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Wine Down
Friendship Center in Montecito hosts 10th annual event
California fires scorch tens of thousands of acres amid heat wave By MADISON HIRNEISEN THE CENTER SQUARE
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A couple goes for a kiss during the Wine Down Thursday at the Friendship Center in Montecito.
By KATHERINE ZEHNDER NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER
There was a lot of laughter and plenty of smiles Thursday afternoon as approximately 125 people enjoyed fellowship, hors d’oeuvres, vintages and live music at the Friendship Center’s 10th annual Wine Down. “After a two-year hiatus, it was a great success, and it was great to see people come together outside in the courtyard enjoying each other’s company and enjoying a variety of wine and yummy apppetizers,” Heidi Holly, the center’s executive director, told the News-Press afterward. “What’s equally important is that we raised money for a great cause, the Friendship Center.” Beverage purveyors who participated in Thursday’s event at the Montecito campus include Buttonwood Farm Winery, Roblar Winery, Draughtsmen Aleworks, Fess Parker Winery, Summerland Winery, Sunstone Winery, Folded Hills, Kalyra Winery, Brander Winery, Toretti Winery and Montecito Gourmet Coffee & Wine. Live music was provided
New county school board member talks about her goals By KATHERINE ZEHNDER NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER
Representatives from various wineries and visitors mingle during the event.
by Tony Ybarra’s Elementos Project, featuring vocalist Marisa Pasquini. Please see WINE on A4
FYI Sponsors of the Wine Down included Linda Seltzer Yawitz, Sharon Kennedy Estate Management, Dr. and Mrs. Randall VanderMey, Ken and Francie Jewesson, John & Gloria McManus, David and Louise Borgatello, Jacqueline Duran, Hospice of Santa Barbara, Boone Graphics, First American Title Co., Quinn Fiduciary Services, Karolyn Hanna, Cynder Sinclair, Channel Islands Post Acute, Marti and Gil Garcia, Marcella Simmons, Jeffrey and Susan Krutzsch, Kathy Marden and Pamela Vander Heide, Sue Adams, Santa Barbara City College Foundation, Matt Lum, Luciana Mitzkun, Unity of Santa Barbara, Claudette Roehrig and Castle Wealth Planning LLC. To donate to the Friendship Center and further the cause of services for seniors, go to www.friendshipcentersb.org.
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There was plenty of food to go with the wine.
Nadra Ehrman brings her enthusiasm and experience with nonprofits to her new role as a member of the Santa Barbara County Board of Education. The board appointed Ms. Ehram on Sept. 1 to fill the seat left vacant by the mid-term resignation of Peter MacDougall. Ms. Ehrman will represent Trustee Area 2, which covers most of Goleta and a portion of western Santa Barbara. She will hold office during the rest of Mr. MacDougall’s term and has the option of running for the seat in the November 2024 election. Ms. Ehrman told the NewsPress that she feels honored to be on the board and looks forward to working with everyone. “I look forward to putting all of my experience personally and professionally to contribute to the board as a whole.” “Before moving to Santa Barbara, I worked in San Diego in the nonprofit sector, specifically with housing and transitional age youth support,” Ms. Ehrman said. “As a case manager, I was on the front lines with the youth and saw real-life situations, how policies affected their day-to-day life, the many obstacles they dealt with but also
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successes they achieved and the gifts they processed,” she said. “Currently, I’m the sustainability director for the Towbes Group,” Ms. Ehrman said. “I started as an assistant manager at a residential community 13 years ago and was able to grow as a professional in a workplace that supported my development. “I’m also an alum of the Katherine Harvey Fellow program, which was a lifechanging leadership program that taught me key skills about community involvement and being what they called a ‘citizen actor,’ which is all about being a purposeful steward for the community,” Ms. Ehrman said. “The program inspired me to go back to school, where I attended Please see EHRMAN on A2
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(The Center Square) – On top of a historic heatwave, firefighters across California are battling several wildfires that have scorched thousands of acres and forced evacuations. Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency Thursday evening in Riverside County due to the Fairview Fire and in El Dorado and Placer counties due to the Mosquito Fire. The proclamation came a week after Newsom declared a state of emergency in Siskiyou County in response to the Mill Fire, which had burned more than 3,900 acres and was 80% contained as of Friday. The Fairview Fire burned more than 27,400 acres and was 5% contained Friday morning. The fire destroyed 11 structures and caused two fatalities, according to Cal Fire’s incident page. More than 18,700 structures were threatened by the blaze, forcing tens of thousands of people to evacuate. Officials raised concern about the impact Tropical Storm Kay could have on firefighters’ response to the fire. The tropical storm brought high wind speeds and rain as it reached San Diego County, according to NBC 7 San Diego. The storm caused winds of up to 35 miles per hour that impacted the Fairview Fire on Friday morning, Rob Roseen,
Cal Fire public information officer, told The Center Square. Mr. Roseen noted that the tropical storm aided their efforts Friday but also had the potential to cause some hazards. “When we get rain over a fresh burn scar like this, it creates a lot of danger zones for firefighters,” Mr. Roseen said, adding that rain can cause debris flows. “[The rain] is definitely beneficial, but it comes with some hazards as well.” Crews in El Dorado and Placer counties continued to fight the Mosquito Fire on Friday, which had burned more than 29,500 acres and was 0% contained as of Friday afternoon. The fire more than doubled in size since Thursday night, according to SFGATE. Gov. Newsom announced Friday that federal assistance was secured to support the state’s response to the Mosquito Fire. Both the Fairview Fire and the Mosquito Fire began burning this week as the state weathered a historic heatwave that caused temperatures to rise to over 110 degrees in several parts of the state. High temperatures caused concern about California’s grid reliability, leading to repeated calls for energy conservation measures. California’s grid operator issued a Flex Alert for the tenth consecutive time on Friday, urging residents to conserve energy between 4 p.m. and 9 p.m.
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Friday’s DAILY 4: 9-5-5-9
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