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School board has a race
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By Lea BoyD
in the last week, the election for two seats on the Carpinteria Unified School District Board of Education became a race. Michelle Robertson tossed her hat in the ring before the close of the candidate filing window on Aug. 13, and voters will find her name on the ballot alongside the two candidates announced last week, John Stineman and andy Sheaffer. Robertson, who worked until 2013 as the director of the Carpinteria Children’s Project at Main, is now the preschool coordinator for Santa Barbara Unified School District. Coastal View News was unable to reach her for comment on her candidacy. Sheaffer, who is now the school board president, is a local business owner and was elected to his seat in 2010. Stineman is a recently retired engineer who has children in the district. a third seat on the school board is also up for a separate election this fall, but no one has sought it out. it must be filled by a resident of the Summerland area, and the incumbent, Sally hinton, is not seeking re-election.
Third seat on fire board filled
A third candidate has filed for one of the three seats up for grabs on the Carpinteria-Summerland Fire Protection District board this fall. Margaret baker, whose face and name have become familiar to anyone following the debate over a bond measure for new fire stations, is in position to claim the last open seat on the board. each of the three board incumbents has opted out of the race, leaving their seats wide open for newcomers Baker, Nilo Fanucchi and Pete Thompson. The filing window remains open until the end of the day on aug. 13, after Coastal View News goes to print. baker has been a vocal opponent of the $12 million bond measure under consideration to fund new stations in Carpinteria and Summerland. She has attended board meetings for the last couple of years and served on the citizens ad hoc committee challenged with developing recommendations for the station project. noting that she feels her voice has gone largely unheard, she told Coastal View News that she believes that Summerland’s station needs to be updated; however, she is interested in pursuing a less expensive, more efficient solution to the current plan of purchasing another piece of property and constructing a new building. as a board member, she said, she would act to maintain and enhance fire and medical services and strictly oversee the spending of tax dollars. baker is a 43-year resident of Carpinteria, where she taught in local elementary schools for many years. Fanucchi served on the fire board for two terms decades ago. The longtime Carpinterian said he has the time to dedicate to the district and enjoys serving the public. he is aware of the station issues facing the district but will come into his decision-making position open to learning about all options available. “it’s
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Shauna MoSeS
The Carpinteria coastline enjoyed a new form of attention recently when dozens of squid boats motored in to harvest thousands upon thousands of the spawning cephalopods. Squid lay eggs in massive groups, selecting spawning grounds for their cooler, nutrient rich waters where their prey, plankton, is abundant. This week, that happened to be Carpinteria, and where the squid go, the squid fleet follows. Drawn to the surface by illumination, squid are typically attracted by light boats then harvested in seine nets. Common in the Malibu area and along the Channel Islands, commercial squid fishing is relatively rare off the local coast. This week’s influx of colorful light boats under the super moon caught the eye of many a Carpinterian. Shauna Moses captured the image above from her home on Rincon Mountain.
Fair judges go hog wild for CHS FFA
Carpinteria high School FFa member audrey Lent entered the Ventura County Fair last week with Sassy the pig and left with a pair of impressive titles: Champion and Reserve Grand Champion. Sassy was sold for $10 a pound to a farm in ojai, where she will enjoy her next chapter as a breeder. other local FFa members that won big were Luis Ramirez in novice hog Showmanship and novice Round Robin and elder Santillan in novice Lamb Showmanship.
At left, Audrey Lent shows off her new awards and the pig that helped her to rake in the recognition at the Ventura County Fair. DobbinS