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Woman arrested after shot fired

A Nipomo woman accused of firing a shot at her husband last Tuesday was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, according to the SLO County Sheriff’s Department.

Elizabeth Warren, 48, walked out of the residence in the 1200 block of Galaxy Street in Nipomo after deputies reportedly had surrounded the mobile home and made several phone calls to her.

As she walked out, deputies said, they were preparing to evacuate adjacent residences because previous attempts to get Warren out of the house had failed.

At 9:45 p.m. last Tuesday, the Sheriff’s Department responded to claims that a man’s wife had shot at him

during an argument, and a sheriff’s official said a hand gun and other evidence were found after a search of Warren’s residence. The name of the victim was not released, but he was uninjured.

Local chosen for ag leadership

Ivor Van Wingerden, a Nipomo agriculturist, has been selected to participate in the California Agricultural Leadership Program, one of the premiere agricultural leadership opportunities in the United States.

His class, the 39th selected in the program’s history, was recently inaugurated in Monterey, said a spokesman for the program.

Van Wingerden grew up in Carpinteria, where he was immersed in greenhouses and cut flowers from an early age. After graduating from UC Berkeley with a degree in business administration, Van Wingerden returned to his father’s company and began working at their newest facility in Nipomo, filling a vacated managerial position.

At seminars during the next two years, class members will deepen their understanding of leadership theory and learn such leadership skills as communications and public speaking.

They will also participate in a 10-day national seminar during the first year and a 15-day international seminar during the second year.

CALP has been in operation since 1969 and has more than 1,000 alumni, including such leaders as Secretary of Agriculture A.G. Kawamura, state Sens. Mike Machado and Abel Maldonado, U.S. Reps. Devin Nunes and George Radanovich, Department of Pesticide Regulation Director Mary-Ann Warmerdam and former Secretary of State Bill Jones.