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‘Ambitious, but not inconceivable’ Local officials react to president’s promise of vaccines for every adult by end of May

By GRAYCE MCCORMICK NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

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Cloud skies overshadowed Santa Barbara City College’s West Campus on Wednesday as various areas of Santa Barbara County saw a brief sprinkling of rain.

Light showers in SB Forecast calls for sunny skies, more rain possible early next week

By MADISON HIRNEISEN NEWS-PRESS CORRESPONDENT

Santa Barbara County residents can expect to see sunny skies through the weekend after Wednesday brought a brief sprinkling of rain in various areas across the county.

Wednesday’s brief shower brought less than a tenth of an inch of rain in some areas.

Buellton, Goleta, To see streaming video the weekend, Santa Barbara and meteorologists GO TO Santa Ynez recorded newspress.com expect sunshine 0.01 inches of rain with temperatures Wednesday, while reaching 70 degrees Santa Cruz Island and the San

by Friday.

Marcos Pass recorded 0.02 inches Weekend temperatures will of rain. The highest rain total linger in the mid-60s with sunny recorded in Santa Barbara County skies overhead. was at Tecolote Canyon with 0.05 Weather officials expect inches, according to officials. showers in Santa Barbara County Starting today through early next week, as the current

forecast calls for rain to start sometime between Monday night and Wednesday.

It remains unclear when the first bout of rain is expected, as well as the total rainfall accumulations, Mike Wofford, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard, told the News-Press. email: mhirneisen@newspress.com

Sea Center set to reopen Friday

President Joe Biden said Tuesday that the country is on track to have enough supply of COVID-19 vaccines for every adult in America by the end of May, and health officials in Santa Barbara County said his statement is “ambitious, but not inconceivable.”

With the good news rolling in this week — the shipment of the new Johnson & Johnson singledose vaccine, COVID-19 cases falling by 45% countywide in the past two weeks and high school sports resuming — the light at the end of the tunnel seems to be closer than it was last month.

In addition to saying the U.S. will have enough supply for every adult in three months, the president said he wants all teachers to receive at least one shot by the end of March. He also announced that Merck & Co., the world’s second-largest vaccine manufacturer, will help manufacture the new J&J vaccine.

Santa Barbara County’s public health officer, Dr. Henning Ansorg, told the News-Press Wednesday that Merck is now lending a helping hand in manufacturing and bottling the Pfizer vaccine too, and “this fact alone could potentially improve the timeline.”

“End of May sounds ambitious, but is not inconceivable, providing the companies exceed their production forecasts,” Dr. Ansorg said.

He added that companies Pfizer and Moderna have committed to an additional 400 million doses combined by the end of June, and J&J committed to producing 100 million doses by the end of June.

Dr. David Fisk, a Cottage Health infectious disease specialist, told the News-Press

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Transitional kindergarten, kindergarten, first and second Oak Valley Elementary grades will enter campus School in Buellton will open Monday, and the rest will join its doors to its youngest pupils March 22.

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In the Buellton Union School Students will District, sixth grade have four hours is at Jonata Middle on campus five School and will Carpinteria Unified days per week with return to campus School District hopes additional online to reopen its secondary March 15. Seventh instruction. and eighth grades schools on March 29.

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The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History’s Sea Center on Stearns Wharf will reopen its outdoor exhibits this Friday. Tickets are available on-site and no prior reservations are needed.

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that he believes the supply will be there to achieve the president’s goal.

“I think that the time is approaching where our challenge in improving our vaccination rates is not going to be limited by vaccine supply, but instead limited by our national infrastructure and capacity to roll it out in these large numbers,” said Dr. Fisk, who also works for Sansum Clinic. “I certainly think that there will be adequate amounts of vaccines viable to vaccinate all interested adults by that time, but I think that it is unknown if we’ll be able to actually deliver that through

Buellton Union School District to open K-6

By MADISON HIRNEISEN

Stearns Wharf will welcome some seafaring creatures to its decks this Friday, as the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History’s Sea Center reopens its outdoor exhibits to the public.

In accordance with current purple tier regulations, the Sea Center cannot welcome visitors indoors but is instead shifting some of its exhibits outside, offering a socially distanced and hands-on experience for visitors.

Starting Friday, Sea Center visitors will get to pet a Swell Shark, touch a Sea Cucumber or Sea Star and learn about marine mammals found in the Santa Barbara Channel at the museum’s outdoor exhibitions.

At each outdoor station, a member of the museum staff or a volunteer will be giving a brief educational presentation.

After a rollercoaster year of reopenings and closures for the Sea Center due to the pandemic,

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Dr. Henning Ansorg, county Public Health’s public health officer, told the News-Press that President Joe Biden’s goal of having vaccine supply for every adult American by the end of May is “ambitious, but not inconceivable.”

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TRAFFIC, CRIME & FIRE BLOTTER

Emergency rental assistance available

Police recover stolen pothole filler

GOLETA — The city of Goleta is now providing rental assistance funds through the Housing Authority of Santa Barbara County to qualified Goleta residents financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic (job loss, reduction in wages, etc.).

Applicants may receive up to $5,000 or up to three months of current and/or past-due rental expenses, whichever is less, when approved.

Once approved, assistance payments to applicants will be paid directly to landlords.

To be eligible, applicants must: provide proof of residency in Goleta; have a household income 80% or below the area median

SANTA BARBARA — The Santa Barbara Police Department recovered a stolen city vehicle a little after 11 a.m. Wednesday morning in Santa Maria.

The orange truck used for filling potholes was found unoccupied with no noticeable damage.

Details on the thief or thieves are unclear, but Anthony Wagner, police spokesman, told the NewsPress that he imagines it was “just joyriders of some sort. Maybe they did it just to be comical.”

He added, “We are unaware of any potholes that were filled outside the city’s jurisdiction.”

— Grayce McCormick

Police detain “mentally distraught” man

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officers moved in to successfully handcuff him.

The subject, whose identity was withheld, was transported to the hospital for medical clearance and a mental health evaluation, Mr. Wagner said.

Health Care Services Medi-Cal Member and Provider Helpline at 1-800-541-5555.

Those enrolled in Medicare may not be charged a COVID fee, and those who are charged can call 1-800-MEDICARE to report it or ask questions about the free.

Those who have private insurance have the right to ask their provider about the free and what it covers. They also have the right to ask their insurer if your provider can charge the free under their plan rules. Private insurance holders can also call the California Department of Managed Health Care at 1-888466-2219, or the California Department of Insurance at 1-800927-4357.

Patients enrolled in Tricare may not be charged a COVID fee at in-network providers. It may only be appropriate to charge the fee to a Tricare member when the patient does not inform the provider ahead of time that they have Tricare, or if the provider sends a written notice about a COVID fee to the patient before an appointment.

Those who have been charged a COVID fee by your doctor or dentist are asked to contact your health or dental insurance company and request

— Grayce McCormick

Consumer warning issued for COVID fees California Attorney General Xavier Becerra issued an alert earlier this week warning consumers about some healthcare providers reportedly charging patients a “COVID FEE” when seeking care.

The fees are an additional charge, purportedly for more frequent cleaning and disinfecting, and greater use of Personal Protective Equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a news release.

Those enrolled in Medi-Cal and Denti-Cal are not allowed to be charged a COVID fee, and those who are charged should alert their doctor’s or dentist’s office and call the California Department of

a reimbursement. Those who have been charged can also file a complaint at www.oag. ca.gov/report and report which healthcare provider charged a COVID fee.

— Mitchell White

Vehicle catches fire in carport SANTA YNEZ — A vehicle inside of a carport next to a mobile home caught fire Wednesday afternoon in the 2000 block of State Route 154 in the Santa Ynez Valley, authorities said.

The fire was reported around 2:40 p.m. The Santa Barbara County Fire Department launched a full structure response and arriving units found a trailer adjacent to a structure involved in fire, said Capt. Daniel Bertucelli, fire spokesman.

The fire was quickly knocked down and crews remained on scene for salvage and overhaul.

No injuries were reported and the cause of the fire is under investigation.

— Grayce McCormick

HICAP to offer free Medicare presentation

Santa Barbara police recovered a stolen city vehicle Wednesday morning in Santa Maria, unoccupied with no noticeable damage.

SANTA BARBARA — Santa Barbara Police officers subdued and transported a mentally distressed man to Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Tuesday evening, authorities said.

At approximately 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday, officers were dispatched to the area of State Street and Broadmoor Plaza for a subject who was reportedly making statements of distress.

Dispatch reported the subject was armed with a metal pole and walked out into traffic. When officers arrived, the subject began advancing on the officers, yelling, “Shoot me,” and stated he wanted to kill someone or himself. A crowd of onlookers gathered in the area, said Anthony Wagner, police spokesman.

To keep the onlookers safe, an officer intentionally positioned his car behind the subject as a barrier between him and the group of residents as the incident unfolded.

After unsuccessful attempts to effectively communicate with the subject and de-escalate the situation, officers used a less lethal apparatus causing the subject to drop the weapon. K9 Murdoch was released and bit the subject, preventing him from picking up the weapon again as

income; and demonstrate loss of income related to COVID-19, with eligibility starting last year on March 13, 2020, and must provide documentation of the past two months of income for the entire household and proof of lease or rental agreement.

Additional documentation may be required during the review process.

To apply, visit: https://portal. neighborlysoftware.com/ SANTABARBARACOUNTYCA/ participant.

Contact the Housing Authority by calling 805-735-8351 or emailing questions@hasbarco. org.

CENTRAL COAST — Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program will once again feature a free, virtual 30-minute presentation for people interested in learning more about Medicare benefits throughout the month of March.

This month’s meeting topics discuss how to understand Income Related Monthly Adjusted Amount and an advanced beneficiary notice of

non-payment.

HICAP offers free informational sessions each month on a variety of topics. For more information or to register, contact the local HICAP office at 1-800-434-0222 or 1-805-928-5663, send an email to seniors@kcbx.net or register online at centralcoastseniors.org/ blog/hicap-presentation-calendar/.

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Continued from Page A1 the infrastructure for providing vaccines. But I’m hopeful we’ll get close to that, if not all the way there.”

Regarding getting a dose administered to every teacher by the end of March, Dr. Ansorg said, “Again, this is an ambitious goal, however potentially achievable, providing Pfizer and Moderna are accelerating their output of vaccines drastically in March. It would require more allocation of vaccines to the education sector, which could be done.”

Dr. Fisk said he believes this goal for teachers is an “admirable goal” and he does think it’s important for teachers to get vaccinated to reopen schools.

“At the same time, I think we can’t lose sight of the reality that the individuals in our community and society that have the absolute highest risk for COVID are the oldest individuals, so we have to provide vaccines to those groups as our utmost priority,” he said.

As of March 1, Cottage Health administered 15,580 doses for community members 65 and older and 7,881 doses for healthcare workers. As of Feb. 27 (taking into account a three-day lag), the county reported that a total of 94,874 doses of COVID vaccine have been administered, 60,088 of which were first doses and the rest second doses.

Dr. Ansorg said the 45%

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Carpinteria secondary schools predict late March return

SANTA BARBARA THURSDAY, decrease in new COVID cases NEWS-PRESS transportation (a CDC order). NEWS Al Mason has been a resident MARCH 4, 2021 countywide was also a statewide, Schools, churches and of Santa Barbara for 53 years, national and even international businesses can decide their mask and, as a 92-year-old, received his trend coming down from the rules at their own discretion.

COVID-19 vaccine several weeks holiday-induced surge.

“Simply put: very irresponsible,” ago. Mr. Mason is a Navy veteran “Vaccinations played a role in Dr. Ansorg said about the from WWII, so he got vaccinated reducing cases with severe illness Texas governor’s decision. “Not at a VA hospital in Los Angeles. and deaths — however, not overall grounded in scientific data and The Navy veteran shared that cases,” he said. “The reduction in against all expert advice. It will, of waiting in line for his COVID-19 overall cases is due to less travel, course, have a negative impact on vaccine took him back 78 years more mask wearing and social surrounding states.” ago to when he waited in line

By ANNELISE HANSHAW distancing and a mild winter for Dr. Fisk said this kind of with his platoon for their shots.

NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER us with plenty of opportunity for relaxation of COVID protocols “Remember now, this was war outdoor activities. We are still not could be an issue. He said he time, and they didn’t know where Carpinteria Unified School at the level of pre-Thanksgiving or thinks Gov. Abbott has made a they were going to send us. They District is planning to open winter holidays.” mistake and that as it has done gave us every shot in the world,” Carpinteria Middle School and Dr. Fisk echoed this sentiment, before, the virus could take Mr. Mason told the News-Press Carpinteria High School March saying he doesn’t believe vaccines advantage of the relaxed Texan Wednesday. “You walked in there 29 (the Monday after spring contributed to the decline, but residents as well. and they injected you at least six break) under the prediction that noted it shows the natural course On Wednesday, PATH’s CEO times, three on each arm. A lot of the county will reach the red of the West Coast variants.

Joel John Roberts called on guys were passing out.” tier by mid-March.

“That sort of new strain of the Gov. Gavin Newsom and public Laughing at the memory of one “Secondary students as well virus led to most of the upsurge health agencies to prioritize the of his arms being paralyzed after as staff are anxiously awaiting that we saw, and then as that distribution of the one-dose J&J those vaccinations, he said it was their return at the end of arrival of that strain in our vaccines to people experiencing another sigh of relief when he got this month,” Superintendent population has reached its new homelessness. (PATH Santa the call from the VA asking him if Diana Rigby told the Newsequilibrium, it starts to trail off.

Barbara is a homeless shelter.) he’d like to make an appointment Press Wednesday. “Although That’s a natural course of how “There are many barriers to to get his COVID-19 vaccine. the hybrid model is more viruses spread,” he said, adding accessing a second vaccine for an “I felt like the good old challenging at a secondary site, that if the country relaxes COVID individual that is unhoused,” Mr. government was taking care of everyone needs to return as restrictions, a fourth surge could Roberts said in a statement. “This me again when I got that phone soon as permissible.” take place. population often lacks access call,” Mr. Mason said.

Santa Barbara County Public Other big COVID-19 news this to transportation and cellular He added that his daughter, Health officials announced week was that Texas Gov. Greg devices to schedule appointments Donna Scott, drove him to his Tuesday that the county’s case Abbott announced Tuesday that and can be very hard-to-reach. appointment, and pointed out a rate dropped to 13 daily cases he plans to completely reopen Even for people who are stably tear rolling down his cheek as per 100,000 people — low the state 100% next Wednesday, housed, accessing a second shot he waited for his COVID vaccine allowing all businesses to fully has proven difficult.” alongside other veterans, and reopen. He also revoked the As more and more of the remembered his platoon buddies. statewide mask mandate. But elderly population in Santa Mr. Mason said, “I felt at home orders from President Biden and Barbara County receives and at peace.” from the CDC require that masks vaccines, stories of relief and still be worn in federal buildings happiness continue to come from email: gmccormick@newspress. (an executive order) and on public those vaccinated. com

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enough for schools to resume contact sports.

“We have welcomed the return of our student athletes at CHS, and it is so exciting to have students in person on campus.

We really missed them,” Mrs. Rigby said.

Carpinteria Unified was the largest public school district in the county to reopen elementary schools under a waiver approved by the state in the fall. It opened its four elementary schools in a hybrid model Oct. 13 and has not detected any COVID-19 transmissions on campus, officials said.

Its elementary classes are split into two groups of 1018 students who either meet Monday and Tuesday or Thursday and Friday. All students are online Wednesday. email: ahanshaw@newspress.com

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Santa Barbara County confirms 61 new COVID-19 cases, four deaths

By ANNELISE HANSHAW NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

Santa Barbara County Public Health officials reported 61 new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday, increasing the county’s total to 32,147 cases. Public Health deems 352 cases still infectious.

Officials also reported four deaths where COVID-19 was identified as a significant condition or cause. A total of 420 such deaths have been recorded in the county.

Two of the deceased were at least 70 years of age, and two were between the ages of 50 and 69. Three had underlying health conditions, and one death was associated with an outbreak at a

congregate living facility.

The deceased lived in: the South County area containing Montecito, Summerland and the city of Carpinteria; Goleta; Ocrutt; the North County area containing Sisquoc, Casmalia, Garey, Cuyama, New Cuyama and the city of Guadalupe.

Santa Barbara reported the most daily cases: 26. It has a total of 6,010 cases, and 103 cases are active.

Santa Maria confirmed nine cases, which brings its total to 10,818 cases of which 71 are still infectious.

Goleta detected six COVID-19 cases Wednesday. Its new total is 1,662 cases, and 22 are active.

The following areas also reported daily cases: the South County area containing Montecito, Summerland and the city of Carpinteria, four cases (1,291 total, 18 active); Lompoc, four cases (3,376 total, 49 active); Orcutt, three cases (1,697 total, 27 active); the unincorporated area of the Goleta Valley and Gaviota, two cases (1,111 total, 21 active); the Santa Ynez Valley, two cases (956 total, eight active); the federal prison in Lompoc, two cases (1,088 total, two active); Isla Vista, one case (1,228 total, eight active).

The geographic locations of two of Wednesday’s cases are pending.

Hospitals across Santa Barbara County are treating 57 patients

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with COVID-19, and 19 COVID-19 patients are in intensive care units.

A total of 21.1% of the county’s staffed ICU beds are available.

Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital is caring for 13 patients with COVID-19 symptoms, and seven of those are in critical care.

Just three of its COVID-19 patients are using a ventilator, and 82 adult and 13 pediatric ventilators are available.

Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital has 13.3% of its staffed ICU beds available.

A total of 1,349 health care workers have contracted COVID-19. email: ahanshaw@newspress.com

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By the end of Friday, Santa Barbara city crews hope to finish two enhancement measures to the State Street promenade: green bike lanes painted down the center to separate bicyclists and pedestrians and bollards in front of the terracotta planters to further close off traffic, from Victoria Street to Ortega Street.

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Local mussels If you’re even remotely a fan of fresh mussels, these are one of the most incredible local finds at our Saturday Downtown Santa Barbara farmers’ market.

Situated about 3/4-mile off Hope Ranch, the ocean’s depth at the farm is approximately 80 feet, and the shellfish are grown utilizing submersible long-lines originally developed by the Japanese. These mussels are grown using a New Zealandstyle of rope culture.

Mussels are excellent when steamed. This week I prepared mine infused with spring garlic and lemon. It’s the Fix of the Week on A5.

Fresh mussels are quite a nutritious food source that is packed with protein, delivering 20 grams per single serving.

They are also a great source of iron and contain hearty amounts of vitamins A and C and calcium. The price is $6 per pound.

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Fresh barley juice

Nancy McGrath and Jurriaan Kamp hold two issues of “Kamp Solutions,” which is printed on stone paper. The couple founded the paper in 2019 and releases quarterly issues printed on stone paper.

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By now, most of us are pretty familiar with the overwhelming health benefits of drinking freshly pressed wheat grass juice. But if you want to take another step up the health ladder, you may want to give barley juice a try.

When the barley grass is about 12 to 14 inches high, it contains all the vitamins, minerals and proteins necessary for the human diet.

Its juice is seven times richer in Vitamin C than an equivalent weight of oranges, five times richer in iron than spinach and 10 times richer in calcium than milk.

Barley juice can be purchased freshly pressed and chilled at the Tuesday and Saturday markets each week; it’s grown locally by Rick Lemke. The price is $3 per ounce.

Organic snow peas The local fresh pea season is continuing to ramp up with a wide array of sugar snap, English shelling, and these crispy fresh snow peas all taking center stage.

Snow peas are consumed as they come, pod and all, yielding a very snappy texture and mildly sweet flavor. They are ideal for stir-fry’s, but are also a nice addition when sliced and added to salads.You can currently find this seasonal favorite at all weekly Santa Barbara certified farmers’ markets from several local growers. The price averages $5 per pound.

Sam Edelman is general manager of the Santa Barbara Certified Farmers Market Association and host of “Farm to Table,” which airs live 9 a.m.

Thursdays on KZSB AM 1290.

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At left, stone paper is a sustainable solution that has the potential to replace 50% of the world’s paper market. Only four stone manufacturing plants in the world print stone paper, but Jurriaan Kamp and Nancy McGrath are working to bring another plant to the U.S in the near future. At right, in the magazine’s inaugural issue printed on stone paper, journalist Jurriaan Kamp wrote a story about the uptick in stone manufacturing and stone paper consumption in Asia.

Journalist Jurriaan Kamp uses sustainable paper alternative to print his magazine

By MADISON HIRNEISEN NEWS-PRESS CORRESPONDENT

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nnovators have developed a new, more sustainable paper alternative that could revolutionize the future of print and replace 50% of the world paper market.

And here’s the crazy part.

It’s made of stone.

Stone paper, currently made from rocks in unreclaimed mines, is made of 80% stone and 20% plastic. The plastic acts as a glue to bind the ground-up stone together, leaving a smooth and durable paper surface. In addition to unlimited available resources to create the paper, stone paper is infinitely recyclable by using heat to break down the elements before binding them back together.

Though only four manufacturers

in the entire world are printing stone paper, Montecito journalist Jurriaan Kamp has already adopted the sustainable option for use in his magazine, Kamp Solutions. The past three issues of the magazine were printed on stone paper manufactured in China, and all future editions will be printed on this paper alternative.

Over 25 years, Mr. Kamp has developed a passion for innovative solutions to some of the world’s toughest problems. Starting as a journalist in a Netherlands newsroom, Mr. Kamp felt the news focused too much on problems rather than solutions. He wanted to change that.

Mr. Kamp calls himself a “solutions journalist,” a title that reflects his desire to report on groundbreaking solutions rather

than focusing solely on society’s problems. He founded the Santa Barbara-based Optimist Daily more than two decades ago, and his new magazine, Kamp Solutions, features stories about solutions to environmental issues, world hunger and health crises, among other topics.

Inspired by the innovative solutions he was writing about, Mr. Kamp began pondering how he could implement solutions into his publication. After first hearing of stone paper nearly a decade ago and eyeing its development, the answer became clear: Stone paper was the way forward.

“When you work on solutions for 25 years, you come across many solutions,” Mr. Kamp told the News-Press at his Montecito home.

“When we launched this new

magazine, we started thinking and talking about what a fun idea it would be to use one of the solutions that we write about to actually present it in real life through the magazine,” he said.

Stone paper is a sustainable solution that will always have unlimited resources, he said.

While paper can only be recycled between five and 10 times before the plant fibers no longer stick together, stone paper “can be recycled as long as there is planet Earth,” Mr. Kamp said.

Due to its mineral-based makeup, stone paper can be melted down by heat, leaving a pile of sand and plastic that can be bound together again to make more paper.

Mr. Kamp and his fiancée, Nancy Reed McGrath, produce the magazine together and have

become huge proponents of stone paper over the years. The couple are determined to bring a stone paper factory to the U.S. in the next three years. They’re hopeful that many mining areas in the country will provide ample opportunity for manufacturing.

Mines produce rock waste and must be reclaimed, meaning that “the adverse environmental effects of surface mining are minimized and mined lands are returned to a beneficial end use,” according to the California Department of Conservation.

By using this required reclamation process to create stone paper, Ms. McGrath said manufacturers would create a sustainable and profitable business model.

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Continued from Page A4 “It’s expensive for (mining companies) to reclaim the land,” Ms. McGrath told the NewsPress. “They can turn it into these products and actually make it a viable business rather than spending extra money and have a (stone paper) product that doesn’t use water or trees.”

As interest grows in stone paper

manufacturing, Mr. Kamp said it is likely that large shipping companies such as Amazon and FedEx will adopt stone paper cardboard boxes to ship their items. Not only is stone paper more durable than cardboard, it is also waterproof.

Even the physical stone paper in Mr. Kamp’s magazine crinkles before it tears and can withstand water droplets without a smudge.

In addition, the use of stone paper cardboard would

revolutionize the paper market and environment, bringing muchneeded growth back to forests that are currently used as a source for paper, Mr. Kamp said.

“If we would turn the 50% of the world paper market, which is now going to be used to make cardboard, if we would be able to turn all of that into stone paper cardboard, that means all of those tree farms could actually become forests because then you’d just let them grow and other species will

come in,” Mr. Kamp said. “That is a major regeneration of nature project.” email: mhirneisen@newspress.com

FYI Montecito journalist Jurriaan Kamp is offering a free issue of Kamp Solutions, made from stone, to NewsPress readers. To request a free copy, visit kamp.solutions/newspress.

At left, Jurriaan Kamp and Nancy McGrath sit outside their Montecito home, discussing their history as solutions journalists. At right, a Kamp Solutions magazine, published in spring 2020, features Sir Richard Branson on the cover. Within the magazine, both Jurriaan Kamp and Nancy McGrath contribute reporting to fill the pages with the newest innovations for sustainable solutions.

People’s Self-Help Housing receives monetary gift People’s Self-Help Housing has received an $8,500 donation from the National Equity Fund.

The money will support PSHH’s education program, Camino Scholars.

“The gift is representative of the generous support and longstanding relationship we enjoy with NEF,” a statement from People’s Self-Help Housing read.

“This practical expression of their

commitment to building strong communities will positively impact the educational path being taken by the (more than) 400 students who participate in Camino Scholars.”

NEF is a nonprofit, Chicagobased affiliate of the Local Initiatives Support Corp. and a leading syndicator of Low Income Housing Tax Credits.

The organization plays an

integral role in creating affordable housing options, revitalizing communities and strengthening local economies.

NEF investments total more than $16.75 billion in 2,795 LIHTC developments, which created 187,237 affordable homes for lowincome families and individuals.

“Education is a key building block for a successful future,” said Joanna Dominguez, the PSHH director of

education. “Thanks to this support from NEF, our Camino Scholars program will continue to provide students of all ages with the tools and resources to not only reach higher education, but to thrive in it.”

People’s Self-Help Housing has offices in Santa Barbara, Ventura and San Luis Obispo. For more information, go to pshhc.org.

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After you rinse your mussels, remove the “beard” portion that is protruding from the shell.

In a pot large enough for all the contents, add the butter, celery, spring garlic and lemon zest. Then sauté for about 5 minutes on medium heat. Next, turn the burner to high heat and add white wine. Let cook down for a couple of minutes, then add the broth.

Bring to a boil or heavy simmer, add the mussels and diced tomatoes, and cover with a lid. Cook for about 3-4 minutes, or until the mussel shells have opened.

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Seafood is often a secondary thought for most, but for some, the weekly seafood pickup is the main attraction. From linecaught California wild king salmon, local vermillion rockfish and halibut, to rock crab, lobster, spot prawns, mussels and oysters, there is always something special to get excited about from our local fishermen.

This week, in addition to a small piece of the wild sashimigrade king salmon that I picked up from Wild Local Seafood Co., I was really looking forward to cooking up some of the local Hope Ranch mussels I sourced from Santa Barbara Mariculture.

Raised locally on lines in Santa Barbara waters, these mussels are as fresh and tasty as they come, cooking up perfectly in just a few minutes.

When cooking mussels, I typically like to have on hand some basic flavoring agents that complement the rich flavor of the mussels. Fresh lemon, spring garlic, celery and fresh parsley were all incorporated for this week’s recipe. I will often use a little white wine in the steaming liquid, but a chicken or vegetable stock on their own works just fine. The addition of jalapeño pepper for added heat is also a great option.

When preparing your mussels, you really want to try not to overcook them, allowing just enough time for the shells to pop open, then turning off the heat.

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LIBRA — Recent events in the love and romance department may have you feeling like you aren’t getting your needs met, Libra.

Remember that other people aren’t mind readers the way you are. If someone’s behavior isn’t right with you, say so. Romantic partnerships should uplift and support your dreams, not something you make personal sacrifices for just to maintain.

SCORPIO — Be careful that you aren’t manipulating a romantic situation so your partner loses any power, Scorpio. You may think your actions are noble and well meaning, but you may be creating a scenario that has no basis in reality. People could be impressionable, but that doesn’t mean you should take advantage of this by promoting your own interests at the expense of another’s.

SAGITTARIUS — Things in the love department may be looking up for you, Sagittarius, but beware that you aren’t getting pushed around. Your partner could feel the need for more freedom in the relationship, while you’re hoping to find more commitment. Take it one day at a time. Don’t get ahead of yourself by projecting scenarios that may not come to fruition.

You’re only setting yourself up for disappointment.

CAPRICORN — You may find that you’re indecisive when it comes to issues concerning love and romance, Capricorn. For some reason, you have a tendency to pull one way and then the other, yet neither way seems very rewarding.

Don’t feel like you have to take concrete action at this time. In fact, if you do, this commitment may cause you more frustration later.

AQUARIUS — Try to get more grounded in your actions regarding love and romance, Aquarius. You may need to take a more reserved approach in your actions in order to get where you need to go. At the same time, however, your freedom-loving, adventurous side may feel the need to roam more freely. This is a tough combination of energies to work with, so do your best to find a balance.

PISCES — You’re quite sure of yourself and solid about many things except one. When it comes to romantic relationships, you feel a bit unsure and inadequate, Pisces. It could be that you’re indecisive about how to proceed.

There’s a strong urge to take charge, but also a tendency to slow things down and let others take the lead. Figure out your needs before you make long-term plans with others.

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ARIES — When it comes to love and romance, things are definitely in your favor, Aries. The thing to be aware of today is that there might be some manipulation on the part of someone close to you. Take care that someone else’s need for freedom isn’t negatively affecting your relationship. Communication is key in order to maintain a healthy romance at any level.

TAURUS — Things regarding love and romance may be a bit dicey for you, Taurus. You may find that you have to make a few adjustments in order to remain on the same page as your loved ones. Neither one of you may feel like taking the lead at this time, causing some hesitation in the relationship. While each of you is trying to second-guess the other, confusion is likely to reign.

GEMINI — The more tightly you try to hang onto something, Gemini, the more likely it is it will want to slip through your fingers. Grab what you want, but don’t squeeze too hard. Maintain an important balance between showing someone you care by taking them under your wing and allowing them the freedom to be their own person. Sensitive feelings are operating today, so proceed with care.

CANCER — Matters involving love and romance might not go exactly the way you’d like, Cancer.

You could be waiting for your partner to make the next move, since you’re unsure of which way the relationship is progressing. At the same time, it may be that your partner is the one waiting for you.

Keep the lines of communication open and stop playing confusing mind games.

LEO — Things should be going well for you in the love and romance department, Leo, but you could find that today things get a bit tenuous. While you want things to be clear and planned out, it could be that your partner longs for more freedom and spontaneity.

Tension may result if either party becomes too set in their ways. The tension may arise when neither partner wants to take the lead.

VIRGO — People may be wondering how to proceed while you’re off doing your own thing.

Don’t go in one direction and leave someone else behind, Virgo.

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can open for seventh and eighth grade that week. We really want to be able to do that. That would open our whole middle school,” Dr. Randal Haggard, superintendent of the Buellton Union School District, told the News-Press Wednesday.

He has alerted middle school staff of the district’s intentions to open the entire school once the county’s case rate dips low enough.

“Everyone is ready and excited to go forward,” he said, noting there was a “little trepidation” at first. “As we see vaccination really ramping up, I think that’s really reassuring some of our staff members.”

Districts must choose which staff members should get the first doses of their allocated vaccines. Currently 10% of the state’s supply is dedicated to K-12 educators.

Dr. Haggard describes the task as “one of the hardest things (he has) ever had to do.”

The Santa Barbara County Education Office has outlined four tiers to districts to help them prioritize staff.

First, those who work with medically fragile students who often can’t wear masks will receive their vaccine.

“I am still hopeful that we can see the local system really ramping up to meet the demand for vaccination among our educators,” Dr. Haggard said.

President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that there will be enough vaccines for every adult in the U.S. by the end of May. He also pushed for greater

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the museum staff said they are ready to be back in action. This will be the staff’s first time back at the operating museum since December lockdowns barred the museum from staying open.

“Since our first opening of outside (exhibits) in July, we’ve opened and closed a handful of times due to California regulations, and I’m most excited to have the people back,” Sam Franz, volunteer and interpretation manager at the Sea Center, told the News-Press Wednesday. “There is just such a joy in interacting with (visitors) about the amazing sea creatures we get to care for.”

She added, “It’s electric the excitement we get to educate people about the Santa Barbara Channel.”

Ms. Franz said being out on

vaccination of teachers within the next month.

“One of the things that’s really exciting right now is just how excited teachers are for vaccines.

It’s just been this outpouring of gratitude and, you know, we’re at a different point now than we were before and it allows people to get excited about having kids back,” Dr. Haggard said.

Dr. Haggard is thankful for additional CDC and California Department of Public Health guidance that allowed him to feel safe and craft a plan.

“That research has been a real help to me to be able to see that we know more; we know more about how it spread. We’ve taken all the mitigation efforts,” he said. “Our safety plan was used as a model and recommended to other districts in the county.”

Small cohorts have been on campus since November. Some students have become sick with COVID-19, but no incidents of on-campus transmission were detected during contact tracing.

“I always say there’s nothing worse than a school without children. And we’ve been a year with small groups, but still it would be great to have them all back,” Dr. Haggard said.

Staff members are putting finishing touches on classrooms and adding welcome signs to campus in an effort to greet returning students and those who have not yet set foot on the school site “Remember that our little kindergarten students, they’ve never been on a school site yet. So, that same high anxiety moment for our kindergarten parents is going to happen Monday,” he said. “I can tell you several of our students are really

excited about getting to be back in school.”

Buellton’s neighbor, Solvang School District, has been open since Oct. 26 for transitional kindergarten through eighth grade. It has a hybrid model, but Superintendent Dr. Steve Seaford will re-evaluate the plan when the county reaches the orange tier.

Solvang Elementary School opened when the county was in the red tier, so it was allowed to stay open even as case numbers climbed after the holidays.

Dr. Seaford told board members during the Jan. 13 board meeting that he considered sending classes to distance learning but ultimately did not close the school.

Santa Ynez Valley Union High School closed after a case of COVID-19 on campus at the time and reopened for hybrid learning Feb. 2.

Around 16% of Solvang School students are currently enrolled in distance learning.

“Vaccinations are definitely giving everyone additional hope to get more and more kids back sooner than later,” Dr. Seaford said.

He said the students are adhering to health and safety protocols well.

“The most helpful thing is seeing kids on campus. Every day with their smiles, their great attention to being socially distanced, wearing their masks and washing their hands, they are joyful,” he said.

Santa Barbara Unified School District reopened this week, and Goleta Union will open its campuses Monday.

the wharf allows the museum to show people “the rich diversity of species found directly under their feet” by pulling up sand samples from a hole in the deck.

“On any given day, we can pull up the most amazing collection of (about) 12 different types of colorful sea slugs that blow people’s minds,” Ms. Franz said.

When the museum opened its outdoor exhibits for the first time in July, museum officials reported great success among visitors.

“Visitors were really appreciative that we were taking steps to offer this experience,” Richard Smalldon, director of the Sea Center, told the NewsPress Wednesday. “I think people have been used to not having the option to go out, and overwhelmingly they were really grateful that we were doing this.”

Like other institutions during the pandemic, the Sea Center

felt the financial impact as the virus spread across California.

However, the 100-yearold institution weathered the financial impact more fortunately than others and is ready to get back to business, Mr. Smalldon said.

“We’re excited to be back on the recovery path here,” he said. “I think the county and community are ready, and we’re looking forward to being of service once again.”

To visit the Sea Center’s outdoor exhibits, tickets can be purchased on-site at a reduced rate of $7 per person, or members can enjoy the exhibits for free. No prior registration is required. For now, the museum will be open every Friday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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Officials announced Wednesday that construction and exhibit development for the Santa Ynez Chumash Museum and Cultural Center is making impressive progress.

Progress made on Chumash museum SANTA YNEZ — Officials announced Wednesday that construction and exhibit development for the Santa Ynez Chumash Museum and Cultural Center is making impressive progress.

The museum will be a monument dedicated to celebrating the tribe’s heritage and history while providing educational opportunities to visitors wanting to learn more about the Chumash people and their rich culture, according to a news release.

“We are excited to see firsthand the progress that is being made on the Santa Ynez Chumash Museum and Cultural Center” Kenneth Kahn, tribal chairman for the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians, said in a statement. “This has been a long-anticipated dream of the tribe, and we are committed to telling the story of our people so visitors will come away with a deeper understanding of the challenges and opportunities Chumash ancestors faced living

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“We are both so honored to receive this award, which is the result of the many innovative efforts of the faculty, students and staff of the UC Santa Barbara’s Solid State Lighting & Energy Electronics Center,” Dr. DenBaars said in a statement.

Both professors will be honored in a virtual event by the Central Coast Innovation Awards March 25.

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The project will feature highefficiency systems to protect the tribe’s artifact collection, locally sourced materials — such as stone from the Santa Ynez Valley — and landscape irrigation that utilizes recycled water.

Other features will include informative exhibits and cultural objects that have been collected throughout the decadeslong planning process for the museum. In all, a collection of more than 20,000 cultural objects have been amassed and preserved to help tell the story of Santa Ynez Chumash.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT, FBN No: 20210000345. First Filing. The following person (s) are doing business as: R MOJO DESIGNS, 2501 RAILWAY AVE, LOS OLIVOS, CA 93441, County of Santa Barbara.

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FEB 18, 25; MAR 4, 11/2021--56836 MONTECITO SANITARY DISTRICT PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Board of Directors of the Montecito Sanitary District shall conduct a public hearing at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 11, 2021 via Zoom Meetings; meeting ID 825-9512-1627, to consider the adoption of an ordinance of the governing board of the Montecito Sanitary District increasing the compensation of Directors of the Board pursuant to Health and Safety Code section 6489.

The public may attend and comment by calling 1-669-900-6833 and entering Meeting ID 811 3605 6420 or by visiting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81136056420 Copies of the text of the proposed ordinance are on file with the clerk of the District Board and are available for public inspection at the District’s offices. See https://www.montsan.org/ Publication dates: February 25, 2021 and March 4, 2021 FEB 25, Mar 4 / 2021 -- 56807

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The comeback of Westmont College’s Cade Roth, whose basketball season last year was cut short by a month because of injury, was recognized on Wednesday with his selection to the All-Golden State Athletic Conference team.

The 6-foot-5, junior forward started all 11 of the Warriors’ games this season, averaging 13.3 points with a shooting percentage of .505. He also ranked second in the GSAC with an assist average of 5.2 while pulling down 5.1 rebounds per game.

His play during Westmont’s recent four-game winning streak has coach Landon Boucher hopeful that his team will receive an at-large berth when brackets for the NAIA National Tournament are released at 5 p.m. today.

“Cade made a really big jump from last year to this year,” Boucher said. “He became one of our better guard defenders and really showcased that during GSAC play.

“Also, he just really led us with his ability to get everybody else involved, with his ability to

assist people complimenting his dynamic ability to score. We’re really excited to look forward with Cade and build on this.”

Roth came on strong during Westmont’s four-game winning streak between Feb. 6 to 13. He scored at least 30 points in every contest, topped by a 36-point performance against Vanguard on Feb. 9.

The Warriors (7-4, 4-2 GSAC) finished second in their conference pod, which they needed to win to gain an automatic berth in the NAIA Tournament.

“We are playing the best basketball of the year right now,” Boucher said. “It is a shame that, because of COVID, we have only been able to play six conference games this year while the other pod has played more games. It would be great to continue playing and see what we could do in the postseason.”

He said Roth has led Westmont on both ends of the court.

“He is being a complete player for us when we need him the most,” he said. “He is doing stuff that is not necessarily fun and he is making plays on both ends.” email: mpatton@newspress.com

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The long-delayed high school football season will kick off with the 61st annual Big Game between rivals Santa Barbara and San Marcos high schools, according to the Channel League schedule released on Wednesday.

The contest will be held at 7 p.m. on March 19 at San Marcos’ Warkentin Family Stadium. A preliminary game between the schools’ frosh-soph teams will begin at 3:30 p.m.

Other opening night games in the Channel League will feature Cabrillo at Dos Pueblos and Santa Ynez at Lompoc.

“Details on spectators, ticketing, etcetera will be upcoming in the next week,” San Marcos athletic director Abe Jahadhmy said.

Santa Barbara’s Peabody Stadium, recently rebuilt at a cost of $39 million, won’t be unveiled until Week Three on April 2.

The rest of the Channel League schedule: March 26 — Santa Barbara at Santa Ynez, San Marcos at Cabrillo, Lompoc at Dos Pueblos.

April 2 — Cabrillo at Santa Barbara, Dos Pueblos at Santa Ynez, San Marcos at Lompoc.

April 9 — Dos Pueblos at Santa Barbara, Cabrillo at Lompoc, Santa Ynez at San Marcos.

April 16 — Lompoc at Santa Barbara, San Marcos at Dos Pueblos, Santa Ynez at Cabrillo.

UCSB’s Jones gains Big West award Doris Jones got another trophy to go with the framed, No. 10 jersey she received at UCSB’s Senior Night on Saturday.

The Big West Conference honored the Gaucho guard with its Women’s Basketball Player of the Week Award on Monday for having led UCSB to a pair of victories over UC Riverside.

Jones averaged 28.5 points in the two games, which included a 35-point performance on Senior Night. The output tied her with Erin Buescher for fifth-most in school history.

The 5-foot-9 guard made 13-of17 shots which included a threepointer and 8-of-14 free throws to reach 35 points in Saturday’s 83-

UCSB wins volleyball opener Randy DeWeese pounded 19 kills while Keenan Sanders added 16 in just 20 attempts with no errors as No. 4 UCSB opened its men’s volleyball season with a 3-1 victory over 13th-ranked UC San Diego at Robertson Gym. Sanders hit a blistering .800 from his middle position with a team-high five block assists in the Gauchos’ 25-18, 26-28, 25-18, 24-19 victory. DeWeese hit .342 while Ryan Wilcox added 13 kills and four block assists.

Casey McGarry, UCSB’s returning All-America setter, had

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UCSB’s Doris Jones, who scored 57 points in just two games, was named as the Big West Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week. Her play has helped the Gauchos win their last four games.

UCSB’s Barsky named to serve on NCAA Division 1 Council

By MARK PATTON

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Cade Roth dunks during a Westmont College basketball game earlier this season. The 6-foot-5 junior was named to the All-Golden State Athletic Conference Team on Wednesday.

Big Game will highlight opening night for high school football 76 victory. She also got the third double-double of her career by snagging 10 rebounds.

Jones also led UCSB’s 68-52 victory on Friday by making 8-of-11 shots, 2-of-2 threes, and 4-of-4 foul shots for 22 points.

Her weekend work boosted her season averages to 15.3 points and 6.3 rebounds per game.

The Gauchos (6-12, 6-8 Big West Conference), who have won four consecutive games, have moved up to seventh place in the league standings. They have a shot at moving up even higher when they conclude their regular season with 2 p.m. games on both Friday and Saturday at sixth-place Cal Poly (11-9, 7-7).

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51 assists and 13 digs to share the team lead with Roy McFarland.

The Gauchos and Tritons will play again today at Robertson at 4 p.m.

Sow, Fabian named Big West Scholar-Athletes Men’s basketball forward Amadou Sow and softball outfielder Sammy Fabian have been selected as UCSB’s Big West Conference Scholar-Athletes of the Year.

They were both featured on Wednesday in a half-hour show on ESPN3, highlighting the exploits of both current and former Big West student-athletes.

Sow, a 6-foot-9 junior from Mali, was selected to the All-Big West Second Team each of the previous two years. He’s currently averaging 12.6 points per game on 56% shooting. He made UCSB’s AD Honor Roll last year as a Global Studies major and, after pursuing a professional basketball career, hopes to work as either a business consultant or human rights advocate.

Fabian is also a two-time All-Big West selection. She recorded the third-highest batting average in school history last year when she hit .404 as a sophomore.

She has been named to the Big West Commissioner’s Honor Roll as a psychological and brain sciences major with an applied psychology minor. She’s also twice made the Dean’s List at UCSB. She plans to attend nursing school after graduating from UCSB in 2022.

Gaucho freshman scores 15 birdies UCSB freshman Ethan Barnes shot a tournament-tying-best 15 birdies in his first collegiate event, finishing at even-par 216 to tie for 16th place at the Sacramento State Invitational at the Valley Hi Country Club.

His performance led the Gauchos, who finished with a 15-over par 879 to tie Cal State Northridge for 10th place.

Fellow freshman Andrew Ricci bounced from a first-round 81 to shoot back-to-back 69s to tie for 30th. UCSB played with four freshmen and one junior.

Kelly Barsky, UCSB’s deputy athletics director and senior woman administrator, has been named as the Big West Conference’s representative to the NCAA Division 1 Council.

“I am incredibly grateful for the opportunity to serve in this capacity and am truly appreciative for the nomination and selection,” Barsky said.

“This is a transformative and exciting time in collegiate athletics, and I look forward to representing the university and Big West Conference during this time of evolution.”

The NCAA Division I Council is responsible for the day-today decisions in Division I athletics.

“Kelly will be an outstanding representative for the Big West Conference and UCSB,” Gaucho director of athletics John McCutcheon said.

“This is no doubt the most influential committee in the NCAA governance structure as advisory to the Board of Directors.

“Kelly’s experience as both a former coach and senior athletic administrator will be invaluable as the Council deals with the many transformational issues that face our organization in the next few years.”

Barsky was originally hired

by UCSB as an assistant women’s basketball coach in the 2008-09 season. She moved into an academic advisor position in 2011 in the College of Letters and Science. Two years later, she returned to athletics as a senior associate athletics director.

“Kelly brings a background of solid leadership and perspective to the Council as a former student-athlete, coach and now senior administrator,” Big West commissioner Dan Butterly said. “She will be a strong, impactful voice for the Big West Conference and our member institutions within the NCAA governance structure.”

Hancock hires new Sports Information Director Hancock College has named Shelby Scott as its new assistant athletic director/ sports information director.

“Shelby brings in an awardwinning skill set and has proven success at both the conference level and national level,” said Kim Ensing, associate dean/athletic director. “I am honored to work alongside of her and looking forward to witnessing how her energy and effort will move our department forward.”

Scott brings 10 years of experience in athletics communications at both the NAIA and NJCAA levels.

She comes to Hancock from Missouri Valley College where she served as assistant sports information director as well as assistant women’s volleyball coach.

“I’m excited to join the family at Hancock,” said Scott. “I’m looking forward to promoting these incredible studentathletes and to sharing their stories with Bulldogs fans, family and alumni.”

Scott previously served for two years as director of athletic communications and senior women’s administrator at Central Methodist University in Fayette, Mo. She was responsible for all external operations at CMU, including sports information, marketing and advertising, and special events. She was named the Heart Sports Information Director of the Year for the 2019-20 academic year.

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UCSB’s Kelly Barsky was named to serve on the NCAA Division 1 Council.

While at CMU, she produced three pieces of NAIA-SIDA award-winning content. Her efforts substantially improved the department’s branding through graphic design and

brought a drastic improvement to CMU’s broadcast live-streaming capabilities.

While at Central Methodist and Missouri Valley, Scott also worked as the director of communications for the Heart of America Athletic Conference. She handled all aspects of the league’s creative and digital content for more than 20 sports that the Heart sponsors.

Scott began her career in athletics communications as a student at Wentworth Military Academy, working her way up to become the director of sports information and events.

She coordinated all events within Wentworth’s athletic department, including theme nights, promotions and halftime entertainment. She also developed supplemental advertising material for the department including team posters and media guides.

Scott earned her master’s degree in sports management from the University of Central Missouri in 2015. email: mpatton@newspress.com

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73/46/s 70/42/s 50/21/s 68/31/s 56/51/s 67/43/s 67/39/s 59/48/pc 72/44/s 65/51/s 43/20/s 69/40/s 61/43/s 65/42/s 65/47/pc 66/43/s 61/46/s 76/53/s 66/50/s 68/34/s 68/42/s 66/50/s 63/48/pc 67/43/s 64/40/s 61/46/s 50/25/s

Fri. Hi/Lo/W 77/37/pc 70/47/s 63/45/pc 62/49/pc 62/45/pc 75/42/pc 58/49/pc 64/46/s

69/43/s 39/20/s 40/28/pc 72/52/s 41/29/sn 71/52/s 79/64/pc 42/26/s 44/24/pc 46/26/pc 69/51/pc 60/45/sh 61/34/s 56/35/r 57/46/r 52/29/s

POINT ARENA TO POINT PINOS

Wind north-northwest at 4-8 knots today. Wind waves 2-4 feet with a south swell 2-4 feet at 20-second intervals. Visibility clear.

POINT CONCEPTION TO MEXICO

Wind north-northwest at 4-8 knots today. Wind waves 2-4 feet with a south swell 2-4 feet at 20-second intervals. Visibility clear.

SANTA BARBARA HARBOR TIDES Date Time High Time

Low

March 4 12:48 a.m.

2:02 p.m.

March 5 1:45 a.m.

4:13 p.m.

March 6 2:58 a.m.

6:15 p.m.

0.4’ 1.8’ 0.3’ 2.3’ -0.1’ 2.7’

LAKE LEVELS

5.1’ 3.0’ 5.1’ 2.7’ 5.1’ 3.0’

7:55 a.m.

6:50 p.m.

9:33 a.m.

7:48 p.m.

11:01 a.m.

9:40 p.m.

AT BRADBURY DAM, LAKE CACHUMA 78/47/pc 77/46/s 56/25/s 69/35/pc 63/48/s 66/45/pc 74/43/s 52/38/r 75/47/pc 75/49/s 46/27/pc 70/44/pc 61/47/pc 66/42/pc 65/49/pc 75/40/s 63/46/s 82/54/s 77/47/s 69/43/pc 67/45/pc 69/54/s 64/48/pc 68/46/pc 66/46/pc 69/47/s 52/26/pc

NATIONAL CITIES Atlanta Boston Chicago Dallas Denver Houston Miami Minneapolis New York City Philadelphia Phoenix Portland, Ore. St. Louis Salt Lake City Seattle Washington, D.C.

Wind southeast 4-8 knots becoming northwest today. Waves 2-4 feet with a west-northwest swell 3-5 feet at 13 seconds. Visibility clear.

TIDES

LOCAL TEMPS Today Hi/Lo/W 70/31/s 64/43/s 63/40/s 60/41/s 62/39/s 67/35/s 57/43/s 61/49/s

MARINE FORECAST

SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL

64/43/pc 33/18/pc 45/26/s 65/46/c 54/32/s 72/54/t 79/68/pc 45/26/s 37/26/s 41/29/s 82/61/s 52/41/r 51/33/pc 61/41/s 52/41/r 45/31/s

At Lake Cachuma’s maximum level at the point at which water starts spilling over the dam holds 188,030 acre-feet. An acre-foot is 325,851 gallons, equivalent to the amount of water consumed annually by 10 people in an urban environment.

Storage 122,137 acre-ft.

Elevation 726.21 ft.

Evaporation (past 24 hours) 14.2 acre-ft.

Inflow 23.3 acre-ft.

State inflow 0.0 acre-ft.

Storage change from yest.

-335 acre-ft.

Report from U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

SUN AND MOON Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset

Last

New

Mar 5

Mar 13

WORLD CITIES

Today 6:24 a.m.

5:58 p.m. none 9:58 a.m.

First

Mar 21

Fri. 6:23 a.m.

5:59 p.m.

12:22 a.m.

10:41 a.m.

Full

Mar 28

Today Fri. City Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W Beijing 52/31/s 45/26/sh Berlin 43/28/c 42/25/pc Cairo 69/50/pc 72/51/s Cancun 82/73/sh 81/73/pc London 44/35/c 43/31/pc Mexico City 81/55/s 83/53/s Montreal 20/10/pc 19/7/c New Delhi 90/60/s 88/60/pc Paris 55/37/c 44/30/pc Rio de Janeiro 88/76/s 91/77/pc Rome 60/44/pc 59/46/c Sydney 78/65/s 73/64/pc Tokyo 55/49/pc 58/51/pc W-weather, s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice.