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Gull squad
Habitat for Humanity seeks home buyers
Habitat for Humanity of Southern Santa Barbara County will begin accepting applications in February from families or individuals interested in becoming Habitat homeowners. The organization will construct three new affordable three-bedroom condominiums on Sawyer Avenue and will select lowincome homeowners before the start of construction. Applicants must meet the following requirements: currently live in substandard housing (defined as overcrowded, unsafe or costburdened); be legal residents of the U.S.; have lived or worked in Southern Santa Barbara County for a year; and have a total family income of 40 to 80 percent of the area median income. Interested applicants must attend one information meeting in February to receive an application and learn more about Habitat for Humanity SSBC’s application requirements. All meetings will be held in English and Spanish. Meetings in Carpinteria will be held on Saturday, Feb. 6 at 10 a.m. at Carpinteria Boys & Girls Club, 4849 Foothill Road; on Wednesday, Feb. 10, at 6:30 p.m. at Carpinteria High School, 4810 Foothill Road; and on Tuesday, Feb. 16 at 7:30 p.m. at Main School, 5201 8th Street.
DUGRé
The wind blew out the rain early on the afternoon of Jan. 31 and had juvenile sea gulls gliding on its mighty gusts. Little bird watchers Ozzy and Hazel Dugré looked up for a child’s eye view on the birds above at Carpinteria Salt Marsh. Rainfall that was heavy at times Sunday morning totaled 1.11 inches in Carpinteria.
CHS Ag program benefits from AvoFest
DoBBInS
Members of the Carpinteria High School FFA and Tractor Program recently received 5,000 reasons to love the California Avocado Festival. The tractor program, which teaches entry level mechanics and responsibility which instills student confidence and skills, received $3,000 from the local nonprofit, and the FFA program, which teaches agricultural knowledge and practices, leadership and responsibility for its Future Farmers of America, received $2,000. Pictured at the exchange of the $3,000 check are, from left, Andonit Martinez, Jaime Hernandez, instructor Bradley Miles, Lizette Hernandez, AvoFest boardmember Emily Miles, Carson Lapidus, AvoFest boardmember Mike Lazaro, Celeste Santos, Ag teacher Pam Klittich and Elder Santillan.