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Trick-or-treating hits Downtown T on Oct. 31
Get those spooky and clever costumes ready — the city of Carpinteria’s annual downtown trick-or-treat is just around the corner, set for Friday, Oct. 31, 3:30–5 p.m. in the Downtown T.
During the annual celebration, sponsored by the city’s Downtown T Advisory Board, businesses with orange pumpkin signs in their front window will hand out candy to trick-or-treaters. After, at 5:15 p.m., the Lynda Fairly Carpinteria Arts Center at 865 Linden Ave. will host a costume contest in the Koch Courtyard, with prizes given out for scariest, most creative, top animal, best group, and outstanding adult costume.
“Note to anyone driving in the Downtown T during the afternoon event: Please drive cautiously and expect delays,” city representatives said in last week’s newsletter. “There will be lots of excited tykes trick-or-treating along our sidewalks!”
Intermediate Spanish class returns to library
Nadia Lyhitchenko’s Intermediate Spanish Class is up and running again, scheduled for Mondays, 1:30–3 p.m., in the community room of the Carpinteria Community Library.
The class centers on communication skills in reading, writing, listening and speaking. Students should be comfortable speaking in present and past tenses. The cost is a suggested $10 donation.
The library is located at 5141 Carpinteria Ave. The library can be reached at carpinterialibrary.org or (805) 684-4314.
Dispose of hazardous waste on Saturday at city hall
The city of Carpinteria will accept certain hazardous waste at the city hall campus on Saturday, Oct. 25, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., as part of its Antifreeze, Batteries, Oil and Paint (ABOP) collection program.
The city will accept anti ree e, used motor oil and paint, with a limit o five li uid gallons per visit They will also accept batteries, oil filters, cooking at, oil and grease, mercury thermostats, and compact uorescent lightbulbs mall household electronics, with a limit of three per visit, can also be dropped off
City hall is located at 5775 Carpinteria Ave. ABOP is held on the second and fourth Saturdays of the month, January through October, and on the second Saturday of the month in November and December.
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Jason and Kennedy Rodriguez emceed the 2023 costume contest at the Lynda Fairly Carpinteria Arts Center.
CUSD rep breaks down student-to-teacher ratios, district salaries
BY JUN STARKEY
The arpinteria nified chool istrict has one o the lowest student to teacher ratios among neighboring districts, at about students per teacher, according to the district’s staffing report presented to the oard o Trustees on ct
The board heard its latest staffing report rom the district’s uman esources oordinator Ja ueline ope , who also provided data on the district’s student to teacher ratio, the student to parapro essional ratio, the student to classi ied employee ratio, and classi ied employee salaries
The data, according to ope , was pulled rom the state J 9 reports, the ali ornia asic ducational ata ystem , and the tandardi ed ccount ode tructure
er reports on ’s employee to student ratio and employee salaries included comparisons with o arpinteria’s neighboring districts anta aula nified, anta arbara nified, an uis oastal nified, entura nified, aso obles Joint nified, ai nified, tascadero nified, ucia ar nified, ompoc nified, one o alley nified and oorpark nified
The average student to teacher ratio at was to ocal districts like anta arbara and entura ranked lower comparatively, with slightly higher student to teacher ratios
ope also compared the district’s salaries or classified staff uring the year, spent about 7 million on classified salaries; the classified salary per average daily attendance a metric used to calculate the amount o unds a district receives rom the state is about , 9 ranked at the top among the neighboring districts regarding classified salaries per , while also ranking second to last in overall spending or classified staff salaries also had the
lowest student to parapro essional ratio among the districts, at about students per parapro essional, and the lowest classified employee to student ratio, at about students per classified employee ope also reviewed the overall makeup o ’s classified and certificated staff s o ept , the district has employees, broken down into certiicated employees, or employees whose positions re uire speci ic credentials; and classified employees, who do not need state certified credentials, such as office and clerical employees, transportation staff and ood service employees mong certificated employees, identi y as white, 9 identi y as ispanic and three percent identi y as “other,” according to ope ’s presentation The ma ority o certificated employees, 7 , are emale, and the average age is , with a range o to 7 years o age ertificated employees at live throughout anta arbara and entura counties, with residing in arpinteria, in entura ounty and in a different area o anta arbara ounty
ll o ’s certificated employees hold a bachelor’s degree; 7 have also earned a master’s degree and one percent o employees have a doctorate degree ope ’s report included a breakdown o teaching e perience in years among certificated employees have ero to five years o e perience, have to years, have five to years, have or more years, have to years, and have to years
The ma ority o ’s classi ied employees identi y as ispanic, at , while 9 identi y as white and three percent identi y as “other ” The ma ority o classified employees are also emale, at 7 , and the average age o a classified employee is 9, with ages ranging rom to years old ost o ’s classified employees reside in arpinteria, at , while 7 reside in entura ounty and eight percent reside in a different area o anta arbara ounty
According to data from s a e ce ifie sources, Carpinteria nifie ch l is ic has an average ratio of 13.65 students pe eache .
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Carpinteria students work toward beating state CAASPP averages
BY JUN STARKEY
ast week, arpinteria nified chool istrict uperintendent iana igby reviewed data rom the ali ornia ssessment o tudent er ormance and rogress , which showed several grades struggling to beat the state averages in math and nglish igby reviewed the data at the ct oard o Trustees meeting as part o her annual review o her goals or the upcoming school year er presentation included the same goals outlined in the board’s ocal ontrol ccountability lan , which was approved earlier this year in June ata rom the includes scores in nglish language arts and mathematics or students in grades three through , and igby’s report compared ’s scores to anta arbara ounty and the state average Two grades, third and ourth graders, earned higher scores than the county and state averages in both sub ects, while several others earned higher scores than the averages in one sub ect area igby also reviewed data or the district’s subgroups, including nglish learners, economically disadvantaged students, students with disabilities, and ispanic and white students ll
subgroups outper ormed the state and county averages in math, and a ew per ormed higher than the averages in nglish ighth grade students per ormed lower than the county and state average
in both sub ects, which igby attributed to the district’s only eighth grade math and nglish teachers being on long term leave, with substitute teachers filling their positions “ n order to avoid that in the uture
or this school year, the assignments have changed,” igby said “ nd so, everyone teaches at least two grades so we don’t have ust one eight grade math teacher, we have teachers teaching both seventh and eighth grade ”
CUSD receives clean bill of health from Measure U committee
The arpinteria nified chool istrict oard o Trustees reviewed the annual report rom the easure iti ens ond versight ommittee , the advisory committee that monitors the district’s use o easure unds, at the board’s ct meeting
The report was presented by Jason Kaff, assistant superintendent o busi ness services, because the committee’s chair Jenni er ota was unable to attend Tuesday’s meeting The report includes an independent auditors report, a balance sheet o the bond’s revenue and e pendi tures, and any findings and recommen dations rom the committee
s o June , , ’s easure ond had a balance o about million, with a total o million in e penditures
or the year The auditors’ report, con ducted by hristy hite ssociates out o an iego, stated that there were “no significant deficiencies” in the district’s process regarding financial reporting
“ am pleased to report that or the fiscal year, has once again received positive ratings on all indepen dent inancial and compliance audits related to the e penditures o easure ond unds,” ota wrote in her letter to the board
The report also had no indings or recommendations or the school district
“Those are all good things to see,” Kaff said
The ull report is available on line at tinyurl com eport
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Sunday, November 2nd Bishop Diego High School 12:00 PM
You are invited to come learn about all things Bishop Diego! Explore the campus, take part in hands on activities, meet current students and parents, speak with teachers & coaches, enjoy refreshments, and learn about what makes Bishop Diego a place where all students shine!
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Annie Consuelo Regalado-Mimms
04/15/1950 — 09/25/2025
With heavy hearts, our family announces the passing of Annie Consuelo Regalado-Mimms on Sept. 25, 2025, surrounded by loved ones.
Annie was born on April 15, 1950, to Aurelia and John Regalado Sr. of Carpinteria. She graduated from Carpinteria High School in 1968.
Annie was a proud and dedicated team member of Milpas Rental for 24 years. Annie en oyed listening to music, reading, basket weaving, and spending time with her loved ones ne o her final re uests was to play a round of dominoes with her favorite great-nephew, Isaiah — and they did ust that She is survived by her mother Aurelia Vargas Regalado; her siblings; her daughter Anna Regalado Nava; her grandchildren Angel and Liliana; and her two beautiful great-grandchildren Jason and Gabriela.
Annie was preceded in death by her father John Joseph Regalado Sr., her beloved grandson Gabriel Regalado, and her best friend/sister Rosie.
A special thank you for all of those who cared for her at Garden of Hope, Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital doctors and staff and erenity ouse
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Obituaries
Julie Anne Koga
11/25/1969 — 10/06/2025
Julie Anne Koga, beloved wife, mother, daughter, and friend, passed away peacefully on Oct. 6 surrounded by family. She was born on Nov. 25, 1969, in Santa Barbara, Calif., at Goleta Valley Hospital, to Hank and Patricia Arellanes.
Julie was a woman of warmth, humor, and deep compassion. She had a heart of gold and was always eager to help others. Her kindness and willingness to see the good in people touched countless lives and left behind a legacy of love. She was adventurous and full of life, always finding oy in the world around her he had a wonderful sense of humor and a natural way of bringing people together — it didn’t take long for all her daughter’s friends to love her too.
Julie’s love for animals and nature was constant throughout her life. She had a gentle, caring spirit and an unshakable connection to the world around her. She was not only a wonderful mother but also a best friend to her children — always there for late-night talks, words of encouragement, or simply to listen. Her love was constant, her presence comforting, and her strength inspiring.
Julie is survived by her loving husband, Richard Koga; her children, Amanda, Daniel and Sierra; and her mother, Patricia Arellanes.
She was preceded in death by her son, Jonathan; her father, Henry (Hank) Arellanes; and her brother, Gary Arellanes.
Julie will be remembered for her laughter, her courage, and her boundless love. Though her presence will be deeply missed, her spirit will continue to shine through those who knew and loved her.
Viewing and graveside services will be held Nov. 1, 2025, at Welch-Ryce-Haider at 15 East Sola St., Santa Barbara, Calif., from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Graveside service will be held at Calvary Cemetery at 199 North Hope Ave. in Santa Barbara, Calif. A get together will follow at 4801 Nipomo Dr. in Carpinteria. Please RSVP via text to (661) 236-3675 or email to Raskoga@ aol.com.
Louise Anne Orozco 05/19/1938 — 08/19/2025
On the evening of Aug. 19, 2025, Louise passed away peacefully with much of her family around in her room at home in anta arbara, ali , a ter suffering from congestive heart failure. Louise was 87 years old.
Louise was born Louise Anne Harter in Evanston, Ill. to Frank and Velveeta (Vivian) Harter in 1938 and moved to California with her family as a young woman. There Louise met the love of her life, Alonzo Orozco, and they married in 1960.
Louise was a devoted catholic schoolteacher or years, with the ma ority o her service teaching in the San Fernando Valley. Being devout Catholics, Louise’s amily re uently attended ur ady of Lourdes church in Northridge. She also en oyed shopping on the weekends, particularly buying things for the family home in Northridge, for which she was very house-proud.
Louise’s family was everything to her, as there were always birthday and holiday celebrations at the house yearround. When it came time for Louise’s grandchildren to start school, she often was involved in their daily lives, picking them up from school and taking care of them.
When home repairs began to mount, Louise sold the house and moved to arpinteria, where she en oyed going to dinner and watching the sunset with her newfound friends. Eight years later, Louise could no longer take care of herself and moved to a senior housing facility in Santa Barbara. It was there she took up painting and en oyed playing chair volleyball.
Louise was preceded in death by her husband Alonzo. She is survived by sons Alonzo Jr. (Amy) and Martin eronica , daughter aura Jeff , grand sons Martin (Angela), R.C. (Abby) and Timothy, granddaughter Stephanie and great-grandsons Izzy and Ollie.
05/18/1974 — 10/06/2025
Veronica Julia Vergara has gone home to be with our Lord at the age of 51. Veronica was born in Santa Barbara, Calif. at Cottage Hospital on May 18, 1974, and was raised in Carpinteria. She was a graduate of Carpinteria High School (CHS), class of 1993, where she was a member of the CHS Color guard. She was also known to volunteer at Carpinteria Boys & Girls Club. As a teenager, she was very involved in the church choir, where she sang beside her mother and sister. This is where she found her love for singing.
he went on to do various obs, but her passion was working with families to help organize, emcee and coordinate uinceaneras, and officiate weddings
More than anything, she loved to be a mother to her baby girl Evangelina. She will be sorely missed for her beautiful smile, her unforgettable presence when she walked into a room and her angelic voice when she sang many of her favorite Spanish songs. She always put her heart into it. She will be forever missed, but never forgotten.
She is survived by her beloved daughter Evangelina Raygoza, and her siblings Cristina, Fernando, Marcos, Ramon, Claudia, Berna, Maria and Jocelyn Vergara. She is preceded in death by her mother, Anita De La Cruz.
A Rosary will be held Wednesday, Nov. 5, at 7:15 p.m. at St. Joseph Church, 1532 Linden Ave., Carpinteria, Calif. A mass will follow on Thursday, Nov. 6 at 10:30 a.m. at the same location, with interment to follow at Carpinteria Cemetery, 1501 Cravens Lane, Carpinteria, Calif.
Veronica Julia Vergara
LETTERS
“We The People passed the Voter First Act in 2008 to take the politicians out of the gerrymandering business. Now the politicians want to again tell us that they know best.”
No on Prop 50
In 2008, the voters of California passed Proposition 11 known as the “Voters First Act,” transferring the power to draw state legislative and board of equalization districts from the legislature to an independent citizen’s commission. In 2010, the “Voters First Act for Congress” was passed, by the voters of California, expanding the commission’s duties to include drawing congressional districts.
Now the politicians want that power back. Does that even make sense? They say it is only “temporary.” Really? Have you ever known any politician to give up power once they have it?
This is a turning point for California. You decide. I have already voted no on 50.
Carolyn Edwards Carpinteria
We are your friends and neighbors
You may be surprised to learn that nearly two thousand Carpinterians showed up to vote for President Trump in 2024. That is almost one-third of the total vote for president in our small community.
Who are we? We are all ages, religions and races. We are veterans. We are law en orcement officers e are immigrants who escaped Communism or Totalitarianism to become citizens of this great land. We are MAHA families who are concerned about our health. We are your Jewish friends who are rejoicing in the return of the hostages and the chance for true peace in the Middle East. We are proponents of law and order who are cheering for the latest FBI statistics on the arrest of violent criminals and the corresponding drop in crime. We are local business owners who don’t share that we are conservative for fear of losing customers. We are neighbors who have had property vandalized for daring to display
—Michael Quigley
a conservative message. We are the local church who hosted a beautiful Charlie Kirk memorial service and felt the need to hire security to protect the attendees.
We would like to coexist in peace with you. We are your neighbors and friends.
Leanne Rose Carpinteria
Proposition 50 Takes e s p e a a
We The People of California voted in 2008 to pass the Voter First Act. This act required the state to establish a non-partisan Redistricting Commission to draw the lines for voting districts. This Commission is made up o five emocrats, five epublicans, and our not affiliated to either Party. The primary function of this Commission is to create the Congress, Senate, and Board of Equalization in strict, nonpartisan ways that create relatively equal population areas.
We The People passed the Voter First Act in 2008 to take the politicians out of the gerrymandering business. Now the politicians want to again tell us that they know best. This is ignoring the will of the people who already spoke when we passed the Voters First Act in 2008.
Let the non-partisan Redistricting Commission do their job and keep politicians out of the process.
Vote no on 50.
Michael Quigley Carpinteria
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Fired Alcazar executive director sues theater
BY EVELYN SPENCE
The Alcazar Theatre’s former executive director Debra “Debbie” Nomura, who was fired in July, sued the theater, lcazar Board President Michael Lazaro and Alcazar Board Vice President Asa Olsson last week, alleging she was wrongfully terminated after raising concerns about alleged theater mismanagement.
In response to a request for comment sent by Coastal View News last Friday to Olsson and Lazaro, Olsson said, “we feel sad that Debbie chose litigation over conversation. At this point we leave it up to the lawyers.”
In an email sent Monday, Nomura said she has no comment.
The nonprofit that handles theater operations, Carpinteria Community Theatre Inc., hired Nomura as a business advisor in February 2023 to “assess problems in the organization” after $80,000 in donations from one foundation “could not be accounted for due to mismanagement,” the lawsuit, filed ct , alleges
She was later appointed executive director in September 2023 and worked “well over” forty hours a week, including nights and weekends, before she was fired earlier this year, per the lawsuit
Nomura alleges the theater: misclassified her employment status, calling her an executive director but not paying her at an executive level (in California, defined as at least twice the hourly minimum wage for full-time, salaried work); paid her $50,000 a year in equal monthly installments rather than the initially discussed $80-$90 an hour; promised to pay her more once she secured additional grants, but did not; did not reimburse
her for supplies or expenses related to her work at the theater; did not give her meal or rest breaks; and did not pay her overtime.
Nomura further alleges the theater’s board members were violating the rules o the theater’s nonprofit status by renting the theater out at a “massively discounted rate” not available to the public, and when she confronted them about this, “the board began pushing back saying they didn’t have to pay to use the Alcazar in the same way.”
Community members typically paid at least $1,000 to use the theater space, while some board members were charged $50 an hour, per the lawsuit. Olsson’s theater group also used the theater space for a month of rehearsals and six performances without paying, Nomura alleges.
Court documents also claim the inaugural Carpinteria Film Festival — held at the theater Sept. 5–7 —was owned by a aro’s personal or profit business, rather than the theater. Nomura alleges this is a con ict o interest because the theater provided staff, handled ticket sales and incurred costs to put on the festival, but the festival itself was owned by Lazaro.
When Nomura brought these issues and others to board members, she alleges she was “criticized, isolated and bullied” and board members “began sabotaging events she was organizing for community members and trying to force her to resign.” She said she was also excluded from meetings and agendas and then “accused of not providing regular reports of her activities.”
A case management conference has been set for February 2026.
The Alcazar Theatre, located at 4916 Carpinteria Ave.
MOVING SALE
Sunday, May 17
A reader sends a halo to Burlene for making the Carpinteria Lumberyard Nursery area a joy to visit. “Her outgoing personality (Southern style), friendly conversation and plant knowledge make it a pleasure to visit and shop.”
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Deputies responded to a call about a firearm and contacted a man who reportedly had an unregistered Kimber 1911 firearm in his possession. The firearm was taken from the man and secured into the Santa arbara Sheriff’s Office property department for safekeeping.
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Deputies responded to a misdemeanor hit and run call, but the male subject fled the scene traveling southbound on Rincon Road. The man continued southbound on the northbound off-ramp of Highway 101 at Rincon Road. Deputies checked the area and were unable to locate the subject.
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Deputies responded to narcotic activity and contacted a woman who had two outstanding warrants: one out of Hermosa Beach but was non-extraditable, and the other out of Santa Barbara. The woman was arrested for the outstanding warrant out of Santa Barbara County.
was recovered and booked into Santa arbara Sheriff’s Office property.
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A caller reported that she believes her laptop and credit cards were stolen by a female neighbor who lives at the Polo Field apartments. Follow up by deputies.
Tuesday, May 19
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Deputies received complaints about an abandoned vehicle parked near Sandpiper Liquor. The vehicle was tagged and marked on Thursday, May 14. The vehicle was checked and was not moved. The vehicle was towed.
A reader sends a halo to the generous person for paying for the reader’s gas when she forgot her ATM card at the gas station. “I’m sorry I chose the most expensive oil, I’d love to reimburse you, and thank you. I’m deeply moved by your generosity.”
A reader sends a halo to Shawn at Giovanni’s Pizza for general awesomeness, the best prices, and pitching in to make Carpinteria better every single time.
A reader sends a halo to Sean and Dayna for being wonderful neighbors and helping the reader through another frazzled mom situation.
A reader sends a halo to the 93013 Fund, Uncle Chen Restaurant and Marybeth Carty for the surprise delivery of a delicious dinner complete with a fortune cookie, candy bar and painted rock. “Wonderful kindness and quite a thrill!”
A reader sends a halo to the gentleman who lives at Solimar Sands who found the reader’s daughter’s AirPods. “Thank you or spending your time si ting through the sand to find the missing ir od, and then taking them home to clean them. You are an angle and embody the true Carp Heart.”
A reader sends a halo to the anonymous person who left a $100 donation in the H of Carpinteria office mail slot this past week. Thank you for your kindness.
A reader sends a halo to the staff of Jack’s Bistro for staying open during Covid-19. “Always a smile no matter how busy. A great way to start the day.”
A reader sends a halo to Nancy Swanson-Roberts upon her upcoming retirement in appreciation of 20 years of service as executive director of Linked Foundation. “Thank you!”
A reader sends a halo to the Daykas for always being there to help with anything and never complaining. “Many thanks to the best neighbors ever. We love you all dearly.”
A reader sends a halo to Mayor Wade Nomura for the city’s beautiful flower wreath at the Carpinteria Cemetery for the Memorial Day program.
A reader sends a halo to Patrick Crooks, chairperson of the Tree Advisory Board, for “insisting that the city be more diligent when deciding to remove trees. Once removed, we have lost trees and their benefits orever ”
A reader sends a halo to Tami and John at Robitaille’s for their constant smiles and over-the-top customer service. The wedding favors were loved by all and brought a bit of Carpinteria to the Seattle wedding!”
A reader sends a halo to Supervisor Roy Lee or all o his efforts to eliminate the cannabis odor in Carpinteria. “He kept his election promises!”
A reader sends a halo to those who acknowledge people with disabilities. “When you encounter a person in a wheelchair or walking with a walker, please smile and say hello to that person.”
A reader sends a halo to Lance Lawhon at the Carpinteria Sanitation District for helping Kim’s Market.
A reader sends a halo to the Carpinteria Beautiful lady picking up trash in a neighborhood near the beach. “Thank you! We need all the help we can get keeping trash picked up in the neighborhoods on the beach-side of the tracks.”
A reader sends a halo to Kassandra Quintero at The Spot. hen the roof-top flag was twisted and lodged in the rain gutter, Quintero jumped into action and climbed up to the roof and untangled it so that it could wave freely. Way to show patriotism!”
A reader sends a halo to Dr. Jude Hockel. “Thanks for being such a knowledgeable professional and with humor plus great bedside manners. You’re a miracle worker and much appreciated.”
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A black purse was found at Linden and Malibu, then booked for safe keeping. The owner was not contacted.
Sunday, May 17
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A caller who is renting a home on the Polo Field reported that several people forced their way into her rental home and started yelling and insulting her family. Deputies arrived and contacted six people, who admitted entering the home after they were directed to come look at the damaged caused by the caller. The caller showed cell phone video of the suspects entering the home without permission and were heard and seen yelling at the caller and her family. The husband-suspect fled across the Polo Field and did not return to the scene. A complaint will be forwarded to the DA’s office for review.
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A man was cited and released for possession of an open container.
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A caller reported that his girlfriend’s 27-year-old son had a bad dream and ran out of the house naked and was last seen running towards Summerland. Deputies responded and located a man walking nude on orth ameson near Sheffield. The man claimed he smoked marijuana with friends and wanted to go to the hospital to detox. His mother drove him to the hospital.
Monday, May 18
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A man drove into a parking lot not wearing his seatbelt. A traffic stop was initiated, and he admitted to being in possession of a meth pipe. During a search of the vehicle, his meth pipe was located, but also a baggie with 3.7 grams of meth. The subject was cited for the violations.
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A woman and man were contacted as their vehicle was getting dropped off by a tow truck. The woman is on active probation and a search of her property showed she had meth, a meth pipe and a container of pepper spray. She is a convicted felon and prohibited from owning pepper spray. A baggie of meth was found in the center console and since no one wanted to claim it, the man was given ownership since it was his vehicle.
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A woman and man were in a vehicle with a stolen license plate, reported to Santa Barbara Police Department. A traffic stop was initiated, and it was determined the vehicle was not stolen, but was rented a few weeks ago by the woman. She thought the “PERM” on the Arizona license plate meant it was only a “permit” for the vehicle and not an actual license plate. So, to avoid getting pulled over, they placed a stolen plate on the car, she said. After a search of nearby motel rooms associated with the subjects, they, and the woman’s sister, were cited for possession of stolen property, meth and paraphernalia. Further investigation will be done for the fraudulently obtained EBT cards.
Thursday, May 21
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Mail was found scattered off a county access road by a Caltrans site. The mail
A man was stopped for not displaying license plates on his truck. A records check showed his driver’s license was
A reader sends a halo to Carp for cleaning up the trash on the Highway 101. “It is so nice to see at least one section of the freeway not covered in garbage!”
A reader sends a halo to Emma and Justin. “It was a wonderful wedding, great food, spectacular location and great people! It was moving and wonderful.”
A reader sends a halo to Carpinterians who put out boxes in front of their homes full of surplus oranges, avocados, etc. from their trees. “Thank you for sharing your abundance.”
A reader sends a halo to Carpinteria Beautiful for picking up and recycling the styrofoam containers in which vaccines are delivered to Savon Pharmacy almost daily throughout the u season
A reader sends a halo to Nikki at H AT Culinary. went to my first class this weekend with my sister, who has been to four so far. I had the best time! Someone get this girl a T show, she should be on the Food etwork already.
A reader sends a halo to all the beach community residents. “Thank you for parking in front of your home with your permit.”
A reader sends a halo to Diana a caregiver at Carpinteria Senior Lodge for nearly three years.
A reader sends a halo to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and the local vet for working diligently to save the Rincon Beach bear. “It’s a terrible shame to lose one of these magnificent creatures however, wouldn’t want it to suffer to a miserable death.”
A reader sends a halo to Tom Sweeney for going out on Elm Avenue by the beach to clean up plastic bottles, bags, dirty gloves and masks.
A reader sends a pitchfork to the city for “not cleaning the sidewalks after Avofest in a timely manner. I know it was in their budget but have yet to see it happen.”
A reader sends a halo to Bill and Rosana Swing for spending their Saturday taking photos for unior arriors Football. e appreciate all you do for our families, players and program. You rock!”
A reader sends a pitchfork to the new parking zones. “All the “no parking/two hour” signs just made people park in my neighborhood. Seventh and the neighboring streets are a packed parking lot.”
A reader sends a pitchfork to the bike riders on Highway 192 last Saturday for not sharing the road.
A reader sends a halo to DJ Hecktic for coming out early Saturday morning to support the Junior Warriors. “It made the kids so happy to hear you say their names—you’re a local celebrity to them!”
A reader sends a pitchfork to those who lied on their FAFSA and took scholarships away from kids who need it.
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A reader sends a halo to Diana Rigby Superintendent of schools, and Debra Herrick, director of oys irls Club, for removing the to ic uphorbia fire sticks from the pots and landscape.
suspended. The man was cited, and his vehicle was released to a licensed driver.
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Two men were contacted in a parked truck and both were extremely intoxicated with open containers of alcohol observed in the vehicle. One man was not being the most cooperative, but once he was convinced to exit the vehicle, a pat down search of his person was conducted. Deputies located a collapsible baton in the man’s front waistband. He was cited and both were released to a sober friend.
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he found a small baggie containing a white powdery substance underneath the driver’s seat of his recently purchased vehicle. The man stated he purchased the vehicle three weeks ago but didn’t find the small baggie until he’d removed the driver’s seat to fi the reclining mechanism. The incident was documented, and the baggie was booked into Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Office property for destruction.
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Deputies responded to a motel on Via Real for a report of a domestic violence incident. Upon arrival, a deputy contacted a man and woman in the parking lot. After contacting both subjects, there were visible injuries on both parties. Due to conflicting statements regarding their mutual altercation and obvious injuries, both parties were arrested for corporal injury on a spouse.
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Carpinteria’s own ghost hunter is on the job
BY EVELYN SPENCE
ee an odd icker o light ear a door slam when there’s no wind eel a light touch when there’s no other human in sight
There’s no need to call the y y’s host unters arpinterian arlene de oulpied is on it
“ hosts want to be heard,” she told Coastal View News “They like to com municate think this is something that people orget that ghosts were people once you go searching or them, please treat them with respect ” de oulpied, a now retired marriage and amily therapist, is a true believer in the other side with over years o e pe rience with pro essional ghost hunting ut her amiliarity with the paranormal stretches urther back to her childhood, growing up in what she called a “haunted house” in the oncha oma area
“ or as long as can remember, there was a ghost in the home t was normal or me,” de oulpied said “ ometimes it would be almost every night during the week t was never consistent ” de oulpied said she would see the ghost run down the hallway and witness parts o the ghost’s body her hair, the back o her leg, and the side o a ace hen de oulpied was , she recalled, the ghost “came down and gave me a hug could eel the hug around my waist re member that distinctly didn’t know what it was ust thought, h, that’s different ’ ut now, as a paranormal investigator, know what it’s like to be touched ” he became involved pro essionally a ter taking a ghost tour in a entura ounty cemetery hile using dowsing rods divination tools historically used to search or underground items , she e perienced the “strangest eeling in the world ”
“The irst words out o my mouth were, ’m not moving these,’” she re called “ ’m really not moving these ” i months later, she booked another ghost tour, and she was hooked Today, de oulpied conducts both out o town and local investigations, sometimes with a team, and other times by hersel he operates primarily through word o mouth and offers her investigations or ree, purely or the love o the game nce someone calls about possible ghost activity, de oulpied and members o her team come out and conduct a very in depth, personal interview nce they rule out any e traneous actors or e ample, drug induced hallucinations the team arranges a time and date or their investigation
They have speci ic tools cameras, tape recorders, ootstep trackers, an meter to measure electromagnetic fields, a ashlight, dowsing rods, and some times crystals nlike popular belie a misconception de oulpied attributed to popular television shows ghost hunt ing can be done during the day or night, and not ust around alloween t takes a lot o energy or a ghost to appear, she said t times, de oulpied said, she has loaded up a ashlight with brand new batteries, only or it to be drained ust hours later de oulpied, a type one diabetic, o ten specifically asks ghosts not to drain the batteries in her insulin pump
he is also a an o the stes ethod, an investigation method that uses sensory deprivation ne person wears a blind old and noise canceling headphones while listening to a modified radio called spirit bo hile one person listens to the spirit bo , another calls out uestions
t can take a ew hours to “make a really good, concerted effort” to connect with a ghost, she said, but de oulpied and her team have sometimes pulled all night stints he said she has seen a glimpse o eet or hair running away, or eels something like a spider running across her skin
t’s rare to see a ull bodied apparition, she said that’s like “trying to locate the oly rail” but she said she has connected with a ew ghosts over the years, including Nicholas, who she said appeared to her down at the livas do be in entura nyone can connect with ghosts, she believes
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“(Ghosts) like to communicate. I think this is something that people forget — that ghosts were people once (...) If you go searching for them, please treat them with respect.”
—Earlene deMoulpied
Tools of the trade: deMoulpied uses cameras, tape recorders, footstep ac e s an e e eas e elec a ne ic fiel s a ashli h dowsing rods, and sometimes crystals.
“ ou don’t have to have special powers to be a ghost hunter,” she said “The more you do it, the more you become aware, it sort o spills over think everybody has that ability, but a lot o people attribute it to other things ” he encouraged anyone who is e periencing odd sightings in their home not to be embarrassed he sometimes
hosts lectures to spread word about her e periences, such as one last month at the arpinteria alley istorical useum
“ ’m telling you what ’m doing, what believe in,” she said “ ’m not here to convince you o anything also want people to know on ghost hunting teams, we need skeptics keptics keep us on our toes They keep us honest ”
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Earlene deMoulpied, pictured near the screen, speaks at the Carpinteria Valley Museum of History on Sept. 5 during a lecture about ghost hunting.
Earlene deMoulpied, a now-retired marriage and family therapist, is a true believer in the other side with over 20 years of experience with professional ghost hunting.
COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA
SOUTH BOARD OF ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
CASE NUMBER: 25BAR-00095
DATE OF HEARING: November 7, 2025
MEETING BEINGS: 9:00 A.M
SUBJECT: Byrnes Pergola
Request of the property owner Jordan Byrnes, to consider Case No. 25BAR-00095 for Conceptual Review of front pergola attached to the existing 2-story commercial structure over the existing entry deck in replacement of the existing trellis detail and dilapidated awning, no major demolition required. The pergola will provide shaded coverage to roughly 400 square feet of the existing deck. Addition of a central ramp and steel railings to provide equitable access to the main building entry. The ramp adds roughly 60 square feet to the existing deck. The following structures exist on the parcel; single family residence of approximately 1,750 square feet, and deck of 250 square feet. The proposed project will require approximately 0 cubic yards of cut and approximately 81 3 cubic yards of fill. The property is 0.14-acres identified as Assessor’s Parcel Number 005-171-005, located at 2240 Lillie Avenue, zoned C-1, in the Summerland Community area, First Supervisorial District.
Anyone interested in this matter is invited to join and speak in support or in opposition to the projects. Written comments are also welcome. All letters should be addressed to the Santa Barbara County Board of Architectural Review, 123 East Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara, California 93101 (Attn: Hearing Support).
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When the elders have gone, where do we go?
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MY WELLNESS NOW
VICKIE GONZALEZ
In August’s column (CVN Vol. 31, No. 49, “Para mi abuelita: te quiero mucho”) I shared how my Abuelita’s love and presence remain with me, half a lifetime later. When she died, I lost the person I would have asked through the years, “Am I doing this right?” or “What should I do?” Over time, I have been blessed to have other elders guide me. These were people who were a generation or more older than me, and most of them were chosen family, not relatives by blood. Earlier in the summer, I was adding a few new pictures of a loved one who had recently passed away to my year-round altar. I spend time with the altar a few times a year, with a longer time spent on it leading up to Dia de los Muertos. This time, was re ecting on two seemingly opposite yet actually connected thoughts. I was thinking about how many young people I have known who have died, and I keep them with me in my heart, from many decades ago to just a handful of months. I also noticed just how many of my elders were accounted for in the photos, recuerdos on the altar, and also in my heart, never forgotten. Both thoughts created that familiar awareness of how precious life is. I entered a new decade this year and realized that I am in a stage where it is “normal” for the tías and tíos, maestras, and mentors to be dying. The generation above me is thinning. Even if I live a long, healthy life, I know I have more life behind me than ahead of me. It isn’t a morbid thought, really, but a mix of clarity and sadness, recognizing that those I once turned to for comfort are gone, and going. How do I create a community of aunties and abuelitas now? How do I find that com ort as the years pass and more people are gone? And how do I, at some point, shift from having elders
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How do I create a community of aunties and abuelitas now? How do I find that comfort as the years pass and more people are gone? And how do I, at some point, shift from having elders to being one?
to being one? That last question is for another article.
Over the last couple of months, I have been pondering the feeling of being “in between.” I still need wisdom. I still want someone older than me to tell me I am doing okay, that it will be okay, and offer a few nuggets of wisdom — but mostly, I want the love and care. However, as time passes, those people will all be gone. The silence is an absence felt deeply, and with it the need to find those voices in other ways.
For the most part, I trust my own counsel and inner compass more each day. I now know how to find that knowingness within me. However, at times I long for the comfort of someone older, someone who has lived a bit more of life and can speak words that remind me that I walk with so many others who can provide me with a sense of community and belonging. I am grateful for what I have had, and I am more settled within myself than I used to be, but I still wish for those elders. My article this month is similar to August’s reflection. I felt a need to share and normalize what it feels like to stand in this season of life. Even though I am in the midst of this transition and still figuring out how to create a community that will serve me best, it felt essential to share, even though I don’t have it all figured out. Because who has it figured out?
What I do know is that the care of those who have died is not lost to me. They live in the ways I show up now, the values I carry forward, and the steadiness I can sometimes offer others may not have all the answers, but carry their in uence with me. I take these thoughts with me into next month’s article, where I hope to share more about how I move through Dia de los Muertos this year. Finding meaning through ritual is a journey I have always known to be valuable; I look forward to taking the ache that has been this year and finding connection in both the new and the old.
As always, may this topic inspire curiosity, compassion, and conversation.
“We are the stories left when the storytellers are gone.”
Vickie Gonzalez has been licensed for almost 20 years as an LMFT and currently provides counseling, coaching and consulting services. Her private practice is currently online only. She specializes in private practice, including grief loss, addiction/codependency and anxiety disorders. She works with people around themes of identity and purpose as well, primarily with individuals and couples. Coaching services focus on collaborating with clients on setting and reaching their wellness goals, whether those goals are career, relational, financial or personal in nature. On a personal note, she has lived in Carpinteria all her life and became a therapist to give back to the community.
CARPINTERIA
City thanks dedicated volunteers
The city of Carpinteria honored its many volunteers — those who help with the Carpinteria Community ibrary, C RT- mergency reparedness rograms, the HOST isitor iosk, Age ell, a uatics and more — with live music and snacks at eterans Hall last ednesday. e truly couldn’t offer the breadth of our programming without the dedication of these fantastic individuals, spokesperson uli a riones said earlier this month.
From left, library volunteer Gaby Edwards and Alexandra Baer-Peralta, who teaches meditation and mindfulness for AgeWell.
Susan Allen is a volunteer for the HOST Visitor Kiosk.
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From left, city staff Stefanie Colburn, Eric Castro, Jena Jenkins, Jeanette Gant, Michael Ramirez, Terra Furuta, Juliza Briones, Torrie Cutbirth and Ryan Benson.
Volunteer Carol Nichols, left, with Aubrey Watkins.
From left, Barbara Smith, Jane Benefield and Kimberly Cory.
AgeWell of Carpinteria Coordinator Jena Jenkins
A table of volunteers chat at Veterans Hall.
CALENDAR
Thursday, Oct. 23
English Language Conversation Group Grupo de Conversación en Inglés Carpinteria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 8:30–10 a.m. carpinterialibrary.org, (805) 684-4314
AgeWell Senior Program: Pickleball Freeplay Girls Inc. of Carpinteria, 5315 Foothill Road. 8–10 a.m. agewell@ carpinteriaca.gov, (805) 881-1279
Dementia Caregivers Support Group Carpinteria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 10:30 a.m. noon. carpinterialibrary.org, (805) 684-4314
AgeWell Senior Program: Chair Yoga Veterans Memorial Building, 941 Walnut Ave. 11 a.m. noon. agewell@ carpinteriaca.gov, (805) 881-1279 Food Bank Senior Food Distribution Veterans Memorial Building Courtyard, 941 Walnut Ave. 1–2 p.m. Carpinteria Creative Arts Eighth Street and Linden Avenue. 2:30–6 p.m. Handmade pottery, beach art, cards, jewelry and sewn articles. (805) 698-4536
Dungeons Dragons Club Carpinteria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 3:30–5:15 p.m. Full. carpinterialibrary.org, (805) 684-4314
Advance Care Planning Carpinteria Woman’s Club, 1059 Vallecito Road. 4–5:30 p.m. Must have attended the Oct. 16 session already. (805) 456-4665, communityACP@hospiceofsb.org
Friday, Oct. 24
AgeWell Senior Program: The Circle Discussion Group Veterans Memorial Building Meeting Room, 941 Walnut Ave. 10–11 a.m. agewell@carpinteriaca.gov, (805) 881-1279
Friday Fun Day Carpinteria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 10–11:30 a.m. carpinterialibrary.org, (805) 684-4314
Gaming Club for Teens Carpinteria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 3:15–4:15 p.m. carpinterialibrary. org, (805) 684-4314
Live Music: Forbidden Fruit Reggae Corktree Cellars, 910 Linden Ave. 7–10 p.m. corktreecellars.com, (805) 684-1400
Live Music: Jackie Gillies and JAX PLAYS DEAD The Alcazar Theatre, 4916 Carpinteria Ave. 7–9:30 p.m. Tickets: VIP, $30; advanced sales, general, $15; day of, $20. thealcazar.org, (805) 684-6380
Saturday, Oct. 25
Carp City Fall Pop-up Community Market Carpinteria Community Church, 1111 Valleito Road. a.m. 3 p.m. Free entry. Crafts, food, faith, shopping, music. ccpuemail@yahoo.com.
Saturday English Language Conversation Group Grupo de Conversación en Inglés Carpinteria Community Library,
Dia de los Muertos Handcrafts Celebration and Altar Carpinteria Community Library, 5141 Carpinteria Ave. 11 a.m. 1 p.m. carpinterialibrary.org, (805) 684-4314
“Unfold” Closing Reception Rubenstein Chan Contemporary Art Gallery, 410 Palm Ave., Unit B3. 2–5 p.m. (805) 576-6152
AgeWell Senior Program: Men’s Longevity Class Carpinteria Veterans Memorial Building, 941 Walnut Ave. 5:30–6:45 p.m. agewell@carpinteriaca. gov, (805) 881-1279
ONGOING
Senior Nutrition Program Carpinteria Veterans Memorial Building, 941 Walnut Ave. Monday–Friday, 12:15 p.m. No cost for seniors ages 60+. (805) 925-9554, meals@centralcoastseniors.org
the Great Costume Hunt
Trick-or-treaters, be warned — Halloween is right around the corner A few of Carpinteria’s eager Halloween fans found their perfect costumes on Monday courtesy of the Forner family, who organi ed a costume hunt and giveaway at the Carpinteria Children’s roject’s ighth Street campus.
From left, organizers Debra Doria, Tami Jo Blais, Richeon Solis-Herman and Aja Forner.
Sebastian Cruz peaks out from his helmet.
Lea Damaris plans to be a witch for Halloween.
Courtney Matar holds her daughter, Alexandria Mater — aka Minnie Mouse.
Allie Castro is a Barbie fan.
Kelly and Camila browse the accessories.
Valentina Rameriez tries on a blue cape for her fairy costume.
PHOTOS BY ROBIN KARLSSON
“One Battle After Another”
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DUNCAN’S REEL DEAL
MATT DUNCAN
“One Battle After Another” takes place in some weird country where the authorities round up immigrant families and put them in cages, army men with big guns swoop around their own country like they’re on a combat mission, and morons and foaming-at-the-mouth lunatics are in charge.
You can probably guess which “weird” country it is.
But people are organizing; they are fighting back erfidia Teyana Taylor and Bob (Leonardo DiCaprio) are two of them. They are part of a leftwing group called the French 75. They do things like seize immigrant detention centers, bomb courthouses and destroy power grids. They call themselves revolutionaries. Others call them terrorists.
Among those who call them terrorists is foamer-at-the-mouth extraordinaire, Col. Steven J. Lockjaw (Sean Penn). He’s the kind of guy who hates everything “un-American” in a very broad (yet also selective) sense: revolutionaries/terrorists, liberals, immigrants and people of color, generally.
There is one complication, though. e’s pretty much in love with erfidia Which is tricky because she’s a revolutionary/terrorist, and she’s liberal, and she’s Black. Also, she’s with Bob.
Lockjaw’s way of being reasonable about it is to let Perfidia keep doing whatever she wants as long as she hooks up with him every now and then. It’s a somewhat complicated arrangement, but it works for a while.
As time goes on, things don’t get any simpler, any easier erfidia gets pregnant and has a baby girl. Bob wants her to settle down, but she wants to keep fighting the good fight ock aw lingers
Then a French 75 action goes wrong and everyone is either arrested or goes into hiding. The dream of revolution dies. Or, at least, it goes into a coma. or years y which point erfidia is still in hiding; Bob is living with their daughter, illa hase nfiniti , in a sanctuary city; and Lockjaw is rising in the ranks and trying to get inducted into the ultra-secret Christmas Adventurers Club, which is kind of like the KKK.
It’s an equilibrium of a sort. Bob just sits around all day drinking beer and
smoking pot, Willa is fairly normal high schooler, and Lockjaw is doing his own foaming-at-the-mouth thing. You’d think they’d be done with each other. But, somehow, these disconnected threads start to weave back together.
What unfolds is a perfect tapestry of drama, terror, and hilarity. The plot reads like a political thriller. The setting, wardrobe, and cinematography often feel somewhere between fantasy and horror. The acting tends toward the comedic. So, ya know, it’s one of those action/adventure drama horror comedies.
It’s beautiful. Some of the credit goes to the actors. They’re all great. The characters they play are quirky and unusual (as P.T. Anderson’s characters tend to be) but they’re delivered in an authentic, life-like way. DiCaprio and Penn, in particular, are so round, interesting, and amusing, you can’t take your eyes off them
A lot of the rest of the credit goes to director P.T. Anderson. He’s a true artist. The way he makes a movie so many things all at once is more-or-less unparalleled in contemporary cinema. His movies are entertaining yet thought-provoking. And “One Battle After Another” is among his most accessible.
Even if you’re not a P.T. Anderson fan, you can find something to love in this movie if you’re willing. If you’re on a certain end of the political spectrum, you may feel attacked — or perhaps the butt of a joke. But, whatever, get over it. Enjoy the drama. Enjoy the suspense. Enjoy the comedy. It’s all there. “One Battle After Another” is the total package.
“One Battle After Another” is rated R for pervasive language, violence, sexual content, and drug use.
Matt Duncan, a former Coastal View News editor, is now a philosophy professor at Rhode Island College. In his free time from philosophizing, Duncan enjoys chasing his kids around, watching movies, and playing the mandolin.
Dia de los Muertos celebration moved to library
Carpinteria’s annual Dia de los Muertos celebration, scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 26, 11 a.m. –1 p.m., will now be held at the Carpinteria Community Library.
The family-friendly celebration was originally set for the Friends of the Carpinteria Library outdoor space, but will now be moved over to the library because of predicted rain, organizer Suzanne Requejo said. Activities including a face painter, sugar skills, Loteria and more, per Requejo.
The library is located at 5141 Carpinteria Ave.
Rubenstein han s “Unfold” exhibit closes Saturday
The Rubenstein Chan Contemporary Art Gallery’s inaugural exhibit, “Unfold,” closes Saturday with a reception, scheduled 2–5 p.m.
The gallery’s next show, featuring cloudscapes from Wrona Gall of Ojai and landscapes from Los Angeles-based Vietnamese artist Hung Viet Nguyen, opens Nov. 8, with a reception scheduled for Nov. 15.
a n s an in i ia hen is pa he “Unfold” exhibit, which closes Saturday.
The gallery is located at 410 Palm Ave., Unit B3. Learn more by calling (805) 576-6152.
Alcazar welcomes 100+ for “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” anniversary
The Alcazar Theatre’s 50th anniversary showing of cult classic “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” drew more than 100 people to the theater last Friday, theater representatives said.
Attendees were encouraged to dress up in their “Rocky Horror” best for the Oct. 17 celebration, and for those who didn’t have costumes, the theater offered a select number of prop bags.
“With prop bags at the ready, the crowd dove headfirst into the chaos, sporting party hats, sounding off with noise makers, tossing playing cards, filling the air with glimmering bubbles,” theater representative onnie eston said “ taff, board and volunteers dressed strutting their boldest costumes as the audience participated in a contest that sent the energy soaring.”
She added: “Thank you to all who came to support the Alcazar Theatre and the diversity in our community ”
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Santiago Georges picks up a book from the Friends of the Library Booth at the 2024 Dia de los Muertos celebration.
The Alcazar Theatre staff, volunteers and supporters at ”The Rocky Horror Picture Show” anniversary celebration on Oct. 17.
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by Margie E. Burke
Sunday, Oct. 12
COMMANDER’S RECAP
Reports from the Santa Barbara County he i s fice .
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Reporting party said one of his employees found a small baggie containing a white powdery substance on the street and next to the curb on the 4500 block of Carpinteria Avenue. The baggie was inspected and booked for destruction by deputies.
Monday, Oct. 13
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Deputies issued a suspect a citation when a records check was conducted on a vehicle backing into a parking stall. It was discovered to have been expired since September 2020, but was displaying a 2025 registration tab.
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Deputies responded to the above-mentioned block for a suspect disturbing the peace. Upon arrival, deputies contacted the suspect, where he was found standing in front of the residence with a hammer hanging from his jeans. The suspect was detained and arrested. The victim was granted an emergency protective order.
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The deputy saw a vehicle parked and conducted a records check of the vehicle and owner. The deputy learned that the possible driver/owner of the vehicle had an active warrant. The deputy contacted the driver and positively identified him He was arrested and while he was being booked, drugs were found in his vehicle.
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Sprinting to school
Deputies observed a known subject sitting at a table in front of a restaurant. A records check revealed she had an outstanding warrant for her arrest. This warrant was confirmed, and she was transported to Santa Barbara County Jail.
Horsing around
Thursday, Oct. 16 h s a pin e ia en e and Cramer Road
Visitors to Shepard’s Inn had a variety of rural activities to their avail, including horseback riding. The inn, which was located on Rincon Creek near today’s Highway 150 crossing, attracted city dwellers from Los Angeles looking for a taste of rustic living.
Tuesday, Oct. 14
Deputies contacted a man after deputies observed him sitting in the vehicle parked on Carpinteria Ave. He stated he was driving his vehicle from Concha Loma to the above listed location. He exhibited signs of alcohol intoxication upon contact. He was arrested for DUI.
In 1939, Carpinteria students moved out of a drafty, noisy tent school behind today’s Carpinteria Middle chool and into a newly constructed, long-awaited elementary school on th Street. The school would eventually come to be known as Main School, a reference to its use as the main elementary school in Carpinteria. tudents had occupied the tent school for fear that the former elementary school would be susceptible to collapse if an earthquake hit.
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CVN reader Melissa Fowler called the newspaper office after last week’s paper hit the stands. The longtime Carpinterian questioned the accuracy of the date CVN printed with last week’s Throwback Thursday photo of flooding. She clearly remembered the flood of 1969, but last week’s Santa Barbara News-Press photo depicted a water-covered Highway 101 in late December, 1971—an incident she didn’t recall. A trip to the Carpinteria Herald archives confirmed that 1971 delivered some major local flooding on the heels of the October 1971 Romero Fire. Fowler’s memory served her well, though, as the Cramer tract, where Fowler’s family had property and which is pictured above, weathered the storms well compared to the damage sustained by homes there in 1969.
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In the photo above, school principal rank Wykoff exuberantly leads students to the new elementary school, where classes resumed. Wykoff ran with a well-trained stride, the same stride that earned him the nickname The World’s astest Man” as well as medals in the Olympic Games of 1928, 1932 and 1936.
Deputies responded to a suspicious letter left on the door of a property manager. The letter was specifically written or the property manager. It did not show obvious threats towards the reporting party, but it was a very odd letter with very random comments. A subject has been identified, and ollow up investigations are being conducted.
To learn more about Carpinteria’s unique and interesting past, visit the Carpinteria Valley Museum of History, open Tuesday through Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. at 956 Maple Ave.
To learn more about Carpinteria’s unique and interesting past, visit the Carpinteria Valley Museum of History, open Tuesday through Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. at 956 Maple Ave.
ON DECK
Thursday, February 2
Deputies responded for a theft in progress. As deputies were en route, the reporting party advised she was following the suspect on foot from the business. The suspect was contacted around Elm Avenue and Sixth Street. The suspect had numerous stolen items in his possession and was arrested. The stolen property was returned to the business.
*Warrior Girls Basketball vs. Santa Clara, p.m.
ON THE ROAD
*Ram Girls Soccer vs. Thacher, 3:15 p.m.
*Ram Girls Basketball vs. Villanova, 6:30 p.m.
He said, she said
Friday, February 3
Seal Watch volunteer reports. Carpinteria harbor seal beach closure runs from Dec. to June each year. Seal Watch volunteers are still welcome to sign up by
is ready to get a little silly with Carpinteria history, and we’d like readers to join us by coming up with clever captions for photos from the past. At the end of each month we’ll publish our favorite caption submissions from readers. Get creative, get goofy, but keep comments brief and don’t expect CVN to print any inappropriate language or innuendo. All submissions will be edited for grammar, punctuation, length and content. Please send captions to news@coastalview. com. Caption writers selected for publication will receive the following grand Coastal
New Jersey, Florida, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Oregon, Arkansas and New York. Volunteers
The seals were frightened into the ocean by pier activity twice, and by a helicopter, a dog barking
Monday, February 6
To learn more about Carpinteria’s unique and interesting past, visit the Carpinteria Valley Museum of History, open Tuesday through Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. at 956 Maple Ave
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Barbara Howell, at right, and her daughter Julie Broughton recently took a trip to Brisbane, the capital of Queensland, Australia; they also visited Scarborough, Australia, to see David Benedict, a native Carpinterian and a Carpinteria High School class of 1955 graduate, who is pictured at left. “There was so much to see that we were busy every day visiting the Koala Sanctuary, the Australian Zoo where we got to hand feed kangaroos, and many museums,” Howell said. “While at the Australian Zoo my daughter took this picture of David and me by the ‘Crikey’ sign made famous by Steve Irwin.”
One may wonder how harbor seals find food in the current murky water or at night. Harbor seal eyes are adapted for sight in dark and murky water, and their highly sensitive whiskery vibrissae transmit touch and vibration information. Studies show harbor seals following the wakes of miniature submarines, so it is believed they can follow the motion trail of prey in the dark
The Carpinteria harbor seal rookery is located immediately east of Casitas Pier, between the Carpinteria Bluffs Nature Preserve and Carpinteria State Beach. Please remember not to bring dogs, bicycles or loud voices to view the seals. Harbor seals, when disturbed, may flee and become separated from their pups. Volunteers ask that dogs remain outside the rope area at all times. Call 684-2247 or email sealwatch@hotmail.com if you are interested in volunteering. To find out more, visit sealwatchcarpinteria.com.
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Gibbs is new Morning Rotary member
Martha Gibbs is the newest member of the Rotary Club of Carpinteria Morning, club representatives announced this week. She was sworn in on Oct. 15. Gibbs, who was born and raised in Carpinteria, recently returned to the area with her husband after retiring from a job with the Santa Barbara County government.
Diana Ornelas, Gibbs’ sister, is also a Rotary Club of Carpinteria Morning member.
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New interactive community asset map Explore Carpinteria — a guide to Carpinteria’s cultural and nature resources supported financially in part by the Rotary Club of Carpinteria Morning — is now live, the club announced last week.
Santa Barbara County Trails Council Executive Director Mark Wilkinson told club members on Oct. 15 the project celebrates Carpinteria’s natural and cultural heritages, landmarks and historical sights.
“We can write the story of Carpinteria together to preserve the past, celebrate the present, and celebrate the future,” Wilkinson told the club.
The map is available online at explorecarpinteria.com.
Liliana Cruz
Arlington Theatre on September 18, 2O25, where Lili received her Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University.
We are so proud of your academic achievements, including two AA degrees from Santa Barbara City College and a Bachelor of Arts from Sonoma State University.
Lili wishes to thank her family, friends and teachers who have supported her on this journey.
Meet Jazzy the adventurer
Meet Jazzy, a three-year-old German Shepherd who Santa Barbara County Animal Services (SBCAS) volunteers described as an affectionate, athletic and adventurous dog. She’s been looking for her forever home for over a year and a half.
Volunteers shared: “She is an incredible dog who just needs someone who understands shepherds to give her a chance and work with her. She’s been through a lot and will need training to overcome her shelter trauma, but she is worth it he’s affectionate, great with dogs o similar size and play style, athletic and adventurous!”
Jazzy’s adoption fee is sponsored, and her adopter will receive eight months of donated food. She also has a trainer available who will offer discounted services
Due to Jazzy’s stress in the shelter environment, she must have a committed foster or adopter by Nov. 7, 2025. Interested in fostering or adopting Jazzy? She’s at the SBCAS shelter in Goleta at 5473 Overpass Road.
From left, Martha Gibbs and Morning Rotary President Stephen Gerteis.
The Explore Carpinteria homepage.
CAR • PET • ERIA
THROWBACK
a na n a s mentor and tormentor
BY STEPHEN BATES
A dozen years after his death, longtime Rincon Point resident Barnaby Conrad has published a new book.
“Writers Like Us: My Life with Sinclair Lewis” recounts Conrad’s summer working or the first merican to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, the author of such classics as “Main Street,” “Babbitt” and “Elmer Gantry.”
When he encountered Sinclair Lewis in 1947, Conrad, 25, had compiled a oneo a kind resume, fighting bulls in pain as El Niño de California while working in Seville as the U.S. State Department’s youngest vice-consul. Now he was staying with his parents in Santa Barbara, writing a novel and teaching Spanish at Cate School.
When he learned that Lewis was staying nearby, he decided to try to meet him. He preferred Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald as writers, but he couldn’t help admiring Lewis’s success — he was the wealthiest author in the nited tates onrad dropped off an ingratiating note. In response, Lewis invited him to tea.
Conrad describes him as “a tall, redfaced scarecrow in a baggy tweed suit,” with a face scarred from surgeries for skin cancer They hit it off, and ewis asked him to come to dinner. “I’m meeting a young couple — writers,” Lewis said. “Like you! Like us!” Conrad was exhilarated to have a literary superstar treat him as a member of the club.
Lewis wanted to read part of Conrad’s manuscript, so they stopped at his house, and Lewis met his parents. A horseback riding accident some years earlier had left Conrad’s father impaired. He walked with a cane and sometimes had trouble following conversations.
On their way to the restaurant, Lewis told Conrad that he had learned a great deal about medicine while writing his novel about a doctor, “Arrowsmith,” so he recognized what was wrong with Con-
rad’s father: the neurological symptoms of late-stage syphilis.
“Wow,” said Conrad, unable to think of anything else to say. It wouldn’t be the last time that Lewis would leave him speechless. (The syphilis diagnosis was incorrect, as well as insensitive.)
Lewis read Conrad’s draft, told him to discard the opening 70-plus pages, and offered him a ob as personal secretary at his estate in Massachusetts for $45 a week. onrad said yes e arrived in ittsfield, Mass., on May 19.
As a boss, Lewis proved to be mercurial and sometimes belittling. He repeatedly declared that Conrad was too lazy to
eca e after in inclai e is Barnaby Conrad appea e in his a e n e h. he p s e in the ac n a e ises a llfi h ea in a matador n n as l i e ali nia Barnaby n a .
succeed as a novelist: “You young writers don’t know what it is to work.” When Conrad was distraught because a Spanish friend, the great matador Manolete, had been killed in the bullring, Lewis’s only response was that he had once seen a bullfight and had rooted or the bull
But Lewis could be captivating as well as cantankerous. At breakfast one morning, he sketched a story idea: after assassinating President Lincoln, John Wilkes Booth secretly escapes and lives under a new name in the Midwest. When Conrad expressed enthusiasm, Lewis drew up a contract that they both signed. The plan was that Conrad would write the novel and receive 70% of the proceeds; Lewis would get 30%. Conrad started reading Civil War history, but his lack of progress irritated Lewis.
Near the end of the summer, Lewis announced that Conrad’s services would no longer be needed. (It turned out he wanted to pursue Conrad’s girlfriend.) When he left on Sept. 2, Conrad had mixed feelings. He admired Lewis in some respects, but he also pitied him as a has-been, “clinging to a fading grandeur, afraid to admit that he could no longer craft the great novels he’d written in the ’20s.”
Lewis died in 1951, but Conrad returned to him several times on the page. In 1961, he published a novel with a protagonist based on ewis, “ angerfield ” In 2010, he published “The Second Life of John Wilkes Booth,” dedicated to “my mentor Sinclair Lewis, who told me this story so long ago.” Conrad’s son, Barnaby , pushed him to finish the ooth book and arranged to publish it through Council Oak Books.
Barnaby III was also the driving force behind the new book, “Writers Like Us.” He and his father began working on it in 2010. “It was a lot of fun,” he says. “I knew his clock was ticking down, but he was quite lucid.” The manuscript was about 120 pages when his father died in his Rincon Point house in 2013, age 90.
(The elder Barnaby’s daughter Kendall Conrad now lives in the Rincon house. Another daughter, Cayetana Conrad, also lives in Carpinteria.) Academica Press published the book earlier this year, with
blurbs from novelist Christopher Buckley and Lewis biographer Richard Lingeman.
In the book, Conrad notes a couple of lessons he learned from Lewis. One, he says, is that “writing wasn’t ust a romantic endeavor but a ob that demanded discipline.” Through his example — his negative example — Lewis also conveyed a bigger lesson: Conrad says he wouldn’t dream of exchanging his happy life for Lewis’s unhappy one, despite the wealth and fame.
Conrad’s buoyant spirit stayed with him. According to an obituary in the Los Angeles Times , he was reading a book when his doctor came into the room and told him he had only a short time to live. Conrad replied, “I guess I’d better read faster.”
Stephen Bates is coauthor (with Vince Burns) of a pictorial history of Rincon Point, which is available at the Carpinteria Valley Museum of History and elsewhere.
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OCTOBER 23, 2025
competition.
Carpinteria surfers earn top spots at Summers Beach
BY RYAN P. CRUZ
Carpinteria’s surf team for high schoolaged kids dominated the competition during the second Scholastic Surf Series event of the year at Summers Beach in Ventura on Saturday, Oct. 18.
Carpinteria surfers took the top spot in three different divisions s a team, Carpinteria defeated crosstown rival Cate in the head-to-head competition by a score of 64-4, and Carpinteria’s team finished with the highest point total out of all teams in the competition for the second time in two straight events this year.
Bodyboard specialist John Morrison picked up his first individual win o the year, pulling out a 360 barrel roll on the waves and taking the top spot in the bodyboard competition.
Carpinteria’s veteran surfers Izzy Scott and Charlotte Cooney took two of the top three spots in the girls shortboard competition cott took first place a ter catching the best wave o the event, carving off the top of the barrel and overtaking Santa Barbara’s Eloise Grewe in second place and Cooney in third place.
Cooney showed off her versatility by taking another third place finish in the girls longboard competition, while Carpinteria’s Hudson Findlay rounded out the girls longboard event, pulling out toboggan rides and switch stances to take fourth place overall.
On the boys side, freshman phenom Maddox Keet grabbed the top spot in the boys longboard competition a ter oating his way through the competition. Veteran surfer Noah Morente rounded out the competition with sixth place after an impressive showing in the preliminary rounds.
enior sur er uke nderson charged the waves in boys shortboard, showing off with power ul back handed top turns and cementing his spot in third place overall. Carpinteria’s boys showed a lot of depth in the shortboard competition,
with yatt itterle making the finals and taking fi th place overall and Keet taking seventh place.
“The Carpinteria Surf Team has depth and passion and has netted the highest point totals of any team in their division in addition to their wins in the first two events of the season and are building momentum towards seasonal goals and regional dreams,” Carpinteria’s coach Chris Keet said.
Carpinteria will look to continue its successful campaign at the next Scholastic Surf Series event at Heavens Beach in Malibu on Saturday, Nov. 8.
Charlotte Cooney shows off style and skill during the girls shortboard
Maddox Keet took the top spot in boys longboard at Summers Beach in Ventura.
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Bodyboard specialist John Morrison drops into a wave to earn a second place finish.
Luke Anderson carved his way into third place in boys shortboard.
SHORT STOPS
BY RYAN P. CRUZ
Warriors football wins high-scoring game at Del Sol
Carpinteria football got back in the win column again on Friday, Oct. 17 with a high-scoring victory on the road in Oxnard over Del Sol, 62-33. ter a slow start in the first uarter, el ol got the scoring started with a five yard run to take an early 7-0 lead. Carpinteria answered back with a 40-yard run by hris Jaimes, then Jaimes scored again on the very ne t offensive possession to put the Warriors up 13-7.
Carpinteria extended its lead when Drew Filippini scored on a three-yard run to put the arriors up 7 early in the second uarter
The teams then traded touchdowns in uick succession el ol returned a kickoff for a touchdown; Filippini broke loose for his second touchdown of the night; then el ol answered with another kickoff return or a touchdown to cut arpinteria’s lead to 27-20.
The fireworks were ar rom over, as ilippini broke ree or a yard run to score his third touchdown o the night, ollowed by yet another el ol kickoff return or a touchdown their third special teams touchdown o the first hal e ore hal time, arpinteria scored once more when uarterback saac Neri ound Jaimes for a 27-yard touchdown pass to give the Warriors a 41-27 lead at the break. Carpinteria held control in the second half, with Filippini scoring his fourth touchdown of the night (the second time this season he has scored at least four touchdowns in one game early in the third uarter e ore the night was over, ilippini would add another touchdown to e tend the arriors’ lead to 7 el ol scored one final touchdown with about eight minutes le t in the game, but arpinteria responded with one more touchdown run on a uarterback keeper by Neri to seal the win by a final score o “ ter coming out at, our breakdowns on special teams made or a rustrating first hal ,” said arpinteria co coach a atham “ el ol had some uick and tal ented runners that had the potential to make big plays. We made some adjustments at hal time and came out with more energy in the second hal ” Carpinteria is now 3-4 overall, and 2-1 in league play heading into a matchup against Nordhoff this riday
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Carpinteria water polo on six-game win streak
Carpinteria boys water polo added three more wins in the past week, bringing the arriors’ current win streak to si games in a row heading into the final stretch of the season.
The arriors were dominant in their win over hannel slands on Thursday, ct arpinteria’s am edel led the way with three goals, ollowed by a trio o seniors Jake hlers, ky Korling and Tiason ee who scored two goals apiece arpinteria had some impressive offensive statlines rom its younger players, with sophomores randyn oore and uke onahue each scoring a goal, as well as reshmen ade c allister and Kyle Taff
n onday, ct , the arriors won their fi th match in a row with a 7 victory on the road at Agoura.
This match was a tough battle or the arriors, though arpinteria’s team leaders hlers, edel, Korling and ee each contributed with goals to keep the arriors in the lead at halftime.
yder haw lit up the scoreboard with three goals in the third uarter, while goaltender te ano iccoletti held firm in the net with nine saves, including several split second stops that kept arpinteria’s lead intact
“ was happy to see everyone play lights out de ense in key moments,” said arpinteria coach ussell usso “ goura brought a strong, competitive effort, and our boys responded with resilience ”
The next day, Tuesday, Oct. 21, the Warriors won their sixth straight match with a dominant shutout at home over Nordhoff n this win, which served as senior night or the arriors, arpinteria’s nine senior players were honored in a pre-game ceremony. Each one of the seniors scored a goal in the win, and Picoletti turned in his second full-game shutout of the season. arpinteria is now 7 overall and in league play
Warriors tennis stays perfect in league play
Carpinteria girls tennis moved to 10-0 in league play after grabbing two more wins over hannel slands and Hueneme this week.
The Warriors defeated hannel slands on ct 16, led by strong performances in both singles and doubles.
arpinteria’s ubrey l caraz and Caroline Cooney both turned in three-set sweeps in singles play, while bby obbell finished in her three sets.
The doubles duo of Charlotte Cooney and Cailyn Gillen finished with a 3-0 sweep in doubles, as did partners ina andall and Emily Banks.
On Tuesday, the Warriors carried the winning momentum into a home match against the ueneme i kings, where arpinteria’s team locked in to claim a 17-1 win.
“Our singles played really well winning all nine sets while our doubles teams almost kept pace winning eight out o the nine sets,” said arpinteria coach harles ryant
The arriors were unbeatable in singles, as obbell, lcara and y cott all turned in three set sweeps n doubles, the arriors had three set sweeps rom two of the duos.
“ verall, it was a good win or us,” coach ryant said “ ueneme can be a tough and tricky team to play ut give our girls a lot o credit as they stayed ocused throughout ” arpinteria girls tennis is now overall and in the itrus oast eague as the arriors prepare or a matchup against the de ending champions alibu
Warriors golfers take third in league match
arpinteria girls gol finished in third place during the latest itrus oast eague group match hosted by illmore igh chool at livas inks gol course in entura on Oct. 16.
The arriors combined or a score o , finishing ust behind second place hannel slands with and match winner Nordhoff with Carpinteria senior Jamaica Cook continued her streak of eight straight matches as the low medalist, finishing with a match low score o 9 arriors senior Kianah Kiah turned in an impressive score of 47, while junior Sophia Garay was right behind with a score of 48.
“Jamaica has a 20-shot individual stroke lead going into the match for conference ,” said coach raig ook
Jamaica ook kept her hot streak up or the ne t two matches, finishing as the low medalist again making it in a row in arpinteria’s win in a head to head match against Hueneme at Seabee Golf Course on Tuesday, Oct. 21.
The Warriors will return to Seabee Golf Course this Thursday for one more league group match.
Cate Rams Roundup
Cate boys water polo secured the league championship and will be headed to the playoffs a ter de eating illanova 7 on riday, ct 7
Brothers Sebastian and Emmanuel Brine led the way for Cate, as Sebastian scored our goals and mmanuel finished with three goals ith the win, the ams water polo team finished the league schedule at
“ s winners o five straight, we are e cited to carry this momentum into the play offs and make some noise in whichever division we are placed in,” said ate head coach Jesse orrison ver on the ootball field, ate’s eight man s uad suffered a loss to hadwick loss on Senior Day on Saturday, Oct. 18.
The Rams celebrated the nine senior members of the roster in the pregame ceremony, but the visiting hadwick olphins scored early and o ten to claim the Tri alley eague game
Coach Ben Soto thanked the nine seniors — Oliver Charvel, Quincy Thorne, Graham linger, hase eyer, rady ogensen, Noah asbarro, Josh utler, Tres avidson and Barron Crayton — for their dedication and commitment to Rams football over their high school careers.
Cate will continue the football schedule with a road game this Friday, Oct. 24 at Sage Hill.
ON DECK
Thursday, Oct. 23
Carpinteria Girls Golf at Citrus Coast Finals (Seabee), 2:30 p.m.
*Carpinteria Girls Tennis vs. Malibu, 3 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 24
Carpinteria Cross Country at Mt. SAC Invitational, 12 p.m.
*Carpinteria Football vs. Nordhoff, 7 p.m.
*Denotes Home Game
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ROSANA SWING FILE PHOTO Singles specialist Aubrey Alcaraz turned in h ee se s eeps e h hannel slan and Hueneme.
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Brought together by local activist group Carpinteria Indivisible, protestors and critics of President Donald J. Trump’s administration gathered at the Seal Fountain on Oct. 18, joining millions across the United States in denouncing immigration raids, government layoffs and other recent Trump decisions they called king-like. This was the second massive “No Kings” rally held since Trump took office in January; the first, in June, was held on the president’s 79th birthday and the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army.
