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9/11: NEVER FORGET Young America’s Foundation honors victims of 9/11 at the Reagan Ranch
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Work is underway to expand the Cold Springs debris basin, which was filled with large debris as shown here one week after the Jan. 9, 2018, debris flow event in Montecito.
Debris basin expansion underway By JOSH GREGA NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER
Construction is underway to expand the footprint of Cold Springs debris basin. The project is the first of several upcoming improvement projects for local debris basins within the Thomas Fire burn area. Santa Barbara County Public Works announced the expansion on Twitter on Sept. 2. Work began in late August and construction on the project is expected to last until the end of September. According to Public Works deputy director Tom Fayram, the expansion project will increase the basin’s footprint by exporting 12,000 cubic yards of material. He added that when finished,
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High up in the Santa Ynez Mountains on the lawn of former President Ronald Reagan’s home of 25 years, students, parents and community members gathered on a gloomy Thursday evening to honor the 2,977 lives lost in the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11. To pay tribute to each life lost, the group of 30 to 40 people placed 2,977 American flags in the ground, a striking display that is available for the public to view live on the anniversary, at https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=0KcWoDVymkQ. The ceremony is called the 9/11: Never Forget Project, a tradition that launched on the second anniversary of Sept. 11. Students from St. Therese Classical Academy and Providence School, along with their parents and supporters of the Young America’s Foundation, reflected on the tragedy and how it impacted every American. While none of the students were alive at the time of the attacks, they reflected on the event’s significance, and the importance of remembering. Joshua Frankenfield, a high school senior at Providence, just returned from basic training for the National Guard at Fort Jackson in South Carolina. For him, the impact of the terrorist attacks gave him and his family a
Students from Providence School helped plant the flags on the lawn at Rancho del Cielo. While none of the students were alive at the time of the attacks, they reflected on the event’s significance, and the importance of remembering.
strong sense of patriotism. “My dad was a marine, so through that, I’ve grown to love the country that we live in, and with 9/11 being a big part of our country’s history, I felt it would be nice to help with the memorial here,” he told the News-Press. “It’s changed how a lot of Americans think and how a lot of our systems operate.” Another student from Providence, Sophia Weslander-
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Quaid, is a seventh grader, but the significance of 9/11 is all but lost on her. Sophia’s father and mother have a combined 50 years of service in the national security community. They were part of the response to the attacks as members of U.S. Intelligence and the Department of Defense. “It’s a really sentimental time for our family,” Sophia told the News-Press. “More people need
to remember history and really remember the people that died on this day.” Her father was Lt. Col. Christopher Quaid, who fought the war on terror himself and passed away a few years ago. “I was briefing at CIA headquarters on 9/11 in D.C. and we had coworkers who were on the plane that landed in the Pentagon,” Sophia’s mom, Michele Weslander-Quaid, added. “It definitely impacted our careers. Our daughter’s grown up with that.” Like many who lived through the terrorist attacks, Matt LaBrie remembers exactly what went through his mind at the time, as a 30-year-old with two children. “So much was unknown about that day… Who, why, how could this happen?” Mr. LaBrie told the News-Press. “Later on, grappling with who could do such a thing, and then realizing that the forces that oppose freedom aren’t just out there, but we can be attacked on our own home soil. It was a shocking thought.” His two children have since graduated from Providence, and he has three more currently enrolled. “A father’s protective instinct woke up in me really quick, thinking about my kids and the tyranny that had now shown itself on American soil,” he said. Please see 9/11 on A2
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School districts discuss continuation plan
Some 2,997 American flags were placed on the lawn just outside former President Ronald Reagan’s home of 25 years Thursday to honor those lost in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
By GRAYCE MCCORMICK
the basin will be able to capture a “widely variable” amount of debris, depending on its content size and type. Originally built by the United States Army Corps of Engineers to offer Montecito some protection against debris flows during the Coyote Fire of 1964, Cold Springs debris basin has been maintained in the way it was built ever since, until now. The expansion is particularly meant to increase the basin’s capacity for retaining larger rocks and debris, since the Cold Springs debris basin and other basins in Montecito overflowed during the debris flow on Jan. 9, 2018. According to a board letter from the Feb. 25 Board
By ANNELISE HANSHAW NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER
A combined 22 local schools and districts have applied for reopening waivers through the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department. Of those applications, four have been approved at the county and state level: the Howard School in Carpinteria, Laguna Blanca School, the Knox School of Santa Barbara and the Waldorf School of Santa Barbara. More may be announced today at the health department’s press conference. The other 18 schools that have applied are: Blochman Union School District; Coastline Christian Academy; Cold Spring School District; the Crane School; the Dunn School; Pacific Christian Elementary School; Marymount of Santa Barbara; Montecito Union School District; the Montessori School of Santa Barbara; Notre Dame Elementary School; Our Lady of Mount Carmel School; the Providence School of Santa Barbara; Santa Ynez Valley Family School; Santa Ynez Valley Christian Academy; St Louis de Montfort; St. Mary of the Assumption School; St. Raphael School of Santa Barbara; and Valley Christian Academy. Lompoc Unified School
District announced Sept. 3 that it does not have intentions to apply for a waiver. Santa Barbara Unified School District also has not expressed interest in applying. The school board allotted time for a public hearing on its Learning Continuation and Attendance Plan Tuesday. No one commented on that agenda item. Comments poured in on the new sexual education curriculum for junior high students, called Teen Talk. Over 100 people gave input. Parents can opt their students out of the curriculum, but many still expressed discomfort in Teen Talk’s content. Others expressed support, saying it gives an honest view of sexual health. The school board unanimously voted to adopt the new curriculum. The meeting also addressed the district’s 2019-2020 budget. Assistant Superintendent Meg Jetté shared that the district has not had to dip into its reserved funds, though she is worried they’ll have to by the end of November at the current rate. “I would rather not tap into our reserves. If it’s needed, we’ll do it,” she said. “If we need to do something to bring students and teachers back safe, we’ll do it.” email: ahanshaw@newspress.com
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