Santa Barbara News-Press: August 29, 2020

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NEWS-PRESS EXCLUSIVE

(They say it’s bad to bottle things up)

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Santa Barbara County exceeded its self-response rate from the 2010 U.S. Census by 0.3%, and Census Bureau workers have partnered up with city and county officials, nonprofits, private agencies and other local organizations to educate the public on responding and get everyone counted by their Sept. 30 deadline.

Census seeks SB citizens Santa Barbara County exceeds 2010 self-response rate By GRAYCE MCCORMICK

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Santa Barbara Winery pumps out 60 bottles of award-winning wine a minute, equating to five cases per minute and 1,600 cases per day.

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As its Sept. 30 deadline rapidly approaches, U.S. Census Bureau workers are scrambling to count every person living in the country, despite COVID-19 restrictions putting their efforts on pause. Data showed that Santa Barbara County exceeded its self-response rate from the 2010 U.S. Census by 0.3%, which is considered a large win, especially amid the global pandemic. Having to pivot with the delayed deadline from COVID-19 and pivot again with the accelerated deadline by the Trump administration, census workers have partnered up with city

For more information on response rates or to fill out Census information, visit my2020census.gov, santabarbaracountycensus. org or send an email to censussbc@countyofsb. org. Call 844-330-2020 for English customer service representatives or 844468-2020 for Spanish representatives. and county officials, nonprofits, private agencies and other local organizations to educate the Please see CENSUS on A3

Santa Barbara Winery was the first commercial winery founded in the county post-prohibition, and has been serving members and guests since 1962.

By GRAYCE MCCORMICK NEWS-PRESS CORRESPONDENT

Bruce McGuire has run Santa Barbara Winery for nearly 40 years, and has also overseen all operations at the vineyard according to his personal style.

At the front of Santa Barbara Winery, the mood is peaceful and carefree as members and guests lounge on the patio, sipping on smooth pinot noir as they enjoy the sunshine and feel the relaxing buzz coarse through their veins. In the back, the bottling crew is hard at work, making the moment of that first glorious sip of wine after a long day possible. Serving locals and tourists alike since 1962, Santa Barbara Winery was the first commercial winery founded in the county post-prohibition by Pierre Lafond. Its awardwinning chardonnays, pinot noirs and syrahs have been recognized nationally and have become extremely visible to wine aficionados all around. Hence, the production crew behind the scenes is a well-oiled machine. Pumping out 60 bottles a minute, equating to five cases per minute and 1,600 cases per day, the crew has to work carefully with the machines and each other to ensure each bottle is perfectly filled without any cracks. One small flaw with a bottle leads to its Please see wine on A10

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The bottling process is quick and meticulous, and the crew has to ensure no bottles have cracks and that each bottle has the perfect amount of wine inside filled to the line, or else they’re discarded.

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Westerlay Orchids will be donating 100% of next week’s retail sales to the Carpinteria Education Foundation.

Westerlay Orchids donating to Carp Education Foundation By JORGE MERCADO NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

Donating during normal times is important, but even in the middle of a pandemic, giving what you can is one way to help a local community thrive. Westerlay Orchids is doing just that, as the wholesale florist company will be donating 100% of next week’s retail proceeds

to the Carpinteria Education Foundation. This is the third straight year Westerlay is donating to the foundation, having raised more than $18,000 for the group in 2019. “It’s harder to donate (this year) but it’s also more important and we are just going to do it,” Toine Overgaag, owner of Westerlay Please see DONATION on A10

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