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Merry Christmas, Carpinteria Carpinteria might not offer traditional Christmas experiences like sledding or snowball fights or even much demand for hot cocoa by a fire. Nonetheless, we at Coastal View News firmly believe that there is no better place to spend the holidays than here in the 93013, where Santa’s bounty can be enjoyed under a bright blue sky in T-shirts and shorts. CVN is proud to put its 21st Christmas edition in readers’ hands this week. Our publishers and staff thank readers for picking up their local paper every Thursday and supporting the businesses who advertise in these pages. We love bringing you the news of your community; it’s our community too. As we stop to savor another Christmas in Carpinteria, we hope you will too. Or Hannukah, or Kwanzaa, or all of the above. And if sledding is at the top of your Christmas wish list, just head to the city beach berm with a boogie board.
Isabel Shepard Castro encourages her reluctant granddaughter, Denise Castro Helm, to meet Santa Claus at the annual Carpinteria Lions Club Christmas party held at the Veteran’s Memorial Building in 1964. This year’s party—held 50 years after the photo above was snapped—was attended by Denise’s grandchildren.
Shirley Frances McEntire, 1967
Chuck, right, and Dave Miller, 1949
And what would you like from Santa this year?
Kristyn Whittenton, 1976
For more sweet and silly photos of locals on Santa’s lap, turn to pages 12 and 13.