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SBCC head coach Chuckie Roth was quick to praise a trio of spectacular freshman performances, starting with Morgan Cederholm, who won the diving competition and secured her highest score of the season with a series of beautiful dives.

Urlando’s 200 backstroke time of 2:07.89 is the fastest in the state thus far.

Lexi Persoon also swam her fastest time of the season in the 400 IM at 5:09.12, good for a top-10 spot in the state.

Freshman Natalie Mancinelli dropped nine seconds in the 400 IM to 5:42.38.

“We had several other great swims,” Roth said. “This next Thursday, Friday and Saturday we have the Pasadena Invite at East

LA Community College. Diving will be hosted on Thursday while Swimming will be hosted Friday and Saturday. We remain undefeated in duel meets this year and we are excited about next week’s invitational.”

Michael Jorgenson works in communications/ media relations at Santa Barbara City College. email: sports@newspress.com

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Deputies were on scene within minutes at the Santa Barbara Unified School District school and quickly suspected that this was a “swatting” incident, she said. In an abundance of caution, students and staff at the school were asked to shelter in place while law enforcement conducted a room-by-room search of the campus. No injured persons or shooters were found during the search, and the report was determined to be a hoax.

The shelter-in-place was lifted at 11:15 a.m.

“The Sheriff’s Office is currently working to identify the individual(s) responsible for the swatting call and bring them to justice,” Ms. Zick said.

“The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office wants to remind the public that swatting calls are not only illegal, but they put the lives of innocent people at risk,” she said, adding that anyone

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“The existing restrooms were barely standing and pretty dilapidated,” said the architect for the bathroom project, Joe Andrulaitis. “We had to replace nearly everything.”

Now, with Mr. Andrulaitis’ help and expertise, the bathrooms are beautiful and modern.

Work will now begin on the second phase of the tennis court’s improvements, which will focus on the accessibility of the courts. The project includes rebuilding all of the sidewalks and entrances to the courts, as well as new stadium seating. The third phase will redo the tennis center’s parking lot, lighting and security.

The tennis center project’s budget is $3.2 million, 75% of which has been entirely raised from the public’s donations. Elings Park receives no government support and relies on donations from the community.

Santa Barbara Mayor Randy Rowse attended Monday’s event and performed the ribbon cutting. He also briefly operated a backhoe in a ceremonial representation of the removal of found responsible for making a swatting call will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

“The Sheriff’s Office would also like to thank the students, parents and staff at San Marcos High School for their cooperation during this incident, and for their efforts in maintaining a safe and secure campus environment,” Ms. Zick said.

When she first tweeted about the incident, Ms. Zick cautioned the report was unfounded.

Nevertheless, the school was placed on lockdown while the entire campus was searched, she said.

“Please avoid the area,” Ms. Zick tweeted.

People reading her tweets responded with fear and hope. “Oh, please no,” one tweeted. “Hope this report is false,” another one wrote.

About 11:20 a.m., Ms. Zick tweeted that the school had been searched “and is SAFE.” email: nhartsteinnewspress@ gmail.com a concrete wall.

The lockdown was lifted, she said, adding that concerned parents should check in at the attendance office.

In his opening remarks to the crowd, Mayor Rowse said, “As someone from the government, it is humbling to see what happens when you turn a public asset like this over to a board and a bunch of volunteers. This place was going to fall in on itself and thanks to everyone here, that is not going to happen.”

Dean Noble, the executive director of Elings Park, shared his personal motivation for the restoration of the tennis center with the News-Press. “The real drive for me is the youth program. We are trying to get as many kids out to play tennis and bring them to the park.” email: abahnsen@newspress.com

Mr. Noble also said he hopes for work to be done with the second phase of the Tennis Center by September.

Other projects included in “EPIC!” are the additions of native plants to the park, two more playgrounds, trail improvements, a new disc golf course and overall restoration to the entirety of the park.

If you would like more information on the restoration process or the park itself, visit elingspark.org.

METZ, Joyce L.

Santa Barbara, CA - Joyce L. Metz, 92, a resident of Valle Verde retirement community, died peaceably in her residence on Monday, March 6, 2023.

Joyce was born December 14, 1930, in Lyons New York to Harold (Butch) and Florence Lauster. She was a graduate of Lyons High School (1948) and a graduate of Keuka College (1950). She was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church in Santa Barbara.

She married William E. Metz in 1950, and they raised two children; Holly (1954) and William (1956). Joyce worked at the Lyons Public Library for 26 years as Assistant to the Librarian.

In 1996, she moved from Lyons NY to Santa Barbara CA to be closer to her children. She was an avid book reader and prolific writer of short stories. Joyce enjoyed decades as a golfer and enthusiast of all things art. Throughout her adult life in upstate New York she was an indefatigable volunteer advocating change to end discrimination in her home town.

She is survived by her daughter, Holly (Edward) Bennett of Santa Barbara CA, her son William (Jasmin) Metz of San Diego CA, two grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren; and her brother David Lauster of Lyons NY.

She was predeceased by her husband, William E. Metz, and brother Donald Lauster. Memorial contributions may be made to the Lyons Public Library, 122 Broad Street, Lyons NY 14489 (LyonsLibraryDirector@owwl.org) or Trinity Lutheran Church, 909 North La Cumbre Road, Santa Barbara CA 93110 (office@telcsb.org).

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‘24’ actor Kiefer Sutherland stars in new compelling series

By DAVE MASON NEWS-PRESS MANAGING EDITOR

All he has to do is swear, and you know it’s the end of the world.

That’s the power of Kiefer Sutherland’s acting.

From “24” to “Designated Survivor,” Mr. Sutherland has become a household name for action series involving conspiracies and national security threats. Few actors are able to create the same level of urgency.

And in his latest series, “Rabbit Hole,” Mr. Sutherland stars as John Weir, a damaged hero in a world where everyone thinks he’s a villain. You might call him more of an anti-hero at times.

Ultimately “Rabbit Hole,” which streams with new episodes on Sundays on Paramount+, is fun to watch because it’s a giant jigsaw puzzle of intrigue and misdirection, and nothing is what it seems to be.

John Weir is a master of deception in the world of corporate espionage. He and his crew can engineer scenarios with “Mission: Impossible”-like planning and logistics. But his world is flipped upside down when he’s wrongly framed for murder by powerful forces.

You might think this is simply a case of John having to clear his name, but John is also involved with a mysterious, immense plan to protect democracy from an unidentified threat. “Rabbit Hole” takes its time to drop clues about that threat and what John is doing in a storyline that will keep you guessing.

In fact, it’s probably best to watch “Rabbit Hole” with someone so you can trade your own conspiracy theories after each episode.

One thing’s for sure. Writers and directors John Requa and Glenn Ficarra have created a compelling storyline with intense characters in a series with just the right amount of action and plenty of suspense.

Besides Mr. Sutherland, “Rabbit Hole” stars the talented Charles Dance as Dr. Ben Wilson, a psychotherapist with a special connection with John and the mind behind the plan; Rob Yang as Edward Homm; Walt Klink