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Expo to expose seniors to resources
Round and round we go
BY LEA BOYD
Carpinteria seniors are Carpinteria about to expand their horiSenior Expo zons. The first ever Carpinteria Senior Expo comes to will take place town on Saturday, Oct. 17, bringing representatives on Oct. 17 from and reading material from 2 to 4 p.m. at 25 businesses and services that aim to improve quality Faith Lutheran of life for the elderly. Church.It is “It’s a good opportunity for Carpinteria seniors to free to attend. learn what businesses and services cater especially to seniors,” said event chair Donnie Nair. Carpinteria, with its 900-plus mobile homes and a senior apartment complex, has a large population over the age of 65. Many of the older residents do not drive and have trouble accessing or even becoming aware of resources in their own small community, much less the expanded services available in Santa Barbara and Ventura. In addition to gathering resources under one roof for the benefit of local seniors, the event will serve as a fundraiser for the Carpinteria Alzheimer’s Caregivers Support Group. It is free to attend, but nonprofits and businesses promoting their services and products have paid a small fee for a space. There will be a raffle with prizes donated from throughout the business community. Attendees will find information on home health care, assisted living, health and wellness and transportation solutions. Some of the exhibitors are EZ Lift, HELP, Steadfast Living, Visiting Nurses, Visiting Angels, Pacific Health Foods, The Gym Next Door and Sansum Clinic. There will also be bone density testing, flu shots and blood pressure checks, as well as free shoulder massages. The committee responsible for the expo is made up of Nair, Jilla Wolsey, Linda Tornello and Carol Nichols. Funds raised will allow the Alzheimer’s caregivers group to promote itself in the community so that people struggling in the caregiver role know there is support if they need it. “Being a caregiver is emotionally, physically and financially draining, and caregivers are often elderly themselves,” Nair said. Nair helped to found the group eight years ago when she was a caregiver to her husband, who suffered with Alzheimer’s for many years and has since passed away. Two caregivers meetings take place monthly in Carpinteria and are attended by anywhere from 12 to 17 people. “It’s changed lives,” Nair said. “People say that without our group, they couldn’t have done it.” Carpinteria Senior Expo will take place on Oct. 17 from 2 to 4 p.m. at Faith Lutheran Church, 1335 Vallecito Place. It is free to attend.
JOHN THOMAS
Augustus and Eli Sheaffer and Ian Thomas test out the Avofest Ferris wheel and give the experience six thumbs up. The ride made its first appearance at the California Avocado Festival this year, after first spinning through the City of Carpinteria’s Jubilee event on the evening of Thursday, Oct. 1. The two back-to-back events that shared locations and several features, went off without a hitch. Even the rain, which arrived Sunday and closed the festival early, was so desperately needed in drought stricken California that it failed to dampen spirits. For more festival pics, see pages 26 and 27. See city anniversary photos on page 13 and Party Like its 1965 Shindig photos on page 14.
Smart & Final bids on Carpinteria Haggen store
Carpinteria is on a list of 28 Haggen stores that Smart & Final has bid to acquire for $58 million. The transaction is under review by bankruptcy court, and if it closes, a Smart & Final Extra! store would take over Haggen’s lease on Linden Avenue. According to a press release, the bid is pending the receipt and review of
outside bids and bankruptcy court approval, which is expected in the fourth quarter of 2015. If Smart & Final acquires the lease for the Linden Avenue location, Smart & Final would likely start to convert the store in the fourth quarter with completion planned by the end of the second quarter of 2016.