes as of Wednesday morning. Both are Carpinteria residents.

Countywide, there remain 1,745 votes to be counted, as of Wednesday morning. The county has so far processed 99,181 ballots.

Williams – in a message posted to his Facebook page Wednesday afternoon – conceded and thanked all the walkers, phoners, supporters and donors involved in his campaign.

“Most of the remaining votes have been counted this morning and my re-election has fallen short by about 500 votes,” Williams wrote on Facebook. “This community is made up of passionate, engaged people who care about the issues. I have been blessed to work on behalf of so many of them. It has been an honor to serve this community for now over 21 years, and I thank you for voting for me at least 9 times and giving me the chance I yearned for all my life: to make a difference for our shared future.

“We continue to have many challenges as a community, foremost amongst them housing affordability, environmental protection, and flood control. I hope to support any effort my successor makes on these vital needs,” he added. “Do not worry about me, I am going to be concentrating on supporting my wife’s career and raising two strong, thoughtful and compassionate girls. But please do worry about climate change, and do everything in your power to reduce your emissions and this community’s. Our future does hang in the balance.”

Lee came in with 10,017 votes, or 51.16% of the vote, compared to Williams’ 9,507 votes, or 48.55%. There were 57 write-in votes, at 0.29%.

Any further updates will be available online at countyofsb.org/3294/Election-Results.

County Housing Element Workshop: March 19

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors will host a workshop on potential rezone sites for the County’s Housing Element on Tuesday, March 19 at 2 p.m. According to county spokesperson Jackie Ruiz, owners and agents for those rezone sites will discuss with the board their plans for those sites.

The workshop will be held at the Planning Commission Hearing Room, 105 E. Anacapa, and streamed online at countyofsb.org/1814/Hearing-Process. The county must build 2,818 very low, low- and moderate-income housing units, per its 2023–2031 Housing Element, to accommodate housing needs; the Housing Element can be viewed online at countyofsb.org/3177/Housing-Element-Update.

Mama-son dance scheduled for March 22

The Carpinteria Woman’s Club – located at 1056 Vallecito Road – will host a mama-son dance on Friday, March 22, 6–8 p.m., with games, music, a photo booth and more planned.

Spokesperson Aja Forner told CVN that some of the local mothers who have sons wanted to host something similar to the local father-daughter dances held each year. The funds raised will go back to the Women Making Change group, which is sponsoring and hosting women-focused programming in honor of Women’s History Month, which is celebrated every March.

“We want to just really foster the bond between the mom and her son, or a female role model in a boy’s life,” Forner told CVN, adding that she hopes the event – which is open to all Carpinterians – will take place yearly. “We really want it to be a community event, so everyone is welcome.”

Tickets are $25 per couple and $13 per extra guest. Scholarships are available for parents and children who want to attend but are concerned about the cost; email 4vivaevents@gmail.com to inquire about scholarships. Forner added that anyone looking to donate money to the cause can reach out to that same email address.

See more online at carpinteriawmc.ticketsauce.com/e/mama-son-dance-party.

Coastland Carpinteria to shut down in June

Coastland Carpinteria – a student-focused store located at 5036 Carpinteria Ave. – is going out of business and will shut down June 16, the store’s Instagram announced late last week.

The store is run by the Pro Deo Foundation, which helps students design and create handmade products to sell in the stores through the foundation’s Pathways Program; all profits go back to local students.

“Our students will continue working hard until we close to keep the store stocked and running,” the store said on its Instagram. “Be on the lookout for sales and specials in the coming months.”

A lengthier statement written by Dave Roberts – who runs the shop alongside Rachel Roberts – was posted to the Pro Deo Foundation website, explaining that the foundation’s board of directors has decided to relocate the organization to San Clemente.

“This decision was not made lightly, but after careful analysis, it has been deemed the most strategic move for the future sustainability and growth of Pro Deo. The board believes that by centralizing our operations in San Clemente, we will be better positioned to serve our mission and expand our impact in a more efficient and effective manner,” Roberts wrote, adding that he will not be relocating to San Clemente. “I want to take this opportunity to express my deepest gratitude to each and every one of you for your unwavering support and dedication during our time here in Carpinteria. Together, we have accomplished incredible things and made a lasting impact on our community. It has been an honor and privilege to work alongside such passionate and committed individuals.”

INGRID BOSTROM FILE PHOTO

Coastland – a Carpinteria Avenue store run by, from left, Rachel and Dave Roberts, seen in the store in February 2023 – announced late last week that it would be shutting down in June. The store sells products made by local students.

Council discusses banning smoking in multi-unit housing developments

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ATMIKA IYER

The Carpinteria City Council discussed expanding the city’s smoking ordinance to ban in multi-unit housing developments during its Monday, March 11 meeting, citing concerns about second-hand and third-hand smoke on Carpinteria’s youth. The council also supported updating the city’s outdated signature in retail tobacco spaces to bring it in line with state law.

The draft ordinance, as proposed, would ban both tobacco and marijuana smoking on multi-unit housing premises; this ban would not apply to mobile home parks. If the ordinance is ultimately approved to the council, it would take effect in June 2025.

No formal decisions were made during Monday night’s meeting; instead, city staff wanted feedback from the council and the public on the ordinance before it moves through the council’s formal review process. This item will return to a future council agenda.

During discussion, the council asked that staff modify the ordinance to allow an exemption for medical marijuana use, after Councilmember Mónica Solórzano, Councilmember Roy Lee and Vice Mayor Natalia Alarcon voiced sympathies for such cases.

Carpinteria would be the second city in the Santa Barbara County to take on a smoking ban for multi-unit housing developments; the first was the City of

Guadalupe.

“I think it’s really great that we’ll be one of the country leaders in terms of cities that are moving forward with an ordinance like this,” Councilmember Solórzano said.

A change in t he city’s smoking ordinance was first proposed brought to the city in April 2021 by Carpinteria’s Future Leaders of America – a group composed of students and led by Melisa Villafuerte Mendoza – who advocated banning flavored nicotine and smoking in multi-unit housing developments in the city, citing a disproportionate impact to Latinx families.

Under the current ordinance, smoking is prohibited in public spaces, spaces offering health or childcare, common areas of multi-family dwellings, places of employment, public transportation and public service areas such as restaurants, bars, hotels, etc.

Stud ents from Future Leaders of America came out in droves on Monday to offer public comment in favor of the ordinance and share their experiences with second-hand smoke in multi-unit housing developments.

“I, myself, live in an apartment where second-hand smoke and thirdhand smoke is something that regularly occurs. I often find myself having to smell smoke from outside and hold my breath in order to protect my health,” Christine Echeverria said during public comment.

“I, myself, live in an apartment where second-hand smoke and third-hand smoke is something that regularly occurs. I often find myself having to smell smoke from outside and hold my breath in order to protect my health.”

– Christine Echeverria

NOTICE OF PENDING ACTION BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TO APPROVE, CONDITIONALLY APPROVE, OR DENY A COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT

Notice is hereby given that the Director of the Planning and Development Department intends to take an action to

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To receive additional information regarding this project, including the date the Coastal Development Permit is approved , and/or to view the application and plans, or to provide comments on the project, please contact Steve Conner at Planning and Development, 123 E. Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara 93101-2058, or by email at conners@countyofsb.org, or by phone at (805) 568-2081.

PROPOSAL: SUMMERLAND GAS STATION ALTERATIONS

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PERMIT

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Information about this project review process may also be viewed at: https://ca-santabarbaracounty.civicplus.pro/1499/Planning-Permit-Process-Flow-Chart

PROJECT ADDRESS: 2285 LILLIE AVE.., SUMMERLAND, CA 93067

1ST SUPERVISORIAL DISTRICT IN THE COASTAL ZONE

PERMIT NUMBER: 23CDP-00080; APPLICATION FILED: 10/02/2023

ASSESSOR'S PARCEL NUMBER: 005-177-005;

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Javier Granica – a youth organizer with Future Leaders of America –speaks during the Monday, March 11 meeting, supporting the ban on second-hand and third-hand smoke in multi-unit housing.

CITY BEAT

City splits grant between Carpinteria Camino Scholars program, Girls Inc. of Carpinteria

BY ATMIKA IYER

The Carpinteria City Council decided to split the federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Public Services Grant funding – $14,890 – between the People’s Self-Help Housing’s Carpinteria Camino Scholars program and Girls Inc. of Carpinteria’s Out-of-School Support programming.

The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development annually awards the County of Santa Barbara a certain amount of grant funding to be put toward public service-oriented activities and capital projects that are distributed among various municipalities. The city created a committee in 2007 that annually reviews applications from various organizations for the public service portion of the grant.

The committee looks to highlight organizations that help address affordable housing, improve the environment and quality of living in low-income areas and expand economic opportunity. Wanting to support both organizations, the committee recommended an even split of the funding, with each organization receiving $7,445.

The Camino Scholars Program assists English language learners from low-income households through after-school childcare enrichment programming, culturally informed academic support, retention programs and college preparatory programs. The organization originally requested $25,000 in grant funding.

Girls Inc. of Carpinteria provides childcare and programming for students from low-income backgrounds after school and during breaks from school. The organization’s out-of-school programming assists girls in furthering their academic and

“Thanks to the past generous support from the city, we have been able to make a tangible impact in the lives of nearly 1,000 youth in our community in this past year alone.”

– Tess Ortega, development director of Girls Inc. of Carpinteria

career interests while supporting physical and mental health. The organization originally requested $14,890 in grant funding.

“Thanks to the past generous support from the city, we have been able to make a tangible impact in the lives of nearly 1,000 youth in our community in this past year alone,” Tess Ortega, development director of Girls Inc. of Carpinteria, said on Monday. “Thank you for your time and consideration, together we can continue to make a positive impact on the lives of those we serve.”

Councilmember Mónica Solórzano said she appreciated that the county was supporting organizations providing outof-school childcare.

“That’s something that seems like it’s increasingly becoming a really important issue in terms of youth safety and sitting on the South Coast Youth Safety Partnership, that’s been something that’s been a big topic of discussion,” Solórzano said.

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The city of Carpinteria must build 286 very-low-income housing units; 132 low-income housing units; 135 moderate-income housing units; and 438 above-moderate-income housing units, for a total of 901 units, to meet its housing needs.

City out of compliance with Housing Element law

Rezoning needs delay approval

BY ATMIKA IYER

The city of Carpinteria remains out of compliance with California Housing Element Law, city staff said Monday. The city’s Housing Element Annual Progress Report, compiled by city staff, is due to the California Department of Housing and Community Development by April 1.

The city readopted its original Housing Element several months late in January. Despite meeting all the requirements for certification, the California Department of Housing and Community Development declined to certify the city’s plan “since the city would not be able to complete its required rezones to meet its Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) shortfall by the statutory deadline of February 15, 2024,” according to the staff report.

Until the city completes the rezoning processes necessary to create sufficient housing to meet the outlined goals of RHNA, it will remain out of compliance with California Housing Element Law.

According to the report, 10 building permits were issued for accessory dwelling units in 2023. By RHNA standards, the city must create 286 units for very-low-income housing, 132 units for low-income housing, 135 units for moderate-income housing and 348 units for above-moderate-income housing for a total of 901 units.

Housing projects in the process of approval include three new condominiums through the Zins triplex, two new single-family residences, two new apartments through the Cruz mixed-development project and 18 ADUs.

Council declares April Carpinteria Beautiful Month

The Carpinteria City Council declared April 2024 to be Carpinteria Beautiful Month, recognizing the national theme of Keep America Beautiful Month.

According to the proclamation, the city will co-sponsor a community clean-up day with Carpinteria Beautiful at Parking Lot No. 3 on Saturday, March 23 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. The proclamation also highlighted city beautification efforts that occur year-round.

“Throughout the month of April, Carpinteria Beautiful volunteers will continue their year-round efforts to remove graffiti and fill the doggie bag dispensers, and the Adopt-a-Spotters and Trash Mob will redouble their already considerable efforts to keep Carpinteria litter-free,” Councilmember Roy Lee read aloud from the proclamation.

The proclamation also included a commitment to maintaining Carpinteria’s urban forests. The council and proclamation urged Carpinterians to “share in the observance of this month by making a personal commitment to enhance the beauty of their own properties and neighborhoods for the benefit and enjoyment of all.”

––Atmika Iyer

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Girls Inc. of Carpinteria students play during Recess Club in November 2023; the organization on Monday was awarded half of the CDBG Public Services Grant.

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Members and supporters of Carpinteria Beautiful clean up Carpinteria in March 2023, including, top row then bottom row – Barbara Smith, Donna Jordan, Tom Beland, Diane Ledbetter, Mónica Solórzano and Erin Maker; the council on Monday declared April 2024 to be Carpinteria Beautiful Month, recognizing efforts to keep Carpinteria clean.

Rae Frances Jimenez 08/25/1945 – 03/03/2024

Rae Frances Jimenez of Carpinteria passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 3, 2024, at the age of 78.

Rae was born Aug. 25, 1945, in Santa

Janice

Malis Schilling 10/07/1935 – 02/05/2024

Our beloved Janice left us on Feb. 5, 2024 at the age of 88. Janice was born to Neveda and Reese Davis in Seattle, Wash.

At the age of six, her parents moved her to Van Nuys, Calif., where she spent her childhood. She attended and graduated from Van Nuys High where she became friends with Robert Redford, Natalie Wood and Don Drysdale.

She moved to Santa Barbara at the age of 18 to attend UC Santa Barbara. While

Obituaries

Barbara to Raymond and Nellie Jimenez. She lived her entire life in Carpinteria, attending local schools and graduating from Carpinteria High School in 1963.

She served her community through employment with several local businesses and retired from Southern California Gas Company.

She is survived by her brother, Raymond Jimenez; and her sisters, Maryellen Rios, Ramona Cruz, Marjorie Luera, Atelvina “Tillie” Donnelly and Nellie Galvez (Joe). Rae will be fondly remembered for her kind heart and devotion to family. She especially cherished collecting pictures of her many nieces and nephews. She also enjoyed watching Dodger baseball games, shopping and playing the slots at Chumash Casino.

A celebration of her life will be held at Carpinteria Cemetery – located at 1501 Cravens Lane – on Friday, March 22 at 2 p.m.

living in Santa Barbara, she met and married David Mallis. From this they had two daughters, Cheryl Gill and Michelle Glidden. Michelle has preceded Janice in death. From this marriage she leaves behind Cheryl Gill (Rich), grandsons Ross Gill and Cole Gill and Jamie Glidden, and granddaughters Ilsa and Willia Gill.

After her first marriage came to an end, she met and married Wally Schilling. Their union lasted 47 years when she passed. From this union she leaves David and Mark Schilling. She also leaves behind Brad Schilling, who was only 13 and needed a mother. She was a loving and caring mother to Brad and helped make him the man he is today.

Janice was an avid tennis player and won many trophies. She taught Wally how to play and they had many hours of fun at the Santa Barbara Polo and Racquet Club.

Janice was a very loving and caring person. Many friends would call with problems and Janice would counsel them until they felt better.

A private memorial was held at the Carpinteria Cemetery.

We will not say goodbye because you will live in our hearts, and we will love you forever.

Barbara Ann Espinoza 03/29/1938 – 02/24/2024

Barbara Ann Jacinto (Espinoza) of Santa Barbara, age 85, passed away of natural causes comfortably in her home on Feb. 24, 2024.

Barbara was born March 29, 1938 to Buford A. Sarrett and (Thelma) Faye Cates in Grandfield, Okla. Barbara came to California with her family in 1945. She attended Carpinteria High School where she graduated in 1955. She later started her career with General Telephone Electric (GTE) as a telephone operator, where she then worked her way up the ranks.

In 1988, Barbara retired from GTE and made her home in Santa Barbara, Calif. Barbs spent much of her time through the years cooking, baking (she was known for her famous homemade hot fudge sundae topping), reading, doing crossword puzzles and crocheting/ sewing. She loved to travel and enjoyed all sorts of music. She was an active member of her church and enjoyed family functions. She was loving, compassionate, kind and giving. She had a contagious laugh and was as

quick-witted as she was funny. One of her hobbies in retirement was shopping QVC and HSN regularly.

In 1963, Barbara married her first husband Jesse H. Espinoza in Carpinteria, Calif. at Saint Joseph Church. Barbara and Jess went on to have four children: Regina, Trini, Jesse Jr. and Norma. Barbara married her second husband Joe Jacinto in 2003. Barbara and Joe lived in Oxnard for a short time, but would soon return to Santa Barbara.

She was predeceased in death by her parents Buford Sarrett and Faye Pascua; sister Phyllis Lopez; first husband Jesse Espinoza; and second husband Joe Jacinto. She is survived by her sister Norma Jimenez of Carpinteria; brother Phil Lopez of Santa Barbara; and cousin June Williams of Lawton, Okla.

She is also survived by her children, Regina Rodriguez (Rudy), Trini Macias (Joe), Jesse Espinoza and Norma Espinoza, and her grandchildren Tyler Espinoza, Yvonne Rodriguez, Blake Espinoza and Diego Hernandez.

Barbara was a member of the Santa Barbara Neptune Society and wished that she be released at sea in the Santa Barbara Channel. In lieu of flowers, Barbara would have loved for donations to be made to any organizations for veterans or cancer research as they hold special meaning to her, having survived cancer herself and having family in the armed forces.

The family wishes to extend a heartfelt thanks to and much appreciation for Rosanna Petronella PA, CDE at Sansum Clinic for the many years of impeccable care and empathy she always extended to our mother.

A celebration of life in honor of our beloved Babs will be held at a future date.

Check out Our Neighborhood Voices

Are you concerned about all of the development planning looming in Carpinteria’s future due to state housing requirements? Have you noticed that ever since Covid-19, things have changed in our little beach town? More traffic, faster drivers, story poles, VRBOs, vacant second homes, avaricious hotel developers and the list goes on.

I feel our casual, down-home way of life is being threatened. We need to do something about it. Our infrastructure can’t sustain our wonderful lifestyle with all of the potential housing units and hotels on the drawing board… that, by the way, will create more of a need for real affordable housing.

I encourage you, fellow residents, to check out Our Neighborhood Voices (ONV). It will be a state initiative that will try to gain support throughout California. This initiative is specific to land use and zoning issues that cities and counties are currently experiencing with this demand

for more housing. The ONV initiative would bring more local control back to neighborhoods and residents in regard to new housing.

Also, there are two newly introduced legislative bills that further endanger overdevelopment of our coastal community. Senator Scott Wiener’s Senate Bill 951 aims to change San Francisco’s coastal zone and weaken the Coastal Commission’s integrity. More recently, Assemblymember David Alvarez and Wiener’s Assembly Bill 2560 attempts to remove the density bonus law exception for the Coastal Zone. The entire city of Carpinteria is located within the designated California Coastal Zone!

Please visit ONV’s website at ourneighborhoodvoices.com and sign up as a supporter if you agree. They hold regular Zoom informational meetings on Wednesdays if you have any questions or if you’d like to help. We are working on a community meeting in Carpinteria. Let’s get involved before it’s too late!

Leslie Gascoigne Carpinteria

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A reader sends a halo to Carmen at Albertsons for cheerfully and professionally helping a customer with a digital coupon. “Carmen made sure that I got the deal I came in for.”

A 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.”

A 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 I chose the most expensive oil, I’d love to reimburse you, and thank you. I’m deeply moved by your generosity.”

A reader sends a halo to Anthony from the city for knocking on the reader’s door and letting them know they left their lights on in their truck. “It was raining, and he went and turned them off for me. Above and beyond.”

A 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 Joan, who treated the reader to a “Hot Dang” burger at Sunburst. “Nice!”

A 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!”

A reader sends a halo to the anonymous person who left a $100 donation in the HELP of Carpinteria office mail slot this past week. “Thank you for your kindness.”

• Check for silent leaks in the toilet with a few drops of food coloring in the tank, and check your sprinkler system for damage.

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

A 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.”

A reader sends a halo to the local firemen for their kindness and compassion for the reader’s son when they assessed his health. “They reassured me that he was a healthy young man. I am grateful to have you in our community.”

• Twist faucet valves, tighten pipe connections, and secure your hose to the spigot.

A reader sends a halo to Mayor Wade Nomura for the city’s beautiful flower wreath at the Carpinteria Cemetery for the Memorial Day program.

A reader sends a halo to Caltrans for the beautiful landscaping along the freeway.

A reader sends a halo to Tami and John at Robitaille’s for their constant smiles and over-the-top customer service. “The wedding favors were loved by all and brought a bit of Carpinteria to the Seattle wedding!”

A 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 Lance Lawhon at the Carpinteria Sanitation District for helping Kim’s Market.

A reader sends a halo to Lorena at the city of Carpinteria. “Lorena went above and beyond in walking the reader through the permitting process, and following up every step of the way. Her kindness, empathy and patience with the reader’s questions are greatly appreciated.”

A 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.”

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A reader sends a halo to CVN’s Evelyn Spence “for directing readers to the city of Carpinteria’s website to read for themselves the commonsense conditions placed on live entertainment in our town (…) Transparency is the best disinfectant to mis/ disinformation.”

A reader sends a halo to Kassandra Quintero at The Spot. “When the roof-top flag 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!”

A 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.”

A 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.”

A reader sends a halo to the staff at Savon Pharmacy for so adroitly administering the reader’s over-65 covid shot. “Quick and easy, and I didn’t feel a thing.”

A reader sends a pitchfork to the employees of the newer businesses on the Carpinteria Bluffs. “Learn to share the bike/walking path with locals… There will be four to five of you walking together and not a single one will scoot over just a tad to let a local pass through?”

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

A reader sends a halo to Nikki at HEAT Culinary. “I went to my first class this weekend with my sister, who has been to four so far. I had the best time! Someone get this girl a TV show, she should be on the Food Network already.”

A 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 the education employer in town who told employees they would be paid a week later, due to leap year. “It has been 10 days and still no paycheck.”

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

A reader sends a pitchfork to people who send halos to themselves “claiming that they are committed to students, employees and families.”

A 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 halo to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and the for working diligently to save the Rincon Beach bear. “It’s a terrible shame to lose one of these magnificent creatures; however, I wouldn’t want it to suffer to a miserable death.”

A reader sends a pitchfork to SpaceX. “The sonic booms are too often, loud, all times of the day and night. The entire county deserves a better alert system. Feel like I have been watching Oppenheimer every time I hear one.”

A 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.”

A reader sends a halo to Bill and Rosana Swing for spending their Saturday taking photos for Junior Warriors Football. “We appreciate all you do for our families, players and program. You rock!”

Submit Halos & Pitchforks online at coastalview.com.

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A 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?”

A reader sends a pitchfork to the City of Carpinteria for letting the bluffs turn into an ever-increasing dirt parking lot. “That is not what the bluffs were purchased for. Post No Parking signs immediately!”

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A 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.”

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A reader sends a pitchfork to those who lied on their FAFSA and took scholarships away from kids who need it.

A 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!”

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It’s election season again. Over the next several months, you’re bound to hear an array of promises from the candidates and speculation from the pundits on what those promises, if enacted, could mean for the country. But how might these possible outcomes affect your financial future?

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A reader sends a halo to Diana Rigby, Superintendent of schools, and Debra Herrick, director of Boys & Girls Club, for removing the toxic Euphorbia fire sticks from the pots and landscape.

suspended. The man was cited, and his vehicle was released to a licensed driver.

A reader sends a pitchfork to the staff at a local fast food restaurant. “It’s bad enough the shake machine wasn’t working (apparently it’s never working?), but they got the order wrong, and when I asked for my correct order and/or the proper change back, I was dismissed because it got busy.”

2:37 a.m. / Public Intoxication / Bailard Avenue

A reader sends a pitchfork to the person who complained about a local restaurant blocking their parking lot at closing time . “It’s their parking lot for their business, not a public parking lot. Walk, it’s good exercise.”

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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 vehicle three weeks ago but didn’t find the small baggie until he’d removed the driver’s seat to fix the reclining mechanism. The incident was documented, and the baggie was booked into Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Office property for destruction.

• Campaign promises aren’t always kept. Presidential candidates often pro claim that they intend to institute major changes in tax or spending policies, or both. But the reality is that our politi cal system is generally resistant to major changes, which may be good for investors, because the financial markets dislike the uncertainties accompanying these types of changes.

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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.

A reader sends a pitchfork to those businesses who produced a petition that is intentionally vague and non-specific “What do you seek to change, exactly?

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A reader sends a pitchfork to whoever is in charge of the new stoplight at Palm and Carpinteria avenues. “This stoplight is doing nothing but create unneeded traffic. Having to wait through three to four lights just to get home is not pleasant. Please keep on only during school hours, otherwise let traffic flow.”

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• Economic progress doesn’t always depend on Washington. Even when politi cal leaders do succeed in enacting laws and regulations, the results can be unpredict able. Major economic indicators, such as jobs, interest rates and inflation, can move in unexpected directions.

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 conflicting statements regarding their mutual altercation and obvious injuries, both parties were arrested for corporal injury on a spouse.

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

• Financial markets can do well no the other holding Congress.

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The fact is that many factors outside political leaders’ control drive financial markets. To cite just one example, it’s the

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 subject driving the sedan fled 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

self may do so in response to unforeseen or unexpected economic events, such as the supply chain backlogs brought on, in part, by the COVID-19 pandemic. And other events, including natural disasters, global political or military conflicts, oil production, and so on, also will have an impact on our economy and financial markets.

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CVN visits Australian vineyard

Jennifer Warf of Carpinteria brought her copy of CVN along on a three-week trip through Australia, New Zealand and Fiji, snapping a photo in a vineyard near Melbourne, Australia. “This was a trip of a lifetime, planned since this almost 60-year-old reader was a kid discovering Polynesia and Australia in (my) family’s encyclopedias,” Warf told CVN. “So many wonders but the best was the new friends made along the way.”

CVN summits Mount Kilimanjaro

Carpinteria resident Tim Robinson and his stepson Tate Larrick successfully climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania on Feb. 17, stopping at the summit of the mountain to take a photo with their copy of CVN. “Five of six of the Robinson family party made it to the top,” Tim told CVN. “We were on a seven-day trip and went up the Machame Route summiting right at sunrise. What a spectacular trip to the top of the African Continent.”

COURTESY

Luis Quintero, left, and Arturo Monarres will be honored at the upcoming Community Awards Gala on April 6.

Two Carpinteria teachers to be honored at April Community Awards Gala

SUPERINTENDENT’S DESK

[Editor’s Note: A copy of the Superintendent’s Report is run in print as a service for parents, students and community members who cannot attend Carpinteria Unified School District’s Board of Trustees meetings. This report was read aloud during the school board’s March 12 meeting.]

On April 6, the Carpinteria Community Awards Gala will honor two Carpinteria Unified School District (CUSD) teachers: Arturo Monarres, a Carpinteria High School (CHS) physical education teacher; and Luis Quintero, a fifth grade, dual language immersion (DLI) teacher from Canalino Elementary School. Congratulations!

Appreciation

I would like to recognize the district’s leadership team – Maureen Fitzgerald, Diana Zapata, Monica Thomas, Mari Hornback, Aaron LaPlante, Gerardo Cornejo, Lisa O’Shea, Jamie Persoon, Brett Weiberg, Carolyn Haines, Ricardo Cota, Kirsten Neumann and Jeremiah Sobenes – for their outstanding leadership and tireless work in supporting teachers, staff, students and their families this year.

CHS MESA winners

This year CHS MESA competed in the Math Escape Challenge and the Crime Scene Science competitions at the UC Santa Barbara College Destination Day. CHS Crime Scene Science team – Natalie Martinez and Brenda Martinez – placed third, and the Math Escape Challenge team – Athziry Rojas, Ashley Vences and Julie Maya – won first place and will be moving forward to regionals at USC on Saturday, April 13. Lastly, a huge thank you to Mr. Muralles, CHS Spanish teacher, for chaperoning our students.

CHS Mock Trial winners

Congratulations to the CHS Mock Trial team for winning third place in the rigorous county-wide competition at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse this past weekend. We appreciate the faculty

advisors, Peter Cotte and Trevor Orlando, and attorney coach Mary Anne Weiss.

March 2024 National Social Work Month

Every March, National Social Work Month recognizes the dedication and empathy social workers across the country deliver while providing services to children and adults in need. Social workers are advocates, advisors, counselors and facilitators in schools, clinics, businesses and government offices. CUSD partners with the Family Service Agency to provide school social workers at Canalino Elementary and Carpinteria Family School (CFS), Aliso Elementary School and CHS, who support students and families, and we are grateful for Nicol De La Rosa, Vanessa Jimenez and Cristal Camberos.

Parent conferences

Elementary parent conferences will be held during March 18–22 minimum days. Working with our families to support student learning is a professional expectation and standard for all CUSD teachers. Effective teachers develop strong partnerships with families to ensure student engagement and support. These spring parent conferences provide the opportunity for parents to learn more about their student’s progress in achieving grade-level standards by June in preparation for the next grade level. Teachers provide many strategies for parents to help their students at home. Good nutrition, sleeping habits, limited screen time and nightly reading for 30 minutes are also reinforced.

Spring Bridge the Break program: March 25-29

CUSD is partnering with United Way of Santa Barbara County to offer the Spring 2024 Bridge the Break program (formerly Expanded Learning Break) for elementary students.

This program is a free, week-long initiative designed to provide a unique blend of academic enrichment and recreational activities during the upcoming spring break. Bridge the Break will take place March 25–29, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Canalino Elementary School, with breakfast, lunch and snacks provided. Students in transitional kindergarten through fifth grade will participate in literacy, math, STEAM, recreation and more in an engaging learning environment.

Diana Rigby is the superintendent of Carpinteria Unified School District. For more information about CUSD, log on to cusd.net, or contact Diana at drigby@cusd.net or (805) 684-4511x222.

CLUB SCENE

Carpinteria students elected to represent FFA South Coast Region

Carpinteria High School (CHS) students Evelyn C. and Angel P. – both members of the Carpinteria Future Farmers of America club – were recently chosen to serve the South Coast Region of FFA, spokesperson Noe Gomez said in an email.

Gomez said that Angel and Evelyn were two of the 11 region officers chosen to represent the area between Santa Cruz and Los Angeles.

“The last time a CHS student had this honor was over three decades ago. Not only have we broken that streak now, but it has been broken with two of our students,” Gomez said. “Angel and Evelyn now preside over thousands and thousands of students in our wonderful South Coast. Congratulations, Angel, Evelyn, and advisors Mr. Lopez and Ms. Garcia,” Gomez said in an email.

New Noon

Rotary members sworn in

Two new Rotary Club of Carpinteria Noon members were recently sworn into the club: Cyndi Hookstra and Jan Harrington. Club president Karen Graf told CVN that both are excited to join the club. “The Rotary Club of Carpinteria membership continues to grow,” Graf said in an email. “Together with the other club members, they want to continue to make a positive difference in our community.”

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From left: Michael Harrington, Jan Harrington, Noon Rotary club president Karen Graf, and Bob Berkenmeier.

From left: Bob Berkenmeier, new Noon Rotary member Cyndi Hookstra and Paul Wright, club membership director.

Workability program tours police station

The Carpinteria Unified School District’s Workability program – a program that takes Carpinteria’s special education students to local businesses to learn about possible future careers – took its latest field trip to the Carpinteria Sheriff’s Station. The trip was organized by Community Resource Deputy Bryan Dickey, the program’s teacher, Kelli Flores, told CVN.

Flores said the students have been on several field trips this year, each focused on students’ individual interests – “a tradition that has proven to be incredibly enriching for their learning experience,” she said.

“One particular outing that left a lasting impression was out visit to the police station, made possible by the generosity and kindness of Office Dickey,” she added. “Officer Dickey, a weekly presence on our campus, graciously organized a tour that allowed our students to explore the inner workings of the police station and get up close with police cars. The students were particularly enthralled by the sirens and the opportunity to explore the inside of cars, making it an unforgettable experience for them.”

“I want to extend our deepest gratitude to Officer Dickey for his time, effort, and commitment to creating a meaningful experience for our students,” she emphasized.

Flores said that the officers were engaging and informative with the students, and that Workability is her favorite class to teach.

“The impact of these community outings goes beyond the classroom, as students learn essential life skills and gain valuable experiences that contribute to their personal growth,” she said, adding that following the field trip, the students had lunch at Taco Bell, where they practiced their speech and social skills by ordering food and handling money.

Members of the Carpinteria Unified School District’s Workability program–a program that allows special education students to visit local businesses and learn about possible careers – recently toured the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office Coastal Station.

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Top row, from left to right: Carol Kirwan, Caleb Carmona, Bonnie Odgers, Alfredo Cruz Rosas, Officer Bryan Dickey and Khloe Lopez; bottom row, left to right: Carlos Serrano, Angel Navarro, Jed Weitzman, Bella Delira, Jaxson Williams and Kelli Flores.

Jed Weitzman, right, sits in the driver ’s seat, while Bella Delira directs from the passenger’s side, as Carlos Serrano, back, looks in.

Deputy Blanco, left, speaks to Workability students, including starting third from the left, Jaxson Williams, aide Marissa Hallinan, Jed Weitzman, Bella Delira, Angel Navarro and Carlos Serrano.

From left, Bella Delira, Emelie Lainer, Jed Weitzman and Alfredo Cruz Rosas speak to a Sheriff’s deputy.

Expanding the dream

IT’S ALL SURFING

CHRISTIAN BEAMISH

For a long time, I struggled to believe that I could make a living surfing, shaping and writing. It seemed such a longshot dream, fraught as it was with echoing thoughts from my childhood home about how surfing was just a vehicle for the stoner’s half-life, under-realized and barely functional. “You can’t choose your university based on how the surf is!” I was told when I said I wanted to go to Santa Cruz.

But I went anyway, got into the writing program at UC Santa Cruz, and kept surfing.

In 1995, I started shaping up there as well and I stayed on in Santa Cruz after college with a good circle of friends I still have today. Driving up to San Francisco one night a week, I then earned a master’s degree in creative writing while working at the Santa Cruz Parks Department in maintenance. All this came after a fiveyear enlistment with the Navy Seabees.

My parents’ worry about the surfer-stoner life wasn’t entirely unwarranted, but it seems almost quaint today in a society where every manner of cannabis product is licensed and sold in dispensaries. The social strata in surfing seems to have changed too, with a wider set of people involved who appear to have gotten their lives together professionally before getting into wave riding.

The guys (and it was mostly guys in the

It horrifies me that I can so easily count, right off the top of my head, five classmates of mine who are gone now from overdose. I thank God that I never got into it – some deep-seated, selfpreservation instinct kept me from messing with the deadly stuff.

‘80s and ‘90s) who were the most hardcore either went pro, got surf-industry jobs, or got involved in selling and using drugs. (Some did all three.) Of course, this only reflects my experience coming from Newport Beach where working in the surf industry was a real option, as was the drug trade and its attending hazards. But then again, overdosing is easy these days anywhere in America.

I reference drug use because it horrifies me that I can so easily count, right off the top of my head, five classmates of mine who are gone now from overdose.

I thank God that I never got into it – some deep-seated, self-preservation instinct kept me from messing with the deadly stuff (not that my dance with alcohol couldn’t have done it). So, having sidestepped death by overdose, an entire life (God willing) remains to be lived by each of us.

I’m realizing, as I embody my mid-50s, that life requires great care. Care for self and care for others, is the touchstone. We must remain care-full. Careful, but not forgetting to have some abandon as well: tending the things that need tending and abandoning ourselves to the things we love – remembering that we have only these days, here and now, and that to put off joy is to risk missing the point of it all.

Speaking of joy, maybe now let’s leave off the talk of drugs, death and the imperative to care and turn back to surfing, shall we? The long struggle to believe I could shape surfboards, surf and write – that I mentioned at the beginning – resolved itself over time. I just kept with it as well as I could, through multiple stages of life. And it seems there were a couple of crucial crossroads where rather than do the safe thing, I chose surfing and shaping.

It seems to be true, at least in my experience, that one can do whatever one likes in this life, with a heavy caveat of accepting responsibility for one’s actions. And I’m torn on my opinion of “manifesting” – the notion that whatever you believe about yourself, you get. Yes, it’s true that the mind is a powerful instrument, capable of creating all sorts of realities, but the part of the whole manifesting schtick I don’t like is the way it leaves people feeling like they alone are to blame when they don’t own their dream home.

“Manifesting” in my life has looked like shaping surfboards any chance I could get since 1995, until finally, during the Covid-19 rush four years ago, I had a sufficient backlog of orders for a “now or never” leap into business full-time. Naturally, the past two years have seen a severe downturn in the surfboard market (experienced by every board builder and glass shop). The good news is that I still have surfboards to shape every day, and things are looking up!

I have a very low-budget marketing scheme on Instagram (@christianbeamish) where I do my best surfboard salesman routine most workdays with the boards I’m shaping. It’s called the B.O.D Report (Board of the Day), and I often highlight the characteristics of my designs. Today, I was talking about single fin design on camera with my buddy Michael Arenal, who also shapes at 500 Maple Ave. He asked my opinion on shorter single fins in the six-foot range, and I observed that I feel they work better with some length, since the single fin doesn’t have the same quick speed

generation as multi-fin boards.

Not long after posting the video, I received a message from Phil Myers, one of the early craftsmen involved in the single fin channel bottom design in New South Wales, Australia. Phil explained that he made lots of singles in the sixfoot range, and still does, and he finds they work well. Contradicted by one of the greats! Phil was very gracious last year to have me over to his place when I visited Australia with my family, and he took me through his process of shaping the channel bottoms, which was a very valuable experience.

A number of other people, local and farther afield, then chimed in with their opinions – most of them agreeing about liking the short single fins, or at least referencing other moments from surf history involving the shorter boards. (As if I’m not aware of Rabbit at Burliegh Heads and Kirra, or Bertlemann et. al., in Hawai’i circa ’76!)

Anyway, small potatoes, but I still hold to my opinion that the shorter single fins lack the get-up-and-go of multi-finned boards, and that the best aspect of the single fin design is the flow and lowinput required from the rider, which leads me to suggest to my clients that they ride the “performance” single fins as slightly longer boards (6’8” to 7’2”). I also suggest they refrain from using deadly drugs, and that they snatch what fun they can in between caring for themselves and the people in their lives.

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 wife and two children in Ventura.

BEAMISH

The author, left, with fellow 500 Maple Ave. shaper Michael Arenal, discusses the merits of single fin design.

Carpinteria’s Intergenerational Tea celebrates women

PHOTOS BY ROBIN KARLSSON

Carpinterians of all ages gathered at Girls Inc. of Carpinteria for the second annual International Tea on Saturday, March 9, organized by Women Making Change in recognition of Women’s History Month. Women Making Change – a local group that supports and recognizes local women and girls – treated attendees to an afternoon of desserts, tea, delicious bites and conversation.

This year’s keynote speaker was third-generation Carpinterian Julia Mayer, who discussed her values, vision and work in the community, according to Women Making Change spokesperson Kimberly Gutierrez.

Gutierrez told CVN that Women Making Change will be donating to local organizations that support women and girls, including the Carpinteria Children’s Project, the Carpinteria Woman’s Club, Domestic Violence Solutions and Girls Inc. of Carpinteria.

Keynote speaker Julia Mayer inspires the crowd.

Natalie Espinoza, left, and Lindsey Marie entertain guests.

From left, Carie Smith, Betty Brown and Dana Nelson clink their glasses.

From left: Aja Forner, Aja’s mother-in-law Kathy Forner and Aja’s mother Richeon Solis-Herman.

From left: Aileen Vega, Carpinteria Vice Mayor Natalia Alarcon and Vianna Vega.

Haven Forner, left, and Siena Kelly sit by the fountain at Girls Inc.

Linden Ave. march honors International Women’s Day

In honor of International Women’s Day, Carpinterians of all ages took to the streets on Friday, March 8 for the annual march, which started on Linden Avenue and headed down to the beach.

“March 8 is International Women’s Day. It’s a global day to recognize and celebrate women’s and girls’ social, economic, cultural, and political achievements,” spokesperson Kimberly Gutierrez told CVN. “It’s also a time to raise awareness of the progress made towards achieving gender equality and the work remaining to be done. Women Making Change holds a march down Linden Ave to the beach on this day every year.”

The full Women Making Change lineup – programming that celebrates women and girls throughout the month of March – can be seen online at carpinteriawomansclub.com.

Photographer Ingrid Bostrom’s sign Maya Angelou.

PHOTOS BY ROBIN KARLSSON

Lucy Collins, right, draws her sign for the march; at left is her mom, Girls Inc. Executive Director Jamie Collins.

sign quotes

From left: Aja Forner, Jamie Collins, Mayor Al Clark, Kathleen Lord, Vin Perez and Connie Geston.

Wylie Eklund, front, joins the march dressed in her Wonder Woman costume; at back is mom Katie Eklund.

IN THE NATUREHOOD

NANCY BARON

These are good times for frogs. With all the rain we have been having, spring nights are filled with their choruses –especially if you have a pond or creek nearby. The most boisterous and common frogs we have are the Baja California (formerly Pacific) tree frogs.

Most of the year they live quietly on land, hidden by their camouflage. But come the rain, they head for water, where they “sing” their hearts out to find a mate.

The loud, two-note “kreck-ecks” come from tiny frogs that are slightly larger than a quarter. Yet they rise together into an astounding chorus when they gather in numbers near water.

To me, their chorus is the sound of spring and hope, especially after our previous years of drought. Frogs are amphibians, a word derived from Latin means “two lives.” Frogs need water to lay their eggs. The eggs hatch into larvae which we know as tadpoles, wriggling through the water with their long tails. Eventually, they resorb their tail, grow legs and metamorphize into adult frogs that live on land. Adhesive disks on their toes enable them to cling to surfaces – like the avocado trees in our orchard, where they lie in wait for insects such as ants, flies and moths.

With bulging eyes on top of their heads, huge mouths for gulping food and an ability to hop many times their length, frogs are amongst the most charming of creatures. It’s perhaps why they are so beloved as characters in children’s books such as the “Frog and Toad” series by Arnold Lobel.

While frogs are smooth, toads have bumpy skin and live on the ground, coming to water to breed. Sadly, toads have become increasingly rare.

Froggy went a-courtin’

Tree frogs have an almost magical ability to change their color. Being able to blend in is useful since herons, egrets and red-shouldered hawks will eat them like popcorn.

Their camouflage makes them hard for us to spot too. The most visible part is the males’ puffy throat, which swells up like a balloon when they are calling for females, resonating the sounds like a megaphone.

Frogs are known as spirit helpers by some indigenous peoples. So, one winter 10 years ago, when my spirits needed lifting because I was going through radiation treatment, my friends Sue Webb and Eric Kuhn from Canmore Canada came to help me build a small frog pond.

My husband Ken had to go away on a reporting trip for the Los Angeles Times He told me not to put it under the oak trees, because there would be too many leaves clogging the pond. However, after looking around, we figured that was the best place. We positioned it next to the house so it would be easily accessible and so you could hear the frogs from inside.

Our idea was, “Build it and they will come.” And with a pond, we could help frogs by providing water year-round despite droughts.

But it was not, as it turned out, all that easy. The ground was like concrete. Sue and Eric chipped away with shovels for a couple of days barely denting it, until our neighbor Ed Van Wingerden stopped by. Seeing our feeble progress, Ed left and returned with a jackhammer and two helpers. In short order, they blasted through the compressed dirt. With their help, we had the pond excavated in a day.

We then lined it with heavy plastic from Ed’s greenhouse. When my husband Ken returned – despite his chagrin at the location – he came to my aid, as he always does. He undergrounded the electricity for a pump and helped make it beautiful. We added rock work and vegetation for protection for critters. (But let me add, there are simpler ways to make a frog pond – a tub with aeration could work.)

It took a while for a frog to find the pond but eventually one night, as we sat inside, we heard the “KRECK” of one very loud tree frog. We rushed outside and there he was, sitting on a lily pad. We called him Klezmer because he croaked with such exuberance trying to attract a

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Most of the year tree frogs live quietly on land, hidden by their camouflage. But come the rain, they head for water, where they “sing” their hearts out to find a mate.

KEN WEISS

Nancy Baron peers at a Baja California tree frog in an avocado tree. Tree frog toes have adhesive disks to help them climb.

NANCY BARON

Tree frogs have a dark line through their eye and can change color to blend in with their backgrounds.

JOHN REYNOLDS

Toads are adapted for land travel with short legs. They are easily overlooked.

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female. And soon he did. He also attracted other male frogs who hid in the vegetation around the pond and competed with him adding to the chorus.

Male frogs are smaller than their female counterparts. When pairing up, the smaller male sits atop the female and hugs her; this is called amplexus, which is Latin for “embrace.” The female lays her eggs in clusters as the male fertilizes them externally. The eggs take a couple of weeks to mature. If they survive being eaten, they hatch into tadpoles and eventually adults.

The pond has been the best gift anyone has ever given me. I like to go out these spring evenings with a flashlight. It’s a game to see how many tree frogs I can spot, as they are so well camouflaged.

Frog numbers around the world have decreased dramatically due to habitat loss, pesticides and disease. And, increasingly, droughts have taken their toll.

So even small habitats are a help. A pondlet on a patio can raise entire frog generations. Even the smallest water features will attract wildlife to your yard, and always lift your spirits.

Nancy Baron is a naturalist and writer who lives with her husband Ken Weiss on an organic orchard in the hills above Carpinteria. Please write her with comments or questions at Nancyebaron@gmail.com.

Hey, baby!

Alina Rose Najera

Alina Rose Najera was born on Aug. 23, 2023, at the Santa Maria Marian Hospital to Jasmine Garibay-Najera and Eric Najera of Lompoc. She arrived at four pounds, 9 ounces, and 19 inches long. Her sister is three-year-old Sophia Leilani Najera.

Alina’s grandparents are David and Maria Garibay of Carpinteria, and Jeanine Flores of Santa Barbara; and Monica Najera, Pete Najera and bonus grandparent Bobby Facundus of Lompoc. Her great-grandparents are Henry Garibay and Mary Ellen Caudillo-Garibay of Carpinteria, and Margarita Trevino of New Mexico.

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What’s new at the harbor seal rookery?

This report covers March 3 – March 10, 2024

Western toads, a type of frog, have bumpy skin and a white “racing stripe” down their back. Toads sometimes show up in swimming pools at mating time. High Pup Count

High Adult Count 116

Average Count

55

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CVN’s Seal Watch weekly report, written by Seal Watch volunteers, covers activities at the Harbor Seal Rookery. The group can be reached at carpsealwatch@ gmail.com or at (805) 364-3194. The rookery is located immediately east of Casitas Pier, between Carpinteria Bluffs Nature Preserve and Carpinteria State Beach.

NATURAL HISTORY NOTES

Visitors and even some volunteers sometimes worry when pups are seen being repulsed by other moms and calling for their mom – a “maaaa” sound, which is the only time harbor seal vocalize. This is natural, as harbor seals do not store sufficient fat to stay on shore till pups are weaned at about 4-6 weeks. The moms need to forage and may be offshore for many hours.

Volunteers do note when a pup appears to become malnourished, and CIMWI is notified in case the pup moves and a rescue outside the sanctuary is possible. It’s a fact of life that some pups do die, and local Turkey vultures will be seen living their lives as the clean-up crew.

VISITORS

The count was 1,829 and included people from Denmark, India, Canada, Lithuania, Estonia, Germany, China, Thailand, the United Kingdom, Syria, Portugal, Sweden, Michigan, Kansas, Missouri, Washington, Kentucky, Ohio, Texas, Pennsylvania, Arkansas, New York, Utah, Alaska, Minnesota, South Dakota, Montana, Massachusetts, Tennessee, Alabama, New Jersey, Maine, New Mexico and Georgia.

DISTURBANCES

A sonic boom flushed an unspecified number of seals into the ocean.

Please consider honoring the Marine Mammal Protection Act and not walking the seal sanctuary beach all year. Do not bring dogs, bicycles or loud voices to view the seals. Harbor seals, when disturbed, may flee and become separated from their pups. Volunteers ask that dogs always remain outside the rope area.

Carpinteria Seal Watchers do some monitoring of our local seals year-round; we would like to increase visitor services and data collection year-round, but more volunteers are always needed. Contact Seal Watch at carpsealwatch@gmail.com or at (805) 364-3194 if you’d like to help!

The smaller male frog hugs the larger female in a breeding embrace called amplexus.

ANATASIA EICHORN VAN WINGERDEN

Joaquin Eichorn wears his “frog and toad” crown made by his mother for his third birthday; frogs are his favorite creatures.

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, 1 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, 8 p.m., Carpinteria & linden Pub, 4954 Carpinteria linden Ave.

Dusty Jugz Country Night, 9 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, 9 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,” 8 p.m., Plaza Playhouse theater, 4916 Carpinteria Ave., $5

The Groovie Line, 9 p.m., the Palms, 701 linden Ave., 684-3811

Monday, March 18

Women of Inspiration, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Girls inc. of Carpinteria, 5315 foothill road, $70, 684-6364

Basic Bridge, 1 p.m., Sandpiper Mobile Village clubhouse, 3950 Via real, 684-5921

Mah Jongg, 1 p.m., Sandpiper Mobile Village clubhouse, 3950 Via real, 729-1310

Bingo, 1 p.m., Veterans Building, 941 Walnut Ave.

Celebrate Recovery (Hurts, Hangups, Addictions), 6 p.m., first Baptist Church, 5026 foothill rd., 684-3353

CVCC’s Cuba Trip Meeting, 6-8 p.m., Carpinteria library Multi-Purpose room, 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, 1 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, 7 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 rd., 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, 6 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 6th 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 used 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

hindsight

CArPiNtEriA

the steven olmstead House, a patchwork of sycamore logs and redwood planks, stood near Carpinteria Creek south of what is now Carpinteria Avenue. A map depicting the little town in the 1880s identifies the property and calls Olmstead “one of the first three settlers to build in Carpinteria proper.”

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Caption this photo

He said, she said Bring on the funny!

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.

photo by Monday, March 25.

“One World” reception: March 16

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 Lynda Fairly Carpinteria Arts Center will hold a reception for its newest exhibit, “One World,” on Saturday, March 16, 4–6 p.m., in the Charles Lo Bue gallery. Members of the public can vote on a favorite piece, meet the artists and enjoy free refreshments, according to arts center gallery coordinator Christy Schofield.

See more online at carpinteriaartscenter.org or call (805) 684-7789. The arts center is located at 865 Linden Ave.

MArty

He said, she said Bring on the funny!

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

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.

comments brief and don’t expect CVN to print any inappropriate lan guage 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.

To learn more about Carpinteria’s unique and interesting past, visit the Carpinteria Valley Museum of History, open Tuesday through Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. at 956 Maple Ave.

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.

Civic

Thursday, March 14

To learn more about Carpinteria’s unique and interesting past, visit the Carpinteria Valley Museum of History, open Tuesday through Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. at 956 Maple Ave

City of Carpinteria Architectural Review Board meeting, 5:30 p.m., Council Chambers, City Hall, 5775 Carpinteria Ave., 684-5405

Friday, March 15

Monday, March 18

Car • PET • teria

SB S. County Architectural Board of Review meeting, 9 a.m., 123 e. Anapamu St.,

Arts center to host spring break camp

Tuesday, March 19

SB County Zoning Administrator meeting, 9:30 a.m., 123 e. Anapamu St., rm. 17,

The Lynda Fairly Carpinteria Arts Center will host its first spring break camp between March 25 and March 29, inviting kids ages six to 11 to explore STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics) programming. Registration is now open.

SB County Board of Supervisors meeting, 9 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

Ongoing

Tell us about your pet and send us a picture, too. Favorite snacks, special tricks, nicknames, let all of Carpinteria know about your furry, feathered or scaly family member.

The program will run 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., and financial aid is available. The program costs $325 a week, which includes snacks and materials. Members with the arts center receive 10% off.

See more online at carpinteriaartscenter.org or call (805) 684-7789. The arts center is located at 865 Linden

Email news@coastalview.com

County Supervisor Salud Carbajal drop in office hours, friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Carpinteria Children’s Project at Main, 5201 8th St. rm. 101, 568-2186

“Seven Sisters” by Amie Rodriguez

Skylar Ziegler learns about magnetic slime during a 2023 STEAM camp.

CArPiNteriA VAlley MuSeuM of HiStory

CALENDAR

Thursday, March 14

All in for Carp Kids Carpinteria Children’s Project, 5201 Eighth St. 7:30–9 a.m. carpchildren.org, (805) 566-1600

Senior Center Activities: Senior Lecture Series Veterans Memorial Building, 941 Walnut Ave. 9:30–10:45 a.m. agewell@carpinteriaca.gov, (805) 881-1279

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

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

Bilingual Postpartum Support Group El Carro Park, 5300 El Carro Lane. 1 p.m. rmaldonado@carpchildren.org, (805) 566-1613

Food Bank Senior Food Distribution Veterans Memorial Building courtyard, 941 Walnut Ave. 1–2 p.m. agewell@carpinteriaca.gov, (805) 881-1279

Senior Center Activities: Book Club Veterans Memorial Building, 941 Walnut Ave. 2–3:30 p.m. agewell@ carpinteriaca.gov, (805) 881-1279

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

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

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

Friday, March 15

Friday Fun Day Carpinteria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 10–11:30 a.m. carpinterialibrary.org, (805) 684-4314

Senior Center Activities: Games and Gab Veterans Memorial Building, 941 Walnut Ave. 1–2:30 p.m. agewell@ carpinteriaca.gov, (805) 881-1279

Film: “RBG” Documentary The Alcazar Theatre, 4916 Carpinteria Ave. 7 p.m. Speakers: Joyce Dudley. Tickets: $15. thealcazar.org, (805) 684-6380

Saturday, March 16

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.

ADU Discussion By City Planner Syndi Souter Carpinteria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 1 p.m. carpinterialibrary.org, (805) 684-4314

Art Reception: “One World” Lynda Fairly Carpinteria Arts Center, Charles Lo Bue gallery, 865 Linden Ave. 4–6 p.m. carpinteriaartscenter.org, (805) 684–7789

Live Music: Green Flag Summer Island Brewing Company, 5049 Sixth St. 5–8 p.m. islandbrewingcompany. com, (805) 745-8272

Theatre of RBG – Oral Arguments

The Alcazar Theatre, 4916 Carpinteria Ave. 7–9 p.m. Tickets: $20 adults, $15 children. thealcazar.org, (805) 6846380

Sunday, March 17

Theatre of RBG – Oral Arguments

The Alcazar Theatre, 4916 Carpinteria Ave. 3–5 p.m. Tickets: $20 adults, $15

children. thealcazar.org, (805) 6846380

Monday, March 18

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

Senior Center Activities: Music Mondays Sing Along Veterans Memorial Building, 941 Walnut Ave. 10:30 a.m.–noon. agewell@carpinteriaca. gov, (805) 881-1279

Monday Mahjong All levels of play. 1 p.m. (805) 729-1310

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

Tuesday, March 19

Senior Center Activities: Arts and Crafts Carpinteria Arts Center, 865 Linden Ave. 9–11 a.m. agewell@carpinteriaca.gov, (805) 881-1279

Carpinteria Writers Group Carpinteria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 10 a.m.–noon. (202) 9970429

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

Junior Spanish Conversation Group Carpinteria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 12:30–1 p.m. For tweens and teens. carpinterialibrary. org, (805) 684-4314

Spanish Conversation Group Carpinteria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 1–2 p.m. carpinterialibrary.org, (805) 684-4314

Tai Chi Practice Veterans Memorial Building, 941 Walnut Ave. 2–3 p.m. agewell@carpinteriaca.gov, (805) 881-1279

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

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 p.m. Tickets: $10 at the door. Thealcazar.org, (805) 684-6380

Wednesday, March 20

Senior Center Activities: Walking Group Meet at Carpinteria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 9 a.m. agewell@carpinteriaca.gov, (805) 881-1279

Baby Meet Up Carpinteria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 9–9:45 a.m. Children under two. carpinterialibrary.org, (805) 684-4314

Knitting Group Veterans Memorial Building, 941 Walnut Ave. 1–3 p.m. Free. (805) 886-4382

Senior Center Activities: Mindfulness Meditation Veterans Memorial Building, 941 Walnut Ave. 2:30–3:30 p.m. agewell@carpinteriaca.gov, (805) 881-1279

ONGOING

Senior Nutrition Program Carpinteria Veterans Hall, 951 Walnut Ave. Monday–Friday, 12:15 p.m. Free for seniors ages 60+. (805) 925-9554, meals@centralcoastseniors.org

Honor Roll

The Abe Family

Rick & Kathy Abney

Steve & Gale Abram

Cliff & Gayle Adams

Glenn & Valerie Alger

Hank & Pat Arellanes

Frank J. Artusio

Andy & Carol Bailard

Kevin & Donna Baird

Alterio A-G Banks

Virginia Barrison

Marianne Bartholomew

Fan of Stephen Bates

Patricia Beals

Melinda Bendel

Jane Benefield

Don & Vera Bensen

Jack Bevilockway

David & Barbara Bloedel

Christie & Jeff Boyd

Sue Boynton

Kathy & Robert Brooks

Wendy Brooks

Betty Brown

Conrad & Laura Buff

Kelli Butler

Carol Bury

Sally Ann Camp

Gary & Geri Campopiano

Jim & Valerie Campos

Chris Caratan

Carpinteria Beautiful

Carpinteria Seal Watch

Carpinteria Valley Association

Cynthia & Mark Carrillo

Anna & Gary Carrillo

Pamela Christian

Mike & Becky Clark

Jeff & Gayle Clay

Barbara Cleveland

Tim & Janey Cohen

Jim & Jolene Colomy

Jim & Mary Ann Colson

James Conger

Mary Conrad

Bruce & Judi Conroy

Norman & Mary Cota

Berlyn Cota

Jane Craven

Frank & Sandy Crowe

T. Culver

Cullen & Dottie Deck

Ellen & Rob Denholtz

Betsy Denison

The DiRado Family

Melissa Doyle

Glenn & Kathy Dubock

Paul Dunham

Gaby and Selden Edwards

Marsha Ehlers

Bill and Marianne Emery

Emmett Family

Dennis Engler & Terri Greenfield

Jaclyn Fabre

Lynda Fairly

The Faoro Family

Joyce Fernandez

Richard Finkley

Art & Louise Fisher

Sherrie Fisher

Mr. & Mrs. John T. Fly Sr.

Paul & Mary Foley

Bob & Elene Franco

Dale & Carolyn Frary

Clyde & Diana Freeman

The Fries Family

John & Christine Frontado

Zoe Iverson & Gib Johnson

Donna & Bob Jordan

Gary & Marge Kelly

Carrie Kirchner

Richard Kitagawa

Alan & Carol Koch

Jim & Roz Kohute

Carla Kroman

Ron Lafrican & Luzzie Hernandez

Kristi & Tom Lammer

Las Palmalitas Ranch

Laughing Buddha

In Memory of Darrian Lee

Roberta & George Lehtinen

Fred & Donna Lemere

Jon & Sue Lewis

Patricia Lieberknecht

Lori Locker

Michael & Crescent LoMonaco

CK Lord & Al Clark

The Lou Grant Parent-Child Workshop

Paula J. Lund

The Luthard Family

Sara Lyons

Joe Macias

Wendy & Tim MacMurray

Susan & Randall Mailheau

Charlene Maltzman

Mrs. Sharon Manges

Peter & Elizabeth Mann

Harry & Patricia Manuras

Rosa Markolf

Rocky & Gail Marshall

Jacquie Martin

Lorenzo and Rosie (RIP) Martinez

Bill & Ann Matson

Mariko Matsuyama

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Ron & Barbara McClain

Jim & Jennifer McIntosh

Scott & Sherrie McIntyre

Amanda McIntyre

Carlena McKnerney

Laurie & Steve McMahon

Lois McNiel

Chuck & Dolores McQuary

Sharon & Craig Meister

Drew Merryman

Tom & Laurie Merryman

David Meyer & Shen Rajan

Norma Migliazza

Bradley & Emily Miles

Carrie Miles

Van & Joyce Moe

Dave & Louise Moore

Terry & Dianne Moore

Pat Moorhouse

Andrea & Bruce Morden

Peter & Ann Mullins

Tom & Kamie Mulroy

Steve & Jane Murray

Richard A. Nelson, Jr.

Andy & Yvonne Neumann

Langdon & Linda Nevens

Anh & Ha Ngo

Peter & Carol Nichols

Nola Treloar Nicklin

Robin & Jack Niederpruem

Weldon & Ann Nomura

Michael & Lori Noricks

Becki & Doug Norton

Marcy & Kevin O’Hara

Randy & Lisa O’Reilly

CVN Macaroni Salad

CHEF RANDY

RANDY GRAHAM

Are you looking for a scrumptious, easy-to-prepare lunch for your friends and family? Look no more. This mac salad recipe is colorful as well as delicious. It is also the perfect vegan dish for barbecues and potlucks that will take place this spring and summer!

Makes 4 servings.

Ingredients:

2 cups small elbow macaroni (uncooked)

¾ cup Vegenaise

2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar

2 tablespoons granulated sugar

1 tablespoon yellow mustard

½ teaspoon salt

½ cup celery (about 2 medium stalks chopped fine)

½ cup orange bell pepper (seeded and chopped fine)

½ cup red bell pepper (seeded and chopped fine)

½ cup carrot (grated fine)

½ cup red onion (chopped fine) 2-ounce can of sliced black olives Italian parsley (optional garnish)

Directions:

Boil macaroni and cook until al dente, about eight minutes. Drain and rinse under cold water to stop the cooking process.

In a large bowl, stir together Vegenaise, vinegar, sugar, mustard, salt, celery, bell peppers, carrots, onions and olives. Gently stir in cooked macaroni. Garnish with fresh parsley. Chill in the refrigerator for 1 to 2 hours before serving.

Randy Graham is a noted chef and writer and has been a lacto-ovo vegetarian for over 38 years. Chef Randy has written and published a series of seven cookbooks with original recipes developed over the period 1975 through 2020. He writes for the Ojai Quarterly, the Ojai Discover Monthly, and the California 101 Travelers Guide. His vegetarian recipes are published in newspapers throughout Central California under the header, Chef Randy. He and his wife, Robin, live in Ojai, California, with their dog Cooper. Robin and Cooper are not vegetarians.

Publish: March 14, 2024

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Carpinteria boys volleyball on a four-game win streak

Warriors’ hot streak includes three 3-0 sweeps over three days

BY RYAN P. CRUZ PHOTOS BY ROSANA SWING

After starting the season on a threegame skid, Carpinteria boys volleyball has turned it around, winning four matches in a row to move to 4-3 overall. The Warriors had an especially impressive performance over the past week, rolling through three opponents in three straight 3-0 sweeps in a row on three consecutive days.

The Warriors came into the week with a 1-3 record, fresh off their first win of the season on Feb. 29 over Cabrillo of Lompoc. On Wednesday, March 6, the Warriors got back into the win column in the Citrus Coast League opener at home against the Fillmore Flashes.

All 16 members of the Carpinteria team got significant playing time against Fillmore, with coach Favian Muralles showcasing the Warriors’ depth and newfound team chemistry. The Warriors won in three straight sets (25-10, 25-19, 25-18), with Cole Rowbottom leading the team with 10 kills in the win.

Javier Reyes contributed seven kills, Andres Cruz finished with five, and Mario Mares added four kills towards the team’s winning efforts. Anthony Mendoza was a sharpshooter from the service line with five aces.

“This win marks a positive start to the season,” coach Muralles said. “The team’s commitment, effective communication and unwavering energy throughout the game will pair well for upcoming challenges in the season.”

The next night, on March 7, the Warriors hit the road to face the Nordhoff Rangers. Carpinteria had an uphill battle in the first set, but the Warriors pulled out the win, 25-21. The second set was handled easily by Carpinteria, 25-11, and the Warriors sealed the 3-0 sweep with a 25-23 win in the third and final set.

Cruz led the team with seven kills, while both Rowbottom and Reyes finished with six kills each. Andres Quesada

was instrumental to the offense with 14 assists, and Angel Zamora kept the ball off the ground with a team-high 16 digs.

“Despite the challenges faced in today’s match, the team’s ability to secure victory showcases their determination and ability to overcome obstacles together,” coach Muralles said.

Playing for the third night in a row, Carpinteria hit the road to face the Santa Maria Saints on Friday, March 8.

Santa Maria took an eight-point lead in the first set, but the Warriors were able to rally back and win, 27-25. The second set was another thrilling battle, with the Warriors pulling away, 25-23. In the third set, Carpinteria picked up the win, 25-20, giving the team its fourth 3-0 sweep in a

row and third such win in three straight days.

Again it was Rowbottom and Reyes leading the way, each with 12 kills, while Quesada continued to orchestrate the offense with a game-high 30 assists in

The Warriors are now 4-3 overall, and 2-0 in the Citrus Coast League, heading into another busy week looking to extend their win streak with matches against Channel

Sophomore Cole Rowbottom led the Warriors with 10 kills in a 3-0 sweep over Fillmore.

Alari Rodriguez (#8) fires off a strong right hand serve.

the win.

Islands and Malibu.

Carpinteria’s front line of Andres Cruz and Jesus Campuzano stuffs a Fillmore shot.

Javier Reyes had an impressive week with 25 kills in three wins for Carpinteria.

SPORT SHORTS

BY RYAN P. CRUZ

Carpinteria track and field

falls to Santa Ynez

Carpinteria headed to Santa Ynez for a non-league track and field meet on Thursday, March 7, where Santa Ynez pulled away in both the boys and girls competitions.

In the boys events, Santa Ynez won by a final tally of 84-60. Senior Wes Chung won three events for Carpinteria, including a season-best time of 17.3 in the 110-meter hurdles and first-place finishes in the 300-meter hurdles and high jump. Carpinteria junior Sawyer Kelly won the triple jump; junior Nathan Carillo placed first in the pole vault; and junior Joel De Lira won the 800-meter race.

Santa Ynez also took the overall win in the girls events, with a final score of 7159. Carpinteria Freshman Cora Nimmons and sophomore Vivian Huskins both set new personal records with wins in the high jump and 200 meters, respectively, while Warriors senior sprinters Lela Roberts and Mika Mullikin took the top spots in the girls 100 hurdles and 300 hurdles. Senior Averi Alexander continued to build on her strong season with another first-place finish in the triple jump.

“Despite coming up short in the scoring, it was a good learning experience for the Warriors today,” said Carpinteria coach Van Latham.

Warriors swimmers power through Nordhoff Rangers

Carpinteria hosted Nordhoff for a dual swim meet, and the Warriors boys and girls both picked up wins in convincing fashion, with the boys winning 110-50 and girls by a score of 82-53.

Carpinteria’s Jacob Otsuki grabbed two wins on the day, taking first place in both the 50- and 100-meter freestyle races. Senior Jake Ehlers took the win in the 500 freestyle, and the boys quartet of Ehlers, Otsuki, Asher Smith and Jackson Melton combined for two relay wins.

On the girls side, Giulia Piccoletti picked up a first-place win in the 200 individual medley, as did Allison Banks in the 100 backstroke and Devyn Clayton in the 100 butterfly. The freshman trio of Izzy Scott, Lucy Moore and Hazel Dugre finished in first, second and third in the 100 freestyle.

Carpinteria will be back in the pool this week with a meet on the road against Malibu.

Ashlee Mora has carried the load as the Warriors only pitcher this season.

Carpinteria softball hits tough stretch

Warriors softball dropped to 1-5 overall after losing three straight games against Nordhoff, Bishop Diego and Santa Paula.

Nordhoff took an early lead against Carpinteria on Wednesday, March 8, scoring five runs in the first inning. And despite a big home run from Warriors senior Amarisse Camargo later in the first inning, Nordhoff was able to hold on for the 12-2 win.

The next day Carpinteria headed to Santa Barbara to face Bishop Diego. The Warriors were trailing 1-0 for much of the game, but Bishop Diego broke loose with six runs in the final two innings to pull away with the 7-0 shutout over Carpinteria.

On Tuesday, March 12, the Warriors tested out a new lineup on the road against Santa Paula. Mora blasted a home run for Carpinteria in the first inning, but Santa Paula would respond in the next inning to take a 2-1 lead. Just as in the previous game, the Warriors gave up a flurry of runs in the late innings, allowing eight runs in the fourth and fifth innings and falling by a final score of 10-4.

Carpinteria is now 1-5 overall, and 0-3 in the Citrus Coast League, with a chance for a revenge win against Nordhoff this week.

Warriors baseball plays under the lights

In a rare night baseball game on the road against the Foothill Tech in Ventura, Carpinteria gave up an early lead and the Warriors fell to the Dragons by a final score of 9-4.

The Warriors jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the top of the first inning, but Foothill Tech came right back to tie the score. Then, the Dragons took the lead and never looked back, scoring nine unanswered runs and handing Carpinteria its first loss of the season.

“It’s been two weeks since we last played a game so there were some clear signs of rust,” said Carpinteria coach Pat Cooney. “It was really important to play some live innings whether we played well or not. There isn’t any doubt that it was an ugly game but we also felt like there were some really positive takeaways.”

Carpinteria will jump right into Citrus Coast League action with a two-game home-and-away series against Hueneme this week.

Warriors tennis earns second win

BY RYAN P. CRUZ

Carpinteria boys tennis moved to 2-4 overall after splitting two league matches against Hueneme and Channel Islands.

The Warriors visited Hueneme on Thursday, March 7, and after a long day of tennis both teams were locked at 9-9, forcing the match to be decided in games won, giving Hueneme the slight edge and the victory, 61-56.

Despite the loss, Carpinteria had some solid highlights. Brothers Nolan and Lucas Martin teamed up in doubles play to go 2-1, while the duo of Edwin Hernandez and Elio Taha swept all three sets. In singles, Carpinteria’s Max Stone dominated all three sets – dropping only one game. Stone, the Warriors’ top singles player, has not lost in a regular season or playoff match in more than a year and a half.

“Overall, this was a tough loss to take,” said Carpinteria coach Charles Bryant. “I give Hueneme credit as they fought hard throughout. They are very improved and I just don’t think I did enough to prepare our team for them. It will be another tight match when we

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play them again in a week.”

On Tuesday, March 12, the Warriors were back on the court, and back in the win column, with a 13-5 win on the road over Channel Islands. The match was much closer than the final score, with Carpinteria pulling out the win despite some tight sets against the Vikings.

In singles, Stone continued his dominating season with yet another perfect run through all three sets. Taha, a freshman, proved to be another weapon for the Warriors, picking up three sets of his own in singles.

In doubles, the Martin brothers teamed up to go 3-0, as did the upand-coming Warriors duo of Servando Campuzano and John Morrison. “They are starting to become a stronger duo with each set they play,” coach Bryant said of Campuzano and Morrison.

“There is much more understanding of what each of them can do and they are starting to read their opponents better.”

With the win, Carpinteria is now 2-4 overall and 2-2 in the Citrus Coast League heading into a tough week with matches against Malibu and Hueneme on March 14 and 15.

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Nolan Martin helped lead the Warriors in a win over Channel Islands.

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Pineda, Salvador Lopez, Emily Miles and Jeff Theimer; from left, bottom row,