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Four years later: Remembering the Montecito debris flow By KATHERINE ZEHNDER
give an invocation and firefighters will light 23 candles, in honor of the 23 lives lost in the debris flow, which will be followed by a moment of silence. Bells will also ring out 23 times from local churches and schools. As a beacon of community support and solidarity, a searchlight will be illuminated at Montecito Union School. Raising Our Light 2022 can be viewed via livestream on Zoom via Westmont College (https://westmont.zoom.us/j/96145574354), on the Westmont College YouTube Channel
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Today marks the fourth anniversary of the Montecito debris flow that cost 23 lives and caused great destruction on Jan. 9, 2018. A commemorative ceremony, “Raising Our Light,” will take place tonight at 6:30 p.m. The ceremony will be virtual and will be available for viewing on multiple platforms. Montecito Fire Chief Kevin Taylor will
(youtube.com/westmonttv), or on KEYT NewsChannel (www.keyt.com). Raising Our Light is a collaborative effort by the Montecito Community Partnership Team, including the Montecito Fire Protection District, Santa Barbara Bucket Brigade, Montecito Association, Montecito Journal, Montecito Union School District, Santa Barbara County Behavioral Wellness, Cold Spring School District, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church and Westmont Please see MONTECITO on A3
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Emergency personnel work to free then-14-year-old Lauren Cantin from a collapsed house after rain-induced mudflows ravaged parts of Montecito on January 9, 2018. The teen was trapped for several hours but was ultimately brought out of the wreckage alive.
Rose Pruning Day returns at Santa Barbara Mission
McKinley School hosts vaccination clinic By KATHERINE ZEHNDER News-Press Correspondent
On Saturday, McKinley School offered a vaccination clinic. All three vaccines and boosters were offered at the clinic. There were long waiting lines for the vaccine, with dozens of people waiting at a time. Participants ranged from young children to the elderly and included entire families. School children of all ages and grades were in attendance. The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department will be hosting vaccination clinics from Today through Jan. 15. Times and locations for the clinics are as follows. Today and Monday, the clinic will be at the Santa Maria Fair Park at the Park Plaza Building, 987 S. Thornburg Rd. in Santa Maria from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. On Tuesday, the clinic will be at Fairlawn Elementary School, 120 Mary Dr. in Santa Maria from 8:30-11:30 a.m. and Isla Vista Elementary School, 6875 El Colegio Rd. in Goleta from 4-7 p.m. On Wednesday, the clinic will be at Santa Barbara City College, 721 Cliff Dr. in Santa Barbara from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. and at Adam Elementary School, 500 Windsor St., in Santa Maria from 4-7 p.m. Please see CLINIC on A6
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Volunteers prune the rose bushes at the A.C. Postel Memorial Rose Garden in Santa Barbara on Saturday.
By KATHERINE ZEHNDER NEWS-PRESS CORRESPONDENT
Rose Pruning Day made a triumphant return to the Santa Barbara Mission on Saturday. There were about 105 participants at this year’s event, a record number. Participants ranged in age from about 16 all the way up to the 70s. All participants wore masks and were socially distanced. “The timeless beauty of the roses is
There were about 105 participants at this year’s event, a record number. Participants ranged in age from about 16 all the way up to the 70s. nothing without the care and dedication from all of our volunteers. Every year, there are comments made about how magnificent the roses look when they bloom after each pruning, and every year we think they look better than the year before,” Ramiro Arroyo, Parks and
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Garden. The garden is located in the Mission Historical Park across from the Santa Barbara Mission and contains more than 1,500 rose bushes. Parks and Recreation staff and Rose Society members care for the rose bushes Please see GARDEN on A6
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Covid-19 vaccine shots were administered during a vaccination drive at McKinley Elementary School in Santa Barbara on Saturday.
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Recreation Department supervisor, said in a press release. The Rose Society and the Santa Barbara Parks and Recreation Department invited the community to participate in their annual rose pruning event at the A.C. Postel Memorial Rose
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