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Tracy Lehr @tracylehrnews.bsky.social · Apr 2

Fiesta Stock Horse Show and Rodeo will not be part of 2025 Old Spanish Days Celebrations keyt.com/lifestyle/ev...

Fiesta Stock Horse Show and Rodeo will not be part of 2025 Old Spanish Days Celebrations

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Saddles will be hung up this year, as Old Spanish Days announces that one of their beloved traditions is cancelled. In a joint

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Tracy Lehr @tracylehrnews.bsky.social · Apr 2

#Surfing strawberry featured in California Strawberry Poster keyt.com/lifestyle/ev...

Surfing strawberry featured in California Strawberry Poster

OXNARD, Calif. – When Helen Reyes visited the California Strawberry Festival at the Ventura County Fairgrounds she noticed the ocean breeze and the surf

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Tracy Lehr @tracylehrnews.bsky.social · Mar 17

News Channel 3-12 team member welcomes baby keyt.com/lifestyle/20...

News Channel 3-12 team member welcomes baby

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-A big congratulations goes out to our award-winning videographer David Aguilar Soto and his partner. They are celebrating the birth

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Tracy Lehr @tracylehrnews.bsky.social · Mar 17

Friends and farmers mourn Rodney Chow keyt.com/news/agricul...

Friends and farmers mourn Rodney Chow

CARPINTERIA, Calif.-Farmers and friends are mourning a longtime Carpinteria grower and friend. Rodney Chow died on Tuesday at the age of 95 In addition to

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Tracy Lehr @tracylehrnews.bsky.social · Mar 17

ShelterBox USA donates Intellipure air filters to fire survivors keyt.com/lifestyle/wh...

ShelterBox USA donates Intellipure air filters to fire survivors

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-Santa Barbara-based ShelterBox USA continues to help fire survivors. ShelterBox volunteers and workers gave new air filters, made by

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Tracy Lehr @tracylehrnews.bsky.social · Mar 13

Storm preps underway in Santa Barbara keyt.com/news/weather...

Storm preps underway in Santa Barbara

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-.Do-it-yourself or DIY sandbag locations are open for people to prepare for the storm. Station 7, off Standwood Dr. and Mission

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Tracy Lehr @tracylehrnews.bsky.social · Mar 12

Solas brings Irish music to #Lobero tonight keyt.com/lifestyle/en...

Solas brings Irish music to Lobero tonight

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-One of the world's finest Celtic ensembles is celebrating a big anniversary at the Lobero Theatre tonight. Solas is on a special

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Tracy Lehr @tracylehrnews.bsky.social · Mar 10

Obscurum podcast launches with “Invasion of the Drones” keyt.com/lifestyle/en...

Obscurum podcast launches with "Invasion of the Drones"

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-Local forecaster Gabe Lenners has been busy with an original podcast that is getting rave reviews. It is called "Obscurum" and it is

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Tracy Lehr @tracylehrnews.bsky.social · Mar 10

Santa Barbara International Orchid Show blooms with exotic gardens keyt.com/community-ev...

Santa Barbara International Orchid Show blooms with exotic gardens

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-The 77th Santa Barbara International Orchid Show attracted orchid growers and orchid admirers. Thousands of people bought tickets to

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Tracy Lehr @tracylehrnews.bsky.social · Mar 9

STEAM Carnival returns to CSUCI keyt.com/news/educati...

STEAM Carnival returns to CSUCI

CAMARILLO, Calif.-Cal State University Channel Islands hosted its annual STEAM Carnival on its Camarillo campus on Saturday. About 2,000 people attended,

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Tracy Lehr @tracylehrnews.bsky.social · Mar 9

March is Mermaid Month in Ventura Harbor keyt.com/community-ev...

March is Mermaid Month in Ventura Harbor

VENTURA, Calif.-March is Mermaid Month in the Ventura Harbor. Many children dressed as mermaids to take part in its opening day. DJ Darla Bea had little

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Tracy Lehr @tracylehrnews.bsky.social · Mar 9

Student musicians perform in VUSD #Music Festival keyt.com/news/educati...

Student musicians perform in VUSD Music Festival

VENTURA, Calif.-Young musicians competed in music festival on Saturday. The Ventura Unified School District hosted the VUSD Music Festival in the Ventura

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Tracy Lehr @tracylehrnews.bsky.social · Mar 9

International Women’s Day events celebrated up and down the coast keyt.com/community-ev...

International Women's Day events celebrated up and down the coast

CARPINTERIA, Calif.- International Women's Day began with marches and speaking events up and down the coast. One celebration at the Carpinteria Women's

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Tracy Lehr @tracylehrnews.bsky.social · Mar 9

International Women’s Day events celebrated up and down the coast keyt.com/community-ev...

International Women's Day events celebrated up and down the coast

CARPINTERIA, Calif.- International Women's Day began with marches and speaking events up and down the coast. One celebration at the Carpinteria Women's

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Tracy Lehr @tracylehrnews.bsky.social · Feb 27

Drive-Thru #Ash Wednesday will return to Holy Cross Church in Santa Barbara keyt.com/community-ev...

Drive-Thru Ash Wednesday will return to Holy Cross Church in Santa Barbara

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – For the third year in a row, Holy Cross Church in Santa Barbara is taking Ash Wednesday to the streets by hosting a Ash Wednesday

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Tracy Lehr @tracylehrnews.bsky.social · Feb 27

Float Luxury Spa hosts grand opening at #Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort keyt.com/money-and-bu...

Float Luxury Spa hosts grand opening at Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-The Float Luxury Spa now has a third location. Float's founder Natalie Rowe invited visitors to see it during its grand opening

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Tracy Lehr @tracylehrnews.bsky.social · Feb 27

Registered #Republican Steve Kerr holds one man protest again Musk for third day in a row in various Oxnard locations

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Tracy Lehr @tracylehrnews.bsky.social · Feb 26

Santa Barbara City Council approves amended code to curb #bicycle-pedestrian problems citywide keyt.com/news/local-p...

Santa Barbara City Council approves amended code to curb bicycle-pedestrian problems citywide

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-.Santa Barbara City Councilmembers unanimously amended a city code intended to curb bicycle-related problems and give enforcement

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Tracy Lehr @tracylehrnews.bsky.social · Feb 26

Drive-Thru #Ash Wednesday will return to Holy Cross Church in Santa Barbara keyt.com/community-ev...

Drive-Thru Ash Wednesday will return to Holy Cross Church in Santa Barbara

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.- For the third year in a row, Holy Cross Church off Cliff Drive in Santa Barbara is taking Ash Wednesday to the streets by hosting

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Tracy Lehr @tracylehrnews.bsky.social · Feb 17

FestForums Opens with Inspirational Speech by Champion Surfer Shaun Tomson keyt.com/community-ev...

FestForums Opens with Inspirational Speech by Champion Surfer Shaun Tomson

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — A three-day conference for festival creators, FestForums filled the Mar Monte Hotel in Santa Barbara. Festival organizers from

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Tracy Lehr @tracylehrnews.bsky.social · Feb 17

#Ventura College students protest against autocracy prior to 50501 nationwide rally keyt.com/politics/202...

Ventura College students protest against autocracy prior to 50501 nationwide rally

VENTURA, Calif.-Ventura College students held a rally to fight injustice this past week. One sign read "fight ignorance not immigrants," another said "The

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Tracy Lehr @tracylehrnews.bsky.social · Feb 17

#Rincon Classic helps visitors discover Queen of the Coast keyt.com/news/environ...

Rincon Classic helps visitors discover Queen of the Coast

CARPINTERIA, Calif.-The Rincon Classic takes place at a location that is considered a local gem. Some call it the Queen of the Coast since it is

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Tracy Lehr @tracylehrnews.bsky.social · Feb 16

100th anniversary of Chaplin’s Gold Rush accompanied by The Santa Barbara #Symphony

Tracy Lehr @tracylehrnews.bsky.social · Feb 13

Sprinkles arrive before #storm along the coast keyt.com/news/weather...

Sprinkles arrive before storm along the coast

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-Dog walkers didn't let little rain get in their way. Ian Macintosh walked his dog Enzo. Macintosh wore a ski jacket while Enzo was

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Tracy Lehr @tracylehrnews.bsky.social · Feb 13

#FestForums kicks off with inspirational speech by champion surfer Shaun Tomson keyt.com/lifestyle/ev...

FestForums kicks off with inspirational speech by champion surfer Shaun Tomson

SANTA BARBARA, A three day conference for festival creators kicked off in Santa Barbara. It is called FestForums. It is being held at the Mar Monte hotel.

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