By Jade Martinez-Pogue, Noozhawk Staff Writer | @MartinezPogue
August 3, 2021
| 9:02 p.m.
The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department plans to issue a new health officer order on Wednesday mandating universal masking indoors for everyone, regardless of vaccination status, as the spread of the Delta variant causes an uptick in COVID-19 cases across the county.
The health order will go into effect on Friday.
Public Health does not plan to send out additional information about the order until it is finalized and posted, but Santa Barbara County’s RISE program alerted members of the business community on Tuesday, including the Santa Barbara South Coast Chamber of Commerce, before any notice was given to the general public.
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Roadmap to Recovery One of the chamber’s first major initiatives was to create a Roadmap to Recovery, identifying recommendations and markers that helped businesses and the community begin recovering from the impacts of COVID-19. The chamber convened business leaders across all sectors to build a plan that supported industries countywide. The chamber has initiated a Roadmap to Recovery Phase II to be shared in July.
Representing Business to Government: State of the City and State of the County The chamber held a three-part State of the City Series featuring Carpinteria, Goleta and Santa Barbara in 2020 and 2021. They also covered the collective accomplishments and updates when, in 2020, the chamber hosted its first virtual State of the County.
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Flores, Alarcon and Williams with Elected Officials.
CARPINTERIA, Calif. The Santa Barbara South Coast Chamber of Commerce announced the 2020 Junior Carpinterian of the Year on Monday afternoon.
Lucia Alarcon was named the 2020 Junior Carpinterian of the Year.
Alarcon receiving a plaque from Congressman Carbajal.
Laura Flores from Carpinteria High School and Luke Williams from Bishop Diego High School were the finalists.
Alarcon will receive a $4,000 scholarship and Laura Flores and Luke Williams will each receive $1,500 scholarships.
“The purpose of the award is to honor outstanding seniors for their leadership abilities and special contributions to their school, to Carpinteria and beyond. While academic standing is important, community and school involvement are usually the deciding factor, said Joyce Donaldson, COO and Carpinteria Liaison of the Santa Barbara South Coast Chamber of Commerce.
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On hand to congratulate the honorees with resolutions and certificates of recognition were U.S. Rep. Salud Carbajal, 1st District Supervisor Das Williams and Mayor Wade Nomura.
The chamber will also honor the students at the 63rd Carpinteria Community Awards event on Saturday, Oct. 23 at Pacifica Graduate Institute.
The 2021 Community Awards Gala will honor the Carpinterian of the Year, Jr. Carpinterian of the Year, two Jr. Carpinterian Scholarship Finalists, two Teachers of the Year, Volunteer of the Year, and the Ambassador of the Year.
The Jr. Carpinterian of the Year Scholarship application was made available to any graduating senior currently resides in the Carpinteria Valley. For more information, contact [email protected] or call 805-967-2500 ext. 106.
In a year filled with the unexpected, one thing has been constant: the rigorous pursuit for excellence among Carpinteriaâs most ambitious teenagers. Among this cohort of exceptional Carpinteria young people are three seniors, Laura Flores, Isa Alarcon and Luke Williams, who have been selected as finalists for Jr. Carpinterian of the Year, an honor bestowed annually to one graduating senior by the Santa Barbara South Coast Chamber of Commerce.Â
Flores, Alarcon and Williams have excelled in academics, sports and civic engagement, and each will receive a scholarship from the chamber. The student named Jr. Carpinterian of the Year will receive a $4,000 scholarship and each of the two finalists will receive $1,500 scholarships.Â