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City dives into 50th anniversary preparations
Turning 50 is a big deal, and Carpinteria plans to do it in style. Incorporated on Sept. 28, 1965, the City of Carpinteria will celebrate the milestone anniversary from the start to the close of 2015. A n e w l y Carpinteria’s first City Hall was formed com- located at 4859 Carpinteria Ave. mittee, chaired by City Councilmen Wade Nomura and Gregg Carty, recently bit into the big task of preparing for the 50th anniversary. Carpinteria’s existing annual events will be given a commemorative twist, according to committee member Mike Lazaro, who said, “Why reinvent the wheel?” At this early stage in the process, the committee aims to hold the main event on the Thursday evening preceding the regular Friday opening of the California Avocado Festival. Downtown Linden Avenue would close one day earlier than usual, and all of Carpinteria would be invited on Oct. 1 to celebrate the city’s anniversary with festivities focused around local foods, local bands and local nonprofits, Lazaro said. Additionally, the 2015 calendar will be peppered with smaller events and add-ons to existing events. The committee is considering screening 1965 films at Plaza Playhouse Theater, adding a 1965 classic car section to Rods and Roses Car Show and kicking off the yearlong celebration with an anniversary-themed Annual Community Awards Banquet by the Carpinteria Chamber of Commerce. New events under consideration include an oldfashioned community get-together with a fireworks show in honor of the Fourth of July. Lazaro said he has his eye on Carpinteria Valley Memorial Stadium to host the festivities, which would feature family games and food booths leading up to the pyrotechnics. Committee members include Pat Kistler and Lynda Lang of the Chamber of Commerce, Larry Nimmer, John Wullbrandt and Roxanne Nomura. Projects in their infancy include designing a logo, securing sponsorships, ordering merchandise and creating a video that ties together then and now. Another element the group is working toward is the establishment of a master community calendar. The calendar would help to keep all community events from conflicting and clearly map out the activities planned around the anniversary. ––Lea Boyd
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Ian Mather of Ball Busters slides safely across home plate before Nicole Garibay of Redeemer Church could apply the tag. Although Mather scored, Redeemer got the last laugh in its 2519 victory over first place Ball Busters of the Mountain Division. The 2014 Carpinteria Adult Co-ed Softball League is nearing its end with Ball Busters holding on to the top spot in its division with a 7-2 record and Cabo’s in the lead in the Pacific Division with an 10-0 mark. The top four squads in each division will compete in playoffs starting in September. For complete results and standings, see page 16.
Incumbents, from left, Gregg Carty, Al Clark and Brad Stein will remain on the Carpinteria City Council with Wade Nomura and Fred Shaw through 2016.
Election canceled: Current council remains through 2016 Vote for
“Our City Council is not the forum to pursue partisan politics or personal agendas. The best Not one individual stepped forward this summer to that I see is that nobody came forward. And to hold out decisions result from an open-minded approach run against the three City Council incumbents up for a potential $10,000 with the assumption that we may get and respect for all opinions, while keeping for City Council somebody to do a write-in seems counterproductive to election this fall. As a result, the council voted unani-Carpinteria’s core interests at heart.”
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mously on Aug. 18 to cancel the costly election and reappoint the candidates already seated. The incumbents who sought another term, Brad Stein, Gregg Carty and Al Clark, expressed some trepidation in making a decision that could be considered “short circuiting democracy,” as Clark put it, but ultimately decided that the $10,000 savings to the city was worth the small risk of a write-in candidate seeking a place on the council. Councilman Wade Nomura noted that the election and its filing window were noticed publicly. “The action
what we’re trying to as far as fiduciary responsibilities to the city,” he said before making a motion to cancel the Nov. 4 election for city council. City Clerk Fidela Garcia reported that no one she queried among longtime city staff members could remember a write-in candidate ever having won an election, nor could any Santa Barbara County staff remember it happening at the county level. In 1986, the Carpinteria City Council was faced with a similar situation and also canceled the election.
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