Raising Our Light To Be Held At Montecito Union School On January 9, 2026
As we approach the eight-year mark of the 1/9 Debris Flow, our community is invited to attend a commemorative event, Raising Our Light, on Friday, January 9, 2026 at 6 p.m. at Montecito Union School, 385 San Ysidro Road.
Community members are welcome to gather in front of the school for a short program of speakers and reading of the names of the 23 people who we lost on January 9, 2018.
Bells will ring out 23 times from local churches and schools, Montecito firefighters will light 23 candles in honor of the lives lost and we will pause for a moment of silence together. Afterward, attendees are welcome to gather in the school courtyard for community fellowship and refreshments provided by Rosewood Miramar.
A searchlight will be illuminated as a beacon of community support and solidarity from Montecito Union School…