Coastal View News • August 3, 2023

Viva Old Town Carpinteria!

Shouts of “Viva la Fiesta” and “Viva Old Town Carpinteria” filled Seaside Park in Carpinteria last Friday during the ninth annual Old Town Carpinteria, as dancers such as Erika Sahagun – pictured – took their turns in the spotlight. The colorful celebration honors the families of Old Town Carpinteria and their descendants, according to Artesania para La Familia Program Coordinator Suzanne Requejo. See more photos of this year’s Old Town Carpinteria Fiesta on pages 12 and 13.

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CMS 2023 clubs: ukulele, soccer

Carpinteria Middle School has several clubs available for kids once school starts in August, from soccer to ukulele club.

The full list includes CADE club, which celebrates diversity; MESA club, a science and math club; soccer; Spotlight, a drama club; PUSH Project, which works with the Carpinteria Skate Foundation; SAFE (Students Are For Equality) Club, which promotes dialogue on local and global interests, as well as gender equality; ukulele club; PeaceBuilders, which promotes schoolwide kindness and acceptance; ASB, student government; art club; chess club; and yearbook club.

The school will also have band and string orchestra classes, a drama class, robotics and Intro to Tech classes, according to Principal Lisa O’Shea. The campus has new chess tables this year, courtesy of Elijah Sheaffer’s Eagle Scout Project.

The middle school has several new teachers this year: Ellecia (Elle) Bittner, physical education; Regan Held, special education; Liz Owen, special education; Sherrie Paul, special education; Diana Morales Alvarez, social science; and Elizabeth Poulin, science.

Free lunch offered in 2023-24 school year

All students will be served free lunch and breakfast at several sites across the Carpinteria Unified School District, including Aliso Elementary School, Canalino Elementary School, Carpinteria Family School, Summerland Elementary School, Carpinteria Middle School and Carpinteria High School.

Sea Glass Festival: Sept. 9 – 10

The Santa Barbara Sea Glass and Ocean Arts Festival returns on Sept. 9 and 10. The festival first kicked off in Carpinteria more than a decade ago and has since gone north; this year, the festival, which offers hand-crafted jewelry and other sea glass items for browsing, speeches on sea glass hunting and identification and craftsmanship services, will be held at the Santa Barbara Elks Lodge.

“Famous for its beaches and unrivaled beauty, Santa Barbara is the perfect site for our artisan-driven sea glass festival. All of our participants, followers and attendees share a passion for the sea’s treasures and making incredible art that connects nature and creativity,” organizer Louse Sciutto said in a press release.

The festival will be open Saturday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.; and Sunday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Admission costs $7 for adults and is free for those under 12; two-day passes are $12. Parking is free. The Santa Barbara Elks Lodge is located at 150 N. Kellogg Avenue in Santa Barbara. See more online at santabarbaraseaglassandoceanartsfestival.com.

Residential real estate prices increase, single family home sales decrease, chamber reports

Residential real estate prices in Carpinteria were up in July, while sales of single-family homes have decreased, according to data released by the Santa Barbara County South Coast Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday.

The median home sale price in Carpinteria last month was $1,730,000 compared to $1,687,500 this time last year and $2,450,000 two years ago. Across the county, the median home sale price was $2,472,500 compared to $2,275,000 during this time last year, and $1,915,000 this time two years ago.

In Carpinteria, 31 single family homes have been sold this year to date, compared to 43 at this time last year and 36 this time two years ago. Across the South County, 352 homes have been sold so far, compared to 527 this time last year and 718 this time two years ago.

The median apartment rent on the south coast was $2,577 in July, compared to $2,459 this time last year and $2,220 this time two years ago. The apartment vacancy rate in July was 2.4%, compared to 2.0% this time last year and 2.6% this time two years ago.

Taxable cannabis sales in 2023 Quarter 1 clocked in at $15,375,278.

Carpinteria also has a 27.1% office vacancy rate, compared to 9.7% last year and 4.0% two years ago. Countywide, the office vacancy rate is 13.80%.

As of July, the median household income in Carpinteria is $83,882, compared to $88,211 last year and $88,195 two years ago. Across the South Coast, the median

household income is $94,900, compared to $94,312 last year and $95,283 two years ago.

For cannabis, 2023 Quarter 1 taxable sales hit $15,375,278, compared to $16,582,951 in 2022 Quarter 1 and $12,337,725 in 2021 Quarter 1.

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Adrian Camilo Martinez 08/27/1985 – 07/21/2023

On July 21, 2023, Adrian Camilo Martinez passed away with the love of his life by his side. He was 37 years old. He was a beloved husband, father, son, brother, nephew, cousin and friend. Born on August 27, 1985, in Santa Barbara, California, Adrian was the oldest of four children born to Hector and Betty Martinez.

Adrian spent his life in Carpinteria, where he created his community of support and friendship. He attended Carpinteria schools and graduated from Carpinteria High School (CHS) in 2003. He gave back to his community through coaching soccer at CHS, and by cheering on his family and friends from the sidelines. He shared his passion for sports with those around him by watching Manchester United soccer games, attending Dodger games and cheering for the Dallas Cowboys. That same passion was present in his relationship with his mom, dad and sister, in the bond he had with his brothers and his friends who were like brothers, in the fun-loving interactions he had with his in-laws, in the chats he had with his cousins, nieces and nephews

and in the connections he made with his aunts, uncles and grandparents.

Adrian shared his life with his wife Christina and daughter Mila. His love for both was unlike any other. He and Christina created a beautiful life together that was both inspirational and fun. Their marriage was one of a kind, and they made you feel like you were a part of it and took you along for the ride. From the day he became a dad, his life revolved around the princess to his fairy tale: Mila. From going on daddy dates to sharing a strong shoe game to going on family adventures, Adrian showed Mila the best parts of life. He took such pride in being a husband and father. He was proud of all that he had accomplished in his career, which included furthering his education at Santa Barbara City College with three associate degrees so that he could build a bigger and better future for Mila, Christina, and himself. He was a truly dedicated family man, a best friend to many and a joy to all who met him. He was a genuine, humble and loving man that so many were blessed to be in the presence of. Adrian will forever be missed and loved by so many.

Adrian is survived by his wife Christina, daughter Mila, parents Hector and Betty, siblings Hector, AJ and Karina, and the rest of his loving family.

A rosary will be held at St. Joseph Catholic Church on Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023, at 7:30 p.m. A funeral mass will be held on Friday, Aug. 11, 2023, at 10 a.m., also at St. Joseph Catholic Church located at 1500 Linden Ave., Carpinteria. An internment will immediately follow at Carpinteria Cemetery, located at 1501 Cravens Ln., Carpinteria.

LETTERS

Appreciating city’s efforts to create a senior center

As many of you know, about three years ago I approached the city about why Carpinteria doesn’t have a senior center. My persistence paid off and the seed was planted and took hold. Recently, I have been repeatedly asked about the direction this project is taking. Time to clarify from my perspective.

To date, Carpinteria does not have a senior center. Over the past months, several local agencies and volunteer citizens have come together to offer senior/ active adult activities and programs at temporary locations.

Meanwhile, the city continues to be the lead agency working towards the goal of a permanent senior/active adult community center. More (gratitude) than I can express goes out to the Carpinteria City Council and Michael Ramirez, the assistant city manager. Their support resulted in the formation of an ad hoc committee to determine the viability of a senior center. Most recently, this project

earned a place on the city budget. This is huge. The city’s commitment was reaffirmed at the most recent ad hoc meeting. I encourage all community members who support this project or have questions to please direct all comments, inquiries or thank yous to the city.

Rosalyn Kohute Carpinteria

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People! What part of stop do you not understand? Stop signs and crosswalks and no loud music in residential areas are there for darn good reasons. You continue to disrespect the individuals they are meant to keep safe and not be cut off time after time and endanger children, the elderly and animals that more than too often end badly. Be respectful of your home and town and be smarter for it. Please.

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Foothill Road grow needs carbon scrubbers, County Planning says Project to come back before Planning Commission in September, pending changes

BY JUN STARKEY

The Santa Barbara County Planning Commission asked a Carpinteria cannabis grower to reimagine its Odor Abatement Plan (OAP) to include carbon scrubbers at its July 26 meeting, after the citizen’s group Concerned Carpinterians appealed the project on the grounds of an insufficient OAP. The commission pushed the presentation of the project to Sept. 13, pending changes to the plan.

The project, owned by Mediedibles Inc., is located at 4994 Foothill Road. The property is adjacent to Carpinteria High School with a 600-foot setback between the school and the cannabis greenhouse. The full 17.95-acre property currently includes nine acres of greenhouses, a 16,000-foot plant storage warehouse, a single-family dwelling unit and an accessory dwelling unit. According to the staff report, the majority of existing greenhouses grow orchids.

The proposed cannabis grow would use 2.66 acres within four existing greenhouses, though no cultivation or post-harvest processing would occur on site, according to the staff report. The existing greenhouses would require no development or redevelopment. The project would have eight, round-year employees, and its greenhouses would utilize the vapor-phase system for controlling odor.

The appeal, filed by Concerned Carpinterians and presented by Carpinteria resident Jill Stassinos, argued that the OAP did not include the best available technology for removing odor – referring to an agreement made between CARP Growers and the Santa Barbara Coalition of Responsible Cannabis in 2021. A key aspect of this agreement was that members of CARP Growers be required to install the “best available odor control technologies” in their greenhouses.

The group asserted that carbon scrubbers have been found to be the best available technology, after a 2022 study by a Santa Maria Consulting Firm found that carbon scrubbers created by a Dutch group can eliminate 84% of cannabis odors before escaping a vented greenhouse.

Stassinos further argued that several other cannabis cultivation sites near the high school have equipped or are set to equip carbon scrubbers, and that consistency in odor abatement is important when within 1,000 feet of a public school.

vators and dispensaries. At these stages, the plants do not produce cannabis odor, Edwards said.

“If there are odors being experienced nearby it is not from this facility,” he said. “This facility has never received an odor complaint in its history.”

Edwards further argued that the current OAP for the cultivation includes multiple tiers of response if odor becomes a persistent problem, including regenerative carbon scrubbers. If complaints are made regarding the odor, although Edwards said no complaints have been made to date, additional methods of odor abatement will be used.

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Eric Edwards, director of compliance for Mediedibles Inc., responded on behalf of the project, and claimed the facilities produce no cannabis odor. The grow will include only nursery cultivation, meaning the group only produces seeds, clones and immature plants to be sold to culti-

“I think we have to use (the) best available control technology… unlike what’s there now, and that would be carbon scrubbers,” said commissioner John Parke. He argued that it would be a waste of money to run the vapor phase system, when carbon scrubbers are considered the “gold standard” for odor abatement. “I’m not gonna support a project that is using something that we have long since passed.”

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Commissioner Michael Cooney echoed some of Parke’s concerns, agreeing that the vapor phase system would be a waste of money to run, without carbon scrubbers installed as well. Cooney concluded

that he would not approve the project without “at least one carbon scrubber strategically placed.”

Cooney suggested that the commission come back to the item at a later date, and grant approval of the project on the condition that two carbon scrubbers be added

to the greenhouse within a 12-month period, and that the vapor-phase systems no longer be used.

He later motioned for the presentation to be continued to Sept. 13, pending revisions to the project, which passed unanimously.

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The cannabis grow located at 4994 Foothill Road has been asked to include carbon scrubbers in its Odor Abatement Plan; the property is adjacent to Carpinteria High School, with the greenhouses set back 600 feet from the school.

THE ART OF SELF CARE

DEBORAH SMILOVITZ FOSTER

We all want more happiness. True love has the ability to transform and heal ourselves and the situations in our lives. Love is a vital component of our well-being and comes from a mindset that is absent of judgment for ourselves and others. Love can be defined as, “to feel love for, cherish, show love to; delight in, approve.” This journey takes a lifetime to work on to give us more moments of happiness and joy.

We can begin with practicing by sprinkling love toward ourselves for a few seconds here and there throughout our day. People were created to be loved. The world is in chaos because the opposite is happening. Our differences as humans really are minor. These include our skin color, size, race or location. Either way, we are all intertwined with one another.

Universal love is the most powerful force in the world. It is a force that includes and governs all others and is behind any phenomenon in the universe. When we learn to give and receive this energy, then we will realize that quietly

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our heart provides the love we need to provide to ourselves.

Love gives meaning to life! Perhaps we are afraid of love because it is the most powerful force there is, because it has no limits. Humanity needs love, especially because the use and control of other forces turns us against ourselves and others.

It is urgent that we nourish ourselves this way to find meaning in life and to save the world. Love destroys hate, selfishness and greed. Each individual carries within them a small but powerful generator of love whose energy is waiting to be released.

In order to find balance and health, we need to learn to love ourselves first. We have to be fully present in our lives. This takes practice and gentle attention. Loving ourselves isn’t selfish, its self-care. As we feel more love, there is a sense of inner peace that we can always rely on.

As our motivation toward love expands, our perspectives widen and our hearts open. Finding a breathwork/ mindfulness meditation practice, even for just a few seconds here and there throughout your day, can allow for your heart to be able to receive and be happy. Pausing and taking a breath or two will help reset any thoughts or feelings going on.

Creating a loving-kindness and compassion practice can be incorporated into our lives to heal our wounds from the past. This begins with compassion for ourselves, for others and for our world. Then we can overcome the tendency toward self-centeredness. If we feel left out, excluded or disrespected our wounds show up, and this is when it is a crucial time to have self-love. This comes from pausing and taking some gentle breaths, having an awareness of the present

moment and sending kindness to our heart and mind for all that we have been through. Then our love expands, and our tunnel vision can fall away.

Simply taking a few breaths and putting our hand on our heart is one way to practice. Feeling the vibration or beating of our heart as it works so hard to keep us alive is essential. Then we can say to ourselves, “I am a loving and beautiful person,” meaning you have self-acceptance of who you are at this moment in time. Taking this time will open up space and reset our nervous system and our thoughts, allowing a recalibration of our systems. We feel the shift away from muscle tightness to feelings of openness.

Spending time being in the beauty of nature is also a great way to reset ourselves alongside the breathing exercises and tolerating the pain of our wounds.

It is essential to create a daily practice of intention to commit to the idea that we are worth it, that we can be free from our suffering and find forgiveness and love for ourselves. Imagine feeling interconnected to others and connected to yourself. Then we can truly open our hearts and enjoy our life with more balance.

Deborah Smilovitz Foster, PhD, has a private clinical practice, is a wife and mother, and enjoys playing tennis and spending time in nature. She can be reached at deborahsmilovitzfosterphd@yahoo.com. Dr. Foster serves as vice president on the board of HopeNet of Carpinteria (hopenetofcarp.org), whose mission is to improve mental wellness of our residents and to lessen the number of attempted and completed suicides in our community through information, support, training and advocacy.

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Carpinteria lifeguard still making waves after nearly 40 years

BY JUN STARKEY

For many, a lifeguard gig is a one-totwo-year commitment — an opportunity to stay fit for the summer, earn some cash and gain experience in the emergency responder field. At 60 years old Mark Rock has held the position longer than any of his Carpinteria lifeguard colleagues, and doesn’t plan on stopping soon.

“I took the swim test last summer,” he told CVN. “(I) swam a faster time in 2022 than in the past 34 years.”

Rock began his lifeguarding career in Carpinteria in the 1980s. After a friend brought him an ad published by the city of Carpinteria requesting lifeguards, Rock ventured down to the lifeguard tower and inquired about the job. Rock and a group of other applicants were taken to

Sandyland Point, where they were asked to swim 1,000 yards. Once he completed the task, Rock was hired.

Soon after, Rock also began working as a paramedic in Ventura, being inspired to pursue a serious career in medical emergency response. He alternated as a lifeguard in Carpinteria and Santa Barba-

ra until 2010, when he went to work for the Parks and Recreation Department in Santa Barbara.

During his time working for the department, Rock would graduate from the Santa Barbara Rookie Lifeguard Academy at 50 years old; he also met Amber Workman, the current Aquatics Superintendent for Carpinteria. At the time, Workman served as the Aquatics coordinator for the city of Santa Barbara, and she hired Rock to work for the Parks and Recreation Department.

Rock said Workman has consistently been one of his favorite people to work for. “(She is) the best person I’ve ever worked with in my life,” he said.

In 2016, Rock left lifeguarding completely, with no plans of going back. He accepted a job teaching a paramedic program at a college in San Diego, so he and his family packed up and headed south. For the next five years, he and his family tried to adapt to life in a bigger city, but they couldn’t find their groove.

“San Diego has all the liability of the big city and none of the benefits,” Rock told CVN. His daughter also wanted to participate in more artistic activities, he said, and San Diego didn’t have what she was looking for.

After returning to Santa Barbara County in 2021, while waiting in line at The Spot in Carpinteria, Rock noticed Workman on the cover of CVN (Vol. 28, No. 3), and said he was ecstatic to find out she had been hired as the aquatics superintendent for Carpinteria. He called to congratulate her, and she asked if he was interested in getting back into lifeguarding.

“If it had been anyone else asking me, I probably would have said ‘no,’” Rock said, stating that Workman’s dedication to her job made him feel empowered to accept the offer. “I want to be part of a program where someone like me is supported.”

Now, Rock is back where he started, overlooking Carpinteria City Beach, enforcing its rules and helping train Carpinteria Junior Lifeguards, while also continuing his work as a paramedic. He works a full 48 hours on his paramedic shifts, spending the rest of his time with his wife and daughter, or in the water.

Rock said he has no plans to stop, and doesn’t anticipate retiring unless absolutely necessary. “I need to be hands-on,” he said. “This is the beach I came to for that.”

“I took the swim test last summer… (I) swam a faster time in 2022 than in the past 34 years.”

– Mark Rock

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Carpinteria Lifeguard Mark Rock, left, watches Carpinteria City Beach from the lifeguard tower.

Lifeguard Mark Rock has been lifeguarding on and off in Carpinteria since the 1980s.

Playtime begins!

PHOTOS BY ROBIN KARLSSON

Summerland Elementary School Head of School

Dr. Shannon Colson and office administrator Teri Hall took CVN photographer Robin Karlsson on a tour of the elementary school before it opens on Monday, Aug. 21. With new monkey bars and a tennis and pickleball court under construction, Summerland School is ready for the new year.

ABOVE, Head of School Dr. Shannon Colson hangs from the new monkey bars that were constructed at Summerland over the summer.

ABOVE RIGHT, Summerland Elementary School’s new tennis and pickleball court is under construction; the court will be open to the public outside of school hours.

RIGHT, The view from Summerland Elementary's soccer field.

RIGHT, Dr. Shannon Colson scores on administrator Teri Hall. Both said they are exited about the new additions made over the summer.

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THE LAY OF THE LAND

MIKE WONDOLOWSKI

Name someplace in the Carpinteria Valley where you can escape the day-today routine and see, hear, smell and touch the beauty of nature. Go ahead – say it out loud.

I bet the majority of us said either the beach or the bluffs, or maybe the salt marsh (especially those of you who are birders). But I am sure that some immediately said the Franklin Trail!

For an impressively large number of Carpinterians, the Franklin Trail is their favorite escape, exercise and even family outing all folded into one. And this number has consistently increased since the trail opened in its current form a decade ago.

2023 marks the ten-year anniversary of “Phase 1” of the trail (around Carpinteria High School, through agricultural lands with greenhouses and avocado orchards, and up to the first ridge) opening to the public for the first time since the original trail was closed in the 1970s. Not only do we live in this unique location nestled between the mountains and the beach, but we now have a trail that allows us to access and explore those mountains.

It took years of planning, fundraising and hard work to realize the vision of reclaiming the 7.9-mile-long Franklin Trail, which extends from the city of Carpinteria to the crest of the Santa Ynez Mountains in the Los Padres National Forest and connects the front-country to the rugged backcountry. We owe a debt of gratitude to the multiple local organizations who drove this effort in partnership with government agencies. We also must thank those local individuals whose generous gifts of time or funds helped open the trail, and those whose generosity and sweat support necessary ongoing maintenance. (My personal thanks go to those who trim back the poison oak from the single-track sections of the trail.)

It is wonderful to see the diverse group of community members using the trail, including hikers, runners, bicyclists, equestrians, birders and other trail enthusiasts. But in addition to that, my observation is that the users of this trail represent a wide cross-section of our community, even more so than what I have seen on our other South Coast mountain trails. It is common to see two or even three generations of a family hiking up the switchbacks to the first ridge. When I feel a little too proud of myself for making it up that hill, I get brought back to earth seeing a family with a couple preschoolers on their way up with their parents and grandparents… and then discover they are regulars on the trail!

For the Franklin Trail’s ten-year anniversary, I encourage you to explore more of the trail than you have before. If you are new to it, start at the trailhead at the west end of Meadow View Land (or at the Carpinteria High School parking lot on a non-school day) and hike about a mile with only a little climbing to “Old Timer’s Bench,” a comfortable place to rest with wonderful views of the valley, ocean and the Channel Islands. Listen for the occasional “kee-yeeear” call of a red-shouldered hawk circling overhead. If you are an experienced Franklin Trail hiker, maybe explore further or in a different way than you have before. There is a lot of trail beyond the 2.2-mile marker near the gate at the end of “Phase 1.” As soon as you pass that marker and

A treasure in our backyard

continue, the sounds of distant freeway noise and train horns are replaced by birds singing, insects buzzing and bushes rustling in the breeze. How many different types of wildflowers can you find? At one of the creek crossings, stop and listen to nature – the babbling of the creek and bird songs. What else do you hear? Look in the creek for newts, tadpoles and frogs.

Serious hikers could consider covering the entire trail: take the necessary water and snacks, go all the way to the crest of the Santa Ynez Mountains at 3,720 feet above sea level and 7.9 miles from the trailhead, enjoy your achievement and the spectacular views, then head back down those 7.9 miles. Backpackers might

spend the night camping at Culbertson Crest and break the hike across two days. Probably not a hike for every weekend, but an amazing experience!

If you wish the trail a happy anniversary by trying something new, you may end up with tired legs for a few days. But you will also have a sense of accomplishment and probably an even better appreciation for this treasure in our own backyard.

I’ll see you up there!

Mike Wondolowski is president of the Carpinteria Valley Association (www.facebook.com/ carpinteriavalleyassociation), a local organization dedicated to maintaining the small beach town nature of our community. In over 30 years of involvement in planning issues, he has witnessed visionary successes, as well as decisions that were later widely regretted. When not stuck indoors, he can often be found enjoying Carpinteria’s treasures including kayaking and snorkeling along the coast, running or hiking on the bluffs or the Franklin Trail, or “vacationing” as a tent camper at the State Beach.

WONDOLOWSKI PHOTOS

Exploring the creeks crossed by the Franklin Trail provides a glimpse into beautiful riparian habitats.

The top of the Franklin Trail at the crest of the Santa Ynez Mountains provides a panoramic view of Carpinteria, the coast and the Channel Islands.

For the Franklin Trail’s ten-year anniversary, I encourage you to explore more of the trail than you have before.

The diversity of spring wildflowers on the Franklin Trail is amazing, the author says; many wildflowers last well into summer.

Viva Old Town Carpinteria!

BY SUZANNE REQUEJO • PHOTOS BY DAVID DEMOULPIED

“Viva la Fiesta” and “Viva Old Town Carpinteria” filled Seaside Park in Carpinteria last Friday at the ninth annual Old Town Carpinteria Fiesta, kicked off by Vice Mayor Natalia Alarcon and master of ceremonies Karen Arreola.

Mariachi Fiesta Mexicana opened the entertainment with festive music, followed by dances from Olivia Nelson, Junior Spirit of Fiesta 2023, and Jack Harwood, Spirit of Fiesta 2023. Josei Zamparria, 11, then performed her first solo dance. The program closed with various Mexican regional dances from the Sahagun Dance Studio.

The audience and participants were all kept busy with the youth market, where homemade goodies and crafts were sold for everyone to enjoy; at the free book table, children read and crafted maracas and bracelets. Chiltepin Mexican Grill provided wonderful tacos which were consumed by all.

Old Town Carpinteria Fiesta is hosted every year by the Artesania para la Familia (Arts & Literacy) Program under the direction of Program Coordinator Suzanne Requejo, Julie Soto and Cindy Carrillo. The annual event honors those families of “Old Town Carpinteria” and their descendants.

TOP, This year’s 2023 Spirit of Fiesta and Junior Spirit of Fiesta were Jack Harwood and Olivia Nelson.

ABOVE, Junior Spirit of Fiesta 2023 Olivia Nelson twirls her hat.

LEFT, Erika Sahagun takes her turn on the dance floor.

FAR LEFT, Jack Harwood, Spirit of Fiesta 2023, takes center stage.

RIGHT, Alvaro Romero plays the trumpet.

From left, Alondra Macario, Juan Zaragoza, Cesar Lara and Luis Aguilera, members of the Mariachi Fiesta Mexicana, open the event.

Juan Zaragoza, a member of Mariachi Fiesta Mexicana, sings and plays the guitarron.

From left, Jessica Sahagun, Jennifer Martinez, Fernanda Hernandez, Erika Sahagun, Caroline Rodriguez, Gilda Sahagun and Lisa Guillen wore red flowers for their performances.

JUST DOWN

Evelyn Spence

Growing up in Orange County, my family spent most of our time at the beach. My mom would take us to the beach multiple times a week, hanging out and building sandcastles, while my dad surfed. Once we got older, my dad tried to teach us how to surf! I failed, but my sister did great. In this photo, I’m five years old, in the red swimsuit, with my mom and younger sister.

Though I summer, eight hamlet not far through my teenage aunts, uncles from cottage mom and me

Ryan P. Cruz

When I was about three, my family went to San Diego to visit my uncle who was getting out of the military. My dad and grandma loved the water, and my dad loved taking me on trips to see the ocean even before we moved to the coast. My golden years as an only child!

In the summers, I loved playing baseball. I played since I was old enough for my mom to sign me up for tee ball, and nothing was better than holding a backyard home run derby with all my cousins and pretending I was Ken Griffey, Jr. or Benny “The Jet” Rodriguez from one of my favorite movies, “The Sandlot.”

I grew up in Indiana where my dad was a teacher and a football coach at my high school (Southport). He painted houses during the summer. Once, I got to help him paint our basement. I went to church camp for a week every summer, but mainly played outside with all the kids in the neighborhood. We usually ended the day with a game of Capture the Flag before everyone had to go in.

I spent my state to state moving from made sure we the Grand Canyon, Canyon and unimpressed we made a detour I learned to clean of pine trees like it's a Nascar the time is how made for some picture says King's Canyon, dinner in the

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Kristyn

Summer of Enrichment

BY CVN EDITORS

Happy August, CVN readers! For the last week of our summer series, CVN staff went down memory lane, digging through their computers, garages and attics for pictures from their childhood summers. Some of us spent time at the beach; others played sports and went camping. Check those photos out here – and, most of all, happy summer, CVN readers.

Michael VanStry

grew up in western New York, my dad and extended family were from Boston. Every eight or 10 family members would rent a group of cottages in Camp Ellis Beach, a coastal far from Old Orchard Beach and Saco, Maine. From as far back as I can remember and teenage years, I looked forward to the summer weeks of reuniting with my grandparents, uncles and cousins, collecting sand dollars with my mom, fishing with my dad and roaming to cottage ever trying to imitate my cousins’ New England accents. This Polaroid of my me (age four) was taken in 1970.

Kristyn Whittenton

my summers as a kid traveling from with my parents and cousin's family, one camp site to another. Our parents we stopped at all the major spots like Canyon, the giant sequoias in King's Mesa Verde. As a 10 year old I was by every single stop, especially when detour to stand in four states at once. clean fish, skip rocks, love the smell and fill a tent trailer's water storage Nascar pit stop. What I didn’t realize at how much I’d miss those trips. They’ve some pretty magical memories and this it all for me. A crystal clear river in Canyon, family, floats and pops catching background.

Karina Villarreal

As a child, my summers were filled with picnics at the park, swimming in our pool and beach days. My cousins would come over for sleep overs and we would have a blast. Sometimes we would travel to Mexico to visit family and friends. In the summer of 1984, when the Olympics came to Los Angeles, my father ran a mile with the torch that carried the Olympic flame with thousands of other runners from across the country. When he got to the finish line, he let me hold the torch and take this picture.

The Abe Family

& Kathy Abney

& Gale Abram Cliff & Gayle Adams Glenn & Valerie Alger Hank & Pat Arellanes Andy & Carol Bailard Kevin & Donna Baird

Alterio A-G Banks Virginia Barrison

Marianne Bartholomew

Don & Vera Bensen

David & Barbara Bloedel Sue Boynton

Kathy & Robert Brooks

Betty Brown

& Laura Buff Carol Bury

Gary & Geri Campopiano Jim & Valerie Campos Carpinteria Beautiful Carpinteria Seal Watch

Carpinteria Valley Association

Cynthia & Mark Carrillo Anna & Gary Carrillo Pamela Christian Mike & Becky Clark

Jeff & Gayle Clay

Barbara Cleveland

Tim & Janey Cohen

Jim & Jolene Colomy

Jim & Mary Ann Colson

James Conger Mary Conrad

Bruce & Judi Conroy

Norman & Mary Cota

Berlyn Cota Jane Craven

Frank & Sandy Crowe T. Culver Cullen & Dottie Deck

Ellen & Rob Denholtz Betsy Denison

The DiRado Family Melissa Doyle Glenn & Kathy Dubock Paul Dunham

Marsha Ehlers

Dennis Engler & Terri Greenfield

Lynda Fairly The Faoro Family

Sherrie Fisher

Paul & Mary Foley

Bob & Elene Franco

Dale & Carolyn Frary

Clyde & Diana Freeman

The Fries Family

John & Christine Frontado

Stan & Ellen Froyd

Gene & Dee Funkhouser

Rudy & Rachel Garcia

Kaydance & Kenzington Gardner

Doug & Nancy Garrison

Gaynor Ranch

Roberta Germanetti

Amy & Chris Giles

Jeremy & Calla Gold

Joe Buffalo & Kaina Gomard

David & Annie Goodfield

Lin & Karen Graf

Bill & Sharon Green

Lisa Guravitz & Fred Shaw

Karen & Donald Guthrie

Louise Hansen & Jim Reginato

K & M Hanson

Dottie Hawkins

Marlene Hazen

Chris Hecox

In Memory of Bob Henry

Kathy Henry

Reggie Hepp

Lynda Hershey

Hilltop Flowers, Inc.

Virgil & Lee Huelskamp

Diane M. Huerta

Katherine Hunter

John & Linda Hurley

Nancy Hussey

Robbie & Ed Hutto

Kim Ishida

Zoe Iverson & Gib Johnson

Donna & Bob Jordan

Gary & Marge Kelly

Richard Kitagawa

Alan & Carol Koch

Jim & Roz Kohute

Carla Kroman

Ron Lafrican & Luzzie Hernandez

Las Palmalitas Ranch

Laughing Buddha

Roberta & George Lehtinen

Fred & Donna Lemere

Jon & Sue Lewis

Patricia Lieberknecht

Michael & Crescent LoMonaco

The Lou Grant Parent-Child

Workshop

Paula J. Lund

The Luthard Family

Sara Lyons

Joe Macias

Wendy & Tim MacMurray

Charlene Maltzman

Mrs. Sharon Manges

Peter & Elizabeth Mann

Harry & Patricia Manuras

Rosa Markolf

Rocky & Gail Marshall

Jacquie Martin

Lorenzo and Rosie (RIP) Martinez

Bill & Ann Matson

Mariko Matsuyama

Ron & Barbara McClain

Jim & Jennifer McIntosh

On the first Thursday of each month, CVN publishes the Honor Roll to thank readers and advertisers for their generous support. For the past 14 years, this support has played a critical role in keeping CVN in the stands each week and full of local news that cannot be found in any other media. The outpouring of support inspired by the Honor Roll has established a deeper connection between the newspaper and its readers. Additionally, the hundreds of names that appear in the Honor Roll send a message to advertisers: Carpinterians are dedicated to their local newspaper. In turn, the staff of CVN is dedicated to its readers. As the publishers of your community newspaper, we appreciate the relationship we have with you, our readers, and we pledge to keep bringing you all the news of the Carpinteria Valley.

Scott & Sherrie McIntyre

Amanda McIntyre

Carlena McKnerney

Laurie & Steve McMahon

Chuck & Dolores McQuary

Sharon & Craig Meister

Tom & Laurie Merryman

David Meyer & Shen Rajan

Norma Migliazza

Bradley & Emily Miles

Carrie Miles

Dave & Louise Moore

Terry & Dianne Moore

Pat Moorhouse

Peter & Ann Mullins

Tom & Kamie Mulroy

Steve & Jane Murray

Langdon & Linda Nevens

Anh & Ha Ngo

Peter & Carol Nichols

Nola Treloar Nicklin

Weldon & Ann Nomura

Michael & Lori Noricks

Becki & Doug Norton

Marcy & Kevin O’Hara

Randy & Lisa O’Reilly

Julia Occhipinti

Rick & Trudy Olmstead

Jose & Irene Ornelas

Alonzo & Amy Marie Orozco

Barbara J. Orth

Catherine Overman

Lou & Susie Panizzon

Marty & Nan Panizzon

Gail & John Persoon

The Piltz Family

Anita & Alex Pulido

Ted Rhodes & Joan Pascal

Elizabeth Risdon

Marilou Rivera

Greg & Laura Roinson

Tim & Beata Rose

Elizabeth Ross

Steve & Susan Ruthven

Saito Family

Janis Salin

Arlene & Jack Sega

Marty Selfridge

Shade Farm Management

Rick & Trish Shade

Megan Shannon

The Skenderians

Lou Skiera

Annie Sly

Barbara & Sanderson Smith

Barbara A. Smith

Bob & Marcy Smith

John & Marge Soper

Ben & Julie Soto

The Sprigg Family

Terry Stain

Steve Starkey & Olivia Erschen

Cherry Stockton

Bob & Kathi Stokes

Charles & Barbara Stoops

Mr. & Mrs. Barry L. Sullivan

Tom & Brenda Sullivan

Eric & Jane Swain

Jim & Donna Swinford

Hisaye Takahashi

Diane Thackeray

Dorothy Thielges

Bob & Chris Thompson

Jeffrey Thuner

Kevin & Teresa Till

John Tilton

Doug & Donna Treloar

Ruthie Tremmel

Danel Trevor

Elise Unruh

Robert & Elizabeth Van Eyck

Harry & Michele Van Wingerden

Winfred Van Wingerden & Sheila Batson

Nancy & Alexandra VanAntwerp

Joe & Alice Vazquez

Paul & Nancy Warner

Jerry & Brenda Watkins

Mary Watts

Tillie Way

Alan Weiss & Cheryl Smith

Toni & Larry Wellen

Leslie A. Westbrook

Theodore Sampson & Berdee Sampson -

RIP Berdee

Dr. Suzanne Savoy

Wally & Janice Schilling

Nancy & Wayne Schoenfeld

Terry Scrivner

Kim Seefeld

Janet Westlund

Tyson & Betty Willson

Mike & Diane Wondolowski

Brent & Martha Jeanne Wood

Josh Zannon

Mary & Paul Zeoli

Dr. & Mrs. D. Ziehl

Why weight fluctuations happen

is typically seen in that initial one-totwo-pound loss that occurs over the first few days of a diet.

WELLNESS WARRIOR

LEAH HARDING

I often hear clients bemoan that their weight “went up” from one day to the next. Or that they “gained weight” the last few days, while completely ignoring what the trends are saying.

When it comes to tracking progress, focusing on trends rather than daily fluctuations is essential.

Whether it’s nutrition habits, strength gain or weight management, trends provide a more accurate reflection of our overall progress.

Side note: In maintenance, it is not uncommon for weight to go up or down three pounds for women and five pounds for men. That’s a swing of six to 10 pounds from the average maintenance weight. While actively trying to lose weight, this swing is typically more minor. However, if you’ve been on a “diet” for more than eight weeks, you’re actually going to see swings closer to maintenance, with the reasoning being a whole other topic.

Many of these below might be ones you’ve thought of yourself while trying to rationalize what the scale says, but others may surprise you. Here is my list of reasons why weight may fluctuate up and down.

Salt intake. Most of us have felt puffy fingers or bloating following a salty meal. Consuming a salty meal can lead to water retention, making the scale show higher readings. Drinking more water can help flush out excess salt and reduce this effect. So, if you step on the scale, even the morning after a salty meal, the scale will most likely be up since you are holding on to more water.

Carb intake. Carbohydrates are stored as glycogen and use water for storage (carbo-hydrate). A carb-heavy meal can cause the scale to go up temporarily while reducing carbs during a diet can lead to a quick water weight loss, which

Water consumption . There’s one of two ways that water consumption will impact weight. You’ll either have drank too little when consuming large amounts of sodium so you’ll retain more water, or you’ll be over/correctly hydrated, and your weight will tick up for a day or two. If you are not someone who regularly drinks a lot of water, this will impact you more than if you’re acclimated to a high water intake.

You need to poop. The weight of a stool can range between a few ounces up to four pounds! The longer it’s been since you’ve gone, and depending on your diet, the more it’ll typically weigh. I recommend not to weigh yourself if you’re typically regular but missed a “normal” bowel movement.

Amount of sleep/ wake-up time . This typically will alter things if you wake up much earlier than normal (heavier) or much later (lighter). If you wake up at your normal time but went to bed later than normal, so your time asleep was reduced, then the scale can also bounce up.

Soreness. Most people don’t realize that being sore from a workout is a natural cause of inflammation. When there’s inflammation, there is often swelling, so your weight might increase. Something like a twisted ankle or surgery would fall into this category as well, since there is pain and swelling.

Il lness . This tacks on to the above comment on inflammation. When sick, you might not feel like eating the same amount as normal, so it’s surprising when the scale goes up. However, our cytokines and white blood cells fight the good fight, resulting in inflammation, swelling and possibly aches and pain. Once the body recovers, weight typically trends downward.

Alcohol intake . Alcohol can have complex effects on weight, from dehydration-induced temporary weight loss to disruptions in fat-burning processes with long-term consumption. It can also suppress REM sleep, reducing sleep quality.

Hormone fluctuations. This is directed to non-menopausal women. Any female knows that weight often goes up around their cycle. I have found that the weight

spike typically starts to occur about two to three days prior to menstruation and finishes about five to seven days later. Ladies, do yourself a favor and skip the scale during this time.

Being sunburned. Just like soreness and illness, sunburn is a localized inflammatory response and often causes swelling all over the affected area.

Air travel. Bloating typically happens on commercial flights at higher elevations for at least an hour.

Medication. Some medications, like steroids and blood pressure medications or supplements like creatine, can cause fluid retention. If the scale increase coincided with the start of the medication, you can figure that it’s mostly water weight.

While these causes aren’t an exhaustive list, it does encompass many of the reasons weight might fluctuate or tick up.

It’s crucial to recognize that weight

fluctuations are normal and indicate that our bodies are responsive to various factors, including diet, exercise and lifestyle changes. Instead of fixating solely on the scale, consider it as one metric among many in your health journey.

Understanding the reasons behind weight fluctuations empower us to approach our health and wellness goals with a balanced perspective. Rather than feeling disheartened by daily changes, focus on the broader trends and remember that the scale is just one piece of the puzzle. By embracing fluctuations and making sustainable lifestyle changes, you can achieve long-term success in your health and wellness journey.

Leah Harding is a nutrition coach and mobile personal trainer. She specializes in helping people see food as an ally to reach their goals, both in and out of the gym. She previously worked out of Rincon Fitness and owned CrossFit Carpinteria/Foxwing Fitness. Contact her at leah@foxwingfitness. com with questions or with ideas for future wellness articles.

It’s crucial to recognize that weight fluctuations are normal and indicate that our bodies are responsive to various factors, including diet, exercise, and lifestyle changes.

Rather than feeling disheartened by daily weight changes, focus on the broader trends and remember that the scale is just one piece of the puzzle, the author writes.

LIBRARY NOTES

Library receives digital literacy grant

The Public Library Association (PLA) recently awarded $1.27 million to more than 200 public libraries across the country, including the Carpinteria Community Library, to improve digital literacy. The grants were given to help families build online skills and learn about the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP).

The grant, funded by a contribution from AT&T, will allow the public libraries to host digital literacy and ACP workshops. Workshops will be available in English and Spanish, and will include courses on eight digital literacy topics, as well as how to apply and use ACP benefits. The courses will cover basic technology skills, such as internet use, video conferencing, cybersecurity and mobile device and ACP basics.

“Public libraries continuously play a vital role in providing digital literacy tools and information to their communities,” said PLA President Maria McCauley in a press release. “The expansion of this powerful collaboration with AT&T will ensure that even more families and communities can benefit from programs and resources that increase digital access and equity.”

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THE BOOK NOOK

Friends of the Library recommend...

“A Woman of No Importance”

by Sonia Purnell

“A Woman of No Importance” by Sonia Purnell is a riveting biography about a previously unrecognized hero of WWII. It is a can’t-put-it-down type of book, especially for those who enjoy WWII history. Virginia Hall was from a well-to-do Baltimore family. She was a socialite, destined to marry a rich man and settle down. She had a significant disability affecting her mobility. Nevertheless, this unlikely hero wormed her way into Churchill’s Special Operations Executive. She became the first Allied woman to be deployed behind enemy lines.

Virginia had nothing to prove. But she had an internal aspiration to make a difference with her life and a passion to fight for freedom. She worked closely with the French Resistance in their effort to confound the operations of the Third Reich. She was a masterful spy. The Gestapo described her as “the most dangerous of all Allied spies.” She was adept at moving her hiding places around France frequently and working with all kinds of people in the French Underground.

Hall became skilled at radio messaging and sending coded messages. She was fluent in German and French, and proficient in Spanish, Italian and Russian. She orchestrated prison breaks for Resistance fighters and was never caught by the Na-

zis. Finally recognized posthumously in 2006, she had always wanted to remain an enigma. I found this book in paperback at Carpinteria’s Friends of the Library. It is available at many public libraries in hard copy, digital and audio. The copyright date is 2019.

––Fay Little, Friends of the Library Carpinteria Community Library recommends...

Public Notices

“The Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America” by Gilbert King

I’ve written before how much I love non-fiction, but only the well-told stories, and especially when they involve forensics and the development and resolution of a mystery. There is often an element of danger and someone with a whole lot of smarts.

The life of Thurgood Marshall before becoming the chief justice of the United States Supreme Court makes a riveting story. Marshall, an African American hot shot lawyer often traveled in the Jim Crow South and had to outsmart his legal opponents but also the many people who wanted to do him harm. Marshall was famously brash, cocky and arrogant and as you would expect, the smartest guy in any room. The Devil in the Grove recounts an episode that very nearly spelled the end of Marshall when he was in Florida defending four young Black men (dubbed The Groveland Boys) in a case that was considered unwinnable. I’m not going to spoil it for you. He lived, obviously, becoming the Chief Justice.

This book won the Pulitzer Prize for non-fiction in 2013. Available in print, e-book, and audiobook.

––Jody Thomas, Carpinteria Community Library librarian

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ON THE ROAD

CVN enjoys Blue Lagoon

A group of Carpinterians recently ventured on a 10-day cruise through Europe, beginning in Iceland, through Norway, the Netherlands, Belgium and ending in London. The group, including, front row from left, Steve Zimmerman, Kylie Zimmerman, Jessica Stovall, Isabella Stovall; middle row, from left, Mia Cox, Sean Williams, Ryan Williams, Ken Stovall, Dinah Stovall; and back row from left, Ashton Zimmerman, Beth Cox, Stefany Zimmerman, Grant Cox and Carter Cox, are pictured as they enter the Blue Lagoon in Reykjavik, Iceland.

“A trip of a lifetime and life changing to say the least!” Beth told CVN.

CVN lounges lakeside in Indiana

Carpinteria locals, from left, Michael, Sven, Heidi and Zoe Brock, along with CVN photographer Robin Karlsson, spent a “fun-filled” week at a cottage on Clear Lake, Indiana, with Karlsson’s college friend, Weezie Rowan, whose family has owned the cottage since the ‘60s.

During their time on the lake, the family rode jet skis, went pontooning, tubing and water skiing. “The sandy bottom lake is warm and shallow for a long way out which was perfect for the kids,” Karlsson said. “There were a couple of thunder and lightning storms on the lake too!”

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SAT: SHRIMP VS. CHEF, 12

SUN: CHILTEPIN MEXICAN GRILL, 3-8 PM

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FRI: JAYDEN SECOR, 6-9 PM

SAT: BUDUNKAFUNK, 6-9 PM

SUN: CYRUS CLARKE, 2-5 PM

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1 Bit of a draft

4 Beat to a pulp

8 Dilapidated

14 Before, before

15 A chip, maybe

16 Veneer

17 Kind of advice 19 Right-leaning?

Thursday, March 14

Library preschooler story time, 10:30 a.m., Carpinteria library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave., 684-4314

Rotary Club of Carpinteria meeting, 11:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m., lions Park Community Building, 6197 Casitas Pass road, non-members rSVP to 566-1906

Bingo, 1 p.m., Veterans Building, 941 Walnut Ave.

Farmers Market and Arts & Crafts Fair, 3-6:30 p.m., linden Ave. downtown, Craft fair: 684-2770

Free Stress Relief Veteran’s Acupuncture Clinic, 6-7 p.m. drop in, 4690 Carpinteria Ave. Ste. A, 684-5012

Karaoke, 8 p.m., Carpinteria & linden Pub, 4954 Carpinteria linden Ave.

Dusty Jugz Country Night, 9 p.m., the Palms, 701 linden Ave., 684-3811

Friday, March 15

CVCC Lunch & Learn, noon-1 p.m., Curious Cup, 929 linden Ave., 684-5479 x10.

The Peace Vigil, 5-6 p.m., corner of linden & Carpinteria Ave. Music in our Schools Month Concert, 7:30 p.m., CHS cafeteria, 4810 foothill road, 684-4701

Back Track, 9 p.m., the Palms, 701 linden Ave., 684-3811

Saturday, March 16

Carpinteria Salt Marsh docent led tours, 10 a.m., free walks start from the park sign, 684-8077

Magicarp Pokemon League, 11 a.m., Curious Cup, 929 linden Ave., (619) 972-3467

Energy Balancing, 2-4 p.m., Curious Cup, 929 linden Ave., free

“The Quiet Man,” 8 p.m., Plaza Playhouse theater, 4916 Carpinteria Ave., $5

The Groovie Line, 9 p.m., the Palms, 701 linden Ave., 684-3811

Monday, March 18

Women of Inspiration, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Girls inc. of Carpinteria, 5315 foothill road, $70, 684-6364

Basic Bridge, 1 p.m., Sandpiper Mobile Village clubhouse, 3950 Via real, 684-5921

Mah Jongg, 1 p.m., Sandpiper Mobile Village clubhouse, 3950 Via real, 729-1310 Bingo, 1 p.m., Veterans Building, 941 Walnut Ave.

Celebrate Recovery (Hurts, Hangups, Addictions), 6 p.m., first Baptist Church, 5026 foothill rd., 684-3353

CVCC’s Cuba Trip Meeting, 6-8 p.m., Carpinteria library Multi-Purpose room, 5141 Carpinteria Ave., 684-5479 x10

A Community Toolbox: How to Serve the Depressed Person with Understanding, 7-8:30 p.m., Carpinteria Woman’s Club, 1059 Vallecito road, 684-2509

Tuesday, March 19

Coffee with Cops, 9-11 a.m., Crushcakes, 4945 Carpinteria Ave., 684-5405 x437

Carpinteria Writers’ Group, 10 a.m.-noon, Carpinteria library multipurpose room, 5141 Carpinteria Ave., 684-7838

Sandpiper Duplicate Bridge Club, 1 p.m., Sandpiper Mobile Village Clubhouse, 3950 Via real, 684-5522

Battle of the Books club, 3:30 p.m., Curious Cup, 929 linden Ave., 220-6608

Beginner Meditation Workshop, 6:30 p.m., Curious Cup back meeting room, 929 linden Ave., 705-4703

Al-Anon Meeting, 7-8 p.m., faith lutheran Church, 1335 Vallecito Place, 331-4817

ESL Class, 7 p.m., first Baptist Church, 5026 foothill road, free, 684-3353

Wednesday, March 20

Morning Rotary meeting with Cyndi Macias, The Gym Next Door, 7-8 a.m., Woman’s Club, 1059 Vallecito rd., $10

Meditation, 10:30-noon, Carpinteria Woman’s club, 1059 Vallecito rd., 847-208-6520

Knitting Group, 1-4 p.m., Veterans Memorial Hall, 941 Walnut Ave., free, 684-8077

Fighting Back Parent Program, 5:30-7 p.m., Canalino School, 1480 Carpinteria Ave., 963-1433 x125 or x132

Kiwanis Club Meeting, 6 p.m., Veterans Memorial Hall, 941 Walnut Ave., 368-5644

Coastal View Book Club meeting, 7:30 p.m., Carpinteria Branch library, 684-4428

8 Ball Tournament, 7:30 p.m., Carpinteria & linden Pub, 4954 Carpinteria linden Ave.

ONGOING

Lani Garfield photography show, island Brewing Co., 5049 6th St., 745-8272

Michael Fisher Fish art show, Corktree Cellars, 910 linden Ave., 684-1400

Liz Brady art show, Porch, 3823 Santa Claus lane, 684-0300

Arturo Tello art show, friends of the library used Bookstore, 5103 Carpinteria Ave., 566-0033

“SPACE” exhibit, 855 At the Arts Gallery, 855 linden Ave., 684-7789 Carpinteria Plein Air Painters art show, lucky llama, 5100 Carpinteria Ave., 684-8811 Imagination & Inspiration show, Curious Cup, 929 linden Ave., 220-6608

Sunday, July 23

2013 hrs / Incident / 5000 block Carpinteria Avenue

A female pedestrian was hit by a vehicle traveling northbound on Cactus Lane.

2235 hrs / Incident / Sand Point Road

Reporting party advised there shouldn’t be anyone at the residence. Deputies located a male and female inside the residence. The subjects stated they had permission from a cousin that rents the property. Deputies contacted the homeowner who stated he wanted the subjects off the property. The subjects left the property.

Monday, July 24

1718 hrs / Incident / Carpinteria Creek Trail

traffic enforcement stop was conducted for a moving violation and the man was arrested and booked into Santa Barbara County Jail.

Friday, July 28

1309 hrs / Incident / 2900 block Padaro Lane

The victim said they parked their vehicle at Loon Point at approximately 1230 hours and arrived back at 1300 hours. The reporting party stated the rear passenger side window had been broken and his wife’s purse had been taken. The wife was alerted by her bank that the credit cards in the purse were attempted to be used at Ulta Beauty, in Oxnard. Upon contacting Ulta, police have obtained a photo of the possible suspect.

With fall comes football

1446 hrs / Traffic / Carpinteria Avenue and Estero Street

Deputies responded to a call for an intoxicated male subject at the 1000 block of Casitas Pass Road. The male subject was located on the Carpinteria Creek Trail. When he was contacted, it was determined that he was intoxicated and unable to exercise care for his own safety in a public place. He was placed under arrest and transported to Santa Barbara County Jail.

Deputies responded to a traffic collision.

1520 hrs / Incident / 5500 block Carpinteria Avenue

CArPiNteriA VAlley MuSeuM of HiStory

The notes on this photo speak for themselves, but it’s worth adding that the 1938 team was led by Carpinteria High School Hall of Famers Phil Olds and Gordon Milne, who were honored as Most Valuable Back and Most Valuable Lineman, respectively. Lou Panizzon, longtime coach, educator and CVN-go to for all Warrior sports history, provided the 1938 team information here and in the book “Images of America: Carpinteria,” which can be purchased at the Carpinteria Valley Museum of History.

2050 hrs / Incident / Carpinteria Avenue

A deputy responded to a civil issue at a local motel.

2225 hrs / Incident / Shelby Street

As the nation gears up for March Madness (starting March 19), CVN thought it would be appropriate to stoke the fire of excitement with an image of Carpinteria’s version of highly competitive basketball. Sports rivals Carpinteria and Bishop Diego high schools vie for a piece of the ball at this Feb. 7, 1978 game.

He said, she said

Bring on the funny!

Deputies responded to a domestic incident. Upon arrival deputies contacted a man and woman who had gotten into a physical altercation. Both claimed to have been struck by the other. They were both very intoxicated and refused to separate for the night. Both parties were arrested. A switchblade knife was located on the male during the initial investigation and incident to arrest, a Vicodin pill was located in his pocket. Both were transported to Santa Barbara County Jail.

Tuesday, July 25

1339 hrs / Incident / 800 block Linden Avenue

The manager called and reported a man stole items from the store and left through the back exit. The suspect was seen riding his bike on Palm Avenue but refused to stop. The man eventually stopped and was found in possession of the stolen alcohol. He was arrested, booked and transported to Santa Barbara County Jail.

Deputies responded to a call of a large party and found the balcony facing the street full of about 30 people. The 18-yearold resident said he would end the party and send everyone home. As they walked down the driveway, one the youths held on to a tote bag full of alcohol. She was cited for the minor in possession.

2318 hrs / Incident / Via Real and Cravens Lane

A man was stopped for driving through the intersection at Via Real and Cravens Lane at about 50 miles per hour. The man was unlicensed, in possession of two cans of beer and an unsealed/ open plastic baggie containing 14 grams of marijuana. He was cited and released. The vehicle was towed.

Saturday, July 29

2312 hrs / Incident / 1100 block Casitas Pass Road

He said, she said Bring on the funny!

Wednesday, July 26

Send us your best caption for this photo by Monday, September 21.

0816 hrs / Theft / 1000 block Bailard Avenue

will be edited for grammar, punc tuation, length and content. Please send captions to news@coastalview. com. Caption writers selected for publication will receive the following grand prizes: bragging rights, name in lights (well, black ink) and a free copy of Coastal View News from any rack in Carpinteria Valley.

Reporting party reported the rear license plate was stolen off his vehicle. He was unsure when the theft occurred. The plate was entered as stolen/lost.

On July 29, at approximately 1427 hours, the victim was involved in a hit and run accident in the parking lot of IHOP. The suspect vehicle fled the area on Highway 101. The victim followed the suspect vehicle and pulled up next to it in attempts to have the vehicle pull over. The vehicle stopped in the #3 lane and the victim pulled over in front of the vehicle. The victim got off his motorcycle and attempted to contact the driver. The vehicle drove into the #2 lane striking the victims hand as it drove by. The victim again followed the vehicle and was able to provide a license plate to dispatch. The victim then stopped following the vehicle.

To learn more about Carpinteria’s unique and interesting past, visit the Carpinteria Valley Museum of History, open Tuesday through Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. at 956 Maple Ave.

Thursday, July 27

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Coastal View News is ready to get a little silly with Carpinteria history, and we’d like readers to join us by coming up with clever captions for photos from the past. At the end of each month we’ll publish our favorite caption submissions from readers. Get creative, get goofy, but keep comments brief and don’t expect CVN to print any inappropriate language or innuendo. All submissions will be edited for grammar, punctuation, length and content. Please send captions to news@coastalview. com. Caption writers selected for publication will receive the following grand prizes: bragging rights, name in lights (well, black ink) and a free copy of Coastal View News from any rack in Carpinteria Valley.

Thursday, March 14

1518 hrs / Incident / Carpinteria and Reynolds avenues

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City of Carpinteria Architectural Review Board meeting, 5:30 p.m., Council Chambers, City Hall, 5775 Carpinteria Ave., 684-5405

A man known to have an outstanding warrant was seen in the passenger seat of a gold pick-up truck in the area of Santa Ynez Avenue and Chapparal Drive. A

To learn more about Carpinteria’s unique and interesting past, visit the Carpinteria Valley Museum of History, open Tuesday through Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. at 956 Maple Ave.

Friday, March 15

SB S. County Architectural Board of Review meeting, 9 a.m., 123 e. Anapamu St., rm. 17, Santa Barbara

Monday, March 18

SB County Zoning Administrator meeting, 9:30 a.m., 123 rm. 17, Santa Barbara, 568-2000

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Tuesday, March 19

SB County Board of Supervisors meeting, 9 a.m., Board of Supervisors Conference rm., 105 e. Anapamu St., Santa Barbara, 568-2000

Carpinteria-Summerland Fire Protection District Board meeting, 6:30 p.m., Council Chambers, City Hall, 5775 Carpinteria Ave., 684-5405

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Thursday, Aug. 3

Carpinteria Creative Arts Eighth Street and Linden Avenue. 2:30–6 p.m. Handmade pottery, beach art, cards, jewelry and sewn articles. (805) 698-4536

Senior Center Activities: Fall Prevention and Neuroplasticity Class Veterans Memorial Building, 941 Walnut Ave. 11 a.m. – noon

Senior Center Activities: Nutrition Lesson Veterans Memorial Building, 941 Walnut Ave. 9:45–11 a.m.

World’s Safest Bingo Carpinteria Main Beach, at the end of Linden Ave. 6–7 p.m. Free. worldssafestbingo@ gmail.com

Friday, Aug. 4

Friday Fun Day Carpinteria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 10–11:30 a.m. For ages three through 11. carpinterialibrary.org, (805) 6844314

Live Music: Jayden Secor Band Island Brewing Company, 5049 Sixth St. 6–9 p.m. islandbrewingcompany. com, (805) 745-8272

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Live Music: The Faragher Brothers

The Alcazar Theatre, 4916 Carpinteria Ave. 7–9 p.m. Tickets: $55–$75.

Adulting 101 for Teens Carpinteria

Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 4 – 5 p.m. carpinterialibrary.org, (805) 684-4314

Senior Inc. Meeting Carpinteria Community Church, 1111 Vallectio Road. 1 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 5

Salt Marsh Nature Park Docent Tours Meet at the entrance across from the corner of Sandyland and Ash Avenue. 10 a.m. – noon. Free. (805) 886-4382

Arts and Craft Faire Lynda Fairly Carpinteria Arts Center, 865 Linden Ave. 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Live Music: Budunkafunk Island Brewing Company, 5049 Sixth St. 6–9 p.m. islandbrewingcompany.com, (805) 745-8272

Live Music: The Faragher Brothers The Alcazar Theatre, 4916 Carpinteria Ave. 7–9 p.m.Tickets: $55–$75.

Sunday, Aug. 6

Live Music: Cyrus Clarke Island Brewing Company, 5049 Sixth St. 2–5 p.m. islandbrewingcompany.com, (805) 745-8272

Monday, Aug. 7

Preschool Story Time Carpinteria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 10 a.m. For preschool aged children. carpinterialibrary.org, (805) 684-4314

Mind Games for Adults Carpinteria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 2–3 p.m. carpinterialibrary.org, (805) 684-4314

Monday Mahjong All levels of play. 1 p.m. (805) 729-1310

Let’s Get Knit! Island Brewing Company, 5049 Sixth St. 5:30–7:30 p.m. islandbrewingcompany.com, (805) 745-8272

Tuesday, Aug. 8

Adulting 101 for Teens Carpinteria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 4–5 p.m. carpinterialibrary.org, (805) 684-4314

Senior Center Activities: Book Club Veterans Memorial Building, 941 Walnut Ave. 9:45–11 a.m.

Improv Classes The Alcazar Theatre, 4916 Carpinteria Ave. 7 p.m. thealcazar.org, (805) 684-6380

Wednesday, Aug. 9

Baby & Me Meet Up Carpinteria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 9 a.m. Children under two. carpinterialibrary.org, (805) 684-4314

Senior Center Activities: BBQ GranVida Senior Living, 5464 Carpinteria Ave. 11 a.m.

Senior Center Activities: Intro to Tai Chi and QiGong Veterans Memorial Building, 941 Walnut Ave. 2–3 p.m. Knitting and Needle Crafts Group Veterans Memorial Building, 941 Walnut Ave. 1–3 p.m. Free. (805) 886-4382

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THROWBACK

Rincon Legends: Kevin Sears

BY VINCE BURNS

In Rincon’s sandy pantheon of surf legends, Kevin Sears stands out as one of the greatest.

A true waterman in the tradition of Billy Meng, Jeff White and George Greenough, Sears quickly mastered, and then exceptionally excelled at, every ocean activity he took up. As Kevin’s classmate Mark Campbell put it a few years ago, “his surfing and waterman skills were legendary by the time he was seventeen.” A brightly shining star, Kevin’s light went out much too soon. Perhaps fittingly, he had returned to his lifeguarding origins in 2001, shortly before his tragic passing that year. In between his precocious early athletic feats and that last summer of keeping Carpinteria’s beaches safe, Sears’ life was packed with adventure, surfing, commercial diving, long-distance sailing, dory racing and much, much more.

A precocious child

Born in 1949, Warren Kevin Sears (1949-2001) was the son of Carpinteria’s first chiropractor, Dr. Warren Francis Sears, Jr. A search for Kevin in 1950s and 1960s area newspapers turns up numerous triumphs in sports, bow hunting, surfing contests and (especially) as a lifeguard athlete, adding to Carpinteria’s storied lifeguarding tradition. Even before he began collecting trophies by the armful, an article in the Carpinteria Herald from January 1959 used Kevin as a local example refuting a supposedly common notion, that contemporary boys and young men lacked physical fitness. The article listed the child’s pre-breakfast school day regimen of rope climbing, handstands and free weights. Then, he finished up with 75 pushups. (Remember, this was the routine of a nine-year-old child!) The story concludes: “If you would like to see a real husky, healthy specimen, take a look at this boy. We are certain you will agree that some of our notions are not always correct.” Accompanying the story: a shirtless photo of young Kevin taking aim at the camera with bow and arrow. Before we turn to Kevin’s achievements as a waterman, a story from ele-

THURSDAY

mentary school: on a family excursion to San Miguel Island, Kevin acquired an abandoned island fox cub. Naturally, Kevin brought the animal to school. Sixty years later, classmate Maureen Reyes Kispersky remembered that day as one of the highlights of the school year. “Kevin was always one of my favorite people,” says Maureen, who also recalls Kevin

paddling in from offshore directly to the Biltmore after a fishing trip, making it just in time for that evening’s class of 1967 tenth reunion. Quite an entrance! As longtime friend Jeff Boyd remembers it, “Kevin was a different cat than everyone else… He was an amazing waterman, free diver, paddler, swimmer, sailor and surfer.”

Speaking of school, although Kevin’s chosen arena ended up being in, on and under the ocean, former classmates commented on his uncommon intellectual and academic abilities, suggesting that he could just as well have succeeded in another field had he wished. Says Matt Moore: “Kevin was a rare human being, sensitive, talented, and a scholar as well. He was always thinking and very ahead of his time in terms of diet and health consciousness.”

Carpinteria’s greatest surf generation

Kevin was a lead member of Rincon’s surfing class of 1967, along with Bernie Baker, Jeff Boyd, Bill Wheeler and others. (The next few CHS classes were no slouches either, boasting Scott Gall, Matt Moore and many more.) Kevin is not pictured in the iconic class of 1967 yearbook photo, but interior photos attest to Sears’ surfing. In our article on Wardie Ward a few months ago, we mentioned a wonderful story from David Kuzen who noticed that in Kevin’s own 1967 CHS yearbook, classmate Bernie Baker had written “when I become Surfer magazine’s photo editor, I’m going to make you famous,” in a remarkably prescient prophesy of Sears’ skills and Bernie’s own future as a longtime Surfer mag photog and editor.

Naturally, Kevin was a member of both the Hope Ranch Surf Club and the Santa Barbara County Surf Club; the latter controlled the coveted access to Hollister Ranch. Kevin first began to make his surfing mark around 1965, when he, Shaun Claffey, and Ron Brown took the boys division of a Carpinteria surf contest. After that, signs of surfing prowess piled up.

In November of the same year, Sears placed fourth in the Pismo Beach Open Surfing Contest, competing in the men’s junior category. At Rincon about this time, Andy Neumann remembers it this way: “In the early sixties nearly everyone surfed the Cove at Rincon. We would look up to Indicator and two Carp kids seemed to be the only ones to surf there on a regular basis. Jeff Boyd and Kevin Sears had Indicator practically to themselves and they were ripping.” Boyd today praises his longtime friend for both his

PHOTO COURTESY GEORGE GREENOUGH, ANDY NEUMANN

Kevin Sears, left, Andy Neumann and a haul of cockles in a George Greenough spoon at Hollister Ranch, ca. 1966.

In Rincon’s sandy pantheon of surf legends, Kevin Sears stands out as one of the greatest. Twenty plus years later, the Kevin Sears legend, of an amazingly precocious and prolific waterman, still endures.

PHOTO COURTESY WARDIE WARD

Kevin Sears clowns for the camera at the helm of the Sounder in 1974.

athleticism and his surfing style, which he conjectures may have come from an early exposure to ballet (another activity Doc Sears encouraged).

Although Sears is best remembered for his longboard heroics, Matt Moore reports Kevin eventually excelling at the shortboard game as well. Matt also remembers an early highlight of his own budding board-building and repair career coming when the older and idolized Sears asked him to repair his own dinged Gordon and Smith longboard, thereby granting the younger Moore credibility in the Rincon lineup.

Lifeguarding

Beyond surfing, Kevin Sears came to prominence as a remarkable paddler, swimmer and dory boat racer. Local newspapers recorded Sears and teammates racking up achievements in statewide lifeguarding competitions. Kevin followed in the wake of local legends Jeff White and Paul Hodgert who won the famous dory-racing championships several years running. In 1965, at barely 16 years, Sears, Jeff Boyd and Bill Wheeler took three of the top four spots in the junior paddleboard race at the state lifeguarding championships in Carpinteria.

At a sort of Olympics for lifeguards in Carpinteria in August 1967, Sears helped lead Carpinteria to victory in the Taplin Bell relay competition of 1967, with Carp’s A and B teams coming first and second. Kevin Sears helped lead the “A”

team of Mike Wall, Brent Berk, George Tomlinson, Paul Hodgert and Jeff White. (For the uninitiated, the Taplin Bell is a prestigious and grueling medley relay competition for lifeguards.)

The 1969 swell

Kevin and Jeff Boyd were in the Rincon water during the Point’s famous swell of 1969. The background: the 1960s ended with a bang locally. First came flooding, then the infamous Santa Barbara oil spill fouled Rincon along with the rest of 805 beaches. But the year of the moon landing and Woodstock partially redeemed itself with an epic swell in December that has since become the stuff of myth. Former locals and now Aussies Mike Davis and George Greenough came forward recently to publish their memories of that afternoon. Greenough’s article in an Australian magazine used oceanographic data and an incredible memory to resurrect his “fantasy wave” late that December day. In Davis’s account (published in TSJ), he, Miki Dora, Stu Fredericks, Craig Stecyk, Greenough, Renny Yater, Kathy Riggs and the “Carp kids” Jeff Boyd and Kevin Sears are the only ones out in the water during the biggest waves of the swell.

The 1970s

After graduation, in the early 1970s, Kevin sailed from Santa Barbara for the South Seas and New Zealand aboard the 43-foot Sounder with captain Wardie Ward, filmmaker Greg Huglin and others. It turned out to be an epic adventure. Per Wardie, “Kevin was a great guy with a big heart... He stuck with me through thick and thin as a crew member on the trip to New Zealand in the early ‘70s, always ready to jump out of his bunk whenever a hand was called for on deck due to inclement weather conditions. He was a very good soul in spite of the problems he faced in his lifetime, which was much too short.” Greg Huglin (b. 1952), who took video footage of the trip as part of a final film school project, remembers “on a trip like that you have to depend completely on the guys you are with. I got very close to Kevin on the trip.”

Abalone diving

Many Santa Barbara Channel veterans of the abalone and sea urchin boom era still echo David Kuzen’s simple statement: “Kevin was a hell of a diver.” David Van Ness now of Baja: “Kevin started diving in 1968 and became a star diver almost immediately. He made his living for most of his life as an abalone diver.”

Stories of Kevin’s underwater exploits and adventures are legion. Here’s eyewitness Bob Hay: “I dove many years with Kevin. He was the most aggressive and knowledgeable abalone diver I ever

saw. We would dive the foul areas of San Miguel where the best abalone lived in the coldest and hardest-to-get-to spots where few divers would go. Kevin knew the Channel Islands as well as any diver and would push into the most dangerous and difficult areas to bring home large catches of big red abalone.”

And here’s Jeff Boyd on Kevin’s diving: “Kevin was the best abalone diver of all time, diving all around the Channel Islands in anything to 100 feet and in all weather.” Matt Moore remembers friendly competitions at evening anchorages between his abalone team and Kevin and dive partner Gary Hoffman, which Sears would inevitably settle by diving back into the water after dark and rounding up a couple more abalone to beat the Moore team’s haul for the day.

Later life

In 1985 Kevin (then 36) and friends returned to lifeguard competition, placing fourth in another fierce battle for the Taplin Bell, Sears participating in both the paddle and dory legs of the race along with Merv Larson and other local guards. Later on, Matt Moore partnered with Kevin in 1994 for an epic run of abalone hunting: “Kevin was the best abalone diver in the Santa Barbara area. He came to me and said, ‘I need to work, let’s go into business together.’” See the nearby photo for a glimpse of Kevin and Matt’s red abalone haul off Point Conception during some particularly treacherous

wind and waves.

Another Kevin Sears tale from Matt Moore: during a run of bad weather, Matt took his boat out for a quick shakedown off Santa Barbara when Kevin suddenly appeared alongside in the water. Despite Matt and his ship being well offshore, Kevin had decided to swim out to the craft to ask Matt when they would next be going out!

Doing this great waterman justice in a short article is neigh impossible since Kevin’s abbreviated life was so full of action. Any mere summary is woefully incomplete. Although we perused a thick digital file of newspaper clippings and spoke to a dozen friends and classmates, we freely admit to only scratching the surface of an exceptional life. There is much more to tell about Kevin’s life and times, but a family newspaper is probably not the best place for some chapters. It was a small memorial among close friends that gathered in 2001 to celebrate Kevin’s life. Twenty plus years later, the Kevin Sears legend, of an amazingly precocious and prolific waterman, still endures.

Sincere thanks to all those who helped with this preliminary telling of Kevin’s remarkable life and times. You know who you are! Get in touch with Vince at vinceburns805@gmail. com if you have Kevin Sears stories and photographs. Vince Burns and Stephen Bates have written “the” photographic history of Rincon Point, available at many local outlets and online at amazon.com/dp/1467108707.

PHOTO COURTESY MATT MOORE

Kevin Sears proudly celebrates a haul of red abalone aboard Matt Moore’s JEM off Point Conception in rough weather, 1994.

August 3, 2023

Everybody wins at Carpinteria’s All Comers track meet

Families, CHS alumni and visitors of all ages compete in annual fundraiser

It was perfect summer weather, and a light breeze just began to settle over Carpinteria Valley Memorial Stadium as athletes of all ages warmed up for the annual “All Comers” Track and Field Meet hosted by Carpinteria High School on Friday evening.

Carpinteria track and field coach Van Latham welcomed dozens of competitors, ranging from toddlers to 75-year-old Annelies Steekelenburg, who won the women’s 70-plus gold medal for high jump at the 2018 World Masters Athletics Championships in Malaga, Spain. Athletes competed in over 30 track and field events, including sprints, long distance runs, high jump, long jump, shot put and javelin.

The meet offered a chance for current and former Warriors athletes to line up and test their skills in open competition, and the event also helps the Carpinteria track program raise funds for the upcoming seasons.

CHS class of 2020 David Celio came back to his old stomping grounds to claim the top spot in the men’s open mile with

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a time of 5:32.23; fellow alumni John Ramirez took second in the men’s shot put and discus events; and former Warrior coach Sarah Organista took second in women’s shot put while her kids Chip and Poppy competed in the youth sprint and long jump events.

Current Warriors also came out to compete and keep up their summer training. Rising junior Joel De Lira took the top spot in the men’s 3000 meters (followed closely by his cross-country coach Leo Arroyo in second place) and rising senior Audrey Kramer won the women’s mile with a time of 6:54.46.

It was also a time for families to compete alongside – and against each other – for bragging rights. In the Goodfield family, mom Hannah took the top spot in the 800-meter open, followed in second place by her daughter Darlah. Not to be outdone, Darlah took first place in the youth 100- and 200-meter dashes while her brother Hugo ran in three different races of his own.

The event also drew a few out of towners, and even a group of college athletes all the way from Hartnell College in Salinas.

Omar Rivera traveled down from Oxnard with his family after hearing about the open meet from his friend Tim Martinson, who also came down from Oxnard to compete in the men’s high jump. Rivera ran a few individual races, but also joined his three daughters – Alina, Sophia and Isabella – in a “family 4x400” relay race.

Javin Niar and Johnny Venegas were part of the Hartnell College track team that took the four-hour trip down to compete in the open meet. They said their coach found the meet listed on Athletic. net, and that participating in summer open competitions

is a fun way to keep testing their skills during the offseason. “That’s what we’ve been doing all summer,” Venegas said. For those that missed the meet, coach Latham said he is planning on one more “All Comers” event before the end of summer, which will be held on Saturday, Aug. 12 at 10 a.m.

TOP, Runners take off from the starting line in the girls open 50-meter sprint.

ABOVE, CHS Alum David Celios leads the way in the men’s mile.

LEFT, Eduardo Morfin, far left, and Javin Niar, far right, battle for first and second place in the 50-meter sprint.

ABOVE, The Rivera family, from left, Isabella, Omar, Sophia and Alina ran the “family 4x400” relay.

Tim Martinson stretches over the bar in the high jump.

SHORT STOPS

BY RYAN P. CRUZ

This Saturday, August 5

Santa Monica Creek Trail

Between 9 a.m. & 5 p.m.

(This is a drop in event! Access at El Carro Lane)

Community 3x3 basketball tournament this Saturday

Carpinteria’s Family Baptist Church is preparing to host its second annual 3x3 basketball tournament for all ages this Saturday, Aug. 5, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. The tournament will have three divisions – under 13, under 20 and open division – and each division winner will receive a trophy. Teams and individuals are welcome; game times have not yet been announced. The church will have a food booth with hot dogs and snacks on site.

To enter or learn more, visit FBCCarpinteria.org.

Pitch in to beautify Santa Monica Creek Trail while creating habitat for important pollinators and helping native plants thrive. Led by trail steward Ray Kolbe, volunteers will weed, lay down cardboard, and spread mulch to keep invasives from crowding out native species. An ongoing effort to plant native species and beautify the often overlooked creekside trail that runs along Santa Monica creek from Via Real to the city boundary just south of Foothill Road.

From Carpinteria to the UK: Ruby Cluderay

Ruby Cluderay may be just a few weeks from starting her senior year at Carpinteria High School, but this teenage triathlete’s idea of a summer vacation may be a little unconventional – she just got back from a trip across the pond where she competed in the Castle Race Series Triathlon and Multisport Weekend at the historic Castle Howard in Yorkshire, U.K.

The Castle Race Series is a British Triathlon qualifier event for the 2024 European Championships, and it is the latest event Cluderay has competed in after she earned second place in her age group in Pasadena on March 7 and first place at the Cal Tri Ventura on May 2.

The Castle Race Series includes a 400-meter swim, 23k bike race and a 5k run around the grounds at Castle Howard, which was built in 1699 and is featured as the fictionalized Clyvedon Castle in the Netflix series “Bridgerton.”

Cluderay competed against over 3,000 athletes, taking fourth place in her age division and 36th place among all women in the series.

“This event was tough, it was raining heavily, and I fell hard twice during the run which slowed me down and lost me a place,” Cluderay said. “But the castle and

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scenery around Yorkshire were beautiful and the level of athleticism was incredible, some of the best triathletes are from England, so that was pretty cool, and a little intimidating to race against them.”

For her next race, she’ll get to race much closer to home in Santa Barbara before training to take on the infamous Malibu Triathlon – with its grueling 17-mile swim/ bike/ride along Pacific Coast Highway – on Oct. 1, 2023.

Rising CHS senior Ruby Cluderay takes a trot around the historic Castle Howard in Yorkshire.

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Thomas Villa, in the blue jersey, tries a crossover on defender Jay Larinan during last year's Family Baptist Church 3x3 tournament.

Seniors take trip to the polo fields

Members of Carpinteria’s Seniors Inc. took a field trip to the Santa Barbara Polo and Racquet Club on Friday, July 21, catching a tight game between the Antelopes and Klentner Ranch.

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LISTING!

PERFECT GROUND-FLOOR LOCATION IN LA

SALE PENDING SALE PENDING

CABANA CONDOMINIUMS, across street from the beach! Cute/convenient patio fronts directly onto Sandyland Rd. Although a studio, condo has separate kitchen, fully-updated bath, & updated floor in living/ sleeping area. Perfect for full-time living or vacation rental. Community pool, outdoor BBQ, & gated, offstreet parking. Low HOA includes utilities!

OFFERED AT $829,000

Please call or text Terry Stain at 805-705-1310

ENJOY THE BEACH LIFESTYLE... Delightful condo located just steps across the street from the “WORLD’S SAFEST BEACH” and NATURE PARK PRESERVE. Two bedrooms, two bathrooms, private deck with estuary and mountain views. Amenities include two swimming pools, spa, laundry room and gated parking. A perfect unit to enjoy full-time, or as a vacation retreat that can be rented weekly or monthly.

Great on-site management.

OFFERED AT $1,150,000

Please call Shirley Kimberlin at 805-886-0228

LOVELY FAMILY HOME.. Three bedrooms, two baths. Living room with brick fireplace, plus a large dining/family room. Approximately 1,900 square feet. Conveniently located within walking distance of shopping. Low maintenance yard and garden area. Two car attached garage.

OFFERED AT $1,300,000

Please call Shirley Kimberlin at 805-886-0228

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