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Woman’s Club to hear from History Museum curator

The Carpinteria Woman’s Club will hear a presentation from Jayme Yahr, executive director and curator of the Carpinteria Valley Museum of History, at its upcoming meeting on Wednesday, April 12.

Yahr’s topic of discussion will be “Past and Present: A Carpinteria History Museum for the Future” She previously worked as an associate curator at the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento, where she curated numerous exhibitions of art and objects from the 1800s, 1900s and 2000s. Guests are invited to bring a friend, a dish or bottle to share. The meeting will take place on April 12, at 7 p.m. at the Carpinteria Woman’s Club clubhouse at 1059 Vallecito Rd.

Boy Scouts witness induction of Santa Barbara naval ship

Members of Boy Scouts of Carpinteria Troop 50 attended the ceremony to induct the USS Santa Barbara LCS-32 into the U.S. Navy, on Saturday, April 1 at Port Hueneme in Ventura County. This is the third USS Santa Barbara; the second was retired in 2005 after more than 30 years of service.

Rotary tours ShelterBox facility during power outage

ShelterBox USA recently invited the Rotary Club of Carpinteria Noon for a tour of its facilities in Summerland.

During the visit, Rotary members experienced an unintentional lapse in the facility’s power. Group members were able to use some items from the Shelter Boxes provided by the facility and ate their lunches while under solar lights. The solar lights are part of the organization’s green shelter boxes, filled with several other life-saving necessities such as a tent, an emergency water filter, cook sets, blankets and tools.

Kerri Murray, president of ShelterBox USA, told the Rotary that her organization has hundreds of volunteers helping with international disaster relief, including some Rotary members. Volunteers have hand delivered shelter boxes to families in over 100 countries.