Jan 29-2023 Swansboro California By Dennis Janca The Pullin’s and their surrogates: Johnny Valenzuela, Luz Brown, Bryon Hush, candidate Carmen Barney, candidate Wayne Gregson’s wife, and Karen Holley (an SCPOA election official) have all posted inflammatory or inaccurate information regarding the airport. Their posts and statements clearly wish to establish an unwanted and costly picture … Continue reading END PULLIN’S DIVISIVE REIGN #1 →

Many members have already received their ballots, and early voting has started with an unusual twist - how and where their votes are counted. Before you vote, you may want to check the latest information available online from websites targeted at the SCPOA voter. Two of them are for candidates battling it out to win … Continue reading Early Voting Now Underway For 2023 SCPOA Election with Unusual Twist →

We hope not. There is still time to ensure we don't. A new website (below), created by a group of independent and concerned property owners, takes a look at this and other issues. Click here to access the new website It seems to us that ever since the current board rejected meeting at the fire … Continue reading Are we Looking at Potential Election Shenanigans? →

January 12th, 2023 - Swansboro, CaliforniaBy Tom Harris The Mosquito Firefighters hosted breakfast at the station on Saturday, January 7th.  The Firehouse breakfast event goes back many years, and at one point became a monthly practice.  The current Mosquito Fire Department would like to make the Breakfast a regular event again.    There were plenty … Continue reading Firefighters Pancake Breakfast Raises $1,500 for New District Auxiliary (D’Ax) →

January 11th, 2023 Swansboro, CA Context and Opinion by Tom Harris The purpose of this article is to inform the dues-paying residents of the Swansboro Country Property Owners Association (SCPOA). It has come to the attention of the Sentinel that Swansboro residents are being led to believe that the upcoming SCPOA Board of Directors election … Continue reading HOA Law Mutes Airport as an Issue for the SCPOA Board of Directors Election – 2023. →

January 10th, 2023 Swansboro California The 2023 SCPOA election cycle has generated a lot of interest from the membership. There are eight candidates running for four open positions for the SCPOA board. There have been a lot of issues raised on social media. Four of these candidates agreed to sit down for an interview and … Continue reading SCPOA Board Candidates Respond to Members in their Own Words →

December 20, 2022 Swansboro, California Op Ed* A Merry Christmas to all and the best to you and yours in this coming new year. As you consider what really matters, particularly the conclusions reached by certain candidates in their “Swansboro United” webpage, consider this: Truth versus fact, what's the difference? A fact is something that’s … Continue reading Truths and Facts Compete in SCPOA Election Campaign →

December 10, 2022 Swansboro, CA The Swansboro Sentinel hosted a SCPOA candidate Meet & Greet on December 9th at 6:30 PM at the Mosquito Fire Station. There were four candidates who participated: Melissa Stever, Karen Paul, David Dudley and Meredith Blain. There were 35 members of the audience. Gene Bowen was the moderator and laid … Continue reading SCPOA Board Candidate Meet & Greet →

By Tom Harris MVFA held its annual Christmas dinner last Saturday at the Fire Station.  This event goes back many years as possibly the longest running MVFA event - began by its founder Lois Pearson.  As before, the dinner was a great place to see old friends, and meet new ones.  Plus, Santa and his … Continue reading Santa Makes the MVFA Annual Christmas Dinner →

April 29, 2021 Perspective and Opinion by Tom Harris, Associate EditorUpdated with new information (ed.) Airport Closure Issues Update - 8:20 AM, April 30. Following the initial SCPOA board meeting story (below) the Sentinel can report there have been some positive developments. The Board on it's website scpoa.info announced "...Closing of the airport for the … Continue reading Use of Chair’s Power Summarized →