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CWC to hear from Community Garden manager

The Carpinteria Woman’s Club will hear from the Community Garden Coordinator Wendy Robins at its upcoming meeting on Wednesday, May 10 at 7 p.m.

Robins will share the latest news on the Carpinteria Community Garden, information on future classes and how she turned her passion into a career, according to a press release from the Woman’s Club. She has been serving as the coordinator for the garden for more than two years. Robins also served as a garden educator for 15 years in local public schools and is currently a garden educator at Crane Country Day School in Santa Barbara.

The Woman’s Club clubhouse is located at 1059 Vallecito Rd. Reach out to carpwomansclub@gmail.com for more information.

Rotary Club members hear from economics professor

Community Wildfire Resilience Associate Gustavo Agredano, center in back, spoke to the Carpinteria Senior and Active Adults Group about fire safety last week.

Carpinteria seniors learn about fire safety

Gustavo Agredano, a community wildfire resilience associate with the Santa Barbara County FireSafe Council, spoke to the Senior and Active Adults Group about fire safety at the group’s meeting on Thursday, April 27.

Agredano spoke about fire safety in homes and communities, including methods on starting a Firewise neighborhood, in which neighbors would coordinate to reduce the risk of wildfires. Agredano also offered guidelines for planting fire-safe plants.

The Rotary Club of Carpinteria recently invited UC Santa Barbara professor Peter Rupert, executive director of the UCSB Economic Forecast Project, to speak to club members about economics.

Rupert is also an Associate Director of the Laboratory for Aggregate Economics and Finance at the university and is on the board of Montecito Bank and Trust. Rupert discussed inflation, recession, banking failures and the role of the Federal Government, and answered some members’ questions.

A nyone interested in the Rotary Club of Carpinteria may contact Paul Wright at (805) 284-4799 or at paul@ islandbrewingcompany.com.

Fabulous, fleeting community good

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Linden Avenue last week as artists of all ages and skill levels came sponsored by the City of Carpinteria captured the attention of Linden centered around a public health message. the project between Sept. 3 and 5. Aimed at spreading the imporweekend, the campaign’s success relied on a partnership between the Muralism, a nonprofit that employs and trains special needs adults styles and themes. Participating local artists included John Wullbrandt, Hardware building depicts pedestrians wearing masks and staying participate, giving budding young artists a chance to beautify their elaborate images took shape over several hours, treating passersby

Duck, duck, go!

Little League fundraiser puts rubber ducks to the test

Carpinteria Valley Little League’s first annual rubber duck race brought eager little league supporters to the Carpinteria Community Pool on Sunday, where locals urged their rubber ducks to victory – aided by the wind and a leaf blower – during a spirited fundraiser.

To participate, locals bought rubber ducks from local little league players for the chance to win $500; Reynaldo’s Bakery also donated a specially made cake in honor of the inaugural race.

The top duck sellers were Milenka Doukas, from the Intermediate Cardinals, with 177 ducks; Eli LoMonaco, from the Intermediate Diamondbacks, with 82; and Joey King, from Farm Tigers, with 69. Of the racing ducks, Steve Smith’s came in first; Debbie Contreras’ came in second; and Nick Henry’s came in third.

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The city’s first chalk festival, in collaboration with Muralism, was held in Fall 2020; a follow up is scheduled for May 2023. Pictured in 2020, from left, are Ernie Merlan, Tiana Fazio and Teresa Fazio.

Chalk Up Carpinteria approved for May

Chalk Up Carpinteria 2023 is ready to go for May 20-21, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., following city council approval on Monday, April 24. This 2023 arts gathering is a combined effort between the city of Carpinteria, the Lynda Fairly Carpinteria Arts Center and Muralism; the city hosted a similar event in Fall 2020.

The council voted last Monday to pull $2,000 from the Parking Business Improvement Area Fund and $8,000 from the Community Services Support program for the event.

The Carpinteria Arts Center will act as the registration and distribution hub; local artists are welcome to apply, and all proposed designs will be reviewed for age-appropriate material. Each artist will be assigned a square of sidewalk to work on, according to Lynda Fairly Arts Center Executive Director Kristina Calkins, who spoke to the council on Monday. All materials – chalk, masks, gloves and sanitizer – will be provided by the city.

The goal is to promote the city’s Downtown-T, Calkins said. The squares will be set along Linden Avenue on the sidewalk but will be set far enough apart that the sidewalks will still be passable. All participants will be given reusable water bottles.

––Evelyn Spence