A reader sends a halo to Rhonda and the technician at Carpinteria Valley Water District’s “Eye On Water” for patiently helping the reader locate a leak after the reader received an email alert. “We are very grateful that they went the extra mile.” 

 

A reader sends a halo to Kirk Connally, “the hardest working man on Linden Avenue.” 

 

A reader sends a halo to the Alcazar and its packed house for “Stop the Wave, I Want to Get Off.” “(A) ton of us old loggers sure did.” 

 

A reader sends a halo to the entire team at Animal Medical Clinic for their fast-acting response to the reader’s emergency. “Thank you for your compassion and care during one of the hardest goodbyes we’ve experienced!”

 

A reader sends a halo to those who complained about changing mailbox locations at a local mobile home park. 

 

A reader sends a halo to Jody the librarian for “going above and beyond to get violin books for my daughter.” 

 

A reader sends a halo to everyone who showed up at the Alcazar Theatre to see “Stop the Wave, I Want to Get Off.” “All the proceeds went to the Alzheimer’s Association and Ridley Tree Cancer Center. The movie sold out. And a special thanks to the people at the Alcazar, Channel Islands Surfboards, and Rincon Brewery for being sponsors.” 

 

A reader sends a halo to the woman in the SUV who stopped her car to ask if the reader was okay after the reader fell off their bike and took a massive bump on Via Real going towards Vallecito. “I’m sorry I was too busy yelling and cursing as I walked off the pain to respond to her. I’m okay and I appreciate the compassion, thank you.”

 

A reader sends a halo to The Howard School, Anita Betancourt and Holly Franke for “putting on an awesome pumpkin patch experience for the children!”

 

A reader sends a halo to Maribel and Justin at Montecito Bank & Trust for taking the extra time to help a client with her debit card. “They were amazing!” 

 

A reader sends a halo to Olivia and the city of Carpinteria “for providing a great Parent Education Night on emergency preparedness for our parents.” 

 

A reader sends a halo to the people who helped them after their bike accident, including John and Melissa Hipple and the amazing paramedics.

A reader sends a halo to a stranger. “While walking in the marsh Saturday morning, we passed an unknown but obviously friendly soul who said, ‘Would you like to see the eclipse?’ We had forgotten the timing but took him up on his generous offer to view the celestial miracle through his special spectacles. What we were able to see was otherworldly. How generous. How thoughtful. How Carp-like.” 

 

A reader sends a pitchfork to the irresponsible dog owners who let their dog off-leash on the Rincon Bluff park last Monday. “Your young German shepherd gummed my calf while I was jogging – a scary moment that will not leave my mind soon enough. Keep your dog leashed!”